A.N. This may never get to my nice reviewers eyes, and if it doesn't, I
apologize. I have been reported for having more than one copy of this
fanfiction, even though in my last post, I wrote that I was deleting all
but this one. Evidently the person didn't care enough to actually read it,
and only wanted nit picked to report it.
Anonymous - You want me to do Mitsukake/Shoka, but I do not know much about Shoka, but I will try to. You think Kasumi would make a good Shoka? I don't know about a Yui/Suboshi fic, but I will try. If I can get it in there while I'm writing, I will.
Have you seen The Vision of Escaflowne? At the end, Folken is killed trying to kill Dornkirk, but I will write it so that he fades away. Then he will wake up in a apartment on Earth. He will have no idea how he gets there, but have memories as Folken, and as Nakago at the same time. He will have blond hair and blue eyes, but still in his Folken hair cut, and have the purple tear tattoo on his cheek. He will also have his artificial arm. His wings will be gone though, and he will be human. That will be his trade for a second chance at life. I suppose he will run into Hitomi, after she has come back from Gaea at the end of the series, and she will help him find his way back to his miko, and Soi. I will try to do that pairing.
But it WILL be a Nuriko/Hotohori story, although it kills my best friend, because I'm "warping poor Duo-koi", so don't worry.
Email me at hummingbird1@westwindstudio.com if you want to help with the characters that aren't already in the story yet. (excluding Chiriko).
But I am trying to do something with Nuriko and the Nyannichaun. Maybe to cure Tamahome, have Yukito transfer the curse to Nuriko. Not sure.
I'm sorry you were disappointed the last part wasn't a chapter. I just had to tell everyone that stuff. There was more than 2 people though, because I had made copies of the story to put into each section. They said some pretty mean stuff! I'm trying to ignore 'em now.... but I got reported and it made me very sad.
NO MIBOSHI/CHIRIKO PAIRING!!! Eeeeeh. Shippou is *chibi* just a little kid and Miboshi would be too if I decided to put him in. Maybe they will become friends, but no pairing!!
And after a bit of planning I have decided, that I will make Miboshi reborn as Sota, Kagome's little brother. It would work out perfectly when Chiriko/Shippou comes out of the well. Now he is smart, *and* he can fight! No more having to hide behind the other seishi!
Shinigami- Actually, Akane lets up, and Xain Pu is kinda scared. The only one who goes is Ukyo and Nabiki, Nabiki out of pure curiosity. She leaves soon. And after a bit of thinking, I think I may make Soi reborn as Ukyo. I was looking for brown haired women with blue eyes that I can use, and she has Soi's determination, and is as pretty as Soi when she tries.
The Seiyruu are uneasy allies right now, because both of their miko's are in the same type of danger, from the same place.
I'm gonna have an interesting little "sparring" match between Tamahome and Tasuki, with them using their old techniques, and new ones, like Shi Shi Hokodan, and Mouko Takabishi.
Miaka was not reborn, and Yui was not reborn. They are the same people leading the same lives. It has only been about a year since Miaka came back from the Universe of the Four Gods.
The reason I have Tamahome using the Hibiki name, is because in the past he was almost like a brother to Tasuki, always fighting and hanging out, but since they are in Modern Japan, they need a last name. Saotome was out of the question, since with it can all kinds of promises that wasn't Tamahome's, so he took Hibiki. He will be making it legal later.
Ah, yes, and he has learned a lot from Nabiki about gaining money.... heh.
But Shini-san, I refuse to pair up Suboshi and Amiboshi. Its ecchi! I will pair them up, but not with each other... .
Suboshi will be Hiiro Yui, with the same kind of "jump into it" attitude he had in the past, but he only remember it when he sees his brother, Hojo (from InuYasha). I know it is strange, but Hojo has a kindness that Amiboshi had, and I always thought that Hojo knew that something was going on with Kagome, but would rather delude himself as to not get hurt.
*laughs* Ironic, ne? Hiiro ~Yui~ pairing with Yui!!
When Hojo sees "Chiriko" and Miboshi at once, he will remember. Then he will go with the real Chiriko and Suzaku, to search for his brother.
Sailor-Knight Shadowstar- Thanks for the tip. I have to admit, that I learned most my Nihongo from fanfiction, and the rest for *trying* to study it, so I'm not very good. Very inept. If you'd correct me when you see me making those mistakes, I'd appreciate it.
Zero- Thanks for sticking with me, even with all my faults. There wasn't any planning going into it. I just made it as it came. The most planning was what would happen in the next few moments, or small clips from the future.
Chapter Six- The Clash of the Characters! Chiriko, Miboshi, and Amiboshi awaken!
Kagome woke up disturbed, turning in her sleeping bag. Something was missing, a little off than normal, and as her mind slowly focused into awareness, she realized what it was. There wasn't a little purring demon at her side, his warm fluffy tail adding extra heat. Shippou had always slept with her in the shared sleeping bag, since she had rescued him from the Thunder Brothers, and tonight, no early morning, she corrected herself, looking at the pre-dawn sky, he was gone.
She sat up slowly, and looked around. Beside the fire, that was nothing but embers, She saw Miroku and Sango, Sango having her head rested on Miroku's shoulder, sleeping soundly.
'They are a cute couple,' She thought, 'But Miroku is liable to get hit once Sango wakes up.'
Miroku was already awake, and smiled up at Kagome, careful not to move. Miroku really liked Sango, and was trying to mend his ways, but Sango didn't believe it one bit. Miroku knew what he was in for when Sango woke up. Kirara was curled up in the bend of Sango's knees.
'Those two are there, but what about InuYasha?'
She snorted. 'He wouldn't be too hard to find,' She thought as she looked up at the tree above her, where InuYasha was perched on a large branch, a slight snore coming from him. He always tried to deny he ever slept, but the truth was, while he might stay up longer, and wake up earlier, he had to sleep the same as anyone.
She pushed the sleeping bag away from her body, carefully and quietly slipping out of it. She pursed her lips. The tough decision is whether or not to take InuYasha. Well, it isn't like she'd be able to "sniff out" Shippou by herself, so she'd better take him.
"Hey, InuYasha?" She whispered, so not to wake Sango. It was enough though, because InuYasha ears twitched once, and then twice.
His eyes snapped open, and he silently jumped from the branch. "What?" he snapped.
"Shhhh!" Kagome hushed, pointing at Sango. InuYasha flushed, rubbing the back of his head with his hand embarrassed.
"Gomen," he muttered. "But what do you want?"
"Shippou is missing!" Kagome said worriedly.
"The little runt ran off? Why is that any of my business?" InuYasha all but growled.
"If you don't help me, I'm gonna go look myself, and if I go missing, or take a long time, that's time wasted that could be looking for the shards!" She said in a low and dangerous voice.
"Fine, fine," he said. "Get on." Kagome jumped on his back, holding on to his shoulders, like it was a reflex. By now though, it was, and InuYasha took off towards Shippou's scent.
At the speed InuYasha was going it didn't take long, but as they reached the meadow that Shippou's scent led to, InuYasha stopped suddenly, the subtle change in Shippou's scent startling him.
Kagome fell off and rolled a few feet, smacking into someone's legs. She backed up hastily, and looked up. It was a young boy, about Sota's size, meaning around the age of ten.
The boy smiled fondly down at Kagome. The boy was wearing a red Chinese shirt with loose sleeves, and red-orange pants. He had human bare feet, and kanji character "cho" glowed on his left foot for a moment, before fading. He was holding a couple of Kagome's text books- a Algebra book and a History book.
"These books are very interesting Kagome-chan!" the boy said, smiling a fanged smile.
That smile... Kagome took a longer look at the boy. Pointed ears, and a fox like tail swishing behind him.
"Shippou...?" Kagome realization coming slowly. "Is that you?"
"Mmhm!" Shippou agreed. "Lets just say my age caught up with me!"
A smile broke out over Kagome's face and she sat up, taking Shippou in her arms. The texts books fell to the ground.
"That's great!" she exclaimed. Shippou smiled slightly, but pushed Kagome back.
"You've always been great to me Kagome-chan, but I have a favor to ask of you..." Shippou started.
Finally, shock wearing off, InuYasha stomped over.
"I could of accepted that it was a freakin growth spurt, if your smell wasn't so damned different!" InuYasha snarled. "What the hell happened?"
Shippou sighed, bowing his head slightly. "I should have known I could't pull this one past you and your nose InuYasha." He looked up with solemn eyes.
"My name is Chiriko and I am a reincarnation from four thousand five hundred years ago. Unlike Kagome-chan here, after being awakened, I came with full memories of the past. I was a protector for the Suzaku no Miko, a girl from the future, and I was the strategist of them.
"I was only I child then too, and very weak physically. I was nothing but a human child, a genius maybe, but a human child none the less. I only managed to take down one of our enemies- a demon child named Miboshi whose power was to take possession of children's bodies, along with summoning demons. He was defeated once, and upon dying took over my body. I fought him the best I could mentally, gaining a bit of control over my body, and defeating him finally by killing myself."
Shippou finished the tale with a deep sigh. "But if I can recall these things, than my miko is in danger again. I must find a way to the future." He turned to Kagome, and a stunned into silence InuYasha.
(A.N Finally! Thought he'd never stop sticking his foot in his mouth.)
"That is why I beg of you Kagome-chan, take me into the future! I must get to my miko!" Shippou bowed toward Kagome, pleadingly.
"Wait a minute! Do you expect me to let her go back, when it took us nearly a day to get here, even with me carrying you and Shippou, and Miroku and Sango riding Kirara!! We've got to get the Shikon shards!! That's all that is important!!!!" InuYasha yelled. (A.N -.-;;; or not...)
"OSAWARI OSAWARI OSAWARI!!" Kagome shrieked. Turning her back on a squished and unconscious Inu-baka, she held Shippou's hands.
"Of course Shippou-chan, we will head there immediately," she said to him. "I won't let this friend of yours get hurt because of InuYasha's stupid obsession with the Shikon shards."
"Doomo..." he said, his eyes tearing up with happiness. He leapt forward and gave Kagome a tight hug. "Oh Kagome-chan, you don't know how much this means to me!"
Kagome stood up. "Come on then- we've got to get out of here before InuYasha wakes up." She ruffled Shippou's hair.
Shippou stared up at Kagome with a smile. He knew that she cared about InuYasha very deeply, and to go against him in such a way- well, he guessed that meant that she cared about him a lot too.
"Race ya there!" Shippou chirped, and with that light hearted sentence, they ran back to the campground.
"You *pant* win *pant* Shippou -*pant*chan," Kagome admitted, leaning over with her hand on her knees, trying to catch her breath. They ran the whole way there, and it was about a mile, so Kagome was very tired.
By that tine Sango and Miroku were already awake. A flustered Sango cooked breakfast on embers from last nights fire, and a serenely smiling Miroku nursed a large bruise the shape of a hand on his right cheek.
"Hello Kagome-sama.... and Shippou?" Miroku ended the greeting as a question. Sango's eyes widened at the sight of Shippou.
"Hai, but I don't have much time to explain. All I can tell you is that I need to get back to my time with Shippou, before InuYasha wakes up from the "sitting" I gave him."
"Ah, well I heard something like that echoing across the woods. I thought that was what it was," Miroku gave her a teasing smile that made Kagome blush, and Sango took it entirely in the wrong way.
"HENTAI!" She shouted, hitting Miroku with her LARGE bone boomerang. She turned to Kagome with a smile.
"You can ride Kirara to the well; she can find us later," Sango offered. "That way you get there faster than InuYasha."
Kagome gave Sango a beaming smile . "Thank you." She turned to Miroku.
"You know how to ride my bike, ne?" She asked Miroku, him having just got out of his "stunned by boomerang" state. Thankfully InuYasha had brought it so that she could ride it when they had gotten to the point of slowing down.
"Hai Kagome-sama, that I do," he responded.
"You ride double with Sango, you know, like you did when you first met me? It will take you longer than it would with you two riding Kirara, but you'd still get there faster than walking. Head to Kaeda's village, I'll meet you there."
Kagome had already swung herself over the transformed Kirara's back, and grabbed Shippou's hand, pulling him up in front of her.
"We'll meet you there then, Kagome-sama," Miroku agreed.
"Take care Kagome-chan!" Sango called to the three of them, riding away at top speed. She then turned back to the bike, looking at it warily.
"How are we supposed to ride this?" Sango muttered.
Miroku, already packed, got onto the bike and swung Sango in front of him. "Like this!" he said, pedaling off.
Sango went to smack him, and he caught her hand deftly. "The forest floor is littered with debris. Don't make it any harder than it already is to balance, please."
They set off at a medium pace. That one day journey had become more than a week to two week journey, but Miroku didn't mind. Maybe now, he could convince Sango of his honesty.
(A.N. Any of you want me to make this a Miroku/Sango side story, leave it in your review!)
Sota got up to the smell of breakfast, wandering down the stairs in his p.j.'s. He picked up his knapsack, full of his battling cards, putting it around his waist. He had traded some for a couple better ones, and he had to re-sort everything!
'It was stupid of me to stay so late trying to sort them so late last night,' he thought sitting and sliding down the last few stairs.
The sun had risen in the sky, and the clock said it was nine o'clock. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he blinked tiredly at the clock. Luckily it was a Saturday or he would have been way late for school. He stood up, and headed into the kitchen.
Nearly stumbling into the kitchen, he had was in for a shock. Instead of Kaa-san up there cooking breakfast, it was the oddly dressed man who came asking for Kagome-nee-san, with the red and yellow hair.
Sota had to admit, that the multi-colored hair was cool, but the pink apron he wore right now was really really lame. Plus, there was just something that bothered him about that guy. What kind of name was Suzaku anyhow? That name made him very angry for some bizarre reason.
'I should really stop calling him Su-baka though..' he thought, giggling to himself. 'But why? Its so fun!'
Sota shrugged. At least he was a good cook. When the man first showed up, he had a really bad fever, and Kaa-san and Grandfather had to take care of him for a couple days. To pay them back, he started doing minor chores around the house, and even though Sota didn't trust Suzaku one bit, he had to admit the man was an awesome cook!
There was a slight banging on the door.
"Ohayo Gozaimasu! Is Kagome-san here?"
It was Hojo, visiting like he did every Saturday, and at least he had the intelligence not to ask for "Higurashi-san" this time, making the entire household wonder which "Higurashi-san" he was asking for.
Sota wandered out to the door, opening it.
"No-" he started to respond, but stopped, his mouth dropping as he saw the well shrine door opening, Kagome exiting.
"Kagome-nee-san!!!!" Sota cried, running toward Kagome with a bright smile on his face. Kagome wearily back, throwing her pack to the side of the shrine. She walked out, and a small figured followed behind her.
Sota took in what he saw quickly, memories from a past life suddenly making itself known to him. He knew who this was, and it angered him.
"YOU!!" he yelled, pointing at the boy before him.
~~~~~~~before Kagome went through the well~~~~~~~~
Kirara had been soaring at top speed, sensing the urgency coming from both of them. Shippou clung tightly to Kirara's neck, and Kagome held on to both Shippou and Kirara for dear life. This was faster than either of them had been with InuYasha, and to fall off would mean their deaths.
They rode for two terrifying hours, Kirara finally slowing down as she reached Kaeda's village. Kirara hit the ground, and kept running, in a slower canter, until they reached the well.
It took several moments for them to catch their breath, having it been taken away from the speed, and during which Kagome had considered how to take Shippou with her.
"I think I might have it figured out," she said, putting her heavy pack on. "I might have been able to easily carry there when you were smaller, but now it will take more work." She gave Shippou the half of the jewel shards that were in the bottle.
"Hold on to that carefully," Kagome warned. "We don't want to lose it, and it is your way in to future." Shippou nodded and carefully stored it away in his shirt.
"Get up on the edge of the well," Kagome commanded, getting up on the edge herself. She reached down and embraced Shippou.
"Keep a tight hold on me, and don't let go. I go through with no problems, because I am the true miko of the Shikon to Tama, and InuYasha is bound to me through the rosary, but you will need to be in a close vicinity to me to get through. If you let go, you may well be lost in time."
Shippou nodded, hugging Kagome tightly. "I'm ready Kagome-chan," he said shakily.
Kagome launched the both of the into the well, and Shippou closed his eyes tightly, expecting an impact. The next thing Shippou knew, he felt the both of the being set down onto the ground, and Kagome let go.
"We're here Shippou-chan," she said brightly. She put her hand down and lifted the confusedly blinking Shippou.
"You didn't think we were going to be smashed into the ground?" Kagome asked in a teasing manner. "I wouldn't go through to often and escape with no broken bones if I thought that would happen!"
Shippou chuckled embarrassed. Kagome grabbed hold of the ladder and started climbing up.
"Come on Shippou-chan!" she said. "Its a lot easier than getting out on your time because of this ladder here!"
Shippou nodded, remembering the one time he had fallen down the well. It was easier with that tree there, but hard none the less. He stood up outside the well, looking at the house built around it.
Kagome went up the stairs to the door, and opened the door closely followed by Shippou. She walked out, and tossed her pack to the side on the building.
"Kagome-neesan!!" Shippou heard a young boy call out from a short distance away. There was something about the energy of that boy.... human.... but something else.. it was the same energy as.. 'MIBOSHI!' Shippou's mind screamed.
Kagome moved away, allowing him to see the boy. "YOU!!" Shippou snarled, pointing a finger at Miboshi.
Now poor Hojo just gone to visit Kagome-san. He cared for her very much, and enjoyed her presence. He knew there was something odd when Kagome walked out the shrine behind him, and even more when a small boy followed her.
When Kagome's little brother and the boy that was with Kagome both screamed "YOU!" at each other, and then pounced on each other in a seeming fight to the death, the fight triggered past memories.
"DAMN YOU MIBOSHI FOR KILLING ME!!"
Ah yes, Miboshi. The nasty little demon summoner that was also his fellow seishi, as much as he regretted it.
"IT WAS YOUR OWN DAMN FAULT CHIRIKO!! YOU KILLED YOURSELF AND ME!!"
And poor little Chiriko, the boy he had to imitate for so long.
"I KILL YOU?!?! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOOK OVER MY BODY!!!"
That was another one of Miboshi's unpleasant traits.
"IF I HAD MY SPINDLE YOU WOULD BE SO SORRY!!"
It was like a blindfold had been lifted from Hojo's eyes, when he remembered his past life as Amiboshi. He walked over to a worried Kagome, stopping her from interfering in the fight.
"Lets go over here Kagome-san. They need to fight this out if they are ever to get along," Amiboshi said, guiding her over to the porch.
"Wise words Amiboshi," a voice said from behind him. Hojo turned to see a tall man with red and yellow hair. The energy definitely state "Suzaku".
"Suzaku-sama," Amiboshi said, bowing reverently. "I have to apologi-"
"No need," Suzaku said, cutting Amiboshi off. "You were only doing what you thought was right, and best to protect you and you brother."
"But Suzaku-sama..." Amiboshi said.
"No buts about it. And its just Suzaku now. I am human and Seishi," he replied, lifting up his pants to the knee, showing the Phoenix kanji, then dropping it. "Our miko's are in trouble you know."
Amiboshi nodded. "That much I know, if we are awakening." Suzaku sighed.
"It will take both Seiyruu and Suzaku seishi if we are to protect our miko's," Suzaku stated with a frown. "But to get both of them into a firm alliance? That may prove nearly impossible."
Kagome's face popped in over the two's shoulders. "Can I help?" She asked with a great big smile.
Amiboshi looked up with a smile. "No Kagome, I don't want you to get hurt."
"HEY! I may not know the whole story, but I know that there is a great evil to fight, and my brother is going to be involved! I'm used to it anyhow!" At the last part, she looked extremely nervous. "Ah ha... forget the latter of that!"
Amiboshi smiled. "I know you haven't been sick, and I know you are a fighter of some sort. I also know that where ever you have been, there is someone waiting for you."
"Then why have you acted so oblivious?" Kagome said quietly.
"Because, I thought that if I cared enough, and if I was supportive of you enough, that you would come to love me like this mystery person you care for so much," Amiboshi replied. "And I think I deluded myself for awhile, but when I was awakened as Amiboshi, well, I had always been a rather sensible person in my past life, and I couldn't delude myself any longer."
"Hojo-san I do like you a lot though, and-" Kagome was stunned by Amiboshi's next sentence.
"Because of my abilities, I can sense chi a bit, and also other mystical energies. I see a little red heart line leading off your pinky finger. It leads to the one you belong with truly. And as much as I wish it was me, it leads to that shrine, and then somewhere in the past," Amiboshi bowed his head slightly. "And so you should go there. You have no need to worry about your brother." He motioned to the fight, where Miboshi and Chiriko were about even.
"IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP I'LL SUMMON A DEMON!!!"
"HEY, THAT'S NOTHIN!! IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP, I"LL *TURN* INTO A DEMON!!"
Kagome twitched slightly. "I'm starting to regret giving all those Poke'Mon, Digimon, and Yu-Gi-Oh cards to Sota..." (A.N. I am not a real fan of any of these, but I've watched and played enough of all of them at one point in time to make that work! Sorry A-chan for not making Amiboshi and Suboshi Yugi/Yami or Bakura/Kage. Its the hair, plus the fact Yami and Kage are already reincarnated, from more long ago than the Fushigi Yuugi time.)
Amiboshi started to laugh. "That certainly lightened up today." He watched as the two of them kept up the physical fight, until they both passed out of exhaustion. Amiboshi went forward and picked up Sota, holding him carefully. Suzaku walked forward and did the same with Shippou.
"Tail?" Suzaku inquired, raising an eyebrow.
"Fox demon," Kagome replied. "But you are right Hojo-san, I need to head back before InuYasha gets pissed off. Take care of them, okay?" She leaned forward and kissed Amiboshi on the cheek. "I really wish you were "the one". You are so much nicer than him."
Suzaku's wings spread, and he took off into the air. "Amiboshi?" he called, hovering for a moment.
Amiboshi looked up, just in time to be smacked in the face with a bunch a glittering powder. The sparkling dust swirled around him, and ghosts of wings spread from his back.His hair turned a darker brown, only a shade lighter than it used to be. Amiboshi floated uneasily up to Suzaku.
"This will only last for about thirty minutes so you better get a hang of it soon," chortled Suzaku.
Amiboshi glared. "I've never done this before, okay?!" They flew off to become spots of light in the sky.
Kagome sighed. "Take care.." She felt a warm breath on her neck, and her heart started pounding. She turned around to see a VERY ANGRY InuYasha.
She smiled innocently. "I'm ready to go home now InuYasha!" She said, grabbing her pack, and throwing it into the shrine.
'Home?' InuYasha thought, put off. 'She considers there to be her home?'
"Where is Shippou?" He asked, not seeing the little runt anywhere in sight.
"He went home too," she said, looking sadly at the ground. "I'll miss him. He was almost like a little brother to me, no more like a son. Sota left with him.."
She gasped as she felt two strong arms wrap around her shoulders. "I'm sorry Kagome. When we get back, how bout we wait for Miroku and Sango to return. Spend time doing something other than running around for the shards."
InuYasha picked up Kagome's pack and threw it over on shoulder, picking her up with both arms.
As they fell into oblivion, into the well, she heard, or thought she heard him say something.
"There'll be other children..."
As they passed through time Kagome couldn't help but think, that it would certainly be an unusual few weeks with InuYasha.
(A.N. Side story anyone?)
Anonymous - You want me to do Mitsukake/Shoka, but I do not know much about Shoka, but I will try to. You think Kasumi would make a good Shoka? I don't know about a Yui/Suboshi fic, but I will try. If I can get it in there while I'm writing, I will.
Have you seen The Vision of Escaflowne? At the end, Folken is killed trying to kill Dornkirk, but I will write it so that he fades away. Then he will wake up in a apartment on Earth. He will have no idea how he gets there, but have memories as Folken, and as Nakago at the same time. He will have blond hair and blue eyes, but still in his Folken hair cut, and have the purple tear tattoo on his cheek. He will also have his artificial arm. His wings will be gone though, and he will be human. That will be his trade for a second chance at life. I suppose he will run into Hitomi, after she has come back from Gaea at the end of the series, and she will help him find his way back to his miko, and Soi. I will try to do that pairing.
But it WILL be a Nuriko/Hotohori story, although it kills my best friend, because I'm "warping poor Duo-koi", so don't worry.
Email me at hummingbird1@westwindstudio.com if you want to help with the characters that aren't already in the story yet. (excluding Chiriko).
But I am trying to do something with Nuriko and the Nyannichaun. Maybe to cure Tamahome, have Yukito transfer the curse to Nuriko. Not sure.
I'm sorry you were disappointed the last part wasn't a chapter. I just had to tell everyone that stuff. There was more than 2 people though, because I had made copies of the story to put into each section. They said some pretty mean stuff! I'm trying to ignore 'em now.... but I got reported and it made me very sad.
NO MIBOSHI/CHIRIKO PAIRING!!! Eeeeeh. Shippou is *chibi* just a little kid and Miboshi would be too if I decided to put him in. Maybe they will become friends, but no pairing!!
And after a bit of planning I have decided, that I will make Miboshi reborn as Sota, Kagome's little brother. It would work out perfectly when Chiriko/Shippou comes out of the well. Now he is smart, *and* he can fight! No more having to hide behind the other seishi!
Shinigami- Actually, Akane lets up, and Xain Pu is kinda scared. The only one who goes is Ukyo and Nabiki, Nabiki out of pure curiosity. She leaves soon. And after a bit of thinking, I think I may make Soi reborn as Ukyo. I was looking for brown haired women with blue eyes that I can use, and she has Soi's determination, and is as pretty as Soi when she tries.
The Seiyruu are uneasy allies right now, because both of their miko's are in the same type of danger, from the same place.
I'm gonna have an interesting little "sparring" match between Tamahome and Tasuki, with them using their old techniques, and new ones, like Shi Shi Hokodan, and Mouko Takabishi.
Miaka was not reborn, and Yui was not reborn. They are the same people leading the same lives. It has only been about a year since Miaka came back from the Universe of the Four Gods.
The reason I have Tamahome using the Hibiki name, is because in the past he was almost like a brother to Tasuki, always fighting and hanging out, but since they are in Modern Japan, they need a last name. Saotome was out of the question, since with it can all kinds of promises that wasn't Tamahome's, so he took Hibiki. He will be making it legal later.
Ah, yes, and he has learned a lot from Nabiki about gaining money.... heh.
But Shini-san, I refuse to pair up Suboshi and Amiboshi. Its ecchi! I will pair them up, but not with each other... .
Suboshi will be Hiiro Yui, with the same kind of "jump into it" attitude he had in the past, but he only remember it when he sees his brother, Hojo (from InuYasha). I know it is strange, but Hojo has a kindness that Amiboshi had, and I always thought that Hojo knew that something was going on with Kagome, but would rather delude himself as to not get hurt.
*laughs* Ironic, ne? Hiiro ~Yui~ pairing with Yui!!
When Hojo sees "Chiriko" and Miboshi at once, he will remember. Then he will go with the real Chiriko and Suzaku, to search for his brother.
Sailor-Knight Shadowstar- Thanks for the tip. I have to admit, that I learned most my Nihongo from fanfiction, and the rest for *trying* to study it, so I'm not very good. Very inept. If you'd correct me when you see me making those mistakes, I'd appreciate it.
Zero- Thanks for sticking with me, even with all my faults. There wasn't any planning going into it. I just made it as it came. The most planning was what would happen in the next few moments, or small clips from the future.
Chapter Six- The Clash of the Characters! Chiriko, Miboshi, and Amiboshi awaken!
Kagome woke up disturbed, turning in her sleeping bag. Something was missing, a little off than normal, and as her mind slowly focused into awareness, she realized what it was. There wasn't a little purring demon at her side, his warm fluffy tail adding extra heat. Shippou had always slept with her in the shared sleeping bag, since she had rescued him from the Thunder Brothers, and tonight, no early morning, she corrected herself, looking at the pre-dawn sky, he was gone.
She sat up slowly, and looked around. Beside the fire, that was nothing but embers, She saw Miroku and Sango, Sango having her head rested on Miroku's shoulder, sleeping soundly.
'They are a cute couple,' She thought, 'But Miroku is liable to get hit once Sango wakes up.'
Miroku was already awake, and smiled up at Kagome, careful not to move. Miroku really liked Sango, and was trying to mend his ways, but Sango didn't believe it one bit. Miroku knew what he was in for when Sango woke up. Kirara was curled up in the bend of Sango's knees.
'Those two are there, but what about InuYasha?'
She snorted. 'He wouldn't be too hard to find,' She thought as she looked up at the tree above her, where InuYasha was perched on a large branch, a slight snore coming from him. He always tried to deny he ever slept, but the truth was, while he might stay up longer, and wake up earlier, he had to sleep the same as anyone.
She pushed the sleeping bag away from her body, carefully and quietly slipping out of it. She pursed her lips. The tough decision is whether or not to take InuYasha. Well, it isn't like she'd be able to "sniff out" Shippou by herself, so she'd better take him.
"Hey, InuYasha?" She whispered, so not to wake Sango. It was enough though, because InuYasha ears twitched once, and then twice.
His eyes snapped open, and he silently jumped from the branch. "What?" he snapped.
"Shhhh!" Kagome hushed, pointing at Sango. InuYasha flushed, rubbing the back of his head with his hand embarrassed.
"Gomen," he muttered. "But what do you want?"
"Shippou is missing!" Kagome said worriedly.
"The little runt ran off? Why is that any of my business?" InuYasha all but growled.
"If you don't help me, I'm gonna go look myself, and if I go missing, or take a long time, that's time wasted that could be looking for the shards!" She said in a low and dangerous voice.
"Fine, fine," he said. "Get on." Kagome jumped on his back, holding on to his shoulders, like it was a reflex. By now though, it was, and InuYasha took off towards Shippou's scent.
At the speed InuYasha was going it didn't take long, but as they reached the meadow that Shippou's scent led to, InuYasha stopped suddenly, the subtle change in Shippou's scent startling him.
Kagome fell off and rolled a few feet, smacking into someone's legs. She backed up hastily, and looked up. It was a young boy, about Sota's size, meaning around the age of ten.
The boy smiled fondly down at Kagome. The boy was wearing a red Chinese shirt with loose sleeves, and red-orange pants. He had human bare feet, and kanji character "cho" glowed on his left foot for a moment, before fading. He was holding a couple of Kagome's text books- a Algebra book and a History book.
"These books are very interesting Kagome-chan!" the boy said, smiling a fanged smile.
That smile... Kagome took a longer look at the boy. Pointed ears, and a fox like tail swishing behind him.
"Shippou...?" Kagome realization coming slowly. "Is that you?"
"Mmhm!" Shippou agreed. "Lets just say my age caught up with me!"
A smile broke out over Kagome's face and she sat up, taking Shippou in her arms. The texts books fell to the ground.
"That's great!" she exclaimed. Shippou smiled slightly, but pushed Kagome back.
"You've always been great to me Kagome-chan, but I have a favor to ask of you..." Shippou started.
Finally, shock wearing off, InuYasha stomped over.
"I could of accepted that it was a freakin growth spurt, if your smell wasn't so damned different!" InuYasha snarled. "What the hell happened?"
Shippou sighed, bowing his head slightly. "I should have known I could't pull this one past you and your nose InuYasha." He looked up with solemn eyes.
"My name is Chiriko and I am a reincarnation from four thousand five hundred years ago. Unlike Kagome-chan here, after being awakened, I came with full memories of the past. I was a protector for the Suzaku no Miko, a girl from the future, and I was the strategist of them.
"I was only I child then too, and very weak physically. I was nothing but a human child, a genius maybe, but a human child none the less. I only managed to take down one of our enemies- a demon child named Miboshi whose power was to take possession of children's bodies, along with summoning demons. He was defeated once, and upon dying took over my body. I fought him the best I could mentally, gaining a bit of control over my body, and defeating him finally by killing myself."
Shippou finished the tale with a deep sigh. "But if I can recall these things, than my miko is in danger again. I must find a way to the future." He turned to Kagome, and a stunned into silence InuYasha.
(A.N Finally! Thought he'd never stop sticking his foot in his mouth.)
"That is why I beg of you Kagome-chan, take me into the future! I must get to my miko!" Shippou bowed toward Kagome, pleadingly.
"Wait a minute! Do you expect me to let her go back, when it took us nearly a day to get here, even with me carrying you and Shippou, and Miroku and Sango riding Kirara!! We've got to get the Shikon shards!! That's all that is important!!!!" InuYasha yelled. (A.N -.-;;; or not...)
"OSAWARI OSAWARI OSAWARI!!" Kagome shrieked. Turning her back on a squished and unconscious Inu-baka, she held Shippou's hands.
"Of course Shippou-chan, we will head there immediately," she said to him. "I won't let this friend of yours get hurt because of InuYasha's stupid obsession with the Shikon shards."
"Doomo..." he said, his eyes tearing up with happiness. He leapt forward and gave Kagome a tight hug. "Oh Kagome-chan, you don't know how much this means to me!"
Kagome stood up. "Come on then- we've got to get out of here before InuYasha wakes up." She ruffled Shippou's hair.
Shippou stared up at Kagome with a smile. He knew that she cared about InuYasha very deeply, and to go against him in such a way- well, he guessed that meant that she cared about him a lot too.
"Race ya there!" Shippou chirped, and with that light hearted sentence, they ran back to the campground.
"You *pant* win *pant* Shippou -*pant*chan," Kagome admitted, leaning over with her hand on her knees, trying to catch her breath. They ran the whole way there, and it was about a mile, so Kagome was very tired.
By that tine Sango and Miroku were already awake. A flustered Sango cooked breakfast on embers from last nights fire, and a serenely smiling Miroku nursed a large bruise the shape of a hand on his right cheek.
"Hello Kagome-sama.... and Shippou?" Miroku ended the greeting as a question. Sango's eyes widened at the sight of Shippou.
"Hai, but I don't have much time to explain. All I can tell you is that I need to get back to my time with Shippou, before InuYasha wakes up from the "sitting" I gave him."
"Ah, well I heard something like that echoing across the woods. I thought that was what it was," Miroku gave her a teasing smile that made Kagome blush, and Sango took it entirely in the wrong way.
"HENTAI!" She shouted, hitting Miroku with her LARGE bone boomerang. She turned to Kagome with a smile.
"You can ride Kirara to the well; she can find us later," Sango offered. "That way you get there faster than InuYasha."
Kagome gave Sango a beaming smile . "Thank you." She turned to Miroku.
"You know how to ride my bike, ne?" She asked Miroku, him having just got out of his "stunned by boomerang" state. Thankfully InuYasha had brought it so that she could ride it when they had gotten to the point of slowing down.
"Hai Kagome-sama, that I do," he responded.
"You ride double with Sango, you know, like you did when you first met me? It will take you longer than it would with you two riding Kirara, but you'd still get there faster than walking. Head to Kaeda's village, I'll meet you there."
Kagome had already swung herself over the transformed Kirara's back, and grabbed Shippou's hand, pulling him up in front of her.
"We'll meet you there then, Kagome-sama," Miroku agreed.
"Take care Kagome-chan!" Sango called to the three of them, riding away at top speed. She then turned back to the bike, looking at it warily.
"How are we supposed to ride this?" Sango muttered.
Miroku, already packed, got onto the bike and swung Sango in front of him. "Like this!" he said, pedaling off.
Sango went to smack him, and he caught her hand deftly. "The forest floor is littered with debris. Don't make it any harder than it already is to balance, please."
They set off at a medium pace. That one day journey had become more than a week to two week journey, but Miroku didn't mind. Maybe now, he could convince Sango of his honesty.
(A.N. Any of you want me to make this a Miroku/Sango side story, leave it in your review!)
Sota got up to the smell of breakfast, wandering down the stairs in his p.j.'s. He picked up his knapsack, full of his battling cards, putting it around his waist. He had traded some for a couple better ones, and he had to re-sort everything!
'It was stupid of me to stay so late trying to sort them so late last night,' he thought sitting and sliding down the last few stairs.
The sun had risen in the sky, and the clock said it was nine o'clock. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he blinked tiredly at the clock. Luckily it was a Saturday or he would have been way late for school. He stood up, and headed into the kitchen.
Nearly stumbling into the kitchen, he had was in for a shock. Instead of Kaa-san up there cooking breakfast, it was the oddly dressed man who came asking for Kagome-nee-san, with the red and yellow hair.
Sota had to admit, that the multi-colored hair was cool, but the pink apron he wore right now was really really lame. Plus, there was just something that bothered him about that guy. What kind of name was Suzaku anyhow? That name made him very angry for some bizarre reason.
'I should really stop calling him Su-baka though..' he thought, giggling to himself. 'But why? Its so fun!'
Sota shrugged. At least he was a good cook. When the man first showed up, he had a really bad fever, and Kaa-san and Grandfather had to take care of him for a couple days. To pay them back, he started doing minor chores around the house, and even though Sota didn't trust Suzaku one bit, he had to admit the man was an awesome cook!
There was a slight banging on the door.
"Ohayo Gozaimasu! Is Kagome-san here?"
It was Hojo, visiting like he did every Saturday, and at least he had the intelligence not to ask for "Higurashi-san" this time, making the entire household wonder which "Higurashi-san" he was asking for.
Sota wandered out to the door, opening it.
"No-" he started to respond, but stopped, his mouth dropping as he saw the well shrine door opening, Kagome exiting.
"Kagome-nee-san!!!!" Sota cried, running toward Kagome with a bright smile on his face. Kagome wearily back, throwing her pack to the side of the shrine. She walked out, and a small figured followed behind her.
Sota took in what he saw quickly, memories from a past life suddenly making itself known to him. He knew who this was, and it angered him.
"YOU!!" he yelled, pointing at the boy before him.
~~~~~~~before Kagome went through the well~~~~~~~~
Kirara had been soaring at top speed, sensing the urgency coming from both of them. Shippou clung tightly to Kirara's neck, and Kagome held on to both Shippou and Kirara for dear life. This was faster than either of them had been with InuYasha, and to fall off would mean their deaths.
They rode for two terrifying hours, Kirara finally slowing down as she reached Kaeda's village. Kirara hit the ground, and kept running, in a slower canter, until they reached the well.
It took several moments for them to catch their breath, having it been taken away from the speed, and during which Kagome had considered how to take Shippou with her.
"I think I might have it figured out," she said, putting her heavy pack on. "I might have been able to easily carry there when you were smaller, but now it will take more work." She gave Shippou the half of the jewel shards that were in the bottle.
"Hold on to that carefully," Kagome warned. "We don't want to lose it, and it is your way in to future." Shippou nodded and carefully stored it away in his shirt.
"Get up on the edge of the well," Kagome commanded, getting up on the edge herself. She reached down and embraced Shippou.
"Keep a tight hold on me, and don't let go. I go through with no problems, because I am the true miko of the Shikon to Tama, and InuYasha is bound to me through the rosary, but you will need to be in a close vicinity to me to get through. If you let go, you may well be lost in time."
Shippou nodded, hugging Kagome tightly. "I'm ready Kagome-chan," he said shakily.
Kagome launched the both of the into the well, and Shippou closed his eyes tightly, expecting an impact. The next thing Shippou knew, he felt the both of the being set down onto the ground, and Kagome let go.
"We're here Shippou-chan," she said brightly. She put her hand down and lifted the confusedly blinking Shippou.
"You didn't think we were going to be smashed into the ground?" Kagome asked in a teasing manner. "I wouldn't go through to often and escape with no broken bones if I thought that would happen!"
Shippou chuckled embarrassed. Kagome grabbed hold of the ladder and started climbing up.
"Come on Shippou-chan!" she said. "Its a lot easier than getting out on your time because of this ladder here!"
Shippou nodded, remembering the one time he had fallen down the well. It was easier with that tree there, but hard none the less. He stood up outside the well, looking at the house built around it.
Kagome went up the stairs to the door, and opened the door closely followed by Shippou. She walked out, and tossed her pack to the side on the building.
"Kagome-neesan!!" Shippou heard a young boy call out from a short distance away. There was something about the energy of that boy.... human.... but something else.. it was the same energy as.. 'MIBOSHI!' Shippou's mind screamed.
Kagome moved away, allowing him to see the boy. "YOU!!" Shippou snarled, pointing a finger at Miboshi.
Now poor Hojo just gone to visit Kagome-san. He cared for her very much, and enjoyed her presence. He knew there was something odd when Kagome walked out the shrine behind him, and even more when a small boy followed her.
When Kagome's little brother and the boy that was with Kagome both screamed "YOU!" at each other, and then pounced on each other in a seeming fight to the death, the fight triggered past memories.
"DAMN YOU MIBOSHI FOR KILLING ME!!"
Ah yes, Miboshi. The nasty little demon summoner that was also his fellow seishi, as much as he regretted it.
"IT WAS YOUR OWN DAMN FAULT CHIRIKO!! YOU KILLED YOURSELF AND ME!!"
And poor little Chiriko, the boy he had to imitate for so long.
"I KILL YOU?!?! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOOK OVER MY BODY!!!"
That was another one of Miboshi's unpleasant traits.
"IF I HAD MY SPINDLE YOU WOULD BE SO SORRY!!"
It was like a blindfold had been lifted from Hojo's eyes, when he remembered his past life as Amiboshi. He walked over to a worried Kagome, stopping her from interfering in the fight.
"Lets go over here Kagome-san. They need to fight this out if they are ever to get along," Amiboshi said, guiding her over to the porch.
"Wise words Amiboshi," a voice said from behind him. Hojo turned to see a tall man with red and yellow hair. The energy definitely state "Suzaku".
"Suzaku-sama," Amiboshi said, bowing reverently. "I have to apologi-"
"No need," Suzaku said, cutting Amiboshi off. "You were only doing what you thought was right, and best to protect you and you brother."
"But Suzaku-sama..." Amiboshi said.
"No buts about it. And its just Suzaku now. I am human and Seishi," he replied, lifting up his pants to the knee, showing the Phoenix kanji, then dropping it. "Our miko's are in trouble you know."
Amiboshi nodded. "That much I know, if we are awakening." Suzaku sighed.
"It will take both Seiyruu and Suzaku seishi if we are to protect our miko's," Suzaku stated with a frown. "But to get both of them into a firm alliance? That may prove nearly impossible."
Kagome's face popped in over the two's shoulders. "Can I help?" She asked with a great big smile.
Amiboshi looked up with a smile. "No Kagome, I don't want you to get hurt."
"HEY! I may not know the whole story, but I know that there is a great evil to fight, and my brother is going to be involved! I'm used to it anyhow!" At the last part, she looked extremely nervous. "Ah ha... forget the latter of that!"
Amiboshi smiled. "I know you haven't been sick, and I know you are a fighter of some sort. I also know that where ever you have been, there is someone waiting for you."
"Then why have you acted so oblivious?" Kagome said quietly.
"Because, I thought that if I cared enough, and if I was supportive of you enough, that you would come to love me like this mystery person you care for so much," Amiboshi replied. "And I think I deluded myself for awhile, but when I was awakened as Amiboshi, well, I had always been a rather sensible person in my past life, and I couldn't delude myself any longer."
"Hojo-san I do like you a lot though, and-" Kagome was stunned by Amiboshi's next sentence.
"Because of my abilities, I can sense chi a bit, and also other mystical energies. I see a little red heart line leading off your pinky finger. It leads to the one you belong with truly. And as much as I wish it was me, it leads to that shrine, and then somewhere in the past," Amiboshi bowed his head slightly. "And so you should go there. You have no need to worry about your brother." He motioned to the fight, where Miboshi and Chiriko were about even.
"IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP I'LL SUMMON A DEMON!!!"
"HEY, THAT'S NOTHIN!! IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP, I"LL *TURN* INTO A DEMON!!"
Kagome twitched slightly. "I'm starting to regret giving all those Poke'Mon, Digimon, and Yu-Gi-Oh cards to Sota..." (A.N. I am not a real fan of any of these, but I've watched and played enough of all of them at one point in time to make that work! Sorry A-chan for not making Amiboshi and Suboshi Yugi/Yami or Bakura/Kage. Its the hair, plus the fact Yami and Kage are already reincarnated, from more long ago than the Fushigi Yuugi time.)
Amiboshi started to laugh. "That certainly lightened up today." He watched as the two of them kept up the physical fight, until they both passed out of exhaustion. Amiboshi went forward and picked up Sota, holding him carefully. Suzaku walked forward and did the same with Shippou.
"Tail?" Suzaku inquired, raising an eyebrow.
"Fox demon," Kagome replied. "But you are right Hojo-san, I need to head back before InuYasha gets pissed off. Take care of them, okay?" She leaned forward and kissed Amiboshi on the cheek. "I really wish you were "the one". You are so much nicer than him."
Suzaku's wings spread, and he took off into the air. "Amiboshi?" he called, hovering for a moment.
Amiboshi looked up, just in time to be smacked in the face with a bunch a glittering powder. The sparkling dust swirled around him, and ghosts of wings spread from his back.His hair turned a darker brown, only a shade lighter than it used to be. Amiboshi floated uneasily up to Suzaku.
"This will only last for about thirty minutes so you better get a hang of it soon," chortled Suzaku.
Amiboshi glared. "I've never done this before, okay?!" They flew off to become spots of light in the sky.
Kagome sighed. "Take care.." She felt a warm breath on her neck, and her heart started pounding. She turned around to see a VERY ANGRY InuYasha.
She smiled innocently. "I'm ready to go home now InuYasha!" She said, grabbing her pack, and throwing it into the shrine.
'Home?' InuYasha thought, put off. 'She considers there to be her home?'
"Where is Shippou?" He asked, not seeing the little runt anywhere in sight.
"He went home too," she said, looking sadly at the ground. "I'll miss him. He was almost like a little brother to me, no more like a son. Sota left with him.."
She gasped as she felt two strong arms wrap around her shoulders. "I'm sorry Kagome. When we get back, how bout we wait for Miroku and Sango to return. Spend time doing something other than running around for the shards."
InuYasha picked up Kagome's pack and threw it over on shoulder, picking her up with both arms.
As they fell into oblivion, into the well, she heard, or thought she heard him say something.
"There'll be other children..."
As they passed through time Kagome couldn't help but think, that it would certainly be an unusual few weeks with InuYasha.
(A.N. Side story anyone?)
