Hey everyone. Part Two is now up! As you already know, Inuyasha is property
of blah, blah blah. Again, stuff in " " tags is spoken word and stuff in '
' tags is a character's thoughts. Gonna be awhile 'til Chapter Three is up.
The guard was busy watching over a kettle of water and Kagome and Shippo both looked at Inuyasha. 'Poor Inuyasha. I guess there are really truths to superstition,' thought Kagome. 'But it's still kind of funny to see Inuyasha as a girl. He hasn't changed totally, though. He still has his dog- ears. Must be his demon blood."
Shippo was thinking differently. 'Whoa! Inuyasha sure is pretty when he's a girl. Those ears make him look really kawaii.' He got up and walked across the circle to Kagome. He tugged at her sleeve and in his naivety, whispered in her ear. "Hey, Inuyasha looks pretty, doesn't he?"
Inuyasha's ears flattened to his head and he blushed slightly. He turned towards Shippo. "What? What did you say?"
Shippo looked around nervously. "Uh, well, just that you look pret-"
He stomped over to the kitsune. "Shut up! I do not!" He grabbed Shippo by the scruff of the neck and took him outside. Kagome got up and followed, yelling.
"Inuyasha! Do not drop Shippo-chan in any of these springs! Inuyasha! Osuwari!"
Inuyasha was pulled to the ground by his rosary, but didn't relinquish his hold on Shippo. He growled from where he lay. "Did you hear what he called me? He called me pretty!"
"That's because you are!" said Shippo angrily. "Now let me go!"
"Fine," said Inuyasha. He rose and threw Shippo as hard as he could.
"Inuyasha! Osuwari!" yelled Kagome. Once again, he fell to the ground. He growled menacingly, but she ran past him, over to Shippo. The guard went with her. Shippo was floundering in the water of a spring, trying to stay afloat. The guard reached in and grabbed the now-changed Shippo.
Not much had changed, though. He was still the same size and had the same colored hair. But now he had whiskers. And his tail had changed. It was no longer big and puffy, but long and skinny.
"Oh! You fall in Maoniichuan, Spring of Drowned Cat. There very tragic legend of cat who fall in spring 800 year ago. Now whoever fall in spring take body of a cat."
"Cat? I'm a cat?" asked Shippo. He fell to his knees, shocked.
Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's sleeve and pulled him close. Angrily, she muttered in his ear, "Inuyasha, go apologize to Shippo-chan for what you did."
"What? He should apologize to me! Did you hear what he called me?"
"Yes, I did. But shouldn't have thrown him in th-" She was cut off when Shippo attacked Inuyasha. He scratched his paws furiously at Inuyasha's face. But Inuyasha just grabbed his tail and held him up.
"How could you do this to me?" yelled Shippo, almost crying. "I'm a cat! A cat! I'm cursed to be a cat for the rest of my life!"
"Yeah? What about me? I have to be a stupid girl for the rest of mine!"
Kagome's face went red. "Osuwari!"
Inuyasha's rosary pulled him down. "Agh! Quit doing that!"
"Uh, sirs? Curse is no for life."
Both turned to look at him. "What?" they asked simultaneously.
"Curse can be cured. Just pout hot water over selves and will be cured, sirs."
"Oh," said Kagome. "That's why you were boiling water!"
"Oh, yes, sir. Now if we go inside, we can -"
Inuyasha and Shippo were already gone, trying to get the water that had been boiling. Inuyasha kicked Shippo aside reached the water first. He held it up to pour. But Shippo pulled out his top and flung it at Inuyasha, hitting him between the eyes. Inuyasha crumpled to the ground and the water fell on him, instantly changing him back. Shippo picked up the kettle and poured the remaining water on himself.
"Ouch! Hot!" He felt his face for whiskers, found none, then checked his tail. It was back to being fluffy, though still soaked. "Back to normal!" he said.
Kagome bent down to check on Inuyasha. His hair was back to silver. She put a hand on his chest. Flat. "Inuyasha is too," she said. Shippo shook his body, ridding himself of water. Droplets hitting Inuyasha's face woke him up.
"Unh. What happened?" He rubbed his head. He opened his eyes slowly and saw Kagome's hand on his chest. She pulled it away quickly and both blushed. They stared at each other for a few seconds, then Inuyasha looked into his kimono. He pulled out the shard. "All that trouble for this. I'd rather fight fifty youkai." He stood and walked toward the door, stopping at the entrance. "Are you two ready to go back?" Kagome and Shippo nodded.
"Then let's go."
The guard was busy watching over a kettle of water and Kagome and Shippo both looked at Inuyasha. 'Poor Inuyasha. I guess there are really truths to superstition,' thought Kagome. 'But it's still kind of funny to see Inuyasha as a girl. He hasn't changed totally, though. He still has his dog- ears. Must be his demon blood."
Shippo was thinking differently. 'Whoa! Inuyasha sure is pretty when he's a girl. Those ears make him look really kawaii.' He got up and walked across the circle to Kagome. He tugged at her sleeve and in his naivety, whispered in her ear. "Hey, Inuyasha looks pretty, doesn't he?"
Inuyasha's ears flattened to his head and he blushed slightly. He turned towards Shippo. "What? What did you say?"
Shippo looked around nervously. "Uh, well, just that you look pret-"
He stomped over to the kitsune. "Shut up! I do not!" He grabbed Shippo by the scruff of the neck and took him outside. Kagome got up and followed, yelling.
"Inuyasha! Do not drop Shippo-chan in any of these springs! Inuyasha! Osuwari!"
Inuyasha was pulled to the ground by his rosary, but didn't relinquish his hold on Shippo. He growled from where he lay. "Did you hear what he called me? He called me pretty!"
"That's because you are!" said Shippo angrily. "Now let me go!"
"Fine," said Inuyasha. He rose and threw Shippo as hard as he could.
"Inuyasha! Osuwari!" yelled Kagome. Once again, he fell to the ground. He growled menacingly, but she ran past him, over to Shippo. The guard went with her. Shippo was floundering in the water of a spring, trying to stay afloat. The guard reached in and grabbed the now-changed Shippo.
Not much had changed, though. He was still the same size and had the same colored hair. But now he had whiskers. And his tail had changed. It was no longer big and puffy, but long and skinny.
"Oh! You fall in Maoniichuan, Spring of Drowned Cat. There very tragic legend of cat who fall in spring 800 year ago. Now whoever fall in spring take body of a cat."
"Cat? I'm a cat?" asked Shippo. He fell to his knees, shocked.
Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's sleeve and pulled him close. Angrily, she muttered in his ear, "Inuyasha, go apologize to Shippo-chan for what you did."
"What? He should apologize to me! Did you hear what he called me?"
"Yes, I did. But shouldn't have thrown him in th-" She was cut off when Shippo attacked Inuyasha. He scratched his paws furiously at Inuyasha's face. But Inuyasha just grabbed his tail and held him up.
"How could you do this to me?" yelled Shippo, almost crying. "I'm a cat! A cat! I'm cursed to be a cat for the rest of my life!"
"Yeah? What about me? I have to be a stupid girl for the rest of mine!"
Kagome's face went red. "Osuwari!"
Inuyasha's rosary pulled him down. "Agh! Quit doing that!"
"Uh, sirs? Curse is no for life."
Both turned to look at him. "What?" they asked simultaneously.
"Curse can be cured. Just pout hot water over selves and will be cured, sirs."
"Oh," said Kagome. "That's why you were boiling water!"
"Oh, yes, sir. Now if we go inside, we can -"
Inuyasha and Shippo were already gone, trying to get the water that had been boiling. Inuyasha kicked Shippo aside reached the water first. He held it up to pour. But Shippo pulled out his top and flung it at Inuyasha, hitting him between the eyes. Inuyasha crumpled to the ground and the water fell on him, instantly changing him back. Shippo picked up the kettle and poured the remaining water on himself.
"Ouch! Hot!" He felt his face for whiskers, found none, then checked his tail. It was back to being fluffy, though still soaked. "Back to normal!" he said.
Kagome bent down to check on Inuyasha. His hair was back to silver. She put a hand on his chest. Flat. "Inuyasha is too," she said. Shippo shook his body, ridding himself of water. Droplets hitting Inuyasha's face woke him up.
"Unh. What happened?" He rubbed his head. He opened his eyes slowly and saw Kagome's hand on his chest. She pulled it away quickly and both blushed. They stared at each other for a few seconds, then Inuyasha looked into his kimono. He pulled out the shard. "All that trouble for this. I'd rather fight fifty youkai." He stood and walked toward the door, stopping at the entrance. "Are you two ready to go back?" Kagome and Shippo nodded.
"Then let's go."
