CrazyDreamerGirl: Hey, people! I would like to thank Kemiko3955, Dreaming of Everything, JoannaKuwabara, ficfan3484, emma (), wingweaver (), Hirina, animemoontiger for reviewing. I finally got 50 reviews!
And I told you all I would change my pen name soon!
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha, but sadly I don't. I wonder how much I have to pay to own at least one?
Note: For the yyh gang, this takes place after the Dark Tournament and before the whole Sensui thing. In the anime, Kuwabara lost his spirit powers at this point, but in my story he still has it. For the Inuyasha gang, this takes place after Naraku disappeared without a trace after his failure attempt of kidnapping Rin. NO Yaoi , however you spell it, and pairings are undecided.
(I am thinking of having no crossover pairings because I want to keep the couples exactly how they are in the anime, but I'm still not sure. That excludes the strange relationship between Genkai and Kagome's grandpa.)
/thinking/- telepathy
italics- thoughts
Spacing may be a little off
The Feudal Era Across the Street
Chapter 9: The Headman
"Hiei, what do you mean by that?" Sango asked.
"You'll see," he replied. Kurama realized what he was thinking.
"Don't you even dare thinking about using the dragon," Kurama warned.
"Don't worry, fox, that's Plan B," Hiei replied, "This barrier is made from a darkness spell. I'll try to destroy it with the power from my Jagan. If that doesn't work, then it's dragon time."
Hiei took off his bandana, It was the first time he had done so since coming to the Feudal era. Hie third eye opened slowly. It was glowing. Inuyasha and the others never knew Hiei concealed an eye behind his bandana. They, as in Inuyasha, thought it was to make look tough. Never would they have guessed an eye of all things! Now they know, but have no idea what it's capable of.
"Kurama, is there something special about that eye?" Miroku asked. He had sensed a dark energy coming from it. He was very curious about it since the energy didn't seem natural.
"Actually, yes. That third eye Hiei has is called a 'Jagan'. It gives whoever has it extraordinary minpower and also gives him the ability to control the most devastating attacks," Kurama explained.
"That's amazing! Was he born with it?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha thougt it was a stupid question to ask. He naturally thought he was born with it.
"Not exactly," Kurama replied.
Not being born with an eye, or an extra eye in this case, seemed to confuse Kagome and the others a bit, but they kept their mouths shut. If Hiei wanted to, he would tell them about it, but, sadly, due to his antisocial behavior, that would take awhile. But how on earth can you receive an eye implant? That question was on their minds.
Hiei was doing his best to destroy the barrier at its weak point, but whoever made it, really did their homework. Even at its weakpoint, it's seems almost impossible to destroy it. The amount of power used to make it must have been great, Hiei thought.
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Darkness was everywhere. By the likes of it, four women and one man were sitting in a room. It was dark and cloudy, which was strange considering they were inside.
"Those pests are doing their hardest to break the barrier," a man said. Inuyasha and the others had met this man before. He was not exactly human.
"The barrier is made of a special spell, a spell of darkness. If it is performed correctly, it will be impossible to break," a female voice said. All the women in the room were also familiar, but familiar to one person only: Miroku.
"I agree with you, but even if they are able to destroy it, their energy will be depleted. Then they might even climb the mountain and lose more energy. Then, we'll kill them," one of the women said, "But maybe we shouldn't be here all together. We are all demons and they could sense us at one point."
"She's right and anyway, I am beginning to wonder if we can succeed. We were told by you, Naraku, that there would only be four fighters, one of which is a half demon, and two useless pure blooded demons. When they came, there were four more fighters," another women said.
"I could barely sense a thing. And one of them was a demon also. The short one I believe, but there was another with smell of a human and a demon merged together and he wasn't a half demon, either," Naraku said. This was the same man talking earlier. Naraku had finally come, but he wasn't exactly there. He was controlling the headman.
"They could be masking their real power. We should be careful," a woman said.
"Maybe, one of us should have killed the tall one with the orange hair when he had come back here," another woman said, "But it was amusing how he was covered in mud."
"Oh, well, at least we'll still be able to succeed at the village," one of the women added.
"Yes, your dear old brother will take of that decrepit priestess," Naraku added, "They'll never suspect a thing."
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Koenma hit the intercom button on his desk and said, "Ayame, get me Botan. I need a word with her." I can't wait till George comes back. I have a bone to pick with him, Koenma thought. He was impatiently drumming his fingers on his desk.
Botan entered his office. She looked very tired. Ferrying souls and spirits is harder than it looks. For one thing, there's hardly a time for a break, unless of course Koenma assigns her another job or is given time off.
"Botan, I've found some information about the Shikon Jewel and something about a half demon named Naraku that Yusuke and others need to know about," Koenma said.
"What is it, sir?" she asked as she took a seat. Normally, Koenma would say that she couldn't because she would need to leave in a hurry, but seeing her work double shifts as the pilot of the River Styx, he let her sit, and he might have a lot of explaining to say to Botan.
"Well, the jewel and this Naraku are very closely related to each other. For one thing," Koenma said as he put a bulky file on his desk, "Naraku has more than half the jewel. In his file here, his strength level is that of a higher B-class. If he obtains about five more shards, he would become an A-class apparition. If he has the whole thing, he would be as strong as an S-class. But, I'm afraid this information isn't very reliable."
"And why is that, sir?" Botan asked.
"Because earlier today, his strength was about an A-class. The information in his file is constantly changing from what is happening in the past. The only reason he's weaker now is because he probably gave away some shards. Maybe because he's having others do his dirty work," Koenma said.
"That's bad," Botan said, "I should get going then."
"Sit," Koemna said, "There's more. The other thing is, as a half demon, he has a moment of weakness once a month, but he can control when that period is. That might also help them," Koenma said.
"Okay, if that's all, I'll be leaving," Botan said.
"Oh, and more thing, get Genkai to go with you. You never know what lurks in the Feudal era," Koenma said. He took out something from his drawer. "Botan, take this." Botan took it. It looked like her communicator.
"Why do I need it? I already have," Botan asked.
"This one allows you to communicate through time. If something comes up while you're away, I can contact you or you can contact me."
Botan rushed out. She hopped on her oar and began flying towards Genkai. She still had a long way to go, and to make matters worse, she had to travel through storm clouds. Why do clouds have to be so cold and why storm clouds of all things? she thought. As she neared Genkai's house, the skies had cleared. She landed on her doorstep and began knocking quickly. No answer. "She better not think I'm that pushy, old man," Botan thought out loud.
At that moment, Genkai peered through the blinds. She had heard Botan's voice. "What is it?" Genkai asked asked after opening the door.
"Koenma wants us to go to the Feudal era to offer the others some, what's the word, um guidance," Botan said.
"In other words, they'll need help help defeating a very powerful demon," Genkai said, "Am I right?" Botan nodded.
"Will you also be coming?"
"Yes, I can help them somehow. I've been practicing my healing powers," Botan replied.
Genkai walked past her, motioning her to follow. Genkai didn't bother using the stairs to the Higurashi Shrine. She walked cautiously through all the tress and foliage surrounding the shrine. Botan was the one that walked up the stairs. Their plan was: if someone was outside, tending the shrine, she would distract them while Genkai mader her way to the well. Once there, Botan had to find a way to the well with out being caught if she was distracting someone.
Ugh, the only reason Genkai's in the trees is because of that old man. She must really hate him, but I think they would be cute together, Botan thought. She had made it up the stairs. Lucky, there was no one in sight. Genkai saw Botan's signal, meaning it was clear to get the well. The well was almost in the middle of the shrine and it was broad daylight, which made it quite dangerous. Botan was almost to the well, but then she looked at the house. She saw a woman at the window, washing dishes. If she looks up, we're deadmeat, Botan thought. She quickly ran inside the well house and shut the door quickly, but quietly.
Botan, along with Genkai, peered down the well. Botan was nervous. "I guess we just jump in," Genkai said.
"I'm not jumping first," Botan said. Genkai pushed her in. "Think of it as revenge for the last visit you payed me. I despise that man."
Botan had landed hard on her bottom. "Ow." Then, she was enveloped with a mysterious blue light. She had a very eerie feeling. The ground had disappeared and she was falling slowly. The light stopped. Botan made her way out of the well. She looked at her surroundings and saw that she was surrounded by trees. She was definitely not at the shrine anymore. After a minute or two, Genkai emerged. "Let's get going," the old woman said. Botan followed.
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Yusuke and Kuwabara had almost fallen asleep waiting for Hiei to destroy the barrier. It had almost been an hous and still no luck. Inuyasha was very impatient. He was pacing back and forth, mumbling something about trusting someone that implanted an eye. Shippo was playing with his tops. And the rest were talking amongst themselves. Kurama glanced at Hiei. He had stopped trying to destroy the barrier with his Jagan. Hiei was beginning to take his bandages off his arm. The same arm with the dragon tattoo. Kurama stopped him.
"Don't use the dragon," Kurama warned him, "You said yourself that brute force will destroy everything with in a hundred miles."
"Well, brute force involved using that overgrown sword of that half breed's," Hiei replied in a matter-of-fact way.
"We have no idea could happen if you use the dragon. No one has every tried to destroy this kind of barrier before. We're lucky we haven't been blown up yet. It's best you stop now before your impatientence kills us all. I'm sure we'll find another way to-" the fox demon was cut off. He sensed demons. They were at the village. Hiei also sensed it and so did Inuyasha. The rest were oblivious to it because it was so faint.
"Let's go. There are demons at the village," Inuyasha said.
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They arrived at the village square. The source of the demonic aura was close. "Guys, I sense about five jewel shards over there," Kagome said, pointing to a large building. It was the headman's house. "The shards are all tainted with evil," she added.
Everyone cautioulsy approached the place. They wanted the element of suprise on their side. The aura was powerful, but not powerful enough for the villagers to see something was amiss. But, the animals in the villager were acting strangely, which was enough to convince the people that something was wrong. Animals were always considered more intune with anything out of the ordinary. (It's true, my bird sensed an earthquake coming before it hit.)
There was a feeling of dread and evil surrounding the headman's house. As they neared the front door, Kilala's hair stood on end and she hissed quietly. Kurama slightly slid the door open. They walked in quietly. Kagome pointed to a door which led to the courtyard. The shards were there. As they entered the courtyard, the not only saw the headman, but he was with four other women.
"Those women have jewels shards and so those the headman," Kagime exclaimed.
"I know those lovely ladies from somewhere," Miroku said.
"You know them?" Sango asked.
"Yes, I read their palms earlier today," Miroku replied.
"Kagome, you said the headman has a jewel shard, right?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
"Well, why didn't you sense it earlier?" Inuyasha shouted.
"Because he didn't have it earlier!" And so began Kagome's and Inuyasha's constant argueing.
"If I may interrupt," Kurama interjected, "maybe he received the shards after we left.
"Exactly, and Kagome can't sense shards after a certain distance or else we could have found Naraku by now," Miroku said. He was trying to change the subject between him and Sango. Since when does she get mad when I read palms? Miroku thought.
Everyone was a bit preoccupied with Kagome's and Inuyasha's bickering to notice there was something wrong with the headman. His eyes were blank and dull. It had no life. It was as if someone was controlling him. Kurama was first to notice. Then, the headman drew a sword. Kuwabara had also noticed and was about to summon his Spirit Sword, but was stopped.
"Why'd you stop me?" Kuwabara asked.
"Because the headman is being controlled by someone else. He's still a human and we might end up hurting him badly," Kurama explained.
The headman charged at them. They parted to dodge the attack. He attacked again. Kurama went behind him and gave him a weak karate chop on the neck. It was weak enough to not hurt him badly, but strong enough to knock him out. Kagome crouched down to pick up the jewel shard, but he got up again.
"Fools," he said and he laughed the same laugh Naraku has.
"It's Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted.
"That's Naraku?" Kuwabara questioned.
"No! Naraku is controlling the headman. Kurama said that five minutes ago," Yusuke said.
"He's as stupid as he looks," Naraku mumbled.
Inuyasha grabbed the headman/Naraku and shook him. "Where are you, coward?"
"Wouldn't you like to know," he replied. Inuyasha set him down.
"Where's the jewel shard that Naraku has located?" Kurama asked Kagome.
"On his neck." That was all Kurama needed to hear. He had a plan to take the jewel shard. He had figured out that Naraku is controlling the headman through the shard.
/Hiei, keep him busy./
/Why? What are you up to/
/You'll find out soon./
"So, Naraku, it must be true, what the half demon said. You are a coward," Hiei said.
"I'm far from it."
"Then why do you have to control a human to face your enemies? Is it because you're afraid you'll die?" Hiei was getting under his skin.
"Why should I be afraid? As you said yourself, he is just a half demon."
"But I think you're even more afraid because we came. You have no idea what we can really do." Before Naraku could reply, something green wrapped around his arm. Since he was controlling a human, there was nothing he could do to escape. Hiei had taken the sword from his hand.
It was Kurama. He had used a thornless rosewhip to subdue him. And the women, who serve Naraku, didn't even see the whip until after it made contact.
"Get the shard from his neck. That's the way he's controlling the headman," Kurama said. Kagome ran up and quickly grabbed the shard. It was dark and evil, but as soon as she touched it, it was purified.
"Why'd you do that? We could have found out where he was hiding?" Inuyasha asked.
"Because the shard was tainted. If it stayed with the headman any longer, he would have died," Kurama said. The headman was unconscious Naraku had lost his control over the headman, but he still had back up.
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"Damn, I lost my control and a jewel shard," Naraku said.
"I'm sure you'll get it back," a little girl said in the same, creepy tone. She had white hair and a pale face. It was Kanna. She was holding a mirror. It was showing the courtyard with Inuyasha and the others. They were getting readyto fight.
"At least I'll see what the newcomers are capable of, if they fight at all, that is," he said.
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CrazyDreamerGirl: I can't belive this took so long! I know I told you guys I had written it down, but I changed more than half the chapter and I've been so busy. I was trying to type this chapter while reading the 6th Harry Potter book, which didn't go so well. At one point, I was typing a paragraph from Harry Potter. Well, I have no idea when the next chapter will come out, hopefully soon, but I kinda doubt it. Please review and no flames please!
I'll be nice to you all this time and give you a preview of the next chapter:
Genkai and Botan haven't even been in the Feudal era for an hour and they're facing some danger. They have to save Kaede from some demon that Naraku sent to kill her!
Yusuke and the others have to defeat the four mysterious women and get their jewel shards, but Kuwabara keeps telling them it's wrong to fight a girl. And Miroku agrees with him wholeheartedly! But, they don't know that Naraku is using Kanna's mirror to spy on them. Will Naraku get the shards back or will he fail?
