A/N: I'm really sorry it took me forever to get this chapter out, but I've been sick (poor me), we had Spring Break, and I got...well...LAZY! ^^;; So, I made this chapter a bit longer! I hope it is to you! Even though I should be doing homework...
*Disclaimer* Ranma 1/2 doesn't belong to me so of course Inu-Yasha doesn't either. _
Invisible Walls by animecartoons
Chapter 4: Silence
Next day, Nerima:
Akane awoke with a splitting headache. For a second, she didn't recognize where she was at until her vision cleared. She realized she was lying on the ground in the park. From what she could tell, it seemed to be early morning.
As she stood up, she felt a slight pain in her left wrist. 'Ow! How did this happen? And when did I get here! I don't remember doing any...thing...'
Akane thoughts slowed, the events of what occurred last night had finally come back to her memory. She frantically scanned the area for a sign of Ranma but he wasn't anywhere to be found. "Ranma! Where are you?!" Her shout echoed through the park and all she heard was silence. Her eyes started to water up, but she forced her self not to cry. 'Don't panic, Akane. Ranma's probably somewhere safe and--Ah!' The throbbing in her wrist was beginning to worsen.
She knew her wrist needed to be treated and she couldn't search Ranma by herself, so she set off to Dr. Tofu's for help.
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Feudal Japan:
"Where the heck is everyone?!"
"Ugh! Inuyasha, would you stop asking that! You already said that 50 times!"
"Would you shut up! Wench! Nobody was asking you anything!"
"What did you call me?!"
"You heard me!"
"Grrr...SIT!"
For the past week, none of Inuyasha's rivals/enemies had attacked or done anything to him. Everyone was getting restless, and Inuyasha and Kagome were fighting more. To make matters worst, they hadn't found any jewel shards.
"That's it! I'm going home!" Kagome picked up her belongings and headed straight for the well. Inuyasha slowly picked himself up from the huge crater he created and turned to Kagome's departing figure. "Hey! Where do you think you're going?! We're suppose to be looking for more shards!" Kagome angrily faced Inuyasha, "Hmph! That's what you think! We haven't found any jewel pieces, and I'm wasting my time here when I should be at school! Don't you dare follow me either! And tell everyone I said I'll be back later!" With that said, she faded out of sight into the deep forest.
Miroku, having heard all the shouting, came out of nowhere. He saw that Kagome was gone so he asked, "Uh, Inuyasha, where's Kagome?" Inuyasha folded his arms in front of his chest, sulking like a baby. "Tsk. She went back to her time. She said she'd be back later."
"Oh. I see."
"Lord Inuyasha!" Myoga, the flea demon (A/N: I think. ^^), suddenly appeared on Inuyasha's shoulder with an anxious expression on his face. "I have some very important news to inform you of, Lord Inuyasha!" Inuyasha grabbed the flea between two of his fingers. "Well, if it isn't Myoga the coward. Where have you been?"
"Um, that's not of importance right now. What is important is that I found out that Naraku has devised an evil plot to destroy you!"
"Bah, what else is new. I'll just beat whatever he has for me and maybe get a jewel shard while I'm at it." Myoga glared at Inuyasha. "You do not take me seriously, Lord Inuyasha. I heard Naraku was using a human he took control of."
"Ha, what could a mere human do to me?" Inuyasha said with a triumphant edge to his voice. Myoga sat Indian-style on Inuyasha's hand while squinting his eyes a little and with a serious tone continued, "That's what I'm worried about, Lord Inuyasha. The human he has must not be of this world. Naraku knows no mortal would be able to defeat you. So why is he trying to use one against you? He must know something we don't."
Inuyasha's pride wouldn't let him believe that maybe Myoga was right about Naraku actually finding a human that could be of any match to him, so he simply stated, "I doubt it. He's probably just desperate and wants us think he has something so he can distract us. I wouldn't worry 'bout it if I were you."
Their conversation was cut short when loud screams of terror rang through the forest from a nearby village.
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Kagome's house:
"Oh, Kagome you're home. How was your week with young man who had the cute ears and your other friends?" Kagome's mother, who had woken up when she heard the door to their house open, wasn't at all surprised to see her daughter up so early in the morning. It was a normal thing for her.
Kagome turned to her mother, letting out a sigh, "The same as always. We didn't find any shards of the Shikon Jewel, so I decided to come back home." Kagome looked around her, "Where's Grandpa? By now, he's usually telling me all the excuses he told my friends as to why I was gone."
"Your Grandpa and Sota are still asleep right now." Kagome noticed her mom make a small frown. "Well, your Grandpa had a little accident and hurt his back. I went to the drug store yesterday, but they said they didn't have anything for back pains. The person working there gave me directions to a nearby chiropractor by the name of Dr. Tofu, though. I was thinking of going today but since you're here, do you think you could do it?"
"Sure, no problem, " Kagome replied while her mom handed her a piece of paper with the directions. "I'll be back as soon as possible, Mom. Bye!" She waved as she ran out the house.
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Dr. Tofu's Clinic:
When Kagome got to the clinic, she noticed she wasn't the first person to arrive. There was a girl about her age with short, deep blue hair and golden-colored eyes having her arm treated by whom she assumed was Dr. Tofu.
The doctor glanced over at her and smiled, "Hello. How may I help you today, Miss...?"
"Oh, I'm Higurashi Kagome," she said, at the same time bowing. "My grandfather has some back problems and my mother told me to come here and see if you could do or give me anything to help him."
"Okay, I'll see what I can do. You can wait over there if you want," he said, pointing to the chair a few feet away from where the girl and him were. "By the way, I'm Dr. Tofu and this here is Tendo Akane." Kagome smiles and bows again. "It's nice to meet you both."
While waiting her turn, Kagome couldn't help but listen in on the conversation between Dr. Tofu and Akane. She didn't want to be nosy, but when she heard 'demon' and 'Naraku', she couldn't help but interrupt. "Um, excuse me, Akane, did you just say that you were attacked by a demon sent by another demon by the name of Naraku?"
"Yeah. I was kidnapped by a demon; he never said what his name was, but he did say he was ordered by Naraku to get Ranma, my fiancé who saved me," Akane said, grief clearly evident in her voice, "Then, I became unconscious and when I woke up, Ranma was gone."
It dawned on Kagome that what she felt in the Feudal Era had to be what transpired here in Nerima. She couldn't figure out why Naraku would want a human; unless Akane's fiancé, Ranma, was very powerful, which seemed to be the case. "This is bad," she whispered out loud.
"What do you mean?"
"I know who Naraku is, and if I'm correct, he's going to use Ranma to kill." Kagome swiftly rose to her feet and looked both Akane and Dr. Tofu in the eye. "There's no time to explain, so please follow me!" she said as she ran out the door.
Akane was dumfounded by what she heard. It was confusing how Kagome knew this demon, Naraku, but she followed after her, hoping to find the answer and Ranma.
To be continued...
"I belive I can't help this longing...
Comfort me I can't hold it all in...
If you won't let me..."
~Silence by Sarah McLachlan
A/B: Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film! YES! FINALLY! We showed them all that anime isn't just another foreign cartoon! BWAHAHAHAHA! It was the BEST movie I've ever seen! ^_^ Now, we have to get another anime movie on that category next year. Hmm...
Joe Fenton: A murdering rapist!?! O_O! scary... :^^:hahaha ---laughing so hard, starting to cry. Sorry, that sounded funny. I know you probably don't mean it, but you say the funniest things while sounding so serious! (Please keep being humorous!)
EGBC: You think it's cool?! Yay! ^o^ I wish you would have written more, but that's alright because you reviewed! ^_^
Urazz: YUP! You're absolutely right about Akane going to Medieval Japan! I'm glad you thought my story was great! ^.^
dogbertcarroll: Since you agreed with Ranma, then read what I wrote to him. ^_- I got some of the story outlined...in my head. I know it would be better if I had the whole thing outlined, but I let the ideas come and it works out better for me that way.
Nichole Hibiki: *sniff* I felt sad when I read your review, and all I gotta say is don't worry about it and I'll find a way for Ryoga to be more in the story. I can understand how you feel because it does get on my nerves the way Ranma treats Ryoga, but sometimes they act alike, if you know what I mean, almost like brothers. Do you think Ryoga is supposed to be paired up with Akari? Many people believe he should be paired up with Ukyo, but personally I don't agree. Ryoga and Akari are better because they're so cute together and they both have feelings for each other! *^^*aww ---just loving it
Ranma: Ranma is the cutest anime guy! -^_^- You're right about Ranma being able to beat Bakemono, but yeah, it was for the story's purpose. I like Ranma ½ a little more than Inu-Yasha, too. Sorry to say this, but Ranma & Akane and Inuyasha & Kagome belong with each other! ^^ I personally don't like Shampoo or Kikyo, even though I took an Inu-Yasha character test that said I was Kikyo. ?_? Ranma and Inuyasha have to be the same person! Maybe Rumiko Takahashi did that on purpose. But, no, Ranma is not going to be the reincarnated form of Inuyasha. I've already read a couple of fanfics where that happened, and I want to do something different. Thanks for reviewing (you weren't rambling either)!
Final-Fan: Haha, I think you are a hyper person. ^^ You're the only one who has reviewed every chapter! I would never be able to do that to any story I read, unless it's short. Reasons: I'm lazy and...even more lazy. -_-Zzzz ^^;heheh See what I mean?
{To all the reviewers} Yay! I reached over 20 reviews! Thanks to you reviewers! ^_^ You guys put me in a good mood when you said that my story is great. It brings a tear to my eye.*sniff* THANK YOU! And big thanks to DJ Otaku Mamasita for giving me ideas! *hug*
*sigh*...Kenshin is so cute! ^.~ Anyway, I've already started on chapter 5! Aren't you proud of me? It should be out sometime in April! Adios! ^_~