InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Yume no Naka: Of Gods And Youkai ❯ Let's Get Aqquainted! ( Chapter 3 )

Notes: This is so cool, I've gotten so many reviews in so little time! Okay, okay, so compared to the big-shot authors, it's a meager bunch of reviews. But hey, I love them all! *hands out cyber-cookies to reviewers* Heehee, have fun reading the next installment! I really work on updating fast and all, but I have tons of schoolwork to work on. T_T My grades are so horrible… I don't really have a certain idea where it'll all lead up to yet, I'm still working on it, but I know enough for at least 12 more chapters. Got them outlined in my head. *points to foot* Don't worry about me….I'll be fine…^u^

Now onto questions!

One: Why is Sango so out of character? (OOC)

She's like that for now, but will quickly fall into place soon, after a few chapters. I doubt she's going to make much of an appearance in this chapter though. As for the glasses and the hairstyle, she'll eventually shed those later too, I just added them cause I thought it would give a bit of an insight into the fact that in this story, she's pretty smart. Her personality, to me, always seemed a little rushed over in the anime.

Two: Where's Miroku?

Oh, he's in here alright…not in this chapter, but he's coming…I have to give Sango a good old time to get away first.

Disclaimer: Okay, me no own Alice in Wonderland, Inuyasha, and any other random thing that pops up in this stupid story. @_@

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Yume no Naka: Of Gods And Youkai

By elementalspirit125/ Elementsofmine

Chapter Three: Let's Get Acquainted!

This story is rated PG-13. Chapter ratings may differ from chapter to chapter. This chapter is rated PG-13

Back when I was younger, watching 'Alice In Wonderland' always made me think: What would it be like to freefall down a hole, without any shred of an idea how your plummet would end?

Sure I wondered, and hoped for answers, but not like this!

Maybe the movie producers didn't feel quite up to the task of making a ten-minute fall. Too much money or something. Or maybe Alice's fall really did consist of but a few mere seconds.

Whatever it was, the movie doesn't match up with real life at all.

If you consider this real.

First off, there's the time thing. Alice sure had it a lot easier. Second off, Alice went alone; I have Sango here to amuse me. Speaking of Sango…

She's floundering around hopelessly, concerned not where we'll end up, how we'll end up, but instead, how to keep her skirt from flying up and smacking her face.

"Kago-umph!"

As her loose skirt proceeds to ignore all protests and actions taken against it's constant pummeling on its owner's face, I find myself asking the age-old question: Do inanimate objects have minds of their own?

Obviously this one doesn't like Sango very much.

The amount of wind blowing up at us increases suddenly, forcing me to do a half-twist to avoid falling onto Sango.

Another sudden gust of wind forcibly pushes between both of us from nowhere, causing great alarm for Sango, who's effort on keeping her skirt down seems to have been in complete vain.

Unfortunately, that's not our only problem.

Yes Sango, skirts aren't our only problems.

While Sango had only moments before stayed a few feet from me during the entire falling, she was now, literally, being carried away on the strong wind.

With a scream, Sango realizes her position and grasps blindly about, only to be carried away into the infinite depths of darkness.

Great. I get poetic right when my best friend is in big trouble.

This definitely does not bode well for me…

Mirroring Sango's screams with my own, I give my lungs a nice, healthy workout.

"EEEK!!!!

IDON'TWANNADIEHEREGIVEMEBACKSANGOYOULOUSYWINDEEK, WHEN'STHISGONNAALLSTOP…I…WANT…OUT!!!?

Funny things happen in times like these. It's during these situations that I really begin wondering about the minds of the unknown.

I swear, they all have really sick senses of humor.

After finally realizing that no matter how much I scream, nothing's going to bring Sango back…at least, not for now.

But just for good show, I'll kick whoever Fate happens to be.

And so I do. Kick empty air, that is.

"Owowowow!"

Great. Now my ankle's twisted.

I start talking to myself, a habit I've picked up…hmm…just now.

"Let's look at it this way," I say, putting on a brave face. "There. See? You feel better already!

What about Sango…

"And this is just a bad dream, falling through a hole that has no end, no biggie!"

What about Sango…

"Oh look, the ride's about to end! This might actually be really cool, just like Alice…

What about Sango…

" I CAN'T HEAR YOU, BLAH BLAH BLAH!"

What about Sango???!!!

"Shut up."

I'm never talking to myself again. I'm too mean.

Inuyasha growled. Being stuck for the last half hour had caused his skin to prune up. He was starting to resemble an extremely wet raisin. The tiny glimmer of hope at a rescue had been extinguished long ago. Swimming under water to try and untie the bonds that held him was a hopeless task; every time he even got near one of the knots, a sharp electric shock would sting him, reminding him of who had put him there in the first place.

Blasted messenger gods.

Now he had nothing to do…except maybe wait…and wait…and wait…

Mentally, he slapped himself. Who was he, giving up on this already? Jutting out his chin determinedly, he took in a deep breath of air and braced himself for another dive down to take a look at those knots. While still preparing himself, he found himself looking up into the sky, as though the key to his escape was located in the clouds.

Eyes widening, he immediately made to duck his head under the water and shake his mind clear. Looking back up at the skies, he saw what his eyes had refused to take in before.

A person falling through the skies.

Paddling around in the water, he realized that not only was the person a girl, she was also going to land in the hot springs, most likely right on top of him, if he wasn't going to move soon.

Tugging half-heartedly at the thick ropes, he closed his eyes and resigned himself to his fate as a landing dock.

"Oof!"

All the air stored in my lungs explodes out on impact. Grateful for the bobbing rock I've managed to land on, I sprawl out and cling tightly to it.

No point in falling into what I've just managed to escape.

The light that I had mistaken before as a key chain off my now apparently gone-forever backpack turned out to be my 'light at the end of the tunnel'. After rambling on to myself for around a few minutes more, I had noticed the change of scenery.

Turns out, well holes seem to like just ending on you without any warning.

And so, I was taking free parachuting lessons.

With no airplane to jump from.

And no parachute.

Kinda kills the lesson, eh?

And plummeting around fifty feet down from the sky is no fun ride, either.

But, thanks to this rather odd, cushy rock in the middle of this random lake, I'm saved!

Optimistic, aren't I?

Straddling my legs around the curiously shaped rock, I take stock of my surroundings. A lake, maybe. Or maybe some sort of hot spring, judging by the steam and hot water around my dangling legs.

Shifting on my blessed rock for a better view, I lose my balance and slide off its slippery edges into the springs itself.

Lovely.

The first thing I notice isn't the fact that the water is hot.

And it's definitely not the fact that there is fish in here, nibbling at me like some strange, foreign food.

No, it's the fact that I have two very angry-looking amber eyes staring at me under the water.

Fish do not have amber eyes.

Those eyes are attached to a naked body, male.

If Sango were here, she would've screamed, cried, or wet herself.

Maybe all three.

But I'm not her. So I don't do that.

Instead, I slap him.

Somewhere near the spring, but a few miles away in a deep forest, many noises sounded. A bird squawked loudly. A pair of crickets thrummed. And a winged horse crashed through the thicket. Sango screamed.

A dashing young man grasping the horse's mane in his hands managed to wave a hand feebly at her while he swooped past.

"Sorry mi'lady, Pegasus does no good in forests! Doesn't even listen to his ole master Theseus here at times like these!"

Sango fainted.

A few minutes later, she woke up with a headache and a stubborn unwillingness to believe anything she just saw.

Horses don't fly, horses don't fly, horses don't fly, and they never will.

"Kagome! Where are you? Kagome!"

Feeling her desperation mount to an unbearable height, she started to sob hopelessly.

Hopefully, she wouldn't wet herself.

Hearing the sound of breaking sticks in the forest where she had landed after her fall, she immediately felt her body stiffen and prepare itself for a fight if needed. She didn't need any crazy horsemen that owned winged mares telling her that there was danger in this exotic land. "Who's there," she called out warily. "Stop sneaking behind me like a rat; show yourself!"

In actuality, Sango had never been less sure of herself. Replaying her words in her own mind, she winced at the corny movie lines she had used in a weak defense from danger. Crouching down on the scattered leaf ground of the forest, Sango prepared herself for the worst to come, and so, found herself twitching nervously when the young man came.

Sango could already imagine what a sight she made; glasses lost in the fall, hair skewered and coming out of it's bands, clothes dusty and wrinkled, she looked positively awful. Trying to see the man clearly without squinting turned out to be impossible. All she could make out was dark-colored hair and what looked like walking stick.

Confused to see the man's hand suddenly gesture out to her, she took it without thinking. Without even seeing the man's face, she felt surprise emanating off him and felt her own embarrassment rise.

"I-I'm so ss-sorry!" she blathered, desperately trying to yank her hand out of his fearsome grasp. "I can't find my glasses, so I'm completely blind, I'm so sorry!"

A throaty laugh escaped the man that stood opposite her. Something about his voice made Sango suddenly wish feverously for her glasses.

"Sorry?" The man's tone was amused, pleased even. "Why sorry? I won't accept it from you, it would only mar your beauty to be scraping your knees bowing down in apology. Allow me, for letting you mistake a gesture of peace as an offering of help."

Bowing low, he swept his eyes carefully over her, watching her color slightly. "Not that I wouldn't help a maiden in distress anytime, that is," he added, smiling.

Not that Sango could see. Poor Sango was in the worst situation she could find, completely lost for words and the courtesy of the stranger that she could not even see. Flushing furiously while still trying to keep calm, Sango only managed to end up splotching her face into a strange assortment of white and red patches.

While the young woman flustered about nervously, unsure of what to say next, the man calculated his moves carefully. So many options, not enough time…

So he chose the best one.

Taking his arm and entwining it around her shoulders, he played on her conflicting emotions to take advantage of the situation. "Lost glasses?" he asked, noting her blushing with barely-hidden glee. "Not to worry. We have only to take a little visit to the Pond of Sight and everything will be fine. Why don't I escort you there myself?"

About to go on ahead and fulfill his fantasy right then and there, he looked down at his trusting victim.

Big mistake.

His smile froze immediately as he looked down into the girl's eyes. A soft brown hue smiled unclearly, yet clearly at him. Even without perfect sight, he could tell that she truly trusted him, and depended on him to help her.

He sweatdropped.

Oh god, please forgive him for what he was about to do.

Shaking his head, he forgot his guilty thoughts quickly.

Smiling at her stammered thank-you's, he carefully placed his hands in a comfortable spot on her shoulders. This was going to be fun…

"WENCH!"

Spitting out water and managing to swallow what felt like a squirming fish, Inuyasha choked and pointed a quavering finger at the sullen-faced girl.

"What the big idea, slamming onto me when you could've landed anywhere you pleased?" Inuyasha sputtered. "What the hell is your deal?"

Eyes flashing menacingly, his amber eyes were usually all it took to send someone off in the opposite direction.

However, having just recently been dunked forcibly into the springs did not do well for his appearance. Kagome was in no hurry to run from the angry boy.

His hair was matted, wet and sticking together, leaving the viewer with the impression of a dog after his bath. Even with his eyes flaming up in anger, the water continuously dripping of his face was comical. Combing her fingers through her hair and twisting it to wring out the water, Kagome replied calmly while treading water, "It's not my fault baka. Out of every spring in the world, it certainly wasn't my decision for you to choose this one to go skinny-dipping in." Giving the gaping boy a glare, she went back to drying her hair. "Make up your mind and stop opening and closing you mouth every two seconds. You look worse then the fish you just swallowed."

Shutting his mouth quickly and then realizing that would do for some uncomfortable talking, Inuyasha snapped back at her, "It wasn't my choice to be stuck here!"

Finding no sense out of his retort, Kagome only swam out to the bank of the spring and climbed out trying to wring water out of her shirt. "Besides," she continued, completely indifferent to landing on the boy. "You could still have moved."

Five seconds later, Kagome was sitting on the ground, panting slightly, having just escaped the brink of death. Glaring at Inuyasha, she picked up the rock (with some difficulty, Inuyasha noticed smugly) he had thrown at her and chucked it back at him, missing by many feet.

Ignoring her pathetic attempts to maim him, Inuyasha only stretched one of his hands up. "See this?" he yelled, pointing at the bonds. "I couldn't fuckin' move if I wanted to!"

Kagome stared for a bit at the bonds holding him down, and then averted her head. "Why should I care?" she responded frostily. "Not my problem."

And with that, she marched off.

Inuyasha huffed, and sank in lower into the water. "Stupid girl," he scoffed.

Then he remembered his entrapment.

"AGH! GET BACK HERE YOU STUPID GIRL!"

Arms snaked around his neck and held on tight, causing him to choke. The girl's voice came from behind him, obviously unaware of the uncomfort being caused.

"Thought you'd realize you needed me," her voice came out smugly. "I'll get you out of this, whatever the cause was for putting you in here, on one condition."

Gasping enough air to begin a rejection of the offers, he felt the girl snugly wrap her legs around his body and swallowed what little air he had managed to collect.

"Deny and I'll leave, your last chance of escape," her voice responded coldly.

Inuyasha stayed silent.

"My condition is this: We start over fresh from the beginning. And this time, you're going to be nicer."

About to whine his complaints about that being two conditions, he shut up immediately when he saw she was staring at him. Her eyes were bright, large yet closed, hiding all but the starkest thoughts. Emerald eyes revealed but one thing to him now.

Say no and you're on you own, sucker.

He gulped. "Fine," he whispered.

The girl smiled perkily at him, attitude changing in but seconds. "My name's Kagome!" she squealed. Inuyasha cringed. "WHAT'S YOURS?!"

"Inuyasha," he grumbled. "Pleased to meet you," he spat out.

"A-YIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!"

Jumping off his legs and onto his shoulders, she made a grab for his ears. "Kawaii!!" she cried. "Doggie-ears!"

And so, the mark of his half-breed life, the butt of every joke sense he was born, was finally appreciated. A bit harshly, and not without some pain, but finally appreciated.

Inuyasha groaned inwardly. Praying silently to himself, he willed himself to ignore the cooing of the girl sitting on top of his head.

Kami-sama, I promise never ever to torture Sesshomaru's wife or stick another frog in her bed, just let me get out of here alive!

Miroku touched his cheek gingerly. Laying down in a pile of leaves, he grimaced as he felt his skin burn at even the softest wind.

Damn…what had he done again?

Oh yes.

He had tried taking Sango to the Pond of Sight, like he promised. And he did.

She was so pure and honest, and happy to finally regain her sight (if not a bit suspicious at the idea of falling into a pond would actually do so), he couldn't resist.

It was only, a few seconds before administering the age-old sight regaining trick of the gods had his twitching hands finally gotten the better of him.

Sighing contently, he relived his moment of glory.

::twitch twitch::

Even as he smiled goofily, his cheek gave a spasm of pain, reminding him of other things.

Grimacing again, he remembered the look on the girl's face when he did that.

Disbelieving.

Horror.

Anger.

And for him, pain.

But still, he thought, as he grinned like a schoolboy that had managed to skip school, it had been worth it.

My, my, that girl had been quite a catch, hadn't she?

Secretly, he found himself wishing for another peep at her.

Soon, too.

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SnowySilver- Lol, I like this! Ebil? Yep, that's me! Lolz! Digimon's cool, I used to daydream all the time about Matt/Yamato. Can't say I've stopped…*drool* Sango's major OOC for now, but will return quickly to the original anime character in a few chapters. I've always thought her personality in Inuyasha was a bit under-done. Not much to say about her except her past, and that's it. Yes, she's slightly dorky-looking now, but she's shedding the glasses soon. You'll see, buh bye! Don't worry about long reviews: They totally make my day! I'M A GREEK GEEK, I'M A GREEK GEEK! GREEK GEEKS RULE!!!!

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neko-yashaccs- I can assure you, I want to know what happens next too! This is one of those I-just-gotta-write-it-out stories, the ones that are written on impulse. I don't really have a certain idea where it'll all lead up to, but I know enough for at least 12 more chapters.

inuyashafreak337- Yes, Inu-chan's kawaii ears ARE in here, heehee. Kagome seemed to like them, ne? ^-^ Then again, it's not like many people, fangirls especially, can resist the power of Inuyasha's doggie ears…

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