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6

Phone Calls

(Sango)

The plan was in motion. Inuyasha and Kagome were on the phone together at last! I wonder why she would ever call him after he was so rude to her at the audition. Perhaps there was something I didn't know about their relationship.

As soon as Inuyasha handed the phone back to me, I called Ayumi.

"Ayumi! Guess what?" I checked to make sure Inuyasha was out of earshot.

"What?"

"Well… Kagome called Inuyasha! I think our plan's working!"

"Great!" Ayumi exclaimed. "Now, we just have to set them up on a romantic date… I did get Inuyasha to agree to have Kagome stay at the mansion during the filming of the movie."

"Good work! Now we just have to break the news to Kagome's mother. I'll get Miroku." My enthusiasm filled the entire hallway. Realizing Inuyasha would sense it from a mile away, I tried to calm myself down. Taking deep breaths, I finally said goodbye to Ayumi and scrolled to Miroku on my list of contacts.

(Miroku)

Just as I got home after a long day, my cell phone rang. I had been talking on the phone to Mrs. Higurashi last night, and I had settled on taking a nap.

"Hello?"

"Hey Miroku!"

"Sango?"

"Yeah, who else would it be?"

"Oh… well what's up?"

"I need you to tell Kagome's mom something."

I groaned inwardly. "What? I spent the entire night on the phone with her!"

"You just need to notify her that Kagome will be staying at Inuyasha's for the entire filming of the movie."

"Okay… but why in the world would she ever agree to that?"

"Publicity purposes. We don't want Kikyou to attack her. In fact, I found out that Kikyou has been following Kagome and has already interviewed her twice!"

"I see what you mean, but I'm not sure Kagome's mom will."

"You're good at this stuff, Miroku. Why else did I send you to talk to her? Please?" Sango begged.

I gave in. Who could resist a groveling woman? "All right, but you owe me!"

"Of course," Sango said sweetly.

"Bye then…"

"Bye."

I pressed the "end" button and called Mrs. Higurashi's work number.

(Kagome)

Where was my mom? I sighed… 8 o' clock already. Dinner had come and gone. I had eaten an undercooked Marie Calendar's chicken pot pie. (AN: YUMM! Minus the undercooked part, of course.) I dug through the kitchen pantry once again. Finally, I came up with a bag of chips. I looked at the expiration date and groaned. It had expired 5 years ago.

I called my mom's cell phone. It wasn't turned on, and I sighed. I left a desperate message: "MOM! I NEED FOOD! COME BACK BEFORE I STARVE!" She would get a laugh out of that. For the moment, I turned toward my homework. The last assignment for today: math. My undernourished brain really needed some help. I could barely calculate 3 + 2, let alone simultaneous equations. I read the first problem: "x + y 7 and 2x + 3y 18. Solve for x and y." This worksheet would take awhile. Suddenly, in the middle of my hard work, the phone rang. I ran to pick up the receiver.

(Inuyasha)

When Kagome had called me that afternoon, I had been surprised. However, now I was in my studio painting. This time, it would be a completely realistic painting… of a cat. Sure, it was a lame idea, but it seemed to represent my feelings at the moment. My cell phone rang and I muttered. I had forgotten to turn it off.

"Hello?"

"Inuyasha?"

"Yes…"

"This is Kikyou. I was wondering if I could get your side of the story."

"What story?"

"I heard you bought Kagome a DIAMOND BRACELET?"

I could barely control my laughter. "No, it was a necklace. 24-carat. It was sooooooo beautiful and reminded me of her. I just had to get it. You know, as a present."

"Really?" Kikyou's voice was tainted with jealousy.

"Yeah, why would I lie about something like that?"

"Well, that's all fine and good." I heard the scratching of pencil on paper. I could just imagine her writing hurriedly. "Well, is that all? No other excuse? It was… just a present?"

"Yep! What did Kagome think of it?"

"Oh… nothing," Kikyou said casually. I already knew what Kagome had said anyway.

"Well, it was a sincere gift. What else did you want to know about it?"

"Nothing else. Just your side of the story."

"Well, I gave it to you. I guess I'll see you around."

"Indeed," Kikyou replied coldly and hung up.

(Sango)

Where was Inuyasha? I sighed. It was past dinnertime. Almost 9 o'clock. It was time to call him. I quickly dialed his cell number. Finally, not a busy signal!

"Hello?" Inuyasha sure sounded annoyed.

"Hey! It's dinnertime!"

"Argh, I'm in the middle of a painting right now!"

"Did you forget? We have a special guest!"

"Right. Whatever. I'll be over soon!"

"Of course."

I closed the flip phone and grinned. The date was set.

(Inuyasha)

I rushed over to the mansion. Somehow, I didn't recall any type of special guest coming over. I sighed. I wasn't really in charge of my schedule anyway. Ayumi was. As I stalked up the pathway to the mansions, I noticed a strange car in the driveway. It looked fairly normal, not those rich sport cars. Who was this dinner guest?

Then, I smelled the scent and I knew. Kagome.

5 hours later...

(Kagome)

Well, the great news was thatI wasfilled up with delicious food. I could certainly stand to stay at Inuyasha's mansion for awhile. If he was never there, of course. Now I was lying on the fluffy bed in room number 509, my suite for the next few years. I sighed. I laid on my bed and stared at the ceiling. Soon, my eyes grew heavy and I fell asleep.

(Inuyasha)

That dinner date wasn't too bad. At least it wasn't just Kagome and me. Sango was there also and she kept the conversation alive. I tried to imagine communicating to Kagome by myself and shuddered. I could never talk to her casually. She was just so infuriating. At least she hadn't acted too annoying this time. This time it was Sango, who kept giving me suggestive smiles along with wiggles of her eyebrows whenever Kagome looked away. I sighed and decided to go to bed. Then, I could figure out how to handle Kagome over the next few years.

Later...

(Ayumi)

The phone rang. What time was it now? I looked at the clock and groaned. The green lights read 22.20. I sighed. I might as well pick up the phone now that I was up. I got up out of bed, and with a shiver, put on my bathrobe. I slipped on my slippers and picked up the receiver, and received nothing but a dial tone.

I wished I had gotten caller ID. That way, I could have called the person back. As I felt for my end table by the bed, I realized what was wrong. There was no such hour as 22. (AN: Apparently she doesn't use the military timing or whatever you want to call it.) My alarm clock had been upside down. I quickly flipped it over and realized what had happened while I had been sleeping. However, I could barely throw the clock underneath my bed before the clock exploded, sending feathers everywhere.

(Inuyasha)

Why was there such a call in the middle of the night? I groaned and turned to my clock. 6 o' clock on the dot. I picked up the receiver, and heard the computerized voice that was typical for screening my calls.

"Hello. You've received a phone call from phone number 608-941-2974. If you would like to take the—" I pressed one before the voice could continue.

"Hello? Inuyasha?" A voice panted.

"Ayumi? What's wrong?"

"Bomb… in my room…"

"Where are you? Are you hurt?"

"I'll be fine… just called 911. Get out of the mansion!" Suddenly, I heard a deep voice in the background and heard her shriek. "Get away from me! RUN INU—" The line disconnected and I was left with a dial tone. Suddenly I realized, there was somebody behind me, and approaching rapidly. I turned around and gasped. It couldn't be…

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