The Drum of the Kitsune Cub.
By: Kougas woman
Declaimer: Inuyasha and all of its characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi because she a freaking genius! Anyhow, I don't own any of them but I do own the Demoness Takara because she came from mah very own personal imagination :D
A/N: Hey, its me again. . .; I know your all probably waiting for me to finish "checkmate" and don't worry, cause I WILL!. . . .uhh later . and I haven't given up on my question answer fic either so don't freak on me, I'm just not in the mood to Wright humor these days. . . I get back on it soon though, I promise! SO WORK WITH ME PEOPLE!
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It had been an especially long day and Inuyasha was in an especially bad mood. They hadn't found a single shard in weeks and Kagome hadn't even been able to pick up the slightest sign of one. The boy growled to himself and sat down cross-legged under a large tree. It was getting dark and they would need to stop for camp soon anyways. Inuyasha glared angrily at Miroku who, had done nothing, but Inuyasha felt the need to blame his mood on someone. Miroku was in plain sight and would have to do.
The monk felt Inuyashas eyes burying into his back and decided not to turn around. Instead he busied himself with the task of collecting firewood as Kagome opened her overly sized back and Sango relived her aching back by taking off her boomerang. Fumbling in the dark, Miroku felt a sharp pain lick at his finger harshly. He pulled his hand up, a small drop of blood trickled from his fingertip. He cursed softly, desperately wishing he had started collecting the wood before it had gotten dark.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome towered over the white haired boy. "What are you so mad about? Its not MY fault we cant find any shards!"
"Feh" was his only reply before he looked away.
"Come on Inuyasha, once we have a fire going and get some rest we can look again tomorrow." Still no reply, Kagome tried again. "For dinner, I have some Ramen in my bag." Inuyashas ears perked up, he tried to cover up his excitement but failed miserably, if Inuyasha had a tail, it would be waging.
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Later, after the fire had died and the party was sleeping Shippo was woken from a dark dream. H looked around, everyone was sleeping, he crawled out of Kagome's "sleeping bag" The sound of the cricket's ringing in his ear, but apparently the crickets weren't the only ones awake at this hour. In the night he could hear the low steady beat of drums not too far off. Being curious the kitsune went to investigate. The smell of smoke crawled up his nose causing him to sneeze. Soon he could see the dim light of a large fire. Poking his head.
Not only could Shippo hear the drums but he could see them as well, five large wooden drums being beaten upon by five large frog like creatures. The drums produced a wild yet steady, violent yet eerie sound. All sorts of men gathered in a large crowd, they were drinking and cheering, laughing and shouting, some of them looked almost human. Huge mounds of food lay set out on the ground, Fruits, vegetables, a large bore and other meats. But Shippos attention was immediately drawn to a young looking woman who sat cross-legged in the middle of the circle or demons. She was beautiful, at first Shippo wondered if she was a princess.
But then he noticed her eyes and ears. Her eyes shown brightly with some distant light, some vile light, they were deep crimson red, the color of freshly spilled blood. Her ears ended in a sharp point. This was no human, this was no princess, this was a demon. All around her buzzed power, she was strong and just by looking into her eyes you could see there was very little kindness dwelling there. She drunk greedily from a large wooden mug, a dark liquid trickled into her mouth and down her throat, some spilling over the brim or the cup and dripping down her chin, neck and chest. She whipped her mouth with her bare arm. She wore many rings and bracelets; two gold circles clinked around her ankles as she got to her feet.
As she opened her left hand Shippos eyes nearly popped from his head. She fingered something tenderly in hr clawed fingers.
"That's a shard from the shikon no tama!" Thought Shippo, he leaned closer for a better look. The demoness then held out her right hand and turned her palm upward.
"What if it comes out the other side!" some one in the crowed jeered. The demoness laughed coolly and brought the tip of the shad to the underside of her wrist. She smiled widely, her fangs shining in the firelight and brought one slender finger on to the shard, driving it deep into her wrist, the jewel left a pool of blood in its wake. She brought her wrist to her mouth and licked her blood from her arm. The taste of iron swirling in her mouth. She licked her lips.
"Five shards" She cooed softly to herself. "Now I have five shards of that beautiful jewel. Let us test my powers!" she called out to the crowed that responded to her with cheers and shouts. She held out one hand and a blinding blue light filled the air. Shippo covered his eyes with his paws for it was so bright he was afraid he might go blind. When he opened them again only the demoness remained. She stood barefoot on newly charred and smoking ground, her long dark hair settling down from the gust of wind that had accompanied the explosion.
"She, She killed them all?" Shippo was stunned. There was nothing left of the men, the fire, the feast, the drummers or their drums. Nothing but black smoke and black grass. "What amazing powers."
The girl's expression shifted from content to annoyance. She sniffed the air, her brow creasing into thought.
"I SMELL A RAT!" she snarled. Leaping toward the Childs hiding spot before he could run she reached down one hand and pulled the fox boy from the bushes. Shippo squirmed to get away, kicking and biting but she held him tightly.
"Well, well, well" She muttered. "If it isn't a little boy" She lifted him closer to her face. Her eyes made shivers crawl up Shippos back. He trembled but couldn't move.
"You saw the whole thing didn't you, you know I have shards don't you?" She poked him. Shippo said nothing.
"You know," she continued. "I can't have this news getting out, I'm sounded by so many weakling that I'm loosing my mind. I couldn't possibly deal with more of them coming to steal my shards." She paused and smacked her lips together before continuing. "You see my problem?"
Shippo nodded.
"Good, so I guess ill have to kill you"
"YOU CANT KILL ME!" Shippo growled with more confidence then he really had. The demoness smiled and tapped her claws along Shippos back.
"You're a brave little kid aren't you?" she chuckled. "I may just have a use for you yet."
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It was morning and the sun was streaming through the tops of the trees causing the shadows to dance and play in the dew stained grass. The demoness was running through the forest, looking for someone. After her encounter with Shippo and the gaining of her fifth shikon shard she had been running all night. She needed to find someone, someone she had never met, never talked to but she knew of well. Someone she knew could help her. But the problem is she knew a little too much about him and he wasn't exactly the kind of demon to do a favor. So she had a plan all worked out, she knew exactly how to get what she wanted from him. She smiled cruelly.
Then her nose picked up a welcoming sent. Se skidded to a stop and continued on walking.
"The smell of dog" she thought to herself. "And not to far off either, looks like I wont have to look much further" She laughed to herself, walking around a large tree that blocked her view her eyes lit up. She had found who she was looking for. He sat against a large tree, his face was young, his eyes golden, his hair the color of snow. One of his knees was raised and one hand rested there, long pointed claws stained with the blood of humans and of demons both. His soft lips were fixed into a lonely frown.
"He looks so sad." The demoness couldn't help feeling sorry for him, but he looked like he didn't care what anyone else thought. She approached him slowly.
"Sesshomaru?" Her voice broke the silence. He turned his head.
"Yes?" he asked calmly. The girl realized quickly that he wasn't wearing his armor, only the armor around his hips remained.
"He must be pretty confident." she thought, "After all to sit in a forest vulnerable like that you must b a very strong fighter, or a complete fool."
"I have been looking for you!" She continued. "I have come to ask you a favor."
"I don't do favors" He turned his head away from her. "Find someone else."
"But you're the only one who can help me!" she protested.
"So?"
"So? So this is important!" Sesshomaru didn't even look at her. His eyes were somewhere else. The demoness took a deep breath. "What if we were to make a deal?" She asked calmly. Sesshomaru was quite for sometime before standing up.
"What kind of a deal?" He sounded interested though his face showed little emotion.
"There's something you want," The demoness smiled at how far she had gotten with him. "And I can give it to you."
"And what's that?" he asked.
"Your brothers sword." She said confidently. "The Tetsusaiga" Sesshomaru's ears pricked up.
"Heh, you could never get Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha is to powerful for neko yokai like you." The girl snarled angrily at his remark.
"You underestimate me Sesshomaru!" she growled. "The only reason you can not defeat your brother is you aren't trying hard enough. You can't kill him alone."
"Are you saying you want to help me?" Sesshomaru asked suspiciously. The girl nodded.
"I want to help you, but there's something I want in return from you." She added with a glint in her eye.
"So now you show our true intentions." A slight smile graced the demon lord's face, but then quickly faded. "What do you want from me?"
"In exchanged for your brothers sword." She said, mischief clear in her voice. "I want yours." Sesshomaru lifted one eyebrow.
"You want Tenseiga?" he asked calmly. The girl nodded. "Interesting," Sesshomaru continued. "But what do you want with my sword?"
"That is my business, and mine alone." She cooed, Sesshomaru understood.
"What is your name?" He asked, the girl smiled.
"I am Takara," she said "Dose this mean we have a deal?"
"Wait," Sesshomaru interrupted. "What makes you think YOU can defeat my brother when I, Sesshomaru cannot?"
"Simple!" Chirped Takara. "I have the power of five shikon shards within me." Sesshomaru said nothing. "Of coarse I wont tell you were inside my body I have hidden them. I'm not THAT trusting."
"I have no interest in your shards. You get me Tetsusaiga, and you shall have Tenseiga." Takara smiled.
"It's a deal!"
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Taji: help me, why do I have to be HER muse .
By: Kougas woman
Declaimer: Inuyasha and all of its characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi because she a freaking genius! Anyhow, I don't own any of them but I do own the Demoness Takara because she came from mah very own personal imagination :D
A/N: Hey, its me again. . .; I know your all probably waiting for me to finish "checkmate" and don't worry, cause I WILL!. . . .uhh later . and I haven't given up on my question answer fic either so don't freak on me, I'm just not in the mood to Wright humor these days. . . I get back on it soon though, I promise! SO WORK WITH ME PEOPLE!
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It had been an especially long day and Inuyasha was in an especially bad mood. They hadn't found a single shard in weeks and Kagome hadn't even been able to pick up the slightest sign of one. The boy growled to himself and sat down cross-legged under a large tree. It was getting dark and they would need to stop for camp soon anyways. Inuyasha glared angrily at Miroku who, had done nothing, but Inuyasha felt the need to blame his mood on someone. Miroku was in plain sight and would have to do.
The monk felt Inuyashas eyes burying into his back and decided not to turn around. Instead he busied himself with the task of collecting firewood as Kagome opened her overly sized back and Sango relived her aching back by taking off her boomerang. Fumbling in the dark, Miroku felt a sharp pain lick at his finger harshly. He pulled his hand up, a small drop of blood trickled from his fingertip. He cursed softly, desperately wishing he had started collecting the wood before it had gotten dark.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome towered over the white haired boy. "What are you so mad about? Its not MY fault we cant find any shards!"
"Feh" was his only reply before he looked away.
"Come on Inuyasha, once we have a fire going and get some rest we can look again tomorrow." Still no reply, Kagome tried again. "For dinner, I have some Ramen in my bag." Inuyashas ears perked up, he tried to cover up his excitement but failed miserably, if Inuyasha had a tail, it would be waging.
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Later, after the fire had died and the party was sleeping Shippo was woken from a dark dream. H looked around, everyone was sleeping, he crawled out of Kagome's "sleeping bag" The sound of the cricket's ringing in his ear, but apparently the crickets weren't the only ones awake at this hour. In the night he could hear the low steady beat of drums not too far off. Being curious the kitsune went to investigate. The smell of smoke crawled up his nose causing him to sneeze. Soon he could see the dim light of a large fire. Poking his head.
Not only could Shippo hear the drums but he could see them as well, five large wooden drums being beaten upon by five large frog like creatures. The drums produced a wild yet steady, violent yet eerie sound. All sorts of men gathered in a large crowd, they were drinking and cheering, laughing and shouting, some of them looked almost human. Huge mounds of food lay set out on the ground, Fruits, vegetables, a large bore and other meats. But Shippos attention was immediately drawn to a young looking woman who sat cross-legged in the middle of the circle or demons. She was beautiful, at first Shippo wondered if she was a princess.
But then he noticed her eyes and ears. Her eyes shown brightly with some distant light, some vile light, they were deep crimson red, the color of freshly spilled blood. Her ears ended in a sharp point. This was no human, this was no princess, this was a demon. All around her buzzed power, she was strong and just by looking into her eyes you could see there was very little kindness dwelling there. She drunk greedily from a large wooden mug, a dark liquid trickled into her mouth and down her throat, some spilling over the brim or the cup and dripping down her chin, neck and chest. She whipped her mouth with her bare arm. She wore many rings and bracelets; two gold circles clinked around her ankles as she got to her feet.
As she opened her left hand Shippos eyes nearly popped from his head. She fingered something tenderly in hr clawed fingers.
"That's a shard from the shikon no tama!" Thought Shippo, he leaned closer for a better look. The demoness then held out her right hand and turned her palm upward.
"What if it comes out the other side!" some one in the crowed jeered. The demoness laughed coolly and brought the tip of the shad to the underside of her wrist. She smiled widely, her fangs shining in the firelight and brought one slender finger on to the shard, driving it deep into her wrist, the jewel left a pool of blood in its wake. She brought her wrist to her mouth and licked her blood from her arm. The taste of iron swirling in her mouth. She licked her lips.
"Five shards" She cooed softly to herself. "Now I have five shards of that beautiful jewel. Let us test my powers!" she called out to the crowed that responded to her with cheers and shouts. She held out one hand and a blinding blue light filled the air. Shippo covered his eyes with his paws for it was so bright he was afraid he might go blind. When he opened them again only the demoness remained. She stood barefoot on newly charred and smoking ground, her long dark hair settling down from the gust of wind that had accompanied the explosion.
"She, She killed them all?" Shippo was stunned. There was nothing left of the men, the fire, the feast, the drummers or their drums. Nothing but black smoke and black grass. "What amazing powers."
The girl's expression shifted from content to annoyance. She sniffed the air, her brow creasing into thought.
"I SMELL A RAT!" she snarled. Leaping toward the Childs hiding spot before he could run she reached down one hand and pulled the fox boy from the bushes. Shippo squirmed to get away, kicking and biting but she held him tightly.
"Well, well, well" She muttered. "If it isn't a little boy" She lifted him closer to her face. Her eyes made shivers crawl up Shippos back. He trembled but couldn't move.
"You saw the whole thing didn't you, you know I have shards don't you?" She poked him. Shippo said nothing.
"You know," she continued. "I can't have this news getting out, I'm sounded by so many weakling that I'm loosing my mind. I couldn't possibly deal with more of them coming to steal my shards." She paused and smacked her lips together before continuing. "You see my problem?"
Shippo nodded.
"Good, so I guess ill have to kill you"
"YOU CANT KILL ME!" Shippo growled with more confidence then he really had. The demoness smiled and tapped her claws along Shippos back.
"You're a brave little kid aren't you?" she chuckled. "I may just have a use for you yet."
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It was morning and the sun was streaming through the tops of the trees causing the shadows to dance and play in the dew stained grass. The demoness was running through the forest, looking for someone. After her encounter with Shippo and the gaining of her fifth shikon shard she had been running all night. She needed to find someone, someone she had never met, never talked to but she knew of well. Someone she knew could help her. But the problem is she knew a little too much about him and he wasn't exactly the kind of demon to do a favor. So she had a plan all worked out, she knew exactly how to get what she wanted from him. She smiled cruelly.
Then her nose picked up a welcoming sent. Se skidded to a stop and continued on walking.
"The smell of dog" she thought to herself. "And not to far off either, looks like I wont have to look much further" She laughed to herself, walking around a large tree that blocked her view her eyes lit up. She had found who she was looking for. He sat against a large tree, his face was young, his eyes golden, his hair the color of snow. One of his knees was raised and one hand rested there, long pointed claws stained with the blood of humans and of demons both. His soft lips were fixed into a lonely frown.
"He looks so sad." The demoness couldn't help feeling sorry for him, but he looked like he didn't care what anyone else thought. She approached him slowly.
"Sesshomaru?" Her voice broke the silence. He turned his head.
"Yes?" he asked calmly. The girl realized quickly that he wasn't wearing his armor, only the armor around his hips remained.
"He must be pretty confident." she thought, "After all to sit in a forest vulnerable like that you must b a very strong fighter, or a complete fool."
"I have been looking for you!" She continued. "I have come to ask you a favor."
"I don't do favors" He turned his head away from her. "Find someone else."
"But you're the only one who can help me!" she protested.
"So?"
"So? So this is important!" Sesshomaru didn't even look at her. His eyes were somewhere else. The demoness took a deep breath. "What if we were to make a deal?" She asked calmly. Sesshomaru was quite for sometime before standing up.
"What kind of a deal?" He sounded interested though his face showed little emotion.
"There's something you want," The demoness smiled at how far she had gotten with him. "And I can give it to you."
"And what's that?" he asked.
"Your brothers sword." She said confidently. "The Tetsusaiga" Sesshomaru's ears pricked up.
"Heh, you could never get Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha is to powerful for neko yokai like you." The girl snarled angrily at his remark.
"You underestimate me Sesshomaru!" she growled. "The only reason you can not defeat your brother is you aren't trying hard enough. You can't kill him alone."
"Are you saying you want to help me?" Sesshomaru asked suspiciously. The girl nodded.
"I want to help you, but there's something I want in return from you." She added with a glint in her eye.
"So now you show our true intentions." A slight smile graced the demon lord's face, but then quickly faded. "What do you want from me?"
"In exchanged for your brothers sword." She said, mischief clear in her voice. "I want yours." Sesshomaru lifted one eyebrow.
"You want Tenseiga?" he asked calmly. The girl nodded. "Interesting," Sesshomaru continued. "But what do you want with my sword?"
"That is my business, and mine alone." She cooed, Sesshomaru understood.
"What is your name?" He asked, the girl smiled.
"I am Takara," she said "Dose this mean we have a deal?"
"Wait," Sesshomaru interrupted. "What makes you think YOU can defeat my brother when I, Sesshomaru cannot?"
"Simple!" Chirped Takara. "I have the power of five shikon shards within me." Sesshomaru said nothing. "Of coarse I wont tell you were inside my body I have hidden them. I'm not THAT trusting."
"I have no interest in your shards. You get me Tetsusaiga, and you shall have Tenseiga." Takara smiled.
"It's a deal!"
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Well now, this is rather longer then I expected for the first chapter, more reviews mean more chappies!! SEND EM IN READERS!!!
(Dances with Here muse)
Taji: help me, why do I have to be HER muse .