A/N: Sorry, it took me a while to post this new chapter, I've been kinda busy (school, work, musical practice, band, etc.) I tried to make it longer, but I warn you, there is no real point to this chapter except to catch all the characters up on background info.
Thank you to sweetalexial, WildfireDreams, Saro, Long Shot, murasaki ayame, Monkeystarz and Krazy Dragon for reviewing my story. By reviewing, you supply vaccination for writer's block!
Monkeystarz: no, you didn't flame me.
Saro: Yes, Anzu can use the well w/out a shard, and I don't know if that person thought I would pair Inu w/ his reincarnation. I think that they thought I was going to break up the whole Kagome/Inuyasha thing by sticking Anzu in there someplace. That last comment was funny! LOL! I think you're right it would be kinda like that!
sweetalexial:no, I'm not going to have the girl version of Inu like Kagome. Both Anzu and Kagome are straight in my story.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rumiko Takahashi's ingenious characters. But Yukimura Anzu is my character! (If ya wanna use her in a fic, just ask, or give ME credit in the disclaimer! hmm interesting idea!)
No way! Anzu shouted, her face growing redder by the minute, There is NO WAY that I am the reincarnation of that jerk, dog-boy!
Baka! You should be HONORED to be the reincarnation of such a powerful person as me! Inuyasha roared back, Unfortunately all of my strength seems to have been lost
You jackass! I could kick your ass any day, any time, anywhere!
We'll just see about that!
Inuyasha! Anzu! Hold your tempers! Kaede stepped between them, Ye two are not to be matched against each other! It would result on catastrophe!
How so? Kagome questioned reasonably, Whenever Kikyo and I fight, nothing much happens.
Kikyo is not the same Kikyo ye were reincarnated from, Kaede replied darkly, Therefore there is no harm in ye fighting Kikyo.
At the mention of Kikyo's name, Inuyasha froze.
Keh! It figures a weakling like you would freeze up at just the mention of some girl's name that you like! Anzu scoffed.
Inuyasha blushed. Oh yeah? Well as my reincarnation, you should like her too!
You baka! IM A GIRL!
She does have a point, Miroku smiled, still eying Anzu.
Just then, Sango and Shippo returned from gathering firewood. Oh, Kagome, you're back! Did the fotou-graffs come back yet?
Just call em pictures, Sango, but I didn't get a chance to look. INUYASHA came and got me after only EIGHT hours, Kagome glared at the sill blushing Inuyasha. He was muttering something about himself forgetting Anzu was a girl because she didn't act like one.
I heard that! Anzu yelled.
Who's she?!? Shippo looked at the new girl.
She's Inuyasha's reincarnation. She just moved in next door to me back home. Kagome smiled at Shippo and handed him a huge lollipop that she managed to grab before she went down the well.
She AIN'T my reincarnation, GOT IT?!!
You know, Sango started, She really DOES look like Inuyasha. So I'm sure she's just as good at fighting. Maybe we should have her help us collect the jewel shards and defeat Naraku!
Defeat who?
That's a great idea, Sango!
NO IT'S NOT! SHE AIN'T COMING WITH!
We could always use an extra person who can fight.
She seems nice enough to me
She was obviously destined to help ye defeat Naraku.
Defeat WHO?!?
Kagome had been so busy agreeing with Sango, she forgot to introduce Anzu. I'm sorry, Anzu, that's Sango and this is Shippo. Shippo and Sango, this is Yukimura Anzu.
Pleased to meet you, Anzu.
Yeah, same here! piped Shippo, Hey, do you have a sword too? Cuz both Kagome and Kikyo have bows.
No, haven't got a sword. Sometimes I spar with wooden swords though, Anzu replied thoughtfully.
Good, thought Shippo, She isn't always mean to me like Inuyasha.
Spar? I thought there were no demons in your time, Miroku stated.
Well, other than whatever the hell I am every full moon, there's none that I know of. I spar for fun and exercise.
Yeah, Anzu says that she's a master of martial arts, Kagome boasted.
Like what the samurai practice? asked Miroku.
A/N: Sorry if the historical accuracy is wrong. I'm not exactly sure when the samurai came into being, but in my story, they exist.
Yeah, exactly! Kagome replied.
About five minutes later, after many protests from Inuyasha the group was on their way to where Kagome said the next jewel shard was. Inuyasha was leading with Miroku shortly behind and Sango, Kagome, Anzu, and Shippo brought up the rear.
So, Anzu, since you're going to be traveling with us, why don't we get to know a little more about each other.? Kagome asked, striking up a conversation.
Yeah, that's a good idea! cried Sango, I'll go first: I'm a demon exterminator. I used to come from a whole village of exterminators, but they were all killed by Naraku. I had a dad and a little brother, Kohaku.
OK, my turn: I'm your average fifteen-year-old girl. I go to school, do homework, put up with my family, etcetera. Well, that is until I went looking for my cat Buyo in my family's shrine well. Then Mistress Centipede dragged me down the well, and I ended up here. Here's where I met Kaede, discovered I was her dead older sister Kikyo's reincarnation, and freed Inuyasha from being bound to the God tree. Then, we found the Shikon no Tama in my side and I was made protector of it. Then I accidentally let this crow-thing get a hold of it, and to get it back I accidentally broke it into little shards that we're looking for now. Kagome sweat-dropped.
Now it's your turn, Anzu, Sango directed.
OK, well, not much to say about me. I've been training in various fighting since I was old enough to walk and talk. I'm an only child. My parents died. I turn into a hanyou at every full moon.
That's it? What about your hair, it's so pretty, nicer than Inuyasha's! Why do you keep it so short? And who trained you in fighting? It must be somebody really strong. Kagome thought of some random questions to keep the girl going.
My hair? Well, for one, it's easier to fight with it short, and two, I've always had this phobia of this psycho hairdresser ever since I was a little kid. When I was little my hair was about as long as Inuyasha's, but there was this hairdresser at the shop named Yura who was obsessed with my hair. She would always say she wanted to shave it all off to keep it for herself, and one day, she actually tried to do it! So I went home and cut it to my shoulders, and when I went back to the shop, Yura practically mourned over my lost hair and yelled at me for killing it. So I've always kept it short, just in case she comes back. Oh, and I was trained by this guy named Son Goku. He knew a lot of complicated techniques, but he never got around to teaching me them.
Wow, creepy, replied Sango. She was in shock from hearing such a weird story.
Inuyasha! Inuyasha, did you hear that? She said a girl named Yura wanted her hair when she was younger! Kagome yelled at the extremely disgruntled hanyou, who was still mad that he lost the argument.
Yura? I thought we killed her Inuyasha back at Kagome, How many damn people got reincarnated? GOD!
And thus began the journey to find more jewel shards and seek revenge upon Naraku.
A/N: Sorry if this chapter was kinda blah, I couldn't think of what to have everybody do next. HAHA! I couldn't resist adding Yura and Goku (I'm a DBZ fan, can you tell?) I hope you like this chapter. Since ya read it, ya might as well REVIEW it!!!!!!
