Once upon a time… wait a second that isn't right, this isn't some fairy tale, this is a nightmare. It was well, dark and pretty stormy out, no rain yet, thank goodness, just clouds and thunder. I was rushing home from one of my evening classes when I spotted someone following me. Oh how rude of me I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Sapphira and it means jewel or gem like sapphire, it also means beauty or beautiful. I don't think it describes me very well but my family thinks so, but of course they would because they are my family. I have long blonde/golden hair and I have jade green eyes, I am about 6 foot 2 inches and I am 22 years old, I hope that covers it. Anyway, like I said I was on my way home from one of my evening college classes when I realized someone was following me, how I knew, I grew up on a farm in Missouri in America. So you're probably thinking how did you end up in Tokyo, Japan? Well, you see I got this sweet scholarship from this awesome college here in Tokyo it had everything I needed in a college, but it was really far away from home and I would really miss my folks. Who were crazy about the scholarship and me going someplace new in all, they were really excited even after I told them I wouldn't be coming back until I was finished with school. So as you probably guessed I accepted the scholarship and packed my stuff to move to a little apartment off campus, since the scholarship didn't cover room and board, so there is this little historic part of Tokyo where my apartment is located. I didn't think I wanted to take the little deserted alley that takes me straight to my apartment building, because I didn't want this jerk to jump with my new jeans on. You see I am not like the average person I know how to protect myself and defend others, I use to do a little cage fighting before I moved to Tokyo, so I knew my way around a fight. I had just bought these jeans and didn't want them to get to dirty, so I kept going hoping they would think they had the wrong person. They kept following me, I just wanted to confront him but couldn't find a populated enough area, next thing I know he was gone; I stopped and crossed the street afraid of a trap in front of me. I find this old shrine place and I run up the stairs like a mad man and there he is following me again apparently angry for me not taking the bait he had offered. I run up to the quaint little house and pounded on the door, a middle aged woman with black hair and quite an innocent face opened the door, I asked to come in because someone was chasing me. She opened the door after a few torturing seconds and as soon as I walked in it started to pour, I hoped that would deter my stalker. She asked me if I really was being followed and I told her it was the truth and she seemed to trust me, probably because I was wearing my favorite worn out cowboy boots. She probably thinks I'm some kind of hick, which I kind of am, living in the woods in all, and just because I'm blonde and a hillbilly doesn't mean I'm stupid (okay?). She politely asked me to take off my shoes and sit down and explain what happened. So I did and she just nodded her head until the tea she had been making was done. Just then the door was yanked open I thought it was my stalker, but it turned out to be a young girl no more than 17 or 18 at the most. She resembled very closely to the older woman, so I was guessing it was her daughter. She was soaked wet and was really angry, not upset, I mean really beet red angry. She managed to walk in and close the door and start up the stairs before realizing she had company. She raced up stairs and I heard the shower turn on and then a hair dryer ten minutes later. And yes I have exceptionally good hearing and sight along with my other senses. She finally came down stairs and took a cup of tea and sat down opposite of me and just looked at me. I didn't think I looked to different just long blonde hair in a braid with jade embroider fabric strands to match my eyes, I actually loved it. My clothes weren't dirty or torn and my teeth were clean and I didn't have anything on my face, I just got rid of my acne. She finally got the nerve to say, "Who are you and why are you here?" I calmly put my half empty cup down and told her, "My name is Sapphira and I am here because I needed a place to duck into and wait for my stalker to go home. What is your name?" She replied and said it was Kagome.
Everything was going great; she was going home, a perfect place to ambush her. But of course she was smarter than he thought, she changed her destination and headed to the old shrine and was now hiding in the house. He tried to think of a way to lure her out so he could taste the sweet nectar that called to him. He didn't know why he followed her or why he wanted her, but he did. Just the smell of her intensified his hunger and thinking about her made him just crazy with bloodlust, he just couldn't help but go and knock on the door.
I knew it had to be him it just couldn't be any one else, I warned the nice older woman not to open it and surprisingly she obeyed. I got up and walked to the door and calmly asked who it was and this is the answer that I got, "It is the big bad wolf let me in little pig!" His voice was husky with a bit of hysteria in his voice and I got worried. "Not by the hair on my chiny chin chin." I said softly, but he heard because he started to laugh hysterically. "If you don't let me in then I'll blow this house in and get you anyway." He just about growled that last part to me, in answer I gasped. I mustered up my bravery and finally asked the two most important questions to ask: "What are you? Why are you after me?" An evil chuckle came from the other side of the door and it slowly opened to show a very dangerous looking man with glowing red eyes.