SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of those characters. But I do own Maiyami. If you want to write a story using her, please email me tenchis_chick@hotmail.com. Otherwise enjoy my mini saga. This will be ongoing and LONG....

Chapter One

            Air danced through Maiyami's midnight black hair. She blinked her blazing yellow eyes as she turned to take one last look at her middle school. She sighed, knowing that she would think often of the place she called home for so long.

            "Is something wrong?" Her mother asked, turning in her seat. She patted her leg. "Are you going to miss that place?"

            "Me?! Miss it? No way....that place is for babies" Maiyami snarled. Her mother giggled.

            "Sounds like someone else I know..." she affectionately winked, placing her hand on her husbands shoulder as he drove. He seemed almost to growl, then smiled back at her. Maiyami turned to look at her father's black eyes in the rear view mirror.

            "Did you like middle school dad?" she asked. Her father squirmed slightly as he turned the corner onto their street. They were almost home.

            "Um, yes. I did...it was uh...well uh...um ask your mother how she liked it." Her father scratched his head and nervously pulled at his black pony tail.

            "I really liked it," her mother began, "but high school is where I met your father so I liked it there much better."

            "Oh blegh...no more 'how we fell in love stories' please." Maiyami said in disgust. She stared out the window at the setting sun. The yellow and orange streaks across the sky always made her think of running. Not anywhere in particular, just running. "Maybe I really should start training for the high school track team...." she thought to herself as they pulled up to the temple where she and her family lived. She got out of the car and breathed in the fresh air. It smelled different somehow. Almost, bitter. Like the way bad milk tastes. Her father jumped a little as he stepped out of the car.

            "Inuyasha?" her mother asked, "is anything wrong?" Then at once she seemed to jump too.

            "Kagome…" Inuyasha started in a whisper, almost a warning. Then suddenly his mood shifted. "Maiyami, why don't you go inside? I think your grandmother has started dinner and its your favorite! Ramen!" Inuyasha licked his lips at the idea, but appeared to be placating her a little.

            "Humphf" Kagome said, shaking her feelings off, "You really are just like your father. No taste for real food."

            "Mom, ramen is real food. Come on Dad, lets get a head start." Maiyami pulled at her fathers red shirt.

            "Um no honey you go on ahead. Your mother and I need to talk about things that gross you out, like how we first fell in love." Inuyasha lightly pushed Maiyami towards the house. Reluctantly she began walking, breathing in the sweet smell emitting from the temple. Suddenly she heard the phone ring in the distance, and she was off like a shot.

            Kagome walked over to where Inuyasha was standing, nose in the air and sniffing. She slowly wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed the bottom of his chin.

            "Can you believe she's so old already? Seems like only yesterday I was teaching you how to feed her." Kagome giggled happily.

            "Kagome I know you felt that too." Inuyasha said, wrapping his arms around her waist. He lowered his head and looked into her eyes. For a moment they just stood, looking at each other.

            "You know, no matter how much I stare at your human eyes, they never speak to me like your yellow eyes do." Kagome said, brushing a piece of black hair off Inuyashas face.

            "Kagome..."Inuyasha started.

            "Ok fine. So I felt an evil presence? So what? We have felt evil presences all eighteen years we have lived in my time." Kagome said with in a slightly angry tone. "But have they ever been anything? Each time I let you go off exploring not knowing when your going to return and wanting to go with you but knowing I cant because we cant leave Maiyami parentless..." Kagome let go of Inuyashas neck and turned away.

            "You know this time was different," Inuyasha started, staring at the moon as it slowly crept across the sky. "It felt more like....Naraku. I need to go explore it. I..I just cant sit here Kagome. You know...I..."

            She turned and gave him a sly smile. She reached out and played with the necklace around his neck. "I could keep you here if I really wanted to." She started.

            "No you couldn't" Inuyasha frowned and gave her an indignant look. He hated when she acted like she had power over him...or at least he acted like he did.

            "Yes I could" Kagome touched his cheek and softly kissed him. She reached up and rubbed his ear.

            "MmmNo nono" Inuyasha moaned, pulling away, "Not fair playing with the ears. Come on Kagome."

            "Wait, lets talk about it more tonight ok?" Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and started towards the house.

            "Mmmmm..." Inuyasha started. Then suddenly he caught a whiff of ramen. "Ok fine! Lets eat!" He picked up Kagome and ran at the wonderful aroma, the two laughing playfully all the way.

            Maiyami hung up the phone and sighed. Yet another boy wanting to get into her pants. "When will I meet a boy with decent manners?" she thought to herself as she started towards the kitchen. The smell of ramen traveled through the air and seemed to sweep her off her feet.

"Yes!" her father celebrated as he entered the kitchen before her. He always seemed a bit too excited about food...like he hadn't had his whole life to enjoy it. He sat down at the table and immediately inhaled his portion of the ramen.

            "Who was that on the phone Maiyami?" Kagome sat down next to her husband and began eating.

            "Oh you know, just some guy that got my number. Im not really sure."

            "You know, some of these boys that you reject, they might not be so bad. I mean, why don't you give one a shot?"

            "Because mom," Maiyami slurped her ramen, "the kinda guy I want to be with is not going to just call me on the phone. It will be...romantic. Spontaneous. Love at first sight....is that too much to ask?!"

            Inuyasha grunted. "Your not going anywhere with any boys until...until your married. Your too young to be thinking about that anyway."

            "Inuyasha!" Kagome giggled as she took their plates up to the sink. "I was her age when I met you silly!"

            "Feh. That was different. You were....that was just different." Inuyasha walked over to Maiyami. "Come on Mai, your mother and I have a little gift for you. For your graduation."

"Really?" She was only slightly materialistic. But she loved it when her father was involved in any gift giving. He always seems to know what to get for her.

            She stepped into her living room following her father like an excited puppy. A soft breeze streamed through the window. For a moment Maiyami felt at peace. She walked over and sat near her grandmother who was sewing in the corner.

            "I'm so proud of you Maiyami." she said, patting her on the head. "You have turned out to be such a classy girl. You remind me of your mother so much when she was your age."

            "Thanks Gramma. That means a lot." Maiyami smiled. She loved being compared to her mother. Kagome was so sweet and calm all the time.

            "Ok Maiyami," Inuyasha placed a tiny package in her lap. The red colored box had a simple white ribbon atop it. She slowly tugged at the end of the bow and opened the box. Inside was a single shard of what appeared to be crystal. It almost gave off an iridescent glow as she lifted it into the light. Behind it she could see her parents faces. Her mothers waiting for the next words to come out of Maiyami's mouth and her fathers...slightly darker.

            "What...what is it?" Maiyami asked as she closed the clasp around her neck.

            "Well its...it's a jewel of protection." Kagome started. "Its something your father and I have been waiting a long time to give you. We were going to wait until your 15th birthday, but since that is only days away, we wanted to give it to you now."

            "Thank you so much!" She ran into her fathers arms.

            Inuyasha startled at first, and then wrapped his arms around his daughter. "Your welcome Maiyami. Try your best to keep it near you, and it will protect you."

            "I will Dad." She hugged her mother and started up the stairs. "I'm going to bed now. Goodnight."

            "Goodnight Maiyami. Well see you in the morning." Kagome grabbed Inuyashas hand. "We should go to bed too."

            He smiled and picked her up in his arms.

            "Goodnight you kids." Grandmother called.

            "Night mom!" Kagome called over his shoulder. "Inuyasha put me down!" She giggled and squirmed. He tightened his grip around her as they stepped into their room, nearly pitch black sans the streaming silver light from outside their window.

            "You are so feisty tonight...what is with you?" Kagome struggled to get free of his embrace. He smiled and looked into her eyes. Kagome watched in the moonlight as his eyes slowly faded from black to a blazing auburn. He leaned in slowly and kissed her passionately, letting their lips slowly linger before parting again.

            "You know I remember what we were doing this night 15 years ago." Kagome said as he pulled away.

            "Weren't we fighting? Over ramen?" Inuyasha set her down on their bed and began to change into pj pants. She laid back and put her arms behind her head, watching his body move.

            "Probably...but that's not what I was talking about…" Kagome turned over and gave him a smile. " I think we were celebrating the fact that I wasn't pregnant anymore…."

            "Kagome..." Inuyasha sat down next to her and brushed some hair out of her eyes. "You promised we would talk about what happened......"

            "INUYASHA! Sit!"                

            Inuyasha's face splatted against the floor of their bedroom. "Kagome..." he said in a warning voice as he turned his head to look at her. She smiled sweetly.

            "Fine. Have you felt the evil presence since?" she asked.

            "No..."

            "Do you feel like leaving me alone in bed to go look for trouble?" Kagome teased as she stood and slipped into her night clothes. Inuyasha looked her over, contemplating. "She's so perfect...even after all these years..." he thought to himself. In the moonlight her skin almost glowed. Her black hair seemed to blend in with the darkness as she laid back down and looked up at him expectantly. Her eyes pleaded. And the instinct in him began to take over as he crawled into bed beside her.

            "I told you I would never leave your side...why would I start now?"

            Moonlight poured in through the window of Maiyamis room. She lay sleeping, the glowing jewel around her neck resting on her pillow. Outside the wind was blowing slightly. Suddenly a deep rumble shook the foundation of the temple. Maiyami's yellow eyes flashed open and in an instant she was out of bed.

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