InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Shikon no Tama ❯ Chapter Fifteen ( Chapter 15 )
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By: TassanaBurrfoot 
The power of the beads. A samurai village.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.04.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 865 | Status: Completed
The power of the beads. A samurai village.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.04.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 865 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I do not now, nor have I ever, owned any part of Inuyasha or his world. This is a work of fanfiction made entirely for the fans of Inuyasha to enjoy. This story is based off of Inuyasha characters that I do not own.
This is also a work of fiction. Any simularities to any real person, dead or alive, is completely coincidental.
Chapter Fifteen:
Inuyasha blinked again. What just happened? He looked at Kagome in confusion.
Kagome's face fell. She meekily whispered again, "Sit, boy."
Nothing happened. Kagome stood up and stepped closer to the hanyou. She touched the beads of Subjegation. Why didn't the command work? She said it again. Nothing.
Inuyasha lifted a hand to the beads and carefully pulled the beads over his head. They came off without a problem. He placed the beads in Kagome's hands. "I guess..." he said, his face a mixture of confusion and thought, "I don't need them anymore..."
Miroku and Sango appeared next to the miko and hanyou. The monk took the beads from Kagome and examined them. "How strange!" he exclaimed in awe. "I would've thought these beads would always work. Did something happen between you two?"
Kagome shook her head. At least, nothing that would cause the beads to stop working. Then, she remembered. "Would Inuyasha and I being together have anything to do with this?"
The monk shook his head. "I wouldn't think. Unless he claimed you," he told her.
She tilted her head to the side. "What do you mean 'claim me'?" she asked.
Miroku looked to Inuyasha. Upon seeing the hanyou's face, the monk's eyes widened. "You didn't! Did you?!" he demanded.
The hanyou shrugged. "I hadn't meant to," he replied. "It was done in the moment. Without thought. If I'd have known that would've happened..."
"What are you talking about?" Kagome snapped.
Miroku brushed back her hair. He took her left hand and placed her fingertips to the spot between her neck and shoulder. Kagome felt the scabbed wounds and remembered. Inuyasha had bitten her! She glared at Inuyasha in memory and then glared at the monk. "So, what does this mean, exactly?" she asked.
Miroku sighed. "It means," he explained, "that you got your wish. You are bound to one another for all eternity now. This is the reason the beads won't work. You don't need them anymore."
They all stared for a moment before Inuyasha let out a loud "whoop".
~~~
The moment they came upon the village, Kagome knew it was a village of samurai. Men and boys of all ages were practicing swordplay, the art of karate, and meditation. Women were busy washing clothes, cooking, or tending to small children too young to follow their fathers. Even the elderly folk were busy doing things.
The village smelled like old leather and polished steel. Horses stood patiently at posts as dogs barked at disobediant children. The huts seemed well cared for, like fresh materials were added to them constantly. Though busy, the people seemed kind and caring.
"Excuse me?" Kagome politely stopped an elderly lady.
The old woman looked up at Kagome and her eyes widened. She then looked to the miko's companions and pivoted on her heel. She immediately ran into the village, yelling at the top of her lungs, "She's here! She's here! She's finally come! Praise Buddha, the rumours are true!"
The companions looked to one another in stunned curiousity. Inuyasha instinctly placed a hand on his Tetsusaiga. They gazed in the direction the woman had run and watched as a young man approached.
He looked to be in his mid-twenties, not too much older than Miroku, actually. He had long black hair that cascaded passed his shoulders to his lower back. He wore a monk's kimono that was decorated with winter scenes, though it was mid-spring. His feet were bare.
Kagome whispered to her friends, "I sense a demonic aura about him."
Though surprised that she had made the relevation instead of Miroku, the others nodded in agreement. Neither of them had said anything more. Inuyasha just growled.
The man opened his arms as a sign of greeting and welcome. "I am Taidoushi Tomo, leader of this village," he announced to Kagome. "If I may be so bold, are you the famed Shikon no Tama, also known as the Demon Priestess?"
Kagome took a step back. How did he know that? What was he after? Inuyasha growled, "Why should we tell you?"
The man raised his hands in submission. "I apologize if I seem so blunt," he answered, though he kept his light green eyes on Kagome. "We've been expecting you for some time now."
Now Kagome was really taken aback. They've been waiting for her? She didn't sense any evil from this demon, nor did she feel any discomfort towards him. This made her more curious then fearful. She then wondered if she should be fearful.
Inuyasha and the others turned to Kagome to see how she would respond. She didn't get a chance. A young woman in her late teens approached the small gathering. "Lord Tomo?" her soft voice sang like a melody. "Why don't you invite our guests to sit and dine with us? They must be famished after such a long journey."
Inuyasha became suspicious again. He snarled, "How do you know how long we've travelled?"
Kagome fought the urge to say "sit." Considering it wouldn't have worked, she didn't want to embarrass herself. Not to mention, she was a bit interested in the answer herself.
The girl responded, "The closest village lies to the west. It's about a day's journey. You came from the east. The closest village there is right outside wolf country. About a three day journey. Course, that's if you walk. Even if you had ridden the neko, it still would've been at least a day and a half."
"A beautiful woman who knows her geography," Miroku commented pleasantly.
Sango growled, "You going somewhere with that, monk?"
Miroku quickly shook his head. "Not at all, my dearest."
"Some people never change," Shippo stated.
Tomo and the young woman, Janashi, led the companions to a small hut near the heart of the village. The companions could feel the eyes of the villagers watching them. Children stopped their play to ask their mothers about the companions while the mothers quickly shushed them.
Tomo opened the door to the hut and offered for the ladies to enter first. "Welcome to my humble home," he told them. "I know it is not much, but it's something."
Miroku studied the man curiously. "Begging your pardon, my lord, but I couldn't help but notice," the monk said to Tomo, "you are a demon. Correct? Why such humble surroundings? And why with humans?"
The man gave a pleasant smile and nodded. "You are correct. I am a demon," he answered. "In fact, my mother was a demoness who helped create the hanyou you wish to destory."
Hatred flared in Sango's eyes as she snarled, "You are a brother of Naraku?!"
The youkai's eyes widened slightly and flashed momentarily in anger. Then, he shrugged. "I suppose in a sense, you can say that, though it's not an idea I am fond of. In fact, I would rather appreciate it if you didn't say that again. I am not happy in my relations to that monster."
"Then why bring it up?" Kagome asked, speaking for the first time.
He shrugged again. "I do not wish to have any false pretenses. If my village is to join you, I want to remain honest in all things. Including my lineage."
"What reasons can you give us that would make us believe we can trust you?" Inuyasha demanded.
The demon looked to Janashi. The woman touched the hanyou's shoulder before she spoke, "A little under two centuries ago, Tomo came upon this village. He had been very young at the time and abandoned by his parents. He was, perhaps, the same age as your kitsune. The monks who presided over this village took pity on him and brought him into the monastery.
"Over the years, Lord Tomo has learned the ways of both the monks and the samurai. He's learned that demons and humans can co-exist. He's lived in humble comforts, never taking more than he needs and never wanting more than he can have. At first, he boarded with the monks in the monastery. Then, about twenty years ago, Naraku, half brother to Tomo, had attacked the village in an effort to devour Tomo and destory the spirits of the samurai.
"He would've succeeded, too. But, Tomo and the samurai fought him with such passion, Naraku couldn't defeat them. I was a little girl at the time, yet, I still remember the devestation. The deaths. Naraku had killed my father, leaving me alone with my sick mother. It was Tomo who had taken me in and raised me after my mother died from her illness."
"So, why were you waiting for us?" Miroku prodded.
Tomo gestured to Kagome. "There is a prophecy that states, 'When the Demon Priestess comes, the division between man and demon will be over. We shall all live in peace and serenity.'"
"So, you wanna help us defeat Naraku?" Inuyasha asked with a smirk.
Tomo shrugged. "If it comes down to it, then, yes. Though, I must warn you, defeating Naraku won't be enough. Demons and humans have warred against one another for centuries. Since my great grandfather, these wars have gone on. However, your kitsune and myself are proof that we can co-exist if we but only tried."
Kagome nodded. "You wish to find a world where you will be welcome. I can understand. I think it's possible, but it will take a lot of work."
The youkai nodded in agreement.
"I take it you're on our side?" Inuyasha asked, stating the obvious.
"Of course," Tomo answered. He knew the hanyou still didn't trust him, but he silently hoped that would change.
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Note: Yes, I know I just reused a name. And yes, the Tomo in this story is the same as the one in my previous stories. The differences are obvious, but the relations the same. I wanted to work more on Tomo and the roll he plays in the Feudal Era.
This is also a work of fiction. Any simularities to any real person, dead or alive, is completely coincidental.
Chapter Fifteen:
Inuyasha blinked again. What just happened? He looked at Kagome in confusion.
Kagome's face fell. She meekily whispered again, "Sit, boy."
Nothing happened. Kagome stood up and stepped closer to the hanyou. She touched the beads of Subjegation. Why didn't the command work? She said it again. Nothing.
Inuyasha lifted a hand to the beads and carefully pulled the beads over his head. They came off without a problem. He placed the beads in Kagome's hands. "I guess..." he said, his face a mixture of confusion and thought, "I don't need them anymore..."
Miroku and Sango appeared next to the miko and hanyou. The monk took the beads from Kagome and examined them. "How strange!" he exclaimed in awe. "I would've thought these beads would always work. Did something happen between you two?"
Kagome shook her head. At least, nothing that would cause the beads to stop working. Then, she remembered. "Would Inuyasha and I being together have anything to do with this?"
The monk shook his head. "I wouldn't think. Unless he claimed you," he told her.
She tilted her head to the side. "What do you mean 'claim me'?" she asked.
Miroku looked to Inuyasha. Upon seeing the hanyou's face, the monk's eyes widened. "You didn't! Did you?!" he demanded.
The hanyou shrugged. "I hadn't meant to," he replied. "It was done in the moment. Without thought. If I'd have known that would've happened..."
"What are you talking about?" Kagome snapped.
Miroku brushed back her hair. He took her left hand and placed her fingertips to the spot between her neck and shoulder. Kagome felt the scabbed wounds and remembered. Inuyasha had bitten her! She glared at Inuyasha in memory and then glared at the monk. "So, what does this mean, exactly?" she asked.
Miroku sighed. "It means," he explained, "that you got your wish. You are bound to one another for all eternity now. This is the reason the beads won't work. You don't need them anymore."
They all stared for a moment before Inuyasha let out a loud "whoop".
~~~
The moment they came upon the village, Kagome knew it was a village of samurai. Men and boys of all ages were practicing swordplay, the art of karate, and meditation. Women were busy washing clothes, cooking, or tending to small children too young to follow their fathers. Even the elderly folk were busy doing things.
The village smelled like old leather and polished steel. Horses stood patiently at posts as dogs barked at disobediant children. The huts seemed well cared for, like fresh materials were added to them constantly. Though busy, the people seemed kind and caring.
"Excuse me?" Kagome politely stopped an elderly lady.
The old woman looked up at Kagome and her eyes widened. She then looked to the miko's companions and pivoted on her heel. She immediately ran into the village, yelling at the top of her lungs, "She's here! She's here! She's finally come! Praise Buddha, the rumours are true!"
The companions looked to one another in stunned curiousity. Inuyasha instinctly placed a hand on his Tetsusaiga. They gazed in the direction the woman had run and watched as a young man approached.
He looked to be in his mid-twenties, not too much older than Miroku, actually. He had long black hair that cascaded passed his shoulders to his lower back. He wore a monk's kimono that was decorated with winter scenes, though it was mid-spring. His feet were bare.
Kagome whispered to her friends, "I sense a demonic aura about him."
Though surprised that she had made the relevation instead of Miroku, the others nodded in agreement. Neither of them had said anything more. Inuyasha just growled.
The man opened his arms as a sign of greeting and welcome. "I am Taidoushi Tomo, leader of this village," he announced to Kagome. "If I may be so bold, are you the famed Shikon no Tama, also known as the Demon Priestess?"
Kagome took a step back. How did he know that? What was he after? Inuyasha growled, "Why should we tell you?"
The man raised his hands in submission. "I apologize if I seem so blunt," he answered, though he kept his light green eyes on Kagome. "We've been expecting you for some time now."
Now Kagome was really taken aback. They've been waiting for her? She didn't sense any evil from this demon, nor did she feel any discomfort towards him. This made her more curious then fearful. She then wondered if she should be fearful.
Inuyasha and the others turned to Kagome to see how she would respond. She didn't get a chance. A young woman in her late teens approached the small gathering. "Lord Tomo?" her soft voice sang like a melody. "Why don't you invite our guests to sit and dine with us? They must be famished after such a long journey."
Inuyasha became suspicious again. He snarled, "How do you know how long we've travelled?"
Kagome fought the urge to say "sit." Considering it wouldn't have worked, she didn't want to embarrass herself. Not to mention, she was a bit interested in the answer herself.
The girl responded, "The closest village lies to the west. It's about a day's journey. You came from the east. The closest village there is right outside wolf country. About a three day journey. Course, that's if you walk. Even if you had ridden the neko, it still would've been at least a day and a half."
"A beautiful woman who knows her geography," Miroku commented pleasantly.
Sango growled, "You going somewhere with that, monk?"
Miroku quickly shook his head. "Not at all, my dearest."
"Some people never change," Shippo stated.
Tomo and the young woman, Janashi, led the companions to a small hut near the heart of the village. The companions could feel the eyes of the villagers watching them. Children stopped their play to ask their mothers about the companions while the mothers quickly shushed them.
Tomo opened the door to the hut and offered for the ladies to enter first. "Welcome to my humble home," he told them. "I know it is not much, but it's something."
Miroku studied the man curiously. "Begging your pardon, my lord, but I couldn't help but notice," the monk said to Tomo, "you are a demon. Correct? Why such humble surroundings? And why with humans?"
The man gave a pleasant smile and nodded. "You are correct. I am a demon," he answered. "In fact, my mother was a demoness who helped create the hanyou you wish to destory."
Hatred flared in Sango's eyes as she snarled, "You are a brother of Naraku?!"
The youkai's eyes widened slightly and flashed momentarily in anger. Then, he shrugged. "I suppose in a sense, you can say that, though it's not an idea I am fond of. In fact, I would rather appreciate it if you didn't say that again. I am not happy in my relations to that monster."
"Then why bring it up?" Kagome asked, speaking for the first time.
He shrugged again. "I do not wish to have any false pretenses. If my village is to join you, I want to remain honest in all things. Including my lineage."
"What reasons can you give us that would make us believe we can trust you?" Inuyasha demanded.
The demon looked to Janashi. The woman touched the hanyou's shoulder before she spoke, "A little under two centuries ago, Tomo came upon this village. He had been very young at the time and abandoned by his parents. He was, perhaps, the same age as your kitsune. The monks who presided over this village took pity on him and brought him into the monastery.
"Over the years, Lord Tomo has learned the ways of both the monks and the samurai. He's learned that demons and humans can co-exist. He's lived in humble comforts, never taking more than he needs and never wanting more than he can have. At first, he boarded with the monks in the monastery. Then, about twenty years ago, Naraku, half brother to Tomo, had attacked the village in an effort to devour Tomo and destory the spirits of the samurai.
"He would've succeeded, too. But, Tomo and the samurai fought him with such passion, Naraku couldn't defeat them. I was a little girl at the time, yet, I still remember the devestation. The deaths. Naraku had killed my father, leaving me alone with my sick mother. It was Tomo who had taken me in and raised me after my mother died from her illness."
"So, why were you waiting for us?" Miroku prodded.
Tomo gestured to Kagome. "There is a prophecy that states, 'When the Demon Priestess comes, the division between man and demon will be over. We shall all live in peace and serenity.'"
"So, you wanna help us defeat Naraku?" Inuyasha asked with a smirk.
Tomo shrugged. "If it comes down to it, then, yes. Though, I must warn you, defeating Naraku won't be enough. Demons and humans have warred against one another for centuries. Since my great grandfather, these wars have gone on. However, your kitsune and myself are proof that we can co-exist if we but only tried."
Kagome nodded. "You wish to find a world where you will be welcome. I can understand. I think it's possible, but it will take a lot of work."
The youkai nodded in agreement.
"I take it you're on our side?" Inuyasha asked, stating the obvious.
"Of course," Tomo answered. He knew the hanyou still didn't trust him, but he silently hoped that would change.
~~~~~~
Note: Yes, I know I just reused a name. And yes, the Tomo in this story is the same as the one in my previous stories. The differences are obvious, but the relations the same. I wanted to work more on Tomo and the roll he plays in the Feudal Era.