Chapter 1: Falling Down The Bone Eater's Well
Everything changed that day when Kagome turned seventeen. She never expected that she would come across something extraordinary. Something that would change her life...forever.
Kagome Higurashi got out of her warm bed and started to get ready for school. It was another day like any other. Trying to studying on next week's upcoming test, warm ups in the gym, and handing in her homework on time. She wished for a change in her life.
"Kagome, are you up yet? Breakfast is ready." Harumi, Kagome's mother, called from downstairs.
"Coming!" Kagome said as she brushed her hair. She picked up her bag and quickly went down the stairs and head to the kitchen where the food was laid out on the table. She always loved eating her mom's home cooked meals. They always gave her a full amount of energy for the day. But it depleted when she thought about what she had to face today.
"I'm a little bit nervous about going back." Kagome said. She had spent the last two days in heartbreak. She had found out that her boyfriend, Inuyasha and her good friend, Kikyo, were seeing each other behind her back. She stayed in her room and cried the entire time. She had known the two since childhood. She confessed and he accepted her. But why did he? Did he pitied her?
"Don't worry, Kagome. Things will get better." Harumi said.
"If you ask me that boy was not right for you." Grandpa said.
"So who is right for me?" Kagome asked as she stared at her bowl of rice. Harumi and grandpa were silent at that moment. They wanted Kagome to heal from her heartbreak. The both of them knew Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Kagome ever since they were children. Harumi couldn't understand why Inuyasha would do such a thing to Kagome. Not to mention Kikyo. The two girls were like sisters. It didn't make any sense.
"You'll find him, Kagome. Just have faith." Harumi said, giving Kagome an encouraging smile.
"There are plenty of fish in the sea, my dear." Grandpa said.
"Thank you, mom. Thank you, grandpa." Kagome said, giving a small smile.
"Kagome." Souta said near the kitchen door.
"What is it, Souta?" Kagome asked.
"I can't find Buyo. Could you help me for a moment?" Souta asked.
"Of course, Souta." Kagome said as she stood up from the table and put her bowl of rice down.
"But Kagome, you'll be late for school." Harumi said.
"Don't worry, I won't take long." Kagome said.
"Okay." Harumi said. Then Kagome followed Souta out of the kitchen.
"I'm worried about her." Harumi said when Kagome left the room.
"So do I. But she'll be fine. We just have to give her time that's all." Grandpa said.
"I hope you're right." Harumi said.
"Where do you think he went, Kagome?" Souta asked.
"Maybe he's in the well house." Kagome said. They walked over to the well house and heard a noise inside. Kagome opened the door and peeked inside. She never liked this place, it gave her a weird and uncomfortable feeling.
"Kagome, you know that we're not allowed in there." Souta said, nervously as he stood behind her.
"Don't worry, I'll be right back." Kagome said as she walked down the wooden steps. The steps creaked as she walked down the steps until she was near the well. Unexpectedly, she heard scratching noises.
It sounds like it's coming from the well. Is it rats? Kagome thought. The scratching stopped and there was a silence in the well house. Then Kagome felt something furry near her leg. She froze at the touch and she slowly looked down.
"Buyo!" Kagome said.
"Meow." Buyo said.
"Geez, you almost gave me a heart attack." Kagome said as she picked him up and began to walk up the steps. Another cracking sound came from behind Kagome. She quickly turned around and saw tentacles sticking out of the well.
"Get out!" Kagome said as she turned and headed for the steps. But something grabbed her and began to pull her to the well.
"Souta, catch!" Kagome said as she tossed Buyo to Souta. He caught him in his arms as he fell on his butt.
"Kagome!" Souta yelled.
"AHHH!" Kagome screamed as she was pulled into the well.
As Kagome was pulled in, she noticed that she was surrounded by a blue light. She felt a pair of hands turn her head around and when her head was turned, she saw the most horrifying thing in front of her. It was a nude woman with a giant centipede body attached at the waist.
"You have it, don't you?" The woman asked, smirking.
"What?" Kagome asked, confused. She had no idea what the woman was talking about.
"Give it to me!" The woman said as she tried to pulled Kagome closer to her. Kagome struggled to get out of the weird woman's grip. She had a tight grip on her. Just when she was right in front of her, Kagome grabbed both of the woman's hands and tried to pulled them off her face.
"Let me go!" Kagome yelled. Suddenly, a burst of pink energy came out of Kagome's hand and surrounded the woman's body.
"NNOOO!" The woman screamed before she was turned to ash. When she was gone, Kagome landed on something with a thud.
"Ow." Kagome said as she rubbed her butt. It was a little bit sore when she landed. She looked down and noticed that she was at the bottom of the well. But when she looked up, there was something that she didn't expect to see: there was no ceiling above her! She saw the big blue sky instead. She saw a bunch of vines hanging from the top of well. She grabbed a hold of them and started to climb up. When she reached the top, she saw herself in a forest.
"Where am I?" Kagome asked as she looked at all of her surroundings. Then she spotted the Goshinboku in the distance. She quickly ran towards it, hoping that she would find her home. But she found someone there leaning against the tree. It was a man wearing a white kimono with a blue striped pattern on the collar and a white puffy hakama with a pair of ankle high black boots. There was also a breastplate in front of the kimono with a purple and dark blue sash tied around his waist. There were layered spike pauldron on each of his shoulders and Chinese vambraces and armored gauntlets on each arm. A white fluffy pelt was on the back of his shoulders. He had two swords that were tied to his waist and there was another sword on his back. He had a jagged blue stripe on each of his cheeks and long nails on his hands. But it wasn't his clothing that caught her attention, it was his long silver hair that was tied up in a topknot. It was glittering as the afternoon sun shined on it.
He's so handsome. Kagome thought. She slowly walked over to the stranger. She didn't want to disturb him, but she needed someone to help her get back home. Just when she was in arm length, she found herself pinned to the ground. She looked up and saw the stranger's eyes that were staring at her. They were in the shade of gold.
"Who are you, woman?" The man asked. His voice was smooth, but strong as he talked to her.
"Ka-Kagome Hi-Higurashi." Kagome stuttered. She knew that she was unable to get free at the moment. She could tell that this man was quite strong. The man with golden eyes continued to stare at her with curiosity.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked, still pinned to the ground.
"My name is Lord Inu no Taisho." Taisho said as he stared at her with his golden eyes.
What Kagome didn't know at that moment was that her encounter with the great dog demon of the west would make the biggest change in her young life.