Hey! I'm back like I promised! And I must say I am surprised! A lot of you people answered the riddle correctly in a review, but you weren't the people who I asked to solve it! AND NO MULTIPLE ANSWERS!! What are you people, cheaters?! Anyways, the correct answer was 'Divine Design'. *sigh* Anyways, let me say this out CLEARLY. ONLY people who won the first set of riddles may try the NEXT set of riddles, okay? Cause I can only have ONE person in this story! Now, this next riddle is very hard, and very confusing. The first one (all the rules above apply) to answer it wins. Even if someone else gets it, okay? Good. Here it is.
"Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses everyday. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is."
^_^ Have fun!
And also on our list of stuff to discuss, the current poll stands now:
Have Mitsukai die: 1
Have Mitsukai live: 6
Me: Well darn. It seems the people like you Mitsukai. Who would've thought?
Mitsukai: HA! IN YOUR FACE!
Me: HEY! Don't get all tripped about it! Jerk!
Mitsukai: Me? A jerk?! You're the one that wanted to kill me!
Me: *sniff* Anyways, some of the reviewers have already given me some ideas for you. *grins evilly*
Mitsukai: I don't like the way this is going...
Me: Well, at least it's nice to know that SOMEONE else out there agrees with me that you are the most annoying brother-like guy out there. Kudos to you, Hamtaro Cutie!
Mitsukai: Oh yeah? Well-well, a lifetime supply of chocolate and sweets and pocky to MY fans!
Me: I can play it that way! A FREE BISHIE TO ALL OF *MY* FANS!
Mitsukai: I'LL GIVE AS MANY BISHIES TO MY FANS AS THEY WANT!!
Unknown fangirl: Would YOU count as one of those bishies Kai-chan?
Mitsukai: W-what?!
Unknown fangirl: ^_^ Cause I want YOU.
Mitsukai: Uh...
Me: ) I'll just leave you two alone for now. Also, Lil'Lyn713, as I SPECIFICALLY stated in the last chapter, the only relationship that Mitsukai has with Kagome is a brother/sister type of relationship. She reminds him of his sister (his background will be explained). NOTHING ELSE; he just feels protective of her, cause she was so nice. Okay, now on to the story!
Oh, and one more thing. Shadowspinner, I would LOVE to just post up what that one creep wrote and seriously humiliate them, but I-uh...kinda deleted it. Um...yeah. ^_^ But hey, I did respond to him. And let's just say that there's another war in this country besides the one with Iraq. ^-^ I said a teensy bit too much in my reply. He got angry, and responded, and now we're basically flaming each other. Anyways, some of the words he said in the e-mail were a bit....sickening....for this fic. Remember, I rated it PG-13. His words were rated R.
And last but not least, this chap is dedicated to Tomboy, who REALLY wants some Sango/Miroku fluff. ^^;; Well, your wish is granted!
Kitten Caboodle
Chapter 12: Trouble's In the Air!
The first thing Kagome noticed when she slowly woke into consciousness was a burning, throbbing pain in her chest. She quietly gasped at the shock, wondering where she was and why she was in pain. And then it all came back to her: the Smurfs, Mitsukai, the giant dragon, the black water, and darkness. She groaned and clutched at her head; it was too much to remember! Then she realized that she was on dry land, and seemed to have some of her injuries bandaged. Another jolt of pain in her chest awakened her further. She painfully sat up, finding that several blankets and even a cloak were wrapped around her. She meticulously untangled herself from the warm cloths, only to regret it when her still slightly frozen body was met with the cool air of the cave.
She looked around quizzically. She was so sure that she had died! How did she get back on dry land? Her question was answered when she spotted Mitsukai resting against the stone wall of the cave a few feet from her. Or at least she thought that it was Mitsukai, for she could only make out his dark shape. She frowned; this place could really use some lighting! She moved slowly, unsure of any other injuries she might have. Her hand stumbled upon something, and she squinted in the darkness to see what it was.
"YES!!" she cheered softly, recognizing her overly large yellow bag, stuffed full of some much needed stuff. She happily pulled out the battery-powered lantern she brought, and swiftly lit it. She got up, groaning slightly at the aching pain that came from her chest. She guessed that she had some cracked or broken ribs at least. She made her way over to the sleeping form that was Mitsukai. She held out the lantern, studying the peaceful face of her newest ally.
He had silky blonde hair-nearly golden-that seemed to defy gravity, jutting up this way and that, managing to look more styled than messy. His face was slightly tanned, and it seemed that he had NEVER once had a blemish in his life. She felt a stab of jealousy run through her; if her face was that beautifully sculpted, Inuyasha would have surely confessed his love to her sooner, instead of making her wait in anxious wonder! (*snicker* Sorry 'bout that little comment!) Judging by his boyish looks, he appeared to be around her age. She frowned; there was something wrong here...She looked over the rest of him, wondering what it could be. Two different swords were strapped to his back, even though she was sure that he had only one. His breathing was a little erratic, as if he was in the grasp of some kind of nightmare. Pain clearly showed on his unlined face. She frowned again. She checked the rest of him, and found to her shock that his body was riddled with cuts, bruises, gashes, he even had what appeared to be a broken leg! And the bluish color around his neck didn't look healthy. His arm was also bent at a seemingly painful angle; it's either broken or cracked. And to top it all off, he was sleeping against the hard rock wall, while she got the comfy blankets! OBVIOUSLY, he was hurt more! Her frown deepened; he probably took special care of her just because she was a girl! Why that lousy, biased no-good son of a b----wait a minute. I shouldn't be thinking that. He saved me, after all. She sighed in mock disappointment; this guy was just too chivalrous for his own good!
She was distracted from her thoughts by a low groan from the sleeping boy. She quickly dragged the blankets and her bag over to him. Digging through the backpack to find her first aid kit, she discovered that Mitsukai had it by his side. So HE was the one that bandaged me! She smiled at the thought, At least he's honest enough not to have bandaged my chest; I should thank him for that later. But now, HE really needs some medical attention! She quickly set to work, bandaging his wounds. Hmmm...I wonder why he has that bluish tone to his neck.... She looked around for some sort of clue, and found the antidote bottle. Ah....I see...he was poisoned. Wait a minute...HE WAS POISONED?! Her brow furrowed in concern, And by the look of it he didn't drink enough of the antidote! Stupid baka!
Well, she was gonna have to wake him up. Hesitantly, she stretched out her hand and carefully shook his shoulder.
"Mitsukai, wake up! Wake up, you idiot!" she whispered loudly. And still he slept on. "MITSUKAI NO BAKA!! WAKE UP!!" Well, if that didn't wake him up, nothing would.
He slowly opened his eyes, and Kagome found herself staring into two crystal, cerulean blue eyes that glowed with a sort of inner light. (Yeah. I borrowed that from Cloud. Brat's lucky; he's got cute eyes!)
"Wassrong?" He asked groggily, blinking quickly to banish the weight from his eye lids. "Kagome? You're *yawn* already awake?"
"Yes, I'm awake. But let's skip the chit chat for now, you need to finish drinking the rest of this antidote, you baka! I don't want you to die on me!" She thrust the small bottle filled with the purplish fluid at him.
He grimaced and muttered something about 'more poison' and 'acid'.
"Just drink it!" she ordered, glaring at him. He glared right back, and then dropped his gaze in defeat. He grumpily snatched the bottle from her and with one final glare, twisted the cap off and chugged down the rest of the contents. A few seconds passed by, and Kagome noted a change in his demeanor. His face had lost the bluish look, but now sported a cherry red tone. His eyes watered, and his mouth was twisted in a sort of grimace.
She smiled and cheerily said, "There's some water in my pack." He nodded and quickly dashed to her yellow bag, rifling through its contents till he found the bottle of fresh water. He tore off the cap and practically choked on the refreshingly cold drink. With a sigh of relief he sat back down, the red color gone from his skin.
"You are cruel, you know that?" he asked, irritated and more than slightly miffed, "Very cruel."
"Why thank you Mitsukai! You are so kind!" she replied mockingly.
His gorgeous blue eyes narrowed as he adopted the look of a pouting four-year-old who had just been scolded for something he didn't do. "You could show me a little more appreciation you know! I saved your life from that dragon after all!"
She giggled at his expression, rolling her eyes, "Jeez Mitsukai, you're worse than my little brother Souta!"
"Yeah, well YOU'RE worse than MY little sister was!" His eyes widened, and he suddenly dropped the playful attitude and fell into silence, his eyes not meeting hers.
Kagome didn't have a clue as to what had happened, and thought for a few moments before finally figuring it out. He said that I am worse than his sister WAS. That must mean....She gazed at him sadly. "Mitsukai? Are you okay?"
"Fine." Came the cold and short reply.
"No you're not. Please, tell me about it?" she pleaded, looking at him hopefully.
"I would rather not." Well, at least it wasn't a one-word sentence.
"Well, you know that you can talk to me at anytime. I'm your friend."
"We only just met, how could you already be my friend? We've only known each other for a few hours."
"And during those few hours you have rescued me from a giant water dragon, tended my wounds-before yours might I add-and have willingly risked your life for me. If that doesn't count as friendship, I don't know what does." She stared determinedly at him.
He just blinked at her in confusion.
Blink blink.
Blink blink. She blinked back.
Blink.
Blink.
"Okay, that's getting annoying," he stated.
Blink.
"Stop it," he ordered.
Blink. "Stop what?"
"THAT," he exclaimed.
"What?" Blink.
"Stop blinking at me like that!"
Blink. "Sorry."
"Forget it," he sighed and turned away. "Right now we should concentrate on getting out of here."
"I got one question for you."
"What is it?"
"How did you save me from that dragon?"
"Oh, you mean Asiva?"
"It had a name?!"
"YES, HE had a name! And to answer your question, I fought him. Defeated him. He gave me a new sword along with a message to you. He died. End of story."
Long pause.
"So?" she asked.
"So what?"
"What was the message you're supposed to give me?!"
"Oh yeah, that. He said for me to tell you that he was sorry for nearly killing you, and something about that freaky Naraku dude possessing something precious to you, and that that four lives are at stake. Also, I'm supposed to help you defeat that guy."
"I wonder what he meant?"
"Don't look at me. I sure don't know," he shrugged.
"Hm...Naraku's possessed something dear to me and four lives are endangered. Who are those four lives????" A sudden thought occurred to her. "Oh no...what if it's my friends?! Inuyasha, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku?!" She gasped.
"Well, we should get out of here and go find them!"
"But how?"
"Hey, this new sword that Asiva gave me can't be totally useless, can it?" He hefted up said sword, studying it in the light provided by the lantern. It was truly an odd sword. Nearly as long as Mitsukai was, it was about a foot across, and glimmered with an odd blue light. Strange markings danced along the sides, and a golden engraving was written near the hilt. The hilt itself was made of some strange golden metal twisted into the form of two wings, and had a large sapphire embedded in the handle. The grip that covered the handle was made of some sort of scale (most likely a dragon's) and for some odd reason the sword weighed practically nothing.
He experimentally swung it in the air, marveling at its swiftness and strength. He tested its powers on a nearby rock, and was amazed to find the rock shatter into two.
"This sword is awesome!" He began to swing it like a maniac, attacking everything in sight.
Kagome sweatdropped. "Mitsukai?! Mitsukai it's not nice to do that--leave the poor fishes alone!--You could hurt somebody with that thing--ack! You almost hit me!--Drop the damn sword you spiky-haired freak!" She quickly threw a sizable rock at him, knocking him in the back of the head.
"Owowowowowowow!!" He ran around, clutching his pounding head.
"And people say that INUYASHA has a thick skull...." she muttered, stalking up to him and whacking him once more in the head for good measure.
"Ow, Kagome, why'd you do that?!" he whined.
"Because you were slowly slipping into Insane-Gaga-World!" she countered. "Anyways, I see that you're feeling much better. Why don't you get us out of here?"
"Well, we can't leave yet. You're still not healed."
"I managed to bandage myself, thank-you-very-much! I can walk! But now I wanna get outta here!"
He sighed in defeat. "Fine, but you're going to need some sort of defense."
She smirked at that, "Don't worry. I've got some."
"Well, if you're sure...just one more question. How is that lantern staying lit without fire?"
She sweatdropped again. "Did you only just notice that?" Nod. "Well.......I'll tell you later, just let's get out of here!"
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With the rest of the gang....
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About twenty minutes later after meeting up with Kouga, Inuyasha had managed to trace Kagome's scent back to where Kouga had left her. They searched around a bit, and found hundreds of small, barely noticeable footprints leading to what looked to be a giant tree; and stopping at the tree might I add.
By this time, everyone was just plain exasperated.
"Well, they can't have just vanished into thin air Inuyasha!" Miroku was arguing with said hanyou. "They have to lead someplace. We should check the tree for clues."
"And I'm telling you, there is nothing but a TREE there! There must be some way for them to fly or something!" Inuyasha argued right back.
"Maybe the Monk's right, Inu-baka! We should search around!" Kouga pointed out, now adopting a different horribly insulting name for Inuyasha.
Meanwhile, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara had already come to that conclusion, and had found the secret entrance while the three BOYS were fighting over what to do next.
"Miroku! Kouga! Inuyasha! We found the entrance! Get over here!" shouted Shippo as he followed Sango into the door that had appeared in the tree when he accidentally leaned against a certain part of the tall, red-barked tree. All three incredibly-cute-but-insanely-idiotic boys stopped their argument and looked at the door in confusion, which slowly turned into consternation. Grumbling about how it was the men's job to rescue the damsel in distress, they followed Sango into the dark pathway that seemed to wind down into the ground. But Kouga stopped for a second, seemingly thinking about something.
"What are you waiting for, Wolf?! Hurry it up!" shouted Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, you said that Kagome had left a pet of hers at a friend's house, right?"
"Yeah, so?"
"Well, somebody needs to tell her friend about this recent development. And since I'm the fastest one here, I believe that I should go."
"What? Are you trying to chicken out?"
"No, I'm just worried that her friend might get too worried and then come search for us. I don't want anybody else to possibly be in danger."
"Huh? Well, that's the smartest thought you've had all day Wolf. I guess you should go then. Oh, yeah, and the one who's taking care of Kagome's WICKED kitten is a hanyou by Utsushineko."
"Thanks, Inu-"
"Say baka and I'll kill you."
"-yasha. I'll only be gone for a little while. Don't get into too much trouble without me!" And with that, Kouga headed off in a whirlwind for the 'kitty-sitter's house.'
"Hm...It would seem that Kouga is not such a bad guy now that you and he are not competing for Kagome's heart anymore," interjected Miroku.
"Humph. What are you talking about Monk?"
"*sigh* Let's just go rescue Kagome-sama."
"Miroku, let's hear your plan one more time, just so that we have all the parts straight," asked Sango as she appeared next to the contemplating duo.
"Ah, Lady Sango, you want to hear the plan again, or do you just want to hear my voice?" countered the always perverted Miroku.
"Um-I-uh...." Sango stammered, growing red in the face.
"Just kidding Lady Sango," smiled Miroku, chuckling a little. But not unnoticed by anybody, his Wandering Hands™ wandered just a little too far below Sango's waist line.
"HENTAI!!"
WHAM!
As Inuyasha watched the angered Sango stalk away, he looked back down to the swirly-eyed Miroku and commented, "One of these days she's gonna kill you Monk."
Miroku looked a little sad at this. With a small sigh he stood back up. "You're right."
"Huh?"
"In fact, I bet that's all she feels for me, is hate. I mean, what have I ever done to deserve otherwise? *sigh* It's not like she would ever feel the same for me as I do her....."
"And I ask again: Huh?"
He shrugged. "Never mind."
Inuyasha looked a little wary about this, but decided to confront the seemingly depressed Miroku another time; now wasn't the best choice. So the five companions just strode the pathway in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.
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And through it all Smurfs still sang, "La la la la lalallalalala!!
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Okay, that ending was just messed up. *shrug* Oh well. Anyways, sorry this chap was later than usual; I had a lot of things to do this week. Sorry again. But honestly, I'm really trying hard to get each chap out at least once a week. But anyways, the next chap will be chock full of fluff and drama, so stay tuned!
Mitsukai: Why do you hate me?
Me: I don't hate you! I just like torturing you! ^_~
Mitsukai: Really?
Me: Of course! Anyways, be glad, cause in reality, you're my fave OC!
Mitsukai: REALLY?! *BIG happy dopey Tai-and-Davis-the-soccer-freaks' smile*
Me: *nod* Really! And while we're on the subject, could you pay for dinner?
Mitsukai: How'd we get on that subject?!
Me: *innocent smile* Please? *big puppy eyes* From little sister to big brother?
Mitsukai: *grumble* Honestly, I pity Ashitaka for being stuck with you! *mutter* Fine.
Me: ^_~ Thanks Kai-chan!
Mitsukai: Don't call me that! *shudder*
Me: *sly smile* So....how'd you and that Unknown Fan Girl get along? *wink*
Mitsukai: *flat tone of voice* I managed to lose her in the mall.
Me: *grin* Anyways, review please! Oh, and for all of you who are wondering when my cousin Brat will update her story, she'll have it up tomorrow! ^^;; She was grounded from writing stories. Parents. Can't live with them, can't buy a Playstation 2 without them!
Mitsukai: Ja!