Without the well
I don't own Inuyasha or any other characters from Rumiko Takashi's work.
"World Wide announcement! I don't know how many of you have access to the manga but get THIS! Apparently Lady Rumiko is about to finish the story! In the last chapter that got posted on ear-tweak all shikon fragments are at the same place with all good and bad guys. There's no way for her back off, at least as far as I know.
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH "Get me out of here boss!"
"Dream on! Now where was I?"
"MEOW Come on boss you don't need to stick to iron bars!"
"You really think I'm stupid? Or don't have eyes? I saw that you got titanium teeth and claws installed."
"Crap he noticed them."
"That's it, and you won't get out of there till you're off that junk!"
SHRED SHRED SHRED
"Hey that cage was expensive!"
"You're right boss it WAS expensive, now it's just a load of junk. MEOOW!"
Chapter 9: Fight/Fall
A few days have passed since the incident with the underground demon and for once the small group decided to rest a bit very much to Inuyasha's dismay. The weather was perfect not too warm not too cold and the few clouds on the sky ensured that it won't rain anytime soon. And for once Inuyasha wasn't cursing around because of the delay. He looked more like the hanyou who ate the ramen. Scratch that he's still shovelling it in.
"Hmmm... This tastes so good Kagome-sama where did you learn to make this?" squealed Rin happily while munching down on her food.
"It's just Kagome. My mom taught me how to make it. If you want I could teach you." answered Kagome with a smile.
"You'll have two more pupils in that case!" interrupted Sakura.
"I want another bowl!" declared Inuyasha unceremoniously having finished his share.
"I didn't hear the magic word!" responded Kagome.
"I'm not a magician!" snapped the hanyou.
"It's just a simply word Inuyasha I don't think that you forgot it THAT completely." answered Kagome practically singing.
"Feh!"
"No not that word!" continued Kagome in the same tone.
"Come on Inuyasha say I already!" cut in Shippo. The hanyou Feh-ed. "It's not that hard! Let me help! With that the young fox grabbed the hanyou's lips forcing his mouth open and slowly, and I mean painfully slowly said please while making Inuyasha mouth the word. Next thing he knew that he was sailing across the air with a well deserved lump on his head.
"That'll teach you!" declared Inuyasha.
"SIT!" WHAM "And that'll teach you!" yelled an angry Kagome.
"All right, all right! Sorry already! Now can I have another bowl?"
"Magic word?"
Inuyasha saw that there was not much left of the delicious food so he caved in. If you believe it or not he actually made it to mouth "Please." without Shippo's help. Side note the fox was currently stuck in a tree to and not able to help him anyway.
"Here you go!" answered Kagome setting the rest of the food in front of him.
Inuyasha munched down happily on his meal and peace was restored. But not for long Kagome noticed that Éclair was getting that strange look again that usually meant nothing good. "Are you sure that you don't need a priest?" Éclair asked out of the blue. At that Kagome thought that she won't be able to keep from lynching the older twin.
"Absolutely!" she yelled along with Inuyasha who after this continued to vacuum in his food.
"Too bad you know I happen to know..."
"Éclair/Bitch!" yelled miko and hanyou once more.
"What?" she asked innocently.
There was no response to this except for Inuyasha's munching as he kept on devouring his food. For minutes nothing was said mainly because one part of the group was fuming and the other felt that any more teasing can get dangerous. Five exact minutes later the twins were at it again.
"Come on Kagome I can easily see that you and Inuyasha are made for each other!" remarked Éclair with Sakura agreeing with her. Kagome didn't respond she was already way to angry, and the only thing keeping Inuyasha back was that he still was careful around Sakura not wanting to get a beating. However for once he was grateful to have Shippo around since he was defending gallantly defending his and Kagome's opinion that the two of them were only friends. Despite the fact that he did look slightly battered after getting out of the tree.
"Ahh... Shippo you have to agree that sleeping together isn't too far from certain activities that should be only preformed between husband and wife."
"Huh?" was Shippo's response while Inuyasha and Kagome were close to pounce onto Sakura for her words.
"Yeah!" agreed the older twin. "We all know that the two like each other." a set of human and dog-like growls could be heard. "Who knows what you guys are doing while we're all asleep and don't look."
"What kind of things are you talking about?" asked Shippo with innocent eyes Rin also wore that very same expression.
"Well you see little one when a man and a woman..."
"Hey don't you think that they are a bit too young to know about things like that?" snapped Kagome stopping the girl just in time.
"What are you talking about Kagome sooner or later they'll have to find out, so why not sooner?" Éclair's words did it. You could practically see the small volcano forming on the top of Kagome's head. The twins slowly backed away from her knowing that this time they actually managed to really piss her off.
"You know little sis I think I forgot how stiff miko's can get about these things." remarked the older twin.
"Now Kagome why don't you try to calm down a little bit?" asked Sakura for once actually being a bit nervous. "Hey what are you doing with that branch?" seconds later two loud whacks could be heard across the countryside.
"How can you even think like that?" we're only friends mumbled Kagome.
"For now!" countered Éclair. The miko growled again.
In the afternoon the small group was on the road again. Kagome sighed in relief apparently after torturing her and Inuyasha for hours the twins finally quieted down. However she was still a bit worried about Inuyasha. This time the two girls really overdid it and she had to sit Inuyasha to keep him from attacking them.
The hanyou was grumpy ever since. Kagome suddenly came to a full stop. "Scratch Inuyasha!" yelled her brain. "A jewel shard is getting closer!" she yelled.
"About time we came across one of those!" yelled Inuyasha unsheathing his sword. As the group followed his example and prepared to fight a dot appeared on the sky and it started to get bigger. Not even a minute later Inuyasha recognised it. "Damn it it's my bastard brother!" he yelled.
"With a shikon jewel." declared Kagome. "Can we outrun him?" she added.
"Are you joking? I cut down his arm not his leg!" snapped Inuyasha.
"Hello little brother." greeted Sesshoumaru calmly. Inuyasha only grunted. "The same as ever as I see."
"And you got a new hand as I see. Looks like you're no more such a pure demon." taunted the hanyou.
"Are you still ok up there?" asked Kagome. "He almost killed us the last time!"
"And he'll do just that in a few minutes." interrupted Jaken.
"We'll see about that!" snapped Kagome.
"Hand over the Tetsusaiga!" commanded the youkai lord.
"Dream on!" responded Inuyasha.
Sesshoumaru said no more words and rushed forward. Inuyasha was ready to block the attack, but right before he was about to attack Sesshoumaru that moved to the side. The Tetsusaiga hit nothing but thin air.
Sesshoumaru used his chance to attack, Inuyasha managed to dodge the first swipe, but he completely forgot about the fact that his brother got his hands on a new arm. Inuyasha received the punch right in his chest, and was sent across the air. He made it to land safely but the demon lord's poison whip was right behind him.
"He's a goner!" remarked Éclair. Of course she immediately decided to do something, however a few seconds after unleashing her power on Sesshoumaru she fell to her knees holding her head. "Damn it! This guy has the strongest mental defence I ever saw!" she groaned in pain.
At the same time a second much less dangerous battle was going on between with Shippo and Kagome taking care of Jaken. The little toad tried to fry the human and the baby fox with his staff. Luckily for Kagome and to Jaken's horror Shippo managed to get his hands on the stick and complying to Kagome's wish he took off with it. Now Jaken was being annihilated by Kagome's rock salvo.
In Inuyasha's case things were much worse. This time Sesshoumaru wasn't playing around and the only cause that he was still able to fight was that the youkai was going after the Tetsusaiga. Then disaster happened. Sesshoumaru knocked the Tetsusaiga from the hanyou's hand and took hold of it.
Inuyasha was gaping at his full youkai brother with wide eyes. "This is a BAD dream!" yelled his brain. "Sesshoumaru with my sword in his hand!"
The youkai swung the weapon across the air. A bright light left appeared in front of him and started to race in Inuyasha's direction. The hanyou barely managed to dodge. Meanwhile Sakura looked up at Sesshoumaru turning her gaze from her elder sister. "Are you sure you're all right big sis?" she asked.
"I'll live." groaned Éclair.
"He'll wish he won't after I'm done with him!" declared Sakura.
Sesshoumaru continued to use the same attack on Inuyasha over and over, and the hanyou had nothing that he could do to stop him. Kagome was busy stomping on Jaken's head, Shippo was off somewhere with the toad's fire staff and Sakura was busy looking after Éclair. He was about to yell at the little bit too strong girl when that charged at Sesshoumaru.
The youkai noticed her and dodged the attack, and dodged. Sakura continued her attack and managed to knock the Tetsusaiga from Sesshoumaru's hand. The two continued the fight that got more and more intense.
"She's actually keeping up with Sesshoumaru!" declared Kagome completely dumbstruck. All that could be seen of the two were blurs and flashes. Then he sight travelled over to Éclair. The girl was wearing a concerned face and continued to shake her head.
Kagome couldn't help it and took a step closer to the older twin. "You're wrong." that declared. "Sesshoumaru is playing with Sakura. And she knows it."
"What!" yelled Kagome in shock.
Éclair nodded grimly "Sakura may be strong and fast, but when it comes to technique, she's a beginner."
Kagome felt her mouth fell open. "You mean that..."
Soon Sesshoumaru decided to end the fight he grabbed one of Sakura's hands and brought it behind her back. The girl tried to respond with a punch in the youkai lord's face, but that was counting on a response like that and successfully grabbed her other arm. However even after her arms got restrained Sakura kept on fighting and tried to kick the youkai lord but there was no use.
In the end Sesshoumaru had enough and pulled her tightly to him keeping but of her hand behind her back to keep her from fighting. With his now free arm he grabbed one of her legs. After dodging a swift kick he also got hold on the other and Sakura ended in a semi bridal hold. She still kept on fighting till she heard a growl from the youkai that currently held her captive. She turned her head around and her sight fell onto his face.
She couldn't help it those mesmerising eyes and the strange markings on his face completely made her forget about anything else. Her struggles started to lessen more and more and they completely lost all power. Everyone around except for her and Sesshoumaru went limp with disbelief. Especially Inuyasha. There on his brother's face a small approval could be read out albeit small but we're talking about Sesshoumaru here!
The youkai also noticed that the girl in his arms gave up and let go of her hands allowing her to get more comfortable in his hands. Sakura carefully embraced him and continued to stare into his eyes.
Meanwhile Jaken started to stir, he was about to cry out and attack when Kagome clobbered him with the biggest boulder around that she could lift.
Sakura and Sesshoumaru continued to stare at the other till the girl realized what she's actually doing and tore her sight from his face. The blush on her cheeks said it all.
"You're a really good fighter for a woman." calmly commented Sesshoumaru. The blush on Sakura's face increased.
"Thank you... but apparently I'm not good enough." she mumbled.
"You're still by far the best female fighter I ever met." answered Sesshoumaru. Sakura finally noticed that it would be good to hide her blush but it was too late. He slowly placed her on her feet, however Sakura didn't let go of him. "I really enjoyed our little match, but I hope next time we meet it'll be because of a much more peaceful occasion." if possible Sakura melted even more at these words.
"I hope the same..." Sakura gulped after this "May I know your name?"
"It's Sesshoumaru." answered the youkai lord calmly. By now Inuyasha was finding it hard to believe it. His brother who had the style of a chunk of ice was actually close to flirting with a girl.
"Till we meet again Sesshoumaru-sama." This time it was Éclair's time to stair, her little sister was way too sweet, if she didn't knew better she'd say Sakura's gone mad.
"May I also learn your name?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"I'm called Sakura." answered the younger twin trying to hide her embarrassed face.
"Beautiful name. It suits you." answered Sesshoumaru stepping away from her Sakura reluctantly let him. "Till we meet again." said Sesshoumaru and started to walk away.
Éclair ran up to Sakura and hugged her little sister with all her might "I'm so glad that you're all right!" the taller girl didn't notice a thing she was still thousands of miles away in la-la land. "Sakura?" there was no response. Are you ok little sis?"
"..."
"Little sis?"
"What a man..." mumbled Sakura to nobody.
That evening
The situation was the same as in the afternoon, the sun has long ago set and Sakura was still more like some-kind of zombie. She sighed once again with a far away look on her face. "What a man!"
"Sakura do you hear me?" asked Éclair.
"Of course I'm listening to you my beloved big sis." answered Sakura dreamingly. Éclair started to move her hand in front of Sakura's face but that didn't even notice.
"What the hell is wrong with her?" asked a certain hanyou in a very grumpy tone.
"He's right. Sakura-sama is acting strange." agreed Rin.
"Well Inuyasha if you ask me she's in love with your brother." answered Kagome.
"Tell me that you're joking!"
"No I think the diagnosis is pretty accordant." remarked Éclair. "Well then I greet you little bro." Inuyasha only growled. He was thinking about hurting the girl,but he knew that such an action would immediately awaken the dragon. Better known as Sakura.
"You're kidding me right?" he asked.
"Was I ever kidding you before?" asked Éclair.
"Like when you were saying that me and Inuyasha are a couple?" interrupted Kagome.
"That wasn't kidding!" countered Éclair. "My offer still stands we can still visit the priest."
"My ass/It's not funny!" came the two responses.
Sakura sighed again "What a man!"
"Little sis! You only met him once and I didn't even get to read his thoughts or memories."
"Lika that matters." Mumbled Sakura dreamily. "Sesshoumaru and I are meant to be."
"Little SIS!" cried Éclair desperately.
SIGH "Little SIS?" SIGH "LITTLE SIS?" SIGH "Could you think about something else than that guy?"
"No." Responded Sakura totaly calmly.
"WHAT!" shrieked the Éclair class banshee.
"Come one Inuyasha let's go to bed." suggested Kagome.
Éclair immediately was on her "Kagome you know what you're about to do is improper."
"And what"s wrong with keping each other warm for the night..." Kagome soon noticed that very particular grin that meant that the girl had something in mind. "No Éclair not the way you're think!" she snapped ending any possible discussion before it even had a chance to get started.
"What a man!" declared Sakura.
