Hey guys! I haven't posted in awhile, but I finally got some new inspiration!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any canon characters. I own Akemi, my created characters, and her tale.

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Chapter One

"Akemi.." An older woman quirked an eyebrow as she watched her daughter, "Did you sleep at all last night?"

The female in question looked up from her pancakes with a dis-interested hum. Her curly black hair was disheveled and dark circles ringed her strikingly green eyes, "Uhmm... yes? And the night before too..?" She tried to flash a convincing smile, but a mother was all knowing when it came to her children.

She stared down her daughter with her sharp hazel gaze, her eyebrow's lifting , "Akemi! I better not receive any emails about you falling asleep in class." She shook her head lightly, her short ginger curls bouncing lightly.

A young male's voice snickered from the entree way, "Knowing her, she won't just fall asleep, but she'll drool all over her desk." He smirked his brown eyes glittering with mischief.

"Just cause I'm tired, doesn't mean I can't kick your ass!" Akemi growled out and pointed at her brother, "I don't drool!"

"Tell that to the many times Daisuke told me you soaked his shirt." His smirk widened as he looked down to her, he wasn't much taller, but he did tower a few inches over her 'barely above five feet' form.

Daisuke was her best friend, she had fallen asleep on him many times during sleep overs when they were kids., "That was one time and it wasn't on Dai!"

"Yuma, Akemi. Both of you, shut your mouths and stop arguing." Their mother had apparently had enough of their bickering, she turned to Akemi, "Sweet heart, you've been drooling since the day I brought you home from the hospital."

Akemi's jaw dropped like she wanted to defend herself, but wisely snapped it shut. Yuma stuck his tongue out at his sister, but he stopped when his mother snickered in his direction.

"But, that doesn't warrant teasing from someone who snores louder than a pig."

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Akemi wasn't paying attention to class anymore(not that ever really paid it much attention), she was staring at the clock. She was tired and wanted to get back home to read the book that had been gifted to her. It so much begging for the old man to give it to her, but it was well worth the wait. Well, she hoped it would be. She could imagine curling up under her blanket and absorbing into the book for hours. She was very excited.

"God, what are you so happy about?" Spoke a male voice that belonged to her friend, Daisuke.

"Shh, I'm concentrating." Akemi replied.

"On…" He paused, "On the clock?"

Finally the hour hand landed on the four, it took less that a second for the bell to resound through the building. She leapt from her seat and practically ran for the door. Her teacher called after her, but she ignored him. Her sub conscious told her it would come back to bite her, but she didn't care at the moment.

"What? Were you going to ditch me?" Daisuke teased from behind her, his brown eyes glittered with amusement, the teen was only a few inches taller than her.

Akemi turned and showed off a sheepish smile, "Sorry, Dai... I so badly want to go home and read my new book."

Daisuke quirked an eyebrow as he fell into step next to her, they lived rather close to each other, so walking home together wasn't odd, "A book.. has you this excited?"

"Well, it's a really good book." She grinned sheepishly.

"Let me guess.. old man Higurashi gave it to you."

"What? You physic!" The noirette asked a twinkle of mischief in her eyes as she gave him a playful shove, "How'd you guess?"

He chuckled, "It's not that hard to guess when I know that the only book you would read for leisure… would have to be at least 500 years old." His gaze peered at her, full of amusement, "Not to mention how often you complain that he won't let you borrow stuff, no matter how much you beg."

Akemi gave off a smile, "Well, yeah. He has a bunch of old stuff." She spun dramatically, "It like a historians dream!"

Daisuke chuckled, "So, how much begging did this one take?"

"Well, at first it was a lot.. but then the book fell and the seal broke." She frowned at the memory, "It opened and I don't know he let me borrow it after that." He had been disappointed when the seal broke, muttering something about it being fake.

Daisuke let out a breath, "Must have a pretty elaborate story, to be sealed."

A nod had her curls bouncing, "Oh yeah. Mr. Higurashi had told me the story several times." She smiled, "It's called the Book of Destiny, that by reading the book it would alter your destiny. That no matter what the book read, even if it was seemingly impossible… it would come true." The noirette paused, "It could read out a horrible tale worse than death or even something to bring true happiness to your life." There was a catch, though. Your reasoning, mindset, and soul affected your altered destiny. If sought with greed, if your soul was dark, if you had committed atrocities beyond imagination… you would receive a cursed destiny.

"Read anything about yourself in that book yet?" He teased as the two approached her home.

"That wouldn't even be funny.." Akemi shuddered at the thought, "But I wouldn't know, I haven't started reading it." She didn't believe in magic or demons, but she doubted it would be a good thing if age was in the book.

"Message me on the details of it later, okay?"

"Of course!" She grinned brightly as she unlocked the door and walked into her empty house, her mom was still at work and her brother was probably out with his friends.

Walking up the stairs in her home, she opened her door and flipped on the light. The Book of Destiny seemed to be starting at her from her desk. The cold feeling of anxiety washed over her, but it wouldn't stop her.

Akemi snatched the thick leather bound book off her desk and sat on her bed, not really bothering to change from her uniform, she could do so after reading a bit. She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear and reached for the book, a sudden fight or flight instinct madder her freeze. She swallowed thickly and pushed the feeling aside, her fingertips gripped the edge of the leather and she slowly opened the book. The brick in her stomach faded as she noticed that the page was blank, she frowned.

Perhaps that's why Mr. Higurashi said it was a fake? She ran her fingertips over the dulled, but thick page. With a turn of the page, she realized that it was still empty. She continued to flip through the book, until she reached the last page. Her frown deepened as she read the small English letters in the top right corner. It was a western book.

The first sun of anew, 1549

"I guess it's a good thing I can read English..." She sighed, "Does it means the new year of 1549.. or does it mean spring? But that's an odd way.." She trailed off, obviously muttering to herself.

Akemi shut the book with a sigh and walked over to her dresser. The book was disappointing, she was beginning to understand how the old man felt. She pulled out a white shirt and a pair of shorts, tossing them onto her bed, before tugging her bow loose. A vibrating sound caught her attention and she went to check her bag, it was probably Daisuke messaging her.

Before she could grab her phone, a thump sounded. She turned towards the sound with a yelp and found herself looking at the book, she had left on her bed. The cover of the book flipped open and she gasped in surprise, it was then that she noticed.. it was the book that was vibrating. Her eyebrows scrunched, her heart hammering against her chest, as she approached the book. She watched as English letters smoothed it's way over the paper, as if someone was writing. Fear filled her veins, like ice and the color drained from her face. She couldn't move, she was frozen with fear and her limbs were quickly going numb.

A strangled whimper escaped her lips as her knees buckled underneath her.

Her body fell limply against the carpet and she was forced to watch as the book began to hover in front of her, the words glowing a bright blue.

That was the last thing she saw before her consciousness snapping to nothingness like an off switch.

Not even waiting for her eyes to close.

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EDIT DATE: December 3rd 2018