Chapter 4
"Please please please let me go with the guys! Star, you know how much I dislike shopping espically for clothing!" begged Raven on her knees.
"Raven don't worry, I only agreed to go shopping so that we could get away from the guys. But in reality we are going to go do some training and have fun," said Kel motioning for Raven to get up, not comfortable with Raven begging on the ground.
"Really?" asked Raven very relieved to hear that.
"But first we need to get some clothing for you all so that won't stand out so much when we go into town," said Kel.
The others agreed right away, so off they went. They went o the palace taliors, but the talior didn't have what they wanted in stock. So Kel got a birlliant idea and they all went over to Lalasa's shop to get their clothing. After a quick exchange of words between Kel and Lalasa, Lalasa got busy with measurements and such for Starfire, Raven, Sango, and Kagome. After the measuerments were taken Lalasa husseled to the back to get what she thought would work best. Since Kel had told her that they wanted to look good and be comfortable Lalasa brought out the perfect outfits, like she always does.
For Raven she brought out tan colored breeches and a light blue tunic, practical yet stylish. Next for Starfire she went with the tunic and breechs but her colors were dark brown on the bottom and green for the tunic that almost matched her eyes. Sango, like Raven, had tan breeches but her top color was a dark maroon color. And last but not least Kagome got dark brown breeches and a cream colored tunic. And Kel changed into a dark brown pair of breeches and a special made tunic with her shield symbol over lagre in the middle to remind people of who she was.
After changing into their new outfits Raven admitted quietly, "That wasn't bad, Lalasa made it quick and simple. Too bad shopping with just Star back home isn't as quick."
After a little bit of talking and walking they had all become good friends, so to more than others, and had arrived at the parctice courts.
"Well ladies it looks like the fun is now going to begin," said Kel.
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"So what you wanna do?"
"I dunno, what you want to do?"
"Guys can you please stop doing that!" snapped Robin at Inuyasha and Beast Boy because this was the third time that conversation had started since the guys had separated from the girls.
"Well we could always go and do what we said we were going to do and train," said Dom getting bored of sitting around and doing nothing.
"Feh"
"Sure"
"Whatever"
"Fine with me"
So it was setteled in that weird way guys settling things without talking at all.
After arriving at the oposite end of the practice courts from where the girls were Dom asked, "So what od you guys want to learn first?"
"Archery!"
"Sword fighting!"
"Hand to hand!"
"Jousting!"
"Well since archery was said first why don't we do that," said Dom walking toward the indoor archery practice courts. Inuyasha followed him happily, but it didin't show. He was the one that wasnt to do archery since Kagome knew how to do it so he thought that it wouldn't be too hard to learn. BB, Robin and Miroku sulked because their activity wasn't chosen.
At the archery courts though, Inuyahsa soon learned that it wasn't as easy as Kagome made it look. At first he pulled the bow so hard that the thing just snapped it two. After he learned not to use so much strength, then he had trouble aiming the bow. He either went too high or too low.
On the other targets Robin and Miroku were having the same problem. Robin's biggest problem was that he would draw the bow back, but not far enough or too far. And on top of that the string would catch on his gloves, and we all know he never takes his gloves. Miroku's problem was nis prayer beads. Thay just got in the way when he tried using the bow.
Now Beast Boy wsa doing great. He pulled it back far enough and remember to roll his elbow out of the way and he didn't thave the nusience of Robin's gloves or Miroku's beads.
"Beats Boy, how come you are so good at archery?" asked Robin very confused, because to his knowledge BB had never seen a bow let alone used one.
Beast Boy replied with a superior smirk, "Well you know I lived in Africa for a while with may foster family before ocming to America. My foster father decided it would be good for me to learn primitive but basic hunting and survival skills incase my powers just went away. So he taught me until I was good enough to hunt for food by myself."
"Now that we all have tried archery let's go do something else," suggested Miroku.
So the thing that was said after archery was sword fighting they went and did that.
(A/N: Boys and big shiny pointy things. Can anyone see where this will end for at least one of them?)
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"Wow Star. I never realised how bad you were with a bow. I mean after what Robin said after we got stranded on that planet I though that you would be good with a bow," said Raven slightly confused.
"Well friend Raven, I think it was as you say 'a lucky shot' that saved Robin," said Starfire not at all hurt by Raven's, not ment to be but was, insult.
The result for when the girls did archery was Raven and Kel did really well, Kagome of couse did super, Sango and Starfier not so hot.
They were heading to do jousting now after archery (A/N: They jousting is going on as the same time as the guy's archery becasue the guys sat there long enough for the girls to get their clothing and do their turn at archery. Man those boys are lazy. ;) Kel wnet straight to Peachbolsom and whispered in is ear to behave around their guests. But of course Peachbolsom had to take at least one shot at one of the new people but he chose the wrong person, Raven.
He tried to sneak up behind Raven while she was petting the horse she had chosen to ride. But having been around Beast Boy and having to use her telecpathy to comunicate with him in animal form, she had used her powers to ask the horse she wanted to ride if she could cou ld hear the thoughs of Peachbolsom and her horse trying to warn her.
Just before Paechbolsom struck she lazily muttered her three famous words and put a shield around her and Peachbolsom hit his head on the shield, not too hard but hard enough to remind him not to mess with that human again.
After a good laugh, at poor Peachbolsom's expense, they got to the jousting lessons. At first Kel thought that Raven might be too weak to even hold the lance, but Raven sure proved her wrong. Raven, Kagome and Starfire were at novice level at the end of their short jousting session. But Sango did surprisingly well considering she had never don't it before. And of course Kel was superb, well she does have the most experience.
(BIG A/N: I really don't want to take the time and the writing to describe what I want to say so here is the low down on the events they did and who did the best. And Kel and Dom don't count since they trained in all of these activities.
Archery: Beast Boy and Raven (after Kagome but I want to mention the first time tryers)
Jousting: Sango and Miroku
Hand to Hand (they did some one-on-one and these two did the best): Starfire and Robin(big fat duh!)
Sword fighting: Inuyasha (with out Tetsigua) and Kagome (I guess all that watching Inuyasha fight taught her something)
And by the way did anyone notice the pattern of who did the best? wiggle wiggle eyebrows
But that is all for this author note, and now here comes the funny stuff.)
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So after the training the girls were all sticky and sweaty so they agreed to go the bath houses. Raven and Statfire were very unsure of what to do because unlike Sango, Kagome, and Kel they had never been, to put it bluntly, skinny dipping. But after a while of talking and soaking their skin they forgot where they were and relaxed.
But the boys had also gotten gross from training and went to the men's bath houses to relax and get clean as well.
Being the observant girl Kagome is she noticed that when ever she or anyone else talked to her about Robin she nevered referred to him as 'friend Robin' but just plain Robin. She had also picked up a vibe, using her sixth matchmaking sence, from Raven that she had a crush on Beast Boy. Plus the fact that in her world the Teen Titans were a cartoon show (but she didn't tell them that) just helped her cause along. So she decided to see if she was right, adn maybe along the way get Sango to admit her feelings about Miroku.
"So girls I just thought of a great game we could all play. It's called Truth or Truth," said Kagome with a twinkel in her eye.
"I thought it was called Truth or Dare," commented a confused Starfire.
Kagome said shaking her head, "No no this is like truth or dare without the dare because it wouldn't be fun to do truth or dare without guys around."
"Ok."
"Sure why not"
"Whatever."
Yes let us!"
"Ok," said Kagome thinking which person she should get first,"... Raven. My question is who do you have a crush on, and remember you can't lie or not tell use or else we get to make you do something very embarassing later."
"Raven you shoud just answer her question because she can come up with really good ideas to get you later," whispered Sango to Raven. Sango told her this necause she was speaking out of experience.
"FIne. It's...," Raven was trying to say Beats Boy but she couldn't she was afraid of what Starfire would say because Star had been pestering Raven to tell her who she liked.
" Friend Raven please tell us who you know I would really like to know," pleaded Starfire, she already had an idea it was BB was she just wanted to hear Raven say it.
"Fine, it's cough cough BB cough cough," coughed out Raven but not quickly enough because both Kagome and Starfire heard it well enough.
"Friend Raven that is so good to hear. But I knew it all along. And I am thing that Beast Boy likes you back," Starfire commented off hand.
Raven had gotten this look like 'really you think so' but quick got rid of it and reverted back to her normal emotion less face.
"Raven it's now your turn to ask someone a question," pointed out Kagome.
"That's right. So I choose to ask...Star a question. And it is: Do you like Robin as more than a friend?" asked Raven thinking it was fair payback for Starfire finding out she liked BB.
Satrfire started to rub the back of her neck trying to stall for time, "Umm you see new friends I ummm...cough cough do cough cough."
Raven thought, 'Duh! I knew that but I just wanted her to say it out loud.'
"So now my asking of the question will be to friend Sango, but I don't know what to ask anyone have any ideas?" adk Star. After Starfire said that Sango got a look of 'oh-crap-don't-ask-Kagome-for-help' look. But Star unwittingly helped Kagome and ask Kagome for help. So Kagome leaned over to Satr and whispered something in her ear. After Kagome had finished whisperingto Starfire, Star repeated exactly what Kagome told her: Do you have a crush on Miroku?
After a quick deep blush speard to her face Sango answered yes. This made Kagome very happy.
Quickly trying advert attention from herself Sango spoke up saying, " Hey Kel. Who od you have a crush on? I mean since we all know who everyone else likes including Kagome loving Inuyasha, it's only fair that we know who you like."
"Well you guys don't know him so I just come out and say it. His name is Dom," but then Kel thought 'Oh cap Dom was with me when we first met these people.'
"You mean that good looking Dom that was with you when you met us?" Kagome teased wiggeling her eyebrows.
Kel stammered out,"Uhhh yes I mean on uhhh...," but decided it would be best to stop talking.
Kagome having just learned all these delicious facts thought of a brilliant idea,"Hey! Why don't we all go on dates with our men and try and find out if they like us back or not."
There was a group, well most of the group anyways, agreement to that idea. But unknown to them Miroku had snuck out side of the girls bath house to try and peek but had heard to whole conversation. And so instead of ending up with a concussion he would have gottne from peeking at the girls, he went back to the guys still lounging around their bath house to tell them the juicy facts he had learned.
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A/N: Oh I like the way this is going. Please R&R! And help me with date ideas for the couples, like where they should go and what they should do. And thxs to all the reviewers who review my story much love poeples much love!
Laters,
Animechick009