I'm back! Yay! I just got ALL FOUR Inuyasha movies and watched them all in one day; now I have a pretty good idea of what to do with Inuyasha's memories of Izayoi (his mom) and Taishio (his dad). GOD he's ADORABLE as a baby! . (His mom, dad, and newborn Inuyasha appear in movie 3, Swords of an Honorable Ruler)
In other news, I stopped updating Betrayed. I mean no one likes it that much! Why should I keep writing it? I will NOT let anyone continue the story. Sorry.
I also have been working with my lovely Arabian gelding Sarcastic Romeo (Romeo for short, Sarcasm if he's being bad XD), and, on 11/20/2007, he mastered the capriole! The capriole is a complicated maneuver in which the horse leaps into the air without moving forward or backward. The hands, or the rider's movements to control the horse, must be invisible, and I nearly DIED doing it. But we totally did it! YAY!!!!!!
Ahem. Anyways, I am pissed off that my one of my favorite bands, System of a Down, BROKE UP! -Screams- DAMN IT! Lol but it's not fair! It's the ONLY good Middle Eastern rock band in the US! GRAAAAAH! Oh well.
And now it's time for…
Author Talks Back:D
Shel.Daring2Dream: Thanks:) I hear that a lot. I'm glad I got the awards, and I'm applying to be a judge! But anyways, totally true. Inuyasha is very smart and resourceful, and people need to recognize that. He really shows his knowledge in this story. So don't you worry, people will realize it soon XD
To everyone else: Thank you! I love your reviews:D keep it up!
Luffies,
Shahirah Abal
Last Time:
Kagome looked up and realized she was in front of the well.
"Oh well. I'll finish reading this later." She murmured to herself as she leapt through the well to her time.
Back to the story:
When she returned, Inuyasha was happily waiting for her. He spotted the book and pointed at it. "What's that?"
"It's a book about youkai." She responded, sitting down next to him.
"Can I see it?" He stared at the worn leather cover curiously.
"Sure."
She handed the book to him and he flipped through it, careful of his claws to the delicate pages as he examined the manuscript he couldn't read.
Inuyasha spotted a picture under the text Kagome had been reading. It was a drawing of a slender male inu-youkai in a mink fur haori that looked like his own. He examined the male's chiseled features.
"Interesting." He murmured. "He's what I am, isn't he?" He pointed to the picture.
Once again his wit surprised her. "Yes. How did you know?"
He shrugged. "Just looked like it."
Kagome nodded, looking at the drawing. The male in the drawing was very handsome. Just like Inuyasha, she thought, smiling.
"Whatcha smiling about?" Inuyasha was looking at her strangely.
"Huh? Oh. Nothing." she said, distracted.
He shrugged and continued flipping through the book. Suddenly he snapped it shut.
"What's wrong?" Kagome asked, noticing his light pink cheeks.
"That...was...weird..." he said.
"What's weird?"
He found the page again and showed her the picture.
"Ugh!" She exclaimed.
The picture showed a male and a female youkai mating while another male was charging towards them in the background. Kagome read the caption underneath the picture aloud, since Inuyasha could not read Old English.
YOUKAI OFTEN FIGHT FOR MATES. OFTEN, AFTER LOSING ONE OF THESE FIGHTS, THE LOSING MALE WAITS UNTIL THE WINNER IS MATING WITH THE FEMALE BEFORE ATTACKING, CATCHING HIS ENEMY DURING A PERIOD OF WEAKNESS.
"Well, that makes sense." Inuyasha said when Kagome was finished.
She nodded. It did, especially if the male who had lost truly loved the female.
Inuyasha glanced at her before flipping through the book again. Damn, I wish I could read this! He thought angrily.
"Oh, I forgot! I got you something, Inuyasha." She reached down and picked up a bag. "Clothes."
She left the room to give him privacy, and heard him grunting in irritation. Finally, he called, "You can come in!"
She slipped in, and was relieved to see he had managed to figure out how to wear the clothes right. A second look made her mouth drop open. Oh. My. GOD!
The snugly fitting jeans showed off ridges of muscle in the half-demon's legs, and the black muscle shirt molded to his hard chest, the faded red dragon on the front seeming to move with every breath Inuyasha took.
"I feel funny." He said sheepishly.
"Nonsense! You look great!"
Mrs. Higurashi's voice drifted up the stairs. "Kagome! Inuyasha! Someone's here to see you!"
Aforementioned schoolgirl and hanyou blinked at each other curiously. Standing up, they headed downstairs, Inuyasha checking to make sure that his bandanna covered his ears completely.
At the bottom of the steps stood a young man who was nearly bald. The hair that you could see was bleach-blond and his blue eyes glittered brightly at the sight of Inuyasha.
"Chester!" Inuyasha cried, grinning. "What are you doing here, man?"
"Chester? As in, Chester Bennington, Linkin Park singer?" Kagome asked. (A/N: Yep, Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. I wonder what his connection to Inuyasha is -insert evil laugh-)
Inuyasha nodded, but he wasn't looking at her. He was looking at Chester's left wrist, which was bandaged up with a black cast. "What happened to your wrist?" Inuyasha asked.
"I broke my wrist." Chester replied. (A/N: He really did break his wrist on October 15, 2007 during a concert)
Inuyasha shook his head. "Klutz." He murmured.
Chester rolled his eyes in response. Inuyasha grinned and said, "So I guess you liked it, huh?"
Chester looked back at him and nodded. "You were really good. I don't think The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus could do their own song better than you."
Inuyasha beamed in response. Kagome stared at him, confused. "Um, can you please explain, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha nodded and said, "While you were at the mall with your mentally challenged friends the other day, I recorded myself singing 'Face Down' by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and I sent it to Linkin Park for a competition. Apparently, I won."
Kagome blinked. "You can sing?"
Inuyasha glared at her. "Well, no duh." He said irritably.
"Well, excuse me, Mister I-am-better-than-you."
"Keh. At least you have something right." Inuyasha crossed his arms. " I am better than you."
Her response to this was a rather painful punch to his side.
Chester watched this little exchange, amused. This is interesting, he thought. Stepping forward, he waved his arms.
Getting the point, Inuyasha turned and faced Chester. "Hmm?" he asked.
"You forget. Rockstar, here!" Chester snorted, not used to being ignored for longer than five seconds.
"Ha." Inuyasha grinned slightly.
Glaring, Chester stuck up his nose. Kagome cocked her head, then said, "So, you say you can sing, huh, Inuyasha?"
Aforementioned hanyou nodded.
"I need proof."
Inuyasha looked at her funny. "You mean, you want me to sing?"
She nodded. Chester stepped forward and whispered something in Kagome's ear.
"How about How Far We've Come by Matchbox Twenty?" She said. She had never heard the song before, but decided to go with Chester on this one.
"Hm. Okay." Inuyasha nodded. Clearing his throat, he searched his mind for the words. How Far We've Come had been a choice in the competition and Inuyasha had memorized the words to it for a backup.
Finding them, he cleared his throat again and let it go, using his best voice.
"I'm waking up at the start of the end of the world,
but it's feeling just like every other morning before,
Now I wonder what my life is going to mean if it's gone,
The cars are moving like a half a mile an hour and I,
started staring at the passengers who're waving goodbye,
can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time?"
Kagome's eyes widened. He's so good!
Chester brought in his voice with the chorus to make it sound a bit more like the original.
"But I believe the world is burning to the ground,
oh well I guess we're gonna find out,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end,
oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come."
Chester broke off and Inuyasha continued, eyes closed, the melody flowing through his veins and lifting his heart.
"I think it turned ten o'clock but I don't really know,
then I can't remember caring for an hour or so,
started crying and I couldn't stop myself,
I started running but there's nowhere to run to.
I sat down on the street, took a look at myself.
said where you going man you know the world is headed for hell,
say all goodbyes if you've got someone you can say goodbye to."
Chester came in again, moving slightly to the beat as his eyes closed too, feeling the familiar thrill of music. This was, of course, the reason he became a singer in the first place.
"I believe the world is burning to the ground,
oh well I guess we're gonna find out,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end,
oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come."
A long moment of silence followed this before Inuyasha's voice lowered to a sensual volume.
"Gone, gone, baby it's all gone,
There's no one on the corner and there's no one at home,
Well it was cool, cool, it was just all cool,
Now it's over for me, and it's over for you."
Chester followed Inuyasha here, his light voice blending with Inuyasha's slightly deep one.
"Gone, gone, baby it's all gone,
There's no one on the corner and there's no one at home,
Well it was cool, cool, it was just all cool,
Now it's over for me, and it's over for you…"
Inuyasha's voice grew loud as he sang the last part with his whole heart, his body moving just barely.
"I believe the world is burning to the ground,
oh well I guess we're gonna find out,
let's see how far we've come, ah yeah,
let's see how far we've come,
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end,
oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
let's see how far we've come, again,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come,
let's see how far we've come!"
Inuyasha's eyes opened again, already missing the explosion of energy that music gave him.
Kagome stared. And stared. And stared until her eyes burned. She finally blinked and whispered, "Oh, my, God, Inuyasha."
He turned his head, and Kagome felt her heart lift at the beautiful spark she saw in his molten amber pools.
Chester jumped up and down like a child. "Wow, man! It sounds even better in person!"
Inuyasha beamed. I think I've found where I belong.
:D FUN! I be loving Chester Bennington . he so cute XD
This story is soo much fun to write, and I love to hear your feedback. Review away:D
Luffies,
Shahirah Abal