Hi everyone, sorry for the wait. Been busy with homwork plus writer's block. Inuyasha doesn't belong to me and thank you Dino12345610 and hanyou of distant dreams for the reviews. Anyway, here's Chapter #4.

Chapter #4 Party and Sickness

Takara yawned as she tapped her pen on her paper and stared at the computer screen. She had a another Ancient History paper due in week and already she's stuck. It may be Friday but Takara was no procrastinator like Denzo was. Plus she wanted to kill some time before the party started.

Usually she can ignore distractions like trucks horn outside her room or music playing next door. But not today. She can't stop thinking about what happen earlier. She just got home from her last class and placed her bag on the bed when she thought she saw her fingernails grow longer and made her hand look like claw. When she blinked again, her hand was normal.

'Must be studying too hard.' she thought as she shook her head to shake the feeling. 'I'm seeing things.'

That wasn't the only thing that happened. It was after sunset and Takara was listening to her favorite CDs when her wristband came loose and fell off. Which surprised her because she had tried everything to get it off in the past and nothing worked. What made it come loose like that? Even though Denzo told her not to worry about it when she told him. She could tell that he too was worried. For he too wasn't wearing his wristband and is wearing the protection beads.

"I know he's faking it." She thought as she put her paper and pen aside and exit Micosoft Word. "He's just as worried as I am. Why else would he be wearing the beads?"

She sighed and rested her head on the desk, pushing her keyboard forward. She had an another hour before the party and she now had nothing to do. She could get ready for the party if she hadn't done it after dinner an hour ago. She picked out her favorite outift. A pair of black leather ankle boots, black tight pants that showed her legs with a brown leather belt hanging on her hips, a red tank top with black diamonds on the sleeves and red eyeshadow with black eyeliner to match.

She looked up at the clock on her computer screen. Which reads 6:27pm and the party starts at seven. Now what can she do to pass the time? Read fan fiction that's what. She logged online and went to one of her favorite fan fiction websites. She read a couple stories for a few minutes as time slowly dragged on. Then at 6:45pm, her cellphone rang. She sighed as she reached for her cell on her desk and answered it.

"Hello."

"Hey, Takara." Denzo said. "You ready to go?"

"Yeah, I'm ready." she replied. "I'll meet you in the hall in a few minutes."

"Alright, see ya."

" 'K, later."

Takara pressed end, shut off her computer and stuffed some money for drinks (I don't know what the drinking age in Japan is but it's nineteen in Canada so bare with me here alright?) and her cell in her purse before she head for the door. A few minutes later, she met up with Denzo and the two head down stairs to the front doors. While walking, Denzo noticed something around his sister's neck.

"Takara." he said. "What's that around your neck?"

"Huh? Oh, just the beads mom and dad gave us."

Denzo raised an eyebrow. "Us?"

"You and me of course." Takara said as she reached for her brother's neck and pulled at the beads before he had a chance to stop her. "Who else?"

"Hey, hands off!" Denzo snapped as he slapped Takara's hand away. "Why are you wearing those things anyway? I thought you don't believe in magical jewelry."

"I don't. Why are you wearing yours?" Takara asked.

"I...that's then of your business."

"Same here then. Besides they can't be the real thing anyway. Remember those lame stories mom and dad used to tell us?"

"Uh...yeah." Denzo said uncercern what to say. "Lame."

Once Takara wasn't looking. Denzo bit his lower lip. He didn't want to know but he was really worried about the dreams. He didn't believe in the stories their parents used to tell them when they were little. But those dreams felt real. Real like the warm surge flowing through the beads around his neck. He fingered the beads for a bit. Feeling the warmth radiating from the small glass orbs. Could these be real or just his imagination?

Once the twins exit the dorms, Denzo's eyes widen as he saw Kumiko walking towards them. Her red was no longer in the braided ponytail and reached her waist in long waves. Her outfit was made up of a pair of blue jeans with multi-colored sparkles on the legs and a tight ocean colored shirt with the words Hot Stuff on the front in black letters and a pair of one inch brown heels. Denzo stared at her in awe. She looked more beautiful then before.

"Whoa." he thought.

"Hey, Earth to Denzo." Takara said, waving a hand in his face.

"Huh?" he said snapping out of his trance.

"Lets go."

"What?...oh, yeah."

Kumiko giggled at Denzo's reaction.

"Don't worry. I have that affect on people."

"And how." Takara muttered, a little jealous that she couldn't make boys drool like Kumiko can. "Lets get going you two." she said. "The party won't wait for us."

"Don't worry, Takara." Kumiko said. "The party is only for another few minutes."

She walked up to Denzo and wrapped her hand around his. Denzo blushed as her hand made contact with his skin.

"Come on, let's go." she said.

The trio walked down the path that leads to the courtyard in silence. Takara stayed ahead of Denzo and Kumiko so they wouldn't see her suspicious face. She didn't mind girls having a crush on Denzo but there was something about Kumiko that bothered her. But she couldn't point off what it was.

Meanwhile, Kumiko smirked a little as she sensed Takara's emotions.

"Don't worry, Takara. I need you both for what I'm planning."

Meanwhile, on the other side of town. Inuyasha was stuck in traffic while construction was fixing the road in front of him. He been waiting for about an hour before he felt a vein pop in his head.

"Damn! Why did they have to do this tonight?"

He looked at the clock on the radio. 11:45pm.

"At least I still time before sunrise." he said. He blinked as he saw traffic was finally moving. "Good, now I can get out of here."

In the courtyard at the college. Denzo and Takara were sitting at a table drinking beer while watching their classmates dancing to The Backstreet Boys.

"So, Denzo. What do you think of Kumiko?" Takara asked.

"Huh? Oh, She's ok."

"Ok as in what? As a friend?"

"Yeah, I think." Denzo replied. "She has nice hair."

Takara raise an eyebrow. Is he falling for Kumiko?

Then the courtyard was filled with screams and moans. Takara and Denzo turned to see some people clutching their stomachs and falling to the ground. Panic filled the air as more people fell ill and passed out.

"What the..."

"Kumiko!"

Takara blinked as she saw Denzo running to Kumiko, who passed out on the dance floor. She was about to follow him when she saw him fainting unexpectedly.

"Denzo...uhhh." She suddenly felt lightheaded and nauseous. "Oh...what..." she started to wonder as she too passed out along with everyone else.

On the other side of the campus. Inuyasha parked the car in guests' parking lot and got out. He looked around to notice something was wrong.

"Something's not right here." he thought. "I can feel it."

Then he saw some movement in the bushes.

"What do we have here?" he said, he tucked the Tetsusaiga in his belt and went into the bushes. He made his way through the brushes until he reached the otherside to the courtyard. Where he saw a bunch of college students sleeping on the brick platforom.

"What happened here?" he wondered.

He turned when he saw movement out of the corner of his eye. A man in his early twentes dressed in black with his black hair tied back in a low ponytail.

"Hey, stop!" Inuyasha yelled.

The man turned then ran the other way when he saw Inuyasha. Inuyasha cursed and went after him. He followed until he lost his trail back in the parking lot.

"Damn!" he raged. "If only I could transform."

Then he remember why he came to Tama College.

"Takara, Denzo."

He went back to the courtyard. He was puzzled with he saw the moveless bodies.

"What happened here?" he thought as he scanned the area for his kids. He found them lying on the ground near the tables. "Oh no." He went over to them and kneeled down beside them. He checked to see if they were still breathing. To his relief, they were. Then he heard sirens in the distance.

"Better get out of here."

He hoisted Denzo over his shoulder and Takara under his arm and carried them out of the courtyard.

"It be easier if if I could transform." he grumbled. "These two are heavy."