Disclaimer: So anyone willing to sell the rights to Inu-Yasha to me? Until such time, I do not own Inu-Yasha.

Masquerade

Prologue

By: Ethril

"Good morning and welcome to back to Book worm!" applause sounds from the audience and the host waves her hands in welcome. "We have a very special program for all of you today! A new book for you to digest. That's right folks, the new Nova Novel has been released!" Another round of applause and some loud cheers.

"Jane Nova has released yet another brilliant tale of intrigue, self discovery, and adventure. In this sequel to 'In Demand' our main character Suzanne continues her journey through time to find the lost guardian." The host picks up one of the copies sitting on the table next to her.

"Brilliantly written, 'A Sure Thing' is a must read. Unfortunately, we have been unable to convince Jane to come in for an interview, but she did send us this letter to read to you."

The host clears her throat and pulls out a folded piece of paper. "I apologize for not being able to come in person, but circumstances have been keeping me busy. I wanted to tell everyone there on Book Worm that I've dedicated 'A Sure Thing' to all my fabulous fans. Your letters and emails have been very inspirational and have kept me going on all the long and exasperating nights.

I think my publisher would have strangled me if it weren't for all of you and your support. So here's a sneak peak into the future of Suzanne Hollister: Suzanne finds the guardian alright, but it's not who she thinks it is. The guardian leads her to her home world, but the time stream has been changed too much. Suzanne no longer exists. Blaming himself for what has happened; the guardian suggests an alternate life style for Suzanne.

Well that's about it folks! Enjoy my new book and keep an eye out next year for the final book in the trilogy: "No More Goodbyes".

"Well there you have it everybody. A look into the third book, and right after the release of the second. Can't wait to see what you come up with next Jane. Next up after this commercial break: "Fiction and History, a fine line" by Trevor Jones."

The television was shut off and a woman sighed from her couch. "Can you believe that? Not even a day out and already people are making a big fuss." Jennifer said from her seat in her studio apartment.

"Don't blame them; you kind of set yourself up for it." The black haired man commented from her right. He was wearing a purple shirt and baggy black pants. His hair was pulled back into a short ponytail.

Jennifer laughed and stood up with a stretch. "I guess. But who can blame me? Look at what happened to J.K. Rowling!"

"Money, fame, and a movie deal." Miroku sighed longingly.

"Yeah and her life criticized and her books judged every which way." Jennifer said with her hands on her hips.

"They already do that to your books." Miroku countered.

"But they don't judge my life." Jennifer answered with a grin.

The two laughed and left the small apartment for their night on the town. "You know you're lucky you're so inconspicuous," Miroku said as he linked arms with Jennifer. "Or else my girlfriend would get jealous."

"You mean that girl you've been pinning after since I first started teaching here what…3 years ago?" Jennifer asked.

"Sango loves me; she just doesn't want anyone to know yet." Miroku said with a grin and a shrug.

"Yeah, yeah. I'll believe it when I see it." Jennifer grinned. The two friends walked on down the streets of night time Tokyo. They had a few bars to hit and a couple clubs to surf. Anything to get a fun and wild night.

A/N: here's the prologue for what I hope will be an interesting story. I'll be posting chapter 1 right after this so enjoy.