Posted: 8-6-04
The Youkai of Oz
AN: Hee hee hee! I don't own Inuyasha or The Wizard of Oz. Okay, I got that out of the way!
I originally was going to do another musical first, but I was writing it in script format and then I found out that it wasn't allowed (oops), so I need some time to figure out what I'm going to do with it and figure out the best way to make it acceptable. I had this idea recently, but I was going to do it after my other one, and I figured that this would be easier to put into story format since it originally was one. Also, this is a much better known story than my other one. But since I still plan on posting it (after I'm done with this one), I won't say anymore about my other one! I hope you get as much of a kick out of this as I do!
Oh, now for some real notes. If it's in italics, it's singing. In Japan, "r" and "l" are technically the same letter, and for some reason I like "Kilala" better than "Kirara," so I'll be using that spelling. And if I offend anyone from Kansas, I'm sorry. I'm just making fun of how they make it out to be in the movie. My other musical takes place in my state (if you know where I live and you know of that musical, you've figured it out by now), and I'm being cruel to it, so this is nothing. Also, I really like The Wizard of Oz; it's a very good musical, but I'm trying to be funny, so don't get mad if it seems like I'm making fun of it, okay? Here goes!
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Part 1: Black and White
It was a beautiful day in Kansas. Well, as beautiful as things can be in a land where things are black and white and the only remotely interesting things that come from it are sunflowers and Bob Dole. Of course, the crops were all dying, dust was blowing everywhere, and nobody seemed to be doing much work, since it apparently was the Great Depression.
A young girl went running down the path toward one of the three farms that still existed. In her arms she held a small animal that sort of looked like a cat, but not quite. She kept on running until she made it inside of the main house of the complex. She quickly closed the door behind her and stopped to catch her breath.
"And what did you do this time?" a woman asked, coming toward the door and scaring the girl half to death.
"Oh! Hello, Aunt Kagura! I was just... um..."
"Sango, if you're in trouble again, I'm not bailing you out," Kagura interrupted. "What happened?"
"Nothing happened!" she replied.
"You're lucky I'm letting you live here. I could very easily throw you out on the street, and then what would you do?"
"Be happy and maybe have some fun?" Sango answered sarcastically.
"Tell me what happened and maybe I'll think about assisting you."
"Well, um, you see, Kilala sort of got away from me, and she was chasing a butterfly, and she accidently scratched..."
Just then, the telephone rang.
Kagura sighed. "I suppose I'm about to hear all about it from your stupid little pet's victim, aren't I? Now, get out of my sight before I tell whoever it is that you're home."
Sango stomped back out the door, muttering something about stupid relatives and getting out of this dump. She made her way over to the barn and sat on the edge of the chicken pen. She set down Kilala.
"You really need to be more careful," she said with a sigh. "If you don't stop getting in trouble, I'm not going to be able to talk your way out it anymore."
"What'd you do this time?" a man said with a laugh.
"Shut up, Inuyasha," she replied, still staring at her pet.
"You need to look after that thing more carefully," Inuyasha continued as he and two other guys walked over toward her. "We're too busy taking care of the other animals to bother with that."
"What other animals?" one of the others said. "All we have are chickens."
"Put a sock in it, Miroku!" Inuyasha retorted.
"I'm just saying that if we had to, it would be very possible for us to keep an eye on Kilala, as well. You're just too much of an idiot to understand that."
"What'd ya say, you heartless little..."
"Why don't you both be quiet!" the third said. "Sango looks depressed! We should be nicer to her!"
"You're right, Shippo," Miroku replied. "What happened today?"
"Well," Sango answered, rocking herself back and forth on the fence, "I was walking along with Kilala, and she saw a butterfly, and she wanted to follow it, so she did, and then..."
Just then, Sango lost her balance and fell backwards into the coop.
"Oh no!!!" Shippo exclaimed, running around and waving his arms in the air. "Sango's in trouble!!! Somebody help her!!!"
"Calm down, Shorty, it's only chickens!" Inuyasha said, giving him a strange look. "You're the only bothersome chicken around here."
"Come on, chickens can be very dangerous when provoked!"
"Whatever."
Sango had finally pulled herself up and had jump over the fence. "Thanks for helping me out there, guys," she said sarcastically. "It really didn't hurt to fall flat on my back and have three chickens walk over my face."
"Sorry, I thought you could handle it," Miroku replied, looking a little nervous.
"I told you that chickens are dangerous!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Will you shut up!" Inuyasha replied. "Come on, we have to feed the chickens, and I don't mean Shippo."
"Watch what you're saying, stupid!"
"Would you both stop fighting?" Miroku said.
"What do you know?" Inuyasha retorted. "You don't care about anything!"
"Yes I do," he answered. "I just..."
By this point, Sango had all ready walked away from the bickering and sat down on a wheelbarrow, which she felt would be much safer than a fence. Kilala jumped into her lap and she sighed once again as she began to stroke her soft fur.
"Oh, Kilala," she began, staring blankly into the distance, "I wish there was somewhere we could go where people wouldn't bother us or be annoying. A place where everything is growing and is in color and people actually like me...
Somewhere through the well
Far away
There's a land that I'd like to get to
Sometime soon, like today
Somewhere through the well
People are kind
And they don't pester you to
Tell them what's on your mind
Someday I'll fall into the..."
"SANGO!!!!!"
"Oh no," she murmured wrapping her arms around Kilala. "What does Aunt Kagura want?"
"Get in here NOW!!!!!"
Sango stood up and scurried into the house. "Yes, Kagura?"
Kagura looked very annoyed. "Talk to her and get this over with," she said, gesturing toward the lady who stood by the front door scowling.
"K-Kikyo!" Sango exclaimed, grabbing Kilala tighter, which caused her to fidget from lack of oxygen.
"Don't you 'Kikyo' me, you insolent little wench!" Kikyo replied, storming up to her. "Give me that pet of your, now!!!"
"Why?" Sango quickly answered, taking a step back.
"Because that little monster scratched me, that's why!" she said, coming face to face with Sango. "That thing almost made me bleed!! I'm taking it to the Animal Control center, and they'll take care of this savage creature!!!"
"Kilala is not savage!" Sango retorted. "She was just chasing a butterfly, and you happened to get in her way."
"I am never in anyone's way! People are in my way, and this thing has got to go!" she exclaimed, reaching for the cat-like animal.
"Keep your hands off her!" Sango cried, pulling back. "Kilala would never hurt a fly, and you know that, right, Aunt Kagura?"
"I don't care," Kagura answered. "As long as all of you get out of my sight sometime soon, I'll be fine with it."
"Well, I'm not leaving until that girl gives me that animal," Kikyo replied, pointing toward where Sango stood. However, she wasn't standing there anymore.
"Sango?! Where are you!!!" Kagura exclaimed.
However, Sango was all ready half way off the property, running and holding Kilala as hard as she could, but not asphyxiating her. She hoped that no one was following her, and was pretty sure that none of the others would pay any heed to her leaving.
"Hey, Sango, where are you going?!" she heard Miroku yell, but this made her run faster.
"We have to get away, Kilala," she said. "We'll find some place where no one will ever bother us again!"
She kept on running, and completely lost track of how far she had gone. As her adrenaline start running short and she began to realize just how tired she was, she stopped a strange trailer on the side of the road. There were some words painted on the side of it, "Traveler of the World; Naraku."
"He travels the world, huh?" Sango said to herself. "Maybe I could go with him and get out of here!" She carefully went in the door.
It was slightly dark inside of the wagon. A strange looking man sat in one of the corners, looking very bored. "What do you want?" he grunted, surprising her.
"Oh, um, well, I saw your sign, and I was wondering if you wouldn't mind if I traveled the world with you."
He laughed a little. "And why would I let you do that?"
"Well, I wouldn't be too much trouble, and I really want to get away from this place, so I thought..."
"Look, little girl," he began.
"I'm sixteen," she interrupted.
"Whatever. All I'm saying is that I travel alone. Beside, you'll come to realize that your home isn't as bad as you think it is."
"Uh, yeah, it actually is."
"Just get out of my sight," Naraku said, turning his head. "Anyway, the weather's getting bad. You might want to find adequate shelter soon."
It was just then that Sango noticed that the wind had picked up greatly, and a roll of thunder sounded in the distance. "Man, I'd better get home," she said to herself, stepping outside and bracing herself from getting blown over. "At least we have a cellar."
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AN: I think I'll stop there for now. I'll have the next part up shortly, so if you like it, let me know!!!