Well welcome again to my great story. I'm glad you came back. I must say that I'm happy with how many people are enjoying this story. Surprisingly I'm really enjoying it too. Well there will be some more important announcements after the responses so if your taking the time to read this be sure to read that note. Now for the responses which this batch are going to be fun:
Tsukinoko1 - I do know that IY turns human during the new moon but for some reason I accidentally typed full moon. Thanks for the heads up though and that error has been corrected. Thanks for the heads up on all the other info as well. I am aware of the 3rd IY movie but I didn't know it took a break from the IY/Kag relationship. I did know that it gave a lot of IY's family background. Such as his mother's name, Izayoi, which I mention in the later note and in this story. Do you actually live in Japan? That's got to be cool to be able to go see the new IY movie. If you could after seeing it, please fill me in on what happens. You don't have to but I'd appreciate it.
wsantelm - Thank you for your praise. As for Kouga, had the circumstances been the same he might have put up a fight for Kagome but remember IY is nobility and one of the conditions that allowed him to continue living was that he let Kagome go. Even with Kouga being stubborn, IY is nobility as so he did as he was told.
Ryngrl5 - I'm glad you liked that Kagome stopped IY's confession of love. I thought I'd have people after my head for that.
demonic hanyou - if you liked the cliff hangers so far just wait. I've got at least 2 more good ones coming your way if not more. I can't blame you for hating Hobo/Homo/Hojo cause I hate him as well. As for IY getting pissed of just wait and see. They'll be in Kag's time in about 3 chapters. That's when the fun starts. As for finding IY tapes/DVDs, you can look at just about any online store such as Amazon but if you want a store you can go to find your local Best Buy or FYE. FYE usually doesn't have a very good stock and can be a bit pricy but are usually easier to find. They're the closest to my house (20 minutes) otherwise I have to travel almost an hour to Best Buy.
Takerus Lost Angel - I speak a little French, "your an ass bite, pardon my french" (that's a quote from a Celebrity Jeopardy from Saturday Night Live. I love those skits.) That quote is nothing personal, I just remembered the skit and I wanted to quote it. :) Actually though about the only French I know is Bonjour. I actually know like one other saying but I can't spell it out so I won't even try.
SilentDark - I must say I always like responding to your reviews. Now if you want to find episodes of IY go to www anime-kraze net (replace spaces with periods, this is the only way ff.net will allow me to display it) or you could go to www saiyaman info (yes that should be .info, this one comes out with them faster but I can't vouch for the accuracy of the dubs, not sure yet). To download from either of these sites you need bit torrent. If you're not sure about this either check on their web page or ask me. As for the owner of Sesshomaru's tail, there's two people you might want to look up. One is Rumiko Takahashi, who knows she could be hiding it somewhere, or you could try asking Sesshomaru directly, though if he has it I think he's a little attached to it. Good luck.
Flare4ever - Well I'm glad you're so happy. Yes, I do enjoy writing about IY, in fact, I like writing fiction overall. Unfortunately that didn't help in English for writing research papers *shivers.* I must say I mainly only read IY fanfics even though IY is my second favorite anime. My first is Vandread but I like it so much that I'm practically a purist and believe nothing could live up to the series (I'm crazy I know). As for Kagome's time, the second half of my story will be based there and things will be a little different. Where as the first half was a sort of Drama/Romance, the second half will be more Action/Adventure/Romance. If you liked the surprises so far though I got more coming. As for Sango/Miroku as it's planned now, they're going to be taking a back seat in the second half, they will be there though. I'm going to think about it more and hopefully come up with some ideas so as to show them more.
Sango13 - Though the other responses are larger, I liked your review the best so far. I understand what you're asking about with guys writing Act/Adv while girls write romance. I'm going to be honest. As I look at it, I'm a bit more of a sensitive guy. I'm not saying your thinking this but who knows what people will think, so I'm going to clear this up as well, I AM NOT GAY. Okay I feel better now :) Now to get back to the matter at hand. I do enjoy writing and reading a love story but I usually like some Action in there. That's why if you happen to read the response for Flare4ever, as I said the second half of this story will start to become a Action/Adventure/Romance story. Well if you have any more questions to ask, feel free. I liked answering yours and I don't mind answering more.
BlackDice - I did a small search and there are 3 artists that did a song with that line in it. One was Whitney Huston, Dolly Parton, and Leann Rimes. As for the explanation about he spell I did that so people couldn't get technical and ask why IY's mother hadn't cast the spell. I like to tie up loose ends like that. If you happen to see any just let me know.
DarkInuyasha - You asked quite
a bit of questions so here goes: I don't know the exact amount of chapters and
even if I did they'd be subject to change. I'd say we just passed the halfway
point a couple of chapters ago. As for a lemon, if I do one it won't be posted
directly on ff.net because I don't want my story kicked off. Believe it or not
though I got my start writing fanfics by writing lemons so it's not new to me.
I'm not one for a sad ending. That is apparent in the fact that I brought all
the people back to life but there will be some twists along the way. As for the
end couples, in the summary its stated that there will be IY/Kag and San/Mir as
for the others that's all out in the open and for you to find out.
Okay I've managed to finish all responses. It took me long enough. BTW, it is right now. 6:30 AM and I haven't gotten any sleep but then again I didn't plan to. I knew this would take me a while seeing as how I started this chapter at 2 AM. But as I said I love you guys so its worth it. Anyway other important announcement so EVERYONE LISTEN UP as of this point in the story, I have learned that Inuyasha's mother's name is Izayoi, this coming from the third movie. I had thought this to be true before but I needed to make sure. So from now on, I will refer to her as Izayoi. I'm also gonna backtrack and change things from previous chapters to this as well. Well now on with the show.
Disclaimer: It may be 6:30 in the morning and me with no sleep but I am in my right mind and I know that I don't own Inuyasha.
Chapter 17: A Small Detour
Inuyasha slowly got out of the hot spring even though he didn't want to. Today he would be leaving his home once again. Part of him didn't want to leave but he knew he wasn't a kid anymore. He couldn't live at home with his parents. Ironic enough though, he was headed to Kagome's time to live with her mom. He didn't care though cause he would be with Kagome. He would miss his parents but now they're alive again so he would be able to come visit them.
As he continued to think, Inuyasha made his way to one of the gardens that was his mother's favorite. As he got there he saw Kagome there with her. She seemed to be training up until the last moment. It seemed Kagome and his mother got along very well. Inuyasha could only sit back and smile as he watched them without there notice. It was another 5 minutes before they stopped their training. "Do you think you understand the spell well enough?" Izayoi asked.
"Yes. Thanks to your help, I think I can do it with no problem," Kagome said. "Well I better be going. Inuyasha and I are supposed to be leaving today and I'm sure he's getting angry waiting for me."
"On the contrary," she responded, "Inuyasha is waiting patiently. You can come out Inuyasha I know you are there."
Inuyasha walked out from the corner from where he'd been watching them. "You would know I was here with your miko senses," Inuyasha said.
"It doesn't matter if I'm a miko or not. You're my son and I'd know it was you," she said as she looked at Inuyasha with a smile.
Kagome then looked at Inuyasha. "Do you want me to try the spell out now?" she asked him.
"No, that's not necessary. You can try it out when we get to Kaede's village that way you can save your energy. Also we'll probably get attacked less on our way back if people notice a hanyou rather than a regular human," Inuyasha replied.
"Okay well I'll get my stuff and see if Sango and Miroku are ready to go. We'll meet you at in the main courtyard," Kagome said as she ran off.
Once Kagome was gone, Izayoi turned to him, "I'm proud of you son. Not only have you done many great things and helped many people but you've also found a wonderful girlfriend."
Inuyasha quickly blushed but replied, "She's not my girlfriend," and then whispered under his breath, "yet."
"She will be soon enough, so don't worry," she replied as Inuyasha face just showed some confusion. "You can go ahead and whisper all you like but remember, I'm your mother so I know what you're thinking," she just smiled as she walked away from her son.
15 minutes later, the group minus Shippo, who had left with his parents earlier in the week, stood in the main courtyard saying their goodbyes to their hosts. "Thank you very much for your gracious hospitality," Sango told them. Miroku thanked them as well.
"Thank you very much for your help," Kagome said as she looked to Izayoi.
"It was no trouble at all. I enjoyed teaching you. Next time I see you I'll teach you some more," she replied.
Kagome then looked to Inutaisho, "Thank you very much for everything though I was wondering if I could ask you one question?"
"Even though you just asked a question go ahead," Inutaisho responded with a small laugh.
"Well it's just that both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru have long hair while you have short hair. I was just wondering why?" Kagome asked. She was a little embarrassed that she asked such a personal question [yes if you remember from when Inutaisho when he first showed up, I mentioned he had short hair. If you happen to see the previews for IY: the 3rd movie, he has long hair.]
Inutaisho just gave a small laugh as he noticed Kagome's embarrassment, "It's okay. I don't mind telling you. I actually did have long hair even after I was revived but you see Izayoi has been bugging me for a while to cut it and so I decided to be nice and cut it. I don't mind though. It should fully grow back in about a month."
"I think you look just fine, dear," Izayoi told her husband.
The group could only give a small laugh as they watch the couple argue. Inuyasha though ended the fun with a loud cough. He was next to talk to his parents. He first went up and gave his mother a hug, "I'm sorry I only stayed a month."
"Don't worry. You just be sure to take care of Kagome," Izayoi said that only he would hear. "I'll miss you so you be sure to visit. You can't make the excuse that I'm dead anymore." she gave a small laugh.
Inuyasha then walked to his father. "It was good to see you again son," Inutaisho said. "You've made me proud. You've become quite a man."
"Thank you father," Inuyasha said. He didn't remember his father when he was young so it was good to hear praise from him.
"Like you mother said, come visit us. Just remember in a little bit we're going to take a trip around Japan to see how much it has changed. I'd say it will take us about a year but it'll be fun. If everything is as I remember it will stop in Musashi village in a couple of months so be sure to drop by while we are there."
"Okay, I will. Feel free to scare Kaede a bit though," Inuyasha said with a smile.
"Inuyasha! Don't be mean to Kaede," Kagome yelled at him.
"Feh, whatever," Inuyasha said in a low tone. "Well I guess I will see you in a few months."
"Enjoy your trip," he replied. "And be sure to take care of Kagome."
"I will," Inuyasha said as he faced the ground and blushed a little. With that the group set off on their journey.
Soon after they had left the castle, Kagome decided to talk about their plans, "So we're," she said mean her and Inuyasha, "are going to go with Miroku and Sango until our paths separate, right?"
Sango was about to confirm what Kagome had said when Inuyasha spoke first, "No, we're not."
"Huh? Then what are we going to do?" Kagome asked.
"We're going to go with them to Sango's village," Inuyasha said.
"But isn't that out of the way?" Kagome asked though she had no real problem with it.
"Yes it is," Inuyasha said getting tired of all the questions though he knew what one would come next.
"So why this sudden detour?" Kagome asked.
"I don't know," Inuyasha said honestly. "For some reason, I've had this feeling that we should go there for a while now. Don't ask me why or how cause I don't know. I just have. So to get rid of it, I figured I might as well find out why besides don't you want to spend more time with your friends?"
"I didn't mean it like that Inuyasha," Kagome said with a slight bit of anger. She then looked to Sango, "I'd love to spend more time with you guys. Not to mention, we'll get to see what you village looks like."
"Yeah, this time it won't be in ruins but it might not be totally rebuilt yet," Sango said.
"Well we'll be sure to give them a helping hand," Miroku said. Sango couldn't
help but feel happy that Miroku was still with her and that he'd be living in
the village with her. Now if only she could come out and admit her feelings to
him. Little did she know but Miroku was feeling the same way.
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Well that brings another chapter to a close. I hope you enjoyed it. I have a question to ask of everyone. This will not bear on the story but I'm just wondering:
Who do you prefer to be paired with Sesshomaru?
Let me know and next chapter, I'll tell you who it is that I prefer. As I said your answers will not affect this story but they will be appreciated. Well next chapter will be a slight cliff hanger, not a big one so don't get too worried. The next 2 chapters have a few surprises. 4 chapters down the road IY and Kag will reach modern time and then the fun begins. After a couple of chapters in modern time, things will start to get interesting as we get to the Action/Adventure part. An original character or two will show up and who knows what part they'll pay. Friend or foe? wait and see. Now for my referral, which I'm going to make 2 since they are similar:
Since then by ceramicprincess storyid=1218028 This is a story I just re-found. I lost track of it after a while. It's slightly different than my usual referrals but its an excellent story that will tug at your heart strings. One chapter in this story so far contains lemon content so beware. I hope you enjoy it.
A Love Sonnet by Zephor storyid=1280961 This story is quite similar with the same main characters but gets to the point a bit quicker and leaves you with some questions at the beginning. It is another great story. This one like 'Since then' hasn't been updated in a bit but I can wait cause they are worth it. This doesn't have any lemon content. Enjoy.
Now I'd like to thank my great reviewers: Angel 452, Sakume Nohara, Inushemeeko, DarkInuyasha, BlackDice, Defafaeth Mechqua, an angel's heart, Sango13, Gemini, Phoenix Archangel, Ryguy, Burnsybabe, demonic honyou6, Flare4ever, SilentDark, Takerus Lost Angel, xo-Kagome-ox, M+M, Ryngrl5, wsantelm, animemistress419, chinta, Tsukinoko1, and kawakii monkey hanyou.
Well I hope everyone's happy. If your happy then that means you'll either stay or come back for the next chapter:
Chapter 18: A Long Battle's End