Disclaimer: A pity I have to put this in, it'd be so much easier to just have people remember that I said it once that I don't own Inuyasha. But no, I have to put it in every chapter or else those damned lawyers will get to me. Damn the lawyers!
(Enter opening theme)
I want to change the world
kaze wo kakenukete nanimo osorezu ni
ima yuuki to egao no KAKERA daite
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni takanaru mirai e
te wo nobaseba kagayakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland
[Instrumental]
hai-iro no sora no kanata nanika oite kita
kimi wa mayoi nagara
sagashi-tsudzukeru
kimi no kokoro furuete'ta asu no mienai yo
nanimo shinjirarezu mimi wo fusagu
kimi ni deaeta toki hontou no ibasho mitsuketa
nanigenai yasashisa ga koko ni atte
bokura mezameru
I want to change the world
nido to mayowanai kimi to iru mirai
katachi doreba doko made mo toberu sa
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni shiranai ashita e
tsubasa hiroge hanabatakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland
[Instrumental]
bokura wa onaji sekai wo oyogi-tsudzukete'ru
tagai no negai e todoku hi made
minna onaji fuan kakaete sasaeaeru yo
tachidomaru shunkan ni mitsumete'ru
kono basho ni iru
I want to change the world
kono te hanasazu ni mimamoru hitomi wo
uketometara nandatte dekiru hazu
Change my mind
hitori ni sasenai minna koko ni iru
donna koto mo tsukinukete ikou
It's wonderland
[Instrumental]
I want to change the world
kaze wo kakenukete nanimo osorezu ni
ima yuuki to egao no KAKERA daite
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni takanaru mirai e
te wo nobaseba kagayakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland
(End opening theme)
Paths: A story of possibilities
Chapter 3: To the Future
"Fuck this!"
Inuyasha lept down from the branches of the tree he had been bound to for fifty years. He went then when he really needed to think, but mostly because it was a reminder to him of what could happen when you got too close to someone. And so he kept himself always a bit distant from Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kaede. He tried to ignore the feelings he got when he was around Kagome. He pushed away feelings of friendship for the lecherous monk and the demon exterminator. And he completely denied all fatherly feelings for Shippo. The almost brotherly feelings he felt for Kaede were pure nonsense.
He responded to these feelings in his usual manner. He threw out insults or physical abuse, did whatever he could to distance himself from them and them from him. To Kagome he tossed out insults about her appearance and her smell and called her things like wench all the time. To Miroku he was constantly insulting and struck him whenever the situation was right. Sango he called weak or just plain ignored. Shippo he insulted and beat up constantly. Kaede he called old and ignored her advice.
But all of that was only background noise to what he felt at the moment. He was fucking pissed off!
"Inuyasha, Kagome warned you not to come after her."
"Fuck that. I'm tired of waiting for that bitch so I'm going in after her. We don't have time to sit around doing nothing while she spends her time studying for 'tests' and other things that are less important then finding the jewel shards."
Miroku sighed and approached his enraged hanyou friend trying to convince him to listen to reason. "I understand that you miss Kagome, but going to her time to get her will only make her angry. And then she'll sit you."
"I COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT BEING SAT AS LONG AS WE GET MOVING AND FIND MORE JEWEL SHARDS!"
"No need to yell Inuyasha, I'm completely aware of your feelings for Kagome. I understand how badly you miss her."
Inuyasha stopped dead when he realized what Miroku was saying and whirled around claws at the ready. "I don't miss her you stupid monk! We just can't waste time sitting around while Naraku gathers more and more shards!"
Spinning around once more Inuyasha darted off at top speed to the well. He had made his decision and wasn't going to change his mind. He'd go through the well, find Kagome, and bring her back to his time so they could continue the hunt for the shards. He stopped on the lip of the well and stared down into it, casually wondering as usual whether he could try and find out what happened in the hunt for the shards by looking it up in the future. As far as he knew Kagome had never done it, so maybe he should.
"Feh. I doubt any humans would know anything about the jewel. Might as well just go and get Kagome and leave the results of the shard hunt in the future."
And without another word he dropped down into the well, traveling instantly from his time to Kagome's era. A world where demons were a mere myth and humans were everywhere. A world of tall buildings and strange contraptions. A stupid world full of stupid humans. But one thing balanced out all the things that made Kagome's time so awful. The one thing that this time had produced that was actually worth while. The only thing that gave this era a good name and one of the only reasons Inuyasha would actually let Kagome go back here.
Ramen.
It had to be the most brilliant invention that humans had ever come up with! Only three minutes to make such delicious food! "I wonder what a minute is." He grinned at the thought of ramen and decided that he might as well get some ramen before he took Kagome back to his time. Even if she wasn't around he could make some himself, he had seen her make it enough times to know he could make it just as well. The only problem would be telling how long three minutes was.
With thoughts of ramen filling his head Inuyasha took a leap out of the well and headed into Kagome's house. Sliding the door open he called out for Kagome. "Kagome! Where are you?" He groaned when he smelled her scent everywhere in the house, mingled with the scents of her mother, her grandfather, and her annoying little brother who hero worshiped Inuyasha. His nostrils flared as he caught a familiar scent approaching.
"Inuyasha! Cool!" Inuyasha sighed as Kagome's little brother rushed up to him and stared up at him with big eyes full of wonder.
"Hey kid. Where's Kagome?"
"Oh, she had to stay after school to retake a bunch of tests she missed. So are you gonna stay a while?"
Inuyasha shrugged and began sniffing again, trying to find a trace of the scent he was looking for. He would find some ramen, make it, eat it, and then go and get Kagome. "Maybe. You got any ramen around here?"
"Sure, its over here in the cabinet." The kid walked over to a small cabinet and opened it, he fished around in it for a few seconds before pulling out a package of ramen. Inuyasha immediately snatched it and looked it over. Now that he had the ramen, all he needed was some water to boil and then he'd be in ramen heaven.
"So kid, can you help me make this stuff?"
(Shikon Inc. Headquarters: Kyoto)
Inuyasha stopped what he was saying when his cellphone began to ring. He smiled at the men, all disguised demons, who he had been speaking to and stepped to the side. He answered the call and held the phone to his ear. "Hello?"
"Inuyasha-sama, I have a report to make about well activity."
Inuyasha suddenly became agitated, which made the demons in the room nervous. The last time their lord had looked so annoyed he had torn the poor demon's throat out and tossed the body aside like a rag doll. Then he'd calmly ordered for a janitor to be brought up to clean up the mess, then for that janitor to be disposed of, and then to hire a new janitor. Needless to say it was a lot of extra work on their part for little reason.
"Make your report."
"Your younger self has just exited through the well and is headed towards the shrine. What do you want me to do?"
Inuyasha relaxed when he heard that it was only his past self. Then he began to smile. Perhaps he could use his past self if things didn't work out with his primary plan. Yes, he could always use his past self as a backup plan. "Confront Inuyasha-chan and get him to come to Kyoto as soon as possible. Once you have him in Kyoto keep him occupied until I give you a call again. Once I do, I will give you your next orders."
"Yes sir. I will not fail you."
"See that you do not."
(Higurashi Shrine: Tokyo)
Inuyasha jerked away from his ramen when a shockingly familiar scent reached him. A scent that should not be here in the future. "Kid, stay inside. I've got business to take care of."
"Okay." Inuyasha darted outside and glanced around, his amber eyes darting back and forth in a search for some sign of the source of that scent.
Inuyasha's reflexes kicked in just soon enough for him to leap backwards, avoiding a kick that shattered the ground he had been standing on. Even reacting as fast as he had, Inuyasha had barely managed to avoid the kick. He cracked his knuckles and drew Tetsuisaiga, transforming it into the deadly fang that could kill a hundred youkai in one swing. "Never thought you'd have survived this long. I figured you'd have died a long time ago. But I guess I'll just have to remedy that right now, by cutting you to ribbons using the Tetsuisaiga!"
Wearing completely black clothing and a small bandolier of some kind held around his shoulder was a demon with pointy ears and sharp fangs. His hair was cut short, much different from the longer ponytail that he had in the past. The irritating demon reached to the bandolier and pulled out some wierd looking black device with a small hole at the end. It was small, and probably a short ranged weapon, but it didn't look like it was much use in a fight. It was pretty small for a club and definetely wouldn't cut anything.
"Poor little Inu-kuro. Behind in the times I see. You use your sword all you want. All I need is one bullet to put you out of the misery of being a hanyou. Hehehe."
Inuyasha smirked as the windscar became clear to him. He raised his father's fang above his head, ready to unleash the deadly power of the fang to kill his enemy. He could already smell the blood. "All I need is one swing to put you out of the misery of being a wimpy wolf. Or if you'd prefer I could make it slow and gut you like a pig and rip your guts apart? Your choice Kouga, but either way you're gonna die!"
(Enter end theme)
sotto mezameru
hakanai omoi zutto
donna toki demo negau yo
anata ni todoku you ni to...
"ato sukoshi" to yuu kyori ga fumidasenakute
itsumo me no mae wa tozasarete-ita no
aitai aenai hibi wo kasaneru tabi ni
tsuyoi tokimeki wa setsunasa ni naru yo
moshimo eien to yuu mono ga aru nara
toomawari shite demo shinjite mitai
"bukiyou dakara KIZUtsuku koto mo aru" to
wakatte mo tomaranai mou dare ni mo makenai
anata no koto wo omou
sore dake de namida ga
ima afuredashite kuru yo
hakanai omoi zutto
donna toki demo negau yo
anata ni todoku you ni to...
tsuyogaru koto dake shiri-sugite-ita watashi
dakedo ano toki kara mayoi wa kieta yo
misetai to omou mono ga kitto atte
kikasetai kotoba mo takusan aru
egao nakigao mo zenbu mite hoshikute
matte-iru watashi wa yamete
"CHANSU" wo tsukamu yo
anata no koto wo omou
sore dake de kokoro ga
tsuyoku nareru ki ga suru yo
hakanai omoi zutto
donna toki demo negau yo
anata ni todoku you ni to...
anata no koto wo omou
sore dake de namida ga
ima afuredashite kuru yo
tookute koe ga todokanai dakedo itsuka wa
kanarazu todoku you ni
shinjite la la la la la la...
shinjite la la la la la la...
shinjite la la la la la la...
(End of end theme)
Ha. While Inuyasha and I are settling past grudges my woman gets a chance to find out all the answers, and her friends get a glimpse into her secret life when an interesting visitor arrives at their school.
The Truth About Dogs!
(Enter opening theme)
I want to change the world
kaze wo kakenukete nanimo osorezu ni
ima yuuki to egao no KAKERA daite
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni takanaru mirai e
te wo nobaseba kagayakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland
[Instrumental]
hai-iro no sora no kanata nanika oite kita
kimi wa mayoi nagara
sagashi-tsudzukeru
kimi no kokoro furuete'ta asu no mienai yo
nanimo shinjirarezu mimi wo fusagu
kimi ni deaeta toki hontou no ibasho mitsuketa
nanigenai yasashisa ga koko ni atte
bokura mezameru
I want to change the world
nido to mayowanai kimi to iru mirai
katachi doreba doko made mo toberu sa
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni shiranai ashita e
tsubasa hiroge hanabatakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland
[Instrumental]
bokura wa onaji sekai wo oyogi-tsudzukete'ru
tagai no negai e todoku hi made
minna onaji fuan kakaete sasaeaeru yo
tachidomaru shunkan ni mitsumete'ru
kono basho ni iru
I want to change the world
kono te hanasazu ni mimamoru hitomi wo
uketometara nandatte dekiru hazu
Change my mind
hitori ni sasenai minna koko ni iru
donna koto mo tsukinukete ikou
It's wonderland
[Instrumental]
I want to change the world
kaze wo kakenukete nanimo osorezu ni
ima yuuki to egao no KAKERA daite
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni takanaru mirai e
te wo nobaseba kagayakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland
(End opening theme)
Paths: A story of possibilities
Chapter 3: To the Future
"Fuck this!"
Inuyasha lept down from the branches of the tree he had been bound to for fifty years. He went then when he really needed to think, but mostly because it was a reminder to him of what could happen when you got too close to someone. And so he kept himself always a bit distant from Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kaede. He tried to ignore the feelings he got when he was around Kagome. He pushed away feelings of friendship for the lecherous monk and the demon exterminator. And he completely denied all fatherly feelings for Shippo. The almost brotherly feelings he felt for Kaede were pure nonsense.
He responded to these feelings in his usual manner. He threw out insults or physical abuse, did whatever he could to distance himself from them and them from him. To Kagome he tossed out insults about her appearance and her smell and called her things like wench all the time. To Miroku he was constantly insulting and struck him whenever the situation was right. Sango he called weak or just plain ignored. Shippo he insulted and beat up constantly. Kaede he called old and ignored her advice.
But all of that was only background noise to what he felt at the moment. He was fucking pissed off!
"Inuyasha, Kagome warned you not to come after her."
"Fuck that. I'm tired of waiting for that bitch so I'm going in after her. We don't have time to sit around doing nothing while she spends her time studying for 'tests' and other things that are less important then finding the jewel shards."
Miroku sighed and approached his enraged hanyou friend trying to convince him to listen to reason. "I understand that you miss Kagome, but going to her time to get her will only make her angry. And then she'll sit you."
"I COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT BEING SAT AS LONG AS WE GET MOVING AND FIND MORE JEWEL SHARDS!"
"No need to yell Inuyasha, I'm completely aware of your feelings for Kagome. I understand how badly you miss her."
Inuyasha stopped dead when he realized what Miroku was saying and whirled around claws at the ready. "I don't miss her you stupid monk! We just can't waste time sitting around while Naraku gathers more and more shards!"
Spinning around once more Inuyasha darted off at top speed to the well. He had made his decision and wasn't going to change his mind. He'd go through the well, find Kagome, and bring her back to his time so they could continue the hunt for the shards. He stopped on the lip of the well and stared down into it, casually wondering as usual whether he could try and find out what happened in the hunt for the shards by looking it up in the future. As far as he knew Kagome had never done it, so maybe he should.
"Feh. I doubt any humans would know anything about the jewel. Might as well just go and get Kagome and leave the results of the shard hunt in the future."
And without another word he dropped down into the well, traveling instantly from his time to Kagome's era. A world where demons were a mere myth and humans were everywhere. A world of tall buildings and strange contraptions. A stupid world full of stupid humans. But one thing balanced out all the things that made Kagome's time so awful. The one thing that this time had produced that was actually worth while. The only thing that gave this era a good name and one of the only reasons Inuyasha would actually let Kagome go back here.
Ramen.
It had to be the most brilliant invention that humans had ever come up with! Only three minutes to make such delicious food! "I wonder what a minute is." He grinned at the thought of ramen and decided that he might as well get some ramen before he took Kagome back to his time. Even if she wasn't around he could make some himself, he had seen her make it enough times to know he could make it just as well. The only problem would be telling how long three minutes was.
With thoughts of ramen filling his head Inuyasha took a leap out of the well and headed into Kagome's house. Sliding the door open he called out for Kagome. "Kagome! Where are you?" He groaned when he smelled her scent everywhere in the house, mingled with the scents of her mother, her grandfather, and her annoying little brother who hero worshiped Inuyasha. His nostrils flared as he caught a familiar scent approaching.
"Inuyasha! Cool!" Inuyasha sighed as Kagome's little brother rushed up to him and stared up at him with big eyes full of wonder.
"Hey kid. Where's Kagome?"
"Oh, she had to stay after school to retake a bunch of tests she missed. So are you gonna stay a while?"
Inuyasha shrugged and began sniffing again, trying to find a trace of the scent he was looking for. He would find some ramen, make it, eat it, and then go and get Kagome. "Maybe. You got any ramen around here?"
"Sure, its over here in the cabinet." The kid walked over to a small cabinet and opened it, he fished around in it for a few seconds before pulling out a package of ramen. Inuyasha immediately snatched it and looked it over. Now that he had the ramen, all he needed was some water to boil and then he'd be in ramen heaven.
"So kid, can you help me make this stuff?"
(Shikon Inc. Headquarters: Kyoto)
Inuyasha stopped what he was saying when his cellphone began to ring. He smiled at the men, all disguised demons, who he had been speaking to and stepped to the side. He answered the call and held the phone to his ear. "Hello?"
"Inuyasha-sama, I have a report to make about well activity."
Inuyasha suddenly became agitated, which made the demons in the room nervous. The last time their lord had looked so annoyed he had torn the poor demon's throat out and tossed the body aside like a rag doll. Then he'd calmly ordered for a janitor to be brought up to clean up the mess, then for that janitor to be disposed of, and then to hire a new janitor. Needless to say it was a lot of extra work on their part for little reason.
"Make your report."
"Your younger self has just exited through the well and is headed towards the shrine. What do you want me to do?"
Inuyasha relaxed when he heard that it was only his past self. Then he began to smile. Perhaps he could use his past self if things didn't work out with his primary plan. Yes, he could always use his past self as a backup plan. "Confront Inuyasha-chan and get him to come to Kyoto as soon as possible. Once you have him in Kyoto keep him occupied until I give you a call again. Once I do, I will give you your next orders."
"Yes sir. I will not fail you."
"See that you do not."
(Higurashi Shrine: Tokyo)
Inuyasha jerked away from his ramen when a shockingly familiar scent reached him. A scent that should not be here in the future. "Kid, stay inside. I've got business to take care of."
"Okay." Inuyasha darted outside and glanced around, his amber eyes darting back and forth in a search for some sign of the source of that scent.
Inuyasha's reflexes kicked in just soon enough for him to leap backwards, avoiding a kick that shattered the ground he had been standing on. Even reacting as fast as he had, Inuyasha had barely managed to avoid the kick. He cracked his knuckles and drew Tetsuisaiga, transforming it into the deadly fang that could kill a hundred youkai in one swing. "Never thought you'd have survived this long. I figured you'd have died a long time ago. But I guess I'll just have to remedy that right now, by cutting you to ribbons using the Tetsuisaiga!"
Wearing completely black clothing and a small bandolier of some kind held around his shoulder was a demon with pointy ears and sharp fangs. His hair was cut short, much different from the longer ponytail that he had in the past. The irritating demon reached to the bandolier and pulled out some wierd looking black device with a small hole at the end. It was small, and probably a short ranged weapon, but it didn't look like it was much use in a fight. It was pretty small for a club and definetely wouldn't cut anything.
"Poor little Inu-kuro. Behind in the times I see. You use your sword all you want. All I need is one bullet to put you out of the misery of being a hanyou. Hehehe."
Inuyasha smirked as the windscar became clear to him. He raised his father's fang above his head, ready to unleash the deadly power of the fang to kill his enemy. He could already smell the blood. "All I need is one swing to put you out of the misery of being a wimpy wolf. Or if you'd prefer I could make it slow and gut you like a pig and rip your guts apart? Your choice Kouga, but either way you're gonna die!"
(Enter end theme)
sotto mezameru
hakanai omoi zutto
donna toki demo negau yo
anata ni todoku you ni to...
"ato sukoshi" to yuu kyori ga fumidasenakute
itsumo me no mae wa tozasarete-ita no
aitai aenai hibi wo kasaneru tabi ni
tsuyoi tokimeki wa setsunasa ni naru yo
moshimo eien to yuu mono ga aru nara
toomawari shite demo shinjite mitai
"bukiyou dakara KIZUtsuku koto mo aru" to
wakatte mo tomaranai mou dare ni mo makenai
anata no koto wo omou
sore dake de namida ga
ima afuredashite kuru yo
hakanai omoi zutto
donna toki demo negau yo
anata ni todoku you ni to...
tsuyogaru koto dake shiri-sugite-ita watashi
dakedo ano toki kara mayoi wa kieta yo
misetai to omou mono ga kitto atte
kikasetai kotoba mo takusan aru
egao nakigao mo zenbu mite hoshikute
matte-iru watashi wa yamete
"CHANSU" wo tsukamu yo
anata no koto wo omou
sore dake de kokoro ga
tsuyoku nareru ki ga suru yo
hakanai omoi zutto
donna toki demo negau yo
anata ni todoku you ni to...
anata no koto wo omou
sore dake de namida ga
ima afuredashite kuru yo
tookute koe ga todokanai dakedo itsuka wa
kanarazu todoku you ni
shinjite la la la la la la...
shinjite la la la la la la...
shinjite la la la la la la...
(End of end theme)
Ha. While Inuyasha and I are settling past grudges my woman gets a chance to find out all the answers, and her friends get a glimpse into her secret life when an interesting visitor arrives at their school.
The Truth About Dogs!