Author's Notes:

First off, I would like to thank you for choosing to read this story, errors and all. Just you taking a glance at it is enough for me to keep writing. Though there is something I have to point out. Like the fact that this really is a fan fiction with a original character in it. But this is not, I repeat, a Mary Sue.

Not only does it feature a male character (most Mary Sues are woman). So he's a John Doe, not a Mary Sue. Thought I'd just clarify that.

Also, this was my very first fan fiction. So you are properly warned going into this that the grammar and spelling aren't the best, but I hope you'll find something to enjoy in this story. Thank you.

Fan Fiction created 7/2/2003, Author's Notes Rewritten on 9/10/13.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Duh if I did wouldn't I be writing this!

Gift Of Humanity

Chapter 1 First Meeting

Kikyou watched the water as it fell down the waterfall wishing that she could drown her problems. Wishing that things had stayed the same, that those fifty years that her and Inuyasha had were now back and were the present instead of the past.

"That will never happen."she said to herself. Kikyou sighed and closed her eyes, blocking off the feeling that she was going to cry. Despite herself, she realized in her time alone, that all she really wanted to do WAS cry. It would be easy to forget herself in five minutes of sobbing.

Unknown to her, a large demon was watching her. It had heard of the priestess and how she used to have the Shikon no tama. In it's pudgy, ignorant, small brained, head it plotted that she might STILL have it. Or some of it anyway. Smirking to itself it suddenly decided to put it's plan into motion.

The demon came out of hiding, and before Kikyou could react, pushed her into the waterfall.

As she fell she thought "Why didn't I sense it?"

Then her head hit a rock as she fell. She finished falling and fell into the water.

"Inuyasha" was her last thought then all she could see or hear was darkness and water.

Soon it would be sunset. He knew that very well from the position of the sun. Anyone that spent enough time out doors and had a brain could tell which way the sun set and which way it rose.

Nodding his head as if in a silent pray or word or yes to his knowledge, he stood up from the hard ground he was sitting on and made his way toward his tent. Noteing with some dislike that once again he had failed to remember to wash his clothes. His stonewashed jeans looked like he had just fought with a giant dust bunny and lost. At least his black and short sleeved tee shirt,that he was wearing looked okay.

But then again, black hid everything on your clothes.

Laughing, he stepped inside his, large but travel sized, tent and looked around for anything else that might need washing.

Finding nothing, he walked outside once more and proceeded to the waterfall nearby.

Following the river nearby he could hear the common noises of the waterfall that he had come to know by camping there. He stopped once and kneeled down to look at fish swimming by.

Seeing his reflection in the water he smiled, ran a hand through his black hair, and then tied it back with a ponytail holder that he took out of his pocket. While doing this he tried not to look at his equally black eyes. He still hadn't got used to that...just yet anyway.

He stood to his full height of 6ft or 6ft'3, not quite unusual for a 18 or 17 year old, looked around then continued walking.

When he did finally reach the waterfall, and the spot where he had planned to wash the clothes he was wearing and possibly take a bath, he noticed something odd.

"What is...that?"he said to himself out loud, scaring a couple of birds near the water in the process.

A woman. A woman was face down in the pond/river that the waterfall fell into. She looked to be a priestess from the red and white uniform. Her black haired, tied back in a white ribbon, floated around her in the water.

"Is she dead?"he thought to himself.

He walked toward the woman, got into the water, and fished her out and put her on dry land to see for himself if she was really dead. "No just knocked out."he said once more out loud when he found she wasn't by touching the wound on her forehead and hearing her moan.

" I guess I should take her back to my tent." So he picked her up and headed back to his tent.

Brown eyes moved against closed lids then opened. Kikyou moaned and put a hand to her now bandaged forehead.

"Huh, what happened? Where am I?"Asked Kikyou by looking around.

"Oh, so you're awake."a voice came from a dark corner and asked.

"Who are you?"asked Kikyou.

"Oh, my names Kyle." With this the man that had fetched her from the water stepped out of the shadows. Kikyou stared at him in surprise from seeing that he dressed in modern clothing.

"Do you come from the same time as Kagome?"asked Kikyou after a few seconds.

"I don't know who Kagome is, but yes.I do come from the future."explained Kyle.

"Oh."she responded with mild surprise.

As she looked around she noticed that she was in a tent in some kind of bag( a sleeping bag.) Kikyou also noticed that there was a sword in one corner. It has a gold handle with drawings of dragons and strange ancient writing.

As she tried to sit up when he yelled, "Don't sit up!" She looked in the sleeping bag and asked, with more surprise then before seeing that she was nude,"Did you undress me?"

"I had to, your clothes were wet. I didn't see anything really."Kyle replied as a slight blush appeared on his face and he turned away for a moment.

"You should get some rest." He said after a while,trying to change the subject.,"I'll wake you up when your clothes are dry." With that said Kikyou went back to sleep.

It was late in the afternoon when Kikyou woke up.

"Your awake that's is your stuff."Kyle said with a slight smile.

"Thank you."Kikyou responded by taking her clothes out of his outstretched hand.

"I'll be outside, tell me when you're finished dressing."Kyle said by walking out of the tent.

After Kikyou finished she said,"You can come back in."

After they both sat down Kyle said, "Oh I almost forgot whats your name?"

"Kikyou."

"Kikyou...aren't you the one that steals souls?"

"Great, I must be quite popular. He's probably going to try to kill me!"thought Kikyou after his remark.

"Don't worry I won't kill you."exclaimed Kyle after seeing the look on her face."I think I can help you."

"How can you help me?"asked Kikyou with some skepticism.

"Well if you want, I know a spell that can turn you human again."Kyle said with a sly smile. He knew she wouldn't believe him.

"Can you let me think for awhile?"Kikyou asked him then thought,"Hm if I become human again, I'll have a better chance of killing Inuyasha and I will no longer have half of a life."

After a minute of thinking about what he said she replied to his offer."What do we have to do?"

"Great! All we have to do is gather a couple of things to make the spell work."exclaimed Kyle happily.

"Wait whats in it for you.?"asked Kikyou, she wasn't going to be tricked twice in a lifetime. This stranger had to have something in this that he wanted to make such a offer.

"I guess,"said Kyle, "I would have to tell you some time. Here's why I want to help you..."

Author's Notes:

You're allowed to leave a review but please don't be an idiot. A good review can contain more than praise, such as a critique of someone's writing. But a horrible review can only criticism and find fault instead of chances for improvement. When I first wrote this series I was terribly angry at, what we called at the time, "flamers" but who are now called "trolls." So I wrote some pretty nasty and embarrassing (looking back on it) things about such people. Now that I'm older, and now that Inuyasha is finally over, I trust that such activity isn't going on.

This story, as I wrote in the beginning, was my first venture into the world of fan fiction so if you leave a review please be aware of that. But I'd love to hear what any readers have to say about it.

Thank you for reading.

Fan Fiction created 7/2/2003, Author's Notes Rewritten on 9/10/13.