InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Mission to Fulfill ❯ Thus Departing Hour Arrives ( Chapter 2 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Kagura615 
Inu Yasha's departing time arrives. (Sorry this is so short, I don't wanna spoil anything!)
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 10.14.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 304 | Status: Work In Progress
Inu Yasha's departing time arrives. (Sorry this is so short, I don't wanna spoil anything!)
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 10.14.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 304 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: Nope. Still don’t own any of the characters. Wish I did though...
A/N: Yay! Some people have visited this story! Well, I appreciate it. So, on with the second chapter!
Please R&R if you have the time!
Chapter Two-
Thus Departing Hour Arrives
Ah...he was sleeping.
Grinning mischievously, Kouga took advantage of his dormant state and crept towards the bunk that Inu Yasha and Miroku slept in. Miroku and Sango had long been up, conversing in the kitchen area. Only Inu Yasha was still sleeping.
He had always been a sneaky wolf, but then again, Inu Yasha had always been a sneaky dog. This would just be a little revenge for that time Inu Yasha poured shaving cream into his hand while he was sleeping and then tickled his nose with a feather, causing the poor wolf youkai to rub his nose with the creamed hand. Neither he nor Sango were very happy with him. One being Kouga had choked on the awful tasting foam and two being that it was Sango’s last can.
This...this was just retribution.
Climbing slowly up the ladder, Kouga was very careful not to wake the sleeping boy. He reached behind Inu Yasha’s head to a small alarm clock imbedded into the wall for easy access. Stirring slightly, Inu Yasha turned to the side, almost coming in contact with Kouga’s arm.
Sucking in his breath, Kouga waited until he was pretty sure that Inu Yasha wasn’t going to wake up anytime soon. Then, he reached behind further so that his fingers could touch the alarm. Carefully and quietly, he changed the alarm so that it would wake Inu Yasha up late.
The time that Inu Yasha would now wake up to was 3:00, his actual detaching hour.
Again, Kouga grinned as he climbed down the ladder. When the others found out, it would be too late. Silently, he tiptoed to the door- intending to get out unnoticed. The minute he thought that no one would notice him, Miroku and Sango barged in.
“What are you doing?” Miroku asked in a low voice so as not to wake their companion.
Awww, shoot! I’ve been caught! Kouga looked around for an excuse. He spotted his headphone and reached for it without delay. “Uh…I was trying to find this! I can’t steer the ship without a device to warn others about any problems happening to the shuttle!”
Sango and Miroku looked at him, not really believing what he had just said. Finally, they just let it go. “Alright,” said Sango, “but hurry up. We need to change direction of this if we want Inu Yasha there on time.”
“Yes, quit your dawdling!” Jaken ordered, scurrying off to prepare Sesshoumaru’s breakfast.
The three rolled their eyes as he went past, but didn’t bother to waste any more precious time. They left the room, Sango and Kouga entering the Control Room so they could guide the mother ship slowly towards Earth’s orbit, but not so much that they would be pulled into its gravity. It would take a while until they actually came close enough so that after Inu Yasha detached his pod it would automatically drift into the gravity of Earth.
Sesshoumaru entered the room, followed by his trusty servant, Jaken, who quickly scampered past them to turn the Captain’s chair around so that Sesshoumaru had easy access into the chair. After seating himself properly, he turned to face the large window that allowed a vast amount of view of what was in front of the spaceship. On both sides of the window there were smaller windows which showed things from far away- too far away from the normal view. In one of the boxes to the left, there was a full picture of the Earth. Though it was a wonderful view of Mother Earth, it needed to show up on the right hand side because Inu Yasha’s pod was to the right of the mother ship.
Settling himself into his chair to the left of the enormous Control Room, Miroku jumbled around with his headphone for a while before finally logging on to a page that displayed various scientific images, all looking like they were informing about the exact position of the spacecraft. He dropped down that page and opened up another one which displayed information about the current climate of Tokyo, its weather plans for the week, or more like the next two weeks.
Sesshoumaru pressed a button on his armrest and a small podium rose from the floor. The top flipped open automatically and the result looked very much like a lab top that was connected to a small table so that he had a place to rest it upon. Suddenly, small devices sprung from the sides of the ‘lab top’, exhibiting screens that showed various side views of the Earth and how close they were coming to it. On the main screen, it showed exactly what was on the computer screens of both Sango and Kouga. This way, if one of them screwed up and the other pilot and Miroku were unable to handle it themselves, Sesshoumaru could merely press a simple button and the whole situation should be solved.
Jaken stood beside Sesshoumaru’s chair which was propelled into the air so that to climb down he had to press a button to lower his seat and then walk down a couple of steps. This chair was very fancy indeed, aligned enough in the middle to make him look even more dominant than he was and closes enough to the window so that he could get a clear, sufficient view.
“Assignment One: Entering surrounding area of Earth’s orbit,” Kouga announced, twisting knobs and pushing buttons to change direction.
Sango was also busy with the buttons, knobs, levers, and such. Every button controlled a different part of the whole spacecraft, from the tip of the dog-like nose to the tail that was very similar to modern day airplanes. If she were to mess up on one of them, Kouga would have her head, if not Sesshoumaru as well.
Carefully, she moved the half of the craft that was the bottom part while Kouga was the pilot of the front, able to use the window for guidance while Sango had to look into a special camera that viewed the lower half. They successfully managed to rotate in an efficient manner and, in no time at all, were in a position which would create a better exit for Inu Yasha to use. Now if only he would wake up...
Sighing with relief at the success of the operation, Sango and Kouga simultaneously activated the ‘Autopilot’ signal. Their muscles relaxed as the stress of properly maneuvering the vessel was eased off of their shoulders.
Miroku saved some files before getting up, yawning a little before heading towards the kitchen for some coffee. Sango followed suit, Kouga being the last of the trio to leave the captain and his trusty assistant. Mere seconds afterwards, Sesshoumaru closed some windows (on his lab top) and eased out of his seat. Gracefully striding out of the room, Sesshoumaru was hurriedly followed by (oh so dutiful) Jaken. He swiftly passed the door to where Inu Yasha was still contently slumbering until his alarm was to wake him up.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
It wasn’t long before the alarm hastily aroused him, causing him to jolt upwards, sleep slowing down his mind. Forcefully, he punched the thin device that was within the wall. He ruggedly glared at the little clock that ticked away. What he saw confused him and he rubbed his eyes a little before staring at the timer once again.
3:02
“KYAAAAA!!!!!” Inu Yasha shrieked, tumbling off the bunk in a much disorientated manner.
He bolted upwards immediately, scurrying towards the bathroom. Punching in random numbers, he waited before the tightly sealed door allowed him to enter. After five minutes, he was stumbling out of the room, hurriedly dressed in his casual clothes, his vest poorly slipped on. He combed his clawed fingers through his silver hair, trying to get out the knots and tangles. Strangely, the motion of his hands through his hair minded him of his boss and half-brother, Sesshoumaru.
The others were reading articles in newspapers posted onto the Internet or silently tapping their fingers against the desk, listening to the headphones atop their heads.
“Has Sleeping Beauty finally considered waking up?” Miroku joked flatly. “What took you so long?”
“One of you guys changed my alarm!” Inu Yasha accused, glaring at everyone. “I was supposed to wake at 2:30 not freakin 3 o’ clock!!!”
Not bothering to look up from where she was watching a comedy show on the computer, Sango replied, “Don’t blame everyone else for your own mistakes. No one messed up your alarm.”
“Keh! Then why did it wake me up at 3, huh? I double checked last night to make sure it would wake me up at the right time!”
“Oh please,” Sango sighed. “Your idea of double checking is striking it to make sure it’s still working. Besides, it’s a Saturday down in Tokyo so you’re not missing anything dreadfully important. Just hop into your little pod and off you go- there won’t be a big difference in your arrival. Now come on! Before the Captain notices you’re still here!”
Inu Yasha snarled, but went off towards the pod anyway. There were many sealed doors that he had to pass before he finally reached the area where all the escape pods and expedition pods were. He grabbed a bag that was lying next to the door and walked over to his expedition pod. It was fairly big, about the size of a regular rocket ship, but it was more like a rocket of the future as it was able to drift freely to and from the mother ship without losing signal easily.
He hopped in, pulling his headphones on and shutting the door so that the oxygen would be concealed in the craft. Clicking on various buttons, he double checking the oxygen supply and the fuel before signing on to his individual accounts so that he could easily get messages from the Tanaka 11 (the mother ship). A message was sent to the Control Room and Inu Yasha silently waited until someone picked up his signal.
“Are you ready?” came a crackly greeting from the intercom.
“As ready as a criminal is going to the guillotine,” Inu Yasha retorted, sighing as he sank into his seat, fumbling with a few more switches before he was satisfied.
There was a laugh, almost taunting him, but then Miroku said, “I’m sure it must be very uncomfortable for you, but this will all be over with in a month, hopefully.”
“Keh. Like a month’s nearly enough for me to search for one girl. Couldn’t I have gotten a description?”
“You know that’s impossible, Inu Yasha. No one knows who she is yet. That’s the whole reason you’re going down there- to find out who she is and casually kidnap her and bring her back up here. See? Simple as that.”
Twitching his eyebrow, Inu Yasha mumbled, “Oh sure, it’ll be real easy for me to find a girl who will somehow stick out of the crowd like a sore thumb and then I’ll just bring her up here like a sack of rice.”
“Exactly,” Miroku agreed, obviously not paying attention to what he had said in the slightest. “Now, I’ve sent you an exact map and I’ve highlighted the route you are to take. Once safely in the Earth’s atmosphere, you should be able to take a similar course to the one you take on a monthly basis. Best of luck!”
Inu Yasha flipped off the transmitter. After a second or two, he received the promised map and scanned it quickly, yet also slowly enough to let it all sink in. Finally, he guided the craft out of the Tanaka 11, making sure he had closed every door so that no necessary oxygen seeped out. In a matter of minutes, he was out the mother ship and starting off on the chosen route.
Three deep intakes of breaths later, Inu Yasha headed off- destination: Earth.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
She didn’t really dream anything. And if she did, it was completely lost to her as she drowsily got up.
There was something bugging her. She normally didn’t get up so early in the morning. What was that strange sensation pulsing throughout her body?
Walking shakily to the window, she looked out with sleep tugging at her eyelids. What she saw made her eyes pretty much bug out.
A small light was glowing from high up in the sky, surely in space. It was growing steadily bigger, and it was obvious that it was entering the atmosphere.
But what Kagome didn’t get was why she was feeling a light pulse throughout her body. She had never felt like she did just then. Did it have something to do with that object in the sky? If so, how?
All of a sudden, the feeling was lost and Kagome was left dumbfounded by her windowsill, staring up into the sky as if trying to figure out where the object was. She finally decided to forget about it and yawned her way to bed, slipping into her covers and letting sleep guide her away from her worries.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
It’s happening...
Sighing, she got out of her bed and looked out the window, spotting the rocket immediately. It was well hidden by the aura that the jewel shard gave off, but being a miko, she could sense it easily.
Has he come for me? Or maybe...Kagome...?
Kikyou starred off for a moment longer until the rocket was completely hidden behind the aura. She predicted it would land in the ocean, but where exactly she could not be sure of. She walked back to her bed, thinking of how she could possibly shield Kagome from the dangers to come. Surely the person, who had come sensing her aura, would not confuse her with her cousin...but it was a reasonable possibility.
After all, because of me, Kagome is also a miko...
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Oxygen level secure?
Check.
Gravity adjuster activated?
Check.
Location sighted?
Check.
Prepared for landing?
Check.
Ready for a long dreadful month included with frantic searching and hellish circumstances that are involved with the mission of finding the ‘Detector’?
Err....huh...
Of course he was not truly ready. He didn’t even want to be in this position. But duty calls, and when it does, it threatens you with a bloody knife that is being jabbed into your neck followed by a maniacally shrill laughter.
Oh yeah, life was so good to him. Keh, not.
Inu Yasha let out yet another deep and frustrated sigh. If he could have, he would have started yelling out profanities at the top of his lungs, surely scaring every creature with a shred of fear in them darting into the opposite direction in a split second. But, of course, that would just be begging to be found out. He’d practically be holding his arms out to a police officer with handcuffs.
Instead, he made sure that he would be able to land without any problems. It was all planned out for him, so there shouldn’t be. He would land into the ocean with a loud splash, but no one would really notice because the region he would land in would be where most sea creatures enjoyed splashing around- occasionally the big ones would create little waves with a flip of their tails. No, he was safe.
Triggering the inflators, Inu Yasha braced himself for the impact. Luckily, he didn’t crash very forcefully into the waters. If he had, he’d probably had lost all the oxygen from his lungs at the collision of an airtight pod and the ocean.
Fortunately though, he had not lost his life at landing.
Activating the submarine mode, Inu Yasha carefully sunk into the water until he was at least 10 feet below sea level. He tried to pick up the signal of the mother ship and succeeded. As if on cue, he received a compass like detector that visualized a map of where he was to go. He slowly made his way to the beaches of Japan.
From there on, he would have to hide his submarine behind large rocks by the shore before hotwiring a car for the long drive to Tokyo.
Well, Inu Yasha thought, better get going, ne?
Right then and there, Inu Yasha pushed aside the nagging feeling of foreseen regret and steadily approached what would be the direction of land.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Kouga wasn’t very satisfied with what had occurred. No one had butchered Inu Yasha about waking up late! He got off too easily, especially since Kouga was so sure that he would be in major trouble. Even worse, the Captain probably didn’t even know that Inu Yasha was behind schedule, much less did he care.
Humph. I’ll get that mutt-face head first into trouble if it’s the last thing I do. Heh! He gets himself deep down into trouble without the help of me already! Surely a couple of tricks and pranks here and there wouldn’t slow down his regular basis of pissing someone off every few seconds.
Huffing once more before putting off such thoughts until Inu Yasha’s return, Kouga reclined on one of the sofas, trying to fall asleep.
Exceptionally sudden, there was a buzz before the large screen in front of Kouga lit up; startling the poor wolf so bad he tumbled off the settee. The rest of the crew appeared immediately, taking their saluting stances on cue. Kouga sprang up, jolted to the end of the line, and sighed before saluting like the rest of them. Sesshoumaru was in front of the short row, saluting very casually, yet still classified as formal. (No one puffed their chests out or anything ^^;;)
On the display was Naraku, situated in his recliner, while (standing beside him) a very bored looking Kagura was looking to the side a bit, obviously wanting to be somewhere else at the moment.
“Ah...I see our Inu Yasha has dismissed himself already?”
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A/N: Another chapter finished, eh? Thanks for reading this chappie. And here’s another proverb for you!
What harm does water do a fish?
Vocabulary (some from previous chapter):
Youkai- demon
Ookami- wolf
Inu- dog
Hanyou- half demon
Miko- priestess
A/N: Yay! Some people have visited this story! Well, I appreciate it. So, on with the second chapter!
Please R&R if you have the time!
Chapter Two-
Thus Departing Hour Arrives
Ah...he was sleeping.
Grinning mischievously, Kouga took advantage of his dormant state and crept towards the bunk that Inu Yasha and Miroku slept in. Miroku and Sango had long been up, conversing in the kitchen area. Only Inu Yasha was still sleeping.
He had always been a sneaky wolf, but then again, Inu Yasha had always been a sneaky dog. This would just be a little revenge for that time Inu Yasha poured shaving cream into his hand while he was sleeping and then tickled his nose with a feather, causing the poor wolf youkai to rub his nose with the creamed hand. Neither he nor Sango were very happy with him. One being Kouga had choked on the awful tasting foam and two being that it was Sango’s last can.
This...this was just retribution.
Climbing slowly up the ladder, Kouga was very careful not to wake the sleeping boy. He reached behind Inu Yasha’s head to a small alarm clock imbedded into the wall for easy access. Stirring slightly, Inu Yasha turned to the side, almost coming in contact with Kouga’s arm.
Sucking in his breath, Kouga waited until he was pretty sure that Inu Yasha wasn’t going to wake up anytime soon. Then, he reached behind further so that his fingers could touch the alarm. Carefully and quietly, he changed the alarm so that it would wake Inu Yasha up late.
The time that Inu Yasha would now wake up to was 3:00, his actual detaching hour.
Again, Kouga grinned as he climbed down the ladder. When the others found out, it would be too late. Silently, he tiptoed to the door- intending to get out unnoticed. The minute he thought that no one would notice him, Miroku and Sango barged in.
“What are you doing?” Miroku asked in a low voice so as not to wake their companion.
Awww, shoot! I’ve been caught! Kouga looked around for an excuse. He spotted his headphone and reached for it without delay. “Uh…I was trying to find this! I can’t steer the ship without a device to warn others about any problems happening to the shuttle!”
Sango and Miroku looked at him, not really believing what he had just said. Finally, they just let it go. “Alright,” said Sango, “but hurry up. We need to change direction of this if we want Inu Yasha there on time.”
“Yes, quit your dawdling!” Jaken ordered, scurrying off to prepare Sesshoumaru’s breakfast.
The three rolled their eyes as he went past, but didn’t bother to waste any more precious time. They left the room, Sango and Kouga entering the Control Room so they could guide the mother ship slowly towards Earth’s orbit, but not so much that they would be pulled into its gravity. It would take a while until they actually came close enough so that after Inu Yasha detached his pod it would automatically drift into the gravity of Earth.
Sesshoumaru entered the room, followed by his trusty servant, Jaken, who quickly scampered past them to turn the Captain’s chair around so that Sesshoumaru had easy access into the chair. After seating himself properly, he turned to face the large window that allowed a vast amount of view of what was in front of the spaceship. On both sides of the window there were smaller windows which showed things from far away- too far away from the normal view. In one of the boxes to the left, there was a full picture of the Earth. Though it was a wonderful view of Mother Earth, it needed to show up on the right hand side because Inu Yasha’s pod was to the right of the mother ship.
Settling himself into his chair to the left of the enormous Control Room, Miroku jumbled around with his headphone for a while before finally logging on to a page that displayed various scientific images, all looking like they were informing about the exact position of the spacecraft. He dropped down that page and opened up another one which displayed information about the current climate of Tokyo, its weather plans for the week, or more like the next two weeks.
Sesshoumaru pressed a button on his armrest and a small podium rose from the floor. The top flipped open automatically and the result looked very much like a lab top that was connected to a small table so that he had a place to rest it upon. Suddenly, small devices sprung from the sides of the ‘lab top’, exhibiting screens that showed various side views of the Earth and how close they were coming to it. On the main screen, it showed exactly what was on the computer screens of both Sango and Kouga. This way, if one of them screwed up and the other pilot and Miroku were unable to handle it themselves, Sesshoumaru could merely press a simple button and the whole situation should be solved.
Jaken stood beside Sesshoumaru’s chair which was propelled into the air so that to climb down he had to press a button to lower his seat and then walk down a couple of steps. This chair was very fancy indeed, aligned enough in the middle to make him look even more dominant than he was and closes enough to the window so that he could get a clear, sufficient view.
“Assignment One: Entering surrounding area of Earth’s orbit,” Kouga announced, twisting knobs and pushing buttons to change direction.
Sango was also busy with the buttons, knobs, levers, and such. Every button controlled a different part of the whole spacecraft, from the tip of the dog-like nose to the tail that was very similar to modern day airplanes. If she were to mess up on one of them, Kouga would have her head, if not Sesshoumaru as well.
Carefully, she moved the half of the craft that was the bottom part while Kouga was the pilot of the front, able to use the window for guidance while Sango had to look into a special camera that viewed the lower half. They successfully managed to rotate in an efficient manner and, in no time at all, were in a position which would create a better exit for Inu Yasha to use. Now if only he would wake up...
Sighing with relief at the success of the operation, Sango and Kouga simultaneously activated the ‘Autopilot’ signal. Their muscles relaxed as the stress of properly maneuvering the vessel was eased off of their shoulders.
Miroku saved some files before getting up, yawning a little before heading towards the kitchen for some coffee. Sango followed suit, Kouga being the last of the trio to leave the captain and his trusty assistant. Mere seconds afterwards, Sesshoumaru closed some windows (on his lab top) and eased out of his seat. Gracefully striding out of the room, Sesshoumaru was hurriedly followed by (oh so dutiful) Jaken. He swiftly passed the door to where Inu Yasha was still contently slumbering until his alarm was to wake him up.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
It wasn’t long before the alarm hastily aroused him, causing him to jolt upwards, sleep slowing down his mind. Forcefully, he punched the thin device that was within the wall. He ruggedly glared at the little clock that ticked away. What he saw confused him and he rubbed his eyes a little before staring at the timer once again.
3:02
“KYAAAAA!!!!!” Inu Yasha shrieked, tumbling off the bunk in a much disorientated manner.
He bolted upwards immediately, scurrying towards the bathroom. Punching in random numbers, he waited before the tightly sealed door allowed him to enter. After five minutes, he was stumbling out of the room, hurriedly dressed in his casual clothes, his vest poorly slipped on. He combed his clawed fingers through his silver hair, trying to get out the knots and tangles. Strangely, the motion of his hands through his hair minded him of his boss and half-brother, Sesshoumaru.
The others were reading articles in newspapers posted onto the Internet or silently tapping their fingers against the desk, listening to the headphones atop their heads.
“Has Sleeping Beauty finally considered waking up?” Miroku joked flatly. “What took you so long?”
“One of you guys changed my alarm!” Inu Yasha accused, glaring at everyone. “I was supposed to wake at 2:30 not freakin 3 o’ clock!!!”
Not bothering to look up from where she was watching a comedy show on the computer, Sango replied, “Don’t blame everyone else for your own mistakes. No one messed up your alarm.”
“Keh! Then why did it wake me up at 3, huh? I double checked last night to make sure it would wake me up at the right time!”
“Oh please,” Sango sighed. “Your idea of double checking is striking it to make sure it’s still working. Besides, it’s a Saturday down in Tokyo so you’re not missing anything dreadfully important. Just hop into your little pod and off you go- there won’t be a big difference in your arrival. Now come on! Before the Captain notices you’re still here!”
Inu Yasha snarled, but went off towards the pod anyway. There were many sealed doors that he had to pass before he finally reached the area where all the escape pods and expedition pods were. He grabbed a bag that was lying next to the door and walked over to his expedition pod. It was fairly big, about the size of a regular rocket ship, but it was more like a rocket of the future as it was able to drift freely to and from the mother ship without losing signal easily.
He hopped in, pulling his headphones on and shutting the door so that the oxygen would be concealed in the craft. Clicking on various buttons, he double checking the oxygen supply and the fuel before signing on to his individual accounts so that he could easily get messages from the Tanaka 11 (the mother ship). A message was sent to the Control Room and Inu Yasha silently waited until someone picked up his signal.
“Are you ready?” came a crackly greeting from the intercom.
“As ready as a criminal is going to the guillotine,” Inu Yasha retorted, sighing as he sank into his seat, fumbling with a few more switches before he was satisfied.
There was a laugh, almost taunting him, but then Miroku said, “I’m sure it must be very uncomfortable for you, but this will all be over with in a month, hopefully.”
“Keh. Like a month’s nearly enough for me to search for one girl. Couldn’t I have gotten a description?”
“You know that’s impossible, Inu Yasha. No one knows who she is yet. That’s the whole reason you’re going down there- to find out who she is and casually kidnap her and bring her back up here. See? Simple as that.”
Twitching his eyebrow, Inu Yasha mumbled, “Oh sure, it’ll be real easy for me to find a girl who will somehow stick out of the crowd like a sore thumb and then I’ll just bring her up here like a sack of rice.”
“Exactly,” Miroku agreed, obviously not paying attention to what he had said in the slightest. “Now, I’ve sent you an exact map and I’ve highlighted the route you are to take. Once safely in the Earth’s atmosphere, you should be able to take a similar course to the one you take on a monthly basis. Best of luck!”
Inu Yasha flipped off the transmitter. After a second or two, he received the promised map and scanned it quickly, yet also slowly enough to let it all sink in. Finally, he guided the craft out of the Tanaka 11, making sure he had closed every door so that no necessary oxygen seeped out. In a matter of minutes, he was out the mother ship and starting off on the chosen route.
Three deep intakes of breaths later, Inu Yasha headed off- destination: Earth.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
She didn’t really dream anything. And if she did, it was completely lost to her as she drowsily got up.
There was something bugging her. She normally didn’t get up so early in the morning. What was that strange sensation pulsing throughout her body?
Walking shakily to the window, she looked out with sleep tugging at her eyelids. What she saw made her eyes pretty much bug out.
A small light was glowing from high up in the sky, surely in space. It was growing steadily bigger, and it was obvious that it was entering the atmosphere.
But what Kagome didn’t get was why she was feeling a light pulse throughout her body. She had never felt like she did just then. Did it have something to do with that object in the sky? If so, how?
All of a sudden, the feeling was lost and Kagome was left dumbfounded by her windowsill, staring up into the sky as if trying to figure out where the object was. She finally decided to forget about it and yawned her way to bed, slipping into her covers and letting sleep guide her away from her worries.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
It’s happening...
Sighing, she got out of her bed and looked out the window, spotting the rocket immediately. It was well hidden by the aura that the jewel shard gave off, but being a miko, she could sense it easily.
Has he come for me? Or maybe...Kagome...?
Kikyou starred off for a moment longer until the rocket was completely hidden behind the aura. She predicted it would land in the ocean, but where exactly she could not be sure of. She walked back to her bed, thinking of how she could possibly shield Kagome from the dangers to come. Surely the person, who had come sensing her aura, would not confuse her with her cousin...but it was a reasonable possibility.
After all, because of me, Kagome is also a miko...
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Oxygen level secure?
Check.
Gravity adjuster activated?
Check.
Location sighted?
Check.
Prepared for landing?
Check.
Ready for a long dreadful month included with frantic searching and hellish circumstances that are involved with the mission of finding the ‘Detector’?
Err....huh...
Of course he was not truly ready. He didn’t even want to be in this position. But duty calls, and when it does, it threatens you with a bloody knife that is being jabbed into your neck followed by a maniacally shrill laughter.
Oh yeah, life was so good to him. Keh, not.
Inu Yasha let out yet another deep and frustrated sigh. If he could have, he would have started yelling out profanities at the top of his lungs, surely scaring every creature with a shred of fear in them darting into the opposite direction in a split second. But, of course, that would just be begging to be found out. He’d practically be holding his arms out to a police officer with handcuffs.
Instead, he made sure that he would be able to land without any problems. It was all planned out for him, so there shouldn’t be. He would land into the ocean with a loud splash, but no one would really notice because the region he would land in would be where most sea creatures enjoyed splashing around- occasionally the big ones would create little waves with a flip of their tails. No, he was safe.
Triggering the inflators, Inu Yasha braced himself for the impact. Luckily, he didn’t crash very forcefully into the waters. If he had, he’d probably had lost all the oxygen from his lungs at the collision of an airtight pod and the ocean.
Fortunately though, he had not lost his life at landing.
Activating the submarine mode, Inu Yasha carefully sunk into the water until he was at least 10 feet below sea level. He tried to pick up the signal of the mother ship and succeeded. As if on cue, he received a compass like detector that visualized a map of where he was to go. He slowly made his way to the beaches of Japan.
From there on, he would have to hide his submarine behind large rocks by the shore before hotwiring a car for the long drive to Tokyo.
Well, Inu Yasha thought, better get going, ne?
Right then and there, Inu Yasha pushed aside the nagging feeling of foreseen regret and steadily approached what would be the direction of land.
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Kouga wasn’t very satisfied with what had occurred. No one had butchered Inu Yasha about waking up late! He got off too easily, especially since Kouga was so sure that he would be in major trouble. Even worse, the Captain probably didn’t even know that Inu Yasha was behind schedule, much less did he care.
Humph. I’ll get that mutt-face head first into trouble if it’s the last thing I do. Heh! He gets himself deep down into trouble without the help of me already! Surely a couple of tricks and pranks here and there wouldn’t slow down his regular basis of pissing someone off every few seconds.
Huffing once more before putting off such thoughts until Inu Yasha’s return, Kouga reclined on one of the sofas, trying to fall asleep.
Exceptionally sudden, there was a buzz before the large screen in front of Kouga lit up; startling the poor wolf so bad he tumbled off the settee. The rest of the crew appeared immediately, taking their saluting stances on cue. Kouga sprang up, jolted to the end of the line, and sighed before saluting like the rest of them. Sesshoumaru was in front of the short row, saluting very casually, yet still classified as formal. (No one puffed their chests out or anything ^^;;)
On the display was Naraku, situated in his recliner, while (standing beside him) a very bored looking Kagura was looking to the side a bit, obviously wanting to be somewhere else at the moment.
“Ah...I see our Inu Yasha has dismissed himself already?”
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A/N: Another chapter finished, eh? Thanks for reading this chappie. And here’s another proverb for you!
What harm does water do a fish?
Vocabulary (some from previous chapter):
Youkai- demon
Ookami- wolf
Inu- dog
Hanyou- half demon
Miko- priestess