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This story is inspired by both InuYasha and Fushigi Yuugi. Much of the two plots are mixed into this story, except all the characters are my own. They are just based on the characters of the two anime. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out who portrays who if you know the two anime, but even if you don't this story explains it's self, you don't need any knowledge of InuYasha and Fushigi Yuugi to enyoy this story.

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-Ookamilover19

My name is Satikina Hogoshati Sokel and I am an average village girl, who lives near a shrine that my family protects, even if everyone thinks I'm the farthest thing from an average teenager. I live in a more traditional part of Chinko, in the southern part providences, in a small village called Cytoe that is surrounded by the forests. In the forest, there is the shrine that every Sokel protects, except me. I was the prize of the village because of my beauty; I was the most sought after woman of Chinko and my village became famous as young lords and princes would seek out the village to ask me to marry them.

I have raven black hair that falls to about mid-thigh and emerald green eyes. I am about 5'2" and weight about 110 pounds. I have very slim features, but my emerald green eyes were what popped out. They were a completely different shape than any person had seen, they were almond shaped but they were not slanted. Since I wasn't allowed to do anything besides sit around being guarded, I started doing secret training with my guards that no one knew about; soon I was able to beat every one of my guards.

On the day of my 16th birthday, a young lord came to Cytoe seeking to marry me. My caretaker, Ballai, was an elderly lady but she had so much energy; she made a fuss over me that day to make me look perfect. I was dressed in a deep blue kimono, and my hair was pinned on top of my head.

In my home there was a room called the Veiled Room; I called it a prison. There was a mesh-like screen shielding one half of the room, and I was placed in there behind the screen when the young lord arrived. He was in his early 20's and his hair was pulled back into a bun and was a light brown. I couldn't see his eyes, due to the screen, but I could tell that he was handsome.

"Lady Sokel, I am Taylin Shaleade. Words cannot describe your beauty. I have traveled from the northern city to ask your hand for marriage," he spoke, bowing on his hands and knees.

"Would you go find my father? I need to speak to him," I whispered, and then Taylin stood up and left.

As father entered, he knelt where Taylin was just kneeling. "What is it?"

"I feel like I need to go to the shrine," I whispered standing up and moving aside the screen. I always used that as an excuse to get away from situations like this. I didn't plan on giving the lord an answer anytime soon because that was the way I was; act like I was going to think about it then refuse days later.

"Very well, we'll prepare immediately," he sighed. Like usual, he sounded disappointed. He always hoped I'd say yes one day.

I walked out to the courtyard, with my face veiled; I was never allowed to show my face to anyone except a Sokel. Taylin and his guards were lounging against one of the buildings, watching us. I climbed into the palanquin and my guards picked me up and we started the 12 hour journey into the forest, I slept most of the journey.

Towards the end of our journey, I felt the palanquin being put down. As I pulled away the curtains, I saw a gang of unkempt drunks walking towards us. All 30 of my guards surrounded me and drew their swords.

"Who's the pretty girl? Is she important?" one man slurred as he swayed.

"Lieutenant Cauya, where are my weapons?" I whispered.

"Behind the pillows," Cauya replied in a hushed voice. "We are only a few miles from the shrine, escape and alert the Sokel guards. These are the famous robbers of these woods. Go, while we hold them off!"

I nodded, strapped my swords to my back and bolted into the woods; I hiked up my kimono to be able to run faster. I heard the clanging of swords, but I forced myself to keep moving even though I knew I could help. As I ran through the shrine gates, I ran into my brother, Kyo.

"Satikina?" he stammered. "Why are you here, what happened and why are you armed?"

"The…famous robbers showed up a couple miles from here. Cauya told me to alert you and it's my own business if I'm armed," I gasped, trying to breathe. The alarm bell sounded and I heard the cries of men coming towards the shrine. "They're here already? Cauya's dead?"

"Get inside now and stay there," Kyo growled.

I obeyed reluctantly and hurried inside, as the Sokel guards ran out. I walked to the fountain in the middle of the main hall and sat on the edge. I uncovered my face and pulled my hair out of the styling it was in then started to run my fingers though it, to try and keep calm. I stayed there for a couple hours before Kyo returned with a cut across his cheek.

"Are you okay?" he whispered.

"Yes, where is everyone?" I stood up and went to him.

"Dead…those robbers were stronger than we expected. Your guards were eliminated as well."

"All of our men are dead?" I stammered.

"Yes, but I need to go back to the village and report what happened. Will you be okay? The robbers are gone; they think that they killed everyone, so no one will be coming back."

"Yes, I'll be fine, just hurry back," I whispered, hugging him. "Please don't tell dad that I was armed… he'd kill me if he found out I had disobeyed him."

"I won't. Cauya taught you, didn't he?" he smiled, letting go of me. I nodded in reply then he left.

I stood there after he was gone for a few minutes then climbed up the stairs to the level were the guardians lived; the actual shrine was underground. I went to the kitchen and ate, then wandered around. I found myself wandering into the depths of the earth to the shrine and I smiled softly. As I entered the circular room, I studied it. Around the room, on the walls were ancient writings in the stone and in the center was a 50 foot deep, 5 foot wide well, carved from a rare stone and embedded gold.

I was about to leave when I heard a scream echo from the dried up well. I rested a hand on my sword hilt, as I moved closer. I looked into the well, but there was nothing but dirt at the bottom.

"Hello?" I called hesitantly.

"Someone help me, I don't want to die! No…please…don't kill me! I didn't mean to ste-" another scream of a child echoed from the depths.

I drew my red sword and jumped into the well (note: there is a red sword and black sword; both sheaths and blades are those colors). I landed on the bottom and became confused. A light started to emerge from the soil and surrounded me. The next thing I could see was the bright light of the sun in the well.

Using the walls, I jumped up and out of the well. I landed on grass next to a red-haired young girl with a cut on her upper arm. I looked around and saw three men, wearing torn clothes, with drawn swords; one of them had blood on the tip.

"Who are you?" the closest one snapped.

"That's my line, bastard," I growled, standing up and drawing my other sword. "Why are you attacking a child?"

"She stole from us. She will pay for her insolence," growled another.

"I don't think so." My eyes studied them. Each one of them was about a foot taller than me and twice as wide.

"Then we will kill you, too!"

They ran at me and I met them half way. They couldn't touch me even though there were three of them. I killed them in less than ten minutes then I knelt in the grass. I cleaned the blood of in the grass around me then sheathed my swords.

Finally, I turned to the frightened girl. "Are you okay?"

The girl started sobbing and ran to me. As I picked her up she pointed at a trail at the edge of the clearing. I walked along the trail while carrying her for a few hours before we neared a village. As we got the outskirts of the village, people ran towards us.

"Soya!" a middle-aged woman cried.

"Momma!" the girl cried.

I gave the girl to the crying mother and stepped back a ways as the villagers engulfed the reunited family. I started walking back towards the forest when someone called after me, so I turned around. An old man walked towards me and the villagers watched.

"Milady, who are you?" the old man croaked.

"I am Satikina Hogoshati Sokel but please call me Kina. Where am I?" I looked around not recognizing anything.

"This village is called Kilnak. Where are you from that you haven't heard of this village?"

"She came from the well," Soya called to us.

"Really?" His eyes bulged and I nodded hesitantly. "Come with me."

What did you think? Too predictable or did it have just the right amount of mystery? Please read and review.