InuYasha and Kagome were heading over to Kagura's place
to pick up Kouga and Shippou, but they stopped at
Sesshoumaru's on the way. His house was like one of those
old fashioned mansions that can be seen on old horror movies.
Its front gates were tall, and they creaked when InuYasha
opened them. The path leading up to the house was cracked
and had grass and weeds growing up from under it. The front
yard had trees that seemed to moan when the wind whistled
through them.
"Cozy," InuYasha whispered to himself.
Kagome smiled. "Come on," she said in her cheerful voice, "It's not that bad."
InuYasha rolled his eyes. "You see good in everything, don't you."
Kagome nodded, still smiling. This place was a real fixer-upper, and she would have fun telling Sesshoumaru what to do to make it look friendlier. Maybe trim those trees down a bit, put in a new path, squirt some oil on those gates. It could be like a project-
"I think you're getting a little carried away," InuYasha said. Kagome started to whistle.
They arrived at the front porch. The front doors had huge gargoyle knockers on them.
(Too bad Miroku wasn't here; he would so make a joke about that.)
InuYasha knocked on the door, and they slowly swung open, creaking loudly. Standing at the front door was Jaken, Sesshoumaru's servant.
"Oh," he hissed, "Hello, InuYasha and girl-"
"Kagome," she muttered. Jaken was one of the only people who could make her change moods so quickly.
"Right," Jaken continued, "And to what do we owe this visit?"
InuYasha smiled. "OmegaNihon has been invited to a dinner at a real castle owned by a real queen. We were wondering if Sesshoumaru would like to come."
"Really," Jaken grunted, "Well, come in then, and I'll go get him."
InuYasha and Kagome entered into the huge front room. Old pictures of people nobody knew anymore hung on the walls; they were beginning to fade. Right in front of them was a long winding staircase that went up to the second floor. To their left was what appeared to be a dining room. The white tablecloth was old and dirty. To their right was the sitting room. In the middle of the room was a coffee table with another dirty cloth, and surrounding it were old-fashioned chairs and a couch.
InuYasha and Kagome took their seats and waited for Jaken to return with Sesshoumaru. That didn't take very long.
"Jaken tells me you have been invited to a dinner," Sesshoumaru said as he entered the room. "Tell me, why would you be invited?"
"Because," InuYasha growled, "We saved the life of the one who invited us: Queen La Saia."
Sesshoumaru was shocked. "La Saia," he muttered to himself.
"Ya," Kagome said, her cheerful smile returned, "She invited all of OmegaNihon, actually. And that does include you, you know."
Sesshoumaru smiled. "Indeed," he said, "I would be happy to come. When is it to be held?"
"Tonight," Kagome answered.
InuYasha, Kagome and Sesshoumaru arrived at Kagura's about fifteen minutes later. InuYasha knocked on the door and Kagura answered it.
"Sorry," she said, "I already gave at the office."
"Funny," InuYasha smirked, "You should be in show-biz."
Kagura smiled. "I'm thinking about it." She went back into the house for a few seconds, and then returned to the door. "Here," she said, "I believe these belong to you." She flung Kouga and Shippou out the door, and closed it.
"What a bitch," Kagome whispered under her breath. "Are you two okay?" She helped Kouga to his feet.
"Ya," he muttered, "We're okay." He looked down at Shippou who was stuck, head first, in the snow. Shippou pulled himself out, shook all the snow from out of his hair and gave everyone a cute 'I'm okay' smile. "What are you doing here, anyways?" Kouga asked.
"We came to pick you guys up," Kagome explained. "OmegaNihon has been invited to dine with royalty!"
"Really!?" Shippou exclaimed, "Are you serious? Oh that's so cool!"
"Who invited us?" Kouga asked.
"Well," Kagome started, " Last night, Juuroumaru saved this woman from this ice bat demon thing, then he brought her back to our place and we took care of her-"
"Can we wrap this up, Kagome?" InuYasha muttered. "Queen La Saia was the one who invited us. We're going to take her back to her castle and as thanks, she's going to give us a big dinner." He licked his lips and added, "Can't wait."
"Then what are we still doing here?" Shippou asked. "We should get ready to go!"
OmegaNihon plus Queen La Saia started their journey to the castle. They met little hardships and arrived with ease. The villagers of La Saia's castle town were busy folks, running shops and inns and so forth. Children ran in the streets without a care in the world. It was a very peaceful looking place from the outside.
(Never judge a book by its cover.)
Sesshoumaru looked around cautiously. Sure, this was a nice village with friendly people, but something just didn't seem right. He felt as if some unknown presence was watching them, waiting to make themselves known. He brushed the thought out of his mind, but decided that it would be better to hold onto it for a little while longer, just in case.
"Lady La Saia has returned!" a villager called upon seeing the travelers. He and a group of other villagers ran up to them. "Lady La Saia, is it really you?"
La Saia smiled. "Yes it is. These people that I am with saved me from a Hyoukoumori."
The villager stepped back. "A Hyoukoumori? They have returned?"
La Saia lowered her gaze and her voice. "I am afraid so."
"What are you guys talking about?" InuYasha asked. "What's a Hyoukoumori?"
"An ice bat," La Saia explained. "But you do not need to worry about that. We are here to celebrate!"
She led them to her castle. It was an average looking castle: drawbridge, moat, towers and the works. The castle guardsman stopped them from entering the castle, but when he saw La Saia, his eyes lit up and allowed them to pass. Inside the castle, maids and attendants rushed to greet the guests and the returning queen. La Saia asked her attendants to fix up their guests for the banquet, then realized that the cooks had no idea about it. So she herself went down to the kitchen and ordered a special dinner. All the people in the castle were overjoyed to have their queen back. Now peace could return to their village.
Everyone was fixed up, and the food was cooked, so now the feast could begin. The mess hall was exactly as one could expect: grand in size and in number of people present. La Saia took her spot at her special chair and had her guests sit next to her. La Saia raised a glass and toasted OmegaNihon for saving her and helping her return home.
As all the castle folk were eating, no one noticed the presence outside the walls. Watching from a distance was a small group of ice demons: a flock of Hyoukoumori, a purple snake demon and an old man with pale skin.
"Isss it time, massster?" the snake demon asked. His upper body was humanoid, but his lower body and head where that of a serpent. He slithered forward a bit as he asked his question.
"Hold on, Friezer," the old man said. He had long, receding white hair. He was wearing a purple shirt under a green vest, and baggy blue pants. "Let's wait a little while longer."
"Of courssse, Lord Gyouka." Friezer answered. The two of them and the flock of Hyoukoumori waited a few more minutes before their assault on the castle.
"Cozy," InuYasha whispered to himself.
Kagome smiled. "Come on," she said in her cheerful voice, "It's not that bad."
InuYasha rolled his eyes. "You see good in everything, don't you."
Kagome nodded, still smiling. This place was a real fixer-upper, and she would have fun telling Sesshoumaru what to do to make it look friendlier. Maybe trim those trees down a bit, put in a new path, squirt some oil on those gates. It could be like a project-
"I think you're getting a little carried away," InuYasha said. Kagome started to whistle.
They arrived at the front porch. The front doors had huge gargoyle knockers on them.
(Too bad Miroku wasn't here; he would so make a joke about that.)
InuYasha knocked on the door, and they slowly swung open, creaking loudly. Standing at the front door was Jaken, Sesshoumaru's servant.
"Oh," he hissed, "Hello, InuYasha and girl-"
"Kagome," she muttered. Jaken was one of the only people who could make her change moods so quickly.
"Right," Jaken continued, "And to what do we owe this visit?"
InuYasha smiled. "OmegaNihon has been invited to a dinner at a real castle owned by a real queen. We were wondering if Sesshoumaru would like to come."
"Really," Jaken grunted, "Well, come in then, and I'll go get him."
InuYasha and Kagome entered into the huge front room. Old pictures of people nobody knew anymore hung on the walls; they were beginning to fade. Right in front of them was a long winding staircase that went up to the second floor. To their left was what appeared to be a dining room. The white tablecloth was old and dirty. To their right was the sitting room. In the middle of the room was a coffee table with another dirty cloth, and surrounding it were old-fashioned chairs and a couch.
InuYasha and Kagome took their seats and waited for Jaken to return with Sesshoumaru. That didn't take very long.
"Jaken tells me you have been invited to a dinner," Sesshoumaru said as he entered the room. "Tell me, why would you be invited?"
"Because," InuYasha growled, "We saved the life of the one who invited us: Queen La Saia."
Sesshoumaru was shocked. "La Saia," he muttered to himself.
"Ya," Kagome said, her cheerful smile returned, "She invited all of OmegaNihon, actually. And that does include you, you know."
Sesshoumaru smiled. "Indeed," he said, "I would be happy to come. When is it to be held?"
"Tonight," Kagome answered.
InuYasha, Kagome and Sesshoumaru arrived at Kagura's about fifteen minutes later. InuYasha knocked on the door and Kagura answered it.
"Sorry," she said, "I already gave at the office."
"Funny," InuYasha smirked, "You should be in show-biz."
Kagura smiled. "I'm thinking about it." She went back into the house for a few seconds, and then returned to the door. "Here," she said, "I believe these belong to you." She flung Kouga and Shippou out the door, and closed it.
"What a bitch," Kagome whispered under her breath. "Are you two okay?" She helped Kouga to his feet.
"Ya," he muttered, "We're okay." He looked down at Shippou who was stuck, head first, in the snow. Shippou pulled himself out, shook all the snow from out of his hair and gave everyone a cute 'I'm okay' smile. "What are you doing here, anyways?" Kouga asked.
"We came to pick you guys up," Kagome explained. "OmegaNihon has been invited to dine with royalty!"
"Really!?" Shippou exclaimed, "Are you serious? Oh that's so cool!"
"Who invited us?" Kouga asked.
"Well," Kagome started, " Last night, Juuroumaru saved this woman from this ice bat demon thing, then he brought her back to our place and we took care of her-"
"Can we wrap this up, Kagome?" InuYasha muttered. "Queen La Saia was the one who invited us. We're going to take her back to her castle and as thanks, she's going to give us a big dinner." He licked his lips and added, "Can't wait."
"Then what are we still doing here?" Shippou asked. "We should get ready to go!"
OmegaNihon plus Queen La Saia started their journey to the castle. They met little hardships and arrived with ease. The villagers of La Saia's castle town were busy folks, running shops and inns and so forth. Children ran in the streets without a care in the world. It was a very peaceful looking place from the outside.
(Never judge a book by its cover.)
Sesshoumaru looked around cautiously. Sure, this was a nice village with friendly people, but something just didn't seem right. He felt as if some unknown presence was watching them, waiting to make themselves known. He brushed the thought out of his mind, but decided that it would be better to hold onto it for a little while longer, just in case.
"Lady La Saia has returned!" a villager called upon seeing the travelers. He and a group of other villagers ran up to them. "Lady La Saia, is it really you?"
La Saia smiled. "Yes it is. These people that I am with saved me from a Hyoukoumori."
The villager stepped back. "A Hyoukoumori? They have returned?"
La Saia lowered her gaze and her voice. "I am afraid so."
"What are you guys talking about?" InuYasha asked. "What's a Hyoukoumori?"
"An ice bat," La Saia explained. "But you do not need to worry about that. We are here to celebrate!"
She led them to her castle. It was an average looking castle: drawbridge, moat, towers and the works. The castle guardsman stopped them from entering the castle, but when he saw La Saia, his eyes lit up and allowed them to pass. Inside the castle, maids and attendants rushed to greet the guests and the returning queen. La Saia asked her attendants to fix up their guests for the banquet, then realized that the cooks had no idea about it. So she herself went down to the kitchen and ordered a special dinner. All the people in the castle were overjoyed to have their queen back. Now peace could return to their village.
Everyone was fixed up, and the food was cooked, so now the feast could begin. The mess hall was exactly as one could expect: grand in size and in number of people present. La Saia took her spot at her special chair and had her guests sit next to her. La Saia raised a glass and toasted OmegaNihon for saving her and helping her return home.
As all the castle folk were eating, no one noticed the presence outside the walls. Watching from a distance was a small group of ice demons: a flock of Hyoukoumori, a purple snake demon and an old man with pale skin.
"Isss it time, massster?" the snake demon asked. His upper body was humanoid, but his lower body and head where that of a serpent. He slithered forward a bit as he asked his question.
"Hold on, Friezer," the old man said. He had long, receding white hair. He was wearing a purple shirt under a green vest, and baggy blue pants. "Let's wait a little while longer."
"Of courssse, Lord Gyouka." Friezer answered. The two of them and the flock of Hyoukoumori waited a few more minutes before their assault on the castle.