Chapter 2 Meeting Inuyasha
"Hgh." Delfim groaned, his eyes still closed. He though that the explosion would have hurt him, but he felt good. No pain nor anything seemed to bother him. "Am I... dead?"
"Hey, are you awake yet?"
"Huh?" Delfim opened his eyes and stared at an unusual sight. Standing over him and looking at his face was a man, this man seemed young, his yellow eyes watching him entently. His white hair flowed around his head like a curtain. But it was what stood at the top of his ears that made Delfim become uneasy. "Are those real?"
The man grumbled. "First thing you ask as you wake up is if my ears are real, how original." He then shook his head. "Yeah their real."
"... okay... hum... who are you?" asked Delfim as he slowly got up.
"The name is Inuyasha." said the man. "But that doesn't matter. You were great back there. What kind of technique was that?"
"What technique?" asked Delfim.
"That light trick you did! You shined your light and the prick died! How did you do that?"
"I'm not sure." admited Delfim. "I just... I didn't want to die, so I... I don't know..."
He took notice of the man's clothes. A red Kimono adorned his body. Through the cuts in clothing, he could see a pale yellow shirt beneath it. Around his neck, a necklace of prayer beams and fangs adorned him. On his hip, an old blade rested on it's sheath, seemingly ready to fall apart.
Inuaysha seemed to study him as well. Then he said "Hey, your clothes look like Kagome's clothes! That means... you came from the present right?"
"You know where I came from! That's great! I have been meaning to find someone that could... wait... the present?"
"Yeah, the present." assured Inuyasha.
"You mean... kimonos... swords... am I... in the past?" asked Delfim, his face becoming more and more shocked.
"You should ask Kagome, she can explain it better than I can." said Inuyasha. "She is in the village nearby, if you want, I can take you to her."
"That would be great. Thank you Inuyasha." said Delfim as he followed him. As they were walking, Delfim decided to ask. "By the way, who is this Kagome?"
"Kagome Higurashi is a girl from your time." said Inuyasha. "You will see her when you meet her."
"Fine." said Delfim as he walked behind him. "So why do you have dog ears?"
"I'm a demon you moron." said Inuyasha. "What did you think?"
"Hey lay off man, I just got here." snapped Delfim. "In the last half an hour, I had to run from crazy people thinking that I am a demon, fight another demon and pass out. This is all new and strange to me."
"Oh stop whining." said Inuyasha. "Once we reach the village you can go back home."
"I hope so." Delfim then looked to the ground. "I must be late already."
"For what?" asked Inuyasha.
"The Doll Festival. It's supposed to be... well, it was supposed to be... well it will... dammit it's hard to say it but it was going to happen that same day before I got here."
"Hah huh!" asked Inuyasha before stopping and sniffing the air. "Hey, I smell demons ahead."
"Friends of yours?" asked Delfim.
"More like friends of the guy you met before."
"Oh joy!" replied Delfim sarcastically. "So what do we do?"
"What do you mean what do we do? Let's go after them!" yelled Inuyasha, excited at the prospect of another fight.
"You're the boss!" said Delfim as he followed Inuyasha, who ran towards where he smelled the demons.
Soon they found them. The first demon looked like a purple bat with green underpart, the other looked like a common wolf. The wolf growled at them while the bat hissed. Inuyasha then pulled his sword out, which turned into the massive Tetsusaiga. "Bring it on!" challenged Inuyasha before rushing forward. "RYAHHHHHHH!"
Delfim watched as Inuyasha charged at them, swinging Tetsusaiga at the wolf and easily cutting it in half while the bat flew around his head. It was then that Delfim noticed something strange. Among the shadows, something flickered in and out of sight, coming closer and closer to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha was getting angry at the bat, who tauntingly kept his distance. "You want to play games? Fine!" He plunged his claws into his own flesh, bringing them out filled with blood. "Blades of BLOOD!" he yelled as from his claws various mini-blades flew towards their target, who was now frightened as hell.
The strange thing is that Inuyasha heard two hits: one in his front as the bat was turned to shreds, and one behind him. Turning around, he saw a little creature that looked like half a blanket had been torn in parts and had two arms striking out of it. Right next to it, Delfim was punching the creature as hard as he could, going for consecutive hooks before bringing both hands down on the thing's... head?
The thing dispersed as it hit the ground.
"Hey! You beat your first ghost!" commented Inuyasha.
"I didn't even know we could hit ghosts." admited Delfim.
"When they are visible you can." explained Inuyasha before crossing his arms behind his head. "Tsk, Ghosts are a pain in the ass. You can't smell them so you always have to look out. And they turn invisible at times so you might just get attacked anyway, but they are so weak that even a human can beat it..." Inuyasha's eyes then narrowed and he turned to Delfim, letting his arms fall. "Hey, why didn't you use the light again?"
"I don't know how to!" answered Delfim, looking peeved. "I don't even know how it happened last time. I just... I just don't know."
"Hum... so the move came from his subconscious..."
Delfim looked around when he heard the strange voice. "What? Who said that?"
"I did!" a voice coming from Inuyasha announced. Turning back to his guide, Delfim realized that the voice didn't come from Inuyasha, but from his hair.
"Huh?" Delfim was confused. He then pointed to Inuyasha and said "Inuyasha, your hair just spoke."
"Very funny." said Inuyasha with an annoyed face as he went with his hand to his hair and grabbed something. That something, as he showed Delfim, turned out to be...
"Myoga!" said Inuyasha. "I wondered where you had run too."
"What?" Delfim said surprised. "Don't tell me this is a demon too!"
"I am." said Myoga. "I am Master Inuyasha's personal bodyguard."
Delfim just deadpanned at the flea. "Hah huh?"
"How can you be my bodyguard if you run away all the time?" asked Inuyasha.
"Well, give him some credit." said Delfim. "He would make a good information gatherer, what with being so small and..."
"That is what he does already." admitted Inuyasha. "He just likes to say that he is my bodyguard. Stupid Myoga."
"Master Inuyasha!" Yelled Myoga revolted before composing himself. "Anyway, in your fear of death, you must have used your power subconsciously."
"So how do I pull it out again?" asked Delfim.
"Well... I don't know." said Myoga while scratching his head. "You would have to find someone with the same kind of power."
Delfim sighed. "Well, it's better than nothing I guess." said Delfim. "So, Kaede's village, shall we go?"
"Not yet." said Inuyasha, serious. "We have to deal with the rest of the demons around here."
"What why?" asked Delfim.
"Because that is what I came here to do!" Inuyasha said, annoyed. "So I ain't leaving until I have dealt with them and you can't leave cause you don't know the way."
Delfim sighed again and grabbed a stick from the ground. "Kay, let's deal with this."
"What is that for?"
"Unlike you, I don't have anything to protect me. This will have to do."
*******Later******
They had killed a few wolfs, bats and even one more ghost. By that time, Delfim had broken his stick on one of the wolf's back and was now using kicks and punches.
Now both were walking down the path that lead to Kaede's village.
"You ain't that bad." said Inuyasha with a smile. "Definitely better than Kagome when she first came here."
"Well, to my credit, I was fighting junkies at my school way before I came here."
Inuyasha was confused. "The hell are junkies?"
Delfim turned to him, surprised at the question. "Hum... bullies, jerks, the kind of guys that grate on your nerves. You know."
"So you fight a lot?"
"Not a lot, just enough to get the jerks off everyone's backs." said Delfim. "Got to keep them on their toes to."
Inuyasha smiled. "Now that I can understand. Still, you need to work on those skills."
"No shit. Think you can give me a few pointers? You seem strong."
"HA, of course I am strong! But I don't know what to tell you. Train hard I guess…"
"Thanks anyway. Hey is that the village up ahead?"
Inuyasha squinted his eyes to look. "Yeah, we are almost there. Then we can send you back."
"Really? How?"
"The Well of Souls! It's a well that connects Kagome's house and this place." Explained Inuyasha with a smirk in his face.
Delfim just stared at him, not stopping as he walked. "And how does that work?"
"Easy, you jump inside and when you climb up you will be back to your time." Said Inuyasha.
"That… okay considering what I have just experienced, maybe it is possible. Still sounds way too farfetched to be true."
Once they had reached the village, it hit Delfim just where he was: the kimonos, the houses, the fields, the horse, all so traditional, all pointing to…
"The Feudal Era…" Delfim almost laughed to himself. "I ended up in the Feudal Era of all places."
"INUYASHA!"
Both turned to see the arrival of a dark haired girl wearing a school uniform. She didn't even notice Delfim and just went straight at Inuyasha. "Where have you been? You were supposed to be back minutes ago!"
"What? Give me a break I wasn't out that long!" yelled Inuyasha. "Besides, I found this guy lost in the woods. He came from the present."
"What?" asked a surprised Kagome, looking at the newcomer. "Huh… I recognize that uniform…"
"So do I…" said Delfim pointing to hers. "You are from that institute, what's it's name, Shingoten?"
"Suigoten, yes that is where I go, my name is Kagome. And you are from Raikohen, right?"
"Yeah it is. Greatest dump I'll ever study in. the name is Delfim." said Delfim with a smirk. "So Inuyasha said you know how I could get back. Something about a well…"
"Oh yes, the Well of Souls!"
"You mean he wasn't pulling my tail?" asked Delfim surprised.
"Why the hell would I do that for?" asked Inuyasha, not liking the comment.
"Calm down Inuyasha, this is all new to him." Said Kagome. "But how did you get in here in the first place?"
"Hell if I know. I was in an old warehouse we use for the things related to the festival and then I fell through the floor. When I woke up, people were trying to kill me with pitchforks, calling me demon and stuff."
"Oh, are you okay?" asked Kagome, concerned.
"Ok?" asked Inuyasha with a smirk. "I saw this guy fend off a couple of wolfs and one ghost with a stick, he is fine!"
Delfim scratched the back of his head as he looked at the stick in his hand. "It was nothing… so how do I get back?"
"Alright, follow me." Said Kagome as she walked through the road of the left.
Delfim and Inuyasha followed her, though the latter had his arms behind his head and his eyes closed while the other was looking around in wonder… and making a few mental notes.
"So they already used a water system of sorts…" muttered Delfim. "It is kind of primitive, but still rather surprising. This could be a great opportunity for me to gather stuff for my presentation…"
"You have to do a presentation? About what?" asked Kagome, glad to talk about something of her time.
"The Feudal Era, if you would believe it." Said Delfim. "I got in trouble while protecting my cousins from bullies, and my teacher forced me to do a presentation for when I return to school about the Feudal Era."
"I see, yes this may seem even more bizarre then." said Kagome with a smile that dropped when she reconsidered his words. "Wait, when you return?"
"Yeah, got suspension cause one of the bullies has a rich dad. The best part is that the bullies themselves will only get to clean the bathrooms… dammit, and I didn't even call Shawn."
"You needed to call him?"
"Yeah to dirty the bathrooms up! If that is all the punishment they get I want it to be as long and morose as it can be." Said Delfim with a smirk.
Kagome sighed but dropped the subject as the well showed up. "Here it is!"
"Finally. So this is the Well of Souls." Said Delfim as he inspected the stone well.
"Yeah, that is it." Said Inuyasha. "The place where they throw the bones of the dead."
"Inuyasha! Don't say stuff like that!" yelled Kagome.
"Whatever. It's not like they can do anything about it…" said Inuyasha, not understanding what was wrong.
Delfim just chuckled. "So, just bones and rats right? Fells just like school." He then looked at it and said "Hum… just how do you use it? Do you say some hocus pocus thing?"
Kagome chuckled. "No, we normally just jump in and when we climb up we are on the other side."
"HEY, I told you that already!" said Inuyasha, mad.
"I know its just… well… there is nothing special about this well…" said Delfim.
"Just jump already." Said Inuyasha.
"Ok alright!" yelled Delfim as he got up on one of the ledges of the well. "Okay… 1… 2…"
Inuyasha came behind him and said "3 right?"
"Huh?"
Before Delfim could answer, we was pushed down the well…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBOUH!"
The hit on the ground was less than gracious. Not only did he fell back first, but he fell on some of the more sharp bones which were conveniently pointed upwards. The result was pain al through his back, ribs and legs.
"INUYASHA! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" yelled Kagome.
"I couldn't help it!" said Inuyasha.
Delfim looked up, seeing them bicker between them. "Hey guys! Could you guys help me up? I can't feel one of the legs."
Both froze and looked down the well. There, sprawled on the ground on a very uncomfortable position was Delfim, looking up to them even as he held the leg in question.
"Huh?" asked Kagome surprised. "What are you doing down there?"
"Waiting for my leg to reawake. I can't feel it." Yelled Delfim. "Also ahah, great prank you guys."
"But… why didn't it work?" asked Kagome, confused as hell.
"It did, see I am at bottom, sore and hurt as hell, and now you can laugh. At least get a rope or something, I don't know if I can climb the well anymore."
"But Delfim… it wasn't a prank! The well should have taken you home!"
There was an intense silence, where both sides seem to stare at each other until Delfim yelled "And how does that stop you from throwing me a goddamn rope?"
*A few moments Later*
Once they were able to pull Delfim out of the well, Kagome saw to Delfim's leg while she said "I don't know what went wrong."
"I know, I fell on some very sharp bones." Answered Delfim.
"I meant the well." Said Kagome. "That is how I go back and forward between two worlds!"
"Well, then what do we do now?" asked Delfim.
Kagome got up. "Your leg seems fine, just needs time. As for how you are going to get back home… I don't know."
"We could ask the old crone." Said Inuyasha. "She might know."
"Inuyasha, don't insult her." Yelled Kagome.
"Who is she?" asked Delfim. "Some elder?"
Kagome sighed. "Yes. Lady Kaede is the elder of this village and is very wise. Maybe she knows why the well didn't work."
"Oh great. Let's go then." Said Delfim, stumbling a bit. "Geez, this is awkward."
"I'm sorry." Said Kagome.
"Nah, none of us knew what was gona happen." Said Delfim. "It's all good. Let's just go talk with Kaede and get this over with."
Kagome nodded sadly. Inuyasha, however, grunted. "What are you complaining about? You didn't fell from that high."
"INUYASHA!"
"Maybe not to you, but I'm not used to falling into wells." Said Delfim, taking the comment in stride. "That was Timmy's job."
Inuyasha looked confused while Kagome snickered at the small joke. It took a while, specially with Delfim sumbling every few steps, but they eventually reached Kaede's home.
"Are you sure she lives here? This house looks like all the others." Said Delfim.
"I know, but she does live here." Assured Kagome.
"If she hasn't croaked yet." Muttered Inuyasha.
Just then, a second Kagome exited the house. Delfim blinked and turned to Kagome. "Your twin is here."
"Kagome! You are back!" yelled the look-alike.
"Shippo! What are you doing pretending to be me?" asked Kagome.
Suddenly, the second Kagome was involved in a puff of smoke. From that smoke came a small fox-kid. "I was training the art of transformation."
"Wow!" said Delfim turning towards Inuyasha. "A kitsune? He is a kitsune right?" He then turned to Shippo and asked "And did you say art of transformation? That was awesome!"
"Really?" asked Shippo, loving the attention.
"Yeah it was! I seriously thought Kagome had a twin!" said Delfim with a smile. "I'm Delfim! You are… Shippo right?"
"Ah uh, that's my name!"
"What is all this commotion about?" the voice came from inside the house and made us turn to an old woman who was coming to check what was going on. As soon as she saw me, she got startled. "Oh my, another?"
"Hum… My name is Delfim. I am sorry to drop by like this, but I need your help." Said Delfim.
"Lady Kaede, he can't return to the present!" said Kagome.
"Why don't you come in and tell me everything."
Peace Out.