CHAPTER SIX

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The Great Monk of Oz! Chapter Six: The Deadliest Poppies

Once again, the companions found themselves skipping along 'merrily', singing their happy ol' song.

Inuyasha was not pleased. His left eye twitched wildly. Nevertheless, his lips kept on moving, and the words kept on flowing. After all, who wants to be tazed, flamed, and even possibly by crazed psychopaths who have the very power to make you do tons of humiliating things? No one.

Just as they sang their last line of their song, "The Marvelous Mo-onk of Oz!!" they were met with a very large hill that they had to climb. And with an eager less snarl from the Scarecrow, they were off a-huffing and a-puffing up that hill.

Hastily, Kagome wiped the sweat from her brow. "Well, that was one hel—heck of a climb."

"Feh."

A glare was tossed towards the equally sweaty Inuyasha. Kagome opened her mouth, ready for a retort, when Shippou gave a cry.

"Shippou! Were are you?!" the raven-haired girl was obviously worried...

"Over here, Kagome!! Look, it's so pretty!!" Shippou's excited voice prompted them to get up from the tickling grass and see what he had discovered.

"Oh!! It's so pretty!" Naraku's voice rang as he spotted the circle of emerald-colored lights coming from straight ahead. So entranced he was, he did not notice the odd stares from his fellow companions, nor the other colored circle of lights surrounding what was sure to be Emerald City.

Kagome gave a happy cry. "Emerald City!" She gave a gleeful laugh, and spun a full circle, her hair floating in the breeze beside her.

"I can see your panties." Inuyasha smirked ruefully as he saw the wench stop her happy laughter and glare at him balefully.

"Hentai." Kagome smiled brightly at Inuyasha's now sullen face before turning again towards Emerald City.

"What are we waiting for? Com'n!" And with that, Kagome ran down the hill towards a lush strip of grass that came before a bright field of poppies, closely followed by her smiling Shippou.

"Eep! Not so fast!" Naraku cried, apparently afraid.

Inuyasha snorted at Naraku, before spreading his arms and leaping down, gliding like some flying squirrel.

Sesshomaru pushed Naraku down the hill, and watched him roll a bit before he ran down as well...

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Kikyo, the Wicked Witch of the West, frowned at the image of that damn Kansas girl getting ever closer to disappearing off back to her "home." Elegantly, she waved her hand over her crystal ball, dispersing both the image of that cowardly lion rolling down the hill and the strong urge to laugh at him.

I need something... Something to stop her in her tracks...

She narrowed her jet-black eyes at the rows and rows of books that circled around her special tower.

Something devious and potent...

Her ghastly pale hand ghosted the old spines of the various tomes before following her instinct and plucking one of the shelf.

'Birkwood's Most Ingenious Sleeping Juices and Powders.'

A touch of a smile reached her lips before she flipped through the pages, in search of the perfect potion...

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Sesshomaru was the first to step into the luscious poppy field, staring indifferently at his rather long nails.

Kagome was second, pulling an equally indifferent Inuyasha into the field.

A slight yawn escaped Kagome's mouth, and she released Inuyasha's wrist in favor of covering her mouth. She smiled at Naraku and Shippou, silently inviting them.

Shippou gave a gleeful cry and followed Kagome, leaping into her arms. She laughed and fell backwards into the poppies, holding Shippou tight. Another yawn passed through Kagome's lips, as she inhaled the scent that was so heady in the air.

"Mmmm... Smell's so good...."

Naraku, who had ventured in, yawned his agreement at the only girl's statement. "Yes... So... lovely...."

And with a soft snore, he fell asleep on his side, clutching his baboon pelt tightly, nestled within the red poppies.

"Night.... Guys..." Kagome managed to mutter before she too curled up on her side, holding the sleeping Shippou.

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Hey! I'm Death, Cha-chan's faithful partner. I'mma Asian thirteen year old girl who was born, and lives in, the U.S. And, like Cha-chan, I role-play. Obviously. ; I'm a vampire, a dog demon, and an Element Master. The last one means that the six elements, Light, Dark, Fire, Water, Earth, and Air, are pretty much under my rule. Although I'm still learning. ::Sighs:: ; Oh—I'm planning on getting a separate account soon, for the stories that aren't co-written with Cha-chan. ;

That's all I can think of right now... See you later!

Death