"I can't believe it's finally over," a girl thought. She was eighteen years of age. The closing ceremony of school had ended. As she walked towards the front gate of the school, she couldn't help but to think of the good and bad memories. Because of being a foreigner, times had been tough. However, there were good times as well. She smiled. Hopefully, it was all uphill from here. "I can't wait to get home. I'll finally be able to finish that story now that I don't have to worry about school work." True to her thoughts, there was a story she was itching to finish. Her dream was to become an author. She had studied countless literature topics whilst in school.
"Hey Scar-sama…!" a friend called out to her. Hazel eyes shifted before the girl completely turned around. She smiled upon recognizing Takagi Momo. "You wanna come with us to celebrate? I think there's going to be a mixer." They had been trying to hook her up with someone since she became friends with them. Nothing ever happened, though. No one her age wanted to date a "hot-blooded American woman" like her. Her name was Scarlett Tate, and she did not mess around.
"Sorry, but I really have to get home. My mom told me to call her," Scarlett answered. "Maybe another time, Momo-chan."
"Sure!" her friend said. "And don't go and be reading too much of those Yu Yu Hakusho stories! That's how I got addicted!"
Giving a wry smile, Scarlett waved goodbye. Slowly, she dropped her arm. She had become good friends with Momo, and it was because of her that she became so engrossed with the anime and manga known as Yu Yu Hakusho. Scarlett sighed heavily, and then continued on her way. Home was not far from the school. She quickly walked up the stairs, going past many apartment doors until she reached her own. She took keys from her school bag and unlocked the door. Kicking off her shoes, Scarlett hopped across the floor. "I'm home!" Of course there was no one there to answer her in her small apartment. Now that school was finished, she would have to start paying for things herself. After she spoke with her mother, she would have to see if the job she had in the summer was still available to her. Scarlett tossed her bag on the floor, and then headed over to her laptop.
She had left it on, so it wasn't long before the Skype program appeared before her. Scarlett sat down and searched for her mom's information. The drone of the beep entered her ears. Soon after, her mother finally answered. "Hello, Scarlett!" A woman—perhaps in her forties—smiled brightly. Her name was Rebecca Tate. Scarlett and she shared a resemblance. However, most would agree that she looked more like her father, Andrew Tate. "I'm so sorry I couldn't make to your grad-" her mother began.
"Mom, it's okay!" She almost rolled her eyes. "You live in America! I don't expect you to come all the way to Chiba, Japan just to snap some pictures." The teen grinned, causing her mom to reply flatly.
"Harhar," she laughed sarcastically. "So… how's my baby living over in Japan?"
"I'm not a kid anymore, kaa-san!" Scarlett almost rolled her eyes. "Besides everything is going great."She pursed her lips. It was time to stop beating around the bush. "Oh, and did I tell you that I moved out and living on my own?"
"WHAT?!" her mother screamed. The computer couldn't take the sudden movement and sound, so it froze for a few moments. The daughter rolled her eyes at the dramatics of her mother.
"Should have known that was coming," Scarlett thought, frowning. Finally, the image returned to normal and so did the sound.
"What are you planning to do—live in Japan?" Clearly, her mother was upset.
"Well... yeah," Scarlett answered. "I mean, I already speak fluent Japanese, so I guess after the third quarter, I moved out on my own."
"How come the person that handles the foreign exchange student program didn't call me?" her mother asked.
"Because… I told them I… already called you," Scarlett laughed nervously.
"And how long were you going to keep this a secret from me!" her mother's voice was rising with every word.
"Um… Until I got out of school," Scarlett answered. "Which is now..." Rebecca Tate was quiet for a moment. Suddenly, she broke out into a grin.
"Look at my daughter—all grown up!" her mother exclaimed cheerfully. "So strong! So independent! I did a fine job with you!" Scarlett couldn't help but stare in disbelief. "Don't get hurt now, bye!" Without warning, the woman ended the call. The daughter found herself twitching.
"Man, if I could anime sweat drop, I would!" Scarlett thought. Sighing, she closed the problem. "Typical mom. Being mad one minute, and then cheerful the next. I swear, she acts like Botan."
After Scarlett ate a snack, she signed on to the Internet. Finally, she would finish her story. She had been working on this story for quite some time now—a Sesshomaru and original character pairing. However, the pairing did not come right away. In fact, it wouldn't show itself until the very end. The story was really about Sesshomaru and his past. The past that she had made up. She also liked having him interact with his brother more. After typing for about a half an hour, Scarlett decided to take a break and check out some YYH fanfiction. Momo is the one that got her hooked, after all. She rarely read Inuyasha fanfiction anymore.
"Ooh, this sounds like a good one by the title!" Scarlett murmured. The title had been intriguing so she decided to read the summary. "Hm… 'Kurama finally admits his feelings for HIEI!' Well…" She narrowed her eyes. "That's not gonna fly." Scarlett had given into the temptation of reading yaoi before, and there had been many to choose from. However, that time had been a traumatizing one. The author had completely changed their characters. Never would she think that Hiei would spout nonsense like 'Oh, I love you so much. I want to be with you forever. Kurama, I'm going to have you.' And the response was even more ridiculous. 'Hiei… I love you, too. I can't believe you would… Please take me, Hiei!' Scarlett had wanted to vomit all over her laptop. She grimaced just thinking about it. "No way in hell am I experiencing that again. I guess it's true what they say… One bad apple ruins the entire bunch." She clicked on something another link. However, it was accidental. Scarlett tried to go back, but the page had already began loading. The girl sighed heavily again. The title 'Join the Adventure' was so original. The summary: 'How would you like to meet the YYH gang?'
"I think that's pretty stupid for the summary, but I'll just wait until I can go back," Scarlett murmured. Suddenly, an annoying buzz entered her ears. She reached up and grabbed her head, which had begun to hurt. The world around her began to spin. Images of Hiei, Kurama, Kuwabara, Yusuke, and the rest of characters of Yu Yu Hakusho flashed through her eyes. "What the hell?!" Scarlett screamed.
Then everything went black.
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"Ow… My head," she moaned, rubbing my head. "Where am I?" It appeared as though she was in an alley. It was dark—nighttime. "Where the hell am I?!" Scarlett stood up and began walking around. "This is just great… I don't know where I am, how I got here, or how the bloody hell do I get back!" Her scream echoed in the night. "And how the hell did it get dark so fast!" A sickening feeling was suddenly felt in her stomach. The girl hunched over and hurled her lunch.
"What's a human doing around here at night?" a voice said. This distorted voice sent shivers through Scarlett's body. "About to become my prey, I suppose."
"A thug…? Maybe I should try out my moves on him," she thought. "Hey, whoever you are…! You sure did pick a very bad day to mess with me!"
The voice laughed. A large figure stepped from the shadows. Scarlett's eyes expanded. Not only was she surprised, she just about shit herself. "Who—no, what the hell are you?!" she screamed. This thing didn't look human at all! It looked like a cross between a boar and a mouse.
"I'm your worst nightmare!" the thing laughed. "And you're my midnight snack."
This thing was huge. A demon…? Stuff like that didn't really exist, right? This would not end well at all. Still, it wouldn't hurt to try. Then again… maybe it would. "Bring… Bring it," Scarlett muttered, sinking into a defensive stance. Her body trembled, yet her eyes held firm into the demon-like thing's eyes. Suddenly, the head fell off and dark green stuff came out of the body. If the lunch hadn't already been emptied, surely it would have after that sight. "That was a demon's head," Scarlett said ever so softly.
"Are you alright miss?" a strangely sounding voice asked.
"That was a demon's head," she said again. This time it was slightly louder.
"Um... Miss…?" the voice said again.
"THAT WAS A FREAKING DEMON'S HEAD!" Scarlett let out a scream. She turned around, yet her saliva felt stuck in her throat. Red hair, brilliant green eyes, a dangerous whip—it was all a dangerous combination. "It can't be," she thought.
"Are you alright?" he asked again.
"K-Kurama…?" she stuttered. His eyes widened when she said that. That is when she knew. Tears pricked at the corner of her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Kurama asked, noticing. He came closer to the young woman. His arm wrapped around her shoulders. "This is a very traumatizing experience, is it not? I am sorry for this." His eyes narrowed. "But I must ask… How is it that you know my name?" Ignoring his question, Scarlett only ranted to herself.
"This isn't happening! I-I… This is insane!" she cried out. She gripped his clothes and squeezed her eyes shut. Gods, he even smelled like nature. This was too real to be unreal… "No, no…!" She shook her head. "This can't be real!"
"But why?" he asked. "Who are you?" Before he could question further, the girl had suddenly gone limp. His eyebrows knitted together, genuinely perplexed. He was not expecting to come across a strange foreigner while tracking that demon. In addition to her appearance, she also knew of his other name. He lifted the woman, supporting her legs and back. He would need to tell the others about this. "It's strange," he thought, watching her unconscious form. "Her energy… It appeared from thin air. It was because of her energy suddenly appearing did I pinpoint this location. Where did you come from?"
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Hey, guys…! I had revisited some of my older stories awhile back and realized what complete bullcrap they were, so I decided to revise them. Seriously, this was god awful before I revised it. I am ashamed, but I will revise all the chapters one by one.
~This story had been taken down before due to some type of rating problem the summary had, so.. expect really quick updates. :D