Here's another InuYasha fanfiction from me. This one's gonna be a bit different. It's a fic that involves Sango in a shoujo-ai pairing, but she isn't paired with Kagome(even though I like the pairing). This is primarily because I like the pairing of Inuyasha/Kagome. This first chapter will probably be complete Humor. Well, anyway, Here's the fic...
(-Disclaimer, etc.-)
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or the characters therein. I am merely borrowing them for non-profit fanfiction.
Claimer: However, I do own all characters whom I created, such as Reika... and they are copyrighted.
Pairings: Inuyasha/Kagome, Sango/Reika (Reika is a created character)
Genre???
Length???
Rating: PG-13
(-NO NEED FOR A THIEF, THE RACCOON-GIRL REIKA-)
"Whaaaaa!" comes Miroku's annoying voice from inside the tavern the group has been staying in.
Inuyasha and the others then see the monk run outside and begin looking around frantically.
"What's wrong Miroku?" asks Kagome, "Something missing?"
"My staff!" Miroku exclaims, upset, "Have any of you seen it?"
"Ya mean you lost it?" questions Inuyasha.
"What do you expect from someone as incompetent as Miroku?" inserts Sango.
"But I didn't lose it! I think it was stolen!"
"What do you--"
"Wait!" Inuyasha interrupts, gaining the others' attention. He sniffs the air, "I smell something."
"What is it?" Kagome asks.
"I think it's a..." Inuyasha replies, continuing to sniff the air. Then he stops, "A raccoon?" he finishes, blinking in confusion.
"A raccoon?" echoes Sango, nearly as confused as Inuyasha.
"Yep. And, It could be what stole Miroku's 'precious' staff." Inuyasha says, then takes off in a direction.
"But, How could a raccoon steal Miroku's staff?" Kagome asks, curiously as she holds her index finger to her chin and blinks twice.
"Because, It's probably a raccoon-demon." Sango says, before following Inuyasha.
Kagome, Miroku and Shippou follow also. "I still don't get it." Kagome says.
/Scene-Switch/
Inuyasha has stopped running and is sniffing the air, Tetsusaiga drawn, when the others catch up with him.
"What's wrong, Inuyasha?" asks Shippou.
The silverhaired hanyou starts looking around while continuing to sniff the air, then responds, "I... lost the scent."
The others are all shocked at this and Kagome just has to ask, "How?"
"I don't know." Inuyasha replies, "I've never tracked a raccoon before!"
"Unless you count Hachi, that is." Miroku says, "... but, I don't really think he classifies as a raccoon. More like a raccoon-dog or a badger."
"My guess would be that the scent was just a wild goose chase." Shippou inserts, from his perch atop Miroku's right shoulder as he shrugs his own shoulders.
Inuyasha walks over and picks up the kitsune by his tail, "Shippou, You know this raccoon?" he questions, gripping his other hand into a tight fist, threateningly.
"N-n-no! I don't know anything." the kitsune responds, "It's just that raccoon-demons and fox-demons have, uh, similar abilities. That's all."
"Meaning..."
"Raccoon-demons can create illusions like I can."
"Wait a minute!" Kagome exclaims, suddenly.
"What is it?"
"It's gone!" she responds, feeling around her neck and upper chest.
"What's gone, Kagome?" asks Sango.
"My jewel-shard! I was just wearing it, but now it's gone!" replies Kagome.
"What!"
"My mask is gone, too!"
"Tch." Inuyasha says, detransforming Tetsusaiga. He then attempts to sheathe it but... "Huh?" he looks down at his side, "Tetsusaiga's sheath is gone!"
Everyone starts looking around when Shippou says, "Everything's going missing!"
"Could it be that raccoon?" questions Sango, then notices something move out of the corner of her eye. While the others are still looking around, she goes off to investigate.
View from behind of a girl wearing a kunoichi-style fuku, running, as a raccoon-like gray and black striped tail swishes back-and-forth behind her (although her tail is more the length of a squirrel's --or, rather, squirrel-demon's--).
She stops running when she hears a sound behind her and turns around, revealing a black mask over her upper face except her eyes(in other words, she looks like a raccoon). She sees a large boomerang spinning towards her.
She gasps as she drops under the boomerang, covering her head with her hands. The boomerang flies over her and continues up, then starts its return-pass.
The raccoon-girl quickly draws a whip and cracks it toward the advancing boomerang. The whip wraps around the center of the boomerang, causing it to stop spinning, and the girl jerks it to one side. The boomerang is released from the whip and is deposited, lodged in the ground off to the girl's right, a short distance behind her.
"Who's there!" she demands, spinning around to come face-to-face with Sango, "Who are you?"
Sango grips her boomerang and pulls it from the ground. "My name is Sango." the taiji-ya responds.
The girl notices Sango's attire, "... y-you're a demon-slayer!" she exclaims in shock, her eyes widening.
Sango nods, "Now, Give back what you stole!" she demands, "Hiraikotsu!" she throws her boomerang again toward the girl.
The raccoon-girl jumps up and springs off the Hiraikotsu, landing behind it and closer to the taiji-ya. As the Hiraikotsu flies toward her from behind, the raccoon-girl grins at Sango and jumps backward. While basically horizontal in the air, the raccoon-girl curves her back as Hiraikotsu flies under her. She lands on her hands and brings her body over her, pushing off with her hands and finally lands in a kneel as Sango catches Hiraikotsu.
When the girl stands up and looks toward Sango again, the taiji-ya has a look of surprise on her face.
"No one has ever dodged Hiraikotsu like that before." Sango says, blinking her eyes a couple times, "What's your name?"
"Huh?" the girl responds, blinking several times. She then takes off her mask, revealing her face, "I'm Reika. And, If you'll excuse me..." she throws a small orb into the ground, near Sango's feet. The orb explodes on impact and releases a smokescreen, taking away Sango's visibility.
During the time that Sango can't see, Reika runs over to a tree and quickly climbs its trunk(like a raccoon), then scurries out onto a thick branch and looks around.
'Looks safe.' Reika says to herself, "Now!" she says, leaping off the branch.
... however, a chain wraps around her left ankle and she feels a jerk, "Oof!" the raccoon-girl is instantly jerked back to the ground with a resounding thud.
After a moment or two, Reika sits up on her knees and rubs the side of her head with her hand, "Ouch." she says, then gasps as her eyes widen slightly when the tip of a katana is pointed to her neck. She looks up to her side and sees Sango standing there holding the handle of the sword.
Reika turns her head back toward the ground and closes her eyes, "Go ahead, demon-slayer." she says, "Finish me."
"What makes you think I want to kill you?" questions Sango before sheathing her katana, "Just give back what you stole and you can go."
"I... can't give back the jewel." responds Reika, "I need it... to avenge my race."
"Your race?"
Reika nods, "My clan of raccoon-demons..." she says, "They were all killed by an evil half-demon!"
"Naraku..."
"Huh?" Reika looks up at Sango and blinks, "You know him?"
"Yes." Sango replies, looking off to one side.
Reika lowers her gaze back to the ground, "I'm the only one left." she says, "And..." she clenches her hands into tight fists and tears start to fill her eyes, "I only survived because... because I hid like a frightened child!" she sniffles twice.
"I know how you feel, Reika." Sango says, causing Reika to look back toward her, "My clan of demon-slayers also fell victim to Naraku's evil. Only myself and my younger brother, Kohaku, are still alive... and Kohaku is under Naraku's control."
"And, Your friends?"
"Kagome, Inuyasha, and the monk all have their own reasons for wanting revenge against Naraku." Sango responds, "He's an enemy to humans and demons alike."
"Here..." Reika says.
"Hm?" Sango responds, looking down at the raccoon-girl's outstretched hands, "These are...?"
"The things I stole from you and your friends." Reika finishes for her, "I'm giving them back."
"... thank you." responds Sango, as she collects the items from Reika's hands.
Reika then rocks back and raises her legs, then hops up onto her feet, "Well, Let's go then!" she says, smiling.
"Huh? Where?"
"Back to your friends." Reika says, still smiling, "I'm going to apologize in-person."
(-TO BE CONTINUED-)
Ramblings: Well, What does everyone think? In case you're wondering, Reika is a raccoon-demon, but she's NOTHING like Hachi. Instead, She looks completely human, aside from her tail and claws. I'm not sure when the pairing will actually occur, but this story will probably be several chapters. Oh, btw, I'm using most elements from the American dub of InuYasha as I pretty much prefer the english voice cast (in particular: Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's American voices seem to fit the characters' personalities better than the originals).