Long time, No Arch!
Part 8: Change of Plans
"I am so sick and tired of tracking after this bloody perverted freak..." InuYasha mumbled to himself as the group trotted along through a forest towards—by Ami's calculations— Shesshomaru's castle.
"InuYasha, think of Rei! Your nothing but a selfish mutt." Kagome folded her arms and rolled her eyes.
"REI... GONE...WHY?" Shippou was sobbing above Sango's shs' and coos'.
"I AM NOT A SELFISH MUTT! KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELF, KAGOME!" InuYasha growled, grabbing her arm and yanking for her to look at him.
"Humph." Kagome wouldn't budge to look at him but kept walking beside Minako and Lita.
"Dumb Human Females... mumble... mumble..."
Kagome glanced back at InuYasha with a warning look.
Mina and Lita giggled silently. "Can they flirt any harder?" Mina whispered to Lita who replied, "I don't know, a little more grabbing and shoving and they might hit the top of the chart."
Their giggles became even louder.
"I AM NOT FLIRTING WITH THAT FILTHY MUTT!"
"FILTHY MUTT?! FILTHY... MUTT?!"
There was a gasp then a,
"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT BOY!"
"OOF!! What was THAT for?"
Kagome was blushing, "You should keep your hands to yourself, InuYasha."
Everyone was staring at the two. Yet, Mina and Lita were still giggling like little girls.
InuYasha stood up, attempting to brush the dirt off him, gave Kagome a nasty look also blushing and stomped past her.
"Now he IS a filthy mutt!" Lita said, and the girls burst out laughing.
"And I thought my friends were horrible..." Kagome groaned sweatdropping.
"I want a re-match!!! A RE-MATCH!" Jaken yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Jaken, You lost, I won, shut up."
"But— Yes, Lord S-Shesshomaru." Jaken trembled when he saw his Master's claws glowing, and his eyes narrowing.
"Why can't we have a re-match? Why are you being so mean to Jaken?" Rei blinked at Shesshomaru, now feeling comfortable to talk to him about ALMOST anything.
Shesshomaru was already looking at her, as though he sensed this. "I'm bored of the game and plus, everyone is mean to Jaken. He is already a brat as it is, if I let him get what he wants he will just get worse—"
"HEY! I'M RIGHT HERE!"
"Shut up, Jaken."
"Yes, Lord Shesshomaru."
"Yes... he is a brat—"
"—Wench of a Human...."
"—but doesn't he have feelings too?"
"..."
Not only was the frog silenced by his shock but so was Shesshomaru, and it was worn on his face.
'So, she is kind like that Kagome girl... but she argues... heh... I wonder what will happen if she gets mad...'
"So? What if he has feelings?" Shesshomaru replied, once his calm expression returned. "He is my servant, his feelings do NOT matter..."
Rei's face started to become a bit red as she said, "Feelings do matter. Even HIS feelings matter! How can you say something like that? Servant or not... he needs to be loved just like you and I do."
Shesshomaru was shocked once again, but only raised his brows. "Like I need to be loved? Who cares about love? Who needs love when you have everything you want like I do?"
Rei's whole face was flushed now but she wasn't going to back off, OH NO, Miss Debating queen, "I need love and I KNOW you need love if you kidnap girls every other night." She ended with a high-pitched snicker, folding her arms.
"On the contraire my dear... I kidnap girls," He grinned at her, "For mere pleasure."
"Love."
'How on earth can she simply beat me in these debates with just one word... Who needs love? WHO needs love? She does...? InuYasha and Kagome do...? Jaken does...? Do I... need..."
"...Love is the strongest force of all, Lor— Shesshomaru! I don't care what you say, YOU NEED LOVE JUST LIKE EVERYONE DOES." Rei ended it feeling like a brat... but she noticed Jaken listening carefully, intently on his spot on the floors.
"Jaken, Leave."
Jaken nodded, afraid to break the silence and left Rei and Shesshomaru staring at each other.
'She's just like fire... She won't back down without a fight...'
"...L-Love you say?" Shesshomaru said, staring at her with something in his eyes Rei had never seen before. She was surprised at his stumble with the words... and the way he had said them... so softly and gently... questioning her... wanting the truth.
"Y-Yes." Rei mumbled out, lowering her head, blushing deeply... What was she doing? Why was she feeling this strange feeling burning heart, in her soul?
He lifted her chin ever so gently running his claws over her soft skin, sending chills down her spine. "I want to know of this L-Love..."
She couldn't stop herself—She reached up and touched his ears, sending them twitching and then leaned up, closing her eyes...
Closing his eyes, leaning down, his kissed her ever so softly and it felt like fireworks over the horizon just as the sun had went down, it was as though he was flying, flying with her in his arms...
It was like breathing him into her life, touching the moon and flying back. She could see the black crows flying past the shrine's old tree, she could see her arms around his neck as they kissed, both him and her is their temple Kimonos. She smiled into the kiss.
Kagome rubbed her forehead, feeling like she had a major migraine. Her shoulders still were numb. What kind of person, er, Demon was Shesshomaru if he would kidnap her, then Rei? Did he too find Rei and her to look the same and accidentally kidnapped the wrong girl?
InuYasha had fallen back at the end of group's gloomy parade. He was watching Kagome closely. What could she be thinking...? Why couldn't he just ask her? The way she was walking, InuYasha could tell her shoulders were still hurting and her legs were numb from walking so much. "Kagome, are you feeling okay?"
Kagome was surprised to hear from InuYasha after their little fight, well, to ask if she was all right was just... strange from InuYasha. "...Yes."
'She's lying.' InuYasha hated it when she lied to him. Why couldn't she just open up to him? Maybe because he wasn't opening up to her?
"...I mean other than my shoulders, my head, and my legs and the fact that Rei was kidnapped, I'm fine."
Everyone was listening intently to the two's conversation.
Darien had his arms wrapped around Serena's neck, to comfort her. Serena was not feeling so great: Her best friend had been kidnapped, by some perverted demon freak. Though Lita, Mina and Ami were not worrying too much. They knew Rei could take care of herself. Serena knew that but... what if this demon was too much for her...?
"Get on my back, Kagome."
"... Okay..." Kagome hesitated, but she knew she could trust InuYasha.
Once he kneeled down, everyone stopped, staring, and Kagome got on his back as if it was he was the piggy to her piggy back ride.
"Thank you, Inu," Kagome kissed InuYasha's cheek.
"Just don't get used to it..." InuYasha growled at the smiling Kagome, but blushed a bright red.
They started to walk again, down the narrow path. Ami was playing with her Mercury calculator. "We are almost there. Not but a mile from here." Everyone groaned.
"You think this is bad?" Miroku asked the Sailor Scouts, "Back in the day..."
Everyone sweatdropped.
"Save it for your grandchildren, Miroku." Sango glared at him.
Miroku's eyes turned into big hearts as he stared at Sango, "Does this mean... You will bare my children?"
"NO, YOU SICK PERVERT!" Sango kicked him in the stomach.
(()) "Y-You're the one that gave me the w-wrong idea!"
"Idiots," InuYasha mumbled to himself forgetting he had a teenage girl on his back.
"Be nice, Inu. Or I'll make you heel." Kagome teased.
"You know how to abuse your power don't you?" InuYasha sweatdropped, "Just remember you're on my back and I can drop you any day now."
"And I can make you SI—"
"OKAY!"
Kagome, Lita and Mina giggled at the hunched over InuYasha who looked like he was gonna murder anyone who looked at him. But his expression softened as he began to think... 'Kagome... and I really need to talk. But should I bring it out in the open during a crisis like this?'
There was a rustle in the trees behind them.
Everyone stopped and turned, looking into the dark, eerie forest.
"Ami, scan it."
"Whatever is there isn't alive... It has no heat in its body..."
"Kikyo..."
Everyone looked at InuYasha. "Are you sure it's Kikyo, InuYasha?" Miroku asked.
"I can smell her..." InuYasha growled slowly, he knew his own feelings for Kikyo but he also loved Kagome, though she didn't know it. But Kikyo just wanted him dead didn't she?
"Show yourself, Kikyo!" InuYasha yelled at the trees and then the dark figure emerged.
Her kimono had spots of blood, and her hair was still in the same style from over 80 years ago. Her eyes were calm, emotion less but she was staring exactly at InuYasha and Kagome, the girl on his back. "Nice to see you too, InuYasha."
"What do you want?" His eyes were softening by the moment, but his voice was still strong. He could feel her eyes drowning him into her, wanting to whisper sweet things to her... But Kagome...
Kikyo smiled her soft smile, "I want you, InuYasha."
Kagome's arms tightened around InuYasha's neck. Would he leave her again? Would he fall for Kikyo's trance once again? ... Will InuYasha forget about her? 'InuYasha!'
InuYasha wasn't too surprised, though he felt Kagome's arms tighten around his neck. He was still completely aware of her... though he could feel his heart aching for Kikyo... but there was a part of him that wanted to be with Kagome...
"InuYasha, Don't. You know better than that..." Miroku said warning him, trying to bring him back to reality.
Kikyo narrowed her eyes at the Monk, "You stay out of this..." Then she turned her eyes back to InuYasha, and they softened, "InuYasha... I thought you loved me."
"Kikyo... I do love you..." He slowly stepped towards her, his eyes soft... Forgetting all about Kagome, and everyone about him, about Rei, about everything but Kikyo...
"InuYasha!" He felt something wet drip onto his kimono and looked up to find Kagome holding him tightly and tears running down her cheek.
'Kagome... She's crying...'
Rei pulled away from Shesshomaru and stood up. "Something isn't right..."
"... What do you mean?"
Rei shook her head and looked at him, a serious, sad look on her face. "Something is wrong with Kagome."
"How do you know?" Shesshomaru asked, staring at her wondering...
"I have this odd feeling... A heart-broken feeling... It's horrible. I'm worried." She turned away from him, her hands clasped together... 'Kagome... What's wrong? What is going on?'
"Then let's go to her..."
Rei turned around, shocked. "Are you serious?" Her expression softened, "Do you mean it?"
"Yes," Shesshomaru stood up, "I knew there was this connection between you and her..." He tightened his kimono's stash and walked around the couch, and opened the door.
Rei stared at him...
"Do you trust me?" He smiled at her and walked to her taking her hand.
"... Well, besides the fact you kidnapped me, yeah. So I guess so... Don't look at me like that, Yes. YES, I TRUST YOU."
Shesshomaru smirked, ha, it worked. He knew the puppy dog pout worked, heh. "Let's go."
He pulled her out of the door and led her down the hall.
"LORD SHESSHOMARU, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" Jaken jumped out from behind a door, scaring Rei into almost tripping over Shesshomaru's "tail."
"Jaken, Ask no questions... We're leaving the castle. Come." Shesshomaru said wisely.
"But, Lord Shesshomaru—"
"Come, Jaken."
"YES MASTER!"
They walked out of the castle and suddenly the castle was a blur and flew into a small box Shesshomaru carried.
"It's not like someone is going to rob you..."
"Hey, It could HAPPEN."
Rei rolled her eyes at him but smiled, "Let's find Kagome..."
NEXT TIME ON LONG TIME NO ARCH!
"Hey, Rei here!! It seems Shesshomaru isn't what we thought he was... Well, what I thought he was. Instead, he is a total romantic sweet-heart... Sigh Anyway, I have this bad vibe that something is wrong with Rei. It's... a horrible Heart-breaking feeling. Whoa, What's going on? Who's that in the kimono that looks like Kagome but needs a new hair do? Wait, I have this horrible vibe about her... it's like she's dead! Well, Gotta go!!"
NEXT TIME ON LONG TIME NO ARCH!
Author's Note:
PayPay: It took me forever to write this chapter and it is mostly Dialogue. XD Anyway, This is a total favorite of my fanfic... Ahh.. So Romantic...
Shesshomaru: Raises eyebrows You made me fall in love with Rei...? You, Baka.
PayPay: HEY! It's my fanfic... plus, I couldn't resist. XD Anyway, Kagome and InuYasha are meant to be. Didn't you read the part about Kagome crying?
Shesshomaru: I don't CARE about Kagome NOR InuYasha NOR Rei OR ANY OF YOU. Just stop making me a pervert and make me destroy stuff.
PayPay: Fluffy, I love you... But you're getting on my nerves... SECURITY!
Miroku and Sango come in and take Shesshomaru away
Shesshomaru: YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! I'M SHESSHOMARU. JAKEN! JAKEN!
PayPay: Rattles the cage with Jaken in it and Laughs MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA