InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Heart and Soul... ❯ Chapter Two: A leap into the past. ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

 

 

He stood at in the door way as he watched her pack a weekend bag. His arms crossed over one another. He had shed the red flannel shirt as soon as they had got home. So he simply stood in a white tee and those tight blue jeans. He wouldn't go with her this time, she was … grown up and could handle herself almost as well as he could, should trouble arise.

 

Golden eyes watched as she shifted from the dresser to the bag on the bed, putting a few days worth of clothes into it, along with some sheet music and a few pencils. She had Kagome's old room; the memories there caused a smile to curve over his lips, as he remembered…

 

He leapt from the ground right to that window, sliding it open he set her to her feet.

 

“I can't believe it… He's gone… we did it…”

 

He watched as she twirled around and danced to music that she obviously only heard.

 

“Inu Yasha, you're avenged! Kikyou can rest in peace! Shippo can grow up without fear! Miroku isn't cursed anymore! Sango's family and village was avenged! Naraku is finally no more!”

 

It hadn't sunk in for him yet… He just watched the love of his life dance… What did this mean? She had no reason to return to his time… He felt a stab of pain, as he thought of not being able to see her dark eyes anymore… He couldn't hold in the huskiness of emotion as it crept into his voice.

 

“The Shikon Jewel is whole…”

 

He watched as realization hit her, she turned on him and he felt that stab of pain again at seeing the tears in her eyes. He watched as she reached into her pocket and clutched the solid pale pink orb, pulling it out she held it out to him. Reaching for it… instead he closed her hand around it. No doubt she had a better wish for it than he did.

 

“I… thought you wanted to be a full blooded demon, isn't that why you searched for the shards?”

 

“I did… but… I don't want…”

 

I want you! His mind screamed, he wanted to be able to stay with her. He shook his head as the emotions of everything finally coming to an end hit him like a giant bolder.

 

She saw him break; she rushed up and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

 

“Inu Yasha…”

 

She couldn't say anything more as his lips captured hers, his body shuttered with the wrath of everything he had locked up.

 

“Earth to Dad… Helloo are you still with me there oldman?”

 

His head shook as Julie dragged him back to reality. And the now, that had been almost twenty years ago… Or was it already twenty years?

 

He looked down at the girl that was just two inches shy of him. A smile touched his lips.

 

“Eh? Who are you calling old?”

 

Then he pounced wrapping his arm around her neck and dragging her down so that he could scrub his knuckles against her scalp. He let go and laughed as she squealed.

 

“Daaaad! Jeez… Do you know how long I work on my hair everydaaay?”

 

She huffed and ran her fingers through those soft silver locks pushing them back into place. She looked up at him with a grumpy face, though she couldn't manage to hold it and it faded into a fanged grin.

 

“Be good; don't go running off to that damned wolf, he doesn't deserve you.”

 

He couldn't hold that stern face when he felt her arms wrap around him. He enfolded her in a fierce hug.

 

“I'll be good, and I'll try not to go see him… But I can't make any promises.”

 

Her muffled voice held a sorrowed tone. Lifting her chin with one finger he stared down into her dark blue eyes.

 

“If he's a man about it, he'll come to you, if he isn't he wont.”

 

It was kinda harsh putting it that way, but he knew the wolf was only after her because even though she took after him in many aspects she looked like Kagome in the face. She even smelled like her mother, though with a touch of spice. After a final squeeze he turned her around and pushed her towards the window. She always left out that way when going to the other side.

 

“Go on, you're late and Sango is probably worried that something happened. You don't need to worry her in her state.”

 

The mentioned woman was at least six months pregnant with their fifteenth child. When Miroku had said ten or twenty kids he hadn't been kidding.

“I'm almost ready… I gotta get a few more things…”

 

He watched her dash around him and heard her take the stairs two at a time. He grinned, she was eager, and he hoped it was to see Sango, Miroku and their brood rather than that wolf.

 

Glancing down the hall, both ways, he crept over to her guitar case. Carefully opening it like it was made of crystal and would shatter at the slightest touch. A carefully folded article was slipped in beneath the neck of his daughter's most prized possession. Putting everything back the way it was he closed the case and turned it the way she'd placed it on the bed and quickly shifted to lean against the wall as he heard foot steps pounding up the stairs.

 

He noticed in her hands were the same things Kagome used to bring, a bucket with washing items in it, and a first aid kit, it caused a smile to cross his features.

 

“Alright Dad, I know Kaiori is already over there so I'll make this quick.”

 

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek, and he returned the affection. After releasing her grip she stepped over to the bed and slung both straps over her shoulders. The guitar case strap crossing over her torso.

 

“See you in three days!”

 

She slid the window open with the toe of her boot, and leapt down, as he crossed over to the window. She looked up and waved he returned it. It was very hard to see his little girl all grown up. Going off on adventures, by herself…

 

 

 

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Two sets of eyes watched the well, as night birds sang and crickets chirped. One set in green with slitted pupils, the other set in red with slitted pupils. Leaping up on the edge, Julie made her entrance. She wore what she had worn to the club earlier in the evening, sans the leather hat; instead she sported a straw cowboy hat that had two holes for her ears.

 

She glanced around for any sort of welcome party, usually at least one of the kids were here to enthusiastically welcome her. She cast a glace up at the sky; it was so beautiful on this side of the well.

 

“I guess it is kinda late, they're probably in bed by now…”

 

She hopped down from the lip of the bone eater well. Careful strides pulled her towards something she knew was there. Her fathers tree…

 

Upon reaching it she let her fingers glide over the bare spot where he had spent fifty years bound. Anger flashed in the depths of her indigo eyes, causing the pupils to flare. That stupid human, how could she have been so blind! She bit back her anger, and looked at it reasonably if she hadn't bound her Dad to that tree, she wouldn't be here, and neither would Kaiori.

 

A soft sigh passed her lips as she shifted her bags on her shoulder.

 

 

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He panicked when she had started in their direction. Not knowing that she hadn't noticed either of them, he dove into a bush and pulled Kirara with him. He hadn't realized that they were actually down wind and she hadn't noticed them, until she passed the bush they hid in. The young fox demon watched astonished as she walked right passed. Quietly he followed, with the fire cat just behind him. He watched as she touched the tree, it was good to know Inu Yasha was loved by his family, his friend-though at times he'd been quite mean to him- deserved to be loved that way with all he'd been through.

 

Uh oh she thinks no one came for her... I'd better…

 

“Oi! There you are Julie! I thought you started walking because we were late.”

 

Dashing out of the bush like he was running to catch up, Shippo paused a few feet from her, a delighted fanged smile curving over his lips; glancing down at Kirara who cooed at him.