Reposted 12/27/06- sorry for the confusion guys but during my writing of this chapter my computer spit out the whole error or "sorry for the inconvenience but word has encountered an error" so I had to start some parts over and I thought I'd lost the ones I'd done. So I get on and find that it did recover it so I decided to put the ones I'd continued to write into this version and post it for you seeing as how now I know I didn't' leave anything out. Sorry for the trouble and I hope you all have a good holiday break.
Author's Note
The following stories will be posted/updated on New Years…December 30 or January 1.
1--Hell Hath No Fury Like A Miko's Scorn
2--A Lesson Learned In Time
3--POST--If You Bow At All; Bow Low
I may or may not get another chapter of Omnia Vincit Amour done by then but I'll try and if I do I'll post it. Okay then on with the fic!
Deep In The Darkest Of Nights; The Future Unfolds
Written By: Sammy-Sama
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any characters from said show. However Aneko, Chiyo, Yukio, Hisa and any others I forgot are my own creations.
Chapter V: Some Days You're The Dog, Some Days You're The Hydrant
A few days had passed since the hanyou's near death experience; the couple healing quite nicely and nearly ready to be released. The doctors had entered the young miko's room the next morning after her little switcheroo with the vital monitoring machine and had sent the hospital in a frenzy to find her; the kitsune assuring them that she was fine and was most probably with the hanyou. Just as the young demon had said, the staff found the young maiden asleep with the young man; who had inexplicitly recovered fully even though he'd been on the brink of death.
Now the duo was nearly ready to leave, each healed with no marks of their sustained injury. The only thing left to do was to run a few last minute preliminary tests to check and make sure nothing was wrong; that was easier said than done.
"You want me to do what!?" The hanyou exclaimed, brazen amber narrowed towards the man adorning the signature white lab coat of his profession.
"We need to take a urine sample to test and make sure everything is all right," The doctor explained, showing the small plastic cup he'd taken from his pocket.
"Just pretend it's a fire hydrant," Shippo suggested, "That shouldn't make it too hard should it?"
After much argument, blunt objects thrown at the young major's head and assurance from the doctor the young hanyou snatched the small cup from the physician; disappearing behind one of the two doors in the room.
A soft knock came from the door to which the young kitsune responded, "You can come in Kagome."
The young miko slowly pushed the wooden barrier aside, "What's going on in here?"
"The damn doctor's a sick-o." shouted the hanyou from behind the closed door as he finished up what he was asked to do and exited.
Emerging from the small cupboard sized room he promptly handed the young man the desired item, "There satisfied."
"Very, thank you," the doctor replied, "You are free to go now, just fill out the necessary paper work before you go."
The young man glared daggers at the doctor as he left the room up until the door blocked his view.
Kagome handed over a new set of clothes for the hanyou, "Shippo brought a clean pair for you, seeing as how your other clothes were all bloody."
InuYasha snatched the clothes away from the young miko, who turned around to leave the room to allow him to change.
"You don't have to leave Kagome," the hanyou stated, "Just stay turned around."
He watched as she nodded and then proceeded to change out of the hospital gown and into some real clothes. Once he'd adjusted his clothes to fit better he said, "okay you can turn around now."
The young miko did as instructed, questioning hazel orbs looking the young man up and down, "how come you look human?"
"I can't very well go walking around with dog ears now can I?" InuYasha replied curtly, "It's just a charm to change my appearance."
"I made one for him but he didn't seem to take a liking to it," Shippo commented from his makeshift bunker behind the bed next to the couple.
"You made me look like a girl!" the young man exclaimed, "You think I want to walk around like that?"
"But it was funny!" The young kitsune replied, turning towards the young maiden, "Don't worry I have pictures to show you."
"Shippo," InuYasha said warningly, "I'll give you to the count of five to leave. 5.…"
"Or what?" Shippo taunted.
"4..." The hanyou continued, moving closer towards his comrade "3..."
"I think he's serious," Kagome stated.
"I think he is too," The kitsune replied, making moving closer towards the door.
"2..." InuYasha growled, bending down in a offensive stance.
"I'm going I'm going," Shippo shouted, holding his hands up in defense as he ran towards the door and slammed it behind him.
"He's just happy you're okay," The young maiden laughed, crossing the short distance between them so she stood by his side.
"I know," InuYasha answered with a sigh, "But he can be too much sometimes."
"Well you know," Kagome replied, wrapping her arms around the young man's waist, "you can be that way sometimes too."
"I do not!" was the hanyou's reply, feigned hurt in his tone.
A warm laugh bubbled from the miko's throat, "You do too."
InuYasha looked down at the young maiden latched onto his waist, snaking an arm around her he moved her so she faced him, "When am I 'too much' for you?"
"Well," Kagome answered, "When you're so stubborn, when you eat nothing but Ramen, when you fail to see what's right in front of your face."
"What like you?" He replied, lowering his head so he was mere inches away from the young miko's face, "Am I blind or something?"
"That's not what I meant," Kagome whispered, her gaze locked with the hanyou's.
"Oh I think I know what you meant," InuYasha admitted, his lips brushing lightly against the soft lips of the young miko, "Now if you want to do this here it's fine by me but you do know Shippo will be back to look for us any second now right."
"You have a very dirty mind my hanyou," Kagome responded, lightly pushing against the man's chest, "you know that?"
"Cleaner than some people," InuYasha replied in defense, turning the young maiden around and guiding her towards the door, "Now lets get out of here before they need another 'sample'."
The young miko laughed at he hanyou's antics, glad to be leaving the unnaturally clean building and returning to the world outside of it's confining walls.
Kissing like a bandit stealing time
Underneath the sycamore tree
Cupid by the hour sends valentines
To my sweet lover and me
The occupants of the halls were as any typical Monday would have it; moving at an abnormally slow rate. No one wishing to reach their destination though knowing if they didn't they'd fail for sure. One young woman however, pushed and shoved her way through the hordes of students towards her last class of the day, grabbing the handle to the lecture hall and pulling it open, slipping inside before anyone could jam the door.
"Eager to get here I see," commented the professor from the head of the room, his emerald orbs watching as his student entered the room.
"You Know what it's like on Monday," The young miko replied, crossed the front of the room to move closer towards the podium her teacher was currently leaning against, "I didn't want to be late."
"Wouldn't want you to be late either," Mr. Gonzo agreed, "Seeing as today's lesson plan calls for your area of expertise."
"Really?" Kagome inquired, "What are we covering?"
"Now where's the surprise in that?" replied the professor, taking the plans from his briefcase and waving them tauntingly before the student, "But that doesn't mean you can allow your mind to wander today."
"Oh never," Kagome responded sarcastically, making her way up to her seat, "Wouldn't dream of it."
It wasn't long before the bell rang throughout the campus; signaling the last period of the day for the students. Like a flood the students piled into the class and took their proper seats around the room. The bell rang once again and class began.
"I hope you all had a good weekend," Mr. Gonzo announced before pulling out a stack of papers for the day's lesson, "Today we'll be having a very special guest oversee our class. He's a very good man who's well amerced in mythology; some would even say he was a legend himself."
With the last part his emerald gaze drifted towards the young miko, a wink sent in her direction. As the students dug through their bags for their paper and pens there came a knock to the door.
"Well speak of the devil," The professor muttered, striding over to the wooden barrier and slowly opening it, poking his head out and addressing the visitor.
Pulling the door all the way open he ushered the young man inside, introducing him to the class, "Well everyone. This is InuYasha Takahashi."
"Aren't you the commander that destroyed that carrier a few weeks ago?" Came the question from a rather small young woman in the front row; her bright cerulean orbs alit with curiosity.
"He is," Mr. Gonzo answered, "He's also written a few books on the legend of the Shikon jewel."
A pencil dropped form the last row of seats as a small burst of disbelieving giggles erupted from the young miko.
"A book?" Kagome thought, "No way. I don't believe it."
Amber orbs turned towards the students, a smirk plastered across his face, "Yep, and you all are luck enough to have me for the rest of the day."
"Well then, shall we begin?" The professor inquired, eyeing the young commander expectantly, "You may take a the empty seat in the back beside Ms. Higurashi if you'd like. Is that all right with you?"
"Perfect," InuYasha replied sarcastically, "You may continue with your lesson…Mr. Gonzo."
Shippo shook his head as he watched the hanyou climb the stairs to the last row. He managed to catch some of the comments his students directed towards his companion on his way up.
Reaching the top row the young man pulled an object from his bag, dropping it with a soft plop onto the unstable miko's desk. Taking the seat beside her he whispered, "I didn't think you'd believe me unless I brought proof."
"I still don't believe it," the young miko confessed, turning to face the hanyou, "I just can't see you writing a book."
"Not just any book," InuYasha corrected, "An award winning book."
"Wow," Kagome replied sarcastically, "In that case I better read It huh?"
"Yeah, you should," The hanyou answered playfully, "I'll bet it's nothing like you've ever read."
"Of course not," The miko agreed, "I lived it."
"I think you'll find it's got some things in there you didn't know," InuYasha said, his tone even and clam, though behind the façade was a thin layer of eagerness; like he really wanted her to read it, to see what she thought of it, "I've waited over 500 years to get that to you."
Kagome looked thoughtfully at the hard bound book, noticing that aged look it had to it and opening the cover realized that the pages had yellowed with age.
Hazel orbs turned to lock with amber as the young hanyou started at her, his ebony hair moving slightly as a nervous hand scratched the back of his neck, "This is so old."
"It's the original," the hanyou replied.
Delicately the young miko placed the book into her bag, being careful not to damage the precious item, "I will read it."
"Good," InuYasha said with a small smile, turning his attention to his companion as he lectured about the tale the three had lived.
What they say is true, you wouldn't believe some thing or understanding half as well as if you were actually there. The three didn't expect the room full of college students to believe the tale of a time traveling miko and a group consisting of demons, a monk and a demon slayer; it just wasn't conventional or modern. Though they'd believe and they'd remember the pain and trials they went through to attain their happy ever after and the trials they'd continue to endure.
Slowly, surely
Yours appetite is more than I knew
Slowly, softly
I'm falling in love with you
The young silver haired general sat behind the mountain of paper work; the tedious task of assigning new positions and jobs to incoming trainees overbearing and aggravating.
Looking tiredly over at the phone beside him, noticing the small blinking light he pushed the button beside the beckon, "Yes?"
The melodious voice of the blond secretary resounded over the small intercom, "You have a new trainee here to see you, sir. Her name is Aneko."
"Send her in," came the haggard tone of the young demon as he leaned back in his chair, thumb and index finger lifted to massage the bridge of his nose.
"Good afternoon General," greeted the young woman, her lilac orbs complementing the intricately embroidered skirt she wore, which the young demon had noted was just barely long enough not to be considered indecent. She neared the large oak desk and immediately the young lord caught the underlying sent of demon about her as she handed over the manila folder with her name adorned in bold red letters.
Amber orbs watched as the young 'demon' retreated to the chair before the desk and patiently waited for the general to review her file. The lord's exacting gaze scanned the forms carefully before daring to raise his attention to the trainee, "It seems you are well qualified for this position; we are in dire need of secretaries and assistance for the upcoming transfer."
"If you don't mind sir," Aneko spoke up, her hands twisting what hem there was of her skirt, "What exactly does this organization do? I mean to say what do you deal with?"
"We're a security organization," Sesshomaru answered simply, "We're an international organization centered with terrorist threats against major nations and their supply routes. If there is any rumor against a major power we take care of it."
"So you're kind of like the UN?" inquired the young maiden curiously.
"Not quite," the young general replied, "We actually take care of things."
"Touché," Aneko commented with a small smile, "Well I'm glad you find me qualified for the job."
"When can you start?" The young demon inquired.
"Today will work for me," Answered the newcomer.
"Just wait a moment then," Sesshomaru responded, standing from behind his desk and gliding over towards the door, "I just need to get some paper work and have you fill it out, shouldn't take more than a moment. Excuse me."
"All right," Aneko replied, a small smile gracing her face.
With a nod the young general excused himself from the room, crossing the hall and reaching the young reception's desk, "I need all the information you can get on our Miss Aneko."
"What for sir?" Akina questioned, her pale tresses bouncing about as she turned to face the lord.
"There's some thing just not right about her," was the demon's response, "Call it warrior's intuition."
"Yes sir," replied the young woman, giving the general a mock salute, "I'll get right on It."
"You better," Sesshomaru commented, picking up the paper work he'd left to retrieve, "Your job depends on it."
With an audible gulp Akina nodded towards the daunting form of her commander in charge, "Yes sir."
With that the general turned about and retraced his steeps back to his office, opening the door and returning to his previous seat.
"Now I just need you to fill out this paper work and return it to Akina in the front lobby," Sesshomaru instructed as he handed over the stack of required forms as well as a pen; which the 'trainee' promptly dropped upon receiving it.
"Oops, sorry 'bout that," Aneko responded, bending over precariously so that what little fabric she adorned-also known as her skirt-hiked up exposing what she had-or in this case didn't have-concealed beneath the modern attire.
Lilac orbs rose to face her superior officer, a light dusting of pink spreading across the bridge of her nose, "I'm sorry, I'll just return this to you later then after I finish with the forms, if that's all right."
With his trademark placid expression the young lord answered, "Yes, that's fine."
A nod and nervous laugh later the young woman turned and retreated from the room, a devilish smirk unknown to the young lord spreading across her face in a triumphant expression.
Frustration over came the young lord as his head fell to the solid wood of the desk before him, an annoyed growl escaping his tightly pursed lips, "Only Naraku would ensue a torment as heinous as this."
Little did Sesshomaru know how close to truth his statement was, and what a storm was brewing right under his very nose.
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
A wishing well of butterfly tears (come on)
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
A wishing well of crocodile tears (hey)
The class had been rather boring to the couple occupying the only filled seats in the back row; though having your life's story told to you probably would right?
The bell rang and just as fast as the students had flooded in they left; the tidal wave of bodies receding into the halls and purging the university of most of it's occupants.
"I hope you two found that to be quite accurate," Shippo stated as he gathered up his materials from the podium.
"It was close," Kagome replied playfully, a bright smile spreading across her face as she neared her professor and friend.
"There's something I've been meaning to ask you," The young kitsune mentioned, "Why did you take all of these mythology classes anyway? What are you going to do once you're finished here?"
"I was thinking working as a teacher," Kagome answered, her right index finger going to her chin to tap it thoughtfully, "Plus now I have more stories to tell the visitors to our shrine. You should see how many people come for the holidays."
"I'm sure it's a lot," Shippo replied, turning his attention towards the young hanyou, "Sesshomaru wanted us to go by the base this afternoon, I got a message earlier about an assignment."
"I thought we were going to be here for at least two weeks!" the hanyou exclaimed;
"I don't know if he's sending us out," the professor commented, trying to calm his comrade down, "He just said he wanted to talk to us."
"Fine," InuYasha nodded, moving towards the door with Kagome at his heels, "I'll head over there after I drop her home."
Shippo nodded towards the hanyou, watching with frustration towards the young man as they left the class room and vanished behind the door from his sight, "What am I going to do with you?"
The couple vacated the building of mind torture known as Tokyo University and headed down the sidewalk towards the heaviest guarded base in Japan.
"So, you're feeling better…right?" inquired the young miko, hazel orbs traveling upward towards honey.
"Course," InuYasha replied, his forehead creased in a slight frown, "Why wouldn't I be?"
"I don't know," Kagome admitted, "I'm surprised that you've never been to a hospital before."
"What do you mean?" InuYasha questioned, curious amber orbs lowered to the miko's face.
"I mean that you fly a plane and go into dangerous places," Kagome replied, "I just would have figured you'd have gotten hurt before."
"I did," agreed the hanyou, "But I always had you to take care of me."
Guilt crept up into the young miko's tone, "I mean after I left. I just wish that I could see what you go through with out me."
A smirk crept across the hanyou's features, "You know, maybe you could."
Hugging like a monkey see monkey do
Right beside a riverboat gambler
Erotic images float through my head
Said I wanna be, I wanna be your midnight rambler
"Ahhhhhh!" shouted the mortified passenger from the back seat of the F-16 as the young hanyou initiated a barrel roll, all the blood rushing to the young maiden's head for a split second, "What in the world did you do that for?!"
"You wanted to know what my life was like without you," InuYasha replied, positioning his plane to do a full barrel roll to avoid the two jets pursuing him.
"Check your nine-o-clock, Eagle one," boomed the voice of his second in command over the radio.
Looking to his left the young hanyou noticed one of the enemy jets coming straight for him. Doing a skyward loop he narrowly avoided the oncoming threat.
"I want off this ride!" screamed the young miko from the rear of the plane, "You're totally crazy you know that?"
"Oh come on, this is nothing," The hanyou replied, dodging another advance from the plane beside him.
"I'm targeted Eagle one," announced his wing man, "I'm down. You're on your own now."
"Copy that Eagle two," InuYasha replied, looking out for the two planes that were pursuing him.
Suddenly the alarms went off as the controls registered that the jet had been targeted and locked on for a missile strike. Doing a hard turn to the right and diving straight down he managed to shake the lock and evade what would have been a deadly encounter. However upon righting his plane he noticed the missile that was heading towards one of the vacant buildings on the base. Spotting the signal to land from the runway he promptly followed instructions and landed the plane, ushering the petrified young miko from the cockpit as the on-base fire and rescue crew attended to the scene.
"What was that?" inquired the young miko, her legs shaky and leaning most of her weight on the young hanyou.
"That was a missile," InuYasha answered, a slight bite to his tone, "And one that would have hit us had I not avoided it."
Hazel orbs widened drastically as her semi-limp body was guided towards the two plane behind the hanyou's; the look in her young hanyou's features was one she'd only seen a couple of times. His face was calm, expressionless; however his eyes gave him away every time. Those honey orbs were filled of so many emotions and if you hadn't known him that long you'd never know to look there for the truth in his words or actions. His eyes at the time were full of concern, fright, relief and determination. Concern for the woman with him, fright for her safety, relief that everything turned out all right and determined to give the one who fired the deadly weapon a good pounding and piece of his mind. However someone had beat the young hanyou to the punch.
"I don't believe you did that!" exclaimed the young trainee's commanding officer, "you should know better Hisa! This was only a training exercise!"
"You said treat everything like a life or death scenario," came Hisa's defense, frightened violet orbs locking with angered hazel, "I'm sorry but that's what you told me."
A frustrated sigh escaped the young man as he shook his eye at his demon disciple. Catching the approaching forms of the young commander and the young miko he promptly stood up, saluting the officer, "I apologize for my students ignorance and recklessness disregard; putting you and your co-pilot in danger."
With a gesture to ease the young officer the hanyou replied, "I know you Kaori, I know what and how you teach your students and I know how well they turn out."
The officer smirked at the hanyou's comment.
"Had I not gone through the training with you needed to pilot the jet I do now I probably would have ended up among the remains of metal that would litter the base had that missile hit my plane," InuYasha stated, "You always said treat everything as if it was a life or death scenario and I can see why she did what she did. However that doesn't excuse her for nearly killing me and my co-pilot."
Guilt ridden and horrified violet orbs looked between the two officers before her, "So that means I don't pass my proficiency exam."
"Damn straight," Kaori snapped, "And you failed to acknowledge a superior officer."
"I'm sorry," Hisa repeated like a mantra as she bowed deeply before straightening up and saluting to the young hanyou.
InuYasha nodded towards the young woman before turning back to his past instructor.
"It's your call commander," Kaori commented with a sigh, "What do you want to have done."
"Suspension from any and all departments involving plans, weaponry or anything with a sharp edge or point," InuYasha answered thoughtfully, "And she must wait another six months before being eligible to retake her exam. Your training with restart and you will begin it all over again."
"Very well," Kaori nodded in agreement, turning towards his disciple, "Well you heard the man, get to work."
"But what do I do that doesn't require me to use sharp points or near any weaponry?" Hisa inquired.
With a grin, a fang peeking over his bottom lip the young hanyou replied, "I here Akina needs help with the office. Just make sure to stay away from the letter openers."
Head bowed she shuffled off towards the main building, casting the young miko an apologetic look as she passed.
Most of the shock subsided, the miko glanced back and forth between her hanyou and the officer before him, "Well, that went well."
"At least she didn't crash three planes as well as the building," Kaori commented, his hazel gaze directed towards the young man.
"Hey," InuYasha retorted, "They were being put out of commission anyway. I saved the organization a load of time."
"Yes but the missile we had to buy to replace the one you fired cost a load of cash," stated the young instructor, "as funny as it was to watch the general pound you afterwards it still wasn't worth it."
"Oh well that discussion is better left for another day," the hanyou responded as the voice of the young secretary boomed throughout the base.
"Commander Takahashi please report to the general's office, thank you."
"Well lets go see what my brother wants," InuYasha sighed, turning the young miko about and directing her towards the central nerve system of the base, "We'll be seeing you later Kaori."
"Oh god I hope not," the aforementioned man laughed as he went of to oversee his trainee.
Slowly, maybe kinda quickly
The blood races through my veins
Quickly, loudly
I wanna hear those sugar bells ring
The two entered into the large room occupied by the demon lord, amber orbs lifted from the files before him to address the two before him.
"You're being sent off on assignment," Sesshomaru stated plainly, knowing full well the argument that was to commence.
"You said I'd stay here for at least two weeks," InuYasha argued, fists balled at his sides, "It's only been five days."
Tenderly, Kagome placed her hand atop one of his balled fists, trying to ease some of the frustration.
"There have been some new developments in our information department that are proving to be quite legitimate," came the demon's response, "apparently Naraku's branching out and gathering forces; rumor has it he's sending his men into our organization."
"I haven't noticed anything different," the hanyou commented, "Nothing out of the ordinary for us anyway."
"Then you are blind," Sesshomaru quipped, "I have my suspicions about the new trainee I assigned."
"Then why did you agree to transfer her here?" InuYasha exclaimed, the whole world was going insane and he needed to get the next ticket out of dodge.
"I figure we can use this to our advantage," the demon justified, " Send him false information and gather knowledge from her in return."
"You're insane," InuYasha stated, disbelief etched In his tone.
"Where will he be going?" Kagome inquired from her position next to the hanyou, "And for how long?"
"I'm not sure how long," answered the young lord, "However I do know where. You will be stationed on one of our carriers said to be targeted by Naraku and his men. There you will watch for any suspicious activity and report back. Incase of attack on the vessel you are ordered to attack."
"Fine, baby sit this carrier and make sure nothing bad happens," InuYasha snapped irritably, "Got it."
Sesshomaru watched as his brother made to leave the office, "You leave in three hours."
That was the last straw; the last nerve plucked and pushed the hanyou over the edge, "Three hours…you're kidding."
"You should know by now I don't kid," Sesshomaru stated, reaching out to hand the young man the proper file, "Here are the further details of your assignment and contact information."
"Feh," was the only reply the general got as the half demon stormed out of the office and into the hall.
"I suggest you calm him down," Sesshomaru advised the young miko still standing in the room, "He will need what little wits he has for the journey ahead."
Kagome nodded, "Isn't there anyway to extend the time he has here?"
"I'm afraid not, " the young demon replied, "I got word of Naraku's departure early this afternoon. In all honestly I should have dispatched him hours ago but I figured on some level he'd be grateful to have at least a little more time here with you."
A smile spread across the young miko's face as she bowed respectfully before the man she'd known in the past as an enemy, "Thank you."
Sesshomaru nodded, signaling for the young maiden to leave and catch up with the sulking hanyou.
"He really is a good guy at heart," Kagome thought as she sped from the room and down the hall, meeting up with the young man at the gates of the base, "You don't have to wait for me you know, I can walk home myself."
"I don't trust you to go alone," confessed the hanyou, the far away look creeping in to cloud his brazen amber orbs.
With a sigh the young miko walked side by side with her savior; the journey to the shrine silent as each brooded on the half demon's new assignment. The couple reached the front door to the main shrine building, neither willing to venture inside.
"Do you want to stay for dinner?" Kagome inquired, her hazel orbs looking questioningly up at the young man.
"I can't," InuYasha replied reluctantly, "I need to get back and get things organized."
The miko nodded, "I promise to let you know if anything happens; and if it does I'll go straight to Sango, Miroku or Shippo."
The hanyou smiled, "That a girl."
"I wish you didn't have to go though," Kagome commented, "I mean it seems like you just got here."
With a smile more to reassure himself rather than the young maiden the hanyou replied, pulling the maiden into a warm embrace, "I'll be back before you know it."
Pulling herself up, she captured the young man's lips in a loving kiss; soft and gentle, "I hope so."
"You keep yourself safe Kagome," InuYasha stated, heavy heartedly removing himself from the embrace.
"I will," the aforementioned woman agreed, "I will if you will promise to be safe as well."
"I'll try," replied the hanyou as he started to make his way back towards the base, "And start that book while I'm gone okay."
"Will do," Kagome shouted at the retreating form of her love, "Hurry back!"
With a wave of his hand the ebony haired form of the hanyou she loved disappeared from the top of the stair case. Neither knowing when they'd see each other next or if they ever would.
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
A wishing well of butterfly tears (come on!)
Crimson orbs watched as the two before him argued about who was going to do what while the demon was gone; quite frankly it was giving him a head ache.
"If you two don't shut up I'm going to kill you," seethed the demon as he glared towards the duo.
"Geeze don't get your pants in a knot Naraku," Yukio muttered, casting the man a sideways glance, "You ready to go yet?"
"Yes, I'm just waiting for you two to shut up so I can tell you what to do while I'm gone," Naraku replied.
"So what are we to do?" Chiyo inquired, hopeful to show the young demon they're worth keeping around; and to make up for their previous failure.
"Stay here and keep quiet," Naraku answered, swinging the heavy black bag over his shoulder, "I've sent someone to take care of things all ready."
The two frowned and looked towards each other, "Who?"
"You'll know soon enough," responded the demon, moving past the two and towards the door, "I'll be back in a few days; remember what I said. This is your last chance."
The duo waited for their 'boss' to leave before relaxing.
"You gonna stay here for a few days all cooped up in this old house?" Yukio questioned, looking towards his sister.
"Hell no," Chiyo answered, "I have a score to settle."
"As do I," The dragon agreed with a mischievous smirk, "As do I."
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
A wishing well of butterfly tears (oh baby!)
The duo sat in the squad car; the only sounds filling the air around them were the constant static and calls from their police scanner. It had been a relatively uneventful day, the lieutenant having put them on traffic watch near the young miko's school after the previous day's events.
Chestnut orbs landed on the reclined position of her partner in the passenger's seat. There was something about the dream the young officer had had the night before; somehow it just didn't feel like a simple dream. Granted it didn't totally feel real either but there was just something off about it.
"Hey, Miroku," The young officer said softly, slicing through the silence like a knife, "Have you ever had a dream that didn't quite feel like a dream?"
"I don't think I understand Sango," Miroku turned to his partner with a quizzical look, propping his seat back up so he was eye level with the young woman, "Like a memory?"
"Sort of, " Sango replied, trying to find the right words, "But it's too weird to be a memory."
"Sometimes our past lives catch up with us," The young man answered, a far away look creeping across his features, "Sometimes when we need them or for some random reason at all our past memories will invade our subconscious. We may not understand what they mean but in time I'm sure you'll understand. Why did you ask?"
"I just had a strange dream the other night," came the young woman's response, "And what's been puzzling me is that I feel as though I know InuYasha and Kagome, but I've never meet them before."
"Perhaps our past lives knew each other," Miroku offered with a shrug, "I could always spend the night with you and help you 'penetrate' the problem of your dreams."
Blazing chestnut narrowed towards the young man beside her, "And what would you use to 'penetrate' the problem with? I seem to recall you don't have very much to work with."
"Oh, you wound me Sango," Miroku replied, a look of feigned hurt crossing his face as he raised a hand to his heart, "Besides, it matters not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick."
Sango simply shook her head, "You are one sick little man."
"I know," the young officer sighed, "My doctor said it's terminal and there's nothing he can do for me."
"That's a shame," The young woman commented, her voice laced with deadly sarcasm, "I'll be sure to say some relatively good things at your funeral."
"Surely you kid my dear Sango," Miroku laughed, watching as a very expensive red sports car sped around the corner, "Wasn't a car like that called in as stolen earlier today?"
Sango turned to look our her window, nodding in agreement, "Yep, that looks like the one."
"Well shall we go after it?" The young man questioned.
"I suppose if we have to," Sango replied, turning on the siren and putting the car into drive.
Many on the force had asked the young officer who here driving intruder was, or even who had given her, her license in the first place. To put it simply the woman drove like a bat out of hell. In no time flat the squad car had caught up to the speeding vehicle, pulled it over and the two officers emerged to assess the problem.
Nearing the driver side, Miroku tapped on the glass; the occupant lowering the window.
"Hey, you must've been doing about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good job!" commented the driver; a smile plastered upon his face.
"130 actually," Sango corrected, keeping her gaze trained on the man before her.
"You're not gonna check the trunk, are you?" questioned the driver, all of a sudden becoming nervous.
Miroku glanced towards his partner curiously then back to the driver, "Why would we need to check the trunk?"
"No reason," The young man stated idly.
"I think he's drunk," Sango commented, regarding the young driver with a suspicious gaze.
"I think you're right," Miroku agreed, stepping away from the door and returning his attention to the unmoving car, "Gee Son... Your eyes look red, have you been drinking?"
"Gee Officer your eyes look glazed, have you been eating doughnuts?" came the driver's response.
"Okay get out of the car," Sango ordered, and surprisingly he complied with no fuss. Getting out of the car and straight into a pair of handcuffs, "Now come with me, you're going for a little ride."
The young officers ushered the detainee into the car, making sure he didn't bump his head on the way in. Getting back into their vehicle their attention was drawn to the scanner positioned on the dash.
"Unit 354 come in," crackled the voice from the radio.
"Unit 354," Miroku replied, his partner turning the key and igniting the engine as they headed back towards the station, "What's the problem?"
"No problem," Came dispatches response, "The lieutenant wishes to see you as soon as possible."
"We have a man detained and are approaching the station," Miroku explained, "We'll book him and go straight to the lieutenant's office."
"Thank you," replied the woman through the radio, "I'll inform him you're on your way."
"Thank you very much," The young man said, replacing the hand set to the console, "Wonder what he wants us for?"
"No clue," Sango answered, making a sharp right turn; barely avoiding hitting a pair of girl scouts helping an elderly woman across the street.
"Watch where you're going!" the young officer exclaimed, violet orbs widening as the three jumped from the path of the speeding car, "What did they ever do to you?"
The young woman shrugged in response, "I didn't hit them did I?"
Tightening his seat belt, Miroku griped the door for all he was worth, "No."
"All right then," Sango laughed as she pulled into the station, with a loud squeal of the tires coming to a full stop right before the front doors, "We're here!"
(Wishing well)
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
(Wishing well )
A wishing well of butterfly tears
The lieutenant sat propped back in his chair, the front two legs of which were suspended off the ground while he tried to precariously balance a pencil on the bridge of his nose. A knock came to the door, breaking his concentration and causing the pencil to fall from it's current place, "Come in."
The door was pushed aside to reveal the two young officers he'd called for, "Well hello again."
"Kouga," Miroku nodded, stepping into the office, "You wanted to see us about something?"
"Yes," Kouga replied, righting his chair and sitting up straight, "Commander Takahashi is going to be sent out on assignment in a few hours; we have been instructed to up the security around the shrine so I'm going to be stationing you two around that area until he gets back."
"Are we to watch Kagome or the whole family?" Sango inquired, coming to stand beside her partner.
"Kagome in particular but honestly her whole family's a target," answered the lieutenant, "I want one of you with her at all times and one by the shrine."
"is that wise sir?" questioned the young officer, his violet orbs locked with the demon's cerulean ones, "Splitting us up I mean."
"it's the only option we have," Kouga confessed with a sigh, "No one else could possibly take on this task or understand the importance of it."
The couple nodded, "Understood sir."
"Good," Kouga smiled, "now you two get going. Go home and rest up; you're going to need it."
With a sigh the two turned around and left the office, exhausted and grateful for the reprieve.
The lieutenant swiveled around in his chair, casting a concerned glance out his window around the bustling city, "I feel something bad is going to happen soon."
Another knock came to his door and he called for the visitor to enter. A young demon with flaming red hair pulled into pigtails entered the room, her brazen emerald orbs landing on the worried form of her mate.
"What's wrong Kouga?" inquired the young woman as she rounded the desk and looked out the window before her.
"Something just doesn't feel right, Ayame," the demon admitted, cerulean orbs lifting to meet emerald, "I can't explain it but my gut is telling me something's wrong with this picture."
"I know what you mean," Ayame agreed, "I've been looking into a few things and I hear Naraku's gathering forces. There has been some talk about nuclear warheads and an alliance with him and North Korea."
"Lets just hope that's not going to happen," Kouga sighed, his shoulders slumping against the plush backing of his chair, "or there will be no stopping him."
"Do you want me to look into it a bit more?" the young demon inquired; offering her help if needed.
"No," her mate answered with a shake of his head, "I need you to watch over Kagome. I'll look into the rumors and inform Sesshomaru about it."
"All right," the she wolf nodded, wrapping her arms around the young wolf's shoulders, "I'm sure everything will turn out fine, we just have to be careful."
"I sure hope you're right Ayame," Kouga muttered, closing his eyes and vision off to the outside world, "For InuYasha and Kagome's sake, I hope you're right."
(Wishing well)
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
(Wishing well)
Sango pulled up beside the curb to her apartment, pulling the keys from the ignition. With heavy lids she rubbed furiously at her eyes, trying to clear her vision while she climbed out of the car.
"So I'll see you tomorrow then?" Miroku inquired, catching the set of keys thrown over the roof of the car as he got out and changed into the driver's seat.
"Yep," his partner replied, "Be by at the regular time."
"Will do," the young man smiled, watching the retreating form of the young woman, "Good night my dear Sango."
"Good night Miroku," Sango waved, watching over her shoulder as the car started up again and sped off down the road.
Tiredly she trudged herself up the stairs to her apartment on the fifth floor, pausing for a moment to retrieve her keys from her pant's pocket.
"Meow."
Startled by the sudden noise the young woman spun around on her heel, gun drawn and aimed at the small creature. Cocking it's head to the side; large crimson orbs regarding the woman curiously, the small creature watched her mistress carefully.
"What are you?" Sango whispered, her hand shaking slightly as she put her gun back in it's holster, "Have I seen you somewhere before?"
The small two tailed cat mewed in response, bounding towards the young woman and up into her arms.
Slowly a smile began to spread across the young officer's face, "It's good to see you again, Kirara."
A wishing well of crocodile tears
(Wishing well)
Wish me love a wishing well
It had been a long flight; what was worse was not even half way through it he was wishing he was back on the solid ground of his home land, not on the man made surface of the carrier. He had been given the directions to his room where he'd be staying for the duration of three weeks while he looked into a few rumors the agency had about Naraku's whereabouts. Even though he more than anyone wanted to see Naraku dead and six feet under, he just wished they could have gone after him back in Japan.
The young hanyou could already tell it was going to be an agonizingly long trip; it was just more time he couldn't spend with Kagome. He would be away for three weeks on this stupid ship; that's 21 days-504 hours; 30,240 minutes; 1,814,400 seconds- he was with out the young miko.
Things just couldn't get much worse in his opinion as he shuffled his feet towards an open door at the end of the corridor he was traveling down. Entering the room he dropped his bag down by the door; closing the wooden barrier as he stepped into the relatively small space. The half demon padded towards the narrow cot and flopped down upon it, his golden orbs staring skyward, drilling holes in the ceiling. His attention was pulled away from the never changing scenery he was staring towards and to a laptop that had been set up for his convenience. Standing up he make his way over towards the handy device, searching the web for a chat room to enter.
A room created by a private user caught his eye, one about myths and legends; so he decided to check it out. The small welcome box appeared, asking him to input some necessary information before he could enter. Doing so he was able to see the list of users that were already in the room.
"So predictable," the hanyou commented, noticing the single name in the room and clicking so he could begin talking in the Chat.
InuFighterPilot : Shouldn't you be in bed by now? You do have school tomorrow.
"Maybe this trip won't be so unbearable ," InuYasha thought as he waited for the user to respond.
(Wishing well.)
Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell
(Wishing well)
A wishing well of butterfly tears
The young maiden tossed and turned atop her bedspread, unable to get to sleep. Fatigued hazel orbs turned from the blank expanse of her ceiling towards the laptop currently sitting on top of her desk. Pushing herself up she padded silently across the room and sat before the piece of technology, turned it on and waited for it to load.
The screen flashed blue before the windows logo appeared and not a moment later her desktop presented itself to her. Finding the browser button among the multitude of icons she opened her Internet provider and navigated her way through step after step in creating her own personal chat room. Once she had it activated the young miko sat back and waited for some one else to join. It was a slow five minutes later before she got a response.
InuFighterPilot : Shouldn't you be in bed by now? You do have school tomorrow.
A smile spread over her tried features as her fingers glided over the keys with practiced grace.
IYsShardDetector : Hello to you too…I'm glad to hear from you…I was getting worried.
InuFighterPilot : ((shakes head)) you should know better than that…I'm a big boy I can take care of my self.
"Cocky aren't we," Kagome said softly, shaking her head as she typed her response.
IYsShardDetector : I know you can but I still worry. Why aren't you asleep?
InuFighterPilot : dunno, just can't sleep. How are you doing? Nothing happened did it?
IYsShardDetector : no, why would you ask.
InuFighterPilot : ((shrugs)) no reason.
IYsShardDetector : you wouldn't ask if there wasn't a reason.
InuFighterPilot : ((sigh)) on the way to the ship I heard something about "new developments"…I have no idea what they're about so I got worried. I'll get more information in the briefing tomorrow so I'll let you know of anything important.
IYsShardDetector : what would constitute as important? Would you even tell me if it was?
InuFighterPilot : ((scratches head)) well I don't know ... Of course I would! Just keep yourself out of trouble and if anything seems to be wrong or you get any kind of negative feeling you go straight to the base, Shippo or go home and message me. There aren't any phones here so this is the only means to reach me.
IYsShardDetector : ((rolls eyes)) yes mother. Besides Miroku and Sango are looking out for me. What if your not by your computer when I message you?
InuFighterPilot : My plane has a been fitted with a browser and all my contact information so I'll receive it in the air. Now if I'm being shot at it might take me a little while to respond to.
"Shot at?" She thought, going over what the hanyou had said about the mission.
IYsShardDetector : I thought you said this was a routine operation.
InuFighterPilot : Getting shot as is pretty routine. You need to get to sleep Kagome, I'll talk to you more tomorrow.
IYsShardDetector : Fine…Good night InuYasha and you come back in one piece!
InuFighterPilot : I will, don't worry. Good night Kagome.
The young miko logged off and shut her computer down, heavy heartedly backing away from her desk. She'd talk to her "teacher" tomorrow and see what's going on. The young maiden was worried, but there wasn't much she could do to relieve herself of the feeling. After all Naraku was involved; and where ever he is misfortune tends to follow.
Author's Note
Looks like Santa did bring the good reviewers something for Christmas after all! Boy was the Review Fairy wishing to give most of her reviewers coal this year! Yelling at the author for 5 months to post an update and then not reviewing…shame on them! Anyway here's another chapter….hope you liked it. Remember 5 reviews or no update! If no reviews then not only will there be no update but you'll find coal in your socks for the next five years!
Sammy-Sama
Scene changes from "Wishing Well" by Barenaked Ladies
Chapter VI: Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
What is Naraku planning? What is Aneko planning? Will InuYasha get home sooner than he planed? And will he be in one piece? Did you guys have a good holiday? Are you going to actually post a review for this story or am I going to have to put coal in your socks? Will Miroku and Sango ever connect the dots in their relation ship? And what will Kouga tell them when they go to see him? Find out next time!
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