Across Time part 3
I'm sorry everyone! I know its been weeks since my last update, but I have a good excuse this time. Really
I do! The first week I literally had no free time. In fact I wasn't even home on the weekend except to sleep.
I had drama every day of the school week, I volunteered at the hospital three times a week, had two poster
projects due within two days of eachother, and had to work at the haunted house. The next week I had my
wisdom teeth removed, so that's why I haven't written since then. Ok enough excuses time for review responses.
I was a bit surprised at the lack of death threats. You people take all the fun out of cliffhangers :P.
-Warcrafter- This is indeed an Inuyasha/Kagome fic. I'd sooner die that write a Naraku/Kagome fic. _ _
I have a feeling that statement is going to come back and haunt me some day.
-lancer272spoot- A neko is a cat youkai, like Kirara. Thanks for the name of the pyramids, I knew there was
one but I couldn't think of it.
-lilemmy- Actually most of the house is white or tan, its just the doors and stairway that's brown.
-moon-neko-princess- Your right, I am the only one who knows *maniac style laughter* Actually I don't really
know all that far into the story, just a few chapters. And I write this for my friend Claire, you guys are
just 'lucky' enough to experience it too :P.
-mkh2- I agree. Hocus Pocus was a great movie. and I don't know exactly what manga they are on, I don't read
it up here. But I do know if you search for 'Inuyasha' in the Yahoo! search engine one of the first sites
that come up has all the manga translations, that'll tell you where they are.
-SessyBabe- then get that cabbage ready for this chapter :P. And yes that is Fanfiction.net that is screwing
up the format of the stories. I actually write them single spaced with spaces between paragraphs.
-Stardust423- Thankyou, but I already have something of a beta reader, though she is more about content than
grammar and spelling. A quick run through microsoft word can usually fix most of that anyways.
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Kagome stiffened when she finally fully realized that she was in the home of a man she had never met
before, even if he did look like Inuyasha, and noone knew where she was. Kagome felt fear start to replace the
hope she had felt moments ago. "You know, I think maybe I should just go home. My mother will be worried if I
don't get back soon and I really don't know you-" Kagome said as she turned around and walked towards the door.
She had her hand on the lock when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She stopped her nervous speech and turned
towards the now potentially dangerous stranger.
She gazed into his eyes, as his sunglasses had vanished to some unknown place, nervously as he stared
back. Then he did something strange, he smirked and lifted his other hand up to the top of his head and
removed something that had been hidden there. He held it out for Kagome. Kagome took the object and
looked at it feeling very confused. It was a leaf. Before her mind could process what this meant the stranger
seemed to start to melt in front of her.
Kagome pulled away from the mans grip as she watched in shock at his transformation, still holding
the leaf. The first thing to change was his colors. Black hair turned silver, black clothing turned red, blue
eyes turned gold... Then more prominent changes occurred. His ears disappeared from their original place to
reform as doggy ears on the top of his head. His now red business suit melted into baggy, Feudal aged clothing
and his shoes seemed to simply disappear, leaving him a bit shorter. What was at first a normal human smirk
showing bits of human teeth had now become a fanged smirk that she had longed to see. Kagome steadied herself
against the nearby wall as she stared wide eyed at the now non-stranger. "Inuyasha." she said breathlessly.
Inuyasha stepped forward and opened his mouth to speak. But then Kagome did what any normal, decent, self
respecting girl would do in her circumstances. She fainted. The last thing Kagome remembered before she
blanked out was hearing a very loud "Ah DAMN!"
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"Not going how you had planned eh Inuyasha?" "Shut up twerp and go get some water." "Why
don't you do it? It was your ugly face that made her faint. What were you doing scaring her like that?!"
Kagome groaned softly and opened her eyes. 'Where am I?' she wondered, the past events being nothing but
a blur. When her vision cleared she was greeted with a once very familiar image, Inuyasha had Shippo by the
scruff of his neck with a fist raised. The quarreling pair turned to look at her. Suddenly everything that
had happened came rushing back and she sat up sharply with a gasp. "I-Inuyasha! Shippo! You came- I thought-
but!-but the well!" Kagome stammered, with her eyes wide and her hand crushing the leaf still in her grip,
partially not wanting to believe for fear that it was all just a hallucination.
Inuyasha dropped Shippo, who fell on his rear with a thud, and turned completely towards the babbling
girl. "Oi! Calm down, you aren't making any sense." he said crouching and leaning forward on the balls of his
feet. There was some concern etched on his face, but what was prominent was relief, and maybe some happiness,
hidden in his amber eyes, as if some great burden had been lifted from him recently. Kagome's eyes, however,
were filling with tears of joy, which she didn't try to blink back. "You- You made it through the well." she
said with a choked laugh and smile. "I thought it was sealed forever." Kagome felt a great urge to hug the
life out of him at that moment, to feel that he really was there and eliminate all doubt. She restrained herself
as Inuyasha's and behind him Shippo's faces turned somewhat grim. "What's the matter?" she asked, her smile
fading away. Could there be some catch? Was this really too good to be true?
Inuyasha didn't respond so Shippo spoke up. "Kagome... we never could get through the well, we've
been waiting since you were sucked into the well to see you again..." Shippo said softly. Kagome's eyes
widened in shock. It was only then, when she took a good look at Shippo did she realize how much he had grown
from the little boy she had known. He looked like he was about thirteen by human standards. He was very short,
nor more than four and a inch, probably less. He was skinny as well, and the modern clothes he was wearing
seemed too baggy for his physique. Quite simply, he was scrawny, though it was probably perfect for Kitsunes.
His hair was cut short, whether it was his preference or so Inuyasha wouldn't be able to grab hold of it she
didn't know. Kagome then turned her attention to Inuyasha, who didn't appear any different than he had in the
past. She would ponder the reason for that later, because at the moment she had something more important to
ask him.
"You mean you've been here the whole time?" she asked softly. Inuyasha nodded and opened his mouth to
speak. He didn't get a word out before Kagome was overcome by a second great urge, to beat the life out of him.
The sound of her hand connecting to his face was magnified by the small space they were in. So surprised by the
slap we Inuyasha that he fell backwards sporting an angry red hand print on his face, equal to the color of
Kagome's hand that was stinging greatly from the strength of the blow. Kagome ignored the pain in her hand as
she stood up. Shippo backed down the halls nervously, not eager to suffer the same fate Inuyasha was about
to receive. Tears began to flow down her cheeks, but they weren't tears of happiness this time.
"Why did you wait three weeks! I thought I would never see you again, I had given up hope! Couldn't you
see that! You could have come any time you wanted but you waited you jerk!" Kagome shouted angrily. Inuyasha
was on his feet in an instant, as angry as she was. "Stupid! We had to be sure this was the right time! And you
are whining about three weeks!? I've waited five hundred damn years you stupid wench!" Inuyasha could have
probably stopped there and gotten off scot free even with the insults, but sadly five hundred years hadn't
improved his common sense. With a snort Inuyasha turned and crossed his arms. "Besides, maybe we wanted to see
if you would forget about us."
All of the three's eyes opened. Inuyasha's when he realized what he had just said, even though he hadn't
meant it, Shippo's when he realized he was going to have to clean blood off the walls after this was over, and
Kagome's from deep hurt. It was a very painful set of words to Kagome, and so she retaliated the only way she
could. "SIT!" she shouted. The room grew silent afterwards, noone even breathed. And then, after a moment, the
long unused rosary around Inuyasha's neck began to gull dully, then brighter, and brighter still. Brighter than
it had ever glowed before. "Oh-" was all he got out before he was slammed to the ground. The entire house shook
from the impact and in the distance Kagome heard the sound of glass breaking, probably from the kitchen. Inuyasha
didn't move or struggle from his current position on the floor (which was unfortunately for Inuyasha made of
granite), even after the spell had dissipated. Kagome stared worriedly wondering if she might have overdone it
by sitting him, even if he had said something very hurtful. Shippo gulped and moved a little closer towards the
edge of the hallway.
And then the silence was broken, not by cursing or yelling, but by a soft chuckle, coming from Inuyasha
himself. The chuckle became full laughter as he pulled himself off the ground and sat on his legs. Kagome moved
closer to Inuyasha and kneeled down, more worried than ever, as she wondered if she might have damaged something
within the confines of Inuyasha's skull. "Inuyasha?" Kagome called staring at him. She let out a small cry of
surprise as she felt the laughing hanyou's arms wrap around her and pull her into a hug. "You have no idea how
many time's I have wished to hear you say that again." he murmured, his laughter dieing down. Kagome shifted, a
little embarrassed, in his hold. He had only hugged once before, and that had been a hug of farewell, not to
mention an attempt to get the shards. But this time it was different, it was a hug full of warmth and affection,
something she was not accustomed to have coming from Inuyasha, especially in front of others.
Blushing slightly, Kagome decided to make the best of it before Inuyasha's brain came to its senses.
She gingerly let her arms encircle him, returning the embrace, and wiped her face on his shoulder. She could have
stayed like this for eternity, and then a little longer still, but she heard a little cough coming from her right.
She turned her head to see Shippo shifting uncomfortably a few feet away. Kagome smiled. 'He wants a hug too.'
she thought removing one of her arms from Inuyasha and beckoning Shippo to join the embrace. Shippo waved his hands
nervously, seeing the death glare coming from Inuyasha. "No its not that, its just.. well... You were covered in
ice cream when you came in and..." Shippo let the sentence die off. Kagome and Inuyasha looked down to see that
now both of them were enjoying the sticky substance all over them. Kagome blushed when she saw just how much of
Inuyasha's kimono had encountered the ice cream, they had been pressed together closer than she had thought.
Kagome pulled out completely of the embrace and stood up feeling a bit awkward. Inuyasha grudgingly got
up as well, glaring at Shippo from the corner of his eye. It was lucky for Shippo that Inuyasha was still in a
better mood than he had been in five hundred years and dirty looks were all he got, for the moment. "You can take
a bath here Kagome, Inuyasha bought some clothes for you a while a ago, I think he was blindfolded when he did it."
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean!?" Inuyasha asked defensively, raising a fist threatenly. Shippo ignored him.
"Anyways, you can wear those and we'll wash the ones you are wearing." he continued. Kagome glanced down at her
self, pulling at a bit of her blouse, which was clinging annoyingly to her body.
"Ok, a bath sounds good right now." She agreed, it would give a few minutes to think as well, which she
really needed about now. The whole reality of this wonderful situation hadn't totally sunk in. "Where should I go?"
Shippo pointed to behind and left of himself and opened his mouth to speak. "Upstairs!" Inuyasha suddenly said
sharply. Kagome turned questionly to Inuyasha, who turned away and crossed his arms. "The clothes are up there,
and there's more privacy." he muttered lamely in explanation. "Oh, alright.." Kagome said wondering just what she
was missing, especially because of the warning looks Shippo was giving Inuyasha, who ignored him completely.
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Well, I couldn't find a good ending sentence, oh well. I hope you are still enjoying the fic. I'll try and write
more often, but I make no promises. Especially until the end of october. Chapter 4 is going to give you all a
little more insight on Inuyasha's past so be ready! It's also the first chapter that will start to show why I
made this pg-13 and not PG.
I'm sorry everyone! I know its been weeks since my last update, but I have a good excuse this time. Really
I do! The first week I literally had no free time. In fact I wasn't even home on the weekend except to sleep.
I had drama every day of the school week, I volunteered at the hospital three times a week, had two poster
projects due within two days of eachother, and had to work at the haunted house. The next week I had my
wisdom teeth removed, so that's why I haven't written since then. Ok enough excuses time for review responses.
I was a bit surprised at the lack of death threats. You people take all the fun out of cliffhangers :P.
-Warcrafter- This is indeed an Inuyasha/Kagome fic. I'd sooner die that write a Naraku/Kagome fic. _ _
I have a feeling that statement is going to come back and haunt me some day.
-lancer272spoot- A neko is a cat youkai, like Kirara. Thanks for the name of the pyramids, I knew there was
one but I couldn't think of it.
-lilemmy- Actually most of the house is white or tan, its just the doors and stairway that's brown.
-moon-neko-princess- Your right, I am the only one who knows *maniac style laughter* Actually I don't really
know all that far into the story, just a few chapters. And I write this for my friend Claire, you guys are
just 'lucky' enough to experience it too :P.
-mkh2- I agree. Hocus Pocus was a great movie. and I don't know exactly what manga they are on, I don't read
it up here. But I do know if you search for 'Inuyasha' in the Yahoo! search engine one of the first sites
that come up has all the manga translations, that'll tell you where they are.
-SessyBabe- then get that cabbage ready for this chapter :P. And yes that is Fanfiction.net that is screwing
up the format of the stories. I actually write them single spaced with spaces between paragraphs.
-Stardust423- Thankyou, but I already have something of a beta reader, though she is more about content than
grammar and spelling. A quick run through microsoft word can usually fix most of that anyways.
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Kagome stiffened when she finally fully realized that she was in the home of a man she had never met
before, even if he did look like Inuyasha, and noone knew where she was. Kagome felt fear start to replace the
hope she had felt moments ago. "You know, I think maybe I should just go home. My mother will be worried if I
don't get back soon and I really don't know you-" Kagome said as she turned around and walked towards the door.
She had her hand on the lock when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She stopped her nervous speech and turned
towards the now potentially dangerous stranger.
She gazed into his eyes, as his sunglasses had vanished to some unknown place, nervously as he stared
back. Then he did something strange, he smirked and lifted his other hand up to the top of his head and
removed something that had been hidden there. He held it out for Kagome. Kagome took the object and
looked at it feeling very confused. It was a leaf. Before her mind could process what this meant the stranger
seemed to start to melt in front of her.
Kagome pulled away from the mans grip as she watched in shock at his transformation, still holding
the leaf. The first thing to change was his colors. Black hair turned silver, black clothing turned red, blue
eyes turned gold... Then more prominent changes occurred. His ears disappeared from their original place to
reform as doggy ears on the top of his head. His now red business suit melted into baggy, Feudal aged clothing
and his shoes seemed to simply disappear, leaving him a bit shorter. What was at first a normal human smirk
showing bits of human teeth had now become a fanged smirk that she had longed to see. Kagome steadied herself
against the nearby wall as she stared wide eyed at the now non-stranger. "Inuyasha." she said breathlessly.
Inuyasha stepped forward and opened his mouth to speak. But then Kagome did what any normal, decent, self
respecting girl would do in her circumstances. She fainted. The last thing Kagome remembered before she
blanked out was hearing a very loud "Ah DAMN!"
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"Not going how you had planned eh Inuyasha?" "Shut up twerp and go get some water." "Why
don't you do it? It was your ugly face that made her faint. What were you doing scaring her like that?!"
Kagome groaned softly and opened her eyes. 'Where am I?' she wondered, the past events being nothing but
a blur. When her vision cleared she was greeted with a once very familiar image, Inuyasha had Shippo by the
scruff of his neck with a fist raised. The quarreling pair turned to look at her. Suddenly everything that
had happened came rushing back and she sat up sharply with a gasp. "I-Inuyasha! Shippo! You came- I thought-
but!-but the well!" Kagome stammered, with her eyes wide and her hand crushing the leaf still in her grip,
partially not wanting to believe for fear that it was all just a hallucination.
Inuyasha dropped Shippo, who fell on his rear with a thud, and turned completely towards the babbling
girl. "Oi! Calm down, you aren't making any sense." he said crouching and leaning forward on the balls of his
feet. There was some concern etched on his face, but what was prominent was relief, and maybe some happiness,
hidden in his amber eyes, as if some great burden had been lifted from him recently. Kagome's eyes, however,
were filling with tears of joy, which she didn't try to blink back. "You- You made it through the well." she
said with a choked laugh and smile. "I thought it was sealed forever." Kagome felt a great urge to hug the
life out of him at that moment, to feel that he really was there and eliminate all doubt. She restrained herself
as Inuyasha's and behind him Shippo's faces turned somewhat grim. "What's the matter?" she asked, her smile
fading away. Could there be some catch? Was this really too good to be true?
Inuyasha didn't respond so Shippo spoke up. "Kagome... we never could get through the well, we've
been waiting since you were sucked into the well to see you again..." Shippo said softly. Kagome's eyes
widened in shock. It was only then, when she took a good look at Shippo did she realize how much he had grown
from the little boy she had known. He looked like he was about thirteen by human standards. He was very short,
nor more than four and a inch, probably less. He was skinny as well, and the modern clothes he was wearing
seemed too baggy for his physique. Quite simply, he was scrawny, though it was probably perfect for Kitsunes.
His hair was cut short, whether it was his preference or so Inuyasha wouldn't be able to grab hold of it she
didn't know. Kagome then turned her attention to Inuyasha, who didn't appear any different than he had in the
past. She would ponder the reason for that later, because at the moment she had something more important to
ask him.
"You mean you've been here the whole time?" she asked softly. Inuyasha nodded and opened his mouth to
speak. He didn't get a word out before Kagome was overcome by a second great urge, to beat the life out of him.
The sound of her hand connecting to his face was magnified by the small space they were in. So surprised by the
slap we Inuyasha that he fell backwards sporting an angry red hand print on his face, equal to the color of
Kagome's hand that was stinging greatly from the strength of the blow. Kagome ignored the pain in her hand as
she stood up. Shippo backed down the halls nervously, not eager to suffer the same fate Inuyasha was about
to receive. Tears began to flow down her cheeks, but they weren't tears of happiness this time.
"Why did you wait three weeks! I thought I would never see you again, I had given up hope! Couldn't you
see that! You could have come any time you wanted but you waited you jerk!" Kagome shouted angrily. Inuyasha
was on his feet in an instant, as angry as she was. "Stupid! We had to be sure this was the right time! And you
are whining about three weeks!? I've waited five hundred damn years you stupid wench!" Inuyasha could have
probably stopped there and gotten off scot free even with the insults, but sadly five hundred years hadn't
improved his common sense. With a snort Inuyasha turned and crossed his arms. "Besides, maybe we wanted to see
if you would forget about us."
All of the three's eyes opened. Inuyasha's when he realized what he had just said, even though he hadn't
meant it, Shippo's when he realized he was going to have to clean blood off the walls after this was over, and
Kagome's from deep hurt. It was a very painful set of words to Kagome, and so she retaliated the only way she
could. "SIT!" she shouted. The room grew silent afterwards, noone even breathed. And then, after a moment, the
long unused rosary around Inuyasha's neck began to gull dully, then brighter, and brighter still. Brighter than
it had ever glowed before. "Oh-" was all he got out before he was slammed to the ground. The entire house shook
from the impact and in the distance Kagome heard the sound of glass breaking, probably from the kitchen. Inuyasha
didn't move or struggle from his current position on the floor (which was unfortunately for Inuyasha made of
granite), even after the spell had dissipated. Kagome stared worriedly wondering if she might have overdone it
by sitting him, even if he had said something very hurtful. Shippo gulped and moved a little closer towards the
edge of the hallway.
And then the silence was broken, not by cursing or yelling, but by a soft chuckle, coming from Inuyasha
himself. The chuckle became full laughter as he pulled himself off the ground and sat on his legs. Kagome moved
closer to Inuyasha and kneeled down, more worried than ever, as she wondered if she might have damaged something
within the confines of Inuyasha's skull. "Inuyasha?" Kagome called staring at him. She let out a small cry of
surprise as she felt the laughing hanyou's arms wrap around her and pull her into a hug. "You have no idea how
many time's I have wished to hear you say that again." he murmured, his laughter dieing down. Kagome shifted, a
little embarrassed, in his hold. He had only hugged once before, and that had been a hug of farewell, not to
mention an attempt to get the shards. But this time it was different, it was a hug full of warmth and affection,
something she was not accustomed to have coming from Inuyasha, especially in front of others.
Blushing slightly, Kagome decided to make the best of it before Inuyasha's brain came to its senses.
She gingerly let her arms encircle him, returning the embrace, and wiped her face on his shoulder. She could have
stayed like this for eternity, and then a little longer still, but she heard a little cough coming from her right.
She turned her head to see Shippo shifting uncomfortably a few feet away. Kagome smiled. 'He wants a hug too.'
she thought removing one of her arms from Inuyasha and beckoning Shippo to join the embrace. Shippo waved his hands
nervously, seeing the death glare coming from Inuyasha. "No its not that, its just.. well... You were covered in
ice cream when you came in and..." Shippo let the sentence die off. Kagome and Inuyasha looked down to see that
now both of them were enjoying the sticky substance all over them. Kagome blushed when she saw just how much of
Inuyasha's kimono had encountered the ice cream, they had been pressed together closer than she had thought.
Kagome pulled out completely of the embrace and stood up feeling a bit awkward. Inuyasha grudgingly got
up as well, glaring at Shippo from the corner of his eye. It was lucky for Shippo that Inuyasha was still in a
better mood than he had been in five hundred years and dirty looks were all he got, for the moment. "You can take
a bath here Kagome, Inuyasha bought some clothes for you a while a ago, I think he was blindfolded when he did it."
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean!?" Inuyasha asked defensively, raising a fist threatenly. Shippo ignored him.
"Anyways, you can wear those and we'll wash the ones you are wearing." he continued. Kagome glanced down at her
self, pulling at a bit of her blouse, which was clinging annoyingly to her body.
"Ok, a bath sounds good right now." She agreed, it would give a few minutes to think as well, which she
really needed about now. The whole reality of this wonderful situation hadn't totally sunk in. "Where should I go?"
Shippo pointed to behind and left of himself and opened his mouth to speak. "Upstairs!" Inuyasha suddenly said
sharply. Kagome turned questionly to Inuyasha, who turned away and crossed his arms. "The clothes are up there,
and there's more privacy." he muttered lamely in explanation. "Oh, alright.." Kagome said wondering just what she
was missing, especially because of the warning looks Shippo was giving Inuyasha, who ignored him completely.
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Well, I couldn't find a good ending sentence, oh well. I hope you are still enjoying the fic. I'll try and write
more often, but I make no promises. Especially until the end of october. Chapter 4 is going to give you all a
little more insight on Inuyasha's past so be ready! It's also the first chapter that will start to show why I
made this pg-13 and not PG.