The characters of Inuyasha do not belong to me.   :(

AN: Sorry about the summary. I had to write it as fast as I could and got mixed up. The couples of this story will be: Inuyasha/Kagome, Miroku/Sango(My favorite!!), and Sesshomaru/Rin. All the other main characters will be included in my story too. I just didn't have the heart to leave them out. Oh yeah, I also took off the 'No anonymous reviewers' so thanks for the tip! Enyoy!

* ~ My Imaginary Demon Friend ~ *

By: Chantal

Chapter 2 "A world of hate and rejection; Hell"

As the human realm went through weather changes, all was normal in the demon realm. The sky was the usual crimson red color, flames could be seen as tall as mountains, and the painful cries of the suffering could be heard throughout all of hell. Deep inside the flames stood a gigantic, and hideous demon warrior with a blood stained sword in his left hand and a solid gold triton of some kind in his right. He stood staring down at his fear filled elderly demon opponent's mangled, yet fragile body with a cocky smile on his face.


"Another battle, another souvenir." The warrior declared. "Maybe now I'll be able to overthrow that pathetic excuse for a prince and rule the eastern lands of Hell."

"You're probably right, maybe you could over throw him..." came the whisper from a baritone voice behind him. Just as he was about to turn his head to examine who it was he realized he couldn't. His head was dissevered from his body for the reason that the person behind him had used a weapon of some kind to slice through his neck. Even though the head had fallen on the floor, the warrior's body stood standing so it was difficult for the elderly demon to see who the slayer was.

The voice spoke once more except this time it was louder. "... Then again, I did say maybe." The frightened demon on the ground watched as the warrior's corpse tumbled to the floor revealing his savior. There, dressed in a red haori stood a handsome, 17 year old demon with long silver hair, strange beaded necklace, and the most unusual set of eyes. Golden eyes. His clawed fingers were dripping with blood, and he was staring down at his prey in disgust until he became aware of the fearful demon on the ground in front of him.

 It wasn't until he was looking eye to eye with his hero, that the frightened demon noticed the trademark dog ears, which indicated whom it was exactly. Inuyasha, the arrogant, yet powerful prince of demons and ruler of the eastern lands of Hell. So he used his bare hands to save him huh? No sword or weapon of any kind? Amazing. What was more amazing though, was that he actually saved him. He was stronger than most thought. So he wasn't only an obnoxious brat after all.

As he continued to stare in awe at Inuyasha, he finally became conscious of him grinning from dog ear to dog ear.

"What? You thought I was actually saving you?" Inuyasha spat while shaking his hand to rid himself of the blood, and bending down to retrieve the golden triton that the warrior's corpse clutched in its hand. Standing straight up he examined the triton as it stood on the ground in his own hand and said, "This is what I wanted. The magical triton that can open any lock and also make its owner more powerful. Your newest weapon and the best one yet... Totosai."

Once an obnoxious brat, always an obnoxious brat. Totosai's brow drew in a knot, and he closed his eyes to hide his irritation. "Inuyasha. I made that weapon specifically for the future king of demons which you are not! You're too weak; you're only a half-"

"Old man you're dummer than I thought!" Inuyasha deliberately interrupted. "If I recall I'm the one standing, not you! And I don't see your damn bull or hammer anywhere. So maybe you should back the hell off!"

" 'The Hell' is right. If you're not capable of managing one quadrant, how are you going to manage the whole demon realm?" He sighed, and then folded his arms across his chest. "Besides, you haven't been married. Although your father crowned you the heir, it would seem that prince Sesshomaru would become king in your place. It's only right. He is after all stronger, wiser, and also engaged to that girl, uh what was it... oh yes, Rin. Unless of course you're still going ahead with your plans to marry the princess. Even still Inuyasha, you're just a weak brat."

Inuyasha tightened his hold on the triton, attempting to control his anger but failing. How dare he compare him with his half brother. If it wasn't that Totosai was an old friend of his father's, Inuyasha would have slain him long ago. "Look gramps, I'm the heir! The triton belongs to me! And who the Hell are you to call me weak? All you need to know is that the triton is mine and now I'm the new king!" In a sudden movement, Inuyasha turned around with triton in hand, and ran straight through the flames disappearing.

"Inuyasha!" Totosai called out to late, and then stared in annoyance at the fire. "Obnoxious brat. He didn't even heed my warning about the triton. It's too dangerous to be used by... half-breeds." 

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"You look so much like her it's shocking. Then again, I should have expected it. You are her double after all. This should be more enjoyable than I thought. Come here Kagome." Hojou's imposter, Naraku stretched out his hand gesturing for her to take it, his intimidating gaze still locked with hers. "You have no other options. If you run, I'll catch you and if you try to fight me, I'll just make your death more painful."

Kagome was too frightened to utter a word, let alone move. It was like he had cast a spell on her. But he was right. Where was she going to run? How could she escape especially if his companions had her blocked in? It was just so unfair! And why on earth were the streets empty? Where was everybody? More importantly, where was Inuyahsa?!

Naraku grew impatient, his smirk fading and his jaw hardening. "I'm getting tired of waiting Kagome. You wouldn't want me to come and get you. I'd put my hands in places they shouldn't be and I know you don't want that." His smirk returned. "Not now anyways."

Kagome gulped, face paler than ever. What could she do? Think Kagome think! Her eyes moved to the right, two guys there. Then they moved to the left, three of them. Maybe if she could get something big enough to throw at one of the two on her right, she could make a run for it. But what? She didn't have anything on her except for her... Backpack!

"Alright. I guess I have no choice." She sighed, hoping her face didn't give her away. In a matter of three seconds, Kagome slipped the straps off her shoulders, fiercely tossed the bag at her target on the right, and while he fell, ran like her life depended on it.

Naraku's eyes narrowed dangerously. "What the hell are you still doing here?!" He turned his head and shouted at his companions over his shoulder. "Go get her!" Recovering from their shock, the five men quickly picked up their feet, and chased after her, while Naraku regained his composure and slowly followed behind them.

Kagome thought she had wasted all her energy on running before, yet some how managed to save some. As the snow continued to fall in a rapid pace, so did she run faster than ever. Glancing at the familiar setting around her, she realized that she was only a block away from the apartment. "I'll make it." She assured herself in between breaths. Yet she couldn't help but notice that she was getting too tired to fast. Something had to be done. Just the thought of that Naraku guy putting his hands on her was enough to make her gag.

Checking over her shoulder and making sure they weren't following, Kagome turned at a corner. Smiling at the fact that they were to far back to notice her, she continued towards her destination until a horrible sight in front of her caused her to skid to an abrupt halt. Naraku. What on earth?! What the heck was this guy? How did he get in front of her like that? He wasn't even gasping for air like she, just standing there with that disgusting grin plastered on his face.

"You really insult me Kagome. Did you actually think you can escape me?" He brushed back his brown hair with one hand, his sharp, red, eyes boring into her soft, brown ones. "No one ever disobeys me. I should give you a little taste of what happens so that next time, you'll think before you act. How about breaking some of your fragile bones, human?"

Kagome's eyes widened in fear and shock. Human? What exactly was this guy? And what was that about her bones...? Suddenly, she was picked up from under the arms, and thrown onto the cement on her back. In pain and agony, she squeezed her eyes shut and screamed at the top of her lungs but was silenced when a rough male hand went over her mouth.

"Do you want people to hear you?" Naraku said with his evil grin still on his face. The earlier impact on her spine, and Naraku's disgusting hand over her mouth, altogether made her dizzy and caused her vision to blur. "Hold her tight, I don't want her to do anything she might regret later." Three of Naraku's companions had refrained her legs and right arm, while he gripped her left arm.

"Hojou or Naraku, just tell me what it is you want." Kagome desperately tried her best to stall until Inuyasha or someone decided to show. He should've been there already where the heck was he? She decided that if he would show, she was going to 'sit' him so many times; his back would ache as much as hers. Of course, that was if he would show.

"What 'I' want you say? Well in truth, I want your eyes." She gasped as Naraku focused on bending her arm back. "But right now, I'm in the mood to break your pretty little arm." Kagome knew that this was it. If she had any great ideas, right then would be the perfect time to use them. But she didn't.

The world around her darkened by the second, that she had to keep blinking to stay conscious. It wasn't easy though, especially with the snow. Her mind went blank but only word remained. Slowly closing her eyes she whispered, "Inuyasha..."

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"Although your father crowned you the heir, it would seem that prince Sesshomaru would become king in your place... Inuyasha, you're just a weak brat."

"Feh! Whatever! Damn old man is senile anyways, what the hell does he know." Inuyasha ran with un-natural speed through the flames of Hell. "Now that I have the triton, I can take what's rightfully mine, the Shikon No Tama. All I have to do is beat down those damn guardians, and open the sacred chest." Just the thought of finally getting what he wanted brought a smile upon his lips. "Then when it's safe, I'll make my wish."

Jumping over lava, and passing the brime-stone, Inuyasha carefully made his way to his destination. Searching for any sign of the building that safely guarded the jewel, his eyes landed on a familiar, small, stone temple. "Gotcha." He ran faster, his heart beating with excitement. Yet he had remembered to be careful. The last time he attempted to steal the jewel, he was caught and paid for it with his freedom. He became a useless imaginary 'friend' to... Kagome.

Just thinking about the wench, made him want to rip out his brain and stomp on it. She was so ungrateful. No matter what he did for her, she would never be happy. What the hell did he have to do, be really nice to her and give her hugs? Feh! That'll be the day. How was he supposed to help her? Why the hell did he have to help her in the first place?!

Inuyasha was always a loner. A half-breed is what he was. Son to the recently deceased powerful, demon king, and to a weak, human woman. Mother. Her gentle smile still remained in his memory, and her joyful laugh still echoed in his mind. What a pity that he was taken from her as a child. But it was forbidden for half-breeds to live in the human realm so he went to live with his father in Hell. However, when it became known to other demons that the king had a half-breed son, his father was slaughtered and he was left to die with a sword plunged through his heart. The exact same sword he later used to slay his father's murderers. All but one. A demon named Naraku. He disappeared sometime after, but Inuyasha never gave up searching for him.

When Sesshomaru, his hateful half brother and prince of the western lands, found out about their father's death, he blamed Inuyasha and vowed to end his life as well. Talk about happy childhood. Since then Inuyasha had to live in a world of solitude. He was incapable to interact with others. No one would understand him. He was too much of a monster. Only hate and rejection would be known in his world. Only himself to care for and no one else. Especially not Kagome.

Kagome. There she was occupying his mind again. No matter what he did, nothing seemed to make her happy. When she was worried about taking those useless 'tests', he would hurt the teacher so she wouldn't have to take them. When she had so much homework to do, he burned them up so she wouldn't have to do them. When she was hungry, he would steal food from someone so she could eat. Not once did he get a 'thankyou'. Only a 'sit'. Damn beaded necklace he had to wear, always causing him to go crashing to the ground when ever she commanded him. "This is the only way you have control over him." He remembered his jailers, the guardians of the jewel, explaining to her. Once he had the jewel, the first thing on his list was to eliminate its guardians.

Just then when he was about 20 feet from the temple, a familiar, annoying scream caused him to flatten his ears and stop running. It was different from all the other painful cries often heard in Hell. This one was dreadfully familiar and some how sounded like it came from outside of Hell. It was Kagome. Wench! Was she deliberately trying to ruin everything? She probably needed help with something. Feh! Like he was going to actually help her. If she needed help, then she was better off calling her dead family to rescue her. Inuyasha had mission to accomplish.

He picked up his feet and continued toward the jewel trying his best to ignore her cry, but it continued to echo in his mind. Damn human. What he would give to see her die a slow and painful death.

Hey wait! Where did that come from? Sure he hated her but he never thought about her like that. For some reason, his resentment was really strong, but why? What was it that caused his sudden anger? It was then that he recalled what happened earlier that day.

He had traveled to the human realm except that time, it wasn't to see Kagome. It was to see his mother. Other than Sesshomaru, Totosai, and myoga, no one else knew of his secret, that he was the son of a human woman.  No one else would ever know. Yet although he would never say it out loud, he cared for his mother dearly. So much that he wouldn't even let her know that he was her long lost son. He refused to let her see him so that she wouldn't be ashamed of having a monster for a son. He would watch over her through her living room window, while he sat on his favorite tree. Alone and un-disturbed, thinking what it would have been like to be raised by her. To grow up with love. With Joy. This time however was different. This time he wasn't alone. Myoga, Inuyasha's vassal, had decided that it was time to see where his master usually snuck off to.

"So this is where you go huh?" The demon flea had asked him, while hoping onto his broad shoulder.

"What the hell are you doing here Myoga?" He rudely questioned never taking his eyes off the window.

"You know, you resemble her a lot master." Inuyasha turned his head and glared at the old family friend. "Why don't you just go to her?"

"Shut the hell up." He hissed, warning the flea to stop.

"Just go to her and tell her the truth. That you were orphaned at a young age and that's why you are the way you are."

"Myoga..."

"She's you're mother and I'm quite sure that even after all these years, she still loves you. So she'll understand Inuyasha, she'll-"

Myoga was cut off in mid sentence when Inuyasha snatched him up, and squeezed him in between is thumb and forefinger. "Don't you think I want to?!" He cried. "Do you know how much I want to tell her? But... I can't." Inuyasha's gaze was no longer angry but hurt and lonely. "She must never find out. I can't have her looking at me with pity or shame. Don't you get it? Even if I tell her there's no way we can be a family. No one else will accept me. It'll be the same as it is in the demon realm. I won't get excepted because... I'm a half-breed." Inuyasha released the flattened flea allowing him to float to the floor, and disappeared with the wind.

So that was what caused his anger, Inuyasha thought awaking from his daze. Damn flea. Always sticking his nose in everyone's business.

Mother. The memory of her still floated in his mind. Of her in the kitchen making breakfast for herself. She looked so sad and lonely. Not the way Inuyasha remembered her as a child. It seemed like there was something missing in her life. Or more specifically, someone.

"Feh! Why am I kidding myself? I was never meant to have a family and that's how it should be." He murmured. "All I need is the jewel so that I can become the new king and rule over all of Hell." When Inuyasha reached the front of the temple, all his earlier memories were forgotten as he cautiously made his way to the entrance.

"Inuyasha..." A soft whisper startled him, and out of reflex he flexed his claws, and frantically scanned the region but saw no one. Wait, wasn't that Kagome's voice. What the hell...?

"Wench! Where the hell are you?!" It couldn't have been her could it? Inuyasha was baffled. It was her, but how could she make contact with him from the human realm? "Damn it!" He cried in exasperation, and plunged the triton into the ground kneeling beside it. He had had it. She needed help and it was ruining his plans. He came too far to just stop mid way and rescue her. But she needed help he was sure of it. What could he do? Another one of Kagome's screams interrupted his train of thought, except this time it was constant. Banging his head against the staff of the triton hoping to come up with an idea, his eyes suddenly widened and a huge grin appeared on his face. "That should work..."

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With eyes closed, Kagome screamed as loud as she could, hoping that maybe someone would hear her and come to her rescue. But how could any one hear her screaming if she couldn't even hear herself? The only sound she heard was the rapid beating of her heart as it matched perfectly with the laugh of her tormentors. Naraku continued torturing her by slowly bending back her arm. Couldn't anyone hear her? Couldn't someone save her? Inuyasha! Where the heck was he?! Oh boy was she definitely going to 'sit' him!

Hidden deep beneath the layers of flesh, Kagome started to feel the bones in her forearm crack and realized 'this is it'. They were going to break her arm and possibly cause worse damage. All she could do was watch. No. Not watch.

When the bones were about to break, she waited for the moment to be over with and kept her eyes shut tightly. Suddenly... they stopped. What the... what happened? All she knew was that she was waiting for Naraku to rearrange her arm and then nothing happened. Slowly opening her eyes, she sat up and looked around, realizing she was all alone. Naraku, Hojou's imposter, and his companions were all gone.

"Did they just disappear into thin air? Was it all just a dream?" Raising the sleeve of her sweater, she caught sight of the bruises on her arm and came into conclusion that it wasn't a dream.

"Maybe they ran away." She said, trying to persuade herself. "It could've happened I mean that Naraku guy was no where near human. But then, this could be one of his sick jokes to try and make me loose her mind? No, it can't be. He seemed too anxious to get that jewel thingy."

Kagome stood up, being very careful not to injure her back anymore in the process, and also remained alert in case any of her new 'friends' decided to show up again. She took a glimpse down the block and noticed that she was close to home. Just a walk up the street and a turn around the corner and she'd be right in front of the apartment building. She went to focus on fixing up her uniform in case anyone jumped to conclusions but quickly paused when she noticed something eerie. There was no snow on the side walks at all. Glancing behind her, she saw that it still continued to snow and the air felt extremely cold. Yet when she returned her gaze down her street, the heat was so searing that it practically melted her skin off.

Assuming the worst, Kagome immediately ran down the street hoping that her aunt and uncle were doing fine until she suddenly stopped. Leaning against the side of a building, she desperately struggled to inhale but every time she did, she just ended up coughing violently. Her lungs were filled with smoke but where was it coming from? Just then the sky darkened and when she looked up, she noticed that the once eerie blue sky was now a crimson red. What was going on?

She pulled the collar of her uniform over her face and inhaled deeply hoping that she could've been able to block out the smoke. Suddenly, the buildings around her all began to melt away and Kagome became terrified. Her aunt and uncle were in one of those buildings. Oh Kami-sama what was happening? Where was all the smoke coming from? The heat around her increased so much that Kagome had to shield her eyes to prevent them from melting as well.

Wait a minute Heat? Opening her eyes, she saw that the scenery had changed completely and flames as tall as mountains trapped her. Even the building that she was once leaning on was melting away as well. With the collar still over her face, Kagome stood up and attempted to escape the blazing inferno but ended up falling down on her hands and knees. What was happening to her? Suddenly her eyes widened in shock and fear when she realized what was going on.

In her disappearing, raspy voice she whispered, "Oh Kami-sama I'm dead. I died and now I'm in Hell."

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There. Chapter two updated. Sorry it took so long but since my last chapter had a few mistakes, I wanted to make sure that this one was ok. Hope you liked it! There's still much more to come. Next chapter, Inuyasha and Kagome embark on their journey and also make new friends. Oh yeah and don't forget to review. Adios! =D