"Oh wow, what a beautiful view, isn't it Souta?" Kagome questioned, leaning out over the balcony.

"Yeah.....sure....sis..."

"Hm. We could've left ya home if you were gonna get seasick!"

"Bleeecchhh..."

"Oh gross!"

Souta ran inside holding his mouth and left Kagome alone on the balcony.

She soon grew tired of the wind continuously lashing her raven black hair into her face as she gazed out at the surrounding, seemingly endless, blue ocean. So she sighed and headed in to the

suite.

"I'm gonna go walk around for a while Mom."

She grabbed her keychain, which held her room key, and headed out the door.

Wandering around for a while she got lost in the immense ship.

'Oh great...Just...great...'

She wandered down a long hall, past some elevators, past a restaurant, and down some stairs.

Now she was totally lost. She continued to wander until she found herself in the center court of the ship.

'Now I'm somewhere..'

Lost in thought she ran straight into her brother who was in search of her.

"Souta what're you doing here?"

"Looking for you. Did you get lost?"

"N-no, come on let's go back."

"But-"

"Just shut-up and follow me."

"Fine"

"We're back Mom!"

"Welcome back. Well you two should get to sleep because we will be busy tomorrow."

"Yes Mom"

"Goodnight you two."

"Goodnight Mom."

So with that the three went to bed. Outside a huge storm brewed, the waves crashed against the side of the ship dissipating into white foam, while the wind blew violently. It was enough for the ship to jerk suddenly side-to-side, throwing the family out of bed and onto the cold, hard floor.

"What was that?!"

"Nothing Souta, honey. Now get back to sleep."

"Yeah, but that was scary.."

"Yeah Mom...What was that?"

Kagome pushed herself off the floor and scrambled to the balcony as the ship continued to violently shake.

She pulled herself to the railing and stood up as best she could, while the wind twisted her hair into a violent mess. Her skirt twisted around her as she stared into the dark waters that crashed against the side of the ship.

"This is scary sis"

She turned around to see her brother approaching the railing slowly.

"Yeah..This is pretty strange..The storm...It's like it came outta no where."

"I'm afraid sis...What if-"

"Souta! Don't think such things!"

"But ya know it could happen!"

"Yea but still.."

Her words were cut short as the ship endured a more violent jolt from the sea which sent Kagome flying off the balcony.

"K-K-K-KAGOME!!!!!!!!"

Souta grasped the railing and looked over as he saw his sister go plunging into the dark, cold water. Tears welled up in his eyes as he screamed his sister's name again.

"KAGOME!!!!!"

He quickly ran inside to his mother who was picking up a vase that fell over.

"M-MOM!!K-KAGOME!!S-S-SHE FELL OVERBOARD!!!!!!"

"What?!?"

They both ran outside to the balcony, but all they saw were the waves still splashing against the side of the ship. By now Souta was crying his eyes out as so was his mother.

"K-Kagome...She's gone..."

His mother left him outside as she ran inside to go call for help. She dialed a number on the phone in the room and yelled into the receiver. She quickly hung up the phone and went back to her son.

"Souta...everything is going to be alright..Kagome will survive."

"Are you sure Mom?"

"Yes honey."

They sat on the balcony holding each other as the wind continued to whip around them.

Meanwhile

She continued to drift farther down into the cold darkness until suddenly she was thrust upward towards the surface. There she drifted, farther and farther away from her family.

–Kagome's Dream–

'Where..where am I?'

She was laying in a bed of blue and magenta colored flowers. She quickly got up and studied her surroundings.

A small pond was to her right, There was a few trees in front of her, and one big tree to her right.

A figure sat under it as the sun shone on it.

She walked over to the figure and as she approached she found it was a boy, seemingly asleep at the trunk of the tree.

"Heeeyyy, are you awake?"

No answer.

"Heellloo?"

Still no answer.

She stopped walking towards him and just stood there, looking around again.

"Mom...Souta?"

No answer.

So she started to walk towards the boy again.

"Hey, are you there?"

She stopped about 2 feet in front of him and knelt down, poking him gently in the chest. He stirred slightly.

Kagome studied his features: He had long, raven black hair with bangs that covered his eyes, they were closed, he wore a black shirt with an opened red, short sleeved jacket on top. He also had on long black pants and red-and-white sneakers.

"Uhh...Hello?"

The wind gently blew at his hair as he slowly opened his eyes. He tilted his head upward slightly and looked directly into her eyes. They were chocolate brown in color, and when the sun hit them as he raised his head, they glinted with a slight color of dark purple.

"Who...are...you...?"

"Ummm..."

"Whatever"

"Hey!"

"Wake up"

"Wuh?"

"Feh, ignorant wench...I said...WAKE UP!"

"Hey, you...watch your mouth!"

She opened her eyes and sat up.

"And what do you mean wake up...?"

She looked around and found no one. The boy had disappeared, the flowers were gone, the trees, and everything else had vanished. The only thing that was left in its place was a sandy beach, a vast ocean, some palm trees, and the blazing sun that beamed down upon her.

"Where am I?"

She wearily stood up and leaned against a palm tree for support. She was soaked and smelled of the ocean's strong saltiness. The wind whipped her hair around furiously as she stared out at the setting, golden colored, sun.

"Hello...?"

She walked over to the edge of the water and stared into the clear blue ocean. All she could do was drop to her knees and cry out.

"MOM!!"

"SOUTA!!"