Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or Peter Pan. I only own this fan fiction piece.
Special Thanks: to Jostanos for his permission to use his original character, Sylt, and to all my patient readers and reviewers.
Recap: "Why didn't you just fly," InuYasha whispered into her ear.
Half-heartedly, she snapped, "It was a little difficult to find a happy thought, InuYasha."
"Now, what do we do?" she mouthed, noticing the intense hush on the decks above her.
"That's simple," InuYasha smirked, "we save everybody."
Beware of Pixie Dust
Chapter 9
Grasping Kagome's wrist, InuYasha pressed a jackknife into her hand. "Here, use this to cut their ropes; I'll keep Sesshomaru distracted. Do this quick, while most of the pirates are below deck. Kagura will go with you, use her to fly everyone out of here."
"Where is Kagura; I thought she was with you?" Kagome asked, her eyes narrowing.
InuYasha muttered unintelligibly, and then whispered, "She was probably captured first. You'll have to find her. Go free the boys, then look in Sesshomaru's cabin; I'll try to keep everyone occupied."
"But what if—" Kagome hushed when InuYasha flew forward, leaving her alone.
Then clutching the knife that InuYasha had given her, Kagome flew anxiously while staying close to the water and maneuvering her way to the opposite side of the ship.
As InuYasha crested the side of the ship, Kagome mimicked his movements, and the moment Sesshomaru turned and saw the dog-eared boy, she darted across the ship's deck.
"Kagome," Miroku whispered as the girl landed next to him, his eyes scanning her to verify her safety before swinging to the silver-haired boys.
So intent on her work, Kagome missed the startled gazes of the boys and the Sango's frantic whispering as she tried to keep the boys quiet.
Furiously, Kagome sawed at one of the ropes and freed one of Miroku's hands. Then passing Miroku the knife, Kagome raced back across the deck. Heart beating erratically, Kagome grasped the door handle just as the sound of pounding feet, coming from below deck, reached her ears.
It was now or never.
Hurriedly, she swung the door open and her eyes frantically traced the room. A small movement on Sesshomaru's massive desk caught her eye and looking closer she saw a little cricket cage with a glittering figure inside.
'Kagura!'
Seeing Kagome, the fairy began to pound insistently on the cricket cage she was trapped in, her fists causing the cage to rock back and forth and the poor cricket inside to turn a sickly shade of green.
Quickly releasing the fairy, Kagome automatically slid the little cricket door shut behind the tiny woman, causing the cricket inside to begin to weep bitterly at his continued misfortune.
Rushing towards the door, Kagome whispered, "Come on, Kagura!"
Outside on the deck, both Kagura and Kagome slid to an abrupt halt. Far from deserted, the deck teemed with both pirates and Lost Boys; however, the crew was hushed and unmoving, their gazes fastened on the two figures dueling on the ship's edge—InuYasha and Sesshomaru.
Gasping audibly, Kagome cringed as InuYasha leapt onto the ship's rail and barely missed the cutting edge of the captain's blade. The crash of metal against metal grew louder with each passing moment as the battle raged between the two silver-haired men. Sprinting, InuYasha ran down the rail, leaving Sesshomaru to maneuver his way across the crowded deck. Those pirates too slow in moving were sent over the ship's edge, their surprised shouts splitting the tense air. The shouts intensified as Naraku glided through the water around the boat as he followed Sesshomaru's progress with his hungry, flaming eyes.
Growing aggravated at the height advantage InuYasha now had, Sesshomaru leapt onto the rail with InuYasha.
Smirking, InuYasha began to attack, "Come on, Sesshomaru. Stop holding back."
"You filthy half-breed," the captain spat, "You will pay for my arm with your life and the lives of your friends."
Growling, InuYasha took a large step backwards off the rail and stood on the air over the treacherous waters and Naraku's open mouth.
Arrogantly, Sesshomaru lunged forward to follow InuYasha as he snarled, "You should never have brought them here."
A moment too late, he realized that he had stepped into mid-air and his regal body plummeted towards the water and in between Naraku's jaws. Now, caught within the gator's mouth, Sesshomaru sat crouched, prying Naraku's top jaw open with his hand and pushing down on the bottom jaw with his feet. Naraku thrashed and clamped down on Sesshomaru's firm hold, but the captain did not intend to lose any other portion of his body to the gator.
Taking advantage of the stillness, the Lost Boys stepped away from the mast en masse and pushed a few surprised pirates over the edge to join the unfortunate few knocked of by Sesshomaru and InuYasha. Then grasping anything they could find, the boys began to fight with the men left on board, using their small size and quick feet to annoy more than injure the grown men.
Seeing a man with a large eye patch and permanent scowl, sneak up behind Sango, Kagome leaped forward, almost tripping over the spittoon at the edge of the walkway. Scooping it up, she ran forward and brought it crashing down on the pirate's head, its contents splashing out to add to the pirate's foul looks.
'Score: Kagome-1, Pirate-0'
Immediately, Kagura began to fly around the boys and then onto the towering masts of the pirate ship, coating the decks in rivers of golden pixie dust and cuing, the few pirates on board to either make a hasty exit and rescue their captain or be left on board a flying ship with a bunch of crazed young boys. Opting for the first choice, the pirates shouted darkly and literally piled off the ship into a large rowboat and took off intent on rescuing Sesshomaru, who was currently in a rather precarious situation with Naraku.
Wide-eyed, Shippo and the Lost Boys ran to the ship rails and watched as the pirates furiously paddled in Sesshomaru's direction. As the rowboat neared him, Captain Sesshomaru released the gator's gaping jaws and leapt into the already full boat, knocking several of the other pirates out. Remembering Naraku's existence, the men scrambled frantically back in the boat, muttering darkly about Sesshomaru's leadership qualities.
Seeing that his prey had escaped once again, Naraku floated stunned in the water before giving new meaning to the term "crocodile tears."
From his new post at the helm, InuYasha stiffened as he heard the pirates discuss turning around and taking the ship back over. A moment later, his fears were eased as Naraku, now angered at the loss of his dinner, shot forward in the water with his jaws wide open as smoke poured from his nose and his eyes gleamed with a brilliant red color. The pirates with the paddles took this as their command, and without waiting for further orders, began to row furiously away from InuYasha and out into the crystal waters of the bay.
Coming alive, the pirate ship began to lift into the air as the boys rushed about its decks shouting their good fortune.
Leaning over the ship's railings as she watched the men row away, Kagome was surprised to feel an insistent tug on both of her arms. Looking down, she saw the glittering eyes of Shippo and Sylt.
Grasping her left hand, Shippo shouted in excitement, "Come on, Mother!"
"Where are we going?" Kagome asked, as she tilted her head in a curious gesture.
From her other side, Sylt beamed as he began to tug her hand towards the door leading below deck, "To explore the pirate ship!"
Giggling at the boys' antics, Kagome followed, slightly weaving as the ship rocked lightly as it lifted. After she had explored the ship with the boys, Kagome managed to make her way to the ship's helm where InuYasha stood proudly as he maneuvered the boat through the night sky.
Impulsively, Kagome put an arm around InuYasha's back in a hug before saying softly, "Thanks, InuYasha. I am glad you invited us."
"You invited yourself," InuYasha replied, his tone sharp but soft enough that Kagome only felt a small twinge of guilt.
Releasing her hold on him, she wrinkled her nose childishly before standing contently by his side as he piloted the ship.
From their place further back on the boat, Sango and Miroku found themselves together once more, and quietly they watched the two figures at the helm as they stared out into the night sky.
"I wonder what will happen with those two," Sango murmured to Miroku.
Catching Sango off guard, the monk's cursed hand began to move in her direction as he answered cryptically, "Time will tell."
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Sometime during the trip back, Kagome fell asleep, only awaking as she heard her mother and Sango's father walking up the drive. Leaping out of bed, she ran to the window and gazed up into the night sky, hoping to see InuYasha and the pirate ship. Instead, she only saw the brilliant stars, partially obscured by the early morning fog and sea of empty night. It was as if nothing had ever happened.
Tiptoeing to her bedroom door, she tugged on the knob, and then realized that the door was still locked, just as it had been earlier when she and Sango had gone to sleep.
"It must have been a dream," she whispered, "but it seemed so real."
Looking back at Sango's sleeping form, she was tempted to wake her up and ask if she too had seen InuYasha, but fearing Sango's wrath as well as her answer, Kagome crawled back to bed and went to sleep.
She slept in, completely exhausted from the night before, and by the time she woke up, it was already mid-afternoon. Swinging her legs over the side of the bed, she perched on the edge for a moment before finally standing.
Coming in to check on her daughter, Mrs. Higurashi smiled as she saw the slowly moving figure. "Good afternoon, sleepy head," she greeted, cheerily.
"Afternoon?" Kagome questioned, groggily.
Her mother nodded, "I'm glad it was the weekend; I thought you were going to sleep the day away."
Kagome smiled and shrugged.
Abruptly, Mrs. Higurashi's countenance changed as she took in Kagome's wrinkled clothing. "Good grief, Kagome. Look at your uniform. What did you do, sleep in it?"
Immediately, Kagome was wide-awake and sprinting across the room. Once at her mirror, she stared at her reflection. Her school uniform did indeed look slept in, but she could have sworn that she had changed into her pajamas last night. Looking closer, she spied a curious lump under the shirt collar, and in an effort to look presentable, reached up and attempted to smooth down the fabric. Instead of feeling air and cloth, her hand felt a round solid object. Frantically, Kagome reached up to her neck and pulled on the string and pendant suspended around her throat. Glimmering in the sunlight, the pendant appeared above her collar, and upon seeing it, Kagome gasped—she still possessed the Shikon Jewel. Taking in the rumpled state of her clothing and the jewel's light, Kagome became once more convinced that her "dream" might not be a dream after all.
After changing into clean clothing, Kagome rushed out into her family's living area, hoping to see Sango and her cousin. She was sorely disappointed when she only saw Miroku joyfully watching actresses prance around the television screen. Kagome sighed softly. Sango and Kohaku had probably gone home already.
The monk looked up to see his cousin, and then patted the seat beside him.
"What's going on, Kagome?" he asked, a tad concerned as his eyes took in her emotion filled face.
Pausing, Kagome stood uncertainly by the sofa before she finally brought her gaze up to meet Miroku's eyes. "Was it real?" she whispered, knowing that if it were, he would know what she was talking about.
With a smile, Miroku answered, "Indeed it was." His eyes took on a faraway look, "What a shame that we did not stay longer. Such beautiful women, I'm sure—"
A relieved smile in place, Kagome slapped her cousin and sat next to him on the couch.
That night Kagome took extra care with Souta's story. Now that she had seen the very places she had spoken of, her story came to life like never before. When she finished, she sighed lost in thought.
What if she never saw Neverland again? Never saw Shippo, Sylt, and the other Lost Boys? Even as much as she hated to admit it, she could not imagine going through life without seeing InuYasha again. Her only hope was that he would still come to hear her stories.
Subconsciously, she slowly made her way to Souta's window. Buried in her thoughts, she was startled by the sound of a large thump just as she touched the window curtain. Quickly, she brushed the curtain aside just in time to see the faintest outline of a figure on her roof.
"I wonder," she whispered.
Silently, she unlocked and raised the window. Then sticking her head outside, she looked for the flying boy.
Whispering, she called, "InuYasha."
Silence was her only answer.
"InuYasha," she called louder.
'The neighbors probably think I'm insane, looking out my window and calling for a fairytale character,' she thought.
When she still received no answer, she debated about her next move. Finally, she shrugged. 'I guess it wasn't him, and it won't matter if he's still in Neverland, will it?'
Taking a deep breath, Kagome slowly let it out as she mumbled, "InuYasha, sit."
A loud metallic crash and a feline screech immediately followed her words. Cautiously, the girl looked down to see her tin garbage can rolling around haphazardly with a rather suspicious blob of red clothing within.
Cringing, Kagome whispered, "Oops."
InuYasha's growl rattled the inside of the garbage can, and the cat he had scared out of the can hissed and ran away.
Snarling, InuYasha yelled, "KA-GO-ME! You—"
The person he spoke of hurriedly shut the upstairs window and looked sheepishly away.
"I don't think Souta needs to hear that," she whispered.
Leaning back against the closed window, Kagome felt a smile tug at the corner of her lips, and she gave a soft sigh.
Perhaps—yes, just perhaps, Neverland was not so far away after all.
The End
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Author's Note: Well, this is the end of yet another piece of my writing, and I dare say this fic was a lot of fun to write. (My favorite characters being the cat and the cricket. D) Perhaps, I will make a sequel to this someday where she goes back to Neverland, the jewel is broken into pieces, Rin joins Sesshomaru, etc., and further blend the two stories. There was a lot more that I could have done to this story, and I very well might come back to it, if anyone would be interested in reading it.
One of my reviewers suggested that I write another Disney piece like this one, and since you have been kind enough to read this one, I'll let you know some of my ideas. I wheedled my choices down to two: Aladdin (Inu/Kag), and Mulan (Sesh/Kag). The pairings are iffy but that is the plan. My questions for those of you interested in the idea is A.) have you seen either of them written before and B.)which story would you like to see first?
If you have been reading this fanfic, please send a review if you have the time. I always love input from the readers, and I most certainly pay attention to what each of you has to say.