Fanfiction Title: The Mixed Tape
Fanfiction Author: Aienkien-Jitsuni
Fanfiction Summary: AU x Inu POV xA Teenage Romance. An Unforgotten Promise. A Mixed Tape. It's been four years since that summer night, yet InuYasha still can't seem to forget about the girl he fell in love with...The only problem? He doesn't even know her name. R&R.
Fiction Rating: T
Fanfiction Genre: Romance & Drama
Publish Date: 07/02/06
What About Isn't Life Juicy?
Okay, some of you may be wondering what the hell I'm doing since I'm starting a new fanfic story, instead of writing a new chapter Isn't Life Juicy? The truth is that sometimes I get tired of writing Isn't Life Juicy? The chapters in that story are very time consuming, very long, and take a lot out of me when I'm writing it. It takes forever just to plan out the chapter and it takes even longer to write it! Not to mention, proofreading and editing it -- and these chapters are 20 pages long. I nearly died from frustration while writing the last chapter! It went through many edits and I rewrote a lot of parts. The chapter ended up being the longest chapter I've ever written (30+ pages), and although I'm very proud of my work, it leaves me exhausted. But don't worry -- this doesn't mean I won't be updating Isn't Life Juicy?
Author's Note: Every now and then I feel like I need a break from Isn't Life Juicy? -- so this is where I'll be turning to whenever I feel frustrated or stressed out from writing. I have the whole storyline planned out, so all I need to worry about is the details (which I'm still figuring out). I'm hoping that this will be a simple story to write, despite the complicated storyline. The inspiration for this story is the song, "The Mixed Tape" by Jack's Mannequin -- a song I absolutely adore. I was just thinking about writing a new fanfic story but I just wasn't inspired by anything, until this song came up on my play list and started playing. When I listened to the lyrics, this idea just popped into my head. This is the result of that! I really hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it!
Disclaimers: I do not own InuYasha or any of Rumiko Takahashi's characters. I also do not own the song 'The Mixed Tape' by Jack's Mannequin.
The Mixed Tape
An Alternate Universe Fanfiction
A n I n u Y a s h a & P a i r i n g F a n f i c
By Aienkien-Jitsuni
Prologue -- T h e P r o m i s e
The Promise Upon Daybreak
"This is morning…
That's when I spend the most time,
Thinking 'bout what I've given up…"
His dark violet eyes were getting lost in the grey hues of her overcast eyes.
It had nearly taken the whole night for the adolescent boy to look directly into them.
To directly look at her without being timid, reserved, distant, guarded --
Signature character traits that should have been attributed to him.
Yet somehow, her calm blue-grey eyes had managed to break through the protective barrier that he had secluded himself in.
Her very presence had that kind of an affect on you.
The young teenager searched her stormy eyes desperately for any sign of reassurance.
That things would be okay, that they were going to be happy together…
That this incredible night would never end.
But the lingering hope the dark-haired boy was looking for couldn't be found in her eyes.
And the sky had already started its transitioning from its dark shade of night to its early morning tints, signaling the night's end.
"Well, I guess…this is goodbye."
She whispered softly, avoiding his indigo-eyed gaze.
"No." He said stubbornly, childishly.
The black-haired teen knew he was being selfish.
But hell, he was not going to say goodbye.
"…Excuse me?" She asked quietly, taken aback by the tone in his voice.
"I said NO." He growled angrily, clenching his fists.
His body began to shake uncontrollably and a salty scent coming from him started to become stronger.
"I thought we talked about this…" The dark-haired girl murmured, her voice trembling.
"You are not FUCKING leaving! Youare staying right here, where you belong! Got that?" He blurted out loud unconsciously.
He no longer had the mental or physical strength to control his emotional state. It was a sharp reminder that he hadn't gotten any sleep in over 24 hours.
The violet-eyed boy was lacking so much sleep that he didn't even notice the salty scent in the air.
But this time, it wasn't coming from him -- it was coming from the sobbing girl before him.
"Y-YOU JERK! Do you have any idea how hard this is for me, how painful it is…" She started walking up to the teenage boy, jabbing fingers harshly into his chest with every single syllable she said.
"…You're so inconsiderate!" She screamed at him, tears pouring down her pale angelic face.
The sight of the weeping girl with tears streaming down her cloudy eyes made the teenage boy wish that he could take back every insensitive word he had said to her.
Words unable to express how he felt about her, he gathered the girl forcefully into his arms. He embraced her fragile, shaking frame and ran his clawed hands through her long, black tresses. After taking in her intoxicating indescribable scent, he steadied his voice despite the throbbing lump in his throat. He grudgingly tried his best to hold his tears back.
"I…I don't want you to leave me…" He admitted to her in a painful whisper. "I don't want to be alone again…"
He tightened his grip on her, not ready to let go of the girl in his arms. As he rested his chin on the dark-haired girl's head, his dark violet eyes filled with affliction looked up towards the quickly changing blue sky above him. Beyond the trees of the woods, he saw a rose-tinted horizon and a peeking sun ready to rise.
Despite nature being able to forget about the night,
He could not bring himself to let go.
"I don't…I don't want to leave you." The girl muffled into his red flannel shirt, crying silently as she squeezed the comforting fabric between her fingers. The hanyou didn't know it but she was clutching his plaid sleeve just as tight as he was holding onto her.
She told herself that she was ready, that she was prepared to say goodbye.
The dark-haired girl had kept repeating it to herself constantly throughout the night --
To remind her that once this fairy tale night was over, she would return to reality without getting hurt.
But the strong-willed girl was weak all along, ever since his dark violet eyes caught her breath.
Her mind was set and she was mentally prepared, but her heart could not and would not agree with her.
Despite her mind being able to forget about the night,
She could not bring her heart to let go.
By this time the bright stars had already vanished, while the white moon was slowly fading away into the vast heavens above. The sky hanging above them was shifting quickly into elusive shades of lavender and amethyst, with subtle pink hues tingeing the scattered clouds.
"I…I'm sorry. I'm so sorry..." The young girl whispered regretfully, burying her head into the soothing warmth of his chest.
She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to stop the tears and the pain flowing from her eyes -- but it was no use. Because even behind her closed eyelids, she could feel the crack of dawn approaching them.
And just like the first light of day coming nearer, he held her even closer to him.
"Baka…" He scolded harshly into her ear. "Baka! I should be the one apologizing to you!"
'Why? Why are you always so kind and considerate to a half-breed like me?'
The adolescent thought to himself silently, not wanting to voice out his words.
He was afraid that if he had, he might have started to cry right in the middle of his sentence.
The dark-haired girl slowly looked up at him, rivulets of tears streaming down her porcelain face.
She was smiling.
If it was anything that the teenage boy had loved more than her translucent eyes, it was her beautiful smile.
Being influenced by her contagious smile, he grinned down at the girl.
Their bittersweet smiles covered up the visibleapprehension inboth oftheir eyes.
The girl abruptly broke her gaze and grabbed his hand confidently, unaware of how bold a move the dark-haired boy had thought it was. Interlacing her slender fingers in-between his, she led them to the well where they had met earlier the night before. She sat on it and he followed her. For a while she looked off into the horizon, her gray-blue eyes glowing amidst the rosy pink sky above them while her curly dark tresses gleamed a bluish sheen. He watched her intensely with his dark violet eyes, engraving her profile into his mind.
"Hey, you know what?" She spoke softly, looking up into the faint mauve clouds while swinging her feet back and forth on the well. "Even though it's painful…even though it hurts…and even if it makes me terribly lonely and want to cry…"
She turned her face towards him, her stormy hued eyes smiling sadly.
"I don't regret this unforgettable night. I don't regret meeting you."
The dark-haired boy stared at her intently with his violet eyed gaze wordlessly.
'I…I don't regret meeting you either! I won't forget about this night! I want to tell you, but…'
"It's funny…how we met by chance." Her overcast eyes started to become hazy again and her voice started to tremble, "But…now that I think about it…it's not…it's really not funny at all…"
Tears started to spill from her eyes and she cried without making a sound.
She started to look away but the hanyou stopped her, placing a hand on her chin.
He tenderly wiped a tear away, avoiding her surprised gray-blue stare.
Dawn was approaching.
"We made a lot of silly promises tonight, didn't we?" She said quietly, a sad little smile returning to her face. A giggle started to rise from her throat. Just thinking about their playful swears and pledges made her incredibly happy -- and yet terribly sad at the same time.
"I can't believe I promised you that I would stop cursing and calling you names..." The teenager muttered under his breath as she violently slapped him on his shoulder.
"You jerk! That promise lasted for about two seconds!" She said angrily, her mouth in a scowl -- but her gray-blue eyes were shining playfully.
"How about you Miss 'I promise to not hit or smack you ever again'? That didn't even last one millisecond!" The boy argued, pointing out her mistakes.
"Well, that's only because you promised not to ever call me 'bitch' or 'wench' again! And you broke your promise so I smacked you, which ended up in me breaking my own promise. So it's really all your fault!" The dark-haired girl defended, smiling proudly. The disbelieving boy sorted out all the claims she had said and looked away from her, silently admitting defeat.
"KEH! Like I care about some stupid promise." He snapped at her, crossing his arms stubbornly across his chest.
"Promises aren't stupid, you inconsiderate jerk! Promises are important and should be cherished…" She argued, her voice trailing off gently. The teenage boy silently thought over what she had just said, believing in her and her words. As he caught a glimpse of her, he found her staring off into the horizon again. As the teenage boy followed her gaze, all his thoughts stopped as he saw the sun's rays rising.
The two looked out into the distance, a feeling of absolute finality overwhelming them.
Suddenly the dark-haired girl stood up, her choppy bangs covering her eyes. With clenched fists she started to run away from the well, away from their meeting place…and away from the black-haired teenager that she had fell in love with in one night.
"W-Wait!" He called out to her, chasing after the young girl desperately. Frustrated tears started to come to his dark violet eyes. "We didn't even get to say fucking goodbye!"
'We didn't get to do a lot of things yet! I didn't even get to tell you how I feel…!'
The dark-haired girl stopped in her tracks.
He stopped running and stood right behind her, breathing heavily.
Gathering up his courage and ignoring his fast-paced heartbeats ringing in his ears, he grabbed her hand tightly. He looked back quickly at the increasing light coming from the horizon, indicating the dawning sun.
"I…" He whispered in her ear from behind her. "I…"
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get the words out.
There was no time left for hesitations.
Unexpectedly she turned around, her pleading gray-blue eyes catching him off guard.
"Please...don't say it!" She whispered earnestly to him. "Don't say farewell! That's just one promise…" The dark-haired girl said insistently, squeezing her eyes shut. Still holding onto his hand, she lifted her feet up off from the ground and inched her face closer to his.
Just upon daybreak, two silhouettes merged into one -- making a promise and sealing it with a tender kiss.
She slowly parted her lips from his, the dark-haired girl full of reluctance to break from the sentimental gesture. She looked up into his dark violet eyes for the last time, deeply gazing into his mauve depths.
"Promise me…that you'll never forget me." She whispered desperately, her overcast-hued eyes sparkling in the morning light.
"I won't…I will never forget you." He promised her, his violet eyes and midnight hair fading away -- losing their dark shine as the sun rose.
She gave him a smile.
He gave her a mix tape.
As the young girl started to walk away and up the hill, back to her car and back to the reality of her moving to the other side of the world,
She looked back one final time at the boy that had changed her life forever in one summer night.
But instead of seeing his long black hair and dark violet eyes…
She could've sworn she saw glimmering silver hair and golden-flecked eyes.
As the young boy stood there solemnly, watching her walk away and up the hill -- a cold dark reality started to set in. An icy shiver went through his body, despite the now risen sunlight on his back. Then the pain started to wash over him.
He felt his fingernails grow longer, his teeth go sharper, and his human ears disappearing while his dog ears reappeared.
His dark human hair and eyes were now replaced with shining silver hair and golden amber demon eyes.
As the painful transformation from human to hanyou was over, he looked up at the hill to find that the beautiful dark-haired girl was gone. And just like that, the only girl that had ever made him feel accepted disappeared along with the unforgettable night.
'I didn't get a chance to say that I…I….'
Despite all that had happened,
Despite him meeting the only girl for him,
Despite his terrible lonely life now having a purpose,
Despite everything…He still couldn't bring himself to say those three little words.
Even though it was too late for him to say anything, he still couldn't say it.
'Why can't I fucking say three goddamn words?'
The answer suddenly hit InuYasha.
He didn't even know her name.
T o B e C o n t i n u e d ….
Author's Note: Well what do you guys think? I hope you guys liked the ending -- I absolutely love the cliffhanger I wrote in this! Anyway, if you guys didn't notice I didn't mention InuYasha's or the promised girl's name at all throughout this whole chapter…it was hard to do but I think it was really worth it to write the chapter that way! Who could the mysterious dark-haired girl possibly be?
I'm really proud of this and I'm just so glad how this turned out.
I really enjoyed writing this and I hope you guys enjoyed reading it!
Please Don't Forget to Review! Until Next Chapter!
Sincerely,
AK-J.
Cover Art: www.img424.imageshack.us/img424/4527/themixedtapecoverartyn1.png
Prologue -- 'The Promise Upon Daybreak' Art Coming Soon…
Inspiration For This Chapter: Druihd's work (druihd. especially her Fading Memories drawing of InuYasha & Kagome, Kagome's Character Single 'Tatta Hitotsu no Yakusoku' (Just One Promise Performed by Kagome's Seiyuu, Satsuki Yukino), and songs from the anime Honey & Clover ('Tsuki no Naifu' by Suga Shikao and 'Waltz' by Suneohair.
I strongly suggest listening to those songs and viewing these pictures while reading this chapter!
N e x t C h a p t e r o f T h e M i x e d T a p e --
Chapter One: The Song The Hit Debut Song
"Where are you now?
As I'm swimming through the stereo,
I'm writing you a symphony of sound…"
InuYasha thinks back to that summer night four years ago…
And how the song he had made for her had turned him into an instant idol.