~*~You Stole My Heart~*~
A/N: Here you go. This is all what you've been waiting for..
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Inu Yasha.
Chapter 21: Welcome To The Higurashi Shrine Festival!
"WELCOME TO THE HIGURASHI SHRINE FESTIVAL!" Grandpa shouted into the microphone. A loud sharp squeak sounded through the speakers. All the visitors covered their ears. "AHEM, SORRY. WELL, WE ALL HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY HERE. THIS FESTIVAL GOES ON ALL NIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL STOP AT MIDNIGHT!"
"Pst!" Kagome tapped Grandpa's shoulder. "Everyone is waiting for you to stop talking! Talk later!"
Grandpa nodded grimly.
"JUST ONE MORE THING. PLEASE BE SURE TO WATCH OUR PLAY NEAR SIX O' CLOCK. THAT'S ALL!"
(A/N: It's five o' clock. I know it isn't night time yet but.you know. Early people.)
The crowd went wild and people swarmed off into different directions.
*****
"Great job, Shippou! You helped me put up the games!" Rin beamed. Shippou smiled proudly.
"The games are taking up ΒΌ of the space of the shrine," Rin giggled. "Oh, well. I see a lot of kids here anyways. A lot of them are already at the food booths."
Rin and Shippou laughed as they watched Mrs. Higurashi, Souta, Kagome, Inu Yasha, and Sesshoumaru scold at the kids.
"GET IN LINE!" Inu Yasha hollered.
"I am so glad we didn't change into our outfits yet," Sesshoumaru said nervously as the kids surrounded them.
"I'll take care of this," Mrs. Higurashi smiled at them kindly. She turned to face the kids. "Get in line, kids!"
They continued to exclaim.
"I said get in line! NOW!" Mrs. Higurashi roared. The kids grew silent and rushed into one straight line."
"Good kids," she cooed. She turned to face Kagome, Inu Yasha, Sesshoumaru, and Souta. "See? I told you I would take care of it."
They all sweatdropped at what she said.
*****
"ATTENTION! THE PLAY WILL NOW BEGIN!" Grandpa shouted. People started to fight over chairs. "NOW, NOW. WE HAVE PLENTY OF CHAIRS. DON'T FIGHT."
He rubbed his forehead, walked down from the stage and went inside the house to get an aspirin.
*****
"This looks awesome!" Sango exclaimed. "And beautiful!"
Miroku wrapped his arms around her waist from behind her. Sango smiled.
She was wearing a white blouse and a magenta skirt.
Miroku was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. (just for description, people!)
The couple heard Grandpa shout that the play was going to start in a few minutes.
"Let's go get front row seats," Miroku smiled at Sango. She nodded and together, they walked towards the seats.
*****
"Stop touching my stuff, Kikyo!" Kagome glared at the slut. She had just finished putting her miko outfit on. When she turned to look at Kikyo, she saw that Kikyo wasn't even done dressing at all. In fact, she didn't even start dressing! Instead, Kikyo was fingering her stuff.
"Get dressed or else I'll beat you up in one second!" Kagome yelled. Kikyo stopped her fingering and quickly snatched up her own miko outfit.
Kagome sighed, rolled her eyes and walked out the door and down the stairs.
"I wonder if Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha are back yet," she thought. The two brothers had gone back home to get their swords, and outfits.
When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she was greeted by-imagine that- Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha whistled.
"Hail, Kagome, the beautiful miko of Higurashi Shrine," he proclaimed. Kagome blushed and answered, "Shut up, Inu Yasha."
"But Kagome, Inu Yasha actually said something 'polite and nice'," Sesshoumaru said with a smirk. "He never says things like that."
"SHUT UP, SESSHOUMARU," Inu Yasha said, annoyed.
"I will not 'shut up'," Sesshoumaru glared at his brother. He stopped talking and started to smooth out his outfit. He was wearing a white kimono with some armor and a dark yellow obi (you should all know what his outfit looks like already because it's from the anime and manga). Kagome glanced at Inu Yasha. He was wearing a simple red kimono. What caught her eye was a sword that was attached next to his side.
"Is that one of the swords that was passed down in your family?" she asked, pointing to it.
Inu Yasha nodded. He pulled it partially out of its scabbard. Kagome stared at it. It was sharp. Really sharp. And really big.
"It's called the tetsusaiga," Inu Yasha told her. "My dad gave this to me just before he died."
"He also gave it to you because you were weak. That's why you get the bigger and stronger sword," Sesshoumaru sneered. Kagome gave him a funny look.
"He's just jealous," Inu Yasha explained with a smile. "He wanted this sword, but instead, he got the tensaiga."
Sesshoumaru pulled out his sword carefully. Like the tetsusaiga, the tensaiga was curved a bit and it was sharp and large.
"Be quiet Inu Yasha," Sesshoumaru suddenly said.
"Make me!" Inu Yasha said teasingly and shut up after Sesshoumaru gave him a cold, icy stare.
*****
"Please take your seats, the play will now begin!" Grandpa shouted. The audience fell silent. As he continued to talk, Inu Yasha and Kagome peeked from the side of the stage.
"Sango and Miroku are sitting in the first row!" Kagome said excitedly.
"I can see that," Inu Yasha smiled faintly.
"Now, I'd like to present to you, the Higurashi Play!" Grandpa shouted. Kagome sweatdropped.
"Couldn't he have come up with a better title?" she asked.
~*~*~
(HERE WE GO! THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! HM..MAYBE I SHOULD END HERE..BUT THAT WOULD BE TOO CRUEL. SO ENJOY!)
~*~*~
"A long time ago, there was a beautiful princess," Grandpa started. Rin walked out onto the stage gracefully. The audience 'oooh'ed. She turned and smiled at them. "The princess had everything: wealth, beauty, wisdom, and brains. One day, her parents died and she was all alone with her priestesses. That is, until a royal family from another kingdom came to visit her. In the family, the princess became good friends with the two sons."
With that, Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha walked onto the stage on the opposite side. Sango and Miroku cheered loudly while the audience 'aaah'ed.
"The three talked about things together and sometimes played games with each other during the visit."
Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Inu Yasha laughed at something that Rin had whispered to them.
"When the two princes left, the princess felt lonely again."
Rin waved to Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru as they left the stage and bent her head down after she couldn't see them anymore. The curtains closed.
"The princess was even lonelier after her friends left. So she went to the only two people that were left in the castle: two priestesses."
The curtains opened again and Sango and Miroku cheered again when they saw Kagome.
"That's my woman!" Kouga shouted proudly in the audience. Sango and Miroku rolled their eyes in annoyance.
Kagome looked confident and Kikyo looked a bit nervous while Rin was standing in front of them, looking graceful-as always.
"I'm lonely," Rin said aloud. "I would like it if I could be in your presence."
Kikyo and Kagome smirked.
"Give us all your wealth first and then we'll let you be in our presence," Kagome smiled.
Rin looked at her, confused.
"Y-you want my money? But you're priestesses!" she cried out. Kikyo had come behind her and tied up Rin's wrists together.
"Give us your money, princess, or you will not live!" Kikyo sneered. She kicked Rin to the ground. Rin shrieked as she stumbled down. She hit the floor hard.
"No money, no company for you," Kagome told her.
The curtains closed again.
*****
"One day, the two princes decided to come to the princess's castle. On the way they heard from several village people that the princess was being held captive in her own castle. As the brothers heard the words, they grew worried."
"Is the princess..dead?" Inu Yasha asked.
"No, they said she was being held captive," Sesshoumaru answered. They looked at each other and ran quickly across the stage.
The curtains closed.
Grandpa walked to the center of the stage and said loudly, "There will now be a very short intermission."
*****
"That was so boring," Inu Yasha muttered.
"Oh, brighten up, Inu Yasha," Kagome smiled. "The action is happening next."
"I know."
The two stared at each other and tore their gazes away when they heard someone scolding.
"You didn't have to kick Rin that hard!" Sesshoumaru shouted. "You shouldn't have even kicked her! You were supposed to give her a little push!"
"So," Kikyo said and rolled her eyes. "I wanted to change the play a little."
"And by doing that, you hurt Rin!" Sesshoumaru said angrily. Rin came up to him tiredly.
"Fluffy, not now. It doesn't hurt THAT much. Just a little.." she said as she rubbed her back. Sesshoumaru's eyes softened as he spotted Rin.
Inu Yasha and Kagome smiled at that.
"How sweet," Kagome sighed.
"How unbelievable," Inu Yasha chuckled.
*****
"Okay, the intermission is now over. We will now continue with the play," Grandpa walked away from the center of the stage and spoke into a microphone at the side of the stage.
"The two princes rushed to the castle and pounded their way in. When they reached the large entrance way, the two greedy priestesses blocked their path."
"Get out of our way," Inu Yasha shouted.
"Give us the princess!" Sesshoumaru growled.
"I don't think so," Kagome said coldly. She held up her bow. "You'll have to go through us first."
Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru drew their swords.
"You will NOT beat us!" Kikyo exclaimed. She let an arrow fly. Sesshoumaru sliced it in half.
"That's our line," he smirked.
The two girls continued shooting arrows and each time, the brothers sliced them in half or dodged them.
"Time to end this!" Inu Yasha shouted as he swung at Kagome's bow. The bow snapped in half. Kagome let go.
"How dare you!" she said, outraged.
"It's over for you too, miko," Sesshoumaru swung his sword at Kikyo's bow. The bow snapped, but-
"You gave me a cut on my arm!" Kikyo screamed. "Now I can't fight!"
Kagome and Inu Yasha turned their gazes towards Kikyo and gasped. It was true. Kikyo had a huge cut. Blood was dripping.
"We have to continue the play!" Souta whispered loudly on the side.
"Give us the princess!" Sesshoumaru commanded as he gave Souta a little nod.
"No! Not even if it depended on our lives!" Kagome replied.
The curtains closed.
*****
"Are you all right Kikyo?" Kagome asked.
"I'll be fine," Kikyo snapped. "It stopped bleeding already."
"You'll have to miss the rest of the play."
"Oh, man!"
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome turned around. "You'll have to miss the rest too. Kikyo was your partner and without her, you can't do anything."
"Fine by me," Sesshoumaru grinned. "I just wanted to CHANGE THE PLAY A LITTLE, so I hurt Kikyo in the process."
Kikyo glared at him but shut her mouth.
*****
The curtains opened again to reveal Inu Yasha and Kagome. Both actors wielded swords.
"Hey! You better not hurt my woman, mutt!" Kouga leapt up and shouted. Kagome and Inu Yasha gave him a glare. He gulped and sat back down.
"We'll give you one last chance," Inu Yasha recited. "Give us the princess now and your lives will be spared."
"Like I said," Kagome answered. "You'll have to get through us first!"
She swung at him. He leapt back. Grandpa turned on action/fighting music. Kagome and Inu Yasha gave him a quizzical look. He just smiled back at them.
Inu Yasha came at Kagome.
CLASH!
Their swords scraped against each other. Kagome took another swing at him. Inu Yasha blocked.
'She's gotten better,' Inu Yasha smiled faintly. They continued to strike and block each other until-
"Prepare yourself, miko," Inu Yasha pointed the tetsusaiga at her. Kagome posed her sword in front of her.
He spun the tetsusaiga and thrust it towards her.
Kagome's eyes widened and she thought, 'Not the "boomerang" technique!'
She shook her head, planted her feet on the ground, and watched confidently as the sword spun towards her. She narrowed her eyes, gripped her sword's handle and struck tetsusaiga to the ground with one swipe.
Kagome's face lit up, 'I did it!'
She snapped back into realization and looked up at Inu Yasha. He gave her a smile and pointed to himself. Kagome charged towards him with her sword posed, ready to strike. She kicked him down and stabbed the air next to his neck. Inu Yasha grimaced as she moved the sword so it touched his neck. The blade was cold..and sharp. He looked over to his side and saw the tetsusaiga a few feet away.
"Surrender!" Kagome panted. Inu Yasha looked up at her and kicked her. She fell backwards and her sword clattered to the ground. Inu Yasha rushed over to his sword and kicked Kagome's away so it was out of reach. Kagome scooted slowly away. He came up to her and positioned the tetsusaiga so it lay above her heart.
"Give us the princess," Inu Yasha ordered.
"No!" Kagome screeched. He pushed his sword down slightly.
"Give us the princess," he ordered again. "Or else your life will end here."
Kagome stared blankly at him and then lowered her head. Her bangs covered her eyes.
"F-fine. We'll-we'll give you the princess," she quietly said. Inu Yasha drew back with a grin.
The curtains closed.
*****
"The two mikos were enraged at each other, and they killed each other to the bitter end. As for the princess, she was reunited with her two beloved friends."
The curtains opened up to reveal Rin, Sesshoumaru, and Inu Yasha. Rin gave Inu Yasha a tight hug and then gave Sesshoumaru one too. The three were smiling.
"The princes promised to visit the princess every week and the princess was no longer lonely," Grandpa finished. "And they all lived happily ever after. The end."
*****
Kagome and Kikyo walked on stage to join the group as the audience applauded. Kikyo gripped Rin's hand and Rin gripped back even harder. Kikyo bit back a scream. Kagome took Inu Yasha's hand and gave him a warm smile. He looked away and blushed.
The five actors bowed. The crowd cheered. Kagome straightened back up quickly and ran to the side of the stage. When she came back, everyone saw that she was dragging Grandpa to the center. Kagome snatched the microphone out of his hands and said, "Give it up for, Mr. Higurashi, the narrator!"
The crowd clapped. Grandpa chuckled nervously.
"And for Mrs. Higurashi and Souta Higurashi who prepared for some of the costumes, the stage, and the festival!"
The crowd clapped louder. Mrs. Higurashi and Souta walked out onto the stage, bowed, and smiled at everyone.
"And for our two talented, swordsman princes! Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru!"
The crowd clapped again. Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru gave a little wave.
"And for our beautiful princess, Rin!"
Rin giggled and smiled.
"And for one of our archers, Kikyo!"
The crowd clapped again. Kikyo gave everyone a half smile and she nodded.
Inu Yasha went up to Kagome, took the microphone and put an arm around her waist.
"And let's give it up for the other archer-the lovely Kagome Higurashi!" he exclaimed. The crowd cheered. Kagome blushed and looked up shyly at him.
"You-you didn't have to say that Inu Yasha," Kagome said, embarrassed.
"No, it's okay," he told her. "I WANTED to say it."
*****
Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Kikyo went back into the house to change their clothes. Inu Yasha and Kagome were left alone. Together, they stood under a bare sakura tree and watched the festival.
"You've improved in sword fighting," Inu Yasha finally said. Kagome smiled.
"I know. I didn't think I would survive that technique of yours," she replied and looked down at the ground.
"Well, you did. It makes me like you even more."
"I-Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked softly.
"Hm?"
"I want to tell you something."
Inu Yasha turned to face her. "And that would be?"
Kagome took a deep breath and said, "Inu Yasha, I just want to tell you that I really like-"
"KAGOME!" someone interrupted. Kagome sighed, disappointed. Kagome and Inu Yasha turned to find Souta running towards them.
"Hey, squirt," Inu Yasha ruffled Souta's hair when he finally reached them.
"Hi, Inu Yasha," Souta grinned. He turned towards Kagome. "Kagome, Grandpa wants you to change and then help clean up the stage and set up the music."
"I'll be right with you," Kagome sighed. Souta walked away. She turned and looked at Inu Yasha. "Well, I better get changed."
"Me too," Inu Yasha nodded. "I'll meet up with you again after I'm done. See ya later."
Just like Souta, he walked off. Kagome stared at his retreating figure.
"When will I ever get to tell him?" she whispered.
A/N: YAY! FINALLY! THE PLAY IS DONE! BUT MORE FUN IS COMING AT THE FESTIVAL! REVIEW! ^_^
A/N: Here you go. This is all what you've been waiting for..
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Inu Yasha.
Chapter 21: Welcome To The Higurashi Shrine Festival!
"WELCOME TO THE HIGURASHI SHRINE FESTIVAL!" Grandpa shouted into the microphone. A loud sharp squeak sounded through the speakers. All the visitors covered their ears. "AHEM, SORRY. WELL, WE ALL HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY HERE. THIS FESTIVAL GOES ON ALL NIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL STOP AT MIDNIGHT!"
"Pst!" Kagome tapped Grandpa's shoulder. "Everyone is waiting for you to stop talking! Talk later!"
Grandpa nodded grimly.
"JUST ONE MORE THING. PLEASE BE SURE TO WATCH OUR PLAY NEAR SIX O' CLOCK. THAT'S ALL!"
(A/N: It's five o' clock. I know it isn't night time yet but.you know. Early people.)
The crowd went wild and people swarmed off into different directions.
*****
"Great job, Shippou! You helped me put up the games!" Rin beamed. Shippou smiled proudly.
"The games are taking up ΒΌ of the space of the shrine," Rin giggled. "Oh, well. I see a lot of kids here anyways. A lot of them are already at the food booths."
Rin and Shippou laughed as they watched Mrs. Higurashi, Souta, Kagome, Inu Yasha, and Sesshoumaru scold at the kids.
"GET IN LINE!" Inu Yasha hollered.
"I am so glad we didn't change into our outfits yet," Sesshoumaru said nervously as the kids surrounded them.
"I'll take care of this," Mrs. Higurashi smiled at them kindly. She turned to face the kids. "Get in line, kids!"
They continued to exclaim.
"I said get in line! NOW!" Mrs. Higurashi roared. The kids grew silent and rushed into one straight line."
"Good kids," she cooed. She turned to face Kagome, Inu Yasha, Sesshoumaru, and Souta. "See? I told you I would take care of it."
They all sweatdropped at what she said.
*****
"ATTENTION! THE PLAY WILL NOW BEGIN!" Grandpa shouted. People started to fight over chairs. "NOW, NOW. WE HAVE PLENTY OF CHAIRS. DON'T FIGHT."
He rubbed his forehead, walked down from the stage and went inside the house to get an aspirin.
*****
"This looks awesome!" Sango exclaimed. "And beautiful!"
Miroku wrapped his arms around her waist from behind her. Sango smiled.
She was wearing a white blouse and a magenta skirt.
Miroku was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. (just for description, people!)
The couple heard Grandpa shout that the play was going to start in a few minutes.
"Let's go get front row seats," Miroku smiled at Sango. She nodded and together, they walked towards the seats.
*****
"Stop touching my stuff, Kikyo!" Kagome glared at the slut. She had just finished putting her miko outfit on. When she turned to look at Kikyo, she saw that Kikyo wasn't even done dressing at all. In fact, she didn't even start dressing! Instead, Kikyo was fingering her stuff.
"Get dressed or else I'll beat you up in one second!" Kagome yelled. Kikyo stopped her fingering and quickly snatched up her own miko outfit.
Kagome sighed, rolled her eyes and walked out the door and down the stairs.
"I wonder if Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha are back yet," she thought. The two brothers had gone back home to get their swords, and outfits.
When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she was greeted by-imagine that- Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha whistled.
"Hail, Kagome, the beautiful miko of Higurashi Shrine," he proclaimed. Kagome blushed and answered, "Shut up, Inu Yasha."
"But Kagome, Inu Yasha actually said something 'polite and nice'," Sesshoumaru said with a smirk. "He never says things like that."
"SHUT UP, SESSHOUMARU," Inu Yasha said, annoyed.
"I will not 'shut up'," Sesshoumaru glared at his brother. He stopped talking and started to smooth out his outfit. He was wearing a white kimono with some armor and a dark yellow obi (you should all know what his outfit looks like already because it's from the anime and manga). Kagome glanced at Inu Yasha. He was wearing a simple red kimono. What caught her eye was a sword that was attached next to his side.
"Is that one of the swords that was passed down in your family?" she asked, pointing to it.
Inu Yasha nodded. He pulled it partially out of its scabbard. Kagome stared at it. It was sharp. Really sharp. And really big.
"It's called the tetsusaiga," Inu Yasha told her. "My dad gave this to me just before he died."
"He also gave it to you because you were weak. That's why you get the bigger and stronger sword," Sesshoumaru sneered. Kagome gave him a funny look.
"He's just jealous," Inu Yasha explained with a smile. "He wanted this sword, but instead, he got the tensaiga."
Sesshoumaru pulled out his sword carefully. Like the tetsusaiga, the tensaiga was curved a bit and it was sharp and large.
"Be quiet Inu Yasha," Sesshoumaru suddenly said.
"Make me!" Inu Yasha said teasingly and shut up after Sesshoumaru gave him a cold, icy stare.
*****
"Please take your seats, the play will now begin!" Grandpa shouted. The audience fell silent. As he continued to talk, Inu Yasha and Kagome peeked from the side of the stage.
"Sango and Miroku are sitting in the first row!" Kagome said excitedly.
"I can see that," Inu Yasha smiled faintly.
"Now, I'd like to present to you, the Higurashi Play!" Grandpa shouted. Kagome sweatdropped.
"Couldn't he have come up with a better title?" she asked.
~*~*~
(HERE WE GO! THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! HM..MAYBE I SHOULD END HERE..BUT THAT WOULD BE TOO CRUEL. SO ENJOY!)
~*~*~
"A long time ago, there was a beautiful princess," Grandpa started. Rin walked out onto the stage gracefully. The audience 'oooh'ed. She turned and smiled at them. "The princess had everything: wealth, beauty, wisdom, and brains. One day, her parents died and she was all alone with her priestesses. That is, until a royal family from another kingdom came to visit her. In the family, the princess became good friends with the two sons."
With that, Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha walked onto the stage on the opposite side. Sango and Miroku cheered loudly while the audience 'aaah'ed.
"The three talked about things together and sometimes played games with each other during the visit."
Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Inu Yasha laughed at something that Rin had whispered to them.
"When the two princes left, the princess felt lonely again."
Rin waved to Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru as they left the stage and bent her head down after she couldn't see them anymore. The curtains closed.
"The princess was even lonelier after her friends left. So she went to the only two people that were left in the castle: two priestesses."
The curtains opened again and Sango and Miroku cheered again when they saw Kagome.
"That's my woman!" Kouga shouted proudly in the audience. Sango and Miroku rolled their eyes in annoyance.
Kagome looked confident and Kikyo looked a bit nervous while Rin was standing in front of them, looking graceful-as always.
"I'm lonely," Rin said aloud. "I would like it if I could be in your presence."
Kikyo and Kagome smirked.
"Give us all your wealth first and then we'll let you be in our presence," Kagome smiled.
Rin looked at her, confused.
"Y-you want my money? But you're priestesses!" she cried out. Kikyo had come behind her and tied up Rin's wrists together.
"Give us your money, princess, or you will not live!" Kikyo sneered. She kicked Rin to the ground. Rin shrieked as she stumbled down. She hit the floor hard.
"No money, no company for you," Kagome told her.
The curtains closed again.
*****
"One day, the two princes decided to come to the princess's castle. On the way they heard from several village people that the princess was being held captive in her own castle. As the brothers heard the words, they grew worried."
"Is the princess..dead?" Inu Yasha asked.
"No, they said she was being held captive," Sesshoumaru answered. They looked at each other and ran quickly across the stage.
The curtains closed.
Grandpa walked to the center of the stage and said loudly, "There will now be a very short intermission."
*****
"That was so boring," Inu Yasha muttered.
"Oh, brighten up, Inu Yasha," Kagome smiled. "The action is happening next."
"I know."
The two stared at each other and tore their gazes away when they heard someone scolding.
"You didn't have to kick Rin that hard!" Sesshoumaru shouted. "You shouldn't have even kicked her! You were supposed to give her a little push!"
"So," Kikyo said and rolled her eyes. "I wanted to change the play a little."
"And by doing that, you hurt Rin!" Sesshoumaru said angrily. Rin came up to him tiredly.
"Fluffy, not now. It doesn't hurt THAT much. Just a little.." she said as she rubbed her back. Sesshoumaru's eyes softened as he spotted Rin.
Inu Yasha and Kagome smiled at that.
"How sweet," Kagome sighed.
"How unbelievable," Inu Yasha chuckled.
*****
"Okay, the intermission is now over. We will now continue with the play," Grandpa walked away from the center of the stage and spoke into a microphone at the side of the stage.
"The two princes rushed to the castle and pounded their way in. When they reached the large entrance way, the two greedy priestesses blocked their path."
"Get out of our way," Inu Yasha shouted.
"Give us the princess!" Sesshoumaru growled.
"I don't think so," Kagome said coldly. She held up her bow. "You'll have to go through us first."
Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru drew their swords.
"You will NOT beat us!" Kikyo exclaimed. She let an arrow fly. Sesshoumaru sliced it in half.
"That's our line," he smirked.
The two girls continued shooting arrows and each time, the brothers sliced them in half or dodged them.
"Time to end this!" Inu Yasha shouted as he swung at Kagome's bow. The bow snapped in half. Kagome let go.
"How dare you!" she said, outraged.
"It's over for you too, miko," Sesshoumaru swung his sword at Kikyo's bow. The bow snapped, but-
"You gave me a cut on my arm!" Kikyo screamed. "Now I can't fight!"
Kagome and Inu Yasha turned their gazes towards Kikyo and gasped. It was true. Kikyo had a huge cut. Blood was dripping.
"We have to continue the play!" Souta whispered loudly on the side.
"Give us the princess!" Sesshoumaru commanded as he gave Souta a little nod.
"No! Not even if it depended on our lives!" Kagome replied.
The curtains closed.
*****
"Are you all right Kikyo?" Kagome asked.
"I'll be fine," Kikyo snapped. "It stopped bleeding already."
"You'll have to miss the rest of the play."
"Oh, man!"
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome turned around. "You'll have to miss the rest too. Kikyo was your partner and without her, you can't do anything."
"Fine by me," Sesshoumaru grinned. "I just wanted to CHANGE THE PLAY A LITTLE, so I hurt Kikyo in the process."
Kikyo glared at him but shut her mouth.
*****
The curtains opened again to reveal Inu Yasha and Kagome. Both actors wielded swords.
"Hey! You better not hurt my woman, mutt!" Kouga leapt up and shouted. Kagome and Inu Yasha gave him a glare. He gulped and sat back down.
"We'll give you one last chance," Inu Yasha recited. "Give us the princess now and your lives will be spared."
"Like I said," Kagome answered. "You'll have to get through us first!"
She swung at him. He leapt back. Grandpa turned on action/fighting music. Kagome and Inu Yasha gave him a quizzical look. He just smiled back at them.
Inu Yasha came at Kagome.
CLASH!
Their swords scraped against each other. Kagome took another swing at him. Inu Yasha blocked.
'She's gotten better,' Inu Yasha smiled faintly. They continued to strike and block each other until-
"Prepare yourself, miko," Inu Yasha pointed the tetsusaiga at her. Kagome posed her sword in front of her.
He spun the tetsusaiga and thrust it towards her.
Kagome's eyes widened and she thought, 'Not the "boomerang" technique!'
She shook her head, planted her feet on the ground, and watched confidently as the sword spun towards her. She narrowed her eyes, gripped her sword's handle and struck tetsusaiga to the ground with one swipe.
Kagome's face lit up, 'I did it!'
She snapped back into realization and looked up at Inu Yasha. He gave her a smile and pointed to himself. Kagome charged towards him with her sword posed, ready to strike. She kicked him down and stabbed the air next to his neck. Inu Yasha grimaced as she moved the sword so it touched his neck. The blade was cold..and sharp. He looked over to his side and saw the tetsusaiga a few feet away.
"Surrender!" Kagome panted. Inu Yasha looked up at her and kicked her. She fell backwards and her sword clattered to the ground. Inu Yasha rushed over to his sword and kicked Kagome's away so it was out of reach. Kagome scooted slowly away. He came up to her and positioned the tetsusaiga so it lay above her heart.
"Give us the princess," Inu Yasha ordered.
"No!" Kagome screeched. He pushed his sword down slightly.
"Give us the princess," he ordered again. "Or else your life will end here."
Kagome stared blankly at him and then lowered her head. Her bangs covered her eyes.
"F-fine. We'll-we'll give you the princess," she quietly said. Inu Yasha drew back with a grin.
The curtains closed.
*****
"The two mikos were enraged at each other, and they killed each other to the bitter end. As for the princess, she was reunited with her two beloved friends."
The curtains opened up to reveal Rin, Sesshoumaru, and Inu Yasha. Rin gave Inu Yasha a tight hug and then gave Sesshoumaru one too. The three were smiling.
"The princes promised to visit the princess every week and the princess was no longer lonely," Grandpa finished. "And they all lived happily ever after. The end."
*****
Kagome and Kikyo walked on stage to join the group as the audience applauded. Kikyo gripped Rin's hand and Rin gripped back even harder. Kikyo bit back a scream. Kagome took Inu Yasha's hand and gave him a warm smile. He looked away and blushed.
The five actors bowed. The crowd cheered. Kagome straightened back up quickly and ran to the side of the stage. When she came back, everyone saw that she was dragging Grandpa to the center. Kagome snatched the microphone out of his hands and said, "Give it up for, Mr. Higurashi, the narrator!"
The crowd clapped. Grandpa chuckled nervously.
"And for Mrs. Higurashi and Souta Higurashi who prepared for some of the costumes, the stage, and the festival!"
The crowd clapped louder. Mrs. Higurashi and Souta walked out onto the stage, bowed, and smiled at everyone.
"And for our two talented, swordsman princes! Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru!"
The crowd clapped again. Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru gave a little wave.
"And for our beautiful princess, Rin!"
Rin giggled and smiled.
"And for one of our archers, Kikyo!"
The crowd clapped again. Kikyo gave everyone a half smile and she nodded.
Inu Yasha went up to Kagome, took the microphone and put an arm around her waist.
"And let's give it up for the other archer-the lovely Kagome Higurashi!" he exclaimed. The crowd cheered. Kagome blushed and looked up shyly at him.
"You-you didn't have to say that Inu Yasha," Kagome said, embarrassed.
"No, it's okay," he told her. "I WANTED to say it."
*****
Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Kikyo went back into the house to change their clothes. Inu Yasha and Kagome were left alone. Together, they stood under a bare sakura tree and watched the festival.
"You've improved in sword fighting," Inu Yasha finally said. Kagome smiled.
"I know. I didn't think I would survive that technique of yours," she replied and looked down at the ground.
"Well, you did. It makes me like you even more."
"I-Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked softly.
"Hm?"
"I want to tell you something."
Inu Yasha turned to face her. "And that would be?"
Kagome took a deep breath and said, "Inu Yasha, I just want to tell you that I really like-"
"KAGOME!" someone interrupted. Kagome sighed, disappointed. Kagome and Inu Yasha turned to find Souta running towards them.
"Hey, squirt," Inu Yasha ruffled Souta's hair when he finally reached them.
"Hi, Inu Yasha," Souta grinned. He turned towards Kagome. "Kagome, Grandpa wants you to change and then help clean up the stage and set up the music."
"I'll be right with you," Kagome sighed. Souta walked away. She turned and looked at Inu Yasha. "Well, I better get changed."
"Me too," Inu Yasha nodded. "I'll meet up with you again after I'm done. See ya later."
Just like Souta, he walked off. Kagome stared at his retreating figure.
"When will I ever get to tell him?" she whispered.
A/N: YAY! FINALLY! THE PLAY IS DONE! BUT MORE FUN IS COMING AT THE FESTIVAL! REVIEW! ^_^