The Call
~ Kitty
Prologue
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'Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he heard this call, mysteriously thrilling and luring, he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire and the beaten earth around it, and to plunge into the forest, and on and on, he knew not where or why; nor did he wonder where or why, the call sounding imperiously, deep in the forest.'
- Jack London, The Call of the Wild
From: Miroku theIdiot
Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2019
To: Inuyasha Takahashi
Subject: Hey roomie!
Hey roomie!
Long time no talk! How you been since falling off the face of the earth? Seriously, Myouga's been harassing me for your whereabouts. You're still somewhere in Alaska or something right?
So, Sango and a friend of hers are planning a backpacking trip through your end of the world and I told them you could guide for us. How bout it? I know Sesshoumaru's pretty tight on the purse strings - we could pay you to keep us alive. Not a bad deal right?
Let me know!
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From: Miroku theIdiot
Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2019
To: Inuyasha Takahashi
Subject: Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Dude! Are you alive? Sango's breathing down my neck for some rough plans and I need to get back to her! We're looking at 2 weeks in July. Is that good for you?
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From: Miroku theIdiot
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
To: Inuyasha Takahaski
Subject: you leave me no choice…
Inuyasha,
This is your last chance. Answer me or I will go directly to your brother to cut off your ramen supply.
You have been warned.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
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From: Sesshoumaru theTurdWad
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019
To: Inuyasha Takahaski
Subject: Answer the moron
Inuyasha,
You will inform Miroku to cease his harassment of my female employees and clientele immediately. Failure to do so will result in complete cessation of all shipments for the foreseeable future.
In translation for your simple brain: no more ramen or coffee.
Sesshoumaru Takahashi
CEO, Takahashi Corporation
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Bzzt! Bzzt!
It wasn't often that Miroku received a call from this particular number and he smirked as he stared down at the buzzing device. There was a gleeful spark in his eyes as he allowed the cell phone to ring for several more seconds before finally tapping the answering icon.
"Glad to see you haven't died yet," he said smoothly, holding the phone a fair distance from his ear, bracing for the slew of screaming profanity he knew was about to burst forth. A tall, young woman entered the room and glanced at him curiously as she pulled open the fridge. He winked at her, holding out a thumbs up. Their trip was all set to go!