I don't own Inuyasha or anything having to do with this show. I make this
only for entertainment purposes, (and an excuse to avoid my homework:). So
don't sue and enjoy the fic!
Small note: If you'd like to take this fic for your own site, go ahead. I have no quarrels. Just don't claim anyone else did it, yada, yada. And if you do, please use msmelanie1@yahoo.com for my e-mail okay? Plus, it would be nice to hear from you if you do. Especially if you'd like the .doc original version.
This fic is dedicated to Angie, who, towards the beginning, had wished for a longer chapter. I hope you like it, but be careful! This is where many secrets start to finally be revealed! But don't forget, with new answers always comes new questions...
The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...
By: Msmelanie
Chapter Eleven: INFORMATION OVERLOAD!!
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Kawayou growled and bared his fangs automatically as he and Inuyasha came back to Kagome's time.
Inuyasha's ears went back in dissaproval. "Nothing is here."
Kawayou glared at Inuyasha. 'I know my own senses.' "Something is here that wasn't when I jumped in."
Inuyasha looked down at himself. "Gee, what could that be?" he said sarcastically.
The sarcasm was not lost on Kawayou. "I'm not sensing 'you' idiot! It's something else and it's above us."
Inuyasha just looked at Kawayou. 'I don't sense a damn thing.' He grabbed Kawayou and leapt out of the well.
As he sat him down he crossed his arms. "See? Nothing out here except-"
His voice had gotten caught in his throat as he saw Sesshoumaru no more than ten feet away, standing straight and regal at the entrance.
"...Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha finished as he started to look at his brother.
Kawayou growled at the strange man.
Sesshoumaru didn't seem to mind. He ignored the hanyou and looked at Kawayou.
Inuyasha stared blankly at his brother as he realized he was wearing strange futuristic clothes. His attention was suddenly diverted as Sesshoumaru started to walk toward Kawayou. He immediately unsheathed Tetsusaiga and transformed it as he stood in front of his son. "What do you want?" He growled.
Sesshoumaru glanced at him. "My possession."
Inuyasha looked a bit confused but didn't waiver. "What possession?"
Sesshoumaru pointed straight at Kawayou.
Kawayou and Inuyasha both growled, although Inuyasha's growl reached a lower and more dangerous tone.
Inuyasha swung Tetsusaiga in a downward motion threatentingly. "He's my pup, not yours!"
"Wrong. He is my pup. I created him." Sesshoumaru replied.
Inuyasha's eyes grew wide. "You're lying."
If Sesshoumaru could smile, he probably would have been, but he kept his face clear.
Kawayou stopped growling when Sesshoumaru spoke. 'What? Wait! Dammit mom, just the hell who is my father??!'
Sesshoumaru stepped forward again, as Inuyasha started to prepare to dive at him.
Sesshoumaru just stared at him. "I did not come to fight. I'm merely taking my possession back to his human mother."
"You know where my mom is?!" Kawayou shouted darting through Inuyasha's legs and stepping in front of Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha couldn't believe what had just happened. "Hey come back here, pup! He's dangerous!"
Kawayou was about to look back as Sesshoumaru grabbed him and ran off. Inuyasha barked his dissaproval and started to chase his half-brother down.
A little while later...
"Please?" Yura asked again looking at Kagome.
"For the hundredth time, no!" Kagome shouted. "I will not let you comb my hair!"
Yura stuck out her tongue. "You should be thankful I'm in the mood to even comb your hair. Most people can't afford me, and I don't touch anyone elses otherwise."
"Then why are you bugging me?" Kagome said with an edge still in her voice.
"I'm bored." Yura replied as she smiled. "I'll even make the price half- off."
Kagome just looked away from Yura. 'Who'd a thought Yura would've survived and ...become a hair stylist?'
Yura frowned at her. "The shampoo your using is all wrong. You should be using something with-"
"I don't need your advice!" Kagome shouted.
"My, my. Aren't we touchy today." Yura replied.
Kagome ignored her comment as she started hearing yelling coming down the road.
"Hey you-!"
"Give me back my pup you *******!"
"When I get my hands on you!-"
"Let him the **** go!"
"Let go of me ya gigantic *******!"
"You heard him! Let go of him ya son of a *****!"
Kagome frowned. 'The language they are using!' She sat up and watched the door open. Sesshoumaru set Kawayou next to Kagome and moved toward the back of the room.
Then, Inuyasha appeared at the door and suddenly froze. "Kagome?"
Kagome didn't look too pleased to see him.
"Sit down." Sesshoumaru commanded.
Inuyasha just looked at him angrily. "What the **** is going on?!"
"I'll tell you what's going on!" Kagome shouted. "You have been shouting out cusswords left and right! How many do you think Kawayou knows now?!"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome surprised. "Shouldn't you be more concerned with Sesshoumaru and-"
Then he spotted Yura who was smiling at him. "Yura of the demon hair?!"
"Oh look! The cute little doggie woggie has strayed away from it's home!" she laughed.
"What?!" Inuyasha barked. "Why I oughtta-"
"Sit down." Sesshoumaru finished. "You should be quiet and sit down. You're disgraceful."
"Wha-?!Bu-?! Kagom-?!" Inuyasha tried to sputter out the words and realized Kagome was shaking her head yes. The weird thing was, she smiled about it. "Sit down Inuyasha. He can't hurt you." She looked back at Sesshoumaru who frowned. "In fact, right now he has more reason to be scared of you."
"What?!" Inuyasha's ears shot up in disbelief. "Why?"
To the important discussion Kagome had just heard previously...
///Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome. "I hate stories. Yura, explain to her what's going on."
Yura smiled. "Sesshoumaru's little girl had caused a lot more trouble than anyone could have imagined."
"His little girl?" Kagome asked confused.
"Yes. Rin." Yura replied. "After you left through the well a final time, something happened to the Shikon no Tama, did it not?"
Kagome stayed silent.
"I watched the Shikon no Tama disappear from your neck as you plunged through your little well. Your doggie didn't see that, since you had 'sitted' him previously. If he had, he would've ran after it like I did. It sped away to an unknown destination, faster than any human eye could see, then clunked down on the ground.When I caught up with it I realized, the jewel was completely whole again. It had called it's missing pieces." Yura explained.
"What? Are you sure?" Kagome asked.
"Positive. The Shikon no Tama waited out in the middle of the forest. As if it had some plan all it's own. I waited to see what would happen." Yura replied.
"But well..." Kagome said not quite understanding the jewel having some kind of concsiousness.
"Well, what?" Yura replied.
"Well, how did you survive? I mean I split you in half and-"
Yura laughed again. "You and your pet didn't even bury me! You just split me in half and left me there. It didn't take long to recover enough strength to signal help to Sesshoumaru."
Kagome's mouth fell wide open. "Sesshoumaru?! You knew Sesshoumaru back then?!"
"Well, of course! Did you think it really was a little birdie that had told me about Inuyasha?" Yura frowned. "Now may I please continue?"
Kagome stayed silent as Yura went on with her story.
"I wanted to grab the jewel all for my self, but it was acting too strangely to just stroll on over and pick it up. Instead, I waited. It hadn't been long before I could hear giggling in the woods. A little girl ran out into the clearing, while the annoying voice of Sesshoumaru's pet Jakken kept yelling for her to come back." Yura smiled. "The jewel suddenly began to glow and the little girl picked it up as it started to talk to her."
"What? Talk? The jewel can't talk!" Kagome shouted in disbelief.
Yura smiled. "It did to her somehow because she talked back to it. Next thing I knew, the child had put it into her mouth unexpectedly. Well, I decided it was time to take what was mine, so I emerged. I was about to cut her head off with my lovely hair, but before I could she had yelled out a wish that had changed the future of all youkai's existence."
"What was that?"
"She yelled out to the heavens 'Rin want no more bad powers for youkai!' and fell to the ground." Yura explained.
Kagome didn't know exactly how to respond. "Wha....but why would she...?"
"No one knows! All I know is I have gone 500 years without the ability of having my hair cut!" Yura frowned. "Since the dangerous powers of most demons protected them, it was soon clear humans now had the upper hand. They eliminated any demon they could find that couldn't protect itself."
"...how awful." Kagome replied as she thought about demons that hadn't hurt anyone. Like Shippou.
"Yes, but somehow the spell had a loophole." Yura frowned.
Kagome looked straight at her. "A loophole?"
"Yes. It took a lot more dangerous power out of full-youkai's while half- youkai's still had 1/3 of their dangerous youkai strength. Meaning, your little doggie still had strength and so did Naraku. Although, Naraku did not try to take over the world, because he might have been about equal with Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fighting together."
"-but I thought you said-" Kagome stuttered out.
"Sesshoumaru is still a good fighter, powers or not. And Inuyasha is too, but could no longer transform the Tetsusaiga."
"Oh." Kagome replied softly. "So it really was equal."
"No. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha had me join them, but no one really knew how much power he had, and vice versa." Yura smiled. "So he never really fought us for control. Both he and Sesshoumaru have still tried worthless tactics against each other, but neither has gained the upper hand."
"Oh. But why was he my boss? And why couldn't I sense him?"
"Another thing that was weird." Yura replied. "The Shikon no Tama is made up of souls, so while one soul did it's best to grant the horrible wish that would be the death to all youkai, one soul made it so that we could not be sensed or have a scent anymore. Making tracking us down that much harder."
"Oh." Was Kagome's only reply. 'I never thought of the jewel as actually having conflicting emotions. Or emotions at all! But it does have souls inside, doesn't it?' She decided to change the subject. "Well, what about him as my boss and...and Kawayou? Is he...is he really Sesshoumaru's child?"
Yura laughed. "I told you the doggies didn't believe the big babboon would be satisfied without pushing the envelope soon, didn't I? But powers were still too unknown to be hasty. That's when Sesshoumaru decided that a demon with both youkai strength and a priestess' inherited powers would make the difference. So unknown to Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru had drugged you, tooken you away under the cover of night, and brought you back unknowingly carrying Inuyasha's new little 'gift'.
Kagome gasped. "Inuyasha's gift? But didn't-"
"Sesshoumaru didn't want to touch a human. So being the great doctor that he is, he had his own ways." Yura smiled.////
To Inuyasha who had just heard the explanation over again...
Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru dangerously. "Let Kagome go. Now."
Sesshoumaru didn't move. "Naraku is still waiting for her."
"I don't care! I'll protect her!" he shouted. He looked straight at Yura. "And how come you haven't said the whole truth?! Where's the shikon jewel?! And where is Kikyou?!!"
Just then, Inuyasha cringed. He forgot how delicate Kagome was about Kikyou, but...
She didn't react?
Inuyasha straightened back up. 'She...she doesn't care if I care about Kikyou anymore? Then does she not...'
Kagome had missed Inuyasha's look of dissapointment. She had turned her head to watch Yura. "Don't even think about it."
Yura stepped away from Kawayou again. "He has his father's pretty hair!"
Kagome layed down a Nabiki-like glare at her. Then, she looked toward Inuyasha and noticed his strange expression. "What?"
"I-" He stuttered. "I mentioned Kikyou and...and you didn't even..."
Inuyasha's eyes went wide as he realized Kagome was blushing. 'What? Why is she...?'
Kagome cleared her throat. "How about you get me and Kawayou out of here first, okay?"
Inuyasha grinned at the suggestion and ran toward Kagome.
Sesshoumaru didn't move. "If we worked together, we could defeat him."
Inuyasha stopped. "Defeat Naraku?"
"That was the original plan." Sesshoumaru replied. "Until you found out about my creation and decided you would not risk getting it involved." he frowned. "That stupid protective father instinct made you collide head on with Naraku causing your premature demise, and a wrinkle in my plans."
Inuyasha scoffed off the news of his death. "I can defeat Naraku now, no sweat."
Sesshoumaru frowned. "Do sweat. No one will defeat Naraku but my creation."
"Yeah, right. The big babboon can't still be that strong." Inuyasha replied.
"You'd be surprised." Commented Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha stayed silent a moment.
"His mother had been helping him to understand his own unique powers. I'm sure he'll be able to defeat him with our help." Sesshoumaru replied. "Otherwise, we'll be like cattle on their way to being slaughtered."
Inuyasha thought about what Sesshoumaru had said.
"Don't forget, you have more power now and should be more confident than you were in your weaker form." he added.
Inuyasha looked at him and sighed. What to do? Defeat Naraku with Kawayou's help? Well, Sesshoumaru did say he was stronger than he had been previously. He could watch out for Kawayou unlike his future form.
Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru. "So, what you're saying is you want us to take on Naraku with Kawayou?" Sesshoumaru looked back at him "Yes." "No!" Inuyasha looked back at Kagome.
"No way! Never! Kawayou's MY baby, you are not taking him to fight Naraku! Take me!!" Kagome wailed.
"No. Your priestess skills are lacking compared to the boy's." Sesshoumaru replied.
Kagome looks pleadingly at Inuyasha. "You aren't going to take him away, are you? I mean, your future self wouldn't risk it!"
Inuyasha looked at the far wall. What was he going to do? He could watch Kawayou while they fought Naraku, right? Besides, Naraku had only 1/3 of his original power now. He shook his head in frustration. If he didn't try it then Naraku could try and hurt Kagome again. Or worse yet, if Naraku defeated him, what would happen to Kagome and his pup? 'I hate to say this, but...'
Kagome could see his decision written all over his face. "Fine." she said defiantly. "If he goes, then I go! And everyone else goes!!"
"Everyone else?" Inuyasha asked confused.
"I won't take any chances! We are bringing everyone here to fight!" Kagome shouted.
Inuyasha groaned. "I don't need-"
"You do and you will!" she shouted firmly as she crossed her arms.
Kawayou just continued to watch everything happen in front of him. Being four years old he was still having trouble understanding a lot of the facts and situations that he was being faced with.
Kagome numbered her fingers off as she said who would be helping. "We need Miroku and Sango. Shippou. Toutousai-"
"Toutousai?!"
"What if something happens to Tetsusaiga? And Kouga."
"Kouga?!" Inuyasha barked. "No way, not that wimpy wolf, I-"
"Kouga, Inuyasha! He's helped us out more than once!" Kagome shouted.
Inuyasha waved his hands. "Fine, fine." 'Whatever makes her happy.'
"Do you think Nobounaga is a good fighter?"
Inuyasha choked until he realized Kagome had been playing with him. "Very funny. Fine then. Sango, Shippou, Miroku, Toutousai if I can find him, and the wimpy wolf. No more."
Then Kagome shook her finger at him. "And If 'I' think that it becomes too dangerous for our son, then I'm taking him away and you are on your own!"
Inuyasha didn't know how to reply to that one.
Kagome smiled and looked down at Kawayou who was still taking everything in. "Come on Kawayou, let's go home."
Kawayou looked at his mom and sliced open the chains that were holding her. She and Kawayou moved toward Inuyasha.
"So when do we do this?" Inuyasha said glaring at his brother.
"In two days meet me in the nearby park at 11:00 P.M."
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Next time on the Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...
Inuyasha had a grin from ear to ear. He leaned over towards Kawayou a little bit and pointed at his necklace. "Hey, do you think you could pull this off?"
Well, he was almost killed.' "...Just a little." Inuyasha replied.
Kagome smiled at him and pulled the covers over Kawayou. "Kawayou does heal very fast. There's really no need to even give him bandages."
Inuyasha looked back at her questioningly. "Could he have the...?"
Small note: If you'd like to take this fic for your own site, go ahead. I have no quarrels. Just don't claim anyone else did it, yada, yada. And if you do, please use msmelanie1@yahoo.com for my e-mail okay? Plus, it would be nice to hear from you if you do. Especially if you'd like the .doc original version.
This fic is dedicated to Angie, who, towards the beginning, had wished for a longer chapter. I hope you like it, but be careful! This is where many secrets start to finally be revealed! But don't forget, with new answers always comes new questions...
The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...
By: Msmelanie
Chapter Eleven: INFORMATION OVERLOAD!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kawayou growled and bared his fangs automatically as he and Inuyasha came back to Kagome's time.
Inuyasha's ears went back in dissaproval. "Nothing is here."
Kawayou glared at Inuyasha. 'I know my own senses.' "Something is here that wasn't when I jumped in."
Inuyasha looked down at himself. "Gee, what could that be?" he said sarcastically.
The sarcasm was not lost on Kawayou. "I'm not sensing 'you' idiot! It's something else and it's above us."
Inuyasha just looked at Kawayou. 'I don't sense a damn thing.' He grabbed Kawayou and leapt out of the well.
As he sat him down he crossed his arms. "See? Nothing out here except-"
His voice had gotten caught in his throat as he saw Sesshoumaru no more than ten feet away, standing straight and regal at the entrance.
"...Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha finished as he started to look at his brother.
Kawayou growled at the strange man.
Sesshoumaru didn't seem to mind. He ignored the hanyou and looked at Kawayou.
Inuyasha stared blankly at his brother as he realized he was wearing strange futuristic clothes. His attention was suddenly diverted as Sesshoumaru started to walk toward Kawayou. He immediately unsheathed Tetsusaiga and transformed it as he stood in front of his son. "What do you want?" He growled.
Sesshoumaru glanced at him. "My possession."
Inuyasha looked a bit confused but didn't waiver. "What possession?"
Sesshoumaru pointed straight at Kawayou.
Kawayou and Inuyasha both growled, although Inuyasha's growl reached a lower and more dangerous tone.
Inuyasha swung Tetsusaiga in a downward motion threatentingly. "He's my pup, not yours!"
"Wrong. He is my pup. I created him." Sesshoumaru replied.
Inuyasha's eyes grew wide. "You're lying."
If Sesshoumaru could smile, he probably would have been, but he kept his face clear.
Kawayou stopped growling when Sesshoumaru spoke. 'What? Wait! Dammit mom, just the hell who is my father??!'
Sesshoumaru stepped forward again, as Inuyasha started to prepare to dive at him.
Sesshoumaru just stared at him. "I did not come to fight. I'm merely taking my possession back to his human mother."
"You know where my mom is?!" Kawayou shouted darting through Inuyasha's legs and stepping in front of Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha couldn't believe what had just happened. "Hey come back here, pup! He's dangerous!"
Kawayou was about to look back as Sesshoumaru grabbed him and ran off. Inuyasha barked his dissaproval and started to chase his half-brother down.
A little while later...
"Please?" Yura asked again looking at Kagome.
"For the hundredth time, no!" Kagome shouted. "I will not let you comb my hair!"
Yura stuck out her tongue. "You should be thankful I'm in the mood to even comb your hair. Most people can't afford me, and I don't touch anyone elses otherwise."
"Then why are you bugging me?" Kagome said with an edge still in her voice.
"I'm bored." Yura replied as she smiled. "I'll even make the price half- off."
Kagome just looked away from Yura. 'Who'd a thought Yura would've survived and ...become a hair stylist?'
Yura frowned at her. "The shampoo your using is all wrong. You should be using something with-"
"I don't need your advice!" Kagome shouted.
"My, my. Aren't we touchy today." Yura replied.
Kagome ignored her comment as she started hearing yelling coming down the road.
"Hey you-!"
"Give me back my pup you *******!"
"When I get my hands on you!-"
"Let him the **** go!"
"Let go of me ya gigantic *******!"
"You heard him! Let go of him ya son of a *****!"
Kagome frowned. 'The language they are using!' She sat up and watched the door open. Sesshoumaru set Kawayou next to Kagome and moved toward the back of the room.
Then, Inuyasha appeared at the door and suddenly froze. "Kagome?"
Kagome didn't look too pleased to see him.
"Sit down." Sesshoumaru commanded.
Inuyasha just looked at him angrily. "What the **** is going on?!"
"I'll tell you what's going on!" Kagome shouted. "You have been shouting out cusswords left and right! How many do you think Kawayou knows now?!"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome surprised. "Shouldn't you be more concerned with Sesshoumaru and-"
Then he spotted Yura who was smiling at him. "Yura of the demon hair?!"
"Oh look! The cute little doggie woggie has strayed away from it's home!" she laughed.
"What?!" Inuyasha barked. "Why I oughtta-"
"Sit down." Sesshoumaru finished. "You should be quiet and sit down. You're disgraceful."
"Wha-?!Bu-?! Kagom-?!" Inuyasha tried to sputter out the words and realized Kagome was shaking her head yes. The weird thing was, she smiled about it. "Sit down Inuyasha. He can't hurt you." She looked back at Sesshoumaru who frowned. "In fact, right now he has more reason to be scared of you."
"What?!" Inuyasha's ears shot up in disbelief. "Why?"
To the important discussion Kagome had just heard previously...
///Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome. "I hate stories. Yura, explain to her what's going on."
Yura smiled. "Sesshoumaru's little girl had caused a lot more trouble than anyone could have imagined."
"His little girl?" Kagome asked confused.
"Yes. Rin." Yura replied. "After you left through the well a final time, something happened to the Shikon no Tama, did it not?"
Kagome stayed silent.
"I watched the Shikon no Tama disappear from your neck as you plunged through your little well. Your doggie didn't see that, since you had 'sitted' him previously. If he had, he would've ran after it like I did. It sped away to an unknown destination, faster than any human eye could see, then clunked down on the ground.When I caught up with it I realized, the jewel was completely whole again. It had called it's missing pieces." Yura explained.
"What? Are you sure?" Kagome asked.
"Positive. The Shikon no Tama waited out in the middle of the forest. As if it had some plan all it's own. I waited to see what would happen." Yura replied.
"But well..." Kagome said not quite understanding the jewel having some kind of concsiousness.
"Well, what?" Yura replied.
"Well, how did you survive? I mean I split you in half and-"
Yura laughed again. "You and your pet didn't even bury me! You just split me in half and left me there. It didn't take long to recover enough strength to signal help to Sesshoumaru."
Kagome's mouth fell wide open. "Sesshoumaru?! You knew Sesshoumaru back then?!"
"Well, of course! Did you think it really was a little birdie that had told me about Inuyasha?" Yura frowned. "Now may I please continue?"
Kagome stayed silent as Yura went on with her story.
"I wanted to grab the jewel all for my self, but it was acting too strangely to just stroll on over and pick it up. Instead, I waited. It hadn't been long before I could hear giggling in the woods. A little girl ran out into the clearing, while the annoying voice of Sesshoumaru's pet Jakken kept yelling for her to come back." Yura smiled. "The jewel suddenly began to glow and the little girl picked it up as it started to talk to her."
"What? Talk? The jewel can't talk!" Kagome shouted in disbelief.
Yura smiled. "It did to her somehow because she talked back to it. Next thing I knew, the child had put it into her mouth unexpectedly. Well, I decided it was time to take what was mine, so I emerged. I was about to cut her head off with my lovely hair, but before I could she had yelled out a wish that had changed the future of all youkai's existence."
"What was that?"
"She yelled out to the heavens 'Rin want no more bad powers for youkai!' and fell to the ground." Yura explained.
Kagome didn't know exactly how to respond. "Wha....but why would she...?"
"No one knows! All I know is I have gone 500 years without the ability of having my hair cut!" Yura frowned. "Since the dangerous powers of most demons protected them, it was soon clear humans now had the upper hand. They eliminated any demon they could find that couldn't protect itself."
"...how awful." Kagome replied as she thought about demons that hadn't hurt anyone. Like Shippou.
"Yes, but somehow the spell had a loophole." Yura frowned.
Kagome looked straight at her. "A loophole?"
"Yes. It took a lot more dangerous power out of full-youkai's while half- youkai's still had 1/3 of their dangerous youkai strength. Meaning, your little doggie still had strength and so did Naraku. Although, Naraku did not try to take over the world, because he might have been about equal with Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fighting together."
"-but I thought you said-" Kagome stuttered out.
"Sesshoumaru is still a good fighter, powers or not. And Inuyasha is too, but could no longer transform the Tetsusaiga."
"Oh." Kagome replied softly. "So it really was equal."
"No. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha had me join them, but no one really knew how much power he had, and vice versa." Yura smiled. "So he never really fought us for control. Both he and Sesshoumaru have still tried worthless tactics against each other, but neither has gained the upper hand."
"Oh. But why was he my boss? And why couldn't I sense him?"
"Another thing that was weird." Yura replied. "The Shikon no Tama is made up of souls, so while one soul did it's best to grant the horrible wish that would be the death to all youkai, one soul made it so that we could not be sensed or have a scent anymore. Making tracking us down that much harder."
"Oh." Was Kagome's only reply. 'I never thought of the jewel as actually having conflicting emotions. Or emotions at all! But it does have souls inside, doesn't it?' She decided to change the subject. "Well, what about him as my boss and...and Kawayou? Is he...is he really Sesshoumaru's child?"
Yura laughed. "I told you the doggies didn't believe the big babboon would be satisfied without pushing the envelope soon, didn't I? But powers were still too unknown to be hasty. That's when Sesshoumaru decided that a demon with both youkai strength and a priestess' inherited powers would make the difference. So unknown to Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru had drugged you, tooken you away under the cover of night, and brought you back unknowingly carrying Inuyasha's new little 'gift'.
Kagome gasped. "Inuyasha's gift? But didn't-"
"Sesshoumaru didn't want to touch a human. So being the great doctor that he is, he had his own ways." Yura smiled.////
To Inuyasha who had just heard the explanation over again...
Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru dangerously. "Let Kagome go. Now."
Sesshoumaru didn't move. "Naraku is still waiting for her."
"I don't care! I'll protect her!" he shouted. He looked straight at Yura. "And how come you haven't said the whole truth?! Where's the shikon jewel?! And where is Kikyou?!!"
Just then, Inuyasha cringed. He forgot how delicate Kagome was about Kikyou, but...
She didn't react?
Inuyasha straightened back up. 'She...she doesn't care if I care about Kikyou anymore? Then does she not...'
Kagome had missed Inuyasha's look of dissapointment. She had turned her head to watch Yura. "Don't even think about it."
Yura stepped away from Kawayou again. "He has his father's pretty hair!"
Kagome layed down a Nabiki-like glare at her. Then, she looked toward Inuyasha and noticed his strange expression. "What?"
"I-" He stuttered. "I mentioned Kikyou and...and you didn't even..."
Inuyasha's eyes went wide as he realized Kagome was blushing. 'What? Why is she...?'
Kagome cleared her throat. "How about you get me and Kawayou out of here first, okay?"
Inuyasha grinned at the suggestion and ran toward Kagome.
Sesshoumaru didn't move. "If we worked together, we could defeat him."
Inuyasha stopped. "Defeat Naraku?"
"That was the original plan." Sesshoumaru replied. "Until you found out about my creation and decided you would not risk getting it involved." he frowned. "That stupid protective father instinct made you collide head on with Naraku causing your premature demise, and a wrinkle in my plans."
Inuyasha scoffed off the news of his death. "I can defeat Naraku now, no sweat."
Sesshoumaru frowned. "Do sweat. No one will defeat Naraku but my creation."
"Yeah, right. The big babboon can't still be that strong." Inuyasha replied.
"You'd be surprised." Commented Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha stayed silent a moment.
"His mother had been helping him to understand his own unique powers. I'm sure he'll be able to defeat him with our help." Sesshoumaru replied. "Otherwise, we'll be like cattle on their way to being slaughtered."
Inuyasha thought about what Sesshoumaru had said.
"Don't forget, you have more power now and should be more confident than you were in your weaker form." he added.
Inuyasha looked at him and sighed. What to do? Defeat Naraku with Kawayou's help? Well, Sesshoumaru did say he was stronger than he had been previously. He could watch out for Kawayou unlike his future form.
Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru. "So, what you're saying is you want us to take on Naraku with Kawayou?" Sesshoumaru looked back at him "Yes." "No!" Inuyasha looked back at Kagome.
"No way! Never! Kawayou's MY baby, you are not taking him to fight Naraku! Take me!!" Kagome wailed.
"No. Your priestess skills are lacking compared to the boy's." Sesshoumaru replied.
Kagome looks pleadingly at Inuyasha. "You aren't going to take him away, are you? I mean, your future self wouldn't risk it!"
Inuyasha looked at the far wall. What was he going to do? He could watch Kawayou while they fought Naraku, right? Besides, Naraku had only 1/3 of his original power now. He shook his head in frustration. If he didn't try it then Naraku could try and hurt Kagome again. Or worse yet, if Naraku defeated him, what would happen to Kagome and his pup? 'I hate to say this, but...'
Kagome could see his decision written all over his face. "Fine." she said defiantly. "If he goes, then I go! And everyone else goes!!"
"Everyone else?" Inuyasha asked confused.
"I won't take any chances! We are bringing everyone here to fight!" Kagome shouted.
Inuyasha groaned. "I don't need-"
"You do and you will!" she shouted firmly as she crossed her arms.
Kawayou just continued to watch everything happen in front of him. Being four years old he was still having trouble understanding a lot of the facts and situations that he was being faced with.
Kagome numbered her fingers off as she said who would be helping. "We need Miroku and Sango. Shippou. Toutousai-"
"Toutousai?!"
"What if something happens to Tetsusaiga? And Kouga."
"Kouga?!" Inuyasha barked. "No way, not that wimpy wolf, I-"
"Kouga, Inuyasha! He's helped us out more than once!" Kagome shouted.
Inuyasha waved his hands. "Fine, fine." 'Whatever makes her happy.'
"Do you think Nobounaga is a good fighter?"
Inuyasha choked until he realized Kagome had been playing with him. "Very funny. Fine then. Sango, Shippou, Miroku, Toutousai if I can find him, and the wimpy wolf. No more."
Then Kagome shook her finger at him. "And If 'I' think that it becomes too dangerous for our son, then I'm taking him away and you are on your own!"
Inuyasha didn't know how to reply to that one.
Kagome smiled and looked down at Kawayou who was still taking everything in. "Come on Kawayou, let's go home."
Kawayou looked at his mom and sliced open the chains that were holding her. She and Kawayou moved toward Inuyasha.
"So when do we do this?" Inuyasha said glaring at his brother.
"In two days meet me in the nearby park at 11:00 P.M."
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Next time on the Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...
Inuyasha had a grin from ear to ear. He leaned over towards Kawayou a little bit and pointed at his necklace. "Hey, do you think you could pull this off?"
Well, he was almost killed.' "...Just a little." Inuyasha replied.
Kagome smiled at him and pulled the covers over Kawayou. "Kawayou does heal very fast. There's really no need to even give him bandages."
Inuyasha looked back at her questioningly. "Could he have the...?"
