Dream State
A Joined Story,
by Saxifrage and Maid of the Mer
Chapter 4: Suspicions and Flashbacks
A/N: Sorry that this chapter is so short! We just need some time to have a little fun and organize our ideas a little. The next chapter might not come up for a while, but please be satisfied with this (and review)! We hope you enjoy our rather strange story.
Maid: I like our story!
Saxi:sigh: I thought we weren't going to do this…
Maid: FINE then. :pouts:
It had been three days since the strange newcomers had arrived, and Kagome, though she didn't show it so as to not offset her annoyed hanyou, was becoming ever more suspicious of the two. Kagome was not worried about hostilities due to the fact that they seemed completely harmless (counting in that they had admitted not knowing how to fight) and also, at times, on the verge of stupidity. She didn't blame them for their "stupidity" of course, because their attitude was almost refreshing as they continue to look for Naraku.
There were, however, contributing factors involving their mannerisms. She had noticed during the time she spent with the two she-demons certain phrases that seemed to be off, and they knew things that people in this time shouldn't know. For instance, the first day they met, Rae had said something about Ramen, food not yet known or eaten in Feudal Japan. Was it just coincidence? But then, of course, it had to be coincidence when she overheard them arguing over who was 'hotter' – Johnny Depp or Orlando Bloom. Kagome was pretty sure that "hotness" was not part of the era's vocabulary, and weren't Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom American actors or something? (She wasn't too familiar with American pop culture.)
Kagome wasn't sure what to do about it, however. When she had voiced her concerns to Sango, she had not been receptive.
"Don't you think it's strange?" Kagome asked a very unenthusiastic Sango. Sango had taken to the two girls who seemed to support the fact that Miroku should be pulverized every time he has a perverted thought. Kagome turned to watch the happy-go-lucky demons in the distance as Nikki attempted to land – properly – for the first time. "I mean, she's a demon. Shouldn't she know how to fly already?"
"Kagome," Sango sighed, "Weren't you supposed to be supporting them? I think Inuyasha's paranoia is rubbing off on you…What have you two been doing alone?" Sango asked suggestively.
Kagome glared at her friend violently. "I think that maybe Miroku's pervertedness is rubbing off on you."
An eruption of laughter from Inuyasha brought their attention back to the girls again.
"You think this is EASY?" Nikki yelled nastily (her nastiness due to the amount of times she had fallen from the sky).
"Yeah, I think it is!" Inuyasha cried out. "I think you're just too stupid to figure out how to use wings you've had all your life!"
Nikki swooped down to his feet (the effect quite ruined by her crashed landing) and glared. "You think you could do better? You've been pinned to a tree for fifty years, you old man! AND you have no wings."
Inuyasha huffed angrily. "I ain't old! And yeah, I think that even without wings I could do better than you!"
"A contest then, puppy-dog." Nikki glared at the hanyou as Rae yelled something along the lines of "He's gonna lose…"
"Fine then. You're on!" Inuyasha pointed a rude finger dramatically at the winged-girl.
"One rule," Nikki started, pointing back at him. "Nothing dirty. Let's see who can go the highest."
"Deal." Inuyasha smirked.
"This can't be good." Kagome muttered to Sango.
"What could happen?" Sango asked.
Before Kagome answered, Nikki jumped into the air, her wings flapping for support; Inuyasha easily leaped and reached her designated point. Smirking, Nikki flew higher, and Inuyasha matched her again. After a while, though, it was obvious Inuyasha was reaching his limit.
That was, of course, when the crisis hit.
As Inuyasha jumped in futile to reach her new height, Nikki lunged down and caught his ankle.
"What—" Inuyasha rang out, startled, and then Nikki started flying higher into the air.
"What the HELL are you doing, wrench?" The pissed hanyou screamed, his arms flailing around in his anger.
"Helping." Nikki smiled.
"LET ME GO!" Inuyasha screamed. "LET ME GO DAMNIT!"
"Are you sure?" Nikki asked, pretending to be hesitant. "Do you really want me to?"
"YES! LET GO!"
"Okay!" Nikki sang, and let go of Inuyasha. For a moment, he hung there like an ACME cartoon character would. And then he fell like a rock.
A small crater was created where Inuyasha slammed into the dirt and left twitching.
"Poor Inuyasha…" Rae said smiling as her friend laughed. "So much for 'nothing dirty.'"
"Sorry, it was an accident!" The winged-demon yelled sarcastically.
Kagome turned back to Sango wearily. "And you wondered how it could go bad."
Meanwhile, Rae inched forward with a stick and pocked the unconscious demon. Then, when he didn't respond, she happily climbed down and poked his ears. Shippou watched her curiously.
Miroku then came up to them worried. "Are you so sure that Nikki-sama and Rae-sama are completely sane, Kagome?"
Kagome sighed. "I just don't know." Kagome looked at her two friends who were watching her with interest. "Didn't you notice how she knew that Inuyasha was pinned to the Sacred Tree?"
Sango shrugged. "She did say we were a legend."
Kagome flashed back to reality. Somehow, she thought she had an idea of who they might be... or rather why they were so strange in comparison to everyone else she had met in the Warring States.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha called back to her. "Come on, you're gonna get left behind! Don't expect us to wait for ya!"
Kagome growled in anger and frustration at the boy, but decided to leave it be and ran to catch up with the odd group. She decided that she would definitely have to confront the two newcomers later about her suspicions.
TBC...
