InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Delusions ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

Author’s Notes: Welcome back to the world of Inuyasha. However, the world is not quite as you would remember it. I have taken some liberties with the timing of some events in the story and moved them around a tad bit to help make my storytelling process more coherent. So, if you come across something that may or may not have happened yet in the story, that’s why. Of course, I will be adding in some of my own unique elements which I hope will only add to my story. I sincerely hope you enjoy!


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Delusions


Chapter One


Summary: Betrayed by Inuyasha, Kagome absconds back to the future where she lives a normal life for the next fifteen years; doing her best to forget the past. However, destiny has other plans for our heroine as she is thrown back in time to face Inuyasha. She comes to find that things were not as they seemed and now she and Inuyasha must work past their pain to defeat their ultimate enemy.


Rated - M (for suggestive adult themes, references to some violence, and coarse language)


Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.


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It was time to get up. At least that's what the alarm clock was telling her. Time to get another morning underway. Kagome glanced over at the alarm clock, shut it off, and let out a long sigh...7:00am.


She stretched out slowly, enjoying the last few seconds in her warm sheets before she had to get up and begin another week at the office.


Mentally bracing herself, she threw off the comforter and welcomed the morning chill as if it were trying to encourage her to get moving.


7:05…’Damn’...She thought to herself. ‘I’ve lingered long enough. Time to get a move on’.


As an afterthought she glanced to the unoccupied side of the bed. The sheets were rumpled from use. Kagome tried to remember what time her husband had gotten up to go to work...at least an hour ago if she remembered correctly. Oh well, it was time for her to do that same thing.


Kagome left the room and stopped at a door down the hall. She knocked twice and listened for a response. From inside she heard a groan. She knocked again and opened the door. She felt along the wall and flipped the switch, drenching the room in artificial light. The bed, in the middle of the room, began to wriggle. A muffled voice could be heard from under the covers.


“I'm up,” the bed said.


Kagome smiled and shook her head at the sight. She left and went back to the bathroom to catch a quick shower and get dressed.


After her shower she toweled her hair dry and set out to find an outfit for the day. Her closet only boasted simple attire, which suited her appearance. This did not mean that she was simple, by any means, but that she did not need much to accentuate her natural beauty. She ended up choosing a dark blue cable knit sweater over top of a white button-up blouse and a pair of black slacks. She checked her reflection in the mirror before walking out of the room.


‘Well, it's official. I'm not a young adult anymore. Wait...Is that a wrinkle?!’ she thought to herself as she frantically leaned in for a closer inspection.


She quickly brought her hand to her face but the supposed wrinkle turned out to be just a stray hair. ‘Phew’. She looked into the mirror again. The only age she showed was that she had gained a more mature look. At least she hoped that she looked more mature rather than aged.


Takashi, her husband, told her on a daily basis how beautiful and young she looked, but his compliments were lost on her. Just last night he gushed about how lucky he was to have such a beautiful girl, but the flattery only made Kagome uncomfortable. She never told him that, though. It seemed to make him happy so she let him continue to think it pleased her.


7:40...Almost time to leave for work. Kagome walked out of her room and down the hallway. She briefly paused at the door and listened. The water was running. That was a good sign. Hopefully she wouldn't be late to school again. Her daughter seemed to have a knack for sleeping in. She wasn't quite sure where that trait came from but that coupled with her teenage attitude wasn't very becoming of a girl of fifteen.


Kagome glanced at one of the family portraits on the wall on her way to the kitchen. The scene was typical for a family portrait with herself, her husband, and their daughter posed in front of a cherry blossom tree layout. The three members smiled and looked obliviously happy. Takashi and Kagome embracing their daughter, Amaya.


Amaya was a beautiful girl who had obviously inherited her mother's looks. She kept her raven hair long and it ran past her hips when she wore it down. However, she did not gain her mother's blue eyes. Rather they were a deeper blue, almost violet. Kagome gazed warmly upon the photo...one that reminded her of brighter days...before carrying on.


Finally, Kagome made it to the kitchen where she poured herself a cup of coffee into her travel mug. She grabbed a light jacket and her purse before slipping on her shoes and heading out the door.


It was chilly outside. A nice crisp autumn morning. The leaves rustled on the ground as a light breeze picked up. Kagome savored the feel of the breeze and watched as the multi-colored leaves swirled around her feet.


She felt a familiar tug towards the shrine behind the house that belonged to her family. It was early enough and she had some time to spare before she needed to be at work so she headed over to the old shrine.


Her mother had taken over maintaining the shrine grounds after Jii-chan’s passing a couple of years ago. Mama Higurashi felt it was her duty to take care of the family shrine until either Kagome or her brother Souta could take over for her. However, Mama was not here. She was out visiting Souta today while he was on holiday. Souta had left the family home in pursuit of a distinguishing career and he seemed to be thriving but he rarely came home to visit, so their mother took it upon herself to visit him from time to time; much to his chagrin. It was the least he could do, entertain her for a few days, after she helped send him to school.


Kagome entered the shrine and approached the well. She knelt down in front of it, sitting her jacket and other items to her side, and bowed her head.


‘It's been fifteen years...since…’ she began to recall the painful memories.


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She couldn't recall how long she had knelt in front of the well but she was positive that she needed to carry on before she, herself, was late.


Slowly she rose to her feet and walked out of the shrine, only pausing once to look back again.


“Are you ever going to tell me why you come out here and look all forlorn and resentful? What did the well do to you?” asked a figure.


Kagome jumped, startled. She wasn't expecting any company out here! “What? No!” Kagome snapped. “Shouldn't you be on your way to school, Amaya?”


Amaya wore a typical blazer uniform for a last year middle school student; which was quite different from the uniforms that Kagome wore when she was in middle school. Amaya did attend a more prestigious school, though. An attempt made by Takashi to enhance their daughter’s chances to get into a better high school, college, etc. Kagome narrowed her eyes at the girl. ‘Gah...meddlesome teenager!’


Amaya raised a quizzical eyebrow and smirked. “You didn't answer my question Mama.”


“What question?” Kagome asked.


Threading a strand of hair behind her ear, Amaya crossed her arms and raised a hand to her face. “I always see you out here whenever Papa isn't home. I know you don't think we notice, but you've been doing it a lot more lately.”


“Oh, I was...uh...just thinking about Jii-chan. He was training me to take over the shrine when I was your age but my life went in….another direction. I was just feeling a little guilty is all,” Kagome shot off all too quickly. ‘I hope that appeases her...’


Amaya seemed to believe that so Kagome took control of the situation. “OK, time for us to go or we will both be late! I really don't want to have another meeting with your teacher and I certainly don't want to risk getting caught coming in late by Suzuki Kacho.”


Kagome began to usher Amaya along before stopping. “Shoot, of course I forget my coffee! Go on, Amaya I'll catch up.”


Amaya nodded and headed off down the pathway and finally around the corner. Once she was sure that her daughter was gone, Kagome ran back towards the shrine.


She ran inside and bent down to pick up her travel mug...but she stopped when she noticed that it was shaking. In fact, she could feel the ground vibrating. ‘Odd…’


Cold waves washed over her and she could feel her skin turn into goose flesh. “What the...” She started, but was cut off as the well began to pulse. The pulsing seemed to reverberate throughout the entire shrine.


Kagome shakily walked down the steps to the well where the pulsing was emanating from and as she neared...the cover on the well exploded into fragments sending her flying to the ground with a loud thump.


“Owww,” She complained as she got up rubbing her sore rear. She quickly forgot about her small pain and scanned the room. Something had come out of the well!


Or had it? Kagome knew she should sense anything that did not belong but it had been so long since she had used her power that she did not trust herself to be sure.


The shrine was eerily quiet, though. She could not hear the wind outside nor the birds or insects that could normally be heard. It was as if they had fled the area. ‘Smart of them, actually’, Kagome thought.


She stepped closer to the edge of the well and hesitantly peered in. All she could see was darkness.


“I must be going crazy,” She said aloud to herself. “There is no way I am going back there.”


Part of herself longed to jump in and the other part screamed at her not to. She wasn't sure if the connection was even still there. It had been 15 years after all.


“No, I am going to go to work and forget that this happened…..”


“Then why are you sitting on the edge of the well getting ready to jump?” Kagome rolled her eyes at herself. She let out a long sigh.


“Well, I guess I am not doing any good trying to talk myself out of this.”


“Nope. Changed my mind. Going to work now”. She got up and stood on the edge of the well.




“Mew.” Kagome jerked her head up to see where the meow had come from. A small cat stepped into the shrine. It must be a stray seeing as how their beloved Buyo had run away never to return - as cats nearing their end often do - and the Higurashi family hadn't the heart to replace him.


“Kitty?” Kagome called.


The small cat made its way down the steps and leapt up at Kagome.


Unprepared for this, Kagome grabbed for the feline but at the same time lost her balance which sent her toppling into the well.


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“Owwwwww” She groaned as she had fallen on her hind end for the second time this morning. The cat culprit was nowhere to be found and Kagome’s heart instantly sank as she began to realize the implication of said missing kitty.


“No...no...no…” She began to whisper. She stood up and looked above her and saw a bright light. She also heard the sounds of wildlife above her. “This cannot be happening,” She tried to reassure herself.


She climbed out of the well and let the realization sink in. She could feel her heart break over and over again as she looked around at the familiar scene: 500 years in the past.