Disclaimer:

A: V, do we really own Inuyasha?

V: ::sweat dropped:: You should kow better than that! Do we looked like Rumiko Takahashi to you?!

A: ::pouts:: But I want to touch his ears!

V: Well, you seemed happy enough borrowing HIM in this fic!

A: I do. I still hope we own him, though.

V: Maybe someday when we conquer the world....

.:::::::::IMPORTANT! PLEASE REAAAAADD!!!!:::::::::.

This is our first inuyasha fic. Yes, a joint fic. V is the one thinking the storyline, though, A is just helping her out! ^^

When you read this fic, please take it easy. This fic is not serious, we've written it just for FUN, so we hope you can share our fun, too!

This fic is an AU (Alternate Universe). A bit OOC (esp. Sesshoumaru) but you can't really said one character is OOC in an AU, anyway, cuz they DO live in a different world!

Both of us DO NOT speak english as our mother tounge. So we're almost certain that some sentence will sound wierd to you, we beg you for forgiveness. We write this fic just for fun, anyway.

Last but not least, PLEASE DON'T BOTHER TO READ THIS FIC IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT! Just think of this fic as one of the books in a HUGE fanfiction Library! You saw it, read the summary, like it, read it! But if you don't you'll just have to put it down, and act like you haven't even notice it was there! Seriously! V tried to publish a similiar fic in LOTR section because she wrote it just for giggles, she received 2 flamers in less than 24 hours! We don't understand why people flames a story! If we read smt that we don't like, we'll just click 'back' and let the author write her/his imagination in peace, no need to get protective over what you believe! (I'm pretty sure that's what started a war!)IT IS a free world after all! It's usual to have some people disagree with you ideas!

.:::::::::ON WITH DA FIC!:::::::::::.

An Inuyasha Fanfiction by V & A. Just for giggles.

THE BANDITS

Chapter 1: Introduction

One day in palace's kitchen, there is a big, dark-eyed man shouted at two teen-age boys.

"Miroku!!! Inuyasha!!!" screamed the palace's cook, Mr. Hiten

"How could you put this rat into my soup??!!!" he shouted in anger.

"But we never put that little rat into your soup, sir" said Miroku as innocent as he could. Both he and his partner grinned.

"Yeah… like both of you ever confess. I'll tell Sesshoumaru for what the both of you have done," said Mr. Hiten as he opened the door then slammed it so hard that you can almost hear it screamed. 

Soon after the door was closed;

"Inuyasha, what are we supposed to do now? He's going to tell Sesshoumaru!!!" said a panic Miroku. "And I'm pretty sure he'll kill us soon after he heard what we do to Mr. Hiten's soup…" add him desperately.

"Relax, Miroku! There's no way that my brother could prove about the rat thing," convinced Inuyasha. It seems to work on Miroku. He became more relax.

"Well, that's make sense. Maybe I shouldn't worry that much," said Miroku relieved. They left the room and started to talk about things they going to do today. 

Inuyasha and Miroku have been best friends for as long as they can remember;

Inuyasha is a hanyou (half-demon) and the younger Prince of The Westernland (the only place where human and youkai get along very well). His father is Inutaisho, The King. His mother died when Inuyasha was five years old. She was a human and a daughter of a Daimyo. He has a silver-white hair that reach passed his waist, gold-amber eyes which silted like most demons, and a canine-like pointy white ears on the top of his head. (A: Inu's ears! ~..can't resist ~ to… ~ touch ~ them…!)(V: ^O^)

Miroku is human and the son of the palace counselor, though only some people know that he and Inuyasha are cousins-in-law (his mother is Inuyasha's mother younger sister). He is a half centimeter taller than Inuyasha ^^, with black hair that passed his chin and pulled back into a short pigtail, dark-violet eyes, and three hoops of earring at one of his human ears. ^^

They're only 17, Miroku is older than Inuyasha for about a month. Both of them are handsome and that makes the girls swooned and drooled. Despite their age, they always caused trouble and 'chaos' all over the town (and The Palace is not an exception ^^). Childish, yes, but they can't help but love their own cleverness. 'The Bandits', they were called, for the all the 'chaos' they have done. ^^.

Inuyasha is more like the leader. He is the one that never afraid of anything (well, almost). But his bravery always gets them into trouble ^_^; Miroku maybe looks a bit weak, but he is the brain behind all their 'chaos'.

They're not afraid of anyone, even The King for Inutaisho tends to spoiled them and acted ignorant to all the 'chaos' happened among the village and The Palace. Sesshoumaru, though, is another thing. He is Inuyasha's older brother, HALF-brother actually, for they have different mother. Unlike Inuyasha's mother who is a human, Sesshoumaru's is a full-blooded demon (youkai).  His mother died shortly after he was born. He is 6 years older than Inuyasha, and always has his non-expression mask, except for the evil-smirk when he is punishing 'The Bandits'.

Sesshoumaru love to hear Miroku's begging for mercy and Inuyasha's colourful cursing. He always try to find Inu's fault and punish him (Miroku tagged along, of course, for they never act separately). No one ever sure why he did though, some people said because he is jealous, some said it was sort of a 'brotherly' love. ^^

For example, when Inuyasha and Miroku are 7, they buried Sesshoumaru's (insert favorite sword here) Tensaiga, in The Palace's garden. You can guess how furious Sesshoumaru was, when a gardener found it when he wanted to plant something new. Everybody was certain it's the 'bandits' work, for they were seen in the garden earlier that morning. As the punishment, they spent the rest of the day brushing the BIG old-dusty weaponry with a very-very small bush (A: think of toothbrush!) (V: too cruel… L), with no soap! They have a trauma for a small brush ever since. Even so, they never stopped being 'The Bandits' ^­^ (they almost considered Sesshoumaru as a challenge).

Well, actually they're about getting into more trouble because the figure that they fear most was walking towards them. Miroku saw him first.

"Inuyasha, Inuyasha!" hissed Miroku as low as possible.

Inuyasha, who still thinking about what to do next and didn't realized his brother presence, felt annoyed and said, "What ?!"

"See who walks towards us!" said Miroku, still in a low voice as he gave sign to look to their right side.

As Inuyasha saw the familiar figure, he started to panic

"Oh My God! Are you sure he's walking towards us?"

"Yes, my dear best friend!" Miroku faked with a sweet voice. 

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?!" 

"I've tried to! But you're not listening!!!"

"Well, try to look as cool as possible and run away."

"My pleasure,"

What in their mind is just walking away from the spot and hiding somewhere until Sesshoumaru gave up finding them. But they're too late. Sesshoumaru called them before they could go anywhere further.

"Inuyasha, Miroku, come here. I've got to tell both of you something very serious."

They only wished that they could just disappear from where they are standing, but they know it's impossible. And now have to face their nightmare.

"Follow me," said Sesshoumaru as he turned around, he looked behind his shoulder just to make sure they followed him.

5 minutes later they arrived at palace's library. The Bandits' face just like want to say "Oh d*#n!" What they always afraid just about to become true; read all the books!!! (Which is not less than 40,000 ^O^). They really hate books. They prefer to jump from the top of the palace than to do what most people know as reading. 

He told them to sit when he took a seat across them. He spoke in very calm and non-expression voice (as usual), "I know that both of you put a rat on Mr. Hiten's soup. Do you know what would happen if I told father about it?'"

"No, don't tell him," said Inuyasha a bit panic. He always threatens them the same way. But he couldn't imagine if his father knows. He would be very disappointed. Inu didn't want it happen.

"But today, I'm here not to punish."

The 'Bandits' smiled.

"I come to bring a word from father; he wanted to tell you that you have to do trainings starting next week."

Their smiles disappeared. 

"Why? What training?" asked Inu.

"Me too?" asked Miroku.

Inu glared at him. Miroku pretend like he found Sesshoumaru's tail is the most incredible thing in the world. (A&V: us too! But we like Inu's ears better!)

"Yes. Your father wants you to do trainings too, Miroku. Maybe you should ask father for the reasons. I only do what he told me to do."

He paused. Then he smiled evilly and said, "Guess who the trainer is?"

Their eyes almost popped out.

"Don't say it's you!!" said Inu and Miroku almost at the same time.

"Yes, it's me. Happy to hear that?" said Sesshoumaru, full of victory.

"You can go now. We start the lesson next week. I must decide what you must learn and what you mustn't,"

They left the room. They know from the next week, everyday is hell for them.

"I must ask Chichi-ue about this," said Inu in anger. 

.::::::::::: To Be Continued :::::::::::.

 
A: That's it! I hope you like it, are you having fun with us so far?

V: I hope you do! We'll be back for the next chapter!

A&V: And please don't forget to review and tell us what you think!

A: I really don't want any Flames, though.

V: Who will want a flame?

A: The flamers, I suppose....
 

.::::::::::Translation::::::::::.

Youkai : full-blooded demon

Hanyou : Half-demon

Inu : dog

Neko : cat

Chichi-ue : Father (Royality)

Haha-ue : Mother (Royality)

Tai-Youkai: Great Demon