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by no means meant to be taken literally.
Spoiler Warning: This fanfiction will definately include spoilers of events and characters that appear later on in these Anime Titles. Technically these characters have already appeared, they just haven't appeared in the English version of the series.
------Why Should I Care?------
*~*~*~* Dream Sequence *~*~*~*
Crystal was in the middle of a small circular clearing in a forest. The usual clouded figure was there and so was another one that was somewhat taller than the first. Crystal had already drawn the Dragon Blade.
Something was coming at her from behind. She could easily sense it coming. She spun around and slashed her attacker in half with the Dragon Blade. Upon closer inspection, this was another clouded image.
"How did you know it was coming?" asked the usual clouded figure.
Crystal sheathed the Dragon Blade, "I'm not sure. I could feel it."
The second figure said, "With proper training you could become a great warrior."
"I'm better at forming strategies than actual combat," replied Crystal.
*~*~*~* Present *~*~*~*
Crystal opened her eyes to find herself in her room, in her apartment. This in itself was a little strange considering she was reasonably certain she had fallen asleep on roof. Who would have carried her inside so late at night?
A snore from the foot of her futon indicated that Zapmon was still asleep. A more quiet snore on the pillow next ot her indicated that Pichu was also still asleep.
Crystal sat up quietly and slipped away from her place of sleep. She walked over to her dresser as something else occured to her. For the first time in weeks she hadn't suffered from her old nightmares. She shook her head in confusion and started down the hallway with her change of clothes.
*~*~*~* Flashback *~*~*~*
As soon as Shiva's words about Shampoo making Lip her husband registered on Lip's mind, he somehow escaped from Shampoo's iron grip and bolted outside. Shampoo took off after him and Mousse wasn't far behind.
"That idiot," said Shiva.
*~*~*~* Present *~*~*~*
Crystal walked into the living room after taking her shower and changing into some different clothes that weren't torn or stained with blood.
"At least Lip won't be here to cause trouble," Crystal sighed to herself.
She noticed someone else in the living room. If Crystal hadn't been so used to finding people randomly appearing in her apartment, she might have been surprised. In this case, she had been the one to suggest that the visitor in question spend the night since it had gotten relatively late. She would have thought this particular visitor would have already gone, but there they were playing her Nintendo 64.
Crystal blinked, "Inuyasha, what exactly are you still doing here and how do you know how to work my video games?"
Inuyasha looked away from the TV screen, "Well, I was going to leave, but Shiva started cooking and it smelled good, and I decided to stick around for breakfast. I had no idea it was going to take so long..."
"I showed him how to play the game," said Shiva from the kitchen. He was performing seven other tasks at the same time.
The game in question was Tetris. Crystal shrugged and sat down on the couch, returning to the list of thoughts she had been sorting when she first woke up. So far, this morning was proving to be the start of a very confusing day.
*-*-*-*
"Inuyasha, you're late," said Kagome.
Inuyasha blinked, "Isn't that what I'm supposed to say to you?"
"Normally, that would be true," said Miroku. "However, this time it is you that is late."
"Alright, so Shiva's definition of breakfast took a while," said Inuyasha defensively.
Sango said, "So the guy that eats enough to feed a small country cooks too?"
"Apparently," said Shippo.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ranma, Akane, Ukyo, Nabiki, Kuno and Crystal all entered their new Physics class. This was all very sudden, because Principle Kuno had just made the announcment about hiring a new teacher and which students were to report to the class. It wasn't just the usual suspects, but it was strange that all of them were in the same class at the same time. The strangest thing was the teacher.
"Shiva?! You're teaching here?!" exclaimed several voices.
Shiva was standing at the front of the room behind an abnormally large desk. On that desk was his infamous picnic basket. The assembled group continued to stare at Shiva for several more minutes.
"Take your seats already," stated Shiva simply.
Surprisingly, everyone listened to him.
"Now, for our first lesson, I'll show you what energy looks like," said Shiva grinning broadly.
The resident martial artists weren't surprised when Shiva formed a small glowing orb in the palm of his hand.
"Isn't that supposed to be impossible?" asked Hiroshi [one of Ranma's friends.]
Shiva said, "First we'll learn physics. Then we'll learn to defy them."
"Is this a martial arts class?" asked Daisuke [Ranma's other friend.]
"I have a feeling it could be," shuddered Crystal.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So, Inuyasha what went on with you and Crystal?" asked Miroku curiously.
Inuyasha blinked and then glared at the monk, "What are you talking about? When I finished that ramen stop with Crystal and Shiva it was late. Crystal said that I could stay in the extra room in her apartment since Shiva sleeps on the couch and I decided it was a good idea."
"Just how late was it?" asked Shippo.
Inuyasha shrugged, "All I know is that everything started closing down and we headed for the strange building that Crystal lives in. It was different from Kagome's house, but it seemed safe enough."
"And then you decided to stay for breakfast?" asked Sango.
Inuyasha was starting to sound reasonably annoyed, "How many times do I have to tell you?! That's all that happened!"
*~*~*~* Flashback *~*~*~*
It was the middle of the night. Inuyasha was sitting on the floor, attempting to make sense of the odd device that would ocassionally display pictures when he pushed one of the labeled buttons on the smaller device he had found on the table.
Inuyasha felt a little surprised by the fact that Crystal hadn't gone through a huge lecture about how he shouldn't touch anything without asking how it worked. In fact, when they had entered the odd area of the building that was her apartment, she had simply told him to make himself at home and that he could sleep in the extra room at the end of the hallway. She herself, had vanished through the hole in the ceiling and onto the roof for what he assumed was several hours earlier.
Shiva was snoring quietly on the couch, and Inuyasha realized that Crystal was probably asleep by this time. She probably wouldn't want to spend the night on the roof and Inuyasha had figured out which room was probably hers. Inuyasha made up his mind and jumped up to the roof.
~No wonder she came up here, there's a great view of the sky~ thought Inuyasha.
Sure enough, Crystal was asleep, looking as though she had probably been star-gazing before her eyes decided to close of their own accord.
*~*~*~* Present *~*~*~*
~I definately get the feeling I know her from somewhere~ thought Inuyasha while he continued to get odd looks from Miroku, Sango and Shippo. He noticed that Kagome definately wasn't looking at him.
"What did I do?!" demanded Inuyasha.
"Nothing," replied Kagome.
Inuyasha asked, "Then why are you angry?"
"I'm not angry," said Kagome.
"Yes you are," said Inuyasha.
"No I'm not," said Kagome.
"You are."
"Are not."
"You are!"
"Are not!"
"You are angry," persisted Inuyasha.
Kagome turned around, "Inuyasha..."
Inuyasha gulped, "Eh?"
"Sit!"
**Wham**
Inuyasha crashed face-first into the ground.
"What did I do?" asked Inuyasha from the ground.
Shippo spoke up, "You seriously think you can get away with cheating on Kagome?"
"What?!" Inuyasha practically exploded as he rose to his feet glaring at Shippo.
Sango nodded, "It's your own fault that Kagome is angry."
"Indeed," agreed Miroku.
Kagome started walking in the direction of the well.
"At least I think they are the same species," noted Shippo.
**Whap**
Shippo scowled at Inuyasha as a large, throbbing lump formed on his head, "What was that for?!"
Inuyasha started after Kagome, "Kagome, it isn't what you think!"
*-*-*-*
"Kagome, would you at least let me explain?" asked Inuyasha finally.
Kagome stopped and turned around, "Explain what?"
"I just wanted ramen last night," replied Inuyasha. "It was late. Crystal offered me a place to sleep. That was it. She was just trying to be nice by letting me stay."
Kagome asked, "Is that all?"
"It isn't my fault that it seems like I know Crystal from somewhere," said Inuyasha. He suddenly got the idea that had been the wrong thing to say.
"Inuyasha," said Kagome. "Sit."
**Wham**
Inuyasha crashed to the ground again. Kagome jumped into the well.
Inuyasha got up, "Why should I care what you think anyway?!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Suddenly, I'm regretting that the Giant Monster was destroyed," grumbled Crystal.
Ranma seemed cheerful enough, "Shiva's physics class is great!"
"You're just happy because it's the only class you're passing so far and the homework is to meditate for an hour," said Akane.
"Ran-chan, enjoying school? Maybe we should take him to see Tofu-sensei," said Ukyo.
"I'm not sick," said Ranma.
There was a pause in their conversation. Lip dashed by followed by Shampoo. Shampoo was being followed by Mousse. A split second later they were clear down the end of the street and turning the corner.
"How long can Lip keep running?" asked Ukyo.
Ranma said, "I think he forgot about flying."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Do you really think there could be something going on with Inuyasha and Crystal?" asked Shippo.
Miroku shrugged, "I doubt it. They do act very similarly, but I wouldn't conclude that anything like--"
**Thump**
Hiraikotsu connected with Miroku's head, causing him to drop to the forest floor.
"That is not the sort of thing you should be telling a child," stated Sango.
Inuyasha approached the group looking thoroughly sulky.
"I take things didn't go well with Kagome," said Miroku.
Inuyasha glared at Miroku, "Who's fault do you think this is? You started the conversation!"
"I was just curious," said Miroku.
Inuyasha was about to say something else when it occured to him that there was an annoying similarity between this monk and Shiva. Inuyasha shook his head and decided he didn't want to think about that.
"You do realize that with the way Crystal probably ages, she still has the mentality of a child, right?" asked Inuyasha changing the subject.
Miroku blinked, "I hadn't thought of that."
"She is definately more mature than Shippo, and smarter for that matter, but she is still a child," stated Inuyasha.
"What does that mean?!" demanded Shippo.
Inuyasha ignored him.
"So you don't like her?" asked Miroku.
Inuyasha sweatdropped, "Not in the sense you're thinking monk."
"I was only asking," said Miroku.
Sango asked, "Did you explain this to Kagome?"
"I tried," muttered Inuyasha going back into sulky-mode.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I know I shouldn't have reacted so harshly," Kagome said to herself up in her room.
After going over the events in the Feudal Era in her head about thirty times in the coarse of ten minutes, Kagome had decided that she had definately over-reacted. From the sound of it, this could prove to be something important that might actually be helpful in the long run. Maybe if they kept Crystal around long enough, this whole mystery would sort itself out.
Inuyasha really did seem to know the girl from somewhere. The fact that he couldn't recall why or how he knew her was a little strange. The more she thought about it, the more curious Kagome got. She reached a conclusion that she believed would work.
Kagome headed downstairs and picked up the phone.
*-*-*-*
Inuyasha entered Kagome's room through the window.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" asked Kagome sounding a little surprised. Obviously, any anger that had been there before was completely gone now.
"Er..." Inuyasha started and looked at the floor. "I came to apoligize for before..."
Kagome blinked, "Don't worry about it, I just over-reacted."
Inuyasha looked up, "You're not mad?"
"Nope," replied Kagome smiling.
Inuyasha blinked, "What are you scheming?"
"Crystal's going to come back through the well with us," said Kagome.
Inuyasha facevaulted.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
So Begins A New Adventure...
Spoiler Warning: This fanfiction will definately include spoilers of events and characters that appear later on in these Anime Titles. Technically these characters have already appeared, they just haven't appeared in the English version of the series.
------Why Should I Care?------
*~*~*~* Dream Sequence *~*~*~*
Crystal was in the middle of a small circular clearing in a forest. The usual clouded figure was there and so was another one that was somewhat taller than the first. Crystal had already drawn the Dragon Blade.
Something was coming at her from behind. She could easily sense it coming. She spun around and slashed her attacker in half with the Dragon Blade. Upon closer inspection, this was another clouded image.
"How did you know it was coming?" asked the usual clouded figure.
Crystal sheathed the Dragon Blade, "I'm not sure. I could feel it."
The second figure said, "With proper training you could become a great warrior."
"I'm better at forming strategies than actual combat," replied Crystal.
*~*~*~* Present *~*~*~*
Crystal opened her eyes to find herself in her room, in her apartment. This in itself was a little strange considering she was reasonably certain she had fallen asleep on roof. Who would have carried her inside so late at night?
A snore from the foot of her futon indicated that Zapmon was still asleep. A more quiet snore on the pillow next ot her indicated that Pichu was also still asleep.
Crystal sat up quietly and slipped away from her place of sleep. She walked over to her dresser as something else occured to her. For the first time in weeks she hadn't suffered from her old nightmares. She shook her head in confusion and started down the hallway with her change of clothes.
*~*~*~* Flashback *~*~*~*
As soon as Shiva's words about Shampoo making Lip her husband registered on Lip's mind, he somehow escaped from Shampoo's iron grip and bolted outside. Shampoo took off after him and Mousse wasn't far behind.
"That idiot," said Shiva.
*~*~*~* Present *~*~*~*
Crystal walked into the living room after taking her shower and changing into some different clothes that weren't torn or stained with blood.
"At least Lip won't be here to cause trouble," Crystal sighed to herself.
She noticed someone else in the living room. If Crystal hadn't been so used to finding people randomly appearing in her apartment, she might have been surprised. In this case, she had been the one to suggest that the visitor in question spend the night since it had gotten relatively late. She would have thought this particular visitor would have already gone, but there they were playing her Nintendo 64.
Crystal blinked, "Inuyasha, what exactly are you still doing here and how do you know how to work my video games?"
Inuyasha looked away from the TV screen, "Well, I was going to leave, but Shiva started cooking and it smelled good, and I decided to stick around for breakfast. I had no idea it was going to take so long..."
"I showed him how to play the game," said Shiva from the kitchen. He was performing seven other tasks at the same time.
The game in question was Tetris. Crystal shrugged and sat down on the couch, returning to the list of thoughts she had been sorting when she first woke up. So far, this morning was proving to be the start of a very confusing day.
*-*-*-*
"Inuyasha, you're late," said Kagome.
Inuyasha blinked, "Isn't that what I'm supposed to say to you?"
"Normally, that would be true," said Miroku. "However, this time it is you that is late."
"Alright, so Shiva's definition of breakfast took a while," said Inuyasha defensively.
Sango said, "So the guy that eats enough to feed a small country cooks too?"
"Apparently," said Shippo.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ranma, Akane, Ukyo, Nabiki, Kuno and Crystal all entered their new Physics class. This was all very sudden, because Principle Kuno had just made the announcment about hiring a new teacher and which students were to report to the class. It wasn't just the usual suspects, but it was strange that all of them were in the same class at the same time. The strangest thing was the teacher.
"Shiva?! You're teaching here?!" exclaimed several voices.
Shiva was standing at the front of the room behind an abnormally large desk. On that desk was his infamous picnic basket. The assembled group continued to stare at Shiva for several more minutes.
"Take your seats already," stated Shiva simply.
Surprisingly, everyone listened to him.
"Now, for our first lesson, I'll show you what energy looks like," said Shiva grinning broadly.
The resident martial artists weren't surprised when Shiva formed a small glowing orb in the palm of his hand.
"Isn't that supposed to be impossible?" asked Hiroshi [one of Ranma's friends.]
Shiva said, "First we'll learn physics. Then we'll learn to defy them."
"Is this a martial arts class?" asked Daisuke [Ranma's other friend.]
"I have a feeling it could be," shuddered Crystal.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So, Inuyasha what went on with you and Crystal?" asked Miroku curiously.
Inuyasha blinked and then glared at the monk, "What are you talking about? When I finished that ramen stop with Crystal and Shiva it was late. Crystal said that I could stay in the extra room in her apartment since Shiva sleeps on the couch and I decided it was a good idea."
"Just how late was it?" asked Shippo.
Inuyasha shrugged, "All I know is that everything started closing down and we headed for the strange building that Crystal lives in. It was different from Kagome's house, but it seemed safe enough."
"And then you decided to stay for breakfast?" asked Sango.
Inuyasha was starting to sound reasonably annoyed, "How many times do I have to tell you?! That's all that happened!"
*~*~*~* Flashback *~*~*~*
It was the middle of the night. Inuyasha was sitting on the floor, attempting to make sense of the odd device that would ocassionally display pictures when he pushed one of the labeled buttons on the smaller device he had found on the table.
Inuyasha felt a little surprised by the fact that Crystal hadn't gone through a huge lecture about how he shouldn't touch anything without asking how it worked. In fact, when they had entered the odd area of the building that was her apartment, she had simply told him to make himself at home and that he could sleep in the extra room at the end of the hallway. She herself, had vanished through the hole in the ceiling and onto the roof for what he assumed was several hours earlier.
Shiva was snoring quietly on the couch, and Inuyasha realized that Crystal was probably asleep by this time. She probably wouldn't want to spend the night on the roof and Inuyasha had figured out which room was probably hers. Inuyasha made up his mind and jumped up to the roof.
~No wonder she came up here, there's a great view of the sky~ thought Inuyasha.
Sure enough, Crystal was asleep, looking as though she had probably been star-gazing before her eyes decided to close of their own accord.
*~*~*~* Present *~*~*~*
~I definately get the feeling I know her from somewhere~ thought Inuyasha while he continued to get odd looks from Miroku, Sango and Shippo. He noticed that Kagome definately wasn't looking at him.
"What did I do?!" demanded Inuyasha.
"Nothing," replied Kagome.
Inuyasha asked, "Then why are you angry?"
"I'm not angry," said Kagome.
"Yes you are," said Inuyasha.
"No I'm not," said Kagome.
"You are."
"Are not."
"You are!"
"Are not!"
"You are angry," persisted Inuyasha.
Kagome turned around, "Inuyasha..."
Inuyasha gulped, "Eh?"
"Sit!"
**Wham**
Inuyasha crashed face-first into the ground.
"What did I do?" asked Inuyasha from the ground.
Shippo spoke up, "You seriously think you can get away with cheating on Kagome?"
"What?!" Inuyasha practically exploded as he rose to his feet glaring at Shippo.
Sango nodded, "It's your own fault that Kagome is angry."
"Indeed," agreed Miroku.
Kagome started walking in the direction of the well.
"At least I think they are the same species," noted Shippo.
**Whap**
Shippo scowled at Inuyasha as a large, throbbing lump formed on his head, "What was that for?!"
Inuyasha started after Kagome, "Kagome, it isn't what you think!"
*-*-*-*
"Kagome, would you at least let me explain?" asked Inuyasha finally.
Kagome stopped and turned around, "Explain what?"
"I just wanted ramen last night," replied Inuyasha. "It was late. Crystal offered me a place to sleep. That was it. She was just trying to be nice by letting me stay."
Kagome asked, "Is that all?"
"It isn't my fault that it seems like I know Crystal from somewhere," said Inuyasha. He suddenly got the idea that had been the wrong thing to say.
"Inuyasha," said Kagome. "Sit."
**Wham**
Inuyasha crashed to the ground again. Kagome jumped into the well.
Inuyasha got up, "Why should I care what you think anyway?!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Suddenly, I'm regretting that the Giant Monster was destroyed," grumbled Crystal.
Ranma seemed cheerful enough, "Shiva's physics class is great!"
"You're just happy because it's the only class you're passing so far and the homework is to meditate for an hour," said Akane.
"Ran-chan, enjoying school? Maybe we should take him to see Tofu-sensei," said Ukyo.
"I'm not sick," said Ranma.
There was a pause in their conversation. Lip dashed by followed by Shampoo. Shampoo was being followed by Mousse. A split second later they were clear down the end of the street and turning the corner.
"How long can Lip keep running?" asked Ukyo.
Ranma said, "I think he forgot about flying."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Do you really think there could be something going on with Inuyasha and Crystal?" asked Shippo.
Miroku shrugged, "I doubt it. They do act very similarly, but I wouldn't conclude that anything like--"
**Thump**
Hiraikotsu connected with Miroku's head, causing him to drop to the forest floor.
"That is not the sort of thing you should be telling a child," stated Sango.
Inuyasha approached the group looking thoroughly sulky.
"I take things didn't go well with Kagome," said Miroku.
Inuyasha glared at Miroku, "Who's fault do you think this is? You started the conversation!"
"I was just curious," said Miroku.
Inuyasha was about to say something else when it occured to him that there was an annoying similarity between this monk and Shiva. Inuyasha shook his head and decided he didn't want to think about that.
"You do realize that with the way Crystal probably ages, she still has the mentality of a child, right?" asked Inuyasha changing the subject.
Miroku blinked, "I hadn't thought of that."
"She is definately more mature than Shippo, and smarter for that matter, but she is still a child," stated Inuyasha.
"What does that mean?!" demanded Shippo.
Inuyasha ignored him.
"So you don't like her?" asked Miroku.
Inuyasha sweatdropped, "Not in the sense you're thinking monk."
"I was only asking," said Miroku.
Sango asked, "Did you explain this to Kagome?"
"I tried," muttered Inuyasha going back into sulky-mode.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I know I shouldn't have reacted so harshly," Kagome said to herself up in her room.
After going over the events in the Feudal Era in her head about thirty times in the coarse of ten minutes, Kagome had decided that she had definately over-reacted. From the sound of it, this could prove to be something important that might actually be helpful in the long run. Maybe if they kept Crystal around long enough, this whole mystery would sort itself out.
Inuyasha really did seem to know the girl from somewhere. The fact that he couldn't recall why or how he knew her was a little strange. The more she thought about it, the more curious Kagome got. She reached a conclusion that she believed would work.
Kagome headed downstairs and picked up the phone.
*-*-*-*
Inuyasha entered Kagome's room through the window.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" asked Kagome sounding a little surprised. Obviously, any anger that had been there before was completely gone now.
"Er..." Inuyasha started and looked at the floor. "I came to apoligize for before..."
Kagome blinked, "Don't worry about it, I just over-reacted."
Inuyasha looked up, "You're not mad?"
"Nope," replied Kagome smiling.
Inuyasha blinked, "What are you scheming?"
"Crystal's going to come back through the well with us," said Kagome.
Inuyasha facevaulted.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
So Begins A New Adventure...