I *hate* school busses....we're being forced to sit three and four to a seat...Do you have ANY idea of how uncomfortable it is to be crushed against a high school GUY?! @_o* THAT was my expression for a full twenty minutes! Anyway, on with the second chap of this two-part ...thing....chap...Whatever.
Disclaimer: *insert witty yet lame submission to not owning Inuyasha, then follow up with a rude gesture towards lawyers*
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Sailor Saturn: Heehee! Finally! I finally am awake enough to kill off the Smurfs!! YES!! In the next chapter, their downfall shall come! W007! And you're welcome Trunks; I have a muse myself, and he likes to be thanked personally too.
Mitsukai: *nod* ^_^''''' Except....by fan girls...they scare me...
Random, Unknown, Fan Girl: I LOVE YOU KAI-CHAN!! PLEASE MARRY ME THIS TIME!!
Mitsukai: O_o Uh! Gottagobyebye!! *runs away yet again*
RUFG: KAI-CHAN!! WE'LL BE SO HAPPY TOGETHER!! COME BACK!! *runs after*
Me: --' I really need to find a way to get rid of that girl...she's starting to stalk him...
Augery: *stars in eyes* Wow!! You actually like it?! That's amazing!! *falls over in shock* Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!! But, obviously, somehow, my writing seems to....degrade...so to speak. I swear!! This fic DID have a plot at one point, but now...^^;;; Anyway, I'll send the pics to you once my net connection's back up. It's right now down, so I'm uploading this chap on the library's comp. v_v Comp troubles are baaaaaadddddd......
AoiTsuki: *facefault* Next time, lay off the sugar before you review.....
For some reason, ff.net is withholding my reviews, so these were the only ones I got in my e-mail when the net connection was still up. And just in case some of you were wondering (a couple people asked me this) the reason that Sesshoumaru is acting so weird is because, as previously stated before, Neko-chan cast a Cheering Charm on him, soooooooo...*sweatdrop* That's the reason for him actually having emotions like guilt and shame......I know, it's very weird, but you're gonna have to deal with it. I am.
Kitten Caboodle
Chapter 15: Don't Pick Up Pendants With Bad Vibes!
The two young teens raced down the hallway, headed toward the familiar voices.
"Inuyasha!! Sango!! Miroku! Shippo!! Where are you?!" she called over the sound of her pattering feet, glancing left and right down separate corridors in hopes of hearing the answering call of her friends. Almost immediately, her call was answered.
"Kagome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" came the shout, as a red-clad figure fairly flew down the same hallway, wrapping his arms around her and swinging her around happily. "Oh Kagome! You're okay! I was so worried!! Thank Kami!" he cried, sweeping her up bridal style and kissing her full upon the lips.
"Go Inuyasha! You da man!" congratulated Miroku (once again), upsetting the two love birds' special moment (once again...).
"I swear monk, I broke several of your ribs last time," growled Inuyasha, "and this time you won't be so lucky!"
"Now, now, no more fighting, we are finally back together!" interjected Sango, standing protectively in front of the nervously smiling Miroku. Very, very, very bad move.
SLAP!!
"PERVERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Guess what happened.......-_-*
"Hey Kagome? Who's he?" asked Shippo, pointing to the blonde-haired teen that was hanging back from the crowd of friends. Suddenly, all the attention was on Mitsukai, who blushed as he saw the companions stare intently at him. He waved a weak hello, grinning nervously.
"Hiya! Name's Mitsukai Tsubasa! Nice ta meetcha!" he introduced, smiling.
"Oh! I forgot to tell you guys! This is my new adopted brother I met down here!" exclaimed Kagome, slapping her forehead in a self-admonishing way, "He got captured by the Smurfs too! By the way, how did you get here?!"
Everyone had to take a minute to let this new information be absorbed. Then all hell broke loose.
"HE'S YOUR BROTHER?!" they all shouted at once.
"What the hell?!" growled Inuyasha.
"Well, this is an interesting development," stated Miroku, crossing his arms sagely.
"Kagome! How did you get such a hot guy to agree to be your BROTHER?!" exclaimed Sango, not noticing as the others all facefaulted. Mitsukai just blushed and backed up worriedly, effectively putting himself out of range of 'fan girl glomps.' Just in case.
"He smells funny," declared Shippo from atop Mitsukai's shoulder, sniffing curiously at him. "He smells sorta like a demon, but then again, not really..."
And all hell broke loose once again.
"A DEMON?!" snarled Inuyasha, putting himself in front of Kagome and drawing the Tetsusaiga in warning. Miroku, Sango, and Kirara all grouped around Kagome too, drawing their weapons and getting into fighting stances. Shippo and Mitsukai just gazed confusedly at the tense teens.
"Shippo! Get away from him! He's a demon!" warned Sango, holding up Hiraikotsu.
"Guys, wait-" Kagome tried to explain, but was interrupted by Inuyasha.
"And what did you plan to achieve by tricking Kagome into trusting you?!" he growled, eyes flashing, "You work for Naraku, don't you?! That's why you're down here with these Smurfs! You're in league with them!"
"Inuyasha, please-" Kagome once again tried to explain.
"Kagome, stand back! He might attack you!" cautioned Miroku, trying to stop his friend from getting closer to the even more confused Mitsukai.
With a stubborn set of her jaw and angry eyes, Kagome shouldered her way past her guards, standing protectively in front of Mitsukai.
"GUYS!! Just listen to me for one minute! I already knew that Mitsukai was a hanyou! I know the reason why he's down here, and I know that I can trust him! Stop overreacting all of the time!!" she shouted, her fists clenched. Her friends all backed up a step, momentarily shocked out of their wary stances.
Mitsukai's face at the moment → Oo;;
"Please guys! Put down your weapons! He isn't a threat! Trust me!"
Slowly, the group relaxed, letting down their guard.
"I trust your good judgment, Lady Kagome," declared Miroku, taking his hand away from the prayer beads tied around his hand.
"As do I, Kagome-chan," reassured Sango, picking up Kirara and petting her, now looking curiously at the obviously frightened Mitsukai.
"Kagome......your friends are SCARY!!" stated Mitsukai, gazing warily at the sheepish-looking teens.
"I ask your forgiveness," Miroku apologized, "We overreacted."
Mitsukai just waved his hand dismissively, "No prob, dude. I get threats like that every day! It's nothing new to me." He grinned cheekily.
Inuyasha just glared at the newcomer, still suspecting evil intent from the smiling, angelic blond boy. He, too, had noticed the strange scent of the boy, but had regarded it as some odd human thing. Now, on closer inspection, it did resemble a demon's, but.....it was more...pure...very odd.
"Well? What are we all standing around for? We have Smurfs to demolish!" Mitsukai trotted down one of the many adjacent corridors, looking once over his shoulder, "WELL? Are ya comin' or not? I have something I hafta get back from those freaks, and you do too, no doubt, one of those Shikon shard thingies I think. Judging from the intensity of the singing, I would say that the center of their underground caverns is this way! So let's hurry on!" Amazingly, he said that all in one breath. And even more amazing still, they understood every word of it. With a startled jolt, they quickly followed after his loping stride. Shippo rode on his shoulder though, having found a nice sitting place on the soft fabric of his shirt. It was like silk, only nearly impossible to tear.
After experimentally tugging on a part of the shirt to see if it would rip, Shippo soon diverted his attention to the person he was riding on. "Uncle Kai-chan?"
Shippo was almost thrown off Mitsukai's shoulder from his abrupt stop. Everybody halted too, hearing what Shippo had just called him.
"Kid!! Where did ya get the idea that I'm your uncle?! And how is it that EVERYBODY so far has found that nickname to suit me?!" Mitsukai wailed, half-heartedly glaring at the young kit.
"Well....since you're Kagome's brother, and Kagome is like my mom, then that makes you my uncle, right?"
"But I'm too young to be an uncle!! It makes me sound like some old dude who is thirty and still lives in his mom's house eating junk food and being lazy!"
"I knew a kid who was an uncle, and he was even younger than you!"
"So?!"
"So, than you're my uncle!! Deal with it!!"
" ¬_¬*"
"Now, back to my question! What is it that you're looking for?"
"A pendant."
"That's it?!"
Mitsukai gave the young kit a good, long glare. "Yeah. That's it."
"B-but....BOYS DON'T WEAR PENDANTS!!" Shippo's small knowledge of the world, what he had managed to grasp thus far, was quickly disintegrating before his eyes, the beliefs he had believed in were fading away like dust in the wind.
"I do. And so do many others."
"But.....it's GIRLY."
"So? A very special girl gave it to me. That's why I wear it."
For Shippo, the world quickly came back into focus.
"OH!! In that case, it's all right!"
"Any other questions you'd like to confront me with?"
"Yep."
"Good. Then I'll answer them later. And for now.....just PLEASE don't call me that!!"
"What? Call you Uncle Kai-chan?"
Mitsukai nodded eagerly, finally managing to get through the kit's head that that word was very, very, very bad for his image.
Sadly, the kit already knew this, and being the devious little fox demon he was, decided to use it against him, "Okay KAI-CHAN."
"I thought I told you not to call me that!!" winced Mitsukai.
Unbeknownst to the bickering duo, the other members of their group were busy snickering behind their hands at the odd exchange.
A sudden loud, ominous silence filled the air.
"Wait a minute," Inuyasha murmured, "It's quiet. Too quiet."
"You're right," seconded Miroku, and adding his two cents in said, "The Smurfs are planning something, most likely."
"What should we do?" asked Sango.
"For now, it would be wisest to get back aboveground. If we try to go any further, we might get attacked by more than we can handle. We're on the Smurfs' territory now. They have the advantage."
Everyone nodded their agreement, except Mitsukai, who nervously glanced down the corridor they were traveling. They were near the center of the den; he could feel it. So close, yet so far. His glowing, sapphire eyes dulled for a moment, falling into a deep cobalt color. What was he to do? Acting purely on impulse, he made up his mind.
"You guys go ahead and get out of here. I'll search further, avoid confrontation, and scout out the best way to attack them." And get my pendant back, he added silently.
"But Kai-chan-" Kagome pleaded.
"Uh-uh Kagome. Don't worry, I'll be okay. I'll meet you aboveground in about two hours, okay? I can smell some fresh air currents around here; there's an exit. Go out that way."
The group just stared at him apprehensively, not really liking the idea of leaving the boy to fend for his own down here.
"Just. Go." He ordered, giving them all a hard glare. They nodded, heading towards the source of the fresh air. All except Kagome.
"Please Kai-chan! Reconsider this! We could do a reconnaissance later! Just please! Come with us," she begged, eyes pleading.
He shook his head resolutely, then gave her a grin full of confidence. "You know me! Nothing can kill me! Now, go on and get out of here! And remember Asiva's warning. Four people are in great danger; four that you know."
"But-"
"And," he continued, ignoring her pleads, "if worse comes to worse, I want you to do me a favor and keep yourself alive. Kapeesh?"
She reluctantly nodded.
"Good. Now go on, get outta here! I'll see ya in a little while, and that's a promise," he grinned again, before turning his back on her and heading on down the corridor without looking back.
"It's a promise then," she mimicked, repeating his words. Turning on her heel, she followed after the rest of her friends, resolutely promising herself to follow meet him again. Dead or alive.
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Ooh....drama. *pops a kernel of popcorn into her mouth* I wonder what'll happen? *grins evilly* Soon enough, we'll see the turning point of where I had originally thought about killing him off. That's all the foreshadowing I'm doing now. But, happy me, I have a third person added to my small 'kill off Kai-chan' club. That's right, Kai-chan! Never mess with an authoress's pocky!
Kai-chan: O_o Uh...sorry?
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Utsushineko was silently congratulating herself on a Cheering Charm well done. She had managed to bring out emotions in the stoic being known as Sesshoumaru. She smugly gave herself a mental pat on the back. Still snuggled up in the tight embrace of the silver-haired bishie next to her, she studied her other companions. Rin was still sleeping, not even waking up when being chased by a giant cat! And Kouga...well....he was still in his meditative position. It seemed that the events of today were too much for his fragile psyche to handle.
Speaking of which, what were they supposed to do? Although she could easily summon food and drink using another nifty little spell she had learned, there was still the fact that they had to get out of here SOMETIME. Another matter of urgency had occurred to her. What if someone had to go to the bathroom?! She sighed softly. This was quite a predicament they were in, that it was.
Distantly, she could hear Tsuki-chan pacing around outside, and briefly wondered as to the true origins of the beast that had trapped them here. Kagome said that she had gotten him in her time, but then how could this be possible? And they weren't even sure whose side Tsuki was on. He seemed to be looking for someone, his Mistress. Was that someone Kagome? Or was it somebody else? And if so, why did he insist on attacking them? Things were just getting too confusing around here. She should NEVER have agreed on taking care of the kitten.
But....it was too late now. She would just have to deal with things as they came. She felt the softly snoring Sesshoumaru shift slightly in his sleep, and grinned. One good thing about this was that she could have him to herself for a longer time. No doubt, once they managed to get out of here, he would leave and disappear from her life forever.....Her grip on him tightened. What if she could convince him to stay? What COULD she say or do that would make him WANT to stay? None of her actions so far had encouraged him to.
I think I'll leave that matter till later.....just enjoy what I have while it's still here.
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^_~ Look! I have a theme to the story! Sorta.....Enjoy what you have peoples, live the moment, revel in being alive, don't worry about future stuff when you have something good going for you at the moment! Have fun! Be happy! Forget about doing your homework! Snuggle up with your boyfriend/girlfriends instead!
Mitsukai: *facefault* Wait a minute! You're going overboard there Erica!
Me: Whoops...hehe...^^;;
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Mitsukai strode down one of the infinite stone halls, using his innate sense of direction to lead him to where he needed to be. A change in the stale air currents was the only thing that alerted him to the presence of the huge cavern that he sought. He stepped through the entrance, staring in wide-eyed wonder at the mounds of gold and riches all around him. The Smurfs were nowhere to be seen, oddly enough. His sharp eyes picked through the treasures, only searching for one thing.
"Yes!" he cheered, spying his precious crystal pendant lying on the floor. He rushed over, and held out a hand to pick it up, not noticing the odd vibes that came from the innocently glittering necklace. He grinned as he threw it around his neck. He had just turned to exit when all his movement seemed to be frozen in place. He mentally struggled against the invisible force that had chained his body, to no avail. His eyes widened in horror as he saw his hand move up on its own accord, felt his face twist undirected in a malicious grin.
He couldn't control his own body......
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Kagome and the others had just found their way out of the dens of the Smurfs, when she was suddenly struck with a bad premonition. A very bad premonition.
"Guys! Something's wrong! I can feel it!" she warned, her hands wringing. The other immediately went into their offensive stances, preparing themselves for an attack from any which way.
The soft shuffle of feet alerted them to the other presence, as they turned as one to the approaching figure. From this far away, it resembled a white and black blob, but as it came closer, they could see its general outline. But that was enough.
"It's Kai-chan...." mumbled a confused Kagome. It was him, she was sure of it, as he walked toward them with a slow and definite pace. But something seemed off....
A gasp tore through her throat as she saw something both beautiful and frightening about him at the same time. A shocked intake of breath signaled that the others had noticed it too.
The golden-headed boy approached them, head bent slightly as to cover his eyes with his long bangs. From his white-clad back sprang two gigantic wings, each as different from the other as light and dark. On his right side was a silvery, feathered wing, seeming delicate yet strong in its beauty. On the other side, a dark black bat wing rose, tipped with claws, blunt and sinister looking.
"Kai-chan?" Shippo called out in a wavering voice, but the boy did not respond until he was ten feet away from them. This close, they were even more mesmerized by his appearance.
"Kai-chan? What's wrong? Answer me!" demanded a slightly panicked Kagome. Finally, he looked up, and she stepped back in fright. His right eye was still the same, blazing blue it had always been, but the left one was blood red, shining darkly. A malicious smirk covered his face.
"What's wrong Kagome-chan? Does my appearance frighten you?" he mocked, the evil grin widening. "Why, I thought that you wanted to see me with my wings."
She just backed even farther as Inuyasha quickly stood guard in front of her. Something had changed with the boy, and Inuyasha intently studied his opponent's face. There was something about that blue eye of his....it seemed...frightened? Worried? Despaired? Panicked? Something was definitely wrong here.
"What happened to you, Mitsukai?" he queried.
The boy let out a low, vicious laugh, all the while drawing his newest sword from its sheath. "Why, nothing happened to me! Lord Naraku just gave me orders to kill you, that's all." He smiled, an evil, sinister smile.
"Prepare to die, Inuyasha."
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Evil Kai-chan!! Okay peoples, ya gotta review if ya want me to update! If I get five reviews in less than two days, I'll update by Friday, okay? Well, get cracking then! Next chap will have the face-off with Kai-chan, the appearance of a new character, and the demolishing of Smurfs! YAY!!