InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ What Hurts The Most ❯ Attempted Time Travel ( Chapter 6 )

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"Why does this man look like me?" Ian demanded pointing at the sketch of Inuyasha."That's what I've been trying to figure out," Kagome replied, frustrated with his impatience. "His name is Inuyasha.""Inuyasha?" he repeated dumbfounded. "Why is that familiar? And why didn't I have any of these, whatever they are, memories or daydreams or.. Well why weren't they there until I heard your name?""How the hell do you expect me to know?" she snapped back. "It's not like I'm omniscient or something."Ian could see the fiery anger dancing in her eyes. Her cheeks were flushed red with anger.'This must be as hard on her as it is on me,' he thought to himself."I'm sorry," he muttered quietly. Her eyes softened. He turned a page to a drawing of the monk. "Who is that?" he inquired politely."Miroku," she said promptly, then she flipped the page, "and that's Sango and Kirara, her demon cat, and that's Shippo, the kitsune.""Demon cat? Kitsune?" he interrupted."They are all from another era," she explained."There was a time when there were demons?""Ancient Japan during the Feudal Era.""How is that possible? How would you know these people? You'd have to be able to travel through time. No one can do that," he reasoned in disbelief.She shook her head, raven locks bouncing slightly. "It's not impossible."A loud rumble of thunder caused the both to jump. They could hear the rain pouring down from the angry grey skies in sheets. The lights flickered."Looks like you might be losing power," Ian said, a sly smile playing on his lips. He couldn't help but feel an attraction to the dark-haired beauty."Hm.. Maybe its time to see if the weather is any better in the Feudal Era," Kagome said suddenly, blushing slightly.'Was he attempting to hit on me?' Kagome wondered to herself. 'But Inuyasha would never do that, maybe he's not his reincarnation after all. Guess we'll see when we go to the well. I wonder if he'll be able to go through. I wonder if he can tell me why Inuyasha just left.'She funbled with a small container of jewel shards that was tied around her neck thoughtfully. She didn't know why Inuyasha left, he just did. She was sure he had at least one good reason, but he never explained it to her."Hello? Anyone home?" Ian asked waving his hand in front of Kagome's eyes and bringing her back to earth. "I thought we were going to the Fuedal Era, if that's even possible.""We are and it is, just trust me," she barked indignantly.The two exited the warm and cozy house through a rainsoaked, sliding glass door. Outside it was dismal and their clothes became soaked quickly as the rain beat down on them relentlessly. Far off in the distance a threadlike strand of lightning pummeled the ground as thunder growled menacingly."This way," Kagome instructed motioning for Ian to follow her into a ramshackle building in which resided a battered stone well. "Ok, this is gonna sound weird but, hold my hand and we'll jump in on the count of three."Ian did as he was told, a bemused look on his face."One... Two... THREE!" Kagome counted. They both leapt into the ancient well carefully, trying not to injure one another. As soon as he felt his feet hit the hard ground, Ian noticed a purplish light fill the air around him. Suddenly the light was gone. He looked up and could see stars hanging in a velvety sky overhead. Kagome started climbing out of the well gingerly."Are you gonna stay down there all night?" she asked the astounded boy. He followed Kagome out of the well."Wh-Where are w-we?" he stuttered, clearly shaken."Wow, I can't believe we made it through. We're at the site of the Higarashi Shrine, but in the Feudal Era," she explained. "See that tree?" she asked pointing at the huge, leafy tree that Inuyasha had once been attached to, "That's the God Tree. Everything here is forest at this point in time. Let's go to Kaede's village. You can meet my friends, and see if anything is familiar to you."'And maybe he can tell me why Inuyasha left me,' she thought sadly."Who's Kaede?" he asked in confusion."You'll see," Kagome replied enigmatically.