Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. The anime, characters and plot all belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
Author's Note: Yo yo yo, what up, my homie g doggs!? XD Okay, let's get serious here...*pulls up pants really high* Lately, I understand how most of you were wondering, "Hey, is InuXKags still alive?" Yes, I am. I've just been totally busy lately! Whenever I'm not at school, I have swim practice. When I'm not swim practice, I have to do homework. If I'm not doing homework, I'm doing some kind of errand for my mom! Ugh, I swear, it seems like I never have free time anymore. Luckily, it's been snowing so much over here that they've cancelled school for practically a whole week now! YEAAAAH! So, I'll try to update as much as I can before school--ugh--starts again...
All right, now I should probably give a vague description of this new story you are about to read...or at a fragment of this new story you're going to read. It's called With You--ugh, no DUH! Gosh, I'm an idiot. And it's an Inuyasha fanfic...UGH! Am I getting stupider and stupider by the minute?! C'mon InuXKags, FOCUS! Originally, With You was actually Ice Doll, but then I decided to add more events, and then Ice Doll just didn't seem like an appropriate title anymore....Okay, I better wrap this up before the Author's Note is longer than the Prologue. ENJOY!! AND PLEASE REVIEW!!! :)
Prologue
Stay away from the ocean, her overprotective mother had always told her, but Rin failed to register the meaning of those words. For young Rin, danger did not matter as long as she was having fun. Her motto was: Seize the day. Pretend that today is your last day alive, so make the most of it.
This was what Rin was thinking as she sat on a cliff overlooking the sea, swinging her bare legs over the edge. She was watching a thunderstorm happening above the thrashing waves of saltwater. It was a warm, humid night with endless clouds the most intimidating shade of grey Rin had ever witnessed. A blinding flash of lightning made the young pre-teen gawk up at the sky in impressed awe.
A strong wind rushed past Rin, whipping at her exposed flesh and black hair. Her skin sprouted gooseflesh as another chilly breeze ruffled her T-shirt.
"Hmm…I wonder what time it is," Rin wondered aloud. She glanced at the time on her wristwatch. Ten more minutes until a brand new day. Ten--no, make that nine--more minutes until Rin's long-awaited thirteenth birthday.
She had always dreamed of being a teenager, all grown up and mature. Rin had always thought that being over thirteen meant more options, freedom, choices for the future…
She stretched her arms over her head. She should be asleep in her warm bed, but she felt the burning desire to be outside with her beautiful ocean instead of inside a small, cramped apartment with her parents to wait for her becoming of a teenager. Rin impatiently checked her watch.
Four more minutes.
A groan was her response. She stared out into the ocean again. The water splashed all over uncontrollably, slapping at the cove beneath Rin's feet, emitting a sea spray. The wind carried the cool spray into Rin's face. It felt refreshing.
What's that?
Something was bobbing out there in the ocean among the endless waves. Rin squinted at the object. It appeared to be…debris? Through her keen eyes, Rin identified the item as a large piece of a plank, most likely from a wooden watercraft. Was there a shipwreck?
She checked her watch one more time.
Seven seconds…six…five…four…three…two…one…
Then, Rin screamed. Not from joy that she was finally a teenager, but at what she saw washed up on the seashore.
Clinging to a crate for dear life was the body of what seemed to be a girl. And she was covered with blood…a lot of blood.
