Disclaimer for this story: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is property of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (the 2012 series made by Viacom) and InuYasha is property of Rumiko Takahashi. All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author, punkish furball. The author, punkish furball, is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. The author, punkish furball, makes no profit from this fanfiction. No copyright infringement is intended.

punkish furball – Hello, all! XD

Words to Ponder:

Merry Christmas one and all! X3

This is my latest installment in the InuYasha/Turtles fandom. I sincerely hope to see more of these, but I will continue to make my own contributions. Until then, please enjoy! = ^.^ =

Installment 1: Contagion

"You ruined my entire life!" Donatello shouted at Raphael as loud as he could after throwing open the door to his room. At the sound of the sudden outburst, Raphael sat up on his bed and lowered his comic, staring at Donatello blankly.

"Think you could be a little more specific about that?" he asked, only mildly interested in the explanation. Donatello ignored the question.

"You wrecked everything!" he continued to rant, "All my plans! All my charts! They're completely worthless now! All because of you and your girlfriend!"

Raphael narrowed his eyes and placed his comic book aside. "What does Kagome have to do with this?"

"You don't even know?" Donatello asked, exasperated, "You're the worst!"

Raphael abruptly stood and followed Donnie as he stomped into the hallway.

Higurashi Kagome was an odd girl from Japan who, by chance, happened to spot the Turtles in action one night as she was walking home. Since then, she was always popping up whenever they went out, trying to speak to them and wielding a strange bow that fired bright, pink arrows.

They avoided her as long as they could—or not at all in Michelangelo's case—but Kagome's unrelenting persistence and kindness wore them down. Raphael held out the longest, resisting her bell-like giggles, sparkling blue eyes, and dazzling smiles. Ironically, his behavior only drew her in closer and, eventually, he put up no resistance.

"Don't walk away from me!" he shouted, following Donatello through the living room, "What happened to Kagome?"

"Kagome's sick, bro," Michelangelo said from his spot in front of the pinball machine, "Didn't you know?"

"She's sick?" Raphael repeated, immediately worried. He quickly pulled out his T-phone, checking for any missed calls or text messages from Kagome. There were none.

"Weird. Why didn't she tell me?" he asked himself.

"Because it's all your fault!" Donatello yelled, angrily turning to Raph, "You and Kagome looked perfect together until you ruined everything! Just when April was warming up the idea of being in a relationship with me! This would have never happened if you took a bath once in a while!"

"What are you talking about? What did I do?"

"Salmonella!"

"Who?" Raphael asked.

Donatello sighed and placed a tired hand over his head. "A genus of rod shaped, Gram negative bacteria found in the intestinal tracks of humans and animals including turtles."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"Kagome is sick because of a salmonella infection. An infection she got from you," Donnie told Raph, purposely speaking slowly, "You made out with your girlfriend and infected her with Salmonella now April won't come near me!"

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punkish furball – I hope you've all enjoyed the beginnings of a wonderful thing! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you! Until next time, TCB! = ^.^ =

(edited 12.24.2013)