Chapter One .

The body of a girl trembled uncontrollably as sobs racked her small frame. Cerulean eyes were lidded halfway, tears falling from those heartbroken eyes onto the ground of a well. Finally, her sobs quieted down, as she gave into exhaustion. Only one thought ran through her head, as her eyes slowly closed.

'Why would you do this to me... Sesshoumaru...'

'This Sesshoumaru will protect you. Always.'

You lied.

'I... like you. A lot.'

Stop lying.

'Be my mate. Give me the chance to cherish you as you should be.'

I gave you it. Look at the results.

'I admit, I make many mistakes. But I promise you this. I won't ever hurt you.'

Shut Up! You broke the promise!

'Trust me.'

How can I anymore?

'I love you. And I always will.'

Stop it! I...

An image of a man with silver hair entwined with a female with dark locks and crimson eyes flashed.

I hate you.

Blue eyes suddenly popped open, only to lock with two startled pairs of innocent green and hazel eyes.

"GAH" "OOMPH" Two thumps were heard through the room.

Concern flooded into Kagome. "A-are you alright?"

Rubbing the pain from her bottom, Marlene instantly perked up. "Un! My name is Marlene. This is Denzel." She pointed at the red haired boy who was still getting up.

Denzel cut in. "Who are you?"

Kagome's heart clenched as she compared the two children to Rin and Shippo. One was the perfect example of cheerfulness, and the other straightfoward. Shaking the nostalgiac feeling away, she smiled a bit and introduced herself.

Wondering how she got here, she was about to ask them when the door opened.

Kagome had to admit, even with her broken heart, that the person who had just walked in was gorgeous. Pale skin, pale blue eyes, pale lips, and even the color of his hair was a pale blond. He managed not to look unhealthy, with help from his muscled arms. His clothes were in layers of black. Feeling him stare at her, she gazed into the unknown male's eyes, and she fought the need to scream as they reminded her of ex-lover's. They were cold, impassive, and downright disturbing the way they pierced through her soul, as if trying to see what type of person she was. Just like his. Immediately, her mood darkened as she fought back her tears. Still sensing his stare on her held back a scowl that was threatening to come erupt on her face.

Frowning, she glared up at him and snapped, "Do you mind? Stare at something else."

The man stared at her for a few more seconds, before turning on his heel and out the room with a soft 'hn'. Irked by his 'Sesshoumaru-behavior', she let out a frustrated groan and viciously rubbed her wet eyes. She almost forgot she was not alone until a soft voice broke through the silence.

"Cloud is like that. He doesn't care about what other people think of him. But... it wasn't until nee-san went away that he started acting like right now. Despite that, Cloud is still one of the best people I know." Marlene looked at Kagome as she finished speaking with a big smile. Denzel only nodded his head in agreement and added, "He brought you home just a few hours ago, telling us not to bother you. But..." He trailed off laughing sheepishly.

Teary eyes softening, Kagome sighed, then gave them a shaky smile at them. "Hai. I understand." With that said, she pushed her blanket aside and slowly stood up. Sensing the aura of the man, Cloud she reminded herself, she headed towards him. Suddenly realizing she was missing some very important information, turned around to the two chibis. "By the way, where is this place?"

Giggling, Marlene answered her question. "This is Strife-Delivery Services, near the border of Midgar." Racking her head, Kagome sighed when nothing familiar about Midgar came up. Glancing out the window, she did a double take when she saw the landscape. Almost everything was in a dull shade of color. There was barely any vegetation, and there were no cars at all, only these sleek motorcycles. In the open. a few people held weapons. Scrunching up her eyebrows, Kagome's face expression screamed confused. 'I don't understand... it looks like the future, yet... it doesn't. Unless...'

"What year is it right now?"

"2301" This time, it wasn't Denzel or Marlene who answered, but Cloud, who was by the door.

Kagome felt her legs wobble, and plopped back down on the bed. '2...301' I'm three hundred years in the future... How did this happen...' Then she remembered. She remembered walking to their bedroom. And then she remembered seeing her mate with someone else. She remembered that that someone had a curvy body, and laid next to him in their bed. She remembered crying. Running away. and then the well. She remembered asking 'Please... take me away, anywhere but here.'

'The well must have had sent me here because of my wish'. Feeling the pressure rise in her head, the need to cry came back, as she started to sniffle.

Half confused and the other half starting to panic, Cloud ushered the two children out before walking over to the miserable girl. He sat down by her feet, and stayed quiet for a minute.

"You okay?"

Not trusting herself to not burst into tears if she opened her mouth, Kagome only shook her head.

Cloud sighed, and closed his eyes. "It's alright you know." Not getting what he was trying to say, Kagome only looked at him. "Everyone has their darkest times, and it's alright to express yourself. Whether it be hiding, fighting..." Cloud paused, and opened his eyes. "or crying."

Kagome clenched her fists when she felt her resolve break. Sesshoumaru had always said that crying were for weaklings, thus, crying in front of others were difficult for her now. Finally, an unwilling sob broke free from her throat as she launched herself towards a wide-eyed Cloud. Quickly recomposing himself, Cloud awkwardly put his arms around Kagome, who had her face buried in his chest. She was in between his legs, with her arms wrapped tightly around his waist.

"I-it's not fair!" She managed to say through her crying and sobbing. "He said he loved me! He said he would never hurt me... he said he wanted to be with me forever!" She hugged Cloud tighter. "Instead, he sleeps with someone else. He lied... I want to hate him, but everytime I say I hate him," she sniffed, "It hurts even more."

Slowly, Kagome's crying subsided, to where Cloud mentally sighed in relief. Drained of energy, combined with Cloud's hand gently patting her back, quickly brought her to dreamland. As she closed her eyes, Cloud's voice further soothed her.

"Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. It's not worth crying for a man like him."

Smiling, she was able to whisper one final thing before falling asleep.

Thank you.

Chappie One done xD ITts going pretty damn slow, but ah wells x3 ill be continuing 'Kotatsu'. Yesh.. I bet the hotness of Cloud made you forget Tamaki :D Bbut both are hot... gosh.. im in a world full of blond hair and blue eyes. Sigh... if only they were real and mine ToT Tifa's bound to pop up later... probably in the next chapters. i was thinking wouldnt it be awesome if sephiroth was sesshoumaru! But my bubble burst when I realized they had different colored eyes... I don't think Sesshoumaru would say 'i got contacts' would he o.o