A Bond Across Time
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Inuyasha or any other character from the anime/manga "Inuyasha." So don't try to sue me. ^_^
To ???: Arigatou! ^_^To Tinuviel: You're right. "IY/Kag" is now in my summary. Thanks a lot! ^_^ Yea, there's still youkai. In fact, Sesshy and Kouga are in this chapter, as well as some miscellaneous youkai. Thanks again!
To TetsuoTsubushi: Thankies! ^__-
To battousai rk8520: Thanks for the compliments!
To Aarolye: Thanks, but can you be more specific on the grammatical errors part? (I don't know what exclusively you're talking about so I can't fix the errors.) ^_^
A/N: o_O Two chapter and I've already got six reviews… That's pretty good for me! ^______^
Shippou: You're easily amused.
Choccy: =P Like you should talk, fox boy.
A/N 2: Here's chapter 3, which is filled with youkai galore! ^_-
A/N 3: Almost forgot, this chapter's under Inuyasha's POV.
Shippou: -__-;;; *sarcastically* But I'm sure they couldn't tell even though its got enough curse words to float a boat?
Choccy: Oh shut up.
Shippou: Just trying to help. ^_-
Part 3: Protecting the Shikon no Tama
After the damn Shikon Jewel was completed I had to protect it. All sorts of youkai wanted it and even though I wasn't goin' to use it, I wasn't goin' to let anyone else use it either. (A/N: Naturally, this isn't the best-written chapter because Inuyasha's the narrator. ^_^)
Most of the youkai were puny, like different kinds of bugs and stuff. I kicked all their asses of course. One time Kouga the wimpy wolf came after the complete jewel, but after a long fight between him and my Tetsusaiga, I beat him.
I would've let him go without any more bloodshed, but he yelled, "Where's my woman, mutt? Did she leave ya and run off with some 'body?"
My face went all red and I chased him with my sword all the way out of the Kaede's village.
I tended to act like that when someone mentioned Kagome. After Kikyo had been 'killed' again by Naraku, I began to feel even more alone.
Damn it! I admit it! I had been an idiot and now Kagome was gone!
That stupid kit, Shippou, used to gripe about how I should just go say I was sorry to Kagome, but I just couldn't. It didn't seem right somehow.
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To keep the kitsune from bellyaching, I began to teach him how to help me look after the jewel. He was as puny as some of the youkai that wanted the damn jewel, but he was really young.
He never got as tall as me. By the time he was fully grown, he only reached my chest. He did get better at holding his own though. I showed him how to rely on his own strength and not his little tricks.
When he left to go traveling, he was actually a pretty good fighter.
Of course, even without Shippou, there was always Kirara. She doesn't have a human form, but she's still one tough neko youkai. She would turn into that tiger-sized form if I needed her.
The thing was, after Miroku and Sango died, nothing felt right anymore.
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That day Shippou dragged me into Tokyo, I not only saw Kagome but my damn half-brother, Sesshoumaru.
After I walked away from Shippou, he hung back for a few moments before following me. That was when our second familiar scent of the day reached us.
"Sesshoumaru? In Tokyo?" Shippou muttered looking around.
"Seems so," I mumbled. "Where's the bastard?"
Our noses led us to a four-story building. He was inside.
We stepped inside and the runt went over to a woman behind a desk. "Is someone named Sesshoumaru here?" he asked.
The lady glanced up briefly before replying, "Go to that elevator and to the fourth floor. His office is at the end of the hall." She pointed towards a set of metal doors.
"Otsukaresama, obasan!" Shippou called as we walked over to the doors.
"I hate elevators," I whispered to myself as Shippou pushed the up button.
"Tough. I'm not taking the stairs," Shippou snapped back.
"You're goin' soft using this new stuff," I retorted.
Shippou just shrugged and pressed another button.
When we reached the fourth floor, we got off the piece of crap and marched down the hallway. We soon came to a door with a gold plate that said:
Sesshoumaru, President of the Zyunzi Human Relations Department
"H-Human Relations?!" Shippou gasped. "Are we talking about the same Sesshoumaru here? I mean he was only nice to one human and Rin's been dead for ages!
I shrugged and banged on the door.
We soon heard a very recognizably cold voice go, "What do you want, little brother?"
I pushed the door open and snapped, "What the fuck are ya doin' in Tokyo?"
"As you can see," Sesshoumaru answered neutrally, "I'm the president of this region." His hair was still long, but he was wearing a modern kimono and typing on one of those laptop thingies. (A/N: *laughing* Obviously, Inuyasha has some problems with technology, no?)
"What does human relations have to do with being a Demon Lord?" Shippou asked.
Sesshoumaru eyed the kitsune coldly and said, "In this day and age it is best to keep up with the times and blend in with ningenkai, even if the ningen are weaklings."
I snorted and said, "You've gone soft, Sesshoumaru, admit it!"
Sesshoumaru cocked an eyebrow at me and said, ignoring my statement, "Now if you both will excuse me, I've got a meeting to attend."
I nearly fell over in shock. "Y-You're not goin' to fight me or anything?!"
"Do I look like I care if you still exist anymore?"
Shippou chuckled and I kicked him.
"Come on, Inuyasha," Shippou said. "'Looks like Sesshoumaru's decided to enterprise and blend in. That's exactly what we've been doing too, remember?"
I frowned but followed him out the door. While we waited for the elevator to reach the ground again, I touched the pink jewel in my pocket.
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It was years before I stepped into the city again. After living for so long the years didn't feel like much though. Shippou left for one of his stupid sightseeing trips, Kirara went huntin', and I was left alone in the forests of Japan.
Miroku, Sango, Eitoku, Anai, Keikura, Kaede, and Kikyo. All gone. It was just some youkai and I. I stared off into space for days on end. Alone.
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I think about thirteen years had past by the time I had finally returned to Tokyo, this time alone.
Shippou was in Egypt, where ever that is, and Kirara was wandering the woods. I don't know how it happened, but suddenly I realized I had made my way to Kagome's family's shrine. It was strange seeing the well house and the home where Kagome had grown up. I was about to run away when I heard someone yelling, "Hey, Inuyasha!"
It was Kagome's brother…er, Souta. Yea, that's his name!
He ran up to me and I could tell he was a lot older than before. "I haven't seen you in ages!" he said. "If you wanna see Kagome, she's comin' over today. Her second year at college just ended."
'College?' I thought. 'I remember Shippou saying something about that once…'
"Er- that's alright, kid, I was goin' " I protested.
He shrugged and said, "I would talk some more but I gotta go meet a friend. Bye, Inuyasha!" Then he was gone faster than he had come.
I watched him leave and after about five minutes I decided I'd better go too. That was when I turned to the archway by the stairs that lead to the street and froze.
It was Kagome.
She looked a little older too. She was wearing a blue kimono and holding onto the archway to steady herself as she stared at me in shock.
"I-Inu-Inuyasha…" she whispered, her eyes wide.
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A/N: How's that for a cliffy? *gets whacked with pots and pans from the reviewers* @_@ Ow!
Shippou: Is she dead?
Kirara: Mew.
A/N 2: @_@ *shakes head* Ahhh. That's better. Here are the translations of some Japanese words I used in this chapter:
Otsukaresama=thank you or many thanks
Obasan=lady, woman, or ma'am
Ningenkai=the world of humans
If any of these translations are incorrect, please tell me. I didn't translate them myself. I used a web dictionary so its possible there's a mistake. ^_^
A/N 3: I hope I captured an older Inuyasha's personality properly. He still swears a lot and all and isn't the most literate of the characters so that's why I toned down the detail in this chapter.
A/N 4: I'm leaving you guys with this lovely cliffhanger while I go on vacation this weekend-
Reviewers: *throw pots and pans at Choccy*
Choccy: ARGH! Not again!! *runs away*
Shippou: -___-;;; *sweatdrop* Well, bye!
