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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho
The Final Battle: Alliances Across Time
----Chapter One----
--Feudal Era, Japan--
Inuyasha sat by the well impatiently waiting for Kagome to return. 'Feh, stupid girl, she's late. She said she would be back by noon and it's about an hour 'til sundown and she's still not back.' Just then he felt a small surge of energy from the well as Kagome landed at the bottom. 'Finally, it's about time she showed up!'
He quickly got up and looked down into the well. "It's about time! You're late and we still have jewel shards to find!" He growled down to her, looking seriously annoyed.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha, I lost track of time visiting with my family, you know I don't get to see them as often as I would like." Kagome said as she heaved herself and her large yellow bag out of the well. "Well, lets go get the others. Do you want to head out tonight or wait until morning?" She asked as she situated the large bag on her shoulder.
"Feh, whatever." Inuyasha said as he crossed his arms, making sure to tuck his hands into the sleeves and started walking toward the village.
After walking in silence for a couple of minutes Inuyasha stops suddenly and starts to sniff the air, ears twitching. Kagome, not noticing the fact that he had stopped, walks right into him.
"Inuyasha, what..." He quickly whips around and hushes her by putting his hand over her mouth and whispers "I smell strange demons, and they are with a group of humans too. Do you sense any jewel shards near by?"
Kagome quickly scanned the surrounding woods for the familiar pull of a jewel shard. "No, I don't. Are we going to go and investigate?" She asked from behind his hand.
"Well, if they don't have any jewel shards then it would be a waste of time." He grumbled, walking toward the village again. This time taking a game trail that leads to the village, but it also put a little more space between the source of the smell and them. 'I don't need a fight right now, at least not when it's just me and Kagome against five other people, and two of them being demons.' Even HE wasn't stupid enough to put Kagome in that kind of situation. It would be too easy for them to get separated in the middle of the battle and have her get kidnapped again.
It didn't matter to him that her miko powers have gotten stronger or the fact that she could defend herself pretty well, even if for a short time, it was too big of a risk. It didn't help that he knew Sango, Miroku and Shippo would never let him live it down if something happened to her. Not to mention that he didn't want to lose her either.
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A group of cloaked travelers were waiting near a worn, dirt path that ran through the forests. One of the cloaked figures, a young woman by all appearances, was standing a little apart from the rest of the group, following the energy of two other people in the forest. 'He must have smelled us, he's taking a different trail and moving away from us'. "They've moved of the trail, lets go." She said to the others. They all moved off in the direction of the village, and the two of the people they were sent here to meet.
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It bugged him. 'Why would humans be traveling with demons, I mean, it's unusual. Ok, maybe not that unusual, but still.' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'It was almost like they were waiting for someone or something to come down the trail.' With that he picked up the pace, fearing that there may be trouble in the village.
They entered the clearing where the Goshinboku tree was located and he stopped dead in his tracks at what he saw. There, on the other side was a group of five cloaked figures. 'Damn, how did they know we left the trail?' He thought as he put out his arm to stop Kagome, who was a little behind him and hadn't seen him stop.
"Inuyasha, now what?" Kagome asked in an annoyed voice. This was the second time he had stopped short in five minuets, and she was getting pretty annoyed with it.
"Be quite Kagome, we have visitors." He said looking at group across from them, putting his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Who are you? What do you want from us?" He asked in a loud voice.
One of the cloaked figures stepped forward. Inuyasha sniffs the air to identify them. 'Apparently their leader is a woman. Feh, they've got to be kidding me.'
"We have been looking for you Inuyasha. We have some important business to discuss with you." She said bowing slightly.
"What kind of business and how did you know my name?!" Inuyasha demanded, drawing out a fully transformed tesusaiga. When he did that he could smell the humans in the group tensing and getting nervous. 'Good' he thought 'maybe they will think twice about attacking me. Maybe I can get Kagome far enough away where she can go get Sango and Miroku.'
"We have been sent here by the great Koenma to help you on your quest. Let me introduce myself." She said as she pulled back the hood of her cloak, revealing blue hair that's held up in a ponytail and light brown eyes. "My name is Botan." She then indicated the five men standing behind her. They stepped forward, pulling back their hoods. "The gentleman behind me are Hiei," she indicated a short man with black hair sticking up straight who uttered a soft 'hn' and looked off to the side "Kurama," a tall red haired man nodded "Yusuke Urameshi," a tall man with black hair slicked back who looked to be about the age of Kagome looked at them and also nodded slightly "and Kazuma Kuwabara." Another tall red haired man stepped forward and waved. "Hi guys." He said with a big goofy grin.
'Man is this guy ugly.' Inuyasha thought to himself as the introductions were made. 'Well at least I know who the demons are now.' He took a quick look at Hiei and Kurama. 'Feh, their nothing but wimps.' Then he looked at the two human boys. 'They're nothin' but kids themselves.' "Feh, just what we need, more kids. Your not going to be running home every few days for things called 'tests' are you?" Inuyasha asked them in an annoyed voice.
"Inuyasha, SIT!" Kagome said from her spot behind him sending him face first into the dirt. "You don't need to be so rude, they are here to help after all!" She then looked up at the people across from her and smiled. "Sorry about him, he doesn't have the best manners. My name is Kagome Higurashi, and you already know who he is." She said indicating the figure on the ground.
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Shock was not enough to describe the way everyone felt watching Kagome and Inuyasha interact. Seeing the tall silver haired demon being planted face first in the dirt with one word from this harmless looking girl was enough to make everyone's chin hit the ground. The icing on the cake was the string of muffled profanities coming from Inuyasha.
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Miroku sat in front of Kaede's hut looking intently at the forest. 'I hope Inuyasha and lady Kagome are alright.' He thought to himself. Just then Sango came out of the hut with Shippo on her shoulder. "Miroku, what's wrong?" she asked as she sat down next to him. "There is great spiritual energy coming from the forest. I am just a little worried about it, that's all." He replied.
"You know Inuyasha will make sure Kagome doesn't get hurt." Sango said. She looked over at Kirara thoughtfully, watching the little fire cat sleep. "You know that if there was trouble Kirara would be the first one to know and she doesn't seem upset."
"I know Sango, but I am still worried. The energy seems to be moving this way..." He said as his hand crept toward Sango.
"PERVERT!!" yelled Sango, slapping Miroku across the face and going back into the hut with Shippo laughing on her shoulder.
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After talking for a few minutes and getting Inuyasha to calm down a bit and put away the tetsusaiga, they started toward the village. Inuyasha of course was not at all pleased and did not trust these people at all. 'Of all the things to happen today, she's late and now we are saddled with more people! We are never going to get more shards at the rate were going, they'll hear us coming from miles away!' Inuyasha thought to himself, listening to the noise of foot falls behind him, which were loud to him. He was also careful to put himself between the new comers and Kagome. The last thing he wanted to happen was to have Kagome kidnapped or hurt, not when they were so close to the end of the quest.
When they emerged from the forest the village was laid out before them. The game trail that they had been following crossed the main path here and so they took to the main path once again and entered the village.
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Miroku felt them coming before he even saw them. "Sango, we have company." he called as he got up from his sitting position. Kirara was now awake and sniffing the air while giving off a small growl.
"Who is it Miroku? Do you think they're going to be trouble?" Sango asked grabbing her giant boomerang.
"I don't know Sango, I don't know." They turned back to watching the path leading from the forest. They were watching it so intently that they didn't hear Kaede walk up behind them.
"I think that ye will find that these guests will not cause too much trouble." She said and went back into the hut.
Miroku and Sango just looked at each other after Keade left. "I hope she's right." Sango said.
"Me too Sango. Lady Kagome and Inuyasha are not back yet and I sense a lot of spiritual energy coming form them." Miroku stated. When they looked back at the path they were shocked at the sight they saw. There were five cloaked figures emerging from the forest and they were being lead by none other than Kagome and Inuyasha.
They looked at each other again and Miroku said "Well, this is going to be and interesting evening now isn't it Lady Sango?"
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho
The Final Battle: Alliances Across Time
----Chapter One----
--Feudal Era, Japan--
Inuyasha sat by the well impatiently waiting for Kagome to return. 'Feh, stupid girl, she's late. She said she would be back by noon and it's about an hour 'til sundown and she's still not back.' Just then he felt a small surge of energy from the well as Kagome landed at the bottom. 'Finally, it's about time she showed up!'
He quickly got up and looked down into the well. "It's about time! You're late and we still have jewel shards to find!" He growled down to her, looking seriously annoyed.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha, I lost track of time visiting with my family, you know I don't get to see them as often as I would like." Kagome said as she heaved herself and her large yellow bag out of the well. "Well, lets go get the others. Do you want to head out tonight or wait until morning?" She asked as she situated the large bag on her shoulder.
"Feh, whatever." Inuyasha said as he crossed his arms, making sure to tuck his hands into the sleeves and started walking toward the village.
After walking in silence for a couple of minutes Inuyasha stops suddenly and starts to sniff the air, ears twitching. Kagome, not noticing the fact that he had stopped, walks right into him.
"Inuyasha, what..." He quickly whips around and hushes her by putting his hand over her mouth and whispers "I smell strange demons, and they are with a group of humans too. Do you sense any jewel shards near by?"
Kagome quickly scanned the surrounding woods for the familiar pull of a jewel shard. "No, I don't. Are we going to go and investigate?" She asked from behind his hand.
"Well, if they don't have any jewel shards then it would be a waste of time." He grumbled, walking toward the village again. This time taking a game trail that leads to the village, but it also put a little more space between the source of the smell and them. 'I don't need a fight right now, at least not when it's just me and Kagome against five other people, and two of them being demons.' Even HE wasn't stupid enough to put Kagome in that kind of situation. It would be too easy for them to get separated in the middle of the battle and have her get kidnapped again.
It didn't matter to him that her miko powers have gotten stronger or the fact that she could defend herself pretty well, even if for a short time, it was too big of a risk. It didn't help that he knew Sango, Miroku and Shippo would never let him live it down if something happened to her. Not to mention that he didn't want to lose her either.
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A group of cloaked travelers were waiting near a worn, dirt path that ran through the forests. One of the cloaked figures, a young woman by all appearances, was standing a little apart from the rest of the group, following the energy of two other people in the forest. 'He must have smelled us, he's taking a different trail and moving away from us'. "They've moved of the trail, lets go." She said to the others. They all moved off in the direction of the village, and the two of the people they were sent here to meet.
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It bugged him. 'Why would humans be traveling with demons, I mean, it's unusual. Ok, maybe not that unusual, but still.' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'It was almost like they were waiting for someone or something to come down the trail.' With that he picked up the pace, fearing that there may be trouble in the village.
They entered the clearing where the Goshinboku tree was located and he stopped dead in his tracks at what he saw. There, on the other side was a group of five cloaked figures. 'Damn, how did they know we left the trail?' He thought as he put out his arm to stop Kagome, who was a little behind him and hadn't seen him stop.
"Inuyasha, now what?" Kagome asked in an annoyed voice. This was the second time he had stopped short in five minuets, and she was getting pretty annoyed with it.
"Be quite Kagome, we have visitors." He said looking at group across from them, putting his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Who are you? What do you want from us?" He asked in a loud voice.
One of the cloaked figures stepped forward. Inuyasha sniffs the air to identify them. 'Apparently their leader is a woman. Feh, they've got to be kidding me.'
"We have been looking for you Inuyasha. We have some important business to discuss with you." She said bowing slightly.
"What kind of business and how did you know my name?!" Inuyasha demanded, drawing out a fully transformed tesusaiga. When he did that he could smell the humans in the group tensing and getting nervous. 'Good' he thought 'maybe they will think twice about attacking me. Maybe I can get Kagome far enough away where she can go get Sango and Miroku.'
"We have been sent here by the great Koenma to help you on your quest. Let me introduce myself." She said as she pulled back the hood of her cloak, revealing blue hair that's held up in a ponytail and light brown eyes. "My name is Botan." She then indicated the five men standing behind her. They stepped forward, pulling back their hoods. "The gentleman behind me are Hiei," she indicated a short man with black hair sticking up straight who uttered a soft 'hn' and looked off to the side "Kurama," a tall red haired man nodded "Yusuke Urameshi," a tall man with black hair slicked back who looked to be about the age of Kagome looked at them and also nodded slightly "and Kazuma Kuwabara." Another tall red haired man stepped forward and waved. "Hi guys." He said with a big goofy grin.
'Man is this guy ugly.' Inuyasha thought to himself as the introductions were made. 'Well at least I know who the demons are now.' He took a quick look at Hiei and Kurama. 'Feh, their nothing but wimps.' Then he looked at the two human boys. 'They're nothin' but kids themselves.' "Feh, just what we need, more kids. Your not going to be running home every few days for things called 'tests' are you?" Inuyasha asked them in an annoyed voice.
"Inuyasha, SIT!" Kagome said from her spot behind him sending him face first into the dirt. "You don't need to be so rude, they are here to help after all!" She then looked up at the people across from her and smiled. "Sorry about him, he doesn't have the best manners. My name is Kagome Higurashi, and you already know who he is." She said indicating the figure on the ground.
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Shock was not enough to describe the way everyone felt watching Kagome and Inuyasha interact. Seeing the tall silver haired demon being planted face first in the dirt with one word from this harmless looking girl was enough to make everyone's chin hit the ground. The icing on the cake was the string of muffled profanities coming from Inuyasha.
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Miroku sat in front of Kaede's hut looking intently at the forest. 'I hope Inuyasha and lady Kagome are alright.' He thought to himself. Just then Sango came out of the hut with Shippo on her shoulder. "Miroku, what's wrong?" she asked as she sat down next to him. "There is great spiritual energy coming from the forest. I am just a little worried about it, that's all." He replied.
"You know Inuyasha will make sure Kagome doesn't get hurt." Sango said. She looked over at Kirara thoughtfully, watching the little fire cat sleep. "You know that if there was trouble Kirara would be the first one to know and she doesn't seem upset."
"I know Sango, but I am still worried. The energy seems to be moving this way..." He said as his hand crept toward Sango.
"PERVERT!!" yelled Sango, slapping Miroku across the face and going back into the hut with Shippo laughing on her shoulder.
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After talking for a few minutes and getting Inuyasha to calm down a bit and put away the tetsusaiga, they started toward the village. Inuyasha of course was not at all pleased and did not trust these people at all. 'Of all the things to happen today, she's late and now we are saddled with more people! We are never going to get more shards at the rate were going, they'll hear us coming from miles away!' Inuyasha thought to himself, listening to the noise of foot falls behind him, which were loud to him. He was also careful to put himself between the new comers and Kagome. The last thing he wanted to happen was to have Kagome kidnapped or hurt, not when they were so close to the end of the quest.
When they emerged from the forest the village was laid out before them. The game trail that they had been following crossed the main path here and so they took to the main path once again and entered the village.
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Miroku felt them coming before he even saw them. "Sango, we have company." he called as he got up from his sitting position. Kirara was now awake and sniffing the air while giving off a small growl.
"Who is it Miroku? Do you think they're going to be trouble?" Sango asked grabbing her giant boomerang.
"I don't know Sango, I don't know." They turned back to watching the path leading from the forest. They were watching it so intently that they didn't hear Kaede walk up behind them.
"I think that ye will find that these guests will not cause too much trouble." She said and went back into the hut.
Miroku and Sango just looked at each other after Keade left. "I hope she's right." Sango said.
"Me too Sango. Lady Kagome and Inuyasha are not back yet and I sense a lot of spiritual energy coming form them." Miroku stated. When they looked back at the path they were shocked at the sight they saw. There were five cloaked figures emerging from the forest and they were being lead by none other than Kagome and Inuyasha.
They looked at each other again and Miroku said "Well, this is going to be and interesting evening now isn't it Lady Sango?"