CrazyDreamerGirl: Hi! I would like to thank ficfan3484, Kemiko3955, Hirina, JoannaKuwabara, ladykurama1, Violent Tomboy, shadowyoukokitsune, and Soul's Eclipse for reviewing.

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: Hey, guess what? I finally decided the pairings! -silence- Fine be like that. -applause- That's better. (No yaoi couples) The pairings are: (I might add more, but it depends on what happens later on.)

Kagome/Inuyasha/ Kikyo (Ah, yes, the strange love triangle thing. The reincarnation and the clay thingamajing fighting for the half demon's love.)

Sango/Miroku (No comment there.)

Keiko/Yusuke (hehehe, yes, Keiko will be coming soon.)

Yukina/Kuwabara (maybe...)

Kagome's Grandpa/Genkai (It's more of a onesided thing; he loves her, but she doesn't.)

The Feudal Era Across the Street

Chapter 10: Demons in Disguise

Genkai and Botan found a nearby village near the well. As soon as they entered the village, they received strange stares along with whispering. Most people were staring at Botan and her strange features; her blue hair and pink eyes. Genkai was also receiving stares. She did have a rusty pink hair color.

"I think they think we're demons," Genkai said.

"But we're not demons," Botan said.

"We'll they've never seen a human with hair color like ours."

"You have a point, but I'm not exactly human, either," Botan said.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, Ms. Grim Reaper, you don't want them to know about that."

Genkai and Botan found a hut. Genkai sensed a higher spirit energy coming from it, but not much. It belonged to a human. There was also another energy coming from it. A strange type of energy. It had human and demonic energy mixed. Botan was about to enter, but she was stopped. Botan turned to Genkai and was about to ask why she did that until Genkai answered her unasked question.

"There's something weird in there. I think we should wait a minute until we take action."

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Meanwhile, Miroku and Kuwabara had carried the unconscious headman inside. Being controlled by Naraku can really drain someone, especially if that person is a regular human. The headman looked peaceful sleeping, as if he was never being controlled.

Miroku and Kuwabara went outside again to see if the fighting had started. It looked like Inuyasha wanted to fight first. He had drawn his Tetsusaiga. It was an overgrown sword made from one of his father's fangs. One of the women had stepped forward. Kuwabara had joined the others.

"You can't fight a girl! It's wrong!" It was Kuwabara with another one of his honor code 'speeches.'

"SHUT UP!" Inuyasha and Yusuke shouted in unison.

"Well, at least Kuwabara has better manners than his friend, Yusuke," Sango whispered to Kagome. She nodded.

"Kuwabara, that demon might not even be a woman," Kurama said.

"Great, it's a repeat of that Miyuki dude," Yusuke shuddered. (Miyuki, the demon cross dresser. Remember her, I mean him. It's a guy.)

"Those four over there are a type of shapeshifting demons that can take the form of anything they've, well, eaten. They can also take on their powers and if they've eaten a human, they can take on a similar energy signal. That way, it's almost impossible to tell them apart from humans or anything else," Kurama explained.

"Right, they usually take on a form that could make their opponent go easier on them," Hiei said.

"But, what if they are women?" Miroku asked, "I do agree with Kuwabara, it's wrong to hit women."
"Won't they just transform back if they're killed?" Kagome asked.

"But that would be too late to know their gender," Miroku said.

"Well, if their transforming abilities are great, then they might not even transform back if killed," Kurama said.

"So, we're back to square one," Kuwabara said.

"Well, they do seem like real women," Miroku said.

"Yeah, just like how Miyuki did," Yusuke mumbled.

All this talking was getting on Inuyasha's nerves. He wanted to fight and they were talking so much, it was distracting him. The other women were also getting irritated.

"For your information, we are women!" all the women shouted.

"See, I knew it! They are women!" Miroku explained.

"Then, you shouldn't fight them, Inuyasha!" Kuwabara shouted.

"Kuwabara, damn you and your stupid honor code! I'm gonna fight them whether you like it or not!" Inuyasha shouted back, "Same goes for you, Mirkou!" He started mumbling curse words under his breath.

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Genkai and Botan were spying through a window, well, it was more like an opening. There was an elderly woman and an injured man. The man was asleep.

"So, where is the weird energy coming from?" Botan whispered.
"The man."

Nothing happened yet. No one in the hut noticed Genkai and Botan spying on them. Genkai motioned Botan to follow her. They went near the forest, but they still kept the hut in sight. Genkai had figured out that the injured man was really a demon in disguise and it wouldn't do anything if they stayed near the hut. They would wait until something happened.

"Um, Genkai, what if that man isn't a demon?" Botan asked.

"Don't even think of something like that. I'm always right," Genkai replied. Botan sweat dropped.

They waited for only five minutes, until a surge of demonic energy came from the hut. Genkai ran toward it and Botan was about to ride her oar, until she remembered they were in the Feudal era. She ran also.

Genkai burst in the hut and saw the elderly woman was ready to defend herself with her bow and arrows. The injured man was a demon. A rare shapeshifting kind. It was the same kind that Kurama had explained.

"Who are you?" the man asked.

"It won't be of very much importance to you once you're dead," Genkai replied.

"You'll have to wait your turn. I need to kill this priestess first. I have orders to do so."

"Who ordered you?"

"Some demon named Naraku."

"That's the same demon that Yusuke and others might need to defeat," Botan gasped.

"Really?" Genkai asked and raised a brow.

With her speed, she appeared behind him and grabbed his arm. She bent his arm behind his back and Genkai wasn't showing any mercy. The man had signs of pain on his face. The man escaped her clutches and tried to punch her. Genkai blocked it and twisted his wrist.

"Human, why are you so strong?" the demon asked.

"Because I actually train."

Genkai kicked him in the stomach. The man was taken back. "You aren't very strong are you?" she asked.

"I'm just not prepared. I wasn't told a super old lady, thing, would also be here," he replied. He was worried.

Botan went to the elderly woman. "You aren't hurt, are you?" Botan asked. The woman shook her head.

"Just who are you two?" she asked.

"Well, my name is Botan and the one beating the demon is Genkai."

"My name is Kaede."

Genkai had punched the demon out the hut through the door. She went out after him. The villagers had gone inside once they heard the commotion. Genkai lured the demon into the forest to continuue their fight.

Botan and Kaede saw the demon go after Genkai into the forest. After a couple minutes, they saw a bright blue orb of energy soar into the sky. It was Genkai's Spirit Gun. It wasn't as big as it was at the Dark Tournament, but it got the job done. Genkai had come back to the village. She was unharmed, except for the rips in her clothes. Kaede invited Genkai and Botan inside her hut.

"I thank ye for saving me," Kaede said.

"It was no problem," Botan said.

"We're looking for some teenage boys. One with red hair, one that wears only black, another that's tall and ugly, and the last one looks like a dimwit," Genkai said.

"Aye, Kurama, Yusuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara. They went with Inuyasha and the others to Tsuzumi Village days ago," Kaede replied.

"How far is it?" Botan asked.

"It's a four days walk from here." Genkai stood up to leave.

"Genkai, will we be following them?" Botan asked.

"Of course not. I'll be going home where there's electricity and indoor plumbing. Come and get me when they come back here," Genkai said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Kaede." She left to go home.

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"Damn," one of the woman said.

"What?" another asked.

"Our brother is dead. He could have failed the mission." (They have a very strong family bond, kind of.)

Inuyasha heard. "Your brother failed what?"

"He failed to kill that Kaede woman."

Kagome and the others heard this. Naraku was planning to kill Kaede somehow, but how? She may be old, but she's very capable to protect herself. Then again, there's no telling with Naraku. He could have sent Kagura to help. If that happened, Kaede would be doomed.

"I hope Lady Kaede is alright," Sango said worriedly.

"Me too," Kagome said.

"Don't worry, ladies. I'm sure she's fine," Miroku said. Sango cringed. Miroku was rubbing her ass again.

"Lecher!" A red handprint appeared on Miroku's face. Yusuke and Kuwabara were cracking up.

One of the women had stepped forward. She had a sword.

"I would like to introduce ourselves before we kill you," she said, "We are the Flower Maidens. I am Sakura." She transformed into her true form as a demon. She had long pink hair with blue eyes. She was wearing a kimono with cherry blossoms.

"I am Hana." She also transformed into her demon form. She had white hair up to her shoulders. He eyes were gold. They were blank and cold. There was a daisy in her hair. She was also wearing a kimono. Hers was black with daisies embroidered on it.

The next one introduced herself as 'Yuri.' Her hair was black. It was in a ponytail. Her eyes were green and lifeless. She was wearing pants with lilies and a white sleeveless shirt.

The next was 'Bara.' Bara had maroon colored hair. Her eyes were a deep purple, much like wine. She was wearing a bright blue kimono with small rose buds embroidered on it.

"And now we fight," Bara said.

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CrazyDreamerGirl: Did you guys like it? Tell me if I did a good job with the fight scene between Genkai and the demon. (I'm not good with fight scenes.)

Hey, do you wanna know something cool? Those Flower Maidens are like flower maidens. Their names mean the name of a flower in Japanese. Like Sakura means 'cherry blossoms', Hana means 'flower', Yuri means 'lily', and Bara means 'rose.' And I got Tsuzumi Village from an Inuyasha game on PS2.

Anyway, please review and no flames please!