Chapter Five: Face to Face
Amber eyes spotted the figure as she stood and walked slowly from the well seemingly dazed. The girl had come from the well, Kagome's well. And that did not sit well with him. Kagome had felt the surge of power enter the area as did Inuyasha thru their mated link. He had told her she should stay put in their protected home while he investigated what was going on. She being 5 months along in her pregnancy he didn't want her any where near danger. However, it turned out, the girl he saw was quite human by her smell even if she was mated to a Hanyou such as he, he had seen no one else and his senses pick up no other being so he jumped back thru the trees back to his slowly following mate who was walking fast and a bit out of breath, caring the tetsiga (cant spell to save my butt).
"Damn it! I told you not to follow me! Why were you trying to run so quickly?" he asked as he dropped out of the trees with a growl. The black hair girl stopped as she felt him come near to catch her breath. His harsh words were undermined by his gentle embrace and the small circles his free hand did on the girls protruding belly. The girl ignored his comment completely as she handed him the sword to take. The two small kuma youkai that served as retainers for Kagome and their unborn pup came scampering behind her heals. Inuyasha was glad to see that they had been following her incase he had not been able to stop any trouble headed her way had she been in danger. He relax slightly.
"What's the trouble, koi?" she asked him as she leaned into his embrace.
"Its only a human. She came from the well." he informed her his gruff voice low.
"From the well!?!?!" she said in shock. "How in the..." she trailed off confused. The Shikon no tama was completed so no one had any shards to go back and forth thru the well. After Inuyasha fought Naraku, she thought she would always be the only one who could go back and fourth besides her mate Inuyasha. She figured she must have some power that only a miko possesses that allowed her to find the well and come back to this time.
"Inu-chan are you sure she came form the well?" Kagome asked trying to be positive. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"Yes wench, you doubt my senses now?!?!" he half snarled in a low tone. Kagome huffed and Inuyasha was somewhat sorry for his curt answer. His mate left his embrace and started a B-line for the well. He shook his head and went after her. On a normal day his answers like that never bothered her but she had not had a normal day since she had gotten farther along in carrying their pup. So he trailed after her quickly and scooped her up in his arms. Kagome fought the embrace slightly still a bit miffed.
"Kago-chan," he started and her struggles stilled.
"Yes?" came the slightly annoyed answer.
"She is walking towards the village already, kobito," he told her in the ear nearest to him. She let out a breath and let go of her anger. She had only walked from their den half way to the well and her back hurt already.
"Ok," she said and relaxed against him. Inuyasha smiled half smug and half in relief she wasn't mad at him any more. As quickly as her mood changed these days he had to stay on his toes, which he would think to himself was a lot easier for a half demon than a human. And with that he took off in a slow jog to catch up with the human before she left the forest.
"HEY HEY!!" Julianna heard behind her. 'That voice is kinda familiar,' she thought, 'but not exactly like the one on the TV.' She stopped but was afraid to turn around. She didn't know even if she did see what she thought she was gonna see she would believe it. She felt funny suddenly like she could sense a similar power near by. But that didn't make any sense because she didn't have any power to begin with. Or did she. She was brought out of her thoughts abruptly by a voice right behind her now. "HEY!" The male voice said quite irritated she hadn't answered yet or turned around. 'Oh boy, she thought, 'now or never,' and she turned around to come face to face with the hanyou and his mate. He was calling to her in Japanese of course and it seemed that she had a knack for it already since she had been fascinated with Japan she found it necessary to study the language but had rarely spoke it.
"Hello," she managed to get out in Japanese. She could hardly believe she was actually talking to them. She looked quite excited. Kagome and Inuyasha looked at her a moment and then at each other. The half demon put his wife down on her feet and she stood up slightly off kilter with Inuyasha's help. The baby had been affecting her balance as of late so the hanyou left his hand on the small of her back. Kagome smiled at the woman before her.
"Hi," she said pleasantly. Julie smiled back, 'she is just as nice in real life,' she thought.
"Wow, its so cool to meet you guys," she couldn't stop herself from saying. 'And even cooler to know how they ended up,' she pondered, 'Kagome is so pregnant.' she smiled to herself. "I can't believe I got sucked in to the well like Kagome did!" Kagome was taken aback by her statement. She hadn't thought she would know who she was and her Japanese was spoken well but foreign. The miko leaned into Inuyasha a bit finding herself at an uncomfortable disadvantage. Inuyasha eyed Julianna.
"Who are you wench?!? And how do you know my mate?!" he growled placing a hand in front of her protectively slipping her behind his body. The woman could tell that the hanyou was getting battle ready. She knew she had to defuse the situation quickly. She put her hands up in a surrendering posture and stepped back.
"Look," she said defensively. "I just got sucked in to feudal Japan for some God's only knows reason. I wish I could just get back to my husband and go home! I don't really know you mate I have just heard of her."
"HOW!" he growled again. Kagome standing behind Inuyasha could see the same feelings in this woman as she did in herself when she was first brought here also. She waited for answer to Inuyasha's question. She slipped her hands on to his shoulders and rubbed the back of his neck with her thumbs trying to calm him. She knew this girl was probably no threat and didn't want her to have a heart attack because of Inuyasha's protective streak. She felt him uncoil inside slightly as his muscles relaxed.
"Um...you wouldn't believe me if I told you," she answered.
"Try me," Kagome said calmly form behind the half demon.
"OK," she sighed and just sat down where she was. "Well, I guess I should tell you I'm sure I'm from another dimension. I know that time travel can sometimes warp space enough to allow the barrier in-between dimensions to break down slightly to allow people to cross through. In my world, Inuyasha," she looked directly at him when she said his name," there is a show on the TV that is named after you and depicts you adventures." She chuckled lightly. "Although it doesn't say anything about you two becoming mates or having children. Sure does show a lot of your adventures collecting the pieces of the Shikon no tama." As she talked Kagome came around Inuyasha and stared at her. A hand rubbed the small of her back as she tried to find a comfortable way to stand. Inuyasha was practically lost but it seemed Kagome knew what she was talking about so he let her rattle on uninterrupted. He had been slightly shocked when she looked directly at him and used his name even though had never told her. Seeing his mate move around a bit uncomfortably he decided to take the strange girl's lead and sit in the grass while they talked. He then pulled Kagome in his lap with a surprised squeal just as Julianna finished her last sentence.
"And its a show you say?" came the interested and baffled question from Kagome.
"Yeah, I have a feeling that someone must have had some powers or something or could just see into other realities and he uses them for stories."
"That would make sense," Kagome answered as she leaned back into her mates chest. Julianna smiled a little seeing their closeness. Inuyasha grumbled under his breath and received an elbow in the ribs for his trouble.
"Damn it woman! Why the hell did you do that?!?!" he asked loudly rubbing his ribs while holding onto Kagome's waist with the other hand.
"Inu-chan, shut up!" she snapped at him even as she laid her hand on his about her stomach. Julianna snorted.
"WHAT?!?!" they both hollered in unison. This sent the other woman into a giggling fit.
"Oh God's that is so like you two do you ever stop arguing??" she asked laughingly. Kagome kinda smiled at her.
"No, I don't think we do... by the way what is your name," she told her.
"My name is Julianna, I'm from about your time Kagome. Maybe a few years a head of you in the year 2000 but its basically the same." Kagome nodded. Inuyasha was still lost. He had a clue that she knew more about him than he was comfortable with anyone but Kagome knowing but she was no threat and his mate understood what was going on and seemed at ease with it so he stayed let it go.
"Are there any demons and things in your world too?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha was about to tell her that there indeed was when Julianna spoke up.
"No way that stuff is pretty well dead in my world. I don't think there were any demons ever in my dimension. And magic I don't think there is any of that either," she said a tad forlornly. Inuyasha looked at Kagome both knowing something about this girl she didn't know about herself. They shared a look that said they knew she needed to know. But as they looked at each other she got up to her feet and turned from them. It seemed the afternoon had already been a bit much for her. She just wanted to go home. Inuyasha stood bringing Kagome with him putting her on her feet also.
"Juli-sama" she called to her. The other woman turned around. "There is much magic in you world to for the well must have brought you here for a reason. You have to have magic IN you to be transported thru the well. You must have be a miko or something. And it must have had to do with this time. I can sense you have power as buried inside you as it is." Julianna's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe it. Inuyasha was suddenly eyeing a crystal she had tied about her neck with a ribbon, the one she always wore.
"Where did you get that crystal?" he asked her still looking at it. He moved closer to her and he came with in a few inches of her still holding on to his mate's hand. He looked up at the woman and then looked at the necklace. She gathered he wanted to see it but she wasn't going to take it off so she just nodded. He picked it up to examine it closely. It was clear as water and flawless it was pointed at both ends to perfection it caught the sun light and sparkled. He sniffed it curiously.
"My husband gave me that right after we got married. He said it seemed right for me to have it for some reason," she told them. The hanyou placed the crystal back against her chest.
"That is no ordinary crystal. Even though its power has long since been gone it still has an essence all its own. It still smells of magic." Julianna's jaw dropped again. But she quickly recovered.
"Maybe he knew something I didn't then," she said thoughtfully. As she was looking at the crystal Inuyasha caught a dangerous scent on the wind and began to growl. Kagome who had just watched the transaction between Inuyasha and Julianna with a slight smile, now looked worried. She squeezed his hand to get his attention.
"What is, Inu-chan," she asked softly.
"Youkai stench and its coming closer quickly. It must be being drawn by the new power source!" he said as he looked at Julianna. They suddenly heard a clamor in the trees to the left of them. "Its coming!!!" he yelled. A large dark brown cat looking animal was running towards them at an unbelievable speed. Before Julianna could react Inuyasha shoved her to one side of its bath and dove with Kagome in his arms the other way. Inuyasha made sure his hole body covered hers. Julianna had not fared as well as the demon's claws had caught her shoulder. It stopped about a score of yards away and made a U turn to head back for them this time aiming strait for Julianna.
It screamed into the silence of the forest, "I WANT THE SHUKUUN NO GYOKUEI!! (crystal of destiny) AND THE POWER OF THE MIKO'S!!!" (I think that's right maybe not if any one knows better tell me eh?). Julianna struggled to her feet and started to run in the direction of the well but she had no idea of how she would get back or what she would do once she got there. It was gaining on her fast as Inuyasha tried to get himself and his mate to their feet. Seeing how it was after the other woman, because she had no direct protection, he pushed Kagome in the direction of the village to go get Keade, Sango, and Mikuro for help. Kagome left in a dead run completely being ignored by the cat demon. Inuyasha slipped the tetsiga free of its sheath and ran after the youkai.
Julianna found the well just as the demon's paw pulled back to swipe at her once again. She knew she was in for it her senses could tell. Just as she passed the well she thought of her husband. She knew instinctively she needed him. She was so afraid she knew he could feel it to. And all at once she wished for him as hard as she could. She knew if she had any powers at all this would be the time to call on them. Her hand skimmed the lip of the well as the cats claws dug deep ripping wounds into her back and sent her flying into the air. One word ripped from her throat as her battered body flew towards an oncoming tree. "DUNCAN!!!" The well suddenly lit up brightly shining the blue light that always meant a portal.
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My never ending thanks to Purple rose for letting me use her Fading scars as a starting point for my story. She is a talented writer and my story takes place between chapter's 19 after they defeated Naraku and chapter's 20 when the baby is born. My suggestion is read her wonderful works to mine might make more sense.
A few Japanese words I used:
Miko- Priestess
Shukuun no Gyokuei- crystal of destiny
Shukuun no miko- Priestess of destiny (don't know if they are right so bear with me)
neko- cat
Kuma- bear
youkai- demon
hanyou- half demon, or in this fanfic's case part demon. I couldn't find a word that meant part demon so i used it to mean a 1/4th too.
Koi- love
Kobito- lover
And I think that covers it. For give my spelling its not the best ^_^
I enjoyed writing it hope like reading it please Read and Review!
Thanks, LJ
Amber eyes spotted the figure as she stood and walked slowly from the well seemingly dazed. The girl had come from the well, Kagome's well. And that did not sit well with him. Kagome had felt the surge of power enter the area as did Inuyasha thru their mated link. He had told her she should stay put in their protected home while he investigated what was going on. She being 5 months along in her pregnancy he didn't want her any where near danger. However, it turned out, the girl he saw was quite human by her smell even if she was mated to a Hanyou such as he, he had seen no one else and his senses pick up no other being so he jumped back thru the trees back to his slowly following mate who was walking fast and a bit out of breath, caring the tetsiga (cant spell to save my butt).
"Damn it! I told you not to follow me! Why were you trying to run so quickly?" he asked as he dropped out of the trees with a growl. The black hair girl stopped as she felt him come near to catch her breath. His harsh words were undermined by his gentle embrace and the small circles his free hand did on the girls protruding belly. The girl ignored his comment completely as she handed him the sword to take. The two small kuma youkai that served as retainers for Kagome and their unborn pup came scampering behind her heals. Inuyasha was glad to see that they had been following her incase he had not been able to stop any trouble headed her way had she been in danger. He relax slightly.
"What's the trouble, koi?" she asked him as she leaned into his embrace.
"Its only a human. She came from the well." he informed her his gruff voice low.
"From the well!?!?!" she said in shock. "How in the..." she trailed off confused. The Shikon no tama was completed so no one had any shards to go back and forth thru the well. After Inuyasha fought Naraku, she thought she would always be the only one who could go back and fourth besides her mate Inuyasha. She figured she must have some power that only a miko possesses that allowed her to find the well and come back to this time.
"Inu-chan are you sure she came form the well?" Kagome asked trying to be positive. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"Yes wench, you doubt my senses now?!?!" he half snarled in a low tone. Kagome huffed and Inuyasha was somewhat sorry for his curt answer. His mate left his embrace and started a B-line for the well. He shook his head and went after her. On a normal day his answers like that never bothered her but she had not had a normal day since she had gotten farther along in carrying their pup. So he trailed after her quickly and scooped her up in his arms. Kagome fought the embrace slightly still a bit miffed.
"Kago-chan," he started and her struggles stilled.
"Yes?" came the slightly annoyed answer.
"She is walking towards the village already, kobito," he told her in the ear nearest to him. She let out a breath and let go of her anger. She had only walked from their den half way to the well and her back hurt already.
"Ok," she said and relaxed against him. Inuyasha smiled half smug and half in relief she wasn't mad at him any more. As quickly as her mood changed these days he had to stay on his toes, which he would think to himself was a lot easier for a half demon than a human. And with that he took off in a slow jog to catch up with the human before she left the forest.
"HEY HEY!!" Julianna heard behind her. 'That voice is kinda familiar,' she thought, 'but not exactly like the one on the TV.' She stopped but was afraid to turn around. She didn't know even if she did see what she thought she was gonna see she would believe it. She felt funny suddenly like she could sense a similar power near by. But that didn't make any sense because she didn't have any power to begin with. Or did she. She was brought out of her thoughts abruptly by a voice right behind her now. "HEY!" The male voice said quite irritated she hadn't answered yet or turned around. 'Oh boy, she thought, 'now or never,' and she turned around to come face to face with the hanyou and his mate. He was calling to her in Japanese of course and it seemed that she had a knack for it already since she had been fascinated with Japan she found it necessary to study the language but had rarely spoke it.
"Hello," she managed to get out in Japanese. She could hardly believe she was actually talking to them. She looked quite excited. Kagome and Inuyasha looked at her a moment and then at each other. The half demon put his wife down on her feet and she stood up slightly off kilter with Inuyasha's help. The baby had been affecting her balance as of late so the hanyou left his hand on the small of her back. Kagome smiled at the woman before her.
"Hi," she said pleasantly. Julie smiled back, 'she is just as nice in real life,' she thought.
"Wow, its so cool to meet you guys," she couldn't stop herself from saying. 'And even cooler to know how they ended up,' she pondered, 'Kagome is so pregnant.' she smiled to herself. "I can't believe I got sucked in to the well like Kagome did!" Kagome was taken aback by her statement. She hadn't thought she would know who she was and her Japanese was spoken well but foreign. The miko leaned into Inuyasha a bit finding herself at an uncomfortable disadvantage. Inuyasha eyed Julianna.
"Who are you wench?!? And how do you know my mate?!" he growled placing a hand in front of her protectively slipping her behind his body. The woman could tell that the hanyou was getting battle ready. She knew she had to defuse the situation quickly. She put her hands up in a surrendering posture and stepped back.
"Look," she said defensively. "I just got sucked in to feudal Japan for some God's only knows reason. I wish I could just get back to my husband and go home! I don't really know you mate I have just heard of her."
"HOW!" he growled again. Kagome standing behind Inuyasha could see the same feelings in this woman as she did in herself when she was first brought here also. She waited for answer to Inuyasha's question. She slipped her hands on to his shoulders and rubbed the back of his neck with her thumbs trying to calm him. She knew this girl was probably no threat and didn't want her to have a heart attack because of Inuyasha's protective streak. She felt him uncoil inside slightly as his muscles relaxed.
"Um...you wouldn't believe me if I told you," she answered.
"Try me," Kagome said calmly form behind the half demon.
"OK," she sighed and just sat down where she was. "Well, I guess I should tell you I'm sure I'm from another dimension. I know that time travel can sometimes warp space enough to allow the barrier in-between dimensions to break down slightly to allow people to cross through. In my world, Inuyasha," she looked directly at him when she said his name," there is a show on the TV that is named after you and depicts you adventures." She chuckled lightly. "Although it doesn't say anything about you two becoming mates or having children. Sure does show a lot of your adventures collecting the pieces of the Shikon no tama." As she talked Kagome came around Inuyasha and stared at her. A hand rubbed the small of her back as she tried to find a comfortable way to stand. Inuyasha was practically lost but it seemed Kagome knew what she was talking about so he let her rattle on uninterrupted. He had been slightly shocked when she looked directly at him and used his name even though had never told her. Seeing his mate move around a bit uncomfortably he decided to take the strange girl's lead and sit in the grass while they talked. He then pulled Kagome in his lap with a surprised squeal just as Julianna finished her last sentence.
"And its a show you say?" came the interested and baffled question from Kagome.
"Yeah, I have a feeling that someone must have had some powers or something or could just see into other realities and he uses them for stories."
"That would make sense," Kagome answered as she leaned back into her mates chest. Julianna smiled a little seeing their closeness. Inuyasha grumbled under his breath and received an elbow in the ribs for his trouble.
"Damn it woman! Why the hell did you do that?!?!" he asked loudly rubbing his ribs while holding onto Kagome's waist with the other hand.
"Inu-chan, shut up!" she snapped at him even as she laid her hand on his about her stomach. Julianna snorted.
"WHAT?!?!" they both hollered in unison. This sent the other woman into a giggling fit.
"Oh God's that is so like you two do you ever stop arguing??" she asked laughingly. Kagome kinda smiled at her.
"No, I don't think we do... by the way what is your name," she told her.
"My name is Julianna, I'm from about your time Kagome. Maybe a few years a head of you in the year 2000 but its basically the same." Kagome nodded. Inuyasha was still lost. He had a clue that she knew more about him than he was comfortable with anyone but Kagome knowing but she was no threat and his mate understood what was going on and seemed at ease with it so he stayed let it go.
"Are there any demons and things in your world too?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha was about to tell her that there indeed was when Julianna spoke up.
"No way that stuff is pretty well dead in my world. I don't think there were any demons ever in my dimension. And magic I don't think there is any of that either," she said a tad forlornly. Inuyasha looked at Kagome both knowing something about this girl she didn't know about herself. They shared a look that said they knew she needed to know. But as they looked at each other she got up to her feet and turned from them. It seemed the afternoon had already been a bit much for her. She just wanted to go home. Inuyasha stood bringing Kagome with him putting her on her feet also.
"Juli-sama" she called to her. The other woman turned around. "There is much magic in you world to for the well must have brought you here for a reason. You have to have magic IN you to be transported thru the well. You must have be a miko or something. And it must have had to do with this time. I can sense you have power as buried inside you as it is." Julianna's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe it. Inuyasha was suddenly eyeing a crystal she had tied about her neck with a ribbon, the one she always wore.
"Where did you get that crystal?" he asked her still looking at it. He moved closer to her and he came with in a few inches of her still holding on to his mate's hand. He looked up at the woman and then looked at the necklace. She gathered he wanted to see it but she wasn't going to take it off so she just nodded. He picked it up to examine it closely. It was clear as water and flawless it was pointed at both ends to perfection it caught the sun light and sparkled. He sniffed it curiously.
"My husband gave me that right after we got married. He said it seemed right for me to have it for some reason," she told them. The hanyou placed the crystal back against her chest.
"That is no ordinary crystal. Even though its power has long since been gone it still has an essence all its own. It still smells of magic." Julianna's jaw dropped again. But she quickly recovered.
"Maybe he knew something I didn't then," she said thoughtfully. As she was looking at the crystal Inuyasha caught a dangerous scent on the wind and began to growl. Kagome who had just watched the transaction between Inuyasha and Julianna with a slight smile, now looked worried. She squeezed his hand to get his attention.
"What is, Inu-chan," she asked softly.
"Youkai stench and its coming closer quickly. It must be being drawn by the new power source!" he said as he looked at Julianna. They suddenly heard a clamor in the trees to the left of them. "Its coming!!!" he yelled. A large dark brown cat looking animal was running towards them at an unbelievable speed. Before Julianna could react Inuyasha shoved her to one side of its bath and dove with Kagome in his arms the other way. Inuyasha made sure his hole body covered hers. Julianna had not fared as well as the demon's claws had caught her shoulder. It stopped about a score of yards away and made a U turn to head back for them this time aiming strait for Julianna.
It screamed into the silence of the forest, "I WANT THE SHUKUUN NO GYOKUEI!! (crystal of destiny) AND THE POWER OF THE MIKO'S!!!" (I think that's right maybe not if any one knows better tell me eh?). Julianna struggled to her feet and started to run in the direction of the well but she had no idea of how she would get back or what she would do once she got there. It was gaining on her fast as Inuyasha tried to get himself and his mate to their feet. Seeing how it was after the other woman, because she had no direct protection, he pushed Kagome in the direction of the village to go get Keade, Sango, and Mikuro for help. Kagome left in a dead run completely being ignored by the cat demon. Inuyasha slipped the tetsiga free of its sheath and ran after the youkai.
Julianna found the well just as the demon's paw pulled back to swipe at her once again. She knew she was in for it her senses could tell. Just as she passed the well she thought of her husband. She knew instinctively she needed him. She was so afraid she knew he could feel it to. And all at once she wished for him as hard as she could. She knew if she had any powers at all this would be the time to call on them. Her hand skimmed the lip of the well as the cats claws dug deep ripping wounds into her back and sent her flying into the air. One word ripped from her throat as her battered body flew towards an oncoming tree. "DUNCAN!!!" The well suddenly lit up brightly shining the blue light that always meant a portal.
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My never ending thanks to Purple rose for letting me use her Fading scars as a starting point for my story. She is a talented writer and my story takes place between chapter's 19 after they defeated Naraku and chapter's 20 when the baby is born. My suggestion is read her wonderful works to mine might make more sense.
A few Japanese words I used:
Miko- Priestess
Shukuun no Gyokuei- crystal of destiny
Shukuun no miko- Priestess of destiny (don't know if they are right so bear with me)
neko- cat
Kuma- bear
youkai- demon
hanyou- half demon, or in this fanfic's case part demon. I couldn't find a word that meant part demon so i used it to mean a 1/4th too.
Koi- love
Kobito- lover
And I think that covers it. For give my spelling its not the best ^_^
I enjoyed writing it hope like reading it please Read and Review!
Thanks, LJ
