ANACHRONIST

By the way: an anachronism is something that's chronologically out of place. If you keep reading this title will totally make sense...I hope.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha. Also the websites (later in the chapter) are mostly real places I found, and I don't own them either!

This came to me while doing math homework last night. Yeah, I always have the weirdest brainstorms during math homework. Probly cuz I don't understand it so then my subconscious wanders

CH 1: Searching for Shikon

She'd just gotten back from the world beyond the well, and she was exhausted…

Kagome buried her face in her pillow, thinking "Finally…a real BED!", and fell deeply asleep.

When she woke up, it was early afternoon. The golden rays of the sun fell into her room, still shining strongly. She now stretched and yawned, feeling the happiness that knowing it was Saturday brought her.

No Inuyasha would bother her today. It was a bright morning, and she could go where she pleased.

"Ja ne, Oka-san," she said to her mother. "I'm going to go to the library, ok?" They had gotten new computers there, she'd heard from Eri, and all of them had the latest internet connection.

Kagome rode her bike to the new, important-looking library building, where she went in and found a new computer. It was such a nice day out, that there were almost no people in the library. But Kagome couldn't care less. I'm outdoors all the time in the Sengoku Jidai. Now's my big chance for (here she squirmed with glee) AIRCONDITIONING!

She laughed to herself and went over to the computer. "Wow," she gasped at the new features. How long has it been since I used a computer? She calculated mentally. Wow...months and months...I haven't even been on the Internet since before I met Inuyasha!

A voice startled her. "Hello there, young lady. My name is Yamaguchi Hakku." Kagome jumped. A young man whose pin identified him as a librarian was standing at her elbow, beaming.

"We've just gotten the latest form of Internet. Modem connection, and you can download and print at our print center...ten yen a page." The librarian leaned in. "Computers are advancing so fast these days. And the Internet's becoming so affordable, that soon most families will have it."

Kagome turned her gaze to the computer. Finally, a fast internet connection, and at her fingertips with a whole afternoon ahead! They had computers with Internet connections at school, but she hadn't been able to use it since before this whole Shikon no Tama quest started.

"This computer's brand new," said the librarian, smiling at Kagome's expression. "A 1997 model. We just got it, you know. Would you like me to show you how to use the Internet?"

"No, thank-you," Kagome replied politely. "We were taught how to use the Internet at my school."

"Well, best of luck!" said Hakku, and he strolled back over to the Information desk by the front door.

Kagome was so excited. They finally had the Internet at the library!

She spent all afternoon on it... surfing!

She was delighted and impressed at it all. She grinned. The Feudal Era was wonderful and beautiful and magical and all, but her era had COMPUTERS!

Then she had a brainstorm...

What if I search for the Shikon no Tama by Internet! I'm sure to find some interesting stuff about it!

With shaking fingers she typed in the kanji and pressed "Enter".

As the screen cleared, the hard drive whirring, she felt her fingers head to their usual spot of comfort, the Shikon shards around her neck. Slowly her fingers closed over the smooth surface and squeezed with anticipation.

flash A blinding light shot out before her eyes–

–For a moment, the room spun in front of her eyes, figures and computer blurring with a purple tinge. Whoa! Kagome blinked rapidly to clear her vision, and the room came back into focus. Her head felt light, and under her fingers the shard felt warm and tingly.

What the--? It must be that I'm hungry. I haven't had lunch yet...

Just then, the search engine whirred...and then spat results onto the screen.

She looked at them eagerly, excitement mounting in her chest.

" SEARCH RESULTS. 1-10 OF ABOUT 18,000.

1. ShikonnoTama

Summary: Welcome! Internet Explorer/CSS Frames.

2. Besouled The Shikon No Tama Fanlisting

Summary: Welcome to Besouled, the fanlisting! Approved by The FanListing . org. "

A fanlisting? Huh?

" 3. Wikipedia: The Shikon No Tama

Summary: Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia's article on 'Shikon no Tama' ... Warning: Plot details follow. The Shikon no Tama (lit. Jewel of Four Souls) or "Shikon jewel", is a magical jewel...

4. Encyclopedia: ShikonnoTama / Shikon-no-Tama

Summary:... in size when complete, but the shards of the Shikon no Tama are irregular in size and shape ... them and creating the Shikon no Tama, which burst from her chest ..."

That looks good! "Yess!" Kagome said, cheering to herself. Both of those, number three and four, looked good for information. I mean, surely Midoriko's story is known to more than just me...right?

Suddenly, something seemed wrong. How could that be on the Internet? Even Inuyasha didn't know how the Jewel came about before Sango told us...

But...

Her mouth fell open. Just beyond that entry in the search results...

What? What?

Her gasp was so loud that the people around her in the library looked at her in alarm.

Kagome felt the sweat slipping around under her shirt collar, springing up under the waistband of her skirt. Her face was losing color.

" 5. ShikonNoTama Necklace / Jewel of Four Souls Necklace -

Summary: Shikon No Tama Necklace. ( Sacred Jewel of Four Souls Necklace ) The Shikon No Tama or Jewel of Four Souls Necklace is inspired from the manga comic and anime series INUYASHA.

6. FanFictionNet:ShikonnoTama

Summary:... Anime " Inuyasha Xover YYH" Shikon no Tama. B s : A ... Hakusho together with InuYasha! -... If you don't know InuYasha, it's all good, you can look for info ... SHIKON NO TAMA (The Jewel of Shikon) ... comic and anime series INUYASHA.

InuYasha Xover...

Anime series...

INUYASHA.

InuYasha.

Inuyasha!

"Inuyasha!" she screamed, and as several people stood up in concerned anxiety or annoyance, she toppled off the chair. The computer screen swam before her eyes even with them closed.

Manga...anime...INUYASHA...Shikon no Tama…

Then even that disappeared, and she was completely blacked out.

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There! Hope it was a good start! That was so worth staying up late to finish math homework. :-P Ok well anyways I just wanna blab for a bit. I meant to publish my fics in order that I thought of them but I decided I wanted to stick this one out there just because it is so off-the-top-of-myhead and can go in many different directions. I am leaning toward a humorous direction.