The New Castle
By: inupapa
Rating: bad language
Disclaimer; all but one of these character are not my
First I thank I need to tell you about my character. At first look, he is just a 12-pound white shorthaired cat with black paws and tail tip that someone put a black leather jacket on. Then he starts talking. He curses a lot. His name is Chris he is a cat demon from Kagome's time (a.k.a. present day) she fond him under the tree of ages. Chris calls Kagome mama most of the time (sometimes Chris calls Kagome's mom granny but she says it makes her feel old). Chris is almost all was with Kagome excepted at school then again he is usually on the school gourds waiting for her. He also goes back in time with her. How you ask, only Inuyasha and Kagome can go though the well. That you will have to read the story to find out. Enjoy
Chapter 1
Late in the day Sango and Kilala flu slowly though the mountains searching for Naraku's new castle. They had been searching since before lunch. Sango's back was stiff and her legs where sore. Both Sango and Kilala where hunger and tired. Sango broke the hours long silence "Damn it. You would think it be easier to find a" stopping mid sentence something in the distance had caught her eye. Kilala who had been nodding her head in agreement look back over her shoulder to see why her friend had stopped talking. Sango was looking though the binoculars Kagome had gave her. Kilala followed Sango's gaze to a mountain a haft a mile away. Sango said to Kilala "What the hell is that. Kilala you thank we need to get a closer look?" the two-tail nodded her head. The large cat demon turned swiftly in the direction of the mountain in question. Sango tucked herself down low to the demon's back so not to get blown off. The pear covered the distance in less then a second. When they where close enough to get a better view of what they had seen. It was a castle. Almost the same castle Naraku live in the first time the gang fought him. The only deferent's was that the castle was dug in too the mountain. So that you could only see it from above, the mountain or the side that it was built on.
Sango had to know if Naraku was there. Kilala hovered in the air so she could look. Sango knew that that the two-tail couldn't hover for very long. So she quickly scanned the castle with the binoculars. The slayer found the figure that she both wanted to and dreaded to see. The figure had three dragon tails, bone like spiked bracers, and a blue overcoat. A red eye like structure dominated the figure's chest. It was Naraku he looked up. She felt as if he was looking in to her soul. "Let's get back to the others," Sango said. Kilala could scenes the fear in Sango's normally calm voice. In addition to that, Kilala couldn't hover for much longer, she had to start moving again or they would fall out of the sky. So she turned in the direction of there camp.
Naraku stood in his new castle saw the demon slayer leave. Naraku spoke to her knowing that she couldn't here him "Go little girl tell your friends. But unfortunately for you" he laughed "I doubt you will even make it here alive and if you do you will not leave here alive."
Back at the camp Inuyasha sat watching Miroku pacing back and forth talking to himself "Where is she. She's been gone all day. Something must have happen. She could've been attacked."
Inuyasha stood up fed up with the monks whining and yelled, "Shut the hell up Miroku! You getting on my nerves! Damn!"
Kagome who was showing Shippo and Chris how to blow bubbles with bubble gum. Turn to Inuyasha and scolded him "Inuyasha calm down he's just worried about Sango." She looked at Miroku "Sango can take care of her self. So don't worry."
Shippo poked Kagome in the arm wanting too show her how big a bubble he had blown. Kagome look at her little friend smiled and said "Very good Shippo" she patted him on the head. The young fox demon looked at Chris and grinned victoriously. Because Chris still couldn't get it to work. So Chris stepped closer to Shippo unsheathed one claw and popped Shippo's bubble.
Inuyasha startled by the sound garbed the Tetsusaiga and growled," What the fuck was that?" he looked to Kagome for an answer. Kagome nods to Shippo whose face is cover with bubble gum. Chris was sitting where he was when he popped the fox's bubble snickered at his friend then tried to blow a bubble. Kagome giggled. Inuyasha released his grip on his sword and chuckled. The monk was still pacing completely unconcern with the what young one's where doing.
Shippo pull the gum off his face but some was stuck in his hair. He glared at the cat. Chris finally got a bubble to start. Shippo wanting to get even with the cat waited for the bubble to get big enough and popped it. Covering Chris's face. Now it was Shippo's turn to laugh. Inuyasha continued to laugh. It was much harder for Chris to get the gum off his face. Finely when he got enough to talk he said to Shippo "Okay fox let's get this shit out of our fur." Turning to Kagome, he asked "Mama. Do you know how to get it out?"
Kagome still giggling sighed then replied "Well. In Shippo's case, we can just use a fine comb to get it out, but for you Chris we will probably need to use a wet rag."
Shippo knowing that Chris hates water snickered. Miroku still taking no notice to the scene continued to pace. Inuyasha laughed even harder. Chris dismayed said "Oh please say you are kidding. Mama. You know I hate water. Please say you're kidding." Inuyasha quite amused by the cat's whining laughed so hard he had to sit down. Chris seeing that Kagome is not kidding turns to Shippo and said "lucky little fox bastard you don't have to get wet"
Shippo replied, "Water doesn't bother me"
Kagome was about to ask Inuyasha to get her some water when Sango and Kilala returned. Kilala was already in her smaller form greeted the others with happy if not slightly wore out "meow".
Before Sango could even say hi, Miroku rushed over and hugged her saying how happy he was that she's back grabbing Sango's ass he did so. Sango pushes Miroku off and yelled "You god damn perverted monk." Then slapped him the sound echoed for miles.
Shippo said in a low voice "What an idiot."
Chris added, "Yeah even dog boys not that dumb." As Chris finished his jest, a clawed fist hit the back of his head. The young demon whipped around with a growl scratched Inuyasha's hand. Drawing four small lines of blood. In less then a second they were nose to nose both growling.
"Inuyasha leave Chris alone he was just joking." Kagome scolded
"Why do you all ways take his side? " Inuyasha complained.
"Let's go get you two cleaned up before dinner." Kagome said ignoring the pouting Inuyasha. She got up and started to go to her supplies. Chris stuck his tough out at Inuyasha. "Stop that Chris" Kagome said
"Yeah Chris, your face will get stuck that way" said Inuyasha as he sat down next to the fire samurai style. He watched the cup of ramen he had chosen as his earlier that evening.
"When dinner?" Asked Sango
"In a few minutes" answered Kagome handing Shippo a comb from her pack. Chris sat next Shippo. The cat grimaced when she put a rag on her water bottle.
"Guess. I'll go change." Sango replies she started for the trees but stopped after few steeps. She turned to Miroku Who was still rubbing the handprint and said coldly "You better not follow monk. I am not in a good mood. Got it!"
Miroku startled by how cold her voice was stuttered a reply "O-O-Okay Sango." he sat down next to Inuyasha and asked, "What you think happen to piss her off."
"What makes you thank I know." Inuyasha answered.
"Meow meow." Kilala chimed in. Miroku and Inuyasha looked at the two-tail who lade next to the hiraikotsu. The boys couldn't under stand the demon.
"OW" cried Shippo as Kagome comb his bangs to get the gum out.
"She said something scared Sango." Chris translated.
"What could scare Sango like that?" Kagome asked still combing Shippo's bangs
Sango answered the question before they could guess "Naraku"
It was dusk when Sesshomaru walked to the edge of cliff and surveyed the land. Jaken tripped on a root and fell flat on his face. Before Jaken could get back up Rin stepped on him. She hadn't seen him fall. The human caught up to her lord. When she saw his face, she notices that he seemed troubled. So she asked "what is it my lord"
With out a word the powerful dog demon turned and began to go back the way he had come. Sesshomaru stepped on Jaken's head but the Demon lord didn't care. Rin followed. She passed by the prone toad demon and said over her shoulder "Are you coming master Jaken?"
In an instant Jaken was on his feet yelling "lord Sesshomaru wait for me."
As the three walked Rin asked "Lord Sesshomaru where are we going?" She watched Sesshomaru and waited for his answer.
"I am going to kill Naraku." Was Sesshomaru's answer.
"Why?" the child asked.
"Why must you ask such silly questions you silly girl.?" Jaken said his voice had a scolding tone to it.
"I wasn't asking you master Jaken," an angry Rin yelled at the toad.
"quiet both of you" commanded Sesshomaru Not wanting the argument to get out of hand(as they had as of late)"Jaken let Rin ask her questions. If they bother me, I will deal with it. You should just keep quit. Got it Jaken?" The three had stopped when Rin and Jaken had started there argument. Sesshomaru turn too look at the pear. His gazes fell on his vassal.
Jaken visibly shook with fear fumbled over many replies, but all that came out was squeaky "yes my lord"
Sesshomaru continuing on his way the other followed him. He said "Now too answer you're your question Rin. Naraku has tried to take that which is mine. Does that answer your question?"
Rin replied with a grin "yes my lord."
Jaken thought too himself "why does lord Sesshomaru favor Rin over me? I have been with him for so vary long."
Sesshomaru spoke quietly to him self so no one could hear him "and because he tried to harm you Rin. That is something I can never forgive. Why I am not sheer. But I just can't"
In the meantime, on a mountainside not to far away a wolf demon sat with what remand of his pack. Koga the wolf sat on a rock letting his pack rest after two days of almost continues running. He knew the others just slow him down, but being a wolf his instincts told him too stay with the pack. In addition, he wanted the others to participate in the death of Naraku. He took another bite of mutton (wild bird) and continued to think. Ginta and Hakkaku two of Koga's good friends walked up to him and asked "Hay Koga will you come look at this?"
Their question startled him out of his thought, jumping up Koga replied "what is it guys?" thinking that something had happened.
"This way Koga" Hakkaku answered. Koga followed his two friends.
"What the hell?" a surprised Koga said. He was looking at a castle that was over a mile away. He could just make it out. "Wait a sec that has to be Naraku's castle." Koga exclaimed turning to give orders to the other wolves, he commanded "Everybody up! We're going take Naraku's head tomorrow." With that he was off, the other wolves followed him.
Back at the camp Shippo was on the verge of crying. Kagome had unintentionally pulled out some of his hair. She had apologized to the fox. The human girl had to move on to the cat. Who squirmed like a three year old who didn't want to take a bath? Kagome was already fed up with it. She held him on his back in her lap. He wiggled and squirmed but to no avail. He would not bit or scratch the person he saw as his mother. Still holding Chris down Kagome commanded, "Hold still." The young cat continued to struggle. The human said again "hold still Chris it won't hurt. It's just water." No reaction from the cat. The others had taken notices of the cat's defiance by then.
Shippo the tears forgotten asked, "why does he not like water."
Inuyasha looking form the cup of Raman to the cat and replied "I don't but it's funny" he chuckled
Chris still struggling but would not Kagome not giving up says, "Chris would you rather get wet or attacked by ants?"
Chris answered "ants"
Kagome replied "In that case. You have to sleep on you own. I don't want ants allover my sleeping bag."
"But" says Chris stopping too look at Kagome. She pounces on the opportunity and rubes the gum off faster then expected. When the human was finished, the cat sneezed, shook his head and looked at Kagome betrayed. However, when she smiles at her little friend the betrayed felling went away.
Inuyasha watch this happen. Then an image of Kagome holding a baby popped in his mind she smiles at the child then at him. Kagome turns the baby so he can see it. The baby had black hair and dog-ears like his own. As the baby opened its eyes, a voice pulled him from his dream. Back in the real world Kagome with one of her eyebrows raised asked, "Inuyasha are you okay?" he just continued to stare at her. "Inuyasha?" no response "Inuyasha your staring to creep me out." just as everybody was starting to get worried the demon came around.
Inuyasha shook his head "why are you guys staring at me?" he asked
Miroku answered "you where staring Kagome and didn't respond when asked if you were okay."
"So what" Inuyasha scoffed.
"He was have a dirty fantasy about Kagome" Shippo joked Chris laughed, Kagome blushed but Inuyasha glared at the fox demon. Shippo just smiled.
Kagome wanting to change the subject looked at Sango who had sat down a to Miroku's right and asked "so you fond Naraku?" Sango node then picked up Kilala and put the two-tail in her lap. "So where is he?" Kagome asked as she sat to Inuyasha's left.
Sango replied, "His castle is about a day and a half's walk form here" she paused a shiver ran down her back. The slayer's warrior instincts kick in telling her to hide it. She shook her head. "Its dug in to a mountain" she continued "I thank he has dragon fear."
"What's dragon fear", Kagome asked raising an inquisitive eyebrow. Shippo and Inuyasha nodded. They where equally as confessed. Chris (who laded in his surrogate mothers lap) however looked deep in thought. He then shock his head and acted as if he didn't know what they where talking about.
"Dragon fear is. Will I'm not shore how to explain it," Sango admitted. She motioned for Miroku too hand her water bottle her mouth suddenly dry. The monk did. Sango thanked him with a node. The slayer took a long drink. Shippo pointed out that the ramen was ready. They removed the cups from the pot and waited for the soup to cool. Once it had, they grabbed their chopsticks and started their meal.
"Well" Miroku stated to explain, "Dragon fear is the ability that evil dragons have that sends all but the mightiest of warriors away in fear."
"Are you saying I am not a mighty warrior ay monk," Sango said. She was feeling good enough to joke around.
Miroku sensing this replied, "No my dear Sango." He sat his cup of nobles and scooted closer to Sango. He took her hand in his. Sango blushed. "Sango you are the mightiest warier I know." as the monk continued to talk one of his hands moved around to Sango's back. No one who was watching notices the movement. Until it was too late.
Kilala realized what the shiver that went though Sango's body meant and jumped out of Sango's lap. Sango just glared at Miroku. Then dumped her soup on his head then dropped the cup on it as well. She then grabbed his cup of noodles and continued eating. Kilala returned to Sango's lap. The rest of the night, the group just relaxed. Except Miroku who had to wash his hair. All he got for dinner was a candy bar.
A few hours later when everybody was asleep Inuyasha sat in a tree staring at the stars. He did not understand the daydreams he had about Kagome earlier that night. First when she had cleaned the gum out of Chris's fur and then when she had broken up a argument between the two young demons later that night. "What could they mean? Do I love Kagome?" he asked the stars. "I wish this kind of shit wasn't so fucking hard. GOD DAMNIT ALL!" he cursed louder then he meant too so he looked at the others to see if they had waked up. It did not look like it. "I should get some sleep," he said too himself. So he closed his eyes and drifted off into an other dream about Kagome.
"Purrr-fect. Everything is going according to plan my lord" A voice that if herd by someone in the group it would be both familiar and unfamiliar. "I will sir" the voice replied to someone only it could hear.
Sesshomaru was also confused about his feelings for a human as well. He had stop for the night only a few miles away from Inuyasha and the other's camp. He looked at what caused his confusion. The young girl lay sleeping on Moemoe's back. The two-headed demon was asleep with on head on the other and his tail curled around his body. Jaken was sitting with his back to Moemoe's side also sleeping. The Staff of Two Heads held in the crook of his elbow. The demon lord caught the scent of his brother on the wind. He looked in the direction it came form. It made him angry to thank that his father's blood ran thought Inuyasha's vanes. As his anger grew, Rin mumbled something in her sleep that caught Sesshomaru's attention when he looked at the young girl and his anger disappeared. He could not recall way he hated humans so much.
The dog demon walked over the young girl at this age he had to admit that the girl was cute. However, in a few years she would be a woman and more then likely a beautiful one. The thought made Sesshomaru feel something he had never felt before. The demon lord stood there looking at the girl. The demon had too admit that she was like his child what would she be when she grows up would her children be his or would they be his grandchildren.
The wind blew causing Rin to shiver. Sesshomaru did not want the girl to be cold, so he reached into Moemoe's saddlebag and grabbed a blanket. He then lad it over Rin and patted her head. For now, the human is his daughter. But when she is older she could be his. but he would not force her to be his that is her chose not his. Nevertheless, for now, she is just his daughter and he would protect her with his life.
The wolf pack had run six miles back to get to a place where they could go around the cliff. Koga had started this run before the pack had been able rest. The site of Naraku's castle had rekindled his rage with the monster but even he had to rest now. So he stopped and half the pack fell over asleep before they hit the ground. Ginta stumbled over to Koga alone he opened his mouth to say something but Koga cut him off by asking, "Where's Hakkaku?"
Panting Ginta replied "Over. There" he pointed over his shoulder at Hakkaku who was belly up on the ground trying to catch his breath. Koga looked at his pack both humanoid and four-legged wolf demons in total a little over 30. The pack leader had his doubts the wolves of his pack where strong, but where they strong enough to survive the fight with Naraku. The thought raced through his mind. He shook the thoughts from his head. His pack would slaughter Naraku he told himself. But the thought stayed in the back of his mind. He told the pack to get some sleep and went to sleep himself.