A Witch's Wrath
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, any of the characters, Japan, the Fuedal Era, or even a stinkin' kimono. My life sucks. But I do own Akane.
I am not at all familiar with Japanese legends or myths, so the demons and such I make up are purely from my own imagination, so please don't yell at me if I make a mistake. And I'm not completely sure of the translations of certain Japanese words, so if I make a mistake, I'm sorry.
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"InuYasha, watch out!" Kagome shrieked as the large badger demon bounded towards the hanyou, claws extended and teeth bared.
"Shut up! I see it," InuYasha yelled back as he swung the Tetsusaiga up to meet the demon.
The demon snarled fearfully, its large eyes glowed red, and its tails thrashed violently. The badger was three times the regular badger size and quite formidable.
Sango, mounted on Kirara, rode closer to the badger and slung her Hiraikotsu at it. The Hiraikotsu made impact and sliced off one of the badger's legs. The badger screamed in agony and its attacks came faster and fiercer.
Shippou, who was sitting on Miroku's shoulder, whimpered in fear. "What if we can't beat him!"
Miroku tried to reassure the little fox demon. "Don't worry, InuYasha can handle it."
"Damn right I can!" InuYasha shot back. "Kagome, aim your arrow for its heart."
"Sure, but do you think it'll do any good?"
"JUST DO IT!"
Kagome quickly obeyed, and as the Sacred Arrow flew InuYasha swung the Tetsusaiga in a Wind Scar attack. Both attacks made impact at the same time and the badger squealed as its body split it two. Since it was not one of the demons with regenerative abilities, it died and sank to the ground.
"NOOOOOOO!" An old, raspy, unfamiliar voice cut through the air.
"Who was that?" Sango asked. Everyone looked around, but could see no one.
"You fools!" An old, wrinkled, shrunken woman in a dark blue kimono suddenly appeared.
Shippou squealed and asked, "Where'd she come from!"
The woman knelt down next to the badger, picked up its body, and cradled its head against her shoulder. "My pet, my poor pet.."
Kagome whispered to InuYasha, "InuYasha..I think we killed that woman's pet.."
The woman's head snapped up and she glared at the silver-haired hanyou. "You..YOU killed Anaguma!"
InuYasha burst out laughing. " 'Anaguma'? That's its name? Not much for creativity."
Miroku muttered to Sango, "I didn't know he knew such a big word as 'creativity'."
InuYasha shot a dirty look at Miroku, but before he could say anything the woman spoke again.
"Perhaps not, but then again the name 'InuYasha' doesn't have much imagination behind it."
InuYasha stuck his nose in the air and said, "Feh. What do you know, you old hag?"
The woman stood up and replied, "Firstly, my name is Akane. Secondly, I know plenty, which is more than I can say for you."
InuYasha glared at her, but before he could say anything Akane continued.
"Lastly, Anaguma's name is not the point. You killed my beloved pet, my only companion, and now you shall pay!" The air around her crackled with a distinctly angry aura as she prepared a spell.
InuYasha sneered. "Feh. You're just an old woman. The fight would barely last five minutes. You're not worth it."
Akane sneered right back. "Oh, you think just because I'm old I'm not 'worth it'? Let's see how long you think that when you're in this position.."
Muroku said nervously, "Uh..What do you think she meant by that?"
Kagome lay one hand on InuYasha's arm. "Um..InuYasha..Maybe you should apologize to her?"
"Apologize! You gotta be kiddin'!"
Akane delivered a silver-colored blast at InuYasha just as Kagome grabbed his arm with both hands to try and drag him away.
"Oh, phooey. It wasn't meant to get both of you." Akane critically eyed the pair, then shrugged. "Oh well. At least you'll have someone smart to help you learn your lesson." With that, the old witch disappeared along with Anaguma's body.
Sango, Miroku, and Shippou stared at InuYasha and Kagome in shock. Kirara mewed in suprise. Then Shippou and Miroku began giggling. Sango glared at the pair and said, "You guys, this is serious!"
"What? What's serious?" Kagome asked in confusion. Then her already large brown eyes got even larger in surprise. Her voice..sounded so different. Hoarser, lower. It sounded like an old woman's!
"What the hell! Kagome, what happened to you?" The voice sounded familiar; kind of like InuYasha, but too low and hoarse. It sounded old, too.
Slowly, Kagome turned to look at InuYasha. She stared in fear and surprise for a few minutes, then screamed.
InuYasha had been turned into a small, wrinkled old hanyou.
And Kagome was a little old woman.
Mirokue said what everyone was thinking: "This is not good."
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That's the first chapter. It's the first time I've done any fanfic in years, so it's probably not very good. I hope and expect it to get funnier as it goes along. Please R&R. Give any tips you can think of; I could use 'em!
Translations
Hanyou: Half-demon
InuYasha: Dog demon
Anaguma: Badger (I think)
Akane: Brilliant Red