6 Months, 25 Girls

So I’ll keep this quick and short because I know your all probably really excited to read the next chapter. Yeah it’s taken me a little over six months to post the new cpater, but now it’s going to be a lot faster for
1. I got a laptop
2. I found my muse (I had lost him for a while)
3. Because my best friend will kill me if I don’t start updating faster

So on to the story

P.S. All chapter are now revised, there are no more mistakes (I pray and there have been some changes, mostly minor)

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This story is in dedication to Bri-chan for always being there for me and making me want to finish this story, even if it takes a while
Definition-
Cross dressing- when a man/women dresses as the opposite sex. Yue and Jakotsu do this a lot, resulting in the little situation they got themselves in. So if a name appears and then parenthesis after the name, it is the person in the parenthesis.
EX: Bankotsu watch Yue( Jakotsu) look up.
Since Sesshomaru, Bankotsu, Inuyasha and anyone else who has looked at the picture of Jakotsu who Inutaisho’s family thought was Yue, thinks Jakotsu is Yue and Yue is Jakotsu. Yes it is confusing and sorry about that, but it’s kinda humorous.
Youkai-demon
As usual...
“Blah”- talking
‘Blah’- thinking
§♥Crying♥§-change of scene
☼ Flashback ☼ or ☼ End of Flashback ☼- will be stated
♣♣♣- a change in perception but basically the same scene
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of those characters that are involved in Inuyasha. I do own Emi, Daisuke, Yue and all the other characters that do not belong in Inuyasha, including Inu’s mom, I can get him grounded! Whohoo.
Parings: Sess/Kag, San/Mir, OC/Inu, Ship/Sot, Rin/Koh, Shi/Sou, Ba/Ja, Ko/Ay

I hope you all enjoy the story…..
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Chapter 3: A Mess We Can’t Get Out Of

“You can open your eyes now.” The demand broke through the mantra that was being repeated in Kagome’s fear-stricken mind. Opening the lids that had shut out all the blurry images that had passed by as Sesshomaru drove, the lush tree’s that’s had yet to notice Fall’s arrival was the first thing her coffee eyes took in. Relief warmed her body at the site of the trees that belonged on her shrine. The Mustang was keeping still, giving Kagome the slightest hope that they had finally stopped.

Timidly she released the choking grip that had been placing on both sides of the car seat. Her joints ached from the pressure that Kagome had unintentionally placed on them when she had been holding on for dear life. The tinge of pain quickly spread from her fingers, up through her arms and into her brain, causing a gasp to escape her lips.

The small noise, that would have escaped a person with normal, had captured Sesshomaru’s attention. The stiff digits felt as if they would never move again, but she would rather leave the seat of the hellish car than wait for the pain to leave. Thinking of only placing her feet on any non-moving ground and thank Kami she was still alive, warms hands stopped all thoughts of leaving the car.

In surprise Kagome turned her head swiftly, coming close to a near collision with the demon driver. The could-have-been painful collusion, missed by only a hair, didn’t even registered in Sesshomaru’s mind. His mind preoccupied by the task at hand.

His hands were slowly massaging her right hand, paying attention to every molecule that made up the elegantly complex hand. The soreness and stiffness that once occupied the hand was slowly dissipating, leaving only the warmth that came from the contact to Sesshomaru’s hand. Moving the hand slightly, the hands that had once been there, left as quickly as they had appeared. For a second despair descended upon her as an eagle would capture a fish. Yet, as Sesshomaru’s fingers pulled her left hand, pulling it closer to him, the feelings disappeared as quickly as they had come.

Kagome’s gaze never left his face. The determination that his face tried to hide was seen almost clearly in his golden eyes. If she could have broken the paralyzing spell that had appeared, she would have traced the line from his cheek to his chin, touched his lips, brushed the silver bangs and followed the two magenta strips that sat elegantly on his cheeks.

The peculiar marks that were so enchanting and enticing caused Kagome to blink in confusion and look at his cheeks again. Only to see that two parallel strips were no longer on his cheeks, as if they had never been there. The same could be said of the hands that were no longer massaging Kagome’s sore fingers.

Glancing down, his hands were still on her lap a few centimeters away from her own, a fact that Sesshomaru had not realized or cared about. Gulping, Kagome opened her mouth as she made the mistake to look back at his face. The molten golden gaze met her ordinary brown eyes, sending a shiver down her spine. So distracted by the realization that she found this crazed man arousing, that her mind didn’t registered the fact that their bodies had come into contact, their faces only millimeters away.

Both lips yearning to close the distance that separated them and be able to touch, even if only for a second. Kagome’s body seemed to have decided to no longer care about the consequences of action and other thoughts her mind was spewing in all hope to stop the lip lock.

The tongue that sprang out of Kagome’s mouth sensually licked the bottom of her lip, briefly touching Sesshomaru’s. The heat that passed, from the mere contact, was unbelievable, uncontrollable, on the verge of primal; so hot that Kagome could feel her skin burning. Whether or not it was the desire for the taste of skin, Kagome couldn’t even begin the thought process.

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Sesshomaru couldn’t stop looking at the brunette that was sitting only a few millimeters away. The massaging of her hands had been purely on impulse; the gasp of pain that was released by her mouth and her motionless, limp hands, had been caused by him. Yet she had not made a complaint to him. For her movement he could guess she had been trying to leave the car, if anything she would have given her soul to leave the car, all because of his driving.

‘Pft. My driving isn’t that bad, if anything my driving is better that than Bankotsu’s. At least I haven’t run over any old ladies, who I think are going to slow on the cross walk.’ He thought, making himself feel better, for at least a moment. Not matter how he tried to take himself out of it, the fault that her fingers had been in pain had been his fault, it was because of his driving that she had gripped the seat so hard. The fact that she had said nothing was an act that he had never seen in any of the woman he had dated, an act that for some reason he admired.

Glancing at the Kagome, their eyes connected, a light blush tinted her cheeks, her slightly open lips, were strawberries that he was dying to taste. The sudden images that flashed through his mind all involved the innocently hot Kagome, naked, on a bed, moaning his name, over and over.

The accidental touch of her tongue to his bottom lip brought him from his daze. As accidental as it had been, the touch had triggered something inside of him, and the woman so close that he could smell her was a temptation he could easily take pleasure in taking. However, he was one to never fall for such a temptation, even if he had in the past; there was something about her that he didn’t want to taint.

A purity that would make him the demon he really was if he even dared to look at it. Closing her eyes, he prayed to whoever could hear him to stop this torture and send any kind of distraction his way. Opening his eyes was another mistake he would be making that day. The innocence on her face and the look that her coffee eyes held would have driven any man, even Sesshomaru to the edge.

Cursing himself he gave in without much fight, not that he would have any way. Leaning his body in closer, his hands moved from the place on her lap, to her waist, just to close the gap that was between them. Both of her hands were placed squarely on his chest, lightly grapping the silk between her digits.

Their faces drew closer, lips touching in an innocent kiss. The urge to deepen the innocent touch of their lips had Sesshomaru moving in closer. The obnoxious honking that surfaced from nowhere brought both back to reality. Removing his elbow from the horn, silence replaced the shrieking noise. Both turned from each other, neither ready to speak, but the silence was suffocating.

“Guess we are the first ones here.” Sesshomaru told her, using his monotone voice that she was use to hearing by now. Looking around the small, vacant parking lot that was at the side of the shrine, Kagome noticed that he was correct. Yue; nor Sango, not even their brothers had arrived.

“But that is impossible we left later than them. And even if Yue has no idea how to get here, we still shouldn’t be first.” Glancing at the silver watch that encircled her wrist, she looked at the time.

Only ten minutes had passed from when Sesshomaru and she had left Ayame’s Boutique, compare that to the fact that it had taken her twenty minutes before to get to the boutique. Kagome didn’t even want to try to figure out how many laws Sesshomaru had broken while driving from the boutique to her shrine. The silence that had began after their kiss had begun again, sighing she opened the car door.

‘Well poopie. It like he regrets kissing me. I know for a fact that I am not a bad kisser. Well maybe not for a fact, but guys usually tell you if you’re a bad kisser. And no one has ever told me that I’m a bad kisser, but I’ve only kissed one guy and he was bad. Wait what if he wasn’t bad. What if I was the one that was a bad kisser? Oh my god I’m a bad kisser!’ As Kagome’s mind reeled on, she placed her feet onto the asphalt, and pulled her body from the seat. Not even noticing that she was finally on non-moving ground, her feet moved to the front of her home.

The entrance was like the ones on most shrines, two wooden pillars stood on either side of the stairs, with another one crossing the two at the top, at the top of the hill, another gate stood before the entrance to the shrine and her home. Yet these two gates where one of the five that were different. Most entrances had two parallel pillars crossing the vertical pillars. For some odd reason the Higurashi shrine, the Aishotuza Temple, and three other ones had similar entrances at the beginning of the stairs and at the end of the stairs.

Years of rain, wind and the sun had made the red paint on the pillars crack. As the wind blew her hair took a life of its own flowing in front of Kagome’s face. Taking advantage of the situation, she slyly, through the corner of her eye, looked at the man who had driven her.

Ten feet away she could see the demonic man had gotten out of the car, like her, and had placed sunglasses on. His body leaned on his side of the car, the parts of his hair that weren’t being held by his body against the car, swayed behind him like grass would do when played by the wind. Metallic sunglasses were in place, blocking her view of his eyes, leaving Kagome to wonder what he was looking at.

Giving a small wave, Kagome waited for a response that told her he was looking at her, but nothing came. Putting her hand to her eyes, she tried to block the rays, even while standing under the trees shade, nothing could protect Kagome form the brutally. A sweat drop the rolled to the tip of her nose easily told her that her body was not up to fighting the sun. The sounds of a roaring motorcycle was an easy distraction, yet came with consequences as she moved away from the trees shade to the street.

“Kagi!”

The familiar voice could hardly be heard over the roaring of the motorcycle. A waving hand was speeding towards her on a black and silver motorcycle. For a seconds her eyes moved past the motorcycle to see her mothers red GTI tailing at the same speeds as the motorcycle, fast but not as fast as her demon driver. Noticing that both of the vehicles had turned Kagome ran towards the parking lot, were only seconds before she had tried her hardest to escape.

At the moment Inuyasha parked his bike next to the Mustang, Yue sprang off, quicker than Kagome had when she had been driving with Sesshomaru.

With the helmet still on, Yue ran to Kagome, only to pull her in front of her to use Kagome as a shield.

“Please, if you care about my life, don’t let me ever go riding with Inuyasha again.” Yue pleaded into Kagome’s ear.

“Only if you never let me ride with Sesshomaru.” Before Yue could agree, Souta, Kohaku and Jakotsu yanked their doors opens, repeating the actions that Yue and Kagome had done before.

“Sango might just be related to those speed demons.” Yue whispered to Kagome, still hiding behind her. Watching their younger brother hug the nearest lamp post, Kagome could only laugh in reply.

“Oh stop sniveling you three. My driving isn’t that bad, even Bankotsu complimented it.”

“But Sango, it not much of a compliment if he has almost killed three old ladies, and it took him two years to get his license.” Kohaku retaliated, only to release the post and begin sprinting to the stairs, with Souta in tow, from the death glares were sent to the boys.

“Last one to the top has to clean the dishes!” Both boys yelled in unison, before running up the flight of stairs that lead to the Higurashi home. Mumbling, Sango lead the others to the front steps where Kagome and Yue stood.

“Nice look.” Sango told Yue pointing to her head. Placing a hand on her head, she felt something else rather than her normal soft hair. Realizing she still wore the motorcycle helmet, she pulled it off, but the frown that appeared on her face as the helmet was pulled off only stayed for a few seconds before laughter took its place.

The sudden laughter next to her had Kagome looking past Sango and to see the group of men walking towards them. Not wanting to miss any of the actions, Sango turned around, only to wish she hadn’t.

Jakotsu, as he pretended to be Yue, had his arms wrapped around one of Inuyasha’s, holding it has tightly as he possibly could. The kissy faces that Jakotsu was adding to his love grip, was making Inuyasha make a face of pure disgust. One of Yue’s hands grabbed Kagome’s shoulder, as the other wrapped around Yue’s waist, trying to control the laughter that was spewing from her lips.

Sango shook her head, moving past Kagome and Yue, starting her climb of the could-be-killer stairs, only to hide the laughter that was trying to force its way out of her mouth.

Giving a quick glance to Sesshomaru, Kagome noticed a humorous glint in his golden eyes. Smiling, she opened her mouth, only to be stopped by the sudden weight in her arms. Looking down, her arms were holding the helmet that had only a few seconds ago been on Yue’s head. Yue hand was no longer on her shoulder and the laughter was now farther away. Turning around, she raced to the stairs, to see Sango and Yue walking. Running up the steps that separated them, Kagome was more than ready to plant the helmet back into Yue’s arms.

No one even noticing three members of the Diamond Dogs, standing in front o f the stairs, with Jakotsu still attached to Inuyasha’s arm.

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Sesshomaru, Bankotsu and Inuyasha looked up at the hundreds of stairs that led to the home of Kagome Higurashi.

“We don’t have to climb all those stairs do we? Isn’t their some sort of secret entrance that is hiding an elevator?” Bankotsu yelled to the three women who had already started the climb. His eyes large in disbelief as they traveled up what seemed like a never-ending stairwell. Hearing his voice Kagome, turned around, her arms still holding the helmet, a smile was all that appeared as she noticed the three of them, plus Jakotsu still at the bottom of the steps.

“It’s not as many as you may think; it’s exactly a hundred and forty four stairs. It’ll be over before you know it.” Turning her head, she eyed the two teenage boys who where close to reaching the top of the stairs, where another Temple pillar stood, it’s paint as crack as the one that guarded the entrance.

Sango and Yue, the one being mistaken for Jakotsu, were only a few feet in front of her. The onslaught of laughter had Yue stumbling every few steps, her arms tired of holding the helmet, had Kagome increase her pace finishing the few steps of stairs that separated her from her cousin. Right as she was about to toss the helmet into her cousin’s arms, silence replaced the laughter. Looking at Yue and Sango, their snickering grins were gone, and in there place were mischievous grins and eyes filled with a malicious twinkle

“Yue what are you up too?” Kagome whispered, praying that only Yue and Sango had heard her, both girls halting at the accusation.

“Nothing you would approve of, sweet Kagome.” Yue replied, her grin spreading wider. Kagome threw her a look that reeked with disbelieves, adjusting the helmet in her arms, she took advantage of the situation and threw the helmet into Yue’s arms. Without moving her eyes from Kagome, Yue caught the helmet with ease; tossing the helmet to Sango, and moving past Kagome to escape having to hold the helmet again but to also, put her plan into action.

“My dearest sister Yue, how about a race? I mean with your superior youkai skills you’ll easily be able to outrun a mere human.” Smirking Yue looked at Jakotsu, who had released Inuyasha’s arm when his older sister had stopped her insane laughing. Without having to look anywhere else, he could feel everyone’s eyes on his frozen body. The birds that had been singing stopped, just for this moment for the world wanted to here the answer. Jakotsu locked his brown eyes, with the silver ones that belonged to his sister, knowing what he had to do.

“Dear brother, unlike yourself, I do not enjoy showing of my abilities.” The words that were meant to have a chilling effect, sounded as if they were trembling. Daggers were being thrown back and forth from the connection the two siblings seemed to share.

“It would be funny to see, Yue. I mean, Jakotsu has always boosted about how he is better in his swordplay and beauty. We could hang this over his head for eternity.” Jakotsu’s eyes went past Yue to look at his wonderful cousin Kagome, who was smiling and innocent smile. How could one who just sold his soul smile so innocently?

“But…but…”

“It wouldn’t be too bad to watch, and it could be as funny as the girl says.” The cheerful voice that rang beside Jakotsu sent a chill down his spine. Knowing he didn’t wish to see which man had handed him the death sentence, by the corner of his eyes Jakotsu could see the smirk that was pleasantly sitting on Bankotsu’s mouth. Turning to face Bankotsu head on, to cast the evil glare that his sister was so famous for, Jakotsu’s eyes met Bankotsu’s for a second before giving up under the pressure and nodding in despair.

Smiling the most innocent smile Yue could muster, she gave a quick wink to Bankotsu, as she walking to the step Jakotsu feet were planted.

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The ebony-haired siblings stood on the same stony step, Kagome only a few steps in front holding her hand up high, with everyone else standing behind the two siblings. Bringing her arm down, the two took off, passing Kagome in a flash. The air passing swiftly by their bodies unintentionally untied their hair, making that it would be soon that it be difficult if not impossible to tell them apart.

“Yue, what exactly are you planning?” Jakotsu muttered softly, to make sure the other youkai’s that still stood on the stone steps couldn’t hear. Turning her head slightly, Yue moved her hair and eyed the place they had left, only a few moments ago. The others had begun the process of walking again, but the distance was still great, increasing by the seconds.

“I was bored.” Glancing forward, a weeping willow leaning across the stairs had its leaves barely caressing the stone steps.

“When we pass that tree, switch spots with me. They already think we are each other, so let’s just give them more to proof.” A slim eyebrow rose, the siblings still keeping the same pace, closing up on the willow, Yue added, “and this, is just making me want to go faster.”

Seeing her brother nod, in belief, Yue turned forward again, the stones beneath their feet blurring, every inch of Yue’s body craving to go faster, the saner part knowing that she should be keeping to the pace, if only for a few moments longer. Red veins spread in from the corners of her eyes, expanding to turn the once white iris into a tainted pink. Deeping in color as the willow tree came closer.

The thin branches that held the tiny leaves swayed with the wind, dancing a song of loneliness. Glancing at her brother, his pace slowing down, she could only widen the grin that was appearing on her face. As if on cue wit her happiness, leaves swept past her face. A feeling of being released form imprisonment flooded Yue. With the leaves pushing her forward, she moved left, taking over the spot where Jakotsu would have been.

Within a few seconds only a dust cloud was left.

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Coming to a slow jog, Jakotsu looked to see his sister finish the remaining steps. Moving to her side of the stairs, the leaves returned to their normal place, as a curtain, blocking the view from both sides.

“If this happens the first day here, I’m wondering what will happen in the next few months.” Shaking his head, to remove the disastrous visions that he had created, Jakotsu only sighed and thought of Inuyasha’s silvery ears, twitching.

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The wind felt powerful, pushing Yue forward. Not caring now if anyone saw the slight twitch in her cloak that happened as soon as her demonic side was released. Round white ears, stripped with black, poked through her dark tresses. A tail similar to her ears, moved from one side to the other, like a dog wagging in happiness.

The joy pouring through Yue, wished that she could keep running till she collapsed in exhaustion. But as the last few stone steps faded into a stone walkway, Yue forced herself to regained control of her youkai side. The sudden decrease in speed though created some problem in stopping.

Making Yue try to slide to a stop, only to fall backwards, land on her rump and seconds later have her body laying completely on the stone slabs. The tiger inside her body whined pathetically, wanting to be released again. Wanting to do anything but to be tapped inside a body again.

Taking deep breathes, Yue tried to calm her intensely beating heart, and have the red tints leave her eyes. Jakotsu’s laughter reached her ears, at the same time as his footsteps came to a halt. Cracking the eyes that she had closed previously, the red had disappeared completely from her eyes, allowing her the vision of her brother looking as he had simply taken a hidden elevator, and was only sweating because he had had to walk to reach his sister.

In a familiar motion, Jakotsu’s hands played with hair, retying it into his usual sloppy bun. Grinning he glanced down raising an eyebrow gracefully at his sister who had fallen and ended up laying down on the heated stone slabs. Her black and red hair spread all over the place.

“In best looking, after running you so win Jaki.”

“Only because you get to wild and don’t care about you look Yue-kun.” Yue narrowed her eyes at her brother, slightly offended at the words that she knew where the truth.

“Jakotsu! Yue!” Both turned their heads to the approaching crowd, being lead by a jogging Kagome waving her arm. Standing up, Yue patted her butt, trying to remove any dirt that had gathered from laying on the ground. Not even waiting to see Jakotsu tell how he, pretending to be Yue, was able to be Jakotsu, who actually was Yue, and still look so irresistible while the other was gasping for her life.

Her eyes explored the shrine, the very same one she hadn’t given even a second thought to when she had first arrived.

The enormous Time Tree that had had first caught her eye was pulling her. The Time tree, shading a third of the temple, was looking like water to a man deserted in the desert..

Gradually Yue approached the trunk; the dirt giving the effect that the few steps that it took to reach it was more like thousands. The ground around the roots looked as if there had once been a fence around the tree, only to be removed once the tree had gotten to large.

Skimming it rough skin with her fingertips, the white paper diamonds that hung from a rope around the middle, brushed her fingers as she passed. Above the decorative diamond talismans that were meant to protect the tree, what looked like a wound had scared the tree’s trunk. Lifting her hands she touched the lighter wood, to find it smooth and cool.

Yue smiled at the myth of the miko and the youkai that Kagome had told them in the car before. The mark here had been caused by a burn, one that wasn’t that powerful but also not very controlled, for it had spread far from its original target, in the dead center of the tree.

Glancing around, a stone bench underneath the trees shade was welcoming. Only having to move two feet over, Yue was instantly next to the bench, a brown package already sitting peacefully on the solitary stone bench. Picking it up with caution, Yue flipped it over to find the receivers’ addresses. Reading the names, she had to let out a startled gasp; her lips turning stern way to quickly.

Not even trying to re-read the address to see if she had been mistaken, Yue tore the top open and turning the package upside down, spilling the three letters onto the stone. Dropping the package, as if she would catch on fire by continuing to hold it, Yue leapt to the letters.

The candle seal that had closed the three golden envelops, had a crescent shape to it. Glancing at the front of the package, the green cursive penmanship, made her take her time to read it, but each clearly said, “To Kagome Higurashi, Yue Takumori and Sango Kira.”

Shoving Kagome’s and Sango’s under her arm, Yue ripped the crescent moon wax seal, and pulled out the letter. Scanning it, her eyebrow twitched slightly. Grabbing Kagome’s she did the same as before with her own, only to re-read the same information. Gritting her teeth, praying Sango’s was different; she tore that one open only to read that Kami had decided not to listen. Narrowing her eyes, her turn was sharp glaring at the one responsible for this chaos.

Giving up on her glares for one had noticed, Yue decided to do something that would obtain everyone’s attention.

“KA-GO-ME!!”

At the sudden scream, everyone turned to face the terrifying demoness, all thankful that they weren’t one on the receiving end of Yue’s anger.

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Kagome felt her two cousins pass her the moment that her arm had been brought down. Turning around rapidly, she caught a glimpse of her cousin race head to head, before they disappeared from view behind the leaves of the willow tree.

From the distance she couldn’t tell which one was which, but in that moment a white tail striped pale black, appeared on her right hand, before flickering away. Leaving no proof that it had ever existed. Opening her mouth to ask if the others had seen the bizarre tail, she was stopped by the change that took over Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

Fury ears were now mounted on Inuyasha’s silver-gray hair, with his canines looking more dangerous than they had before. The same stripes that she had seen on Sesshomaru’s cheeks appeared, this time bring a purple crescent moon to the middle of his forehead. The slapping of a hand on her shoulder, from Bankotsu, brought Kagome back from the intensifying gaze.

“You okay?” His whisper barely reached her ear, but she could feel his concern.

“I think so, I…”

Kagome stopped; she had no idea how to explain what she had just seen without sound as a crazy person who deserved to be in a mental institute.

“The sun is making me see stuff that all.”

“If that is all, but I wouldn’t use your powers so stupidly and foolishly. Most of your kind ends up dead that way.” Saying his last word, he passed Kagome stunned body.

‘Powers? My kind? What is he talking about? Can he see the same stuff I can?’ Haunted by his words, and inspired by wanting her question answered, she skipped a few steps to catch up to Bankotsu.

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Noticing Kagome was fine, Sango decided to get to work; she wasn’t going to let such a great investigating opportunity slip by her fingers. After all she had to live up to her families expectations, she wasn’t the best detective for nothing.

“So say we do find these so called envelopes that you sent, what are you planning to do with us?” Sango asked eying the tallest silver-haired brother. Her eyes revealing, both the curiosity that plague her and the paranoia that sat on her back like a monkey.

Ignoring her question Sesshomaru walked ahead, following his brother who Sango hadn’t seen move. Running up a few steps she stood side by side to Sesshomaru and only a step behind Inuyasha.

“Tell me what will happen.”

“There is a beach house that we own where everyone will be staying at. In the next six months you and everyone else will be living there.” Inuyasha told her frankly, tired of his brother reaming silent, and the women pestering for answers that would never come from the youkai.

“Why do I sense there is something else with this? Why invite us for six months? What do you get out of it?”

This time neither brother would open his mouth. Both thinking of the same thing, ‘A wife will be chosen at the end.’ Glancing back, Inuyasha caught the eye of his brother, the gold’s clashing. Smirking Inuyasha could tell that Sesshomaru did not only not want to reveal the part that the girl chosen would be his wife but he apparently didn’t want to accept it.

Looking back and forth from the brother, Sango couldn’t tell what was being send from their eyes, but something was up and the feeling she was getting reminded her of when she was younger and went hunting youkais every second she could.

“Hey! It looks like Yue won!” The sounds of Kagome’s cheers made Sango’s coffe eyes turn from the suspicious men to Jakotsu standing as elegantly as he had before running a hundred and thirty-five steps. Moving past the two brothers, Sango increased her pace to reach the top only a few seconds after Kagome, only seconds later wishing she hadn’t.

“Ah Kagi and Sani!” Cringing at the nickname Jakotsu had given her, she began to voice her opinion before being stopped by his words.

“My poor brother Jakotsu, he did a terrible job at trying to beat me. Halfway through he gave up so, without even trying, yet he is so tired.” His hands moved in the air emphasizing his words. Bankotsu, Kagome and Sango, stood near Jakotsu has he told how he had between his sister, a feat that was not true.

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Sesshomaru climbed the last of the stone steps; his younger brother moving closer to the group, were only Jakotsu’s voice could be heard.

The perfectly cut slaps were connected by thin cement sections, running straight to the temple steps, encircling it in stone. His eyes weren’t the only ones roaming the temple grounds. Always one to known the layout when in a place they hadn’t check out yet, Inuyasha and Bankotsu casually scanned the temple ground, with scrutinizing eyes.

The house that Kagome lived in could be seen behind the temple, near the end of the large circle that made the temple grounds. Flowers of all kinds littered the garden in front. The temple was a rather old one; all the doors had yellow paper on their frames.

Framed paper, turned yellow by age, told the story of the Temple. The largest text that Sesshomaru could read was the title of a story, “The Forsaken Love”. Never curious of old stories, his eyes swept past it, looking at the shrine connected to the temple, a relatively new sign saying, “Gift Shop”. The chimes that hung from the edge of the Gift shop and temple roof singing a weak tune.

On the left side of the temple stood another larger shrine, a weathered sign calling it “The Time-Travel Well.” Underneath the name more words could barely be seen, probably telling the origin of the well. At the corner, between the Well and Kagome’s house stood a shed, old sutras surrounding the door.

Weak energy leaked from the sutra’s, showing that the power they had left was very little, but enough to stop any malevolent soul that wished harm to pass through the door. Across the Well shrine stood the last piece of the Temple ground. A large tree, providing plenty off shade, even while the sun was straight above, stood it’s ground, with a stone bench sitting contently next to it.

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It took a few minutes for the figure that stood underneath the tree to be registered in Inuyasha mind, but soon he noticed it as Jakotsu (Yue). Looking through the corner of his eyes, Inuyasha watched Yue move. Bankotsu had finally been able to get stop Jakotsu from talking and had taken the advantage to say a few words. Yet the words that came out never reached Inuyasha ears.

Inuyasha watched Yue actions carefully, picking up a brown package, ripping it, finding three letters, reading each one. Her body shook, grabbing Inuyasha full attention, as he wondered if the shake was from tears, laughter or anger. His question was soon answered by the scream of a girl’s name.

“KAGOME!”

The envelopes that had been in her hands, floated to the ground, the crescent moon wax seal, made Inuyasha realize what she had just read. He wasn’t the only one to realize what Yue had found, the “Eep” from his side, made Inuyasha look to see Sango looking away from Yue and glaring at Kagome.

Before even given Kagome a chance to run or explain herself, Sango grabbed Kagome’s arms, giving Yue the seconds needed to instantly be beside Kagome. Dirt flew upward from the sudden tackle; Sango released her grip on Kagome’s arm, letting the girl fall to the ground.

Chocolate eyes met silver and coffee eyes; nothing was said as hands came close to Kagome, fingers spreading. Before Kagome could say, “Sorry” both girls smirked as they tickled any spot they could, laughter bubbling out of Kagome’s mouth, while twisting and turning trying to escaping their torture. Kagome screamed her apologizes every chance that air entered her lungs, yet the older girls were relentless.

“What are they doing Kohaku?” Looking down, a teenage boy, possibly the same age as Shippo stood at Inuyasha’s side. His dark hair was short, slightly covering the brown eyes, which were shining with curiosity and something else that Inuyasha couldn’t place.

“Well isn’t obvious Souta, there acting like children.” Laughter tore Inuyasha’s eyes from the boy, Souta, to the other boy, Kohaku. His hair was brown, in a short high ponytail, his eyes brown like Souta’s filled with curiosity and wisdom, an oddness that shouldn’t be in a boy his age.

“Anyway they are going to be at it for hours. Told ya it was pointless to come out here.”

“It was not Kohaku, Inuyasha is out here. Did you see him fighting Yue, he was the coolest.” Both boys turned to look at Inuyasha, their gleaming faces showing that they had obtained a new role model.

“Hey Inuyasha could you tell us stories about all the cool stuff you do. You got to have some if you ride a bike like that.” Opening his mouth to tell the teens he was nothing like the tough guy they thought he was, Bankotsu answered for them.

The wrong answer naturally.

“He would love you. He has so many, oh Inu do tell them about the time you had to fight five gangers with only a plastic knife.” The grin so mischievous and devil-like that it sent shivers down Inuyasha spine.

‘That sounds completely false no one would ever believe…’

“That is so cool!” Kohaku and Souta exclaimed in unison. The shouts not even registering against the screams and laughter coming from Kagome.
‘And I was wrong.’ Inuyasha groaned mentally, thinking of all the ways he could torture Bankotsu. The tugging from both sides of his arms told him that he was already in the clutches of the teenagers. His dark golden eyes turned to meet his brother’s pure gold eyes, only to see no sympathy but laughter. His heels dug into the ground try to stop the pull, but the teens were stronger than their scrawny body let on.

In his last moment before facing the millions of question that would come from the boys, he glared at Sesshomaru and Bankotsu, vowing to get his revenge. His silent scream not even heard as the sliding door closed.

♣♣♣

The low growl that erupted from Sesshomaru’s throat, made Sango’s and Yue’s hands freeze. The squirming Kagome’s laughter stopped only seconds later, thinking she had finally been forgiven. Standing up Yue faced Sesshomaru eyeing him carefully, with a hiss that he wasn’t expecting; she made her way through to the door that Inuyasha had disappeared through moments before.

“Come on Kagome, we should pack if we are going to be gone for a while.” Extending her hand out, Sango waited till Kagome had grabbed her hand before enclosing and pulling Kagome to her feet. Both girls followed Yue’s path, Bankotsu waiting till they were gone.

“What is it that you wanted to tell me Sesshomaru?” Sesshomaru waited, listening to make sure that anyone that could eavesdrop was far enough away.

“Something about the three of them seems off.”

“It could be the slayer, or the fact that the school girl might be a miko.”

“What?!” Sesshomaru turned his eyes from the door to face Bankotsu, his usually calm façade, turn into one of shock.

“The slayer thing or miko thing?” With no answer but glares, Bankotsu understood.

“Well I’m not surprised that you didn’t sense it. It relatively low, lower than the power leaking from the sutra’s back there, but I don’t think it because it is un-developed. When I mentioned it she seemed surprised, like she had never known about her having miko abilities.”

“Is that possible?”

“Most of the time no; yet, say you were traumatized as a child, while using your powers, then…”

“You would bind them so you could never use them again.”

“Almost, you would subconsciously bind it, with out ever knowing that you did, and by doing that all your memories about using your powers would also be gone.”

“That doesn’t explain anything about the feeling I’m getting.”

“Being around so many youkai’s and other with powers is probably triggering her abilities. The worrying over the slayer is just a survival instinct, you don’t want her to get on her bad side though, she might get ya.” Laughing Bankotsu moved away from his superior. Sesshomaru was a person like Sango, one who you wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side with.

‘I wonder if I should tell him that Shippo got the Takumori siblings mixed up.’ Looking to his side, after a few seconds of debating, he opened his mouth to tell Sesshomaru, only to find that he had already walked off.

‘Guess not.’

“Why is it that youkai’s are so pathetic that they have to ask mere humans for help.”

“When we get home Bankotsu, I’ll show you exactly how pathetic I am.” Wincing at the fact that he had been heard, he slowly walked to the back of the temple were Sesshomaru waited.

Smiling meekly, Bankotsu could only wish that by the time they all got home, Sesshomaru was so tired from dealing with overly horny girls that he would forget all about his punishment. Yet years of being Sesshomaru’s third leader told him that wish would take forever to be granted.

♥§Crying§♥


“How the hell can you be so calm about this Yue?” Kagome asked her cousin, who sat lounging on Kagome’s bed. Clothes were scattered around the pink room, the bed being the only safe haven.

“It’s easy Kagome, cause one they think I’m Jakotsu, two I’m already packed and three…well there really is no three.” As more clothes were thrown around the room, a few of those clothes hitting Yue, the demoness shuddered at the mess. Trying to keep from continuing the onslaught of clothes, Yue snuck closer to the two suitcases, bringing the tops together to form a crude tepee, which was suffice for Yue was no longer getting hit by Kagome clothes.

“But really what do we know of these men? They’re rather odd.” The last few words were said in a whisper, barely reaching Yue’s ears. Peeking her head from her self-made tepee, Yue took in her cousin.

Kagome was holding a white gauzy shirt to her chest. The shirt looked as if it had never been worn, and being that Yue could care less about the shape of the apparel she noticed that Kagome had stopped moving. She stood surrounded by millions of clothes, but she stayed still, no longer throwing, just silent.

Crawling from her secure space, Yue crossed the sea of clothes to stand next to Kagome. Bringing her hand up, she placed it on Kagome’s head, slowly stroking the worried girl.

“Kags there is no need to worry I’ll go with you guys to check it out, and Sango and Jakie and the runts will be there too. You really have nothing to worry about. So what’s with the sad face?” Kagome raised her face staring into Yue’s silver eyes. For a second Yue could have sworn that a light pink had overlapped Kagome’s brown irises, blinking the normal color returned, leaving only Yue to worry even more.

“Oh, uh nothing, Guess I’m just nervous.” As if just noticing that Yue had asked a question, a weak smile replaced her worried look. Looking at her suitcases Kagome finally noticed that only her undergarments had gotten into the suitcases.

“See you’ve been distracting me Yue, I’m not even packed.” This time a real smile appeared and laughter making it’s way out of Kagome’s lips.

“Just do me a favor, check on Sango and your brother and if there done, can you go and tell my brother and Kohaku to stop bothering Inuyasha and get packed.

“But…downstairs…but Inu…”

“Go.” Kagome pointed her finger to the door, making the command meant for a dog even clearer. Sighing Yue followed her cousin’s finger out of the door, sticking her tongue out at Kagome before closing the door, an immature act, but the only one she could think of at the moment.

Walking down the hall, loud clashing had Yue whining in pain. Opening the door were most of the noise was coming from, it lead her straight to Sango’s room, were weapons covered the walls. In contrast to Kagome that covered; the latest singers to actors, to books from fantasy to medical, the field she had majored in.

“Sango?” Fear crept into Yue’s veins, an emotion that was rare; however it could be expected from the fact that Sango had been trained to be a youkai slayer.

Scythes, swords, daggers, throwing stars, and a large boomerang hung from one of the main walls. The other wall had poisons from plants to youkai’s on shelves, with experimental tubes and jars on the table below.

“Gives off the vibe of a mad scientist doesn’t it?” Jumping up, Yue shifted in the air, coming face to face with Sango, who was exiting her closet carry two large suitcases.

“Just a little.” Relaxing her muscles that had tensed when Sango had spooked her, she eyed the two normal walls to the ones with abnormal stuff.

“Youkai’s parts make the weapons a lot better, more likely to cause more damage being as youkai’s tend to kill each other, or at least use to. Newest law for slayers; no killing youkai’s just for parts; one has to check before taking any parts of a youkai that has been killed. Being as s it could contain evidence to a murder or the family might want the body. Kinda makes you miss the olden days when the world didn’t care about dead bodies of youkai’s.” After a few minutes of silence, Sango noticed her mistake.

“Open mouth, insert foot. Sorry, guess I don’t have as much self restraint as I wish I did.” Gnawing on her bottom lip Sango opened her mouth to apologize again, but laughter stopped her.

“Don’t worry about it. This stuff is fascinating, even if they are made from youkai’s parts.”

“You think that fascinating you should hear what slayers used to use the reproductive organs of a male reptile for.” Eyeing Yue, disgust was clearly written over her face.

“Maybe another day. Reminding me, Kags wanted to know if you’re close to finishing packing up?” Sango gave a curious look, wondering how male reproductive organs could remind Yue of such a thing, taking a minute she eventually shook her head.

Not only in reply but also to try and stop her mind from wandering unto a path that could make her permanently sick.

“Just need to pack up the poisons and weapons. While there are some youkai’s you can trust, the ones downstairs are giving off a weird vibe, they’re defiantly hiding something. Those Diamond Dogs could be trusted as far as I could throw them. The same can be said for any of their friends.” Sango’s eyes weren’t concentrating on the youkai in front of her, an act that no trained youkai-slayer would ever do. The coffee eyes were burning holes into the floor, trying to make the youkai’s downstairs burst in flames, a feat not possible.

Smiling to appease Sango’s worry, Yue quick wave and walked to the door.

‘ Kagome said the same thing about them, guess I’m not the only one suspicious.’ Yue pondered, before opening the door that lead to the hallway of Kagome’s house. With a final thought Yue put her question on the floor.

“I’m a youkai you trust right?”

“Naturally.” Yue turned at the response. With the meeting of their opposite eyes, both girls smiled at each other, knowing deep that they could in fact trust each other.
Especially if they trusted Kagome.

The door closed with Yue’s departure. Looking around, Sango gazed at her weapons, her thoughts trying to figure out how to bring everything she needed in two more suitcases.

“Maybe a trunk would work.”

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Knocking on the door that had been given to Jakotsu, scrambling and closing of suitcases could be heard from Yue’s side of the door.

“Hey Jakie how’s everything going?” Grabbing the handle of the wooden door, Yue noticed that the doors to the bedrooms and bath were different. Instead of sliding doors, the doors would open the inside of the room.

A sharp yank of the same door she was holding, snapped her out of her thoughts.

“Hello dear sister.” Gazing behind her brother, Yue could see the disaster that could be considered worse than Kagome’s room. Her mouth open, yet as hard as she tried no words could be formed. Noticing Yue’s unnatural silence, Jakotsu glanced behind him, and then shrugged, waving his hand as if it was nothing.

“Oh that little mess. I’m cleaning it up right now, no worries.”

“How is that little? We just got her today how can you make such a big mess in less than three hours.”

“I’m efficient. Anyway I’m packing up right now, though closing them will be troublesome again, last time I had mother and the nurse sit on them till they could close.”

“What?!” Waving his hands around again, Jakotsu clearly found his sisters worry pointless.

“Oh relax its not like anyone died, but I might need Souta and Kohaku, maybe even Sango. Now shoo I need to pack, go bother someone else. And send Souta and Haku and Sani to help.” Closing the door, Yue’s only reaction was rubbing her nose that had been hit in the action.

“If you weren’t my brother I would kill you.” Thinking of the last two people she need to talk too, she began her process of walking down the stairs that were next to Jakotsu room.

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Like her own room, Souta’s and Kohaku’s had been placed on the ground floor. Not finding them in their own rooms, Yue stood motionless; her ears listening for signs that would tell her were the boys were. Hearing their argues, she mad her way to the living room, sliding the door open, she found Souta and Kohaku sitting on the couch, arguing over the TV show that they were watching.

“What would be the point of killing her, if they need her blood.”

“That’s stupid Souta, they can still get her blood, she has plenty in her body.”

“It’s not that stupid Kohaku, I mean the blood would have to be fresh, and if she is dead, it won’t be fresh when they need it. I bet Inuyasha will agree with me. Right Inuyasha.”

Turning her head, Yue finally noticed Inuyasha. Sitting on the floor, his legs were crossed and in his lap there were three different cats. The oldest cat was Buyo, his large white body stripped orange.

Inuyasha had Buyo’s paws in his hands, making the cat dance strangely. Kirara, who Yue had been told belonged to Sango, had two paws on Inuyasha thigh. Her crème colored coat was marred by the two black ears, black diamond shape mark on her forehead, the four paws dipped in black and the two striped that were on each of the cat’s tails. The fire youkai opened her eyes and turned the red eyes towards Yue, bowing slightly, Yue watched as the fire cat acknowledged her and bowed back. A ritual that only members of the feline families had to perform.

Near were Kirara slept, was her lovely Shu Fang. Her coat the opposite from Kilala’s, were the fire cats coat had been crème, Yue’s cat had a black silky coat. White marks coated Shu Fang’s paws looked as if paint had been splashed on them. The same could be said for the tips of her ears, tail and bridge of her nose. The only thing that was setting Shu Fang off form the others was the fact that instead of acting calm around Inuyasha, Shu Fang couldn’t decide between hissing or rubbing herself on him. Leading to variation of both, that had Yue shaking her head and laughing at her cat.

‘Guess even girl cats know when a superior male is in the room.’ Coughing to get the rooms attention, it was Inuyasha who first looked, his dancing routine with Buyo, pausing.

“Actually Souta’s right, if they need her blood, it would have to be fresh. Now Kagome wants both of you packed up, you’ll probably have half and hour with the way everyone upstairs is working. And if were you I would stay away from my sibling. Now scat.” Winking at the boys, she motioned them out of the room by use of her head.

“But we were having fun here.” Kohaku responded, Souta coming up in defense.

“Yeah and Inuyasha hasn’t finished telling his stories.” Sighing Yue could not think of a single way to get them away from the TV and have them start packing. Looking Inuyasha for help, he raised an eyebrow but did so anyway, something that Yue was not expecting.

“Think of it this way, for the next six months you’ll get to here them so many times you’ll get bored. Anyway there are a lot of people at home that have better stories.”
Smiling, as the boys nodded and ran off, leaving Inuyasha to think of why he had complied with the silent request. He felt fine, but he wasn’t acting normal.

Sitting down on the couch, Yue eyes moved to look at the show that was playing. Guns blared, as what looked like a samurai made his way through a river darkened by the large trees, blocking the light of the moon. Pretending that all her attention was on the TV, Yue tried to catch glimpses of Inuyasha. The silver ears that graced his head, twitched widely. They were as cute as her kitties. Lowering her hand, she made a low meowing sound that drew Shu Fangs attention.

Glancing at the hanyou, Shu Fang paused midway between one of her rubs, as if she was considering what to do. Leaving Inuyasha’s side, Shu Fang walked gracefully to her master, her shoulder blades revealing with each step, accentuating the graceful movements.

With a leap Shu Fang was on the brown couch, yawning, her back arched up lowering her body, in a bow. Shu Fang’s paws crossed as she laid her body down on Yue’s lap. Smiling Yue stroked the dark coat, in less than a minute Shu Fang was in deep sleep, purring contently.

“You have your way with cats.” Looking up as Inuyasha addressed her, she could only nod, her mind in a haze, her mouth not being able to form words.

“…….She’s my…sister’s cat. Every now and then I wished we had a dog.” The words finally came out, her mind slowly but surely unclogging. Laughing Inuyasha took a look at the cat.

“Didn’t seem like she liked me very much, she was constantly hissing.”

“Shu Fang?” Sending a smile to the hanyou, Yue gave another stoke to Shu’s fur.

“She can tell you’re a Inu-hanyou. She’s having trouble deciding whether or not to trust you.” As the words hanyou came out, the dirty golden eyes looked at Yue’s silver eyes, anger, shame, and curiosity could be seen in his eyes. Ignoring the look, Yue continued.

“I personally think hanyou’s are better than youkai’s any day.”

“How’s being a hanyou a better than being a full youkai, I’d rather be a real one than only half.” The words were cold and harsh, Inuyasha’s dirty golden eyes trying to put Yue on fire, nothing had happened so far though.

Irritation grip Yue tightly, all of her pent up anger that had not been released on Jakotsu for tricking her into going to Japan, out of her classes, for everyone thinking she was a boy, and even this jerk of a hanyou declaring that being a youkai was a luxury, was released.

“Why the hell would you want to become a full youkai? What would posses you to want something so ridiculous?” Yue jumped up off the couch, the action throwing Shu Fang from her comfortable position.

“Don’t get mad at me when the hanyou is the one insulting you” she hissed at Yue, landing on her feet. Looking to her master in what humans would call a glare, she stayed on the carpet floor. Her dark tail dipped in white wrapped around her body, stopping at one of the white-dipped front paws, which Shu Fang gracefully lifted to clean.

Not paying at the remarks that her cat had given her, Yue moved so that she could be closer to Inuyasha, towering over his still sitting body. Inuyasha glared at Yue, her form only slightly intimidating, but he had been on worse circumstances, he could handle a wimpy guy. Who had almost beaten him in the Boutique.

“Feh,” Turning his head away; he couldn’t get rid of the look she was giving him out of his mind. A look of loath and pity, ‘He is like all the other!’ His mind declared.

Kilala and Buyo leapt off as Inuyasha stood up, not wanting to repeat the same fall as Shu Fang had to. Anger got a hold of the sane part of Inuyasha mind, a part that was small but still reasonable.

“Ridiculous? Really? Why is it so ridiculous to be wanted to be treated as an equal? I would be powerful and respect. What’s so bad about that! Youkai’s despise my very existence, and humans, they either want to kill me or take pity on me. They think you’re to blame because of your parents love.” Taking a step closer, there bodies were only a few feet apart.

“Dear he has a point. I only liked him because he has a nice feeling to him, the inu-youkai’s are so overrated though, neko’s have way more power, plus I’m not a humoid youkai. Humans and youkai’s hardly ever get alone with each other and mixing breeds is even worse.” Ignoring her cat’s meows, her silver eyes remaining on Inuyasha, Shu Fang turned her head at her mistress’s ignorance, passing her newly wet paw over her ear, she smiled, in which ever way cats smile, at the game between the two youkai’s.

“Why a youkai? Why not a human? You would be treated the exact same way.” Inuyasha rolled his eyes at her statement, smiling a sarcastic smile.

“Those pathetic creatures, why would anyone trust a human.” Narrowing her eyes, his very presence making her want to straggle the next person she saw or thing.

“Well it’s not that humans are pathetic, it’s just you can’t trust them. For decades they hunted our kind down, don’t you dare think I would not notice that a youkai slayer stays in this house, I was talking to her fire neko. Sweet lady, a bit older than I but we never do worry about age.” Finally not being able to take the meows that were coming out of Shu Fang mouth, she turned to her cat, pointing her finger. At the declaration of a fight, Shu Fang placed her paw that had been cleaning her ear down, lifting her hind leg from the ground. Her tail raised in defense, a playful glint in the green eyes.

“You, shut up, I don’t need you input in something he knows nothing about and your also spouse to be on my side remember?” Turning her gaze from her cat, she met Inuyasha full on. Her pointed finger moving from one guilty animal to another.

“And you,” shoving her finger into his gut, for a second she felt the steel abs that were hidden by the shirt, in any other situation she would have cared. With her finger poking him hard, he moved trying to get away, only to have Yue follow him with her finger, continuing her rant.

“Listen here you egoistical jerk! You should know that I know far to well that my sister does trust humans. Hell half the time she wishes she was a human rather than the youkai that she is. Humans are amazing, and have hope even when it seems like a waste of time. A youkai, not even a half-breed, could understand how they see everything! They only have less than hundred years to live, we are almost immortal so stop being a prick and in your self-loathing because you’re a half-breed and focus on more important thing. Youkai’s are nothing compared to what humans are made of!”

A throaty growl came form Inuyasha’s lips, trying to scare off the pissed of Yue, neither noticing the slip she had made near the end. Ignoring the growl and the meows behind her, she poked him one last time, making it so that his back was to the wall. Inuyasha moved from focusing on figuring out ways to kill the bastard, who had called his dream pointless and ridiculous; to wonder why he (she) had spoken to her cat with words and hisses and why for a second, the faint yellow marks on her cheeks had gone black, her dark hair white, and two curved ears had popped to the top of her head; to wanting to bend his head down, for he was in fact taller than Yue, and take the lips that were so tempting.

“I don’t agree.”

Yue twirled around, noticing Sesshomaru, whose body was taking up the whole doorway that lead to the living room. The monotone voice made his words slice through the silence that had entered the room.

“Hope we weren’t interrupting anything.” Bankotsu asked Yue and Inuyasha, sliding the door open a bit more, his body leaning about the frame, his smirk and raised eyebrows telling them both what he was thinking. With a “Feh” Inuyasha turned his head, but Yue was still on the edge.

“Oh really, I would expect a full Inu-youkai to say that, canines are always so narcissistic. Maybe that’s why they have been brought down to mere house pets.” Yue held her head high, smiling, venom dripping from each of her words. The tension between the two youkai’s was thick enough to cut with a knife.

In a flash of silver, Sesshomaru had Yue against the wall, his large hand around her throat. Grapping his wrist Yue struggled to pull him off, her nails extending leaving deep cuts near his two purple stripes that encircled his wrist.

“Yue!” Seeing her mistress in trouble, Shu Fang jumped onto Sesshomaru’s back, digging her own claws into his flesh, he ignored the cat, his eyes exchanging the white for a pure red.

Yue could only smirk, as she dug her nails into his pale skin. Her eyes continuously taunting him, After all playing around with dogs was a cats favorite pass time, after laying all day in the sun.

“Get yourself together Sesshomaru!” At the cat’s cries, Bankotsu and Inuyasha came to her aid, snapping them out of the shock of what had been happening. No one stood up against Sesshomaru, unless of course they had a death wish. Pulling at his arms and body, they tried to get Sesshomaru to release the girl, that everyone but Bankotsu was thinking was a boy.

“Jakotsu! You need to get your ass up her now to help us!” The sudden invasion of someone else’s voice entered the world that had been created in the living room. Sesshomaru’s hand released its grip around Yue’s throat. Bankotsu and Inuyasha pulled him off of her completely. Yue gripping the wall behind her, trying to keep her balance as air returned to her lungs.

“Not a smart thing to taunt an inu-youkai deary. I had to get involved and I think I broke a nail too.” Hissing at the three men, Yue jogged past them and out of the room, with Shu Fang at her feet, the cat’s head shaking side to side as if disappointed. Watching Yue leave, Inuyasha turned to his older brother.

“Were you trying to kill him Sesshomaru?”

“What would you care if I was Inuyasha? Father wishes children from you as well.”

“Hey I never said I was gay!”

“Well you aren’t helping the situation by flirting with that human.”

“I fuck a chick every other day, dear brother.”

“That proves nothing, other than you may be denying the truth of your sexuality.”

“If anyone here is gay it is you, Sesshomaru!”

“Why me, if I’m not flirting with a guy.”

“I was not flirting which proves I’m not gay.”

“No it doesn’t, it proves you are gay!”

“You two are bickering as if you are in preschool!” Bankotsu yelled at the two brothers, only to have two pairs of golden eyes, fueled by hatred staring sharply at him.

“You stay out of this!” Both brothers yelled out in unison, Bankotsu only able to hold his hands up in a sign of defeat.

“You’re gay?” Both arguing youkai’s and Bankotsu turned their heads to the people coming down the stairs with loads of luggage. The real Jakotsu, who had been carrying a trunk with Yue, had his head cocked to the side, his question hung in the air, waiting for any answer.

Taking the silence as a yes, Jakotsu jumped over the banner and lunged at Inuyasha. Wrapped his arms around his waist, Jakotsu stroked Inuyasha’s chest slowly up and down.

“Oh, I knew there was something about you that I liked. Maybe later on tonight…”
A medium size suitcase hit Jakotsu on the head, knocking both him and Inuyasha to the ground.

“Mind doing that somewhere else, we have a lot of luggage to get down.” Sango exclaimed, lowering her hands. Proving that she had been the one that had thrown the suitcase.

“Hey can someone help me?” All eyes turned away from the couple that was sprawled on the ground, the suitcase sitting peacefully on top of them, to see Yue pulling on the trunk that Jakotsu had let go of. One that was easing its way down the stairs.

Hearing the commotion, Souta and Kohaku walked in, each dragging two suitcases each, Buyo in Souta’s arms and Kirara in Kohaku’s. Looking from Jakotsu and Inuyasha sprawled on top of each other, underneath what seemed like a light suitcases, to Yue, who was trying to stop a trunk the same width as the stairs from continuing its descent down the stairs and crashing into the floor.

“Aren’t adult suppose to be mature, smart and responsible?” Souta whispered to Kohaku as his eyes kept going from Inuyasha to Yue.

“Yeah they are, but I guess the term ‘adults’ doesn’t count these people.” Kohaku answered back, looking at Sesshomaru who was slowly dripping blood on the floor.

“Wanna go outside and play soccer till they are done Souta?” Looking around, Souta nodded, leaving the so-called adults to deal with their own problems.

“Some help would be greatly appreciated you brats!” Yue shouted after the teens. The grip that Yue had was losing its strength as gravity pulled Jakotsu’s trunk down the stairs.

Wanting to do anything but stand next to a still angry Sesshomaru, Bankotsu went to the stairs, and grabbed the other handle of the trunk. With a heave, Yue and Bankotsu carried the trunk outside, followed by Sango, who was carrying a rolling suitcases half her size, with a metallic trunk sitting across of the two handles. The large boomerang was strapped to her back, yet her steps were still strong, showing that in fact she had once been a formidable slayer.

Moaning Inuyasha, tried to push both the semi awake Jakotsu and the suitcase off his body. Running down the stairs, Kagome went to his and Jakotsu’s aid. Grabbing the handle of the suitcase, she realized she had underestimated its true weight. Seeing Sango throw it, Kagome had thought that it must have been light, but as she struggled to pick it up, she just realized that Sango was just strong.

Two hands came out of nowhere, helping her left the suitcase easily. Looking up, Kagome meet Sesshomaru’s gaze. They hadn’t really seen one another since the incident in the car that to Kagome seemed years ago. Shuffling to the side, she lowered not only the bag but also her gaze. Only to see blood soaking through Sesshomaru’s grey shirt.

“Blood!” Snatching his wrist, Kagome pulled Sesshomaru with some unnatural strength to the bathroom. Calling to Inuyasha and Jakotsu over her shoulder.

“Can you two go get the remaining bags from upstairs, there should be at least about eight, most are Jak-Yue’s so let her carry them.” Whining came from the living room, Jakotsu hearing the order. Cursing the karma, for it had been Yue who carried a lot of his luggage upstairs, an action he would have to do now.

The whining was drowned out as Kagome opened the bathroom door, shoving Sesshomaru in and closing the door. Flicking the switch, the light that came on gave her the perfect amount to accurately exam his wound.

Kneeling down she opened a cupboard underneath the sink, nosily looking for the first aid kit. Sesshomaru took in her scent again; the faint smell of sakura blossoms tickled his nose, yet the calming affects that had happened last time were the same. Snapping his eyes open, never remembering that he had closed them, he instantly recalled the last time he had been alone with this girl. Backing up, Sesshomaru took in his surroundings, to come to the conclusion that the way out was the way in.

“Yeah!” Bringing her body up, Kagome brought with her the first aid she had found. Placing the white box, with a bright red cross on the front, on the counter of the sink, Kagome made a move to grab Sesshomaru’s arm, but missed when her patient pulled away.

“I’m fine.” The two words were cold and stilled Kagome’s movements. Stepping forward to get to the door, Kagome clutched his sleeve moving in front of him. Her face blocked by her bangs, allowing nothing to be seen. Opening his mouth to tell her to let me go, he got as far a “Let,” before her hair moved, exposing eyes full of anger.

“You are not fine! Would this,” pausing Kagome wrapped her hand around his wound and pressed down on it, the stain on the shirt spread as more blood came out of the wound and Sesshomaru for the first time winced. Looking at him with, she smiled knowing she had proven a point, “hurt if you were fine? Look I can treat this so just sit on the toilet and stop acting like a baby.” Pointing to the seat with the hand that wasn’t holding his arm, she waited till he sat.

“Like I said I’m fine.” Ignoring the youkai’s words she just yelled.

“SIT!” Narrowing his eyes for daring to give him a dogs command, she matched his frosty glare with one of her own. After a few seconds, Sesshomaru gave up, understanding that he couldn’t win he sat, though wishing that she kept the kimono from the boutique. If only so he would at least have something interesting to look at, say when she bent forward.

Removing her hand form his arm, fine lines of blood glazed the palm and fingers. Turning the hot water on, Kagome washed the blood away. Drying her hands on the towel behind her, she opened the lid of the first-aid kit. Right away she found the antiseptic spray, rummaging for a few more seconds Kagome located the gauze and dressing.

With more compliance than force, Kagome rolled up Sesshomaru’s sleeve showing the six scratches that had blood still spilling from them. Grabbing a wet cloth, she pressed it on the cuts, wiping away the blood. Dropping the cloth in the sink, she replaced it with the spray. Giving Sesshomaru a quick glance, she couldn’t tell if he was grateful or not for he had turned his head away from her.

“So…this might sting.” Tuning out the words the miko was telling him, Sesshomaru was rather surprised when pain came at the moment the spray hit his cuts.

“Bloody Hell Woman!” Jerking his face forward he would have killed the miko, if she wasn’t currently holding one of his arms down.

“Well I told you it was going to hurt it’s not my fault you didn’t listen.” Huffing, she sprayed the liquid again. Streams of red gathered in his eyes when the spray hit his wound, closing his eyes Sesshomaru took a deep breathe, wanting to escape the agony that this human had decided to give him.

Sesshomaru was on the verge of feeling better that was until Kagome slapped the gauze into place. His eyes snapped open; he could tell the woman contained no concern for his well being.

“What is wrong with you woman?! Have you never heard of treating your patients with care.” Sesshomaru had lost his monotone voice, his words reminding him to much of Inuyasha’s remarks. Maybe he was spending too much time with his half-brother.

“Well my patients have never complained before.”

“What are your patients in the morgue?”

“No they are…” Kagome mumbled the last word. There were times that Sesshomaru was glad that he had been born with over sensitive hearing for he was positive that she had mumbled ‘animals’. Smirking, he reached to counter of the sink, picking up the dressings she had found before. Dangling it in front of face, Kagome snatched them away with inhuman speed.

“You were saying?” Sesshomaru tried to hide the wince that came from Kagome pressing the dressing to harshly on the cuts. He was ever so slowly obtaining the composure he had lost since the first time he had arrived at the shrine.

“I’m a vet! I work with animals okay! But that doesn’t mean I don’t know what I’m doing because I do.”

“Well if you treat your animals as roughly as you do me, I’m surprised they’re still alive.” So he was acting somewhat rude and cocky, this would just have to be another thing on his list of why today was the worst day ever.

Half-way through finishing up his dressings, Kagome stopped. When it came to any animal, either demonic or not she always treated them with care and love. But when it came to treating any human wounds, Kagome hands were less than delicate. ‘Though if what he is saying is true, it would explain why neither my brother, Sango nor Kohaku come to me when they get hurt.’

“Woman, Finish.” The command was covered in the monotone he had used more than once. Kagome’s eye twitched at the sound of “woman” coming again from his mouth.

“Look the name is Kagome. Ka-Go-Me. So get that through your head and stop calling me woman.” Encircling his arm two more times, Kagome finished dressing his arm. Slapping the gauzed covered wound, she smiled triumphantly at the low yelp.

“Take it like a man why don’t ya!” Collecting the spray and the other objects she had thrown while trying to find the stupid man his bandages, Kagome stuffed everything into the box, throwing back below the sink. She recognized that she had been a bit too rough on him, but it was pay back for what he had done to her in the car. Nodding to herself in agreement, Kagome jerked the door open, only to find Yue on the other side, her hand in a ball as if she was just about to knock and devilish smirk on her face. One dark eyebrow was raised suggestively, making Kagome blush.

When it came down to it, whether it was good or bad, Kagome decided she hated karma.

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So that the end of Chapter three, hoped you liked it.

This weekend, three or so new stories will be appearing so keep an eye out for them. And probably a new chapter too.

Also I will be starting to update on a weekly bases, one or two stories will be updated per week. I do hope that satisfies everyone

Now if you’ll excuse me I must be off I have a Sesshomaru to find. HAHAHA

~Za