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"You can't be serious?!"

I shut my locker and lean against it as the final bell for the day rings, "You don't understand, Iggy. His persistence is…..frightening. It was either indulge his little idea or be bugged for the rest of my time here, and besides all I have to do is go on one date."

"What if you end up liking him?"

"Then I like him. I won't love him. I won't fall head over heels for him. I'll just like him, end of story." I push off the locker and walk towards the bathroom.

"Well what about Jewel?"

I bit the inside of my cheek, "I'm not really sure what to do about her. It was Bankostu's idea to break up wither her not mine."

"Regardless, of whose idea it was, when she finds out-and she will-she'll kill you."

I begin to rub my temples feeling a headache approaching, "Maybe I should have went to that private school like Sesshomaru wanted."

The blonde races down the empty hallway towards the gym her heart almost beating outside her ribcage as she tries to process the information she just heard. 'Bankotsu is going to break up with Jewel' She gives off an excited squeal as she shoves open the double doors and bolts across the open pathway that leads to the gym entrance.

Flying down the few steps to the girls' locker room, the blonde manages to push the heavy door open, "Jewel! Jewel!" A brunette leans away from her locker,

"She's in the showers."

The blonde rushes up to her breathless, "You'll never guess what I just heard!"

The brunette shuts her locker door, "What?" The blonde smiles and whispers in her ear. The brunette's eyes grow wide, "Jewel! Jewel!"

"No! I want to be the one who tells her!"

"In your dreams! This type of info is reserved solely for the best friend."

"I know, That's me!"

The two girls struggle to get to the shower first. "Jewel! Jewel!"

"What!?"

The two girls freeze as Jewel steps out with a towel around her hair and body, "I have something to tell you."

"No, I do!"

"I heard it first!"

"So, you shouldn't have told me."

"Will you spit it out already!"

"Bankotsu is going to break up with you!" They say simultaneously.

"So?" Jewel says casually as she pulls the towel off her head and lets her vibrant red hair fall as she opens her locker.

"So!? Aren't you upset?"

"Devastated?!"

Jewel laughs, "Uh, no! I swear if I a dollar for every time Bankotsu broke up with me just to date some passing skirt, I would be chilling on my yacht on the Caribbean Sea with my sexy buff man servant." She throws her hair in to a messy pony tail and commences to get dressed, "He probably just saw a pretty piece of tail he wanted to get at. He'll be back within a week or two and that's when I'll punish him." She shrugs her uniform jacket on, "Honestly, I just don't know why you two get so worked up 'bout it."

The brunette turns and glares at the blonde, "Yeah Porsha,that was really stupid of you."

Porsha smiles, "No, it wasn't because I didn't tell you the best part."

"And that would be?" Jewel asks hanging on her locker door.

"Why, I already know the girl he's going after. Her name is Elizabeth."

"Hasley? He already went after that pimpled freak."

"No, Inuyasha's sister!"

"Who?"

"You know…oh what is it that you call her? Paris?….London?"

"England?"

"Yeah! That's it!"

"Figures." Jewel says boredly as she examines her nails.

"I heard them talking about it in the hallway and Bankotsu is-"

"Stop," Jewel says as she lowers her hand. "I don't care."

"But don't you hate her?"

"Of course I do, and that is why he won't leave me. Normally, I don't mind him running off and doing the deed with some random, hussy, but as soon as I tell him how unhappy I'll be if he goes after her, he'll stop. My Bankostu bear loves me and will do anything to make me happy.

"But what if he doesn't?" Porsha asks softly as Jewel throws her bag over her shoulder.

"Oh trust me, I have my ways of keeping my man, that stupid nineteenth century union jack loving house wife doesn't stand a chance."

Her blue eyes shine and her locker door slams shut by itself.

"Lizzy…Lizzy…Elizabeth!" I snap out of my thoughts and turn towards Inuyasha, "Geez! Where were you?"

"Nowhere, what is it?"

He pushes his paper towards me, "Is this right?"

I quickly go over his math and circle a problem, "Redo this one." Rin places two sandwiched in front of us as Inuyasha pulls his homework back to him.

"I've been working on that same freakin problem since I got home. It's unsolvable."

"Is that one of your answer choices?"

"No"

"Then it's solvable. Just move the like variables to one side."

"What does that even mean!?" Inuyasha tossed his pencil across the table.

"Master Inuyasha, you have a phone call."

He quickly bolts out the dining room and runs up the stairs. I grab my sandwich and sit next to Sesshomaru in the living room. I read the first few lines of the newspaper article before getting bored and rest my back against his shoulder.

"Have you done your homework?"

"Yes"

"Practiced your violin?"

"Yes and the piano for three hours before you got home."

"What about-"

"Are you trying to get rid of me?"

He makes no reply and I sit up and glare, "You are so mean. You work all day so I never see you, and when I do get a chance to spend time with you, you try to push me away."

He turns the page unfazed, and I flop back against his shoulder.

We sit in silence for a moment, and I twiddle my thumbs.

"What is it?"

"What is what?"

He is silent. Sesshomaru never was one to beat around the bush.

"Well, I was wondering if I…well…hypothetically speaking…what would you do, hypothetically, if say…I dated?"

"Human or demon?"

"Demon."

"I'd have to approve first."

"Ok, hypothetically, what if he were human?"

Sesshomaru looks over at me, "I would, hypothetically, rip every organ from his body. Of course this would have been after I, hypothetically, skinned him alive."

"Ah, so…that's a no on the dating humans?"

His eyes narrow, but the sound of Inuyasha running back down the steps grabs both of our attention.

"Where are you going this late in the evening?"

Inuyasha stops and stares at me.

"Uh…Miroku agreed to help me with my math, so I'll be over at his place tonight."

I glance over at Sesshomaru who went back to his reading not really caring.

"Um, ok."

He throws on his jacket and rushes out the door.

"Wait! Master Inuyasha, you forgot your homework!"

"What do you think Jakotsu? Am I losing my edge?"

Jakotsu sighs as he continues to swing higher and higher, "Big brother, you haven't lost anything. Your problem is that you're treating Elizabeth like you treat every other HUMAN girl. You just said it yourself, Elizabeth is a demon, and therefore she won't fall for your charm like everyone else does. She's a challenge."

"That what should I do?"

Jakotsu makes an irritated noise,"How should I know! This is your area of expertise not mine."

"Well you're no help."

Jakotsu hums a little ditty in replay as Bankotsu flops down in the seat next to him.

"She just so…so…"

"Different?"

"Yeah."

"Well she is a demon."

"I know, but it's more than just that. It's the way she carries herself …the way she talks… her eyes…her frown…"

"Her frown?"

"What? I've never seen her smile."

Jakotsu laughs as he jumps out of his swing and walks in front of Bankotsu.

"Could it be," he begins as he twists Bankotsu's swing around, "that my dear big brother is…" he stops twisting and looks into Bankotsu's eyes, "in love?" He releases him and watch as Bankotsu spins around.

"HEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL NNNNNNNNO!" Bankotsu digs his feet into the ground to stop his swing and waits for the ground to stop spinning, "I don't fall in love. I just simply appreciate beauty and show my appreciation in a very physical way. Love stays far away from it."

"Uh-huh." Jakotsu walks behind him and begins to push, "So you mean to tell me that after you show Elizabeth how much you 'appreciate' her beauty- and that's if she'll let you, you're just going to drop her like all the rest of the girls and never look back?"

"Yep"

Jakotsu grabs Bankotsu's swing stopping him completely with a hard jerk, "I highly doubt that."

"And why is that?"

Jakostu smiles as he begins to walk around him, "Well because one of two things are going to happen. Event 1: you will succeed in showing your gratitude for her beauty, realize that you no longer have feeling for her, and after brutally crushing her heart and soul, poor sweet Elizabeth will kill you."

Bankotsu scoffs and Jakotsu raises his hand.

"Now wait a minute, really think about it. Elizabeth is a demon, which means there is a very very very very very very slight chance that she is stronger than you which means that she could succeed in killing you. And then I'd have to kill her which would lead to a huge bloody mess. Event B: You finish your…disgusting thing that you willingly do with females, but this time you notice that your feelings-and you do have feelings for her don't deny it- have gotten stronger. And before you know it you're pretty much-" Jakotsu makes a whipping motion to finish his sentence before laughing.

"You're so full of it." Bankotsu mutters as he kicks some sand at him.

Jakotsu dodges it gracefully before sitting down in his swing. "Well you asked."

"I thought this wasn't your area of expertise."

"It's not. This is just a simple observation."

"That's a pretty damn detailed observation."

"Well I know my big brother."

"Hey love birds!"

The smiles fade from Bankotsu and Jakotsu's faces as they turn towards the direction of the voice, "Well, well, well, if it isn't the little runt, and it seems he's brought a friend."

A soft squeal escapes Jakotsu as he leans back to get a better view, "Hi Inuyasha! Care to join us for a little evening swing? I bet those big strong arms of yours can get me up and running in no time."

Inuyasha ignores Jakotsu's disturbing remark and stops towards Bankotsu,

"And what can I do for you this fine evening?"

Inuyasha grabs Bankotsu's by the color of his shirt and pulls him to his feet.

"I thought I told you to stay away from my sister!?"

Bankotsu manages to break free from his grasp and shoves him a few inches away.

"And you actually thought I'd listen," Bankostu says with a laugh as he straightens his shirt.

"Is it true you're dating her?"

A smirk plays on bankotsu's lips, "Maybe, maybe not."

Inuyasha growls, but is held back by a man next to him.

"Inuyasha, this isn't what we agreed upon. We were just seeing if the rumors were true."

Inuyasha tries to pry his wrist away causing the man to move in to a more secure hold, "Let go, Miroku."

"Not until you calm down."

"Don't worry, Inuyasha. I promise when I'm done with her you can have her back."

A harsh growl sounds, and Inuyasha's fist connects with the side of bankotsu's face.

"BIG BROTHER!"

Bankotsu stumbles back some and laughs, "Wow, didn't think you'd be that fast when you're angry." He catches Inuyasha's second punch and smiles, "My turn."

A hard punch connects to Inuyasha's gut sending him a few feet back and landing on his back, Bankotsu cracks his knuckles as he approaches him.

"Let's see how tough you really are runt."

I throw open my room door and run towards the stairs, "I got it!" I shout to Sesshomaru's opening door and exhale a little when I hear it close again behind me.

The knocking gets harder as I as I hit the bottom of the stairs, "Coming, coming! Give me a second!" I tighten my robe and open the door to see a battered Inuyasha and a police officer.

"Sorry to disturb you miss, but do you know this kid? He says he lives here."

I blink away my shock, "Yes, I know him. He's my younger brother."

"See, I told you."

"I caught him and some other kids fighting in the park. Not sure what it was about, but they seemed to be doing some serious damage to each other."

I glare over at the police cruiser, but I am unable to see whoever else was in there, "Well, thank you for returning him home safely." I say as I snatch one of Inuyasha's ears and pull him in to the house, "Have a good night."

"You too."

I shut the door, and Inuyasha slips from my grasp, "So going around and beating the snot out of people in parks is your idea of studying huh?"

He doesn't say anything.

"I mean seriously Inuyasha, what if Sesshomaru answered the door? Do you know what he would have done? He would have let that officer throw you in jail for the night or two! I swear sometimes you just don't think!"

I exhale and stare at him.

"Are you done?"

My jaw drops in disbelief, "Am I… what the hell is wrong with you? Who were you fighting?"

He knocks my hand away and turns, "No one. Can I go now?"

I stare at his back before sighing, "Yeah, just…don't let it happen again."

He walks towards the steps and stops, "Elizabeth,"

"Yeah?"

"….stay away from Bankotsu. I don't want to see you anywhere near him ok."

"I open my mouth to reprimand him, but he turns and the look in his eyes makes me hold my tongue.

"Alright."

The gate creaks open after Bankotsu punches in his code, and the police cruiser eases along the winding pathway to the front of the house, "I swear, if I lived in homes like the two of you have, I would find something more productive to do with my time other than fight."

Bankotsu rolls his eyes as the officer places the car in park and lets him out. Although old, the two story Yukon Trail mansion was well maintained with only a few cob webs here and there. The yard was moderately cut and the bushes were in need of a trim soon. The wooden stairs creek under their weight, and the officer gave three hard knocks on the door with chipping white paint.

He let a few minutes pass before knocking again. Suddenly, the door flies open and Bankotsu locks eyes with is step mother. An amused smirk spreads across her lips as she leans against the door frame, "My, my, isn't this a pleasant surprise."

Bankotsu rolls his eyes and tries to enter, but she props her foot up against the other side of the door frame causing her already revealing sheer pink teddy to slide further up her leg.

"Move Kagura, I don't have time for this."

Kagura's smile stays plastered on her lips, "Well then, I suggest you make time since I haven't decided if I wanted to let you back in or not."

Bankotsu exhales loudly, and the officer clears his throat pulling her attention towards him.

"So what is it this time: Arson, shoplifting, assault with a deadly weapon."

The officer's face goes red as he tries to keep his eyes on her face, "Uh, no…I uh….I caught him fighting with another kid in the park."

Her smile melts off her face and manages to find a home on Bankotsu's.

"Is that it?"

"Uh, yes m'am."

Kagura gives off an irritated grunt as she pulls Bankotsu into the house, "Come back when you have something I can actually use to get him in trouble, you moron."

Kagura slams the door, and Bankotsu chuckles.

"And what the hell do you find so funny? You're still in trouble."

"For what?"

Kagura calmly walks into the kitchen and opens the fridge, "Naraku's mad at you because you were supposed to pick Kana up from school today."

"Bullshit!"

Kagura sets the bottle of wine on the counter and goes to the cabinet for a glass.

"If you'd recall, you're supposed to pick her up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I got her on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Naraku finishes the week off on Fridays. Why the hell am I being blamed?"

Kagura smiles as she takes a sip, "Because I got called into work today. I left a message at the school, but you weren't there."

Bankotsu's eyes narrow as he walks towards her, "You're lying."

"No, no I'm not." She says with a chuckle and walks into the living room bottle in hand.

"Well, how the hell did she get home?" He asks following her.

Kagura shrugs, "How the hell should I know. I guess she walked." Kagura flops sown on the sofa and turns on the T.V.

"For crying out loud, you're negligence of me is understandable, but Kana is your flesh and blood, you would think the two of you would treat her better than you do me."

Kagura turns up the T.V in response, and Bankotsu walks off.

"Lazy ass bitch."

The vase narrowly misses his head, and he laughs.

"Yeah, I bet you heard that."

The floor boards creek under him as he makes his way down the second floor hall. He stops at a door with light spilling out from underneath, and he pushes it open.

Kana sat at her vanity slowly brushing her hair. The albino child's large black eyes stare at him through the mirror, and she sets her brush down.

"You're late." She says softly while rearranging her white flower clips.

Bankotsu crosses his arms and leans against her door frame, "Yeah well shit happens."

They fall silent, and Bankotsu looks around her immaculate bare white room. With her pale skin, white clothing, and solid white hair, she blends in effortlessly with her surroundings. So effortlessly that if she stood still long enough, he would forget she was even there.

He looks back towards the vanity, but sees no one. Pushing himself off the frame, he steps through and begins to search for her finally stopping at her bed. Her large black eyes were the only thing that gave her away. She reaches underneath her pillow and pulls out a rather large book.

"Really? This is the reason why you are still up?" Bankotsu takes the book from her as he sits on the edge of her bed and she settles back into her pillow, "If you ask me, ten years old is a little too old for bed time stories."

"No one asked you." She replies softly, and Bankotsu laughs.

"Fair enough. The Shining by Stephen King. Jack Torrance thought: officious little prick…."

A whistle sounds and the loud talking stops leaving the massive gym quiet, "Alright! Well happy Friday kids. Today, the boys will follow Coach Thomas to do their physical fitness test, and the girls will stay with me and play a rousing game of dodge ball. So pair up and get to stretching ladies."

"Come on boys!"

"Aww, can't we wait till the girls are done stretching?"

"NO!"

I look around watching the girls run immediately to their friends and sigh. Since Iggy is absent today, I've been feeling like a black sheep. I felt a light tap on my shoulder and I turn.

"Hi, you must be Elizabeth, Inuyasha's sister?"

I examine her for a moment and smile. Her long dark brown hair is in a high pony tail and there is faint pink eye shadow over her eyes causing the dark brown irises to stand out more.

"Yes I am. And you are?"

"Sango. I'm one of Inuyasha's friends. He's told us a lot about you." She laughs, "You guys are almost a spitting image."

We begin our stretching routine and I smile, "I've been told. If you don't mind me saying, you seem a bit old to be a freshman."

"Oh, I'm not. Miroku and I are sophomores. Kagome is the only other freshman Inuyasha hangs out with."

"I see, and is he really close to this Kagome?"

Sango eyes me with mock suspicion, "So, I take it Inuyasha hasn't told you anything about us."

"Are you kidding, it's like pulling teeth with him if I ever want to know about his day. I just manage to survive on the tidbits he lets slip out."

"Well, you should come sit with us at lunch, and we'll tell you every little thing that Inuyasha is to chicken to say."

I laugh, "Sango, I do believe this companionship shall work out quite nicely."

We exchange smiles and the whistle blows.

"Oh, Sango one last thing. What's dodge ball?"

I scream and dive out of the way of another red kick ball. My body ached from either being impaled by rubber balls or slamming on to the gym's hard wooden floor in an attempt to avoid the oncoming red terrors.

"Elizabeth, are you ok?"

"NO! This game is absolutely barbaric. Who invented it and why haven't they been hung yet!"

"Elizabeth look out!"

I turn forward and scream before ducking. The ball hit the wall hard and I roll to the side so it couldn't hit me.

"That could have been my face!" I snarl and Jewel laughs.

"Oops, sorry I guess that was a bit high huh."

I stood glaring at the red head high fiving one of her teammates, "Fine, you want to play that game; then let's play. Sango, when is this stupid game over?"

"We keep playing until the bell rings."

I nod and survey the room. Jewel-including her herself-had four people left on her team. On my side to so just me and Sango,

"Elizabeth, are you ok your eyes….they're-"

"I'm fine. I'm just sick of this game, so from now on give me the balls. I'll end this quickly."

The whistle blows signaling the beginning of the final round. The balls are lined up at the center, and both teams had their backs against the wall. Coach Trevor eyes each team before placing the whistle in her mouth and blowing.

Jewel and her team bolt towards the balls while Sango and I simply push off the wall. I see a broad smile cross Jewel's face and a sickening feeling enters my stomach.

"Sango!"

But my warning came too late. I flinch at the sound of the four balls hitting her, and the whistle blows.

"Sango, you're out!"

I help her up, and she glares at jewel before turning to me, "End it quickly Elizabeth, and be merciless."

My vision becomes tinted red, and I smile. "With pleasure."

The balls are lined up and the teams have their backs to the wall. My fallen team members cheer me on and the whistle blows. With ease, I dodge the barrage of red balls catching the last one. I hurl it at a girl with such force that it hits her abdomen and knocks her into the wall.

"Claire and Porsha! You're out."

"What! I didn't get hit."

"She caught your ball."

My team cheers, and Jewel throws more balls at me. I gracefully dodge them, pick one up, and hit another girl in the back.

"Lexis, you're out!"

Jewel and I glare at each other balls in our hands, "Give it up, England. You're going down."

My eyes narrow as I toss the ball up and catch it, "We'll see about that."

The whistle blows, and Jewel throws her ball with such force that it barely misses the top of my head as I duck. I growl, take a step back, and with every last inch of my being, hurl the ball at Jewel.

A sharp cry sounds, and everyone stands to look at her as Porsha and Lexis scurry to her side.

"JEWEL!"

They gently peel the ball from her face and a sharp gasp sounds. I wince at her face and run to the dressing rooms at the sound of the bell.

Bankotsu switches out his books and shuts his locker door. "Ah! Shit Jewel, what the hell happened to your face?"

Jewel glares at him as he examines the large bright red circle covering a good portion of her face. He pokes her cheek lightly, and she swats his hand away.

"Your little whore happened, and I swear I'll get her back if it's the last thing I do."

A confused look crosses his face, "My what?"

"England!"

"…..Oh! You mean Elizabeth."

"She hit me in the face with a dodgeball! On purpose!"

Bankotsu zips up his bag, "Well it's called DODGEball for a reason."

Jewel stomps her foot, "She threw it too fast."

"So…you're mad at her because you didn't move?"

"BANKOTSU!"

"What? What do you want me to do about it?"

Jewel stretches out her arms, "Comfort me, duh!"

"And why would I do that again?"

"Because I'm your girlfriend you insensitive jackass."

Bankotsu snaps his fingers in sudden realization, "Oh yeah, about that, we're done."

"…What?"

Bankotsu smiles, "We're done, finished, over, testing the waters, finding ourselves as individuals, breaking up, or whatever."

She stares at him and the laughs, "Oh, no see, what's going to happen is you will comfort me now, keep your mouth shut, and tomorrow, MAYBE I'll let you chase after that old grandma you favor so much."

Bankotsu sighs running a hand over the lower portion of his face, "You just had to keep talking didn't you."

Jewel crosses her arms, "'Scuse me?"

"Clearly," he begins stepping closer to her, "our time together has made you forget who you're talking to."

Jewel stumbles back and rests her back on the wall of lockers as Bankotsu slams his hands on either side of her head, "We've had our fun and shared a few laughs, but seriously, did you really think I would hang around someone as mind numbingly annoying as you? I need a challenge. Someone worthy of my time, and I found her. If you don't like it, well, you're just shit out of luck. But if you ever speak to me like that again, that ugly red mark won't be the only thing disfiguring that pretty face of yours."

He pushes himself back, slings his bag over his shoulder, and walks away. Jewels eyes narrow as she watches Bankotsu disappear through the double doors leading outside, her body trembling with rage. The lockers around her begin to creak and then all the doors crumble in on themselves.

"No one will take you away from me," she says in a deadly whisper.

"No one."