This is Gonna be Fun (uncensored)
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The Null Chapter.
So, why the heck is this ‘chapter’ here at
all?
1. To thank all the lovely people who’ve
reviewed.
2. To let you know that there will be a
sequel.
3. Just some fun random research/author
trivia I picked up along the way that fellow writers
might enjoy, if they don’t know them already.
4. And thanks again, by name…it’ll take a
while, so it’s at the end!
In other words, the following is just random
stuff.
THANK YOU’S
Tons of thank you’s
to everyone who reviewed! Thanks for the words of praise and general warm
fluffiness: that definitely kept me going when I was feeling
of complaint and critique: a few major points were brought up that I was able
to change, along with some major research on a couple of items that wouldn’t
have happened without your input. The story definitely improved as a result.
So, again, thank you for taking the time to let me know what you thought about
the fic! Oh, and sorry for those who asked me to
email them…unless you put the email in the body of the text, I don’t see it in
the review (or don’t know how to see it, anyway!). If you review again
and put it in, I’ll respond!
Seriously, thank you so, so much. It is
solely because of you that this went from a small oneshot
to…what, the oneshot that ate
Whatever it morphed into, I blame ya’ll, heh.
Thanks.
SEQUEL:
The sequel is tentatively going to be named:
This is Gonna be a Pain in the Ass.
It just speaks to me.
I should probably mention that for me, the
laughs, the dialogue, and the relationships between the characters are what
I’ve been concentrating on the most. Kinda of a
way for me to get through writer’s block in other non-fanfic
stories, ya know? So, I’m having fun with it
and not taking it too seriously, which means the plot is likely to be random
and silly and often really weird, heh. Another
time we’ll try to actually have plot that’s, well, actually ‘
sequel any more than it happened here! Sorry for those that this
disappoints!
Anyways, thoughts bopping around in my head
1. Kagome’s time and the marriage
her granpa, her brother, her friends,
2. Kagome has not yet found out that they’re
mates. Married, yes. Mates?
Nope. Still have to do that, yessirreee-bob.
3. Sesshoumaru
4. Naraku
5. Sango hasn’t
been kidnapped, by anyone. She’s feeling kinda left
out. Can’t have that!
6. Two words: Ramen Lemon
7. And of course, resolution of the two
couple’s relationships.
Will Sango be able
to trust Miroku? What will Inuyasha
do the first time he’s confronted by ‘rival’ males? And can everyone grow
enough to overcome whatever personal issues they have that
are causing problems in their love lives? (oh
c’mon, you know the answer is yes! Like I could write something
sad? Pshaw. But…it’s the getting to the ‘yes’ that’s the fun part,
eh?)
CHAPTER NOTES
Random bits of information and notes, just
for fun. Any research information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but
then again, I’m no expert!
OC NAME MEANINGS:
While it obviously depends on the kanji,
these are the meanings I had in mindJ
Kichiro
Emi (Kichiro’s late
wife)- Blessed with beauty
Hisao
Long-lived man
Renjiro
Virtuous – hey, I live for irony.
ALL LEMONS: I have discovered, to my surprise,
that I cannot write a lemon without theme music. And not just any theme
music, it has to be the same damn song played over and over again until I’m
done writing and my ears bleed. I’m sure my family is appreciative of the
invention of headphones. So, what songs ended up as the theme songs for
the two couples in this story, this time around?
Sexyback
Every time we touch by Cascada
– it’s kinda boppy and
silly and cheesy and sweet, which worked for me this time, I guess, when
thinking of Inuyasha
(‘The Best Laid Plans of Foxes and Men’ and
‘I am So Screwed’)
Monkshood and Wolf’s Bane: yup, it really is
called by both names, and it really is a purple (or white) flower, and deadly
as all get out. I know it can be found in
and I don’t believe it is found in
that. Now as to whether wolf youkai are
actually allergic to it…you’ll have to ask one next time you meet him, yes?
(‘It’s all your
Fault, you Know’)
Auspicious days for marriage: In modern
that are determined to be the most auspicious for that year are extremely
popular for weddings. So much so that it can be extremely difficult to have the
wedding on that day without major advance planning. I doubt if this was
the case in Feudal Japan, but I used it anyway.
Monks and Marriages: Currently, unlike the
Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese traditions, Buddhist monks in the Japanese
tradition can marry.
(‘The Mental Meanderings of a Married Man’)
Soapberry pulp: the soapberry pulp
things is from something called Chinese Soapberry. Two sources listed the
Japanese name for this plant as Mukuroji, although
neither source was 100% sure of the name. It is found in
(‘I Need to Get Angry More Often’)
Divorce in Feudal Japan: Yes, there was
divorce in Feudal Japan (Bet you thought I was just making it up, eh?). How
easy it was to get and whether or not the woman could initiate it changed
depending on the time period and class. A peasant women
could initiate divorce during some periods of Feudal Japan, so I’m just
using that for the story, although I believe it’s actually more relevant for a
century or so earlier than the Warring States Era.
(‘The Cat’s Revenge’)
Inu
interesting that Inuyasha’s father has never been
named, either in manga or anime. He’s always
referred to as either ‘Inuyasha’s father’ or as ‘
Leader” or “Leader of Dog’s.” Makes it a lot tougher to write about him,
eh?
(‘What Took You So Long?’)
Miroku’s
neck: after I wrote the scene, I found out that the nape of the neck actually was
considered really sexy and something that should stay covered, during periods
of the Feudal era. Who knew?
(‘Sacrificial What?’)
Shinobi
traditional ninja duds.
Since they were just on a night mission to kidnap the boys, I put them
in the ‘night mission’ black. Not making that up. All cliché aside, that
was actually done! White was for missions in the snow, a kind of greenish
camouflage was also common for missions that required that type of coloring.
As well as dressing up as anything from a peasant to a monk,
if the occasion called for it. And yeah, ninjas really were known to use
darts as well, coated with various substances.
Why are Inuyasha
and Miroku stripped to their fundoshi’s?
– If I could get away with it, they’d be naked every chapter,
ha. Seriously, though, the fundoshi has a long
history in
and is often used as clothing during certain, traditional ceremonies. So,
I figure I could get away with it and still have a ‘reason’ for them to be
stripped down, too!
(‘Now We’re in
Trouble’)
The goop in their mouths – no, not real, just
made that up. But, there are many herbal medicines that can be absorbed
quickly through the mucus membranes, including a few sedatives and pain
killers. And I can personally attest to the fact that a couple of these
sedatives/pain killers really do taste absolutely disgusting and bitter.
The eggs – ninjas are known to have kept
pepper and other irritants in fragile containers such as hollowed out
eggshells, so they would break apart on impact. Usually they would be
used when in a fight where there was a need to either run away or to put some
combatants out of commission until you dealt with the others. They could
also sometimes have metal filings mixed in that could permanently blind an
opponent, but I like Inuyasha and Miroku
too much to do that to them!
The ninja’s chains used on
Gusari was a chain that had a heavy weight on
both ends. While sometimes used to entangle an opponents
arms, legs, or weapons, it could also be swung around and used as a whip, the
ends causing a pretty fair amount of damage. It likely wouldn’t have been spun
in circles, but we’re taking a little author leeway, heh.
(‘Revenge is a Dish Best Served Naked’)
Miroku
wrists with his teeth? – With great difficulty. Seriously, though, as
long as the gag is something slim, like an obi, it’s possible. Trust me,
I tried it out! It’s a pain in the butt, but possible.
Ch 29.
(Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad, Dog…
Miroku’s
was impossible, but it isn’t! A man can get an erection again quickly, usually
if he’s young and a bit lucky in the genes department. We
of all time is just such a man, LOL. It has to do with the length of time for
his body’s ‘refractory period’ (the time his body rests and can’t get an
erection). For the lucky few, this is only a couple minutes or
less. There is even a recent documented case, in a lab setting, of a man
who doesn’t seem to have a refractory period at all.
research that, LOL)
(It’s Not Funny, Dammit)
Inuyasha
ending for Japanese names. I don’t know of any meanings other than that,
so if anyone else does, please let me know!
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE REVIEWS!!
Dang, there were an awful lot of you…how
cool. Thanks for taking the time to write a bit after you read.
All anonymous reviewers
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And thanks to anyone I may have missed!
Okay, shhhhh…I’m as
big a liar as Miroku is sometimes.
thing at the bottom here. So, for all you dedicated people who actually read
all the way down, here’s a short scene from somewhere in the sequel as a little
thank you.;-)
This is Gonna Be a
Pain in the Ass: scene preview
…As soon as they sat down, both Kagome and
‘thank you’ from their friend’s husband. Unaware of their counterpart’s
actions, the two men stood up from their brief, platonic embrace to notice each
other. They both frowned and stepped closer.
“What did you just do to my wife?”
Shippou
“I was just thanking her for…” Both mouths
closed in mid-sentence as they stared at each other. Miroku’s
eyebrow asked a question. Inuyasha’s broad grin
answered it, and they both began to beam at each other like little boys with a
juicy secret.
Kagome and Sango
exchanged a long, irritated glance. “They’re doing it again, aren’t
“Yeah.”
annoyed as Miroku and Inuyasha
continued to stand and radiate smugness.
“I think we’re going to have to do something
about this.” Sango said after a while.
“Oh yeah.”
“Would you care to go first?”
“Oh no, Sango,
please, be my guest.”
“I couldn’t possibly.“
“Together, then.”
respective husbands and stood directly behind them.
WHAP.
“OW!”
Miroku
snapped forward, only to stop abruptly as they smacked into each other’s
foreheads.
“OW!!”
Two pained, surprised males turned around,
holding hands to their abused heads, to see their wives behind them looking
satisfied.
“What’d ya do that
for?” “What in the world was the purpose of that?”
“Guess.” Came the
response, as the two girls turned together and left the room.
Looking back at each other, still rubbing
their heads, Miroku and Inuyasha
couldn’t help but start to grin again…