I'm so happy that I have a new fan fiction started! I think I'll really like this one, but I'm going to try to work on it faster. I'm sorry that A Change in Our Future didn't get updated really fast. But, that's all right, because it's over and done with! This one is a teeny bit like A Change in Our Future, but it's much darker (though, the beginning isn't very dark). I even had my best friend help me out with it, and she's really evil. xD Though, her idea for this story was originally a joke! She was kidding when she came up with the idea, but now it's going to be a whole story! Well, have fun reading!

Save Me From Myself

Chapter One: A Legend Retold

When people die, it's like they never existed... Photos, they can be altered. Bodies can be burned and destroyed. Memories can fade with time. I sometimes wonder if... all the people I killed was part of my imagination. But then I realize, no one can imagine the pain and agony that I went through.

- - -

InuYasha frowned at the floor of the 'buss' that he and Kagome were traveling in. Kagome said that she traveled in them all the time, though, InuYasha couldn't see how she could handle it without getting nauseous. The inu hanyou grabbed the brim of his cap for the fifteenth time, making sure it was still there to cover up his dog ears perched on top of his head. He couldn't do anything about his long white hair or golden eyes, but most people just assumed he was foreign.

The hanyou turned to the girl next to him, who was clad in a blue floral yukata. Though InuYasha slightly missed seeing her in the revealing school uniform, he couldn't help but like seeing Kagome in traditional clothing. Kagome's brown eyes stared out through the window, taking in the passing scenery. Her hand went up to her face to tuck back a lock of black hair that had fallen in front of her face.

"Where are we going again?" InuYasha asked, glancing over to Kagome. She smiled and looked back at him.

"We're going to a festival, InuYasha. It'll be fun! There will be food and games and a whole bunch of other fun stuff to do," Kagome said, clasping her hands together and resting her chin on her knuckles.

"Yeah, fun," InuYasha huffed sarcastically, turning away from Kagome.

Kagome glared. "It will be fun! Besides, we have to get ready for the festival back at the Sunset Shrine," Kagome argued. "You might as well know what a festival is like before you help out at one."

((A/N: I'm using the name Sunset Shrine instead of Higurashi Shrine because that's what it says in the manga. I could just as easily say Higurashi Shrine, so I might be switching between the two. Just a heads up.))

"Fine. But don't expect me to enjoy it."

"Well, if you don't enjoy it, I won't drag you to any more festivals, okay?"

InuYasha grunted in response, crossing his arms and facing forward in his seat once more.

Over the bus' intercom system a female voice spoke: "Now arriving at Moonlight Shrine. Now arriving at Moonlight Shrine."

"This is our stop!" Kagome exclaimed, dragging InuYasha towards the entrance of the bus. The bus stopped and Kagome ran out, pulling a slightly nauseous hanyou behind. Once inside the festival grounds, Kagome gasped. "Wow! It's so exciting! What should we do first, InuYasha?"

"I dunno. I don't know what to do at these things," InuYasha said, trying to ignore the fact that Kagome was still holding his hand.

"Well, I'm hungry, so let's get some food," Kagome suggested, pulling Inuyasha towards a colorful booth. She ordered some treats and gave InuYasha his snack. Once he bit into it, Kagome said, "Good, right?"

InuYasha nodded and ate his food quickly.

Kagome dragged him all around the festival, playing games and eating snacks. InuYasha was enjoying himself more than Kagome after a while, and even started to pull her to booths that intrigued him.

The sun set quickly for the two fairgoers. The lights around the festival dimmed and went out, except for a small bonfire in the middle. The many people circled around the bonfire, watching something in the middle.

"What're they lookin' at, Kagome?" InuYasha asked, nudging Kagome's shoulder.

"I don't know," Kagome honestly replied. "Let's get closer to find out what they're doing."

Kagome and InuYasha squeezed through the crowd and reached the edge of the bonfire. Across from them was an old man sitting on a large stump. He held a shrine charm in his hand and looked as calm as could be. His eyes were a milky white, indicating that he was blind, and every so often he would clear his throat loudly, but he wasn't trying to get anyone's attention.

Unexpectedly, he started speaking. "I am going to tell you a story about a powerful jewel," the man said, sparking the interest in the people surrounding the old man. A few people shivered in anticipation and Kagome grasped her hand around the bottle of jewel shards hidden under her yukata. "It's called the Bachiatari Jewel, and though I'm going to tell you this story, even I don't know all of it.

"Hundreds of years ago, when demons roamed the earth, a jewel was formed. It wasn't well known, but soon it came into power. The jewel created one of the most powerful demons in history. The demon wreaked havoc in Japan, and killed countless people. After many attempts to destroy the demon, one person single-handedly managed to defeat it. No one knows how the demon was defeated, but no doubt it was a ferocious battle. Though, not much else is known about the warrior.

"Now, at this shrine, we take these charms," the old man lifted up the blackish marble charm in his hand, "and we either keep them for protection from demons, or burn them to celebrate the destruction of the Bachiatari Jewel." The blind man stood up and gently tossed the small charm into the fire. Then, he walked away without a word.

Kagome turned to Inuyasha and asked, "Do you want one of those charms for good luck?"

InuYasha shrugged and glanced at Kagome. "I don't care." Kagome took that as a 'yes' and went to buy a charm for InuYasha.

The hanyou stood there impatiently and grabbed the brim of his hat again. Kagome came back and gave inuYasha one of the two charms that she bought.

"Just so you know, InuYasha, these charms don't actually protect you from demons. It's just for fun," Kagome explained, walking in front of the bonfire. She softly tossed the trinket into the middle of the flames, and looked back at InuYasha.

"That's stupid," he said, walking next to her and throwing his marble in the fire. "Why buy something when it doesn't do anything?"

Completely ignoring what InuYasha said and looking into the dancing flames, Kagome thought out loud, "I wonder if that legend the old man told us is true, or if it's just a myth? If it is true, I don't want to meet up with that demon."

InuYasha 'keh'ed. "Don't worry, Kagome. I'll protect you from any demon," promised InuYasha.

Kagome smiled and watched the dancing fire in front of her. "I know, InuYasha. I know."

- - -

The next day, Kagome had school. More specifically, Kagome had a test. She had studied all week, and had somehow managed to get a decent score on her test.

Later that day, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi dragged Kagome to WacDnald's, mostly against her will.

((A/N: No, I didn't forget an 'o' in the restaurant's name. I noticed in the anime that there is no 'o' on the sign above the restaurant. At least, I think there isn't.))

"So, Kagome," Eri started, leaning forward a bit, "how's your boyfriend doing?"

Kagome blushed a bit at the thought of calling InuYasha her boyfriend. "He's fine."

"That's good. You always have something odd to say about him. It's nice to hear things are going better," Ayumi said, taking a sip of her shake.

"I guess so," Kagome said, trying to dismiss the subject.

"It is a good thing!" Yuka said giggling, resting her head on her hands. "Have you two done anything?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like gone on any dates? Have you two done anything like that lately?" Yuka restated. Kagome inwardly relaxed when Yuka said that, because that wasn't what Kagome thought she meant.

"Oh." Kagome thought for a moment and smiled softly. "Well, yesterday he and I went to a festival."

"There was a festival?" Eri asked.

"And it wasn't during summer?" Ayumi questioned.

"It's close to summer," Kagome answered, shrugging.

"Well, whatever. At least you had fun," Yuka said, smiling lightly.

"How can you tell?" Kagome pressed.

"Your face says it all," Yuka said, giggling. "It's easy to read your emotions, Kagome."

"Not for some people," Kagome muttered, instantly thinking of the hanyou that was at her home right now.

- - -

"When are we going?" InuYasha asked. He sat on Kagome's pink bed, tapping his long nails against the sheath of his sword.

"Will you just shut up?" Kagome snapped, whipping around in the chair at her desk and glaring at InuYasha. "I already told you that we would go in the morning!"

"Well, you don't have to bite my head off, wench!" InuYasha argued, clenching his fist.

"I do when you've been bothering me for the last hour! I'm trying to study! Why don't you go bother Souta or something?" Kagome shouted back, getting out of her chair to argue with the hanyou in front of her.

"It's not my fault that you're boring!" InuYasha said, standing on the bouncy pink bed.

"OOOH! Will you just shut up and SI--"

"KAGOME! Dinner! Bring InuYasha down here too, I don't want your room to be destroyed!" Kagome's mother called from the kitchen.

"You're soooo lucky I didn't get to finish that sentence," Kagome said, not even glancing at InuYasha as she walked out of the room. If she did look at him, she would have seen him with a look of fear that not even demons could cause on InuYasha's face.

Chapter End

Well, I'm sure you're all wondering, "What's so dark about this story?" Don't worry, it'll get really dark soon.

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