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And for those of you who want to know, Shippo does come in this chapter, but he's not one of the main characters, so he doesn't appear again until much later on. Maybe. And he makes fairly long speeches. This fic is EXTREMELY ooc for most all of the characters.
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Kagome awoke to a throbbing pain in her head. She sat up, rubbing the huge lump on the back of her head. She was momentarily confused by her surroundings, but soon remembered why she was there. She heard voices coming closer to the truck
"We ought to give the animals a little fresh air and light."
"Yeah. I don't think Naraku would mind if we opened the door for a little while."
Kagome quickly hid behind a large box, not wanting to be discovered. The door of the truck slid open. Kagome blinked in the bright light.
"There. That should do it."
"Yep. Let's go. I have other things to do, too, you know."
As soon as the employees had walked off, Kagome jumped off the back of the truck. She could see the buildings of a city a little way off. Making sure no one saw her, she made her way into the forest surrounding the area where the carnival trucks were stopped. Once she was sure she was out of sight, she began running.
~
'What the-?'
Kagome looked around her at the city she had arrived in.
"This isn't Tokyo!" she yelled, earning glances from a few people.
Kagome ran up to a nearby woman. "Excuse me, ma'am. This might sound weird, but... what city is this?"
The lady raised an eyebrow, but answered anyway. Kagome's eyes widened as she found out exactly where she was.
'What?! You're kidding me! That's miles away from Tokyo!' (A/N: Sorry! I don't know enough about Japan's geography to choose an actual city, so bare with me, k?)
"Miss? Are you okay?"
"Hm? Oh, yeah! I'm fine! I was just thinking. Thank you very much!"
Sighing, Kagome walked away. 'I suppose I better find a bus that will take me back to Tokyo.'
As she wandered around looking for a bus station, images of Ikari, covered in whip marks and bound by chains, kept floating into her head. No matter how hard she tried to drive them away, they just kept coming.
'Curse my sense of justice! I can't just leave him there!'
Sighing in frustration at herself, she turned around and made her way back in the direction of the carnival trucks.
~
Luckily for her, the carnival hadn't moved on yet. The trucks were still in the same place. Kagome crouched behind a bush, trying to think of a way to free Ikari. Suddenly, she felt something touch her back. She stifled a scream and turned around. There was a little boy standing there and staring up at her with wide emerald eyes. He had coppery hair pulled back into a messy bun and held up with a blue bow. He had the circus emblem sewn to his shirt. His clothes made him look like he had a big fluffy tail. Kagome would have laughed if she hadn't been so nervous.
"Excuse me. What are you doing?" he asked.
"Uh. N-nothing, really! Just looking!"
"Yeah, right. You're up to something and I want in on it."
"But you work for the carnival, don't you?"
"Not really. When my parents died, the carnival took me in, but they force me to work, day and night. I've also seen how they treat both animals and people here and it's not pretty, especially for the animals, so I'm trying to put this carnival out of business. I'm already responsible for freeing a few animals, but nobody suspects me because they think I'm too small. Otherwise I'd be whipped to a pulp. So what are you trying to do? Whatever it is, I'll help!" The boy started bouncing up and down.
'How can I be sure he's not lying?' Kagome wondered. 'I guess I'll just have to take my chances.'
"I- I'm trying to free Ikari."
The boy stopped bouncing. "Ikari? Are you serious?"
"Um. Yes?"
"He's the main attraction! This'll really do some damage if we can pull this off! But it won't be easy." He seemed to be thoughtful for a minute. "I know! I'll steal the keys for you and bring them back. Then I've got a plan for you."
Kagome watched as the little boy scampered off until he was out of sight. She sat back and wondered if she should really be doing what she was doing. She didn't even know where Ikari was going to go once he was freed. Plus, she was miles away from home and probably didn't even have enough money left to buy a bus ticket.
'Mom, gramps, and Sota must be so worried about me,' she thought.
Her train of thought was interrupted when the redheaded boy came bounding back. He handed her a small electronic key.
"Now all you have to do is get into the truck and unlock the cage and chains. I suggest you run away fast after that. There's no telling what Ikari will do once he's free."
Kagome nodded. "What's that for?" she asked, noticing a small metal key in the youngster's hand.
"Distraction," he replied, preparing to run off again.
"Wait!" Kagome called.
"Yeah?"
"What's your name?"
"It's Shippo."
"I'm Kagome. Thanks, Shippo."
"No problem!"
With that, the boy scampered off again. Kagome spotted the tip of his "tail" as it disappeared into the animal truck. A few seconds later, the giant wolf she had seen Kouga tame just the other night came bounding out of the truck, followed by an unnoticed Shippo.
"The wolf is loose! The wolf is loose!" Kagome could hear him call.
The people that were "guarding" the truck suddenly leapt into action and began chasing the gigantic animal.
'Now's my chance. I've got to move fast,' Kagome thought.
She jumped to her feet and made her way to the truck. She climbed inside and immediately began waling towards Ikari's cage. Ikari had been awoken during all the commotion and growled at Kagome's approach.
"It's alright. I'm here to help you," she whispered.
She pushed the button on the key. The chains that bound Ikari popped off and a click signaled the unlocking of the door. Ikari stopped growling as he realized what was happening. He gave Kagome a bewildered look.
"Come on. We don't have much time," she urged him. "I have a feeling that it won't take them long to catch that wolf. Especially if they get Kouga out there."
He was confused even more by the fact that she was treating him as her equal instead of just an animal, but understood her need for urgency. And he understood that he was going to be free. He stepped out of the cage and followed Kagome to the open door at the back of the truck.
Looking outside, Kagome saw that they had indeed put Kouga on the job and he was already busy rounding up the wolf. However, everyone was still focused on that and that gave Kagome a chance to sneak away with Ikari. She motioned for him to follow and quietly slipped into the forest. Once under the cover of the trees, she began running. Ikari, though still on all fours, ran faster that Kagome and soon passed her up. As he ran past, Kagome couldn't help thinking that the way he ran made him look an awful lot like a puppy.
"Hey!" she called. "Wait for me!"
Ikari slowed down just enough for her to keep up. Eventually, they felt that they were far enough away from the campgrounds to stop. Ikari sat with his back to Kagome just gazing into the forest. He was free. Finally free. Somehow, he found it hard to grasp the idea that he could now go wherever and do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. And it was all because of that girl...
He felt something touch his shoulder and he turned around, growling.
"Hey. It's okay. You're free now."
Why wasn't she afraid of him like so many others were?
"Kagome!"
The bushes rustled and out popped a little boy.
"Shippo! It's you!"
"We did it, Kagome!" Shippo bounced into Kagome's arms. Kagome hugged him tightly.
"Thanks so much for helping, Shippo!"
"Sure thing! I was glad to help."
Shippo glanced over Kagome's shoulder and saw Ikari, who growled slightly at him. Shippo pulled back in Kagome's arms a little.
"What's wrong, Shippo?"
"N-nothing, really. It's just strange to see him loose, that's all. And I guess it is a little scary."
Kagome turned to Ikari. "Don't worry. Shippo helped me set you free. Thank him instead of growling at him, why don't you?"
Ikari stopped growling, but no word of thanks was heard.
"What's wrong with you? Shippo deserves your gratitude!"
"He can't talk."
Kagome looked at Shippo with a confused look on her face.
"He can't walk, either."
"What do you mean? Why can't he?"
"Well, I don't know for sure, but I've heard that long ago, he used to be exactly like a human except for the ears and claws and all. He looked exactly like he does now, but he walked on two legs, talked, and acted like a human. He used to be forced to work, just like me and all the customers just thought he was wearing some sort of costume because he acted too much like a human to be considered a freak. Then the carnival started losing money because no one came anymore. Naraku, the guy who owns the carnival called Ikari into his office. When he came back out, he was crawling and growling like a mutt, or at least that's the way I've heard the story. No one's sure what Naraku did to him, but he's been that way ever since. He became the main attraction. The freak of the circus."
Kagome glanced at Ikari. He was staring into the sky with a far-off look in his eyes as if recalling the days Shippo spoke of.
"Anyway," Kagome said, "I'd better go home. My mom's probably worried to death about me." She set Shippo down on the ground. "Thanks again, Shippo."
"You're welcome!"
"Goodbye, Shippo. Goodbye, Ikari."
"Bye, Kagome!"
Kagome turned and began walking away. A few paces later she turned to get one final look at Ikari.
And realized that he was following her. She nearly face-faulted.
"What are you doing? I said goodbye already. You're free! Go somewhere!"
She turned around and started walking again. She glanced over her shoulder and saw that Ikari was still following her like a lost puppy. (Pun intended.)
"Looks like he wants to go with you," Shippo commented.
"Huh? But he can't come with me! My mom doesn't want a dog!"
"I don't think you're gonna be able to leave him behind no matter how hard you try."
Kagome looked down at Ikari. He gave her a pleading look. She sighed.
"Okay, fine! You can come with me!"
He turned his head to the side and stuck his nose in the air as if to say 'I don't care.' Kagome snickered at that and Ikari gave her a dirty look.
"Come on, then. We've got a bus to catch."
"But you can't take the bus!" Shippo called.
"Why not?"
"First of all, nobody would let Ikari on their bus. Second of all, Ikari was the main attraction. Within a couple of hours, Naraku will have the police looking for Ikari in every town for miles."
"So how am I supposed to get home?!"
Shippo shrugged. "You walk, I guess."
"Great. Just great," Kagome said sarcastically.
"And your safest bet would be to stay away from towns and cities and walk through the forest."
"All right, then. Let's get going. We obviously have a lot of walking ahead of us," she said to Ikari. "Hey, Shippo. How about you come with us, too."
"Thanks, but no thanks. I wanna see how this whole thing turns out at the carnival."
"All right. Maybe I'll see you again someday."
"I hope so! See ya around, Kagome! And be careful! Naraku will have his goons combing the forest for you, too!"
"Okay. Bye, Shippo!"
She watched the little boy scamper off, then she turned to Ikari.
"Ikari," she mused. "That means anger. It's not your real name, is it?"
Ikari pretended not to notice her.
"Your real name is Inuyasha."
The look on Ikari's face turned to one of shock. He looked at her, bewildered.
"I guessed right, didn't I?!" she giggled. "I guess Kanna was a justified fortune-teller after all. Come on, Inuyasha. I bet my family would love to meet you. But first we have to teach you some manners. And we definitely have to get to Tokyo first."
And for the first time in years, Inuyasha smiled.
~
YAY! ^-^ Hope you liked that chappie! It's my longest one so far. Okay, just so I don't get questions about it, Inuyasha will talk. Later. Much later. But he will talk. Just not yet. You get the picture...
Review please! And by the way, I will be updating once every two weeks since I've been kinda busy and will be till school is over.
(: :)
^. .^
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And for those of you who want to know, Shippo does come in this chapter, but he's not one of the main characters, so he doesn't appear again until much later on. Maybe. And he makes fairly long speeches. This fic is EXTREMELY ooc for most all of the characters.
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Contessa: Thanks for the review! ^-^
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Kagome awoke to a throbbing pain in her head. She sat up, rubbing the huge lump on the back of her head. She was momentarily confused by her surroundings, but soon remembered why she was there. She heard voices coming closer to the truck
"We ought to give the animals a little fresh air and light."
"Yeah. I don't think Naraku would mind if we opened the door for a little while."
Kagome quickly hid behind a large box, not wanting to be discovered. The door of the truck slid open. Kagome blinked in the bright light.
"There. That should do it."
"Yep. Let's go. I have other things to do, too, you know."
As soon as the employees had walked off, Kagome jumped off the back of the truck. She could see the buildings of a city a little way off. Making sure no one saw her, she made her way into the forest surrounding the area where the carnival trucks were stopped. Once she was sure she was out of sight, she began running.
~
'What the-?'
Kagome looked around her at the city she had arrived in.
"This isn't Tokyo!" she yelled, earning glances from a few people.
Kagome ran up to a nearby woman. "Excuse me, ma'am. This might sound weird, but... what city is this?"
The lady raised an eyebrow, but answered anyway. Kagome's eyes widened as she found out exactly where she was.
'What?! You're kidding me! That's miles away from Tokyo!' (A/N: Sorry! I don't know enough about Japan's geography to choose an actual city, so bare with me, k?)
"Miss? Are you okay?"
"Hm? Oh, yeah! I'm fine! I was just thinking. Thank you very much!"
Sighing, Kagome walked away. 'I suppose I better find a bus that will take me back to Tokyo.'
As she wandered around looking for a bus station, images of Ikari, covered in whip marks and bound by chains, kept floating into her head. No matter how hard she tried to drive them away, they just kept coming.
'Curse my sense of justice! I can't just leave him there!'
Sighing in frustration at herself, she turned around and made her way back in the direction of the carnival trucks.
~
Luckily for her, the carnival hadn't moved on yet. The trucks were still in the same place. Kagome crouched behind a bush, trying to think of a way to free Ikari. Suddenly, she felt something touch her back. She stifled a scream and turned around. There was a little boy standing there and staring up at her with wide emerald eyes. He had coppery hair pulled back into a messy bun and held up with a blue bow. He had the circus emblem sewn to his shirt. His clothes made him look like he had a big fluffy tail. Kagome would have laughed if she hadn't been so nervous.
"Excuse me. What are you doing?" he asked.
"Uh. N-nothing, really! Just looking!"
"Yeah, right. You're up to something and I want in on it."
"But you work for the carnival, don't you?"
"Not really. When my parents died, the carnival took me in, but they force me to work, day and night. I've also seen how they treat both animals and people here and it's not pretty, especially for the animals, so I'm trying to put this carnival out of business. I'm already responsible for freeing a few animals, but nobody suspects me because they think I'm too small. Otherwise I'd be whipped to a pulp. So what are you trying to do? Whatever it is, I'll help!" The boy started bouncing up and down.
'How can I be sure he's not lying?' Kagome wondered. 'I guess I'll just have to take my chances.'
"I- I'm trying to free Ikari."
The boy stopped bouncing. "Ikari? Are you serious?"
"Um. Yes?"
"He's the main attraction! This'll really do some damage if we can pull this off! But it won't be easy." He seemed to be thoughtful for a minute. "I know! I'll steal the keys for you and bring them back. Then I've got a plan for you."
Kagome watched as the little boy scampered off until he was out of sight. She sat back and wondered if she should really be doing what she was doing. She didn't even know where Ikari was going to go once he was freed. Plus, she was miles away from home and probably didn't even have enough money left to buy a bus ticket.
'Mom, gramps, and Sota must be so worried about me,' she thought.
Her train of thought was interrupted when the redheaded boy came bounding back. He handed her a small electronic key.
"Now all you have to do is get into the truck and unlock the cage and chains. I suggest you run away fast after that. There's no telling what Ikari will do once he's free."
Kagome nodded. "What's that for?" she asked, noticing a small metal key in the youngster's hand.
"Distraction," he replied, preparing to run off again.
"Wait!" Kagome called.
"Yeah?"
"What's your name?"
"It's Shippo."
"I'm Kagome. Thanks, Shippo."
"No problem!"
With that, the boy scampered off again. Kagome spotted the tip of his "tail" as it disappeared into the animal truck. A few seconds later, the giant wolf she had seen Kouga tame just the other night came bounding out of the truck, followed by an unnoticed Shippo.
"The wolf is loose! The wolf is loose!" Kagome could hear him call.
The people that were "guarding" the truck suddenly leapt into action and began chasing the gigantic animal.
'Now's my chance. I've got to move fast,' Kagome thought.
She jumped to her feet and made her way to the truck. She climbed inside and immediately began waling towards Ikari's cage. Ikari had been awoken during all the commotion and growled at Kagome's approach.
"It's alright. I'm here to help you," she whispered.
She pushed the button on the key. The chains that bound Ikari popped off and a click signaled the unlocking of the door. Ikari stopped growling as he realized what was happening. He gave Kagome a bewildered look.
"Come on. We don't have much time," she urged him. "I have a feeling that it won't take them long to catch that wolf. Especially if they get Kouga out there."
He was confused even more by the fact that she was treating him as her equal instead of just an animal, but understood her need for urgency. And he understood that he was going to be free. He stepped out of the cage and followed Kagome to the open door at the back of the truck.
Looking outside, Kagome saw that they had indeed put Kouga on the job and he was already busy rounding up the wolf. However, everyone was still focused on that and that gave Kagome a chance to sneak away with Ikari. She motioned for him to follow and quietly slipped into the forest. Once under the cover of the trees, she began running. Ikari, though still on all fours, ran faster that Kagome and soon passed her up. As he ran past, Kagome couldn't help thinking that the way he ran made him look an awful lot like a puppy.
"Hey!" she called. "Wait for me!"
Ikari slowed down just enough for her to keep up. Eventually, they felt that they were far enough away from the campgrounds to stop. Ikari sat with his back to Kagome just gazing into the forest. He was free. Finally free. Somehow, he found it hard to grasp the idea that he could now go wherever and do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. And it was all because of that girl...
He felt something touch his shoulder and he turned around, growling.
"Hey. It's okay. You're free now."
Why wasn't she afraid of him like so many others were?
"Kagome!"
The bushes rustled and out popped a little boy.
"Shippo! It's you!"
"We did it, Kagome!" Shippo bounced into Kagome's arms. Kagome hugged him tightly.
"Thanks so much for helping, Shippo!"
"Sure thing! I was glad to help."
Shippo glanced over Kagome's shoulder and saw Ikari, who growled slightly at him. Shippo pulled back in Kagome's arms a little.
"What's wrong, Shippo?"
"N-nothing, really. It's just strange to see him loose, that's all. And I guess it is a little scary."
Kagome turned to Ikari. "Don't worry. Shippo helped me set you free. Thank him instead of growling at him, why don't you?"
Ikari stopped growling, but no word of thanks was heard.
"What's wrong with you? Shippo deserves your gratitude!"
"He can't talk."
Kagome looked at Shippo with a confused look on her face.
"He can't walk, either."
"What do you mean? Why can't he?"
"Well, I don't know for sure, but I've heard that long ago, he used to be exactly like a human except for the ears and claws and all. He looked exactly like he does now, but he walked on two legs, talked, and acted like a human. He used to be forced to work, just like me and all the customers just thought he was wearing some sort of costume because he acted too much like a human to be considered a freak. Then the carnival started losing money because no one came anymore. Naraku, the guy who owns the carnival called Ikari into his office. When he came back out, he was crawling and growling like a mutt, or at least that's the way I've heard the story. No one's sure what Naraku did to him, but he's been that way ever since. He became the main attraction. The freak of the circus."
Kagome glanced at Ikari. He was staring into the sky with a far-off look in his eyes as if recalling the days Shippo spoke of.
"Anyway," Kagome said, "I'd better go home. My mom's probably worried to death about me." She set Shippo down on the ground. "Thanks again, Shippo."
"You're welcome!"
"Goodbye, Shippo. Goodbye, Ikari."
"Bye, Kagome!"
Kagome turned and began walking away. A few paces later she turned to get one final look at Ikari.
And realized that he was following her. She nearly face-faulted.
"What are you doing? I said goodbye already. You're free! Go somewhere!"
She turned around and started walking again. She glanced over her shoulder and saw that Ikari was still following her like a lost puppy. (Pun intended.)
"Looks like he wants to go with you," Shippo commented.
"Huh? But he can't come with me! My mom doesn't want a dog!"
"I don't think you're gonna be able to leave him behind no matter how hard you try."
Kagome looked down at Ikari. He gave her a pleading look. She sighed.
"Okay, fine! You can come with me!"
He turned his head to the side and stuck his nose in the air as if to say 'I don't care.' Kagome snickered at that and Ikari gave her a dirty look.
"Come on, then. We've got a bus to catch."
"But you can't take the bus!" Shippo called.
"Why not?"
"First of all, nobody would let Ikari on their bus. Second of all, Ikari was the main attraction. Within a couple of hours, Naraku will have the police looking for Ikari in every town for miles."
"So how am I supposed to get home?!"
Shippo shrugged. "You walk, I guess."
"Great. Just great," Kagome said sarcastically.
"And your safest bet would be to stay away from towns and cities and walk through the forest."
"All right, then. Let's get going. We obviously have a lot of walking ahead of us," she said to Ikari. "Hey, Shippo. How about you come with us, too."
"Thanks, but no thanks. I wanna see how this whole thing turns out at the carnival."
"All right. Maybe I'll see you again someday."
"I hope so! See ya around, Kagome! And be careful! Naraku will have his goons combing the forest for you, too!"
"Okay. Bye, Shippo!"
She watched the little boy scamper off, then she turned to Ikari.
"Ikari," she mused. "That means anger. It's not your real name, is it?"
Ikari pretended not to notice her.
"Your real name is Inuyasha."
The look on Ikari's face turned to one of shock. He looked at her, bewildered.
"I guessed right, didn't I?!" she giggled. "I guess Kanna was a justified fortune-teller after all. Come on, Inuyasha. I bet my family would love to meet you. But first we have to teach you some manners. And we definitely have to get to Tokyo first."
And for the first time in years, Inuyasha smiled.
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YAY! ^-^ Hope you liked that chappie! It's my longest one so far. Okay, just so I don't get questions about it, Inuyasha will talk. Later. Much later. But he will talk. Just not yet. You get the picture...
Review please! And by the way, I will be updating once every two weeks since I've been kinda busy and will be till school is over.