Chapter 2

The next day, Inuyasha contacted Dwayne, his travel agent, at About Travel.

"Hey Dwayne. Kagome and I wanna get away and I was thinking about going to the coast. What have you got for us?"

"Well, Inuyasha, I know a real estate agent who rents houses on the coast. They have boats and jet skis and the houses are equipped with everything you could ever want, including maids and a chef. I can also get you tickets to the Vancouver aquarium and the zoo, if your taking the pups."

"Yea, we'll be taking a couple of the pups. Don't know how many just yet. At least 5 over the age of 3. Tia doesn't count yet."

"How is Kagome and the newest pup? We missed you at the Rotary Club hunt this year. I got me a grizzly bear."

"Kagome is doing good and the new pup is fat and sassy. She's gained 4 pounds already. She's a nice 12 pounds. I wanted to go to the hunt, but I don't think Kagome would have approved, seeing as she was in labor at the time. And when she's in labor, don't cross her. Her attitude is 'You got me this way, you're gonna see it through'."

"HaHa. I don't blame her. But, don't you think after 122 pups, you guys should give it a rest?"

"Blame her. She keeps asking for another one. She loves being a mother. And do you think I'm going to deny myself of her luscious little self?"

"You two are like a couple of horny teenagers. You're over 600 years old."

"Hey - only in human years. In demon years, well, because of the spell, I haven't aged. So I'm still, like, 18. So we are a couple of horny teenagers."

Dwayne laughed again. The gorilla hanyou was a good natured fellow. "Well, look, I'll get that set up for you and you let me know how many, ok?"

"You got it, Dwayne. Put it on my expense account. Might as well keep the cell phone with me and call it a business trip, right?"

"Do Inus ever stop thinking about business?"

"Yes, but only when we're asleep. And even then, we dream about it. So I guess no, we don't.", Inuyasha laughed.

"Maybe when you have sex?"

"HMPH! Not even then. Kagome nearly killed me the time she was pleasuring me and I commented that I wonder how Yasha had made out with the Monroe contract."

"YOU DIDN'T! Inuyasha, you're hopeless!"

"Yea, well, what can I say. Sesshoumaru has rubbed off on me, I guess."

"I'm letting you go, I don't think I want to know anymore. Bye, Inuyasha."

"Bye, Dwayne.", Inuyasha said, as he hung up.

Heading into the dining room, he saw most of the pups gathered for lunch. Maria had prepared crab cakes and french fries for lunch. Sitting next to Kagome, who was nursing Tia, Inuyasha tapped his glass with his fork. All the pups quieted down.

"Your mother and I are taking a vacation to the coast. Besides Kellen, Shane, Sierra, Josh, Juliet and Tia, who else wants to come?"

Of the 80-something pups present, about 25 raised their hands.

"Ok. I want whoever wants to come to give me their names and what they would like to do. The older ones can drive some of the younger ones that want to come. I'll take the Suburban and whoever can fit can come with us. Cody, you can drive the van. That will fit 14 more of you. I'll see if Yasha wants to come or Bunza, since he's home. They can drive one of the other vans. Ok, go back to eating.", Inuyasha finished, as the hum of talking started up again.

Kagome started the next conversation,

"Inuyasha, Lily called from Naples today. She's flying to Kobe to meet with Kouga. Kouga wants to get to know her.", At this, Inuyasha just grunted.

"And Izayoi called. She wants you to call her back. Some stock options she wants to talk about. Oh, and she has a new guy in her life. His name is Mashai."

"She's not allowed to fall in love. I don't want her to lose her edge.", Inuyasha said in all seriousness as he took a bite out of his crab cake.

"Inuyasha!", Kagome said as she slapped his arm, "That's not very nice."

"It's the truth. Women fall in love and their lose their edginess. It happened to Kikyou when she fell for me.", Inuyasha said, then immediately said, "Sorry."

"Don't worry about it. It doesn't bother me when you talk about Kikyou anymore.", Kagome said as she finished nursing Tia and laid her in her baby seat, "Boy, I'm starved.", she said as she dove into her food.