Welcome to Chapter Eight of Mysterious Hanyou! So what'd you think of Chapter Seven? *snickers* I know that some of you have caught on to what I have planned but...*the IY cast clamps their hands over Akiko's mouth* MmPHhhH~! WDMHF!
Kagome: SHHHHH!
Don't give away the whole story!!!
Inuyasha: Yeah, you dolt!
MMFHF!!!!
*glares at IY*
*holds up a sign that says: "I can't continue with the author notes like
this, no da---too much FY..."*
*IY cast
leaves*
Phew! Feh!
Anyway...
Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi is the wonderful artist/writer who created the
world of Inuyasha, and every single IY fan is grateful for her. Without her,
this 'fic wouldn't even be here. ^_~ So all characters belong to her, but
Inuko-chan belongs solely to me!
WARNING: Mushy-ness up ahead! Also, major spoilers for those who haven't seen up to at least ep. 40...but I'm assuming that you have...AND....i'm going to spell it Tessaiga, 'cause it's a lot easier for me, and that's how it's subtitled...o.O but *shrugs* It's Tessaiga and Tenseiga, just so you won't get confused...
DEDICATION: This is a special dedication to my editor and nee-chan. It'll be her birthday, (she'll be the first person to read this chapter, i'm not publishing this chapter until she gets it, so everyone else will get it the day after) so in addition to insert present here, I'm dedicating this entire chapter to her. I love you so much, onee-chan. (you better love me too, BTW) Even if we don't trust each other...."J/K J/K LoL HahaHA!" ~John
I hope you like this chapter! Especially what's at the end...hehehe...so make sure to read the WHOLE thing through! ^_~
NOW! ON WITH THE STORY!!!
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Mysterious Hanyou
Chapter Eight: For the Sake of a Sister, Part I
By: Akiko
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"There's nothing *we* can do..." he whispered, "But there's something Sesshoumaru might be able to do about it."
All eyes focused onto the speaking hanyou, who's golden eyes were still sparkling with tears.
Kouga fixed his piercing blue eyes on Inuyasha; what does he mean? Does that mean...
"Does that mean that she can be brought back!?" Kouga asked frantically, a spark of hope in his eyes.
Kagome watched on, and stood, her face tear-streaked, but completely closed off.
"Come on. We've got to take care of Shippou."
She left without waiting for her friends, and the others looked to each other in concern. Why was she acting so cold? Didn't she care at all?
"Why is she--" Miroku started, as he and the others started walking towards Kaede's hut, but Sango cut him off.
"She's in denial," Sango stated, "Who does Inuko look like, huh, Houshi-sama?"
"Inuyasha..." he whispered, realization creeping into his eyes. If something so horrible could happen to his sister, his twin sister...then...
"It might happen to him," Kouga continued, reading the monk's thoughts. He carried Inuko carefully in his arms...and even just a tad bit...tenderly...not like the rough treatment he had usually given her. "But that jackass wouldn't go down so easily..."
He smirked a bit, but the emotion never reached his eyes. Inuyasha wouldn't die so easily. He was too much of a stubborn jackass to die so easily...
His eyes clouded over a bit, going over every little memory he had of Inuko, which wasn't much. She seemed exactly like Inuyasha; stubborn, strong, and overconfident to the end...although, she was more intelligent (just ever so slightly), and ... gentle. He could pick that up in the aura she held. Kagome had the same kind of aura, but for some reason, Inuko's had affected him more...
They reached the old miko's little hut, a thick blanket of tension and silence hanging heavily in the air. No one spoke for a long time, while Kaede busily cleaned and bandaged the little kitsune's wounds. She would not ask what happened, for the old woman had a feeling that they would speak when they were ready.
"Those twin demons were killed," Kagome stated flatly, breaking the silence.
Kaede raised an eyebrow at Kagome. "Why are you so..."
"Quiet?"
The miko nodded in agreement and looked intently at the girl, but she just shrugged and looked away.
Minutes passed in absolute stillness, the only movements coming from Kaede taking care of Shippou, and Sango petting Kirara. A heavy question rested on all of their minds.
Would she be able to live again?
Then suddenly, Kagome abruptly stood up.
"I'm going home," she stated, heading towards the door.
She turned back, only to look at Inuyasha, her sullen eyes saying that she would be back in a few days. Then she walked out the door, picking up her enormous pack on the way out.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha murmured, worry evident in his voice.
"Kagome-chan..." Sango whispered, knowing full well what she might be feeling. Loss, confusion, vengeance...
"Kagome-sama (an: it's -sama, isn't it?)..." the houshi said, an undertone of apprehensiveness in his voice...
"Kagome..."
"Mew..." Kirara offered.
Kouga looked down to the hanyou-girl still in his arms. He felt like she could just wake up any minute now, laughing the entire thing off and making fun of everyone for worrying so much...even if she had a bloody, gaping hole in her chest.
Even with his best efforts, tears began to cloud his vision at the thought of her being truly gone...
A lone tear traced its way down Kouga's heartbroken face, dripping onto Inuko's lifeless features.
'Crying?' Inuyasha thought, looking over to Kouga. It was true, the salty scent was stinging at his nostrils, but it was from Kouga? He had expected that from Sango, Kagome and Shippou, and maybe even from Miroku, but from the wolf-tribe prince? 'We'll get her back...'
He stood up, and walked over to Kouga, placing a clawed hand on the wolf's shoulder. The wolf-youkai looked up in surprise, shocked at the kind action from his rival in love.
"Don't worry about it. We'll get her back," the white-haired dog vowed, heading out the door. "I'll be back! I'm just going to talk to Kagome..."
They all just watched as he left the little hut, chasing after a schoolgirl...
"We'll get her back..." Kouga whispered to no one but himself.
Meanwhile, a red, fire-rat kimono clad figure ran through the ominously dark forest, chasing for a girl in a green school uniform.
"Chikushou! Does that mean I have to go to her time?!" He cursed to himself. The demon didn't particularly feel like going into the future, even more so today. Every other visit had been...less than pleasant.
'But...I need to help her...'
With determination set in his eyes, he fixed his eyes on the Bone Eater's Well, and took a deep breath. He ran towards it, and leapt into the seemingly infinite darkness...
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"I'm home," Kagome announced lifelessly, ambling through the door and removing her shoes.
There was no answer.
"I guess everyone's asleep already," she said to herself, climbing up the stairs to her room.
She entered her room, and dropped her heavy pack with a loud, but muffled 'Thud!'
The girl plopped down onto her bed, a million thoughts running through her head.
'She's dead. She's dead...' Kagome thought, over and over again.
Sure, she had seen dozens of demons suffer a horrible, bloody death, but this...this was different. She had watched someone she had known, someone she had liked, die in an instant. All because that someone wanted to protect the village and it's inhabitants. It was even more disturbing, knowing that that person look hauntingly like the one you love.
She shook her head, breaking off that train of thought.
"That'll never happen! Inuyasha's too stubborn for that!" She laughed, but her own voice sounded hollow, even to her.
Kagome sighed and began to undress. She was in the midst of taking off her school blouse when she heard a steady tapping.
"What the..."
*tap-tap-tap*
The teen turned to the window. Someone was tapping at the window?
She quickly put her blouse back on, and opened the window, the night breeze blowing softly into her room.
"Inuyasha?" She called, her voice just a tad bit irritated.
Without warning, he leapt into the room, his golden eyes staring into hers.
"W-what are you doing here?" Kagome stuttered out, unnerved by his unwavering stare.
"We need to talk."
She merely nodded and took a seat on her soft bed. Oh...sleep sounded so good right about now...
"About what?"
"You know what."
Kagome shook her head. What would the hanyou want to talk about with her? There was nothing to discuss...unless...
"You've heard rumors of a new shard?"
Inuyasha shook his head; did that girl really think that was more important to him than his sister? Than her?
"No..." He replied, taking a seat next to her, completely shocking Kagome. "I just want to know what's wrong...You've been so...distant."
"I don't know, maybe it's stress," She answered, shrugging the question off. "Inuyasha. You should get going."
"No!" He barked, making her jump.
"No.." he repeated softly, gazing into her eyes. "Something's wrong. I can feel it. I can smell it. I know something's wrong, so you can't hide it from me."
"Nothing's wrong. Nothing's wrong!"
"I don't believe you."
'ARRRRRRGH!!!' For once in her life (well, maybe not just once), she wished that the hanyou would just disappear into thin air and leave her alone for a few days. But, NOOO...he always had to come chasing after her.
Something warm draped itself around Kagome's shoulders, pulling her towards a warm body. She snapped out of her internal rants and raves to look up at Inuyasha, who had a blush beginning on his cheeks.
He didn't care if she saw him blushing. There were more important matters to be tending to.
"Please, Kagome. I won't leave you alone until you tell me what's wrong..."
Kagome looked away. Why was he so concerned? Did he think that she would die just like...just like...
Tears began to form in her eyes, and she did her best to keep them down. But they were stubborn, stupid, tears and just continued to flow down her face.
"Why do you care?" she coldly whispered.
Inuyasha's eyes widened. Why did he care? How could she ask that? He cared because he loved her, DAMN IT!
"Because I care about you, Kagome."
She let out an empty laugh and kept her eyes fixed on the wall.
"Oh. Really, now? What about Kikyou?"
The hanyou shook his head once more. This girl could be so...frustrating at times. And yet all he wanted to do was hold her even closer...
So he did.
"Kikyou doesn't matter. You do. I can't keep living in the past. I can't love her. I don't love her..." He whispered huskily, sending tingles up and down the schoolgirl's spine. "I've known that for a long time now..."
Despite all the anger, frustration, and sadness within Kagome, she couldn't help but blush. But...But...
She suddenly clung to him with all her strength, afraid to let go. It felt like...It felt like that he could just suddenly die, just like Inuko did.
Kagome sobbed into his kimono, making the demon hold her tighter. She didn't want him to die. She wanted him to stay with her. Forever.
"I...I'm s-sorry," She sobbed, "I've just been so d-d-distant b-because...I'm scared. I'm scared that you'll die too!! I don't want you to die!!"
Inuyasha pushed her away from him, just ever so slightly; it was just enough for him to stare into those beautiful, tear filled eyes of hers.
"I'm not going to leave you. Ever. I promise."
He leaned in slowly, hesitantly and kissed her softly on the lips. She gasped in surprise, but her eyes fluttered closed, reveling in the sweet tenderness he was showing her. This was her first kiss...
Inuyasha broke the kiss, staring into her eyes, a smile tugging at his lips. That was so...
"Sweet..." he mumbled aloud.
Kagome giggled. "You thought so too?"
The hanyou furiously blushed. He just kissed her!! What possessed him to do that?!?
'Love,' a little nagging voice told him.
He embraced her once more, and whispered in her ear.
"Don't worry. I'll be here...always."
He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, and leapt out the window, looking back at her before leaving. In that moment they knew what truly lied in each other's hearts...
And with that, he leapt out the window, and left for his time.
A few minutes past, and there was complete silence in Kagome's room...Then suddenly...
She let out a content sigh; she had gotten what she had wanted AND her feelings off her chest...
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The next morning...
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The birds twittered and chirped, and the sun was bright and cheery, smiling down upon the land. The villagers were happy that the threat had been taken care of, and nothing else seemed to have happened.
But for three humans, two demons, and a hanyou, the day was off to a terrible start.
A body lie, covered with a cloth, in the center of the little hut, as the six people sat silent and in thought.
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"ARGH! I can't take this anymore!" Shippou exclaimed, jumping up from his seat.
"OUCH!!!!!!" He yelled, the sudden action aggravating his bumps and bruises.
Miroku bopped the kitsune lightly on the head.
"Serves you right. You should be resting," Houshi-boy scolded, just like an older brother. He looked to Inuyasha.
"Are you sure he'll help us?"
The hanyou only shook his head. There was no way of telling whether he'd help or not, but then again, Inuko was his sister too...
"What are we going to do if Sesshoumaru doesn't agree?" Sango questioned. She really did want to help Inuko, really, she did, but the chances of Sesshoumaru helping them were very slim...
Looking around at the other faces in the room, Kouga noticed that they all seemed to know what they were talking about. How were they going to bring Inuko back? Who was this 'Sesshoumaru' person? (AN: I don't think Kouga and Sesshoumaru have ever met...but if they have...pretend that it didn't happen~!)
After a little hesitation, he finally voiced his question.
"How are we going to bring her back?"
All eyes turned to the wolf, and Inuyasha looked like he was about to berate Kouga for his stupidity, when they all realized that Kouga hadn't even heard of the Tenseiga.
"The Tenseiga," Inuyasha scoffed, as if that one thing could really explain everything. Really, he didn't mean to sound so irritated, it's just that he didn't want anyone to think he was going 'soft'.
"And that is...?" Kouga questioned.
"A sword that gives life," Sango stated, looking directly into indigo blue eyes. "It belongs to Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha's half-brother...who's also a full-blooded dog youkai."
Kouga only blinked at Sango. Inuyasha had a half-brother? A brother who had a sword that gives life...?
"So...I take it we're going to him for help?"
The exterminator nodded.
"But the thing is..." Miroku began.
"He's a f*cking bastard!" Inuyasha exclaimed, standing up. "Even if she is his sister too...There's no way he would help..."
At the sight of Inuyasha's downcast expression, Kouga started to become *VERY* irritated. How could the hanyou just give up like that? How could he just give up on bringing Inuko back?
"Inuy--" The wolf started to yell, when a very familiar scent stopped him (and Inuyasha).
"Kagome?!" they both exclaimed, watching the schoolgirl stroll in, outfitted with a pair of jeans and her normal, enourmous backpack.
"Hey guys!" She greeted with a smile.
Miroku and Sango turned to each other, a look of worry crossing their faces. Kagome seemed just a tad bit too...happy.
"So, you ready to go talk to Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked the group.
They all turned to each other and nodded.
"All right. Let's go. I think he's been in the area recently, so if we can pick up his scent..."
"We can find him and ask him to revive Inuko!" Shippou exclaimed, excited that the other hanyou might be coming back. Because if she did, then nobody would be sad, and there would be a happy ending for everyone.
"Should we take...?" Sango asked, looking over the cloth covered body.
Inuyasha nodded.
"I'm not exactly sure how Tenseiga works so...we should," the hanyou answered.
So, Inuyasha and crew prepared for their journey. Kagome searched about the hut, looking through Kaede's things, making sure to pack a few helpful herbs and some spare bandages.
'Who knows what will happen with Sesshoumaru...' Kagome thought, deciding to take more herbs that helped to dull the pain and heal wounds.
Sango stood and reached for her Hiraikotsu, strapping to her back. Kirara jumped to her shoulder, rubbing her furry head against the exterminator's cheek. The demon exterminator smiled softly at her companion, and patted Kirara on the head.
'I should leave Kirara to protect the village,' Sango thought, adjusting the straps holding the huge boomerang to her back, 'But...we might need her...'
Shippou checked to make sure he had his transforming leaf (anyone know what it's called?), and tucked it away carefully in a pocket.
As he was tucking away the precious leaf he thought to himself, 'I'm going to help them! No matter what!'
Miroku should have been preparing for their trip, but he was too busy outside, talking to the cute (and not-so-cute) girls of village.
"Yes, you'll make a fine mother! Say, you want to be a mother?" He said to one girl, a flirtatious smile on his face.
*THUNK*
"Miroku! This is NO time to be flirting with girls!" Sango yelled, her face flushed with anger, the Hiraikotsu still in her hands.
"...Did you have to hit me so hard?"
"YES!"
"Can you at least help me up?"
Sango gave him a suspicious glare, then strapped her boomerang onto her back again. She held out her right hand for his assisstance.
The houshi grasped her right hand, pulling himself off the ground...but of course, not without feeling her ass with his left hand on the way up.
*rub-rub-rub*
The female exterminator turned an unearhly shade of red. Was...he...rubbing...her...ass?!
"HENTAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed, causing three demons to cringe inside the hut.
"I guess we'll have to revive Miroku too," Shippou joked, a cute grin on his face, trying to get a smile out of Kouga and Inuyasha, "ESPECIALLY after *SHE* gets through with him!"
Inuyasha gave a small chuckle, something that he's rarely done. Good ol' Shippou was really great to have at times. Even Kouga had to crack a grin at the little kitsune.
"Everyone ready to go!?" A very red, very angry exterminator shouted, dragging in a very unconscious houshi with her.
"Let's go!!"
"WAIT FOR MEE!" A voice called out.
A little flea hopped up to Inuyasha, biting his cheek.
*SLAP*
A flattened little flea floated down to the hanyou's palm, while all eyes stared at the demon flea.
"Inuyasha-sama! (an: I'm assuming this is how Myouga refers to IY...I hope it's right, if it's not, can someone tell me how he refers to IY?) What was happened to Inuko-sama!?" Myouga asked frantically, knowing that the body in Kouga's arm was the young, female hanyou.
"We're going to Sesshoumaru. We're going now."
And with that, the little group marched out of the hut, and began the search for Sesshoumaru.
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Hours later...
On the road...
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"Are you sure we're going the right way?"
"YES!"
"But even I can't smell any signs of a dog youkai, other than you of course, dog-turd."
"WOULD YOU JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!? I KNOW HE'S THIS WAY!"
"Are you sure?" Kagome teased. It had been a few hours, and everyone needed a good laugh...and a good rest.
"ARRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Even sweet little Kagome had to pick on him!?
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"Mew?"
"This would be going a lot faster if dog-turd here wasn't such an idiot," Kouga mumbled to himself.
"WHAT WAS THAT, YOU BASTARD!?"
"I SAID...THIS WOULD BE GOING A LOT FASTER IF DOG-TURD HERE WASN'T SUCH AN IDIOT. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SAY IT SLOOOOWER?" The wolf shot back.
"THAT'S IT!" Inuyasha yelled, drawing out the Tessaiga. "YOU ARE GOING TO HELL YOU DAMNED WOLF!!!"
"WAIT!" Kagome exclaimed running between the two agressive males. "Inuyasha, Kouga-kun, it's been a long day. Maybe we should take a break."
The breeze blew by, making Kagome's ebony hair sway in the wind. It also carried a scent. A scent of...
"SESSHOUMARU! HE'S NEARBY!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"WHAT!?"
"Come on! Kagome!" He called to the girl, and she obediently got on his back. When she was all ready to go, he burst into a full-speed run. They had to catch up to him.
"Oi! WAIT!" Kouga yelled, but Inuyasha paid no attention to him.
'So he's here...' He thought, looking down at Inuko's body in his arms. 'You'll be back soon enough...I promise.'
The wolf sprinted after the duo, leaving the rest of the group behind in his dust (literally). With the power of the Shikon no Tama helping him, catching up with Inuyasha and Kagome was easy.
Miroku, Sango, Shippou and Myouga just stood there, blinking.
"HOW COULD THEY JUST LEAVE US BEHIND?!" Shippou whined.
"Kirara!" Sango called.
The little fire-cat transformed to her full-size, allowing two humans, a kitsune and a flea to get on her. She rushed after them, pushing herself as fast as possible.
Kirara skidded to a stop when she spotted Inuyasha, Kouga, and Kagome engaged in a staring contest with a very handsome, if not slightly feminine (sesshie fans: don't kill me for this comment! He does look feminine sometimes! But just in the manga...), inu-youkai. His snow-white hair was swaying gently in the wind, along with the furry object draped over his shoulder (a tail or some kind of boa? what do you think?). His golden eyes stared emotionlessly at his little hanyou brother, but softened just a bit as they passed over the lifeless body in Kouga's arms.
A cute little girl, and a green, toad-like thing stood side-by-side next to their handsome master, creating a startling contrast. The little girl wore a well-made, checkered kimono, and her hair was partially done up in an askew ponytail. Her eyes sparkled in happiness as she stared up at her master, but the toad-thing glared at the little girl with contempt. He was tightly gripping his Staff of Heads, partially readying himself for a potential, and partially readying himself to kill the girl...He couldn't do that, because Sesshoumaru would slice him through...and not bring him back.
"Please, help us bring her back," Kagome was pleading, as Sango and Miroku walked towards them, Kirara on Sango's shoulder, along with Myouga, while Shippou rested upon the houshi's shoulder.
"What makes you think I'll help you?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly.
"She's your sister too, damn it!" Inuyasha shouted.
"She's just a filthy little hanyou," Sesshoumaru stated with disgust, "Just like you."
"Damn...it...." Kouga growled. "Can't we just kill him?!"
"We can't...He's the only one that can use the Tenseiga..." Inuyasha half-mumbled, half-snarled, "Just like I'm the only one who can use Tessaiga."
"F*CK..." Kouga cursed, "YOU F***ING PIECE OF SHIT! IF YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO HELP YOUR OWN SISTER, THEN YOU SHOULD JUST F***ING ROT!"
He gently laid Inuko onto the ground, and with indigo eyes burning with anger, he charged at Sesshoumaru.
Without warning, Jaken stepped between the two, raising his Staff of Heads. It released a searing fire, which drove back the wolf demon. Kouga panted from the attack; that fire was abnormally strong...
"Bring her back and I won't kill you..." Inuyasha threateningly snarled at his half brother, "Just yet."
"Oh? You think I'm scared of you?" Sesshoumaru asked, amused by his little brother's threat.
"Of course Sesshoumaru-sama isn't scared of dog-boy!" Rin happily exclaimed, "Rin knows because Sesshoumaru-sama is very strong!"
"Rin..." Sesshoumaru growled under his breath.
The little girl fell silent, and pouted. Her big brown eyes were beginning to brim with tears.
'No. Rin will not cry. Sesshoumaru-sama hates it when Rin cries.' The little girl tried her best to not cry, but she couldn't help but sniffle a little.
'What's such an innocent girl doing with him?' Miroku wondered, staring at Rin.
"Why do you have such a sweet girl with you!?" Kagome nearly screamed, anger flowing through her veins. "She *shouldn't* be with you! What did you do to her!?"
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Myouga watched on silently, his curiosity piqued. Yes, why did Sesshoumaru have a human girl following him around? And why was she so completely devoted to him...?
Then something clicked into the little flea's brain. Could it be...?
"Could it be he used the Tenseiga to help this child?" Myouga wondered aloud.
"What?!"
All eyes focused on the little flea...
...who had just disappeared.
"Sesshoumaru, please. She's your *SISTER*," Sango said, her tone steely, if not pleading.
The full-blooded demon smirked; all the cards were in his hands now. They'd do anything if he revived his half-sister...
"All right," Sesshoumaru answered, a sinister grin on his lips, "But give me Tessaiga."
Inuyasha couldn't believe what he was hearing. The hanyou narrowed his golden eyes at the (other) dog demon. He'd have to make a choice. And Sesshoumaru *knew* that he wasn't just about to let Inuko stay dead, and he knew that the Tessaiga wasn't going to be given up so easily. But...
'If I don't give up the Tessaiga, I won't get back Inuko...If I get back Inuko, I'll lose Tessaiga.' These thoughts ran a loop within Inuyasha's mind.
"Inuyasha," Kagome whispered, reaching over to place a hand on his shoulder.
"What do I do...?" He murmured, more to himself than anyone else.
At Kagome's touch, turned to gaze into warm, trusting eyes. Eyes that said: "I believe in you."
He looked to Kouga, who was kneeling beside his sister's body. The wolf was holding her close to him, an unreadable emotion swirling in the depths of his piercing blue eyes.
With that one look, Inuyasha knew what to do.
Inuyasha knew what his decision was.
"Sesshoumaru," he started, "I'll--"
"Sesshoumaru-sama, why is the dog-girl asleep? Isn't it too early to go to sleep?" Rin innocently asked, tugging on her master's sleeve and pointing at Inuko's body.
The cloth had fallen from her face, and it looked like she was just in a pleasant sleep.
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At the sight of his dead sister, something bubbled up within both Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha.
And they continued to stare at each other, gold clashing with gold. The desire for power fighting the desire for a sister.
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Mysterious Playing Around (for all those who have seen FY, this is my take on
it!)
INUYASHA STYLE!!
This first edition of Mysterious Playing Around: IY Style is *especially*
for Kathy!
Miroku should have been preparing for their trip, but he was too busy outside, talking to the cute (and not-so-cute) girls of village.
"Yes, you'll make a fine mother! Say, you want to be a mother?" He said to one girl, a flirtatious smile on his face.
"Oh?" A teenage girl giggled, "You really think so?"
The monk nodded in agreement, "I don't believe I know your name. Would you please grant me the pleasure of your name?"
The girl giggled again and blushed, "My name's Kathy."
Miroku smiled widely.
"Kathy, eh? A beautiful name!"
He held Kathy's hand in his own, softly caressing it.
"So. Will you please bear my child?" He asked, sparkles all around him.
At this point, all Kathy could see was Miroku. And Love Bubbles. And we all know, "If you see love bubbles, you KNOW it's love!" (lol...one of the 'ads' on stickrezo)
The monk raised an eyebrow at the (Korean) girl. Why wasn't she answering? Or slapping him yet? Could it be...
'Could it be that she really DOES want to bear my child?!' houshi-boy thought, excited at the prospect.
After a moment of stillness (and more love-bubbles)
"HELLLLLLLLLL YEAH! LET'S GO, HOUSHI~!"
And the two ran off to the woods somewhere...to do...something...
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LoL ... it's dedicated to Kathy! Hope you liked it Kathy!!! Stay tuned for
Chapter Nine, everyone, and I hoped you liked this chapter!
