Author-chan's notes: OHAYO EVERYONE!!! (*Reader clutches ears in pain. Author-chan blushes.*) Opps! Gomen minna-san. I was bit too loud. (*Author-chan blushes again. *) I'm just so happy that I'm going to put up my next chapter!!! I bet you're all wondering what Miroku was talking about in the last chapter. (*Reader shakes head.*) No?! Oh well, at least you're reading my fic! Hopefully you're reviewing it too. Okay, enough talking, on with the fic!
Overseas
(Chapter Two: DEMON!!!)
Outside the small port city in the South-west (The one Kaede pointed out)
"Look we're almost there!!!" Kagome shouted joyfully. After sending Shippo down the well to take Kagome's place, everyone else began heading for the port city. For some odd reason, Miroku kept persuading everyone to take the more indirect route to the city. He seemed to want to keep away from as many people as possible. So far it seemed to be working; the group hadn't met a person, youkai, human, or other wise, on their way to the city.
'I wonder why Miroku doesn't want to bump into anyone,' Kagome thought to herself, 'And what did he mean when he said, "But that's not exactly the best place to be heading. Especially for Inuyasha." Why is this a bad place for Inuyasha to go to? He's old enough to look after himself .He's over a hundred years old already! If he was still alive in my time, Inuyasha would be over six hundred years old!!! ACK!!! Why did I have to fall in love with a guy who's older than me? Wait a sec, did I say "love"?!!!' As Kagome tried to figure out her mixed up feelings, Miroku halted the group suddenly.
"Ow!" Kagome cried as she ran into Inuyasha. Suddenly she blushed at being so close to him. Unknown to her, Inuyasha was doing the same thing.
"You alright, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah, I just got startled at the sudden stop, that's all," Kagome said quietly.
"Why did you make us stop, Miroku?" Sango asked.
"Let's rest here for now. We've be walking around for a long time," Miroku said.
"But we're so close to the city!" Kagome protested, "Why don't we walk to the city and rest there…"
"NO!!!" Miroku cried.
"What's the matter, monk?" Inuyasha scoffed, "You afraid of sailing?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Inuyasha," Miroku said stiffly, "I'm not worried about sailing right about now."
"Then what are you worried about?" Sango asked. Miroku sighed.
"Have any of you been in this area before?" Miroku asked.
"I haven't," Sango shrugged, "Demons never really hunted around this area, so the exterminators weren't really needed here."
"I've only been in this area in my time," Kagome said, "My cousin lives in this area in the future."
"I was here only briefly as a child," Inuyasha shrugged, "My mother and I left this area almost as soon as we got here. I hardly remember this place."
"Do you know why your mother made you leave from this area as soon as you got here?" Miroku asked.
"I was only a child at the time," Inuyasha snapped, "Why should I have cared where I was?"
"Someone's grumpy today," Miroku muttered under his breath.
" Shut up, monk," Inuyasha snarled.
"Listen Inuyasha! This area is famous for two things: its fish and its lack of youkai. For some strange reason demons stay away from this area. To most humans in this area demons are things from legend, myths to be told to children to keep them from going out at night. To make up for this lack of demons, this area makes up their own demons," Miroku hissed.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Sango asked.
"If people from this area saw even a small tiny thing out of place, they call it a demon," Miroku explained, "Like if a woman could fight, they would call the woman a demon."
"That's not right!" Sango protested, "That means according to them both Kagome-chan and me are demons!"
"Uh huh," Miroku nodded, "I've seen them kill an old man just because he his hair was turning gray! Imagine what they would do if they saw Inuyasha's snow white hair! They would probably burn him at the stake!" (*Uh, I'm not quite sure if thy burned people at the stake in Japan, but they do in my fic. Author-chan shrugs. *)
"Feh! They're only a bunch of stupid humans, we can take them if they try to fight us," Inuyasha snorted.
"Baka!" Miroku hissed, "They may be just a bunch of weak humans, but there are many of them! And they are all afraid. Humans are most dangerous when they are afraid! Think about it! Hundreds of fearful humans all wanting to cut you up into tiny little pieces can even destroy the most powerful of demons! I've heard stories were this has actually happened, and I've even seen it happen before!" Inuyasha suddenly went very still and quiet.
"I've heard those stories too," Inuyasha murmured quietly, "The Great Demon of the South, Minami, was killed in battle, not by demons, but by humans. And let me tell you, Minami was no weakling. But even for him having a few hundred humans jump him from behind would kill him."
"Precisely!" Miroku cried, "Even demons could be killed if their back was to their opponent. And in an entire huge city like this, you can't always watch your back."
"So what do you propose we should do?" Sango asked, "This is the only port that we know of that has a boat going to China anytime soon. We can't just run away just because we all might be mistaken for demons and killed. We've gone too far to leave now!"
"I have an idea," Miroku said slowly, "But I want Inuyasha to promise me not to rip my head of when I tell him."
"Feh! It depends on the idea," Inuyasha shrugged. Miroku quickly whispered something in his ear.
"YOU WANT ME TO WEAR WHAT?!!!!" Inuyasha roared. Miroku cowered in fear.
"Look at the bright side," Miroku squeaked, "At least I didn't make you dress up in women's clothing." Inuyasha just growled.
Author-chan's notes: I just want to thank everyone who reviewed my fic, especially the people who pointed out a big mistake of mine. When I said that the time to get from Japan and England would only take a month, I messed up. It would actually take several months to cross such a great distance. Oh well. I thought that if they went to China by boat first, then completed the trip going over land that it would only take a month or so. *Sigh* Well at least someone told me. Anyway, the exact time it would take IY and Co. to get to England really doesn't matter, but thanks for everyone who pointed it out. I am in your debt.
P.S. Please Review. I'm begging you!!!! (*Author-chan's eyes are filled with pleading tears. *) Thanks!