Dream State
A Joined story,
By Saxifrage and Maid of the Mer
Chapter One: Cats and Canaries
A/N:
Maid: Hey, we're back!
Saxifrage: Yay! Chapter One is heeeeaarrr!
Maid: Once again, we do not own Inuyasha--
Saxifrage: Yet! Muahahahahahahaha!
Maid::Smacks Saxifrage:
Saxifrage: Ow! Jerk::pounces Maid...:
:catfight occurs:
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Maid::comes out bruised: Well, hehe, I hope you enjoy the story!
Saxifrage: I totally just won! WOOT! Hey, you guys better review!
Maid::sweatdrops:
Rae moved around, trying to bring back the warmth that was her blanket, but it was no where to be found. "Nikki!" she grumbled, cranky from their lack of sleep. "Did you take my blanket?" She paused. "And where the hell is my pillow? Give it back!"
"I don't have it," Nikki yawned back, keeping her eyes closed. "Knowing your appetite, you probably ate it. You do like marshmallows, ya know."
"Are you callin' me fat?" Rae yelled tiredly while sitting up and rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
Nikki ignored her. "Hey…my blanket's gone, too!" She realized.
"What the—?" Rae started as her eyes finally opened and adjusted to the bright light around them. They were in a forest.
A freaking forest!
Which, incase you did not know, was not located in Nikki's bedroom.
Nikki was no where to be found, but there was a funny looking creature laying next to her, still mumbling in Nikki's voice.
"My feet are cold!" The creature complained. "Hey, you took my socks!"
Rae's reply, obviously, was a scream.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Nikki heard a scream, and worried for her and Rae's safety. She scrambled to her feet and blinked, gazing around. She then saw a strange monster screaming at her.
She did the only thing a girl in her situation could do… and screamed back. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU, AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITH NIKKI?" it yelled at Nikki.
Nikki paused. "HOW DID YOU KNOW MY NAME?" Then, as an after thought, "AND WHERE'S RAE?"
"I AM RAE!"
"WELL I'M NIKKI!"
The two creatures stood there, staring at each other in shock before realization kicked in.
"Rae…is that you?" Nikki asked.
"Nikki..?" Rae responded, before regaining her rude and blunt attitude. "Well, of course I'm Rae. You look funny."
"Look who's talking." Nikki shot back. "Wait, what do you mean I look funny? You're the one with the big furry ears on top of your head!"
"Well—Wait, WHAT?"
"LOOK!" Nikki shouted, "A POND!"
They both ran towards the water in the middle of a clearing to gaze at their reflections (ignoring the fact the pond was strangely and conveniently placed near them).
Nikki stared into the water, shocked. Her shoulder-length reddish-brown hair was now a strange shade of blue, and her eyes' blue color had deepened into the dark shades of a bird's eye, specifically a bird of prey. Spectacular blue-tinted white wings had sprouted between her shoulder blades and her nails had sharpened and grown, and were painted midnight-blue. The rest of her (her thin and curvy body, her light skin tones, her elegant face, and her height of around five feet six inches) was the same, aside from her clothes. She no longer wore pajamas covered with lambs; instead she was wearing dark, almost midnight-blue v-neck shirt with long, bell sleeves, a long, light blue, swishy skirt, a black sash thingy covered in stars, and she wore no shoes. She had transformed into a beautiful creature of the sky.
Rae's transformation, however, was much more drastic, and she almost screamed again. Her usual dark hazel eyes had become dark green and were strangely cat-like, and her ears had moved to the top of her blonde head and were, indeed, black, furry, and pointed. She glanced at her pale hands and noticed that her chewed nails were now long, dangerously sharp claws, as well as her bare feet. She had yet to notice the long and swishy black tail now protruding from her backside. She remained, however, five foot eight, the same slim body-type, and her Irish heritage still shone through. And her hair was still golden-blonde, layered, and reached the middle of her back. Her new clothes consisted of a long, hip-hugging, dark green skirt with slits on the sides showing off her thighs (which were covered in black, skin tight pants) that had a pretty pattern on it and a dark brown corset top. She also wore no shoes.
Nikki looked over to her best friend and laughed. "You're eyes are slanty!"
"I prefer 'almond-shaped,' thank you." Rae grumbled, still slightly disturbed by her appearance, unlike Nikki, who seemed to be quite pleased.
"I like 'slanty' better!"
"SHUT UP!"
"I'LL SHUT UP WHEN I WANT TO KITTY CAT!" Nikki shouted gleefully.
Rae growled. "I'll show you---Wait, a second. I'm not a CAT! I'm a…" Rae paused to think of what she could possibly be. "I'm a wolf! Or, a dog, or something! Not a cat!"
"You are so a cat!" Nikki laughed. "Note the cat ears and tail."
"WHAT TAIL!" Rae yelled, spinning around in circles attempting to see her backside. "I SEE NO TAIL!"
Nikki skipped over and grabbed her tail while she continued to spin, causing the tail to be pulled and Rae to yelp in pain.
"EEEPP!" Rae yelped. "What did you do?"
"I pulled your ttaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllll!"
Rae sat down in a huff. "Oh.." she mumbled. "That tail…" Rae then thought about her sudden confession to her new appendage and shouted, "Shut up—you—you—CANARY!"
"If you are gonna call yourself a wolf, then I get to be a hawk. Canaries are yellow." Nikki proclaimed, stamping her foot.
"And hawks are brown." Teased Rae from her sitting position on the ground.
Nikki crossed her arms indignantly. "I'm a blue hawk."
Rae chuckled, "Sure you are, blue bird."
"Kitty cat!" Nikki called back to her.
There was a pause in their conversation of insults. "Where are we anyways?" asked Rae.
"I don't know…I think I'm dreaming. And you're insane."
"Come here for a second." Rae ordered with an evil gleam in her eye.
"Why..?" Nikki asked suspiciously.
"Just get over here, wimp."
Cautiously, Nikki stepped closer, and then screamed.
"WHY'D YOU PINCH ME?" screamed Nikki as she jumped away from her best friend and examined the nail-sized cut on her arm which started to bleed. "Your nails aren't exactly primped and pink ya know!" she accused.
"Well," Rae said, reasonably, "Now you know you're not dreaming."
"If only we could find a way to figure out if you're sane or not." Nikki grumbled, rubbing her sore arm.
"Hey, be nice. It was only a test." Rae 'comforted.' "And I didn't pinch you that hard."
"Not hard my foot!" Nikki whined.
"Don't be such a baby…where do you think we are anyways? We have already established that this is not a dream." Rae said smartly. "Maybe we are in another dimension."
Nikki smiled at that idea. "Maybe we are superheroes!" She yelled in triumph. "You know like in X-men or Justice League."
"That's silly!" Rae exclaimed. "They wear spandex. Those are stupid cartoons anyways."
"Regardless," Nikki said, slightly affronted that her idea had been turned down, "I wonder if I could fly…"
"What does that have to do with anything, you moron?"
"Well, you see," She said sarcastically. "Sometimes, when things have wings, they flap them and they go into the air…. Do you unerrssstaaaaaaaaaannnnd?"
She was then whacked by Rae.
"Ow! Idiot!" Nikki jumped away from Rae so she wouldn't be hit again. "I'm going to try and fly." Nikki said with her nose in the air.
"If I fall," Nikki began as she flapped her wings experimentally, "Catch me!"
"Yeah right!" Rae scoffed as Nikki rose into the air. She then gazed at Nikki in amazement as she actually started to gain altitude. "Whoa.." She whispered to herself.
"WEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Nikki yelled happily. "I'm FLY--ING!" She sang.
Rae smirked as a thought came to her mind. "Can you land?"
"…Maybe." She said uncertainly as she started to propel herself downward… right towards Rae.
"ACK!" She screamed and tried to get out of the way.
"CATCH ME RAE!"
"AHHHHH!" Rae screamed right as Nikki pummeled into her and they landed in a heap, rolling across the ground.
"Ehh…" Rae groaned as she propped herself up and pushed Nikki off her. "Go away. You so need to work on that. Go practice your flailing… I mean flying, and more importantly, landing, away from me!"
"Well," Nikki started. "What about your powers?"
"Powers?" Rae said, thinking about what powers she could possibly have. She was a cat—I mean, a dog—what talents she could possess?
When Rae mentioned this to Nikki, Nikki rolled her eyes. "It's too bad your fingernails aren't sharp." She sarcastically proclaimed.
"Oh.." Rae looked down at her hands where, indeed, long sharp claws were gleaming. She turned to a tree on the edge of the clearing, and experimentally chipped the tree bark with her index nail. "Hmmm," Then she smiled and dragged her clawed hand across the bark and laughed evilly as five long and deep gashes easily appeared in the tree.
But then a growl and a rustle came from the bushes, not too far off, and a large, bulky creature waited in the shadows to pounce on its prey.
Upon hearing the growl, Nikki and Rae's heads immediately snapped toward the noise.
"Oh my god…" Rae whispered, no longer amused.
Maid: DUN DUN DUN! What's gonna happen?
:Inuyasha shows up:
Saxifrage: EEEEEEEEEE::pounces Inuyasha: MINEEEE!
Inuyasha: HELPPPP! KAGOMEEEEE::flails:
Maid::sweatdrops: Heh... thanks for reading, please review::pries Saxifrage from Inuyasha:
Saxifrage: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
