InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Feudal Vacation; Secrets Revealed! ❯ Part 3; Inu Yasha Arrives ( Chapter 5 )

Completion of the Shikon Jewel

Part 3; Inu Yasha Arrives

Here's part 3. I have decided to make 4 parts. And you're all thinking Holy Sh-Cow! Read and REVIEW, please.

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Kagome, Leila, and Sango were forced to change out of their regular clothing and into traditional kimonos. However, Leila decided to wear a pair of ultra low rise Capri pants, and a blue tube top underneath. Kogome chose a red kimono, Sango chose a red one, and Leila picked out a green one. Leila's hair is pulled back in a blue headband that is identical to the one Yura wore, Kagome's hair is down, and Songo's is in its usual pony tail. They are in a town right outside Sesshomaru's castle, and they are shopping.

"Leila, come on! Get into the spirit of shopping! Sesshomaru gave us tons of money, and you don't want to buy anything?" Kagome gaped at her.

"I'm sorry, but I'm looking for a place to change," Leila said.

"But Sesshomaru instructed us to wear these garments in public. We'll get in trouble if we don't," Sango said.

"Think I care?" Leila said with attitude. "Aha!" she found a bathroom-like-thingy- and went inside. She emerged moments later with her Capri outfit on and stuffed the kimono in her backpack.

"Oh my gosh! Why are you wearing your undergarments on the outside?" Sango exclaimed. (Bra's in the feudal era- in this story, I don't know about for real- are just strips of cloth, used for "support")

"What!?!" Leila exclaimed, while Kagome giggled, "No, no, no! You've got it all wrong! This is a shirt in my world called a tube top. It's perfectly decent." Kagome nodded in agreement and Sango shrugged.

"So, now can we go shopping?" Kagome whined.

"All right, we can go shopping now," Leila said.

They walked through the town, getting open mouthed stares from all the men. Well, Leila was getting stares. They were also being followed by a group of hooded figures. They knew it, too. Finally Leila got fed up with it and spun around on her heel.

"What the hell do you want?" she screamed at them, "What, is this town not big enough? Must you follow us everywhere? For Christ's sake!! And who are you any ways?"

"We were sent by Lord Sesshomaru to make sure you were abiding by his regulations," one of them said.

"So, you must be demons. Hah!" she threw an ancient scribe at the group and they were obliterated. One of them escaped though. She jumped at him and pinned him to the ground with the dagger she had hanging from her belt loop. "Now, are there any more of you left?"

"Y-yes. We sent one to Milord to tell him of your change in apparel," he said. Leila growled and stuck a scroll on the little youkai's forehead. He disintegrated into dust.

"Holy Hell!" Kagome exclaimed, "You really are a miko! Wow, you know everything that Kaede and I do! Fun!"

"Of course! But you learned all this? In three years, you learned all the tricks of a miko? It took me forever!" Leila said.

"Sorry to interrupt you, but miss, could interest you in a drink?" a monk with black hair like Miroku's but crystal blue eyes asked her.

"Sure, why not?" Leila said.

"Great. My name is Li, by the way," he said.

"Mine's Leila. Oh, do you mind if my friends come?"

"No, of course not."

They sat at a table in the middle of the room, talking and drinking. They were perfectly happy, having a great time, even, until the door to the small tavern flew open, and Sesshomaru stepped in.

The entire place grew immediately silent. Except Leila and Kagome. They continued talking and laughing, until they noticed how quiet everybody was. Leila looked over to where Sesshomaru was slowly walking towards their table.

"Oh, it's only you, Sesshomaru. Would you to sit down with us, have a drink maybe?" she said. She was trying to act like it was no big deal, but really she was scared out of her mind. She wrung her trembling hands in her lap.

Sesshomaru didn't respond, but there was something about the way he walked and his eyes glinted that made her incredibly afraid. When he reached her he yanked her up by her arm and pulled her out of the tavern. However, before they reached the door, she dug her heels into the ground.

"Let me go you jerk!" she yelled, making the entire tavern gasp. Kagome however, snickered. "I swear, if you don't let me go right now, when you do, I am going to kick you ass!" she added the latter in a growl.

Sesshomaru only chuckled as he swung her over his shoulder and carried her out. When they were safely out of all peoples' hearing range, he set her down.

"Now, we can either talk like civilized adults, or yell and scream and argue like children. Which would you prefer?" Sesshomaru said scathingly.

"Do you have any idea how much I hate you right now?" Leila said in a voice that was just above a whisper. He flinched at her words. He didn't think anyone's words could hurt him, but hers did. "I was having fun. Li is a really nice guy, and I was just fine until you had to come in and drag me out of there like- like a piece of meat."

"Li? Tell me, do you like this Li?" he said. Why do I care? Is this jealousy?

"Well, yeah, I do. I mean I'm not madly in love with him- why am I telling you this? As if you care?" Leila retorted.

"Fine. Now, explain what the hell you were thinking going out in public in your UNDER GARMENTS!?!" he yelled.

"I thought you said we weren't going to yell!!" she screamed back.

"I never said that! Are you going to answer my question or not?"

"I think I'll choose not."

He grabbed her arm and pulled her off her feet so she was eye level with him. "You had no right to disobey me. Until you leave my care, you will abide by my rules and do as I say. Do I make myself clear?"

Her entire body seemed to suddenly glow with a feral black fire. "Perfectly, Milord." she said a dangerously low voice, "Shall I avert my eyes in your presence as well? And bow when you enter the room? Or shall I do your laundry? Perhaps you will now command me to give you my innocence, too! Since you seem to have taken everything else, including my freedom!"

He dropped her to the ground, where she stared up at him, still glowing with her rage, tears glistening in her eyes. Everything she said was true. All of it. He dropped to his knees next to her, and put his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm- sorry," he said. Two words he has probably never once uttered and meant.

"You're what?" Leila said, incredulously.

"You heard me. You are free to dress as you wish. I will not dictate your life- I am not your master, nor are you my slave." he said quietly.

"Well, I- um, thank you," she said.

There was an awkward silence between them, which was only broken by the sounds of the forest around them. Leila couldn't take much more of this! If this kept going like it was, she was going to explode!

Sesshomaru suddenly looked behind her, and she turned around to see nothing. However, after a while she heard voices.

"Sesshomaru if you've hurt a single hair on her head, I'll kick your ass!" Inu Yasha's voice called out.

"I'm telling you, he hasn't hurt anybody! Grr!" Kagome yelled after him, then, "SIT!"

Inu Yasha fell to the ground in front of them, groaning in pain. Kagome was soon to follow- on foot. Leila jumped up, thankful for the interruption. She ran over to them, and Inu Yasha got to his feet. He began sniffing at her.

"You smell like him! Did he do anything to you? Are you okay?" he said hurriedly.

"SIT!" Kagome yelled again, "Maybe if you'd listen, you would know that Sesshomaru has been extremely ni- civilized, and more than hospitable towards us! We have his two shards so we can leave now. Okay?"

"He's been- what? How'd you get the shards?" he asked disbelievingly.

"We just did, ok! Now let's go!" Kagome said, pulling Inu Yasha along by his ear.

Leila looked over her shoulder at Sesshomaru, who was now standing, and smiled. "Goodbye, and thank you," she said, before following Inu Yasha and Kagome.

They found Miroku, Sango, and Shippo, and headed out of town. However, just as they reached the edge of the town, Sesshomaru appeared in front of them.

"Wait there is something you have to see," he said.

"Oh yeah? And why would we trust you?" barked Inu Yasha.

"You guys, let's just go, okay?" Leila said, "What reason do we have to believe his intentions are not true? He has done us no harm."

"Yeah, well what reason do you have to be standing up for a Youkai?" Inu Yasha said.

"That's not all he is!" Leila said, then, as everyone- including Sesshomaru- stared at her, she blushed. "I mean- let's just see what he wants!"

"Come on Inu Yasha!" Kagome said, and they followed Sesshomaru to his castle.

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So, what do you think? Is it good? I hope you enjoyed it and will read the next part! See ya next time on……………….. INU YASHA!!