Guide: (1). " " means talking out loud ( even if other characters don't hear ). (2). ' Italic ' means thinking. (3). " Italic " means emphasis. (4). * before paragraph means narration. (5). ____ means flashback. (6). " Bold " means yelled really loud. (7). a line of ~*~*~ means that there is an alteration between areas, or the end of the chapter.
Inu Yasha:
A Past of Presents
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~Ch 5~
Confusion Table of Seven
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"I'd hate to interrupt them," said Miroku to no one in particular, "but we really do have to figure out what happened to us just now."
"I can hardly believe it myself," Sango mused as she held the still sleeping kit in her left arm, and stroked Kirara, who was perched in her lap, with her right. "What did happen anyway?"
"Well, as I remember it wasn't more than two hours after sundown when Myoga had finished telling us about the lake," Miroku stated, "and that's when Inu Yasha started to sense Sesshomaru's approach. Then there was that rustling, and growling in the bushes, but that couldn't have been Sesshomaru. He couldn't move that fast, and now that I think back on it that sounded more like a dog than a dog demon... Anyway, after that everyone jumped into the lake. When we reached the surface it was daylight, and that's about all I remember."
"Well I recall jumping into the lake, and at about twelve feet under you grabbed me, I knocked the air out of you, and that's when we went backup to the surface where you grabbed me again," said Sango in an irritated manner as she tried to keep her voice down.
"Oh yeah... but that second time was an accident I swear. I was trying to help pull you up, and I suppose I must have reached to low. Habit I guess..." the last sentence was more to himself, but that didn't stop the exterminator from hearing it. "What I really want to know is how could the time change so quickly. When we first dove in it was not that long after sundown and we only stayed about a minuet before we had to come up for air, but when we reached the surface it seemed that it was early afternoon not to mention that our surroundings have changed quite considerably to say the least. Umm... you know it would be a lot easier to discus this if you weren't sitting so far away," Miroku said as he stared at Sango who was perched at the farthest point that she could sit safely (about 10 feet) away from him on the same branch.
"Oh no lecher," Sango said in an authoritative tone as she tried not to look into his hurt, innocent, questioning eyes. "The minuet that I get within an arms length of you you'll try to do something perverted, so when I try to smack you we'll both fall out of this tree, and then everyone within earshot will know we're up here!"
"Oh Sango, it hurts me deeply to know that your trust in me is still so small," said the monk as he lowered his head and sighed.
"If you stopped being such a pervert then I might trust you more," she said trough clenched teeth, irritated that once again he had turned her into the bad guy.
"Humm... though I have heard roomers of this occurring I never thought that it was true until now," Myoga said seriously as he sat on a nearby leaf. "One other part of the legend states that this lake has no bottom, but simply leads to another world entirely. In other words a portal. So thinking back on it now... jumping into the lake was probably not such a good idea."
"Feh, nice time to tell us Myoga," Inu Yasha replied in a very sarcastic tone as he and Kagome sailed down in-between Sango and Miroku. He sat Kagome down gently on the large branch, and perched in-between she and Miroku. "So what do we do now, all our stuff is on the other side of the lake, and we have no idea how to get back."
"Wha... Auuhh," Shippou yawned as he stretched and rubbed his eyes. "Who turned on the sun..."
"So what's the deal flea," Inu Yasha said as he sat in his 'doggy' position.
"Well I'm not sure," Myoga replied, "Though I have heard of people who clam that this occurs I always thought that they might be confused to state it nicely so I simply disregarded them, but now... they don't seem that farfetched."
"So how are we supposed to get out of here?" Sango asked as she handed Shippou over to Kagome.
"Well I heard that all one must do is simply submerge in the lake and then they travel back to the other side of the pond, but that's just speculation," Myoga sighed.
"So what do we..." Kagome was cut short by the light sound of hooves on grass.
"Did you just hear something?" Sango asked as if to confirm what she herself had heard.
"There's something there" said Inu Yasha in a protective manner as he pulled Kagome close. "I can smell it, and it ain't no horse. This smells... different... I've smelled it before, but I can't place it."
* The group looked to the thin lining of trees that lead to the meadow, and there was a white form loping across the shimmering green pasture. The horse-like creature seemed to dance across the sea of grass as its pearl horn shimmered in the sun. The sight seemed to bewitch as all eyes were drown to the special.
"It is you..." Shippou gasped under his breath.
"Well it seems that you were almost right Myoga," Inu Yasha said as he tried to sound self-confident. "Except... that's no stallion."
"She's a mare," Kagome said in awe as she stared out in disbelief.
"No. No," the flea mused under his breath. "No! Don't try to look at her! It's a trap!! Look away! If you don't trust me look at Shippou, or listen to the birds who were singing just moments ago!"
* The group turned to glance at the kit who appeared to be falling into an unwanted sleep, and were shocked by the sudden lack of all sound except that of the hooves, and for Inu Yasha the light breathing, of the vision before them.
"Do not try to look at all of her at once! If you do the sight will surly overwhelm your senses mentally exhausting you! Look away if you can, but if not focus on one part of her and do not let your eyes wander!" the flea seemed to fly into panic as the delicate form continued to jump and twirl, turn and sway, rear at the sky or lightly kick at the grass.
* Miroku sat quietly his eyes closed in meditation. Sango tried to look away, but soon started to feel her eyes getting heavy. Kirara had already succumbed to the enchantment. Inu Yasha had been watching the mare's right back leg, there he had noticed, was the point that was causing her slight limp, but was more concerned about that scent. There was something about it that he couldn't place. He looked over to Kagome expecting that her leaning on him was purely out of exhaustion, but as he glanced down he noticed something transparent slowly glide down her cheek.
"Kagome what's wrong?" he asked getting vary concerned.
"Cant you feel it?" she whispered not daring to take her eyes from the unicorn as yet another light tear traced the out line of her cheek. "She... she's crying..."
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A/N: I nearly cried when I was writing this (sniff, sniff). I know it's a shorter chapter, it does explain something's, but it probably razes even more questions. Well if you're lost, or want to comment, suggest, state, praise, flame, ect. there is a little button right down there that helps allot, or if you got lost and don't want everyone else to know then e-mail, or I.M. me. I like it when people respond it makes me feel good to know that people do care. Disclaimer is the same.
Big thanks to Ashie-chan(ChibiLuna) for beta reading this your a BIG HELP THANKS!! Ashy-chan( Blooknaburg) was kidnapped by Peter Pan, and taken to Massachusetts)(please read their stories)!!! So now I'm down to one beta-er, but it's ok...(less physical and emotional abuse! Yay!!) Oh! I have some pictures done for some of my characters(and Sesshy), and if you ask I'll send them to you if you want! Hehe... Well next chapter is going to be good(when I type it that is). Thanks for reading! Please review!!(Next few sentences are random so you can skip over them if you want to...)^_^
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Inu Yasha: Who would want to review this story?
Cartamanda: Hey!!! That's not cool! There are like 8,000,000,000 fan fics out there!! Why rag on mine!! If You keep this up no more Ramen!!!
Inu Yasha: What!! Why you cruel little...
Sara: Leave her alone!
Inu Yasha: Wha... (thinks, 'What... yellow hair, pale skin, blue eyes...' ) Who are you?
Cartamanda: Oh!! Nut bunnies!! No! No! You're not supposed to be here! You come in next chapter! Wait how did you get here anyway? O_0?
Sara: I don't know...Sorry!(runs off)
Inu Yasha: Wait who was that!! Ow!!(Cartamanda takes stupid stick out of drawer, and hits hanyou over the head)
Cartamanda: Whew!!! Now that was close (terns to computer screen)... No!!!!