Our Screwed Up Lives

Chapter 3: The Unexpected Visitor

Harley and Whitney were walking home with their new friends, laughing and talking about nothing in particular, when a car stopped in front of them. Whitney stopped, noticing who the car belonged to. She squealed loudly and ran to the car.

"Jordan! Get your ass out of that car and give your cousin a hug!" Whitney yelled, putting her hands on her hips in feigned anger.

Harley ran to her side and said, "Jordan? What is he doing here? Why would he be in Tokyo?"

Whitney smiled but gave Harley a fake annoyed answer, "Gee! How am I supposed to know Har! Kami! I don't know everything! But I do know more than you! I mean it's common knowledge that dogs have bigger brains that cats." She smirked.

"Okay, first of all, you are, as usual, confused. It is scientifically proven that cats have a higher intelligence than mutts! Second, you talk to Jordan more than me, so I figured that a dumb-ass like you forgot that he mentioned visiting or something! Gosh, stop being such a bitch!" Harley yelled.

"I was PLAYING, you stupid, cat! I swear! You think you would be able to use your nose to tell when I'm lying! KAMI!" She looked hurt. "I was only playing Harley. You know I wouldn't do that to hurt ya."

"Whatever, you getta be a crab all the time, so I can be one to every once in a while! Kami, I'm just jokin' ya, girl!" Harley said apologetically.

"Well I don't mean to be a crab. I'm just pissed at the fact that my parent's are dead, and your parents and sis are dead. Everyone I know is dead, cept you!" Whitney had tears falling down her face. She looked at Harley, who had tears streaming out of her eyes.

"Umm, everyone forget about me over here? And I'm not dead, geesh, people!" Jordan complained.

"Oh, sorry, George!" Whitney used his old nickname. Harley and Whitney quickly wiped their tears away, lest their friends see them. Or smell them.

"So what are you doin here, anyways?" Harley asked curiously.

"Well, I'm moving in with you, what else?" Jordan said casually.

"You are?" Whitney asked, mouth open.

"That is, unless I'm unwanted..." Jordan feigned a hurt expression.

"Oh, shut up, you know you can stay with us!" Harley exclaimed. "Uh-oh, we're being pretty rude. Jordan, these are our friends, Hiten, Bankotsu, Jenkotsu, and Ayame. Guys, this is our cousin, Jordan." Harley indicated each of them in turn.

"Nice to meet you guys!" He smiled, but for some reason stared at Bankotsu and Hiten for a second longer. As if he were reading their souls.

"Sooo..." Hiten said, trying to break the awkward silence. "You're Whitney and Harley's cousin? I was wondering, why are you and Whitney inu-youkai, but Harley is a neko?" It seemed that he was really confused by the fact that a cat and dog were related.

"My mom is her mom's adoptive sister...something like that," Harley answered. "I don't pay attention."

Jordan laughed and said, "Technically, Har isn't our cousin, but Whitney's tainted her brain so much, she could be considered one."

"Learned it from you shit-face!" Whitney laughed.

Harley laughed, her tail standing up on end as she did so. "You never change Jordan!" She giggled a little more and said, "No really, why are you here? Not that we don't want ya or anything, but on such short notice?"

Jordan hung his head sadly and his voice was barely above a whisper. "Dad's fire station was blown up. It was strange. It was only an hour after he took on his shift. And the bomb was right under his bunk." He showed no sorrow on his face, but his voice was laced with hurt and depression.

Harley and Whitney didn't bother hiding how they felt. They looked at him, then each other and Whitney let out a mournful howl! Harley followed right behind with a hurting yowl. They broke down on the ground gripping each other for support.

Harley ended her symphany a little earlier than Whitney, and she watched as her cousin howled for her last living adult relative. All she really had of her blood line was Jordan. Harley didn't carry Whitney's inu blood, but she felt the pain of losing the youaki that treated her as if she was a blood relative, and not just a distant neice.

When Whitney and Harley were able to pull themselves together they stood before their cousin.

Jenkotsu walked forward, enveloping Jordan in a hug, as Harley and Whitney watched in horror as Jenkotsu's hands traveled up into Jordan's hair.

"Oh, you poor, poor baby!" Jenkotsu said. Jordan screamed and pushed back, cowering behind Whitney and Harley.

"Just because I'm mourning doesn't mean I need that!" Jordan yelled.

"Eh, it was worth a shot," Jenkotsu whined. "I guess I'll just have to keep hounding Inu baby."

Bankotsu shook his head in disapproval. "Whatever...disturbing images..."

Whitney followed right behind him, racking her brain with her fists. "AGHHHHH! EWWWWW! GET EM OUT! NO! DON'T DO THAT! AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Harley just sighed, "Well, do you guys all wanna come over to our apartment? Jordan's gotta get settled anyways, so we can hang out."

"Sure," Bankotsu replied after the others nodded.

Back At The HUGE Apartment?

"Wow, you guys have a big place!" Ayame observed.

"Umm, yeah, it's from our parent's trustfunds. They were kinda rich." Whitney answered.

"Nice way to put it, doofus, your parent's were frickin loaded." Jordan exclaimed. "Combine your parents money with Harley's mom's you get a..a...a..a.. a lot of money!"

Harley wacked him on the head. "Jeez Jordan! stop rubbing it in!"

Bankotsu just laughed and said, "It's no problem Harley. I think it's pretty cool! You guys got your own apartment. And your only seventeen. That's pretty amazing." He smiled at her.

Harley blushed slightly and said, "Well...it's no big deal. It was just because my mom and Whitney's parents ran a bunch of businesess."

Hiten asked Whitney, "Are you doing anything this weekend...?"

Harley coohed .:Looks like somebody's got a boyfriend:.

.:Shut the hell up! Also, looks like I'm not the only one getting the eye! Ha! Harley and Bankotsu sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G:.

.:Technically, I'm not saying anything. O.o:.

Hiten waved his hand in front of Whitney's face. "Are you okay?"

"Uh, yeah...er, sure, I guess I'm free..." Whitney stumbled out.

"Great." Hiten grinned. Jordan growled protectively, but everyone ignored him.

Bankotsu smiled at his friends forwardness and decided to try and do the same. "How about you Har? You doing anything?"

Whitney projected an image of her evilly grinning to Harley. .: Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about. GO HARLEY! IT"S YOUR BIRTHDAY! (Whit does mental jig):.

.:And I'm blocking you out...now:.

"I haven't got any plans." Harley answered smoothly. Whitney snorted behind her, and Harley smacked her with her tail.

"Good, it's a date." Bankostu smiled.

A/N: Ooh, me and Whit have got hot dates! WEll, I do anyways...(Whit hits me with a shoe) Okay, okay, yours is hot too!

Sessh and Inu: They are NOT hot!

Har: jealous much?

Inu: Feh.

Sessh: This Sesshomaru not jealous of you, feline.

Har: What about Whitney, bitch?

Sessh: What did you just call this Sesshomaru?

Har: Nothin', BITCH!

Whit: Go Har!

Whit: Wait, I take that back, I'm a bitch!

Sessh: Yes, and you are This Sesshomaru's bitch.

Har: Wow, Whit, what a great title!

Whit: Sarcastic much?

Inu: What the hell is up with the 'much'?

Har: Kami, it's our saying, bitch!

Inu: Did you just call me your bitch?

Har: You are one!

Whit: Kami! Shut the hell up Har! Your insulting me whenever you say bitch! I am no one's bitch, PUSS!

Sessh: HA! Now this Sesshomaru has something on the feline! And you are MY bitch!

Har: Great! I knew that would happen, BITCHES!

Inu: If anyone's a bitch it's you two! (points at Har and Whit)

Har: How the hell am I a bitch?

Inu: Easy, your MY bitch.

Har: Look Whit! Now we're both bitches! YAY!

Sessh: This Sesshomaru is getting bored with these bitches chatter.

Whit: Oh no you did not say I was boring! See if you have any fun tonight!

Inu: Uh-oh, Sesshomaru, your bitch is gonna beat you up!

Whit and Har: Okay, now we're getting pissed.

Sessh: Oh and why is that?

Har: Isn't it obvious, bitch?

Whit: You just called me boring, asshole. And now that means I have to lay in that frickin' bed all by myself! GRRRRRRRR!

Inu: Looks like you're on the couch, bro.

Sessh: This Sesshomaru will not lay on something so beneath him.

Whit: Oh guess I wont be beneath you ever again.

Har: O.o

Sessh: You'll do what this Sesshomaru says, bitch!

Whit: That's called rape, mutt-face! Besides, it's not like you'll miss what I do to you late at night.

Har: This is getting a bit R-rated...

Inu: What are you talking about? We do IT all the time!

Whit: GO HAR! Since when have you been doing this?

Inu: Since the beginng of One Mission...

Whit: Well at least I waited until this story..Har, I idolize you.

Har: Yep, definantly gotta change that rating.

Sessh: What! This Sesshomaru's little brother did 'it' before him!

Whit: Well duh! He's got the sexy ears! It's a total turn on!

Sessh: This Sesshomaru demands that you never look at his ears again!

Whit: You can't stop my eyes from moving, baka!

Har: But I can!

Whit: How the hell would you do that? And why are you taking his side?

Har: If you have no more eyes than that won't be a problem, will it? He's my man! Er-hanyou!

Whit: Fine, Puss! I'll just tell Inu about you dreaming of Bankotsu last night!

Inu: WHAT!

Har: I did not! Plus, I saw all your dirty thoughts of Hiten!

Whit: Uhhh..errr...it's not like that..heh heh

Sessh: This Sesshomaru will kill him!

Inu: And I'll kill Bankotsu!

Har and Whit: Um, I think it's time to wrap this up, REVIEW!

Sessh and Inu: Wait! We didn't get to kill them!

Whit: Quick Har save it!

Har: I did it!

Sessh: DAMN YOU! I WILL KILL HIM AND TAKE WHAT IS MINE!

Whit: whatever have luck doing that while it's in my documents..bye!