InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unexpected ❯ Chapter 1

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and associated characters are owned by Rumiko Takahashi, not me. All I own is the plot and a few original characters.

 

Author's Note: There is an original character named Sakura, but she is not, in ANY possible way, connected to Card Captor Sakura. I chose the name because I know very little Japanese and the fact that cherry blossoms appeal to me. This is my first fanfic, constructive criticism is welcomed.

 

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Tick tock tick. Tick tock tick. Sigh. Higurashi Kagome glanced at the clock in front of the classroom, silently willing the hands to move faster. She turned her head to gaze out the window, ignoring her sensei's endless drone.

 

“…ome? Kagome? Hello?” a hand waved in front of her face, “Are you ok?”

 

Kagome snapped out of her daydreams and focused her eyes on her friend.

 

“Oh, Sakura. Is class over?” she asked.

 

“Only about 5 minutes ago.”

 

“Well then, let's get going, shall we? Kagome mustered her energy to sound brisk.

 

“Gee, you must have read my mind,” the other girl replied dryly. They left the classroom together, Kagome shaking her head slightly. She had forgotten her friend's sense of humor. She missed it.

 

A few minutes later, the girls left school. They were to meet Eri, Arimi, and Yuka at McDonald's. They quickly spotted their friends in the noisy restaurant.

 

So, Sakura, how was it in California?” Eri asked breathlessly. Sakura had been an exchange student in America for the past semester. She had returned to Japan just a week ago. The five friends haven't caught up yet, since Sakura was occupied with adjusting to Tokyo and handling the school paperwork.

 

“It was very different. School was actually fun and enjoyable. Plus the people were really friendly.”

 

“Were there any cute guys?” Yuka prodded. Sakura looked thoughtful, then answered. “Some were quite cute, but they're just friends.” She disappointed Eri and Yuka.

 

Kagome smiled. At least they were preoccupied with Sakura. They probably won't ask about Inu—

 

“How's your temperamental boyfriend, Kagome?”

 

She groaned inwardly. She had spoken too soon. “Uhh…, he's fine. Yeah, He's okay,” Kagome humored her audience. She looked down at her food, fiddling with her straw. Sakura recognized Kagome's signs of discomfort. First, she's absent for a week. Now she seems reluctant to talk about a “boyfriend”? Sakura racked her brain, but she couldn't remember anything about a boyfriend in their emails.

 

After a while, the girls left to go home. Sakura and Kagome headed to the Higurashi shrine. Best friends that have been separated for 6 months need at least 2 nights to make up for lost time. Sakura needed to ask about the “temperamental boyfriend” anyway. Mrs. Higurashi invited Sakura to stay for dinner and Sakura couldn't refuse her excellent cooking. They left their bags in Kagome's room and strolled around the shrine. Kagome was going over different ways to start talking about Inuyasha when Sakura stopped.

 

“What's that smell?” Sakura asked.

 

“Huh?” Kagome didn't hear her question.

 

Sakura sniffed, “I'm almost certain it's pine. I smell it all the time on campus in California. But the shrine doesn't have any pines.”

Kagome shrugged, still preoccupied with her thoughts of starting a conversation casually. She was dying to tell her friend everything; it's been hard to keep everything to herself. They stopped in front of the old well-house.

 

“Remember when we used to play hide-and-seek in there?” Sakura slid the door open and stepped in. That's funny, she thought, the smell is stronger.

 

Suddenly, the well emitted a purple light. The ground lurched beneath Sakura's feet and she tumbled into the Bone-Eater's Well. Kagome looked on, utterly horrified. She, too, leaped in, praying to Kami she could catch up to Sakura.

 

She found her friend floating weightlessly in the time portal, her black and violet tresses billowing behind her.

 

“Are you alright? What happened?” Kagome asked frantically.

 

“I'm fine, regardless of the fact that the well was supposed to have a bottom. I have no idea what happened.”

 

“Don't worry about it. We'll be okay,” Kagome reassured her.

 

“Uh-huh. How do you know?” Sakura asked curiously.

 

“Long story.” They touched down gently as faltering sunlight peeked into the well. They climbed to the lip of the well with little trouble. Sakura took a deep breath. She told Kagome she smelled the pines around them when she was in the well-house. Kagome led the way to Kaede's village, telling Sakura about the Shikon no Tama and everything else that happened.

 

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Inuyasha's white ears twitched. “A stranger is approaching,” he told Kaede. “And Kagome is with him. I'm going to check it out.” He got up and left, a picture of perfect calm. When he was 5 feet from the hut, however, he took off running. Kagome had better be alright, he thought.

 

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Sakura was busy listening to Kagome and being cautious in her new surroundings. She hadn't spoken a word yet. Something tugged at her senses and she looked up. A red blur shot down from the sky.

 

Inuyasha stood before them, his silver hair settling behind him serenely.

 

“Who is the wench?” he growled.

 

“She's my friend, Inuyasha. Is Kaede home? We need to see her,” Kagome answered quickly.

 

“Hn. She's home. You're going to tell me what's going on.” Kagome nodded, but continued to tell Sakura about Sengoku Jidai. Inuyasha was silently studying the stranger who seemed to know Kagome so well. He noted her form; she was as tall as Kagome with a stronger build. Her hair fell to her waist and she wore the same strange outfit. They entered the hut together and found Sango and Miroku seated with the old miko. Shippou leaped eagerly into Kagome's arms.

 

“Kagome! You're back! Whatcha bring me?”

 

“Gomen, Shippou, I wasn't planning on coming today, so I don't have anything with me.” Miroku took advantage of the preoccupied Kagome and knelt before Sakura.

 

“Fair maiden, will you bear my child?” he asked earnestly. Sango stood up and stalked over, fist clenching.

 

“That's a line I haven't heard before,” Sakura laughed, taking her hand out of Miroku's grasp.

 

“No, I don't bear children for random strangers,” her mahogany eyes sparkled with mischief. “I'd duck if I were—”

 

BOP.

 

“You,” she finished with a chuckle. Sango glared at Miroku—he rubbed his head sheepishly—before apologizing to the girl.

 

“Gomen nasai,” she bowed. “You must be a friend of Kagome's from her era.” She straightened herself.

Kagome quickly finished the proper introductions, anxious to ask the question plaguing her mind.

 

“Kaede, Sakura was pulled into the well by a purple light. The well worked for her and we came back. How?”

 

“I assume she has a connection with us, just like ye. I have a few notions for that matter,” the old miko rose an entered a back room of her hut. Inuyasha stiffened and took a deep breath. Outside, the sun began its descent behind the mountains. Kaede returned with a katana in her hands. Inuyasha shifted his weight and Kagome looked at him questioningly. He fixed his stare at the foreigner and the sword.

 

As the old woman seated herself, she asked Sakura to show her the right arm.

 

Sakura complied and rolled up her short sleeve. Five small birthmarks came into view. They were arranged into a flower-like pattern. She explained her name was chosen for the birthmarks.

 

“Aye, I understand. Take the sword, child, and unsheathe it.” Sakura did as she was told. The sword felt lighter than it seemed. As she wrapped her hand around the hilt, she felt a surge of warmth rush throughout her body. She paused, adjusting to the sensation, and pulled the sword out of its sheath. The katana slid out easily.

 

“No, she can't have……impossible,” Inuyasha murmured.

 

“Inuyasha, have you an idea also?” Kaede asked calmly. “Sakura can only have one connection, like Kagome, a reincarnation.”

 

“But whom?” Kagome was confused.

 

“Hi..Hikari. It can only be Hikari,” Inuyasha answered, somewhat shakily.

 

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Sakura and Kagome climbed out of the well and exited the small building. A deep blue canopy greeted them as darkness spread from the east.

 

“Wow,” Sakura said breathlessly. She looked back as the simple house containing a powerful time portal. The two girls walked into Kagome's house.

 

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Author's Note: well, that was my first try at fanfiction...I'll try to update everyday, so please review!