Author's Notes: Starting a new fic…This is the first one I've actually posted so, I'm a bit nervous. It's kind of like seeing your child off to their first day of school…Haha, okay so it's not like that, but hey! Anyways, here's the story!
Live To Serve…Serve To Live
Chapter One: Into the Well
By: Black Heart
"Kagome! Time for breakfast!"
"Okay, Mom," Kagome called back down the stairs. She grabbed her necklace; a pink stone strung on a simple silver chain. Her mother had given it to her, and it had been passed down from mother to daughter for years. In a hurry to get down to breakfast, she threw the necklace on. But when she went to secure it, the clasp snapped.
"Oh, crap…Mom should be able to fix it though…Right?" Kagome muttered to herself. She tossed the broken piece of jewelry into a hunter green velvet box on her desk, and ran downstairs. Seeing her breakfast set at the table, she hurried over and began eating. Looking up, Kagome saw her Grandpa sit down at the table.
"Good morning, Kagome," he said.
"Hi, Grandpa," she chirped back. Kagome's mother brought Grandpa's breakfast over to the table.
"Kagome, where's your necklace?" she asked, slightly concerned.
"Oh, um, when I went to put on my necklace, I did it so fast, that the chain broke…I'm sorry, Mom. You can get it fixed though, right?" Kagome explained in a rush. A light blush crept onto her face, and she was becoming worried. Even though the stone didn't mean much to her, Kagome knew her mother had grown pretty attached to it.
"It was just the chain? That's a relief. That stone is fairly valuable, Kagome. It has a quite a bit of history, along with this shrine."
Kagome was a little surprised. Normally her Grandpa was the history nut. But, right on cue, he went into one of his rambling explanations.
"You know, the stone on that necklace is a replica of the Shikon no Tama. It-"
"The Shikon what?" Kagome interrupted.
"The Shikon no Tama. It was a powerful stone. The Jewel of Four Souls some called it. It contained four spirits of the world. It was created during the very early feudal times of Japan, by a priestess named Midoriko. The jewel was born from her heart, and while fighting her greatest battle, a crystallized soul was taken from her Midoriko as she died. Within that single soul, the battle between purity and corruption continues. The jewel will become more powerful if hatred is involved, but it will disappear if used for good. It has the power to make dreams come true. It can give life, and cause death," Grandpa finished. But of course, Kagome had stopped paying attention a sentence or two after she'd interrupted the explanation… By now, she had finished her breakfast, and wanted to get to school.
"Kagome, if you bring your necklace down from your room, I'll take it to be fixed today, while I'm running my errands," Mrs. Higurashi offered.
"Okay, Mom," Kagome said, before running upstairs. She grabbed the Shikon Jewel look alike, while glancing out the window. She noticed her little brother, Souta, chasing the family's fat cat, Buyo around the yard. Leaving her room, Kagome jogged back downstairs. Setting the necklace on the table where her mother would be sure to see it, Kagome asked, "Could you put it in that fuzzy green box in my room, please?"
"Sure, dear," her mother responded.
"Thanks, Mom. I'm off to school, bye!" Kagome called as she began walking out the front door.
"Have a nice day! Her mother called back. Kagome gently shut the door and was about to begin the walk to school, when she spotted Souta nervously standing in the doorway to the well. Making her way over she half yelled, "What's wrong, Souta? You know you shouldn't be playing around here."
"But, Buyo…" Souta trailed off.
"Did he run in there when you were chasing him?" Kagome asked.
"I think I saw him down there."
"Well let's go get him," she decided.
"But this place is creepy!" Souta exclaimed.
"Are you scared?" Kagome taunted.
"N-No," he stuttered. They heard a moaning noise from inside the well, and Souta jumped back.
"There's something down there!" He shouted.
"Yea, our cat, Buyo," Kagome pointed out. Walking down the stairs, Kagome muttered, "It's only the cat, and I'll prove it- Ah!" She jumped and screamed out in shock. Souta had fallen down in surprise. Buyo was rubbing against Kagome's legs. "Told you it was just the cat," she said to her brother. Suddenly a bright blue light shinned from the well.
"Kagome!" Souta shouted in warning, as he leapt up from the ground. The well broke open and white arms popped out. They grabbed Kagome and pulled her into the well. As they traveled though more of the bright blue light, Kagome counted six ugly pale arms gripping her.
"I can feel the power of the Shikon no Tama! You must have it!" The odd woman shouted.
"The Shikon-," 'My necklace!' Kagome realized with a gasp. 'That must not be some replica…But the real thing!' "I don't have it!" She yelled. Kagome tried pushing the odd lady away. As her hand made contact with the multi-armed woman, a powdery pink light appeared.
"No! I will have get the Shikon no Tama from you!" The lady cried. It looked like she was being dragged away. Kagome fell to the bottom of the well.
'Was that all a dream?' She thought to herself. She looked around the well and saw one of the monster's pale arms. 'It wasn't a dream!'
"Souta?" Kagome called. "Help me out of here!" There wasn't a response. 'He must have run away,' she concluded. Kagome looked up, trying to determine how she was going to get out of the well. She spotted some vines growing down the side of the well. As she started her climb up, a butterfly fluttered past. 'I wonder how a butterfly got in here,' Kagome thought to herself as she continued the climb. Pulling herself out, she stood up and looked around.
"What? This isn't…Mama? Grandpa…Souta…Buyo? Our house has vanished!" Kagome began dashing around the area, desperately looking for something familiar. "Oh, good, the Sacred Tree," Kagome noticed with a sigh of relief. "Our house should be around here somewhere." She stopped suddenly when she saw someone with white hair hanging from the tree. No, wait they were pinned, by a single arrow. Cautiously walking up to the tree, Kagome stood on a root and realized it was a boy. With dog-ears? Without thinking, she reached out to touch them. "They're very soft," Kagome noted. Suddenly, the young girl heard what sounded like battle cries. Turning to the source, Kagome found what looked like monsters charging strait at her. Some looked like birds, wolves, cats, and many other vicious animals. But they weren't quite animals…Kagome didn't quite know just how to explain their appearances. All she knew was that they were coming to attack, and it looked like she was their target.
AN: Well that's the first chapter…It's a little odd at first, because it's just like the anime beginning, but that was the point…Except for the demons chasing Kagome. Originally it was the village men. But anyways, I should get the new chapter out soon, like in a week tops! Thanks for reading!
