Summary: Kagome and her friends go skiing and they would have never dreamed of what happened on that fateful day.
Age: Kagome 20, Sango 20, Inuyasha 23, Miroku 21
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and co. but if I make up a character they are mine and not yours!
They are all their regular bloodlines. (i.e.: hanyous, youkai, miko, houshi, etc.)
Skiing into Life
Chapter Two
As she got to the top of the lift she got off and put her feet in her snowboard. She was preparing to go down the hill. She started going and found she could easily navigate things on her snowboard. She decided to try a different blue course, a harder one. She went to the lift and got on. This course ventured through the wood and underbrush of the mountain. She felt she could accomplish it so she embarked on the trail that changed her life.
She prepared to go down the trail. She took off and felt the wind in her hair. She loved to be on the slopes almost as much as Sango. It was easy for her to let go when she was flying down a course. She felt like she was really flying and that made her happy. She felt as if life could be perfect in those few moments.
She didn't have to remember the torture she went through to leave her house. She didn't have to remember how difficult it was for her as a teenager. She didn't have to remember her troubled relationship with her father. None of that mattered as she boarded around the trees.
She was pulled out of her thought as she looked around and realized she didn't see any trail markings. She skidded to a stop and began looking around. The course was a confusing one but she thought surely it would be marked somewhere. As Kagome looked she didn't see anything indicating she was still on the trail. She knew how dangerous it was to go off course because that snow hadn't been tested and she could fall through and freeze to death if she wasn't found. Before she began panicking however she tried to sense if anyone was around. She calmed herself and sent out her miko energy to find a life form.
About 50 feet to her left she felt heat and movement. She turned and started boarding slowly in that direction. Kagome felt as if this presence wasn't human but that didn't really bother her. When she was within viewing distance she looked and saw a boy. He looked to be around her age. She boarded closer and saw what he was hiding. He had little white dog ears on his head and he was doing tricks off some of the moguls. (A/N moguls are hills that you can do jumps off of.) She continued towards him and wondered why he hadn't turned to see her yet. He must have sensed her presence he was after all half-demon.
When she got within vocal distance she started calling to him politely. He finally sensed her and turned around. Kagome almost fell over out of shock. She was standing face-to-face with the most gorgeous, most amazing, gold-medal Olympian, Inuyasha Takahashi. She tried to move backwards a little and he watched her.
Kagome also knew he was the most arrogant, the most insufferable, and the most obnoxious professional snowboarder. She became worried he would yell at her. She knew how to defend herself but she didn't want to have to resort to that.
Inuyasha was shocked that such a gorgeous girl was standing in front of him. Her beauty shocked him out of his normal attitude. He took out his headphones and approached her cautiously. He asked, "Can I help you?"
Kagome was startled out of her demeanor and responded, "Yes, please. I was on a course and I got lost and now I don't know where I am. I'm so sorry to have intruded but I got lost."
He smiled at her apologies and responded, "It's okay miss. I was just messing around. You happened to stumble onto my private course." Kagome almost fell over because he was being so nice. 'Maybe the reporters are wrong and he is nice.' Kagome unhooked her feet and picked up her board and walked to him. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get back to the resort please?"
He began to have an inner panic attack. He didn't want this beautiful girl to leave his presence. Kagome felt his aura change and she tried to delve deeper but she felt a barrier go up around him. She looked up at him in confusion as he stared down at her. He didn't notice her searching touch because of the inner confusion he was feeling.
Inuyasha easily stood at 6'5 with long silver hair. His dog ears stood out on his head but to anyone who couldn't sense his half-demon ancestry he had normal ears too. He had golden eyes that reminded Kagome of topaz gems. Kagome stood at 5'8 with raven black hair and chocolate brown eyes. She continued to look up at him imploringly and he finally gained control of his senses to respond to her question. "I can show you the way back but if you want, first I can teach you some snowboarding tricks." He smiled almost pleadingly, wishing that she wouldn't go.
She nodded and he smiled happily. "I'll stay for a bit. My friends went to the black diamond course so I have some time."
He replied, "I'm happy you are staying. How long have you been snowboarding?"
"This is my first day."
He seemed shocked, "Your first day?" She nodded and he continued, "Your first day and you are already doing a blue course?"
She smiled and nodded, "Yep, I loved skiing and I'm a fast learner."
He laughed a little, "You must be." She smiled and he felt his heart beat harder. 'What is happening to me? How can this girl make me feel this way? I just met her yet it feels like I've known her forever and like I should be with her.' He shook his head a little and she cocked her head at the strange behavior.
In that second she felt a spark of something. 'What just happened? I feel happy. Have I met him before?' Both parties were pondering the answer to their questions when Inuyasha's cell phone vibrated. Inuyasha and Kagome were shaken out of their reveries and he grabbed his phone. He answered it. Kagome politely turned around, though she could still hear what was being said.
Kagome immediately heard a screechy voice on the other end. She realized it must be his model girlfriend, Kikyou. Kagome sighed. Kikyou had a worse reputation than Inuyasha did. Kikyou was mean and rude and she had no respect for anyone other than herself. She would go in the media and flip off photographers and she would party like there is no tomorrow. She has been checked into and out of rehab several times and she continues to drink and do drugs. Kagome felt that Kikyou is the worst role model for young girls and that Kikyou should never have been famous in the first place but her daddy owned the modeling agency and convinced the designers to hire his daughter.
Inuyasha answered the phone, "Hello Kikyou."
She immediately started squealing, "Hi Inu baby! I miss you! How is training?"
Inuyasha responded, "It's good, I just landed an inverted 360 without really trying." Kagome turned towards and raised her eyebrows. That was kind of a hard trick and he did it without trying.
Kikyou asked, "What is that?" She laughed. "You know I don't care much about snowboarding Inu."
Inuyasha frowned and nodded although she couldn't see him. He said, "Well I'm going to get back to training."
Kikyou said, "Okay well I called because I won't be flying in tonight so you can cancel the reservation unless you have some sort of double of me." She laughed.
Inuyasha laughed too and looked over at Kagome. Kagome was mindlessly gazing at the sky and twirling her hair. She didn't notice Inuyasha's gaze and continued to occupy herself. Kikyou rambled on and Inuyasha kept looking at Kagome. 'She looks strangely like Kikyou. Maybe I don't have to cancel the reservation. I need to find out what this feeling is. I can't stand not knowing why I feel so attracted to her. Kikyou said I could invite a clone to dinner. Well, Kagome and Kikyou have a strange resemblance. I'll invite her then maybe I can figure out what is going on.'
Kikyou said, "Did you hear me Inuyasha?" Inuyasha snapped out of his thought process and said no.
Kikyou sighed and repeated herself, "Am I your one and only forever?" Inuyasha was about to respond yes, when he began to actually consider the question. 'Is she the one I want to be with forever? Could I really stand being attached to Kikyou for the rest of my life?'
Kikyou sensed the hesitation so she repeated her question, "Inu, am I your one and only forever?" He immediately responded yes and she smiled.
Inuyasha said, "I need to train Kikyou."
She frowned but said goodbye and hung up the phone. She turned to the man with her and said, "It's all taken care of. He isn't expecting me." The man smiled and said, "Good."