Please R&R this prologue? I've worked really hard on it. I took it down to edit it s that it works with what it is leading to. This is the prologue for my story "Fallen Angel", which describes the past of Kyt from A New Dimension which will be up soon. I would love it if you would review! I need some encouragement to keep writing because I've been a little uninspired lately. Thanks, Kat

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this chapter except for Kyt who is mentioned in the middle of it. If you would like to use her in a sotyr or whatever, please just email me asking and I will usually say yes. Oh! The rest of the characters are from InuYasha and I do not claim them in any way, though I know you know that already.


Prologue

Kagome looked at the shards resting in her palms uneasily. The eyes she felt on her back made her even more anxious as she turned to face them. There was InuYasha, Shippou, Sango and Miroku. Her companions she had traveled with for so long. They trusted her for this to work…but what if it didn't?

"I hope this works," Kagome said. She noticed that her voice quivered while her friends looked at her confidently. She took in a deep breath before turning away and closing her eyes.

She focused her thoughts on the far away jewel shards. Her heart felt like it was tugged everywhere, but especially in one direction where there was obviously many shards. She tried to pinpoint her thoughts on the location and felt herself losing focus. Her head felt heavy as she saw a purple light. Kagome tried to relocate it but a sharp pain like a dagger went through her left temple as she fell to the ground.


She entered the kitchen quietly and laid her bag on the floor. There was the parcel her father had said would be there. It was a small brown box with postage stamps on it and a letter attached. She approached it not knowing what to expect from a package just received this morning from her mother of whom she hadn't seen for about nine years. When she was seven, her parents had gotten a divorce over a dispute her Papa wouldn't talk to her about.

After catching herself reminiscing, she remembered the package. She lifted the top flap and reached inside. There was a velvet covered ring box. She opened it up and placed in it was a beautiful silver ring with a purple jewel in the middle. She figured that the jewel was amethyst from its colour. She slid it on her thumb, for it was too big for any of her other fingers. She picked up the letter and began to read.

Dear Kyt,

Happy 16th birthday! I know the package probably came early, but I wanted to make sure it came in time. Please open the box and continue reading.

The ring inside the box is your grandfather's old wedding ring. I hope it fits one of your fingers. Since I haven't seen you in a while I couldn't resize it for you. I know at your age you probably would have enjoyed a car or something larger, but I know you will grow to cherish this ring as I have the years after my father's death. Again, happy early birthday.

Much love,

Mom.

Kyt looked down at the ring placed on her thumb before looking back at the letter to find one last line she had missed.

P.S. I think you will find many adventures linked with the ring; I did.

What does she mean by that? Kyt wondered. I may as well show this to Papa…

Kyt wandered outside to where her father was. He seemed very distracted and his eyes were glazed over as he was lost in thought. She wondered as she turned to return inside, he blinked and looked at her.

"What was in the package?" he asked her calmly.

"A present from Mom," her eyes looked down to her hand. His eyes followed her and they widened slightly as he recognized the band of silver around her thumb.

"I see… That ring is special to her; she must think you are ready enough to have it," her father said with a creased brow.

"I know… It's grandfather's old wedding ring. I won't let anything happen to it."

Her father smiled at her with a hint of sadness. She nodded and walked to the front of the house to where her favourite spot was. She sat on the ground beneath the sakura tree she used to play on when she was a child. The shade was always welcome on such a sunny day. She leaned against the tree and held her hand up so that the dun reflected off the amethyst in the ring. She felt a stab of pain in her left temple and she put her hand to it.

She looked at her hand which was brightly shining and she gasped. What's happening? She felt as if her soul was being sucked into the ground as she struggled to keep conscience. Finally, she could not breathe anymore as her seemingly lifeless body collapsed to the ground beneath the weeping sakura tree.


"The snake will bite the dog's heel… I guess that Jaken's walking stick was correct Sesshomaru-sama," Rin said innocently.

Earlier that week, Jaken's staff had spat out a prediction saying, "the snake will bite the dog's heel". On their journey they had run into a young snake demon. Until later, they did not realize that the demon was in fact full grown and in disguise. Rin had once again convinced Sesshomaru to see her way, and the demon had come along.

While making camp, Sesshomaru had sent Jaken and the young demon boy to scout the landscape around them. Rin was running through the grass collecting random flowers excitedly as Sesshomaru looked on. Amidst the suspicious silence could be heard Jaken's hysterical calls to his master for help. Sesshomaru had gotten up and walked toward the frantic pleas for help, with Rin acting as his shadow.

The darkness had not harmed his senses as he had made his way to find his anxious follower. When he had come through the trees, he found Jaken on the ground backing away slowly. Sesshomaru looked up to find a large serpent looking down on him. The snake had hooked his neck and struck at Sesshomaru, who had drawn his sword and slashed off its head.

Rin looked at Sesshomaru's leg and grimaced. There was a gash across his calf at least three inches deep. It looked very painful, but it seemed to be healing okay. Jaken stood up behind his master. They began to head back to their camp; Sesshomaru hiding the pain in his leg.

"The snake will bit the dog's heel… I guess Jaken's walking stick was correct Sesshomaru-sama," Rin stated while taking a moment from her moth-chasing. Sesshomaru considered her last words for a moment and silently agreed.

The sun had been down for a few hours now and Rin had already fallen asleep beside the slowly dying fire. Sesshomaru stared unblinkingly into the dancing flames. The gash on his leg was most likely poisoned, for it was not healing as it should. He drew his eyes away to look at Jaken who was seemingly beginning to panic. It seemed that his 'stick' had begun to tremble and was muttering strange things.

"What is it saying Jaken?" he asked him in his usual monotone matter. Jaken looked up at him wide-eyed (which is kind of not unusual for him).

"I do not understand it. I understand the words, but I don't understand what it is trying to say."

"Hmm. Is there any way to stop it from muttering so randomly?" He asked and was answered with a nod. Jaken lifted the staff and clanked it on the ground again. One head looked at him as if wondering what he wanted.

"Repeat what you said once please," Jaken said demandingly.

"The angel of demons comes to cause the downfall of the mighty lord."


Sorry about all the confusion with the tenses changing; I was trying something new. I hope it wasn't too confusing -drip-. Please click the little button on the bottom left corner and review! I would love you if you did! If you've checked out my profile you'll know that I write my reviewers on there as a thank-you. I still have to update that list though since I've been a tiny bit busy.

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