Note: I went completely crazy with this chapter. Call it sugar high.
A special thank you to…
Miko no Kaze
MeiunTenshi
EBF…and co.
Al
ffgirlmoonie
Mistress of Demons
sweetrosie
spellsword666
Hearii-sama
Kyuusai: Hello!
Aria-wolfstar
Boylessgirl52941
Disclaimer:
Jenny walks into a small café in Wales. In the distance you can see a big honking castle. A random woodpecker sounds in the distance.
She sits down and a young, familiar, silver-haired waiter comes to her table. Jenny lowers her eyeglasses and looks at him.
Jenny:…Inuyasha?
Inuyasha: Don't ask Jenny. Don't ask.
Jenny: Um…okay…?
Inuyasha::sigh:…what can I help you with?
Jenny:…dude. Someone whipped him into shape…I think that I'll have…Death by Chocolate.
Inuyasha: Okay.
30 minutes later…
Jenny: THAT'S IT! FINAL STRAW MAN! FINAL STRAW::she points at the cowering Inuyasha, orders that aren't Death by Chocolate little the floor:
Jenny: 1 ownz u.
Inuyasha: YOU CAN'T OWN ME ON FANFICTION!...And I don't think you can talk l33t either…
Pwale:…that was not l33t…
Inuyasha: Then what was it?
Pwale:…our attempt at remembering how l33t is supposed to go?
Al: Why can't you just write 'I don't own Inuyasha and co.' like you used to? Now people have to read between the lines!
Pwale:…no. They have to read between the letters. It's a completely different thing.
Al: Fine. I'll say it for her. None of us own Inuyasha and co.
Kagome:…was that in the script?
Jenny: No.
To learn more about the adventures of Jenny and her friends please read Turns of Time and Turning Tides…and please, no one report this…the rules don't make sense, so I just do what other people do…erm…some of the time…I guess…
Rated 'T' for language, violence, and other graphic scenes. If you are offended by any of this then don't read and don't go to New York City, also it would be advisable to stay out of any bars and Classical Arts sections of museums…and stay away from modern and French art and I'm not even going to go in to all the Avant Garde stuff.
The Stamp Of Gold
A story by Pwalefriend
The lollapaloozas at loggerheads
That is actual English. Though…lollapalooza is derived from the French expression allez-fusil. The title means 'The extraordinary people engaged in a violent quarrel.'
Enjoy.
Attention
I dedicate this chapter to my first ever chocolate bunny, who dared to be the chocolate bunny of a Jewish kid on Easter.
DNPT.
End Attention
The one thing you never expect is for something to happen exactly when you want it to. That sort of thing just doesn't happen to you. You hear about it happening to other people, but it never happens to you.
That's why Sango was so surprised that almost immediately after she wished for something exciting to happen, Sesshomaru and Kagura Takahashi returned from their mysterious trip abroad…in the midst of an incredibly sudden thunder storm…on a day when all the trains had been pulled off for inspection.
Where had they come from? Where were their people?
When Sesshomaru and Kagura had left Rin at the Feudal Era mansion they had been burdened with an entire entourage that Kagura had made quite clear was coming along. Had the employers lost the employees along the way, perhaps?
"I can not believe that you did that!" Kagura was shouting at her mate, husband and co-worker. "What the hell got into you!"
"This Sesshomaru still does not understand you." Sesshomaru said calmly, wringing out his long, silver and soaking wet hair. Kagura opened her mouth to reply (and by the look on her face her reply was not going to be child appropriate) but before she could say anything-
"MAMA! PAPA! MAMA! PAPA!" Little Rin screamed as she ran across the room to them, her little face alight in joy. Kagome stood in the doorway, Shippo in her arms and Satsuki holding onto her knees. Kagome looked quite confused.
Maybe it was because she had never seen Rin look quite so happy before. It was probably just because there were new people though. And it also was probably because of the weird weather.
Koga popped his head into the door.
"Um…why is it raining over the mansion and no where else?" He asked slowly, completely ignoring the adorable family scene of Kagura and Sesshomaru greeting Rin happily.
"What?" Kagome asked. "Let me see!"
Well, the family scene might have been cute but most of the time it wasn't scientifically possible…
…
And there certainly was not any thunder and lightning in the times that it did happen.
But when Kagome went outside, Shippo still in her arms and Satsuki trailing behind at her heels, and they stood back a ways with Koga, sure enough…
…
"Um…" Kagome said slowly.
"It's happened once or twice before." Koga said to her unvoiced question. "…but it's never had eyes before…and it's certainly never been made of noodles…"
Suddenly they saw Kohaku running past them to bow before the giant Flying Spaghetti Monster.
"OH GREAT FSM!" Kohaku cried, bowing down and homage to the…thing. "HOW MAY WE SERVE YOU, NOW THAT YOU HAVE DEEMED US FIT TO EXPERIENCE YOUR NOODLY APPEARANCE!"
"…Are we drunk?" Kagome, who had not touched alcohol since she had last gotten drunk two years ago, asked.
"…probably." Said Koga, who got drunk almost every day. "Let's go back inside."
"A fine idea."
Shippo looked down at Satsuki.
"What's that mean?" He asked. Satsuki shrugged. The two children shared a look. 'Grown-ups are really weird.' They both thought.
About half an hour later when everyone had calmed down enough to make any sense whatsoever…
Kagome was sitting with Shippo in her lap. Across from her the severe and rather intimidating Lord and Lady Takahashi sat, while Rin and Satsuki dressed up Buyo in the corner. Kagome winced and tried to ignore the obese kitty being stuffed into a Princess gown. After all, she had a bigger challenges sitting across from her.
"When we left we were unaware that my brother would be hiring a governess." Lore Sesshomaru was explaining. "And I have complete distrust in anything that he might have written up. So I'm sure that you'll understand that we wish to review your credentials and your education and your…how to put it…style, I suppose, of teaching."
Kagome bowed her head. "Naturally." She said softly. Shippo glanced up at her face. He had never heard her sound so…meek. She was usually so passionate and fiery.
At that moment, Shippo didn't like Sesshomaru very much. He was making Kagome sad! Shippo glared at Rin's adoptive parents. The nerve of them! Making Kagome, their beloved teacher, sad.
"I don't!" Shippo snapped suddenly. Kagome gasped and both Kagura and Sesshomaru raised their eyebrows and just looked at the suddenly very angry baby kitsune who was currently glaring at them for all he was worth.
"Eh?" Kagura said, since Sesshomaru wouldn't lower himself to it.
"I don't understand why you have to be mean to her!" Snapped Shippo.
"Shippo-" Kagome tried to interrupt, but Shippo was on a roll.
"You think that just because you're smarter then Inuyasha you can get away with anything you want!" Shippo yelled at them.
"…isn't everyone smarter then Uncle Inuyasha?" Kagome heard Rin mutter from the corner.
"Well you can't!" Shippo continued. "I won't let you! Come on Kagome!" And with that the little Shippo hopped down from Kagome's lap and dragged the helpless and flabbergasted young woman out of them room. After a second or two of hesitation Rin and Satsuki followed, carrying the now-diva- Buyo in between them. The room was silent.
"…Well, I like her." Kagura announced after a moment.
"Really? Why?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Well, remember how those kids used to be?" Kagura asked. Sesshomaru and Kagura shared a look.
Rin, used to be she wouldn't talk to any adults but her family. She also had a tendency to hand her dolls.
"I don't see any dolly nooses, do you?" Kagura asked.
Satsuki, didn't talk at all, except to the other kids. Used to disappear for days, searching the fields for her long-lost brother and wouldn't come back until Inuyasha went out and got her. Then she had a tendency to destroy the rooms.
"I don't see any warning signs, do you?" Kagura asked.
Then there was Shippo, who pretty much just hated the world in general.
"True." Sesshomaru agreed. He sat back. "Alright, so she's perfect for the job. I still say that we should take the children on vacation."
This was an argument that they'd had going ever since they had 'lost' the servants and headed back home.
"You just want to do it to annoy Inuyasha." Kagura snapped, glaring a little at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru smirked.
"Exactly." He said. Kagura sighed.
"Fine." She agreed.
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The very next day Kagome was sitting in the classroom with the children, explaining how clouds worked, when Kagura entered the room with Sango at her side. Kagome looked up, saw that Sango was completely confused, and decided that something completely unexpected was about to happen. Sure enough-
"Pack your bags, children." Kagura announced. "We're going on vacation." Then she turned her eye towards Kagome. "I'm sorry Kagome dear, but Inuyasha won't let you come. He's that bitter." Shaking her head Kagura spun around and left, the children followed after, all trying to say things and ask questions at the top of their lungs.
"…" Kagome turned to Sango. "Are things always like this when the Lord and Lady come?"
"You have no idea." Sango said gloomily before heading out to find some other maids to help the children pack.
"Hum." Kagome said aloud, looking around her at the suddenly empty classroom. "Now what do I do?" Suddenly she brightened. "I know!" She said. "I'll get some food." Kagome rose and started walking at a slow pace to the kitchens.
And yes, Kagome did often talk aloud to herself. Whoever told you that was a sign of insanity was definitely a person who had no active imagination, as Kagome liked to say.
She could never figure out why people would start coughing and sidling away when she said that. She only meant that when it's quiet it's a lot easier to imagine horrible hideous things sneaking up on you and eating you and things like that.
Of course…the last time she had tried to explain that to someone they had started screaming and yelling and throwing things at her. She didn't get what the big deal was, so what if they weren't going to forget that? They could just talk aloud to themselves like she did. Sheesh.
Well, here were the kitchens. Kagome gave a great big sniff of the beautiful aroma that came from the entryway before entering. She looked around happily at the hustle and bustle.
"I want…" Kagome thought about it for a moment. "…I think that I want some…soup." And with that Kagome set off in search of some delicious and scrumptious and healthy and aromatic and savory soup. What? There are just some times when you just must have some soup!
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Kagome was sitting on the steps with Miroku and Koga, eating her soup, when Sesshomaru, Kagura and the children came out, all fit to leave. Kagome put down her soup, though she did so with mixed feelings, and got up to say goodbye to everyone. She ignored the way that Miroku was hungrily eyeing her soup.
"Bye everyone!" Kagome said, hugging all three of the children at once. Shippo gave a shy peck on the cheek and she smiled at him warmly before returning the favor. "Have fun and be good!" She said.
"We will!" The children all chorused, smiling up at her charmingly. Kagura and Sesshomaru smirked at each other. They had just known that Kagome Higurashi was the right girl for the job the minute they had seen her!
Soon though they had departed and Kagome stood waving until they were out of sight. When she turned to return to her lunch she nearly had a heart attack.
Miroku was gone…and so was her soup.
Kagome's eye twitched.
Oh, he was in BIG trouble now! If he thought that Sango could pack a punch, well, he had another thing coming!
Kagome's usually a nice girl, but when you get her on the warpath she gets really scary.
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"You can come out now, Inuyasha." Kaede said patiently though with a sigh. "The…thing…that is…not…your brother and his wife have left and taken the children with them."
Inuyasha stuck his head out of the blanket.
"Are you sure?" He asked. Kaede sighed again.
"No Inuyasha." She snapped. "They're waiting outside the door with big axes. And maybe they're hiding under your bed." And with that she strode out of his dismal rooms.
"Hey!" Inuyasha shouted after her. "He really did that!"
Kaede rolled her eyes. Of course she knew that Sesshomaru had really hid under Inuyasha's bed with a giant fake ax when the boys had been younger, she had been the one to put Sesshomaru up to it. Of course, she would never tell Inuyasha that. In her defense she had been much younger at the time too.
Kaede was so immersed in her memories of her younger days in the Takahashi estate, back when she was no more then ten, that she didn't notice the piece of paper on the stairs until she had stepped on it…
…and paper and marble steps don't have much friction if you know what I mean.
It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's Kaede! Let's hope that she falls on the random mattress that some idiot left on the floor!
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Well, I hoped that you enjoyed that chapter. See! Didn't I tell you that I'd update much sooner this time! Let's just hope that I can keep it up. Remember to review!