Two Worlds Collide
Disclaimer: I don't own IY and RuroKen, if I did, I'd fuse them together and call it Rurouni Inushin and the Yasha Brothers. See what I mean? Aren't you glad I don't own them? x3
A/n: Ah, ;;; hides from reviewers YES, I'm FINALLY BACK! --;;;; yeah, I know, I know, you'll want to kill me...but BEFORE you do! I brought you gifts! xD a BUTT-LONG Chap for you'll for taking so $$ long. --;;; Gomen nasai minna-san, but I'm back and I'm in the writing mood. lol, but anyway, now ya'll finally get to see what Kaoru-sama will do and what will be the ultimate consequence for that decision. Ooooh, wonder what she'll decide ne? Well, read and find out! xD R 'n R! Enjoy. x3
WARNING: Well, besides the cursing and whatnot, I have to say, the beginning tis somewhat boring --;; so yeah, be prepared to be bored out of your life...but don't worry, after all the introductions are over and done with, it'll be awesome, I swear it. :3
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"Dialogue" - "Youkai Inuyasha/Battousai Speaking"
'Thoughts' - 'Battousai Speaking'
:(x): Flashbacks/Dreams
-x-x-x- Setting Change
POV Point Of View
A/n Author's Note
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Chapter 6: Kaoru's decision...
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"Enough!" she shouted to the two as the two in question, turned their heads and glanced at her, completely forgetting the 'battle' for the moment. Once she was sure she got their attention, she glanced at Kenshin before settling her gaze at the now human-Inuyasha; wondering how he became human all the while. "Inuyasha...what are you doing here? How did you get here?" she asked him softly, momentarily forgetting her fear.
Inuyasha looked down at her for amount before responding, "I came to get you..." he trailed off, averting his head as he felt his blood heat up above his nose.
Kenshin's golden eyes narrowed in slits as a stab of black anger swelled inside him. "No...you came to take her away, whether she liked it or not." he hissed at him, not noticing Kaoru's eyes widen. "Well," he took a step closer to Inuyasha, head raised up as if a challenge, then growled at him as he continued. "I won't let you..." He growled, the Battousai within him breaking beneath the surface.
Inuyasha's first intention was to grab tessaiga and rip the shreds out of this puny red-head, for threatening him. 'But he's one of Kaoru's friends...I can't kill him...and besides...in my human form I wouldn't be able to anyway...' Inuyasha thought before responding, "Look, I don't have time for this...I have to get Kaoru back with the others, I don't have time for your shit, red-head..." he growled darkly, his own dark ego threateningly lurking underneath.
Kenshin's eyes harden before he took out his sakabatou once more and laid it out infront of him; indicating for Inuyasha to draw his own sword out. Kaoru's eyes widen as she took note of this movement, and she intervined before it could get any farther. "Matte! Enough! Kenshin lower your sakabatou! No one's fighting in MY dojo!" She ordered as everyone glanced at her.
"Nah! Let Kenshin fight! Let him kick that yarou's ass!" Sano spoke in, smashing his fists together. "Yo, bud? Once you're done with him, I wanna turn!" He added as Yahiko soon spoke in.
"Then me! I wanna show this baka the Kamiya Kassin Ryu!" Yahiko remarked, swinging his shinai a few times.
Kenshin simply smirked. "I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself..." Kenshin purposely trailed off, glaring at Inuyasha.
"NO! No fights! I want none of that!" Kaoru shouted.
"But he HURT You!" Kenshin argued peering down at her with confusion. 'Why? Why is she protecting this...this...monster! He could have hurt her or worse!' Kenshin shook his head before pointing his sakabatou at the fiend in mild defeat. "Leave...Now...," Through his better wishes he continued. "You have been spared...but if you dare come back and show your face again..."Kenshin's spoke death as he finished, "I'll kill you..." Gasps could be heard as Inuyasha, not understanding the reaction of the people around him, merely huffed.
Folding his arms across his chest, he too, raised his head up, wincing slightly. "I'm not leaving until Kaoru hears me out." He stated.
Kenshin's eyes narrowed, not noticing Inuyasha's slight discomfort, took on his Battou-Jitsu stance. "Then draw your blade and prepare yourself." He hissed.
Kaoru's hand shot out at that moment, laying it on the sakabatou, stoping him from branishing it. "No! Kenshin stop!" she said firmly at him. "I'm not going to-" But Kenshin cut her off.
"I'm sorry Kaoru, but...I won't let him take you away from-" But she too cut him off this time.
"I don't care whether he did what he did or not! No one's going to battle in my dojo!" She yelled. She then glanced at Inuyasha before replying softly. "Inuyasha, if you want me to listen to your story...Then alright, I will." she concluded, not noticing Kenshin's angry face.
Inuyasha, who had noticed the red-head's angry scowl, grinned at him before turning back to Kaoru. "Kaoru I-" But a voice cut him off.
"KAORU-CHAN!" A high-pitched voice shrieked, reverbating throughout the dojo. All eyes turned to a flash of bluish-green before it settled into a form of a young female, who was at that moment, clinging on Kaoru for dear life. "I thought I'll never see you again!" The girl whispered to her, sniffing here and then.
Kaoru glanced down at the girl noticing the same navy blue shinobi outfit, the same small petitte frame, her aqua colored eyes sparkling with tears, as her long braided hair swong back and forth. Kaoru simply smiled before wrapping her arms around the young kunoichi, replying back at her fondly. "It's very good to see you, too, Misao-chan." she said, smiling at the young girl forgetting, for the moment, about Kenshin and Inuyasha. "Why are you here in Kyoto?"
Misao, pulling back from the embrace, smiled and pointed a finger at Kenshin. "He sent us a letter stating your return," then she pointed behind her and giggled. "And we just had to see if you were alright...After all, all of the Oniwabanshuu couldn't find you so we were worried."
"We?" Kenshin questioned as he, momentarily, forgot all about his "adversary" before sensing a presense behind the shoji.
"Misao insisted on visiting, and knowing Okina, he asked if I would accompany her." The cold, dead-tone voice answered as the shoji was slide over. There stood a tall lean jet black-haired man, his bronze trench coat draping over his muscular form, concealing his kodachis from view, his face played in a small frown, his icy steel blue eyes scanning everyone until settling at Misao and Kaoru. "Ah, I see you have been returned to us safely." he whispered, taking steadied and calculated steps up to the duo. A ghost of a smile reaching his lips as he nodded his head at Kaoru, who smiled back at him.
"Ah, hai, I have, arigatou and welcome Aoshi." She replyed back, him nodding his head once more.
He glanced down at Misao, who smiled back at him, before turning his gaze at Kenshin. 'Battousai's eyes are amber...something had happened before we arrived here.' then he finally noticed the stranger, who in his opinion, felt out of place at this situation. 'His ken-ki...there is something strange about it...a displacement of some kind...' "Who are you?" Aoshi questioned, snapping everyone, except Misao and him of course, back to Inuyasha, who at this moment, wanted nothing more than disappear under the ground at the sudden attention.
'Damn! What's with this people! One minute they want to see my blood fall then the next this...Ninja girl and the ice-man come out of nowhere!' Inuyasha, ignoring the slight ache of his left shoulder, that suddenly began to sting, answered the tall man. "I'm Inuyasha...and I've come back for Kaoru." He said, repeating the last sentence.
Aoshi raised an eyebrow before directing his gaze back at the kenjitsu instructor. "What does he mean by this?"
"He's the one who harmed her." Kenshin answered, causing Aoshi to glance at him. "He came back to take her." He hissed, turning his head toward Inuyasha, who growled at him in return. "We were on the point of starting our battle before you came, Aoshi." He stated.
Misao's eyes snapped open in alarm before swiftly pulling out her concealed kunais and glared at Inuyasha. "So! You're the one who Himura mentioned in the letter! Well, Prepare yourself!" and suddenly, without warning, she shot out five kunais at him.
"Misao-chan, NO!" Kaoru shouted taking a hold of both of Misao's arms. She watched in shock as the kunais whizzed their way at the surprised Inuyasha.
'Damn! This girl is crazy!' Inuyasha thought before branishing tessaiga, wincing at the slight weight, and deflecting all five of the tiny knives. He huffed slightly, feeling exhaustion and fatigue wearing him down. 'Kuso! I just pulled my tessaiga out for the first time in this era and I'm wipped out.' he thought as he panted, wincing slightly.
Aoshi, noticing all this, narrowed his eyes in confusion. 'This man, he seems to appear to be exhausted...But why? It wasn't that difficult to deflect Misao's kunais...something is a miss.' He concluded as he glanced back at Misao, his frown deeping.
Misao, sensing someone staring at her, turned her head and glanced up at Aoshi, who to her seemed angry. 'What did I do?' "Aoshi-sama, something wrong?" All heads, including Inuyasha, peered up to the tall silent man.
"Misao, you shouldn't have done that!" Kaoru interjected when she noticed Aoshi's silence. "You could have wounded him!" she, all but shrieked in Misao's face.
"WHAT! But Kaoru-chan he's the ENEMY! YOUR ENEMY! Himura has a right to kick his butt all the way to China!" Misao screamed back.
"NO! Inuyasha does not deserve this! YOU ALL are suppost to be MY FRIENDS!" She yelled causing everyone's eyes to widen. Silence is what greeted her as everyone's head turned away from her.
"Kaoru...I'm sorry, but we can't trust this man...not after what you told us." Megumi finally spoke as everyone, except for Inuyasha and Aoshi, nodded their heads in agreement. "He has to leave or else Ken-san will be ordered to battle him." She stated calmly as Kaoru's angry eyes turned toward her.
"But---" she started but was cut off.
"No, Kaoru...It's alright." Inuyasha's soft voice said, dejectedly as he slowly lowered his tessaiga and sheathed it. "I should have known Naraku would have done this...But I was hoping..." He trailed off, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.
'Naraku!' Her eyes widen at that name. 'What does Naraku have to do with this? Was he the one...?' Kaoru's mind suddenly snapped back to the incident with "Inuyasha" and noticed for the first time, that something was off...
"I was hoping that...you'd believe me." He finished off, glancing at her with sadden indigo eyes. 'Her friends are just like she described them...They'll protect her no matter what...even if it'll hurt her.' He was angry, upset that he wouldn't be heard, to be justified by whatever that bastard, Naraku did in his place. 'I guess I best be heading back home...but how?' as he was pondering on ways of returning home, Kenshin swiftly sheathed his sakabatou back to its sheath as well, a sly grin on his face.
'Now he'll go back to whatever hole he crawled from and disappear! But...too bad I wasn't able to "help" him.' Battousai said darkly in his mind as he turned toward Kaoru who had her head cast down, her small hands in fists. 'Koi...I know you're upset but it's for the best...this yarou won't hurt you anymore...I wish you wouldn't open up to people like him...' He added as he walked his way up to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. But to his surprised she shook it away and glared at him before turning her head away. "Kaoru...-dono?" He asked, feeling a stab of pain in his chest.
"Inuyasha..." She called for him just as he turned his back on them. He turned toward her while she glanced at him before continuing. "Stay. I don't care what anyone here said, I promised I would hear your story and that's what I'll do...So please stay." She said, her voice growing stronger.
Inuyasha's eyes widen in shock before a smile settled on his lips. He nodded his head at her before glancing at Kenshin, who at that moment, was glaring daggers at him. 'Damn, red-head.' He thought, already knowing they would never get along.
"But Kaoru-dono," Kenshin began as he walked up to her, anger lacing beneath his voice. "He tried to hurt you...why should you listen to him?"
"Why shouldn't she listen to him?" Aoshi answered for her, which surprised everyone in the room.
"Yes, why shouldn't she, baku-deshi?" A booming voice also agreed as everyone glanced behind Aoshi to see a tall, bulky man lean on a railing, a sake bottle hanging from his right arm. His long red and white cape bouncing with each step he took, his dark colored training uniform tight around his muscular build as his long raven hair flowed behind him; his emerald eyes locked with Kenshin as he placed a hand on his prized katana. "Why shouldn't she baku-deshi? Afraid to hear the truth?" He said, mockenly, as he strolled his way over the trio. His eyes drifted from Kenshin to Kaoru before stopping at Inuyasha, who had a frown on his face. "Why the long face, ahou?" He said, earning a growl from Inuyasha. He returned his gaze to Kaoru, who's left eye was twitching at his remark. "Hello, Kaoru-san." He said with a smile.
To her it looked more like a smirk than a smile. 'What is up with everyone suddenly bursting in my dojo! For all I know, Shishio Makoto could pop here next.' She thought sarcastically before answering. "Konbonwa to you as well, Hiko-sama, but what are you doing here?" She asked.
"Oh, that," He pointed a finger at Kenshin as he continued, "Baku-deshi wrote me this letter, which was by the way hard to read since he never knew how to write neatly..." He trailed off, causing Kenshin to flush in embarrassment and Inuyasha to smirk at this little information on his 'rival' before Hiko finished, "But the main two reasons for coming was to check up on you," Kaoru smiled softly at him, not noticing the two pair of eyes glaring at Hiko, who was smiling and winking at her in response to her smile, before going on, "But the main reason why I came here was to do this." He walked up to Kenshin, who stared up at him in thought, before he felt a sudden pain on the top of his head. Hiko had used his sake bottle as a hammer to whack his baku-deshi cross the head. "You fool! Next time I tell you not to send me a god damn letter I mean it! Do you know how much yen I had to pay the paper boy to climb my mountain JUST so I could receive your baka letter? A LOT Of YEN BAKU-DESHI! A LOT Of YEN! I couldn't even afford to buy my usually seven sakes per day routine! You owe me a million yen, baka!" He roared before knocking Kenshin across the head once more out of frustration.
'Alright, that's settles it...Kaoru's friends are insane.' Inuyasha concluded as he watched his 'rival' get whacked on the head yet again. He chuckled before interrupting, "Um, hey, Superman, it's nice that you're beating the crud out of red and all, but I need to speak with Kaoru." He mustered as he watched, 'Superman' glance at his direction before walking up to him.
"Who are you, boy?" Hiko asked, a deep frown as he sensed the boy's ken-ki. 'Something's off on him.'
"Inuyasha desu." He answered, smirking as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Hmm...Sou ka." Hiko said after a while. He turned his back from him as he huffed. "You're a complete waste of space, ahou." He suddenly said, causing Inuyasha to growl.
"What the hell did you just--!" But before he could finish his outburst, Hiko had swiftly turned around then landed a swift kick on Inuyasha's abdomon. Inuyasha went flying before crashing onto the wall nearset of him, blood oozing out of his mouth as a sudden rack of coughs shook him.
"Inuyasha!" Kaoru screamed before racing down to him. she kneeled at his level, placing her hands on his shoulder and back as she tried to soothe his coughs. "How could you do this Hiko!" She yelled, glaring at him as she heard Inuyasha finally calm down. "Inuyasha?" She questioned as she turned her attention back at him.
"Ka...oru..?" He crocked out before passing out in her arms.
"Inuyasha!" She screamed, shaking him lightly. He moaned in pain before settling again. "Inu--"
"Don't shake him, it'll cause him more pain." Hiko stated as he watched with disinterest, glancing at Kenshin, who had averted his head away from the scene.
"But why did you do that! You injuried him!" She demanded.
"Because, he was already injuried...Hiko-san was just confirming it." Aoshi answered as he calmly walked to them. "It seems he was injuried previously and had not allowed his wounds to heal completely..." He described as he glanced at Misao briefly before landing his gaze down at Kaoru, who was cradling Inuyash'a head on her lap. "I would get him medical attention, if I were you, Kaoru-san. Before he loses to much blood." With that said he turned and slowly walked down the halls of the dojo, before stepping in a room of his choosing; acting as if he lived there his whole life.
"Well, there's Aoshi-sama, for ya!" Misao stated, shrugging at his behavior before turning to Kaoru. "But he's right, now that we know he's injuried, Megumi-san should check on it right away!"
"H-hai." Kaoru whispered, still shocked at the events that just transpired. She glanced at Megumi, who in turn, picked up her small aid kit before instructing Sano and Yahiko to take Inuyasha to one of the guest rooms.
"What? Kitsune! You want me to drag the asshole to one of our rooms? You gotta be out of your mind!" Sano wailed as Yahiko nodded his head in agreement.
"Yes, he may be an enemy of Ken-san, but he is a human, and an injuried human at that, so do as I say or else, Sanosuke." She instructed, her voice holding back a growl as she flicked her loose hair behind her back.
"But--"
"But nothing, now MOVE!" Megumi shouted, finally losing her patiences. She huffed before stepping into a vacent room gesturing with her hand for Sano and Yahiko to follow with the falling Inuyasha before disappearing within the room.
"Let's go kid, ain't worth annoying her any further." Sano said, dejected as he carefully took Inuyasha from Kaoru, who smiled in graditude.
"Hey! I'm not a kid, tori-atama!" Yahiko snapped as he took hold of Inuyasha's waist, before growling at Sano.
"Don't call me a chicken-head, KID!" Sano shouted, earning another growl from Yahiko, who was trying to whack, him but sadly could not for the fact that he was smaller than he. "Face, it kido, you're not tall enough, you know why? It's cuz you're not an adult yet." Sano stated, grinning from ear to ear as he watched Yahiko's fuse shorten.
"SANO!" Yahiko yelled, before the trio, minus the knocked out Inuyasha, noiselly entered the room; while the rest awaite for Inuyasha's wake.
Three Hours Later...
"Uh, is it just me, or does my head feel like it's been crushed by one of Naraku's tenticales?" Inuyasha grumbled tiredly as he began to stir.
"He's waking!" He heard a voice say.
'Who the hell?' he thought as he stirred some more, trying to open his eyes, but found he couldn't. 'Keh, haven't I been in a situation like this before?'
"Damn, I thought he wouldn't make it there." A deep voice said.
"Yeah, with all that blood he lost, you'd think he'd just be a shrivled up old coot!" A younger voice commented.
'Why I outta--' But before his thougths could continue it was cut off by a voice he did know.
"Sano! Yahiko! Leave him alone, he's just went through an ordeal here! The least you both could do is show some respect." A crossed voice said, but underneath it he could sense traces of worry.
'Kaoru?' He slowly opened his eyes and was soon looking up to two relieved sapphire eyes. He flashed her a weak grin before he felt her hand on his forehead. 'Ah, cool...so warm...'
"Do you feel any better Inuyasha?" Kaoru asked softly as she glanced down at him, a small smile on her lips. He simply nodded his head then opened his mouth. "Don't speak, I bet you're thirsty." She added as she watched him close his mouth shut before nodding his head again. She glanced up at Yahiko, who was seen glaring at Inuyasha from where he was seated, not liking the way his sensei/sister was so timid with the stranger; especially one who, she had stated previously, tried to hurt her. "Could you get Inuyasha a glass of water please?" She asked.
He frowned but nodded his head before lifting himself off the floor then sallied his way over to the kitchen. Sano, who had watched Yahiko's retreating back, glanced at Kaoru then at Inuyasha. "You think it's safe to let him stay here?"
"Argh, you too, Sano? Inuyasha isn't a ba--" she wanted to say but was cut off.
"I ain't saying he's the one to blame...entirally, but you know how...Kenshin is Jou-chan. He's already pissed as it is." Sano stated noticing the physical flinch Kaoru showed.
She lowered her head then said, in a whisper, "Yes, I know, but there is nothing I can do, I...promised Inuyasha..." She glanced at Inuyasha, who was staring at her intensivly.
He, noticing that he had been caught staring, looked away and stared off at the wall instead, wanting nothing more than to disappear at the moment. 'Way to go, now she'll think I'm an idiot...' He thought just as Sano began to speak.
"Well, don't say I didn't warn ya, Jou-chan...Kenshin sure was pissed at you back there." He said, causing Inuyasha to narrow his eyes in interest.
"Hai, he was..." Kaoru said, trailing off. 'I know he's mad, but I didn't think he'd be this mad at me...Why Kenshin? I thought you'd understand why I had to keep Inuyasha here...You are always the one who says to help people in need, no matter what he or she has done...then why won't you say the same thing now?' She was confused, after they had taken Inuyasha to the vacent room, the normally cooled-off, red-head had exploded at her telling her that he was dangerous and that he had to leave. She in turn, had lashed out at him, saying he didn't have a right to tell her what to do or what was right and wrong. 'Our first fight...our real first fight all over Inuyasha...And now, he won't even talk to me.' Her eyes sadden as she brushed back a lock of her raven hair, not noticing the stares of the two men in the room.
'Dammit, I'll have to kick Kenshin's butt for this. He said he'd never let her get hurt, and here -he- goes and hurt her himself...Kuso, and to think that Jou-chan said that this scrawny little man had tried to hurt her.' Now that he thought of it. Did Inuyasha really hurt her? He glanced down at the man in question, who was busying himself with staring at Kaoru. 'The baka, if he wasn't injuried right now, I'd totally pound him.' "Well, if it help Jou-chan." He started off, waiting for Kaoru to look at him. Once she did he continued, "I believe ya, I don't think this guy tried to pull a fast one on ya..." He concluded, grinning at her. She smiled back, nodding her head, just as Inuyasha turned his head at him in question. 'Nah, he couldn't have done it...he appears too...kind. Yeah, that's it, he just doesn't seem the type, I can't believe I didn't see it sooner.' He thought nodding his head in agreement.
"Thank you, but why the change of opinion all of a sudden, Sano?" Kaoru asked.
Inuyasha had wanted to ask that same question, but was to weak to speak at the moment. 'Where's that boy and my water? Sheesh, and they say I'm slow.'
"Ah, well, Jou-chan, it's simple." Sano said, crossing his arms across his chest. "He reminds me of...Myself." He answered glancing down at the man in question. "You have that same look Inuyasha, just like I had."
"Wh-What l-look would th-that be-e?" Inuyasha repiled slowly, wanting to know the sudden change of heart from this man. 'From the looks of it, he's probably the red's best friend...why change perspective? Especially towards me?'
"Helplessness." Was his only answer. Inuyasha's eyes widen in surprise just as Yahiko finally returned with the glass of water.
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"Why? Why did she go with him shishou?" he hissed in the night as the dojo's porch light flickered against the snowy breeze.
"Hm, why shouldn't she go with him, baku deshi?" Hiko countered back, causing the rurouni to glare at him. "I'm not the baka who's just standing here wandering what she could be doing with him." He added, causing Kenshin to growl in annoyance.
"Shishou..." Kenshin started but stopped as he saw Yahiko's small form make his way towards the kitchen, a glass held in his hand.
Kenshin walked pass his master, not noticing the look he gave him. "If he keeps this up, the baka'll lose her to the ahou."
"Or maybe he already has." Replyed a voice. Hiko turned and gazed at the tall shinobi appearing out of nowhere.
"Ah, Aoshi-san," He greeted him before answering; "well, I guess in a way the baka has."
"Yes...but it seems that this Inuyasha, is not normal." Icy blue eyes narrowed in thought.
"No, no. He's not." Hiko said before taking a sip of his sake, the two falling into complete silence.
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"Yahiko what are you doing?" Kenshin asked. He watched as Yahiko began to fill the glass with water, knowing the boy does like water, saying something that the water is "contaminated" of some kind.
"Oh, well, I'm getting it for Inu." He answered, a sly smile forming in his lips as he glanced at Kenshin's direction.
"Oh..." Was all Kenshin said as he narrowed his eyes.
"You know, you really upset busu. You shouldn't have argued with her." Yahiko suddenly said, causing the red-head to avert his head.
"Yahiko." The young boy's head snapped up at him. "I want you to do something for me." Kenshin started, purposely ignoring the boy's previous statement.
"Sure thing Kenshin...what is it?"
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"Sheesh, what takes Yahiko so long with a glass of water?" Sano asked. Kaoru shrugged as Inuyasha nodded his head in agreement. "I mean, the guy is dying here, and the boy takes his sweet old time." Sano rolled his eyes at his own statement as he heard a chuckle from Inuyasha, who now felt at ease with the man with the symbol of 'evil' on his back.
Kaoru shook her head at both of the men's impatience "Don't worry, Yahiko should be back any--" but was cut off with the sound of the shoji opening.
"Here you go busu. Sorry for the delay...Kenshin stopped me for somethin'." He answered uneasily as he watched Kaoru's eyes clouden for a split second before she took hold of the glass.
"It's alright, Yahiko, arigatou." She said. "Inuyasha can you sit up? Or do you wish for me to assist you?" She asked.
"Feh, I can d-do it my-myself." He stuttered before lifting himself slowly from the futan into a sitting postion, his back leaning against the wall. He took the glass from her and gulped the content down, enjoying the cool sweet feel on his dry arid throat.
"Dang! He gulped that down faster than you Sano!" Yahiko commented as he watched Inuyasha.
"Aw, shut it will ya kid? He can't out win me." Sano stated as he puffed up his chest arrogantly.
"Nah-uh, I bet that Inu can soooooooooo beat you!" Yahiko teased, already becoming comfortable around the strange man.
"So? What's with the sudden change of opinion Yahiko? You're calling him 'Inu' now...what you like him?" Sano said, causing Yahiko to chew on top of his head.
"Aw, shut up, Tori-atama, at least he doesn't have a pea for a brain!" Yahiko shouted before running behind Kaoru and Inuyasha.
"WHY YOU LITTLE! COME BACK HERE!" Sano yelled, before chasing after him. Both Yahiko and Sano made circles around Kaoru and Inuyasha as cursing and insults could be heard between the two.
"Um...Kaoru? Do they do this often?" Inuyasha finally asked, after seeing Yahiko pass him for the fifthteenth time.
Kaoru simply giggled. "I wish they wouldn't do this often, I tell you." she answered.
"Reminds me of Shippo and myself." He stated before handing her back the now empty glass.
"Hai...they do..." Kaoru trailed off, her eyes clouded with a recent memory of his and Shippo's similar antics.
"Kaoru? Daijoubu?" Inuyasha asked, noticing her spacing off.
"Huh? Oh, hai, daijoubu ka." She answered with a smile before sighing sadly.
"You miss them don't you tanuki?" A female voice asked, causing the rumble in the room to halt. All eyes fell on Megumi, who simply smirked before entering the room. "You miss your traveling companions who traveled with you and Inu-san, correct?" She asked. She sat next to Inuyasha, who turned his head away from, not liking the closeness of this...kitsune.
"Hai. I do." Kaoru said sharply, not liking the way Megumi was closing in on Inuyasha. 'Who does she think she is..?' Kaoru let her thoughts end as she shook her head. "But for now...it's time that I tell you all...the truth." she suddenly said, everyone glancing at her. Her eyes locked with Inuyasha as she saw the confusion within them. "It's just that, I didn't tell them the whole truth Inuyasha." she answered his silent question, which caused everyone to lift an eyebrow.
"What do ya mean you haven't told us the 'whole' truth? there's more?" Sano asked, suspitiously.
"Yeah, busu, what'cha hiding?" Yahiko also asked, gazing at her intensivly.
"Yes, tell us this secret, tanuki." Megumi said, glancing at Inuyasha who frowned at the way she looked at him.
"Well...I think it's best if everyone heard it ne?" Kaoru said, standing up. "I will gather the others, it's a good thing this room is so large or else the others would never be able to fit in." she stated cheerfully, a little too cheerfully as her eyes sweeped across the entire room. 'It is the largest in the whole dojo...but of course it would be...since this is my parents room.' She sighed to herself before opening the shoji open. "I'll be right back minna." She said before disappearing down the hall.
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What'cha think? Like it or hate it? Or do ya'll just hate meh for takin' so $$ long? xD Please leave a review, even thou' I don't deserve it. --;; Anyhoo, yes, yes, I know, boring no? but I needed to end the arc with a lil bit of intros and stuff...this is the last chap of the first arc! WOOHOO! Now on two Arc II! The next chap, that SHOULD be in by next week or so, will Inu return back to his time...with Kaoru or not? Now THAT is the question! But I will leave a lil snip of the next chap...to show ya'll that Iam writingit! xD
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Preview of Chap 7: The Inu-Ken gumi? WTF?
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"I don't think it's a good idea to do this Kaoru..." Megumi said as she watched her dress in her gi and hakama.
"I said I would go ne? I have to...I promised him." Kaoru said glancing at her reflection.
"But you also promised someone else Kao-chan!" Misao added, causing Kaoru to sigh.
"But..." Kaoru shook her head before turning toward the two. "What do I do?"
"Welllllllll..." Misao began. "You could ask him to join you with him."
Kaoru's eyes widen. "You mean...ask him to come with us?" 'Would he go? Would he come with me and...'
"Well, that's what the weasel said." Megumi answered cooly interrupting Kaoru's thoughts.
"Hey! I'm no weasel!" Misao retorted.
"Wait a minute!" Kaoru suddenly yelled a look of pure exitement in her eyes. "Why not come with us? How 'bout it, Misao, Megumi?" She asked.
"What? Are you out of your mind?" Megumi said, stuttered. "He's a hanyou...there is no way I'll go with you or him for that matter."
"What's wrong with Inuyasha as a hanyou?" Kaoru growled with annoyance. "Inuyasha is still Inuyasha so you shouldn't treat him as anything less Megumi."
The older girl just smirked at the fire in the younger female. "Why so protective tanuki?" She asked watching the other girl flush and glare at her."
"Hmmm, well, it is kinda boring here..." Misao stated, not noticing the heated glares of the two. "Ok, Kao-chan, I'll go!" Misao declared, punching her hand up in the air.
"Really Misao-chan, you'll go with us?" Kaoru asked, completely forgetting about her previous anger.
"Yea! And of course, Aoshi-sama will tag along! And ohhhhhhhhhh, I bet that tori-atama and that brat will go with us too! Then Himura will have no choice but to go toooooo!" Misao explained jumping up and down.
"You two are out of your minds..." Megumi said, shaking her head. "Why would I want to go there."
"Because, Sanosuke will be coming with us..." Kaoru said slyly, causing Misao to scream with glee at Megumi's red face.
"See, Meg? Everyone's going! And with Inu takin' care of us, Himura's protectiviness, along with my smart Aoshi-sama, and your strong tori-atama, anything's possible!"
Megumi only huffed. "What makes you think we'll be able to get there?" She asked, smiling when she saw Misao halt at that statement.
"Uhhhh, Kao?" She glanced at Kaoru, who was busying herself with her weapon.
"Don't worry, it'll work...and Kenshin will come with us..." Kaoru said, while cleaning her tool. 'That way I get to keep both my promises...'
"They are still waiting for your decision...but most importantly, are you sure of this?" Megumi asked, taking a hold of her aid kit.
"Come on kitsune! Have faith in Kao-chan!" Misao said.
"Like I said don't worry." Kaoru simply said before reaching for her necklace, gazing at the soft blue glow from it. "As long as I have this, we'll make it to the other side of the well...I promise." 'Then I can clear everything that's gone wrong...and maybe just maybe find the answers as to why I am destinyed for this...' She gazed at the two, who nodded their heads in agreement, before a smile touched her lips. "To the Sengoku Jidai!"
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Hmmmmm, should I have shown you guys this? Hmmmmmm...well it's too late now! xD Anyhoo, hope you like the preview...the next chap shall be filled of humor and randomness...cuz that's just how I write them! x3 See ya next chap! Tchau:3
A/n: And don't worry, I'm workin' on some oldies as well...and some new ones I've been sceming xD.