Okay. I am going to put this at the beginning of every chapter except the one after chapter two. I would call it chapter three, but I already have one. So the one with the notes on it is the one I won't put this on because… it's a bunch of notes! Don't assume that everything written here happens in every chapter. Because it doesn't Also, as my Algebra II teacher said last year, 'When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me." As she said 'ass', 'you', and 'me', she pointed to the words inside the word 'assume'. Assume. Cool huh? Learn something new everyday! Now, go tell your folks. Then, come back and read. Then R&R.
Arigatou- thank-you (might be spelled arigato, but it's the same thing)
Hai- yes
Hanyou- half demon or half breed ((We call my friend this. She's
half Caucasian and half Mexican. She wanted us to I swear. She calls
herself a hanyou all the time. Sad isn't it?)
Houshi- something along the lines of Buddhist monk (Miroku)
Iie- no
Kami- God or the equivalent thereof
Kawaii- cute
Kitsune- fox demon I do believe
Miko- priestess
Oi- something I made up or I heard from somewhere. I use it to get someone's attention
Osuwari- sit
Owari- something like 'Bye!' I think. I really don't know for sure.
Tensuaiga- Sesshomaru's sword
Tetsuaiga- Inuyasha's sword
Youkai- demon
Italicized words means the person is thinking to themselves in their own heads or something needs to be emphasized.
'Words
written in these' means the person is speaking to someone else in their
heads. Confusing I know, but you'll know it when you see it.
"Words written in these" means… Do I really need to explain this one?
I do not know what the future is like. I am purely guessing so no harping, okay? I am also guessing on what Kaede looked like when she was young. I've only seen her when she was young one time and that's right after Kikyou seals Inuyasha to a tree and then died. I'm sorry if I'm wrong. Just try to be nice as you yell at me, okay? Also, just because it says y'all somewhere doesn't mean they are in Texas. I am in Texas and the word y'all is something I say all the time. 'Kay?
I am very sorry if I have misspelled anything in Japanese, like names or the words above. I know 'ou' makes a long o sound. Like Shippo should probably be Shippou since Kikyou and Kouga follow that rule. But, I did Kouga like that from the very beginning and Kikyou became a sudden habit. Everyone else I saw it first as I have spelled it. If I have defined anything wrong, please tell me. It's not considered a flame if I ask for it. I promise. And if I've misspelled anything in English and you catch it let me know. I am a real big spelling and grammar freak. It's… Never mind. Also, my friend helped me write this. So anything wrong or stupid is her fault. wink wink And the cursing. That's all hers too. With that being said…
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"My name is Higurashi Kagome, and I live in Japan in the year 1990," Karen began. She absolutely refused to look at Kris, whose eyes had just bugged out of his head. "I live in a shrine home with my grandfather, mother, and little brother. One day, I fell into the well in our backyard and when I climbed out again I was not in my backyard any longer. It took me a little while to figure it out, but I had traveled back in time." For the eighth time in less than five minutes, Karen tried to pull the mini skirt down a little more. She wasn't used to wearing something so short. "I also didn't realize right away that the well worked two ways so I stayed in the feudal era for about four days. In that time, I convinced the village that I was not a demon and even helped to be rid of a demon.
"I also released a half-demon from his fifty year containment. His name is Inuyasha. Fifty years before I released him, the now deceased priestess Kikyou pinned him to the Sacred Tree with one of her purifying arrows. When she died, she burned with the Shikon no Tama," Karen explained, holding the glass ball that hung around her neck. Sara sat at a computer near by flashing pictures of what she was talking about on the screen via projector. "Inuyasha tried to kill me when I first released him, but after placing a subduing spell on him he mellowed out a little bit." A few kids snickered when they saw the necklace on the screen.
"That's Immanuel's necklace," one called out.
"It's because she's based her characters on people she knows," another said. "Inuyasha looks like Immanuel."
"Shortly after Inuyasha was released, the Shikon no Tama was shattered into millions of shards that were scattered all over Japan. So we set out to look for them, Inuyasha and myself," Karen continued. "The first of our companions to join us was a young fox demon named Shippo. His father was murdered before his eyes and he was seeking revenge on the Thunder Brothers. Next was a young monk named Miroku. He was cursed with an air void in his palm, as was his father and grandfather before him. Naraku had cursed his family as such. They would remain cursed until Naraku was killed. He also had a wandering hand that seemed to find a permanent residence on our next companion's backside.
"Sango was a demon exterminator." Everyone in the class giggled a bit as a picture of Sara flashed on the screen. Having seen Matt moments before, everyone knew for sure now that Karen's friends were the characters of the story. And she'd kept their personalities apparently. "Sango was nursed back from the edge death, only to recount her heart wrenching story. She was the only known female demon exterminator. She and her brother went with the village one night to do their job. It was her brother's first time. The half-demon Naraku had already taken over the place and brainwashed everyone he needed to. Then, he brainwashed Sango's little brother. He killed everyone from his village, including his sister. But just before she died, he remembered who he was. Then he was killed for killing everyone else.
"Sango passed out from the pain, but when she awoke in the village I was staying at she vowed revenge on Naraku." No one noticed the tear Sara wiped from her eye viciously as she flashed pictures of her brother and herself. "We finally gained her trust after gaining her demon's trust. She had a pet cat demon named Kirara."
"But you said she was a demon exterminator," someone said. "Why would she have a demon if she killed them for a living?"
"I think I'll take over now Karen," Sara whispered. "My name is Sango, and yes I did have a demon as a pet. Kirara was no ordinary demon. I raised her from birth. She was a special cat demon with two forms. The smaller one was an identical copy of the bigger one with exception to size." Karen showed the two different Kiraras on screen. "The smaller one was barely bigger than my palm. The bigger one was able to carry several adults on her back as she flew through the air. Now, as a demon exterminator I had to learn to fight with weaponry. My weapon of choice was the boomerang. (A/N: Sorry, I just don't want to butcher its name.) It was a hard weapon to master because of its size. It was easily about three times my weight. I was also fluent in the arts of the katana or short sword and the scythe.
"However, Kohaku, my little brother, was best at the scythes. That and the katana were his weapons. Almost everyone had some sort of weapon. Inuyasha had a sword from his father called the Tetsuaiga and his claw attacks. Miroku used a combination of his air void and the staff he carried with him. Shippo had an assortment of fox tricks that were given to him at birth. Kirara had claws and fire, and she could fly. Kagome, although she had to work at it, was pretty good at the bow and arrow. She was a priestess so her arrows were purifying arrows like Kikyou's. In fact, the village we made our base was the village Kikyou had watched over when she was alive. Her little sister Kaede took over when she died.
"There were others as well. Sesshomaru was Inuyasha's older half-brother who was full demon. He was the demon lord of the Western Lands and always after Inuyasha's life and his sword. He had a sword similar to Inuyasha's called the Tensuaiga. But where the Tetsuaiga could destroy a hundred men with one swing, the Tensuaiga would restore life to one who had already died if it was recent. He later used the sword on a young human girl named Rin who began to follow him around. His servant was a toad demon named Jaken whose weapon was the staff of heads, seen here. Kouga was a wolf demon with his own lands and pack. He was always trying to get Kagome to come with him and be his mate. But Kagome refused." Here a few people looked at Kris as his picture flashed on the screen. Many knew he liked Karen… and that she refused to go out with him. Karen tried not to notice the blush that ran up his face.
"As we traveled, friendships grew and blossomed. The biggest development was the relationship between Kagome and Inuyasha. Although they refused to see it, it was clear to everyone else that they were in love. However, I am told that the same story applies to Miroku and myself. We traveled together, fighting Naraku and Sesshomaru at regular intervals throughout our lives. We eventually gathered almost all of the shards from the Shikon Jewel. All that were left were the two that Kouga had: one in each leg that let him run faster than even his demon powers let him, and the one Kohaku had in his back. Naraku had placed it there to control him, and we fought him the several times we fought Naraku."
"My turn again," Karen said, standing up. "During our travels, I went back and forth from my time to the feudal era. Sometimes Inuyasha came with or for me, sometime he didn't. I tried to keep my attendance up at school, as well as my grades. I was sure I would fail however because of my multiple absences. I never did get to see how that would turn out however. The final battle with Naraku was fast approaching. After we got Sesshomaru and Kouga to help us, we formed a plan to get rid of him once and for all. The battle did not go as planned however. Naraku knew of our plans and had prepared for them. While we did kill him, we too were killed. It was a draw battle."
Sara turned around from the computer. "We all died that day. First Kouga and his pack, and then me. I was followed by Miroku and Kirara. Karen followed quickly after. All that were left now were Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Naraku. Inuyasha was killed, and then Sesshomaru and Naraku died at the same time. Then, we were all reincarnated in this day and time. We eventually found each other again, and now we all live together here in America. I'm sure most of you were able to figure out who was who, but we're going to show you anyways. All of our characters were based on real people."
"Kagome was me, Karen Bassi," Karen began, flashing pictures of the old person with the new person beside them. "Inuyasha was Immanuel Bazan. Sesshomaru was Sam Bazan. Jaken was Jacob Pace. Rin was Rachel Goss. Shippo was Seth Felix. Miroku was Matt Gunderson. Sango was Sara Abell. Kohaku was Kevin Abell. Kirara was Krystal, Sara's cat. Kaede was Kristen Anderson. Kikyou was Kimberly Anderson. Kouga was Kris Lewis. And that's our story." The class erupted into applause as the five minute warning bell sounded. "Sorry it took so long," Karen apologized to the teacher.
"Not a problem Karen. Not a problem. That is some imagination you've got there," she said, beaming at the pair as Sara shut down their project and logged off. "I certainly enjoyed it. And the way you used people that not only you knew, but that the whole class knew, was thoroughly entertaining as well. It was action packed, with that bit of romance thrown in too. You will definitely be receiving an A for this. However, I must ask that you change your clothes as your school uniform breaks our school's dress codes."
"Of course," Karen said, grabbing her bag to go change.
"We're not quite done though miss," Sara said. The teacher looked at her curiously. "We made copies of the clothes and things that our characters dealt with and wore everyday with the exceptions to the weapons." She went to another bag and began pulling things out. "See, this is Inuyasha's red outfit. And what I am wearing is Sango's demon slaying outfit." The class looked on with interest. Karen came back in as they continued to show things. When the bell rang, everyone left talking about the project.
Kris caught up with the girls in the hallway. "Are you nuts!" he whispered as he rounded on them, forcing them to stop. "Do you want everyone to know our story?"
"It was a fictional story Kris," Sara said with clenched teeth. "No one would believe us. They know we based our characters on our friends. We even said so. No one besides us will ever believe the story."
"That doesn't mean you can go telling everyone that we've been reincarnated!" Kris practically yelled.
"It seems to me that you're the one trying to tell everyone our secrets," Immanuel said from behind the boy. "If you don't keep your voice down, then everyone will believe."
"How can you not be upset by this?" Kris asked.
"Because they asked me to help them with project. Sara, Matt, me, Karen and Seth. We all went to Karen and Seth's house to work on it over the weekend," Immanuel explained as if he were bored.
"Karen and Seth's?" Kris asked.
"Yeah. My mom adopted Seth on Friday," Karen said with a smile. "Oh! We're gonna be late to fifth period. Come on guys!" They all went their separate ways. Well, kind of since Kris and Karen had chemistry together.
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"How did the project go?" Mrs. Bassi asked as Karen and Seth came into the house together.
"We got an A mama," Karen said with a smile.
"Yeah, but Kris blew a gasket," Seth smiled. "I thought he was going to kill you with that glare he kept sending you during history today. I'm sure if Immanuel and Sara hadn't been there he would have yelled at you more or something."
"Yeah well, Kris can get over it. He was overreacting anyways," Karen said, still smiling.
"Karen, what are you so happy about?" Mrs. Bassi asked, her own smile forming.
"Immanuel's taking me to the game Friday night with Sara and Matt," she said. "We're playing Spring, and you know those games are always good. Anyways, I have some history homework to do. Come on Seth, we can help each other." The two went upstairs to Karen's bedroom to do their homework.
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"Do you think it a wise idea to go out in public with the girl?" Sam asked from the doorway. Immanuel was outside, weeding a garden of bright red flowers. Rachel wasn't far away, doing the same to some yellow flowers. "What if Kris or Nathan were to show up and try to start something? And isn't Friday night a new moon night?"
"I
doubt Kris will show up," Immanuel deadpanned without looking up.
"Nathan will be there, but he'll be too busy playing basketball. And I
wouldn't care if they tried to start something anyways. If I can take
you on I can handle anyone. As for the new moon thing, I really don't
know." He didn't look up to see Sam's shocked expression; he didn't
need to really. "Even if I do transform, I will be controlled by Karen.
If she's around then I seem to be less violent. And it will be cold so
I'll wear a hood on my jacket or something. And gloves. Who cares?"
"I don't think it's a good idea to go out until you're sure you can control it," Rachel said from her batch of flowers.
"Keep out of it since it's not your business anyways," Immanuel said. "I'm not trying to be rude but-"
"But you are anyways. Apologize Immanuel," Sam ordered.
"No. It's none of her business unless she's going to the game or unless I stay here. When I change around her then it becomes her business and not until then," Immanuel said, wiping the sweat off his forehead. He finally looked up at his brother. "It's not even any of your business anymore, Sam, so drop it."
"I won't, and it most certainly is still my business. It has been for over seventeen years. And it will continue to be. I remember telling you one night that our relationship was not going to change, and here it is changing. I think you need to stay home Friday night, Kagome or no Kagome. End of discussion." He turned and stalked inside to talk to Jacob.
"Feh!" Immanuel said, returning to the flowers. "Thinks he can boss me around."
"He's just trying to help," Rachel said.
"He's not trying to 'just' anything. He's on a power trip and has been for over seventeen years, like he said. If he thinks I'm so much of a burden then I'll just lighten his load for him. I'm going Friday night, with or without his permission. I won't screw things up with Kagome this time. Not like last time…" Momentarily lost in memories of his past life, Immanuel didn't notice Rachel get up and leave to clean up for dinner.