Axelpro: Well this is to give a small introduction to the new characters, I say characters because in the actual Inuyasha Sota really isn't developed too much so he is being developed here, seven years later mind you. Just a small taste of what's to come in the coming chapters.


"Thanks again sensei, for the lesson!" the boy dipped his shoulders in gratitude of the old man. The old man smiled and swung his wooden katana over his shoulders with a smile. "I'll be going home now, thanks again for letting me advance to the next level of kendo." The man's right eye's suddenly opened wide and he brought the katana down on the boy's head.

The boy had black hair that came down to his shoulders, but it was tied back in a ponytail and kept away from his hazel eyes. The paled skin on his face had a couple of smudges here and there, obviously from his extensive session. On his right cheek there was a white bandage a little bit below his eyes. He was wearing a typical white gi with a red belt signifying that he wasn't really a beginner in the arts, but he still hadn't mastered the style.

"How many times have I told you? This isn't kendo!" The boy realizing his mistake was now bowing in apology rather than gratitude.

"I'm sorry sensei, I should never have compared your sword style to that of kendo."

"You're assignment before I give you another lesson is to write the correct name of this sword style 1,000 times on as many pieces of paper as necessary. What I teach is the art of the famous swordsman of Japan's Feudal era, Daichi Kazahana. I thought you would remember that seeing as how I am his direct descendant, but it appears I was mistaken. Well you have your assignment, you are free to leave Sota." Again Sota dipped his head in gratitude for his sensei's leniency, but as he turned to leave Sota's sensei cleared his throat. "Aren't you forgetting something?"

"Sensei?"

"You agreed to let my grandson, Yuta, come over for dinner." Sota's sensei beckoned another boy over. This one had a fair complexion and glistening jade green eyes. He his blonde hair seemed to betray his apparent descent as it was short and his bangs came down just shy of his green eyes. He was also wearing a gi much like Sota even down to the red belt. "Now, you two stay out of trouble."

"No problem gramps!"

"See you later sensei!" The two waved to the old man who was smiling again and they walked out of the dojo and turned the corner. "Come on, we have to see my sister real quick. She called earlier and said she had something she needed to give mom back at the house."

"I wouldn't mind seeing your sister any time of the day." Yuta was smiling as the words slide out of his mouth. Sota smirked and gave Yuta a hard nudge.

"I don't need to hear about that stuff. Besides, she's 22, there's no way she would be interested in a 15 year old like yourself." Yuta laughed a little as the approached an office building.

"Hello can I help...oh it's just you two." Just like the sentence sounded the person behind the reception desk's face rose and fell as she realized it was Sota and his good friend Yuta coming through the door.

"That's no way to greet your brother Kagome! What if I told your boss about this?" Sota had a grin on his face as he approached his sister. She had graduated high school without a problem and was working her way into the business world. She had taken the job as a secretary because she would need to meet people and make a good deal of connections before she could do anything significant, or at least that's how she explained it. She lived with her high school sweetheart Hojo. Her apartment wasn't too far from the family house next to the shrine so her room was still there, and she would stop by and have dinner with them sometime. Still she had a fairly independent life and as a result Sota didn't have to deal with her every day so everyone was happy.

"He would tell you all to leave. You would be considered disturbing me working. Now come here," she motioned and Sota approached the reception desk. Kagome placed something on the desk and pushed it towards Sota, "take it and give it to mom. Her birthday is coming up and I already have something bigger in store. It's a new phone, her current one is really old already."

Sota grabbed the present with a smile, "Thanks sis, now I won't have to buy her anything myself."

"Yeah sure, now hurry up and get out of here shrimp."

"It was nice seeing you Kagome-chan" Yuta was making big waves with his hands in order to get Kagome's attention.

"Stop kidding around Yuta, get out of here."

"Yeah yeah, just don't be late to dinner tomorrow Kagome, or I'll never forgive you." With that Sota left Kagome to get back to her work. The two made their way back to the family shrine and, more importantly, the house next to it. Sota's mother was already standing outside watering some plants that were located near the door to the house's main entrance.

"Hello Mrs. Higurashi, how are you doing today."

"Oh hello Yuta, your grandfather told me you were coming. Dinner's already on the fire, you two should wash up before eating."

"Okay mom, I call the upstairs shower."

"Man, you should let your guest get the better treatment."

"I don't consider a friend who has the ability to sleep in this house five out of the seven days of the week a guest. Now deal with it." Sota rushed into the house.


Dinner hadn't been too eventful, Sota and Yuta had just related what they had done that day in school, and what they had learned in the dojo. Sota sat on the ground with Yuta next to him as darkness enveloped everything around them. "You know, sometimes I just wish something interesting would happen in this place, or my life."

"I know what you mean Sota, things just get really boring here, same routine for the past two years. The worst part about it is that there is at the very least three more years until we get any real freedom."

"Yeah," as Sota looked up at the sky Yuta grinned as if he had hatched a devious plan. Suddenly Yuta looked frantic as he pointed at thin air.

"Whoa, did you see that?" Yuta was frantically pointing at thin air and Sota, obviously interested, squinted as he tried to spot the invisible object.

"What?"

"That, right there, it just went into the shrine!" Yuta scrambled to his feet and ran into the shrine with Sota hot on his tail. "Man, I think it went down the well!?" Yuta turned to Sota and shrugged, still holding the secret to his prank. Sota leaned over and looked into the well and saw nothing.

Turning back around Sota had a quizzical look on his face, "What did you see dow-"

"Hah, I got you so good!" Yuta shoved Sota backwards into the well. Using the heightened reflexes he received as a result of his training Sota was able to grab Yuta and pull him along. As they fell full speed into the well they both closed their eyes expecting the pain from the impact. When they didn't receive that pain they opened their eyes and were amazed to see that they were in a strange realm, free falling at a very slow rate.

Ah, two meals have just come, and one of them has the Sacred Jewel Shard!? Oh this must be my lucky day, come to me my precious!


Axelpro: Just the prologue so no action, but I'm hoping you have some interest in what this particular "What if?" scenario can bring to the table. The 1st chapter will be up soon, and we'll see just how Inuyasha will interact with Sota.