Unperfect Fairytale by DemonMiko
~*~Chapter 5~*~
As Sango and Mei neared the dojo Sango spotted someone wearing black and purple. She stopped and yanked Mei back with her.
"What are you doing?" Mei hissed.
"That's the guy." Sango pointed at Miroku. "He's the guy that groped me earlier!"
"Who? I don't see anybody." Mei began walking toward the dojo again and true to her word, there was no one there. Sango reluctantly stepped up to the dojo. Just as she was about to slide open the door, Mei came back out.
"They're not in there." Mei shook her head. "Where can they be?"
"Hey look. There's an archery range over there behind the dojo." Sango pointed to a couple of targets.
They began walking over and saw Kagome talking to a person with white hair that looked a lot like.
"Inuyasha?!" Sango yelled.
"Yeah it's me. Got a problem with that?" He flexed his claws.
"No, not really. It's just that you look different that's all." Sango replied. 'So this is what Mei meant. She doesn't look surprised at all.'
"I thought so." Mei mumbled to herself.
"What was that?" Inuyasha asked.
"Oh, just something stupid." Mei smiled. 'How did he hear me? Oh, that's how.' Then she saw two fuzzy white things on his head. "Inuyasha, are those ears real?"
"Of course they're real!" Inuyasha retorted quite rudely. "What of it?"
"Nothing, I just think that they're neat that's all. Moody aren't we?" Mei said.
"Hey Mei, that's exactly what I said." Kagome spoke happily. "I snuck up behind him, which is surprising, and petted the ears!" Inuyasha huffed.
"Right Kagome." Sango said. "Now why don't you get on with the archery?" She turned around and went face to face with that pervert Miroku.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I should be the one asking that question." He replied. Miroku noticed Sango's hand on her boomerang and started backing away. "I'm here to visit my buddy Inuyasha." Then he hurried off.
Mei and Sango climbed up a giant tree and watched the contest below. From the aura that Mei sensed around it, she concluded it was sacred and a perfect place to meditate and watch. Then Shippo popped up out of nowhere.
"Hi!" He looked up at Mei. "What are you doing?"
"We're watching an archery contest between Inuyasha and Kagome. Sango and I have a bet and if Inuyasha wins I get fifty gold coins and if Kagome wins Sango get fifty gold coins."
"Why are you against your friend?"
"I'm not against her, it's just that I somehow know that Inuyasha's going to win. I can feel it." She explained.
"Are you a miko?" Shippo asked.
"Yes I am. So are you a kitsune?"
"Yup!"
"Now why don't we watch the contest." Mei shut her mouth and returned her gaze to the field. Shippo did the same and stayed quiet the entire time.
"Hey look!" Sango pointed at Kagome. "She's going first."
Right before she released the arrow she turned around. "Mei, remember not to use your powers and mess me up or help me."
"Yeah, yeah whatever." Then she let go. The arrow soared through the air and landed just a few millimeters from the center.
"Nice try Kagome, now let a pro show you how it's done." Inuyasha grinned and released an arrow. It landed dead center.
"Fine then, best two out of three." Kagome said.
"OK. Go ahead. You still won't win."
"We'll see about that." She set up the arrow and released. This one landed right on the dot. "Bull's eye!" Kagome yelled.
"I'll show you." Inuyasha shot another arrow through the air but this one was off just by a scant few millimeters.
Miroku showed up under the sacred tree. "I see we have a tie. The winner of this one wins the contest."
"You don't have to be a genious to know that." Sango replied.
"I know. I just wanted to talk to you." Miroku looked up. "Look, I'm sorry about groping you earlier. It's just that I couldn't help it."
"Course you could help it." Inuyasha yelled. "It's just that your damn perverted side couldn't."
"Would you guys shut up? I'm trying to aim here." Kagome pulled back and released. It flew strait towards the center when a small breeze blew it off. The arrow ended up just a fraction of a centimeter away. Inuyasha fired his last arrow and it hit the mark on the dot.
"Bull's eye!" He turned to face Kagome. "I won."
'Great. Now I owe him a kiss.' Kagome gritted her teeth. "Wonderful."
"You know what Kagome? I think that I'll collect my prize some other time."
Back in the tree Shippo bounced up and down on the branch, chanting. "Sango lost. Sango lost. Sango lost."
"Hand over the money Sango." Mei held out her hand.
"Oh this?" Sango asked. She held the bag of money on the palm of her hand.
"Yes that. Now hand it over. You lost the bet." Mei mad a grab for it but missed.
"OK." Sango tossed it into the air and off the branch.
Mei prepaired for the sound of money scattering everywhere but it never came. Instead when she peered at the ground she saw that someone had caught it. He was a demon, wolf demon to be exact, with bright blue eyes.
"Did you drop this?" He asked.
"Yes I did." Mei replied while glaring at a smirking Sango. Kagome walked up to the base of the tree and climbed up.
"So Mei, did Sango pay up?" Kagome asked.
"No. She tossed it to the ground and he caught it." Mei pointed down to the wolf demon. He was staring at Kagome. Shippo jumped off the branch and landed on the ground. He was followed by the three girls. The demon handed the money bag to Shippo. He in turn gave it to Mei.
"Nice to see you again Shippo."
"Great to see you too, Kouga." He replied with a fake smile. "This is Kagome, Sango, and Mei."
From behind Kouga Inuyasha appeared.
"What are you doing back?" He asked coldly.
Kouga turned around, surprised. "I'm here because Aunt Madoka invited me."
"Yeah, whatever." Inuyasha mumbled.
"I'll see you later, Dog Turd." Kouga turned and left. "Nice meeting you ladies. Expecially you Kagome."
"See ya Wimpy Wolf." Inuyasha turned to the girls. "Whatever you do don't speak to him."
Kagome walked up to him. "We'll speak to whomever we wish." Then she grabbed Mei and Sango by the arm and dragged them to the dojo.
Kikyo was walking by right then and ran up to Inuyasha.
"Oh, I'm so glad to see you." She smiled.
"Really?" Inuyasha asked suspiciously.
"Yes. I just wanted to ask you if you would like to take a walk with me in the garden."
Before Inuyasha had the chance to answer, she began to drag him off to the garden.
"No, I can't. Sorry." He told her. "I have something to do in the dojo." Inuyasha turned and left. 'Like I want to spend my time with an air-head like you.'
Kikyo stomped away. 'I'll have you if it kills me Inuyasha. You're mine.'
Sango and Kagome were dueling when Inuyasha stepped into the dojo. Mei sat on the ground polishing her sword and thinking about what to do with her winnings. Kagome and Sango didn't notice Inuyasha but Mei did. He sat down next to Mei.
"You've known Kagome for a long time, right?"
"I've known her since I was five. We were trained under the same sensei." Mei kept polishing.
"Nice sword. It looks like a Japanese sword with a jade dragon." Inuyasha remarked.
"Um, thanks, I know that. Why did you want to know if I knew Kagome for a long time?" Mei asked.
"I just wanted to know if you knew what she likes." He said after a while.
"Do you like her?" Mei asked suspiciously.
"No, I just wanted to get her something so that Kikyo would think I like her and leave me alone." Inuyasha explained.
"So, you don't like her either. Do you?"
"Who?"
"Kikyo, you dumb-ass."
"Not one bit."
"What a shame. We're staying here for at least half a year or until Kikyo and you get married." Mei told him. She sheathed her sword.
"Well. tell me what Kagome likes already." Inuyasha demanded.
"Maybe I will and maybe I won't."
"So, will you?" He looked hopeful.
"Maybe." Mei got up and walked over to where Sango and Kagome lay exhausted.
"Mei what did he want?" Kagome asked.
"Just something stupid. Something very stupid." Then she began practicing with her sword, leaving her friends in confusion.
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~*~Chapter 5~*~
As Sango and Mei neared the dojo Sango spotted someone wearing black and purple. She stopped and yanked Mei back with her.
"What are you doing?" Mei hissed.
"That's the guy." Sango pointed at Miroku. "He's the guy that groped me earlier!"
"Who? I don't see anybody." Mei began walking toward the dojo again and true to her word, there was no one there. Sango reluctantly stepped up to the dojo. Just as she was about to slide open the door, Mei came back out.
"They're not in there." Mei shook her head. "Where can they be?"
"Hey look. There's an archery range over there behind the dojo." Sango pointed to a couple of targets.
They began walking over and saw Kagome talking to a person with white hair that looked a lot like.
"Inuyasha?!" Sango yelled.
"Yeah it's me. Got a problem with that?" He flexed his claws.
"No, not really. It's just that you look different that's all." Sango replied. 'So this is what Mei meant. She doesn't look surprised at all.'
"I thought so." Mei mumbled to herself.
"What was that?" Inuyasha asked.
"Oh, just something stupid." Mei smiled. 'How did he hear me? Oh, that's how.' Then she saw two fuzzy white things on his head. "Inuyasha, are those ears real?"
"Of course they're real!" Inuyasha retorted quite rudely. "What of it?"
"Nothing, I just think that they're neat that's all. Moody aren't we?" Mei said.
"Hey Mei, that's exactly what I said." Kagome spoke happily. "I snuck up behind him, which is surprising, and petted the ears!" Inuyasha huffed.
"Right Kagome." Sango said. "Now why don't you get on with the archery?" She turned around and went face to face with that pervert Miroku.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I should be the one asking that question." He replied. Miroku noticed Sango's hand on her boomerang and started backing away. "I'm here to visit my buddy Inuyasha." Then he hurried off.
Mei and Sango climbed up a giant tree and watched the contest below. From the aura that Mei sensed around it, she concluded it was sacred and a perfect place to meditate and watch. Then Shippo popped up out of nowhere.
"Hi!" He looked up at Mei. "What are you doing?"
"We're watching an archery contest between Inuyasha and Kagome. Sango and I have a bet and if Inuyasha wins I get fifty gold coins and if Kagome wins Sango get fifty gold coins."
"Why are you against your friend?"
"I'm not against her, it's just that I somehow know that Inuyasha's going to win. I can feel it." She explained.
"Are you a miko?" Shippo asked.
"Yes I am. So are you a kitsune?"
"Yup!"
"Now why don't we watch the contest." Mei shut her mouth and returned her gaze to the field. Shippo did the same and stayed quiet the entire time.
"Hey look!" Sango pointed at Kagome. "She's going first."
Right before she released the arrow she turned around. "Mei, remember not to use your powers and mess me up or help me."
"Yeah, yeah whatever." Then she let go. The arrow soared through the air and landed just a few millimeters from the center.
"Nice try Kagome, now let a pro show you how it's done." Inuyasha grinned and released an arrow. It landed dead center.
"Fine then, best two out of three." Kagome said.
"OK. Go ahead. You still won't win."
"We'll see about that." She set up the arrow and released. This one landed right on the dot. "Bull's eye!" Kagome yelled.
"I'll show you." Inuyasha shot another arrow through the air but this one was off just by a scant few millimeters.
Miroku showed up under the sacred tree. "I see we have a tie. The winner of this one wins the contest."
"You don't have to be a genious to know that." Sango replied.
"I know. I just wanted to talk to you." Miroku looked up. "Look, I'm sorry about groping you earlier. It's just that I couldn't help it."
"Course you could help it." Inuyasha yelled. "It's just that your damn perverted side couldn't."
"Would you guys shut up? I'm trying to aim here." Kagome pulled back and released. It flew strait towards the center when a small breeze blew it off. The arrow ended up just a fraction of a centimeter away. Inuyasha fired his last arrow and it hit the mark on the dot.
"Bull's eye!" He turned to face Kagome. "I won."
'Great. Now I owe him a kiss.' Kagome gritted her teeth. "Wonderful."
"You know what Kagome? I think that I'll collect my prize some other time."
Back in the tree Shippo bounced up and down on the branch, chanting. "Sango lost. Sango lost. Sango lost."
"Hand over the money Sango." Mei held out her hand.
"Oh this?" Sango asked. She held the bag of money on the palm of her hand.
"Yes that. Now hand it over. You lost the bet." Mei mad a grab for it but missed.
"OK." Sango tossed it into the air and off the branch.
Mei prepaired for the sound of money scattering everywhere but it never came. Instead when she peered at the ground she saw that someone had caught it. He was a demon, wolf demon to be exact, with bright blue eyes.
"Did you drop this?" He asked.
"Yes I did." Mei replied while glaring at a smirking Sango. Kagome walked up to the base of the tree and climbed up.
"So Mei, did Sango pay up?" Kagome asked.
"No. She tossed it to the ground and he caught it." Mei pointed down to the wolf demon. He was staring at Kagome. Shippo jumped off the branch and landed on the ground. He was followed by the three girls. The demon handed the money bag to Shippo. He in turn gave it to Mei.
"Nice to see you again Shippo."
"Great to see you too, Kouga." He replied with a fake smile. "This is Kagome, Sango, and Mei."
From behind Kouga Inuyasha appeared.
"What are you doing back?" He asked coldly.
Kouga turned around, surprised. "I'm here because Aunt Madoka invited me."
"Yeah, whatever." Inuyasha mumbled.
"I'll see you later, Dog Turd." Kouga turned and left. "Nice meeting you ladies. Expecially you Kagome."
"See ya Wimpy Wolf." Inuyasha turned to the girls. "Whatever you do don't speak to him."
Kagome walked up to him. "We'll speak to whomever we wish." Then she grabbed Mei and Sango by the arm and dragged them to the dojo.
Kikyo was walking by right then and ran up to Inuyasha.
"Oh, I'm so glad to see you." She smiled.
"Really?" Inuyasha asked suspiciously.
"Yes. I just wanted to ask you if you would like to take a walk with me in the garden."
Before Inuyasha had the chance to answer, she began to drag him off to the garden.
"No, I can't. Sorry." He told her. "I have something to do in the dojo." Inuyasha turned and left. 'Like I want to spend my time with an air-head like you.'
Kikyo stomped away. 'I'll have you if it kills me Inuyasha. You're mine.'
Sango and Kagome were dueling when Inuyasha stepped into the dojo. Mei sat on the ground polishing her sword and thinking about what to do with her winnings. Kagome and Sango didn't notice Inuyasha but Mei did. He sat down next to Mei.
"You've known Kagome for a long time, right?"
"I've known her since I was five. We were trained under the same sensei." Mei kept polishing.
"Nice sword. It looks like a Japanese sword with a jade dragon." Inuyasha remarked.
"Um, thanks, I know that. Why did you want to know if I knew Kagome for a long time?" Mei asked.
"I just wanted to know if you knew what she likes." He said after a while.
"Do you like her?" Mei asked suspiciously.
"No, I just wanted to get her something so that Kikyo would think I like her and leave me alone." Inuyasha explained.
"So, you don't like her either. Do you?"
"Who?"
"Kikyo, you dumb-ass."
"Not one bit."
"What a shame. We're staying here for at least half a year or until Kikyo and you get married." Mei told him. She sheathed her sword.
"Well. tell me what Kagome likes already." Inuyasha demanded.
"Maybe I will and maybe I won't."
"So, will you?" He looked hopeful.
"Maybe." Mei got up and walked over to where Sango and Kagome lay exhausted.
"Mei what did he want?" Kagome asked.
"Just something stupid. Something very stupid." Then she began practicing with her sword, leaving her friends in confusion.
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