Yu-Gi-Oh!/Inu-Yasha Crossover
The Jewels of Four
By: Gema J. Gall
Disclaimer: I regret to inform myself that I am not part of the genius Takahashi family that came up with these two brilliant storylines. xsobx
AN/ This will contain spoilers throughout both series, even through their ends. Read at your own risk!
AN2/ I'm totally rewriting this fic and many of my older ones. My style when I started these was very newbie-ish and since then my ideas and skills have greatly improved. This means better fics for you!
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Chapter One: Prologue; Domino City, Japan 2000AD
The window of Kagome's bedroom was open, letting in the cool evening breeze. It ruffled her curtains and sheet slightly, but it was still a poor substitute for sleeping under the stars. She dug her face further into her pillow. While she enjoyed its comfort and the softness of her bed, there was still something missing—or someone. And that fact was preventing her from falling asleep easily. So, instead, her thoughts continued to roam as she waited for sleep to set in.
"We now have the last shard...one in Kohaku, two in Koga...and the rest with Naraku. So we'll have to be really careful now..." she thought as she hugged her pillow.
Kagome shook her head and mentally scolded herself for worrying about the events in feudal Japan. She returned home to take a break from them. She turned over on her mattress and pulled the sheets closer. This era had its own stresses. She had a math test tomorrow that she only learned about four hours ago. It wasn't just any test either, it was a preparation exam to practice for the quickly approaching high school entrance exams. Now, her brain was fuzzy from cramming and she was starting to see Shikon shards being divisible by factors of four. So she finally gave up on studying in hopes that she'd remember more in the morning. Despite this, sleep still evaded her.
"What about the excuse grandpa gave for my absence this time?" thought Kagome with a groan. She clutched her pillow tightly over her head to stop her thoughts from coming up with their own nightmares about that situation.
That didn't help any so she propped herself up on her elbows and looked out the window at the stars and waning moon. She could almost see Inu-Yasha's face in it and a stab of longing pierced her heart, followed quickly by a wave of angry frustration. For a moment she got the mental image of him leaping into her classroom as she tried to take that test in order to pull her back to the past and hunt for the jewel shards.
"That jerk, he'd better not show up here this time!" she thought and immediately regretted. With a sigh she again turned on her bed. "Inu-Yasha..."
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Kagome wasn't the only one having a restless night. Across town, Yami and Yu-Gi were trapped inside a new nightmare. Unlike the times before, this dream didn't involve Duel Monsters or pyramids but rather people that neither of them knew. Shadows always angled just right to keep them from getting a good look at the faces though.
The dream started with a beam of light striking what seemed like a small, white marble. The marble shattered and its pieces rained down across the land. The dream shifted and someone with long white hair leapt over them, drawing a sword that could compete with Cloud Strife's buster blade. They immediately noticed the dog ears perked on the top of his head. He attacked something approaching in the shadows, with long spider-like arms made out of darkness. Before Yami or Yu-Gi could react an arrow buzzed between them, igniting with spiritual energy. Its very presence made the Millennial Puzzle pulse.
Yu-Gi sat straight up in bed, not feeling fearful but deeply confused. He could sense Yami who was alert and as baffled as well. He took a deep breath and shook his head to clear it, but the images from the dream were still burned onto the back of his eyelids.
/Yami...what was that?/ Yu-Gi asked, wondering if that was the right question to ask.
/I don't know, aibou,/ answered Yami. He looked out of the window and up at the moon in thought. A long pause of silence settled between them. /Perhaps it is a sign about the approaching future./
/But we already beat Pegasus, Marik, and the Orichalcos!/ exclaimed Yu-Gi. /We're supposed to be helping you unlock your memories now!/ He sounded as if he was protesting, which stemmed from him not wanting to get into another conspiracy that resulted in them saving the world. Even though Yu-Gi was concerned about what might happen once they did, he wanted to do all he could to help his alter-ego regain his memories.
Yami turned and looked at him, his expression calming down his hikari. Although he didn't show it, he was touched by Yu-Gi's dedication. /The road to my memories won't be easy. Everything we have encountered has been a stage in that journey. I am sure that whatever happens next will be the same./
/...You're right,/ Yu-Gi agreed, shaking off his frustration. /We've gotten through everything because we've all stuck together. So this won't be any different./
Yami nodded and went back to looking out the window. He was still busy trying to dissect the last image from the dream. Absentmindedly he gripped the Millennial Puzzle whose image hung around his neck even though he was a spirit and the real puzzle was sitting next to Yu-Gi on his pillow. Much to his surprise, the puzzle was still warm, just like it had been in the dream. He stood in silence for minutes, thinking that Yu-Gi had drifted back asleep. However, Yu-Gi was still very much awake, watching his alter-ego stare into the night. It wasn't too hard for him to observe the concern across Yami's face or his fingers hugging the corners of the puzzle.
/Pharaoh.../ Yu-Gi started, then hesitated. Yami turned around, waiting for him to continue so Yu-Gi fumbled a question together. /About the Millennial Puzzle...How does it work? I mean...well...what is magic?/ His mind also went back to the glowing arrow from their joint dream.
/I...don't remember,/ Yami answered honestly as he quickly paced through the halls of his mind searching for an answer and a clue to his past.
/Sorry.../ Yu-Gi replied, scolding himself for asking something like that.
/It's alright. Now get some sleep,/ Yami replied, turning his attention back to the night. Yu-Gi nodded and leaned back against his pillow but it was a long, sleepless night for both of them as they continued to turn thoughts and questions over and over in their minds.
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On that same night five hundred years ago someone else was finding it hard to sleep. Or rather, this person was so occupied that sleep was the last concern. The room was lit by several candles, although those barely penetrated the deep, dusty corners and around all of the shelves which were stacked with old scrolls, tablets, manuscripts, and books blanketed in dust and spiderwebs. The walls were made of cold, grey brick which had cracked with time. Ivy and other plants had taken root, their leaves lining the places of worse decay.
In the middle of this was a single table with a pile of scrolls and several candles. Kikyo sat here, leaning over one scroll in particular as she read it, oblivious to the passing of time. She dragged her finger under the strange symbolic text, frequently checking another scroll written in kanji to help with her interpretation. She took special caution not to damage the ancient scroll, moving it with great care as she unwound it further. She'd occasional mouth a word or bite her lip as she learned something more. It was otherwise completely silent, even her soul-skimmers infrequently drifted in and out of a glassless window in silence.
As she read the last word her dark eyes went wide with surprise and realization. She stood to her feet abruptly, still stunned, her mind working quickly to process what she had just read. She glanced down again, rereading the final line in affirmation.
"With this...I can..." she murmured to no one in particular. She raised a finger to her lips in thought, removing it from the scroll. Without her holding it down any more, the scroll rocked backward, slightly rolling itself together. The light caught the foreign symbol on the scroll's seal; the Eye of Horus.