InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Crossroads of Betrayal ❯ New Armor ( Chapter 4 )
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By: jacketslacker 
Inuyasha and the girls get new armor and work on their demonic powers.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.27.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 388 | Status: Completed
Inuyasha and the girls get new armor and work on their demonic powers.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.27.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 388 | Status: Completed
I got some reviews. So, as per my other fic (a Teen Titans fic named Nightwing: A Dark Beginning) I shall thank you. Inu-Shinta reviewed from MediaMiner again. Thanks. The rest were from FanFiction. Let's start with icygirl2; I too enjoy the Inuyasha/Sango pairings because Kagome is way too whiny and annoying. Inu needs a strong mate. Next is Kiyana Va Sala; ummm, someone needs to explain what a Mary Sue is. I chose phoenix because in mythology it is a fire creature that can heal with it's tears and is reborn from it's own ashes. Oh well. It's not so much that Kouga will be everyone's bitch, it's just he now has the guilt of having to fill Inuyasha's shoes (even though he doesn't wear them). Along those lines, does everyone want me to just stick with Inu/San group or do some large portions about the other group too? Next there was DietSoap (ummm, okay), Hieisbabysammy, Nightfall2525, and christal-chan; I'm glad you all enjoyed it and welcome to the next chapter. Also had a last minute review before posting this from sesslover101; I know it's starting off slow, just stick with it and it will get better, and thanks for reviewing each chapter it shows dedication. Feel free to read my TT story as well. The deal I have going is I alternate a chapter for each one, having just finished a TT chapter I'm now writing an Inu one. So keep reading and enjoy.
Disclaimer: I hate putting these in every chapter. I'm a poor college student, even Ramen is too expensive for me.
Chapter 4
"Now then, Shiori, I want you to concentrate on yourself. Envision your aura and turning it into a shield to encase your body. Just above the surface of your skin. Concentrate," whispered Myoga into the young girls ear.
Shiori began to sense her own aura and concentrated on it. A small bluish glow surrounded her for a few seconds and then disappeared. The girl was left panting from the exertion.
"Wonderful. I didn't expect you'd be able to do that already. That talisman of your fathers is truly powerful. That technique you just used is much better than the typical ball barrier you've used before. It allows you free movement for whatever you choose. Now, keep working on that. When you're able to sustain it on yourself, we'll begin working on projecting the barrier onto others. With enough concentration, you should be able to surround everyone with their own aura barrier during a battle. Now I must help Shina. Keep practicing. If you need us to stop if you get too tired just tell Master Inuyasha."
"Thank you, Mr. Myoga. I will keep working on it."
Myoga then hopped from Shiori's shoulder over to Shina.
"Hi, Mr. Myoga. My turn?"
"Yes, my child. Now, explain what you have already learned to do with your powers, if you please."
"Well, I can throw fireballs. They are about the size of my head. I can heal wounds that aren't too severe, anything more than a small cut and I can only help it a little bit. If I really, really concentrate I can sometimes make a blast of fire come from under the ground, but it's not that powerful. That's pretty much it."
"I see. I believe those techniques will be quite enough, you just need to be more powerful. Once your healing abilities are strong enough, you may even be able to revive the recently deceased. So here is how we'll practice. You will practice throwing fireballs. Throw them as powerful as you can and as many as possible until you are tired. I will speak with Master Inuyasha about helping with your healing powers. The fire from the ground will become stronger as the fireballs grow in strength, we'll work on that once the fireballs are more powerful. You may begin child." Myoga then hopped off Shina's shoulder as she began to gather the flames around her hands. Myoga hopped on Kirara in kitten form, who was bounding around the feet of Sango and Inuyasha, for a quick snack and a little nap.
Inuyasha and Sango walked side by side holding hands. They watched as Shina threw fireballs from her hands and Shiori raised her barrier.
Sango looked over to see Inuyasha with that same smile and look in his eyes he had when he heard about Shippou.
"Inuyasha?"
"Hmmm?"
"What are you thinking about?"
Inuyasha looked to Sango. "Wondering what having pups of my own would feel like. How much fun it would be to wrestle with them, teach them to hunt, fight to protect their friends and loved ones, and just finally have the family I've always wanted."
Sango squeezed his hand and smiled. "So what would your pups look like? I mean, if you were to mate a human and all."
Inuyasha noticed the blush that Sango tried to hide. "Curiousity killed the cat, Sango."
"Well, I'm not Kirara so it's alright." They both chuckled.
"Well, as a half-demon I'm only able to give my mate a child on two nights; the new moon and the full moon. On the night of the full moon, the child will be half-demon. On the new moon, it will be human. If Myoga can help me embrace my blood, I believe I won't even have a human night and will be nearly full blooded demon. In that case, I choose when to give her a child and it will be half-demon."
"Well, I'm glad to see that you'll have kids with those cute ears of yours," said Sango as she reached up to stroke his ear gently.
The two continued to walk in silence watching the little girls practice until the sun began to set. Myoga then jumped to Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Master Inuyasha, shall we make camp and begin work on your blood?"
"Yes. Shina and Shiori, we're gonna make camp. Why don't you and Sango collect firewood, I'm going to go off and work with Myoga. We'll be back before too long."
"Alright, c'mon Shiori. Let's collect the small stuff."
"Okay."
"Already like sisters," Sango said with a sigh as she walked off to follow them.
Inuyasha jumped into the air and landed away from the camp. He made sure to be able to still hear and smell them.
"Right. Now, Master Inuyasha, sit down cross-legged. Place your hands on your knees and close your eyes."
Inuyasha did as instructed and relaxed.
"Now, relax yourself. Think of sitting in a tree watching the cloudless sky. The full moon and twinkling stars lood down upon you. A gentle breeze floats through your hair."
Inuyasha's breathing became deep and steady. He was under the trance.
"Now, Inuyasha I want you to imagine Sesshomaru coming to challenge you. He has come to kill you, and the Tetsusaiga is being fixed by Totosai. You are alone." A deep gutteral growl came from deep within Inuyasha. "He uses trickery to attack you from behind with his poison claws." As Myoga continued to give the suggestions to Inuyasha for a while longer the purple marks began to grow on Inuyasha's cheeks and his claws and fangs began to grow longer. "Excellent, Master Inuyasha. Now, think of Shippou, your son. He is standing beneath you while you sit in your tree watching him practice with his sword. You instruct him on form and technique and he follows your every word, committing to memory the lessons. The lesson ends, and he looks up to thank his father, as you jump down to pat your son on the head for a job well done." Inuyasha calms back to his normal state. "Master, you may wake up now." Myoga claps his hands in Inuyasha's ear and he snaps out of the trance. "How do you feel, Master Inuyasha?"
"More calm than ever. I think it's made an improvement already."
"Excellent. You will have this mastered in a few months. Now, let us return with dinner for the girls, shall we?"
Inuyasha stopped by a stream to catch a few fish before leaping into the air and landing in the camp. This caused all the girls to jump and scream.
"Sorry. I brought fish for dinner."
While they sat around cooking the fish, they talked about different things from training to past experiences.
"Inuyasha, Myoga said that you'd have an idea of how to train my healing powers. What could we do?" Shina asked.
"Well, I guess I could use my claws to cut my arms and you could heal them, is that what you had in mind, Myoga?"
"Yes, My Lord. Practicing is the only way for her healing to grow stronger."
"Alright. Come here, Shina. I'm gonna cut my arm and then you can heal it, we'll go until you're tired, alright?" Shina nodded her head and walked over to Inuyasha.
After practicing for some time everyone was tired and went to sleep in the same fashion they had the previous night.
"Do you think we should get them blankets or something?" Sango asked as Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her.
"No, I think they're comfy enough."
"So was you training alright?"
"Yeah. Myoga said it won't take me too long at the excellent progress I'm making."
Sango yawned and snuggled into Inuyasha's chest.
"Get some sleep, Sango. Tomorrow is gonna be a long day."
The next day was filled with the girls practicing their powers and Inuyasha and Sango watching over them protectively. Inuyasha kept his ears up and continued to sniff the air looking for signs of the centipede demon. A short time after lunch, Inuyasha caught the scent of the demon.
"Sango, I smell the centipede demon. Tell me how I should kill it so we get good pieces for the armor."
"Just slice it's head off."
"I don't like it, too easy."
"Well, the hide of a centipede demon can be difficult to cut. I'm worried though, Shina said this one was supposedly very powerful."
"Yeah, my thinking is that it might have some shards. I noticed that she can sense auras, she might be able to sense the shards. If so we'll have a couple that we can make sure no one else can get their hands on."
"So what's the plan?"
"You stay with the girls, I take out the demon."
"Inuyasha . . ."
"Damnit, let me do this."
Sango backed away a bit with a shocked look on her face. 'Why did he snap at me? What's going on?'
"It's close. Girls, get back here now!" The startled girls came running back. Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga and leaped forward.
Just as the girls got back to stand with Sango a giant centipede demon erupted from the ground. Inuyasha brought down his sword to cut off the head but the demon was faster and moved out of the way. A few legs swiped at Inuyasha slicing at his haori and cutting his chest.
"You son of a bitch. You're finished."
Inuyasha lunged again and swung his sword, this time when the centipede dodged he was ready.
"Iron Reaver, Soul Stealer!"
The attack struck the centipede in the eyes blinding it. Inuyasha then swung Tetsusaiga one last time and took the head right off. The body of the centipede demon fell dead. Inuyasha looked at the head and found a shard. 'Thought so.' He dug it out and headed over to where the girls were.
"It had a shard. Sango, would you hold onto it for us?" Inuyasha handed the shard to the girl who held it close. "We'll get you something to hold any shards we find so you don't have to hold onto it."
"Alright."
"Ummm, I'm sorry about how I acted earlier. It's just that, I was only ready to battle and that's what I was there for. I didn't mean to snap at you."
"It's okay, Inuyasha. I forgive you."
"She's right, Inuyasha. You had to do it," said Shiori.
"I agree. Do you want me to heal you?" asked Shina.
"Normally, I'd so no. But since you need the practice yeah." Shina healed Inuyasha the best she could. "Nice work, I'll be completely healed in a few hours. Thanks." Inuyasha said as he ruffled her hair. "So what kind of help do you need with the carcas, Sango?"
"Well, if you can help me slice off some of the hide sections I'll be able to build their armors. We need to get to the village though to do it, I'll need some other materials."
"Alright, let's cut it up and head for the village."
Inuyasha followed Sango's instructions and cut up the pieces needed to make the full body armors for the girls and some pieces for himself as well. He tied them together with some vines from a tree and threw them over his back as they hiked towards the village. The girls continued to practice with their powers.
"Inuyasha, why did you give me the shards to hold?"
"Because if any of the three of us hold them for too long we could be corrupted by their power. It's safer this way."
"Oh, good. I just wanted to make sure you weren't trying to make me a substitute for Ka-" a finger on her mouth stopped her from finishing.
"Not a chance. That thought will never cross my mind."
"You know, you could at least smile when you say that."
"I would, if I wasn't tired from the fight and carrying this stuff. We'll be at the village in a few minutes though, so it's alright." Inuyasha smiled at Sango despite it all.
'That smile just melts me everytime,' she thought.
They made it to the village in short time. When the villagers found out Inuyasha had killed the demon they were welcomed with open arms. They were offered a hut to stay in to rest and food for their troubles.
"That was delicious," Shiori said.
"Mmmhmm," agreed Shina.
"Sango, how long will it take you to finish the armors?" Inuyasha asked.
"I'd say about a week. Why?"
"We'll stay here until they're done. I want you girls to keep practicing your powers, alright? I'm gonna go off with Myoga and we're gonna work on my blood."
"Wait, Inuyasha. I need to know what kind of armor you want."
"I'd just say a piece for my upper body, my forearms, and my lower legs. I'd like the rest to be made from the firerat. I'll go see about borrowing a haori from someone so you can use it, be right back."
"Take your time, I'll measure the girls while you're gone." Inuyasha nodded and left in search of a change of clothes. He returned a short while later and found the girls asleep while Sango was measuring pieces of the hide.
"I'm back. Do you need to measure me too?"
"Yes. Just remove the top and I'll get them."
Inuyasha blushed but did as she said.
Sango knew she couldn't hide the blush as she measured Inuyasha's torso. She then got his arms and legs too and handed his top back to him.
"Alright, thanks. I'm gonna be back in a week. I'll be in earshot so if you need me, just yell. C'mon, Myoga."
"Yes, My Lord."
Sango set to work on the armors as Inuyasha left into the woods.
A week passed and Inuyasha came wandering back into the village. He was greeted by a few of the villagers as he headed for the hut the girls were staying in. He spotted them and immediately his smile went from ear to ear. He saw three identical sets of armor only differing in the sizes and the accent color. Sango was of course still pink, Shiori was accented by white, and Shina was accented by orange. They were outside obviously testing the fit of the armors and playing around. Inuyasha suddenly felt like scaring them so he jumped as high as he could in the air, descending fast and landing right in the middle of them.
"YAH!!" he screamed causing the girls to shriek and jump back. Inuyasha started rolling on the ground laughing while getting death glares from the girls. "Sorry, couldn't help it. You girls look great in your new armor. How does it feel?"
"It's great. I can't wait to go into battle," Shina said.
"I dunno, it's different. I do like it though," Shiori added.
"So now let's see how you'll look in yours, Inuyasha." Sango beamed a smile at him, at the same time he couldn't help but notice some emotion in his eye he didn't recognize. "It's inside the hut. Come out when you get it on. The girls helped so they're just as excited to see if it fits." Inuyasha nodded and headed into the hut.
Inuyasha found his firerat clothes modified to fight snug under where the armor would be. He pulled it on and then strapped on his upper body armor. He marveled at it's perfect fit. He then fitted the arm and leg pieces which also fit. Inuyasha smiled at the excellent craftsmanship and the red accents on his black armor pieces. 'Now I won't feel as vulnerable on my human nights.' He attached Tetsusaiga to his belt and walked outside the hut.
The girls turned to face Inuyasha and were impressed by their work.
"Wow, you look good in that armor, Inuyasha," Shina said.
"Very powerful looking," said Shiori.
Sango just stood there with her mouth open and her eyes wide. 'Wow, he looks incredible. I knew he'd look good, but he looks like a god in that armor.'
Inuyasha smirked and walked over to Sango and put his face only inches from hers. He pushed her mouth closed with one hand. "That's better, don't want you catching flies in that pretty mouth now do we?" Sango blushed and the girls giggled.
"Everybody ready to head out?" Inuyasha asked his group of warrior princesses.
"Yeah!" they said. The girls went and put their kimonos on and grabbed their things and they group set out. Equipped with new armor and ready to fight, the journey before them was long but they would brave it together.
Jacketslacker: Well, that's it. I know it was kinda lame. I felt it was necessary to set up more of the story. The next chapter will have more fighting in it as it will be a time lapsed chapter involving different spannings of time to show how the team is growing stronger. Tell me what you like, don't like, wanna see more of, etc. Read and Review. Thanks for sticking with me.
Disclaimer: I hate putting these in every chapter. I'm a poor college student, even Ramen is too expensive for me.
Chapter 4
"Now then, Shiori, I want you to concentrate on yourself. Envision your aura and turning it into a shield to encase your body. Just above the surface of your skin. Concentrate," whispered Myoga into the young girls ear.
Shiori began to sense her own aura and concentrated on it. A small bluish glow surrounded her for a few seconds and then disappeared. The girl was left panting from the exertion.
"Wonderful. I didn't expect you'd be able to do that already. That talisman of your fathers is truly powerful. That technique you just used is much better than the typical ball barrier you've used before. It allows you free movement for whatever you choose. Now, keep working on that. When you're able to sustain it on yourself, we'll begin working on projecting the barrier onto others. With enough concentration, you should be able to surround everyone with their own aura barrier during a battle. Now I must help Shina. Keep practicing. If you need us to stop if you get too tired just tell Master Inuyasha."
"Thank you, Mr. Myoga. I will keep working on it."
Myoga then hopped from Shiori's shoulder over to Shina.
"Hi, Mr. Myoga. My turn?"
"Yes, my child. Now, explain what you have already learned to do with your powers, if you please."
"Well, I can throw fireballs. They are about the size of my head. I can heal wounds that aren't too severe, anything more than a small cut and I can only help it a little bit. If I really, really concentrate I can sometimes make a blast of fire come from under the ground, but it's not that powerful. That's pretty much it."
"I see. I believe those techniques will be quite enough, you just need to be more powerful. Once your healing abilities are strong enough, you may even be able to revive the recently deceased. So here is how we'll practice. You will practice throwing fireballs. Throw them as powerful as you can and as many as possible until you are tired. I will speak with Master Inuyasha about helping with your healing powers. The fire from the ground will become stronger as the fireballs grow in strength, we'll work on that once the fireballs are more powerful. You may begin child." Myoga then hopped off Shina's shoulder as she began to gather the flames around her hands. Myoga hopped on Kirara in kitten form, who was bounding around the feet of Sango and Inuyasha, for a quick snack and a little nap.
Inuyasha and Sango walked side by side holding hands. They watched as Shina threw fireballs from her hands and Shiori raised her barrier.
Sango looked over to see Inuyasha with that same smile and look in his eyes he had when he heard about Shippou.
"Inuyasha?"
"Hmmm?"
"What are you thinking about?"
Inuyasha looked to Sango. "Wondering what having pups of my own would feel like. How much fun it would be to wrestle with them, teach them to hunt, fight to protect their friends and loved ones, and just finally have the family I've always wanted."
Sango squeezed his hand and smiled. "So what would your pups look like? I mean, if you were to mate a human and all."
Inuyasha noticed the blush that Sango tried to hide. "Curiousity killed the cat, Sango."
"Well, I'm not Kirara so it's alright." They both chuckled.
"Well, as a half-demon I'm only able to give my mate a child on two nights; the new moon and the full moon. On the night of the full moon, the child will be half-demon. On the new moon, it will be human. If Myoga can help me embrace my blood, I believe I won't even have a human night and will be nearly full blooded demon. In that case, I choose when to give her a child and it will be half-demon."
"Well, I'm glad to see that you'll have kids with those cute ears of yours," said Sango as she reached up to stroke his ear gently.
The two continued to walk in silence watching the little girls practice until the sun began to set. Myoga then jumped to Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Master Inuyasha, shall we make camp and begin work on your blood?"
"Yes. Shina and Shiori, we're gonna make camp. Why don't you and Sango collect firewood, I'm going to go off and work with Myoga. We'll be back before too long."
"Alright, c'mon Shiori. Let's collect the small stuff."
"Okay."
"Already like sisters," Sango said with a sigh as she walked off to follow them.
Inuyasha jumped into the air and landed away from the camp. He made sure to be able to still hear and smell them.
"Right. Now, Master Inuyasha, sit down cross-legged. Place your hands on your knees and close your eyes."
Inuyasha did as instructed and relaxed.
"Now, relax yourself. Think of sitting in a tree watching the cloudless sky. The full moon and twinkling stars lood down upon you. A gentle breeze floats through your hair."
Inuyasha's breathing became deep and steady. He was under the trance.
"Now, Inuyasha I want you to imagine Sesshomaru coming to challenge you. He has come to kill you, and the Tetsusaiga is being fixed by Totosai. You are alone." A deep gutteral growl came from deep within Inuyasha. "He uses trickery to attack you from behind with his poison claws." As Myoga continued to give the suggestions to Inuyasha for a while longer the purple marks began to grow on Inuyasha's cheeks and his claws and fangs began to grow longer. "Excellent, Master Inuyasha. Now, think of Shippou, your son. He is standing beneath you while you sit in your tree watching him practice with his sword. You instruct him on form and technique and he follows your every word, committing to memory the lessons. The lesson ends, and he looks up to thank his father, as you jump down to pat your son on the head for a job well done." Inuyasha calms back to his normal state. "Master, you may wake up now." Myoga claps his hands in Inuyasha's ear and he snaps out of the trance. "How do you feel, Master Inuyasha?"
"More calm than ever. I think it's made an improvement already."
"Excellent. You will have this mastered in a few months. Now, let us return with dinner for the girls, shall we?"
Inuyasha stopped by a stream to catch a few fish before leaping into the air and landing in the camp. This caused all the girls to jump and scream.
"Sorry. I brought fish for dinner."
While they sat around cooking the fish, they talked about different things from training to past experiences.
"Inuyasha, Myoga said that you'd have an idea of how to train my healing powers. What could we do?" Shina asked.
"Well, I guess I could use my claws to cut my arms and you could heal them, is that what you had in mind, Myoga?"
"Yes, My Lord. Practicing is the only way for her healing to grow stronger."
"Alright. Come here, Shina. I'm gonna cut my arm and then you can heal it, we'll go until you're tired, alright?" Shina nodded her head and walked over to Inuyasha.
After practicing for some time everyone was tired and went to sleep in the same fashion they had the previous night.
"Do you think we should get them blankets or something?" Sango asked as Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her.
"No, I think they're comfy enough."
"So was you training alright?"
"Yeah. Myoga said it won't take me too long at the excellent progress I'm making."
Sango yawned and snuggled into Inuyasha's chest.
"Get some sleep, Sango. Tomorrow is gonna be a long day."
The next day was filled with the girls practicing their powers and Inuyasha and Sango watching over them protectively. Inuyasha kept his ears up and continued to sniff the air looking for signs of the centipede demon. A short time after lunch, Inuyasha caught the scent of the demon.
"Sango, I smell the centipede demon. Tell me how I should kill it so we get good pieces for the armor."
"Just slice it's head off."
"I don't like it, too easy."
"Well, the hide of a centipede demon can be difficult to cut. I'm worried though, Shina said this one was supposedly very powerful."
"Yeah, my thinking is that it might have some shards. I noticed that she can sense auras, she might be able to sense the shards. If so we'll have a couple that we can make sure no one else can get their hands on."
"So what's the plan?"
"You stay with the girls, I take out the demon."
"Inuyasha . . ."
"Damnit, let me do this."
Sango backed away a bit with a shocked look on her face. 'Why did he snap at me? What's going on?'
"It's close. Girls, get back here now!" The startled girls came running back. Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga and leaped forward.
Just as the girls got back to stand with Sango a giant centipede demon erupted from the ground. Inuyasha brought down his sword to cut off the head but the demon was faster and moved out of the way. A few legs swiped at Inuyasha slicing at his haori and cutting his chest.
"You son of a bitch. You're finished."
Inuyasha lunged again and swung his sword, this time when the centipede dodged he was ready.
"Iron Reaver, Soul Stealer!"
The attack struck the centipede in the eyes blinding it. Inuyasha then swung Tetsusaiga one last time and took the head right off. The body of the centipede demon fell dead. Inuyasha looked at the head and found a shard. 'Thought so.' He dug it out and headed over to where the girls were.
"It had a shard. Sango, would you hold onto it for us?" Inuyasha handed the shard to the girl who held it close. "We'll get you something to hold any shards we find so you don't have to hold onto it."
"Alright."
"Ummm, I'm sorry about how I acted earlier. It's just that, I was only ready to battle and that's what I was there for. I didn't mean to snap at you."
"It's okay, Inuyasha. I forgive you."
"She's right, Inuyasha. You had to do it," said Shiori.
"I agree. Do you want me to heal you?" asked Shina.
"Normally, I'd so no. But since you need the practice yeah." Shina healed Inuyasha the best she could. "Nice work, I'll be completely healed in a few hours. Thanks." Inuyasha said as he ruffled her hair. "So what kind of help do you need with the carcas, Sango?"
"Well, if you can help me slice off some of the hide sections I'll be able to build their armors. We need to get to the village though to do it, I'll need some other materials."
"Alright, let's cut it up and head for the village."
Inuyasha followed Sango's instructions and cut up the pieces needed to make the full body armors for the girls and some pieces for himself as well. He tied them together with some vines from a tree and threw them over his back as they hiked towards the village. The girls continued to practice with their powers.
"Inuyasha, why did you give me the shards to hold?"
"Because if any of the three of us hold them for too long we could be corrupted by their power. It's safer this way."
"Oh, good. I just wanted to make sure you weren't trying to make me a substitute for Ka-" a finger on her mouth stopped her from finishing.
"Not a chance. That thought will never cross my mind."
"You know, you could at least smile when you say that."
"I would, if I wasn't tired from the fight and carrying this stuff. We'll be at the village in a few minutes though, so it's alright." Inuyasha smiled at Sango despite it all.
'That smile just melts me everytime,' she thought.
They made it to the village in short time. When the villagers found out Inuyasha had killed the demon they were welcomed with open arms. They were offered a hut to stay in to rest and food for their troubles.
"That was delicious," Shiori said.
"Mmmhmm," agreed Shina.
"Sango, how long will it take you to finish the armors?" Inuyasha asked.
"I'd say about a week. Why?"
"We'll stay here until they're done. I want you girls to keep practicing your powers, alright? I'm gonna go off with Myoga and we're gonna work on my blood."
"Wait, Inuyasha. I need to know what kind of armor you want."
"I'd just say a piece for my upper body, my forearms, and my lower legs. I'd like the rest to be made from the firerat. I'll go see about borrowing a haori from someone so you can use it, be right back."
"Take your time, I'll measure the girls while you're gone." Inuyasha nodded and left in search of a change of clothes. He returned a short while later and found the girls asleep while Sango was measuring pieces of the hide.
"I'm back. Do you need to measure me too?"
"Yes. Just remove the top and I'll get them."
Inuyasha blushed but did as she said.
Sango knew she couldn't hide the blush as she measured Inuyasha's torso. She then got his arms and legs too and handed his top back to him.
"Alright, thanks. I'm gonna be back in a week. I'll be in earshot so if you need me, just yell. C'mon, Myoga."
"Yes, My Lord."
Sango set to work on the armors as Inuyasha left into the woods.
A week passed and Inuyasha came wandering back into the village. He was greeted by a few of the villagers as he headed for the hut the girls were staying in. He spotted them and immediately his smile went from ear to ear. He saw three identical sets of armor only differing in the sizes and the accent color. Sango was of course still pink, Shiori was accented by white, and Shina was accented by orange. They were outside obviously testing the fit of the armors and playing around. Inuyasha suddenly felt like scaring them so he jumped as high as he could in the air, descending fast and landing right in the middle of them.
"YAH!!" he screamed causing the girls to shriek and jump back. Inuyasha started rolling on the ground laughing while getting death glares from the girls. "Sorry, couldn't help it. You girls look great in your new armor. How does it feel?"
"It's great. I can't wait to go into battle," Shina said.
"I dunno, it's different. I do like it though," Shiori added.
"So now let's see how you'll look in yours, Inuyasha." Sango beamed a smile at him, at the same time he couldn't help but notice some emotion in his eye he didn't recognize. "It's inside the hut. Come out when you get it on. The girls helped so they're just as excited to see if it fits." Inuyasha nodded and headed into the hut.
Inuyasha found his firerat clothes modified to fight snug under where the armor would be. He pulled it on and then strapped on his upper body armor. He marveled at it's perfect fit. He then fitted the arm and leg pieces which also fit. Inuyasha smiled at the excellent craftsmanship and the red accents on his black armor pieces. 'Now I won't feel as vulnerable on my human nights.' He attached Tetsusaiga to his belt and walked outside the hut.
The girls turned to face Inuyasha and were impressed by their work.
"Wow, you look good in that armor, Inuyasha," Shina said.
"Very powerful looking," said Shiori.
Sango just stood there with her mouth open and her eyes wide. 'Wow, he looks incredible. I knew he'd look good, but he looks like a god in that armor.'
Inuyasha smirked and walked over to Sango and put his face only inches from hers. He pushed her mouth closed with one hand. "That's better, don't want you catching flies in that pretty mouth now do we?" Sango blushed and the girls giggled.
"Everybody ready to head out?" Inuyasha asked his group of warrior princesses.
"Yeah!" they said. The girls went and put their kimonos on and grabbed their things and they group set out. Equipped with new armor and ready to fight, the journey before them was long but they would brave it together.
Jacketslacker: Well, that's it. I know it was kinda lame. I felt it was necessary to set up more of the story. The next chapter will have more fighting in it as it will be a time lapsed chapter involving different spannings of time to show how the team is growing stronger. Tell me what you like, don't like, wanna see more of, etc. Read and Review. Thanks for sticking with me.