Summery; Warning; Disclaimer: See First Chapter.
reki-sama: Sorry that I wasn't clear enough - Tori is my OC. She isn't in any anime (as far as I know!)
Please review if you read. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
"Hey, Bankotsu, what do you think of Tori?" Jakotsu asked, as the brothers lay on their bed.
"Why?"
"Because I wanna know, that's why."
"Well, I think she's a good kid."
"That's all!"
"Why? What else should I say?" Bankotsu demanded, propping himself up on an elbow, "Jak, where're you going with this?"
"Nowhere," he shrugged, and flopped onto his back, "No reason."
GrtMiko: Hey, who's mjr-ing in what? Mine's history.
GrtMiko: Anyone there?
GrtMiko: Hello?
Paint4Life: Hey, Kags! Artist mjr 4 me. MonkMan, sign on! I c u!
MonkMan: Damn. Mjr theology.
GreatDog: why? i have none so far
MonkMan: Why the hell not? To both sentences, Inu.
GreatDog: shut up
GrtMiko: Calm down! Anyone else here? My class isn't for a while yet, and I'm bored.
Paint4Life: Don't you have any work to do?
WolfPrince: It's only the first f-ing day!
GreatDog: mangy fleabag!
WolfPrince: smelly mutt!
Paint4Life: Not again!
Spdzr: Haven't picked 1 yet – 2 lzy.
GrtMiko: Obviously.
JigsawPuzzle: Hello?
MonkMan: Hey! S1 new!
JigsawPuzzle: I go to Tama U. My major's in philosophy. Let the jokes fly.
MonkMan: lol
Spdzr: Hey, kid
JigsawPuzzle: Hey, shut up! Get off his comp!
Spdzr: No.
Paint4Life: lol
JigsawPuzzle: I should get all philosophical on your ass for that, Spdzr. Or…I could say your real name!
Spdzr: NO
GrtMiko: ROTFL
Paint4Life: ditto
MonkMan: You 2 know each other, I take it?
JigsawPuzzle: Yeah. Cousin of mine.
GrtMiko: Hey, where'd GreatDog and WolfPrince go?
MonkMan: GD had class – WP must've got thrown off
Kitsune1: Hey! I'm on! Finally!
GrtMiko: Here we go again…
"I wonder who these people are?" Tori wondered, logging off and leaving the group chatting. Sighing, she shoved her books in her bag. "Now time for class. I was crazy to pick the first class of the day."
Striding down the hallway, she banged on Renkotsu's bedroom door. "Hey, Naraku, get off his comp!"
"I did," he admitted, swinging it open.
"I thought you were gonna meet me on campus. What made you show up this morning?" Tori asked, following her cousin as he shuffled down toward the kitchen.
"I got worried," he mumbled, his head in the refrigerator. Tori shook her in exasperation, and headed out the door.
"Morning," Inuyasha greeted her absently, as she fell into step next him. "Are you going to Urasuai's class too?"
"Yeah. I'm Tori Baird," she introduced herself shyly.
"I'm Inuyasha Taisho," he stuck his hand out, and gave hers a hearty pump.
"Oh, were you on the instant chat room for Tama U's students earlier?" Tori asked suddenly. He nodded.
"Yup. I'm GreatDog."
"JigsawPuzzle," she told him, "My cousin Naraku's Spdzr."
"My girlfriend Kagome's GrtMiko, and her brother Koga is WolfPrince," Inuyasha said, "I won't tell you anyone else, though."
"Dang," Tori shook her head, and then blinked. "Wait – I'm gonna guess that PrincessYoukai is your little sister, Rin. Am I right?"
"Good guess," he chuckled, and held the classroom door open. "Wanna come meet some of my friends after class?"
"Uh…I've got work to do," Tori shook her head, freezing up at the thought of meeting a lot of strangers at once.
"Too bad," Inuyasha shrugged.
"So, you met Tori?" Hiten asked in surprise, after a class he shared with Inuyasha.
"Yeah. She seemed a little stand-offish, if ya know what I mean," he said, and Hiten shrugged.
"She's really shy."
"Hey, Yasha!" Jakotsu called, running across the lawn. He was met with yells from teachers to stay off the grass.
"What's up, Jak?" the silver-haired teen asked.
"Hey, you said you were trying to get Sesshomaru to get a girlfriend, right?" Jak panted excitedly.
"Yeah…"
"And Tori's got it bad for Bankotsu, but he has no clue," Jak continued. "So why don't we try to set the two of them up?"
"Tori and Sesshomaru?" Hiten gasped, as Inuyasha swallowed his gum in surprise.
"Why not?" Jakotsu challenged.
"I just can't picture him going for her – no offense," Inuyasha added quickly.
"Who not going for who?" Kagome asked, coming up behind her boyfriend.
"Sesshomaru going for Tori," Jakotsu said, before either of his friends could interject.
"Who's Tori?"
"One of my friends," Hiten explained, and glared at Jakotsu, "But it's no big deal. Jak's just delusional."
"I'll say," Inuyasha said, continuing to choke as the gum made its way down his esophagus, "I gotta head home to take a nap before my next class. Catch you guys later!"
"And mine starts in a few minutes," Kagome realized, and ran off.
"Jak, you've had some delusions before, but this is the best one yet," Hiten shook his head, while his mind raced over the possibilities.
JigsawPuzzle: Hey, anyone out there?
JigsawPuzzle: Silence is golden, but this is stupid!
LordYoukai: Hello.
JigsawPuzzle: Oh, it's you! Hey!
LordYoukai: What are you making all this racket for?
JigsawPuzzle: It's not a racket. You can't hear it.
LordYoukai: A mere technicality. It's not even lunchtime – don't you have any classes?
JigsawPuzzle: Don't you?
LordYoukai: Touché.
JigsawPuzzle: I've got one in an hour.
LordYoukai: An hour well-wasted, I suppose.
JigsawPuzzle: If you're gonna be a jackass, I'm gonna log off and read a book instead.
LordYoukai: Empty threats.
BoS: the party has arrived
LordYoukai: Note the lack of enthusiasm in even his voice.
JigsawPuzzle: And note the amount of sarcasm in yours!
WeatherGod: Chill out, people…
JigsawPuzzle: Oh, hey! Is NoCanDo comin' on?
BoS: i dunno
WeatherGod: He's at class, so my guess is no.
JigsawPuzzle: A simple "no" would have sufficed, WG.
LordYoukai: You know each other?
JigsawPuzzle: Is it obvious?
LordYoukai: Only to those less thick than a brick wall.
BoS: i hope you don't think your identity's a secret, LY, 'cause everyone on campus knows who you are
JigsawPuzzle: Hey! I don't!
"So she still hasn't figured it out?" Sesshomaru thought in amusement, sitting at one of the library's computers. "I wonder if I should tell her?"
WeatherGod: No comment.
JigsawPuzzle: You guys are mean!
LordYoukai: And you are very immature.
JigsawPuzzle: SEE?
PrincessYoukai: Need some backup, Jigsaw?
LordYoukai: Get off.
JigsawPuzzle: Hey, those two names seem awfully similar…
LordYoukai: She is merely a girl obsessed with demons. Why must everything be such a big deal?
BoS: oooh, that was harsh, LY
LordYoukai: I care not.
WeatherGod: You ppl have problems. I'm gonna get something to eat. TTYL
BoS: hey! stay out of my stuff, WG!
PrincessYoukai: Im gssing their gon…
JigsawPuzzle: Yup. They're both logged off.
LordYoukai: Princess, log off immediately or I will find you and strangle you.
PrincessYoukai: Naste! Fin, I got work to do aneway.
JigsawPuzzle: Are you sure you don't know her?
LordYoukai: ………
JigsawPuzzle: Fine. If you're gonna be like that, I'm off.
LordYoukai: Very well. Before you leave, however, when is your next class?
JigsawPuzzle: Um…at three, in an hour.
LordYoukai: Which one?
JigsawPuzzle: Myoga's class.
LordYoukai: Meet me in front of the fountain at a quarter to three. I shall be holding my book for class, The Odyssey, and be wearing a dark-red shirt and a gray jacket.
JigsawPuzzle: …All right. I'll wear an aquamarine shirt andtan jeans. TTYL.
LordYoukai: Indeed. Till then.
"I wonder how she'll react?" Sesshomaru wondered, and was surprised to realize that he was actually concerned about what she would think of him.
"Well, this should be interesting," Tori thought, and went to her dresser to change. "Hey, Naraku!" she yelled through the wall.
"What?"
"I'm going to meet one of my IM buddies before class, okay?" she called, "I'll pick something up after class for dinner."
"Fine with me!"
Done yelling and changing, Tori plopped down in her chair, and began her work.
"This is perfect!" Jakotsu said excitedly over the phone to Hiten, "Now they're gonna meet in person!"
"I hope your dumb idea works," Hiten replied. The two had logged off, but had remained watching the conversation. "Dya think Bankotsu'll even care?"
"I dunno," Jakotsu shrugged, "Maybe, maybe not. Hey, I got to study."
"Me too," Hiten nodded, and hung up.
Just for future reference, here are their IM names:
Koga WolfPrince (duh)
GrtMiko Kagome (ditto)
Spdzr Naraku (ditto)
WeatherGod Hiten
BoS Jakotsu (for Band of Seven, get it?)
NoCanDo Bankotsu
Kitsune1 Shippo
KidB Souta
MonkMan Miroku (duh)
LordYoukai Sesshomaru (but you already knew that)
JigsawPuzzle Tori (ditto)
GreatDog Inuyasha (ditto)
PrincessYoukai Rin (ditto)
Paint4Life Sango (I decided to make her an artist in this fic)
DeathByScythe Kohaku
Most of 'em aren't very creative, and I apologize if I'm using a name someone else is already using - it's not purposeful. But...I'll say that I own these names, just to be sure. So if you use them after reading this story, please credit me for them.