Taco-chan: Well, this story is going along very nicely. Only a few more chapters left. Let's see…this is the eighth inning…including this one…3 MORE! ALMOST DONE! YES!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or his fuzzy puppy ears.

Previously on The Baseball Game…

"I'm fine." He replied. Glaring at Inuyasha, he snarled, "You. Me. Outside."

"Fine with me." Inuyasha growled right back. The two went into the hallway, with Eri, Yuka, Ayumi, Kagome, Kellie, Mari, Jessica, Kristen, and Avery following not too far behind.

"Let's go, homo." Inuyasha sneered as soon as they were in an abandoned part of the stadium.

Hojo ran forward to punch Inuyasha, but he just stepped out of the way. Inuyasha then swiped his leg underneath Hojo's feet in causing him to trip.

Hojo was trying to find something to pull him up. His hands went up, trying to grab something. They did.

Inuyasha's hat.

The hat went flying.

Now…

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Chapter 10:

The Eighth Inning and Naraku

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"WHAT THE HELL!" Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi screamed. "YOU HAVE DOG EARS!"

"Of course he does." Kellie replied calmly.

"How did you know that he had dog ears?" Kagome asked.

"Um…how did I?" Kellie asked to herself. "Seriously, guys…how?"

"You did because you have…X-ray vision!" Kristen exclaimed.

Everyone stared at her.

"You have a lot of free time, don't you?" Mari asked.

"Yep."

"You knew because…you're in LOVE with him!" Avery silently congratulated herself. That was a great excuse!

"WHAT!" Hojo and Inuyasha yelled.

"What they said. WHAT? WHY THE HELL WOULD I LOVE HIM! HE AND KAGOME ARE DESTINED TO BE TOGETHER!" Kellie roared.

"Ya know, she has a point…" Mari said.

"You knew because…your brother saw him in the bathroom! Yeah! And he took off his hat! And he told you and you swore him to secrecy!" Avery stated.

"Uh…she doesn't have a brother…" Jessica said.

"Yes I do now shaddup." Kellie hissed at Jessica under her breath even though everyone heard.

Kagome sighed. I guess I'm not gonna get the real reason after all…She turned back to the fight to see Inuyasha kick Hojo where the sun don't shine and throw him into a garbage can.

"Good job Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled happily.

"You kicked his sorry ass!" Mari and Kellie exclaimed happily giving each other 'knuckles.' You know, when people like knock their knuckles together…yeah.

"HOJO! NO!" Eri cried. The three girls ran up to Hojo's side. "Are you alright?"

Hojo was beat up pretty badly. He had cuts all over his body (Yuka: How did those get there?) a broken nose (Ayumi: No WAY is Inuyasha strong enough to do THAT!) broken kneecaps (Eri: How on earth did THAT happen?) and a broken jaw.

"Oh my god!" Ayumi cried.

"He's going to die!" Yuka screamed.

"Oh no he ain't!" Eri screeched. "TO THE HOSPITAL!"

Yuka and Ayumi picked up Hojo and dragged him away.

Inuyasha, Kagome, Avery, Mari, Kellie, Jessica and Kristen stood there with anime sweatdrops all over their head, until Inuyasha went to pick up his hat.

"Freaks."

Everyone but Kellie and Mari walked away.

"Do you think we should tell Homo that WE did that to him?" Mari asked Kellie.

"Nah."

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Naraku sat in his new castle, waiting for Kagura to return. He had asked her to find Sesshomaru and ask for a truce, then try to kill him.

-- FLASHBACK --

"Kagura. Come." Naraku said emotionlessly, knowing she could hear him. Sure enough, she entered the dark room, a scowl on her face.

"Yes?" She growled, clearly not wanting to be there.

"Go find Inuyasha's older brother. Ask for a truce, then kill him once he's off-guard." Naraku ordered.

Her scowl deepened. "Fine." She hissed and left.

-- END FLASHBACK --

This shall be very interesting… Naraku thought and stood up.

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Shippo woke up to a splitting headache, a growling stomach, and Kirara sleeping in the corner. He got up and shuffled over to the corner. He picked up Kirara. "HI KIRARA!" He shouted right in her ear. Kirara growled.

Kirara's Point of View

Grrr………

I am surrounded by idiotic fools. I had been peacefully sleeping when this ignorant imbecile picks me up and yells in my ear. What did I do to deserve this? Is it because I had eaten the last of the ramen last month to get the hanyou and miko to fight? Or because I made Miroku chase after me towards the hot spring where Sango and Kagome had been bathing? Or when I stole the fox's toy, making him cry to the miko about how he was sure Inuyasha had stolen it, causing another fight between the two? Yes…it was probably because of all three things. I hate karma. I hate the fox tyke. I hate everyone. Grrr……….

I jumped out of Shippo's grasp and hissed at him when he tried to grab me again. I walked outside to find Sango and Miroku sucking each others faces.

Ewwwwwwwwwww. Talk about nasty shit.

I turned into my larger form and flew to the Goshinboku. Shrinking, I jumped onto the highest branch that could support my weight. I curled up into a ball and closed my eyes.

Sigh.

If only I could talk.

Out of View

Shippo stood there in confusion. Kirara had just totally blown him off. I wonder if she hates me…Nah!

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Inuyasha, Kagome, Mari, Kellie, Jessica, Kristen, and Avery all walked silently back to their seats, all deep in thought.((A/n Okay people. The thoughts are in order of the list of people 1 sentence ago. Get it. Got it. Good.))

I wonder if Kagome will buy me some more ramen…

I'm so happy! Hojo's gone!

I wonder if dad'll let my friends spend the night…

I still can't believe Inuyasha gave me that baseball! YAY!

That was a close one…#sigh of relief#

This is soooo boring…I wanna go home and play the Sims…

I wonder what the score is...?

They split up at the gate and noiselessly sat in their seats.

"Hey…Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, breaking the silence around them. Inuyasha grunted in response. "Um…I was wondering if we could go see Hojo in the hospital after the game?"

He shrugged. "Eh. Why not?"

Kagome smiled. "Cool. I wanna see how beat up he is. No doubt he got a concussion from getting dropped on his head when they left."

"Should we bring along those five girls? We still have to make them swear that they won't spill my secret."

"Deal."

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Taco-chan: Allright, here's the deal. I'm gonna have a little contest. Yall remember back when Kagome and Inuyasha made that bet awhile back?

Hey Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah?"

"I bet you when we get back, Miroku'll be unconscious." Inuyasha finished with a smirk.

"Okay, but what are we betting?" Kagome said.

"If I win, you can't 'sit' me for a week."

"Okay, but if I win, you have to be nice to me, Shippo, Miroku, Sango, and Kirara for a week."

Inuyasha's smirk grew. "Deal."

They shook hands.

Taco-chan: yeah. Who do you think should win? Tell me in a review! Since I'll DEFINATLY get enough reviews, that'll be the sequel.

Avery: Thanks to the reviewers:

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The Spiked Dragon Since I couldn't find a way 2 reply, I'll say it now. Thanx 4 reviewing! I'm glad I have another fellow Eri/Yuka/Ayumi/Hojo basher on my side :)

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Taco-chan: Asta!