A/N: Alright, I know a new story when I should be posting up new chapters for everything else. Don't worry I'm going to here soon! I hope you enjoy the first chapter!

"Alright, class settle down. I know this isn't the most exciting of subjects being a history class. The plus side I see though is that it's the history of legends, myths, and stories of old." Miss Nara said trying to get the class to quiet down.

"Miss Nara, I thought you had already taught us all of the lessons? I'm only asking because we only have two days of the school year left." one of the students asked while being glared at by a few of the other students.

"Well Vince, I know it's almost the last day and I thought instead of us just sitting around doing nothing. I'd like to share a legend or a story. However, you decide to take it." smiling she looks to the back of the class at her niece.

"Clara, would you like to join me on telling the legend?" Miss Nara asked and some of the cliche preppy teenagers snickered.

Looking at her aunt Clara smiled and rolled her eyes at the class. "Is it the one gran used to tell us about the kitsune demon and the girl?"

Nodding her head Nara chuckles as Clara stands up and joins her at the front of the classroom.

"You know it ain't fair that she gets special treatment." a boy in the back row said grudgingly.

"You all know that I don't get special treatment." Clara huffed slightly upset.

"I don't afford anyone special treatment at all. If I did then Clara wouldn't be able to take my class." Miss Nara stated while turning on the projector and pulling up a slideshow.

"Now class this is a legend my great grandmother used to tell to our family once every year. On the day she believes that the legend started," looking over her students she nods her head knowing she has most of their attention.

Regardless of the attitude and the arguing she knew that most of the students in her classes soaked up all of the legends and stories like it were candy.

"Now this is a short summary of the legend. I have a slideshow ready for you after I'm done. It has more information and even shows some pictures of what most believe the people from this story look like." Nara states while waiting patiently for the students to settle down.

"Miss Nara is this by chance the story of the kitsune and the girl?" Risha, one of Clara's friend, asks with curiosity laced in her voice.

"Yes, Risha it is. Now, why don't we start with the 'short summary' that a local author wrote about it." Looking at Clara sitting by her desk she nods.

Clearing her throat Clara takes the old book and starts reading it aloud to the class.

"This is the story of a kitsune and a girl. The legend says the girl was born in an old era. Then somehow she was sent to the future while still a baby. When she arrived out of nowhere she was found in a well house on a families shrine. The family adopted her. Taking her appearance as a blessing. She was a happy child and grew quickly showered with the love from her family. She grew until she appeared to be 10 years old. Though she was much older in her soul."

Looking around for a moment Clara hid a laugh behind her hand at seeing everyone so enraptured with the tale.

"One day she mysteriously vanished into the woods on her adopted families shrine. They searched for hours and couldn't find her. Years went by for the family and heart broken they slowly gave up. Until they found scrolls in their shrine that suddenly appeared. They were notes and letters from the girl. Telling them of her life and adventures. How she was from the past."

Taking a moment to take in a quick breath Clara starts again.

"How she had been kidnapped and taken back to the era she was born in. To be used as a ransom to get her father to come out of hiding. Not much else is written down about her story. Though by word of mouth through the years and generations. It's been told that she got away from her kidnappers. She found her true soul mate as a child. And fought and won a war that had ravaged her father's lands and people to the brink. Some have said that her own family is still here in Japan. Mind you they are several hundred generations removed from her but they are her family.

The only odd thing about her legend is that it was told that she was born as a snow neko then turned human by her mother. And when she met her soul mate she was transformed into a hybrid of a snow neko and a kitsune."

Clara closed the book and snickered to herself on the inside. Everyone's mouths were wide open in shock. Giggling she went to her desk and sat down sharing a knowing look with her aunt.

Looking out the window again she smiles watching as the closed go by slowly. Drifting off into her thoughts as everyone else in class starts hounding her aunt with questions. She giggled thinking that sometimes it pays off having a family member as a teacher. Once the bell rang signaling the end of the day she sighs.

Gathering her things up Clara smiles at her aunt as she leaves and gets out her phone. Sending a quick text to her mother she rolls her eyes as her mom send a message to be home before dark.

Watching everyone pass by on the road she shakes her head and stares out into the horizon as she stops on the road to her home.

"I wonder when grandma and grandpa will be back home." whispering to herself she smirks as she hears her siblings down the road giving her mother and father grief.

Waving as she walks up she can't help but laugh as she hears her mother calling her name out. "Clara Kagome Shinka, get over here already and help with your siblings!"

"Yeah, mom I'm coming," Running into the house she puts her stuff in her room and stands at the front door watching her family in the backyard now. Wincing as some of the younger ones start a fight she sighs and goes to break it up.

"Thank you, butterfly. I hope you stick around for a little while longer after your birthday and graduation. I don't think your mother and I can handle your siblings on our own." Seeing the tired smile on her dad's face Clara laughs and nods her head.

"Dad, I'm not going anywhere until papa and ma get back. I miss them. It's been a long time since I've seen them." Clara looks at the ground slightly sad and holds back any tears that may threaten to come up.

"I know butterfly, it's been nearly 400 years since we've seen them. They are okay I know it. They'll be here soon before you know it. Then we can all catch up. Especially them, they have 30 grandchildren now." Clara tries not to laugh as her dad runs a hand through his hair.

"Yeah, I think between you and mom and Aunt Nara and Uncle Ren. Not counting everyone else. You all need to slow down on having kids." Chuckling as she runs away from him she jumps onto the lowest part of their roof and watches as everyone argues and goofs off.

"I'm kind of glad Aunt Nara brought up papa and ma's story in class today." Staring at the sky as the stars start to come out Clara closes her eyes slowly and drifts off to sleep on the roof.

A/N: Well let me know what you all thought of this in a review! I'll take any criticism good or bad. If you have any questions feel free to shoot them at me lol. Also about every few chapters I'll post an author's note answering any questions that you all might have about this story. Till the next chapter.

~Lee