Chapter 1
Lauren woke from her cot to a bright day. She sat up and sniffed.
"Breakfast!" she shouted. "Smells like, rice, eggs, and miso soup!" She ran down the stairs happily, humming a tune.
"Mama! Papa! Is breakfast ready?" she asked. Her mother turned around, smiling.
"Yes dear, it's your favorite! I made it special for your first day of high school!" her mother replied. Lauren ate quickly and her mother handed her, her favorite hat. She knew it was to protect people from seeing her ears. She got them from her father who was half demon, leaving her a quarter demon for her mother was human.
"Lauren!" shouted a voice from behind her. "You aren't going to say goodbye?" She looked behind her to see her father, Inuyasha.
"Nearly forgot!" yelled Lauren as she ran back. "Bye!"
"Look at her, Kagome, she's all grown up," Inuyasha said as Lauren was on her way.
"Hey guys!" Lauren called out to some girls. They turned their heads towards her.
"Lauren! Hi!" said a girl with long dark hair and a devious smile.
"What's up Lauren?" asked two girls with curly hair.
"Not much," replied Lauren.
The twins never fail to talk at the same time, thought Lauren. What's on Hye Rim's mind? Lauren turned back at Hye Rim who was making faces.
"Knock it off!" Lauren laughed. The four walked off to class.
In a land full of darkness, two spirits met each other in front of a pond.
"Hello Kimari," said one.
"Greetings Shio," said the other. "I believe you know the topic of this meeting. The girl knows she's part demon, but we could control her power if she was a full-fledged demon. We sadly do not possess the Jewel of Four Souls, so we cannot do this."
"Her friends are all like her," said Shio. "We could use that." The two nodded, then laughed. Creating a massive spirit storm and going through the pool.
The spirits reached the other side where they hid, discussing their sinister plan.
"How will we entice them?" asked Kimari. "I do believe they don't know they are all demons."
"Then that's how," said Shio. "We'll show them what each of them are, and they'll be putty in our hands. Joining together means they'll be caught in our little "quest" to find the Jewel of Four Souls! We'll have it yet!"
Lauren went with the twins, Natalie and Periwinkle, and Hye Rim to go eat lunch.
"Peri, have you noticed we're all wearing hats?!" said Natalie.
"Nat, ssshhhh!" whispered Periwinkle. Hye Rim and Lauren looked at Natalie and Periwinkle suspiciously.
"What's going on?" asked Hye Rim. The twins eyed each other nervously. Natalie stood up.
"Okay, we've been friends ever since kindergarten, so I can trust you. This is what's under my hat..." Natalie said as she removed her hat. Cat ears came up quickly, and Hye Rim stood up and removed her hat as well. She had fox ears, then everyone looked at Lauren.
"Do you have them?" asked Natalie. Lauren then nervously stood up to reveal her wolf-like ears. The four stared at each other for a little while. Then the two spirits sprang up from their hiding places.
"Hear me young children!" shouted Shio. "You are plagued to become full demons if ye do not find and give us the Jewel of Four Souls! You must journey to find the hiding spot of the Jewel! Lauren, Hye Rim, Natalie, and Periwinkle, heed my words!" And with that the spirits were gone. The four girls were shocked, and they screamed.
"I'm going home!" they all shouted. Lauren ran as fast as lightning in terror as did the others.