*Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or its characters. I do own, however,
the original characters: Mayumi, Shouta, Momoko, Daisuke, Kenta, and
Nanami. Using my original characters in your own stories is not permitted,
unless with my consent. Thank you.
Chapter 10
Lost Myoga's Trek
Myoga was awakened by a sudden gust of evening wind. He reluctantly opened his eyes; his senses eventually recovering from the deep slumber, induced by Momoko's mystical mist. The leaves of the forest rattled violently.
"What? Lord Inuyasha?" Myoga wondered sleepily. "Where has everybody gone? Don't tell me they left without me!"
Myoga began to hop through the forest hastily, seeking out Inuyasha and the others.
Meanwhile, in the village, everyone was heading back to their houses to eat dinner; they had just finished Lady Kaede's burial, and had said their final farewells. Because of this, everyone was very somber, each person leaving something at Lady Kaede's grave, such as beads or luscious fruits. Shouta's mother and father were very angry that Shouta didn't show up to the burial; they thought he might have been out playing, when he should've shown some respect.
"Where is Shouta? He knew we were going to have Lady Kaede's burial! Where is he?"
Momoko's mother was concerned; Momoko would have surely come to Lady Kaede's burial, now matter how busy she was.
"Where is that hardworking daughter of mine?"
In the forest, Myoga was still frantically searching for the others.
"Where could they have gone? How long was I asleep? Why was I even asleep for that matter?"
The moon eventually set in, and nestled itself in the starry sky. Shouta's parents were beginning to worry now, about Shouta's safety.
"Where is he? Where could he have gone? Do you think he went in the forest and got lost?" Shouta's mother asked his dad.
"I don't think so. Shouta is more responsible than that. He would know better. I think I should go look for him," Shouta's father said.
Shouta's dad stood up and exited their house.
Meanwhile, Myoga had just reached the outskirts of the dark forest, and saw the village, beyond the lush plains of vegetables.
"Maybe Lord Inuyasha returned to the village?" he thought. "No, not Lord Inuyasha. He would be still searching for Kagome, until he found her. Well, I might as well rest for now, and maybe catch a bite to eat."
Myoga began hopping excitedly, intent on returning to the village.
Momoko's elderly mother was getting ready to go to bed. She was very tired.
"My age is really taking a toll on me these days," she said with a yawn. "I hope my daughter is okay. She's so overworked! Probably washing clothes. She needs more rest than I do."
Momoko's mother got into bed and said a few prayers for her daughter.
Shouta's father approached the entrance to the forest; Shouta was nowhere to be found.
"It was probably those demons that Shouta was talking to," he said. "They probably kidnapped him! I knew that mutt was trouble from the start!"
He started running blindly, fearing for his son's life.
Myoga had just reached the village. He set about searching for a bite to eat. He hopped over to Momoko's house, and entered, silence springing forth stealthily. Only a few light snores were heard, it was Momoko's mother.
"Ah! Dinner!" the flea said with a huge appetite.
Myoga hopped upon the mom's small bed and dove straight at her right cheek. He then began sucking it profusely so that he got a taste of her blood, until a giant hand fell upon him. He was smashed.
Momoko's mother woke with a slow, sleepy start.
"What?"
She felt her cheek; it was really itchy. Myoga remained pulped in her palm.
"Uh. Didn't even stand a chance," he said.
"What? Who's that?" Momoko's mother wondered, and she looked at her palm.
"Uh."
"Huh? A bug?"
"A flea demon to be precise," Myoga told her, while trying to recover from his injuries.
"Ah! Demon!" she cried, and flung Myoga across the room.
"Uh," he landed harshly.
"Demon!" she yelled again. "DEMON!"
Some villagers were awakened by her screams of demonic dismay.
"DEMON!"
"Please, mam, I didn't wish to..."
"DEMON!"
Villagers came to Momoko's house to see what the commotion was about.
"What is going on?" a man asked, while Momoko's mother was cowering in fear.
"DEMON!"
"What? A demon?"
Daisuke, the healer, approached the tiny crowd forming at Momoko's abode.
"What is happening?"
"A demon!" Momoko's mother caught her breath. "A flea demon!"
The crowd saw Myoga scurrying to get their attention.
"Down here!" he called.
"Oh, that little thing," a man said. "Here, stand back."
The man picked up his foot and squashed Myoga.
"Oh, thank you," Momoko's mom said with relief. "I'm sorry, I hate demons. They are frightening."
Shouta's mother pushed through the crowd and consoled Momoko's mom.
"It's okay."
A woman within the crowd told them about her great fear of demons.
"The poor dear, she has been frightened of demons ever since that day when Momoko was attacked."
"Hey, where is Momoko?" someone asked.
"I don't know," Momoko's mother sobbed. "I thought she was out working. But maybe the demons took her away!"
"What?"
Myoga began to stir. The same man attempted to squash him again.
"Please, not again..."
"Wait! Do not squash the flea!" Daisuke stopped the man. "This is the wise Myoga! It has been a long time, Myoga."
"What?"
Myoga stood up.
"Yes, it has, Daisuke. I heard you were going to bury Lady Kaede."
"Yes, we already did."
"Wait. You know this demon?" someone asked Daisuke.
"Why, yes. It is Myoga. Tell us, Myoga, how goes your travels?"
"Well, firstly, I am sorry that I caused such a ruckus, but I meant no harm. I am Myoga, the flea demon, as Lord Daisuke said, at your service."
"Huh?"
"I was traveling with Inuyasha and the others through the forest, when I suddenly got separated from them. We were searching for Lady Kagome and Lady Momoko."
"What?"
"I believe that they were kidnapped. They have been missing for a long time now."
"My daughter?" Momoko's mom shrieked. "It was those demons!"
"No, no, my lady. We, as in Lord Inuyasha, Shippo, Shouta, and I, were searching for them..."
"You know where my son, Shouta is?" Shouta's mom asked. "Where is he?"
"I do not know now, my lady," Myoga replied. "I got lost. They could be anywhere now."
"I don't know, can we trust this flea?" someone wondered.
"Yes, we can," Daisuke said. "This is the wise Myoga, after all."
Everyone eventually agreed and trusted Daisuke's word. They listened to Myoga's story.
"We had set out to search for Lady Kagome and Lady Momoko. We traveled through the forest for a while, when we decided to rest. Then, quite suddenly, a mist surrounded us, and the rest is all a blank."
"Hm. Interesting," Daisuke said.
"What about my son?" Shouta's mom asked. "My husband already set out for the forest to find him."
"My lady, wherever Master Shouta is, I'm sure he is alright," Myoga said. "He is with Lord Inuyasha; he is well protected. But I'm afraid your husband is not. There could be many demons in the forest, as well as that sleeping mist."
"I suggest we form a formidable search party," Daisuke said.
Everyone agreed, and a search party of Daisuke, twelve other villagers, Shouta's mom, and Myoga approached the deep darkness of the forest.
Chapter 10
Lost Myoga's Trek
Myoga was awakened by a sudden gust of evening wind. He reluctantly opened his eyes; his senses eventually recovering from the deep slumber, induced by Momoko's mystical mist. The leaves of the forest rattled violently.
"What? Lord Inuyasha?" Myoga wondered sleepily. "Where has everybody gone? Don't tell me they left without me!"
Myoga began to hop through the forest hastily, seeking out Inuyasha and the others.
Meanwhile, in the village, everyone was heading back to their houses to eat dinner; they had just finished Lady Kaede's burial, and had said their final farewells. Because of this, everyone was very somber, each person leaving something at Lady Kaede's grave, such as beads or luscious fruits. Shouta's mother and father were very angry that Shouta didn't show up to the burial; they thought he might have been out playing, when he should've shown some respect.
"Where is Shouta? He knew we were going to have Lady Kaede's burial! Where is he?"
Momoko's mother was concerned; Momoko would have surely come to Lady Kaede's burial, now matter how busy she was.
"Where is that hardworking daughter of mine?"
In the forest, Myoga was still frantically searching for the others.
"Where could they have gone? How long was I asleep? Why was I even asleep for that matter?"
The moon eventually set in, and nestled itself in the starry sky. Shouta's parents were beginning to worry now, about Shouta's safety.
"Where is he? Where could he have gone? Do you think he went in the forest and got lost?" Shouta's mother asked his dad.
"I don't think so. Shouta is more responsible than that. He would know better. I think I should go look for him," Shouta's father said.
Shouta's dad stood up and exited their house.
Meanwhile, Myoga had just reached the outskirts of the dark forest, and saw the village, beyond the lush plains of vegetables.
"Maybe Lord Inuyasha returned to the village?" he thought. "No, not Lord Inuyasha. He would be still searching for Kagome, until he found her. Well, I might as well rest for now, and maybe catch a bite to eat."
Myoga began hopping excitedly, intent on returning to the village.
Momoko's elderly mother was getting ready to go to bed. She was very tired.
"My age is really taking a toll on me these days," she said with a yawn. "I hope my daughter is okay. She's so overworked! Probably washing clothes. She needs more rest than I do."
Momoko's mother got into bed and said a few prayers for her daughter.
Shouta's father approached the entrance to the forest; Shouta was nowhere to be found.
"It was probably those demons that Shouta was talking to," he said. "They probably kidnapped him! I knew that mutt was trouble from the start!"
He started running blindly, fearing for his son's life.
Myoga had just reached the village. He set about searching for a bite to eat. He hopped over to Momoko's house, and entered, silence springing forth stealthily. Only a few light snores were heard, it was Momoko's mother.
"Ah! Dinner!" the flea said with a huge appetite.
Myoga hopped upon the mom's small bed and dove straight at her right cheek. He then began sucking it profusely so that he got a taste of her blood, until a giant hand fell upon him. He was smashed.
Momoko's mother woke with a slow, sleepy start.
"What?"
She felt her cheek; it was really itchy. Myoga remained pulped in her palm.
"Uh. Didn't even stand a chance," he said.
"What? Who's that?" Momoko's mother wondered, and she looked at her palm.
"Uh."
"Huh? A bug?"
"A flea demon to be precise," Myoga told her, while trying to recover from his injuries.
"Ah! Demon!" she cried, and flung Myoga across the room.
"Uh," he landed harshly.
"Demon!" she yelled again. "DEMON!"
Some villagers were awakened by her screams of demonic dismay.
"DEMON!"
"Please, mam, I didn't wish to..."
"DEMON!"
Villagers came to Momoko's house to see what the commotion was about.
"What is going on?" a man asked, while Momoko's mother was cowering in fear.
"DEMON!"
"What? A demon?"
Daisuke, the healer, approached the tiny crowd forming at Momoko's abode.
"What is happening?"
"A demon!" Momoko's mother caught her breath. "A flea demon!"
The crowd saw Myoga scurrying to get their attention.
"Down here!" he called.
"Oh, that little thing," a man said. "Here, stand back."
The man picked up his foot and squashed Myoga.
"Oh, thank you," Momoko's mom said with relief. "I'm sorry, I hate demons. They are frightening."
Shouta's mother pushed through the crowd and consoled Momoko's mom.
"It's okay."
A woman within the crowd told them about her great fear of demons.
"The poor dear, she has been frightened of demons ever since that day when Momoko was attacked."
"Hey, where is Momoko?" someone asked.
"I don't know," Momoko's mother sobbed. "I thought she was out working. But maybe the demons took her away!"
"What?"
Myoga began to stir. The same man attempted to squash him again.
"Please, not again..."
"Wait! Do not squash the flea!" Daisuke stopped the man. "This is the wise Myoga! It has been a long time, Myoga."
"What?"
Myoga stood up.
"Yes, it has, Daisuke. I heard you were going to bury Lady Kaede."
"Yes, we already did."
"Wait. You know this demon?" someone asked Daisuke.
"Why, yes. It is Myoga. Tell us, Myoga, how goes your travels?"
"Well, firstly, I am sorry that I caused such a ruckus, but I meant no harm. I am Myoga, the flea demon, as Lord Daisuke said, at your service."
"Huh?"
"I was traveling with Inuyasha and the others through the forest, when I suddenly got separated from them. We were searching for Lady Kagome and Lady Momoko."
"What?"
"I believe that they were kidnapped. They have been missing for a long time now."
"My daughter?" Momoko's mom shrieked. "It was those demons!"
"No, no, my lady. We, as in Lord Inuyasha, Shippo, Shouta, and I, were searching for them..."
"You know where my son, Shouta is?" Shouta's mom asked. "Where is he?"
"I do not know now, my lady," Myoga replied. "I got lost. They could be anywhere now."
"I don't know, can we trust this flea?" someone wondered.
"Yes, we can," Daisuke said. "This is the wise Myoga, after all."
Everyone eventually agreed and trusted Daisuke's word. They listened to Myoga's story.
"We had set out to search for Lady Kagome and Lady Momoko. We traveled through the forest for a while, when we decided to rest. Then, quite suddenly, a mist surrounded us, and the rest is all a blank."
"Hm. Interesting," Daisuke said.
"What about my son?" Shouta's mom asked. "My husband already set out for the forest to find him."
"My lady, wherever Master Shouta is, I'm sure he is alright," Myoga said. "He is with Lord Inuyasha; he is well protected. But I'm afraid your husband is not. There could be many demons in the forest, as well as that sleeping mist."
"I suggest we form a formidable search party," Daisuke said.
Everyone agreed, and a search party of Daisuke, twelve other villagers, Shouta's mom, and Myoga approached the deep darkness of the forest.