Hello again! I'm proud to inform you all that I have finally figured out some semblance of a plot for this story! As well as (dun dun dunnnnnn dramatic pause) the plot and first chapter of the sequel! Yay!... erm, yes. Well then...
Lil'killer: the website is animecrave (just ad the www. and the dot com). And the 'Back off, Brock' was not, in fact, a mistake... Rather it was my brother's questionable viewing choices speaking... They were watching Pokemon at the time... Anyway... thank you for reviewing!
Mockingbirdflyaway: I just realized where I know you from: Scribbling quill. Of course, that place is like, dead now, but... And yes, I realize that it does look rather unprofessional, but (heh) I've never actually used the quickedit feature, so I didn't know that they had it. Thanks for the tip!
Padfootlet: HAH!! I GOT YOU TO READ AN IY FIC! YOU'RE OFFICIALLY OBSESSED! MUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!
In any case... Here ya go!
Ginger sat on the cool grass beneath the ancient tree to which InuYasha had been pinned. After the vague shock of not being able to contact her family had worn off, she had virtually demanded that she be taken back to the feudal era.
InuYasha, of course, protested profusely, but his complaints fell on deaf ears at Kagome's explanation.
"She's nobody here! She'd just be wasting time doing nothing, because to do anything nowadays you need proof of identity. She doesn't have that! As far as things go, she's a non-entity." Kagome has said as she prepared to return to her era. She had a test the next day that she couldn't miss. InuYasha has complained about lack of communication skills, but Kagome just shook her head, saying 'You're smart.'
So now, against his will, InuYasha was stuck, in his words, babysitting.
"I'm hungry." Ginger suddenly announced. InuYasha just looked at her, raising an eyebrow. Ginger sighed, recalling the language barrier that had managed to crop up due to recent events. InuYasha sighed and decided he was fed up with watching the 'simple-minded child', and decided to take her to the village. He grabbed her by the arm and virtually slung her over his back, eliciting a sharp cry of protest. She instinctively clutched his shirt as he bounded away through the forest.
When they finally came to a stop in front of a hut in the village, Ginger was vaguely reluctant to let go. She finally, after much prodding, let go of InuYasha's shirt and they walked inside the hut.
An old woman sat beside the fire, grinding and mixing herbs with a mortar and pestle. She looked unfazed at seeing the half-demon, but surprised at his company.
"Who is this?" She asked kindly, slowly getting to her feet.
"Somehow she fell into a well somewhere deeper in the forest. She comes from a place that Kagome called Amelica, or something like that." InuYasha said, sitting down and helping himself to the stew that hung over the fire.
"Are ye alright, child?" the woman asked kindly. Ginger looked at her a moment.
"She doesn't speak Japanese. Kagome speaks her language, though. Engrits or something."
"America and English, idiot." Ginger said, picking up on his mistakes. InuYasha looked at her in vague surprise. She ignored this and turned to the woman. "Are you Kaede?" She asked.
Kaede looked even more surprised, but wasn't sure what she was asking. "I am Kaede..." She said. "Who are ye?" Ginger's turn to be confused. Then she realized that Kaede was probably asking her name.
"Oh what I wouldn't give for a Babel-fish right now..." She muttered. She then pointed to herself, saying her name. Kaede got the message.
"Well then, Ginger... We need to see what we can do about this language barrier problem we have." Kaede said, returning to her place by the fire. She began examining various articles around her. She finally licked up some long, thin string which Ginger suspected wasn't only string. She examined it closely before setting it down. She then started examining various other charms and amulets that surrounded her.
Ginger lost interest and began gazing around the rest of the hut. She took in all the magical items, the drying herbs and such. It fascinated her to no end. Once she was finished exploring, she settled down across the fire from Kaede. InuYasha was laying on his side, facing the fire, with his back up against the side of the hut, still eating/drinking the soup from a wooden bowl.
"Aren't ye hungry?" Kaede asked. When Ginger only looked confused, Kaede pointed towards the pot of stew that was bubbling away over the fire. Ginger nodded slowly. Kaede picked up a bowl and ladled some soup into it. She handed Ginger the bowl and a pair of chopsticks. Ginger looked at the chopsticks a moment before smiling.
"Good thing I usually use them anyway..." She muttered, picking out the vegetables and eating them. She slowly and methodically ate, first the vegetables of one kind, then another, then sip the broth, then the last kind of vegetable and then the meat. By the time she had finished, she was vary tired. With a sigh she noted that it must be close to midnight.
Her day had been exhausting, both physically and mentally. She curled up on her side without even a blanket and fell directly asleep.
She awoke the next morning to a beam of sunlight shining directly on her face. She sat up slowly, taking in the empty hut. 'I wonder where everyone is...' She wondered. She noticed a few rice balls set on the plate near her head, which had been adjusted onto a pillow. She finally noticed that she wasn't where she had fallen asleep but a little further from the fire. Someone had put her on a sleeping mat with a blanket. She smiled, folding up the blanket and rolling up the mat. She placed it in the corner and sat down, staring pensively into the fire as she ate her breakfast.
Kaede soon returned, InuYasha in tow. InuYasha was carrying a large basket.
"Why do I have to carry all this for you, old woman? You're the healer!"
"Because." Kaede muttered, sitting down beside the fire again. She picked up a string of beads that appeared similar to InuYasha's, except it was all of small, ebony black beads. Kaede gestured for Ginger to come closer and she did. Kaede fastened the string of beads like a choker and then sat back.
"Can ye understand me?" She asked. Ginger's eyes widened.
"What? This... How?" She gasped in astonishment. Kaede's eyes lit up and se smiled.
"Ah! So it did work!" She exclaimed. "I wasn't sure if it would. I've never had to understand another language like that ye speak."
"What is it?" Ginger asked, fingering the beads.
"That, my dear, is a secret." Kagome said. InuYasha rolled his eyes with his signature 'feh.'
"The old woman probably forgot how she did it." He said. Ginger glared at him.
"Hasn't anyone told you to respect your elders?" She said. Then she paused, but before InuYasha could say anything... "Or rather, to respect those wiser than you?" She amended, looking rather smug. InuYasha looked at a loss for a retort, and so he just rolled his eyes again, exiting the hut.
"So... Seriously, how can I speak Japanese? I mean, like with Babel-fish you only understand... So... How is this working?" Ginger asked. Kaede looked thoughtful for a moment.
"The last language ye hear spoken is the language ye will be understood as speaking." Kaede said. Ginger looked impressed.
"Geeze... I'm never telling anyone ever again that I don't believe in magic..." She said, still amazed. "This could get difficult in Spanish class, though..."
"Spanish class?" Kaede asked. Ginger went on to explain all about her classes at school, her family, her friends, and all manner of trivial information as Kaede went about her daily chores. By the time Ginger had exhausted herself of topics, it was late afternoon. InuYasha entered the hut, followed closely by Kagome.
"How did you do on your test?" Ginger asked casually. Kagome looked astonished.
"How did you learn Japanese so quickly?" She asked.
"I don't rightly know. Ask Kaede. It's got something to do with this choker." Ginger said, fingering the necklace. Kagome smiled.
"Kaede, you never cease to amaze me! Anyway, guess what I brought!" She held up her backpack. I noted that InuYasha was now staring at it, waiting anxiously. Ginger wildly guessed that it was ramen. She was proved right when Kagome pulled out the packages and began preparing their late lunch/early dinner.
During their meal they began discussing various ideas for what brought Ginger here and what could take her back. About halfway through dinner, Miroku and Shippo decided to finally show up.
"Where were you guys all day?" InuYasha demanded.
"Out. Somewhere." Miroku offered under InuYasha's fierce glare. Shippo bounced over to sit in Kagome's lap.
"We were out looking for jewel shards in the nearby woods." He said cheerfully.
"And how did you expect to find them? You can't sense them!" InuYasha demanded.
"Hey, doggie, lighten up. They're sparkly!" Ginger proclaimed happily, slurping down her ramen almost as fast as InuYasha had. Everyone looked at her in surprise. She laughed. It seemed as though she was back to the mood she was in when she had molested InuYasha's ears the day before. She shook her head.
"I'm sorry, really... I just have really weird coping methods..." She explained tentatively. She giggled once more, then struggled to remain serious. "And this situation I'm in requires me to cope..." Everyone gave her understanding looks. She stood. "Mind if I take a walk?"
"I'll join you." Miroku offered, jumping up and following Ginger out of the hut. He caught up with her as she walked down the path by the river.
"Must be hard..." He said gently. Ginger sighed.
"Yeah, it is. I don't know if I'll ever get home."
"It'll be alright..." Miroku said, pulling her into a hug. Ginger, though slightly expecting it, was no less surprised and outraged when Miroku too the opportunity to grab her butt.
"YEOUCH!! What was that for?!" Miroku cried, rubbing the now sore spot on his head.
"Wild guess." Ginger said, smirking. Miroku winced.
"I have a headache now..."
"Yup! You will for a while. I've perfected my technique."
"Technique?" Miroku stopped rubbing his head to look at the girl. She grinned.
"Yup. I use it on lechers like you. Simple way of hitting the head just right so that for a few moments it hurts in one spot but it then spreads to a dull ache throughout the entire head." Ginger explained happily. Miroku muttered, but smiled through the headache.
"Well... It works..."
"Of course it does!" Ginger said, laughing now. Miroku glared half- heartedly.
"Well, think of it like this, it's better than getting hit in the head with a giant boomerang." Ginger said, grinning. At Miroku's confused look her grin widened.
"Ahh... So she hasn't arrived? Good. I don't know much about her anyway." Ginger shrugged. Miroku's confusion, along with his headache, grew. "Let's head back..." She suggested. Miroku, needless to say, didn't object.
They arrived back at the hut nearer to nightfall. Kagome took in Miroku's slightly pained expression and Ginger's self-satisfied one and giggled.
They all set out their bedrolls, InuYasha by the door, Kagome and Ginger in one corner, Miroku in the direct opposite corner, and Kaede next to the fire. Shippo curled up next to Kagome and fell asleep almost instantly.
The hut soon filled with the soft, deep breathing of it's sleeping inhabitants.
Ginger, however, lay awake, running the past two days in her mind. She desperately searched her mind for any way possible to return home. She didn't wan to spend her entire life stuck in feudal Japan!
Well... Yes. Indeed. I had to fit Miroku groping someone in there somewhere. This is an exceptionally long chapter, I realize... It's just... that if I were to cut it in half, each half would be extra short! Well, but my standards... Anyway... The plot will be set rolling within the next few chapters, once Ginger gets home... Reviews are appreciated, flames will be used to kill Voltaire and Boris!
Lil'killer: the website is animecrave (just ad the www. and the dot com). And the 'Back off, Brock' was not, in fact, a mistake... Rather it was my brother's questionable viewing choices speaking... They were watching Pokemon at the time... Anyway... thank you for reviewing!
Mockingbirdflyaway: I just realized where I know you from: Scribbling quill. Of course, that place is like, dead now, but... And yes, I realize that it does look rather unprofessional, but (heh) I've never actually used the quickedit feature, so I didn't know that they had it. Thanks for the tip!
Padfootlet: HAH!! I GOT YOU TO READ AN IY FIC! YOU'RE OFFICIALLY OBSESSED! MUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!
In any case... Here ya go!
Ginger sat on the cool grass beneath the ancient tree to which InuYasha had been pinned. After the vague shock of not being able to contact her family had worn off, she had virtually demanded that she be taken back to the feudal era.
InuYasha, of course, protested profusely, but his complaints fell on deaf ears at Kagome's explanation.
"She's nobody here! She'd just be wasting time doing nothing, because to do anything nowadays you need proof of identity. She doesn't have that! As far as things go, she's a non-entity." Kagome has said as she prepared to return to her era. She had a test the next day that she couldn't miss. InuYasha has complained about lack of communication skills, but Kagome just shook her head, saying 'You're smart.'
So now, against his will, InuYasha was stuck, in his words, babysitting.
"I'm hungry." Ginger suddenly announced. InuYasha just looked at her, raising an eyebrow. Ginger sighed, recalling the language barrier that had managed to crop up due to recent events. InuYasha sighed and decided he was fed up with watching the 'simple-minded child', and decided to take her to the village. He grabbed her by the arm and virtually slung her over his back, eliciting a sharp cry of protest. She instinctively clutched his shirt as he bounded away through the forest.
When they finally came to a stop in front of a hut in the village, Ginger was vaguely reluctant to let go. She finally, after much prodding, let go of InuYasha's shirt and they walked inside the hut.
An old woman sat beside the fire, grinding and mixing herbs with a mortar and pestle. She looked unfazed at seeing the half-demon, but surprised at his company.
"Who is this?" She asked kindly, slowly getting to her feet.
"Somehow she fell into a well somewhere deeper in the forest. She comes from a place that Kagome called Amelica, or something like that." InuYasha said, sitting down and helping himself to the stew that hung over the fire.
"Are ye alright, child?" the woman asked kindly. Ginger looked at her a moment.
"She doesn't speak Japanese. Kagome speaks her language, though. Engrits or something."
"America and English, idiot." Ginger said, picking up on his mistakes. InuYasha looked at her in vague surprise. She ignored this and turned to the woman. "Are you Kaede?" She asked.
Kaede looked even more surprised, but wasn't sure what she was asking. "I am Kaede..." She said. "Who are ye?" Ginger's turn to be confused. Then she realized that Kaede was probably asking her name.
"Oh what I wouldn't give for a Babel-fish right now..." She muttered. She then pointed to herself, saying her name. Kaede got the message.
"Well then, Ginger... We need to see what we can do about this language barrier problem we have." Kaede said, returning to her place by the fire. She began examining various articles around her. She finally licked up some long, thin string which Ginger suspected wasn't only string. She examined it closely before setting it down. She then started examining various other charms and amulets that surrounded her.
Ginger lost interest and began gazing around the rest of the hut. She took in all the magical items, the drying herbs and such. It fascinated her to no end. Once she was finished exploring, she settled down across the fire from Kaede. InuYasha was laying on his side, facing the fire, with his back up against the side of the hut, still eating/drinking the soup from a wooden bowl.
"Aren't ye hungry?" Kaede asked. When Ginger only looked confused, Kaede pointed towards the pot of stew that was bubbling away over the fire. Ginger nodded slowly. Kaede picked up a bowl and ladled some soup into it. She handed Ginger the bowl and a pair of chopsticks. Ginger looked at the chopsticks a moment before smiling.
"Good thing I usually use them anyway..." She muttered, picking out the vegetables and eating them. She slowly and methodically ate, first the vegetables of one kind, then another, then sip the broth, then the last kind of vegetable and then the meat. By the time she had finished, she was vary tired. With a sigh she noted that it must be close to midnight.
Her day had been exhausting, both physically and mentally. She curled up on her side without even a blanket and fell directly asleep.
She awoke the next morning to a beam of sunlight shining directly on her face. She sat up slowly, taking in the empty hut. 'I wonder where everyone is...' She wondered. She noticed a few rice balls set on the plate near her head, which had been adjusted onto a pillow. She finally noticed that she wasn't where she had fallen asleep but a little further from the fire. Someone had put her on a sleeping mat with a blanket. She smiled, folding up the blanket and rolling up the mat. She placed it in the corner and sat down, staring pensively into the fire as she ate her breakfast.
Kaede soon returned, InuYasha in tow. InuYasha was carrying a large basket.
"Why do I have to carry all this for you, old woman? You're the healer!"
"Because." Kaede muttered, sitting down beside the fire again. She picked up a string of beads that appeared similar to InuYasha's, except it was all of small, ebony black beads. Kaede gestured for Ginger to come closer and she did. Kaede fastened the string of beads like a choker and then sat back.
"Can ye understand me?" She asked. Ginger's eyes widened.
"What? This... How?" She gasped in astonishment. Kaede's eyes lit up and se smiled.
"Ah! So it did work!" She exclaimed. "I wasn't sure if it would. I've never had to understand another language like that ye speak."
"What is it?" Ginger asked, fingering the beads.
"That, my dear, is a secret." Kagome said. InuYasha rolled his eyes with his signature 'feh.'
"The old woman probably forgot how she did it." He said. Ginger glared at him.
"Hasn't anyone told you to respect your elders?" She said. Then she paused, but before InuYasha could say anything... "Or rather, to respect those wiser than you?" She amended, looking rather smug. InuYasha looked at a loss for a retort, and so he just rolled his eyes again, exiting the hut.
"So... Seriously, how can I speak Japanese? I mean, like with Babel-fish you only understand... So... How is this working?" Ginger asked. Kaede looked thoughtful for a moment.
"The last language ye hear spoken is the language ye will be understood as speaking." Kaede said. Ginger looked impressed.
"Geeze... I'm never telling anyone ever again that I don't believe in magic..." She said, still amazed. "This could get difficult in Spanish class, though..."
"Spanish class?" Kaede asked. Ginger went on to explain all about her classes at school, her family, her friends, and all manner of trivial information as Kaede went about her daily chores. By the time Ginger had exhausted herself of topics, it was late afternoon. InuYasha entered the hut, followed closely by Kagome.
"How did you do on your test?" Ginger asked casually. Kagome looked astonished.
"How did you learn Japanese so quickly?" She asked.
"I don't rightly know. Ask Kaede. It's got something to do with this choker." Ginger said, fingering the necklace. Kagome smiled.
"Kaede, you never cease to amaze me! Anyway, guess what I brought!" She held up her backpack. I noted that InuYasha was now staring at it, waiting anxiously. Ginger wildly guessed that it was ramen. She was proved right when Kagome pulled out the packages and began preparing their late lunch/early dinner.
During their meal they began discussing various ideas for what brought Ginger here and what could take her back. About halfway through dinner, Miroku and Shippo decided to finally show up.
"Where were you guys all day?" InuYasha demanded.
"Out. Somewhere." Miroku offered under InuYasha's fierce glare. Shippo bounced over to sit in Kagome's lap.
"We were out looking for jewel shards in the nearby woods." He said cheerfully.
"And how did you expect to find them? You can't sense them!" InuYasha demanded.
"Hey, doggie, lighten up. They're sparkly!" Ginger proclaimed happily, slurping down her ramen almost as fast as InuYasha had. Everyone looked at her in surprise. She laughed. It seemed as though she was back to the mood she was in when she had molested InuYasha's ears the day before. She shook her head.
"I'm sorry, really... I just have really weird coping methods..." She explained tentatively. She giggled once more, then struggled to remain serious. "And this situation I'm in requires me to cope..." Everyone gave her understanding looks. She stood. "Mind if I take a walk?"
"I'll join you." Miroku offered, jumping up and following Ginger out of the hut. He caught up with her as she walked down the path by the river.
"Must be hard..." He said gently. Ginger sighed.
"Yeah, it is. I don't know if I'll ever get home."
"It'll be alright..." Miroku said, pulling her into a hug. Ginger, though slightly expecting it, was no less surprised and outraged when Miroku too the opportunity to grab her butt.
"YEOUCH!! What was that for?!" Miroku cried, rubbing the now sore spot on his head.
"Wild guess." Ginger said, smirking. Miroku winced.
"I have a headache now..."
"Yup! You will for a while. I've perfected my technique."
"Technique?" Miroku stopped rubbing his head to look at the girl. She grinned.
"Yup. I use it on lechers like you. Simple way of hitting the head just right so that for a few moments it hurts in one spot but it then spreads to a dull ache throughout the entire head." Ginger explained happily. Miroku muttered, but smiled through the headache.
"Well... It works..."
"Of course it does!" Ginger said, laughing now. Miroku glared half- heartedly.
"Well, think of it like this, it's better than getting hit in the head with a giant boomerang." Ginger said, grinning. At Miroku's confused look her grin widened.
"Ahh... So she hasn't arrived? Good. I don't know much about her anyway." Ginger shrugged. Miroku's confusion, along with his headache, grew. "Let's head back..." She suggested. Miroku, needless to say, didn't object.
They arrived back at the hut nearer to nightfall. Kagome took in Miroku's slightly pained expression and Ginger's self-satisfied one and giggled.
They all set out their bedrolls, InuYasha by the door, Kagome and Ginger in one corner, Miroku in the direct opposite corner, and Kaede next to the fire. Shippo curled up next to Kagome and fell asleep almost instantly.
The hut soon filled with the soft, deep breathing of it's sleeping inhabitants.
Ginger, however, lay awake, running the past two days in her mind. She desperately searched her mind for any way possible to return home. She didn't wan to spend her entire life stuck in feudal Japan!
Well... Yes. Indeed. I had to fit Miroku groping someone in there somewhere. This is an exceptionally long chapter, I realize... It's just... that if I were to cut it in half, each half would be extra short! Well, but my standards... Anyway... The plot will be set rolling within the next few chapters, once Ginger gets home... Reviews are appreciated, flames will be used to kill Voltaire and Boris!