Disclaimer: This isn't mine, obviously. I didn't steal anything... Except for maybe that pencil in the third grade... Sorry Tommy!
wk: Okay. Chapter seven... I don't really know what to say about it. It's random? It's kind of a informational filler? It's... a chapter. There you go. It's a new chapter. Enjoy with candy and popcorn.Oh, and don't forget to read the bold stuff at the end of this chapter in my author's note. READ THE BOLD AT THE END! Did you read that? Good.
Chapter Seven
One in a Billion
"You want to what?" Kagome asked, her mouth slack and hanging open. It didn't look very professional, but that was the farthest thing from her mind right now.
"We want to buy your company," Kagura explained, crossing her legs and sitting back, seemingly enjoying Kagome's growing uneasiness and shock.
"You want to… buy our company!" Kagome's voiced rose in pitch at the end of her question.
"Yes. For a very good amount of money, I might add," Kagura said, her mouth twitching with the beginnings of a malicious smile. "And if you disagree to our proposal, then we will merely have to take over your company the hard way."
Kagome blinked, and sat back, chewing on her lip. She glanced at Naraku, who seemed to be the boss, but she darted her glance away when she noticed his piercing stare. Was he trying to bore a hole into her?
"You said a very good amount of money," Kagome said slowly. "How good?"
"Five billion dollars." Kagome reeled with shock, nearly choking.
"Five billion dollars? Just for this company?" Kagome murmured.
"It's a very good company. And we would like to have it," Kagura said. "No matter the price. Although, I would assume five billion dollars is more than enough."
"So, you're trying to buy us out?" Kagome said, chewing on her lip again. "Why?" Kagura's expression became guarded.
"'Why' is not the question here. The question is, will you?" Kagura said, a bit harshly.
"Well, this isn't a decision just meant for me, of course. But I am specifically asking you, what do you plan to do with this company? This is the headquarters, but we have many more buildings. In the five billion dollars, are you including those businesses as well?" Kagome asked, regaining her business equilibrium.
"What we plan to do with what we own after we buy it is none of your concern," Kagura said snappishly.
"But while it is in partial ownership of me, I do have a concern in it," Kagome countered. "Why do you want our company so bad, after all this time of just competing with us?" Kagome asked. "In face, if I'm not mistaken, your company has been doing better than ours lately. Probably why you can offer five billion dollars in the bat of an eye. So why try to buy us out now?"
Kagura sneered. "My, my. Looks like she has been doing her homework." Kagome blinked. Since when did this business meeting turn into the verbal spar of thirteen-year olds?
"Kagura." Kagome blinked. That was the man. He only said Kagura's name, but it had a hint of a warning to it. Kagura snorted, crossing her arms and looking out the window like a scolded child. Unexpectedly, the man spoke this time.
"You would like to know the reason why I desire this company so much?" he said slowly. "I want to buy your company because I want to merge it with my own and be the owner of such a powerful company. Power is everything."
Kagome refrained herself from rolling her eyes at him. So he was one of those people. Still, he was their major competitor, so she couldn't take him that lightly.
"I know you can't make the decision yourself, so we let the offer stand," Kagura said hastily, regaining partial control over the meeting. Kagome knew better. Kagura was doing the talking, but Kagura couldn't see the strings attached to herself, masterfully manipulated by Naraku into believing she had some authority. She had done majority of the talking, but the moment Naraku spoke, it was obvious: Naraku was in charge.
Naraku stalked out, followed by a moody Kagura. Kagome sat there for a moment, looking forlornly at her briefcase. "Too bad. I didn't even get to use you," Kagome said, then lifted it and walked out. As soon as she walked out, people were staring expectantly at her, waiting to be told what happened. Kagome pursed her lips and strode away, towards Myouga's office. He said he had another meeting, but she figured this was important enough for her to wait.
As she walked in into the dark office, she felt a familiar slight weight on her neck.
"Myouga!" she wailed as she slapped a hand to her neck. A flattened Myouga floated to the floor. As he puffed himself out once more, he scowled up at her, jumping up and down.
"What's wrong with you? I'm your boss!" he said. Kagome crossed her arms, and Myouga looked increasingly uncomfortable, ceasing his jumping and mumbling an apology.
"Why didn't you go to the meeting? I thought you had a meeting!" Kagome said, closing the door behind her, since employees were starting to look around corners at them.
"Yes… So what's your point?" Myouga asked. Kagome's eye twitched, and she reached down to pinch Myouga between her thumb and forefinger.
"You said you couldn't go to this meeting because you had another meeting," Kagome said, her fingers tightening. Myouga tried to squirm out of her grasp, but something so small could never compete with something so big. Not in brute strength, anyway.
"Okay! Okay!" Myouga said, still struggling. Kagome relaxed her hold, but squeezed tight enough to keep Myouga nervous.
"Well…?" Kagome said while Myouga sweated.
"Um… Well… I kind of… lied—" he wheezed as Kagome's fingers gave a brief "spasm." "I'm scared of Naraku! He gives me the willies, the goosebumps, the chills, whatever!" He bounced to the ground as Kagome let go, contemplating his answer.
"So you didn't go because you're a coward," Kagome translated. Myouga mumbled something. Kagome didn't hear, but didn't need to. "He wants to take over this company, Myouga." Myouga's gaze hardened.
"We'll have to see about that."
By the time she was out of the office, she was exhausted. Myouga and she had looked at every angle of the situation. Their conclusion was that they didn't really have anything to combat five billion dollars, since that was a huge amount of money, even for corporate leaders such as Myouga. They would rather end up on the street, fighting, rather than just handing over the business that had been in Myouga's family for ages.
Kagome was going to the elevator, not paying attention to whomever she was bumping into. She kept her eyes on her feet, concentrating on putting one in front of the other.
An arm draped around her, and she stiffened. She expected to see Kouga, and prepared herself to apologize to him for her earlier rudeness. What she didn't expect, were Inuyasha's two pools of molten gold. He supported her as she walked, and she blinked at him. She didn't notice that he was slowly turning her around, heading back to Myouga's office.
"Inuyasha?" she asked, blinking again. Inuyasha chuckled warmly.
"You're acting like you're drunk again. I'm guessing a long day at work?" he asked, his lips curving upward in a smirk.
"Yeah… Long day," Kagome said, yawning. "Why are you here?"
"I have to talk to my gramps. Wait here for me, and I'll follow you home to make sure you don't fall asleep at the wheel," Inuyasha said. Kagome normally would have refused the protective action, but she was afraid she would fall asleep at the wheel. She nodded, her mouth opening to give a jaw-cracking yawn. Inuyasha winced.
They strode into the office, and Inuyasha led her to one of Myouga's sofas. She curled up against the arm, her head going on it and she blinked sleepily as she saw Inuyasha walk towards the desk. She fought to keep her eyelids open, but lost.
Inuyasha scowled at the haggard flea.
"Why are you here?" Myouga asked. Inuyasha crossed his arms, looking back at the sleeping Kagome.
"You completely wore her out. What the hell did she do?" Inuyasha said, and Myouga didn't miss the protectiveness in Inuyasha's voice. Getting a sly look in his eye, Myouga shrugged.
"She had an important meeting, that was relatively short, but afterwards, we discussed how to handle an important problem," Myouga stated. For the second time that day, he was trapped between a thumb and a forefinger, only these were much stronger and had no reserves about squashing him.
"How long have you kept her in your office?" Inuyasha asked lowly. Myouga gulped. Definitely couldn't miss the protectiveness now.
"Uh… four hours?" Myouga said. Myouga felt the blood being pumped into his head as he was being squeezed further. "Please! Inuyasha! Mercy!"
"I was waiting for her ass back at her house, but she doesn't show up for an hour, and this is what I found out? That you kept her as your slave here?" Inuyasha glanced at Kagome again, who was snoring lightly.
"We could lose our company," Myouga said silently, and Inuyasha dropped the flea.
"What?" he hissed. Myouga nodded gravely, one of his four hands mopping up the perspiration on his forehead.
"Do you know of Naraku?" Myouga asked.
"That huge corporate guy? The one that's up there with Bill Gates?" Myouga nodded. "What about him?"
"Well, it seems he's offering five billion dollars-maybe more-for this company," Myouga said. Inuyasha's nostrils flared and his eyes burned with fury as he reared away from the desk.
"No matter what you do," Inuyasha said quietly to the wall, "you can't give this company away." Myouga nodded. He knew Inuyasha would say that.
This company, Tetsusaiga Inc., was his father's legacy. It had started out in Myouga's family, as a small little company, but before Myouga's grandfather could produce an heir, he had named Toga, otherwise known as Inutaisho, to be the owner of the company. After a century or two passed, Myouga's father was finally conceived, and Inutaisho made the company into one of the biggest successes in the history of business. Inutaisho had changed the name to Tetsusaiga, which only seemed to punctuate the success even more. Myouga's father had regarded Inutaisho as his mentor, learning all the business before Inutaisho was brutally murdered. Two years later, Inuyasha's mother died. He had been five or so at the time. She had died of grief. The killer hadn't been found as of yet, but Inuyasha had been already conceived before Inutaisho's death. Myouga knew he would hand it back over to Inuyasha in the end.
Inuyasha didn't know this, of course.
Inuyasha knew of the history of the company, knew its sentimental value to himself. He never knew his pops, but he knew his mother. And his mother had loved his father. He thought Toga was a bastard to die on them, a resentment in his heart for also being the cause of his mother's death. But inside, deep inside, he loved his father, as any child loved their parents.
"Five billion dollars," Inuyasha murmured. That was quite the hefty sum. Naraku would have to sell nearly all of his stocks to gather that much money. Would Naraku gamble that much? Not unless he was sure of the outcome. From what he's read about Naraku in articles and clippings, Naraku was a ruthless son of a bitch that didn't let anything stand in his way of power.
But he'd never offered nearly all of his money before to buy a company.
Where was he getting that kind of money? Inuyasha growled at the thought of his father's company going to someone else's hands illegally. What would he do with a company that was less successful than his own?
"This is so confusing," Inuyasha muttered, turning around and walking towards Kagome. Myouga watched as Inuyasha hefted Kagome into his arms, and saw how Kagome nestled further into Inuyasha's chest for warmth. Myouga smiled, a twinkle in his eye. It was reassuring to see such a sight at such a dark time.
"She'll have a hernia if she knows you carried her out of the building so publicly," Myouga pointed out. Inuyasha nodded, glancing down at Kagome's face fondly.
"That's what I'm counting on," Inuyasha said, and smirked.
"Yes, she has got quite the temper on her," Myouga said gravely, grimacing.
"I'm leaving now. If you have any more bad news, or if you need me, have someone call me," Inuyasha said, shifting Kagome so he could open the door. Myouga nodded, and Inuyasha went out.
The first thing Inuyasha noticed was the stares. Fingers stopped typing. One woman came up to him and asked him if Kagome was okay.
"She's fine," Inuyasha said, and pushed past her. Suddenly, a strong scent filled his nose, and he felt the rumble in his chest grow to a growl. It was the fucking wolf demon's scent, the one that put his paws all over Kagome. Just as the growl came out of his mouth, there was a hand on his shoulder, turning him around. The growl turned into a snarl, and he felt Kagome stir in his arms.
"What the hell are you doing with Kagome! Get your stinkin' hands off of her!" Kouga yelled, trying to take Kagome. Kagome was awake now, crying out as two pairs of arms played tug-of-war with her body. Inuyasha was instantly infuriated at Kouga, for causing Kagome pain. Kouga was mad at Inuyasha for trying to take his woman.
"Fuck off!" Inuyasha said. Kouga snarled in return, then paused.
"You're the scent I smell on her all the time! I can't believe she settled for a lowly dog hanyou like y—" Kouga didn't get to finish the sentence as Inuyasha set Kagome on the floor and drove his fist into Kouga's face.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing!" Kagome shrieked, struggling to her feet. Inuyasha grabbed her arm and practically dragged her to the elevator. "What the heck!" Kagome said as he practically threw her into the elevator.
"Shut up," Inuyasha said gruffly, but Kagome only grew angrier at his tone of warning.
"You hit a coworker of mine! And you were trying to carry me out of the building! Do you know what kind of ribbing I'll get tomorrow? And you punched Kouga in the—"
"And it felt damn good, too," Inuyasha growled. Kagome blinked, and then she scowled at him.
"Don't joke with me, mister! I want to know why the heck you were hitting my co-worker! My employee!" Kagome snarled. Inuyasha shrugged.
"He was trying to take you away," he said simply. Kagome stared at him, and then sighed.
"You do realize that if I woke up when you two were handling me like a rag, I would have taken you both down?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha looked up and down her slight frame, then smirked.
"You couldn't fight off a determined fly," Inuyasha said. Kagome bristled. She stepped closer to him, shoving her finger into his chest.
"I can take you on any day, any time," Kagome growled, stabbing her finger into his hard chest with each word, emphasizing her point. His hand snapped up to grab her hand in his, but she pulled away quickly. "Ha! See? I'm faster than you," she crowed.
Inuyasha wanted to crush her against him and have his remaining time on the elevator with her—horizontally—but she danced out of his reach, and he held back much of his speed and strength with amusement at her antics.
She was so childish, so innocent, laughing as she avoided his wandering hand.
"I can take you and Kouga at the same time, if it means I have to," Kagome said. Inuyasha stuffed his hands in his pockets, contemplating the overhead lights in the elevator.
"He'll be fine. He just might have a bruise on his face for a couple of hours," Inuyasha said. He wanted her mad again. She looked pretty when she was mad.
Kagome stopped prancing around in the elevator and scowled at him. She punched the button for the floor they had been on, and Inuyasha bared his teeth at her.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked, pulling her out with him when the doors opened and she attempted to remain there.
"I'm going up to apologize for your heinous behavior!" she said, and tugged at her hand. His grip didn't relinquish, and he only shook his head. "Dang it, Inuyasha! Let me go!"
People were starting to stare, and one woman looked as if she was going to call security. Inuyasha scowled and pulled Kagome outside. She opened her mouth to yell, but Inuyasha cut her off with a hard kiss.
His mouth plundered hers, searching for something. She tried to help him as best as she could, meeting his tongue with hers and whimpering as his hands went into her hair to hold her as he liked. She subjugated, tilting her head the way he wanted.
Kagome blinked when he pulled away, her anger dissipating like a fog on a summer day. "What was that for?" she asked, touching her swollen lips.
"That was for talking too much," Inuyasha said gruffly. Kagome blinked. "To get you to shut up," Inuyasha clarified, and Kagome flushed with anger once more. He tilted his head as he studied her. She was yelling at him, but he didn't hear a word she was saying.
He stuffed his hands in his pockets once more, knowing he could take her on the asphalt and not care. Her face was a rosy hue, due to her anger, and her lips swollen from his kiss. He had no doubt that he had some of her lip-gloss on his lips, and his tongue darted out to taste it again. Her eyes were burning with fury, with passion, and he felt himself drown in them. Her hair was mussed and tossed from the wind and his hands, and he felt a kick in his gut as he felt the familiar lust hit him like a train. Only this time, he felt something shift in him, squeezing his heart.
When Kagome stopped yelling, she realized he wasn't listening to a word. He was staring at her, studying her face for some reason. She walked closer to him, toe-to-toe, and stuck her face in his, her teeth bared. He blinked and tried to step back, surprised, but she followed.
"Do you find my face interesting while I'm yelling at you?" she asked in a dangerously low voice. Inuyasha gave a disarming grin, but it had no effect on her. Well, maybe a little. But that was beside the point.
"I find you cute when you're yelling at me," Inuyasha said simply, startling her into silence. Then she threw her hands up into the air in frustration.
"I give up! You're such a butt," Kagome hissed, and stalked to her car. He climbed in with her, and she glanced at him.
"I'm not bringing you back here to get your car," Kagome said. Inuyasha shrugged. "You can't sleep at my house," Kagome added, horrified of the fact that he might stay at her house for a night. Talk about dangerous. Talk about lethal. Talk about tempting.
"Why not?" Inuyasha drawled, adjusting the seat so he was partially lying back.
"You know why not," Kagome spat back, and started her engine. "Now get out." Inuyasha stayed where he was, closing his eyes as if he was asleep. Kagome's cell phone started to ring, and she picked it up, growling at Inuyasha's stubbornness.
"Hello," she snapped into the phone.
"Is that anyway to greet your dear old mother?" said Mrs. Higurashi.
"Oh, Mom. Sorry," Kagome said, relaxing and starting to pull out. She would make Inuyasha walk home later.
"How have you been?" she asked. Kagome sighed.
"It's been…" she looked at Inuyasha. "Difficult. Very difficult." She rolled her eyes when he grinned.
"You wouldn't be talking about me, would you?" he asked in a loud whisper. Kagome shook her head, but was startled when there was a shriek on the other end of the phone.
"Kagome Higurashi, you finally landed a man!" her mother said cheerfully. Kagome winced.
"How did you know that was a guy?" Kagome demanded.
"Well, I would hope that it wasn't a girl," Kagome's mother said pointedly. Kagome sighed.
"Point taken. Anyway, he's not my man. He's convinced he is, but puh-leeze," Kagome said.
"That's okay. I'll get the complete story from Myouga," Mrs. Higurashi said breezily. Kagome's heart froze, but she didn't say anything. She glanced at Inuyasha. He looked like the perfection of innocence. He didn't tell Myouga anything… Did he? Like going to a club and getting drunk? "I'm so glad you've finally gotten yourself someone to depend on."
"I don't depend on anyone," Kagome said stiffly. Inuyasha sighed. Now, that was the problem, wasn't it?
"Yes, yes, of course dear. I'll talk to you later. I must gouge the details out of Myouga. It's been a long time since I've talked to him as well," Mrs. Higurashi said, hanging up. Kagome hung up, concentrating on the road.
"What the heck did you tell Myouga?" Kagome asked. "Nothing, right?"
"Um… He knows that you got drunk and slept with me, remember?" Inuyasha said, chuckling. Kagome shrieked.
"Oh God! I hope he doesn't say it like that to my mother!" Kagome groaned. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.
"Will she mind? It's not like you're seventeen anymore," Inuyasha pointed out. Kagome shook her head.
"That's the point. She won't mind. The next thing you know, she'll be pushing you for marriage with me," she said forlornly. Inuyasha paled.
Marriage! With Kagome! He didn't know why he felt so panicked, but he felt as if there wasn't enough air in the world to keep him alive now. The idea scared him, mostly because he knew inside that he really wouldn't mind if he got married to her.
Whoa. Him and commitment usually didn't mix, but this time… No, he couldn't do that to her. He wouldn't be marrying for love. And that was exactly what she was looking for. He couldn't give her something he didn't have. Right?
His mind was reeling, and the rest of the car ride to her home was silent.
I hope he goes home now, Kagome thought sullenly, pulling into her driveway. Well, she would have pulled into her driveway, if it wasn't for the motorcycle already there.
"Darn it! Who—" Kagome stopped, then looked at Inuyasha. "How in the world did you get to my workplace?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha shrugged.
"I ran," he said. Kagome gaped.
"What?"
Inuyasha grinned cheekily. "Just kidding. Running requires the highway, and I didn't feel like being flipped off today. I called a taxi. The cycle's here in case you really do boot me out," Inuyasha said. He was struggling to forget the marriage bit, trying to keep the nonchalance.
"Right…" Kagome said, as she got out of her car. Inuyasha got out as well, and Kagome locked the doors. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.
"You don't lock your house door, but you lock your car doors?" he asked. Kagome shrugged.
"You never know what kind of psychos are out there," she said breezily, walking into her house. Inuyasha shook his head bemusedly, smiling and going in after her.
They ate dinner together, thanks to Kagome's chef-like cooking, although Inuyasha still complained that ramen was better. He still had a bump on his head as a result. After dinner, they watched an old movie: The Lion King.
"This is my favorite movie," Kagome whispered at the end, curled up against Inuyasha's side.
"Yeah. Mine too," Inuyasha murmured, his hand continuing to sift through her hair. Kagome pushed away from him when he said that, and he blinked at her. "What?"
"You like Lion King? It's your favorite movie?" Kagome snorted. "Very unlikely." Inuyasha growled.
"Why do you say that? I'm telling you, woman, I like Lion King," Inuyasha said. Kagome snorted with laughter.
"Keep on saying it, Inuyasha, I might actually believe you soon," Kagome said between her laughter.
"I'm not kidding, wench!" Inuyasha wrestled her down on the couch, and was growling at her when her arms surprisingly wrapped around his neck.
"Aren't you the perfect man," Kagome chortled, and kissed him. It was a light, breezy kiss, but he felt it all the way down to his toes. He felt his own body quiver once, and he buried his nose into her neck, breathing deeply.
"You drive me crazy," Inuyasha murmured against her skin.
"Same goes for you," Kagome said back, smiling. Inuyasha lifted himself onto his elbows above her, scowling.
"I didn't mean in the good way," he clarified.
"Neither did I," Kagome retorted. He scowled some more, then got off of her. Kagome blinked as she propped herself up onto her elbows. "No kiss? No move? No coming onto me?" she asked, surprised. Inuyasha gave her a wry smile, and shook his head.
"Not tonight princess. If I'm planning to crash here, then can't do anything naughty," Inuyasha said. Kagome sighed.
"You're not sleeping here," Kagome said wearily. Inuyasha grinned.
"I thought you'd say that. So I brought this…" He rummaged in his pocket, and pulled out a lollipop. Kagome snorted.
"You're not serious, are you?" Kagome asked. "It's gonna take more than that to bribe me."
"Well, I did have another ride on the cycle planned, but since you don't want me here…" Inuyasha waited for her reaction.
Kagome thought long and hard about it. Very long and hard.
"I'm not asking the meaning of life, bitch," Inuyasha said. Kagome's eyes flared.
"You can't stay here," Kagome said with finality. Inuyasha sighed.
"I'll give you some Pocky too. I have it on my motorcycle," Inuyasha said. Kagome's eyes widened, then narrowed.
"Tempting, but no thanks," Kagome said. Inuyasha moved closer to her, his intent and purpose clear as he walked towards her. Kagome kept on stepping back until she felt the cold wall at her back. He pressed against her, smiling a feral grin. She clenched her eyes shut, waiting for something similar to an attack.
"Kagome," his voice rumbled.
"I thought you said no seducing!" she squeaked, and kept her eyes closed.
"Kagome…" his voice started to come out in a very odd sound. It sounded like… a strangled laugh.
"Don't laugh at me! You're the one that said it!" Kagome said, finally opening her eyes and snapping at him. She tried to shove him away, but he didn't budge. He squashed her against the wall until she had to move her head sideways so she could breathe. "Get off!"
"Hm…" Inuyasha wasn't listening. He was staring down at her with apt interest.
"You're squishing me!"
"Mm hm…"
"Inuyasha! If you don't get off, I'm going to… to…" Kagome stopped, unable to think of a threat to harm the hanyou.
"You'll what?" Inuyasha asked, amused.
"I'll…" Kagome smiled brilliantly as she got an idea. "I'll throw away all your ramen so that you'll have to go out and buy more." Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.
"You wouldn't."
"Watch me."
Scowling, Inuyasha got off of her. Kagome grinned in triumph.
"You know, I think I found your weakness," Kagome said, musing. Inuyasha growled.
"Don't think too much of it, bitch," Inuyasha said. Kagome frowned as she walked to her sofa and sat down.
"Stop calling me that," Kagome said. Inuyasha lifted an eyebrow.
"I'm a dog demon. You're a female. That's what I call you," Inuyasha pointed out. Kagome slapped herself on the forehead.
"I'm stupid," Kagome said. Inuyasha shrugged.
"No argument from me," he said nonchalantly, and was surprised when a sofa pillow hit him smack in the face.
"Jerk," Kagome muttered, then pointed to the door. "I do believe it's nighttime and you need to go home. You've already broken curfew," Kagome said. Inuyasha sighed.
"You're really not letting me stay?" he asked. Kagome shook her head.
"Nope. Now, march!" Inuyasha hung his head dejectedly. "Unless…" Inuyasha whipped his head up. "Unless you don't mind sleeping on the couch," Kagome said. Inuyasha stepped back, appalled.
"Hell no!" he said. Kagome shrugged.
"Okay. March!" Inuyasha muttered dark things under his breath as he moved to the door. Kagome stood to open the door for him.
"I didn't know you had such manners," Inuyasha said sarcastically as he stepped out. Kagome smiled sweetly at him.
"I don't." She shut the door in his face. Inuyasha scowled at first, but started to chuckle as he went to his cycle.
"What a woman."
wk: Okay! End of chapter seven. Good? Bad? Let's get some more comments. I know I didn't have Inuyasha talk at the radio in this chapter, and I'm sorry for the absence of it. Unfortunately, like I said previously, I am going to cut down on the radio shows, because... well, I ran out of topics. Actually, here's an idea: Give me topics that Inuyasha can talk about, and I will try to put yours in the story. More details at the end of the ReViEw oF rEvIeWs.
ReViEw oF rEvIeWs:
Hehe, what can I say? I like fluff! And with the amount of reviews I got, I figured you guys deserved a bit of good humorous fluff. We'll see more of the boyfriend later. As for Inuyasha pounding his face in... I'll have to think on it. Thanks for the idea though, Wheezambu!
Well, I will tell you that Ayame's boyfriend isn't abusive, silentslayer. He's just... an asshole. Hehe, I'm glad I gave you chills, because that means my writing was good enough to give you chills. And of course, Naraku and Kagura... What can I say about them? They're evil.
Well, binab86, I'm glad you liked my review of your review. I hope you liked my chapter, and I didn't update too late, hopefully.
I'm gonna try, Aoi Senshi! Thanks for the compliment!
Hehe, I didn't really get reviews telling me to go hell for that yet, firebird5. And here's a clue... Well, no. I can't give you a hint about Shippo. (Grins) Well, actually, the clue is in your review. I'll tell you when the time comes... and Inuyasha will take care of Ayame's boyfriend too of course. He is the bull-headed, protective uncle. (Sighs) I wish I could have him not wrapped in anything if you get my drift. (Grins evilly) Oh, the havoc I could wreck on the world.
Thanks, Gittelbug! I hope I updated soon enough for you!
Thanks for keeping up with my story, Kombat-King! It's good to have you as a correspondent. Anyways, I'm sure you read my review for your story. (Smiles)
Well, I think you have a few misconceptions, Kiala. Inuyasha isn't jealous that Ayame has a boyfriend. He wouldn't have been mad at all if the boyfriend had just said politely hello and gave the phone to Ayame without trouble. If the boyfriend was decent, then Inuyasha would have given Ayame some ribbing about it, but other than that, he's a protective inu-hanyou that's just been cussed to. I actually think I had him underreact. Oops. Maybe he overreacted? Anyway, sorry you didn't like it. (Smiles) I did take your idea on Inu and Kouga meeting though. Thanks!
Hehe, yes I did, Kimitoshi! Thanks for reading my fic! And thanks for the compliments, too.
Thanks, Miztical-Dragon. Say, is it just me, or did you change your name? Or how you spell it? Anyway, I think review spam is good. But you're right... you're not allowed. (Sighs) Poor me. Haha, the next thing you know, there'll be an altar near my house with "whoknoez" on a piece of rock. I feel honored. Thanks much, Krystal!
Well, they are together, just not... Well, they didn't have sex yet, Inuyasha's-1-and-only-lov. I hope you weren't disappointed. Hope you didn't wait as long for this chapter. Wait for the next one!
Hehe, I liked that idea, too, sapphire pink. I was considering for a serious moment whether or not to just fire him, but... (Sighs) I'm afraid my good sense prevailed. There would just be no story with no animosity between Kouga and Inuyasha. How boring.
Thanks, Mini Nicka. Well, first off, yes, I do plan on having Sesshoumaru and Rin in the story. I just don't know when. When they do enter the story, I will probably have Rin as an adult, for obvious reasons (Sesshy). Kouga and Ayame... I am debating upon. Keep on reading and find out later!
Sorry, Why?What?Shutup. I figured a cliffhanger would be good. (Grimaces) I guess I figured wrong?
Thanks, d&g! I like the way Kagome is, too. Her personality was modeled after someone I know, so I'll relay your compliment to her as well. (Grins) You'll just have to see about Inuyasha and Kagome...
Thank so much for the compliments, Goddess Aphrodite! I don't know if what you had in mind was what I had in mind, but do share... I would like to know what you thought. Thanks for reading, and calling me awesome! (Grins)
Your welcome, purely luck. And yes, Sango and Miroku are... well... already a couple. I just didn't emphasize it very strongly. You didn't miss anything. I didn't really write about them much... Think I should start? Hehe... (Grimaces) My fault.
Haha, I'm not sure if I deserve that many reviews, but I appreciate your compliments! They make my balloon-head that much bigger! Oh, and thank you for telling me how your name is spelled, Silent Aquila. My eyes must've been on the grill at the moment. And I don't mind that you didn't review my 5th chapter. As long as you read it, I'm happy. (Smiles) Oh, and I don't think this chapter was a cliffie, so relax!
My fic loves you right back, Xx tickle me ElmoXx... and naw, these fics don't really require that much brain power. Or else this fic would have gone down the drain already. Hope you didn't wait too long for this chapter to come out. Sorry it took so long! And I'll accept the medal graciously, of course. (Grins)
I think I know where you got confused, Lucky-Lilly. It was the point where Kagome was talking to Myouga, and she wasn't supposed to be laughing... she was supposed to be... I don't know... scared or something, I forgot. But I was writing one thing, and I read over it, didn't like it, so I changed it, and I must have forgotten to change that part. I'll fix it when I go over the fic when I'm done. Hope you didn't wait long for me to update.
Thanks, shaid! I need that luck for school. It's so freakin' hard! (Sighs) Hope you look forward to reading the next chapter too!
Soo sorry I took so long again, yasha21! (Scowls and grimaces) Work and school take no prisoners. Well, they took one. Me. (Growls) Hope you didn't have to wait too long for this chapter... (Grimaces again) And you'll see how Kagome and Ayame will react to each other later in the story. (Smiles)
Hehe, glad you liked the lime, Esther Tan. And of course Inuyasha is protective of what he considers family. And, what he considers... Kagome. Anyway, yes, Naraku came, saw, and hasn't conquered yet. Hopefully, Inuyasha will be able to intervene as he always does. Sorry you have to wait so much for me to update my stories! I'm sloowww... (Sighs)
Well, as long as you have the internet, PeachesDani. Do you have Dial-Up? (Grimaces) Ouch. If you do, I feel for you. I used to have dial-up. The crappiest piece of crap in the world. Made my life hell. (Sighs) Hope you didn't wait too long for this chapter!
Thanks, inulova4life! My story really likes you back! Hehe, and hope you figured it out in this chapter. Hope you didn't wait too long for it...!
Yeah, Kagura and Naraku do bring out that response in people. Haha, and I'll think about the... er... "action", Disoriented Mind. Anyways, hope you liked this chapter.
Thanks, hibi! I'm honored to be among favorites. The greatest accomplishment is to... well, be accomplished at something. I'm not great at writing, but I'm hoping to get better. Keep with me! And yeah, Inuyasha doing radio just hit me one day, and I liked the sound of it. So here I am! (Grins)
Well, Naraku and Kagura are scary people, hellokitty-sayhello. 'Cuz they're evil! And bad! And just... bad! Oh, and thanks for the comment about the favorites list. There are a lot of good stories out there! I just couldn't help but put them there in case other people wanted to read them.
Oops. hope you didn't hyperventilate, Rurouni-Inu! Breathe! Breathe! I updated! Although maybe not as soon as anyone would have liked, but... I updated! Breathe! Breathe!
Thanks, Daddy's Pixie! Yes, time is short, and precious... and there just isn't enough of it. My parents already think I'm wasting my life in front of the screen, whether it be the TV screen or the computer screen, which of course isn't true, but... What can I do? (Shrugs) Hope you didn't wait to long for this chapter!
Hehe, thanks, hanyou punk chick! I felt that leaving you all hanging like that would be good so you'd have to wait for the next chapter. Evil, aren't I? I should join forces with Naraku and rule the world! Too bad I don't like him that much.
Hehe, I try to maintain some of their character from on the show, only with a little bit more... stuff to it. I added it on, of course. Kagome hopefully fit into the role at her workplace now. And thanks for keeping an eye on my fic, MichiruAOZ! As you said... 'Til next time!
Oops... Hope you didn't wait too long, Celestial Fox. (Grimaces) I kind of had little spare time these days... And I hope I am doing a good job with the story. Thanks for the encouragement!
Thanks for putting it in your favorites, Amunett! Like I said to hibi, I'm honored to be one of the favorites. It makes me feel more successful in my writing. Thanks for keeping tabs on the story! Hope you continue to do so!
Hope I didn't update too late for you, dizliladibjudy, since you did review... yesterday? Two days ago? Anyway, thanks for reading my story! Hope you're continuing to read it!
wk: Wow. My hand hurts from writing all those reviews of reviews. I think I have the carpel whatchamacallit now. Hehe, but don't let that stop you from reviewing! You guys have topped yourselves! Seriously! Last chapter, I had 30 reviews, but this time I had... Hold on... It's taking a while to count... Exactly 35 reviews! Whoo! That is the new record for how many I have received for a chapter. Thanks so much guys! You're the best! Oh, and remember...
Think of topics that I can use to make Inuyasha talk about! I can't think of anything, so I need your help! Think about it as our own online radio... Write in your review what Inuyasha can talk about! And Inuyasha will speak about it on his show! Or, e-mail me at my e-mail address in my profile! Make 'em good people! Thanks! This way, you guys can be even more involved, and this way, I can have Inuyasha do "shows" more often. Also, I'll probably make Inuyasha a little needlessly mean. Don't be offended or anything, but remember: Inuyasha's just mean like that. If you want real advice from me, tell me so. Thanks again! Oh, and also know that I can't use everyone's ideas, because now I'm going to have Inuyasha also talking about Naraku on the radio. Not much time! Sorry folks.