Trying out this AU for fun! Obviously, some things are going to be a little different as we get more plot developments from the anime. Everything I've outlined so far is following Yashahime episode 21.

There will not be any SessaRin PDA/ship content in this fic, they're simply there for the story. Sessh will most likely come across as very ooc as well because - well reasons. More notes at the end! Enjoy!

Towa groans as the first rays of sunlight shine through the window of Lady Kaede's hut. "Five more minutes…" She mutters to herself as she pulls her covers tighter. Wait…is this…a blanket?

Towa sits up with a small gasp, squinting as she takes in her surroundings. Her first instinct was that she'd woken up in a new place – perhaps one of Kirinmaru's goons had managed to kidnap her in the night. What she found instead was an unfamiliar bedroom, with moving boxes scattered throughout elegant furnishing….in the modern era.

Towa scrambled out of the bed in a panic. "Setsuna!" She gasped.

"Towa?" Her twin's voice is muffled through the door.

"SETSUNA!" Towa all but shouts, sprinting across the room and throwing the door open. She is startled by the sight of her confused twin sister in a school uniform. "What…?"

"You're still not dressed?" Setsuna puts a hand on her hip. Her dark ponytail falling over her shoulder.

"W-what are you wearing?" Towa blinks.

"Our uniform? Remember, Dad had Mr. Jaken drop them off yesterday?"

"D-dad…?" Towa stutters. "But what are you-?"

Towa's train of thought falters as a stern voice echoes through her mind. Don't tell her about the feudal era! Towa blinks again, closing her mouth.

"You are so weird in the morning I swear." Setsuna starts down the hall. "Dad's on a call so you have 5 minutes! Hurry up!"

Towa lets her door shut with shaky hands. She takes a deep breath and allows herself to examine her surroundings once more. A navy school uniform with an unfamiliar crest sits on her empty desk, with a pair of tights and a very nice backpack beside it.

Towa falls into the nostalgic motions of dressing herself for school as if were something she still does every day. There's no sign of my old clothes…..or my Kikujūmonj…this is so strange…I wonder if Setsuna would…

Don't. Tell. Anyone. Anything! The same stern voice echoes through Towa's mind again as she yanks on her tights, nearly causing her to fall flat on her face.

"That's getting annoying…." Towa swears she hears a chuckle as her ears ring. I should at least find out where I am…

Towa grabs her handbag and ventures out into the hall. She can't help but gasp as she takes in the lavish apartment. She follows the sounds of voices as she makes her way down the elegant glass staircase. Unsure of where to go next, Towa turns to her right and continues forward.

She pauses suddenly as an unfamiliar male voice echoes along the hallway of boxes. She tiptoes forward, being as silent as she can as she approaches the large wooden door.

"I didn't ask for your excuses Jaken- the moving company was meant to be here two weeks ago!"

Towa freezes in the doorway as the speaker becomes visible, stalking across an overly cluttered, equally unpacked office. The man's long silver ponytail sways behind him as he continues to snap at some poor victim on the other line. He's dressed in suit pants and a crisp shirt rolled up to his elbow, revealing an intricate tattoo sleeve down his left forearm. Towa's mouth falls open in genuine shock as she recognizes who is before her.

That's….that's Lord Sesshomaru…my fath-

"Towa." She jumps, blinking up at the demon lord before her. "Is everything alright?" Towa's eyes widen as she realizes how much softer he is speaking to her. Not that we've spoken very much before...

"Uh…well….I…."

"No Jaken I wasn't speaking to you-" He snaps back at his cellphone. "Just fix it- and if you can't have the half-wit do it for you!" He hangs up the phone, pinching the bridge of his nose. "I'm sorry, now what was it?"

Towa blanches as his intense eyes fall on her, her mouth moving in slow motion. "I…uh..."

"Are you feeling sick?" He steps even closer to her, his face flickering with a concern Towa had never seen before. The great demon lord wasn't exactly the tender type back in the feudal era.

"Oh…no no I'm fine." Towa manages a small smile, turning her eyes away as she thinks of something to say. "Just…got a little lost. This house is so…"

"I know it's all a mess right now- if things go my way it should be fixed by the end of tomorrow." He glares around the room.

Towa starts to panic as silence falls between them. What do I say? I don't even know how to act with him? Are we close in this...dream? She nearly sighs with relief as Setsuna's voice echoes down the hall.

"Breakfast is ready!"

Towa resists the urge to jump as Sesshomaru's hand falls on her shoulder. "Let's not waste any time. Your mother wants you all to eat a full meal before leaving-"

"Right." Towa can hardly speak as his words sink in. My mother….is…is she really here? Towa can't help herself as she falls in step with her father, eager to get there as soon as she can. She freezes in the doorway of an incredibly chic kitchen, her mouth falling open once more as she takes in the sight before her.

Setsuna sits on a barstool as she pokes at her breakfast, smiling in response to something the woman over the stove is saying. She notices Towa and frowns. "Come on Towa! We're running out of time-"

At the sound of her name, Towa starts forward and it takes all her willpower not to freeze again when their mother turns around. "Good morning…" Towa's voice is quiet as she takes in the stranger. She feels like she's staring into a shorter mirror – with the woman's features so similar to her own.

Her mother's gentle face falls in a flash as she puts her hand to Towa's cheek. Towa's heart seizes in her chest. Is this…is it really you?

"You look so pale Towa. Did you sleep alright?"

"She's probably just trying to skip school-"

"Setsuna-" The small woman chides the twin and turns her attention back to Towa. "I know starting in a new school can be scary, but your father made sure to pick one of the best schools in the city. You'll fit right in."

Towa's response is interrupted by the sound of a door being burst open. "TOWA! SETSUNA!" Towa held in her gasp of surprise. Moroha!

The familiar face comes barreling around the corner, nearly smacking into the wall as she slides on the tile floor. Towa's hopes that her cousin was also aware of what was happening disappeared as she took in her outfit. Moroha steadied herself, yanking on the schoolgirl skirt that barely passed her mid-thigh. That…surely isn't my Moroha.

"Moroha- what have I told you about the yelling-" Sesshomaru snaps.

"And the running-" Towa's mother chimed in softly. "You'll fall-"

"I know I knowwww-" Moroha jumps up onto the barstool beside Setsuna.

Towa clenches her teeth to keep from gaping as Sesshomaru crossed behind the girls and yanks on Moroha's ear. She pouts up at him. "Owwww what did I do?!"

"One would think you were raised in a barn-"

"Hey!" Moroha sticks her tongue out at him. "I'm telling Mom you're being mean!"

"Be my guest-" Sesshomaru flicks her forehead and takes his own serving towards the dining room. Moroha continues to make faces at the back of his head before turning to her meal.

"Geez, he's so stubborn."

"You are late you know-" Setsuna pokes her cousin's shoulder.

"It's not my fault! Nanny Kaede was sleeping and my phone is dead!"

"Did you stay up watching the matches again?"

"No…maybe!"

"Towa-" Her attention is turned back to her mother. "Are you hungry?"

"Y-yes sorry-" Towa shuffles to the last bar stool and picks up her chopsticks. Her mother gives her another warm smile as she gathers up her own serving and starts towards the dining room. Towa can't help but stare as she watches the stranger glide into a seat beside her father. He immediately sets down his cellphone and gives her his full attention.

Another ache seizes in her chest as Towa takes it in. She is watching her parents- her real parents – eat a meal together. Surely this has to be an elaborate dream. How could anyone…

Moroha yawns loudly, pushing her bowl away. "I'm already so tired! Why couldn't we come here a week sooner."

Setsuna rolled her eyes. "If you actually tried to fix your sleep schedule you wouldn't still be on Tokyo time-" Towa chokes on her rice, catching her twin's attention. "Towa are you okay?"

"I'm fine-" Towa wheezes, racking her brain for a response. "I…uh…what's the time difference here again?" She feigns a smile as Setsuna raises an eyebrow.

"New York to Tokyo? It's 14 hours."

Towa nods slowly, turning her eyes back to her meal. Her appetite has disappeared entirely as she processes her new knowledge.

If this isn't a dream-which it has to be…but if it isn't…..

We're in America.

I'm so excited to dive into this idea I have! I haven't written fic in awhile due to a serious lack of inspiration and a pretty ugly breakup with my love of my other content. It's on the road to recovery but I've devoted a lot more of my time getting back into anime!

- Something very important I want to note (again): there will NOT be any kind of SessRin pda in this fic. What you saw in this chapter is most likely the farthest I would go in describing their dynamic. I personally do not ship them and wasn't all that pleased when she got confirmed as their mom, but I could also see it coming from day one. A big part of their role in this story is going to be their participation in this ?dream? scenario Towa finds herself in. I'm working around the 'idea' of what a modern-day family dynamic would be for them

- For narrative purposes, Setsuna/Towa/Moroha are all going to be 15 going on 16 Juniors. That's not for any particular reason, I just don't read them as 14.

- With the New York setting, I'm definitely taking a lot of inspiration from Gossip Girl style. The apartment(s) are big and well-decorated with a lot of Western influences. Another big reason I did this is that other characters they'll interact with are going to be American. I didn't want to make any errors in Japanese high school dynamics so that's why! Their uniforms will definitely have that same Gossip Girl vibe - where everyone is wearing vaguely matching pieces but adding their own style to it. Towa will obviously be seeking out a pair of slack P.

Thank you for reading!