(Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I think I like the Dog Brothers, so
I'm gonna ask Rumiko Takahashi if I can borrow either one or both of
them... =^-^= Heheheh.
UP: It's official! I got the required amount of reviews to continue! Actually, I got over the requested amount! I got SEVEN! Wowza! Lol. Anyway, sorry for the long wait. I had a MAJOR writer's block for a few weeks, and now I'm ready to get things started. Now, don't get mad at me, but... I'm gonna change this fic from Inu/Kag to Sess/Kag. I just read a REALLY good fic by Striking Falcon, and as I have said to her in my many reviews on her trilogy, Unexpected Allies (which I highly recommend, even if you don't like Sess/Kag fics), (acts like she's a Baptist preacher) she has restored my faith in Sess/Kag fics and I want to try out my skills at writing them. So, sorry for all you Inu/Kag fans... Oh, and SF? Sorry if I took your idea about me and the Inu-cast talking like your fics show. JunowhadImean? Lol. Well-
Inuyasha: (offstage) Where do you get off?
UP: What? *looks around, really confused*
Inuyasha: (walking across stage toward UP) Where do you get off taking Kagome away from me and giving her to that bastard?!
Kagome: Actually, I think it's a good idea. I mean, she has been writing a lot of Inu/Kag fics, and I think it's time for a change.
Inuyasha: You little stinkin' whore!
UP: HEY! Watch your mouth, young hanyou! *drags out a frying pan the size of a 54" television and whacks Inu-chan over the head* That'll teach ya. (walks offstage, frying pan in hand, whistling a happy tune, leaving an unconscious Inu-chan and a rolling Kagome)
Sango: (pokes her head out to see what the noise it about) Figures. Well, since Kagome and Inuyasha are unable to present the next chapter to you, I will. Now showing, Chapter Two of Finally.
Chapter Two
The Discussion Begins
As the group walked along, Miroku leaned over to Sango and whispered in her ear, "How do you suppose this happened?"
Sango shrugged. "I'm not a scholar, and I don't really have a theory. I guess it was the jewel's reaction to Kagome's purifying powers. After all, she was a powerful miko, in both her previous and present lives."
Inuyasha had overheard all this talk and got a little annoyed. "You talk as if she's not even here. Are you two so blind that you can't see Kagome?"
"Huh?" the monk and demon exterminator said.
Inuyasha sighed. "Kagome is right there, walking in front of you. Can't you see at least a little of Kagome inside that priestess?"
Grinning, Miroku said, "Of course I can-OUCH! Sango, what was that for?!"
Swinging her hiraikotsu back over her shoulder, Sango replied, "You were at it again." Then she added under her breath as she swept past him, "Hentai..."
"Eh-heh, she wants me," Miroku said, rubbing the huge bump on his head.
"Oh, yeah, really wants you," Inuyasha said sarcastically. He fell behind the group to keep any attacks from getting past him. Instinctively, he patted the Tetsusaiga, which rested against his left hip. 'All those memories,' he thought. 'I hope that, even if she's still in Midoriko after this is all said and done, Kagome remembers them. I know I won't ever forget everything that's happened between us.' He touched his lips thoughtfully, remembering what Kagome had said. '"Inuyasha, I... I love you."' Her words echoed in the depths of his mind, her face, before she had transformed into Midoriko, plastered in front of his mind's eye, her name painted on his lips. 'Gods, I miss her.'
~*~*Back in the Palace of the Western Lands*~*~
Sesshoumaru sat in his study, looking over his deals with the other taiyoukai of Japan. One of them, Chimene, proposed a small trade. Part of his lands for a few of her slaves. 'Feh,' he thought to himself, 'why would I need more servants?' He threw the deal in the flames of his fireplace and took out a piece of parchment. "No deal," he said as he wrote it down. He called for his messenger, handed the paper to him, and dismissed the servant.
As the slave opened the door, Sesshoumaru's military leader, Hitakou, barged in the room. She ran to the front of her lord's desk and bowed low. "Forgive me, Sire, but I have urgent news."
"Yes, General Hitakou?"
"There is a disturbance in the center of the land. A new miko has risen, and she's very powerful, my Lord." She bowed her head and waited for his orders.
Sesshoumaru thought for a while and asked, "What might this woman's name be?"
Again, Hitakou bowed. "I'm not sure, Sire. The information we received was very vague, and not much was provided. I'm very sorry, Sir."
Sesshoumaru dismissed Hitakou and continued to look over his deals. 'A new miko? Could she be more powerful than Inuyasha's two wenches?' He shook his head. 'I should not think about such things. I have more important matters at hand.' Picking up another piece of parchment, he wrote "No deal" again and looked at his next contract.
~*~*Back to Midoriko*~*~
"But Midoriko, please! I have a family back home! They're going to be worried about me!" Kagome was on her knees, begging the miko.
"I have to think about it, Kagome. Just give me time. Let us wait until we get to Kaede's hut to start discussing this." Midoriko turned her back to Kagome, sat on her knees, and began chanting.
Kagome sat and fumed. 'How can she just sit there and chant? What do they mean, anyway? At any rate, she'd better be chanting a separation spell or something like that. I can't stand this room.' She looked around for the fiftieth time and surveyed her surroundings. It was dark, the room seemed never ending, and the walls, or what seemed to be walls, were a deep purple, the same color as Inuyasha's eyes when he was human. 'Inuyasha...' Kagome thought wistfully. 'I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you. You told me not to, but I acted like a little kid and did the exact opposite. Why did I touch the jewel? Why couldn't I just leave it be?'
"Because you were unable to."
"What?" Kagome's thoughts had been interrupted by Midoriko's words. "What did you say?"
"You were unable to resist the jewel because it is a part of you, in a way. My theory is that you are a distant descendant of mine. Either that, or this Kikyou that you think of was. But..." Midoriko's voice trailed off as she went back to chanting. She stopped momentarily to say, "And please, try not to think too much. You're thoughts are very loud in here, and it's meddling with my spells."
"EXCUSE YOU!" Kagome shouted as she stood up. "Where do you get off telling me to be quiet? What are you talking about? What are you chanting about anyway?"
"Kagome, settle down. I'm going through a series of spells that can speed up the process of separation. And if you want to get out of here and have your body back, I suggest you stop whining and control your temper and thoughts. Either that, or you can walk away to think and be angry."
"Good! I will!" Kagome began walking away from Midoriko when she said something that stopped Kagome dead in her tracks.
"It will slow down the separation, though."
"Damn it," Kagome muttered.
"And you call yourself a priestess with your language? Maybe, while we're here, I can teach you how to talk and act like a true miko."
"Whatever," Kagome hissed. 'I just can't wait till I get outta here.'
"I heard that." ***********************************************************************
UP: Hey, everyone! I'm back! I hope you enjoyed this little chappy. And don't forget, this is going to be a Sess/Kag fic. *ducks flying weapons (knives, bullets, etc)* Damn, people! Relax! There'll be a little more Inu/Kag stuff, but it's going to turn out to be Sess/Kag, all right?
Inuyasha: Gee, they seem to have the right idea about what to do with you, UP. *picks up Tetsusaiga and hurls it at UP* Try that on for size!
UP: Damn you, Dog Boy. *sprouts fangs and claws of a neko-youkai and eyes turn from brown to green* Hahahaha! Bet you didn't know I was a Nekoyasha, did you, Inu-chan?
Sesshoumaru: All right, you two. * steps up between UP and Inu-chan* No more. Sword smith, where are you?
Totosai: (strutting across stage) Right here! What do you need, Sesshoumaru-sama?
Sess: * picks up Tetsusaiga* I need for you to destroy the Tetsusaiga.
Inuyasha: WHAT?!?!
UP: Inu-chan, I'm sure he's just joking. You're joking, aren't you Sesshy- sama?
Sess: (grinning) And if I am not? (starts creeping towards UP)
UP: (starts backing away, giggling nervously) Uh... Kagome, can you take care of the preview please? I really need someone to do it.
Sess: Oh, someone will do it, all right.
UP: (screaming and running away from Sesshy-sama, said demon hot on her trail) Hurry, Kagome! Do it quick!
Inuyasha: What about me? Can't I do it?
UP: I DON'T CARE, JUST HURRY UP AND SAY THE PREVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS! THEN HELP ME GET SESSHOUMARU OFF ME SO I CAN RESPOND TO THE REVIEWS!
Kagome: Don't worry, UP! I'll-OOF!
Inuyasha: No, I'm gonna do it! (elbows Kagome's stomach again)
Kagome: No, I am! (elbows Inuyasha's stomach)
UP: GOD DAMMIT! WILL SOMEONE PLEASE DO THE FRIGGIN' STUFF ALREADY?!
Sango: Well, looks like it's up to me again. Here's the previews and-HEY! (dodges a light from the rafters) Watch where you're throwin' that stuff! Like I was saying, here's the previews and the recommendation. (walks over to UP and Sess)
Preview for Chapter Three, A Surprise Visit:
"Where is Kagome? What have ye done? And who is yon girl?" Kaede demanded of the travelers
"This is Kagome, but she is inside the priestess, Midoriko," Miroku explained.
"Midoriko? The legendary Midoriko?" Kaede gasped with big eyes.
----------------------------------- Recommendation ------------------------- ------------------
Unexpected Allies, the Trilogy, by Striking Falcon
It's an awesome story with three parts. She's currently on the second part of the trilogy, and like I said before, it's a Sess/Kag fic that led me to writing a Sess/Kag fic. And there'll be more on the way. Oops, got sidetracked. Anyway, Kagome has another fight with Inu-chan and is kidnapped by Sesshoumaru. His reason for this heinous crime? Something precious to him was stolen, and he needs her to get it back. It's an awesome fic, and if there were ratings for it, they'd probably be extremely high! Check it out!
UP: All right, I'm back. We finally got Sesshoumaru off of me. Now I can answer your reviews! ^-^
E. Marie- Thanks! I really appreciate what you said! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Hiraikotsu Slinger- Thanks, Rici! I hope you liked this chappy! Tell me what you think of the Sess/Kag idea!
Foxy Kitsune- Thanks! Sorry to disappoint you with the change, but it won't be for a while! So, eat up when it comes to the Inu/Kag stuff!
Jaded-Shrew- Oh, you're mad at Inu for the entire Kikyou thing? Well, heheheh, you're gonna be pissed at either me or Inu for what happens between them later in the story. And thanks for all the praise! ^-^
jess- Thanks for the review! I am happy to say that I can continue this fic. How do you like the idea for changing the pairings?
Little Birdie- Thanks for the praise! Hope you liked this chapter!
nicole- Thanks! It would've been sooo cool for you to have written four more reviews, but it wasn't necessary! I hope it's okay with you that this is gonna be a Sess/Kag fic!
Kagome12- You were right, I got my five reviews in no time! And concerning the Midoriko-merging-with-Kagome thing, I couldn't really come up with anything for when she touched the Shikon no Tama, so I just placed Midoriko in it! I'm glad you liked it!
UP: That's it for now! I'll try and post within the next two weeks, but it'll be tough because school starts on the nineteenth, and I'm also going white-water rafting on the fourteenth. So, sorry if it comes late! Ja matte ne, everyone!
UP: It's official! I got the required amount of reviews to continue! Actually, I got over the requested amount! I got SEVEN! Wowza! Lol. Anyway, sorry for the long wait. I had a MAJOR writer's block for a few weeks, and now I'm ready to get things started. Now, don't get mad at me, but... I'm gonna change this fic from Inu/Kag to Sess/Kag. I just read a REALLY good fic by Striking Falcon, and as I have said to her in my many reviews on her trilogy, Unexpected Allies (which I highly recommend, even if you don't like Sess/Kag fics), (acts like she's a Baptist preacher) she has restored my faith in Sess/Kag fics and I want to try out my skills at writing them. So, sorry for all you Inu/Kag fans... Oh, and SF? Sorry if I took your idea about me and the Inu-cast talking like your fics show. JunowhadImean? Lol. Well-
Inuyasha: (offstage) Where do you get off?
UP: What? *looks around, really confused*
Inuyasha: (walking across stage toward UP) Where do you get off taking Kagome away from me and giving her to that bastard?!
Kagome: Actually, I think it's a good idea. I mean, she has been writing a lot of Inu/Kag fics, and I think it's time for a change.
Inuyasha: You little stinkin' whore!
UP: HEY! Watch your mouth, young hanyou! *drags out a frying pan the size of a 54" television and whacks Inu-chan over the head* That'll teach ya. (walks offstage, frying pan in hand, whistling a happy tune, leaving an unconscious Inu-chan and a rolling Kagome)
Sango: (pokes her head out to see what the noise it about) Figures. Well, since Kagome and Inuyasha are unable to present the next chapter to you, I will. Now showing, Chapter Two of Finally.
Chapter Two
The Discussion Begins
As the group walked along, Miroku leaned over to Sango and whispered in her ear, "How do you suppose this happened?"
Sango shrugged. "I'm not a scholar, and I don't really have a theory. I guess it was the jewel's reaction to Kagome's purifying powers. After all, she was a powerful miko, in both her previous and present lives."
Inuyasha had overheard all this talk and got a little annoyed. "You talk as if she's not even here. Are you two so blind that you can't see Kagome?"
"Huh?" the monk and demon exterminator said.
Inuyasha sighed. "Kagome is right there, walking in front of you. Can't you see at least a little of Kagome inside that priestess?"
Grinning, Miroku said, "Of course I can-OUCH! Sango, what was that for?!"
Swinging her hiraikotsu back over her shoulder, Sango replied, "You were at it again." Then she added under her breath as she swept past him, "Hentai..."
"Eh-heh, she wants me," Miroku said, rubbing the huge bump on his head.
"Oh, yeah, really wants you," Inuyasha said sarcastically. He fell behind the group to keep any attacks from getting past him. Instinctively, he patted the Tetsusaiga, which rested against his left hip. 'All those memories,' he thought. 'I hope that, even if she's still in Midoriko after this is all said and done, Kagome remembers them. I know I won't ever forget everything that's happened between us.' He touched his lips thoughtfully, remembering what Kagome had said. '"Inuyasha, I... I love you."' Her words echoed in the depths of his mind, her face, before she had transformed into Midoriko, plastered in front of his mind's eye, her name painted on his lips. 'Gods, I miss her.'
~*~*Back in the Palace of the Western Lands*~*~
Sesshoumaru sat in his study, looking over his deals with the other taiyoukai of Japan. One of them, Chimene, proposed a small trade. Part of his lands for a few of her slaves. 'Feh,' he thought to himself, 'why would I need more servants?' He threw the deal in the flames of his fireplace and took out a piece of parchment. "No deal," he said as he wrote it down. He called for his messenger, handed the paper to him, and dismissed the servant.
As the slave opened the door, Sesshoumaru's military leader, Hitakou, barged in the room. She ran to the front of her lord's desk and bowed low. "Forgive me, Sire, but I have urgent news."
"Yes, General Hitakou?"
"There is a disturbance in the center of the land. A new miko has risen, and she's very powerful, my Lord." She bowed her head and waited for his orders.
Sesshoumaru thought for a while and asked, "What might this woman's name be?"
Again, Hitakou bowed. "I'm not sure, Sire. The information we received was very vague, and not much was provided. I'm very sorry, Sir."
Sesshoumaru dismissed Hitakou and continued to look over his deals. 'A new miko? Could she be more powerful than Inuyasha's two wenches?' He shook his head. 'I should not think about such things. I have more important matters at hand.' Picking up another piece of parchment, he wrote "No deal" again and looked at his next contract.
~*~*Back to Midoriko*~*~
"But Midoriko, please! I have a family back home! They're going to be worried about me!" Kagome was on her knees, begging the miko.
"I have to think about it, Kagome. Just give me time. Let us wait until we get to Kaede's hut to start discussing this." Midoriko turned her back to Kagome, sat on her knees, and began chanting.
Kagome sat and fumed. 'How can she just sit there and chant? What do they mean, anyway? At any rate, she'd better be chanting a separation spell or something like that. I can't stand this room.' She looked around for the fiftieth time and surveyed her surroundings. It was dark, the room seemed never ending, and the walls, or what seemed to be walls, were a deep purple, the same color as Inuyasha's eyes when he was human. 'Inuyasha...' Kagome thought wistfully. 'I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you. You told me not to, but I acted like a little kid and did the exact opposite. Why did I touch the jewel? Why couldn't I just leave it be?'
"Because you were unable to."
"What?" Kagome's thoughts had been interrupted by Midoriko's words. "What did you say?"
"You were unable to resist the jewel because it is a part of you, in a way. My theory is that you are a distant descendant of mine. Either that, or this Kikyou that you think of was. But..." Midoriko's voice trailed off as she went back to chanting. She stopped momentarily to say, "And please, try not to think too much. You're thoughts are very loud in here, and it's meddling with my spells."
"EXCUSE YOU!" Kagome shouted as she stood up. "Where do you get off telling me to be quiet? What are you talking about? What are you chanting about anyway?"
"Kagome, settle down. I'm going through a series of spells that can speed up the process of separation. And if you want to get out of here and have your body back, I suggest you stop whining and control your temper and thoughts. Either that, or you can walk away to think and be angry."
"Good! I will!" Kagome began walking away from Midoriko when she said something that stopped Kagome dead in her tracks.
"It will slow down the separation, though."
"Damn it," Kagome muttered.
"And you call yourself a priestess with your language? Maybe, while we're here, I can teach you how to talk and act like a true miko."
"Whatever," Kagome hissed. 'I just can't wait till I get outta here.'
"I heard that." ***********************************************************************
UP: Hey, everyone! I'm back! I hope you enjoyed this little chappy. And don't forget, this is going to be a Sess/Kag fic. *ducks flying weapons (knives, bullets, etc)* Damn, people! Relax! There'll be a little more Inu/Kag stuff, but it's going to turn out to be Sess/Kag, all right?
Inuyasha: Gee, they seem to have the right idea about what to do with you, UP. *picks up Tetsusaiga and hurls it at UP* Try that on for size!
UP: Damn you, Dog Boy. *sprouts fangs and claws of a neko-youkai and eyes turn from brown to green* Hahahaha! Bet you didn't know I was a Nekoyasha, did you, Inu-chan?
Sesshoumaru: All right, you two. * steps up between UP and Inu-chan* No more. Sword smith, where are you?
Totosai: (strutting across stage) Right here! What do you need, Sesshoumaru-sama?
Sess: * picks up Tetsusaiga* I need for you to destroy the Tetsusaiga.
Inuyasha: WHAT?!?!
UP: Inu-chan, I'm sure he's just joking. You're joking, aren't you Sesshy- sama?
Sess: (grinning) And if I am not? (starts creeping towards UP)
UP: (starts backing away, giggling nervously) Uh... Kagome, can you take care of the preview please? I really need someone to do it.
Sess: Oh, someone will do it, all right.
UP: (screaming and running away from Sesshy-sama, said demon hot on her trail) Hurry, Kagome! Do it quick!
Inuyasha: What about me? Can't I do it?
UP: I DON'T CARE, JUST HURRY UP AND SAY THE PREVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS! THEN HELP ME GET SESSHOUMARU OFF ME SO I CAN RESPOND TO THE REVIEWS!
Kagome: Don't worry, UP! I'll-OOF!
Inuyasha: No, I'm gonna do it! (elbows Kagome's stomach again)
Kagome: No, I am! (elbows Inuyasha's stomach)
UP: GOD DAMMIT! WILL SOMEONE PLEASE DO THE FRIGGIN' STUFF ALREADY?!
Sango: Well, looks like it's up to me again. Here's the previews and-HEY! (dodges a light from the rafters) Watch where you're throwin' that stuff! Like I was saying, here's the previews and the recommendation. (walks over to UP and Sess)
Preview for Chapter Three, A Surprise Visit:
"Where is Kagome? What have ye done? And who is yon girl?" Kaede demanded of the travelers
"This is Kagome, but she is inside the priestess, Midoriko," Miroku explained.
"Midoriko? The legendary Midoriko?" Kaede gasped with big eyes.
----------------------------------- Recommendation ------------------------- ------------------
Unexpected Allies, the Trilogy, by Striking Falcon
It's an awesome story with three parts. She's currently on the second part of the trilogy, and like I said before, it's a Sess/Kag fic that led me to writing a Sess/Kag fic. And there'll be more on the way. Oops, got sidetracked. Anyway, Kagome has another fight with Inu-chan and is kidnapped by Sesshoumaru. His reason for this heinous crime? Something precious to him was stolen, and he needs her to get it back. It's an awesome fic, and if there were ratings for it, they'd probably be extremely high! Check it out!
UP: All right, I'm back. We finally got Sesshoumaru off of me. Now I can answer your reviews! ^-^
E. Marie- Thanks! I really appreciate what you said! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Hiraikotsu Slinger- Thanks, Rici! I hope you liked this chappy! Tell me what you think of the Sess/Kag idea!
Foxy Kitsune- Thanks! Sorry to disappoint you with the change, but it won't be for a while! So, eat up when it comes to the Inu/Kag stuff!
Jaded-Shrew- Oh, you're mad at Inu for the entire Kikyou thing? Well, heheheh, you're gonna be pissed at either me or Inu for what happens between them later in the story. And thanks for all the praise! ^-^
jess- Thanks for the review! I am happy to say that I can continue this fic. How do you like the idea for changing the pairings?
Little Birdie- Thanks for the praise! Hope you liked this chapter!
nicole- Thanks! It would've been sooo cool for you to have written four more reviews, but it wasn't necessary! I hope it's okay with you that this is gonna be a Sess/Kag fic!
Kagome12- You were right, I got my five reviews in no time! And concerning the Midoriko-merging-with-Kagome thing, I couldn't really come up with anything for when she touched the Shikon no Tama, so I just placed Midoriko in it! I'm glad you liked it!
UP: That's it for now! I'll try and post within the next two weeks, but it'll be tough because school starts on the nineteenth, and I'm also going white-water rafting on the fourteenth. So, sorry if it comes late! Ja matte ne, everyone!
