Houken-Jidai
Sit, Boy
by Seabreeze
A/N: Honestly I don't know why its been so hard to continue this story, but I'm really trying. Planning the long-term stories helps, though, as I've discovered, which is why updating everything has been easier. Sorry I've been literally like 6 months here. I've missed writing this story :( Glad to be back :)
Disclaimer: See chapter 10.
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Sango set Kagome down in the grass and looked up at the now burning gym. She wiped perspiration from her forehead and frowned as she collapsed into a sitting position next to Kagome's unconscious body. Miroku and Inuyasha were taking their time and it worried her; Inuyasha had not been acting normally. She felt torn between going to help them and staying with Kagome, but knew that leaving Kagome out here like this wasn't a good idea. She checked Kagome's temperature, feelings her arms, legs, and ribs to make sure nothing important was broken. With a sigh of relief, she stood and waited impatiently for Miroku and Inuyasha. She didn't have to wait long.
Inuyasha came out first, more like exploded out. She'd never seen him move so quickly or furiously, and when he got near she realized that his eyes were blood-red. Sensing danger, she moved to the left, sheilding Kagome with her body. Her hand moved toward the hidden dagger in her cargo pants pocket.
"Sango, watch out! He's full demon!" Miroku called from several hundred feet back. Sango swallowed. Her parents had been preparing her for this sort of thing since the day she was born, but they hadn't expected to pit her against a full demon in human form till she was much older.
"Out of my way!" Inuyasha roared as he neared her. Sango crouched, ready for attack. She wished more than anything that she had hiraikotsu and her katana with her, but the dagger would have to do. She didn't have any other choice.
"I SAID, MOVE, human!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled. Sango scowled; as if she'd just leave Kagome defenseless. She kept the dagger hidden, not wanting him to know she was armed until the very last second. His plan was to simply bowl right over her, luckily nothing more complicated and dangerous. When he was close enough, though, Sango delivered her most powerful spinning kick. The combined force of his speed and her kick knocked him back several feet, where he lay stunned for a few seconds. Good. If she could just hold him off long enough, Kagome could wake up and Miroku could get her out of there. Inuyasha sprung up though, more livid then ever. He came at her so fast she had no time to react (which was saying a lot, since she was in training to be a secret agent,) and he dug his long, sharp nails into her shoulders. Sango didn't cry out or even hardly feel the pain as she wrapped her hands around his neck. She knew that, without her weapons, she couldn't do much fatal harm to him, so she didn't hold back. The two struggled for power, almost equal in advantage because Inuyasha had more upper body strength and Sango held onto his neck. Sango cheered inside her head, Miroku was almost caught up to them, by the sounds of it. A few more seconds... there. He was at Kagome's side. Inuyasha realized that this sort of wrestling would never get him to Kagome, and gave Sango a violent shove. She fell to the ground in shock and he grinned.
"I was just going to kill her, but now I'll have to kill both of you." He cracked his claws and Sango swallowed; he was going to use a demon attack.
"Don't hurt her, Inuyasha!" Miroku's yell only made Inuyasha glance at him briefly, before turning his attention back to Sango. He came forward until he was kneeling right over her.
"This might hurt a little," he said, laughing in a way Sango never wanted to hear him laugh again. He raised his right hand up, and sliced it forward, sending dangerous, glowind red arcs towards her.
"What're you doing, Inuyasha, she's your best friend." Kagome's voice was sort of dazed but still reprimanding. Inuyasha froze mid-attack, an opening Sango didn't fail to miss though one of his cuts had sliced her thigh. She kicked straight up, hitting his shoulder and then throwing her weight so that she pinned him to the ground. In the same instant, she pulled out a bottle of light blue liquid that she held over his face. Inuyasha howled, but to Kagome and Miroku's surprise, did not kill her. He was writhing and howling in pain, and Sango was breathing heavily.
"Quick, Kagome, get out of here. He's crazy." she said, strands of hair falling from her high ponytail to stick to her sweaty face. Miroku helped Kagome to her feet, and the two of them stared at Sango in awe.
"Sango, what IS that potion?" Miroku asked. She scowled.
"Poison for demons. It makes them sick if its too near their skin." she replied. "Now will you leave? I can only hold him off for so long!" Miroku nodded, pulling a worried looking Kagome away.
"It won't seriously hurt him, will it, Sango?" she asked.
"No," Sango replied. Inuyasha was weakening beneath her, his stomach below her knees was trembling. Sweat was pouring down his face, and the red eyes were glazed.
"Sango, you bitch," he rasped. He almost sounded like himself. Sango smiled sadly, ignoring the pain in her leg.
"I'm sorry, Inuyasha, but I can't let you kill Kagome."
Kagome and Miroku hadn't gotten far when Kaede, her clothes partially singed, hurried out.
"Kagome, child, what are you doing? Sango could be killed, and you're the only one who can truly subdue him!" she sounded angry, and Miroku and Kagome backed off a little ways in fear.
"What do you mean. Lady Kaede?" Miroku asked. Kaede glared at the two of them.
"The beads, fool! The beads!" both Kagome and Miroku stared at her in confusion until Kagome gasped and reached under her cheer top.
"These beads?" she asked, holding up the necklace. Kaede nodded.
"Hurry, child! Use them!"
"But... how?" Kagome asked, looking stressed and confused.
"Put them around his neck and use the words to subdue him!" Kaede explained impatiently, glancing over Miroku's shoulder at Sango and Inuyasha.
"What words to subdue him?" Kagome asked, growing more confused by the second.
"Any words you like, child, now go! While she still has him under control!" with Kaede's prompting, Sango and Miroku spun and raced back over to where Sango had Inuyasha pinned. When they got there, panting, Sango glared up at them.
"What part of "go away" don't you get?" she demanded, angry that they were not allowing her to do her job correctly and bleeding profusely.
"Sango, Kaede's given Kagome a way to control Inuyasha." Miroku explained in a rush. Kagome fell to her knees on Sango's other side.
"I just have to put this on, Sango," Kagome explained quietly, not liking at all the way he looked. Sango looked at her friend, and reluctantly let go of one of his shoulders. Kagome pulled the necklace over her own head and gently lifted Inuyasha's so she could put it around his neck. Slowly, both girls pulled away, and stood. Sango pulled herself off Inuyasha gingerly, feeling slightly guilty for pinning him and making him sick. They backed off until they were even with Miroku and Kaede. Inuyasha regained his strength quickly, and unfortuantely his rage as well.
"You'll pay for that, SANGO!" Inuyasha seethed, no longer trembling as the red in his eyes shone brighter than ever. He began to advance slowly, still not completely better.
"Subdue him, Kagome!" Kaede called hurriedly.
"Oh yeah! Um..." Kagome thought quickly. Meanwhile, Inuyasha continued to cuss Sango out. "Umm..." He raised his claw to finish the attack he had started earlier, and Kagome knew her thinking time was up.
"SIT, BOY!"
Boom.
An invisible force had slammed Inuyasha's body into the ground. Sango, Kagome, and Miroku all jumped slightly, and when Inuyasha's face appeared up from the ground, it was covered in dirt and grass and- to Kagome enormous relief, he was back to normal. But not happy about it.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" Inuyasha demanded, his shortened claw pointed at Kagome. Immediately he tried to tug it off, but it wouldn't go.
"Subduing beads," Kaede answered calmly. "And you might as well forget attacking any of us ever again, because Kagome can always sit you whenever she feels the need." she crossed her arms and looked at him smugly. Inuyasha muttered things under his breath, looking extremely pissed off, and bounded away without another word.
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Once Inuyasha had left, Kaede warned them to gaurd Kagome and advised Kagome that she may want to practice drawing the bow. Kagome, rubbing her aching arm muscles, nodded wordlessly. Kaede then left them to care for any injured students there might be inside the gym. Miroku immediately rushed to Sango's side and began inspecting her wound.
"Its not that bad," Sango said, alarmed. "Its shallow." but she had lost more blood than Miroku was comfortable with, and he continued to fuss over her. Kagome sat in the grass, clutching the bow she had destroyed the jewel with. Sango looked over and noticed.
"Kagome?" she asked over Miroku's working on her thigh. Kagome didn't look up.
"He wasn't himself," she said quietly. "That wasn't Inuyasha." Miroku and Sango exchanged glances, and he allowed her to crawl towards her friend.
"Its not Inuyasha, but it is a part of him." Sango said, hugging her friend around the shoulders. Kagome looked up at her.
"Have you ever seen him like that?" she asked, eyes unusually wide. Sango frowned and slowly shook his head.
"No. And it IS scary, isn't it?" she asked, and Kagome shook her head.
"No," she said. "But I like him like he always is." she sighed. "How do you guys know he's a full demon?"
"The changes in his eyes, mostly... I've seen it happen before." Miroku replied.
"In my parents line of work, you come across a lot of demons. You have to know how to handle them." Sango added. Not wanting to continue a conversation that made Kagome so sad, Miroku clapped his hands together.
"Well, I think we should head home. Any problem with staying with us tonight, Kagome?" he asked as he gripped Sango's arm, helping her up. Kagome shrugged.
"I don't think I have much choice." she said. Sango jerked her elbow out of Miroku's hand in annoyance, and he shrugged in response to both girls.
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A/N: Meh. I actually kinda liked writing that chapter. Coming next: search for the shards begins!
Thanks (whoa, these are waaaaaay overdue):
Red Dragon9- oh, of course, you can't NOT like Sesshoumaru. Everyone loves him, even though he's kinda a jerk (unless Rin is involved... maybe that's why we like him!) I'm so SO SO SO SO SO so sorry this took so long. Thanks for leaving a review.
RK-128- I think Kagome's over-the-top-ness may be partially because I was wired when I wrote that, lol. I usually try to reflect the emotions in my stories so I can portray them best, and I might've overdone it a tad there... lol. I hope your computer gets better! Lylas. Thanks for reviewing, too, pal.
Randomunit02- Rando Munit! I just realized you read a lot of my stuff. That's so cool! I still haven't forgotten about this story, believe it or not... thanks for reviewing.
Ellina- I'm glad this isn't boring ;) , though I prolly wouldn't write it if it was. Thanks so much for reviewing! And just being nice! Thanks!
Sit, Boy
by Seabreeze
A/N: Honestly I don't know why its been so hard to continue this story, but I'm really trying. Planning the long-term stories helps, though, as I've discovered, which is why updating everything has been easier. Sorry I've been literally like 6 months here. I've missed writing this story :( Glad to be back :)
Disclaimer: See chapter 10.
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Sango set Kagome down in the grass and looked up at the now burning gym. She wiped perspiration from her forehead and frowned as she collapsed into a sitting position next to Kagome's unconscious body. Miroku and Inuyasha were taking their time and it worried her; Inuyasha had not been acting normally. She felt torn between going to help them and staying with Kagome, but knew that leaving Kagome out here like this wasn't a good idea. She checked Kagome's temperature, feelings her arms, legs, and ribs to make sure nothing important was broken. With a sigh of relief, she stood and waited impatiently for Miroku and Inuyasha. She didn't have to wait long.
Inuyasha came out first, more like exploded out. She'd never seen him move so quickly or furiously, and when he got near she realized that his eyes were blood-red. Sensing danger, she moved to the left, sheilding Kagome with her body. Her hand moved toward the hidden dagger in her cargo pants pocket.
"Sango, watch out! He's full demon!" Miroku called from several hundred feet back. Sango swallowed. Her parents had been preparing her for this sort of thing since the day she was born, but they hadn't expected to pit her against a full demon in human form till she was much older.
"Out of my way!" Inuyasha roared as he neared her. Sango crouched, ready for attack. She wished more than anything that she had hiraikotsu and her katana with her, but the dagger would have to do. She didn't have any other choice.
"I SAID, MOVE, human!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled. Sango scowled; as if she'd just leave Kagome defenseless. She kept the dagger hidden, not wanting him to know she was armed until the very last second. His plan was to simply bowl right over her, luckily nothing more complicated and dangerous. When he was close enough, though, Sango delivered her most powerful spinning kick. The combined force of his speed and her kick knocked him back several feet, where he lay stunned for a few seconds. Good. If she could just hold him off long enough, Kagome could wake up and Miroku could get her out of there. Inuyasha sprung up though, more livid then ever. He came at her so fast she had no time to react (which was saying a lot, since she was in training to be a secret agent,) and he dug his long, sharp nails into her shoulders. Sango didn't cry out or even hardly feel the pain as she wrapped her hands around his neck. She knew that, without her weapons, she couldn't do much fatal harm to him, so she didn't hold back. The two struggled for power, almost equal in advantage because Inuyasha had more upper body strength and Sango held onto his neck. Sango cheered inside her head, Miroku was almost caught up to them, by the sounds of it. A few more seconds... there. He was at Kagome's side. Inuyasha realized that this sort of wrestling would never get him to Kagome, and gave Sango a violent shove. She fell to the ground in shock and he grinned.
"I was just going to kill her, but now I'll have to kill both of you." He cracked his claws and Sango swallowed; he was going to use a demon attack.
"Don't hurt her, Inuyasha!" Miroku's yell only made Inuyasha glance at him briefly, before turning his attention back to Sango. He came forward until he was kneeling right over her.
"This might hurt a little," he said, laughing in a way Sango never wanted to hear him laugh again. He raised his right hand up, and sliced it forward, sending dangerous, glowind red arcs towards her.
"What're you doing, Inuyasha, she's your best friend." Kagome's voice was sort of dazed but still reprimanding. Inuyasha froze mid-attack, an opening Sango didn't fail to miss though one of his cuts had sliced her thigh. She kicked straight up, hitting his shoulder and then throwing her weight so that she pinned him to the ground. In the same instant, she pulled out a bottle of light blue liquid that she held over his face. Inuyasha howled, but to Kagome and Miroku's surprise, did not kill her. He was writhing and howling in pain, and Sango was breathing heavily.
"Quick, Kagome, get out of here. He's crazy." she said, strands of hair falling from her high ponytail to stick to her sweaty face. Miroku helped Kagome to her feet, and the two of them stared at Sango in awe.
"Sango, what IS that potion?" Miroku asked. She scowled.
"Poison for demons. It makes them sick if its too near their skin." she replied. "Now will you leave? I can only hold him off for so long!" Miroku nodded, pulling a worried looking Kagome away.
"It won't seriously hurt him, will it, Sango?" she asked.
"No," Sango replied. Inuyasha was weakening beneath her, his stomach below her knees was trembling. Sweat was pouring down his face, and the red eyes were glazed.
"Sango, you bitch," he rasped. He almost sounded like himself. Sango smiled sadly, ignoring the pain in her leg.
"I'm sorry, Inuyasha, but I can't let you kill Kagome."
Kagome and Miroku hadn't gotten far when Kaede, her clothes partially singed, hurried out.
"Kagome, child, what are you doing? Sango could be killed, and you're the only one who can truly subdue him!" she sounded angry, and Miroku and Kagome backed off a little ways in fear.
"What do you mean. Lady Kaede?" Miroku asked. Kaede glared at the two of them.
"The beads, fool! The beads!" both Kagome and Miroku stared at her in confusion until Kagome gasped and reached under her cheer top.
"These beads?" she asked, holding up the necklace. Kaede nodded.
"Hurry, child! Use them!"
"But... how?" Kagome asked, looking stressed and confused.
"Put them around his neck and use the words to subdue him!" Kaede explained impatiently, glancing over Miroku's shoulder at Sango and Inuyasha.
"What words to subdue him?" Kagome asked, growing more confused by the second.
"Any words you like, child, now go! While she still has him under control!" with Kaede's prompting, Sango and Miroku spun and raced back over to where Sango had Inuyasha pinned. When they got there, panting, Sango glared up at them.
"What part of "go away" don't you get?" she demanded, angry that they were not allowing her to do her job correctly and bleeding profusely.
"Sango, Kaede's given Kagome a way to control Inuyasha." Miroku explained in a rush. Kagome fell to her knees on Sango's other side.
"I just have to put this on, Sango," Kagome explained quietly, not liking at all the way he looked. Sango looked at her friend, and reluctantly let go of one of his shoulders. Kagome pulled the necklace over her own head and gently lifted Inuyasha's so she could put it around his neck. Slowly, both girls pulled away, and stood. Sango pulled herself off Inuyasha gingerly, feeling slightly guilty for pinning him and making him sick. They backed off until they were even with Miroku and Kaede. Inuyasha regained his strength quickly, and unfortuantely his rage as well.
"You'll pay for that, SANGO!" Inuyasha seethed, no longer trembling as the red in his eyes shone brighter than ever. He began to advance slowly, still not completely better.
"Subdue him, Kagome!" Kaede called hurriedly.
"Oh yeah! Um..." Kagome thought quickly. Meanwhile, Inuyasha continued to cuss Sango out. "Umm..." He raised his claw to finish the attack he had started earlier, and Kagome knew her thinking time was up.
"SIT, BOY!"
Boom.
An invisible force had slammed Inuyasha's body into the ground. Sango, Kagome, and Miroku all jumped slightly, and when Inuyasha's face appeared up from the ground, it was covered in dirt and grass and- to Kagome enormous relief, he was back to normal. But not happy about it.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" Inuyasha demanded, his shortened claw pointed at Kagome. Immediately he tried to tug it off, but it wouldn't go.
"Subduing beads," Kaede answered calmly. "And you might as well forget attacking any of us ever again, because Kagome can always sit you whenever she feels the need." she crossed her arms and looked at him smugly. Inuyasha muttered things under his breath, looking extremely pissed off, and bounded away without another word.
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Once Inuyasha had left, Kaede warned them to gaurd Kagome and advised Kagome that she may want to practice drawing the bow. Kagome, rubbing her aching arm muscles, nodded wordlessly. Kaede then left them to care for any injured students there might be inside the gym. Miroku immediately rushed to Sango's side and began inspecting her wound.
"Its not that bad," Sango said, alarmed. "Its shallow." but she had lost more blood than Miroku was comfortable with, and he continued to fuss over her. Kagome sat in the grass, clutching the bow she had destroyed the jewel with. Sango looked over and noticed.
"Kagome?" she asked over Miroku's working on her thigh. Kagome didn't look up.
"He wasn't himself," she said quietly. "That wasn't Inuyasha." Miroku and Sango exchanged glances, and he allowed her to crawl towards her friend.
"Its not Inuyasha, but it is a part of him." Sango said, hugging her friend around the shoulders. Kagome looked up at her.
"Have you ever seen him like that?" she asked, eyes unusually wide. Sango frowned and slowly shook his head.
"No. And it IS scary, isn't it?" she asked, and Kagome shook her head.
"No," she said. "But I like him like he always is." she sighed. "How do you guys know he's a full demon?"
"The changes in his eyes, mostly... I've seen it happen before." Miroku replied.
"In my parents line of work, you come across a lot of demons. You have to know how to handle them." Sango added. Not wanting to continue a conversation that made Kagome so sad, Miroku clapped his hands together.
"Well, I think we should head home. Any problem with staying with us tonight, Kagome?" he asked as he gripped Sango's arm, helping her up. Kagome shrugged.
"I don't think I have much choice." she said. Sango jerked her elbow out of Miroku's hand in annoyance, and he shrugged in response to both girls.
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A/N: Meh. I actually kinda liked writing that chapter. Coming next: search for the shards begins!
Thanks (whoa, these are waaaaaay overdue):
Red Dragon9- oh, of course, you can't NOT like Sesshoumaru. Everyone loves him, even though he's kinda a jerk (unless Rin is involved... maybe that's why we like him!) I'm so SO SO SO SO SO so sorry this took so long. Thanks for leaving a review.
RK-128- I think Kagome's over-the-top-ness may be partially because I was wired when I wrote that, lol. I usually try to reflect the emotions in my stories so I can portray them best, and I might've overdone it a tad there... lol. I hope your computer gets better! Lylas. Thanks for reviewing, too, pal.
Randomunit02- Rando Munit! I just realized you read a lot of my stuff. That's so cool! I still haven't forgotten about this story, believe it or not... thanks for reviewing.
Ellina- I'm glad this isn't boring ;) , though I prolly wouldn't write it if it was. Thanks so much for reviewing! And just being nice! Thanks!