InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Competition For Affection ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

A/N: Ne, you know what I just realized... Buyo is (most likely) a GIRL! Although it was never officially stated that this was true in the series itself, if you think about it, it's true: almost all calico cats are FEMALE, it's rare for one to be male. So that would make Buyo (most likely) female! But for the sake of all our sanity and because no female cat would look that dim, I will continue to refer to the cat as a male. ^.^

Chapter 6(I think)

She sat there in the corner of a booth, trapped between Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi, who had all decided to drag her over to Wacdonalds after school. She hadn't minded really - until they started demanding information on the "two-timer" or "man whore" as they liked oh-so-much to call him.

"So Kagome, how's the relationship going?" Eri asked, not noticing how Kagome had started to squirm when everyone's attention had been turned to her. She watched Kagome expectantly, waiting for some sort of answer while the others grinned knowing that she would eventually crack and spill whatever she was trying to hide from them. The squirming continued until she seemed to remember something.

"Ah, guess what! On my way home I picked up a fox, I think we're going to keep him," she announced happily while in her head she was praying they would take the bait and go along with the new subject she'd offered to them. She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the squeal of delight coming from Ayumi; she was saved! Silently Kagome thanked whatever god had been looking out for her and promised never to ask for anything more... at least for this month, after that she made no promises. Suddenly she remembered where she was and who she was with and turned her attention back to the three excited girls.

"What's its name?"

"Where'd you find it?"

"What's it look like?"

"How--"

"Ne, how am I supposed to answer if I'm never given the chance?" Kagome interrupted. "I found him in the park the other day on my way home. He's not that big, but he's not small either... he's big enough to be carried in my arms like this," Kagome held her arms out like one would usually do when holding a baby. "As for a name, we haven't quite thought of one yet. Ah, how about you guys come over and meet him and you can help me come up with a name for him!" The girls appeared to take fast to the idea for only moments after Kagome completed her sentence they were on their way to the door, anything they hadn't finished eating was shoved into one of those handy, dandy paper bags. She took a moment to blink dumbfounded at them before scurrying to catch up, her own paper sac in hand.

Upon arriving at the shrine, the girls shot straight up to the house in the back of the property and then up the stairs to Kagome's room, stopping only to deposit their shoes just as they entered the house. Kagome, who had been much less enthusiastic about the whole thing was last to do all of these; hell, she was even the last to enter her room.

When she finally did, she stopped a good foot or so away from the doorway gaping stupidly at the girl crouched a few feet from her bed, the one lying on her stomach with her head completely under the bed, and the last one on her knees, her rump stuck high in the air as she leaned in her left elbow while using her right arm to reach for something under the bed. What under her bed could be so inter-

"Wha- what the heck are you guys doing!? You're gonna give him a heart attack!" She screeched, realizing what it was the three odd girls had been trying to do.

Quickly, she walked over to the bed and dropped into the same position as the last of the three friends, grabbing and pulling the fox from it's corner. The fox in her arms, Kagome rose up from her kneeling position only to drop down onto the bed her odd friends had been practically trying to crawl under. She stroked the fox's fur absently as she eyed the girls currently staring at the creature they had just moments ago scared into hiding.

"It's so cute!" They squealed almost in unison. Now she was scared... They were talking in sync now and any second now, they were going to meld together. Just the thought of it scared her.

She shook her head, the little cloud that had appeared above her head quickly breaking apart until there was no evidence of it being there. She was so not going to even try to imagine it! Some things were just too wrong to think of. Her mind now back on track, Kagome turned back to her odd friends to ask again:

"So, what should we name it?"The three stopped a moment to look the still rattled kitsune over before calling out whatever came to mind.

"Aka," one said while the others scoffed.

"Oh, that's real original. Why not just call it 'spot'?"

"How about Huka?"

"No, Aisoku!"

"Kei?"

"Oh! Let's name him after your boyfriend, Kagome-chan!" The room quieted a bit, all eyes turning up to the afore mentioned girl who was, atthis point, nervously fiddling with now annoyed kitsune's tail.

"Ano, wouldn't that make things confusing while they're in the same room?" She nearly whined as she curled the kitsune's tail, the kitsune trying to tug it back out of her reach before she abused it any more. Hmph, fat chance. The girl wasn't going to be letting go for a while. He settled insted for letting the tip twitch irritably.

"No, no! I've got the perfect name!" The girl gushed.

"Well, what is it?"

"Danshou!"

Kagome puzzled at the presented name with the other girls... She must have heard wrong, that was practically calling him all-out friendly!

"Danshou?" The girl nodded vigorously, a goofy grin twisting her lips.

A few minutes of playing around with the word and all was clear. The other two girls erupted into fits of giggles as Kagome sputtered a few minutes later.

"I like it!" One cried while the others nodded in agreement, Kagome still trying to remember how to talk right.

"I... I-- No!" Was all she could say before the girls she now suspected of being alien imposters plucked the currently miffed kitsune from her lap while he tried to take a small chunk out of one of their noses.

She stared in something close to horror at the girls as they prodded and poked at the animal who no doubt would be attempting to bite off one of the poking fingers had he not been held down. Realizing the girls would not be letting up any time soon Kagome sighed and sat back on her bed.

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He was not happy. One moment he's sleeping, having a dream of his 'owner' prancing around in a super-skimpy bathing suit, the next, he's being attacked by these three insane humans. Run for cover, retreat! And under the bed he went. But was he really safe? Of course not! They must have kitsune radar or something! Then there was the squealing. He could not allow these humans to catch him! So, as the girls squatted down and crawled on their bellies trying to reach at him, he squashed himself against the wall where they couldn't reach him.

Moments later he saw the familiar face of his new human. He was saved! She wouldn't allow those- those monsters to get him, right? Right! He allowed Kagome to grab him, pulling him from his not-so-great hiding place.

Now that he was out in the open for the devil-girls to see, the squealing and cooing nearly tripled in volume. He folded his ears back against his head to keep the noise out, but that didn't help much. A few moments later and there was silence! Now that things had calmed down, he let himself relax in the human girl's arms. That is, until he realized what exactly the girls were talking about.

They wanted to name him! Now normally he wouldn't have minded, but these were not good names! Aka? Yes, girls, very original. Huka?! Oh hells no! These women were insane! After that, he tuned out, what you can't hear, can't annoy you. But then it got loud again, and the girls were looking at him calling out "Danshou! Danshou!" How dare they?! He was no whore of any kind!

He looked up to his 'owner' for help but gave up on that idea when he realized she was doing nothing but stuttering as her friends declared him a man whore.

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Oh, this was rich! That brat of a fox was cowering under Kagome's bed while three girls he recognized as her friends from school were trying their best to catch him. That'll teach him to get all cozey with his miko!

He snickered from his place on the tree outside Kagome's window until he saw that damned fox back on Kagome's lap. That wasn't supposed to happen. Although with the conversation being held about the kitsune, he could overlook the kitsune's actions. Oh, and the name they chose in the end... he was gonna have fun with this! That damned fox would never live it down! Just wait, fox, just wait!

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I am so sorry for the wait! We just had problem after problem... Our car was stolen, our backyard broken into, college is evil, etc. Anyway, I know I said it would have been updated a long time ago, and I really was working on it, I just couldn't think of anything else to write! (Actually, I still couldn't, and that's why there are 3 different POV's -.-) Anyway, I know it sucks and it's late and I'm really sorry about it!

OH!! YOU ALL MUST READ THE FANFIC OF THE ALMIGHTY GODDESS-SAMA!