Love Hurts 5 Ways (OUTDATED STORY) Chapter 2: My New Life, a Fushigi Yuugi + Ouran High School Host Club Crossover fanfic

ATTENTION READERS: This is the Beta version of LH5W, if you want to read the official, updated version of the story, you'll have to go over to DeviantArt. com and head on over to my page. My username is Aloubell. You can also get there by going to my fanfiction. net profile which provides a link over there.
In any case, this Beta version is basically the rough draft of LH5W, my first attempt at it. Much of the plot points from this version will be the same in the official version, but there are significant and consistent characterization changes, a few (but very important) plot differences, expansion of past ideas, and overall better quality in storytelling.

All of this will be done over on DeviantArt. I no longer will write the story in traditional prose nor submit/update it here to fanfiction. net. The Beta version will remain here, just know that it isn't the 100% official story.
The official version will be written in a lazy prose mixed with play-writing elements (you'll get what I mean when you see it).
This is the new format for the story from now on.
So please head on over there if you're interested in updates to the story! Thank you for stopping by =D

-Aloe

PLEASE NOTE: The official version is being written somewhat out of order. The official version will start on chapter 46, the place where the Beta version left off. The official version will go on to complete the last chapters of Season 2. Once those are done, I will redo the story over again from Chapter 1 which will be the official version.

Having said that, if you choose to continue on reading, I hope you enjoy the Beta version and look forward to the official!

Remember:

"Italicized writing in quotation marks means that some type of attack, spell, song, etc is going on."

Italicized writing without quotes is Aki's thoughts (or the thoughts of whoever POV it is).

Italicized and bold writing shows a memory that is going on at the same time the present event is happening

Non-Italicized bold writing within consecutive italicized & bold writing are Aki's thoughts in that memory

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This is the last time i'll remind you guys of this, so please try to remember! ^_~

Thank you all for reading this story. I really appreciate it =D

"Aki, look out!"

Standing in the midst of a forest of tall tress, I gasped after hearing twigs and branched break. Then looked up as a huge, furry boar-type demon with spiky, erected fur and beady black eyes jumped overhead and had his sights set on me.

"Where exactly are we going?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

I jumped into some near-by bushes to attempt to hide from the beast, but it was no use. The moment it landed, it swung around again to charge at me. Just my luck, right? Frozen in place, partly from knowing that my chances at out-running it were slim, I raised my arms over my face in a sad attempt at protection.

The old woman finally stopped floating right when I was getting annoyed from all of the silence. The moment she turned around, I realized that she was OLD looking (extra emphasis on OLD, even borderline creepy). Kind of made me wonder the things she had gone through…but mostly who she was.

"Okay, girl, this is where I let you off." She told me with a harsh, not-so-inviting voice.

I gave her a confused look. "Off where? I don't even see anything." I decided to humor her by looking around, but all I could see was endless bright red light. If I remembered any part of Kindergarten, then it was bad of me to be following a stranger...but you know...this wasn't exactly a normal situation.

I felt a huge gush of wind suddenly pass me from the wilderness behind. The large boomerang-shaped object that swiftly passed me headed straight for the charging boar, instantly slicing the demon in the middle, dead in its tracks. Omigosh, that thing coulda killed me!My knees instantly gave way as I sunk to the ground in a wave of post shock and relief.

A rustle in the trees ahead put my senses on high alert once more. Out of nowhere, a figure jumped from the trees and landed in front of me. I squealed from being startled. Totally embarrassed, I feigned anger.

"Inuyasha! You scared me!"

"You will be sent to a world to achieve your wish. The world will be unfamiliar and dangerous, so if you want to find what you are looking for, you are going to have to stay alive."

"Don't give me that! You shouldn't have run off!" He yelled back. Inuyasha was a half demon with the blood of both a human and a dog demon running through his looked about my age, but was actually over one hundred years old. He had long, silvery-white hair and pointy dog ears of the same color sticking out from the top of his head (yes, I have felt them and they are very furry and fun to touch). He has piercing golden-yellow eyes that seem to just go right through you whenever you stare into them. He wore red feudal Japanese priest-like robes that often covered his mildly clawed hands, but showed his bare feet.

Yeah, I know, a half-demon AND feudal Japan.The explanation may take some time, so sit tight.

He crouched down in front of me, scooting closer into my personal space. I leaned back to attempt to hide my flushed face. "Look, I told you that demons were nearby and decided to go on ahead. What's so wrong with that?"

"Huh? What kind of place are you sending me to? And my wish will be granted, right?" I asked anxiously. It seemed sort of stupid to follow some shady old lady, but again, not a normal situation. To add to that, I still wasn't completely sure that reality had hit me yet. So I was just sort of going with it.

"Hmm…perhaps."

"Perhaps? You're sending me into the unknown on a 'perhaps'?" This whole thing was totally sketchy and I had no reason at all to trust this woman. It almost sounded like she was sending me to my potential death. Gritting my teeth, I persisted. "And who are you anyway? You don't expect me to just do what you say just 'cause you can do this fancy light trick do you—"

"Akimoto Tsubaki!" The woman roared.

I straightened up, "Yes, ma'am!"

"When you speak to me, you will show respect. Let me remind you child, that you asked me for help, so I expect some manners or else I'll just drop you off in that miserable state I found you in," She narrowed her eyes, "Is that clear?"

Scowling a bit, I reluctantly said, "Yes, ma'am."

"You idiot! Don't be so reckless!"

My blush went away after being replaced with a feeling of annoyance. "First, get outta my face. Second, don't be such a hypocrite. You are reckless all the time! Besides, I had good reason." Inuyasha had such a temper and he never let me do things on my own. He was too protective of me. Although, in this case, there may be good reason—I'd just never verbally admit to that since I didn't exactly condone it.

"Oh, save it." He scooped me up in his arms, lifting me from the ground and jumped into the air, into the high treetops. I wrapped my arms around him to hold on better.

"From this day on, you will call me Taiitsukun. I will do what I can to guide you on this quest. But I must warn you, this journey will not be easy."

I said under my breath, "That was implied, wasn't it?"

"What was that?"

"Nothing!" I quickly noted.

"Yes, well, you will be needing this," I felt a tingling sensation arise from within me. The feeling began to manifest itself more prominently and centered in my chest. Slowly, a line of light appeared in front of me, from my chest, about the size of a foot. I slowly reached for it, noticing how the light emanating from it was warm, comforting. The light dimmed down and formed a black wand with silver "veins" covering it.

"There are more demons following us." I told him as he leaped through the trees, making it too difficult to discern the tiny details passing us by.

"I know, they reek of human blood," I shifted in his arms, trying to reach for my wand that was in my back pocket. "Don't try it Aki."

Oh isn't that cute? He thinks I'm going to listen to him. "Of course I will. Plus, you have your hands full." I loosened myself and moved to a position where I could face the demons following us on the ground below.

"Just don't try Fire, alright?" He suggested with an attitude.

I rolled my eyes.

"I have unlocked your hidden powers, but it's up to you whether you use them to get stronger and protect yourself or not. You mostly have to figure out how to use it on your own," the old woman, Taiitsukun, told me.

Out of nowhere, a flying dark green gargoyle-like demon with scaly skin and huge wings was quickly flying up to us. I knew I had to hurry or else there would be trouble.

"Tch. Do any of these demons even have a Sacred Jewel Shard?"

I laughed nervously, "Probably not. My wands not sensing anything."

"Dammit Aki! We don't have time to go off chasing after random demons. Naraku is our main objective."

"I know that." But I need this, Inuyasha. I have to get stronger somehow.

Noticing movement below us, I saw a large, light-yellowed, two-tailed, saber tooth cat demon with point black ears and black paws with fire surrounding them carrying two humans, a girl and a guy, both around my age. The girl had on black, demon-slaying armor with pink guards on various places. She wore a long ponytail and was carrying the large bone boomerang that went dashing past my head earlier. In back of her was a guy wearing black and dark purple monk robes, with a short and skinny pony tail sticking from the back of his head. He held a long, gold staff with a circle and rings at its tip, in his lap.

"Miroku! Sango!" I shouted to them.

"Aki, don't worry. We'll handle them down here." Sango replied back.

"We know you can take care of that one following you. So, good luck!" Miroku waved to me with a friendly smile before focusing on the demons in front of them. He lifted his right arm past Sango and unwrapped the beads around it.

"Wind Tunnel!"In his hand lay a small, dark hole that began sucking everything in front of it no matter how big. Trees shook and bits of the ground were all sucked into this deceivingly fearsome force. The demons running in front of them were instantly sucked in without any resistance. The moment they were through, he brought his hand back and replaced the beads.

I turned my focus back onto the flying demon that was getting closer and closer by the second. At least this one wasn't like the last that tried to not only play divide and conquer, but catch me off guard. This time, I was ready.

"You have shards of the Shikon Jewel! Give them to me!" It snarled.

I stuck my tongue out at it. "Bite me."

"Will you hurry it up, already?" Inuyasha complained.

"I'm getting there!" I aimed my wand at the demon.

I have powers now…

Powers? Yeah...there was no way this could be real.

"Because I am such a nice, generous person, I will give you one spell."

"Just one?"

"Didn't you hear me? I said you'd have to figure out these powers yourself. I'm just giving you a starting out present." I nodded. I'm still so confused. I don't exactly know what I am doing. But I guess asking questions will only get me so far. I'd have to find the answers myself. I looked at Taiitsukun. Okay, maybe I'll just bombard her with more questions later. I giggled to myself.

"What are you laughing at?" She curiously asked.

I shook my head. "Oh nothing. I'm just excited I suppose. I don't want to be like those other heroines who are freaked out and stuff when they are pushed with a whole bunch of responsibilities. So I'm gonna go for it. Tell me the spell and I'll go from there."

For the first time, I saw the woman's face relax and she smiled. "Very well then."

"Aki, what's the hold up?"

"Because you were born primarily as a Wind element, I'll start you off with that. But make sure that you discover the other elements before doing anything else complicated. Once I tell you the spell, you are on your own in the new world. However, this won't be good-bye forever. We will be meeting again."

"Calm down. I just want a clear shot!"

"I'm that much closer to getting my wish, so it's all good. C'mon Taiitsukun, tell me the spell!"

"Okay, the spell is—"

"Saisu!". From the wand shot out a crescent shaped blast of wind emitting light energy. Hitting right on target, the demon was sliced in half horizontally with its two halves dropping to the ground like rocks. "Alright!"

"Good, now it's over," Inuyasha said with smug tone in his voice.

Just then, my wand began to glow at its tip—meaning that there was a Jewel shard nearby.

So much for it being over. "Inuyasha! There's a shard, and it's close!"

"Thought so, and there's one ugly demon left." I turned around to get a look at what he was staring at. A larger version of the demon I just killed hovered ahead of us with his arms crossed. "Aki, this one is mine."

I gave him a puzzled look. "But how are you gonna—"

"Shippo, catch her!" Inuyasha threw me into the air away from him, falling straight toward the ground. I shrieked at the sudden shock that death could be seizing me right then and there, quickly followed by the thought that if I survived, I'd kill Inuyasha. Luckily, a huge pink balloon with large eyes appeared below me to cushion my fall mid-air. As I bounced a few times, I regained my composure and breathed a sigh of relief.

I patted the pink balloon. "Thanks Shippo."

"No problem Aki!" The balloon said with a child-like voice.

I looked up at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha you jerk! What was that all about?"

He unsheathed his sword which transformed into a much bigger, more intimidating sword than it initially appeared to be, the top of the hilt also looked more impressive as it had flowing, thick fur covering that one spot. He landed at the top of a tree, facing the demon with his sword, the Tetsusaiga, pointed at it.

"I knew Shippo would catch you so don't act like that. Besides, I need my hands free to deal with this bastard." One of these days, his bad karma will come and catch up with him.

"You killed my pets and my children, I will slaughter you all, take your jewel shards, and use them to how I see fit." The demon bellowed.

Inuyasha taunted it further. "Ha! Yeah, right. Go ahead and try."

"Foolish half-demon, you think you can defeat me with that toothpick? I am using a shard of the Shikon Jewel, you cannot win!" I rolled my eyes again. Demons from this world were always so full of themselves. Seriously, it was the same self-righteous speech over and over again. And every time, they get put in their place. No wonder pride was a deadly sin.

"Let's see if you're talking so big after you get a taste of my Wind Scar!" With a swing of his sword, a huge wave of demonic energy and golden light overran the huge demon disintegrating it into nothing but little pieces. A small sparkling shard flew through the sky as it made its way to the ground.

I gasped. "Shippo, after the shard!"

"Right!" Slowly floating closer to the fragment, I realized that Shippo wouldn't be able to keep this form much longer. I shakily stood up and jumped towards it.

"Aki!" I heard Inuyasha shout.

Pretending like the ground wasn't rushing up under me, I extended my arm to grab the jewel shard. When I had it in my grasp, I tried to focus my energy into my wand. Pointing my wand at the trees, I had the image of the vines extending out and catching me. A green light shone from the tip and before I knew it, I was being carried safely to the ground on a huge vine. Ha...that actually worked!

When I got close enough to the ground, I jumped off facing Sango, Miroku, and Kirara, who by this point had reverted back to her cute little kitten form. I heard a Poof!from overhead and looked up as my little fox-demon friend Shippo dropped from the sky and into my arms. This, little boy with a fox tail, feet, and ears had the power to shape shift but could really only do so for a little while. That's why I had to jump to get the shard before another demon decided to come along and snag it.

I held it up for them to see. "Good job Aki! Your magic has certainly improved!" Praised Miroku. It better have gotten better, otherwise, I'd probably be the first pancake brought to this era.

Sango nodded. "That may be true, but promise to not scare us again like that." Though I had a smile on my face, it infuriated me only slightly that those guys figured that I was so fragile. Yeah, I was new to magic—no, I wasn't a cream-puff.

"Aki, you scared me when you jumped! Please warn me next time!" Shippo started to cry a little. He's so cute! Darn my inability to withstand all things adorable! It may have been true that I tried to keep up a strong front as often as I could, but that all just seemed to morph down into goo whenever there was something even remotely cute around. I started to hug him to make him feel better (like he was a stuffed animal). But then i swiftly remembered how there were others around and acted as if I didn't have a soft spot.

"Sorry guys, it was kind of…a last minute thing." More like super last minute.

Inuyasha dropped down and re-sheathed his sword. "Sorry, my ass! What did I say about being reckless?"

I gave him a skeptical look to replace the deathly glare that wanted to arise first. "Says the guy who threw me in the air." Another pet peeve I had was people giving me orders as if I were a child or something. Besides, a little risk was needed if it was possible to get anywhere along in my training.

His face instantly flushed, making him cross his arms and turn away. I smiled with triumph as I made my point. Miroku patted my shoulder gently. "You know he yells because he cares. Right, Inuyasha?" Inuyasha snorted. Miroku faced me again. "Don't be upset."

I shook my head and did my best to wipe away any trace of a bad mood. "I'm not. It's cool. Although I don't exactly agree with your ways…I appreciate you for being worried like that." I began to blush myself, but only slightly. Saying thank-you had always been hard for me for some reason, and even more so now saying it to Inuyasha. Let's just say that with the life I had come to know, saying thank-you was sort of a challenge-there wasn't much of a reason for me to.

"Yeah, yeah," He looked over his shoulder at me.

Sango, Shippo, and Miroku laughed while I hid a wider smile. Looking up at the clear blue sky, a small wisp of peace washed through me...if only for a few seconds.

So this is what my life has become, huh?

-Aloe

Having said that, if you choose to continue on reading, I hope you enjoy the Beta version and look forward to the official!