Hello all! I can't believe it! A hundred and three reviews. How flattering, considering they're mostly all good. Now I hope u read the change I made to Chapter 5 or else you'll be saying "What the hell's she doin'?" to this next one.
Yet Another Day Down the Drain
The next day promptly at dawn, Kagome and Inuyasha were standing next to the Bone Eater's Well, about to cross over time. But alas, it was not to be. Their heads snapped up together. Inuyasha at the unmistakable scent of a demon. Kagome at the presence of one... no, two jewel shards.
The ugly creature burst out of the forest in a blaze. It was vaguely crustacean, and it had a long curling tail that resembled a scorpion. It's high pitched battle cry had the pair's ears flattening for protection against the painful sound.
"Ugh! What is that?" Kagome grimaced and slapped her hands on top of her ears.
"A big ugly demon, you should know that by now." Inuyasha answered sarcastically. But he stepped forward and shoved Kagome behind him in an instinctively protective motion. Then he drew Tetsusaiga and flew at the hideous creature. However, not even the awesome power of his sword could pierce the thick exoskeleton of the demon. His attempts only served to anger it further.
From it's tail, it started shooting a translucent green substance. Kagome flung herself out of the way just in time for a large dose to sail past her and stick on to the well. It ate the edges like acid for a moment then hardened, covering the entrance and resembling a pane of glass.
Kagome looked on owlishly from her very undignified sprawl on the ground. If her reflexes had been slower she would have been burned to the bones!
"Inuyasha! Look out for that green stuff. It eats through things!" she hollered, and crawled to debatable saftey behind the mouth of the well.
Inuyasha barely acknowledged her, but he stored the information away for future use. He busied himself dodging and looking for a weakness in the creature's armor. It's pinscer claws snapped in aggravation and it hissed, aiming it's tail. It reared up and Inuyasha caught a glimps of a soft underbelly.
"There!" he exclaimed to himself.
He sped forward and slid under it, spearing Tetsusaiga in an upward arc through the beast's chest. It let loose a hideous squeal of agony. Inuyasha scrambled out from under it, right before it spewed the green stuff into the air and collapsed.
Inuyasha quickly sheathed his sword as he dove over the well on top of Kagome, and pulled his fire-rat robe over them both with seconds to spare before the acidic rain pelted down upon them.
When he was certain it was over, he peeked out. All around them the grass was sizzling and hardening. He nearly gagged at the intensely unpleasant odor the substance omitted.
"Fuck, that stinks!"
Kagome sat up and looked around. She gaped in horror and tugged on Inuyasha's soiled sleeve. He was grousing about the state of his robe as he relieved himself of it. "What?" he barked grumpily.
"Inuyasha, the Well!" she whispered.
He frowned in the direction of it and did a double-take. It was covered with what appeared to be thick, green glass. He walked over to it, Kagome trailing behind. First he knocked on it. Then forcefully pounded, to no avail.
Finally, he pulled Tetsusaiga again and swung down with all his might. The sword just bounced back, forcing him back a few steps. He and Kagome looked at each other with equal expressions of wide-eyed disbelief.
"Inuyasha, the stuff won't break. I can't get back to my time." she said in a flat voice. Still in shock, she simply turned and walked to the flopping demon, locating and extracting the jewel shards from it's eye and leg. With a disgusting hiss, it dissolved.
Grasping the pieces tightly, she continued into the forest, breaking out in a dead run when she reached the border.
"Shit!" Inuyasha muttered and bolted after her.
She didn't get very far before she ran into him. He'd dropped from a tree a few feet in front of her so she hit him at a full body tackle. He stumbled back, but caught hold of her around the shoulders so that she couldn't remove herself from him.
"Lemme go! Sit!" she yelled wildly before she could think clearly of what that entailed. Old habits die hard. They went down in a heap, her chin ramming into his shoulder as they hit face down. She cried out from both physical pain and surprise.
When she could move again, she fisted her hands into the ground. Inuyasha sat up and wordlessly, thoughtlessly took her into his arms. She laced her arms around his neck and held on seemingly for dear life. Her sobs shook her shoulders and her tears soaked his plain white shirt.
"Hush" he crooned gently, stroking her hair and murmuring other unintelligible words that, nonetheless, comforted.
Sniffing, she raised her head and gave him a watery smile. "Sorry for crying all over you." she apologized when the lump cleared, from her throat.
"Keh!" he snorted, but without the usual bite. He half smiled, grateful her tears had passed. The salty smell always made him uneasy because normally he was the one that caused them.
"What am I gonna do?" she asked, her voice still trembling. "How am I gonna get home? I'll never be able to go back again!" she wailed. She buried her face in his shoulder once more.
Inuyasha was having a hard time feeling sad and sorry about that. In fact the only thing he found himself mourning was the loss of the delicious ramen. He figured he'd better not make Kagome privvy to that fact, though. He did have a little compassion stored up within him, after all. Not to mention a strong sense of self-preservation.
Dun-dun-dun! Oh no! Now Kagome's REALLY stranded in the past! What is she gonna do now? And what's Inuyasha gonna eat without his precious ramen? Are there other, more subtle side effects from the Soul Spell? Stay tuned and find out in my next exiting chapter!
PS. Um, once again and always, tell me what you think.
Yet Another Day Down the Drain
The next day promptly at dawn, Kagome and Inuyasha were standing next to the Bone Eater's Well, about to cross over time. But alas, it was not to be. Their heads snapped up together. Inuyasha at the unmistakable scent of a demon. Kagome at the presence of one... no, two jewel shards.
The ugly creature burst out of the forest in a blaze. It was vaguely crustacean, and it had a long curling tail that resembled a scorpion. It's high pitched battle cry had the pair's ears flattening for protection against the painful sound.
"Ugh! What is that?" Kagome grimaced and slapped her hands on top of her ears.
"A big ugly demon, you should know that by now." Inuyasha answered sarcastically. But he stepped forward and shoved Kagome behind him in an instinctively protective motion. Then he drew Tetsusaiga and flew at the hideous creature. However, not even the awesome power of his sword could pierce the thick exoskeleton of the demon. His attempts only served to anger it further.
From it's tail, it started shooting a translucent green substance. Kagome flung herself out of the way just in time for a large dose to sail past her and stick on to the well. It ate the edges like acid for a moment then hardened, covering the entrance and resembling a pane of glass.
Kagome looked on owlishly from her very undignified sprawl on the ground. If her reflexes had been slower she would have been burned to the bones!
"Inuyasha! Look out for that green stuff. It eats through things!" she hollered, and crawled to debatable saftey behind the mouth of the well.
Inuyasha barely acknowledged her, but he stored the information away for future use. He busied himself dodging and looking for a weakness in the creature's armor. It's pinscer claws snapped in aggravation and it hissed, aiming it's tail. It reared up and Inuyasha caught a glimps of a soft underbelly.
"There!" he exclaimed to himself.
He sped forward and slid under it, spearing Tetsusaiga in an upward arc through the beast's chest. It let loose a hideous squeal of agony. Inuyasha scrambled out from under it, right before it spewed the green stuff into the air and collapsed.
Inuyasha quickly sheathed his sword as he dove over the well on top of Kagome, and pulled his fire-rat robe over them both with seconds to spare before the acidic rain pelted down upon them.
When he was certain it was over, he peeked out. All around them the grass was sizzling and hardening. He nearly gagged at the intensely unpleasant odor the substance omitted.
"Fuck, that stinks!"
Kagome sat up and looked around. She gaped in horror and tugged on Inuyasha's soiled sleeve. He was grousing about the state of his robe as he relieved himself of it. "What?" he barked grumpily.
"Inuyasha, the Well!" she whispered.
He frowned in the direction of it and did a double-take. It was covered with what appeared to be thick, green glass. He walked over to it, Kagome trailing behind. First he knocked on it. Then forcefully pounded, to no avail.
Finally, he pulled Tetsusaiga again and swung down with all his might. The sword just bounced back, forcing him back a few steps. He and Kagome looked at each other with equal expressions of wide-eyed disbelief.
"Inuyasha, the stuff won't break. I can't get back to my time." she said in a flat voice. Still in shock, she simply turned and walked to the flopping demon, locating and extracting the jewel shards from it's eye and leg. With a disgusting hiss, it dissolved.
Grasping the pieces tightly, she continued into the forest, breaking out in a dead run when she reached the border.
"Shit!" Inuyasha muttered and bolted after her.
She didn't get very far before she ran into him. He'd dropped from a tree a few feet in front of her so she hit him at a full body tackle. He stumbled back, but caught hold of her around the shoulders so that she couldn't remove herself from him.
"Lemme go! Sit!" she yelled wildly before she could think clearly of what that entailed. Old habits die hard. They went down in a heap, her chin ramming into his shoulder as they hit face down. She cried out from both physical pain and surprise.
When she could move again, she fisted her hands into the ground. Inuyasha sat up and wordlessly, thoughtlessly took her into his arms. She laced her arms around his neck and held on seemingly for dear life. Her sobs shook her shoulders and her tears soaked his plain white shirt.
"Hush" he crooned gently, stroking her hair and murmuring other unintelligible words that, nonetheless, comforted.
Sniffing, she raised her head and gave him a watery smile. "Sorry for crying all over you." she apologized when the lump cleared, from her throat.
"Keh!" he snorted, but without the usual bite. He half smiled, grateful her tears had passed. The salty smell always made him uneasy because normally he was the one that caused them.
"What am I gonna do?" she asked, her voice still trembling. "How am I gonna get home? I'll never be able to go back again!" she wailed. She buried her face in his shoulder once more.
Inuyasha was having a hard time feeling sad and sorry about that. In fact the only thing he found himself mourning was the loss of the delicious ramen. He figured he'd better not make Kagome privvy to that fact, though. He did have a little compassion stored up within him, after all. Not to mention a strong sense of self-preservation.
Dun-dun-dun! Oh no! Now Kagome's REALLY stranded in the past! What is she gonna do now? And what's Inuyasha gonna eat without his precious ramen? Are there other, more subtle side effects from the Soul Spell? Stay tuned and find out in my next exiting chapter!
PS. Um, once again and always, tell me what you think.