Part one: The split
"Have you nothing left, Hanyou? You have nowhere else to go. Did you really believe that a small puppy like yourself could defeat me?" The Oni-woman laughed in victory as Inuyasha staggered upright struggling to fight. With tetsaiga at hand, he shook off the excess blood from his armor and bruised skin. He growled with intent of intimidation. Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara all stood back as instructed by Inuyasha. The Oni, with many tricks and potions, had powerful spells that even the fearless and all-mighty Inuyasha could not withstand. Nevertheless, he stood his ground prepared for more of the unexpected.
Kagome took a leery step forward with her bow and arrow ready to strike. Although her step was quiet, Inuyasha's ears tweaked at the sound and his head spun around scolding Kagome for even thinking of making such a daring and bold move.
"STAY BACK!! DO NOT MOVE AN INCH!" Yelled Inuyasha. Kagome, surprised at the volume of his voice, stood in her tracks and watched in horror along with the others.
"Well...Inuyasha," said the oni-woman mockingly, "I can sense inside of you that u have no alternative left. It would be almost a miracle for a weak hanyou like yourself to defeat a powerful being like me. It almost be best if there were two of you." she took out a bottle of potion. "I promise that if you give me the shards that you posses, I shall spare you and your friends' lives of ultimate pain." At the word of 'pain', the oni-woman grinned. Inuyasha, however, simply chuckled. The oni-woman was taken aback by this reaction. She believe that surly, he'd be cowering in fear after all the blows that he had taken.
"You old hag. No way would I give up so easily. Your naivete is getting the best of you. I am only getting started." And with those words said, Inuyasha sprung forward ready to strike. The oni, amazed at this sudden tactic, was unprepared for the attack. Inuyasha sliced the oni into two pieces and sent her over the cliff and into the precipice below. Her remaining potion that was in her hand flew into the air, and went right over Kagome's head. She stared at the falling potions too overwhelmed to avoid them.
"KAGOMEEE!!! MOVE!!!" With a quick movement, Inuyasha pushed Kagome out of harm's way sending her into Miroku's arms. The bottle collapsed onto his rock-hard demon head and splattered, liquid and all. He rubbed his cranium and shook out the liquid out of his beautiful, thick, and shining silver hair. To everyone including himself, he appeared to be unaffected.
"Are you okay?" asked Kagome jumping out of Miroku's arms and looking onto Inuyasha's wounds. He nodded still rubbing his head. He felt a tingling sensation in his head and through his veins. It wasn't a normal feeling, he was sure, but he could not simply worry about it right now. Strange feelings come and go.
* ~ * ~ *
As usual, Kagome left to go home for the night to restock her supplies since Inuyasha's wounds took up half of her first-aid kit. The other's stayed inside of Keade's hut and ate a nice supper.
Inuyasha, as usual, leaped outside and into a near-by tree. With his legs cross-legged, he sat and stared at the blue moon. The tingling sensation in his body became worse than ever. It spread throughout his entire body from head to toe. It was best not to move. To pass the time, he sat and wondered where Naraku was at the present moment.
These exact thoughts made time go by so quickly that next thing he knew, it was morning. The sun dawned onto his beads and reflected a light in the water. It was about time to go and meet Kagome at the well.
Inuyasha was convinced that the potion was ineffective. Nothing had happened to him all night long and it didn't seem as if anything would in the future. He waited by the well standing with his arms crossed. But soon, his assumptions turned to lies as he felt his stomach churning quickly. He moaned out in pain and squatted to the ground. His head bursting with the urge to split. In moments, that is exactly what Inuyasha's body did.
Inuyasha stared at his hand. Soon, he saw a second hand and arm sprout to the side. His leg produced another and his other leg did the same. Within moments, his entire body was split except for his head.
"AGH!! WHAT"S HAPPENING TO ME????!!! ARGH!! KAGOME!!!!" Inuyasha couldn't stop whatever was happening to him. His mind had gone blank and to him...there was nothing...it had gone completely dark in his mind for his mind had split in two. But a near-by villager saw everything. There were now two Inuyashas. The first one had a scar down his two eyes and his hair was unkempt. His expression showed a sign of intimidation. The other Inuyasha looked like the regular Inuyasha, but his eyes showed a sign of wonder, leery, and fear. They looked at each other and gasped.
"What the fuck?!" shouted the scared Inuyasha. "What is going on here??!! That's me!"
The other Inuyasha gasped. "OOOO, you said a bad word!! Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm Inuyasha. What's it to you?"
The other jumped back at these words. "But...but...but.. I'm Inuyasha. I apologize for my rudeness." the nicer Inuyasha bowed.
"Feh. That's impossible. Wait!! Maybe its possible that we are both Inuyasha. That damn potion had something to do with it!"
"OOOO maybe your right." the nicer Inuyasha smiled. "Maybe we should go to Keade-Baba and find out!"
"And do what? Sorry pal, but I gotta go look for some shards. That bitch of a girl, Kagome, should be back anytime and I sure as hell ain't gonna go to some old bag when there are jewels out there to be found and demons to kill!! Have fun."
"Such vulgar language! But we MUST go. We have to find out what's going on!" When the nicer Inuyasha discovered that the Inuyasha in front of him didn't care, he gave up. "Well, you can wait for her. Maybe she has some answers for this. I'm going to go to Keade. You wait here and when Kagome comes, come over to where we are so we can figure this out. Okay?" he smiled.
"No one tells we what to fucking do!! You got that, Wuss? NO ONE!" he grabbed the nicer Inuyasha's clothing and then threw him to the ground. The nicer Inuyasha got up and scrambled away crying in fear with tears falling from his perfect face.
"Feh," said the mean Inuyasha. "That should keep that asshole out of my sight for a while."
Just then Kagome swung her bag over the mouth of the well. She pulled herself up and looked into what she believed was her usual Inuyasha.
"Well aren't you gonna help me," she snapped. He stared at her with cold, hard eyes. She rolled her eyes and pulled her bag around her back. "Come on," she said, "let's get back to the others. He stood there unmoved. "Are you deaf??!! Inuyasha what is the matter with you, we have to hurry. We have no time for your little timid games."
"Oh, I hardly doubt this is a game, Kagome. We're not going back there. We're going to find more shards! Lets go!"
"Inuyasha, you baka. Stop being an ignorant fool. We have to go back. Quit playing around. We really don't have the time for this."
He jumped towards her and grabbed her bag throwing it into the well. Kagome looked over and it was gone.
"INUYASHA! What is the matter with you!? You are driving me crazy!"
He grabbed her arm tightly and held it up to his shoulder. Kagome screamed. His grasp was too tight and she couldn't get out of it. `Something is wrong,' she thought. `I can see that this is Inuyasha. His eyes....but...his actions...what is going on?'
"NO! No one tells me what to do!! You understand?!! No one!! And especially not a human bitch like you! Now, find my shards!" He threw her to the ground and she stared at him with disbelief. Instead of following answers, she stood facing him.
"No", was all that she responded. No way could Inuyasha push her around. She had no idea what was going on, but even so, he was not going to treat her like this.
"Then," he said holding up his clawed hands and cracking them, "do you perhaps need alittle bit of persuasion?!!" He leaped forward and swiped at her. She dodged his claws and screamed running towards Keade's village. She yelled out Miroku and Sango's name while running....and she finally came to the conclusion, as he sped up to her, that this wasn't the real Inuyasha.........
"Have you nothing left, Hanyou? You have nowhere else to go. Did you really believe that a small puppy like yourself could defeat me?" The Oni-woman laughed in victory as Inuyasha staggered upright struggling to fight. With tetsaiga at hand, he shook off the excess blood from his armor and bruised skin. He growled with intent of intimidation. Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara all stood back as instructed by Inuyasha. The Oni, with many tricks and potions, had powerful spells that even the fearless and all-mighty Inuyasha could not withstand. Nevertheless, he stood his ground prepared for more of the unexpected.
Kagome took a leery step forward with her bow and arrow ready to strike. Although her step was quiet, Inuyasha's ears tweaked at the sound and his head spun around scolding Kagome for even thinking of making such a daring and bold move.
"STAY BACK!! DO NOT MOVE AN INCH!" Yelled Inuyasha. Kagome, surprised at the volume of his voice, stood in her tracks and watched in horror along with the others.
"Well...Inuyasha," said the oni-woman mockingly, "I can sense inside of you that u have no alternative left. It would be almost a miracle for a weak hanyou like yourself to defeat a powerful being like me. It almost be best if there were two of you." she took out a bottle of potion. "I promise that if you give me the shards that you posses, I shall spare you and your friends' lives of ultimate pain." At the word of 'pain', the oni-woman grinned. Inuyasha, however, simply chuckled. The oni-woman was taken aback by this reaction. She believe that surly, he'd be cowering in fear after all the blows that he had taken.
"You old hag. No way would I give up so easily. Your naivete is getting the best of you. I am only getting started." And with those words said, Inuyasha sprung forward ready to strike. The oni, amazed at this sudden tactic, was unprepared for the attack. Inuyasha sliced the oni into two pieces and sent her over the cliff and into the precipice below. Her remaining potion that was in her hand flew into the air, and went right over Kagome's head. She stared at the falling potions too overwhelmed to avoid them.
"KAGOMEEE!!! MOVE!!!" With a quick movement, Inuyasha pushed Kagome out of harm's way sending her into Miroku's arms. The bottle collapsed onto his rock-hard demon head and splattered, liquid and all. He rubbed his cranium and shook out the liquid out of his beautiful, thick, and shining silver hair. To everyone including himself, he appeared to be unaffected.
"Are you okay?" asked Kagome jumping out of Miroku's arms and looking onto Inuyasha's wounds. He nodded still rubbing his head. He felt a tingling sensation in his head and through his veins. It wasn't a normal feeling, he was sure, but he could not simply worry about it right now. Strange feelings come and go.
* ~ * ~ *
As usual, Kagome left to go home for the night to restock her supplies since Inuyasha's wounds took up half of her first-aid kit. The other's stayed inside of Keade's hut and ate a nice supper.
Inuyasha, as usual, leaped outside and into a near-by tree. With his legs cross-legged, he sat and stared at the blue moon. The tingling sensation in his body became worse than ever. It spread throughout his entire body from head to toe. It was best not to move. To pass the time, he sat and wondered where Naraku was at the present moment.
These exact thoughts made time go by so quickly that next thing he knew, it was morning. The sun dawned onto his beads and reflected a light in the water. It was about time to go and meet Kagome at the well.
Inuyasha was convinced that the potion was ineffective. Nothing had happened to him all night long and it didn't seem as if anything would in the future. He waited by the well standing with his arms crossed. But soon, his assumptions turned to lies as he felt his stomach churning quickly. He moaned out in pain and squatted to the ground. His head bursting with the urge to split. In moments, that is exactly what Inuyasha's body did.
Inuyasha stared at his hand. Soon, he saw a second hand and arm sprout to the side. His leg produced another and his other leg did the same. Within moments, his entire body was split except for his head.
"AGH!! WHAT"S HAPPENING TO ME????!!! ARGH!! KAGOME!!!!" Inuyasha couldn't stop whatever was happening to him. His mind had gone blank and to him...there was nothing...it had gone completely dark in his mind for his mind had split in two. But a near-by villager saw everything. There were now two Inuyashas. The first one had a scar down his two eyes and his hair was unkempt. His expression showed a sign of intimidation. The other Inuyasha looked like the regular Inuyasha, but his eyes showed a sign of wonder, leery, and fear. They looked at each other and gasped.
"What the fuck?!" shouted the scared Inuyasha. "What is going on here??!! That's me!"
The other Inuyasha gasped. "OOOO, you said a bad word!! Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm Inuyasha. What's it to you?"
The other jumped back at these words. "But...but...but.. I'm Inuyasha. I apologize for my rudeness." the nicer Inuyasha bowed.
"Feh. That's impossible. Wait!! Maybe its possible that we are both Inuyasha. That damn potion had something to do with it!"
"OOOO maybe your right." the nicer Inuyasha smiled. "Maybe we should go to Keade-Baba and find out!"
"And do what? Sorry pal, but I gotta go look for some shards. That bitch of a girl, Kagome, should be back anytime and I sure as hell ain't gonna go to some old bag when there are jewels out there to be found and demons to kill!! Have fun."
"Such vulgar language! But we MUST go. We have to find out what's going on!" When the nicer Inuyasha discovered that the Inuyasha in front of him didn't care, he gave up. "Well, you can wait for her. Maybe she has some answers for this. I'm going to go to Keade. You wait here and when Kagome comes, come over to where we are so we can figure this out. Okay?" he smiled.
"No one tells we what to fucking do!! You got that, Wuss? NO ONE!" he grabbed the nicer Inuyasha's clothing and then threw him to the ground. The nicer Inuyasha got up and scrambled away crying in fear with tears falling from his perfect face.
"Feh," said the mean Inuyasha. "That should keep that asshole out of my sight for a while."
Just then Kagome swung her bag over the mouth of the well. She pulled herself up and looked into what she believed was her usual Inuyasha.
"Well aren't you gonna help me," she snapped. He stared at her with cold, hard eyes. She rolled her eyes and pulled her bag around her back. "Come on," she said, "let's get back to the others. He stood there unmoved. "Are you deaf??!! Inuyasha what is the matter with you, we have to hurry. We have no time for your little timid games."
"Oh, I hardly doubt this is a game, Kagome. We're not going back there. We're going to find more shards! Lets go!"
"Inuyasha, you baka. Stop being an ignorant fool. We have to go back. Quit playing around. We really don't have the time for this."
He jumped towards her and grabbed her bag throwing it into the well. Kagome looked over and it was gone.
"INUYASHA! What is the matter with you!? You are driving me crazy!"
He grabbed her arm tightly and held it up to his shoulder. Kagome screamed. His grasp was too tight and she couldn't get out of it. `Something is wrong,' she thought. `I can see that this is Inuyasha. His eyes....but...his actions...what is going on?'
"NO! No one tells me what to do!! You understand?!! No one!! And especially not a human bitch like you! Now, find my shards!" He threw her to the ground and she stared at him with disbelief. Instead of following answers, she stood facing him.
"No", was all that she responded. No way could Inuyasha push her around. She had no idea what was going on, but even so, he was not going to treat her like this.
"Then," he said holding up his clawed hands and cracking them, "do you perhaps need alittle bit of persuasion?!!" He leaped forward and swiped at her. She dodged his claws and screamed running towards Keade's village. She yelled out Miroku and Sango's name while running....and she finally came to the conclusion, as he sped up to her, that this wasn't the real Inuyasha.........