Crossed Paths

Rating: PG-13

Warning: Adult Language; all of it will be censured.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Inuyasha. However, any characters not seen in the Buffy or Inuyasha shows/movies belong to me and only me. I do not get paid for any of my current/future fan fictions and I write solely for the purpose to entertain.

Prologue

Inuyasha looked on with disbelief. The battlefield was bloodstained and windswept. The stench of sweat and rot was just starting to dissipate, but a heavy spiritual presence hung over the air. It covered the demonic aura still polluting the atmosphere.

It was over. It was finally over. They had finally killed Naraku and all of his incarnations. When Inuyasha finally realized that what he saw wasn't part of a dream, he smirked.

"Feh," he thought. "He had it coming and he knew it. I just glad it's over with."

Inuyasha then glanced at his friends. Miroku was looking at his right hand in awe, realizing the wind tunnel in his hand was gone. There had been a bright flash of light after Naraku disappeared and a loud sucking noise as the void closed up. After the sharp pain pierced his hand, Miroku dared a glance at it to find a healthy normal palm. InuYasha laughed under his breath as the priest gawked, his jaw repeatedly dropping and shutting without sound.

Shippo was happily celebrating; jumping up in the air, laughing, his friend Kirara merrily cuddling up in his arms. Sango watched the two youngest members of the group with a smile on her face. The smile immediately slipped off her face when the kitsune turned into a mirror image of her and proceeded to make sucking noises at her, gesturing to her still-stunned fiancé. Now the the half-demon was dead, their was nothing stopping them from getting married. Embarrassed, Sango launched herself at the child, who ducked and ran off, his bushy tail bobbing behind him. The demon cat sat and watched the two with a tilted head, amusement gleaming in her eyes.

Then, InuYasha's gaze turned to Kagome, who was currently purifying the Shikon Jewel. A small frown took his grin's place. Inuyasha knew that she wouldn't be able to come back to the Feudal era after this. That was the only part that sucked.

He turned his gaze to his half-brother and his frown deepened. He knew that he owed Sesshomaru big time for lending a helping hand. One could say that that part sucked royally, too.

"At least he won't fight me anymore. Kagome and Rin both made us swear not to fight each other at all from now on," Inuyasha reminded himself.

"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru said, bringing Inuyasha out of his thoughts.

"What!" Inuyasha shot at his half-brother with his usual attitude.

"Now that Naraku is dead, what else is there to do? Do we go our separate ways?"

Those questions stumped Inuyasha. Before he could reply, Kagome answered for him.

"We make a wish on the Jewel I guess," she offered.

Inuyasha stared at her, dumbstruck. She new that once the Shikon Jewel was gone, she wouldn't be able to come back, and yet she insisted on it anyway? Did that mean she didn't want to come back?

"We don't need the use of that Jewel," Sesshomaru replied, making that decision for his group. At this point, Jaken looked up in horror at his master, but didn't dare speak a word.

"Neither do we," agreed Sango, Miroku, and Shippo in unison. Kirara also nodded her head.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha, expecting an answer. "Feh. I don't want to become a full demon anymore, if that's what you're thinking," he answered.

Kagome's eyes widened. The was a surprise. Up until this morning, he was still contemplating the possibility of having twice the power he had now, though he no longer needed it. The others had left him alone with his thoughts; he'd needed to make that decision on his own.

"I guess you're the only one left to make a wish," Sango said.

Kagome closed her eyes and thought about what she wanted to wish for. She knew that making a selfish wish would only end in deep trouble for everyone. If InuYasha had still wanted to turn into a full demon, he would've gone crazy and someone would've gotten killed. She didn't want anything like that to happen now that she had something to say about it.

Finally, she opened her eyes and said, "I wish we could all go from the Feudal Era to my time and back again whenever we wanted to," making the rest of the Inu-gang smile.

Apparently, she forgot that another group was still in the vicinity.

A/N: I'm sorry I haven't updated in such a long time. I decided to edit all the chapters before I post anything new. Now that my writing has gotten better with practice, I want to perfect the older chapters first.