Reunion
Chapter 2
Inu-Yasha remained crouched on a tree above Kaede's hut, where the girl was being taken care of. He couldn't get rid of the sensation that he had experienced. It was as if, when hurting the girl, he had hurt a part of himself. But that was impossible! Wasn't it?
Something pricked him; he automatically swatted. "Hey Myoga."
The flat flea demon landed on IY's palm. "Ulg. Long time no suck, Lord Inu-Yasha. Happy anniversary to thee."
IY smirked at the black humor. "Thanks, you too."
Myoga re-rounded and glanced at IY. "Anything happen, M'Lord?"
IY filled Myoga in on the details, leaving out his concern about his physical experience at the end. Myoga listened seriously. "Perhaps M'Lord is coming down with something."
"I haven't had a cold in over a half-century," stated IY.
"Then it must be that girl." The flea hopped onto IY's knee to look down at the small, frail creature. "She may have put you under some sort of spell. I'll watch her as she wakes. You may sleep."
"Thank you," he said in earnest. He lay back against the tree. The last thing he thought of before he drifted off were the girl's eyes.
Inu-Yasha woke up to Myoga screaming in his ear. "MY LORD! MY LORD!! THE GIRL IS GONE!!"
IY snapped awake and looked down. The sun had risen, and Kaede was calling out for the girl. IY sniffed the air, caught her scent, and took off into the trees. "Doze off, Myoga," IY snarled.
"No, I didn't," called the flea, clutching for dear life to the collar of his coat. "I went down to investigate, and once the sun rose, I got hungry. So, I tasted her blood, right as she transformed. -"
"She WHAT?! Whaddaya mean?!?" IY stopped to sniff the air again. The scent was different, but distinguishable. She was close, probably hiding nearby. The two demons paused, listening.
"Um," whispered Myoga hesitantly, "if you don't mind my asking, but is My Lord . . . a virgin?"
Inu-Yasha's eyes turned to classic anime annoyance. "Yeah, I mind."
"Oh, well, uh, its because the blood tasted like, uh, never mind."
"If you have something to say, SPIT IT OUT!!!!"
At that moment, Inu-Yasha felt a pair of small hands begin playing with his ears from behind. The girl's voice said, "Heehee, even his ears are like mine!"
IY spun around and stared straight into the eyes of his near double. The ears, hair, and nose were identical to his! But the clothes were the same as the girl's the night before. What struck him most were the eyes. So big, bright, and shiny amber, with genki bursting from her smile and whole face.
The girl folded her small, clawed hands behind her and smiled cutely. "Ohaiyo-gozaimas, Daddy."
IY took a step backwards. The problem being he forgot there was no ground beneath him. Crying out in surprise, he fell down to the ground. The girl followed, gliding down the tree as if sliding down a banister. She giggled as she watched him get to his feet.
"N-no way," IY cried out. "H-how . . ?"
"My guess: the usual method, Sire," muttered Myoga, implying the pun.
The girl giggled with all the excitement of a child waking up for Christmas, ready to inspect the toys. She proceeded to quickly touch his hair, handle his claws, pinch his cheek, check his teeth (fangs?), fluff his robe, etc., and several times over again. IY remained motionless, the color drained from his face, and pupils pin-pricks in fright.
"OK," he said. "I'm officially freaked out now. Just, who are you?"
"My name is Koinuma," she said brightly, flashing a smile that would give one cavities. "Don't worry, I knew you wouldn't know me. Mommy said you didn't know."
"M-m-mommy? Y-you mean KAGOME!?!"
Myoga grinned [can he?]. "Lord Inu-Yasha! You, well, *dog* you!"
IY flicked the pest away with a thumb and forefinger, not changing his expression. "B-but HOW?! I mean, I know *how*! I remember *how*! But, I mean . . ." He clutched his head. "I don't know what I mean right now. Okay, how come you have Kago- uh -your mother's blood on you?"
Koinuma looked down at her feet, like any child with a forbidden secret. "I'm not supposed to tell you."
"Why not?"
Koinuma looked down at her feet for a moment, then back up at IY. "Help me, and I'll tell you."
IY began to get annoyed. "Tell me, and I'll help you!"
They had a quick staring contest until Koinuma did an about face. "Okay," she said cheerfully. "I'll go without you!" With that, she started to bounce off.
IY face vaulted, then jumped in front of her. "Oh no you don't!"
Koinuma smiled. "So, you'll help me?"
"FIRST, if you won't tell me WHAT happened to Kagome, then at LEAST tell me what you want help with."
"I have to find someone who knows a lot about remedies and antidotes."
IY smirked and folded his arms. "I know plenty!"
"Great!! Where's the nearest one?"
"You still haven't told me why we're going there in the first place."
"I'll tell you when I understand why myself."
"Nani?" IY's face went from smug to dumbfounded. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Myoga hopped onto the girl's shoulder. "I'll help you, Koinuma-sama!"
Koinuma's eyes sparkled. "Thank you, Myoga-jichan!"
IY stared angrily daggers at the flea. "Traitor!"
Koinuma giggled, hopped, spring-boarded off of IY's head, and landed on a branch high above. "COME BACK HERE, YOU LITTLE IMP," screamed IY.
The girl paid no heed. "If you still want to help me save Mom, meet me at the well in a half an hour!" With that, she was gone.
IY stared at the girl's disappearing image. "HEY!! HOW LONG IS A HALF-HOUR AGAIN?!?"
Chapter 2
Inu-Yasha remained crouched on a tree above Kaede's hut, where the girl was being taken care of. He couldn't get rid of the sensation that he had experienced. It was as if, when hurting the girl, he had hurt a part of himself. But that was impossible! Wasn't it?
Something pricked him; he automatically swatted. "Hey Myoga."
The flat flea demon landed on IY's palm. "Ulg. Long time no suck, Lord Inu-Yasha. Happy anniversary to thee."
IY smirked at the black humor. "Thanks, you too."
Myoga re-rounded and glanced at IY. "Anything happen, M'Lord?"
IY filled Myoga in on the details, leaving out his concern about his physical experience at the end. Myoga listened seriously. "Perhaps M'Lord is coming down with something."
"I haven't had a cold in over a half-century," stated IY.
"Then it must be that girl." The flea hopped onto IY's knee to look down at the small, frail creature. "She may have put you under some sort of spell. I'll watch her as she wakes. You may sleep."
"Thank you," he said in earnest. He lay back against the tree. The last thing he thought of before he drifted off were the girl's eyes.
Inu-Yasha woke up to Myoga screaming in his ear. "MY LORD! MY LORD!! THE GIRL IS GONE!!"
IY snapped awake and looked down. The sun had risen, and Kaede was calling out for the girl. IY sniffed the air, caught her scent, and took off into the trees. "Doze off, Myoga," IY snarled.
"No, I didn't," called the flea, clutching for dear life to the collar of his coat. "I went down to investigate, and once the sun rose, I got hungry. So, I tasted her blood, right as she transformed. -"
"She WHAT?! Whaddaya mean?!?" IY stopped to sniff the air again. The scent was different, but distinguishable. She was close, probably hiding nearby. The two demons paused, listening.
"Um," whispered Myoga hesitantly, "if you don't mind my asking, but is My Lord . . . a virgin?"
Inu-Yasha's eyes turned to classic anime annoyance. "Yeah, I mind."
"Oh, well, uh, its because the blood tasted like, uh, never mind."
"If you have something to say, SPIT IT OUT!!!!"
At that moment, Inu-Yasha felt a pair of small hands begin playing with his ears from behind. The girl's voice said, "Heehee, even his ears are like mine!"
IY spun around and stared straight into the eyes of his near double. The ears, hair, and nose were identical to his! But the clothes were the same as the girl's the night before. What struck him most were the eyes. So big, bright, and shiny amber, with genki bursting from her smile and whole face.
The girl folded her small, clawed hands behind her and smiled cutely. "Ohaiyo-gozaimas, Daddy."
IY took a step backwards. The problem being he forgot there was no ground beneath him. Crying out in surprise, he fell down to the ground. The girl followed, gliding down the tree as if sliding down a banister. She giggled as she watched him get to his feet.
"N-no way," IY cried out. "H-how . . ?"
"My guess: the usual method, Sire," muttered Myoga, implying the pun.
The girl giggled with all the excitement of a child waking up for Christmas, ready to inspect the toys. She proceeded to quickly touch his hair, handle his claws, pinch his cheek, check his teeth (fangs?), fluff his robe, etc., and several times over again. IY remained motionless, the color drained from his face, and pupils pin-pricks in fright.
"OK," he said. "I'm officially freaked out now. Just, who are you?"
"My name is Koinuma," she said brightly, flashing a smile that would give one cavities. "Don't worry, I knew you wouldn't know me. Mommy said you didn't know."
"M-m-mommy? Y-you mean KAGOME!?!"
Myoga grinned [can he?]. "Lord Inu-Yasha! You, well, *dog* you!"
IY flicked the pest away with a thumb and forefinger, not changing his expression. "B-but HOW?! I mean, I know *how*! I remember *how*! But, I mean . . ." He clutched his head. "I don't know what I mean right now. Okay, how come you have Kago- uh -your mother's blood on you?"
Koinuma looked down at her feet, like any child with a forbidden secret. "I'm not supposed to tell you."
"Why not?"
Koinuma looked down at her feet for a moment, then back up at IY. "Help me, and I'll tell you."
IY began to get annoyed. "Tell me, and I'll help you!"
They had a quick staring contest until Koinuma did an about face. "Okay," she said cheerfully. "I'll go without you!" With that, she started to bounce off.
IY face vaulted, then jumped in front of her. "Oh no you don't!"
Koinuma smiled. "So, you'll help me?"
"FIRST, if you won't tell me WHAT happened to Kagome, then at LEAST tell me what you want help with."
"I have to find someone who knows a lot about remedies and antidotes."
IY smirked and folded his arms. "I know plenty!"
"Great!! Where's the nearest one?"
"You still haven't told me why we're going there in the first place."
"I'll tell you when I understand why myself."
"Nani?" IY's face went from smug to dumbfounded. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Myoga hopped onto the girl's shoulder. "I'll help you, Koinuma-sama!"
Koinuma's eyes sparkled. "Thank you, Myoga-jichan!"
IY stared angrily daggers at the flea. "Traitor!"
Koinuma giggled, hopped, spring-boarded off of IY's head, and landed on a branch high above. "COME BACK HERE, YOU LITTLE IMP," screamed IY.
The girl paid no heed. "If you still want to help me save Mom, meet me at the well in a half an hour!" With that, she was gone.
IY stared at the girl's disappearing image. "HEY!! HOW LONG IS A HALF-HOUR AGAIN?!?"