InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Engaging Enemies ❯ Chapter 13 New Relations ( Chapter 13 )
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By: blueangel326 
The next day, everyone decides to relax on their day off. Perhaps everyone will stay calm. Maybe...
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.16.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.7K | Visits: 442 | Status: Completed
The next day, everyone decides to relax on their day off. Perhaps everyone will stay calm. Maybe...
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.16.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.7K | Visits: 442 | Status: Completed
Chapter 13 New Relations
‘I am so tired. I can’t feel my legs, and my whole body is stiff. How am I supposed to go to school and work on Thursday if I can‘t even walk? It’s a good thing that we are off today and tomorrow for the holiday. Perhaps this is why I like Golden Week. Kokumin-no-kyujitsu…hmm…I guess our nation’s leaders have finally realized what the people need. A “Citizens’ Day,” I like it. Actually, it’s perfect. Now, all I have to do is figure out what I’m going to do for Kodomo-no-hi (“Children’s Day”) tomorrow. Since Mom and Jii-chan are still out of town and I don’t know if Souta will want to come to the shrine, let alone participate, I might just have to hang out with everyone else while they celebrate their traditions. Life is so cruel…’
Kagome laid upside-down on the edge of her bed, thinking. She stared at the floor, pondering about how to spend the rest of the Golden Week and asking herself questions that had no point such as, “How can I get rid of the Shikon no Tama without Jii-chan knowing? I’m tired of going to the shrine everyday,” “Who keeps feeding Buyo extra? He looks like he’s gaining weight,” and, “How much more of this thinking will I have to endure before my head explodes? And I bet my being upside-down isn’t really helping since all the blood keeps heading to my brain.”
Finally, Kagome sat up and a wave of dizziness fell over her. She lay back down to keep from puking. Then, she felt a small spasm in her leg before she tried to ease it away. Again, the dizziness came before she gave up and just laid back down, gripping the covers and biting her lip.
“Damn it all. My body feels wasted, and I can’t even think straight. I need a vacation; a LONG vacation…Like that’s gonna happen soon. Mid-term exams are coming up as well as three major projects that are due before the end of May. Let’s not forget that vacation is still two months away from now. I’m gonna die!”
With that last exclamation, Kagome slipped and fell head first onto the floor. She flipped and sat up, rubbing the swelling lump on her head. “Owie…that was smart.” She sighed. “Okay, so that wasn’t the best idea. No use complaining. I had better enjoy the peace while I can… Speaking of peace…”
Kagome thought back to the night before. It was almost midnight before Kagome and Inuyasha finally quit their little contest. It was suggested by Inuyasha that they quit since the night air was getting chilly, even for early May. Kagome ended up driving them back to the Kanashii residence since Inuyasha had ran there and he was still in human form, sweaty and tired. After teasing him about putting a towel in the seat and finding some air freshener for the car because of Inuyasha’s putrid body odor, they ended up laughing over the whole incident. Kagome had to admit, she did have fun last night, despite the consequences of over-exercising their bodies. They were both max-ed out. In fact, Kagome kept drifting off in the bathtub and finally got out when water went up her nose.
Sighing again, she sat back against the side of the bed. The midday sun poured in her room from the window behind her as she tried to think of something to do to relax before she bored herself to oblivion. And, as if someone knew what she was thinking, her cell phone rang. It was Sango.
‘Hey, Kagome, wanna do something today since we have the day off?’
“Anything. Just get me out of this torture chamber of monotony.”
‘Kirara found this new place that opened a few weeks ago. It’s kind of like a spa-treatment/ leisure center. It even has a pool and sunroom. There’s a discount on prices today for the holiday. The rest of us are meeting at my house to go. You coming?’
“Sango, you are a miracle. I’ll be there in ten.”
‘Nah, I’m not a mira-’
But Kagome had already threw the phone on the bed as she began to ravage through her things to prepare for the best leisure day that she would have for the next few weeks.
“A spa! I can finally relax and get rid of all the stress that is unnecessary for my age. I can’t wait!”
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“Ah! This is the life…” Ayame said as she leaned against the side of the pool.
“C’est vrai! I haven’t relaxed like this since we went to Rome…” Kirara said content to being in the hot tub.
“You’ve been to Italy, Kirara?” asked Rin as she pulled from underwater.
“Oh, yes, for a ninja retreat. We had to train for weeks along the Tiber River and around Rome. We even went as far as Venice to practice before this big tournament. That was a few years ago.”
“I didn’t know you were a ninja.”
“Oh? I forgot to mention that, didn’t I?”
“I thought you were only a Taijiya,” said Kagome, sitting against the rail on the steps. “Besides, aren’t the Taijiya and ninja clans separated?”
“It’s kind of difficult to explain,” started Sango. “It’s true that our clans weren’t exactly on good terms with each other decades ago, but most of the rivalry and their differences have diminished now. You see, my uncle-”
“-The leader of the Taijiya Clan of the East-” cut in Kirara.
“-Agreed to marry the Jonin of the South Clan-”
“-My mother-”
“-To put an end to the rising violence-”
“-and undying bickering. This way, the clans might realize how utterly useless-”
“-And absolutely retarded-”
“-the fighting was.”
“So, did it work?” asked Kagome, intently listening.
“Mostly. Many clans have actually realized they aren’t that different from each other. Moreover, because of my parents’ marriage, new clans have been formed where Taijiya and ninja work together to become stronger. In fact, many Taijiya train to become ninja and vice versa.”
“Wow, that’s pretty awesome…”
“So…how did your parents meet, or what made them decide to propose such an agreement?” asked Rin.
“Kirara giggled. “It’s pretty funny, really. My mom and a few of her subordinates were scouting near the northern borders of her territory when they found the Leader of the East Taijiya injured badly. Despite her subordinates’ protests, she treated him in a nearby town, one of the hidden Ninja villages. When he finally came to, he was totally confused. Actually, he tried to attack one of the Chunin, mistaking him for a youkai he was chasing. Mom and he ended up fighting before he realized he was wounded and she was taking care of him.”
“Before you go on, Kirara,” interrupted Rin, “but why is it that your mother is a ninja and a youkai as well? …No offense.”
“Don’t worry about it. It turns out that higher youkai can become ninja if desired to do so. The Ninja of the South are better known for their youkai in the clan.”
“And remember,” added Sango, “Just because both Taijiya and Ninja kill youkai if necessary doesn’t mean that we don’t trust ALL youkai. Since both are within the same profession, we only kill if necessary or if we accept the job and it is required of us.”
Kirara nodded. “Right. Back to the story…In that town is where everything started. Both realized that Ninja and Taijiya weren’t as opposite as many people think. We perform basically the same jobs, except that ninja are more discreet about their actions. However, some of Dad’s subordinates came looking for him, and, somehow, they found the hidden village. When they saw that it was a town of ninja, they began to attack. They even went for Mom, but Dad stopped them. He told them to stop fighting and to apologize. The subordinates were confused. In fact, the Taijiya felt betrayed, even if it was their own leader.
“Father ended up getting arrested by his own men and was taken back to the Council. Luckily, Mother followed, although on several occasions she was ambushed, and tried to convince the Council to release him. She couldn’t get him acquitted of the charges of treason, but she convinced the Council to meet with her leaders to discuss what happened. The two groups met and held a trial. It was complicated, trying to decide justly. Mother claimed it was her fault for what was happening. She felt that she couldn’t leave a man to die, so she took sympathy to Father, even if he was the leader of the Taijiya. She explained that it was inhuman and cruel to leave a man to die, to leave him to suffer. She wanted the Councils to see this, to show humanity for her act. She did it out of compassion. There was nothing wrong with doing that. The Council of Ninja rejected such an allegation, claiming that she, nonetheless, betrayed her people. But the Taijiya, surprisingly, found her assertion valid and suitable. It wouldn’t stop, the disagreeing and fighting.”
“And? What happened?” Rin asked impatiently.
“Both Mother and Father were locked up, waiting on the final decision. During that time, many people of both sides realized the foolishness of their actions. As word got out about what happened, Ninja and Taijiya came together, protesting against the absurdity that Mother and Father were going through. Many reasoned that two different people could exist without conflict, without the illogicality the Councils were bringing. Eventually, the Taijiya Council consented to the demands of Mother and Father’s release, wanting to calm down the disorder the Taijiya were producing. This was the first time Taijiya and Ninja actually coped together, ad it didn’t stop there. The Taijiya of the East and the Ninja of the South began to working together. Why? I wouldn’t know.”
“So? What happened to your parents?” asked Ayame.
“Well, they married, of course! After seeing how their people were cooperating to help acquit them of their supposed “crimes,” they began working together themselves to reform the old hatred that existed ever since the two groups crossed each other. You could say that they married to make official the union between Taijiya and Ninja in Japan. Naturally, their marriage was more than just for political reasons. You could say that they felt a strong bond between each other, a love bond, perhaps. For that part, you’d have to ask Mother and Father themselves.”
“HOW ROMANTIC!! To fall in love, not just for yourself but for your people as well. I can see it now… The inu-youkai and the neko-youkai settling their differences once and for all. Our marriage will end the thousand year old feud, and we will be happily in love for all eternity!”
“Rin, what are you talking about now?” asked Ayame, a bit peeved.
“Why, Fluffy-sama’s and my marriage, of course. It will be SO wonderful. Kagome, you’ll be the maid of honor and Inuyasha will be Fluffy’s best man! And Kirara, you can be the flower girl. Ayame, your little sisters could be my maidens…”
Kagome splashed water at Rin before Ayame dunked Rin under. “Keep dreaming, little girl. And how come I don’t get to be in the wedding?!”
“And why does it seem like you’re trying to pair me up with Inuyasha?” Kagome said, a little peeved.
“Well, isn’t it obvious?” Sango posed.
“What? What’s obvious?”
“That you two are probably the best couple put together…”
“WHAT?!” Kagome exploded.
“Oh, don’t deny it, Kagome. We saw you and Inuyasha last night, and it looked like you two were having fun out there on the track,” joked Rin.
“Yeah, you and dog-boy were enjoying yourselves, admit it,” said Sango.
“What is with y’all?! Were you stalking me last night, my OWN friends?”
“Oh, don’t worry. We weren’t alone. Sesshoumaru, Shippou, Miroku, and Kouga came as well.”
“Not you two, Kirara…”
Kirara giggled lightly. “Je suis desolee, Kagome-chan.” (I’m sorry.)
“I can’t even trust my own friends…”
“Seriously. You worry too much. It’s not as if anybody else was there. Would it make you feel better if we said Ayame didn’t come?” asked Sango.
“Not really. If she knew Kouga was there, she would’ve probably come anyway.”
“Wait. KOUGA was there? What was he doing there for?!”
“Oh, come on, Ayame. We all know that Kouga has a crush on Kagome.”
Kagome mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like “More like unwanted attention…”
“You should’ve heard him swooning over her while Kagome was running. We thought it was best if you didn’t know that he was there,” explained Rin.
“Nobody asked for your help, Rin!” Ayame exclaimed as she pushed Rin back under. Rin slipped from Ayame’s grip and pushed down on her shoulders, making Ayame go under and Rin on top.
“Haha! Does this mean I win?”
Several air bubbles came up before Rin was sent flying. Ayame came up with an evil look on her face. Rin became terrified by Ayame’s expression.
“Uh, Ayame…it was just a joke…Come on…ya know…haha funny…please don’t look at me like that…Ayame…let’s think rational for moment. Do you REALLY want to hurt your own friend?”
The way Ayame’s eyes flashed was a good enough answer for Rin. Rin leaped out of the pool and ran as quick as she could with Ayame right on her tail.
Sango and Kirara laughed as they watched their friends make a fool of themselves.
“How long do you think before Rin calls for Sesshoumaru?” asked Kirara.
“Oh…in about 5, 4, 3, 2...”
“Sesshoumaru-sama!”
Kagome shook her head. It amused her that out of the five of them, no one was sane. She leaned back against the wall as her thoughts took her to new places. She thought about what her friends said, and it was true. Whether she liked it or not, the fact was that she did have fun with Inuyasha the night before. She never remembered anyone as competitive and skilled as he was. Despise him as much as she might, she had to admit that he could back up what he said he could do. He had her beat because of his youkai powers, but that didn’t mean that Kagome couldn’t try to outdo him. She was much too confident and haughty to be just a pushover, as was he. Nevertheless, even though she took the advantage over him by purposefully choosing the night of the new moon to race him, she relished in the fact that she could beat him, that she could dominate over him, even if only it was because he was human as well.
Kagome sighed contentedly. Maybe things wouldn’t turn out so badly…
With her eyes closed, she felt someone poke her in the cheek, repeatedly. It finally got so annoying, she grabbed the hand that poked her and flipped the person into the water, opening her eyes after the water stopped flying everywhere. She saw that it was Kouga, fully clothed and soaking wet.
She gasped. “Oh, Kouga-kun. Gomen nasai!” Kagome waded over to him to see if he was okay.
Kouga recovered quickly, grabbing Kagome’s hands within his own. “There’s nothing to be sorry for, my lovely goddess. It was my fault. I am sorry, but I am grateful that you worried about me. Everything is fine, now that I know you are here.”
Kagome was starting to regret ever apologizing. Kouga was going into possessive mode. ‘Oh, kami-sama…’
“Hey, Kouga, why don’t you give that BS some rest! It gets annoying, ya know.”
Kagome hung her head low. Just when she thought today would be a good day to relax…All hell was about to break loose…
“Hey, inu-kuro, why don’t you ever go dig a hole and bury yourself? No one wants to smell your filthy stench,” Kouga retorted. He walked towards the edge and grabbed Inuyasha’s ankle. “Why don’t you come take a bath!” He pulled Inuyasha into the water, splashing water everywhere.
“Kouga!” Kagome yelled as she shielded her eyes.
Suddenly, a booming noise came from the building. Kagome, Sango, and Kirara looked to see Ayame punch in the wall. “Rin…Kagome…!” she growled.
Rin was still running blindly and accidentally ran into Sesshoumaru, who was right by the edge of the pool. Both slipped on the water and fell in, throwing even more water around. Miroku and Shippou walked by, seeing Ayame glaring at Rin and Kagome; Kouga and Inuyasha trying to wrestle each other in the pool; Rin hiding behind a peeved Sesshoumaru; and Kagome, Kirara, and Sango trying to sneak away before management came to kick them out.
“I guess we won’t be able to swim, are we, Miroku?”
Miroku sighed and agreed with Shippou. “And I was hoping to relax today in the hot tub with some hot babes…”
A/N
I’m sorry for such a short chapter and for taking so long to get this up. I’ve been procrastinating every time I had free time, so I didn’t really get a chance to finally finish this chapter before New Year’s Day. All during Christmas break, I was addicted to a new game called Magna Carta: Tears of Blood. I played it every chance I got, and I ended up piling all my homework up till New Year’s weekend. Therefore, I had no time to write. Gomen nasai, MINNA!
Kokumin-no-kyujitsu - Citizens' Day, or People's Rest Day. It's one of the days in the Golden Week in Japan. It was made a national holiday in 1999, the same year that this fic takes place. How ironic... I had to think of something for them to be off for.
Kodomo-no-hi - Children's Day. Another holiday of Golden Week. It's basically what it says. At first, it was just a holiday for the boys, but the government changed it for all children. The children were to dress up in traditional clothing, especially clothing of their ancestors. This is also the day when children hang up carp kite-things. I wish Americans had these kinds of holidays.
I can't believe that I actually looked all this up yesterday, but I was procrastinating from studying. Since I had several tests and a few projects due today and after break, I decided to incorporate this into it. Perhaps I'm just crazy...anyway...
Everyone has been getting on me about the fluff, but DO NOT WORRY, for soon comes the CURRY! Um, okay, maybe that WAS NOT what I wanted to say but... Most of the chapters after Kirara entered were just filler chapters. Even though each one of them did have a small purpose other than to be stupidly retarded and perhaps funny, I have finally gotten back on track with the story. We are finally progressing into the stages in which this story's TRUE plot is supposed to be...other than to be my outlet of sugar hypes and craziness. But, I hope to have this to summer break by summer. Which is six months away. Which is a LONG way away. Just hope that I can continue to keep this up before I explode from the tons of stress I have from school. (Stupid institution of learning that has wasted my life away...) But, back to my original point; EE will finally get to the fluff...sometime soon...I think...hopefully...before I turn 20 (hint, hint: I'm in high school) But we ARE getting to the fluff, once Inu and Kag work out some kinks and huge issues with each other. (spoiler) I already figure out when we see the first relationship fluff...in a chapter that I shall call “Rainy Day Mistakes.” That would be the first chapter that I conjured up for the whole story...sad, isn't it? Well, enough of that...!
I hope to finally get back on track for this story when I return to it. I have to go over to my other stories. I kinda forgot where exactly I was going with this chapter, so I cut it short before I dumped myself into a big mess of nonsense. Well, I love you all! And please be patient as I try to get myself back on track. Ja ne!
(-I'll demolish you!-You can't demolish the client, Naruto. It doesn't work that way.Naruto-kun and Kakashi-sensei - Naruto)
‘I am so tired. I can’t feel my legs, and my whole body is stiff. How am I supposed to go to school and work on Thursday if I can‘t even walk? It’s a good thing that we are off today and tomorrow for the holiday. Perhaps this is why I like Golden Week. Kokumin-no-kyujitsu…hmm…I guess our nation’s leaders have finally realized what the people need. A “Citizens’ Day,” I like it. Actually, it’s perfect. Now, all I have to do is figure out what I’m going to do for Kodomo-no-hi (“Children’s Day”) tomorrow. Since Mom and Jii-chan are still out of town and I don’t know if Souta will want to come to the shrine, let alone participate, I might just have to hang out with everyone else while they celebrate their traditions. Life is so cruel…’
Kagome laid upside-down on the edge of her bed, thinking. She stared at the floor, pondering about how to spend the rest of the Golden Week and asking herself questions that had no point such as, “How can I get rid of the Shikon no Tama without Jii-chan knowing? I’m tired of going to the shrine everyday,” “Who keeps feeding Buyo extra? He looks like he’s gaining weight,” and, “How much more of this thinking will I have to endure before my head explodes? And I bet my being upside-down isn’t really helping since all the blood keeps heading to my brain.”
Finally, Kagome sat up and a wave of dizziness fell over her. She lay back down to keep from puking. Then, she felt a small spasm in her leg before she tried to ease it away. Again, the dizziness came before she gave up and just laid back down, gripping the covers and biting her lip.
“Damn it all. My body feels wasted, and I can’t even think straight. I need a vacation; a LONG vacation…Like that’s gonna happen soon. Mid-term exams are coming up as well as three major projects that are due before the end of May. Let’s not forget that vacation is still two months away from now. I’m gonna die!”
With that last exclamation, Kagome slipped and fell head first onto the floor. She flipped and sat up, rubbing the swelling lump on her head. “Owie…that was smart.” She sighed. “Okay, so that wasn’t the best idea. No use complaining. I had better enjoy the peace while I can… Speaking of peace…”
Kagome thought back to the night before. It was almost midnight before Kagome and Inuyasha finally quit their little contest. It was suggested by Inuyasha that they quit since the night air was getting chilly, even for early May. Kagome ended up driving them back to the Kanashii residence since Inuyasha had ran there and he was still in human form, sweaty and tired. After teasing him about putting a towel in the seat and finding some air freshener for the car because of Inuyasha’s putrid body odor, they ended up laughing over the whole incident. Kagome had to admit, she did have fun last night, despite the consequences of over-exercising their bodies. They were both max-ed out. In fact, Kagome kept drifting off in the bathtub and finally got out when water went up her nose.
Sighing again, she sat back against the side of the bed. The midday sun poured in her room from the window behind her as she tried to think of something to do to relax before she bored herself to oblivion. And, as if someone knew what she was thinking, her cell phone rang. It was Sango.
‘Hey, Kagome, wanna do something today since we have the day off?’
“Anything. Just get me out of this torture chamber of monotony.”
‘Kirara found this new place that opened a few weeks ago. It’s kind of like a spa-treatment/ leisure center. It even has a pool and sunroom. There’s a discount on prices today for the holiday. The rest of us are meeting at my house to go. You coming?’
“Sango, you are a miracle. I’ll be there in ten.”
‘Nah, I’m not a mira-’
But Kagome had already threw the phone on the bed as she began to ravage through her things to prepare for the best leisure day that she would have for the next few weeks.
“A spa! I can finally relax and get rid of all the stress that is unnecessary for my age. I can’t wait!”
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“Ah! This is the life…” Ayame said as she leaned against the side of the pool.
“C’est vrai! I haven’t relaxed like this since we went to Rome…” Kirara said content to being in the hot tub.
“You’ve been to Italy, Kirara?” asked Rin as she pulled from underwater.
“Oh, yes, for a ninja retreat. We had to train for weeks along the Tiber River and around Rome. We even went as far as Venice to practice before this big tournament. That was a few years ago.”
“I didn’t know you were a ninja.”
“Oh? I forgot to mention that, didn’t I?”
“I thought you were only a Taijiya,” said Kagome, sitting against the rail on the steps. “Besides, aren’t the Taijiya and ninja clans separated?”
“It’s kind of difficult to explain,” started Sango. “It’s true that our clans weren’t exactly on good terms with each other decades ago, but most of the rivalry and their differences have diminished now. You see, my uncle-”
“-The leader of the Taijiya Clan of the East-” cut in Kirara.
“-Agreed to marry the Jonin of the South Clan-”
“-My mother-”
“-To put an end to the rising violence-”
“-and undying bickering. This way, the clans might realize how utterly useless-”
“-And absolutely retarded-”
“-the fighting was.”
“So, did it work?” asked Kagome, intently listening.
“Mostly. Many clans have actually realized they aren’t that different from each other. Moreover, because of my parents’ marriage, new clans have been formed where Taijiya and ninja work together to become stronger. In fact, many Taijiya train to become ninja and vice versa.”
“Wow, that’s pretty awesome…”
“So…how did your parents meet, or what made them decide to propose such an agreement?” asked Rin.
“Kirara giggled. “It’s pretty funny, really. My mom and a few of her subordinates were scouting near the northern borders of her territory when they found the Leader of the East Taijiya injured badly. Despite her subordinates’ protests, she treated him in a nearby town, one of the hidden Ninja villages. When he finally came to, he was totally confused. Actually, he tried to attack one of the Chunin, mistaking him for a youkai he was chasing. Mom and he ended up fighting before he realized he was wounded and she was taking care of him.”
“Before you go on, Kirara,” interrupted Rin, “but why is it that your mother is a ninja and a youkai as well? …No offense.”
“Don’t worry about it. It turns out that higher youkai can become ninja if desired to do so. The Ninja of the South are better known for their youkai in the clan.”
“And remember,” added Sango, “Just because both Taijiya and Ninja kill youkai if necessary doesn’t mean that we don’t trust ALL youkai. Since both are within the same profession, we only kill if necessary or if we accept the job and it is required of us.”
Kirara nodded. “Right. Back to the story…In that town is where everything started. Both realized that Ninja and Taijiya weren’t as opposite as many people think. We perform basically the same jobs, except that ninja are more discreet about their actions. However, some of Dad’s subordinates came looking for him, and, somehow, they found the hidden village. When they saw that it was a town of ninja, they began to attack. They even went for Mom, but Dad stopped them. He told them to stop fighting and to apologize. The subordinates were confused. In fact, the Taijiya felt betrayed, even if it was their own leader.
“Father ended up getting arrested by his own men and was taken back to the Council. Luckily, Mother followed, although on several occasions she was ambushed, and tried to convince the Council to release him. She couldn’t get him acquitted of the charges of treason, but she convinced the Council to meet with her leaders to discuss what happened. The two groups met and held a trial. It was complicated, trying to decide justly. Mother claimed it was her fault for what was happening. She felt that she couldn’t leave a man to die, so she took sympathy to Father, even if he was the leader of the Taijiya. She explained that it was inhuman and cruel to leave a man to die, to leave him to suffer. She wanted the Councils to see this, to show humanity for her act. She did it out of compassion. There was nothing wrong with doing that. The Council of Ninja rejected such an allegation, claiming that she, nonetheless, betrayed her people. But the Taijiya, surprisingly, found her assertion valid and suitable. It wouldn’t stop, the disagreeing and fighting.”
“And? What happened?” Rin asked impatiently.
“Both Mother and Father were locked up, waiting on the final decision. During that time, many people of both sides realized the foolishness of their actions. As word got out about what happened, Ninja and Taijiya came together, protesting against the absurdity that Mother and Father were going through. Many reasoned that two different people could exist without conflict, without the illogicality the Councils were bringing. Eventually, the Taijiya Council consented to the demands of Mother and Father’s release, wanting to calm down the disorder the Taijiya were producing. This was the first time Taijiya and Ninja actually coped together, ad it didn’t stop there. The Taijiya of the East and the Ninja of the South began to working together. Why? I wouldn’t know.”
“So? What happened to your parents?” asked Ayame.
“Well, they married, of course! After seeing how their people were cooperating to help acquit them of their supposed “crimes,” they began working together themselves to reform the old hatred that existed ever since the two groups crossed each other. You could say that they married to make official the union between Taijiya and Ninja in Japan. Naturally, their marriage was more than just for political reasons. You could say that they felt a strong bond between each other, a love bond, perhaps. For that part, you’d have to ask Mother and Father themselves.”
“HOW ROMANTIC!! To fall in love, not just for yourself but for your people as well. I can see it now… The inu-youkai and the neko-youkai settling their differences once and for all. Our marriage will end the thousand year old feud, and we will be happily in love for all eternity!”
“Rin, what are you talking about now?” asked Ayame, a bit peeved.
“Why, Fluffy-sama’s and my marriage, of course. It will be SO wonderful. Kagome, you’ll be the maid of honor and Inuyasha will be Fluffy’s best man! And Kirara, you can be the flower girl. Ayame, your little sisters could be my maidens…”
Kagome splashed water at Rin before Ayame dunked Rin under. “Keep dreaming, little girl. And how come I don’t get to be in the wedding?!”
“And why does it seem like you’re trying to pair me up with Inuyasha?” Kagome said, a little peeved.
“Well, isn’t it obvious?” Sango posed.
“What? What’s obvious?”
“That you two are probably the best couple put together…”
“WHAT?!” Kagome exploded.
“Oh, don’t deny it, Kagome. We saw you and Inuyasha last night, and it looked like you two were having fun out there on the track,” joked Rin.
“Yeah, you and dog-boy were enjoying yourselves, admit it,” said Sango.
“What is with y’all?! Were you stalking me last night, my OWN friends?”
“Oh, don’t worry. We weren’t alone. Sesshoumaru, Shippou, Miroku, and Kouga came as well.”
“Not you two, Kirara…”
Kirara giggled lightly. “Je suis desolee, Kagome-chan.” (I’m sorry.)
“I can’t even trust my own friends…”
“Seriously. You worry too much. It’s not as if anybody else was there. Would it make you feel better if we said Ayame didn’t come?” asked Sango.
“Not really. If she knew Kouga was there, she would’ve probably come anyway.”
“Wait. KOUGA was there? What was he doing there for?!”
“Oh, come on, Ayame. We all know that Kouga has a crush on Kagome.”
Kagome mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like “More like unwanted attention…”
“You should’ve heard him swooning over her while Kagome was running. We thought it was best if you didn’t know that he was there,” explained Rin.
“Nobody asked for your help, Rin!” Ayame exclaimed as she pushed Rin back under. Rin slipped from Ayame’s grip and pushed down on her shoulders, making Ayame go under and Rin on top.
“Haha! Does this mean I win?”
Several air bubbles came up before Rin was sent flying. Ayame came up with an evil look on her face. Rin became terrified by Ayame’s expression.
“Uh, Ayame…it was just a joke…Come on…ya know…haha funny…please don’t look at me like that…Ayame…let’s think rational for moment. Do you REALLY want to hurt your own friend?”
The way Ayame’s eyes flashed was a good enough answer for Rin. Rin leaped out of the pool and ran as quick as she could with Ayame right on her tail.
Sango and Kirara laughed as they watched their friends make a fool of themselves.
“How long do you think before Rin calls for Sesshoumaru?” asked Kirara.
“Oh…in about 5, 4, 3, 2...”
“Sesshoumaru-sama!”
Kagome shook her head. It amused her that out of the five of them, no one was sane. She leaned back against the wall as her thoughts took her to new places. She thought about what her friends said, and it was true. Whether she liked it or not, the fact was that she did have fun with Inuyasha the night before. She never remembered anyone as competitive and skilled as he was. Despise him as much as she might, she had to admit that he could back up what he said he could do. He had her beat because of his youkai powers, but that didn’t mean that Kagome couldn’t try to outdo him. She was much too confident and haughty to be just a pushover, as was he. Nevertheless, even though she took the advantage over him by purposefully choosing the night of the new moon to race him, she relished in the fact that she could beat him, that she could dominate over him, even if only it was because he was human as well.
Kagome sighed contentedly. Maybe things wouldn’t turn out so badly…
With her eyes closed, she felt someone poke her in the cheek, repeatedly. It finally got so annoying, she grabbed the hand that poked her and flipped the person into the water, opening her eyes after the water stopped flying everywhere. She saw that it was Kouga, fully clothed and soaking wet.
She gasped. “Oh, Kouga-kun. Gomen nasai!” Kagome waded over to him to see if he was okay.
Kouga recovered quickly, grabbing Kagome’s hands within his own. “There’s nothing to be sorry for, my lovely goddess. It was my fault. I am sorry, but I am grateful that you worried about me. Everything is fine, now that I know you are here.”
Kagome was starting to regret ever apologizing. Kouga was going into possessive mode. ‘Oh, kami-sama…’
“Hey, Kouga, why don’t you give that BS some rest! It gets annoying, ya know.”
Kagome hung her head low. Just when she thought today would be a good day to relax…All hell was about to break loose…
“Hey, inu-kuro, why don’t you ever go dig a hole and bury yourself? No one wants to smell your filthy stench,” Kouga retorted. He walked towards the edge and grabbed Inuyasha’s ankle. “Why don’t you come take a bath!” He pulled Inuyasha into the water, splashing water everywhere.
“Kouga!” Kagome yelled as she shielded her eyes.
Suddenly, a booming noise came from the building. Kagome, Sango, and Kirara looked to see Ayame punch in the wall. “Rin…Kagome…!” she growled.
Rin was still running blindly and accidentally ran into Sesshoumaru, who was right by the edge of the pool. Both slipped on the water and fell in, throwing even more water around. Miroku and Shippou walked by, seeing Ayame glaring at Rin and Kagome; Kouga and Inuyasha trying to wrestle each other in the pool; Rin hiding behind a peeved Sesshoumaru; and Kagome, Kirara, and Sango trying to sneak away before management came to kick them out.
“I guess we won’t be able to swim, are we, Miroku?”
Miroku sighed and agreed with Shippou. “And I was hoping to relax today in the hot tub with some hot babes…”
A/N
I’m sorry for such a short chapter and for taking so long to get this up. I’ve been procrastinating every time I had free time, so I didn’t really get a chance to finally finish this chapter before New Year’s Day. All during Christmas break, I was addicted to a new game called Magna Carta: Tears of Blood. I played it every chance I got, and I ended up piling all my homework up till New Year’s weekend. Therefore, I had no time to write. Gomen nasai, MINNA!
Kokumin-no-kyujitsu - Citizens' Day, or People's Rest Day. It's one of the days in the Golden Week in Japan. It was made a national holiday in 1999, the same year that this fic takes place. How ironic... I had to think of something for them to be off for.
Kodomo-no-hi - Children's Day. Another holiday of Golden Week. It's basically what it says. At first, it was just a holiday for the boys, but the government changed it for all children. The children were to dress up in traditional clothing, especially clothing of their ancestors. This is also the day when children hang up carp kite-things. I wish Americans had these kinds of holidays.
I can't believe that I actually looked all this up yesterday, but I was procrastinating from studying. Since I had several tests and a few projects due today and after break, I decided to incorporate this into it. Perhaps I'm just crazy...anyway...
Everyone has been getting on me about the fluff, but DO NOT WORRY, for soon comes the CURRY! Um, okay, maybe that WAS NOT what I wanted to say but... Most of the chapters after Kirara entered were just filler chapters. Even though each one of them did have a small purpose other than to be stupidly retarded and perhaps funny, I have finally gotten back on track with the story. We are finally progressing into the stages in which this story's TRUE plot is supposed to be...other than to be my outlet of sugar hypes and craziness. But, I hope to have this to summer break by summer. Which is six months away. Which is a LONG way away. Just hope that I can continue to keep this up before I explode from the tons of stress I have from school. (Stupid institution of learning that has wasted my life away...) But, back to my original point; EE will finally get to the fluff...sometime soon...I think...hopefully...before I turn 20 (hint, hint: I'm in high school) But we ARE getting to the fluff, once Inu and Kag work out some kinks and huge issues with each other. (spoiler) I already figure out when we see the first relationship fluff...in a chapter that I shall call “Rainy Day Mistakes.” That would be the first chapter that I conjured up for the whole story...sad, isn't it? Well, enough of that...!
I hope to finally get back on track for this story when I return to it. I have to go over to my other stories. I kinda forgot where exactly I was going with this chapter, so I cut it short before I dumped myself into a big mess of nonsense. Well, I love you all! And please be patient as I try to get myself back on track. Ja ne!
(-I'll demolish you!-You can't demolish the client, Naruto. It doesn't work that way.Naruto-kun and Kakashi-sensei - Naruto)