Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. .........damn these
disclaimers........oh...I don't own the Grinch either......
Tis The Season - You're A Mean One, Mr. Letch
The sun had barely risen but the snow from the night before was already twinkling with the rays of light the sun was giving off. The sun, perhaps, would not last all day but it was enough to awaken the group for the day ahead of them. Kagome was the first to stretch out and rub her eyes. The small sound of her yawn was enough to alert the hanyou to full attention. Kagome gave a faint smile and stood up to stretch some more.
Inuyasha watched the adolescent go through her morning ritual of stetching and yawning and smiling but still found himself completely fascinated by it even though he woke to it every morning. He flexed a clawed hand and returned Tetsusaiga to its postion at his side (A/N: yea, i noticed he always falls alseep with the sucker literally hugged tightly to his chest).
The next to waken was Sango. She curled up into a tight ball, refusing to let go of a good night's sleep before completely unraveling her body to an unwelcomed daylight. She ran a delicate hand through her hand and glanced over to her side at the sleeping cat demon. She lightly tugged at Kirara's tail before she turned over to see if her friends were awake too. She had moved a little too quickly and squished something soft and warm underneath her.
"OW!" Sango lifted her weight off the kitsune.
"Shippo! Sorry, I didn't realize you slept beside me last night. You always sleep with Kagome so naturally, i assumed....." Shippo crossed his arms in a matter of fact way and stationed himself across from the demon exterminator.
"Well, I WAS sleeping next to Kagome. But I became too terrified to sleep next to her any longer." Kagome knelt down beside the fox youkai.
"What do you mean Shippo?"
"During the night.....Tell me you heard it?" When the only answer he recieved was a strand of blank stares, the kitsune continued. "Sometime during the night I had awoken to a scratching noise. I raised my head to see what it was but saw nothing. I rested my head back down and heard a faint growl. But then it became closer and closer until I could feel whatever it was behind me. I slowly turned around and a pair were right in front of me! The closer I would get to Kagome, the closer it got to me and the growling....man, what a growl!" The two teenage girls glared accusingly behind their shoulders towards the hanyou positioned against the wall. Inuyasha felt a little threatened by the looks he was getting.
"WHAT?! It wasn't me!!!"
"No! Not Inuyasha! This monster had GREEN eyes!!" Sango's mind raced back to the day before and the eyes that had turned to her. Sango plopped down beside Inuyasha and gazed up at the hanyou with pleading eyes.
"Inuyasha, would you please go check on Miroku?"
"What do ya mean Sango? He's right over there in the corner! Go wake him yourself!"
"Inuyasha, I fear that yesterday I may have seen the monk with.....green eyes." Inuyasha breathed a long, heavy sigh before standing and walking over to the sleeping monk. However, he was not quick enough. Shippo ran at lightning speed and pounced on the sleeping priest.
"Hey Miroku! Rise and shine! Wake up sleeping beauty!! Hey! Get up al- ahhhh!" In one lazy motion, the monk grabbed the kitsune and tossed him to the side of the hut before rolling back over to his original sleeping position. Inuyasha was a tad bit bothered by this sudden interest in sleeping half the day away. He was about to back hand the pervert before he noticed that Kagome had crawled up beside them and was gently shaking Miroku.
"It's time to get up Miroku....Miroku?"
"WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?! CAN'T A MAN REST WITHOUT A PEST BUZZING IN HIS EAR ALL MORNING?!" Kagome fell back on her rear and scrambled up next to Inuyasha, who braced her with a protective and secure arm. "Oh...Lady Kagome. Sorry I didin't know it was you." Kagome gasped as she saw the priest's eyes change from their deep blue to a sour green and then back to their natural hue. Miroku fixed his robes and then politely excused himself from the hut. Inuyasha brought Kagome to face him.
"You alright Kagome?"
"Startled but fine." Inuyasha nodded and exited the hut to do his normal routine of searching the perimeter for danger. As soon as the hanyou left, Sango was quick to meet her friend's aid.
"Kagome...are you sure you're fine?"
"I saw them Sango."
"Saw what?"
"Those green eyes...."
Miroku rubbed the hand the held his curse and breathed in the crisp morning air. 'What has got in to me?' He noticed a couple a village children making their way up to him carrying a basket of fruit and herbs. Kagome had told a few of the village children some of the Christmas traditions and before the people knew it, the children were running around sharing gift ideas and counting down the hours until Christmas Eve.
"Good morning Miroku! We come bearing Kaede and her friends gifts!", the children chirped. Miroku felt a surge of hatred for their happiness burn through him. The kids let out tiny gasps as his eyes turned a shade of green.
"Get lost, you little mutants." They ran at the sound of his snake - like voice. Kagome had poked her head just in time to witness the scene they had just occured. There was something too familiar about Miroku's character. The monk smiled to himself and whispered a little song that could only be heard by Kagome and himself :
"You're a mean one, Mister Grinch,
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mister Grinch.
You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel!" Kagome stood in shock as Miroku walked away from the hut. She couldn't start to comprehend what had just been said! Could it be possible that the Grinch was real?! And living in Miroku?!
"Aw man, and we don't have a Cindy Lou Who to bring him back! Where's a Micheal Jackson when you need one?"
I know, pretty short. And don't scold me...I know- low blow to the King of Pop but have you noticed that his nose looks like that of a Who? Really look. Makes you wonder if his hometown is really Whoville. Next chapter: Shippo's Christmas Tree
Tis The Season - You're A Mean One, Mr. Letch
The sun had barely risen but the snow from the night before was already twinkling with the rays of light the sun was giving off. The sun, perhaps, would not last all day but it was enough to awaken the group for the day ahead of them. Kagome was the first to stretch out and rub her eyes. The small sound of her yawn was enough to alert the hanyou to full attention. Kagome gave a faint smile and stood up to stretch some more.
Inuyasha watched the adolescent go through her morning ritual of stetching and yawning and smiling but still found himself completely fascinated by it even though he woke to it every morning. He flexed a clawed hand and returned Tetsusaiga to its postion at his side (A/N: yea, i noticed he always falls alseep with the sucker literally hugged tightly to his chest).
The next to waken was Sango. She curled up into a tight ball, refusing to let go of a good night's sleep before completely unraveling her body to an unwelcomed daylight. She ran a delicate hand through her hand and glanced over to her side at the sleeping cat demon. She lightly tugged at Kirara's tail before she turned over to see if her friends were awake too. She had moved a little too quickly and squished something soft and warm underneath her.
"OW!" Sango lifted her weight off the kitsune.
"Shippo! Sorry, I didn't realize you slept beside me last night. You always sleep with Kagome so naturally, i assumed....." Shippo crossed his arms in a matter of fact way and stationed himself across from the demon exterminator.
"Well, I WAS sleeping next to Kagome. But I became too terrified to sleep next to her any longer." Kagome knelt down beside the fox youkai.
"What do you mean Shippo?"
"During the night.....Tell me you heard it?" When the only answer he recieved was a strand of blank stares, the kitsune continued. "Sometime during the night I had awoken to a scratching noise. I raised my head to see what it was but saw nothing. I rested my head back down and heard a faint growl. But then it became closer and closer until I could feel whatever it was behind me. I slowly turned around and a pair were right in front of me! The closer I would get to Kagome, the closer it got to me and the growling....man, what a growl!" The two teenage girls glared accusingly behind their shoulders towards the hanyou positioned against the wall. Inuyasha felt a little threatened by the looks he was getting.
"WHAT?! It wasn't me!!!"
"No! Not Inuyasha! This monster had GREEN eyes!!" Sango's mind raced back to the day before and the eyes that had turned to her. Sango plopped down beside Inuyasha and gazed up at the hanyou with pleading eyes.
"Inuyasha, would you please go check on Miroku?"
"What do ya mean Sango? He's right over there in the corner! Go wake him yourself!"
"Inuyasha, I fear that yesterday I may have seen the monk with.....green eyes." Inuyasha breathed a long, heavy sigh before standing and walking over to the sleeping monk. However, he was not quick enough. Shippo ran at lightning speed and pounced on the sleeping priest.
"Hey Miroku! Rise and shine! Wake up sleeping beauty!! Hey! Get up al- ahhhh!" In one lazy motion, the monk grabbed the kitsune and tossed him to the side of the hut before rolling back over to his original sleeping position. Inuyasha was a tad bit bothered by this sudden interest in sleeping half the day away. He was about to back hand the pervert before he noticed that Kagome had crawled up beside them and was gently shaking Miroku.
"It's time to get up Miroku....Miroku?"
"WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?! CAN'T A MAN REST WITHOUT A PEST BUZZING IN HIS EAR ALL MORNING?!" Kagome fell back on her rear and scrambled up next to Inuyasha, who braced her with a protective and secure arm. "Oh...Lady Kagome. Sorry I didin't know it was you." Kagome gasped as she saw the priest's eyes change from their deep blue to a sour green and then back to their natural hue. Miroku fixed his robes and then politely excused himself from the hut. Inuyasha brought Kagome to face him.
"You alright Kagome?"
"Startled but fine." Inuyasha nodded and exited the hut to do his normal routine of searching the perimeter for danger. As soon as the hanyou left, Sango was quick to meet her friend's aid.
"Kagome...are you sure you're fine?"
"I saw them Sango."
"Saw what?"
"Those green eyes...."
Miroku rubbed the hand the held his curse and breathed in the crisp morning air. 'What has got in to me?' He noticed a couple a village children making their way up to him carrying a basket of fruit and herbs. Kagome had told a few of the village children some of the Christmas traditions and before the people knew it, the children were running around sharing gift ideas and counting down the hours until Christmas Eve.
"Good morning Miroku! We come bearing Kaede and her friends gifts!", the children chirped. Miroku felt a surge of hatred for their happiness burn through him. The kids let out tiny gasps as his eyes turned a shade of green.
"Get lost, you little mutants." They ran at the sound of his snake - like voice. Kagome had poked her head just in time to witness the scene they had just occured. There was something too familiar about Miroku's character. The monk smiled to himself and whispered a little song that could only be heard by Kagome and himself :
"You're a mean one, Mister Grinch,
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mister Grinch.
You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel!" Kagome stood in shock as Miroku walked away from the hut. She couldn't start to comprehend what had just been said! Could it be possible that the Grinch was real?! And living in Miroku?!
"Aw man, and we don't have a Cindy Lou Who to bring him back! Where's a Micheal Jackson when you need one?"
I know, pretty short. And don't scold me...I know- low blow to the King of Pop but have you noticed that his nose looks like that of a Who? Really look. Makes you wonder if his hometown is really Whoville. Next chapter: Shippo's Christmas Tree