by Rhapsody Moonschild and Tat Claire Kokoro
|~*Inu-yasha belongs to someone who's not us. Love Hina is also not ours.*~|
"Grr…" Rhapsody said to herself, almost pulling her hair out. Only instinct stopped her--
she loved those purple curls. "Tat-chan might be a villain, but usually she's easy to
work with," she said reflectively to Starsong. The cat guardian shrugged.
"You know how to get her back…"
Rhapsody sighed. "I know, but I actually like writing long chapters… Ah, well, I'm sure
I'll think of something evil to do to her."
And with a flourish of her violet-painted fingernails she started to type.
***
CHAPTER THIRTEEN (by Rhapsody)
"We have visitors!" Sango informed Kagome, suspicion in her voice. "Someone new,
and… Sesshomaru."
"Sesshomaru?!" Kagome squeaked. "Now that Inuyasha isn't around?!"
"Don't worry," Sango said with an evil smile, and cracked her knuckles. "I think Miroku
and I can handle him."
"But what about his friend? Who knows what powers he might have!"
"He won't give us any trouble," Miroku said quietly, joining the conversation. Kagome
gave him a puzzled look.
"How do you know?" she asked.
"Trust me," he said, a secretive smile on his face.
The pair approached them and cut off their conversation. Sango tensed but Sesshomaru
made no move to attack. As they looked at him they realized something and their
eyes widened in surprise.
"Um… Did you know…?" Kagome began diplomatically. Sesshomaru made a sharp
gesture to cut her off.
"Yes," he said edgily, "I know there is a turtle on my head. That is why I and my
companion Inu--"
His friend coughed loudly, giving Sesshomaru a pointed look. Kagome took a better
look at him. He seemed familiar… But she was sure she knew no one with a big black
afro and such ugly green yukata.
"Inu-hoshi*," Sesshomaru continued smoothly. "He's a bit of an astronomy buff. As I
was saying, that is why we are here."
((*Inu-hoshi translates as Dog Star, first thing that came to mind.))
Sesshomaru stiffly thrust one of Keitaro's missing posters under Kagome's nose. She
took another look at the turtle.
"Oh, you've found Tama-chan!" she said happily. "Keitaro will be so pleased. KEITARO!"
she called back to Kaede's hut. There was no answer.
"Does anyone know where Keitaro is?" she frowned after a moment.
"Well, actually…" Miroku began, scuffing his foot in the dust as if he had done
something wrong and was about to be scolded. "Keitaro is… well, it's a long story."
Kagome put her hands on her hips. "Start explaining," was all she said.
***
"This is good," Rhapsody said. "It'll make Vanir get up off his little elvish butt and
actually give Tat-chan another idea."
"I'm a better muse than he is," Starsong purred superiorly.
"That you are," she cooed back and petted the white winged cat creature on the head.
"Until Tat proves otherwise… And that's a challenge!"
And with a stroke of a key she sent the story on its way.
