Inuyasha Regashi
Sorry you guys I got poo brain.
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A cloud of loud banging noises echoed in the dark warehouse. Itaru sensed little 6
egolden bullets flying toward him at a blinding speed. Itaru deflected the little bullets with the piping in his hand, sending them flying back to where they came from. He heard a few cries of pain and heard the others start shooting again. He repelled each and every bullet with the same speed in which they were shot.
"Is that all you got?" Itaru said cockily.
"Itaru! Be careful!" Kagome screamed, followed by thud and a grunt.
"Kagome!" Itaru cried.
He jumped up on one of the ramps above him and dashed toward his opponents, whacking them hard on the heads to knock them out. The men on the other side of the warehouse started shooting again, Itaru deflecting the shots. He took a great leap across the warehouse and in front of the gang members. The gang members stared at him in abject shock. "What are you? How can you deflect bullets and jump across a room like that?"
"Easy: I'm just not human." Itaru said menacingly.
He charged at the remaining men piping in hand, but suddenly his vision became blurry and lightheaded. He felt extremely relaxed and his movements became slower. "w-w-whats…happening to me…why do I feel so calm…" Itaru said groggily. The men seemed to increase in number but in reality, the number of them was the same.
"Hey boss, what's happening to him?" said one of the gang members. "I don't know…but maybe he is getting high off of the marijuana smoke.
"Hey you guys! How's it goin'? Nice night, huh?" Itaru said, his words slurring and his mind clouded.
"But it's just the smoke, boss! That shouldn't do anything to him! At least not in this big space!" said one of the grunts.
"Hey! You need to learn to kick ass and ask questions later! Let's get 'em men!" the gang members charged at Itaru fast, while Itaru only stood there and laughed.
"Whoa whoa whoa you guys! Slow it down now! We don't need to be doin no fightin stuff! I just came for…for… what did I come for?"
At that moment the gang members were upon him. "Oh yeah! I need to get Kagome back!" he hit all of the men hard with the piping in his had despite being under the influence. Kagome woke up again in Kenta's arms and saw Itaru being attacked by the men. "Itaru!"
"Oh hi Kagome! I nearly forgot what I came here for! Im so glad I remembered though! But I don't know exactly why these guys want to beat me up! But that's okay, I can beat them back! Hahaahaaa!" Itaru said in a sluggish voice.
'What's wrong with Itaru…?' then Kagome sniffed the air and confirmed what it was. 'Marijuana! I knew it! to a human, second hand marijuana smoke in a non-enclosed area wouldn't do much, but to someone with a sensitive nose like Itaru, he is probably as high as a kite right now!'
Itaru could only laugh as he kept hitting his assailants. "come on now you guys! I don't want to fight right now! I gotta take Kagome back home! How bout I come back later?"
"Goddamn you! You're high and your still so strong!" said the last standing gang member.
"oh well thank you! You're not too bad yourself for a human!" Itaru said bashfully.
"W-w-what do you mean by that!" said the gang member. Then, Itaru simply punched the guy in the face, breaking the poor man's nose. "oops! It just came out!" Itaru looked around him and saw that all the other gang members had been knocked out. He looked up at the high ramp above a big vat.
"Hey you over there! Can you give Kagome back? She is really special and it would be nice if you did!"
"HELL NO!" Kenta shouted.
"Please?" Itaru said clasping his hands and making a puppy face.
"IF YOU WANT HER, COME UP AND GET HER!" Kenta sprinted away and towards the back of the warehouse.
"Aww c'mon dude! Now I gotta kick your ass!" Itaru bounded up to the ramp and right in front of Kenta and Kagome.
"WHA-WHA-WHAT? HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT! " Kenta stuttered in fear.
"Because I'm awesome." Itaru said simply. Kenta threw Kagome to the ground and charged at Itaru. Kenta tried to land a punch but was caught. Itaru then punched him hard in the gut, followed by a knee to the groin and then a hard, swift punch to the face. Kenta blanched out and lay there holding himself. Itaru walked over to Kagome as she sat up, "Itaru, are you…"
"Hey kags! I'm sorry I'm so late, those guys were so mean back there! "
'Yup, he's high alright.' Kagome thought. "let's get out of here before we get into any more trouble!"
Soon enough they were away from the warehouse when Itaru broke the silence "Kagome, there is something important you need to know about me. first of all, my first name isn't Itaru, my real name is—"
Suddenly a loud gunshot followed by a piercing pain in Itaru's back interrupted him. The two looked back at the warehouse door and saw a delusional Kenta standing there with a gun.
"We arent done here, goddammit! You embarrassed me in front of everyone, and then beat up my gang! I'm gonna make you pay!"
Kenta stood there for a second and then reached behind him and poked and prodded the entry wound of the bullet. He managed to pull the bullet straight out with only a minor amount of pain.
"Seriously? These things don't even hurt! Its more like a bee sting if I had to rate it."
"Itaru! You're okay!" Kagome said.
"Yeah? You humans can get killed by these, right? Wow you guys are weak!"
"W-w-whaaat! Kenta sputtered. He loaded the gun again and started shooting blindly at Itaru and Kagome. Itaru grabbed Kagome at the last second and placed her behind a row of oil barrels.
"wow, his mommy didn't teach him manners, did he?" Itaru jumped and ran through the barrage of bullets whizzing past him. "fine! Be a dick, Kenta!" Kenta's eyes widened with fear at Itaru's great agility.
"f-f-fuuuccckkkk!" Kenta whispered.
Itaru jumped high above him, the moon to his back and his eyes glowing red.
Itaru landed and punched him hard, sending him flying back into the warehouse with a loud crash.
"That takes care of him! Why don't we get going?" Itaru said skipping gaily.
When the two finally found their way back to where the other girls were waiting, they all walked each other home. When Kagome and Itaru finally got home, Kagome remembered something, "hey Itaru, what were you going to say to me before you were shot?"
"What do you mean? I don't know what you're talking about? I didn't say anything? Why are you putting words in my mouth! Why is my mouth so dry! I need something to drink!" Itaru ran up to their house and broke in through the front door. Kagome was right behind him as he plunged his face in dish water. He came back up hacking , "what is this shit! It tastes terrible!"
"Cause its dish water, you idiot."
"Hey you guys! I didn't know you guys would be back so soon! I thought you wanted me to—* sniff sniff* why do you two smell like pot? Is there something you need to tell me young lady?" Mrs. Higurashi said sternly.
"I'll explain it to you later." Kagome said pushing Itaru up the stairs to her room.
"Hey mom! Stop! I'm a big boy, I don't want to go to bed yet!" Itaru protested.
"I'm not your mother. Get up there, shut up and go to sleep!"
Itaru just giggled and giggled.
*sigh* 'I knew this was a bad idea…'
~*0*~
Back in the feudal era deep in an obscure, dark place.
"Naraku, it seems to me that those strange children are inu-hanyou just like Inuyasha, but I sensed a great amount of spiritual energy coming from them; a lot more than what would normally come from a hanyou of any kind. Why do you think that is?" byakuya inquired.
"hmmm this is delightfully fascinating. Two inu-hanyou with spiritual powers almost equivalent to that of a priestess. This is interesting indeed…" Naraku said in a low menacing voice. Naraku recalled a memory of Kagome and Inuyasha combining their powers to create a force that was frighteningly powerful. An idea was born in his mind, causing a frightening grin to spread across his face.
"Byakuya, would you be a good detachment for me and fetch me one of the children?" he asked.
"Okay, which one?" Byakuya asked.
"the younger one. The younger they are, the more unbridled their powers will be."
…..
It was evening the next day when Kagome and Itaru had returned to the feudal era and the gang headed off again in search of Naraku. They set up camp for the night and sat around a fire while Meimei was gatherinig daisies in the meadow nearby. Meimei stopped for a moment and stared at a daisy closely 'I wonder how mama and papa are. Are they safe? Of course they are! Mama and papa can do anything!'
The rest of the group were playing BS and Shippo seemed to be winning. Shippo grinned ecstatically.
"Three fives!" Shippo said.
"Bullshit!" Sango called
Shippo turned over the cards that Sango claimed to be false. But it was just as Shippo claimed them to be.
"Aww man!" Sango groaned.
"I WIN!" Shippo cheered.
"Sango, what's wrong? You're losing to Shippo!" Miroku sneered
"Nothing is wrong! Im just not on top of my game today!" Sango said defensively.
"wow Kagome, this game is fun!" Itaru said.
"I know! me and my friends back home play it all the time!" Kagome turned to the pot that was starting to boil over and spooned out some instant noodles.
"Aww yeah! Ninja food!" Inuyasha's eyes flashed with excitement. Kagome noticed that his eyes were growing darker and his hair was bleeding black. The furry triangular ears were replaced by rounded human ears on the sides of his head.
'oh yeah, it is the night of the new moon, isn't it?' kagome thought as she looked up at the dark sky. 'But what about Itaru and Meimei?' she looked over to Itaru and saw the same thing had taken place. Except for the fact that his hair was already black, his dog ears and amber eyes had changed to more human-like features.
She looked over to the meadow where Meimei still was and didn't pick up the bright white that would normally sit atop of her head.
"Meimei! Dinner is ready whenever you want it! don't go too far okay?" Kagome shouted to the little girl.
"Okay!" Meimei called back. Meimei wasn't quite hungry yet, so she continued to pick daisies in the meadow. She stopped to look at the stars and sighed. "I wonder when Itaru will get the tetsusaiga. I really want to go home."
"You know something I haven't had in a really long time? Nizakana*, that was my mother's specialty! Ahh I can just taste it now!" Sango sighed.
"I know what you mean. What im craving is some zosui*. I get it every chance I come across some." Miroku added.
"I wish I had gyudon*!" Shippo chimed.
"I wish I had some hamburgers right about now!" Kagome said
"a what?" the group said.
"a ham-booger? That sounds gross! Shippo said sticking his tongue out.
"No! it's not what you think! Its ground up beef meat that is made into a patty and then fried in a pan until it is brown. Then when it is done, it is topped with vegetables like onions, tomatoes, lettuce and cheese and put in between a bread bun! It really is delicious!" Kagome explained.
"Oh! That sounds really exotic! Ive never heard of to-mo-to before! I would like to give it a try if given a chance!" Sango said.
"Maybe I'll get you guys some sometime!" Kagome said with a smile.
"Thanks Kagome! You're the best!" Itaru said.
"I think we all know what Inuyasha wants. Its right in front of him." Miroku said.
"Come on, Inuyasha, there must be some other food that is your favorite!" Kagome prodded.
"Nope. Not really." Inuyasha said simply
"Don't you like dumplings?" Itaru said.
"Yeah I guess I do really like dum—h-hey! How did you know that!" Inuyasha shouted.
Realizing what he had just said, he quickly defended himself. "oh just lucky guess!" Inuyasha gave him a long hard stare and then turned back to his instant noodles.
"Yeah, I suppose that I do like dumplings…" Inuyasha mumbled.
Flashback…
"Happy new year, Inuyasha! I hope you're hungry!" Inuyasha's mother Izayoi said.
"Happy new year mother!" Inuyasha said, a bright smile plastering his little face. He sniffed the air, what he smelled made his smile even bigger "I smell dumplings! Is that for me, mother?"
"Just wait and see, little one!" said Izayoi. Inuyasha could smell the dumplings coming closer.
"Kyra is bringing them! I hope she is in a good mood today!" Inuyasha said. Izayoi frowned, she knew that she would never be in a good mood as long as Inuyasha was around. The truth was, she hated Inuyasha. Which wasn't an uncommon thing at the mansion they lived in. Inuyasha was a bright and sweet little boy, she did all that she could to shelter his warm spirit from the cold-hearted courtiers. She always gave the excuse that they were in a bad mood. But Inuyasha was a smart little boy, he would learn sooner or later that they simply hated him and his mother. The scent of the dumplings stopped in front of the door where a shadow behind the shoji screen stopped as well. The servant woman who was in her late 20's came in with a blank face and with two plates with mountains of dumplings. Kyra set the first plate in front of Izayoi and reached for the other plate. She prepared to put it in front of Inuyasha but tilted it, sending the little dumplings tumbling onto the tatami mat.
"My dumplings!" Inuyasha cried.
"sorry." She said in a low voice.
"That is quite alright, dear. We can just ask cook for more. I'm sure Kyra did it on accident."
"There are no more dumplings." Kyra said curtly.
"Oh well that is a shame! Inuyasha, you may share mine if you wish." Izayoi offered.
"okay." Inuyasha said sadly.
Kyra stood to walk away, and mumbled under her breath, "he is a dog isn't he? He can eat it off of the floor."
"Hey! I'm not a dog!" Inuyasha shouted. Izayoi knew that he heard what she did not. That was the only thing that he could not protect him against, the things that she could not hear. His hearing was leagues better than hers. What others thought that Izayoi could not hear, Inuyasha could. Izayoi stood up and went after Kyra. She shut the shoji, but knew that would not keep Inuyasha from hearing what they were saying.
"Kyra, that was unacceptable! I will not have you deliberately mistreating my son, half demon or not! My son is just as good as my brothers or sisters, and I will demand that he be treated as such!" Izayoi lectured.
Iit is not my place to contradict thee, my lady." Kyra said.
"Contradict me?" Izayoi slapped Kyra in the face angrily. "how dare you, you insolent wench! I demand an apology!"
"She is sorry, my lady." A voice said.
"Hachimaru!"
"Leave us, Kyra." Hachimaru said. Kyra stalked away leaving Izayoi and Hachimaru alone.
"Hachimaru, what she did was disgraceful! I'm sure she would not have done that to your son without at least asking for forgiveness!"
"I am sorry, my lady. But with your son, this kind of behavior should be expected. Even from the lowliest of servants." Hachimaru said plainly.
End of flashback…
"Inuyasha? Earth to Inuyasha! Are you in there?" Shippo said standing in front of him, waving his hand over his face.
Inuyasha was called out his reverie, "huh? What do you want runt?"
"We just wanted to know if you wanted seconds. Kagome saved you some in case you did." Shippo said.
Inuyasha looked to see that everyone was looking at him. "whats up, Inuyasha? You only look like that when you're deep in thought. What were you thinking about?" Kagome asked.
"Hmph, just something that happened a long time ago." Inuyasha mumbled.
Kagome knew better. Inuyasha was remembering something unpleasant. 'was it the dumplings that made him remember something bad?'
…
Deep in the forest nearby, Kohaku and Kikyo making their way silently through the thick foliage.
"Lady Kikyo, do you know where we are going?" Kohaku said.
"Yes, Kohaku. I know where I am going. Naraku's presence is not very far from here. I must catch him this time, or else he will escape with the shikon no tama and complete it. then it will be nearly impossible to stop him."
"Yes lady Kikyo. But if Naraku does complete the jewel, what will become of me?" kohaku asked. Kikyo remained silent on the matter. Kikyo looked through the trees to a clearing where she saw seven people sitting by a fire.
"Lady Kikyo! Isnt that my sister and her friends? But there are two more with them, who could they be?"
Kikyo did not answer but stared hard at the two children. 'who are those children? And why do they…look like Inuyasha?' Kikyo thought. She looked over and spotted Inuyasha as a human. 'oh Inuyasha. If only Naraku had not deceived us, you would be in my arms looking as you do now. You look so handsome.' Kikyo thought. 'but apparently, that is not to be…'
"let's go another way, Kohaku. I don't want to see Inuyasha at the moment." Kikyou said cooly.
"Umm alright…" Kohaku said. He paused to look back at his sister. Her smile sent a painful pang through his heart.
'Sister…'
…..
"Well, I'm turning in! Goodnight all!" Kagome said, tucking herself into her sleeping bag with Shippo snuggling close to her. "hey Meimei, its nice and warm in here, you want to join us?" Kagome offered.
"No thank you. I'm okay right here." Meimei leaned her head against her big brother's shoulder and closed her little eyes. Itaru took off his green kimono and draped it across his little sister. The rest of the group said their goodnights and went off to their respective corners. Itaru and Inuyasha were the only ones still awake after an hour or so.
"Hey kid, why don't you go on to sleep?" Inuyasha mumbled.
"I can't sleep." Itaru said.
"Scared?"
"Aren't you?"
There was a moments silence between them.
"My father said that its okay to be scared, just don't let anyone see it. I have to be brave for Meimei. if she sees me scared, then she will lose hope; I have to keep her smiling."
Inuyasha nodded and looked away. "You're a really good brother. Your father would be proud of you." Inuyasha said shortly.
Itaru's heart warmed at his kind comment. 'If only you knew…' Meimei stirred and moaned, waking up from her dreamless sleep.
"Sorry Meimei. Did I wake you?"
No, I just need to relieve myself." She said getting up. She went into the forest quietly stepping over her sleeping companions. The forest grew darker and darker as she moved farther and farther away from the camp. When she was a decent distance away, she was relieved and sighed. Suddenly, she looked up and saw a strange serpent-like creature carrying an orb of light. "I wonder what that could be?" she reached for her chakrams, just in case she should come across an enemy. She followed the flying creature deep into the forest until it came and stopped in front of a tree. There materialized a pale woman dressed in priestesses clothing. Her hair was long and flowing, her face was neutral and calm. The woman reached for the orb of light and put it to her chest. The light was absorbed into her body, and the creature flew away, assuming to get more of the light.
'What is she? And what are those orbs of light…? Is she a demon? I have to tell Inuyasha and the others!' she backed away to escape, but tripped over a fallen branch, causing her to drop her chakrams with a loud clanging noise.
"Who is there? Show yourself!" the woman called. Meimei turned to run away, but the serpentine creatures caught her legs. They dragged her in front of the woman who looked down at her with a frighteningly cool stare.
Back at camp, Itaru sat and waited for Meimei to come back. 'where is she? She should have been back by now!' Itaru thought. He looked up and saw Inuyasha sound asleep, with Tetsusaiga at his side. Itaru smiled to himself. 'he left Tetsusaiga unguarded! I guess this is a good a time as ever. Itaru quietly reached towards the Tetsusaiga's sheath, careful not to make a sound. 'he doesn't have his demonic power right now, but he is really alert nonetheless.' Inuyasha stirred in his sleep, causing Itaru to retract his hand. When Inuyasha settled down again, he went after the tetsusaiga again. When he grasped it, it pulsated. 'you recognize me, don't you tetsusaiga?' Itaru thought warmly. He carefully stood up and ran into the forest. Now to find Meimei and blow this joint!'
Okay, I think my poo brain is gone =] good chapter, eh? I was going to make this one long chapter, buut I thought I would make it up to you guys by giving you two chapters. The next one is pretty sweet!
And I just want to say, thanks you guys for the reviews. They really do make my day. It gives me motivation to go on, it really does. Im not going to do a review quota, that would be cruel. But let me know what you think! I really appreciate them.
Nizakana: fish poached in sweet soy
Zosui: a soup containing rice stewed in stock, often with egg, meat, seafood, vegetables or mushroom, and flavoured with miso or soy. Known as juushii in Okinawa. Some similarity to risotto and Kayu though Zosui uses cooked rice, as the difference is that kayu is made from raw rice.
Gyudon: donburi topped with seasoned beef