Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inner Demons ❯ Village Mayhem ( Chapter 8 )
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By: Tijiya 
Since no youkai can go inside of the village everyone except Kaze, Sango, and Kuwabara are to stay outside.
While Kaze, Sango, and Kuwabara go inside of the village the others find themselves with a battle on their hands.
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Romance / Adventure | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 06.03.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 852 | Status: Completed
Since no youkai can go inside of the village everyone except Kaze, Sango, and Kuwabara are to stay outside.
While Kaze, Sango, and Kuwabara go inside of the village the others find themselves with a battle on their hands.
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Romance / Adventure | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 06.03.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 852 | Status: Completed
Chapter Eight
Village Mayhem
Kashini Village is a small, but well known, place. They were quite famous for their weapon smiting, people from all over traveled many miles just for one of their fine swords or well crafted staffs. Youkai were drawn to the village for only one thing, their fine maidens. The Slayer, or Kaze as she preferred to be called, sighed in relief when the village came into view. Inuyasha, somewhere along the line, had decided to engage himself in a verbal spar with Yusuke and now the two were bickering like a married couple!
“We're here so you two can shut up now!” she snapped. “Oi, how are you going to work together if you can't even get along,” she mumbled under her breath. Both males looked at Kaze walk off to the entrance before quickly following her. Miroku pinched the bridge of his nose feeling a headache begin to form, already two arguments had broken out that day and he just knew that it wouldn't be the last. The village was buzzing with activity; one wouldn't be able to tell that they had ever been attacked by youkai before just by looking at them. Kaze stopped by the entrance and waited for the others, they didn't know how she reached it before they did. Inuyasha passed Kaze and walked straight into the stick end of a spear. He rubbed his nose and looked ruefully at what had stopped him. Two buff men stood in front of the village entrance, both carrying spears as tall as them. One had a sword to his side, the other a scythe. The taller had short blond hair while the other had long black hair tied in a braid.
“Halt outsiders!” the shorter of the two guards boomed. Inuyasha was about to open his mouth to argue that they were wasting time when Kaze stomped on his foot.
“Not a word,” she hissed. “Leave the talking to me.”
“What business do you have here?” The tall guard questioned looking at their rat-tag group wearily.
“We are here on account of hearing about the youkai that rampage through here each month. My companions and I were hoping that we could be of service,” she said smoothly. The guards looked at their group before a frown crossed their features.
“No youkai may enter through here; we can not trust them at the present time circumstances being what they are.”
“Understandable,” Kaze nodded. It would have been easy to pass Kurama and Yusuke as normal humans, but should they have a priest or someone with high spiritual awareness then they would be in trouble. Better safe than sorry.
“That monk must stay behind as well,” the short guard grunted.
“Why me?” Miroku questioned looking rather clueless.
“Because our lord has heard of you `Master Monk', he doesn't wish for you to con his people.” Miroku sighed in defeat; there would be no way that he would get it. That left Sango, Kaze, and Kuwabara. “You three, however, may proceed inside.”
“We'll return shortly,” Sango said before following Kaze and Kuwabara. Kirara mewed softly before curling up near Miroku, put-out that she wasn't able to follow her mistress. Miroku stroked her fur and waited for the three to return with, hopefully useful, information.
Kaze, Sango, and Kuwabara sat opposite of the village leader. He was aged and wise, he had rule over the village for about forty years now. He studied them for the longest time trying to decide whether they would be trust worthy or not, but in these times beggars couldn't be choosers. Hopefully his decision would not be in vain, he wanted his people to be safe. The old man sighed as he stroked his beard, looking at them a bit longer before speaking.
“So, what price will you ask of us to slay these youkai?” he questioned eyeing them carefully.
“If the youkai posses Shikon shards then that's payment enough for us,” Sango replied.
“And if they don't?”
“Then they don't, we won't ask for any kind of payment from you,” Kaze stated.
“Well then, you make a very tempting offer. I would be very glad to be rid of these youkai so my people will not have to fear them again. All right then, I will accept your help.” the elder agreed.
“When do these youkai come?” Kuwabara questioned.
“It is uncertain, it could be another week while they could attack any minute,” the elder informed them gravely.
“Don't worry, you will be rid of these youkai soon,” Kuwabara said. All three bowed before leaving the elder's hut, now all they had to do was wait.
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Inuyasha kept glancing at the front gates, he tapped his fingers atop his knee. He tried to put on a calm look as if he could care less, but as time ticked by it was proving to be harder. Annoyed, Hiei turned his head in Inuyasha's direction, his incessant tapping was grinding on his last nerve. How can one be leader of a pack yet have no confidence in his pack members? The youkai slayer, Sango, seemed strong enough. Kaze, although they all seemed to have just met her, also looked able to hold her own. And though he wouldn't admit it aloud, Kuwabara was perfectly capable of handling himself so Hiei saw no reason to worry about the three. Unless, perhaps, he was worried about the Miko. Even so the tapping was annoying and if Inuyasha didn't cease, Hiei would surely make him!
“Why are you so worried Inuyasha?” Shippo questioned while jumping onto said hanyou's head.
“I am not worried brat,” he growled.
“Then why do you keep looking at the gate?”
“If you want to be taken surprise by some villagers that decided they don't want youkai hanging around then be my guest!” With that he flung Shippo off of his head leaving either the ground or someone else to catch the poor Kitsune. Yusuke caught Shippo, the kit having been flung in his direction anyway, and set him down gently.
`The guy needs a little something called `Anger Management',' he thought sourly. He fought back a growl when he noticed that Inuyasha had returned to his annoying tapping. Miroku, who had been attempting to meditate, sighed. It seemed that finding his inner peace was not going to happen today.
“Inuyasha,” he said.
“What?” was the ground out reply.
“Are you concerned about them being in there?”
“No,” he replied shortly.
“Are you worried about lady Kagome perhaps?”
“No.”
“Then stopping your finger tapping would be most reasonable now wouldn't it?” The look sent his way would have frozen fire, but Inuyasha ceased his nervous tapping none the less. Kirara let out a small growl, the fur on her back standing on end. Before anyone knew what was going on she and Puu both grew to their larger sizes. The group immediately stood up grabbing their respective weapons if they could. Yusuke went to Puu's side wondering what had riled up the large spirit beast.
“What's going on buddy?” he questioned while looking around. Kirara continued to growl, her head swiveling from side to side. Inuyasha tested the air before an annoyed expression crossed his face.
“Feh, they are riled up `bout nothing, the bird and Kirara must be mistaken.” he grumbling before sheathing the Tetsuiga and plopping down on the ground. Puu ruffled his feathers and gave, what could have been, a snort obviously offended.
“What did you smell Inuyasha?” Shippo asked, still by Kirara's side.
“Just a bear, snake, and crow. Nothing out of the ordinary.” Neither Kirara nor Puu relaxed when the others did.
“Maybe they sense something we do not,” Kurama suggested.
“What can they sense that we can't?” Inuyasha huffed not wanting to hear it.
“Remember Inuyasha, Kirara's mind works in ways we can not comprehend. Also Puu is not an ordinary animal, as Yusuke had said he's a Spirit Beast, of which we know nothing about so Kurama's suggestion could be plausible,” Miroku said.
“If you want to go on some false sense then go ahead, I'm not getting into it!”
“He's so stubborn,” Shippo sighed while shaking his head. Kirara and Puu suddenly took off without warning. Shippo, who was holding onto Kirara's fur for dear life, cried out in surprise.
“Stay if you will, but I am going to see what has got them so riled up,” Miroku said before running after Kirara.
“What ever,” Inuyasha grunted, but his reply fell on deaf ears for he was alone in the clearing.
After reaching the back wall of the village the two finally came to a halt. Shippo let out a breath of relief that Kirara had finally stopped her fast pace. He looked up, but suddenly wished he hadn't.
“Lookie here, it seems that these two animals had sensed us for what we are,” a deep voice chuckled.
“Hm, they'd make nice petsss on the black market perhapsss,” a voice hissed. Shippo found himself being lifted by the back of his shirt, he let out a terrified scream which was quickly silenced by a large hand.
“What do we do with the kid?” a third voice spoke up. A thick green vine wound around his arm.
“How about letting him go?” came the suggestion before the bear Youkai's arm was ripped from his socket. Once the arm fell to the ground Shippo scampered to the others. Before them stood a bear, crow, and snake youkai.
“What do you fools want?” the crow snapped. “We are rather busy if you don't mind!”
“What business do you have here?” Miroku asked.
“We have business inside of the village so scram!” the bear growled.
“They must be the ones that have been attacking the village,” Hiei stated.
“I am afraid we can't let you do that!” Miroku narrowed his eyes preparing for the battle that was sure to come.
“Fine then, we'll go through you!” The crow cried out before taking to the air. The bear grew twice his normal size and let out a battle cry, the snake, however, morphed into his animal form and slithered out of their sights. Kurama's whip lashed out at the bear drawing blood from his left forearm. He growled and swiped his back leg out at the Kitsune who leapt over it giving the crow an opportunity to land an attack with his talon-like feet. Before Hiei could strike the crow was back up in the air laughing. Crimson blood ran down Kurama's back, but he stood and acted as if it were nothing. Puu and Kirara took to the air themselves to attack the crow while the others dealt with the over grown bear. Their tactic was basically fool proof, the bear would attack from the ground whilst the crow attack from the air giving the person on the ground a disadvantage. Miroku ran behind the bear and prepared one of his sacred sutras, Yusuke noticed this and decided to distract the large bear. How? By insulting him of course! Miroku shook his head making a mental note to repay the Toushin for his brave, yet stupid, distraction. The bear roared in pain when the sutra came in contact with his body, he kicked Miroku in the gut sending him flying into a tree. Shippo growled and pulled out a small top before throwing it.
“Spinning top!” he cried out. The top landed on the bears head before growing in size and spinning. By the time the top returned to normal size the bear was dazed and in a crater several feet down. The next thing he saw was a whip and katana headed his way. Kirara fell to the ground with a heavy thud, unconscious for the time being. The crow laughed and dodged Puu's talons. He dove towards the ground at the unconscious cat, but a punch was registered to the side of his head before he was able to get close. He did a few flips in the air before righting himself, beady black eyes locked onto Yusuke in annoyance.
“Stay out of my way boy!” he growled before launching himself at him. Yusuke leapt to the side only for a large black wing to knock him face first on the ground. If one were to suddenly show up they would see Kurama and Hiei battling the bear youkai, Puu, Yusuke, and Shippo dealing with the crow, and Kirara and Miroku on the ground unconscious. The battle tipped in neither favor, both sides equally wounded.
“Where's the damn snake?” Yusuke growled while aiming another punch at the elusive crow. This had everyone on edge, they had seen neither hide nor hair of the youkai since the start of the battle. Noticing Yusuke's distraction, the crow tried to land a cheap shot, but was deflected by Puu. He turned around and left three long gashes along the phoenix's under belly causing a loud screech to sound. Shippo pulled out a leaf and stuck it on his head.
“Multiply!” About five copies appeared and began jumping around the crow. This was the scene Inuyasha stumbled upon, his hands already covered in blood.
“What the hell is going on? Can't I leave you guys alone?” He cried out. A blue blast from Yusuke's finger tip blew the crow away disintegrating his wings.
“Where have you been?” Shippo asked after the crow was certainly dead.
“Dealing with a couple of youkai,” was the heated answer. The bear youkai fell shortly after with a dull thud.
“One of them wouldn't have happened to be a snake would it?” Yusuke asked.
“No.”
“Figures,” he muttered. The back wall suddenly blew out, with it came Sango. She laid among the rubble unconscious, it seemed that the snake had snuck inside.
“You'll pay bastard!” They heard Kaze shout angrily. With Shippo and Puu staying behind to guard Kirara, Miroku, and Sango they ran into the village using the new exit that had just been made. It seemed that Kaze and Kuwabara were trying to lead the snake away from the village with little luck.
“Can't do anything right,” Inuyasha muttered before jumping on ahead. The snake, seeing that he was now way outnumbered and his comrades were nowhere in sight, morphed and attempted to escape. He didn't get very far when Inuyasha's heel came crashing down on his armor-less body. Kaze groaned in disgust. Inuyasha, Hiei, and Kaze sheathed their swords as Kurama retracted his rose whip and Kuwabara his spirit sword. Timidly, the villagers came out from hiding to survey the damage.
“I thank you,” the village leader bowed.
“It was no problem,” Kaze said as she and Kuwabara both bowed themselves. “And, as promised, I will be taking these shards as payment.”
“Thanks to you and your friends we are relieved of our threat. You all are welcome here any time!”
“We must be off, may you and your village always be safe,” Kaze said before turning and leaving the village where Kirara stood with both Sango and Miroku on her back still unconscious.
“You guys did some real damage to these youkai,” she commented after looking over each mangled body. “Did this one have wings?”
“At one point,” Yusuke replied.
“Hm, it seems you four are strong…but I still have my doubts. I just hope that they,” she motioned to the direction that Kirara, Inuyasha, and Shippo stood in also meaning the Kagome. “are making the correct decision.”
“Why do you care?” Hiei questioned. Kaze simply laughed.
“I just do, you will know one day why….but that day is not today. Now, Inuyasha, I will take these shards with me. Kagome will surely be waiting for you on the path nearest the hot springs.”
“How would you know?” Kurama asked.
“I have my ways fox boy, I have my ways,” was her only answer before running off.
“Why are you so worried Inuyasha?” Shippo questioned while jumping onto said hanyou's head.
“I am not worried brat,” he growled.
“Then why do you keep looking at the gate?”
“If you want to be taken surprise by some villagers that decided they don't want youkai hanging around then be my guest!” With that he flung Shippo off of his head leaving either the ground or someone else to catch the poor Kitsune. Yusuke caught Shippo, the kit having been flung in his direction anyway, and set him down gently.
`The guy needs a little something called `Anger Management',' he thought sourly. He fought back a growl when he noticed that Inuyasha had returned to his annoying tapping. Miroku, who had been attempting to meditate, sighed. It seemed that finding his inner peace was not going to happen today.
“Inuyasha,” he said.
“What?” was the ground out reply.
“Are you concerned about them being in there?”
“No,” he replied shortly.
“Are you worried about lady Kagome perhaps?”
“No.”
“Then stopping your finger tapping would be most reasonable now wouldn't it?” The look sent his way would have frozen fire, but Inuyasha ceased his nervous tapping none the less. Kirara let out a small growl, the fur on her back standing on end. Before anyone knew what was going on she and Puu both grew to their larger sizes. The group immediately stood up grabbing their respective weapons if they could. Yusuke went to Puu's side wondering what had riled up the large spirit beast.
“What's going on buddy?” he questioned while looking around. Kirara continued to growl, her head swiveling from side to side. Inuyasha tested the air before an annoyed expression crossed his face.
“Feh, they are riled up `bout nothing, the bird and Kirara must be mistaken.” he grumbling before sheathing the Tetsuiga and plopping down on the ground. Puu ruffled his feathers and gave, what could have been, a snort obviously offended.
“What did you smell Inuyasha?” Shippo asked, still by Kirara's side.
“Just a bear, snake, and crow. Nothing out of the ordinary.” Neither Kirara nor Puu relaxed when the others did.
“Maybe they sense something we do not,” Kurama suggested.
“What can they sense that we can't?” Inuyasha huffed not wanting to hear it.
“Remember Inuyasha, Kirara's mind works in ways we can not comprehend. Also Puu is not an ordinary animal, as Yusuke had said he's a Spirit Beast, of which we know nothing about so Kurama's suggestion could be plausible,” Miroku said.
“If you want to go on some false sense then go ahead, I'm not getting into it!”
“He's so stubborn,” Shippo sighed while shaking his head. Kirara and Puu suddenly took off without warning. Shippo, who was holding onto Kirara's fur for dear life, cried out in surprise.
“Stay if you will, but I am going to see what has got them so riled up,” Miroku said before running after Kirara.
“What ever,” Inuyasha grunted, but his reply fell on deaf ears for he was alone in the clearing.
After reaching the back wall of the village the two finally came to a halt. Shippo let out a breath of relief that Kirara had finally stopped her fast pace. He looked up, but suddenly wished he hadn't.
“Lookie here, it seems that these two animals had sensed us for what we are,” a deep voice chuckled.
“Hm, they'd make nice petsss on the black market perhapsss,” a voice hissed. Shippo found himself being lifted by the back of his shirt, he let out a terrified scream which was quickly silenced by a large hand.
“What do we do with the kid?” a third voice spoke up. A thick green vine wound around his arm.
“How about letting him go?” came the suggestion before the bear Youkai's arm was ripped from his socket. Once the arm fell to the ground Shippo scampered to the others. Before them stood a bear, crow, and snake youkai.
“What do you fools want?” the crow snapped. “We are rather busy if you don't mind!”
“What business do you have here?” Miroku asked.
“We have business inside of the village so scram!” the bear growled.
“They must be the ones that have been attacking the village,” Hiei stated.
“I am afraid we can't let you do that!” Miroku narrowed his eyes preparing for the battle that was sure to come.
“Fine then, we'll go through you!” The crow cried out before taking to the air. The bear grew twice his normal size and let out a battle cry, the snake, however, morphed into his animal form and slithered out of their sights. Kurama's whip lashed out at the bear drawing blood from his left forearm. He growled and swiped his back leg out at the Kitsune who leapt over it giving the crow an opportunity to land an attack with his talon-like feet. Before Hiei could strike the crow was back up in the air laughing. Crimson blood ran down Kurama's back, but he stood and acted as if it were nothing. Puu and Kirara took to the air themselves to attack the crow while the others dealt with the over grown bear. Their tactic was basically fool proof, the bear would attack from the ground whilst the crow attack from the air giving the person on the ground a disadvantage. Miroku ran behind the bear and prepared one of his sacred sutras, Yusuke noticed this and decided to distract the large bear. How? By insulting him of course! Miroku shook his head making a mental note to repay the Toushin for his brave, yet stupid, distraction. The bear roared in pain when the sutra came in contact with his body, he kicked Miroku in the gut sending him flying into a tree. Shippo growled and pulled out a small top before throwing it.
“Spinning top!” he cried out. The top landed on the bears head before growing in size and spinning. By the time the top returned to normal size the bear was dazed and in a crater several feet down. The next thing he saw was a whip and katana headed his way. Kirara fell to the ground with a heavy thud, unconscious for the time being. The crow laughed and dodged Puu's talons. He dove towards the ground at the unconscious cat, but a punch was registered to the side of his head before he was able to get close. He did a few flips in the air before righting himself, beady black eyes locked onto Yusuke in annoyance.
“Stay out of my way boy!” he growled before launching himself at him. Yusuke leapt to the side only for a large black wing to knock him face first on the ground. If one were to suddenly show up they would see Kurama and Hiei battling the bear youkai, Puu, Yusuke, and Shippo dealing with the crow, and Kirara and Miroku on the ground unconscious. The battle tipped in neither favor, both sides equally wounded.
“Where's the damn snake?” Yusuke growled while aiming another punch at the elusive crow. This had everyone on edge, they had seen neither hide nor hair of the youkai since the start of the battle. Noticing Yusuke's distraction, the crow tried to land a cheap shot, but was deflected by Puu. He turned around and left three long gashes along the phoenix's under belly causing a loud screech to sound. Shippo pulled out a leaf and stuck it on his head.
“Multiply!” About five copies appeared and began jumping around the crow. This was the scene Inuyasha stumbled upon, his hands already covered in blood.
“What the hell is going on? Can't I leave you guys alone?” He cried out. A blue blast from Yusuke's finger tip blew the crow away disintegrating his wings.
“Where have you been?” Shippo asked after the crow was certainly dead.
“Dealing with a couple of youkai,” was the heated answer. The bear youkai fell shortly after with a dull thud.
“One of them wouldn't have happened to be a snake would it?” Yusuke asked.
“No.”
“Figures,” he muttered. The back wall suddenly blew out, with it came Sango. She laid among the rubble unconscious, it seemed that the snake had snuck inside.
“You'll pay bastard!” They heard Kaze shout angrily. With Shippo and Puu staying behind to guard Kirara, Miroku, and Sango they ran into the village using the new exit that had just been made. It seemed that Kaze and Kuwabara were trying to lead the snake away from the village with little luck.
“Can't do anything right,” Inuyasha muttered before jumping on ahead. The snake, seeing that he was now way outnumbered and his comrades were nowhere in sight, morphed and attempted to escape. He didn't get very far when Inuyasha's heel came crashing down on his armor-less body. Kaze groaned in disgust. Inuyasha, Hiei, and Kaze sheathed their swords as Kurama retracted his rose whip and Kuwabara his spirit sword. Timidly, the villagers came out from hiding to survey the damage.
“I thank you,” the village leader bowed.
“It was no problem,” Kaze said as she and Kuwabara both bowed themselves. “And, as promised, I will be taking these shards as payment.”
“Thanks to you and your friends we are relieved of our threat. You all are welcome here any time!”
“We must be off, may you and your village always be safe,” Kaze said before turning and leaving the village where Kirara stood with both Sango and Miroku on her back still unconscious.
“You guys did some real damage to these youkai,” she commented after looking over each mangled body. “Did this one have wings?”
“At one point,” Yusuke replied.
“Hm, it seems you four are strong…but I still have my doubts. I just hope that they,” she motioned to the direction that Kirara, Inuyasha, and Shippo stood in also meaning the Kagome. “are making the correct decision.”
“Why do you care?” Hiei questioned. Kaze simply laughed.
“I just do, you will know one day why….but that day is not today. Now, Inuyasha, I will take these shards with me. Kagome will surely be waiting for you on the path nearest the hot springs.”
“How would you know?” Kurama asked.
“I have my ways fox boy, I have my ways,” was her only answer before running off.
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All right, finally I am getting off of my lazy ass and updating! I had been gone for a week babysitting my little cuz and managed to write this along the way. All I know is I am NOT going to re-do this story again! After I finish this one I will move on to its sequel. Oi, it's harder than I thought to re-write. Ah well, as long as you all like it I'm not going to complain. I kindly thank all of my readers and reviewers please send any suggestions if you have them, review if you wish. It's nice to know what ya'll think!
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