Time for a change part 55
Hello again everyone. I've gotten all kinds of death threats etc from last chapter and thankyou all for each and
everyone of them :D. I don't really have anything to say today except yippee this is almost over! Well yipee
for me atleast ;).
-ShiroInu- I'll flip a coin. Heads he lives, tails he dies. ;) (J/K)
-Admiral Biatch- Yeah I've seen it. Some kind of diamond attack of something or another. I don't plan using it
or any of the Tetsusaiga's attacks for that matter.
-Shadow Wraith- I think only two people gave me revision ideas -_-. Why do people not listen? Anyways
lesse. 1) could be debated as look at all of the Kik/Inu kisses in the anime but I am going to make him a little
less. 2) Ooc is a major issue in my revision, especially the first two chapters of TFAC. I'll remember about the
boyfriend thing though. 3) This one is a no no. I want Inuyasha to look like he does for various reasons. 4) once
again I"ll keep it in mind. I realized there really wasn't much of a villian besides toshio and the drunk guy who
got his knife crushed.
-Hennyo Ryunata- Actually I think the final battle is going on in the manga, atleast it seems like the final
battle.
-tb- I'm probably going to delete the review responses and author notes eventually.
-AnimeLoverGirl17- I'll do it this time but I don't generally email when I update. Just check once in awhile.
-Bob the Insane- There really isn't a specific time, but it only goes as far as my knowledge, which is around
where Kagura first appeared. So basically anything that happened after then probably isn't mentioned in my
fic.
-ladykaa28- becuase if you look stuborn up in the dictionary Inuyasha's picture is next to it.
-The Authoress L- The origin of TFAC? Hmm thats a tough one. Hmmm. Well I guess we'd have to go back about a
month before the first chapter of TFAC was posted. This, of course, wasn't when I first began to think of
TFAC, far from it. But it was here that it was created none the less. You see, my stories (Just about everyone
one I have written) were not originaly made for others, they were for me. During the tedious time between
consciousness and slumber in bed I would make up stories for myself, to pass the time until I fell asleep.
It was then, that I made up my first story about Inuyasha. I don't remember it though, but a while later
the beginnings of TFAC showed up. I guess you could call it Time For a Change part 0. Its also the first Inu
story that I remember. It will never be written though becuase pieces of it continued onto the real TFAC,
including the whole mating thing and Toshio's car being thrown into a police car. A few weeks later I posted
Inuyasha Master Cards spoofs after watching a commercial on Mastercard. I also posted a short fic in it just
to keep it legitimate. I got a nice response from it so, encouraged, I started writing TFAC, which was still
a half formed bedtime story ;).
-Kagome122-Actually my desired number of reviews was 50 :D.
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Kagome favored her right leg as made her way outside of her new home, which seemed quiet lonely
without Inuyasha there, and sat slowly down outside in the shade of a nearby tree. She sighed as she gazed
out into the woods logingly. Not a few times had she thought about going after Inuyasha, but the others (minus
Shippo who still was being left in the dark) had kept watch on her to make sure she didn't try just that. Even
now, Kirara was pretending to doze on top of the roof. Kagome shifted her position slightly so she could rest
her head on her hands. 'Inuyasha..' Kagome blinked back the tears that were forming. She had to remain strong,
for Shippo's sake atleast.
Still, every time she told herself that it seemed less and less effective. 'He'll be back, its only been
a week. He has to come back, I didn't promise him.' Though it was a silly thought it brought her some comfort.
Suddenly, beside her Shippo appeared. Kagome forced a smile to her face as she looked over at the grinning
Kitsune, who had a piece of canvas paper in his hands. "Hi Shippo, what do you have there." Shippo beamed proudly
as he held up the picture for her to see. It was a rather well drawn picture of Inuyasha looking annoyed and
Shippo in his pink balloon form gnawing on one of Inuyasha's ears.
"Do you think Inuyasha will like it when he gets back?" Shippo asked. Kagome smiled, for real this time.
"I'm sure he'll love it Shippo." she said reassuringly giving the boy a pat on the head. Shippo puffed his chest
up with pride. He was about to say something in reply, but then turned his head curiously. He gave out a cry of
suprise and fear, making Kagome turn in the direction he had. In the far distance a figure clad in red clothing,
or more acurately what used to be red clothing, was moving towards them, leaning heavily on a large sword in one
hand and the other clenched to his side.
Kagome gasped. "Inuyasha!" Ignoring the searing pain in her leg, Kagome jumped up and ran towards Inuyasha
as fast as her injured leg would allow with Shippo on her heels. The very battered hanyou stopped when he noticed
her approach. Painfully, he stood up straight and sheathed the Tetsusaiga. "Oi I'm hungry." he said trying to
project an image of confidence and hide the fact that he was half dead as Kagome reached him. At that point
whatever power he had been drawing on ran out and his legs collapsed beneath him. He caught himself with his hands
and struggled for a moment before letting out a soft groan. His body fell limply the rest of the way to the ground
and Kagome gave out a cry as she practically dove to his side. "Shippo go find Kaede quick!" Kagome screamed. The
terrified Kitsune, who was still clutching his picture, nodded and ran off towards the village.
Kagome struggled to lift Inuyasha onto her shoulder, not needing to look at the bloody bandages to know the
wound on her leg had been reopened. Kirara, transformed into her larger form, appeared at her side and laid down
to allow Kagome to slide Inuyasha onto her back. Kagome slid on behind him and let him lean backwards against her.
Too panicked to cry, Kagome tightened her grip around Inuyasha's waist. "Go Kirara!" With a growl, Kirara leapt
into the sky and sped towards the village. Kagome looked at the unconscious boy against her and brushed a lock of
hair matted with blood and grime into place. 'What happened to you Inuyasha?'
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Inuyasha peered through the gloom, searching for signs of traps or youkai hiding in amush, but could find
none. Not letting his guard down, he approached the mansion in front of him and uncerimoniously kicked in the
undecorated Fusuma door (the sliding screens basically). The hallway beyond the door was equally barren of
decoration and seemed to stretch endlessly on. Inuyasha stepped inside and warily glanced around. Row after row of
screens dotted the hallway. Seeing no immediately danger, he began his walk through. His ears twitched, trying to
detect sounds from the rooms he was passing, but the only audible sound was that of his bare feet on the wooden
floor. The farther he made his way into Naraku's lair, the darker it seemed to get, as if light itself couldn't
bear to be near Naraku's presence. Inuyasha's nose twitched and his eyes widened as he detected something that
was all too familiar to him coming from behind the screen to his left. KAGOME.
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Kagome heard the distinct sound of a neighing horse and moments later Kaede entered her hut at an
impressive speed for a fat, sixty year old woman. "Clear the way, clear the way." She muttered moving past a few
concerned villagers and Shippo. "Clear out all of ye." she called as she kneeled down besides where Inuyasha was
laying on a futon. "You too Shippo" Kaede added when she noticed the Kitsune hadn't budged. Reluctantly, Shippo
set down his slightly crumpled artwork besides the futon and followed the villagers out. Kaede then turned her
attention to Inuyasha and Kagome who was sitting beside him trying to clean off some of the blood. "Now let us
see." She murmered to noone in particular as she reached towards Inuyasha's head and began checking for signs
of injury. "What can I do?" Kagome asked worriedly. Kaede spared a glance at Kagome. "Rebandage your leg, I fear
there will be enough blood today without yours." she replied before continuing her investigation. Her hands stopped
at his neck where there were several dark marks. "Now what caused these?"
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With a crash, there was one less sliding door in the world and much more kindling. Inuyasha rushed in
and looked around. His nose hadn't been deceiving him after all as an injured Kagome lay unconsciously near the side
wall. Inuyasha didn't take the time to notice that this room was well decorated while all the others were a plain
white as he moved quickly to his unconscious mate. "Kagome!" he said urgently giving her a gentle shake. "Mmm
'Nuyasha?" Kagome asked weakly as she opened her eyes. "How'd you get here?" Inuyasha asked taking another look
around the room. Kagome slowly sat up and then gasped. "Sango and the others! Where are they?" she asked all weakness
draining from her features. "I haven't seen anyone else." Inuyasha replied confused. "Why?" Kagome stood up and
brushed her torn skirt down. "We have to find them Inuyasha! Naraku attacked the village after you left and killed
the villagers and Kaede. He captured us and brought us here." Inuyasha felt rage build up inside him and he gripped
the Tetsusaiga tighter. 'Thats why it took so long to get here, he was stalling me. I'll make you suffer for this
Naraku.' Inuyasha didn't know when he had started growling, but it was worrying Kagome as she gently touched his arm.
"Are you alright Inuyasha?" she asked. "Keh, lets just get out of here." he replied, forcing himself to stop
growling. "But we can't! We have to find the others and kill Naraku!" Kagome said surprisingly fiercly. Before
Inuyasha could protest, Kagome grabbed his arm and led him out of the room and down the way he had just come from,
moving incredibly fast for someone who looked as banged up as she did. She pulled him left down a hall that Inuyasha
could have sworn wasn't there when he had passed. The first beginnings of doubt started to fill his mind. This
certainly smelt like Kagome, with his forever lingering scent on her as well, and a quick glance at her neck revealed
the mark he had placed on her not too long ago, but still... How did she know where she was going? And why was she
acting strangely? Could it really be just from the stress of Kaede and the villagers being slaughtered? As they made
their way down the hall the wooden floors and walls quickly changed to ones of solid stone. No doubt they were now
in the rock formation behind the mansion.
Inuyasha could see his time was running out, he had to decide now. Suddenly, an idea struck him. "Oi Kagome,
can you cook some more of that Playstation stuff we had in your time after this?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome, who was
still leading him by the hand hesitated for only the briefest moment before replying. "Now isn't the time to be
thinking about food Inuyasha." Inuyasha's eyes widened slightly and he yanked his arm away and leapt backwards,
bringing the Tetsusaiga in front of him. "You aren't Kagome." he growled. 'Kagome' slowly turned around wearing a
cold expression. She calmly lifted one arm, and Inuyasha tensed. Almost instantly, her arm transformed into vines
and sprang out towards the hanyou. It happened to fast for Inuyasha to dodge and the vines latched around his neck
firmly. With a grunt, Inuyasha reached up and tried to pull them away, dropping the Tetsusaiga which slid several
inches into the stone floor, keeping it upright, as they slowly started to squeeze tighter.
"Once again you surprise me Inuyasha." Came the taunting voice of Naraku. 'Kagome, who was smirking darkly
at him, turned him to his right. Where a moment ago there was nothing but stone, now was a large cavern with
Naraku sitting in the middle on a chair of what seemed to be youkai, among them were the forms of Kanna,
Kagura, and several other minions that Inuyasha recognized, all devoid of life. "I had been looking forward to the
look of betrayal you would make when she led you right into a trap." If he had had the air to do it, Inuyasha would
have growled.
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Kaede looked at the marks thoughtfully for a moment before shrugging. "Not much we can do about them, though
I bet breathing isn't a joy. Now help me get his upper kimono off." Kagome nodded and gently removed the damaged
articles, leaving his chest bare. Kagome gave a little gasp and looked away. More of his skin was covered with cuts
and other wounds than flesh. Like the professional she was, Kaede began to examine a paticularly bad wound on
Inuyasha's left arm. She traced it with a finger. "Tis a sword wound. Fetch me the herbs in the black bowl over
there." Kaede called as she reached for the disgarded cloth Kagome had been using to clean Inuyasha.
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I decided to end it here, so I could get it out to you today instead of later, you'll have to wait for the
conclusion next chapter. Plenty of questions will be answered then, but not now. :D
Hello again everyone. I've gotten all kinds of death threats etc from last chapter and thankyou all for each and
everyone of them :D. I don't really have anything to say today except yippee this is almost over! Well yipee
for me atleast ;).
-ShiroInu- I'll flip a coin. Heads he lives, tails he dies. ;) (J/K)
-Admiral Biatch- Yeah I've seen it. Some kind of diamond attack of something or another. I don't plan using it
or any of the Tetsusaiga's attacks for that matter.
-Shadow Wraith- I think only two people gave me revision ideas -_-. Why do people not listen? Anyways
lesse. 1) could be debated as look at all of the Kik/Inu kisses in the anime but I am going to make him a little
less. 2) Ooc is a major issue in my revision, especially the first two chapters of TFAC. I'll remember about the
boyfriend thing though. 3) This one is a no no. I want Inuyasha to look like he does for various reasons. 4) once
again I"ll keep it in mind. I realized there really wasn't much of a villian besides toshio and the drunk guy who
got his knife crushed.
-Hennyo Ryunata- Actually I think the final battle is going on in the manga, atleast it seems like the final
battle.
-tb- I'm probably going to delete the review responses and author notes eventually.
-AnimeLoverGirl17- I'll do it this time but I don't generally email when I update. Just check once in awhile.
-Bob the Insane- There really isn't a specific time, but it only goes as far as my knowledge, which is around
where Kagura first appeared. So basically anything that happened after then probably isn't mentioned in my
fic.
-ladykaa28- becuase if you look stuborn up in the dictionary Inuyasha's picture is next to it.
-The Authoress L- The origin of TFAC? Hmm thats a tough one. Hmmm. Well I guess we'd have to go back about a
month before the first chapter of TFAC was posted. This, of course, wasn't when I first began to think of
TFAC, far from it. But it was here that it was created none the less. You see, my stories (Just about everyone
one I have written) were not originaly made for others, they were for me. During the tedious time between
consciousness and slumber in bed I would make up stories for myself, to pass the time until I fell asleep.
It was then, that I made up my first story about Inuyasha. I don't remember it though, but a while later
the beginnings of TFAC showed up. I guess you could call it Time For a Change part 0. Its also the first Inu
story that I remember. It will never be written though becuase pieces of it continued onto the real TFAC,
including the whole mating thing and Toshio's car being thrown into a police car. A few weeks later I posted
Inuyasha Master Cards spoofs after watching a commercial on Mastercard. I also posted a short fic in it just
to keep it legitimate. I got a nice response from it so, encouraged, I started writing TFAC, which was still
a half formed bedtime story ;).
-Kagome122-Actually my desired number of reviews was 50 :D.
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Kagome favored her right leg as made her way outside of her new home, which seemed quiet lonely
without Inuyasha there, and sat slowly down outside in the shade of a nearby tree. She sighed as she gazed
out into the woods logingly. Not a few times had she thought about going after Inuyasha, but the others (minus
Shippo who still was being left in the dark) had kept watch on her to make sure she didn't try just that. Even
now, Kirara was pretending to doze on top of the roof. Kagome shifted her position slightly so she could rest
her head on her hands. 'Inuyasha..' Kagome blinked back the tears that were forming. She had to remain strong,
for Shippo's sake atleast.
Still, every time she told herself that it seemed less and less effective. 'He'll be back, its only been
a week. He has to come back, I didn't promise him.' Though it was a silly thought it brought her some comfort.
Suddenly, beside her Shippo appeared. Kagome forced a smile to her face as she looked over at the grinning
Kitsune, who had a piece of canvas paper in his hands. "Hi Shippo, what do you have there." Shippo beamed proudly
as he held up the picture for her to see. It was a rather well drawn picture of Inuyasha looking annoyed and
Shippo in his pink balloon form gnawing on one of Inuyasha's ears.
"Do you think Inuyasha will like it when he gets back?" Shippo asked. Kagome smiled, for real this time.
"I'm sure he'll love it Shippo." she said reassuringly giving the boy a pat on the head. Shippo puffed his chest
up with pride. He was about to say something in reply, but then turned his head curiously. He gave out a cry of
suprise and fear, making Kagome turn in the direction he had. In the far distance a figure clad in red clothing,
or more acurately what used to be red clothing, was moving towards them, leaning heavily on a large sword in one
hand and the other clenched to his side.
Kagome gasped. "Inuyasha!" Ignoring the searing pain in her leg, Kagome jumped up and ran towards Inuyasha
as fast as her injured leg would allow with Shippo on her heels. The very battered hanyou stopped when he noticed
her approach. Painfully, he stood up straight and sheathed the Tetsusaiga. "Oi I'm hungry." he said trying to
project an image of confidence and hide the fact that he was half dead as Kagome reached him. At that point
whatever power he had been drawing on ran out and his legs collapsed beneath him. He caught himself with his hands
and struggled for a moment before letting out a soft groan. His body fell limply the rest of the way to the ground
and Kagome gave out a cry as she practically dove to his side. "Shippo go find Kaede quick!" Kagome screamed. The
terrified Kitsune, who was still clutching his picture, nodded and ran off towards the village.
Kagome struggled to lift Inuyasha onto her shoulder, not needing to look at the bloody bandages to know the
wound on her leg had been reopened. Kirara, transformed into her larger form, appeared at her side and laid down
to allow Kagome to slide Inuyasha onto her back. Kagome slid on behind him and let him lean backwards against her.
Too panicked to cry, Kagome tightened her grip around Inuyasha's waist. "Go Kirara!" With a growl, Kirara leapt
into the sky and sped towards the village. Kagome looked at the unconscious boy against her and brushed a lock of
hair matted with blood and grime into place. 'What happened to you Inuyasha?'
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Inuyasha peered through the gloom, searching for signs of traps or youkai hiding in amush, but could find
none. Not letting his guard down, he approached the mansion in front of him and uncerimoniously kicked in the
undecorated Fusuma door (the sliding screens basically). The hallway beyond the door was equally barren of
decoration and seemed to stretch endlessly on. Inuyasha stepped inside and warily glanced around. Row after row of
screens dotted the hallway. Seeing no immediately danger, he began his walk through. His ears twitched, trying to
detect sounds from the rooms he was passing, but the only audible sound was that of his bare feet on the wooden
floor. The farther he made his way into Naraku's lair, the darker it seemed to get, as if light itself couldn't
bear to be near Naraku's presence. Inuyasha's nose twitched and his eyes widened as he detected something that
was all too familiar to him coming from behind the screen to his left. KAGOME.
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Kagome heard the distinct sound of a neighing horse and moments later Kaede entered her hut at an
impressive speed for a fat, sixty year old woman. "Clear the way, clear the way." She muttered moving past a few
concerned villagers and Shippo. "Clear out all of ye." she called as she kneeled down besides where Inuyasha was
laying on a futon. "You too Shippo" Kaede added when she noticed the Kitsune hadn't budged. Reluctantly, Shippo
set down his slightly crumpled artwork besides the futon and followed the villagers out. Kaede then turned her
attention to Inuyasha and Kagome who was sitting beside him trying to clean off some of the blood. "Now let us
see." She murmered to noone in particular as she reached towards Inuyasha's head and began checking for signs
of injury. "What can I do?" Kagome asked worriedly. Kaede spared a glance at Kagome. "Rebandage your leg, I fear
there will be enough blood today without yours." she replied before continuing her investigation. Her hands stopped
at his neck where there were several dark marks. "Now what caused these?"
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With a crash, there was one less sliding door in the world and much more kindling. Inuyasha rushed in
and looked around. His nose hadn't been deceiving him after all as an injured Kagome lay unconsciously near the side
wall. Inuyasha didn't take the time to notice that this room was well decorated while all the others were a plain
white as he moved quickly to his unconscious mate. "Kagome!" he said urgently giving her a gentle shake. "Mmm
'Nuyasha?" Kagome asked weakly as she opened her eyes. "How'd you get here?" Inuyasha asked taking another look
around the room. Kagome slowly sat up and then gasped. "Sango and the others! Where are they?" she asked all weakness
draining from her features. "I haven't seen anyone else." Inuyasha replied confused. "Why?" Kagome stood up and
brushed her torn skirt down. "We have to find them Inuyasha! Naraku attacked the village after you left and killed
the villagers and Kaede. He captured us and brought us here." Inuyasha felt rage build up inside him and he gripped
the Tetsusaiga tighter. 'Thats why it took so long to get here, he was stalling me. I'll make you suffer for this
Naraku.' Inuyasha didn't know when he had started growling, but it was worrying Kagome as she gently touched his arm.
"Are you alright Inuyasha?" she asked. "Keh, lets just get out of here." he replied, forcing himself to stop
growling. "But we can't! We have to find the others and kill Naraku!" Kagome said surprisingly fiercly. Before
Inuyasha could protest, Kagome grabbed his arm and led him out of the room and down the way he had just come from,
moving incredibly fast for someone who looked as banged up as she did. She pulled him left down a hall that Inuyasha
could have sworn wasn't there when he had passed. The first beginnings of doubt started to fill his mind. This
certainly smelt like Kagome, with his forever lingering scent on her as well, and a quick glance at her neck revealed
the mark he had placed on her not too long ago, but still... How did she know where she was going? And why was she
acting strangely? Could it really be just from the stress of Kaede and the villagers being slaughtered? As they made
their way down the hall the wooden floors and walls quickly changed to ones of solid stone. No doubt they were now
in the rock formation behind the mansion.
Inuyasha could see his time was running out, he had to decide now. Suddenly, an idea struck him. "Oi Kagome,
can you cook some more of that Playstation stuff we had in your time after this?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome, who was
still leading him by the hand hesitated for only the briefest moment before replying. "Now isn't the time to be
thinking about food Inuyasha." Inuyasha's eyes widened slightly and he yanked his arm away and leapt backwards,
bringing the Tetsusaiga in front of him. "You aren't Kagome." he growled. 'Kagome' slowly turned around wearing a
cold expression. She calmly lifted one arm, and Inuyasha tensed. Almost instantly, her arm transformed into vines
and sprang out towards the hanyou. It happened to fast for Inuyasha to dodge and the vines latched around his neck
firmly. With a grunt, Inuyasha reached up and tried to pull them away, dropping the Tetsusaiga which slid several
inches into the stone floor, keeping it upright, as they slowly started to squeeze tighter.
"Once again you surprise me Inuyasha." Came the taunting voice of Naraku. 'Kagome, who was smirking darkly
at him, turned him to his right. Where a moment ago there was nothing but stone, now was a large cavern with
Naraku sitting in the middle on a chair of what seemed to be youkai, among them were the forms of Kanna,
Kagura, and several other minions that Inuyasha recognized, all devoid of life. "I had been looking forward to the
look of betrayal you would make when she led you right into a trap." If he had had the air to do it, Inuyasha would
have growled.
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Kaede looked at the marks thoughtfully for a moment before shrugging. "Not much we can do about them, though
I bet breathing isn't a joy. Now help me get his upper kimono off." Kagome nodded and gently removed the damaged
articles, leaving his chest bare. Kagome gave a little gasp and looked away. More of his skin was covered with cuts
and other wounds than flesh. Like the professional she was, Kaede began to examine a paticularly bad wound on
Inuyasha's left arm. She traced it with a finger. "Tis a sword wound. Fetch me the herbs in the black bowl over
there." Kaede called as she reached for the disgarded cloth Kagome had been using to clean Inuyasha.
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I decided to end it here, so I could get it out to you today instead of later, you'll have to wait for the
conclusion next chapter. Plenty of questions will be answered then, but not now. :D