All of the Inuyasha characters and anything to do with the anime belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Amaya belongs to me and some of the plot.

Destines Entwined
A Sesshomaru Story

Chapter One: Capturing Sunrise

"Kagome. Kagome!" called Mrs. Higarashi from the kitchen.
"Yes, Mom" Said Kagome as she walked into the kitchen from the dinning room carrying a yellow backpack that was so full it was almost as big as she was " Mom I have to go, Inuyasha will be waiting for me."
"Kagome you can't go today your cousin is coming to stay for a while." said Mrs. Higarashi.
"Oh no, I forgot. What am I going to do, I need to let Inuyasha know before he comes looking for me. He will not understand why I did not come back after my 3 days again." said Kagome with a sad face.
"How about you stay home for a few days so you and Amaya can hang out and visit. You have not seen her since you were 5 it would be nice if the two of you spent some time together." Mrs. Higarashi suggested.
"OK let me go put my stuff up." said Kagome as she hoisted her bag up on her shoulder.
"Hurry they are going to be here soon." no sooner had Ms. Higarashi said that did she hear a knock on the front door.

Kagome ran up the stairs and put her backpack in her closet. She would worry about unloading it later. Kagome ran back down the stairs to see her mother hugging her sister and a girl the age of 17 with long dark brown hair in a high ponytail on her head. She was wearing tennis shoes a pair of dark blue jeans and a red shirt with black dragons on it. Her skin was light with a slight tan. She put down her suitcase as she looked up at Kagome as she heard her come down the stairs.
"Hey Kagome." She said. As she looked up Kagome could see her face in more detail. It had been so long since she had last seen her cousin she had forgotten what she looked like not to mention they had both grown up since then. Kagome saw that her cousins eyes were a beautiful jade green and she looked as if she had make up on but Kagome knew her well enough from letters and emails that she did not wear it nor did she need it.
"Hi Amaya how have you been?" Kagome asked giving her a hug.
"I have been fine." Aspen replied retuning the hug.
Amaya and Kagome both turned to the sound of little feet running.
"Amaya!" said Sota, Kagome's little brother, excitedly.
"Hey Sota" said Amaya gathering Sota in her arms for a big hug. "You seem to be very excited to see me even though you barely know who I am since the last time a saw you, you were a baby."
"I let him read the letters you sent me over the years. So it is as if he does know you." said Kagome looking down at Sota.
"well you have grown a lot and you look like you are going to be a very handsome young man when you are grown." Amaya said at that Sota smiled.
"Kagome how about you show Amaya to her room. And Sota you can help me with dinner." Mrs. Higarashi said.
"OK." Kagome and Sota said together.
"Your room is right next to mine Amaya so if you need anything later just let me know." Kagome said as she led the way up stairs and into the spare room.
"Thanks Kagome."
Amaya put down her trunk and stretched looking around the room. The room was simple, and fairly big. The walls were bare not a picture on them at all. "I guess they don't use this room very often" she thought "I wonder if they will let me hang up a few posters." she looked at the bed it was not as big as the one at home but in looked comfy after the long trip. The wardrobe looked old and used but still in good condition. She walked over to the closet and looked inside it was not very big but since she did not bring many clothes that had to be hung up so it would work out just fine.
"Do you want to unpack now or after dinner?" Kagome asked.
"I think I will after dinner. I am very hungry and I would like to visit with everyone." She said tuning to look at Kagome.
"OK lets go ahead and go to the kitchen, dinner should be ready soon." Kagome said.

Down in the kitchen Mrs. Higarashi and Sota were putting food on the table and Amaya's mom was sitting at the table petting Buyo. They were talking about pets.
"Amaya keeps saying she wants a puppy." her mom said.
"Really are you going to get her one, she is going to be 18 in a month." Mrs. Higarashi asked.
"No. She is going to have to get a house of her own before she gets a puppy." She replied.
"Oh, that's right you are allergic to dogs."
"Yeah."
"Did I hear something about a puppy?" asked Kagome as she and Amaya walked into the kitchen.
"yes, Amaya's mom was just saying that Amaya wants a dog." said Sota.
"Really? What kind?" asked Kagome.
"I don't know what kind I just know I want it to be white with floppy ears." Amaya said smiling.
"Aww it sounds cute." Kagome said smiling also.
"Well lets eat dinner." said Mrs. Higarashi.

Later after dinner Amaya unpacked her suitcase. Kagome helped when she was needed. The two of them talked until midnight when Kagome fell asleep sitting on Amaya's bed. Amaya covered Kagome up with a blanket and made a pallet for herself on the floor.

Amaya woke up before sunrise and took a shower. She went back to her room and got dressed. She picked a pair of short shorts with a short sleeved black T-shirt. She looked through a drawer in her nightstand for a book and headed outside.

Outside was a little chilly because the sun was still hidden and with a slight breeze but Amaya thought that it felt good. Amaya was walking toward the old tree, when she got a sudden chill as if someone was watching her, and saw something out of the corner of her eye. She turned to look and saw the well-house. It looked like as if the well-house had a purple aura around it. She did a double take and the aura was gone.
"well that was kind of weird" she said to herself "Maybe I need more sleep." she thought.
She continued to walk to the tree when the sun started to rise. When she got to it she walked over the little picket fence and started to climb it quickly. Amaya climbed it with ease. She had a nice athletic body with well toned muscles built from climbing and running. In Amaya's spare time and when she was home she would climb trees in her backyard. Amaya was also on the track team back home. So she was a fast runner. Even though she had well toned muscles they were not big so on her it made her look healthy.
She picked a nice branch that faced east so that she could watch the sunrise. She put the sketch book on her lap and opened it. A bag of different dark and bright colored chalk pastels was inside the book.
The clouds started to turn a beautiful orange and red color. The perfect sunrise. Amaya reached into the pastel bag and started to sketch the clouds. As she drew she said to herself "This morning I am going to capture the sunrise."