Disclaimer: My plan to kidnap Inuyasha has failed...*sigh* What a pity. But! Not to worry my fuzzy friends! Inuyasha will be mine! BUAHAHAHAHA-*cough, cough*@_@
Speed Limit
=Painful Memories=
"So what shall you name him?" asked Mrs Hirugashi from behind the steering wheel of the little blue family sized van.
They were on their way to Mrs. Toshi's house just on the outskirts of Tokyo, to drop off the pig that had terrorized their house yesterday. The woman liked pigs and had been willing to adopt the black piglet. It was either that or hand over the animal to Mr. Unshin, who by the way, was a butcher.
"How about P-chan?" Kagome suggested rubbing the piglet's ears absent mindedly.
"No way. What pig would want such a sissy name like that? Super Hog is way much cooler," Souta said from the back seat.
"Super Hog? We're gonna give Mrs. Toshi a pig named Super Hog? Come on Souta, she's an old lady! We can't name her pig-to-be, Super Hog," Kagome reasoned. "I say we stick to P-chan."
"Super Hog," insisted Souta.
"P-chan!"
"Super Hog!"
"P-chan!"
"Snuffles."
Both Hirugashi children looked at their mother.
"Snuffles," repeated Mrs Hirugashi. "I think we should name him Snuffles."
Snuffles snorted and gave a small snuffle.
"Ok...Though I still think Super Hog is a good name for him," said Souta.
"Kagome we're here," Mrs Hirugashi informed her daughter as she pulled up beside the Sengoku garage.
"Can I go with her?" asked Souta eagerly.
"Not today dear, you promised to come with me and say good-bye to Snuffles, remember?" Mrs Hirugashi said.
"Not fair," Souta whinned.
"Live with it. Life ain't fair so you got to face it like the man you are. Unless you got yourself a sex change which I wasn't aware of..." Kagome said with her usual teasing smile in place.
"Kagome!" Mrs Hirugashi said in a warning tone.
"Ok, ok. I'm going. See you later!" Kagome said getting out of the car and handing Snuffles to Souta.
"Don't forget the glue, darling and give my regards to this boy who sent Snuffles to us," Mrs Hirugashi said with a wink, handing her daughter a tube of glue.
"I will, Mom. I certainly will," Kagome said a mischievous glint in her gray blue eyes.
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Whistling happily to himself Inuyasha entered the office which he shared with his brother and plopped down on the leather chair behind his desk.
In reality he had nothing to be happy about, after all, his day had sucked so far.
For starters Sesshoumaru had woken him up rather loudly, loud meaning Sesshoumaru had blasted his ears out with a trumpet.
Secondly his dear older brother had left without him and Miroku still had his pick up truck, which meant he had no means of transportation thus forcing him to wait for the bus for a whole damn hour.
Third and last of all, the minute he arrived at Sengoku he received millions of complaints and problems from the crew about this and that. He found out later that the crew chief and head mechanic, title correspondent to the well known playboy Miroku, was showing the new umbrella girl around the premises. Typical.
So why was Inuyasha so happy?
Kagome of course. She was the reason to his happy mood.
Sure, she had cornered him and raised hell with her yelling, adding to his oncoming migraine. Demanded to know why on earth had he decided to wreck her house with Snuffles and that he should apologize for being the cause behind the breakage of her mother's favorite vase.
Now. He had no idea who Snuffles was. Common sense told him it was the pig. He was sorry for indirectly breaking the vase, though he would never admit it. And he was satisfied. Oh yeah, very satisfied. Who wouldn't be after you discover your best plan in ages had been a total success.
"Inuyasha-san?"
Inuyasha looked up to find Ginta looking at him from the open doorway to the office.
"What is it, now?" Inuyasha asked with a frustrated sigh.
"Um. I think we lost the new umbrella girl. She left, boss," Ginta said.
Inuyasha groaned.
"I new I shouldn't have trusted Miroku with her," he said. "Where is he now? I want to speak to him."
"In his work shop," replied Ginta.
Inuyasha nodded and got up.
Well...at least that is what he tried to do.
"Inuyasha-san? Is there something wrong?" Ginta asked as he watched his boss struggle to get up.
Inuyasha tried one more time but only managed to straighten up, chair firmly stuck to his bottom.
"Boss?" Ginta asked uncertainly giving Inuyasha an odd look. "What are you doing?"
"I'm trying to get out of this damn chair, that's what!" growled Inuyasha still struggling with the chair. "I'm glued in!"
"Oh..." Ginta said watching as Inuyasha hopped around the room with a chair glued to his ass. "Uh...Need help?"
"What does it look like?! Of course I need help!" Inuyasha yelled angrily at the young suspension technician.
Ginta jumped and scurried over to Inuyasha's side.
"What do I do?" he asked nervously.
"Give me your pants," Inuyasha ordered.
"My pants?! But Inuyasha-san, I have no others here," Ginta said looking down at his grubby old jeans.
"So? Neither do I. Now give me your pants," Inuyasha said unbuckling his belt.
"But boss, I can't walk around in my boxers for the rest of the day," Ginta pleaded.
"Then bring me Miroku's," Inuyasha shrugged. "He is ruffly my size, anyway."
"I don't think Miroku-san will give me his pants willingly," Ginta pointed out.
"Then tell him to come to my office and we'll ambush him," Inuyasha said solving the problem.
"All right. Miroku-san won't be happy though..." Ginta sighed. "Do you think someone purposely glued you to the chair?"
Inuyasha gave Ginta a dead pan look.
"No, I glued myself onto it," Inuyasha said sarcastically.
"You did?" Ginta asked with wide disbelieving eyes.
"No! I was being sarcastic," Inuyasha said massaging his temples. "Damn, how I hate this day..."
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Crouching down behind the windscreen of her motorbike Kagome approached the curve in the road getting ready to corner.
'Come on girl, you can do this,' Kagome thought to herself. 'You're only going 125 m/s...That isn't much...Right?'
The curve was getting closer.
'Yeah right. You corner at this speed and you're dead duck, with mashed potatoes to the side and all,' a little voice in her head said viciously.
"Concentrate Kags! Think of what Kouga taught you," Kagome told herself aloud.
When she reached the curve Kagome shifted her weight on the seat and leaned to the left, at the same time decelerating.
And then her mind went blank.
"NOOOO!" Kagome screamed as she braced herself for the crash.
"Ride is over," the simulator informed her.
Kagome yanked the simulator helmet off and turned to look at Kouga who stood nearby watching the small TV that was connected to the machine.
"I can't do it!" she told him in frustration. "I can't corner at this speed! I crashed 14 times already."
"Be patient. You'll get there, you just need to practice," Kouga said shutting the simulator off. "Maybe this level is too high for you."
"No. The level is just fine. I just can't manage to corner," Kagome said resting the helmet on her lap. "I must be doing something wrong. Other than blanking out when I reach the curve."
"Your position," Sesshoumaru who had been watching the monitor with Kouga said.
Kagome narrowed her eyes at him.
"How long have you been here?" she demanded.
"Long enough for me to see you have no technique," Sesshoumaru replied casually.
"Why you..." Kagome said fisting her hand.
"Do you want me to teach you or do you prefer to insult me?" Sesshoumaru said.
"Hmph," Kagome huffed crossing her arms.
Sesshouamru smirked at her stubbornness but made no comment.
"Get into your normal bike position, the one you have been using up till now," Sesshouamru commanded.
Kagome complied and ducked down beneath the window screen, pressing herself up against the motorbike's tank.
Sesshoumaru regarded her for a moment before coming to stand next to her.
Putting his hands on her shoulders he ran them lightly down to her elbows and up again taking some time to massage her bare arms halfway up.
Kagome closed her eyes as she felt the tingling sensation Sesshoumaru's hands left upon her skin, the muscles that had gone stiff the moment he'd touched her now relaxing under his fingers. She felt like falling asleep.
And then she remembered who was touching her.
"What are you doing?" she managed to snap, her face flaming red.
"Keep your elbows and shoulders loose," Sesshoumaru ordered before his hands ran down to her forearms. "And keep your forearms more or less level with the handle bar grips for maximum leverage."
When Sesshoumaru let go of her, Kagome let out a long breath she hadn't known she'd been holding. Was it of relief or disappointment, she didn't know.
"I've seen you move your weight to the inside of the corner," Sesshoumaru continued. "What you must do is get into position before you reach the curve, not while you're cornering."
"Ok..." Kagome nodded taking it all in.
"Use your outside leg to do the bracing against the tank to allow some weight to be taken through the legs and remember to maintain your elbow loose," Sesshoumaru said.
"And don't forget that your position must allow you to turn your head to look through the corner. It really helps to see if any racers are catching up on you and just how far ahead you are in the race," Kouga added.
"That's right. Though over all you have to be comfortable. If you stiffen up while you're steering by leaning on the bars you'll feed any bumps and shakes from the bike straight back into the handlebars," Sesshoumaru said walking over to the simulator. "Shall we try again and see how you do this time?"
Kagome nodded and placed the simulator's helmet back on, waiting for the virtual track to appear before her eyes. Positioning herself as she had recently been taught, Kagome turned her attention to the virtual traffic light, waiting for it to turn green.
"Ready..." the simulator said.
Kagome leaned forward.
"Set..."
She twisted the throttle revving up the engine.
"GO!"
And she was off! Maneuvering the motorbike she speeded ahead focusing on the road, the speedometer and her surroundings getting closer to the first bend in the track.
Biting her lip she changed her position before she reached to curve, leaning into it when she finally got to it, bracing her outer leg against the tank and keeping her elbows and knees loose.
Then she cornered.
Blinking she realized what had just happened and let out a little whoop of joy. She had done it! She had taken a curve at 125 m/s without crashing!
When the ride was finally over Kagome took her helmet off, a big smile plastered on her face.
"Did you see that?! I did it! I passed all corners without a problem!" she cried happily slipping out of the motorbike's seat and bouncing over to Sesshoumaru and Kouga.
Both men smiled back at her.
"That was great Kags! I told you, you could make it," Kouga said patting her shoulder. "You were great!"
"Thanks," she said, eyes twinkling. "I already new that."
Kouga chuckled and Sesshoumaru's smile widened slightly.
"Now don't let that little victory get to your head. You still have a lot to learn," Kouga reminded her.
Kagome made a face but then smiled again.
"Seriously. I want to thank both of you for teaching me," Kagome said sincerely. "I really don't know how you two put up with me."
"We don't," was Sesshoumaru's serious answer.
Kouga laughed as he watched Kagome's face falter.
"We manage," Kouga said covering up for the Sengoku manager. "It's really a pleasure to put up with you."
"Sesshoumaru!"
Kagome, Kouga and Sesshoumaru turned to face a very peeved Miroku standing in the doorway.
Kagome's eyes traveled from the mechanic's face downwards and gasped, a blush dashing across her face as she turned her back to him.
"Is something the matter Miroku?" Sesshoumaru said as he observed the pantless mechanic calmly. "Other than the fact that you lost your pants?"
Kouga smirked.
"Nice boxers you've got there lecher," Kouga said pointing at teddy bear printed underwear which Miroku had on.
"Ha, ha. Very funny," Miroku said not at all amused. He turned to Sesshoumaru. "Tell Inuyasha to give me back my pants."
"Is there a reason as to why Inuyasha took your pants?" the Sengoku manager asked.
"No. Ginta told me Inuyasha wanted a word with me and I supposed he wanted to talk about the new umbrella girl who quit and-" Miroku was saying before he was interrupted by Sesshoumaru.
"And why was it she quit?" Sesshoumaru asked raising an eye brow at him. "What move did you pull on her?"
"I didn't do anything! The floor was slippery and she tripped so I helped her up, but then I slipped and well...and then she...eh...she got mad at me. But I didn't do anything to upset her," Miroku said defensively.
"Yeah right," Kouga snorted. "And now you're gonna tell us that your hands slipped also."
"Where is Inuyasha now?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Coming down the hallway," Miroku answered as he glanced out the doorway down the hall.
"Inuyasha!" Sesshoumaru barked.
"What?" Inuyasha said with a scowl as he came to a stop in front of the training room.
"You're wearing Miroku's pants," his older brother told him.
"Your point?" Inuyasha said.
"Give them back," Sesshoumaru said sternly.
"Why should I? He scared away the new umbrella girl, he still has my truck and he wasn't there to take care of his responsibilities this morning, something I had to deal with," Inuyasha said ticking the things off on his hand as he mentioned them. "In other words, Miroku owes me big time."
"Fair enough," Sesshoumaru agreed.
"But I can't go around all day in this!" Miroku complained motioning to his boxers. "It is not decent!"
"Well, you wouldn't have to go around in boxers all day if a certain someone hadn't glued me into my chair in the first place," Inuyasha said throwing a rather pointed look in Kagome's direction.
The other three men standing in the room followed Inuyasha's gaze.
"Why do I have the feeling that everyone is watching me?" Kagome asked as she felt all eight pair of eyes staring at her turned back.
"Kagome? Did you glue Inuyasha to his chair?" Sesshoumaru demanded seriously.
"Ummm...yeah?" Kagome responded nervously.
"Impressive," Kouga beamed.
Sesshoumaru gave a slight nod of his head in agreement.
"You two can't be serious! Being glued to one's chair is not impressive!" Inuyasha shouted in annoyance.
"Since Kags is the prankster and mastermind behind this little scheme, why don't you take her pants and give mine back, Inuyasha?" Miroku said and then added with a perverted grin. "Anyway, I think that Kagome would look much better in her underwear than I do in my boxers."
"What!" Kagome screeched turning round to face Miroku, completely forgetting his attire. "Weren't you saying just a minute ago that it was indecent to walk around in underwear?"
"I never said it was indecent for a woman to walk around in underwear," Miroku said smartly.
"You know..." Inuyasha said thoughtfully. "You're right Miroku. Why should you suffer the consequences to this bitch's doings?"
"Now wait second!" Kagome yelled at Inuyasha turning furious eyes on him. "I am not going to-"
Kagome stopped short as her eyes fell upon the large black envelope in Inuyasha's hand.
"Kagome?" Kouga asked with concern, after a few minutes of her silence.
But Kagome kept staring at the envelope as if in a trance. On it was a drawing of a red spider, a drawing that had triggered something in Kagome's memory and had made all of her insides freeze.
She whimpered and fell to the ground clutching her head as if it would explode.
Then the memories began; crashing down on her like tidal waves, the nightmares she had experienced when she was a child flashed freshly before her eyes once more.
And there was laughter. Evil laughter...
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A/N: HAPPY BELATED XMAS AND NEW YEAR!
Ok. So you're probably going to kill me for the delay. Oh yeah...and the cliffie. But I'll be posting the next chapter soon. Don't worry...be happy!
Special thanks to:
amyfushigiyugi: Thanks for inviting me into your chat group but my computer has a thing that doesn't permit me into chat rooms. I'll try and fix it so I hope to talk to you soon!
Red Wolf: I love your mails! And since you are you I decided to add a little Sesshou and Kag fluff. Hope you like it.
Iggy: I really liked your mails. It's so nice to find that there are other biker chicks in this world.
Review answers:
Mustard Yellow Sunshine: Yeah, Inu can be an arrogant bastard but he so cute when he's an arrogant bastard. He's a cutie full stop. And I bet Kags doesn't really mind being called a pig, she can forgive Inuyasha. Right Kagome? (Looks at Kagome who is busily sitting Inuyasha to kingdom come) *sweatdrops* Well maybe she can't...
My love Inuyasha: Lol! I know what you mean about when little pigs grow up. I've got a friend who owns a farm and when I get invited, I help her out with the farm work. We have to get up early in the morning 'bout 5 o'clock or so to milk the cows (they have electrical equipment to do that work but sometimes my friend's dad saves us a cow so we can do it the good ol' fashioned way. It's quite fun really. Sticky but fun.) Then we feed the barn animals and so on. The goats seem to like cotton, 'cause they always start nibbling at my shirt.
baby-fanfiction: Rivalry between Kags and Yasha is always fun. Its amusing to see them fight ^_^
Lil Ol Me 97: Well...Kags didn't exactly give Yasha hell, I could have been nastier and left him pantless. Now that would have been funny! Can you imagine Kagome's face? LOL!
Magic Gurl: I read your story and you'll find the review I left. I think I already now the story line but please o pretty please with a cherry on top, don't let Kags and Sango leave Yasha and Miroku behind in Paris. Let the boys go after them. Pweeeeze! All in all, it's a cute fic.
Stardreamer090: I'm so honored! I thank you so very much for considering my story worth while. I really appreciate it when my readers think my stories are good and express their feelings about it. Thanks a bunch ^_^!!!!
Bloody Paper Doll: (Rolls around with laughter) I absolutely LOVED your review. It was so funny! You have a great sense of humor! (Continues laughing but then stops abruptly) Hey! You changed your name! Before it was Sakura Kitsune and now it's Bloody Paper Doll. How come?
Yusuke: That's an easy one to answer. She received a paper doll for Christmas, didn't like it and declared war on all paper dolls on the planet.
Kurama: She wouldn't do that! She is too sweet to kill a poor defenseless paper doll.
Hiikaru: Now wait a minute! How did you two get here?
Yusuke: If you used your brains you would have noticed that this room has got a door.
Hiikaru: Had a door.
Yusuke: What do you mean had a- What the HELL?! (looks around for the door but finds none).
Hiikaru: *cackles evilly* Now you shall never escape! And in the meantime you can make company to Ranma over there (Points to Ranma who is busy being beat up by Akane). *sweatdrops* Though I think he's a little busy right now...
Kurama: You mean to say you've kidnapped us?!
Hiikaru: *smiles happily* Yup!
Yusuke: *left brow twitches* I will not tolerate this.
Hiikaru: Tough.
Yusuke: DIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!! *Tries to kill her but is knocked over by a flying Ranma*
Akane: *shaking her fist* And if you call me un-cute tomboy one more time you'll be landing in Timbuktu!
Kurama: Don't listen to Yusuke, but...will you please let us go?
Hiikaru: *pouts* All right, I'll let you go...but only because Bloody-san will miss you and most probably strangle me to death if I don't give you back...but do I get to keep Yusuke?
Kurama: *looks at the squashed Yusuke* I think he needs medical assistance.
Hiikaru: Ok...Too bad...Oh and thank you for the P-chan idea!
amyfushigiyugi: There is a saying in Spain that goes, "Los que pelean se aman" meaning "Those who fight love each other". I guess you could use it in this case.
Fire Kitsune: I've updated! Hurrah!
NightstarAngel: Thanx! I'll continue, don't worry.
Ali B: Do not worry, you're not loosing it. I on the other hand...
amberescence: Amber-chan! So nice to hear from you! Thanks for your review! I see that your story is doing pretty well. That's GREAT! Welcome to fanfiction world! Oh and all you readers out there check out her story "Misunderstood" and be sure to review! ^_~
x napunakuna x: Wow! I think that you are the first person who reviewed and agrees with Yasha. *looks on in wonder* Incredible...
pua lahi lahi: Well that's weird...The story isn't supposed to cut short...Do you see the review responses at the bottom of the fic? If you do I must be doing something wrong and writing the story wrongly. If you don't maybe something's up with ff.net or your computer. Anyway I would like you to get back to me if I'm doing something wrong so I can correct it.
WitchChild425: It's so nice to be loved! *cries hysterically* I get so sentimental over this stuff *sniffles and then huggles WitchChild-chan*
Inubabe: Well in this chappie Kags learns how to corner. I remember the days when I was learning to ride a bike...ah those were the times...now if only I could get my hands on my bro's Honda...he won't let me near it! The meanie...*grumbles* But hey! You ride? Dirt bikes? That so cool! I was thinking of adding some dirt bikes into this story...If I do maybe you can tell me a few things. Dirt biking can't be that different from road racing...I think.
Fawnlander Amethyst: Unfortunately P-chan/Super Hog/Snuffles (the pig in other words) had to be given away. Kags lives in a small apartment and already has a cat. Also Buyo and our little disaster piglet aren't in the best of terms.
sashlea: Yeah he will won't he? Inuyasha will be broke and in dept before this ends. *cackles evilly*
Lunar Kitty: Hey that's and idea! That would have been so cute too! Little Shippou popping out of a box. He's so cute! I want his fluffy tail.
Amethyst Hanyou: I loved your review! I love long reviews specially reviews that comment on my story, telling me it's good and bad points. I really appreciate it! People out there should learn from your example. Thank you! And I hope you enjoyed this last chapter!
bluefuzzyelf: Ok. Not much Inu/Kag in this story...sorry. They are sorta busy bugging each other... But watch out next chapter! I'm planning fluff!
PeachesDani: Thank you so VERY much for considering my story as worthy to be one of your favorites! It really warms ones heart. And I totally agree with you about not enough bike stories. *sigh* It's a shame really... But well.
Hellkeeper: Thanx.
Dawnrider31: Why thank you! Cute and funny is what I'm trying to aim for. It'll get nasty somewhere along the way but then there will be a huge amount of cuteness to sweeten things out.
Hinoke: Thanks Hinoke-chan!
Bad Ass Biker CHick: It's rated for later chapters.
lone_silver_fox: Well actually this prank is pretty passive compared to the other pranks, don't you think? Kags is slipping...Oh well. The idea I got it from one of my guy friends who actually did glue someone to a chair. Except the glue was paper glue and only managed to get the victim's ass sticky. But still...
suicidal hamster: I like your name. Have you ever heard of the saying "Live life like a suicide" ? Your name sorta reminded me of it. It's a quote from Guns n' Roses.
aoringo-chan: Ok. So you're probably going to wring my head off. This chapter was pretty short. But...PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!
anime-babe21: YEY! Another biker ^_^! Woohoo! Welcome to the club! The fic's about superbikes but I think I might add dirt bikes later on.
KagomeRoseWish: Thank you!!!!!!! *glomps RoseWish-chan* I feel so special!
Champion123: Teehee^_^ Glad you think so!
Angel81: Thanks!
Miko Sakura-sama: You're not babbling. Sango will be in this fic. Not just yet though but soon. Anyway please remember to review!
AnimeSk8er: I like to make people laugh. Thanks for thinking this story is funny.
Akako the panther hanyu: Thank you so very much for thinking my story is worth it. Can I thank you again? I don't care I thank you anyways. THANX!
Crystal jade2: Hope you liked this prank!
F.Y.I: Nice rhyme. What does F.Y.I stand for?
CharMoonshineINU: I think there are other fics with motorbikes and Yasha-tachi, they are around there somewhere...hmmm...hey ficcies! Where are you? Here ficcies, ficcies...*wonders off aimlessly*
Hoshi-chan1: It would be sorta weird that the title doesn't make sense with the story...but there are fics like that...
Blood Unicorn 15: I've updated! And thanks for your review!