Wednesday, October 19, 2005

She Moves In Mysterious Ways: Da-ku vs Kagome
*episode 1*

Da-ku and Kagome face off; Inuyasha is by Kagome’s side. He reaches for the Tetsusaiga’s hilt; but Da-ku says, “Sit.” Inuyasha finds himself forced down in a way he knows so well. Da-ku continues, “I’d recommend you stay down, like a good dog.” Pulling himself to his knees, Inuyasha says, “I ain’t gonna sit there and watch you hurt Kagome!” “Sit.” comes the response. “Inuyasha,” Kagome says, her voice serenely calm, “Just stay down.” The half-demon sends a surprised and hurt glance at her, but the look on her face silences him. She continues, “There’s nothing you can do. But you,” she calls to Da-ku, “Leave him out of this.” With a sneer, the demon says, “I could care less about him; but don’t worry, I‘ll kill him when I’m done with you.” “Not gonna happen.” Kagome says. “I won’t let you hurt him.” “Sit!” Da-ku calls, clearly enjoying the pain she calls. “Knock it off!” Kagome shouts. “That’s not what I meant. If you think I’d let you kill Inuyasha, you know nothing about me.” Drawing another arrow, Da-ku says, “Stupid; you’ll be dead!”
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 10*

Inuyasha leaps forth from the well, carrying Kagome in his arms. But by the time they get there, it’s too late. Shippo is rapidly disappearing into a cloud of Saimyoushou in the hands of none other than Tattoimaru. Before Inuyasha can react, the swarm is moving away from them and toward the village. Without putting her down, Inuyasha rushes after it. It moves over the village, and starts to pull ahead of them. Just in time, Kagome sees Koga. “Koga!” she calls. “Follow that cloud; and leave a trail!” “What…” he asks. “No time for questions.” she tells him. After a moment’s thought, the wolf dashes off after the bugs. Kagome and Inuyasha hurry to gather the others. Setting off in flight, the group begins to follow the path of damaged vegetation left by the wolf’s passing. But before they can get out of sight of the village, a purple streak tares through their midst. Standing on a hill before them, is a priestess with a black skirt, Kagome’s face, and obsidian eyes. Inuyasha calls, “So, Naraku sent you to stall us!” Spiting out the name, Da-ku says, “Naraku cast me aside; I will kill him as soon as I deal with her!” She is pointing at Kagome. Kagome drops off Kirara’s back and says, “All of you, go after Shippo. Let Kirara stay with me.” Inuyasha steps forward and says, “I’ll stay. Get goin!” Hesitantly the others do as they’re told.

*The End*
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Monday, October 17, 2005

Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 8*

At Koga’s request, his and his companion’s over night stay has grown into a weekend long event. During this time, the uneasy peace between him and his rival has been kept…mostly. The others have mostly back off, except for Shippo, as the two keep constant vigil over Kagome. This is only broken when she returns home. Inuyasha, mostly because the wolf can’t, makes a point of accompanying her on these excursions. To counter this, the wolf works extra hard to live up to that descriptor when he is with her. Thanks to this, Kagome is at her wits end. Although she allows Inuyasha to come with her to her own time, she tells him in privet that this time she intends to get away from both of them and that he can stay with her little brother if he wants to be here. Meanwhile, the others are passing a quiet afternoon. Koga has admitted that it’s time to leave and has told his pack to be ready to move at first light. Shippo is sitting alone by the well, drawing with the crayons Kagome gave him. He wants to be right there when she gets back, so that maybe he can have a few minutes with her before those two start going at it again. Shippo has almost begun to long for the good old days with just Inuyasha to deal with.
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Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 9*

Inuyasha is playing with Sota on his video game; and he’s loosing bad. Suddenly, Kagome bursts through the front door. With a worried look, she takes in her loved ones, safe and sound. Inuyasha says, “What happened; I thought you were going to that mall thing?” She says, “I got a bad vibe so I came home. If everything’s fine here, I think there maybe trouble in the past.” Inuyasha says, “A bad vibe; what’s that supposed to mean?” Kagome says, “It means…I don’t know what it means. But it’s the same feeling I got when Da-ku was trying to kill. Like…like someone’s stepping on my grave.” He asks, “You sure you’re not just lonely for a certain wolf-demon?” She says, “Inuyasha, this isn’t the time! Just trust me; you do trust me, don’t you?” Taken aback, Inuyasha stammers for a moment. Settling back, he say, “Of course.” “Then let’s go!” she says on her way to the door. He’s right behind her.
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Sunday, October 16, 2005

Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 7*

Tired of watching the spectacle of Sesshomaru’s helplessness, Tattoimaru whistles to his bugs. Suddenly, a swarm of them envelope him. He entirely disappears, except for his right arm holding the hammer. The swarm moves as a hole, and the hammer rises into the air. With surprising speed, the cloud swarms past Sesshomaru, with letting the hammer swing in the passing. Sesshomaru blocks the attack; but the swarm comes again and again. Sesshomaru, the proud and justly so, finds himself forced onto the defensive by the Saimyoushou’s speed and Taiyou’s raw power. He is in no danger, he can mange to block the easily predictable swings; but his efforts to counter prove useless. When ever he strikes at the cloud, his sword passes right through. Although the boy’s body must be with in, he can’t seem to hit it. The arm itself is protected by the demonic aura of the weapon; and the demon lord is left looking, at best, incompetent. Finally, the swarm pulls up and away to a safe distance. Tattoimaru’s upper body emerges and he calls to Sesshomaru, “I think we’ll call it a draw. I’ll be more powerful soon, then we’ll finish this.” Not quite admitting defeat, the demon calls, “Wait, one thing; what is your relationship to Naraku?” The boy says, “I don’t feel like explaining; but why don’t you ask your little brother; he knows.” With that, the cloud vanishes into the sky.
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Saturday, October 15, 2005

Author’s note
I freely admit that I shamelessly copied this tactic from Naruto. Add it to my list of thefts of intellectual property.
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Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 6*

Thunk
In the months since he acquired the sword, Sesshomaru has become accustom to the sound and feel of it. He knows exactly what to expect when he thrusts it into the body of a mortal…that isn’t it. He realizes this in the instant before his eyes catch up with what has happened. His sword never reached the boy. Instead, it was stopped by a black object which seemed to appear out of thin air. Before the demon has a moment to ponder this, the boy swings his hammer around; dislodging the sword. This done, the object breaks into a thousand pieces; each of which fly away. Stepping back, the demon takes a moment to ponder this; before deciding to simply ask. He says, “Boy, have you any idea why those creatures protected you?” Tattoimaru says, “Because I told them to.” “In that case,” Sesshomaru says, “you must have some connection to Naraku. I will therefore spare your life so that you may lead me to him.” Tattoimaru says, “You talk as if you’ve won this fight. You have to beat me before you can offer me my life.” The demon sighs, showing his distain for dawdling over such trivialities. Resigned to having to play along, Sesshomaru unleashes a series of attacks on the boy. However, each blow is met by a wall of insects. Thousands of Saimyoushou die on Sesshomaru’s blade; but many more swarm to the boy who is simply standing there, looking amused.
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Friday, October 14, 2005

Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 5*

Sesshomaru draws the Tokigin. Giving his foe much more respect than he thinks is necessary, he strikes out before the boy has a chance to get to his feet. As he watches, Tattoimaru leaps over the blade, and comes to stand opposite him. With out a word, the boy pulls out his hammer and stretches his arms. Moving with more strength then speed, the demon swings his blade in a great arch. The sword and the hammer collide. The boy clearly strains under the stress of supporting his weapon; but the Taiyou refuses to give way. Surprised but unphased, Sesshomaru begins to batter on the hammer with his blade. The more force he applies, the more the demonic strength within the weapon awakens. Seeing that his current tactic is not working, the old dog tries a new trick. Moving faster than the boy can see, Sesshomaru darts around behind Tattoimaru’s back and thrust his sword at the boy.
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Thursday, October 13, 2005

Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 4*

Sesshomaru says, “If you know who I am, and you would still stand against me, then you are a fool.” Tattoimaru says, “And if you know what this hammer is, then you know that I can at least stand up to you with it.” The demon retorts, “A mere human like yourself could only draw out a fraction of that weapon’s power.” The boy says, “A fraction’s all I need for you.” Sesshomaru almost smiles when he hears this. He says, “Perhaps; but I wonder how long your body could bear the strain of both my weapon, and your own.” The boy says, “I don’t suppose you’d accept an offer that we go our separate ways; you with your weapon, and I with mine? Oh well, I had to ask.” He then says under his breathe, but not out of Sesshomaru’s hearing, “Sorry father, looks like I’ll be fighting after all.”
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Shape Of My Heart: Shippo’s fate
*episode 3*

Sesshomaru’s party has stopped to rest by a river, when he hears a familiar sound. Issuing a command that his charges stay there, he rushes toward the sound of many tiny wings. That many Saimyoushou together usually means Naraku. But when he reaches them, he finds them spread out and simply sitting there, doing nothing. The area they hover over is empty. There’s a rock, a tree, and a human; nothing which would warrant their or his attention. The human is a child; male, about Rin’s age. He’s sitting beneath the tree, eating his lunch, and looking at Sesshomaru with mild disinterest. He is about to leave, when suddenly he senses something he hasn’t felt for a long time. After first reevaluating the tree and the stone, he decides to take another look at the boy. Everything about him looks perfectly normal; from his face to his clothes to the mallet at his belt. He smells of demons, but perhaps he had a recent escape from some beast. Sesshomaru can’t see any reason for a cloud of Naraku’s insects to be gathered above him. But here they…wait. His gaze returns to the hammer the boy carries. He suddenly catches hold of the suppressed aura it’s emitting, and knows what it is. “Boy,” he says, “Where did you get that hammer?” “Found it.” The boy replies, pausing from his food. Sesshomaru says, “Give it to me; now.” Finishing his lunch, the human says, “Not gonna happen.” The demon says, “You have no idea who or what you are trifling with. Now, I’ll say again, give me the hammer.” Standing, the boy says, “You’re Sesshomaru and this is the Taiyou and you’re not getting it.”
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