3/ 28/ 06
Chapter 5 of the Inuyasha fanfiction with Sailor Moon powers
Note: The song for this chapter is "Destiny".
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 FIVE: IN WHICH THE VILLAINY BEGINS
"Something doesn't feel right," Kagome whispered to herself as she pulled the collar of her jacket more closely around her. It was getting more and chillier now as winter was approaching, and Kagome still didn't want to go back to Lady Kaede's house yet. I just want to give him more time. Inuyasha has to mature his mind while his body is maturing itself. But,…I have no place to stay.
As she walked her bike around the barren landscape, Kagome finally admitted it to herself: she was lost. "Goddammit! Now it doesn't matter if Inuyasha is ready to look for me, cause even I don't know where I am!" she scolded herself. Oh, well! No use in crying over spilt milk! I really should be looking for my way home instead.
"Don't you need a direction for where you're going?" a voice from behind Kagome stated matter-as-a-factly.
"I know this voice," Kagome grunted to herself. She slowly turned around and came face-to-face with Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshoumaru, and his lackeys: Rin, the human girl who had fallen for the demon and who the full demon cared for; and Jaken, Sesshoumaru's loyal servant who never talked back, unlike Rin. "Don't you have somewhere else to be!"
Sesshoumaru strangely chuckled. "Maybe, maybe not. Since you're here, Inuyasha must be here as well. Care to tell me where he's hiding?"
"For your information, Inuyasha isn't with me; I'm alone." Kagome paused and realized that that was probably not the right thing to say.
"Oh, is that true?" Sesshoumaru asked, reaching for the hilt of his sword.
WAM!
"Don't even think about it, Sesshoumaru!" Rin exclaimed angrily.
"Ow, dammit…," mumbled the full demon.
"Wait a sec. You're not using –san?" Kagome questioned. She eyed the two curiously and solved it. "A demon like Sesshoumaru is with…a human!" she stated loudly.
"Yep!" Rin declared happily.
"You don't have to tell her!" Sesshoumaru hissed. "It might to back to that…"
"That what!" Kagome asked icily.
"I agree! That what?" asked one of the trees.
Kagome turned around once again a scanned the treetops for the source of the voice when her eyes fell upon a mischievous half-demon. "Inuyasha!"
Itsuka miteta tooi anosorawa
Kimino kokoroni tsunagatte ita
Mewo tojireba itsumo namae yobu koedake kikoeru
The snowy-haired half-demon jumped from his perch on one of the trees' branch and landed right beside his girl. "Didn't expect to see you around here, this close by to your darling little brother," he said lightly to Sesshoumaru.
Tooi hitomino mukoo kimiwa nanio utsusu daroo
Hukaku ikio sueba kazeno iromo kawatta
The full-blood demon gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, but Rin put her hand on him to stop him from doing something he would soon regret. "Don't," she whispered.
Jibunwo shinjite irunoni
Munega tsubure souna huanya mayoi
Arunowa kimidakejya naikara…
Sesshoumaru let his arm rest at his side as he started, "Maybe not this time, but a rousing round of sword play would be nice!" he stated quickly, too quickly for Rin to stop him. He hauled out the Tenseiga and swung it violently in front of the other couple, just slicing off a few strands of Kagome's hair.
Kawaranai kotaega areba ii
Kanashii kurai Tokini nagasare
Dakara eientoka bokurawa sagashi tagarunda
"Hey! Watch it!" Kagome hollered at him, but he paid no attention.
Itsuka miteta tooi anosorawa
Kimino kokoroni tsunagatte ita
Mewo tojireba itsumo namae yobu koedake kikoeru
Inuyasha clenched his teeth. "No one tries to hurt my Kagome!" With one nimble move, he, too, pulled his sword out, the Tetsusaiga.
Nanimo iwanakutemo kimochi tsutaeru tokiga arune
Sasaina kotoni sae kanjiru yorokobiga aru
In the blink of an eye, the brothers began fighting, and no one could stop them. Inuyasha swung and missed, and so did Sesshoumaru. Finally, Kagome decided that she was going to put a stop to this. "SIT BOY!" she screamed.
Bukiyoona bokurawa itsumo
Sukoshi toomawari shiteiruyone
Subetega hoshii wakejya naikedo…
At once, Inuyasha fell face-flat into the ground. Sesshoumaru took the chance to try and steal the Tetsusaiga, but then he heard Rin shriek and turned around instead. "Rin!"
Mitasaretai omoi kakaetewa
Umeru kotodake kangaetetane
Ataetanara kitto iyasareru jibunmo irundo
"Just kidding!" Rin teased, wearing a smile on her face as she grabbed Sesshoumaru by the ear and tugged him along. "Sorry bout this, Kagome-san! Let us know when you guys decide to get married, though! We'll be there!" she hollered as the troublesome trio disappeared into the distance, still wearing that mischievous smile of hers.
Itsuka miteta tooi anosorawa
Kimino kokoroni tsunagatte ita
Mewo tojireba itsumo namae yobu koedake kikoeru
Rin's last comment made the awkward couple turn red, and Kagome coughed. "Inform them about our wedding? I don't think I even want such a thing!" Kagome said uncomfortably.
Darekao omouhodo tsuyokunaru
Jibuno mitsukeru mitasareteku
Meo tojireba kimiga namae yobu koedake kikoeru
Inuyasha looked at her. "What do you mean by that?" he asked suspiciously.
Kawaranai kotaega areba ii
Kanashii kurai Tokini nagasare
Dakara eientoka bokurawa sagashi tagarunda
Kagome felt cornered. Maybe that wasn't the greatest thing to say. "I mean, I'd love to get married someday, but a wedding would really put out there the fact that you're a demon. I just don't want to…jeopardize the occasion, is all." Kagome really hoped that they weren't going to repeat Sango and Miroku's marriage fight.
"Maybe…" Inuyasha turned around and eyed her suspiciously, but then flung his arms around her shoulders. "As long as you're alive and happy, I guess I'm okay with that."
Whew! Kagome thought to herself. I did not want to have to repair a relationship again. "So… Were you spying on me?" she asked inquisitively.
Inuyasha faltered. "Uh, well… I was looking for you and…"
"So you think you grew a few more brain cells, do you?" Kagome said teasingly.
Inuyasha scoffed. "Just because you- Er, n-never mind…"
Kagome threw her arms around her demon. "I'm so happy that you've discovered that you can keep a lid on it! Maybe I'll even go home with you now."
"You call Lady Kaede's home your home; do you think that you'll ever want our-your own?"
"Get a home here in the past?" Kagome paused and thought for a long moment. She had never really given permanently living in the Past, and now that Inuyasha mentioned it, she really wondered about the subject. Could I ever get a house here in the Past? Would I live with Inuyasha? Kagome blushed as she thought of the idea of living together with Inuyasha, little Inuyashas running around with her dark hair. "Oh-OH my god!" she whispered to herself, hands covering her cheeks to try and hide the fact that she was completely embarrassed just thinking about having Inuyasha's children.
"Just what are you thinking, Kagome? Is someone thinking ugly thoughts?"
"If you're talking about how the kids will look, then yes!" Kagome stated hastily. "Let's just go home now!"
"Not until you tell me what's on your mind!" Inuyasha meant to turn her around, but instead flung her to the ground underfoot. "I didn't mean to do that! I was just…"
"Just help me up!"
At once, the half-demon hoisted Kagome up and into his arms and gazed into her eyes. "I'm sorry; I really didn't want to screw this up."
"Screw what up?" Kagome inquired.
Inuyasha breathed heavily. "Someone in the village moved away and left the house to whoever wanted it. I was thinking that, well, maybe it could be ours?"
Itsuka miteta tooi anosorawa
Kimino kokoroni tsunagatte ita
Mewo tojireba itsumo namae yobu koedake kikoeru
Tears came to Kagome's eyes. HE DID WHAT! she thought.
"I'm sorry; I shouldn't have said anything…" Inuyasha kissed Kagome lightly on the cheek and turned to get her things as they walked back towards the village, but Kagome took three steps and couldn't budge. Inuyasha halted and looked at her. "What's wrong?"
Instantly, Kagome leapt into Inuyasha's arms. "Nothing's wrong! Everything's perfect! Exactly perfect!"
"Hey, look! They're back!" Sango exclaimed as soon she saw the silhouettes of Inuyasha and Kagome. "Kagome! Inuyasha! Over here!" she called.
Miroku poked his head out of the house. "So they are!" He stopped what he was doing and ambled to Sango's side.
As soon as they were in arms' length of their friends, Kagome laughed at Miroku's get-up. "What the hell are you supposed to be?"
The monk glared at her. "For your information, I was helping Lady Kaede with the chores while you two were missing," he stated coolly.
"Sorry, guys," Kagome sort of mumbled under her breath. She turned to Inuyasha and whispered in his ear, "Have you told them yet? About the house?"
Inuyasha replied in undertones, "No, because I wanted to make sure you would even want the thing. Are you going to mention it to them?"
"Why not?" Kagome faced Miroku and Sango once again and blurted, "We have a house!"
Now, Kagome was expecting a "Wow, that's so great!" or an "Oh, I'm so jealous!" or even an "I'm just so happy for the two of you!", but she instead received gaping looks from the others.
"What's wrong? You don't like that idea?"
"Well," Sango began uncomfortably, "we always kinda thought that you two were never going to get married or have a house or children or anything since Inuyasha's a half-demon, and that would make some things difficult. We're just surprised, is all."
Sango took one look at Kagome's face and knew she had said the wrong thing. "So you think Inuyasha and I will be together forever, but not like you and Miroku?" Kagome asked painfully.
"N-no," Sango quickly spoke. "It's just that we thought that you guys would… Okay, you're right! But, even though Inuyasha's half human, he's still a half- demon!"
"What about the Shikon Jewel?" Inuyasha quietly interjected. The others turned to look at him, slightly worried at his comment. "With its power, I can become a full human; we all know that. So why not use what little power it has left to turn me all human?"
Kagome stiffened, fist and teeth clenched tightly. If we make him all human, then he would be susceptible to your average mortal death. Do I really have the right to do that to him? Just for the sake of having a family and a normal life? "Do you really want to give up what you have now just for a normal life?" Kagome asked Inuyasha, on the brink of tears.
For this one, the now half-demon didn't have to think. "If it's what makes you happy, then change me into a mortal. I don't want to wait for years and years in the future when you die and I'm alone once again because of the demon in me. I want to have a family with you, grow old together, and die peacefully together. And, yes, I know that sounded terribly cheesy, but it's how I feel about you; I want to be with you always."
The tears flowed down her cheeks as she embraced the love of her life. "Then let's use the last of the Jewel's power to make you human!"
"Stand back! I'm not sure how we're supposed to do this, but let's hope it works!" Kagome herself stood back a little. She gripped the Shikon Jewel in her hands and focused her thoughts onto the precious stone. Suddenly, it left her hands and flew into the air, glowing. Countless beams of light streamed from it, every last one of them hitting Inuyasha and engulfing him in their grandeur. Another bright flash of light, and the others let their hands and arms dangled at the sides. "Well," Kagome asked Inuyasha, "how do you feel?"
Inuyasha gazed at Kagome, but she realized that something was not right. His eyes were blood red, and he had that deadly look in his eye now.
"Inuyasha?" she timorously asked.
At once, Inuyasha leapt into the air and landed right in front of Kagome. He swung at her and barely missed beheading her by an inch.
"Kagome!" Sango screamed. Obviously, she had been thinking what Kagome had: somehow in the process, the Shikon Jewel had screwed up. Inuyasha was now a full demon.
"Inuyasha, please stop!" Kagome hollered at the now full-blood demon. She had a hard time staying on her feet as she was trying to avoid getting killed by Inuyasha's razor-sharp claws.
"What do we do!" Sango asked frantically. She felt Miroku place a hand on her shoulder.
"We can't do anything. We risk hurting either of them if we try to intervene. The only thing we can do right now is to sit back and watch."
"Not unless you want to have some fun around here!" came a voice from up in the trees.
Sango and Miroku turned their heads toward the sky, but saw no one. A razor came whizzing past Sango's head and cut her cheek and ear. "Ah! My face!" the demon-slayer cried.
"Sango!" Miroku turned to look up behind him and froze. "L-lady Kikyou!"
Immediately, Inuyasha stopped trying to kill Inuyasha and turned his attention towards the priestess. He growled and mumbled, "KILL KIKYOU!"
"Not today, Inuyasha!" the priestess taunted, but it was not her voice. Something, other than the strange get-up Sango, Miroku, and Kagome noticed, was not right. Kagome looked into Kikyou's eyes from where she was and felt like screaming. Kikyou was possessed by Nephrenia from the fourth season of Sailor Moon! "Sango! Miroku!" she hollered. "Use your items to transform! Quickly!" After instructing them on what to do, Kagome herself pulled out the brooch that resembled the Shikon Jewel and her bow and arrow and called, "SHIKON SOUL POWER, MAKE-UP!"
Seeing her transform, Sango, too, transformed. "HIRAIKOTSU SOUL POWER, MAKE-UP!"
Miroku was finally able to manage his "SUTRA SOUL POWER!" after cleaning up a quick nosebleed from watching Sango change.
"What!" came Nephrenia's voice. "I have to deal with the Sailor Senshi again! Humph! I did it once, and I'll do it again!" Kikyou-possessed-by-Nephrenia took off one earring and flung it at the group. The earring's three attached crescent moons detached and flew after their own victim.
"What do we do now!" Sailor Sango shrieked at Sailor Kagome.
"Don't worry! Some sort of attack phrase will materialize in your mind!" Sailor Kagome screeched back. "As for me… Sacred Bow and Arrow!" Kagome's bow and quiver of arrows became visible in her right hand, and she quickly prepared an arrow for the monster. Stretching the string across her chest, Sailor Kagome cried out, "SHIKON SILVER AURA PIERCE!"
The arrow flew directly into the heart of Kikyou, but, strangely, full demon Inuyasha went to go help her up. "I don't need a lackey!" she stated, but when Inuyasha calmed down in her presence, she decided to take him up on the offer. "Fine! You can come with me if you please!"
"Inuyasha! NO!" Sailor Kagome yelled.
As the two began to fade away, Sailor Kagome heard Kikyou call to her, "I see that I've taken something precious from you, but I think that it's really his choice as a full demon. If you want to get him back, come to the rubble remains of Mount Hakurei. And maybe there I'll give you back your Inuyasha. Come by yourself, 'Sailor' Kagome. When you get there, maybe we'll have a fight to the death, maybe I'll just have you massacred at the hands of your loved one. You'll just have to wait and see. Ciao for now!" And with that, Kikyou disappeared in the arms of the full demon Inuyasha.
"No…," Kagome whispered to herself after she had changed back to her regular form. "INUYASHA!"
"Kagome-chan," Sango quietly said. She and Miroku had changed back into their civilian forms and were now trying to comfort Kagome. Sango placed a hand on Kagome's left shoulder, but Kagome just swatted it off. "We'll get Inuyasha back, I promise."
Kagome turned to face the other two. "We can't all go save him! Didn't you hear Kikyou! She told me to come alone; we don't know what could happen to you guys if all three of us go."
"You mean 'all five of us'," Shippo stated from Kagome's side. Kagome turned and looked at the towering fox-demon. "You're going to take Kirara and me along with you, right?"
"It's too dangerous…," Kagome started to say, but Sango interrupted.
"That's actually a good idea. We can use Kirara to get there and Shippo's powers would come in handy if we had to hide for some reason. We really should take them with us, Kagome-chan," Sango finished.
"So, what are we waiting for?" Miroku asked. "Let's go!"
How did you enjoy this chapter? I loved it! I know, I know. I keep getting the characters into odd situations, but I will continue to do this. Just in case you're getting bored with this story, I'll just let you know that things will get a lot more interesting in the end, so you might as well stick with the story. Thanks goes out to all who have read this from the beginning and are going to read until the end. mew-tsubaki loves you all sooooooooo much! - 3 Catch you later!
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