Summary: 500 years ago, Tomoe Yukishiro, a vampire slayer and miko, banished the Kurisutaru No Inochi out of this world into another time. And now the year is 2003, and the reincarnation of Tomoe, Kaoru Kamiya enters the situation.

Author's Note: Well hello everybody! This is our first fic together. It was written by yours truly: LittoGrrlStephie and The Girl Who Cried Oro. We hope you will enjoy our fic and review!

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Crimson Crystal

By: LittoGrrlStephie and The Girl Who Cried Oro

Chapter One: The Crystal

Feudal Japan
Deep within the forest…



Tomoe was in her white gi as she raced through the forest. Her loose ebony flowed with her smoothly as she ran; the lights that came through the canopy made her hair glow radiantly. She held tightly around the item in her right hand that was around her neck, as it glowed a shade of red; signaling death was nearby. Someone was going to die, and she hoped it wasn't herself. Her grip on the red pendant tightened.

In her left hand was a small dagger with magical powers that was granted to her from her father, who was a powerful priest and vampire slayer. She had followed in his footsteps and was passed down the powerful pendant and dagger.

The dagger was used to protect, as the pendant had a deep and powerful power that not even her father knew of. But she had a gut feeling that the vampires chasing her did.

Roars were heard behind her, as vampires rushed for her with swords in their hands. They wanted that pendant, and they were going to have it. With that type of power, they would be able to rule this world with no problem at all and gain the ultimate power.

That's is why she had to protect this pendant or else the humans would be ruled by this blood and soul sucking demons. And she would risk her very own life to protect the world and its people, no matter if they were corrupted or carefree. Tomoe Yukishiro had vowed to that...no matter what.

'You will not escape, human…'

Those words flowed into her mind with a certain vampire's silky and masculine voice. But it only made her grip the pendent tighter in her hand. She would not be intimidated by that. It took more than that to scare her off.

Ignoring the voices she looked ahead and focus on her escape.

She remembered the first time that she had agreed to protect it and become a miko. She would not fall and make love with another until the pendant would not be needed for protection any longer.

And yet she broke that certain vow and fell in love with Akira Kiyosato. A man who had understand how she felt through this life and training ever since childhood. But he was killed...he was killed by the one called...Battousai.

She ran toward sacred grounds, if only she could get there before they got to her. They wouldn't be able to follow her in there. Only mortals could enter the area.

'Only a bit more.' Thought Tomoe running as fast as possible.

Suddenly a vampire jumped over her, and landed before her. A grin was plastered on his face as he step forth. This was going to be an all too easy assignment.

"Hand it over, miko," said the vampire as he stepped toward her.

"Over my dead body, leech." She said and tucked the pendant in her white gi. She took her dagger, which shined from the rays of the sun as if it were newly made; yet it had shed many vampires and demons with its sharp and deadly blade and mystical power.

The vampire charged at her with inhuman speed and his white fangs in a grin. He tried to grab her neck, but she was able to dodge the vampire's assault with ease. The vampire tried to use his blade to slash her, but Tomoe dodged it and slid under the vampire's arm; plunging the dagger in his heart and twisting it so it would make sure he was dead.

Tomoe saw the others catching up. She turned on her heel and ran as fast as she could; she would put her pride up and try to fight the vampires up, but she wouldn't risk that especially with some of the vampires' overwhelming auras. That pendant was before her pride. It was either as that.

There was no way she would die by a vampire's hand. She was going to leave this earth with honor. She would not let them take the pendant; she would not fail.

She ran further, but was suddenly stopped when she saw those same golden eyes that killed her loved one. It was him... it was... Battousai. The very one that nearly all vampires feared. How did he get here? was her only question.

Tomoe came to a quick stop before she could rush into the vampire before her.

"Tomoe. Where are you going? Don't you trust me? Give me the pendant and we can leave these stubborn idiots alone," said Battousai as he extended a hand to her.

She froze at the site. Battousai. His crimson red hair was in a ponytail flowed with the wind and his golden eyes shadowed by his bangs. His sensual lips curved into a smile and she looked down to his hand.

She could feel the other vampires getting closer by the second. But what was she to do? Battousai...the man...the vampire...who brought her to love again...yet the very same person who murdered Akira...who was her first love. This was confusing her; she didn't know what to do.

Could she trust Battousai the vampire...his smile seemed genuine...trusting...yet she was so suspicious and doubtful. Before she had really gotten to know him; he was just like those other blood sucking demons...he was also after the pendant for his own gain.

Tomoe watched him. She couldn't take his hand. He killed Akira, he wanted the pendant, not her. That brought pain to her heart. Yet her heart desired him ached for him and his inhuman beauty, but she couldn't trust him. She just couldn't betray the pendant and not protect it.

She turned in another direction and ran off as quickly as she could. The first time she trusted him; he nearly stole the pendant from her. She would not let that happen again, even if she loved him.

Tomoe ran so fast, that she didn't notice the wet streams that trickled down his cheek as he vanished amongst the shadows again.

With tears in the corner of her eyes, she ran to where her feet guided her.

She pushed them away as she sensed the vampires hot on her trail.

Suddenly she came to a cliff. Rocks fell to the forest beneath her feet as she came to an abrupt halt. Her heart pounded as she tried to find a way out, but the vampires were encircling her. She had to get the pendant to safety.

"I won't...let them have this..." She whispered into the wind. Tomoe turn, her raven hair swung in the wind as she looked at the demons before her. The vampires surrounded her are sneering at her.

She stood there staring at all of them with a defiant expression on her face, her hand clutching the talisman on her heart that was pounding through her chest.

"Looks...like you're trapped…" Said on of the vampires who walked out of the crowd. He looked different than the other. He was covered in linen, from his head to his toe. "Just give us the pendant and we'll let you have a quick death as a parting gift, Tomoe Yukishiro."

She glared at him with her cold eyes; how she loathed him. "Never...I was handed this duty to protect this talisman and I will not hand it over to an evil like you! I swear to the gods...I swear to Akira...that you'll never get your evil palms on it, Makoto Shishio!" She replied with boldness in her voice that she rarely ever had.

"But you have no where to escape..." The vampire replied in a mocking tone.

Tomoe glanced at the cliff. There was only one way out, and it was to jump. But she needed to keep the pendant safe, they would find it if she jumped down there. The chances of her living of this battle were very slim indeed, but that didn't mean she wouldn't fight back.

She backed away from all of the grins that were given to her. They were just all too sure that they would win; she would prove them wrong.

"Admit it! You've lost. Now hand over the pendant!" ordered Shishio, as Tomoe backed away. Rocks fell to the forest bed below.

Tomoe held the pendant to her heart and closed her eyes. She began to chant words that were unreadible and understandable.

The vampires dropped their weapons and covered their ears as they fell to the ground.

"Curse you wench. Damn it, the pendant is giving her more power," yelled Shishio angrily, as he dropped to the ground, his eardrums threatened to burst at any moment.

There was a golden glow to Tomoe's outline, as it began to look like the light was pulsing around her. She ignored the power and the feeling of the light within her as she concentrated on stalling the vampires. If she could only get them to drop to mercy, so she could run away.

Tomoe felt weak, she couldn't last this long, even with the help of the pendant. She couldn't fully control the pendant's power.

'Kami-sama, please help me. Please send the pendant to someone who can save it better than I. Please! I beg of you. Kurisutaru No Inochi, please go to the one that truly deserves you. You must save yourself. No one has the right to own you, only protect you.' Thought Tomoe with all her might.

She wished hard and long, as she chanted. This was the only way to save the talisman. There had to be some way to get rid of the pendant.

She needed to get the pendant away. Shattering will spread its shards to the four directions of the winds. And that would cause even more trouble than the situation she was in now.

She prayed while the pendant started to glow, blinding the vampires, even Shishio, but only temporarily.

Legends of the talisman, Kurisutaru No Inochi, were true. The pendant would either curse or gift its beholder. Only a pure enough soul could protect it, she realized. She summoned up all her strength and power for this moment. She looked at Shishio and then whispered. "You will never lay a finger on this…ever again!"

Tomoe soon let the talisman float over her hand and she began chanting once again. She prayed as well, that her plan would work. She knew that she could not be the one to protect it for this generation. And right now she was trapped between life and death. This is the path she had chosen. This is the path she would accept.

A glow of yellow light exploded from the Kurisutaru No Inochi as it knocked the vampires back, as if to repay Tomoe for protecting it.

Once the light vanished, the pendant was gone. Tomoe smiled as tears rolled down her cheeks; she did it. She saved the pendant.

Her knees gave way as she fell to the ground, she was so happy.

Suddenly a dagger came right at her; it was another vampire with long blonde hair that was shaped like a broom.

She closed her eyes, and waited for the plunge, she had done her duty. That was all that she cared for. But before the dagger connected with flesh, a flash of red light appeared inside her gi. It was the magical dagger; she still had it with her.

The vampire flew back and hit a tree trunk, falling unconscious. She looked at the small item, and suddenly noticed a red sphere at the hilt of it. It belonged with the Kurisutaru No Inochi, and she knew it. The dagger had to follow the talisman. But how?

There had to be some way to send the dagger as well.

Then, something struck her; blood. The dagger needed blood to travel. Not just blood, but human blood and vampire blood or else there would be no hope to save the next protector…but it also needed…her life.

She knew her destiny, and slowly unsheathed the blade. It still shined despite the blood from her previous kill. A single tear rolled down her cheek.

Raising the sword above her and it swooped down.

A loud voice boomed through the tree and birds flocked out of the trees, being frightened from the voice. "TOMOE!!!"

In a speed of light, the red headed vampire rushed to her side, catching her when she fell, the blood dripping from her chest area. Her eyes slowly began to close. She looked up at Battousai...no...Kenshin. Crystalline tears rolled down her eyes as she looked into the red haired vampire's eyes. He never really betrayed her...he was always on her side.

She lifted the mystical dagger and lightly cut the skin on his cheek completing the cross shape scar. She dropped the small blade at her other side. She smiled lightly as she felt Kenshin's tears drop and blood drip one by one on to her delicate looking pale cheek.

"Tomoe..." He whispered to his love. "You...you can't die. YOU CAN'T DIE!!"

"I'm...sorry...my love...Kenshin." She replied slowly going to death's door. "I had no choice in this...my death...I don't regret it, love...but the only thing I do regret...is not trusting you when I should have...what I did was unforgivable on my part...but please...don't let your killing get the best of you...and move on...without me..........I'm sorry....Kenshin.....remember that you do have a heart…and you must keep it that way…good bye…" She whispered lightly as her eyelids began to slowly close leading her soul away into eternal slumber, her pale cheeks still wet from her salty tears.

And as Kenshin held the Tomoe Yukishiro into his chest, shedding his own grief, while the dagger with both the blood of the vampire called Kenshin Himura and the priestess and vampire slayer, Tomoe Yukishiro, disappeared without a trace to follow the Kurisutaru No Inochi, the Crystal of Life.

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A/N: So how did you like it? It's just the beginning. I guess you can say we got a few things from Inuyasha, but other than that it's pretty creative, ne?

Oh, and by the way, for people who don't know (and its says it in the last sentence), 'Kurisutaru No Inochi' means 'Crystal of Life'.

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~ The Girl Who Cried Oro and LittoGrrlStephie