Okay, in this chapter, you'll see how Inuyasha and the gang fit into the story. And this is one of my favorite parts! It's hilarious. Enjoy! Tootles, Morgan
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters, even though I wish I could own that big hunk of… ahem! Anyway, Mo and her many friends are my characters and I would prefer it if nobody took them because it took me hours to make up her and her friends and name them all. So… on with the story!
Mo woke up before Sharkie or anyone in her family did. She got up and changed into her yoga outfit. It was a nice, sunny morning for once and she wasn't going to waste it!
She took her mat and carefully treaded through the wet grass with her bare feet. In one hand she carried her rolled up yoga mat and in the other, she carried her favorite energy drink, a Red bull. She set it down in the grass and began to lay out the mat. She stood on the mat and bent to grab her drink. She took a large swig before standing in the "Mountain pose", frozen, letting the warm sun wash over her.
She slowly let her thoughts go and became empty-minded. She let her thoughts of yesterday be put away into one of the many cupboards in her mind. "Spring Cleaning" is what she liked to call it. Mo really liked to meditate as she did her yoga routine. She felt very connected with herself and with the world around her, when she did it that way. It was more of a spiritual connection than anything else.
She felt herself sinking deeper and deeper as she slowly began to do the routine that had taken her weeks to memorize. But all that hard work paid off and she was now able to do it with out even thinking about it.
Sinking deeper and deeper…. M o suddenly realized that she was going way to deep into meditation. It was dangerous! She slowly began to pull herself out and worm her way through her very core. (In case some of you don't know, meditation is used to calm yourself and your thoughts, for religious purposes, and is used to examine your own power and strength. I, a very big believer in meditation, practice it for all of these reasons.) She wiggled and squirmed and pushed herself out of that depth, all the while trying not to panic. She knew that it was possible to be lost inside yourself and she was afraid of that happening.
Slowly, ever so slowly, she felt herself steadily be able to feel herself inside her own body again. When she opened her eyes to breathe a sigh of relief, she saw that was no longer in her backyard, she was on the edge of some sort of clearing, leaning against a tree. She sat up fast and looked around.
She saw a man in a bright red Japanese kimono (Hmmm, I wonder who it could be…) and a girl wearing… you know what! Skip it! She saw Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara. They were all standing together in a little group, discussing something. Mo could make out some of their words:
"We can't just leave her here, Inuyasha!" Kagome said hotly.
"Well, we can't take her along with us, either!" said Inuyasha stubbornly.
"Why not? She wouldn't be that much of a burden," Miroku said, with a hint of perversion in his voice.
Sango rolled her eyes. "You would never consider a pretty woman too much of a burden," she said, disgusted. Miroku grinned.
Mo slowly stood up and found she was wearing, not her own clothes, but a white Japanese kimono blouse and red pants. She tried to slip away, unseen by these crazy people. But Inuyasha saw her.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?" he called running and jumping in front of her in a way that only Inuyasha can.
"Away from you," Mo retorted, coolly. "Why should I hang around people who are so rude and arrogant?"
"Hey! Watch who you're call..." he stopped, his sentence, and word, unfinished. He saw her cynical smile and the twinkle in her eye and asked, "You're teasing me?"
Mo burst out laughing. Even though she showed signs of enjoying herself, she was wary and kept an eye on the others, especially Miroku. She had heard what Sango said and was being extra cautious. She had some experience with lechers… they're all the same.
And sure enough, Miroku came up to her. He took her hand and began to say, "Pretty lady, would you consider…"
He didn't finish because Mo cut him off. "No," she said flatly.
"You didn't even let me finish my sentence."
"I've been asked this before," Mo said frankly. Miroku looked disappointed. He opened his mouth, but Mo shook her head and said, before he could begin, "Don't harp on it or you'll get what he got."
"And what was that?" Miroku asked, choosing his words carefully.
"His butt whooped," Mo said as though they were talking about the weather. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Kagome stifle a giggle and heard Inuyasha snort. Sango covered a smile with her hand and Shippou also gave a little bit of a giggle.
"Can I have my hand back now?" Mo asked sweetly. Miroku gave an "Oh!" and let go of her hand. "By the way, my name is Mo."
"Hi! My name is Kagome," Kagome said, stepping forward and shaking her hand. "And this is Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and, last but not least, Kirara." She pointed to each one in turn. Mo nodded at each one.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Inuyasha asked, worriedly. Everyone looked at Kagome.
"Shards of the Scared Jewel… and they're coming really fast!" Kagome said. Inuyasha barely had time to draw his sword before a tornado came crashing through the clearing. As suddenly as it had come, it was gone. In its place was a man… well, not just any man. We all know that it's Kouga.
"Hi Kagome!" Kouga said, cheerfully. Mo was a little less apprehensive of him but still cautious. Kouga made his way toward Kagome but before Inuyasha could jump in his way, Mo stepped between him and her new friend. He was more surprised than anything else.
"Who are you?" he asked dumbfounded. He couldn't remember this strange woman ever being with the group.
"Just what I was gonna ask." Mo met Kouga's eyes, searching. For what, Kouga didn't know. But whatever she found, it was good, because she stepped aside.
(A/N: We all know what's going through Kagome's mind: Dammit! She could've stayed a bit longer! LoL.)
"My name is Mo and yours is… Kouga? Right?" Mo asked.
"Yeah. How do you know my name? Have we met before?" Kouga asked, amazed.
"Call it an educated guess. And no, we've never met before. I'm sure I would have remembered someone as interesting as you." Mo smiled flirtatiously Kouga apparently recognized the tone in her voice and grinned.
He then proceeded to woo Kagome. Mo slipped away through the trees as Inuyasha and Kouga started their normal yelling match.
As Mo walked steadily away from the argument, the sounds of the men shouting died away. Mo was walking in silence when she glimpsed silver out of the corner of her eye. She turned to see what it was. And she saw… Sesshoumaru. He had seen her as well, and had met her eyes.
Mo thought he was so magnificent and regal looking. With his long silver hair and amber colored eyes, his kimono and armor. He walked as though he weighed the equivalent of a feather.
They had kept contact for about a minute, when she heard crashing through the bushes. She turned her head, breaking eye contact with Sesshoumaru, to see Inuyasha come flying through the bushes, with Kagome and the others close behind him.
"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha snarled.
"Hello, little brother."
Inuyasha started to head toward Sesshoumaru, to fight him, when Mo's foot caught around his ankles and he tripped, falling flat on his face.
"Hey! What was that for?" Inuyasha yelled at her, but Mo wasn't listening.
"You've had plenty of time to fight your brother, why don't you let me give it a shot?" she asked triumphantly.
"What!" Inuyasha exclaimed, bewildered. "You're a human! You'll get creamed!"
"Not if I can help it," she replied quite calmly, smiling at a thunderstruck Sesshoumaru. "But let's see what your brother has to say. So, Lord Sesshoumaru. Do accept my challenge?"
"I'm afraid to say Inuyasha is right. You're only a human. You'll get killed," he replied carefully.
This answer only made Mo grin even wider. "I repeat: Not if I can help it."
Sesshoumaru thought for a moment and then uttered one word: "okay."
Immediately, Sesshoumaru moved in for the kill as Mo stood motionless. Just when he was about to strike, she stepped aside, as graceful as a dancer. Sesshoumaru realized he had missed and turned to face the young woman again. He came charging at her and again, she stepped aside, only this time she grabbed a hold of his waist from the side with one arm and with the other, took her stiffened index and middle fingers, and jabbed them into his stomach. Sesshoumaru, surprised, fell to his knees gasping. A short green toad carrying a long staff ran to the man's side as Mo carefully backed away.
"You witch! What did you do?" Jaken asked harshly.
"I am no witch, even though that would be kind of cool," Mo said, winking the little girl Rin who had appeared after Jaken did. She giggled. Mo smiled and continued, "It is a pressure point. If you hit someone exactly right on a pressure point, it has the effect of leaving the person out of breath." Mo smiled, and did not bend over to help the tall man up, but stayed standing, in a ready position.
What an arrogant young woman, Jaken thought angrily. She injures milord and doesn't even have the decency to help him up and ask if he's alright!
All of a sudden, Sesshoumaru stood up and lunged to attack all in one graceful movement. This was exactly what Mo had expected. She laughed and jumped out of the way, her feet leaving the ground for a few moments. He lunged in to attack again. This time Mo jumped higher and waited for gravity to do its thing and pull her back down to the earth which was about three feet below her.
When nothing happened, she looked down and saw that she was hovering in mid-air. She looked up at everyone else to see their shocked faces. Even Sesshoumaru looked bewildered. A slow grin spread over Mo's face and she muttered, "Wow! Red Bull really does give you wings." She then began to laugh and it was her turn to lunge at Sesshoumaru. He dodged out of the way just in time. When he looked around to see where she had gone, he sensed that she was coming up behind him. He turned and blocked her arm just in time with his arm. Their arms locked and their faces were three inches apart. Mo smiled and thought of a good way to end this.
Sesshoumaru was surprised to feel Mo's leg sliding up and around his in a very sexual way. He felt goose bumps rise on his arms as her leg wound its way around his. Mo leaned in even closer to him and whispered in his ear: "Fool." BAM! Next thing Sesshoumaru knew, he was on the ground on his back staring up at the clear, blue sky. Mo gave a short laugh and offered him her hand, still smiling. He took it cautiously and she pulled him up.
She took about three steps back from him and saluted him, saying, "It was quite an honor to have been able to fight you in a fair battle. It is even more of an honor to be able to say that you almost won." She smiled not unkindly at him, and rose in the air. Her body flew above the tree and out of sight, as graceful as weeping willows swaying in the wind.
Okay, I just have to say that I love this chapter. Just to let you know about the flying thing, my younger brother likes this new TV series on Cartoon Network called "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and that's where I got this from. I did it just for him. Please review and tell me what you like and didn't like about the story thus far and meanwhile I will work extra-hard on the next chappie for you.
Until next time,
Morgan
