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Chapter Two: Pink Tessaiga?
Similar to the Meido, the entire blade of the Tessaiga was colored in a pure pink color. It sparked and seemed to move in waves on the blade. Inuyasha felt a calming aura coming from the blade despite the fact his palms began to burn lightly, as if the sword was rejecting him. He felt his own yoki flare as if it disagreed with the sword in from of him. Despite this, the sword continued to pulse with him.
"What's this?" Kagome asked with a smirk on her face.
"Oh well," she continued, "At least I have more!" She said happily as she notched another arrow and let it fly through the air.
Inuyasha! Why won't you dodge it?! Kagome's mind wondered in exasperation.
Inuyasha wasn't paying attention though. He was confused by the will of Tessaiga, telling him to swing. Was Tessaiga telling him to hurt the human he had vowed to protect? Nonetheless, Inuyasha trusted his sword and with a quick apology, turned towards the incoming arrow and sniffed the air.
There. Inuyasha thought, smelling something that was similar to the Wind Scar but not exactly. Feeling Tessaiga's will take over as he swung, Inuyasha yelled the only words that came to his mind.
"Ripple of Time!" Inuyasha yelled as a pink pulse escaped from his sword and suddenly the area was quiet and still. Looking around, Inuyasha noticed the arrow was frozen in mid-air. Taking a moment, he easily destroyed the arrow with his claws and looked over to the girl that had collapsed to the ground.
"Ughhh….Inu-Inuyasha?" Kagome called out hesitantly. Her head spun as she felt herself finally gaining control, the presence in her head still there just unmoving.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, jumping up, and landing next to Kagome, temporarily forgetting the pink glow of his sword and the burn on his palms, "Are you okay? What do you remember?" Kagome was having enough trouble trying to adjust to her body, feeling dizzy and as if she was getting a headache, and Inuyasha's questioning did not help. She groaned, shaking her head.
"My neck, Inuyasha, take it out my neck. Please." She said with another groan, lowering her head so Inuyasha had a clear view of the back of her neck. It was round and brown, about the size of a tennis ball, and had its tiny little claws imbedded into Kagome's neck as its fang punctured her neck giving it the ability to drink her blood. Although it was currently frozen, as was the rest of their surroundings, it still caused Kagome pain with its tiny claws. With a quick pull from Inuyasha, the bug was removed and he examined it closely. It was similar to Myouga's fiancé, Shoga, with its possession power but it was less advanced, seeming more like a common bug rather than a youkai.
"What is it, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. Despite the fact she had her hand pressed to the back of her neck, she felt much better with the removal of the bug. Looking at it and its creepy little legs, it took all her willpower not to scream and vomit.
That was on my neck? Please tell me not for long…I need a bath.
She did not ask about the burn marks on Inuyasha's palm. Noticing Kagome's sick expression, Inuyasha quickly crushed the bug between his fingers and flicked it off into the distance, wiping the blood and guts on his haori.
"Possession flea, used mainly by possession demons," at Kagome's confused face, he continued, "Let's go get the others and I'll explain."
Throwing Kagome on his back carefully, he ran in the direction he had come from hoping Sango and the others had destroyed the minor demons, but tightened his grip on Tessaiga just in case. Kagome looked around, amazed at how nothing seemed to move at all. The wind was still, leaves floated in mid-air, and it was as if time had completely stood still for the pair. With a blush, Kagome realized how romantic this would be in other circumstances, but sighed knowing her wild dreams would never come true.
Ignoring her, Inuyasha sniffed the air locating the scent of his pack, and sped up as the stillness of the area set his senses on high alert. It didn't help that his sword Tessaiga was completely calm, almost as if the sword thought this was a joke.
"Eh, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked with a small voice. Taking a glance back, he noticed she was cuddled up to him, a small frown on her lips.
"Yeah Kagome?" He heard her sigh once again.
"Did…Did I hurt you?" He scoffed at the guilty tone in her voice.
"Keh. Does it look like I'm hurt wench?"
"I just…I'm sorry Inuyasha. It seems people just like bringing up the past in the form of me over and over again." At that, Inuyasha flinched remembering the hatred in Kikyo's eyes when she pinned him to the Sacred Tree.
"Wipe your face Kagome," he said ignoring her previous statement. Surprised, Kagome touched her face realizing blood covered her cheeks.
I was crying tears of blood? She questioned.
"You're different than her Kagome. You're different than Kikyo."
That left Kagome wondering whether he meant it as a compliment or insult.
"Kagome!" A high pitched voice squealed as soon as the pair entered the vicinity. Within the next breath, a little orange ball of fur launched itself up at Kagome. Looking around they noticed that luckily all the demons had been killed, but their friends (excluding Shippo) seemed to be frozen where they stood.
"Kagome, why is Tessaiga pink?" Shippo asked.
Kagome tilted her head in confusion, ignoring Shippo's question, wondering why he had not been frozen when Tessaiga pulsed again. Looking over at Inuyasha, she noticed the confused look in his eyes as he gazed at his sword.
"Tessaiga wants me to plant it into the ground," he said confusion still gracing his features, but that quickly left as he looked up at their two friends and smirked, "But would you like to have some fun with them first?"
Kagome and Shippo looked at each other before sharing a smirk and an evil glint in their eyes. The three got to work rearranging their friends.
After a few "Move this arm there!" and "Inuyasha be careful!" the three were finished and stood back to admire their work.
If only I had a camera. Kagome thought as she looked at the couple eagerly. They had managed to place Sango and Miroku in the perfect position for kissing. His hands were on her waist, her around his neck, their eyes were closed, and their lips were centimeters away from each other. It wasn't an easy task since the couple was frozen and they had to be careful they didn't break anything, but luckily Inuyasha's strength and Kagome's gentleness made it happen. Now it was just time for the couple's reactions.
"Ready?" Inuyasha asked, and with a nod from his companions, slammed the blade of his sword into the ground and watched as another pulse went through the area and everything moved once again. The pain in Inuyasha's palm lessened as the sword returned to its normal form.
But the three only paid attention to the couple wrapped in each other's arms. Both visibly froze, feeling a touch that had not been there seconds ago. Miroku opened his eyes and relaxed, realizing it was Sango that he was mere centimeters away from kissing. On the contrary, Sango did not relax when she opened her eyes, instead her face grew pink, then red when she noticed her friends watching them. The look in Miroku's eyes calmed her down a bit, until she felt a familiar presence on her backside, and before the group could even blink, a red handprint appeared on Miroku's cheek. Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo snickered as Sango walked ahead screaming.
"You pervert! You're so lucky I don't throw Hiraikotsu at you right now! Pervert! Is it too hard for you not to be a pervert?! Ugh! I can't stand you right now!" Sango yelled trying to calm her pounding heart.
"Sango, you wound me! It's my hand, its cursed I tell you!" Miroku exclaimed, but Sango was not listening and continued walking to the village with pink cheeks.
Pervert, pervert, pervert, pervert! I should have listened to Hiraikotsu and disposed of the perverted monk! Sanga thought as she walked away. Of course Miroku would ruin any sweet moment between them! But…it wasn't like she wanted to kiss Miroku or anything! She just couldn't stand how perverted he was!
Realizing talking to her was fruitless, Miroku turned to his companions. It took him a second but then his eyebrows furrowed in confusion as he rubbed his red cheek.
"Wait…I know I always say my hand is cursed, but I sure don't remember being in the position of kissing Sango, and you two weren't here a few seconds ago." Miroku said and his confusion was the last bridge to tumble. Shippo burst out laughing, falling to the ground with tears in his eyes. It had been his idea to make the couple appear as if they were kissing and being a child he couldn't contain his laughter anymore. Soon after Kagome joined in the laughter and even Inuyasha chuckled.
"Your…haha….Your face was pr-pr-priceless!" Kagome said before she was hit with another wave of giggles. Helpless, Miroku looked over to Inuyasha who just smirked and shook his head. Inuyasha waited a few minutes for the pair to stop laughing, and once they did began to walk towards the village.
"I'll explain everything when we get to the village," Inuyasha said and Kagome nodded in agreement.
"And we have a lot to talk about," she finished.