A/N: (WARNING: Extremely long. Read at own risk.) Hey hey! alexa524 here! So, this is the actual story, called Tragedy in 2010. I might do a few oneshots though, but they would be posted in a collection. Anyway, I better do a big recap... (The word recap, when used in this sentence, and according to the author, means 'a long story telling you what you need to know, and what you probably don't.' You've been warned.)
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Full summary of story:
Inuyasha and Kikyo were thrown together, and that ended up in a disaster, so of course, he'd HAVE to end up with her exact twin, right? To make things even better, she's a brat with a bad temper and who has doesn't belong anywhere but her nice, big mansion.
Kagome just wanted to hang out with her friends, but it was just one of those days. On top of it all, an incredibly cute guy who also happens to be incredibly annoying, is announced her companion for 'an unforeseeable amount of time.'.
Kikyo fell in love with the wrong guy, and has spent the last few years hiding from him and her sister. She's given everything to protect the jewel, so she can protect her sister. She even guarantees good treatment for the guy that started this whole mess. But when two completely different men confront her, which will she reject, and which will she greet with open arms?
Naraku is Onigumo, but he isn't. Onigumo certainly wasn't Naraku, although they are like two peas in a pod. The whole schizophrenic deal is awesome for both, but not totally good. Onigumo is the level headed one, and the devious go getter. Naraku is the daring one who prefers to let everyone else do the dirty work. But the one thing they both are completely consistent on, is Kikyo.
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Summary of recap: Kikyo and Inuyasha (whose name will be incorrectly spelled -Correct spelling: InuYasha- from now on) are in L-O-V-E!!! But what happens after Kikyo invites Inuyasha to basically help himself to the jewel?
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Roles of the main characters: (Who are all human.)
Inuyasha- A thief and minor criminal who just spent the last 8 years in jail/juvie.
Kagome- A schoolgirl who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Kikyo- A museum guard who fell in love with the wrong person. Would do anything for those she loves. (Kagome shares this trait)*
Sango- A bounty hunter.
Miroku- A cop.
Shippo- A little boy who fell into the wrong crowd. Loves to play pranks on Inuyasha.
Naraku- Former guard and co-worker of Kikyo in the Jinja museum. Now a struggling crimelord. Wants the Shikon no Tama for own devious purposes. Controls others through blackmail and promises in order to get what he wants.
Kagura- An assassin who just wants to get away from Naraku. Reluctantly does what he wants because he controls her through an implanted bomb he can set off at any time with his remote control.
Kanna- An assassin like her younger sister. Does what Narsku wants so Kagura won't die.
Hakudoshi- Not an assassin, but pretty good at killing. Naraku has his brother.
The infant- Is now a young boy. Moryamaru protects him/guards him.
Moryamaru- A bodyguard. Obeys Naraku 'coz he's to dumb to realize he's being manipulated.
Byakuya- A technician guy, who's good with technology. Basically. (I have no knowledge of technology whatsoever! So he isn't gonna have very many speaking parts!)
Muso- A cousin of Naraku. Follows Naraku because, hey, family's gotta stick together, right?
Kohaku- A bounty hunter in training. Follows Naraku because Naraku gave him a memory wipe (I am going by what I saw on The Incredibles. I don't even know if that's been invented, so... if it hasn't, Kohaku hit his head on a rock.).
Sesshomaru- Powerful crimelord. Known as 'Lord of the Western City'. Becasue he basically OWNS the western part of the city. Wants to kill Inuyasha for reasons unknown at this time.
Jaken- Bald guy who follows Sesshomaru arround. Acts as his accountant/adviser/henchman. Constantly fretting.
Rin- Was a young girl at the time of Inuyasha's imprisonment. Now the same age as Kagome, but still hangs out with her saviour, Sesshomaru-sama.
Koga- A leader of a gang known as 'The Wolf Pack'. Pursued by a fellow gang leader, Ayame, who is leader of 'The Iris Wolves'. (Misspelling of Irish? I blame their agent.)
Myoga- An old man. Who knows how to hide. Taught Inuyasha everything he knows.
*note: Kagome and Kikyo are not reincarnatedwhoodawhats, or even relatives. They're total strangers who just happen to look like each other. Part of this is due to my inability to imagine them related or imagine the process and concept of reincarnation. But mostly it's 'coz Kikyo isn't really dead...
All other characters have similar roles! Okay, on to the official recap!
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Kikyo's parents are dead and she has to raise Kaede. They move from foster home to foster home until Kikyo is eighteen. Kikyo quits her last job and accepts a job at the Jinja museum. While there she meets Onigumo, Tsubaki, and Inuyasha. She falls in love with Inuyasha, and Onigumo and Inuyasha fall in love with her. Tsubaki hates her guts. Tsubaki also causes a fire, which lands Onigumo in the hospital, spoiling his plans to steal the jewel. Inuyasha and Kikyo make plans to steal the jewel and run away together, but then Onigumo, who gave into Schizophrenia, (so I really should say Naraku) Okay, Narakuimpersonates Inuyasha and attacks Kikyo. He then makes Kagura attack Inuyasha dressed as Kikyo. They fall for his trickery, and a wounded Kikyo turns in Inuyasha, who was stealing the jewel. Kikyo then supposedly dies, and Inuyasha ends up in prison with a ten year sentence. However, Kikyo's body mysteriously disappeared...
If that wasn't enough, go read my prologue, "When everything was perfect". Or not. Just don't flame me for my long-winded foreword and rather short story. Please.
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Tick-tock, Tick-tock. The clock above her sang the sound of time passing away. Slowly, Kagome turned her head towards the boy sitting next to her. Her brown eyes met molten gold, and she turned away from his scowl. She glanced down at the ground, annoyed that her feet couldn't touch the ground, but his could. He was tall, with long white hair and an whiskery face. His red prison uniform marked him as a criminal, yet here she was, seated next to him. She scooted along he bench till she was as far away from him as possible, and tried to remember what had gotten her here in the first place.
"Oh, Kagome! You never, never, never come shopping with us! Puh-leeeeez?" Ayumi begged, Eri and Yuka flanking her. Kagome frowned and agreed, against her better judgement. She had a test she had to study for, but she hadn't been out with her friends for awhile. Decisions, decisions. And of only she hadn't made a certain one...
The woman grabbed Kagome, shaking her. Kagome glanced towards the direction of her friends, but they didn't notice she'd fallen behind. "Give me the jewel!" The woman screeched, her foul breath hot against Kagome's face. "Give it to me!" Kagome would have screamed of not for the sweaty hand clamped tightly over her mouth. The woman's face lit up in a greedy smile as she whipped out a knife. She edged Kagome's shirt up a little, and turned the blades toward her stomach. Kagome's heart thumped faster and faster, 'till she could hear nothing else. That's why it was such a shock when in a blur of red and white, a boy's face was suddenly in front of her's, and the woman thrown away. "Hadakamushi." He hissed, before leaning towards Kagome. She could only stare up at him, wondering how one could be so strong. "No.. It can't... Ki-Kikyo?" Kagome squinted up at him, fighting the screams that wanted to tear from her throat. She had to remain calm, even if she had just been threatened and rescued.
The boy glanced towards the woman, who was struggling up. "Funny. I seem to remember you being able to take down people like her in your sleep, Kikyo." The boy spat out, eyes on the now approaching woman. Kagome clutched her shopping bag, and scooted as far away from the two as possible. "Ka-go-me. My name is Kagome." Weird how in the midst of certain danger and an uncertain ally, she could get mad about such a small detail as a name. Who in the world was Kikyo anyway?
"Inuyasha." The harsh voice snapped Kagome back to reality. The boy beside her stiffened before laughing bitterly. "Kaede. Commissioner, eh? My, how you've grown." Kagome turned and saw a short woman glaring at the both of them, but at the sight of Kagome her face softened. "She really does look just like her." She murmured, reaching out towards Kagome's face. Inuyasha stared at the older woman. "Kaede, what do you mean, looks just like her?" Kaede shook her head. "I forgot, you were taken away before you noticed. Kikyo was wounded by you Inuyasha, and now she's dead."
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A/N: Um... great, it's short, just like the first chapter of the prologue. But it had to end here, 'coz it's way to late for me. *YAWNS* Well, I should have another chapter up within the weekend, unless of course I get writer's block. So, as far as I know, I haven't gotten any reviews. PLEASE!!??!! I know it's a lot to ask for after that big long recap/author's note, but I'd still really like one... please?