InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Of Blue Moons and Violet Eyes ❯ Chapter 1

Of Blue Moons and Violet Eyes

 

“Kongosouha!” came the cry. Once again, Inuyasha had met up with Sesshoumaru and the brothers were putting forth their usual “whose sword is bigger” slugfest. Of course, Sesshoumaru easily dodged the attack; unfortunately, the shrine in the village nearby wasn't quite so nimble, and was soon sporting several diamond shards in its torii and surrounding greenery.

 

The villagers and the priestess hurried out to find their shrine grounds horribly disfigured from the blast. “Blasted demons! How many times do I have to tell them to keep their battles away from my shrine?” muttered the priestess under her breath. “This is the third time this year!”

 

As she approached, the brothers saw her aura flare up, the likes of which neither had seen before. There was an audible gulp from both of them. “Which of you demons is responsible for this mess?” she demanded. Immediately, “He did it!” came out in stereo, at which she frowned.

 

“Well, since it's obvious neither one of you are willing to own up to this, I'm expecting the both of you to get the place cleaned up.”

 

Inuyasha responded with, “You think I'm gonna clean your yard, baba? What are you, stupid?”

 

Sesshoumaru replied, “This Sesshoumaru does not `clean.'” That's what servants are for, he thought.

 

The priestess smirked. “I expected this.” Suddenly, a blinding light flashed, then, when it dissipated, before her were standing two teenaged boys.

 

“What the FUCK?” Inuyasha looked down to see his claws had shortened to nails and his hair was black. When he looked over to Sesshoumaru, to his astonishment, Sesshoumaru appeared human too. “What did you DO to us?”

 

“You messed with the wrong village at the wrong time. Tonight is our Blue Moon Festival, and you both have been turned human until the next sunrise. So, I suggest you boys get started cleaning up the mess you made in preparation of our festival. Then when you've finished that, you're welcome to join us in the festivities.”

 

This was met with stunned silence. Finally, after what seemed an eternity, a lone “Keh!” filled the air, followed by, “Come on asshole, let's just get this over with and have some food.”

 

Sesshoumaru simply stared, unable to comprehend what had just happened. He couldn't see, couldn't smell, but most importantly, had a new arm! Finally, he said, “Miko, this Sesshoumaru knows not how you did this, but what will the long-term effects be?”

 

“Don't worry,” she replied, “you will both be restored to your former selves come the new dawn, but ONLY upon completion of the requirements set forth. That means get started!”

 

~*~

 

Hours later, once the brothers figured out how to fix the place up rather than destroy their progress, they were sent off to the baths to clean up for the festival. They were then given clean clothing to wear and instructed to put their hair up in topknots, as befitting guests of the priestess. Upon hearing this, Sesshoumaru declared, “This Sesshoumaru does not wear topknots.”

 

Inuyasha turned to him incredulously. “Are you fucking KIDDING me? After all the work we did, I'm starving and really am looking forward to some food, and all you can say is `This Sesshoumaru does not wear topknots?' Do you WANT to be stuck as a HUMAN? Just put your hair up so we can eat!”

 

Sesshoumaru didn't want to admit it, but he WAS rather hungry. He didn't realize quite how large an appetite a human body could develop while doing manual labor. Reluctantly, and with a “Hn” thrown in for good measure, he put his hair up in the requisite topknot.

 

Once the priestess deemed them presentable, they were presented as honored guests of the village. There was a wide assortment of grilled fish, as well as some wild rabbits, along with rice cakes, pickled daikon, and many jugs of sake.

 

In order to avoid offending the priestess any further, each brother accepted a jug of sake and agreed they would partake in the appropriate celebrations. A half hour and several ceremonial drinks of sake later, each brother was definitely feeling the effects the sake could have on a human body.

 

As they sat at a low table facing each other doing the weave and bob and trying to figure out just which one was the actual person, Sesshoumaru blurted, “This Sesshoumaru now understands a few of the weaknesses and difficulties that these mortals must endure.”

 

To which Inuyasha replied, “So does that mean you'll be a little more forgiving of these weak humans and their frailties from now on?”

 

Sesshoumaru thought over the question for a minute, and then said, “It all depends upon how insufferable the human is. As for you and your pitiful group, do not expect any favors from this Sesshoumaru.”

 

Inuyasha said, “Fair enough.” At which point they both looked at each other and said in unison, “I LOVE YOU, MAN!”