Ch. 2: Ready 2 Rumble
Inuyasha crashed to the ground at the behest of a young schoolgirl That was less than 30 minutes ago
Inuyasha was walking along a path and heard a groan That was less than 10 minutes ago
There was ground under Inuyasha's feet That was less than 1 second ago
Inuyasha leapt into the air as Dante's guns obliterated the ground under him. He landed and rebounded on one arm, and drew Tetsusaiga with the other. The white haired hanyou gritted his teeth and charged the red-clad demon hunter, but met with Dante's own blade. The roar of thunder echoed all over the countryside as the mighty blades clashed. Both combatants leapt back and sized each other up.
"We should do something to stop them." Miroku told his friends.
"You want to get involved in that?" Sango replied. "I think they know they're on the same side, it's just a machismo thing. It would be best to clear out and let them get this out of their system."
With that, Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kagome cleared out.
Inuyasha raised his blade, and sent a Wind Scar after the half demon. Dante flipped back several times, staying just ahead of the attack. He jumped, and rebounded off a tree, just moments before it was obliterated. Taking to the air He came down with a slash, with Inuyasha blocked.
Inuyasha and Dante rushed each other again, with similar results. Dante thrust his blade, Inuyasha parried and slashed, Dante parried. Each wielded their blade with expert precision, neither getting the upper hand. Their blades locked, and Inuyasha and Dante stood face-to-face, eyes burning with the rush of battle. They tried to unlock, but both swords were sent flying. Dante threw the first punch, but it was batted away by Inuyasha, who responded with a thrust to Dante's throat, which Dante easily parried.
Punch was met with punch; every kick batted away, every thrust parried. As equal as they were with the sword, they were just as equal with their fists. Finally, Dante felt his fist connect, but at the same time, Inuyasha's struck his own face. Both jumped back. Inuyasha cracked his knuckles as Dante cracked his neck, and leapt back into the fight.
Dante flew in with a flying kick that Inuyasha leaned back to avoid. Seizing the opportunity, Inuyasha wrapped his arms tightly around his foe. Dante elbowed Inuyasha in the face, and then reared for a harder hit. The force sent him spinning to face Inuyasha as the hanyou ducked his blow. With his center of gravity now lower than his, Inuyasha popped his hips back and threw Dante over his head. The demon hunter landed on his feet and threw out a spinning kick that soared over Inuyasha's head, and then spun around and back to avoid his retaliatory uppercut. With some distance know between them, Dante rose from his fighting stance, as did Inuyasha.
"Heh," Dante said, "Not bad."
***
Kagome and the other sat at the tavern, enjoying tea while the sounds of battle raged on outside. Finally, they had stopped.
"I wonder who won?" Kagome asked.
"I have no idea," Miroku responded. "We don't know the stranger's strength."
Suddenly, footsteps approached, as two red-clothed, white haired, and very dusty warriors walked in, arms around each other's back. Surprisingly, neither of them was bruised.
"How'd it go?" Sango asked.
"I kicked his ass," Inuyasha replied half jokingly.
"Yeah, right. The way I counted it, I got in two blows, and you got one." Dante retorted.
"You were just lucky!" Inuyasha replied with a laugh from both men. They sat down, Inuyasha next to Kagome and Dante across from him next to Sango. Inuyasha ordered some sake while Dante mused.
"Nothing like getting wasted after a fight. Bring me some beer."
"Beer?" the waitress asked befuddled.
"Oh right, feudal Japan... I'll have what he's having, and keep them coming!"
Dante looked over at his friend. "I hope I just ordered something that'll get me floored after a few, or I'll have to kick your ass again!"
And got floored they did. Bottle after bottle, glass after glass, they pounded enough back to knock out a dozen men each. Sango and Kagome had left hours earlier, Miroku was passed out somewhere in the back, and Shippou watched from afar.
"Hey," Dante shouted at Inuyasha with a voiced almost so slurred it was inaudible, "Isth thisss a karaoke bar?"
"What tha fuck is kare-ee-o-kee?" Inuyasha replied.
"Aw shit, you Japanese don't know how to party!" With that, Dante grabbed a bamboo shoot and jumped up on a table. He raised the bamboo to his mouth, undulated in a facsimile of a dance, and started signing.
"I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top,
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.
But there's booze in the blender,
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on.
Wasted away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
But I know, it's my own damn fault.
Yes, and some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know it's my own damn fault."
***
Kagome burned the midnight oil, frantically reading the last pages of "The Inferno." But something else was on her mind. She was worried about Inuyasha and the stranger. She saw a woman's silhouette approach her, and recognized it as Sango's naked body.
"I'm going down to the lake for a bath. You want to come?" she asked squatting next to her.
"I better not. What if Inuyasha and Dante..."
"They're fine." Sango reassured her. "They're just a couple guys having fun. If anything, I'd pity whoever tries to mess with them."
"It's just that..."
"When was the last time you saw Inuyasha having some fun? He finally has someone like himself to talk to."
"I guess you're right." Kagome said as she stripped off her clothes and raced Sango to the lake. As soon as they approached, Kagome started splashing water at Sango and giggling. Sango responded in kind. If the guys were going to have fun tonight, then she was entitled to some of her own.
Kagome and Sango returned to the camp to find the two red-clad warriors lying across the ground asleep, with Miroku propped up against a tree. Kagome gasped at the thought of any of them awaking to find the two ladies naked. As stealthily as possible, the pair gathered up their clothes strewn haphazardly around, and dressed themselves. But Kagome noticed her undergarments were missing. She scanned around frantically for them, until she found them under Inuyasha's leg. A bead a sweat formed under her brow as she carefully reached under him to retrieve him. She saw him waking up any at moment, seeing her reaching under his leg. She felt equally terrified and aroused at the thought. She was tempted to just slip, just a little. Maybe just tease him. But she managed to control her inhibitions grabbed her clothes, and put them on. A sigh of relief and disappointment escape her lips as she glanced at Sango, who was just putting on her top right next to Miroku. Maybe she had the same idea...
Sango and Kagome sat at another tree, and laughed.
"I can't believe we got away with that..." Kagome whispered. "It was fun, though. We have to do it again sometime." Kagome rested her head on Sango shoulder, and dozed off.
Meanwhile, Miroku, who had been half awake during the whole fiasco, grinned broadly.
....To be continued!
Inuyasha crashed to the ground at the behest of a young schoolgirl That was less than 30 minutes ago
Inuyasha was walking along a path and heard a groan That was less than 10 minutes ago
There was ground under Inuyasha's feet That was less than 1 second ago
Inuyasha leapt into the air as Dante's guns obliterated the ground under him. He landed and rebounded on one arm, and drew Tetsusaiga with the other. The white haired hanyou gritted his teeth and charged the red-clad demon hunter, but met with Dante's own blade. The roar of thunder echoed all over the countryside as the mighty blades clashed. Both combatants leapt back and sized each other up.
"We should do something to stop them." Miroku told his friends.
"You want to get involved in that?" Sango replied. "I think they know they're on the same side, it's just a machismo thing. It would be best to clear out and let them get this out of their system."
With that, Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kagome cleared out.
Inuyasha raised his blade, and sent a Wind Scar after the half demon. Dante flipped back several times, staying just ahead of the attack. He jumped, and rebounded off a tree, just moments before it was obliterated. Taking to the air He came down with a slash, with Inuyasha blocked.
Inuyasha and Dante rushed each other again, with similar results. Dante thrust his blade, Inuyasha parried and slashed, Dante parried. Each wielded their blade with expert precision, neither getting the upper hand. Their blades locked, and Inuyasha and Dante stood face-to-face, eyes burning with the rush of battle. They tried to unlock, but both swords were sent flying. Dante threw the first punch, but it was batted away by Inuyasha, who responded with a thrust to Dante's throat, which Dante easily parried.
Punch was met with punch; every kick batted away, every thrust parried. As equal as they were with the sword, they were just as equal with their fists. Finally, Dante felt his fist connect, but at the same time, Inuyasha's struck his own face. Both jumped back. Inuyasha cracked his knuckles as Dante cracked his neck, and leapt back into the fight.
Dante flew in with a flying kick that Inuyasha leaned back to avoid. Seizing the opportunity, Inuyasha wrapped his arms tightly around his foe. Dante elbowed Inuyasha in the face, and then reared for a harder hit. The force sent him spinning to face Inuyasha as the hanyou ducked his blow. With his center of gravity now lower than his, Inuyasha popped his hips back and threw Dante over his head. The demon hunter landed on his feet and threw out a spinning kick that soared over Inuyasha's head, and then spun around and back to avoid his retaliatory uppercut. With some distance know between them, Dante rose from his fighting stance, as did Inuyasha.
"Heh," Dante said, "Not bad."
***
Kagome and the other sat at the tavern, enjoying tea while the sounds of battle raged on outside. Finally, they had stopped.
"I wonder who won?" Kagome asked.
"I have no idea," Miroku responded. "We don't know the stranger's strength."
Suddenly, footsteps approached, as two red-clothed, white haired, and very dusty warriors walked in, arms around each other's back. Surprisingly, neither of them was bruised.
"How'd it go?" Sango asked.
"I kicked his ass," Inuyasha replied half jokingly.
"Yeah, right. The way I counted it, I got in two blows, and you got one." Dante retorted.
"You were just lucky!" Inuyasha replied with a laugh from both men. They sat down, Inuyasha next to Kagome and Dante across from him next to Sango. Inuyasha ordered some sake while Dante mused.
"Nothing like getting wasted after a fight. Bring me some beer."
"Beer?" the waitress asked befuddled.
"Oh right, feudal Japan... I'll have what he's having, and keep them coming!"
Dante looked over at his friend. "I hope I just ordered something that'll get me floored after a few, or I'll have to kick your ass again!"
And got floored they did. Bottle after bottle, glass after glass, they pounded enough back to knock out a dozen men each. Sango and Kagome had left hours earlier, Miroku was passed out somewhere in the back, and Shippou watched from afar.
"Hey," Dante shouted at Inuyasha with a voiced almost so slurred it was inaudible, "Isth thisss a karaoke bar?"
"What tha fuck is kare-ee-o-kee?" Inuyasha replied.
"Aw shit, you Japanese don't know how to party!" With that, Dante grabbed a bamboo shoot and jumped up on a table. He raised the bamboo to his mouth, undulated in a facsimile of a dance, and started signing.
"I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top,
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.
But there's booze in the blender,
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on.
Wasted away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
But I know, it's my own damn fault.
Yes, and some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know it's my own damn fault."
***
Kagome burned the midnight oil, frantically reading the last pages of "The Inferno." But something else was on her mind. She was worried about Inuyasha and the stranger. She saw a woman's silhouette approach her, and recognized it as Sango's naked body.
"I'm going down to the lake for a bath. You want to come?" she asked squatting next to her.
"I better not. What if Inuyasha and Dante..."
"They're fine." Sango reassured her. "They're just a couple guys having fun. If anything, I'd pity whoever tries to mess with them."
"It's just that..."
"When was the last time you saw Inuyasha having some fun? He finally has someone like himself to talk to."
"I guess you're right." Kagome said as she stripped off her clothes and raced Sango to the lake. As soon as they approached, Kagome started splashing water at Sango and giggling. Sango responded in kind. If the guys were going to have fun tonight, then she was entitled to some of her own.
Kagome and Sango returned to the camp to find the two red-clad warriors lying across the ground asleep, with Miroku propped up against a tree. Kagome gasped at the thought of any of them awaking to find the two ladies naked. As stealthily as possible, the pair gathered up their clothes strewn haphazardly around, and dressed themselves. But Kagome noticed her undergarments were missing. She scanned around frantically for them, until she found them under Inuyasha's leg. A bead a sweat formed under her brow as she carefully reached under him to retrieve him. She saw him waking up any at moment, seeing her reaching under his leg. She felt equally terrified and aroused at the thought. She was tempted to just slip, just a little. Maybe just tease him. But she managed to control her inhibitions grabbed her clothes, and put them on. A sigh of relief and disappointment escape her lips as she glanced at Sango, who was just putting on her top right next to Miroku. Maybe she had the same idea...
Sango and Kagome sat at another tree, and laughed.
"I can't believe we got away with that..." Kagome whispered. "It was fun, though. We have to do it again sometime." Kagome rested her head on Sango shoulder, and dozed off.
Meanwhile, Miroku, who had been half awake during the whole fiasco, grinned broadly.
....To be continued!