Nice ending for the last chapter, eh? Anyways, here's a summary of the last chapter: Sesshomaru appeared and Inuyasha fights him. Yusuke and Kuwabara also mention that the strange thing they were waiting for to happen was Sesshomaru! Inuyasha's secret is discovered when Sesshomaru takes off his hat and reveals his dog ears. Even though he's part demon, his friends will still stand up for him. Sesshomaru almost kills Kagome, but Yusuke's Spirit Gun saves her, and Kuwabara knocks him out with his Spirit Sword. Then Kagome put a beaded necklace around the knocked out Sesshomaru's neck. Then it's quiet and everyone starts asking questions. Poor Sesshy, now he's going to go through the same crap Inuyasha puts up with (SIT), so now the fun is about to begin. That and the fact that…oh never mind…I won't spoil it for you guys. Now, ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 4: Questions, Commands, and the Donut Man
Afterwards there was a long, awkward silence, and everyone had A LOT of questions to ask. Everyone thought they might attract a lot of attention if they all stood outside with a knocked out demon lying on the ground and a half demon holding a large sword. So instead of standing outside, they went into the game shop. After about five minutes, questions just started coming out very quickly.
"What is Sesshomaru doing here?"
"Why is he after you and your sword?"
"Why were you guys waiting for Sesshomaru?"
"Who exactly are you guys?"
"Where are you people from?"
"Urameshi, can we get something to eat?"
"I'm really confused, Yug. How could a sword change?"
"What's up with the beaded necklaces?"
"Guys, guys, listen to me," Tea finally ended the questions," we need to calm down and get our answers one by one."
Everyone fell silent, and the first question was asked.
"Inuyasha, what is Sesshomaru doing here?" asked Kagome.
"I don't have the slightest idea," replied Inuyasha.
Duke asked next," Why is he after you and your sword?"
"He's after me because he wants me dead, and he wants my sword, Tetsusaiga, too. Sesshomaru's been after the sword since he first learned about it, because he hates the sword he got. You see, our swords are made from our father's fangs, mine has the ability to slay one hundred demons in one swipe. Sesshomaru's, on the other hand, has the ability to heal one hundred people. He's hell-bent on destruction, which is why he hates his sword and wants mine. And that's why he's after me."
"That explains a lot, but it still doesn't tell us how your sword changed when fightin' Sesshomaru," Joey pointed out.
"The sword Tetsusaiga transforms when I'm helping out a human that I care about. I was trying to protect everyone here so they wouldn't get hurt. That's why the Tetsusaiga transformed during the fight."
"I still don't understand the whole "Sit" situation," Bakura said," can you please explain it to us?"
"Sure, no problem," said Kagome," the beaded necklaces--"
"The beaded necklaces come from that wench Kaede," said a voice.
Everyone turned around and saw Sesshomaru conscious and barely standing.
"Who's Kaede?" Tristan asked.
"She's a priestess in the Feudal Era, where Inuyasha and I are from. She has some magical powers, and the necklaces are her own creation. Kaede made them to put spells on demons that wore them. If Kagome could give a demonstration of what they could do, I'll explain what it does."
"Okay then," Kagome said sweetly.
"Kagome, please tell me you're not gonna say that…" Inuyasha said horrified because he'd been through it three times today already.
"INUYASHA, SIT!"
"Ah dammit…ACK!" and with a loud BOOM Inuyasha hit the ground for the fourth time.
"Only people with the bloodline of the priestess can use the power of the necklace, and the demon wearing it must stay near the priestess at all times. The demon must also never harm a mortal in her presence, otherwise what just happened to Inuyasha will occur."
"While we're still on the subject of the necklaces, I still have to come up with a word for you, Sesshomaru. Now what shall it be…?" Kagome pondered.
Sesshomaru just stood there petrified,"…W-W-WHAT?!"
"Well it can't be sit, since Inuyasha's stuck with that one," Yusuke said.
"How about "Heel"?" Kuwabara suggested.
"SHUT UP, HUMAN!"
"Why, thank you Kuwabara. SESSHOMARU, HEEL BOY!"
"DAMMIT NOT ME TOO…UGH!" Sesshomaru plummeted to the ground, just like Inuyasha had done many times earlier.
"Ha, now you have to go through what I go through with these damn beads," Inuyasha snickered at Sesshomaru.
"I don't want to hear it, half-breed…"
"Anyways, back to the other questions at hand here," Yugi said," Yusuke, why were you and Kuwabara waiting for Sesshomaru to appear?"
"Well, it's a long story to explain our situation to you, so we might as well start explaining it," said Yusuke.
Then Yusuke and Kuwabara explained how they got where they are now for a long time. They're now explaining why they were waiting for Sesshomaru.
"So Pacifier-Breath sent us on yet another mission, this one being a demon from another time that looked like a dog, walking around causing trouble among regular people. He told us to wait here in front of this game shop, since he said that's where he expected him to go next. Anyways, after waiting for a while, you guys showed up, and then Sesshomaru appeared."
"And that's our story," Kuwabara chipped in.
"Now, where exactly is everyone from?" asked Bakura.
"Well, me, Joey, Tristan, Tea, Bakura, and Duke are all from this period of time," Yugi said," but I'm not sure about everyone else here."
"Well, me an' Urameshi are from this…uh…age," Kuwabara added.
"I'm also from this era, but Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are from the Feudal Era," Kagome told them.
"The Fuel-Doll wha'?" Joey tried pronouncing while being confused.
"The Feudal Era, Joey," Tea began saying," we learned about it in history class, remember?"
"Duh…er…uh…nope. Can't say I do, Tea."
"ACK! It's that period of time when there were a lot of battles, and demons wandered the Earth."
"Oh yeah! I remember now. Thanks for clearin' that up, Tea. I needed it."
"Yeah, no foolin' Wheeler," Duke commented.
"Duke, that's enough for one day, man," Tristan defended while holding Joey back so he wouldn't strangle Duke," well guys, we finally got all of our questions answered."
"Hopefully, there won't be anymore of those. I just got really confused," Joey stated.
"Urameshi, can we get something to eat now?" asked Kuwabara hungrily.
"Yeah, I think we all need to sit down, rest, and eat," Yusuke replied," now who's with me?"
"Count all of us in!" the whole group shouted at once.
"Hey guys, let's all go down to the local donut shop," suggested Tea.
"Alright, let's go!"
Everyone left for the local donut shop. Some people ran fashionably late, but when they all arrived, they were delighted to go in and eat as many donuts as they wanted, since it was practically a buffet. Everyone was sitting at the tables talking and having a good time, but they had no idea what was coming up. And boy, were they in for a surprise.
"Is it…? Or is this another mirage…? IT IS!! IT'S A DONUT BUFFET!! I'M SAVED!!" said a tall, blonde boy wearing a long red trench coat.
"Vash, you know better than that!" said a dark-haired girl in white clothes," we're broke, remember?"
"Oh, come on Meryl. Can't I at least have one?" Vash said.
"Meryl, don't be stingy now," a VERY tall girl said," and besides, it's the least we can do for Mr. Vash."
"Millie, you know we're broke, too," whispered Meryl.
"Just give the man at least one donut. That's all he wants minimum, anyways," said a boy wearing sunglasses and carrying what looked like a big cross on his back.
"I agree with Mr. Wolfwood, Meryl. Just give him one donut," Millie said.
"Well…"
"PLEASE, MERYL! YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST LET ME GET ONE DONUT! IF I DON'T, THEN I'LL LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK!" pleaded Vash.
"Ugh…fine. But ONLY one."
"YAY! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKYOU THANK YOU!" and Vash dashed towards the buffet.
"Why do I let him do these things…we need to be finding a job…"
"Hey Meryl, why not just fill out this application for the donut shop? They've got lots of positions open right now," Millie suggested.
"I say go for it, even though it's not very priest-like of me, let's do this."
"Alright! Let's start filling these out! Vash, come here!"
"…Mr. Vash, Meryl only said one, and you're carrying about 36..."
"VASH! WHY DID YOU TAKE SO MANY…OH NO! DON'T YOU DARE STUFF ALL OF THOSE DONUTS IN YOUR MOUTH…VASH NO!! YOU IDIOT! THOSE DONUTS ARE GOING TO COST US MONEY!!"
"No thir not…foz kin pepol ofer fere pai fo uth, fee?" and Vash pointed to Yugi and crew.
"Well, that was really nice of them. Let's go thank them, Meryl."
"Yeah, I guess you're right, especially if they prevented us from major debt."
Vash, Meryl, Millie, and Wolfwood all walked over to where Yugi and company were sitting.
"Hi, my name's Meryl Strife, and this is Millie Thompson, Vash the Stampede, and Nicholas D. Wolfwood. I'd like to thank you all on all of our behalves, and I'd to show you my appreciation. We would all be willing to do anything to pay you back for all of this."
"Uh…we would?" asked Vash. He then got an elbow in the gut from Meryl.
(Shut up, Vash!) Meryl whispered angrily.
"Anyways, like my partner Meryl here said, we appreciate you helping us out of debt…"
"MILLIE!!!!"
Oops, sorry Meryl…hehehe…"
"What's the catch to you paying for all those donuts? What kind of work are we talking about here, because there's no way in hell I'm cleaning any bathrooms," Wolfwood says over a very pissed Meryl trying to strangle Vash. (Come to think of it, I never did like bathrooms after that one incident back in February…) Wolfwood began mumbling to himself.
"Oh, there's no catch," Yugi replied," it just felt good to do a random act of kindness. If there is a catch, it'd be for you guys to be our friends."
"Yugi, please tell me you're not gonna let these nut jobs be our new pals…" Inuyasha complained.
"I, myself, would not be able to stand anymore human filth in my presence. I would feel humiliated," Sesshomaru added.
"Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, do NOT make me say those words…" Kagome threatened.
"Oh god, please, PLEASE, NOT AGAIN!"
"Just going through it once is enough for me to keep my mouth shut," Sesshomaru said as he was cowering behind a trashcan.
"Okay, we don't mind being your friends," Vash said immediately after he finally got out of Meryl's headlock.
"Nope! Not a problem at all!"
"Great! Now tell us about yourselves, and we'll tell you all about us."
So the group now grew even bigger. Yugi, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Bakura, Inuyasha, Kagome, a very unhappy Sesshomaru, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Vash, Meryl, Millie, and Wolfwood are now all friends. As big as their new friendship ring was, there were still more to come. And just like every other friend that Yugi's met, they're going to be VERY strange people, along with many adventures to follow.
Chapter 4: Questions, Commands, and the Donut Man
Afterwards there was a long, awkward silence, and everyone had A LOT of questions to ask. Everyone thought they might attract a lot of attention if they all stood outside with a knocked out demon lying on the ground and a half demon holding a large sword. So instead of standing outside, they went into the game shop. After about five minutes, questions just started coming out very quickly.
"What is Sesshomaru doing here?"
"Why is he after you and your sword?"
"Why were you guys waiting for Sesshomaru?"
"Who exactly are you guys?"
"Where are you people from?"
"Urameshi, can we get something to eat?"
"I'm really confused, Yug. How could a sword change?"
"What's up with the beaded necklaces?"
"Guys, guys, listen to me," Tea finally ended the questions," we need to calm down and get our answers one by one."
Everyone fell silent, and the first question was asked.
"Inuyasha, what is Sesshomaru doing here?" asked Kagome.
"I don't have the slightest idea," replied Inuyasha.
Duke asked next," Why is he after you and your sword?"
"He's after me because he wants me dead, and he wants my sword, Tetsusaiga, too. Sesshomaru's been after the sword since he first learned about it, because he hates the sword he got. You see, our swords are made from our father's fangs, mine has the ability to slay one hundred demons in one swipe. Sesshomaru's, on the other hand, has the ability to heal one hundred people. He's hell-bent on destruction, which is why he hates his sword and wants mine. And that's why he's after me."
"That explains a lot, but it still doesn't tell us how your sword changed when fightin' Sesshomaru," Joey pointed out.
"The sword Tetsusaiga transforms when I'm helping out a human that I care about. I was trying to protect everyone here so they wouldn't get hurt. That's why the Tetsusaiga transformed during the fight."
"I still don't understand the whole "Sit" situation," Bakura said," can you please explain it to us?"
"Sure, no problem," said Kagome," the beaded necklaces--"
"The beaded necklaces come from that wench Kaede," said a voice.
Everyone turned around and saw Sesshomaru conscious and barely standing.
"Who's Kaede?" Tristan asked.
"She's a priestess in the Feudal Era, where Inuyasha and I are from. She has some magical powers, and the necklaces are her own creation. Kaede made them to put spells on demons that wore them. If Kagome could give a demonstration of what they could do, I'll explain what it does."
"Okay then," Kagome said sweetly.
"Kagome, please tell me you're not gonna say that…" Inuyasha said horrified because he'd been through it three times today already.
"INUYASHA, SIT!"
"Ah dammit…ACK!" and with a loud BOOM Inuyasha hit the ground for the fourth time.
"Only people with the bloodline of the priestess can use the power of the necklace, and the demon wearing it must stay near the priestess at all times. The demon must also never harm a mortal in her presence, otherwise what just happened to Inuyasha will occur."
"While we're still on the subject of the necklaces, I still have to come up with a word for you, Sesshomaru. Now what shall it be…?" Kagome pondered.
Sesshomaru just stood there petrified,"…W-W-WHAT?!"
"Well it can't be sit, since Inuyasha's stuck with that one," Yusuke said.
"How about "Heel"?" Kuwabara suggested.
"SHUT UP, HUMAN!"
"Why, thank you Kuwabara. SESSHOMARU, HEEL BOY!"
"DAMMIT NOT ME TOO…UGH!" Sesshomaru plummeted to the ground, just like Inuyasha had done many times earlier.
"Ha, now you have to go through what I go through with these damn beads," Inuyasha snickered at Sesshomaru.
"I don't want to hear it, half-breed…"
"Anyways, back to the other questions at hand here," Yugi said," Yusuke, why were you and Kuwabara waiting for Sesshomaru to appear?"
"Well, it's a long story to explain our situation to you, so we might as well start explaining it," said Yusuke.
Then Yusuke and Kuwabara explained how they got where they are now for a long time. They're now explaining why they were waiting for Sesshomaru.
"So Pacifier-Breath sent us on yet another mission, this one being a demon from another time that looked like a dog, walking around causing trouble among regular people. He told us to wait here in front of this game shop, since he said that's where he expected him to go next. Anyways, after waiting for a while, you guys showed up, and then Sesshomaru appeared."
"And that's our story," Kuwabara chipped in.
"Now, where exactly is everyone from?" asked Bakura.
"Well, me, Joey, Tristan, Tea, Bakura, and Duke are all from this period of time," Yugi said," but I'm not sure about everyone else here."
"Well, me an' Urameshi are from this…uh…age," Kuwabara added.
"I'm also from this era, but Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are from the Feudal Era," Kagome told them.
"The Fuel-Doll wha'?" Joey tried pronouncing while being confused.
"The Feudal Era, Joey," Tea began saying," we learned about it in history class, remember?"
"Duh…er…uh…nope. Can't say I do, Tea."
"ACK! It's that period of time when there were a lot of battles, and demons wandered the Earth."
"Oh yeah! I remember now. Thanks for clearin' that up, Tea. I needed it."
"Yeah, no foolin' Wheeler," Duke commented.
"Duke, that's enough for one day, man," Tristan defended while holding Joey back so he wouldn't strangle Duke," well guys, we finally got all of our questions answered."
"Hopefully, there won't be anymore of those. I just got really confused," Joey stated.
"Urameshi, can we get something to eat now?" asked Kuwabara hungrily.
"Yeah, I think we all need to sit down, rest, and eat," Yusuke replied," now who's with me?"
"Count all of us in!" the whole group shouted at once.
"Hey guys, let's all go down to the local donut shop," suggested Tea.
"Alright, let's go!"
Everyone left for the local donut shop. Some people ran fashionably late, but when they all arrived, they were delighted to go in and eat as many donuts as they wanted, since it was practically a buffet. Everyone was sitting at the tables talking and having a good time, but they had no idea what was coming up. And boy, were they in for a surprise.
"Is it…? Or is this another mirage…? IT IS!! IT'S A DONUT BUFFET!! I'M SAVED!!" said a tall, blonde boy wearing a long red trench coat.
"Vash, you know better than that!" said a dark-haired girl in white clothes," we're broke, remember?"
"Oh, come on Meryl. Can't I at least have one?" Vash said.
"Meryl, don't be stingy now," a VERY tall girl said," and besides, it's the least we can do for Mr. Vash."
"Millie, you know we're broke, too," whispered Meryl.
"Just give the man at least one donut. That's all he wants minimum, anyways," said a boy wearing sunglasses and carrying what looked like a big cross on his back.
"I agree with Mr. Wolfwood, Meryl. Just give him one donut," Millie said.
"Well…"
"PLEASE, MERYL! YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST LET ME GET ONE DONUT! IF I DON'T, THEN I'LL LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK!" pleaded Vash.
"Ugh…fine. But ONLY one."
"YAY! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKYOU THANK YOU!" and Vash dashed towards the buffet.
"Why do I let him do these things…we need to be finding a job…"
"Hey Meryl, why not just fill out this application for the donut shop? They've got lots of positions open right now," Millie suggested.
"I say go for it, even though it's not very priest-like of me, let's do this."
"Alright! Let's start filling these out! Vash, come here!"
"…Mr. Vash, Meryl only said one, and you're carrying about 36..."
"VASH! WHY DID YOU TAKE SO MANY…OH NO! DON'T YOU DARE STUFF ALL OF THOSE DONUTS IN YOUR MOUTH…VASH NO!! YOU IDIOT! THOSE DONUTS ARE GOING TO COST US MONEY!!"
"No thir not…foz kin pepol ofer fere pai fo uth, fee?" and Vash pointed to Yugi and crew.
"Well, that was really nice of them. Let's go thank them, Meryl."
"Yeah, I guess you're right, especially if they prevented us from major debt."
Vash, Meryl, Millie, and Wolfwood all walked over to where Yugi and company were sitting.
"Hi, my name's Meryl Strife, and this is Millie Thompson, Vash the Stampede, and Nicholas D. Wolfwood. I'd like to thank you all on all of our behalves, and I'd to show you my appreciation. We would all be willing to do anything to pay you back for all of this."
"Uh…we would?" asked Vash. He then got an elbow in the gut from Meryl.
(Shut up, Vash!) Meryl whispered angrily.
"Anyways, like my partner Meryl here said, we appreciate you helping us out of debt…"
"MILLIE!!!!"
Oops, sorry Meryl…hehehe…"
"What's the catch to you paying for all those donuts? What kind of work are we talking about here, because there's no way in hell I'm cleaning any bathrooms," Wolfwood says over a very pissed Meryl trying to strangle Vash. (Come to think of it, I never did like bathrooms after that one incident back in February…) Wolfwood began mumbling to himself.
"Oh, there's no catch," Yugi replied," it just felt good to do a random act of kindness. If there is a catch, it'd be for you guys to be our friends."
"Yugi, please tell me you're not gonna let these nut jobs be our new pals…" Inuyasha complained.
"I, myself, would not be able to stand anymore human filth in my presence. I would feel humiliated," Sesshomaru added.
"Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, do NOT make me say those words…" Kagome threatened.
"Oh god, please, PLEASE, NOT AGAIN!"
"Just going through it once is enough for me to keep my mouth shut," Sesshomaru said as he was cowering behind a trashcan.
"Okay, we don't mind being your friends," Vash said immediately after he finally got out of Meryl's headlock.
"Nope! Not a problem at all!"
"Great! Now tell us about yourselves, and we'll tell you all about us."
So the group now grew even bigger. Yugi, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Bakura, Inuyasha, Kagome, a very unhappy Sesshomaru, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Vash, Meryl, Millie, and Wolfwood are now all friends. As big as their new friendship ring was, there were still more to come. And just like every other friend that Yugi's met, they're going to be VERY strange people, along with many adventures to follow.