Act VI: The Demon's New Clothing

(Scene: Downtown Tokyo)

"What's with the robe?"

"And that hair and ears?"

"Isn't it a little early for Halloween?"

The sun illuminated every inch as busy people rushed to meet, greet, buy, sell and just hang out in downtown Tokyo. But everyone stopped and was immediately drawn to an odd couple walking through it all.

A normal looking girl with black hair, with a boy in a bright red robe and dog ears. His hair was what made him stand out though, straight, and as bright as pure untouched silver. People had come from as far as across town to stare at these two.

"Don't these people have anything better to do than stare at me." Inu-Yasha grumbled becoming impatient with the growing crowd.

"We'll get you a disguise." Kagome whispered "Get you some new clothes so that you'll blend it with everyone else."

Down street and into the commercial district, the crowd continued to follow. Kagome glanced through the windows, trying to spot a good deal on clothed for the demon. The whispering all around continued as Inu-Yasha crossed his arms and shot them a cold glare.

"Hey!" he yelled at the gawkers "Beat it, would ya?! I'm just trying to get some new clothes, kay?! Now get lost!" Now a person budged to his efforts though, as a matter of fact, many people came closer.

"Wow." Said a girl roughly Kagome's age as she brushed her bushy brown hair off of her freckled face. She stepped closer and closer, finally stopping to point at his ears. "Are those real?"

"'Course they are. Wanna make something of it?" Inu-Yasha said in a threatening tone. The girl took another step closer, nearly standing right on top of him and tugged at his ears gently. "Hey!" He yelled backing away "Do you mind? How would you like me to pull of your face?"

Kagome quickly snatched Inu-Yasha's hand before this could go any further and dragged him down the street to a clothing boutique. "Sorry about that, people in this time aren't used to demons dressed in period clothing."

"Stupid humans." Inu-Yasha muttered stroking back his own ears. "Is this where I can get new clothes?" The store was an absolute treasure trove of every fabric, style and accessory known to man.

"Let's find something new to wear." Kagome said pulling a few pairs of jeans off a rack. "I'm sure they'll have something here for you. Go look around for something you like, pick some stuff out."

The two split up and searched the store for a good while until neither could find anything else that could suit Inu-Yasha, then met up at the change rooms. Kagome had gotten more modest clothes to help him blend in, but Inu-Yasha had stumbled into a punk area that was more to his liking.

Kagome ushered Inu-Yasha into a change room and he began to try on different combos of clothes. Denim, he eventually settled on for his pants, a nice blue pair from one of Kagome's piles. For a shirt, he slipped on an orange one he had pulled from a bin and looked over it. It wasn't his susal red robe, but it would suffice.

He slid on a pair of blue runners and stepped out of the change room "Well, how do I look?" He asked doing a turn around.

Kagome got up and looked over the half-demon posing before her. "Something's missing." She said taking a step back. She looked into a nearby bin and pulled out a long chain that looked as it it was for a dog, and wrapped it around Inu-Yasha's neck, letting a long end hand down

Inu-Yasha tugged on it and looked into a mirror "I look pretty good." He said looking over his reflection.

"I know." Said Kagome in a puzzled tone. "But something's still missing. So close, but—I know!" She bolted back to her pile and came back, then slipped a black hat backwards over his ears and posed his again in the mirror. "Now you'll blend in and we'll leave unnoticed."

"Thanks again Kagome, I like it. I really like it, I look pretty bad ass." Kagome gathered Inu-Yasha's robe and tucked it into a bag as they approched the checkout.

"No, no." The shopkeeper said waving off her from reaching for her purse. "The clothes is a gift, your presence here is major publicity, my sales will go through the roof because of you."

"Oh, well thank-you." Kagome said as the shopkeeper saw them to the door.

"No no my dear, thank-you!" The shopkeeper said excitedly. "If anything, I owe you. Perhaps this could repay you both." He handed Kagome an envelpoe and pushed the two out the door.

"What is it?" Inu-Yasha asked looking around. The crowd that had once followed him was now gone, and the store behind them was booming with buisness."

"Two tickets to the Tokyo tower wheel." Kagome replied "It's a big ferris wheel out on the water, we could go tomorrow, but for now, I still have to get a clock."

"What's a ferris wheel? Sounds painful."

"You'll see toworrow night." Kagome said brightly "It's really cool, you'll like it."

The two began down the street as Kagome thought to herself. 'Inu-Yasha, tomorrow night is going to be a night to remember.'

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Hey everyone, here's the next chapter in the story, so read up and enjoy Here's my e-mail for any comments and questions DarkArtimishotmail.com, but I know that's now why you're still reading, so here's the preview.

A bank heist goes wrong and Kagome and Inu-Yasha are caught up in it all. Then something really bizarre happens, another demon arrive and knows who Inu-Yasha is. It just gets crazier and crazier in Act VII: Heist. So come back and see it soon, kay?

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Inu-Yasha's Totally Excellent Adventure.

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