Interesting Times: Extra
By socchan
Hints of the Future
It was a good week after the battle, and Carmella had finally allowed Nabiki to come back and work at the store, after assurances that her injuries were completely healed. Nabiki, for one, was happy to settle back into the quiet routine she had grown accustomed to. Dr. Tofu had arrived a few days ago, and, to Nabiki's delight, been in perfect control around Kasumi. They had a date planned soon, though neither one of them had realized what it was yet. Nabiki grinned; her sisters could be so clueless sometimes. Not that she was one to talk, she admonished, silently, but it was more amusing when it happened to other people.
The Norse bell rang, and Nabiki looked up from where she was manning the counter. Carmella was in the back room, sorting out a few things to put on display.
"I still don't see why we even have to come here, bitch." A male voice growled out.
"Oh, shut up, Inu-Yasha." A female one replied. "You're the one who insisted we check out any weird energy I feel."
"Yeah, but you said this doesn't feel anything like a shard, so I don't see why we have to check it out."
The girl snorted. "It's the principal of the matter! If I turn my head to one weird feeling, and later it turns out to be some monster that's planning to attack me in the middle of the night, then what am I supposed to do, hmm? Would it still have been a good idea not to check it out when it might have been docile?"
"Keh. I still don't see why you're making me wear these weird clothes."
"You're drawing enough attention to yourself just by bringing the Tetsusaiga along. I don't need you prancing around in your hakama, too." Nabiki mentally smirked as an early image of Kuno came to mind. Then she frowned; something was quite familiar about what these people were saying, she just couldn't place what.
She stifled the urge to gape as she finally took a serious look at the people in the store. Training took over, and she smiled brightly at the pair in the store. "Good afternoon. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Inu-Yasha and Kagome turned quickly to face Nabiki, the former with an astounded look on his face, the latter with a pleasant smile. "No, we're just looking around, thanks. We'll tell you if we need anything, though."
Nabiki nodded. "Alright then. Just be careful what you touch. Not everything in here is entirely safe." She leveled her gaze at the hanyou in particular, who looked away with a snort after a moment. Nabiki smiled inside; she knew he'd listen.
As Nabiki watched the two mill around the store, one last thought entered her head: Once she got over the shock, she was seriously going to give Carmella hell for not warning her two of her favorite comic book characters would be visiting.
=^-,-^=
And that, I do believe, is that.
This last bit is for one of my reviewers, who felt I didn't need to know who they were. S/he said I needed to write a scene in which Inu-Yasha and co. visit the store, and I soon discovered, s/he was right. I couldn't leave without writing this last little bit. So, 'No Need To Know,' whoever you are, wherever you are, this is for you. Hope you enjoyed ^_^!
Almost forgot. Anyone who wants to see a sequel, raise your hand. The one I'm thinking about doing will be starring Ranma and Akane, with guest appearances (at least) by Ryoga and Mousse. I still need to think of a plot for it, though, so don't expect it any time soon. Maybe you have some ideas?
Disclaimer: Ranma ½ and Inu-Yasha are the property of Rumiko Takahashi, and therefore, not mine. I make no claim of it, and this piece of fan fiction is written purely for entertainment, not for money. The Cat's Wishes and Cursed Whisker powder are my concepts, and Carmella is my character, so you'd better ask before using them—or at least give me some credit. Thanks much!
See you next time!
--socchan