Falling Behind Time
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First story. Sorry if it sucks. Also, I'm not a real expert on Inuyasha (or Japan, for that matter). I don't read the mangas. I just recently started watching the anime, thanks to friend of mine. So please don't go crazy on me if I mess up and write something that apparently can't happen in anime/manga.
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How exactly did I end up in this mess? I'm not exactly sure.
One day I found out I was being forced into moving away from my comfortable home in New York to this old, forgotten shrine in Tokyo, Japan. "This is the Higurashi family shrine," my mother had said. "Our ancestors have lived here for generations." Hearing those words replay in my head brought back the same thought I had no choice but to mutter under my breath when my mother's back was turned because I had no guts to say it to her face.
"Apparently Grandma and Grandpa were the only ones in our ridiculously long family tree with the brains to get out of owning this shrine and moving to America." If only my parents had been so lucky.
"I think living here will be really exciting," my father had said. Whatever. He also thought that the middle-aged man with the dreads and the singing voice of a dying cat should've won this season of American Idol.
My Grandma Kikyo, who had volunteered to help us get settled in our new home, had told me stories about what had happened at this shrine. "It was said that the old Bone Eater's Well was used as an entrance to Japan's Feudal Era by one of our ancestors."
Not for a second did I believe her stories. Until now.
I look around me, at all the friends I have made in this time. They all have desires and problems that set them apart from everyone else, but they also have one goal that binds them together:
Destroying Naraku.
Like Sango. The demon-slayer. Determined to rescue her brother from Naraku. She's the bestest best friend I've ever had in my entire life. If weren't for her being right by my side all this time, I would've had to steal all the Vodka from my father's boxes of liquor just to be able to stand the other new "friends" of mine (which wouldn't be very smart, because I'm allergic to alcohol, but if I had to choose between being sober, healthy and having to deal with an annoying dog-demon and a perverted monk or being drunk, covered in hives, and on the verge of dying from puking my guts out, I'd choose 'B'). She's also an incredible listener. A perfect person to go to when you want to vent. I owe her my life.
Miroku. The monk. Definitely the most perverted man I've ever met. Seriously, and I thought that seventeen year old pizza delivery guy with the all zits who was always making passes at my friend Lizzie's big sister Kaylie had problems. But Miroku does come through for everyone when we need him. Naraku cursed him with a black hole in his palm called a 'Wind Tunnel' (though I think this 'Wind Tunnel' awesome! I hardly see it was being a curse... except for the whole 'eventually devouring him' part).
Shippo. The fox-demon. And the cutest thing I've ever seen! He's like the little brother I would never wish I had, because if I did, he would be cursed into being the most annoying thing in the world and would eventually leave me no choice but to beat him with my little sister's baseball bat. I love him! He, like Sango, is what helps keep me sane in this warring states era. I thank him for that.
Koga. The wolf-demon. The day I met him, I discovered that he was one of the keys for getting under Dog-boy's skin. But that's not the only reason I grew fond of him. I spent two days travelling with him and I realized what a good guy he was. A little rough around the edges, especially with his pack, or when arguing with Dog-boy, but at least he knew how to open up... well with me, anyway. He told me that Naraku killed his pack and now Koga wants revenge.
Sesshomaru. Dog-boy's half-brother. If anyone can get under my skin more than Dog-boy, it's Sesshomaru. I'm not exactly sure why, but the fact that he doesn't have the skills to show expressions on his face irritates me to no end. Whenever he looks at me, it's like he's challenging me to a staring contest. And he has this insane idea that he's better than his brother just because he's full demon. Pssh, right. Now, strong? Yes. A tad bit more powerful? Sure, I'll even give him that. But truthfully, what exactly is so great about being a mutated husky?
And last, but not least, Inuyasha. Or Dog-boy, as I prefer to call him. He's a half-demon. And the most annoying, irritating, hotheaded, indecisive mess I've ever met. He's got more problems than my cousin Isabella (her problems being alcohol, drugs, whining about her teenage problems to three year olds at the park. You know, the usual). Seriously, he's torn between some undead priestess and her reincarnation. In his head, he's probably all, "Let's see, Zombie or Reincarnation? And I'm asking this because the answer is so not obvious to me, like it is to everyone else." You know what? I take back what I said earlier about Sesshomaru. Inuyasha's definitely more irritating. If Naraku doesn't kill him, I will.
And who am I? I'm Desirée Marino. The future reincarnation of Kagome Higurashi.
How exactly did I end up in this mess? I'm not entirely sure.
But Naraku just made one hell of a mistake dropping me in the middle of all this. Because when people mess with me, I come back with a nasty vengance.
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Wow. That sucked. And it was so short. But this is just the Prologue. So please bear with me. And I know, Desirée Marino isn't a Japanese name, but the explanation for that will be in the first chapter.
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