InuYasha Fan Fiction / Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Journey Across Time ❯ The Reality of Things ( Chapter 6 )

DV- O-KAY I've got good news and bad news people!!!

Sango- What's the good news?

DV- Summer vacation just started, so I now have more time to write!!!!!!!!!!!

Duo- And the bad?

DV- Ehh… tell you later?

Wufei -The onna owns nothing!

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"GNAH!!!!!!!" I glared at Heero, who glared right back. "Not funny!!!!!!!!!!!" I whined, picking gum off my face.

I'd found a stick in my pockets, and decided to entertain myself with blowing bubbles. Heero, though, didn't appear to like that decision too much. And decided to tell me that the hard way.

"What was that?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Shippo asked, looking a little frantic.

"Just Heero's gun,"

"Gun?"

"It's a weapon from the future. It shoots bullets at people,"

"Bullets?"

"Yeah, it's… well, it's kinda like… you see…" who would've thought bullets would be so hard to explain to a kid five hundred year in the past?!

"I doesn't matter," Kagome's amused voice cut in, "I doubt Heero-kun will be using his gun again unless he really needs it, considering ammunition is pretty hard to come by in these parts,"

"Hn," Heero said, putting the gun away.

"But I just want to know what a bullet is!" Shippo whined.

"It's sort of like an arrow, only much smaller and more accurate, and a gun is like an advanced version of a bow,"

"Oh," the kid said, losing interest almost immediately.

"I came to tell you that Sango and I have decided on your chores for today," Kagome announced. "If you complete them successfully, you will stick with them, if not, we will put you elsewhere."

"How evil is Sergeant Sango's punishment work?"

"I managed to tone it down," Kagome said, defensively, "Except for Chang-kun. Sango is dead set on making his life hell,"

"We haven't noticed," Heero muttered. Surprisingly, Kagome giggled.

"Anyways, You and Trowa-kun are helping in the fields, Quatre-kun is assisting with expanding the village, and Wufei-kun is patrolling for demons under Sango's command. Duo, you're watching the children of the village as I check in on a place where youkai that are planning on attacking the village for the Shikon no tama are rumored to be hiding." I blinked. Baby-sitting? That didn't sound so bad…

"AAAARRRRGGGG!!!!!!!!!!! NO GET AWAY FROM THERE!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T EAT THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEY, DON'T HIT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT, NO I SAID-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

`SPLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' I sighed in frustration.

"Next time, I'm asking exactly how many kids I have to watch!" I grumbled. Kome giggled and Shippo grinned as I fished the little boy out of the shallow river.

"It's not that bad once you get them to listen to you," Kohaku said, apologetically.

"But Kagome-sama's the only one who can do that," Kome added.

"Fan-freakin'-tastic," All the kids stopped to give me a confused look. I sighed. "That doesn't really mean anything, boys and girls. It's just something I say when I'm frustrated. Actually, it's pretty popular to say things like that in my time," Then, I was struck with a moment of brilliance. "Want to hear more about my time?" The little kids gathered around me eagerly.

"HAI!!!!"

"Yes, please!!!!!"

"Tell us everything!!!!" I grinned, congratulating myself.

"Alright, where to begin…"

Two hours later, I was hoarse from talking and the kids where still asking question after question.

"Why do people live up in the sky?"

"How come you need the talking picture boxes?"

"What's a gundam?"

"Where do you farm?"

"How do people get to the stars?"

"Is it pretty in the sky?"

"How did you meet Heero-sama, Wufei-sama, Trowa-sama and Quatre-sama?"

"I bet they lived in your village! Did they?"

"How can you get livestock into the sky houses?" I sighed.

"Is everything alright?" The kids immediately found a new target.

"KAGOME-SAMA, KAGOME-SAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the kids latched to the poor miko's legs.

"Kagome-sama, Duo-sama's been telling us about his home!"

"Yeah, he says people live in the sky where he's from!"

"And they have talking picture boxes!"

"Do you think we can visit Duo-sama's home, Kagome-sama?!" Kagome laughed.

"Maybe, but I think you'd prefer to stay here," the kids pouted and groaned as one. "Don't worry, I'm sure all of you will be able to travel as much as you want someday." The children brightened.

"Hey, Kagome, do you mind if I borrow your son for a few minutes?" the miko sighed.

"Don't destroy anything,"

"Hey, it's me," I said, grinning at her innocently.

"From what I've hear from your friends, that's what I'm afraid of,"

"Hmph!" Kagome shook her head and left with the children. I turned to Shippo, "Okay, Shippo, Here's what we're gonna do…"

I grinned from where I sat in the tree as I watched Heero and Trowa slaving away in the field. Not that either seemed to mind. Snickering, I gave Shippo the signal.

"Heero!!!!!!!!!!!" My fellow pilot froze, his eyes wide as diner plates and both he and Trowa wheeled around to see `Relena' glomp Heero, "Oh, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy you're here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Heero started choking and gave the shell-shocked Trowa a pleading look that had me rolling with silent laugher in my tree.

The villagers gathered around muttering curiously. `Relena' smiled at them.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't properly introduce myself. I am Relena Peacecraft. Do you happen to know where I am?" then the villagers started to snicker.

"Good one, kid,"

"Yeah, you had us all going there for a while,"

"You've really got your voices down," I blinked in confusion as `Relena's' smile turned to a dumbfounded look.

"Whatever do you mean," Still snickering, some of the villagers pointed to `Relena's' butt, where a puffy tail was poking out of the back of her dress. Now it was Heero and Trowa who looked confused. Then shocked when Shippo's voice began coming from `Relena.' "Aw, man! And I thought I had this one to!" Relena turned into Shippo with a small `poof' and Heero and Trowa's eyes where in danger of falling out of their sockets. I couldn't hold it in any longer.

"BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I cracked up, accidentally leaning back too far and falling out of the tree. "Ow,"

"DUO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I beamed at the fuming Heero.

"Ehehehe… Gotcha?" Heero growled, and I yipped and started running away. Sadly, the perfect solider was much faster than me, and my air supply was cut off by Heero's hands.

(AN; How many of you were worried I'd brought Relena in early at `Heero,'? Come on, you can be honest!)

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the middle of the village.

"I think something's happening," Shippo said, suddenly alert.

"Who cares!" Heero snapped.

"I smell blood," Heero growled again and started muttering dark curses under his breath as he dropped me and started for the village. I grinned at Shippo.

"Nice save, Shippo! Anyone ever tell you that you could have a career in acting?" Shippo gave me a worried look.

"I wasn't kidding. There's human blood in the middle of the village. A lot of it. Along with the faint scent of a demon," My smile vanished.

"Come on!" I snatched the kid up and hurried after Heero and Trowa. We found the middle of the village packed with a buzzing crowd.

"-Sango-sama found him like that after he stormed off,"

"What kind of fool goes into a demon-infested forest alone?!"

"That's what has Kagome-sama so upset. She says Sango-sama should have explained the dangers of youkai to him more thoroughly before taking him out on patrol like that, but she didn't listen." More worried that ever, Heero and I pushed our way through the crowd and to the hut, Where Quatre was pacing like an expectant father. Pale complexion included.

"Heero, Trowa, Duo, where have you three been?!?!" He said with a tone that had a mixture of relief and scolding.

"What happened?" Heero asked sharply. Quatre's eyebrows creased in worry.

"It's Wufei. He was attacked by… something. He's hurt pretty bad and Kagome's furious…" I lifted the flap and froze immediately realizing two things. The first was that Quatre had made two serious understatements in that last comment of his. The other was that Kagome looked scarier than the spawn of hell when she was pissed.

"HONESTLY, SANGO, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?!?!?!?!" Kagome screamed as she applied a salve to a large gash on Wufei's stomach. Blood was all over Kagome, Wufei, Sango and the hut. Kome and Kohaku were watching everything with fearful eyes. I felt myself growing sick as I realized something had taken a huge bite out of Wufei.

"I'm sorry! I got mad and didn't sense it!" In her defense, Sango did look really worried and guilt ridden.

"THEY'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN DEMONS BEFORE, LET ALONE FOUGHT THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAKING HIM OUT THERE AND NOT TELLING HIM WHAT HE WAS FACING WAS THE SINGLE STUPIDEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sango fell silent, looking at Wufei as Kagome worked to stop the bleeding. I cast a glance at his face. He was unconscious, and sweating and looked to be in serious pain. Which was pretty much self explanatory. Shippo whimpered on my shoulder, drawing all the attention in the hut besides Kagome's to us.

"It's the smell of the blood," Kagome explained without looking up from her work. "It's too strong for his sensitive nose. Take him back outside. Kome, Kohaku, go with them," The twins complied without argument, casting one last glance at Wufei as they left. I held the flap open long enough for them to get out then got the hell out of there myself.

The pale faces of Heero and Trowa told me they'd seen what I had as well. Quatre's lip biting and his sudden interest in the dirt said he'd already seen it.

"He'll be okay," Kome reassured us. "Kagome-sama can heal anyone. She'll make him better,"

"What did that?" Trowa asked. Kohaku flinched.

"…Momma said it was a spider head,"

"Spider head?"

"Spider-like youkai that have special poisons. But don't worry! Kagome-sama knows the antidotes to all their poisons and always keeps them on hand for occasions such as these,"

"So a spider did that?" I said, looking back at the hut. "How strong are these spider heads compared to most demons?"

"Not very," Kohaku answered. He flinched as he realized what we were now thinking.

If a demon that was not very strong could tear Wufei apart like that, what could a powerful demon do?

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