Author's Note: Hi everyone. Here is a new attempt at a story for you. This one is set in the modern era. Responses are welcomed. I don't own Inuyasha, I am only borrowing the characters for this story and all my others, lol. I also borrowed the name Souske from Full Metal Panic, but changed it a tiny bit ...Chidori also comes from the anime Full Metal Panic, so bear with me.

Well here it is, I hope you all like it.

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Prologue: Devastating Crashes

He gripped her hand, grinning from ear to ear, as they exited the restaurant that his parents had taken him to for his sixteenth birthday. The dark haired girl beside him laughed as she turned her head to stare at him, and then behind to where his little brother walked shaking his head, refusing to laugh.

It had been a good night for the Souske family. They had piled into the limo, and had headed to the fancy restaurant in downtown Tokyo to celebrate the birthday of Sesshoumaru. Briefly, they had stopped to pick up Sesshoumaru's new girlfriend Kagura who had been invited to celebrate with them, and she had been excited.

Not only because she was allowed to go to the restaurant with her boyfriend, but for the reason that her stepfather had allowed it to begin with. Most times he had refused to let his daughter out anywhere, but this time, after finding out that the wealthy Souske family was taking her out, he had given permission.

Inuyasha, the youngest, had been dragged along, but also had been allowed to invite his love interest. He was only fourteen, as well as his 'girlfriend', and the family had chuckled at his attempts to be like his older brother Sesshoumaru.

Kikyo shook her head at Inuyasha's scowl, and giggled. All night they had picked on her boyfriend, and now the teasing had turned instead to Sesshoumaru, who laughed at their jokes to embarrass him. Lady Souske, Inuyasha's mother patted her son's shoulder and rolled her eyes at her husband. Mr. Souske only sighed and opened the door to the limo, allowing his family to pile in.

The driver raced around the side of the car and took the door handle from his boss, and sighed in relief when Mr. Souske nodded and entered the limo silently. Shutting the door behind the family, the driver tipped his hat and walked around the car casually slipping into the drivers seat.

"Where to, Mr. Souske?"

"Kikyo's house is closer. We'll drop her off first." He nodded to the driver.

Slowly the car pulled away from the curb, and into the traffic, and Mr. Souske turned to stare at his boys, who now were bantering back and forth playfully.

Sesshoumaru flicked his brother's ear and turned his head to stare out the window, watching the street lights pass by. They stopped at the intersection and he looked across to his girlfriend smiling happily, before he turned his head once again as the car began to move.

His mouth fell open seeing bright lights descend upon the car, and he didn't even have time to gasp when a sickening crunch filled his ears, and the jarring impact right at his door. Sesshoumaru's head connect with the window, and the glass shattered from the impact, and his world swirled into black.

There were sounds that drifted weakly into his ears when he came to. He groaned and tried to open his eyes, but only one slipped open, allowing him a full view of the roof of the limo. Swallowing, he tried to move, but he couldn't. Something was crushing him. Another groan reached his ears, and he released a soft moan.

"Sess?" An extremely weak voice asked.

It was his brother.

His mouth was dry, and he couldn't respond, instead he tried to shift his position, and a loud groan from the car made his still instantly. Sirens sounded in his ears and the lights flashed in the corner of his vision. Several more voices filled the night, and he felt something slam into the car, making him whimper. Sesshoumaru distinctly heard Inuyasha's whimper of fear, and he wanted to reassure him that everything was going to be all right, but his body and voice refused to listen to him.

Another loud bang and a sharp crunch made his stomach tighten, and lurch, and he groaned. The car shifted, and an intense pain ripped through his left side and he cried out before his world slammed back into blackness.