TRAGIC SOUL
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kagome. These characters belong solely to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz.
I do however own my own creations.
A/N: Kagome has lived the past 10 years as Diana King after defeating Adimara and saving Inuyasha, Kouga,Sesshoumaru and her pups in our last installment. Suffering from amnesia, will she be able to accept Inuyasha and her world of demons and magic?
Chapter 1
The young woman fixed her hair in her dresser mirror after getting dressed. She brushed her long black hair that came to her hips. Her green eyes sparkled with a fiery beauty. The face that stared back was one of young beauty. The doctors had estimated her age at about 18 or 19 but that was 10 years ago. Even though she figured she was about 28, she still looked 18. She looked at her face. All the surgeries and yet not a single scar. Not matter what she did to herself, her body healed faster than other people. She wondered why and wondered if the face that stared back at her from the mirror was her real face.
She stared a moment longer before turning to the tv. They had just finished announcing the weather. Typical San Diego. Warm, and sunny. How boring. Maybe she should move to New York or Maine. She missed the snow,
'Missed?', she thought to herself, "I don't even remember snow. Did I live in an area with snow?", she asked herself.
She gathered her bag and looked at her watch. 6:15 am. She had better get on the road. The tv news blared,
"Investigators are searching for clues into a terrible case of animal cruelty. Lead officials are saying it may be the work of voodoo occultists ..."
The woman shook her head and shut off the tv. Heading out the door, she locked it behind her. Jumping into her silver Ford Mustang, she pulled out and headed into her workaday world. Arriving an hour later at the medical office where she worked as a receptionist, she opened up the door and locked it behind her as she sat at the desk marked "Diana King" and prepared the office for the days clients.
Later:
The private Lear jet glided and landed smoothly at the executive airport. A young man who looked about 27 grabbed his suitcase and walked off the plane,
"Good day, Mr. Kateitenma.", the pilot said to him as he walked off the plane and he nodded to the man in uniform.
Heading into the waiting limosine, he went over the plans in his head. Once he met with Kagome, aka "Diana King", he would take her out to dinner. He had made reservations at the classiest human restaurant in town. Nervous, he fiddled with the gold chain that lay around his neck. Izayoi had given him the necklace whose spell kept his demon features veiled. She promised it would even fool her mother's keen senses.
He looked over various pictures that he had brought with him. Her mother had given most to him. These were of her childhood and her friends as a teenager. His mind drifted to their days travelling and searching for the Shikon Jewel and Naraku. He had brought pictures from those times too. Kagome had brought a camera back to the feudal times and took pictures of her friends. There was Miroku, Sango, Kaede, Kirara, and Shippou. Kirara and Shippou still lived in the modern times. Shippou was an ad executive for Sesshoumaru's company as well as for Inuyasha. Poor Shippou was beside himself when Kagome went missing 10 years ago. Like Inuyasha, he too never believed that Kagome had died. Shippou knew a thing or two about magic and was sure Adimara had transported Kagome somewhere far away. It seemed he may have been correct.
Pulling up to the hotel, the doorman opened the car door to allow Inuyasha to step out of the car. Inuyasha walked into the hotel and was greeted by the desk clerk,
"Ahh, Mr. Kateitenma, we've been expecting you. Your brother called and said you would be arriving today."
"Very well. Is my room ready?", Inuyasha asked as nicely as he could muster. He hated courtesies.
"Yes. the executive suite, just as requested."
"Thank you."
Inuyasha headed to the elevator with his suitcase. He had denied any assistance. Arriving to his room, he sat on the bed and immediately called the San Diego Sun,
"Hello. San Diego Sun. How may I direct your call?", The female voice on the other end said.
"Yes. May I please speak with reporter, uh, James Ingram?", Inuyasha said.
"Certainly sir. May I tell him who's calling?"
"He doesn't know me, but my name is Kateitenma and I know something about his missing person, Diana King. The one with amnesia."
"Yes, sir. I will get him on the phone. Please hold on...", she said as music replaced her voice.
Inuyasha drummed his fingers on the table as he waited impatiently for the reporter to come on the line. Finally,
"Hello, James Ingram here."
"Yes, Mr. Ingram, my name is Kateitenma. Inuyasha Kateitenma. And I know who your Diana King really is."
"Really?", Inuyasha could hear the reporter scrambling for something to write with,
"How do you spell your name, Mr., uhhh, Kateitenma?"
"I - N - U - Y - A - S - H - A ... K - A - T - E - I - T - E - N - M - A", Inuyasha spelled out.
"Oh ... are you Korean?"
"Japanese.", Inuyasha replied with a twinge of irritability.
"And how do you know Ms. King?"
"She's my missing wife, Kagome."