Late one evening, Renkotsu sat up in his bed, looking
out the window. It had begun to snow. Snow, in the middle
of summer! He sighed and headed out to the kitchen to get a
glass of water. As he approached the closed kitchen door, he
heard a voice in there. He stopped and listened. He could
not make out what the conversation was about, but he did
recognize the one voice. It was Mukotsu.
The talking stopped, and Renkotsu took a step back. He waited a few seconds, and after nothing happened, he entered the kitchen. "Mukotsu," he said with fake surprise, "What are you doing up?" He went to the cupboard, took a glass and filled it with tap water. He then joined Mukotsu at the table.
"Couldn't sleep, I guess," Mukotsu answered with a shrug.
"You thinking about they're problem, too?" Renkotsu meant the problem of Kikyou, Suikotsu and Jakotsu. On the outside, the three of them seemed happy and totally okay with their situation. But he knew that on the inside, they were not.
"Why does this stuff only happen to us?" Mukotsu muttered. "Bad relationships, I mean." Renkotsu looked up with interest. "Especially me," he continued, "Y-you remember the time we went to Greece?"
(Mukotsu ventured slowly into the cave, grasping the mirror shield tightly. He had heard tales of the demon Medusa, and how one glance upon her hideous face would turn anything into solid stone. He stopped walking and gulped, trying to get himself together.
He drew a deep breath and started again. He could hear the snakes' rattling throughout the entire cave. Then he finally came to the main chamber and met the back of the creature. It slowly turned its head around, took one glance at Mukotsu's face, shrieked in terror and turned into stone.
"Well," he said, looking down at his feet, "That brings my self-esteem level down another couple of pegs...")
"The point is," Mukotsu said, "I'm just not sure they'll be able to deal with it. And the kid hasn't even been born yet!"
"Come on, Mukotsu," Renkotsu said, "Give them a little credit. Could you be able to walk around with a smile if you were in their situation?"
"No," Mukotsu admitted. "But then again, I'm not a schizophrenic maniac, a man-hungry psycho, or Kikyou-"
"Mukotsu," Renkotsu said with a sigh. "Go to bed. You obviously have no comprehension of the subject."
"Fine." And with that, the ugly little man left the kitchen.
After a few minutes of trying to re-gather his thoughts, Renkotsu was surprised by a loud bang on the window. He scoffed and walked to the door. He opened it and called out, "Just remember this, I'm the only person who lives on this street that will sue little children!" He gasped in shock as a Hyoukoumori darted in front of his face. It dropped a tiny slip of paper into his hands and flew away.
He opened the paper slowly, still not exactly sure what just happened, and read the note. It was from Sekka. "Meet me at the base of the Yamanami mountain range in exactly one week from today for a good time wink" He scoffed. "She actually put down the 'wink'..." He shook his head and continued reading. When he was finished, he sat back down at the table and folded the note up.
(Shit... We definitely do not need this now...)
He sat there and thought about the current problems of him and his friends. He didn't even notice that the sun had come up. A loud slurping noise snapped him out of his thoughts. He glanced over to see Bankotsu eating some cereal. "Don't slurp."
Bankotsu nearly spat out his Frosted Flakes. "That's a joke, right?" His friend's face remained plain as he handed him the slip of paper that the ice bat had left. He took and read it. "What does this mean?"
"We fight Sekka in a week," Renkotsu answered. "Better get ready. I highly doubt this is gonna be a walk in the park." He stopped suddenly, then said, "Which reminds me..." He got up and left without saying anything. Bankotsu stared blankly at the door as it swung closed.
A few minutes later, Renkotsu came back in, cradling something in his arms. "When we helped Kagura rescue Kanna," he began, "Sango's pet cat thing really intrigued me, so..." The creature leapt out of his arms and walked across the table to Bankotsu. It looked exactly like Kirara, except its fur was red. It sniffed his hand, and then nuzzled its nose against it. "His name," Renkotsu continued, "is Kazan."
Bankotsu smiled. "How cute," he smirked. "And so out of place that it isn't even funny..."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Well," Bankotsu said, putting his free arm behind his head, "I mean, when was the last time you cared for another living thing?"
Renkotsu overdramatically clutched his heart. "Bankotsu," he exclaimed, "I'm hurt!"
"Drop the act."
"Okay," the pyro smirked. "But still! I think he'd be a great asset in the fight against the ice demons."
"Does he have experience?"
"Well," Renkotsu said, shaking his head, "No. But I could train him in a week."
"Better get started on that then," Bankotsu chuckled, petting Kazan. Renkotsu smiled, picked up the little cat demon and left the kitchen. When he was sure that they had left, Bankotsu removed his left shoe. From the front of it, he pulled out a long antenna, and then removed the heel to reveal a speaker. "Hello, Chief?" he said, "This is Agent #70. I'm coming down to get," he lowered his voice, "You- know-what."
"Roger, Agent #70," the voice from the shoe said, "Stand by for confirmation..."
Meanwhile, Kagome had just arrived back at her place with two arms filled with grocery bags. As she got up to her door, she tried to find her keys in her pocket, but didn't seem to be able to. She dug a little deeper and wasn't paying any attention to the big brown bags that she was holding. One of them tipped over, spilling out all of its contents. If it hadn't been for a quick catch by Shirakiyo, who had just arrived in the nick of time, there could have been a huge mess.
"Thank you," Kagome smiled.
"It was no problem," Shirakiyo smiled back. "Where is your Cujo of a boyfriend? He is the one who should be helping you with these, not me."
"Well," she explained, "InuYasha and his brother Sesshoumaru went to visit their father."
"Oh?" Shirakiyo inquired. "And where does he live?"
Kagome sighed. "Well, he's dead. They went to his grave site."
"Oh," the angel boy said. "I am sorry to hear that. Here, let me help you..." He held her bags as she fumbled around with her keys to open the door. Once she had opened it, the two of them went inside and put the groceries away. When they had finished, they sat down on the couch to watch television.
"Oh," Kagome smiled, "The Price is Right is on..."
"Okay," Bob Barker announced on the TV, "Come on up and spin that wheel, Jody."
The woman walked up to him with a frown on her face. "I'm Julie!" she exclaimed. "Are you blind?"
Mr. Barker looked down to his feet. "Yes," he sighed.
"Wow," Kagome exclaimed, "He looks good for his age." She paused, tapped her chin and then added, "Whatever age that is..."
Shirakiyo glanced at her. He noticed how close, warm and friendly her eyes were and wondered why a loving person like her would be with a braying jackass like InuYasha. He understood and accepted the fact that the dog was there first, but he still was becoming very jealous. "Kagome," he said, "I am sorry, but I have an errand to run. If you will excuse me."
"Of course," Kagome smiled.
He smiled back and walked away. He opened the front door and saw InuYasha returning home. "Oh," he muttered, "Hello."
"Hey," InuYasha said. "Is Kagome home?"
"Yes, she is watching television."
InuYasha smiled and went inside the house. Shirakiyo glared at the front door as it closed. "Enjoy your time with her," he muttered coldly under his breath. He chuckled and ran down the driveway. Then he leapt into the air and flew away.
He flew into the mountains where they had found him and searched around for a cave. When he found it, he flew over to it and walked in. Men and women dressed in bright white robes lay on small beds, resting. Every one of them had white wings. They were his army of Archangels. He walked deeper into the cave where a dim light was emanating.
"Ah," a female voice said from the dim light, "You're back." She entered into his vision. She had blue eyes and pink hair worn in pigtails. She wore a black choker, a purple tank top and black bellbottoms. And like everyone else in the cave, had white wings.
"Akizuki," Shirakiyo smiled. "How is the battle plan coming along?"
The girl smiled. "Great. This time we'll be able to hit Kuronigori right where it hurts the most."
"Excellent."
The talking stopped, and Renkotsu took a step back. He waited a few seconds, and after nothing happened, he entered the kitchen. "Mukotsu," he said with fake surprise, "What are you doing up?" He went to the cupboard, took a glass and filled it with tap water. He then joined Mukotsu at the table.
"Couldn't sleep, I guess," Mukotsu answered with a shrug.
"You thinking about they're problem, too?" Renkotsu meant the problem of Kikyou, Suikotsu and Jakotsu. On the outside, the three of them seemed happy and totally okay with their situation. But he knew that on the inside, they were not.
"Why does this stuff only happen to us?" Mukotsu muttered. "Bad relationships, I mean." Renkotsu looked up with interest. "Especially me," he continued, "Y-you remember the time we went to Greece?"
(Mukotsu ventured slowly into the cave, grasping the mirror shield tightly. He had heard tales of the demon Medusa, and how one glance upon her hideous face would turn anything into solid stone. He stopped walking and gulped, trying to get himself together.
He drew a deep breath and started again. He could hear the snakes' rattling throughout the entire cave. Then he finally came to the main chamber and met the back of the creature. It slowly turned its head around, took one glance at Mukotsu's face, shrieked in terror and turned into stone.
"Well," he said, looking down at his feet, "That brings my self-esteem level down another couple of pegs...")
"The point is," Mukotsu said, "I'm just not sure they'll be able to deal with it. And the kid hasn't even been born yet!"
"Come on, Mukotsu," Renkotsu said, "Give them a little credit. Could you be able to walk around with a smile if you were in their situation?"
"No," Mukotsu admitted. "But then again, I'm not a schizophrenic maniac, a man-hungry psycho, or Kikyou-"
"Mukotsu," Renkotsu said with a sigh. "Go to bed. You obviously have no comprehension of the subject."
"Fine." And with that, the ugly little man left the kitchen.
After a few minutes of trying to re-gather his thoughts, Renkotsu was surprised by a loud bang on the window. He scoffed and walked to the door. He opened it and called out, "Just remember this, I'm the only person who lives on this street that will sue little children!" He gasped in shock as a Hyoukoumori darted in front of his face. It dropped a tiny slip of paper into his hands and flew away.
He opened the paper slowly, still not exactly sure what just happened, and read the note. It was from Sekka. "Meet me at the base of the Yamanami mountain range in exactly one week from today for a good time wink" He scoffed. "She actually put down the 'wink'..." He shook his head and continued reading. When he was finished, he sat back down at the table and folded the note up.
(Shit... We definitely do not need this now...)
He sat there and thought about the current problems of him and his friends. He didn't even notice that the sun had come up. A loud slurping noise snapped him out of his thoughts. He glanced over to see Bankotsu eating some cereal. "Don't slurp."
Bankotsu nearly spat out his Frosted Flakes. "That's a joke, right?" His friend's face remained plain as he handed him the slip of paper that the ice bat had left. He took and read it. "What does this mean?"
"We fight Sekka in a week," Renkotsu answered. "Better get ready. I highly doubt this is gonna be a walk in the park." He stopped suddenly, then said, "Which reminds me..." He got up and left without saying anything. Bankotsu stared blankly at the door as it swung closed.
A few minutes later, Renkotsu came back in, cradling something in his arms. "When we helped Kagura rescue Kanna," he began, "Sango's pet cat thing really intrigued me, so..." The creature leapt out of his arms and walked across the table to Bankotsu. It looked exactly like Kirara, except its fur was red. It sniffed his hand, and then nuzzled its nose against it. "His name," Renkotsu continued, "is Kazan."
Bankotsu smiled. "How cute," he smirked. "And so out of place that it isn't even funny..."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Well," Bankotsu said, putting his free arm behind his head, "I mean, when was the last time you cared for another living thing?"
Renkotsu overdramatically clutched his heart. "Bankotsu," he exclaimed, "I'm hurt!"
"Drop the act."
"Okay," the pyro smirked. "But still! I think he'd be a great asset in the fight against the ice demons."
"Does he have experience?"
"Well," Renkotsu said, shaking his head, "No. But I could train him in a week."
"Better get started on that then," Bankotsu chuckled, petting Kazan. Renkotsu smiled, picked up the little cat demon and left the kitchen. When he was sure that they had left, Bankotsu removed his left shoe. From the front of it, he pulled out a long antenna, and then removed the heel to reveal a speaker. "Hello, Chief?" he said, "This is Agent #70. I'm coming down to get," he lowered his voice, "You- know-what."
"Roger, Agent #70," the voice from the shoe said, "Stand by for confirmation..."
Meanwhile, Kagome had just arrived back at her place with two arms filled with grocery bags. As she got up to her door, she tried to find her keys in her pocket, but didn't seem to be able to. She dug a little deeper and wasn't paying any attention to the big brown bags that she was holding. One of them tipped over, spilling out all of its contents. If it hadn't been for a quick catch by Shirakiyo, who had just arrived in the nick of time, there could have been a huge mess.
"Thank you," Kagome smiled.
"It was no problem," Shirakiyo smiled back. "Where is your Cujo of a boyfriend? He is the one who should be helping you with these, not me."
"Well," she explained, "InuYasha and his brother Sesshoumaru went to visit their father."
"Oh?" Shirakiyo inquired. "And where does he live?"
Kagome sighed. "Well, he's dead. They went to his grave site."
"Oh," the angel boy said. "I am sorry to hear that. Here, let me help you..." He held her bags as she fumbled around with her keys to open the door. Once she had opened it, the two of them went inside and put the groceries away. When they had finished, they sat down on the couch to watch television.
"Oh," Kagome smiled, "The Price is Right is on..."
"Okay," Bob Barker announced on the TV, "Come on up and spin that wheel, Jody."
The woman walked up to him with a frown on her face. "I'm Julie!" she exclaimed. "Are you blind?"
Mr. Barker looked down to his feet. "Yes," he sighed.
"Wow," Kagome exclaimed, "He looks good for his age." She paused, tapped her chin and then added, "Whatever age that is..."
Shirakiyo glanced at her. He noticed how close, warm and friendly her eyes were and wondered why a loving person like her would be with a braying jackass like InuYasha. He understood and accepted the fact that the dog was there first, but he still was becoming very jealous. "Kagome," he said, "I am sorry, but I have an errand to run. If you will excuse me."
"Of course," Kagome smiled.
He smiled back and walked away. He opened the front door and saw InuYasha returning home. "Oh," he muttered, "Hello."
"Hey," InuYasha said. "Is Kagome home?"
"Yes, she is watching television."
InuYasha smiled and went inside the house. Shirakiyo glared at the front door as it closed. "Enjoy your time with her," he muttered coldly under his breath. He chuckled and ran down the driveway. Then he leapt into the air and flew away.
He flew into the mountains where they had found him and searched around for a cave. When he found it, he flew over to it and walked in. Men and women dressed in bright white robes lay on small beds, resting. Every one of them had white wings. They were his army of Archangels. He walked deeper into the cave where a dim light was emanating.
"Ah," a female voice said from the dim light, "You're back." She entered into his vision. She had blue eyes and pink hair worn in pigtails. She wore a black choker, a purple tank top and black bellbottoms. And like everyone else in the cave, had white wings.
"Akizuki," Shirakiyo smiled. "How is the battle plan coming along?"
The girl smiled. "Great. This time we'll be able to hit Kuronigori right where it hurts the most."
"Excellent."