The Lighter Side of Darkness

Another comedy classic

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Chapter I

An Evil Revealed

The Inuyasha gang had just left a village Miroku... ahem... 'exorcized'. As usual, Miroku had an imprint of Sango's palm on his face for courting to many women. Already, he was being lectured. "You perverted monk! Haven't you harassed enough women in your life?" Miroku, feeling particularly dumb at the moment, simply said "No." "Miroku, sometimes you can be so..."

Sango was cut short when a voice from the bushes gleefully said, "Delightful?" "Who's there? Show yourself, ya bastard!" Inuyasha said. A figure in a black and white jester outfit sprang from the bushes in a triple front flip. "Only a doppleganger, object of Miroku's desire. Hoho, if only you knew what he wanted to do to you..." While Sango was twitching with the thoughts and ideas supplied by the doppleganger, Miroku said, "This can only lead to trouble..." "Why? What's a doppleganger?" asked Kagome. "A being born of the darkness in one's heart, a doppleganger can sense one's darkest thoughts with ease, and transform into their opponents when necessary." "Won't it be so fun with me around to sense your negative thoughts and blurt them out for the whole world to hear?" said the doppleganger. He was shortly faced with a unanimous "No!" "Aaaahhh... anger. It's been too lunch since I've had that for lunch. The name's Joker. I'll be stayin' awhile. Oh, and Shippo, I'll annoy the rest of you as well as Inuyasha." Shippo's left eye twitched violently as he realized his mind was read like a book. His exact thoughts were Cool, someone who can help me annoy Inuyasha. After that, everyone picked up Shippo and ran for the hills, hoping to lose Joker. After they were at what they thought was an adequate distance, they started to talk. "Good, he's not here. Now, what do we do?" asked Sango. "Only the strongest monks can exorcize a doppleganger. Even Lady Kagome's Sacred Arrow would do no good." Miroku, to be sure. "Can't you use your Wind Tunnel, Miroku?" asked Shippo. "He'd just pull it out of my hand and eat it like a fruit. (A/N: Hehe... gay joke/ double entendre!)" "Such animosity towards me... Don't you think I've eaten enough for one day?" Everyone turned around to find Joker standing there. "Shadows are like gateways to me. As long as you have a shadow, I can be anywhere you are. Anywhere." Kagome sighed, and said, "I guess we'll have to live with him." A triple backflip from Joker signified his joy. "Yay! Oh, and by the way, Kagome, your skirt has travelled south a bit and Inuyasha's enjoying the view." As Kagome hitched up her skirt and glared at Inuyasha, Miroku was thinking this, and only this:

This is the first day of the rest of our lives. Kill me now!

A/N: Stay tuned for Chapter II: The Joker is Wild! R&R!