InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Saving the World: One Hanyou at a Time ❯ I’m the Slayer. Who the Hell Are You? ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter Two

I'm the Slayer. Who the Hell Are You?

 

Buffy elected to take the impromptu meeting outside. She wasn't surprised to find a monk and another woman waiting patiently. A two tailed cat sat behind them.

 

After the rude dog boy the adorable cat didn't come as a surprise. After all normal wasn't a measuring stick Buffy was used to using. Her opponent stood in the doorway of the hut; his arms crossed glaring at her. He wanted her dead or at least seriously maimed.

 

The girl who had sat the dog boy seemed friendly enough and she was from the modern era. That was two points in her favor. “I'm Higurashi Kagome, this is Sango and Miroku.”

 

The Slayer offered, “I'm Buffy.” `Slayer, the.'

 

The Inu-yokai called out, “Kagome don't be stupid, we can't trust her!”

 

She spun to face him, “And this is Inuyasha.”

 

He rolled his eyes at her. “What if this bitch is after our shards?”

 

Kagome hissed, “She's not from here and might not even know about them!”

 

Buff watched the exchange. `Great, more fighting! Sounds like a regular Buffy party.' She winced and decided to find a comfortable seat in the grass beside Sango.

 

“Are they always like that?”

 

Sango gave a bleak nod as the voices behind them grew in volume, “Sometimes it's worse. So why are you here?”

 

Miroku hovered over them and Buffy kept a close eye on him. Just in case.

 

She leaned back as she decided where to begin. “I was sent here to learn more about a monster.”

 

Sango frowned, “I'm afraid there are too many monsters here to count.”

 

“This one is special. It's the first evil to appear in the world. It's one hundred percent unadulterated bad and can take the form of anyone who has died. I'm trying to stop it.”

 

Sango blinked, “Who are you?”

 

“I'm the Slayer.” Buffy didn't illuminate, she always assumed her title was self explanatory.

 

Sango's eyebrows went up in suspicious surprise. `Kikyo, she's here for Kikyo because she's the walking dead. And if Inuyasha thought he hated this Buffy girl before…'

 

She watched Buffy as she causally said, “But I'm a yokai exterminator as well. I come from a long proud line of taijiya.”

 

Buffy saw Sango's proud tired smile. `This is a woman who's experienced a great deal of loss.' So she threw up a big supportive grin. “Really? That's great. Yay us! Power to the sisterhood!”

 

Sango was puzzled, “Sisterhood?”

 

Miroku chimed in, “I'd like to hear more about this… sisterhood.”

 

Buffy groaned to herself. `Five hundred years and men haven't changed a bit. No wonder Anya's had such a long illustrious career.'

 

Miroku knelt down before Buffy and ran his fingers down her ponytail, “Your hair, it's very unusual.”

 

She brushed his hand away, “It's mine and has been that way.”

 

He continued on heedless of the danger he was putting himself in. “I don't believe I've seen such hair or strength on woman before.” He gazed deeply into her eyes and played with the prayer beads wound around his hand.

 

Sango's eyes flashed and she lifted her hand ready to smack him.

He continued, “I am sorry to tell you this but I suffer from an affliction that will surely lead me to an early grave. It'd be a great honor to have a son before I meet my end. Would you consider being the mother?”

Buffy blinked. Then she blinked again. `What?'

But before she could respond Sango smacked Miroku across his face and he fell over on his back in the grass.

“Damn letch! What is wrong with you?”

He yelped and rolled away from her. “Please dear Sango stop! You know I only have eyes for you.”

Buffy sat back amused. `Oh well, that leaves less work for me.' She lay back in the grass and closed her eyes. These people were strange but they were only dangerous to themselves.

_-_-_-_

 

Buffy stayed on the grass and let everyone mill around her. She was fairly certain they weren't going to harm her.

 

Minutes into her break someone sat beside her. She didn't have to turn her head or opened her eyes to know who it was.

 

“Ya ain't fooling me. Just wait till I have you alone.” She could hear the confident smirk in Inuyasha's voice.

 

Buffy smiled relishing the sun's warmth on her face, “Yeah you're all talk. Once your girlfriend spots you over here, she is so gonna `sit' your ass.”

 

Silence.

 

Then softly, “Maybe, but Kagome sleeps and I don't”

 

Buffy noted that he never denied she was his girlfriend and shot back, “Goody for you. Besides, who said I was joining your band of Merry Men? I'm just taking a break.”

 

“How is it you are traveling with no supplies?” He seemed genuinely curious.

 

“The Watcher's Council has this stupid idea that less is more.” She sighed, `Who knew this would turn into more than just a day trip.'

 

Inuyasha thought for a moment then said, “Keh, this Council of yours doesn't sound very bright.”

 

“I agree. They are a bunch of dusty old men. Kind of like the United Nations of the Slayer world. Then she smiled, “And about as effective.”

 

“So they are idiots. Why do you follow people you don't respect?”

 

Buffy shrugged, `Good point!' Then she said, “They have information I need to win.”

 

Inuyasha was impressed. Sacrifice was one thing he could identify with.

 

`He's too quiet.' Buffy glanced at him from under her lashes and saw him beside her on his side, his chin propped up on his fist. `Why is he so close? Personal space must not have been invented yet. Oh well, no big, time to stir the pot.

 

“So Inuyasha, are you and Kagome an item?”

 

“Huh? What?” He glared at her then jumped to his feet.

 

“I still don't like you.” Then he stomped off to some unknown location leaving her in blessed peace.

 

Buffy smiled, `Mission accomplished.'

_-_-_-_

 

Kagome approached the blonde girl lying in the sun. `Is she asleep?'

 

She leaned over the girl until her shadow blocked the Slayer's sun.

 

Buffy's eyes opened. She hadn't been sleeping just assessing her situation. She wanted to move on but something in her gut wrenched her common sense and urged her to stay put. “Hello.”

 

Kagome smiled at the strange girl, “Hi. We are having ramen and I wanted to offer you some.”

 

Buffy shrugged, “Sure. They always remind me of school.” She studied the nervous thin girl holding the steaming cup of hot noodles. She wondered how many of these cups had been unearthed by puzzled modern Japanese archeologists.

 

She tilted her head and asked, “Why waste food on me when you aren't even sure if you can trust me?”

 

Kagome knelt down beside her and presented her with the cup. “I saw you with Inuyasha. When I sat him you could have attacked him but you didn't. You were ready to defend him.”

 

Buffy scoffed, “Hmph, I don't think your demon would agree.”

 

Kagome smiled revealing a mouthful of twenty first century perfection. “He hates everyone at first. Don't pay him any attention, his pride is just wounded a bit.”

 

Buffy frowned. `Wonder why he's embarrassed? He was seconds from kicking my ass. Lucky for me his girl here stepped in.' She commented, “Inuyasha's very powerful… but his strategy needs work.”

 

Kagome rolled her eyes, “You aren't the first to point that out.”

 

Buffy wondered how many of the pervious people to question the Hanyou's techniques were still able to walk. She took the noodle cup and drank deeply. `Hot and salty. Oh yum. Where's a Double Meat Palace when you need one?'

 

Kagome sat down taking care to tuck her knees under her body. Buffy couldn't resist wondering how many times this girl had flashed the Inu-yokai. `No wonder he's pissed, he's repressed.'

 

“Sango told me you are a taijiya and you are searching for a dead woman.”

 

Buffy admitted, “It doesn't have a gender of it's own. The First can take on the form of anyone who's passed on.”

 

Kagome made an odd face. “Anyone?”

 

Buffy nodded, “It'll try to manipulate you into doing it's bidding. If that doesn't work it'll attack you emotionally. Trust me either way it's a long walk on a short plank of pain.”

 

Kagome's heart filled with a combination of guilt, dread and dark hope. “There is a miko who was brought back to life by a witch. Could she be this First Evil?”

 

Buffy doubted it but asked anyway. “Does she ever change or is she always the same?”

 

Kagome confirmed Buffy's suspicions. “She's always herself.”

 

“Does she have an emotional connection to anyone here?”

 

Kagome's eyes fell and Buffy knew. `Bingo, now we have the meat of the matter. Wonder what Dog boy's connection to this Miko is?

 

“Well?” prompted Buffy quietly.

 

“Kikyo and Inuyasha were involved… before her death. Naraku tricked her into believing Inuyasha betrayed her.”

 

Buffy interrupted, “Who's this Naraku guy?”

 

Kagome sighed, “A powerful yokai who wants to rule the world and kill everyone.” That was an oversimplification but it got to the point without mentioning the Shikon no Tama which Inuyasha had forbidden her to do.

 

Buffy said nothing. `Why does every evil thing want to take over or end the world? So many assholes try… I guess that gig must come with some killer dental benefits or a good pension.'

 

Kagome continued, “There are still feelings on both sides…I guess. But she wants to return to her death and I'm afraid she wants to take him with her.”

 

Buffy's eyes went blank and Kagome was confused. “Are you okay? Umm… Buffy?”

 

Buffy's tone was flat and far away, “This Kikyo isn't The First. It has no substance like a ghost.”

 

Kagome groaned as she remembered seeing Inuyasha kiss Kikyo, “Oh. Well believe me, Kikyo has a solid body.”

 

Buffy turned her attention to the remainder of the noodles. `That answers all of my questions. But I guess Kagome probably has good reason to hate this Kikyo.'

 

`But then coming back from the dead ain't what it's cracked up to be these days. I really should tell them I'm The First's favorite form of dress up, but that can wait. The Council gave me that sword the Tetsusaiga, so that can only mean I'm supposed to be here. Weapons sometimes have magical connections to their owners. And that sword is definitely supernatural.'

 

Kagome wanted to ask Buffy more but Inuyasha called her away, looking for a map.

 

Buffy thought of the time Xander borrowed her lawn mower without asking. It wasn't a big deal, just and old mower, cept he didn't know Willow had enchanted it to mow on it's own.

 

Like Mickey and the brooms her idea was good but her follow through was faulty. Soon after Xander yanked the starter cord the mad mower chased him up a tree.

He sat treed like a stupid cat out on a limb for five hours while the push mower stalked his parent's yard and gunned its weak engine at him. Eventually the mower ran out of gas and soon after the incident Xander invested in a cell phone. So while Buffy was intrigued by the Tetsusaiga, she was in no hurry to test out other people's belongings.

Buffy looked up and saw Inuyasha watching Kagome intently from a distance. `He's guarding her.'

`This Inu guy really has the babes racking up. Kagome here has a serious case of bad boy-itis. It's a shame Spike is missing this. He and Dog-boy would hate each other and ever since they cut off my cable I've needed some serious entertainment.'

 

 

She frowned and prayed that Spike was safe. But if she didn't act fast his pain would be the least of her problems. The nightmares waited just behind her eyelids. At least she prayed they were only nightmares.

But she knew better. They were warnings of things to come. An ancient army of unprecedented evil waited for her just beyond the hell mouth. If she stopped The First then she might have a chance of winning.

_-_-_-_

 

Notes:

 

See how much improved the re-write is. I'm also combining chapters so it fits together better. At this point in the original story we were up to chapter four.