Gah! Writers block is evil! Sorry. I hate writers block. Who doesn't?
Anyway. Our school had a manga art contest! Yay! I'm so happy! All the
drawings are so awesome! And it's all thanks to the media ladies! I swear
they're as obsessed with manga as anybody could be!
Anyway, just so you all know, Inu-Yasha will NOT be falling in love with Myuka. First of all, he still loves Kagome. Second of all, Myuka is too young to know that a guy with silver hair and dog-ears isn't a normal, everyday person. Also, the tree that Inu-Yasha is pinned to is NOT the Goshinboku. It is a completely different tree in a completely different forest about two or three miles away from Kagome's shrine.
Review responses:
LostDarkness: Gee, that makes me feel SO much better.
Squeakers: I'm sorry! I truly am! Please don't hurt me! In answer to your question, that's exactly what happened. But Inu-Yasha didn't age at all because the arrow kinda stopped time for him. I hope this makes sense. Now could you let me go? NO DON'T RIP THE DUCT- OOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!
Inuhugger: Well at least someone's happy. I don't care if you say you like my story every time! It makes me happy! I await your updates! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
elven dragonlord: You actually didn't give me a death threat this time! It wouldn't matter if you did though. I no longer fear your chopsticks because I learned how to use them myself! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! And I'm very good at it, too. Thanks for complimenting the name. Actually, Myuka was Seana's idea.
Koinu-chan: Puppy-chan!! Oh. Sorry. Glad you like my story! Or at least I think you do. Anyway, be glad that I'm one of those people that at least TRIES to update consistently. Unlike some others I know. *glares at SakuraLuna* Anyway, hope you continue reading!
kittykathy: Hi again! Yay! you're such a faithful reviewer! Not like any of the others aren't or anything. Anyway, thanks for reminding me that he could do that. It never even crossed my mind that he could use the jewel to do that. Tail: Bright, isn't she? Me: Anyway, I now know what to do about that. Your question will be answered in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha. I do own Myuka. Straight and simple. Now will you leave me alone?
~
Inu-Yasha opened the box slowly, not quite wanting to know what was inside. He removed the lid of the box to reveal a bunch of the objects Kagome had called pictures. A small, red piece of cloth lay beside them. Inu-Yasha recognized it as the red bow from Kagome's school uniform. Something at the bottom of the box caught his eye. It was a small, rolled- up piece of paper tied with a short string. He gently untied the string and unrolled the paper. The inside of the paper was covered in Kagome's writing and smelled strongly of her scent. He began reading the letter silently to himself.
'It's been so long since I've seen you and so much has happened. I think you should know that Naraku has been defeated, though it wasn't easy without your help. Miroku's wind tunnel is gone and he actually feels kind of defenseless without it. Kikyo and Kohaku were finally laid to rest. The jewel is complete now, too. Our journey is complete, but I still go back every once in a while to see how everyone's doing. I also found this nice guy. We got married and had a daughter. I know it's what you would have wanted for me. To find someone who could love me and protect me, though he could never replace you. I've told him all about you and he understands that I could never love him as much as I loved you. Sango and Miroku have gotten over their differences as well and they have three children of their own. Shippo helps out around the village a lot. And there's this little kitsune girl he's become friends with. But that was all a really long time ago. I have a granddaughter named Myuka, now. I wish you could meet her. I don't have much longer on this world now. I've decided to give the Shikon Jewel to you, since I won't be able to protect it anymore. I trust you to protect it. I miss you so much. I want nothing more than to look into your eyes, to hear your voice. There are so many things we never got to do together. I wish I could spend the rest of my life with you. But fate is cruel.' Inu-Yasha could see the places where Kagome's tears had smudged the writing. The writing was smudged further by his own tears, landing beside Kagome's on the paper. 'If you ever find this letter, Inu-Yasha, I just want you to know that I love you. I did and I always will.'
Myuka watched as Inu-Yasha read the letter. When he finished the letter, he simply sat in silence staring at it. Myuka saw his tears falling on the page. She walked up and sat in front of him with her legs folded under her.
"I-" Myuka wanted to make him feel better, but she wasn't sure how. She turned her face downward in defeat.
"She's really gone, isn't she?"
Myuka nodded. Inu-Yasha's tears fell freely now. He hadn't cried like this since his mother died. Myuka helplessly watched the tears roll down the hanyou's face. She could hardly stand it. She hated it when people were sad. Suddenly, she leaned forward and threw her arms around the trembling hanyou.
"Please don't be sad," she begged. "Please?"
Inu-Yasha stared, surprised, at the small girl who was desperately trying to comfort him. It didn't matter. Nothing could comfort him now. He shoved the girl away from him and ran off into the woods. Myuka watched him disappear into the rapidly darkening woods and wondered if she would ever see her own loved ones again.
~
Inu-Yasha leapt into a tall tree and jumped from branch to branch until he reached the highest one that would support him without breaking. He had lost his world in what to him had seemed like a matter of minutes. He had lost his home, his friends, and above all, he had lost Kagome. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kagome. He would never see any of them again.
'I could use the Shikon jewel to bring Kagome back!' he thought. 'But that wouldn't be right. She wouldn't be the same. Nobody is after being brought back from death.'
He turned and looked at where he had left the girl. She was sitting on the ground drawing pictures with a stick.
'Her parents must be worried about her,' he thought. 'Her mother is Kagome's child.'
He pondered this for a little while.
'The least I could do is take her back home.'
~
Myuka finished her drawing of a puppy. It had floppy ears and a collar with a heart shaped tag. It had always been her favorite way to draw dogs, but this time it felt like there was something missing. She was busy thinking about it when something picked her up and flung her onto its back.
"Hold on," it said.
Myuka recognized Inu-Yasha and grasped the red clothing as tightly as she could as he launched himself into the air. She laughed aloud as the treetops flew past her face. She was having so much fun, she almost didn't see her house ahead of them. She was slightly disappointed when Inu-Yasha stopped. He set her down without a word disappeared into the dark forest.
'Thank you,' she thought and then raced to her house.
"Mommy?!" she heard a slight movement in the kitchen.
"Mommy! I'm home!"
Myuka's mother stuck her head out of the kitchen, face streaked with tears.
"Myuka?!"
Myuka ran into her mother's embrace.
"Where have you been?! I was so worried about you!"
"What's all the ruckus in here about?" Myuka's father asked as he walked into the room. He stopped when he saw Myuka. "I think I better get a new prescription for my glasses."
Myuka giggled. "No, Daddy! I'm home!" She broke away from her mother and ran to her father.
~
Unknown to Myuka, Inu-Yasha hadn't quite left yet. He sat in a branch of a tree, watching as Myuka embraced both of her overjoyed parents. Even though his own loneliness pulled at his heart, he was happy for the family. He got up and jumped away through the treetops without a sound.
~
Myuka's parents sat on either side of her on the couch.
"How did you get home?" her mother asked her.
"I found a nice man and he took me home."
"Oh. I didn't know that had park rangers there."
"But Mom-"
"Don't worry, honey. You're home now."
~
Myuka awoke the next morning with the sun shining gently through her window. She sat up and stretched her arms and hopped out of bed. She pulled her window open and stuck her head out into the morning. A flash of red caught the bottom of her eye. She looked down and saw Inu-Yasha making his way toward the well house.
'I wonder what he's doing.'
She brought her head back into her room. Myuka cautiously opened her door and stuck her head out. Her parents were still sleeping. She stepped out and crept down the stairs as quietly as she could. Unfortunately, she tripped and fell down the last five stairs, landing painfully (and noisily) on her rear.
"Myuka?" her mother's sleepy voice floated down. "What are you doing?"
"Just going outside!"
"Okay."
~
Inu-Yasha looked at the well. He had no desire to go back, even if the well did work. Everyone he knew would be dead anyway. Except for Shippo. But Shippo had probably started his own life somewhere else. His ear flicked toward a sound from the entrance to the well house. He recognized the scent of Myuka, the little girl that had released him from Kagome's arrow. She walked up and crouched beside him, looking into his face.
"You really miss her, don't you?"
Inu-Yasha didn't respond.
'He looks so sad,' Myuka thought.
Myuka desperately tried to think of a way to cheer him up. She tugged on Inu-Yasha's sleeve.
"C'mon!"
"Hm?"
"C'mon! I wanna show you my room!"
Inu-Yasha followed the girl to the door where she suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter?" Inu-Yasha asked her.
"My mom's cooking in there. How are we gonna get you inside without her seeing you?"
Inu-Yasha picked the girl up and jumped through Myuka's window.
"Neat!"
"Feh! Whatever."
"So do you like it?"
"Like what?"
"My room!"
Inu-Yasha looked around the room. There were action comics all over the floor and posters of superheroes and knights fighting dragons littered the walls. There was a bookshelf filled top to bottom with books about dangerous adventures. This girl definitely liked action.
"You used to travel with Kagome, right?"
"Uh, yeah."
"Can you tell me all about your adventures? Grandma Kagome used to tell me a little, but not very much. I wanna know it all!"
"Well, there's an awful lot to tell. I can't tell it all to you right now."
"Can you take me for a ride on your back, instead? Like you did last night?!"
"Hm?" Inu-Yasha stared at Myuka.
"Please?"
"Okay, fine."
"YAY!" Myuka giggled with joy.
"Get on and hold on tight."
Soon, the pair was flying through the treetops. Myuka laughed with excitement. The whole forest glittered with dew.
"It's so pretty!" Myuka exclaimed.
'This girl is so much like Kagome,' Inu-Yasha thought.
Inu-Yasha spotted a small pond and stopped there. He watched Myuka try to catch frogs as he sat in a tree at the edge of the pond. Suddenly, his ears pricked up. He sniffed the air cautiously. A familiar scent was coming from the direction of Kagome's house.
Blood.
~
Yippee! That was an extra long chapter since you all had to wait so long! I also have a one-shot up called Inu-Yasha meets the telephone. Check it out if you want!
Oh, and by the way, does anybody know the names of Kagome's three friends from her era? I really wanna know!
Anyway, just so you all know, Inu-Yasha will NOT be falling in love with Myuka. First of all, he still loves Kagome. Second of all, Myuka is too young to know that a guy with silver hair and dog-ears isn't a normal, everyday person. Also, the tree that Inu-Yasha is pinned to is NOT the Goshinboku. It is a completely different tree in a completely different forest about two or three miles away from Kagome's shrine.
Review responses:
LostDarkness: Gee, that makes me feel SO much better.
Squeakers: I'm sorry! I truly am! Please don't hurt me! In answer to your question, that's exactly what happened. But Inu-Yasha didn't age at all because the arrow kinda stopped time for him. I hope this makes sense. Now could you let me go? NO DON'T RIP THE DUCT- OOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!
Inuhugger: Well at least someone's happy. I don't care if you say you like my story every time! It makes me happy! I await your updates! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
elven dragonlord: You actually didn't give me a death threat this time! It wouldn't matter if you did though. I no longer fear your chopsticks because I learned how to use them myself! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! And I'm very good at it, too. Thanks for complimenting the name. Actually, Myuka was Seana's idea.
Koinu-chan: Puppy-chan!! Oh. Sorry. Glad you like my story! Or at least I think you do. Anyway, be glad that I'm one of those people that at least TRIES to update consistently. Unlike some others I know. *glares at SakuraLuna* Anyway, hope you continue reading!
kittykathy: Hi again! Yay! you're such a faithful reviewer! Not like any of the others aren't or anything. Anyway, thanks for reminding me that he could do that. It never even crossed my mind that he could use the jewel to do that. Tail: Bright, isn't she? Me: Anyway, I now know what to do about that. Your question will be answered in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha. I do own Myuka. Straight and simple. Now will you leave me alone?
~
Inu-Yasha opened the box slowly, not quite wanting to know what was inside. He removed the lid of the box to reveal a bunch of the objects Kagome had called pictures. A small, red piece of cloth lay beside them. Inu-Yasha recognized it as the red bow from Kagome's school uniform. Something at the bottom of the box caught his eye. It was a small, rolled- up piece of paper tied with a short string. He gently untied the string and unrolled the paper. The inside of the paper was covered in Kagome's writing and smelled strongly of her scent. He began reading the letter silently to himself.
'It's been so long since I've seen you and so much has happened. I think you should know that Naraku has been defeated, though it wasn't easy without your help. Miroku's wind tunnel is gone and he actually feels kind of defenseless without it. Kikyo and Kohaku were finally laid to rest. The jewel is complete now, too. Our journey is complete, but I still go back every once in a while to see how everyone's doing. I also found this nice guy. We got married and had a daughter. I know it's what you would have wanted for me. To find someone who could love me and protect me, though he could never replace you. I've told him all about you and he understands that I could never love him as much as I loved you. Sango and Miroku have gotten over their differences as well and they have three children of their own. Shippo helps out around the village a lot. And there's this little kitsune girl he's become friends with. But that was all a really long time ago. I have a granddaughter named Myuka, now. I wish you could meet her. I don't have much longer on this world now. I've decided to give the Shikon Jewel to you, since I won't be able to protect it anymore. I trust you to protect it. I miss you so much. I want nothing more than to look into your eyes, to hear your voice. There are so many things we never got to do together. I wish I could spend the rest of my life with you. But fate is cruel.' Inu-Yasha could see the places where Kagome's tears had smudged the writing. The writing was smudged further by his own tears, landing beside Kagome's on the paper. 'If you ever find this letter, Inu-Yasha, I just want you to know that I love you. I did and I always will.'
Myuka watched as Inu-Yasha read the letter. When he finished the letter, he simply sat in silence staring at it. Myuka saw his tears falling on the page. She walked up and sat in front of him with her legs folded under her.
"I-" Myuka wanted to make him feel better, but she wasn't sure how. She turned her face downward in defeat.
"She's really gone, isn't she?"
Myuka nodded. Inu-Yasha's tears fell freely now. He hadn't cried like this since his mother died. Myuka helplessly watched the tears roll down the hanyou's face. She could hardly stand it. She hated it when people were sad. Suddenly, she leaned forward and threw her arms around the trembling hanyou.
"Please don't be sad," she begged. "Please?"
Inu-Yasha stared, surprised, at the small girl who was desperately trying to comfort him. It didn't matter. Nothing could comfort him now. He shoved the girl away from him and ran off into the woods. Myuka watched him disappear into the rapidly darkening woods and wondered if she would ever see her own loved ones again.
~
Inu-Yasha leapt into a tall tree and jumped from branch to branch until he reached the highest one that would support him without breaking. He had lost his world in what to him had seemed like a matter of minutes. He had lost his home, his friends, and above all, he had lost Kagome. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kagome. He would never see any of them again.
'I could use the Shikon jewel to bring Kagome back!' he thought. 'But that wouldn't be right. She wouldn't be the same. Nobody is after being brought back from death.'
He turned and looked at where he had left the girl. She was sitting on the ground drawing pictures with a stick.
'Her parents must be worried about her,' he thought. 'Her mother is Kagome's child.'
He pondered this for a little while.
'The least I could do is take her back home.'
~
Myuka finished her drawing of a puppy. It had floppy ears and a collar with a heart shaped tag. It had always been her favorite way to draw dogs, but this time it felt like there was something missing. She was busy thinking about it when something picked her up and flung her onto its back.
"Hold on," it said.
Myuka recognized Inu-Yasha and grasped the red clothing as tightly as she could as he launched himself into the air. She laughed aloud as the treetops flew past her face. She was having so much fun, she almost didn't see her house ahead of them. She was slightly disappointed when Inu-Yasha stopped. He set her down without a word disappeared into the dark forest.
'Thank you,' she thought and then raced to her house.
"Mommy?!" she heard a slight movement in the kitchen.
"Mommy! I'm home!"
Myuka's mother stuck her head out of the kitchen, face streaked with tears.
"Myuka?!"
Myuka ran into her mother's embrace.
"Where have you been?! I was so worried about you!"
"What's all the ruckus in here about?" Myuka's father asked as he walked into the room. He stopped when he saw Myuka. "I think I better get a new prescription for my glasses."
Myuka giggled. "No, Daddy! I'm home!" She broke away from her mother and ran to her father.
~
Unknown to Myuka, Inu-Yasha hadn't quite left yet. He sat in a branch of a tree, watching as Myuka embraced both of her overjoyed parents. Even though his own loneliness pulled at his heart, he was happy for the family. He got up and jumped away through the treetops without a sound.
~
Myuka's parents sat on either side of her on the couch.
"How did you get home?" her mother asked her.
"I found a nice man and he took me home."
"Oh. I didn't know that had park rangers there."
"But Mom-"
"Don't worry, honey. You're home now."
~
Myuka awoke the next morning with the sun shining gently through her window. She sat up and stretched her arms and hopped out of bed. She pulled her window open and stuck her head out into the morning. A flash of red caught the bottom of her eye. She looked down and saw Inu-Yasha making his way toward the well house.
'I wonder what he's doing.'
She brought her head back into her room. Myuka cautiously opened her door and stuck her head out. Her parents were still sleeping. She stepped out and crept down the stairs as quietly as she could. Unfortunately, she tripped and fell down the last five stairs, landing painfully (and noisily) on her rear.
"Myuka?" her mother's sleepy voice floated down. "What are you doing?"
"Just going outside!"
"Okay."
~
Inu-Yasha looked at the well. He had no desire to go back, even if the well did work. Everyone he knew would be dead anyway. Except for Shippo. But Shippo had probably started his own life somewhere else. His ear flicked toward a sound from the entrance to the well house. He recognized the scent of Myuka, the little girl that had released him from Kagome's arrow. She walked up and crouched beside him, looking into his face.
"You really miss her, don't you?"
Inu-Yasha didn't respond.
'He looks so sad,' Myuka thought.
Myuka desperately tried to think of a way to cheer him up. She tugged on Inu-Yasha's sleeve.
"C'mon!"
"Hm?"
"C'mon! I wanna show you my room!"
Inu-Yasha followed the girl to the door where she suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter?" Inu-Yasha asked her.
"My mom's cooking in there. How are we gonna get you inside without her seeing you?"
Inu-Yasha picked the girl up and jumped through Myuka's window.
"Neat!"
"Feh! Whatever."
"So do you like it?"
"Like what?"
"My room!"
Inu-Yasha looked around the room. There were action comics all over the floor and posters of superheroes and knights fighting dragons littered the walls. There was a bookshelf filled top to bottom with books about dangerous adventures. This girl definitely liked action.
"You used to travel with Kagome, right?"
"Uh, yeah."
"Can you tell me all about your adventures? Grandma Kagome used to tell me a little, but not very much. I wanna know it all!"
"Well, there's an awful lot to tell. I can't tell it all to you right now."
"Can you take me for a ride on your back, instead? Like you did last night?!"
"Hm?" Inu-Yasha stared at Myuka.
"Please?"
"Okay, fine."
"YAY!" Myuka giggled with joy.
"Get on and hold on tight."
Soon, the pair was flying through the treetops. Myuka laughed with excitement. The whole forest glittered with dew.
"It's so pretty!" Myuka exclaimed.
'This girl is so much like Kagome,' Inu-Yasha thought.
Inu-Yasha spotted a small pond and stopped there. He watched Myuka try to catch frogs as he sat in a tree at the edge of the pond. Suddenly, his ears pricked up. He sniffed the air cautiously. A familiar scent was coming from the direction of Kagome's house.
Blood.
~
Yippee! That was an extra long chapter since you all had to wait so long! I also have a one-shot up called Inu-Yasha meets the telephone. Check it out if you want!
Oh, and by the way, does anybody know the names of Kagome's three friends from her era? I really wanna know!
