InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ It's Not Over Yet... ❯ The beginning and the end ( Prologue )

Hello, ssp51201 here. This is my first fic and I've never published anything for the public other than poetry. This is really exciting! For the past 11 months, I have been reading, and reviewing for many of you talented writers out there, and you all have been an inspiration for my decision to join you, instead of just being the happy reviewer. I hope you all enjoy this fic, and please give any advice, and don't be afraid to give any kinds of comments. One thing though, if you have to criticize in a negative way, please make it worth my read. Thank you for reading!

DJ Inuyasha: Sometimes on your journey you shall find roads with no ends. These, are called Col-de-sacs

I do not own the cast of the anime series Inuyasha, but I do own the other character in this fic, as they are people from my life.

It's Not Over Yet…

Have you ever wondered what your sole purpose in life would, or could be? Have you ever asked the questions, "Am I here for a reason? Or just because Mom got pregnant?" Well, I've asked myself those questions and prayed for answers. Mainly to try to gain some sense out of my life. Now, here's another question, what would you do if you actually got those answers you had been waiting for? Well, I'll tell you a long story, but I'm sure you've got the time, ne?

My name is Katie Pentner. Pretty ordinary, wouldn't you say? Well, my life has been anything BUT ordinary. This is my story, and it is a long one. So, sit back and enjoy the action, the adventure, and the romance. In a nutshell, you'll read about what it's like to be a part of the impossible. I won't be starting this off with MY life story, but with the story of all stories. You see, what I'm getting at, is that you're not necessarily your own person, you were once someone else. Have you ever wondered about that? This story will peak a lot of wonderment on that subject.

This story begins over 500 years ago in the country of Japan, back then known as Nippon. This story is about a boy and a girl who lived during the Sengoku Jidai, the Warring States Era. They shared a love that would carry over the generations. This boy was not your average Joe. Sure, he had the attitude like every guy who is rough around the edges, but it's not who he was that made him different, but what he was. This boy was not just a human, but also demon. Now, you ask yourself, could and do demons truly exist? After reading this, I think you'll get your answer. He was what is called a half-demon, or hanyou. His father was a youkai, and his mother was a human. What did he look like you ask? Well, he looked normal until you looked at his golden eyes, white hair, fangs longer than usual, and his claws instead of fingernails. But here's the kicker, he didn't have normal ears. He had dog ears on top of his head, and they were soft, white and furry. Though, since he was half human, he also turned human on a certain night of every month. He grew up quickly and on his own due to his parents dieing when he was just a child. His father was a powerful demon lord and his mother was a beautiful woman. The fact that he was both human and demon was what made his life the hardest to live. He was not accepted in either station, making him the outcast and homeless. He grew up hating and loving humans due to the fact of what he was and how they regarded him. They were afraid, impartial, and treated him with indifference. Because of what he was capable of, they feared him. His name was Inuyasha. Inuyasha had no one to depend on, no one to lean on, and a menagerie of enemies, until he met her.

Who was she you ask? She was special. She was a strong human who was a miko or priestess if you will. What was her purpose? To love and cherish others no matter what lord they serve, to heal others, to pray for others and give them light. But that's not all. She had gained one other purpose. This purpose became her downfall, but in the end, if she hadn't taken on this task, would she have had the normal human feelings she gained in the end? Her new task was to protect the Shikon Jewel, the jewel of four souls. Her name was Kikyo. She was beautiful and kind to all, except to demons. She was a skilled archer, and could shoot arrows that contained her power. She used this power to purify demons and humans alike. Killing demons to protect the Jewel changed her in the fact that she could no longer live the regular life a normal Miko could. She could not love another, or let her mind or heart become weak. She realized what she would have to give up with this new task, but no one else could keep the jewel purified. She had killed many demons, and stopped many a human from obtaining the jewel. The jewel had the power to be used as a talisman to any kind of wish or thought of salvation for whomever should get a hold of it, be they good or evil. Her life began to revolve around the jewel and nothing else, until the night she met Inuyasha. That night changed everything for both Kikyo and Inuyasha in so many ways. It was a night they would never forget.

That night, Kikyo was defending her village from a hoard of demons seeking the jewel. After she was done fighting, she noticed a strong presence in a tree a short distance away behind her. She turned to see if it was another demon, but was surprised to see it was just a human boy sitting in a tree, facing away from her. He had long black hair and wore a red kimono.

Wondering why he was there, she asked him, "Are you after the Shikon no Tama as well?"

The boy turned his head and said, "Shikon no Tama, what's that?"

"So you don't know of it. It's just as well. I warn you, do not come near me, for I will kill you."

She began to walk away when she suddenly fell to the ground, unconscious. Inuyasha then jumped out of the tree and to her side to see if she was all right and how bad her wounds were. He noticed that there were others looking for her, and so he hid in the trees and watched to see what would happen. The villagers took her back to the village to be healed. Inuyasha then spent the night thinking about what had happened, alone in the forest.

After that night, Inuyasha finds out information about the jewel, and he decides to obtain the jewel to become a full demon so that he would no longer be ridiculed. He sought respect from demons, and he hated how weak he was when he turned human. He wanted to rid himself of that weakness. He loved how he felt while he was a hanyou. He felt he could handle himself and that he at least could stand a chance. But on those nights as a human, he had no control over the outcome, and was afraid of being seen in that form. He wanted to become a "Real" demon, not just some 'half-wit' like everyone saw him as. So, he decided to obtain the jewel from 'that girl'.

"She's just a human, how hard can it be to get the jewel from her?" Inuyasha said to himself, and decides that getting through her was his salvation. So he tried, again, and again, and again. He came up trumps every time, and each time he tried, he learned more and more about Kikyo. He not only learned about her strength, he also learned something more. He learned about his own heart.

The last time he tried to get the jewel, he found Kikyo and a young girl, her sister Kaede, walking through the forest. Kikyo had been exterminating demons. He came out of the trees and shouted, "Hey Kikyo! I'm willing to take you on again, and finish this!" Kikyo turned around and gave him a rather stern look.

She then turned to her sister and said, "Kaede, run into the trees."

Once Kaede was far enough away, she squared her shoulders with Inuyasha. He looked at her with a smirk and cracked his knuckles as he stood ready to swipe the jewel away from her when he got the chance. Kikyo said nothing as she grabbed her bow and set an arrow in the string.

"Answer one thing for me. Why didn't you finish me off that night I first saw you? I was unconscious. You could have killed me and taken the jewel easily." Kikyo asked as she aimed strategically towards the hanyou.

"Keh! What kind of person do you think I am? I don't take heads of slumbering enemies. I like a challenge! I will take the Shikon no Tama with honor!"

"Ah, the hanyou wants to fight honorably. You want to become a full youkai, is that it? You don't think you're strong enough, Hanyou"

"Stop calling me `Hanyou'! I have a name! Do not insult me!"

"Tell me this name so that I may call you by that, rather than `Hanyou"'

Inuyasha the looked hard into her eyes and answers with what pride he has, "It's Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha. I shall remember that name." Kikyo said as Inuyasha started to sprint towards her.

Before Inuyasha knew it, he was pinned to the tree by five arrows stringing him up by his haori and his hakama. He was hoping she would not shoot more at him, when she brought out another arrow and aimed straight for his heart. He let out a gulp and thought he had tried one time too many when she put the arrow back in her quiver and turned to walk away, leaving him pinned to the tree.

"Why is it that you never seem to finish me off?!" He shouted at her.

She then turned and said, "Stop coming after the jewel, you're just a waste of arrows." She then turned and walked away.

"This is not over yet! You reek of demon blood. I'll find you by that putrid scent and follow you anywhere and I swear I'll catch you off guard, Kikyo." Inuyasha spat out as Kikyo calmly walked away, leaving him pinned to the tree.

`Putrid scent, huh?' Kikyo thought to herself as she walked away, letting his other insults fly over her like rice paper carried by the wind.

"What did she mean by that? Was that an insult?" he asked as he ripped his right sleeve away from the arrow and then pulled out the other arrows to free himself of the tree.

After that incident, Inuyasha did stop trying. He decided to get to know why she was merciful to him, even though he treated her as nothing, but she let him live. So, he followed her, to gain some understanding.

One afternoon, she called out to him. "Inuyasha, I know you're there, come out and sit with me." Inuyasha came out of the shadows and sat down a short distance away.

"I know you've been watching me, Inuyasha. Tell me, do I seem ordinary to you?"

Shocked she would say something like that to someone she doesn't know, he responded with, "What? Where are you going with this?"

"I can't let others see any kind of weakness in me. I must keep my heart closed to others. I can't love another. My duty lies with the jewel, and I am bound to only live a life of great responsibility."

Inuyasha then stood up and turned to walk away as he said, "Get over it. We both have our own cross to bear."

"You're right." Kikyo said, and Inuyasha turned to her and looked into her eyes. With that conversation, he realized that she put enough trust in him to open up to him, but why?

From that point on, they gained an understanding, and he followed Kikyo everywhere she went, and became her protector. One time when they met, Inuyasha said he had a gift for her. He gave her a little shell. When she opened it, she saw it was make-up for her lips. She accepted his gift and went home. They became close over time, and Kikyo remained unaware of the relationship and how serious things were getting, until one evening, she and Inuyasha went for a boat ride. After they docked, he waited for her to leave the boat. As Kikyo stepped off the side of the boat, she lost her footing, and bumped into Inuyasha. He caught her, and steadied her. They looked into each other's eyes, and couldn't avoid what was seen. Without thinking, Inuyasha dropped the pole he held and grasped Kikyo in a warm embrace. He then realized what he felt for her and tried to tell her about his change in decision. He had decided to become human for her. She stopped him abruptly, and told him not to say another word. Kikyo then surprised Inuyasha with a kiss. He was shocked at first, that being his first kiss, but then quickly returned the kiss. It was a kiss that they would remember forever. After their time together at the pier, they started off back to the village as it became dark. On their way back, Inuyasha bids Kikyo farewell, and Kikyo starts off towards the village.

During all of this, Kikyo had not told Inuyasha that she had been taking care of a man. His name was Onigumo. He had been injured badly somehow, and was burned from head to toe. Kikyo had deduced that he shall not move from the cave he was harbored in until he died. As she took care of Onigumo, he began to gain feelings for Kikyo. Not just friendly feelings of love and compassion, but of lust, dark feelings of wanting to see the worst happen to her, all because she held the jewel within her care. He wished to see the jewel become tainted while in her care because he felt she thought too highly of herself and was trying to be more than human. He wished for her to be proven wrong. Kaede heard him say those horrible things and told Kikyo, but Kikyo told Kaede to ignore him and give him pity because he is just a man after all.

Well, one night, after Kikyo had finished caring for him, a demon spider came upon him and offered him a chance to see his wishes become reality. The spider offered Onigumo a chance to move freely and have a new body. When Onigumo accepted, the hoards of demons appeared and took his flesh and became one with Onigumo, creating the half demon, Naraku. He decided that he should look on at the lovers to gain leverage and to get a sense as to how to break her, how to make Kikyo hate Inuyasha in order to corrupt the jewel. That was how Naraku hatched up his brilliant scheme.

Once Naraku was born in the cave, the cave was burned out, and nothing remained that even Onigumo was lying there. Naraku then sent a hoard of demons out to destroy Kikyo's village to try to gain the jewel, but he was thwarted by not only Kikyo herself, but by Inuyasha who came to salvage what he could and save as many villagers as possible. Naraku then left the scene, and hatched his plan to pit them against each other. Kikyo and Inuyasha had chosen to meet the next day so that Kikyo could give him the jewel, so that he may wish on it to become human, and they could live together. Naraku heard of this, and decided to head Kikyo off at the pass disguised as Inuyasha. He thrust his claws at her and tore a wound in her shoulder. He then walked up to her and refused her proposal to become human. He then took the jewel and crushed her shell of makeup which he caught from her as she fell when he struck her. She was going to wear the lip color for Inuyasha when she met with him. After he broke her, he walked away and left her to die in the field. As Inuyasha had arrived at the Goshinboku to meet Kikyo, a few arrows were shot at him. Behind him, was Naraku disguised as Kikyo shouting, "Die Inuyasha!" Inuyasha then ran off and went for the village in an attempt to get the jewel and flee to make his first intentional wish, to become a real demon. He did gain the jewel, but as he fled the shrine, the real Kikyo shot him with one arrow, pinning him to the tree. But, what Kikyo did after that, was she did not use the jewel to wish for her life, she told Kaede to burn the jewel with her body. She died taking the jewel with her, keeping it out of the grasp of any other who would abuse the jewel. Inuyasha then remained pinned to the tree for decades to come.

50 years later, a girl of 15, Kagome, climbed out of the bone eater's well not too far from the Goshinboku. She was pulled into the well by a demon, and thus traveled back 500 years through time to that moment. She had no idea where she was until she saw the Goshinboku. Seeing the tree which still exists in her time, and is a part of her grandfather's shrine at home, she ran towards it. She then saw the most peculiar thing. She saw a boy pinned to the tree by an arrow and tree roots. She had no idea of who he was, or why he was there, but she walked up to him, and the first thing she noticed were the ears on top of his head. Not being able to resist, she pet his ears, noticing he didn't react to her touch. The villagers caught her and took her to the village. There she met Kaede, and in meeting her, learned that she may be the reincarnation of her sister, Kikyo.

The demon that had attacked Kagome came out to the village seeking Kagome, saying that she had the jewel. Kagome had no idea what the demon was talking about, but draws the demon away from the village so that no one would get hurt. She then yelled for help, and her cries awoke Inuyasha, who recognized her scent right away, as if she never left. Kagome ran to the Goshinboku and saw that Inuyasha was very much awake, especially since he was throwing insults at her in an assumed name. She asked him if he could help, and the demon grabbed Kagome and ripped the jewel out of her side. Inuyasha was shocked by this, and asked to be given the jewel before it's too late. The demon, which was a giant centipede with the torso of a woman with six arms, wrapped herself around Kagome and Inuyasha to pin her to the tree and then ate the jewel. Inuyasha then asked to be freed, and Kagome chose to heed his word and destroyed the arrow that had been pinning him to the tree, awakening his power. Inuyasha then defeated the demon and saved the villagers.

But, was he the hero? Well, the first thing he did after defeating the demon was attack Kagome to get the jewel from her. Thus, causing Kaede to cast a spell on him which Kikyo herself had devised to use on him in the beginning, but chose not to when they became close. It was a rosary with black beads and white fangs that went around his neck. So, whenever Kagome said the word, "Sit" His face would plummet to the ground, causing him to heel and obey.

Having the jewel within her was proof enough that she was Kikyo's reincarnation. Kagome and Inuyasha would go on many adventures after the jewel shattered due to Kagome trying to retrieve it from a demon crow. Kagome was also kidnapped and Kikyo was resurrected into a body made up of graveyard soil, bones and ashes from her gravesite, and from Kagome's soul. Inuyasha then realized that Kagome really truly was Kikyo's reincarnation if Kikyo's soul came out of Kagome.

Kikyo then went off on her own, devising a plan to kill Inuyasha, but then Inuyasha finds out it was Naraku who had pit them against each other and then decided to find and kill Naraku. Kikyo found this out when she tried to take Inuyasha to hell with her, and then found out how much Inuyasha loved her and cared for Kagome.

Through all of that, Inuyasha and Kagome go on very many adventures and fought many demons to find the shards of the jewel, so that they could piece it together again. They met new friends and learned of new schemes Naraku had come up with until they found the jewel complete and they had one final showdown with Naraku.

Kikyo once told Inuyasha that she had a plan to kill Naraku, all the while Inuyasha refused, saying that she should just leave her revenge up to him and let him protect her, but she would have none of that. She said that she wished to finish Naraku while he was still in love with her once the jewel had been finished. She wanted to use the power of the jewel to send him to oblivion. Well, against Inuyasha' s wishes, she got her chance as they face off for the last time. As Naraku was injured and couldn't fight to his full potential, Kikyo then grabbed a hold of him and then took him with her to hell, taking both Naraku and herself from the world of the living.

Inuyasha was grieved by his loss for Kikyo, but then realized that the jewel was whole, and there was no one left to stand between him and the jewel.

'Do I still want to become a full-fledged demon?' he asked himself, as Kagome picked up the jewel and held it up in her hands, looking at it's glow as she purified it once again.

She then looked to Inuyasha and said, "Here, this is yours now."

Inuyasha took the jewel and held it in his hand. 'What do I want?' he asked himself. He then looked to Kagome and said, "I don't know what to wish for." He handed it back to her.

Kagome was shocked to see that he no longer wished to become a full-fledged demon. A part of her cheered, but she felt sullen and asked, "Why not? I have no use for it. I have everything I've ever wanted out of life. All I've wished for has come true. Here, it belongs to you Inuyasha. You're the one who's lost the most between us." She handed the jewel back to him.

He then searched his heart and tried to find something he wanted. Then he thought about how he had lost Kikyo, and wondered if he should wish her back to life. But he then thought about her life up until then as a clay zombie, and thought against that. He felt he would be no better than the witch who revived her as such, Urasue.

He thought about living his life with Kagome, but he felt there was no way he could take her away from her time, and he didn't think he'd want to live in her time, always hiding himself and trying to keep him a secret. He loved Kagome, but then he thought about another possibility. Kikyo had been reincarnated into such a wonderful person, Kagome. Maybe he could do that, wish to have her reincarnated with him in the future if he should die. As he thought this, the jewel in his hand glowed. He stared at the jewel, and then glanced over to Kagome and noticed she was glowing as well. He screamed her name, and he heard her scream his just before she and the jewel disappeared out of sight.

"Oh No!" He thought as he searched for her, calling Kagome's name. He got not response. He then headed to the Bone Eater's Well, and jumped in. Instead of seeing the blue light that usually surrounded him when he traveled through time, he hit the bottom of the well, but there was no light. Inuyasha landed on the dirt for the first time unexpectedly.

"Kagome's gone, and the jewel is no more. The well has been sealed. No! Kagome!" He shouts as tears fall down his cheeks and he cries for the first time since he was a child. Kagome notices the well has been sealed also, and was found crying for her lost beloved in the same place Inuyasha cried or her in the past.

Well, that's the prologue, and I hope you all enjoyed it. Please R&R. Thank you! Ja ne!