Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. Kenji and Jennifer are OCs
Strange Interlude
Ch. 7
Several days passed. Jennifer, having nothing else to do, nowhere else to go, stayed in Sesshomaru's cave. It was weird. The two demons were gone for most of the day so Jennifer had nothing to do on top of nothing She had explored the cave to its fullest and walked the perimeter of the plateau at least 10 times a day, (before she got completely bored).
Sesshomaru usually left food for her in the morning and again in the evening. Some of the time it was the meat of a random demon. It was disgusting but for lack of anything better, she ate it. He never provided for her any fruits or vegetables, which made her very weak from lack of nutrients. Jennifer had decided she led a meaningless existence.
Until on the fifth day of her "captivity", after that evening's meal of some unrecognizable, six-legged, creature, Jennifer mentioned to Sesshomaru that maybe it would be better if she were to shop for her own food. She explained that the demon meat was bad for her HUMAN digestive system and that the lack of green things was making her quite sick. Jaken made some crack about how stupid and whiny humans were, and Jennifer took the liberty of pinching him.
The next day Jennifer awoke from the sun and found Sesshomaru standing in the hallway, by her open door. She sat up, rubbed her eyes, and smiled like she did every morning.
Then Sesshomaru would usually turn to leave but today was different.
"Let's go out," he said.
Jennifer blushed slightly. The way he said it surprised her, "What?"
"I'll take you to seek out human food," he supplied.
Jennifer started breathing again and got up. She felt ashamed that she was finally going somewhere, but looked really horrible. She hadn't bathed in days and what bugged her the most was that she couldn't brush her teeth.
She walked out into the warm sun, closely behind Sesshomaru. To her surprise, Jaken obviously against his will, held the reins of the two- headed beast she had "taken" to the cave.
Sesshomaru "fluttered" to the demon and stood on its back. Jennifer jogged over and attempted to climb on. She was having great trouble. Jaken rolled his eyes. Sesshomaru crouched down and held out his right hand. Jennifer took it and he brought her up with ease.
The beast's back was much too wide for her to straddle, so she positioned he legs to sit side-straddle. Sesshomaru took a seat behind her and Jaken snapped the reins. The creature rose and shot off into the distance causing Jennifer to lose her balance and fall backward onto Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru put a hand on her shoulder to balance her.
"Lay back," he instructed, "You won't fall." He wrapped his arm across her chest and leaned her against his. Jennifer's heartbeat quickened, but his, she noticed, remained calm. She couldn't help but to feel flustered. Her head lay against chest; the soft folds of his kimono countering the gruffness of his armor. And it worked. She didn't lose her balance.
Within no time at all they were flying over a village, and with one swoop and a loud thud the two-headed demon landed in the middle of a busy market. The startled villagers all panicked at the sight and some let out a scream.
Sesshomaru urged her, "Well, go on."
"O-k..." Jennifer spoke uneasily. She stepped off and approached a shop. The villagers scattered in all direction.
"Excuse me, do you---"
"Aah! Help!"
"Excuse me, I'm loo---"
"Sorry, shop is closed!"
"I'm looking to buy food!"
"Demon!!!"
"I'll pay for it!" she screamed at the fleeing village people.
It was no use. The villagers were scared out of their minds. Jennifer took a look around. Where were the braver men of the village? Surely they would've attempted to challenge the "demon".
The market was now empty, except for the occasional pair of peering eyes from behind windows or from alleyways. Jennifer was aware of this but went up to a food stand anyway.
"Excuse me, anyone here? I'd like to buy food."
No answer.
"Why don't you just take what you want?" a stoic Sesshomaru called.
"But that's stealing..." Jennifer spoke quietly. She was slightly agitated. It was Sesshomaru's fault for scaring away the shopkeepers.
Jaken shouted, "Just get the food, you annoying human! Don't keep Lord Sesshomaru waiting."
"But---" she began.
Jaken interrupted, "Get along with it, wench!"
Jennifer only hesitated a moment, then grabbed some rice, two heads of cabbage, and some other vegetables. She dug into her pocket and placed some of the money she exchanged for the trip onto the table. She didn't care that the people in feudal Japan didn't use the same currency as present-day Japan, she just felt bad about taking the food without paying.
She stopped at another little shop and took some of the homemade silk clothing that was on display. She had no money left, so she apologized to the invisible shopkeeper and climbed back onto the demon beast. She moved to sit behind Sesshomaru this time and as soon as she was seated, they took off again.
A minute after they had left, the villagers came out of their hiding places and gathered around the food shop.
One of the villagers picked up the paper and examined it in the light.
"What matter of currency is this?" he asked.
A village shrugged his shoulders, "Demon?"
"Don't touch it!" another warned, "It may be cursed."
"Darn those demons, they tool our finest clothing too!
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A/N: There it is. Probably the shortest chapter you'll ever see of Strange Interlude. It's not that good either, but I wanted to plug in at least one more chapter before France has to leave.
Yes! ::Tear:: Sadly FranceGamble, a very well known author of fanfiction, is leaving and will not be able to go on to ff.net for a long while (from what I understand anyway). So FranceGamble, this chapter is dedicated to you!
*brief applause*
Not much of a dedication, since it's not much of a chapter, but...
Thanks France for praising me and helping me! This is my third time saying this, "I'll miss you!"
~Trinity-33
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Strange Interlude
Ch. 7
Several days passed. Jennifer, having nothing else to do, nowhere else to go, stayed in Sesshomaru's cave. It was weird. The two demons were gone for most of the day so Jennifer had nothing to do on top of nothing She had explored the cave to its fullest and walked the perimeter of the plateau at least 10 times a day, (before she got completely bored).
Sesshomaru usually left food for her in the morning and again in the evening. Some of the time it was the meat of a random demon. It was disgusting but for lack of anything better, she ate it. He never provided for her any fruits or vegetables, which made her very weak from lack of nutrients. Jennifer had decided she led a meaningless existence.
Until on the fifth day of her "captivity", after that evening's meal of some unrecognizable, six-legged, creature, Jennifer mentioned to Sesshomaru that maybe it would be better if she were to shop for her own food. She explained that the demon meat was bad for her HUMAN digestive system and that the lack of green things was making her quite sick. Jaken made some crack about how stupid and whiny humans were, and Jennifer took the liberty of pinching him.
The next day Jennifer awoke from the sun and found Sesshomaru standing in the hallway, by her open door. She sat up, rubbed her eyes, and smiled like she did every morning.
Then Sesshomaru would usually turn to leave but today was different.
"Let's go out," he said.
Jennifer blushed slightly. The way he said it surprised her, "What?"
"I'll take you to seek out human food," he supplied.
Jennifer started breathing again and got up. She felt ashamed that she was finally going somewhere, but looked really horrible. She hadn't bathed in days and what bugged her the most was that she couldn't brush her teeth.
She walked out into the warm sun, closely behind Sesshomaru. To her surprise, Jaken obviously against his will, held the reins of the two- headed beast she had "taken" to the cave.
Sesshomaru "fluttered" to the demon and stood on its back. Jennifer jogged over and attempted to climb on. She was having great trouble. Jaken rolled his eyes. Sesshomaru crouched down and held out his right hand. Jennifer took it and he brought her up with ease.
The beast's back was much too wide for her to straddle, so she positioned he legs to sit side-straddle. Sesshomaru took a seat behind her and Jaken snapped the reins. The creature rose and shot off into the distance causing Jennifer to lose her balance and fall backward onto Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru put a hand on her shoulder to balance her.
"Lay back," he instructed, "You won't fall." He wrapped his arm across her chest and leaned her against his. Jennifer's heartbeat quickened, but his, she noticed, remained calm. She couldn't help but to feel flustered. Her head lay against chest; the soft folds of his kimono countering the gruffness of his armor. And it worked. She didn't lose her balance.
Within no time at all they were flying over a village, and with one swoop and a loud thud the two-headed demon landed in the middle of a busy market. The startled villagers all panicked at the sight and some let out a scream.
Sesshomaru urged her, "Well, go on."
"O-k..." Jennifer spoke uneasily. She stepped off and approached a shop. The villagers scattered in all direction.
"Excuse me, do you---"
"Aah! Help!"
"Excuse me, I'm loo---"
"Sorry, shop is closed!"
"I'm looking to buy food!"
"Demon!!!"
"I'll pay for it!" she screamed at the fleeing village people.
It was no use. The villagers were scared out of their minds. Jennifer took a look around. Where were the braver men of the village? Surely they would've attempted to challenge the "demon".
The market was now empty, except for the occasional pair of peering eyes from behind windows or from alleyways. Jennifer was aware of this but went up to a food stand anyway.
"Excuse me, anyone here? I'd like to buy food."
No answer.
"Why don't you just take what you want?" a stoic Sesshomaru called.
"But that's stealing..." Jennifer spoke quietly. She was slightly agitated. It was Sesshomaru's fault for scaring away the shopkeepers.
Jaken shouted, "Just get the food, you annoying human! Don't keep Lord Sesshomaru waiting."
"But---" she began.
Jaken interrupted, "Get along with it, wench!"
Jennifer only hesitated a moment, then grabbed some rice, two heads of cabbage, and some other vegetables. She dug into her pocket and placed some of the money she exchanged for the trip onto the table. She didn't care that the people in feudal Japan didn't use the same currency as present-day Japan, she just felt bad about taking the food without paying.
She stopped at another little shop and took some of the homemade silk clothing that was on display. She had no money left, so she apologized to the invisible shopkeeper and climbed back onto the demon beast. She moved to sit behind Sesshomaru this time and as soon as she was seated, they took off again.
A minute after they had left, the villagers came out of their hiding places and gathered around the food shop.
One of the villagers picked up the paper and examined it in the light.
"What matter of currency is this?" he asked.
A village shrugged his shoulders, "Demon?"
"Don't touch it!" another warned, "It may be cursed."
"Darn those demons, they tool our finest clothing too!
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~!@#$%^&*()_+~!@#$%^&*()_+~!@#$%^&*()_+~!@#$%^%&*()_+~!@#$%^&*()_
A/N: There it is. Probably the shortest chapter you'll ever see of Strange Interlude. It's not that good either, but I wanted to plug in at least one more chapter before France has to leave.
Yes! ::Tear:: Sadly FranceGamble, a very well known author of fanfiction, is leaving and will not be able to go on to ff.net for a long while (from what I understand anyway). So FranceGamble, this chapter is dedicated to you!
*brief applause*
Not much of a dedication, since it's not much of a chapter, but...
Thanks France for praising me and helping me! This is my third time saying this, "I'll miss you!"
~Trinity-33
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