A/N:: This is a taster of the new fiction i have started on when Heart Bound Box is finished, im posting this to see how much positive feedback i get and from there i'll decide if ill upload the rest of the story as chapter one and two are done, they just need to be uploaded. So let me know if you like it, if you don't, if you would want to read this fic.. Any feedback is welcomed and appreciated.

Prologue: Rio De Janeiro

Being mid December the air was hot and humid but that did not deter her from her laborious task as she leaned over the open bonnet on her pride and joy. Summer was always stifling with the heat, but it was her favourite time of year, as Rio de Janeiro was beautiful this time of year. Gorgeous women in short cut shorts of all fabric and colours matched with skimpy tank tops walked along the golden sand on the exquisite beach attracting the attentions of the tanned muscled men who would drink as they watched the talent walk by.

The brilliant blue ocean sparkling in the sun was the playground for the children play as they splashed in the warm welcoming shallow depths under the watchful eyes of their parents to ensure they would not venture into the almost sapphire coloured deeper depths. Towering on the hill tops, always stood the statue of Jesus watching over them all framed in the baby blue sky with a slight glow from the sun that shone onto it brightly. Not a religious person, she still found the statues presence comforting. Yes she thought Rio de Janeiro was one of the most beautiful places in Brazil hence her reason to move from Japan to the paradise she now called home.

Grunting femininely she let out a small curse as she dropped the spanner she was holding, finally she was done. She had to change the pod filter in her car as the foam was more black when it was meant to be red, so she had replaced it with a new filter she had ordered a couple of days ago, and had arrived this morning. Kagome was a car fanatic, she loved to drive and fast, it made her feel free.

So when she wasn't working in her friend's mechanic garage, she was out driving the hilly slopes around Rio de Janeiro taking in the picturesque views. Kagome drove a twin turbo 1995 Supra which was black, decked out in aftermarket parts for appearance such as the body kit and spoiler. She had also customised the engine with aftermarket parts, and had accessorised the interior the same.

Her car was smoking, as her friend Marc often said, he was the only other person other than herself who had the honour of ever driving her most prized possession. Marc owned the small mechanic garage she worked at and at first he had been sceptical of the idea of having a female mechanic, but he soon learnt she was good at what she did and was an asset to his business.

"Nice view."
Kagome straightened up so she wasn't hunching over the bonnet and turned to give a playful scowl to the figure standing behind her.
"InuYasha you are such a pig!" She laughed, shutting the bonnet on her car.

She was in her small garage that was situated under her tiny house and it was her garage where you were always bound to find her. InuYasha was one of her newer friends she had made since her move a year ago. He often had his car serviced and had meet Kagome at the garage she worked at as he was a regular there.

They had hit it off after she showed him just how much this 'wench' knew about cars and their engines.
InuYasha had to admit she looked as smoking as her car, hunched over in her short cut denim jean shorts and as she turned to face him, her short white tank top with oil stains and her black bra barely visible on its front. Smiling he handed her a beer, some he brewed himself before taking a swig of the one he had for himself.

"Thanks, I needed that." Kagome said before she took a long, much needed drink of her beer.
InuYasha could the light sheen of sweat upon her, adding to her beauty, and nodded in agreement to her statement. Diverting his gaze elsewhere he looked around her garage, and had to admit it was very tidy, she had a red stacked tool box beside the wooden workbench with cabinets underneath it along the back wall. Above the workbench, hooks adorned the wall where other various tools that were hung up.

"Come on, let's go to Porcão for dinner, I could use a good meal of meat!" Kagome said as she finished her drink, she had practically skulled the whole beer back all at once. Porcão was one of the best churrascaria or steak house's in Rio and was known for its excellent grilled meat and its beautiful view of the Aterro de Flamengo beach where the restaurant was situated. It wasn't terribly far from where she lived up in the slopes of Rio. InuYasha smiled inwardly, this could almost be like a date, if he played his cards right.

Soon they were walking up the path to the beautiful eatery, Kagome had changed before they left so she was dressed in a simple little black dress and black heels, and InuYasha in almost black jeans, a black singlet with a red shirt unbuttoned over top. Once inside since it was a quiet night they were seen to quickly, the waiter had them seated at a small table within ten minutes of them arriving and had taken their orders. Kagome loved it there, the view of Sugar Loaf and Guanabara Bay from the window the table was situated near, was simply gorgeous even in the fading light.

She turned her gaze to glance around the exquisite décor in the dining room drinking it all in; the different shades of wood made patterns on the polished floor, the white walls adored in abstract art work, the bar made of a deep brown varnished wood standing proud with numerous alcohol bottles lining glass cabinets behind the bar, even the ceiling painted pure white chandelier's of silver with white circle bulbs of light hanging from the ends of the silver branches arranged at differing heights to illuminate the room.

The waiter returned with their meals, and drinks leaving them to enjoy the cuisine. Both had ordered ribs and the best bourbon they had on the rocks to, and the meat was to perfection and fell off the bone with ease it was that tender.

Once their plates were taken, they sipped on their second set of drinks and soon were immerged in deep conversation.
"Kagome, do you ever regret moving here?" Asked InuYasha, who was thrilled with how the night turned out.

Kagome glanced at the slightly muscular built man in front of her, with his silver long hair and wild bangs, his golden eyes and the small smile gracing his thin lips.

"No, I don't think I ever will the year I've spent here so far, has too of been the best year of my life so far, and I've been on the planet nineteen, nearly twenty years."

"I'm glad you did move, or else I would have met you, the spitfire who nearly decked me for assuming you knew nothing about a car engine." InuYasha chuckled softly.

Her eyes softened at the memory of when she first met him six months ago when she had just started her job.
"I'm glad though it took long enough for Marc to finally hire me."

InuYasha's grin widened when he thought of how Kagome finally got Marc to crack and hire her. She had brought his car not long after she had moved and it was still shop standard as Marc hadn't done much with it, and so she had asked him if he knew a place where she could get or order aftermarket parts and a garage she could go to, to fit the parts.

Since Kagome had no tools yet as she had to leave her tools in Japan when she moved he had humoured her and gave her the name of the parts company he used, the best in Rio, and allowed her to use his garage on the weekends when it wasn't open while she slowly built up her tool collection. After six months of watching her transform the Supra and her constant asking, Marc had finally agreed to hire her.

"Your good at what you do, he saw that in the end."
"How is work for you?" Kagome asked, though she knew little of what InuYasha actually did.

"My brother is a slave driver I tell you. He has another ship arriving so he wants all the paper work sorted for all of the contents of the ship's cargo and that task fell on me." He groaned.
InuYasha was careful to be vague in the details, as it would mean trouble for him if she knew exactly what he did.

Kagome smiled at him sympathetically, before taking another sip of her drink, finishing it.
"Let's go for a walk on the beach before we head off, yeah?" suggested Kagome who rose from her seat. InuYasha did the same and held out his hand for her to take before they headed out in the cool night breeze.

Kagome took her heels off and walked barefoot in the cool sand with InuYasha, her arm linked in his own through his, and watched the placid waves move slowly along the darkened shore. The lights from the business skyscrapers and shore side buildings were reflected on the water dancing across the ocean's surface, adding to the majestic beautify of Kagome's surroundings.

InuYasha felt this was the time to make a move on the girl who had invaded his dreams for the past few months, as it was the most romantic setting any guy could have thrown in their lap.

"Kagome, I.."