Chapter TWELVE: The Not So Good School Day, Pt 1
Minako (Miroku)POV
I rubbed the side of my face, she had slapped me again, "You pervert! Don't you ever learn," she shouted at me.
I laughed innocently enough, "Sango…be gentle…"
"I'll be gentle when you wake up…"
I snapped out of my dream to find my mother standing over my bed. She had a newspaper rolled in her hand and my sheets in the other, "Get up or you'll be late for school Minako."
"Yes mom," I said rolling out of bed.
My name is Minako Takawa; I'm 18 years old and a senior in high school. I'm the heir to the Takawa clan shrine which I work at as a priestess. I used to think I was a fairly normal high school girl. That is until I met Kagome Higarashi…for the second time. You see like most people I'm just the reincarnation of someone from long ago. Unlike most others I remember some things from my previous life…I was a monk after the sacred shikon jewel. My name was Miroko.
I finished pulling my hair back into pigtails and checked myself out in the mirror. Bright purple blue eyes stared back at me and my new school uniform was ironed and pressed. "Well better get going."
I walked out of the house and down the shrine steps. Unlike Kagome I actually appreciated my shrine life and knew everything about the spiritualism of being a priestess. I would never tell her this though; her spirit awareness was just about equal to mine…if not greater.
"Hey move it," a deep voice said behind me.
I looked up to find a tall, scrawny looking punkish boy behind me. He had spiky black hair with red tips and his eyes were dark brown. His ears were pierced and he had a hoop through his arched eyebrow.
"Oh…sorry," I said, moving to the side.
He brushed past me, "Yeah…whatever."
I glared at him as he walked away, who the hell did he think he was! I sighed, there was no point in chasing after him…I'd probably never see him again anyways.
"Minako! Hey wait up," a voice shouted behind me. I turned slowly and saw Kagome rushing towards me with a smile plastered on her face.
"Good morning Kagome-san. I see you're up bright and early," I said with a smirk.
Kagome nodded, "Yeah I've been catching up on my sleep. Are you ready for your first day at my school," she asked.
I gave her a peace sign, "You bet. I hope we get in the same class."
"KAGOME!"
We both turned around to find a white haired boy rushing towards us. He looked absolutely furious, "WHY THE HELL DID YOU RUN OFF LIKE THAT," he shouted when he caught up.
Kagome smiled, "Calm down Inu-I mean Ginjiro…you caught up didn't you."
Ginjiro Kuromori looks like your normal 19 year old senior in high school. However he is actually the half demon InuYasha. Don't let the school uniform and shoulder length hair fool you; he is a really fierce fighter. In Feudal times he helped us to fight Naraku and hunt down the Shikon jewel…now he attends high school like the rest of us.
"Hey where's Manobi," Kagome asked as we continued walking.
Ginjiro, who's bag was slug over his shoulder, scowled, "That runt likes to get to school extra early. The little brat ENJOYS learning."
I laughed, "Well someone has to have the brains in your family."
"WHAT WAS THAT!"
Manobi isn't actually InuYasha's brother. Manobi is the human disguise that Shippo, the fox demon, uses. Shippo was a little kid when Kagome first met him. Now he has grown to be a fine fox demon with 4 tails. His disguise is a fifteen year old kid though, so he's a freshman at our school.
"Nothing."
We reached the school yard to find a large crowd, mostly of girls, surrounding the building. I raised an eyebrow, "What's going on?"
One of the girls near us spun around, "Kagome! You won't believe it! The lead singer of Metal Neko has transferred to our school!"
Ginjiro scratched his head, "Metal…Neko?"
The girl nodded, "It's an AWESOME underground band that's become really big lately. Their first album is supposed to come out soon. The band is made up of Yume Takana, Shingo Otomo, and Ryo Sentou. Sentou-sama is the one who transferred here! AYA! Can you believe it?" She squealed and spun back around trying to get a good view of Ryo Sentou.
I sighed, "Can you believe this…all this for some stupid singer."
Kagome smiled, "I wouldn't let the other girls hear that if I were you Minako."
I rolled my eyes. I could really care less what anyone thought. Instead I was more worried about being late for my first day, "So…any ideas on how to get past the gate?"
Ginjiro smirked, "Easy." He jumped high and landed on the school's gate wall. He then dropped out of site on the other side. "See you girls inside," he called.
"GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" Kagome and I shouted.
Ginjiro appeared back on the wall and sat down, "I was just kidding…sheesh."
I smirked, "That's more like it koinu(1)."
Ginjiro scowled, "What did you call me!"
"Can you get us over or not Ginjiro?" Kagome said interrupting us.
Ginjiro jumped down and pulled Kagome onto his back. He then jumped out of sight. I waited a few minutes then realized he wasn't coming back. "BAKA KOINU!"
When he didn't return I sighed and looked at my watch, I had five minutes to push through the crowd. Didn't any of them realize that school was starting? I rolled up my sleeves, "Better get started."
I started shoving my way through the crowd. Pushing past girls screaming such things like:
"SENTOU-KUN I LOVE YOU!"
"SENTOU-SAMA CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!"
"METAL NEKO IS GOD!"
I sighed, didn't these girls realize how stupid they sounded. I was halfway through the crowd when I ran into someone's chest.
I looked up, "Oy! Baka! Move!"
The boy looked down at me and I couldn't help but feel he looked familiar. "Oh hell…you were that guy from earlier this morning." I muttered.
He frowned, "Name's Sentou. What are you doing crawling on the floor?"
"Trying to get through the hoard of fans for that stupid Ryo guy," I said standing up.
"I'm stupid am I?"
I blinked, "You're Ryo Sentou?"
He ran a hand through his spiky hair and then reached into his jacket and pulled out a sheet of paper, "So what's your name?"
"Uhm…Minako Takawa," I said. He started writing something on the paper and then ripped it out of his notebook and handed me the slip of paper, "There ya' go…but a photograph and an autograph will cost you extra."
I stared at the paper for a minute then blinked, "What the hell is this supposed to be?"
He blinked, "Well that would be an autograph for you. You ARE a fan…I mean you were pushing past those girls pretty quickly…"
The nerve of this guy! Did he honestly think I wanted an autograph from some karaoke freak who THOUGHT he could play guitar. I shoved it back at him, "I don't WANT your autograph…I WANT to get to the school. YOUR stupid fan club is blocking my way!"
"Actually…they all left…the bell rang…you're late," he said with a smirk.
My eyes widened and I spun around, he was right. We were all alone outside of the school. I glanced at my watch and cursed.
He shook his head, "Watch your language."
"Why should I! You made me late!" I stuck my tongue out at him and then turned to take off but suddenly he tackled me down and we went skidding across the ground.
When the dust cleared I looked up to find him on top of me, "What are you doing!" I exclaimed shoving him off. I then noticed that his school jacket was torn and his back was scratched badly. In shock I looked past him and found a tall man in a white baboon cloak. Images, unbidden, rose to my head, the same man, tentacles everywhere, a boiling hatred, sorrow, a black hole, and then that evil laughter. "NARAKU!"
"You know me then. Good no introductions will be necessary. But your name slips me at the moment…though your eyes look familiar. Tell me little girl…who are you?"
Ryo got up first, pulling me up and then turned to Naraku, a familiar hatred burning in his eyes, though he must have been hurting because of that clawing, "Go! Run Minako I can hold him!"
My eyes narrowed as I pulled out three ofuda scrolls, "No this isn't your fight. You get to class."
"What are you talking about…this guy just tried to kill us!"
Naraku laughed, "How cute." A hand appeared from the white cloak and the nails sharpened into long knife like claws, "However I have business here and you lovers are in my way."
"AKU RYO TAI SAN(2)," I shouted throwing the ofuda scrolls at him. They stuck to his forehead, chest and right hand and glowed purple for a moment then just fell off. He smirked under his mask and I shivered.
"How is it that you're alive? Kagome-san and InuYasha defeated you! I know they did! WHY DO YOU TORMENT US NOW," I shouted.
Ryo grabbed my hand and pulled me with him, "WE HAVE TO GO GET HELP!"
Naraku laughed, "Yes run…it makes it all the more fun."
If only I was still Miroku. As Minako I have no powers…no abilities, only some stupid scrolls that didn't seem to affect him at all. I glanced down at my right hand; it's the hand that Miroku had born the wind tunnel in. The cursed hand that had helped him in so many times…I didn't have a gift, I couldn't fight.
'You can't think like that Minako,' a strange yet familiar voice said inside my head.
"Mi…Miroku," I muttered.
'There are some things that only you can do,' the male voice continued. I felt like someone else was in my head…yet was a part of me. I felt like they were guiding my actions and I watched the following seemingly outside my body:
Minako let go of Ryo's hand and spun around to face Naraku. Ryo stopped and ran towards her, "What are you doing," he called out.
Minako ignored him and lifted her right hand. She began to trace symbols in the air, moving quickly and swiftly. She then paused and put two fingers to her lips. "Kagai Henkou Tanken(3)," she chanted under her breath. Where she had drawn in the air kanji symbols appeared and then morphed into thousands of glowing daggers. The daggers hovered for a minute then launched at Naraku.
Naraku's white pelt burst into pieces as the daggers cut through him. As the pieces fell to the earth his voice was carried over the wind, "I don't know who you are young girl…but your power is a problem…I will be keeping an eye on you." His laughter resounded in their ears as the wind slowly picked up and carried the remains away.
"We'll see Naraku…I won't let my mistakes be repeated this time around," Minako whispered, her eyes glazed over with a look of regret.
I feel forward, falling back into my body and feeling very weak. Before a totally passed out Ryo caught me and looked at me strangely, "Minako…Minako what did you do?"
"It was just a puppet…nothing…nothing special," I whispered as I fell into unconsciousness.
TBC…
Translations:
(1) Puppy
(2) Evil Spirit Begone
(3) Evil Dispersing Dagger - Loosely translated (not an actual spell thing)
AN: Alright just so things are clear…that wasn't ACTUALLY Naraku…just one of those INFAMOUS puppets he loves creating. 'Metal Neko' is a band I made up on the spur of the moment…so don't take it! So who can guess who Ryo is? Anyone? Well cept YOU Crimson Ninja…that's not fair!
Silly fan boy knows all my secrets!
Anyways…please review…and if there were any questions and/or suggestions please make them! CIAO!