Disclaimer: still don't own Inuyasha or Spirited Away
Gomen gomen!! I've gotten so bogged down with stuff I haven't had a chance to update. But I'm back don't worry!
Bunny ~ thanks for sticking around. Shippou will get a bit better as it goes on.
TsukinoDeynatsu ~ glad you like it! no, I haven't heard that song ^_^
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Kagome, Yasha, Kirara, and Shippou fell for what seemed like forever to Kagome. Suddenly there was a light which grew brighter and brighter. Looking over Yasha's shoulder Kagome could see a roaring fire beneath them, and quickly coming closer. "Yasha wake up! We'll be killed!" Kagome screamed.
Kagome closed her eyes and clung to Yasha, praying they'd survive. Suddenly she heard a defiant snarl and felt Yasha tense beneath her. He was awake! Her eyes snapped open and she stared in terror at the quickly approaching fire. At the last second Yasha swerved aside and went up a narrow metal chute.
Kagome held Shippou and Kirara close and flattened herself onto Yasha's back as they went up the chute. She was hit several times by something small and heavy, but she couldn't tell what it was. Suddenly the chute opened up and Yasha slammed into a wall. Kagome fell off his back and looked around.
"What the hell is going on here!?" Myouga demanded. Kagome stood up quickly and turned to face him. They had been falling down into the furnace, she realized. Yasha had gone up the chute that the Saimyoushou threw the coal down, and that was what had been hitting her. He now lay still against the far wall in a pool of blood. Kirara and Shippou were cautiously sniffing the Saimyoushou, which had stopped their work to examine the newcomers. Myouga was standing on his platform looking furious, but his fury changed to confusion as he recognized Kagome.
"Myouga!" Kagome cried. "Yasha's hurt!" She dropped to her knees and cradled his head in her arms. Myouga hopped off his platform and landed beside them. "Yasha? This dog is Yasha?" he asked. Kagome nodded. "He stole some jewel from Kikyou's sister and she sent some things to attack him."
Myouga stepped back and gasped. "The Shikon no Tama?" he asked. Kagome nodded again. "What is it?" she asked. Myouga bit his lip. "It's very important in our world. If Kikyou has it, then the balance would be disrupted. I'm afraid I don't know much more than that." he said.
Before Kagome could answer, Yasha's body began to shake and he coughed up blood. But something shiny caught Kagome's eye. She picked it up and as the blood dripped off, she saw she was holding half of a round jewel. "That's it! The Shikon no Tama!" Myouga cried. Yasha's body continued to shake and then it began to shrink. Kagome and Myouga watched in surprise, until the dog was replaced with black-haired Yasha.
"It is Yasha!" Myouga gasped. But he was still bleeding and didn't seem to be getting any better. "There's a spell or something killing him." Myouga said, frowning. Kagome reached down and brushed Yasha's hair out of his face. As she did that, she noticed his beaded necklace. It seemed familiar somehow. "Oh! The necklace the suijin gave me!" she gasped. "Hm?" Myouga grunted.
Kagome reached into her pocket and pulled out a beaded necklace; identical to the one Yasha was wearing. She carefully pulled it over his head and down around his neck, next to the other one. Seconds after she took her hand off it, the first one shimmered and broke apart, each piece flew across the room and disappeared in a flash of light.
"What happened?" She asked. Myouga shrugged. "I don't know." Yasha groaned in pain. Kagome looked at him for a moment and then stood up suddenly. "I'm going to Kikyou's sister! I'm going to give back the Shikon no Tama and ask her to save Yasha!" she declared.
"To Kaede?" Myouga said in surprise. "It's dangerous. But, if that's what you want to do, I'll tell you how to get there." he said slowly. Kagome turned to him. "You will? Oh thank you Myouga!" She hugged him before he could back away.
"You'll have to go by boat. Go downstream until you see a fork in the river. One side leads into the sea, the other side is bordered by trees. Go into the one with trees." Myouga said. "It will get narrower and shallower as you go. Eventually it will lead to a dock. Past the dock is a small road which leads to Kaede's house. You can't miss it."
"Thank you so much!" Kagome said. "Make sure nothing happens to Yasha. I'll be back as soon as I can." she said, bending down to Yasha. "Hang on, don't die." she whispered.
"Mei! There you are!" came a frantic cry. Kagome turned and saw Sango running in from the doorway. "Kikyou found out that Miroku is here! She's got him in a room with her, I don't know what she's going to do to him!" she sobbed. Kagome put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry Sango. I'm going to Kaede's. You go on ahead. I'll save Miroku and we'll meet you there." she said.
Sango nodded. "Why Kaede's? And why's Yasha here? And what happened to him?" she asked. "No time for that now. Get going." Kagome said as she rushed out of the room. "She loves him, I think." Myouga said to Sango. She looked at him in surprise and nodded.
Kagome ran to the room where she had overheard the conversation between Sango and Kikyou, hoping that they would be there. She was in luck! As she neared, she could her a man shouting. She crouched by the door to listen and peered through a crack. She could see Kikyou, looking pissed, facing off against the guy she had seen in black and purple robes. "I love her Kikyou! You've already done enough to me, keep your threats to yourself of I'll kill you!" he was yelling.
Kikyou laughed. "And how will you kill me Miroku?" she asked sarcastically. Kagome watched as Miroku thrust a hand towards her. It was wrapped in cloth and a long string of purple prayer beads. He pulled off the prayer beads and a strong wind whipped up. The door shook and everything in the office flew towards him and was sucked into his hand. But Kikyou stood calmly.
"You forget, that does not work against me Miroku. You don't think I'd be so careless do you?" she asked. Cursing, Miroku clenched his fist and rewrapped the prayer beads. "MEOW!" came a cry, Kagome jumped. She looked down and saw Kirara and Shippou standing at her feet. "What the hell?" Kikyou snarled, flinging open the door. "Mei! What are you doing here? And what is with those, those animals?" she hissed.
"Don't you recognize them?" Kagome asked in surprise. "Why would I? Make sure you get the stinky fox out of here before Kouga sees it." Kikyou said. Shippou let out a whine and pushed his face against Kagome's leg. "Keep an eye on Miroku! I have to check up on something." she snapped, storming away. As soon as Kikyou was out of sight, Kagome went in to the room. "Miroku?" she asked.
He turned to her. "Yes? May I help you?" he asked. "Sango sent me, I'm going to get you out of here." Kagome said. He grinned at her. "Really? Then I thank you, dear lady. What is your name?" he asked. Kagome held out her hand. "Mei." she said. Instead of shaking her hand, Miroku grabbed it with both of his, and held it to his chest. "Mei! Will you please bear my child?"
"Pervert!" Kagome gasped, slapping him across the face. Kirara snarled and Shippou made a face. "Just asking." Miroku said. "Now let's get out of here." He paused outside the doorway, "Where are we going?" he asked. Kagome rolled her eyes. "We're meeting Sango at Kaede's." she said. He nodded. "Follow me then." he said, heading down the hall.
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"This isn't the one I was wearing?" Yasha said in surprise, looking at the necklace. "No, it broke and disappeared when Mei put that one on you." Myouga said. Yasha grinned. "Excellent. I'd better go tell Kikyou what happened to Shippou before someone gets killed. Thanks for taking care of me Myouga-jiji!" He said, standing up and heading for the door. "Jiji?" Myouga said, and snorted.
"Kikyou! It's time we had a little talk." Yasha said, stepping into her office. Kikyou looked up from her desk. She was counting money, while Shippou sat off by the fire. "Still alive I see. What's with the attitude?" She asked, standing up and going over to him. "Return Mei and her family to their world." he said. Kikyou laughed and put her arms around him, nibbling on his neck. "And why should I do that?" she whispered between nibbles. She ran her hand down Yasha's stomach and cupped it around his crotch.
He bit back a gasp and pulled her hand away. "Haven't you noticed something dear to you is missing?" he asked. Kikyou pulled back. "And what would that be?" she hissed. Yasha looked over to the curtain to Shippou's room, but said nothing. Unnerved by his behavior, Kikyou went over to her money, to make sure none had been stolen. Ensured it was all there, she looked triumphantly at Yasha. He kept the same expression, but moved his gaze to Shippou crouching by the fire.
Kikyou followed his gaze and her eyes narrowed. She waved her hand and with a poof Shippou was replaced by the white haired girl. "Kanna!" Kikyou shrieked. She rushed into Shippou's room. "Where is he? Shippou!" she cried.
She whipped around suddenly, with an arrow cocked in her bow and pointed at Yasha. "Where is Shippou?" she asked dangerously, the tip of her arrow glowing purple. "With Kaede." Yasha said calmly. Kikyou lowered the arrow. "With Kaede? What are you going to do about it?" she asked. "I'll bring him back. If you free Mei and her family." he replied. "What if I kill you afterwards?" Kikyou threatened.
Yasha shrugged. "Then I'll be dead." Kikyou sighed in defeat. "Go, bring Shippou back." Yasha walked out. As the door to her office closed behind him, he heard her yell "Osuwari!" he threw himself to the floor with a shout. But he stood up and dusted himself off, immediately afterwards. He laughed. "Nice of Kagome to give me this." he muttered, running his hand over the necklace. He laughed again, softly, and headed down the hall.
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"And so, I'm going to ask Kaede to save him." Kagome finished. Miroku nodded. "I see. That is quite a tale." he said. "But I don't know anything about you, why don't you let me row. And tell me about yourself." Kagome offered. Miroku handed her the oars and switched places with her. Kirara curled up in his lap and Shippou continued looking out eagerly over the water, with his hands, er paws, on the prow of the little boat.
"I was a wandering monk for a long time. Until I came to the bathhouse, to excise a demon that was giving Kikyou some trouble." Miroku began.
Gomen gomen!! I've gotten so bogged down with stuff I haven't had a chance to update. But I'm back don't worry!
Bunny ~ thanks for sticking around. Shippou will get a bit better as it goes on.
TsukinoDeynatsu ~ glad you like it! no, I haven't heard that song ^_^
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Kagome, Yasha, Kirara, and Shippou fell for what seemed like forever to Kagome. Suddenly there was a light which grew brighter and brighter. Looking over Yasha's shoulder Kagome could see a roaring fire beneath them, and quickly coming closer. "Yasha wake up! We'll be killed!" Kagome screamed.
Kagome closed her eyes and clung to Yasha, praying they'd survive. Suddenly she heard a defiant snarl and felt Yasha tense beneath her. He was awake! Her eyes snapped open and she stared in terror at the quickly approaching fire. At the last second Yasha swerved aside and went up a narrow metal chute.
Kagome held Shippou and Kirara close and flattened herself onto Yasha's back as they went up the chute. She was hit several times by something small and heavy, but she couldn't tell what it was. Suddenly the chute opened up and Yasha slammed into a wall. Kagome fell off his back and looked around.
"What the hell is going on here!?" Myouga demanded. Kagome stood up quickly and turned to face him. They had been falling down into the furnace, she realized. Yasha had gone up the chute that the Saimyoushou threw the coal down, and that was what had been hitting her. He now lay still against the far wall in a pool of blood. Kirara and Shippou were cautiously sniffing the Saimyoushou, which had stopped their work to examine the newcomers. Myouga was standing on his platform looking furious, but his fury changed to confusion as he recognized Kagome.
"Myouga!" Kagome cried. "Yasha's hurt!" She dropped to her knees and cradled his head in her arms. Myouga hopped off his platform and landed beside them. "Yasha? This dog is Yasha?" he asked. Kagome nodded. "He stole some jewel from Kikyou's sister and she sent some things to attack him."
Myouga stepped back and gasped. "The Shikon no Tama?" he asked. Kagome nodded again. "What is it?" she asked. Myouga bit his lip. "It's very important in our world. If Kikyou has it, then the balance would be disrupted. I'm afraid I don't know much more than that." he said.
Before Kagome could answer, Yasha's body began to shake and he coughed up blood. But something shiny caught Kagome's eye. She picked it up and as the blood dripped off, she saw she was holding half of a round jewel. "That's it! The Shikon no Tama!" Myouga cried. Yasha's body continued to shake and then it began to shrink. Kagome and Myouga watched in surprise, until the dog was replaced with black-haired Yasha.
"It is Yasha!" Myouga gasped. But he was still bleeding and didn't seem to be getting any better. "There's a spell or something killing him." Myouga said, frowning. Kagome reached down and brushed Yasha's hair out of his face. As she did that, she noticed his beaded necklace. It seemed familiar somehow. "Oh! The necklace the suijin gave me!" she gasped. "Hm?" Myouga grunted.
Kagome reached into her pocket and pulled out a beaded necklace; identical to the one Yasha was wearing. She carefully pulled it over his head and down around his neck, next to the other one. Seconds after she took her hand off it, the first one shimmered and broke apart, each piece flew across the room and disappeared in a flash of light.
"What happened?" She asked. Myouga shrugged. "I don't know." Yasha groaned in pain. Kagome looked at him for a moment and then stood up suddenly. "I'm going to Kikyou's sister! I'm going to give back the Shikon no Tama and ask her to save Yasha!" she declared.
"To Kaede?" Myouga said in surprise. "It's dangerous. But, if that's what you want to do, I'll tell you how to get there." he said slowly. Kagome turned to him. "You will? Oh thank you Myouga!" She hugged him before he could back away.
"You'll have to go by boat. Go downstream until you see a fork in the river. One side leads into the sea, the other side is bordered by trees. Go into the one with trees." Myouga said. "It will get narrower and shallower as you go. Eventually it will lead to a dock. Past the dock is a small road which leads to Kaede's house. You can't miss it."
"Thank you so much!" Kagome said. "Make sure nothing happens to Yasha. I'll be back as soon as I can." she said, bending down to Yasha. "Hang on, don't die." she whispered.
"Mei! There you are!" came a frantic cry. Kagome turned and saw Sango running in from the doorway. "Kikyou found out that Miroku is here! She's got him in a room with her, I don't know what she's going to do to him!" she sobbed. Kagome put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry Sango. I'm going to Kaede's. You go on ahead. I'll save Miroku and we'll meet you there." she said.
Sango nodded. "Why Kaede's? And why's Yasha here? And what happened to him?" she asked. "No time for that now. Get going." Kagome said as she rushed out of the room. "She loves him, I think." Myouga said to Sango. She looked at him in surprise and nodded.
Kagome ran to the room where she had overheard the conversation between Sango and Kikyou, hoping that they would be there. She was in luck! As she neared, she could her a man shouting. She crouched by the door to listen and peered through a crack. She could see Kikyou, looking pissed, facing off against the guy she had seen in black and purple robes. "I love her Kikyou! You've already done enough to me, keep your threats to yourself of I'll kill you!" he was yelling.
Kikyou laughed. "And how will you kill me Miroku?" she asked sarcastically. Kagome watched as Miroku thrust a hand towards her. It was wrapped in cloth and a long string of purple prayer beads. He pulled off the prayer beads and a strong wind whipped up. The door shook and everything in the office flew towards him and was sucked into his hand. But Kikyou stood calmly.
"You forget, that does not work against me Miroku. You don't think I'd be so careless do you?" she asked. Cursing, Miroku clenched his fist and rewrapped the prayer beads. "MEOW!" came a cry, Kagome jumped. She looked down and saw Kirara and Shippou standing at her feet. "What the hell?" Kikyou snarled, flinging open the door. "Mei! What are you doing here? And what is with those, those animals?" she hissed.
"Don't you recognize them?" Kagome asked in surprise. "Why would I? Make sure you get the stinky fox out of here before Kouga sees it." Kikyou said. Shippou let out a whine and pushed his face against Kagome's leg. "Keep an eye on Miroku! I have to check up on something." she snapped, storming away. As soon as Kikyou was out of sight, Kagome went in to the room. "Miroku?" she asked.
He turned to her. "Yes? May I help you?" he asked. "Sango sent me, I'm going to get you out of here." Kagome said. He grinned at her. "Really? Then I thank you, dear lady. What is your name?" he asked. Kagome held out her hand. "Mei." she said. Instead of shaking her hand, Miroku grabbed it with both of his, and held it to his chest. "Mei! Will you please bear my child?"
"Pervert!" Kagome gasped, slapping him across the face. Kirara snarled and Shippou made a face. "Just asking." Miroku said. "Now let's get out of here." He paused outside the doorway, "Where are we going?" he asked. Kagome rolled her eyes. "We're meeting Sango at Kaede's." she said. He nodded. "Follow me then." he said, heading down the hall.
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"This isn't the one I was wearing?" Yasha said in surprise, looking at the necklace. "No, it broke and disappeared when Mei put that one on you." Myouga said. Yasha grinned. "Excellent. I'd better go tell Kikyou what happened to Shippou before someone gets killed. Thanks for taking care of me Myouga-jiji!" He said, standing up and heading for the door. "Jiji?" Myouga said, and snorted.
"Kikyou! It's time we had a little talk." Yasha said, stepping into her office. Kikyou looked up from her desk. She was counting money, while Shippou sat off by the fire. "Still alive I see. What's with the attitude?" She asked, standing up and going over to him. "Return Mei and her family to their world." he said. Kikyou laughed and put her arms around him, nibbling on his neck. "And why should I do that?" she whispered between nibbles. She ran her hand down Yasha's stomach and cupped it around his crotch.
He bit back a gasp and pulled her hand away. "Haven't you noticed something dear to you is missing?" he asked. Kikyou pulled back. "And what would that be?" she hissed. Yasha looked over to the curtain to Shippou's room, but said nothing. Unnerved by his behavior, Kikyou went over to her money, to make sure none had been stolen. Ensured it was all there, she looked triumphantly at Yasha. He kept the same expression, but moved his gaze to Shippou crouching by the fire.
Kikyou followed his gaze and her eyes narrowed. She waved her hand and with a poof Shippou was replaced by the white haired girl. "Kanna!" Kikyou shrieked. She rushed into Shippou's room. "Where is he? Shippou!" she cried.
She whipped around suddenly, with an arrow cocked in her bow and pointed at Yasha. "Where is Shippou?" she asked dangerously, the tip of her arrow glowing purple. "With Kaede." Yasha said calmly. Kikyou lowered the arrow. "With Kaede? What are you going to do about it?" she asked. "I'll bring him back. If you free Mei and her family." he replied. "What if I kill you afterwards?" Kikyou threatened.
Yasha shrugged. "Then I'll be dead." Kikyou sighed in defeat. "Go, bring Shippou back." Yasha walked out. As the door to her office closed behind him, he heard her yell "Osuwari!" he threw himself to the floor with a shout. But he stood up and dusted himself off, immediately afterwards. He laughed. "Nice of Kagome to give me this." he muttered, running his hand over the necklace. He laughed again, softly, and headed down the hall.
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"And so, I'm going to ask Kaede to save him." Kagome finished. Miroku nodded. "I see. That is quite a tale." he said. "But I don't know anything about you, why don't you let me row. And tell me about yourself." Kagome offered. Miroku handed her the oars and switched places with her. Kirara curled up in his lap and Shippou continued looking out eagerly over the water, with his hands, er paws, on the prow of the little boat.
"I was a wandering monk for a long time. Until I came to the bathhouse, to excise a demon that was giving Kikyou some trouble." Miroku began.
