A.N.(s) Yippeeeeee!!! Lab and Queen Ace here to bring you our latest joy!! Yes we have made a Joint Fic!! Bring out the clappers!! Get ready to get lost in a tale of love, anguish, hope and growing up in a world ruled by humans who are too stubborn to see the truth!!

Dedicated to Queen Ace's Uncle Howson, for the BOSO storyline

Inuyasha Fanfiction

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BOSO

By: The Chocolate Youth

Prologue

1996 An Unknown Area in the Outskirts of Tokyo 7:43 P.M.

The flicker of flames danced to a foreign beat. The bright stars above twinkled in the dark sky. There was a shadowy figure nearby the crackling fire, but it sat still as if frozen. The only sound came from the sighing wind that blew a small draft and the fire dancing on brittle branches, devouring them. The figure had draped a cloak around itself to stay warm, but it didn't move any closer to the fire to draw warmth.

There was a long sigh, and the figure slowly reached out. The wrinkled and worn hands found what it was searching for. It was a book. The cover was worn and the pages frail. The figure fingered the spine as if committing it to memory before finally turning to the first page.

Kaede smiled to herself. This old book held the truth. She heard a branch snap behind her. She didn't even turn. They were out there, waiting just beyond the light emitting from the pitiful fire. She closed her eyes and felt the years finally sink onto her bones, feeling the burden. The boundaries would not hold out long. They had found her and it was time, her time, and now, theirs. She hoped they found their destiny soon.

In her mind, she sat in a shack, wearing robes of white and regal red. She felt more agile, but it was only her imagination toying with her. She was still facing a fire, but this one held more warmth. She found that the same book was in her hands. It was open, as if taunting her. She smiled once more, and began her story…

Tamahogo sat at the far wall, eyeing the girl suspiciously, but he was curious. She was a warrior, judging by her aura, but she was gentle. She treated everything like a precious babe. You could tell she was not of high blood, her accent was clear as day.

Midoriko could feel curious eyes on her. She turned and smiled lightly. The boy, no man was staring intently at her as if she made any sudden movements, he would run. But he was curious, the slight tilt of his head told her. She carefully set a bowl of rice and miso soup in front of him. He winced however and she drew her hands back quickly.

Tamahogo could feel the girl's uneasiness, and he felt dirty. He did not like the feeling, so when she came close, he felt the intense emotion choking him. He noticed that she had not spoken much. The girl was probably afraid. He sniffed the food cautiously and with eyes trained on her, he ate.

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The pair soon grew close, Tamahogo taking on himself to protect the girl. Midoriko held great power, but she felt comforted. They slowly began to realize that they would sacrifice anything for each other and grew even closer.

Their secret love was forbidden though, for he was a youkai, and she, a human. More importantly, she was a miko, a purifier of evil. Her destiny was to kill demons. She had a choice. According to both races, her choice changed everything forever…

"Oh Tamahogo! What do I do?" Midoriko cried as she came to the cave they shared. Tamahogo held his arms open for her.

"You will do what you think is right," Tamahogo gazed down on her sadly. She sobbed while Tamahogo held her close. He closed his eyes and let her presence soothe him. He looked down again. She was a woman-child, too young to be tainted by the world, but not too young to be tainted by a man. He felt the desires but he pushed them aside. He was not a man. He held her more tightly to him.

"What do we do?" Midoriko whispered softly into his dark hair. Tamahogo cupped her face lovingly. She looked into his eyes to see his unmasked emotions. She saw his love, trust and good heart. Tamahogo smiled faintly as they gazed deeply into each other's eyes. They were meant to be.

"Tonight, we will forget," he whispered back. His breath caressed her cheek and she felt her eyes drift close. She opened them again and stroked his hair. She never felt so happy.

"I love you Tamahogo," She left the words to linger. He gazed down on her again.

"Are you sure?" Tamahogo asked firmly. Midoriko nodded her head.

"I will never be more sure in my life." Tamahogo rested his forehead against hers, never breaking their eye contact.

"Then, I love you too Midoriko." Midoriko felt tears well up in her eyes and she hugged him, burying her face in his chest. They stayed like that for a long time.

They let their love control their actions that night. Their last night, under that starry sky…

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They were being hunted. Tamahogo felt more tense then ever. He could feel them ever since they woke up together, in each other's arms. He didn't want to alarm Midoriko, but he had no choice. They were running now, through the dark forest and finally they came to a large cave. It had an entrance, but no exit. It was the cave that would seal their fate.

They had to rest and replenish their energy. They felt spent, but neither could close their eyes. Midoriko went over in her mind their time together. It was beautiful but short. She remembered how she had found him, half starved and wounded. He refused to let her feed him or touch him, so she had left him food and medicine, both were gone the next morning. She remembered him protecting her, and she smiled at how safe she had felt. Finally, she went over their night they had confessed their love officially. They had been so happy and had consummated their love that night.

She felt Tamahogo next to her and he had wrapped an arm around her waist protectively. She rolled to face him and just stared at his face, committing every detail to memory. She did not even feel the tears on her cheeks before he finally licked the tears away. He opened his eyes and looked at her with concern.

"I'm not going anywhere without you Midoriko," Tamahogo told her quietly. She felt the tears coursing down her cheeks. The words felt so final and she was afraid. She shook her head and wiped her tears.

"Please, just kiss me. Just once more," She wanted it badly. She wished that everything would just disappear, and leave them alone. Just the two of them. Forever.

Tamahogo gently leaned forward to press his lips on hers softly, and then drew back as if questioning her. Midoriko had closed her eyes and she sighed blissfully. Tamahogo held her tightly to him. It was their last night together and they wanted to cherish it.

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They were ready for battle but they had not been ready for this creature that came to attack them. It seemed to be made of many youkai, but gave of no smell or aura. Tamahogo and Midoriko were caught surprised. They almost had no time to dodge before it attacked.

Tamahogo was getting weaker, while it seemed the creature had no problem keeping up. Tamahogo kept trying to slice the creature, but whatever he cut grew back. There seemed to be no end. Tamahogo was wearing down and he tried one last maneuver. As he lunged to take one last swipe however, the creature twisted at the last second and plunged his claws straight through Tamahogo's heart.

It seemed as though the whole world stilled for a few seconds, as Tamahogo fell limp with his blank eyes staring and Midoriko standing shocked with her bow and arrows. At first it seemed to be slow motion, the creature smirked and shook Tamahogo off, like an insect and turned towards the miko. Midoriko let her arrows fly, but they had no affect on the advancing youkai. Finally the earth seemed to let go off the breath it held, everything rushing back into place.

Midoriko felt her forehead bead with sweat as she tried to contain her emotions, she had to live. She reached for her arrows, but felt none left. She closed her eyes briefly, as she formed a purifying blast. She realized that it was not enough, so she let her emotions fuse. Her undying love for Tamahogo, her rage at his death, it all grew inside her.

Midoriko felt her body floating as light surrounded it. She locked her hands in a final prayer, before she let her power loose. There was a blast of light, and the creature shielded its eyes against the brilliant glow. The light had shot out of her heart and somehow fused with Tamahogo's and her soul. Her soul was so pure and huge that it created an explosive amount of energy. Midoriko's body had fallen and the demon tried to consume her, but she was nothing but a shell.

The blast finally directed itself to the creature, and it tried to escaped by scattering its youkai, but it was too late. The death blow had connected, and obliterated the creature. There was another flash of brilliant light and time encased the two lovers and the creature in a hard rock, freezing them in their dying poses.

As for the light that had escaped through the miko's heart, it also became a hard stone, a jewel. Inside the precious jewel, the souls of the miko and her youkai lover danced merrily as they recognized each other's soul and finally they lay to rest with each other forever.

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The jewel had become known as The Jewel of Four Souls, because of Midoriko's, Tamahogo's and the creature's souls, that had merged to form the jewel. It held great power, and made a king out of anyone who possessed it. But, if the possessor had any trace of darkness in their heart, the jewel would feed on that darkness until the jewel itself turned a coal black. The youkai had won that battle. If the possessor was pure of heart however, the jewel glowed brilliantly and would grant one wish. The miko and her lover had won that battle.

There was between the two races over The Shikon no Tama. This war raged on for centuries until chaos finally subsided and humans ruled. Youkais were forced into hiding beneath the streets of Tokyo. The Shikon no Tama was lost to the memories of the mortals. But the youkais knew the truth. The war was not over.

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So the jewel passed through many hands, both good and evil, and finally we come to this day, in a cave, where a cloaked figure sat.

The book shut with a soft snap and Kaede hid it away safely. This was the true story, and could not be left in the wrong hands. She saw the embers dying and the cave was darkening. She looked up at the unnatural rock form, glistening. There stood a raging creature of many youkai, half devouring the young warrior-woman. At the bottom lay a humanoid looking youkai with his dark hair pooling beneath him. Both the woman and the youkai had holes in their hearts but seemed to be reaching for each other in their last breaths.

Kaede smiled as she felt a tear roll down a weathered cheek.

"Midoriko-sama, Tamahogo-sama, I hope you will find your peace." She closed her eyes as she felt the presence of the youkai surrounding her. She held her breath as the claw came down.

The lights went out, and the air grew cold…

A.N.(s):

Queen Ace: Whew that was hard to write! I am exhausted!! I hope all of you liked, wait no loved our story!!

Lost and Bewildered:………………

I, Lost and Bewildered, have sworn never to get high on chocolate again.

(Queen Ace rolls eyes) Yeah right!

(Kicks Queen Ace) Who asked you anyway?!

SPECIAL THANKS:

To Rumiko Takahashi: well for Inuyasha basically.

To Icefyre: for allowing us to borrow her summary idea.

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