Chapter 3 of the story itself. But, chapter four if you count the last chappie as a chapter. Yea.
Travels of Time
[Disclaimer -
Inuyasha - Yea yea yea. We all know that Rae-chan doesn't own Inuyasha and the others in the show. Rumiko Takahashi does. So, go Rumiko!!
Me - Inuyasha-chan....? o.o? What are you doing? : sees that he's hiding something behind his back from her. :
Inuyasha - : blushes and stands up straight, hiding the object. : Nothing! : looks like a little kid with his hand caught in the cookie jar. :
Me - Mmhmm. Don't make me call Sesshomaru, Miroku, Sango, or Kagome over here! : demands and taps her feet impatiently. :
Sesshomaru - You called Rae-chan? : embraces her from behind her and glares at Inuyasha. : Inuyasha, you better not be causing Rae-chan trouble. What have you got behind your back?
Sango and Miroku - Inuyasha, it's not nice to hide things from other people. You know that you should..... : SMACK : PERVERT! : Miroku has a red hand-print on his cheek, courtesy of Sango. :
Kagome - Serves you right Miroku-chan. : looks over to Inuyasha. : You're hiding something from us Inuyasha?
Inuyasha - : stares at everyone around him. With a sigh, he slowly pulls forth a puppy and hands the little guy over to Kagome. : Here. For you Kagome.
Kagome - Arigatou Inuyasha-chan! : squeals in delight and starts playing with the puppy. : A boy puppy! I'll name him Inu. So kawaii!
Me - Um, Inuyasha, how did you pay for the puppy?
Inuyasha - Nani? You have to pay for him? : looks and sees police men chasing him. : GAH! : runs away while being chased. :
Alex - : walks in carrying food for everyone just as Inuyasha ran out of sight. The police following him. : Hello everyone. Did I miss anything?
Everyone in unison - No! : all of them gather food at sit at a table. At the head, Alex. Next to Alex in order from his right to left; Rae, Sesshomaru, Miroku, empty space for Inuyasha at the second head of the table, Shippou ( who appeared suddenly because of the food ), Kagome and finally Sango at Alex's left. )
Alex - Well, eat up everyone! Um, where is Inuyasha?
Me - I don't know Alex-chan. But, Miroku better stop trying to reach around Sesshomaru and grab me or else! : yells loudly as Sesshomaru whaps Miroku upside the back of the head. Standing up after eating, everyone watches tv while Rae and Sesshy go work on Rae's story. : Ok. Here I go so, no flames please!!! ]
During the trip to Sesshomaru's home in the Western Lands, Sesshomaru kept oddly close to Kagome's side, Inuyasha noticed. Which immediately set him on edge. He tensed every time he noticed his older brother glancing in Kagome's direction. His mind floating back to the way he had found them in the first place during their first meeting.
Flashback
Inuyasha skidded to a halt just out of view from the clearing Sesshomaru was now kissing Kagome's neck in. The taiyoukai's hand wandering over the smooth skin of Kagome's stomach as the hanyou walked silently in to view. A brow over Inuyasha's bright golden amber eyes arched as he gave a glare at the same time towards his brother.
Kagome's face was one of begging and pleading as her voice called out to Sesshomaru to stop. "Please stop Sesshomaru. Please! I don't want to do this!" Her hands, the hanyou noticed, pushed against the youkai's shoulders. Yet being bigger and stronger than Kagome was, Sesshomaru kept his form pressed firmly against the miko's smaller frame. Causing her to gasp whenever Sesshomaru pushed a bit harder against her, showing the girl that she wasn't going anywhere.
Inuyasha watched carefully as he saw Sesshomaru's lips travel up and down the side of Kagome's neck. Pausing for a few moments to hover over the pulse in her neck. As if contemplating making his mark upon the miko.
Hearing Kagome's whimper of fear and smelling the feeling of needing to be rescued, dammit, he wasn't going to stand for it. Her whimpers were cutting him to the heart forcefully. Sesshomaru was touching and caressing his Kagome! And no one touched Kagome but him!
"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled and flexed the claws upon his right hand. Growling lowly after his yell. He had called attention to himself as he noticed his older brother's hand had been wandering up Kagome's school shirt towards her breasts. Had he actually allowed it to go on, he could've had a reason to cut Sesshomaru's hand off. But, he wasn't about to let Sesshomaru get away with it.
End Flashback
The hanyou shook his head furiously as he tried to clear the anger that was rising in him. His clawed hands were hidden within the sleeves of his red fire rat kimono top and pressed over his chest. Though his eyes were fixed upon different things like his friends, and especially his brother; his ears were turning every now and then to listen for approaching footsteps. He was getting the feeling that something bad was going to happen. His ears were burning every now and then. Something was going to happen, he knew it. They were brought here for a fight, and a fight was just what they were going in to.
Kagome's laugh as the miko chatted with Sango brought Inuyasha back to life to focus upon the girl. Yet his thoughts of how beautiful Kagome was were drawn away as Miroku started talking to him of their situation.
"Inuyasha, I have the feeling that this journey of ours will not be a "walk in the park" as Kagome's saying goes I believe." The lecherous monk said rather sadly as the rings upon his shakujou jingled with each step he took. The bottom of the staff was raised with the movements of Miroku's right hand, and lowered in perfect rhythm. Rise and fall. Rise and fall. It was amazing that no one ever got tired of hearing the rings jingle and jangle together while traveling with Miroku.
"I know what you're saying. My ears are burning. The danger I sensed earlier when we came in to this time was not the feeling of Sesshomaru's power, or his demon side. It was something completely different." He explained now that he actually had time to think about it. He didn't admit that during the time Kagome ran off, that he had sat there serenely, and was still worried out of his mind for the girl.
As they walked, following Sesshomaru's path, Sango and Kagome talked avidly with each other. Trying to figure out everything that was going on. They agreed upon one thing most quickly. That all three of the men with them were acting strange. Kagome's yellow backpack was on her back again, her quiver full of arrows inside her backpack. Her large red bow was gripped in her left hand as she walked. Sango was dressed still with her pink, purple and white kimono covering her taijiya uniform. Sandals upon her feet instead of her boots. She carried that elsewhere. Her hiraikotsu upon her back as her right hand gripped the black strap keeping the weapon upon her back.
"It seems to me, that Inuyasha is staying rather close to me. I can't understand why." Kagome commented as Sango looked to her friend in a little bit of shock, yet it wasn't too much to show that Sango didn't understand why. Kagome, judging by Sango's look, knew there was something to Inuyasha that the miko did not. "Well Kagome, did something happen between you and Sesshomaru that Inuyasha caught you at? You told me that you and Sesshomaru just talked before Inuyasha showed up but, you blushed when you said it."
And that blush once again showed itself to the youkai Taijiya as Kagome's right hand rose to her face. Covering her now burning right cheek as she spoke up. Never directly making eye contact with her best friend as she answered. "Um.....well....Sesshomaru kinda, made moves on me when Inuyasha saw us. I think that Inuyasha got jealous. And they both ended up, fighting over me."
Sango's jaw immediately dropped and her dull brown eyes widened in shock at Kagome's words. "He did what?" She asked it a little too loudly. Yet her shock was enough to dull her senses of the others now staring towards the two women in wonder of what had caused the taijiya to cry out like that. "Shhhh! Keep your voice down Sango! And yes, he did that. But, what have you noticed about the men?" It was obvious that Kagome was trying to change the subject. So, gathering herself together, Sango obliged the miko rather graciously.
"Well, Miroku seems to be just as quiet as Inuyasha. Except, not so possessive and jealous if you want to call it. And he hasn't been groping me lately." Miroku for once was being serious, calm, and unlecherous!
[ Me - O.o? Miroku, unlecherous?
Alex - Yup! Good old Miroku! : pats Miroku on the back. :
Sango - I'm with Rae-chan. Miroku will show his true colors soon enough whenever I let my guard down. I just know it. : shifty eyes :
Me - : nods and cuddles unknowingly against Inuyasha. :
Inuyasha and real Miroku - : both men don't send Rae to Sesshy as they both hold cuddle her and hold her "hostage" :
Sesshomaru - : walks up behind Inuyasha and Miroku. : Bakas. Release my Rae-chan immediately! : whaps them upside their heads. :
Inuyasha and Miroku - : instantly release Rae : Gomen nasai. : they say in unison. :
Me - On with my story ne? : cuddles and is protected by Sesshomaru with a glare at Inuyasha and Miroku. : ]
Both Kagome and Sango agreed that Sesshomaru was just way open and seemed to be showing emotions in some way to everyone. To Sango it was pure and unaltered sympathy for hearing about the loss of her family and friends to the Naraku in the groups' real Sengoku Jidai era; for Miroku, it was the kazaana in his right hand that had cursed his family since his grandfather's time. The feelings for Kagome and Inuyasha were a bit stronger. To Kagome, he felt the need to protect her with his life for the fact that, in the Sengoku Jidai era the group was from, she was the real protector of the Shikon no Tama. That and he did have feelings of love for the miko. For Inuyasha, Sesshomaru's younger brother and hanyou, there was that absolute and pure brotherly love. It shocked Sango and Kagome but, it was kind of nice to see that in some other world, Sesshomaru did care for their Inuyasha.
Through the journey as the sun began setting, Sesshomaru's palace coming in to view, Miroku and Inuyasha were still in deep conversation. "It just doesn't make sense. I wish I could find out what's bugging me so much. But my ears are burning badly right now. Someone is keeping watch over us." Miroku nodded his head and Sesshomaru now stepped next to the two men. "Sesshomaru," Miroku asked gently as the girls were led by a servant to a room, the three of them headed towards a study Sesshomaru had. "Do you have any sensation of someone watching us? Inuyasha says that his ears are burning badly. Which means trouble."
Sesshomaru paused to take in the surroundings of his palace. He was trying to smell anyone out of place here in his home. Yet, his head slowly shook the answer no. His knee length silver white lockes shook all the way down. Light bouncing off of his hair, causing his hair to shine like diamonds and silver. "No. I can smell no one out of place here. Do you smell someone not right Inuyasha?" The taiyoukai's darker amber eyes now glanced down at his little brother. Miroku's stormy violet eyes did the same as he shouldered his shakujou upon his right shoulder.
Inuyasha shook his head after a few moments pause. "No. I can't smell anyone out of place either. This is bugging the fuck out of me." Sesshomaru sighed softly, running a hand through silver-white lockes as his eyes closed gently. "I think you all should stay here for a few days. Just so I can scout out the lands. If anyone is not from here, I can be sure that they might be our evil scout. I'm just worried that the evil Inuyasha knows of your arrival already."
Yet in another part of the alternate Sengoku Jidai era . . . . . . . . . . .
"What do you mean you saw Kagome with my useless brother Sesshomaru!" Came a loud yell from the study within the lavish and very large palace. A clawed hand slammed down upon the arm of the chair a man wearing a royal yellow and red kimono outfit now sat himself down upon. Bright gold amber eyes glared in anger at the kneeling man before him. He was pissed off that HIS Kagome was now associating herself with Naraku's pet, Sesshomaru.
"Wait a minute, you saw another girl that looks like Kagome. MY Kagome is still here. You better start telling me the whole story from start to finish whenever you have news like that! Got me?"
The kneeling man nodded his head then spoke up with more news. Well, it was more like ideas. "My lord, I could trick the girl into seeing it your way. She claims to be from another Sengoku Jidai era like ours. Except, WE are the good guys." The kneeling man said as he raised his stormy violet eyes at his lord and master. He was dressed within a lavish purple and black dragon designed gi outfit.
"Well, we'll just have to make things interesting for ourselves. Won't we." The evil lord said laughing as his ears instantly picked up the call of his beloved wife. "Inuyasha-sama! I require your assistance!" "Coming Kagome-koi!" Instantly Inuyasha rose to his feet and headed towards the hallways. "I'll deal with this little matter later Miroku. For now, just send as much trouble their way as you can until I can make an appearance personally!"
Miroku bowed as Inuyasha left, then headed out in his own direction to make sure trouble WOULD find its way to the Inuyasha-tachi as quickly as he could make it happen.
[ Me - I'm scared Sesshomaru-chan! : snuggles herself against Sesshomaru, burying her head in his chest. :
Sesshomaru - : Consoles : Shh. It's alright Rae-koi. I won't let you get hurt!
Inuyasha - Keh. This sucks ass! I want to fight my counter part, and yet I'm stuck taking charity from Sesshomaru! I'd rather have THIS world's Sesshy as my older brother than stuck up possessive Fluffy here! : points his thumb at Sesshomaru who's still holding Rae-chan against him. :
Sango and Kagome - KNOCK IT OFF INUYASHA!!!!
Inuyasha - : jumps back in fear. Clings to a rock upon the ground now. :
Miroku - Both Sango and Kagome get really scary when they're mad ne?
Inuyasha - : still clinging to his rock. : I'm not scared! They just surprised me is all!
Alex and Miroku - Riiiiiight. We're sure that's what it was Inuyasha.
Me - : in a dream like state while sitting with Sesshomaru. Doesn't really know what else is going on around her. :
Sesshomaru - : chuckles and pets Rae. Knowing he has her right in his hands. : My Rae-koi. : ignores everyone except Rae. :
Alex - Ok. I guess I'm taking over the ending. Um, Rae-chan would like to ask everyone to review. She has NO clue what you all think of her story if you don't review! That includes myself I guess. I should start reviewing and sending in comments. Yea. So, I think I'll do that right now! Sayonara everyone! : waves and goes off to review. ( hint hint Alex!! : anime smiley. : ) : ]