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AN: OMG! I can't believe how many people were excited to read a Gargoyles/Inuyasha Crossover and expressed that excitement through their reviews. Especially long time Gargoyles series fans. I imagine you guys were just jumping up and down in excitement like Chihuahuas that just drank a good amount of tequila. XD LOL (Like in the Second Big Momma's House movie)
Anyways, I'd like to thank Geminia, Beautiful Phantom, iheartanime43, Natsumi Tsuchi-Ookami, Taeniaea, Blackstrawberry, Elise, Tandokude, Reggie, Alex Lyons3, IchikoKitsuneKoumori, Itoma the god of water, dragonsavior, Nobody's Perfect-Not Even You, ditchertypepepersonBUM, Kagome Yuki Niwa, Critical Hipocracy, SmexiKitsune4884, Rebel Reader Bitch, Shinei Tondo, Menchi-kun, 43InuAsha, and Demonic kunoichiKagi.
Thank you all so much.
I'd also like to thank Nobody's Perfect-Not Even You for the suggestion she gave me for this chapter. It gave me a really good idea of how to write this next chapter.
Let me let you know that I only have a VHS tape of the first few episodes of The Awakening and my memory is a bit rusty on most of the series since it's been a while since I've seen the entire series and I still managed to miss an episode or two.
As for Pairing Vote results for the moment…
For Kagome pairing
Kagome/Brooklyn: 6
Kagome/Goliath: 7
For secondary pairings
Angela/Broadway: Permanent
Elisa/Kouga: 3
Elisa/Sesshoumaru: 2
Elisa/Goliath: 2 (I kept hearing a lot of complaining about the canon Fave of the Gargoyles series not being in the poll)
Keep the votes coming in, and please enjoy the next chapter of "Awakening with Sorrow"
Chapter Two
The next day, after Fox had called him about a stone gargoyle set on the grounds of a Shinto Shrine in Tokyo. Deep down, Xanatos was interested to hear that this gargoyle had some type of connection to Goliath's clan when they were put into a stone sleep by force. He wondered about the many possibilities of this Japanese gargoyle being the real deal like the Manhattan clan.
'Only one way to find out.' Xanatos thought, as the driver came in front of the address where the shrine was. After paying the driver (yes, he took a taxi) and stepping out of the vehicle, the multi-billionaire pause at the sight of the stairs leading to the shrine. Sure, he'd seen and climbed all the staircases of Castle Wyvern but to see this amount of steps at once, he had to admit that it was a bit too much.
But knowing that there was no getting around it, Xanatos started climbing the stairs. Once he had made it to the top, Xanatos felt that the climb was worth the sight he was met with.
During his previous trips to Japan, he had seen almost all of the Buddha and Shinto Shrines in Japan but this one shrine had a tranquility and beauty that the others didn't have. Everything was well kept and the large tree that stood tall off to the side. As he walked closer to it, he noticed that there was a bare spot like it had been worn with time.
Despite the tranquility of the shrine, Xanatos felt that he should be cautious of Lexington's friend. If he was after the book or Goliath's clan, there was no telling what for. For the clan's safety, he was going to be cautious.
As he was about to look at the rest of the shrine, maybe in hopes of finding the stone gargoyle, Xanatos heard a set of footsteps coming towards him. He looked toward the direction of the shrine steps where he heard them coming from and saw someone he had never expected to see.
It was Sesshoumaru Taisho, president and chairman of Taisho Corporation of Medical Technology Development.
The long dark haired man was dressed in an Italian tailored suit with no necktie and a dress shirt that had only the first few buttons undone. His face was emotionless with a pair of violet eyes and, strangely, a crescent moon tattooed on his forehead. And the man stood about five-foot-nine to six-foot-one, he didn't know but he knew that the man was tall.
Xanatos had heard from many that Taisho was the richest man in all of Asia and was a bachelor himself. Not to mention he came from a huge and successful family that had been around for more than nine hundred years or so. It was also said that he had an heir to his company but nobody knew who the person was or what he looked like.
When the taller man was at the tree with him, Xanatos heard him speak, "Are you the one they call David Xanatos?" Just like his face, Sesshoumaru's voice was emotionless too.
"Yes, I am. I was told by my wife that there was a gargoyle statue here."
After Sesshoumaru looked at him with sharp and cold eyes, he spoke "Follow me… my younger brother is the one who you should speak with."
"Then why are you here?" Xanatos asked.
Sesshoumaru halted in his steps to look at Xanatos over his shoulder before answering; "The Higurashi clan and mine have been extended families for a little more than five hundred years; since the Sengoku era. And I'm the leading head of all clans that have been connected to my family name."
Now this impressed Xanatos a lot, considering that he never thought that a simple shrine family would be connected to one of the richest and most successful men in the world in such a way, and for so long too.
The both of them were silent until they came to a two-story family house that resided behind the shrine. After a few knocks on the Shoji door from Sesshoumaru, the door opened to reveal a woman who looked to be in her forties or early fifties with wavy brown hair that was held back in a low bun.
The woman smiled when her eyes landed one Sesshoumaru and greeted the tall man with a familiar embrace, which Sesshoumaru returned, "Ah, Sesshoumaru-sama, Irasshaimase (1)."
"Dōmo arigatō (2)."
Of course it was in Japanese so Xanatos couldn't understand it. Too bad that he didn't bring Owen along with him but Xanatos insisted that he stay with Fox to take care of his son, Alex. Considering that the blond man was also the infamous Puck from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"… but the real thing.
Xanatos then noticed the woman turned to him and greeted in English that had a Japanese accent, "You must be David Xanatos from New York. It's a pleasure to meet you," she bowed in a formal greeting, "I'm Kun-loon Higurashi. Please come in. My son will be with you and Sesshoumaru shortly."
Xanatos followed Sesshoumaru in and followed his example in taking his shoes off and following him to what looked like the family room. Consisting of a couch and a loveseat, as well as a recliner that were a dark green with matching throw pillows that had pink petals embroidered on them. In the middle of the room was a cherry wood coffee table that had a bowl of what looked like individually wrapped peach flavored gummies (I've tasted those and they were soo good!). Parallel to the recliner was a shelf that had various scrolls and books for decoration, as well as a few pictures that he guessed were of family and friends.
As Sesshoumaru sat on the couch, Xanatos walked over to the shelf to look at the photos closely. One particular photo caught his eye.
The photo was of a young girl who looked to be in her teens with long dark hair and deep blue eyes. She wore a modernized kimono that had slits on each side of her legs and was white with electric blue flower petals on it and a deep blue and burnt gold obi. She was smiling while holding a sword that looked too long for her.
He had to admit that she was a very attractive young girl. Xanatos then felt someone standing behind him before he heard the voice of a boy in his teens, "My older sister, Kagome Higurashi. She was to be the shrine's head priestess once she graduated Junior high."
The brunette man then turned around to see a young man who looked to be in his late teens with dark brown, almost black hair that reached his shoulders and was layered, and deep blue-grey eyes that looked for more mature than any he'd seen from anyone his age. The boy wore a short-sleeved dress shirt over a black muscle shirt and black slacks. Around his neck, her wore what looked like a Tribal Flying Fox choker (3) that was made of English pewter that looked good on him for a piece of lady's jewelry. Under the choker was a chain that held a Lunar Jewels pendant (4), and under that was a Goetia Cross (5).
On his right wrist was what looked like prayer beads wrapped around it (an heirloom of Miroku's) and on his left was what looked like a Moonlight Destiny Cuff Bracelet, or "Spectrostatic Nocturnium" with Latin text and English notations (6).
Xanatos had to admit that the boy's appearance surprised him with the gothic jewelry, most of the said jewelry looked like they were made for women. He saw the boy smirk a little before holding out his hand and greeting, "Name's Souta Higurashi. I'm the one who asked to meet with you, Mr. Xanatos."
Souta just got finished getting out of his monk clothes and was starting to put on his casual clothes when his mother came to his room saying that Sesshoumaru and Xanatos had arrived.
When he came down to the living area he notice a long haired Brunette man who looked to be in his thirties (Note that I don't know Xanatos's age) was looking at one of the photos of Kagome before she never returned home.
Sesshoumaru noticed the younger Higurashi sibling and gave a silent nod in greeting, which Souta had returned before making silent steps to where Xanatos stood.
After Souta had introduced himself, Xanatos took his hand into his for a handshake and spoke, "David Xanatos. My wife called me saying that you have a stone gargoyle on your shrine grounds that I should see."
"Yes, we do have a stone gargoyle on the shrine grounds. It's been around for five hundred years." Souta then turned, asking Xanatos to take a seat.
After saying his thanks and taking a seat one the loveseat as Souta sat next to Sesshoumaru, Xanatos asked, "Your sister's very beautiful."
Souta smiled wistfully saying, "Thank you."
"Not to be rude but what's the true reason why I was asked to come here, gentlemen?" Xanatos asked as Kun-loon came in with some hot tea.
There was a silence until Souta sighed and spoke, "Yes, the true reason IS the stone gargoyle on the shrine grounds… the gargoyle is my sister." When Xanatos lifted a brow, Souta went into explaining his sister's story from the day of her fifteenth birthday to what had happened during the final battle.
As Xanatos listened to the teen tell the story, he was inwardly fascinated that one girl so young had went through so much for a simple but powerful jewel. And he was only more fascinated at hearing that an enemy of hers cast a spell to not only turn her into a gargoyle but the same spell that had turned Goliath's clan into stone forever.
But he wasn't going to show Souta and Sesshoumaru that he believed them, at least not yet. So when Souta finished the tale, Xanatos decided to act like he didn't believe them, saying with a rueful smirk, "That's quite a tale but do you actually expect me to believe such a story? Where's your proof?"
Souta and Seshoumaru glaced at each other before the Taiyoukai spoke, "You want proof?" And with that, Sesshoumaru lit go of his "normal" human guise, allowing his hair to turn back into the long silver it originally was, his eyes turning back into a molten gold, and his other facial mark reappeared. His blunt human fingers also lengthened and sharpened into deadly claws. With the illusion gone, all that sat in front of Xanatos was the true Taiyoukai in all his glory with modern clothing.
At Xanatos's shocked expression, Sesshoumaru smiled in an almost deadly way, saying, "Here's your proof, Mr. Xanatos. I was there during the final battle against Naraku and I was there, along with many others, to witness what had happened to our miko, sister, and friend."
Xanatos was beyond shocked at seeing Asia's richest man change appearance right before his eyes. At first he thought that he was maybe from Avalon, until he remembered that Souta said Sesshoumaru was the demon lord who took part of the Final Battle against Naraku.
He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Seshoumaru speak, "Take heed, Mr. Xanatos… if you utter a word of this to anyone outside this room… outside this family, I guarantee that not only will I kill you but your family as well." Xatatos could tell that Sesshoumaru wasn't lying about killing him and his family to keep the truth from reaching the outside world.
'I know I would've done the same thing if I was in his shoes.' Xanatos thought with understand, feeling he could trust them.
He then heard Souta speak as the young lad pick up his tea, "If you still don't believe us, Xanatos-san, then why did you buy Castle Wyvern knowing the legend behind the stone gargoyles that resided there? Even if the locals told you that it would be bad luck to try and dig too deeply in the castle's history." The younger Higurashi smirked slightly when he saw the older human stiffen a bit before continuing looking over his teacup, "Surely you had some belief in the Magus's story of the gargoyles being true. It had to be one of the many reasons why you would spend so much money to buy it." Souta then took a sip of his tea with a smirk.
Crap, Xanatos knew that the young man got him there. Everything he said was true with him buying Castle Wyvern with the gargoyles. Because a part of him really did believe that the Magus's story was true and was given fantastic result when he rebuilt the castle on his skyscraper and the gargoyles were awaken soon after the sun had set.
With a light chuckle at Souta's deduction and said, "You got me, Mr. Higurashi. It's true that a part of me really believed that the Magus's story about the gargoyles was true. And… I had received fantastic results after rebuilding it in Manhattan."
"So the gargoyles of Castle Wyvern are awake, alive and well." Sesshoumaru stated before taking a sip of his tea.
After an uneasy silence passed through them, Souta cleared his throat before suggesting, "I'm sure you want to see my sister. I'll show you where she is."
And with that, the three of them stood to walk out to the Shrine grounds.
Once they had made it to the main Shrine structure, Xanatos was fascinated but the sight of the gargoyle that was set on the alter in front of the main shrine. Her wings looked similar to Brooklyn's or Demona's. She was also smaller in size than any female gargoyle he'd met or seen (He'd only seen and met Demona and Angela. Maggie doesn't count since she was spliced).
Small claws cover her face as if she was crying, her tail lying at her side as she sat on her knees. She had no horns or anything with long hair framing her covered face. Her clothes were tattered from the battle she had went through five hundred years ago and wrapped around her neck were two necklaces; one was a pink glass marble held by a slim silver chain while the second necklace was a brown leather cord holding a heart-shaped locket.
Xanatos couldn't help but step closer to lay a hand on one of Kagome's arms saying mostly to him self, "She's beautiful…" and she was. Xanatos could only wonder what her color was, since he knew from experience that every gargoyle was unique in not only appearance but in skin color as well.
Another silence passed as Souta and Sesshoumaru watched Xanatos take a better look at Kagome's stone form with awe. Souta then spoke, "So… you think that you could help? Break this curse on her, I mean?"
"You believe that her curse is somehow connected to the gargoyles of Castle Wyvern?" Xanatos asked, looking to Souta.
"Both curses seem too similar… far too much to be pure coincidence." Sesshoumaru pointed out, putting his human guise on once again when he sensed some humans coming into the shrine.
"True… perhaps there is a chance for me to help. But she'll have to come to New York in order for this to work. Because if the spell does break, she'll be among friends who are also like her." Xanatos spoke, coming to stand in front of Sesshoumaru and Souta.
"So what you're saying is… is that if there's no way to turn her back into a human, she won't have to be alone as a gargoyle." Souta stated, kinda agreeing with the older man. It's true that there's a chance that his sister will never be human again.
"Exactly. I'm sure that they'd be more than happy to accept her as part of their clan. Rest assured that they're all good to honest beings." Xanatos assured him and Sesshoumaru. For all he knew, there was probably no spell or potion out there that could reverse the girl's transformation and there's no need to make her feel like she's an outcast when there are real gargoyles who could help her cope with her transformation and get accustom to it.
Not to mention that Brooklyn seemed out of it what with being turned down by both Maggie and Angela in the past. He knew the crimson gargoyle was lonely and wanted someone to be with. Even Goliath. Sure he had seen that there was something between him and Maza but the fact that the detective was human and Goliath was a gargoyle kind of made things complicated no matter how much they loved each other.
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes before asking, "Are there any females in this clan you speak of? Because even if my sister will be able to be with others that are like her, I'm not leaving her with a clan that's made entirely of males."
"Yes, there is one female among them who is their clan leader's daughter and she's in a relationship. And one of them is elderly and will probably see her as a granddaughter. Your sister won't be the only female in the clan."
Both Souta and Sesshoumaru turned their attention from Xanatos to Kagome's stone form before glancing at each other. The two of them were in silent agreement. It was their best shot in waking Kagome and have her be with other Gargoyles. Yes, they'll have to go overseas but it was something they were willing to do for her.
With a sigh, Souta asked, "So when can we do this?"
"My private jet is scheduled to leave tomorrow. But I can delay it so the two of you can make the arrangements necessary. And we can easily transport… Kagome, was it?" At Souta's nod, Xanatos continued, "We can easily transport Kagome to the private airstrip by helicopter."
"The sooner we get this done the better. My family and I have waited eight years to see my sister again and Sesshoumaru- along with many other demons she befriended have waited more than five hundred years. The only thing that's important to us is that we somehow awaken her from her sleep. Her appearance doesn't matter to us." Souta stated before adding, "And one more thing…"
"Yes?"
"My mother and grandfather come with me to see her awakening. They have as much right as I do."
"Not a problem. They're more than welcome to come along."
"I'll make the arrangements in getting my private chopper to transport Kagome to the airstrip." Sesshoumaru said, knowing that Xanatos doesn't have his own chopper in Japan yet. And he also added while turning his attention to Souta, "We'll also have to contact Shippó because he'll want to see his mother again."
"Last I heard from him, he was in Houston, Texas for a Fashion show he was a part of. But I'll call him to tell him the news, even if the chance of Kagome waking up is very slim."
After they agreed to each others' terms, they said their goodbyes and agreed to meet in the morning. As soon as Xanatos was out of sight, a grin appeared on Souta's face before he ran back to the house to tell him mother and grandfather the news and have them get ready before he made a call to Shippó. Sesshoumaru also left to make arrangements with the pilot of his chopper.
Meanwhile, Xanatos made a call to Fox back in Manhattan.
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Fox picked up her cell, knowing that it was her husband by the ringtone she set for him.
"It's done. You should be expecting a few guests when I come back, as well as a new member of Goliath's clan." She heard him speak.
She smiled, "So you think this is the real thing? What proof did they give you?" Fox knew that her husband was a skeptic at times and she was curious as to what convince him to believe their story.
Fox heard David clear his throat, a habit of his in showing that it was something he didn't want anyone to know about, before saying, "You know soon enough."
"Owen and I will make arrangements and I'll tell Lexington and the other gargoyles about the news. But first… how many exactly are we expecting to come?"
The line was silent before Xanatos answered, "Five normal looking people and one gargoyle." And with a goodbye and 'I love you', he hung up.
Fox stared at her phone curiously at the line "Five normal looking people" and was curious as to what he meant. But she just shrugged before putting up her phone to pick up her son, Alex. Once she had him secured in her arms, she made her way to where the gargoyles were outside all together outside.
When she found them, she noticed Elisa was there and gave them a greeting. After the greeting was returned, Fox said, "I just got off the phone with David and he said that we will not only be expecting Lexington's online friend but some of his family along with the shrine gargoyle."
There's another chapter, much longer than the first two. I hope it was to your liking.
And don't go back on your word Itoma-kun. I updated so you're to make an Ukitake/Kagome pairing.
As for all my other readers, including those how only added this fic to their Story Alerts and Favorites, please review and vote for pairings. Ideas and suggestions are welcome. Flamers and their flames aren't.
Next chapter, Souta and his family, along with Sesshoumaru and Shippó come to Manhattan for Kagome's awakening. But what's this? Even after the sun has set, she hasn't wakened? What will become of our favorite miko now?
Find out next happens and more on the next chapter of "Awakening with Sorrow"
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Japanese Translations1) Irasshaimase – Welcome
2) Dōmo arigatō – a familiar way for saying "Thank you very much"
Jewelry descriptions3) Tribal Flying Fox Choker – picture is on DragonWeave(.)com under Gothic Metal Chokers
4) Lunar Jewels Pendant – Same site under Celtic charms and Pendants
5) Goetia Cross – Same site under Silver Gothic Pendants and Charms.
6) Moonlight Destiny Cuff Bracelet – same site under Gothic Bracelets for Men and Women