FD: here's chapter 3. Read and Review please. this story is coming along nicely I think. I'll be referring to Sesshomaru as Nutcracker and Naraku as both 'Naraku' and 'Spider King'. Hopefully this won't confuse you all as you read. Also, Sesshomaru will be OOC, from here on out. I may bring back some of his detached personality in a later chapter, depending on how I want the ending to work out. Another thing the significance of Sesshomaru losing his left arm is that, that was the arm which he lost in the manga/anime.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the idea of the Nutcraker Prince. The only thing I own is my OC aka Izumi and the twists that I made to make this story what it is.

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'thoughts'

FD: any author notes (A/N) are the voices in my head. basically w/e they think to interject into the stories, that wouldn't quite fit or background info, or commentary or just something that would be funny if a character said it.

The First Night

Kagome threw herself on her stomach and sighed. She turned her head towards her desk and looked at her clock. 'Midnight, ugh. Why can't I sleep? I think I'll go downstairs and see the nutcracker.' So, she picked herself up off her bed, put on her slippers and tiptoed downstairs. When she reached the last step she felt her way into the living room. 'Phew, I haven't woken anybody up yet.'When she made it to the living room she lit a candle and then made her way over to where the case was. She quickly set the candle on the floor and then nearly screamed when her cat, Buyo, entered the room. "I'm way too paranoid if Buyo scares me," she whispered. She straightened up and opened the case. 'Poor Nutcracker,'she thought. She picked him up and settled him on a nearby table. "Would you like to meet your subjects?" questioned Kagome. She then picked up each of her dolls.

"This is Izumi, my newest doll. You know as much about her as I do." Setting Izumi back in her spot she then picked up Kaede. "This is Kaede. She's my oldest doll. Don't worry she's a lot nicer than she looks." She then set her back next to Izumi. Then she kneeled down to reach one of the bottom shelves, where her brother kept some of his samurai and demon soldiers. She headed for an old demon soldier. "This here is Totosai. He's an old soldier and a bit forgetful. She then set him back in his place. She then walked back to Nutcracker and put him back in the case. Before she closed the case she saw out of the corner of her eye, what she thought was Toga on the clock. "Toga is that you? Come down here and stop scaring me," Kagome said. (A/N: It's time for magic. sweet.)

Next thing she knew, 'Toga' threw gold dust over the furniture. She turned towards the sounds coming from underneath the couch and saw what looked like a tiny demon army. Buyo then decided that it would be fun to chase a couple. He chased one underneath a table and backs out scared. Next thing a sword cuts through the tablecloth covering the table and a huge, ugly spider came out from underneath. 'Toga' then scattered gold dust onto the case and all the dolls inside came to life.

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"Where am I?" Nutcracker questioned, "And why do I only have one arm?" (A/N: again this is Sesshomaru.)

"There's no time to answer that. You must defeat the Spider King," Kaede said.

"The Spider King? The last thing I remember was Tsubaki."

"We're under attack and all you're thinking about is some girl?" Izumi asked. (A/N: *shakes heads* he's not really thinking of her. he never liked her.)

Naraku had climbed up to the top of the couch and yelled to Nutcracker, "Prepare for your death Nutcracker. I'll be turning you into a pile of toothpicks." He then turned to his army and made sure they were ready to bring down any opposition.

Kaede turned to Nutcracker and said, "Nutcracker you must lead the soldiers to battle."

"But I've never…Totosai?" (A/N: he heard what Kagome said to him about each of the dolls.)

"Yes?"

"You've battled many times before?"

"I have."

"Good, then I want you to lead the cavalry."

"But I don't have a horse." (A/N: he doesn't even have Momo.)

All the samurai and demon soldiers came out of the case. When Nutcracker came down he got his army ready. "Steady men," he said, "Steady."

Naraku shouted, "Charge!" His men however stayed still until he yelled it again with a little more malice. (A/N: dumb army.)

Nutcracker responded with his own, "Charge." His men quickly went into action, with Totosai leading the cavalry. Both sides went at it. Some moments it looked like the Spider King's army was winning and other moments it looked like the dolls were winning. Even Kaede and Izumi, who really didn't want to help, helped.

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Kagome watched as the fight escalated in her living room. She watched as Kaede and Izumi joined the fray. Izumi, who was reluctant to fight at first, really got into it as one of Naraku's soldiers got something on her kimono. Kagome also watched as Nutcracker was holding his own against the enemy. She then watched as Naraku whispered something to three of his soldiers. The three soldiers went to the case, where two of them climbed up and the third cornered Nutcracker in front of it. The two that climbed up, pushed a horn on top of Nutcracker.

Meanwhile Naraku was on a toy horse with the candle that Kagome had lit. When the horn was pushed on top of Nutcracker, he pushed off from where he was, with the candle aimed at Nutcracker. Kagome quickly took off one of her slippers and threw it at the Spider King. The candle and Naraku went flying one way, while the horse flew to rest behind Kagome. In shock at what she had just done, Kagome backed up, slipped on the horse and slammed her head into the clock, knocking herself out cold.

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Naraku, ended up landing on the candle. He looked around when he smelled something burning and realized that he was on fire. Quickly he jumped up and ran around trying to cool himself off. He then disappeared with his army. Everything and everyone went back to being quiet.

End Chapter

FD: thanx to those who reviewed, favorited, and put this story on their story alert list. You all make my day. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Sad to say this story only has a few chapters left. Don't forget to check out my other story, Because of Rin. Now, review please because everyone knows you want to.