Ties Between the Past and Present by MayaIxtab

Thinking of the Future

Hi everyone, this is my first story and I hope you’ll like it.

Inuyasha does not belong to me.

Chapter 1: Thinking of the Future

Our adventure began five years ago. I remember it as if it had happened yesterday… It all began when I turned 15. Even today, I find it hard to believe that I can go back and forth in time as I please. Had someone told me back then that I would be able to travel back in time through the dry well that nowadays is found on the grounds of our shrine, I would have thought him or her to be crazy. Sometimes, I wish I could have had a normal life and do things that people my age usually do, but at the same time, I would never give up these years for anything in the world. During the time I have spent in the past, I managed to meet some wonderful people. People, who in time did not become only my friends but also my family. If I were to lose them now, it would be like losing a part of myself. I realized how I really felt about them two years ago, when I finished high school. At this point in time, I started thinking about my life both in the future and in the past… What would happen once the Shikon Jewel would disappear? Would I end up being stuck in the past or in the future? If I were to be sent back in the future, what would I do? What well-paid job could I get with only my high school diploma? It was obvious that if I stayed in the past there was no need to pursue any further studies, since there would be no use for them here, especially since in the Feudal Era women were still considered to be second-class citizens at best. These questions tormented me on a daily basis, until I finally took the decision that allowed me to stay in the past and continue my studies…

A year ago, I decided to go to the university and find out if there was any possibility of continuing my studies at home. Therefore, I went to Tokyo University to talk to the secretaries from the faculty I was interested in, namely, History. As soon as I told them that I wanted to apply at that particular faculty but that I could not attended courses due to a health problem, they told me about a program that they had for people who were in my situation. The secretaries also informed me that the entrance procedure was quite simple, because all I had to do was pass the entrance exam and then only present myself during the exam period. One year has passed since that day.  Due to the shard hunting  I could not spend as much time as I would have liked reading and learning. Even so, I was the best student of my class. After all, what better way to learn history, than literally live it?

As expected, the exam period had come again and I had to return to the future. Of course, you can already imagine the fit Inuyasha threw when he heard that the shard hunt would be put on hold again for a month. I can understand his point of view, but he also has to understand that once the jewel was completed and it disappeared, I might be stuck in the future. What would I do then, if I had no studies? It would be impossible for me to find a well-paid job and I would not want to be a burden for my mother either. It was bad enough that she had to struggle and raise her children on her own, with only our grandfather’s help, since my father died when I was very young. 

            After half an hour of quarrelling with Inuyasha and countless attempts of making him understand my reasons for the thousandth time, my anger finally got the better of me:

            “I will go and sit all my exams, regardless of what you say!”

            “No way in hell, wench! We still have shards to collect!”

            “I know, but I have to think of my future too, since I don’t know what will happen once the jewel will disappear.”

            “We don’t have time to waste with your stupid tests!”

            “I’m going and this is final!”

            “Are you…”

            “One more word and I will sit you all the way to China.”

            “Wench…”

            “SIT!!!”

            After I put an end to this tedious fight, I picked up my backpack and headed for the well, but not before sending him a last warning, in the iciest voice I could muster:

            “The following month I will be busy with exams. So, if you dare show your face to me… Trust me when I tell you that you will wish you were dead long before I’ll be done with you. If you want to look for shards, go ahead and do so. My presence wouldn’t matter much anyway, since we tend to run aimlessly throughout the country when we collect shards.” Having voiced this last threat, I headed for the well, leaving behind a fuming Inuyasha.

            Surprisingly, Inuyasha did not come to the future for an entire  month and I could not help but wonder what had happened. Did my last words to him have the desired effect? Nevertheless, this did not matter, only the end result mattered; I had the necessary time to focus  on my studies. I expected him to show up at the end of the month but when he did not come, I started wondering if there was something wrong on the other side of the well.

            After packing everything up and saying my good byes, I left for the Sengoku Jidai. As soon as I reached the other side, my hearing was greeted by the sound of clashing swords. The two half brothers were fighting again. What a surprise, right? Since the fight was taking place in the vicinity of the well, I could only suspect that Sesshoumaru showed up while Inuyasha was coming to the future to bring me up.

            This situation had to stop…

To be continued...