Naraku looked around himself and was disgusted. He had never before seen so
many humans condensed into such a seemingly small place: the supermarket.
Without his powers, he could not fight them, but he could still smell them.
He smelled hundreds of them and was scared. There were enough of them to
kill him and have no one notice. It was usually he who had that strong
advantage, but today he was outnumbered. For the first time, he felt
helpless. Perhaps even a little Closter phobic. He then did something he
had never done before in his life. He fainted.
"Sir?" a young girl asked, "Sir, are you alright?"
...
Kaede was shown into the supply room.
"When my magic didn't work out so well, I turned to modern magic. That's a bagpipe and an accordion. When you play them together you can defeat any army. But be careful. The army can also attack you. Then those are vacuum cleaners. they suck up evil so that they are in bags hat you can throw away," Granpa explained, holding the vacuum out like a sword, "Here, I'll show you."
The vacuum sucked in some dust from the floor and some forgotten candy. Kaede stared wide-eyed, "Like how Miroku's hand-void used to be...a very dangerous weapon! Will the void even get too big and consume the vacuum cleaner?"
"Yes, but you only need to replace the bag. Then you can start over again," Granpa said thoughtfully, putting the vacuum cleaner away, "Would you like something to eat?"
"Yes, please," Kaede answered.
"Good!" Granpa exclaimed, "I want to show you the fridge.
...
Kouga, for the 60th time, yells, "Stop it! That's enough!"
"Tag! You're it!" Shippou cheers.
"Again!" Souta echoes happily, high-fiving Shippou.
Kouga collapses, "Just let me rest for a moment."
"Is he dead?" Souta asks, a bit scared.
"No," Shippou tells him reassuringly.
"Could we still give him a funeral?" Souta questions, an interesting idea in his mind.
"A funeral?" Shippou asks.
"I'll show you. First, we'll need some flowers," Souta adds, heading towards the flower fields.
...
"This is the supermarket," Mrs. Higourashi explains, "Home to all shopaholics!"
Kikyou tries to pay attention to what Mrs. Higourashi is saying, but something catches her eye.
"Oh, I know! You'd like to go to that jewelry store!" Mrs. Higourashi notes, heading off in that direction.
Kikyou follows her, yet never lets her gaze wander from a certain necklace inside the store.
"We'll take that one," Mrs. Higourashi says, pointing to the necklace Kikyou keeps staring at.
"The large pearl necklace?" the lady behind the counter asks, to verify.
"The Shikon No Tama," Kikyou whispers, her hands against the display case.
The lady behind the counter takes out a key and unlocks the glass case and puts the necklace on the counter. She smiles at Kikyou and says kindly, "Would you like to hold it?"
Kikyou looks up, "Kagura! But you were killed in battle..."
Kagura replies, handing Kikyou the necklace, "That's my name, Miss. I recognize you from somewhere, but I don't know who you are."
"I am Kikyou," Kikyou whispers, as though she had seen a ghost. ~Is this the past, the future, or some other world?~
"Would you like that in a box and bag, Kikyou?" Kagura asks kindly.
"No, thank you. I am going to wear it," Kikyou answers, placing the necklace around her neck.
"Here, let me help you put that on," Mrs. Higourashi says helpfully, "You know, its so strange. I think I once saw Kagome wear a necklace just like this one."
...
"Kagome?" Yuka says meekly, "You're already cured?"
"They let you out of the hospital?" Eri comments, gripping Kagome's hand like no tommorow.
"Are you recovered from Amnesia? Do you know who we are?" Ayume demands.
Suddenly, they all stop talking.
"Who's she?" They ask, in unison.
"This is Sango," Kagome gestures towards Sango.
"Hi!" Yuka, Eri, and Ayume greet, then proceed to introduce themselves.
"I'm Yuka! Where did you get your clothes?"
"Hi again! Eri! You each have, like, ten bags! How much shopping did you do? What did you buy? Where did you go?"
"Ayume here! Your hair is so much like Kagome's! Who's your hairdresser?"
"We were about to head to the food court to take a break," Kagome hints.
"You look a bit red, Kagome, are you sure you're still not sick?" Yuka adds.
"Did you break up with your boyfriend again? Inuyasha?" Eri asks, her eyes getting wider as she speaks.
"Can I have him if you don't want him?" Ayume pleads.
"We've really got to be going," Kagome says loudly, steering Sango towards the food court. "Goodbye!"
"She's heart broken," Yuka says sadly.
Eri nods, adding, "She'll never love again."
"I wonder what happened to Inuyasha," Ayume ponders.
...
"And Inuyasha wins," Mirouku announces, while clapping.
"How did you do that?" Ramen demands.
"Demon apetite," Inuyasha answers, flexing his claws.
Ramen quickly pays the bills and follows Inuyash and Mirouku out of the Ramen shop door.
"Hey!" Ramen calls.
Mirouku turns, eyeing Ramen like one of Naraku's puppets, "What do you want?"
"Can I join your gang?" Ramen yells back.
"Do we have a gang?" Mirouku asks Inuyasha.
"Me, you, Kagome, Sango, Kouga,...Shippou...Yea, we have a gang," Inuyasha replies.
"What's your name again, kid?" Mirouku says to Ramen.
"My real name's Hiten, but everyone calls me Ramen," Ramen answers, head bowed, "Can I join you gang?"
"Sure. Why not?," Inuyasha says loudly, then mutters, "If Shippou can get in, why not this kid?"
"Thank you," Ramen yells, then catches up with Inuyasha and Mirouku.
"Hey, aren't those Kagome's friends?" Inuyasha comments.
Mirouku's face changes to that of an innocent appearance, then marches forward.
Inuyasha and Ramen follow.
...
Sesshaumarou bops Jaken on the head when he complains about having to be disguised as a human.
"But master, I don't like being a human!" Jaken argues.
"The human in that place said to get money he needs another human to do the work, so you must dress up as a clown and make the little humans open their mouths and...laugh. The human already paid me 10,000 yen," Sesshaumarou said, with lots of gestures.
Rin giggles.
"Would you like to go out there, Rin?" Sesshaumarou asks gently. "To those strange colored round things and where all that noise is. The human called it a carnival. Will you be scared?"
Rin laughs and takes Sesshaumarou's arm, "Let's go."
... Naraku rubs his head, "I actually feel weak."
A young girl stares back at him, "Are you alright?"
"I'm never alright!," Naraku says disgustedly.
"Hey, you're kinda cute when you're angry," the girl says back, "My name's Plunkdia."
Naraku looks at the girl and suppresses a gasp. The girl had her hair dyed green and blue and had gelled it up to look like spikes. Her clothes consisted of lack synthetic leather and dark-coloured fishnets. Her ears had several piercings, and her boots were high-heeled.
"But man oh man," Plunkia observed, "Do you need a haircut. Come on, I can pay. There's this place called The Punk Goths Haven. It sells clothes too, we'll get you a whole new makeover. Then you can meet my gang."
"You have a gang?" Naraku says suspiciously.
"Yea. Kagura's cult. The Shikon Shards," Plunkdia explains.
"Interesting," Naraku replies.
...
"Let's see. That's clothes for school, ho,e, outside, parties, celebrations. Food for the next few meals at home. Have I forgotten anything?" Mrs. Higourashi asks Kikyou.
"Neko!" Kikyou exclaims. She had, by now, gotten used to yelling things out to indicate what she wanted to buy, instead of simply staring ahead.
"That one?" Mrs. Higourashi points. "Yes, neko. That cat, please. I think we're done for the day after this, Kikyou."
"Arigatou, Mrs. Higourashi," Kikyou bows.
"None of that now, you may call me mother," Mrs. Higourashi laughs, "Now how about you name your cat?"
"Mikan," Kikyou says automatically, petting Mikan.
"You like oranges?" Mrs. Higourashi comments.
Kikyou nods.
Mrs. Higourashi laughs again and hugs Kikyou. "You are so silly sometimes. Just like Kagome. You must stay with us for a few weeks. I want you to meet my daughter, Kagome."
...
Japanese Terms: neko: cat
I hope that wasn't confusing, but how was that chapter?
"Sir?" a young girl asked, "Sir, are you alright?"
...
Kaede was shown into the supply room.
"When my magic didn't work out so well, I turned to modern magic. That's a bagpipe and an accordion. When you play them together you can defeat any army. But be careful. The army can also attack you. Then those are vacuum cleaners. they suck up evil so that they are in bags hat you can throw away," Granpa explained, holding the vacuum out like a sword, "Here, I'll show you."
The vacuum sucked in some dust from the floor and some forgotten candy. Kaede stared wide-eyed, "Like how Miroku's hand-void used to be...a very dangerous weapon! Will the void even get too big and consume the vacuum cleaner?"
"Yes, but you only need to replace the bag. Then you can start over again," Granpa said thoughtfully, putting the vacuum cleaner away, "Would you like something to eat?"
"Yes, please," Kaede answered.
"Good!" Granpa exclaimed, "I want to show you the fridge.
...
Kouga, for the 60th time, yells, "Stop it! That's enough!"
"Tag! You're it!" Shippou cheers.
"Again!" Souta echoes happily, high-fiving Shippou.
Kouga collapses, "Just let me rest for a moment."
"Is he dead?" Souta asks, a bit scared.
"No," Shippou tells him reassuringly.
"Could we still give him a funeral?" Souta questions, an interesting idea in his mind.
"A funeral?" Shippou asks.
"I'll show you. First, we'll need some flowers," Souta adds, heading towards the flower fields.
...
"This is the supermarket," Mrs. Higourashi explains, "Home to all shopaholics!"
Kikyou tries to pay attention to what Mrs. Higourashi is saying, but something catches her eye.
"Oh, I know! You'd like to go to that jewelry store!" Mrs. Higourashi notes, heading off in that direction.
Kikyou follows her, yet never lets her gaze wander from a certain necklace inside the store.
"We'll take that one," Mrs. Higourashi says, pointing to the necklace Kikyou keeps staring at.
"The large pearl necklace?" the lady behind the counter asks, to verify.
"The Shikon No Tama," Kikyou whispers, her hands against the display case.
The lady behind the counter takes out a key and unlocks the glass case and puts the necklace on the counter. She smiles at Kikyou and says kindly, "Would you like to hold it?"
Kikyou looks up, "Kagura! But you were killed in battle..."
Kagura replies, handing Kikyou the necklace, "That's my name, Miss. I recognize you from somewhere, but I don't know who you are."
"I am Kikyou," Kikyou whispers, as though she had seen a ghost. ~Is this the past, the future, or some other world?~
"Would you like that in a box and bag, Kikyou?" Kagura asks kindly.
"No, thank you. I am going to wear it," Kikyou answers, placing the necklace around her neck.
"Here, let me help you put that on," Mrs. Higourashi says helpfully, "You know, its so strange. I think I once saw Kagome wear a necklace just like this one."
...
"Kagome?" Yuka says meekly, "You're already cured?"
"They let you out of the hospital?" Eri comments, gripping Kagome's hand like no tommorow.
"Are you recovered from Amnesia? Do you know who we are?" Ayume demands.
Suddenly, they all stop talking.
"Who's she?" They ask, in unison.
"This is Sango," Kagome gestures towards Sango.
"Hi!" Yuka, Eri, and Ayume greet, then proceed to introduce themselves.
"I'm Yuka! Where did you get your clothes?"
"Hi again! Eri! You each have, like, ten bags! How much shopping did you do? What did you buy? Where did you go?"
"Ayume here! Your hair is so much like Kagome's! Who's your hairdresser?"
"We were about to head to the food court to take a break," Kagome hints.
"You look a bit red, Kagome, are you sure you're still not sick?" Yuka adds.
"Did you break up with your boyfriend again? Inuyasha?" Eri asks, her eyes getting wider as she speaks.
"Can I have him if you don't want him?" Ayume pleads.
"We've really got to be going," Kagome says loudly, steering Sango towards the food court. "Goodbye!"
"She's heart broken," Yuka says sadly.
Eri nods, adding, "She'll never love again."
"I wonder what happened to Inuyasha," Ayume ponders.
...
"And Inuyasha wins," Mirouku announces, while clapping.
"How did you do that?" Ramen demands.
"Demon apetite," Inuyasha answers, flexing his claws.
Ramen quickly pays the bills and follows Inuyash and Mirouku out of the Ramen shop door.
"Hey!" Ramen calls.
Mirouku turns, eyeing Ramen like one of Naraku's puppets, "What do you want?"
"Can I join your gang?" Ramen yells back.
"Do we have a gang?" Mirouku asks Inuyasha.
"Me, you, Kagome, Sango, Kouga,...Shippou...Yea, we have a gang," Inuyasha replies.
"What's your name again, kid?" Mirouku says to Ramen.
"My real name's Hiten, but everyone calls me Ramen," Ramen answers, head bowed, "Can I join you gang?"
"Sure. Why not?," Inuyasha says loudly, then mutters, "If Shippou can get in, why not this kid?"
"Thank you," Ramen yells, then catches up with Inuyasha and Mirouku.
"Hey, aren't those Kagome's friends?" Inuyasha comments.
Mirouku's face changes to that of an innocent appearance, then marches forward.
Inuyasha and Ramen follow.
...
Sesshaumarou bops Jaken on the head when he complains about having to be disguised as a human.
"But master, I don't like being a human!" Jaken argues.
"The human in that place said to get money he needs another human to do the work, so you must dress up as a clown and make the little humans open their mouths and...laugh. The human already paid me 10,000 yen," Sesshaumarou said, with lots of gestures.
Rin giggles.
"Would you like to go out there, Rin?" Sesshaumarou asks gently. "To those strange colored round things and where all that noise is. The human called it a carnival. Will you be scared?"
Rin laughs and takes Sesshaumarou's arm, "Let's go."
... Naraku rubs his head, "I actually feel weak."
A young girl stares back at him, "Are you alright?"
"I'm never alright!," Naraku says disgustedly.
"Hey, you're kinda cute when you're angry," the girl says back, "My name's Plunkdia."
Naraku looks at the girl and suppresses a gasp. The girl had her hair dyed green and blue and had gelled it up to look like spikes. Her clothes consisted of lack synthetic leather and dark-coloured fishnets. Her ears had several piercings, and her boots were high-heeled.
"But man oh man," Plunkia observed, "Do you need a haircut. Come on, I can pay. There's this place called The Punk Goths Haven. It sells clothes too, we'll get you a whole new makeover. Then you can meet my gang."
"You have a gang?" Naraku says suspiciously.
"Yea. Kagura's cult. The Shikon Shards," Plunkdia explains.
"Interesting," Naraku replies.
...
"Let's see. That's clothes for school, ho,e, outside, parties, celebrations. Food for the next few meals at home. Have I forgotten anything?" Mrs. Higourashi asks Kikyou.
"Neko!" Kikyou exclaims. She had, by now, gotten used to yelling things out to indicate what she wanted to buy, instead of simply staring ahead.
"That one?" Mrs. Higourashi points. "Yes, neko. That cat, please. I think we're done for the day after this, Kikyou."
"Arigatou, Mrs. Higourashi," Kikyou bows.
"None of that now, you may call me mother," Mrs. Higourashi laughs, "Now how about you name your cat?"
"Mikan," Kikyou says automatically, petting Mikan.
"You like oranges?" Mrs. Higourashi comments.
Kikyou nods.
Mrs. Higourashi laughs again and hugs Kikyou. "You are so silly sometimes. Just like Kagome. You must stay with us for a few weeks. I want you to meet my daughter, Kagome."
...
Japanese Terms: neko: cat
I hope that wasn't confusing, but how was that chapter?