I just finished chapter 8, so...here you go! But first, some of my responses, as usual.
shippofan09: If you want me to R & R your stories, you're going to have to log in so I know your ff screen name.
Shamanic Destiny: I meant that I would remove the review, not the story. I have no intention whatsoever of taking this down!
Amai Kitsune: Yes, I have! I actually was thinking about Azumanga Daioh when I was writing that part. (Just to be on the safe side...I don't own Azumanga Daioh! )
Sabster: Thank you! Yes, I was originally going to have him names 'K-chan,' but Neko-chan seemed to make more sense, so I changed it at the last minute.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Ranma 1/2
Oh, by the way, by the time I put up chapter nine I'll show you a few pictures that I drew of Ashiyuna! What I imagine her to look like, anyway...I'm not the best drawer, but I'm defiantly not the worst, so...yeah.
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A soft breeze was present around the hut. It would occasionally gain the strength to blow the mat over the entrance about an inch or two, but that was it. The music of crickets roamed throughout the night, and all was dark.
Inside the hut was a demon slayer, a half demon, a human, a demon cat, and a perfectly normal cat(In some sense anyway), all sleeping silently. Well, almost all of them.
The cat's eyes slowly opened, and looked around at everyone. They all appeared to be asleep. The cat got up, and walked silently towards the door. Success! He had made it outside.
He began a quickly sprint out of the village, until he got into the forest of Inuyasha. From there, he headed in the general direction of the river. Then, however, he was picked up. Confused, he glanced up at his new captor. It was a little girl in a dirty looking kimono. She was actually quite cute. Especially compared to the green toad-like creature next to her.
"Look! I found a kitty!" The child exclaimed happily, as she cuddled with it.
Then, suddenly and without warning, she raised Neko-chan in the air, and then lowered him back down. "It's a boy kitty!" She exclaimed, happily. Neko-chan had an alarming expression on his kitty face. He felt violated.
"Hm...I'm gonna name you..."She murmured, thinking. "Oooh! I know! Fuzzy!" She announced. "Rin!" The toad croaked, angrily. "Lord Sesshomaru would never allow such a beast to accompany us!"
"But...but Jakeeeeennn!" She begged in a pouty voice. "No buts!" Jaken replied, and grabbed 'Fuzzy.' Then, he pointed his staff downward at Neko-chan. A small red ball of energy formed inside the mouth of the figure of the old man's head. "Things like this should just be--!"
"Hey!" A voice yelled, as two trees fell, revealing a hanyou wearing a red fire rat kimono. "That's my cat."
Jaken froze in fear. "It's Inuyasha!" He stammered, nervously. Neko-chan hopped away from Jaken, and tried to take off, but Inuyasha was too fats for him. Soon enough, Inuyasha had the cat in his hand instead. Then, he looked at Jaken, and smirked.
"You weren't just about to harm him by any chance, were you?" He asked. "N-no! Of course not!" Jaken replied. Neko-chan hissed, as if to say 'Bullshit!'
Inuyasha glanced to his side at a fairly large tree. Yes. That would do. He walked over to it, set down the cat, and with one hand he drew the tree from it's firm place in the ground, and threw it at Jaken. Before the toad knew it, he was crushed.
Inuyasha picked up Neko-chan again, and then wordlessly sped away, towards the river.
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"So, you tried to run off?" In that form?" Inuyasha asked, and of course Neko-chan didn't reply. "Idiot." He muttered, and reached for the Tetsusaiga. The cat squirmed around in his arms and dug its claws into his skin, trying to get free. "Will you cut that out?!" He spat, and drew the sword. Instead of trying to slash him, as the cat imagined, he threw it on the ground.
Then, he set Neko-chan on the ground, and walked over to the river with the sheath, and used it to scoop up water. Then, he gathered a few sticks and leaves, and put then in a small pile. After many failed attempts, he finally managed to get a fire started, and heated up the water.
"Now Kouga," Inuyasha said warningly, as he held the sheath, "I'll change you back, but you have to promise not to attack me. We're both cursed, and Miroku is too. We should at least try to work together. Don't you agree?" He asked. Neko-chan hesitated, but then nodded.
Inuyasha turned the sheath upside-down, and the warm water pouted over Neko-chan's head. Then, the cat transformed into Kouga. As soon as he transformed, Inuyasha threw a long black cloak at him, and he caught it. Kouga put on the cloak, and it covered his full body save his face, for he had kept the hood down.
"It was the springs, Inuyasha." Kouga explained. "They have the power to turn people into an animal or switch genders. That is because people drowned in them. You fell in the spring of drowned girl. I fell into the spring of drowned cat. If we can go back to that place--" He said, but Inuyasha interrupted him. "Kagome called it China."
Kouga glared at Inuyasha. "If we can go back to China, and find the spring of drowned man, then we can change back to our original forms." He finished.
"Really?" Inuyasha blinked. "Wow! That's easy!" He exclaimed. "But...if that's the case..." He pondered aloud, "Then why haven't you gone back there yourself?" the hanyou asked, blinking.
"I've tried..." Kouga murmured, glancing downward. "But the number of demons in that sea has greatly encased since I have returned. In the skies, too. We probably have Naraku to thank for that..." He finished. "Demons? Big deal! Is the big bad wolf leader afraid of some little demons?" He asked, tauntingly.
"Shut up, idiot!" He yelled, angrily. "Tell me, inu-koro, if a demon breaks your boat, what would happen to it? It would sink, that's what! And, in case you didn't know, that water is cold!"
Inuyasha paused, with a sort of 'Oh, I get it now!' expression. Then, he clenched his fist. "So you see," Kouga explained, "there's not a damn thing we can do about it. Now, I'm leaving. If you tell anybody besides that monk about my...you know, transformation, then I'll tell Kagome about yours." He threatened.
"How did you know that Kagome didn't know?" Inuyasha asked, curiously. Kouga laughed. "Actually, that was just a guess, but thanks for telling me! Later, inu-koro!" He said, and ran off. Inuyasha twitched, but then smirked. "So I'll see you later then, Fuzzy!"
Kouga stopped.
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Sango sat up in her futon, rubbing her eyes. Then, she stretched out her arms, and yawned. Gazing around the room, she say that Miroku was asleep, and Inuyasha was sitting against the wall, staring at her. Sango blinked. "Inuyasha, can I ask you something?" She asked.
"What?" He asked, coldly. Sango blinked again.
"Why is your face bleeding?"
Inuyasha twitched. It was true; dark red blood oozed down his face on the right side. "Head injury. Long story."
"Well, as long as we have a few days, we should probably get you healed up, seeing how terrible your condition is." Miroku said, calmly. Both Inuyasha and Sango were taken by surprise. "How long have you been awake?!" They shot. Miroku blinked. "Quite a while now, actually. Why do you ask?"
The two of them stared at him. He blinked again. "What?" He asked. "Were you awake long enough to stop Neko-chan from getting away?" Sango questioned.
"Oh, he got away? Pity... Lady Kagome won't be too pleased about this." He sighed. Inuyasha stared out the window dully. "I have a feeling that we'll end up finding it again." He murmured.
"Well, in the meantime," Miroku said, as he got up and knelt next to Inuyasha, observing his left arm, "we'll take care of your wounds." "What wounds?" Inuyasha asked. "I'm telling you, it's nothing! I'm a demon! Injuries like this are just--OWWWW!" He howled, for while Inuyasha had been ranting, Miroku poked his left arm with the end of his staff.
"So you do need help." Miroku stated. Inuyasha twitched. "Don't say it like that!" He shouted, defensively. "Inuyasha, please stop yelling." Miroku said, calmly. This made Inuyasha upset. "I'LL YELL ALL THE HELL I--!"
He stopped yelling, for Miroku had nudged his arm yet again with the end of his staff.
It was very difficult, but Miroku and Sango finally managed to bandage up all of his injuries. Inuyasha barely cooperated, and during the whole operation muttered angrily about abuse.
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Kouga muttered angrily to himself as he trudged through the mountainous area where that lead to his tribe. His eyes were on the ground, and he looked half furious, half embarrassed -That damn inu-koro! How dare he insult me like that!- He thought.
When he reached the waterfall that hid his cave entrance, he froze. Kouga backed away a few steps, cautiously. "No..." He murmured, "Goddamnit no!"
"Hey Kouga!" A wolf demon asked, as he emerged from the waterfall. "Is something wrong?" Another one asked, as it followed.
"Ginta, Hakkaku, I'm gonna have to leave..." He muttered. They blinked. "Why?" Ginta asked. "Come on!" Hakkaku said, "Let's go in the cave!"
Together, Ginta and Hakkaku practically forced Kouga through the waterfall. When they appeared on the other side, however, Kouga wasn't there. The two wolf demons looked around, curiously. "Kouga?" Hakkaku asked, and peeked his head out of the waterfall. "He's not there." He said, turning to Ginta.
Ginta shrugged. "Oh well. Let him do what he wants." He said, and that was that.
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About three minutes later, Neko-chan(or Fuzzy) was speeding through the forest, being chased by a large boar demon. The demon had already cut a gash that was fairly large for a cat in its front leg.
-Damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn!- He thought, as he ran without looking back. -Where the hell am I going?- He wondered, but his feet continued on. They led him straight to Kaede's village, where he tripped over a rock on the ground. The demon let out a mighty yell, and gained on Neko-chan. Neko-chan closed his eyes tightly. This was the end.
But, somehow, the end didn't come. Instead, he heard a loud thud. Something heavy hand hit the ground. Curious, he opened his eyes, and peeked behind him. The boar demon was dead, and lying on its side. Standing next to it was a figure clad in a red kimono.
-Damn...I'm back to where I started...I should get out of here before...- But by now, the wound in his leg began to take effect, and he passed out.
shippofan09: If you want me to R & R your stories, you're going to have to log in so I know your ff screen name.
Shamanic Destiny: I meant that I would remove the review, not the story. I have no intention whatsoever of taking this down!
Amai Kitsune: Yes, I have! I actually was thinking about Azumanga Daioh when I was writing that part. (Just to be on the safe side...I don't own Azumanga Daioh! )
Sabster: Thank you! Yes, I was originally going to have him names 'K-chan,' but Neko-chan seemed to make more sense, so I changed it at the last minute.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Ranma 1/2
Oh, by the way, by the time I put up chapter nine I'll show you a few pictures that I drew of Ashiyuna! What I imagine her to look like, anyway...I'm not the best drawer, but I'm defiantly not the worst, so...yeah.
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A soft breeze was present around the hut. It would occasionally gain the strength to blow the mat over the entrance about an inch or two, but that was it. The music of crickets roamed throughout the night, and all was dark.
Inside the hut was a demon slayer, a half demon, a human, a demon cat, and a perfectly normal cat(In some sense anyway), all sleeping silently. Well, almost all of them.
The cat's eyes slowly opened, and looked around at everyone. They all appeared to be asleep. The cat got up, and walked silently towards the door. Success! He had made it outside.
He began a quickly sprint out of the village, until he got into the forest of Inuyasha. From there, he headed in the general direction of the river. Then, however, he was picked up. Confused, he glanced up at his new captor. It was a little girl in a dirty looking kimono. She was actually quite cute. Especially compared to the green toad-like creature next to her.
"Look! I found a kitty!" The child exclaimed happily, as she cuddled with it.
Then, suddenly and without warning, she raised Neko-chan in the air, and then lowered him back down. "It's a boy kitty!" She exclaimed, happily. Neko-chan had an alarming expression on his kitty face. He felt violated.
"Hm...I'm gonna name you..."She murmured, thinking. "Oooh! I know! Fuzzy!" She announced. "Rin!" The toad croaked, angrily. "Lord Sesshomaru would never allow such a beast to accompany us!"
"But...but Jakeeeeennn!" She begged in a pouty voice. "No buts!" Jaken replied, and grabbed 'Fuzzy.' Then, he pointed his staff downward at Neko-chan. A small red ball of energy formed inside the mouth of the figure of the old man's head. "Things like this should just be--!"
"Hey!" A voice yelled, as two trees fell, revealing a hanyou wearing a red fire rat kimono. "That's my cat."
Jaken froze in fear. "It's Inuyasha!" He stammered, nervously. Neko-chan hopped away from Jaken, and tried to take off, but Inuyasha was too fats for him. Soon enough, Inuyasha had the cat in his hand instead. Then, he looked at Jaken, and smirked.
"You weren't just about to harm him by any chance, were you?" He asked. "N-no! Of course not!" Jaken replied. Neko-chan hissed, as if to say 'Bullshit!'
Inuyasha glanced to his side at a fairly large tree. Yes. That would do. He walked over to it, set down the cat, and with one hand he drew the tree from it's firm place in the ground, and threw it at Jaken. Before the toad knew it, he was crushed.
Inuyasha picked up Neko-chan again, and then wordlessly sped away, towards the river.
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"So, you tried to run off?" In that form?" Inuyasha asked, and of course Neko-chan didn't reply. "Idiot." He muttered, and reached for the Tetsusaiga. The cat squirmed around in his arms and dug its claws into his skin, trying to get free. "Will you cut that out?!" He spat, and drew the sword. Instead of trying to slash him, as the cat imagined, he threw it on the ground.
Then, he set Neko-chan on the ground, and walked over to the river with the sheath, and used it to scoop up water. Then, he gathered a few sticks and leaves, and put then in a small pile. After many failed attempts, he finally managed to get a fire started, and heated up the water.
"Now Kouga," Inuyasha said warningly, as he held the sheath, "I'll change you back, but you have to promise not to attack me. We're both cursed, and Miroku is too. We should at least try to work together. Don't you agree?" He asked. Neko-chan hesitated, but then nodded.
Inuyasha turned the sheath upside-down, and the warm water pouted over Neko-chan's head. Then, the cat transformed into Kouga. As soon as he transformed, Inuyasha threw a long black cloak at him, and he caught it. Kouga put on the cloak, and it covered his full body save his face, for he had kept the hood down.
"It was the springs, Inuyasha." Kouga explained. "They have the power to turn people into an animal or switch genders. That is because people drowned in them. You fell in the spring of drowned girl. I fell into the spring of drowned cat. If we can go back to that place--" He said, but Inuyasha interrupted him. "Kagome called it China."
Kouga glared at Inuyasha. "If we can go back to China, and find the spring of drowned man, then we can change back to our original forms." He finished.
"Really?" Inuyasha blinked. "Wow! That's easy!" He exclaimed. "But...if that's the case..." He pondered aloud, "Then why haven't you gone back there yourself?" the hanyou asked, blinking.
"I've tried..." Kouga murmured, glancing downward. "But the number of demons in that sea has greatly encased since I have returned. In the skies, too. We probably have Naraku to thank for that..." He finished. "Demons? Big deal! Is the big bad wolf leader afraid of some little demons?" He asked, tauntingly.
"Shut up, idiot!" He yelled, angrily. "Tell me, inu-koro, if a demon breaks your boat, what would happen to it? It would sink, that's what! And, in case you didn't know, that water is cold!"
Inuyasha paused, with a sort of 'Oh, I get it now!' expression. Then, he clenched his fist. "So you see," Kouga explained, "there's not a damn thing we can do about it. Now, I'm leaving. If you tell anybody besides that monk about my...you know, transformation, then I'll tell Kagome about yours." He threatened.
"How did you know that Kagome didn't know?" Inuyasha asked, curiously. Kouga laughed. "Actually, that was just a guess, but thanks for telling me! Later, inu-koro!" He said, and ran off. Inuyasha twitched, but then smirked. "So I'll see you later then, Fuzzy!"
Kouga stopped.
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Sango sat up in her futon, rubbing her eyes. Then, she stretched out her arms, and yawned. Gazing around the room, she say that Miroku was asleep, and Inuyasha was sitting against the wall, staring at her. Sango blinked. "Inuyasha, can I ask you something?" She asked.
"What?" He asked, coldly. Sango blinked again.
"Why is your face bleeding?"
Inuyasha twitched. It was true; dark red blood oozed down his face on the right side. "Head injury. Long story."
"Well, as long as we have a few days, we should probably get you healed up, seeing how terrible your condition is." Miroku said, calmly. Both Inuyasha and Sango were taken by surprise. "How long have you been awake?!" They shot. Miroku blinked. "Quite a while now, actually. Why do you ask?"
The two of them stared at him. He blinked again. "What?" He asked. "Were you awake long enough to stop Neko-chan from getting away?" Sango questioned.
"Oh, he got away? Pity... Lady Kagome won't be too pleased about this." He sighed. Inuyasha stared out the window dully. "I have a feeling that we'll end up finding it again." He murmured.
"Well, in the meantime," Miroku said, as he got up and knelt next to Inuyasha, observing his left arm, "we'll take care of your wounds." "What wounds?" Inuyasha asked. "I'm telling you, it's nothing! I'm a demon! Injuries like this are just--OWWWW!" He howled, for while Inuyasha had been ranting, Miroku poked his left arm with the end of his staff.
"So you do need help." Miroku stated. Inuyasha twitched. "Don't say it like that!" He shouted, defensively. "Inuyasha, please stop yelling." Miroku said, calmly. This made Inuyasha upset. "I'LL YELL ALL THE HELL I--!"
He stopped yelling, for Miroku had nudged his arm yet again with the end of his staff.
It was very difficult, but Miroku and Sango finally managed to bandage up all of his injuries. Inuyasha barely cooperated, and during the whole operation muttered angrily about abuse.
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Kouga muttered angrily to himself as he trudged through the mountainous area where that lead to his tribe. His eyes were on the ground, and he looked half furious, half embarrassed -That damn inu-koro! How dare he insult me like that!- He thought.
When he reached the waterfall that hid his cave entrance, he froze. Kouga backed away a few steps, cautiously. "No..." He murmured, "Goddamnit no!"
"Hey Kouga!" A wolf demon asked, as he emerged from the waterfall. "Is something wrong?" Another one asked, as it followed.
"Ginta, Hakkaku, I'm gonna have to leave..." He muttered. They blinked. "Why?" Ginta asked. "Come on!" Hakkaku said, "Let's go in the cave!"
Together, Ginta and Hakkaku practically forced Kouga through the waterfall. When they appeared on the other side, however, Kouga wasn't there. The two wolf demons looked around, curiously. "Kouga?" Hakkaku asked, and peeked his head out of the waterfall. "He's not there." He said, turning to Ginta.
Ginta shrugged. "Oh well. Let him do what he wants." He said, and that was that.
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About three minutes later, Neko-chan(or Fuzzy) was speeding through the forest, being chased by a large boar demon. The demon had already cut a gash that was fairly large for a cat in its front leg.
-Damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn!- He thought, as he ran without looking back. -Where the hell am I going?- He wondered, but his feet continued on. They led him straight to Kaede's village, where he tripped over a rock on the ground. The demon let out a mighty yell, and gained on Neko-chan. Neko-chan closed his eyes tightly. This was the end.
But, somehow, the end didn't come. Instead, he heard a loud thud. Something heavy hand hit the ground. Curious, he opened his eyes, and peeked behind him. The boar demon was dead, and lying on its side. Standing next to it was a figure clad in a red kimono.
-Damn...I'm back to where I started...I should get out of here before...- But by now, the wound in his leg began to take effect, and he passed out.