It was pouring rain as I made my way to my new school. For as long as I could remember I've always been a loner. I had always been the outcast of any school I went to, and just because I'm different. Everyone's always picked on me because I'm clumsier than most people and for another reason that I won't bother mentioning right now. So needless to say, I was not too thrilled about this new school in the least.

When I got to the school I was soaking wet. My umbrella had been stolen the day before so I had to deal with being wet. Not that I really cared or anything, I have learned to deal with things like this by now. As I made my way to the classroom I heard people pointing and laughing, but I had gotten used to that as well. I just stood by the door to the classroom and waited for the teacher to arrive.

"Hey there,"

I looked up as a girl with long black hair stood in front of me. She had a smile on her face. "I haven't seen you around here before, are you the new transfer student?" she asked.

"What of it?" I asked.

She noticed the puddle at my feet. "You know, I believe they have a dryer in the basement, I can take you there so you can dry off—"

She reached for my hand but I slapped it away. "Don't touch me." I said coldly. "I don't need your help."

"Kagome, there you are!" a girl asked as she and her friends walked over to the girl I assumed was named Kagome. Her friends saw me and gasped. "Kagome, what are you doing talking to her?"

They grabbed her hand and pulled her away from me. "Don't you know who that is?!" one girl asked. "That's the demon girl, Rima Takiyori! You better stay away from her!"

They pulled her into the classroom and I was left alone in the hall.

The teacher came over to me and sighed. "Let's get this over with Ms. Takiyori." He said. He opened the door to the classroom and wrote my name on the board. "Class, this is our new transfer student, Rima Takiyori."

The students all began to whisper with one another as the teacher gave me the desk in the back of the classroom by the window. I took my seat and kept my face down toward my desk.

"Alright class, it's time for today's lesson." The teacher said and everyone went silent. "Today we're going to discuss an old Japanese legend of a very famous wolf demon named Akari…"

I zoned out and stared out the window at the dark sky. I had never really been interested in school—no matter what subject it was. At lunchtime, I had stayed at my desk and the only other people in the classroom were the girls from before and Kagome.

"So Kagome, how're things going with Inuyasha?" one of Kagome's friends asked.

Inuyasha… why does that name sound so familiar? I wondered to myself as I zoned out again.

"Hey Rima, aren't you going to eat lunch?"

I looked up. Kagome's friends had left the room and she and I were the only ones still in the room. She had moved to the desk beside mine and had pulled out her lunch. I didn't understand this girl… usually nobody ever wanted to talk to me—nonetheless be around me. Why was she treating me so differently from everyone else?

"I… I'm not hungry." I lied as I looked away from her. A moment later my stomach betrayed me and growled.

Kagome gave me a small smile. "Here, you can have some of my lunch."

I looked at her puzzled. "Why?" I asked.

"Because you're hungry and don't have anything to eat." She replied.

I stood up and walked out of the classroom. Even though it was still the middle of school, I had decided to leave and go home. On the way home, I kept wondering where I had heard the name Inuyasha before.

"I'm pretty sure I've never met anyone with such a strange name before." I thought aloud. "But then why does the name sound so… familiar?"

I stopped and realized that I had been so lost in thought that I had taken a wrong turn somewhere. I had ended up in front of a large shrine. I looked up at the shrine and felt as if something was calling to me from within. I walked up the steps to the shrine and slid open the doors to a small building. Inside there was an old well that had a strange presence coming from deep inside it.

"Hello, can I help you?"

I realized that I had been leaning into the well so far that if I had leaned in any further I would've fallen in. I turned to see an old man standing in the doorway to the building. He looked at me curiously.

"What are you doing in here—this place is off limits to visitors." He said sternly.

"I… uh…" I took a step back without thinking and fell into the well. I shut my eyes as I fell and was surprised to find that I landed softly. I opened my eyes and looked up to see that instead of a ceiling, I saw the sky. "What the hell happened?"

I climbed out of the well and realized that I was in the middle of a forest. I looked around and didn't see any buildings nearby. I sat down on the grass and leaned up against the well. I looked at the sky and watched as the clouds passed by. I began to feel tired and closed my eyes. Within moments, I was asleep.