Five Jewels, Two Souls, One Destiny
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not OWN Inuyasha but he does own my heart! Anyway, he belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I love you Inu-chan!
:: thoughts::
WARNING: This is rated R because of Inuyasha's bad mouth! BAD INU-CHAN! It is also rated R cause there might be a lemon but not for a while so you're safe till then. I'll warn you when that chapter does come though.
Summary: The Shikon no Tama is a piece of the greater puzzle to the unlocking of the five goddesses. There are five jewels all scattered around the Warring States era and only few know about this. The ones who do know this however, never get to tell what they know. Somehow, the gang comes across a person who knows this secret and he shares what he knows with them. He warns them not to go searching for the jewels or they will meet a very unpleasant fate. That is how our story begins and an adventure that will bring many unexpected surprises....
ENJOY! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ CHAPTER ONE: Comparison
As always, we find our um... "companions", the teenage girl Kagome and the half-dog demon Inuyasha, at each other's throats. Young love...
"Sit Boy!" And as always, love, in their case, was very painful.
This morning it didn't start out too nice. Kagome informed them all weeks ago that her brother, Sota, had a birthday coming up and he was turning eight. Kagome had bought him a great, but expensive, video game that was finally in stores. Sota had wanted it ever since he saw the commercials. Pokemon was very popular in Japan and Sota was probably one of the thousands, or millions, that love the game and show. But it wasn't about the gift. It was about Kagome's brother's birthday and it was a special day for Sota and his family.
The others understood Kagome's position and they agreed, without hesitation, to let her go back to her own time. It was Inuyasha who couldn't seem to understand the concept of a birthday and the importance of one.
"How come you have to go away again?!?!" Inuyasha needed to seriously calm down.
"Inuyasha! I told you I was going away weeks ago. Plus, I'm going to be gone for only a couple of days. Nothing to worry about. So calm down and let me go home for once, IN PEACE!!" Kagome's patience was getting very thin.
"Nothing to worry about?! You're kidding me?! We could miss looking for some shards because you're gone in our own time fooling around?! What am I suppose to do without you anyway?!" Inuyasha quickly regretted saying the last of his words.
Kagome's brain started to think about what he just said. ::Is he saying that he'll miss me if I go away for a little bit? Does he have feelings for me after all? Am I important to him? :: Millions of little questions were going through her head. She started to blush a little.
Inuyasha saw a pink tint color her cheeks. He had to cover up what he just said to her. "Without you, we'll miss a lot of shards. We don't have a lot of time cause Naraku or whoever else could be finding shards before we do. Kikyo would never be so weak and give up like you!" And if Inuyasha regretted his words before, it was nothing compared to the regret he felt after saying that.
That pushed Kagome to her limit and far beyond it. Inuyasha had seen a look of pain cross her face from what he just said but it was quickly replaced by the expression of anger. He knew what was coming.
"SIT BOY! SIT! SIT! SIT!" Inuyasha fell hard to the ground face first. No matter how much he prepared himself for those words, it didn't matter. He still felt the pain. Kagome's pain from his harsh words surpassed his by far.
Now that he was out of her way, Kagome jumped over the side of the Bone-Eater's Well and traveled back to her own time, where she knew that no one in her family would treat her bad like Inuyasha just did.
After Kagome was gone, Inuyasha just stayed on the ground because he felt lower than dirt. He recalled what he said to Kagome.
~*~Kikyo would never be so weak and give up like you!~*~
::How could I treat the one person I care about most so badly? Even if she does have feelings for me, I don't deserve them or her. Why do I always do that? Why can't I just tell her how I feel?! But no, I can't do that. I had to go and throw Kikyo in her face! She always hated when I did that! I didn't mean it. I just didn't want her to think anything. Well, what is so bad about her thinking I like her or even if I love her?::
His inner voice answered that. 'You don't want her to worry about you all the time if she knew you love her. Plus, what about Kikyo? Don't you love her?'
Inuyasha was so confused. ::Don't I love... His thoughts were quickly cut off. He caught the scent of the annoying kitsune coming his way, so Inuyasha gets up off the ground and leans against the well.
"Damn it. Now I have to explain to that stupid fox why Kagome left so mad. Well, I don't have to explain anything!!" He was still mad at Kagome but mostly at himself.
Shippo comes running out of the forest like his tail is on fire. He jumps up onto Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Get off you annoying runt!" Inuyasha swats Shippo off his shoulder and attempts to hit him. Shippo barely dodged the attack at him.
"Hey! Watch it and don't call me runt, you baka! Did Kagome already leave? All right Inuyasha, what did you do to her this time?"
"Nothing," Inuyasha grumbled. "Now leave me the fuck alone, you little runt!" Shippo wasn't about to take no for an answer. Shippo jumped right back on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Tell me right now Inuyasha! What did you do to Kagome? Why did she leave so mad?"
"What do you think runt? Now leave me alone!!" Inuyasha hits Shippo off his shoulder and took off running towards his forest, to sit in his tree and wait till Kagome comes back to them.
"Stupid Inuyasha." Shippo rubs his head and finds the bump that baka made on his skull. Shippo turned around and faced where Inuyasha disappeared. "Fine! Go ahead and sulk in your tree ALONE!" Shippo gets up off the ground and jumps onto the edge of the well. "I hope Kagome comes back soon. Why does that jerk always put Kagome in a bad mood? She doesn't deserve that! Come back soon Kagome."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Back At Camp ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"PERVERT!" ~SMACK! SMACK!~ "Get out of here!"
Miroku, the perverted monk, walks out of the bushes with two handprints left on the side of his cheeks.
"Women, they can't resist me."
Sango heard that and threw a rock at Miroku. He never knew it was coming. It hit him square on the back of the head and hard almost knocking him over.
"Oww!" Miroku rubs the sore spot. He walks away from the hot springs back to the fire where food was still cooking. ::I'm glad Kagome left food warm 'cause I sure as hell don't know how to make this stuff. Hmm.... I wonder where Inuyasha is?::
Sango was glad she hit him in the head. ::He deserved it!:: Miroku is always trying to get a look at her. ::Pervert. Why does he always have to spoil things? One moment we are talking civilly.... well, barely civil but still... We can talk but is that only an excuse for him to grope me?::
Her inner voice answered back. 'You know you like him.'
::I do not! How can I like or have any feelings but disgust for that conceited hentai! All he cares about is groping women and trying to get them to bare him a child! He is such a... a.... I don't know. I never can stay mad at him too long. Oh well:: Then she remembered her best friend, Kagome. ::Oh no! Inuyasha and Kagome were left alone, TOGETHER! That's a big problem! Inuyasha couldn't understand her leaving. I wonder where he is right now?::
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ IN Inuyasha's Forest ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Inuyasha was sitting in his tree watching the sun go down in the distance. He was still mad that Kagome had left him. He remembered that look of pain cross her face. ::I think maybe I pushed it. Nah! She'll come back. She always does. I hope I didn't hurt her. Wait, why should I care? She's only a shard detector:: Inuyasha tried to believe his words because it would be easier that way. He couldn't believe it though. He tried to believe she'd come back to him but he knew, deep down, he hurt her too much this time. He didn't want to believe that. ::We only need a few more shards to complete the Shikon no Tama and then this will all be over and Kagome will stay forever in her time::
It was the true about the shards. They had a little more than three fourths of the jewel complete and they knew Naraku had, almost, all the rest of the shards.
They all knew. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Inuyasha and Kagome all knew that the fight with Naraku was drawing near. They all might die fighting for honor, strength and revenge. Sometimes they wonder how they got into this mess. Then they began to recall the bad memories that had brought them here n the first place. There had been death by slaughter, betrayal, curses, and lots of pain, but not all was bad. Even thought bad times brought them closer together, they would stay together and stand by each other. Sure, they didn't always get along but they knew they had to face this together. Some more than others, had more to learn from that.
:: Why can't I tell her how I feel? Do I love Kagome? I don't even know my feelings anymore ::
There was their good times where they shared meals and laughter. Sometimes they showed their soft sides. Not everyone has a heart of stone. All of them had their weaknesses though. Some more than others, but they knew when to laugh and sometimes when to cry. Tears weren't always out of sadness. Maybe out of happiness or anger and frustration. They had their smiles and good times.
::What about Kikyo? Shouldn't I OWE her my life because of Naraku and that betrayal? Maybe my heart should be with Kagome but my life with Kikyo. I wonder what she's doing right now?::
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Present time Tokyo ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome looked up from the bottom of the well and saw the ceiling of the well house shrine. She was back in her era again. Tears started to blur her vision recalling everything that had just happened between Inuyasha and her. ::NO! I won't cry because of him!:: She climbed up the ladder and she was at the top of the well. She tried to climb out but her shoe got stuck on the side and she fell forward hard to the ground.
"Oww!" She looked down at her knee and saw a few scrapes and a large bruise. Kagome got up off the ground and yelled down the well. "I hate you Inuyasha!! It's all your fault!!"
Kagome gave into her emotions and started crying, not bothering to wipe the tears of despair and frustration away from here sweaty face. "Why do you always do that?! Why do you always have to compare me to Kikyo?! I'M NOT HER!" Her voice was starting to get hoarse and she was beginning to violently shake. She sunk down onto the cold floor and just sobbed.
"Inuyasha, I'm not her..." she whispered quietly, her voice with a thick sound of suppressed tears. She didn't want to cry but everything had built up these past weeks and it just was enough. She finally caved in and she needed to cry now. She needed to get her feelings out but she wouldn't let herself do that. She wouldn't let herself betray herself to weakness. Crying just seemed pointless.
::No more. I'm not going to give HIM the satisfaction of seeing me cry my heart out! I can carry on without that baka! He won't bring me down!:: Kagome pulled herself up off the ground and dusted herself off. Wiping the remaining trails of her tears, she turned back to the well.
"Inuyasha you won't ruin MY life! I do NOT need YOU!" And with that Kagome turned her back on the well and walked away towards her house. She didn't realize that she wasn't only turning her back on the well. She was turning her back on the past and the one that she loved most. A wind blew by, sweeping Kagome's raven hair up and twisting it about behind her. It was the winds of change coming into action and setting their sights onto two destined souls.
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Thank you for reading my story. Please review and once I get more reviews I will post the next chapter. You review and I post. That's how it works! ^_^ Hope you liked my story. Take care!
-Heather Christi
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not OWN Inuyasha but he does own my heart! Anyway, he belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I love you Inu-chan!
:: thoughts::
WARNING: This is rated R because of Inuyasha's bad mouth! BAD INU-CHAN! It is also rated R cause there might be a lemon but not for a while so you're safe till then. I'll warn you when that chapter does come though.
Summary: The Shikon no Tama is a piece of the greater puzzle to the unlocking of the five goddesses. There are five jewels all scattered around the Warring States era and only few know about this. The ones who do know this however, never get to tell what they know. Somehow, the gang comes across a person who knows this secret and he shares what he knows with them. He warns them not to go searching for the jewels or they will meet a very unpleasant fate. That is how our story begins and an adventure that will bring many unexpected surprises....
ENJOY! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ CHAPTER ONE: Comparison
As always, we find our um... "companions", the teenage girl Kagome and the half-dog demon Inuyasha, at each other's throats. Young love...
"Sit Boy!" And as always, love, in their case, was very painful.
This morning it didn't start out too nice. Kagome informed them all weeks ago that her brother, Sota, had a birthday coming up and he was turning eight. Kagome had bought him a great, but expensive, video game that was finally in stores. Sota had wanted it ever since he saw the commercials. Pokemon was very popular in Japan and Sota was probably one of the thousands, or millions, that love the game and show. But it wasn't about the gift. It was about Kagome's brother's birthday and it was a special day for Sota and his family.
The others understood Kagome's position and they agreed, without hesitation, to let her go back to her own time. It was Inuyasha who couldn't seem to understand the concept of a birthday and the importance of one.
"How come you have to go away again?!?!" Inuyasha needed to seriously calm down.
"Inuyasha! I told you I was going away weeks ago. Plus, I'm going to be gone for only a couple of days. Nothing to worry about. So calm down and let me go home for once, IN PEACE!!" Kagome's patience was getting very thin.
"Nothing to worry about?! You're kidding me?! We could miss looking for some shards because you're gone in our own time fooling around?! What am I suppose to do without you anyway?!" Inuyasha quickly regretted saying the last of his words.
Kagome's brain started to think about what he just said. ::Is he saying that he'll miss me if I go away for a little bit? Does he have feelings for me after all? Am I important to him? :: Millions of little questions were going through her head. She started to blush a little.
Inuyasha saw a pink tint color her cheeks. He had to cover up what he just said to her. "Without you, we'll miss a lot of shards. We don't have a lot of time cause Naraku or whoever else could be finding shards before we do. Kikyo would never be so weak and give up like you!" And if Inuyasha regretted his words before, it was nothing compared to the regret he felt after saying that.
That pushed Kagome to her limit and far beyond it. Inuyasha had seen a look of pain cross her face from what he just said but it was quickly replaced by the expression of anger. He knew what was coming.
"SIT BOY! SIT! SIT! SIT!" Inuyasha fell hard to the ground face first. No matter how much he prepared himself for those words, it didn't matter. He still felt the pain. Kagome's pain from his harsh words surpassed his by far.
Now that he was out of her way, Kagome jumped over the side of the Bone-Eater's Well and traveled back to her own time, where she knew that no one in her family would treat her bad like Inuyasha just did.
After Kagome was gone, Inuyasha just stayed on the ground because he felt lower than dirt. He recalled what he said to Kagome.
~*~Kikyo would never be so weak and give up like you!~*~
::How could I treat the one person I care about most so badly? Even if she does have feelings for me, I don't deserve them or her. Why do I always do that? Why can't I just tell her how I feel?! But no, I can't do that. I had to go and throw Kikyo in her face! She always hated when I did that! I didn't mean it. I just didn't want her to think anything. Well, what is so bad about her thinking I like her or even if I love her?::
His inner voice answered that. 'You don't want her to worry about you all the time if she knew you love her. Plus, what about Kikyo? Don't you love her?'
Inuyasha was so confused. ::Don't I love... His thoughts were quickly cut off. He caught the scent of the annoying kitsune coming his way, so Inuyasha gets up off the ground and leans against the well.
"Damn it. Now I have to explain to that stupid fox why Kagome left so mad. Well, I don't have to explain anything!!" He was still mad at Kagome but mostly at himself.
Shippo comes running out of the forest like his tail is on fire. He jumps up onto Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Get off you annoying runt!" Inuyasha swats Shippo off his shoulder and attempts to hit him. Shippo barely dodged the attack at him.
"Hey! Watch it and don't call me runt, you baka! Did Kagome already leave? All right Inuyasha, what did you do to her this time?"
"Nothing," Inuyasha grumbled. "Now leave me the fuck alone, you little runt!" Shippo wasn't about to take no for an answer. Shippo jumped right back on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Tell me right now Inuyasha! What did you do to Kagome? Why did she leave so mad?"
"What do you think runt? Now leave me alone!!" Inuyasha hits Shippo off his shoulder and took off running towards his forest, to sit in his tree and wait till Kagome comes back to them.
"Stupid Inuyasha." Shippo rubs his head and finds the bump that baka made on his skull. Shippo turned around and faced where Inuyasha disappeared. "Fine! Go ahead and sulk in your tree ALONE!" Shippo gets up off the ground and jumps onto the edge of the well. "I hope Kagome comes back soon. Why does that jerk always put Kagome in a bad mood? She doesn't deserve that! Come back soon Kagome."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Back At Camp ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"PERVERT!" ~SMACK! SMACK!~ "Get out of here!"
Miroku, the perverted monk, walks out of the bushes with two handprints left on the side of his cheeks.
"Women, they can't resist me."
Sango heard that and threw a rock at Miroku. He never knew it was coming. It hit him square on the back of the head and hard almost knocking him over.
"Oww!" Miroku rubs the sore spot. He walks away from the hot springs back to the fire where food was still cooking. ::I'm glad Kagome left food warm 'cause I sure as hell don't know how to make this stuff. Hmm.... I wonder where Inuyasha is?::
Sango was glad she hit him in the head. ::He deserved it!:: Miroku is always trying to get a look at her. ::Pervert. Why does he always have to spoil things? One moment we are talking civilly.... well, barely civil but still... We can talk but is that only an excuse for him to grope me?::
Her inner voice answered back. 'You know you like him.'
::I do not! How can I like or have any feelings but disgust for that conceited hentai! All he cares about is groping women and trying to get them to bare him a child! He is such a... a.... I don't know. I never can stay mad at him too long. Oh well:: Then she remembered her best friend, Kagome. ::Oh no! Inuyasha and Kagome were left alone, TOGETHER! That's a big problem! Inuyasha couldn't understand her leaving. I wonder where he is right now?::
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ IN Inuyasha's Forest ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Inuyasha was sitting in his tree watching the sun go down in the distance. He was still mad that Kagome had left him. He remembered that look of pain cross her face. ::I think maybe I pushed it. Nah! She'll come back. She always does. I hope I didn't hurt her. Wait, why should I care? She's only a shard detector:: Inuyasha tried to believe his words because it would be easier that way. He couldn't believe it though. He tried to believe she'd come back to him but he knew, deep down, he hurt her too much this time. He didn't want to believe that. ::We only need a few more shards to complete the Shikon no Tama and then this will all be over and Kagome will stay forever in her time::
It was the true about the shards. They had a little more than three fourths of the jewel complete and they knew Naraku had, almost, all the rest of the shards.
They all knew. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Inuyasha and Kagome all knew that the fight with Naraku was drawing near. They all might die fighting for honor, strength and revenge. Sometimes they wonder how they got into this mess. Then they began to recall the bad memories that had brought them here n the first place. There had been death by slaughter, betrayal, curses, and lots of pain, but not all was bad. Even thought bad times brought them closer together, they would stay together and stand by each other. Sure, they didn't always get along but they knew they had to face this together. Some more than others, had more to learn from that.
:: Why can't I tell her how I feel? Do I love Kagome? I don't even know my feelings anymore ::
There was their good times where they shared meals and laughter. Sometimes they showed their soft sides. Not everyone has a heart of stone. All of them had their weaknesses though. Some more than others, but they knew when to laugh and sometimes when to cry. Tears weren't always out of sadness. Maybe out of happiness or anger and frustration. They had their smiles and good times.
::What about Kikyo? Shouldn't I OWE her my life because of Naraku and that betrayal? Maybe my heart should be with Kagome but my life with Kikyo. I wonder what she's doing right now?::
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Present time Tokyo ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome looked up from the bottom of the well and saw the ceiling of the well house shrine. She was back in her era again. Tears started to blur her vision recalling everything that had just happened between Inuyasha and her. ::NO! I won't cry because of him!:: She climbed up the ladder and she was at the top of the well. She tried to climb out but her shoe got stuck on the side and she fell forward hard to the ground.
"Oww!" She looked down at her knee and saw a few scrapes and a large bruise. Kagome got up off the ground and yelled down the well. "I hate you Inuyasha!! It's all your fault!!"
Kagome gave into her emotions and started crying, not bothering to wipe the tears of despair and frustration away from here sweaty face. "Why do you always do that?! Why do you always have to compare me to Kikyo?! I'M NOT HER!" Her voice was starting to get hoarse and she was beginning to violently shake. She sunk down onto the cold floor and just sobbed.
"Inuyasha, I'm not her..." she whispered quietly, her voice with a thick sound of suppressed tears. She didn't want to cry but everything had built up these past weeks and it just was enough. She finally caved in and she needed to cry now. She needed to get her feelings out but she wouldn't let herself do that. She wouldn't let herself betray herself to weakness. Crying just seemed pointless.
::No more. I'm not going to give HIM the satisfaction of seeing me cry my heart out! I can carry on without that baka! He won't bring me down!:: Kagome pulled herself up off the ground and dusted herself off. Wiping the remaining trails of her tears, she turned back to the well.
"Inuyasha you won't ruin MY life! I do NOT need YOU!" And with that Kagome turned her back on the well and walked away towards her house. She didn't realize that she wasn't only turning her back on the well. She was turning her back on the past and the one that she loved most. A wind blew by, sweeping Kagome's raven hair up and twisting it about behind her. It was the winds of change coming into action and setting their sights onto two destined souls.
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Thank you for reading my story. Please review and once I get more reviews I will post the next chapter. You review and I post. That's how it works! ^_^ Hope you liked my story. Take care!
-Heather Christi