Chapter 6:
Ara: We do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Nor Inuyasha. Right Kuri? And, thanks to all who reviewed our story. Right Kuri?
Kuriboh: Kuri krui! (^-^)
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Kaiba sat by the fire, curling further into the towel around his shoulders. His still damp hair clung lifelessly to his forehead as his eyes traveled to his soaking wet clothes, still drying from his unexpected 'dip'.
It had been almost an hour ago, when the hanyou had decided to prove to him that he wasn't dreaming by throwing him into the small river near the village. Kagome had been furious and had 'sat' the kiisama who knows how many times before he had escaped and ran off into the forest.
Kagome sat across the fire from him, the soft flickering of the flames giving her almost a glow.
"Your clothes are going to be wet for awhile." she said, her voice breaking the silence. "It was nice that Miroku lent you a robe."
"Mm." he replied, the perverted monk had been kind in his offer making him think maybe someone could not hate his guts, besides his brother, Kagome, and....Sesshomaru. He didn't like that 'youkai' didn't believe a word he said, hell, he couldn't even stand his clothes!
"The sun's going to set soon." Kagome said as she stood. "We should get back to the village."
He nodded and stood reluctantly before smothering the flames and moving to get his clothes. He was stopped by a hand on his shoulder.
"They'll be fine there." She mumbled gently. "Just leave them, unlike our time, people won't steal as often. Especially since you're with me."
Again he nodded and allowed the girl to lead him back to the village.
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"Stupid wench," he mumbled under his breath, rubbing his still sore back. "Why'd she have ta 'sit' me so much?"
"Inuyasha!" a voice called through the forest.
The voice calling him wasn't all to familiar, but as soon as the caller came into view, he recognized the boy instantly. Dropping silently from the God Tree landing behind him. Inuyasha tapped the raven haired boy on the shoulder causing him to jump.
"I can hear just fine thank you." he snorted at the boy. "No need ta go yelling so half of the damn forest to hear ya."
"Miroku told me to get you to come back to the village." said the boy, his long black hair blowing slightly in the light breeze as his gray purple eyes stared into Inuyasha's golden ones.
"Mokuba right?" the child nodded. "Kaiba's brother right?" again he nodded. "What'cha think when I tossed him in the water?"
"I thought it was kind of cool." Mokuba smiled. "Not many people want him as a rival. Course you're not an ordinary guy."
The hanyou smirked. Just because he didn't like the kids brother didn't mean he couldn't like the kid. He turned towards the village, Mokuba not far behind.
"Ya want a ride?"he asked.
"Huh?" Mokuba asked, blinking.
"Wanna ride back ta the village?"
"SURE!" the child explained happily.
"Get on." he felt the boy jump on. "Hold on tight, I can go pretty fast." he felt the boy tighten his grip and nod.
The hanyou ran, deciding to take a slightly longer route back to the village.
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Shippo sat alone on Kaede's roof which was oddly otherwise unoccupied. The resident hanyou wasn't there yet and with Mokuba gone, and Kirara guarding the girls from Miroku, he was alone until one of them got back. He watched as Ryou, Yugi, Joey, and Tristan captured Miroku in a conversation about some kind of card game called 'Duel Monsters' the monk even seemed interested in learning the game. Kaiba, sitting nearby made a comment about a dog, throwing Joey into a rage and his friends blocking him from trying to kill the CEO. 'They're worse than Inuyasha and Mama.' he thought as he watched the argument as the battle progressed, slowly proving to be a stalemate as the same insults were thrown again and again.
'Humans' he thought tiredly. 'No, human males. Mama and Sango never acted this way for so long.' he caught the scent of a familiar hanyou. 'Make that males period.' He saw a blur of red, white, and black dashed through the village and land on the roof behind him.
Below, the guys had stopped arguing after the wind had intensified ten fold, taking their cards with it and scattering them nearby.
"What the hell was with that wind?" shouted Tristan to no on in particular as he helped Joey find his cards.
"That was not a wind." replied the monk calmly. "That was just Inuyasha
The boys from the future stared at the monk before their eyes travelled to the roof to see the hanyou sitting on Kaede's roof, Shippo behind him, and Mokuba on Inuyasha's back.
"Get down here this instant, Mokuba!" shouted a perturbed Kaiba, still wearing Miroku's robe, which was obviously too short for him.
"He's perfectly safe!" retorted Inuyasha.
"He can fall off and break his neck!"
"I wouldn't let him."
"How could you stop him?"
Inuyasha grinned. "Shippo, could you do the honours?"
After a quick salute, the kitsune started to jump around the roof before 'accidentally' falling off. The hanyou, was on the ground right beneath him before he was even half way off.
"You knew it was coming," said Kaiba.
"Feh."
"Hey, could someone get me down?" asked Mokuba, now alone on the roof.
The child was almost instantly on the ground, the two men still glaring, blue eyes meeting gold. The staring contest that ensued, would have lasted for years if Kagome had not returned from informing the girls that dinner was ready and broke it by hitting Inuyasha on the head.
"What did you do that for wench?" shouted the hanyou, as he rubbed his head, surprised by her sudden appearance.
"For ignoring me for the past five minutes," she shouted.
"Not so loud," he complained, holding his ears. "I can hear you just fine!"
"Well you didn't hear me yelling at you since I got back!"
"Sorry, I was busy," he said nodding at Kaiba's direction.
The hanyou easily jumped to Kaede's roof, his arms crossed, hidden beneath the giant red sleeves that draped over his arms.
"Oi, wench," he called as Kagome prepared to walk away, "we head out early tomorrow so make sure they either get home or stay out of our way."
"They can't come?" she asked, her eyes like saucers.
A lump formed in his throat at those eyes, but he managed to remain firm and they had to go home after dinner.
"What's he talking about Kagome?" asked Ryou dumbly.
"We're going shard hunting tomorrow," she replied calmly, "and he doesn't want you guys coming."
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"What do you mean you can't go back?" asked the hanyou as he kneeled next to the girl.
"I mean the well won't let me through," Kagome replied in a near whisper.
"Did you try it alone?" She nodded, "With your friends?" she nodded again. He almost ask if she had the shard, but he knew she had.
"It was just being temperamental," he said, trying to hide his own uncertainty."It'll let you through soon."
"What if it won't? What if I'm stuck here?" she demanded angrily.
'Would it be that horrible to stay here?' "We'll wish it open when we have the whole shikon no tama," he said before he thought.
She looked up at him, her eyes clearing enough to see the confusion they held.. "What about becoming a full youkai? I thought that was why you wanted the jewel."
He blinked. 'Should have seen that coming' "Since I'm going to hell after we defeat Naraku, there's no reason to waste a wish on me," Kagome mouthed an 'oh' and turned away.
After trying to get through the well for nearly half an hour without any success, she had told the rest of the kids from the future to return to the village. She needed to be alone before facing Inuyasha and not how angry he'd be when he found out she couldn't get anymore ramen or supplies, but how overjoyed he would be that she would be there full time to get the shards, meaning no trips home for tests, and longer trips for shard hunting.
When he had gotten to the well, he had been oddly sympathetic. He hadn't shouted in joy, but seemed to be sad for her, to understand what she felt. He seemed to understand that she would miss her family, perhaps because he had lost his at such a young age.
She tried to smile, but it faltered. Beside her, the hanyou rose and stood on the lip of the well. Holding out his hand, he helped Kagome stand and get on the well.
"One last try," he said calmly, not taking his hand away, glad she didn't pull it away.
She nodded and dried her eyes with her sleeve. After taking a deep breath, they jumped.
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"'Tis odd the well would not work," mused Kaede, her brow deeply lined in thought. "Someone or something must be blocking it."
"Is there something we can do to fix it?" asked Yugi, slightly worried.
"Nay child. Ye possess a magical aura, but there is not way ye can help." she paused and took a breath. "I believe that ether Kagome or Kikyo is responsible, as this feels of them, but judging from the fact that Kagome was unaware that leads me to believe that Kikyo is responsible."
"Why would that bitch not want Kagome and us to go home?" Joey asked, clearly pissed.
"Do not speak poorly of the dead, especially not in her sister's presence." Kaede said, not pleased by the teens disrespect.
"Sorry." Joey mumbled.
The door of the hut opened, allowing a cool breeze and two figures to enter the already crowded hut.
"Are you okay Mama?" asked the kitsune jumping into her arms. "Why can't you go through?"
"I'm alright." she whispered so only the kitsune and hanyou could hear. "Okay!" she said louder, clapping her hands together. "I need everyone to write a message to give to their parents or whoever, along with a list of essentials up to two weeks. And I mean essentials only. This does not include CDs, hair care products!" She looked specifically at Yugi, Yami and Mai. "OR laptops!" Kaiba frowned.
"You mean you can go back?" Tea asked happily.
"Nope!" she said "He can." pointing to the hanyou.
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Ara: YEAHSA! YEAHIES! YEAH!
Y.Ara: Ohkay aibou, you can calm down now.
Ara: *Reads the story* Hm, needs more Yu-Gi-Oh!
Y.Ara: *Falls down* Aibou this is not a recipe!
Ara: So?
Kuriboh: Kuri kur ku kuri kuri!
Ara: Uh...*Pulls out ACME Kuriboh translator*
ACME Kuriboh Translator: Yea Ara! More Yugi!
SY: Where did you get that thing?
Ara: Internet.
Y.Ara: *Sighs* ACME makes everything don't they?
Ara: Yup! Maybe poor Wile. E. Coyote can get something like this besides those damn signs.
Y.Ara+SY: *Shake heads*
Kuri: KURI!
ACME Kuriboh Translator: Yup!
Y.Ara: Anywhosa.....Did I just say that?
Ara: YUP! Yea! *Hugs Y.Ara*
SY: Read and Review please!
.
Ara: We do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Nor Inuyasha. Right Kuri? And, thanks to all who reviewed our story. Right Kuri?
Kuriboh: Kuri krui! (^-^)
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Kaiba sat by the fire, curling further into the towel around his shoulders. His still damp hair clung lifelessly to his forehead as his eyes traveled to his soaking wet clothes, still drying from his unexpected 'dip'.
It had been almost an hour ago, when the hanyou had decided to prove to him that he wasn't dreaming by throwing him into the small river near the village. Kagome had been furious and had 'sat' the kiisama who knows how many times before he had escaped and ran off into the forest.
Kagome sat across the fire from him, the soft flickering of the flames giving her almost a glow.
"Your clothes are going to be wet for awhile." she said, her voice breaking the silence. "It was nice that Miroku lent you a robe."
"Mm." he replied, the perverted monk had been kind in his offer making him think maybe someone could not hate his guts, besides his brother, Kagome, and....Sesshomaru. He didn't like that 'youkai' didn't believe a word he said, hell, he couldn't even stand his clothes!
"The sun's going to set soon." Kagome said as she stood. "We should get back to the village."
He nodded and stood reluctantly before smothering the flames and moving to get his clothes. He was stopped by a hand on his shoulder.
"They'll be fine there." She mumbled gently. "Just leave them, unlike our time, people won't steal as often. Especially since you're with me."
Again he nodded and allowed the girl to lead him back to the village.
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"Stupid wench," he mumbled under his breath, rubbing his still sore back. "Why'd she have ta 'sit' me so much?"
"Inuyasha!" a voice called through the forest.
The voice calling him wasn't all to familiar, but as soon as the caller came into view, he recognized the boy instantly. Dropping silently from the God Tree landing behind him. Inuyasha tapped the raven haired boy on the shoulder causing him to jump.
"I can hear just fine thank you." he snorted at the boy. "No need ta go yelling so half of the damn forest to hear ya."
"Miroku told me to get you to come back to the village." said the boy, his long black hair blowing slightly in the light breeze as his gray purple eyes stared into Inuyasha's golden ones.
"Mokuba right?" the child nodded. "Kaiba's brother right?" again he nodded. "What'cha think when I tossed him in the water?"
"I thought it was kind of cool." Mokuba smiled. "Not many people want him as a rival. Course you're not an ordinary guy."
The hanyou smirked. Just because he didn't like the kids brother didn't mean he couldn't like the kid. He turned towards the village, Mokuba not far behind.
"Ya want a ride?"he asked.
"Huh?" Mokuba asked, blinking.
"Wanna ride back ta the village?"
"SURE!" the child explained happily.
"Get on." he felt the boy jump on. "Hold on tight, I can go pretty fast." he felt the boy tighten his grip and nod.
The hanyou ran, deciding to take a slightly longer route back to the village.
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Shippo sat alone on Kaede's roof which was oddly otherwise unoccupied. The resident hanyou wasn't there yet and with Mokuba gone, and Kirara guarding the girls from Miroku, he was alone until one of them got back. He watched as Ryou, Yugi, Joey, and Tristan captured Miroku in a conversation about some kind of card game called 'Duel Monsters' the monk even seemed interested in learning the game. Kaiba, sitting nearby made a comment about a dog, throwing Joey into a rage and his friends blocking him from trying to kill the CEO. 'They're worse than Inuyasha and Mama.' he thought as he watched the argument as the battle progressed, slowly proving to be a stalemate as the same insults were thrown again and again.
'Humans' he thought tiredly. 'No, human males. Mama and Sango never acted this way for so long.' he caught the scent of a familiar hanyou. 'Make that males period.' He saw a blur of red, white, and black dashed through the village and land on the roof behind him.
Below, the guys had stopped arguing after the wind had intensified ten fold, taking their cards with it and scattering them nearby.
"What the hell was with that wind?" shouted Tristan to no on in particular as he helped Joey find his cards.
"That was not a wind." replied the monk calmly. "That was just Inuyasha
The boys from the future stared at the monk before their eyes travelled to the roof to see the hanyou sitting on Kaede's roof, Shippo behind him, and Mokuba on Inuyasha's back.
"Get down here this instant, Mokuba!" shouted a perturbed Kaiba, still wearing Miroku's robe, which was obviously too short for him.
"He's perfectly safe!" retorted Inuyasha.
"He can fall off and break his neck!"
"I wouldn't let him."
"How could you stop him?"
Inuyasha grinned. "Shippo, could you do the honours?"
After a quick salute, the kitsune started to jump around the roof before 'accidentally' falling off. The hanyou, was on the ground right beneath him before he was even half way off.
"You knew it was coming," said Kaiba.
"Feh."
"Hey, could someone get me down?" asked Mokuba, now alone on the roof.
The child was almost instantly on the ground, the two men still glaring, blue eyes meeting gold. The staring contest that ensued, would have lasted for years if Kagome had not returned from informing the girls that dinner was ready and broke it by hitting Inuyasha on the head.
"What did you do that for wench?" shouted the hanyou, as he rubbed his head, surprised by her sudden appearance.
"For ignoring me for the past five minutes," she shouted.
"Not so loud," he complained, holding his ears. "I can hear you just fine!"
"Well you didn't hear me yelling at you since I got back!"
"Sorry, I was busy," he said nodding at Kaiba's direction.
The hanyou easily jumped to Kaede's roof, his arms crossed, hidden beneath the giant red sleeves that draped over his arms.
"Oi, wench," he called as Kagome prepared to walk away, "we head out early tomorrow so make sure they either get home or stay out of our way."
"They can't come?" she asked, her eyes like saucers.
A lump formed in his throat at those eyes, but he managed to remain firm and they had to go home after dinner.
"What's he talking about Kagome?" asked Ryou dumbly.
"We're going shard hunting tomorrow," she replied calmly, "and he doesn't want you guys coming."
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"What do you mean you can't go back?" asked the hanyou as he kneeled next to the girl.
"I mean the well won't let me through," Kagome replied in a near whisper.
"Did you try it alone?" She nodded, "With your friends?" she nodded again. He almost ask if she had the shard, but he knew she had.
"It was just being temperamental," he said, trying to hide his own uncertainty."It'll let you through soon."
"What if it won't? What if I'm stuck here?" she demanded angrily.
'Would it be that horrible to stay here?' "We'll wish it open when we have the whole shikon no tama," he said before he thought.
She looked up at him, her eyes clearing enough to see the confusion they held.. "What about becoming a full youkai? I thought that was why you wanted the jewel."
He blinked. 'Should have seen that coming' "Since I'm going to hell after we defeat Naraku, there's no reason to waste a wish on me," Kagome mouthed an 'oh' and turned away.
After trying to get through the well for nearly half an hour without any success, she had told the rest of the kids from the future to return to the village. She needed to be alone before facing Inuyasha and not how angry he'd be when he found out she couldn't get anymore ramen or supplies, but how overjoyed he would be that she would be there full time to get the shards, meaning no trips home for tests, and longer trips for shard hunting.
When he had gotten to the well, he had been oddly sympathetic. He hadn't shouted in joy, but seemed to be sad for her, to understand what she felt. He seemed to understand that she would miss her family, perhaps because he had lost his at such a young age.
She tried to smile, but it faltered. Beside her, the hanyou rose and stood on the lip of the well. Holding out his hand, he helped Kagome stand and get on the well.
"One last try," he said calmly, not taking his hand away, glad she didn't pull it away.
She nodded and dried her eyes with her sleeve. After taking a deep breath, they jumped.
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"'Tis odd the well would not work," mused Kaede, her brow deeply lined in thought. "Someone or something must be blocking it."
"Is there something we can do to fix it?" asked Yugi, slightly worried.
"Nay child. Ye possess a magical aura, but there is not way ye can help." she paused and took a breath. "I believe that ether Kagome or Kikyo is responsible, as this feels of them, but judging from the fact that Kagome was unaware that leads me to believe that Kikyo is responsible."
"Why would that bitch not want Kagome and us to go home?" Joey asked, clearly pissed.
"Do not speak poorly of the dead, especially not in her sister's presence." Kaede said, not pleased by the teens disrespect.
"Sorry." Joey mumbled.
The door of the hut opened, allowing a cool breeze and two figures to enter the already crowded hut.
"Are you okay Mama?" asked the kitsune jumping into her arms. "Why can't you go through?"
"I'm alright." she whispered so only the kitsune and hanyou could hear. "Okay!" she said louder, clapping her hands together. "I need everyone to write a message to give to their parents or whoever, along with a list of essentials up to two weeks. And I mean essentials only. This does not include CDs, hair care products!" She looked specifically at Yugi, Yami and Mai. "OR laptops!" Kaiba frowned.
"You mean you can go back?" Tea asked happily.
"Nope!" she said "He can." pointing to the hanyou.
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Ara: YEAHSA! YEAHIES! YEAH!
Y.Ara: Ohkay aibou, you can calm down now.
Ara: *Reads the story* Hm, needs more Yu-Gi-Oh!
Y.Ara: *Falls down* Aibou this is not a recipe!
Ara: So?
Kuriboh: Kuri kur ku kuri kuri!
Ara: Uh...*Pulls out ACME Kuriboh translator*
ACME Kuriboh Translator: Yea Ara! More Yugi!
SY: Where did you get that thing?
Ara: Internet.
Y.Ara: *Sighs* ACME makes everything don't they?
Ara: Yup! Maybe poor Wile. E. Coyote can get something like this besides those damn signs.
Y.Ara+SY: *Shake heads*
Kuri: KURI!
ACME Kuriboh Translator: Yup!
Y.Ara: Anywhosa.....Did I just say that?
Ara: YUP! Yea! *Hugs Y.Ara*
SY: Read and Review please!
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