InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Engaging Enemies ❯ Chapter 12 Reality Check ( Chapter 12 )

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Chapter 12 Reality Check

“Hey, Kagome, does this sound right to you?” Rin played a few light chords on her guitar.

“The guitar itself is fine, but, Ayame, can you adjust the treble just a bit? It’s distorting the output a bit.”

“Sure. How is this?”

“Perfect. Sango, how’s the bass going?”

“I can’t tell, yet. Let’s ask Houshi how it feels, eh hentai?” said Sango as she kicked the unconscious fool aside.

“Hey, Sango, watch the merchandise. Damage it too badly, and it’ll be useless,” said Rin.

“Don’t worry. Houshi-sama is already useless. No damage taken.”

“Sango, I was talking about the guitar. What’s on your mind?” contorted Rin. An immediate blush landed across Sango’s cheeks.

Suddenly, a jeering tune was beaten on the drums, short and sweet. Everyone turned to Kirara as she giggled lightly. “I am sorry. I just could not resist.” Everyone sighed before a certain person cleared his throat, well, perhaps a kitsune instead.

“Are you all done fooling around because if you are, we need to get to work. And Miroku, stop fondling Sango’s ass. And don’t give me that crap about your hand being possessed. We all know that’s a load of bull.”

“Whoa, Shippou’s a little testy today. Doncha think?” whispered Ayame.

“Yeah,” agreed Rin. “I wonder who stuck what up his…”

“Rin, Ayame. You do realize that I can hear you, right?”

“Oops.” Rin covered her mouth.

“Forgot. So sue me.” Ayame folded her arms behind her head.

A shrilling shriek came from and Miroku’s direction. The monk had a smug look on his face as he tried to play coy. Knowing Sango, that look wouldn’t last for long.

Without warning, the Hiraikotsu appeared as the Taijiya whispered one word: “Die.”

After a few terrifying screams, explosions, and random noises that cannot be named for the sake of censorship for an M rated script, the Mischievous Mononoke began practice.

“Write me a story of death and despair
Sing away my sorrows and leave me bare
Paint me a picture about ebb and flow
Erase my life and color what you know

“Life’s full of burdens that I can’t carry
Throwing down my woes, it leaves me to bury
My joy and happiness with my memories
Without you, sadness kills all my life stories

“Where will I be
If me you leave

“Someplace where I can’t hear
Somewhere where you’ve disappeared
Some time that is just not near
Remember what you might regret
Just don’t let yourself forget”

“St-Stop. Something’s wrong,” said Shippou.

Someone by the door to the gym started clapping in an annoyingly mocking way. “Bravo, bravo. You have achieved the ‘Band with the Worst Lyrics Ever’ award.”

“Oh, go shove it, Inuyasha. Nobody asked for your two cents,” said Kagome.

“Actually, Kagome,” stated Shippou, “however cruel he said it, it’s true. The song doesn’t flow right.”

“Oh…Shippou! Are you siding with him?”

“Hey, he’s right for once. When it comes to rhetoric, literature, and composition, you gotta give Inuyasha his props. Sesshoumaru isn’t the only one in the family that knows his stuff.”

“Yeah. So stop treating me like I’m an idgeit. My opinion could be of value to you if you’d just listen.”

“As if…” Kagome mumbled under her breath.

“Keh. Whatever. Your lyrics are still horrible.”

Kagome was losing her patience with the so-called lyric critic. “What do you care? And why are you even here on an off day? Are toy stalking me just to torment me?”

“I don’t; since Sesshoumaru is here, I have to wait on him; and as if I would spend my time stalking someone stupid, no less you, just to torture him, although, the idea appeases me. I have better ways to manipulate my life. For instance, right now. I could be off somewhere important instead of standing her and discussing menial matters to a wannabe band that has the worst lyrics I have ever heard.”

“Then why don’t you go if we’re so stupid?” asked Ayame.

“Because. I just feel like sharing with you how idiotic your band is. If you’re gonna take this band-thing serious, then you gotta get something through your heads. This takes hard work and concentration to get fans. Amateurs like you probably wouldn’t last long out in the real world, whether you’re just a high school band or you’re going for the top. I suggest you get that through your thick heads because it’s not nice out there once you realize life is more than just your fantasies. Have fun playing for your wannabe fans, that is, if you’ll get any.” After his long speech, Inuyasha finally left.

“Damn, he’s good,” said Sango.

“But he’s right, in a way,” continued Shippou. “We’ve got to take this serious, all of us. Being in a band is more that just looks, names, and pure talent. Skill without practice and perfection aspires to nothing. Now, enough of this talk. Time to get to work.”

“Um, Shippou. I believe we’re missing someone,” said Ayame. “Rin.”

“What? Where’s Rin?”

“She left as soon as she heard Sesshoumaru’s name mentioned.”

“Oi!”

“Yeah, and Kagome’s MIA,” said Sango.

“Both of them?! A band can’t practice without its lead guitarist. Especially two!”

Ayame sighed. “Why don’t we just take a break until they come back?”

“Until they come back?! That could be hours. Not to mention Rin’s chasing Sesshoumaru. That could take an eternity and back!” Shippou was spazzing out as kitsune-bi spewed out of his mouth.

Kirara giggled as she watched her discombobulated band members and friends. “Mes amies, elles tres sont drole. Surtout Shippou. Il m’amuse si, et il est tres mignon aussi!” (My friends, they are very funny. Especially Shippou. He amuses me so, and he is very cute as well!)

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“Why does he always have to be such a pain? He’s always interfering with my life, as if things weren’t as bad as they already were…”

Kagome sighed as she flopped down on the steps in front of the school. She placed her head in her palms as she mentally fingered through all of her problems, if one were to call them problems.

“Maybe I’m taking this whole approach the wrong way. Perhaps Inuyasha is trying to tell me something, and I’m just too stubborn and I take it the wrong way. Maybe Inuyasha really does a purpose than to just annoy me.” Kagome pondered about that idea for about five seconds before coming to a conclusion.

“Nah, he’s just plain annoying, and he’s hypnotized Shippou into his way of thinking. There’s no possible way that he could actually try to do something towards my benefit. He only wants to sabotage my whole life with his pesky idiocy. There you go, Kagome. You’ve found the logic in Inuyasha’s plans. Now, how do I plot to overthrow him?”

Kagome was conjuring up evil plots against the hanyou when she saw a grand blue snow leopard creeping around as it was seemingly sniffing out a scent. “Rin? What are you doing?”

The leopard paused from her task and quickly looked up at Kagome. If one looked close enough, it looked as though the great feline was grinning. ‘Hey, Kagome,’ spoke Rin telepathically. (A/N: If you are confused about the telepathy thing, go to the bottom of the page and I’ll explain this whole concept.) ‘I’m looking for Fluffy-sama. I know he’s around here someone. I can smell it. I just can’t seem to pick up a trace strong enough to lead me to him. Have you seen him?’

“No, Rin, I haven’t,” Kagome spoke aloud. “Rin, why are you in your youkai form in the middle of the day? You know you’re risking someone seeing you, right?”

‘Of course I know that. But nobody’s around here but you and the others. Besides, no one would believe a person if he said he saw a blue leopard on campus. This is Tokyo here, and even the zoo doesn’t have a BLUE leopard. So chill, Kagome. I’m perfectly safe.’

“Whatever.”

‘Anyway, why are YOU out here? I thought the others were practicing.’

“Well the same could go for you, Miss Obsessive. I’m just here to clear my mind.”

‘Oh, you’re talking about what Inuyasha said, huh?’

“Who said anything about that jerk? I couldn’t give a flippin’ frog about what he says. He could disappear into a black hole of a thousand suns for all I care.”

Rin gave Kagome a look that she obviously didn’t believe her. ‘Kagome, you do know that no such thing exists, right?’

“Your point?”

Rin sighed. ‘You are hopeless. I can tell you’re lying so cut the crap. What’s the problem?’

‘Oh, great,’ thought Kagome, ‘I’m get therapy from a cat.’

‘You do realize I can read your mind in this form, right. And I’m a snow leopard, not a cat.’

“Same thing.” Kagome waved it off. “So if you’re able to read my mind, then why don’t you just read it to find out what’s wrong.”

‘Because! It’s much more fun if you tell me. Besides, all I see are different ways to kill off a mutt, namely, Inuyasha. So come walk with my and you can tell me about it.’

Kagome and the blue snow leopard walked around the huge campus as Kagome explained her grievances about the younger Kanashii brother. When she finally finished, Rin spoke again.

‘So, all in all, you believe that Inuyasha is out to get you for some unknown reason?’

“Exactly. I can’t find any other reason for his love of torturing me. All he does is plague me like a rash: the more I try to scratch him off, the more irritating he gets.”

‘Maybe this isn’t just about how Inuyasha acts. Maybe it has something to do with you. How long have you hated Inuyasha?’

“I don’t know. Since as long as I can remember, I think.”

‘Are you sure? I remember once, Sango told me, you two used to be best friends.’

Kagome almost gagged. “Wh-What? I don’t remember that! Sango must have her facts mixed up. Me and that mutt, FRIENDS?! I don’t think so.”

‘Perhaps. But she told me, anyway, that you two used to be inseparable until something happened. She doesn’t know since you never told her, but she believes it has something to do with Kikyou.’

“Kikyou?”

‘Think real hard. Are you sure you don’t remember why you feel that Inuyasha and you don’t get along?’

Kagome paused for a moment. She thought really hard, trying to remember anything of her distant past. She collapsed on the grass under a sakura tree. “I’m not sure. My past is kinda blurry, so it’s kinda hard to remember anything before junior high. This is hopeless.”

‘Maybe, maybe not. Don’t worry, you’ll probably remember eventually. But for now, I gotta go.’

“Rin? Where are you going?”

The leopard smiled slyly. ‘To catch my Fluffy, of course.’ And the feline dashed into the trees, in pursuit of her prey…suspect…youkai-person-thing…

Kagome sighed. “My friends are completely hopeless.” Something landed on her cheek, and she looked to see sakura petals falling from the branches above.

‘A distant past that longs to be remembered…so why don’t I?’ Kagome stared at the pink blossoms as her mind drifted. She fell under the spell of the flowers as she drifted away into a past memory.

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Dark. The smell of rain coming. The gleaming of a nearby lake. Trees surrounded the little girl.

Where was she?

The little girl called out a name. But what name did she call? The dreamer could not recall. The girl called out again and again. But there was no one to answer her call. Only the vast darkness of trees. A game of hiding.

She was lost. She panicked. She ran, hoping to find a way out of the labyrinth of fear that she was trapped in. The path was indefinite, the destination was nowhere. The girl tripped as a hot wetness streamed down her cheeks. The air was cold as the drops fell upon the small figure on the ground.

Where could she go?

Then, a boy appeared. The girl could barely make out that it was a boy. He ran to her. He spoke unknown words to her as he embraced her. He pulled back as his eyes glowed in the dark. He spoke some more, but of what?

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“Hey, wench! Hey!”

Someone was prodding the dreamer, and she opened her eyes to find someone else’s staring at her.

“Wha-?” Kagome said as abruptly sat up, during the process of slapping her waker.

“OI!”

“Huh? Inuyasha?” she said as she rubbed her eyes from the short nap. “What are you doing here?” she yawned.

“That’s what I would like to ask you. And what’s with the violence?”

“Violence?” Inuyasha pointed as his red cheek. “Oh, I did that? Oops, sor--” Kagome started before she spied the stick in the hanyou’s other hand. “I mean, that’s what you get for poking me with a stick, baka! And I was having a nice dream, too,” she pouted.

“Well, excuse me for having curiosity. And I’m just gonna take a wild guess that you were dreaming about what I told you, or was it about your stupidity?”

“Oh, shut up, baka. I told you, no one asked for your opinion! Why don’t you just go back and crawl up the hole you came from?”

“How about no. And stop calling me a baka! I’m not stupid, unlike you.”

“Yeah, right. Stop calling me stupid and acting like a baka, and I’ll stop calling you one, maybe.”

“Maybe?! See, there’s no way of getting around you! You keep treating me like a pup!”

“That’s because you are one! You haven’t grown up one bit, and you never stop giving me grief!”

“I do WHAT?! I have never done anything like that, and if I did, it’s because you started it!”

Kagome gasped sharply. “No, I don’t!”

“Yes, you do!”

“Prove it!”

Inuyasha hesitated as he tried to remember.

“Hah! I was right. You don’t have any evidence of any such thing.”

Inuyasha growled. “You think you’re better than me, doncha?!”

“See! That’s the kind of logic and bull that you come up with when I did absolutely nothing! I do not think such thing. Just because I can kick your butt at everything doesn’t mean I believe I’m better than you.”

“Says who? You’re too slow to keep up with me in a million years.”

“Oh, shove your ego and prove it. Anything you can do, I can match.”

“Same here, only I can do better!”

“All right, then.” Kagome stood up. “Meet me at the track field, sundown, three days from now, and I’ll show you what I’m made of.” Kagome stalked away, and then turned away. “And be prepared, Inuyasha. What I’m going to do, it’ll prove that I’m better than you think.”

Kagome disappeared into the gym before Sesshoumaru appeared from nowhere. “Shame, little brother.”

Inuyasha fell back in surprise. “Ack! Sesshoumaru, where did you come from?”

“This Sesshoumaru never reveals his secrets. However, This Sesshoumaru does have advice for you. Beware of what you say and what you challenge the female. She is trickier and more cunning than you think.”

“What the heck are you saying? Are you talking about Kagome? That wench couldn’t do anything. I know what I am doing, so stop bugging.”

“If you believe so. Still…BEWARE THE FEMALE!!!” Random smoke came filtering from behind a tree as it covered the two brothers. Inuyasha coughed and fanned the smoke away. Sesshoumaru had disappeared again. But Inuyasha knew better.

He jumped up into the tree and found Sesshoumaru on a branch hidden behind the leafage. “You know, that was just stupid and lame, even for you.”

“Sshh. I’m hiding,” Sesshoumaru whispered. “Go away.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he jumped down to the ground.

Suddenly, Rin appeared in her human form. “Inuyasha, where’s Sesshoumaru? I thought I smelled him near.”

“Why ask me? Ask the tree.”

“The tree?” Rin cocked her head in confusion.

An acorn plopped Inuyasha in the head.

“I think the squirrels don’t like you, Inuyasha,” said Rin.

“Yeah, ‘squirrels’ are dumb and retarded and lame. Anyway, see ya, Rin.”

“Bye, Inuyasha!” Rin waved as Inuyasha walked away.

Inuyasha spun around. “Oh, and Sesshoumaru, call me when you’re done playing hide and seek!” Inuyasha continued on to the parking lot with a grin as he heard Rin climbing up the tree in attempts of catching Sesshoumaru.

“You suck at life, Inuyasha!” Sesshoumaru yelled as he jumped out of the tree and away from Rin.

“Sesshoumaru-sama! Come back!”

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It was a DARK and STORMY night, except there were no clouds in sight, and it all began at the track field. Random articles of clothing were scattered everywhere. The night breeze cooled off two persons who were lying on the grass. Panting and covered in sweat, the two had collapsed in the dewy grass from their little… skirmish. They had been at it for at least two hours and had done it no less than 20 times. It was surprising that their slightly bruised legs hadn’t fallen off yet. No ordinary person could have ever survived such acts, but then again, these two were no ordinary people. Neither of them would give up until the other confessed first. But, with the circumstances present, it seemed as if neither were willing to.

Kagome turned her gaze from the sky to Inuyasha, who was right next to her. “So, ready to quit yet?”

Inuyasha attempted a “keh.” “Never in a million years.”

“Good. I was hoping for another go.” Kagome sat up. She was wearing nothing but a t-shirt and some short shorts, both torn and ripped in certain places. She looked down at Inuyasha as he too sat up. All he had on were some sweat shorts. Kagome gave him a devilish look. “I’m ready whenever you are, that is, if you’re up to the challenge.”

“What do you think?” Inuyasha looked Kagome over and observed that she was breathing as hard as he was. “Tired?”

“‘Course not.” Kagome hung lethally close over him as she whispered, “Now let’s get back to business.”

“Then bring it on.”

And it started again. Both hearts pounding in their chests, both gasping for air; their movements too quick for the human eye. It was a struggle to show who was dominant over the other. It seemed impossibly close as both kept overturning the other. Kagome, nimble and quick for her size, was the best at everything that she loved, and this was what she absolutely relished. Inuyasha, obviously a hanyou, was already agile, thanks to his training and his youkai blood. However, if one observed the dark sky, its mystical orb had vanished for this particular night, giving the miko a chance to overturn and conquer the black haired hanyou. Nevertheless, Inuyasha wouldn’t give up. He could let Kagome slip by him; she was too good for him to do that. He would claim his prize, no matter how much it hurt.

Meanwhile, the two revelers had spectators, who enjoyed the entertainment very much from their perches.

“Wow. Those two never quit, do they?” asked Kirara.

“Nope. I’ve known those two practically my whole life, and they are most definitely extremely competitive, if you know what I mean,” said Sango.

“Well, if you ask me, this is completely and utterly retarded and stupid. None of this would happen those two would just kiss and make up. That way, the world would be a much better place,” complained Shippou.

“But Shippou,” returned Miroku, “Do you not mean make out. Perhaps, this would be even more amusing if those clothes had been discarded for another reason…”

“Oh, give it a rest, Hentai no Baka! Nobody wants to hear your bizarre fantasies,” said Sango as she kicked Miroku out of the tree.

“Go, Kagome! Go, my darling, sweet, beautiful goddess, and beat that mutt into the ground,” said Kouga from an adjacent tree. “Kagome is so hot and amazing when she’s running and dripping in sweat,” he added under his breath while he drooled.

“Hey, Sango, we’ve got another hentai with us,” announced Shippou. “Good thing Ayame isn’t around…”

“You know,” said Rin, “I don’t get what the point of this whole thing is about.”

“It‘s an idiot contest.”

“I know that, Fluffy-sama, but why are they always so mad at each other? Seems rather dumb to me if they do this just to see who is better.”

“Well, none of us know the full story, except for Sesshoumaru and the retard that’s on the ground,” said Shippou.

“Tell me, Fluffy-sama, tell me!” Rin said as she jumped into Sesshoumaru’s lap. And all of a sudden, she said, “Oh, oh, I want a pony for Christmas, Santa Claus! And a pool full of kool-aid and some stuff animals and a Fluffy-sama and a leash and a “how to train a doggie” book and…”

Smoke came out of nowhere and all the occupants of the tree were blinded. When the smoke dissipated, Sesshoumaru had mysteriously disappeared.

“Wh-! Where did Fluffy-sama go to?”

“Um…Rin…I think Sesshoumaru thinks he’s a ninja, a very bad one at that…” said Sango.

“You mean you see him?”

“Yeah, he tiptoeing hi way down the sidewalk,” pointed Sango as she hung upside-down from a branch. And there was a small white, fluffy dog slowly creeping away from the tree.

“FLUFFY-SAMA!” Rin yelled as she chased after the retreating dog in her fully human form.

“You know, I may never understand my friends,” said Kirara.

“You’re not the only one, sister,” said Shippou as hr laid back against the tree, hopelessly trying to not look at the two competitors still running around the track.

A/N

Rin’s telepathy - in this particular fanfic, a youkai of an animal type, IE Rin, Kirara, and Sesshoumaru, can speak to a person or people telepathically for purposes of communication. However, this is only in youkai form. In human form, they lose this power to speak like any other human would.

Kagome’s dream - I’m not giving out any hints about this little dream, but there will be future dreams and visions in later chapters. What can I say? I love the whole “memory” and “remembering past events” thing.

Kirara’s French - I’ve decided that since Kirara came from Europe, specifically France, she will speak French at random times. Therefore, I am sorry for anybody that hates the language and loves Spanish/German more. I only know French, no other European languages. And people on MM.org, I am sorry, but the format on this website won’t allow me to put accents on the letters, so the accents are omitted.

Sesshoumaru’s OOCness - I couldn’t resist making Sesshoumaru seem totally wacky in these chapters. I needed another comic relief to satisfy my level of need for humor. I’m just being retarded right now…so excuse me…

I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY for not updating in over half a year. I moved just after school got out in May and was unable to access the computer for over a month. Then I had a summer job so I had no time to get on the computer. I updated all my other stories before getting to this one, but then school dumped an assload of work on me, and I’m still in the process of finishing it all before the holidays. I hope to put up another chapter before the 20th b’c I’m going out of town, which means away from my PC. But this is really doubtful since I have to finish reading and writing stuff for my college courses in high school. Yep, I’m an overachiever, but I still love you guys. Have a lovely holiday!

(My Fish
My fish
Lovely, lovely meow
I hope it’s sunny tomorrow
My fish
Fish (repeat 25 times)
Lovely, lovely shore
Love me more
The END
~by Shuichi - Gravitation)