hey all!!! keke~ so i've been slacking at home lately, burning myself in front of the comp. and the result is.... drumroll pls...... an idea for my first fanfic!!! wahahaha~ it's based on the anime "inuyasha", a wonderful anime in my opinion, and came to being after i've read several really good rurouni kenshin fanfics (no link to inuyasha i know). well anw, im glad to announce that my prologue and chapter 1 is done, working on chapter 2 now, hehe~ only prob is that stupid fanfiction webbie is down, n i cant log in, n so i cant submit my fanfic yet. :( oh wells. hahas. at least tt buys me some time to finish chappie 2 first. kekes~

oh ya, n i gotta idea for some original stories as well. ya i know, gasp! has yuen mei suddenly gone bonkers? has she became a writer(albeit bad one) overnight? has an alien abducted her n replaced her with a fake one??? haha~ fret not, im still here, actually i've been playing ard with the idea for writing stories for a long time now, only i havent gotten off my lazy ass to actually write one. yet. i've only succeeded in writing short stories(one-shots) n songs n poetry so far, n trust me they arent that good. hehe~ anw, if u're interested, some of my songs n poems are already available on fictionpress. click here to visit the site. anw, for one of my stories, which is lying somewhere in the recesses of my mind, im thinking of doing a chinese period drama kind. yesh, i hear more gasps, n possibly screams. maybe yuen mei has really gone bonkers eh? hahas~ i know i know, n i know u know, how much my chinese sucks, but i really love period dramas n i've been thinking of doing one for a long time now. so, now comes my plea. pls pls pls, anyone with any inkling of what the sects are and their strong n weak points n anything to do with them, pls pls tell me. drop me a mail at sugus_gal@yahoo.com kk? thanks!!!! and pls make it in english, hehe~ cos u know how bad my chinese is. haha~ anw, i'll be doing some research myself, as soon as i've finished like the core parts of my fanfic.

and so... here it is! for those interested in reading it anw. for those who arent.... grrr!!! *yuen mei swings a sword battousai style and decapitates the person nearest to her* haha~ juz kidding. so here's the prologue n chap 1. tell mi what ya think okies????

Beyond All Boundaries

Prologue: 50 years ago…

“Kikyo… you don’t have to do this. We can just leave this place…just go…” His voice cracked.

“No. I have to. Don’t you see? It’s the only way…” Her eyes swept across the scene before her, as she shook her head sadly. All around them, the village laid in ruins. People were screaming and running for their lives, others laid dead, or severely injured. Wood kept crashing down, as flames of fire leapt up to the sky. There was no other way… she had to save them. It was her duty. The salvation of mankind lay in her hands.

Regretfully, she turned to the person she loved with her heart and soul. Theirs was a love that was forbidden. In this war-torn era, where human and demon fought against each other endlessly, their love had no place at all. And now it had come to this. If only… but she knew, there was none. Hers was a burden she had to carry, and both of them knew it. Wistfully, she recalled the memories they shared. The day they met, the day they fell, those times frolicking in the sun, temporarily separated from the woos of the world. Those days were over. If only…there was another way. If only…

If only…

Turning to him, she said,” I’m sorry…”

“No…Kikyo…If you go, then I will go too. I swore, remember? I swore to be with you forever.” He grasped her hand desperately, afraid, afraid of letting her go. He did not want to think of life without her. His Kikyo… why must the world be so cruel?

“NO!” She looked at him sternly. “You can’t. Think of our sons… they need you. You must stay.” Gently, she pried her hand out of his grasp, and touched his face. “I’ve never regretted knowing you…” A tear slid down, “Maybe we’ll meet again someday, in future…”

“Kikyo…”

She turned towards the pile of hay burning before her.

“Kikyo…” He croaked.

“I’ll always be with you, in heart and soul…”

She took a deep breadth, and leapt into the fire.

“KIKYO!!!!” His strangled cry was all that was left, as the flames hungrily ate her body.

Burn… Burn… Burn…

The shikon-no-tama has met its end.

Peace shall rule this earth again…

Burn…


Chapter 1: The Search

He stalked the silence of the night, his eyes watchful, his ears twitching. Beside him, his brother kept his gaze fixed on the path before them. There was no time for hesitation, they were being watched. In the dead of the night, demons may roam, but he knew that there would always be someone out there, ready to exterminate them. And so they moved, searching, for that one jewel which could change his destiny. His life. His future. It was vital, if he was to survive. “Where could it be?” he wondered. They had been searching for it for a long time now. The last they had heard of it, a miko had burned the jewel, along with herself. That was 50 years ago. Now, rumours were abound that the shikon no tama was in existence again. If only it could be found. His troubles would be over, and he need not hide in the shadow of his brother again. If only…..

His thoughts were interrupted as he collided into his brother.

“What the hell?”

“Something’s coming. A wolf.”

Inuyasha sniffed the air. Indeed, something was coming. His eyes flashed as he caught the unpleasant scent. There was no need to see who was coming, he knew. Kouga, his longest rival. Head of the wolf clan. One of his biggest tormentors. He growled as Kouga came to a stop in front of them.

“Well well, what do we have here?” snarled Kouga as his eyes fell upon Inuyasha, “What are you doing out at this hour, you half-wit? Shouldn’t you be at home, in bed? After all, the night is no time for a demon like you to be out.”

“Why you…” Inuyasha’s claws were ready to swipe at Kouga when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking up, his brother gave a slight shake of his head.

Kouga grinned at the sight before him. “Well now, poor little Inuyasha has to depend on big brother to protect him eh? If I were you, Sesshoumaru, I wouldn’t be wasting my time on a half-demon like him. The shikon-no-tama has better uses then to waste it on him.”

“So you’ve heard,” replied Sesshoumaru calmly.

“It wasn’t exactly a secret. You should know best how fast news travel in the underworld.”

“Ahh… of course. Well then, perhaps you have heard of who the shikon-no-tama is with now?

“Fat chance,” spat Kouga, “If I did, I wouldn’t be here chatting with you. I was hoping you did.”

“Well, since we both haven’t got a clue, if you would excuse us, we’ll be on our way.” With that, Sesshoumaru dragged Inuyasha away, leaving Kouga alone in the dark alleyway. Kouga’s eyes glinted in the dark.

“Haven’t got a clue eh? We’ll see about that, Sesshoumaru. We’ll see about that.”

***

Miroku groaned as sunlight filtered into the room. Stretching his hands, he rolled over and looked at the woman sleeping beside him. A slight smile played on his lips as he recalled the events of the night before. This one had been good, better than the other women he had slept with. Briefly, he wondered if she would bear him a child at all. Not that it mattered. If she did, it would probably just be another bastard child of his. Life as a wondering monk had been hard. It was harder to stay away from the women. Plus, he needed an heir. The constant fight against demons makes it vital that he seized every chance he had to try for a child. Even though he knew he won’t be around to watch the child grow up. He felt a slight pang of guilt as he thought of the possibility of this current woman bearing his child, and having to take care of him on her own. Sighing, he sat up. It can’t be helped. If he kept a woman and a child by his side, it would put their lives in danger. It would be better if he left them alone. “Besides,” he thought, “There is no way I can have any strings tied to them. It would only do me in.” Quickly, he got up and pulled on a pair of jeans. Stealing one last glance at the woman, he walked out into the kitchen to make breakfast.

***
Sango Kinata awoke from her deep slumber at the sound of a voice calling her name repeatedly. Cracking open an eye, she glanced at the clock. 9 a.m. “It’s early,” she moaned. Last night had been a hard night. She had been out in the streets exterminating demons as usual, but she had come across a really strong one which had taken most of her energy to kill. After that, she had stumbled back home in exhaustion and collapsed on her bed.

“Sango, mum’s calling. You’d better wake up soon. We have to go visit granddad today,” her younger brother, Kohaku, said.

Grumbling, Sango dragged herself off the bed and looked at herself in the mirror. “So much for a good night’s sleep,” she thought dryly. Entering the bathroom, she took a quick shower and pulled on a white blouse with jeans. The blouse had been a gift from her granddad. She smiled. “He loves this blouse,” she thought. Humming softly to herself, she proceeded down the stairs to breakfast, the smell of waffles making her stomach grumble.

***
After wolfing down his breakfast, Miroku quickly pulled on a black shirt and left the apartment. The woman was still sleeping when he left. He had left her breakfast on the kitchen counter with a stack of notes. “No need for goodbyes.” If he was lucky, he would meet her again.

Getting into his car, he drove off. There was work for him to do. Recently, there had been rumours of the sacred jewel being in existence again. He needed to find out where it was before any of the demons get to it. He shuddered to think of how the world would be like if the jewel fell into the wrong hands. “With the ability to bestow unlimited power to the one who uses it, there would be chaos. Tokyo and the rest of Japan would be plunged into an era of darkness once again.” Only a powerful miko could purify the shikon-no-tama, and protect it from falling into the wrong hands. However, in this new era, Miroku seriously doubted that there could be anyone strong enough to resist the power of the shikon-no-tama, let alone purify it.

So lost in his thoughts was he that he did not see the oncoming vehicle driving straight towards him, until it was too late. Jamming on his brakes, his car skidded and narrowly missed the other car, only to crash into a tree. Miroku quickly scrambled out of his car for fear that his car would catch fire.

“What the hell did you think you were doing?!” screamed a female voice. “You could have gotten all of us killed!”

Miroku turned to see a girl with long, jet-black hair in a white blouse and jeans storming towards him angrily, her eyes flashing. Behind her stood a boy, not more than 12, hugging himself, his eyes wide open in shock as he stared at Miroku.

“I was about to ask you the same question.” Miroku replied in a calm voice. “Who is she? She’s pretty.”

“Excuse me, but you were the one who was driving in the wrong lane! What on earth did you think you’re doing? Are you blind or something?! It’s broad daylight, surely you can see the road!” the girl retorted angrily.

“I was?” Miroku answered, confused. “Had I been so caught up in my thoughts that I didn’t see where I was going?”

“Jeez, you really are blind. You shouldn’t be driving, mister. I wonder how many people you have killed, driving like that.”

“None, for the record. And I’m sorry. I must have been thinking too deeply and have neglected watching the road. My bad.” Miroku smiled and held out his hand. “Miroku Houshi. I will pay for any damages I’ve caused you.”

“That’s better. Thank you. I’m Sango Kinata,” said the girl as she shook his hand. “Do you need a ride? Your car is in a really bad shape.”

Laughing, Miroku looked at his car and back at the girl. “It is indeed. Perhaps you could give me a ride to the nearest bus station. I can take it from there”.

Sango nodded and motioned for him to follow her. Patting the boy’ head, she said, “By the way, this is Kohaku. He’s my brother.”

“Well, how lucky he is to have such a beautiful sister,” Miroku replied smoothly.

Sango blushed. “He sure is a quick one,” she thought. Getting into her car, she wondered if she had seen him before. He looked vaguely familiar. She couldn’t help staring at him as he got into the seat next to her. “I’ve definitely seen him before, but where?”

Feeling Sango’s eyes on him, he turned and grinned at her. “See something you like, miss?”

Sango flushed. “Shut up and fasten your seat belt, or else I’ll throw you out of the car.”

Miroku sighed. “Pity about the fiery temper. She would have been lovely, otherwise.”

Sango started the car and drove off, both of them not knowing how much more often they would be seeing each other, and the common destiny they both had.

***
“Sir, we have found something.”

A pair of yellow eyes gleamed in the darkness.

“Tell me…”

“The shikon-no-tama, sir. It seems to have been reborned.”

He snorted. “That’s old news.” He leaned forward, his breadth rustling the thin piece of paper separating him and his servant. “I want to know where it is,” he said, menace dripping on every word.

“Yes sir. About that, it seems to be with a certain girl.”

His ears pricked up. “A girl, you say?”

“Yes sir, a girl. A certain Kagome Higurashi, sir.”

His lips curled into a smile. “At least we are getting somewhere, now.”

“Well done, find out more about this Higurashi girl.”

“Yes sir.” The servant bowed, and left the room.

“Kagome Higurashi, eh? I wonder…”

And there! chapter 1. phew~ long long... hahas~ i wrote most of it in 2 hrs? haha~ pardon me if u think it sucks, its mi first time writing a long story and a fanfic so ya. anw, i promise the plot gets better, n hopefully my style improves as well. that's all for now. ja ne!