Naraku's mind games
Ugly Bunny
The group was sitting together for once in the castle's guest's common room.
Out of nowhere, Kagome suddenly asked; "How is it that ever since we have come to Sesshomaru's castle, I only see all of you at meal times?"
Sango replied immediately. "That's because you seem to find some kind of pleasure with ditching us and running with Sesshomaru all the time, no offence Inuyasha and Kouga, we all just got busy in our own stuff."
"Like?" she inquired. "And I have not been going anywhere on purpose. The stupid body switch has been happening again and again; so it hasn't really been my fault."
"Well, I have been having a lot of fun!" Sango said happily. "All the demons out there looked down on us before; but ever since they found out that I was the best slayer in the village; they cringe when I come in sight!" They are so scared. I almost feel sorry for them!
Inuyasha laughed. "So you have literally been going around scaring the crap out of them? I didn't think you were that mean! I didn't think they'd care!" There are a lot of things I didn't think...
"Well, most of them... the more powerful ones aren't scared... just a bit annoyed probably to have a slayer in their midst." Sango admitted truthfully.
"So all the lower level youkai are scared of you?" Miroku asked. "How could anyone be scared of Sango?...Even when she's about to knock you out, she still so beautiful!"
"Idiot!" Sango hit him across the head.
He compliments me too much!
"Yep!" she replied happily to the others. "Just look!" She stuck her head out of the window facing the most occupied part of the garden and stared at one of the youkai sitting on the grass.
He got up immediately and walked away nervously.
Sango closed the window to try and hide Inuyasha's crazy laughter and cat calls.
Sango glared at him. "I wonder why YOU aren't afraid of me?"
Kagome intervened. "Skip that point!" she said quickly.
"Ok, so what have you been up to Miroku?" ahh... you have no idea of the-
Then she caught the look in miroku's eyes of being in sheer bliss as well as read his thoughts a bit. "we don't need to know!" she screeched just as he opened his mouth.
"Dang!" he cursed under his breath. I wanted to show Inuyasha and kouga how pleasurable that can be!
What? Kagome thought. Being a pervert? That baka!
Shippo interrupted her thoughts as he said "I play with Rin all day! We have so much fun annoying Jaken! Yesterday, we even poured an entire bottle of flower essence on him. He's still taking a bath...Rin thinks that its the first time he took a bath since he was born; so we're actually doing him some good!"
Everyone burst out laughing.
Who knew Rin could be so evil? Kagome thought; smiling.
"I go around and meet my old acquaintances!" Kouga piped up.
And invite them to our wedding, Kagome!
At this Kagome gagged. She coughed; chocked; and then spluttered. What!? She gave him an intimidating stare. He cowered in to a corner.
What did I say? Why is she so mad at me?
"Are you ok Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, immediately by her side.
"Fine!" she waved him off and asked, "so tell me; Inuyasha what have you been doing?"
"I'm the only one who isn't having fun around here! The best thing I can think of is how to get on sesshomaru's nerves! And I've already done that a million times; so I haven't really come up with new ideas. It's boring here!" Inuyasha replied; whining. Really; I think I need a new technique...
Kagome overheard a new thought; that seemed to be Sesshomaru's voice.
I think you don't little brother. I still haven't gotten you back for the story you told your woman about Sorai! So what if she meant something beyond respect? Who cares?
Kagome thought, I do, you liar!
Sesshomaru cursed. Oh damn, shit, crap! Grrr...Why must you invade in my mind miko?
Kagome laughed mentally (and yes, it is possible). Oh, Sesshomaru; you are going to wish you were never born once I tell Inuyasha this piece of information!
Ggrrrrr...You wouldn't dare wench!
I would, Sesshy! And she leaped to the door and opened it to find Sesshomaru standing in the hallway with another bounded minion; alive; and squirming; suspended from his hand.
"What the?!" She exclaimed in surprise.
"This is the reason I came here. If you want to know who the hell is having fun making your miko switch into my body then I suggest we leave for Sorai's room now." And no jokes this time miko; I am serious.
Like fun you are!
I am not laughing; neither was I the one who was joking last time! I merely couldn't control myself from reading Sorai's thoughts and burst out laughing.
Not my fault, I'm sure!
Nonetheless I do not want to hear you giggling and sending mental messages all the time about unimportant things.
They are important to someone! She changed the topic quickly. How come you thought that it might be Naraku behind this?
He sighed. I am unsure, but some part of me wants to go kill Naraku for this.
You want to kill Naraku anyway!
That's beside the point. I do; but it's hard to explain; I sense the exact same feeling of being watched by him; as if I were in the woods; fighting his demons. Other people give me another sense of being watched you know...
So then it really is true? Naraku that bastard is now after our sanity and pride?
Number one; you do not have any sanity or pride!
Number two; I may be mistaken because it is only a slight hunch; but then again my instinct had never failed me before...
Sesshomaru; do you really want to start that argument again?
But before he had a chance to reply; Kouga tugged on her shoulder. Behind him Inuyasha also looked puzzled.
"Why are you just standing here and staring at Sesshomaru, Kagome?" he asked. Oh no! I completely forgot where I was! Now they were going to suspect something; or just think I've gone mad. Great. Just what I needed. Get an entire pack of people; plus three demons; on my back!
Sesshomaru smirked. Make that four demons. I shall be allowing you to accompany me when I go to kill the idiot who has dared to tamper with my pride.
Kagome ignored that arrogant comment, and stepping out into the hallway, and asked. Did you try and figure out why we mind reading powers now?
Ah yes. I have worked out a theory. Whatever someone did to us to make us become instruments in this petty magic; and the rosary you have kindly (he glared)
given to me must have had its effect on the body switch magic and therefore had side effects when you tried to subdue me at that distance from yourself. See; subduer; and one to be subdued and the two people who were performing body switches were the same. And it didn't help that I was being forced to lie on top of you and you said that degrading name then.
Oh? Degrading now is it?
They knocked and stepped in Sorai's room. Miroku, sango, shippo, and kouga; who had never been there before; looked around in awe. The rest simply stepped in. Sorai was in a small room adjoining this one and looked out when she sensed them enter.
She smiled softly when she saw Sesshomaru and welcomed them all to sit. Kagome thought, Man, this woman is crazy about yellow! Today's kimono was baby yellow with large black flowers, still with that long black hair band like thing tied around her hair in a hair band style, the excess of it trailing down by her shoulder,
"So, Sorai, I take your name is, do you have any idea of how we can find out who is behind all this?" Miroku asked, in his calm cool voice; always the voice of the group.
Though I do admit it has been amusing watching Sesshomaru and Kagome in the past few weeks...
She sighed. "No, not that I can think of...except letting him go and tailing him..." although that would be useless...
Kagome leaned over and absentmindedly touched the cage that was close to her; which held the minion.
Oh great! Now they've put me in a cage! Impudent idiots! Stupid! He was not some kind of... low level prisoner...ok he was a prisoner...but still...some respect please!
As if it hadn't been bad enough to be caught by Sesshomaru while he was walking along the garden...then hung upside down by him for like forever...then they put me in the goddamn cage!
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