Lo siento. The long wait is over and now I'm back in business. Yo quiero escribir pero no puedo. Finals were all over me like funk on a skunk. So before I start drabbling, here's chapter 4. Enjoy!
Disclaimer- Hoy es sabado el siete de junio dos mil ocho. Nope, still don't own Inuyasha.
Chapter 4: Colors of the Heart
"Are you sure it's gonna work?" Sango asks her ally, Karina.
"Of course. I have been planning this for a while now, so come on. So you know the plan, right?"
"Yeah, I've got it memorized good enough." Sango says sounding all confident and whatnot. Her and Karina were walking down a long, narrow hallway towards the dining hall. On their way, Sango couldn't help but observe all the paintings that were on the beautifully trimmed walls.
'All these paintings are so beautiful.' she thinks to herself as they make it to the dining hall.
The doors open and the girls (mostly Sango) are blown away at what they see. There is a long table in the middle of the room, with paintings of demons and humans all around the walls. All the chairs are draped with diamond encrusted, silver shawls. The clear glass of the table reflects the light that the large, gold chandelier is giving off.
As the girls grow closer to the table, they are shocked at what they see. Tygeru is sitting at the head of the table, but he wasn't himself. Instead of the weird hybrid of a snake and a bear, the girls saw something better.
He was in a human form, shaggy auburn hair reaching his manly shoulders. His eyes weren't the yellow slits that they usually were, but were a light and gorgeous shade of orange. His black and orange kimono opened slightly to reveal his beautifully sculpted chest.
(I think he's trying to be sexy now.)
"Hello ladies. It's so nice of you to join me." the man says, getting up to greet the women.
"Hi Tygeru. Do you like the way I hooked up the princess?" Karina asks, so casual about it.
"I love the way you dressed her. Don't you love the new look my princess?" Sango said nothing. Instead, she just stood there; staring at the new Tygeru.
'Why is he so gorgeous right now?'Meanwhile, the squad finally reaches the mansion. They all have stopped running and are walking peacefully.
Somewhat.
"Hey Inuyasha, what was up with that sudden rush to the castle?" Shippo asks from the hanyou's left shoulder.
"What sudden rush? I was just runnin how I usually do."
"No, you usually don't run that fast. Is it because of what Miroku asked you? Do you really want to save Sango?"
The hanyou is starting to get irritated by the young fox demon's interrogation. So he grabs Shippo by his bushy little tail and throws him to Kagome.
"Hey Inuyasha! Don't do that! You could have hurt him you know!" the miko yells, causing the half demon to stop.
"I should hurt him. All those questions he asked me."
"He only asked you two Inuyasha. That's no reason to get mad." Miroku says, trying to reason with the agitated dog demon.
"Well Miroku it is Inuyasha you're talking to. He's always getting mad over little things, right Shippo?" the future girl states, cradling the little kitsune in her arms.
"You're right about that one Kagome. If we mention one thing about Sango, he flies off the handle."
"Yeah and if another guy talks or even looks at her, he gets consumed by jealousy. He's a bad boyfriend."
Inuyasha just listens as his so called 'friends' talk about him as if he isn't there. But why should he let it bother him? He knew he didn't have feelings for the taijiya. They could say all they wanted, he still wouldn't let him bother him.
Nope, still no feelings for the taijiya.
But if he knew that he didn't like Sango as more than a friend, why did he like it when the others paired them together?
Why did he always get jealous when other guys flirted with Sango?
Why did he always tense up when she talked to him? And why did he always blush when Sango smiled at him?
Miroku was listening to Kagome and Shippo joke about the hanyou when he noticed something: Inuyasha wasn't trying to defend himself.
Instead, he just walked silently, arms resting in the sleeves of his haori, eyes cast towards the ground and face showing that he was thinking over something; something serious.
"Hey Inuyasha? Are you ok?" the monk asks. The half demon is brought out of his thoughts by the sound of Miroku's voice.
He glances over to his best friend, wondering what's up.
"I'm good. Why?"
"Well, it's mostly because Kagome and Shippo are back there talking about you and you haven't said anything in your defense. Is something the matter?"
"Nah, just thinkin."
Just then, the crew reaches the front doors of the underwater palace. Two big, ripped great white sharks are standing on two legs at the big wooden doors.
"They must be the only guards out here." Roku says as the crew approaches the doors. One of the guards spots them walking and halts them.
"What are you 5 people doing here?" one of the sharks asks, observing the crew.
"We're here to save our friend, now move outta my way." Inuyasha says, staring down the sky blue killer of the sea.
"Lo siento, no puedo. Please step aside." the shark answers with a rich Spanish accent. Inuyasha is lost at what the shark just said, and the other one ( a grayish-black shark) tries to help him out.
"He said I'm sorry I can't. So if you all can just leave, we can avoid conflict." Kagome glances to the blue shark then to the gray one. She notices that they are wearing those green army suits that the Americans wear.
"Hey, do you two know the demon that lives here?" she asks, starting up the staircase.
"Si. El es muy travieso, inteligente, y antipatico." the blue shark answers. Everyone is confused at what the fish just said, so they all look to the gray one.
"He said 'Yes. He is very mischievous, intelligent and disagreeable.' Tygeru is his name and he is one bad demon." Miroku steps up and stands by Kagome.
"Can you two tell us about this demon?"
The two sharks look at each other, then to the crew. "Why are you all here? Do you have business with Prince Tygeru?" the blue one asks, his Spanish accent thick as ever.
"Yeah, we do fishboy. Your little pain in the ass prince kidnapped one of our friends and we're here to get her back."
The sharks gasp.
"So you mean that the girl Prince Tygeru brought here was a kidnapped one? Damn him." Everyone turns to the gray shark, wondering what he is talking about.
"I'll tell you about Tygeru, but first my name is Darrius and my Spanish speaking friend is Alejandro."
"Tygeru once lived a happy life. He had a loving family, a beautiful palace and great friends. One day, his father decided to step down from the throne and let one of his sons rule the seas. When the king picked the oldest son instead of Tygeru, he flew into a jealous rampage. He hired a witch to place his family under spells that turned them into sea animals, but the witch turned on him and placed him under that spell. Tygeru went crazy and destroyed the whole palace, in order to find a way to break the spell. But the only way is for him to set his greed aside and find a girl to fall in love with and marry. Then, he'll be human once again, as with the rest of his family."
Inuyasha listened to the background of the demon that had attacked them earlier that day. 'And he wants Sango to be the girl he marries? The bastard better think again.'
He didn't notice it, but a small growl escaped his throat; he didn't notice it but everybody else did.
"Anyway, the palace staff is planning a revolt against Tygeru in order to bring back the original ruler. Since you all want to rescue your friend, would you mind joining up with us?" Alejandro asks. Inuyasha's golden eyes are burning with determination as he looks to Alejandro.
"Oh hell yeah. Let's go." he says making his way into the palace. Everyone looks to each other but soon follow the half demon.
"You all follow us. We'll show you where Tygeru is right now." Darrius says, taking lead of the group. He leads them into the main corridor of the palace, where they quietly sneak down the hall.
"This place is creepy looking." Shippo says, fear evident in his voice.
"Don't worry Shippo, we're here to protect you." Kagome says, cuddling the poor little frightened kitsune.
"I don't think that we've formally introduced ourselves." Miroku says from his spot by Inuyasha. The two sharks look back at them and nod their heads.
"Well I'm Miroku, this little kitten on my shoulder is Kilala, this guy next to me is Inuyasha, the young lady next to me is Kagome and the young fox in her arms is Shippo." Miroku says, pointing to everyone as he introduced them. They soon hear someone coming down the hall and quickly hide in the shadows on the walls.
"That girl Tygeru is marryin is a sight for sore eyes, ain't she Gohan?"
"Oh yes. She is a real pretty one. I tell you if she wasn't marrying him, she'd surely be mine." The two lobster guards soon head down the hall, continuing their talk about Sango.
The Crew emerged from the darkness and began on their path to Sango once again. Inuyasha once again, started growling subconsciously as he walked, making everyone wonder what was wrong with him.
"What is wrong with him? Why does he growl everytime someone mentions your missing friend?" Alejandro asks, looking down at Kagome. The future girl looks up at the shark, a small smile creeping onto her face.
"So you've noticed. Inuyasha keeps growling everytime someone mentions Sango because he has a little crush on her." Inuyasha's ears twitch at the miko's words. He turns around to glare at the girl, holding up everyone from walking.
"Look, like how I told you guys earlier: I do NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON-" but that's all he can get out. Miroku and Darrius grab him from behind and clasps their hands and fins over his mouth.
The half demon struggles to get free and when he does, he quickly turns around to face Miroku and Darrius.
"What the hell was that for?!"
"We're here." Darrius says, indicating the huge double doors in front of them.
Inuyasha (being the impatient hothead that he is), walks up to the doors and kicks them open, the crew right behind him.
"Hey Tygeru, where the hell-" but then he stops. The whole damn crew is shocked at what they are seeing.
Inuyasha is frozen in his spot; he is trying to comprehend what is going on in front of him, just like everyone else.
AN: I have done it! I have finally put this chapter up! What was it that Inuyasha saw that made him speechless? What happened to Tygeru's family? Why is a shark speaking Spanish? Are you tired of reading the Spanish in my stories and not knowing what the hell I'm saying? Well, these questions and more will be answered in the next chapter of Far Away!
P.S: If you feel like flaming me, then go ahead. FLAME ME BABY! But be prepared to get fried in return. Deuces!