Hey all!
Shiroryu of the Moon and Saffron Spice here with another installment of
"There's Gotta Be Something in the Water" Hurrah!
Readers: ...
Shiroryu: Ok, ok, I know. It's been awhile since I've updated. Not my
fault. See, I'm doing this story way differently than my other ones. In
this one I haven't written the whole thing ahead of time. I hate that I've
done that, but I really liked this story and wanted to get it out to the
public A.S.A.P. So, you'll have to work with me. Not to mention my muse
decided to go on vacation for a week and only called a few times. So I had
very short bursts of creativity. Much thanks for your patience.
And now for the shout-outs:
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SM Together: Yeah, we wonder what she took too.
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SM Together: Probably
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SM Together: Thank you very much. We try.
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SM Together: Yeah, we fixed that. Fanfic.net can be a real pain sometimes.
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xo-Kagome-ox: Very happy you enjoyed the chapter. We love it when our readers are satisfied with our work. So we'll keeping working and you keep reading and reviewing, ok?
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Kenny-D: Yeah, this chapter wasn't really meant to be as funny as the other ones (I honestly don't think anything can top Miroku's little song and dance...) But hey, we try. Glad the chapter brought back memories. I LOVED Hercules. Now THERE'S a great story.
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Terra Secora: ya never know. It could just be some type of terrible allergic reaction to-
Saffron: oh shut up.
Shiroryu: can it!
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Sango-chan Chimpmunk Queen: *blink, blink* Is there something in YOUR water?
Saffron: Oh leave her alone! She and her chipmunks rock!
Shiroryu: This coming from a girl who owns an imaginary chinchilla named Darby who happens to rule over all the hairless monkeys in the world.
Saffron: You'd better believe it!
Shiroryu: Yes, this story wasn't as funny as the last ones. We felt if we made them all like the other ones, the story would get TOO ridiculous (although it's definitely treading in dangerous territory as it is)
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loudnproud223: Popsicle sticks? I don't even wanna know how my aunt dealt with that one. I'd just prefer to forget I ever found out about that. Yep we read and reviewed one of your stories. And it was great as usual. Everyone reading: Go read my cousin's work. She's REALLY good (she's a Harry Potter authoress)
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dark-of-stars: *turns to sister*
Shiroryu: suck-up?
Saffron: Definitely.
Shiroryu: That's ok. We still love you and are updating just for you (and our other reviewers)
Saffron: Don't you feel special?
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daddys lil angel: ri-ight. What is it with you people and rodents? Has anyone ever heard of a dog?
Saffron: Back off!
Shiroryu: You worry me. You know that, right?
Saffron: *sniffles* Yes.
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Pak: if you think it's confusing now, you haven't seen ANYTHING yet. The chaos has only just begun! But we'll try and help you become a little less confused, ok?
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wizogirl202004: *stares at screen*
Shiroryu: *whispers to her sister* What on earth is she talking about?
Saffron: Um, she thinks we misquote her.
Shiroryu: But we don't even quote reviewers!
Saffron: Oh, ok. I see. She left a review and she must've thought we were quoting it.
Shiroryu: So she doesn't know?
Saffron: I don't think so.
Shiroryu: *speaks in regular voice* Hon, we weren't misquoting you. We know you didn't say "OK, will do." WE did. Reviewers leave reviews and we comment on each one. We don't quote anyone. So we will never have to worry about writing your words correctly, because that's not what we do.
OK, that was 13! You guys are awesome! PLEASE keep it up and we'll keep punching out the story, OK?
Disclaimer: Saffron: just let me do this.
Shiroryu: Why?
Saffron: Because we always get into a huge argument with your lawyer.
Shiroryu: Fine *stomps off*
Saffron: We don't own Inuyasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. We also don't own the song used in this chapter. Disney does. We're just having fun combining the tow for yours and our entertainment.
Shiroryu: *snorts in background*
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Kagome stared at the well, listening for her psychotic family's footsteps to come back. What on earth possessed them to do that anyway? What's more, what possessed her to actually sing? She NEVER sang. It was against everything she believed in. At least everything she believed in up until she was five. After that, things went downhill. She could still remember her sixth birthday party...
*FLASHBACK*
"Happy birthday dear Kagome! Happy birthday to you!" all her relatives and friends sung to her. The now 6-year-old Kagome beamed brightly at her party guests. Six was a huge deal. Now she could play with the big kid's toys in the HappyMeals at McDonald's without her mother fearing the poor girl would choke on the small pieces. (But in her defense, making the toys so darn shiny and round was just asking for a 3-year-old to shove it as far as they could down their throats. Wouldn't you want to eat something round and shiny too?...Thought so.)
"Make a wish sweetie!" her mother coaxed as she held baby Souta to her hip. Kagome closed her eyes and made the number one wish of her life. She wanted, more than anything, to go on Star Search and become a famous singer, just like Madonna...
Um, well maybe not JUST like Madonna...
*shudder*
Kagome blew the candles out. "So what did you wish for?" her best friend Lorraine asked.
"Oh Kagome, you're not supposed to-"
"I wished to be a wonderful singer." Kagome interrupted.
"-say your wish out loud." Her mother finished.
"Well, let's hear what you've got!" her uncle cheered. Everyone in the room chanted for her to sing.
And that's where it all went downhill.
Maybe she shouldn't have interrupted her mother.
Lord knows she needed that wish to come true.
Kagome quickly picked a song and opened her mouth.
That's when she sung.
And that's when the gates of hell were opened upon the unsuspecting public.
"SOMEwhere oVEr the raINBow..." she belted out. It was, without a doubt, the most horrific thing any human being had to endure. Compared to that, the Reign of Terror, both World Wars, and Armageddon combined sounded like a walk through the park. Kagome sang for a full 3 minutes, and in those 3 minutes, she drastically changed the lives of everyone within 100 feet of her.
Birthday guests: 0_0
Her mother: 0_0
Souta: @_@
As Kagome continued to cause permanent damage to everyone's eardrums, her grandfather (who'd been asleep in the next room) came out screaming. In his hand, he held his famous anti-demon spells. He took one look at Kagome and yelled over her to everyone, "Don't look! She's been possessed by a demon! I'll exorcise it!" and with that he slapped about a dozen all over her face. You'd think that'd be bad enough, huh?
Silly, silly readers...
"Whee-whoo! Whee-whoo!" sirens could be heard coming in their direction. In a matter of 30 seconds, about 20 of the TPD (Tokyo Police Department) busted the front door down.
"EVERYONE DOWN!" They yelled as they pointed their guns at the occupants in the room.
No one moved.
"NOW!!!"
At once, everyone was on the floor with their hands over their heads. "Where is he?" the sergeant (or so he looked like) yelled in Kagome's uncle's face. Unfortunately, Kagome's uncle was a bit too fazed from Kagome's little show to say much besides "Blublublub!"
"We got a call from a neighbor saying that something terrible was going on over here and she thought it was a mass murderer."
Still no one said anything.
"And we got a call coming from this residence with the simple words, 'Oh god, make it stop. It hurts!' Any ideas?" the sergeant growled.
Everyone turned around to look at Lorraine with her hand still on the phone trembling. "I'm sorry." She whispered. Then went into a dead faint.
"What happened here?" the sergeant demanded again. At once, all pointed to Kagome.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"My uncle is still in the loony bin because of that." She thought out loud. She shook her head. That was something she would not mind throwing in the vast abyss fondly known as forgotten childhood memories. Unfortunately, she had to have wonderful anamnesis and the image of seeing her uncle strapped in a stray jacket and hauled off to Sakura Petals Asylum was one that would forever taint her memory.
So obviously, after such a traumatic experience, one would never sing again, right? Well, that's what Kagome had resolved to do. Problem was, her mouth wasn't listening to her brain.
After a good hour of contemplating, she decided it was better just to forget about the whole thing and never let it happen again. She stood up, stretched, walked quietly outside the well house, and crept to her house. Everyone was sure to be asleep by now, so it was the opportune time to sneak into her room. As she ran up the stairs, remembering to skip the third step (because it creaked like crazy) she thought about why she was still there. "Maybe I should just go back." She thought to herself while opening her door. There on her bed was her ridiculously large yellow backpack, looking noticeably heavier than when she had returned.
"Looks like my family had the same idea. Ouch." She mused aloud. She ran downstairs to pack a few more essential items (first-aid kit, schoolbooks, ramen, homework, extra undies, ramen, light reading material, socks, and a little ramen)
She then ran back up the stairs, lifted her backpack and trudged toward the well. Getting down the stairs was hard enough, but going up that blasted hill would be a pain in the- (insert word of choice here)-! Especially now that it had gotten so dark. She could barely see two feet in front of her. So you can imagine her relief when suddenly her backpack was lifted from her.
Now, imagine her terror once she realized her backpack was lifted from her.
"Aaahhhh!!!" She screamed. She swung around and decked the helper/thief right in the mouth.
"Ow!!!" she heard them grunt.
"Get away from me or I'll call the police, you thug! I know karate! I'm a black belt. With a purple dot!"
Instead of high tailing it away from the psycho who obviously took imaginary karate classes, the "thug" just turned around with Kagome's stuff.
"Hey, give that back! I swear, you're messing with the wrong woman tonight!" she yelled as she followed them toward the well house.
"Will you just shut up? Gods, you can be such a stupid wench sometimes!" the person grumbled.
"Inuyasha?"
"Well who the heck else who it be?"
"Rapist, ax murder, pedophile, serial killer, burglar, Hojo."
"I don't even know what half of that stuff is and I can tell you think too much. Talk about pessimism. I thought you humans stuck together. Where's your faith in humanity?"
"I'll tell you where my faith went. Down the toilet along with my goldfishes."
"Why?" Inuyasha asked before he could stop himself. He didn't think he really wanted to know.
"Four words: the eleven o'clock news."
Inuyasha just shook his head. Yep, he definitely hadn't wanted to know.
"What are you doing here, anyway?"
"Coming to get you, stupid." By now they were standing next to the well and Inuyasha was readying himself to jump through the portal leading to his own world. Kagome stopped him by tugging on his sleeve. "That's not what I mean. I meant, why are you here? Didn't we just have a really big fight?"
"You really don't like to let things go, do you?"
"Inuyasha, you insulted my grandmother's death, not to mention you called me a cow."
"Stubborn cow if memory serves me correctly." He muttered.
"What?"
"I said, I was talking to Miroku when I said that."
"I was standing right there!"
"Mmm hmm..." he said, not paying attention to her.
"Those were some really hurtful things you said back there. I mean, seriously, you can be so-"
"I'm sorry." Inuyasha interrupted.
Kagome's mouth dropped. Well, that's an understatement. Kagome's mouth almost detached from her jaw completely and fell through the wooden flooring. Her ears were apparently playing tricks on her. No way did he just...
"Pardon?"
"Jeez, are you deaf? I said, I'm sorry."
She definitely heard it that time.
Kagome stared at Inuyasha, not knowing how to respond. Hearing an apology from this boy without him being under hypnosis or extremely drunk seemed like something she'd only see the same day Miroku announced he was gay.
"Oh dear..." she whispered as she thought about how Sango was reacting to the news about Miroku.
"What? Is it really that amazing to hear me say I'm sorry?" Inuyasha said, getting aggravated.
"Yes."
*growl*
"But I'm glad you did." She gave him a hug and jumped down the well, not noticing how stiff the poor guy had become. He followed once his torso decided to loosen up. He floated through the preposterously colorful lights, seeing Kagome just a few feet ahead of him. He really didn't like the trip going through. The lighting made it seem really sissy-ish. So he was happy when he hit solid ground and looked up to see the stars shining brightly overhead, signaling he was once again home. He leapt up gracefully and landed next to Kagome beside the well. "Have I ever mentioned how much I hate that portal?" He asked.
"Yes. About 20 times." She replied. She rolled her eyes and started off towards Kaede's. Inuyasha followed, jumping through the trees while she walked through the grass. After a couple of silent minutes, they reached the village where Shippo came careening non-stop until he collided with Kagome.
"Oof!"
"KAGOME!!!" Shippo cried. He nuzzled her neck with his nose, sniffling every once in a while.
"Shippo...what's the matter?"
"I thought the dog-face had made you leave forever."
"Hey! Say that to my face, you little squirt!"
"Help!" he scrambled to Kagome's shoulder and stuck his tongue out at the moody half-demon.
"Stop it, both of you. You two act like little kids." Kagome sighed.
"Hey Kagome. Glad you weren't gone long this time." Kagome turned around to see Sango coming toward her, smiling widely.
"Yeah, you can't get rid of me that easily."
"Feh."
"I'm gonna go to Kaede's." Kagome said. She walked off, leaving Sango and Inuyasha behind.
"Pleased to see you took my advice." Sango said smugly.
"Feh, what do you know about it anyway?" without waiting for her reply, Inuyasha stomped off, leaving a smirking Sango behind.
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"Is it almost done yet?" Shippo whined. He watched as Kagome stirred the yummy stuff in the pot some more.
"Shippo, I told you the last 46 times you asked, it'll be done when it's done" Kagome said, a hint of exasperation in her voice. He was almost as bad as Inuyasha. Shippo sat in the corner and pouted. Feeling a little bad for the little guy, Kagome dug into her backpack and tossed the fox demon a chocolate bar.
"Don't ruin your appetite!" she said as he ran off to devour his favorite treat. As Shippo ran, he bumped into Miroku and Sango who were sitting in a clearing together, enjoying the stars.
"Hmm...and what might you two be doing?" Shippo asked, suspicion none too discreet in his voice.
"Sitting." Miroku said casually as he glanced over at Sango who suddenly wouldn't make eye contact with him.
"What have you got there, Shippo?" Miroku asked.
"Chocolate from Kagome's time."
"You know, I've never seen it up close. You eat it too fast. Might I have a bit?" Sango inquired. She reached her hand out to the little boy when he all of a sudden snapped at her with his teeth.
"It's MINE!" he growled as a hint of foam dribbled between his bared fangs.
"Ok, ok!" Sango said as she moved away from the deranged child. As he opened it, a piece of paper fell from the wrapper.
"What's that?" Miroku picked it up and examined it.
"I don't care. It's not chocolate." Shippo said through mouthfuls.
Miroku unfold the piece of paper and read out loud, "Dear Shippo, hopefully you found Sango or Miroku to read this note to you. I knew you'd eat this chocolate since Kagome isn't too fond of the stuff."
"She's crazy." Shippo commented as he continued his disgusting attack on the helpless candy bar.
Miroku rolled his eyes as he read on "So, whichever of you is reading this, I hope you'll help me. You see, all of us back in the future know Inuyasha and Kagome were meant to be. But as fate would have it, they themselves don't. So, I packed two liters of soda for them to drink. In actuality, it's saki mixed with a little vodka and anything else I could find in my "late night party" cabinet. My plan is to get those two really drunk, let their passion interrupt their senses, and mate like happy gerbils all night. Then, bada-bing, bada-boom I'm a grandmother in nine months. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, stay away from the drinks. And stay away from those two while you're at it. I WILL be a grandmother before a year is up. And NO ONE will stand in my way. GOT IT?! Well, happy travels,
Love, Mrs. Higurashi."
Sango: *blink, blink*
Shippo: *chomp, chomp*
Miroku: *sigh, sniffle*
"What's the matter with you?" Sango asked.
Miroku looked up at her with tears in his eyes. "WHY CAN'T ALL MOTHERS BE LIKE THAT?!?!?!" He wailed.
*BAM!*
Hiraikotsu laid a few feet away as the monk pulled his head out of the tree.
"What was that for?" he demanded rubbing the back of his now very purple head.
"For being such a pervert."
He just shook his head.
"So, what do we do?" Shippo voiced as he licked his fingers from the gooey brown stuff.
"Let them go at it like 'happy gerbils all night'?" Miroku offered.
*BAM!*
"No what was THAT for?" Miroku yelled.
"You shouldn't say such things in front of a child!"
"What? She said it, and you're not attacking her with your blasted boomerang!" he shouted, pointing at the letter.
"Well, there's not much I can do about that."
Miroku just sighed and said to himself, "Let the games begin."
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"Is it almost done yet?" Inuyasha grumbled from outside the hut.
"Yep, he sounds just like Inuyasha." Kagome muttered.
"What?"
"I said, it'll be done when it's done."
"That's not good enough. I'm hungry! I want what I want when I want it and I want my ramen now!"
"Sit."
*WHOOSH*
*BAM*
*THUD*
"Ugh! What was that one for?"
"You're bugging me. If you're that hungry, find something in my backpack to snack on." Inuyasha grumbled some more as he rummaged through Kagome's things.
"Crap."
"Crap."
"Crap."
"And even more crap." He said uninterestedly as he threw the things that he didn't want aside.
Kagome's vein in her forehead started to throb as she wondered "Exactly why did I want to come back again?"
"Hmm...What's this?" Inuyasha held up two large bottles.
Kagome looked up to see what he was talking about and frowned slightly. "Oh, that's soda. I don't remember packing that. Oh well." She shrugged it off, just deciding to go with the flow. "We can have that with our dinner. Pass one of those liters over here, will you Inu-"
*GULP*
*GULP*
"Hey, that's pretty good!" Inuyasha sighed contentedly as he tossed the two empty liters aside.
Kagome's jaw dropped. How on earth had he just downed two entire liters of sodas in 2 seconds? What's more, how come he didn't save everyone some? Especially her!
"Hey, you big jerk, I wanted one too!" Kagome snapped.
"Too bad. You should've (hiccup) finished my (hiccup) ramen a little sooner (belch)."
"You're such a pig!"
"(hiccup)"
"Just get out!" Kagome started throwing things at his head. She became a little scared when they all just ricocheted off of his head while he sat there with a goofy grin on his face.
"What's wrong with you?"
"What's (hiccup) wrong with me? What's wrong with the (hiccup) pretty little daises is what you should (hiccup) be circumnavigating. If it wasn't for those blasted (hiccup) chipmunks I could've (hiccup) eaten breakfast (hiccup) before the cows came home."
Kagome: o_O *blink, blink*
Inuyasha swayed slightly as he stood up. "Whee! Circles are (hiccup) fun!" and with that he walked outside. Kagome stared after him not really sure what to do. She would've continued to stare if the ramen hadn't decided to boil over at that precise moment. "Oh crap." She blew the fire out, spooned the yummy noodles into bowls, and called for everyone. "Hey guys! The ramen's ready!" She heard a low rumble that sounded like thunder. She walked outside to see if it was going to rain. Instead of looking up, she was mowed over by two very hungry humans, and semi-hungry fox demon, and a ravenous, slightly tipsy half demon. When she picked herself up, she turned to see everyone digging at their food like a pack of wild wolves.
"You guys' table manners suck." Kagome commented dryly as she dusted herself off.
"How long have you been there, Kagome?" a surprised Sango asked through a mouthful of chicken flavored noodles.
Kagome: *anime drop*
Once Kagome picked herself up yet again, she realized everyone was still going at it like crazy. Well, everyone except Inuyasha. Inuyasha was sitting with his bowl in his hand, staring at the ramen he loved so dearly. "Hey Inuyasha, what's the matter? Why aren't you eating?"
At her inquiry, everyone stopped in mid-slurp to stare at their friend. Usually he'd be through his 4th bowl by now. But he still had his first serving and he hadn't touched it. He slowly stood to his feet, made his way over to Kagome and almost gave everyone a heart attack.
Did he offer his food to Kagome?
No.
Did he strike her?
No.
No my friends, he did something much, much more psychotic.
"Come stop your crying
It will be (hiccup) alright.
Please take my hand
Hold it (hiccup) tight.
I will protect you from all around you
I will be here, (hiccup) don't you cry."
He gently stroked Kagome's face as he sang softly.
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Let's reread that sentence, shall we?
"He gently stroked Kagome's face AS HE SANG SOFTLY."
As if the first half of that sentence wasn't bad enough...
Yes friends, our brave, heroic, powerful hanyou we've come to know and love had succumbed to the effects of alcohol.
Or in other words...
Inuyasha was drunk.
Really drunk.
Really, really drunk.
And he was singing.
Sango, Miroku, and Shippo stared in sheer horror.
Kagome thought she would die.
It wasn't that he couldn't sing. He actually had a very nice voice (although compared to Kagome's, EVERYONE had a very nice voice) The thing of the matter was, this was INUYASHA. And he was singing. There was something very wrong with that picture. So to make things even worse, he slipped past Kagome outside twirling around with his bowl. After a few spins, he slowed down, looked into his soup and gave everyone within a 10- mile radius a near death experience.
"For one so (hiccup) thin
You taste so good
My arms (hiccup) will hold you
(hiccup) Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be (hiccup) broken
I'm gonna be here
Don't you cool."
Ok, it was bad enough that he was singing. But somebody please tell me he wasn't singing to his RAMEN!
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He was.
"Cuz you'll be in (hiccup) my heart.
You'll be in my heart
From this day (hiccup) on
Now and forever more."
Villagers nearby came out to see what all the noise was about. When they saw the arrogant, violent, psychotic half demon singing to something in his bowl, they all quickly went back inside. He was obviously being possessed. So better him than them, right?
Right.
One little girl had enough gall to yell out to him "What are you doing?" before her mother screamed, picked her up and ran inside of their hut. Inuyasha looked at the people sadly through extremely dilated pupils. Tears began to well up in his eyes as he gently caressed his bowl and sang out,
"Why can't they understand
The way (hiccup) we feel?
They just don't trust what
They can't (hiccup) explain.
I know we're different
But deep (hiccup) inside us
We're not that different at (hiccup) all!"
Shippo jumped into Sango's arms and cried hysterically. Sango herself just stared, still in shock. Miroku was contemplating whether or not to use his Wind Tunnel on this new demon, since it obviously wasn't Inuyasha. Kagome wondered if all the battles they had fought finally caught up with him and made Inuyasha go clinically insane. So what Inuyasha did next did not exactly help quell their fears.
In a remarkably high voice (similar to that of Michael Jackson's) Inuyasha screeched out,
"Cuz (hiccup) you'll be in my heart
You'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever (hiccup) more.
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say" *points at everyone and glares here*
You'll be right (hiccup) here in my arms
(hiccup) Always."
Kagome stood up and slowly walked over to the demented boy she once knew as Inuyasha. Cautiously (not sure if sudden movements would alarm him or not) she put a hand on his shoulder.
"It's OK Inuyasha. It's just ramen. Just a silly little bowl of ramen. Nothing more, nothing less."
At her words, Inuyasha's gaze hardened somewhat and he pushed Kagome's hand off of him. He ran a couple of feet away from her and whispered rather loudly to his ramen,
"Don't listen to them
Cuz what do they (hiccup) know?
I need you Ramen
To love, to eat
They'll (hiccup)see in time
I know, we'll show them together!"
He stretched out his hands and twirled again with his ramen, giggling like a little schoolgirl. He pranced here and there. He skipped there and here. All was like paradise. For him anyway. Everyone else saw it as a glimpse of hell.
"Cuz you'll be (hiccup) in my heart
You'll be in my heart
From this day on (hiccup)
Now and forever mo-"
At this part, Inuyasha, having been playing the part of a wanna be ballerina, dropped his precious ramen. It all happened in slow motion. The bowl slipped from his hands. As it made its agonizingly slow decent towards the earth, the juicy noodles raced forward, spilling themselves all over the grass. Inuyasha (in that deep voice people get when they're going in slow motion) yelled out,
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
He fell to his knees in horror. "What have I (hiccup) done?" he cried.
Kagome ventured toward him again. She was about 3 feet away when he shook his fists at the heavens.
"Blast you! Why? (hiccup) Why?!" He looked back down at his fallen pasta, eyes wide with disbelief. "RAMEN!!!" He screamed. He fell forward, scooping his wet noodles into his arms.
"You were so young. So very (hiccup) young. Why?" He murmured in the grass. He lifted his soiled face up and met Kagome's startled brown eyes.
"So the fish has laid its hands (hiccup) upon the nostrils of integrity? The moon waits for no (hiccup) stone. All is (hiccup) fair in crap and food. And after it's all (hiccup) said and done, I will still be (hiccup) just another grain of sand in the eye of a (hiccup) woodpecker. So, the moral of the cookie is-"
*THUD*
*snore*
And with that, Inuyasha toppled over and fell asleep in mid-rant. He fell face first in his precious noodles and snored away.
Miroku, Shippo, and Sango all made a silent vow that day. No matter how much Mrs. Higurashi wanted grandchildren, they would NEVER let Inuyasha touch anything even slightly alcoholic again. Inuyasha and Kagome would just have to go at it like happy gerbils on their own. When he wasn't under the influence. This was just too much strain on the heart and shock to the brain. It was just an aneurysm waiting to happen. They all also made a vow not to tell Kagome about the alcohol. They felt it'd be less...well...weird that way.
And everyone knew not to mention a thing to Inuyasha. They all just decided to leave the poor guy sleeping in his noodles and pretend the last 15 minutes never happened. The little girl who had asked Inuyasha what he was doing peeked out of her window to see him dead to the world in the middle of the clearing. She turned around and called inside to her mother, "Mama, I think there's something in the water!"
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First off, just so everyone knows, the song we used is from Disney's Tarzan, only with Usher's version. (SOOOOO very hot!!!) Moving right along, how'd you guys like it? I thought it was good. My sister and I think the chapter with Miroku was the funniest, then this one, then the one with Sango, then Kagome's. What do you think? Tell us in a review. We'd like to see which order you guys think. So just push the button. EVERYBODY'S doing it.
Saffron: Are you trying to use peer pressure on the readers again?
Shiroryu: ...no.
Saffron: They're not gonna come back if you don't stop doing that.
Shiroryu: Oh what do you know? YOU still haven't written a chapter!
Saffron: ...I don't wanna talk about it.
Shiroryu: I'm sure you don't.
And now for the shout-outs:
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SM Together: Yeah, we wonder what she took too.
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SM Together: Probably
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SM Together: Thank you very much. We try.
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Kagome stared at the well, listening for her psychotic family's footsteps to come back. What on earth possessed them to do that anyway? What's more, what possessed her to actually sing? She NEVER sang. It was against everything she believed in. At least everything she believed in up until she was five. After that, things went downhill. She could still remember her sixth birthday party...
*FLASHBACK*
"Happy birthday dear Kagome! Happy birthday to you!" all her relatives and friends sung to her. The now 6-year-old Kagome beamed brightly at her party guests. Six was a huge deal. Now she could play with the big kid's toys in the HappyMeals at McDonald's without her mother fearing the poor girl would choke on the small pieces. (But in her defense, making the toys so darn shiny and round was just asking for a 3-year-old to shove it as far as they could down their throats. Wouldn't you want to eat something round and shiny too?...Thought so.)
"Make a wish sweetie!" her mother coaxed as she held baby Souta to her hip. Kagome closed her eyes and made the number one wish of her life. She wanted, more than anything, to go on Star Search and become a famous singer, just like Madonna...
Um, well maybe not JUST like Madonna...
*shudder*
Kagome blew the candles out. "So what did you wish for?" her best friend Lorraine asked.
"Oh Kagome, you're not supposed to-"
"I wished to be a wonderful singer." Kagome interrupted.
"-say your wish out loud." Her mother finished.
"Well, let's hear what you've got!" her uncle cheered. Everyone in the room chanted for her to sing.
And that's where it all went downhill.
Maybe she shouldn't have interrupted her mother.
Lord knows she needed that wish to come true.
Kagome quickly picked a song and opened her mouth.
That's when she sung.
And that's when the gates of hell were opened upon the unsuspecting public.
"SOMEwhere oVEr the raINBow..." she belted out. It was, without a doubt, the most horrific thing any human being had to endure. Compared to that, the Reign of Terror, both World Wars, and Armageddon combined sounded like a walk through the park. Kagome sang for a full 3 minutes, and in those 3 minutes, she drastically changed the lives of everyone within 100 feet of her.
Birthday guests: 0_0
Her mother: 0_0
Souta: @_@
As Kagome continued to cause permanent damage to everyone's eardrums, her grandfather (who'd been asleep in the next room) came out screaming. In his hand, he held his famous anti-demon spells. He took one look at Kagome and yelled over her to everyone, "Don't look! She's been possessed by a demon! I'll exorcise it!" and with that he slapped about a dozen all over her face. You'd think that'd be bad enough, huh?
Silly, silly readers...
"Whee-whoo! Whee-whoo!" sirens could be heard coming in their direction. In a matter of 30 seconds, about 20 of the TPD (Tokyo Police Department) busted the front door down.
"EVERYONE DOWN!" They yelled as they pointed their guns at the occupants in the room.
No one moved.
"NOW!!!"
At once, everyone was on the floor with their hands over their heads. "Where is he?" the sergeant (or so he looked like) yelled in Kagome's uncle's face. Unfortunately, Kagome's uncle was a bit too fazed from Kagome's little show to say much besides "Blublublub!"
"We got a call from a neighbor saying that something terrible was going on over here and she thought it was a mass murderer."
Still no one said anything.
"And we got a call coming from this residence with the simple words, 'Oh god, make it stop. It hurts!' Any ideas?" the sergeant growled.
Everyone turned around to look at Lorraine with her hand still on the phone trembling. "I'm sorry." She whispered. Then went into a dead faint.
"What happened here?" the sergeant demanded again. At once, all pointed to Kagome.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"My uncle is still in the loony bin because of that." She thought out loud. She shook her head. That was something she would not mind throwing in the vast abyss fondly known as forgotten childhood memories. Unfortunately, she had to have wonderful anamnesis and the image of seeing her uncle strapped in a stray jacket and hauled off to Sakura Petals Asylum was one that would forever taint her memory.
So obviously, after such a traumatic experience, one would never sing again, right? Well, that's what Kagome had resolved to do. Problem was, her mouth wasn't listening to her brain.
After a good hour of contemplating, she decided it was better just to forget about the whole thing and never let it happen again. She stood up, stretched, walked quietly outside the well house, and crept to her house. Everyone was sure to be asleep by now, so it was the opportune time to sneak into her room. As she ran up the stairs, remembering to skip the third step (because it creaked like crazy) she thought about why she was still there. "Maybe I should just go back." She thought to herself while opening her door. There on her bed was her ridiculously large yellow backpack, looking noticeably heavier than when she had returned.
"Looks like my family had the same idea. Ouch." She mused aloud. She ran downstairs to pack a few more essential items (first-aid kit, schoolbooks, ramen, homework, extra undies, ramen, light reading material, socks, and a little ramen)
She then ran back up the stairs, lifted her backpack and trudged toward the well. Getting down the stairs was hard enough, but going up that blasted hill would be a pain in the- (insert word of choice here)-! Especially now that it had gotten so dark. She could barely see two feet in front of her. So you can imagine her relief when suddenly her backpack was lifted from her.
Now, imagine her terror once she realized her backpack was lifted from her.
"Aaahhhh!!!" She screamed. She swung around and decked the helper/thief right in the mouth.
"Ow!!!" she heard them grunt.
"Get away from me or I'll call the police, you thug! I know karate! I'm a black belt. With a purple dot!"
Instead of high tailing it away from the psycho who obviously took imaginary karate classes, the "thug" just turned around with Kagome's stuff.
"Hey, give that back! I swear, you're messing with the wrong woman tonight!" she yelled as she followed them toward the well house.
"Will you just shut up? Gods, you can be such a stupid wench sometimes!" the person grumbled.
"Inuyasha?"
"Well who the heck else who it be?"
"Rapist, ax murder, pedophile, serial killer, burglar, Hojo."
"I don't even know what half of that stuff is and I can tell you think too much. Talk about pessimism. I thought you humans stuck together. Where's your faith in humanity?"
"I'll tell you where my faith went. Down the toilet along with my goldfishes."
"Why?" Inuyasha asked before he could stop himself. He didn't think he really wanted to know.
"Four words: the eleven o'clock news."
Inuyasha just shook his head. Yep, he definitely hadn't wanted to know.
"What are you doing here, anyway?"
"Coming to get you, stupid." By now they were standing next to the well and Inuyasha was readying himself to jump through the portal leading to his own world. Kagome stopped him by tugging on his sleeve. "That's not what I mean. I meant, why are you here? Didn't we just have a really big fight?"
"You really don't like to let things go, do you?"
"Inuyasha, you insulted my grandmother's death, not to mention you called me a cow."
"Stubborn cow if memory serves me correctly." He muttered.
"What?"
"I said, I was talking to Miroku when I said that."
"I was standing right there!"
"Mmm hmm..." he said, not paying attention to her.
"Those were some really hurtful things you said back there. I mean, seriously, you can be so-"
"I'm sorry." Inuyasha interrupted.
Kagome's mouth dropped. Well, that's an understatement. Kagome's mouth almost detached from her jaw completely and fell through the wooden flooring. Her ears were apparently playing tricks on her. No way did he just...
"Pardon?"
"Jeez, are you deaf? I said, I'm sorry."
She definitely heard it that time.
Kagome stared at Inuyasha, not knowing how to respond. Hearing an apology from this boy without him being under hypnosis or extremely drunk seemed like something she'd only see the same day Miroku announced he was gay.
"Oh dear..." she whispered as she thought about how Sango was reacting to the news about Miroku.
"What? Is it really that amazing to hear me say I'm sorry?" Inuyasha said, getting aggravated.
"Yes."
*growl*
"But I'm glad you did." She gave him a hug and jumped down the well, not noticing how stiff the poor guy had become. He followed once his torso decided to loosen up. He floated through the preposterously colorful lights, seeing Kagome just a few feet ahead of him. He really didn't like the trip going through. The lighting made it seem really sissy-ish. So he was happy when he hit solid ground and looked up to see the stars shining brightly overhead, signaling he was once again home. He leapt up gracefully and landed next to Kagome beside the well. "Have I ever mentioned how much I hate that portal?" He asked.
"Yes. About 20 times." She replied. She rolled her eyes and started off towards Kaede's. Inuyasha followed, jumping through the trees while she walked through the grass. After a couple of silent minutes, they reached the village where Shippo came careening non-stop until he collided with Kagome.
"Oof!"
"KAGOME!!!" Shippo cried. He nuzzled her neck with his nose, sniffling every once in a while.
"Shippo...what's the matter?"
"I thought the dog-face had made you leave forever."
"Hey! Say that to my face, you little squirt!"
"Help!" he scrambled to Kagome's shoulder and stuck his tongue out at the moody half-demon.
"Stop it, both of you. You two act like little kids." Kagome sighed.
"Hey Kagome. Glad you weren't gone long this time." Kagome turned around to see Sango coming toward her, smiling widely.
"Yeah, you can't get rid of me that easily."
"Feh."
"I'm gonna go to Kaede's." Kagome said. She walked off, leaving Sango and Inuyasha behind.
"Pleased to see you took my advice." Sango said smugly.
"Feh, what do you know about it anyway?" without waiting for her reply, Inuyasha stomped off, leaving a smirking Sango behind.
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"Is it almost done yet?" Shippo whined. He watched as Kagome stirred the yummy stuff in the pot some more.
"Shippo, I told you the last 46 times you asked, it'll be done when it's done" Kagome said, a hint of exasperation in her voice. He was almost as bad as Inuyasha. Shippo sat in the corner and pouted. Feeling a little bad for the little guy, Kagome dug into her backpack and tossed the fox demon a chocolate bar.
"Don't ruin your appetite!" she said as he ran off to devour his favorite treat. As Shippo ran, he bumped into Miroku and Sango who were sitting in a clearing together, enjoying the stars.
"Hmm...and what might you two be doing?" Shippo asked, suspicion none too discreet in his voice.
"Sitting." Miroku said casually as he glanced over at Sango who suddenly wouldn't make eye contact with him.
"What have you got there, Shippo?" Miroku asked.
"Chocolate from Kagome's time."
"You know, I've never seen it up close. You eat it too fast. Might I have a bit?" Sango inquired. She reached her hand out to the little boy when he all of a sudden snapped at her with his teeth.
"It's MINE!" he growled as a hint of foam dribbled between his bared fangs.
"Ok, ok!" Sango said as she moved away from the deranged child. As he opened it, a piece of paper fell from the wrapper.
"What's that?" Miroku picked it up and examined it.
"I don't care. It's not chocolate." Shippo said through mouthfuls.
Miroku unfold the piece of paper and read out loud, "Dear Shippo, hopefully you found Sango or Miroku to read this note to you. I knew you'd eat this chocolate since Kagome isn't too fond of the stuff."
"She's crazy." Shippo commented as he continued his disgusting attack on the helpless candy bar.
Miroku rolled his eyes as he read on "So, whichever of you is reading this, I hope you'll help me. You see, all of us back in the future know Inuyasha and Kagome were meant to be. But as fate would have it, they themselves don't. So, I packed two liters of soda for them to drink. In actuality, it's saki mixed with a little vodka and anything else I could find in my "late night party" cabinet. My plan is to get those two really drunk, let their passion interrupt their senses, and mate like happy gerbils all night. Then, bada-bing, bada-boom I'm a grandmother in nine months. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, stay away from the drinks. And stay away from those two while you're at it. I WILL be a grandmother before a year is up. And NO ONE will stand in my way. GOT IT?! Well, happy travels,
Love, Mrs. Higurashi."
Sango: *blink, blink*
Shippo: *chomp, chomp*
Miroku: *sigh, sniffle*
"What's the matter with you?" Sango asked.
Miroku looked up at her with tears in his eyes. "WHY CAN'T ALL MOTHERS BE LIKE THAT?!?!?!" He wailed.
*BAM!*
Hiraikotsu laid a few feet away as the monk pulled his head out of the tree.
"What was that for?" he demanded rubbing the back of his now very purple head.
"For being such a pervert."
He just shook his head.
"So, what do we do?" Shippo voiced as he licked his fingers from the gooey brown stuff.
"Let them go at it like 'happy gerbils all night'?" Miroku offered.
*BAM!*
"No what was THAT for?" Miroku yelled.
"You shouldn't say such things in front of a child!"
"What? She said it, and you're not attacking her with your blasted boomerang!" he shouted, pointing at the letter.
"Well, there's not much I can do about that."
Miroku just sighed and said to himself, "Let the games begin."
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"Is it almost done yet?" Inuyasha grumbled from outside the hut.
"Yep, he sounds just like Inuyasha." Kagome muttered.
"What?"
"I said, it'll be done when it's done."
"That's not good enough. I'm hungry! I want what I want when I want it and I want my ramen now!"
"Sit."
*WHOOSH*
*BAM*
*THUD*
"Ugh! What was that one for?"
"You're bugging me. If you're that hungry, find something in my backpack to snack on." Inuyasha grumbled some more as he rummaged through Kagome's things.
"Crap."
"Crap."
"Crap."
"And even more crap." He said uninterestedly as he threw the things that he didn't want aside.
Kagome's vein in her forehead started to throb as she wondered "Exactly why did I want to come back again?"
"Hmm...What's this?" Inuyasha held up two large bottles.
Kagome looked up to see what he was talking about and frowned slightly. "Oh, that's soda. I don't remember packing that. Oh well." She shrugged it off, just deciding to go with the flow. "We can have that with our dinner. Pass one of those liters over here, will you Inu-"
*GULP*
*GULP*
"Hey, that's pretty good!" Inuyasha sighed contentedly as he tossed the two empty liters aside.
Kagome's jaw dropped. How on earth had he just downed two entire liters of sodas in 2 seconds? What's more, how come he didn't save everyone some? Especially her!
"Hey, you big jerk, I wanted one too!" Kagome snapped.
"Too bad. You should've (hiccup) finished my (hiccup) ramen a little sooner (belch)."
"You're such a pig!"
"(hiccup)"
"Just get out!" Kagome started throwing things at his head. She became a little scared when they all just ricocheted off of his head while he sat there with a goofy grin on his face.
"What's wrong with you?"
"What's (hiccup) wrong with me? What's wrong with the (hiccup) pretty little daises is what you should (hiccup) be circumnavigating. If it wasn't for those blasted (hiccup) chipmunks I could've (hiccup) eaten breakfast (hiccup) before the cows came home."
Kagome: o_O *blink, blink*
Inuyasha swayed slightly as he stood up. "Whee! Circles are (hiccup) fun!" and with that he walked outside. Kagome stared after him not really sure what to do. She would've continued to stare if the ramen hadn't decided to boil over at that precise moment. "Oh crap." She blew the fire out, spooned the yummy noodles into bowls, and called for everyone. "Hey guys! The ramen's ready!" She heard a low rumble that sounded like thunder. She walked outside to see if it was going to rain. Instead of looking up, she was mowed over by two very hungry humans, and semi-hungry fox demon, and a ravenous, slightly tipsy half demon. When she picked herself up, she turned to see everyone digging at their food like a pack of wild wolves.
"You guys' table manners suck." Kagome commented dryly as she dusted herself off.
"How long have you been there, Kagome?" a surprised Sango asked through a mouthful of chicken flavored noodles.
Kagome: *anime drop*
Once Kagome picked herself up yet again, she realized everyone was still going at it like crazy. Well, everyone except Inuyasha. Inuyasha was sitting with his bowl in his hand, staring at the ramen he loved so dearly. "Hey Inuyasha, what's the matter? Why aren't you eating?"
At her inquiry, everyone stopped in mid-slurp to stare at their friend. Usually he'd be through his 4th bowl by now. But he still had his first serving and he hadn't touched it. He slowly stood to his feet, made his way over to Kagome and almost gave everyone a heart attack.
Did he offer his food to Kagome?
No.
Did he strike her?
No.
No my friends, he did something much, much more psychotic.
"Come stop your crying
It will be (hiccup) alright.
Please take my hand
Hold it (hiccup) tight.
I will protect you from all around you
I will be here, (hiccup) don't you cry."
He gently stroked Kagome's face as he sang softly.
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Let's reread that sentence, shall we?
"He gently stroked Kagome's face AS HE SANG SOFTLY."
As if the first half of that sentence wasn't bad enough...
Yes friends, our brave, heroic, powerful hanyou we've come to know and love had succumbed to the effects of alcohol.
Or in other words...
Inuyasha was drunk.
Really drunk.
Really, really drunk.
And he was singing.
Sango, Miroku, and Shippo stared in sheer horror.
Kagome thought she would die.
It wasn't that he couldn't sing. He actually had a very nice voice (although compared to Kagome's, EVERYONE had a very nice voice) The thing of the matter was, this was INUYASHA. And he was singing. There was something very wrong with that picture. So to make things even worse, he slipped past Kagome outside twirling around with his bowl. After a few spins, he slowed down, looked into his soup and gave everyone within a 10- mile radius a near death experience.
"For one so (hiccup) thin
You taste so good
My arms (hiccup) will hold you
(hiccup) Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be (hiccup) broken
I'm gonna be here
Don't you cool."
Ok, it was bad enough that he was singing. But somebody please tell me he wasn't singing to his RAMEN!
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He was.
"Cuz you'll be in (hiccup) my heart.
You'll be in my heart
From this day (hiccup) on
Now and forever more."
Villagers nearby came out to see what all the noise was about. When they saw the arrogant, violent, psychotic half demon singing to something in his bowl, they all quickly went back inside. He was obviously being possessed. So better him than them, right?
Right.
One little girl had enough gall to yell out to him "What are you doing?" before her mother screamed, picked her up and ran inside of their hut. Inuyasha looked at the people sadly through extremely dilated pupils. Tears began to well up in his eyes as he gently caressed his bowl and sang out,
"Why can't they understand
The way (hiccup) we feel?
They just don't trust what
They can't (hiccup) explain.
I know we're different
But deep (hiccup) inside us
We're not that different at (hiccup) all!"
Shippo jumped into Sango's arms and cried hysterically. Sango herself just stared, still in shock. Miroku was contemplating whether or not to use his Wind Tunnel on this new demon, since it obviously wasn't Inuyasha. Kagome wondered if all the battles they had fought finally caught up with him and made Inuyasha go clinically insane. So what Inuyasha did next did not exactly help quell their fears.
In a remarkably high voice (similar to that of Michael Jackson's) Inuyasha screeched out,
"Cuz (hiccup) you'll be in my heart
You'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever (hiccup) more.
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say" *points at everyone and glares here*
You'll be right (hiccup) here in my arms
(hiccup) Always."
Kagome stood up and slowly walked over to the demented boy she once knew as Inuyasha. Cautiously (not sure if sudden movements would alarm him or not) she put a hand on his shoulder.
"It's OK Inuyasha. It's just ramen. Just a silly little bowl of ramen. Nothing more, nothing less."
At her words, Inuyasha's gaze hardened somewhat and he pushed Kagome's hand off of him. He ran a couple of feet away from her and whispered rather loudly to his ramen,
"Don't listen to them
Cuz what do they (hiccup) know?
I need you Ramen
To love, to eat
They'll (hiccup)see in time
I know, we'll show them together!"
He stretched out his hands and twirled again with his ramen, giggling like a little schoolgirl. He pranced here and there. He skipped there and here. All was like paradise. For him anyway. Everyone else saw it as a glimpse of hell.
"Cuz you'll be (hiccup) in my heart
You'll be in my heart
From this day on (hiccup)
Now and forever mo-"
At this part, Inuyasha, having been playing the part of a wanna be ballerina, dropped his precious ramen. It all happened in slow motion. The bowl slipped from his hands. As it made its agonizingly slow decent towards the earth, the juicy noodles raced forward, spilling themselves all over the grass. Inuyasha (in that deep voice people get when they're going in slow motion) yelled out,
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
He fell to his knees in horror. "What have I (hiccup) done?" he cried.
Kagome ventured toward him again. She was about 3 feet away when he shook his fists at the heavens.
"Blast you! Why? (hiccup) Why?!" He looked back down at his fallen pasta, eyes wide with disbelief. "RAMEN!!!" He screamed. He fell forward, scooping his wet noodles into his arms.
"You were so young. So very (hiccup) young. Why?" He murmured in the grass. He lifted his soiled face up and met Kagome's startled brown eyes.
"So the fish has laid its hands (hiccup) upon the nostrils of integrity? The moon waits for no (hiccup) stone. All is (hiccup) fair in crap and food. And after it's all (hiccup) said and done, I will still be (hiccup) just another grain of sand in the eye of a (hiccup) woodpecker. So, the moral of the cookie is-"
*THUD*
*snore*
And with that, Inuyasha toppled over and fell asleep in mid-rant. He fell face first in his precious noodles and snored away.
Miroku, Shippo, and Sango all made a silent vow that day. No matter how much Mrs. Higurashi wanted grandchildren, they would NEVER let Inuyasha touch anything even slightly alcoholic again. Inuyasha and Kagome would just have to go at it like happy gerbils on their own. When he wasn't under the influence. This was just too much strain on the heart and shock to the brain. It was just an aneurysm waiting to happen. They all also made a vow not to tell Kagome about the alcohol. They felt it'd be less...well...weird that way.
And everyone knew not to mention a thing to Inuyasha. They all just decided to leave the poor guy sleeping in his noodles and pretend the last 15 minutes never happened. The little girl who had asked Inuyasha what he was doing peeked out of her window to see him dead to the world in the middle of the clearing. She turned around and called inside to her mother, "Mama, I think there's something in the water!"
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First off, just so everyone knows, the song we used is from Disney's Tarzan, only with Usher's version. (SOOOOO very hot!!!) Moving right along, how'd you guys like it? I thought it was good. My sister and I think the chapter with Miroku was the funniest, then this one, then the one with Sango, then Kagome's. What do you think? Tell us in a review. We'd like to see which order you guys think. So just push the button. EVERYBODY'S doing it.
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