A Paradoxal Mistake
A/N: Here's my disclaimer… all of Inuyasha & co belong to their appropriate creators, writers, animators, etc.
Forgot this bit at the beginning, I suppose. Also, Sesshoumaru is extremely difficult to keep in character for this pairing, aha oh my.
Chapter Four: Edo.
To the shock of Jakken, Rin and even Ah-Un the dragon one stony demon lord bent and extended his arm elegantly into the old dried up well, his posture remaining perfect as he pulled a strange human girl out. Yuka's eyes were wide still, and the smell of tears was evident to the demon's sensitive nose. She flattened her green skirt, adjusted her thick yellow headband and cautiously took five wide steps backward and around the edge of the well.
She had never seen such a creature, with such long hair, weird tattoos and even plastic surgery to have his ears pointed? Were those claws she had seen on his hand when he had previously offered it to her? No. This was all a dream and she had hit her head, which was what had definitely happened. "Thanks there, weird dream guy." She said nonchalantly, licking her lips nervously before dropping her sights onto the large beast that stood dangerously close to what looked like a normal human being. The shrill noise of her shriek had Jakken covering his ears and wincing, while the demon lord allowed a short, deep snarl to emit from the depths of his throat.
"Silence." He commanded sternly, narrowing his eyes on the strange woman. She had to be of relations to Kagome, who had recently been in the area, so his nose told him. "Tell me, why were you in the bottom of the dry well?" He asked her, raising one very slender eyebrow.
"I fell, and hit my head. Definitely hit my head." Yuka stammered, stepping back again and her voice was now riddled with fear and anxiety. "Kagome-chan, Buyo.., the cat, he went into the old shrine house and I fell down the stairs and hit my head. I'm dreaming all of this up. This isn't Tokyo, hell, is this even Japan?"
"You are in the region of Edo, in Japan." Jakken squawked from where he stood, clutching on to the staff of heads. "My Lord, why do you let this nuisance live so long? The Inuyasha-tachi doesn't need another poorly dressed harlot." It was true; her skirt was rather short.
"Let me live?" Yuka rounded, but made a face when she realized what terrible little creature had been talking. She mumbled a brief 'uhg ew!' under her breath before gazing in the direction of the very tall silver-haired male. "Inuyasha-tachi? Kagome's jealous, two-timing boyfriend?" She asked curiously, placing her hand on her hip. "Edo." She allowed the word to roll from her tongue, attempting to search through the deepest recesses of her braid for old history lessons. "Are you trying to imply that I'm… in ancient Tokyo – uh, sorry – Edo?" Her eyes popped open to wide that it was comparable to Jakken's own bulgy eyes.
"And do you imply that there is a time where Edo is called Tokyo in the late future?" Sesshoumaru questioned her, raising his other eyebrow now in a quizzical manner. This woman sounded like she had gone off her rocker to be quite frank, though her similarities to the miko Kagome in personality were uncanny and difficult.
"I don't imply it! I'm from modern-day Tokyo! You know, streets, cars, television, satelites…" She flipped a strange device out from her clothing, tapping its screen and then holding it high above her head. "Cellphone service!" She heaved a sigh and placed it away again. "I really did hit my head too hard."
The demon lord was simply staring at Yuka now, observing her strange ways and becoming rather curious about the strange device she carried, her odd scent and the words she had just used that he had been very unfamiliar with. He frowned suddenly and turned away from Yuka to peer at his odd pack. It was getting late. "We will camp here. Jakken, take Rin to bathe and eat." The kappa frowned, but bowed.
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama. Shall I bring anything?" A grunt lead Jakken to believe no, and he scurried off quickly into the forests which were growing heavy with darkness. Ah-Un followed for good measure.
"How are you aware of my half-brother, Inuyasha?"
"Like I said, he's Kagome's two-timing cheat of a boyfriend." She paused. "She talks about him all the time and he was at her house a few weeks ago working for Kagome's family."
"Hn." Sesshoumaru replied with and began to move away from the well and across the meadow that still remained lit with the last rays of the glowing sun.
"Hey now, hey! You know them, you said she was here recently – Kagome that is – will you take me to her?"
A smile crossed Sesshoumaru's face before twisting into a smug sneer. "You ask this Sesshoumaru to lead you to Kagome?"
"That's exactly what I asked!" Yuka said exasperatedly, hands on hips once more.
This woman was either brave or extremely stupid. Ignorance might have been the largest playing factor, however she was demanding that he, the demon lord of the West whom hated humans take her to his enemy and half-brother's wench. Certainly very stupid. "You truly are unaware of what this world holds." He said, slowly lowering himself into a seated position, leaning between a rock and an upturned root to press his back comfortably against a tree's base.
"It's obviously a dream, so whatever this world holds is what's in my own head. Trust me, I'm not very creative." She assured, although was impressed with herself for imagining Inuyasha's weird half-brother, a dragon and whatever that toad was.
"You may follow us. We will cross paths with Inuyasha sometime." His curiosity for her apparent 'future' was the only thing that kept his tolerance for her irritable voice and existence high. He motioned liquidly to the ground. "Sleep."
Strangely, Yuka found herself settling on to the grass and closing her eyes. She wasn't reluctant to listen at all because she looked rather forward to waking up and being out of this bizarre dream-land.
Word Count: 995.