The songs are a parody of ;'Your Fault' from 'Into the Woods', Ob-La Di' by The Beatles, 'To All The Girls', and 'My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less'
Look out for another quick cameo.
BAKER
It's because of them there's a Murderous demon in our midst
and Inuyasha is dieing!
VILLAGER 1
But if it is their fault,
Let's figure out who's really to blame!
Kikyo was the one
Who mixed that poison
And without that poison
There'd have been no pain
To give to Inuyasha
In the first place!
BAKER
Wait a minute, I think we can all agree
That it was Kikyo
That mixed that poison
And threw that arrow
For that's what we were told!
After all she's a heartless witch,
And she never could tell
That Inuyasha didn't kill her
It was Naroku's spell
In the first place
DRESS MAKER
See, it's her fault.
VILLAGER 2
Is it?
BAKER
Is it her fault...
DRESS MAKER
Yes!
VILLAGER 3
Yes, it is!
VILLAGER 1
Is it really?
BAKER
It's true.
VILLAGER 1
Wait a minute-
But would she have even been there
If the demon slayer
Had only destroyed her with her Hiraikostu!
DRESS MAKER (To Baker)
So it's her fault!
VILLAGER 2
Yes!
BAKER
Yes, it is!
He saved her life,
Not twice, but thrice.
Yet she kept calling him stupid
And uncaring and warped!
VILLAGER 1
Whch makes me wonder
Even though he saved her life
Was she all that grateful
In the first place!
VILLAGER 3
Oh.
Then it's her fault!
DRESS MAKER:
So.
VILLAGER 3
It was her fault...
VILLAGER 2
Yes.
BAKER
Yes, it is,
It's hers.
DRESS MAKER
I guess...
VILLAGER 1
Wait a minute, though-
Yes, we know she doesn't care-
Right? That's clear.
But the thing that puzzles me,
Then what's queer
Is why didn't the Monk put her in the Wind Tunnel
In the first place?
Second place...
VILLAGER 2
Yes!
VILLAGER 3
How?
BAKER
Hmmm...
DRESS MAKER
Well,
He did have the wind tunnel…
BAKER
The Wind Tunnel!
VILLAGER 4
The Wind Runnel?
VILLAGER 2 (To Baker)
He Didn't care about Inuyasha either..
BAKER
He didn't!
No, he didn't.
VILLAGER 2
So it's his-!
BAKER
Yes it is
'Cause he called him stupid too!
DRESS MAKER
So it's his-!
BAKER
Wait a minute!
VILLAGER 2
Then whose is it?
BAKER (To VILLAGER 2)
Wait a minute!
Inuyasha has been picked on
Even by his friends
But the one who really knows what happened
Is the one who we should blame instead!
VILLAGER 3
Yes, I know who you mean-
The one mainly to blame-
The one who was the meanest ,
And the true villian!
And the one to blame!
VILLAGER 2
So it's his fault!
VILLAGER 1
Yes-
DRESS MAKER
See, it's his fault-
VILLAGER 4
Yes
VILLAGER 1
And it's all his!
BAKER:
Its obvious now whose fault!
VILLAGER 2
Cause if he hadn't have
Resented us-
VILLAGER 1
Resented all humans-
VILLAGER 3
And he was greedy!
Did he need that sword?
BAKER:
And it belonged to his brother-!
DRESS MAKER
It didn't even belong to him then!
VILLAGER 3:
Yes, and he wanted him dead
In the third place?
BAKER
He did- yes!
DRESS MAKER
He hated his brother and drove him out!
VILLAGER 2
He drove him out?
DRESS MAKER
He drive him out!
Just because he's half human
VILLAGER 1
He did?
VILLAGER 2
Yes.
He drive him out!
VILLAGER 3
Yes he did!
BAKER, DRESS MAKER
So it IS his fault!
VILLAGER 1
Wait a minute-!
VILLAGER 2
If he hadn't drove him out-
BAKER
If he had only left him alone,
He wouldn't have met Kikyo
In the first place!
VILLAGER 1
Well, if he hadn't kicked him out
In the first place-!
VILLAGER 2
If he didn't throw him out when he was six n the first place-!
DRESS MAKER
It was his fault!
BAKER
It all goes back to Sesshomaru in the first place-!
VILLAGER 4 & BAKER
Right! It's you, Sesshomaru, in the first place-!
VILLAGER 3
You should have taken him in at six in the first place!
VILLAGER 2
It's his fault!
ALL:
He's responsible!
He's the one to blame!
It's his fault!
IN KAGOME'S TIME…
The extremely loud 'Trrrrrr' of the alarm clock Kagome had given her that Sango had brought with her to Kagome's time began ringing from the spot on the nightstand that Sango had put it. Sesshomaru immediately sat up and put his hand over one ear. "Sango, what is that noise?"
Sango quickly reached over and turned it off. "I'm sorry, Sesshomaru, I should have told you, it was my alarm clock."
"Alarm clock?"
Sango showed it to him. "It's a device that they invented in this time. It helps you wake up in the morning, See, you pull out this little stem and set it for the time that you want to wake up. You pull the stem back in and it will wake you up at the set time with those bells."
"MUST they be so LOUD?!"
"Well, that's what wakes up humans. Our ears arent as good as yours so we need loud noises to help us wake up."
Rin sat up in bed just then. "Sango? What was that noise?" Sango showed her the alarm clock and explained how it worked. "Wow, that's amazing!"
"Yes, it is, but now we have to put our clothes back on and head out again to find Kagome. We don't have a second to lose."
"Yes," Sesshomaru agreed. "So let us go find one of those…restaurants? So we can find something to eat."
"Oh, we don't have to do that, they serve breakfast right here in the hotel."
When they got to the first floor they went to where the signs pointed out the breakfast we being serves. It was a buffet breakfast and Rin was particularly fascinated with the little mini burners that were right underneath the metal containers that held the food.
"Mother, those are the funniest campfires I've ever seen!"
"Oh, those aren't campfires, Rin, those are called burners. See, they're filled with oil that enables that small blue flame underneath so the food can stay warm." She then took a plate from the end of the table, handing one to Sesshomaru and Rin and told them they could choose from whatever they wanted. She did have to explain what a number of them were. Sesshomaru, being a demon, took a bit of everything and helped Rin out getting hers. Sango, Sesshomaru, and Rin sat down at a nearby table while Sango poured some milk into her bowl and laid it down next to Kirara who responded with a happy 'Mew!' Sango then reached over for the condiments. "Ketchup to go with my eggs."
Rin looked at that. "Why are you putting ketchup on your eggs, Sango?"
"Oh, he sometimes ate them that way.." Sango said, knowing that they knew who she was talking about, "He…he always liked to try new thing, and put different stuff on food, the food that Kagome brought. She always made sure to include plenty of condiments so he could try them all…all of them…he always wated to try different thing…to make all kinds of things..special…oh God, why didn't I listen to him whenever he tried to warn us about Koga?!" She cried softly and laid her head in her hand, pounding the table with the other as guilt overwhelmed her. "Why didn't I listen? He was trying to tell me the entire time!!"
Sesshomaru put hus hand on her shoulder. "Sango, as I have told you before, do not blame yourself for what has happened. It wasn't your fault at all."
"Yes it was! It was!Oh, Inuyasha was so good to me…he saved my life, he saved Kirara's life, and how did we treat him? Oh God, how did we treat him?! Welaughed at him, we called him names, we hurt him…we HURT HIM…how COULD we…how can he ever forgive us…we made this happen!"
"NO, you didn't, Sango," Sesshomaru said. "Sango, listen to me. You are not to blame for any of this. Koga is a wolf demon, and as a result he's a master of trickery and persuasion. He played on your emotions and your need to trust another to play the victem each time.":
"But I'm a DEMON SLAYER, I should have been able to detect that aura around him."
"Demons like Koga can use their powers of persuation and emotions to hide their auras behind their words. Even the most skilled demons slayers would have great difficulty seeing this. The only reason Inuyasha could is because as part demon he is capable of seeing Demon's true auras no matter how good they are at convincing others. That was one of the reasons Koga and I disliked each other almost at first sight, because he knew I could see how phony he was."
"But…but, why didn't Shippo see it? He's a Demon as well."
"Shippo is very young and has not developed that ability. But he will when he gets older. By the time he reaches 150 that ability will come. Sango, what happened here was not your fault, and if you DO blame yourself you will be falling right into his trap. But I do know my brother, and I know that he IS forgiving, even though he does prefer not to show it out in the open. But he HAS forgiven you Sango. He has forgiven both of us, and I am guilty of FAR worse than anything you have done or said. Sango, the way we can both make up for our mistakes is to find Kagome, bring her to Inuyasha, and destroy both Kikyo and Koga. Will you help me, Sango? "
Sango looked up and wiped her eyes. "Yes," she whispered. "For Inuyasha, I will definitely help you….and I will definitely apologise on my knees for all I've done to him. Thank you, Sesshomaru.,"
"Think nothing of it, Sango. We are friends, after all."
Sago nodded, put her left hand on her right shoulder, extended two fingers on the other hand,
and touched Sesshomaru's heart with it. "Yes…we're friends." Sesshomaru did the same. "I can tell you one thing..things are definitely gonna change in our group. . No more laughing at him, no more judging, no more comments, no more anything….I swear on my life."
IN THE FEUDAL ERA…
Later that morning, Heroshi and his group arrived at the home of Father Toshiro, a good friend of Heroshi's. Gesturing for the group to stay behind, he walked to the doorway and knocked on the frame. "Who's there?"
"It's Heroshi, Father Toshiro, head of the samurai."
"Well, Heroshi, is it really you? Come in, old friend!" He entered then and bowed to the Father. Toshiro gestured for him to sit down, which he did. "So, my old friend, what may I help you with today?"
"Dear Father, I'm not the only one who came to you today. There's a great many of us here," he gestured to the doorway. Father Toshiro opened up the curtain and gasped at the great number of people gathered outside.
"So I see…and what may I do for all of you?"
"Father, we need you to purify our weapons. Place as much Spiritual Energy as you have into all our weapons, please. We need all our weapons as clean and pure as possible."
"I see…for what , may I ask?"
"We're going out to kill a demon tonight, Father."
"All of you?"
"Yes. This demon is the epitome of all things unholy and evil…and we can take it…or him...no more! He has terrified our villages, threatened us with death and carried out them all, and showed nothing but prejudice and hatred. We've had it with this evil, his murderous ways, and we've had it with HIM! His era of evil will end tonight!"
"Tell me, does this walking corpse have a name?"
"His name is Sesshomaru."
Toshiro gasped. "You…you mean THE Lost Sesshomaru of the Western Lands?!"
"The one and the same…or should we now call him the soon to be DETHRONED Lord of the Western Lands!"
"But Heroshi…he's…he's the most evil, powerful, wretched Demon in all of Japan! He's dangerous…he's deadly! He's along the lines of a sociopath! Brother Heroshi, I beg you to reconsider this, if you go within a hundred aces of his castle, you go to die!"
"I know, Father, but that doesn't matter to us anymore. He has committed the ultimate crime, absolutely unforgivable, and we've decided enough is enough. We've had it with him, and his prejudices, and his evil ways, and we can no longer take it or him."
"Mercy, what has he done?"
"He's killed his own brother!"
Father Toshio's face grew white. "Inuyasha?"
"Yes. Inuyasha is dieing right now, right as we speak. In fact, this is his last night on Earth. By sunset tonight his eyes will close forever…and HE put the poison into him to assure this! When we think of all Inuyasha has done for us and what this beast has done…taking the life of his own family! Enough is enough, no more! A dear young man who was persecuted his whole life for practically nothing at all is now dieing of excruciating pain and that monstar is to blame! For Inuyasha's sake if for nothing else, we're going to spill HIS blood on the ground!"
Father Toshiro stood up. "Brother Heroshi, I do agree with you. That has to be THE most heartless horrid, unspeakable act of unjust hatred I have ever heard of. I know his prejudice for humans, and he did not get along with his brother, but I never dreamed he could actually go THROUGH with this act!"
"So you will purify our weapons then, Father?"
"I certainly will In fact, if you will permit me I shall do MORE than that!" he picked up his six-ringed staff. "I believe I'd like to go with you and help you out. I can give you sutras that will help warn off the evil, and my staff has enough spiritual energy to weaken him."
"Thank you, Father." Heroshi and Father Toshiro both walked out of his hut. "Brothers and Sisters, leave all your weapons here at the foot of the hut. Father Toshiro has agreed to purify them all." One by one weapons were dropped. Spears, bows and arrows, swords ranging from katanas to big huge Samurai ones.
"To purify all of these will take a few hours," Toshiro admitted.
"That's all right, Father. We'll go up to that hill there and rest ourselves while we have something to eat. We're going to need all our energy to do this tonight."
"Also, Father, if you would.." came another villager.
"Yes, yes?"
"We also have a list of complaints about one of your fellow religious figures…in particular the monk Miroku."
"Miroku? Oh, yes, Miroku. Has he done something?"
"HA, what HASN'T he done!" the villager retorted. "Father, that Monk is a true disgrace to his name and his position!" He pulled out a scroll. "We took the liberty of writing down his many transgressions over the years. As you can see he is guilty of lies, con artistry, abuse, discrimination towards those who are of mixed parentage, prejudice.."
"Yes, I can read all of that…but this womanizing charge against Brother Miroku…this is very serious. I will need this one confirmed Are there any women here who can bear witness to this charge?"
"I can," an attractive woman said. "He once asked me to bear his child!"
"He asked for your hand?"
"No, just if I would bear his child."
"He asked the same thing of me!" came another.
"And me!" piped a third. "He even tried to grope my butt."
"Mine too!"
"And mine!"
"God knows how many others he propositioned!:" 75% of the women in the crowd raised their
hands and looked at each other, surprised.
"My God, he had his hand on every behind here!"
"Thank you," Father Toshiro frowned, rolling up the scroll. "As soon as we eradicate this demon I assure you I will be taking these charges to the Head of the Temple. If Miroku is NOT excommunicated he WILL be demoted quite a bit."
Shippo ran as fast as he could toward Kaede's village. He stopped, amazed at what he saw. The entire sqyare was filled with people! All the villagers that were there the previous night were still there gathered on the lawn in front of Kaede's hut. She turned whe she sensd him coming. "Ah, hello there, Shippo."
"Hi, Kaede."
"How's Inuyasha doing, Dear?"
"Not well, Kaede…not well at all."
"Oh Dear, he's worse?"
"Y…Y..yes.." Shippo said as tears fell down his face. "He's sweating really hard, ad the sweat is bright blue! We had to put towels inder hs head so the seat wouldn't stain. He was moaning all nignt in his sleep and hs breathing is getting really, really funny."
"Oh Dear, oh dear, oh dear!"
"Are you starting another candlelight vigil this early in the morning, Kaede?" He looked out at the villagers. "It was so nice of all of you to come this early to support Inuyasha.."
"They didn't come early, Dear. They've been here the entire time,. We stayed up all night praying for him."
"After all he did for us, this is the least e can all do for him," A woman said. They all nodded in agreement.
"Did you say you needed herbs, Dear?"
"Yes, Kaede, and a lot of them."
"Well, they're in a big bag behind the hut. Help yourself to as many as you need." Shippo nodded and went to the bag. He was rooting through the bag when he saw something flutter by him- a butterfly! But this butterfly looked different- it was jet black! He had never seen a black butterfly before and he he couldn't take his eyes off it as he watched it fly. It fluttered until it finally went behind an oak tree- and almost at the same time a girl came out. Shippo stared at this girl, who seemed to be studying the sky. She took out a large gold circle, opened it up, looked at it, put it back, and looked at the sky again. "Hey!" Shippo called out to the girl. "Did you come for the candlelight vigil? It's over here!" The girl didn't seem to hear him, so Shippo called out louder. "HEY! The candlelight vigil is over here! Come on, Ill take you to it!"
"Who are ye talking to, Shippo?" Kaede asked, coming over to him.
"I'm talking to that girl."
"What girl?"
"The one under that tree.." but when Shippo looked again, she had disappeared. "Wha..where did she go?! She was right over there!"
"Who was, Shippo?"
"The girl! There was a girl, she was standing under that tree. I tried to call out to her and asked her if she came for the candlelight vigil, but I don't know if she heard me."
"I see, and what did she look like?"
"She was kinda short. Shorter than Kagome…but her face looked like it was Kagome's age. She had jet black hair that was chin length. She was dressed in a black robe with a white belt around the waist.
Kaede's face grew pale when Shippo said this. "Did you say…a black robe?"
"Yeah, she was dressed in a black robe that flapped in the wind."
"Tell me…did you see any black butterflies around?"
"Yeah, there was one flying around just before I saw her."
"Mother of God," Kaede mumbled to herself. "Shippo, take those herbs to Inuaysha, take them quick!!! There's no time to lose, he MUST have those right away!"
"Kaede.."
"This is a sign, Shippo, a VERY bad sign! No time to explain right now, just take those herbs to him, and run, don't stop until you get there! Hurry!" When Shippo had gone she looked up to Heaven. "Dear God, they've come! Please, God, not yet, Dear Lord, please not yet! Not now!!"
As soon as Shippo came back to the castle he ran upstairs and handed the herbs to Miroku. "How is he, Miroku?"
"No better, Shippo. He's weating even worse now," he held up a towel that HAD been white, but was now completely bright blue! "I have to take this to one of the servents to wash out in the stream. I've got a fresh towel under his head. Can you stay with him until I get back?" Shippo nodded. Miroku took the herbs and went downstairs. Shippo approached Inuyasha and gasped. Bright blue drops came dripping from his pale forehead. His now violet eyes were closed and it was easy to tell he was in a lot of pain., Shippo reached out one shaky hand to touching him. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around.
"Sh..Shippo.."
"I'm here, Inuyasha. Are you alright? Where does it hurt now?"
"My..my stomach…oh God, my stomach.."
"Do you feel ike throwing up?"
"No…it just hurts….OH GEEZ, DAMN IT!!! DAMN IT HURTS, MY DAMN STMACH'S ON FIRE…" Shippo grabbed his hand ad held it tightly. He grabbed some bittled water from Kagome's backpack and gave it to him, who thankfully gulped it down. "Thasnk, Kid..I needed that. Shippo…do something for me.."
"Sure, Inuyasha, anything."
"Go….get a piece of scroll and a quill, and come back here with it." Shippo nodded and got what he asked for. "Thanks…now..take this down..word for word, OK?" he nodded quickly. "I..Inuyasha, being of what's left of my sound mind and body…do hereby leave me sword- The Tetsusaiga to Sango…take care of it well.." Shippo gasped, Inuyasha was making out his will?!
"Inuyasha..I don't think.."
"Look, Shippo, I NEED to do my Mother died, she left a lot of things unsaid…undone..I just wanna make sure everything is taken care of.."
"But Inuyasha.."
"Just do this for me, OK?!"
"Ok."
"Where was I..OK…to Miroku..I leave Leadership of the team. Shippo..I want you to pay close attention to Miroku…and follow him whatever he chooses."
Shippo sniffed. "OK."
"To you, Shippo…I leave you half of my firerat robe..and I leave Kagome the ther half. Make sure she always wears hers..and NEVER take yours off no matter what..it'll protect you…when I'm not here anymore…"
"Inuyasha, please don't tak like that.."
"I have to, Shippo…and also to Kagome Higurashi…I leave all my love…and my Protection from Heaven..tell her..I died loving her..and she was the last thing on my mind..and Shippo?"
"Yeah?"
"I leave you as Kagome's Guardian. Its your job to watch over her and take care of her now. I'm not gonna be here to protect her as you find the Jewel. So now it's your job. Promise me you'll protect her."
"I…I promise."
"And to my brother, Sesshomaru..I leave him my forgiveness."
Mirku then came up with a fresh new white towel and more medicine. "How's everything going up here, Shippo?"
"Shippo ran up to Mirku ad showed him the scroll. "Mioku, look?"
Miroku hasped. "He's making out his will?!"
"He says he wants to leave nothing to chance."
Miroku came up to him just then, "Inuyasha…you cant be serious.."
"I am, Miroku…my Mother died withut leaving one, and all he things were taken by bandits…only the robe remained, ad that's cause she gave that to me..I don't want that to happen…Mirou..I want you to take the scrol, and keep it with you. Just…don't let it out of your sight…keep it safe."
iroku quickly put it into his robe. "All right. How are you feeling, Inuyasha?"
"Like my entire lower body has needles inside of it…OH GOD…GEEZ, DAMN IT HURTS..OH IT"S HURTING!!!" Miroku passed Shippo the cream, instructing him where to put it, while Miroku helped Inuyasha sit up. "LOOK OUT FOR THE ARM!!" He slowly drank the glass of medicine Miroku handed to him. He lay down on the bed again. "Thank you…"
"Do you feel like eating right now, Inuyasha?"
"No…I'm not hungry..just tired." he closed his eyes.
IN KAGOME'S TIME…
Sesshomaru, Sango, Kiraraad Rin resumed their walk, following the directions on the map. Rin stared wide eyed at everything around her, so much of it was new and soo different. She repeatedly asked what this was and what that was. Sango occasionally had to look it up in the book. Mother," Rin asked again, "What's that over there? It looks bigger than any of those…cars?"
Sango looked at the object parked on a curb that Rin was pointing to. "That's called a bus, Rin. It's kind of like a bigger version of a car. People get on that and pay the driver money and the driver takes them where they need to go."
"I see," Sesshomaru broke in. "Like when people in our land pay some owners of horses to take them into the mountains."
"Yes, exactly."
Rin turned to Sesshomaru. "Father? I'm getting thirsty."
"All right, Rin. WE'll see if there are and streams around."
"Oh, Sesshomaru? There aren't any streams here. Usually if you want something to drink, you have to go into a store or a market to get it."
"Market? Are those like the markets we have?"
"Not really. The markets here aren't outdoor stands usually. They're closed in places and you have to go inside of them. They usually have drinks on shelves." She saw a small one up ahead. "There's one." They quickly walked inside…and was unable to believe what was before them! Rows and rows of food, in neat order on shelves. It was all sorted out- fruit in one isle, bread in another, milk in another! "Wow..Kagome told me about these, but I never pictured it so clean….and so big! These are MUCH bigger than they look on the outside." Sango then lead them into another isle that had bottled drinks all on a shelf. "OK, Rin, what do you want?"
Rin looked and looked at the many different kinds of drinks. So many kinds, in so many flavors! How could she make up her mind? Finally she spotted one that sounded familiar to her. "Iced tea? Father, look, iced tea! Like what they serve at the castle!"
"Is that what you want, Rin?"
"Yes, please, Father!"
"All right." Sango took three bottles from the shelf and quickly stopped at the pet food isle to buy a small box of kitty treats for Kirara, who responded with a happy 'Mew!' Taking it to the cashier, Sesshomaru and Rin stared at the strange machine she used, puzzled. Once Sango had payed and they were all outside, Sango explained to them the concept of a cash register. Rin looked interested, Sesshomaru looked fascinated.
"The things they have done in this new world…perhaps humans ARE smarter than I have given them credit for.."
"They ARE, Sesshomaru. Some more so than others, but they generally are very smart," Sango paused to feed a treat to Kirara. "There, for being such a good kitty." She snuggled up to
Sango with a happy 'Mew!'
"So I now see…I find I'm liking them more and more as I get to know them," the three of them sat down on a bench. Sango opened the bottle of tea for Rin and Sesshomaru, explaining just how to drink it. "I supposed you learned this from Kagome as well?"
"Yes, she brought bottles like this to us from her own time and showed us just how to drink from them." She then opened the map to study it.
"This is all very interesting information, Sango, but we MUST find Kagome's house without delay! My brother doesn't have a lot of time left upon this Earth…but I will NOT let him die…there's so much I need to tell him."
"Good news, Sesshomaru, we only have about ten more blocks to go." She quickly stood up. Rin and Sesshomaru followed.
As they started off again Rin turned toward Sesshomaru. "Father? May I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"Well…you keep saying Inuyasha is your brother…but if he is..why did Master Jaken only call him half a brother?"
"What do you mean, Rin?"
"I mean, when Inuyasha was over at the castle four days ago, Master Jaken said you wanted tea prepared for your half a brother. But Inuyasha isn't half a person, he's a whole person. I didn't understand."
Sesshomaru gave his small half smile. "Jaken didn't mean half a brother, Rin..he meant half brother. Inuyasha is my half brother."
"What does half brother mean?:"
"It means we have different mothers but the same father. You see, my parents had me a long time ago, then they separated and my father married Inuyasha's mother and had him. So we share only one parent instead of two. The same father, but different mothers. So he's my half brother. Do you understand now?"
"I think so. So a half brother is when you share only one parent and the other parent is different."
"Yes."
"But Father? Do you love Inuyasha the same way you love a full brother, or is it different?"
Sesshomaru stopped for a moment and stared at the sky. "It's not different at all, Rin. Half brother or full, he is still my brother…and I love him." Sango smiled at this before they continued on their way.
IN THE FEUDAL ERA…
"Everyone, this is bad," Kaede said quickly. "If what Shippo saw is what I think it is….we need to pray hard! I mean it, we all need to pray harder than we have all prayed before, because Kagome needs to be found, and SOON! Get some fresh candles from the box down there and lift them up high…pray hard! God has sent one of them to take him, and it will only be a matter of time…we must pray for his second chance to come!" Her villagers then knelt down and began to sing another song.
"My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand."
They were interrupted just them by a piercing scream. Turning fast Kaede saw one of the women down on her knees praying quickly. "What happened?"
"I…I saw it..I saw HER!"
"Her? Ye mean what Shippo saw?"
"Yes, yes!!! Oh my God, yes, I saw her, she was sitting up there, right in that tree, watching us, then in s flash of light, she was gone…but it was her! It was her, I sawe her!!"
"Was it a girl?"
"Yes!"
"Was she rather small?"
"Yes!"
"She she have short black hair?"
"Yes!"
"Was she dressed in a black robe?"
"Yes, she was!"
"Oh Dear, oh Dear! Without a doubt now, that was a sign! Everyone, that was a sign from God we have no time to waste! We must pray! Lift up your candles and pray like you've never prayed before! Sing with all your heart!"
"When Darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand."
"Excuse me?" Came a small voice. Kaede and the villagers turned around to find a small girl leading a group of villagers to the clearing. This girl was small and delicate looking but she had white hair similar to Inuyasha's and golden eyes and was dressed in a simple white dress. "Is this where the candlelight vigil for Inuyasha is being held?"
"Yes it is, dear," Kaede said, coming over to her. "Who may ye be?"
"My name is Shiori. I'm a half demon to, like Inuyasha…and me and my Mommy were both made fun of, and no one wanted us. My Grandfaher hated the both of us and he forced me to be the barrier of the Demon Bat Tribe or else he would hurt my Mommy."
"He FORCED you?" a villager asked, horrified.
"Yes."
"How old are you, Dear?"
"I just turned 12. When it happened I was about 10."
"10!"
"That's an outrage!"
"Your GRANDFATHER?!"
"Why did he do that?"
"Because I'm a half breed…and because he hated my Mommy…but Inuyasha helped me. He got rid of my Grandfather after he killed my Daddy.."
"He killed his own SON?!"
"And Inuyasha killed him and freed me and my Mommy. We owe so much to him. He's such a nice man, he's so brave and sweet, and he understands what it's like to be hurt and picked on. He helped me…and I want to help him! Please can I come to this vigil too?"
"Kaede smiled. "Indeed you may, Dear. Come, their more people we have the better." She quickly gave them all candles and replaced the ones her villagers had with fresh new ones, "Raise all your candles high in the air. Sing! Sing and pray! Pray for Inuyasha!"
"His oath, his covenant, his blood
supports me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.
When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found!
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne!
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand. "
Suddenly before any of them could tell what was happening a most unwelcome voice filled the area singing extremely loud and off key. "ON CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK I STAND ALL OTHER GROUND IS SINKING SAND…" suddenly Koga stumbled into the hut, flanked by his two strongest henchmen.
All of them drunk as skunks.
"Hey,..hey…why'd ya stop? Why'd ya stop? Let's have some more singing round here!!" He swung around a glass full of wine. "Na…na..Kaede, I don't wantcha to sing THAT song…I want ya to sing THISsong…a song I wanna rtecomm…recomm…I watcha to sing..ALL POWER TO ALL THE WOLVES HERE AND NOW, ALL LIFE TO THE WOLVES AND NEW BEGINNINGS HERE AND NOW, THROUGH AND THROUGH…" he stopped to laugh hysterically.
"Ye been drinking, Wolf."
Koga laughed hysterically. "Ya think? What topped me off?"
"The fact that ye smell like ye took a bath in the stuff.."
Koga laughed and stumbled over to his henchmen, hugging them both around the shoulders tightly. "The boys here threw me a Bachelor Party! Ain't they something? Surprised me with this just this morning, we been celebrating all day! Ain't I lucky to have em? My boys, my boys!" he hugged them both again. "Well, ain't ya gonna congradulate me?! I'm getting married tomorrow!"
Congradulations, Wolf. Now get OUT of here, we got a prayer service to get back to."
"Don't cha wanna know WHO I'm marrying?!"
"Could care less, Wolf and why are ye interrupting our vigil?"
"I…I'm gonna tell ya anyway! My bride to me is none other than the lovely, graceful, gorgeous, Kagome Higurashi!"
Shippo rushed into the hut again, near tears. "Kaede, Kaede, he's getting worse! Hes really sweating and he's breathing funny, we need as many herbs as.." he stopped and sniffed the air. "What smells?" His eyes grew wide when he saw Koga. "YOU!"
"Who?" he laughed. "Ah, nice to see ya again pipsqueak!" He turned back toward Kaede. "Anyway, Kaede..your…your dear Sister's just volunteered to be the Maid of Honor…and as the younger sister of dear Kikyo, I wanna invite you personally to the wedding! We'll save ya a special front row seat!"
No thank ye, Wolf. I'm going to be busy tomorrow."
"Oh right, preparing the Half Breed's funeral. Yeah, he ought to thank Kikyo for putting him out of the misery he's been through his entire life!"
Kaede stood up. "Listen, Wolf, I'll thank ya to treat him with some respect!"
"Oh, you're soo right, Keade, should treat him with respect…treat the dead with respect….yeah, he's dead, he'd dead…ha,ha,ha.." he dissolved into hysterical laughter. "Ah, boo hoo hoo.." he laughed again.
"You horrid, stupid, disgusting drunk!" Shippo said angrily. "Why dont ya go home and take a bath?"
"So sweet," Koga said, patting Shippo's head a little too hard. "Boy, did your Mama teach ya well! Stop that jumping around when ya talk, will ya? Stand still!"
"I AM standing still!" Shippo said.
"That's great," Koga slurred. "So, Kaede, y coming to my wedding tomorrow, or not?"
"Not, thank you," Kaede said angrily. "Now, you're disturbing our vigil, I'll thank ye to leave!"
"HA, ya might wanna change your mind, Kaede. This vigil, nothing but a waste of time, he's keeling over tonight! HA, HA, keeling over tonight!" His two other drunken henchmen laughed along with him.
"You three are as dumb as the come," Shippo mumbled.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Koga thundered at Shippo.
"I SAID you're a drunk dummy, and when Inuyasha gets better he'll pound you inside out!"
"Ah, shut up ya pipsqueak!" Koga gave him a massive kick that sent him tumbling across the hut. "Just for that, you ain't invited to the wedding!"
"There won't BE a wedding once Inuyasha gets better!" Shippo said, stumbling back.
"He ain't getting better, idiot!"
"How do you KNOW that, Koga?!"
"Don't ya think I'd KNOW about what I had a hand in?" the villagers gasped, and Koga swung his glass around drunkenly. "Yeah...yeah...ya all heard right, I did it! Hear me loud and clear, I did it! I helped distract you idiots so Kikiyo could get away when she poisoned Dog-Boy! I helped her and I'm glad I helped her! Ha, ha, ha!!! And I'd do it again! Kagome's gonna have the life of a Queen...MY Queen! Queen Kagome of the Wolf Tribe, THAT'S who she's gonna be!! Dog-Boy is OUT, and in about 12 more hours, I am IN!" Suddenly Koga's glass smashed right in his hand. He glared at Kaede, who had her head bowed in prayer. "Will ya quit making Him do that?!" Kaede looked up to Heaven and mouthed a 'Thank you'.
"Shippo secretly took something out of his pocket- a tape recorder Kagome gave him. Pressing the record button, he hid it behind his back. "Would you mind repeating that, Koga?"
"What's there to repeat? I said I did it! Yeah., I helped Kikyo do it! I distracted all you geese with the wolf howls so she could get away after poisoning Inuyasha. That's our deal, I get her some fresh human souls, which I did, and she helps me get Kagome! I tell ya, Dog Breath was an idiot to not choose her! That Kikyo...she's a hell of a gal! But that again, with a name like Inutrasha.."
"INUYASHA!!" Shippo screamed.
"WHATEVER, tomorrow it'll be dirt and mud, along with that Brother-In-Name-Only! Those saps I tricked into killing HIM! HA! You ALL should be thanking me, BOTH brothers are out of our hair and out of our LIVES!!! You ALL should be thanking me, especially you and the Monk, and the Slayer! Not ONE of ya ever really cared about him! Not one of ya, and don't ya think I know that? HUH?! The way all ya called him…what's that ya called him? Warped? Stupid? Idiot? It's cause ya all said that that made it easy! Ya it was so easy to manipulaste ya, to suck up to ya! Yeah, ya REALLY think I cared about any of ya? I helped ya all cause I LIKED ya? Oh ya all're too easy! WAY to easy!! I only care about Kagome…just like asll of ya! No wonder we all got along so well, we have SOO much in common! I don't care about him, neither did any of you! Not you, not the Monk, not the Slayer, cause if ya did, ya would've ignored im, laughed at im, called im names..ya know, ya guys could be great wolves!! Ha, ha, ha!!! No more Dog Demons, and Queen Kagome....I love the sound of that, don't all of you?"
"You BEAST!!" a woman said.
"You MONSTAR!!" another said.
"Aw, come on, I'm getting rid of Sesshomaru for ya, ya should thank me for that!!"
Kaede stood up, "Get OUT of this place, Wolf! Leave now!!"
"Why should I?"
"Cause Kaede said so," Shippo said, turnig off the player and hiding it before jumping up on a rock to face Koga. "You sick drunk beat, Kagome's never gonna marry you! She'll hate you forever once she finds out what you did, you monstar, you worm, you completely horrible, disgusting..."
Koga snapped his fingers and the biggest henchman came over. "Lose him!" Koga said, pointing to Shippo. The henchman picked up the little fox demon by his tail. Shippo tried to bite him, tried to scream, but the henchman was so drunk he didn't even pay attention.
"You sick beat, you worm, this is a waste of time, a complete waste! You'll never have what you want, you'll never have her at all! Kagome will never go with you, she'll never be with you," by that time the henchman had reached the flap of the hut, opened it and proceeded to fling Shippo out. " cause she's gonna hate you now and forever, and that's the truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuth!" The henchman closed the flip and wiped his hands together as if to say 'End of problem.' Just then there was a huge roar. Out of curiousity the henchman opened up the flap...and got a face full of lightening, courtesy of Ah-Un.
Koga turned to look as his henchman stumbled back in, along ith Shippo. "Thought ya could get rid of me, couldn't you?'
"I told ya to lose him!" Koga said. He looked at the henchman. "What happened to you?"
"He happened to me," the henchman said, pointing to the tent. "I mean, they happened....both of him happened to me!"
"Wha.." Koga stuck his head outside….to be greeted by the sight of two huge dragon heads staring at him….
Quickly giving him a face full of ash! He turned back to the hut angrily. "Wha…whaz that?"
"Ain't that Lord Sour Grapes's pet?"
"Bos…ya don't think he's around ere somewhere?" they all looked around warily.
"Hey, Sour Grapes…ya here?! Ya here? Weain;t afraid, you get out here!!"
"He ain't here, Wolf."
"Well, what's that dumb overgrown lizard doing out there? He looking for im?" he stuck his head out. "You damn master ain;t ere, so just get lost, go look for em somewhere else!"
"He brought ME here!" Shippo said angrily. "We're gathering herbs to try to make medicine to make him feel better!"
"Lots a luck, and why's the dragon elping you?"
"None of your business you drunk jerk!" Shippo said. "So get out of here right now!"
"Aw, shut your damn face off!" Koga said, making a move like he was gonna kick him again…only to have Ah-Un stick his head into the hut…and Koga got his behind fried by lighteing. "OUCH, OUCH!!!! Ya damn overgrown monstar!!" he tried to lunge for him, only for his henchmen to pull him back.
"Get out you Minstar!!" a woman said.
"GET OUT OF OUR FACE!! GO TO HELL YOU DEVIL!!"
"LEAVE OUR VIGIL YOU MURDEERER!!"
"GET OUT!!" The villagers all began to rush at him. Koga's Henchmen staggered over to try to protect him as much as a couple of drunks could.
"Boss, boss, lets get out of ere.."
"Yeah, Boss. Dis ain't a good lace with im here.."
"Ok, OK, I'm goin, I'm goin!! Besides, I got a party to get back to. Let's go, Boys!" His Henchmen all followed him out "For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow!"
"Bastard!" Shippo said angrily trying to hide his tears.
"Beat!" Kaede said angrily. "Quick, Shippo, take the herbs, and get back to Inuyasha, quick! There's definitely no time to lose!"
Koga and his henchmen stumbled back to his cave where his fellow wolves and Kikyo had gathered around the campfire for the bachelor party. Except for Kikyo, who of course was a clay zombie, every single one of the wolves was sloshing around with the wine and falling down drunk. Right now they were playing a game to see who could down the most liquor, and ironically it looked like Kikyo might be the winner when the bottle weas passed over to her.
"Yeah, I can down half!" she said, grabbing the wine.
"Go to it, Kikyo!"
"Yeah! Kikyo, Kikyo, Kikyo, Kikyo, go, gp, Kikyo, go Kikiyo, go Kikyo, GO KIKYO!" the drunk wolves all cheered as she downed the bottle of wine until sher had to take a breath. She gave the bottle back to the wolf next to her, who checked.
"It's half all right!" the wilves all cheered and howled. Finally Koga and his men all arrived at the scene.
"Hey there, guys!"
"Hey, Koga!" the wolves said. They took out fresh bottles of wine and began passing them around.
"Hey, hey, be careful with those! That wine's expensive!"
A blotto wolf hiccupped. "Th..this stuff's the greatest!" he exclaimed before falling backward in a drunk faint.
Koga had to laugh. "He..he's down for the count!" He pointed to two of his henchmen. "You and you…take him back to the cave so he can lie down and sleep it off." Being full blooded demons they didn't get hangovers and usually a good sleep would get them out a drunken state. Koga sat down on the main stump as his own bottle was passed to him. All the wolves shakily stood up and waved their bottles in the air.
"Cheers, cheers, cheers, may Koga live 900 years!" they chorused breaking out in fits of drunken laughter.
"Hey, hey, don't forget my bride!"
"Sorry, boss. May you and your Queen live 900 years!!" They all howled.
"But…but you know the rules round here…no touching my bride! You got it..don't want none of yas touching her like Trasha touches er! Ya can shake her hand..and ya BETTER bow when ya see her…but that's IT..got it!"
"Sure, sure, whatever ya say, boss.." they all sloshed.
"Ya know, Kikyo..I'm sorry ya can't stay after the ceremony. Ya really gotta fly outta here after?"
Kikyo looked at him. "As much as I AM having fun here, you know perfectly well I can't. Sooner or later someone will see me and put two and two together. Besides, I can't STAND that doppelganger of mine, you KNOW that, Koga!"
"Aw..relax! Ya know full well as I do that…that everyone thinks ol' Sesshy did it. HE'S being taken care of, the suspicion is….is completely off us!"
"All the same, I should leave after the ceremony tomorrow."
"Ok, OK, if that's what ya want. But for now…let's..let's enjoy the day!" He stumbled to his feet. "A…a toast!" he just happened to look up as a small black shadow suddenly flew by him. "Well…well I'll be done gone…hey, you guys see that?!"
"I saw it, Boss!"
"Hey, I saw it too! Wha…" the wolf looked at the bottle. "What the hell's in this drink?"
"Wasn't the drink…I know what that is..I seen one before," another wolf said.
'Yeah, I think we all know what that is…and we all know what it means!" he laughed hysterically and climbed on top of the log. "THAT'S RIGHT, LITTLE GIRL, GO GET HIM!!! HE'S ALL YOURS! RIPE FOR THE PICKING, TAKE HIM AWAY!!"
"GO EASY ON HIM, LITTLE GIRL! GO EASY ON HIM, BE GENTILE WITH HIM!!!"
"YEAH, LITTLE GIRL, THAT'S RIGHT BABY, QUOTA TIME! THE SOONER THE BETTER, GO TAKE HIM!! GO, GO, GO!!" They all laughed.
"Is it me, or are they recruiting these ones younger and younger? That one couldn't a been more than ten…or something.."
"Nah, I'd guess a really short teen myself."
"Hey," Kikyo said. "don't judge, especially if she might be in hearing distance. They're hundreds, even thousands of years old…they just LOOK young."
"Ain't that the truth?" another wolf slurred. "I…I had a cousin one time who was very young and laying on his deathbed, and one of those came to get him…and I saw it!"
"Oh? Was it her?" the wolf pointed upward.
"Hell no! THIS one…let's just say a young man's dream come true! Let me put it THIS way.." he pointed to his chest. "Va-va, va VOOM! Didn't think she WAS one at first! And my cousin died with a BIG smile on his face!"
"Hey, ya gotta go, go happy I always say!"
Oh ho, ho..one glace at his escort and he was HAPPY!!" the wolf looked up in the sky again. "Wonder…wonder why THAT one's gonna escort Inuyasha? Ya would have thought after all the crap he went though he'd WANNA go happy!"
"Maybe cause Inuyasha's still so young," Ginto finally spoke up. He and Hukkaku were the only ones of the wolves that WEREN'T drunk.
"Yeah…maybe.."
"Uh, boss?" Guntu said carefully.
"What's it?" Koga slurred.
"Far be it from either one of us to second guess your plans…but are you sure ya covered your tracks? I mean, suppose that Slayer or the Monk were to hear us…cause we don't know for SURE where they carried the body and.."
Koga burst into laughter. "The SLAYER and the MONK? Aw, come on you two! You both know as well as I know that those jerks don;t give a damn about Inuyasha at all! They don't care and they never did! All they care about is humans..like Kagome..and each other! They don't care if the half breed drops dead! It don't matter to them, as long as they got each other! They got each other, two humans in this crazy life, their best friend is a human…do they CARE about a hot headed half breed? HA! I don't think so!!" Suddenly Kikyo jumped up along with another wolf. Kikyo picked up a piece of bamboo and tossed it to the wolf, who held it like a staff while some other wolves found some purple cloth and draped it around his shoulders. Kikyo took a plank of wood and with her magic she shaped it into a boomerang. Another wolf pretended to drop dead in front of them. "Come on! Gintu, Hakkaku, give us some of your musical gifts!! Come, play some music!!"
"Yeah..music! Music! MUSIC! MUSIC" all the drunks chorused. Finally, reluctantly Ginto picked up his small guitar while Hikkaku took his small drums and played accompanying music.
Inuyasha is dieing even as we speak (A wolf ran out in front and keeled over)...
But do his dear friends really care?..
They just drop is body in the riverbed (Kikyo and the Wolf dropped the Inuyasha wolf to the side)
And they don't even do so much as stare...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on.
Miroku still asks women to bear his kid...
But to his surprise for Sango he did change (Miroku knelt down to Kikyo)..
Only because he knows about her horrid temper tantrums (Kiky stamps her feet and screams)...
And so he has to to avoid her rage! (Miroku wolf cowers)
...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on.
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home,
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
And Inuyasha's memory just roamed... (Ha ha ha ha ha)
Happy ever after in their dear hut.
Sango lets the children lend a hand...
Miroku cleanses homes to earn some money...
And Sango trains demon slayers in the land...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on.
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home,
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
And Inuyasha's memory just roamed... (Ha ha ha ha ha)
Happy ever after in their dear hut.
Sango lets the children lend a hand...
Miroku cleanses homes to earn some money...
And tey don't remember Inuyasha at all!!..
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
Lala how the life goes on.
And if you want some fun...take Ob-la-di-bla-da (Thank you)
Right after the performance, the wolves all applauded happily and cheers while swigging some more liquor. The Wolf playing Miroku then swayed around with the staff. "Oh, look at that beautiful girl! Young Miss, would you have my child?"
"Miroku!" Kikyo said, playing sango. "How DARE you, you're supposed to be engaged to ME!"
"Sango, I already explained to you, I love you…but I have a problem..I NEED to ask these of all women! I just HAVE to!"
Kikyo pretended to look into his eyes and buckle her knees. "Oh Miroku…I love you.."
"I love you, my Dear…oh Miss, will you have my child?" Kikyo pretended to whack him with the makeshift boomerang. "Sango..I have a problem,…honest, I want to HAVE babies with these lovely girls, but I want to marry you!"
"Oh dear, Miroku!"
"Sango! Sango! And just think, now that that stupid Inuyasha is dead, we never have to worry about anyone making a fool out himself in front of us again!"
"I never really cared for him anyway! The only man I want around is YOU!"
"And the only woman I want around me is…oh miss…oh beautiful dear, would you have my child?" The wolf signaled to Guntu and Hakkaku, who looked at each other reluctantly and then began to play while the Miroku wolf sang as loud as he could:
"I remember sunny days
Chillin' on the beach
And catchin' rays
Shell toed shoes the girls would wear
Pink bikinis everywhere
Listenin' to CDs after dark
Outkast blastin Rosa Parks
There's so much that we've been through
There's still so much more to do
Growing up can be so strange
But some things will never change
To all the girls that had my back
I'm with you when it's like that
To all the girls that sang along with me
To all the girls where I wanna be
To all the girls from here across the sea
I wanna thank you for being good to me
To all the girls that I can't wait to see
To all the girls that held it down with me
To all the girls that gave me memories
I wanna thank you for being good to me
Nana nanana
Nana nanana
being good to me
Nana nanana
I want to thank you for being good to me
Sometimes i sit and reminise
about all the hot girls that i miss
tank tops with the low cut jeans
all the guys know what i mean
hip hop style and retro rock
all the girls that's on my block
you've been down with me since one
and we've only just begun
Growing up can be so strange
But some things will never change
To all the girls that had my back
I'm with you when it's like that
To all the girls that sang along with me
To all the girls where I wanna be
To all the girls from here across the sea
I wanna thank you for being good to me
To all the girls that I can't wait to see
To all the girls that held it down with me
To all the girls that gave me memories
I wanna thank you for being good to me
Nana nanana
Nana nanana
being good to me
Nana nanana
I want to thank you for being good to me
Come on, jump jump
Come on, jump jump
So let me hit you with one more
baby i'll see you out on tour
and we can do it all again, until then
To all the girls that sang along with me (come on)
To all the girls where I wanna be (jump, jump)
To all the girls from here across the sea
I wanna thank you for being good to me
To all the girls that I can't wait to see (jump, jump)
To all the girls that held it down with me (come on)
To all the girls that gave me memories (oh yeah)
I wanna thank you for being good to me (yeah, yeah)
To all the girls that sang along with me (to all my girls)
To all the girls where I wanna be (to all my girls)
To all the girls from here across the sea
I wanna thank you for being good to me
To all the girls that I can't wait to see
To all the girls that held it down with me (yeah)
To all the girls that gave me memories
I wanna thank you for being good to me
To all the girls that sang along with me (to all my girls)
To all the girls where I wanna be (to all my girls)
To all the girls from here across the sea
I wanna thank you for being good to me!"
When they finished the wolves all clapped. Another wold took come cloth and made a huge hat out of it. "MIROKE!!" he bellowed.
The Miroku wolf gasped. "Oh, Master of the Temple…Sir…" he knelt down ad pretended to kiss his feet. "Oh, Mighty Master, oh good Leader of the Temple.."
"Save it, Brother Suck Up!" the Wolf scowled at him. "What's this I heared about you going up to random woman and asking them to bear their child?!"
"But, Sir…I don't know how much longer I have to live, and this Wind Tunnel in my hand.."
"I said shut it! Not only that but I also heard rumors about you acting in a prejudiced manner around those who are not like you, you also conned innocent people so you can have a comfortable place to stay, PLUS you abused said half demion because you didn't ike his attitude?!"
"But Master.."
"I said SHUT UP!! You are a disgrace to the name of Monk. As of now, I strip you of your position! If you will be so kind, your staff, please?" The Miroku Monk slowly handed it over, and the Wolf playing the Head of the temple broke it over his knee. "Now, you're robe.." he proceeded to take the purple clothes off the Miroku Wolf. He stood back and folded his arms across his chest. "Well? I'm waiting, Brother." The Miroku Wolf sighed. He then slowly spun around and bent down a bit. The Master of the Temple Wolf lifted up his rump…and proceeded to pretend to kick him off the scene, causing the audience to laugh.
"Now THAT'S what I call getting kicked out of the service!" Koga cracked.
The wolves watching this them clapped as the "cast" came to take their bows. Another wolf stood up. "Thank you, thank you, that's our show, dedicated to our great boss. Let's hear it for our cast, the victem!" The Inuyasha wolf stood asnf bowed. "The Slayer Bitch!" Kikyo bowed. "The So-Called Monk!" The Miroku wolf bowed. "And te Master of the Temple!" the other Wolf bowed.
As the wolves clapped, Koga nuded the wolf closest to him. Hry…hey…ya know..I been thinking.."
"Yeah, boss?"
"Well, after the half breed is dead…and his brother bites the dust…that big old castle is gonna be there…and empty…and no one will be left to rule the Western Lands…"
The other wolf rised his eyes. "That's a good idea!"
"Of course,,,and wehat a perfect wedding present for Kagome! Just think…we can expand OUR lands..and my Queen can have the castle of all castles!!
IJ KAGOME'S TIME…
The sounds of 'Pomp and Circumstance' filled the auditorium as the graduating Senior class lined up in the back of the auditorium and proceeded to formally file in two by two as they had practiced almost every day after school, pretending to hold their diplomas in frotn of them. Right in the middle of the group Kagome stood next to Yuka. Yuka turned to smiled at Kagome, who smiled back as they waked down the isle. Just then Kagome froze and her eyes grew wide. She had an all too familiar feeling right in her gut…something was wrong! Someone was in trouble! She knew it..she could feel it. Eri then proceeded to bump into her. "Kagome?" she called out. Kagome came out of her trance and blinked a few times. "Kagome? You slright?' The music director then raised her hand to stop the piano player.
"Miss Higuraski, are you with us?"
"Im…yes, Ma'am. Sorry, U just got distracted for a moment."
"WQhat has made you distracted, may I ask?"
"Um..it's a bit personal, Ma'am."
"h huh…then I suggest YOU keep it, and let US finiah. Now, from the top please?"
Eri poked Kagome as they resumed their places at the back about to march in agsin. "What happened to you, just now?"
"Sorry..I guess I just got distracted."
"Thinking about that final we just took? Yeah, I'm nervous about It too. Don't worry, I think we both did good at it."
"Yeah…yesah, that's it," Kagome agreed, even though she knew that wasn't it. Something was wrong, THAT she knew. She cursed to herself over that graduation Committee meeting she had to go to after this, but she thanked God it was Friday. She resolved that right after the meeting she was gonna go into the well. Something was happening, and one of her friends was in trouble!
SHIPPO: Kaede, who was that girl we just saw?
KARDE: That's not important right now, Shippo, what IS important is that Inuyasha gets better!
SHIPPO: But I saw her again! She's heading for the castle! What does she want?
KAEDE: It's not up to us, Shippo, it's up to Sesshomaru and Sango.
SHIPPO: I saw her again! She's coming closer. Next chapter: The Girl In Black.
KAEDE: Please God, not yet!