Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own his den. He, he, he, and you
can't have it.
Admiral: It is time for me to rant.
Author's rant: Stupid Cartoon Network! The nerve of them, moving Inuyasha to Mondays through Thursdays. Not only that, but making it 11:30 (central) when it comes on, so I can't watch it. They won't even show it Friday when I can watch it! The result is one pissed admiral, and a bunch of missed episodes. At least I caught the last few episodes, but I have to tape it, and quite frankly that is annoying. And I can't stay up, because that would kill me and my grades. I think I will get my hands on their address and send some threats and hate mail.
Admiral: Don't fear people! Every main member of the Inuyasha cast will have a part in my story (except for Kikyou, she is dead now. *cough*bitch*cough*). This is just the first part of the epic, and I am tying everyone closer together. They will need it to face the challenges ahead.
Tigi: I don't know why you persecute Kikyou; she didn't do anything to you.
Admiral: If I re-spawn her, will you shut up?
Tigi: No.
Admiral: Then you will never see her again as long as I live. As for why, you already know.
Tigi: Kikyou hater.
Admiral: Just shut up.
Admiral: All done, so here is the next chapter for your reading pleasure:
Mind over Matter Chapter 8 - Demons and Tails
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As Kagome came out of the well, she sensed a nearby demon. She had enough sense to duck, which was a good thing because a pair of claws flew right over her head.
"Give me the shards," it rumbled.
She stood up and faced the demon and said, "Never."
"Then you will." It never finished the sentence, for it blew up, leaving nothing but a smoking crater. Once the smoke cleared, Kagome could see Inuyasha standing there, but there was something different about him. Besides the new clothes, he held himself differently, leading her to wonder what exactly he had been doing these last few weeks. "And that staff." Inuyasha broke her thoughts when he spoke.
"Feh, I knew couldn't keep your promise to stay in your own damn time," Inuyasha said, slipping back into his old ways. That comment threw Kagome on the defensive.
"I was just coming over her to ask Kaede about something I felt, when I was attacked by this demon."
"Feh, weak human, Kikyou could have easily defeated that demon." Inuyasha instantly regretted those words the second he had said them. He was about to apologize, a first for him, but his "conscience" had had enough, and wasn't going to let him get away with it any longer and was going to make sure it never happened again.
'Oh hell no, you did not just say that. Yes you did you dumb fuck, do you know how much that hurts her? All that training for what?'
Inuyasha went over to a nearby tree and smashed his head into it faster than Kagome could react with a come back. The action surprised Kagome, and surprised her even more when he went of into the woods at a normal pace. A voice not his own, came from Inuyasha's lips:
"Come, follow me, I have something to show you."
This was totally weird for Kagome. She didn't know what to think. It was all happening too fast for her to process it. First, the new clothes had almost fooled her into thinking Sesshomaru had saved her, but since he was devoid of the tail and color that Sesshomaru wore, she was able to solve that. Second, that weird staff perplexed her. She had felt a strange but familiar power coming from it. She would have to ask him about it later. Finally, he still acted like the Inuyasha she new at first, insulting and everything, but when he looked like he was just about to apologize, he had gone and slammed his head into a tree, and a new voice, familiar, yet different had come from him. This last thing was what perplexed her the most. What had happened to Inuyasha over those few weeks she was gone? ~ ~ ~ Kagome who was following, completely unaware that she was even following him, so deep in trying to piece the new puzzle together. She was jerked out of her thoughts and instantly awed by the massive wooden doors set into the ground when they suddenly appeared in front of her. Her curiosity and excitement took over when she followed him inside, so much that she forgot whatever it was she was thinking about. When she stepped inside she was granted a magnificent view. The hallway was quite large and had stone statues of warriors imbedded into the walls. Beyond the grand hallway, there was a courtyard garden. The garden was filled with many plants and had a small waterfall and rivers flowing through it. She saw Inuyasha disappear down a hallway. She wondered where the dim light down here was coming from, because there were no torches or anything. The den itself had a magical feel to it, and that just made her want to go on to find more wonders. She was following Inuyasha down the hallway when she noticed the sound of water coming from the room ahead. When she reached it and peaked in, she was rewarded with a very pleasant sight: an indoor hot spring. She let out a small scream of excitement; she wouldn't have to bathe in the cold river and could have some privacy. She noticed Inuyasha turn a corner, so she abandoned the wonderful sight in favor of getting some questions answered, now that her ability to think had come back. She followed him into a room, and when she removed her eyes from him, she saw a very heartwarming sight. The room was a mater bedroom she guessed, and was filled with little trinkets here and there, there was a big fire going in the fireplace, warming the entire room. There was a room connected to it, which contained a vast library, along with maps of Japan on the walls. In the center of the room, there was a model of Japan, a very good one Kagome thought. When she was done admiring the study, she went back into the master bedroom and was rewarded with a strange sight. Inuyasha had taken up a seat in a high back chair, facing the fire, and had a concentrated look on his face. Kagome didn't want to disturb him, but her curiosity and general nosiness prompted her to start interrogating him to find out what was going on.
"Inuyasha, what 's wrong?"
Inuyasha answered in the same voice as earlier, "Give a few hours to complete what I am doing, and then your questions will be answered; while you wait, feel free to have a look around."
Kagome new from past experience that if Inuyasha didn't want to answer, he wouldn't until you forced it out of him, and with the voice complicating things, she thought it best to wait, and her curiosity promptly took over and had her off exploring the den.
"Whew. I thought she would never leave. Now will you give me my damn body back now? You've proved your point." Inuyasha asked his demon side.
'Ha ha,' the demon side laughed. 'You think it would be that simple, huh? Even with Kikyou dead, you still haunt her with Kikyou's past achievements. I think regenerating your tail will serve as a permanent reminder to this.'
"You're WHAT?" Inuyasha asked in disbelief. He did not want his tail back so he could repeat the past.
'You heard me; I'm growing your tail back. Now you won't be able to hide any of your feelings from her.'
"Shit, that's what I liked about not having my tail, no one could easily decipher my feelings. Hell, my ears are bad enough, but I could still hide the other feelings with my ears."
'Deal with it. I am tired of you constantly screwing things up with Kagome. Just think of this as you punishing yourself; it is better than you shutting everything out.' Inuyasha pouted in the corner of his mind, none to happy over the current developments. Then an idea popped into his head. It could only be used as a last resort, though. He filled that information away and turned his attention to the regeneration of his tail.
Meanwhile, Kagome was off exploring the den. Besides revisiting the spring, which seemed to glow with an unnatural blue light, she had discovered other things. Like the kitchen, which would make a five star restaurant jealous. She didn't know what it was for; neither she nor Inuyasha could cook that well. She dismissed it and went on to further explore. She had counted twenty or so other rooms, some decorated to houseguests, others were storerooms. The garden courtyard was the masterpiece of it all, beautiful in every way. With the tranquil sounds of the waterfalls and fresh air from the plants, she thought she could stay here forever. She noticed in the center there was a tree that she hadn't noticed before, in the dead center of the courtyard. It was surrounded by a growth that seemed to hide and protect the tree. She moved some of the plants aside and stared up into the huge tree. The tree was a giant, towering way over her head, with its many branches intertwining, wrapping around each other, forming sort of a protective cocoon. The leaves draped like a curtain, forming an umbrella like shield. What was strange though, is she couldn't place what specie the tree was from. It looked like a cross of several different trees from different parts of the world.
"Nice tree isn't it?" A voice came from behind her. Kagome gave off a typical girly screech.
"Not so loud Kagome, that hurts my ears ya' know."
"You scared me Inuyasha. Don't sneak up on me like that." Kagome gave another screech, this one almost like a squeal of happiness, the second she noticed the long flowing silver tail twitching behind Inuyasha. She couldn't resist the urge and clamped onto it, feeling it's furry softness. Inuyasha was taken aback.
"Wow, she really likes my tail. I wonder." Inuyasha curled his tail around Kagome, and Kagome let out a moan of pleasure.
"Oh Inuyasha, it's so soft and warm. You didn't tell me you had a tail." Kagome had gone into a typical "it's so cute" mode, similar to her reaction to his ears. Inuyasha had removed his outer cloak to better regenerate his tail, and was clothed similar to his usual red attire, except it was white.
"What's with the new clothes Inuyasha, they are much softer that your red ones." Kagome asked, slipping in some of the questions she was burning for answers for.
"Inheritance, and it is better armor." Inuyasha simply replied, becoming more aware of the closeness of her to him. Kagome finally snapped out of her thoughts and realized their close proximity. She felt safe and warm all wrapped up in his tail, and perverted thoughts suddenly popped into her mind, ruining the pleasant thoughts. She pushed off him to look into his eyes and asked him again, "What's going on Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha sighed, and led her back into the master bedroom, and set her down. Kagome was going to speak, but Inuyasha put a finger to her mouth to quiet her.
"Kikyou is dead."
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Admiral: Kagome finally gets the news. But what will her response be? Shell Shock should be out in about a week, considering reviews and such. o_~
Admiral: How's that for a longer chapter. There is more where that came from too; you just have to be patient though.
Tigi: Nice den. How much for it?
Admiral: Didn't cost me a dime.
Tigi: Lucky bastard.
Admiral: This chapter was hard. I had to find the perfect relationship between fluff and usualness. The result is almost-fluff-but-not-quite- fluff. I think this worked out quite well. Part two of this epic will have some lovely I/K fluff, but that is a while down the road.
Admiral: Next chapter will be just everything falling into place, and we will have our first mini encounter with the new bad guy. We might even learn his name.
Admiral: It is time for me to rant.
Author's rant: Stupid Cartoon Network! The nerve of them, moving Inuyasha to Mondays through Thursdays. Not only that, but making it 11:30 (central) when it comes on, so I can't watch it. They won't even show it Friday when I can watch it! The result is one pissed admiral, and a bunch of missed episodes. At least I caught the last few episodes, but I have to tape it, and quite frankly that is annoying. And I can't stay up, because that would kill me and my grades. I think I will get my hands on their address and send some threats and hate mail.
Admiral: Don't fear people! Every main member of the Inuyasha cast will have a part in my story (except for Kikyou, she is dead now. *cough*bitch*cough*). This is just the first part of the epic, and I am tying everyone closer together. They will need it to face the challenges ahead.
Tigi: I don't know why you persecute Kikyou; she didn't do anything to you.
Admiral: If I re-spawn her, will you shut up?
Tigi: No.
Admiral: Then you will never see her again as long as I live. As for why, you already know.
Tigi: Kikyou hater.
Admiral: Just shut up.
Admiral: All done, so here is the next chapter for your reading pleasure:
Mind over Matter Chapter 8 - Demons and Tails
*************************
As Kagome came out of the well, she sensed a nearby demon. She had enough sense to duck, which was a good thing because a pair of claws flew right over her head.
"Give me the shards," it rumbled.
She stood up and faced the demon and said, "Never."
"Then you will." It never finished the sentence, for it blew up, leaving nothing but a smoking crater. Once the smoke cleared, Kagome could see Inuyasha standing there, but there was something different about him. Besides the new clothes, he held himself differently, leading her to wonder what exactly he had been doing these last few weeks. "And that staff." Inuyasha broke her thoughts when he spoke.
"Feh, I knew couldn't keep your promise to stay in your own damn time," Inuyasha said, slipping back into his old ways. That comment threw Kagome on the defensive.
"I was just coming over her to ask Kaede about something I felt, when I was attacked by this demon."
"Feh, weak human, Kikyou could have easily defeated that demon." Inuyasha instantly regretted those words the second he had said them. He was about to apologize, a first for him, but his "conscience" had had enough, and wasn't going to let him get away with it any longer and was going to make sure it never happened again.
'Oh hell no, you did not just say that. Yes you did you dumb fuck, do you know how much that hurts her? All that training for what?'
Inuyasha went over to a nearby tree and smashed his head into it faster than Kagome could react with a come back. The action surprised Kagome, and surprised her even more when he went of into the woods at a normal pace. A voice not his own, came from Inuyasha's lips:
"Come, follow me, I have something to show you."
This was totally weird for Kagome. She didn't know what to think. It was all happening too fast for her to process it. First, the new clothes had almost fooled her into thinking Sesshomaru had saved her, but since he was devoid of the tail and color that Sesshomaru wore, she was able to solve that. Second, that weird staff perplexed her. She had felt a strange but familiar power coming from it. She would have to ask him about it later. Finally, he still acted like the Inuyasha she new at first, insulting and everything, but when he looked like he was just about to apologize, he had gone and slammed his head into a tree, and a new voice, familiar, yet different had come from him. This last thing was what perplexed her the most. What had happened to Inuyasha over those few weeks she was gone? ~ ~ ~ Kagome who was following, completely unaware that she was even following him, so deep in trying to piece the new puzzle together. She was jerked out of her thoughts and instantly awed by the massive wooden doors set into the ground when they suddenly appeared in front of her. Her curiosity and excitement took over when she followed him inside, so much that she forgot whatever it was she was thinking about. When she stepped inside she was granted a magnificent view. The hallway was quite large and had stone statues of warriors imbedded into the walls. Beyond the grand hallway, there was a courtyard garden. The garden was filled with many plants and had a small waterfall and rivers flowing through it. She saw Inuyasha disappear down a hallway. She wondered where the dim light down here was coming from, because there were no torches or anything. The den itself had a magical feel to it, and that just made her want to go on to find more wonders. She was following Inuyasha down the hallway when she noticed the sound of water coming from the room ahead. When she reached it and peaked in, she was rewarded with a very pleasant sight: an indoor hot spring. She let out a small scream of excitement; she wouldn't have to bathe in the cold river and could have some privacy. She noticed Inuyasha turn a corner, so she abandoned the wonderful sight in favor of getting some questions answered, now that her ability to think had come back. She followed him into a room, and when she removed her eyes from him, she saw a very heartwarming sight. The room was a mater bedroom she guessed, and was filled with little trinkets here and there, there was a big fire going in the fireplace, warming the entire room. There was a room connected to it, which contained a vast library, along with maps of Japan on the walls. In the center of the room, there was a model of Japan, a very good one Kagome thought. When she was done admiring the study, she went back into the master bedroom and was rewarded with a strange sight. Inuyasha had taken up a seat in a high back chair, facing the fire, and had a concentrated look on his face. Kagome didn't want to disturb him, but her curiosity and general nosiness prompted her to start interrogating him to find out what was going on.
"Inuyasha, what 's wrong?"
Inuyasha answered in the same voice as earlier, "Give a few hours to complete what I am doing, and then your questions will be answered; while you wait, feel free to have a look around."
Kagome new from past experience that if Inuyasha didn't want to answer, he wouldn't until you forced it out of him, and with the voice complicating things, she thought it best to wait, and her curiosity promptly took over and had her off exploring the den.
"Whew. I thought she would never leave. Now will you give me my damn body back now? You've proved your point." Inuyasha asked his demon side.
'Ha ha,' the demon side laughed. 'You think it would be that simple, huh? Even with Kikyou dead, you still haunt her with Kikyou's past achievements. I think regenerating your tail will serve as a permanent reminder to this.'
"You're WHAT?" Inuyasha asked in disbelief. He did not want his tail back so he could repeat the past.
'You heard me; I'm growing your tail back. Now you won't be able to hide any of your feelings from her.'
"Shit, that's what I liked about not having my tail, no one could easily decipher my feelings. Hell, my ears are bad enough, but I could still hide the other feelings with my ears."
'Deal with it. I am tired of you constantly screwing things up with Kagome. Just think of this as you punishing yourself; it is better than you shutting everything out.' Inuyasha pouted in the corner of his mind, none to happy over the current developments. Then an idea popped into his head. It could only be used as a last resort, though. He filled that information away and turned his attention to the regeneration of his tail.
Meanwhile, Kagome was off exploring the den. Besides revisiting the spring, which seemed to glow with an unnatural blue light, she had discovered other things. Like the kitchen, which would make a five star restaurant jealous. She didn't know what it was for; neither she nor Inuyasha could cook that well. She dismissed it and went on to further explore. She had counted twenty or so other rooms, some decorated to houseguests, others were storerooms. The garden courtyard was the masterpiece of it all, beautiful in every way. With the tranquil sounds of the waterfalls and fresh air from the plants, she thought she could stay here forever. She noticed in the center there was a tree that she hadn't noticed before, in the dead center of the courtyard. It was surrounded by a growth that seemed to hide and protect the tree. She moved some of the plants aside and stared up into the huge tree. The tree was a giant, towering way over her head, with its many branches intertwining, wrapping around each other, forming sort of a protective cocoon. The leaves draped like a curtain, forming an umbrella like shield. What was strange though, is she couldn't place what specie the tree was from. It looked like a cross of several different trees from different parts of the world.
"Nice tree isn't it?" A voice came from behind her. Kagome gave off a typical girly screech.
"Not so loud Kagome, that hurts my ears ya' know."
"You scared me Inuyasha. Don't sneak up on me like that." Kagome gave another screech, this one almost like a squeal of happiness, the second she noticed the long flowing silver tail twitching behind Inuyasha. She couldn't resist the urge and clamped onto it, feeling it's furry softness. Inuyasha was taken aback.
"Wow, she really likes my tail. I wonder." Inuyasha curled his tail around Kagome, and Kagome let out a moan of pleasure.
"Oh Inuyasha, it's so soft and warm. You didn't tell me you had a tail." Kagome had gone into a typical "it's so cute" mode, similar to her reaction to his ears. Inuyasha had removed his outer cloak to better regenerate his tail, and was clothed similar to his usual red attire, except it was white.
"What's with the new clothes Inuyasha, they are much softer that your red ones." Kagome asked, slipping in some of the questions she was burning for answers for.
"Inheritance, and it is better armor." Inuyasha simply replied, becoming more aware of the closeness of her to him. Kagome finally snapped out of her thoughts and realized their close proximity. She felt safe and warm all wrapped up in his tail, and perverted thoughts suddenly popped into her mind, ruining the pleasant thoughts. She pushed off him to look into his eyes and asked him again, "What's going on Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha sighed, and led her back into the master bedroom, and set her down. Kagome was going to speak, but Inuyasha put a finger to her mouth to quiet her.
"Kikyou is dead."
*******************
Admiral: Kagome finally gets the news. But what will her response be? Shell Shock should be out in about a week, considering reviews and such. o_~
Admiral: How's that for a longer chapter. There is more where that came from too; you just have to be patient though.
Tigi: Nice den. How much for it?
Admiral: Didn't cost me a dime.
Tigi: Lucky bastard.
Admiral: This chapter was hard. I had to find the perfect relationship between fluff and usualness. The result is almost-fluff-but-not-quite- fluff. I think this worked out quite well. Part two of this epic will have some lovely I/K fluff, but that is a while down the road.
Admiral: Next chapter will be just everything falling into place, and we will have our first mini encounter with the new bad guy. We might even learn his name.
