One-Hour Challenge #85: Scene: One of your 'Couple' gets really sick with
the flu and gets doped up on medication-which makes them think they're a
Vampire looking for a Mate.
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Title: Adventures in Flu Medicine
Author: Aisuru
Email: aisuru_chan@yahoo.com
Summary: Kagome's flu medicine does more than cure flu symptoms. Now she thinks she's a creature of the night, Shippou is a snack, and Inuyasha is prime mate material! What's an inu-hanyou to do? Take Miroku's advice, of course!
Rating: PG
Challenge: One hour challenge #85
Couple: Kagome and Inuyasha
Group: Inuyasha
Series: no
Chapter: 2/4
Date completed: 11/20/02 (posting one chapter a day; please review!)
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Hours had passed, the sun had set, and Kagome still slept. The other human members of the shard hunting party also slept, each on their own mats with their own blankets. Kirara was curled up on Sango's blanket much like a normal cat, and Shippou was at his usual place by Kagome's side. Inuyasha was in a tree. Inuyasha always slept in trees. Having spent most of his life, ignoring of course the fifty years he spent trapped by Kikyo's sleep spell, hunted by both man and youkai alike, sleeping on the ground made him feel vulnerable to attack. In a tree he was relatively safe from humans, and he trusted his nose to detect youkai before they were in striking distance.
Inuyasha had only been asleep for a few minutes when he was awakened by a high-pitched shriek. His hand on the hilt of his sword, he jumped down to the source of the commotion. He had learned to expect that almost anything could attack their little group, but he never expected what he saw. Kagome, her eyes glazed with fever and an expression Inuyasha couldn't place, was growling at Shippou. The little kitsune youkai, the source of the shriek, was holding the side of his neck and looking at the girl in a combination of horror and shock. "You bit me!" he exclaimed. He turned to Inuyasha, whose sword hand had lowered so the tip of the blade touched the ground, and repeated: "Kagome bit me!"
Kagome wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Stupid fur-ball," she complained, her voice full of ice and venom. She then spat on the ground, trying to rid herself of the fur in her mouth.
"W- w- what?" Inuyasha asked, staring at Kagome.
Kagome's gaze settled on Inuyasha, and a feral grin broke on the girl's face. She looked as if she was trying to bare her fangs, but of course she didn't have any fangs to bare. "That little kitsune would have been a snack, but you look like a seven-course meal, big boy," she said, a hungry growl in her voice.
"W- w- what?" Inuyasha repeated. Kagome took a step towards him, walking with a smooth hypnotic motion like a cat stalking a mouse. Inuyasha took a step back. Kagome took another step forward; Inuyasha took another step back.
Shippou, meanwhile, had run to the groggy humans for protection. He leapt first on Miroku's head, then into Sango's arms. "What's wrong with Kagome?" he cried. Not knowing how to answer, they said nothing.
Regaining some of his composure, Inuyasha took a hesitant sniff of the air. Kagome still smelled like Kagome. Granted, she smelled like an ill Kagome, and he could smell traces of the flu medicine she had taken, but there were no scents of other youkai that could have had this effect on her. "Miroku?" he managed to ask, not removing his eyes from Kagome. "Is she under a spell?"
The monk grabbed his staff, the rings jingling, as he squinted at the girl from across the fire. "Nothing I can detect," he finally said.
Kagome's eyes swiveled away from Inuyasha towards the monk, and Inuyasha took her momentary distraction to pounce on the girl. He held back most of his strength, of course, and was mindful not to scratch her with his claws, but he still had enough force to pin her to the ground, his hands pinning her wrists above her head, his body weighing down her torso, his legs trapping hers. He leaned back a bit when Kagome hissed and tried to bite him. "What the hell is the matter with you?" he asked her.
Kagome took in the strength of the creature that had overpowered, recognizing his masculine beauty, the golden eyes shining with their own literal inner glow, his long silvery locks picking up reflections of the firelight. Here was a creature worthy of hunting by her side, of being her mate and her childe for all eternity. "I choose you," she said, the growl in her voice sounding unnatural to the dog-demon, who understood the language of growls and barks.
"You choose me?" Inuyasha asked. "For what?"
Kagome's smile was still that of the huntress, whose prey was within easy reach, which made Inuyasha uneasy, even though he was the one with an authentic growl, authentic fangs, and the hunting instinct. "I choose you as my mate," she answered, her eyes gleaming. "I will give you the gift of immortality."
Inuyasha looked confused for a moment; then his eyes lit up with joy. "You want to be my mate, and you want to give me the Shikon no Tama to make me a full inu-youkai?" he asked, wanting to make sure he hadn't heard her wrong.
"Full inu-youkai?" Kagome asked with a little frown. "No. I will make you a vampire, like me."
Inuyasha frowned again and took a deep breath through his nose, testing Kagome's scent. She didn't smell like a vampire. He lessened his grip on one of her wrists, and although she struggled against him she still couldn't break free, so she didn't have a vampire's strength. Whatever was wrong with her, she wasn't a vampire. In fact, the only thing that seemed to be wrong with her was her unusual behavior and the funny look in her eyes.
Trusting that Kagome couldn't really hurt him, he turned to Miroku. "What do you think is wrong with her?" he asked.
Miroku shrugged. "The only thing I can think of is that she might be under the influence of hypnotism or behavior-modifying drugs. There is nothing spiritual about this."
"Her medicine!" Sango suddenly exclaimed, slapping her palm with her fist and knocking Shippou to the ground in the process. "Maybe it is her flu medicine that is making her act so strange."
"Really, though, I don't see why you're complaining, Inuyasha," Miroku commented.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Shippou cried from his place at their feet. "She tried to bite me!"
"Aa," Miroku agreed, "but did she really hurt you?"
Shippou felt his neck carefully. "She didn't even break the skin," he finally said, embarrassed that he hadn't noticed before. "I guess that makes sense, though, since she doesn't have any fangs."
"But how is this a good thing, monk?" Inuyasha asked, looking at the girl in his arms.
"Look at it this way," Miroku said. "Kagome, an attractive and intelligent young woman that you seem to like, attacked you, tried to bite you, and verbally claimed you as her mate for all eternity. Shouldn't that be an inu-youkai's dream come true?"
Inuyasha paused, thinking this over, before a huge grin spread across his face. He scooped Kagome into his arms, keeping her immobile and unable to bite him, and leapt off into the woods. "Where are they going?" Shippou asked.
"Don't ask stupid questions," was Miroku's response.
(END 43 MIN)
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Title: Adventures in Flu Medicine
Author: Aisuru
Email: aisuru_chan@yahoo.com
Summary: Kagome's flu medicine does more than cure flu symptoms. Now she thinks she's a creature of the night, Shippou is a snack, and Inuyasha is prime mate material! What's an inu-hanyou to do? Take Miroku's advice, of course!
Rating: PG
Challenge: One hour challenge #85
Couple: Kagome and Inuyasha
Group: Inuyasha
Series: no
Chapter: 2/4
Date completed: 11/20/02 (posting one chapter a day; please review!)
***
Hours had passed, the sun had set, and Kagome still slept. The other human members of the shard hunting party also slept, each on their own mats with their own blankets. Kirara was curled up on Sango's blanket much like a normal cat, and Shippou was at his usual place by Kagome's side. Inuyasha was in a tree. Inuyasha always slept in trees. Having spent most of his life, ignoring of course the fifty years he spent trapped by Kikyo's sleep spell, hunted by both man and youkai alike, sleeping on the ground made him feel vulnerable to attack. In a tree he was relatively safe from humans, and he trusted his nose to detect youkai before they were in striking distance.
Inuyasha had only been asleep for a few minutes when he was awakened by a high-pitched shriek. His hand on the hilt of his sword, he jumped down to the source of the commotion. He had learned to expect that almost anything could attack their little group, but he never expected what he saw. Kagome, her eyes glazed with fever and an expression Inuyasha couldn't place, was growling at Shippou. The little kitsune youkai, the source of the shriek, was holding the side of his neck and looking at the girl in a combination of horror and shock. "You bit me!" he exclaimed. He turned to Inuyasha, whose sword hand had lowered so the tip of the blade touched the ground, and repeated: "Kagome bit me!"
Kagome wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Stupid fur-ball," she complained, her voice full of ice and venom. She then spat on the ground, trying to rid herself of the fur in her mouth.
"W- w- what?" Inuyasha asked, staring at Kagome.
Kagome's gaze settled on Inuyasha, and a feral grin broke on the girl's face. She looked as if she was trying to bare her fangs, but of course she didn't have any fangs to bare. "That little kitsune would have been a snack, but you look like a seven-course meal, big boy," she said, a hungry growl in her voice.
"W- w- what?" Inuyasha repeated. Kagome took a step towards him, walking with a smooth hypnotic motion like a cat stalking a mouse. Inuyasha took a step back. Kagome took another step forward; Inuyasha took another step back.
Shippou, meanwhile, had run to the groggy humans for protection. He leapt first on Miroku's head, then into Sango's arms. "What's wrong with Kagome?" he cried. Not knowing how to answer, they said nothing.
Regaining some of his composure, Inuyasha took a hesitant sniff of the air. Kagome still smelled like Kagome. Granted, she smelled like an ill Kagome, and he could smell traces of the flu medicine she had taken, but there were no scents of other youkai that could have had this effect on her. "Miroku?" he managed to ask, not removing his eyes from Kagome. "Is she under a spell?"
The monk grabbed his staff, the rings jingling, as he squinted at the girl from across the fire. "Nothing I can detect," he finally said.
Kagome's eyes swiveled away from Inuyasha towards the monk, and Inuyasha took her momentary distraction to pounce on the girl. He held back most of his strength, of course, and was mindful not to scratch her with his claws, but he still had enough force to pin her to the ground, his hands pinning her wrists above her head, his body weighing down her torso, his legs trapping hers. He leaned back a bit when Kagome hissed and tried to bite him. "What the hell is the matter with you?" he asked her.
Kagome took in the strength of the creature that had overpowered, recognizing his masculine beauty, the golden eyes shining with their own literal inner glow, his long silvery locks picking up reflections of the firelight. Here was a creature worthy of hunting by her side, of being her mate and her childe for all eternity. "I choose you," she said, the growl in her voice sounding unnatural to the dog-demon, who understood the language of growls and barks.
"You choose me?" Inuyasha asked. "For what?"
Kagome's smile was still that of the huntress, whose prey was within easy reach, which made Inuyasha uneasy, even though he was the one with an authentic growl, authentic fangs, and the hunting instinct. "I choose you as my mate," she answered, her eyes gleaming. "I will give you the gift of immortality."
Inuyasha looked confused for a moment; then his eyes lit up with joy. "You want to be my mate, and you want to give me the Shikon no Tama to make me a full inu-youkai?" he asked, wanting to make sure he hadn't heard her wrong.
"Full inu-youkai?" Kagome asked with a little frown. "No. I will make you a vampire, like me."
Inuyasha frowned again and took a deep breath through his nose, testing Kagome's scent. She didn't smell like a vampire. He lessened his grip on one of her wrists, and although she struggled against him she still couldn't break free, so she didn't have a vampire's strength. Whatever was wrong with her, she wasn't a vampire. In fact, the only thing that seemed to be wrong with her was her unusual behavior and the funny look in her eyes.
Trusting that Kagome couldn't really hurt him, he turned to Miroku. "What do you think is wrong with her?" he asked.
Miroku shrugged. "The only thing I can think of is that she might be under the influence of hypnotism or behavior-modifying drugs. There is nothing spiritual about this."
"Her medicine!" Sango suddenly exclaimed, slapping her palm with her fist and knocking Shippou to the ground in the process. "Maybe it is her flu medicine that is making her act so strange."
"Really, though, I don't see why you're complaining, Inuyasha," Miroku commented.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Shippou cried from his place at their feet. "She tried to bite me!"
"Aa," Miroku agreed, "but did she really hurt you?"
Shippou felt his neck carefully. "She didn't even break the skin," he finally said, embarrassed that he hadn't noticed before. "I guess that makes sense, though, since she doesn't have any fangs."
"But how is this a good thing, monk?" Inuyasha asked, looking at the girl in his arms.
"Look at it this way," Miroku said. "Kagome, an attractive and intelligent young woman that you seem to like, attacked you, tried to bite you, and verbally claimed you as her mate for all eternity. Shouldn't that be an inu-youkai's dream come true?"
Inuyasha paused, thinking this over, before a huge grin spread across his face. He scooped Kagome into his arms, keeping her immobile and unable to bite him, and leapt off into the woods. "Where are they going?" Shippou asked.
"Don't ask stupid questions," was Miroku's response.
(END 43 MIN)