Hey everyone sorry about the delay. However, I have been really busy in
preparation for only the most important cross country meet of the year. But
I'll have you know that my preparation paid off and we won the first league
championship in our school's history! Thank you thank you I appreciate your
praise =). Since I feel so happy I will share my joy with another
installment.
Chapter 10: Sesshoumaru
Inuyasha awoke with to the sound of birds chirping outside of his window. He yawned sleepily and looked at the alarm clock on his bedside table. It was 11:30 A.M on a beautiful Tuesday morning. Inuyasha sat up in bed and stretched his tired muscles as he rose to his feet.
Exiting the room he smelled some very delicious odors coming from the kitchen. Following his nose he went downstairs to eat. "Good morning." He said to Mrs. Higurashi, who was busily cooking on the stove.
"Good morning dear." She replied, "You're up later than usual." She turned to plant a kiss on Inuyasha's forehead and he instinctively shied away. The confused mother regarded her daughter for a second before turning back to the stove. "I thought I could get you out of bed by making some food, and it seems it worked. It will be ready in 5 minutes."
"Er. . . Thanks mom." Inuyasha said guiltily as he turned to leave.
"Oh and Kagome." Mrs. Higurashi said to her daughter's back. "I thought you said that the blue pajamas were out of style and that I should get you a new pair. If you are wearing them again should I spend any more money on new clothes?"
Realizing his error Inuyasha hastily tried to cover his tracks. "Um. . . Well I really don't like this color so yes I could use another pair. I was just so tired yesterday that I didn't really care what color pj's I picked."
Kagome's mom gave a slight nod in affirmation and continued with her tasks. Inuyasha revisited his room to get ready for the day. Dressing, he threw some arbitrary items into the backpack by the bed, hoping they would be useful in the Feudal Era. Picking up the equipment he returned to the kitchen which was now occupied by Souta, after all, he too had a nose.
The boy was finishing up his meal and a steaming plate of eggs, bacon, and pancakes was set aside for Inuyasha beside him.
Inuyasha sat heavily and began eating as fast as he could. "The sooner I finish the quicker I can get back to the Feudal Era." He thought as he shoved food into his mouth. He finished before Souta and getting up from the table Inuyasha began walking to the door.
"Could I have a word with you?" Mrs. Higurashi said suddenly.
Inuyasha froze in his tracks and slowly faced Kagome's mother. "I guess." He said slowly. "But I have to go back home. . . er I mean back to the Feudal Era soon."
"This will only take a moment." The older woman said as she walked over to her daughter and carefully analyzed the girl.
"There is something going on and I want to know what it is." Mrs. Higurashi demanded. "You have been acting very strangely on your visit. It seems like I don't even know you."
"I don't know what you are talking about mom." Inuyasha replied.
Souta butted in "Kagome never calls me a brat or tells me to get off!"
Silencing the child with a look Kagome's mom continued. "You behave differently, you skirt your responsibilities, and you are not my daughter. You may look like her, sound like her, and pretend to be her. However, you are an imposter."
Inuyasha was backing up under the sheer weight of the accusations. Finally, his back hit the wall and he had no where to go. Meanwhile Souta and Mrs. Higurashi were staring at him very crossly and seemed to be growing bigger every passing second.
"Well I. . . I mean to say that uh. . . There is a very good explanation for all of that . . ." Inuyasha quailed under the intensity of the pressure put upon him.
"Well?" spat the pissed off mother. "What have you done with Kagome!"
"Ah screw it!" he finally yelled as he broke from the wall and fled the house. He could hear two voices calling for him as he ran at break neck speed for the well. Reaching the portal he leaped through and was transported back to the Feudal Era.
"Great." Inuyasha muttered as he climbed out of the well. "Kagome is going to kill me. But I didn't perform all that badly considering the situation."
"Inuyasha's back!"
He looked up and was greeted by the sight of Kagome, Miroku, Kirara, Shippo, and Sango advancing towards him. The happy and hopeful look on Kagome's face nearly crushed Inuyasha with guilt.
"Its good to have you back again." Sango greeted the hanyou when she reached him. "Was your trip successful?"
Kagome stopped a couple feet away from Inuyasha and sniffed the air. "What's wrong Inuyasha? I smell fear coming off you in a torrent. Was everything alright?"
Inuyasha swallowed hard. "I sorta blew my cover."
"What!!!" Kagome yelled, her face turning beet red. "I knew I should have made you memorize my entire schedule!"
"Your family still doesn't know about the body switching thing, but they suspected me of being a very bad imitation of you." Inuyasha reported sullenly.
Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara stayed well back of Kagome and Inuyasha. None of them wanted any part of the quarrel.
However, Kagome's face lost a shade of red returning to the color of "mildly pissed off" and she sighed. "Well what's done is done and yelling about what's been done won't make what has been done right."
Inuyasha stared at her with a blank look on his face.
Closing her eyes she took a deep breath and began laying out her plan. "Well I think that we should return to the village and see if Kaede has come up with any kind of plan to return us to our bodies." She opened her eyes and glared at Inuyasha. "Then I can go back and clean up your mess."
She turned in the direction of the village and motioned to the rest of her friends who were waiting for an indication that the fight was over. At her gesture everyone packed up and began walking towards their destination.
Miroku sauntered over to Inuyasha. "Things didn't go as expected?" he asked innocently.
Inuyasha just growled and stalked off.
On the trip back Inuyasha kept a little distance between himself and the group.
After trudging through the forest for a quarter of an hour the party reached the road that would take them to their starting point.
Kagome stood stock still. "Oh no" she said quietly. In response to her friends' inquiring looks she drew Tetsusaiga and said one word "Sesshoumaru".
"On guard half breed." the elder youkai warned placidly as he burst from the foliage. He had drawn Tokijin and charged what he thought was his younger brother.
The two met with a CLASH and exchanged a few blows before falling apart. Sesshoumaru waited expectantly for the hanyou to charge him as always but Kagome stood her ground and waited for the youkai to make the first move.
"I'm impressed Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said coldly. "It seems that it has finally gotten through that think skull of yours that blindly throwing yourself into battle is not the best tactic. Perhaps you have learned a few tricks. This should be an entertaining fight."
With that he pointed Tokijin in Kagome's direction and let loose with an energy attack from the tip of the sword.
The move surprised Kagome and she barely had time to dodge as she leaped into the air. She landed 50 feet from her opponent and decided to go on the offensive. With a war cry Kagome charged Sesshoumaru and feigning to the left, she executed a horizontal slash designed to dismember the demon. In a few intense seconds a countless number of CLINGS and CLANGS could be heard as both fought to land a killing blow.
"Wow Inuyasha." Sango said awestruck. "I think you could learn something from Kagome's technique."
Inuyasha put on his annoyed face and glared at Sango. "I do not need to learn how to fight from a novice!"
"Whoa calm down Inuyasha." Sango said putting up her hands defensively. "I'm not saying that she is a better swordsman than you, but her tactics are superior to yours. You're excellent at smashing stuff but more often than not brains will win out over brawn."
Inuyasha gave her one last hate glare and turned to watch the action.
Kagome blocked a particularly dangerous attack that sent her flying backwards. Gaining her composure she tried a new trick. Leaping into the air, she positioned the blade beneath her and went on the attack with a downwards strike. It would have split the demon in two had not already moved to a healthier location.
Tetsusaiga pierced the ground created a large fissure that caused the earth to tremble. Kagome struggled to pull the heavy blade from the rock when Sesshoumaru suddenly appeared beside her.
With his left hand Sesshoumaru grasped Kagome's neck and let his poison claws do the dirty work for him. "It seems I was wrong, I'm disappointed." He said to Kagome as she frantically tried to loosen the toxic hold on her throat. "And now you die little brother."
Kagome's feet feebly kicked the air, struggling for a foundation on which to base her escape. However, Sesshoumaru lifted her higher into the air and watched the suffering organism in his claws.
With a cry of anguish Inuyasha whipped out his bow and fired an arrow at the antagonist. The arrow missed by a large distance. He tried again and missed high.
Sesshoumaru glanced at the girl "It seems your accuracy has wasted away. Being in my little brother's company must have diminished your skills." He commented.
With a cry of frustration Inuyasha threw down the bow and quiver. "Why I'll show you." He charged his antagonizer.
"Wait Inuyasha you don't stand a chance!" Sango cried.
The full demon's eyes widened slightly at Sango's error. He completely ignored the girl who was running at him as he thought about the newest turn of events.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha yelled as he brought his hand across his body in a horizontal slash.
SLAP! Sesshoumaru looked at where Inuyasha's hand rested on his back and regarded the girl who had just tried to hit him with one of Inuyasha's attacks.
"Damn," Inuyasha muttered under his breath. "I forgot about our little problem."
Turning back to his prey Sesshoumaru opened his hand and let the body fall to the floor.
Kagome gasped for air and clawed at her neck trying to ease the pain of the toxin.
Inuyasha's elder brother looked at the body he had just dropped on the floor "You are the miko are you not?"
Weakly Kagome nodded her head in acknowledgement.
Suddenly something unexpected happened. Sesshoumaru laughed. It was more of a grunt than a laugh but it was clearly recognizable as the product of mirth.
With a slight smile he turned to the girl behind him. "Well this explains the new fighting style, the horrible accuracy, and your inability to remember what kind of attacks you are capable of. I won't finish the miko off. It would not truly be my victory unless I kill your body with your soul in it."
The Lord of the Western Lands turned upon his heel, and sheathing his sword, he disappeared into the treeline.
The spectators crowded around the downed combatant and looked at her wounds.
"Well nothing here seems to be serious." Sango reported. "You will be fine by the time we get to the village."
Kagome nodded and rubbed her throat. "Ya I know, but that really hurt." She got to her feet, and unsteadily she took the lead.
"She's even tougher than you are Inuyasha." Miroku remarked as he watched her walk off.
WHAM! A huge bump suddenly appeared on top of Miroku's head as Inuyasha delivered a vicious punch and ran to catch up with Kagome.
Sango and Shippo looked at Miroku and laughed as they started off to catch up with their comrades.
The ending for this chappie sucked but I really couldn't think of any better way to do it. Anyways I know exactly how I'm going to lay out the conclusion to my fanfic. The only question is how much imagery I throw in and where I divide up the chapters. Right now I don't plan on featuring Kikyo. However, if you guys ask for it I can probably slip her in somewhere. So send in some feedback. The more suggestions/reviews I get a.s.a.p. the sooner I will start the next chapter. So review plz!
Chapter 10: Sesshoumaru
Inuyasha awoke with to the sound of birds chirping outside of his window. He yawned sleepily and looked at the alarm clock on his bedside table. It was 11:30 A.M on a beautiful Tuesday morning. Inuyasha sat up in bed and stretched his tired muscles as he rose to his feet.
Exiting the room he smelled some very delicious odors coming from the kitchen. Following his nose he went downstairs to eat. "Good morning." He said to Mrs. Higurashi, who was busily cooking on the stove.
"Good morning dear." She replied, "You're up later than usual." She turned to plant a kiss on Inuyasha's forehead and he instinctively shied away. The confused mother regarded her daughter for a second before turning back to the stove. "I thought I could get you out of bed by making some food, and it seems it worked. It will be ready in 5 minutes."
"Er. . . Thanks mom." Inuyasha said guiltily as he turned to leave.
"Oh and Kagome." Mrs. Higurashi said to her daughter's back. "I thought you said that the blue pajamas were out of style and that I should get you a new pair. If you are wearing them again should I spend any more money on new clothes?"
Realizing his error Inuyasha hastily tried to cover his tracks. "Um. . . Well I really don't like this color so yes I could use another pair. I was just so tired yesterday that I didn't really care what color pj's I picked."
Kagome's mom gave a slight nod in affirmation and continued with her tasks. Inuyasha revisited his room to get ready for the day. Dressing, he threw some arbitrary items into the backpack by the bed, hoping they would be useful in the Feudal Era. Picking up the equipment he returned to the kitchen which was now occupied by Souta, after all, he too had a nose.
The boy was finishing up his meal and a steaming plate of eggs, bacon, and pancakes was set aside for Inuyasha beside him.
Inuyasha sat heavily and began eating as fast as he could. "The sooner I finish the quicker I can get back to the Feudal Era." He thought as he shoved food into his mouth. He finished before Souta and getting up from the table Inuyasha began walking to the door.
"Could I have a word with you?" Mrs. Higurashi said suddenly.
Inuyasha froze in his tracks and slowly faced Kagome's mother. "I guess." He said slowly. "But I have to go back home. . . er I mean back to the Feudal Era soon."
"This will only take a moment." The older woman said as she walked over to her daughter and carefully analyzed the girl.
"There is something going on and I want to know what it is." Mrs. Higurashi demanded. "You have been acting very strangely on your visit. It seems like I don't even know you."
"I don't know what you are talking about mom." Inuyasha replied.
Souta butted in "Kagome never calls me a brat or tells me to get off!"
Silencing the child with a look Kagome's mom continued. "You behave differently, you skirt your responsibilities, and you are not my daughter. You may look like her, sound like her, and pretend to be her. However, you are an imposter."
Inuyasha was backing up under the sheer weight of the accusations. Finally, his back hit the wall and he had no where to go. Meanwhile Souta and Mrs. Higurashi were staring at him very crossly and seemed to be growing bigger every passing second.
"Well I. . . I mean to say that uh. . . There is a very good explanation for all of that . . ." Inuyasha quailed under the intensity of the pressure put upon him.
"Well?" spat the pissed off mother. "What have you done with Kagome!"
"Ah screw it!" he finally yelled as he broke from the wall and fled the house. He could hear two voices calling for him as he ran at break neck speed for the well. Reaching the portal he leaped through and was transported back to the Feudal Era.
"Great." Inuyasha muttered as he climbed out of the well. "Kagome is going to kill me. But I didn't perform all that badly considering the situation."
"Inuyasha's back!"
He looked up and was greeted by the sight of Kagome, Miroku, Kirara, Shippo, and Sango advancing towards him. The happy and hopeful look on Kagome's face nearly crushed Inuyasha with guilt.
"Its good to have you back again." Sango greeted the hanyou when she reached him. "Was your trip successful?"
Kagome stopped a couple feet away from Inuyasha and sniffed the air. "What's wrong Inuyasha? I smell fear coming off you in a torrent. Was everything alright?"
Inuyasha swallowed hard. "I sorta blew my cover."
"What!!!" Kagome yelled, her face turning beet red. "I knew I should have made you memorize my entire schedule!"
"Your family still doesn't know about the body switching thing, but they suspected me of being a very bad imitation of you." Inuyasha reported sullenly.
Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara stayed well back of Kagome and Inuyasha. None of them wanted any part of the quarrel.
However, Kagome's face lost a shade of red returning to the color of "mildly pissed off" and she sighed. "Well what's done is done and yelling about what's been done won't make what has been done right."
Inuyasha stared at her with a blank look on his face.
Closing her eyes she took a deep breath and began laying out her plan. "Well I think that we should return to the village and see if Kaede has come up with any kind of plan to return us to our bodies." She opened her eyes and glared at Inuyasha. "Then I can go back and clean up your mess."
She turned in the direction of the village and motioned to the rest of her friends who were waiting for an indication that the fight was over. At her gesture everyone packed up and began walking towards their destination.
Miroku sauntered over to Inuyasha. "Things didn't go as expected?" he asked innocently.
Inuyasha just growled and stalked off.
On the trip back Inuyasha kept a little distance between himself and the group.
After trudging through the forest for a quarter of an hour the party reached the road that would take them to their starting point.
Kagome stood stock still. "Oh no" she said quietly. In response to her friends' inquiring looks she drew Tetsusaiga and said one word "Sesshoumaru".
"On guard half breed." the elder youkai warned placidly as he burst from the foliage. He had drawn Tokijin and charged what he thought was his younger brother.
The two met with a CLASH and exchanged a few blows before falling apart. Sesshoumaru waited expectantly for the hanyou to charge him as always but Kagome stood her ground and waited for the youkai to make the first move.
"I'm impressed Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said coldly. "It seems that it has finally gotten through that think skull of yours that blindly throwing yourself into battle is not the best tactic. Perhaps you have learned a few tricks. This should be an entertaining fight."
With that he pointed Tokijin in Kagome's direction and let loose with an energy attack from the tip of the sword.
The move surprised Kagome and she barely had time to dodge as she leaped into the air. She landed 50 feet from her opponent and decided to go on the offensive. With a war cry Kagome charged Sesshoumaru and feigning to the left, she executed a horizontal slash designed to dismember the demon. In a few intense seconds a countless number of CLINGS and CLANGS could be heard as both fought to land a killing blow.
"Wow Inuyasha." Sango said awestruck. "I think you could learn something from Kagome's technique."
Inuyasha put on his annoyed face and glared at Sango. "I do not need to learn how to fight from a novice!"
"Whoa calm down Inuyasha." Sango said putting up her hands defensively. "I'm not saying that she is a better swordsman than you, but her tactics are superior to yours. You're excellent at smashing stuff but more often than not brains will win out over brawn."
Inuyasha gave her one last hate glare and turned to watch the action.
Kagome blocked a particularly dangerous attack that sent her flying backwards. Gaining her composure she tried a new trick. Leaping into the air, she positioned the blade beneath her and went on the attack with a downwards strike. It would have split the demon in two had not already moved to a healthier location.
Tetsusaiga pierced the ground created a large fissure that caused the earth to tremble. Kagome struggled to pull the heavy blade from the rock when Sesshoumaru suddenly appeared beside her.
With his left hand Sesshoumaru grasped Kagome's neck and let his poison claws do the dirty work for him. "It seems I was wrong, I'm disappointed." He said to Kagome as she frantically tried to loosen the toxic hold on her throat. "And now you die little brother."
Kagome's feet feebly kicked the air, struggling for a foundation on which to base her escape. However, Sesshoumaru lifted her higher into the air and watched the suffering organism in his claws.
With a cry of anguish Inuyasha whipped out his bow and fired an arrow at the antagonist. The arrow missed by a large distance. He tried again and missed high.
Sesshoumaru glanced at the girl "It seems your accuracy has wasted away. Being in my little brother's company must have diminished your skills." He commented.
With a cry of frustration Inuyasha threw down the bow and quiver. "Why I'll show you." He charged his antagonizer.
"Wait Inuyasha you don't stand a chance!" Sango cried.
The full demon's eyes widened slightly at Sango's error. He completely ignored the girl who was running at him as he thought about the newest turn of events.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha yelled as he brought his hand across his body in a horizontal slash.
SLAP! Sesshoumaru looked at where Inuyasha's hand rested on his back and regarded the girl who had just tried to hit him with one of Inuyasha's attacks.
"Damn," Inuyasha muttered under his breath. "I forgot about our little problem."
Turning back to his prey Sesshoumaru opened his hand and let the body fall to the floor.
Kagome gasped for air and clawed at her neck trying to ease the pain of the toxin.
Inuyasha's elder brother looked at the body he had just dropped on the floor "You are the miko are you not?"
Weakly Kagome nodded her head in acknowledgement.
Suddenly something unexpected happened. Sesshoumaru laughed. It was more of a grunt than a laugh but it was clearly recognizable as the product of mirth.
With a slight smile he turned to the girl behind him. "Well this explains the new fighting style, the horrible accuracy, and your inability to remember what kind of attacks you are capable of. I won't finish the miko off. It would not truly be my victory unless I kill your body with your soul in it."
The Lord of the Western Lands turned upon his heel, and sheathing his sword, he disappeared into the treeline.
The spectators crowded around the downed combatant and looked at her wounds.
"Well nothing here seems to be serious." Sango reported. "You will be fine by the time we get to the village."
Kagome nodded and rubbed her throat. "Ya I know, but that really hurt." She got to her feet, and unsteadily she took the lead.
"She's even tougher than you are Inuyasha." Miroku remarked as he watched her walk off.
WHAM! A huge bump suddenly appeared on top of Miroku's head as Inuyasha delivered a vicious punch and ran to catch up with Kagome.
Sango and Shippo looked at Miroku and laughed as they started off to catch up with their comrades.
The ending for this chappie sucked but I really couldn't think of any better way to do it. Anyways I know exactly how I'm going to lay out the conclusion to my fanfic. The only question is how much imagery I throw in and where I divide up the chapters. Right now I don't plan on featuring Kikyo. However, if you guys ask for it I can probably slip her in somewhere. So send in some feedback. The more suggestions/reviews I get a.s.a.p. the sooner I will start the next chapter. So review plz!