Chapter Nine:
Going Out
"So how do you think it's gonna go?" Tora asked, looking down from the tree he'd hidden in once Inu-Yasha and Kagome had disappeared into Kaede's hut.
Venita shook her head, "I don't know, Tora-kun, Inu-san seemed pretty upset when we talked in the woods earlier."
"Like how upset? Angry or disturbed?"
"Well, he's a little of both."
Tora quirked an eyebrow, "How's that?"
"You know how Inu-san is. He could be depressed and elated at the same time... somehow." Venita shrugged.
"You have a good point." Tora admitted, craning his neck to try and hear what was being said in the hut.
"Having trouble hearing oh great Lord Eavesdropper?" Venita smirked.
"Something like that," the troublesome tiger replied, "I guess I'll have to be a human for a while to recharge my demon batteries. You're lucky to be half and half."
Venita thought about it for a minute, "Yeah, I guess I am lucky. In a way."
Tora smiled and smelled the air, "I smell trouble."
"What kind of trouble?" Venita asked, feeling a strong arm wrap around her waist and firm hand cover her mouth loosely.
About to fight back, Venita felt small nibbles on her neck.
"Koishii..."
Smirking at his white-haired accomplice, Tora said, "That kind."
Deciding to ignore him, Venita turned her head as best she could to the left so as to touch her lips to his cheek.
"What's going on, Kouga-kun? Is there something wrong?"
"Wrong? Oh there's nothing wrong, Koishii," Kouga smirked while moving his hand from her mouth down her neck to cup her right breast, "the only thing wrong was the time spent away from you."
Tora risked a glance in their direction, "Ugh, get a hut you two. I can't put up with all the love going on around here."
Venita cocked her head at him, "What do you mean?"
"When there's love going on, I can't stand it 'cause... just 'cause." Tora said, averting his eyes.
Venita felt her heart sink a little, "Hey I know what'll cheer you up!"
"Whuzzat, Ookami-sama?" Tora asked, acquiring his drunken accent.
"You, Inu-san, K-chan and I should go to K-chan's time and wreak havoc! Come on, you were telling me all about the looks on Eri and Yuka's faces when you mentioned 'Kyo'. I wanna see what happens when they see the real deal! C'mon, Tora-san, it'll be fun!"
Tora thought about it for a minute, "Yeah, that does sound fun."
"All right then! Let's do it! Maybe we can even get K-chan's homework, learn her writing style, and then tell her we'll only do her homework if she studies the topic we did for her! And for the rest of the time, we can have Sota-kun bring it to us. Is that perfect or what?"
Kouga squeezed the breast he was holding, "You're forgetting something Koishii."
"What? What am I forgetting?"
He squeezed again, tugging on her earlobe with his teeth, "You're forgetting that I can't go with you."
Eyes widening, face paling, Venita looked stunned. Tora decided to save her from further embarrassment.
"You won't have to worry about me stealing her away. For one, she'd kill me. Another thing is that you'd mutilate any pieces of me that were left. See? I'm motivated to stay away from her."
"But what about the other males? They don't have that same motivation. How would you keep them away?"
Tora smirked, "Ookami-sama always dresses as a man when visiting the modern world. And Kyo-san's scary, too. No one bothers Kyo-san."
Kouga nodded, "Good."
Turning to her mate, Venita asked, "So is it all right if I go? I'm sure there might be a way to take you along, but you've never been in modern times, and I wouldn't want you to get confused. I know I got confused when I entered the Outside World of no magic. At least this Outside has magic. The Outside that K-chan comes from has absolutely none."
"It's all right, Koishii, I'm sure Tora-san wouldn't wish to be distracted by our lover's antics anyway. You need some time alone, I believe. Alone as in away from this world for a while. Just be sure to come back, understand?"
Venita smiled, "I will always come back to you. I swore it days ago."
"You have no idea how happy that makes me to hear you say that. Go have fun." Kouga smiled.
Tora shook his head, "No. Don't even. Kouga-sama, you come with me. Ookami-sama, you go talk with K-chan and Inu-Yasha-san about your plot, all right?"
Leaving before Venita even had time to quirk an eyebrow, the white-haired woman was left standing alone behind a tree.
"Well, I'm not gonna get anywhere standing behind a big tree. Might as well go in there with a sweet smile on my face rather than a cynical one that just screams 'I'm plotting against you!' Although, it would be fun."
Finally deciding on how to look when someone answered the door, Venita stepped out from behind her tree and walked towards Kaede's hut.
As she approached, Venita was surprised when she heard no arguing. In fact, she heard nothing at all. Stunned, Venita knocked quietly on the door, her intention to wake Inu-Yasha from his daydreams so he could tap Kagome out of hers.
Be that the case, what exactly were they daydreaming about?
Kagome pulled back the grass mat, her face flushed and her brown eyes bright, "Oh! Venia-chan, it's you. Come on in."
Blinking a little confusedly, Venita stepped inside the hut to see a sulking hanyou in the corner. Kagome sat in the opposite corner, and so Venita took her seat in the center.
"So," Venita said a little uncomfortably, "how is everything between you two?"
Kagome opened her mouth to speak but Inu-Yasha cut her off, "Fine."
"Well that's good to hear," Venita said, looking over to Kagome, "I've got an idea for you two, Tora, and I; however, I don't know if you'll like it."
"What's your idea, Venia-chan?" Kagome asked, a smile on her face.
"You see, Tora-kun and I were thinking of inviting you and Inu-san to come with us to your world and just have a good time together. What do you think of that?"
Kagome looked skeptical for a moment, but then smiled, "That sounds fun, Venia-chan."
"I'm glad you like it. What think you, Inu-san?"
"Hn, sounds all right with me."
Venita's eyes lit up, "I'm so glad you both agree! All we have to do now is wait for Tora-kun."
"Where is he?" Kagome asked, wondering what the jovial tiger could be doing.
"I can only tell you that he's off in the woods somewhere with Kouga-kun," Venita said, thinking about what she'd just said, "hang on, whoa, that came out wrong. Tora-kun is talking to Kouga-kun about something he didn't want to discuss with me, and they're talking in the woods. There, I think that came out right."
Kagome smiled, "We understood you, Venia-chan. As soon as they come back, we'll start planning what we're gonna do and when."
Venita's eyes twinkled, "Oh K-chan?"
"Hai?"
"I already have." Venita stated darkly, her eyes slightly narrowed, giving her a sinister look.
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A/N: Ack! I'm so sorry for the delay! Please forgive me! ::bows::
Anyhow, I want you all to know that Inu-Yasha & Kagome weren't doing anything that would cause her face to be flushed, but hey…. they might have. :P I may tell you & I may not… --insert evil laughter here—
So yes, if you have any questions, (any at all! Except those that ask me what's gonna happen next), I'd be happy to answer them. ;)
