A/N: Okay, here's part 2. This one's much shorter than the first, but hey, that's how it is in the mangas -shrugs- I can't help how whats-their-name wrote their stuff.
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Disclaimer: Refer to chapter 1 for disclaimer. If i use anything from something else that needs to be credited, then i'll put it at the end of a chapter.
Tales of a Cat
Scroll 2: Kagome Resurrected
"Why are you bothering to play around with pathetic minors like Mistress Centipede?"
Startled, Inu Yasha looked up at the source of the voice. The raven haired girl with the ears and tail was now wide awake and sneering at him. "Who the hell are you?" he asked in surprise.
Ignoring the question, the girl continued, "Go ahead, destroy her in a single blast, Sesshomaru. That's what you did to me, after all," she smirked.
"D'you just call me 'Ses-sho-ma-ru'? Sorry, hon, I'm—" Inu Yasha began.
"She's coming," the girl cut him off, staring up.
"Huh?" Inu Yasha followed her gaze, just in time to see Mistress Centipede grab him. As Mistress Centipede's five arms wrapped around him, she jerked and Inu Yasha saw several spears sticking out of her back.
" 'Tis time!" "Draw!" Inu Yasha looked over the creature's shoulder and sighed in relief as he saw the villagers pulling on ropes connected to the spears in Mistress Centipede's back.
"Finally! Took them long enough," Inu Yasha said as they pulled the demon off of him.
"Really, Sesshomaru, that was really pathetic," the brown eyed girl said shaking her head.
"Okay, hon, I still have no idea who this 'Ses-sho-ma-ru' guy is, but I'd appreciate it if you would stop calling me that!" he yelled in exasperation.
"Keh! Do you really think I wouldn't recognize the stench of the boy—" she stopped and sniffed. Her eyes widened as she realized that his smell was slightly different. "You're not him!" she said in shock.
"Duh! I've been trying to tell everyone that my name is Inu Yasha! I-nu-Ya-sha!"
"Of course, Kagome, you fool," she said to herself in disgust. "At least Sesshomaru looked smart…and handsome."
"Hey--!" Inu Yasha began indignantly when a couple of villagers landed next to him and the girl. They were followed closely by Mistress Centipede. Inu Yasha, who had climbed up to face the girl, barely had time to grab something before Mistress Centipede grabbed him.
"Hey! What are you—Ah!" the girl shrieked.
"Get you mitts off of me," Inu Yasha yelled at the demon. "Let go!"
"What?" the girl yelled. "You get off me!" Inu Yasha had ended up grabbing handfuls of the girl's hair.
Back on the ground, Kaede had just caught up with the rest of the villagers. When she heard the voices coming form the tree, she stared in shock.
"Lady Kaede…Kagome…" one of the villagers stuttered, gesturing at the tree.
Kagome…is awake! Kaede thought, stunned. That spell was meant never to break…but now…How!
Inu Yasha's impressive grip on Kagome's hair began to frustrate Mistress Centipede. "This body…is so weak…" she lamented. "I will devour…you whole…Shikon Jewel and all…"
Perfect, Inu Yasha thought sarcastically.
Kagome's eyes narrowed at what Mistress Centipede had said. The Shikon Jewel?
The demon drew closer and began to stick her tongue out towards Inu Yasha's face. "I said get off!" he cried, shoving her way. Just like in the well, there was a bright light and Mistress Centipede flew away, several of her arms coming off and falling around Inu Yasha. He stared in shock. The villagers were also staring at him in surprise.
H-how the— Inu Yasha thought.
"Vile thing!" Mistress Centipede roared and attacked him, biting his side. The villagers gasped and Inu Yasha cried out in pain.
"What! Somthin'…come out o' him!" the villagers said in surprise.
The Jewel of Four Souls! Kaede thought in horror.
Everyone, demon and human alike watched as the Jewel fell to the ground. Inu Yasha winced as it hit the ground. That was…inside…me? he thought, dazed.
"I knew, I knew, I knew you were hiding it!" Mistress Centipede said triumphantly. Inu Yasha reached for the Jewel.
"Hey! The Jewel is mine!"
Startled, Inu Yasha looked up at the girl confusedly.
"Give it to me!" she yelled.
Inu Yasha hesitated, giving Mistress Centipede time enough to make her move. She swooped down and grabbed Inu Yasha and pinned him against Kagome and the tree with her centipede body. She laughed. " 'Kagome who seeks the Shikon Jewel…' I have heard of a half-demon by such a name. We meet at last," Mistress Centipede said, laughing. Kagome glared at her.
She's…half-demon? Inu Yasha thought looking up at the girl he was pinned against. She was now smirking.
"Don't insult me, Mistress Centipede. If I'd wanted, our meeting would've been very short…and your last."
"Hey, you've got a pretty big mouth, but are you all bark and no bite?" Inu Yasha asked the girl. Kagome glared at him.
"You cannot move, can you, demon girl?" Mistress Centipede laughed. "That's quite a spell you're under." Kagome growled at her. "All you can do now…is watch!" Mistress Centipede leaned down and slurped the Jewel up.
"No! That's mine!" Kagome yelled in horror.
"She's et the magic bead, she has!" one of the villagers said.
"This cannot be…" Kaede said, equally as horrified as Kagome, but for other reasons.
"What ill does it bode, m'lady?" another villager asked fearfully.
Everyone watched in shock as Mistress Centipede's arms began to twitch, then reattached themselves to her body. As they watched, the creature's pale skin began to tear.
Ugh! That's disgusting! Inu Yasha thought in revulsion.
"Ahh…such power…such joy…!" Mistress Centipede said, reveling in the added power of the Shikon Jewel. With her renewed strength, she began to squeeze Inu Yasha and Kagome.
Great, I'm going to die here…crushed by a…giant bug… Inu Yasha thought, wincing at the pressure on his back and ribs as well as on the bite in his side.
"Hey," Kagome interrupted his thoughts. "This spear. Can you pull it out?"
"Huh?" Inu Yasha asked in surprise. He began to twist his arm around so he could get a good grip on the spear protruding from Kagome's stomach—
"You must not! Kaede cried. "That spear contains the binding spell! You must not set her free!"
"And what do you want, hag! To become a bug's side dish!" Kagome asked in frustration. "Once her body has fully digested the Jewel of Four Souls, none of us will be able to stop her!" Kagome didn't wait for the woman's response before turning her attention back to the boy being crushed against her. "Well, boy? Do you want to die here with me?"
No! I won't die! Not in this stupid hell hole! he thought, twisting his arm around to grab the spear. He managed to grab the shaft of the spear. With a yell, he began to pull on the embedded weapon. There was a bright light and the spear seemed to explode in his hand, except there was no actual explosion of the materials, rather they vaporized in a flash of light.
"The spear!" "It vanished!" The villagers gaped at Inu Yasha and Kagome.
As soon as the spear was gone, Kagome stretched and broke the roots and vines holding her against the tree as well as Mistress Centipede's grip pinning Inu Yasha to her. Grinning, she landed gracefully before the giant centipede, her ears and tail twitching in anticipation.
"Youuu…chiiiild…!" Mistress Centipede yelled, charging the now free girl.
"Old enough to take you…Hag!" Kagome laughed. "Claws of Pure Light!"
Inu Yasha and the villagers stared. "A single stroke…" one of them murmured. Kagome smirked as pieces of the demon fell around her.
Wow, that's one touch chick, Inu Yasha thought, staring at the girl he'd just released. What the--! Just then, Mistress Centipede's remains began to twitch again. You've gotta be kidding!
Kaede knelt beside him. "Can you see a place where the flesh glows!" she asked him urgently. "The Shikon Jewel mist be burning inside her. Unless you remove the Jewel, her body will resurrect itself through time without end!"
"Whaddya mean 'unless I remove it'?" he asked, scanning the pieces. There! he thought, seeing a glowing light coming form one of the larger chunks. Studiously, ignoring the fact that he was picking through twitching demon parts, Inu Yasha knelt down and extracted the glowing Jewel. "So you're telling me that this Four Soul Jewel thing-a-ma-bob gives power to demons?" he asked Kaede.
"Precisely," a voice said, coming up behind him. "Meaning there's absolutely no reason for a mortal like yourself to keep it." Inu Yasha turned around in surprise to see Kagome smirking at him and showing off her claws. "So be a good little boy and hand it over. Unless, of course, you'd rather I sharpened my claws on your fair little head," she threatened with an eager smile.
"H-huh?" Inu Yasha stuttered in confusion.
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Now about the switchings, I know it's kinda weird about Kikyou & Sesshomaru switch, but if you think about it, Kags and Inu are switched, and Kags was Kikyou's reincarnation so they're connected, now Inu & Sess were brothers so they're connected, so logically Kikyou and Sess would be switched to keep their connection to Inu & Kags. If that made any sense to you then I hope it helps, if not, I's very sorry, but that's how my warped logic and my friend's warped logic works and we're the ones writing this story. And you'll just have to wait and see about Miroku and Sango XD
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