April 24, 2002
Inuyasha - Round-Robin Story Telling - Style
By Yashira
(Author's note: Normal text is story dialogue, italics unless otherwise mentioned will be for interruptions. ^_^v I hope you like it, let me know what you think..)
***Myoga continues it***
Princess Kagogo followed the mighty freedom fighter Shippopo outside the gates, leaving the Old Maid Baba behind. "Now that I have this and you by my side, we should head into the woods as quickly as we can and then get on the crooked path which will go towards a crooked hill, where the crooked tower is that houses the perverted man."
"That's a mouthful isn't it," Shippopo the freedom fighter said as he scrambled to keep up. He was definitely shorter than Kagogo and had to run twice as fast.
"Well someone had to say it." Princess Kagogo looked at him thoughtfully. "Old maid Baba said to avoid the Plains of Fluffy because of the evil dog Shosho and the green frog, but since you're here I don't see what the point of it was. You can take care of anything that comes our way… besides aren't the Plains of Fluffy on the other side of the Crooked Tower?"
"No, no, they're up ahead, go back, go back!!"
"No, I'm sure the plains are on the other side, Shippopo. In fact if we go look at a map…" Kagogo looked as if she were about to go back into her rich house for a map when she noticed that her freedom fighter warrior was looking at her oddly.
"I never said they weren't." He replied irritably, "I know the forest like the back of my-"
"No, they're up ahead I TELL YOU!!!"
Princess Kagogo returned his odd look for one of her own. "Look, Shippopo, make up your mind. Stop telling me they're up ahead."
"I didn't." Poor Shippopo's face looked as if it was going to explode, "They're on the other-"
"Go back! Go Back!! It's scary down there and you can get hurt!!"
"Look that wasn't me." Shippopo cried out as he waved his hands back furiously, before Princess Kagogo could think to accuse him again, "I don't sound that whiny! And if Inuyoshi was here I'd think it was his voice."
HEY, I don't sound whiny, you bastard! That's Kouga.
IS NOT!
IS TOO!
IS NOT!!!
STOP IT and LET Myouga finish. Honestly, the two of you sound like kids.
He started it.
"Who the heck was it, then?" At this point Princess Kagogo was loosing her patience and was idly stroking her bow as if to use the first arrow. "For all we known, Inuyoshi has gone to warn the beautiful yet younger sister of the Old Maid Baba… and we're wasting time trying to figure out who's saying what? This trip is doomed."
"I've BEEN trying TO tell YOU THAT!"
"THAT'S NOT ME…" There was a sound of a "squish" and Shippopo jumped back suddenly, "What the heck is this thing?"
"Why… why cruel world, do I always get squished?" Croaked the flatten little figure on the ground, "Why can't any one just listen?"
Princess Kagogo looked down at the small little flea and her eyes went wide, "Looks like Inuyoshi needs a bath, his fleas are getting everywhere."
"I'm not Inuyoshi's flea! I'm Myomyo the Banshee that warns of Death!!" The little figure tried to stand strong as both Kagogo and her mighty freedom fighter Shippopo looked as if they were about to step on him again.
The what?!
That's what I'd like to know!
Shut up!
"He looks like a flea to me," Shippopo replied with a glare. "In fact he looks a bit overfed and dumpy."
"Myomyo the flea… er banshee… of death? If you pardon me, but you definitely don't look it." Kagogo was staring at him thoughtfully.
"Ahh well, the evil witch Tsupoki put a spell on me. She was jealous of my beauty and did this. So this is why I look like this. Believe you me, I can kick major ass any day."
You gotta be kidding me.
Major ass, my foot.
You kicked it so well, that's why you hide all the time?
She looked dubiously at him, as if trying to discern if some or all of what he said was a lie. "Are you sure, you look like a flea to me."
"I am the Banshee that warns of Death…"
Or runs from it
"If you're the Banshee of Death… Then in whatever form you take you should still be able to…" The freedom fighter suggested thoughtfully, "Prove it!"
"Well...er… you see… if I had to prove it you would be dead… and I don't want you to die... so I won't…"
Why am I not surprised?
"I think you're lying…" Shippopo the freedom fighter announced in his most hero-like voice as Princess Kagogo nodded. "You were probably sent by the witch Tsupoki to keep up from going into the woods where the Crooked path to the crooked hill that houses the crooked tower where the perverted man lives." Shippopo paused and then gave Princess Kagogo a look. "Great now you got me saying that stupid tongue twister."
She grinned even though she tried to looked apologetical. "But at least we now know how good that witch is to want to keep us out. I didn't even know I was going on this quest until a moment ago…"
"Yeah… these villains are getting better and better…" Shippopo nodded as he jumped ahead and started towards the forest. "Come on… let's go… before it gets dark."
They started off together, ignoring the Banshee of Death as he cried out, "I am the Banshee that warns of Death! I warn you that where you are going, things are going to die! They might be you… please come back! Maybe we can go for a meal or something… its so much safer here."
"That's got to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard," Inuyasha growled as he glared at Myouga. "Banshee of death? Bah."
"Hey, don't be so mean to him… I don't see you trying…" Kagome replied as Myouga jumped up onto her shoulder and sniffled into her collar.
"Why would I waste my time?" Inuyasha replied as he turned over and glared at the ceiling of the cave they were in. "This just sounds stupid."
"I could do better," Kouga announced, "Why not let me try, since Inu-koru can't."
Kagome reached for the timer and started to turn it over. "Okay. Kouga you're next."
Kouga was grinning.
