For those of you that have read this chapter the last time I updated, there
is no need to read it again. I just changed some minor details and added
the disclaimer. Oh, and I rechecked the spelling and some other junk.
A/N: Ack! Sorry about the format of the previous chapter, FFNet messed up all the italics and stuff, so you can't tell the difference between Inu Yasha thinking and Inu Yasha doing other stuff. *Sigh* I don't suppose it makes much of a difference, though. ONLY 7 PEOPLE REVIEWED!!! The last time I checked, anyway. My ransom was 10. Oh well, I decided to be nice and give you the next chapter despite that.
Review Responses:
Shadowspinner: Ooooh, death threats. I love those. I often make them too. Well, I'm updating. So I guess I'm not going to be killed, am I? Darn! I was so close.
To all other the nice people that reviewed: I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Thank you so much for reviewing! You can't possibly know how much those meant to me! And to those who were wondering what happened and what Inu Yasha wished, I'M NOT TELLING!!! Muahahahaha! You aren't supposed to know.yet. I know I'm being evil. Deal with it.
Oh, and because I got three less than my ransom, I'm gonna be even more evil and probably not tell you this time, either. Maybe, I dunno. You'll just have to wait and see, won't you?
Disclaimer: Me no own Inu Yasha. You no suing.
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One Wish
Kaede's POV
I lay bleeding on the ground while Sango was rushing back and forth between Miroku and me. She was having a hard time. Where was that idiot hanyou when you need him? I surveyed the mess we were surrounded in. Bodies of various demons littered the battlefield. Kagome, poor girl, lay dead whilst Shippo cried over her. That won't help her, young kitsune. Nothing can help her now, but it is very well that you get your feelings out in the open rather than holing it all up inside you. Miroku and Sango were over to the side. The monk didn't have long to live. He had suffered too many injuries. Why, he didn't even feel the need to grope, and she was in such a close proximity, too. We all had suffered beyond repair, or so it seems.
I finally spotted Inu Yasha over in the top branches of a huge tree. He was staring sullenly off into the distance, tossing the Jewel up and down in his hand. The lad had suffered as much as the rest of us. He just chose not to let his emotions show. Idiot boy, really, he thinks that others will think he's vulnerable if he does let them emerge, but who is there to think that now? Most of the youkai in this era and country have been killed in this battle of the Jewel, and death is something even the most ancient and powerful magic has trouble reversing, including the Shikkon no Tama.
The Jewel of Four Souls. It was the true cause of all this. Not Kouga. Not Sesshomaru. Not even Naraku. Nor was it any of the demons that had managed to possess a shard. It was the Jewel that caused all of this. All the death and betrayal, all the lies and bitterness. Now it had come into Inu Yasha's possession. What will he use it for? For his own greedy selfishness, or the good of the people. Is he even sane enough now to think straight? Kagome's death was a major blow for him.
I gazed at Inu Yasha again. He was quite pathetic, really. He doesn't know how to cope with so much emotions, so he just goes and hides in a corner. Just like a little boy. He wasn't any better than Shippo, worse, actually. The little thing was younger, much younger, than he was, but he at least had the guts to face the music. (A/N: Unlike a certain hanyou we all know and love.)
Suddenly, he stopped tossing the marble. He had a certain calm, determined expression on his face that we see so rarely. It was frightening, actually. He shot one last glance at Kagome and closed his eyes. I suddenly knew what he was going to wish for. It shouldn't be done! I wanted to shout at him. It would change too much history, too many lives. But I made no sound. It wasn't like I had much of a choice. Even if I did manage to voice my opinion, it wasn't likely that he would listen. He never did. Yet today, when it mattered most, I couldn't utter a syllable. Trust fate to be like that.
He had made his decision, nothing, except for maybe Kagome, could change it now. Yet where was she? Dead. When we needed her the most.
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Short Author's note: Yea, I'm horrible, sticking this in the middle of the chapter, but if I don't insert this now I WILL forget. Hey, it could be worse. I could just stop now. Would you prefer that? No, I didn't think so. Anyway, the point of this A/N is..*drum roll please*.I don't think I'm gonna tell you. [is attacked with flame and angry shouts] Okay, okay, okay! Thepointofthisa/nwastoinformyouofalittlecontesti'mhaving. [Huh?] *rewind* The point of this A/N was to inform you of this little contest I'm having. The first person to review and guess what Inu Yasha wished for correctly I will dedicate the next chapter to. You get one clue. It was one of the 'if onlys' mentioned in the previous chapter. Oh, and it has to be signed.
Now, back to the story.
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The Jewel flashed. Once. Twice. Then a blast of pink light engulfed them all. Swirls of madness, of confusion, then everything settled down again. Two separate worlds. Two separate paths. They were not going to cross. Or at least they were not meant to. But even the most divine magic has its flaws. And the Jewel of Four Souls had made two mistakes when granting Inu Yasha's wish. Tiny flaws, insignificant ones, really, in the course of life. But one that mattered very much to these few people. You see, the Jewel had done everything it was supposed to, except for two things. One, it couldn't destroy itself. And two, he had mixed two people up and sent them to the wrong era. And these two people matter quite a bit in this story. And since one was sent 50 years into the past, and the other 50 years into the future, neither where they belonged, things may get rather confusing.
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Okay, I know that was even worse. I didn't really answer any questions and it was a tad bit shorter than it was supposed to be. But I'm the writer here, and I make the decisions. For this fic, at least. And it's getting late so I have to go to bed now. Maybe another brainstorm idea will strike me while I'm sleeping. That wouldn't be that unusual. In fact, it would make sense. It wrote the first chapter around midnight last night when I couldn't fall asleep. Maybe the genius in me that revealed itself last night will once again show itself.
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Once again my ransom is 10 review, and this time I'm serious. If I don't get 10 reviews, I don't post. So get some of your little friends to read this too. Or else.ummm.or else you'll never find out what Inu Yasha wished for. There!
A/N: Ack! Sorry about the format of the previous chapter, FFNet messed up all the italics and stuff, so you can't tell the difference between Inu Yasha thinking and Inu Yasha doing other stuff. *Sigh* I don't suppose it makes much of a difference, though. ONLY 7 PEOPLE REVIEWED!!! The last time I checked, anyway. My ransom was 10. Oh well, I decided to be nice and give you the next chapter despite that.
Review Responses:
Shadowspinner: Ooooh, death threats. I love those. I often make them too. Well, I'm updating. So I guess I'm not going to be killed, am I? Darn! I was so close.
To all other the nice people that reviewed: I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Thank you so much for reviewing! You can't possibly know how much those meant to me! And to those who were wondering what happened and what Inu Yasha wished, I'M NOT TELLING!!! Muahahahaha! You aren't supposed to know.yet. I know I'm being evil. Deal with it.
Oh, and because I got three less than my ransom, I'm gonna be even more evil and probably not tell you this time, either. Maybe, I dunno. You'll just have to wait and see, won't you?
Disclaimer: Me no own Inu Yasha. You no suing.
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One Wish
Kaede's POV
I lay bleeding on the ground while Sango was rushing back and forth between Miroku and me. She was having a hard time. Where was that idiot hanyou when you need him? I surveyed the mess we were surrounded in. Bodies of various demons littered the battlefield. Kagome, poor girl, lay dead whilst Shippo cried over her. That won't help her, young kitsune. Nothing can help her now, but it is very well that you get your feelings out in the open rather than holing it all up inside you. Miroku and Sango were over to the side. The monk didn't have long to live. He had suffered too many injuries. Why, he didn't even feel the need to grope, and she was in such a close proximity, too. We all had suffered beyond repair, or so it seems.
I finally spotted Inu Yasha over in the top branches of a huge tree. He was staring sullenly off into the distance, tossing the Jewel up and down in his hand. The lad had suffered as much as the rest of us. He just chose not to let his emotions show. Idiot boy, really, he thinks that others will think he's vulnerable if he does let them emerge, but who is there to think that now? Most of the youkai in this era and country have been killed in this battle of the Jewel, and death is something even the most ancient and powerful magic has trouble reversing, including the Shikkon no Tama.
The Jewel of Four Souls. It was the true cause of all this. Not Kouga. Not Sesshomaru. Not even Naraku. Nor was it any of the demons that had managed to possess a shard. It was the Jewel that caused all of this. All the death and betrayal, all the lies and bitterness. Now it had come into Inu Yasha's possession. What will he use it for? For his own greedy selfishness, or the good of the people. Is he even sane enough now to think straight? Kagome's death was a major blow for him.
I gazed at Inu Yasha again. He was quite pathetic, really. He doesn't know how to cope with so much emotions, so he just goes and hides in a corner. Just like a little boy. He wasn't any better than Shippo, worse, actually. The little thing was younger, much younger, than he was, but he at least had the guts to face the music. (A/N: Unlike a certain hanyou we all know and love.)
Suddenly, he stopped tossing the marble. He had a certain calm, determined expression on his face that we see so rarely. It was frightening, actually. He shot one last glance at Kagome and closed his eyes. I suddenly knew what he was going to wish for. It shouldn't be done! I wanted to shout at him. It would change too much history, too many lives. But I made no sound. It wasn't like I had much of a choice. Even if I did manage to voice my opinion, it wasn't likely that he would listen. He never did. Yet today, when it mattered most, I couldn't utter a syllable. Trust fate to be like that.
He had made his decision, nothing, except for maybe Kagome, could change it now. Yet where was she? Dead. When we needed her the most.
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Short Author's note: Yea, I'm horrible, sticking this in the middle of the chapter, but if I don't insert this now I WILL forget. Hey, it could be worse. I could just stop now. Would you prefer that? No, I didn't think so. Anyway, the point of this A/N is..*drum roll please*.I don't think I'm gonna tell you. [is attacked with flame and angry shouts] Okay, okay, okay! Thepointofthisa/nwastoinformyouofalittlecontesti'mhaving. [Huh?] *rewind* The point of this A/N was to inform you of this little contest I'm having. The first person to review and guess what Inu Yasha wished for correctly I will dedicate the next chapter to. You get one clue. It was one of the 'if onlys' mentioned in the previous chapter. Oh, and it has to be signed.
Now, back to the story.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
The Jewel flashed. Once. Twice. Then a blast of pink light engulfed them all. Swirls of madness, of confusion, then everything settled down again. Two separate worlds. Two separate paths. They were not going to cross. Or at least they were not meant to. But even the most divine magic has its flaws. And the Jewel of Four Souls had made two mistakes when granting Inu Yasha's wish. Tiny flaws, insignificant ones, really, in the course of life. But one that mattered very much to these few people. You see, the Jewel had done everything it was supposed to, except for two things. One, it couldn't destroy itself. And two, he had mixed two people up and sent them to the wrong era. And these two people matter quite a bit in this story. And since one was sent 50 years into the past, and the other 50 years into the future, neither where they belonged, things may get rather confusing.
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Okay, I know that was even worse. I didn't really answer any questions and it was a tad bit shorter than it was supposed to be. But I'm the writer here, and I make the decisions. For this fic, at least. And it's getting late so I have to go to bed now. Maybe another brainstorm idea will strike me while I'm sleeping. That wouldn't be that unusual. In fact, it would make sense. It wrote the first chapter around midnight last night when I couldn't fall asleep. Maybe the genius in me that revealed itself last night will once again show itself.
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Once again my ransom is 10 review, and this time I'm serious. If I don't get 10 reviews, I don't post. So get some of your little friends to read this too. Or else.ummm.or else you'll never find out what Inu Yasha wished for. There!
