Without the well
I don't own Inuyasha or any other characters from Rumiko Takashi's work.
Genre: Romance/Humour/Action/Adventure
Rated: PG-13 I know that nobody respects these rules but please if you're under 13 don't read
Summary: This story bases on a simple what if. What if Yura never existed and Kagome never brought up the guts to try and jump down the well to get back to her time. In what way would that change things.
This time I'm planning to give all my knowledge into this story and I'll be trying to create a much better atmosphere than usually but you can already see it at the chapter title, and the short poem that follows I plan to use that to set the basic mood of the chapter, flames are accepted like always just make sure that you are reasonable.
Signs, symbols:
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
Scene change/Flashback
SOUNDS/YELLING
Chapter 1: Souvenir/Twins
I am just a girl.
Estranged.
Flailing. Trying hard.
Who knows what'll come?
Haiku By: Lavender Hail
A young woman was strolling down on the dirt-path of her village her child was slumbering peacefully on her back while she was carrying a basket of herbs to her sensei. Her long raven hair was dancing freely in the light spring breeze and her eyes were sparkling with youth and happiness. It took her a long time to find her place in this world but she finally did it. When you look at her you wouldn't even think that she came from the future and that five hundred years were separating her from the place where she should live.
She slowed down a bit at the tailors to savour one of the freshly finished kimono's, even after she got transported to this place and getting married a few years later she still enjoyed a bit of window shopping and the fact that the window and the modern day shop was missing didn't disturb her at all. But the action itself brought back many memories of good times, and bad times, and times that were practically horrid.
The entire mess started five years ago at her fifteenth birthday it started as a normal day but ended up in disaster with her ending up in the middle-ages. She really didn't realize what happened for three weeks till her now husband saved her life from two ruffians who called themselves the thunder brothers. It was that evening when it dawned to her that she'll never be able to go back to her own era. A week after that her sole was close to breaking but thanks to some friends she managed to get over her loss and begin a new life.
FlashbackA teardrop fell to the ground followed by another as the air was filled with soft snobs "It's been an entire month by now since I got stuck here I wonder if I'll ever be able to go back home. Damn it mom is probably searching for me under every stone, if I could just tell her that I'm ok."
"Is there anything I could do for ye child?" asked an old and raspy voice. Kagome jumped up from her futon and found and old miko looking her over with a worried expression.
"No it's ok I was just thinking about my family." she answered laying back down.
The woman sat down next to her and placed her wrinkled hand on the young girl's back. "Do you want ta talk?" she asked.
Kagome looked up from the covers and slowly sat up, several minutes passed but neither of the two women did anything, finally Kaede had enough of the silent treatment.
"Child I can't help you if ye don't tell me what's wrong." she said trying to push her, but the younger girl didn't say anything. "Child!" Kagome lifted her teary face and looked at the old woman she stared at her not knowing what to do, finally Kaede understood what the teen-aged girl wanted. She gently pulled her into an embrace and let Kagome cry all she wanted.
Kaede felt as the young girl tightened her hold on her weeping even harder, but she knew that this is the best that she can do. Then something came to her mind "If my memory doesn't betray me those two wondrous girls have been in the near lately. They might be able ta help."
Next MorningKaede was once again out in the wild gathering herbs hoping that she'll bump into Inuyasha, who was nowadays busy skulking because Kagome was in no condition for any shard hunting. She was in luck the white haired dog-eared hanyou was snoozing high up in his favourite tree.
"Inuyasha come down here I have a talk with ye!" yelled Kaede to the him.
He opened one eye and looked down at her. "What do you want old hag?"
"I want ta talk to ye about Kagome."
The next second he was on the ground "Did she finally stop whining?" he asked hopefully.
"Inuyasha ya know the best how it feels to be an outsider, she's going through the same."
"Find someone else to run after that bitch!" he snapped and started to walk off towards the village.
Kaede inwardly smiled knowing that he was planning to go to Kagome he cared more for her than he showed. "I already did!"
"What!" he snapped turning around.
"Did ye hear about Sakura and Eclair? You're going ta take Kagome ta them!"
Inuyasha's eyes when wide "Forget it old hag I'm not going anywhere close to those two crazy bitches!" he yelled.
"But you better do. It's really hard for Kagome to be separated from her family. To add to this the villagers are treating her like some holy artefact. She ain't taking it well."
"At least they are not trying to kill her or chase her from the village!" snapped the hanyou.
"I see ye still don't understand something is wrong with her and she doesn't want ta talk about it!"
"I know old hag! Damn it why does she have to be so complicated?" half yelled the hanyou.
"That's her!" answered Kaede walking off.
"And I still won't take her to those two bitches! I kinda hang on my life you know!" yelled Inuyasha after the old woman.
"We'll see murmured Kaede!"
The hanyou turned around speeding up towards the village "That bitch has been nothing more than trouble since she appeared! Well ok she did get me free, but still she broke the dammed Shikon jewel and now she's boo-hoo-ing over something that she can't change!" he grumbled while jumping up into the trees so he can travel even faster. "And to make one thing perfectly clear I WON'T TAKE HER TO THOSE BITCHES!"
A few days later"How the hell could I let that old hag talk me into this!" growled Inuyasha while walking along the dirt path with Kagome and Shippo close behind. "They might be able to help Kagome, BUT they'll rip me apart at first sight!"
Inuyasha took a deep breath while preparing for the worst hoping that he'll get away with his life. To ad to his already crappy mood Kagome noticed this "Inuyasha what's wrong with you?" she asked plastering her fake smile.
"Just care about your own problems bitch!" snapped the hanyou.
"Why are you taking me to those girls if you are so afraid of them?" she asked.
"Because you are too stupid to give up on your dumb family! You can't go back to them so why cry? Just give up already and try to settle down." Kagome was more than pissed by Inuyasha's words she knew that he's right and it makes no sense to cry over something that she can't change but she still has the right to mourn over her loss.
"SIT!" she yelled. The hanyou fought against the magic of the prayer beads but it was futile and too soon he met an old friend namely dirt.
"What was that for bitch? Snapped the hanyou once he got enough power to free his mouth from the ground.
"Because you were being a jerk!" answered Kagome.
"I just told you the truth!" snapped Inuyasha.
"Then tell me why are you afraid from two little girls?" asked Kagome with tears threatening to spill.
"Because they can rip every demon to shreds! That's why!" yelled the hanyou.
"Then why did Kaede say that they are nice and they will help us."
"Feh!"
"Start talking Inuyasha! What did you do to them?" Inuyasha shuddered not wanting to remember any bit of his encounters with the twins. Seventy years have passed since he met them and pissed them but he didn't know if they ever forgave those occasions. "Inuyasha tell me or I'll say the word!"
This warning did work and the hanyou opened his mouth, reluctantly but he opened it. "It's been some years ago not much after my mother was killed...
FlashbackA young Inuyasha was stumbling across the forest trying to find anything edible it has been the fifth day he didn't get anything to eat and his stomach was practically screaming for food. Then his nose noticed the aroma of fresh grilled rabbit. The young hanyou's mouth started to water as he crept closer to the source of the scent. Then he saw it, an entire rabbit above a campfire.
His mouth hung open with drool threatening to drip from it, he had to have that food no matter how hot it was or how dangerous it might be to get it, he just had to have it. Not even caring about the fact that it could be all a trap he raced forward and grabbed the meat and started to devour it with at an unbelievable speed. There was just a tiny little problem the rabbit in question belonged to two young girls.
Break in flashback
"Let's just say I got myself in a big mess! The mother of the bitches was a Tennyo (Tennyo or Celestrial maiden are supposed to have eternal youth) and their father was a famous warrior monk. To boot things these bitches were living from slaying demons." explained Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha you know there's a word called girl!" interrupted Kagome.
"Feh! Whatever! After that..."
FlashbackInuyasha heard a roaring sound that we could best describe as a sonic boom from the left and thanks to some miracle he could jump out of the attack's way that broke down several trees by the time it came to a stop. The next thing he saw was a tall brown-haired girl appear in front of him, with an expression that promised a certain death.
At this point the young hanyou decided to retreat, but strangely the girl who looked and smelled completely like a normal human could easily keep up with him. "Didn't your parents teach you any manners!" she yelled trying to grab him but thanks to some miracle Inuyasha could get away, he jumped onto her head knocking her off balance and her face into the mud.
Then Inuyasha once again started to run but he didn't get far before a fist rocketed past his head and collided into a tree and blew the trunk of the poor plant into hundreds of small pieces. Once again there was a sonic boom and he saw as several trees fell that were in one line with the girl's punch.
"Of all the dangerous things in this dammed forest I had to pick the most dangerous one to mess with!" thought the boy while scooting back on his feet and running as fast as he could. The girl was once again about to charge after him but suddenly she came to a stop and within seconds the young hanyou was out of site.
End of flashback"Come on Inuyasha you were stealing their food, it's completely normal that at least one of them try to grab you!" remarked Kagome.
"Yeah! Nobody likes when you steal their food!" agreed Shippo who was riding on Kagome's shoulder.
"Fucking shit are you that stupid! That bitch wasn't trying to grab me she was trying to blast me! And I'm lucky that I was faster."
Flashback what Inuyasha didn't knowThe girl was once again about to charge after Inuyasha but suddenly she came to a stop and within seconds the young hanyou was out of site.
"What's wrong with you big sis? That brat stole out dinner!" she yelled back to someone.
"I think he needed the food more than we did!" answered another girl moving into sight she was at least foot shorter, and barely reached till her younger sisters chest.
"You mean that he..."
The shorter girl nodded "He didn't have a single thing to eat within the last five days. Didn't I tell you to wait before you charge forward?"
"Still he could have asked! And you could have at least stop him so we can talk to him." answered the taller girl ruffling her older sisters blond hair.
"You would have beaten him to a pulp before I could do that!"
"I wouldn't have I'm not a brute!" snapped the taller girl.
"Really you should try to be a bit more feminine little sis! How will you get a husband if you act so tomboyish all the time."
"Says the one who couldn't find a man within the first sixty years of her life. Besides don't school me you're only five minutes older!"
"The pot calls the kettle back! You're also alone! Heh-heh!" at this both girls start to chuckle and a few seconds later they broke out in laughter.
End of flashback"Guess you've got a point Inuyasha!" admitted Kagome "But do you really think that they would remember you."
"That wasn't the only time we met and well you see I kinda got both of them mad. And I don't just mean plain mad..."
FlashbackYears passed and Inuyasha grew up to be a formidable foe despite that he was looked down upon he was also feared. The sun was slowly closing towards the horizon and he was in the middle of the process of setting and once again it was time for him to find shelter for night.
Not far away two girls who at least looked young were taking their baths. They were splashing each other with water and laughing happily Inuyasha heard it and carefully sneaked to the nearby late to check out what's going on.
He peeked out from the bushes and saw that there were two human girls bathing and since him being a male he couldn't keep from inspecting them more carefully. This was a mistake.
The shorter one suddenly jumped out of the water and grabbed her tower screaming "PEEPING TOM!" the other one however turned to him with his eyes promising a painful death. It was also now that he recognised her. It was the same girl that almost killed him years ago. The hanyou went pale. "Fuck! Of all the females on this dammed world I have to bump into HER!" he screamed while starting to run.
Seconds later he felt a fist come into contact with the back of his head and he made a face plant. "Why the nerve of you pervert!" she yelled. Then she punched Inuyasha in the back to make him completely immobile. This was followed by an all out Inuyasha bashing.
A minute later the poor hanyou was full of bruises of all sizes, and was starting his prayers hoping that he'll be reborn as a full-blooded demon suddenly the girl stopped beating him and turned around. "What the heck are you talking about big sis?" she yelled into the forest. "You want to marry him or something?" she added.
"You have to know that beating is not the answer! I checked his thoughts and he's sorry!"
"And he's also out of here!"
"Not for long he's still within my range!"
Inuyasha ran fast as he could, but thanks to his dizziness he managed to run in a circle then he came to a stop when he saw a youkai, and by the looks of it he was the weaker. The hanyou gulped and started to silently back away then hen he thought that he's far away enough the started to run and ran right into the arms of the two females. As for the demon in fact there wasn't any.
The hanyou continued to run but came to a dead stop when he hard a sweet "Hi". "The two bitches!" he yelled and started to run for it again faster than ever before. Strangely while doing so he collided with almost every tree on his way.
"What did you do with him sis?" asked the taller girl.
"I made him think that there are trees where there aren't and the vice versa." came the reply.
"Do you know big sis that that's almost sadistic?"
"But not brutal little sis! Umm... Can I give you a little advice?"
"Yeah?"
"If you are you in love with that character than there are better ways to prove your affection then to show him your curves!"
"SIS!"
End of flashback"So that's why you know the forest so well, you bumped against every tree in it!" remarked Shippo chuckling. Inuyasha's "yes" came in the form of a whack on the head. After this it only took him a second to realize what was to follow.
"Inuyasha! Osuwari!"(Sit)
To be continued...
