InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ New Times, New Friends, New Feelings ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )
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By: Inusbabyangel 
Buffy and Dawn meet Kagome.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 11.14.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.0K | Visits: 653 | Status: Completed
Buffy and Dawn meet Kagome.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 11.14.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.0K | Visits: 653 | Status: Completed
~*New Times, New Friends, New Feelings*~
By Laura
Rating: R
Pairings:
Inuyasha/Kagome
Miroku/Sango
Sesshomaru/Buffy
Koga/Dawn
A/N: Okay. This is my frist crossover ever with Buffy! I hope it goes all right with you all.
Spoiler: Episode Chosen from Buffy.
Summaries *I suck at them*:
Buffy and Dawn are in Japan. They meet Dawn's penpal Kagome who shows them the well and the Sengoku Jidai. Buffy and Dawn meet the rest of the friends and run into a few interesting characters along the way. You can guess by a couple of the pairings and the biggest enemy of all would be....................................dun..dun..dun..dun.....duuuuuuun! Yes, if you guessed Naraku! You are wrong! LOL! Just kidding! It is Naraku! Hope you enjoy this fic I have set out to make!
Disclaimer: I forgot to mention that I do not own Buffy or Dawn. They belong to Joss Whedon. Um, I also do not own Inuyasha characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I wish they were mine though. ^_^
Chapter 1:
(_*_*_)----Present Day-Tokyo, Japan----(_*_*_)
Dawn Summers grabbed her small, black duffel bag at the baggage claim and stared at her surroundings. Her older sister, who happened to be Buffy Summers, was taking her own sweet little time grabbing her own stuff which happened to be a simple knapsack that was filled with clothes, makup, hair accessories and weapons. Dawn was a little worried at first about them being stopped for having weapons aboard the plane, but Willow had taught Buffy a small concealment spell to cover up the presence of her many chosen and usual weapons.
Buffy's knapsack finally arrived through the baggage claim and she heaved out a sigh of huge relief. The slayer and her little sister were finally going to be able to continue the rest of their journey while in Japan.
The reason for them being in Japan? Dawn had her own penpal in Japan. In Tokyo, Japan to be more specific. The girl's name happened to be Kagome Higurashi. The girls had began to write each other while they were in elementary school for a school project. And they liked each other so much, they continued to be friends and penpals through phone calls, emails and letters as well as photos. After Sunnydale was destroyed though, she made mention to phone Kagome to let her know about what had happened. Turns out, Dawn had mentioned about Buffy being a vampire slayer accidentally. Kagome was laughing about it at first, but after awhile, she had began to believe and talked to Dawn about the Sengoku Jidai or what is called the Feudal Era.
Dawn and Buffy Summers began their walk through the busy streets of Tokyo. They were to meet Kagome at the shrine at exactly four o'clock, the exact time she was to get home from WacDonald's with her friends.
Buffy yawned a little bit, stretching her arms in the air and taking in the Tokyo air which was actually breathable even with the city's many vehicles in the vicinity. It was also very noisy, but also soothing to know there was plenty of people nearby. The slayer hoped that Japan was clean of monsters, demons and vampires to be exact. She was also not too keen about coming into another country that she barely knew about although Dawn was helping her to learn about them. New things usually gave her the heebie-jeebies. But she was also up and willing to try new things. Taking in the Japanese sites, she wondered why she did not want to come in the first place. It was so beautiful in Japan. She just might have to come and visit more often. With Dawn, of course. She actually did not want to come at first but Dawn had begged her and begged her. Pleading on hands and knees to go. And you know, she could not resist her little sister. Especially when she did those puppy-dog eyes she always used to do just to get her own way. That was why they were here in Tokyo, Japan visiting a friend of Dawn's who hopefully spoke very well English.
Dawn just stared over at her sister wondering what she was thinking about. When she received a letter from Kagome about visiting for awhile, Dawn wanted to go so badly that she practically begged on hand and foot for her sister to allow her to come. The teenager wanted to go by herself but the slayer would not have any of it. Like she would trust her 16-year-old little sister in a strange country where she did not even know the language.
The shrine steps were in close view and Buffy breathed a sigh of relief. Her feet were beginning to kill her from all that walking the two girls were doing. That was what she got for wearing knee boots. She wished she had rented a car or something. Maybe even hail a taxi. But she was enduring the pain, hoping it would end soon. And it paid off. Dawn smiled and grabbed Buffy's hand.
"Come on, Buffy! Let's go!" She shouted and made a dash straight for the high steps.
Buffy had to push her feet to run and they listened. At least until they got to the stairs. 'No running up the stairs! We hurt!' They seemed to shout out to her. Dawn rolled her eyes at her older sister and ran herself the rest of the way up the stairs, her long brown hair whipping in the wind behind her with such a force. Buffy took the stairs two at a time but at a slow pace. She was not ready to run again. All that walking made her feet hurt. She could feel the blisters forming right then. When she got to the shrine house, she was going to need a first aid kit.
(_*_*_)----The Shrine----(_*_*_)
The shrine house was not that far away from Dawn. She could see it very clearly and made a mad dash for it. While running, she passed a very tall tree and stopped to admire it for a moment. Then, she faced a small wellhouse. She smiled and began to run again. Before she could reach the house, the front door opened and a young Japanese woman walked out calling Dawn's name.
"Dawnie! Dawnie!" Shouted Kagome, a huge grin spread across her flushed face.
The youngest Summers sister grinned and began to walk the rest of the way. Kagome rolled her eyes and ran to Dawn. Leaping, she made her way into Dawn's arms, finally being able to embrace her best friend.
"Hey, Kagome!" Dawn laughed out, squeezing her tightly.
"Dawnie!" Was all Kagome seemed to say. But she finally spoke differently. "Dawn, I am so glad you decided to come." She pulled back from her friend to see her, her arms still around Dawn.
Dawn sighed and motioned with her head toward the steps. "But not alone. My sister came along."
"Oh?" Kagome asked. She stood up on tip-toe to see above Dawn. She saw a flash of blond appear above the steps then disappear. She looked strangely at Dawn. "Um, where did your sister go?"
Dawn turned, her arm across Kagome's back. "I don't know. Buffy!" She shouted out.
Buffy trudged up the shrine steps, her feet aching terribly. It was too much of a walk. Even though she had reached the top of the steps, she could not move any further and plopped down on the steps, removing her boots. 'This is really beginning to get on my nerves. I knew I shouldn't have worn these boots!' She groaned and held her aching foot in her hands. Massaging it felt really good and the blisters seemed to have stopped forming. Suddenly, she heard her name called.
"Buffy!" She heard her little sister shouting out her name.
She rolled her eyes.
"Right here, Dawn!"
She heard two pairs of feet running across the pavement and to the top of the steps.
"Buffy, what are you doing?" Dawn asked, arms folded, eyes glaring at her.
"I'm hurting. My feet are killing me. Okay? Is that a crime? To just sit here and massage my feet to stop aching? God, Dawn! I swear you get more like mom everyday!" She shook her head and continued to massage.
A sweet voice cleared up next to Dawn. Buffy, being very curious, turned her upper body, staring up the shrine steps. There stood a beautiful raven-haired beauty. Black tresses mid-back. Her brown eyes stood out against her lightly tanned face. The green and white outfit she wore, Buffy guessed, was her uniform for school.
"Hi. Buffy, is it?" The girl asked.
Buffy nodded. "Yeah. That's me. I'm Buffy. Dawn's older sister." She reached up a hand and Kagome bent her knees to take it. "You must be Kagome."
"Yeah." She nodded. 'What a nice young girl. And she speaks excellent English.' "You speak English pretty well."
Kagome nodded her head. "Yes. It has been coming to me naturally ever since Dawn and I began talking with one another." She smiled, turning to face Dawn.
"That's nice." Buffy answered and stood up, grabbing her boots in her hands. "Well, it is really nice to finally meet you. Dawn has spoken so highly of you over the years."
Kagome smiled. "I hope they were all good."
"Trust me. They were." Buffy assured her.
"If they weren't, I would have to hurt you, Dawn." Dawn turned to her friend sadly. "I'm just kidding, Dawn. Do you Americans not know how to take a joke?"
"We can, but according to many others, I take a joke seriously sometimes." Dawn answered. Buffy nodded agreeing with her little sister.
"Oh. Well, I'm sorry." Kagome cleared her throat. "Anyways, welcome to Tokyo. You will be staying with me and mama and Sota and Jii-chan."
"Jii-chan?" Buffy asked so not understanding the Japanese language all that well.
Kagome gasped. "Oh. Um...My grandfather. My grandfather is the caretaker of the shrine."
"Oh." Buffy replied, finally understanding. "Okay. That works well for me. Just as long as you help me out a little bit." She laughed. "So, are we going to get to meet your family now or are they not home?"
Dawn folded her arms across her chest wondering the same thing.
Kagome stared back and forth between the two sisters. "Yes. You'll get to meet them. Now, if you like. They are all home. My mama and Sota just got home from the market not too long ago so we have some fresh fruit and meat if you would like some for a late lunch. That is, if you are hungry?"
Buffy thought about her suggestion. 'I am hungry from our long trip. And we have not eaten since breakfast. Hmm...And Japanese food sounds delicious.' "All right. I would absolutely love to have a little lunch of Japanese culture-y foods."
Kagome giggled. This sister was very funny. 'Dawn's sister seems to have some of a sense of humor. That will be good to have around in the Sengoku Jidai.' "Okay. If you would like to try some of our food, follow." She motioned with her hand for them to follow her.
Dawn and Buffy smiled at each other and both launched their running to the shrine house, even though Buffy's feet were still hurting. Food always made her feel better though.
On Buffy's trailing to the house, she felt cool all over her body all of a sudden. Stopping in her tracks, she gasped at the sight of the huge tree that towered above her. It was at least five times as tall as her, maybe more. Several shaded areas ran along the cemented pathways around the entire shrine area. For some reason, she felt at peace under this tree. Felt a certain understanding with it. Closing her eyes, she smiled and took in the peace and harmony aura the tree was willfully giving away to her. The tree felt like a safe place or a safe haven. Sort of a place for reassurance of long-asked questions about doubtful feelings. She wished it was something she had herself at home. But for some odd reason, she felt like this tree was going to give her something else. Just not at this time. Boy, how totally right she was.
(_*_*_)----Inside the Shrine House----(_*_*_)
Kagome's mother, Aki, was absolutely delighted in meeting Buffy. And Dawn, finally. She had read many of Dawn's letters to Kagome and felt like she knew the girl herself. She also knew about Buffy being the slayer. It was a real delight to have her around when Kagome was going to go back to the Sengoku Jidai.
Kagome sat at the table with Dawn, Buffy, her mother and Sota. They had just finished a big meal and Buffy's stomach was stuffed to the hilt with Japanese foods as well as replenishing fruit. Dawn barely ate anything. She just replied that she was not that hungry and would finish her meal later on. But Kagome had said there would not be a later on. That confused the girls a lot.
"Aren't we going to be here, Kagome?" Dawn asked, confused.
Kagome shook her head sweetly and took a sip of her water. "No, Dawn. I am going to be leaving. And so are you guys."
Buffy was really confused. Why would Kagome tell them to leave? Especially when they had just gotten there that same day? "Kagome, what's going on?"
"Has Dawn never told you about the Sen-I mean, the feudal era?" She cleared her throat. She forgot that they did not know her language. Especially simple terms like hai which meant yes and ne which meant no. Or even nani which meant what. She would have to teach them a few of her language words for the group to get settled around in.
The slayer turned to her sister.
"What is she talking about, Dawn?" She tilted her head waiting for a reply. Her sister never mentioned anything about no feudal era.
Dawn giggled nervously. She knew she forgot to tell her sister something.
"I'm sorry, Buffy. I guess I forgot to tell you about the well."
The slayer raised an eyebrow. Now she was really confused. What did a well and feudal era have in common?
"Okay, Dawn. What about the well? And which well are we talking about here?"
Kagome tapped Buffy on the shoulder.
"I can tell you, Buffy." She cleared her throat. "My family are caretakers of this shrine. Within a small wellhouse, therein lies a well. The Bone Eater's Well contains a time portal that moves me from one time to another."
"Okay."
The girl was so confused by now. She had completely lost the miko. A well that could take her from this time to another? How is that possible?
"Buffy?" Dawn asked. "Are you all right?"
Kagome bit her lower lip, trying to stifle a small giggle. The sixteen-year-old knew she had confused the girl plenty enough.
"Huh?" Buffy asked finally.
Everybody around the table laughed.
"Buffy, don't worry. I'll put it in really simple terms. The well..."
"Yes."
"...can take me..."
"Yes."
"...from this time here..." She nodded. "...to the feudal era. Another time. Do you understand?"
Buffy nodded. "I understand perfectly clear now. I just don't understand how the hell we can go from this to another. I mean, with me being a slayer, I have seen plenty of weird shit. But this is way overboard. A time portal? I don't think I even been through one of them before."
"It's true, Buffy." Kagome's mother answered. "The Bone Eater's Well allows Kagome to go through time. Although, we don't know if it will allow you and your sister through."
Buffy turned to Kagome's mother. "Is the feudal era dangerous?" That was a question she needed to have answered before she would allow her sister and herself to go anywhere.
"Well, it depends."
"On what?" Dawn asked.
The miko stood up from her chair and grabbed the dishes from around the table.
"Well, it depends on what you bother. There are different types of demons in the feudal era and they basically have different personalities. Some like humans. Some don't. Some are full demons. The others are....half-demon. And there's also the ugly demons as well as cute little demons like Shippo."
"Shippo?" Buffy asked. "Who's Shippo?"
"He's a kitsune. About seven years old." Kagome replied.
Buffy was confused.
"Kitsune would be...."
"Fox demon." She answered.
"Okay." Buffy cleared her throat. "So you are friends with demons?"
"A few of them are demons. Others are half-demons."
Buffy smiled and stared out the window. There standing in all its glory was the sacred tree. "As much as I would love to hear about the demons, I need to ask just one quick question: What is that tree out front?"
"The Goshinboku?" Kagome asked looking out as well.
"English translation, please?" Buffy asked while laughing.
"Uh...Sacred Tree." Kagome turned her chocolate gaze to Buffy.
Dawn looked out the window and saw the tree. "What's so sacred about it?"
(_*_*_)----The Goshinboku----(_*_*_)
The group had gathered outside except for Sota. He wanted to stay inside the house and play his new video game that their mother had bought for him. Buffy had changed into her sneakers which felt more than comfortable. Stepping up to the tree, she reached out a hand and touched the smooth bark. 'So smooth...' She thought.
Kagome smiled at her new friend. She knew Buffy felt the power of the sacred tree, its peaace and love riding off in waves.
Aki stood next to Buffy, arms crossed against her chest.
"This tree is over at least eight centuries old." She finally answered, breaking silence.
"How old did you say?" Dawn asked amazed at the number.
"Over eight hundred years old, Dawn." Kagome replied and smiled. "This is the same tree that Inuyasha was sealed to over five hundred years ago."
"Inuyasha?" Buffy asked.
Kagome gasped. She did not know the slayer was even listening to the group.
"Huh?" Kagome asked.
"Who's Inuyasha?" The slayer asked once again. The name had suddenly appealed to her for some reason. "Who is he? And why was he sealed to this tree?"
"He was sealed to the tree by his old lover, Kikyo." Was all Kagome answered.
"Are you serious?" Dawn asked. "Why would his lover do that to him? I don't understand?"
Aki sighed. "I guess you need to hear the entire story."
Buffy turned around. "I think we do if we are going to the feudal era with you, Kagome."
The miko smiled. "You're going to go with me?"
The slayer shrugged. "Yeah." Facing the tree once again, she smiled. "I just feel like I need to go. I don't know why."
"It's the power of the Goshinboku." Aki said while smiling. "It's trying to say something to you, Buffy. And if you want to hear what it is saying, you will need to be at peace with yourself and listen to the world around you. Let the tree guide you to what it is saying. That's how it was with Kagome's father." Buffy listened intently. "Just listen to the sound of the wind and that small voice that comes from your mind. You will understand then what it is trying to say to you."
Buffy nodded her understanding. 'Be at peace with myself? I feel at peace under this tree.'
"Kagome, do you think you could tell us the story?" Dawn asked, completely interested.
The Japanese teen nodded. "I would be happy to. Where to begin?"
(_*_*_)----Wellhouse----(_*_*_)
Later that day, Kagome helped the others gather all the supplies they would need in the Sengoku Jidai. Buffy had asked Kagome if her friends in the Sengoku Jidai spoke English good enough.
"They speak English very well, Buffy. We speak it there most of the time."
Buffy thanked whatever god that was listening for this interesting and wonderful matter.
The girls had sped to the wellhouse, Kagome carrying her rather large yellow backpack filled with clothes, food, first aid, et cetera. Buffy and Dawn were carrying something just like it as well as their own bags filled with their own necessary accessories.
Kagome pulled out a small vial holding three shards. She handed each girl their very own shard and giggled. Dawn stared at it, amazed by its beauty.
"It's beautiful, isn't it, Buffy?" Dawn asked.
Buffy nodded, agreeing once again with her little sister. The shard was beautiful. Especially for a jewel that was hundreds of years old.
"It is gorgeous. What was it called again, Kagome?"
"The Shikon no Tama. A beautiful jewel that came out of the priestess Midoriko. It originated from the slayer's village that my friend Sango used to live in. Remember?"
Buffy nodded.
"Yes. I remember."
"So, are you guys ready?" Kagome asked.
Buffy and Dawn looked at each other.
"Of course, Kagome! Let's go!" Buffy smiled at her little sister. She always had so much energy and curiousity. As well as being very nosy.
"So, okay. Come on!" Kagome said while jumping into the well. A beautiful blue light enveloped the young girl and she was gone. Dawn and Buffy stared at each other once again.
"I guess we go?" Dawn asked.
Buffy nodded. "We'll go together." She grabbed Dawn's hand. "On the count of three...One, two....Three!" And the two girls jumped into the well, the blue light enveloping their bodies. At the bottom of the well, there was no trace of who or what had been inside the well. None other than old bones.
TBC...
Well, I really hope you enjoyed the beginning of this new fic of mine! Thanks for reading it! And please review people! Thanks!
Kyatoz,
Laura
By Laura
Rating: R
Pairings:
Inuyasha/Kagome
Miroku/Sango
Sesshomaru/Buffy
Koga/Dawn
A/N: Okay. This is my frist crossover ever with Buffy! I hope it goes all right with you all.
Spoiler: Episode Chosen from Buffy.
Summaries *I suck at them*:
Buffy and Dawn are in Japan. They meet Dawn's penpal Kagome who shows them the well and the Sengoku Jidai. Buffy and Dawn meet the rest of the friends and run into a few interesting characters along the way. You can guess by a couple of the pairings and the biggest enemy of all would be....................................dun..dun..dun..dun.....duuuuuuun! Yes, if you guessed Naraku! You are wrong! LOL! Just kidding! It is Naraku! Hope you enjoy this fic I have set out to make!
Disclaimer: I forgot to mention that I do not own Buffy or Dawn. They belong to Joss Whedon. Um, I also do not own Inuyasha characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I wish they were mine though. ^_^
Chapter 1:
(_*_*_)----Present Day-Tokyo, Japan----(_*_*_)
Dawn Summers grabbed her small, black duffel bag at the baggage claim and stared at her surroundings. Her older sister, who happened to be Buffy Summers, was taking her own sweet little time grabbing her own stuff which happened to be a simple knapsack that was filled with clothes, makup, hair accessories and weapons. Dawn was a little worried at first about them being stopped for having weapons aboard the plane, but Willow had taught Buffy a small concealment spell to cover up the presence of her many chosen and usual weapons.
Buffy's knapsack finally arrived through the baggage claim and she heaved out a sigh of huge relief. The slayer and her little sister were finally going to be able to continue the rest of their journey while in Japan.
The reason for them being in Japan? Dawn had her own penpal in Japan. In Tokyo, Japan to be more specific. The girl's name happened to be Kagome Higurashi. The girls had began to write each other while they were in elementary school for a school project. And they liked each other so much, they continued to be friends and penpals through phone calls, emails and letters as well as photos. After Sunnydale was destroyed though, she made mention to phone Kagome to let her know about what had happened. Turns out, Dawn had mentioned about Buffy being a vampire slayer accidentally. Kagome was laughing about it at first, but after awhile, she had began to believe and talked to Dawn about the Sengoku Jidai or what is called the Feudal Era.
Dawn and Buffy Summers began their walk through the busy streets of Tokyo. They were to meet Kagome at the shrine at exactly four o'clock, the exact time she was to get home from WacDonald's with her friends.
Buffy yawned a little bit, stretching her arms in the air and taking in the Tokyo air which was actually breathable even with the city's many vehicles in the vicinity. It was also very noisy, but also soothing to know there was plenty of people nearby. The slayer hoped that Japan was clean of monsters, demons and vampires to be exact. She was also not too keen about coming into another country that she barely knew about although Dawn was helping her to learn about them. New things usually gave her the heebie-jeebies. But she was also up and willing to try new things. Taking in the Japanese sites, she wondered why she did not want to come in the first place. It was so beautiful in Japan. She just might have to come and visit more often. With Dawn, of course. She actually did not want to come at first but Dawn had begged her and begged her. Pleading on hands and knees to go. And you know, she could not resist her little sister. Especially when she did those puppy-dog eyes she always used to do just to get her own way. That was why they were here in Tokyo, Japan visiting a friend of Dawn's who hopefully spoke very well English.
Dawn just stared over at her sister wondering what she was thinking about. When she received a letter from Kagome about visiting for awhile, Dawn wanted to go so badly that she practically begged on hand and foot for her sister to allow her to come. The teenager wanted to go by herself but the slayer would not have any of it. Like she would trust her 16-year-old little sister in a strange country where she did not even know the language.
The shrine steps were in close view and Buffy breathed a sigh of relief. Her feet were beginning to kill her from all that walking the two girls were doing. That was what she got for wearing knee boots. She wished she had rented a car or something. Maybe even hail a taxi. But she was enduring the pain, hoping it would end soon. And it paid off. Dawn smiled and grabbed Buffy's hand.
"Come on, Buffy! Let's go!" She shouted and made a dash straight for the high steps.
Buffy had to push her feet to run and they listened. At least until they got to the stairs. 'No running up the stairs! We hurt!' They seemed to shout out to her. Dawn rolled her eyes at her older sister and ran herself the rest of the way up the stairs, her long brown hair whipping in the wind behind her with such a force. Buffy took the stairs two at a time but at a slow pace. She was not ready to run again. All that walking made her feet hurt. She could feel the blisters forming right then. When she got to the shrine house, she was going to need a first aid kit.
(_*_*_)----The Shrine----(_*_*_)
The shrine house was not that far away from Dawn. She could see it very clearly and made a mad dash for it. While running, she passed a very tall tree and stopped to admire it for a moment. Then, she faced a small wellhouse. She smiled and began to run again. Before she could reach the house, the front door opened and a young Japanese woman walked out calling Dawn's name.
"Dawnie! Dawnie!" Shouted Kagome, a huge grin spread across her flushed face.
The youngest Summers sister grinned and began to walk the rest of the way. Kagome rolled her eyes and ran to Dawn. Leaping, she made her way into Dawn's arms, finally being able to embrace her best friend.
"Hey, Kagome!" Dawn laughed out, squeezing her tightly.
"Dawnie!" Was all Kagome seemed to say. But she finally spoke differently. "Dawn, I am so glad you decided to come." She pulled back from her friend to see her, her arms still around Dawn.
Dawn sighed and motioned with her head toward the steps. "But not alone. My sister came along."
"Oh?" Kagome asked. She stood up on tip-toe to see above Dawn. She saw a flash of blond appear above the steps then disappear. She looked strangely at Dawn. "Um, where did your sister go?"
Dawn turned, her arm across Kagome's back. "I don't know. Buffy!" She shouted out.
Buffy trudged up the shrine steps, her feet aching terribly. It was too much of a walk. Even though she had reached the top of the steps, she could not move any further and plopped down on the steps, removing her boots. 'This is really beginning to get on my nerves. I knew I shouldn't have worn these boots!' She groaned and held her aching foot in her hands. Massaging it felt really good and the blisters seemed to have stopped forming. Suddenly, she heard her name called.
"Buffy!" She heard her little sister shouting out her name.
She rolled her eyes.
"Right here, Dawn!"
She heard two pairs of feet running across the pavement and to the top of the steps.
"Buffy, what are you doing?" Dawn asked, arms folded, eyes glaring at her.
"I'm hurting. My feet are killing me. Okay? Is that a crime? To just sit here and massage my feet to stop aching? God, Dawn! I swear you get more like mom everyday!" She shook her head and continued to massage.
A sweet voice cleared up next to Dawn. Buffy, being very curious, turned her upper body, staring up the shrine steps. There stood a beautiful raven-haired beauty. Black tresses mid-back. Her brown eyes stood out against her lightly tanned face. The green and white outfit she wore, Buffy guessed, was her uniform for school.
"Hi. Buffy, is it?" The girl asked.
Buffy nodded. "Yeah. That's me. I'm Buffy. Dawn's older sister." She reached up a hand and Kagome bent her knees to take it. "You must be Kagome."
"Yeah." She nodded. 'What a nice young girl. And she speaks excellent English.' "You speak English pretty well."
Kagome nodded her head. "Yes. It has been coming to me naturally ever since Dawn and I began talking with one another." She smiled, turning to face Dawn.
"That's nice." Buffy answered and stood up, grabbing her boots in her hands. "Well, it is really nice to finally meet you. Dawn has spoken so highly of you over the years."
Kagome smiled. "I hope they were all good."
"Trust me. They were." Buffy assured her.
"If they weren't, I would have to hurt you, Dawn." Dawn turned to her friend sadly. "I'm just kidding, Dawn. Do you Americans not know how to take a joke?"
"We can, but according to many others, I take a joke seriously sometimes." Dawn answered. Buffy nodded agreeing with her little sister.
"Oh. Well, I'm sorry." Kagome cleared her throat. "Anyways, welcome to Tokyo. You will be staying with me and mama and Sota and Jii-chan."
"Jii-chan?" Buffy asked so not understanding the Japanese language all that well.
Kagome gasped. "Oh. Um...My grandfather. My grandfather is the caretaker of the shrine."
"Oh." Buffy replied, finally understanding. "Okay. That works well for me. Just as long as you help me out a little bit." She laughed. "So, are we going to get to meet your family now or are they not home?"
Dawn folded her arms across her chest wondering the same thing.
Kagome stared back and forth between the two sisters. "Yes. You'll get to meet them. Now, if you like. They are all home. My mama and Sota just got home from the market not too long ago so we have some fresh fruit and meat if you would like some for a late lunch. That is, if you are hungry?"
Buffy thought about her suggestion. 'I am hungry from our long trip. And we have not eaten since breakfast. Hmm...And Japanese food sounds delicious.' "All right. I would absolutely love to have a little lunch of Japanese culture-y foods."
Kagome giggled. This sister was very funny. 'Dawn's sister seems to have some of a sense of humor. That will be good to have around in the Sengoku Jidai.' "Okay. If you would like to try some of our food, follow." She motioned with her hand for them to follow her.
Dawn and Buffy smiled at each other and both launched their running to the shrine house, even though Buffy's feet were still hurting. Food always made her feel better though.
On Buffy's trailing to the house, she felt cool all over her body all of a sudden. Stopping in her tracks, she gasped at the sight of the huge tree that towered above her. It was at least five times as tall as her, maybe more. Several shaded areas ran along the cemented pathways around the entire shrine area. For some reason, she felt at peace under this tree. Felt a certain understanding with it. Closing her eyes, she smiled and took in the peace and harmony aura the tree was willfully giving away to her. The tree felt like a safe place or a safe haven. Sort of a place for reassurance of long-asked questions about doubtful feelings. She wished it was something she had herself at home. But for some odd reason, she felt like this tree was going to give her something else. Just not at this time. Boy, how totally right she was.
(_*_*_)----Inside the Shrine House----(_*_*_)
Kagome's mother, Aki, was absolutely delighted in meeting Buffy. And Dawn, finally. She had read many of Dawn's letters to Kagome and felt like she knew the girl herself. She also knew about Buffy being the slayer. It was a real delight to have her around when Kagome was going to go back to the Sengoku Jidai.
Kagome sat at the table with Dawn, Buffy, her mother and Sota. They had just finished a big meal and Buffy's stomach was stuffed to the hilt with Japanese foods as well as replenishing fruit. Dawn barely ate anything. She just replied that she was not that hungry and would finish her meal later on. But Kagome had said there would not be a later on. That confused the girls a lot.
"Aren't we going to be here, Kagome?" Dawn asked, confused.
Kagome shook her head sweetly and took a sip of her water. "No, Dawn. I am going to be leaving. And so are you guys."
Buffy was really confused. Why would Kagome tell them to leave? Especially when they had just gotten there that same day? "Kagome, what's going on?"
"Has Dawn never told you about the Sen-I mean, the feudal era?" She cleared her throat. She forgot that they did not know her language. Especially simple terms like hai which meant yes and ne which meant no. Or even nani which meant what. She would have to teach them a few of her language words for the group to get settled around in.
The slayer turned to her sister.
"What is she talking about, Dawn?" She tilted her head waiting for a reply. Her sister never mentioned anything about no feudal era.
Dawn giggled nervously. She knew she forgot to tell her sister something.
"I'm sorry, Buffy. I guess I forgot to tell you about the well."
The slayer raised an eyebrow. Now she was really confused. What did a well and feudal era have in common?
"Okay, Dawn. What about the well? And which well are we talking about here?"
Kagome tapped Buffy on the shoulder.
"I can tell you, Buffy." She cleared her throat. "My family are caretakers of this shrine. Within a small wellhouse, therein lies a well. The Bone Eater's Well contains a time portal that moves me from one time to another."
"Okay."
The girl was so confused by now. She had completely lost the miko. A well that could take her from this time to another? How is that possible?
"Buffy?" Dawn asked. "Are you all right?"
Kagome bit her lower lip, trying to stifle a small giggle. The sixteen-year-old knew she had confused the girl plenty enough.
"Huh?" Buffy asked finally.
Everybody around the table laughed.
"Buffy, don't worry. I'll put it in really simple terms. The well..."
"Yes."
"...can take me..."
"Yes."
"...from this time here..." She nodded. "...to the feudal era. Another time. Do you understand?"
Buffy nodded. "I understand perfectly clear now. I just don't understand how the hell we can go from this to another. I mean, with me being a slayer, I have seen plenty of weird shit. But this is way overboard. A time portal? I don't think I even been through one of them before."
"It's true, Buffy." Kagome's mother answered. "The Bone Eater's Well allows Kagome to go through time. Although, we don't know if it will allow you and your sister through."
Buffy turned to Kagome's mother. "Is the feudal era dangerous?" That was a question she needed to have answered before she would allow her sister and herself to go anywhere.
"Well, it depends."
"On what?" Dawn asked.
The miko stood up from her chair and grabbed the dishes from around the table.
"Well, it depends on what you bother. There are different types of demons in the feudal era and they basically have different personalities. Some like humans. Some don't. Some are full demons. The others are....half-demon. And there's also the ugly demons as well as cute little demons like Shippo."
"Shippo?" Buffy asked. "Who's Shippo?"
"He's a kitsune. About seven years old." Kagome replied.
Buffy was confused.
"Kitsune would be...."
"Fox demon." She answered.
"Okay." Buffy cleared her throat. "So you are friends with demons?"
"A few of them are demons. Others are half-demons."
Buffy smiled and stared out the window. There standing in all its glory was the sacred tree. "As much as I would love to hear about the demons, I need to ask just one quick question: What is that tree out front?"
"The Goshinboku?" Kagome asked looking out as well.
"English translation, please?" Buffy asked while laughing.
"Uh...Sacred Tree." Kagome turned her chocolate gaze to Buffy.
Dawn looked out the window and saw the tree. "What's so sacred about it?"
(_*_*_)----The Goshinboku----(_*_*_)
The group had gathered outside except for Sota. He wanted to stay inside the house and play his new video game that their mother had bought for him. Buffy had changed into her sneakers which felt more than comfortable. Stepping up to the tree, she reached out a hand and touched the smooth bark. 'So smooth...' She thought.
Kagome smiled at her new friend. She knew Buffy felt the power of the sacred tree, its peaace and love riding off in waves.
Aki stood next to Buffy, arms crossed against her chest.
"This tree is over at least eight centuries old." She finally answered, breaking silence.
"How old did you say?" Dawn asked amazed at the number.
"Over eight hundred years old, Dawn." Kagome replied and smiled. "This is the same tree that Inuyasha was sealed to over five hundred years ago."
"Inuyasha?" Buffy asked.
Kagome gasped. She did not know the slayer was even listening to the group.
"Huh?" Kagome asked.
"Who's Inuyasha?" The slayer asked once again. The name had suddenly appealed to her for some reason. "Who is he? And why was he sealed to this tree?"
"He was sealed to the tree by his old lover, Kikyo." Was all Kagome answered.
"Are you serious?" Dawn asked. "Why would his lover do that to him? I don't understand?"
Aki sighed. "I guess you need to hear the entire story."
Buffy turned around. "I think we do if we are going to the feudal era with you, Kagome."
The miko smiled. "You're going to go with me?"
The slayer shrugged. "Yeah." Facing the tree once again, she smiled. "I just feel like I need to go. I don't know why."
"It's the power of the Goshinboku." Aki said while smiling. "It's trying to say something to you, Buffy. And if you want to hear what it is saying, you will need to be at peace with yourself and listen to the world around you. Let the tree guide you to what it is saying. That's how it was with Kagome's father." Buffy listened intently. "Just listen to the sound of the wind and that small voice that comes from your mind. You will understand then what it is trying to say to you."
Buffy nodded her understanding. 'Be at peace with myself? I feel at peace under this tree.'
"Kagome, do you think you could tell us the story?" Dawn asked, completely interested.
The Japanese teen nodded. "I would be happy to. Where to begin?"
(_*_*_)----Wellhouse----(_*_*_)
Later that day, Kagome helped the others gather all the supplies they would need in the Sengoku Jidai. Buffy had asked Kagome if her friends in the Sengoku Jidai spoke English good enough.
"They speak English very well, Buffy. We speak it there most of the time."
Buffy thanked whatever god that was listening for this interesting and wonderful matter.
The girls had sped to the wellhouse, Kagome carrying her rather large yellow backpack filled with clothes, food, first aid, et cetera. Buffy and Dawn were carrying something just like it as well as their own bags filled with their own necessary accessories.
Kagome pulled out a small vial holding three shards. She handed each girl their very own shard and giggled. Dawn stared at it, amazed by its beauty.
"It's beautiful, isn't it, Buffy?" Dawn asked.
Buffy nodded, agreeing once again with her little sister. The shard was beautiful. Especially for a jewel that was hundreds of years old.
"It is gorgeous. What was it called again, Kagome?"
"The Shikon no Tama. A beautiful jewel that came out of the priestess Midoriko. It originated from the slayer's village that my friend Sango used to live in. Remember?"
Buffy nodded.
"Yes. I remember."
"So, are you guys ready?" Kagome asked.
Buffy and Dawn looked at each other.
"Of course, Kagome! Let's go!" Buffy smiled at her little sister. She always had so much energy and curiousity. As well as being very nosy.
"So, okay. Come on!" Kagome said while jumping into the well. A beautiful blue light enveloped the young girl and she was gone. Dawn and Buffy stared at each other once again.
"I guess we go?" Dawn asked.
Buffy nodded. "We'll go together." She grabbed Dawn's hand. "On the count of three...One, two....Three!" And the two girls jumped into the well, the blue light enveloping their bodies. At the bottom of the well, there was no trace of who or what had been inside the well. None other than old bones.
TBC...
Well, I really hope you enjoyed the beginning of this new fic of mine! Thanks for reading it! And please review people! Thanks!
Kyatoz,
Laura