Insane-san says: In acknowledgement to a certain reviewer, Inuyasha will be taken down 'a peg' when...Umm...When he starts getting to know Kagome I guess. Keep in mind, that was like...Their first day knowing eachother. If you've seen/read Inuyasha, he wasn't exactly the ideal guy when they started out now, was he? No. He tried to kill Kagome, hm? Yes, that's right. -hits Inuyasha with a spikey stick-

I found these lists of the top ten things you'll never hear Inuyasha say. I've got tons more hilarious ones...Enjoy. -smile-

The number one thing on the first one was:

-without blushing-"Kagome, I love you. Screw Kikyo and any thoughts about my having been responsable for her death. Let's go get married!"

First on the second: "Okay, I give up! You win."

First on the third:
Koga: You dirty mutt!
Inuyasha: Sticks and stones may break my bones...

"Boy, I'm starved."

My stomach gurgled loudly. We had gotten through the crowd and were in one of the biggest rooms I've ever seen or been in. It was at least as big as a Football field...If not bigger. It had a concrete floor that was stained with the most beautiful shades of brown and gold. An enormous chandelier hung from the ceiling. The walls were stained the same color as the floors. Thick wooden strips lined the walls leaving wide gaps so the wall remained visible. Aside from the chandelier, the room was completely empty. 'Maybe it's a dining room...' I wondered, awestruck at how pretty it was.

"Keh, YOU'RE hungry? I was the one doin' all the work. Running around like a fool..." He snorted and shook his head. "They'll probably have a big stinkin' feast for ya, so stop complainin' for a while." Inuyasha said, leading me across the dining room.

I narrowed my eyes at his back. I found myself glancing down at my jean shorts (that used to be long) and my blood-soaked shirt. It was a little embarrassing. I didn't know what happened to my sweat shirt... And where in the WORLD did Shippo go?

"Inuyasha," I jumped and we both turned to face an old woman with a black eye-patch. Her hair was long and grey. A single white ribbon held it back tightly. Deep lines darkened her features with age. She wore a simple white robe that stretched past her feet and hands and a black obi with white flowers crawling across it.
Inuyasha fixed his posture as if suddenly seeing that she was really there. I was about to bow to her to show respect when Inuyasha's words came back to me. 'I bow to no one now...'

"Ah, Kaede..." He said slowly, his voice a strange tone that I hadn't heard before.

There was a silence. Kaede's expression began to change. She lifted her head up and let out a fluffy kind of laugh. Her wrinkles deepened around her face. She smiled pleasantly. "You have not called me that for some time, Inuyasha. Not since the first time you came into this city. So many, many years ago..." Her eyes wandered over him and she stared. Inuyasha seemed a little bit confused but then he raised an eyebrow with his eyes halfway closed and glanced away.

"I only used your name 'cause-"

"Oh hush up, Inuyasha," Inuyasha jerked slightly out of his mocking posture, shocked at being cut off. "You missed this old woman even in the slightest bit, did you not? Just as you missed this over-crowded city." Her smile remained and she folded her hands together behind her back.
"You have grown taller, I think, in the time that you have been on your mission." She nodded. Something about her seemed wise, yet at the same time, strangley empty-minded.

"I thought that you may no longer be a boy when you returned, but from your arrogance in hiding your true feelings I suspect my hopes are short-lived." She laughed again and Inuyasha scowled heavily.

Her face brightened suddenly and her mouth opened. She stuttered and couldn't speak."The Chosen One!" She said hoarsly, once she found her voice. "The Chosen is a female? Praise be to the Gods, I never thought of that possibility!" She shouted slightly. I stirred where I stood and picked at the bloodied hem of my shirt. I looked up from my picking and saw she was bowing low. As low as her old back would allow her it seemed...

She rose with a glowing smile. "It is such an honor to meet you, Chosen One." I couldn't help but smile. "Same to you." I said politely, nodding my head once.

She clapped her wrinkled hands a few times. "Please tell me, Chosen, your name really is Kagome then, is it not?"

I tried to hide my smile. People were funny around...well...wherever this was...

"Yes, it is." Kaede looked almost releived. "Ah, very good. Inuyasha," She faced him. "It is so nice to have you back here. I feel that the city has its missing piece back again." Inuyasha shoved his hands in his black pockets and tried to look busy staring at the walls. "I'm sure most people don't think that." He said almost too quietly to hear. My eyes widened a little. He was the guy who was placed to get me, the...Chosen. Shouldn't he be like...Really popular?

"Come, come, Inuyasha. You mustn't think like that. Besides," She looked towards me. "Everyone will be too busy with the Chosen One to notice their feelings towards you." No one spoke. Inuyasha and Kaede just stared at eachother. Then their serious faces broke. Kaede laughed and Inuyasha grinned.

I hadn't really ever seen Inuyasha act this nice to anyone before. Well, it wasn't 'nice', it was just... not mean, I guess. I kinda felt left out for a few minutes. I felt lonely. Here was this nice old lady who knew Inuyasha really well, and Inuyasha wasn't ignoring her or insulting her left and right. Even if it was only relatively un-friendly things, at that moment, I really wanted Inuyasha to talk to me.

'Why am I acting so stupid? I'm a selfish idiot. It's not like he's my friend. It's not like we even like eachother at all...' I looked at him. 'So why...?'

"Well, there are many things I need to do as of right now. I must talk to at least one hundred people..." She sighed. "I'll leave you to the rest of your mission, Inuyasha." Her tone became serious. She walked to the left towards an opening in the wall. "Wonderful to have you back here! Oh, and Chosen One, even more wonderful to have you here." She gave me a bow before she disappeared around the corner.

Inuyasha took his hands from his pocket and started walking to the other end of the room.

"Come on, Chosen." As always, he sneered the name. Despite my ill feelings, I followed.
"I thought we were past that. Haven't you called me by my name already?"

I got no reply.

We were about half-way through the room when I heard, "INUYASHA! INUYASHA-SENSEI!" Someone screamed. My heart leapt a beat at the sudden break in silence.

'Inuyasha...SENSEI?' I screamed to myself in pure shock, almost not daring to turn around.

Inuyasha turned full swing with a wide smirk. "Oh, hey." He said casually. I think it was about five guys. Yeah, they came out of seemingly no where... It was a little scary. Especially since they were calling Inuyasha 'sensei.'

Like everyone else I'd seen besides the six old men and Kaede, they were not human. They had pointed ears and odd-colored hair. Their clothes were made up of leather and armor. They carried swords on their waists. Despite them looking like they were ready for some kind of battle, they seemed extremely boyish and immature. Shoving into eachother as they ran towards us.

They all bowed a bit and looked all excited and happy. "We're so glad you're back, Sensei!"
"Tell us all about your trip!"
"Your head's got a scab, are you okay?"
"OF COURSE he's okay, you fool! He's so strong and--"
"We heard you got the chosen! Where is he?"
"Gramma Kaede told us all you were back!"

"I'll tell you everything later. All this crap needs to be done..." Inuyasha muttered.

"What crap, Inuyasha-sensei? And Who's that?" Someone asked quietly."Then you'll start teaching us again, right Inuyasha-sensei?" One piped up."Yes you will, won't you? We still have so much to learn!" They looked so desperate... "Not for a while, guys." There were upset groans of loss.

"You guys better go and get your stuff ready so I can see what you've learned while I was gone."

Their faces went pale. Then the color came back and their excitement increased ten-fold. They hurried away laughing loudly and yelling at eachother.

As Inuyasha turned to walk away, I followed him. We walked to the far end of the dining room to a large door. The door was made of wood and had thousands of tiny, detailed designs on it. Rivers, trees, animals, demons, castles... The handle was just the same. Both perfect.

My eyes narrowed in thought. The handle was attached to a door, so it was obvious that it would've been worn down from all the rubbing against the wood. Yet it was perfect as if it had never been touched. I almost asked him why that was, when I saw him bent over slightly in front of the door. His face didn't have much color in it, but his eyes were oddly determined. The gold was flashing like a flame.

He was extremely hesitant to put his hand on the handle of the tall, wooden door. His ears twitched a few times and his eyebrows were drawn together. His hand winced as a claw touched the handle. My heart sped up as I watched him. Was there some sort of creature behind the door?

"Inu...Yasha, I can do it if you--" He jumped aside. His head was turned to the left so I couldn't see his expression, but somehow I could tell he was relieved. I smiled faintly. "If you ever want to ask me to do something, you can ask, okay? I won't bite you or anything. If you ever need help with something--"

"It's not like I-" He choked and coughed for a few seconds. I heard him swallow and he crossed his arms. Wanting to get on with it, I gripped a hand around the handle. I saw his whole body wince out of the corner of my eye. I twisted it and jerked the door open.

Right in front of me were stairs. Lots of stairs. Made of the same kind of wood the door was made out of.
And to my shock, there were the same looking patterns going up the stairs. Intricately carved with such detail. What a shame it was for someone to have made these patterns on stairs. Feet would wear the carvings down to nothing!

'What story is this?' I wondered, staring at the designs with awe.

"Hey," I started walking up the stairs carefully. "Why did it look like the handle to the door hadn't been touched?" I asked, still thinking. Inuyasha cleared his throat. He closed the door quickly and released his hand as if it had burned him. He walked up after me.

"It's protected by spells. Same with the stairs and the walls." He replied quickly in a growling tone. His shoulders were tensed and his head was low. His shocking golden eyes glared up nervously from his silver bangs and were constantly darting around. I wondered if I should be afraid too.

"The walls?" I echoed him. Then I saw that the walls were wooden and carved through as well. Everything was so beautiful.

I kept walking up. Inuyasha behind me. I noticed after a short while that Inuyasha appeared to be forcing his legs to move. I wanted to say something comforting to him, but what could I say?

'Inuyasha, I'm sure it won't be that painful when we walk into our doom...Hahahah...'

"Why are you so freaked out, Inuyasha?" I asked carefully.

It was a while before I got a reply. His face told me that he gave in to my question.

"It's just...There's..." He swept his tongue over his fangs quickly, almost glowing eyes narrowing at the wall. To my complete horror, I felt blood rush to my face.

"When I first got here..." He held his jaw in place stiffly. "The guy we're about to see doesn't...exactly...He was always..." I was listening hard. "I hate him, okay? I just don't...Want to be here now..." I tried to smile to make us both feel better. "Well, I'm glad you opened up to me. You can do that any time you want to." My voice faltered in the end when I remembered that I blushed. Heck, I couldn't keep kidding myself that it was the heat of the narrow room...

I wiped a bead of sweat off the side of my face and stopped abruptly. I was standing on the last step. We had reached the top. A door was now in front of me. It was white with carvings in it. 'White wood?' I wondered to myself. It was amazing. Flawless. All thoughts of being careful on the stairs and about the little 'blush' incident went away. I was about to open the door when I heard Inuyasha's voice.

"Get it over with, Inuyasha." Inuyasha groaned in a far-away voice. Then...All the thoughts came back.

To my amazement, he walked a few steps up so he could be in front of the door. All signs of nervousness and reluctnaces vanished in an instant. Next to me was the regular Inuyasha.

Only faker.

He gripped the white wooden door handle, turned it, and pushed the door open.

Insane-san says: A taste of fluff? Yay! A cliff-hanger? Gasp! No! How could she do something so witchy? I'd better send her a good flame...Darned -bleeep-...I'll just click that review button like I always SHOULD.