Unasareru
Chapter 8
Dedicated to my few, but still wonderful reviewers, especially Tiger of the Wind and Aeyikie, who have inspired the continuance and humor (however little there is) of this story!
Not many notes today. I'm cranky and I almost killed Fluffy. We were on some hill with a huge drop-off and I was really tempted to push her. She complains too much. We pretty much got into a fistfight up there. Nothing happened. I need emotional counseling.
By the way, if anyone doesn't get Inu's thought patterns- -This- begins and ends his thinking. *This* inside -this- is the Inuyasha that we see on the outside, the one that's sort of cranky and easily annoyed. 'This' inside -this- is a voice inside Inu's head. Maybe we can interpret it as his inner romantic. Or his common sense.
Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha or anyone or anything associated with him, with the exception of my best friend, my Inu plushy.
Both Ijin and Tsuru ARE original characters! If you have some odd desire to use them, tell me because I'd probably like to read the fic. About 999 times out of 1000 I'll let you use an original character. I just don't want them put into totally crappy fics or a story that the author doesn't care/ isn't serious about.
Have fun! Leave a review!
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Sweat blinded them all as they rushed through the forest. Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kirara were beginning to tire, but Inuyasha was being driven by an inexplicable adrenaline. Soon they found their destination, an ebony-haired girl who appeared to be just waking in the clearing. She yawned and stretched a bit. She blinked at the five friends who stood a few feet away. No one moved.
"KAGOME!" A ball of fluff came flying at Kagome, who she identified to be a familiar kitsune- before he slammed into her, knocking her to the ground. She laughed and hugged Shippou tightly. "Oh-Kagome, I-was-so-worried-when- you-weren't-there-and-we-looked-everywhere-and-we-ran-and-ran-and-ran, but- you-were-missing-and-everybody-was-so-worried, especially-me-and-Inuyasha- cause-we-" Kagome had looked at Inuyasha. "You were worried?" she asked him, with a bit of amusement in her voice. Shippou was still talking nonstop behind her.
-'Don't mention anything about a 'shard detector', nothing about the jewel shards, nothing about the jewel shards! Don't upset her now!'- "Yeah, we can't find any jewels when you're not around." He said, smirking. -'You BAKA! Don't you listen to the voices in your head?' *I make it a point not to* 'GGGRRRRR!' -
Kagome huffed slightly. She wasn't so stupid that she didn't see the real smile Inuyasha gave her. She knew he had been concerned, she'd seen it in the dream world. Yume Seijin, as they called it now. Tsuru had told the once.
[Translation note- Yume Seijin VERY loosely translates from Japanese as 'dream world' these are both only words, though they are not necessarily combinable. Apart, they literally translate as 'a dream' and 'the world'.]
Kouga watched from the tree, but his presence didn't go undetected by a sensitive hanyou. "I smell a pathetic wolf." He growled. "Inuyasha..." Kagome pleaded with him. She wasn't in the mood for conflict right now. Inuyasha sighed. Not today, if only for Kagome's sake. But tomorrow- tomorrow was wide open. Inuyasha smiled sinisterly to himself.
-Look out, wolf-boy. Nobody kidnaps Kagome and gets away with it. 'Oh, so now you're protective of your jewel shard detector!' *Shut up, you know it's not like that!* 'Really? Why don't you enlighten me puppy-pants? Yesterday, you were madly in love with Kikyou! Getting sick of her already?' *GGGRRR!* 'Two words- anger management.' *Shut up*-
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Night fell, seemingly without warning. Before they knew it, blackness was creeping into the trees and engulfing their vision. No on could see at all. "It's dark tonight." Sango stated. "I wonder why."
A thought struck Kagome like a ton of bricks. She looked to the sky, frantically searching. -No, no, NO! Not now! - If you haven't guessed by now, the moon was gone from sight. And so was Inuyasha. A new moon. Why did they pick the absolute worst times to go?
Actually, Inuyasha had, with much effort, climbed into a tree above the group, as was usual. -Damn human form! - Kagome figured that Inuyasha was somewhere nearby and that she would see him in Yume Seijin. She let herself sleep. -Ijin won't hurt me. - she repeated to herself over and over. -He can't while Inuyasha's around.-
She didn't realize that she had said that out loud. Inuyasha gave her a warm, very un-Inuyasha-ish look. -She puts so much faith in me. Hmm- Stupid girl. - As he settled down to join her in Yume Seijin, he heard Kagome shriek. He was immediately awakened and he jumped to kneel by her side.
"Kagome! Kagome, wake up!" Somewhere in the back of his mind, Inuyasha knew she wasn't going to wake up just because he told her to. Her brow was furrowed and she struggled in her sleeping bag. She suddenly went ridged and then stopped moving. "Kuso!" He cursed and lay down right beside her to try to get sleep- to help Kagome.
His worry was only impairment; it prevented him from falling asleep. He knew he was losing time. Eventually, he rolled a wrong way and slammed his head full speed into the tree's trunk, knocking himself unconscious. [A/N- I've done this before. It hurts just remembering it.]
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He awoke (sort of) in Yume Seijin. He looked around for any sign of Kagome. Her bow and arrows lay forgotten on the ground. "Shimatta!" he cursed again. "Why the hell do you keep doing this to me?" he spoke in a relatively calm voice to some unknown force. -It just isn't fair! - And for once, the voice didn't interfere. Inuyasha picked up her weapon. It might just come in handy later.
He took off. [A/N- Without more boring and pointless running scenes, we'll go on ahead.] He found a familiar form behind a tree. "TSURU!" he roared. The youkai whipped her head out from beneath her wing and stood up, ready to fight. At the sight of Inuyasha she relaxed a bit. She shouldn't have. Tetsusaiga was at her throat. Untransformed, it wasn't as daunting, but it could still have put a nice hole through Tsuru, and she knew it.
"All right, you disgusting bird, where is Kagome?" His voice, as well as his sword never quivered. Tsuru looked at him with her large, truthful eyes. "I honestly don't know where the girl is." She spoke. "Why not? That bastard angel thing is your boss, right?" Tsuru's face seemed to light up a bit. "Nope! He isn't my boss any more!" she exclaimed. Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow.
"Inuyasha, it would be much easier to talk if you would drop that sword." He reluctantly did so, but his eyes still bore into hers, warning her against any escape. "I left! I told him that I wouldn't be coming back. It was so strange. He just nodded, like he was too busy with something else." Inuyasha glared at her. "He got Kagome." Tsuru's face fell. "But... why? He really doesn't have any reason for her. He has many of the jewel shards, he really shouldn't need anymore." Inuyasha cringed. -All our jewel shards. Gone. - Tsuru looked determined and approached him fearlessly.
"We're going to go save her!"
"Feh. Of course we are."
And that was that.
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Halfway across Yume Seijin, Miroku and Sango were exploring. A deafening sound ripped across the land. SLAPSLAP [A/N- Take a wild guess at what happened there...] Inuyasha took off. Tsuru flew ahead, looking rather awkward with her long legs flapping uselessly behind her. Suddenly, after about a half hour jog in silence, she let out a gentle coo. It told her companions that Tsuru had relocated her previous place of employment.
They passed a forest of evergreen trees and ran full-tilt again towards the small shrine-like structure. "Man, this guy's full of himself isn't he? Building a damn shrine to himself..." Inuyasha spat. Tsuru led them inside. "actually," she stated ", Yume Seijin is highly sought building property." It was a joke, but right now really wasn't the time. Marble arches rose fifty feet above the pure marble floor. The walls were a smoothened rock and the stone columns carved.
Ijin stepped out of a side room and a look of mild surprise flickered on his features. He gave a glare to Tsuru. "I shall dispose of you later." He growled to the youkai. Tsuru trembled for a moment, but eventually stood tall and unafraid next to the people she considered her friends.
"Where is Kagome?" Inuyasha demanded, rather than asked. "She's perfectly safe." He stated lightly. He was in his human form and a sinister smirk crossed his face. He duly noted Inuyasha's black hair and lack of demonic features. "You plan to fight me? Like that?" he cackled coldly. "You could provide a bit more of a challenge, dog. Oh, excuse me /pathetic human/." He corrected himself, glaring at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha jumped at him, only to find that Ijin pushed back with equal force. It was quickly apparent that neither had used his full strength. They broke apart. Ijin's cocky look had turned into a more serious one. -He's still strong I his human form. I may have to cheat a bit. -
Inuyasha, on the other hand hadn't stopped to ponder. He had delivered a devastating blow to Ijin's jaw. A loud crack was heard as the youkai's jaw broke. He went pale. "That is quite enough!" he exclaimed, and immediately regretted it because of his injury. Ijin transformed to his youkai self. Inuyasha wouldn't deny to himself that the full demon would be difficult to fight, and nearly impossible to beat in his current state.
Inuyasha's friends, who had previously watched the fight, waiting for a request of help, took this as their opportunity. "Hiraikotsu!"
Sango's weapon threw the injured youkai away from Inuyasha. The current human looked gratefully at her. Miroku looked at his friend. "Inuyasha, you go find Kagome, we'll stay and get rid of this nuisance." Inuyasha nodded a thanks a ran down into the room Ijin had come from.
He slipped down the hall and looked at the rooms. They all had the same golden doors. Except the two at the end. They were wooden and both were closing quickly. Inuyasha looked left and right at the doors. He was shocked by what he saw. In one room was Kagome, unconscious against the wall. In the other room sat an elegant glass box, housing the Shikon no Tama.
It took Inuyasha a matter of seconds to decide which he would save now. He could always go back for the other. He ran towards the door that he thought would help him in his battle with Ijin, leaving the other door to shut soundlessly.
He felt the warmth that the rising sun was providing. He also felt his youkai powers returning. He flexed his claws and smiled. Now the fun began.
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Back in the main room, Miroku, Sango and Tsuru were hard at work subduing Ijin. "Hiraikotsu!" "Shakojuo!"[A/N- I didn't see what good Miroku's Kazanaa would do in this situation. It's more convenient that he use a weapon.] "Wing Katana! [A/N- In this instance, Katana is being used as blade. If you care.]" Tsuru's attack hit almost directly, but the blast from Ijin's simultaneous attack sent her flying.
Suddenly, all eyes turned to the silver-haired hanyou in the corner. He smirked knowingly at Ijin. The youkai went pale again.
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Did you actually think I would tell you whether he chose the jewel or Kagome? Maybe the answer will surprise you! Don't assume anything yet, readers!
Thank yous-
Serena- Thank you sooooo much! You honestly don't think anything is grossly wrong with it? Oh, thank you! I needed encouragement! That was such a nice review.
Aeyikie- *laughs maniacally, pulls out monkey catching net* Your reviews make me laugh every time! I'm glad you liked it! I'll try to put more out fast! Let's go get those monkeys!
San-chan- Good, I'm glad it doesn't sound like a copy off anything else. Is there anyone in particular who isn't in character? Sorry, I get on a roll, and I just don't stop to make sure everyone is in character and I guess I should, cause I really don't have the right to change any of the characters or anything like that, but I- oh, I'm ranting, aren't I? Have a good time on holiday! Thank you for an honest review. That's not to say that the others reviewers aren't being truthful, but I need to be told what's done well and what's not done well cause- *rants more*
Aeyikie- Sorry, I missed your review in the last chapter, but it's here now! YAY! Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha *pant pant* hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Now I know the secret to getting reviews! I may just use 'the word' to get reviews! YES! Thanks for your reviews! *Whacks Inu over the head with a frying pan* Don't think my story is good? Humph. *Inuyasha starts to stand* Hey, I'm not finished! OSUWARI! SIT! Whatever!
Shadow wraith- Thank you! EWWW! Naraku liking Kikyou is the product of sick minds! Sick minds! But Kagome doesn't like Ijin. Does that count for anything? Well, they were sort of 'together' for a while, so I think it's reasonable that he might get attached. Oh, yeah! And your review didn't sound negative at all. I'm surprised actually. If I was reviewing this right now, I might tell myself this story was getting monotonous. And you should try to write. I find it very relaxing. It's good practice, too! Anyway, thanks for the review!
Question: (I love when you make me think about this. Hooray for brain stimulation!) And about when Inuyasha said, 'all I have to do is somehow get Kikyou's soul back...' or something along those lines, doesn't he realize that would mean killing Kagome?
It would, but that's why I interjected that little 'but' at the end. See, Inu's in denial (Not the river. Ha ha. Another bad joke, sorry...) he thinks he still loves Kikyou in some ways, and wants to help her so they can be happy like they were before- yadda yadda yadda. I suppose a lot of that was my fault. I kind of didn't write the words right, and they ended up sounding wrong. I'll try to fix that soon! It was intended to be like he didn't know what he wanted to do. Obviously, he doesn't want to hurt Kagome, but he really doesn't like Kikyou while she's vengeful and soulless. Did I answer your question? Always feel free to ask!
Anyway, people, please leave reviews, because it's pretty obvious by now that you've read it. Thank you! They really perk me up.
By the way, please check out and review Fluffy Hatsukoi's fics. They are a little bit crazy, but I know it would really encourage her to write something more serious if she got some reviews! Thank you guys!
I'm going to go monkey hunting with Aeyikie! Everybody is invited! Flying monkeys are a nuisance to society! *Goes off to chase monkeys* BYE!
I'm sorry, I couldn't find a quote I really liked for this chapter. Feel free to leave a quote, or even poetry. I can display some of your original work here!
Chapter 9 is all done, so it will be up as soon as I get all my reviews!
Chapter 8
Dedicated to my few, but still wonderful reviewers, especially Tiger of the Wind and Aeyikie, who have inspired the continuance and humor (however little there is) of this story!
Not many notes today. I'm cranky and I almost killed Fluffy. We were on some hill with a huge drop-off and I was really tempted to push her. She complains too much. We pretty much got into a fistfight up there. Nothing happened. I need emotional counseling.
By the way, if anyone doesn't get Inu's thought patterns- -This- begins and ends his thinking. *This* inside -this- is the Inuyasha that we see on the outside, the one that's sort of cranky and easily annoyed. 'This' inside -this- is a voice inside Inu's head. Maybe we can interpret it as his inner romantic. Or his common sense.
Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha or anyone or anything associated with him, with the exception of my best friend, my Inu plushy.
Both Ijin and Tsuru ARE original characters! If you have some odd desire to use them, tell me because I'd probably like to read the fic. About 999 times out of 1000 I'll let you use an original character. I just don't want them put into totally crappy fics or a story that the author doesn't care/ isn't serious about.
Have fun! Leave a review!
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Sweat blinded them all as they rushed through the forest. Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kirara were beginning to tire, but Inuyasha was being driven by an inexplicable adrenaline. Soon they found their destination, an ebony-haired girl who appeared to be just waking in the clearing. She yawned and stretched a bit. She blinked at the five friends who stood a few feet away. No one moved.
"KAGOME!" A ball of fluff came flying at Kagome, who she identified to be a familiar kitsune- before he slammed into her, knocking her to the ground. She laughed and hugged Shippou tightly. "Oh-Kagome, I-was-so-worried-when- you-weren't-there-and-we-looked-everywhere-and-we-ran-and-ran-and-ran, but- you-were-missing-and-everybody-was-so-worried, especially-me-and-Inuyasha- cause-we-" Kagome had looked at Inuyasha. "You were worried?" she asked him, with a bit of amusement in her voice. Shippou was still talking nonstop behind her.
-'Don't mention anything about a 'shard detector', nothing about the jewel shards, nothing about the jewel shards! Don't upset her now!'- "Yeah, we can't find any jewels when you're not around." He said, smirking. -'You BAKA! Don't you listen to the voices in your head?' *I make it a point not to* 'GGGRRRRR!' -
Kagome huffed slightly. She wasn't so stupid that she didn't see the real smile Inuyasha gave her. She knew he had been concerned, she'd seen it in the dream world. Yume Seijin, as they called it now. Tsuru had told the once.
[Translation note- Yume Seijin VERY loosely translates from Japanese as 'dream world' these are both only words, though they are not necessarily combinable. Apart, they literally translate as 'a dream' and 'the world'.]
Kouga watched from the tree, but his presence didn't go undetected by a sensitive hanyou. "I smell a pathetic wolf." He growled. "Inuyasha..." Kagome pleaded with him. She wasn't in the mood for conflict right now. Inuyasha sighed. Not today, if only for Kagome's sake. But tomorrow- tomorrow was wide open. Inuyasha smiled sinisterly to himself.
-Look out, wolf-boy. Nobody kidnaps Kagome and gets away with it. 'Oh, so now you're protective of your jewel shard detector!' *Shut up, you know it's not like that!* 'Really? Why don't you enlighten me puppy-pants? Yesterday, you were madly in love with Kikyou! Getting sick of her already?' *GGGRRR!* 'Two words- anger management.' *Shut up*-
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Night fell, seemingly without warning. Before they knew it, blackness was creeping into the trees and engulfing their vision. No on could see at all. "It's dark tonight." Sango stated. "I wonder why."
A thought struck Kagome like a ton of bricks. She looked to the sky, frantically searching. -No, no, NO! Not now! - If you haven't guessed by now, the moon was gone from sight. And so was Inuyasha. A new moon. Why did they pick the absolute worst times to go?
Actually, Inuyasha had, with much effort, climbed into a tree above the group, as was usual. -Damn human form! - Kagome figured that Inuyasha was somewhere nearby and that she would see him in Yume Seijin. She let herself sleep. -Ijin won't hurt me. - she repeated to herself over and over. -He can't while Inuyasha's around.-
She didn't realize that she had said that out loud. Inuyasha gave her a warm, very un-Inuyasha-ish look. -She puts so much faith in me. Hmm- Stupid girl. - As he settled down to join her in Yume Seijin, he heard Kagome shriek. He was immediately awakened and he jumped to kneel by her side.
"Kagome! Kagome, wake up!" Somewhere in the back of his mind, Inuyasha knew she wasn't going to wake up just because he told her to. Her brow was furrowed and she struggled in her sleeping bag. She suddenly went ridged and then stopped moving. "Kuso!" He cursed and lay down right beside her to try to get sleep- to help Kagome.
His worry was only impairment; it prevented him from falling asleep. He knew he was losing time. Eventually, he rolled a wrong way and slammed his head full speed into the tree's trunk, knocking himself unconscious. [A/N- I've done this before. It hurts just remembering it.]
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He awoke (sort of) in Yume Seijin. He looked around for any sign of Kagome. Her bow and arrows lay forgotten on the ground. "Shimatta!" he cursed again. "Why the hell do you keep doing this to me?" he spoke in a relatively calm voice to some unknown force. -It just isn't fair! - And for once, the voice didn't interfere. Inuyasha picked up her weapon. It might just come in handy later.
He took off. [A/N- Without more boring and pointless running scenes, we'll go on ahead.] He found a familiar form behind a tree. "TSURU!" he roared. The youkai whipped her head out from beneath her wing and stood up, ready to fight. At the sight of Inuyasha she relaxed a bit. She shouldn't have. Tetsusaiga was at her throat. Untransformed, it wasn't as daunting, but it could still have put a nice hole through Tsuru, and she knew it.
"All right, you disgusting bird, where is Kagome?" His voice, as well as his sword never quivered. Tsuru looked at him with her large, truthful eyes. "I honestly don't know where the girl is." She spoke. "Why not? That bastard angel thing is your boss, right?" Tsuru's face seemed to light up a bit. "Nope! He isn't my boss any more!" she exclaimed. Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow.
"Inuyasha, it would be much easier to talk if you would drop that sword." He reluctantly did so, but his eyes still bore into hers, warning her against any escape. "I left! I told him that I wouldn't be coming back. It was so strange. He just nodded, like he was too busy with something else." Inuyasha glared at her. "He got Kagome." Tsuru's face fell. "But... why? He really doesn't have any reason for her. He has many of the jewel shards, he really shouldn't need anymore." Inuyasha cringed. -All our jewel shards. Gone. - Tsuru looked determined and approached him fearlessly.
"We're going to go save her!"
"Feh. Of course we are."
And that was that.
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Halfway across Yume Seijin, Miroku and Sango were exploring. A deafening sound ripped across the land. SLAPSLAP [A/N- Take a wild guess at what happened there...] Inuyasha took off. Tsuru flew ahead, looking rather awkward with her long legs flapping uselessly behind her. Suddenly, after about a half hour jog in silence, she let out a gentle coo. It told her companions that Tsuru had relocated her previous place of employment.
They passed a forest of evergreen trees and ran full-tilt again towards the small shrine-like structure. "Man, this guy's full of himself isn't he? Building a damn shrine to himself..." Inuyasha spat. Tsuru led them inside. "actually," she stated ", Yume Seijin is highly sought building property." It was a joke, but right now really wasn't the time. Marble arches rose fifty feet above the pure marble floor. The walls were a smoothened rock and the stone columns carved.
Ijin stepped out of a side room and a look of mild surprise flickered on his features. He gave a glare to Tsuru. "I shall dispose of you later." He growled to the youkai. Tsuru trembled for a moment, but eventually stood tall and unafraid next to the people she considered her friends.
"Where is Kagome?" Inuyasha demanded, rather than asked. "She's perfectly safe." He stated lightly. He was in his human form and a sinister smirk crossed his face. He duly noted Inuyasha's black hair and lack of demonic features. "You plan to fight me? Like that?" he cackled coldly. "You could provide a bit more of a challenge, dog. Oh, excuse me /pathetic human/." He corrected himself, glaring at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha jumped at him, only to find that Ijin pushed back with equal force. It was quickly apparent that neither had used his full strength. They broke apart. Ijin's cocky look had turned into a more serious one. -He's still strong I his human form. I may have to cheat a bit. -
Inuyasha, on the other hand hadn't stopped to ponder. He had delivered a devastating blow to Ijin's jaw. A loud crack was heard as the youkai's jaw broke. He went pale. "That is quite enough!" he exclaimed, and immediately regretted it because of his injury. Ijin transformed to his youkai self. Inuyasha wouldn't deny to himself that the full demon would be difficult to fight, and nearly impossible to beat in his current state.
Inuyasha's friends, who had previously watched the fight, waiting for a request of help, took this as their opportunity. "Hiraikotsu!"
Sango's weapon threw the injured youkai away from Inuyasha. The current human looked gratefully at her. Miroku looked at his friend. "Inuyasha, you go find Kagome, we'll stay and get rid of this nuisance." Inuyasha nodded a thanks a ran down into the room Ijin had come from.
He slipped down the hall and looked at the rooms. They all had the same golden doors. Except the two at the end. They were wooden and both were closing quickly. Inuyasha looked left and right at the doors. He was shocked by what he saw. In one room was Kagome, unconscious against the wall. In the other room sat an elegant glass box, housing the Shikon no Tama.
It took Inuyasha a matter of seconds to decide which he would save now. He could always go back for the other. He ran towards the door that he thought would help him in his battle with Ijin, leaving the other door to shut soundlessly.
He felt the warmth that the rising sun was providing. He also felt his youkai powers returning. He flexed his claws and smiled. Now the fun began.
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Back in the main room, Miroku, Sango and Tsuru were hard at work subduing Ijin. "Hiraikotsu!" "Shakojuo!"[A/N- I didn't see what good Miroku's Kazanaa would do in this situation. It's more convenient that he use a weapon.] "Wing Katana! [A/N- In this instance, Katana is being used as blade. If you care.]" Tsuru's attack hit almost directly, but the blast from Ijin's simultaneous attack sent her flying.
Suddenly, all eyes turned to the silver-haired hanyou in the corner. He smirked knowingly at Ijin. The youkai went pale again.
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Did you actually think I would tell you whether he chose the jewel or Kagome? Maybe the answer will surprise you! Don't assume anything yet, readers!
Thank yous-
Serena- Thank you sooooo much! You honestly don't think anything is grossly wrong with it? Oh, thank you! I needed encouragement! That was such a nice review.
Aeyikie- *laughs maniacally, pulls out monkey catching net* Your reviews make me laugh every time! I'm glad you liked it! I'll try to put more out fast! Let's go get those monkeys!
San-chan- Good, I'm glad it doesn't sound like a copy off anything else. Is there anyone in particular who isn't in character? Sorry, I get on a roll, and I just don't stop to make sure everyone is in character and I guess I should, cause I really don't have the right to change any of the characters or anything like that, but I- oh, I'm ranting, aren't I? Have a good time on holiday! Thank you for an honest review. That's not to say that the others reviewers aren't being truthful, but I need to be told what's done well and what's not done well cause- *rants more*
Aeyikie- Sorry, I missed your review in the last chapter, but it's here now! YAY! Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha *pant pant* hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Now I know the secret to getting reviews! I may just use 'the word' to get reviews! YES! Thanks for your reviews! *Whacks Inu over the head with a frying pan* Don't think my story is good? Humph. *Inuyasha starts to stand* Hey, I'm not finished! OSUWARI! SIT! Whatever!
Shadow wraith- Thank you! EWWW! Naraku liking Kikyou is the product of sick minds! Sick minds! But Kagome doesn't like Ijin. Does that count for anything? Well, they were sort of 'together' for a while, so I think it's reasonable that he might get attached. Oh, yeah! And your review didn't sound negative at all. I'm surprised actually. If I was reviewing this right now, I might tell myself this story was getting monotonous. And you should try to write. I find it very relaxing. It's good practice, too! Anyway, thanks for the review!
Question: (I love when you make me think about this. Hooray for brain stimulation!) And about when Inuyasha said, 'all I have to do is somehow get Kikyou's soul back...' or something along those lines, doesn't he realize that would mean killing Kagome?
It would, but that's why I interjected that little 'but' at the end. See, Inu's in denial (Not the river. Ha ha. Another bad joke, sorry...) he thinks he still loves Kikyou in some ways, and wants to help her so they can be happy like they were before- yadda yadda yadda. I suppose a lot of that was my fault. I kind of didn't write the words right, and they ended up sounding wrong. I'll try to fix that soon! It was intended to be like he didn't know what he wanted to do. Obviously, he doesn't want to hurt Kagome, but he really doesn't like Kikyou while she's vengeful and soulless. Did I answer your question? Always feel free to ask!
Anyway, people, please leave reviews, because it's pretty obvious by now that you've read it. Thank you! They really perk me up.
By the way, please check out and review Fluffy Hatsukoi's fics. They are a little bit crazy, but I know it would really encourage her to write something more serious if she got some reviews! Thank you guys!
I'm going to go monkey hunting with Aeyikie! Everybody is invited! Flying monkeys are a nuisance to society! *Goes off to chase monkeys* BYE!
I'm sorry, I couldn't find a quote I really liked for this chapter. Feel free to leave a quote, or even poetry. I can display some of your original work here!
Chapter 9 is all done, so it will be up as soon as I get all my reviews!
