The Little Village
Chapter 1: The Village of Bokeh
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"Inuyasha-sama!" Myouga shouted as he entered Kaede's hut.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou were sitting around Kaede's hut and stared as the flea entered the room. Myouga instantly rushed to Inuyasha's nose and began sucking out some of Inuyasha's blood. A quick smack and Myouga was done.
"What is it, Myouga-jiji?" Inuyasha asked.
"Big news! There may be a way to defeat Naraku!" Myouga shouted out excitedly.
"How?" Kagome asked.
"In the village of Bokeh. There's a powerful item there that instantly destroys any evil that sees it." Myouga said.
"Bokeh? Never heard of it." Shippou replied.
"It's a village of miniature youkai. I've heard that miniature humans reside in the town as well." Sango told the young child.
"But I've heard that only those that are very small could enter the village. A protective barrier keeps out anyone that is too tall." Miroku explained.
"I could just smash that barrier with my sword." Inuyasha said.
"No, that would be impossible. Destroying the barrier would also mean destroying the village." Miroku explained.
"Myouga-ji-chan, can't you bring that item to us?" Kagome asked.
"Me? They will only give the item to a brave champion." Myouga explains.
"So how the hell are we supposed to get it?!" Inuyasha angrily let out.
"The only way to enter the village is to be small. The largest beings that could enter the village are still only the size of children's dolls." Sango said.
"So unless Myouga brings the item to us, we can't do anything." Shippou said.
"Not necessarily." Kaede said as she entered the hut.
"What do you mean?" Miroku asked.
"There's a cave near the village of Bokeh. Inside that cave, there is a hot spring that will allow humans and youkai to become small. But it requires mystical power in order to be used effectively." Kaede explained.
"And how do we return to normal, Kaede-baba?" Inuyasha asked the old woman.
"I have the power to restore you to normal." Kaede explained.
"So we have to come back from the village shrunk? Won't that be a dangerous journey?" Kagome asked.
"We could have Kirara wait by the entrance to the village and then have her bring us back here. That way it won't be a problem." Sango said.
"Or Kaede-baba could just wait near the village. She could carry us from the hot spring to the village and just wait outside." Inuyasha said.
"Or that." Sango said, embarrassed by her suggestion.
"Wait… A hot spring? What about our clothes?" Kagome asked.
"Is this the time for modesty? We could have a way of killing Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted.
"I will have miniature duplicates of your clothes ready." Kaede said.
"Do I just put my sword in the water?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yes." Kaede answered.
"Can't we just go into the water with our clothes on?" Inuyasha asked.
"I'm not going to walk around in wet clothes." Kagome protested.
"I was just sayin'. There's no pleasin' you!" Inuyasha shouted out accusingly at Kagome.
"Look, Kaede-ba-chan has a plan and it's a good one. Let's just move on." Kagome said.
"I don't understand why Kaede can't just shrink us. She said she could unshrink us." Shippou said.
"I have the power to remove magical ailments but I lack the power to inflict those ailments." Kaede told the young fox.
"How long until we can go?" Miroku asked.
"I'll speak with someone now. I'll let you know soon." Kaede said as she left the hut.
"This better work, Myouga-jiji." Inuyasha told his flea attendant.
"He's already gone." Sango said.
"We don't need him anyway. Kaede-ba-chan knows what to do." Inuyasha said.
"Nothing to do now but wait for her." Shippou said.
Within moments, Kaede returned to her hut.
"Well?" Kagome asked.
"The clothes will be ready tomorrow." Kaede explained.
"It's gettin' late. Time to get some sleep." Inuyasha said.
As his companions fell asleep in Kaede's hut, Inuyasha thought about his next adventure.
To Be Continued…