This is my first Inuyasha's fanfic. This story idea is based on those Chinese's love goddess and other 'cupid' idea in Eastern and Southeastern Asia. The red string (I think this idea comes from China) is similar to the effect of a Cupid's arrow, except it was tied around the ankle.

[Note: I re-edited this chapter]

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

The Wrong Soul Mate

Chapter 1: The Mix-Up

She flew down to Earth softly as her eyes searched for a certain soul mates in the park. Many people walked by her, not noticing in the middle path stood a young woman dressed in a pink kimono. How could they? She was a goddess which at the moment was invincible. It would be lucky if a mortal get to see her with their own two eyes.

She smiled when she finally spotted two men and a woman sitting on a bench together. The petite woman sat at the far end of the bench, reading a book while the two men were reading a newspaper.

'Let see...' She took out a patch of paper and scanned it carefully. "Jane Kinomoto... and James Eaton." She looked up and saw the aura of both the woman and the man at the other opposite end of the bench glowed.

'Kagome!'

She turned around to see a brown dog barked happily at her.

"Poku! How have you been?" Kagome asked as she patted him gently on the head. Although mortals don't have the ability to see her, at least the animals can.

'I'm fine as always Kagome! My master bought me a new collar today!' His mind communicated with her.

She examined the shiny red collar around his neck. "Wow! That's beautiful." Then she looked at the little boy and his mom beside him, who was talking to another woman. "They are both nice to you, Poku."

'Yeah.' He barked back. 'Are you on your next mission?'

"Yep." She turned around to see the man in the middle of the bench walked off. "You see those two over there?"

Poku nodded.

"They are meant to be with each other. When the right moment appears, I have to tie the love string around their ankle to tie their bond as soul mates."

The woman's left hand started to move toward her coffee without looking away from her book. Her hand accidentally pushed the coffee causing the hot liquid to spill over the man's side.

Kagome pointed her index finger to their right ankles as a long red string appeared out of thin air, flies toward them. When the man was about to turn sideway to see the woman, the string was tied into a tight knot. They both looked up at the same time.

"I'm so sorry!!" She heard the woman apologized to him. "I'm such a klutz!"

"No it was just an accident." He smiled at her as she blushed. "I didn't like this pant that much anyway."

She handed him a cloth. "Still it's my fault."

How could he didn't notice her beauty when he sat down on the bench? He thought as he gazed into her eyes. "Then if you want to repay me for this ugly pant, would you have the honor to have lunch with me?"

The woman stuttered. "S-sure. I would love to!"

His smile never did left his face as he got up and lend a hand to her. "By the way, my name is James."

She gently grabbed his hand and got up. "My name is Jane."

Kagome smiled broadly, happy to accomplish her mission. She was known as the love goddess who tied the bond of soul mate at the east, but on the western side, they would call her cupid.

"Mission accomplished."

'I'm glad.' Poku smiled at her. [AN: Can a dog smile?]

"Poku lets go." The little boy tugged on his leash.

'I have to go now Kagome. See you again!' He walked away with his master.

"Okay! You better be good Poku!" She waved to him.

'I will!' He barked as he disappeared at a corner with the boy and his mom.

Kagome's feet left the ground as she flew toward the cloud. In a few seconds, she landed safely onto a golden light pavement on the cloud. She walked past the beautiful garden that only grew in Heaven and into another stone pavement, passing a gate along the way.

Suddenly, a ball flew passed her swiftly, missing her head a couple of inches.

"The ball is getting away Saku!" A little boy run passed her.

"I'm sorry about that Kagome!" A little girl dressed in red kimono run up to her.

"That's okay, Saku, but next time aim somewhere else that is not close to my head." replied Kagome. Then realization hit her. Those two aren't supposed to play in the Matchmaking Section. "Takeo!"

She was too late; the ball smashed into the matching making stones that hung likes branches in the middle of the place. Fortunately, only three rectangle stones fallen. "Takeo!" She rushed to him, along with Saku behind her.

"I'm sorry, Kagome!! I didn't mean to!" Takeo's eyes widen as he clutched the ball tightly in his arms. He knew for one thing. When an immortal did something wrong, they were punished. He gulped. He just hoped that the punishment was not too harsh.

"This is not good!" Kagome picked up a stone that has the name 'Inuyasha Sakamoto' engraved in Ancient Chinese letters, and hung it back to the ancient tree.

"Saku and Takeo! What mischievous thing have ye done now?" An older female voice appeared behind them.

They all turned at the same time. "Lady Kaede!"

"Don't tell me you played around the Matchmaking section again!" She shook her head. 'Those two kids never learned their lesson do they?' They may be immortal, but their age hasn't reach maturity yet.

She walked toward them as the two children hid behind Kagome. "This is serious! If the soul mates are mix up, just think of the consequence? New babies will be born that are not even registered in the birth agency yet! And the babies that are supposed to be born with the two soul mates won't exist because the soul mates are mix up!"

"Did you understand half of what she was saying?" Takeo whispered to Saku who shook her head back.

Kaede shook her head and sighed. "Now ye two go play somewhere else. If I caught ye two playing here again, you two will be punish, understand?"

"Yes M'am." The children replied as they rushed out from the place.

"Saku and Takeo are just kids Lady Kaede." Kagome went back to look for the other two stones on the ground.

"They have been living for more than one hundred years now. They should know better. But if you count their age in mortal's age system, yes, they are kids." She sighed. "You should go check out those two out. They must be sulking somewhere."

"But I have to pick up those two--"

"Don't worry; I'll pick it up for you. Just hope the stone doesn't get mix up or something." She pushed Kagome softly out of the gate onto the gold pavement.

[AN: notice there's no plural after 'stone']

"Um, okay. But there are two stones that fell." Kagome turned around to see the emptiness of the gate of the Matchmaking Place. There was no trace of Lady Kaede. "I guess she will find it later." She walked off to find those two kids.

Kaede stood near the ancient tree, searching for the other stone until finally her eyes landed on a rectangular stone near a flower.

"Luckily, it wasn't lost." She picked it up and tied it back next to Inuyasha's stone with the red string. "The next soul mates..."

She walked off; not noticing another stone lied hidden beneath the flowers.

AN: The first chapter is done! The second chapter will be up soon!