Chapter 1 aka The Worst Day of My Life
Lights aura: Hello and welcome to the first chapter of the Hikari Jewel I will be your host during your reading.
Amu: You know you sound like a flight attendant right now.
Lights aura: That is Amu. She is a blue wolf with a crescent moon mask over her right eye and one of my creations. She too will be your host for this story.
Amu: (eye twitch) Lights aura is being too formal… need… randomness…
Lights aura: This fic. tells the story about a young girl who (random bag of sugar is thrown at Lights aura) What? Sugar! (eats entire bag of sugar) Fwee! Sugar! (runs around in circles making airplane noises)
Amu: Yes, the randomness has returned. My insanity is restored.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I only own my o.c., Amu, myself, and this random bag of sugar. (continues to run around in circles making airplanes noises)
You know what the most boring subject in the world is? Math. I know there are some math people out there that want to strangle me at the moment, but I can't help it. I mean, numbers are just numbers. It's not like if you look hard enough, you're going to find the meaning of life (not that I am actually looking for that mind you.) it's just that no matter how I look at it, numbers look just like… numbers. But I guess I'm getting ahead of myself.
My name is Sira Rose. Yeah, you heard me right my name really is Sira. Why my mom decided to name me that I have absolutely no idea. I've been trying to figure that one out for the past fifteen years. I'm five foot three with shoulder length golden blond hair and blue eyes. I was originally from America but we moved to Japan only two years ago. I still, though, like to consider myself Japanese. I'm pretty much your typical normal kid. The type that goes to school, does homework, hangs out with friends on the weekend, you know the usual. All and all my life is just plain… boring. And I always thought that was the way it was going to be. Man was I in for a shocker… but I guess I'm getting ahead of myself again.
"Ms. Rose!" my teacher said in a sharp tone startling me from my thoughts.
"Ah, yes, Mr. Kamiya?" I asked hesitantly.
Alright, I'll be the first to admit it. I'm not exactly the most extraverted of people. Don't get me wrong, if I feel comfortable around the person I can talk up a storm but if I don't feel comfortable, I'm as quiet as a mouse. Public speaking is definitely not something I plan to make a living off of.
Of course, Mr. Kamiya had decided to "forget" my little problem. "Could you please tell the class what the answer is to this problem?"
I frowned as I looked at the blackboard. Oh, yeah, I had almost forgotten the oh so glorious world of math. My frown deepened as I read the math problem: (x²+ 40)/25 (equals) 100. What the heck! Since when did math problems have letters in them?
"Uh, well, you see…" I began as I tugged on a piece of my hair. "You, um,"
"Nevermind," Mr. Kamiya sighed, "I'll ask someone else." I slumped down into my chair. That was embarrassing.
"Kagome, could you enlighten the class with an answer?" All eyes turned towards a girl with long black hair and brown eyes.
Kagome is one of the twenty kids I have classes with. Though I don't know her that well, she seems very nice. She tends to get sick a lot and misses classes. I think the last thing she had was mono with a slight case of yellow fever. Anyway, even though she is sick most of the time, she has two boys pining over her. One is the class hottie, Hojo. Even though she keeps turning him down, he still keeps asks her out. Talk about persistence. The second is a guy named Inuyasha. From what I've heard, he's bad tempered, cocky, and has white hair. he…he… he… I can't help but laugh since every time I hear Kagome and her friends describe him, I keep getting this mental image of some eighty-year-old guy with long white hair. Though I shouldn't say anything since I have no love life what so ever. Yep, I'm fifteen years old and still haven't been asked out by a guy. I've never been kissed, hugged, given flowers or jewelry, from a guy. Heck, I don't even remember a guy voluntarily holding my hand. I swear, I think nuns get more action than me.
Anyway, back to Kagome, she looked as completely lost as I felt. "Uh," Kagome stammered, "Is there supposed to be a letter in that problem?"
Mr. Kamiya rolled his eyes and slammed the text book he was holding against the podium. "Did anyone study algebra last night?"
Just then, the school bell rang signaling the end of classes. Talk about being saved by the bell. We all scrambled around as we picked up our books and dashed out of the classroom before Mr. Kamiya could say anything else.
When I reached my locker, I was greeted by the sight of my two best friends in the entire world, Tori and Kairi. Tori's long brown hair was pulled back into a braid, allowing her bright green eyes to shine from her face. Kairi, on the other hand, had short red hair with bright blue eyes.
"Hey guys!" I said as I pulled my books from my locker.
"Hey indeed. I thought you were going to have a heart attack back there in Mr. Kamiya's classroom" Tori said.
My cheeks flushed as I gave a fake laugh. "I wasn't that nervous." I quickly shut my locker door and followed them outside.
"So I heard that the new restaurant down the street is having a live band playing today. Anyone else want to check it out?" Kairi asked as her eyes sparkled.
"I'm in!" Tori exclaimed.
"I'm out," I sighed, "After what happened today, I need to go home and study."
"Aw, come one Sira," Kairi said as she slung her arm around my shoulder. "You're going to waste your life away if you stay cooped up in your room studying all day."
"Sorry guys," I pulled Kairi's arm off my shoulder. "I'll go with you next time, okay?"
Tori shrugged, "Oh, well, your loss."
After saying goodbye, I headed back to my house. My house is about a fifteen minute walk away from school. I know that if I was living in the United States right now, I would have my learner's permit but to tell you the truth I don't mind not driving a car. It's kind of nice just walking in the bright sunshine, smelling the new blossoms of the Sakura trees and listening to the typical suburban sounds… that is until I rounded the corner.
Have you ever seen one of those old murder movies where the soon to be victim is walking down a dark foggy street? Eerie music is being played in the background and the person behind you is whispering what everyone is thinking. "Something bad is about to happen to that person. I know it."
All you needed to add was the creepy music and fog and voila, I would be able to fit in one of those movies perfectly. The sun had crept behind some passing clouds and the strange feeling of being in danger made my hairs stand on end. I hurried down the street trying to shake off this weird feeling. I have made this walk hundreds of times and today couldn't possibly be any different. As I took a couple of steps forward, a strong wind whipped up forcing me to hold my green skirt down. Honestly, the school uniforms can be such a pain sometimes.
As I tried to keep my skirt from flying up, I glanced out ahead of me. My breath caught in my throat as a small ball of light came to rest on the sidewalk a couple of feet ahead of me. As soon as the light died down, the wind vanished.
Okay, this day has definitely gone from murder movie to science fiction in the course of thirty seconds.
I slowly walked up to the place where the weird light had landed. I couldn't help but be a little curious. Who knows, I could have just discovered the new E.T. Well with such ideas in my head, you could imagine my disappointment when all I found was a necklace. Now don't get me wrong, it was a beautiful necklace. With a large bluish white gem hanging on a silver chain, it could put any woman's heart a flutter. It just seemed a little anti-climatic after the big fuss that happened when it arrived. I picked it up and let it dangle in front of my face. "I wonder how you got here?" I said with a slight smile. The gem glowed slightly, then ripped from my grasp and lunged at my neck. Yeah, you heard me right. An inanimate object actually attacked me.
I yelped in surprise as I fell on my butt. Probably not the best idea I've ever had, since now I was not only scared out of my wits but also my butt was extremely sore. I groaned as I stood up and rubbed my rear. "That hurt." My eyes widened as I remembered the reason for my fall. I reached for my neck only to find the necklace hanging there completely lifeless. Oh yeah, pretending to be normal after attacking me is really going to make me forget. Not in this universe.
"There is no way I am going to wear you" I mumbled as I tried yank it over my head. The funniest thing happened though, the necklace refused to leave my neck.
"What the heck! Get off me!" I yelled as I yanked it even harder. The darn thing still refused to move. Great, little Miss Mary Sue is now stuck with the possessed necklace. Can my day possibly get any worse?
Unfortunately it can.
"So you have the Hikari Jewel" said a voice a couple of feet ahead of me. When I glanced up, I had to suppress a gasp. A tall man stood before me with spiky green hair and violet eyes. He wore baggy green pants and a white baggy top. The strangest part about him wasn't his appearance or when he grinned, his teeth looked like mini razors. No, the strangest thing about him was the fact that he had an alligator's tail growing from his rear. Whoa I thought Hayao Miyazaki's got nothing on this guy.
"You know," he continued to smile that unnerving grin. "You shouldn't take things that don't belong to you.
Took it! I didn't take it. The freaking thing attacked me, you moron! I said… At least, that's what I wanted to say. Instead it came out as "I'm sorry. It just kind of appeared." Gah! It sucks to be shy!
"I know," the man said, still talking in that sickening annoying voice. "Now how about you give me that jewel?"
"Um, it's kind of stuck." Translation: The friggin thing won't let go!
"Well then," he said as he advanced towards me. "I guess I'll have to take it off myself."
"Um, well you see, I can't take it off so I don't think you can take it off either." I said as I took a step backwards. Wow, I think that is the close I've been to actually delivering an insult to a complete stranger.
"Oh, you misunderstand me," the man said as the razor sharp grin returned. "I don't plan to pull it over your head. I'm planning to cut your head off then take it. It's a lot easier that way."
Wait, back up. Did he seriously just threaten to cut my head off? Eww, barf city!
"Um, I think I'll be going" I said as I sprint away from him. He let out a growl and charged after me.
God, why did I get stuck with being chased by the demented psycho? I mean seriously, did someone up there decide "Hey let's make that girl down there miserable. That would be funny." Oh yeah being chased by a demented psycho who wants to cut your head off is so hilarious.
Up ahead, I noticed an old temple. Thinking I could lose him, I ran inside the grounds, and shut and barred the wooden gate. That should hold him a little bit I thought as I raced deeper into the grounds. A few second later, I heard a huge roar and a crash from behind me. Glancing back, I saw the man unfazed, pulling himself from the debris and chasing after me again. Does this guy even have pain receptors? Either that or he's on steroids. And judging by the height and weight of the wooden gate those steroids must be very strong.
I rounded the corner to find myself face to face with an old well. It was the type that was surrounded by old wood forming a square with a black hole in the center that seemed to stretch for eons. As I stood looking around for a way around it, the necklace began to glow. All of the sudden, a wind rose up sucking everything it could grasp into the well.
Great, I think the necklace just created a min black hole. Whoop dee doo, that still doesn't solve my little psycho problem.
Speaking of my little psycho problem, he rounded the corner only a second later. When he saw the well, his eyes went bug-eyed. "You idiot! You opened a portal!" As soon as he spoke, the wind became stronger, pulling the psycho closer to the well. For some reason, I wasn't affected. I think the necklace didn't want to go down there either and was some how protecting me. Seeing this as my chance of escape, I quickly rushed past the psycho. When I was about to round the corner, something grabbed my ankle making me fall. Looking back, I saw that the psycho had grabbed my ankle.
"I'm not losing the Hikari Jewel!" He yelled. Really, this necklace, is stupid. All it does is bring me trouble. As I was being sucked into my doom, you would think I would have that whole life flashing before my eyes experience. But no, as I was being pulled into the well, I only had one thing on my mind.
This was the worst day of my life.
Amu: You ended the chapter there?
Lights aura: Yes, it's an evil cliffie Therefore you must suffer until the next chappie comes out! Buwahahaha!
Amu: Ooh, maybe I gave her too much sugar….
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Yeah! My favorite section the Incase You Didn't Know! This section just explains references that I made in my story. Enjoy!
Incase you didn't know:
1) Talk about being saved by the bell: is a reference to the show Saved by the Bell. It was a show that was on a long time ago. It was the typical show about school life where twenty year old actors try to pretend they are teenagers. Why directors never use teenagers for those parts the world may never know…
2) I could have just discovered the new E.T.: is a reference to Steven Spielberg's classic movie: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. It is where the famous quote "E.T. phone home" came from. Yeah, if you didn't know this one, I feel really sorry for you.
3) Great, Little Miss Mary Sue is now stuck with the possessed necklace: is a reference to the typical Mary Sue character that no author wants to create. In other words, it the character who always studies, doesn't get into trouble, bakes cookies, creates world peace, etc. The perfect character, you know the kind you want to strangle because they are too perfect. Don't worry if you haven't figured it out yet, Sira is definitely not going to be a Mary Sue.
4) Hayao Miyazaki's got nothing on this guy: is a reference to the famous animator Hayao Miyazaki. He is known for his great imagination and has won an award for one of his movies, Spirited Away. It is a good movie except for the monster who tries to eat everyone. No face… so creepy…
Alright that's it for now. Just remember to please read and review!