Sesshomaru, a changed demon?
(Introducing: Kikijin!)
Inuyasha, Kagome and the gang were traveling along the road. They had collected most of the fragments of the Shikon no Tama, the Jewel of Four Souls, and were completely wiped! Fortunately, they found a small spring they could rest by.
Kagome was busy unpacking some instant ramen when Inuyasha plopped down next to her.
"Ha!" he said, "Now that I know the Tetsaiga's true power, no demon can stop me! All I have to do is slice 'em in half!"
"And what about me?" instigated Kagome, "Am I completely useless?"
"No! You're turning out to be a pretty good archer."
"Pretty good? C'mon, I must be better than that."
"Hey! You asked my opinion and I gave it to you! What more do you want?"
"Hmph!" Kagome turned towards Sango, "Sango could you please go get some firewood so we can make ramen?"
"Alright!" Inuyasha rudely interrupted, "Ramen! I'm starved!"
"Okay Kagome," Sango said, ignoring Inuyasha.
Sango got up and went off to a forest clearing for firewood.
"Hey Kagome," Shippo spoke up, "what happened to Miroku? He was right behind us, and now he's gone."
"Probably out womanizing," Inuyasha muttered.
"Nope!" Kagome said, "For once, he's not. I sent him out to get a few medicinal herbs for me."
"Yeah? And what exactly did you promise him?"
"A kiss."
Inuyasha jumped up faster than a speeding rocket.
"Wait a minute! YOU CAN NOT KISS MIROKU!"
"I'm not… Shippo is."
"WHAT?" exclaimed Shippo, falling off the rock he was sitting on.
"C'mon, please Shippo? Just this once? For me?"
"I'm NOT kissing Miroku! Why can't you make Inuyasha do it?"
"WHAT?" Inuyasha exclaimed, poised and ready to rip Shippo a new one.
"Inuyasha can't transform into other people, can he?"
"I can try to use my magic to change him," Shippo said slyly.
"There's NO way I'm kissing Miroku! I'd much rather kiss Kagome than that lecher!"
"Huh?" Kagome started to blush.
"Uhh…" Inuyasha's eyes drifted over to Kagome. He started to blush, too.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome said, still blushing.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! I didn't mean it like that! Don't go getting ideas!"
"C'mon Inuyasha. Don't go hiding your true feelings for me. You and I both know that you want to."
"Sure, I want to kiss you, but it would feel like kissing a diseased, slimy toad."
"SIT!"
Inuyasha fell hard to the ground.
"OW! What was that for? I was only telling the truth!"
"SIT! SIT! SIT!"
Inuyasha fell so hard, that he broke a five-foot deep hole in the ground. They continued to argue.
Meanwhile, in a forest clearing…
Sango was gathering firewood with Kilala and decided to take a break. She sighed.
"Fighting countless demons is hard work." She looked over at Kilala. She was all tense and growling at the sky. "Kilala, what's wrong?"
Sango looked up. A carriage pulled by two dragon-like demons was coming their way. The carriage came crashing down in front of Sango.
Out of it came Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's elder full-demon brother. Sango pulled out her large boomerang.
"Sesshomaru! Leave Inuyasha alone! As you already know, Inuyasha can use the Tetsaiga's full power now. So go, depart from this place!"
"I have not come to fight Inuyasha this time," Sesshomaru said in his usual empty tone of voice, "I have other intentions…"
Sango noticed Sesshomaru's helper, Jaken, come out of the carriage, followed by a little girl she had never seen before.
"Master Sesshomaru! As your humble servant I should not say this, but I really don't think you should go through with this! She's human!" Jaken frantically yammered.
Sesshomaru kicked him. Jaken bounced all the way back to the carriage.
"I will do as I please. I feel… this is right."
The little girl walked up to Sesshomaru and tugged on his pant leg. She pointed to Sango.
"Yes… she's the one."
The little girl smiled and went over to Sango and held a bouquet of flowers out to her. Sango was speechless. The instant she grabbed the bouquet, hundreds of butterflies sprang up from it and flew into the air to form the words, "I LOVE YOU."
Sango's eyes drifted down from the sky, to Sesshomaru, who was smiling and looking at her with bedroom eyes. ^U^
"Sesshomaru… I… I… how…" she stuttered. She was at a loss for words.
"The moment I first laid eyes on you, your beautiful face, the lovely way you stand. I knew deep inside, that I loved you. But I couldn't tell you because I was blinded by jealousy and rage towards Inuyasha."
"Sesshomaru… I…"
"Shh," he put his finger on her lips, "Don't speak. You know, I thought the of I could capture the Tetsaiga, then I could be the one who protected you, your hero. I was jealous of Inuyasha. How he has power and his lover, Kagome. He even managed to capture your respect, Sango. I want to gain your respect, and more…"
Sango started to cry.
"Please don't cry. Someone such as you deserves to be happy. I can heal your pain. Sango, come away with me. I cannot bear another day without you. Please…" he kissed her cheek where the tear fell.
"Sesshomaru I… I can't just leave my friends."
"Then I shall travel with you. If I can have you by my side, then I can forget my feelings toward Inuyasha."
"I…"
While the two of them were talking, little did they know that Miroku was hiding in the bushes. He clenched his fist, then sighed.
"Ah… why must I be the odd one? How come both Kagome and Sango have to be taken?" he lied down on his back, "Miroku gets struck down again. Guess there's no one for me."
Miroku closed his eyes and sighed again.
"Guess it's all just a dream… a never-ending story that has the same result…"
He opened his eyes only to find a face staring back at him. Miroku sat up with a fright.
"Who are you? What do you… ohh…"
In front of him was a beautiful girl. Except it was obvious she was a demon.
"Hi!" she said, "I'm Kikijin, the cat demon. What's your name?"
"Uh… I'm Miroku. What do you want from me?"
"I saw you all walking along and thought maybe you could help me find my arm blades."
"Arm blades?"
"Yeah. In my last battle, my arm blades started glowing and they flew off into a forest. By the time I got there, it was too late. Some large bird flew off with 'em!"
"That's very unfortunate. But I…"
"Oh please!" she wailed, latching onto him, "You must help me! I feel completely naked without them! All I have left to fight with is my blinding speed, razor sharp claws, and amazingly good looks! Those blades have been in my family for generations! Please, help me!" she started to cry, loudly.
"Alright! Alright! I'll take you to Inuyasha and the others and we'll see what we can do."
Kikijin gasped with glee.
"Oh! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
She started smothering him with kisses.
"Uh… no problem. All in a day's work."
Back at the spring, Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo were patiently waiting for the return of Sango and Miroku. Inuyasha groaned.
"Ahh! Where's Sango? I'm starving to death!"
"Be patient, Inuyasha! She'll be here soon," said Kagome.
"Hey!" shouted Shippo, suddenly jumping up, "Here comes Miroku and… someone I don't recognize. Who is that? Inuyasha do you know her?"
"She doesn't look familiar."
Miroku finally caught up with them.
"Miroku… you mind telling us who this is?" questioned Inuyasha.
"Everyone, this is Kikijin, the cat demon. She needs our help in finding her weapon, which was carried off by a large bird. Oh, and Kagome, here are the herbs you asked for."
"Thank you. And I suppose you'll be wanting your kiss now, right? _;;
"Not necessary. Kikijin beat you to it."
"WHAT?"
"Yes!" said Inuyasha, pumping his fist. He cleared his throat, "So, what exactly did you do to get that, huh? Have you been blackmailing?"
He put Miroku in a headlock and gave him a noogie.
"Hey guys! I'm back!" Sango shouted.
"Hey look, it's Sango… huh?" said Kagome. Inuyasha turned to look as well.
"Sesshomaru! So you've come back for a rematch, huh? Well come on! I'm ready for you!" he pulled out the Tetsaiga.
Sango stepped in between them.
"Whoa! Hold on Inuyasha! He's good now! Don't destroy him!"
"Sesshomaru was never good! Out of the way, Sango!"
"I no longer have any reason to fight you," said Sesshomaru, stepping out from behind Sango. He pulled her close to his side, "I now have all I could ever ask for."
"But… I don't get it! Sango, we let you out to get firewood and you come back flirting with the enemy? What's wrong with you?" Inuyasha yelled.
"Sesshomaru has decided to put aside our differences and travel with us, for… me."
"And if you don't believe it…" Sesshomaru said, "… hit me."
"What?"
"You heard me. To prove that I will no longer fight, I'm letting you hit me."
Inuyasha stared hard at him, then turned away.
"Alright. You can come along. Both of you," he said, looking at Kikijin.
"Oh!" Kikijin gasped, "I forgot to mention that the bird that stole my arm blades has a jewel shard!"
"WHAT? Well then let's go! Lead the way, Kikijin!"
So they all headed off on there next adventure.
To be continued…