Author's Note: I do not own Inuyasha or anything affiliated with it. The rights to it belong solely to their respective owners.
Notice: To clear up some confusion, Michiru and Kaname Kururugi are playable characters from the PS2 game Inuyasha: Secret of the Cursed Mask. I've played that game and loved the characters, and there has even been a petition going around to air a remake of the Inuyasha series with them included in the main cast, and in the list of FanFiction characters Michiru is even listed. Despite their efforts Rumiko Takahashi and her coworkers have not yet released it, though I know they plan to, and so I have decided to add them to my fic. And now, I shall reply to the reviews left to me. (Thanks you so much for those, by the way.)
Gry18: Well, just tell me what you're confused about, and I'll be happy to explain.
The Queen of Water: Wow indeed.
Strawberry26: Thank you for the kind words, and so I have posted again.
Cutepuppy01: I'm glad I updated as well. And yes, I do plan to make Michiru and Kaname permanent additions.
Elfen Children: I hope the explanation above answered your question.
Pyro-Cryo: Happy to hear it.
Wings of Hope: Unfortunately, I will not be adding Mei immediately. First, Michiru and Kaname need to be expanded upon, and once that has passed I will see what I can do.
Guest: Huh, I never thought of my work as "addicting". Well, allow me to give you your fix, in the form of another chapter!
Ch.2 The Kururugi Twins
"Michiru and Kaname… Kururugi?" I read aloud. Almost as soon as I did the two kids began moving about, moaning. I put their wallets back in their pockets and looked at them quickly, deducing that they were around if not the same age as Kagome. The boy, Michiru, had brown hair and was dressed in some sort of school uniform consisting of a white button shirt with a crest over the right over the left chest pocket, light brown khaki pants and belt, and black laced shoes. The girl's, Kaname's, was similar, with her hair framing her face. Her uniform consisted of a white long-sleeved blouse with a sleeveless vest over it, and a blue ribbon tied through a loop in the front. She also had a school emblem on the left side of her chest, same as her brother. Rather than pants she had on a brown pleated skirt, and laced black shoes with knee-high socks.
Both of them moaned again, and Michiru muttered "What happened…?" "Are we dead…?" Kaname added. I leaned over Kaname, saying "Hey, are okay?" "Who…?" Kaname said groggily. "Hey, you two need to wake up," I said, placing a hand on her shoulder and shaking her gently. She grabbed my hand and tried to push it away, but then she felt the ends of my claws and frowned. "What?" she said, her eyes slowly opening. They were gray, I noticed, and looked at my hand. Then she followed it up my arm, and to my face… and my wings. "What are you? Wings…" she began, her eyes widening before she screamed, bolting to her feet and backing away. Hearing that woke Michiru up instantly, and he called "Kaname!" He stood and looked around wildly, seeing his sister and running in front of her.
"Who are you?!" he demanded. "Those no need to be so panicked. Just calm down," Miroku said, trying to diffuse the situation. "But, she has claws and wings!" Kaname said, looking at me fearfully. That caused me to frown. I knew that being a half-demon would get me grief, but until now it had been pretty low. "Maybe, but that doesn't make me a monster!" I protested. Michiru didn't look convinced, and my sadness quickly turned to anger. Sensing it, Sango stepped between us, saying "That's enough. There's no need for any conflict." Michiru and Kaname eyed her warily, before she answered their thoughts. "Relax. I'm completely human. And even if I wasn't, that shouldn't change anything. What are your names?" she asked, even though we already them. While Michiru was silent Kaname was only hesitant, before saying "It's Kaname. Kaname Kururugi."
Sango nodded. "Okay Kaname, my name's Sango. And you?" she asked, looking at Michiru. He was silent for a few more seconds, before saying "I'm Michiru, her twin brother." Sango nodded, before stepping out from between us. Realizing her intent, I walked closer and Michiru stiffened, even going so far as to place an arm in front of his sister. I frowned again, but took a deep breath, and stuck out my hand. "Yume Soyokaze. Nice to meet you," I said. Michiru hesitated, before taking it. Miroku sighed in relief, saying "Good. Now that that's settled, my name is Miroku. What happened here?" Coming out from behind her brother, Kaname said "Well, we were being chased by that demon there." She waved her hand at the charred corpse near the edge of the clearing. "I see. So how'd it end up all… burnt?" I asked.
"Well, that demon managed to grab both of us by the arm, and said that he was going to eat us. When that happened, we both saw this light… and then blacked out," Michiru explained. I looked around, seeing the blackened grass and charred remains. If these two were capable of this without even knowing it… "We should get back. Kaede can explain things to them," I said. Miroku and Sango nodded in agreement, and Sango looked at Michiru and Kaname. "Come with us back to the village. It's not safe here," she said. After a second they both nodded, and followed us back. On the way we were assaulted by a trio of demons, one them looking like a bat while the other two were similar to hounds. Seeing them, Michiru and Kaname froze. "More demons!" Kaname said, frightened. Michiru looked equally so, and simply tried to hide it for his sister's sake.
While I could understand their feet, that didn't stop me from drawing my swords and saying "So what? These things are nothing; just use that same light you used on the demon and you'll do fine!" The both of them opened their mouths to protest, but by then I was already ahead, running at the bat one and firing a lightning bolt. It screeched from the voltage and Miroku pulled out a sacred sutra, throwing it. The talisman landed on the demon between its eyes and released a blast of blue electricity, incinerating the demon. One of the wolf-like ones charged at Sango and bared its fangs, but then she threw her Hiraikotsu and cleaved the beast in two. "Whoa…" both twins said at once. But then the last demon, the other wolf one, charged at them, and they froze. But they wouldn't just run, and so when they came close Michiru swung and actually punched the demon in the jaw.
It fell back and quickly stood back up, but then it received a vicious kick to the side from Kaname. The demon fell on its side and I watched them in confusion. Why didn't they use that power from before? Not waiting for the demon to get back up, and I close and unleashed a wave of flame, hitting the demon and burning it to ashes. Just as quick as it started it was over, and I put my swords away. "Like I said, nothing. By the way, why didn't you guys use that light again?" I asked. "Well, we don't know how to," Michiru admitted, hanging his head. I was confused. "But, you used it before. If you don't know how to do it, then what was that before?" I asked. "Well…" Kaname began, unsure. Just then I heard the voice of Myoga, and looked to see that he had appeared on top of Sango's shoulder.
"I see. That move came from their subconscious. They were so afraid to die, they did it unconsciously," he said. "Who is that?" Kaname asked, looking around. "That's Myoga," I said, pointing at him. They looked and saw the flea sitting on her shoulder. "What a small person. Is he a demon too?" Michiru asked. "Yes, I am Yume's personal bodyguard. MY name is Myoga," the old flea said. I snorted. "If you're my bodyguard, I need a new one. You run away when there's the slightest chance of danger, and during that fight I didn't see the slightest sign of you," I said. "Never mind that! There are still demons around us. These children's powers have not been awakened. We have to be careful," Myoga warned. "He's right. We should hurry back to the village," Miroku said. "Agreed," Sango added, and I nodded.
We began making our way back to the village, and the rest of the road was thankfully free of demons. We made it back and stopped in front of Kaede's hut. When we did we heard footsteps, and another me appeared from the doorway. "Miroku, Sango, Mom! You're back!" the other me said with Shippo's voice. "What? You have a twin, Yume?" Kaname asked. "Twins? What are you saying?" Shippo replied. Michiru frowned. "You're not twins? But you look exactly alike!" he said. I sighed and turned my son, saying "Shippo, enough of that for now." He nodded and said "Okay." Shippo changed back with a burst of smoke and landed on his feet. "Aah! What happened? Yume turned into a child!" Kaname said, shocked. Shippo put his hands behind his head, saying "I didn't mean to scare you. I was just practicing the art of transformation."
"Transformation? You can do that? Are you pulling our legs?" Kaname asked. "You use the art of transformation when you want to trick someone," Shippo explained. "I see. Well, my name is Michiru, and this is Kaname," Michiru said. "My name's Shippo. Did you come from Mom's time?" Shippo asked, smiling. "Your mom?" Michiru repeated, confused. "Oh, that's me. Shippo's my adoptive son," I explained. "Oh, I understand now. But what did he man by you 'time'?" Kaname asked. I rubbed the back of my head. "I was actually hoping to address that once we were inside and talking to Kaede," I said. Shippo nodded, and said "Well, let's go inside then!" We all walked in, and saw that Kaede was still sitting there and with a resting Kirara on the bedroll. The moment Kaname saw Kirara she was entranced, running forward and dropping to her knees.
"Aw, she's so cute! What's her name?" she asked. "That's Kirara. She's currently sick though, so try to leave her alone," Sango said. Kaname stopped and, disappointed, nodded. "So, Yume, Miroku, Sango, ye have returned. Were these two the cause of the explosion?" Kaede asked, looking at Michiru and Kaname. Despite having only one eye her gaze was no less intense, and both of them shuffled their feet under it. To save them I said "Yes, they were. Their names are Michiru and Kaname. Michiru, Kaname, this is Kaede, the village priestess." "Nice to meet you," Michiru said, bowing formally while Kaname followed his lead. Kaede nodded and said "Well, sit down, and we can speak." They did so with relief and the rest of us followed, gathering around the fire pit. "So tell me, are the two of ye from Kagome and Yume's world?" Kaede asked.
The two of them frowned and looked at me, and I sighed. "Well, might as well explain it now. You both think you're in modern-day Japan, right?" I asked. They nodded, and I tried to figure which way was best to drop the bomb. Deciding it was best to be direct, I said "Well, this is still Japan, but not in the present era." "Not the present? Then where are we?" Kaname asked. "This is the Feudal Era," I said, making sure they heard me. As one both of their eyes widened, and Michiru said "The Feudal Era?! You mean, like the time of Oda Nobunaga and when guns first came to Japan?" "That would be the one," I replied. "But, we've only read about the Feudal Era in our textbooks. This is absurd!" Michiru said. "I had trouble believing it too, when it first happened to me," I told them.
"Well, why don't ye tell us what happened to the two of you, with it all leading to Yume and the others finding you," Kaede suggested. Still in shock, Michiru and Kaname nodded, telling us their story.
It was a normal day after school, and as routine both of the twins were riding the bus home, along with their two friends Tasuke and Tsuki. The two friends had just been revealing some of the local school gossip, and Michiru and Kaname was shocked. "What?! You've to be kidding me! Are you sure they're going steady?" they yelled. She was loud enough that some of the other passengers looked, and Tsuki said "Come on, don't make a scene! I can't understand you'd be flipped out all of a sudden. One look at them and it's obvious." "Do you really think so?" Kaname asked. "Yeah. Like another obvious couple," Tasuke said. "What?! Hiro and Sako are going steady?!" Michiru said. The other passengers looked again, and Tasuke said "Chill out, would ya?! You big doofus!" "It's just… they're still only in junior high," Michiru said.
"Get real. Already in junior high is more like it. It's hardly unusual," Tasuke told them. "He's right; there are lots of guys and girls that have already gotten together," Tsuki added, counting them off on her fingers. "Like Yuka, and Takesa, and Maiko… oh, and Tomochan!" he said. "Even Tomochan?" the twins asked. "What, you didn't know?" she asked them. "No, it's news to us," Michiru replied sadly, his sister nodding. The bus kept rolling along, and eventually they both nodded. "What a shock that is. And here I thought us and Tomochan were good friends," Kaname said. "Hmm. I guess they didn't want to hurt your feelings," Tasuke deduced. "What are you saying?" Michiru asked. "You know…" their two friend began, before smiling. "You two don't have relationships yet!" they said as one.
Both twins' faces turned crimson, and their friends laughed. "You sure blush easily, Michiru, Kaname," Tsuki pointed out, giggling. The rest of the trip passed in silence, until the driver announced "Next stop, Kururugi Shrine. Kururugi Shrine. Please ring the bell if you want to get off." "This is our stop," Kaname said, reaching over and pressing the button. The both stopped and they both got out, seeing a crowd of people already at the top of the steps. "Oh man, I knew we were gonna be late!" Michiru said, the two of them running up the steps. At the shrine a carnival/festival was going, and dolls were being handed out to customers. A mother was holding one in front of her daughter, explaining. "You write the name of the person on the doll, see? Then you'll be able to see them," she said.
The girl smiled, saying "Ah! It's like magic, mommy!" Soon after they tossed the doll in a fire-pit, where it would be burnt with the others as part of the offering. Michiru and Kaname ran through the festivities, stopping in front of one of the stalls. "Sorry, Dad! We didn't mean to keep you waiting," Michiru said. Their father turned around, saying "You know this is the Doll Festival of Wishes." Both of them winced, and Kaname said "Yeah, but our homeroom classes went way overtime. We'll get changed and come right away!" They began to run off, but then their father said "No, hang on." They stopped. "I can handle things here. Please got to the storehouse and get me some more amulets," he requested. "You got it!" Michiru said, and they ran in that direction. Once they reached the storehouse they stopped, taking off their backpacks and walking in.
"Let's see… Didn't we put the box of amulets in the back last year?" Michiru asked. "I think so. We should have grabbed a flashlight," Kaname replied, trying to see through the darkness of the hut. Michiru was ahead of him, and on the floor was the etching a red star within a circle. Michiru couldn't see it though, and stepped on it. When he did the floor gave way and he shouted, falling over. "Michiru! Are you okay?!" she asked, concerned. "Yeah, I guess so. This floor's totally rotten though," he said, pulling himself out and sanding up. "Maybe we can get Dad to fix it after the festival," Kaname suggested, but when she took a step behind him the floor collapsed again, this time a bright light shining from beneath. They both screamed as they fell… and kept falling, dropping into a portal that would take them through time.
When the two of them awoke it was in the middle of a forest, with no civilization in sight. Michiru groaned, sitting up and rubbing his head. "Where are we?" he asked aloud. Kaname woke up as well, saying "I'm not sure." They stood and looked around. "Why are we in the forest? Weren't we just preparing for the festival?" Kaname asked. "Yeah, we were. And on that note, where's the house?" Michiru wondered. They looked all around them and saw nothing, getting concerned. "This is weird. What's going on? Mom? Dad?" Kaname said, calling out for their parents. When there was no reply they became even more worried, and Michiru said "Maybe we could try calling them?" Kaname nodded and pulled out her cell phone, using speed-dial and trying to call them.
But when she did she received the tone for when there's no signal, and looked at her phone. True enough, there we no bars whatsoever. "That's weird. I'm not getting a signal," she said. "Really? Let me try," Michiru said, pulling his phone out and calling their house. But he got the same result, and ended the call. "That is weird. We're outside, but there's no signal. Maybe we could try and look around?" he said, putting his phone away. His sister nodded and they began looking around, until they came across a couple villagers, a woman and two men. "Oh, some people! Maybe they can tell us where we are!" Kaname said. They began to approach the villagers, but then Michiru frowned. "Huh? Kimonos? Why are they wearing kimonos? And the man have their hair in topknots," he said.
Just then the villagers turned around, and spotted them. One of them dress in a red and blue kimono, said "There it is!" "What?" Kaname said, and the other man, and older one, said "There it is!" They came close, and Michiru said "What's going on?" "Careful, it's a pair of demons!" the woman called. "What? A demon? What are you talking-?" Michiru began. The three of them were holding weapons, and the first man raised his. "Demons, where have you taken my daughter?!" he demanded. "Wait! We were just-!" Kaname started, before she was also interrupted. "What are you saying now?" the older man said. "Alright, let's catch them! Get them!" the woman declared. "Catch them and get my daughter back!" the first man called. "Kaname, let's run!" Michiru said, seeing they were getting nowhere. "Don't let them get away! Catch them!" the first man yelled.
"Yes, don't let them get away!" the woman added. "Get away! Michiru, let's go!" Kaname said, and the two of them turned and ran. They kept going, stumbling blindly through the woods, and the villagers chased after them, calling to catch the demons. After what felt like hours they finally lost them in the middle of a clearing, and stopped to catch their breath. "I… think… they're gone…" Michiru said, looking back and panting. "Yeah. What was… with them…? What's going on?" Kaname asked. Her brother didn't reply, having no idea himself. Just then they heard a shuffling in the undergrowth, and froze. "Huh? Was that them?" Kaname asked fearfully. But then the bushes parted to reveal who it really was, and Michiru shouted. "It's a demon!" he yelled. The demon, a blue ogre with one eye wearing a cloth around his waist, stepped into the field.
"I thought I smelled something tasty. It's a pair of humans. And I was just getting hungry- how convenient!" he said, snickering. "What? No… Don't come near us!" Kaname said, beginning to back away. Seeing that, the demon laughed. "Ha-ha-ha! You think you can run away from me?" he said. In response Michiru and Kaname began running, but even a weaker demon like him was faster than them, and grabbed both Kururugi twin by the arm. "No!" Michiru called, fighting to break free. The demon smiled, licking his lips and exposing pointed yellow teeth. "Well, I'm not really in a patient mood, so let dig in right in!" he said, opening his mouth wide. At that moment Michiru shouted and Kaname screamed, and both of them were suddenly suffused in red light.
Around their feet the same star that had been on the floor of the storehouse appeared, spinning. At the same moment the demon began howling in pain, letting them go. Both of their heads began feeling foggy, and before they blacked out Michiru and Kaname heard an ear-deafening explosion.
Well, here you have it- the introduction of Michiru and Kaname Kururugi! Before I continue any further into this story though, I have to ask all of you this- In the game, the player is able to make either Michiru one Kaname fall in love with a member of the Inu crew. Therefore, if there are any pairing that you would all like to see, let me know NOW. (For example, if you would like to see some Michiru/Sango or Kaname/Inuyasha, leave a notice via PM or the review box.)
As always, please review! If you flame me Liam Neeson will look for you, he will find you, and he will kill you. (I'm just kidding… or am I?)
