Yugi Modern Meets Inu Feudal
Ara: Wow we updated pretty fast this time didn't we?
SY: I'll say, we kind of have to make up for not updating forever.
Y.Ara: Only three reviews last chapter.
Ara: I think that week everyone was on vacation. Not one single person updated.
SY: Either that or they were getting tired of looking to see if we've updated.
Ara: Humph. Just can't go on my theory can ya?
SY: Of course not.
Ara: Anyway, thanks for the people who remembered to review. And to the people who suggested if it could be Ryou/Kagome with all the others liking her, you'll have to wait in other chapters what we have planned for sweet Ryou!
Y.Ara: Glares What do you have planned for him?!
Ara: Innocently Nothing Grins evilly
Y.Ara: Tell me now aibou or I'll torture you!
Ara: HALP! Runs away
Y.Ara: Runs after her
Ara: Yami help!
SY: Sighs On with the fic.
Disclaimer: SY: We do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or Inuyasha. Though we wouldn't complain if we did......
Chapter 9: The Beginning of the Big Battle
It was nearly sunset when Sesshomaru found the group. They were relieved that they would no longer have to consider who to eat first. Most votes were heading in Kaibas direction who strongly suggested to eat Joey since he ate the most.
Inuyasha was still wandering around the forest and no one had seen him in hours. Once the group got back the girls decided on bathing, leaving the monk to get distracted by another Duel Monsters duel. Him versus Joey. He pretty much duelled circles, squares, and triangles around the poor guy.
"Well, that was great!" Sango complemented, standing up out of the water to get a towel. The others echoed the same sentence and they all stood to get dried off and change.
"OI! WENCH!" Came a yell behind them as a red and white blur came and grabbed Kagome's arm. "I've found a shard rumour and we have to hurry up before Narak.....u.......uh.....oh...." Inuyasha blushed furiously as he saw all of the girls staring at him with blank looks. "Oh shit. Alright," he said, looking away and letting go of Kagome's arm. "Let's get this over with ladies. We've got shards to find."
"I beat you again Joey." The monk stated for the umpteenth time.
"Damn it Miroku! How the Hell did ya get so...."
CRASH!!!!!!!!!
"What the hell was that?" Joey finished, staring at the flock of birds that flew from the place the girls were bathing.
Miroku instantly stood up. "They must be in trouble." he said slyly. "I think....."
"You should stay here unless you want to get a concussion." Shippo said as he and Mokuba grabbed the monk's sleeve in hope that he gets the idea.
"A little pain in sacrifice to seeing a beautiful sight is worth it my young comrades." Miroku stated defensively.
"Not when Inuyasha will kill you. Not to mention me." Joey growled in annoyance.
"I'm sorry Kagome, I just got really excited that there were jewel shards near by." the group heard Inuyasha say as the voice got closer.
"Are you sure that was what you were excited about?" Kagome's voice asked.
"What else would there be?"
"Never mind."
Inuyasha appeared from the forest with the rest of the girls trailing behind them, all looking a little bit more then pissed.
"What's this about jewel shards Inuyasha?" Miroku asked, looking serious.
"There's this rumour that this giant bird has been attacking a few villages. And they think by its size, it must have some shikon no tama shards." Inuyasha explained calmly. "So let's get moving already!"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome protested. "It's already sunset. We can't exactly move there now. We've got to wait until morning alright?"
"Why?" the hanyou demanded, glaring at the girl.
"You owe us that much you hentai!" Mai shot at him.
Inuyasha lowered his head. "I saw NOTHING!"
"Then what was with you looking up and down for?" Tea inquired.
"It was just for Kagome!"
Silence.
More silence.
Even more silence.
Crickets.
"Okay," Mokuba said. "What was that for?"
"I'm glad you ask Mokuba!" Miroku said happily. "Let me explain."
"Don't you dare monk." Kaiba shouted. "He's only ten."
"A perfect age to know about women dear Kaiba."
"NOT IN MY TIME IT ISN'T!"
"Calm down Kaiba. I won't explain then."
"So let's get some sleep!" Inuyasha announced suddenly. "The faster we wake up, the faster we get to get those shards!"
"Wha time is it?" Joey asked groggily, rubbing one of his eyes.
"Before dawn Joey now get up already. Before I pour water on you."
"Inuyasha!"
"What?"
"He doesn't need to come."
"M up m up. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............."
"Hang on," Yugi said. "I know a little trick to get him up." He leaned down to Joey's ear and said. "Joey your breakfast is getting cold."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!" Joey yelled, waking up everyone else who was asleep. The ones who were awake laughed.
"Maybe that would help on Inuyasha a bit."
"Feh. I'm up before you anyways."
"Your Ramen's getting cold."
"Hm? Where Ramen?"
"See? I told ya so."
"Damn wench."
After a few minutes of getting everyone else up it was after dawn before they finally set out. The girls excluding Kagome and Sango were staying with Tristan and Joey. Inuyasha refused to bring them.
"Lucky guys." Joey muttered. "Wait a sec.....WHY DID I HAVE TA WAKE UP EARLY IF I'M NOT GOING WITH YA?!"
"Lucky guys." Miroku murmured, shaking his head. "All those women....."
"HENTAI!" Sango yelled as she hit him with her hand. "Keep you hands to yourself!"
"We just wanted someone to see us off Joey!" Yugi replied to his friend.
"But why do you, Ryou and Mokuba have to go?"
"The eyes Joey, the puppy dog eyes."
"Damn it!"
"Don't worry Joey," Kagome said, patting him on the shoulder. "We shouldn't be too long."
"WENCH!" Inuyasha shouted, grabbing her arm and dragging her away from Joey. "I don't need anymore competition."
"What do you mean by that? Look I'll always be doing your shard hunting. And besides, he already has Mai."
"Whoops, I forgot about that." The hanyou stated. "Sorry Joey."
"Do...don't mention it." Joey muttered on the ground, twitching.
Inuyasha chuckled. He had set a high pace to deter them from following, but with Kagome and Kiara's help, they had managed. Early in the day, Kagome had given her bike to Kaiba and Mokuba while Kiara had allowed Yugi and Ryou to ride her on and off throughout the day.
Then there had been Sesshomaru. The self-appointed 'protector' of the reincarnates had tricked him into stopping for breaks or slowing down by threatening him, or Kag....er...or another member of the group.
The youkai sat near the rest of the boys on a fallen log, his eyes intently searching Kaibas face for some secret sign while Inuyasha sat in a tree over Kagome's sleeping form. The youkai stood up silently.
"I'm going for a walk little brother. Don't wait up." The white figure disappeared into the wood.
Inuyasha sat up in his tree for quite awhile, watching the full moon, listening to the sleepers below.
It was past midnight when one of them stood and walked towards the wood. Almost immediately Inuyasha was beside him.
"Can't sleep?"
"Not at all. I thought a walk would tire me out." replied Ryou, an uncharacteristic chill in his normally warm voice.
"It's not safe."
"I know."
"So don't expect me to come and save you."
"I wouldn't dream of it."
The white haired boy nodded and walked into the wood as the hanyou jumped back into his tree. An evil smile crept onto his lips as a golden ring appeared around his neck.
"Insolent half-breed." He whispered as he followed the dog like flying serpent to get to the creature's mistress. She had a rather interesting proposition for him.
It was a clear day. A tad to warm for the pace Inuyasha was setting and the rest of the group, excluding Sesshomaru, who was just trying to remain with his two charges, were walking at a reasonable pace in a form of silent protest.
The occasional slap and shout of 'Hentai' from Sango caused a brief laugh at the monk's expense and release from the otherwise inescapable tension caused by heat and temper. Kaiba was still mad at Miroku for the defeat he was given a couple of nights ago, Inuyasha was mad at Kaiba, and Kagome was mad at Inuyasha for picking on Kaiba all the time, not to mention the tiff that had come up between Shippo and Mokuba concerning who was cooler, Inuyasha or Kaiba; the kitsune voting for the CEO while Mokuba rooted for inu hanyou, and the usual thing between Sango and Miroku. Yugi and Ryou were the only quiet ones.
Ahead the hanyou stopped dead in his tracks and tensed, his hand going slowly to Tessaiga. Knowing what was going on, Kagome got Ryou and Yugi off Kiara and grabbed her bow as she put down her bag. She noticed that Sango's kimono lay discarded on the road, the taiji-ya now dressed in ths black body suit of her trade, hirakutsu in hand. The monk's good hand was on the beads that guarded the world from his hand held black hole.
"Kagome." came a small voice from beside her. "What's going on?"
She looked into Mokuba's innocent eyes and cursed herself for letting him come on the hunt. He had never seen death, or at least not the kind Inuyasha or one of the others would serve that day, and he was so young, too young, to have to deal with the nightmares that would come from that day, because she had allowed him to come. She turned to Yugi, Ryou and Kaiba. None of them needed to be there, they wouldn't even be there if it wasn't for her.
"Shippo," she whispered.
"Yes Mama?" he replied.
"I want you to go with them and get them somewhere safe. Don't leave until one of us gets you."
"Yes Mama."
"What's going on?" Mokuba repeated.
"Go. Shippo will explain everything." Her tone left no room for questions.
"Kagome..." Started Kaiba.
"Just go Kaiba I'll be fine." 'They're after me anyways.'
He nodded and followed his brother into the forest.
"You handled that well Kagome." said Sesshomaru from beside her. "I'll be with them if you need me." He too disappeared into the woods.
'Maybe he's not so bad after all.' she thought.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a yell behind her. Turning, she saw the youkai had arrived. It was a large black bird with three jewel shards, one on each wing and one on its forehead, but it was having difficulty dodging Sango Hirakatsu despite the shards.
But there were more shards, one more, nearby. It was closing on them and fsat. Then she saw the glow pass beneath her feet towards Inuyasha. "Inuyasha! Watch out!" she yelled as a huge worm broke out of the ground behind the hanyou and collapsed on him. "Inuyasha!"
A glint appeared from the worm's forehead before the creature swiftly moved from the tooth blade that the inu hanyou emerged, a transformed Tessaiga in hand.
Her sigh of relief turned into a cry of pain as talons dug into her shoulders and pulled her off the ground.
"INUYASHA!!" She screamed plaintively.
"Kagome!" She heard before blacking out.
SY: Nice Fluffy chapter. And I don't mean Sesshy.
Ara: Is still being chased by her Yami HELPIES!
Y.Ara: IF ANYONE LAYS A HAND ON RYOU I WILL KILL YOU!!
SY: You like Ryou, you like Ryou.
Y.Ara: Glares at SY and starts chasing her I DO NOT!!
SY: Methinks she doth protestith too much.
Ara: AHHHH SHAKESPEAR!!!! Hides behind desk that appears from nowhere HALP! Summons Yami from nowhere Help she speak like Shakespear.
Yami: Um.....Okay? Doesn't know what to do but places a spellbinding circle on her to let Y.Ara get her
Ara: YEAH!!!! Good Yami. Gives him candy
Yami: Thanks!
SY: AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Y.Ara: Take that back you baka!
SY: I take it back I take it back. PLEASE no Shadow Realm!
Ara: Watches with cotton candy. Yami and Kuri also watch with candy Read nd review peeps!
Yami: Technically they've already read it so they should just review.
Ara: They're reading now, and now, and now, and now.
Yami: Oh yeah........
Yugi: Appears from nowhere YAMI GET BACK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!
Yami: Eep Hides behind Ara
Ara: Feels special OoO
Kuri: Kuri ku kuri kuru
AKT(ACME Kuriboh Translator): To continue this little problem review to see in the next chapter.
Ara: MY YAMI!!!
Yugi: NO MINE!!!
Yami: Feels special R&R please OoO