This should be interesting!!!
Day 11 – The "Good" (this is a 3 part chapter/story line, meaning the "good" is a chapter, the "bad" is a chapter, and the "ugly" is the last one)
Uh oh, this is bad. You've got a wanted man after you, you're stuck in the middle of the ocean with no where to go, and you've got to save you and two other people. What do you do? Do you speed back to the cruise liner your guest got you to stay at? Or do you speed away so no innocent people get hurt in the process? Decisions, decisions…
Damn, what's he doing out here? Inuyasha thought jumping up and turning off any lights that might give away where they were. Luckily, it wasn't many. "Kagome," he whispered by her bedside. He shook her lightly. "Kagome…" he said again. She groaned and rolled away from him. "Wench…KAGOME" he said louder, but not loud enough to wake the sleeping child. This time she turned over half asleep and looked at him.
"Inuyasha what? I'm sleeping? It's the middle of the night and why is it so dark out here? Why'd you turn the lights off?" Kagome asked sitting up and rubbing her eyes. Quickly seeing if Satsuki was okay, she turned to try and see something, anything, but it was all dark. "Get me a flash light or something…"
"Kagome, come with me," Inuyasha said grabbing the girl's wrist and pulling her some ways away. "Listen," he said sitting her down on a provided chair. "We've got some people after us. I need you to take Satsuki and hide somewhere. Don't move, don't talk, don't make a noise, got it?"
"Yea, I'll be in –"
"No. Don't tell me. If they ask where you are, I truthfully don't know. I only want your and Satsuki's safety. Don't move until you are positive everything's alright." Inuyasha knelt to Kagome's eye level. "Promise me."
The girl bit a thumb nail. "But how will I know you're alright?"
The hanyou looked to the ground. "That's something you're gunna have to trust me on, okay?" Inuyasha stood up. "Now go, take Satsuki somewhere." He looked to where the oncoming speed boat quickly approached. Kagome got up and walked back over to Satsuki, grabbing her sleeping form, and going down below. Be safe…
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"I still don't see why you left that yacht completely unguarded. Are you purposely trying allow them to escape?" A woman asked with short black hair in a pony-bun at the back of her head. "It would have been easy enough to kill that woman single-handedly."
A man with dark hair and menacing eyes glanced at her. "Silence, Kagura. You will see. Inuyasha will not give up easily. It will be much easier to watch him die at the hands of Kagome (yes, I know he thought it was Kikyo before, but now it IS Kagome… trust me…). That wench is so easy to manipulate. Watch. She'll give in."
Kagura inwardly rolled her eyes. The fool… he still should have killed her when she was merely at his fingertips! She slipped the mask back on over her face to conceal herself and sat back to wait out the short ride to the boat.
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Inuyasha ran to the control area and started up the yacht. I've got to try and out run them… he though as the engine revved and he shot off. "Come on… come on…" he said as the yacht steadily gained speed. "Come on…" It wouldn't be much use. They were almost side to side with him now. "Damn it!" He took a sharp left turn to try and loose them, but they caught up on the opposite side.
Several figures were climbing on now. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing the opposite way that scents carry, so the figures' presence were left unnoticed to the hanyou. They carried no visible weapons and approached with agility and slyness.
Inuyasha turned around and barely managed to avoid being rendered unconscious. Damn… they're quick! He left the controls briefly and leapt over his attackers. "Not this time scum bags!" With a surprising halt, the hanyou was flung forward.
Now face to face with wooden floor, Inuyasha was cuffed together… just like last time. Only now, his face hurt too… "Lemme go! What do you want with me? I ain't got nothing!" he shouted with a struggle. A torso suddenly appeared in his line of vision. The inu hanyou growled. "Naraku…"
"Yes… it is I, Naraku." The man pulled off his mask – letting his true identity reveal. "Now tell me… where is the girl?"
"I don't know!" Inuyasha shouted. The handle of a gun connected with his skull. "Dammit, THAT HURT!"
"Tell me where she is!" Naraku demanded again, this time cocking the gun and aiming at Inuyasha's forehead.
With a gulp he lowered his head and closed his eyes, and replied, "I honestly don't know."
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Kagome sat huddled in a dark room barely big enough for her, let along her and Satsuki. "Shh… it's alright…" she soothed, hugging the frightened girl close. "Shh… it's alright…"
"I want my mommy…" Satsuki cried, clutching Kagome's clothes tightly. The girl sobbed a little too loudly for Kagome's liking.
"Ssh… it'll be over soon, Inuyasha will be here in a little bit," Kagome whispered. The girl quieted some. Please come soon, Inuyasha…
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Slowly his eyes opened. Inuyasha looked around. Nothing had happened. What? He didn't kill me? He saw Naraku walking back towards his small dinghy and stop at the yacht's edge. "Naraku!"
"I may not be able to find that girl… but you can… tonight, you will all be dead. Anyone near this vessel will perish." With a quick leap, the man was gone, as well as the rest of his crew.
Inuyasha sat dumb-struck for a few minutes. What? He's just… letting us go?? He's letting us GO?! What the hell did he come after us for then?! If he's not after Kagome…wait… KAGOME!! Snapping out of his trance, Inuyasha twisted and turned his arms to wrench himself free. "I'm coming Kagome!" The chain rope slid off his wrists and he fled to the lower levels.
He searched high and low for the two. "Kagome! Satsuki! Come out!" In one room, out another… they weren't anywhere to be seen. No… they got them… "If only I'd gotten rid of them sooner I could have save Kagome and Satsuki." If he hadn't been in such a sulky trance, he would have noticed the two standing behind him.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome whispered cradling a sleeping Satsuki in her arms.
"Don't leave me…" he said hitting a wall with his fist. "Dammit!"
"Inuyasha…" Kagome said walking a little closer and tapping him on the shoulder.
"Huh?" he spun around and came face to face with … Kagome. "Hey, you're still here."
A "duh" looked crossed Kagome's face. "Yea. What's with the 'don't leave me' stuff?"
Inuyasha backed up and blushed. "Uh… nothing. Let's get going…" he said quickly heading back to the controls.
Kagome and the sleeping Satsuki headed towards one of the rooms. Once inside the nearest one, Kagome placed the girl on a bed and tucked her in. "Sleep tight…" she whispered, kissing the girl's forehead lightly (so motherly!! :)).
Kagome walked out in a quiet way, gently closing the door behind her. She headed toward the top deck where Inuyasha was. When she was only half way up the short staircase, Inuyasha was running full speed directly at her. "Hm?"
"GET BACK!" he shouted grabbing her by the waist and running quickly to Satsuki's room.
"What's going on?" Kagome asked and Inuyasha grabbed the girl, who woke up. "What's the matter?"
"There's a –" …too late. A loud "BOOM!" echoed over the area. Inuyasha thrust Kagome and Satsuki to the floor and shielded them with his body. Suddenly, flames and violent eruptions shook the yacht. Soon, a blast blew the small ship to pieces…
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Now… wouldn't you all like to know what's going on back on the cruise liner?? I know I would!! So, here's back on the cruise ship… mainly with Sango and Miroku…
:-:
"MirOOOOOOOKKUUUUUUU!" Sango shouted walking through the hallways. No sign of him was starting to worry her. "Where is he?" she asked herself. She walked up the stair ways to the main level and started her searching there. "MirOOOOOOOKUUUUUU!" she shouted again. Still no hide nor hair of the guy. "He's probably off with some girl-"
"Sango…" came a voice faintly. The girl turned around. Sure enough, there came a Miroku… but he was holding a hand over his stomach and mouth. "Sango…" he said sickly.
"Miroku? What happened? Are you alright?" Sango asked rushedly running over to him. "When you disappeared and never showed back up, I though maybe they'd killed you!"
Miroku shook his head. "I got sick… excuse me…" he rushed over to the ship's edge and let out a … disgusting, yet relieving motion… if ya get what I mean…
Well, at least he's alright… Sango said putting a shaking head in her hands. "Come on, you, we'll get you to feel better…"
Miroku suddenly looked better. "Mind if I try my method?" He jogged to catch up to the slowly leaving Sango. "Oh come on! That's not what I meant!" he apologized innocently. "I really do have a way to get rid of sea sickness!"
"Oh yea? Does it involve girls and a bed?" Sango replied dryly.
"No." the boy glances at Sango. "Uh… well… maybe… just a LITTLE, if you know what I mean…" ::THUNK::
"YOU PERVERT!" Sango said putting the sun chair back on the ground. "I DON'T KNOW WHY I LET YOU COME ALONG!"
"WAIT! ow… SANGO! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT EITHER!!!" Miroku said holding a hand on his sore head. "Ow… WAIT UP!"
A large flash on the horizon caught everyone's attention on the liner. "What was that?" Sango asked as Miroku walked up beside her. "That wasn't just a-"
"Yea… sure was." He replied.
"Wait! Kagome and Inuyasha are still missing!" the girl said frantically. "What if they're out there!"
"What? Kagome and Inuyasha aren't on the liner?!" Miroku shouted. Oh no…
"That poor little girl too…" Sango said allowing a tear to run freely down her face.
"There's nothing we can do now…" Miroku said calmly, holding Sango close. "Oh Sango…" A police boat flew by in the direction of the explosion in a hurry.
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Debris lay littered on the ocean's surface. Pieces of wood, plastics, some lighter metals all lay scattered all over. Several small fires lingered on pieces of remaining wood. It looked terrible. Some ways away… a small body flailed helplessly on the surface.
"HELP!" Satsuki cried, swallowing large quantities of sea water. "HELP!" No one was around to hear her screaming. A sudden person appearing beside her scared her to death. "AAHHH!!"
"It's… ::cough:: alright Satsuki, it's me," Inuyasha said wiping salty water from his eyes. Quickly, he grabbed the half drowning girl. He waded a bit before talking again. "Are you… alright?" he asked breathily, still struggling from being under so long.
"Yea," the girl said quietly. "Are you gunna be okay?" she asked concernedly.
Inuyasha had to grin. "Yea, I'm fine," he lied. Truthfully, the arm Satsuki wasn't in, the one he was using to keep up, was badly injured. The salt water didn't help a bit. His back was burned badly too. Fortunately, Satsuki had a minor scratch on her forehead. Looking around, Inuyasha found a piece of the yacht big enough to allow the girl to stay afloat. "Stay here." He said helping her up onto it. When she saw his injured arm, she gasped.
"You're arm!"
Inuyasha winced. "I'm alright. You stay here and don't move." The girl nodded. "KAGOME!" Inuyasha shouted. "KAGOME!" Damn… no scent no sight nothing! Kagome… The hanyou inhaled deeply and went under. The salty water burned his back and arm worse now. But he continued deeper. He swam away from where Satsuki stayed and looked around. Still no sign.
Inuyasha emerged for air. He'd swam some ways away. "KAGOME!" Still… nothing. "This is all my fault…" he said to himself, heading back towards the young girl. Something brushed against his leg and he quickly pulled it back. "Stupid fish…" but when the feeling didn't go away… Inuyasha gulped and took a quick look to see… Kagome… unconscious. He quickly grabbed her from the water and pulled her to the surface. "KAGOME!" he shouted, shifting her to his good arm (unfortunately, the one with the gunshot wound –hehe that I just o-so-happened to remember). She wasn't breathing.
"'Yasha!" Satsuki called from a distance. "Over here, 'Yasha!"
Inuyasha struggled to swim over the piece of board with his injured arm. Kagome's limpness and helplessness didn't help. When he saw Satsuki trying to swim to him, he panicked, "Satsuki! Stay there! I'm coming!" In a matter of seconds, he was attempting to push Kagome onto the wood. "Kagome!" he said shaking her. No good. She has to have swallowed a lot of water… I'll have to do mouth to mouth… Carefully, he pulled himself up too, though the piece of board was quite unstable with him on it. "Kagome…" he gulped and leaned over to blow air into her mouth. A few seconds and she was still out. Her lips were also becoming a light blue shade. "DAMN IT, KAGOME BREATHE!"
"Is she okay?" Satsuki asked as Inuyasha pressed his palms to Kagome's chest to try and jump start her heart beat (what do you call it? It's like… CPR… but… is there a different name??? :S).
Inuyasha ignored the girl for the time being. Underneath his sopping bangs, he held tears back forcefully. He couldn't show hopelessness in front of Satsuki. She was too young to understand. "Come on Kagome… breathe…"
"Come on 'gome!" Satsuki chanted. Inuyasha looked at the girl who sat anxiously on her legs hovering over Kagome. "You can do it!" she looked up at the hanyou and smiled big. "She's just tired! She'll wake up!"
Despite the gloominess of the situation, Inuyasha grinned at the girl. You're right Satsuki… don't give up…
Kagome then coughed out a bucket-load of sea water and gasped for air. Her eyes grew big and she coughed almost uncontrollably. "Inu… yasha…" she coughed. Slowly she sat up… of course with Inuyasha saying otherwise.
"Sit down! Don't get up!" the hanyou commanded. "Oh, Kagome! I thought I was going to loose you…" he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in a tight hug.
Kagome still coughed water, but she hugged back. He was worried about me… "Oh Inuyasha… I thought I was going to loose you, too…"
"Hey! Don't forget me!" Satsuki said joining in with the two. Inuyasha and Kagome welcomed her and sat huddled on a wet board in the middle of the ocean with only a slim chance for a few days survival. Unless, of course, the liner sent some help… "There! One big, happy family!"
Kagome and Inuyasha both blushed. "Uh, look… I-"
"OH-MY-GOSH-YOUR-ARM!" Kagome yelled, seeing the sore arm of Inuyasha. "Oh, I'm sooooo sorry! It's all my fault!" she said pulling it for inspection, though, it being night and dark at the same time (I just realized they're the same thing… -.-' ) she couldn't see very well. "OH MY GOSH AND YOUR BACK!"
"It's fine… really," Inuyasha said pulling his arm away. "It'll heal in a few days."
"Yea, if you get some medical treatment on it, maybe!" the girl said matter-of-factly. She tried to put her hands on her hips, but only succeeded in tipping the wood over. "WH-WHOA!" everyone screamed as they collided with water. Coming up shortly, Inuyasha grabbed Satsuki and pulled her up.
"Wench! You tryin to kill us out here!" the hanyou shouted setting Satsuki back on the wood, tough now overturned.
"Sorry!" Kagome said, pulling herself on the wood with the girl. "Just expressing my self!"
"Well, that was lame." Inuyasha half pulled himself off when Kagome pushed him BACK off. "BIT-"
"HEY! LITTLE EARS!" the older girl said putting hands over the younger's ears.
"Keh… Just so you know, there's some police boats coming…" the inu hanyou said pulling himself on the wood, again.
"What? How do you know?" Kagome asked as Inuyasha turned to a sitting position.
"Uh, duh. Kinda hard not to…" He said pointing to the ears. Unconsciously, they flicked out water.
Satsuki snickered. "He he!"
Inuyasha furrowed his eyebrows. "What?"
"Do it again! Do it again!" the little girl cheered staring Inuyasha down, half sitting in his lap. She put the big beady eyes and puppy dog look on… of course, being irresistible.
"Do what again?" Inuyasha joked, looking away and purposely twitching them again. He grinned slightly. The little girl laughed again. And, intentionally, he twitched them again, making Satsuki laugh again.
Kagome spotted the police ship arriving; the lights shone brightly in her eyes. "KAGOME HIGURASHI?" a voice called from a projector.
"WHAT?!" she replied loudly, though she probably couldn't be heard.
"THIS IS THE POLICE. WE'VE COME FOR YOU AND YOUR… BOYFRIEND."
"HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!!!" she yelled, blushing profusely.
The engine died and ship floated slowly in the small group's direction. When they were lined up, the 3 were hauled aboard. They were given blankets and seated on the ground, half huddled together. "Miss Higurashi?" one man asked kneeling beside her.
"Yea, what?" she replied.
"When we reach land, I need to talk to you privately, agreed?"
Kagome nodded slowly. "O…k…?" The man patted a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Great," he said as he stood up. The engine revved and they were quickly headed for shore.
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When they pulled in, the sun was just starting to break over the horizon. Kagome opened her eyes, seeing as she must have fallen asleep while they were heading back… but… she was on a shoulder! She looked up at who it was… INUYASHA! Quickly, she sat up and blushed. Oopsies… The movement startled the hanyou awake. "Sorry."
Inuyasha sat up straight stretching his tired limbs. Satsuki was lying in his lap, so he was partially restricted. "'s alright."
Kagome smiled. "Looks like she's taken a liking to you," she said motioning towards the small girl.
"Hm? Oh, guess so," Inuyasha said brushing some bangs out of her eyes. She flinched a bit and her hands quickly rubbed the tickled spot. He laughed quietly.
"Miss Higurashi?" the man from before said jumping off the edge. Kagome reluctantly got up and followed the man. Once he was some ways away, he began. "Due to the recent … event… the contest has been cancelled. You're returning home tonight."
Kagome stood dumb-struck. "…Wh-what?"
"You're belongings are being brought back to shore and you are returning to your home tonight."
Kagome looked to where Inuyasha stood with a sleeping Satsuki on his shoulder, talking to another police man. He caught sight of her and smiled, trying to wave, though holding a sleeping kid isn't easy. She let tears form freely. This wasn't supposed to happen. She was supposed to spend 3 weeks with a random person from anywhere in the world. She was supposed to get away from all her hectic schedules. She wasn't supposed to go back to her old life! Not so soon! Not now! She liked being normal… liked getting away… liked… Inuyasha…
"Miss Higurashi?" the man said snapping her out of a trance.
"Huh? Sorry… Ok."
"You have today to say any of your good-byes; I hate to be the one to tell you this, by the way. But it's my job. Your mother wished you come home immediately. Be ready by 7 tonight."
The sun was fully off the horizon. Its orb slowly rose in the sky. The day would be wonderful… she would enjoy it. She WOULD have fun…
She would be miserable… sad…lonely…disappointed… anything but happy.
"Hey Kagome!" Inuyasha said walking over with the still sleeping girl on his shoulder. "What do you say we head back to my place before the liner comes back? The guy's told me Satsuki's mom got killed by one of the heisters. She ain't got any brothers or sisters… hey… you okay?" he said waving a hand in Kagome's face.
"Hm? Yea. Sure. Let's go back." She said smiling. Kagome would be Kagome … no one else today.
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The day was uneventful. Kagome and Inuyasha pretty much stayed at home, of course hanging out with Satsuki. Thankfully, Shippo was out of town on a family vacation other wise the poor girl would have been told about the weakness of Inuyasha…
Seven o'clock was rolling around, almost time to leave. Kagome sighed and walked to where Inuyasha sat with Satsuki at the table playing a card game. They currently sat staring at each other with some interesting items in the middle of the table…
Just staring… staring… Inuyasha laid his cards down. "Ha, beat that!" he said motioning towards his cards, a four-of-a-kind.
Satsuki pouted. "Oh… I was hoping I could win!" she laid down her cards… A ROYAL FLUSH!!
"I-but… how did… NOT AGAIN! That's the twelfth time you beat me!" Inuyasha shouted as the girl pulled all the money/treasures/candies in to herself.
She raised an eyebrow. "Tough luck," she said shrugging, stuff the cash in her pockets and popping some candy into her mouth.
Kagome laughed. "Inuyasha, can I talk to you alone?" she said getting a bit more serious.
"Yea. Hey kid, go get your pj's on, k?" Inuyasha said getting up. "No more candy! Brush your teeth too!" He met Kagome in the living room, where she sat on the couch. Uh oh… he thought.
"Sit down," she said patting the couch seat next to her. The hanyou obeyed and sat. "Look… I've got less than a half an hour to tell you this…"
"Hey…. It's not bed time yet!" Satsuki said with her hands on her hips walking out of the back rooms with her pj's in her hands.
"Then … I don't know, go watch some tv in my room!" Inuyasha said pointing to his room. The little girl turned around, her pigtails swinging cutely in her face. "What?"
Kagome was near tears. "Look, after today… the police guys said they were… gunna…"
"Go on…"
"They're coming at 7 to get me and take me home…" she said letting a tear run down her cheek. "But I don't want to! I wanna stay here! With you and Satsuki!"
She… WANTS to stay? "Oh, Kagome… why are they taking you? It's not because of me is it?" Inuyasha asked.
"No… it's my mom, she wants me home. So now I gotta go because of her…" Kagome cried some more. She attempted a laugh. "I still gotta pack up all my junk here!"
"No, you aren't going. Don't let her boss you around! This is your contest! I won! I'm not having my prize taken away!" he said putting a finger under her chin and pulling her head up. "I'm not gunna let them."
"You idiot…"
"Yea… but I'm your-"
"There's nothing on!"
Inuyasha let Kagome's chin go and got up. "Ugh, then go to bed!"
"I'm not tired!"
"You wanna play cards again?"
"…You actually gunna TRY and win, 'yasha?" she said putting her hands on her hips again.
"Hey! I WAS trying! You just kept getting lucky, is all! Now go in the kitchen, I'll be there in a bit," he said shooing her off. Inuyasha walked back to the couch. "Kagome… look, I'm sorry-"
"Don't be. It's not your fault. It's mine. I should have know my mom would do something like this…" Kagome glanced at the clock… only 5 minutes left… "Well," she started.
"'yasha!" Satsuki called from the kitchen.
"JUST A SEC!" he replied. The hanyou frowned. "I really hate to see you go, ya know. I mean, now that I half know you… it ain't so bad really."
Knocking was heard at the door. "I better go…" Kagome said getting up. The door opened and 2 police men, followed by Sango (who'd managed to leave Miroku back at his house) and several other workers appeared.
"KAGOME! You're alright!" Sango said giving her friend a hug. "I was so worried about you! Come on, let's get you home!"
"But what about…"
"We'll send someone in the morning, now let's go. Your mom is waiting anxiously to see you at home…" Sango said pulling Kagome out the door.
"WAIT!" Inuyasha said stopping everyone. "Can I talk to Kagome for just a few minutes?" he asked. "…Alone?"
"Oh, sure, yea…" they all mumbled walking out the door.
Kagome and Inuyasha walked out the door and stood on the front porch. The hanyou began, "Kagome, when I first saw you, I hated you… but now, now that I know who you truly are… I – I don't know what I think of you anymore," Inuyasha turned away and blushed. "I'll miss you when you're gone… so… for good-bye's sake…" he closed his eyes and clenched his fists… then with a quick exhale, he turned and kissed her. Inuyasha VOLUNTARILY kissing someone… without a camera…
Kagome inwardly gasped. This was a shocker! As Inuyasha pulled away, she held a hand to her heart. "I thought you only did that cause you wanted to… and on camera?" she asked.
"Hey, the camera's right here," he said pointing to her temple (meaning her memory), "and here," he said pointing to his own temple.
Kagome smiled. "I have to go…" she said walking away. Her wrist was caught, so she turned around. "Hm?"
"Don't forget me," Inuyasha whispered.
The girl smiled and nodded confidently. "I won't," she whispered back. She walked away happy, thankful, glad, and amazed by one person… Inuyasha. Everything she'd done with him was now a memory she couldn't forget. Never could some take her heart quite like he did. But now that she was returning to her old life, he was just a thing of the past. She would have to marry some rich snob that she hated. Oh the lifestyles of the rich and famous!! ;)
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Inuyasha waved good-bye, but she wasn't looking. Kagome was gone. She would never come back, no matter what she said or did at her home. She was lost… a thing of the past… never again would he see her, except on tv.
Satsuki appeared by his side. "She's leavin us, isn't she?" she cried.
Inuyasha picked her up and stuck her on his hip. "…Yea… she is…"
"I'm gunna miss 'gome," she said rubbing a fist to her eye.
"Yea… me too…" Inuyasha said sighing. He walked back inside and closed his door. Things were gunna be quiet from now on…
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A/N: alright… AAAWWWW!!! It's so sad! But don't worry! It'll get better! Promise! Still shooting for the full length 3 weeks!
Alright, next subject: Does Satsuki stay???? I personally have taken a liking towards her :). But that's just me, she can go off to some orphanage where no one'll take her like Inuyasha does!! So… stay or go? You choose, doesn't matter to me…
Um… nothing else that I can think of, other than this is an earlier update than I promised, but what can I say? I was inspired :)
So… talk to y'all later!!
-lil-inu-blondie-babe-10