A short drama/tragedy with a romantic ending. Slightly AU, as it makes up Kagome's past. A (hopefully) new take on an idea that's been cycling around since the beginning of Inuyasha fics -- the absence of Kagome's father.
WORK IN PROGRESS!!!
My third Inuyasha fic (and my second serious Inuyasha fic) is almost finished! Hurrah! Unfortunately, I couldn?t wait to upload what I?ve got so far. Sorry! : ( The apology comes because, as many of you probably have noticed, I?m a very...infrequent writer. Fortunately, this is a short fic ? not quite a one-shot, but certainly not an epic which I will never complete. I?ll definitely finish this before July. That?s the extent of my promise. ^_~ Thing is, I need help. Right now, it feels kind of...schizophrenic? I?ve written it in bits and pieces over the past couple of months, and it?s in several different styles. The third part is certainly the strangest ? please try to trudge through it, if only to give me some feedback. It?s kind of stream-of-consciousness *worried look* PLEASE DON?T RUN AWAY!!!! Oh, and the ?fluffy? (am I ever fluffy?), romantic part is basically in the fourth...unwritten...part...PLEASE DON?T RUN!!!! The format for this part is pretty straightforward ? most text is narrative or ?dialogue,? while italics represent thoughts and, in one fairly obvious case, the text of a letter.
Disclaimer: my story, but certainly not my characters or framework.
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He stares at the well, the wind slinging his hair carelessly across his face. His concentration begs for a familiar light, a comforting scent, a cheerful smile...and his wish is granted. He doesn?t move, though his mind whirrs as he waits for her to climb up. It?s been exactly one year...will she remember?
Of course not.
?Inuyasha!?
She?s glowing today ? really glowing, with her miko aura a happy shimmer of gold faintly accenting her hair. Is it because she has remembered?
?Is everyone else back at the village? Has anything happened while I was gone?? He turns away.
Did his ears droop? ?Inuyasha? Is something wrong??
?You?re just full of questions today, aren?t you? Come on, we?re wasting time!? Stupid bitch. How exactly like her to forget; her heart?s just too damn small.
She sighs, her aura dimming slightly, and follows him to her second home. I would have thought he?d be different today; I wonder if he realizes that it?s been exactly one year since we met. Probably not ? he?d consider such sentimentality a weakness.
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?Kagome! It?s Kagome! Kagome?s back!?
She laughs, gently trying to shake off the excited kit. ?Don?t worry, Shippo, I remembered. Just let me look through my bag, ok??
?Really, Shippo, at least wait until Kagome-chan sits down!? The reprimand loses its strength when Sango laughs at the sight of the energetic fur ball perching on her friend?s head. She is somewhat less forgiving with the hand that fondles her on its way to Kagome. ?Houshi-sama!?
?What on earth?? All turn to Kagome as she pulls a sleek metal box out of her backpack. ?What?s my laptop doing in here??
?Is this a device from your time? What does it do?? Kaede-sama asks as she runs her hand over the strange object.
?Hmm? Oh, yes, it helps me store information and stuff...? she murmurs as she pulls a note off the cover.
Dear Kagome,
I hope that you are enjoying your birthday! I understand that your friends need you, and that you are eager to celebrate with them, but I?d also like to wish you a very happy 16th! I had a feeling that this would happen, as both your friends here and your friends in Feudal Japan can be...demanding ^_^, so I went ahead and sneaked your laptop into your backpack. DO NOT LET IT BREAK!!!!! Or it comes out of your allowance!!!!! For the next 5 years, if necessary!!!!!
Ahem...You need your laptop because your gift is a home movie which I recently had transferred to DVD. I don?t know if you?ll remember it...I certainly do. Watching it yesterday, when you were through the well, brought back emotions I?d kept buried for quite a few years. I hope you enjoy it.
Have a wonderful birthday, sweetheart, and know that I will always be here for you. Love you to bits and pieces!
Love,
Mama
?It?s your birthday, Kagome?? Shippo has apparently forgotten his candy ? this is much more fun.
?Kagome-sama, you never told us! We would have planned something!?
?Oh, I didn?t want anything planned. I was just hoping to spend the rest of the day with my friends. The best birthday present of all will be if the demons stay away, at least until tomorrow!?
So that?s it. That?s why she was so happy. It?s her birthday. I never knew.
?I wonder what?s on the DVD. Do you guys mind if I play it?? Kirara tilts her head and blinks. ?Mew??
?Ano...Kagome-chan...what is a ?DVD?? And what?s a ?movie???
?You?ll see, Sango-chan. If it?s too embarrassing, though, I may turn it off. I don?t have any idea what it is.?
Even Inuyasha twists to watch her fiddle with the device. The others pull back as the screen flickers to life. ?Hey, have you seen this before?? Shippo asks the others as he leans cautiously towards the screen.
?Shut up, brat. It?s just another moving picture thing. They have them everywhere in Kagome?s time. It isn?t important.?
Hmm...Maybe it isn?t important to him, but it?s my birthday present, and I want to see what it is!
?There, that should do it. Lights! Camera! Action!? They all stare, and she blushes for an instant before the screen demands everyone?s attention.
~♥~
Love Me, Love My Dog -- pt. 1/4 -- PG-13
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Love Me, Love My Dog -- pt. 1/4 -- PG-13
"In the clearing stands a Boxer,
And a fighter by his trade,
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him low
Or cut him 'till he cried out
In his anger and his shame;
I am leaving, I am leaving,
But the fighter still remains."
"The Boxer," Simon & Garfunkel
And a fighter by his trade,
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him low
Or cut him 'till he cried out
In his anger and his shame;
I am leaving, I am leaving,
But the fighter still remains."
"The Boxer," Simon & Garfunkel
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Wonderful start! Great cliffhanger! You've gotten everyone to want to read the next chapter...including me! Well, I'm off to the next one!
Peace out!
Peace out!
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Here's a little known fact: Ninja tears can be used in place of olive oil to add flavor to many dishes, but they all KILL YOU! Think about that the next time that you're cooking with ninja tears...
Here's a little known fact: Ninja tears can be used in place of olive oil to add flavor to many dishes, but they all KILL YOU! Think about that the next time that you're cooking with ninja tears...
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