CHAPTER 3: Minoru's presence in the feudal era

At his room, Amar lies on his bed, with his blanket. Next to his bed were Sakura, Evangeline, Chachamaru and Tsubasa. Sakura looked at his eyes with concern.

"Ah, he's awake!"

Ma'aruf-chan got up, with the wet cloth fell off his forehead. Tsubasa caught it, and she brought the towel with a bowl filled with water to the kitchen.

"I saw what just happened."

"…"

"You mean you didn't know him at all?"

"To tell the truth, Eva-sama, I had no idea who he is.

"Anyways, have a rest for the weekends."

"But… wasn't we supposed to have trainings this week?"

"Consider that it's cancelled. Ja ne."

Eva walked out of the inugami's room and she went back to her apartment.

Amar jumped off his bed for his usual dose of chocolate milk. However, Sakura stopped him.

"I'm just going to the kitchen koishi-chan, there's no harm done."

"Are you sure about that?"

Amar beamed and he said "Zettai daijōbu da yo."

At 2pm in the afternoon, Amar packed his gym bag for his next trip to the feudal era of Japan. After he's finished, he jumped down the stairs and he walked to the Soul Eater's well. His surrogate parents, Reika and Hideki Yamato were waiting for him there.

He kissed Reika's and Hideki's hands, and he said "Bye mom, bye dad. I'll be back at Sunday."

With that, he jumped into the well, in the same fashion Kagome does.

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Feeling the breeze and the warmth of the afternoon sun, Amar jumped out of the well. He met Koga, but the wolf youkai just ignored him. Minutes later, he arrived at Kaede's village. The rest of Inuyasha's team wasn't there, but A-01 was waiting at Kaede's hut.

"Hoi, over here!" He waved his hands frantically, with his ever-lethal Black Hound, which was in standby position.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Nothing much. We have to go now. Inuyasha had made so much noise that I had to bring you there. He's such a firebrand."

"Heh, you bet he is."

A-01 hopped into the Metal Slug, while Ma'aruf-chan perched on the hood of the compact tank.

Minutes later they arrived at the clearing where Inuyasha and the others just passed by. The noise slowed down and only reduced to humming sounds of the engine.

"Hi guys."

"You're late."

"Jeez, Inuyasha! Why are you being so grouchy all in a sudden?"

"Keh! Who cares?"

Amar didn't know that the day was the day of the new moon. He's going to turn into a human this evening…

As Amar's wristwatch beeped six times, his body pulsed. His silver hair molted and it turned to deep midnight black. Inuyasha transformed too, and now, he's vulnerable but the situation is different for Amar Ma'aruf. Now he could enjoy using his AWM sniper he left for A-01 to carry.

"You can't aim in the dark."

"If you can't see in the dark, try using a torchlight or hold a flaming torch,"

Amar Ma'aruf took out a roll of masking tape from his gym bag and he taped the flashlight with it, next to the sniper's bipod.

"Keh, fine. Even I couldn't do anything right now-"

"Keep quiet and quit complaining. Just keep your eyes open for anything suspicious, got it?"

A-01 told Inuyasha to stay still.

"Whatever."

Without his own super senses during his human stage, Amar-chan darted his eyes from left to right in complete awareness. He clutches the green AWM in his arms, staying alert about his surroundings.

Right then and there, he heard someone coming. When it stopped, he was under fire. Automatic rounds from a F2000 startled him, and he quickly took cover between boulders.

"I was expecting that."

Switching on the flashlight, he searched for his target. Once in place, he fired the AWM at the rustling bush. Unfortunately, it was nothing but a thrown rock. Amar Ma'aruf took cover back behind the boulder, and then he ejected the spent casing out of the rifle.

The bullets ricocheted off the boulder. As he waited for the rounds from the FN F2000 to be drained, he could hear someone cursing. Getting a clear shot and a good opportunity, he fired an another .338in at the attacker's head. The ambusher fell down with a thud, with half of his head gone due to the impact.

"You got what you asked for."

However, the rifle he's using were gone with the terrorist's backpack, and looking at the body, the clothes he wear was the same uniform like the Ptolemaic Army A-01 and him killed previously. Further inspection was done and he was using the same SIG Sauer P228 but the terrorist's sidearm was using a Double Action Only (DAO) trigger.

"I wonder where the rifle went."

A-01 came running to him and the FPEA unit stopped when he saw Amar Ma'aruf.

"Hey, I heard gunshots. Are you alright?"

"Fine as ever. The only thing that is peculiar is that the rifle is gone. Did someone take it?"

"Beats me."

Meanwhile, Kagome and Sango were having a bath in the nearby hot springs. While both A-01 and Amar Ma'aruf were away, Shippo had to watch over the monk, in case he got on his usual nerve. Inuyasha had run off somewhere else, and Kirara followed Sango.

"Hurry up you two… What the…Hey! Miroku's gone!"

At the hot springs, Kagome heard the faint commotion, but she couldn't clearly hear what did Shippo yelled just a minute ago, until…

"Ah! My clothes are gone!" Sango shrieked when she checked her clothes. True enough, her kimono was missing. Maybe Miroku took it…

At the same time, Miroku appeared back, looking at Shippo running around in circles. He anime sweat-dropped a little, looking at the young kit's antics.

"Hey, Shippo… why are you doing that?" He asked in concern.

"MIROKU!!! WHERE DID YOU GO???" Shippo screamed his lungs out.

"I was just have a chat with Inuyasha a while ago. Did somet-"

"Houshi-sama…!" Sango appeared from the hot springs, now wearing A-01's plain blue T-shirt and Ma'aruf-chan's olive green trousers.

"Uh… Sango… why are you looking at me like that?"

"You stole my kimono and now you didn't want to admit about what you did?!"

"Oh boy. Miroku's going to be dead meat."

As Sango marched on to Miroku, he on the other hand stepped away from the angry demon slayer.

"I didn't do anything, Sango."

"Heck ywah. I hadn't see Miroku walking around stealing your kimono, Sango. Maybe you p- OUCH!"

"I REMEMBER THE PLACE WHERE I PUT IT!" Sango yelled after throwing Hiraikotsu at her trainee.

I could see stars on his face…

However, beneath the shadows, came a figure Amar Ma'aruf didn't really expect to see.

A/N: The chapter had been revised on the contents. So, enjoy your stay… I mean the fun reading the fan fiction. Read on and review. TQ.