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Anyway.. Chapter 2 here we go.. =) Hope you enjoy.. And.. Um.. *cough* please review afterwards ^^"

Oh yeah.. And if it seems to be going a bit slow at the beginning, trust me, it picks up quickly =P ((and please read the prologue if u haven't already o_0'' *pokes you with a pointy stick*))

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Summary Thing:

They lost the final battle with Naraku, but Fate was not done with Inuyasha nor Kagome. Years later their souls have been reborn, and Fate will not let them be so blind with each other this time... for this is their last chance.

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Fate Gave Three

By Areine

Chapter 2: Not One of Those Good Days

Year 2048; Tokyo, Japan.

Kaiya Yahwe was beginning to believe that she was going to spend the rest of her life sneaking around. She was presently peering around the corner of a tree as she tried to make sure that there was no one… unwanted… waiting in her path. Her brown eyes were narrowed a bit as she tried to check out even the shadows around the area, and her dark hair was falling around her face to frame her cheeks. Her hands were brought up to her stomach as she nervously fingered with the ring she wore. It had been given to her by her father, who had died serving the military when she was only eight. The ring was old but carried enormous sentimental value for her, and as her finger tips rubbed it apprehensively she felt as if things would be okay for her this one day… As if.

It was summer break, and had been for the past month. She had been taking a walk in this old park, alone, when one of her neighbors had stopped her and told her that someone had been looking for her.

"Oh… really?" She had asked skittishly, "Did they say anything to you?"

The girl had placed a finger to her lips dumbly before suddenly giggling as she remember, "Oh! Right! He had… um… Just asked if I had seen you around or whatever… And… I hadn't of course…" She blinked rather slowly before accelerating forward again, "Oh! That reminds me, we really do have to get together sometime! I have just been dieing to have a girls' night out and…"

Kaiya's nerves were already on edge by that time, "Who was it?!"

Tori, the fourteen year old who sadly was a bubbling ditz sometimes, pursed her lips in hurt, "Well… I do believe it was Yukio… But honestly-"

Kaiya had cut her short then by letting out a quick goodbye and running off.

Seeing that the coast was clear Kaiya stepped around the bend in the path and continued on. The area she was walking in was a forest, though rather young, so the trees were barely formidable looking. Years ago they said this had been some neighborhood, or at least a part of the outskirts of Tokyo, but there had been a fire and no one had bothered to rebuild anything… But, of course, they couldn't just leave a big area of burnt… stuff, so they had had put some trees in, cleared a walking path, and called it a 'park' for lack of a better name.

She was just beginning to relax when she heard heavy, and fast, footsteps behind her. Turning around she felt her body flinch our of instinct.

Yukio Katashi was her boyfriend, but she did not have feelings for him… Not like anyone else knew though. He was notorious for getting into fights, getting drugs illegally, gambling, and getting into business with gangs… Those weren't the things that scared Kaiya the most though. He hurt her. She kept telling herself that he did it on accident, but she knew in the pit of her stomach that when he hurt her he had full intentions to do so. She wondered why she didn't just break up with him… Leave him… But every time she even thought of doing it her insides coiled. He was like a drug to her. Harmful, but it's too hard to let go. 'And I owe him… I owe him… He saved me… Remember that?'

She was thinking of how they had first met. Someone had been trying to steal her purse from her, and they had pushed her down hard. But… Yukio had been there for her. He had gotten her purse back… He had been the one to help her up… But she kept trying to forget the feeling in her stomach when she had seen that her money had still been taken… And then, when they came back, to try and actually hurt her… It was Yukio who had been there. Yukio was always there, helping her… guiding her…

But even when he grabbed her arm roughly, his chocolate-like hair falling around his bright hazel eyes, she couldn't help but wince.

"Hey babe, I've been lookin' for ya!"

He was grinning at her, looking almost innocent, but she could see it in his eyes. She could always see it in his eyes.

"Wh - What is it this time, Yukio?" She talked softly, knowing he was going to ask for something. Her brown eyes looked up into his own gaze. She was fourteen and he was sixteen, so he was easily taller than her.

"Hey, you know me too well," he winked at her, steadily beginning to pull her along the path, although his grip never left her arm.

"Well… ya see, I've got a meeting with Susumu's gang tonight… And they're expecting me to bring them this payment I've sort of promised them…"

Kaiya looked to him, pain in her eyes, "Yukio-kun… I… I really thought you were trying to quit…"

The teen just glared at her, "Damn Kaiya! You know how hard my life has been with dad losing his job and all…" He continued on in a softer tone, "The drugs help Kaiya, can't you just fuckin' understand that instead of getting on my back? Can you get me the money or not?"

They had stopped walking. Yukio was gripping both her arms with an intense grip, and he was shaking her slightly as he spoke, glaring flames with his gaze as he stared into her eyes. She was making a point to keep her eyes focused on a leaf on the ground.

He squeezed her harder, fingers digging into her already sensitive skin as he made his final comment. "Kaiya, just bring the fuckin' money to the alley behind that run-down fish shop around ten, tonight!" When he got no answer, and saw tears forming in her eyes he bit back a wave of curses he felt rising. "Well?! What the hell is it now? Can't you just help me out for once without turning into a tea bag of tears?"

Kaiya let out a shuddering breath as she looked back into his face, concern written clearly in her eyes. "I… Please, this will be the last time? Promise me?"

Yukio rolled his eyes, "Yeah, okay. I promise, last time." He fixed his gaze pointedly at her, "But you'll bring it?"

"It will… be hard… my family is already having enough problems Yukio… I'm going to have to start taking from-"

"I know… I know… I'm sorry babe, but really, you're a life saver," he smirked, "So, ten tonight behind the shop, okay?"

The girl just bit her lip and nodded, not even daring herself to refuse.

"Okay… well… I gotta run… I'm trusting you Kaiya, okay? Susumu is not a forgiving guy… and if something happens cause you don't show…"

"I understand."

His smirk widened, "Of course baby." He kissed her forehead, released her arms, then jogged away as if nothing had happened.

Kaiya stood silently, her hands rising to massage her arms. A lot of people wondered why she wore a jacket in the dead of summer, and this was why. 'He doesn't mean to leave bruises… He just gets so carried away…' She bit her lip when she felt as if more tears would rise. Taking a look down at herself she closed her eyes, just letting the wind brush around her as if life was perfect. Her sundress flipped around her thighs with it as she slowly began to turn around and begin heading back to home. 'Where am I going to get the money now? I've already used up all mine… Would… Would I really take from my own family…?'

She was beginning to feel her body shake nervously (it had been doing that a lot now lately) when she suddenly saw something off in the woods. She lifted her head quickly, her hair falling around her face as she wondered with fear if it was Yukio again. 'It… It couldn't be… But- What was that…?' She tried to think of a way to describe it in her mind, but it was more like a feeling and a light. 'I must be going crazy…'

And she couldn't explain it then (or later) why she decided to leave the path and follow whatever that 'feeling' and 'light' was.

The branches were scratching at her arms as she made her way further into the woods, making sure to walk straight so she could find her way back to the path later. She was in a thoughtful daze, and so was alarmed when she felt her leg hit something very much solid on the ground.

Looking down her eyes widened with astonishment as she saw a… well? 'Wait… if this 'park' was made over the remains of some burnt place… Wouldn't this make sense…? But… Who would need a well?' She crouched down to her knees in confusion as she rested her arms on the lip of its edge (pleased to find the moss covering it made a fine cushion). Looking down she self-consciously brushed some hair behind her ear, before letting out a sharp cry as she saw her ring fall into the darkness of the well.

'How?! That can't be right! It has always been tight on my finger! My eyes are playing tricks… on… me…' Her thoughts were slowed when she actually took the time to examine her finger. The ring her father had given her, it was missing. 'Why now though? I am positive it fit me… That's not right!' She slapped the well with the palm of her hand to emphasize her frustration. She felt her eyes watering up again. 'Oh my God… Don't cry again… Come on- pull yourself together and go get it!'

Brushing the back of her hands against her eyes she looked around guiltily before slowly sliding her leg over the well's edge. There were vines growing all over it, so a foot hold was not hard to find as she lowered herself. Finally releasing her last hold on the well she felt her heart jump when her hand crushed something brittle. Looking to see where she had put her hand she saw what looked like a dead butterfly resting on one of the vines. She grimaced, but felt sadness for the little creature. She could tell through the grime that once it must have been a pretty shade of blue… 'Come on, focus girl! The ring, just get the ring and get out of here!' It was still rather early in the day, so she didn't have to worry about the sun setting, but the butterfly seemed to hook something in her heart…

The further she climbed down the more she began to worry about how deep the well was. She was beginning to become frightened of falling, when suddenly her foot was brushing against solid ground. Looking down she let out a sigh of relief when she saw a dirt bottom to the well. Stepping down she instantly crouched and ran her hands all through the litter at the bottom (it seemed that many plants decided to waste away at the well's inners) as she searched for the simple gold ring with the simple little diamond in it…

As the minutes passed she began to worry.

'Where is it? Now I know I dropped it down here! …Wait… That's it!' Beneath some dirt she could see the glint of some kind of jewel, and she let out a small laugh of triumph… But when she pulled it out she frowned to see that it was not her ring.

What she held in her hands was much smaller, and was like a shard chipped off of some stone. It had a pink glow to it from what light was passing down into the well, but it didn't look very valuable. She sighed, and was about to throw it away, when she suddenly felt a wind stirring around her. Clenching the jewel tightly in her hand on instinct she looked around in bewilderment.

'Huh? How did a wind pick up down-' Her thoughts ended when suddenly the ground seemed to drop beneath her and she fell into darkness. Her eyes widened as she looked around. 'Wha..? Shouldn't I be falling?' She felt, instead, as if someone was gently lowering her down. And, what captured her attention even more was the little speckles of light seeming to be hovering all around her. 'What is going on?!'

As the seconds passed she suddenly felt in her right hand a sharp pain, as if someone was giving her a shot. 'That little… rock… thing! I didn't know it was so sharp!' She instantly opened her hand to throw it from her, but nothing dropped. Blinking in surprise she only winced when she examined her hand. In the center was a small opening, and she could see the small little jewel embedded deep in her hand. She let out a little gasp of pain, clutching that hand to her chest, before she suddenly realized that feeling of falling had stopped.

Looking around herself she saw that she appeared to be in the same position as before… But why did it smell different? And why was it darker? She looked up from where she sat at the bottom of the well, and when she couldn't make anything out, she stood and decided she would need to get out sooner or later. She avoided using her right hand, as it was starting to hurt pretty painfully (she figured if she didn't get it out soon she'd get an infection, figuring how dirty that little jewel must have been), and began a slow but steady climb up and out. 'Of all the days to wear a sundress!'

Kaiya soon forgot that slight annoyance when she hoisted herself out of the well.

Her jaw literally dropped.

"W- What?! Where AM I?" She whispered to herself almost feverishly. Her eyes widened as she looked around desperately. 'Oh my God… I'm going crazy. I knew it.'

What she had just stepped out into was not a forest. As she looked around all she saw was darkness and great vines of white… stuff. 'What… is it?'

Without thinking she walked forward and touched one of the thin white vines with her fingers, noticing how much it resembled string, only to draw it back harshly when she felt how sticky it was. 'Ew… What kind of plant is this anyway?'

Taking a step back she looked around to see if there was any obvious opening in all the white maze of 'string' (for it seemed to be everywhere). She could feel her hands shaking with fright as she questioned once more how she ended up here. 'When I fell… Did I climb up the wrong passage way or something? But I didn't see any other way… And why would two wells be connected?'

She was just finishing turning around 360 degrees when she saw someone in the white stuff. Well, tied up in it at least. He was dressed in what she would study in school about the old samurais, but his clothing consisted of mainly cloth… Or, at least, most of it was covered from some sort of red cloak he wore over the black cloths. His wrists were completely tied up in the white string even though he appeared to be simply sitting on the ground (much in the position a dog would sit in, she noticed with slight amusement). There were more strings leading to him, and she wondered to herself for a moment if his legs were bound as well…

As she studied him closely she could see that his hair was white, but something told her it was not from old age… It was long, and was sweeping down over his slightly bent back. Kaiya couldn't make out his face, as there were thick bangs that dropped over his forehead and shadowed it to her. 'I wonder… what are those things on his head?' Her eyes, even in the darkness, caught two rather triangular things protruding from the top of his head. Curiosity over took her as she approached slowly, flinching at the sudden sounds she made when her feet hit the leaves underfoot. 'Is he asleep?' She wondered thoughtfully to herself as she felt the distance being closed…

And suddenly she was just a foot or two away from him, and she could make out that he had two white ears like those of a wolf. Before even questioning herself as to why he might have those ears, or as to what he might be, she tentatively reached out her fingers to touch one, keeping her right hand clutched to her chest as she felt her heart speeding up. Her fingers were but centimeters away when she saw a glint of gold and looked down into the boy's face, jerking her hand back fast as lightning as she let out a surprised gasp.

Beneath thick white bangs she could see, quite clearly, that he had one golden eye open, focused, although narrowed, and staring with pure hell fire back into her own eyes of brown.

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Mmm… I hope that isn't too much of a cliff hanger.. But you people really should thank me, because I was going to end this chapter much sooner, but decided not too cause I'm a good little girl like that ^_^

Um… Right… So, if you're thinking that's Inuyasha at the end, and you're prepared to flame me cause it doesn't fit the story, don't, cause it's not. Just hold your horses (or ponies) x_%

Continuing on..

Names. The only reason this chapter didn't come out even sooner was because I was trying to figure out all the names for the characters in this story ::blushes::

So, because I spent so much time on it, I'll let you know the meanings. Lol.

Kaiya Yahweh

the 'main' character.. (sort of, just like kagome isn't the actual 'main' character of the manga or anime for Inuyasha)

Kaiya (Japanese) means 'forgiveness'. forgiveness of who you might ask? Yeah, well, you'll figure that out later. Lol.

Yahweh (last name), is, technically supposed to be Yah-weh. But I didn't like that too much, so I changed it around a bit. It means, 'resurrection of the moon'. if that doesn't fit the character then I don't know what else does. I was thinking of giving this to her as her first name, except for two things..

*1* I wanted her name to start with 'k' (if you haven't figured out who she is.. ::sigh:: it will be talked about, I believe, in the second chapter anyway, for all you dense little ninnies out there… ;P)

*2* 'Yahweh' is not meant to be some a first name o_0''

Tori ???

Kaiya's bubbly little neighbor? Remember her too?

Tori (Japanese.. again) it means 'bird'. I thought of how some birds can be very.. Um… loud? I suppose? So I thought since she's a rather ditzy little character she can have that as a name.

??? (you'll hear about her last name later)

Yukio Katashi

Remember? Kaiya's "boyfriend"?

Yukio (Japanese) means 'gets what he wants' (seriously, lol) I thought it was perfect that moment I saw it ;)

Katashi (also Japanese; last name) means 'firmness'. if you still don't understand why I gave him that as a last name, you will ^^''

Susumu ???

The leader of the gang Yukio was talking about..

Susumu (Japanese again) means 'advancement'. for a gang leader I thought it fit well..

??? (like Tori I'll be giving the last name later)

Those aren't all the names I've figured out that I want to use, but they're the only ones that have been released in this chapter (I have a few planned out already) so you'll have to wait ^_~

So.. That's all.. And please leave a review or what not ^_^ I love hearing from you guys (all you anonymous people out there too! :P)

PS: If you don't understand how there was a piece of the Shikon jewel in the well, because it doesn't match the Prologue and stuff… then good for you! ^_^ ::gives you a cookie:: it'll all be explained.. So.. ::coughs:: just give me some time =)

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