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Turtle: not even the shard of the shikon jewel?
Sesshy: *thoroughly kills the turtle*
Chapter 8: New Moon"Lord Sesshomaru! Wake up!"
Sesshomaru opened his eyes, and saw Jaken staring back at him. He rolled over and closed his eyes again.
"You over slept, its 12 AM!"
Sesshomaru was too tired to care…
'Just a little longer…"he thought.
"What do we do at 12 AM, Jaken..?" He asked sleepily.
"The same thing we do every 12Am, m'lord."
"Try to take over the world…"
It's Jaken, Jaken and the Sesshy Sesshy Sesshy Sesshy!
(Heh…had to put that in…it goes to the tune of pinky and the brain)
Sesshomaru shoved Jaken aside and sat up. He wanted to sleep so badly… but he couldn't…
Rin.
With that one thought in mind, he forced himself to his feet. He was so mad right now. Mad at Naraku for kidnapping Rin. Mad at who ever had put this curse on him. Mad at Inu-Yasha for having the Tetsusaiga. Mad at Jaken for being so weak and not able to protect Rin. Mad at himself for leaving Rin alone so many times.
Since none of the other contenders were there, he decided to vent his rage on Jaken.
"Master?"
Wrong Time to bug him.
"What's your plan for getting the sword from Inu-Yasha?" Jaken was looking at an ant crawling on his foot. He didn't hesitate to squash it. (Author's note: poor ant… ;.;)
Sesshomaru pulled the ribbon from his waist. He untied his armor and threw it at Jaken, making sure to hit him in the head. "I'm going to make them think I'm just some human, then I'll steal the Tetsusaiga and the Shikon jewel"
Jaken poked his head out from beneath the armor. "But if you just mosey up there and try to take the thing…you don't think that Inu-Yasha…
Well, even if he had the slightest evidence of who you really were, he wouldn't hesitate to slay you?"
"That's why I chose to go tonight. Inu-Yasha will be fully human, because of the new moon, and he wont be have the ability to sniff out my sent. And even if he did, he wont be able to stop me."
"Maybe not him, but what about that girl with the arrows? And the one with that biiig boomerang… or that monk" Jaken shivered as he remembered what the monk had did to him when they had brought along Naraku's poisonous insects.
"I'll take my chances."
Sesshomaru had a last problem before he left. He looked at the two swords at his side. One, Tokijjin, was as powerful as the Tetsusaiga. He couldn't use it effectively if he was human, and Inu-Yasha would surely recognize him if he brought it with him, his brother wasn't that much of an idiot. His option was to leave the sword with Jaken, but he couldn't even protect himself, much less anything of value. Again, he thought of Rin. Sesshomaru looked at the sword. He could leave it with Jaken and risk having it stolen and wielded against him, or he could take it with him and have his chances of stealing the Tetsusaiga and the Shikon Jewel decreased vastly. One thought of Rin trapped with that ugly Naraku and Sesshomaru threw the sword to Jaken also.
"Guard that with your life…or you'll wish you were never born" Jaken whimpered and nodded. "And don't interfere. You'll only get in the way"
Sesshomaru started up the hill, not looking back. Jaken rubbed his head.
"He could at least say 'please' once in a while…" he muttered under his breath, hoping Sesshomaru wouldn't hear him. He did. He turned and shot Jaken a death glare. Jaken jumped behind the armor, as if Sesshomaru's eyes were lasers and would burn him up.
Sesshomaru walked numbly up the small hill, which he never imagined would be so hard to climb. He thought that maybe it was because he was so tired. Perhaps it was because he had his thoughts focused on Rin. Either way, by the time he made it to the top, his legs were sore. He looked at the small wisps of smoke rising from Inu-Yasha's campfire. It looked so foreign in a desolate area like this. He was sure that on top of this hill, he must look like the greatest creature on earth. Yes, mighty Lord Sesshomaru. Ruler of the western lands… The great Sesshomaru took a step forward; and neglected to see the rock sitting in his path. Yup, mighty Sesshomaru…sliding down the hill.
***
Inu-Yasha's eyes scanned the nighttime world like nervous chipmunks. He hated the New Moon. He lost all his demonic power, and was left as a human. He was holding Tetsusaiga across his chest, even though he knew it would do no good in combat while he was human. He was expecting to find tons of demons out tonight trying to get their grubby paws on the sacred jewel shards in Kagome's over sized yellow back pack. He inched closer to Kagome in her sleeping bag beside the slowly dying fire. Sango and Miroku were sleeping on the other side of the fire, separated, which Inu-Yasha found strange. He wondered how long it would take Miroku to marry Sango. They were obviously in love. Shippo was nestled beside Kagome with his big, bushy tail wrapped around him. Inu-Yasha had to stay awake to protect the jewel shards from any demons… And Kagome…
Mostly Kagome…
More Kagome then the jewel shards…
Inu-Yasha jumped as he heard a crash from behind on of the trees leading up the hill. He drew his useless Tetsusaiga and pointed it at the tree which the noise had come from. Kagome sat up and Shippo looked around, startled. Sango and Miroku had also been awaken by the thudding noise.
"Inu-Yasha…?" Kagome asked sleepily. "What's wrong?"
Inu-Yasha stood poised with the untransformed Tetsusaiga in his hands. It looked like a useless slab of metal wielded by the black haired Inu-Yasha. Without his dog-ears or claws, he wasn't a very menacing sight. "Show yourself, demon." He said hostilely. The creature stirred behind the tree. It took a step out. Inu-Yasha jumped at the sight. It was Sesshomaru, alright, but with black hair.
"SESSHOMARU!" he shouted. He leaped at him without thinking. He was ready to bring down the slab of useless metal on his brother's head, but from behind him he heard the dreaded command. The dreaded word. The cruel and unusual spell. The three letter verb of horror.
"SIT!!!!" Kagome shouted. The beads around Inu-Yasha's neck began to glow and he slammed into the earth, leaving a giant crater. "That's not your brother, Inu-Yasha!" Kagome said angrily, and then, in a more gentle, dumbstruck voice, "Ooops… Sorry Inu-Yasha… I didn't mean to go so hard on the 'Sit'-"
Inu-Yasha crashed farther into the ground. Kagome sweatdropped. "I really didn't mean to do it that time…" she said. Inu-Yasha made a sound that could be compared to a dying moose.
Sesshomaru stood watching this with great amusement, but remembered why he was here in the first place. Every one else seemed to be remembering he was there too. Kagome walked over to him, though she seemed a little unsure of herself.
"I'm Kagome… sorry about my friend there… he's a little jumpy"
She extended her hand to Sesshomaru. 'Inu-Yasha was right though… he does look like Sesshomaru…' She thought. She pulled back her hand, but Sesshomaru grabbed it and shook it.
"Thank you" He tried not to show the look of distaste as he shook her hand. He hated humans…Except Rin…
Kagome pulled back her hand quickly. Sesshomaru knew she suspected some thing, but not his true identity. Inu-Yasha on the other hand, was figuring him out much to fast. Well, not figuring him out, really. He couldn't even figure himself out, first he was demon and then human. In an instant, Inu-Yasha had slid over towards Sesshomaru and was looking him over. Sesshomaru wanted to hit him so badly, but he contained himself, thinking of getting what he needed. He held his breath as Inu-Yasha completely invaded his personal space to see if he was really Sesshomaru. He really hoped that Inu-Yasha wouldn't find his tail…
"Feh… You're right, Kagome, this isn't Sesshomaru" Inu-Yasha said, hoping back. "He's not gay-looking enough"
Sesshomaru sweatdropped and would have face vaulted if he wasn't too interested in listening to what the others were saying now.
"Yeah, Sesshomaru's got that giant ugly puffy thing on his arm" the little fox-demon said from Kagome's shoulder. He swished his big, puffy tail from side to side.
"I think it's armpit hair" the monk put in. Sesshomaru clenched his teeth.
"And he's got that sword Turkey-Jam or some thing" Inu-Yasha said.
"Yeah, and when he's in his true form, he looks like a poodle with a bad hair day" Kagome said matter of factly.
"And whenever you see him Inu-Yasha, you always send him home with his tail between his legs" Sango praised Inu-Yasha.
"And his only friend is that ugly toad" Miroku snorted. Sesshomaru had to hold himself back from knocking them all into the next world.
They all seemed to have forgotten that they had a 'stranger' standing right beside them.
"Oh…" Kagome said, looking over to their guest. "We're talking about Inu-Yasha's brother, Se-"
"I know who your talking about" Sesshomaru growled through clenched teeth.
Inu-Yasha looked questioningly at him. "Really? And how do you know him…?" He asked, eyeing him suspiciously. Sesshomaru stiffened.
"I've heard of him, but I've never met him in person" He said, waiting to hear Inu-Yasha's response.
"Lucky you" Inu-Yasha replied. "He's just an ass sniffing idiotic Bastard"
Sesshomaru hesitated and locked eyes with Inu-Yasha "I'm sure he thinks the same about you" He said quietly, yet making sure he was audible enough to be heard. Inu-Yasha didn't know how to respond to that comment, so he just sat there and blinked stupidly. That made every one silent, not knowing what to say. Sesshomaru started up the conversation again. "I've heard of you also. They call you Inu-Yasha, but you are a human, and the Inu-Yasha I've heard of is half demon" Sesshomaru decided to play dumb, rather then have them think he was the real Sesshomaru.
Inu-Yasha snorted. "I'm half demon, but on the new moon, I turn full human" He stuck his nose in the air, challenging the stranger to make a comment.
"Half of any thing isn't good" He stated quietly. Every one was now looking uneasily at him, finding that they didn't like this stranger very much. His face had held no expression up until this point, but his eyes began to darken. "Half melted ice cream isn't good. Half a brain isn't good either. Neither is half of a sword. Or half of an arm."
Now Inu-Yasha was sure that this stranger wasn't much of a stranger. He had sliced off his brother's arm when they had fought over the Tetsusaiga, and he knew that this had to be him. He moved towards the stranger, but Sesshomaru was quicker. He shot out his hand. Just an inch closer… he had the sheathed Tetsusaiga in his grasp. Inu-Yasha pulled back, and the belt holding the sword at his side snapped. Sesshomaru held the sword in his hand, slightly awed at how easy it had been to steal the sword. Inu-Yasha's eyes flared wildly.
"SESSHOMARU!" He shouted. Sesshomaru smirked and he glared at his brother.
'So it is Sesshomaru!' Kagome thought. 'But how is he human…is it just a trick of the eye…Or is it some thing more…?'
"So, you figured me out, Inu-Yasha" Sesshomaru smirked. He had the Tetsusaiga now, and as the image of Rin played into his head, he knew that there was nothing his brother could do to take that sword away from him.
Because if he did, he may as well have closed Rin's coffin.
***
Yes! Back from hibernation!!! ^-^
Sakkaku: Back from the dead. Kora, yes?
Kora: I don't need your input… *glare *
^v^;; Sorry this one took a little longer to get up… it always takes a few writes and re-writes for me when the plot starts to thicken… Oh, and I got some more reviews so I'll answer those…
Shippo-Cool: No, I don't think he looks gay… but I've heard some people make cross-dresser references so it seemed like a funny idea…
May Yugimori: Hey! How's your brother? Tell him avocado for me ^_~ And no, I don't think humans have tails… unless you count fluffy-sama, or if you ever saw shallow Hal… That was nasty… the guy had like a dog-tail… eeeewww…. Only fluffy can have a dog tail ^-^;;
AngelFairie: Heh… Sorry @_^
Shinimegami-Rin: Ya, It wasn't all it cracked up to be for an eclipse… moon comes, moon goes, moon comes back again -_- But it was an event for me b'cause I love the moon ^-^ my two favorite characters (Mewtwo and Fluffy) both like the moon
Black Splash007: Sup Trillian? I talked to GS009 and she likes Jakotsu too… He doesn't seem all bad, kinda funny that he's gay… wrong, but funny…
And I'm not all that responsible updating, as you can see…
Setaru: Yes, I agree… Torturing him is fun ^-^ along with all the other bishi's out there…
Hopefully I'll have the next chapter up sooner. I have it planned already and-
Sekkaku: LIER! LIER LIER LIER! SHE WAS JUST READING COMICS AND WATCHING ANIME ALL DAY!
Kora: You know, if you're an illusion-demon, shouldn't you be silent? *stomping on him Miroku-style* SIT -DOWN! LIE -STILL! SHUT -UP! BE AN -ILLUSION! GO -AWAY!