Hello, everyone! I'm glad to be writing again. This is yet again a Inuyasha X Kagome X Kikyo type of story. This one is a big different. Please read!
Summary: Inuyasha finds out a way to revive his parents and brings them back, but he's surprised on what they have to say.
Chapter One: Izayoi and InuTaisho
Inuyasha was sitting in front of his mother's grave. Today was the day she died. It was so long ago, yet it still seems as if the image of her was perfectly clear in his head.
'Mother…It's been so long.' Inuyasha thought. 'I wish I could see you one last time. I remember when Sesshomaru tried to make me believe it was really who I was talking to. I believed it was you for the longest time, until I found out I was basically getting eaten alive. All to find my father's grave. Father…he would be so proud of you to know that you went through hell and back with me.' The thoughts were rambling all in his head. He put his hand on the worn tombstone. He heard footsteps and looked to his left to find Kagome by his side. She gave him a smile, but he just looked back at the tombstone.
"She's lucky to have a son like you, Inuyasha." Said the Miko. Inuyasha smiled.
"Thanks…" he said. She nodded.
"You think she would have liked me?" she asked. Inuyasha's ears perked up.
"Well, I don't see any reason why she wouldn't." he said. Kagome giggled and Inuyasha blushed. He took one last look at the grave, set the flowers that were in his hand down on the soil, and walked away with Kagome by his side. "I just wish I could see her and father again…just one more time." He said.
"I understand how you feel. I would do anything in the world to see my father again." Said Kagome. Inuyasha looked at her with wide eyes.
"Your father died?" asked Inuyasha. "I thought your parents just weren't together…" he said.
"No, he died when I was only 9. He died in a car crash." She said. Inuyasha looked confused. "You know those big moving things on the black roads?" she asked. He nodded. "He died because someone hit him with one of those big ones." She said, referring to a semi-truck. Inuyasha's eyes widened and he looked down.
"Wow, Kagome…I…I'm sorry." He said.
"Don't be. It's not your fault and were not mourning for my father, today is about your mother." She said. Inuyasha nodded and they both walked back to the nearest village. Miroku and Sango were both gone on a mission and Shippo was left with Rin at Lady Kaede's Village. That just left the two alone.
On their way back, an old woman stood in front of them. She was short, about half of Kagome's height. She had on a worn out black cloak that had a hood that covered her eyes.
"Hey, watch it!" shouted Inuyasha. The old woman laughed.
"My apologies, Inuyasha." Said the old woman.
"Wha—how do you know who I am? Who are you?" asked the hanyou.
"Inuyasha, I don't sense any negative energy near her. I sense pure energy." Said Kagome.
"That's because I am Midoriko." Said the old woman. Kagome gasped.
"M-Midoriko?! You can't be! You're—"
"Dead?" finished Midoriko. "Yes, I am. But I took the form of an old woman to visit this world for a little bit. Inuyasha, I have something to tell you." Said Midoriko. Inuyasha was all ears. "You have been working to fight Naraku for a long time. I have to tell you this, you must stop. You mustn't complete the Shikon No Tama, for it will destroy all good in this world." Said the priestess.
"Well if we don't fight Naraku, then he's going to be the one to complete it!" said Inuyasha.
"Yes, but with every shard he collects, he taints it. If the Shikon No Tama is completed and tainted, it will destroy the one who completes it, whether they are human or not." Said Midoriko.
"So…if we let Naraku complete the jewel, that's going to destroy him?" asked Kagome. The woman nodded.
"Yes, Kagome. But listen closely, no matter what you feel is going to happen, no matter what Naraku does with the jewel, do not purify him or it."
"But what about Kohaku? Without his jewel, he'll die!" said Inuyasha.
"If you're talking about the boy who Naraku is controlling, he will live. Just make sure that his jewel is the last jewel Naraku takes. That way, Naraku will take the jewel, die instantly, and Kohaku will live." Said the priestess. "Now that we have that out of the way, I have some good news to share with you." Said Midoriko.
"What is it?"
"Your mother and father will soon walk the earth again." Said Midoriko. Inuyasha gasped and his eyes shot wide.
"W-What…?" asked Inuyasha.
"I will revive them for you. You have proven that your heart is pure, and that you have the true strength of a full youkai." Said the priestess. She walked in the direction Inuyasha's mother's grave was. When they got there, she told them to step back. She lifted her old, wrinkly hands in the air and the soil that was his mother's grave began to shake. A light emerged from the grave and a hand popped out. Inuyasha's heart was pounding and tears were forming in his eyes. Kagome noticed and hoped to Kami that this was indeed his mother. The soil disappeared and was replaced with bright green grass. A woman wearing a purple kimono, with solid black hair stood where the grave was. Inuyasha's eyes widened and tears rolled down his cheeks.
"M-Mother…" he said quietly.
"My Inuyasha!" she shouted as she ran to hug her son. He wrapped his arms around her too and cried on her shoulder. Kagome began to cry as well from happiness. "My son, how I've missed you so much." Said Izayoi. Inuyasha felt her warmth. It wasn't like when Kikyo was alive. She was really alive. Her body wasn't made of soil. It was made of flesh and bones.
"Mother…I missed you too." He said as they let go of each other. She put a hand on his cheek.
"My, how you've grown." She said as he smiled. She looked next to her and saw Kagome. "I know who you are, you're Kagome. It's such a pleasure to meet such a strong woman." She said. She turned to look at Inuyasha. "She's just a friend?" Inuyasha went deep red and so did Kagome.
"Y-Yeah…a close friend." He said. Izayoi smiled and the three walked back to the hut Inuyasha and Kagome were staying in. Inuyasha looked for Midoriko and she was gone. He thanked her in his head and walked with the rest.
"So, mother…" said Inuyasha.
"Yes, my son?" replied Izayoi. She had a warm smile on her face.
"Is father alive too?" he asked. Her smile grew more.
"Before I came back to this world, he told me to meet him in front of the God Tree." Said the woman.
"The…God Tree? How does he know about that tree?"
"Inuyasha, we've been watching above you this whole time. I know the whole story. I know about Naraku, Kikyo, the Bone-Eater's Well, all of it." Said Izayoi. Inuyasha looked shocked as did Kagome.
"What do you mean about Kikyo?" asked Inuyasha.
"I'm saying I know the whole love triangle between you, Kikyo, and Kagome." Said his mother. Inuyasha turned a deep shade of red.
"Oh…"
"We'll talk about that later. Let's go meet your father." Said his mother. The two agreed and walked with her. "Inuyasha, I'm really excited for you to finally meet your father! You were so young when he passed. It was the day he named you when he passed." Said Izayoi.
"So he named me Inuyasha?" said the hanyou. Izayoi nodded. They arrived at the God Tree and nobody was there. They looked around and was shocked to find InuTaisho in the trees, resting. He jumped down and stood in front of Inuyasha. He was tall, about 6 inches taller than Inuyasha. He had long wavy silver hair that was put back into a ponytail. He was wearing a black and white Kimono. He had a warm smile on his face.
"Inuyasha…wow" he said. He pulled the hanyou into a hug. Inuyasha hugged back but was not as emotional as he was with Izayoi. He never knew what his father looked like until now.
"H-Hello, Father." Said Inuyasha. They broke the hug and InuTaisho stood there to study Inuyasha's face.
"Wow…you look almost exactly like me." Said Inuyasha. InuTaisho smiled.
"Well, I'm your dad." Said InuTaisho. Kagome giggled and caught the attention of InuTaisho. He smiled and walked to the girl and embraced her.
"It's nice to meet you, my dear." Said InuTaisho. He broke the hug and Kagome bowed. "Because of you, Inuyasha is who he is today." Said InuTaisho. Kagome smiled.
"Thank you, Lord InuTaisho." Said Kagome. He smiled and looked at Inuyasha.
"Kagome here would make a great wife, Inuyasha." Said InuTaisho with a toothy grin. Inuyasha was blood red.
"D-Dad!" said Inuyasha, embarrassed. Kagome giggled and The older couple laughed.
"I'm just teasing, I know the situation." Said InuTaisho. They all walked back to the hut again and they all had tea. It was silent for a moment until Izayoi broke the silence.
"Inuyasha, care to explain how Kagome got into this era?" asked Izayoi. She looked at Kagome and smiled. Kagome smiled back.
"Well, I really don't know the situation myself. I never really asked." Said Inuyasha. Kagome nodded, signaling that she would tell the story.
"Well, I woke up for the classes I was taking, and my little brother came to me telling me that our cat, Buyo, went into our shrine, which is where the well was. I went inside and before I knew it, a centipede demon broke the seal on the well, and grabbed me. At the time, the Shikon No Tama was in my hip. Since Kikyo had the jewel burned with her body, it was passed onto me, since I am her reincarnation." Said Kagome. "It took me to this time, and that's when I met Inuyasha. He was out cold, because he was still pinned to the tree. I had to take out the arrow if I wanted to survive that demon attack. It swallowed the Jewel after it took it out of my body and Inuyasha saved us all." Said Kagome. "Then threatened to kill me" said Kagome, shooting Inuyasha a cold look as a joke.
"H-Hey! I didn't even know you back then!" said Inuyasha. Kagome laughed.
"So, since you're Kikyo's reincarnation, are you anything like her?" asked InuTaisho. Inuyasha gulped, since he knew that this angered Kagome.
"No, I'm nothing like her at all." Said Kagome.
"Really? I would guess that you had something in common with her." Said InuTaisho.
"I'm sorry if this seems rude, but I am never going to have anything in common with her. Besides appearance that is." Said Kagome. InuTaisho smirked when he saw Inuyasha looking the opposite direction to avoid eye contact with Kagome.
"You're fine, my dear. It seems like you and her don't get along?" asked InuTaisho. Kagome shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't have any problem with her. I don't know about her, though. There's been times where she wanted to hurt me, and other times where she was nice to me. Either way, she doesn't phase me."
"How do you feel about Inuyasha seeing her?" asked Izayoi. Kagome blushed a bit.
"Well, whether or not I like it, he's still going to see her." Said Kagome. Inuyasha looked at her with an angry, blushing face.
"That's not true! Don't tell them lies!" said Inuyasha.
"Lies?! You're the one who lies about where you went when I ask you!" replied Kagome. Inuyasha gulped. "I don't care what you think about this, I know that no matter what I say, what condition I'm in, you're always going to go back to her! I've accepted that!" said Kagome. Inuyasha slumped down.
"I apologize that I brought this up." Said InuTaisho.
"No, don't be sorry. I'm glad he actually got to hear me say it this time. I can't say that I'm not bothered my him going to her, but what can I do? They have a special bond." Said Kagome. Izayoi smiled, half because she felt bad for the girl and half because she was proud of her respect.
"Wow, that's amazing." Said InuTaisho as he sipped his tea. "It seems like my son has done this more than once, huh?" asked his father.
"Well, yes. I don't blame him. He loves her." Said Kagome. "and I can never compete with that." Said Kagome. She blushed when she realized that she was still in front of Inuyasha. "N-Not that I want to or anything." She added quickly.
"Inuyasha, when did you and Kikyo meet?" asked Izayoi. Inuyasha didn't take his eyes off the floor.
"50 years ago. She died when I was sealed to the tree, but she was brought back to life." Said Inuyasha. "The original plan was for me to use the Shikon Jewel to become human so me and her could live our lives together." Said Inuyasha. "But that—" he began before Izayoi interrupted him.
"You what?!" she exclaimed. "Inuyasha you wanted to become human for her?" asked Izayoi.
"Well…yes. I did. Not anymore, I want to become a full demon." Said Inuyasha. Both parents had angry looks.
"Inuyasha, you should be proud of what you are. A hanyou." Said InuTaisho.
"Yeah, a weak hanyou." Said Inuyasha.
"Listen to me! You are not weak! I'm sorry, Inuyasha, but you shouldn't be in love with someone who won't love you for who you are! She wouldn't be your wife because you were a half demon?! That's sick!" said Izayoi. Inuyasha's eyes widened.
"Inuyasha, you are my son and I am proud to call you a half-demon." Said InuTaisho.
"M-Mother…she's not a bad person…she…"
"She was the guardian of the jewel, wasn't she?" asked Izayoi. Inuyasha nodded slowly. "That explains everything. She couldn't be seen as the priestess who was with a half-demon. She also wanted to be free, so she tried to kill two birds with one stone." Said Izayoi. "She wanted to get rid of the jewel so she could be free, and marry a human, so she wouldn't be looked down at." Said Izayoi. "Is that true love?" asked the woman. Inuyasha was shocked. He had never put it together like that.
"I…I…guess…not…" said Inuyasha. "It's just that it's not easy to forget someone how meant so much to you." Said Inuyasha. Kagome felt sad that she had even said anything.
"Inuyasha, I understand. I'm sorry. I was aware of how much you loved her and I kept on going." Said Kagome. "I really am sorry." She scooted next to him and put a hand on his shoulder.
'I can't believe I'm saying these things in front of my parents' thought Inuyasha. "Kagome, you have every right to be upset about me going to see her. You have every right to get angry when someone compares you to her." Said Inuyasha. Kagome's eyes widened and she was kind of confused.
"Inuyasha, what do you mean?" asked the miko.
"I mean that when we first met, all I did was compare you to Kikyo, tell you how much better she was than you, how prettier she was, all of that was wrong of me to do. I also continue to leave you to go see her for like ten minutes, knowing that I won't be there to protect you if you get hurt. There was too many times where I almost lost you because I was off looking for Kikyo. I can't let that keep happening. If I do, then I would eventually lose you. I can't let that happen." Said Inuyasha, as he put his hand over hers that was on his shoulder. Izayoi smiled at her son. InuTaisho's eyes widened when he saw Inuyasha open up to Kagome like that.
"Wow, son. I can tell you this, you've got guts. It took me so long for me to open up to your mother again." Said InuTaisho. "It seems like you really care about this girl." He continued. There was a short silence before Inuyasha took his hand off of hers and nodded slowly.
"I do." Said Inuyasha. Kagome blushed and looked down. He had never talked about her like this, at least not when she was right next to him. Come to think of it, never has anyone talked about her like this in front of anyone unless it was her mother or father.
'Thank you, Inuyasha. I'm glad I chose the right one.'
Well, that's a wrap for the first chapter! Second chapter should be up soon! Don't forget to review! Thanks for reading!