3/ 11/ 06
Chapter 2 of the Inuyasha fanfiction with Sailor Moon powers
Note: The song for this chapter is "Eternal Voice".
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters and/or songs used in this story. All characters not created by me are the property of their original authors or artists. All songs are the property of the original writers and/or artists. Thank you. Credited authors/artists: Takahashi Rumiko, Takeuchi Naoko, and Tamaki Nami.
CHAPTER TWO: IN WHICH REALIZATION OCCURS
Sukitooru soraeto sotto teo nobashinagara
Kizutsuita Kimochi ima tokasukara
Sukoshizutsu jikanga kitto tsutsunde kureruyo
Kono koeo sarau yooni uketotte
"Kagome, stay behind me," Inuyasha whispered, unsure of how intelligent this new monster was, and if it could understand their words.
"You don't have to tell me twice!" Kagome uttered, a sweat drop forming on her head. Slowly, Kagome took a few baby steps towards the direction of Lady Kaede's house, eager to reach her bow and quiver before the youma reached them. But one tiny move caught the monster's attention; Kagome had snapped a twig by stepping on it! The creature roared and amazingly leapt forward, but not before an even more spectacular flash of light exploded.
Sorano hate mitsumeteru kaerimichide kimiwa
Totsuzen itsumoyori kanashiku waratta
Yuugureno mukoo de senaka misete itane
Hontoowa nukumorio motomete itanoni
Kagome's brooch appeared in her hands, and, as soon as she touched it, countless ribbons shot from it, wrapping her in their splendor. Inuyasha's rose appeared from nowhere, as well, and it, too, transformed him at his touch. Now standing before the youma was Sailor Kagome and (dare I say it)…Tuxedo Inuyasha.
Donna kimidemo mitsumete iruyo
Kokorowa kitto oikazeni naru
Sono tobirao hiraite
Sukitooru soraeto sotto teo nobashinagara
Kizutsuita Kimochi ima tokasukara
Sukoshizutsu jikanga kitto tsutsunde kureruyo
Kono koeo sarau yooni uketotte
"Kagome, what is this?" Inuyasha asked in an annoyed tone.
"Well… I guess Lady Kaede was right. This is our first encounter with a special new kind of monster, so I guess this is when our ginzuishou chose to be useful. Anyway, here goes." On a whim, Sailor Kagome tried out a spinning kick on the youma, missing by just a hair. "Aw, dammit!"
Karappono kokoroni tsuyogaru kimidakega
Honkide sayonarato anotoki ittano?
Yakusokuo imademo oboete irunaraba
Namidao kakushiteiru konoteo tsukande
"What do you think you're doing!" Tuxedo Inuyasha exclaimed. Hands still gripped tightly around the hilt of the sword, he lunged forward and shouted, "WIND SCAR!"
Kanpeki nante arienaikara
Tsunagatteiru sekaino nakade
Boku no koewo mitsukete
But the Wind Scar barely grazed the monster. It leapt forward again and wounded Tuxedo Inuyasha in his right arm. Jumping back again for safe distance, the youma cried out, screeching so shrilly that Sailor Kagome and Tuxedo Inuyasha had to cover their ears. "Ooh, I can't take this anymore!" Sailor Kagome shouted. "Sacred Bow and Arrow!" she called, and her bow and blessed quiver of arrows appeared in front of her.
Dokomademo tsuzuita kono sora no mukooniwa
Bokudakega shitteiru kimiga iru
Minami kara nagareta kazega oshiete kuretayo
Itsunohimo hajimariwa yattekuru
"I see what you're doing," Tuxedo Inuyasha said, catching on to her plan. "I'll distract it while you prepare an arrow." On his last word, Tuxedo Inuyasha summoned a white rose (white because of his hair color, maybe for a change of pace, I'm not sure ), multiplied it by ten, and surrounded the youma in a circle of the white roses, which threw up (not barf) an energy shield that held the monster hostage. Turning back to Sailor Kagome, Tuxedo Inuyasha hollered, "Now, Kagome!"
Sukitooru soraeto sotto teo nobashinagara
Kizutsuita Kimochi ima tokasukara
Sukoshizutsu jikanga kitto tsutsunde kureruyo
Kono koeo sarau yooni uketotte
"It's 'Sailor Kagome'!" she shouted at him as she released her fatal arrow, which was ablaze with a silver aura. The arrow flew unswervingly into the youma's heart, causing it to shriek and writhe in pain. One small explosion and the demon/monster/youma burst into a million little pieces, flying every which way and that. Sailor Kagome dropped her bow to the ground and let herself fall to the cold, hard earth as well. Seeing her shake uncontrollably, Tuxedo Inuyasha rushed to her side.
"Can you stand, Kagome?" he asked unsurely. He grasped her right hand in his as she lifted her head to see his face.
"Being a senshi really wipes you out," she chuckled, head hanging low once again. She clenched her brooch and resumed her civilian form once again. "Just hold onto your rose and think of changing back; you will."
Tuxedo Inuyasha nodded and did as he was told. He, too, changed back. Happy to be back in his old firerat robes, Inuyasha hugged Kagome tight as he picked her up in his arms.
Blushing, Kagome asked him, "What're you smiling for?"
"Well, you made it out of the battle alive, so what's not to be smiling for?"
"I suppose that's an okay reason… But you got injured. How could you let yourself get injured? You idiot!" Kagome clonked him on the head.
"OW! Jeez! Fine then. How can I make it up to you?"
"Like this!" Kagome yanked his head down to hers and drew him in for a hypnotizing kiss. After a moment, she gently pushed him away and continued, "I don't ever want you hurt again, got it?"
"But if I get hurt again, I'll get another one of these kisses, won't I?" Inuyasha teased.
FWAP!
"No! You'll get another one of those! And can you put me down! I can walk on my own two feet, thank you very much!" Once again, just like the good boy he is, he listened and let the lady down. "Thank you."
"Think we should tell the others what happened and what to expect?" Inuyasha inquired.
Kagome sighed. "Nah, I'm pooped. It would take too long to explain everything, if you ask me. I think we should just rest up and get this thing off our minds."
"Ooh, going to rest tonight, are we? That's no fun," Inuyasha teased, causing Kagome to turn beet red.
"Get your mind out of the gutter," she snapped, walking away in a hurry.
"Come on! I was kidding!"
The two took a while heading back to the house, drawing out each step they took. When they finally reached the house, they found that Shippo had gone with Lady Kaede to run some errands, and Kirara had fallen asleep on Sango's lap, leaving her and Miroku to talk together quietly. Of course, Inuyasha and Kagome were going to spy on them.
Sango chuckled. "You really think that? So much for being a monk."
"On the contrary! I think it's perfectly fine, especially if it considers us." Miroku's face turned serious, but in a soft way. "Do you think that I would really joke about us or something so serious?" Sango stopped laughing.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Inuyasha whispered.
"I'm not sure, but let's keep listening, so shh!" Kagome replied.
"Miroku," Sango continued, "I don't think that this is the time to be talking about something so silly."
Miroku slammed one fist down on the floor. "Dammit, Sango! How many times do I have to say that I'm not joking!" Sango winced at his sudden outrage, which caused him to calm down slightly. "Marriage isn't something I would joke about!" Kirara awoke and jumped from Sango's lap and ran into the house. "I love you and I want to marry you!"
Inuyasha and Kagome's jaws unhinged and fell to the ground underfoot. "I was actually wondering when he was going to pop the question," Inuyasha commented.
Kagome pinched one of his ears. "You knew this was going to happen!" she whispered shrilly.
"OW! Let go! And yes, I knew he was going to propose to her sooner or later, but he told me that he just couldn't figure out when to ask her. Why don't we just keep on watching?"
"Not until you give me details!" Kagome yanked on his ear harder, pulling his head down to meet hers, but that pretty much made them topple over, which exposed their hiding spot. "Eh-heh-heh…," Kagome mumbled. "You guys can continue," she said, struggling to get off of Inuyasha.
Sango, red in the face, shot up and ran into the house, terribly embarrassed.
"Sango…," Miroku muttered. He sighed and sat back down, head hanging low. "I can't believe it went so badly."
"Uh… What went so badly, Miroku?" Kagome asked so it seemed as if she and Inuyasha hadn't been spying on them.
Miroku sighed again before beginning. "I had been thinking of proposing to Sango for some time now, and when the two of us were alone earlier, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to mention it. We started talking casually and then the subject of people marrying young came up. I told her that I thought that it was perfectly fine, but I guess she's a little old-fashioned and wants to wait a couple of years until we're older."
"That or she just doesn't want to marry you," Inuyasha said nonchalantly. Miroku looked warily at the half-demon.
"Inuyasha! Sit boy!" Kagome said irritably. "That's exactly what he shouldn't be hearing right now, nimrod!"
"No, Inuyasha may be right…," Miroku mumbled.
Kagome gasped. "Of course he's wrong! Miroku, you don't really think that Sango doesn't love you, do you?" she asked nervously.
Miroku, who Inuyasha and Kagome thought they had seen all sides of, was close to tears as he said, "I'm not always sure… I still want to marry her, but sometimes I wonder if I'm not good enough for her. I really do treasure her, but I don't always think that I deserve Sango; I occasionally think that she even deserves better than me." He turned his face away from Inuyasha and Kagome as he cheeks grew moist with tears of doubt.
As she passed him a handkerchief from her pocket, Kagome comforted him, "If you had enough courage to propose to her, then doesn't that show how much you love her already? Doesn't that prove that you know that you want to be with her for the rest of your life? Sango must know how hard it was for you to finally talk to her about the subject, even though you mentioned it casually, she'll understand what you're feeling, and she'll decide the answer that's best for her. So now, you wait."
"I'll die if I wait too long."
"Unfortunately, that's what you'll have to do. Sango's listened to you and heard your question, so now you have to wait and let Sango get back to you."
"But I think Sango didn't look too happy when we appeared out of nowhere," Inuyasha interrupted. "I think she was so embarrassed that that's the real reason why she ran away, Miroku. Don't blame yourself. After all, if you can carry a Wind Tunnel in your right hand and not bear the long wait for an answer to your question, than you have no right to call yourself a man."
"Says the half-demon, half-mortal," Kagome muttered. "Anyway, Miroku, just know that we're here for you. If you want me to talk to Sango, let me know."
"Thanks, Kagome, but I don't think that that's the best idea right now. I think we should just leave her a lone until she's ready to talk to me." The three friends talked and laughed for a while longer as a dark-haired female watched them while holding her cat in her arms, sighing deeply.
"Really, Miroku," she mumbled to herself. "You've never fretted like this before, so why now? Why worry about proposing to me? Why worry about my answer when you already know it?"
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