Prologue: My name's Alexandra, Alex for short, and I am what you call a demon child. I'm 15 and when I was four, my mother was murdered. I vowed that I would get back at the demon that killed my mom. It left me with my dad. He didn't want me but ended up taking me in. He was abusive and blames me for everything just because I'm there. I don't even know what my powers are, merely the fact I was not normal. We moved a lot because he doesn't want people to find out about me. We moved so much I don't bother making friends anymore; instead I don't let people close to me. I have dark sapphire eyes, black hair 4 inches past my shoulder, bangs, and good figure in a way. We currently live in Japan for a couple months beginning at summer. We moved because back in America, my father found out about Inuyasha. Inuyasha is a half demon and we became friends. He trained me with a katana, a Japanese sword. He was the only friend I had and we moved because my dad found out about him. Before I left, he promised that we would find our way to each other again and he gave me a katana. At my command it could shrink or grow bigger, all I have to do is mentally command it.
"WAKE UP!" dad yelled. Those words rang into my dreams, making me get up. I put on a tight black tank top. I also put on some big baggy black sweats. I grabbed my Nike bag and headed downstairs. "Go to school!" dad yelled. Unfortunately, I wasn't fast enough for him and he slashed my right arm. "Go bandage up!" dad yelled. I ran upstairs to the bathroom, cleaned the cut, and wrapped bandages around it. It went from my shoulder to my elbow. I put extras in my bag, just in case. I went to my room and put on an extra black varsity formed jacket to hide the cut. I also grabbed the minimized katana Inuyasha gave me and put it in my pocket. I ran downstairs and out the door before he could yell at me again. I got to school early and convinced the teacher into not introducing me and letting me sit by myself. I started the work on math. Since I work pretty fast, it only took a couple of minutes. As I worked, students filed in. I kept my head down, trying to avoid any glares. Time managed to past by and the bell rang, signaling the beginning of lunch. I didn't feel like going to lunch so I skipped it and stayed in the classroom. When the teacher left to get some lunch, I quickly took off my jacket to put on new bandages. As I was removing the bandages, one of the guys in my class walked in. He stopped and stared at me. I glanced up at him and saw that he had emerald eyes and long red hair and was about 5'9". He started to walk toward me as I went back to putting on new bandages. "Hi, I'm Shuichi Minamino. You're new right?" he asked. I just nodded. "What's your name?" he asked politely. "Alexandra but call me Alex," I answered without looking up. "Umm . . . . do you need help with the bandages?" he offered. I looked up at him to see sincerity in his eyes. I just nodded again. He pulled up a chair next to me and started to bandage it with skill. I was amazed, even though I didn't show it. I didn't trust him, I just met him. Finally he tied it up but a little tight so I flinched. "Oh I'm sorry Alex," he apologized. When he finished, I muttered a thanks and put my jacket back on. Shuichi threw out the old bandages and came back over to sit with me until the end of lunch. "Do you want to walk with me and my friends after school? I saw you earlier today and I live just a couple blocks down." "Umm . . . . . sure." The bell rang again and the students to file back in. Shuichi gave me a smile and went back to his seat. A tall guy about 5'10" with short slicked black hair sat in front of him. An ugly guy about 6' with orange hair sat next to him. A shorter guy about 5'7" with spiky black hair, a black starburst, and a bandana on his forehead sat behind him. They all seemed to be friends, good friends. The teacher came back and handed out work on history. I managed to complete the work just as the bell rang. I handed it in and started to pack my stuff. Shuichi came over, "You ready?" I nodded and followed him to the courtyard. He introduced me to his friends. The ugly guy was Kuwabara, the shorter guy was Hiei, and the other guy with black hair was Yusuke. There was also a girl there with short brown hair and brown eyes. Her name was Kayko. We all started to walk out of the courtyard. Me and Shuichi were in the front while the others whisper. Out of nowhere, an ugly creature jumped out. My time with Inuyasha told me that it was a demon. Without thinking, I took out my katana and silently commanded it to grow to normal size. I took the katana out of the sheath and cut the demon in half, killing it instantly. I sheathed the katana and shrunk it. I placed it back in my pocket and glanced back. I was so gonna die when my dad finds out. They were staring at me with shock. Pain surged through my arm and I gripped it trying to ease the pain. I slowly took my arm out of the jacket and saw that there's more blood stained. I tried to hide it from the rest of them but Shuichi saw it. "Alex are you alright?" he asked in a soothing tone. I nodded, biting my lip. "Shuichi I think we better get her to your place. She's bleeding a lot," Kayko said with some concern in her voice. "Yea you better before she blacks out from loss of blood," Yusuke continued. "Hn," Hiei said. "Ooh Ooh, can I carry her?" Kuwabara asked excitedly. "YOU MORON, you're just gonna drop her," Yusuke said, yelling at Kuwabara. Shuichi gently picked me up with one arm on my back and one under my leg. He and the others ran to his house, which was about 4 blocks away, while my place was only a block. I hope dad didn't see me. I started to fade in and out of consciousness until I blacked out.
When I came to, it was around 6. I was in deep trouble. I was supposed to be home 2 hours ago. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and looked around. The room was pretty dark and the only light came from the moon shining through the window. I slowly got out of the bed and grabbed my bag and my jacket next to the door. Slipping out of the room quietly, I went down the stairs. The light was coming from the living room where Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kayko, Hiei, and Shuichi were sitting at. I was going to creep out but I knew that they would see me. I quietly went back upstairs to the room I was in and opened the window. Without a second thought, I jumped out the window landing on my feet without any injuries. I started to run back home, thinking of an excuse to tell my dad. When I got to the door . . .