Okay this is another of my sad attempts to write a fanfiction so this is what's happening. I got this idea from listening to a song but then as I was listening to some other songs I thought that was another way to improve the thought. So this is based on several songs that pretty much no one has ever heard before. So this is my shot at writing again.
Disclaimer: If I owned InuYasha would I bother to post my ideas here first? I didn't think so.
Setting In the world where the land is dry and sandy, where dust rules all, and towns are isolated, there are people who wander around. They are known as the gypsies.
InuYasha stared at the path as the dust blew, the tracks that were left behind by the wagon could no longer be seen. Every trace of her being there was gone, if someone came by they wouldn't have know that she set foot there. Yet he knew, she would always be here.
He turned away and walked back into the house. As he entered everything was just as it has always been, just as she told him what would happen when she came. Solemnly he walked over to his bed and laid down looking up at the ceiling in frustration. She had warned him, but he wouldn't believe her, now it was too late. As he sighed he turned to his side and stared at the flames in the fireplace. They danced back and forth, putting him into a trance and within that trance he fell asleep.
. Three Years Later .
InuYasha worked at a bar, at this time of day it was pretty empty, the only people around were the local regulars and he sighed. Work now a day was getting pretty boring, having the same people come and go. It seemed all of them had the same sob story. InuYasha sighed again as he started to clean the glasses that were starting to pile up.
Just then the door opened and in walked a woman. She was covered in a long brown cloak with the hood up. Around her neck was a mahogany scarf that she kept up to her noise. She looked around the place in mild interest and then headed over to the bar. She sat lightly sat on the stool lightly and folded her arms on the counter. InuYasha had never seen this woman before but he didn't care too much. By her appearance she was either married or old. But doing his job he walked over to her.
"What can I get you?" He looked at her eyes but she kept them turned down as well as her voice.
"I'll have a glass of water with a straw." He raised his eyebrow but nodded and filled the glass he was cleaning and stuck a straw in it. He was about to turn around when her soft voice caught his attention to his sensitive ears clearly perched on top of his head.
"So stranger, it looks like you got a story to tell. Care to share it?" She held the straw and swirled it around making the ice click.
"Feh, it's nothing that would interest you." He tried to brush it off but he saw her grip tighten on the straw as she glared up at him for a brief moment. But just as fast as she looked up at him she looked away. There was something there, something that was begging him to tell. He knew those eyes, yet he couldn't remember them, as if he wasn't suppose to. The eyes were a misty brown, they held something familiar and yet they were completely different. It was hard to tell though in the candlelight as it flickered.
"You sure? You must hear a lot of stories but how often do you get to tell one of your own?" Her voice stayed soft yet it held its grasp, making a point.
"Alright, alright then, I got one but mind you it's a long one." She nodded approvingly and he went on. "It all happened three years ago…."
. Three Years Earlier .
InuYasha was sixteen years old and was at the edge of the town drawing water from the well. He wiped his brow and adjusted his oversized hat (so his ears could fit) cursing the hot desert weather that never cooled down. He looked out at the endless sands and saw a cloud of dust. He was about to make a run for it to escape the upcoming sandstorm when he realized that the fast approaching cloud of dust was a wagon. InuYasha stood there waiting to see who in the world it could be. No one that he knew of had left the town, so it had to be an outsider. He swinted his eyes in frustration, trying to make out the driver. He saw that they were in a panic. The driver was a woman in her mid years and next to her was an old man who still had a lot of kick in him. InuYasha knew who these people were; they were gypsies. His instincts told him to run but his legs wouldn't listen and when they were about to it was too late. The wagon had pulled up to him and he started to chock on the dust that was flying every which way. He could hear the lady's voice coughing on the dust as she spoke,
"Please, help us out. We have someone here who needs immediate medical attention of else she'll die!" InuYasha knew what would happen if he brought outsiders into the village, especially gypsies but he had no choice. The dust was starting to settle and he saw their clothes were bloody and tattered.
"Follow me, I'll take you to our healer." The woman nodded as InuYasha started off in a run. As he did he noticed all the towns people staring at him. InuYasha knew that he would regret this later by the hands of the town's men. He turned away from their looks and hurried a little faster to Kaede's house. She was ancient, as long as anyone could remember she was there but no one complained because she could work wonders on any wound. The wagon's wheels squeaked behind him as he reached the house. InuYasha jumped the steps and opened the door.
"Kaede! Come here and help!" InuYasha yelled into the house.
"I am coming InuYasha. What is the matter this time?" She came slowly down the stairs with her hands behind her back.
"There are some outsiders here who want you to help them. They have someone who's injured and is on the verge of dying."
"I see, show me the way." She reached the bottom of the stairs as InuYasha turned around to point to the wagon. The people had moved to the back to get the person who they were talking about out.
They weren't kidding about how bad she was either. All over the place there was blood and InuYasha could see dirt and multiple gashes covering her. As the adults rushed the person into the house InuYasha decided it was time to go back and finish getting his water. As he turned away he heard a voice calling to him. InuYasha had never turned around and waited for anyone before, he knew that it led to nothing good. Usually it was someone who was going to insult him, or throw something at him. Yet he turned, he never knew why but he turned around at this voice, it yielded him. He saw a girl jump out of the back of the wagon, her light green skirt and white blouse where stained with blood but she didn't seem to mind or notice it at all. She ran over to him, her bracelets jingling, and stopped. She placed he hands behind her back and looked up at his face with big brown eyes that seemed to laugh at the world. He looked at her and felt something in him but he wasn't sure what it was. They just stared at each other for a bit when InuYasha felt his checks creep over with a blush.
"Well what is it? Spit it out." She was blushing too and looked to the side to regain her composer.
"I just wanted to thank you for helping us out. We are usually turned away at first sight."
"It was nothing." InuYasha answer quickly and turned away. He started walking away quickly but he heard her jingle behind him. He turned around to see that girl was still following him.
"Why are you following me?" He stopped walking and turned around folding his arms in his shirt. Her response was to tilt her head sideways and look at him curiously.
"I don't know. There's something about you that intrigues me." She put her hand to her chin to figure out what it was. InuYasha was shocked at this and starting backing up slowly.
"Well stop that and leave me alone." He said as he turned around and ran away as quickly as he could. He left the girl standing there taken back at his sudden departure. When he figure he got away from her he slowed down to a walk and headed to the well.
As he approached it he saw a figure on the lip of the well. This puzzled him and as he got closer the shape took on a figure of a woman. Then the scent hit him, it was her. She had beaten him to the well. He stopped short from the well and gazed at her. Her eyes were closed as she keep her head tilted up to the sky. The wind blew her hair back as her large hoop earrings clicked against her necklace and a smile played its way across her lips. InuYasha knew that he was staring but he couldn't stop and didn't know to say so he babbled the first thought that popped in his head.
"Why, I mean how did you get here?" He mentally hit himself for saying that but then again he could have asked her why was so good looking? Yes that question would have been much worse. She opened her eyes as she tilted her head to look at him, her smile not leaving her lips.
"I have a really good memory and I can remember how to get back to places that I've been to before easily." She stood up and turned her body to him.
"I think I figured out why you interest me so much." She said slowly walking to him. She placed one foot directly in front of the other.
" It's not because of your hat that is the strangest hat I have ever seen, or your hair being the most amazing color ever, it's your eyes. Not because of their color but because of what they hold. They're harsh and cold. As if you were betrayed and hurt before and know you can't ever trust anyone again. That of anyone ever messes with you they would be in trouble. It's clear that you're dangerous." She was inches away from his face but she never looked away from his eyes. Her voice kept its child like tone.
"Oh yeah? If you know I'm so dangerous then why aren't you running away from me?"
"Because that's all you are on the outside. On the inside you're a person who would protect anything you hold dear to your life above all else, even your life. But you don't know what happened to that layer now do you? You had buried deep down in your soul years ago and think that it could never be brought back. But I know that one day you'll find someone who'll make you happy and she'll be the luckiest person alive."
InuYasha was completely stunned. How in the world could she know so much about him if she had only just met him?
"But you know what's the one thing I can't do?" She asked, her eyes starting to laugh again.
"What's that?" InuYasha asked in a hush whisper.
"Guess names." She said in the same hush whisper that he use. They still continued to look at each other when the silence was broken by a young boy shouting.
"Kagome! Kagome where are you?" She broke the staring contest by looking off into the direction the voice came from.
"That's me. I guess I should be going." She turned to walk away but stop and stared at InuYasha's eyes. When her name was called again she broke free and ran off.
InuYasha could do nothing else as he stared after her. When he could no longer see her he snapped back to reality and walked over to the well.
'Feh stupid girl. What was I thinking?' He thought as he retrieved his water.
The day went on and InuYasha entered his house later that afternoon. He kicked open the door in frustration. No matter what he did he couldn't stop thinking about Kagome. When he went to the market to get food he past a stand of flowers that smelled like her, when he looked down at his bucket of water he thought of her sitting on the edge of the well. Even when he was walking home and heard the old people talking about how they could still find their way around pretty good still. InuYasha sulked as he made his dinner.
After he ate he decided that he would go to the scared tree. No one in the town went by it anymore. The tree had been there since anyone can remember, in fact it was the reason that there was a town to begin with. But right behind the tree what an old battlefield. There was where thousands of demons and evil humans battled for the scared jewel. They were all after it, corrupted at the idea of its power. But none of them were able to succeed. They had all lost their lives in the process. It is said that the tree there acts as a barrier to keep out the evil sprits from attacking the town. But anyone who ventured beyond that point had their soul taken and had never returned. InuYasha had never thought that his soul would be taken but still he always stayed in the tree, never on the other side of it. The tree was truly amazing though, whenever InuYasha was by it he felt calm and could collect his thoughts easily.
InuYasha reached the tree and hopped up onto its high branches. From there he could see the whole town and all the people going about their daily work. As he did he saw Kagome in the market. She was buying food for what looked like all the people in her band (of gypsies). InuYasha couldn't help but stare at her and was lost completely in his own little world.
Meanwhile Miroku snuck up to the tree and threw a rock at InuYasha, normally he would catch it and toss it back at him but today was a little different. This time it hit him square in the head and knocked off the branch causing him to tumble down and land on his head. Miroku had never been able to hit him and when he landed he busted out laughing. InuYasha grumbled as he got up fixing his hat and dusting off his clothes.
"What do you want monk?" He asked as his so called 'friend' laughed at him instead of asking if he was all right. Miroku stopped laughing as he whipped his eye.
"I'm sorry InuYasha, truly I am, it's just that never happened before and I found it so funny." InuYasha glared at him obviously not amused. Miroku saw the look he gave him and cleared his throat.
"So is what I heard true? Did you really bring outsiders?" He raised his eyebrow.
"Yeah, I did." InuYasha said shrugging his shoulders.
"But why did you do it? You know how this town feels about outsiders, especially if they're gypsies." He whispered the last part.
"I know but what was I suppose to do, they had an injured girl and if she didn't get help right away she was going to die."
"Are you sure about that?"
"She was covered in blood and smelled of death." InuYasha tapped his nose as to emphasize his point. Miroku tilted his head down and put his hand to his chin in thought and then his head popped up. In his eyes there was a twinkle that told InuYasha that he was up to no good.
"A girl you say? So InuYasha, how did she look?"
"Like she was dying and covered from head to toe in her own blood." InuYasha spoke in a flat tone and crossed his arms inside his sleeves.
"Well then, I think we should be good natured people and see how she is doing on behalf of the town." He had his hand held up and his voice official sounding with his eyes close (you know what I mean, he does it whenever there is a pretty girl around).
"You can go monk but I'm telling you that there is no way I am going there." InuYasha wasn't thinking about the girl in critical condition, but about Kagome, there was no doubt in his mind that she was there.
"What? You mean you don't want the people that you, mind you, you of all people, helped out to thank you. They could have a nice reward for you." Miroku nudged him with his arm.
"No way Miroku, and besides they're gypsies, they don't have anything."
"Well there is no way I am going alone so lets go." Miroku said finalizing it by grabbing InuYasha's arm and dragging him to Kaede's house.
"Miroku!" InuYasha protested but nothing worked. As they reached the house InuYasha was able to smell Kagome's scent. He groaned but his complaints went unnoticed.
"Here we go, let's see just how these gypsies are doing." Miroku said, the glint never leaving his eyes. InuYasha rolled his own eyes and could hear voices inside Kaede's house. There was no mistaking it. Kagome was in that house and here he was on the porch waiting to go inside. He could only image what was going to happen next.
Well how did you like it? Was it good for a first chapter? I tried to make sure I wrote town instead of village but if I missed one let me know. I also tried to proof read it but I am the worst person to do that but I tried. Okay so review and let me know what you think of my fanfic, until then bye. -
