Ha ha! It is the triumphant return of Kitsune Ryune! Thanks to Hanyou
Demoness, Dark Jaded Rose, Koga_13, and (?) for reviewing. I really
appreciate the warm welcome after an extremely long hiatus. During this
time, I was able to master my DDR skills and get involved in the X-men
evolution fan art community. . . I also developed a penchant for peanut
butter and amassed a HUGE file of Inuyasha and Evo pictures. Oh, and I
discovered Danny Phantom. Ooo... another guy who has white hair when he's all
powerful and black hair when he's a normal human. Ooo. I heart bishonen.
Okay, so that's enough ranting about non-Inuyasha stuff. Here's the second chapter. Enjoy it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Culture Shock
Ayako tapped her foot patiently as the plane touched down in the San Jose International Airport. Kagome was supposed to be on that plane, and she was truly looking forward to that visit. She and Kagome had been best friend as kids, and now that Kagome was going to be an exchange student in HER high school . . . the excitement was too much to bear. Especially since Kagome was going to stay with her family. Seito, her brother, tugged on her sleeve.
"When are they gonna be here, Ayako? When?"
"They'll be here soon, Seito-ototo. Very soon." Finally, a throng of people surged from the gate towards them. Ayako searched the crowd for Kagome. She'd sent a picture of herself over e-mail, so Ayako knew who to look for. The two girls had corresponded over the summer, but she had to admit, Kagome was not the most consistent person. Sometimes it would take two to three weeks for her to even reply to one of Ayako's emails. Kagome had also promised a 'surprise' but wasn't clear about what it was.
"Ayako-chan!" a jubilant voice called from the midst of the crowd. Ayako spied Kagome running towards her, waving her purse and dragging a white-haired boy in a red baseball cap behind her. The boy was grumbling sleepily and fumbling with his carry-on.
"Kagome! How are you?" she eyed the white-haired boy, who had very long hair pulled back with a hair tie and two long locks on either side of his face. Jeez, thought Ayako, that is one cute boy. She gestured towards him. "I didn't know you'd be bringing a boyfriend with you," she smiled, figuring this was the surprise.
"Boyfriend?! Oh no, no. This is Inuyasha. He didn't have anything better to do, so I brought him along for the semester." She turned to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, this is Ayako-chan, my friend who we'll be staying with." He grumbled a sleepy 'konnichiwa' and rubbed his eyes. "He's suffering from major jetlag. And he only knows about 15 words in English, most of which are swear words."
"Who taught him those?" Ayako asked, startled.
"Some stupid gaijin on the plane. She was all interested in talking to him. It was kinda weird." Kagome nodded towards Seito. "Who is this?"
"Oh! That's Seito, my little brother." Seito was staring wide-eyed at Inuyasha.
He tugged on Ayako's arm again. "Can he stay in my room?" Ayako laughed, and told Seito it was up to Inuyasha. Just before the wide-eyed eight-year-old could ask, though, Ayako's mom and dad approached the group.
"Konnichiwa, Mr. and Mrs. Shinoda. How are you?" Kagome acknowledged her mother's friends. Mrs. Shinoda eyed Inuyasha. "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner," she defended, "but mama sent you a letter saying that Inuyasha would be coming. Is it all right?"
Ayako's parents exchanged glances, and then smiled. Of course, he could stay.
"YAY!" screamed Seito, loud enough to turn heads all across the airport. -*-*_*_*_*_*_*
IN the Shinoda's SUV, Inuyasha woke up completely. Well, enough to complain about being hungry, tired, unable to understand what was being said, etc. He glanced at Kagome. "Can I take off this stupid hat now?" he grumped. Without waiting for an answer, he whipped it off and flicked his ears back and forth. Kagome stifled a giggle. Not only did he have the kind of hat hair that only comes from spending 15 hours on an airplane, his ears were cocked at a funny angle. Ayako gasped.
"Are . . . are those real?!" she squealed. Inuyasha winced. If he said yes, he knew what was coming. "Oh my god! They are! HOW CUTE!" She reached up to grab them and started rubbing them.
"Wow, why do you have doggy ears, Inuyasha?" Seito asked, eyes as big as half-dollars.
"Hahn, he has dog ears?!" exclaimed Mr. Shinoda from the driver's seat, tilting the rearview mirror to see.
Inuyasha batted Ayako's hands away and sighed. "Have you ever heard of youkai, Mr. Shinoda?"
"Well, I do remember a fairy tale my grandmother told me when I was young about a priestess and a hanyou and some sort of jewel. The priestess shot him with a magic arrow and he supposedly slept forever in a tree. . . "
"Uh, eh-heh," Kagome laughed nervously. "Funny you should mention the legend of the Shikon-no-Tama, Mr. Shinoda. . ."
"Why?"
"Because Inuyasha is the hanyou from that legend."
The SUV screeched to a halt outside a Conoco. He turned around in his seat to get a good look at Inuyasha. Inuyasha glared back at him. Ayako thought it really did make sense. After all, most people don't normally have claws, fangs, amber eyes, white hair and dog ears.
So for the rest of the car ride, Kagome explained how she had fallen through the well and met Inuyasha, and told them all that had transpired since then. *_*_*_*_*_*_*_
Later that night, Kagome began unpacking her suitcase. She pulled aside a pair of jeans and screamed.
Sitting in the middle of her panties and eating the last of her Pocky was the last person she expected to see.
"Hi Kagome!" piped Shippo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, adding Shippo was a last minute idea. Okay, not the best one, but I think it could make the story interesting. Hmmm... what craziness can I create next?
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Okay, so that's enough ranting about non-Inuyasha stuff. Here's the second chapter. Enjoy it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Culture Shock
Ayako tapped her foot patiently as the plane touched down in the San Jose International Airport. Kagome was supposed to be on that plane, and she was truly looking forward to that visit. She and Kagome had been best friend as kids, and now that Kagome was going to be an exchange student in HER high school . . . the excitement was too much to bear. Especially since Kagome was going to stay with her family. Seito, her brother, tugged on her sleeve.
"When are they gonna be here, Ayako? When?"
"They'll be here soon, Seito-ototo. Very soon." Finally, a throng of people surged from the gate towards them. Ayako searched the crowd for Kagome. She'd sent a picture of herself over e-mail, so Ayako knew who to look for. The two girls had corresponded over the summer, but she had to admit, Kagome was not the most consistent person. Sometimes it would take two to three weeks for her to even reply to one of Ayako's emails. Kagome had also promised a 'surprise' but wasn't clear about what it was.
"Ayako-chan!" a jubilant voice called from the midst of the crowd. Ayako spied Kagome running towards her, waving her purse and dragging a white-haired boy in a red baseball cap behind her. The boy was grumbling sleepily and fumbling with his carry-on.
"Kagome! How are you?" she eyed the white-haired boy, who had very long hair pulled back with a hair tie and two long locks on either side of his face. Jeez, thought Ayako, that is one cute boy. She gestured towards him. "I didn't know you'd be bringing a boyfriend with you," she smiled, figuring this was the surprise.
"Boyfriend?! Oh no, no. This is Inuyasha. He didn't have anything better to do, so I brought him along for the semester." She turned to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, this is Ayako-chan, my friend who we'll be staying with." He grumbled a sleepy 'konnichiwa' and rubbed his eyes. "He's suffering from major jetlag. And he only knows about 15 words in English, most of which are swear words."
"Who taught him those?" Ayako asked, startled.
"Some stupid gaijin on the plane. She was all interested in talking to him. It was kinda weird." Kagome nodded towards Seito. "Who is this?"
"Oh! That's Seito, my little brother." Seito was staring wide-eyed at Inuyasha.
He tugged on Ayako's arm again. "Can he stay in my room?" Ayako laughed, and told Seito it was up to Inuyasha. Just before the wide-eyed eight-year-old could ask, though, Ayako's mom and dad approached the group.
"Konnichiwa, Mr. and Mrs. Shinoda. How are you?" Kagome acknowledged her mother's friends. Mrs. Shinoda eyed Inuyasha. "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner," she defended, "but mama sent you a letter saying that Inuyasha would be coming. Is it all right?"
Ayako's parents exchanged glances, and then smiled. Of course, he could stay.
"YAY!" screamed Seito, loud enough to turn heads all across the airport. -*-*_*_*_*_*_*
IN the Shinoda's SUV, Inuyasha woke up completely. Well, enough to complain about being hungry, tired, unable to understand what was being said, etc. He glanced at Kagome. "Can I take off this stupid hat now?" he grumped. Without waiting for an answer, he whipped it off and flicked his ears back and forth. Kagome stifled a giggle. Not only did he have the kind of hat hair that only comes from spending 15 hours on an airplane, his ears were cocked at a funny angle. Ayako gasped.
"Are . . . are those real?!" she squealed. Inuyasha winced. If he said yes, he knew what was coming. "Oh my god! They are! HOW CUTE!" She reached up to grab them and started rubbing them.
"Wow, why do you have doggy ears, Inuyasha?" Seito asked, eyes as big as half-dollars.
"Hahn, he has dog ears?!" exclaimed Mr. Shinoda from the driver's seat, tilting the rearview mirror to see.
Inuyasha batted Ayako's hands away and sighed. "Have you ever heard of youkai, Mr. Shinoda?"
"Well, I do remember a fairy tale my grandmother told me when I was young about a priestess and a hanyou and some sort of jewel. The priestess shot him with a magic arrow and he supposedly slept forever in a tree. . . "
"Uh, eh-heh," Kagome laughed nervously. "Funny you should mention the legend of the Shikon-no-Tama, Mr. Shinoda. . ."
"Why?"
"Because Inuyasha is the hanyou from that legend."
The SUV screeched to a halt outside a Conoco. He turned around in his seat to get a good look at Inuyasha. Inuyasha glared back at him. Ayako thought it really did make sense. After all, most people don't normally have claws, fangs, amber eyes, white hair and dog ears.
So for the rest of the car ride, Kagome explained how she had fallen through the well and met Inuyasha, and told them all that had transpired since then. *_*_*_*_*_*_*_
Later that night, Kagome began unpacking her suitcase. She pulled aside a pair of jeans and screamed.
Sitting in the middle of her panties and eating the last of her Pocky was the last person she expected to see.
"Hi Kagome!" piped Shippo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, adding Shippo was a last minute idea. Okay, not the best one, but I think it could make the story interesting. Hmmm... what craziness can I create next?
Make with the reviewing! See, there is a tab down here... | | | \/