The Moon's Water Lily

Summary: She ran all the way across the world to keep her secret, to keep her family safe. Loneliness begins to take it's toll and she decides to take a job teaching at the nearby university. When one of her students gets a little too close how far will she have to go to keep her secret and can she take another heart break? Vampire fic SessXKag

A/N: This is a vampire fic so if your not into that kind of thing you shouldn't read it. Any who hope you enjoy it!

Prologue: Just Bitten

It had started as a normal day. Kagome was walking home from school going home to change and get ready for work. She was in her last year of college and soon she'd be able to teach like she really wanted instead of working as a waitress.

It was cold outside. Winter in Japan was beautiful and Kagome loved it. She smiled and began walking faster she'd be late if she didn't hurry and her boss wasn't what one would call understanding.

It was dark outside even though it was mid day. The sky was very cloudy. Kagome had watched the news, snow would be coming any time now. This gave her at least something to look forward to tonight.

She reached her home and again was glad that school wasn't very far off.

"Hi mom!" She yelled guessing her mom was probably in the kitchen. She didn't wait for a response she just rushed up to her room and shut the door. She rushed over to her dresser undressing as she went. She kicked off her shoes as she opened the top drawer and pulled out a white t-shirt. She pulled off her blouse quickly and out the shirt on. Then she opened another drawer and pulled out a pair of jeans. Thankfully, the dress code was pretty casual. She shrugged out of her skirt and hurriedly pulled on the jeans. She grabbed some tennis shoes from her closet and quickly put them on.

Then she was on her feet and out her bedroom door. She ran down the stairs, pulling her hair into a pony tail as she went.

"Bye, mom!"

And out the front door she went.

"You're late."

Kagome put her hands on her knees and took deep, breaths. She had ran the entire way. She looked up at the clock. She was a total of four minutes late.

"I-I'm sorry. I r-ran the whole way."

"Cram the excuses and get to work."

Kagome nodded and straightened up. She went into the back, into the kitchen and grabbed her notepad and pencil to take orders.

"Hey Kags!"

"Hey Kouga, how's it going?"

"Not so good. You saw what kind of mood he's in today."

Kagome sighed. "I know. And since it's a slow night I'm going to be the only server."

Kouga nodded sympathetically. "Good luck."

Kagome sighed and opened the door. "Thanks I'll be needing it."

It was dark and snowing by the time Kagome left work. And in her rush she'd forgotten her coat. Now she loved the cold weather, but she didn't love it so much that she'd appreciate being sick because of it.

She scowled and kept her hands wrapped tightly around her, watching her feet as she walked as fast as she could. She mumbled under her breath about her boss being a jerk and complained about getting sick.

She didn't notice someone was in front of her until she slammed hard into their chest. A very hard and solid chest at that. She looked up, ready to give them a piece of her mind, but stopped.

This man, was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. And though he was a man, beautiful was still the only word she could use.

His hair was black, wavy and shoulder length. His eyes were a strikingly bright, almost neon green. His skin was pale, but perfect and smooth, it looked as if it were almost glowing. He was very tall, Kagome's head barely reaching his chest.

"Um, sorry I wasn't looking where I was going." She managed to get out, taking a step back.

The man remained silent. He stared into her eyes and it was making Kagome feel very uncomfortable. She felt as if she were being looked through rather than looked at. She quickly looked down at her feet.

"No, it was my fault." He said, his voice was smooth and deep and even though he spoke barely above a whisper she heard him clearly.

"Yes, well I have to get going my mom will be worrying."

She moved to go around him but he placed his hand on her shoulder. "I am sorry. I can not let you do that."

Kagome's eye's widened with fear. She tried to shrug his hand off and move again but he tightened his grip causing her to hiss in pain.

"Let me go or I'll scream."

He ignored her. He swept her up into his arms and moved faster than Kagome thought was humanly possibly into a dark secluded ally.

He brushed her hair away from her shoulder. "I am sorry." He said again.

He opened his mouth and Kagome saw the fangs there. Before she could scream she felt them dig into her throat and then everything went black.

Time seemed to cease, or else Kagome just couldn't keep track of it. It was still dark. It seemed to have been that way for a very long time. She knew it was because she had her eyes close, but she just couldn't open them. Whether it be because she couldn't remember how or she didn't have the strength she wasn't sure. She wasn't aware of her body at all. She couldn't feel anything. She wasn't even sure if she was breathing or if she was alive.

And she stayed like this for what, to her, seemed like forever.

Then she felt it. It was like fire spreading through her body. It started in the very tips of her fingers and toes and spread up through the rest of her. She heard a scream that could have been her, she wasn't sure.

As quickly as it started it stopped and she was thankful for that. She started to become aware of her body again. She twitched her fingers glad to find they still worked. She became very scared though in that moment. She wasn't breathing and now realized she didn't even need to. Still she sucked in a deep lung full of air and continued to do so over and over.

"Relax, that's not even necessary for humans to do so much of."

Kagome's eyes shot open. The room was dark, she knew, but she could see perfectly. Better than perfectly in fact. She was staring up at a white ceiling. She could see every pixel, every texture. It was overwhelming so she closed her eyes again.

"Where am I?"

"You are in my basement."

Kagome frowned and opened her eyes again. She concentrated on focusing everything in. She sat up and looked around the rest of the room. The walls were white, like the ceiling. She was sitting on a large and soft bed. The floor was carpeted and in the corner was a chair and in it sat a man. Kagome knew she's seen this man before and thought back. A blurry memory came to her mind. It was after work and she'd run into him, literally. She'd forgotten her coat. She thought harder and the gasped as she remembered the alley...

She got to her feet. "What did you do to me? Why am I here?"

The man stood and walked closer to her only to stop by what Kagome could see was a freezer. She chose this time to take another breath and felt a burning in her throat. She was thirsty. Very, very thirsty and whatever the smell coming from the freezer was she wanted it. She felt her mouth water and gasped when she felt fangs shoot from her gums.

She reached up and touched the sharp tips.

"What's happened to me?"

And then the man pulled out a bag. It looked like one of the hospital bags that would be hooked up to patients through an iv. It was red and Kagome knew it was blood and she knew her body wanted it. Needed it.

Instinctively, she snarled and lunged forward. She grabbed the bag and ripped it open with her teeth and began to drink greedily. Once, she was done she came out of her frenzy and threw the empty bag down, disgusted. She wiped the back of her mouth with her arm, shaking when she saw the blood there.

She looked up to see the man drinking fro his own bag.

"What am I?"

He sighed. "You are a vampire."

Kagome jumped into her bedroom window, landing on her floor without a sound. She grabbed a duffle bag out of her closet and began throwing her clothes into it. She had to hurry before they came. She had to show she was leaving her family behind so they'd be safe. They could keep hunting her, but they couldn't touch her family without reason. It was part of the law.

She knew if she could still cry, she would have at that moment. She hated leaving them, knowing she'd never see them again and knowing she couldn't say goodbye. There wasn't even time for that and they'd probably agree to come with her and that wasn't fair to them.

So, she grabbed a jar that had all the money she'd saved up and jumped back out the window and into the dark, quiet night.

a/n: i know it's a little sketchy but everything will be explained in due time. i hope you guys will like this it's not like anything ive written before.