Disclaimer:I do not own Inuyasha or Twilight. They belong to their respective owners, and I am simply borrowing their characters without permission for my own personal pleasure.
Chapter One
The second Edward found out that at one point in my life I'd wanted to go to Japan, I swear seconds later, the transportation and accommodations were done. We left as early as the next day. I had promised him that I wouldn't mind as much for spending their money, because it was my money now too.
Yes, I was Bella Cullen now, no longer Isabella Swan, but in no way was I like the rest of my new family. Edward had found the key to making me stay human for a little while longer, as much as I am embarrassed to say... Do you really want to know? ... Sex. Yes, something like that had given him the chance to keep me human for short while longer.
"Enjoying yourself?" He asked me, as he continued to stare at me. How could he honestly look at me for so long and not get fed up? Not that I didn't mind, but it still made me curious.
"Mhmm..." I said, nodding. Not that I had really looked outside the window, I had been staring at him the whole time.
"If you were just going to look at me the entire time we could have stayed home," he said, laughing. I loved the sound of his voice, and on top of all that, his laugh.
"Well, I'd wanted to go to Japan when I had been thirteen, not now," I replied.
Before I was able to get a reply, the car slowed down drastically. I looked forward, and really saw nothing that could've stopped Edwards pace. I looked to his eyes and followed his gaze to that of a weird man, possibly a teenager, with long silver hair, wacky red clothes and a baseball cap.
"What's wrong?" I asked Edward, looking from him to the man.
"Nothing," He said, before he continued on his way. He seemed distracted at times, but eventually he recovered. I soon forgot about that moment, my human brain enjoying the thought of being with him a hotel all by myself for the next two weeks a bit too much.
"Bella, its nice and cloudy outside, it'd be a great time to go site seeing. I won't be surprised if it even starts raining," Edward said to me.
Normally, you'd want to avoid that weather, possibly be disappointed, but it was the best time for any member from the Cullen's Family to go out. I was still an exception, but not too long from now, I wouldn't be excluded. I sighed, I was slightly disappointed thought. I'd secretly hoped for it to be sunny during the time we'd be here, just so us two could be locked up in a hotel room. I'm pretty sure any girl would have that dream if they saw Edward, but for me it wasn't a dream, was an actual possibility.
I grabbed my umbrella as Edward waited for me by the door, keeping it open. I walked out, swinging my umbrella back and forth with my jacket on my left arm. Edward followed me at his human pace, slyly taking the jacket from me and putting it on.
"It's those few minutes from leaving the door until you get to the car that can get you sick," he told me.
"I'm not that weak," I whined.
"If there was some sort of fatal disease that only one in a billion humans get, you'd be that one most likely. Now, with those odds you can't say anything," Edward replied, his sarcastic smile showing. Though there might have been some serious worry, just a tiny fragment of it in the back of his mind. He only knew how right the possibility was. I had accepted I was a danger magnet, but I had gained one thing from it. My own guardian Vampire, he had told me. It'd been his inside joke when he'd first met me.
We drove quietly, this time I watched everything outside as we drove. It was just as I had seen on TV when I had been a kid. I was happy, actually, that Edward had decided to take me here. I would let him know that later, one day.
We stopped in front of a long set of steps, to what I thought was a shrine. It turned out I was right.
"Don't tell me we have to walk up those steps..." I said, slumped over.
"Don't worry I won't let you fall," Edward promised.
We both knew that he wasn't joking; my chances of falling were a good 99%. If I could trip while walking across a flat surface, a long, super high set of stairs could only be that much worse.
We began our journey; yes it was extreme enough to be called a journey. Every time my foot looked even slightly off balance he'd be behind me in a moment.
After who know how long, we finally reached the top. I took in a deep breath and let it out, standing tall at the top. It felt like I had just walked up a mountain.
"Bella, when you're done praising yourself, let me know," Edward said, waiting patiently ahead of me now.
I was tempted to give him some sort of comeback, but I was still in too good of a mood to do so.
I looked around, taking in the new sights, smells, everything. It was just like those in a book, a perfect image of what I had seen. I replaced the memory of the dull image with my new memory which included the scents, the feeling of the air, and the running girl...?
She had run out, what I assumed, was the house the residents of those who took care of the shrine.
"Kagome, wait up!" An old man was screaming in, what had to be, Japanese. He seemed to be holding some creepy mummified foot in his hand.
"What is it, grandpa?" The girl asked, suddenly stopping. That was when I noticed the giant backpack she had.
"Is she going on some sort of camping trip?" I wondered out loud, though in the end it made no difference to me.
Edward simply laughed.
"Who knows, all I'm getting from her is she's going to be late and this Inuyasha fellow is going to be mad," He told me. For a moment I thought I saw the same look as the one I had seen in the car when we'd driven to the hotel. But it vanished in seconds, not giving my human mind enough time to comprehend the look. I simply stared at him puzzled, and confused. He returned the look.
"Something wrong?" he asked me.
"No, nothing," I quickly said, but we both knew he'd be bugging me about this later. "So exactly, what did you want to show me?"
He smiled.
"I wanted to show you the sacred tree," he said, taking a quick pause, "They said it was once was a tree that held the curse of a demon who had been pinned to it for fifty years. They say the demon had been pinned there by his true love, though no one remembers the full story." At that moment it seemed as if a line had been edited out, but I ignored it. I was use to him editing stories; just normally it was much smoother. "They say the girl who had pinned him there had died that day as well, only to be reincarnated and freeing the demon she loved. They say that any couple with conflicts can come here pray for the success of their relationship. Even those in a good relationship can come to wish for more good luck."
He looked at me, waiting for me to say something. I wasn't really thinking about what most girls would be thinking about, the fact her boyfriend, my husband, had brought me here to make sure our relationship lasted. Actually, I was thinking about the demon. Knowing that vampires existed made me wonder about demons.
"I'm not all that sure if demons exist at all," he has to be lying about not being able to read my mind, I just know it, "but I think by now we would've seen them. Knowing your luck one would've attacked us quite some time ago," he joked.
I simply nodded and looked back to the tree, now letting my emotions go to those of a teenage girl who'd just heard the story from her boyfriend, who wasn't a vampire.
"Welcome," an old man said, with a very thick Japanese accent. He was the man from before, the one who'd been talking to the girl. Edward really did have a way with distracting me; I hadn't even gotten a proper answer to my question.
"Hello," Edward replied, in perfect Japanese. I should've guessed as much. The old man smiled, clearly happy that he wouldn't have to continue speaking English. The two continued to speak; Edward seemed quite fascinated, though he wasn't translating any of it to me. I assumed it wasn't of much importance, or he would tell me later.
It suddenly hit me; normally humans were subconsciously afraid of Edward, and his kind. But this man, he didn't seem the slightly bit phased, almost as if he was use to being around his kind, or others like him. There I go again, looking to deep into the obvious. It was probably his age.
I looked around, taking in my surroundings once again. I tried to imagine what this place may have looked a hundred, or even five hundred years ago. Was there a shrine here back then? Maybe it was a village, or a forest. I turned my gaze back to the sacred tree. The vibe I felt from it was calming, relaxing; I could probably stare at it forever and still be stunned by its beauty. It stood tall, and sturdy. It would take quite a bit to take it down, maybe only a vampire could manage. Maybe not even a vampire, though I knew that was unlikely; but by looking at the tree I couldn't believe there weren't the slightest chance it could be stronger then a vampire. Its leaves were a beautiful shades or orange and yellow, slowly falling down to the ground. Even the patterns the leaves made on the ground were mesmerizing.
"Are you ready to leave?" Edward asked me. The old man he'd been talking to earlier had started to rake up the beautiful patterns on the ground.
"Sure," I replied. "Do you think I could have a human moment though, very quickly?"
Edward chuckled and asked the old man, again in a perfect accent. He nodded, and indicated in the direction of the house. We started walking and I was expecting the old man to follow but he stayed where he was. Edward knocked on the door when we got there, and a beautiful young Japanese woman answered. Edward said a few things to her, gesturing for me to follow her. I thanked the women in the little bit of Japanese I knew and entered the washroom.
I left the house, saying a quick goodbye to the lady. I noticed Edward with his back turned waiting by the stairs. I was going to head over to him when I heard a little boy shouting.
"Buyo!" He yelled, heading into a dark creepy shed. For some reason I felt the need to follow him, little did I know this was the pull of the danger magnet, as Edward has referred to it. I walked into the shed he'd entered I saw him head slowly down the stairs. He seemed quite scared of this dark shed. I laughed, and his head instantly shot towards me. The second he realized I wasn't some sort of monster he sighed.
"Can you help me find my cat?" He asked me in pretty good English, but the accent was still there.
"Sure," I replied, walking down the stairs carefully as well. I wasn't afraid, well at least not of monsters. I was worried more about tripping, and probably landing on the cat.
"I think he might've jumped into the well," he told me.
I walked towards the well and looked in, but couldn't see anything but darkness. I stuck my head deeper down, only to end up going to low. My feet went up, as my head went down. I let out a scream, and I instantly heard Edward race towards the shed yelling my name. I expected to either end up in his arms, or hitting the cold hard ground eventually. But it never came...
What'cha think? I had first planned on writing a bunch of chapters and posting them one by one, but this one chapter was so long, longer than I had expected, and I can't wait to post it. I'm not sure about continuing with this piece. I might make a few more chapters, but unless I get enough readers, I'm not sure if I want to continue. Normally I write just to get my ideas out, but recently I've been wanting to write a story that can possibly gather a large, or some, fan base. Possibly a couple of dedicated reviewers would easily motivate me to continue. I hope you guys like the idea of a Twilight x Inuyasha fan fiction =D
Also, a few questions for the reviewers to answer:
Would you like the story more modern era, or feudal era? ((I don't promise any changes to my ideas, but it's always good to know))
Should I do it more than just Bella's POV?
I have many more questions, but I'm going to leave it at that for now, and ask those later on when they won't be such big spoilers. Also, the next chapter should by the end of the weekend, if not earlier.