Here it is everyone! Thanks to Inuzrule, Mental Mess, Kirby-Chan263, blue dream fairy, reviewer #9, StarryNightsAreEternal, and The Violent Tomboy for reviewing. Enjoy it or I'll cry, and I don't do crying so it won't be right in the universe.
Disclamer: I don't own Inuyasha or Danny Phantom….This story would be real, more than likely, if I truly did own them…But I don't.
All Danny could think of for the outfit he got for the ceremony was 'Thank you sweet Lord above, that this thing doesn't look like a dress!' Danny couldn't help but smirk at how awkward he looked, but also how comfortable he felt.
The Kimono was white with black trim and a black robe belt, it seemed to suit him well, and it also fit him to a 't'. The sleeves were wide at the opening but fit him well at the shoulder. The collar was open slightly to show the black undershirt slightly that was underneath it. The bottoms were slightly baggy, not unlike the jeans he usually wears, and they were white with black trim at the bottom like the rest of the outfit. And he wore Japanese style sandals.
Sota couldn't help but smile with pride "You almost look Japanese Danny-kun." Danny gave him a skeptical, raised eyebrow look as he was looking at himself in the mirror. Sota winked "That's a good thing."
Danny gave a half smile and said "Thanks I guess…" He snickered "Boy, my friends back home would flip to see me in an outfit like this." His snickering evolved into outright laughter. Sota couldn't help but join in.
Sota's outfit was almost exactly the same as Danny's only sized to fit him and it was green with orange Japanese designs on the sleeves and an orange robe belt. And on the back in black ink was a Japanese symbol that Danny didn't know.
Danny smiled at Sota. Sota smiled at Danny. They both broke out in hysterical laughter again and clutched their sides.
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Danny and Sota walked into the kitchen where Mrs. H and Gramps were sitting down at the table and having a light tea. They were all dressed for the ceremony. Mrs. H was in a pale yellow robe with bright pink cherry blossoms in the design. Gramps was in a red Kimono with a blue trim; his seemed the most like Danny's, only baggier on his hunched frame. There was a Japanese symbol in black on their backs.
Danny turned to Sota and finally asked "What's with the symbols, Sota?" He smiled at Danny "They are mostly words that describe our personalities. Gramps' one means wisdom, Mom's is kindness, Kagome's would say gifted, and mine is handsome" He smirked. Danny glared at him with a knowing smile "Oh, Realllllly!" Sota laughed nervously. Danny's glare melted and he gave Sota a playful punch on the shoulder. "Will I be getting one?" "Yosh." Sota said cheerfully.
Gramps turned around and saw the two boys conversing and said something in Japanese to Danny. The boys stopped talking as Danny gave him a blank look. He turned his eyes to Mrs. H. She said "He wants you to sit down ant turn your back to him." Sota whispered to Danny "Your personality." Danny nodded and did as he was bidden.
Gramps set a vial of ink and a bamboo brush on the table as Danny was sitting. He got to work. Danny could feel the ink being brushed on the back of his kimono and tried his best to stay as still as possible. The ink dried almost instantly. When he was finished Danny turned around and bowed his head to the old man respectfully.
He then heard hysterical laughter coming from behind him that was distinctly Sota, and Danny turned his head and asked coldly "And why exactly are you laughing?" Sota was laughing to hard to answer. Mrs. H looked furiously at Gramps and went off in a flurry of angry Japanese pointing occasionally at Danny's back. When she was finished she turned to Danny and said "Gomennasai Danny-kun, what gramps did was unacceptable."
Danny looked confused but smiled anyway "It's ok. I'll be fine." She smiled and sighed in acceptance. Sota finally got his laughing under control. "Gramps still hasn't gotten over his paranoia of you Danny-kun." Danny looked at him in confusion. "He put Han'ningen, which means Half Human, on the back of your kimono." Danny's face changed from confusion to shock in record time. To put it lightly, he was at a loss for words.
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Danny and the Higurashi family were standing outside the hut where the well was housed. Sota and Gramps went to their designated spots around the shrine as Mrs. H led Danny to the doors at the front of the shrine, explaining along the way.
"Since Kagome is…sick, Sota will have to play a bigger role in the ceremony. The three oldest would usually be on the outside of the shrine praying and the youngest would guard the shrine on the inside, But this year since you don't know what to do as part of the ceremony you will have to be on guard duty. All you need to do is keep a look out for evil spirits that may come out of the well during the purifying." Danny nodded in understanding shifting slightly in his white kimono. "So how long does this thing usually last?" She smiled "Around three hours. Try to stay along the wall, and please don't get to close to the well. We wouldn't want you to fall in and break your neck."
Danny stared at her as she left to her spot. He was surprised as to the length of the ceremony, but he shook it of and walked inside the shrine. The second he did he felt that there was something not quite right about the well, but he just couldn't place it. He shivered and sat down at the far wall across from the door and just looked at the Well.
It was very old, and had a lot of wear and tare along the outside, but it seemed to be holding out just fine. He remembered Sota saying that it was called the 'Bone Eaters Well', why it had such a creepy, morbid name he couldn't guess, but he did as he was told. Occasionally humming or whistling snatches of some of his favorite songs softly to pass the time so he wouldn't fall asleep. Casting glances every now and then at his Fenton Watch he still had on his wrist.
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Three hours later the ceremony was finally over and it was, as expected, very anticlimactic. Danny was brimming with energy from not doing anything those three hours so he decided to do some testing of his ghost gear, so with his kimono still on and the Ecto-Pack casually slung on his back he walked out for some time alone with his powers. As he was passing the shrine he got the sudden sense of foreboding and decided to check the shrine once more, just to ease his mind. He adjusted the Pack more comfortably on his shoulders and walked in the door to the shrine for the second time that day. He cautiously walked to the well and looked down cautiously at the bottom but saw nothing but darkness.
As he turned around to walk away from the well his ghost sense went off…But there was something very wrong with it! Instead of it being a normal, calm breath of blue mist it was an exhale of bright red smoke. In shock of his abnormal ghost sense he didn't think to go ghost. He just stood stock still when he felt a pull on his backpack and made him stumble back into the well and trip.
He cried out in surprise as he fell, but as he was about to go ghost and fly back out of the well to safety a bright purple light surrounded him and he had a sense of the dimension twisting and time slowing down.
He passed out as he fell.
Here it is everyone….What do you think? The next is the one you have been waiting for….I was going to have Inuyasha meeting Danny in this chapter but I made it long enough. Be patient for the next chapter and you will get…I hope…A great first meeting.
