Sorry this has taken so long! I spent X-mas with my dad and he doesn't own
a computer. I will also finish my X-mas Inuyasha story in the next day or
so. I hadn't planned to leave so early but I did.....but it WILL get
finished.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.....maybe George
Clooney....someday........or Johnny Depp.....hopefully....maybe......
What Is and What Could've Been - And You Are?
Almost immediately, Inuyasha knew where the amber mist had taken them. The smog, the horns, the giant machines on wheels - they were in Kagome's era. Bella twitched uncomfortably as people walked by her. She even flinched if someone bumped into her. Inuyasha glanced back at the accident.
"I thought we couldn't touvh anyone...and they couldn't see or hear us..." His glare was curious but an angry one nonetheless. Bella smiled nervously.
"We need communication here." Inuyasha nodded sarcastically.
"So where are we heading to? The shrine? Kagome's school?" Tsuni raised a tiny finger high above her head, pointing to a large building that seemed to stretch to the sky. Inuyasha almost fell over by trying to stare at the top (which he never could pinpoint) of the strange structure. Bella hooked her arm in Inuyasha's and walked up to the doors of the giant skyscraper.
More noises. Probably worse than the outside ones. Inuyasha flattened his delicate ears to his skull. Bella also winced at the telephones, fax machines, and voices chattering about the first floor of the building. A young woman of about twenty stood up from behind a beige desk. Her hair was cut short and her thick orange glasses reflected Inuyasha's face. He stared at her weird attire which consisted of baggy overalls splattered with a million different shades of paint, a low cut blouse, and black fingernail polish. Her smile was a classic though.
"Hi! Welcome to Higurashi (correct spelling?) Advertising! I'm Mina. Is there anyone in particular you're looking for or are you here for the tour?" Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak but Bella was quicker than his own voice.
"We're looking for Kagome Higurashi."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"No, we old college buds. We kinda wanted this to be a surprise...." Mina winked.
"Riiight. 28th floor....last door on the right." Bella swiftly thanked the receptionistand motioned Inuyasha and Tsuni to the elevator.
The trip up the elevator seemed to last an eternity, for it was something Inuyasha had never encountered before. But a little beep urged the trio to move out of the tiny compartment. A few seconds later, Bella was lightly tapping on an oak door that held a sign reading 'Higurashi, Kagome' in bold white letters. Inuyasha laid his ear to the door and could some mumbling, followed by some impatient groans.
"Mhm...yea....yea....no....that won't work.....hold on......Come on in! I'll be with you in a minute!....yea....purple background with yellow lettering. Well they shouldn't have gone to Larry now should they?...yea....whatever...send an e-mail." She slammed the phone down and rubbed the sides of her head, soflty talking herself out of the stress that seemed to hover over her mind constantly.
Inuyasha stared at the woman before him. She was nothing like his Kagome. Her raven hair was pinned up with two brightly colored chopsticks and her usual cheerful attire was replaced by a black pinstripe pantsuit. The material seemed to be like a second skin because it was so tight. Kagome's former bright features were now stressed features covered in makeup. Kagome continued to stroke the side of her head until she came to a hesitant pause and slowly lifted her eyes. A light crimson spread over her cheeks as she stood to greet her guests and for a moment, Inuyasha could see a little bit of his Kagome returning.
"I am SO sorry! I just got these new clients and they're totally stressing me out.....i'm sorry.....Kagome Higurashi." She stuck out her french manicured hand. "And you all are?"
"Well i'm Bella, this is Tsuni, and this is -" Inuyasha stepped towards Kagome.
"You don't remember me?" Kagome quirked a newly plucked eyebrow.
"Should I?" Inuyasha leaned in closer and forced Kagome to look into his amber eyes.
"Inuyasha?" He finally relaxed and smiled. Kagome, however, wasn't smiling. "How did you get here? I cemented that thing shut after Grandpa passed away." Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears. Kagome shut off her passageway to the Feudal Era?
"You cemented it shut?" Kagome sighed and sat on her desk, letting her legs dangle over the edge. It reminded him of how a child would sit on a desk.
"Inuyasha....you pushed me out of your life for a corpse. First few times....I could understand but it became routine. My heart just couldn't take it anymore. I thought I truly loved you and the last night I was there and you pushed me out, well I went home and debated. Debated for five years in fact. Then....then Hojo kept coming over and I realized I had to move on." She slid off the desk and sat down on a black leather chair. She ran a thin finger over a diamond engagement ring.
"No..."
"I gave Hojo a chance and i'm glad I did....we're getting married in a month."
"You loved the Feudal Era..."
"Yes...but now I have a job, a fiance, and a dog named Sessy." Inuyasha swung around to meet Bella's eyes.
"This is a dream isn't it?! A cruel, mean dream that Miroku, Sango, and Shippo got Kaede to conjure."
"Inuyasha..."
"No!!! I wanna wake up!!!" He grabbed Bella by her lace collar and shook her.
"We still have two more outcomes....", Bella replied in an eerie calmness. The gold mist was once again surrounding them. Inuyasha didn't even seem to notice the flames dancing in Tsuni's eyes.
The mist revealed a green pasture filled with flowers of different species. A light breeze flew about the trio and Inuyasha walked into the middle of the field with a bit of hastiness.
"So what happens here? Do I die again? Does Kagome die? Or wait...I know....she shacks up with Miroku doesn't she? Or she falls in love with my brother!!!" He was now yelling at the top of his lungs, but Bella just continued to stare at him.
"Stop it!" Inuyasha's eyes darted over to the child like voice. A young girl, about the age of 6, with silver hair, the exact same style and everything and hazel eyes, rolled on the ground. She was giggling wildly.
"It's not funny!!" The second voice came from a boy of about 11 with jet black styled like Kagome's. He sported amber eyes. They had dog ears the opposite color of their hair.
"Well if you would stop dancing around like an idiot because of a bee..."
"It's not funny..." Inuyasha slowly walked over to the two kids. Kagome was softly singing in the distance by a tree. Standing beside her was Inuyasha, who was trying to fire a bow and arrow. Kagome had matured physically but still kept the same cheerful features that he had grown accustomed to.
"Inuyasha...why couldn't you just stick to your sword? Bows and arrows just aren't you're thing." Inuyasha growled in response and went to fire the arrow, only to snap the string in the process. Kagome muffled her laughter but the two children simply stared at the hanyou and fell to the ground in hysterical laughter. Kagome finally joined in.
Inuyasha smiled at the warm scene before him. He had always dreamed of a life like this. Bella strode up beside him, a small fan waving her hair in her hands. She too, smiled.
"A beautiful scene, is it not? It's what you have always wanted - a family, a wife; happiness." Inuyasha's face had softened a little.
"What did I do to deserve this happiness?" Bella's gaze wandered over to the children again.
"Unkie Miroku!! You came!!" The girl was the first to run up to the priest, whom was obviously her favorite visitor. Kagome walked up to greet her friend and embraced him. For once, he did not cop a feel. This shocked Inuyasha.
"Glad to see you Miroku! But...where is Sango?" The monk sighed with a smirk.
"Taking the kids on an extermination, of course. But she sends her love." Kagome let out a gasp.
"All thirteen of them?!" Miroku chuckled.
"No my dear Lady Kagome! Just the triplets. The rest are in the village with Shippo." Inuyasha snickered and turned to face Bella.
"Been a little busy, hasn't he?" Bella rolled her eyes and continued to fan herself.
"Unkie Miroku....could you tell me the story again?" The little girl asked, pulling on the monk's robes. Miroku grinned and sat down in a grassy spot beside a nearby tree.
"Well....once upon a time their was a priestess named Kikyo...."
~An hour later~
"And your mom shot the arrow straight into Naraku's chest while your father slashes him in two..." Both children were now sitting in front of Miroku, glued to every word like molasses. " Kikyo vowed to never forget Inuyasha but was forced by the love and purity in the piece of Kagome's soul she had taken to go to......the...underworld. We were bruised and battered but somehow we managed to win back the Shikon no Tama. Sango and I moved into the village and were later married. About another year later, Sango gave birth to the triplets. Sadly, due to complications, she could no longer have children. We were devastated, of course, until one day we came upon a young orphan. From then on, we've adopted orphans from various villages and created a large family. "
The image seemed to fade out. Inuyasha was also sitting on the ground in amazement and had to shake himself out of his trance when the scene faded away.
"This is B.S. First of all, Kagome's pissed at me at the moment so no hopes of a family with her in this state of mind. Second, Miroku? No longer a letch? Gimme a break!! This is such stupid nonsense. You two are wasting my time."
"Inuyasha..", Bella whispered in a worried tone. Inuyasha continued his lecture.
"And Kikyo just gives up? Yeah....THAT'LL be the day." Inuyasha stopped his ranting when Bella bumped into his back. A look of pure fear was etched across her face and Inuyasha followed the fearful stare to find Tsuni surrounded by a ring of fire. A wind was created by the flames and a few strands of hair was blown out of Tsuni's face. Her wise were of a heated glaze, her orbs matching the mix of heated colors of the fire. Inuyasha lowered his lips to Bella's ear.
"What's happening?"
"You made her....um...a tad...angry...."
"No shit.."
"ENOUGH!!!" Both Bella and Inuyasha fell back by the blast of energy that was created by Tsuni's small voice. "You were warned Inuyasha....now face the consequences!!" A swirling inferno was created around the small girl and before either Bella or Inuyasha knew it, she was gone. Inuyasha grew dizzy trying to figure out what had just happened. Bella, however, was jumping to her feet and grabbing for Inuyasha's hand.
"Now what? Where are we going?"
"To save your girlfriend!"
"She's not my girlfriend!" Bella stopped dead in her tracks. Her eyes were glassy from the tears she was fighting to hold back. Inuyasha couldn't figure out where the sudden attack of grief came from.
"You should consider rethinking your words.....for Kagome's sake."
Next chapter: Inuyasha's Demon Blood
What Is and What Could've Been - And You Are?
Almost immediately, Inuyasha knew where the amber mist had taken them. The smog, the horns, the giant machines on wheels - they were in Kagome's era. Bella twitched uncomfortably as people walked by her. She even flinched if someone bumped into her. Inuyasha glanced back at the accident.
"I thought we couldn't touvh anyone...and they couldn't see or hear us..." His glare was curious but an angry one nonetheless. Bella smiled nervously.
"We need communication here." Inuyasha nodded sarcastically.
"So where are we heading to? The shrine? Kagome's school?" Tsuni raised a tiny finger high above her head, pointing to a large building that seemed to stretch to the sky. Inuyasha almost fell over by trying to stare at the top (which he never could pinpoint) of the strange structure. Bella hooked her arm in Inuyasha's and walked up to the doors of the giant skyscraper.
More noises. Probably worse than the outside ones. Inuyasha flattened his delicate ears to his skull. Bella also winced at the telephones, fax machines, and voices chattering about the first floor of the building. A young woman of about twenty stood up from behind a beige desk. Her hair was cut short and her thick orange glasses reflected Inuyasha's face. He stared at her weird attire which consisted of baggy overalls splattered with a million different shades of paint, a low cut blouse, and black fingernail polish. Her smile was a classic though.
"Hi! Welcome to Higurashi (correct spelling?) Advertising! I'm Mina. Is there anyone in particular you're looking for or are you here for the tour?" Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak but Bella was quicker than his own voice.
"We're looking for Kagome Higurashi."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"No, we old college buds. We kinda wanted this to be a surprise...." Mina winked.
"Riiight. 28th floor....last door on the right." Bella swiftly thanked the receptionistand motioned Inuyasha and Tsuni to the elevator.
The trip up the elevator seemed to last an eternity, for it was something Inuyasha had never encountered before. But a little beep urged the trio to move out of the tiny compartment. A few seconds later, Bella was lightly tapping on an oak door that held a sign reading 'Higurashi, Kagome' in bold white letters. Inuyasha laid his ear to the door and could some mumbling, followed by some impatient groans.
"Mhm...yea....yea....no....that won't work.....hold on......Come on in! I'll be with you in a minute!....yea....purple background with yellow lettering. Well they shouldn't have gone to Larry now should they?...yea....whatever...send an e-mail." She slammed the phone down and rubbed the sides of her head, soflty talking herself out of the stress that seemed to hover over her mind constantly.
Inuyasha stared at the woman before him. She was nothing like his Kagome. Her raven hair was pinned up with two brightly colored chopsticks and her usual cheerful attire was replaced by a black pinstripe pantsuit. The material seemed to be like a second skin because it was so tight. Kagome's former bright features were now stressed features covered in makeup. Kagome continued to stroke the side of her head until she came to a hesitant pause and slowly lifted her eyes. A light crimson spread over her cheeks as she stood to greet her guests and for a moment, Inuyasha could see a little bit of his Kagome returning.
"I am SO sorry! I just got these new clients and they're totally stressing me out.....i'm sorry.....Kagome Higurashi." She stuck out her french manicured hand. "And you all are?"
"Well i'm Bella, this is Tsuni, and this is -" Inuyasha stepped towards Kagome.
"You don't remember me?" Kagome quirked a newly plucked eyebrow.
"Should I?" Inuyasha leaned in closer and forced Kagome to look into his amber eyes.
"Inuyasha?" He finally relaxed and smiled. Kagome, however, wasn't smiling. "How did you get here? I cemented that thing shut after Grandpa passed away." Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears. Kagome shut off her passageway to the Feudal Era?
"You cemented it shut?" Kagome sighed and sat on her desk, letting her legs dangle over the edge. It reminded him of how a child would sit on a desk.
"Inuyasha....you pushed me out of your life for a corpse. First few times....I could understand but it became routine. My heart just couldn't take it anymore. I thought I truly loved you and the last night I was there and you pushed me out, well I went home and debated. Debated for five years in fact. Then....then Hojo kept coming over and I realized I had to move on." She slid off the desk and sat down on a black leather chair. She ran a thin finger over a diamond engagement ring.
"No..."
"I gave Hojo a chance and i'm glad I did....we're getting married in a month."
"You loved the Feudal Era..."
"Yes...but now I have a job, a fiance, and a dog named Sessy." Inuyasha swung around to meet Bella's eyes.
"This is a dream isn't it?! A cruel, mean dream that Miroku, Sango, and Shippo got Kaede to conjure."
"Inuyasha..."
"No!!! I wanna wake up!!!" He grabbed Bella by her lace collar and shook her.
"We still have two more outcomes....", Bella replied in an eerie calmness. The gold mist was once again surrounding them. Inuyasha didn't even seem to notice the flames dancing in Tsuni's eyes.
The mist revealed a green pasture filled with flowers of different species. A light breeze flew about the trio and Inuyasha walked into the middle of the field with a bit of hastiness.
"So what happens here? Do I die again? Does Kagome die? Or wait...I know....she shacks up with Miroku doesn't she? Or she falls in love with my brother!!!" He was now yelling at the top of his lungs, but Bella just continued to stare at him.
"Stop it!" Inuyasha's eyes darted over to the child like voice. A young girl, about the age of 6, with silver hair, the exact same style and everything and hazel eyes, rolled on the ground. She was giggling wildly.
"It's not funny!!" The second voice came from a boy of about 11 with jet black styled like Kagome's. He sported amber eyes. They had dog ears the opposite color of their hair.
"Well if you would stop dancing around like an idiot because of a bee..."
"It's not funny..." Inuyasha slowly walked over to the two kids. Kagome was softly singing in the distance by a tree. Standing beside her was Inuyasha, who was trying to fire a bow and arrow. Kagome had matured physically but still kept the same cheerful features that he had grown accustomed to.
"Inuyasha...why couldn't you just stick to your sword? Bows and arrows just aren't you're thing." Inuyasha growled in response and went to fire the arrow, only to snap the string in the process. Kagome muffled her laughter but the two children simply stared at the hanyou and fell to the ground in hysterical laughter. Kagome finally joined in.
Inuyasha smiled at the warm scene before him. He had always dreamed of a life like this. Bella strode up beside him, a small fan waving her hair in her hands. She too, smiled.
"A beautiful scene, is it not? It's what you have always wanted - a family, a wife; happiness." Inuyasha's face had softened a little.
"What did I do to deserve this happiness?" Bella's gaze wandered over to the children again.
"Unkie Miroku!! You came!!" The girl was the first to run up to the priest, whom was obviously her favorite visitor. Kagome walked up to greet her friend and embraced him. For once, he did not cop a feel. This shocked Inuyasha.
"Glad to see you Miroku! But...where is Sango?" The monk sighed with a smirk.
"Taking the kids on an extermination, of course. But she sends her love." Kagome let out a gasp.
"All thirteen of them?!" Miroku chuckled.
"No my dear Lady Kagome! Just the triplets. The rest are in the village with Shippo." Inuyasha snickered and turned to face Bella.
"Been a little busy, hasn't he?" Bella rolled her eyes and continued to fan herself.
"Unkie Miroku....could you tell me the story again?" The little girl asked, pulling on the monk's robes. Miroku grinned and sat down in a grassy spot beside a nearby tree.
"Well....once upon a time their was a priestess named Kikyo...."
~An hour later~
"And your mom shot the arrow straight into Naraku's chest while your father slashes him in two..." Both children were now sitting in front of Miroku, glued to every word like molasses. " Kikyo vowed to never forget Inuyasha but was forced by the love and purity in the piece of Kagome's soul she had taken to go to......the...underworld. We were bruised and battered but somehow we managed to win back the Shikon no Tama. Sango and I moved into the village and were later married. About another year later, Sango gave birth to the triplets. Sadly, due to complications, she could no longer have children. We were devastated, of course, until one day we came upon a young orphan. From then on, we've adopted orphans from various villages and created a large family. "
The image seemed to fade out. Inuyasha was also sitting on the ground in amazement and had to shake himself out of his trance when the scene faded away.
"This is B.S. First of all, Kagome's pissed at me at the moment so no hopes of a family with her in this state of mind. Second, Miroku? No longer a letch? Gimme a break!! This is such stupid nonsense. You two are wasting my time."
"Inuyasha..", Bella whispered in a worried tone. Inuyasha continued his lecture.
"And Kikyo just gives up? Yeah....THAT'LL be the day." Inuyasha stopped his ranting when Bella bumped into his back. A look of pure fear was etched across her face and Inuyasha followed the fearful stare to find Tsuni surrounded by a ring of fire. A wind was created by the flames and a few strands of hair was blown out of Tsuni's face. Her wise were of a heated glaze, her orbs matching the mix of heated colors of the fire. Inuyasha lowered his lips to Bella's ear.
"What's happening?"
"You made her....um...a tad...angry...."
"No shit.."
"ENOUGH!!!" Both Bella and Inuyasha fell back by the blast of energy that was created by Tsuni's small voice. "You were warned Inuyasha....now face the consequences!!" A swirling inferno was created around the small girl and before either Bella or Inuyasha knew it, she was gone. Inuyasha grew dizzy trying to figure out what had just happened. Bella, however, was jumping to her feet and grabbing for Inuyasha's hand.
"Now what? Where are we going?"
"To save your girlfriend!"
"She's not my girlfriend!" Bella stopped dead in her tracks. Her eyes were glassy from the tears she was fighting to hold back. Inuyasha couldn't figure out where the sudden attack of grief came from.
"You should consider rethinking your words.....for Kagome's sake."
Next chapter: Inuyasha's Demon Blood
