Delfim: Once again we start anew. This fanfiction is to remind us all of the greatness of Inuyasha and it's franchise.
This fanfic is based upon the game "Inuyasha Secret of the Cursed Mask". An old, yet awesome Role-Play-Game for ps2, this game allowed you to explore the world of Inuyasha and interact with it's various caracters, even to the point of developing a romantic interest with one of them should you choose.
This is before the time of Bakusaiga and Inuyasha's shard like attack, so I will focus on that.
The immediate pairing is the Self-Insert\Sango and it is rated M more out of safety for language and more bloodied moments as this fic will be a serious take of the game.
For those of you who don't know the game, I'll make a quick summary: you can choose either boy or girl, who gets sucked into Inuyasha's world without being able to return. As you travel, meeting Inuyasha and the others, you find out that Naraku is behind your sudden summoning and it is your job to find out why.
So I hope you enjoy this.
Chapter 1, New beginnings
"Run Kaname, run!" yelled Michiru as both rushed through the yard of the school. Both were on their last breath, trying to put some distance between themselves and the ever approaching bullies.
"I can't!" whined Kaname as she panted. "I'm too tired!"
Michiru tried to put her arm around his shoulders and keep the rhythm. He knew it was a matter of time before they caught them, but if they could evade them long enough, than maybe someone would help.
As it turned out, no one in the school seemed too keen in helping the two Kururugis. Not with the infamous Carl Regard after them. Soon of a rich man, the guy was the most spoiled bully you had ever seen, often going after the Kururugis for reasons that no one could explain.
After all, how do you explain that unreasonable hatred towards two of the kindest persons in the school? Naive as they were, they made a point to help everyone that asked them for help. So why would someone like Carl after them? Why did he brought his friends just to hurt the Kururugi twins?
The answer eluded everyone.
Finally even Michiru was too tired to run, his breathing was through the roof, his chest was pounding painfully in his chest and he could feel the lack of saliva as his mouth went dry from the effort. Sweat kept his shirt tightly glued to his chest and back, forming a noticeable stain in the white regulated shirt.
His sister was no better. Her hair was cackled in sweat, her mouth open in a constant effort of bringing more air into her lungs, which seemed to work overtime. Her eyes were wide with fear and he knew why.
"We got them now!" yelled one of the bullies. Aside from Carl, there were two other guys there. The one that yelled was a fat blob that somehow could still outrun half of the school. His uniform was filled with tears he had made himself to look cool, something which got him in trouble in school more than once. He had black hair which he kept beneath a cap, the name Takeshi having been sewed into it.
"Yeah! We got them, we got them!" The other guy was a skinny short guy that made you think a human and a vulture had a kid. Hook like nose, large eyes and the look of being rotten in the brain. Sora was his name.
The last guy was Carl himself. With an athletic physic, the brain of the size of a nut, and a smile that could kill flowers, this despicable individual had been the cause of many tears of pain and agony throughout the school without suffering a single consequence. His rich father was always able to get him out of trouble after all.
"Tsk tsk tsk, come on, Kururugis, why did you ran away! All we wanted was to have some fun with you two!" he said with his sickening grin.
"Stay away!" yelled Kaname as she tried to scurry behind her brother, who looked equally terrified.
"Oh my dear, I'm afraid we can't do that!" said Carl. "But if you ask nicely... and do us a little favor... I'm sure you will come to enjoy our..." he then came closer, licking his lips. "...company."
His other two cronies laughed while Kaname blanched. Naive as she was, she realized just what he was insinuating.
"I have another idea." came a voice behind the bullies. "You step away from my cousins, or I will put you out of commission... permanently."
The three turned and two of them paled. There, standing a few feet away from them, was one of the bully's biggest fears: Delfim Kururugi, the cousin of the two kids they were about to bully.
Ever since he moved in with his uncles, things changed a lot in school. This guy was a bully to the bullies. He would hunt them down and do the stuff no one else dared to do: stick their heads in the toilets, beat them up, steal their lunch money after they had stolen it, and this one time he actually forced a guy to swallow his own underwear.
In terms of looks, he didn't look that impressive. Dirty blond messy curly hair falling all around his head, almost hiding his green eyes which were shining with fury. He let his bear grow, which now covered his face and neck in dark blond almost brown hair. His body wasn't that of an athlete, nor a body builder, just that of a normal person.
However, no one was deceived by it. They all knew of his skills as a fighter, of his attitude towards bullying and above all, his protectiveness towards his cousins.
"Kururugi." Carl snarled. He had a special hate for Delfim. "I knew you would show your ugly mug."
"Sorry I'm late." spoke Delfim, his tone calm yet calculative. "I was too busy doing your mom."
A massive "OH!" filled the yard.
Carl snarled with fury. "Very funny, Kururugi. Let's see you laughing after we have dealt with you!" He then rushed to Delfim and threw a right hook.
Which was caught in Delfim's left hand. Delfim sidestepped, still gripping the outstretched arm and brought his elbow on Carl's. The impact made Carl yell in pain, grabbing his arm while Delfim walked towards the fat guy.
Takeshi roared like a wild beast as he rushed towards Delfim, who merely sidestepped and left his foot out, making the one man bull fall to his face. For extra measure, Delfim brought his foot up, and then stomped once on his head.
Delfim then turned to the last guy. Sora looked scared out of his mind. Delfim slowly walked up to him and extended his hand. Knowing what he wanted, Sora gave him all the money he had on his pockets. Delfim then nodded and Sora ran the hell away from there.
"You son of a BITCH!" Delfim turned to see Carl getting up.
"We all know my mother isn't the best of persons, but do you have to insult prostitutes while you are at it?" asked Delfim with an eerie calm voice.
Carl snarled and was about to run when...
"What is going on here?" all turned to see a teacher and a few students rushing to their position.
"Great." cursed Delfim. "Now they show up."
"I'm getting out of here!" said Carl only for Delfim to grab him.
"No I don't think so." said Delfim as he twisted his arm behind his back, forcing him on his knees. "You know the drill, Carl. Sooner or later, we all have to face the music..."
Later...
"This is the third time this month!" yelled one of the teachers to both the Headmaster and Yagami Kururugi, Delfim's uncle and caretaker. "This kid is out of control!"
"My kids were attacked and all you can do is complain about my nephew." Defended Yagami.
"I understand that you wish to see this picture through rose tinted glass, but we cannot ignore that he attacked them!" continued the teacher.
"None of the injuries seemed too severe. If anything, I would say he went easy on them, considering what my kids told me about them." argued Yagami.
"This isn't some cartoon were a violent hero gets to beat the thugs and save the people! This is real life, and this kind of behavior must be stopped!"
The Headmaster was a small man, with a round face, white short hair and almost going bald. He was near retirement, but everyone always remembered him as being that nervous little man that trembled over everything and anything. So it wasn't surprising to see him do that just now.
Delfim was outside the office, leaning against the wall and listening to the argument. He knew not all approved of his actions, and he didn't care much. He looked over to his cousins, who still seemed pretty shaken by the ordeal.
"You guys alright?" asked Delfim.
"Yeah." answered Michiru. "We are okay."
"Thank you Delfim." Kaname thanked with a smile. "You got right on time."
"Fortunately." said Delfim. "But what have I told you about dealing with thugs?"
"We couldn't help it!" said Kaname. "Those guys were..."
"I get it, I get it." said Delfim. "No need to whine about it."
"How sweet." Delfim turned to Carl, who was sneering at them. "Just wait until my father hears about this."
Delfim walked up to him and grabbed the front of his shirt. "Tell daddy that when he is ready to be a man and teach you some manners that he can call me! I'll do it for him, free of charge!" He then let go of him and walked back to his position on the wall.
Just then, the door to the office opened. The teacher came out first, smiling triumphantly. "Well well, mister Kururugi..."
"Who me?" asked Michiru.
"Not you! HIM!" The teacher pointed to Delfim, who raised an eyebrow at him. "Seems like justice hits us all!"
Delfim rolled his eyes at him and turned to his uncle. "How long?"
"One month suspension during which you have to prepare a presentation for history class." answered his uncle, though clearly frowning at the situation.
"I want it to be about Japan's Feudal Era. You will then present it to class as if you were the teacher. I expect nothing but perfection from you, Kururugi." said the man with a grin.
Delfim shrugged. "And them?" he asked pointing at Carl and Takeshi. Sora, having ran before, wasn't implicated on this.
"While they are victims in this incident, some people thought they deserved some kind of punishment." It was obvious that the teacher was not happy about this. "Their parents will be notified and they will have to clean the schools toilets today."
"That's it?" asked Delfim, sounding incredulous. "That's the punishment you give for cheating in a test!"
"It is bad enough you attack them, if I were you..."
"Well you are not me!" Delfim then turned away. "I hope you are ready, cause now that I will be out for a week, I want to see who will keep these jerks in line."
"Mister Kururugi, you are out of line!"
"Enough." yelled Yagami. "The issue has been dealt with. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to take my family home." The twins understood it was time to go and got up to follow as both Delfim and his uncle walked away.
As they neared the car, Delfim spoke, almost softly. "Uncle..."
"No. Don't." said Yagami. "We all know what happened, and today is a very important day, so let's put it all behind us and just go home."
Delfim nodded. He knew his uncle was right. Today was the Doll Festival, the most important celebration of the Kururugi Shrine and also one of the most anticipated. Based on some old story of a lover who reanimated a doll to look like her late husband, the Festival was all about burning a doll with the name of the person you want to see and you will see her.
Strangely enough, many people actually confessed that they saw the ones they wanted to see that same day, so it became a legend turned real thing that attracted a lot of guys to the shrine.
The drive to home was bumbling with conversation between the twins dramatic representation of the fight to their whispers about the festival: what they would wear and what they would do during the festival.
Delfim just listened to the ramblings, occasionally smiling at them. As he did, his uncle smirked. "When are you gona get rid of that face mane?" at Delfim's glare, he continued "Chicks don't dig hairy dudes anymore."
"Ahahah, very funny." replied Delfim in a dry tone. "You're hilarious."
"And what about your hair. Do you want birds to make a nest up there?"
"Yes, big stocks just making a nest up here." Delfim pointed to his head. "Then I wouldn't need to buy eggs anymore."
Both Michiru and Kaname giggled at this.
"Now you just need to get a cow for a wife and you will have the milk too!" joked Yagami.
"If it was for that, I would rather get the farm and work for my food. Sounds a lot easier than going to school at any rate."
"Not with the price of the grain." Yagami then turned serious. "Alright, Delfim you get the dolls from storage and be quick about it. Then you will get dressed for the festival."
"Got it."
"You two get dressed and then Michiru you will help your mother with painting dolls while you Kaname can help me with the selling."
"OK!" both answered enthusiastically.
They finally reached home and the twins rushed inside. Delfim calmly got out of the car when he heard a cold voice.
"So, making trouble again."
He knew it wasn't a question, for the voice made it clear that she already expected it. Turning around, Delfim was met with Sasame, Yagami's wife.
"Seems like it." Delfim answered, his face impassive at her presence.
"Don't you use that tone on me, young man. You should be grateful we took you in." said Sasame. "Instead, you always go out of your way to get into trouble, just like your mother."
"Yes." answered Delfim, still not showing any emotion. "Now it's the part where you tell me how much you hate my mom and how much I look like her and how I should be grateful and all that. Sorry I have to cut this short, but we need to prepare for the festival."
Seeing him turn and walk towards where the storage was, she got mad at his attitude. "Why you little..."
"Enough, let him be." said Yagami. "He is right, we have work to do."
Delfim kept walking, his head down as he did. "Damn, can't that woman give me a break?" He kept walking towards the shed, cursing to himself. "Fuck the teacher. A presentation about the Feudal Era, while Carl gets bathroom duty. I will have to call Shawn to dirty the bathroom as much as he can."
He soon reached the storage. If he was honest with himself, he didn't like the place. Old, moldy and as safe as walking on a thread, the place was just asking for an accident to happen there.
"Where did we put them last year?" asked Delfim as he went inside. As he did, the floor under his right foot gave him and he slunk into it, scratching his leg which started to burn in pain and forcing him to fall in a very uncomfortable position, which only made him hiss harder.
"AH! Shit! Stupid floor." cursed Delfim as he tried to pull himself up, not noticing the symbol beneath him lighting up. "This all place is rotten!"
As he pulled himself up, the floor started to break apart. "Wha..." Delfim had no time as he fell through and found himself freefalling into darkness. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
He didn't know it, but this was the beginning of his new life...
"Hugh, what the..." Delfim got up as he grabbed his head, hissing in pain. "Ah, shit! What the hell hit me?"
He opened his eyes and blinked. "Hey wait a second. This ain't right!" All around him trees filed his vision. An entire forest all around him person. "How is this possible?" He looked up seeing the clearest blue sky he had ever seen. "I feel... through a hole... and I end up... outside? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?"
He got up and tried to look and see something familiar. "That can't be, even if I had fallen out of a hole in the house and somehow ended outside, there should be streets and cars. There isn't a forest near my house! Better call uncle and see if he can find me."
He grabbed his cell but noticed something. "No connection? Not even a single bar? I can't make a call with this!" He stared angrily at it. "How the heck... where the hell did I end up? Is this some Lion Witch and Wardrobe thing? Cause I really don't want to go to Narnia!"
Delfim then face palmed. "Alone for a few minutes and I am already thinking stupid shit. Well no use standing around. Might as well try to find someone out there." He looked down to see he was in some kind of sand road. "Oh cool, at least I have some form of direction." He walked on that road, always trying to see if he saw someone.
"This thing looks like those old trails in mountain landscape and old forests. That would explain why no one is around and why I can't make a call." said Delfim. "So all I got to do is follow the trail and find a way out of here."
He soon saw three people talking to each other. A man in his late forties, a young woman, and an old man. The strange thing was what they were wearing.
"Huh? Kimonos?" asked Delfim as he saw them. "Are they preparing a festival too? I mean some people still wear kimonos for the Doll Festival. Maybe they can help me!"
The man then saw him and his face scrunched in rage. "There he is!"
"Huh?"
The three then started to walk towards him. It was then that Delfim noticed that they carried various weapons: pitchforks, torches and other things. "Ok weapons." whispered Delfim "Not good."
"It's the Demon!"
Delfim just stared at them, his face completely froze in astonishment. "Heh?"
"Demon! Where have you taken my daughter?"
"HAH?" Delfim yelled in outrage. "What the fuck are you guys talking about?"
The woman seemed to get scared at his reaction. "Careful, it's a demon!"
"Lady I'll show you a demon if you don't stop calling me that!" yelled Delfim.
"He wants to kill us!"
"Let's get him!"
"Shit!" Delfim turned and ran from them. "Better get the hell out of here. I don't wana end on the wrong side of that pitchfork!"
He ran for a while, still hearing the shouts of anger from the people. Once he stopped hearing them, he stopped running, panting all the while. "Well, that was a workout." said Delfim as he sat down. He realized he was surrounded by a field of flowers. "Damn, Kaname would love these." He then grew somber. "Where the hell am I? I fall through a hole and end up in the middle of madmen. I take back my previous statement this is some Alice wonderland bullshit."
He then heard the sound of rustling grass. "Oh great. They found me." Delfim turned only for his eyes to widen. "The fuck! What the fuck are you?"
In front of him stood a green skinned creature that walked in two legs that bended backwards, with clawed hands and feet, one eye and a horn. "UH! I found a meal!"
"Think again freak! You ain't eating this fella!" said Delfim as he got ready to fight.
"A human with an attitude! Those make the beast meals!" yelled the creature getting more excited.
He then rushed at Delfim and made a swipe. Delfim moved his head under it and punched the creature in the gut, only for it to laugh and kick him in the stomach, sending Delfim back.
"AGH!" yelled Delfim as his back hit a tree. "Damn, what the fuck is he made of, lead?"
"HEHAHAHAHA! That was it? How weak."
"Weak huh?" said Delfim as he got up, his head pounding. "Then come and get me, you freak!"
Both rushed at one another. This time Delfim tried to kick only for his leg to be grabbed and clawed by the demon, eliciting more screams of pain. He was then thrown aside, hitting the same tree again.
"GH!" Delfim looked down to see his leg bleeding. "Shit."
"If you are done, I will have my meal now." said the demon as he tauntingly came closer.
No, I won't die here. I refuse to die here! Delfim thought as he looked up. I won't die here! "I WON'T DIE HERE!"
From beneath Delfim's downed form, a red star started to form and grown. Red energy flowed through Delfim's body before rushing at the demon. The resulting explosion knocked Delfim out cold, before he could see a whiter haired being appear in the clearing.
Peace Out