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PHANTOM FAIRY TALE
A Danny Phantom/Inuyasha Crossover
Written by: Kage Jaganshi and SamuraiSirius
Danny gazed outside the window on the side of the commercial plane, his eyelids threatening to drop from his immense boredom. He was currently on a plane headed to Tokyo, but there was only so much entertainment provided on a plane ride that lasted 12 long hours… 12 very long hours…
The week beforehand was spent planning and preparing for Danny's flight. The adoption went by smoothly, and the Guys in White didn't mind the excessive calls from Arisa to Danny and vise versa. Arisa was kind enough to send Danny some money (exchanged from yen to dollars) for him to buy himself some clothing and necessities before coming, so he wasn't stuck using what the Guys in White provided for him. It was easy to see through the week that Arisa was a kind-hearted lady, and that the things she told him when she first called were genuine.
He was surprised to hear that they owned a shrine, and that his grandfather (he was going to have to get used to that now) was a Shinto priest. Danny wasn't much for religion, due to his parents' scientific views and claims on the afterlife, but the fact that the Higurashis took an active role in their religion slightly excited him.
"Mr. Higurashi," One of the flight attendants said, slightly shaking the drowsy boy's shoulder, shaking him out of his reminiscing. "We've arrived at Tokyo."
That was another thing he had to get used to. His last name was now Higurashi, Danny Higurashi, or Higurashi Danny, since the last names seemed to come first in Japanese name order. Hopefully his American first name and his Japanese last name wouldn't sound too awkward when put together.
Danny nodded and made to stand up. "Thanks, sorry I dozed off there."
The flight attendant shook her head, smiling back at the young boy. "Don't worry; it happens more often than you think."
Danny nodded and grabbed his blue backpack from the overhead bin, which was similar to the one he used to carry around back in Amity Park. He stepped out of the plane, his anxiety rising with each step he took, for each step brought him closer to meeting the people he was going to be calling his family in the future.
Sota jumped up again, trying to find the boy who was going to be his older brother. He hated being short and in the crowded Tokyo International Airport he was lost amidst a sea of excited tourist and people like him waiting to greet others. He stopped jumping and looked up to his mother. "Mom," He whined, "when's he getting here?"
Arisa smiled down at her son. "I believe his flight just landed and after he goes through customs he should come right here."
The boy grinned, "Great! I can't wait to meet Danny-niisan!"
The woman was glad that Sota had been so eager to get a big brother. After calling Danny that morning she had decided to relate the news to her present family members. The young boy was immediately accepting and Grandpa had given his approval… even though he had insisted on performing various exorcisms on the boy to cleanse him of any evil spirits before he entered their house. Arisa couldn't help but shake her head at the memory; she honestly worried about her father sometimes.
Of course this was nothing compared to the worry she felt for how her daughter would react to the news. 'We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, I guess.' She thought with a small smile.
"Hey mom, I think that's him!" Sota shouted, tugging at Arisa's sleeve and pointing towards the gate.
Arisa looked up to see a fairly tall black haired boy step past the Custom's official and look around. He had light blue eyes and a tired look on his face, as if the weight of the world were on his shoulders. His messy raven black hair fell into his eyes as he shook the bangs out of his face, trying to get a better view of the airport. Arisa raised her arm to get his attention but Sota beat her to it by breaking through the crowd and heading straight for Danny.
Danny didn't know how to react as a blur attacked him and latched onto his waist. He looked down at the black haired boy hugging him. "Uh…"
The boy's head shot up and he grinned widely at Danny. "You're Fenton Danny, right?"
Danny blinked. "Um… yes." He replied in his best Japanese. He was about to ask the kid who he was when a woman stepped forward and bowed to Danny.
"Sorry about that, he was very anxious to meet you." She said, straightening up.
Even though it was in a different language, Danny recognized the voice he had spoken with on the phone numerous times. "Higurashi-san," he replied, bowing in return.
Arisa smiled at him. "I see you already met my son."
Sota pulled away from Danny and bowed. "I'm Sota." He chirped.
Danny chuckled at the younger boy's excitement, causing a smile to spread across his own face. "I'm Danny." He replied, once again in his best Japanese.
"Shall we be off then," Arisa asked, glad that the two boys were getting along so well. She could tell that Sota and Danny would get along just fine. "Grandfather is waiting at home… getting things ready."
The younger boy tugged at Danny's sleeve and Danny leaned down for Sota to whisper in his ear. "What she means is that Grandpa is putting up a bunch of ofuda scrolls and preparing all of his old junk so he can tell you the stories behind all of them. He likes to blather on about spirits and hooky legends."
"Now Sota, don't say such things about your grandfather." Arisa scolded, she had heard Sota quite clearly despite his whispering.
Danny gave Sota a smile at his explanation, but this smile was hollow, and seemed forced. In truth, Sota's description of his grandfather reminded Danny of his own father. Jack Fenton was always known for his unhealthy obsession about ghosts, and his innovative inventions which could be used against ghosts. Danny adjusted the strap of his backpack and shook his head; he had left ghosts behind and that was the way it was going to stay if he had anything to say about it.
Sota looked up at Danny with concerned eyes and tugged at his sleeve. "Come on Danny… the train will be leaving soon."
Danny was drawn from his thoughts and followed Sota's finger to see they had been heading towards a monorail train station located in the airport. He gave the boy a weary, yet genuine smile; he couldn't wait to get to his new home and just go to sleep.
Danny couldn't help but gawk as he viewed the Higurashi Shrine for the first time. The grounds themselves looked like they could fit an entire block from his old town, and the two story house left a lot of space available to be used in the grounds. The house looked very cozy, but two things drew Danny's attention as soon as he made it up the steps.
The first was a large tree that was on the side of the grounds. It was pretty much the largest tree Danny had ever laid eyes on, and it had what looked like some rope and some pieces of paper attached to the trunk. Next to that, he noticed a small shack, something he remembered was referred to as a well house, but it looked practically ready to crumble.
"We're home!" Sota shouted as he quickly took his shoes off and dashed inside the house. Danny and Arisa were a bit slower as they entered the house, mainly because Danny was still paying attention to the tree and the well house and Arisa was keeping the same pace as him. Danny set his shoes down on the tiled entrance as he walked into the house; it was strange having to do this… although he had read up on a lot of Japanese customs so he had been expecting it. He had even perfected himself in the art of eating with chopsticks in hopes to ease the pain of culture shock.
Of course none of his reading had prepared him for the culture shock he was about to experience because just as he stepped into the living room a silvery haired old man sprang out from behind the wall and threw a scrap of paper at Danny. The paper attached itself to Danny's clothes and caused a sharp tremor of pain to dance across the back of his head, he could feel the beginnings of a headache. The old man began to chant and then waved a stick with white paper attached at Danny. Danny could feel the headache growing worse and couldn't help but moan and put a hand to his head.
"Grandpa!" Arisa exclaimed coming in on the scene.
The old man stopped, looking up with a guilty expression. "What?"
"Danny just arrived after a twelve hour flight… do you really have to exorcize him now?" she asked, her hands on her hips.
Danny rubbed his head and peeled the ofuda scroll off. "I-it's alright, Higurashi-san."
Arisa looked at Danny with concern. "Are you sure you're alright? You look like you're going to be ill."
The boy forced himself to smile in hopes of reassuring the kind woman. "I'll be alright."
Danny couldn't believe the similarities between this person he was going to be calling his grandfather, and his own eccentric father. The exorcism, at least that's what he believed it to be, reminded Danny of the times his own father tested his new inventions on visitors, whether they were salespersons, neighbors, friends, or even Danny himself. Tears were threatening to spill from the memories, but Danny pushed them back. He couldn't cry about every little thing that reminded him of his family or friends, he had to learn to cope with it.
Danny was brought out of his thoughts (he seems to be doing that a lot) when Arisa turned to him and smiled. "Good. I see you've met Grandfather. Don't mind him he's harmless… he just tends to get a little over excited when it comes to the Shrine, that's all."
"Arisa! Is that anyway to talk about me when I'm right here?" the old man asked with a pout. He turned to Danny and looked him over. "You have a strange aura about you boy… are you sure you weren't contaminated by evil spirits while you lived there?"
Danny shifted on his feet uncomfortably as Arisa reprimanded the old man again then flashed Danny a smile. "Why don't you go rest up? When you wake up, I'll have dinner ready and we can all eat… I know you must be hungry."
"I'll show you your room!" Sota chirped, reappearing next to Danny with stealth that would make a ghost proud. He grabbed Danny's hand and dragged him down the hallway and up the stairs, taking Danny inside the closest room to the stairs. "This used to be our guest room, but mom said we could make this your room."
The room itself look bland, to say the least, but everything in it seemed to have a blue tint. There was a bed, nightstand, cabinet and closet, as well as a desk that looked like it was brand new. There were a few things that Danny would have to add to the room to make it seem more like home, like some NASA posters and maybe a few space shuttle models, but right know all he wanted was a place to sleep.
Danny could feel the jet lag catching up with him. Not even bothering to change out of his clothes from the trip he fell onto the bed, his eyes closing instantly and for the first time in a good while Danny slept a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
Danny was aroused from his slumber by the smell of cooking meat. He sniffed at the alluring aroma, his body still not wanting to get out of bed, but he knew he had probably slept all day. Finally the idea of a home cooked meal was too appealing and he rolled out of bed and walked lazily into the kitchen.
"Oh, you're up." Arisa said, looking up from the wok in which she was mixing vegetables in with the meat. She wasn't sure what Danny would like so she was going the safe route and cooking up a stir-fry. "Dinner's not ready yet so why don't you go freshen up… the bathroom is down the hall across from Kagome's room."
He nodded his head and turned to leave when he stopped. "That's right… I haven't met Kagome yet. You said she was near my age, right?"
Arisa looked up from her stir fry in surprise. She bit her lip then laughed nervously. "She's out with her friends… I'm sure she'll be back soon."
Danny cocked an eyebrow at the woman's strange reaction to his question but decided not to press it… at least for now. "Alright then. I'll go hop in the shower." He turned out of the kitchen and walked down the hall to where she had said the bathroom would be.
As soon as he walked in, he took off his clothing and dropped them in the hamper, turning on the shower to hot water and stepping inside. As the hot water drenched him, he let his mind wander; it seemed that he could only find the relaxation he desired when he was in the shower.
He couldn't help but think about how suspicious Arisa's reaction to his simple question might be. Unless she was doing something her parents didn't approve of, or something along those lines. Arisa's reaction reminded him a lot of Sam and Tucker when Danny was out fighting a ghost… 'NO! Stop this Danny! Ghosts are in the past, and I left my past behind! I'm not going to get worked up about this! My little sister is NOT a ghost hybrid or some kind of superhero!'
Danny continued to bathe in peace, although after his little internal debate, he couldn't find the relaxation he usually hoped for in the shower. When he heard Arisa's call that food was ready, he turned off the shower and began drying himself off with one of the towels he had brought with him from Guys in White Headquarters, that is, until something unexpected happened.
Danny felt a small tingle at the back of his throat and a warm soothing feeling spread from his throat to the rest of his body. Then a small wisp of glowing pink smoke escaped from his lips, along with a gasp.
'Ghosts? Here? Oh no…' He thought bitterly.
He quickly ran to his room with the towel wrapped around him and put on his clothes as quickly as he could. He was now wearing a white shirt with a small black polygonal pattern in the back, along with faded blue carpenter pants and the black sneakers provided to him by the Guys in White. By the time he was done however, his ghost sense didn't go off, and he didn't see or hear any disturbances in the house.
"That's weird…" He muttered, slightly annoyed that his ghost sense went off for no reason, but then he remembered something.
'Wait…' He thought to himself, remembering the soothing feeling he received from his ghost sense, a sharp contrast to the cold chill that went down his spine when he sensed a ghost. 'Why was my ghost sense different this time? Are Japanese ghosts different from the ghosts I've been facing or something?'
"Danny-niisan! Dinner!" Sota announced as he walked past Danny's door, bringing him out of his thoughts. Danny could do nothing more than shrug his concerns for the faulty ghost sense off as he walked out the door and headed to the dining room, his stomach reminding him just how hungry he was.
Arisa set the last plate down on the table before sitting down herself. Danny sat next to Sota who was more or less drooling over his plate. His own stomach gave a loud growl urging him to dig in. He was starving.
"Itadakimase." Sota, Arisa, and the old man said together. Danny chimed in a bit after them, forgetting all about the Japanese custom. He had been sure to study up on Japanese culture during the week before he came… apparently his hunger had made him forget.
He picked up the chopsticks and started to help himself to the stir fry. Being here he could finally relax. It was nice to eat with people who weren't giving him funny looks or sympathizing gazes like at the Guys in White Headquarters where he had been forced to eat for the past week. Danny reached out expertly with his chopsticks and loaded his plate with some of the stir fry. Sitting back in his chair he lifted a piece of meat to his mouth and bit down on it just as a door slid open and a few minutes later a girl stormed in.
She wore a tattered green and white sailor uniform with stains on it that looked suspiciously like blood. Her jet black hair was a bit of a mess and she stormed into the room, obviously furious. She didn't even acknowledge Danny as she sat down at the table and picked up her chopsticks. "THE NERVE OF THAT HANYOU! I TOLD HIM I WAS ONLY GOING TO STAY FOR A WEEK!"
Sota, Arisa, Grandpa, and Danny blinked as Kagome angrily piled food on her plate, all frozen in mid bite. Arisa glanced nervously at Danny. "Uh… Kagome?"
"I mean, I tell him I'm only going to stay for a few days! I can't be fighting off demons ALL the time, can I? I'm just a high school girl! How does he expect me to just stay there twenty-four seven?" She continued to rant, still not noticing Danny or acknowledging her mother's warning.
"Kagome." Arisa said again a bit louder.
Kagome gripped her chopsticks in anger. "I swear if I see him in the next few days I'll osuwari him into next WEEK!"
"KAGOME!" Sota finally shouted.
"WHAT?" Kagome shouted, slamming her chopsticks down and glaring at her brother. It was then that she caught sight of Danny, seeing as he WAS sitting next to her brother, and her eyes widened.
Danny stared at her innocently with the chopsticks still in his mouth, he raised an eyebrow in question and this caused Kagome to jump up from her seat. "W-w-who is he!"
Arisa sighed. "Kagome… this is Fenton Daniel… soon to be Higurashi Daniel and your older brother."
"EEEEHHHHHH!" Kagome shrieked and whipping around to stare in dumbfounded shock at the boy across from her. She open and shut her mouth a few times in disbelief.
Danny meanwhile put his chopsticks down. 'Why did she not know about this? I thought her mom said she was out with her friends… but she still would have heard… right? And did she say demons?' Danny stood up and gave a slight bow to Kagome. "It's nice to meet you."
Kagome gave him a small smile, her thoughts running on a track similar to Danny's. 'Why did I not know about this? I mean, I know I was gone for a week, but I didn't think my mom would ADOPT SOMEONE!' She thought before turning to her mother. "M-mom… can I… talk to you?"
Arisa stood up, flashing Danny an apologetic smile as he sat down. "I'll be right back."
As Kagome led Arisa out to the hallway, Danny's suspicious nature began to arise, that is until Sota nudged him. "Don't worry about her, she's into Feudal history and she's… part of the drama club, so sometimes she gets like that." He whispered.
Danny nodded and went back to his stir fry, although his suspicious continued to trouble him. No matter what Sota said, Kagome's outburst didn't put him at ease, and her rant about demons didn't make it any better. Maybe it had anything to do with the pink ghost sense that sent off when he finished his shower…
He shook it off and continued eating for the moment. No sense in overanalyzing everything with an empty stomach. "Hey Sota, pass me the rice please?"
Arisa leaned against a counter as she watched her daughter pace back and forth in aggravation. Finally she stopped and turned on her heel. "How could you just go and adopt someone out of the blue like that? Especially considering the predicament I'm in!"
"Kagome… calm down." Arisa said in a soft voice. "You should consider the predicament HE'S in."
The agitated girl stopped. "Huh?"
"That boy is the last survivor of Amity Park… do you remember the news broadcast from a week ago? Well you left before they announced that there was one survivor. He doesn't have any family left and had no where to go."
Kagome stared at her mom in disbelief. 'Just like Sango… he's lost his home.' She blinked. "That still doesn't explain why YOU took him in."
Arisa sighed; she knew it would be difficult to explain to anyone exactly WHY she did it… at least logically. However when she had seen that news broadcast an overwhelming sense of duty had overcome her and she couldn't help but act on it. Call it fate, destiny, karma, or what you will but she knew Danny's place was with the Higurashi's. "I don't know how to explain this to you Kagome… I can barely explain my actions to myself. However I do know that it was my duty to adopt him. He NEEDS to be here Kagome."
Her mother's words had stunned Kagome but even though it made no sense Kagome couldn't argue it. In her heart she somehow felt it was true. 'Who knows… maybe he can help with the Shikon Jewel.' She thought then shook her head. 'Who am I kidding? He's just lost his family and it's not like he has any special abilities… he doesn't need my problems added to his.' Kagome flashed her mother a small smile. "Alright mom… but can we try and NOT tell him about the Feudal Era? I'd really prefer him not to worry about me when he has his own problems."
Arisa nodded. "Sure Kagome… I'm sure Sota has covered for your little slip up earlier."
Kagome groaned. "How could I have been so STUPID! I better go apologize."
"I'm sure it's fine Kagome." her mother said with a chuckle.
She smiled at her mother then left the kitchen, she was hungry and the sooner she ate the sooner she could get rid of the grime from the Feudal Era. She definitely didn't need to have her new older brother asking questions that she didn't want to answer.
To Be Continued…
A/N: Well, the Danny Phantom section got a bigger response than the Inuyasha section, so I'm updating this one and taking down the other one. Can anyone guess how Danny's ghost sense is gonna go haywire in this fic? Anyone?
Now who DIDN'T expect half the stuff that went on in this chapter? Grandfather exorcising him, Kagome flipping out at the news, you KNOW it was hilarious! We had so much fun writing those scenes. Anyway, thanks a lot to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! You guys rock! Out loud! Don't forget to Read & Review this one! Tell us if you like the way the story's progressing.