Disclaimer: sadly I do not own Inuyasha, or any other characters that are not of my creation. Damn.
Fate Fell Short This Time Chapter 1It was the beginning of summer when the Higurashi family moved to the city. The sixteen-year-old daughter, with gorgeous auburn hair and deep pools of chocolate eyes, was fuming at spending her summer without any friends at all. She was too far from her old friends to visit and seeing as she wouldn't be starting school for another three months, the hot summer days passed by slowly. The girl could often be found at the shrine she now lived at (They moved there to be with her grandfather who wasn't as young as he used to be.) sweeping the pathways and cleaning the numerous statues that adorned the place. When the girl wasn't cleaning for her grandfather, she would escape the shrine's walls and walk around her new neighborhood.
The park was by far her most favorite haunt to be at. The trees provided cool shade and pleasant breezes would kiss the teen's beautiful face. She would either sit on one of the abandoned swing sets or climb one of the mighty trees and lay one its heavy branches. From the height of the trees, the girl could see other teens her age walking around the park, playing in the fountains, or lounging about in the sun. She found herself wanting to be amongst them, talking and having fun.
Her desire came true round mid-July. "Look Sweet-heart! There's a fair!" the teen's mother joyously proclaimed pointing at the newspaper. "It starts tomorrow! Why don't you go? It'll give you a chance to meet some kids your age. Now wouldn't that be nice?" The girl only sighed, but agreed to go. That was mainly due to the fact that her mother said she'd give her enough money to ride all the rides she wanted too.
The next evening the girl found herself in the middle of the largest fair she had ever been too. Rides among rides sparkled with fluorescent lights and the smell of deep fried, candy coated food wafted around her. She looked around. There seemed to be miles of games to play and thousands of noises, bells, and buzzers could be heard as people won them. And that's when she spotted it: Speed. It was the tallest and most expensive ride to ride. It looked like a fan with only two blades; four seats were at either end. Allowing you to sit next to only one other person, the other two seats were located behind you. The blades would spin and as they did so; they caused the seats to flip around (the riders finding themselves to be upside-down). She had to ride it.
Seventeen minutes and thirty seconds later, the girl found her way up to the front of the line. "Alone or together?"
"What?" The question had surprised the girl. An awful looking carnie had just asked her if she'd be riding by herself or if she had a date or a friend to ride with. Startled the girl fumbled and then flushed when she answered him. "I-I'm alone." She bowed her head.
"Wait! No she's not. She's with me." The girl looked behind her to see the most handsome, striking boy she had ever laid eyes on. He was a good five or six inches taller than her with the most lovely amber eyes in the world. He had waist length silver hair and a flawless, toned body. He was a piece of heaven made to remind everybody of the splendor of faith. The girl praised God as the boy smiled a dashing smile and winked.
The carnie let them pass and the teens took the other two empty seats next to each other. "I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting," said the boy. "My name's Inuyasha. Are you new in town because you think I would have remembered such a pretty girl as yourself?"
"Oh!" The girl blushed again. 'He's so stunning! I can't believe he's actually talking to me!' "Yes, I moved here with my family, about a month ago, to take care of my grandfather. We live in the shrine about nine blocks from here."
Inuyasha couldn't believe it. This girl was so breathtakingly beautiful. Even her speech sounded like molten gold to his ears. And what was even more incredulous to the boy was that he lived next-door to this beauty without even realizing it. Inuyasha gave himself a mental kick in the ass before going on. "I'm sorry about your grandfather. But I was wondering, are you staying here for the school year too?" Inuyasha mentally crossed his fingers.
"Yes. I think we've moved here permanently. I can't go back to my old school. Too far." She was so excited! The girl couldn't belie this boy, Inuyasha, was (she hoped) hoping for them to go to school together! "Oh! And by the way, my name is . . ." The safety restraints went down and the ride started to begin. The girl's name lost in the night air as they started to flip and spin.
Inuyasha cursed as they span in the air. He wanted so badly to learn this girl's name. He looked to his right. Inuyasha could see the girl wincing and screaming as they were whipped around. Instinctively he reached over and took the girl's hand in his. Her hand was so small and smooth compared to his.
The girl, who was now becoming quite aware that she didn't like this ride at all jumped (as well as you could for someone in her position) and looked down at he hand. Inuyasha had taken a hold of her left hand and was now stroking it with his thumb. Their eyes met and for a just moment, time stood still.
The ride came to a halt and when the restraints lifted the two hopped out and got down off the ride. "You were saying?" Inuyasha said to the girl following him to a grouping of benches.
"Oh, what?" She was confused.
Inuyasha chuckled. "Your name, what's your name?"
"Kagome", the girl said meekly. "Kagome Higurashi."
Yeah. So any comments at all would be appreciated! I hope this is ok. Any tips or constructive criticism would also be welcomed! Till next time! n.n