Well just to let everyone know. I'm putting off revealing Tai's identity by one more chapter cause I'm putting in a Sango and Miroku chapter next. I wrote down a small outline of the chapters left and though I don't have it in front of me. I believe there is about 12 chapters left including the epilogue. This story just keeps getting longer doesn't it?
EVERYONE - okay as of now I can truly say that I have been flamed. Before it wasn't bad being called a jackass cause that was a big misunderstanding. This one though is an all out flame. Here is a copy:
this fanfiction is the wort story i have ever read if ti were to have a smell it would smell like butt crack butter this chapter was way to short you should take this story and shove it up youre anus this is a disgrace to inuyasha fan fics you need to do more research on inuyasha fat head -INUFAN123
Now some of you might be getting really mad at this as you would expect me to but I didn't. Instead I just laughed at it. This flame was so horribly written and the person's so full of shit that I just laugh at the thing. The spelling mistakes and everything running together a just one big sentence is so bad. The fact of calling me a 'fat head' at the end is like a 2nd graders insult. So with that and the grammar taken into account I'd have to say that a little kid is writing this. I don't care either way. My pride has not even felt this blow. Now if someone was to flame me and be specific and everything then I might take offense but not here. I do have one final comment to INUFAN123 - Next time you try and make an ass out of someone with a review, make sure you don't end up looking like an ass yourself.
Tsukinoko1 - I really thank you for all your reviews they have been very helpful. To answers everything, I made Kag and IY walk through an alley because I didn't want them fighting in the street. I don't know Japan very well. I happen to live in the state of Pennsylvania in the US. That's why I'm not so familiar with Japanese schools or the time the sunsets. For me depending on the time of the year it can set anywhere from about 4:30-9 PM. Dinner/Supper for me is the later meal of the day which for me is about 5pm. That scene was suppose to take place at approximately 7pm if you assume the sun sets the same way in Japan but I now know it doesn't. As for Kagome's school, I'm not good with Japanese school either so I used my high school experience as a base (I really apologize for not looking into this but I was in a bit of a rush and decided to just go with what I know). To me, I've had Kindergarten to 8th grade as Grade School. 9th-12 as high school (otherwise known as Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior years), then college. I still don't totally understand how exactly Japanese schools work other than they go about all year around and have class on Saturday.
Sakume Nohara - Good to have you back. I hope you enjoyed catching up. I also hope you enjoyed your trip.
DarkInuyasha - I take it your not one for fluff and you really like fighting? I have to include the fluff for more fun not to mention there are fluff addicts reading and I have to appease them too. This chapter has action. The next has fluff and action.
Animeblonde10 - for number of chapters see the first note at the beginning of this chapter.
giggles19701 - I don't know if Inuyasha's gonna ask Kagome about being his mate. I don't know how I'm going to approach that yet, or if I will at all. Who knows that could mean yet another chapter.
Hot Otaku - You say you're confused about who Azuma is. So is everyone else. Just a little mystery for now. As for Sess, we'll have to see.
MitsukiKikistar - Thanks for reading all 32 chapters to catch up. As for IY: 2nd movie, yes I have it and have seen it. My friend was kind enough to use his DVD burner to burn it to DVD. :)
Minako-Chan4 - Also thanks for reading 32 chapters at once. Must have taken a while. At this point I don't think Kag and IY will go back to visit their friends. There will come a time when they head back but that's for a different reason and it won't be for long. As for Sango and Miroku, they're in the next chapter.
Thanks to all who wished me a happy Birthday - what was bad was that my own younger brother forgot my birthday. My parents waited until the next day to get me a cake and he thought it was my Bday then because of the cake. Also the cake was an Ice Cream cake and the bottom flavor melted ruining the cake a bit but it was okay for me cause the bottom flavor was chocolate, which is my favorite and made is really easy to get at. lol.
Disclaimer: Not even Rumiko Takahashi would give me IY for my Bday so still no luck at getting him.
Chapter 32: Friend or Foe?
Kagome looked at Inuyasha as they got ready for school. "What are you doing with that?" she asked as she noticed Inuyasha holding Tetsusaiga.
"Well Azuma said to bring something that could be tied to a legend, didn't he?" Inuyasha said with a smirk. He wanted to see how the teacher would react when he brought the sword into class.
"Whatever," Kagome said. Her grandfather had given her some old relic and Kagome checked with Inuyasha to make sure it wasn't dangerous. "Let's go or we're going to be late." With that Inuyasha and Kagome rushed out the door headed for school.
Kagome and Inuyasha made it to school on time but were almost late for homeroom because one of the teachers saw Inuyasha walking in carrying a sword. "Hold it right there!" the teacher yelled as he came towards Inuyasha. When the teacher got there he took a hold of the middle of the sheath of the sword while Inuyasha still firmly held the hilt. "You're not allowed to bring any deadly weapons in school. Are you crazy? You're looking at serious punishment, young man," the man continued to speak for five minutes while Inuyasha seemed to look like he was paying attention but he couldn't care less. Inuyasha just heard the final sentence in the man's speech. "So why did you bring this with you to school?"
"It's an ancient sword that I thought I'd bring in for Mr. Azuma's class. He told us to bring in an antique if we had one," Inuyasha said though he hated calling his sword an antique.
"I don't care. A sword is still a deadly weapon so I'll have to confiscate it," the man said as he pulled on it but was only able to unsheathe the sword. As the teacher looked at the sword he had to keep from laughing. The sword looked horrible. When he finally regained his composure he talked again, "I guess I was wrong. That's no deadly weapon. A plastic letter opener is worse than that. You can go now." He handed the sheath back to Inuyasha as Inuyasha walked past him. The teacher couldn't help but make one more small joke, "Be sure not to let anyone touch it, the sword might break."
Inuyasha controlled his anger but let a low growl escape his throat as he walked into school. Kagome tried to hold in a laugh but a small noise escaped her and caught Inuyasha's attention. "Don't you start," Inuyasha warned her.
"Well I did find his comment funny. You have to remember when you first found the sword," Kagome told him. "You didn't think it could cut wet paper."
"Yeah, I remember," Inuyasha said. "Let's just get to class."
It wasn't long before Kagome and Inuyasha found themselves in Tai Azuma's class. Only about half the class had brought in an object. As he went around the room, Azuma was able to make some small connection to a myth or legend for each object. Some were really simple like the item came from the same time period or maybe even looked similar to those spoke of in myths. When it was Inuyasha's turned, he just smiled at the teacher.
"So what did you bring, Inuyasha?" Azuma asked.
"I brought this," Inuyasha said as he held up Tetsusaiga still sheathed. "It's a pretty old sword."
"Yes, I can tell. From its tattered condition, I'd say it's at least a few centuries old and some of the craftsmanship seems to agree. I'd have to say I'm surprised it's still in that good of condition. Where did you happen to get it?"
"It was given to me by my father. Would you like to look at it?" Inuyasha offered it for Tai to hold.
Kagome was shocked at this. Inuyasha would usually never hand his sword over to anyone. She looked at the hanyou that she thought was going crazy. She could see him with a bit of a evil smirk on his face and that's when it dawned on Kagome. "Mr. Azuma is a demon so he wouldn't be able to hold Tetsusaiga. I can't believe Inuyasha is attempting this in the middle of school," Kagome thought to herself.
"No that's okay Inuyasha," Azuma said. "Would you please show the sword to the rest of the class?" Azuma said indicating the actual sword and not just the sheath.
Inuyasha withdrew the sword from the sheath as everyone looked at the beaten up old sword with surprise. One person called out, "I think it looks better in the sheath." A few more people made comments about how it looked.
"Don't judge it just as it is," Azuma said. "Remember it has probably seen countless battles. Just because it looked crappy now doesn't mean it isn't a good sword. It's the same thing in myths, people underestimate certain items because they don't look the best and ones they pass over turn out to be the most powerful of all. You have to realize the hidden potential of objects. Look beyond the glossy or disheveled appearance and see the items for what they truly are," Just then the bell rang. "Well good job today. Thank you to those who brought in something. I'll see you all tomorrow."
Inuyasha and Kagome exited the school together like usual and also like usual Inuyasha was complaining about how horrible it was. Kagome wasn't paying much attention to him and that's why she almost got separated from Inuyasha. She noticed that he continued walking where they usually turned. She quickly caught up to him to talk to him. "Where are you going, Inuyasha? We were supposed to turn back there," Kagome said as she continued walking with him.
"You should really listen to someone when they talk to you. You'd have known that I said I didn't want to go straight home," Inuyasha said.
"Well are you going to tell me where you are going?" Kagome asked but he didn't respond. Kagome just followed along not liking it but trusting him all the same. In just a little bit Kagome realized that Inuyasha had led them to a large park within the city. "This is a nice park," Kagome said. "I used to come here as a kid a lot."
"I wanted to come here because I missed being around all the trees," Inuyasha told her truthfully.
"You could go back to the Feudal era for a bit," Kagome said noticing that no one other than Inuyasha was around to hear her.
"I'd like to but with all the school work we have I don't think I'd be able to get away for long. Not to mention I don't want to leave you or your family unprotected," Inuyasha said.
"Thank you, Inuyasha, for everything," Kagome said giving him a hug. She was really happy that he would rather spend time worrying and protecting her then in his own world where he's truly at home."
"Isn't this a touching scene," someone called out. Inuyasha and Kagome turned around to see someone coming close to them. They could tell from the evil smirk on his face that he was with the yakuza. "I hated to break up your little love scene but don't worry about it too much I'll just be breaking up both of you in just a little bit," the demon said as he cracked his knuckles. Not long after about 6 more demons showed up surrounding Inuyasha and Kagome.
"You guys tired this before," Inuyasha told them. "I took on 7 of you before and they were easily defeated."
"Well when you send weak people to do a job, you're not always going to get good results," another demon said.
Inuyasha set down his backpack and looked at Kagome. "You stay here. This could get a little messy," with that Inuyasha took off towards one of the demons.
"You are always so impatient, Inuyasha," Tai thought as he watched the fight from a tree branch near the fight. "You are up against much tougher demons this time Inuyasha. You won't be able to defeat them as easy as you did that last set."
Even if Inuyasha knew that he didn't care, he continued to charge at them and attack but with no luck. They could easily evade him. He was also paying the price for it. While one would evade him another would hit him from behind or from the side. If not for the shirt, you would be able to see a few bruises on Inuyasha's back. His face and arms were cut from behind forced into trees or the ground. If Inuyasha had stopped to think about it, getting hit into the ground wasn't too bad. He was used to tasting dirt thanks to Kagome. It was the blows that the demons made either to get him there or while he was there that was taking the toll on him. At one point, he got slammed hard into a tree and then fall to the ground.
"INUYASHA!!" Kagome yelled as she watched Inuyasha get beaten. She wasn't sure how much she could take. She wanted so bad to run out to him but she knew she'd just be getting in his way if she did and he would yell at her for it.
Inuyasha slowly picked himself up off the ground. "Don't worry about me, Kagome. I'd worry more about what's around you. That's more important," Inuyasha said to her.
Kagome looked around herself but there was no yakuza near her. The only thing that was near her was Inuyasha's backpack. "He couldn't be talking about that could he?" Kagome thought and decided to look in the backpack. What she saw there made her want to hit herself. There tightly stuff in the bag was Tetsusaiga. How could she have forgotten about it? It would greatly help Inuyasha. She tore it out of the bag as quickly as possible. "Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled and he looked towards her. As soon as his head turned she threw the sword to him.
Inuyasha smirked as the sword landed in his hands. Thankfully Kagome had understood what he had said before. "Well I'd say its about time to end this fight," Inuyasha said as he drew the sword from the sheath. He didn't let it transform right away though.
"You think you can defeat us with that crappy sword. I'd get a worse paper cut than what that could do to me," a demon said. "Attack!" he yelled as him and three others jumped at Inuyasha simultaneously.
"Fools, they have just sealed their fates," Tai thought as he watched the fight. "I'm actually surprised that Inuyasha showed the intelligence to lure them off-guard by not showing the swords true form right off."
At the last second, the Tetsusaiga transformed and Inuyasha swung the swords easily taking out the four around him. He quickly dispatched another who was too in shock to defend. The other two were trying to get away. Luckily for Inuyasha they were sticking side by side. He quickly caught up to them and took both out in one swing. Unfortunately they two were going around a tree at the time so that came tumbling down as well. As luck seemed to have it, it was the very same tree that Tai Azuma had been standing it. He failed to respond quickly enough and he went down with the tree as well.
Inuyasha didn't notice at first and sheathed the sword. Kagome came running up to him with his backpack in hand. She was about to congratulate him when they both heard a voice. "You have to be more careful when you swing that sword of yours," Tai said as he picked himself out of the tree. "I could have gotten hurt."
This guy was just getting Inuyasha even angrier. "I don't think that would have been a bad thing," Inuyasha said. "Now you want to explain why you're here? And make it quick or you'll end up like the others."
"I was merely watching you fight," Tai said. "I've seen quite a bit of your fights so far. To think you let yourself get caught off guard and thrown into a wall by low level demons." Tai said referring to Inuyasha's previous encounter.
"So you're with the yakuza," Inuyasha said. "I should kill you now." Inuyasha slowly reached for his sword.
"You know I thought you showed intelligence when you didn't have Tetsusaiga transform right away but I now see I was overestimating you," Tai said.
"WHAT!" Inuyasha said as he withdrew Tetsusaiga and put it close to Tai.
"Do you think it's just a matter of coincidence that you get a replacement teacher, fresh out of college, when yakuza starts attacking you? That this teacher happens to be a demon who knows just about everything about you?"
"That just makes me not trust you even more," Inuyasha spat back.
"Yes but ask yourself this, is it just coincidence that you bring Tetsusaiga to school the very day that it will be needed for a fight after school?" Tai asked. Inuyasha didn't have an answer to that.
"So what? Are you telling us to trust you all of a sudden?" Kagome asked in Inuyasha's place. "We don't know anything about you."
"And you won't," Tai said back. "It is not my place to tell you to trust me or not to. That is your decision to make. I can not make it for you but remember this: a time will come when that decision will be of utmost importance. Your very lives depend on it. Now I must go."
Inuyasha still didn't trust this guy. And the way he said the last part didn't sit well with Inuyasha. "You're not going anywhere just yet. I'm not done with you." Inuyasha said.
"Really?" Tai asked. Suddenly winds all around started to pick up. It was getting back near Inuyasha and Kagome. Inuyasha turned towards Kagome covering his eyes and shielding hurt from the blowing dirt and anything else that the wind picked up. Not long after the wind died down and Inuyasha looked around but Tai Azuma was no where to be found.
After a bit of silence, Kagome and Inuyasha made their way home. "So what do you think, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked him.
"I still don't trust him. He knows too much about us but won't reveal a thing about himself," Inuyasha said. "The way he said our lives depends on our decision didn't sound right coming from him. From what I can tell he seems to be a powerful demon."
"I don't totally trust him either," Kagome said. "I don't know whether it's good that he's a strong demon or not. It all comes down to if he's a friend or foe?"
"No way a friend," Inuyasha said. "He's either an ally or foe, no way a friend!"
~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&~&
Well there you go. 5 more pages. If you don't realize this, this story all together w/o author notes and such is 107 pages long. Well I'm gonna wrap this up cause its almost 5 AM. Quick refferalls:
Dead Famous by RoseFire1 storyid=1548586 very good story.
Has over 5000 reviews. Why not read and make it more? lol
No AMV referral just an anime referral check out Full Metal Alchemist. Good anime
Well I hope you enjoyed this. See you next time for:
Chapter 33: An Adventure for Two - This is a Sango/Miroku chapter.