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PHANTOM FAIRY TALE
A Danny Phantom/Inuyasha Crossover
Written by: Kage Jaganshi and SamuraiSirius
The sun shone through the blinds of Danny's window, but he paid it no mind, deciding to roll over and avoid the sunlight. He was never a morning person, and he doubted that would change anytime soon. His sheets were tangled around him and he was sprawled out on the bed, taking up as much room as he could. He would've slept forever if it weren't for one little thing…
"DANNY-NIISAN!" A young voice shouted, pouncing on the bed and causing Danny to bounce slightly as he tried to sleep.
Danny groaned and rolled over. "Sota… g'way…" He mumbled.
Sota scowled and prodded Danny in the ribs. "But it's 9:30! Mama's almost done with breakfast, and you need to wake up. I have something to show you!"
Danny sat up slowly; still groggy from being woke up so early on a weekend. He turned slowly to glare at Sota who sat at the end of Danny's bed beaming happily. He tried to think of something to say to get Sota to go away but he just couldn't bring himself to be angry at that happy face. He sighed in defeat and just settled for staring at him blankly. "What is it?" He muttered.
Sota giggled at the sight of Danny's horribly messy bed hair. "I got a new game."
"You woke me up at 9:30 for this?"
Sota shook his head vigorously. "It's not ANY game, it's THE game!" he said, pulling from behind his back a brand new copy of a game Danny was all too familiar with.
Danny did a double take when he saw the cover for the game. He also rubbed the sleep from his eyes for few seconds, thinking maybe he was seeing things in the morning. As soon as he opened his eyes however, he was proven wrong since the game was still in Sota's hands.
"You play Doomed?" Danny asked the younger boy in a surprised voice.
Sota was still beaming as he answered Danny's question. "No, I haven't installed it yet. My mom finally let me buy it though, and I can't wait to play! Can you help me install it?"
Danny couldn't help but smile at the boy. His smile faltered however, as his taste buds were assaulted by a foul taste, which he immediately identified as morning breath. "Alright, you go ahead and start up the computer while I go shower and brush my teeth."
The younger boy nodded, walking out of the room with an excited expression. Danny stood up and yawned, stretching his arms as he did so. He gathered some clothing from his closet and headed for the bathroom, making sure to see if it was empty first.
After brushing his teeth and taking a refreshing shower, Danny stepped out of the bathroom wearing baggy faded blue jeans and a shirt similar to the one he used to wear back home. It was a white shirt with black trimmings on the sleeves and a black shirt collar, along with a black kanji symbol for 'spirit' in the middle where his red oval usually was.
Danny walked down the stairs to the living room, getting a good whiff of the breakfast Arisa was cooking up. Danny's stomach couldn't help but let out a low growl. He walked into the living room to see Sota waiting impatiently by the computer, shifting in his seat until his eyes settled on Danny.
"Danny-niisan!" He beamed.
The older boy chuckled at the sight of the younger boy's admiration. In truth, Danny felt a little uncomfortable receiving such treatment, but he couldn't really be mad at the boy or tell him to stop, although he couldn't help but wonder why he wasn't like this with his sister.
'Oh who am I kidding? Jazz and I didn't get along until she was in on my secret, and even THEN I thought she was a little annoying.' Danny thought as he sat down on the desk chair and began typing away at the keyboard as Sota loaded up the game disc.
The next few minutes were spent in silent anticipation as the installation process progressed. By the time the installation was complete, Sota let out an involuntary squeal, which Danny tried really hard not to laugh at.
"Alright, so what character name do you want? Mine's Ghost-Boy."
Sota crossed his arms and closed his eyes, his face scrunched up in deep thought. He was like that for a few seconds until his eyes snapped open and a huge grin spread across his face. "How about… Demon-Dog?"
Danny's expression switched to a confused one, not quite understanding the meaning behind such a name. "Should I even ask?"
Sota didn't even answer his question; he just changed the topic all together. "You know Danny… you're not like my sister. You don't treat me like a little brat."
"Hey, who said I treated you like that?"
Danny and Sota both looked up at the sound of the voice, coming downstairs was Kagome. She was dressed in faded denim jeans and a pale pink tee-shirt with a red heart in the center. She glared at Sota with her hands on her hips and the boy merely stuck his tongue out at her, she huffed and returned the gesture.
Before the 'fight' could escalate any further their mom stuck her head in the living room. "Come on kids, and stop fighting. Breakfast is ready." She disappeared back into the kitchen and was quickly followed by Kagome, Danny, and Sota; all of whom were starving.
They took their seats around the table and Arisa set the last of the food on the table. Laid out in front of Danny was a traditional American breakfast: bacon, scrambled eggs, toast, and some waffles. He was amazed by the large breakfast and felt extremely blessed that his adopted mother was trying to make him feel welcomed and at home.
"Itadakimase." The family chimed together before digging in to the hardy breakfast.
Kagome filled her plate and began to eat. Her thoughts however were on InuYasha's late night visit. She hoped that he wasn't still lingering around but part of her felt guilty since now he wouldn't be able to eat with the family as he occasionally did when he came to her time. 'He probably went back though… he knows I only came back for a day… he can be so impatient.' She thought.
Arisa noticed the worried look on her daughter and gave her a smile. "So how did you and Danny enjoy your night last night?"
"It was fun. Kagome showed me a lot of the town and I even got to meet some of her friends." Danny said as he devoured his eggs.
Kagome nodded with a smile, drinking some of her orange juice but not saying anything, she was just glad that her friends hadn't called yet asking Danny on a date… she knew it was probably only a matter of time though.
Danny was the first to finish his breakfast and after excusing himself from the table took his plate into the kitchen. Kagome knew this was an opportune moment and turned to her mother. "I'll be going back to the Feudal Era today. I know if I stay any longer InuYasha will get angry."
"I understand." Arisa replied, finishing off her toast. "I'm sure I can come up with a story to not let Danny suspect anything."
Her grandfather nodded, looking up from his morning paper. "Yes. We can say she came down with a sudden case of the Hantavirus and had to be taken to the hospital."
Kagome laughed nervously. "Grandpa if we say that then he'll want to come visit me in the hospital."
"Oh." He said, defeated, and went back to reading his newspaper.
Arisa shook her head and stood up. "I'll think of something… in the mean time I guess I better start getting your supplies restocked."
Kagome nodded and went up the stairs, heading to her room to change into her green sailor uniform while Arisa began restocking Kagome's large yellow backpack. She was restocking it with some food and medical supplies, along with some change of clothes Kagome would bring down after she changed. As she headed to the living room to wait for Kagome, she found Sota playing the new video game she had bought him last night.
She turned to the hallway to find Danny walking over to the front door. He stopped when he noticed her as he was putting on his black sneakers. "I'm just going to head out and walk around for a while. Is that alright Higurashi-san?"
Arisa dismissed his worry. "It's alright Danny, just be back for lunch."
Danny nodded with a smile and turned to leave, walking through the doorway and closing the door behind him. Arisa sighed afterwards, slightly relieved that she'd have more time to think up an excuse for Kagome's absence when he returned.
Just as Arisa set the bag down by the door Kagome came barreling down the stairs wearing her green and white sailor uniform, with a couple of outfits clutched to her. She shoved them in her bag and stood up, turning to her mother and hugging her. "I'll be back soon… I don't want Danny to get too suspicious."
"Alright dear, your Grandfather is still in the kitchen." Arisa said as Kagome released her from the hug. Kagome left to give her Grandfather a goodbye hug then returned and ruffled Sota's hair as he was still playing his video game.
"Keep an eye on Danny for me Sota." Kagome said with a laugh.
"Yeah, yeah… hold on… I'm on level 2 already, the bridge of doom." He said, batting his sister away.
Kagome rolled her eyes and went back to her mother, giving her another hug and a kiss on the cheek. "I'm sure you'll think of a good reason." She said. Arisa nodded and watched as Kagome put her shoes back on and walked quickly out of the house, backpack slung over her shoulder as always.
She entered the well house and sat on the edge of the well, slinging her feet over the well as she prepared to hop off the edge; that is, until a voice coming from the entrance of the well house stopped her. A voice she was trying to avoid until she left.
"Kagome? What are you doing in here?" Danny asked, standing in the entrance of the well house with a curious expression.
Kagome turned to face him, her feet still hanging loosely inside the well as she sat on the edge. Her expression blanched when her vision confirmed that it was in fact Danny. "Uh… I'm- er…" She stuttered, completely at a loss for words.
She didn't get to say anything else, because in that moment, she lost her balance and was sent tumbling inside the well. Danny's eyes widened when he saw her body fall inside and ran over to the well at full speed. "KAGOME!" He yelled as he reflexively dove inside the well and reached out for her, gripping her arm firmly as soon as he was close enough.
Right after he grabbed her, they were both engulfed in a bright blue light, and a soothing sensation washed over the both of them. Kagome wasn't distracted by that like Danny was, she had seen and felt it millions of times, but before she fell in the well she saw something that would be burned into her mind for a long time, whether it was some kind of hallucination or not.
She could've sworn that she saw Danny's irises glowing a bright green when he dove in after her…
InuYasha's head shot up as a strange scent suddenly passed over him. 'That's Kagome's scent and the scent of that new brother of hers… I wonder why it's so strong though.'
He hopped down from the tree he had been reclining in and landed in front of Sango who was cleaning her sword. The girl stood up, putting the sword back in its sheath. "What is it InuYasha?"
He sniffed again just to be sure. "I don't know… Kagome's back… but there's another person with her I think."
Miroku peered out of Kaede's hut having heard the news that Kagome was back. Shippo was clinging to his shoulder and looking happy because of the news. "Kagome's back!" He squealed.
The monk on the other hand bore a serious expression. "She's not alone… who could be at the well with her?"
"Heh, only one way to find out." InuYasha said with a growl and without another word, jumped into the air and towards the well.
"InuYasha! Wait!" Sango and Miroku cried, rushing after him.
InuYasha and the rest of the group reached the well rather quickly. Normally they would hear the happy tidings of Kagome as she climbed out of the well and greeted them. Instead, they reached the well in the middle of an argument.
"HOW DID YOU FOLLOW ME THROUGH THE WELL?"
"I DON'T KNOW! I WAS TRYING TO SAVE YOU! WHAT WAS THAT WEIRD BLUE LIGHT! WHAT HAPPENED?"
The first voice was definitely Kagome's but the second… it was a young male's… probably about the same age as Kagome… maybe a little older.
"I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO SAVE ME!"
"WELL WHAT DID YOU WANT ME TO DO? WATCH WHILE YOU FELL DOWN A WELL?"
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING BY THE WELL HOUSE ANYWAY?"
"I TOLD YOUR MOM-"
"OUR MOM!"
"FINE! I TOLD OUR MOM, THAT I WAS GOING OUT FOR A WALK! I WAS CHECKING OUT THE SHRINE!"
The bickering was cut short when Danny gasped, and Kagome watched with fascination as two wisps of blood red smoke trailed out of Danny's mouth. He grabbed his throat as if it was dry and some sweat began to develop on his forehead.
"What…" Kagome started. "What was THAT?"
"Uh…"
Their 'conversation' was cut short when InuYasha's voice cut through it. "It was about damn time you guys stopped yelling!"
"Who's down there with you Kagome?" Sango called over the edge of the well.
Down in the well Danny both thanked whoever had shouted down at them for distracting Kagome and at the same time wondered who it was. It wasn't anyone he had heard before and he wondered if it had something to do with the strange red smoke that had come from his mouth. His ghost sense had been acting up ever since he set foot in Tokyo.
Kagome continued to stare at Danny. What was she supposed to DO with him? She couldn't drag a defenseless person into the Feudal era. She looked up to the opening in the well. 'No one's ever been able to follow me before, well except InuYasha… how is this even possible?'
"Well…" Danny started, looking up to the opening in the well. "Might as well climb up. You want to go first or should I?"
The young miko shook out of her stupor. "I'll go…" She responded, climbing out of the well using the several vines that Danny just now noticed were rooted around the walls of the well. He waited until she was out of the well before climbing himself. As tempting as it was, he didn't want to look up the skirt of someone he considered his sister. 'Dude, that's so wrong…'
Sango and the others stepped back from the well as Kagome slung herself over, dropping the bag first then pulling herself up and out of the well. The others looked at her curiously. "So who was down there with you?" Sango asked.
Kagome glanced back. "My brother."
"Danny come on up!" Kagome shouted down, and then turned back to the others. "T-try not to freak him out okay… I'm not sure how he got here."
After a few seconds of anticipation, a boy slightly older than Kagome emerged from the well. He was wearing a strange assortment of clothing that was somewhat similar in style to some of the other things the group had seen Kagome wear. His hair was just as black as Kagome's but his most surprising feature was his piercing blue irises.
Danny pulled himself out of the well and landed on the floor rather clumsily. He stood up and brushed himself off until he looked up. The first thing he noticed was the abundant wildlife, and the group of people now staring at him with wonder, well, most of them…
"We're… not in the shrine anymore, are we." Danny deadpanned; his question sounded more like a statement, but the surprise was evident in his voice.
Kagome sighed; there really was no avoiding it now. "We're about 500 years early."
"Why the hell did you bring him with you Kagome?" InuYasha growled; the strange scent that the boy had was irritating him… it was human… yet it wasn't.
Kagome whipped around. "I DIDN'T BRING HIM HE FOLLOWED ME!"
Danny got defensive after hearing that. "YOU FELL DOWN A WELL! ANYONE WITH COMMON SENSE WOULD TRY TO SAVE YOU!"
"DON'T START THIS CRAP AGAIN!" InuYasha half growled half yelled, looking at the two squabbling siblings with a twitching eyebrow and a throbbing vein.
Danny sighed. "Look, I'm sorry about following you down the apparently-time-traveling well, but I thought you were falling in… anyway, my name's Danny Fen- I mean, Higurashi Danny."
The group exchanged glances before deciding they should at least try and be civil with Kagome's new brother. 'I wonder why she never mentioned him before… maybe her family took him in while she was with us.' Sango thought. "I'm Sango." She said with a slight bow of her head, adjusting the strap of her Hiraikotsu, the large boomerang weapon she carried on her back. Although the pink kimono she wore concealed it, she was in fact a very adept and skilled demon slayer.
Miroku gave a kind smile to the young man. "I am Miroku, a mere monk at the service of your fair sister." He pulled Kagome closer to him, his hand drifting precariously close to her bottom. Sango, who was standing next to him, conked him on the head and he dropped his hand in favor of cradling the bump forming on his head. "Nice to meet you."
"Er… likewise." Danny said; sweat dropping as he watched the scene unfold. 'Man, and I thought Tucker couldn't control his hormones…'
InuYasha didn't say anything, he was sizing Danny up. There was something funny about him… his scent wasn't right and InuYasha was never one to ignore his nose. He felt Kagome glaring at him and figured he would at least give Danny his name. "InuYasha."
Danny nodded, glancing at each of them until he stopped at InuYasha. His eyes grew as wide as saucers and he began to blink a few times, hoping that maybe he was seeing things. "Dude… are those dog ears?" He asked incredulously.
InuYasha blinked, glancing up at his ears then back at Danny with a growl. "You got a problem with them?"
Kagome stepped between InuYasha and Danny. "He's a half-demon… it's normal." She explained to Danny.
"HEY! Who said you could go telling him that?" InuYasha shouted.
Kagome whipped around. "LIKE HE WOULDN'T HAVE FIGURED IT OUT INUYASHA!"
Suddenly, Shippo popped up from behind InuYasha's shoulder. "Seriously InuYasha… your ears ARE kind of obvious."
Danny blinked, taking notice of the child on InuYasha's shoulder, as well as his fluffy fox tail. "Who're you?" He blurted out before he could stop himself.
Shippo grinned mischievously. "I'm Shippo. I'm a full demon so I'm much stronger than InuYasha." He said mockingly.
InuYasha growled and punched Shippo in the head. Shippo cried and jumped over to Kagome's open arms. "InuYasha! That wasn't very nice." She said.
InuYasha crossed his arms and looked away. "Feh. Whatever."
Danny couldn't help but chuckle. "Nice friends you got here Kagome." He said, but suddenly he gasped, drawing the attention of the group. Danny closed his eyes and held his neck as if he was in pain, but the group was surprised when a blood red wisp of smoke trailed out from Danny's mouth. "What the hell is WRONG with my ghost sense?" He blurted out absentmindedly, forgetting he wasn't alone.
"Ghost sense?" Kagome asked. 'Was that what I saw down in the well?'
Suddenly InuYasha stiffened and his hand went to the hilt of his sword. He sniffed the air again, just to be sure. There was no mistaking it… a demon was drawing closer. He unsheathed his sword, the Tetsusaiga, and it tripled in size. "Guys… we have company."
To Be Continued…
A/N: Well here it is, Danny has finally fallen down the well (yeah, like you guys weren't expecting that to happen already) and met the guys. This morning I'll be leaving to Puerto Rico for about three weeks, (two of them in my dad's house) so the updates might be a little slower, especially during the last week, if there's any at all. Please bare with me, since I'm still writing the fics while I'm at my dad's house.
The lack of reviews kinda has me concerned, I mean does it mean that ppl just don't find the fic that interesting anymore? Or what? Anyway, we hope you guys still do find the fic interesting, because we're working hard to dish out the chapters here lol. Thanks to all those who reviewed, and don't forget to Read & Review this chapter.
If you already have an idea on what's going on with Danny's ghost sense, then tell me if you think what I'm doing with it is accurate. In our opinion it is, but you know, just to be sure lol.