(Nika is talking on the phone with Sugar the Demon Cat, pet of the Great Bishy Huntress Jodea Moondreamer. Jodea caught Kurama using drugged tea and returned him to his rightful owner, much to his dismay.)
Nika: "Keep this a secret...but, I'm part Cat-Demon! On my mother's side. If you wanna get technical, I'm a quarter cat, half dog, and a quarter miko!! My mom's half human-miko and half cat-demon. My dad's a dog! My parents had a little...trouble. She kept purifying his...equipment... Ouch! But I embrace the cat in me! Damn the dog part... But I guess that's why I get along so well with Fluffykins!" ^_^
Fluffy: "What!? You never told me you were demon!"
Nika: "Well you never asked!!"
Fluffy: "Hmph! I shouldn't have too. But," (lecherous grin) O.O "I guess being your slave isn't so bad if you're mostly demon. And mostly DOG-demon too!"
Nika: "Down boy. I'm a quarter cat too. And a miko. Try anything and you might end up like my father!"
(Fluffy covers himself in fear and dashes away to hide behind Kurama)
Kurama: (enters with Fluffy still hiding behind him) "What's all the commotion..?"
(Fluffy quickly explains)
Kurama: "WHAT!!? You mean she's (points at Nika) a demon!?"
(Suddenly Kurama gets a strange glint in his eye; seen before in Miroku's and Taro's)
Nika: "Kuramy-poo..?"
Kurama: "I think I like that nickname...now..." O.O
(Nika begins backing away from the previously unknown HENTAI fox.)
Nika: "Uh-oh... I never expected this!"
(Fluffy recovers his courage and, egged on by Kurama's own hentai-ness, also begins to advance on her with a lecherous grin)
Nika: "Uh, Fluffykins..?"
Fluffy: "I agree with you, Kurama. ^_^ I am starting to like her little nicknames!" ^_^
(Nika, forgetting her purifying powers and the assortment of 'items' she owns, flees the room, chased by both demons)
Fluffy: "Wait! Come back! Let us pet you!" ^_^
Kurama: "Yeah! We wanna see if you've got ears and a tail!!" O.O
Nika: "I hope they're under some kind of hentai spell!"
(Jodea's voice yells out of the phone)
Nika: (yelling back as she passes the phone, still running) "Sorry! Can't talk right now! I'm running from crazed hentai bishys!!"
(Suddenly a bolt of lightning strikes the ground between Nika and the pursuing bishys. She takes this moment to grab her giant mallet and pound them into unconsciousness.)
Jodea: (from phone) "Hope that helped!"
(Nika picks up the phone)
Nika: "Yes! Thank you! I sure am glad you're an elemental hanyou!"
(Nika hangs up and locks Fluffy and Kurama in demon-escape-proff animal carriers and padlocks the doors)
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Once back inside, everyone sat down and stared expectantly at Shizuka, who took a deep breath, then said, "Alright, so I'm a little different." Everyone continued staring and she said reluctantly, "Well, you already know about my part in the Clan. What you don't know is that about three hundred years before I was born, my great great great, uh, you get the idea, grandmother married into the clan. This," she pushed aside her hair, displaying her shoulder, "is from her side. It was passed down through her family, although it wasn't always like this."
She looked pointedly at the monk sitting very close to Sango and said, "It originated as a hole in the hand, which sucked in everything. It only changed after the defeat of Naraku." She hung her head and said sadly, "You'll never be rid of it, but it won't kill you. It will grow with each generation and eventually take over the body of it's possessor, me. I'm the first in my family to be completely consumed by it. My entire body is made of the void. What you call the Wind Tunnel."
Everyone's mouths hung open in shock and amazement. Finally Sango broke the silence.
"Wait a minute!" she shouted, "You're saying that you're HIS," with a point to Miroku, "descendent!?"
Shizuka only nodded.
Sango continued, "And that your entire body is like his hand!?" Another nod. "Then why don't you have to cover it up? I mean, shouldn't you be sucking everything in right now?"
Shizuka shook her head and said, "No. I told you it changed. I have control over it, most of the time."
Kagome spoke for the first time. "Why did that arrow hurt you so?" she asked softly.
Shizuka hung her head again and said, "Because, I am pure evil."
A gasp emanated from all assembled.
"At least, I am inside. But I try to KEEP it inside! My training with the Clan allows me much greater control over my true nature than if I were just an ordinary girl."
Miroku spoke haltingly, still reeling from this little bit of news. "But why," he said, "Why are you pure evil? I'm not, and my Wind Tunnel isn't either. It was just created by an evil creature."
Shizuka shook her head and said, "I'm not really sure myself. But it has something to do with the fact that I was completely consumed by the void." She sighed and said, "Sometimes, it's like I'm two people. The one you know as Takeda Shizuka and the other half of me that I keep locked inside. The half that wants nothing more than to destroy...everything."
Everyone was silent, trying to understand what she was saying. Suddenly a scream was heard from outside and InuYasha sniffed the air.
"Naraku!" he growled.
They all jumped to their feet and rushed outside. Standing practically in front of the hut was Naraku, the real Naraku, with Kagura at his side and Asami in her arms. InuYasha immediately tried to attack him, but Kagome just called him a baka and sat him. Of course, everyone was ready for battle, but Shizuka just walked calmly up to him.
"I have brought your sister, as I said I would." he said calmly.
Shizuka bowed to him and said, "Arigatou, Naraku-sama." which earned looks of disbelief from her friends.
But then Naraku shocked them even more by smiling, ACTUALLY SMILING! Not an evil 'I'll-kill-you-painfully-and-enjoy-it' smile but a real true smile! Kagura handed the STILL unconscious girl to Miroku as Naraku said, still grinning, "Shizuka-hime, I respectfully request your presence in my home."
InuYasha made a comment about his ulterior motives and Kagome angrily sat him again, yelling that Shizuka could protect herself.
Shizuka looked to her sister and then back to Naraku. The others saw a change come over her they weren't sure they liked.
She once again drew herself up and said proudly, "I will accompany you, Naraku-sama. If I may be allowed to leave when I wish."
He nodded and said, STILL smiling, "Of course."
She then smiled back at him and said, "I will join you in a moment." He did a sweeping bow to her and both he and Kagura disappeared.
Shizuka turned back to her friends, who all started to talk at once, and held up one finger, silencing them. "Don't attempt anything stupid, like trying to rescue me. I don't need rescuing. I'm going of my own free will." She grinned mischievously at Kagome and said, "And, as she said, I can protect myself." Then, with a gust of dark wind, she was gone.
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(A/N) I'm REALLY not happy with this chapter, but I've been so spaced lately. I think I'm getting sick. ---I feel neauseous--- Sorry it sucks so bad. I hate explaining things like this and not just letting them play themselves out. But I kinda want to end it. I think I'm gonna cut it short and bring the final battle in soon, so we can get to the Fluffy chapters!!
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(Nika has let her bishy slaves out after they claimed temporary insanity.)
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Thanks to: lilhillbillie, Amai Kaminari, Lady Yami, Yum Yum, Dragon Fire, Nassau, BishieOtaku, SeaBlu49, Divine-Heart, and Shadow.
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lilhillbillie: Well, you see how threats really motivate me, eh? It took me forever to get this little piece of crap out! But thanks for helping out with my new fic. And I'm glad you still like this one, even though it's starting to suck.
Amai Kaminari: Oh my! Infractions!? Sounds tasty! Sorry about your account though... (sniffle)
Lady Yami: Thank you! I really like the evil Shizuka. The other one's kinda...um...nice. Don't worry! We'll be seeing a LOT more of evil Shizuka! Mostly somewhere around the end. ^_^ And yes, Sango REALLY, REALLY wants to kill Taro. Maybe she'll get lucky and he'll be killed in the big battle! Or not. (Doubtful)
Yum Yum: Taro will NOT get his Miroku-candy! However, I might be persuaded to let him have some Jaken-cake. ^_^ And no, Kagome will not get pregnant in this fic. At least not until (maybe) the epilogue! That's because in my other fic, Instincts, it's a major plot point. But let's just say, when Kagome decides to "come out" with her little secret, no one's more surprised than Kaede! (giggle) I can't wait til the old woman faints! (uproarous laughter)
Dragon Fire: I'm soooo sorry! Funny go bye-bye again! That's why I'm rushing it to the end! After all the seriousnes is over, the fun will return!! But there's gonna be lots of evil Shizuka to satisfy Chaos! But I don't think you wanna be related to her, unless you want to be related to a certain hentai houshi. ^_^
Nassau: Nika: "I am not intimidated by hentai's!" Fluffy: "Oh yeah?" (grope) Nika: "Ahhh!!! Bad Dog!!" (smacks Fluffy with giant mallet) (Kurama enters) Kurama: "Oh! Are we playing this game again!?" (grope) Nika: (suddenly getting a wonderful idea) "Yes! We are!" (gropes Kurama) Kurama: "Ahhhh!!!! Not again!!" (flees the room with Nika hot on his retreating buns) *ahem* Yes, I was serious about the Mary Sue's. But my family can handle offensive people! They're part demon, after all! And thank you. I do seem to have a knack for taming Bishys! Just wait until I get a new pet... ^_^ My cousin suggested Helios from Sailor Moon SuperS! I agree! He's just so...Bishy!! And my no-fail secret to taming Bishys is; Always carry an assortment of weapons, not forgetting the trusty giant mallet, and don't be afraid to use them! In fact, practice with them quite often! ^_^ And...oogle-glomp-grope-repeat...
BishieOtaku: Thank you! But, as much as he is butt ugly, I don't like the name Yoda for Jaken. It makes him sound, (shudder), smart! I much prefer the name Fugly or the Fugly Toad! I took those from Health Crisis. And for anyone who's read Health Crisis, "Jaken and Kaede and the Orange Book!" There's a picture for you. Here's another for you. "Sesshomaru-sama! Can we have sex again?!" ^_^
SeaBlu49: (giggle)...thanks! I agree, sorta.
Shadow: I'm glad you like it! And I'm trying to continue... (Stupid brain go bye-bye...)
Nika: "Keep this a secret...but, I'm part Cat-Demon! On my mother's side. If you wanna get technical, I'm a quarter cat, half dog, and a quarter miko!! My mom's half human-miko and half cat-demon. My dad's a dog! My parents had a little...trouble. She kept purifying his...equipment... Ouch! But I embrace the cat in me! Damn the dog part... But I guess that's why I get along so well with Fluffykins!" ^_^
Fluffy: "What!? You never told me you were demon!"
Nika: "Well you never asked!!"
Fluffy: "Hmph! I shouldn't have too. But," (lecherous grin) O.O "I guess being your slave isn't so bad if you're mostly demon. And mostly DOG-demon too!"
Nika: "Down boy. I'm a quarter cat too. And a miko. Try anything and you might end up like my father!"
(Fluffy covers himself in fear and dashes away to hide behind Kurama)
Kurama: (enters with Fluffy still hiding behind him) "What's all the commotion..?"
(Fluffy quickly explains)
Kurama: "WHAT!!? You mean she's (points at Nika) a demon!?"
(Suddenly Kurama gets a strange glint in his eye; seen before in Miroku's and Taro's)
Nika: "Kuramy-poo..?"
Kurama: "I think I like that nickname...now..." O.O
(Nika begins backing away from the previously unknown HENTAI fox.)
Nika: "Uh-oh... I never expected this!"
(Fluffy recovers his courage and, egged on by Kurama's own hentai-ness, also begins to advance on her with a lecherous grin)
Nika: "Uh, Fluffykins..?"
Fluffy: "I agree with you, Kurama. ^_^ I am starting to like her little nicknames!" ^_^
(Nika, forgetting her purifying powers and the assortment of 'items' she owns, flees the room, chased by both demons)
Fluffy: "Wait! Come back! Let us pet you!" ^_^
Kurama: "Yeah! We wanna see if you've got ears and a tail!!" O.O
Nika: "I hope they're under some kind of hentai spell!"
(Jodea's voice yells out of the phone)
Nika: (yelling back as she passes the phone, still running) "Sorry! Can't talk right now! I'm running from crazed hentai bishys!!"
(Suddenly a bolt of lightning strikes the ground between Nika and the pursuing bishys. She takes this moment to grab her giant mallet and pound them into unconsciousness.)
Jodea: (from phone) "Hope that helped!"
(Nika picks up the phone)
Nika: "Yes! Thank you! I sure am glad you're an elemental hanyou!"
(Nika hangs up and locks Fluffy and Kurama in demon-escape-proff animal carriers and padlocks the doors)
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Once back inside, everyone sat down and stared expectantly at Shizuka, who took a deep breath, then said, "Alright, so I'm a little different." Everyone continued staring and she said reluctantly, "Well, you already know about my part in the Clan. What you don't know is that about three hundred years before I was born, my great great great, uh, you get the idea, grandmother married into the clan. This," she pushed aside her hair, displaying her shoulder, "is from her side. It was passed down through her family, although it wasn't always like this."
She looked pointedly at the monk sitting very close to Sango and said, "It originated as a hole in the hand, which sucked in everything. It only changed after the defeat of Naraku." She hung her head and said sadly, "You'll never be rid of it, but it won't kill you. It will grow with each generation and eventually take over the body of it's possessor, me. I'm the first in my family to be completely consumed by it. My entire body is made of the void. What you call the Wind Tunnel."
Everyone's mouths hung open in shock and amazement. Finally Sango broke the silence.
"Wait a minute!" she shouted, "You're saying that you're HIS," with a point to Miroku, "descendent!?"
Shizuka only nodded.
Sango continued, "And that your entire body is like his hand!?" Another nod. "Then why don't you have to cover it up? I mean, shouldn't you be sucking everything in right now?"
Shizuka shook her head and said, "No. I told you it changed. I have control over it, most of the time."
Kagome spoke for the first time. "Why did that arrow hurt you so?" she asked softly.
Shizuka hung her head again and said, "Because, I am pure evil."
A gasp emanated from all assembled.
"At least, I am inside. But I try to KEEP it inside! My training with the Clan allows me much greater control over my true nature than if I were just an ordinary girl."
Miroku spoke haltingly, still reeling from this little bit of news. "But why," he said, "Why are you pure evil? I'm not, and my Wind Tunnel isn't either. It was just created by an evil creature."
Shizuka shook her head and said, "I'm not really sure myself. But it has something to do with the fact that I was completely consumed by the void." She sighed and said, "Sometimes, it's like I'm two people. The one you know as Takeda Shizuka and the other half of me that I keep locked inside. The half that wants nothing more than to destroy...everything."
Everyone was silent, trying to understand what she was saying. Suddenly a scream was heard from outside and InuYasha sniffed the air.
"Naraku!" he growled.
They all jumped to their feet and rushed outside. Standing practically in front of the hut was Naraku, the real Naraku, with Kagura at his side and Asami in her arms. InuYasha immediately tried to attack him, but Kagome just called him a baka and sat him. Of course, everyone was ready for battle, but Shizuka just walked calmly up to him.
"I have brought your sister, as I said I would." he said calmly.
Shizuka bowed to him and said, "Arigatou, Naraku-sama." which earned looks of disbelief from her friends.
But then Naraku shocked them even more by smiling, ACTUALLY SMILING! Not an evil 'I'll-kill-you-painfully-and-enjoy-it' smile but a real true smile! Kagura handed the STILL unconscious girl to Miroku as Naraku said, still grinning, "Shizuka-hime, I respectfully request your presence in my home."
InuYasha made a comment about his ulterior motives and Kagome angrily sat him again, yelling that Shizuka could protect herself.
Shizuka looked to her sister and then back to Naraku. The others saw a change come over her they weren't sure they liked.
She once again drew herself up and said proudly, "I will accompany you, Naraku-sama. If I may be allowed to leave when I wish."
He nodded and said, STILL smiling, "Of course."
She then smiled back at him and said, "I will join you in a moment." He did a sweeping bow to her and both he and Kagura disappeared.
Shizuka turned back to her friends, who all started to talk at once, and held up one finger, silencing them. "Don't attempt anything stupid, like trying to rescue me. I don't need rescuing. I'm going of my own free will." She grinned mischievously at Kagome and said, "And, as she said, I can protect myself." Then, with a gust of dark wind, she was gone.
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(A/N) I'm REALLY not happy with this chapter, but I've been so spaced lately. I think I'm getting sick. ---I feel neauseous--- Sorry it sucks so bad. I hate explaining things like this and not just letting them play themselves out. But I kinda want to end it. I think I'm gonna cut it short and bring the final battle in soon, so we can get to the Fluffy chapters!!
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(Nika has let her bishy slaves out after they claimed temporary insanity.)
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Thanks to: lilhillbillie, Amai Kaminari, Lady Yami, Yum Yum, Dragon Fire, Nassau, BishieOtaku, SeaBlu49, Divine-Heart, and Shadow.
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lilhillbillie: Well, you see how threats really motivate me, eh? It took me forever to get this little piece of crap out! But thanks for helping out with my new fic. And I'm glad you still like this one, even though it's starting to suck.
Amai Kaminari: Oh my! Infractions!? Sounds tasty! Sorry about your account though... (sniffle)
Lady Yami: Thank you! I really like the evil Shizuka. The other one's kinda...um...nice. Don't worry! We'll be seeing a LOT more of evil Shizuka! Mostly somewhere around the end. ^_^ And yes, Sango REALLY, REALLY wants to kill Taro. Maybe she'll get lucky and he'll be killed in the big battle! Or not. (Doubtful)
Yum Yum: Taro will NOT get his Miroku-candy! However, I might be persuaded to let him have some Jaken-cake. ^_^ And no, Kagome will not get pregnant in this fic. At least not until (maybe) the epilogue! That's because in my other fic, Instincts, it's a major plot point. But let's just say, when Kagome decides to "come out" with her little secret, no one's more surprised than Kaede! (giggle) I can't wait til the old woman faints! (uproarous laughter)
Dragon Fire: I'm soooo sorry! Funny go bye-bye again! That's why I'm rushing it to the end! After all the seriousnes is over, the fun will return!! But there's gonna be lots of evil Shizuka to satisfy Chaos! But I don't think you wanna be related to her, unless you want to be related to a certain hentai houshi. ^_^
Nassau: Nika: "I am not intimidated by hentai's!" Fluffy: "Oh yeah?" (grope) Nika: "Ahhh!!! Bad Dog!!" (smacks Fluffy with giant mallet) (Kurama enters) Kurama: "Oh! Are we playing this game again!?" (grope) Nika: (suddenly getting a wonderful idea) "Yes! We are!" (gropes Kurama) Kurama: "Ahhhh!!!! Not again!!" (flees the room with Nika hot on his retreating buns) *ahem* Yes, I was serious about the Mary Sue's. But my family can handle offensive people! They're part demon, after all! And thank you. I do seem to have a knack for taming Bishys! Just wait until I get a new pet... ^_^ My cousin suggested Helios from Sailor Moon SuperS! I agree! He's just so...Bishy!! And my no-fail secret to taming Bishys is; Always carry an assortment of weapons, not forgetting the trusty giant mallet, and don't be afraid to use them! In fact, practice with them quite often! ^_^ And...oogle-glomp-grope-repeat...
BishieOtaku: Thank you! But, as much as he is butt ugly, I don't like the name Yoda for Jaken. It makes him sound, (shudder), smart! I much prefer the name Fugly or the Fugly Toad! I took those from Health Crisis. And for anyone who's read Health Crisis, "Jaken and Kaede and the Orange Book!" There's a picture for you. Here's another for you. "Sesshomaru-sama! Can we have sex again?!" ^_^
SeaBlu49: (giggle)...thanks! I agree, sorta.
Shadow: I'm glad you like it! And I'm trying to continue... (Stupid brain go bye-bye...)