Disclaimer: I own Aldrea and the plot. Nothing else.
A/N: Sorry about the wait. I have fixed chapter 3. I will have five up soon, I promise.
Chapter IV: Something Went Wrong
While Aldrea and Goku were discussing the problem with the space-time continuum, Gohan walked up to Inuyasha and tried to break the ice. "So, how ya doin'?"
"Feh."
"You have dog ears?"
"Humph."
"I don't have dog ears, but I have a monkey tail!" Gohan unfurled his tail from his waist and waved it from side to side.
"I wonder what would happen if I did... THIS!" Inuyasha lunged for Gohan's tail in anger.He was surprised when his hand held nothing but air.
"Osuwari, osuwari, osuwari!"
Inuyasha crashed down to the ground three times and ended upin horrible pain.
Gohan, who had just appeared behind Inuyasha,watchedwith shock.
Kagome strolled around the large crater created by Inuyasha's painful visit with the ground, and knelt down to Gohan's height. "Hey little guy, how did you get a tail?"
Gohan looked up from the prone figure of Inuyasha, startled out of his trance by Kagome's voice. "Oh. I've had it ever since I was born. Ya see, I'm ahalf saiyian."
"How did you become ahalf saiyian and what is a 'saiyian'?"
"My dad's a full saiyin; only two came to Earth without trying to destroy it and lived, and my mom is a half saiyian."
Kagome blinked rapidly, contemplating Gohan's answer, and then smiled condensendingly(sp?). "Then why aren't you ¾ saiyian instead of ahalf one?"
Gohan shifted his eyes to the left and to the right, making sure no one was listening, and told Kagome that his mom wasn't born half saiyian, but full human.
Kagome paused thinking that Gohan hadn't really answered her question. His answer just served to give rise to more questions. "But, how did Aldrea become half saiyian?"
"I'm not allowed to tell anyone who can speak or think about it. Basicly nothing but a rock.My mom would lose her temper." Gohan shivered as he uttered his next words, "She has an evil side."
By now Inuyasha had enough time to recover from the headaches he had received, and was spitting the dirt out of his mouth. Upon hearing the word evil, he was suddenly interested in Gohan and Kagome's conversation. "What evil? Where? Is it Naraku?"
Kagome stared at himin shock. ". . .."
"I was just talking about my mom's evil side," explained Gohan, unperturbed by Inuyasha's interruption.
"Aldrea has an evil side?"
"Yep."
"Really? Is it dangerous?"
Kagome clenched her fists and teeth, and then glared at Inuyasha.
"What," he said, oblivious to how rude he was in joining a conversation uninvited.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said with a deadly calm, "we were just having a nice, in depth conversation, WHEN YOU BUTTED IN!"
"Um, K-Kagome?"
Gohan leaned towards Inuyasha. "You're going to get it now," he whispered. "I've seen an expression like that one before."
"Osuwari, osuwari, osuwari, osuwari, osuwari, osuwari, OSUWARI!" Kagome then spun around on her heel and stalked off towards Goku and Aldrea, intending to politely request to engage in their conversation instead. Gohan just sat down giggling, and watched Inuyasha curse his brains out.
"So, you mean that we were supposed to be traveling in the third dimension (space) only, and not, at the same time, in the fourth dimension (time)," inquired Goku for the tenth time during the conversation.
Aldrea pressed a forefinger from each hand to her temples in an exasperated way. "Yes Goku. That is exactly what I am trying to explain."
"Oh." Goku paused. "Um . . . what do we do now?"
Kagome, who had just approached, had heard Goku's question. "You could stay with us," she burst out impulsively, quickly apologizing afterwards.She couldn't let them leave without at least trying to get the Shikon shards they were carrying.
Aldrea smiled at Kagome, thanking her for her concern. "But there must be some other reason for your invitation besides your generosity."
Kagome shook her head trying her best to look innocent, despite the fact that she wasn't.
Aldrea peered into Kagome's eyes and Kagome felt as if her mind was being searched. Aldrea smiled and reached into her satchel, bringing out twenty Shikon jewel shards.
"How . . . How did you know?" Kagome gasped.
"I read your mind. Here you are." Aldrea handed Kagome the jewel shards and closed her satchel.
Kagome purified the shards and then put them into a small glass jar with the other pieces she had collected.
"I would still be more than grateful to travel with Inuyasha and yourself, Kagome. I do not know my way around this time period."
"Sure."
Just then Gohan came speeding by, closely followed by a pissed off Inuyasha. Gohan laughed and stuck his tongue out at the enraged half demon.
"Come back here you little brat!"
"Nah, nah, nah, you can't catch me!" Gohan applied an extra burst of speed, leaving Inuyasha choking on his dust.
"Gohan!" Aldrea shouted, "Come here this instant!"
Gohan skidded to a halt, creating a shallow ditch, and walked sheepishly back to Aldrea. "Yes, Mother?"
Aldrea reprimanded her son for not acting his age, but Goku interrupted her. "Let him have his fun. Once he goes back to school he'll start to grow and he won't be able to enjoy his childhood."
"Very well, but you are rescuing him, should he stumble into any type of trouble." She turned back to Gohan. "Now, you may leave and play, but do not willingly put yourself into danger, or I shall be very angry."
Gohan, giddy with joy, jumped up and flew off in search of someone to play with; someone who looked his age.
A/N: How is it? Don't worry. I haven't disappeared. R&R PLEASE!