Konnichiwa, everyone! I'm exceedingly sorry for the tardiness of this chapter. I know it won't make up for it very well, because this chapter is a shit stick. In other words, it sucks. I've been sick lately and my schoolwork is piled up high, but I shouldn't make excuses for myself. It has been almost a month after all. And why the hell am I rambling on for no reason! Anyways, hope you all like this crappy chapter! Toodles!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
Disclaimer: Abbey-Yup, it's interview time again. Today, it's Kanna. I'm sure this is going to be a very lively conversation. TT' And yes, that was sarcasm.
Kanna-…..
Abbey-Are you going to say anything?
Kanna-…..
Abbey-No? Well isn't that a shocker? Again with the sarcasm.
Kanna-You are not in a very good mood are you?
Abbey-She speaks.
Kanna-I have nothing else to say.
Abbey-Or not. Whatever, this is just a waste of time. I don't own InuYasha.
Kanna-Why continue to waste their time?
Abbey-o.O That's not nice…
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Many very nice people reviewed. Thanks to each one of you!
Lord of Darkness- Well, I'm actually nowhere near the end of this story yet. It'll be around 51 chapters. I have what each chapter will contain all planned out, I just have to write it. Not so easy when I have two other running stories. About your story...I couldn't really read anything that is rated X, I'm really sorry. I really barely even read R, and when I do, it creeps me out a lot, b/c I don't know when the lemon's coming, and I don't really like lemons. I hope you understand. Anyways, hope you like this chapter! Oh wait, and also, it's very cool that you do Sesshy artwork. I try to be an artist as well, but I don't think I'm that good. My favorite medium is colored pencils. Good ones, not crappy ass crayolas. So yeah...I'm done.
Soccerdevill13- I'll have to check and see if your story is up or not. Yeah, this chapter is definitely...interesting. I think it kind of sucks though... Whelp, hope you like this chapter, and sorry I took so long to update!
Katty-kat- You're mean! Why do I always get hit! Oh well. I'm not sure if I'll get a hit for this chapter or not. I'll try to update my other stories soon. Hope you like this chapter, and very sorry for the wait!
Nightfall2525- When will Sango and Sesshomaru have more kids? Hmmm...I can't really give that away, HOWEVER, I will tell you, that they are going to have another one before the story lets out, but she'll still be pregnant with it at the end of the story. Okay, that's enough spoilers for me. Sorry it took me so long to update, and hope you like the chapter!
SPaZin-Person- Hey, Gabby! Yeah, it's been a really long time since I've updated, sorry about that. I haven't on any circumstances forgot about this story or abandoned it or anything like that, I just am a tad bit lazy. Whelp, hope you like this chapter!
Anime-Fan4444- Yeah, it's hard to believe that this is chapter 30. It's just crazy. Anyways, yeah, Mina is very cool. I thought I would bring her in, because for awhile, Shippou and Rin were barely in the story at all, and they're such good characters. So now, we'll probibly be seeing more of them. Hope you like this chapter, and sorry it took me so long to update!
Brianna: HI! I hope you didn't get in trouble at school. It's perfectly fine that you haven't reviewed in awhile. I know how crappy computer problems can be, b/c my computer crashed last summer. Fall? Anyways, yeah, Mina is adorable! I thought it would be cute to add her in. And yes, I think you'll like this chapter, even if it does suck, b/c you're so nice! Yup, hope you like this chapter and sorry it took me so long to update!
Jewel of Souls- Well, Kanna got attached to Sakura and Toshiro a lot when Naraku made her watch them, so she didn't help Naraku when he told her to get the kids. She and Kagura are kind of going nice, but they still have to do what baka Naraku says to avoid suspicion. Hope you like this chapter and sorry for the wait!
NSMF- Hey, I like Sailor Moon and Fruits Basket too! They kick ass! Anyways, I do like San/Mir fics too, but this is my personal favorite pairing, b/c it's unexpected. I mean, they paired Sango with the most obvious person. That's the only thing about the San/Mir relationship that I don't like, how obvious it is. But to each their own, I guess. I like being odd. Hope you like this chapter, and sorry for the wait!
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Marisa/Kags- OmG, my ma's gonna KILL me! anyways, I have to go, but thanks for reviewing so much and see you soon!
Thanks to everyone who read, even if you didn't review!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Sesshomaru's Red Eyes
Chapter 30:
Happy Hour
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"Kagura?" Naraku questioned coldly.
"Yes, Naraku?" Kagura was forced to bend slightly into a bow, making her feel completely foolish.
"You brought Kagome here, correct?"
"Hai."
"I did not tell you to bring her here. Which leads me to believe something."
"I cannot imagine what that would be."
"I'm sure you couldn't. Now, here is my little theory: she asked you to bring her here, and you obliged her. Am I close, or did I hit it dead on?"
"I merely assumed you would want her here as well, Naraku. She too is very close to the man-slayer."
"Is that the full extent of it?"
"Yes, Naraku." Kagura was starting to worry a little at this point.
"I know better, Kagura. It is a well-known fact that you have an appetite for powerful men."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You took a liking to Sesshomaru very quickly. And I know that you are attracted to Battousi."
"You're imagining things," she whispered.
Naraku turned his head to his other incarnation, "And you, Kanna, you are up to something as well."
"I serve only you, Master."
Kagura's face cringed in disgust. Was Kanna telling the truth? Was she really Naraku's puppet, or was she lying to him?
"Hesitation from either you will not be tolerated from this point on. You may both leave." The two incarnations were forced to bow again. Then they left as they were instructed to do.
'I do not understand,' Kanna thought, 'The incarnation of Battousi calls her master "sensei" and "father." She is free; her master does not bind her. Why then, am I bound?'
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Flashback…
"Miroku, I have to speak with you about something."
The monk was slightly concerned by Sango's serious tone, but he nodded his head considerably. "Hai?"
"Forgive me, Miroku, if I haven't been speaking to you that much since the children have returned."
"It's perfectly fine, Sango. I realize that now that they are back, they are quite a handful."
"It really has nothing to do with that, and I think that was something you were already aware of."
"Indeed, I was."
"I know it would be hard for you to understand my position."
The houshi raised a hand to silence her, "No need to explain, Sango. I feel I know you well enough to know what is running through your mind."
She nodded in reply, "Yes, but it was just that I thought you deserved something other than my silence. It was very childish of me."
"Please, stop apologizing. As long as you are happy, so too shall I be."
"Miroku…"
"Listen, I realize that you need time to work out your feelings, so that you may be a more obedient mate. Do what you feel you need to do, if it is something that will make you feel better. Is that agreeable, Sango?"
"Yes, but…Okay, Miroku, don't scold me. I know it's not right to pretend, to deny things that are obviously true, but…I have to start doing that, to myself."
"Why would you want to lie to yourself?"
"I have to tell myself…that I have no feelings for you. It's not true, and it's not right, but I have to. Otherwise, I'll cling to you forever. I can't do that, Miroku. I don't want you to have to worry about me all the time."
The monk was taken aback, to say the least. "Sango, I trust in your judgment. Even if lying is what you have to do, so be it. For your own happiness, do what you must." He took her hands in his own and kissed her forehead. "But I shall always worry for you, no matter what, Sango."
As Miroku turned away, Sango let a few tears she had been holding in fall, "Arigatou," she choked out, barely above a whisper.
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Later…
"Let's make things more interesting, InuYasha," Miroku challenged, "I dare you that I can hold my alcohol better than you can." He pulled out a bottle that was quite full, and quite strong.
"I don't think that's a very good idea, Miroku," Kagome said, looking at the bottle with great distaste.
"I second that, Kagome. It seems very foolish to become intoxicated like that," Sango agreed.
"Are you scared, InuYasha?" Now he'd done it.
"Feh, I'll take you on anytime, monk, get ready to lose!" He snatched the bottle from Miroku's grasp and took a long swig of it.
"It's a good thing I brought a bottle for each of us," the houshi stated, getting out three more.
"InuYasha, don't do that!" Kagome said, appalled.
Miroku rolled a bottle to each of them, "Drink up, ladies."
"I don't approve of it."
"Come on, Sango, Toshiro and Sakura are asleep, and Shippou, Rin, and Mina are in a room playing. I thought you never backed down from a challenge."
"I don't, but…"
"What could happen?" he coaxed.
"What could happen?" questioned a highly abashed taijiya, "You would actually ask that!"
The houshi smiled a little guiltily, "Forgive me, Sango. I did not realize that such behavior was now beneath you."
"What do you mean?"
"It means," InuYasha began, "That now that you're the lady of the western lands, you have to act all prim and proper all the time."
"Is that really what you think?"
"Well…to be honest, Sango, kind of," Kagome admitted as she took a quick sip from her bottle.
"What do you mean "kind of?" Either you do, or you don't."
"Okay then," said the hanyou, "We do."
"But we understand completely, Sango," Miroku said soothingly, "You have to set a good example after all." He began to take her bottle back, but she stopped him. "Sango, what are you…"
"I don't have to be perfectly behaved all the time." She took one long drink, and a third of the bottle was empty.
The monk smiled and nodded, "Yes, of course."
"Jeez, Sango, that sure is a big bottle. Sure you can handle that much at once?" he asked, one eyebrow raised.
"He's right, you don't want to get sick," Kagome pointed out.
"You all underestimate me. Before I met all of you, I beat all the men in my village at this all the time."
"Then how come I've never seen you drink before?" InuYasha asked suspiciously.
"The opportunity never arose. It's not like I was a drunk or anything like that."
"Wow, Sango, I'm shocked," Kagome said, and then hiccupped.
"Looks like you're having some trouble there, Kagome," InuYasha taunted.
"Baka, I've never had anything to drink before!" Her cheeks were slightly rosy.
"It sure doesn't take much to get you drunk. At least the rest of us can make fun of you while you act like the village idiot."
"InuYasha…OSUWARI!"
"AHHHH!"
"Serves you right. Just for that, I'm not having another drop." She corked her bottle and rolled it back to Miroku.
"You really shouldn't let him ruin your time, Kagome," the monk stated earnestly.
"Well, I don't want to start getting sick or anything like that. I don't want to throw up, that's just gross."
"Well, that's the last of it," Sango stated, "That wasn't so bad." she stood up, and wobbled a bit. "Or, maybe not. I haven't done that in awhile."
"This was the strongest I could find," Miroku told her.
"Just peachy." She held her head as she sat back down, "Ow, I really shouldn't have done that."
InuYasha finished his bottle and was starting on Kagome's. After he finished it, he lifted the bottle triumphantly, a goofy grin on his face. "Beat that!" He thrust the bottle back down, smashing the bottom on the floor.
"I must say, I'm well surprised, InuYasha," Miroku admitted.
"Damn right, you'd better be surprised, I beat all your asses!" Kagome giggled cheerfully. She was a little bit out of it as well.
Sango was laying down now, to try to keep the room from spinning. That was completely foolish. If she had at least paced herself, or had something to eat beforehand, she would've been just fine. Miroku, looking concerned, went next to her and shook her shoulder slightly. "Sango? Sango, are you okay?"
She hiccupped, "Magnificent."
"Oh good."
"I was being sarcastic."
"Oh…I see." He looked over at Kagome and InuYasha, who were hanging on each other something terrible. "You know what, let's play a game."
"Oooo, can it be truth or dare, Miroku? Huh? Can we? Please?" Kagome said drunkenly.
"Truth or dare?" Sango repeated groggily.
"Yeah, Bitch, haven't you ever heard of that game?"
"Don't call me a bitch, Bitch!" Sango retorted.
"You, Sango, are a female, and I'm a dog, so that makes you a bitch. Kagome, you're my bitch, Miroku, you're Sango's bitch. Or is it the other way around?"
"If I'm a bitch, that makes you a bastard, you bastard you!" Kagome yelled at InuYasha.
"Well what about you, Bitch? Why don't you go find Battousi, huh? Go make babies with him!"
"Not like you're completely innocent, Bastard! What about that street corner walker Kikyou, huh! How bout that, you jackass?"
"I'M GONNA KISS YOU, BITCH!"
"NOT BEFORE I KISS YOU, BASTARD!"
"I DON'T THINK SO!"
"WELL I DO!"
"OH YEAH!"
"YEAH!" With that, the two exchanged a deep kiss.
Miroku sweat dropped. "Kagome, you get to go first, truth or dare?"
"TRUTH!" Kagome squealed loudly, and began bouncing up and down.
"Okay…let me think of something for you to confess-"
"OH, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO TELL INUYASHA, MIROKU!" She turned to face the hanyou. "I THINK BATTOUSI HAS A HOT ASS AND I WANNA SQUEEZE IT!"
Miroku grimaced. No way InuYasha would take to that. "I was supposed to give you a question to answer!"
The hanyou sat with his head tilted to the side puzzlingly and then responded, " Well to be perfectly honest, Kagome…I THINK BATTOUSI HAS A HOT ASS TOO! I DON'T WANT TO SQUEEZE IT THOUGH!"
"REALLY!"
"HELL YEAH!"
Miroku didn't know if he should be disgusted or laugh until he cried like a little girl. "Uh, okay, Sango, you're next, truth or dare?"
Sango was a whole lot more alert now that she saw Kagome and InuYasha at work. She was giggling like she wasn't all there and snorting with laughter in between fits of giggles. "Duh, Miroku! I WANT BOTH TRUTH AND DARE OF COURSE!"
"Well in that case-" He was cut off when Sango wrapped her arms around his neck. Miroku looked down at her lovingly, "Comfortable?"
"How couldn't I be?"
Miroku looked down, "Truth, Sango, do you still love me?"
Sango, like InuYasha, tilted her head to the side, "Love you?" Then she burst out, "OF COURSE I LOVE YA, BABY! IF I EVER SAID THAT I DIDN'T, IT'D BE A LIE. I'M SUCH DENIAL!" The monk's eyes were wide. "WHAT? YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME? I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU! HOW'S ABOUT THAT, YOU HENTAI! WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT, HUH!"
"DARE," Miroku stated loudly and firmly, turning his head quickly to meet his gaze, "Kiss me."
Suddenly, Sango looked a whole lot more serious. She looked him in the eye for a moment before answering, "Gladly." She began to lean in, but at the last second…
"No," Miroku said, holding her back, "This isn't right."
"Miroku, what are you doing? This is part of the game, I have to kiss you! I HAVE TO KISS YOU!" She continued to try to kiss him, but he held her back, holding her wrists until finally she collapsed into his chest, sobbing. "Miroku, don't you want to kiss me? Of course you don't, I've been such a bitch to you, a horrible, horrible bitch!"
"No, you haven't. Please don't cry, Sango."
"NO! I HAVE BEEN! I BETRAYED YOU! I'M WORTHLESS! I'M NOTHING!"
"This is all my fault," he whispered, I never meant for it to be like this. I don't want you to hate yourself. Besides, you're quite obviously drunk, and I'm not. I shouldn't have done this. I'm sorry, Sango." He looked over at InuYasha and Kagome. His eyes widened in surprise. "I would say it's time to get out of here, that's for sure." He picked Sango up bridal-style, knowing that she wouldn't be too steady on her feet, and carried her to her room, putting her under the warm blankets. "I'll stay here with you until you sleep."
Sango nodded, "I'm so sorry, Miroku."
"Don't think about that, Sango. Just concentrate on getting some well-deserved rest."
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Some hours later…
Kagome was up and about, taking a bath. She was so embarrassed after seeing what happened when they were drunk, that she went immediately, not waiting for InuYasha to wake up.
When he did wake up, however, he was having some problems, you know, other than his splitting headache. His problem specifically…his pants were nowhere to be found. He had his kimono shirt; which he was clenching tightly in his left hand, but no pants. So, he lurked around the castle looking for them, praying that no one would stumble across him.
"Looking for these?"
InuYasha turned around to see Mina, completely red, and holding out his pants. "What the hell are you doing, Kid?"
"Don't call me kid! And besides, I thought I'd help you out. You don't give the rest of the castle a free show, do you?"
"Whatever." He snatched the pants from her hastily. She turned around as he put them back on. "Where were these anyways?"
"You don't want to know."
"How'd you know I was looking for them?"
She rolled her eyes, "I possess the ability to read minds."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, I have all of my father's abilities. I'm void, I can teleport, and so on. I've also been learning some sorcery on the side."
"Sorcery, huh?" He turned around to face her, "Don't try to grow up too fast."
Mina blushed and nodded. "I simply wish to be as powerful as possible."
"Do you know any spells yet?"
She grinned mischievously, "Spells, you say, InuYasha? I know a few, yes."
"Like what?"
"Well, what I'm really trying to learn is an aging spell. I believe it will become quite useful to me."
"Useful how?" The hanyou was obviously suspicious.
"I have my own reasons." She looked down, a little sad to be honest.
"What's eating you, Kid?" Then, he understood, "Oh, yeah, everyone's comparing you to that asshole, ain't they?"
She nodded once, "Hai." She surprised herself when she didn't reprimand him for calling her sensei that.
"Yeah, it's pretty easy to do. But hell, he's just a cold bastard. You're not like that."
"I do not want to become like him, nor do I want to be known as the 'man-slayer's' daughter. I wish to make a name for myself, on my own." Twice now, she allowed InuYasha to speak poorly of Battousi. It made her feel a tinge of guilt.
"Listen, Kid, you can come talk to me sometime if ya want. You don't piss and moan all the time, like Shippou does, so I won't have to beat the hell outta ya."
"I appreciate your concern, InuYasha. Perhaps I shall take you up on it sometime. But please, about Shippou…"
"Yeah?"
"He only wishes for your approval. I'm sure he's more grown up than you realize."
"It's not like I take the little twerp for granted or anything."
"I know. Just give him a chance. I believe he'd be willing to learn a lot from you."
"What? You mean like I could teach him how to fight?"
"He wants to make you proud of him and be strong more than you know. I don't even have to read his mind to know that."
"Well, I'll think about it, as long as he doesn't annoy me too much. See ya later, Kid. I'm hungry as hell."
"Goodbye." Mina put a hand to her cheek as InuYasha left. It was hot from blushing. 'What in the world am I doing this for?' Then she giggled, "InuYasha?"
"Yeah?"
"You aren't short on fighting spirit, that's for sure."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"I'm saying that I have no idea why people think so little of you."
InuYasha picked up on the joke, "YOU'RE DEAD, KID! I AM NOT SMALL! ESPECIALLY NOT DOWN THERE!"
"Keep telling yourself that," she yelled as he chased after her.
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Whelp, that's chapter 30. Sorry if it sucked, everyone. I bet it sucked, didn't it? Gomen-nasai! For some reason, I'm having real trouble writing anything good lately. I'm going to update All's Fair in Love and…Music? next, and then You Never Know, and then, I'll get back to this story. Sorry again for the wait, everyone! I feel so bad for not updating in so long…Well, drop me a review if you want. Toodles!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Preview of the next chapter…
"You and I carry this burden, this curse, my daughter. We are what we are, and because of that, we are meant to be solitary creatures. We were never designed to intermix with other demons. The result would only hurt them. You know this to be the truth, because of my past experiences."
"Sensei, I understand your logic, but you and I are not the same. I am different from you, and you from me. How can you possibly say that I will make the same mistakes?"
Battousi spoke in barely a whisper, but he knew that she would hear, "Did you ever tell the kitsune there is a monster dormant within you, waiting to be unleashed, just as there is for me?"
Mina lowered her head. It was true, if she became angry enough, she could change into a red-eyed monster, like what her father had been before gaining his heart. She would lose her heart as well, until she changed back.
"Your silence does little for my reassurance. Never forget, Mina, we are the condemned. At one time or another in your life, you will change. It is inevitable. For the greater good, efface all thoughts of the kitsune."
The little girl gasped. Shippou was so special to her, and now he was telling her to forget her feelings towards him? Now that she had become so mature, so too, had she become quite attached to the little fox. No, no way she could do that, not now, or ever. Then she read his mind. "I see. But that isn't even your major reason for telling me this, is it, Sensei? You think Shippou is too weak! You couldn't be more wrong!"
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Next Chapter:
The Con-Artist
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