Apologies that this story is currently so discombobulated... I'm planning on putting out a "tightened up" version once I have the whole thing written, so you could wait for that if this is currently too confusing, otherwise, hang in there, baby! I am not taking this story seriously, and I will be highly amused by anyone that does. ^_^ Happy reading! Thanks for all the reviews!!!
Disclaimer: I forgot to put this up on earlier chapters, so I know you all thought I owned Inu Yasha, but I don't, and I didn't then, either... sorry to mislead you.
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Prisoners: The Bone Eater's Well
How Long?
*This scene takes place just after the crew has teamed up with Miroku*
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Kagome, Miroku, Inu Yasha, and Shippo all sat around a small fire, prepared to rest for the night. More exactly, Kagome, Miroku, and Inu Yasha sat, while Shippo lay, sprawled out and snoring loudly in Kagome's lap, slowly driving Inu Yasha insane.
"That's it! I can't take it any more! Can't one of you do something to stop his snoring?!"
Kagome was phlegmatic, while mentally she prepared to "sit" Inu Yasha within an inch of his life if he tried to harm the fox demon, "Well, what do you suggest?"
Inu Yasha looked agitated, "I don't know, can't we put a pillow over his head or something?"
"Inu Yasha! How dare you suggest we do such a thing to poor-" here she had to pause, for an especially loud snore from the kitsune, "-Shippo. Besides, your snoring is five times worse!"
"It is not!"
Miroku arched an eyebrow, "How would you know?"
"Besides," Kagome huffed, "it would be unforgivable to hurt such a little kit..."
Inu Yasha grinned wide, showing his fangs, "I've done unforgivable things before."
"SNORR..."
"Anyway," Inu Yasha continued, "He won't be little much longer, you know. Youkai young grow up fast."
Kagome was bewildered, "They do?"
Miroku nodded sagely, "At least, compared to the rest of the youkai life span. A demon's childhood is comparable in length to that of a human child. Once they reach adulthood, however, it can take approximately thirty years for a demon to age one full human year."
Kagome nodded dumbly. It made sense, after all, hadn't Inu Yasha been pinned to a tree for fifty years? Still, the thought of her growing old while Inu Yasha remained the same made her feel uneasy, somehow... Before she had a chance to analyze the feeling further, a thought occurred to her. "Would a hanyou age the same as a youkai?"
Miroku thought for a moment, "Though I can't be certain, I'd have to guess that a hanyou's physical development is no different from that of a youkai, though I am currently working on a theory that their emotional and mental development seems to stop altogether at the age of four."
Inu Yasha was on his feet instantly, "I'm warning you, monk..." he took a threatening step forward.
"Inu Yasha! Sit!" thump "Please continue Miroku," urged Kagome, genuinely interested.
"Very little is known about the physiology of a hanyou, since the animosity between humans and demons is such that the two species rarely intermix, but judging by the fact that Inu Yasha is over seventy, and still looks roughly seventeen, I'd have to guess that the aging process of a hanyou is similar to that of a full blooded youkai."
Kagome tried to hide her discomfort, "So, when you and I are eighty, Inu Yasha will look..."
"Roughly twenty," Miroku pursed his lips in thought, "Although I would expect that by the time that you turned eighty you will be back in your own time... if we've collected all the jewel shards, of course."
Inu Yasha let out a snarl, which was slightly muffled by the earth in which his face was currently buried, "We better have!"
Kagome's eyes widened, "Does that mean that Inu Yasha might still be alive in my time?"
Inu Yasha snorted pushing himself up from the ground, "Think of all the fights we've been in. How many demons do you see dying of natural causes, stupid!"
Kagome bristled, "But still, if a demon's life span is so long, shouldn't there be some left in my time?"
"Not with the way they're killing each other off in this one," Miroku sighed, "If you're interested you should ask Myoga when he returns from wherever he's run off to this time."
"Wussy little flea..." Inu Yasha muttered.
Kagome pretended not to hear him, "Thank you, Miroku, I think I've gotten all the information I wanted."
Miroku nodded, "Glad to help, but now, I think we had better get to bed. We have a long way to go tomorrow."
Kagome agreed and extinguished the fire, as it was a very warm night, and the camp was swallowed by the dark. Kagome gently lifted Shippo off of her lap and carefully tucked him into the sleeping bag, wrapping her arms around him. She felt gentle rustling behind her.
"...Miroku?"
"Yes, Kagome?"
"Could you please get out of my sleeping bag, and get your hand OFF of that?"
"HENTAI!" Inu Yasha yelled, attacking the pacifist monk.
After they had all settled in again, Miroku significantly more battered than before, Kagome was kept awake, silently working and re-working math problems in her head. *Five hundred, divided by thirty, plus seventeen...*
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Love it? Hate it? Tell me! Flames will be used to torture Inu Yasha.
Inu Yasha: Huh?
Vega: Nothing. As for all the demon aging stuff, it's probably not canon, but hey, it's my fic! *Does a little dance.* Ahem...
Disclaimer: I forgot to put this up on earlier chapters, so I know you all thought I owned Inu Yasha, but I don't, and I didn't then, either... sorry to mislead you.
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Prisoners: The Bone Eater's Well
How Long?
*This scene takes place just after the crew has teamed up with Miroku*
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Kagome, Miroku, Inu Yasha, and Shippo all sat around a small fire, prepared to rest for the night. More exactly, Kagome, Miroku, and Inu Yasha sat, while Shippo lay, sprawled out and snoring loudly in Kagome's lap, slowly driving Inu Yasha insane.
"That's it! I can't take it any more! Can't one of you do something to stop his snoring?!"
Kagome was phlegmatic, while mentally she prepared to "sit" Inu Yasha within an inch of his life if he tried to harm the fox demon, "Well, what do you suggest?"
Inu Yasha looked agitated, "I don't know, can't we put a pillow over his head or something?"
"Inu Yasha! How dare you suggest we do such a thing to poor-" here she had to pause, for an especially loud snore from the kitsune, "-Shippo. Besides, your snoring is five times worse!"
"It is not!"
Miroku arched an eyebrow, "How would you know?"
"Besides," Kagome huffed, "it would be unforgivable to hurt such a little kit..."
Inu Yasha grinned wide, showing his fangs, "I've done unforgivable things before."
"SNORR..."
"Anyway," Inu Yasha continued, "He won't be little much longer, you know. Youkai young grow up fast."
Kagome was bewildered, "They do?"
Miroku nodded sagely, "At least, compared to the rest of the youkai life span. A demon's childhood is comparable in length to that of a human child. Once they reach adulthood, however, it can take approximately thirty years for a demon to age one full human year."
Kagome nodded dumbly. It made sense, after all, hadn't Inu Yasha been pinned to a tree for fifty years? Still, the thought of her growing old while Inu Yasha remained the same made her feel uneasy, somehow... Before she had a chance to analyze the feeling further, a thought occurred to her. "Would a hanyou age the same as a youkai?"
Miroku thought for a moment, "Though I can't be certain, I'd have to guess that a hanyou's physical development is no different from that of a youkai, though I am currently working on a theory that their emotional and mental development seems to stop altogether at the age of four."
Inu Yasha was on his feet instantly, "I'm warning you, monk..." he took a threatening step forward.
"Inu Yasha! Sit!" thump "Please continue Miroku," urged Kagome, genuinely interested.
"Very little is known about the physiology of a hanyou, since the animosity between humans and demons is such that the two species rarely intermix, but judging by the fact that Inu Yasha is over seventy, and still looks roughly seventeen, I'd have to guess that the aging process of a hanyou is similar to that of a full blooded youkai."
Kagome tried to hide her discomfort, "So, when you and I are eighty, Inu Yasha will look..."
"Roughly twenty," Miroku pursed his lips in thought, "Although I would expect that by the time that you turned eighty you will be back in your own time... if we've collected all the jewel shards, of course."
Inu Yasha let out a snarl, which was slightly muffled by the earth in which his face was currently buried, "We better have!"
Kagome's eyes widened, "Does that mean that Inu Yasha might still be alive in my time?"
Inu Yasha snorted pushing himself up from the ground, "Think of all the fights we've been in. How many demons do you see dying of natural causes, stupid!"
Kagome bristled, "But still, if a demon's life span is so long, shouldn't there be some left in my time?"
"Not with the way they're killing each other off in this one," Miroku sighed, "If you're interested you should ask Myoga when he returns from wherever he's run off to this time."
"Wussy little flea..." Inu Yasha muttered.
Kagome pretended not to hear him, "Thank you, Miroku, I think I've gotten all the information I wanted."
Miroku nodded, "Glad to help, but now, I think we had better get to bed. We have a long way to go tomorrow."
Kagome agreed and extinguished the fire, as it was a very warm night, and the camp was swallowed by the dark. Kagome gently lifted Shippo off of her lap and carefully tucked him into the sleeping bag, wrapping her arms around him. She felt gentle rustling behind her.
"...Miroku?"
"Yes, Kagome?"
"Could you please get out of my sleeping bag, and get your hand OFF of that?"
"HENTAI!" Inu Yasha yelled, attacking the pacifist monk.
After they had all settled in again, Miroku significantly more battered than before, Kagome was kept awake, silently working and re-working math problems in her head. *Five hundred, divided by thirty, plus seventeen...*
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Love it? Hate it? Tell me! Flames will be used to torture Inu Yasha.
Inu Yasha: Huh?
Vega: Nothing. As for all the demon aging stuff, it's probably not canon, but hey, it's my fic! *Does a little dance.* Ahem...