~*~Chapter Ten: ...And Say the Magic Words...*~
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. There. I said it. But that doesn't mean that I _meant_ it...
A/N: I am dedicating this chapter to my BFF, KawaiiNezumi7, and to my faithful reviewer, Story Weaver1. The next chapter might have other people. Maybe.
KawaiiNezumi7- Nezumi
Story Weaver1- Haru
As soon as everyone fell asleep, I went outside the tent to go roaming around. I had just barely made it from the bushes when I heard voices. They were too far away for me to be able to comprehend what they were conversing about. I sneaked closer to hear them. Still not close enough! Why did they have to talk so quietly?? Was it something _that secret_ to whisper?? Well, if it's so secret, _I_ need to hear it, too, you know!! I crawled into the bushes, _finally_ able to comprehend their conversation. Yes, it did sound very secret. . .as well as important. . .
"TURN ME BACK INTO A WITCH, I SAY! THAT MONK MESSED UP THE SPELL AND NOW I'M THE LIZARD!"
"Calm down, Nika. I'll change you back. I'll change you back."
"Thank you, Nezumi. Ah, that feels much better. Now beat it before I change _you_ into a lizard!"
"You're welcome! Sheesh, what a thank you!"
I saw an angry teenage girl rush from the bushes. She was shorter than me, well, as my human self. She had auburn hair with little blonde streaks. She wore a sea green witch's robe with a little green cape wrapped securely 'round her neck with little glittery stars. She had tears rolling down her cheeks as she cried,
"I change that blasted witch into her normal self, which she doesn't even know how to do, and she tells me to scram! Oh, Mother, Father. I wish you were here with me! Why did you have to die?! Why did you have to leave me here all alone?! You knew how I would feel! Oh, sometimes I wish that I didn't walk by your room, that exact moment, hearing you talking. . ."
::Flashback::
Nezumi walked from the bathroom, passing her parents' quarters. She heard low talking, so she pressed her ear against the wall.
"The chief says he does not approve of our daughter. He says we must get rid of her. . .Oh, honey. I'd rather kill myself than give our pride and joy away to the chief!" her mother sobbed.
"Then, that's what we must do, dear. Sshh, we must keep our voices down, otherwise our beloved daughter shall hear us," her father dropped his voice to a mere whisper, "I have knives that I just sharpened today. I was going to use them to slaughter the hen and calf, but. . ."
There were quiet footsteps.
A few minutes of silence.
Then blood gurgling groans.
Nezumi sobbed and ran in to see her parents, on the floor, a knife jabbed directly in each of their chests, where their hearts were. It was a quick and painless death. Blood seeped their clothes.
Nezumi ran over to them and begged and prayed for them to come back to life, for her sake, but to no prevail.
::End of Flashback::
I chased after the girl. She seemed to not know where she was going, and ran straight into a tree, fainting with the swirly eyes. After about five minutes—me watching patiently—and she stood up, brushing herself off. She walked over to my campsite. I continued to follow her.
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Morning arrives and I wake up in someone's lap. Whose lap is the question? I look up straight into someone's face. It was some. . .guy!
"Sango! Are you up yet? We're going to——Aah!" Miroku stopped and saw me in the strange man's lap.
"Sango, how——how _could_ you?"
"Miroku, it——it's not what it looks like! I swear! I was sleeping in the tent, you saw, and then I wake up here! Well, actually I got up after you fell asleep and I found a girl. _Then_ I wake up—I don't know how—in this guy's lap. You've got to believe me, Miroku-Sama!"
Miroku nodded and looked at me, his eyes lost with that hurt look. Oh, Kami-Sama! What to _do_?! I've hurt my poor Miroku! My poor, poor Miroku! I frowned as he looked away from me at the girl. ¬.¬ He ran over and grasped her hands, waking her up.
"Miss, would you do me the honor of bearing my child? OW!"
I hit Miroku across the face, pinching his hands the best I could with my paws. He looked at me with the teary eyes. Kawaii. . . (A/N: You know, I don't think I've _ever_ seen Miroku cry. Well, I think he did, when it has to do with Sango, but so far I haven't seen it for myself on the episodes. I bet he does! My Houshi-Sama...)
"Ah," Miroku sighed, placing his hand on my rear. (¬.¬) *SLAP!* He rubbed his cheek once more.
"Um, what am I doing here?" two voices chirped. The teenage guy looked around, along with Nezumi.
"Yeah, what _are_ you doing here?" I questioned.
His eyes widened.
"A talking neko-youkai??"
"One thing, who are _you_? Besides, I'm a human who was turned into a neko-youkai. I need to be changed back, which I know Nezumi can do."
"My name is Haru, and I come from a distant land in Japan. I am journeying in search of Shikon Shards."
Haru wore a dark blue kesa. He had ebony-colored hair, which was shorter than Miroku's. He was fairly taller than Miroku, of course, Miroku being turned into a kid. He had brown eyes.
Haru bent over and scratched my ears. I purred,
"Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. . ." ^^;
Miroku was upset by this and snatched me away on his shoulder.
"Meow?"
"Don't act dumb, Sango."
I frowned. I don't like being called dumb. . .
"Um, okay. Like, explain this to me, if you can. . .I'm definitely not in Kansas anymore, where the heck Kansas is. . ." Nezumi murmured.
"O—kay. I am Sango. This is Kagome-Chan, InuYasha, Miroku, and Shippou- Chan. We know that you're a witch so, um, we need you to change us back."
"I think I can do that——"
"——We know that you can. Please hurry. I got a major itch on my back."
I scratched myself rapidly.
"Right. Um, okay. . .let me find my spell book. . .it should be here. . .right about. . .ah-ha! Found it! Let's see, let's see, uh, hmm. . .okay. . .uh-huh. . .yeah. . .got it. Right. Okay, uh, who's first?"
"I am!" InuYasha bellowed.
Nezumi squealed,
"Are those _real_ dog ears? They're the real thing? Ooh, I gotta feel! Kwah! Aww. . .they're so soft. . ."
"Are you finished yet??"
"Sorry. Okay. Stand back, everyone."
Nezumi squinted her eyes and pointed a black wooden wand at InuYasha.
"Here goes nothin'."
A red glowing light surrounded InuYasha and then dissolved into a pink haze.
"Am I me again? I am! I am me again! This rocks." InuYasha exclaimed, checking his robes and muscles. (¬.¬)
"I'm next! Pleeeeeeaaaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeeee! I hate being a stupid mouse!"
"Hey, watch it, girl! My name is Nezumi, which means "mouse". . ." Nezumi growled.
She pointed the wand again at Kagome and a green light surrounded her, and Kagome stepped back out.
"I'm me again! Good to have my old skirt back again." Kagome sighed, swishing her mini-skirt back and forth. I covered Miroku's eyes as he tried to peer at Kagome.
I leaped forward and sat down. Nezumi did the same process, a purplish-pink haze surrounding me; a purple haze surrounding Miroku when he was his normal age again.
"So. . .everyone's back to normal? Okay, I'll be on my way. . ."
"No! Stay with us!" Kagome pleaded.
"Well, I don't know. . .okay! If it beats staying with ugly, ol' Nika! I'm staying! For now, but then I'll have to leave later on. I have a foster family that is waiting for me in a village nearby. See, my parents died when I was little and a foster family adopted me. . ."
"Oh. I'm so sorry, Nezumi."
"Yeah, me too. . ." Nezumi sighed, "but it's no big deal. Really. I'm fine, at least I think I am."
::The Next Morning::
Early in the morning, Nezumi left with her things and headed to her village. Haru decided to come to her village to stay and rest, and said that he'll try and catch up with us in a few days or so.
"Will we meet again?" I exclaimed.
"Maybe! Ciao, see you later! Arigatou, Inu-Tachi!"
We slowly turned around and headed towards the mountains.
~Phew. Another chapter done. Okay. Contest time. Since Story Weaver1 was the only that voted, I shall go ahead and say the "result(s)". SW1, you were just one year off. I am really 13 years old. I wish I was 14...oh well. I will be this year, though. Thanks for voting! Signing out.~
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Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. There. I said it. But that doesn't mean that I _meant_ it...
A/N: I am dedicating this chapter to my BFF, KawaiiNezumi7, and to my faithful reviewer, Story Weaver1. The next chapter might have other people. Maybe.
KawaiiNezumi7- Nezumi
Story Weaver1- Haru
As soon as everyone fell asleep, I went outside the tent to go roaming around. I had just barely made it from the bushes when I heard voices. They were too far away for me to be able to comprehend what they were conversing about. I sneaked closer to hear them. Still not close enough! Why did they have to talk so quietly?? Was it something _that secret_ to whisper?? Well, if it's so secret, _I_ need to hear it, too, you know!! I crawled into the bushes, _finally_ able to comprehend their conversation. Yes, it did sound very secret. . .as well as important. . .
"TURN ME BACK INTO A WITCH, I SAY! THAT MONK MESSED UP THE SPELL AND NOW I'M THE LIZARD!"
"Calm down, Nika. I'll change you back. I'll change you back."
"Thank you, Nezumi. Ah, that feels much better. Now beat it before I change _you_ into a lizard!"
"You're welcome! Sheesh, what a thank you!"
I saw an angry teenage girl rush from the bushes. She was shorter than me, well, as my human self. She had auburn hair with little blonde streaks. She wore a sea green witch's robe with a little green cape wrapped securely 'round her neck with little glittery stars. She had tears rolling down her cheeks as she cried,
"I change that blasted witch into her normal self, which she doesn't even know how to do, and she tells me to scram! Oh, Mother, Father. I wish you were here with me! Why did you have to die?! Why did you have to leave me here all alone?! You knew how I would feel! Oh, sometimes I wish that I didn't walk by your room, that exact moment, hearing you talking. . ."
::Flashback::
Nezumi walked from the bathroom, passing her parents' quarters. She heard low talking, so she pressed her ear against the wall.
"The chief says he does not approve of our daughter. He says we must get rid of her. . .Oh, honey. I'd rather kill myself than give our pride and joy away to the chief!" her mother sobbed.
"Then, that's what we must do, dear. Sshh, we must keep our voices down, otherwise our beloved daughter shall hear us," her father dropped his voice to a mere whisper, "I have knives that I just sharpened today. I was going to use them to slaughter the hen and calf, but. . ."
There were quiet footsteps.
A few minutes of silence.
Then blood gurgling groans.
Nezumi sobbed and ran in to see her parents, on the floor, a knife jabbed directly in each of their chests, where their hearts were. It was a quick and painless death. Blood seeped their clothes.
Nezumi ran over to them and begged and prayed for them to come back to life, for her sake, but to no prevail.
::End of Flashback::
I chased after the girl. She seemed to not know where she was going, and ran straight into a tree, fainting with the swirly eyes. After about five minutes—me watching patiently—and she stood up, brushing herself off. She walked over to my campsite. I continued to follow her.
+++++++++++++++
Morning arrives and I wake up in someone's lap. Whose lap is the question? I look up straight into someone's face. It was some. . .guy!
"Sango! Are you up yet? We're going to——Aah!" Miroku stopped and saw me in the strange man's lap.
"Sango, how——how _could_ you?"
"Miroku, it——it's not what it looks like! I swear! I was sleeping in the tent, you saw, and then I wake up here! Well, actually I got up after you fell asleep and I found a girl. _Then_ I wake up—I don't know how—in this guy's lap. You've got to believe me, Miroku-Sama!"
Miroku nodded and looked at me, his eyes lost with that hurt look. Oh, Kami-Sama! What to _do_?! I've hurt my poor Miroku! My poor, poor Miroku! I frowned as he looked away from me at the girl. ¬.¬ He ran over and grasped her hands, waking her up.
"Miss, would you do me the honor of bearing my child? OW!"
I hit Miroku across the face, pinching his hands the best I could with my paws. He looked at me with the teary eyes. Kawaii. . . (A/N: You know, I don't think I've _ever_ seen Miroku cry. Well, I think he did, when it has to do with Sango, but so far I haven't seen it for myself on the episodes. I bet he does! My Houshi-Sama...)
"Ah," Miroku sighed, placing his hand on my rear. (¬.¬) *SLAP!* He rubbed his cheek once more.
"Um, what am I doing here?" two voices chirped. The teenage guy looked around, along with Nezumi.
"Yeah, what _are_ you doing here?" I questioned.
His eyes widened.
"A talking neko-youkai??"
"One thing, who are _you_? Besides, I'm a human who was turned into a neko-youkai. I need to be changed back, which I know Nezumi can do."
"My name is Haru, and I come from a distant land in Japan. I am journeying in search of Shikon Shards."
Haru wore a dark blue kesa. He had ebony-colored hair, which was shorter than Miroku's. He was fairly taller than Miroku, of course, Miroku being turned into a kid. He had brown eyes.
Haru bent over and scratched my ears. I purred,
"Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. . ." ^^;
Miroku was upset by this and snatched me away on his shoulder.
"Meow?"
"Don't act dumb, Sango."
I frowned. I don't like being called dumb. . .
"Um, okay. Like, explain this to me, if you can. . .I'm definitely not in Kansas anymore, where the heck Kansas is. . ." Nezumi murmured.
"O—kay. I am Sango. This is Kagome-Chan, InuYasha, Miroku, and Shippou- Chan. We know that you're a witch so, um, we need you to change us back."
"I think I can do that——"
"——We know that you can. Please hurry. I got a major itch on my back."
I scratched myself rapidly.
"Right. Um, okay. . .let me find my spell book. . .it should be here. . .right about. . .ah-ha! Found it! Let's see, let's see, uh, hmm. . .okay. . .uh-huh. . .yeah. . .got it. Right. Okay, uh, who's first?"
"I am!" InuYasha bellowed.
Nezumi squealed,
"Are those _real_ dog ears? They're the real thing? Ooh, I gotta feel! Kwah! Aww. . .they're so soft. . ."
"Are you finished yet??"
"Sorry. Okay. Stand back, everyone."
Nezumi squinted her eyes and pointed a black wooden wand at InuYasha.
"Here goes nothin'."
A red glowing light surrounded InuYasha and then dissolved into a pink haze.
"Am I me again? I am! I am me again! This rocks." InuYasha exclaimed, checking his robes and muscles. (¬.¬)
"I'm next! Pleeeeeeaaaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeeee! I hate being a stupid mouse!"
"Hey, watch it, girl! My name is Nezumi, which means "mouse". . ." Nezumi growled.
She pointed the wand again at Kagome and a green light surrounded her, and Kagome stepped back out.
"I'm me again! Good to have my old skirt back again." Kagome sighed, swishing her mini-skirt back and forth. I covered Miroku's eyes as he tried to peer at Kagome.
I leaped forward and sat down. Nezumi did the same process, a purplish-pink haze surrounding me; a purple haze surrounding Miroku when he was his normal age again.
"So. . .everyone's back to normal? Okay, I'll be on my way. . ."
"No! Stay with us!" Kagome pleaded.
"Well, I don't know. . .okay! If it beats staying with ugly, ol' Nika! I'm staying! For now, but then I'll have to leave later on. I have a foster family that is waiting for me in a village nearby. See, my parents died when I was little and a foster family adopted me. . ."
"Oh. I'm so sorry, Nezumi."
"Yeah, me too. . ." Nezumi sighed, "but it's no big deal. Really. I'm fine, at least I think I am."
::The Next Morning::
Early in the morning, Nezumi left with her things and headed to her village. Haru decided to come to her village to stay and rest, and said that he'll try and catch up with us in a few days or so.
"Will we meet again?" I exclaimed.
"Maybe! Ciao, see you later! Arigatou, Inu-Tachi!"
We slowly turned around and headed towards the mountains.
~Phew. Another chapter done. Okay. Contest time. Since Story Weaver1 was the only that voted, I shall go ahead and say the "result(s)". SW1, you were just one year off. I am really 13 years old. I wish I was 14...oh well. I will be this year, though. Thanks for voting! Signing out.~
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