Haku:hey! Its my first fic! I hope you enjoy it!

What things mean:

Haku:Me, Hakudoushi-25

"..." means talking

'...' means thinking

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of the other characters from that show, but, I do own Mitaka Oshino.

I'd be Running up that Road

Chapter 1
You'll Never Make it Out Alive

She took a deep breath before the bell rang. She knew she would have to do this, or she would be the laughing stalk of the school. It was hard enough already, as it was. She bundled her books in a woven bag and sluggishly thumped her way out of the room. Her blonde hair looked flat as the wind blew it as she opened the door to the school yard. It was Friday, you would have figured everyone would have been happy to be gone for the weekend. But not Mitaka. Her friend, Kimiko, had dared her to walk down Sakura Ave. But, who would care about walking down a road? Well, this wasn't an ordinary road, frankly, I don't even know why it's even considered to be a road. No residences, cars, trees, or even stray animals ever went down it. Mitaka strutted around to see if Kimiko, was to be seen. But, of course Kimiko noticed her and she hurried her to move. Mitaka didn't want to go, but Kimiko, being the little annoying brat she was, made her do it.

"Hurry the pace Mitaka, you walk like an old lady!" Kimiko snapped.
"Alright..." Mitaka replied.

The wind blew franticly when they arrived at the abandoned street. Mitaka looked at Kimiko for the last time as she took a step forward. Do Not Enter signs posted everywhere on the gate to the road. Broken tree branches, dead leaves and diseased rats lied everywhere as Kimiko quickly opened the gate and motioned Mitaka to go in. Mitaka nodded as she slumped her way down the huge hill behind the gate. The grass layed dead along the side of the road. Mitaka sniffed the air, it was heavy and bitter. She could feel the negative energy brewing in the smuggy air. Then, she thought hesitantly about the legends that told about this very road that was scaring her out of her mind.

'This very road..." She began. "Has so many legends, yet, it seems so peaceful... I can hardly believe how you could be so scared, of this. I am standing on this very road, the most feared place here. The very road they said to be cursed, by a very evil man long ago... who then got sent to hell. It was said, that whoever he was, he hated this country, and attempted to become the emperor, but failed. He became very jealous of the emperor and decided to assassinate him. And he succeeded. At that point, he had a taste for havoc. He had to do more. More evil plots had to be made. To keep his craving from getting out of hand. So, he placed a curse, on this very road, which used to be a wondrous road full of nature and wildlife, he killed it. Cursing it with a spell, to create a reality of terror, to take you to a place, where you'd never belong...' br

Mitaka was silent. As she noticed that road went on forever, she decided to turn back. But, she noticed that she had walked far, so she called out to Kimiko.

"KIMIKO!" She yelled. "I MADE IT!"

There was no reply. Mitaka figured that Kimiko didn't hear her, due to her wax-filled eardrums. So, Mitaka briskly ran up the road. As she noticed that the road had turned from breaking up concrete to gravel, then to dirt, then to fresh grass. There was no ending. Had she had taken a wrong turn? But, what turns were there to make? When she looked up... a huge dusty cloud of air moved in her direction as she slowly inhaled it. Her lungs filled with a dry substance that made her cough furiously. The wind picked up once more and it became more and more powerful as she walked forward. When it stopped, Mitaka opened her eyes to see a open forest. She looked back, and noticed that the road was just grass. But the grass was living. As of the trees and flowers. Mitaka's heart began to beat rapidly. She knew that she wasn't on the street any longer. If she was, everything would have been dead. You wouldn't have ever noticed her fear, or anxiety in her, but she felt a great bit of it as she began to breath heavily and her heart raced. She needed to find where she was, and how she could get home. She walked hesitanty to find a little old fashion village. A thought past through her mind. Was she in the...past? Mitaka walked toward the village to see if she could get some help. She knocked at it's rustic door, an old lady answered.

"Well, Kannichiwa, little child, what may I get for you?" The lady asked.
"I need some help, Ms. I have seemed to have gotten lost." Mitaka replied.
"Well, I'll do the best I can, so, what is the problem?"
"I was walking down this road, and I ended up here..."

The lady was silent. She looked as if she didn't understand a word Mitaka had just said.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I know what a road is..." the old lady said.
"Oh..." Mitaka's sentence was cut-off at the sight of a weird looking thing.

"Child, come in here, a demon is coming, and you mustn't stay out here..."

The lady's expressions were predictable. She was scared for her safety, but what was a demon? Just then, the door swung open and a demon spoke.

Haku: It's done... at least the first one! Did you like it?
InuYasha: Oh, this fic is screwed...
Hiei: Yeah, It is...
Haku: HEY!
InuYasha: Yeah, It sucks because there is no me in it...
Hiei: Exactly!
Haku: Why are you here, Hiei, this isn't a Yu Yu Hakusho fic!
Hiei: Soooo?
Haku: -- forget it...
Hiei: Yep.
InuYasha: Yep.
Haku: Well... that's it! I left you with a cliff hanger... so tune in next time, and please review! R&R!