Chapter One
Life. Death. They are both the same. To live is to die and to die is to live. All is but dust in the wind.
I often think that. As I sit in class listening to the teacher drone on and on about math. I look beside me at my sleeping friend, Kagome. Poor girl. The trip from this era to the feudal era must be exhausting.
Yes. I know about that. I know all about how she fights demons. I know how she searches for the shards of the shikon jewel. I wish I could go there. I started playing with the necklace on my neck. My parents gave it to me. It was a moon. They told me that somewhere out there, there was a necklace just like mine. Except this one was a sun. The bell rang and I stood up. I woke up Kagome and we left. I was glad to get home. We parted ways and I walked into my house.
"Mom, Dad? I'm home." I yelled. No one answer and I got worried. Weird. They always answer me.
"Mom, Dad?" I yelled again. Still no answer. I walked around the house a little. I walked into the living room and saw my parents, covered in blood, on the living room floor. I gasped at the sight. I felt a hand cover my mouth and an arm restricted my arms.
"Don't speak. Nod or shake your head at my questions. Is that understood?" I nodded my head.
"Will you scream if I let you talk." I shook my head no and he took his hand away.
"What is your name?" He asked.
"Christina." I whispered. He turned me around and I saw who it was. He was a boy from my school. He didn't have any classes with me but I do know that he had a crush on me. He kissed me roughly and I started to struggle. He put a gun to my head and I stopped. He laughed and started kissing me again.
I bolted up in bed. Cold sweat covered my body. Kagome and her mother came in. Kagome ran over to me and put her arms around me.
"It's alright, Christina. He's in prison. He's never going to hurt you again." The door burst open again and in walked Inuyasha.
"What the hell is she blubbering about?"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled. Her mother reassured me then went back to bed.
"Inuyasha, she had that dream again." She said and Inuyasha walked over and sat beside me.
"You can go back to bed now Kagome. I'll deal with her." She smiled at me and left the room. Inuyasha put his arms around me and I put my head on his chest. He stroked my hair as I dried my eyes.
"It's okay Christina. You'll be okay." He said soothingly. Some people may think that Inuyasha is mean and tough and inconsiderate but they are wrong. He's gentle and kind to me. I know different.
"Listen, me and Kagome have to go back to the feudal era tomorrow morning. Do you want to come with us?" I pulled away and smiled. I nodded and he left me to get some rest.
That morning I got up and did my usual morning routine then packed my bag for the feudal era. I went downstairs and sat at the table. Kagome sat across from me. Sota sat next to me, her grandfather sat at one end, her mom was at the stove cooking and Inuyasha was leaning against that wall.
"So I hear that you're coming with me and Inuyasha this time, Christina." Kagome said smiling. I nodded and she stood up.
"Well we better get going then." I stood up and grabbed my bag while Inuyasha helped Kagome with hers. We headed towards the well and I thought I heard Inuyasha and Kagome whispering something. I looked down the well as Kagome jumped in.
"It's okay Christina. It doesn't hurt. I sighed and I jumped into the well, closing my eyes. When I opened my eyes I was at the bottom of the well with Inuyasha beside me. He smiled and picked me up. He jumped out of the well and set me down on the ground.
"Christina, this is Shippo the fox demon, Miroku the monk, Sango the demon slayer, and Kirara the twin tail. Guys this is Christina." Kagome said as they waved at me.
Suddenly Inuyasha started sniffing the air and growling. He turned to the trees as a gorgeous man stepped out.
"Little brother. I see you have another pathetic person in your group. At least she isn't another one of your humans." Uh oh. This could get dangerous. I blinked and Inuyasha was on the ground with a wound in his chest. Sesshomaru was putting away his sword and smirking when I turned to him. I growled and he looked up at me with recognition in his eyes. I put my hand on my necklace and I felt myself float up and my hair stand straight up. I threw my head and arms back and allowed the blinding light to engulf me. When I opened my eyes I was different. I had long dark, dark red hair and I was wearing a strapless dress made out of burgundy feathers. I put my left hand over my right hand and they glowed red.
"FIRE BLAST!!" I yelled, shooting a blast of fire at Sesshomaru. When it subsided he was on his knees in pain. I smirked and he growled at me.
"Watch it dog boy or I might just kill you." I said walking up to him so that I was all but spitting in my face.
"I'd like to see you try, Milady." I grabbed his throat and scowled at him.
"Be careful what you wish for." I growled. I looked down and saw a growing red spot on his chest. I cursed under my breathe and let him go.
"Kagome, get me your first aid." I yelled over my shoulder. "Take off your shirt." I commanded. All he did was glare at me.
"Look, if you don't let me help you then you'll die. Do you want to die?" I said. He finally took off his shirt and I swore again. He would have had a perfect chest if it weren't for the huge wound in the middle of it. I carefully wrapped up the wound, not taking my eyes off my work, although I knew that Sesshomaru was looking at me. I finished helping him and got up. I threw his shirt at him and turned around.
"Put your shirt back on. The sight of your bare chest sickens me." I turned around and he glared at me. I also heard giggles behind me. I saw very faint amusement in his eyes that told me that he didn't believe a thing I said. I turned around, ignoring him, and started talking to Inuyasha.
"So where's the village?" I asked. I felt a bit of a breeze then the cool metal of a sword against my neck. I felt an arm go around my waist and hold me against someone's body.
"Let her go, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled.
"I think not you disgusting half breed. She almost killed me and if I am correct, she is the girl I've been looking for. Her name is Christina or Dark Flame and she is the strongest of her kind." I can't believe this stupid demon figured out who I am.
"Very smart dog - boy. Why have you been looking for me?" I asked.
"Well, you're one of the strongest elementals around. I want you to teach me your spells." Well that was simple enough. God he was so familiar. But I couldn't place him.
"What's in it for me?" I asked, curious of what I would get if I helped him.
"You can stay in the palace with me as long as you like and I won't kill you right now."
"Deal." I said. It was a pretty good deal. I mean every girl wants to live in a palace. Then again I never did.
"Wait, Christina. What if he's lying? What if he tries to kill you after you teach him?" Inuyasha said. He was kind but very annoying.
"Then I'll kill him first. Now if you don't mind, I would like to get going before sunset." I casually threw a bolt of energy at them and they fell unconscious. I whispered a small apology and Sesshomaru let me go. We started walking through the forest, not saying a word. We finally got to a clearing when Sesshomaru stopped.
"Wait here." He said, disappearing into the trees. I sighed and sat down. After a while I got really bored so I gathered sticks and put them in a pile. I sat down again and muttered a few words. Suddenly a fire was blazing. I laughed and clapped my hands. I grinned at the feeling that I had. It felt so good to use magic again. Sesshomaru reappeared a couple minutes later with some fish. He tossed me one and sat down across the fire from me. I snapped my finger and my fish set fire and blew out when it was cooked. Sesshomaru was staring at me with wonder so I did the same for his. I swear he jumped about ten feet and almost dropped his fish. I started laughing and he glared at me. I smiled sweetly and continued to eat my dinner. It wasn't long until I got bored. I started making faces and winkling my nose. The whole time Sesshomaru just stared at me.
"So………What kind of spells do you want to learn?" I asked, giving up on the silence.
"What kind of spells do you have?" He asked. Great! Now he wants to know what kind of spells I have, what's next? My brand of shampoo.
Well I have a spell that can make any demon at all do exactly what I say."
"Yeah right. I doubt it would work on a powerful demon like me." I smirked. So he wanted a demonstration.
Well, you asked for it. Ouyay hallsay oday hatway Iay ommandcay ouyay. Sesshomaru you are under my command."
"I feel no different, Christina."
"Don't call me that! Tell me the one thing you would never do." I said, narrowing my eyes at my old name.
"I, Sesshomaru, shall never in a thousand years, kiss you." I smirked and got up. I walked up to him and stood there. He stood up with a questioning look in his eyes. I went really close to him and put my lips so close to his that they brushed against his. He didn't back away but stood there and fearlessly looked into my eyes.
"Kiss me." I whispered. He wrapped his arms around my waist and closed the inches between us. When he pulled away the look in his eyes was amusing. It was both shocked at what he did and angry.
"So my spell doesn't work, huh? What did you just do, kiss me because you love me?" I said, laughing. He started blushing and my face went blank as I realized that my accusation wasn't as crazy as I thought.
"You do don't you? Sesshomaru, have you fallen in love with me?" I asked, putting my arms around his neck. I leaned closer and smirked.
"Don't be ridicules," He said. He didn't make any move to push me away though.
"Tell me your true feelings, Sesshomaru." I commanded. He was visibly fighting my spell. However, he lost.
"I – I love you." He whispered, looking into my eyes with defeat. I felt his grip on me tighten and I put my head on his chest. I was surprised by how much I shared his feelings. I vaguely realized that we were sitting again. He rested his head on mine and in no time I was asleep.