~ A Feudal Fairytale ~




Okay, here we go chapter 7 can you believe it? Chapter 7!!!! This chapter is a joint effort on the part of Serenity and I. It didn't take too long to type out for all y'all's enjoyment. AHHHHHHHH!!!!! She's tossing a ball at my head!!And she has a sand pail on her's!!!!! Someone help me!!!!!!!!I'm scared. Quick disclaimer: All Hail Rumiko Takahashi since we no longer own InuYasha nor Ranma (SHE STOLE THEM I SWEAR!!!!!!) But we do own Patience and Serenity so hands off all y'all. And never forget INUYASHA AND KAGOME ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER!!! Now on to the story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .




Chapter Seven: Together Again!


Patience dove under the water. Man, it was cold, but she felt refreshed. It was good to get away from Sesshomaru. He could really be insensitive. Why didn't he think about what he said? God, the guys she chose! Well, right now she just wanted to relax, and thinking of Sesshomaru wouldn't help. All she needed was soap. Lavender scented soap would be so nice right now, she thought.

"Patience!?" someone yelled.

"Yes?" she answered. The voice sounded like Serenity's, but it couldn't be. Rin had to have been the one that called her . . . But still . . .

Serenity froze. That was Patience! She would know that voice anywhere - and she sounded close.

Good. She could grab Patience and they could get out of this cursed forest . . . Her ankle was hurting again, probably from walking so much . . . She just wanted to get back to Kaede's village. Maybe she and Patience could think of a way to get themselves home together . . .

"Patience! Is that you!?"

"Serenity!!!"

Patience had leapt out of the water and run towards the voice without thinking first. It wasn't until Rin looked at her funny that she remembered her clothes were drying on a rock and she scrambled back into the water.

Shit, she thought, this really sucks. My clothes won't be dry for awhile.

Serenity followed the voice through the tree cover and brush to a wide, circular clearing. There was a stream running through it, filling the silence with a quiet babbling, and as soon as she stepped out of the forest and onto the grass it felt as if a great weight had been lifted off of her - but she didn't cared about any of it at the moment, because besides a strange little girl, Patience was there too, apparently unharmed, and that was all that mattered.

She blinked as she looked at her cousin again. Ookay, so Patience was . . . naked. Uh . . . whatever.

She limped over to her as fast as she could, relief sweeping over her like a flood, washing away all thoughts of the forest, Kaede, Inuyusha, and the Sengoku Jedai. She was just glad to see Patience wasn't hurt.

"Patience! Thank God you're all right . . ." She frowned suddenly, her eyes narrowing. "Why didn't you go for help like you said you were going to?"

"You're limping. Why are you standing up!?"

"Oh, never mind that," Serenity said, waving it away with an impatient gesture as if it didn't matter. Everything had just come crashing down on her again now that she was absolutely sure Patience wasn't in any danger. "Do you know where we are!? Or should I say, when?"

"What in the Hell are you talking about when?'" Patience demanded. " I know we're not in Tokyo, but what do you mean when?!?'"

Serenity sighed. "Jeez," she muttered. "I mean it exactly like it sounds. We're in the Sengoku Jedai!!!"

"What?!? How hard did you hit your head in that well?"

Okay, so her cousin was going nuts . . . Patience could deal with that . . .

"It's the Warring States Era, Patience, as in 1477 to 1576 A.D.!!! Have you seen some of the freaks running around here!? I saw this one little boy - he was really cute and everything, but he had a freakin' tail! There was also this other guy . . . he . . . EARS! Come on, don't tell me you haven't noticed anything strange about this place!"

"Strange . . . YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT STRANGE!!!??? Oh, just . . . little Rin . . . A guy with gorgeous silvery-white hair and a blue crescent moon on his forehead AND IT'S NOT A FREAKIN' TATTOO!!! OH, AND TO TOP IT OFF A FREAKY LITTLE TOAD GUY WHO I SMASHED INTO A TREE THIS MORNING!!!"

Rin sat between the two, just watching. This was becoming quite entertaining.

Serenity stared blankly at her cousin for a second, then came to herself. "Oh yeah?" she said. "Well, guess where I woke up last night!!! In some hut . . . It belongs to the village priestess. A PRIESTESS!!! And the hut . . . it looks exactly like something from the Sengoku period . . . and the old woman . . . she was even dressed like a priestess! You should have seen it, Patience. It's too real to be fake. Oh, and the HANYOU! STUPID CREEP! He wouldn't help me find you . . . He was the one who carried me to the village after you went off and . . . and . . ."

She stopped, a half-smile on her face. "And did you know that you're naked?"

Patience rolled her eyes. "No, I never noticed that I don't have any clothes on." Man, Serenity could be so dense. "My clothes are over on that rock drying. I was just taking a bath or what can be called a bath since I don't have any soap." Patience looked down and saw Rin. The girl had been watching them the entire time. "Oh, and this is Rin."

Serenity took real notice of the girl for the first time. She smiled warmly. "Hello!" she said brightly.

Rin smiled at her, but stood as close to Patience as she could get.

"It's okay," Patience said, "she's a good person." Generally speaking, she thought to herself. Rin took a few steps away from the water's edge, but still wouldn't go too close to Serenity.

"Aren't you adorable!" When the girl said nothing, Serenity raised her eye's to Patience's face and said, "Um, I hate to ask this right in front of her, but . . . can't she speak?"

"Not as far as I know, but she's an intelligent little thing," Patience answered, smiling at Rin. Patience hoped that the child could speak and she was just choosing not to for some reason.

"You need some kind of medical attention for your foot. Do you know your way back?"

Serenity chewed on her lower lip as she looked around her. "Heh . . . uh . . . No, if you want the truth. I kinda wandered here by chance. I have no idea where I am."

"Ummm . . . well, I know my way back to the God Tree, so why don't we go and find Sesshomaru? He'll know the way back to the priestess' hut." Patience wondered what Serenity would think of Sesshomaru. He could take a little getting used to, that was for certain.

Serenity shrugged. "Whatever," she said, then grinned, "but you might want to get some clothes on first. Unless you want this Sessho-maru to see you naked or something."

She raised her eyebrows, waiting for an answer.

Well, thought Patience, that might finally get a rise out of him.

"Funny," she said in reply. "My clothes should be dry by now."

Patience walked over to her clothes and, sure enough, they were dry. Patience dressed and shook out her wet hair. "Let's go then." Patience linked arms with Serenity to help her walk, leaving Rin to trail behind, which she didn't mind, and they began to slowly make their way toward the God Tree.

"So, how's your cut doin'," asked Serenity, looked at Patience with concern as she limped along.

"What cut? Oh, that one." Patience's hand slid up to her cheek unconsciously. She winced. "Fine."

"Uh huh. Riiight." Serenity shook her head, sighing. She knew Patience wouldn't admit she was really in pain, so she decided not to push it. "So," she said instead, "tell me more about this Sessho-maru."

"Oh boy . . . You really wanna know? Well, umm . . . He's a full-blooded inu youkai. He has a half-brother who is a half-breed, or something like that, and he wants his sword. He has gorgeous gold eyes and . . . well . . . he's absolutely beautiful." Patience didn't know how else to explain him.

"Beautiful, huh?"

Serenity had to keep herself from breaking down into laughter. She had never heard a guy being described as 'beautiful,' before. She found it extremely funny.

Jeez, my ankle hurts . . .

"Hey, there he is!" Patience smiled as they came upon him. He was staring at the God Tree with his back to them. Yup, that was Sesshomaru - absolutely beautiful.

Serenity studied the guy's . . . well . . . back for awhile. Patience was certainly right about one thing, he did have beautiful hair, so long, straight, and silver; a lot like Inuyasha's, except not as thick or wild.

Sesshomaru turned around. He was happy to see that Patience and Rin had gotten back safely . . . but there was another human with them. Sesshomaru became instantly defensive. What was she doing with the girls? Patience was helping her hobble to the tree; the girl appeared to have a sprained ankle.

"This is Serenity," Patience said. "My cousin . . ." What was going through his mind? The glint in his eyes made Sesshomaru look as if he were about ready to kill Serenity. "She needs to get back to Kaede's hut so that she can rest more comfortably. Will you help me take her there?" Patience was almost afraid of his answer.

Sesshomaru just silently nodded.

Serenity smiled at him gratefully. "Thanks," she mumbled. This guy was scary . . . she hadn't missed the dark look he had given her, the look that said he would kill her without a second thought if he had the chance . . . but Patience trusted him and he was helping her. "Nice to meet you, by the way."

Sesshomaru merely nodded once more, then started off; everyone else followed.

"So, now that you've met my Sesshomaru," Patience said aside to Serenity, "tell me about this guy you met."

"Ooh, you're Sesshomaru, is it?"

This little fact hadn't escaped Sesshomaru's hearing. He was curious as well.

"Umm . . . yeah . . . about that guy you met . . ." Patience stuttered, something she rarely did. She wasn't quite sure how to divert Serenity's attention.

Serenity rolled her eyes. "Whatever, Patience," she said, then her expression turned cold as she thought about Inuyasha. "Hmm . . . I don't know . . . He's a STUPID, INSENSITIVE JERK! Idiot . . . He wouldn't help me find you. It was that he couldn't - he just wouldn't. He wasn't polite about it, either. He's rude, obnoxious, temperamental . . .

"I hate that hanyou . . . even if he does have cute doggie ears . . ." She sighed.

Sesshomaru glanced at this . . . Serenity. She knew his good -for -nothing half-brother. If she had seen him at Kaede's hut then he would probably still be somewhere around there. This could be his chance to finally get the Tetsusaiga. He had to take Serenity to Kaede's.

Patience looked at Sesshomaru. His face as usual, a brick, but in his eyes was a cold malice she hadn't yet seen. He was up to something.

"So . . . anything else?" Patience asked.

"I . . ." Serenity stopped and sighed. "I don't know. I really don't know. He seems so angry, but . . ."

She stopped again, silently adding, But he has such a gentle face. How can he possibly be that bad?

Patience saw distress run over her cousin's face and wondered what it was all about. Well, all would be revealed in due time . . . or, at least, she hoped it would.




a/n: Serenity here! All hail the mighty bucket! *waves a shovel in Patience's face while throwing dodge balls at her head with her free hand* Ahhh this is sooo relaxing and fun, but I suppose I must take time out from my amusement to do this, once again: INUYASHA AND KAGOME ARE PERFECT TOGETHER!!! The authors of this little ficie know this and do not need flamers to remind them of that fact. But, if you read it and liked it, please leave us a little review. Our fairy peoples will grant you one wish if you do. : )