Varan: Hello again everyone! I wanted to thank blackkitty89 and Holly for your ideas. And Holly, I've really been wanting to do stuff like that, but it's hard for me to think of how to fit it into the story. I think it might be a few chapters before I can do anything good. Hmmm I'll have to work on it. Longer chapters. Well I'll try. I can't promise anything because it looks longer on microsoft works than it does on fanfiction.net but I'll see what I can do. And to Alia, I know I don't go into alot of detail. It's just hard for me to write what I'm picturing in my mind sometimes. But I'll do my best with that. Finally, I'd like to give a special thanks to my little brother, who's been helping me with ideas for the story. Ok, that's enough outta me. Here's chapter 5!
Key: "Aa" - normal speech
"Aa"- mind speech
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own Starfire!!
They reached Inuyasha's father's castle some time later. Inuyasha led them down one of the many winding hallways to his chambers.
"As my slave you'll be staying here with me," he told Kagome. "Shippo will be given his own room to stay in."
"But I wanna stay with Kagome!," Shippo protested clutching the girl's arm like it was a life line. "Why can't I stay with her?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the kit.
"Fine do what you want then," he said. "Just don't complain about the sleeping arrangements." Shippo grinned happily.
"Ok, thanks Inuyasha." He looked up at Kagome. "You don't mind if I stay with you, do you Kagome?" Kagome hadn't been listening. She was staring at the large egg sitting on Inuyasha's desk.
"Is that the dragon egg?," She asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"Yeah," he replied. He frowned as he looked over at it. "Hey what's happening to it?" The egg had started to glow and pulse. Kagome gently set Shippo down and walked over to it.
"It's ready to hatch," She whispered. "It just needs some help." She took some of her fire magic and transferred it into the egg. The egg glowed even brighter then darkened suddenly. A crack appeared in the shell, then split down the middle of the egg. A dragon, the size of a german shepard puppy burst out of the shell. Wet saphire scales glittered as the dragonet lifted it's head to look at Kagome with two catlike green eyes. Suddenly Kagome heard a strange voice in her head.
"Hooray you finally found me!" Kagome blinked in surprise.
"Uh did you just say that?," she asked the dragonet. The voice had been female, and contained unrepressed joy.
"Of course silly," she replied. "Didn't you know that we're gonna be partners from now on?"
"Partners?," Kagome repeated, confused. Then it dawned on her. "Are you my familiar?"
"Yep," was the happy reply. "I'm Starfire by the way. What's your name?"
"Mine's Kagome," she replied. "I can't believe it, I've finally found my familiar! And a dragon no less!"
"Oi wench what are you talking about?," demanded an irritated Inuyasha. "And who are you talking to?" Kagome grinned and turned to the confused demons.
"Well I'm talking to the dragon," she told him. "Her name is Starfire and apparently she's my familiar. Because she is, we have a mental bond and she can speak to me telepathically." Her grin got even bigger. "It also means that I'm a full fledged witch!" Inuyasha lookec puzzled.
"What do you mean?," he asked.
"Well, a witch is not really considered a witch until they find their familiar. The familiar shows that the witch's power is strong enough for them to handle a magical creature. I thought it would never happen! Me, Sango, Rin, and Ayame were the only ones our age who didn't have familiars! Oh I can't wait to tell them..." She stopped realizing something. The others were still in her time. She would never see them again. All of her joy drained away and she sank down to the floor. Shippo ran up to her in a panic.
"Kagome what's wrong?," he asked. He looked up into her once cheerful eyes and saw the tears barely being contained there. Inuyasha noticed it too.
"Oi wench what happened? Weren't you practically jumping for joy a moment ago?, he questioned, hiding the sudden concern he felt. He could smell the salt of her tears even before she could shed them. He hated it when women cried. It always made him feel uneasy.
"I'll never see them again," she whispered. One tear slid silently down her cheek. "My only true friends, practically my sisters, are literally centuries away. I'll never know if they made it out of that cave, or if they found familiars. I'll never be able to joke and laugh with them again." The tears came freely now, cascading gently down her face onto the floor. Starfire nudged Kagome gently with her head and she threw her arms around her, burrying her face into her familiar's slender neck. Shippo jumped onto her shoulder and patted her head trying to comfort her.
"Don't cry Kagome," he said pleadingly. "We're your friends now. We'll look after each other you, me, Starfire, and even Inuyasha. You'll see, everything will be fine." Kagome sat up wiping her tears away. She gave Shippo a weak smile and hugged him.
"You're sweet Shippo," she said. "I'm sorry about that, it's just...those girls were the only ones who understood me. We were all outcasts. We didn't have familiars so the others would always make fun of us. So we always stuck together. It's hard to think that I'll never see them again." She looked up at Inuyasha embarassed that she had shown such weakness in front of him. He regarded her with his amber gaze for a moment then turned to look at Starfire.
"So she's your familiar?," he asked acting like nothing had happened. Kagome was glad to act the same. She was about to reply when Starfire opened her mouth.
"Yes I am, but the real question is who are you and why can't Kagome ever see her friends again?" Kagome started at hearing Starfire speak outloud.
q "You can speak human?," she asked surprised.
"It's one of the gifts a dragon has along with shapeshifting," Starfire replied. "Dragons have the gift of tongues and can speak any language we wish."
"Even English?," Kagome asked. She hadn't met anyone who could speak English yet. Everyone here spoke Japenese.
"Yep," was the smug reply. "You name it and I can speak it." Inuyasha frowned at the dragonet remembering her question to him.
"I'm Inuyasha," he told her arrogantly, interrupting her conversation with Kagome. "And she can't leave because she is my slave." Starfire's hackles rose in anger and she turned to Inuyasha.
"WHAT?," she demanded. "SLAVE? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!"
"Right after I fell through a hole in the cave I was exploring with my friends," Kagome told her bitterly. "I was given to him like an object. And I don't even know where the hell I am! I only know that before I fell through I was in the year 2003 in America and now I'm in the year 1503. And guessing from the language everyone's been speaking I can only guess that I'm somewhere in Japan and it's a time period where America doesn't even exist!" She stopped noticing the others were staring at her. Shippo spoke first
"Wow," he said quietly. "You're really far away from home then aren't you?" Kagome looked over at him.
"Yes Shippo I am very far away from my home," she said sadly. Starfire considered this a moment before speaking.
"I see," she said simply. "Well Kagome I think that you are correct that you are now in Japan during the Sengoku Jidai. I also think there is a reason that you're here." She turned her head towards Inuyasha. "Although I am not happy with the fact that you are bound to this idiot, there is nothing I can do about it. But I can help you grow in your powers more." Kagome's eyes lit up.
"Really? You can? That would be awsome!" Suddenly she yawned widely. It had been a long day and she was exhausted both mentally and physically. Inuyasha noticed this as well.
"You're in no condition to do any training right now," he said. "Get some sleep and we'll discuss this in the-" He stopped realizing that she was already asleep. Grumbling he picked her up and placed her on a mat on the other side of the room, covering her with a blanket. Shippo yawned and ran over to cuddle down next to the sleeping girl, quickly falling asleep as well. Inuyasha turned to find Starfire watching him with her cat like eyes. She gave him a knowing look.
"I suppose you will do," she said before walking over to curl up next to Kagome.
"What the hell are you talking about?," Inuyasha asked. He recieved no answer from the blue scaled dragon. She had closed her eyes and to all appearences fallen asleep. Inuyasha muttered some incoherent curses then sighed in defeat. He decided to just go to bed. There was no telling what tomorrow would bring. He could at least be rested for whatever would happen next.
Varan: Whew! That took a while to type!
Kurama: It was pretty long
Varan: Yeah I know but it was worth it. I can't wait to post the next chapter. That one's gonna be alot of fun to write!
Kurama: Uh oh *whispers to Shippo* Maybe you should warn Inuyasha and the others
Shippo: NO WAY! This is fun!
Varan: Isn't it just? Well bye for now!!
Key: "Aa" - normal speech
"Aa"- mind speech
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own Starfire!!
They reached Inuyasha's father's castle some time later. Inuyasha led them down one of the many winding hallways to his chambers.
"As my slave you'll be staying here with me," he told Kagome. "Shippo will be given his own room to stay in."
"But I wanna stay with Kagome!," Shippo protested clutching the girl's arm like it was a life line. "Why can't I stay with her?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the kit.
"Fine do what you want then," he said. "Just don't complain about the sleeping arrangements." Shippo grinned happily.
"Ok, thanks Inuyasha." He looked up at Kagome. "You don't mind if I stay with you, do you Kagome?" Kagome hadn't been listening. She was staring at the large egg sitting on Inuyasha's desk.
"Is that the dragon egg?," She asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"Yeah," he replied. He frowned as he looked over at it. "Hey what's happening to it?" The egg had started to glow and pulse. Kagome gently set Shippo down and walked over to it.
"It's ready to hatch," She whispered. "It just needs some help." She took some of her fire magic and transferred it into the egg. The egg glowed even brighter then darkened suddenly. A crack appeared in the shell, then split down the middle of the egg. A dragon, the size of a german shepard puppy burst out of the shell. Wet saphire scales glittered as the dragonet lifted it's head to look at Kagome with two catlike green eyes. Suddenly Kagome heard a strange voice in her head.
"Hooray you finally found me!" Kagome blinked in surprise.
"Uh did you just say that?," she asked the dragonet. The voice had been female, and contained unrepressed joy.
"Of course silly," she replied. "Didn't you know that we're gonna be partners from now on?"
"Partners?," Kagome repeated, confused. Then it dawned on her. "Are you my familiar?"
"Yep," was the happy reply. "I'm Starfire by the way. What's your name?"
"Mine's Kagome," she replied. "I can't believe it, I've finally found my familiar! And a dragon no less!"
"Oi wench what are you talking about?," demanded an irritated Inuyasha. "And who are you talking to?" Kagome grinned and turned to the confused demons.
"Well I'm talking to the dragon," she told him. "Her name is Starfire and apparently she's my familiar. Because she is, we have a mental bond and she can speak to me telepathically." Her grin got even bigger. "It also means that I'm a full fledged witch!" Inuyasha lookec puzzled.
"What do you mean?," he asked.
"Well, a witch is not really considered a witch until they find their familiar. The familiar shows that the witch's power is strong enough for them to handle a magical creature. I thought it would never happen! Me, Sango, Rin, and Ayame were the only ones our age who didn't have familiars! Oh I can't wait to tell them..." She stopped realizing something. The others were still in her time. She would never see them again. All of her joy drained away and she sank down to the floor. Shippo ran up to her in a panic.
"Kagome what's wrong?," he asked. He looked up into her once cheerful eyes and saw the tears barely being contained there. Inuyasha noticed it too.
"Oi wench what happened? Weren't you practically jumping for joy a moment ago?, he questioned, hiding the sudden concern he felt. He could smell the salt of her tears even before she could shed them. He hated it when women cried. It always made him feel uneasy.
"I'll never see them again," she whispered. One tear slid silently down her cheek. "My only true friends, practically my sisters, are literally centuries away. I'll never know if they made it out of that cave, or if they found familiars. I'll never be able to joke and laugh with them again." The tears came freely now, cascading gently down her face onto the floor. Starfire nudged Kagome gently with her head and she threw her arms around her, burrying her face into her familiar's slender neck. Shippo jumped onto her shoulder and patted her head trying to comfort her.
"Don't cry Kagome," he said pleadingly. "We're your friends now. We'll look after each other you, me, Starfire, and even Inuyasha. You'll see, everything will be fine." Kagome sat up wiping her tears away. She gave Shippo a weak smile and hugged him.
"You're sweet Shippo," she said. "I'm sorry about that, it's just...those girls were the only ones who understood me. We were all outcasts. We didn't have familiars so the others would always make fun of us. So we always stuck together. It's hard to think that I'll never see them again." She looked up at Inuyasha embarassed that she had shown such weakness in front of him. He regarded her with his amber gaze for a moment then turned to look at Starfire.
"So she's your familiar?," he asked acting like nothing had happened. Kagome was glad to act the same. She was about to reply when Starfire opened her mouth.
"Yes I am, but the real question is who are you and why can't Kagome ever see her friends again?" Kagome started at hearing Starfire speak outloud.
q "You can speak human?," she asked surprised.
"It's one of the gifts a dragon has along with shapeshifting," Starfire replied. "Dragons have the gift of tongues and can speak any language we wish."
"Even English?," Kagome asked. She hadn't met anyone who could speak English yet. Everyone here spoke Japenese.
"Yep," was the smug reply. "You name it and I can speak it." Inuyasha frowned at the dragonet remembering her question to him.
"I'm Inuyasha," he told her arrogantly, interrupting her conversation with Kagome. "And she can't leave because she is my slave." Starfire's hackles rose in anger and she turned to Inuyasha.
"WHAT?," she demanded. "SLAVE? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!"
"Right after I fell through a hole in the cave I was exploring with my friends," Kagome told her bitterly. "I was given to him like an object. And I don't even know where the hell I am! I only know that before I fell through I was in the year 2003 in America and now I'm in the year 1503. And guessing from the language everyone's been speaking I can only guess that I'm somewhere in Japan and it's a time period where America doesn't even exist!" She stopped noticing the others were staring at her. Shippo spoke first
"Wow," he said quietly. "You're really far away from home then aren't you?" Kagome looked over at him.
"Yes Shippo I am very far away from my home," she said sadly. Starfire considered this a moment before speaking.
"I see," she said simply. "Well Kagome I think that you are correct that you are now in Japan during the Sengoku Jidai. I also think there is a reason that you're here." She turned her head towards Inuyasha. "Although I am not happy with the fact that you are bound to this idiot, there is nothing I can do about it. But I can help you grow in your powers more." Kagome's eyes lit up.
"Really? You can? That would be awsome!" Suddenly she yawned widely. It had been a long day and she was exhausted both mentally and physically. Inuyasha noticed this as well.
"You're in no condition to do any training right now," he said. "Get some sleep and we'll discuss this in the-" He stopped realizing that she was already asleep. Grumbling he picked her up and placed her on a mat on the other side of the room, covering her with a blanket. Shippo yawned and ran over to cuddle down next to the sleeping girl, quickly falling asleep as well. Inuyasha turned to find Starfire watching him with her cat like eyes. She gave him a knowing look.
"I suppose you will do," she said before walking over to curl up next to Kagome.
"What the hell are you talking about?," Inuyasha asked. He recieved no answer from the blue scaled dragon. She had closed her eyes and to all appearences fallen asleep. Inuyasha muttered some incoherent curses then sighed in defeat. He decided to just go to bed. There was no telling what tomorrow would bring. He could at least be rested for whatever would happen next.
Varan: Whew! That took a while to type!
Kurama: It was pretty long
Varan: Yeah I know but it was worth it. I can't wait to post the next chapter. That one's gonna be alot of fun to write!
Kurama: Uh oh *whispers to Shippo* Maybe you should warn Inuyasha and the others
Shippo: NO WAY! This is fun!
Varan: Isn't it just? Well bye for now!!