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=Welcome to Suzuka=
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"You're driving too slow! Would you speed it up a little?"
"I'm going as fast as the law allows me to, Inuyasha," Sango said from behind the wheel of Inuyasha's Dodge pick-up truck.
"If I had been the one driving we would have already gotten there by now," grumbled a disgruntled Inuyasha.
"Yeah, that or we could have ended up in a ditch somewhere," Shippou said from the back seat.
"Shut up Furball! My driving is perfectly safe," Inuyasha snapped.
"As safe as an electrical device near water, you mean," Kouga smirked.
"Are you implying that I'm a bad driver?" Inuyasha growled menacingly at the star racer.
"Sure," Kouga shrugged. "I'm just stating a fact after all."
Inuyasha twisted in his place and bonked Kouga on the head.
"You dog turd!" yelled out a pissed Kouga diving for the Sengoku manager sitting up front in the passenger's seat.
"Boys!" Kagome yelled pulling Kouga back to sit down next to her. "If you keep acting like immature children we will end up in a ditch somewhere. Something I don't highly appreciate."
The growling between the two men ceased immediately and both stuck their noses up in the air and proceeded to ignore each other.
"Thanks Kagome-chan, they were getting on my nerves," Sango said gratefully.
"No problem," Kagome said. "They were getting on mine too."
They were on their way to the Suzuka Racing Circuit, the most famous racing track in all of Japan. Miroku, Sesshoumaru and the rest of the crew had already gone ahead of them two days before to make sure the bike equipment got there safely, allowing the other 5 remaining team members to catch up with them later on.
Kagome looked out the window, watching other cars go past , with the occasional advertisement poster looming over the highway and smiled.
Being a Sengoku member certainly had it's benefits...Like missing school in order to attend the race...
She grinned.
"Oi wench! Pass me the chips!"
The grin slipped.
But like everything else, Sengoku also had it's downside.
Like having to put up with two infuriating people... Inuyasha, the rude idiot and Sesshoumaru, the icicle king.
She'd never disliked two people more than she disliked the Nakamura brothers. They were the spawns of Satan, she could swear her life upon it.
"Hey! Are you deaf?" Inuyasha said craning his neck to look at her.
Kagome ignored him.
"Wench, I'm speaking to you!"
"Here," Shippou said passing him the bag of potato chips. "Stop bugging her, Inuyasha."
Kagome gave Shippou a grateful smile.
At least others were there to sympathize with her. Shippou, Miroku and Kouga were great friends and now Sango, the latest addition to Sengoku and a temporary replacement for the fuel injection technician was there to give her a hand.
Speaking of which...
Kagome glanced at Sango who was busily concentrating on the road ahead of her.
The first day she met Sango, she also met the amazing temper Sango could posses.
After she'd gone to fetch the honey for Sango's tea she'd come back to find Miroku sprawled on the apartment's floor with a goofy smile on his face and a fuming Sango screaming her head off at him.
It had taken quite some time to calm her down and Kagome wasn't surprised to find out that Miroku had groped the mahogany eyed dirt bike racer. He'd vigorously denied such an act though, only saying he was catching up on "good ol' times", innocently placing his hand near his "good ol' friend's" butt, receiving another bump on the head courtesy of Sango.
She was informed later on by Kouga, that his cousin and Miroku had had 'something' going on between the two in the past. That 'something' was never defined when Sango changed dirt biking teams for one that had it's headquarters established in Kyoto.
Maybe this was the chance for that 'something' to develop and Kagome wouldn't mind giving both her friends a little push in the right direction to get things on the move...
"We're here!" announced Kouga ripping Kagome out of her musings.
Kagome leaned forward in her seat and looked out the window. Sure enough the towering building of Suzuka Stadium loomed into view and not far off to the left the tale-tale signs of a ferris wheel that was part of Suzuka's amusement park, Motopia, came into sight.
"Wow...it's...huge," Kagome breathed taking in all the little stalls, shops and games that littered the spacious grounds of Suzuka.
Kouga chuckled.
"Yeah, it is...So. What do you say you and I take a look around when the park opens?" he asked seeing his opportunity to spend quality time with Kagome. "I'm a great tour guide."
"Sure! I love amusement parks! Will Shippou and Sango be coming along with us?" Kagome asked.
Any romantic plans Kouga had been planning were wiped out with that question.
"Yeah...I guess. If they want to..." he said a little bit reluctantly giving Sango and Shippou a pleading look. 'Just say no, just say no!'
"Yes! I wanna go on the roller-coaster!" Shippou said ignoring Kouga's silent request.
"Keh! Amusement parks are for babies," Inuyasha commented.
"You're just jealous because you didn't get invited," Shippou said smugly.
"Ha! Why would I be jealous? I have better things to do," Inuyasha said crossing his arms over his chest.
Shippou rolled his eyes at him and Sango came to a stop next to the Stadium's entrance.
"Come on guys. We better go over to the pits and find Sesshoumaru," Sango said getting out of the car followed closely by the rest of the gang.
They passed by security, picking up their identity badges and proceeded to cross over the racing track and head towards the pits were the different teams had installed themselves and their equipment for the race.
"Kouga!" one of the Sengoku members came up to the star racer. "Thank Kami you finally arrived! We need you to do a few warm up tests with the bike and check if it's working alright."
"Hey Yoshi, have you seen Miroku?" Inuyasha asked the bearded Sengoku member.
"Last time I saw him he was talking to Yura and the new umbrella girl, the one that you brought in, Inuyasha-san," the man told his manager.
Inuyasha sighed as Sango started to frown darkly, hands clenching and unclenching at her sides.
"Sango, you better go with Kouga. I think they'll need you for the fuel injection control," Inuyasha told her deciding it better to keep her far away from the perverted mechanic.
"I'll help with the data acquisition!" said Shippou starting to follow after Sango.
"Hey, Shippou, why don't you give Kagome a little tour of the Circuit and pits instead...you know, so she'll know her way about and that way she won't get lost later on," suggested Kouga.
"Ok. Come on Kagome! I know Suzuka like the palm of my hand. I'll show you everything you need to know to get around," Shippou said and started to lead her into the pits.
"See you later Kags!" Kouga called after her.
Kagome waved back at him and followed after Shippou.
"Hello Bakotsu."
Bakotsu looked up to find Sengoku's umbrella girl gazing at him, leaning over his motorbike letting him get a good glimpse of a healthy bit of cleavage.
"Yura," he greeted her with a nod of his head. "I thought you were off flirting with that fucking leach of a mechanic."
"Oh, you mean Miroku. Well...yeah, I was. But he seems a little off of it," Yura said with a pout and then grinned at him. "Though never mind! Aren't you happy to see me?"
"Should I be?" Bakotsu asked with disinterest turning back to his motorbike passing a wet cloth over it with care.
Yura frowned and kneeled down next to him, plucking out the damp cloth out of his hands.
"Yura..." he growled warningly.
Yura just smiled seductively at him and wiped the valley between her breasts and moaned.
"Mmmm...that's so good...I was feeling so...hot..." she said huskily looking into his eyes.
Bakotsu shot her a disgusted look and snatched the cloth away from her.
"I don't have time for this," he said starting to steer his bike towards the section of the pits where his team was installed.
Yura hmphed angrily and followed after him, decided not to give up so easily.
"Come on Baktsy! You and I haven't played since the last race," she whined and grabbed his hand. "You know, we could leave and-"
Bakostu held his hand up to silence her, his eyes strained on a raven haired girl who was laughing at something that a little orange haired boy had said.
Noticing that she was wearing the Sengoku uniform that usually the mechanics wore and was accompanied by a Sengoku member he asked Yura,
"Who is she?"
Yura glared at the girl Bakotsu was staring at so intently.
"Oh that bitch? Her name is Hirugashi, Kagome. She's one of the newest addition's to the team. You don't have a chance with her, though. Kouga's got his eyes on her."
Bakotsu snorted and smirked.
"Well, I don't see Kouga anywhere near."
With that he strode over to midnight haired beauty that had captured his attention leaving Yura behind with a scandalized look on her face.
Meanwhile, Kagome was busily looking at the racing track, enjoying the crisp autumn air and imaging what it would be like to ride upon that smooth asphalt road that just seemed to be begging her to try it out, to enjoy the thrill of all it's twists and turns.
"-and the 5th curve is probably the most dangerous, cause it's so narrow. Kouga will have'ta be careful with that one! Though if you look-" Shippou kept rambling on oblivious to the fact that his listener wasn't paying attention anymore.
Looking down from the bleachers Kagome could see the pits and the people walking in them and hurrying about and doing errands. Leaning over the railing she looked over to the left trying to catch a glimpse of her own team members.
"Hey there beautiful!"
Kagome turned round and came face to face with a handsome dark haired young man, his hair tied into a loose braid hanging down his back and a star shaped scar upon his forehead. He grinned cockily as he caught her staring.
"Name's Bakotsu, from the Shichinintai team. I was just passing by when I saw you up here all alone and couldn't help but come and say hi," the young man said stepping closer to Kagome.
"Hey! She ain't alone! She's with me!" Shippou exclaimed having been interrupted and not too happy about it.
"May I know your name?" Bakotsu asked completely ignoring the young Sengoku secretary and looking straight into Kagome's eyes.
"It's Shippou. Now, we'd be very grateful if you'd leave!" Shippou said annoyed as hell at being dismissed so easily specially by a someone from a rival team.
"I didn't ask for your name brat! I asked for hers," Bakostu said jerking his head towards Kagome.
"Um...My name is Kagome...uh...nice to meet you," Kagome said giving Bakostu an awkward smile.
"Kagome...what a beautiful name for a beautiful woman...So...I see you're from the Sengoku team. What is a babe like you doing with a bunch of losers like them?" Bakostu said putting an arm around her shoulders.
"They're not losers!" Kagome said angrily shoving his arm off her shoulder.
"You're right. They're not losers. They're--suckers!" Bakostu said bursting out into laughter.
Kagome frowned at him, wanting to smack him and choke his laughter right down to where it had come from.
"You know what? If you're trying to impress me, you're really not doing a good job of it."
"Come on babe! Chill out! You can always dump those idiots and join the Shichinintai. Besides, we know how to treat a woman," Bakotsu said, lust shining in his eyes as he moved closer.
"Kagome is not going anywhere with you, you dolt!" Shippou shouted from behind the Shichinintai member.
"Get lost kid!" Bakotsu said grabbing Kagome by the wrist and starting to drag her away. "Come on babe, we have matters to attend to."
"Hey! I'm not going-" Kagome started to say, trying to yank away from Bakotsu's grasp.
"BAKOTSU!"
In a flash, Bakotsu had let go of Kagome, making her stumble backwards into something solid...and...warm?
"Ah, well hello there Sesshoumaru," Bakotsu said once he had turned round to face the man who'd spoken his name. "I was just getting acquainted with Kagome-san here."
Sesshoumaru carefully helped Kagome into an upright position and let her stand by his side.
"I see...Did Kagome-san wish to get acquainted with you, Bakotsu?" Sesshoumaru asked calmly.
Bakotsu shrugged.
"Why wouldn't she? I'm the star racer of the Shichintai team," he said arrogantly.
Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.
"Hmmm...I was under the impression that Kagome had wished to be left alone...if her struggling away from you was any indication, " Sesshoumaru said eyeing him coldly.
"Your impression was wrong," Bakotsu told him gruffly, not liking Sesshoumaru's penetrating stare.
"Did you know that racers could get disqualified from the race if there was a complaint presented to the judges about sexual harassment?" Sesshoumaru asked in an unnervingly casual tone.
"...No..." replied Bakotsu, stiffening slightly. "What about that?"
"Just thought you'd be interested," Sesshoumaru said in the same tone of voice as before. "You'd probably like to know the reason as to why you're not racing if I find you bothering Kagome again."
"Are you threatening me?" Bakotsu demanded.
"I am," Sesshoumaru responded.
They glared at each other until finally Sesshoumaru spoke:
"Do we have an understanding?"
Bakotsu remained silent.
"I thought so," Sesshoumaru said and turned to leave. "Have a nice day Bakotsu. Kagome, Shippou, we have work to do."
Without a second glance at the fuming Shichinintai racer, Kagome and Shippou jogged after their manager. After they were well away from the bleachers, Shippou started sniggering.
"Did you see how furious that idiot was?" Shippou exclaimed with a laugh. "That was just great! Sesshoumaru creamed him right then and there! HA!"
Kagome smiled and shyly glanced up at the white haired man whom she was walking beside.
"Thanks for the quick save, Sesshoumaru," Kagome said softly.
Sesshoumaru's only acknowledgment that she had spoken was a nod of his head.
"We were to meet with Inuyasha in the tech-room," he said once they had gotten to the pits.
"What for?" Kagome asked.
"We're having a meeting," was Sesshoumaru's simple answer.
Shippou groaned, causing Kagome to give him a questioning glance.
"I hate meetings!" Shippou stated.
Kagome giggled and ruffled his orange hair as they started to climb a little staircase leading to the tech-room.
Reaching for the door at the top of the stairs, Kagome turned it's handle, stepped in...
...and found Inuyasha's tongue stuck down the throat of a woman sitting upon a conference table with her legs wrapped around his waist.
"Ahem!"
Inuyasha jumped away from the woman as she slid onto the floor, quickly trying to readjust her black mini-skirt.
"Were we interrupting something, Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru said from the doorway.
"Uh...no...Kikyo just came by to say hello," Inuyasha explained a little flustered at being caught making out with the girl.
Sesshoumaru nodded his head deciding not to pursue his brother any further, he'd be able to embarrass him later, but now he wanted Kikyo out and then to get down to business.
"Kagome, I don't suppose you've met Erizawa Kikyo?" Sesshoumaru asked the raven haired girl by his side.
Kagome shook her head no, and smiled at the woman in front of her.
"Hi, I'm Hirugashi Kagome. Pleased to meet you," Kagome said politely with a small bow.
Kikyo eyed Kagome coolly for a moment before tipping her head in her direction as a greeting. She turned to Inuyasha.
"Yasha, dear, I won't keep you anymore from your work. Maybe we'll see each other later?" she asked.
"Sure, I'll pass by the Shichinintai pit," Inuyasha agreed.
Kikyo smiled at him, giving him a prolonged kiss on the lips and then turned on her heel to sashay out of the room.
"EW! Kami couldn't you two have gotten a room? I mean it was bad enough that you guys were practically having sex on top of the conference table," Shippou said shaking his head at the image of Kikyo clinging tightly to Inuyasha's body.
Inuyasha growled and slapped Shippou on the head.
"YEOW! That hurt, you brute!" Shippou said rubbing his noggin.
"Sesshoumaru? Who was that woman exactly? Inuyasha said something about going past the Shichinintai team's pit...Is she a Shichinintai member?" Kagome asked curiously turning to the silver haired manager as Inuyasha and Shippou bickered in the background.
"Kikyo's a representative of Miasma Inc. who's sponsoring the Shichinintai team. I'm not all too certain what her function is or why she's been following the team to each race, but she's not too useful," Sesshoumaru said, his tone laced with some obvious disliking for the person he was talking about.
"Yeah," Shippou said running behind Kagome for safety as Inuyasha glared at him. "And ever since Kikyo met Inuyasha at the first race of the season she's sorta gotten infatuated with him. She's latched onto him every opportunity she gets, so whenever there is a race going on and the Shichinintai is competing, Kikyo is bound to be around Inuyasha."
"Is she your girlfriend?" Kagome asked Inuyasha.
"Eh?! Girlfriend?! No way! She's just...eh...we're just..." Inuyasha stumbled for a word for his and Kikyo's relationship.
"Maybe the word 'whore' would help?" Shippou supplied.
"I'm really going to hurt you," Inuyasha growled making Shippou squeak and duck behind Kagome even more. "You can't hide behind Kagome forever! And when I finally get my hands on you..."
"Kikyo's a who-I mean-your mistress?" Kagome said not wanting to employ the word 'whore' since she thought that was too harsh.
"NO!" Inuyasha yelled in frustration.
"Mmmm...But she does use some very revealing clothing...and the way we found you two..." Kagome drifted off.
"Enough of Kikyo. We have better things to worry about than Inuyasha's sex life," Sesshoumaru said and went over to a drawer and took some papers out of it.
"Like reading the schedules and work reports of Sengoku's preparations for the race," he said handing them each a thick stack of papers.
"We're actually expected to read this?" Kagome groaned looking at her stack of papers.
Sesshoumaru gave her a pointed look.
"Nevermind," Kagome said and took her pile to read.
Settling down in one of the chairs round the conference table she started on her stack of papers, Inuyasha and Shippou reluctantly following her example.
They'd be there for a while.
"Finally FREE!" Kagome said as she stretched, letting her bones pop out of their stiff position after 3 hours inside of the tech-room reading the towering stack of papers she'd been appointed to read.
"Sesshoumaru can be so mean sometimes!" Shippou grumbled wobbling down the stairs due to the fact that one of his legs had fallen asleep.
"Keh," Inuyasha agreed coming to stand beside Kagome.
"Well, hello there comrades!" a cheerful voice came from their left.
"Miroku!" Kagome cried out happily going over to greet him.
"I see you have just experienced one of Sesshoumaru's meetings," Miroku observed with a grin.
"Yeah. They're awful!" Kagome exclaimed. "You would have thought that maybe he'd be kind enough to let us have a lunch break, but noooo! Work, work, work! We had to read about 1500 frickn' reports of about 500 words or so each!"
Miroku laughed good heartedly and patted Kagome on the back.
"Come on, I have to check on Ginta and how he's getting along with the Honda CBR," Miroku said motioning them to follow him.
"You mean, Kouga is gonna be racing on the Honda?" Kagome asked.
"No. Kouga's racing a new model of Kiba Inc. called Tatsumaki, specially built for him. It incredibly fast and has a 1000cc engine. One of the fastest engines around, meaning he'll be racing in the fastest category Suzuka has," Miroku said smiling at Kagome's awed face. "The Honda was just brought for a replacement."
"Oh," Kagome said nodding her head in understanding.
"So...Have you seen Sango around? I thought she'd come with you," Miroku asked looking about trying to see if he could catch a glimpse of the mahogany eyed dirt bike racer.
"Sango went with Kouga to do some tests with the Tatsumaki. At the time we got here you were busy with Yura and Ai, so I doubt you would have seen her," Inuyasha said as they reached Miroku's work shop in the pits.
Miroku cringed.
"Um...was she...upset or something?" Miroku asked looking down at his hands.
Inuyasha snorted.
"I don't know. You figure it out when you see her," he told him with a smirk.
Miroku shook his head.
"I won't live to see another day will I?"
"Nope," Inuyasha responded cheerfully.
Kagome elbowed Inuyasha in the stomach and then gave Miroku a comforting smile.
"Don't worry Miroku. I'm sure Sango won't kill you just yet," she said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey Miroku!" called Ginta as he saw the little group walk into the room. "A little help here, please? I'm having some trouble with this bike."
Miroku nodded and walked over.
"What's up?"
"I...hehe...I broke a screw..." Ginta said nervously pointing at the hole and the oil slowly leaking out of it.
"YOU WHAT?" Miroku shouted. "Can't I leave you alone for one second?! Why the HELL do I have YOU as an assistant mechanic?!"
"Em...sorry?" Ginta offered lamely.
"Hey Ginta, give me the screwdriver will ya?" Inuyasha said kneeling down beside the bike studying the hole in it.
Ginta handed him over the tool.
"Mmmm...Don't worry Miroku, seems like Ginta was only exaggerating. The screw came loose and needs readjusting, that's all," Inuyasha said placing the bike's screw back into place.
"That's a relief...Sorry if I blew up...I'm just under a lot of stress," Miroku explained, giving Ginta a reassuring nod that everything was ok.
"You know Miroku, if there's something bothering you I'm always around for when you need to talk," Kagome said kindly. "And if this matter concerns Sango I think it'd be very wise to talk to me."
Miroku sweat dropped but nodded.
"Thanks Kags, I'll keep your offer in mind."
Deciding to change the subject Miroku looked down at Inuyasha.
"Yash, Kikyou was looking for you about 3 hours ago. Did she find you?" Miroku asked.
"She found him alright! And we found them sprawled out on the conference table in the tech-room," Shippou said from his perch on the counter.
"Is that so?" Miroku said arching an eyebrow at the now sputtering young man fixing the motorbike.
Shippou nodded his head.
"Yup. They were practically about to fuc-"
"Shippou!" Kagome exclaimed, horrified.
"Sorry...They were practically about to do that if we hadn't stopped them," Shippou said correcting his language.
"We weren't going to do anything like that, you brat!" Inuyasha shouted at him angrily.
"Don't speak to Shippou like that, Inuyasha! And it did look as if you two were about to do something indecent!" Kagome said jumping to Shippou's defense.
Inuyasha glared at her for a moment before a nasty little grin started to spread across his face.
"What?" Kagome said feeling slightly uncomfortable with the look he was giving her.
"Kagome, would you please hold the screw in place for me while I get the hammer?" Inuyasha asked in a sickly polite manner.
"Why don't I get the hammer and you hold onto the screwdriver?" Kagome said looking at him warily.
He was up to something. She just knew it.
"You don't know where it is," Inuyasha pointed out.
"Then you can tell me and I'll go get it," Kagome reasoned.
"I know where the hammer is! I'll go get it," Ginta said heading for the direction in where he'd last seen the hammer.
"NO! I'll go get it," said Inuyasha fiercely.
"Um...ok boss..." Ginta said cowering into a corner.
"Now Kagome...Just take the damn screwdriver and put the screw into place! Or is this task too difficult for you to handle?" Inuyasha said ending with a taunting smirk.
Kagome huffed and without hesitation walked over and took the screwdriver from him.
"Alright, I'm holding your stupid screwdriver in place. Go get your hamm-"
The screw slipped out of place and oil squirted all over her, drenching her in a pool of black, smelly liquid.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Inuyasha looked at the Kagome's fuming form and burst out laughing, clutching his stomach and holding onto the wall for support.
A black substance rolling off her cheeks and dripping onto her front...she looked like a cheesy replica of a swamp monster out of a horror movie...a MUCH cheesier version.
Miroku and Ginta had to hold in their laughter too at the sight of Kagome, as she stood with narrowed eyes burning holes into Inuyasha's bent over skull and managed to stifle a few chuckles. Shippou on the other hand was just as enraged as Kagome.
"Hey! I heard a scream and-oh..." Kouga stopped short after he'd dashed into the room, taking in Kagome's dripping face and torso. "What happened to you Kagome?"
Kagome pointed a quivering finger at Inuyasha who was still laughing his head off, her mind set on killing the person who'd just got her soaked.
"Him. He happened to me," Kagome said and stepped closer to the black haired manager. "And he is going to die a nice painful death this very moment."
Inuyasha stopped laughing abruptly as Kagome launched herself at him, her small hands grasping for his neck.
"Kagome-chan!" Sango cried having chased after Kouga when they'd heard the scream and seeing her friend strangling Inuyasha. "Stop!"
Letting go of the youngest of the Nakamura brothers, Kagome and Inuyasha glared at each other in silence until someone called with an unsure voice from the doorway.
"Um...is everything alright? I thought I heard a scream..." a girl with green eyes and her red hair tied up into two ponytails said.
"Nothing to worry about, Ayame. Just Kags and Inuyasha trying to kill each other again," Miroku said waving it off as if it were an everyday occurrence.
Which it was.
"Ok," said Ayame shrugged and as she was turning to leave she spotted Sengoku's star racer standing to the side.
"Kouga!" she cried in delight and flung herself onto him.
"Uh, hi Aymae. Long time no see," Kouga said a little awkwardly as he tried to loosen the red haired girl's grip around his neck.
"When did you get here?" she asked leaning back to look at him in the face.
"Today. In the morning," Kouga replied.
"And you didn't come to say hello to me?" Aymae pouted.
"Kouga has been testing his bike all afternoon. He hasn't even had the chance to eat," Sango explained.
"Sango! I'd thought I'd never see you again after you moved to Kyoto!" Ayame said untangling herself from Kouga and throwing herself at the dark brown haired woman. "So glad you came back!"
Sango smiled, patting Ayame back unsure of what else to do.
The umbrella girl usually assaulted everybody. Specially the Minamoto family, since it was quite well known that she liked Kouga an awful lot.
"Nice to see you too, Ayame," she said.
"You know, the female company around here is so boring. Yura is such a slut and this new umbrella girl...Ai, I think she's called, is just soo dumb. Though I heard there was another girl who's joined Sengoku who isn't an umbrella girl. Haven't had the chance to meet her yet," Ayame said with a sigh.
"Actually she's right here," Sango said and pointed at Kagome's dripping figure by the bike.
Ayame blinked.
"You mean that the person who was trying to kill Inuyasha is the new Sengoku member?" Ayame asked, bewildered.
"That's right," Sango told her.
Ayame's smile brightened and she skipped over to Kagome, taking her oily hand in hers and shaking it.
"So glad to finally meet you! The guys around here have been mentioning you quite a lot lately, and I'm sure that we'll get along just fine," Ayame said happily and then stood back to regard her thoughtfully.
"You know...I think you could use a change of clothes...and I just happen to have some spare ones in my duffel bag! Come on, lets get you changed," Ayame said taking Kagome's hand and dragging her out of the room.
"Is Ayame always that perky?" Inuyasha asked as he watched a stunned Kagome disappear behind the door.
"Yeah...She can get worse than that though," Kouga said with a shake of his head. "Say, why don't we go to the usual bar for an early dinner. I'm starving!"
"Good idea," Miroku nodded. "Though just let me finish up here."
"No problem, we have to wait for Kagome anyway," Kouga said.
"Why do we have to wait for that bitch?" Inuyasha said with a scowl on his face.
"Because, Dog-turd, she hasn't had lunch either since she has been working all afternoon with you," Kouga said with a slight growl.
"It wasn't my fault that I was forced to be stuck with her in the same room for 3 damn hours!" Inuyasha said angrily.
"Guys! If you two start arguing again I swear I'll tie you both stark naked to the bleachers and leave you there," Sango shouted, her patience wearing thin.
"Hello Sango! I believe we haven't seen each other since you got here," Miroku said suddenly behind her.
"And you! You stay away from me! Unless you want to end up with a fate similar to the one I proposed to Inuyasha and Kouga," Sango warned stepping out of groping range.
"I would be honored to be tied stark naked to the bleachers by you Lady Sango," Miroku said flashing her a heart-melting smile.
Sango glared at him giving him a nasty whack on the head and with a huff stalked out of the room.
"Sango-san! Where are you going?!" Miroku called after her, rubbing his abused cranium.
"To find Kagome!" was her reply. "And you dare follow me!"
Shippou clucked his tongue while shaking his head.
"That was a bad move, Miroku," he told his fellow mechanic.
The others nodded their heads in agreement and Miroku slumped his shoulders in defeat.
"I couldn't help it! It would have been my fantasy come true!" Miroku whined.
"Sheesh! You would have gone through public humiliation to have Sango strip you naked?" Shippou asked in disbelief.
"Yes..." Miroku sighed dreamily at the thought of Sango touching him.
"GROSS!" Shippou said making gagging noises.
Kouga wrinkled his nose at Miroku and snorted.
"Lets go wait for the girls up front," he suggested to Inuyasha and Shippou.
Walking through the corridor they passed the restroom, where Ayame was chatting placidly with Sango as they stood by the door.
"Are you girls waiting for something?" Kouga asked.
"Kagome's getting changed," Sango told him.
"Ayame? Are these the only clothes you've got?" drifted Kagome's voice through the closed door.
"Yeah...Why? Is there something wrong with them?" Ayame asked tipping her head to the side.
"Uh...well..." Kagome opened the door.
The two older males, Inuyasha and Kouga just stared at her, gaping.
"Um...hi guys..." Kagome waved nervously at them.
Kami, this was going to be awkward...
Eh...PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!! Take pity me! You wouldn't kill an author who's suffered through writers block, would you?
((Angry readers loom over Hiikaru carrying pointy objects))
Um...((gulps)) ok...so you would...At least let me explain! See...Summer vacations came up...and we went back home and I saw my brother and I dated this hot guy with a Harley Davidson and he was really cute and I saw my friends and his name is Jake and then we came back home and school coming and, and...I didn't have time to write?
((Readers crack their knuckles))
I'm soooo dead...((runs away in fear with an angry mob chasing after her))
PS: Kouga's new racing bike built specially for him by Kiba Inc., the Tatsumaki, means Tornado.
j.b Raven: Well, Fluffy turned up in this chappie alright! I think he got quite a role this time, don'tcha think? Night in shinning armor...((sigh)) I thought of making him punch the daylights outta Bakotsu but...that's so...non-Fluffy-like...Sesshoumaru-chan always seems to like to glare people down till they're a nervous wreck.
Three-Legged Dog: Ya know...I wasn't able to enter the code...mostly because my fucking computer keeps popping this little sign saying that I'm doing something illegal! I'm not a delinquent! I'm a normal citizen with morals! ...well...most of the time...
Sae-chan: Mmmm...the incident...that'll get cleared up soon enough...I think you'll be hearing about it in chapter 11 or 12...until then there's gonna be more mysteries popping up...This is gonna be one complicated story...
anime-babe21: Me? A Barney fan? Never! I only watch his programs every morning at 9 through the little T.V I've got hidden in my closet.
Kawaii Koibito: The Youkai Hayasa...quite a mysterious character is he not? He'll be appearing pretty soon. Right now he's busy sun bathing in Hawaii, with a coconut in his hand.
inuphoria: No need to be worried! I would never abandon my dear Speed Limit! I love my story too much! ((Huggles it))
Kage Neko: I reviewed your story! Finally! I've been meaning to check it out for quite some time now...((rubs her neck sheepishly))
Iz: I guess I'm not getting candy, ne? ((Pouts)) I updated pretty late...ah well...hope you enjoyed this chapter!
MysticAngel77: Well there's certainly going to be more tension...fluff?...hmmm...fluff will be coming soon...very soon...
mooncrystal: So...how's you "victim" getting along? Has the dumb ass been suffering sufficiently? You know...It's so wonderful to know the combination of the locker of a person whom you wish to kick butt...((sighs)) It's so nice when you stuff their locker with garbage and then they open it and pull a fit...((sniggers evilly)) and oh, so satisfying...
Miko Sakura-sama: Well, Sango just HAD to be introduced. What would Miroku do without her? We can't have him running off after some other girl, no, that wouldn't do...And after all, I quite enjoy having Miroku slapped and tortured by her. I know, I'm evil, but...it's just too funny.
Dawnrider31: I know what you mean by wanting Kags and Yash to get frisky in that tickle match...but...I have to get them to stop hating each other first...which...um...seems to be a bit more difficult then I thought it was going to be...hehehe...I guess they'll never stop playing pranks on each other...but maybe Kags will be able to knock some sense into Yash...I mean, literally.
amberescence: Every so often I go and check if you've updated any of your stories...((pouts)) But you haven't...I quite like both of them.
Hanoi: Emmm...oops? Please don't kill me! I know...4 frickn months and I haven't updated. Will you ever forgive me? I made this chapter extra-long though. And well, as I've explained at the beginning of my Review Answers Section I had quite a 'busy' summer...if you know what I mean...hehehe...I'll try and update sooner, so not to worry!
pua lahi lahi: Did we update the same day today? I'd be a REAL small world if we did.
Angel81: Thanx.
eMeLyNoOoPeE: Well, the spider thing will be explained pretty soon. I'm gonna leave it hanging for a while but it'll come up cause it's connected to another mystery. As for Sango being Kouga's cousin...I thought it would fit with the story. I know, it's unusual and all but...what can I say? There's one story where Kags is Kouga's sister and Sango is his girlfriend...but...the roles clash quite well even if it's sorta OOC.
lilneko: You have time to read fanfiction before you go to school?! o.0! Wow! I wanna go to your school! I'd have ta get up at 5 in the morn to read fanfiction before I had to dash to school...And no way in HELL am I getting up at 5!
Okibi Usagi: Was last chappie a cliffie? Oh yeah...it was...so is this one...Ain't I torturing you guys. ((grins evilly))
rachael: I LOVE Sango/Miroku pairings! If there's any pairing that should always stay the same it's that one. That's why both Sango and Miroku are OFF limits! I could have had Miroku chasing Kagome like the rest of the guys but...I like to have our little pervert stay devoted to Sango.
sashlea: You said it girl! Life is taking a 360 degree turn, that's for sure.
brazil: Brazil! I love Brazil! Is that where you come from? Samba, Carnaval and Rio de Janeiro! Abrigado...that's the only word I know...pathetic...but it's something! As for Sango and Miroku...you seemed to have guessed what going on!
faye-faye14: Thanx so much for the compliments! ((glomps faye-faye))
PeachesDani: Ya know the 'Dani' in your name reminded me of the name of one of my friend's new crush. I call him, Danny dear. He hates me for it.
Akako the Panther Hanyou: Alright, I've got a role for you. I'm not telling though! You'll be appearing in the next chapter. And truth be told...I didn't feel like making you an umbrella girl...they're all sluts and dumb, except Ayame, so I just made up a certain Ai character for the new umbrella girl...
setsuna-3000: I've updated!
Lil Ole Me 97: Yes, I know. I've been told many times the same thing...I'm Eeeeevil! ((cackles insanely))
darkdragonfire: ((hides behind a chair)) You won't send rikku the fluffy bunny out to get me cause I've updated late will you? I don't appreciate getting squashed...
ChAnDrA16: I love you computer screen! I can't get tickled! So...that means that you'll have'ta wait for me to reveal all the mysteries in this fic!
libbs: Ok...who is the Youkai Hayasa? Good question. I don't know. I guess we'll have to wait and find out, ne? As for P-chan I know that it came from the Ranma anime series...though I wasn't aware that I'd put anything from the Yu-gi-oh you please point it out for me? I'm really interested since I don't really watch that anime much.
tx soccer chick: Here's the chapter you've been waiting for!
S A K U R A22: I don't know about the pairings. You tell me. What pairing would YOU like?
ladihouki: Sango and Miroku? Oh...they just have some things they need to catch up on and get settled...And I'm planning on getting Kags and the gang to help...((rubs hands together)) This is gonna be fun!
HellKeeper: Oh yes...the Sango and Miroku thingy. Certainly the Sango and Miroku thingy...it always comes sometime or other.
Mystical-Maiden: I'm so...((sniffs)) flattered...I-I'm speechless! Thank you so much for your review and for loving my story! Oh Kami! I get SO sentimental over some reviews. I think I'm gonna cry! ((sign pops outta nowhere that says: Crying is for ninnies.)) Or maybe not.
the-evil-soup-can: Funny nick name. What's the story behind it?
to lazy to log in: Actually...I'm not decided on the pairings yet. But thanks for liking my story anywayz.
Fawnlander: I just couldn't leave Sango out. I just COULDN'T! What would've Miroku done? What fun is it if there isn't the usual grope-slap ritual? None. So obviously Sango HAD to come into the picture. So she ended up as Kouga's cousin. As for Inu-Papa...you'll see...
Always Dreaming: Yeah, I love Sango/Miroku pairings! It's sooooo cute! Grope, scream, slap, swirly eyes. Same ol routine is never too old for me!
purity=starz: Yash and Fluffy had to get the money to found Sengoku from somewhere...so I invented Kiba Inc. And basically the company will pass down onto them when Yash turns 21 so they can manage it together, if that hadn't been the case Fluffy would have already taken the company for himself...the greedy little thing...
Yhi: Thanx.
Disoriented Mind: Who is the Youkai Hayasa? Should I tell or should I not? That is the question. ((Youkai Hayasa growls threateningly)) Okay...I guess I shouldn't.
QtElFpIrAtE: Kouga without a shirt...maybe I should rip all of the guys shirts off...((drools))
unknown: Yeah, the pig thing was kind of sweet in a way...if you don't think about the wrecked house it left behind...
kitty kitsune: Well...I wasn't actually planning on giving anyone any powers, it sorta would ruin the story and make it a bit more confusing than it already is. Though Kags will have her own powers, not magical, but more like natural skills.
narXie-marie: WOOHOO! Another bike lover! Ya know...we've been sorta forming a club here with all the bike lovers around. I never thought there could be so many people who liked bikes! Mostly they like cars or somethin else...Anyway thanks for liking my story!!
Crunchie Lettuce: Thank you! Thank you so much! ((bows)) I'm always so happy when my audience appreciates my work! As for the pairings...I'm not telling! Yet.
Crystal jade2: Pairings are still in the air my dear. So don't give up your hopes up just yet!
Ryuu of the Broken Light: Ya know...I like your pen name. Dragon of the Broken Light...Ryu no Akari Oreta...interesting. Has a real nice ring to it. Anyway, as for your question on whether or not Kags would be racing...you'll see...
Kill-all-Flamers-210: Well...I would say this is more of a sorta love square (does that even exist? ((shrugs)) Dunno and don't care). Kags will be paired up with many guys, with the exception of Miroku and Shippou since they are OFF limits. But Kags will end up with someone...eventually. I'm just not telling who.
seikkyokuka: Inu plushie!!!! MIIIIINE!!! ((huggles stuffed animal)) Thank you, thankyouthankyou!
Fallen-Angel-Flying-Devil: OooO! Another biker! I seriously have'ta start making a biker club here...What kinda bikes do you ride?
Iced Faeri: Glad to know the fic made you laugh! Thanks for reading!
LiLfloWerGrl: The Youkai Hayasa will appear...sooner than you think actually...
Night of the Raven: I have written. You've read. Please review! Arigatoo gozaimazu!
hersheys-kiss-girl: Lol! Your friend have laughed her butt off! If I'd seen any of MY friends do that I probably be crying because I'd laughed so much. But no...unfortunately I have no cure to writers block. I have suffered it myself. Devastating, really. Pitiful...but well...just have'ta stand in the rain and let lightning strike you...not that I really recommend that idea since you'd probably be dead before you got your inspiration back but...it works in anime...
Mia: I've updated!
Darkened-Halo: Thanx! I thought that if I started the fic off lightly and with a few funny parts here and there it would sorta make the readers comfortable enough to proceed into the action filled part of the story. There's gonna be a lot of tension, fluffy moments, action and unsolved mysteries to be puzzled out and I want to add a bit of comic relief every so often...but thanks for your personal comments! I really appreciate them and they help me a lot!
Madam Sorceress: The Speed Demon's identity will be revealed...sometime...not soon, but sometime. And yeah, Sango and Miroku just CAN'T be torn apart. They're such a cute couple!
lisette: I've updated! I've updated! Just...don't pull the water works!!!
Akiraton: Of course I am to continue! So here is the 10th chapter! And the 11th will come sometime soon.
DemonWicca: Thanx! It's so nice to know when people appreciate my work! I...I feel so happy! ((giggles insanely)) I think I'll even help the little old ladies cross the street! And I'll sing! In the shower! Now where is my shower cap...((wonders off in search of shower cap))
Sammy-.-zzz: Thanks.
inuyasha-kagome123: Well. I've finally updated! Hope you enjoyed! And don't forget to review!