Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha. I would love to own Inu-Yasha. But I
do own all of my characters! The Fairly Odd Parents is funny.lol.
AN: Hey you guys! How are you today? Thanks for reading my story. I should probably be working on Against the Odds. So I'll update that first.
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~*~ There's No Possible Way ~*~
~ Chapter Three: The Shikon no Tama and Some Bothering Secrets ~
The group walked through the halls. Kagome had her arms crossed, and was looking at the floor more than where she was going again. Sango was really the one leading them to the room, even though Kagome was in front. Once again, Kagome tripped over something in the hall, and started to fall. Miroku and Sango went to catch their friend, but Inu-Yasha got there first. He had been right behind her, just in case she fell again. He caught her around the waist, and she looked around, blushing fiercely. Sango smirked, and Miroku looked surprised.
"Um.Th-thank you, Inu-Yasha," Kagome fought to get out of his grasp. He was a lot stronger than he looked. It didn't help that he was bigger than her. She gave up, and fell limp. Only then did he let her go.
When she turned around, she saw that he was blushing too. Just as badly as she was, if not worse. Sango coughed, "Um, princess?" Kagome turned back to her friend, trying to ignore Inu-Yasha. "Shouldn't we get to the prayer room? We're supposed to be going to see the Shikon Jewel."
"Uh, yeah," Kagome started walking again, and didn't turn around again. Sango caught up with her, "Methinks you have a thing for Inu-Yasha." She was smiling teasingly.
The scarlet hue on Kagome's face, if possible, became even deeper. "Wh- what are you talking about?!" she hissed.
She glanced back at the demon prince, who was walking silently beside Miroku. "You know exactly what I'm talking about," she smirked.
"If I have a thing for Inu-Yasha, then you have a thing for Miroku!" Kagome glared at the demon exterminator. To her pleasure, Sango blushed.
"What are you girls talking about?" Miroku had stopped in front of a door. "You just walked past the prayer room."
"Oh! Oops." Kagome turned around, avoiding Inu-Yasha's gaze and opened the large door to reveal a pure white room with a single stand in it. It held the Shikon Jewel.
"Who goes?" a deep, disembodied voice came from the room as Kagome stood there.
"Princess Higurashi Kagome, along with Prince Inu-Yasha of the demon kingdom, the fox demon servant Shippo, the monk Miroku, and the demon exterminator Sango," Kagome replied to the room calmly.
"Who is that?" Inu-Yasha whispered to Miroku.
"It's the way the room protects itself. If you are unworthy, or not announced with a member of the royal family, you're not aloud into the room. You'll get transported to the dungeon immediately," was the monk's answer.
Inu-Yasha nodded, "I see." He folded his arms into his sleeves and looked at the room expectantly.
"Enter," the room said tonelessly.
Kagome smiled, "Good. Come on." She gestured for them to follow her, and then went over to the jewel. She picked up the pink bauble. "This is the Shikon Jewel." She handed it to Inu-Yasha. Miroku and Sango watched him carefully.
Inu-Yasha held the jewel gently. He marveled at it. He could feel its power emanating into his hand. It glittered beautifully. Suddenly he felt an urge to take and run. He could use this power. He could defy his human heritage and become a full demon. He could kill his brother. He could hurt everyone who had ever hurt him. He could take this kingdom, and kill the family so no one could defy him. Maybe he would keep the princess though. She might be interesting as a plaything. His eyes glittered maliciously.
Miroku grabbed the jewel away from him. He had seen Inu-Yasha's eyes glaze over and his fingers begin to tighten around the glass bead.
Inu-Yasha snapped back to reality, "What? What did I just do?" He saw the jewel in Miroku's hand. He rubbed his temples and then raised his eyes to Kagome's. "I'm sorry. I-I don't know."
Kagome looked at him pityingly, and smiled sadly, "It's all right. You did nothing. I don't even really know what you're apologizing for. But the jewel only has that effect on people who have had pain in their lives. Too much for the jewel to handle."
He lowered his head. He didn't want to talk about his past right now. The buried memories of pain and humiliation. He might tell her later though. He raised his head, "Maybe we should leave here. I don't think I really want to be here anymore. Since I can't enter here on my own, I can't be tempted again."
Kagome took the jewel from Miroku and calmed her soul. She concentrated on positive feelings. Her mother's praise, her brother's hug, her friends' tenderness to her feelings. The jewel's glow dulled, and she placed it back on its stand. Miroku and Inu-Yasha had already left, leaving Sango and Shippo to keep her company.
"I wonder what happened to him." Sango watched Inu-Yasha and Miroku as Kagome shut the door of the sacred room.
"I don't know, but I wish he'd tell us."
*~*
A few days later, Inu-Yasha lay on his bed. He had spent the past three days being introduced to the palace staff and taking long walks to become aquainted with the landscape. He finally had a few minutes to ponder his own thoughts. He sighed, and thought back to when he held the Shikon no Tama. 'What happened?' he wondered. He just his eyes and began to think out loud. "The last thing I remember about that is holding the jewel. That's it..." Violent images flashed through his mind, and his eyes were open flashed open, "Oh God...Was that what I was thinking? Killing my family? And friends...Feh...What friends?"
There was a thud against the door and someone sliding down, and Inu-Yasha's ears twitched. He flipped onto his stomach and stood. "Who's there?" he asked suspiciously.
When no one answered, he got up and opened the door himself, and Kagome fell backwards onto his feet, "Eep..." She looked up nervously, "Sorry, Inu- Yasha..."
He helped her up and then turned his back to her, "Could you hear me?" Inu- Yasha felt really stupid right then.
"Um...Yes..." Kagome sounded a little ashamed. "I was coming to get you for dinner, but I heard you talking to yourself and I wasn't trying to listen or anything, I was just waiting for you to be done and I kind of heard you --"
Inu-Yasha cut her off, "It's all right. If our parents are forcing us to marry, you may as well know about me." He turned his head, and said rather haughtily, "Do you want to know or not?"
Kagome was debating. 'This is probably taking a lot of guts on his part, and it would be really rude to turn him down...' she thought. "Are you sure?"
"Feh! If I didn't mean it, I just wouldn't say anything about it."
"Well you don't need to get so angry about it!" Kagome shouted. The necklace in her pocket jangled itself, and half fell out of her pocket.
"Eh?" Inu-Yasha reached for it. It was a rosary, he realized and took it before it fell.
"What are you doing?!" Kagome yelled even louder as he reached for her waist. She hadn't thought he was like Miroku, but she could've been wrong. When she saw that he held the rosary that had been in her pocket, she blushed. "Oh...Thank you..."
It was made of round, black beads and a white, fang-like one every five black beads. "What's this for?" Inu-Yasha sounded curious.
"It's for you..." she muttered. "Right now it's just a normal necklace. But it's all ready for me to enchant, believe me. My mother made me do it..."
He put it on, "All right. I won't tell Ayame that you told me. Come on." He shut the door, and led her over to his bed. He sat, and gestured that she do the same. He sighed. "You know I'm a hanyou. Almost everyone knows that..."
"Yeah, I know that...But what does that have to do with your reaction to the Shikon Jewel?"
"Everything. All my life, I've been teased and tormented for my blood. My older brother, Sesshomaru, is one of the worst. I know that he's always hated me, especially since our father seems to favor me. But that's not the worst of it."
"What do you mean?" Miroku asked. Both Inu-Yasha and Kagome started. They looked over at the window (which was to their backs), and saw Miroku, Sango, and Shippo there. Shippo was actually sitting on the ledge, but Sango and Miroku stood on what Kagome figured was Miroku's ladder.
Kagome sighed, and Inu-Yasha growled with annoyance. Kagome got up and started to help her friends into the room, and Inu-Yasha just sat there, until Kagome said, "Oh, stop moping. If they're coming with me, they may as well know too."
'That's not the problem...' he thought angrily. 'I didn't want to tell them...'
Sango looked embarrassed and apologetic, "I'm sorry, Lord Inu-Yasha. I didn't mean to upset you. But I couldn't help myself..."
"Feh...Whatever. Just sit down, and I'll tell you what happened..."
To his surprise, they did sit down, and looked at him attentively. He went on with his story.
A/N: Now we go to Inu-Yasha's point of view for him to tell the story. Except when he's interrupted.
I'm 17 years old, and I'm a hanyou. When I was really small, people would always point, and say, "Get that monster away from me!" I never really understood what it meant. Other than that I'd be lonely for my entire life. Because no one would be my friend.
*~*
"But you're a prince!" Kagome interrupted.
"Like that meant shit then. Just let me keep going," he replied.
"Sorry."
*~*
Anyway, like I was saying, I was always lonely. I only had my mother then. This was because I was not really supposed to happen. Once, 17 years ago, a demon king fell in love with a human, and I was the result of that love. My father was embarrassed to admit that he had loved a human, and that there was a child there as proof. So he exiled my mother and me, to your kingdom, actually Kagome.
My mother built us a house along the border of the Higurashi and Youkai kingdoms. There was a village nearby, and even though those people were a little less afraid of youkai than most, they all still hated me. I was always threatened by them, and people often tried to beat my mother for it. As if it was her fault that I was what I was. They just didn't understand...
But one day, when I was about ten years old, a strange demon came to our house. He was an adult, but looked a lot like me, only without the dog ears. He had a crescent on his forehead, and two purple stripes on each side of his face. When I saw him, I was confused. Demons usually didn't come specifically to the house. So I asked, "Who are you?"
The stranger replied, "I am Sesshomaru. I have been sent to this hell hole by our father to fetch you."
"OUR father? What are you talking about?" I looked at this man like he was nuts.
He scoffed, "The reason why you both live here, and are alive. Inutaiko, the king of the Youkai Kingdom."
I was still just as confused. If my father was the king of the Youkai Kingdom, why did I live in the Higurashi Kingdom? Why didn't I live in a palace? Sesshomaru picked me up by my shirt collar, "Boy. Why are you just standing there? You are to come with me immediately."
I struggled to get out of his grip, and finally I managed it, and walked away, "Wait. I need to get my mother."
So I went inside, and explained the situation to my mother. She looked pained. She came with me. "Sesshomaru," she said, "I understand you are here to take my son to Inutaiko."
"Yes. Let him go. My patience is wearing thin."
"Fine," Then she turned to me and said, "Inu-Yasha, go with your brother. No harm will come to you, I promise." Then Sesshomaru grabbed me again and we flew off. A few hours later, we came to the castle.
"Father is waiting for you. Since you obviously don't know how to get there, I'll take you there once. Pay attention."
When I got there, my father explained that I was not a legitimate child, but that I was a prince. He never explained why I was brought back to court, or why he brought my mother back too. So even in the palace I was treated like scum.
*~*
A/N: Back to normalness...
Kagome was silent. She didn't know what to say. She looked at Sango, who had lost her entire family to demons. Miroku, whose family was cursed with an air void in the right hand. Then at Shippo, whom she barely knew, but knew that he had no family either. Then she looked back at Inu-Yasha, who had a family at least, but had been tormented all his life for being what he couldn't help.
Miroku stood first, and looked around brightly, "Well, at least we know what we have to fix now! But I'm hungry! Let's go eat if the servants haven't taken away all the food."
After that, the room brightened a little. Shippo giggled, and Sango stood and stretched. Of course, right after she stood, Miroku started touching her bottom again, and she smacked him across the face and started yelling at him. Then Kagome started to laugh, and even Inu-Yasha smiled. Then they all went down to the dining hall to eat.
AN: Hey you guys! How are you today? Thanks for reading my story. I should probably be working on Against the Odds. So I'll update that first.
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~*~ There's No Possible Way ~*~
~ Chapter Three: The Shikon no Tama and Some Bothering Secrets ~
The group walked through the halls. Kagome had her arms crossed, and was looking at the floor more than where she was going again. Sango was really the one leading them to the room, even though Kagome was in front. Once again, Kagome tripped over something in the hall, and started to fall. Miroku and Sango went to catch their friend, but Inu-Yasha got there first. He had been right behind her, just in case she fell again. He caught her around the waist, and she looked around, blushing fiercely. Sango smirked, and Miroku looked surprised.
"Um.Th-thank you, Inu-Yasha," Kagome fought to get out of his grasp. He was a lot stronger than he looked. It didn't help that he was bigger than her. She gave up, and fell limp. Only then did he let her go.
When she turned around, she saw that he was blushing too. Just as badly as she was, if not worse. Sango coughed, "Um, princess?" Kagome turned back to her friend, trying to ignore Inu-Yasha. "Shouldn't we get to the prayer room? We're supposed to be going to see the Shikon Jewel."
"Uh, yeah," Kagome started walking again, and didn't turn around again. Sango caught up with her, "Methinks you have a thing for Inu-Yasha." She was smiling teasingly.
The scarlet hue on Kagome's face, if possible, became even deeper. "Wh- what are you talking about?!" she hissed.
She glanced back at the demon prince, who was walking silently beside Miroku. "You know exactly what I'm talking about," she smirked.
"If I have a thing for Inu-Yasha, then you have a thing for Miroku!" Kagome glared at the demon exterminator. To her pleasure, Sango blushed.
"What are you girls talking about?" Miroku had stopped in front of a door. "You just walked past the prayer room."
"Oh! Oops." Kagome turned around, avoiding Inu-Yasha's gaze and opened the large door to reveal a pure white room with a single stand in it. It held the Shikon Jewel.
"Who goes?" a deep, disembodied voice came from the room as Kagome stood there.
"Princess Higurashi Kagome, along with Prince Inu-Yasha of the demon kingdom, the fox demon servant Shippo, the monk Miroku, and the demon exterminator Sango," Kagome replied to the room calmly.
"Who is that?" Inu-Yasha whispered to Miroku.
"It's the way the room protects itself. If you are unworthy, or not announced with a member of the royal family, you're not aloud into the room. You'll get transported to the dungeon immediately," was the monk's answer.
Inu-Yasha nodded, "I see." He folded his arms into his sleeves and looked at the room expectantly.
"Enter," the room said tonelessly.
Kagome smiled, "Good. Come on." She gestured for them to follow her, and then went over to the jewel. She picked up the pink bauble. "This is the Shikon Jewel." She handed it to Inu-Yasha. Miroku and Sango watched him carefully.
Inu-Yasha held the jewel gently. He marveled at it. He could feel its power emanating into his hand. It glittered beautifully. Suddenly he felt an urge to take and run. He could use this power. He could defy his human heritage and become a full demon. He could kill his brother. He could hurt everyone who had ever hurt him. He could take this kingdom, and kill the family so no one could defy him. Maybe he would keep the princess though. She might be interesting as a plaything. His eyes glittered maliciously.
Miroku grabbed the jewel away from him. He had seen Inu-Yasha's eyes glaze over and his fingers begin to tighten around the glass bead.
Inu-Yasha snapped back to reality, "What? What did I just do?" He saw the jewel in Miroku's hand. He rubbed his temples and then raised his eyes to Kagome's. "I'm sorry. I-I don't know."
Kagome looked at him pityingly, and smiled sadly, "It's all right. You did nothing. I don't even really know what you're apologizing for. But the jewel only has that effect on people who have had pain in their lives. Too much for the jewel to handle."
He lowered his head. He didn't want to talk about his past right now. The buried memories of pain and humiliation. He might tell her later though. He raised his head, "Maybe we should leave here. I don't think I really want to be here anymore. Since I can't enter here on my own, I can't be tempted again."
Kagome took the jewel from Miroku and calmed her soul. She concentrated on positive feelings. Her mother's praise, her brother's hug, her friends' tenderness to her feelings. The jewel's glow dulled, and she placed it back on its stand. Miroku and Inu-Yasha had already left, leaving Sango and Shippo to keep her company.
"I wonder what happened to him." Sango watched Inu-Yasha and Miroku as Kagome shut the door of the sacred room.
"I don't know, but I wish he'd tell us."
*~*
A few days later, Inu-Yasha lay on his bed. He had spent the past three days being introduced to the palace staff and taking long walks to become aquainted with the landscape. He finally had a few minutes to ponder his own thoughts. He sighed, and thought back to when he held the Shikon no Tama. 'What happened?' he wondered. He just his eyes and began to think out loud. "The last thing I remember about that is holding the jewel. That's it..." Violent images flashed through his mind, and his eyes were open flashed open, "Oh God...Was that what I was thinking? Killing my family? And friends...Feh...What friends?"
There was a thud against the door and someone sliding down, and Inu-Yasha's ears twitched. He flipped onto his stomach and stood. "Who's there?" he asked suspiciously.
When no one answered, he got up and opened the door himself, and Kagome fell backwards onto his feet, "Eep..." She looked up nervously, "Sorry, Inu- Yasha..."
He helped her up and then turned his back to her, "Could you hear me?" Inu- Yasha felt really stupid right then.
"Um...Yes..." Kagome sounded a little ashamed. "I was coming to get you for dinner, but I heard you talking to yourself and I wasn't trying to listen or anything, I was just waiting for you to be done and I kind of heard you --"
Inu-Yasha cut her off, "It's all right. If our parents are forcing us to marry, you may as well know about me." He turned his head, and said rather haughtily, "Do you want to know or not?"
Kagome was debating. 'This is probably taking a lot of guts on his part, and it would be really rude to turn him down...' she thought. "Are you sure?"
"Feh! If I didn't mean it, I just wouldn't say anything about it."
"Well you don't need to get so angry about it!" Kagome shouted. The necklace in her pocket jangled itself, and half fell out of her pocket.
"Eh?" Inu-Yasha reached for it. It was a rosary, he realized and took it before it fell.
"What are you doing?!" Kagome yelled even louder as he reached for her waist. She hadn't thought he was like Miroku, but she could've been wrong. When she saw that he held the rosary that had been in her pocket, she blushed. "Oh...Thank you..."
It was made of round, black beads and a white, fang-like one every five black beads. "What's this for?" Inu-Yasha sounded curious.
"It's for you..." she muttered. "Right now it's just a normal necklace. But it's all ready for me to enchant, believe me. My mother made me do it..."
He put it on, "All right. I won't tell Ayame that you told me. Come on." He shut the door, and led her over to his bed. He sat, and gestured that she do the same. He sighed. "You know I'm a hanyou. Almost everyone knows that..."
"Yeah, I know that...But what does that have to do with your reaction to the Shikon Jewel?"
"Everything. All my life, I've been teased and tormented for my blood. My older brother, Sesshomaru, is one of the worst. I know that he's always hated me, especially since our father seems to favor me. But that's not the worst of it."
"What do you mean?" Miroku asked. Both Inu-Yasha and Kagome started. They looked over at the window (which was to their backs), and saw Miroku, Sango, and Shippo there. Shippo was actually sitting on the ledge, but Sango and Miroku stood on what Kagome figured was Miroku's ladder.
Kagome sighed, and Inu-Yasha growled with annoyance. Kagome got up and started to help her friends into the room, and Inu-Yasha just sat there, until Kagome said, "Oh, stop moping. If they're coming with me, they may as well know too."
'That's not the problem...' he thought angrily. 'I didn't want to tell them...'
Sango looked embarrassed and apologetic, "I'm sorry, Lord Inu-Yasha. I didn't mean to upset you. But I couldn't help myself..."
"Feh...Whatever. Just sit down, and I'll tell you what happened..."
To his surprise, they did sit down, and looked at him attentively. He went on with his story.
A/N: Now we go to Inu-Yasha's point of view for him to tell the story. Except when he's interrupted.
I'm 17 years old, and I'm a hanyou. When I was really small, people would always point, and say, "Get that monster away from me!" I never really understood what it meant. Other than that I'd be lonely for my entire life. Because no one would be my friend.
*~*
"But you're a prince!" Kagome interrupted.
"Like that meant shit then. Just let me keep going," he replied.
"Sorry."
*~*
Anyway, like I was saying, I was always lonely. I only had my mother then. This was because I was not really supposed to happen. Once, 17 years ago, a demon king fell in love with a human, and I was the result of that love. My father was embarrassed to admit that he had loved a human, and that there was a child there as proof. So he exiled my mother and me, to your kingdom, actually Kagome.
My mother built us a house along the border of the Higurashi and Youkai kingdoms. There was a village nearby, and even though those people were a little less afraid of youkai than most, they all still hated me. I was always threatened by them, and people often tried to beat my mother for it. As if it was her fault that I was what I was. They just didn't understand...
But one day, when I was about ten years old, a strange demon came to our house. He was an adult, but looked a lot like me, only without the dog ears. He had a crescent on his forehead, and two purple stripes on each side of his face. When I saw him, I was confused. Demons usually didn't come specifically to the house. So I asked, "Who are you?"
The stranger replied, "I am Sesshomaru. I have been sent to this hell hole by our father to fetch you."
"OUR father? What are you talking about?" I looked at this man like he was nuts.
He scoffed, "The reason why you both live here, and are alive. Inutaiko, the king of the Youkai Kingdom."
I was still just as confused. If my father was the king of the Youkai Kingdom, why did I live in the Higurashi Kingdom? Why didn't I live in a palace? Sesshomaru picked me up by my shirt collar, "Boy. Why are you just standing there? You are to come with me immediately."
I struggled to get out of his grip, and finally I managed it, and walked away, "Wait. I need to get my mother."
So I went inside, and explained the situation to my mother. She looked pained. She came with me. "Sesshomaru," she said, "I understand you are here to take my son to Inutaiko."
"Yes. Let him go. My patience is wearing thin."
"Fine," Then she turned to me and said, "Inu-Yasha, go with your brother. No harm will come to you, I promise." Then Sesshomaru grabbed me again and we flew off. A few hours later, we came to the castle.
"Father is waiting for you. Since you obviously don't know how to get there, I'll take you there once. Pay attention."
When I got there, my father explained that I was not a legitimate child, but that I was a prince. He never explained why I was brought back to court, or why he brought my mother back too. So even in the palace I was treated like scum.
*~*
A/N: Back to normalness...
Kagome was silent. She didn't know what to say. She looked at Sango, who had lost her entire family to demons. Miroku, whose family was cursed with an air void in the right hand. Then at Shippo, whom she barely knew, but knew that he had no family either. Then she looked back at Inu-Yasha, who had a family at least, but had been tormented all his life for being what he couldn't help.
Miroku stood first, and looked around brightly, "Well, at least we know what we have to fix now! But I'm hungry! Let's go eat if the servants haven't taken away all the food."
After that, the room brightened a little. Shippo giggled, and Sango stood and stretched. Of course, right after she stood, Miroku started touching her bottom again, and she smacked him across the face and started yelling at him. Then Kagome started to laugh, and even Inu-Yasha smiled. Then they all went down to the dining hall to eat.