A/N:Okay this is my first fanfic so sorry if it doesn't meet your expectation. Like any other story, I highly ask for reviews. Good and bad. Tell me if I need to improve anything or something. Hearing my reader's views usually help me think of better ideas. So please review and hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer:I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters or anything else from the show. But the Kanawa Family and thier friends are mine!

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CHAPTER ONE

The dark sky loomed over the busy city of Tokyo. Grey clouds moved slowly in the sky. A coarse wind blew through the streets. Today was a very dark day. It had been raining for the past two months. But yet like every city, the schools were in. The every day people began their day. Most were businessmen and women, truck drivers, and so forth. The rain poured down on the streets with such harshness. The wind blew more wildly. Yet even with a dark day like this, something was going to happen that will change a girl's life forever.

Rain tapped on the windows of the large Kanawa house. Tall Sakura trees and rose bushes surrounded the house. It was one of the biggest houses on the block but that was fairly expected since the one who owned it was a head executive for a major electronics company. As a small alarm went off in a bedroom, a smooth tanned hand had pushed a button to turn it off. Jade eyes with specks of brown stared up at the beige ceiling of the room. A girl sat up and rubbed her legs between the red satin sheets. A small yawn left her tan heart shaped lips as she stretched her arms behind her head. She ran her hand through her medium bobbed cut jet black hair. The girl turned to the door as a knock was heard.

"Come in." she said softly.

A boy with spiky black hair and that looked a little older than her came in. He smiled softly at her and stood in the door. "Well G'morning sleepy head. How's my little sixteen year old this morning?"

The girl just gave him a small smirk and rested her head on her hand. "She's been better." she sighed slightly. She looked at him with her shimmering eyes before turning to look out the window. "Hey Hiro, is Dad here?"

Hiro sighed and glanced at the floor. "Naw, he had an early meeting this morning... But he did told me to wish you a happy birthday and that he'll be home for dinner." he said quickly noticing how his little sister shook her head.

"Yeah right. He had been making excuses for about four years now. He'll rather just say he doesn't care." she groaned as she continued to stare out the window.

Hiro scratched his head softly before walking over to her. He sat on the edge of her bed, "Manami, you know Dad is very busy. He has to make a living for both of us since..." he trailed off not wanting to finish the sentence. "Look, hurry up and get ready for school. We don't want you to be late on your birthday." he smiled as he patted her on her head. Hiro then left out of the room.

Manami stared at her hands before throwing the covers off of her. She then grabbed her clothes and went into the bathroom. Within twenty minutes, she came out with a blue towel wrapped around her. Her thoroughly combed hair stopped at her chin and her bangs stopped at her thin eyebrows . She hurried and dried off and put on her sweet smelling lotion. After fifth teen minutes, Manami was fully dressed in her school uniform that was under her black jacket. She walked over to her night stand and picked up the small cell phone.

"Manami, hurry up! You're gonna be late!" Hiro called from downstairs.

The sixteen year old hurried out her room and down the steps where she met her brother in the large living room sitting on the couch, watching the news. She turned to the maid who had greeted her.

"G'morning Miss Kanawa. Here is your bag." the woman stated as she handed her a gray book bag..

"Thanks. See ya later, Hiro." Manami said as she strapped her bag on her back and grabbed her helmit off of the inn table. She headed out to the garage and hopped on her black mopad. She started it up and soon she was out on the road. Lucky for her, the rain had only turned into a drizzle. She drove to school.

Manami Kanawa, the sixteen year old daughter of the head executive for one of the largest companies, Shigeo Kanawa. She is a tenth grader and the captain of the soccer team. She's basically known in her school for her name but not many really be around because of her, but for the money. It was her birthday of course but yet again, her father wasn't there. Even though, Manami kept her grades up and was considered one of the popular girls at school, Manami held so much pain inside.

As Manami pulled up in the yard of her school, she parked it and took off her helmit. She hurried inside of the school, hoping that she wouldn't be late.

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Kagome Higurashi ran down the halls of her school. She was fiddling with her book bag, not paying any attention at all. "Damn Inuyasha...I told him I had to go..." she mumbled angrily under her breath. Her black hair swayed behind her. Her dark brown eyes were filled with worry and rage. She was tired of being late for class all the time. She had missed so many days by being in the Feudal Era, she was surprised that her teachers didn't want to keep her back a year. Please don't ring bell! Kagome screamed in her head.

"Wait Kagome!" her friends called from behind her. They were breathing heavily as they ran after her. "Man I didn't know Kagome can run so fast..." Eri gasped, running beyond Yuka and Ayumi.

Kagome glanced back slightly at her friends but soon fell backwards on her butt once she ran into someone. Her papers scattered out of her book bag. She began rubbing her backside, "Ow....That hurts." she moaned slightly opening one eye. She went slightly wide eyed once she met the gaze of jade eyes. "Oh sorry Kanawa, I wasn't looking where I was going."

Manami sighed. "Don't worry about it..." she said softly. Manami stood up and glanced at the three girls who just approached.

"Oh hey, Kanawa!" Ayumi gasped slightly as she stared at her. Eri and Yuka helped Kagome up.

Manami ran her hand through her hair before kneeling down and picked up some of the papers. She handed them to Kagome and gave a small smirk. "Here. Next time just make sure you are watching where you're going." she chuckled lightly. The bell rung and all the girls jumped slightly. Damn it! she thought angrily. "Uh well later!" she waved as she ran the opposite direction towards her class.

Kagome growled under her breath as she headed the other way around. This was starting to turn to the worst day ever.

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The hours passed by and Manami worked hard all day. She laughed with her friends, who wished her happy birthday and such. It was about 3:00 and it was time for her soccer practice. Manami wore her gym clothes and actually preferred the shorts better. Sometimes she even wore her brother's old shorts. Dribbling the ball between her feet, her coach coached her as she made her way up to the goal. She had passed it to her teammate who had shot it clearly into the net. As the team shouted in joy, her vision blurred. Her head began to ache and her heart pounded against her ribcage. Gasps of air tried to enter her lungs but she fell to her knees. "What is this..." she gulped between gasps.

"Manami! Are you okay?!" a girl shouted as everyone began to run towards her. The coach told the girls to back up to give her some air.

Manami grabbed her chest where her heart was and finally her vision went black. She fainted on the grass, feeling herself collapse.

White puffy clouds passed before her eyes. Manami stood on a cloud, her hair swaying in the breeze. In her hand held what seemed to be a necklace with a clear orb that looked as if something was swirling inside it. When she lifted it up to look at it, the sky turned dark and lightning struck. She closed her eyes and held the necklace close to her chest. A voice sent shivers up her spine. It was dark and had a mischievous tone.

"Give me the Heart!" it shouted at her, causing severe winds to swirl around her.

"Manami, protect my Heart. Keep it close to you and don't be afraid." another soothing calm voice spoke to her.

"Give me the Heart now!" the other voice commanded again. The lightning struck her and caused an agonizing scream to escape her lips.

"Manami, wake up!" Hiro shouted to her, trying to wake up his little sister who laid in the nurse's bed. "Please..." he cooed as he pushed some of her bangs out of her face. He had came to get her when the school had called him, telling that his sister had fainted. He had been there for about an hour, watching over her. He could see that she was having a freaky dream. And when she had shrieked, he had to wake her up. Seeing her move and fluttering her eyes open, he gave a small relieving sigh. "Manami...it's me, Hiro. Can you hear me?"

Manami looked at her brother and she could see his worried expression. It was strange to see her brother like that. He always had a goofy look on his face and never took anything serious. So seeing him so worried made her feel bad. She sat up, feeling her head get lighter as she did so. "What happened?" she muttered.

"I don't know. Your coach said that you fainted and the nurse told me that your body temperature was freezing." Hiro stated, looking at her. "Did you felt like this when you woke up this morning?"

"No. I didn't."

"Well I'm taking you to the hospital. Let the real doctors try to figure out what's wrong with you."

"No, it's okay Hiro. I'll be fine." Manami gave a reassuring smile. Her eyes set upon her older brother, watching him.

"....I'm taking you to the hospital. C'mon."

"I'll be alright Hiro. It's my birthday. I don't wanna sit in a hospital on my birthday. Please just take me home?"

Hiro looked down on Manami with a worried expression. His broad hands were on his hips and he shook his head. He wanted to take his sister to the hospital to get her some help but by just looking at her, she really didn't want to go. A low sigh left his lips and he turned away from her. "Alright. I'ma take you home."

Manami smiled, "Thanks Hiro. I love you." she giggled making a soft baby voice.

"Yeah yeah. Just get dressed. We gotta have fun tonight!" he joked and left the room. Manami got up out of the bed but her eyes widened slightly when she felt something in the her hand. She opened her hand and her heart began to race. In her hand was the necklace with the orb. Her dream flashed through her mind and she gripped the orb tightly. She could feel something surge through her veins as she held it. Her hand began to get severely cold as she held it.

"Manami?" Hiro called from the door. His eyes stared at her as she just stood there.

Manami broke out of it when she heard her brother's voice. She turned to him and her grip loosened. "Oh right. I'm coming..." she replied and Hiro left once again. Manami shook her head and she placed the necklace around her neck. She put on her shoes and fixed her hair and headed out to her brother's truck. Her mopad was in the back and she slid in the front seat. The drive home was actually quite quiet and seemed a lot longer as Manami watched the sun begin setting. As they pulled up into the drive way, Hiro noticed a black car parked there as well. "Dad's home." he stated as he glanced at Manami and parked the truck.

Manami glanced at him and a small smirk spread across her lips. She hurried out the car and ran towards the front door. A smile was plastered on her face as she opened the door. "Dad! I'm home!" she called before entering the living room. She could hear voices, one was her father and she walked into the dining room. Her eyes narrowed on the lit candles and the woman that was sitting at the other end of the table where her mother used to sit. Her attention turned to her father who gave a surprised look. His dark brown hair was slick back into a small ponytail and his brown eyes was set on his daughter.

"Oh hello, Manami. I wasn't expecting you to be here so soon." He chuckled. He turned to his date and a gave a slight smile. "Miyako, this is my daughter, Manami."

Miyako looked up at her and gave a small smile. "Nice to meet you, Miss Manami. Your father told me so much about you."

Manami glared at her and chuckled sarcastically. "Did he tell you that it was my birthday? That we was supposed to do something as a family for once?" she scowled, glaring at her and her father. Hiro walked in and nodded to his father.

"Uh, Shigeo, I think I should go." Miyako muttered before getting up and walking to Shigeo and kissing him on the forehead.

Shigeo stood up and grabbed her hand. "Maybe that'll be best. I'll drive you home..." He waited for Miyako to walk past Hiro and Manami before he looked at his daughter. "I thought I raised you better than acting so rude. You really owe Miyako a apology." he said in a stern voice.

Manami raised an eyebrow at him and chuckled. "I don't think she is the one who needs an apology. I think its me or my mother's memory." she retorted with a bit of anger. She folded her arms across her chest and shook her head. "Its bad enough that you didn't even come home for my birthday but you let that hussy sit in Mother's chair!"

Shigeo eyes widened and he glared at her. This whole side reminded him of his beloved wife. But he shook his head and narrowed his eyes on Manami. "Listen Manami, you weren't the only one who loved your mother. But I am not going to sit around and grieve for the rest of my life." he replied in a harsh tone. He brushed past her and headed to the door but to be stopped by a flying vase that went by his head and into the wall.

"You're pathetic! You didn't love her! You don't even love me!" Tears began to travel down Manami's cheeks as Hiro tried to console her. "Manami, calm down!" Hiro demanded as he held his sister.

Shigeo looked at his daughter in shock after the fact that she actually threw a vase at him. "You dare throw something at me?" His eyes showed sorrow but he just stood there. "That's why I can't stand to look at you. You want to know why I can't love you?" his voice was harsh whisper but Hiro and Manami heard it clearly. "You are just like her..."

"Dad! How could you say that?" Hiro's face was contorted with confusion.

Manami's anger rose and she balled her fist. "Well you don't have to worry about looking at me anymore..." she retorted sternly. She broke free of her brother's grip and ran away from him and her father. Tears strolled down her face as she gripped the orb tightly in her hand. She burst through the back door into the windy night and few drops of rain fell. The door burst open behind her and Hiro came running after her. She could hear him calling her but she paid no heed. She ran til she had met the bank of the pond in her backyard. She looked at the rippling waters and she turned slightly to her brother who had stood a few meters away from her. The rain began to fall harder now and the two was soaking wet.

Hiro stared at his sister and he felt for her. His heart was racing from running and it was starting to get awfully cold. "Manami, please...come back to the house." he begged between gasps. His clothes was soaking wet and he could feel the chill against his body.

Manami held the orb tighter in her grip and she could a chill come from it. She shook her head wildly, "No! I don't want to go back...Not if he's there. I just want to be somewhere else.... " At her words, a severe frost came from the orb. The rain began to turn into ice and the wind became harsher. The water of the pond gave off a bright white light. Hiro covered his eyes from it. Manami's body became stiff as her eyes turned complete white and rolled in the back of her head. She began falling backwards.

"Manami!" Hiro called out of the harsh swirling winds. He opened his eyes slightly and could see his sister falling backwards. He rushed out, running towards her. "Manami!"

Manami fell into the pond before her brother could get to her. Bright beams of light wrapped themselves around Manami's body and dragged her deeper into the pond. Hiro jumped in after her but his vision turned blurry when the light expanded, blinding him. He could feel his lungs tighten and he floated back up. When his head went above the water, the rain had stopped, the harsh winds had slowed, and the light was gone. His sister was gone...

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