Kagome's Song and Inuyasha's Love
Ok...I know that the story seems to be about Hekele right now...but it is because I am still developing the story in my head. When I first write a fan fic it always has to do with me, I decided to try and get away from that by gradually focusing the story on other things, but I will remain a main character. I am beginning to see where I want to go with it, (the story that is,) so after this chapter it should start to be more about everyone. 'A place for everything and everything in its place.' Right now I am trying to find all the 'things', after this chappie I will be putting the collected 'things' in their 'places', do you people understand me???
As for dedications...OMIGOD.........I DIDN'T DEDICATE THE LAST CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, last chapter's dedication goes to my new friend Joy, who read this story, (and doesn't have her own account on F.F.) and reviewed it even though I was blocking anonymous reviews at the time. She e-mailed me her review and told me that she liked my story and gave me ideas for this chapter and the end of the last chapter. Joy, I salute you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This chapter's dedication goes out to.........MizuCrystal!!!!!!!!! This authoress has an awesome Inuyasha fan fic called 'Bodyguards'! You all have got to read it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I still own diddlysquat...except for Hekele, cuz see, technically Kachie owns Kachie...
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Rin's Boredom and a New Recruit
"Jakken-sama!!!!!!! Come back!!!!!!" Rin yelled as she chased the toad demon around. She had necklaces made of flowers in her hands and she wanted to make Jakken 'pretty' again. Luckily for her, Jakken was clumsy and she was able to catch him after he tripped on an exposed root.
"Rin!!! Leave me alone!!! I am too busy to 'play' with you!!!" he yelled. Rin shook her head.
"Nuh-uh, Sesshoumaru-sama told Jakken-sama to watch Rin while Sesshoumaru-sama was away, so Jakken-sama has to play with Rin!" Jakken groaned as Rin put the flowers on his head and made him 'pretty'. He wondered why Sesshoumaru had insisted on having him watch Rin, it always only ended in trouble...mostly for Jakken. Rin ran off to get more flowers and Jakken reluctantly followed, if anything happened to her Sesshoumaru wouldn't hesitate to cut Jakken into two or more pieces. Rin was getting restless and bored more often now that Hekele had left for a few days. Jakken found that he missed her already, well; the time away from Rin is what he really missed. Rin was the one who missed Hekele. She asked Jakken to sing her a song before bed the first night Hekele was gone and Sesshoumaru had kicked him for his bad singing while covering his own ears when he had finally given in. Rin had decided not to ask him after that. Now here he was, in a field of flowers, covered in flowers, for the tenth time in the past two days. Jakken sighed in defeat, knowing it was in his best interest to just let Rin make a fool out of him. He silently wished for a butterfly or a bird, or SOMETHING to catch Rin's eye and spare him a moment of dignity, but, alas, as if nature herself was mocking him, nothing came, and soon Jakken was buried in Rin's flowers.
Rin looked at her newly formed mountain of flowers and sighed. She lay on her back in the field and stared at the clouds. Jakken popped his head out of the flowers and panicked. Was she sick? He cautiously walked over to Rin, removing the flowers from his head and neck as he did so. He felt her forehead. It wasn't warm. Rin looked at him oddly but then stared at the clouds again. Jakken looked at her critically. She wasn't pale, she wasn't discolored, she was breathing normally, her heart rate sounded normal even to his demon hearing, and she hadn't hurt herself, so what was wrong?
"Rin, are you feeling alright?" he asked, frightened for his life if she wasn't. She looked at him with spaced out eyes.
"Jakken-sama?" she said, more of a question than a statement. She looked like a possessed doll almost.
"Yes Rin?" Jakken asked, now really frightened for the girl's health.
"Rin's bored." At her words Jakken fell over in both relief and annoyance. He had nearly had a heart attack.
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With Kagome and Hekele:
"So, what have you girls been up to in the Feudal Era???" Ms. Hirageshi asked sweetly with a smile as Kagome hopped over to the kitchen table, with Hekele walking right behind her, just in case.
"It's been two days since the two of you came back and I haven't even asked what happened to you!!! I can't believe it!" Ms. Hirageshi finished, shaking her head. She was still smiling, really smiling.
"Well, a demon attacked and I landed wrong on my ankle...other than that nothing really." Kagome said casually. Hekele eyed her suspiciously but followed her lead.
"Yeah...and we befriended Inuyasha's older brother Sesshoumaru..." she said, glancing at Kagome, who gave an approving nod. Apparently, Ms. Hirageshi wasn't informed of near death situations, which Hekele understood.
Ms. Hirageshi paused a moment and then kept to what she was doing, smiling still.
"Actually...YOU were the one who befriended him Hekele..." Kagome said with a sly grin. Hekele slugged her in the arm playfully and kept a straight face, but any idiot could tell she was smiling inside. Ms. Hirageshi smiled an even wider smile herself.
"Now both my girls have crushes on dog-boys..." she said playfully. Kagome and Hekele both blushed deep shades of crimson, which only made Ms. H. smile even wider, if it was possible.
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Later that night:
"So...what happened with the tiger demon anyway??? We never got any details back there," Kagome said slyly. Hekele shifted on her bed.
"Well, what do you want to know?" Hekele asked. Kagome gave her a look.
"First of all, what happened to the tiger demon, second, why doesn't Sesshoumaru want to kill you yet, and third, why do you two seem all, 'buddy-buddy'?" Kagome asked, looking and sounding much like a gossiping schoolgirl. Hekele rolled her eyes, but smiled.
"Well, I don't know why he doesn't want to kill me, probably because Rin and I are so close. Sesshoumaru and I are friends too I guess, we talked a little bit, and I guess he listened to what I had to say..." she said truthfully, dancing around the tiger demon part of the subject. Kagome noticed this and narrowed her eyes.
"What about the tiger demon?" she pressed. Hekele sighed, there was no getting out of it now.
"He thought Rin was the one with the shards, so he attacked us. I tried to protect Rin and..."
"And?"
"...and I died. I guess a few seconds later Jakken and Sesshoumaru showed up and killed the tiger demon before it could hurt Rin. Then Sesshoumaru brought me back to life with his Tenseiga..." she whispered, remembering her first breath and seeing Sesshoumaru holding her. Kagome's eyes turned from one of amusement to one of horror in no more than 0.5 seconds.
"You died?!?!?!?!" she exclaimed. Hekele covered her mouth before she could draw her mother's attention to them and come upstairs.
"Yes, I died," she hissed, "But Sesshoumaru brought me back to life."
Kagome sat on her bed in a stupor. She could not believe what she was being told.
*So that's why Inuyasha could only smell her blood a little bit...* she thought idly as she glared at her friend.
"You're not going back, it's too dangerous." Kagome said. Hekele wanted to slap her.
"No, you can't make me stay here now that I have friends there too. I'm not trying to make you stay and YOU'RE the one hiding all the dangerous stuff from your mom..." she said pointedly. Kagome glared daggers at her and Hekele did the same. Neither noticed the presence in the windowsill.
"Am I interrupting an argument?" asked Inuyasha cockily as the girls almost literally jumped out of their skin from fright.
"SIT!!!" Thud, crash, followed by a:
"OW!!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR WENCH?!?!?!?! JEEZ, ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS VISIT GOD DANG IT!!!!!!" Hekele just sat on her bed watching the exchange with devilish eyes. She got up and opened her guinea pig's cage and watched him walk out toward Inuyasha. Suddenly a loud yelp was heard from the hanyou as Tai greeted him using his teeth. After much yelling, eye rolling, and guinea pig catching, the group all sat o Hekele's bed silently. Inuyasha couldn't take it.
"So what were you two arguing about?" he asked in as nice a voice as he could manage while nursing the bite marks on his hand, (which wasn't that nice mind you.) Kagome fumed all over again.
"The tiger demon that attacked us killed Hekele, Sesshoumaru had to save Rin and then bring her back to life. I don't want her coming back to the Feudal Era now..." she said placidly, not looking at anyone. Inuyasha froze and looked at Hekele as though she were an odd specimen in a science lab.
"He brought you back to life?" he asked stupidly. Hekele nodded. Inuyasha whistled and looked back at Kagome, who was enraged by his reaction.
"How can you side with her?!?" she accused. Inuyasha cringed and covered her mouth as he saw it form a 's'.
"I didn't side with anyone!!! Don't you dare 'sit' me when I didn't do anything!!!" he said quickly, releasing her. Kagome stared at him as though he had betrayed her and whimpered.
"What do you think then???" she managed to say. Hekele looked at Inuyasha pleadingly. Inuyasha scrunched up his eyebrows and was about to say something when a smiling Ms. Hirageshi opened the bedroom door.
"Good evening Inuyasha," she said politely before looking at Hekele with her sugary grin. Hekele gulped, wondering if she was in trouble or not and if so what for.
"Y-yes Ms. Hirageshi?" she asked fearfully. Ms. Hirageshi motioned for her to come downstairs. Hekele obeyed and got off of the bed and began to follow her. Ms. H. turned back to Kagome and Inuyasha.
"You two can come down too, but Inuyasha has to wear a hat." she said. The two looked at each other and shrugged. Kagome gave Inuyasha his usual baseball cap and headed downstairs with him close in tow.
"Kagome, why was your mom smiling like that?" he asked. Kagome shrugged again.
"I have no idea, she has been smiling at Hekele and I like that all day!"
Inuyasha's sensitive nose picked up a new scent. Before he could figure out what it was he and Kagome heard a loud shriek of joy.
"OH MY GOD!!!! KACHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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With Rin and Sesshoumaru:
Sesshoumaru was sitting under a tree with a sleeping Rin in his lap as he replayed the day's events in his mind. He had been summoned for a meeting with Naraku. Kikyo had been there as well.
*~*Flashback*~*
Sesshoumaru walked into the clearing where he could smell Naraku distinctly. He truly didn't want to be there, but to deny his presence would only anger the hanyou, and he knew Naraku was much more powerful than he often let on. He didn't want to risk it.
"I see you have decided to come Sesshoumaru." Naraku's filthy voice was heard saying. It was then that Sesshoumaru picked up the scent of decay and caught a glimpse of a soul stealer.
"You have invited the dead priestess as well?" he said casually. Naraku grinned as Kikyo entered the clearing as well. Seeing Sesshoumaru she got suspicious.
"What have you called us out for Naraku?!" she asked angrily. Naraku's evil smile widened a bit.
"Why else?" he asked. Kikyo narrowed her eyes.
"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said instinctively. Naraku regarded him and Kikyo tried her damnedest to keep her usual composure. Naraku was the only being she hated more than Inuyasha and Kagome...no, that's a lie...she hated Kagome MUCH more.
"What is your plan?" Kikyo asked more calmly. Sesshoumaru was even calmer.
"What do we get in return?" he asked.
"Inuyasha goes to hell with Kikyo, and YOU get the Tetsusaiga." Naraku said. Kikyo smiled evilly and Sesshoumaru pondered a moment.
"I no longer require the Tetsusaiga." he said placidly. Naraku and Kikyo both raised an eyebrow at this.
"You do not?" Kikyo asked suspiciously.
"I have the superior blade, the Tokijin, I have no need for my father's sword. This Sesshoumaru will have no part in this foolishness." Sesshoumaru said as he turned to leave.
"Have it your way, Lord of the Western Lands..." Sesshoumaru turned to retaliate on the apparent threat but was met with nothing. He grimaced, Naraku and Kikyo had vanished.
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Sesshoumaru had hurried back to his camp in fear of Rin being hurt; Naraku would retaliate eventually, if not at that very moment. When he had arrived at the camp all was well, however, except for Rin's boredom. She had actually covered every inch of Jakken in flowers. The toad demon looked relieved to see his master as he peeled the offending blossoms from his head and wardrobe. Sesshoumaru had scooped up Rin protectively and had let her fall asleep in his arms. He looked at her now and stroked the back of her head in thought. What was Naraku plotting, and why did he want his and Kikyo's help?
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With Hekele, Kagome, and Inuyasha:
Kagome and Inuyasha hurried down the stairs only to find Hekele squeezing the living daylights out of possibly the most gothic person Kagome had ever seen. Black hair with red streaks, black pants with chains, a black shirt that had 'Property of Mr. Vampire,' written on it in crimson red, a collar, spiked bracelets, black gloves that only covered half of her fingers, black wrist bands, black eye shadow, and black lipstick were all being sported on the girl. The only indication that she even had a soul was the dancing joy in her dark brown eyes. One look and you could easily tell just how alive she really was. Hekele was about to end that though, Ms. H. had to pry her off of her friend when she started choking.
"What in seven hells are you doing here?!?!?!?!" Hekele was bouncing around in sheer joy and Inuyasha was getting a little bit uneasy. Hekele was usually much more monotone, but right now she seemed to have done a one- eighty from that personality. Kagome was also blinking, she knew her friend could be hyper, but this was out of character.
"Ms. Hirageshi invited me to stay for a while. I called the home and they said that you had been shipped to Japan, my mom went berserk because they were suppose to call her so SHE could interview anyone who was going to adopt you. Just because we aren't technically related doesn't mean she wasn't going to help find her 'un-official daughter' a great place to live!"
"Kachie and her mother called once they were given our number and did a quick interview over the phone, it was quite funny actually. One thing led to another and next thing poor Kachie knew I was dragging her onto a plane to a foreign country for a visit."
Hekele had finally calmed down but something nagged at the back of her head, "Wait, aren't you missing a lot of school? How is that going to work out???" One look at Kachie and Ms. Hirageshi and Hekele's jaw dropped. Kagome caught on as well and had to fight a laugh.
"Well, I kind of got bored and got myself expelled and my mom didn't know where to send me during my one year expulsion so..." Now even Inuyasha had caught on. She was staying and going to school with them for a whole year. Lord save Japan.
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With Sango, Miroku, and Shippo:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"We don't know."
5 min later:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"We don't know."
5 min later...again:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"We don't know Shippo, go do something..."
5 min later, (get the pattern?) again:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"Shippo, we told you, we don't know...now please stop asking us."
5 min later...(last time, I promise!!!) again:
"Sango-"
"SHIPPO, FOR THE LAST TIME, WE DON'T KNOW!!!!! STOP ASKING THAT QUESTION!!!!!!!" Sango yelled at the kitsune as Miroku gave him a quick hit in the head.
"You didn't even know what I was going to ask!!!!!"
"Oh yes we do, you want to know when Inuyasha is bringing Kagome-sama and Hekele-kun back." Miroku said in a very irritated tone. Shippo shook his head.
"All I wanted to know was why Miroku hasn't been acting like himself lately, usually he would have been all black and blue with all the slaps you usually give him...but he hasn't groped you...and as good as that is...I'm worried about him..." Shippo said in a mature tone that any baka could tell was fake. Within the next second the kitsune was launched out of the hut the three were sharing and into the trees beyond it. Sango and Miroku shared a sigh of content relief. It was finally quiet.
"Houshi-sama?" Sango asked timidly. Miroku grimaced at his title, he preferred that his friends called him by his first name, but Sango never seemed to.
"Yes Sango? What's wrong?" he asked, instantly concerned at his love's tone. Not that he would ever call her his love aloud mind you, but it was who she was to him.
"Shippo, despite his usual nonsense, has a point, you have been acting odd these past few days. It's not just the 'no groping' either, thanks for that by the way. But, may I ask, what's wrong?" she pried. Miroku smiled to himself, her concern was sweet, just like she was.
"Nothing is wrong, do not worry. You need to rest, Kaede's potion needs a bit more time to heal you." he said as he gently pressed her back down onto her cot by way of shoulder, (he was trying his damndest NOT to grope her lately.) Sango obeyed willingly, she still was too weak to move around much, and the cot was where she spent most of her time. She couldn't suppress the smile that graced her lips when Miroku draped her blanket over her. Miroku smiled as well. To him Sango was the most beautiful girl, no, woman, that he had ever met, inside and out. He couldn't help but caress her cheek before he got up to walk out of the hut, which had Sango blushing slightly.
"Get some rest Sango, perhaps tomorrow you will be well enough to walk around a bit." he said lovingly. Sango nodded and closed her eyes; having Miroku there when she needed him was a gift that could only be surpassed by two others; Miroku actually loving her, and getting her brother back. These two thoughts plagued her mind as she slipped into a blissful slumber.
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In Kagome's Era, (I can't type all those names god dang it!!!!!):
"Kachie...are you serious? Please tell me that this is a really early April Fool's joke. You got yourself EXPELLED?!?!?!?!" Hekele pulled part of her friend's hair to stress her point and make her listen. Kachie winced but nodded proudly. Buyo had made his way into the living room and was currently sniffing and cuddling in Kachie's lap. Inuyasha was pacing the room in deep thought. Kagome was looking at her mom oddly. Both of them wondered whether Ms. Hirageshi had lost her mind taking in yet another teenage girl...for a whole YEAR!!!! Kagome was both excited and exasperated; her mom was just too nice for her own good sometimes. Even if this WAS a cool idea, she wondered if she would survive the year. Her mom was going to be stuck, willingly with THREE teenage girls?!? Kagome thought for a moment.
*Yep...mom lost it....* Just as she was about to say something Souta came bounding into the room.
"Hi Kachie! You got here late, was your plane delayed?" he asked as though he had known the girl his whole life. Kachie rolled her eyes and nodded.
"A two hour delay, can you believe that??? I'm glad you guys were still awake!"
"Speaking of which, what are you doing out of bed Souta? I thought I asked you to go to bed two hours ago???" Ms. H. raised a superior eyebrow. Souta gulped and nodded, but recovered quickly.
"I woke up when I heard all of the shouts of joy and choking noises." he said. Ms. H. rolled her eyes and sent him back to bed. Inuyasha was still pacing. Kachie noticed him for the first time then.
"Hey, who's the biscuit?" she asked both Hekele and Kagome. Inuyasha froze while pacing, knowing that she meant him. Hekele and Kagome looked at each other worriedly and went over to the hanyou to prevent the start of WWIII, unfortunately, they were a little late.
"What the hell does 'biscuit' mean and why are you and Hekele calling me that?!?!?!" he yelled so loud that kami himself probably heard him. Ms. H. rolled her eyes again at the group and decided to get out before Inuyasha got 'sat' into her floor. Kachie was blinking her eyes uncontrollably and then glanced at Hekele, who was shaking her head 'no' along with Kagome. Kachie grinned, pretended not to notice, and looked at the angered hanyou.
"Dude, I was just saying I thought you were cute, no need to act like its an insult..." she said calmly. At first Inuyasha was blushing profusely while he calmed himself down...then he realized that Hekele had also called Sesshoumaru a biscuit. This angered him a bit.
"Are you comparing me to me bastard half brother?!?!?! I am nothing like him!!!!!!!!!" he rounded on her. Hekele took a few steps back. In truth, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru looked a lot alike with their silver hair and amber eyes, but that's where it ended.
"Well, actually, since you both have silver hair and yellow eyes, yes, I was comparing you a bit when I said he was a biscuit, but I think he's a bigger biscuit."
Inuyasha was insulted, "Why, exactly?" Kagome watched the interaction with interest, Kachie in confusion.
"Because he can keep his temper down and is much better groomed..." Hekele retorted. Inuyasha leaped into the air to pounce on her when Kagome stopped him.
"SIT!!!!!!"
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With Rin and Sesshoumaru:
"Rin!!! Get these disgusting things off of me!!!!!" Jakken yelled as the said girl put another flower necklace on his head. She stood back, surveyed her work, and sighed.
"Jakken-sama, it's hard to make you pretty." Rin grabbed a few more necklaces and put them on him, with much protest. She stood back, surveying her work a second time, and sighed for the fiftieth time that morning.
"Jakken-sama is hopeless." Rin gave up and walked over to Sesshoumaru, who was sitting on a rock by the river they were currently camped at.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, Rin's bored." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes inwardly, the truth was, he was too, but he wouldn't let Rin know.
"Tend to the horses."
"Rin did already."
"Clean up the camp."
"Rin did that too."
"Skip stones on the river."
"Rin tried and gave up after an hour."
"Play with Jakken?" Sesshoumaru said with a bit of question in his voice. By now he was actually looking at the girl in a bit of awe, if she had done all those things without being asked, she truly had to have been bored.
"Rin just finished doing that, Jakken-sama is too hard to make pretty." Sesshoumaru silently agreed and thought for a moment. There was nothing left for the girl to do.
"Rin misses Hekele-chan and Shippo-chan, can we go visit?" Rin asked hopefully. Sesshoumaru thought for a moment. He had nothing better to do, no reason not to go, and he actually felt as though he WANTED to go back to the village by the well, despite his half brother's presence. He actually had a reason to go back, now that he thought about it. Naraku. The evil hanyou was plotting something and Sesshoumaru's conscious had gotten the better of him, he would warn the small group of Shikon hunters. The last thing Sesshoumaru needed on his shoulders was their death, especially when one, if not two of them were so precious to Rin. It wasn't the reason he wanted to go, but it was the reason he HAD to go. Sesshoumaru pondered a second longer on the reason he wanted to be there, but his mind drew a blank. He looked at a concerned Rin, who was worried that her master had taken so long to decide. He grimaced; those eyes that she always gave him actually sealed his decision.
"We will set out in a few minutes, Jakken!" he yelled, directing his head towards the recovering toad demon, "Round everything up, we are setting out."
"Yes m'lord!" came the small demon's eager reply. Within the next few minutes Rin was jumping up and down on the path leading to the village, Jakken was trying his hardest to keep the clumsy child in one piece, and Sesshoumaru was walking along with his usual placid face, though beneath it was a type of eagerness that he couldn't quite place.
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Kagome's Era:
Kagome, Hekele, and Kachie walked down the stairs quietly, not wanting to wake Inuyasha, who had spent the night again. Kagome and Hekele knew that he would probably be awake already, but they were quiet nonetheless. Kagome's mother had allowed them to stay home from school that day, so the girls all slept in that morning. Kagome's new alarm clock was spared. When the girls got downstairs a sleeping Inuyasha on the couch met them. Kachie had laughed when Inuyasha had gotten sat the night before, but had paid it no mind. Hekele had explained that it was because she hung around so many blondes. Inuyasha hadn't gotten the joke. They quietly made their way around him and walked into the kitchen. On the fridge was a note from Kagome's mom; which read:
~I have taken grandpa out with me for the day, so he won't bother
poor Inuyasha. There is plenty of Ramen in the cupboards, I will
be back after I pick up Souta from school. Leave a note if you go
ANYWHERE. Have a fun day!
-Mom~
"Cool! No school, and grandpa can't try to kill Inuyasha!" Kagome laughed. Kachie gave her an innocent look.
"So is Inuyasha your boy?" she asked slyly, not wasting any time figuring out what was what around the Shrine. Kagome blushed, but Hekele came to her rescue.
"The two are great friends, but Kagome likes him a bit more than that. She hasn't told him though..." Well, she sort of came to her rescue. Kachie nodded.
"I know how that goes, you don't want to lose what you already have by trying to get more; it's hard." she said sympathetically. Kagome nodded in thanks. Kachie grinned as Hekele gave her a proud smile.
"You know Kachie, your getting better at not acting blonde..." she said jokingly. Kagome giggled and Kachie blushed angrily.
"Hey!!! Just because I can be a ditz doesn't mean I act like a..." Kachie trailed off and stared at something on the counter besides Hekele. Hekele raised her eyebrow.
"A...blonde? Kachie I take that back, you're getting worse, and you aren't even blonde!!!!!" Hekele noticed that Kachie wasn't laughing or threatening to punch her lights out...she was still staring at a spot on the counter with her lips quivering in fear. Hekele turned and looked at the counter. There was a BIG, black, furry spider.
Kachie was scared to death of spiders.
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"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Inuyasha jumped and fell onto the floor as the feminine scream reached his very sensitive ears. He was tangled up in the blanket and couldn't get out and he started to panic...until he heard two girls laughing hysterically and one whimpering. It was then that he saw the three girls come out of the kitchen. Kachie was hiding behind Kagome and Hekele was leading the group with a BIG, black, hairy spider crawling up her arm. Inuyasha hated spiders...they reminded him of Naraku.
"When did you wake up?" Kagome asked him sweetly, glad that his hat had stayed on. Inuyasha grumbled as she helped him untangle the blanket. Hekele was fighting back a laugh and Kachie was as far away from her as possible while remaining in the same room.
"When I heard someone proclaiming the apocalypse..." he hissed as he glared at Kachie, who took a few steps back.
"Sorry, she's afraid of spiders...and this little guy just happened to surprise her..." she said as she affectionately tapped the huge spider's head. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
*How can ANYONE like those hideous things?* he asked himself.
"Listen to you!!! You love anything that is HUGE, has either teeth or claws or BOTH, and has a nasty attitude!!!" exclaimed Kachie in an annoyed tone. Inuyasha idly realized that his older brother was all of the above and inwardly smirked.
"Nope, I am scared to death of lions, you know that." *And tiger demons now...* she thought fearfully as she recalled what had happened less than a week ago.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes again, realizing that this was going to lead to a huge conversation amongst the girls. He decided to break it up as he freely sat up, the offending blanket finally untangled.
"So...what's for breakfast???" he asked. Hekele froze and looked at Kachie and Kagome. All three girls grinned evilly, making Inuyasha gulp.
"PANCAKES!!!!!" Inuyasha wondered what pancakes were as he was promptly pulled up by Kagome and dragged to the kitchen. He didn't miss the fact that they were hand in hand. He smiled a bit as he subconsciously squeezed hers back affectionately. Maybe this wouldn't be SO bad...
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Feudal Era; With the Adults:
"So...you say Naraku is planning something...and Kikyo is in on it?" Miroku repeated slowly, trying to make sense of it all. Sesshoumaru, Jakken, and Rin had returned to the village less than an hour ago, much to everyone's surprise. He had said something about needing to speak with them and had sent Rin to play with Shippo, with poor Jakken in tow.
"Yes...though what specifically they are plotting I cannot be sure, only that it is meant to be your end." Sesshoumaru replied passively, his face not betraying the worry beginning to well up inside of him. *Since when do I worry about my half brother and his human 'friends'? Since when do I worry at all?* he thought to himself, wondering why the offending emotions had started to appear on his conscious.
"What could Naraku have offered Kikyo in order to get her on his side? I thought she 'loved' Inuyasha?" Sango spat out the word 'loved' as though it were the most disgusting word that she had ever heard. Kikyo had stolen all of the shards that the group had gathered at one point and had given them to Naraku, to supposedly aid in his defeat. Likely story!
"He offered her the chance to take Inuyasha to hell with her. She readily excepted, though before hand she was ready to kill Naraku." Sesshoumaru responded. *At least these idiots aren't questioning why I happened to be there...*
"Why were you there Sesshoumaru? Naraku would have known if you had just stumbled upon them..." Miroku asked, as if reading the demon lord's mind.
"*Damn...* I was also invited to their conference, but the prize I was offered did not suit me, so I declined."
"What were you offered?" Sango said from her cot. The three had gathered in the hut the group was staying in and where she had been confined to since her injury. She had walked around a bit with Miroku earlier but was easily worn out. She inwardly smiled as she remembered just how gentle Miroku had been with her, and how ever two steps he would ask if she was alright. It made her feel calmer and happier somehow. Her injury had finished healing over night but the lack of exercise had taken its toll and she was easily tired. Damn if she wouldn't love some of Hekele's coffee NOW...
"I was offered Tetsusaiga. However, I no longer require the blade, so the deal was not sufficient," said the demon lord with practiced patients. He had expected the question, but had wanted to avoid it. Miroku nodded to him in gratitude; Sango did as well. For the demon to have declined the sword he must have had a change of heart, which they appreciated immensely. Sesshoumaru HAD had a change of heart...he just wasn't the type to acknowledge it, even within his own mind.
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With the kids:
"I'm gonna catch you Rin!!!" Shippo yelled at the top of his lungs as the two children started another game of tag. Jakken had fallen asleep under a tree and wasn't bothering them now, so they decided to be as loud as they wanted. If he woke up they would apologize but not mean it in the least...after all, he had been on their case about running around and Rin getting scratched up since they had left to adults to some talk they had to have. Sesshoumaru wouldn't get mad if Rin was a little scratched up as long as no one purposely hurt her, if she fell and rolled around and bounced up and down he wouldn't care, as long as she was having fun and was staying out of trouble. Jakken just didn't know where to draw the line between adult and pest.
"Nuh-uh, Shippo-kun won't catch Rin this time!!!" said the little girl excitedly. She was running around in huge circles and Shippo was having a hard time catching her because she kept changing directions at the last moment. He leapt into the air and was about to tackle the girl playfully when he was grabbed by his tail and yanked upward. Rin turned around and screamed at what she saw, causing Jakken to wake up from his nap. He saw what was happening and panicked; he used his two- headed staff to produce a huge amount of flame and shot it at their attacker. Shippo wailed in pain as he was burnt a bit and Rin screamed even more out of fear. Jakken ceased his fire to prevent the kitsune further injury and was flung into a tree by the attacker, knocking him out. Rin screamed one last time before she was hit in the head, causing her to collapse as well; Shippo was already in the land of unconsciousness. The last thing either child heard was a feminine chuckle; a very frightening chuckle.
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With the adults:
Sesshoumaru froze when he heard Rin scream; Miroku and Sango did as well. Upon hearing Shippo's scream as well the three bolted up from their seated positions in the hut and ran to where they heard the sound. Kirara had transformed and had been mounted by the injured Sango quicker than was probably good for the demon slayer's health, but no one cared; something was seriously wrong. Sesshoumaru growled low and hard when Rin's young and delicate smelling blood reached his nose. Someone, or someTHING was about to die. No one would live if Rin bled.
Seeing his eyes glow blood red and his demonic features turn even more threatening Sango gulped inwardly, "What is it Sesshoumaru...what do you smell?" she called to him. Miroku looked at the demon as well, now noticing the change. Sesshoumaru only growled deeper and sped ahead with ease. Glancing at Miroku, Sango decided to let him onto Kirara and they sped ahead as well, hoping things weren't as bad as they appeared.
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Kagome's Era:
All seemed to freeze for a moment as chills ran up everyone's spines. Something was wrong. They were eating breakfast and suddenly they all felt a wave of panic. It felt like a warning.
"What the hell was that??? You guys felt it too right?" Kachie asked lowly. Nothing good EVER happened after she got that sort of chill. Inuyasha, Kagome, and Hekele all nodded, but they seemed to know something, and Kachie knew that they were hiding something.
"Tell me." The group looked at her in surprise, out of their momentary stupor for a moment.
"Tell me what you're hiding, you know what that chill was don't you?" Kachie clarified. All eyes went to Hekele, as if asking her permission to speak. Her eyes got big and she shook her head violently.
"Nuh-uh, this is NOT my department, repeat, NOT my department, YOU tell her what's going on Inuyasha..." she said, directing her eyes to his. Inuyasha growled but saw this as a way to get Kachie to leave. It wasn't that he didn't like her...he was just annoyed by her. Even though he was sure it would wear off a bit later on...he didn't want to deal with another annoying 'school-girl' right now. He inwardly smirked and remembered the spider.
*If that scared her...maybe seeing a 'freak with dog ears' will give her a heart attack...* he thought wickedly. Inuyasha finally resolved to his little plan and removed his hat, making sure to twitch his ears for her to see them clearly. He also bared his fangs a bit and flexed his claws...just for effect. Kagome's jaw dropped at what he did. She couldn't believe that Inuyasha would so willingly reveal himself to someone...especially after doing so to Hekele. He had wanted to then, but she sensed a different sort of attitude towards Kachie, so why did he...
Then it hit her. *That baka is trying to scare her!!!!!! He must have a brain the size of a damn pea!!! Every time a girl sees his ears they immediately...*
"Oh my god!!! Those are sooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!" Kachie screamed before running over to feel his ears. Inuyasha groaned as he realized that she hadn't even noticed his claws or fangs. What was it with girls in this era and not knowing 'danger' when they were hit in the face with it a few times? Poor Inuyasha was all but flattened when Kachie started tugging and playing with his ears. He was beyond irritated.
Hekele sighed and pulled Kachie off of Inuyasha long enough for him to run behind Kagome. Kagome rolled her eyes and muttered just low enough for him to hear.
"Nice plan, I think it backfired on you though..." Inuyasha noticed that it was said in a slightly playful tone, and he growled a bit. Kagome smiled and remained his faithful shield for a moment longer until Kachie calmed down and the chill was remembered.
"So...Inuyasha having dog ears is part of all this?" Kachie managed to say. The small group nodded.
"We'll explain everything later, just help us get ready to leave now." Hekele said in a commanding tone. Kachie gave her a confused look.
"Leave? Where to?" she asked in a cautious tone. Hekele and Inuyasha shared a grin; Kagome just rolled her eyes. She swore these two could read each other's minds when it came down to it...
"We're not going too far...just backwards a bit..." Hekele teased. Kachie scowled.
"Backwards?"
"Yes...about five hundred years backwards...to the Feudal Era." Kachie just stared at her friend as she helped clean the table.
"Hekele, I know I told you to liven up a bit when I last saw you...but I didn't mean to start doing drugs and going on lots of bad trips..." she said seriously. Hekele gave her a decently hard hit in the head and growled a bit, mimicking Inuyasha.
"Dork...you'll see..." Inuyasha and Kagome rolled their eyes. This was going to be a LONG explanation...again.
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Feudal Era:
Sango watched as Sesshoumaru and Miroku paced past the well for what seemed like the hundredth time. No one knew what to do. Sesshoumaru wanted to go after Rin, but Miroku and Sango thought that they should try to wait for Inuyasha to bring the girls back. Since the kitsune was missing as well, Sesshoumaru had reluctantly agreed. Sango couldn't shake the feeling that Sesshoumaru was doing this against his better judgment, although she was happy that he was waiting with them, even she wanted to be out searching for the children and Kagura.
Kagura. She had taken the children. Sesshoumaru had detected her scent when they had arrived at the place where the children were taken. No one was happy about it either. When Jakken had woken up he had explained what had happened. Needless to say, Sesshoumaru wasn't the only person who wanted to murder him for falling asleep on the job.
After what seemed like an eternity the well began to glow a bright blue, signifying the group's return. Inuyasha jumped out of the well with Kagome and was followed by Hekele, who was climbing the vines, and another person, who was at the bottom of the well staring upward also getting ready to climb up.
Sesshoumaru helped Hekele out of the well, much to everyone's surprise, and had he not been the type of demon to hide his emotions, he may have actually hugged her. He was just that distressed and worried, although, he wouldn't willingly show those emotions either.
When the last person was out of the well everyone examined her. She was dressed much like Hekele, but had even less color on; all was black except for her hair, which had bright red streaks in it.
Kachie had been briefed on the story before they had all jumped into the well. She knew about the Shikon no Tama and Naraku. She had also been given a small description of the group that her friends traveled with and their overall mission. She had insisted on coming to help, and since she had a sword of her own, (she had been in the same martial arts class as Hekele,) she could defend herself pretty well, and no one had disagreed. After leaving a note and feeding the cat and guinea pig they had left. Now she was looking at the group before her, mentally matching each one with the description from earlier.
"Group, I would like you to meet Kachie, Kachie, this is the group. I told you we were going to travel back in time!" Hekele said back and forth from Kachie to everyone, signifying her newly awakened stress. No Shippo had come to greet Kagome, and there was no Rin with Sesshoumaru and Jakken. They had been right, something was wrong, very wrong.
"Where are the kids?" Inuyasha asked worriedly, noticing the missing children as well. Kagome was beginning to get frantic, Shippo was usually bouncing up and down all over the place, and since he wasn't she was worried.
Sango looked from Miroku to Sesshoumaru, willing for one of them to speak. Miroku took the cue.
"While they were playing...Kagura took them...we were discussing something in the hut and we heard them scream, when we got there they were already gone..." he trailed off. Sesshoumaru's eyes darkened in self-hatred for allowing Rin to be taken from him a second time by one of Naraku's minions. Hekele noticed this and stepped closer to him; giving him a comforting smile.
"Hey...we'll get them back...I promise...they'll be ok...Rin will be alright Sesshoumaru-sama..." she said soothingly, using his respective title to emphasize her promise. Surprisingly, it seemed to work. Sesshoumaru's face could be seen holding three emotions at once: annoyance at her need to comfort, surprise at her sudden show of respect for him, and warmth at her attempt to help. He didn't wish to betray the emotions he was feeling, so he merely nodded in gratitude, but Hekele understood.
"So...we're off to save the kids?" Kachie asked, sudden anger apparent in her voice. What kind of bitch kidnaps kids?!? Sure, there were lots of sickos in the world, but still!
"Yes, we are. Which way does Kagura's scent lead?" Kagome said suddenly, anger burning in her more than fear at Shippo's disappearance. This was the second time in the past week, and she, being like a mother to him, was beyond pissed.
"East." Sesshoumaru said with practiced calmness. Kagome nodded and looked at her growing group of friends. They were an odd bunch, but they were going to save the kids, no matter what the cost. Even Kachie was acting as though she had known them all her life, and such dedication warmed Kagome's heart. Yes, adding another friend to their group had been a good idea. Sango was also giving Kachie an approving nod and, catching Kagome's eye, silently agreed. They would need all the help they could get.
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*Me* Another chappie bites the dust!!!!!! Muahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
*Lawyers* Stupid Hekele......
*Me* Can I help it if I'm beautiful and talented?
*Lawyers* Beautiful?!?! Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Me* *sniffles* Waaaaahhhhhh!!!!!! You ass holes are so mean to meeee!!!!!!
*Lawyers* Too bad...you are so stupid...
*Sesshoumaru* *growls* Excuse me??? What did you call her?
*Lawyers* Oh shit...umm, nothing Lord Sesshoumaru...we were just...joking?
*Me* Nuh-uh...you guys were being mean to me!!! *cries some more.*
*Sesshoumaru* *wraps arms around Hekele and gives her a little squeeze* Don't worry...those lawyers won't live long enough to meep as long as they keep this up.
*Lawyers* Umm...we know! R&R!!! If you R&R we might live long enough to act stupid in the next chappie!!!
*Kachie* *poofs back into fic* In the next chappie I get to meet Koga...and we try to save the kids! If you wanna know what happens...R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok...I know that the story seems to be about Hekele right now...but it is because I am still developing the story in my head. When I first write a fan fic it always has to do with me, I decided to try and get away from that by gradually focusing the story on other things, but I will remain a main character. I am beginning to see where I want to go with it, (the story that is,) so after this chapter it should start to be more about everyone. 'A place for everything and everything in its place.' Right now I am trying to find all the 'things', after this chappie I will be putting the collected 'things' in their 'places', do you people understand me???
As for dedications...OMIGOD.........I DIDN'T DEDICATE THE LAST CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, last chapter's dedication goes to my new friend Joy, who read this story, (and doesn't have her own account on F.F.) and reviewed it even though I was blocking anonymous reviews at the time. She e-mailed me her review and told me that she liked my story and gave me ideas for this chapter and the end of the last chapter. Joy, I salute you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This chapter's dedication goes out to.........MizuCrystal!!!!!!!!! This authoress has an awesome Inuyasha fan fic called 'Bodyguards'! You all have got to read it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I still own diddlysquat...except for Hekele, cuz see, technically Kachie owns Kachie...
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Rin's Boredom and a New Recruit
"Jakken-sama!!!!!!! Come back!!!!!!" Rin yelled as she chased the toad demon around. She had necklaces made of flowers in her hands and she wanted to make Jakken 'pretty' again. Luckily for her, Jakken was clumsy and she was able to catch him after he tripped on an exposed root.
"Rin!!! Leave me alone!!! I am too busy to 'play' with you!!!" he yelled. Rin shook her head.
"Nuh-uh, Sesshoumaru-sama told Jakken-sama to watch Rin while Sesshoumaru-sama was away, so Jakken-sama has to play with Rin!" Jakken groaned as Rin put the flowers on his head and made him 'pretty'. He wondered why Sesshoumaru had insisted on having him watch Rin, it always only ended in trouble...mostly for Jakken. Rin ran off to get more flowers and Jakken reluctantly followed, if anything happened to her Sesshoumaru wouldn't hesitate to cut Jakken into two or more pieces. Rin was getting restless and bored more often now that Hekele had left for a few days. Jakken found that he missed her already, well; the time away from Rin is what he really missed. Rin was the one who missed Hekele. She asked Jakken to sing her a song before bed the first night Hekele was gone and Sesshoumaru had kicked him for his bad singing while covering his own ears when he had finally given in. Rin had decided not to ask him after that. Now here he was, in a field of flowers, covered in flowers, for the tenth time in the past two days. Jakken sighed in defeat, knowing it was in his best interest to just let Rin make a fool out of him. He silently wished for a butterfly or a bird, or SOMETHING to catch Rin's eye and spare him a moment of dignity, but, alas, as if nature herself was mocking him, nothing came, and soon Jakken was buried in Rin's flowers.
Rin looked at her newly formed mountain of flowers and sighed. She lay on her back in the field and stared at the clouds. Jakken popped his head out of the flowers and panicked. Was she sick? He cautiously walked over to Rin, removing the flowers from his head and neck as he did so. He felt her forehead. It wasn't warm. Rin looked at him oddly but then stared at the clouds again. Jakken looked at her critically. She wasn't pale, she wasn't discolored, she was breathing normally, her heart rate sounded normal even to his demon hearing, and she hadn't hurt herself, so what was wrong?
"Rin, are you feeling alright?" he asked, frightened for his life if she wasn't. She looked at him with spaced out eyes.
"Jakken-sama?" she said, more of a question than a statement. She looked like a possessed doll almost.
"Yes Rin?" Jakken asked, now really frightened for the girl's health.
"Rin's bored." At her words Jakken fell over in both relief and annoyance. He had nearly had a heart attack.
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With Kagome and Hekele:
"So, what have you girls been up to in the Feudal Era???" Ms. Hirageshi asked sweetly with a smile as Kagome hopped over to the kitchen table, with Hekele walking right behind her, just in case.
"It's been two days since the two of you came back and I haven't even asked what happened to you!!! I can't believe it!" Ms. Hirageshi finished, shaking her head. She was still smiling, really smiling.
"Well, a demon attacked and I landed wrong on my ankle...other than that nothing really." Kagome said casually. Hekele eyed her suspiciously but followed her lead.
"Yeah...and we befriended Inuyasha's older brother Sesshoumaru..." she said, glancing at Kagome, who gave an approving nod. Apparently, Ms. Hirageshi wasn't informed of near death situations, which Hekele understood.
Ms. Hirageshi paused a moment and then kept to what she was doing, smiling still.
"Actually...YOU were the one who befriended him Hekele..." Kagome said with a sly grin. Hekele slugged her in the arm playfully and kept a straight face, but any idiot could tell she was smiling inside. Ms. Hirageshi smiled an even wider smile herself.
"Now both my girls have crushes on dog-boys..." she said playfully. Kagome and Hekele both blushed deep shades of crimson, which only made Ms. H. smile even wider, if it was possible.
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Later that night:
"So...what happened with the tiger demon anyway??? We never got any details back there," Kagome said slyly. Hekele shifted on her bed.
"Well, what do you want to know?" Hekele asked. Kagome gave her a look.
"First of all, what happened to the tiger demon, second, why doesn't Sesshoumaru want to kill you yet, and third, why do you two seem all, 'buddy-buddy'?" Kagome asked, looking and sounding much like a gossiping schoolgirl. Hekele rolled her eyes, but smiled.
"Well, I don't know why he doesn't want to kill me, probably because Rin and I are so close. Sesshoumaru and I are friends too I guess, we talked a little bit, and I guess he listened to what I had to say..." she said truthfully, dancing around the tiger demon part of the subject. Kagome noticed this and narrowed her eyes.
"What about the tiger demon?" she pressed. Hekele sighed, there was no getting out of it now.
"He thought Rin was the one with the shards, so he attacked us. I tried to protect Rin and..."
"And?"
"...and I died. I guess a few seconds later Jakken and Sesshoumaru showed up and killed the tiger demon before it could hurt Rin. Then Sesshoumaru brought me back to life with his Tenseiga..." she whispered, remembering her first breath and seeing Sesshoumaru holding her. Kagome's eyes turned from one of amusement to one of horror in no more than 0.5 seconds.
"You died?!?!?!?!" she exclaimed. Hekele covered her mouth before she could draw her mother's attention to them and come upstairs.
"Yes, I died," she hissed, "But Sesshoumaru brought me back to life."
Kagome sat on her bed in a stupor. She could not believe what she was being told.
*So that's why Inuyasha could only smell her blood a little bit...* she thought idly as she glared at her friend.
"You're not going back, it's too dangerous." Kagome said. Hekele wanted to slap her.
"No, you can't make me stay here now that I have friends there too. I'm not trying to make you stay and YOU'RE the one hiding all the dangerous stuff from your mom..." she said pointedly. Kagome glared daggers at her and Hekele did the same. Neither noticed the presence in the windowsill.
"Am I interrupting an argument?" asked Inuyasha cockily as the girls almost literally jumped out of their skin from fright.
"SIT!!!" Thud, crash, followed by a:
"OW!!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR WENCH?!?!?!?! JEEZ, ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS VISIT GOD DANG IT!!!!!!" Hekele just sat on her bed watching the exchange with devilish eyes. She got up and opened her guinea pig's cage and watched him walk out toward Inuyasha. Suddenly a loud yelp was heard from the hanyou as Tai greeted him using his teeth. After much yelling, eye rolling, and guinea pig catching, the group all sat o Hekele's bed silently. Inuyasha couldn't take it.
"So what were you two arguing about?" he asked in as nice a voice as he could manage while nursing the bite marks on his hand, (which wasn't that nice mind you.) Kagome fumed all over again.
"The tiger demon that attacked us killed Hekele, Sesshoumaru had to save Rin and then bring her back to life. I don't want her coming back to the Feudal Era now..." she said placidly, not looking at anyone. Inuyasha froze and looked at Hekele as though she were an odd specimen in a science lab.
"He brought you back to life?" he asked stupidly. Hekele nodded. Inuyasha whistled and looked back at Kagome, who was enraged by his reaction.
"How can you side with her?!?" she accused. Inuyasha cringed and covered her mouth as he saw it form a 's'.
"I didn't side with anyone!!! Don't you dare 'sit' me when I didn't do anything!!!" he said quickly, releasing her. Kagome stared at him as though he had betrayed her and whimpered.
"What do you think then???" she managed to say. Hekele looked at Inuyasha pleadingly. Inuyasha scrunched up his eyebrows and was about to say something when a smiling Ms. Hirageshi opened the bedroom door.
"Good evening Inuyasha," she said politely before looking at Hekele with her sugary grin. Hekele gulped, wondering if she was in trouble or not and if so what for.
"Y-yes Ms. Hirageshi?" she asked fearfully. Ms. Hirageshi motioned for her to come downstairs. Hekele obeyed and got off of the bed and began to follow her. Ms. H. turned back to Kagome and Inuyasha.
"You two can come down too, but Inuyasha has to wear a hat." she said. The two looked at each other and shrugged. Kagome gave Inuyasha his usual baseball cap and headed downstairs with him close in tow.
"Kagome, why was your mom smiling like that?" he asked. Kagome shrugged again.
"I have no idea, she has been smiling at Hekele and I like that all day!"
Inuyasha's sensitive nose picked up a new scent. Before he could figure out what it was he and Kagome heard a loud shriek of joy.
"OH MY GOD!!!! KACHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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With Rin and Sesshoumaru:
Sesshoumaru was sitting under a tree with a sleeping Rin in his lap as he replayed the day's events in his mind. He had been summoned for a meeting with Naraku. Kikyo had been there as well.
*~*Flashback*~*
Sesshoumaru walked into the clearing where he could smell Naraku distinctly. He truly didn't want to be there, but to deny his presence would only anger the hanyou, and he knew Naraku was much more powerful than he often let on. He didn't want to risk it.
"I see you have decided to come Sesshoumaru." Naraku's filthy voice was heard saying. It was then that Sesshoumaru picked up the scent of decay and caught a glimpse of a soul stealer.
"You have invited the dead priestess as well?" he said casually. Naraku grinned as Kikyo entered the clearing as well. Seeing Sesshoumaru she got suspicious.
"What have you called us out for Naraku?!" she asked angrily. Naraku's evil smile widened a bit.
"Why else?" he asked. Kikyo narrowed her eyes.
"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said instinctively. Naraku regarded him and Kikyo tried her damnedest to keep her usual composure. Naraku was the only being she hated more than Inuyasha and Kagome...no, that's a lie...she hated Kagome MUCH more.
"What is your plan?" Kikyo asked more calmly. Sesshoumaru was even calmer.
"What do we get in return?" he asked.
"Inuyasha goes to hell with Kikyo, and YOU get the Tetsusaiga." Naraku said. Kikyo smiled evilly and Sesshoumaru pondered a moment.
"I no longer require the Tetsusaiga." he said placidly. Naraku and Kikyo both raised an eyebrow at this.
"You do not?" Kikyo asked suspiciously.
"I have the superior blade, the Tokijin, I have no need for my father's sword. This Sesshoumaru will have no part in this foolishness." Sesshoumaru said as he turned to leave.
"Have it your way, Lord of the Western Lands..." Sesshoumaru turned to retaliate on the apparent threat but was met with nothing. He grimaced, Naraku and Kikyo had vanished.
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Sesshoumaru had hurried back to his camp in fear of Rin being hurt; Naraku would retaliate eventually, if not at that very moment. When he had arrived at the camp all was well, however, except for Rin's boredom. She had actually covered every inch of Jakken in flowers. The toad demon looked relieved to see his master as he peeled the offending blossoms from his head and wardrobe. Sesshoumaru had scooped up Rin protectively and had let her fall asleep in his arms. He looked at her now and stroked the back of her head in thought. What was Naraku plotting, and why did he want his and Kikyo's help?
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With Hekele, Kagome, and Inuyasha:
Kagome and Inuyasha hurried down the stairs only to find Hekele squeezing the living daylights out of possibly the most gothic person Kagome had ever seen. Black hair with red streaks, black pants with chains, a black shirt that had 'Property of Mr. Vampire,' written on it in crimson red, a collar, spiked bracelets, black gloves that only covered half of her fingers, black wrist bands, black eye shadow, and black lipstick were all being sported on the girl. The only indication that she even had a soul was the dancing joy in her dark brown eyes. One look and you could easily tell just how alive she really was. Hekele was about to end that though, Ms. H. had to pry her off of her friend when she started choking.
"What in seven hells are you doing here?!?!?!?!" Hekele was bouncing around in sheer joy and Inuyasha was getting a little bit uneasy. Hekele was usually much more monotone, but right now she seemed to have done a one- eighty from that personality. Kagome was also blinking, she knew her friend could be hyper, but this was out of character.
"Ms. Hirageshi invited me to stay for a while. I called the home and they said that you had been shipped to Japan, my mom went berserk because they were suppose to call her so SHE could interview anyone who was going to adopt you. Just because we aren't technically related doesn't mean she wasn't going to help find her 'un-official daughter' a great place to live!"
"Kachie and her mother called once they were given our number and did a quick interview over the phone, it was quite funny actually. One thing led to another and next thing poor Kachie knew I was dragging her onto a plane to a foreign country for a visit."
Hekele had finally calmed down but something nagged at the back of her head, "Wait, aren't you missing a lot of school? How is that going to work out???" One look at Kachie and Ms. Hirageshi and Hekele's jaw dropped. Kagome caught on as well and had to fight a laugh.
"Well, I kind of got bored and got myself expelled and my mom didn't know where to send me during my one year expulsion so..." Now even Inuyasha had caught on. She was staying and going to school with them for a whole year. Lord save Japan.
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With Sango, Miroku, and Shippo:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"We don't know."
5 min later:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"We don't know."
5 min later...again:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"We don't know Shippo, go do something..."
5 min later, (get the pattern?) again:
"When's Inuyasha bringing Kagome and Hekele home?"
"Shippo, we told you, we don't know...now please stop asking us."
5 min later...(last time, I promise!!!) again:
"Sango-"
"SHIPPO, FOR THE LAST TIME, WE DON'T KNOW!!!!! STOP ASKING THAT QUESTION!!!!!!!" Sango yelled at the kitsune as Miroku gave him a quick hit in the head.
"You didn't even know what I was going to ask!!!!!"
"Oh yes we do, you want to know when Inuyasha is bringing Kagome-sama and Hekele-kun back." Miroku said in a very irritated tone. Shippo shook his head.
"All I wanted to know was why Miroku hasn't been acting like himself lately, usually he would have been all black and blue with all the slaps you usually give him...but he hasn't groped you...and as good as that is...I'm worried about him..." Shippo said in a mature tone that any baka could tell was fake. Within the next second the kitsune was launched out of the hut the three were sharing and into the trees beyond it. Sango and Miroku shared a sigh of content relief. It was finally quiet.
"Houshi-sama?" Sango asked timidly. Miroku grimaced at his title, he preferred that his friends called him by his first name, but Sango never seemed to.
"Yes Sango? What's wrong?" he asked, instantly concerned at his love's tone. Not that he would ever call her his love aloud mind you, but it was who she was to him.
"Shippo, despite his usual nonsense, has a point, you have been acting odd these past few days. It's not just the 'no groping' either, thanks for that by the way. But, may I ask, what's wrong?" she pried. Miroku smiled to himself, her concern was sweet, just like she was.
"Nothing is wrong, do not worry. You need to rest, Kaede's potion needs a bit more time to heal you." he said as he gently pressed her back down onto her cot by way of shoulder, (he was trying his damndest NOT to grope her lately.) Sango obeyed willingly, she still was too weak to move around much, and the cot was where she spent most of her time. She couldn't suppress the smile that graced her lips when Miroku draped her blanket over her. Miroku smiled as well. To him Sango was the most beautiful girl, no, woman, that he had ever met, inside and out. He couldn't help but caress her cheek before he got up to walk out of the hut, which had Sango blushing slightly.
"Get some rest Sango, perhaps tomorrow you will be well enough to walk around a bit." he said lovingly. Sango nodded and closed her eyes; having Miroku there when she needed him was a gift that could only be surpassed by two others; Miroku actually loving her, and getting her brother back. These two thoughts plagued her mind as she slipped into a blissful slumber.
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In Kagome's Era, (I can't type all those names god dang it!!!!!):
"Kachie...are you serious? Please tell me that this is a really early April Fool's joke. You got yourself EXPELLED?!?!?!?!" Hekele pulled part of her friend's hair to stress her point and make her listen. Kachie winced but nodded proudly. Buyo had made his way into the living room and was currently sniffing and cuddling in Kachie's lap. Inuyasha was pacing the room in deep thought. Kagome was looking at her mom oddly. Both of them wondered whether Ms. Hirageshi had lost her mind taking in yet another teenage girl...for a whole YEAR!!!! Kagome was both excited and exasperated; her mom was just too nice for her own good sometimes. Even if this WAS a cool idea, she wondered if she would survive the year. Her mom was going to be stuck, willingly with THREE teenage girls?!? Kagome thought for a moment.
*Yep...mom lost it....* Just as she was about to say something Souta came bounding into the room.
"Hi Kachie! You got here late, was your plane delayed?" he asked as though he had known the girl his whole life. Kachie rolled her eyes and nodded.
"A two hour delay, can you believe that??? I'm glad you guys were still awake!"
"Speaking of which, what are you doing out of bed Souta? I thought I asked you to go to bed two hours ago???" Ms. H. raised a superior eyebrow. Souta gulped and nodded, but recovered quickly.
"I woke up when I heard all of the shouts of joy and choking noises." he said. Ms. H. rolled her eyes and sent him back to bed. Inuyasha was still pacing. Kachie noticed him for the first time then.
"Hey, who's the biscuit?" she asked both Hekele and Kagome. Inuyasha froze while pacing, knowing that she meant him. Hekele and Kagome looked at each other worriedly and went over to the hanyou to prevent the start of WWIII, unfortunately, they were a little late.
"What the hell does 'biscuit' mean and why are you and Hekele calling me that?!?!?!" he yelled so loud that kami himself probably heard him. Ms. H. rolled her eyes again at the group and decided to get out before Inuyasha got 'sat' into her floor. Kachie was blinking her eyes uncontrollably and then glanced at Hekele, who was shaking her head 'no' along with Kagome. Kachie grinned, pretended not to notice, and looked at the angered hanyou.
"Dude, I was just saying I thought you were cute, no need to act like its an insult..." she said calmly. At first Inuyasha was blushing profusely while he calmed himself down...then he realized that Hekele had also called Sesshoumaru a biscuit. This angered him a bit.
"Are you comparing me to me bastard half brother?!?!?! I am nothing like him!!!!!!!!!" he rounded on her. Hekele took a few steps back. In truth, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru looked a lot alike with their silver hair and amber eyes, but that's where it ended.
"Well, actually, since you both have silver hair and yellow eyes, yes, I was comparing you a bit when I said he was a biscuit, but I think he's a bigger biscuit."
Inuyasha was insulted, "Why, exactly?" Kagome watched the interaction with interest, Kachie in confusion.
"Because he can keep his temper down and is much better groomed..." Hekele retorted. Inuyasha leaped into the air to pounce on her when Kagome stopped him.
"SIT!!!!!!"
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With Rin and Sesshoumaru:
"Rin!!! Get these disgusting things off of me!!!!!" Jakken yelled as the said girl put another flower necklace on his head. She stood back, surveyed her work, and sighed.
"Jakken-sama, it's hard to make you pretty." Rin grabbed a few more necklaces and put them on him, with much protest. She stood back, surveying her work a second time, and sighed for the fiftieth time that morning.
"Jakken-sama is hopeless." Rin gave up and walked over to Sesshoumaru, who was sitting on a rock by the river they were currently camped at.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, Rin's bored." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes inwardly, the truth was, he was too, but he wouldn't let Rin know.
"Tend to the horses."
"Rin did already."
"Clean up the camp."
"Rin did that too."
"Skip stones on the river."
"Rin tried and gave up after an hour."
"Play with Jakken?" Sesshoumaru said with a bit of question in his voice. By now he was actually looking at the girl in a bit of awe, if she had done all those things without being asked, she truly had to have been bored.
"Rin just finished doing that, Jakken-sama is too hard to make pretty." Sesshoumaru silently agreed and thought for a moment. There was nothing left for the girl to do.
"Rin misses Hekele-chan and Shippo-chan, can we go visit?" Rin asked hopefully. Sesshoumaru thought for a moment. He had nothing better to do, no reason not to go, and he actually felt as though he WANTED to go back to the village by the well, despite his half brother's presence. He actually had a reason to go back, now that he thought about it. Naraku. The evil hanyou was plotting something and Sesshoumaru's conscious had gotten the better of him, he would warn the small group of Shikon hunters. The last thing Sesshoumaru needed on his shoulders was their death, especially when one, if not two of them were so precious to Rin. It wasn't the reason he wanted to go, but it was the reason he HAD to go. Sesshoumaru pondered a second longer on the reason he wanted to be there, but his mind drew a blank. He looked at a concerned Rin, who was worried that her master had taken so long to decide. He grimaced; those eyes that she always gave him actually sealed his decision.
"We will set out in a few minutes, Jakken!" he yelled, directing his head towards the recovering toad demon, "Round everything up, we are setting out."
"Yes m'lord!" came the small demon's eager reply. Within the next few minutes Rin was jumping up and down on the path leading to the village, Jakken was trying his hardest to keep the clumsy child in one piece, and Sesshoumaru was walking along with his usual placid face, though beneath it was a type of eagerness that he couldn't quite place.
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Kagome's Era:
Kagome, Hekele, and Kachie walked down the stairs quietly, not wanting to wake Inuyasha, who had spent the night again. Kagome and Hekele knew that he would probably be awake already, but they were quiet nonetheless. Kagome's mother had allowed them to stay home from school that day, so the girls all slept in that morning. Kagome's new alarm clock was spared. When the girls got downstairs a sleeping Inuyasha on the couch met them. Kachie had laughed when Inuyasha had gotten sat the night before, but had paid it no mind. Hekele had explained that it was because she hung around so many blondes. Inuyasha hadn't gotten the joke. They quietly made their way around him and walked into the kitchen. On the fridge was a note from Kagome's mom; which read:
~I have taken grandpa out with me for the day, so he won't bother
poor Inuyasha. There is plenty of Ramen in the cupboards, I will
be back after I pick up Souta from school. Leave a note if you go
ANYWHERE. Have a fun day!
-Mom~
"Cool! No school, and grandpa can't try to kill Inuyasha!" Kagome laughed. Kachie gave her an innocent look.
"So is Inuyasha your boy?" she asked slyly, not wasting any time figuring out what was what around the Shrine. Kagome blushed, but Hekele came to her rescue.
"The two are great friends, but Kagome likes him a bit more than that. She hasn't told him though..." Well, she sort of came to her rescue. Kachie nodded.
"I know how that goes, you don't want to lose what you already have by trying to get more; it's hard." she said sympathetically. Kagome nodded in thanks. Kachie grinned as Hekele gave her a proud smile.
"You know Kachie, your getting better at not acting blonde..." she said jokingly. Kagome giggled and Kachie blushed angrily.
"Hey!!! Just because I can be a ditz doesn't mean I act like a..." Kachie trailed off and stared at something on the counter besides Hekele. Hekele raised her eyebrow.
"A...blonde? Kachie I take that back, you're getting worse, and you aren't even blonde!!!!!" Hekele noticed that Kachie wasn't laughing or threatening to punch her lights out...she was still staring at a spot on the counter with her lips quivering in fear. Hekele turned and looked at the counter. There was a BIG, black, furry spider.
Kachie was scared to death of spiders.
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"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Inuyasha jumped and fell onto the floor as the feminine scream reached his very sensitive ears. He was tangled up in the blanket and couldn't get out and he started to panic...until he heard two girls laughing hysterically and one whimpering. It was then that he saw the three girls come out of the kitchen. Kachie was hiding behind Kagome and Hekele was leading the group with a BIG, black, hairy spider crawling up her arm. Inuyasha hated spiders...they reminded him of Naraku.
"When did you wake up?" Kagome asked him sweetly, glad that his hat had stayed on. Inuyasha grumbled as she helped him untangle the blanket. Hekele was fighting back a laugh and Kachie was as far away from her as possible while remaining in the same room.
"When I heard someone proclaiming the apocalypse..." he hissed as he glared at Kachie, who took a few steps back.
"Sorry, she's afraid of spiders...and this little guy just happened to surprise her..." she said as she affectionately tapped the huge spider's head. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
*How can ANYONE like those hideous things?* he asked himself.
"Listen to you!!! You love anything that is HUGE, has either teeth or claws or BOTH, and has a nasty attitude!!!" exclaimed Kachie in an annoyed tone. Inuyasha idly realized that his older brother was all of the above and inwardly smirked.
"Nope, I am scared to death of lions, you know that." *And tiger demons now...* she thought fearfully as she recalled what had happened less than a week ago.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes again, realizing that this was going to lead to a huge conversation amongst the girls. He decided to break it up as he freely sat up, the offending blanket finally untangled.
"So...what's for breakfast???" he asked. Hekele froze and looked at Kachie and Kagome. All three girls grinned evilly, making Inuyasha gulp.
"PANCAKES!!!!!" Inuyasha wondered what pancakes were as he was promptly pulled up by Kagome and dragged to the kitchen. He didn't miss the fact that they were hand in hand. He smiled a bit as he subconsciously squeezed hers back affectionately. Maybe this wouldn't be SO bad...
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Feudal Era; With the Adults:
"So...you say Naraku is planning something...and Kikyo is in on it?" Miroku repeated slowly, trying to make sense of it all. Sesshoumaru, Jakken, and Rin had returned to the village less than an hour ago, much to everyone's surprise. He had said something about needing to speak with them and had sent Rin to play with Shippo, with poor Jakken in tow.
"Yes...though what specifically they are plotting I cannot be sure, only that it is meant to be your end." Sesshoumaru replied passively, his face not betraying the worry beginning to well up inside of him. *Since when do I worry about my half brother and his human 'friends'? Since when do I worry at all?* he thought to himself, wondering why the offending emotions had started to appear on his conscious.
"What could Naraku have offered Kikyo in order to get her on his side? I thought she 'loved' Inuyasha?" Sango spat out the word 'loved' as though it were the most disgusting word that she had ever heard. Kikyo had stolen all of the shards that the group had gathered at one point and had given them to Naraku, to supposedly aid in his defeat. Likely story!
"He offered her the chance to take Inuyasha to hell with her. She readily excepted, though before hand she was ready to kill Naraku." Sesshoumaru responded. *At least these idiots aren't questioning why I happened to be there...*
"Why were you there Sesshoumaru? Naraku would have known if you had just stumbled upon them..." Miroku asked, as if reading the demon lord's mind.
"*Damn...* I was also invited to their conference, but the prize I was offered did not suit me, so I declined."
"What were you offered?" Sango said from her cot. The three had gathered in the hut the group was staying in and where she had been confined to since her injury. She had walked around a bit with Miroku earlier but was easily worn out. She inwardly smiled as she remembered just how gentle Miroku had been with her, and how ever two steps he would ask if she was alright. It made her feel calmer and happier somehow. Her injury had finished healing over night but the lack of exercise had taken its toll and she was easily tired. Damn if she wouldn't love some of Hekele's coffee NOW...
"I was offered Tetsusaiga. However, I no longer require the blade, so the deal was not sufficient," said the demon lord with practiced patients. He had expected the question, but had wanted to avoid it. Miroku nodded to him in gratitude; Sango did as well. For the demon to have declined the sword he must have had a change of heart, which they appreciated immensely. Sesshoumaru HAD had a change of heart...he just wasn't the type to acknowledge it, even within his own mind.
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With the kids:
"I'm gonna catch you Rin!!!" Shippo yelled at the top of his lungs as the two children started another game of tag. Jakken had fallen asleep under a tree and wasn't bothering them now, so they decided to be as loud as they wanted. If he woke up they would apologize but not mean it in the least...after all, he had been on their case about running around and Rin getting scratched up since they had left to adults to some talk they had to have. Sesshoumaru wouldn't get mad if Rin was a little scratched up as long as no one purposely hurt her, if she fell and rolled around and bounced up and down he wouldn't care, as long as she was having fun and was staying out of trouble. Jakken just didn't know where to draw the line between adult and pest.
"Nuh-uh, Shippo-kun won't catch Rin this time!!!" said the little girl excitedly. She was running around in huge circles and Shippo was having a hard time catching her because she kept changing directions at the last moment. He leapt into the air and was about to tackle the girl playfully when he was grabbed by his tail and yanked upward. Rin turned around and screamed at what she saw, causing Jakken to wake up from his nap. He saw what was happening and panicked; he used his two- headed staff to produce a huge amount of flame and shot it at their attacker. Shippo wailed in pain as he was burnt a bit and Rin screamed even more out of fear. Jakken ceased his fire to prevent the kitsune further injury and was flung into a tree by the attacker, knocking him out. Rin screamed one last time before she was hit in the head, causing her to collapse as well; Shippo was already in the land of unconsciousness. The last thing either child heard was a feminine chuckle; a very frightening chuckle.
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With the adults:
Sesshoumaru froze when he heard Rin scream; Miroku and Sango did as well. Upon hearing Shippo's scream as well the three bolted up from their seated positions in the hut and ran to where they heard the sound. Kirara had transformed and had been mounted by the injured Sango quicker than was probably good for the demon slayer's health, but no one cared; something was seriously wrong. Sesshoumaru growled low and hard when Rin's young and delicate smelling blood reached his nose. Someone, or someTHING was about to die. No one would live if Rin bled.
Seeing his eyes glow blood red and his demonic features turn even more threatening Sango gulped inwardly, "What is it Sesshoumaru...what do you smell?" she called to him. Miroku looked at the demon as well, now noticing the change. Sesshoumaru only growled deeper and sped ahead with ease. Glancing at Miroku, Sango decided to let him onto Kirara and they sped ahead as well, hoping things weren't as bad as they appeared.
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Kagome's Era:
All seemed to freeze for a moment as chills ran up everyone's spines. Something was wrong. They were eating breakfast and suddenly they all felt a wave of panic. It felt like a warning.
"What the hell was that??? You guys felt it too right?" Kachie asked lowly. Nothing good EVER happened after she got that sort of chill. Inuyasha, Kagome, and Hekele all nodded, but they seemed to know something, and Kachie knew that they were hiding something.
"Tell me." The group looked at her in surprise, out of their momentary stupor for a moment.
"Tell me what you're hiding, you know what that chill was don't you?" Kachie clarified. All eyes went to Hekele, as if asking her permission to speak. Her eyes got big and she shook her head violently.
"Nuh-uh, this is NOT my department, repeat, NOT my department, YOU tell her what's going on Inuyasha..." she said, directing her eyes to his. Inuyasha growled but saw this as a way to get Kachie to leave. It wasn't that he didn't like her...he was just annoyed by her. Even though he was sure it would wear off a bit later on...he didn't want to deal with another annoying 'school-girl' right now. He inwardly smirked and remembered the spider.
*If that scared her...maybe seeing a 'freak with dog ears' will give her a heart attack...* he thought wickedly. Inuyasha finally resolved to his little plan and removed his hat, making sure to twitch his ears for her to see them clearly. He also bared his fangs a bit and flexed his claws...just for effect. Kagome's jaw dropped at what he did. She couldn't believe that Inuyasha would so willingly reveal himself to someone...especially after doing so to Hekele. He had wanted to then, but she sensed a different sort of attitude towards Kachie, so why did he...
Then it hit her. *That baka is trying to scare her!!!!!! He must have a brain the size of a damn pea!!! Every time a girl sees his ears they immediately...*
"Oh my god!!! Those are sooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!" Kachie screamed before running over to feel his ears. Inuyasha groaned as he realized that she hadn't even noticed his claws or fangs. What was it with girls in this era and not knowing 'danger' when they were hit in the face with it a few times? Poor Inuyasha was all but flattened when Kachie started tugging and playing with his ears. He was beyond irritated.
Hekele sighed and pulled Kachie off of Inuyasha long enough for him to run behind Kagome. Kagome rolled her eyes and muttered just low enough for him to hear.
"Nice plan, I think it backfired on you though..." Inuyasha noticed that it was said in a slightly playful tone, and he growled a bit. Kagome smiled and remained his faithful shield for a moment longer until Kachie calmed down and the chill was remembered.
"So...Inuyasha having dog ears is part of all this?" Kachie managed to say. The small group nodded.
"We'll explain everything later, just help us get ready to leave now." Hekele said in a commanding tone. Kachie gave her a confused look.
"Leave? Where to?" she asked in a cautious tone. Hekele and Inuyasha shared a grin; Kagome just rolled her eyes. She swore these two could read each other's minds when it came down to it...
"We're not going too far...just backwards a bit..." Hekele teased. Kachie scowled.
"Backwards?"
"Yes...about five hundred years backwards...to the Feudal Era." Kachie just stared at her friend as she helped clean the table.
"Hekele, I know I told you to liven up a bit when I last saw you...but I didn't mean to start doing drugs and going on lots of bad trips..." she said seriously. Hekele gave her a decently hard hit in the head and growled a bit, mimicking Inuyasha.
"Dork...you'll see..." Inuyasha and Kagome rolled their eyes. This was going to be a LONG explanation...again.
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Feudal Era:
Sango watched as Sesshoumaru and Miroku paced past the well for what seemed like the hundredth time. No one knew what to do. Sesshoumaru wanted to go after Rin, but Miroku and Sango thought that they should try to wait for Inuyasha to bring the girls back. Since the kitsune was missing as well, Sesshoumaru had reluctantly agreed. Sango couldn't shake the feeling that Sesshoumaru was doing this against his better judgment, although she was happy that he was waiting with them, even she wanted to be out searching for the children and Kagura.
Kagura. She had taken the children. Sesshoumaru had detected her scent when they had arrived at the place where the children were taken. No one was happy about it either. When Jakken had woken up he had explained what had happened. Needless to say, Sesshoumaru wasn't the only person who wanted to murder him for falling asleep on the job.
After what seemed like an eternity the well began to glow a bright blue, signifying the group's return. Inuyasha jumped out of the well with Kagome and was followed by Hekele, who was climbing the vines, and another person, who was at the bottom of the well staring upward also getting ready to climb up.
Sesshoumaru helped Hekele out of the well, much to everyone's surprise, and had he not been the type of demon to hide his emotions, he may have actually hugged her. He was just that distressed and worried, although, he wouldn't willingly show those emotions either.
When the last person was out of the well everyone examined her. She was dressed much like Hekele, but had even less color on; all was black except for her hair, which had bright red streaks in it.
Kachie had been briefed on the story before they had all jumped into the well. She knew about the Shikon no Tama and Naraku. She had also been given a small description of the group that her friends traveled with and their overall mission. She had insisted on coming to help, and since she had a sword of her own, (she had been in the same martial arts class as Hekele,) she could defend herself pretty well, and no one had disagreed. After leaving a note and feeding the cat and guinea pig they had left. Now she was looking at the group before her, mentally matching each one with the description from earlier.
"Group, I would like you to meet Kachie, Kachie, this is the group. I told you we were going to travel back in time!" Hekele said back and forth from Kachie to everyone, signifying her newly awakened stress. No Shippo had come to greet Kagome, and there was no Rin with Sesshoumaru and Jakken. They had been right, something was wrong, very wrong.
"Where are the kids?" Inuyasha asked worriedly, noticing the missing children as well. Kagome was beginning to get frantic, Shippo was usually bouncing up and down all over the place, and since he wasn't she was worried.
Sango looked from Miroku to Sesshoumaru, willing for one of them to speak. Miroku took the cue.
"While they were playing...Kagura took them...we were discussing something in the hut and we heard them scream, when we got there they were already gone..." he trailed off. Sesshoumaru's eyes darkened in self-hatred for allowing Rin to be taken from him a second time by one of Naraku's minions. Hekele noticed this and stepped closer to him; giving him a comforting smile.
"Hey...we'll get them back...I promise...they'll be ok...Rin will be alright Sesshoumaru-sama..." she said soothingly, using his respective title to emphasize her promise. Surprisingly, it seemed to work. Sesshoumaru's face could be seen holding three emotions at once: annoyance at her need to comfort, surprise at her sudden show of respect for him, and warmth at her attempt to help. He didn't wish to betray the emotions he was feeling, so he merely nodded in gratitude, but Hekele understood.
"So...we're off to save the kids?" Kachie asked, sudden anger apparent in her voice. What kind of bitch kidnaps kids?!? Sure, there were lots of sickos in the world, but still!
"Yes, we are. Which way does Kagura's scent lead?" Kagome said suddenly, anger burning in her more than fear at Shippo's disappearance. This was the second time in the past week, and she, being like a mother to him, was beyond pissed.
"East." Sesshoumaru said with practiced calmness. Kagome nodded and looked at her growing group of friends. They were an odd bunch, but they were going to save the kids, no matter what the cost. Even Kachie was acting as though she had known them all her life, and such dedication warmed Kagome's heart. Yes, adding another friend to their group had been a good idea. Sango was also giving Kachie an approving nod and, catching Kagome's eye, silently agreed. They would need all the help they could get.
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*Me* Another chappie bites the dust!!!!!! Muahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
*Lawyers* Stupid Hekele......
*Me* Can I help it if I'm beautiful and talented?
*Lawyers* Beautiful?!?! Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Me* *sniffles* Waaaaahhhhhh!!!!!! You ass holes are so mean to meeee!!!!!!
*Lawyers* Too bad...you are so stupid...
*Sesshoumaru* *growls* Excuse me??? What did you call her?
*Lawyers* Oh shit...umm, nothing Lord Sesshoumaru...we were just...joking?
*Me* Nuh-uh...you guys were being mean to me!!! *cries some more.*
*Sesshoumaru* *wraps arms around Hekele and gives her a little squeeze* Don't worry...those lawyers won't live long enough to meep as long as they keep this up.
*Lawyers* Umm...we know! R&R!!! If you R&R we might live long enough to act stupid in the next chappie!!!
*Kachie* *poofs back into fic* In the next chappie I get to meet Koga...and we try to save the kids! If you wanna know what happens...R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!