Double Time Trouble
disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha...I really REALLY
wish I did but I don't. The only character I own in this story is
Shichi, k? Well enough of this garbage...let's get this story on
a roll already.
Legend: "speech" / *thought /
~scene change~ / =flashback= / (author's notes) / sound
effect / [dream]
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Chapter One: Arrival Of The New Warrior, Shichi
Kagome climbed through the well to the feudal era.
Inuyasha and co. were waiting for her. Shippo happily tackled her
when she appeared.
"KAGOME!!! YOU'RE BACK!!!"
"Ofcourse I am Shippo." Kagome laughed softly then
looked at Inuyasha who seemed rather annoyed.
*Why does Shippo get to hug her like that when I can't?*
Inuyasha growled and turned away. Miroku and Sango were already
digging in Kagome's huge knapsack.
"Can we go already?! Word in another village says there's a
demon who just might have a jewel shard or two." Inuyasha
growled and added a 'Keh.' for good measure.
"Alright then..." Kagome sighed heavily as they started
off.
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Inuyasha barely dodged the eleven sets of claws that crashed down
on him. Miroku opened his Air Rip but had to close it due to the
strain. Sango was bashing demons with her boomerang and Kagome
fired her mystical arrows. Shippo tried to avoid the claws of the
demons...
"INUYASHA!!! THE JEWEL SHARD IS IN THE LEADER'S LEFT
ARM!!!" Kagome shouted. Inuyasha raced straight at the
leader but was sent hurtling into the ground. A small shadow
stood in the tree branch overhead. Miroku and Sango were in a
whole mess of trouble. Kagome hit the ground hard and her bow
fell ten feet from her. Poor Shippo was in serious trouble now...
sound of claws hitting metal
A boy draped in a hooded brown cloak stood infront of the
group...the reversed edge sword in his hands blocked the demon's
claws from hitting Shippo. The demon jerked back at the sight of
this strange boy. Inuyasha pulled himself up just enough to see
the boy who had just appeared. Kagome, Miroku, and Sango stared
at the boy in pure confusion...
"Why not make it easy on yourself and hand over the jewel
shard."
"Like I'd answer to a child?!" The demon charged at the
boy. In a flash of light the two were on opposite sides...the boy
sheathed his sword just as the demon dropped. The group was in a
state of pure confusion. The boy calmly pulled the jewel shard
from the demon's arm and looked at it in the light of the setting
sun and smiled. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo
approached the boy who stood before them with the prized shard in
his hand. The boy turned his gaze to them...his face shadowed by
the heavy brown cloak he wore.
*Strange...he moves like a demon but he smells like a
human...* A look of complete confusion crossed Inuyasha's
face. Kagome smiled sweetly at the boy and reached for the jewel
shard. The boy jerked back and placed the shard inside his cloak.
"Look...we need that jewel shard, okay? So if you could
just..."
"Not on your life. This shard is mine. As is this!" The
boy grabbed the jewel shards from Kagome and made a mad dash
through the forest.
"AFTER HIM!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled.
sound of the group running after the boy
The boy ran through the forest at a speed that could have rivaled
Inuyasha himself. A tree root blocked the way leaving only a foot
of space beneath it and very little room to jump over it.
"WHOA!!! LOW BRIDGE!!!!" The boy shouted as he
instantly slid under the branch like a skateboarder then broke
into a mad dash. Inuyasha was hot on his heels with Kagome,
Miroku, Sango, and Shippo on Kiara behind him. The chase came to
a cliff and the boy stopped just inches from the edge. Inuyasha
stopped behind him and started towards him. The boy began to back
up until he was at the edge, Inuyasha stopped his advance and
glared at the boy.
"Look kid...just give me the jewel shards you stole and I'll
let ya go."
"No way! I need these shards!" The boy cried as he
tried to take another step back when he tumbled over the edge.
sound of Inuyasha grabbing the kid's wrist
Inuyasha was clinging to a root that was junting from the cliff
and holding the boy by the wrist. The boy clung to Inuyasha's
hand with his small hands when his cloak hood fell from his face.
Inuyasha stared at the boy in fear.
"You...you look...just like me!?" Inuyasha was so
shocked that he nearly dropped the boy. The boy looked up at
Inuyasha with sorrowful gold-amber eyes, his long silvery hair
was caught by the wind.
sound of the root breaking and Inuyasha falling
Inuyasha instantly wrapped his arms around the boy in attempt to
protect him and splashed into the river below with great force.
The boy clung to Inuyasha's neck as Inuyasha pulled both of them
to shore.
sound of Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo landing on the
ground with Kiara
Kagome dashed to Inuyasha's side. Miroku and Sango restrained the
small boy as Shippo grabbed his sword and the jewel shards. The
boy struggled but to no avail...he lowered his head so that his
silvery bangs hid his eyes from view...his small dog ears
flattened some as a sign of surrender. Inuyasha looked at Miroku
and Sango then at the small boy...Kagome saw the look in
Inuyasha's eyes and nodded to Sango and Miroku who then released
the boy. The boy's hands hit the ground hard...he looked like he
was going to cry. Inuyasha felt sympathy for this boy...he could
tell that this child was suffering...and alone.
"Kid...what is your name?"
"...Shichi..." The boy said in a half choked voice.
Kagome took the jewel shards from Shippo aswell as the reversed
edge sword. Miroku and Sango just stared at Inuyasha as he put
his hand on the boy's shoulder. Shichi's hand touched Inuyasha's
wrist and it seemed the boy was about to cry but he turned his
gaze to them and you could see an emotionless face on the small
seven year-old. His cloak fell free to reveal his clothing...a
red outfit exactly like Inuyasha's. Suddenly Shichi dropped
forward into an unconcious sleep...agianst Inuyasha. Kagome
looked at the boy in confusion then at Inuyasha...
*Those two look alike...and seem almost alike...* Kagome
though as her gaze met Inuyasha's. Inuyasha lifted Shichi into
his arms and started walking. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo followed
him. Kagome started walking aswell...but noticed the strange
sadness that clung in the air and seemed to surround the small
boy...
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Kaede placed a wet cloth on Shichi's forehead and turned to the
others. Inuyasha leaned agianst the wall and watched. Miroku and
Sango looked at Inuyasha, both curiosu as to why he seemed so
protective over the small boy. Kagome just looked at Shichi's
sleeping form and wondered why he seemed to draw so much sorrow
around him. Shippo sat in Kagome's lap and noticed the look on
her face.
"Lord Inuyasha I'm so glad you're alright!" Myouga
exclaimed as he appeared on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"And just where did you disappear to when that battle
started?!"
"er...um...uh..."
SQUISH / flutter, flutter, flutter
Kagome's gaze met Inuyasha's and she realized just how confused
he was at the moment...he seemed almost afraid. Miroku and Sango
kept their eyes on Shichi as he lay sleeping. Inuyasha looked at
the ground...his mind was racing...'why did this boy look like
him and why was he so sad and why was he after the jewel
shards'...
End of Chapter One