Chapter 1- discovering the long forgotten

Ashley landed in the bottom of a well filled with demon bones laying in the pit of the well.

"This is disgusting. I can not BELIEVE that damn scroll brought me HERE! WHAT THE HELL!" I screamed in disgust when I felt something move underneath my feet. I just about leaped five feet in the air and with much speed and efficiency I was capable of managing at that moment, I grasped on to the vine leading up to the exit of the well and climbed.

I reached the top of the well quickly and without hesitation pulled my body over the edge, as fast it would allow, of that disgusting rickedy old well. My breath was caught in her throat as I stared at a man with silver hair pinned by an arrow to a massive tree.

"The Inu waits to be freed of his sleeping imprisonment." A voice repeated the riddle inside of my head. She groped the back of my thigh for my dagger that father had given me for completing me training in Spiritual Power, Martial Arts and Telepathy, which was well hidden by me baggy pants.

(Flashback)

" Congratulations." A woman with long golden locks reaching to the small of her lower back smiled down at a fifteen year old Ashley, Her beautiful violet eyes brimming with tears. Ashley was dressed in ceremonial miko attire. Her hair pinned up in a very tight braid bun using two silver dragon hairpins.

"Thank you, mother." Ashley happily returned the same smile to her mother.

"I have never been so proud, even at your graduation from your training!" Her mother, Emila laughed.

"Emila….leave our daughter alone, your smiles are probably scaring her." A man with dark brown hair, muscular build, and icy blue eyes exclaimed while putting his arm around Ashley's shoulders.

"Father!" the fifteen year old shouted happily as she hugged her father.

"Nonsense, Landon!" Emila grumbles, while her husband and daughter chuckled.

"Ashley, I want you to have this. It was given to me by my father when I completed my training." He handed her a beautiful turquoise hilt curved dagger.

"Oh, father! It's beautiful, thank you. I will treasure it…always."

(End of Flashback)

I smiled fondly at the simple memory, those were days when I had been so happy and carefree. Where did those days go?

My family's secret, every child when reaching the age of five began their training until they completed all three areas. I was always a fast and analytic learner. My cousin Giovanni and I completed our training at age fifteen. The age I was now. My graduation wasn't too long ago actually. It's funny how months ago can seem like years ago. I feel like my childhood is so far from me now that my innocence no longer lingers with me. I grew up so fast. All I really remember from being a child was training so I could be as strong as my daddy was. My father was my world, my hero. I wanted to be just like him.

I was always curious, and had to learn more than was just required. I hungered for the knowledge I knew my family could have offered me. I saw opportunity and I took advantage of it and I've never regretted that decision and I know I never will.

I mastered Tikwando (sp?) in a little under four years-training day and night when she was not involved in her studies. Ashley's father, Landon owned five Dojos around the world- 1 in U.S, 1 in Italy, 1 in Japan, 1 in China, and 1 in Brazil. He taught only Martial Arts. Telepathy and Spiritual Power were her family's most treasured secret. That's why all of the children were home schooled until they completed their training. Ashley already had been going to school and focusing on her studies for the last two years. She also recalled when her father had given her a Japanese katana as a early graduating gift.

(flashback)

"Ashley, you have achieved levels beyond your age, have completed your training MUCH earlier than expected. You will face tough decisions and battles you never expected as you go through life. I have seen to that you never have to struggle to defend yourself and you will be just fine. But this is my way of welcoming you into adulthood. This is my gift to you,"

Landon handed her a Japanese katana with a red snake skin hilt, and craved into the blade was an incantation in Latin.

"This katana, Ashley, has an invisibility spell casted upon it. Only your bloodline is able to touch it, I am the only exception. But only you are able to dispel and recast the spell by saying the incantation. The incantation is for you to discover, my daughter."

(End of Flashback)

I checked to make sure my katana was there. My movements were silent. I still loved to admire the sheath. It was black swirled with crimson spiraling up in a intricate pattern. I was a Maiden of Spiritual Power, my powers surpassed every woman in my family. I held the most power out of all the women that ever lived in my family and I had always wondered why. when I was brought out of I thoughts by a pulsating feeling under my left breast. This pulsating feeling was not pleasurable and it pissed me off because I didn't know where the hell it was coming from. Damn. This would attract unwanted attention that I didn't need. I didn't know just what kind of "attention" it would attract either.

"What in the seven hells is this!?" I exclaimed in agitation as the pulsating continued on. I was still slightly aware of what was going on around me.

"Ah, the little miko who holds the Shikon no Tama! Give it to me or die!" A centipede youkai bellowed. I looked at it in surprise- never seeing such a being. I would not be defeated however.

'A miko? What the hell is that?'I thought angrily. This whole situation was seriously confusing me and I did not take well to being confused. That's for sure.

"Today is not my day." I sighed in exasperation as drew my katana and charged the over confident youkai. That ultimately be the damned thing's downfall .

I immediately whispered the incantation and my katana appeared before the demon. The demon lept toward me, unfortunately it didn't know my ancestors were demon exterminators! I killed it quickly, the abomination was no challenge for me. Just an annoying and time wasting hindrance. I snorted at that and looked at my surroundings. Taking in everything in case something more dangerous came along. I noticed quickly that there was a boy up against an enormous tree.

The pulsating continued as I neared the sleeping Inu, I figured out the closer I came that he was a Inu youkai and something was pulling at me...this indescribable feeling that made me just want to caress his ears before I freed him.

'Now-time to free you, dog boy.'

I thought apprehensively. I approached him with caution and I slowly pointed my katana to his neck while readying myself to run my dagger through his stomach at any given moment, should he prove a threat. Quickly, I removed the arrow in his shoulder using my mouth. He awakened slowly and looked at me in confusion,

"Who the hell are you!?" he asked angrily, eyeing the closeness of our bodies, to be honest I didn't care what the hell he wanted. I smirked at this, if it came down to a fight then I'd give him one hell of a fight that he would not even expect from a woman of my stature.

"Silence, demon. I've no patience for you." I spat viciously to get my point across, and pressed the katana against his neck with more pressure, beginning draw blood.

I saw his expression fall and his line of vision cast down toward the grass ground of the clearing we stood in.

"Your name, demon?" I growled out, becoming quite agitated with him.

"Inuyasha, yours?" he returned in the same vicious,untrusting tone. I couldn't blame him but I sure as hell didn't trust him either.

"Ashley," I returned as I still eyed him with suspicion before I continued, "Now if you promise to be a good little dog and do not try to kill me- I will release you because I know you would not betray your honor." I smirked at his expression. He could be quite fun to toy with actually.

"and if you don't I will chop off your manhood, and kill you as slowly and painfully as possible." My smirk never wavered, just strong as my confidence.

"Now, where's the nearest village?" I asked skeptically while analyzing my surroundings once more.

"About a quarter of a mile east." He replied.

"Alright, get moving.." I grinned and grabbed his arm.

"What the hell are you doing!" he asked furiously while blushing. And peeled my hand off of his arm.

"Trying to move you-because it looks like you aren't capable of moving on your own anymore." I remarked harmlessly, as if pointing out the most obvious of things.

"I'm perfectly capable." He said trying to look away, a blush marring his cheeks.

"Not from where I'm standing." I mumbled and started to walk away, agitation rolling off me in waves.

"Feh, whatever bitch." He answered in a sarcastic tone.

I whipped around and stomped over to him quickly. He found himself pinned up against a tree by a VERY psychotically angry woman-that woman was me.

"Excuse me? Don't you ever call me a bitch again!" I screamed and slapped him with all I was worth and somehow my dagger found it's way to his manhood.

"You wouldn't!" he snarled after recovering from my head spinning slap.

"Oh trust me…I would." I growled lowly in my throat and smirked. Inuyasha gulped.

"Names not to call me:

Bitch- I am not a dog

Wench

Little Miko

Ash

Whore

Slut

Hoe

Prostitute

lee

Or anything else you can think of that's inappropriate when talking to me." I finished while counting each off on my fingers. It really wasn't all that hard to remember and I had no patience whatsoever for stupidity. Maybe I just didn't like people in general because of that..hmm. That was probably it.

"I can't remember all of that!" he shouted in surprise and annoyance. He was stupidity if I ever saw it. Time to have some fun and screw with the hanyou's head..now I liked that idea.

I smirked evilly and then giggled mischievously. If he wanted a challenge then I'd damn well give this filthy hanyou one.

"If you can't remember all of that, I can just carve it into your skin so you always remember what not to call me when you look at your body."

"Whatever." He growled acting as if I couldn't lay a finger on him.

"Okay, I guess you'll have to remember then!" I smiled sarcastically as we continued onto the village, side by side, enemy next to enemy, demon next to miko. It was a crazy world was it not?

So what do you think!? Oh here are the pairings if you are wondering! This fic is very complex and confusing so you guys have to stay with me! I need 5 fricking reviews dammit!

Sess/Ash- You'll see y in later chapters!

San/Mir

Inu/Kik

Kouga/Ayame