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Five reviews for last chapter?! Dang! This story now has more than four times the number of reviews than it does chapters! That has never happened to me before! But I shall still reply to these reviews, and right now!
Elfen Child: Sorry about that; I noticed that I have a habit of leaving cliffhangers, even if I'm not noticing. But here is the next chapter, so you don't have to hang any longer!
PrincessAnime08: Thanks for that; I didn't even think of it until right at the end.
BloodPokemon101: I apologize, as there will be the same amount of Inuyasha/Kagome as was in the series. But I'm not going to make it easier for the two of them, and as for whose side Yume will take during those times, it will be with her friend. Which one is that? When it comes, you shall see.
Kihala Sisters: My plan is for a Sesshomaru/OC pairing, even if Sesshomaru will likely never admit any feelings. I can't do the Hiten-kissing-Yume, but the way that part unfolds will be different.
And to a Guest knows as fanna: Here is the part you wanted from, to use your phrase, an Inu fan like you!
And without further ado, here it the next chapter!
Ch.10 Inheritance
Inuyasha stood there, looking at the Tetsuaiga in awe as it pulses in his hand. I smiled, knowing that with Inuyasha declaring to protect Kagome the sword's power would awaken. Jaken was still clueless, and proved so by calling "Lord Sesshomaru, bite his little head off! Bite off his little-" "Oh, shut up!" I said, and kicked him in the stomach. The rest of his stomach was gone a puffing wheeze as the air was driven out of him, and then Kagome knocked him away by throng a couple of skulls at his head. Sesshomaru was done waiting and leaped into the air, coming down to crush Inuyasha and slash him to ribbons with his claws. But then Inuyasha jumped towards him, and slashed his sword.
The blade cut right through Sesshomaru's left foreleg, tearing apart muscle, bone and sinew as easily as paper. When Inuyasha was close to the base he changed the angle of his slash, and severed the limb completely off. Sesshomaru fell back and landed on the ground, blood pouring from the where his leg had been. Inuyasha held up his sword and looked at it again; its appearance had changed. The blade was now huge and resembled the shape of a fang, with a large patch of fur covering the hilt to match. I could see the power emanating from the sword, and it was right on par with Sesshomaru's. "The sword, it changed into a fang!" he said, before smirking. "I guess the old man left me something good after all," he commented.
Sesshomaru stood, blood still pouring from the stump where his leg had been, and glared hatefully at Inuyasha. "So, here we are, two brothers fighting over his fang. Don't you get it? Compared to him, we're just a pair of fleas fighting on his body. If he were around, I bet he could squash us flat," Inuyasha said, chuckling. Then his expression turned serious. "Maybe I don't have a lot of memories of my old man. But it was my eye that he chose to hide his fang in. And I ain't giving it up!" he called. Sesshomaru growled and leaped forward, but Inuyasha swung again and slashed him across the chest. He fell back and off the edge, towards the mountains below.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken called, and chased after him. His body glowed and changed into a glowing white orb, which flew off and out of sight. "Don't leave me behind my lord!" Jaken said, following. Inuyasha fell to one knee and stabbed Tetsuaiga into the ground. "Inuyasha!" Kagome and I called, running up next to him. "Are you alright?" I asked, kneeling next to him. But he just laughed, and looked up. "Thanks, old man," he said. Suddenly, Myoga jumped onto his shoulder and said "Spectacular, Master Inuyasha! I knew that you could do it!" "You know, I find it rather ironic that you vanished when things started getting rough," I commented. Inuyasha pointed at the flea. "You see that? That's sarcasm! As in it's not ironic that you bailed on us when we needed you!" he said angrily.
Inuyasha moved to squash him with his finger, but Myoga blocked it and pointed. "But wait! Just look!" he said. We turned and saw a pair of skeletal birds perched by the edge. "You see? I wasn't 'running away', I was getting us a ride home," he told us. "Really? I guess I doubted you Myoga," Inuyasha said, smiling dazzlingly. "Uh… you did?" Myoga asked, surprised by the lack of being hit. But as he kept looking at Inuyasha's trusting expression he faltered, and only after a few seconds he fell to his knees. "Alright! I did run away! But I promise you: If I had known that you would make a comeback I would never have left! I'm ashamed of myself," he admitted. "Myoga…" Inuyasha said, but before he could squash him I chimed in.
"Oh, can I do it? Please!" I said, my eye glinting mischievously. Inuyasha looked at me in surprise, but shrugged and handed me the flea. "Oh no, please Yume! I beg of thee, spare me!" Myoga pleaded, realizing that he had just been out in the hands of a Phoenix Demon. "Sorry Myoga, but I don't have much mercy for cowards," I said, and I turned around before throwing Myoga threw the air as far as I could, his cries fading away as he flew off into the distance. Once he was gone a portal appeared in the sky above us, and Inuyasha, Kagome and I flew into it, emerging back home. The black pearl floated down and lowered back into Inuyasha's eye. "Are you alright, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "Nothing to worry about. Now the old man can rest in peace," Inuyasha said, and smiled. The villagers swiftly arrived, having been looking for us for hours. After assuring them that we were fine, we made our way back to the village.
A while later Kagome, Myoga and Kaede were sitting around the fire in Kaede's house. "I must say, Kagome, I find it incredible that a mortal such as ye were able to draw Tetsuaiga. Ye possess very strange powers indeed," Kaede commented. "Umm…" Kagome said. "I believe it is because she is mortal that Kagome was able to draw the sword," Myoga hypothesized. "What do you mean?" she asked him. "Remember, Tetsuaiga was forged by Inuyasha's father as a way to protect his human mother. As such, it could only be wielded by someone who cared for humans," Myoga explained. The three of them thought back to that moment when Inuyasha said "No, you should shut up and let me protect you!"
"Tetsuaiga be wielded by someone who cares for humans. For Sesshomaru, who could only hate humans, wielding the sword would be impossible," Myoga finished. "Such a strange tale. For Inuyasha, his half-demon state has been a curse. The memories he has of his mother have been tinged with shame. But it is these memories that make him different. Perhaps the one that truly resembles the father is not Sesshomaru, but Inuyasha," Kaede said. Kagome stood and walked out, finding Inuyasha sitting up in a tree while I sat on the ground below. He swung his sword around and accidentally hit the tree, the rebound of it nearly forcing him off. Inuyasha shouted and regained his balance. "Now its back to being a piece of junk," he declared.
"Just give it time; I'm sure you'll figure it out sooner or later," I said, laying back and thinking. Both Inuyasha and I were getting stronger; he now had his sword, and I had a feeling that I was just starting to tap into the powers that I have yet to master. "Inuyasha!" I heard Kagome call, and I turned to see her walk towards us. "Do you want me to tell you the secret to mastering the Tetsuaiga?" she asked. "Huh? How do you know?" Inuyasha replied, jumping down in front of her. "Well, do you promise to protect me, forever and ever?" Kagome questioned. Inuyasha looked at her. "Huh? What are you even saying? Your brain must be broken or something," he said.
I covered my mouth with my hand to smother a laugh, while Kagome protested "Hey! You said you'd protect me!" Inuyasha snorted and walked off, saying "Now listen here, Kagome. I'm gonna be a great demon someday. And then I can put this sword to real use, like gathering Jewel shards and making me more powerful! And I ain't sure as heel gonna use it babysitting a weak little human like you!" Kagome glared at him, before grunting and pushing him out to the middle of a bridge. She walked off, and after a moment said "Sit boy." The beads around Inuyasha's neck flashed, and yanked him down hard enough to shove his through the bridge and into the river. Kagome sighed. "To think that I thought I could teach an old dog a new trick!" she said.
Inuyasha climbed himself up and said "What do you mean 'trick'?" But she was already walking off, and he called "Wait! You still haven't shown me how to control the sword!" I chuckled and thought about helping him, but from where I was laying against the grass I really didn't feel like getting up. "They'll sort it out," I reasoned, and laid back to fall asleep.
3 Days Later…
Kagome was swimming in a pond, while I lounged next to it and let the sun soak into my skin. She was wearing an orange-and-white-striped bathing suit, while I wore a bright red two-piece bikini that Kagome had been nice enough to get me. Despite the fact that I hated water, I was willing to get near it if it meant relaxing and feeling the heat of the sun on my skin. Not that I had to worry about sunburn- that was just another form of heat which Phoenix Demons were immune to. Kagome burst out of the water and spread her arms, sighing in happiness. "Oh man, does this feel good! The air is clean, the water is fresh! It's not so bad living in the Middle Ages," she said. "I'm right there with you," I said, tilting my head back and feeling the sun come down on me.
High up in a nearby tree, Inuyasha said to Myoga "It's been three days now! You said we would find more Jewel Shards if we looked out here in Musashi." "Yeah, yeah, sure. Whatever," Myoga said, barely paying attention. "Hey, are you even listening?" Inuyasha inquired, annoyed. "Huh? Oh sorry; I couldn't help but get distracted by our young ladies down there," Myoga admitted. "Listen, you…" Inuyasha began, but was cut off as Myoga jumped onto his knee. "I'll just go take a look," he said, and leaped away. "You're just gonna get yourself squished," Inuyasha warned, but then suddenly a white shape darted past him. He chased after it, and passed Myoga in doing so. "Lord Inuyasha! You naught boy; you can't resist either," he said.
I felt a presence move towards us at high speed, and I looked just in time to see Inuyasha jump out of the trees. Kagome and I shouted at the same time, and Inuyasha did as well. He landed on a rock and nearly lost his balance, but kept it and said "Jeez, would you not yell like that! It's not what you think!" "It's not that! It's our clothes!" Kagome said, and pointed. Inuyasha turned in that direction, and we saw the white shape, which was actually a small white monkey, hop away with our clothes. Then a whistling sound pierced the air, and Inuyasha said "A whistle!" "Let's follow it!" I said, and we chased after the monkey. I didn't stop the think about how we looked- a half-demon, a girl wearing a swimsuit, and another girl that was both.
In almost no time we found the monkey and its owner, who was sitting against a tree. Inuyasha burst out of the bushes and said "Hey!" "Give us back our clothes!"Kagome demanded, and I nodded. The young man, dressed a blue kimono and with his black hair in a topknot, scrambled back and drew his sword. "Who are you? You look suspicious!" he said. Inuyasha ignored the sword and kicked him in the head. "We were just going to say the same thing about you!" he said. The monkey ran around in circles, unsure of what to do. Just then the man's stomach growled loudly, and I said "Ohh, I get it. You sent your monkey out to find food, didn't you?" "Y-Yes," he said, having trouble talking when he took in the sight of my wings.
"In that case, here," Kagome said, handing him a bag of chips while she snatched back our clothes. While the man dug Kagome and I redressed behind a tree. She was back in here school uniform while I wore the same outfit as I had before. It was similar to the garb worn by priestesses, only while the kimono shirt was still white the hakama pants were black. "Want some, Inuyasha?" Kagome offered, sitting down and pulling a bag of food out of her backpack. "No thanks," he said pointedly. "But if you ate, I'd have less stuff to carry," she reasoned, trying to get him to eat. "Not my fault you brought so much junk back with you," Inuyasha told her. "It's not junk. There's clothes, textbooks and homework and-" Kagome began, before the young man stood.
He and the monkey both clapped their hands together, and he said "I give you my thanks, woman. The chips potato were most delicious." "My mane is Kagome. This Inuyasha, Yume, and-" Kagome said, before the man slapped his cheek. The flattened shape of Myoga floated in the air past us, and Kagome finished "He's Myoga the Flea!" The man looked at us, and I could see him wondering exactly what was up with us. Before he could ask any questions I beat him to it. "You said that you had been separated from your allies. Are you a nobleman?" I asked. He crossed his arms and turned away, saying "I'm not at liberty to discuss my family." But after he turned back and added "But my name's Nobunaga." Kagome gasped and her eyes lit up.
"N-Nobunaga?!" she said, before rushing forward and grabbing his hand. "I can't believe it! So great to see you! Can I have your autograph?" Kagome asked, holding up an ink-brush and a piece of paper. "Uh… sure," Nobunaga said, taking it and writing. "Just sign right here! And your full name of course!" Kagome said, before jumping back and smiling happily. I smiled and thought of bursting her bubble, but decided to let things take their course. "What's got you in such a good mood?" Inuyasha asked, his face with a deadpan look. "That's Oda Nobunaga! Hello, haven't you studied history?" Kagome asked. "Actually, that's not what the signature says," Myoga informed her. Kagome looked down at it, and her expression faded as she read "Amari Nobunaga?"
"But I thought you were Oda Nobunaga," Kagome said. Amari Nobunaga grunted and folded his arms, turning around. "I come from the Takeda clan in the land of Kai! Do not confuse me with him!" he said irritably. "So you know him?" Kagome asked. "Yeah, and he's a big idiot!" Amari snapped, looking at her. "If you aren't Oda Nobunaga then you should have said so!" Kagome snapped back, before sighing. "And to think I thought you were living history," she said. I laughed and patted her on the shoulder. Nobunaga coughed and said "Thank you for the meal. Now, I must be off. I have an important mission to attend to." He began walking off, but Inuyasha called "Hey, there's a ledge right-" Too late. Nobunaga shouted and slipped down the ledge. "I tried to warn you," Inuyasha said, while I stop laughing but still smiled hugely. "Clumsy, maybe. But Oda Nobunaga? Definitely not," Kagome announced.
Nobunaga picked himself up and left, his monkey following behind. "Inuyasha, what do you say we follow him?" Kagome suggested. "Why?" Inuyasha replied, looking at her incredulously. "He said he had an important mission. What if he gets attacked by a demon along the way?" Kagome told him. "So what? He should be able to take care of himself," he said, snorting in derision. She glared at him, and said "Well I'm going," and walked off in the direction that Nobunaga had taken. Inuyasha stared at her, his jaw unhinged in shock at her boldness. "And she expects us to follow?" he asked me. I shrugged. "I don't think we have much choice. Go with her, or stay and lose our only way to find the Jewel shards," I said, appealing to his desire for the shards.
Inuyasha groaned and stood, leaping down the ledge and chasing after Kagome. I spread my wings and jumped into the air, flying behind. We caught up with her easily and together followed Nobunaga, who led us to a village with a castle just a few leagues away. He hid in a bush by the edge of the road and we stood behind him, watching a rather strange sight. Young women were all being led in a line out of the village, their wrists tied with rope and more tying them to each other. "Haven't they already taken enough of the young women away from out village?" an elderly man asked. "All of the women who have summoned to the castle have yet to return," a younger man said.
Nobunaga looked over the bushes, and said "I knew it! So the rumors were true!" Not caring about staying unnoticed, Inuyasha said "Remind why it is that we're following this guy." "Because he needs our help," Kagome replied, and I groaned as our cover was blown. Having not noticed us, the same elderly man leaned towards the younger one and said "I wouldn't want it passed around, but they say the Lord's been possessed by some kind of demon." "Demon?" Inuyasha repeated, accidentally stepping on Nobunaga's head. The monkey shrieked and ran around in circles, again unsure of what to do.
Later that night we had found the Lord's castle and Inuyasha grimaced as he sniffed the air. "No mistake about it, this place reeks of demon. There's a shard of the Sacred Jewel in there, alright," he said. He squatted down and said "Kagome, get on!" "Okay," she said, and got on. I spread my wings and was about to take off with them, when suddenly Nobunaga got on Inuyasha as well. "Hey! Get off!" Inuyasha yelled. "I've got business up there!" Nobunaga stated. "Then get your own ride!" he snapped back. "Come on, Inuyasha. Just give him one lift," I said. "Appreciate it!" Nobunaga added. "Why do I always have to be the one handing out favors?" Inuyasha muttered, and together the four of us leaped over the castle walls.
Looks like Sesshomaru got shown who's the boss, huh? And next chapter the Princess will be saved, after which comes the appearance of Shippo!
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