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2012 NFL Combine quarterback rankings
1. Andrew Luck, Stanford (Jr.) 6 feet 4, 235 pounds, Proj. 1
Positives: Considered the best quarterback prospect since John Elway with all the tools and enough talent to build a team around for the next 15 years. He's the prototype with size, athleticism, smarts, and drive. … He wants to be a winner. He's a franchise player and has the attitude, in a good way. … A tremendous leader. He says all the right things and is great at handling all the attention and all the scrutiny. … He doesn't get rattled. He wants to work to be better, he's always improving, and he's seemingly able to find the right mix of taking things in stride and being fired up and motivated to do more. … There's almost no work needed on his mechanics. He's smooth as silk with a quick release and the arm to make any throw needed. … He'll know all the ins and outs of the offense in a Peyton Manning-like way. He'll be an offensive coordinator on the field. … Put up tremendous numbers and always produced without any star wide receivers to work with. He made everyone around him better.
Negatives: There's no knock on his arm, but he doesn't have a Brett Favre-like gun. He's not necessarily a power pitcher. … He threw a few too many picks — 22 for his career, 10 last year with at least one in eight of his last nine games — for a team that didn't need him to force the ball. … Benefited from playing in an offense that was more physical and more centered around the running game than it might have seemed. He worked behind one of the best offensive lines in college football.
2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor (Jr.) 6-2, 220, Proj. 1
Positives: He'll possibly be the greatest pure athlete to ever play quarterback in the NFL. A world-class hurdler, he might be the fastest quarterback prospect ever. … The perfect character. Smart, intelligent both on and off the field – he earned his degree last year. Fiery. Has a passion for the game and is a tremendous competitor with a never-say-die attitude. He's exactly who you'd like to be the leader and the star of your franchise. … Excellent deep ball skills. He isn't afraid to push the ball down the field in any circumstances and he puts the ball in places for his receivers to do big things with it. … Doesn't need much mechanical tweaking. He could use a quicker release, but there's nothing that's not easily adjustable. … He's not just a runner. His mobility will buy him time, but he's a passer who can run, not a runner who happens to play quarterback.
Negatives: Is he accurate enough? He wasn't asked to fit the ball through a tire on a regular basis and was much better when he got the chance to bomb away down the field. … He's not a prototype NFL passer in terms of coming up with the quick read and making the play happen. He's smart enough to figure out coverages and read the blitz, but he didn't have to hang in the pocket too often. … He'll have to prove he can hold up. While he might be a few years removed from a torn ACL, he's not put together like a normal pro quarterback, built more like a wide receiver. He'll take too many big shots.
3. Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State 6-3, 220, Proj. 2
Positives: Unflappable. He might be too old to build an offense around, turning 28 this football season, but he's cool, calm, and is great under adversity. … Tremendous at getting the ball to his receivers on the move. Extremely accurate, when he gets time he can make all the throws. … He's a professional in demeanor and manor. He'll always be prepared and he can be plugged into any situation. For good and bad, he's the ideal No. 2 quarterback who'd be perfect as a five-game fill-in. … Terrific arm.
Negatives: There's a small window of opportunity for what he can do and it's closing in a big hurry. … Not mobile enough to make a difference on the move. He's not awful in the pocket and he can read and recognize the blitzes, but he's not going to escape. … For an old, mature player, he still needs some work on his throwing motion and working from under center. He's a pure spread passer who might have to work in a shotgun.
4. Nick Foles, Arizona 6-5, 245, Proj. 2
Positives: Tremendous size. He's a big, strong passer who looks the part of an NFL quarterback. … Great release and NFL mechanics. Polished, and won't need any fine-tuning in his throwing motion. … Terrific arm. He can put the ball all over the field. … A great leader who kept on pushing in a bad situation. He didn't get much help and his team wasn't going anywhere, but he kept working. … Wants to be better. He'll push himself and will do the work needed to improve and study. Doesn't need a fire lit under him.
Negatives: A stick in the mud. He hasn't worked from under center enough to be comfortable from the start and has to show he can move better in the pocket. … He'll take big shots and will sit in the pocket when needed, but he doesn't keep his focus down the field well enough. He has to do a better job of finding the second and third receivers in a hurry. … Has to prove he can throw to covered receivers. He spent most of his career throwing to open targets.
5. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State 6-2, 210, Proj. 4
Positives: He's the type of leader who teams rally around. He's vocal, isn't afraid to be self-critical and shift praise to his teammates, and he says and does all the right things. …. Has a good arm and can make all the throws. He might not be a power pitcher, but he can push the ball down the field without a problem and has a good drive on out patterns. … Solid throwing motion that won't require much tweaking. He gets the ball out of his hands in a hurry.
Negatives: Could stand to be much quicker on his reads. He's decent at finding the second and third receivers, but he isn't as great in recognition as he needs to be for a player of his experience. … Not exactly the prototype size. Not a liability, but he's not the ideal-sized prospect. … Not deadly accurate. He doesn't miss the open receiver, but he's not Aaron Rodgers when it comes to putting the ball through a tire.
6. Ryan Lindley, San Diego State 6-4, 230, Proj. 3
Positives: Excellent size. He might not move all that well, but he looks the part size-wise and he's built to take shots. … Experienced. He was the leader of the San Diego State attack for the last three years and was ultra-productive. … Shows great touch on his downfield passes and can make throws at an elite NFL level. Tremendous arm strength. … A baller. He's great when he gets into shootouts and is able to turn it loose. … Ready to throw out of the box. His mechanics are solid.
Negatives: Not accurate. He's frustratingly inconsistent, able to make a throw few quarterbacks can try on one play, and putting it into the turf the next. … It wasn't always his fault – he was great late in the bowl loss to Louisiana-Lafayette – but he didn't lead the way to too many key late wins. … Not an athlete. He's a pure pocket passer with mediocre mobility.
7. Brock Osweiler, Arizona State (Jr.) 6-8, 240, Proj. 3
Positives: HUGE. Very tall pure passer with surprising mobility for his size. He can take off when needed and moves extremely well in the pocket. He's an athlete. … His height makes up for mechanical issues. He might not have the prototypical release, but it doesn't matter. He never gets passes batted down, even though he doesn't come over the top in his delivery. … Likeable. He's the type of quarterback teams tend to follow blindly. Always says the right things. … Tough and fiery. Has the right mix of competitiveness and drive. … Great arm. Can make all the throws.
Negatives: He needs to show he can work from under center. However, he has the athleticism and the potential to quickly adjust to any style. …
8. Russell Wilson, Wisconsin 5-11, 200, Proj. 5
Positives: As accurate as they come. He was one of the most efficient and effective quarterbacks in college football history. … Mobile. Terrific throwing on the move and great at making plays when things break down. … A phenomenal leader. Showed up cold on the Wisconsin campus and instantly earned the respect of his team. … Great arm. It's not an elite arm, but he can put the ball anywhere on the field. … Smart and tough. Has no problems taking a lick and is great at reading and breaking down coverages.
Negatives: Too small. Way, way, way too small. Not close to being six feet tall. … He has to work outside of the pocket. His release point is high, but it's still not enough. He can't throw over anyone. … Can't hit the curve ball. … He's not a full-time starting NFL quarterback to work an offense around and might be stuck in a backup role. He'll be a near-perfect No. 2 emergency fill-in, but that's about it because of his lack of height.
9. Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M 6-4, 225, Proj. 2
Positives: Prototype size and athleticism. Was fast enough to be used as a wide receiver early in his career, and is big enough to look the part of an NFL quarterback. … Did anything the team asked him to do without squawking. A leader who had the respect of his teammates. … Still might be scratching the surface. He's not a fully-polished product, and that's a good thing. … Not a great arm, but good enough to get by. He's not going to throw a pea through a 2×4, but he can drive the ball outside the hashmarks. … Good guy. You want him on your team.
Negatives: Not good enough at playing football. The scouts want him to be good because he looks the part and has most of the tools. … Throws way too many interceptions and isn't nearly accurate enough. He might never be consistent enough to be a winning NFL starting quarterback. He can be a starter, but he won't win a Super Bowl. … While he bombed away and put up big stats, he was almost never clutch. It wasn't necessarily his fault that A&M collapsed in fourth quarter after fourth quarter, but he was the quarterback. The buck stopped there. … Needs mechanical work. He has to change up his delivery a bit and go over the top.
10. B.J. Coleman, UT Chattanooga 6-3, 234, Proj. 4
Positives: Great size and excellent arm. … Originally a Tennessee Volunteer. A tremendously talented player coming out of high school. … Smart and good at reading and recognition. … He'll bust his tail. He'll work himself into being a good player. … Great arm. He can push the ball all over the field. … A good leader.
Negatives: Not a great athlete. He can move a little bit, but he's not going to take off. … Needs to be able to change speeds. Has a great fastball, but he's not quite as strong on his short-to-midrange passes. … Got banged up. Missed part of last year hurt dinging up his shoulder.
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Serena Williams shot down any hint of match-fixing in women's tennis after surviving a tough early test to safely advance to the second round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
While there's been no suggestion of any such sinister behaviour in the women's game as the ATP deals with fresh stories of fixing in men's tennis, Williams on Monday made it clear that throwing a match certainly wasn't in her DNA.
"When I'm playing, and I can only answer for me, I play very hard, and every player I play seems to play hard," the 21-times grand slam champion said after her tough 6-4 7-5 win over Italian Camila Giorgi.
"As an athlete, I do everything I can to be not only great, but historic.
"If that's going on, I don't know about it. I'm kind of sometimes in a little bit of a bubble."
A knee injury had prevented Williams from completing a competitive match since the US Open in September, but the American was relieved to come through unscathed to book a second-round meeting on Wednesday with Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh.
"It's great. It was an hour and 43 minutes and I didn't feel it at all," said the top seed.
"It wasn't very easy. She obviously plays very well and knows how to play the shots.
"I haven't played a competitive match in a long while, but it was really good.
"It wasn't quick so that worked to my advantage. I was able to stay in it and stay calm today and that's what matters most."
Earlier, two-times Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova also dispelled any lingering fitness doubts to be the first player through to the second round.
The sixth-seeded Czech scored a commanding 6-3 6-1 win over Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum in the opening match of the tournament at Rod Laver Arena.
Kvitova pulled out of last week's Sydney International with gastro, having also retired mid-match during the first round in Shenzhen earlier this month, her only other tournament appearance since the Fed Cup final in November.
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A/N: There, shocked you, did I?
And because it would really be evil to end it at that, I decided to give you an epilogue (or rather, the second part of the original chapter 10). But that's all you get. Divine Concubine was always meant to end like that.
11. Epilogue
Kagome slowly limped down the path Sesshomaru had said would lead her to her friends. Her right ankle ached; her left heel ached; the soles of her bare feet were positively burning. She was tired and cranky. She wanted her mother. And a hot bath. Or at least a wheel chair so that she didn't have to walk anymore.
What she got was Miroku.
She was hobbling along the way, carefully watching the ground for sharp stones or brambles, when suddenly a very familiar voice exclaimed loudly, 'Kagome-sama!'
Kagome stopped and looked up. There, in the middle of the forest path stood Miroku, gaping at her. She had never before been so happy to see him.
'Miroku-sama! Oh, I'm so glad to see you!'
She took a step forward, but her knees too were so happy to see Miroku that they gave way and she collapsed. Miroku was at her side in seconds, his face worried and surprised.
'Kagome-sama, are you all right? Are you hurt?'
Kagome grinned broadly. 'I sprained my ankle and stepped onto a thorn some time ago. Oh, and my feet hurt. But that's okay.'
Miroku eyed her closely, taking in the tussled hair, the untidy, dirty kimono, and the rosy wisp around her left foot. He noticed the reddish mark on her neck and the darkish bruises on her hips that the kimono did nothing to conceal. But she was smiling, and her eyes, though weary, were bright.
'Kagome-sama.' He spoke her name on a relieved sigh. Inu Yasha would not kill him. Or only a little. At her questioning glance, he smiled. 'I'm glad you are all right. We were so worried about you!'
She became serious. 'Sango-chan?'
'She's all right. I … I found her last night and we managed to get out.'
Kagome nodded. 'Yes, I heard a commotion and thought Sango-chan managed to get away. I half-expected Inu Yasha to barge in, but …'
Miroku grimaced. 'He couldn't. And I'm so sorry we didn't get you out last night as well. But we were discovered, and I thought it better to retreat for the time being and find another way to free you.'
She smiled. 'That's okay, Miroku-sama.' Her smile turned to a frown. 'But why couldn't Inu Yasha come?'
'There was a barrier around the temple the demons couldn't go through. I managed, perhaps because I'm human, perhaps because I'm a monk. Sango went through as well without problems. But, as I said, no demon could go through.'
Kagome's frown had deepened. 'No demon could go through,' she repeated, softly, more to herself. 'I wonder …'
'Oh, nothing. Just … never mind. Let's go back then.'
'Of course. Here, let me help you up.'
Miroku solicitously helped Kagome to stand up, but then had to grab her because she wobbled on her feet. Kagome grimaced.
'Miroku-sama, I'm very much afraid you have to carry me. My feet are killing me. I really can't walk another step.'
The monk glanced down at her feet. 'You're walking barefoot?'
'Yes, well, we weren't given shoes, you know. And I forgot to ask for sandals or something before we left.'
'We?' He gave her a searching glance. 'Who "we"? Kagome-sama, how did you manage to get out of the temple?'
The girl blushed. 'Uh … Can I tell you later?'
'Later includes Inu Yasha,' Miroku pointed out.
Kagome sighed deeply. 'I know. And it won't be pretty. But … I'd rather only tell once, you know.'
He looked worriedly at her. 'Was it … bad?'
'Bad?' Kagome blinked, clearly surprised. 'Oh, no. No, it wasn't. Shujin, he … well, he tried, but he didn't do anything. Now, Miroku-sama, can we go?'
'Yes, of course. Here,' he handed her his staff. 'You carry this and I carry you.'
Kagome took the staff. It tingled a little in her hands. Then she grinned at the monk. 'No groping, or I'll bash you!'
Miroku swept her into his arms and smiled lopsidedly. 'Don't worry, Kagome-sama. I will behave.'
She cast him a shrewd glance. 'Sango-chan beat some sense into you, then?' She laughed delightedly as Miroku blushed. 'Oh, she did!'
He nodded. A soft smile hovered on his lips. 'Yes, she did.'
Kagome looked up into his face and smiled as well. Then she laughed again. 'Ha! Lovely! Oh, would Shujin be mad if he ever knew!' And then she couldn't stop laughing because, really, it was too ironic.
Miroku looked a little bemused at her outburst of mirth, but he didn't question her. He simply grabbed her tighter and started walking.
Kagome leaned her head against Miroku's shoulder and, almost without her noticing, her eyes slid shut. The sunlight now and then pierced the comforting blackness behind her lids, and Miroku's regular steps lulled her into a slight doze.
Some time later, she woke to his hands tighten around her.
'Hmm?' She blinked, a little sleepy.
'Better wake up. We're almost there, and—'
The high-pitched scream interrupted him, and Kagome raised her head in time to see the small, orange furball dash forward, and then Shippo was clinging to her, sobbing and laughing, almost choking her.
'Kagome, Kagome, are you all right? I was so scared and we couldn't get through and Miroku said we'd better wait but we were so worried and Inu Yasha and Kouga were fighting all the time and—'
Miroku staggered under the onslaught and almost dropped Kagome. 'Shippo,' he groaned, himself interrupting the kitsune's chattering.
Kagome laughed and hugged Shippo. 'It's all right, Shippo, I'm fine, I'm fine.'
And then Sango was at their side, her eyes curiously bright. 'Kagome-chan, oh, I'm so glad to see you! What did the god do to you? How did you manage to escape?'
'Later, Sango,' pleaded Miroku. 'Let me get her beyond the barrier, now, because with Shippo on top, it's getting heavy.'
Sango nodded, but Kagome, light-headed with delight, rapped Miroku's head with his staff. 'Are you saying I'm heavy, Miroku-sama?'
The monk grinned down at her. 'Nope, Shippo is heavy.'
Kagome laughed. Shippo looked up. 'Miroku, why are you carrying Kagome?'
'My feet hurt, Shippo-chan, that's why,' answered Kagome.
'Hurt?' Both Shippo and Sango looked worried.
'From walking without shoes.' Kagome nodded.
'Walking without shoes?' Sango peered at Kagome's naked feet.
'Shippo, would you please get down?' groaned Miroku. 'What are you doing here, anyway?'
The small fox looked up. 'What? You're bringing Kagome!'
'But this is clearly beyond the barrier.'
Shippo shook his head. 'No, there wasn't a barrier.'
'Yesterday, there was a barrier,' insisted Miroku.
'Yes,' agreed Sango slowly, 'there was, about there, at that dead tree.' She pointed. 'I wonder why it is gone.'
'Probably because Shujin is dead,' said Kagome.
'Dead?!' Sango exclaimed. Miroku and Shippo looked stunned as well. 'Why? When? How? Did you do it?'
Kagome shook her head. 'No, of course not, I—´
'But how did he die, then?'
'Who died?'
Kagome turned her head. There, a little further down the path, stood Inu Yasha and – Kagome blinked – Kouga. Both had their arms crossed over their chests and scowled.
'Why is that man carrying Kagome?' demanded Koga.
'Who died?' repeated Inu Yasha.
Kagome blinked and looked up at Miroku. 'You could have warned me there are two of them.'
Miroku's lips twitched.
'What's the kid doing beyond the barrier?' asked Koga.
'The barrier's gone,' said Shippo. 'Kagome said because the god died.'
'No barrier?'
The two demons looked at each other and stepped forward. Nothing stopped them. After a moment's hesitation, they both dashed forward. Miroku hurried to put Kagome down, who winced the moment her feet touched the ground. And then the demons were at her side and bombarding them all with questions.
Kagome clung to Miroku and refused to let go. After a couple of minutes of shouting, alternately at her and at each other, Inu Yasha and Koga finally shut up, rather out of breath.
Sango huffed. 'Well, now that we have a little quiet, I'd suggest we go and find some spot were we can all sit down and talk. And then we need to go back to the place we made camp yesterday, because Kagome-chan and I really need to change clothes.'
'Oh, I don't know, I like the style.' Miroku grinned at her. 'No need to change it on my account.'
'Shut up,' Sango grumbled, but she said it fondly.
'A little further down the path there's a meadow,' said Koga helpfully.
'Wonderful,' agreed Miroku. 'Show us the way, please. Kagome-sama, can you walk?'
Kagome tried and winced. 'I'd much rather not.'
Koga, who had turned to lead the small group, swivelled back. He opened his mouth, but Inu Yasha beat him to it.
'Kagome? What's wrong? Why can't you walk?'
Kagome smiled and patiently explained, 'I've been traipsing through this forest without wearing shoes. You may be used to it, but I'm not. My feet hurt. That's why Miroku-sama was carrying me.' She looked up. 'Do you think you can manage a little further?'
Miroku smiled. 'But of course, Kagome-sama. Without a kitsune clinging to you, you barely weigh anything at all!'
'No need to strain yourself, monk,' Koga said nonchalantly and stepped closer. 'I can carry her easily.'
Inu Yasha kicked him out of the way. 'You go and show us this meadow, whimpy wolf,' he growled. 'C'mere, Kagome.'
Miroku tightened his hold around Kagome's waist and, grinning mischievously, he said, 'Oh, it's no strain at all, thank you, rather a pleasure.'
'Sango, you haven't hit him hard enough,' observed Shippo.
'Allow me, Sango-chan.' Kagome rapped Miroku's head again with his staff. 'Stop provoking, Miroku-sama.'
'But they make it so easy, Kagome-sama.'
'Hmph. Here, Sango-chan, you take care of this idiot.' Kagome handed the staff to Sango, then turned and smiled. 'Koga, please show us the way. Inu Yasha, please, stop quarrelling.'
Inu Yasha growled and picked her up. 'I'm not quarrelling.'
'Oi, Kagome, why do you let dog-breath carry you!' Koga protested.
'Shut up, whiney, and move!' Inu Yasha yelled. He looked ready to explode, but his hands carrying Kagome were gentle.
Kagome sighed and once more leaned her head against a strong shoulder. She was only reunited with her friends for, how long? Five minutes? And she was already tired. She wanted her bed. Her own, soft, comfortable bed. And then some peace and quiet.
But first, she had some explaining to do.
'Oh, lucky,' she sighed.
She looked up into Inu Yasha's worried eyes. 'You okay?'
Kagome smiled back. 'Yes. Tired and lame and rather not in the mood to talk, but okay.'
He nodded and held her closer. A pang of regret shot through her. He could be so nice and gentle. And he cared. If only … But no. Things were the way they were and not different, and she had to make the best of it. And she had made her decision. But she felt sorry for the hurt this would cause him, her dear friend.
Shortly afterwards, they arrived at the meadow Koga had mentioned and sat down in a sunny spot. Kagome gently patted her sore feet and suppressed a groan. When she looked up, everybody was watching her. She groaned again, audibly this time.
'So, Kagome-sama,' began Miroku. 'Will you please tell me, us, now how you managed to get away?'
'Yes, Kagome-chan.' Sango leaned forward. 'How did you escape the god?'
Kagome closed her eyes for a moment. Here we go …
'Shujin wasn't a god, Sango-chan,' she said.
'What? But …'
'What do you mean, not a god?' Inu Yasha, eyes narrowed.
'But you felt something of a divine entity, didn't you? Besides, Kurokawa-sama said it was a god, Kagome-sama, and … well, he should know, living in the area, don't you think?' Miroku, reasonable.
Kagome shook her head. 'There was a god, some fifty years ago, all right. But there isn't, wasn't one this time. It was a human, a priest. He … styled himself as a god, using some … I think relics, of the original god.'
'What?' Sango gasped. 'You mean, all this concubine stuff was …?'
Kagome grimaced and nodded. 'Like Miroku-sama, only worse.'
'Eh, what's with this talking about gods?' asked Koga.
Inu Yasha groaned. 'Shut it, idiot.'
'Inu Yasha, don't be rude,' begged Kagome.
'Rude?! I explained it to him at least five times last night! And that was before Miroku got back! And he explained some more. If Koga still doesn't get it, well, he's an idiot.'
'Who're you calling idiot, mutt?'
The three humans sighed as the demons started yelling at each other again. After some time, Kagome turned to Sango.
'Well, as long as these two are busy, why don't you tell me what happened to you?'
'After we got separated?' Sango shrugged. 'Nothing much. I was bathed, they forced me to wear this ridiculous excuse for a kimono, and then they locked me into a room. Oh, and all the time babbling what a wonderful person this god … Shujin was.'
'Yup, same here.'
Sango nodded. 'Well, then, after a while, Miroku showed up. We … um … had a slight discussion about what to do and then we set out to find you. Unfortunately, this Shujin guy must have decided to come and visit me, because they soon found my room empty. We tried to hurry to find you, but … One of the girls saw us. I wanted to keep searching, but Miroku dragged me out.' She leaned abruptly forwards and grabbed Kagome's hands. 'Please, Kagome-chan, believe me, I wouldn't have left! I wouldn't have left you alone with this monster if I'd had a choice!'
Kagome smiled and nodded. 'It's okay, Sango-chan. I know. I was glad you managed to get out. I hoped you'd find the rest and then come to get me out.'
'That was the plan. But, as Miroku probably has told you, none of our demonic friends could get through the barrier.'
'Yes, he said so.'
'So, we – or rather, he – decided to wait till morning and come up with another plan to try and get you out.'
'I thought it best not to return last night,' continued Miroku. 'I had already managed to get one girl away. They would have been on their guard.'
Kagome nodded again. 'Don't worry, Miroku-sama, Sango-chan. I don't blame you.'
'But, what happened to you?'
Kagome hesitated and glanced at the two demons who were now quarrelling actively, meaning, they were fighting.
'They did that half the night, Kagome,' said Shippo.
Kagome hugged him. 'Poor Shippo-chan, and you had to stay with them all the time.'
Shippo shrugged, but snuggled closer to Kagome. 'They ignored me most of the time.'
'Hm.' Kagome eyed the fighting demons. 'How long, do you think, will it take them to calm down?'
'Too long,' sighed Sango.
'Hm. Well. Then …' Kagome sighed. 'Inu Yasha! Sit!'
A loud thump shook the ground as the hanyou fell. Koga, in full attack speed, found his target gone, lost balance, and fell down as well.
'Dammit, Kagome,' growled Inu Yasha unintelligibly, face mashed into the grass.
Koga recovered quickly, threw a triumphant glance at his fallen rival, and strutted over to Kagome. Kneeling down in front of her, he clasped her hands in his and stared into her eyes.
'Kagome, tell me what happened to you! The mutt said something about you being kidnapped? He didn't take good enough care of you. Look, you are hurt!'
Kagome tried to wiggle her hands free, didn't succeed, sighed, and gave in. 'Yes, I was kidnapped, but nothing, Koga, nothing could have prevented it. No, don't say it! Not even you! No, don't argue!'
'But, Kagome, surely I—'
Inu Yasha, free of the spell, bashed Koga over the head. 'Told you last night, you couldn't.'
'Inu Yasha,' rebuked Kagome. 'Please don't start again.'
Inu Yasha huffed and sat down.
Koga rubbed his head. 'You, dogbreath—'
'And you neither, Koga,' Kagome said sternly.
'But, Kagome, I—'
'No. Stop it. Rather tell me why you are here.'
'I smelled you, last night, you know. You and the other girl. But you were alone. I thought I'd come and check on you.' Koga looked at her seriously.
Kagome smiled politely. 'Well, thank you, that was very kind of you.'
Koga, not detecting the platitudes, puffed out his chest. 'Yeah, I'd take good care of you, Kagome. Better than he!'
Inu Yasha growled, but didn't say anything.
'Okay, now.' Miroku grinned. 'Now you know what happened to us last night. Inu Yasha and Koga have stopped arguing. Would you now, please, tell us what happened to you?'
'Yes, Kagome-chan, how did you get away?'
Kagome sighed and nodded. She looked up. Miroku smiled knowingly at her.
'No getting away now,' he said softly.
Kagome grimaced.
'What does he mean, Kagome?' Inu Yasha looked from her to Miroku.
'Simply that I'd rather not tell, because you won't like it one bit.'
That, of course, caught their full attention.
'Why? What is it?'
'Kagome-chan?' Sango sounded deeply worried. 'Did he …?'
Kagome smiled reassuringly. 'No, he didn't. He tried, though.'
'What happened?'
'Who's he?' barked Inu Yasha.
'And what did he try?' growled Koga.
'Perhaps you start at the beginning,' suggested Miroku.
Kagome nodded and clasped her hands in her lap. 'Well. Um, you know that Sango-chan and I got separated. First, it was just like she told you, bath, this ridiculous kimono, and babbling on how wonderful Shujin is. They brought me to a room and locked me. Later, they brought food. And then, Shujin showed up. He … um … he was very … persuasive. I think he used some of his power to … you know.'
Sango and Miroku nodded, the three demons stared at her with wide eyes.
'Used his power for what?' asked Shippo.
'What do you mean, persuasive?'
Kagome fidgeted nervously. 'Well, you do know that this god collected girls? They were his concubines. He wanted Sango-chan and me as well.'
'Concubines?' Shippo frowned.
Miroku, lips twitching, put a hand on his shoulder. 'Shippo, remember the talk we had yesterday?'
Shippo frowned. 'Yes, but … You mean, the god wanted Sango and Kagome to bear him children?'
'Ahem.' Miroku flushed. 'Yes, well, I think this is the best way of putting it.'
'Oh.' Shippo looked at Kagome. 'He tried? Like Miroku does?'
Kagome cast an uneasy glance at a glowering Inu Yasha. 'Um … he tried a bit … more.'
'What are you talking about?' Koga asked, nonplussed.
'That the damned bastard tried to seduce Kagome,' growled Inu Yasha. He stared hard at the girl. 'Right?'
She nodded.
Koga's jaw dropped, then, in a heartbeat, his expression changed. 'I'll kill him!' he swore.
Inu Yasha gave a short, hard laugh. 'We're too late for that, eh?'
Kagome nodded again.
Koga punched a nice, deep hole into the ground and Inu Yasha sat, scowling, fingering Tessaiga's hilt.
'So, Shujin tried,' Miroku resumed the account. 'What stopped him?'
Kagome grinned. 'I threw dished at him.'
Five jaws dropped, then Miroku began laughing. Sango soon joined him.
'Yes, well, there was nothing else to throw. Then, I tried to gouge his eyes with the chopsticks,' Kagome improvised. After all, she had thought about it. And she thought it would be good if Koga and Inu Yasha, well, Koga mostly, saw she could defend herself.
Besides, it was nice to see her friends laugh, and it took away some of her tension. The horror or those moments faded further from her mind.
'Wow, Kagome, you sure can be scary,' said Shippo admiringly.
'I didn't feel scary at all, though,' she replied softly.
The laughing stopped and they looked at her.
'What happened next?' Sango asked.
Kagome sighed and hugged herself. 'He was … angry. Very angry. He obviously hadn't thought I'd fight him. Then …' She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
She felt her body tense. This was going to be unpleasant.
'Well, he dragged me out of the room. Said, he had a demonic visitor, and it was either him or the demon.'
Her friends gasped.
'Demon?' Sango looked horrified. Miroku gripped his staff, eyes darting from Kagome to Inu Yasha to Koga.
Inu Yasha was tense, his eyes narrowed. 'Who?' he rasped.
Koga frowned. 'But … that can't be! We couldn't get through the barrier at all! Kagome are you sure, a demon?'
Kagome nodded. 'Yes. I … I didn't know about the barrier until you told me, but … I suppose Shujin opened it for him to come in. After all, he did kind of invite him to come.'
'Shujin invited a demon?' Miroku's eyes had widened.
'Who?' insisted Inu Yasha.
'Why would he do that?' wondered Sango.
'Um …' Kagome squirmed. 'Shujin crossed the … the borders to that demon's territory. So … he came to … er … settle the matter.'
'And he settled the matter all right.' Miroku sighed. 'Pity, really. I'd have loved to punch him.'
'I'd have torn him apart limp by limp,' growled Koga savagely.
They looked at Koga.
'Kagome, how did he die?' asked Shippo.
Kagome shrugged. 'I don't know. I was … still asleep.'
'Then how do you know he's dead?' Miroku tilted his head.
'I couldn't feel the divine aura any longer. Besides … I saw Risu this morning. She was absolutely terrified of … of the demon.'
'WHO?' yelled Inu Yasha.
They all turned to look at him.
'Inu Yasha?'
The hanyou snarled. 'Dammit, who was the demon, Kagome?'
All heads swivelled back to her. Kagome looked down at her hands. It had been going to good! She had managed to avoid answering that question so far. Why was Inu Yasha so persistent?
'Um …' She felt her cheeks heat and grit her teeth in anger at herself.
'Oh.' At Sango's soft gasp, Kagome looked up. Sango was staring at her, eyes wide, hand clapped in front of her mouth. 'Kagome-chan …'
The expression in her eyes told Kagome that Sango had caught up. She blushed even hotter and hung her head.
'Kagome-chan …?'
'Yes,' Kagome answered softly.
'You … Again?'
Kagome nodded.
'WHAT?' yelled Inu Yasha. 'WHO? Dammit, Sango, you know who? Tell me! One of you!'
Shippo suddenly grabbed Kagome's torn sleeve. 'Not … Naraku?'
Kagome shook her head and smiled shakily. She avoided looking up at Inu Yasha. 'No, not Naraku, Shippo-chan.'
'Kagome-sama?' Miroku sounded confused. 'Who was that demon? And what did he do to you?'
'Do I know him?' Inu Yasha suddenly inquired.
Kagome couldn't help a shaky grin. 'Oh, yes.'
Miroku gasped, then coughed violently. His face had suddenly gone very red.
'Miroku?' Sango leaned to him, worried. 'What's wrong?'
'Ka-Kagome-sama,' Miroku gasped. 'The … the same?'
Kagome flushed again.
'How do you know?' Sango eyed him.
Miroku laughed, or tried to. 'Allow me some intelligence. "Oh, yes".' He shook his head. 'Rather telling.' He grinned at Kagome, then coughed again.
'Kagome?' Inu Yasha's voice sounded dangerous.
Kagome sighed. Really, why had she been hesitating? She knew she would have to tell him sooner or later. Hesitating like this didn't make it any easier. Rather the opposite. She took another deep breath.
For a moment, there was silence. Then,
One syllable, short, hard, denying. Kagome peered at Inu Yasha from below her fringe. Inu Yasha looked … stunned. Not so much shocked, or hurt. He shook his head, but he clearly knew. Kagome waited for the explosion.
It didn't come.
Inu Yasha's hands tightened around Tessaiga's hilt. A muscle in his jaw twitched. He didn't say a word. He got up and walked away, silent, tense. Kagome watched him disappear into the forest.
'Well,' said Miroku when Inu Yasha was out of sight. 'That was … unexpected.'
Sango and Shippo nodded.
'What's the matter with him?' Koga suddenly asked, clearly surprised. 'That's not like him, to walk off like that.'
'Uh, Koga …' Miroku began.
'I think you did not quite understand …'
Koga shook his head. 'No. Who's Sesshomaru?'
'Inu Yasha's older brother.'
'He's got a brother?'
'Half-brother,' interjected Kagome. 'Sesshomaru is full demon.'
Koga looked more confused. 'What's this got to do with you?'
Kagome bit her lip, glanced at her friends, then said, 'Koga, have you heard about the dragons that swarmed the country a little time ago?'
Koga nodded. 'Yeah, but –'
'Those dragons only preyed on human female virgins.'
Koga's haw dropped.
'And … I didn't want to be eaten. So, I had to stop being a virgin.'
Koga's eyes narrowed. 'Inu Yasha …'
'No, Sesshomaru.'
Koga gaped at her.
Kagome looked straight back at him. Somehow, this was a lot easier without Inu Yasha around.
'Sesshomaru took my virginity,' she said, not faltering, although she was blushing madly. 'With my agreement, just so you don't get any ideas into your head. And, last night, when Shujin had locked me into a room with his demon visitor …' She left it at that and shrugged.
Koga blinked, slowly. 'What?' His voice was oddly faint. 'Kagome, why … You are … Why … I would have helped you!'
Kagome nodded. 'Yes, I know. And I … would have asked you to … But Sesshomaru was there, and he offered and … well.'
Koga scratched his head. 'Didn't you tell him you're my woman?'
Kagome sniffed. 'I'm not!'
Koga scratched his ear. Then, he tipped his head into the direction where Inu Yasha had vanished. 'So, that's why he …?'
Kagome nodded. 'Although I … I don't know. I didn't expect him to react this way. Last time, he …'
'He got very angry,' said Shippo sombrely.
Koga stared at Shippo and nodded absently. He growled. He scratched his head again. Then, he got up, standing as proud and tall as ever. Even the cocky grin was back.
'Well, then, I'd better go and pick a fight with him, eh?'
And with a last, broad grin, Koga sped after Inu Yasha. Leaving four stunned people behind.
'Wow,' said Sango finally. 'That wasn't what I'd expected, either!'
'No,' agreed Kagome. She felt oddly liberated. Suddenly, she laughed. 'Well, I suppose, I don't have to argue with him any longer about being his woman, do I?'
'You don't feel … hurt?' Sango asked cautiously.
'Hurt? No. Why?'
'After all, he pursued you quite determinedly. To now accept this so easily …' Sango shrugged.
Miroku nodded in agreement. 'It's rather strange.' He laid a finger on his lips. 'I wonder …'
'Oh? Nothing, never mind.'
'He's probably not understood it,' suggested Shippo.
'Kagome-chan? What will you do now?'
Kagome looked at her friends and smiled. 'I'll go home.'
Shippo grabbed her hand. 'Kagome …'
'Oh, don't worry, Shippo-chan. I'll come back. But I want to go home now. See my family. Take a break, you know. But I'll come back, promise.'
'Yeah, if you don't, I make Inu Yasha get you!'
Kagome laughed and ruffled the boy's hair. She looked up, at the forest where Inu Yasha and Koga had disappeared to. If she wasn't mistaken, she could hear the faint sounds of yelling. She grinned, and then her eyes went back to the part of the forest where she had come from, the part where Sesshomaru had left her.
She blinked, rubbed her eyes, and stared. It was gone. But for a moment she could have sworn she had seen something white among the trees.
Her smile softened. He might have left her abruptly, but he had made sure she was safely back with her friends before leaving the area. He did care.
She blinked the sudden tears away. Perhaps he was already beginning to learn the lesson his father had wanted to teach him.
Perhaps the tiny glimmer of hope wasn't so foolish after all.
She laughed softly and turned back to her friends. Her eyes met Sango's. An understanding passed, and suddenly both of them were grinning slyly at each other.
'Now, Sango-chan,' Kagome began, 'there's something I wanted to talk to you about …'
Miroku blushed and hurriedly dragged the protesting Shippo off.
The End
This time for sure.
(In)Famous Last Words
Now, don't tell me that this isn't an end at all. It is – for this story. Don't tell me I'm evil for ending it at that. I know that. And no need to tell me you want another sequel. It's already planned.
Besides, I did say at the beginning that this is only part 2 out of 4 and don't you expect the happily-ever-after just yet.
What more can I say than thank you all very much for reading and for waiting – more or less – patiently for me to update. Thank you to all who stayed with me from the beginning. And a thousand thank-yous more for the wonderful reviews you left me!
I really can't tell when I will start writing the sequel (I've got to finish The Diary first!). But as a little sneak preview I can give you this: part 3 is called i Demon Menace /i , and our friends will end it for good. Part 4 is called i Death's Priestess /i , and it has nothing to do with Kikyo. -
She goes down the path, steps out of the forest. There are her friends, arguing about what to do. The demons notice her. Shippo dashes forward – and they notice that the barrier is gone. At this point, Kagome is sure Shujin must be dead. Big talking to and fro: Sango explains, Miroku explains, Kagome explains her experience with Shujin and comes to the demonic visitor.
Sango: But how did you escape??
Kag: Well …
Inu Yasha: Sesshomaru?
They all turn to look at the demons who have been very quiet so far. Both gape at Kagome.
Sango: Oh, Kagome. Again?
Kagome blushes and nods. She looks towards the forest and thinks she sees a flash of white.
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A Model for Trade-Up and Change in Considered Brands
A common theme in marketing literature is the acquisition and retention of customers as they trade up from inexpensive introductory offerings to those of higher quality. We develop a nonhomothetic choice model to accommodate effects of advertising, professional recommendation, and other factors that facilitate the description and management of trade-up. Our model allows advertising to affect the relative superiority or inferiority of products. This allows for a wide variety of trade-up patterns beyond those obtained from a standard random utility formulation of the logit model. Our nonhomothetic model allows for advertising to affect more than just brand intercepts (perceived quality), but also the rate at which consumers are willing to trade up to higher-quality brands. Advertising effects are measured using a randomized treatment and evaluated by considering their direct implications for firm pricing and profits.
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Delhi University students' union elections are scheduled for the next week. In an ideal set up, these elections should have been highly politicized and keenly contested. Delhi University has just implemented, amidst deep controversies and vociferous protests from the teachers and students, changes in the course duration and syllabi that can have far reaching consequences for the future of higher education in the country. Duration of the Bachelors' course for the regular courses is four years now, instead of three as it used to be earlier. These changes caused wide ranging debates regarding their implications both in the social media and the print and electronic media, but these issues remain absent from the election campaign of the two major students organizations, ABVP and NSUI backed by BJP and Congress respectively. This time too they are relying on the time tested formula of winning students elections; organize a few parties, negotiate with the right people, fund the right kind of candidates and pump in a lot of money in the form of alcohol and hard cash.
University politics is dominated by the scions of political leaders and businessmen. There are certain families that completely dominate the scene, supplying at least one major candidate for election every few years. DUSU election despite its relatively small constituency generates a lot of attention and media coverage. Candidates who win this election are projected as future leaders of the country and most likely get the ticket for the parliamentary elections in a few years. It is for this reason that many ambitious families see these elections as a launching pad for their scions. The division of labor in such families is rather simple and 'rational', some children go into business and some go into politics; while some children mint money, the rest ensure through getting elected that the family business never goes without lucrative orders. Elections are thus nothing less than an investment in which humongous sums of money are involved.
Not surprisingly, no political or ethical issues ever dominate these elections. As a student it was always amusing for us to see the media people invent reasons why a particular candidate won and the rest lost. All kinds of speculations did rounds in the national dailies till the elections remained in news. The reality is what every students of Delhi University knows, whosoever throws in the biggest sum of money wins, plain and simple.
Last week was particularly interesting because Delhi University students caused two traffic jams in the city on the same day. AISA, a left wing students' organization was holding a referendum in the University over the newly implemented four year course. Almost ten thousand students from different colleges of the University voted against the four year course, whereas around one thousand favored it. The referendum was carried out under extremely trying circumstances as both the University administration and the police tried to bar it resulting in two incidents of violent clashes. The university was trying to ensure that this 'undemocratic' referendum did not happen. A university official told NDTV in an interview that this referendum was illegitimate because the said reforms over which the vote was being taken had full support of the elected students union headed by NSUI. The same day another traffic jam was being caused by the students' of Delhi University. The same NSUI which had supported the reforms on being elected last year was campaigning for the next election; they had organized a 'rain dance party' and a jam session. This was a part of a series of similar election campaigns like DJ party, trip to a theme park etc that they are organizing this year. In this instance the University administration remained silent and the police exercised 'extreme caution and restraint'. I am certain that like every year, this year too they will do exceeding well in the elections owing to their efforts toward democratizing students' access to music, alcohol and fun; 'dance of democracy' it is indeed (pun intended).
Before we start blaming the University students for not being 'honest citizens' and putting up with such corrupt leaders, it is pertinent here to take stock of the constituency that we are talking about. We live in a country, in which, according to the HRD data, just around 12 % of all the students who pass out from school go on to get a higher education. University education is the preserve of the privileged few. This University education too is not the same for all, thanks to the state policy, our Universities are divided between mediocre regional universities and a handful of elite universities; Delhi University being the most elite among them all.
The recent slew of reforms is aimed at further upgrading the curriculum at the most elite of the universities. It may be true that the policy makers have bungled their jobs and created a mediocre syllabus, but probably none can deny that in the longer run, in the job market, the four year degree of Delhi University would carry a much heavier weight vis-à-vis the three year degree of the regional universities. It is hardly surprising that the students from this elite campus are hardly interested in the fate of higher education in the country in general, conscious of the fact that most of them would end up doing better than their peers in the regional universities, the cries of disparity in access to higher education hardly appeal to them. They can afford to behave like junkies, lapping up rock shows organized by the ruling parties, guzzling the alcohol served by them and eventually voting for them in the elections. The future of the movement for equitable access to higher education for the deprived masses depends upon how far the leftwing organizations are able to galvanize the mass of the youth which remains outside the university. So the students' union elections at the elite campus probably should not matter to them within the larger scheme of things.
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), as representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR Government), published today a tentative issuance schedule for Government Bonds (GBs) offered under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme for the next six-month period from March to August 2015 (Annex). The schedule contains information on, among others, the tentative tenors, tender dates, issue sizes, issue dates and method of issuance of individual GB issues. Further details on the methods of issuance are set out in the Information Memorandum available on the Government Bond Programme's website, http://www.hkgb.gov.hk.
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