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Speed Limit
Race day.
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"Damn it all to hell!"
Kouga threw the pillow off his head, across the room to where it landed on top a still peacefully sleeping Shippou.
"Had a nice sleep?" Miroku asked cheerfully from where he was folding up his futon.
"Yeah, a wonderful sleep..." Kouga grumbled sarcastically. "That damn dog in the pit next door kept me awake all night."
WWWWWIIIIIIINNGGGG!
"And what on this fucking planet is that sound!" Kouga shouted making Shippou stir.
"I do believe Yoshi's doing the jetting of the Tatsumaki," Miroku chirped happily.
Kouga groaned.
"It's only," the racer checked his watch, "6:05am!"
"Mornin' sleeping beauty," Inuyasha smirked as he walked in, a towel slung over his shoulder. "The bathroom is free to your disposition, princess."
Kouga grumbled getting up and snatched Inuyasha's towel while heading for the bathroom.
"That's MY towel, idiot!" Inuyasha bellowed after him.
"Yeah, yeah. I love you too, oh stinking prince charming," Kouga called back disappearing round the corner of the hall.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes in annoyance till they came to rest upon Shippou's small form which was now clutching the pillow thrown at him by Kouga.
He smiled evilly.
"Leave the kid alone, Inuyasha," Miroku told him having caught his smile.
"I'm just going to wake him up," Inuyasha said innocently.
Miroku shook his head.
"I'm going to see how Yoshi's doing," the mechanic informed his manager. "See you later."
"Later," Inuyasha said watching Miroku go.
Turning back to an unsuspecting Shippou he rubbed his hands gleefully.
"Wakey, wakey, runt."
Having registered into the race, Kouga wheeled his sports bike through technical inspection, biting into his piece of toast.
Kagome had insisted that the whole crew got at least something to eat for breakfast and so she ended up preparing everyone some toast and jam .
"Food in one's stomach is the best way to start the day," Kagome had said. "You'll feel more energetic."
Swallowing the end of his breakfast he headed to practice before the race.
"Kouga!" Kagome called waving him over.
"What's up Kags?" he asked coming to a stop beside her.
"Nothing much. Don't want to make you late for your first practice or anything but in case I don't see you till after the race I just wanted to say good luck," Kagome said with a smile.
Kouga grinned back at her.
"Thanks. I'll make sure to cream them all," he said nodding at her.
"Specially that idiot Bakoutsu," she said.
"Specially that idiot Bakoutsu," Kouga agreed. "I better go now."
"Wait!"
Kouga turned round to eye her curiously.
"I...uh..."Kagome began not sure if to continue.
"Do you have something to give me?" Kouga asked hopefully. Maybe she'd be giving him a good luck kiss.
"No, no, nothing like that. Just wanted to ask you a question," Kagome said as she stopped fidgeting with her green sweater.
Ok...so it wasn't a kiss. Maybe she was going to ask for his permission before kissing him?
"Don't be shy. I'm not going to bite you," Kouga said.
'At least not too hard...' he added inside his mind.
"Ask away," he urged her.
"I heard something last night, on the tracks. Is it possible for a racer to be practicing at night?" she asked him.
Kouga's face fell. Certainly no good luck kiss coming from those lips...and what nice full lips they were...maybe some other time he'll get the chance to taste them.
"Yeah, it could be possible. Practices are usually done during the day but I guess there are exceptions. Rare exceptions but exceptions non-the-less," Kouga said. "You think there was someone on the tracks last night?"
"I don't know...Maybe I just imagined it. I was half asleep after all," Kagome said with a shrug.
"That was probably the case," Kouga said.
Kagome looked behind him to see Sango trying to catch their attention. She had scowl on her face.
"Kouga! Practice! Now!" she shouted from where she stood.
"Well, gotta go. Sango's in a sour mood today," Kouga said looking back at his cousin.
Miroku appeared next to Sango at that precise moment, a boyish grin on his face and a red handprint on his cheek.
"I can't imagine why..." Kagome said dryly as she watched Miroku say something to Sango and the young woman snap back at him.
Kouga chuckled and started to steer the motorbike away.
"I'll see you after I've won!" he said with a wink.
Kagome smiled and started to head back to the pits, noting the amount of racers that were out to test their bikes before hitting the tracks for the real competition.
It sort of reminded her of the time she'd witnessed that street race in that run down alley...minus the run down alley, the burly men...
And...the Youkai Hayasa...
Kagome sighed and kept on walking.
She still thought of that mysterious racer and the way he had saved her life; or better said, her virginity.
He had been so brave and strong while he had fought her molesters. Yet so tender and protective when he had held her...Now that the horrible event had passed it all seemed to be like a dream.
"Oi! Wench!"
Except that he was in that dream and he was pretty real. Unfortunately for her.
"What do you want, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked irritation etched into her voice.
Inuyasha gave her an equally irritated glare. It actually looked as if he preferred to be doing anything else than talking to her. Like sulking, for example.
Most probably Sesshoumaru had sent him to get her.
"Sesshoumaru sent me to get you," Inuyasha announced.
"I would have thought that much," Kagome said heading towards the pits. "What does he want?"
"Dunno. But I hope he makes you suffer," Inuyasha said with a shrug. "He's very good at that."
Kagome shot him a glare.
"You know, you have no right to be angry with me for soaking you wet with the fire emergency hose this morning," she said coming to a stop before the pits to face him.
"Oh don't I now? Why shouldn't I be angry?" Inuyasha asked crossing his arms.
"Cause now we are even. If you remember you ruined my Sengoku uniform with that blasted oil you squirt on me," Kagome reminded him.
"Oh yeah...You were pretty mad at that weren't you?" Inuyasha said a smirk coming to his face.
"I thought you'd noticed when I tried to strangle you," Kagome said giving him a dead pan look.
"You seemed pretty happy when you had to change into Ayame's clothes. Maybe you were planning to provoke me all along," Inuyasha said nonchalantly.
"I was not!" Kagome cried.
"You certainly enjoyed looking like a slut," Inuyasha said giving her a slanted look.
"WHAT! I did NOT look like a slut!" Kagome shouted at him.
"You did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Kagome."
Kagome blinked to find herself an inch away from Inuyasha's nose, his breath fanning against her cheek.
Turning round to hide her blush she found herself staring at Sesshoumaru's amused face.
"Yes?" she squeaked, her blush tripling at the sight of her manager.
"Come with me," he ordered.
Nodding, Kagome started to walk towards him, leaving Inuyasha behind.
"Slut..." Inuyasha whispered loud enough for her to hear.
Kagome whipped her head around, fire in her eyes.
"I. Am. NOT. A. Slut. Go to your Kikyou and you will see what a slut is," Kagome hissed out through clenched teeth.
With that she turned on her heel and marched after Sesshoumaru.
The race was about to start and the bleachers were filled with people. Banners and streamers with the favorite teams and racers were seen being waved about. There were even a few kids running about with excitement, screaming and laughing happily.
Kagome returned to the control room with two cups of coffee.
"Do you think Kouga has a chance?" she asked Sesshoumaru while handing him his coffee.
"He'll win," Sesshoumaru said.
Kagome raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? Are you a psychic or something?" she asked taking a sip of her own coffee.
"No. I base my predictions on facts. Kouga is going to win," Sesshoumaru said continuing to watch the bleachers.
Kagome grinned at the manager's confidence and turned to focus her attention on the racers who were lining up for the race.
She thought she could see Kouga and the red and silver colors that represented Kiba Inc. and the Sengoku Jidai Racing Team at the starting line.
"Who's the guy in the orange and green?" Kagome asked pointing to the racer who was settled next to Kouga.
"Bakoutsu. The Shichinintai Team," Sesshoumaru informed her.
"Do you think he might prove a challenge?" Kagome asked still looking at the Shichinintai racer.
"He might," Sesshoumaru said grimly.
Kagome glanced over at the silver haired man sitting down next to her.
'Let's just hope that Kouga does win...' she thought.
Just at that moment Shippou and Sango came into the room.
"The race is about to start," Sango said coming up behind Kagome. "Miroku and the rest of the crew are out there in the pits. So are the brolly babes."
Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Were is Inuyasha?" he asked.
"Helping out the crew," Shippou said sitting down in front of the controls. "Oh and Tenchi and Horu will be right up."
Kagome turned towards the track. The traffic light had turned green.
The race had started.
This was the last lap.
The last lap that would determine the winner of the race.
"GO KOUGA!"
Kagome gripped Sango's shoulders while jumping up and down.
"SHOW THEM WHO YOU ARE!"
"Kags...Calm down a bit. You're going to rip my shoulders off," Sango said as the young girl behind her shook her excitedly.
"Oops! Sorry Sango. I've never actually been to an official bike race before," Kagome admitted sheepishly.
"Don't worry. It happens to all of us on our first time," Sango said understandingly patting Kagome's back.
"Go check on Horu, Sango. He's been down at the pits for a long time and we need him up here," Sesshoumaru ordered.
"Right. I'll be back up in a minute," she said leaving the room.
Kagome frowned at the sliver haired manager.
"You know...You could have sent me down to get Horu. I'm basically useless up here in the control room," Kagome said.
"True. But Sango is needed more in the pits than she is needed here," Sesshoumaru said matter-of-factly.
"She is?" Kagome asked puzzled.
"She is," Sesshoumaru affirmed turning his attention back to the monitors.
"Why?" Kagome asked.
"Miroku needs her," Sesshoumaru said simply.
Kagome's eyes widened in realization.
"Oooh! Now I understand!" she said, giving him a beaming smile. "I guess that makes two of us now."
"I have no idea of what you mean," Sesshoumaru said reaching for his coffee.
"You know...match making Miroku and Sango," Kagome said.
"No, I don't know," Sesshoumaru said blankly. "And I do not match make."
Kagome sighed.
"Guess I won't be getting any help from you in pairing those two together then," she said looking at the T.V screens that were keeping track of the race's progress.
Her eyes widened.
"Oh Kami-sama!" she practically screamed.
Shippou who had been drawing little sketches that oddly looked like a revenge plan of some sort (most probably to get back at Inuyasha for that morning) looked up at the screens.
His mouth dropped open.
"What!" he screeched in disbelief. "This can't be happening!"
"Seems like it is," Sesshoumaru said his eyes intent on the screen.
"B-but, it just can't be happening!" Shippou said in denial.
"Bakoutsu's...wining?" Kagome couldn't believe her eyes.
She had been so sure Kouga would be in the lead for the last lap...he'd been doing so well!
Kagome cast her manager a sideways glance.
He didn't seem to be in the least worried. Actually, he didn't seem to be showing any expression at all...
Figures. This was Sesshoumaru she was thinking about here...
The camera did a close-up of Bakoutsu and his bike, temporarily vanishing the other racers form the screen.
And they were pretty close to the finishing line...
Kagome started to worry.
Surely Kouga had enough points to continue racing, but...a victory always gained him more points putting him in a better position on the starting line for the next race.
And if he didn't win...
"DAMN IT KOUGA! YOU BETTER WIN THIS!" she shouted at the offending T.V screen.
Since the image on the television was still set on Bakoutsu, Kagome gave up and went up to the window to see the racers as they drew nearer to the finishing point.
Bakoutsu was still in the lead.
"Looks like Sengoku Jidai is going to loose to the Shichinitai..." Shippou said gloomily.
"Where's Kouga?" Tenchi, one of the technical crew members asked.
That was a very good question.
Where was Kouga?
Kagome scanned the track for the familiar colors of the Sengoku team. All she saw was a mass of specks that got bigger and bigger.
The race was about to be finished and Kouga wasn't the one leading? This was just terribly wrong.
"I can't watch," Kagome whimpered covering her eyes.
Shippou held his breath, Bakoutsu being just seconds from the finishing line.
A flash, a blur of color and it was over.
A deafening roar came from the crowd.
"Have we won?" Kagome asked peering through her fingers.
She checked the T.V.
A triumphant face and a hand waving his helmet about filled the screen.
"Hey...that looks like..."
"KOUGA! HE DID IT!" Shippou broke the stunned silence.
Kagome watched Kouga's brightly smiling face as he was greeted by his team mates by the finishing line. Then it sank in.
They'd won.
They'd WON!
"OHMIGOD! We've WON! KOUGA WON!" Kagome yelled jumping up an down.
Still yelling, in all the excitement she grasped onto the first thing she could find.
Which just happened to be none other than...
...you guessed it.
Sesshoumaru.
A very stunned Sesshoumaru.
"We've won! We've won! We've won!" she kept on chanting oblivious to the ridged man she was hugging.
"Yeah! WE'VE WON!" Shippou shouted gleefully pouncing on the pair.
"WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE!" Tenchi yelled joining the celebrating group. "I'm so giddy!"
Sesshoumaru just had enough.
"OFF!" he bellowed. "NOW!"
The squealing trio froze.
Scrambling away, Shippou and Tenchi resumed their positions by the controls as if nothing had happened, leaving Kagome still draped over her boss.
"Uh...hi?" Kagome said awkwardly.
Sesshoumaru's intense gaze looked at her, his deep amber orbs flickering at her. Just then did she realize that his hands were placed loosely on either side of her waist, making her a bit uncomfortable.
Why was he looking at her like that?
"Oh! Em...Sorry 'bout that..." Kagome blushed furiously ripping herself away form him. "I - uh - will go check on Sango."
Stumbling out of the control room from shear embarrassment, Kagome scampered downstairs, only to be greeted by more celebrating members of the team.
"Kagome-chan!"
Kagome twirled around and found Ayame, dressed in a skimpy attire that showed off more skin than necessary, jogging towards her.
"Kouga won! Isn't that wonderful!" she asked out of breath when she finally caught up with her friend.
"Yeah! I know! For a moment there I thought Bakoutsu was going to beat him to the finish line," Kagome said. "Actually...how did Kouga win?"
"Oh, Kouga always likes to leave the public in suspense. He lets someone take the lead and then, at the very last minute, he zooms past the leading racer and wins," Ayame explained.
"He certainly had me in suspense," Kagome agreed.
"Well, come on. We don't want to miss the prize giving!" Ayame said grabbing her hand and pulling Kagome after her.
Making their way through the pits they reached a thick crowd of people surrounding a high platform. Kouga was making his way toward it with two other racers, one being Bakoutsu who'd come out in second place.
He didn't look very happy.
Stopping to take a look at the racers walking up to the platform, Kagome suddenly realized that she'd lost Ayame.
'Where is she?' she thought searching the crowd.
Deciding that Ayame most probably had made her way to the front, Kagome started to do the same, pushing her way through the thicket of people.
"Excuse me," she said squeezing between the sweaty bodies of the people gathered around.
A large man, with a belly bulging from underneath his stained white T-shirt, pushed her aside making her loose her balance.
Just when she thought she was going to topple to the floor two toned arms circled her from the back, crushing her to a flat chest.
Kagome squeaked in surprise. Yet, all thought of struggling was vanished when her captor put his lips to her ear and whispered,
"I won our little bet, Kikyo."
Kikyo?
Oh, no...she was not going to be mistaken by that woman!
Elbowing the man that was holding her in the stomach, she whipped around and faced her manager.
She knew it! Inuyasha. Who else would be associating with the likes of Kikyo?
"Let's get this straight," Kagome hissed. "I am not Kikyo. My name is-"
"Kagome?" Inuyasha muttered in surprise.
"Good boy. You know my name after all," Kagome said in a mock praise.
"Feh. I was looking for Kikyo," Inuyasha muttered.
"I noticed," Kagome said dryly. "And no. I haven't seen her."
Inuyasha grunted and took off in another direction.
"Men..." Kagome grumbled.
She looked up just in time to see Kouga squirt a bottle of champagne over the crowd.
Shaking her head, she smiled.
"One can't live without them..."
"...moving on, The Suzuka Motorbike race that took place today-"
"Guys! You're on!" Kagome yelled from where she sat by the bar facing the big screen T.V.
The Sengoku Jidai team had decided to take their celebration to Hot Wheels, where currently the men where stuffing themselves with food and chasing after a bunch of bimbos.
"Quick! Or you'll loose it!" Kagome shouted urgently.
Kouga, followed closely by Miroku and Inuyasha came to join Kagome and Sango at the bar.
"Did we miss anything?" Miroku asked.
"Shush!" Kagome silenced him.
The reporter on the screen was still babbling when an image of Kouga holding up a golden cup appeared on screen.
"It's you!" Kagome squealed happily, squeezing Kouga's arm.
"And it seems like another victory for the Sengoku Jidai Team," the announcer was saying. "That Kouga Minamoto, sure has a way to surprise his crowd."
"Hai. Did you see that last minute stunt he played," another reporter said. "He just pulled in at the last minute and won the race!"
"Incredible. I must agree," the announcer nodded. "Yet his timing still could do better. He has a long way to go before he beats Sengoku's original racer. That was one formidable man."
Kouga gritted his teeth.
"What the fuck! My timing was perfect!" he complained.
The announcer kept on talking.
"And lookie here! Seems like the Sengoku Team has not only been a hit in the world of sports but in the world of glamour and fame!" he said looking at his laptop. "Could we please show the footage?"
The image of a young woman, dressed up fashionably appeared on screen.
"Hey! Isn't that the host of 'Stars and Fame'?" Sango asked curiously.
"...and it seems that we have four new hot hunks hitting the charts!" the woman on screen was saying.
Four pictures were shown.
"Oh my..." Kagome whispered in shock.
Ayame who had come to watch the show on T.V started to giggle.
Inuyasha, Miroku, Kouga and Sesshoumaru's faces where on the screen.
"It seems that these four men, which just happen to be members of the famous racing team Sengoku Jidai, are our 'Most Hottest Men in Tokyo City' for the week!" the woman announced.
Kagome gave the three stupefied men a sly look.
"The hottest men of the week, eh?" she snorted. "This will probably get to their heads before we know it!"
Sango nodded in agreement.
"This is bad," she said.
"I beg to differ!" Miroku cut in.
Sango raised an eyebrow.
"You only think this is a good thing 'cause it will help your image with the ladies," she said bluntly.
"Well..." Miroku began.
"Hey! Is this what Sesshoumaru meant by him being the new 'hottie' of the month?" Kagome asked all of a sudden.
Inuyasha smirked.
"Oh no. That's a completely different thing," he said with an evil grin. "Actually I bet that that 'Stars and Shame' program would love to here about this!"
"Stars and Fame," Kagome corrected.
"Whatever," Inuyasha huffed.
"Where is Sesshoumaru anyway?" Ayame asked looking around to see if there was any sign of the Sengoku manager.
"No idea," Kouga said indifferently taking a chug out of his beer. "Must be working on his computer again. He should really chill out once in a while and relax."
"Maybe I should go get him?" Kagome suggested.
"Nah, don't worry 'bout it, Kags. He's probably quite happy by himself," Kouga said. "Besides. You don't want to miss any of the fun, do ya?"
Kagome gave the Sengoku members on the other side of the room a speculative look.
Ginta had somehow gotten on top of the table and was drunkenly staggering about while that waitress, Akako, was trying to get him down. To the corner there was a group gathered around the new brolly babe as she made out with a guy that oddly looked like Tenchi, from the technical crew.
All in all it looked like utter chaos.
"Sure. Wouldn't want to miss any fun at all," Kagome smiled weakly.
She just hoped she would have to be doing any cleaning up after the "fun" was finished.
"Yasha!"
The small group turned to see Kikyo make her way towards them.
"Yasha dear, I've been looking all over for you!" she purred latching onto his arm. "Where were you?"
"Here," Inuyasha responded trying to wriggle out of her grasp.
"Did you forget about our bet?" Kikyo asked tracing a manicured finger over his abdomen.
Inuyasha stilled his movements.
"No..." he said giving the group a sideways look. "Why don't we...go outside and settle the terms?"
Kikyo gave him a seductive smile.
"I think that's a grand idea," she said huskily.
Kagome put on a disgusted expression as she watched them exit the restaurant.
"I really don't think I want to know what that bet is about..." Kagome said cringing as she saw Kikyo grab Inuyasha's butt.
"I do," Miroku said starting to head after them.
"Oh no you don't!" Sango said grabbing him by the back of his shirt. "You're staying right here, mister."
Miroku pouted.
"I'll go for you, Miroku," Kouga offered only to receive an icy glare from his cousin and a sharp nudge in the ribs from Ayame.
"Is there any guy in this place that isn't a pervert?" Kagome sighed.
"Shippou?" Ayame said.
"And Sesshoumaru," Sango added.
"Except that they aren't here," Kagome said slumping against the bar counter. "So we are surrounded by perverts."
"Ladies, please be reasonable. It is not our fault we act the way we do, it's our hormones," Miroku said in the mask of sensibility.
Sango rolled her eyes at him, deciding not to pursue the conversation. Instead she yawned and stood up from the stool she had been sitting on.
"It's been a long day. I say we go have some rest," she said reaching into her purse to leave a few dollar bills on the counter.
Kagome covered a yawn of her own.
"That's a good idea. I'm feeling a bit tired myself," Kagome said.
"I'll accompany you girls to the lodging quarters," Kouga said getting his jacket. "What will you do Miroku?"
"I'll stay here and look after the guys," Miroku said watching as one of the guys got whacked on the head with a tray by Akako. "I think they'll be too drunk to find their way back to their rooms after all this."
Kouga nodded and looked at Ayame.
"Are you coming with us?" he asked her.
"Yura's got the key to our room," she explained.
"You can sleep with me and Sango, if you want to," Kagome offered kindly. "We've got plenty of space for someone else."
Ayame shook her head.
"It's ok. I'll manage on my own," she reassured them. "See you guys tomorrow!"
"Sure thing! Kouga promised us we'd be going to Motopia, remember?" Kagome said.
Ayame smiled brightly.
"I wouldn't forget it for the world," she grinned at an unsuspecting Kouga.
Saying goodnight, the two girls and the Sengoku racer left the restaurant.
Somewhere in the shadows behind Hot Wheels, a pair of eyes watched intently as the small group of three made their way back to Suzuka.
"Is that them?" a gruff voce asked.
"Yes."
A third person chuckled lowly.
"They won't know what hit them..."
So...I'm still alive?
It's a miracle! I live!
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anim3-for3v3r: Dunno...I've got a cell of imagination somewhere in that big head of mine...
JT FAN: Your questions, ALL of your questions will be answered...someday...
Bella Diva16: Actually I was dead a few minutes ago but it wasn't my time to go so...I was brought back to this cruel world full of homework and misery...at least it has cappuccino...the few minutes I've been in heaven they only served expresso.
LynneC114: Hehehehe...okay...I'm really, really, really, really, really sorry...I'm never good with updating, deadlines, etc, etc. And well...It's been a long time since I didn't update and I'm sure my readers are about to explode on me so...I better give then something before I'm no more. Maybe the next chapter you can be my beta reader? If your still up to it of course.
confused-dolphin: Why thank you! And yeah...I'm hooked upon the angsty fics for the time being...can't seem to get enough of them...they make me depressed...so I have an excuse to eat chocolate!
binab81: thanx
Kaichai: Thank you!
White Tiger Princess: You'll see...
aguaprincess1: So many questions! Will my head ever stop spinning? I've got the swirly eyes...
INUYASHAANDKAGOMEALLTHEWA: Interesting...oh yeah...it's getting interesting alright...
BelleDayNight: I know, me too! Thought it would be a funny input...
Autumn R. Woodruff: Very. (smiles happily) And...I've updated. Ta-da! (rotten tomato in thrown at Hiikaru) Eek!
Maggie: Daring, not darling. Though darling is so...oo la la! Je suis tres sophistique!...Posh in other words. I like it. And he's not gay.
Mizumei: I'm honored by the fact that you love my fic so very, very much that you ignore your homework for it but...I don't want to keep you from your work...things get nasty when homework is late...believe me. I have plenty of experience on the subject.
Tenshin noyo ryu taiga: What does your name mean?
Angel81: Merci!
InuRebelBabe07: Thanks for checking my fanart out! And yeah...most characters have a physical attraction towards each other. But as the story progresses I want to concentrate more on the love for the character's personality than the character's body...if you know what I mean...Anyway, glad you enjoyed it!
Lady-Crymsym: Your welcome.
Hanoi: Going, going! Geez...you're one hell o' a slave driver...
cearbeargurl-23: I'm back! Enjoyed?
Broken Whispers: She already is.
kayzer: Oh yeah! That was my favorite part too! So glad you agree with me! Hehehehe...
Dana Daidouji: It would...
Anonymous miss: Why thank you! That is so very kind of you! You deserve a lolipop.
Samara: Patience is a watchyamacallit?...oh yeah...a virtue.
Captain Naomi Kantana: In hiding. Somewhere far, far away from you and the sharks with big white teeth that go chomp chomp!
Inus-gurl93: Thanx!
CrystalizedRose: On the way. You had to keep on reading. Have you read?
Paris: Bonjour mon amie! Another biker girl! Weeee! Yeah. I'm a fan of both the heavy bikes and the sports bikes. But I chose the sports bikes for this fic cause well...since my bro rides one and I know hot to ride it too I thought it would be easier to write about it...and I also went out for a while with someone who had a Harley. Nothing serious, but damn that motorbike was cool!
midnight-darkness7: I did and thank you!
GothBitch: Thank you.
Citrus-luvr: Updated!
Hieta: I wonder the same thing sometimes.
Yin vs. Yang: I'm slower than a turtle stampeding through peanut butter.
wow: Yeah...WOW! My goodness gracious has it been that long? Time just flies by...
Jen: Thanks!