Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Groan. I don't have to say this every
chapter, do I?
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It's late evening. Kagome and Sango settle in Kaede's hut; the boys camp out in the forest. Silence. "Youkai!" The village quickly turns to chaos as everyone scrambles to escape the approaching demon. Awoken by the screams, Kagome and Sango run out of the hut. They stop suddenly and stare at the giant neko. It looks like a black cat, with slicked back ears and glistening fangs. Kagome wants to laugh when she sees that it doesn't have a tail, but quickly steps back as it bites down on a villager. "What is that thing?"
The neko swats a stable out of its way, sending debris flying at the helpless pair. They shriek and duck. The demon growls and swats another shelter. Kagome shields her eyes and looks up at the beast. She gasps at the purple glow coming from the cat's paw. "Sango!" She whispers loudly. "It has a shard!" Sango reaches for the boomerang on her back.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha runs towards her. "You shouldn't be here!" He stops and blushes at his harsh tone. "I... I don't want you to get hurt." He grabs the hilt of his sword and looks at the demon. "Take Sango and hide in the forest." Kagome was never one to give in easily. 'His personality has changed... can he still fight?' "Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Inuyasha blushes slightly, remembering the day before.
Inuyasha fiddles with the katana that hangs at his side. "What is this thing..."? Sesshomaru pokes at it, then looks down at his own hip. "I don't know, but I have one too." Inuyasha pulls it out and looks at it. "Sure is sharp..." He slices at the air, testing the rusty old sword out. It seems vaguely familiar, and by the way he handles it, it appears that he knows what he is doing. 'Hm...' Sesshomaru watches his brother mindlessly, deep in thought. He leans back as the katana comes within inches of his face. Inuyasha blushes and scratches the back of his head. "Gomen!" Sesshomaru faints comically, but quickly sits up at the rustle of bushes. Inuyasha turns around, the katana transforming into the mighty Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha looks it over and laughs nervously. 'Wow... I did that?' Recovering from the slight shock, Inuyasha grips the Tetsusaiga tightly. "Whoever is over there... uh... stop hiding. I promise I won't hurt you!" He swings the Tetsusaiga to point at the bushes. Hearing Inuyasha's voice, Sango and Miroku sit up, only to barely miss the volt of energy from the Tetsusaiga. The four of them stand up slowly and gawk at the unearthed tree beside Sango and Miroku, then at the sword in the hanyou's hands. Inuyasha laughs nervously. He slowly puts the Tetsusaiga on the ground and backs away. "I guess I shouldn't play with this..."
Inuyasha shakes his head and looks at the ground. "I'll be fine." He turns around and smiles at her. "I promise." She backs away slowly, questioning Inuyasha's promise and taking in his smile. "Well, you better not forget the jewel shard!" She grabs Sango's hand and runs.
Inuyasha watches them. He turns around. 'Jewel shard? I wonder why everyone wants those things...' He draws the Tetsusaiga and transforms it. "I'm really sorry that I have to kill you." The demons turns and looks at the pathetic half demon. Its giant gold eyes seem to laugh at him. He growls in embarrassment and anger and slices at the neko. It picks up it's paw, leaving Inuyasha to swing at the dust. Its eyes laugh again and it swats at him teasingly. He jumps back, the paw creating a rather large crater where it landed. Inuyasha slices again. The neko may have been big but it wasn't fast. The demon howls in pain and lifts its leg to assess the damage. The tendon attaching the cat's paw to it's upper leg can't take the weight. The paw falls to the ground, almost crushing a few villagers. The neko screeches again and glares at the dog. Inuyasha jumps back, panic-stricken. "Gomen, gomen, gomen!" The demon is surrounded in a cloud of red and transforms into a tiny black kitten.
(Think Kirara)
Inuyasha laughs and drops his defensive position. He throws the huge fang- sword over his shoulder and rubs his chin thoughtfully with his free hand. "Now what was I supposed to bring back to Kagome?" The tiny black kitten runs over to its severed paw and picks up the jewel shard up in its mouth. Inuyasha gets a sweat drop. He shakes the Tetsusaiga at the kitten. "Hey wait, I need that!" The kitten growls and scampers off. Inuyasha groans and rests the blade on the ground. "Oh well..." He detransforms and sheaths the Tetsusaiga and heads to the well.
Kagome and Sesshomaru are on the edge of the forest, waiting for him. Miroku and Sango are off in the woods doing the usual. Sesshomaru smiles. "Nice battle!" Kagome blushes, hoping that no one would notice. 'He looks kind of cute when he smiles. I guess that's one thing he and Inuyasha have in common...' She looks at the sky. 'I remember when he wouldn't even talk to is brother, let alone complement him.' The wind blows. 'I kind of wish things would go back to normal... not that I want Inuyasha and Sesshomaru going at it again.'
Inuyasha looks at Kagome and cocks his head sweetly. "What are you thinking about?" Kagome shakes her head and blushes. "Um... the... jewel shards." Inuyasha laughs nervously. "Speaking of which..." Kagome gasps. "Inuyasha... you did get the jewel shard out of the cat's paw, right?" Inuyasha laughs again. "Inuyasha!"
Kagome takes a deep breath after "sitting" Inuyasha numerous times. 'He's not himself, remember?' She sighs and walks off.
Sesshomaru helps his brother up. "That girl is an odd one." Inuyasha brushes himself off. "Yes, but she's nice... don't be so hard on her." Sesshomaru laughs. "Little brother, you have a lot to learn." Inuyasha blushes at his openness and Sesshomaru's elder sibling response. He looks at Sesshomaru. He has a flashback of one of their battles.
Sesshomaru swings the Tetsusaiga. "Die."
Inuyasha shakes his head and refocuses on Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru's face is soft and innocent. Inuyasha looks down. 'What was that?' He replays it in his mind. Sesshomaru grabs his shoulder. "Inuyasha... are you okay?"
"Huh?" Inuyasha looks up and shakes his head again. "Hai, I'm fine." Sesshomaru smiles. "Come on, let's go find Kagome."
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Kagome is sitting on a hill above the river. She watches the villagers rebuilding the village, and then up at the sun. 'I wish I knew what was going on.' Inuyasha walks slowly up behind her, not wanting to frighten or disturb her. "Kagome..." She turns her head. "Hey Inuyasha." He looks at the ground and back up at her. "Is there anything wrong?"
Kagome realizes that she is frowning. "Oh!" She waves her hand and laughs. "Nothing. I was just thinking." He sits down next to her. "You sure do think a lot. You must be really smart." Her face lights up and she laughs a little. "I guess I am." Inuyasha smiles and his voice softens. He softly grasps her chin in his hand and turns her face to him. "You look so beautiful when you're happy."
'Is he going to...' She blushes and looks down. 'He's never said that before.' Inuyasha's now empty hand floats in the air before he drops it to his side. He opens his mouth to say something, but closes it again. Uncomfortable silence. Inuyasha mimics her and watches the fish below trying to eat a water bug. He nudges her foot. Kagome nudges him back. He smiles at his little game and nudges her again, harder this time. She wobbles but catches herself. Kagome gives Inuyasha a surprised look. "Hey!" She smiles.
Inuyasha growls playfully and tickles her sides, knocking her down. She laughs and tickles him back. They roll around on the grass, laughing and tickling each other. Inuyasha almost falls on her, but catches himself with his hands. Kagome looks up, her eyes sparkling. His lips are only an inch from hers...
"What do we have here?" A familiar voice teases. Inuyasha and Kagome look up. Miroku is standing beside them, Sango on his back. Sango smiles. "Aw... aren't they cute?" She lays her head on Miroku's shoulder and hugs his neck. "I remember when we were like that."
Inuyasha and Kagome blush and look at each other. Kagome pushes Inuyasha off of her and gets to her feet. 'What am I doing?' Inuyasha is leaning back on his hands looking like he's been slapped. "I'm... sorry... I... I rushed things." He stutters and looks down quickly. 'She must think I'm an idiot. Gods, why can't I do anything right!?'
Kagome blushes a little and sits down next to him. "No..." She plays with a blade of grass. "You... you didn't" Miroku and Sango giggle. Kagome looks at them, and, realizing that they are having their own conversation, looks down at the blade of grass in her hand. She faces Inuyasha "I'm just not used to you. acting like this."
Inuyasha sighs and leans on Kagome's shoulder. He watches Sango and Miroku laugh and mingle intimately. Miroku gently helps Sango off of his back and pushes a stray hair behind her ear. 'Why can't it be that way with me and Kagome?' Meanwhile, Kagome is trying to nudge Inuyasha off of her, Inuyasha too deep in thought to notice. She pushes him with her shoulder one last time, only to have him slide into her lap. Snapped out of his trance, he looks up at her. "...Like what?" Kagome's face gets hot. "Like this!" She pushes him off of her and stands up. "Look, I need some time alone." Miroku and Sango stop talking and watch her as she huffs past.
(Aw... Inuyasha wants to be just like Miroku when he grows up!)
Inuyasha gets up. He looks so sad, slumped over with tears in his eyes. Sango walks cautiously towards Inuyasha and rests a hand on his shoulder. "It's alright..." He shrugs her hand off and starts walking. Sango looks down. "It's not your fault..." He turns violently, a tear streaming down his cheek. "Yes it is!" He turns around and resumes walking. "Who was I kidding... she could never love a freak like me." He jumps up in the tree and lies uncomfortably on a branch. "Inuy-" Sango takes a step and extends her hand. Miroku grabs her other arm and shakes his head. He takes her hand and leads her to the village.
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Will Kagome realize her feelings for Inuyasha before he turns to more... incestual methods? Why do Miroku and Sango keep appearing out of nowhere and what does Rora mean by "doing the usual"? Inuyasha: half human, half demon, all action!
(That was on a commercial for Inuyasha... sounds like something FUNimation would say o.O;;;)
Now for a daily dose of Japanese! Something I know nothing about.
Neko- Cat
Youkai- Demon
Katana- Japanese sword thing ^^
Gomen- I'm sorry
Hanyou- Half demon... our one and only Inuyasha!
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It's late evening. Kagome and Sango settle in Kaede's hut; the boys camp out in the forest. Silence. "Youkai!" The village quickly turns to chaos as everyone scrambles to escape the approaching demon. Awoken by the screams, Kagome and Sango run out of the hut. They stop suddenly and stare at the giant neko. It looks like a black cat, with slicked back ears and glistening fangs. Kagome wants to laugh when she sees that it doesn't have a tail, but quickly steps back as it bites down on a villager. "What is that thing?"
The neko swats a stable out of its way, sending debris flying at the helpless pair. They shriek and duck. The demon growls and swats another shelter. Kagome shields her eyes and looks up at the beast. She gasps at the purple glow coming from the cat's paw. "Sango!" She whispers loudly. "It has a shard!" Sango reaches for the boomerang on her back.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha runs towards her. "You shouldn't be here!" He stops and blushes at his harsh tone. "I... I don't want you to get hurt." He grabs the hilt of his sword and looks at the demon. "Take Sango and hide in the forest." Kagome was never one to give in easily. 'His personality has changed... can he still fight?' "Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Inuyasha blushes slightly, remembering the day before.
Inuyasha fiddles with the katana that hangs at his side. "What is this thing..."? Sesshomaru pokes at it, then looks down at his own hip. "I don't know, but I have one too." Inuyasha pulls it out and looks at it. "Sure is sharp..." He slices at the air, testing the rusty old sword out. It seems vaguely familiar, and by the way he handles it, it appears that he knows what he is doing. 'Hm...' Sesshomaru watches his brother mindlessly, deep in thought. He leans back as the katana comes within inches of his face. Inuyasha blushes and scratches the back of his head. "Gomen!" Sesshomaru faints comically, but quickly sits up at the rustle of bushes. Inuyasha turns around, the katana transforming into the mighty Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha looks it over and laughs nervously. 'Wow... I did that?' Recovering from the slight shock, Inuyasha grips the Tetsusaiga tightly. "Whoever is over there... uh... stop hiding. I promise I won't hurt you!" He swings the Tetsusaiga to point at the bushes. Hearing Inuyasha's voice, Sango and Miroku sit up, only to barely miss the volt of energy from the Tetsusaiga. The four of them stand up slowly and gawk at the unearthed tree beside Sango and Miroku, then at the sword in the hanyou's hands. Inuyasha laughs nervously. He slowly puts the Tetsusaiga on the ground and backs away. "I guess I shouldn't play with this..."
Inuyasha shakes his head and looks at the ground. "I'll be fine." He turns around and smiles at her. "I promise." She backs away slowly, questioning Inuyasha's promise and taking in his smile. "Well, you better not forget the jewel shard!" She grabs Sango's hand and runs.
Inuyasha watches them. He turns around. 'Jewel shard? I wonder why everyone wants those things...' He draws the Tetsusaiga and transforms it. "I'm really sorry that I have to kill you." The demons turns and looks at the pathetic half demon. Its giant gold eyes seem to laugh at him. He growls in embarrassment and anger and slices at the neko. It picks up it's paw, leaving Inuyasha to swing at the dust. Its eyes laugh again and it swats at him teasingly. He jumps back, the paw creating a rather large crater where it landed. Inuyasha slices again. The neko may have been big but it wasn't fast. The demon howls in pain and lifts its leg to assess the damage. The tendon attaching the cat's paw to it's upper leg can't take the weight. The paw falls to the ground, almost crushing a few villagers. The neko screeches again and glares at the dog. Inuyasha jumps back, panic-stricken. "Gomen, gomen, gomen!" The demon is surrounded in a cloud of red and transforms into a tiny black kitten.
(Think Kirara)
Inuyasha laughs and drops his defensive position. He throws the huge fang- sword over his shoulder and rubs his chin thoughtfully with his free hand. "Now what was I supposed to bring back to Kagome?" The tiny black kitten runs over to its severed paw and picks up the jewel shard up in its mouth. Inuyasha gets a sweat drop. He shakes the Tetsusaiga at the kitten. "Hey wait, I need that!" The kitten growls and scampers off. Inuyasha groans and rests the blade on the ground. "Oh well..." He detransforms and sheaths the Tetsusaiga and heads to the well.
Kagome and Sesshomaru are on the edge of the forest, waiting for him. Miroku and Sango are off in the woods doing the usual. Sesshomaru smiles. "Nice battle!" Kagome blushes, hoping that no one would notice. 'He looks kind of cute when he smiles. I guess that's one thing he and Inuyasha have in common...' She looks at the sky. 'I remember when he wouldn't even talk to is brother, let alone complement him.' The wind blows. 'I kind of wish things would go back to normal... not that I want Inuyasha and Sesshomaru going at it again.'
Inuyasha looks at Kagome and cocks his head sweetly. "What are you thinking about?" Kagome shakes her head and blushes. "Um... the... jewel shards." Inuyasha laughs nervously. "Speaking of which..." Kagome gasps. "Inuyasha... you did get the jewel shard out of the cat's paw, right?" Inuyasha laughs again. "Inuyasha!"
Kagome takes a deep breath after "sitting" Inuyasha numerous times. 'He's not himself, remember?' She sighs and walks off.
Sesshomaru helps his brother up. "That girl is an odd one." Inuyasha brushes himself off. "Yes, but she's nice... don't be so hard on her." Sesshomaru laughs. "Little brother, you have a lot to learn." Inuyasha blushes at his openness and Sesshomaru's elder sibling response. He looks at Sesshomaru. He has a flashback of one of their battles.
Sesshomaru swings the Tetsusaiga. "Die."
Inuyasha shakes his head and refocuses on Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru's face is soft and innocent. Inuyasha looks down. 'What was that?' He replays it in his mind. Sesshomaru grabs his shoulder. "Inuyasha... are you okay?"
"Huh?" Inuyasha looks up and shakes his head again. "Hai, I'm fine." Sesshomaru smiles. "Come on, let's go find Kagome."
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Kagome is sitting on a hill above the river. She watches the villagers rebuilding the village, and then up at the sun. 'I wish I knew what was going on.' Inuyasha walks slowly up behind her, not wanting to frighten or disturb her. "Kagome..." She turns her head. "Hey Inuyasha." He looks at the ground and back up at her. "Is there anything wrong?"
Kagome realizes that she is frowning. "Oh!" She waves her hand and laughs. "Nothing. I was just thinking." He sits down next to her. "You sure do think a lot. You must be really smart." Her face lights up and she laughs a little. "I guess I am." Inuyasha smiles and his voice softens. He softly grasps her chin in his hand and turns her face to him. "You look so beautiful when you're happy."
'Is he going to...' She blushes and looks down. 'He's never said that before.' Inuyasha's now empty hand floats in the air before he drops it to his side. He opens his mouth to say something, but closes it again. Uncomfortable silence. Inuyasha mimics her and watches the fish below trying to eat a water bug. He nudges her foot. Kagome nudges him back. He smiles at his little game and nudges her again, harder this time. She wobbles but catches herself. Kagome gives Inuyasha a surprised look. "Hey!" She smiles.
Inuyasha growls playfully and tickles her sides, knocking her down. She laughs and tickles him back. They roll around on the grass, laughing and tickling each other. Inuyasha almost falls on her, but catches himself with his hands. Kagome looks up, her eyes sparkling. His lips are only an inch from hers...
"What do we have here?" A familiar voice teases. Inuyasha and Kagome look up. Miroku is standing beside them, Sango on his back. Sango smiles. "Aw... aren't they cute?" She lays her head on Miroku's shoulder and hugs his neck. "I remember when we were like that."
Inuyasha and Kagome blush and look at each other. Kagome pushes Inuyasha off of her and gets to her feet. 'What am I doing?' Inuyasha is leaning back on his hands looking like he's been slapped. "I'm... sorry... I... I rushed things." He stutters and looks down quickly. 'She must think I'm an idiot. Gods, why can't I do anything right!?'
Kagome blushes a little and sits down next to him. "No..." She plays with a blade of grass. "You... you didn't" Miroku and Sango giggle. Kagome looks at them, and, realizing that they are having their own conversation, looks down at the blade of grass in her hand. She faces Inuyasha "I'm just not used to you. acting like this."
Inuyasha sighs and leans on Kagome's shoulder. He watches Sango and Miroku laugh and mingle intimately. Miroku gently helps Sango off of his back and pushes a stray hair behind her ear. 'Why can't it be that way with me and Kagome?' Meanwhile, Kagome is trying to nudge Inuyasha off of her, Inuyasha too deep in thought to notice. She pushes him with her shoulder one last time, only to have him slide into her lap. Snapped out of his trance, he looks up at her. "...Like what?" Kagome's face gets hot. "Like this!" She pushes him off of her and stands up. "Look, I need some time alone." Miroku and Sango stop talking and watch her as she huffs past.
(Aw... Inuyasha wants to be just like Miroku when he grows up!)
Inuyasha gets up. He looks so sad, slumped over with tears in his eyes. Sango walks cautiously towards Inuyasha and rests a hand on his shoulder. "It's alright..." He shrugs her hand off and starts walking. Sango looks down. "It's not your fault..." He turns violently, a tear streaming down his cheek. "Yes it is!" He turns around and resumes walking. "Who was I kidding... she could never love a freak like me." He jumps up in the tree and lies uncomfortably on a branch. "Inuy-" Sango takes a step and extends her hand. Miroku grabs her other arm and shakes his head. He takes her hand and leads her to the village.
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Will Kagome realize her feelings for Inuyasha before he turns to more... incestual methods? Why do Miroku and Sango keep appearing out of nowhere and what does Rora mean by "doing the usual"? Inuyasha: half human, half demon, all action!
(That was on a commercial for Inuyasha... sounds like something FUNimation would say o.O;;;)
Now for a daily dose of Japanese! Something I know nothing about.
Neko- Cat
Youkai- Demon
Katana- Japanese sword thing ^^
Gomen- I'm sorry
Hanyou- Half demon... our one and only Inuyasha!