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Kagome ran. She wasn't particularly enjoying it, but the alternative was death, so it really wasn't a difficult choice. The hideous centipede demon thing followed her down the dirt path, writhing and shrieking about the jewel it thought she had.
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Deep in the forest, a fifty-year-old seal felt a sudden surge of power from all sides...
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She had to lead it back to the dry well. That was what Kaede-obaasan said, right? She could make it. She had to. The demon wanted her, and she couldn't let it hurt anyone trying to get to her.
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The seal weakened; a wide yellow eye opened for the first time in half a century...
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The demon struck just behind her, throwing up a huge cloud of dirt, and she tumbled off the path and into the forest. Barely still on her feet, she wracked her brain, trying to remember which direction the well was in...
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"Why am I awake?" a voice asked. A pause. "...She's here. The woman who killed me..."
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Kagome was getting nearer. She was almost at the Goshinboku tree that she remembered from home -- she could find the well from here! Maybe she could even get back home, if she could make it in time.
The centipede creature lashed out at her, knocking her legs out from under her. She scooted around to face it, but she knew it was too late, the demon was too fast for her, she was --
Suddenly she felt hands on her shoulders, pulling her out of the demon's reach, until a warm body was against her back. From behind her a fist shot out on an absurdly long arm and struck the demon's face, knocking its torso to the ground.
Kagome turned around to see two piercing yellow eyes glaring at her. The boy grinned, coincidentally giving her a glance at his sharp fangs. "What's the matter, Kikyo?" he asked. "You lose your edge or something?"
It was him, the boy she'd seen pinned to the tree when she first arrived in this time -- only now he was awake. He wore a strange dark red kimono with very short sleeves and loose shorts the same color. His limbs were thin but muscular; his short, messy hair was a beautiful shade of silver with a bluish tint. And incongruously resting atop his head was a yellow straw hat with a red strap around it.
Several dozen feet away, having finally caught up, Kaede cursed under her breath. This was a terrible day, indeed -- first the Ichi no Tama had apparently returned, and now... Gomuyasha was awake.
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Author's Note
Disclaimer: Inuyasha belongs to Takahashi Rumiko, whereas One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda. More or less.
Man, I cannot for the life of me remember what inspired this crossover. However the concept came to me, though, I'm glad it did. I think it'd be really fun to replace brooding, temperamental Inuyasha with forgiving, cheerful Luffy for a while. I'm probably not going to be the one to write it, though. Maybe I'll just do a scene or two the next time I'm struggling with writer's block. (Example: Gomuyasha taking a whole day to figure out that Kagome != Kikyo)
And because the idea struck me, here's a quick glance at what might be an even more fitting fusion...
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Omake
"Listen, I don't know any 'Kuina' person! My name is Tashigi! Ta-shi-gi!"
"Feh, you're not her after all," Zoroyasha scoffed. "Kuina was cuter. And better with a sword."
"Grrrrr..."
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Mystery Fusion Theater 3003
4/14/2003 -- Completed