Ten days
by Kradvity
Chapter 5: Unnecessarity
Maybe I shouldn't have been listening to 'Beverly Hills Cop Theme' when I wrote this...
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha.
Next morning we set our course to the demon's footprints. Sango had warned me to not to trust the twins. The fact Sango had sounded worried and suspicious made me even more willing to see if Hana and Hideki were telling the truth. Anything to annoy Sango, was the motto of the day. Bad thing Sango's motto seemed to be 'anything to annoy Inu-Yasha'.
I was already enough stressed and of course Sango had to start ambushing me with questions. You know, when you want absolutely no one to talk to you. And then it turns out to be the only day in the ongoing month when everyone have something to tell you. Just my... luck?
The only thing I didn't want to lose was Tetsusaiga. Why couldn't they want Miroku instead? I was sure that even Hideki would be happy to take Miroku... Those twins had serious problems in understanding their own behaviour. I had seen 5-year-old kids acting like that. Even Miroku started to look like a very nice and modest person in my eyes. And my hair was better than Hideki's.
And we walked, we stumbled and we paddled through little rivers. And every time Hideki opened his mouth I was sure he'd tell this to be a joke. Every single time we stopped I waited for a clan of white-haired weirdoes to surround us. The fact nothing really happened made me feel extremely anxious. I left out one 'feh' after another and tried to look bored. Who was I trying to convince?
I didn't mind all the walking but I all the way I had to listen to Kagome's and Hana's giggling. I couldn't believe how Kagome could have had made friends with Hana? Or actually... weren't they both somewhat bimbo-type?
I grew tired of waiting.
" How can we catch the demon if it's also walking? We are slower that he. "
" Inu-Yasha, please, a little patience ", Miroku said throwing an apathetic look sideways at me. I hated it when Miroku said 'please'. He made it sound so girlish. Fine, I hated every word he said.
Or did I?
I had noticed that I thought negatively about everything and everybody. Not a good habit, I guess. Where had it come from? Every little thing annoyed me. It was like a stubborn headache. Nothing went the way I wanted.
I tried. Just for fun. I tried to think nicely of my companions. You know, to find good sides from them and their deeds. I was surprised by how hard it was.
Kagome... She was... energetic? And optimistic. And she handled people well. It was easy to like her. Except when she was being stubborn and difficult. And she could really try to do something to that bush she called her hair.
I couldn't think of anything as annoying as Miroku, but I had decided to come up with even one positive thing about him. I felt my headache get worse... Well, he wasn't too talkative. It was a good thing. I felt like a very cold-legged spider had ran up my back when I thought about the mixture of Kagome and Miroku. A person who talked all the time nothing but 'holy wannabe' shit.
Sango. She wasn't talkative either. But she was annoying. In a different way from Miroku, though. Maybe I didn't like the fact Sango had the ability to solve problems and think clearly in a trouble. She got the best ideas and was probably the smartest one of us when it came to practical problems. That was enough good side. But most of the time, I hated her guts and that determined gaze on her eyes.
And uh, did I really have to find something good about Shippo? That brat thought I was going to marry Kagome. Or at least he gives me that kind of hints all the time. Maybe I shouldn't put it this way, but I'm glad I can never meet his parents. Shippo looks like am innocent little kid who would harm no one. But you haven't heard what kind of things he says to me. That brat is more twisted than you can imagine...
Hana and Hideki... I didn't want to find any good sides from them. They didn't have them. They were cheating on us to get Tetsusaiga. The bet had been stupid. The victory would have meant that either Hana or Hideki was able to see Shikon shards like Kagome. If it was so, then we were in a trouble. _Big_ trouble. But if they were half-demons, as I assumed, they wouldn't master that skill.
I looked at Hideki's back as we wandered in the forest. His white, spiky hair was glowing in sun. What was this feeling? Like I was... afraid I would screw the whole thing up. I didn't trust myself. I hadn't felt that way for a long time. It felt familiar. But unpleasant.
I remembered the time when I was nothing but a brat. I never trusted myself with anything. I was afraid of any kind of responsibility. And I blamed the demon-side in me. Or the human side. Back then I always wanted to be a human. Why did I now want to be a demon?
Could it be because of Sesshou-maru. Brothers always fight, don't they? Sesshou-maru always won every single fight-like we had. I felt like a looser because I was 'imperfect'. Sesshou-maru never forgot to remind me of it. I felt _weak_.
That was over now, wasn't it? I thought when I climbed up the steep hill. The rocky ground got on my feet and the sun was shining a little too brightly like always. I tried to catch a scent that would expose the demon's course or hiding place. Nothing. The only thing my nose caught was the smell of flowers.
Did I have an inferiority complex?
" Inu-Yasha! " Kagome and Sango yelled in unison. I was ready to pull out Tetsusaiga.
" Never do that again! " I shouted back. For some reason all the goods things I had come up with disappeared very quickly.
" Didn't you hear? We found it ", Kagome said. I blinked.
" Found what? "
" The demon! ", Shippo answered before Kagome could open her mouth. But I had realised the answer already. That 'found what' and all the other stupid questions are my way to react in surprising situations. You know, when someone says something to you and you say 'what' even though you understood what you were told. Hard to explain... Or maybe it's just me...
" Then why the hell are you shouting like that? " I growled.
Miroku just couldn't keep his big nose out of our conversation.
" It is deaf. "
Finally good news. I had already thought this day was going completely to hell. I just had to make a good strategy for the demon. It can still see us, I thought, but... but what? If the demon was deaf and it was still alive it had to be a strong one. I started to worry. There had to be something very odd in that demon.
" Let the game begin? " Hideki said rising his eyebrow. I breathed heavily and took a look behind Hideki. I saw the demon stand in a little treeless area. The slope was very steep but the demon kept it's balance worryingly well. And the demon itself... It was the ugliest demon I had ever seen. Okay, Sesshou-maru got pretty close but this one was still uglier.
It wasn't tall or anything. It was actually pretty poor for a demon. But it was fast. _Very_ fast. And with 'very fast' I mean... well, I just haven't seen anything move like that. I caught flying bugs and ate them. The nature had replaced the deafness with something else.
I couldn't help thinking why the nature hadn't replaced my imperfections with anything.
The demon's head was too big to fit in with the rest of the body. I noticed it didn't have any kind of ears. No wonder it was deaf... It's limps were unbelievably thin. Only bone and skin. And the skin was greenish and slimy- looking. And full of dirt. I felt very clean and well-dressed. And the demon didn't have legs. It was a weird combination of snake and... uh, ugly, furless monkey?
" Ready? " Hana asked smiling like a little girl. To me the smile seemed slightly insane.
I turned to Kagome. She nodded. And looked very nervous. This time I needed Kagome's help. I couldn't tell her to stay away. I didn't like it, but gladly Kagome was willing to help. I would have refused... My behaviour wasn't the best in the world, really, I admit it.
They could just leave me to collect the shards, right? I thought, maybe they didn't hate me so much after all since they conceded to cooperate with me. They didn't need the Shikon Jewel...
Wait a minute... My curse... I was turning into demon.
I didn't need the Shikon Jewel.
It was an unsuitable day to fight a demon. Demons are fought at night. Or evening. When it's dramatic. Now the sun was shining up high. The people around me were staring at me like I was the boss. What? Why me? Yeah, I was the one who was supposed to fight all the demons and so on. They were waiting for my sign. And I didn't even have a reason to fight demons anymore. Hadn't they realised it?
" Inu-Yasha, is something wrong? " Kagome asked.
" Uh, no. Are you ready? " I answered. If they had thought about me and my curse they would have noticed how unnecessary it was to me to gather the shards. And obviously they hadn't thought about it.
Everyone gave an affirmative answer.
" Now? " Hana asked. She draw her katana. Hideki did the same.
" Go! " Hideki shouted. The twins dashed to the demon's direction.
" Hey! " I growled and followed.
Hana and Hideki jumped up to the trees and disappeared. I would have done that but I had to stay close to Kagome so that she would tell me where the shard was. Maybe the twins thought that Kagome would shout it out loud since the demon couldn't hear us. We hid behind large bushes. I was a little nervous. Which made me angry.
" Can you see it? " I inquired quietly. I didn't want those white-headed weirdoes to hear. I looked up. They might have been lurking exactly above us. Sango offered to check the trees. I turned back to Kagome. Kagome narrowed her eyes. I stared the demon like I, too, could see the shard somewhere.
" It's in his left arm ", she said finally. Kagome noticed the odd look on my face.
" What? " she asked.
" You said 'him'. Not 'it' ", I explained, " how can you say 'him'. Like it's a human or something."
Kagome raised her eyebrows.
" But doesn't that mean I'd have to call you with the word 'it'? "
She was being nosy again... At the time like this. But... she was right, wasn't she? In some way. Why did we say 'it' when we talked about demons? And 'he' or 'she' when talking about humans? Wasn't it... unfair? No, that was a bad demon. I don't have time for this now, I thought.
" Miroku, you distract i- - - him and then I attack. Yes, Kagome, you stay exactly here with Shippo."
" Inu-Yasha, why do I always have to distract the demons? "
" Shut up and go. "
Miroku went. Hana and Hideki would know what we were trying, but if Miroku was fast ( which I doubted ), we'd be on the lead. Wait a minute. Was this only a game?
The demon saw Miroku and turned to him. It was going to attack. I hoped Miroku could run fast. I jumped out of the bush and draw Tetsusaiga. Yeah, run, Miroku, run. I could have watched Miroku's show longer, but Sango's angry yells made me move. Only one hit and the shard would have been mine... I stared at the demon's left arm and prepared to swing my sword.
As I said before, nothing goes the way I want.
Suddenly I was pushed onto ground by Hideki's feet. I cursed when I got dirt into my mouth. He had seen where I had been staring at. Damn. I was such a klutz... So, it was Hideki's job to keep me still when Hana would take the shard. Loosers. Where was that monk when I needed him?
I managed to get Hideki off me by threatening him with Tetsusaiga.
" Miroku! Get your lazy ass here and help me! "
No answer. Another swing of Tetsusaiga towards Hideki. I tried to look for Miroku. He had probably collapsed... Luckily, when Hana was about to cut the demon's hand, Sango tackled her with her Boomerangbone. Just in time. And then the demon turned. It was staring at me. The little, red eyes were flaming from anger. I _thought_ it was anger. What else?
We dodged quickly when it hit the ground with it's claws. I hadn't been fast enough. There was a long cut in my sleeve. No good.
What happened next is still a one big mess in my mind. The demon was way too fast for us to win. We spend all time trying to avoid it's deadly dangerous claws. We couldn't even get close the left hand.
There must be a way, I thought. We can't get near it, but... a bow...
" Kagome! " I shouted like a madman, " use your bow! "
Yeah, I was asking help from Kagome. I felt like a complete looser, but I could have lost Tetsusaiga if I hadn't done that.
And Kagome shot. And hit the left arm. And Sango got the shard. That's it. It would have been a shirter battle if I had asked Kagome to help instead of being full of myself. The embarrassing truth. But I never told it to her.
The demon got slower. It's speed came from the Shikon shard it possessed. Hana and Hideki had lost and I could keep my Tetsusaiga. The only problem was Miroku.
" He's breathing ", said Kagome, who looked very relieved. Miroku was unconscious and his right side was bloody.
" Inu-Yasha! This is your fault! " Sango hissed angrily.
" You killed him! " Shippo cried to me.
" I didn't kill him! It was that demon! "
" We have to take him to Kaede ", Kagome said.
Kaede's village was far away and the sun was already setting. I didn't want to think what could happen if we were too slow. I just cursed the fact the damned bastard hadn't ran fast enough.
And why did Miroku always distract the demons? It wasn't my idea, was it?
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A/N: Now that I think... nothing actually happened in this chapter... so I guess I have nothing to say...Not my fault. Believe me, it's the 'Beverly Hills Cop Theme'...
Oh yeah, thank you from the reviews, the best friends and the worse enemies of a writer.
by Kradvity
Chapter 5: Unnecessarity
Maybe I shouldn't have been listening to 'Beverly Hills Cop Theme' when I wrote this...
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha.
Next morning we set our course to the demon's footprints. Sango had warned me to not to trust the twins. The fact Sango had sounded worried and suspicious made me even more willing to see if Hana and Hideki were telling the truth. Anything to annoy Sango, was the motto of the day. Bad thing Sango's motto seemed to be 'anything to annoy Inu-Yasha'.
I was already enough stressed and of course Sango had to start ambushing me with questions. You know, when you want absolutely no one to talk to you. And then it turns out to be the only day in the ongoing month when everyone have something to tell you. Just my... luck?
The only thing I didn't want to lose was Tetsusaiga. Why couldn't they want Miroku instead? I was sure that even Hideki would be happy to take Miroku... Those twins had serious problems in understanding their own behaviour. I had seen 5-year-old kids acting like that. Even Miroku started to look like a very nice and modest person in my eyes. And my hair was better than Hideki's.
And we walked, we stumbled and we paddled through little rivers. And every time Hideki opened his mouth I was sure he'd tell this to be a joke. Every single time we stopped I waited for a clan of white-haired weirdoes to surround us. The fact nothing really happened made me feel extremely anxious. I left out one 'feh' after another and tried to look bored. Who was I trying to convince?
I didn't mind all the walking but I all the way I had to listen to Kagome's and Hana's giggling. I couldn't believe how Kagome could have had made friends with Hana? Or actually... weren't they both somewhat bimbo-type?
I grew tired of waiting.
" How can we catch the demon if it's also walking? We are slower that he. "
" Inu-Yasha, please, a little patience ", Miroku said throwing an apathetic look sideways at me. I hated it when Miroku said 'please'. He made it sound so girlish. Fine, I hated every word he said.
Or did I?
I had noticed that I thought negatively about everything and everybody. Not a good habit, I guess. Where had it come from? Every little thing annoyed me. It was like a stubborn headache. Nothing went the way I wanted.
I tried. Just for fun. I tried to think nicely of my companions. You know, to find good sides from them and their deeds. I was surprised by how hard it was.
Kagome... She was... energetic? And optimistic. And she handled people well. It was easy to like her. Except when she was being stubborn and difficult. And she could really try to do something to that bush she called her hair.
I couldn't think of anything as annoying as Miroku, but I had decided to come up with even one positive thing about him. I felt my headache get worse... Well, he wasn't too talkative. It was a good thing. I felt like a very cold-legged spider had ran up my back when I thought about the mixture of Kagome and Miroku. A person who talked all the time nothing but 'holy wannabe' shit.
Sango. She wasn't talkative either. But she was annoying. In a different way from Miroku, though. Maybe I didn't like the fact Sango had the ability to solve problems and think clearly in a trouble. She got the best ideas and was probably the smartest one of us when it came to practical problems. That was enough good side. But most of the time, I hated her guts and that determined gaze on her eyes.
And uh, did I really have to find something good about Shippo? That brat thought I was going to marry Kagome. Or at least he gives me that kind of hints all the time. Maybe I shouldn't put it this way, but I'm glad I can never meet his parents. Shippo looks like am innocent little kid who would harm no one. But you haven't heard what kind of things he says to me. That brat is more twisted than you can imagine...
Hana and Hideki... I didn't want to find any good sides from them. They didn't have them. They were cheating on us to get Tetsusaiga. The bet had been stupid. The victory would have meant that either Hana or Hideki was able to see Shikon shards like Kagome. If it was so, then we were in a trouble. _Big_ trouble. But if they were half-demons, as I assumed, they wouldn't master that skill.
I looked at Hideki's back as we wandered in the forest. His white, spiky hair was glowing in sun. What was this feeling? Like I was... afraid I would screw the whole thing up. I didn't trust myself. I hadn't felt that way for a long time. It felt familiar. But unpleasant.
I remembered the time when I was nothing but a brat. I never trusted myself with anything. I was afraid of any kind of responsibility. And I blamed the demon-side in me. Or the human side. Back then I always wanted to be a human. Why did I now want to be a demon?
Could it be because of Sesshou-maru. Brothers always fight, don't they? Sesshou-maru always won every single fight-like we had. I felt like a looser because I was 'imperfect'. Sesshou-maru never forgot to remind me of it. I felt _weak_.
That was over now, wasn't it? I thought when I climbed up the steep hill. The rocky ground got on my feet and the sun was shining a little too brightly like always. I tried to catch a scent that would expose the demon's course or hiding place. Nothing. The only thing my nose caught was the smell of flowers.
Did I have an inferiority complex?
" Inu-Yasha! " Kagome and Sango yelled in unison. I was ready to pull out Tetsusaiga.
" Never do that again! " I shouted back. For some reason all the goods things I had come up with disappeared very quickly.
" Didn't you hear? We found it ", Kagome said. I blinked.
" Found what? "
" The demon! ", Shippo answered before Kagome could open her mouth. But I had realised the answer already. That 'found what' and all the other stupid questions are my way to react in surprising situations. You know, when someone says something to you and you say 'what' even though you understood what you were told. Hard to explain... Or maybe it's just me...
" Then why the hell are you shouting like that? " I growled.
Miroku just couldn't keep his big nose out of our conversation.
" It is deaf. "
Finally good news. I had already thought this day was going completely to hell. I just had to make a good strategy for the demon. It can still see us, I thought, but... but what? If the demon was deaf and it was still alive it had to be a strong one. I started to worry. There had to be something very odd in that demon.
" Let the game begin? " Hideki said rising his eyebrow. I breathed heavily and took a look behind Hideki. I saw the demon stand in a little treeless area. The slope was very steep but the demon kept it's balance worryingly well. And the demon itself... It was the ugliest demon I had ever seen. Okay, Sesshou-maru got pretty close but this one was still uglier.
It wasn't tall or anything. It was actually pretty poor for a demon. But it was fast. _Very_ fast. And with 'very fast' I mean... well, I just haven't seen anything move like that. I caught flying bugs and ate them. The nature had replaced the deafness with something else.
I couldn't help thinking why the nature hadn't replaced my imperfections with anything.
The demon's head was too big to fit in with the rest of the body. I noticed it didn't have any kind of ears. No wonder it was deaf... It's limps were unbelievably thin. Only bone and skin. And the skin was greenish and slimy- looking. And full of dirt. I felt very clean and well-dressed. And the demon didn't have legs. It was a weird combination of snake and... uh, ugly, furless monkey?
" Ready? " Hana asked smiling like a little girl. To me the smile seemed slightly insane.
I turned to Kagome. She nodded. And looked very nervous. This time I needed Kagome's help. I couldn't tell her to stay away. I didn't like it, but gladly Kagome was willing to help. I would have refused... My behaviour wasn't the best in the world, really, I admit it.
They could just leave me to collect the shards, right? I thought, maybe they didn't hate me so much after all since they conceded to cooperate with me. They didn't need the Shikon Jewel...
Wait a minute... My curse... I was turning into demon.
I didn't need the Shikon Jewel.
It was an unsuitable day to fight a demon. Demons are fought at night. Or evening. When it's dramatic. Now the sun was shining up high. The people around me were staring at me like I was the boss. What? Why me? Yeah, I was the one who was supposed to fight all the demons and so on. They were waiting for my sign. And I didn't even have a reason to fight demons anymore. Hadn't they realised it?
" Inu-Yasha, is something wrong? " Kagome asked.
" Uh, no. Are you ready? " I answered. If they had thought about me and my curse they would have noticed how unnecessary it was to me to gather the shards. And obviously they hadn't thought about it.
Everyone gave an affirmative answer.
" Now? " Hana asked. She draw her katana. Hideki did the same.
" Go! " Hideki shouted. The twins dashed to the demon's direction.
" Hey! " I growled and followed.
Hana and Hideki jumped up to the trees and disappeared. I would have done that but I had to stay close to Kagome so that she would tell me where the shard was. Maybe the twins thought that Kagome would shout it out loud since the demon couldn't hear us. We hid behind large bushes. I was a little nervous. Which made me angry.
" Can you see it? " I inquired quietly. I didn't want those white-headed weirdoes to hear. I looked up. They might have been lurking exactly above us. Sango offered to check the trees. I turned back to Kagome. Kagome narrowed her eyes. I stared the demon like I, too, could see the shard somewhere.
" It's in his left arm ", she said finally. Kagome noticed the odd look on my face.
" What? " she asked.
" You said 'him'. Not 'it' ", I explained, " how can you say 'him'. Like it's a human or something."
Kagome raised her eyebrows.
" But doesn't that mean I'd have to call you with the word 'it'? "
She was being nosy again... At the time like this. But... she was right, wasn't she? In some way. Why did we say 'it' when we talked about demons? And 'he' or 'she' when talking about humans? Wasn't it... unfair? No, that was a bad demon. I don't have time for this now, I thought.
" Miroku, you distract i- - - him and then I attack. Yes, Kagome, you stay exactly here with Shippo."
" Inu-Yasha, why do I always have to distract the demons? "
" Shut up and go. "
Miroku went. Hana and Hideki would know what we were trying, but if Miroku was fast ( which I doubted ), we'd be on the lead. Wait a minute. Was this only a game?
The demon saw Miroku and turned to him. It was going to attack. I hoped Miroku could run fast. I jumped out of the bush and draw Tetsusaiga. Yeah, run, Miroku, run. I could have watched Miroku's show longer, but Sango's angry yells made me move. Only one hit and the shard would have been mine... I stared at the demon's left arm and prepared to swing my sword.
As I said before, nothing goes the way I want.
Suddenly I was pushed onto ground by Hideki's feet. I cursed when I got dirt into my mouth. He had seen where I had been staring at. Damn. I was such a klutz... So, it was Hideki's job to keep me still when Hana would take the shard. Loosers. Where was that monk when I needed him?
I managed to get Hideki off me by threatening him with Tetsusaiga.
" Miroku! Get your lazy ass here and help me! "
No answer. Another swing of Tetsusaiga towards Hideki. I tried to look for Miroku. He had probably collapsed... Luckily, when Hana was about to cut the demon's hand, Sango tackled her with her Boomerangbone. Just in time. And then the demon turned. It was staring at me. The little, red eyes were flaming from anger. I _thought_ it was anger. What else?
We dodged quickly when it hit the ground with it's claws. I hadn't been fast enough. There was a long cut in my sleeve. No good.
What happened next is still a one big mess in my mind. The demon was way too fast for us to win. We spend all time trying to avoid it's deadly dangerous claws. We couldn't even get close the left hand.
There must be a way, I thought. We can't get near it, but... a bow...
" Kagome! " I shouted like a madman, " use your bow! "
Yeah, I was asking help from Kagome. I felt like a complete looser, but I could have lost Tetsusaiga if I hadn't done that.
And Kagome shot. And hit the left arm. And Sango got the shard. That's it. It would have been a shirter battle if I had asked Kagome to help instead of being full of myself. The embarrassing truth. But I never told it to her.
The demon got slower. It's speed came from the Shikon shard it possessed. Hana and Hideki had lost and I could keep my Tetsusaiga. The only problem was Miroku.
" He's breathing ", said Kagome, who looked very relieved. Miroku was unconscious and his right side was bloody.
" Inu-Yasha! This is your fault! " Sango hissed angrily.
" You killed him! " Shippo cried to me.
" I didn't kill him! It was that demon! "
" We have to take him to Kaede ", Kagome said.
Kaede's village was far away and the sun was already setting. I didn't want to think what could happen if we were too slow. I just cursed the fact the damned bastard hadn't ran fast enough.
And why did Miroku always distract the demons? It wasn't my idea, was it?
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A/N: Now that I think... nothing actually happened in this chapter... so I guess I have nothing to say...Not my fault. Believe me, it's the 'Beverly Hills Cop Theme'...
Oh yeah, thank you from the reviews, the best friends and the worse enemies of a writer.
