Then There was You Chapter 6: Furry Abomination: Neko Terror!, an inuyasha fanfic

Then There was You

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA

Author's notes: It's been so long… this chappie has been stuck in the PC for ages… Nyweyz, here's a new chappie of TTwY… Sorry for the friggin' long delay… hehehe… I hope someone out there still remembers this fic... The good news about me is that the first week of college life is over…

Nyweyz, here's another chappie. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter Six: Furry Abomination: Neko Terror!

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Kikyo and Rin were walking home, the younger one excitedly narrating (for the umpteenth time) her little trip to the amusement park with her friends.

"... It was fun! There were so many rides and game booths! Since Kohaku-kun had VIP passes, we didn't have to wait in line for the rides..."

On the day Kohaku invited Rin, he explained that his family owned the new amusement park that was opening that Saturday. His parents allowed him to take some friends with him. They were given VIP tickets, which made them free to every ride, booth, food chain and store within.

"... Souten-chan wanted to go to the roller coaster but we weren't allowed..."

When Rin asked permission to go, Sesshoumaru had no objections, not even a slight hesitation.

"... Haku-kun won a lot of stuffed toys in the game booths. He tricked Shippo-kun into carrying them though. Haku-kun had enough prizes for us all so he gave the stuffed toys he won to each one of us..."

Kikyo thought it was strange that he even allowed Rin after all the hassle with the prank calls.

"... Kanna-chan said she liked the cotton candy most. We would go back to the store every time she finished just so she could buy one..."

She was certain he had been up to something. But what exactly, she hadn't figured it out yet--

"... but then later, Haku-kun and Kohaku-kun noticed a strange man. He seemed to be following us. Kohaku-kun took care of it by reporting the man to security. The guards chased him all around the amusement park!"

--until now.

"Did they manage to catch the bad man?"

Rin shook her head. "He was short and fast."

Kikyo made a mental note to have a talk with Sesshoumaru later. Having bodyguards to escort her was understandable but hiring detectives to follow... that was going overboard. It obviously never occurred to Sesshoumaru to just have a chaperone with the children. At this realization, she didn't know whether to laugh because it seemed funny or to be annoyed because he took it too seriously. She sighed in exasperation.

"... I wish we had a cat." Rin said out of the blue, snapping Kikyo out of her thoughts.

"Wha?"

"Kohaku-kun's oneechan has the most kawaii cat ever! Its name is Kirara and she's so furry and has a fluffy tail and she's so kawaii!" Rin gushed.

"Cats do make lovable pets," Kikyo commented.

Both of them suddenly stopped.

"Did you hear something?" Kikyo asked Rin for confirmation.

"I think it came from--"

The sound made itself more clearly.

"--there," Rin finished her interrupted sentence, pointing to what seemed to be the source of the meow.

The two slowly approached the brown box in the alley. Kikyo carefully opened the flops of the box to reveal a small kitten.

"Kawaii neko!" Rin gushed as Kikyo picked up the abandoned kitten taking shelter in the carton. Rin cooed at it, petting its tiny head.

"Can we keep her?" Rin asked unexpectedly.

The question sent the elder one in a blank. She always had a soft spot for adorable animals, but she wasn't too sure about Sesshoumaru…

"Oh please, Kikyo-neechan?" the child pleaded.

"Well…" she replied hesitantly.

"Onegai…" Rin's plead was followed by a soft 'nyao' from the kitty.

Kikyo could feel herself softening towards the sweet little thing which seemed to stare up at her with wide beseeching eyes. She just could not leave the poor homeless thing in the cold streets, alone to face the harsh, merciless world filled with cruel and unfeeling people. Oh, she could not bear the guilt that would torment her till the end! Those that are privileged to live a life of luxury should give willingly to those less fortunate. With arms wide open, they should welcome those lost into the safety of their embrace!

Kikyo turned to Rin with a small smile. "What name do you think fits this cute little kitty?" Kikyo cooed.

Rin seemed to be thinking hard as she pondered for a few moments. "Hmm… I think Neko-chan is the perfect name!" Rin stated happily.

Kikyo could only chuckle sheepishly with a sweatdrop.

Sesshoumaru felt extremely suspicious as he stood at the front door. Something smelled fishy. There was something going on that he was not aware of, some underground plot against him, perhaps sabotage…

… Or maybe he was too paranoid. The paperwork and all those business rivals (that stood absolutely NO chance against him) must be getting to his head.

"Tadaima," Sesshoumaru called out as he entered his home. He peeked cautiously about. In a few (but late) moments afterwards, Kikyo rushed out of the kitchen followed by Rin, the latter smiling a little too widely.

"Okaeri, Sesshoumaru," Kikyo greeted as she approached him, taking his briefcase and setting it aside. Rin just had a very big smile that looked like it was hiding something, making Sesshoumaru suspicious.

"Is there something you're not telling me?" he inquired the two.

Kikyo and Rin tensed up. Kikyo decided to cover up their reactions. "No, no, of course not! What makes you think—"

Meow.

Everyone went silent. Kikyo and Rin quietly watched, nervous. Sesshoumaru blinked. Something small and furry was slithering against his leg…

He looked down to see a small kitten sitting beside his foot, its tail swaying as it stared back at him.

Meow.

And all hell broke loose.

"What is that-that… thing doing here!" Sesshoumaru demanded as he pointed condescendingly to the fur ball curled in Rin's arms. The swishing of its tail made his eyebrow rise. The cuddling made his eye twitch. These slight muscular movements of his face clearly revealed that he was not fond of the creature that the two ladies found adorable. He considered the damned being to be a spawn of Hell and was a far cry from being a lovable pet.

"Well, we… came along the kitten on our way back and… we thought we might take it home with us," Kikyo explained.

The creature licked a paw while Rin petted its head, all the while staring at him. The look of the damned cat was unnerving him; he could feel a chill in his spine. He could've sworn it was plotting something. His intuition was telling him it was up to no good.

"Has it ever occurred to you that it may have an owner somewhere?" The irritation was evident in his voice, though he tried to hide it.

"It was in a box, meaning the owner abandoned the poor kitty."

So any chance of getting rid of that thing was gone.

"Daddy…" Rin's look told Sesshoumaru exactly what she was going to say.

"NO! I am not allowing that thing in this house!"

It was by this time that Rin's lower lip started to quiver and her brown eyes began to water. A second later, big teardrops were rolling down her cheeks. Next, she started hiccupping. After a moment, Rin started to bawl loudly.

Sesshoumaru cringed at the sound. Uh-oh, he knew this was not good, not good at all. Everything was turning against him. He began to sweat, as Rin's cries refused to abate.

"But she has no home! We can't just leave her in the streets! That's just too cruel!" Kikyo tried to calm the hysterical child who held onto the kitten in her arms.

"She has no mommy anymore! She's an orphan!" Rin wailed louder and cried harder, which made her father cringe again. He squirmed in guilt; he even considered giving the fuzzy creature a chance but the thought seemed too farfetched for him.

"DADDY!" she pleaded once more. In Sesshoumaru's opinion, demanded. The situation left him with no choice.

How twisted his fate was.

Little did he know that this was only the beginning of a series of unfortunate events.

Sesshoumaru was slumbering in his room, having a good dream about his house getting rid (at last) of some vicious creature that had troubled their abode, and his household was at peace once again, in which everyone lived happily ever after.

It was a good dream, until he felt a warm and furry bundle snuggling in his chest, resurfacing his mind to semi consciousness. The first sight that greeted his eyes was golden slit eyes and pointed ears and whiskers.

It took only a few seconds of realization before a scream echoed within the house, shattering the tranquil atmosphere of the morning and scaring the birds away. What a start to a bright day.

Alas, all good dreams come to an end as the night passes, as reality sinks in with the dawn of a new day.

Kikyo fought the urge to laugh as the three of them were having breakfast. To cover the curving of the corner of her lips, she raised her cup of tea, hoping that the tiny sipping would hide the grin.

Sesshoumaru, on the other hand, clearly was not in a good mood. He had a very horrible wake up call which left him grouchy that morning.

Rin, however, was a different story. She seemed unaware of her father's grumpy mood and was her normal, cheerful self.

Sesshoumaru sat at his usual place in the table with Rin and Kikyo. Dinner was served and they were eating peacefully, no strange occurrences… yet.

Sesshoumaru's eyes warily darted left and right, roaming around the room. This, of course, did not go unnoticed to Kikyo, who found it rather odd.

"Don't worry. I don't think you're getting killed tonight. I checked the perimeter earlier and found no assassins."

Sesshoumaru tensed. "What are you talking about?" he said and continued to eat his breakfast. He couldn't see the damned cat anywhere. It made him paranoid. But he was hoping and praying to whatever gods heard him that the abominable neko ran away, never to return. Or maybe the darn cat got lost. There were so many hopeful possibilities for Sesshoumaru to consider. Now, if the feline atrocity could just stay away for the rest of his life…

Suddenly, he felt something furry snuggling right by his foot…

Kikyo and Rin jumped when something hard came in contact with the table, almost spilling their drinks. Almost at the same time came the startled meow of the cat that darted to Rin and the yelp of pain from Sesshoumaru.

"I swear I'm going to kill that damn cat!" he hissed as he held his throbbing knee. Kikyo gasped and covered Rin's ears (she was trying to console the cat) and glared at him.

"You know better than to swear in front of Rin-chan!" Kikyo reprimanded.

Sesshoumaru was sitting on the couch, reading the paper with a leg propped up on the other knee. His cat radar failed to pick up a signal, his defenses were down and he did not see the impending doom that awaited.

Golden eyes watched the foot hovering above, like a predator eyes its prey. The sound of the newspaper turning was the go signal.

"What's going on!" Kikyo rushed to the scene as soon as a shout echoed throughout the house.

"Get it off me!" Sesshoumaru shouted as he tried to fling the clinging cat to the other side of the room. Kikyo was rather dumbstruck at the odd sight happening in front of her very own eyes. Quite frankly, she would've enjoyed it much more if Sesshoumaru squealed in a girly, high-pitched voice.

Sesshoumaru continued yelling (he made it seem like a scary movie) as the cat persistently clung to his foot. But as soon as Rin appeared, the cat let go only to run straight to Rin's arms.

He could've sworn he saw a glint in the damned cat's eyes.

"Why do you hate cats anyway?" Kikyo asked out of curiosity as they both sat in the couch after Rin had gone to bed with the cat snug in her arms.

Her inquiry caused Sesshoumaru to squirm in discomfort.

"Well—" and Sesshoumaru proceeded to narrate the particular event in his childhood that caused him to detest cats.

Kikyo laughed out loud. She did not even bother to be modest about it. She clutched her stomach and her eyes had tears at the corner.

My younger brother once brought a stray cat home. It seemed nice enough and my brother was very fond of it. He decided to show it to me so he held it up closely to my face. Then before I could blink, it scratched my face…

"It is NOT funny!" Sesshoumaru angrily replied but Kikyo did not cease her laughter. Rather, it seemed to add to her amusement.

"It almost left a scar on my face!" Sesshoumaru irately exclaimed while holding his cheek, as if he could feel the claws of the cat from long ago. He looked irritably at her when she laughed louder.

He sighed exasperatedly and rested his cheek on a fist when it seemed she would be going at it for a while. This, however, made her control her mirth to fix her attention to him.

"Are you done?" His voice was a mixture of sarcasm and chagrin.

"Yes, I am," Kikyo composed herself, although an amused grin still lingered on her lips. She cleared her throat before changing the subject. "So, you have a brother?"

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Next on Chapter Seven: What a Small, Small World

It's been a month since Kikyo started working for Sesshoumaru. And two unexpected guests visit the household! Who can it be…? Sesshoumaru really HAS to get rid of his bad habits… it could land him in trouble… Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…

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A/n: Finally! I updated! Sorry for the LOOOONNNNGGG delay... it's been ages since I updated anything... Nyweyz, I'll try to update 'Kanashimi no Hate ni' ASAP... BTW, if there are any errors, it's because I didn't proofread this chappie. However, feel free to point out my mistakes.

BTW, does anyone know why document manager can't upload? If it wasn't for a Bleach fic I read that mentioned a way to be able to update, this chappie would've never been posted. Miss Angel Maxwell, author of 'Sympathy for the Devil', I owe this chappie to you.

And if anyone needs/wants a betareader, I'm for hire! Please say so in a review...

Japanese words:

Kawaii – cute

Neko - cat