Summary: [IY/SM] "I said I was bored and I get a mystery." Things aren't dull anymore for the ex Senshi of Jupiter, especially not after Rei drags her to a 2 month Shinto convention at the Higurashi Shrine. Some secrets are hard to keep and mysteries impossible to avoid. Take for example the elusive Higurashi daughter who is talked about but not seen, or the strange vibes from the ancient tree in the back yard, or the male voice that Makoto hears from Kagome's room. As Rei is busy with the workshop, Makoto feels it's her duty to play heroine but it's kind of difficult when you "stumble" into a the past. [Makoto/Kouga, Kagome/Inuyasha, Sango/Miroku]
Notes: This story should be about 15 chapters long, and I mean long. *nervous laughter* Once in a Blue Moon is an Inuyasha/Sailor Moon crossover. This story, like anything else that springs from my imagination, is not only Makoto centered but Kagome as well. The points of views change. The other senshi will not be seen at all in this. Rei is in this story, but only for the sake of explaining Makoto's new predicament. You've been warned. There is Romance in addition to the Action/Adventure.
Timeline: OiaBM takes place after in the Inuyasha series after the 98th episode where Kikyo and Kagome work together to get outside of the belly of a demon (Inu-chan unaware that this is going on of course). In the Sailor Moon timeline, I'd say it is about 6 months after Galaxia was defeated.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Inuyasha, no matter how many plushies I have in the likeness of characters of the series. *cough* Also, seeing as this is the prologue of a story, feedback is welcomed (though it won't put me any closer to owning Bankotsu-kun).
Once in a Blue Moon: Prologue
by Sarien-chan (ChibiSarien@netscape.net)
The creature wove his way through the forest of pine. His large paws made imprints on the earth, still wet from the previous night's rain. If you backtracked for one mile, you would come across a cave. Two twin sets of tracks led from it, human tracks. For every step forward, they developed more wolfish characteristics, until they were completely wolf. And at that point, one set of paw prints deviated, leaving the other to its straight course. Master trackers would puzzle over this for weeks to come while the village witches made signs of warding…
Light from the crescent moon streamed through the breaks in the new growth, making his already white fur appear to glow. His speed and strength was obvious in the very way he moved, sinews stretching as he took another powerful step. To the eyes of a human there was no mistaking this creature to be anything but a child of the moon, a wolf.
But there were no wolf-like thoughts of finding the next meal or protecting the den driving him to reach that high speed. He ran purely to enjoy his new freedom. Thoughts of his previous imprisonment, courtesy of several white-magic users, rang clearly though his mind. There were no memories of life before they trapped him a millennium ago. Only a sense of duty, effectively acting like a collar, restrained him from using his powerful fangs to end the life of something passerby out of spite.
What's this strange feeling? I do not remember any previous life before…the cave. Yet why do I feel this sense of responsibility towards something…no, somebody, I don't even know?
He bared his teeth in frustration.
Minutes later he stopped, at the top of a cliff and turned his intense tri colored green orbs towards the moon, hoping to remember more of his past in order to determine what called to his blood.
The crescent moon, however, offered little surcease to emotions the wolf's mind. Instead, the memory it evoked served to further irritate the wolf.
Makoto-himeHe knew that he would find no further answers until he found the female who owned that name and the scent of 'earth' that it accompanied it. The wolf turned his nose to the sky and gave an ear-splitting howl.
Upon hearing the noise, villagers from nearby locked their doors and unconsciously prayed to their gods. The sound of a lone wolf was not a good omen for their health during the long winter months.
----~(In another time an place)~-----
An auburn haired girl turned her emerald eyes towards the view of a crescent moon outside her window. She shivered, not just from the midnight chill either.
'Who could be thinking about me at this time of night?'
Putting those thoughts aside, she turned over and attempted to get some jet lag induced sleep.
[OWARI PROLOGUE]
More Notes: There's a saying that when people talk about you or plot against you (depending on the saying), you either shiver or sneeze out of nowhere. This chapter was very short, but then again, prologues typically are short (at least mine are, Anrui not included). I hope you enjoyed this teaser. And pay attention to details, I'm foreshadowing like a bitch. Thanks for reading. Constructive criticism, questions, and comments are welcome where as pointless flames are ignored. Sarien-chan, out.