I have returned! Over 400 reviews! Thank you so much to everyone who has read my story and reviewed, I never thought it would get as far as it did! Thank you for being so patient with me even though I've been quite poopy at updating! In this chapter, we finally bring back…dun dun dun…the language of the fan! Lets see how much you guys remember from Chapter…4 was it? Don't worry, some will be translated throughout, while others I'll leave for the end of the chapter. Good Luck and enjoy! Hi Narva!
Disclaimer: Takahashi Rumiko is the man! Er…WOman… I should say, cus Inuyasha belongs to her…what a lucky gal indeed!
Chapter 14: The Talk
Mrs. Higurashi's eyes almost popped out of her head as she saw her daughter walk away from Sesshoumaru in the middle of a dance. A sharp, startled breath escaped her lips before her eyes rolled back into her head and she collapsed to the floor. The women around her quickly scampered away, fanning themselves in an almost unreal fashion, gossiping like mad.
"Look! She left him!"
"Oh my goodness!"
"What will her mother think?"
"I do believe she thought it most unfitting."
"I do hope that she does not get a crick in her neck from lying in that position."
"How long do you think she will lay there?"
"For hours maybe. Look at him! He does not seem the bit upset with her!"
Kagome politely pressed her way through the crowd of the dancing and the standing. Would Inuyasha be at the terrace still? Could he have left the ball all together? Kagome hoped that she would be able to find him.
Surely if Sesshoumaru were to request that I forgive him…then it must be done. Under normal circumstances, I would not have given Inuyasha a chance!
She sighed lightly before finally breaking free from the mob of people to the more deserted section of the entire place. She was very close to the same area she had been taken by Mr. Murimoto moments before, but she stopped before she reached the doors to the terrace. Would Inuyasha still be here? She thought. Surely one would not commit himself to such a task of staying in one place for no reason at all!
Biting her lower lip, Kagome slowly opened the doors to the terrace and stepped out into complete darkness. Her eyes widened in surprise at the sudden change of lighting. Had the lanterns not been on earlier? Who had put them out?
"I-Inuyasha?" She said quietly as her eyes adjusted to the darkness. Even the light from the inside through the glass doors did not help much. "Inuyasha…if you are here…come out…please…"
Silence.
Kagome sighed and began to turn around.
"Isn't it not allowed for a lady to sigh?" A voice said lightly, sarcasm dripping from every word.
Kagome whirled around. "Inuyasha!" she cried, although she could not see him very well. The moon caused his hair to practically glow in the night and his eyes seemed like lanterns in the dark. "Inuyasha…I wanted to tell you that-
"Miss Higurashi!"
Kagome stopped talking immediately and turned. "Mr. Nimura…" she quickly put on a fake smile and tried to look interested. Ugh, at the worst time Mr. Nimura! She thought in frustration.
"Miss Higurashi, I heard about what happened earlier with Mr. Murimoto and Inuyasha.." He began. Slowly he went to her. "Come…let us go back inside, you would not want to catch cold."
Kagome slowly took his offered arm but looked back as she walked inside. Inuyasha had disappeared! Before he could close the doors Kagome had a sudden thought. "Oh…Mr. Nimura…I would like the doors open please. Let us stand near the terrace…the moon is beautiful tonight."
"As you wish, Miss Higurashi." He said and let the doors fling back open. Kagome positioned herself as close to the terrace as possible and tried to look very interested in what Mr. Nimura was saying when in reality she was not paying attention at all. Suddenly he coughed and looked away and Kagome turned completely to the terrace and called out Inuyasha's name.
Nothing happened.
Dejected, she turned back to Mr. Nimura as his coughing fit ceased. "Please excuse my rudeness Miss Higurashi." He said, his face aflame in a blush.
"Oh, it is nothing Mr. Nimura." She said a bit disappointedly.
She is disappointed at my foray! He thought in dismay. I…I must redeem myself in her eyes!
"Miss…Higurashi…" He began. Kagome looked at him with slight interest. "As…as I was saying…I did hear about what happened with Mr. Murimoto and Inuyasha…"
"Oh…?" Kagome said.
"Yes…and I do believe that-
The rest became nonsense as Kagome stopped listening. Occasionally she would feign a look of astonishment or agreement and it seemed that those expressions suited him fine because he kept talking.
She sighed softly. He was right there and yet she could not say the words. Was it her pride? Was it-
"Ow!"
"Miss Higurashi! Are you alright?" he cried.
"Yes…yes Mr. Nimura, I'm fine." She said as she clutched something in her hand. "Do continue though."
"Why yes…now my father would-
His words soon became nothing as Kagome peered into her gloved hand. A small acorn had struck her on the arm yet she had almost instantly caught it. It had come from outside….from the terrace. Her eyes lit up and her smile increased and she carefully reached behind her. At the sight of her smile Mr. Nimura's smile grew and he could tell that she was profoundly enjoying his rendition of his life's story.
Kagome's eyes darted to the terrace and she saw him. He was barely visible from the position he was in, but his eyes were glowing from the moonlight and she could see some of his hair. He would hear her speak! In a way of sorts…
Inuyasha smirked to himself at Kagome's cunning. But what was it that needed to be discussed? Was she there to reprimand him more for strangling Kouga? He winced at the thought of another reckoning for his actions. He new that word would spread like fire of what he did and as soon as Sesshoumaru found out…well…he would handle that when the time came for it. In the mean time he needed to figure out what message she was trying to get to him.
Damn that Hojou! He thought bitterly. Some fucking time he has. What are you trying to tell me Kagome? He studied her tense position with a critical eye. She does look lovely tonight…
His eyes traveled the length of her body secretly from behind the well-situated foliage of the Takashi household. Her dark hair was parted in the middle and fastened in some way so that the tight ringlets that adorned the tips of her hair sat just above her ears. Behind each mound of ringlets a long silk, blue and gold ribbon were tied and small golden leaves were placed strategically within that bunch.
Lower now to her face, neck, and shoulders where her already pale skin had been painted with the latest fashion of makeup and her cheeks were slightly tinged with pink, although Inuyasha knew that the colour displayed was to make her face seem flushed, it did nothing to compare to Kagome's true look when she blushed. On her dainty neck a pearl necklace sat comfortably, the shiny orbs twinkling slightly in the light.
Further down to her dress now caused Inuyasha to sigh heavily. The white, ground silk dress blended beautifully with Kagome's demeanor. The sleeves hung slightly off of her smooth shoulders with blue embossed velvet designs of roses and other foliage in them. His eyes traveled over her well-developed bosom and to her small waist and stomach. Gingerly his eyes retraced their travels back up to her chest area. He huffed in agitation.
"Damned corsets…" He muttered. A small breeze blew through the terrace causing his hair to stir over his eyes. Letting out a small puff of air the offending hair retreated to its proper place and Inuyasha shifted in his slightly uncomfortable position and continued watching Kagome intently.
The dress immediately streamed upward and outward at the beginning of her waist and of course flowed out in the usual hoop fashion. Intricate designs of foliage etched themselves from Kagome's waist almost to the hem where more blue embossed velvet roses displayed themselves like the stunning paintings that adorned the many halls of Sesshoumaru's home. Her arms were mostly bare except for the white gloves that rested slightly above her wrist. He also noticed that the tops of the gloves matched the sleeves of her dress.
She was breathtaking. Inuyasha felt his steadfastness in being angry with Kagome for slapping him steadily dissolving with each passing moment and with each movement she made.
Fool! He thought angrily, shaking his head to clear the thoughts of the enticing girl. She so easily betrayed you for that bastard Kouga! She agreed with every word he said about you…she touched him and comforted him as he spat useless banter at you…she allocated his kiss…she disregarded you completely. What do you owe her? Nothing…why do you sit and wait for her while she talks with that Nimura bastard? His hand went to his cheek and he shook his head angrily, growling at himself. You are becoming soft. How is it that one maiden has been able to make a mockery of the strong resistance you put up when Kikyou left you so easily in the night? Disgusted with himself, Inuyasha made to stand up and leave the ball all together at that moment but a quick movement caught his eye.
Kagome noticed that Inuyasha's intense stare had been on her for quite some time. His golden eyes bore into her every crevice it seemed, and it was a little unnerving for her to endure.
I have his attention then…She thought to herself as she fondled her fan which she had removed from a secret pocket she had Ayako put into all of her dresses. Mr. Nimura paid no heed to her actions and kept talking as she flicked the fan open lightly to make sure his attention was fully captured.
Kagome took a deep breath. Well…I hope this will be satisfactory.
Inuyasha peered from another shifted position to Kagome again, his bitter thoughts almost forgotten at the new turn of events. What was she doing? He watched as she turned her fan over and ran her fingers along the fan's ribs continuously.
Inuyasha thought hard for a moment. His eyes narrowed in concentration when it suddenly hit him. Brilliant…she was to use her fan to communicate with him while Hojou proceeded to bore her to tears! He bit his lower lip as he tried to decipher what she was saying. What was it that Miroku had said that that meant? He watched her more attentively.
I want to talk to you… "Well I hadn't the slightest idea!" He muttered to himself. But how was he to respond? Frantically he searched around for anything of use. Turning to his right he saw something shining in the moonlight. Crawling over to it he found that it was Kagome's masquerade mask. With a disapproving sigh seeing as he could find nothing else he deftly crawled back to his spot and waited for Kagome to catch his eye. He gave a curt nod and, with burning cheeks lifted the mask to his face.
Kagome jumped slightly in surprise and in urgency to conceal the burst of laughter that would have escaped her lips if she had not bit down hard on her bottom lip. She quickly moved her eyes to the mind numbing conversation that Mr. Nimura was gladly having, unknowingly, with himself. She then noticed that in his constant story telling that he spoke with his eyes closed half the time!
It is if he is boring himself to sleep! Kagome thought humouredly.
She looked back toward the terrace and supposed that Inuyasha's use of her long forgotten mask would be quite beneficial to their secret conversation. She safely assumed that when the mask was placed over his face that his answer was 'yes'.
Oh how stupid I feel! Inuyasha thought in slight anger and dismay. And I must look it too. He sighed and removed the mask from his face and watched Kagome earnestly.
Kagome slowly closed the fan and drew it across her eyes, paused and opened it, then clasped her hands together.
I am sorry…forgive me.
Inuyasha blinked in surprise. I am sorry…forgive me?! What made her change her mind so quickly? Inuyasha's brows furrowed in confusion as he thought how just earlier Kagome had basically spat the fires of hell at him… and now she was apologizing and requesting his forgiveness?
His mouth open still in surprise Inuyasha used a shaky hand to place the mask over his face but a sudden jolt of pride caused him to instantly remove the mask and shake his head firmly as soon as it had been placed.
He noticed Kagome's slightly confused expression as she closed the fan again and drew it across her eyes, paused yet again, and opened the fan once more and clasped her hands together.
I am sorry…forgive me.
Again Inuyasha placed the mask over his face but quickly yanked it down and shook his head fiercely. Kagome's eyebrows furrowed and she tried once more.
I am sorry…forgive me.
No.
A pout crossed her features and she quickly opened and closed her fan in rapid motions. Inuyasha tilted his head to the side in thought. What had that meant?
You are cruel.
A smug look fixed itself upon his face and he slowly placed the mask onto his face.
Oh yes..
Kagome visibly stiffened. Apparently he was choosing to be arrogant. Such timing he had!
Inuyasha looked down at the cat mask in his hand. Things were going to be more difficult to say if she began to get into more complex signings. Oh if only he had something beside that stupid mask! A sharp twinge came from the top of his head as something landed softly in his lap. Looking down he slowly picked the object up and opened it. A fan! But where could it have come from? Looking up he saw two figures leaning over the small balcony many feet above him. One of the figures waved and the other, obviously female blew a kiss at him.
He lifted a gloved hand in thanks and the two figures quickly disappeared from the small balcony as silently as they came.
"Do you suppose he knew that it was us?" Sango asked, looking at Miroku slowly.
"Yes," He nodded. "Inuyasha is a smart boy…he may not think clearly in most situations, but his intelligence…although overshadowed sometimes also by his…somewhat overpowering idiocy…is there. Besides…it is much better to watch knowing what is being said now is it not? That mask was not a good use for such an important conversation." He said with a small smile.
"I see." Sango said quietly, tucking her hands together in front of her and blushing a little. It was true that they were spying on the two yet it had been hard to understand what Inuyasha was saying so they decided to step in and help…a little.
"Besides," Miroku added, suddenly appearing much closer than he had a few seconds before. "I taught him all of the little tricks you women play with your fans…there is nothing that he, or I, in that matter will not know how to say or understand with your little games." He chuckled at Sango's audible gasp and took the moment to sneak some of his charms onto the tantalizing lady.
Inuyasha heard a distinct screech and the familiar noise of a slap as he placed Kagome's cat mask neatly beside him and shook the fan a little. Its silvery colour caught the moon's light distinctively and would be easy for Kagome to see from inside. Now…where had they left off?
Slowly he placed the open fan over his lips. Pausing momentarily and removing the fan he eyed Kagome intensely and placed the fan over his lips again.
Do not doubt me.
Kagome pursed her lips in distaste and repeated her earlier message.
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched irritably and he quickly snapped the fan shut and slapped the floor with it twice.
Kagome gasped indignantly. "How dare you…"
"Miss Higurashi?" Mr. Nimura said. "Miss Higurashi…are you well?"
Kagome slowed her tempered breathing and looked at Mr. Nimura. "I…yes, yes Mr. Nimura. I am well."
"Please do not be bothered by subtlety…if you are truly not well, do tell me!" He said, taking a step toward her and placing a hand on her arm. Although annoyed as she was, Kagome could not help but blush and turn her head away. This enticed Mr. Nimura even more and he placed his hand on her neck.
An infuriated growl escaped Inuyasha before he could suppress it. Angrily he slapped open the fan and held it in his left hand, fanning himself like a mad man.
Kagome did not feel comfortable with Mr. Nimura touching her this way…especially after the scene with Mr. Murimoto and Inuyasha. Surely the scandal behind that was just beginning to take flame, the last thing she needed now was to be spotted having affairs with Mr. Nimura. Not that he was not an amiable man…
"Mr. Nimura…could you please, remove your hand?"
"But of course Miss Higurashi, please forgive my forwardness."
Frantic movement suddenly caught her eye.
Do not flirt with that woman!!
That woman?! Kagome thought. But of course…
"Mr. Nimura..please…continue your story, forgive me for interrupting." Kagome said with a small smile.
Mr. Nimura was only too happy to comply. Immediately he began again and Kagome turned her attentions back to Inuyasha.
Kagome held out her fan and opened it, slowly taking it to her eyebrow and tapping it twice.
Why?
Inuyasha grumbled to himself. Using his right hand to close the fan he then placed it on his lips.
I do not trust you.
Kagome gave him another surprised and indignant look before opening her fan and with a bored expression fanned herself slowly.
Do not waste your time; I do not care about you.
Inuyasha faltered for a moment before gaining his composure. He flicked the fan open and closed it placing the tip under one of his shining eyes.
You lie.
He watched as Kagome paused. A small victorious smirk crossed his lips as he waited for her response. But she did not respond. She only stood there, yet something was wrong. Very wrong. Inuyasha shifted uncomfortably as he stared at Kagome. Why does she stand there like a fool? Why does she not respond to me? Say something rude, Kagome…it is in your nature. He thought with a small laugh.
But Kagome did not respond in a rude way. She did nothing at all, it seemed. Until he noticed that her shoulders were shaking. Was she cold? Did she need his jacket for warmth? Why was that bastard Hojou not noticing that Kagome was cold?
Kagome tried to stop the tears from coming but her sobs could not be controlled completely. Against her will, the tears began to fall slowly and her shoulders shook with the futile attempt.
Hojou noticed immediately.
"Miss Higurashi?"
How dare he call me a liar! After I made to apologize to him for making him look like a fool in front of Mr. Murimoto…and possibly hurting his feelings, how could he? How could one be so cruel?
This thought brought Kagome more sadness and she had to bite her bottom lip to keep from wailing and causing more attention to her. And he does not care that I am crying FOR him. How sad he must be…to be so angry all of the time…
"Miss Higurashi." Hojou said. She must be touched by the saddening story of the death of my young cat, Poopee…that was run over by a carriage a few years ago. Ah Miss Higurashi, how you must care for my feelings! With a surge of pride Mr. Nimura quickly embraced Kagome. "Oh Miss Higurashi, I cared very much for Poopee too!" He cried, instantly breaking down into tears with her.
Kagome abruptly stopped crying. Sniffling and confused, she felt she could do nothing more but let the embrace continue. Mr. Nimura is so in touch with his emotions…what on earth is a Poopee?
A soft sound caught her attention. The sound was coming from the terrace and was growing in volume rapidly. Kagome gently wiped her eyes and glared at Inuyasha. How dare he growl at Mr. Nimura! She thought angrily.
His sudden movement instantly caught her eye and she immediately slapped her fan shut and swiftly slashed it toward the ground before lifting it slowly at his eye level.
Inuyasha had in fact made a move to go and break Mr. Nimura's arms but Kagome's quick movements had stopped him dead in his tracks.
You stay there.
Inuyasha crouched dumbfounded in his spot. What was Kagome doing? "What do you think of me as, your dog?" He muttered. "Keh, she is not my mother! I do not have an obligation to her commands!" And with that he stood up.
Kagome saw him and panicked. He is to attack Mr. Nimura! Her mind screamed. Thinking quickly, she did the only thing she felt that was acceptable besides screaming at the moment. Pulling her arm back as best she could with Mr. Nimura clinging to her like a frightened child, she chucked her fan like a dagger and prayed that it would hit its target.
Inuyasha was beaned on the head and, caught off guard and in mid-step, was knocked clean off his feet and toppled backwards back into the foliage.
"What was that?" A startled Mr. Nimura cried.
"Oh…it was Kirara…Sang-er..Miss Takashi's cat." Kagome lied. "Um, she is a very sweet thing…would not want her to get you go and find her for Miss Takashi? She loves Kirara very much!"
At this Mr. Nimura's eyes glazed over with tears. Quickly he gained his composure and drew himself up like a proper gentleman. "It shall be my duty, until the sun rises in the far east and I may see her beautiful rays over the horizon, that I will not rest until Kirara is safe in the Takashi household! I will not let Kirara end up like my poor Poopee!" He cried before dashing off toward the front entrance.
Kagome sighed heavily in relief. She was beginning to feel very emotionally spent because of this night. Stepping out onto the terrace she turned and closed the large glass doors behind her and was shrouded in quite a bit of darkness. The moon had completely disappeared behind thick clouds. Pushing a loose strand of hair from her exasperated face she pushed some plant life out of her way before finding Inuyasha pouting with his back to her. Her fan lay discarded a few inches from him and broken in half.
"You broke my fan!" Kagome gasped. "How could you?"
"You threw it at me." He grumbled.
"With excellent reason!" She cried. "You were to attack Mr. Nimura!"
"He put his hands on you for no reason."
"Mr. Nimura is in touch with his emotions."
"A child can conjure up more emotion than that fool."
"Do not speak of Mr. Nimura in such a way; he is not here to defend himself…"
"Keh. As if he could."
"You are impossible!"
"You are not trustworthy."
"Do not accuse me of being untrustworthy! And if you are one to make such accusations, you could do so as a man and face me!"
Inuyasha whirled around on her, the hurt in his expression unseen by the shadows being created because of the lack of light.
"You let Kouga kiss you!"
Kagome faltered for a moment. Is that what he has been angry about? She thought. "But Inuyasha-
"You took his side and consoled him…you ignored me the entire night….you came here with that Hojou, I requested you first!"
Inuyasha…
"Please…will you let me reason with you?"
Silence.
"Inuyasha…Mr. Murimoto kissed me and I had no time to stop him. I was not expecting it at all…at the time; yes I did take Mr. Murimoto's side…but I was quite upset with you and I was not thinking of my actions. I have not been ignoring you the entire night Inuyasha…remember it is you who did not sign my card…I was obligated to dance with whomever asked. I could not be caught in a ball, according to the rules of society, without a dance partner at any time…this you know. I have not been ignoring you the entire night, poor Mr. Nimura was talking to himself for such a long time just moments before! And, as for Mr. Nimura escorting me to Sango's ball…yes, you did request my acquaintance first…but as I told you, Mother had the matter settled before I could even accept. I was going to accept you, Inuyasha; I would not have wanted to go with anyone else."
Inuyasha sat in silence for a moment as he took in what Kagome had said. As usual it had been his fault for all of the misunderstandings. So he stood up and wiped some of the small bits of loose gravel from his pants. The clouds had moved away from the moon and the moonlight spread across the area like the night's version of the day's sun. Inuyasha looked into Kagome's sparkling eyes in the moonlight and his anger melted away.
But her eyes suddenly turned into a hard stare and her lips flipped into a frown. "And you," She said, being so bold as to poke him in the chest with a gloved finger. "acting the way you did to Mr. Murimoto and Mr. Nimura! How could you do those things Inuyasha? And in the presence of a lady no less!"
Inuyasha snorted. "That Hojou is very feminine and is also about as foolish as they come. Kouga, on the other hand, deserves nothing but the bottom of my boot on his face repeatedly and to keep his hands off of the person I care- the people I concern myself with!"
He had tried to cover his blunder but Kagome had heard it and had dismissed everything else after that. Her eyes misted with tears.
"Inuyasha…you, care about me?" She said timidly.
"What?! Why…I…how could I…of course not!" He sputtered.
Kagome gave him a small smile. "You lie, Inuyasha."
"I do not! I do not care for you in the least bit! You are just a…a…teacher!" He cried. Immediately he regretted his words. "Kagome…I-
"No…do not say anymore." She said quietly, ducking her head so that he could not see her eyes. "I understand how you feel about me…"
"No Kagome, it is folly! When I am with you, my heart is not filled with that empty void that tortures me night and day. That void is as black as the greatest evil, but it is dashed away as soon as I see you. You are what assists me out of bed every day. I could not stand living with Sesshoumaru if you were not there every day to repel him to his study-not that he despises you, but it seems that when you are there he feels that there is no need for him to be around. Kagome, you must see…I find it hard to go a day without you."
Kagome cried. Her tears fell like rivers down her cheeks and she shook almost uncontrollably. Inuyasha's face reddened.
"K-Kagome! Do not cry! I am sorry, I take it all back!" He cried, thinking that he had been too forward and had offended her somehow.
She gasped loudly. "No!" She cried. "Inuyasha no! It is I who am sorry. I am sorry that I did not stand up to Mother, that I did not fight so that I could attend Sango's ball with you! It is I who am sorry for making you feel so terrible today, I never wanted to hurt you the way that I did! It is I who am sorry for laying my hand upon you!" At her last words she lifted her hand to Inuyasha's cheek, who instinctively winced causing her to falter before touching his cheek softly. "I beg for your forgiveness…"
Inuyasha touched Kagome's hand with both of his. He shook his head softly. "If you had not slapped me, and instead had gone to get someone else…think of the uproar things would be in just now. It is I who should make an apology for my actions. I am sorry Kagome for acting like such a fool tonight. I am sorry for making you act so unladylike in front of those bastards, and I am sorry for accusing you of wrongful acts."
They stood that way in silence for a few moments, Kagome's tears silently falling and Inuyasha eventually gently dropping her hand and using his to leisurely wipe them away. Somehow the doors to the terrace had opened themselves and the melodic tune of a romantic waltz billowed throughout the terrace and to their ears.
Inuyasha looked into Kagome's eyes again and removed his hands from her cheeks. Taking a step back he took a small bow and offered her his hand. "Will you honour me…Miss Higurashi, with your hand for a waltz?" He said slowly, as if such propriety was painful to him.
A smile opened Kagome's face like the sun on a new day. "Mr…..Inu…yasha," She faltered. "I would not accept any other request." She took his hand and he placed his other to her waist. The two danced well on into the next four sets, unawares of the pair of eyes watching them.
"I must say that sending Kirara running off into the grounds was a good idea." Miroku said.
"I remembered someone speaking of his dead cat and thought it a good diversion." Sango laughed gently. "And I must say that you were very swift in opening the terrace doors and requesting a romantic waltz for the last set."
"Aaah, these two…will they ever know how much they care for each other?" Miroku sighed, leaning on the banister and resting his chin on a hand as he watched Inuyasha and Kagome dancing.
"I do believe that they will need a little help in realizing it…they seem to be incapable of doing it on their own." Sango responded softly, she too staring at the dancing couple below them and to the left.
"Yes, I agree. I am sure that were I to care for a woman such as Inuyasha does Miss Higurashi, if I am correct in assuming that he does care for her as strongly as we think, the lady would know at once of my true nature." Miroku said, glancing over at Sango with a slightly glazed expression.
"Oh yes." Sango replied. "Although it is customary of society to play hard to get, I do believe that I would be terrible at playing such a game…the gentleman would be able to read me like a book!"
"Will you honour me, Miss Takashi, with your hand for this last set?" Miroku said, gingerly offering her his hand.
Sango gasped. My name…he finally said it right! "It would be my pleasure, Mr. Tomoshi."
A/N: Wheee! How's that for a faster update eh? I can see your happy faces now! Ha….EYE KAN SEA U! Did anyone think this chapter was kind of cheesey in the least bit? I mean, Inuyasha, using a fan, really! But I did bring back that good ol' LotF for you guys! Ahem..anyway… Well I added a little Sango/Miroku in here because I found that there was a definite lack thereof. Hopefully you guys liked it. I'm not sure if these links will work, I tried typing them out instead of just copying and pasting because I think that they will delete them! Again, they are being poopy! It gets rid of all the special spaces that I do! Ugh, is being waay to mean now! Anyhoo…time for some RtR and linkage!
Ah yes, could you guess what Inuyasha's movement meant in the only part of conversing with the fans that I didn't translate? If not, he was saying:
I am impatient!
Did anyone guess it?
To see Kagome's dress and hair go here:
It's the very first one a'course!
And for you LotF peoples, here are the websites that I used for some of them although I made up a lot of the ones that aren't listed at these sites:
RtR!
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Shesshy-obsessed- That's so cute haha! Thanks for your support, happy reading!
Namiko-Daughter of Sekhmet- Thank you very much! Hopefully you'll like this one as much too!
Pretendingtobesane-Yes…Sesshoumaru has that really fluffy tail that I'd like to…::coughs:: I mean..um..well ::pushes up nerdy glasses that came out of nowhere:: the difference between a terrace and a balcony are, so I've learned are, a balcony is a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet, and a terrace is several things: an unroofed paved area right next to a house; a roofed balcony; a veranda; or a raised bed of earth constructed to enhance a landscape. So maybe I could have let the whole balcony thing slide? I've actually confused myself now…time for a nap..
Chibi stumbler- Aww, thanks! Here's a new chapter for you in just a little over a week!
Princess Reiko- Ahh you are so cute! Thank you so much for your support and…hopefully you'll like this chapter too! I hope it's not cheesy!
Kagome Sengoku- Oh wow, thanks for adding me to your favorites! Like Shakespeare? Wow, he was really good (and kind of confusing sometimes) that's really crazy! I didn't think they talked that way but now that I think about it, they kind of do!
Izayoi- Yeah, Inuyasha just wouldn't be Inuyasha if he acted a bit differently eh? Well, I will explain. Basically they see Sango as a threat since Sesshoumaru is still quite single (and looking for all they know) and since this is her ball and he is dancing with her they are under the impression that he is interested in her since she was the first lady he danced with the entire time. Get it now? :D Yes yes, Kouga was definitely over the line, I do believe his forwardness will backfire very soon. Kohaku's curiosity got the best of him what can I say…hopefully the consequences won't be too rash eh?
Saturn Firefly- Thank you so much for the support! I'll definitely keep you in mind for possible beta reader…I'm still a long way from deciding on anything yet though! Yes I definitely have been doing my homework, but it seems that I have a lot more to do because my characters have broken so may rules now that they were probably likely to be social outcasts by now if I were to stick true to the books the entire time! Plus I think my story might be a lot boring!
Kin103- Thanks for the support! Hope to see you back! Happy reading!
Gossa- Thanks for the support! Hope to see you back! Yes, it does seem that people are shocked by Sesshoumaru's…help huh?