Koga goes into the Bone Eater's well hoping to bring Kagome back for himself but instead of ending up in Kagome's time, he is transported 500 years after—to the next sacred embodiment of the Shikon Jewel. Unable to resist the draw of the jewel, Koga in an endeavor to save his own life Koga causes the Gundam pilots to go back into the past.
This story is rated T. It has bits of smut, various POV's, humor and some horror. I tried to keep it in the true context and characterization of Inu Yasha and GW. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. The original stories belong to much more creative people. This was written in the spirit of fun not profit.
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Once Upon a Shrine
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Chapter 8 Otoko no Miko
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The youkai should have left Kagome, Sango and Miruko behind as they chased after the stranger, however they were too busy fighting each other to really gain such an advantage over the humans.
Shippo sent a barrage of mushrooms flying around haphazardly. A large mushroom whacked Inu on the back of the head. Koga always nimble dodged the mushrooms thrown his way and Kirara swatted several mushrooms away. Sango, Miruko and Kagome stared in amazement.
"Shippo," Inu growled swatting at the little fox cub.
Shippo dodged the first swat, and the second but he didn't expect a kick. Inu laughed mockingly as Shippo went flying. The little fox cried out in frustration and pain as he landed hard on his butt. Inu's laughter was cut short when he turned around and got nailed by Koga—who had taken advantage of Inu's distraction by sneaking up on him.
Inu fell back with a curse. Koga leaped forward laughing mockingly only to get pinned by Kirara. The giant cat growled in his face but Koga turned grabbing the large cat by the scuff of its neck and the two went rolling away.
Ginta was alive but hurt so he and Hakkaku had stayed out of the heaviest fighting. They did leaped to Koga's defense to help wrestle Kirara away. Koga tended to act indifferently towards his pack brothers but he was fiercely protective of them and they of him.
"Stop fighting," Kagome shouted.
The group ignored her. As Shippo continued to cry where he landed, Inu drew Tessisega and blasted the rolling ball that way Koga, his two underlings and Kirara. At the last possible moment, the wolves and the cat flew apart to safety.
"He's mine you pathetic bunch of losers," Inu crowed.
He turned around the nearly bit his tongue. Miroku was within striking distance of his prize. Miroku had passed the fighting youkai easily and now he was closest to the fleeing human. Miroku quickly threw a sealing spell on the man. The paper hit him and flew off.
"He's not evil," Miroku shouted.
That point was driven home as the guy headed right for the temple in the center of the village. He leaped for the stairs and would have gone straight into the building only Kaede stepped into his way. It was an accident. The old woman was coming out of the temple to see what was causing such a racket and Heero was racing in at breakneck speed.
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Heero was not surprised to see the small huts that appeared in the break of the forest and with everything that was happening to him he almost expected it. Trying to stay focused he looked for shelter and immediately noticed the large temple in the village. It was a large and old stone structure with support columns and a clay tile beaded roof.
The village surrounding the temple was well kept and spoke of wealth. There was sure to be people, human people here, he thought as he ran for the building. Surely, they would not see a stranger suffer. As he passed the huts, he thought he saw faces peeking fearfully out at him. That made him nervous but he ignored it the creatures chasing him were too close for him to be distracted.
Heero hit the stone steps two at a time and was about to go through the door when an old woman appeared out of nowhere. He had been running so hard that he ended up backpedaling in order to stop himself from crashing into her. He managed to check himself but only so much. He still slammed into her and the two of them went sprawling across the threshold. As he fell, his face sank deep into the older woman's ample bosom.
Placing one hand on each full breast Heero pulled his head up and took a deep breath. He had nearly suffocated. As he caught his breath, he saw the old woman gaping at him in surprise. She glanced at his two hands. Heero felt his face burn with embarrassment as he jerked his hands from off her breasts.
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In front of the temple Koga tightened fist and lashed out viciously. The barrier Kaede had placed around the structure held out the full-blooded youkai. Kirara's attempt to fly through was also ineffective. Shippo hopped up and down furious at being thwarted.
"He's mine," Koga snarled at the barrier.
"Not anymore," Inu taunted as he stood at the top of the stairs. He gloated for a second before he dashed inside.
"I'm sorry Koga-kun but I think it's best if you wait out here," Kagome said as she slipped through the temple door. Like Inu she had easily ran passed the barrier. After a few seconds she reappeared with a stern look on her face. "Don't eat the villagers."
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They were in a well but not the one on Heero's property. Wufei had made the discovery by looking up and seeing the sky instead of darkness. This well was huge. The opening across was at least a hundred feet.
"I let him go," Duo lamented.
"It wasn't your fault," Wufei placated. "If we survived what ever underground stream that brought us here, I'm sure Heero did too."
"Heero is human. He can get hurt, be unlucky and even make mistakes," Duo argued. He was tired of his friends overestimating Heero's capabilities.
"Let's not argued over it," Quatre told them. "Let's try and find him."
The group searched the dark smelly waters looking for Heero. They noticed the strange large bones and odd skeletons. Since none of them were biologists so they weren't sure what to make of the remains yet they all had a feeling of unease when handling the bones.
"It had looked so human," Duo mumbled.
"It was probably a white face Japanese monkey," Wufei said.
"It was big, human size big and strong," Duo explained shaking his head. The motion was wasted since Wufei couldn't see him in the dark. "The way it clung to the walls was amazing."
"Monkeys are very strong and agile," Wufei reasoned.
"Some of these bones may be human size but they are not human," Quatre told them. "I think that is a good sign."
"Too many bones, I think it's a bad sign," Wufei grumbled.
The group continued to search. Each taking turns to swim out into the darkness and explore the waters. At least one person stayed in the shallows to help guide the others back to safety.
"I didn't know the white face Japanese monkeys could grow so large," Duo said lifting up a human like skull with two large canine and wickedly sharp incisors.
"What do they eat?" Quatre wondered.
"They are omnivores," Trowa said.
"Omnivores?" Duo echoed.
"Yes, they eat a mixed diet."
"Mix diet," Duo repeated fearfully. "You mean as in—meat?"
"Yes, Maxwell," Wufei snapped. "What's wrong with you."
"Shit," Duo cursed suddenly. "Heero is not the only thing missing."
The group looked at Duo, he was now a faint outline in the darkness. They were surprised at first then as what he said sunk in their quietness actually deepened. Where was the animal that had dragged them down into the well? It didn't take much thought to conclude there may even be more of the things around.
Quatre looked around fearfully. If they had been pulled into its den then they were all in danger. He looked around realizing that he was able to see a little bit more. Glancing at the sky Quatre could see that the night was waning.
"You think it's hunting us?" He asked fearfully.
"Maybe," Trowa said softly. "However it doesn't need to at the moment."
"Why?" Quatre said turning towards Trowa. Yes, he was sure that he could see more. The sky was getting lighter and he could make out Trowa's silhouette.
"Winner." Wufei hissed angry that he hadn't realized it either. "He's saying it already went hunting."
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Inu caught the human square across the jaw. Heero's head snapped back hard; if he had been a normal human he would have been killed. He went down hard and Inu grabbed him by the front of his shirt. He was about to deliver a killing blow when suddenly Heero was snatched from his grasp. Inu was left standing there holding the remains of his shirt.
Miroku again, Inu thought angrily as he saw the foolish priest taking his prize away. The other youkai couldn't follow now Miroku was the only thing hampering him. Confident, Inu rushed the man. He would have grabbed the guy from him but Kagome stopped him.
Kagome had picked up the shirt that Inu had torn from the guy. It was cotton and there was a little label strewn in it. The clothes of this era did not have labels and they definitely didn't have ones written in English. The guy had come from her world. Kagome stared at the guy. From his messy hair she couldn't tell much about him, except he was human and fighting for his life.
"Don't Inu Yasha," Kagome shouted.
"I won," Inu growled ignoring her. "He's mine. You, hand him over you thieving monk."
"No, he's human not a prize," Miroku argued.
"So he's my human prize," Inu shouted. "Give him to me!"
"Inu Yasha, Osaide!"
The protective seal glowed around Inu Yasha neck and suddenly his head and shoulders were slammed into the floor. Inu was forced to the ground. He wasn't even in a sitting position. More angry then hurt Inu glared at Kagome. Even if Kagome yelled sit he still ended sprawled in what ever direction he was leaning at the time.
"Ka-go-me!" Inu growled.
"Osaide!" Kagome yelled again and a loud thump was heard. This time it was further away since she had pushed Inu outside the temple.
Miroku placed his unconscious burden down and drew a protective circle around him. He knew Kagome's hold over Inu Yasha was shaky at best. Osaide, he heard her yell again and then a hard thump.
"Hurry, Miroku," Kaede said. "The power of the Shikon no tama is irresistible to youkai."
"What?" He asked. For a second he thought she said something about the sacred jewel.
"This man carries the jewel," Kaede told him as she place a seal on the door.
"Are you sure?" Kagome asked.
She had just managed to slip inside before Kaede sealed the door. Inu Yasha's angry cursing could be heard right outside. The other youkai had moved away but watched the temple in sullen silence. It was unnerving.
"Yes, my sister Kikyo was the first," she explained. "I sensed it in you and I now sense it in him."
The old woman had come out to see Inu and the other demons fighting. It didn't take her long to figure out why. One look at Heero and she knew. He was a bearer of the Shikon no tama. This would be her third bearer of the jewel, three times the jewel's path and her own had crossed.
"He has a Shikon no tama," Sango said shocked.
"He is an Otoko no Miko." Kaede crowed.
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tbc
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Thanks so much for the reviews and the praise it's very encouraging. I'll try harder to proof read for less grammatical errors (no guarantees) and I haven't forgotten about the pairing. -- Ani