~*~Chapter Thirteen: Friday the Thirteenth~*~
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. There. I said it. But that doesn't mean that I _meant_ it...
A/N: First thing. On my BIO, I put a list of stories that are coming up in the future. Please check them out. Okey-dokey. Second thing. Here's the scoop. One of my reviewers Griffindor Head GRL (I think that's the name...) asked if I could put the meanings of the Japanese words I put in here. If there _is_ a Japanese word I forgot to define, forgive me. A bunch of Japanese words I found were on an InuYasha website I love to go to called Kuroi-Hoshi. Maybe some of you heard it, but here's the webby page with ALL of the Japanese words and its meanings. Once you go there, scroll down on the left side and click on » Japanese Terminology « Ja ne, minna-san! Please let me know what you think of this chapter! -^-^-
"InuYasha," I started to ask, "when did you fight with Kanna? I don't remember seeing or sensing her."
"You guys weren't around. It wasn't really important anyways. . ."
"Oh."
I wondered if InuYasha would ever tell us about her. Possibly not. . .
I noticed dusk was falling upon us quickly, and InuYasha _still_ didn't allow us to rest. I wondered what was of this odd behavior. Normally he's not like this. . .If anyone slacked behind, he would snap at them and flex his clawed hands, baring his teeth. No one dared disobey him. My eyelids dropped and my brain was telling me to stop and rest, but my body disobeyed. Sometimes I wonder if my body has a mind of its own. . .
"SHIPPOU! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! WE CAN'T REST NOW! YOU KNOW THAT!!"
Shippou started to fall asleep right on the path.
Actually, to tell the truth, none of us knew _why_ we couldn't stop and rest. Was InuYasha on the trail of something, or, was his instincts telling him something he knew about, and that he had to go to it? Hell, how should I know? He's a bloody stubborn hanyou who doesn't play by the rules!. . .Right?
Kagome didn't have to worry about falling asleep. She was _already_ asleep on InuYasha's back! Lucky her. . .Sure, I would've hitched a ride on Kirara, but I mean, look at her, so tiny, and sweet when's she sleeping. . .'sides, if she doesn't get her sleep, she is veeeerrrrryyyyyy scary. . .I shuddered.
I didn't even notice when my feet carried me to some strange place, and I ended up tripping on Shippou, who stopped abruptly, and doing a face-plant into the ground. Heeeyyyy, so _this_ is how InuYasha feels when Kagome 'sits' him!
"InuYasha," Kagome mumbled in her sleep, still propped up along InuYasha's back. Looks like _somebody_ here is having a nice dream. . .I laughed to myself.
"InuYasha, will you _please_ tell us about Kanna?" I begged once more. I hated being told about something when it's not explained, and I go walking around, pondering the meaning of it, and end up going crazy. (A/N: Ever felt that way before? I'm sure everyone here can relate to that, huh?) I looked up as Miroku nodded, encouraging InuYasha to tell us. He too hates not being filled in on anything. He mumbled a 'no' and continued forward. I looked down at the fuzzy brown neko-youkai, Tahallan. (A/N: FORGIVE ME! I _totally_ forgot about lil' Tahallan! Sorry!)
"Well, hey there, Tally. . .you've been awfully quiet these past weeks. . .
(A/N: Hey, yeah...That's my excuse for not putting Tally in here so much, 'cause he's been so quiet...I'm sneaky, aren't I? Tee-hee-hee...OMG! I HAVEN'T PUT AREALA IN HERE MUCH! Oh, yeah, she's a side character...)
He mewed in response and Kirara nuzzled his cheek, as he did in response. I was wondering when I should expect neko-youkai kittens. . . If I said that to Kirara, I swear, she would probably turn from that cream color to a flaming red!
So InuYasha's not going to tell us about Kanna, huh? Well, he can, ano*, he can. . .ano. . . . . .have something _really_ bad happen to him! Yeah! [Ano-Umm...] No, that won't do at all, iie*. . . [Iie-No]
I noticed InuYasha stop as we came to the top of the hill. I strained my eyes to see my surroundings. It was now night-time. Blackness everywhere. I heard a quiet THUMP, as InuYasha put Kagome on the ground, and stretched out his back. Kagome woke up and started down to the ground below.
I walked up beside InuYasha and looked down the hill. A village. . .
We continued down the hill and walked past some old houses in the area.
"InuYasha, this place is creepy!" Kagome yawned, as she stretched her arms sleepily.
How can she be tired when she's been asleep this whole time, not having to take a single step?? I mean, really! I scowled.
The wind howled softly in my ears. I shivered slightly. This place was _pretty_ deserted. . .I noticed fog was everywhere. . .InuYasha's ears tweaked. Miroku gripped his hold on his shakoujo* (sp?) as we continued forward. [Shakoujo-Staff] Jingle, jingle, jingle. . .the tiny ornaments on Miroku's shakoujo made, with every stride he took. Jingle, jingle, jingle. . .
InuYasha strained his eyes slightly as something caught his eye. He dashed off in the blink of an eye, and turned the corner of a building sharply. Kagome, alarmed, followed her dear hanyou closely. I decided to follow along, to keep an eye on her. I heard Miroku's footsteps go around the other side of the house. Hmm, good idea, Miroku. . .I turned the corner, skidded to a halt, otherwise I would've run straight into a wall, heh, and saw Kagome standing right in front of me.
"Kagome, why did you stop following InuYasha?"
"Something's in there, Sango. . .We need to check it out. . ."
Okaaaaay. . .Right. . .Of course. . .
I stepped inside a worn, falling apart, house. It was dusty in here, causing me to sneeze. Too much dust. I noticed something small and white that caught my eye.
"Kanna!" Kagome and I chirped.
She said nothing.
I looked around. Somehow, she closed the door that we came through. Trapped. I looked from Kagome, to Kanna, back to Kagome, then Kanna again. She held up a small circular item. It was her magical mirror that sucked in people's souls. Kagome's soul was once half-stolen, but since she had a pure soul, she had half of it, later getting all of it back from shooting her arrow into the mirror. Is this a new, more powerful mirror? Somehow, we, as in Kagome and I, were entranced by it. But we couldn't help it!
". . .Look into my mirror. . ." Kanna whispered.
We gazed into the reflection of our faces.
". . .and give me your souls. . ."
My face turned pale as soon as my soul was forced out. But something strange happened. Half-conscious, I saw Shippou bursting in with Areala, Haru, Nezumi, Tahallan, and Kirara. Shippou turned into a bow and arrow, and Areala flung him at the mirror, cracking it. A white glow appeared around the broken mirror, vaporizing into the cool air. Kagome collapsed to the ground, before myself realizing I was knocked out for a temporary time.
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I awoke with a painful headache, rubbing my head sorely.
"Ohh, what just _happened_? I feel like I've been hit in the head. . ."
I looked around and saw. . .myself? I must be dreaming, or, hallucinating. . .Yeah, that's it. I'm hallucinating. But, of course! I can't be hallucinating! I'd have to be without sleep for weeks, and have you seen that happening? Well. . .maybe if Miroku had been staring at my ass, wondering if he should grope it or not, _yeah_, I would stay awake! I'm not hallucinating. I'm _not_ hallucinating! I'm hallucinating, aren't I?
Kagome—or was it myself?—started to arise. She seemed quite flabbergasted when she saw herself—or is that me?—and jumped back.
"What is going on?!" The both of us cried.
We looked towards Kanna for answers. Oh, wait. Duh. 'Course not!
I heard a door crash, and I turned my head around. InuYasha and Miroku stood there.
"KAGOME!" InuYasha exclaimed, jumping towards me.
"Quick! Get behind me!"
What is he _thinking_??
"I'M NOT KAGOME! I'M SANGO!"
"Sure you are, Kagome. Now stop fooling around and get behind me, you idiot!"
"Whatever. . ." I decided to listen to him and slowly stepped behind him, annoyed. I glanced over at Miroku, who groping Kagome, who he thought was me.
"Ano. . .Lord Miroku? Why are you groping me? You never grope me!" Kagome said.
"Sango? Eh, what are you saying? And you never call me "Lord" Miroku. Only Kagome does that."
"Well, guess what? I'm Kagome! Not Sango! Our souls switched!"
Miroku was taken aback.
"Wha—wha?"
Kagome nodded.
"See?" I scowled at InuYasha, crossing my arms, huffing.
InuYasha flushed.
"I'm the one that can fling around Hiraikotsu, not shooting arrows!"
I took out Kagome's bow and arrow and placed the arrow along the string. I drew it back and it flew through the air. I gasped as it hit dead-on a target. I never knew I could use a bow and arrow before!
InuYasha scoffed.
"Kagome, Kagome. . .You are _so_ clueless! Not to mention stupid!"
I furrowed my brow.
InuYasha turned his head as he saw Kagome trying desperately to lift Hiraikotsu. Sighing, I helped her up, gave her the bow and arrows, and took Hiraikotsu, pulling the strap over my arm.
"InuYasha," Kagome started, "I'm really Kagome. Sango was telling the truth! And we have to get our souls back in our right bodies!"
I laughed as Miroku tried to grope Kagome again. Poor, poor Miroku!
"Nani*? Where'd Miroku go. . .? EEP! Hentai*, Miroku!" [Nani-What?] [Hentai-Pervert]
BONK!
I hit Miroku upside the head with Hiraikotsu.
"That's Sango, all right. . ." InuYasha mumbled.
"Wait a minute, where'd Kanna go?" Kagome mentioned.
All of our dilly-dallying caught us off guard and forgot about Kanna. She must've gone back to Naraku. But how the hell are we gonna get our souls in our own bodies again?!
~Okay, I finally had this chapter finished! Phew, it took a while to type out. No, I didn't have writer's block. I just didn't get to have enough time on the computer, is all. I put the definitions on the Japanese words, 'cause not everyone knows Japanese! I don't speak it, but I know enough of it. Please review, arigatou!~
+InuYashaBishi334+
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. There. I said it. But that doesn't mean that I _meant_ it...
A/N: First thing. On my BIO, I put a list of stories that are coming up in the future. Please check them out. Okey-dokey. Second thing. Here's the scoop. One of my reviewers Griffindor Head GRL (I think that's the name...) asked if I could put the meanings of the Japanese words I put in here. If there _is_ a Japanese word I forgot to define, forgive me. A bunch of Japanese words I found were on an InuYasha website I love to go to called Kuroi-Hoshi. Maybe some of you heard it, but here's the webby page with ALL of the Japanese words and its meanings. Once you go there, scroll down on the left side and click on » Japanese Terminology « Ja ne, minna-san! Please let me know what you think of this chapter! -^-^-
"InuYasha," I started to ask, "when did you fight with Kanna? I don't remember seeing or sensing her."
"You guys weren't around. It wasn't really important anyways. . ."
"Oh."
I wondered if InuYasha would ever tell us about her. Possibly not. . .
I noticed dusk was falling upon us quickly, and InuYasha _still_ didn't allow us to rest. I wondered what was of this odd behavior. Normally he's not like this. . .If anyone slacked behind, he would snap at them and flex his clawed hands, baring his teeth. No one dared disobey him. My eyelids dropped and my brain was telling me to stop and rest, but my body disobeyed. Sometimes I wonder if my body has a mind of its own. . .
"SHIPPOU! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! WE CAN'T REST NOW! YOU KNOW THAT!!"
Shippou started to fall asleep right on the path.
Actually, to tell the truth, none of us knew _why_ we couldn't stop and rest. Was InuYasha on the trail of something, or, was his instincts telling him something he knew about, and that he had to go to it? Hell, how should I know? He's a bloody stubborn hanyou who doesn't play by the rules!. . .Right?
Kagome didn't have to worry about falling asleep. She was _already_ asleep on InuYasha's back! Lucky her. . .Sure, I would've hitched a ride on Kirara, but I mean, look at her, so tiny, and sweet when's she sleeping. . .'sides, if she doesn't get her sleep, she is veeeerrrrryyyyyy scary. . .I shuddered.
I didn't even notice when my feet carried me to some strange place, and I ended up tripping on Shippou, who stopped abruptly, and doing a face-plant into the ground. Heeeyyyy, so _this_ is how InuYasha feels when Kagome 'sits' him!
"InuYasha," Kagome mumbled in her sleep, still propped up along InuYasha's back. Looks like _somebody_ here is having a nice dream. . .I laughed to myself.
"InuYasha, will you _please_ tell us about Kanna?" I begged once more. I hated being told about something when it's not explained, and I go walking around, pondering the meaning of it, and end up going crazy. (A/N: Ever felt that way before? I'm sure everyone here can relate to that, huh?) I looked up as Miroku nodded, encouraging InuYasha to tell us. He too hates not being filled in on anything. He mumbled a 'no' and continued forward. I looked down at the fuzzy brown neko-youkai, Tahallan. (A/N: FORGIVE ME! I _totally_ forgot about lil' Tahallan! Sorry!)
"Well, hey there, Tally. . .you've been awfully quiet these past weeks. . .
(A/N: Hey, yeah...That's my excuse for not putting Tally in here so much, 'cause he's been so quiet...I'm sneaky, aren't I? Tee-hee-hee...OMG! I HAVEN'T PUT AREALA IN HERE MUCH! Oh, yeah, she's a side character...)
He mewed in response and Kirara nuzzled his cheek, as he did in response. I was wondering when I should expect neko-youkai kittens. . . If I said that to Kirara, I swear, she would probably turn from that cream color to a flaming red!
So InuYasha's not going to tell us about Kanna, huh? Well, he can, ano*, he can. . .ano. . . . . .have something _really_ bad happen to him! Yeah! [Ano-Umm...] No, that won't do at all, iie*. . . [Iie-No]
I noticed InuYasha stop as we came to the top of the hill. I strained my eyes to see my surroundings. It was now night-time. Blackness everywhere. I heard a quiet THUMP, as InuYasha put Kagome on the ground, and stretched out his back. Kagome woke up and started down to the ground below.
I walked up beside InuYasha and looked down the hill. A village. . .
We continued down the hill and walked past some old houses in the area.
"InuYasha, this place is creepy!" Kagome yawned, as she stretched her arms sleepily.
How can she be tired when she's been asleep this whole time, not having to take a single step?? I mean, really! I scowled.
The wind howled softly in my ears. I shivered slightly. This place was _pretty_ deserted. . .I noticed fog was everywhere. . .InuYasha's ears tweaked. Miroku gripped his hold on his shakoujo* (sp?) as we continued forward. [Shakoujo-Staff] Jingle, jingle, jingle. . .the tiny ornaments on Miroku's shakoujo made, with every stride he took. Jingle, jingle, jingle. . .
InuYasha strained his eyes slightly as something caught his eye. He dashed off in the blink of an eye, and turned the corner of a building sharply. Kagome, alarmed, followed her dear hanyou closely. I decided to follow along, to keep an eye on her. I heard Miroku's footsteps go around the other side of the house. Hmm, good idea, Miroku. . .I turned the corner, skidded to a halt, otherwise I would've run straight into a wall, heh, and saw Kagome standing right in front of me.
"Kagome, why did you stop following InuYasha?"
"Something's in there, Sango. . .We need to check it out. . ."
Okaaaaay. . .Right. . .Of course. . .
I stepped inside a worn, falling apart, house. It was dusty in here, causing me to sneeze. Too much dust. I noticed something small and white that caught my eye.
"Kanna!" Kagome and I chirped.
She said nothing.
I looked around. Somehow, she closed the door that we came through. Trapped. I looked from Kagome, to Kanna, back to Kagome, then Kanna again. She held up a small circular item. It was her magical mirror that sucked in people's souls. Kagome's soul was once half-stolen, but since she had a pure soul, she had half of it, later getting all of it back from shooting her arrow into the mirror. Is this a new, more powerful mirror? Somehow, we, as in Kagome and I, were entranced by it. But we couldn't help it!
". . .Look into my mirror. . ." Kanna whispered.
We gazed into the reflection of our faces.
". . .and give me your souls. . ."
My face turned pale as soon as my soul was forced out. But something strange happened. Half-conscious, I saw Shippou bursting in with Areala, Haru, Nezumi, Tahallan, and Kirara. Shippou turned into a bow and arrow, and Areala flung him at the mirror, cracking it. A white glow appeared around the broken mirror, vaporizing into the cool air. Kagome collapsed to the ground, before myself realizing I was knocked out for a temporary time.
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I awoke with a painful headache, rubbing my head sorely.
"Ohh, what just _happened_? I feel like I've been hit in the head. . ."
I looked around and saw. . .myself? I must be dreaming, or, hallucinating. . .Yeah, that's it. I'm hallucinating. But, of course! I can't be hallucinating! I'd have to be without sleep for weeks, and have you seen that happening? Well. . .maybe if Miroku had been staring at my ass, wondering if he should grope it or not, _yeah_, I would stay awake! I'm not hallucinating. I'm _not_ hallucinating! I'm hallucinating, aren't I?
Kagome—or was it myself?—started to arise. She seemed quite flabbergasted when she saw herself—or is that me?—and jumped back.
"What is going on?!" The both of us cried.
We looked towards Kanna for answers. Oh, wait. Duh. 'Course not!
I heard a door crash, and I turned my head around. InuYasha and Miroku stood there.
"KAGOME!" InuYasha exclaimed, jumping towards me.
"Quick! Get behind me!"
What is he _thinking_??
"I'M NOT KAGOME! I'M SANGO!"
"Sure you are, Kagome. Now stop fooling around and get behind me, you idiot!"
"Whatever. . ." I decided to listen to him and slowly stepped behind him, annoyed. I glanced over at Miroku, who groping Kagome, who he thought was me.
"Ano. . .Lord Miroku? Why are you groping me? You never grope me!" Kagome said.
"Sango? Eh, what are you saying? And you never call me "Lord" Miroku. Only Kagome does that."
"Well, guess what? I'm Kagome! Not Sango! Our souls switched!"
Miroku was taken aback.
"Wha—wha?"
Kagome nodded.
"See?" I scowled at InuYasha, crossing my arms, huffing.
InuYasha flushed.
"I'm the one that can fling around Hiraikotsu, not shooting arrows!"
I took out Kagome's bow and arrow and placed the arrow along the string. I drew it back and it flew through the air. I gasped as it hit dead-on a target. I never knew I could use a bow and arrow before!
InuYasha scoffed.
"Kagome, Kagome. . .You are _so_ clueless! Not to mention stupid!"
I furrowed my brow.
InuYasha turned his head as he saw Kagome trying desperately to lift Hiraikotsu. Sighing, I helped her up, gave her the bow and arrows, and took Hiraikotsu, pulling the strap over my arm.
"InuYasha," Kagome started, "I'm really Kagome. Sango was telling the truth! And we have to get our souls back in our right bodies!"
I laughed as Miroku tried to grope Kagome again. Poor, poor Miroku!
"Nani*? Where'd Miroku go. . .? EEP! Hentai*, Miroku!" [Nani-What?] [Hentai-Pervert]
BONK!
I hit Miroku upside the head with Hiraikotsu.
"That's Sango, all right. . ." InuYasha mumbled.
"Wait a minute, where'd Kanna go?" Kagome mentioned.
All of our dilly-dallying caught us off guard and forgot about Kanna. She must've gone back to Naraku. But how the hell are we gonna get our souls in our own bodies again?!
~Okay, I finally had this chapter finished! Phew, it took a while to type out. No, I didn't have writer's block. I just didn't get to have enough time on the computer, is all. I put the definitions on the Japanese words, 'cause not everyone knows Japanese! I don't speak it, but I know enough of it. Please review, arigatou!~
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