Chapter 5: Festival Of Life
Kirara stormed off leaving the confused companions but of course Shippo soon followed her. "Kirara?" he asked in a worried tone. "What's wrong?" he asked as he hopped onto her shoulder and Kirara sighed. "Nothing Shippo. Don't worry about it, okay?" she said as she ruffed his auburn hair. He smiled and looked back at the group behind them and then back to Kirara. But he suddenly fell from Kirara's shoulder from fright as a creepy man suddenly appeared before them. He was dressed in a multicolor robe with a mask over his face.
"Welcome! Tonight there will be a festival! Come one come all! Singing! Dancing! Food and Drink!" he yelled as he ran around town and Kagome giggled and grabbed hold of Inu-Yasha's sleeve. "Oh! Can we stay, please Inu-Yasha?" she pleaded "B-But what about the jewel? No! We can not stay!" He snapped and Kagome looked at him with teary eyes as Sango stifled a laugh. "Please Inu-Yasha. Just this once?" she asked as Shippo joined in, Kirara laughed a little and went up to the hanyou. "Yes, Please Inu-Yasha? I've never been to one." Kirara said in a sweet voice that made the hanyou soften up a little. He looked at the three before him. It seemed as if he had no choice.
"Alright, then we leave tomorrow! Got it!"
"OH THANK YOU!" Kirara and Kagome cried happily and the announcer went by again yelling out more information. "Singing and Strength Contest will be held!" Kagome ran up to him. "Excuse me Sir, but what's the festival for?"
The man looked at her and smiled. "Why this is the Festival Of Life!" He said and then ran off to tell others and weary travelers. "The Festival . . .of. . .Life?" She said in wonder but shrugged and turned to Miroku who smiled. "We best find a place to stay for the night, Kagome-sama."
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That night at the festival finally came and Inu and the gang sat out to have a little relaxation time. The girls wondered off as the men did, though it was more of a pain for Yasha who had to 'babysit' Miroku, he had almost every women to bare his child. He was surprised he had been knocked into a coma yet. Shippo was having fun watching all the stage plays and eating baked goods with sweets on them. No one questioned the demons; they all thought it was part of the show.
Kagome, Sango and Kirara were having a ball, they themselves signed up for the singing contest for giggles. They though it would be fun, so while they waited for it to start they wondered around. Fascinated by all the bright colors of paper work ordainments known as 'Origami'. They laughed at a man in a bright kimono doing funny things silently, in Kagomes time the were called 'Clowns'. The 'clown' moved over to them and blushed as he held out a flower to Sango. She accepted it only to have it disappear and turn into a snake. She shirked and dropped it and in return laughter broke loss. Kagome laughed and put a hand on her friend's shoulder that at first was fuming but now laughing.
Then a man in dressed in a plane black robe walked up to a platform and the girls ran towards the platform as the man informed all listening that the singing contest would began. Kirara smiled thinking this could be a great chance to get Inu-Yasha to like her or perhaps win his heart by song. . . yeah. . .right. It didn't take long for the contest to find a winner since strangely enough there wasn't very many entries and the three women took no notice of this. Sango had easily enough beat many girls out, as did Kirara and Kagome. Apparently the crowd was pleased and so were the other contestants. At the end strangely enough Sango won 1st place with 'Fukai Mori' as Kirara tied with Kagome for 2nd place, Kirara sung 'Every Heart' as Kagome sang 'My Will.'
The man in the black kimono smiled and asked the three girls to follow four men in armor to the hut across a small stream next to the village to get their prize. They raised an eyebrow in question of this but did as they were asked. Little did they know that the 'Festival Of Life' really was.
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"Hey Miroku . . . Miroku . . . GRRRRR. . . MI-RO-KU!!!" Inu-Yasha yelled out at the drunk monk who was giggling. A red line across his face showed that he was drunk off his rocker and Yasha moaned as he pulled the monk away from the saki bar by his small ponytail. "Awww, Inu Ya [hick] cccooommmeee oooo[hick]nnn. Look at de prettttttttty lad[hikc]iesssssss! Miroku giggled and waved drunkenly at the prostitutes (A/Nis that spelled right?) in very thing and almost opaque kimono's which made Yasha blush slightly. "OOOHHH! LADIES! [hick] Will yyyyyyooooooouuuuuuuu bear mmmmmyyy [hick] child?" he asked and the hookers giggled and surrounded the two men. "Oh, dear." Inu-Yasha mumbled
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[Author: Please forgive me for taking so long and for this extremely short chapter, but I wanted to put something up for you all to read. I just have huge writers block for this fanfic! Help me please! What should happen next?!?!? YOU DECIDE! THE BEST SUGGESTION(S) WILL BE USED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER! *grins * and credit will be given to you!!!!!
Inu: Oh kami. . .
Miroku: yes! Fan suggestions!
Kiara: *purrs and leans against Inu * : Ja ne folks . . . please DO send suggestions in so we can continue *plays with inu-yasha rosary * this story . . . isn't that right Inu-yasha.?
Inu: *gulps and nods * H-h-hai *blushes *
Kago: HEY! Inu-Yasha's mine!
Kirara: That's not what the reviewers think *grins and waves happily at the reviews. Ja ne.
Kirara stormed off leaving the confused companions but of course Shippo soon followed her. "Kirara?" he asked in a worried tone. "What's wrong?" he asked as he hopped onto her shoulder and Kirara sighed. "Nothing Shippo. Don't worry about it, okay?" she said as she ruffed his auburn hair. He smiled and looked back at the group behind them and then back to Kirara. But he suddenly fell from Kirara's shoulder from fright as a creepy man suddenly appeared before them. He was dressed in a multicolor robe with a mask over his face.
"Welcome! Tonight there will be a festival! Come one come all! Singing! Dancing! Food and Drink!" he yelled as he ran around town and Kagome giggled and grabbed hold of Inu-Yasha's sleeve. "Oh! Can we stay, please Inu-Yasha?" she pleaded "B-But what about the jewel? No! We can not stay!" He snapped and Kagome looked at him with teary eyes as Sango stifled a laugh. "Please Inu-Yasha. Just this once?" she asked as Shippo joined in, Kirara laughed a little and went up to the hanyou. "Yes, Please Inu-Yasha? I've never been to one." Kirara said in a sweet voice that made the hanyou soften up a little. He looked at the three before him. It seemed as if he had no choice.
"Alright, then we leave tomorrow! Got it!"
"OH THANK YOU!" Kirara and Kagome cried happily and the announcer went by again yelling out more information. "Singing and Strength Contest will be held!" Kagome ran up to him. "Excuse me Sir, but what's the festival for?"
The man looked at her and smiled. "Why this is the Festival Of Life!" He said and then ran off to tell others and weary travelers. "The Festival . . .of. . .Life?" She said in wonder but shrugged and turned to Miroku who smiled. "We best find a place to stay for the night, Kagome-sama."
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That night at the festival finally came and Inu and the gang sat out to have a little relaxation time. The girls wondered off as the men did, though it was more of a pain for Yasha who had to 'babysit' Miroku, he had almost every women to bare his child. He was surprised he had been knocked into a coma yet. Shippo was having fun watching all the stage plays and eating baked goods with sweets on them. No one questioned the demons; they all thought it was part of the show.
Kagome, Sango and Kirara were having a ball, they themselves signed up for the singing contest for giggles. They though it would be fun, so while they waited for it to start they wondered around. Fascinated by all the bright colors of paper work ordainments known as 'Origami'. They laughed at a man in a bright kimono doing funny things silently, in Kagomes time the were called 'Clowns'. The 'clown' moved over to them and blushed as he held out a flower to Sango. She accepted it only to have it disappear and turn into a snake. She shirked and dropped it and in return laughter broke loss. Kagome laughed and put a hand on her friend's shoulder that at first was fuming but now laughing.
Then a man in dressed in a plane black robe walked up to a platform and the girls ran towards the platform as the man informed all listening that the singing contest would began. Kirara smiled thinking this could be a great chance to get Inu-Yasha to like her or perhaps win his heart by song. . . yeah. . .right. It didn't take long for the contest to find a winner since strangely enough there wasn't very many entries and the three women took no notice of this. Sango had easily enough beat many girls out, as did Kirara and Kagome. Apparently the crowd was pleased and so were the other contestants. At the end strangely enough Sango won 1st place with 'Fukai Mori' as Kirara tied with Kagome for 2nd place, Kirara sung 'Every Heart' as Kagome sang 'My Will.'
The man in the black kimono smiled and asked the three girls to follow four men in armor to the hut across a small stream next to the village to get their prize. They raised an eyebrow in question of this but did as they were asked. Little did they know that the 'Festival Of Life' really was.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Hey Miroku . . . Miroku . . . GRRRRR. . . MI-RO-KU!!!" Inu-Yasha yelled out at the drunk monk who was giggling. A red line across his face showed that he was drunk off his rocker and Yasha moaned as he pulled the monk away from the saki bar by his small ponytail. "Awww, Inu Ya [hick] cccooommmeee oooo[hick]nnn. Look at de prettttttttty lad[hikc]iesssssss! Miroku giggled and waved drunkenly at the prostitutes (A/Nis that spelled right?) in very thing and almost opaque kimono's which made Yasha blush slightly. "OOOHHH! LADIES! [hick] Will yyyyyyooooooouuuuuuuu bear mmmmmyyy [hick] child?" he asked and the hookers giggled and surrounded the two men. "Oh, dear." Inu-Yasha mumbled
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[Author: Please forgive me for taking so long and for this extremely short chapter, but I wanted to put something up for you all to read. I just have huge writers block for this fanfic! Help me please! What should happen next?!?!? YOU DECIDE! THE BEST SUGGESTION(S) WILL BE USED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER! *grins * and credit will be given to you!!!!!
Inu: Oh kami. . .
Miroku: yes! Fan suggestions!
Kiara: *purrs and leans against Inu * : Ja ne folks . . . please DO send suggestions in so we can continue *plays with inu-yasha rosary * this story . . . isn't that right Inu-yasha.?
Inu: *gulps and nods * H-h-hai *blushes *
Kago: HEY! Inu-Yasha's mine!
Kirara: That's not what the reviewers think *grins and waves happily at the reviews. Ja ne.