Allies
Summary: When an accident with the well leaves several people stuck in the wrong time, Kagome knows itÕs going to be a bad day. Add to that kidnappings, quests, and a very strange alliance with Sesshoumaru, and it looks like the rest of her weekÕs not going to be any better. (Sess/Kag)
Disclaimer: I own many strange and varied things: An autographed copy of The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett; a small pink bottle that was made in Peru; an eggbeater; my friendÕs little brotherÕs soul (okay, I donÕt own that one anymore); an IBEW Union tote bag; unfortunently, Inuyasha is not one of them.
AN: This is my first fic, so please be kind. It started as an annoying little idea I challenged myself with: What is the strangest pair of Inuyasha characters I could write a dialog for? Once I came up with an answer a new question popped up: Why on earth would these two be having a dialog together in the first place? This fic is the plot bunny that sprung up in answer. The actual dialog probably wonÕt be in it for a while, but in the mean time I hope to get a good fic going, with some nice fluffy romance along the way (pun only slightly intentional).
I will love you forever if you review.
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Chapter I: If I Fell
It was, of course, all InuyashaÕs fault. If he had just let her go back when she asked she wouldnÕt have missed the math test, and she wouldnÕt have had to take the extra extra-credit make-up quiz that day. So really everything that happened was entirely his fault.
It started, as many things had for Kagome, outside the well house door in her own time. Normally she was much more cautious than she was that day, but she was late for returning to the feudal era, and her hurry made her careless.
ÒHeÕs going to be so mad,Ó she muttered as she wheeled her bike into the well house.
*
Meanwhile, in the feudal era, Inuyasha sat on a tree branch outside of KaedeÕs village. Occasionally he turned his head in the direction of the well and stared, then seem to catch himself, huffed, and deliberately stared at something else for awhile. A casual observer would have said that he was waiting for something; if Inuyasha had heard them he would have torn them limb from limb, or at least thought about it while defensively yelling that he was certainly not waiting for anybody, particularly not for time traveling high schoolers who were six hours late. Fortunately for all involved there were no casual observers nearby.
Inuyasha huffed one last time, then jumped down from his tree branch and headed off through the village, in the direction of the well.
*
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon as Hojo made his way to the Higurashi Shrine. In his hands he held a large bouquet of flowers for Kagome. She had just gotten over a case of paranoid depression that had kept her out of school for over a month, and he thought the flowers might cheer her up. He had just entered the shrine when he saw movement on the other side. Was that Kagome? Why was she going into that old well house? And why was she taking her bike?
She was certainly acting strange. WasnÕt that a symptom of paranoid depression? He had looked the condition up after KagomeÕs Grandfather had told him she had developed it. Paranoid depression also had a high occurrence of relapse, if he remembered correctly. He hoped she wasnÕt doing something dangerous or trying to hurt herself. Hojo pick up his pace a little, following after Kagome.
*
On a bench outside of KaedeÕs hut Miroku was about three inches away from heaven. He slowly slid his hand a little closer to SangoÕs beautiful backside. He was almost there when- Wham! Sango set down her boomerang again as Miroku rubbed the large new lump his head sported. ÒDonÕt even think about it, monk,Ó she hissed.
Miroku sighed dejectedly and stared out over the village. Though it was sunny now it had rained hard the night before, and the ground was still muddy. ÒI hope Kagome doesnÕt get her bicycle stuck in this mud,Ó he mused aloud, the incident of a few moments before completely forgotten.
*
In KagomeÕs house, KagomeÕs Grandpa was brooding. He didnÕt like that old well, and he really didnÕt like Kagome going back and forth in time though it. It was strange, old, and powerful magic, magic that he didnÕt entirely understand. That lack of understanding worried him. What if the well had harmful long term effects on Kagome? It transported her and that half-demon boy though time, but was that itÕs true purpose, or just a side effect of some greater magic? Was there some limit to the magic that would some day run out? There were so many things he just didnÕt know, but Kagome didnÕt seem to care.
Kagome was also missing far too much school if you asked him. HeÕd run out of diseases and had had to start using mental conditions as excuses. YouÕd think that that nice young man who stopped by all the time would have started to question them by now. KagomeÕs Grandpa looked out over the shrine grounds. Speaking of that nice young man, there he was, walking across the shrine toward the well house. Oh dear. KagomeÕs Grandpa got up to intercept him before he got too near that old magic.
*
ÒIs Kagome back yet?Ó Shippo asked as he hopped up next to Sango and Miroku on the bench.
ÒNot yet, Shippo,Ó Miroku answered as he looked down at the young fox.
ÒBut why not? She said sheÕd be back six hours ago.Ó
ÒShe probably go caught up in something in her own time,Ó Sango replied. ÒWeÕll just have to wait for her to come back on her own.Ó
ÒYou remember what she said to Inuyasha when she left,Ó Miroku added.
ÒYeah,Ó Shippo sighed, ÒShe said that she had some really, really, really important tests to make up, and that if Inuyasha tried to come and get her, sheÕd ÔsitÕ him until every bone in his body was broken.Ó
ÒWhich is why weÕre going to sit here and wait patiently until Kagome comes back on her own, this time...Ó Miroku trailed off as Inuyasha stalked down the village, passing in front of them. ÒOr maybe not,Ó the monk amended.
The three on the bench looked at each other, then as one got up to follow Inuyasha as he headed toward the well.
*
Sota looked up from his homework as he heard his grandpa leave the house. He was probably going to study the old well again, the boy thought. Ever since Kagome had first fallen through that thing, Grandpa had been trying to discover the secret of its magic.
KagomeÕs brother didnÕt really care about how the well worked, as long as Kagome and Inuyasha could come and go as they pleased. He loved the stories Kagome told of her time in the feudal era, and Inuyasha was just one of the coolest people he had ever met.
Sota was just about to get back to his homework when he noticed something sitting on the kitchen counter. A large, yellow, over stuffed bag sat, looking alone and forgotten, by the door. Kagome had forgotten her bag in her haste to get back before Inuyasha came looking for her; as her brother, it was probably his duty to make sure she had it. Shaking his head as he got up, Sota picked up the heavy bag to take it to his forgetful sister.
*
Inuyasha stood on the rim of the well, straining forward. Sango and Shippo held onto one arm, Miroku the other, trying to hold him back, but it was a losing battle.
ÒIÕm going to get Kagome, and thatÕs that,Ó the annoyed half-demon growled at his friends.
ÒBut Inuyasha , Kagome said-Ó Shippo began.
ÒI know what Kagome said!Ó Inuyasha barked. ÒShe also said sheÕd be back six hours ago. SheÕs late, and IÕm going to go get her!Ó He gave a final tug, and the others could feel their feet slipping on the wet grass. Overbalanced, Inuyasha fell face first into the well, dragging the other shard hunters behind him.
*
In her own time, Kagome was sitting on the edge of the well when Hojo finally caught up with her.
ÒKagome, donÕt!Ó he yelled as she slid her legs into the well. Just as Hojo was grabbing her wrist to keep her from jumping, KagomeÕs Grandpa grabbed his shoulder to keep him away from the well and its strange magic.
Kagome looked up in confusion. Hojo was in the well house? How could she have missed him? ÒWhat are you doing here Ho-Ó she started to ask, but was cut off as her brother came running through the well house door.
ÒKagome, you forgot your backpack!Ó Sota called as he ran down the steps. Only too late did he see his Grandpa and Hojo standing there. He ran straight into them, the force of the impact knocking the three males and Kagome into the well.
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Well, what do you think? Love it, hate it, feel indifferent to it? I donÕt care, just write me a review. Pretty please?
Summary: When an accident with the well leaves several people stuck in the wrong time, Kagome knows itÕs going to be a bad day. Add to that kidnappings, quests, and a very strange alliance with Sesshoumaru, and it looks like the rest of her weekÕs not going to be any better. (Sess/Kag)
Disclaimer: I own many strange and varied things: An autographed copy of The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett; a small pink bottle that was made in Peru; an eggbeater; my friendÕs little brotherÕs soul (okay, I donÕt own that one anymore); an IBEW Union tote bag; unfortunently, Inuyasha is not one of them.
AN: This is my first fic, so please be kind. It started as an annoying little idea I challenged myself with: What is the strangest pair of Inuyasha characters I could write a dialog for? Once I came up with an answer a new question popped up: Why on earth would these two be having a dialog together in the first place? This fic is the plot bunny that sprung up in answer. The actual dialog probably wonÕt be in it for a while, but in the mean time I hope to get a good fic going, with some nice fluffy romance along the way (pun only slightly intentional).
I will love you forever if you review.
***
Chapter I: If I Fell
It was, of course, all InuyashaÕs fault. If he had just let her go back when she asked she wouldnÕt have missed the math test, and she wouldnÕt have had to take the extra extra-credit make-up quiz that day. So really everything that happened was entirely his fault.
It started, as many things had for Kagome, outside the well house door in her own time. Normally she was much more cautious than she was that day, but she was late for returning to the feudal era, and her hurry made her careless.
ÒHeÕs going to be so mad,Ó she muttered as she wheeled her bike into the well house.
*
Meanwhile, in the feudal era, Inuyasha sat on a tree branch outside of KaedeÕs village. Occasionally he turned his head in the direction of the well and stared, then seem to catch himself, huffed, and deliberately stared at something else for awhile. A casual observer would have said that he was waiting for something; if Inuyasha had heard them he would have torn them limb from limb, or at least thought about it while defensively yelling that he was certainly not waiting for anybody, particularly not for time traveling high schoolers who were six hours late. Fortunately for all involved there were no casual observers nearby.
Inuyasha huffed one last time, then jumped down from his tree branch and headed off through the village, in the direction of the well.
*
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon as Hojo made his way to the Higurashi Shrine. In his hands he held a large bouquet of flowers for Kagome. She had just gotten over a case of paranoid depression that had kept her out of school for over a month, and he thought the flowers might cheer her up. He had just entered the shrine when he saw movement on the other side. Was that Kagome? Why was she going into that old well house? And why was she taking her bike?
She was certainly acting strange. WasnÕt that a symptom of paranoid depression? He had looked the condition up after KagomeÕs Grandfather had told him she had developed it. Paranoid depression also had a high occurrence of relapse, if he remembered correctly. He hoped she wasnÕt doing something dangerous or trying to hurt herself. Hojo pick up his pace a little, following after Kagome.
*
On a bench outside of KaedeÕs hut Miroku was about three inches away from heaven. He slowly slid his hand a little closer to SangoÕs beautiful backside. He was almost there when- Wham! Sango set down her boomerang again as Miroku rubbed the large new lump his head sported. ÒDonÕt even think about it, monk,Ó she hissed.
Miroku sighed dejectedly and stared out over the village. Though it was sunny now it had rained hard the night before, and the ground was still muddy. ÒI hope Kagome doesnÕt get her bicycle stuck in this mud,Ó he mused aloud, the incident of a few moments before completely forgotten.
*
In KagomeÕs house, KagomeÕs Grandpa was brooding. He didnÕt like that old well, and he really didnÕt like Kagome going back and forth in time though it. It was strange, old, and powerful magic, magic that he didnÕt entirely understand. That lack of understanding worried him. What if the well had harmful long term effects on Kagome? It transported her and that half-demon boy though time, but was that itÕs true purpose, or just a side effect of some greater magic? Was there some limit to the magic that would some day run out? There were so many things he just didnÕt know, but Kagome didnÕt seem to care.
Kagome was also missing far too much school if you asked him. HeÕd run out of diseases and had had to start using mental conditions as excuses. YouÕd think that that nice young man who stopped by all the time would have started to question them by now. KagomeÕs Grandpa looked out over the shrine grounds. Speaking of that nice young man, there he was, walking across the shrine toward the well house. Oh dear. KagomeÕs Grandpa got up to intercept him before he got too near that old magic.
*
ÒIs Kagome back yet?Ó Shippo asked as he hopped up next to Sango and Miroku on the bench.
ÒNot yet, Shippo,Ó Miroku answered as he looked down at the young fox.
ÒBut why not? She said sheÕd be back six hours ago.Ó
ÒShe probably go caught up in something in her own time,Ó Sango replied. ÒWeÕll just have to wait for her to come back on her own.Ó
ÒYou remember what she said to Inuyasha when she left,Ó Miroku added.
ÒYeah,Ó Shippo sighed, ÒShe said that she had some really, really, really important tests to make up, and that if Inuyasha tried to come and get her, sheÕd ÔsitÕ him until every bone in his body was broken.Ó
ÒWhich is why weÕre going to sit here and wait patiently until Kagome comes back on her own, this time...Ó Miroku trailed off as Inuyasha stalked down the village, passing in front of them. ÒOr maybe not,Ó the monk amended.
The three on the bench looked at each other, then as one got up to follow Inuyasha as he headed toward the well.
*
Sota looked up from his homework as he heard his grandpa leave the house. He was probably going to study the old well again, the boy thought. Ever since Kagome had first fallen through that thing, Grandpa had been trying to discover the secret of its magic.
KagomeÕs brother didnÕt really care about how the well worked, as long as Kagome and Inuyasha could come and go as they pleased. He loved the stories Kagome told of her time in the feudal era, and Inuyasha was just one of the coolest people he had ever met.
Sota was just about to get back to his homework when he noticed something sitting on the kitchen counter. A large, yellow, over stuffed bag sat, looking alone and forgotten, by the door. Kagome had forgotten her bag in her haste to get back before Inuyasha came looking for her; as her brother, it was probably his duty to make sure she had it. Shaking his head as he got up, Sota picked up the heavy bag to take it to his forgetful sister.
*
Inuyasha stood on the rim of the well, straining forward. Sango and Shippo held onto one arm, Miroku the other, trying to hold him back, but it was a losing battle.
ÒIÕm going to get Kagome, and thatÕs that,Ó the annoyed half-demon growled at his friends.
ÒBut Inuyasha , Kagome said-Ó Shippo began.
ÒI know what Kagome said!Ó Inuyasha barked. ÒShe also said sheÕd be back six hours ago. SheÕs late, and IÕm going to go get her!Ó He gave a final tug, and the others could feel their feet slipping on the wet grass. Overbalanced, Inuyasha fell face first into the well, dragging the other shard hunters behind him.
*
In her own time, Kagome was sitting on the edge of the well when Hojo finally caught up with her.
ÒKagome, donÕt!Ó he yelled as she slid her legs into the well. Just as Hojo was grabbing her wrist to keep her from jumping, KagomeÕs Grandpa grabbed his shoulder to keep him away from the well and its strange magic.
Kagome looked up in confusion. Hojo was in the well house? How could she have missed him? ÒWhat are you doing here Ho-Ó she started to ask, but was cut off as her brother came running through the well house door.
ÒKagome, you forgot your backpack!Ó Sota called as he ran down the steps. Only too late did he see his Grandpa and Hojo standing there. He ran straight into them, the force of the impact knocking the three males and Kagome into the well.
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Well, what do you think? Love it, hate it, feel indifferent to it? I donÕt care, just write me a review. Pretty please?