And now my faithful readers, it is time to see what the rest of the crew are up to. Lots of scene-switching and scheming to overthrow a dictating, soon-to-be monarch. Enjoy!
Disclaimer- Me choca disclaimers. Me encanta Itachi though -sadly, I do not own him either :'(-
Chapter 8: Pushing Me Away
"Alright, so you all understand what we have to do, right?" The two sharks, two demons and two humans in the room nodded. Karina smirked.
"Then let's put Operation: Overthrow into action."
"Right!"
Why am I still wearing these horrible shoes? My feet are killing me!" Sango announces to herself. She stops in the middle of the hall she was heading down and using the wall as support, slipped off her horrid high heels.
"Now that's much better." Just then Karina came speeding down the hall, Kagome right behind her.
"Karina? Kagome? Is everything ok?" the violet eyed girl only nodded as she snatched Sango from the wall and continued down the hall.
"It seems like all of the palaces' staff members dislike Tygeru." Miroku states as he and Alejandro venture down a side corridor.
"Si. Tygeru has caused a lot of unrest ever since he took over three years ago. I will be glad when we restore the natural order."
"So, how are we going to undo this wedding?" Miroku questions. Alejandro stops, turns toward the first door on his left and then looks back to Miroku.
"Follow me."
"Where is the reception going to be?" Tygeru pondered this question for a moment before answering. He, Sango, Kagome and Karina were all seated in the royal den, planning the wedding.
"Why, in the North wing of course. That's where every royal wedding's reception has been. My dear Karina, you need to brush up on your royal history." Karina sighed to herself. She couldn't wait until all of this was over.
"Are you getting all of this so far Kagome?" The future girl next to Karina jotted down every important thing being said.
"Yep. So, what's the next thing that we need?" Karina shifted her eyes to the book in her hands, then slides it to Tygeru and Sango.
"What kind of cake do you two want?"
The 'couple' flipped thru some of the pages, marveling at all of the cakes that passed their eyes.
"I like this one, the 3-tier Triple Chocolate Layer cake. What about you my princess?" Sango inwardly shuddered at the name.
' I'm not your princess you snake bastard. I'm…'
"That one sounds good, but I like the White French Vanilla." Tygeru smiled a warm smile, then turned to Karina.
"White French Vanilla it is then." Kagome scribbled that down in her handy little notebook. Karina closed the large cake book, then opened another one.
"Sango, what kind of kimono would you like?"
"Security?"
"Yes. You, Kilala and myself will be in charge of the security measures during the wedding."
"Are we going to be the only ones?" Shippo asked, fear evident in his pre-pubescent voice. Darrius suppressed a laugh.
"Of course not Shippo. We couldn't possibly guard that whole room by ourselves. And besides, Tygeru is following the traditions of the Royal family. For centuries, all of the monarchs that have been married here have had tight security service. If we slack off on that, Tygeru would become suspicious." Kilala nodded in agreement as Shippo released a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry Darrius. I'll help you in any way I can!" The little kitsune stood up off the table he was sitting on and pumped a fist into the air. This caused him to lose his balance and fall to the ground. Darrius retrieved the fox and checked him for any bumps or bruises.
"Yeah, we'll need all the help we can get."
"As soon as everyone arrives, we'll be able to start." Alejandro states, shifting in his seat. As if on cue, Karina, Kagome, Inuyasha, Darrius, Shippo, Kilala and Sango entered the dining room thru the large wooden double doors.
"Hey you two! Were you waiting on us?" Karina asks, taking a seat at the dining table.
"Si y ahora, ustedes aqui empezamos." The others head over to the extensive table and take their seats.
"What did you just say Alejandro?" Inuyasha asks, confused as ever. The Spanish shark glanced at the hanyou.
"I said, 'Yes and now that you all are here, let us begin.'"
"Whatever."
Karina pulled out a scroll and handed it to Darrius, who then unrolled it out on the table. The shark then pulled out some chopsticks and a pen, and set them down next to the scroll.
"As you all are aware, we can't let Sango get married to Tygeru." The others nodded and a 'You damn right we can't.' was heard.
We all know who said that.
And if you don't, I advise that you go back to chapter one and start from there.
Thank you.
Anyways……
"And since we cannot allow this to happen, a plan has been deivised in order to rid our cheery palace of his despicable evil."
Darrius then opened the chopsticks and pulled them apart, using one of them as a pointer. He handed the other one to Karina, who joined him at the front of the room.
"Ok guys here's the setup. The wedding is going to be held in the West wing of the palace, in the group dining hall. The priest will be in the front of the room and the guests will sit on opposite sides of the aisle. The shakuhachi player will be in the far back of the room, to the right of the doors." She states, marking the places with Kagome's pen.
"Ok, so that means we can place two traps above the door and below the shakuhachi player's spot." Alejandro states, placing two X's on the spots he mentioned.
"Right. So I'll put 2 guards at the doors, four on every wall and two in disguise at the front of the room. That way, it'll look like a traditional wedding."
"But what about the guests? How would we know who is going along with the plan and who isn't?" Kagome asks.
"Simple. All the people who are helping with the plan shall sit in the front and the ones that are not will be in the far back." Kagome nods in agreement and the briefing continues.
"Now, let us deal with the wedding itself. Tygeru can say his vows first, since he is the current king after all. Then after Sango's done, we can launch the attack." Karina states.
"But, Tygeru's is an analytical thinker. He would surely suspect an attack the way we have everything setup." Miroku says, catching everyone's attention.
"Miroku's right. Let's change the setup, and then do a quick run-thru." As the group planned Inuyasha sat quietly, staring at the scroll. His golden eyes scanned the paper until they stopped on something that caught his attention.
"Wait a minute. Karina, what are these two spaces for?" The violet eyed wedding planner glanced down at the paper.
"You mean the ones behind the alter and the shakuhachi spots?"
"Yeah."
"Well, those are secret entrances that the Royal family had installed 2 years ago. Only the family members know about them." The group (except Alejandro and Darrius) got suspcious.
"Then how do you know about them then Karina?"
"The princess told me about them the day before Tygeru hired that witch."
"I have an idea." Sango says, rising out of her seat.
"We could use these two passageways to our advantage." Everyone looks a little lost.
"How can we do that?" Shippo asks. Sango straightens out her skirt and then grabs Kagome's pen.
"Well, if Darrius places at least one guard in each tunnel, then after I say my 'vows' the guards can come out and ambush Tygeru." The crew nodded their heads in agreement.
"The guards can also be holding Sango and Kagome's weapons, so that when we launch the attack they'll be ready." Karina grabbed the scroll and rolled it back up, securing a rubberband around it.
"Alright guys. Tonight we meet up in my room to finish this."
"We need to get started on placing our traps." Alejandro states as he, Miroku, and Darrius make their way down yet another corridor.
"Do you guys know where to start?" Alejandro smirked.
"Si."
"Hey Karina?"
"Yes Kagome?"
"What kind of theme are you going to use for the wedding?" The two females stopped walking.
"Well, since the wedding is only a few days away, I really haven't thought of anything. Why, do you have any suggestions?" Kagome began walking once again.
"I've got some ideas......."
"Alright, so do you all understand?" The room's occupants stayed silent until one lone hand rose into the air.
"Yes Keiretsu?" The raven haired, caramel-skinned boy fidgeted in his seat.
"Well, um I…uh….don't understand." Darrius, who was at the front of the room, sighed to himself.
"What is it that you don't understand?"
"Well, I d-don't u-understand the p-p-plan. A-After princess Sango comes down the aisle that's when who takes their places?" Darrius pulled out a map and placed it in front of Keiretsu.
"Alright. You all are going to be posted in the secret passageways. After the March of the Bride song is finished playing, you Keiretsu, will be in the tunnel behind the alter , along with Roddy and Yuhhi." The caramel boy nodded in understanding.
Darrius regained his position in front of the room.
"Ok, anybody else have any questions?"
"I hope that this works." Shippo states as he and Inuyasha chill in the dining room.
"Of course it's going to work. Why else would we make it up?"
"Well I just thought that we would never be able to save Sango. I thought she wanted to marry Tygeru." Inuyasha's eyes met with the transparent floor.
"Yeah, so did I." Shippo donned a Cheshire grin.
"So you were worried about Sango? Ha! I was right all along! You do have feelings for her!!" The hanyou growled low to himself, as a light blush spread over his cheeks. He violently grasped Shippo's bushy little tail and chucked the poor kitsune towards the large double doors.
Which were very far away since the two were seated at the table still, mind you.
"DAMN IT SHIPPO! I'M GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF YOU SAYIN' THAT!!!!!!"
Later on that night
After dinner, our favorite group of conspirators gathered into the quarters of the woman named Karina. The group settled themselves on the plush pink carpet, ready to continue their plotting.
"So have you guys figured out your positioning strategies?" Darrius and Alejandro nodded, each handing the woman in charge a piece of paper.
" Good. Sango, you know what you have to do, right?" The taijiya (oh, it feels so good saying that again :) nodded.
"I have to pretend as if I have distanced myself from my friends." Inuyasha did a double-take.
Did she just say what I think she said?
Because it sounded as if she said that she is pretending to distance herself from her friends.
Now Inuyasha knew that he shouldn't have taken any offense to that statement, but he just couldn't help himself. Ever since they came to this stupid palace, Sango has been nice to everyone but him.
Ok, so maybe she was nice to him in the last chapter, but that was all the way back in chapter 7.
Chapter 7.
This is definitely chapter 8.
This hasn't even been updated since August.
This is definitely November.
Maybe Sango didn't want anything to do with the hanyou anymore. Maybe she didn't feel the same way for him as he did for her.
Inuyasha knew that there could be a slight chance somewhere deep, deep, deep down in Sango's soul that maybe, just maybe, she actually wanted to marry Tygeru.
With him in his human form, who wouldn't?
The hanyou quickly killed that thought, set it on fire, Wind Scarred it, unleashed the Backlash Wave on it, Iron Reaver Soul Stealer'd it, and then called Itachi from Naruto to come and use Amaterasu on it.
I don't even know how Inuyasha knows Itachi.
But alas, I digress.
Inuyasha just sat back and listened to his friends run thru the plan. He couldn't wait to get done with this so that he could go and sort out his emotions.
Lord knows that he needs to.
AN: Wow. What a way to end a chapter, right? There are a few things you need to know:
1) Remember Keiretsu- He might be a stuttering scaredy-cat now, but in the last chapter, he will come in handy.
2) Remember the cake- It might sound delicious now, but trust me in the last chapter, it will not be pretty.
3) Keep an eye out for Kilala- She might not have had an important part here, but in the last few chapters, Kilala will be so bad-ass it'll hurt your soul.
Spanish translations
me choca: I hate
me encanta: I love