Author's Note: You should know that I keep Jack Sparrow and Cloud(FF7) in my closet.  Brownie Child is a fellow Sci-Fier who keeps a whole lot mere guys than me, one of which is Inuyasha.  I also have green Aisha ears in this story (if you don't know what an Aisha is, the ears look like long antennae with spade-shapes on the ends). I am also the goddess of winter (or ice mage if you prefer), so I can ice people/things. That will be all.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.  Or Cloud.  Or Jack Sparrow.

The Missing Yasha: Part 1 – Babysitting A Hanyou Is Not Easy

It was very late at night, and I was re-reading Harry Potter V.  As I was mentally strangling Umbridge, the phone rang.  I picked it up and said, "Hi Brownie Child, what's happening."

            "How did you know…never mind.  Listen, can you watch Inuyasha for a few days?"

            "Just him?"

            "He is being punished.  The rest of them are coming with me."

            "Ok, sure.  Send him over."

            "Thanks Ieva!  He'll get there in about 20 minutes.  See ya!"

            "May the Force be with you!" were my parting words as I hung up.  Then I turned to the closet, "Hey!  Jack!  Cloud!  Inuyasha's coming to stay with us for a few days!" and with that, I continued to read, awaiting Inuyasha's arrival.

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            "You took my rum!"

            "Feh.  I didn't touch your stupid rum."

            "Well then where'd it go?"

            "How should I know?"

            "SHUT UP!  I'M TRYING TO SLEEP!" I screamed as I sat up in bed.  My clock read 6:00, and I groaned, "How do you have the energy to fight this early in the morning?  Jack, leave Inuyasha alone.  You don't need your blasted rum right now, and Inuyasha didn't touch it.  And now you've gone and woken me up and I won't be able to get back to sleep.  We're going to the forest; you can fight all you want when we're there, on the condition that you don't kill one another.  Go get Cloud so we can leave."

            My ears twitched as I got the teleportation spell ready, I just hoped that I wasn't too tired to work it properly.  Fortunately it did work, and I found myself in the calm pine forest that had become my own.  Inuyasha was off like a shot after some squirrel, while Jack and Cloud began their favorite sport: bickering.  I tuned them out and sat down to enjoy some peace (for once).

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            Inuyasha sped after the squirrel, noting with a grin that it wasn't taking to the trees.  A stupid squirrel, then.  It was turning out to be a good day after all.  Suddenly, the squirrel leapt onto a tall stump and stopped.  Unable to stop himself, Inuyasha smacked into it face first.  He looked up, rubbing his head and very annoyed at the squirrel.  Then it started to tap-dance.  This is such unusual behavior for rodents that Inuyasha continued to stare at it, unaware of the thing creeping up behind him until it was too late and he had been hit by the mallet.  His eyes turned swirly and he fell over unconscious.  An evil voice chuckled, "Most excellent…"

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            It had been several hours since we had arrived at the forest, and I was ready to leave.  Jack and Cloud were some ways away having a sword fight, and I called them over.  I shouted for Inuyasha, but received no reply.  I yelled again and again, but Inuyasha didn't reply or come.  I sighed; he was probably lost in the forest. 

            "It figures that it's him who gets lost.  Oh man, Brownie Child's gonna kill me if we don't find him.  C'mon you two, let's start looking."

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            Another hour had passed and it had started to drizzle.  I was tired and hoarse from repeated yelling for Inuyasha.  Now I was wet, too.  And too add insult to injury…

            "I want some rum!"

            "Shut up, Jack."

            "And I'm wet and tired and Cloud keeps poking me and…"

            "I SAID SHUT UP!" I whirled and fired ice at Jack, which he dodged.  I snarled and started kicking the nearest tree, "Where has that stupid half-demon GONE?!?  We've searched almost the entire forest and we haven't found him ANYWHERE! ARGH!" Then the piece of bark my foot hit sank into the tree and a tunnel opened up underneath me.  Needless to say, I fell into it (screeching all the way, I might add), down and down and down until I clattered onto a metal grille, "Owwwww…"

            "Do you think we should jump in after her?" asked Cloud.

            "Maybe you should go first!" replied Jack as he pushed Cloud into the tunnel.  Cloud has very quick reflexes, however, and grabbed onto Jack's foot, dragging him in too.