Author's Note: Inuyasha Belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Sunrise Inc. and their various respected companies etc. If I actually owned this stuff, I would not be writing this, but rather this story would be turned into a movie and I would be making lots of money that I probably do not deserve.
Side Note: This does contain some spoilers from the Manga(Volume#34 and later versions of the anime(up to episode #126), so you have be forewarned. Any other elements that I add I will try to make sure to reference, although this is not a direct crossover with any other anime series.
Also I must point out that I am rather new to this writing stuff(i.e. this my first story and I have not read that many, so if you think that I might have accidentally plagiarize yours or someone else's work(which I probably couldn't do if I tried) on accident, please let me know as soon as possible, so I can remove the story and make the proper edits. It's the same disclaimer movies put at the end of the credits in extremely tiny writing that nobody bothers to read.
Now with the formalities out of the way, on with the show…
Inuyasha DX: Heart of Fire
Chapter#1: Prologue(Reunion with an Old Friend and a New One; Enter Cody Mondo and Mayfa)
It was a late December afternoon in Modern day Tokyo. The sun began its slow decent to dusk but it was hardly noticeable because the entire sky was covered with a ceiling of clouds. It was nearing towards the Christmas holiday and the streets were already filled with cheery people, shopping and joking. Young and old couples holding hands, the holiday spirit was surely alive.
Of course, I was too pre-occupied with my own thoughts to even think about the upcoming holiday. It has been about eight years since I last saw the Higurashi Family. As I walked down that long road towards the Sunset, memories of my childhood friend came rushing back like a freight train at top speed. I could never forget that girl, Kagome.
My pondering of the past however was soon interrupted by my young traveling companion who had been sleeping in my arms since we had arrived in Tokyo earlier that day.
"Cody, it's beginning to snow outside" Mayfa said as she began to awaken from her slumber in my arms. I was completely lost in thought that I did not even notice that I began to lightly snow outside. "Hey Cody, who is this Kagome person, is she your girlfriend or something, you keep muttering her name every five minutes?, When did you meet her?, Is she a nice person? What is she like?" Mayfa kept questioning me to know to no end about Kagome. "She is a friend I met many years ago when my family and myself lived in Tokyo. She is a very nice and sweet person, you will definitely like her, I doubt she has changed much over the years. Now go back to sleep, I will wake you up when we get there." "Cool, you make here sound just like sister" Mayfa mumbled as she fell back into her dream world. "Yeah your sister."
Mayfa was adopted by my family shortly after the passing away of her sister Tara, who was her only family at the time. Although we weren't related by blood, I felt closer to her then any of my own real family members. As my thoughts of the past kept rushing through my mind, Kagome, Tara, they were soon cut off when I finally reached to steps to shrine and saw the huge, red arch on top of the staircase. I usually did not feel nervous about anything, but for some reason, my heart began to race at an unusually fast pace. It almost felt like I had come home.
Kagome and her three friends, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi, were all too happy to have finished the school day and to start the Christmas holiday break. Kagome had already decided to rush home immediately, on the account that Inuyasha had been staying in her time for the past couple of days. What she did not expect however that her three friends would be tagging along, whether she wanted them to or not.
As Kagome and Her friends arrived and began to walk up the steps of the Sunset Shrine, Kagome started to feel nervous. "Ok you guys, why are you here anyways?, you have already met Inuyasha before, what could you possibly want to ask of him that you didn't two days ago." This of course cause all three of her friends to look at Kagome with a somewhat mischievous glint in their eyes. "It's obvious he isn't as bad you said he was. Why did you say such things about him anyway?, what is really going on between the two of you?" Questioned Eri, her friend with the head-band(A/N I'm pretty sure that I got that one right). "We are only being concerned about our friend, Kagome, that's all, plus he is so interesting." Added Yuka, her short haired friend. Ayumi, her curly haired friend didn't say anything, but was rather just staring off into the distance, starry eyed, hoping that Kagome and Inuyasha will make it in the end as a couple. Clearly she wasn't coming back to earth any time soon.
"So Kagome, will Inuyasha spend this Christmas with you?"(A/N: Enter your typical blanket Christmas Scenario and tweak to your hearts content.) Eri asked as all four girls reached the top of the steps and began to walk through the courtyard. "Yeah, I hope so." Kagome said with a little worry in her voice.
(Although he probably doesn't even know what Christmas is. He would probably want to go and try to finish off Naraku as soon as possible and complete what is left of the Shikon No Tama. Naraku Can't complete the jewel without the shard that we retrieved from Inuyasha's father's grave and he is still badly injured from our last encounter, but Inuyasha will probably think that Chrismas is just a waste of time.) As Kagome Sighed, Ayumi came out her romantic, dream state "Don't worry Kagome, I'm pretty sure, he would want to spend Christmas with you, what would be better than spending Christmas with the one you love!" "Ahh!" Came from all three young girls as they were now lost in their own romantic visions. Kagome just sweat dropped. Maybe this is my chance to make a break for it.
Just then Kagome noticed a little girl playing by the God's Tree. She was about six or seven years of age, she had long, blonde hair, and wore a pink fur coat with matching wool hat, mittens, and boots. She was running and laughing and playing around the God's Tree. "Hello there" Kagome said as she approached the little girl. "The temple is closed to visitors right now, so you should come back tomorrow. Where are you parents?" Kagome smiled cheerful and walked up to girl, but the girl became very shy and ran behind the tree and out of sight. I don't have time for this, I have to figure out how to get rid of Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi so that don't start probing Inuyasha again. Plus it's the snow is starting to pick up outside. Kagome sighed and began to chase after the little girl until a voice came seemingly from the other side of the tree. "It's about time you showed up, I thought we were going to freeze out here." It came from a man from whom she had heard nor seen in eight long years. Although his voice was deeper, it was still the same now as it was then. "I see that you have grown up quite a bit…Kagome" As the man took out a cigarette and lit it up with a match, he stepped out of the tree's shadows. Kagome was in complete shock to say the least to be standing in front of her old friend once more. The only thing she said next was…
"Cody!"
To Be Continued…
A/N: Wow, I can't believe I managed to write all of that. This is my first attempt at a story, so all reviews are welcome(people pouring gas on their barbeques as I speak) I have to admit, writing these things is harder than it seems.
The first chapter is more of an introduction than anything else. Don't worry people, Kagome doesn't fall in love with the new character Cody, or anything like that.(A lot of sighs of relief from the audience, especially the young teenage girl audience.) Inuyasha wasn't in this chapter either, but don't worry, he will enter the picture soon enough and chaos, mayhem, drama, romance, and anything short of turning it into an episode of FLCL(Fooly Cooly) will ensue. The Christmas time theme is pretty much a blanket scenario kind of thing, but then again also anything is becoming a blanket scenario now anyways, so who cares.
Well, later.