InuYasha Fan Fiction / Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Tomiko's Journey ❯ Tomiko Meets Sesshoumaru ( Chapter 2 )

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Turtlequeen2: Sorry for the wait! Had other fan fiction to work on! Thanks to my reviewer: vbollman, even though you helped me out with one anyways…^.^

Tomiko: What the hell did you to me?

Turtlequeen2: Please don’t kill me…

Inuyasha: Keh! Great! Another human wench.

Tomiko: What’s that supposed to mean?!

Turtlqueen2: Guys! Guys! Calm down! I do not own Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi does. I also do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, that’s Hiromu Arakawa’s property. I only own Tomiko and this plot.

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Last time on Tomiko’s Journey:

After they all arrive at the site of the Bone Eater’s Well, Kagome explained that she only needed to jump in.

“Be careful, so you don’t break nothing going down,” Kagome instructed.

“Alright,” Tomiko grinned. “Thank you all helping me out if this works.” The group all nodded. She carefully jumps down into the well and waits for something to happen. Unlike last time, she hit solid ground and no light surrounded her. “Anyone up there,” she called out.

Her greatest fear came true when she heard Kagome’s voice call out,” You’re still down there?”

Tomiko climbed out of the well with a heavy heart. “I don’t think it’s working for me anymore.”

“THE WELL DIDN‘T WORK,” exclaimed the group.

This time on Tomiko’s Journey:

Chapter 2

Tomiko Meets Sesshoumaru

******Tomiko’s POV******

The only thing that rang through my head at the time was something like: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?

“Why wouldn’t it work,” Kagome demanded to no one in particular. “It let her through, but why won’t it let her go back?”

“Kaede-sama, what do you think is wrong with the well,” Miroku asked the old woman who was standing behind us.

“Perhaps Tomiko-sama has some business she has to complete here. It could be destiny,” Kaede explained.

“That could make sense,” Sango murmured.

“Are you kidding me?! Ed and Al must be getting the military out there, thinking that I’m dead or something! I have duties in my other world too! I have to find Scar and homunculi! Oh my gosh, Mustang is gonna kill me,” I exclaimed all in one breath.

“Calm down,” Kagome yelled over my freak-out. She wrapped her arms around my shoulders and made me face her. “Don’t worry, we’ll find a way to take you back to your world. Until then, you can travel with us.”

“I’d like that,” I responded, calmed down.

“NANI,” Inuyasha exclaimed. “There’s no way in hell that she’s traveling with us!”

“Why not? It’s not like she can do anything else. Besides, she’s got Alchemy,” Kagome defended.

“I would agree, she sure can hurt people when she wants to,” Miroku mumbled. Sango and I smirked at that.

“She would just get our way with her own problems,” Inuyasha argued.

“What’s that supposed to mean,” I demanded. “I am in the military! I was one of the youngest who ever passed the admittance test, along with Edward Elric. So it’s not like I haven’t killed before.”

“You are in the military? Aren‘t you a little young? And to be a woman too,” Miroku asked.

“Yea, I am too young to other people,” I admitted.

“Why have ye decided to do such a reckless thing,” Kaede pondered.

I let out a bitter laugh at that. “Trust me, I’ve tried more reckless things.” Everyone’s eyebrows raised in curiosity at that.

“Keh! Fine, but don’t get in our way,” Inuyasha huffed. I smiled at him in thanks. “Speaking of which, we should get going now. Shards don’t find us, ya know.” Kagome heaved a sigh at the hanyou.

“I know,” she groaned.

“The more, the merrier as they always say,” Miroku said, trying to lighten up the mood.

“Monk, if you dare to try anything…” I growled out in threat. He let out a nervous laugh and Shippou, on his shoulder, sighed at his stupidity.

“We’ll be off then. Bye Kaede-obaa-chan,” Kagome called. The old miko waved back at us, as we went off. Everyone started walking on foot, not planning to rush anytime soon.

A few hours out, the group, excluding the brooding hanyou, explained more about Naraku to me. He reminded me of the various homunculi me and the others fought. After something to change them into something they desire, not caring about how many people they hurt along the way.

Suddenly, Kirara and Inuyasha stopped in the path and growled.

“What is it,” Kagome asked.

“Sesshoumaru,” Inuyasha snarled out. Who in the hell was that?

“Ah, little brother, I see there is another human among your group,” a voice called out. Everyone around me was on edge. For some reason, the hairs on the back of my neck were on end.

******Ed’s POV******

I arrived back at the well within a few hours of getting off the phone with the colonel. Al was still there, waiting for the missing girl who seemed to disappear from existence.

“No luck,” I asked, even though I already knew the answer. He shook his head sadly.

“Did you get any help,” Al asked, in hopefulness.

“Yea, yea. That bastard is sending up military people,” I snorted out. I sat on the edge of the well with my brother.

“What do you think happened to her,” Alphonse asked.

“I have no idea. I wonder if it has anything to do with a Philosopher’s Stone of some kind,” I thought out loud.

“But how?”

“I don’t know. I guess we’ll have to wait until the military comes.” We both heave out a sigh at that. They better hurry up.

******No one’s POV in the Sengoku Jidai******

The Taiyoukai appeared in the forest clearing, the wind blowing through his hair and mokomoko-sama. It made him look regal and god-like.

Tomiko couldn’t help, but stare. She thought,’ Wow, that guy’s the most handsome man I’ve ever seen in my life!’ She then, caught a glimpse of his claws and ears, then thought again,’ Wait. He’s not human?! I should’ve guessed with those markings…’

Sesshoumaru turned his glance at the girl who was all, but drooling at the sight of him. “Such peculiar company you keep these days,” he commented. Kirara was transformed into her bigger form.

“Keh! I would say the same about you,” Inuyasha growled out, in his battle stance, the Tessaiga drawn. “What the hell do you want?”

“Have you any news on Naraku,” he demanded.

“Why the hell should I even tell you, if we had any anyways?”

Tomiko leaned over and whispered to Kagome,” Who is the demon over there?” Shippou took that opportunity to hop onto Kagome’s shoulder. After a few seconds, a realization hit her: the guy only had one arm!

“Oh, That’s Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha’s older brother, who unlike Inuyasha, is a full-blooded youkai,” Kagome explained.

“Wow,” Tomiko breathed out. Her eyebrows knitted together in question. “So what happened to his arm?”

“Inuyasha cut it off when they were fighting. Sesshoumaru wanted the Tessaiga, which Inuyasha wields. Are you ok,” Kagome asked, noticing the spaced out look on the Alchemist’s face.

Tomiko blushed lightly, knowing that she was caught staring and responded,” Uh, yea, I’m fine. Why wouldn’t I be?” Kagome decided not to respond to that, recognizing the tone of nervousness.

“Sango-chan,” the miko asked, leaning over towards the taijiya.

“Kagome-chan, what is it,” Sango asked.

“Is it me, or is Tomiko checking out Sesshoumaru?”

“Now that you mentioned it…” the taijiya looked over at Tomiko who was looking at Sesshoumaru and glanced away, staring off into the forest, away from everyone’s stares. “I think she is!”

‘I don’t blame her,’ Kagome thought, then blushed, shaking her head, trying to remove the thoughts from her mind. ‘What am I thinking?’

Inuyasha and Miroku were still facing off with Sesshoumaru. The Taiyoukai let out a smirk. “You try to keep secrets from This Sesshoumaru? How interesting.” He pulled out Toukijin.

“I should’ve known that you were here to fight,” Inuyasha shouted, charging towards his brother. Sesshoumaru’s eyes narrowed a centimeter and didn’t move from his spot, instead holding out Toukijin with one hand and blocking Tessaiga off.

“As usual, your blows are wild,” Sesshoumaru taunted.

By then, Tomiko was out of her trance. “Why the hell are they fighting,” she demanded.

“They always do this. They’re not exactly close,” Kagome told her, sarcastically.

“I sort of figured that out. Their swords are giving off electric light. What kind of power is that,” Tomiko wondered out loud.

“I don’t know how it is out in your world, but here, I don’t think Alchemic rules apply here,” Sango said. Tomiko nodded in understanding, but stubbornly turned her glance back to the battle, trying to analyze the light coming from the swords.

‘Those two have special swords forged not from metal. They look like fangs from animals…but that’s not possible, is it? The light from the swords come from their aura and the air around them,’ She thought out, with evident confusion on her face. ’Perhaps Sango-chan is right! But if she is, will my Alchemy be of any use?’

Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru are still fighting, the Taiyoukai, as usual, having the upper hand. They kept jumping away, but hitting their blades together when they landed.

“KAZE NO KIZU,” Inuyasha shouted, bringing Tessaiga down when he had enough space to. Sesshoumaru countered it with his own attack from Toukijin.

Tomiko‘s eyes widened at that. “SHIT,” she exclaimed. ‘Ok then…Let’s see if my Alchemy is still useful. This may be reckless, but it’s worth a try,’ the Pure Alchemist smirked. She clapped her gloved hands and put them to the ground where she stood.

Electric blue light flowed from her hands and flew across the grass, making earth rise up in towered structures. Within the minute, the structures towered over the two battling brothers, separating them like a wall would.

Sesshoumaru threw a glare at the girl. “You dare interfere in This Sesshoumaru’s battle,” he demanded with a growl. Yet inside his mind, he was fascinated with this girl’s abilities, but didn’t let it show. ‘That wasn’t miko powers that I know of.’

“Stay out of this,” Inuyasha shouted out to her.

“I was testing out my alchemy and I guess it still works,” she replied nonchalantly.

Sesshoumaru calmed down a little bit from the shock. “Alchemy,” he mused out loud. “I’ve heard of such.”

“Oh, so you much know that I’m an Alchemist then,” she smirked.

His eyes narrowed in thought. “Years ago, I’ve read scrolls of such a science, though I only thought it to be a mere fable.”

Inuyasha stepped in, still gripping Tessaiga as a precaution. “What the hell is going on here,” he demanded, catching everyone’s attention.

Sesshoumaru glared at the hanyou as he pondered the girl. “This Sesshoumaru need not tell you a pathetic hanyou, anything. Just know that I understand the power she holds and it can be useful in taking out that filth.”

“What,” Inuyasha asked in shock.

“Sesshoumaru, what do you mean,” Kagome pondered, deciding to step in.

“I, Sesshoumaru do not need to explain myself to you,” the lord responded. “As for you, wench, let us test your capabilities,” he said, pointing the tip of Toukijin at Tomiko.

She smirked,” Ok, Sesshoumaru-sama, but be warned, I’m not your average Alchemist.” He simply nodded and took to charging at her. Everyone else got out of the way. Inuyasha was irate that Tomiko took over the fight he had with Sesshoumaru only minutes ago.

“Let’s see you dodge this,” Tomiko shouted, clapping her hands and slamming them on the ground. The crowd around them was impressed at the powers that the girl possessed. Out of the ground bore out many spikes of rock! Sesshoumaru sidestepped all of them with ease with his demonic speed.

“Impressive for a human,” he commented,” But not good enough to harm I!” He sent another blast from Toukijin, towards Tomiko.

“Let’s see, you’re sword is emitting electric light, so let’s try something reflective,” the Pure Alchemist smirked. She slapped her hand on her left arm and out of the sleeve, came a huge blade after few sparks flew from her hand! She held out the blade like a shield and most of the attack bounced off. However, she couldn’t block off most of it, and it sent her flying back a few feet.

She got up stubbornly and glowered at the Taiyoukai who replaced Toukijin in his sash. Before she could blink, he appeared in front of her and had her by her neck. He slammed her into a tree that was behind them.

“Don’t think that a human could ever defeat This Sesshoumaru,” the lord growled low in his throat.

“I’m surprised Sesshoumaru-sama,” she smirked.

“What are you talking about,” he demanded.

“That you didn’t notice this,” she continued, holding out her arm, the blade protruding from the ripped sleeve. It was held at his neck.

He only narrowed his eyes and sneered dangerously as Tomiko’s eyes widened. She felt burning at her neck and looked down to see his poison talons glowing green. “Which goes first, your neck or mine,” he taunted.

The rest of the group looked on in shock. “Stop Sesshoumaru! She’s only a human,” Inuyasha commanded.

Tomiko’s eyes glanced down at her left jacket sleeve, which was ripping at the seams. After a few seconds, the sleeve completely tore off, revealing an auto-mail arm!

Sesshoumaru noticed Tomiko’s glance at her arm and followed her eyes down to that shocking sight before him. He immediately retracted his hand out of surprise and let her slide down the tree trunk.

“Your arm. It is of no human flesh,” Sesshoumaru remarked, with little emotion, as he did well hiding it.

“Gee, thanks for pointing that out,” Tomiko replied sarcastically, clutching at her burning neck. It felt like it was about to burn off any moment! Although Sesshoumaru didn’t use too much poison for it to be able to kill her, but it still hurt like hell!

“What the hell is going on,” Inuyasha demanded when he came upon the two.

“See for yourself, Little Brother,” Sesshoumaru responded. “I shall take my leave, but know this: I shall return.” And with that, the lord walked off into the forest, from whence he came.

“Tomiko,” Kagome exclaimed. “Are you alright--” She was cut off by the sight of her auto-mail.

The Alchemist turned her head away in shame. “Don’t look at me,” she said in tears.

“A prosthetic is nothing to be ashamed of,” Kagome assured her. “We‘re just surprised, that’s all.”

“It’s not that…it’s how it got this way…” she trailed off. “I’d appreciate it if I was left alone for awhile.” Kagome nodded and Tomiko walked off, leaving the group confused.

“What’s with her,” Inuyasha asked rudely.

“Inuyasha! Don’t be so mean,” Kagome scolded. He only snorted, muttering about weak humans and their emotions, earning him a glare from Kagome. He decided to keep his mouth shut after that.

“What is wrong with Tomiko-chan? Her arm was one that I never seen before,” Sango commented.

“That’s the point. It’s a fake arm, though usually prosthetics in my time are made from different material than metal. Her world is really strange. But nevertheless, she said that she was upset about how it got that way,” Kagome rambled on.

“Poor woman, she must have suffered through something traumatic in her life. Perhaps I should appease her soul so when she dies, she won’t become a vengeful spirit,” Miroku mused, starting to walk off, with a shifty smile plastered on his face.

“Oh no you don’t! I see the look in your eyes, you hentai,” Sango shouted, her tone sounding suspiciously like a growl. She pulled on the back of his collar on his monk’s robe to hold him in place. The rings in his staff, jingled in his hand as he was jerked back.

Sweat formed on his brow as he flailed his hands in front of him in nervousness. “I assure you, Sango-sama, that I meant nothing lecherous,” the monk defended in a innocent act. “Do I look I’m thinking something perverted,” he asked, hoping that it would justify his actions. He tried to make his expression calm and serious. It still didn’t fool neither girls.

“Yes,” they both replied at the same time, bluntly. He heaved a heavy sigh.

“I’m so misconstrued,” he groaned.

“No, you’re just perverted,” Sango responded, hearing the houshi’s remark. Shippou and Inuyasha rolled their eyes.

To get everyone back on track, Inuyasha barked out,” Keh! That wench better be back in an hour or we’re leaving her behind!”

“Inuyasha! You wouldn’t dare,” Kagome exclaimed in shock. “She obviously needs to think things through.”

“And we don’t have time to do that, looking for jewel shards and Naraku! You women and your emotions,” he replied, crossing his arms in his oversized haori sleeves.

“Inuyasha,” Kagome said sweetly.

The hanyou knew that tone. His eyes widened and he yelled out,” No, wait! I didn’t mean that Kagome!”

“OSUWARI,” she shouted, her fists clenched and eyes shut tight in anger. This made the kotodama beads around his neck, slam him into the ground with much force.

“Baka,” Shippou muttered, still on Kagome’s shoulder. Kirara shook her head at her companions. Sometimes it seemed that she was the only mature one out of the group. She decided to run off and keep an eye on Tomiko. Sango noticed after she sensed Kirara’s disappearing aura. She turned in time to the little paws of the demon cat scampering off to find Tomiko’s scent.

“Kirara,” Sango called after her friend.

Kagome’s hand rested on her friend’s shoulder. “Kirara probably went to protect Tomiko-chan.” Sango nodded, still looking at the path where Kirara left with worried eyes.

******Tomiko’s POV******

Oh great! Now they know how much of a freak I really am! It’s all that stupid Sesshoumaru’s fault! After I told Kagome that I wanted to be alone, I ran off into the woods, running as fast as I could. I didn’t really know why I was upset. I mean, the group contains a hanyou and various other youkai and humans with great abilities. I shouldn’t feel left out, but still…

I found a spot on a log, and sat there, taking deep breaths, trying to calm down. I could not cry! And the larger the lump in my throat grew, the more I realized that it was my own fault that they discovered my auto-mail. Sesshoumaru was only the one that pointed it out. Still, I couldn’t stop myself from being mad at the bastard.

But, I knew that I had to tell them why it ended up this way. I mean, we were going to probably be traveling together for awhile, after all! The hardest part about explaining such a dreadful thing is how stupid it makes me look and the memories I will have to remember.

“I’ll have to do it eventually,” I sighed to myself. The warm liquid pooled up in the back of my eyes and I tried to blink them back, furious at myself. I’m in the military - or was - and I can’t be acting like a little child! I have to concentrate on finding a way back to my own world! I can’t keep crying over the past that I caused myself to have over such ridiculous acts.

“Mew,” came a sound from out of nowhere. I jumped up in surprise and screamed. I looked around to see who or what caused the sound. I felt fur rub against my “real” arm and I looked down to see Kirara, much to my relief.

“Oh, it’s only you Kirara,” I stated, putting my other arm to my chest to steady my rapidly beating heart. “So you were worried about me,” I asked, smiling.

She responded by jumping into my lap and looked up to me with her cute, little red eyes. I couldn’t help but coo at how adorable she looked. I sighed,” I don’t know how I’m going to tell them..”

She kept staring at me with her small crimson eyes, shining like rubies. She held her silence. I continued,” I know I shouldn’t worry much about you all casting me out. I mean you do have an one-of -a-kind group already.”

She appeared to nod her head in response. That made me smile. “I guess it’s now or ever, right?” She jumped off of me and looked up at me, waiting for me to stand up.

“Well, thanks for listening to me Kirara,” I thanked cheerfully. She mewed happily and hopped into my arms after I stood up. “Let’s go!” I took off, pumping my legs on the crushed, fallen leaves and twigs.

******With Roy *****

Our favorite colonel was waiting impatiently at his desk, an irritated look on his face. “Dammit. What’s taking them so long to call? That location is only a few hours away,” he stated to no one in particular.

As if a deity was answering his pleas, the phone on his desk suddenly rang. He immediately picked it up spoke into it. “This is Colonel Mustang. What’s the news?”

A stern voice answered his call. “Hey Roy, it’s me, Hughes. It doesn’t look so good. It almost like the ‘Pure Alchemist’ disappeared without a trace. It’s almost too hard to believe.”

“Get me Fullmetal,” Roy commanded.

“Right away,” the lead investigator lieutenant replied. There was a pause and then Ed Elric spoke into the line.

“Yea, Ed here.”

“This better not be a joke,” the Flame Alchemist growled into the phone.

“What the hell? Why the fuck would you think I’d lie,” Ed demanded, getting angry.

“I don’t know, you tell me. It’s sort of hard to believe that a girl falls through a well and disappears before hitting the bottom.”

“Well, I’ve never lied to you, so why would I start now!? And I think it has something to do with a Philosopher’s Stone,” the Fullmetal Alchemist admitted.

“Philosopher’s Stone,” Roy repeated in shock. He let out a deep sigh. “I guess I’ll have to see this for myself. Damn you, getting me involved in this fiasco.”

He could practically hear the smirk in Ed’s voice. “Your welcome Colonel. Trust me, you’ll be interested in what you see.”

Mustang was about to question what Ed meant, but the young man hanged up the phone before anything more was said. ‘Damn Fullmetal. If this isn’t true, then he’s going to be court-martialed!’ He frowned, having a sinking feeling that his “dog of the military” wasn’t lying. The Flame Alchemist quickly got out of his chair and grabbed his coat, hanging on a coat hanger.

‘I guess this will be interesting anyway you look at it,’ Roy sighed to himself.

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To be continued…

Well, I decided to make this longer than my usual chapters because it took me so long to update! I hope everyone was in character! Also note that I know that it seems like Tomiko has the same type of powers as Ed, but later, I will reveal why she is called the “Pure Alchemist.”

Next time on Tomiko’s Journey: Tomiko confesses her greatest sin to the Inuyasha-Tachi. But wait, is that Naraku we see? Also what will the Flame Alchemist’s reaction be to the well?

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