(A/N: as sad as it makes me, I need to say one thing. I do not own Inuyasha...including Sesshoumaru. However, I do own some characters...but not Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru: Don't worry KidaChan. I love you anyway.
KidaChan: Hugs Sesshou
Kagome: As nice as this is, we really need to get on to the beginning of the fan fiction.
KidaChan: Oh, right. Okay...here we go!)
Prologue: Just a Dream?The air was still on top of the hill. The tresses of the willow under which she stood hung limp from the tree. The sun was just setting in the west and the red and pink colors played on the leaves and on her face. Her raven hair shone brightly, the lighter highlights standing out more bold than ever, and her black kimono glowed. She sighed and closed her eyes.
A sudden wind cut through the atmosphere, and she smiled, her eyes still closed. He was here. She could feel his presence near her. A soft, manly voice whispered her name.
"Kida."
The voice was like silk; caressing her and making her want this youkai by her side. How was it that he, and only he, could affect her so? By just a whisper or sigh from his lips, she was over taken by a desire she had never felt before, and one she couldn't control.
Kida opened her eyes. He was right in front of her, blocking the sunlight from her. His face was in shadows, and his aura was dark.
"Sesshoumaru." She whispered. His ears caught the barely audible sound she had made. He stepped toward her, into the shadow of the tree. He leaned against the trunk, next to her. He was so close she could feel the heat of his body. Kida turned toward the youkai. Their eyes met. His, amber and fierce, burning with an evil fire of passion and desire. Hers, light blue and innocent. How could he hurt her? How could he even love her? She was so beautiful, so perfect. She was young and innocent as well, he mustn't forget that. Yet this girl affected him in a way no one ever had before, much less a...human. How was it possible?
"Sesshoumaru." She whispered again. Desire swept through his body, overtaking him. He gently slid an arm around her waist and pulled her to him. The chemistry between them raged in the air as they stared into each other's eyes. He lowered his head so that their lips were a centimeter apart. She closed her eyes and he drew closer still.
"Kida," he purred, "I love you."
His lips parted and came down upon hers.
Kida opened her eyes. 'That dream again', she thought. She had had that dream for eight nights in a row now. Who was he? In the dream she knew him, was quite intimate with him. However, in the morning, she could never even remember his name. 'Just a dream', she thought to herself. She looked at the clock. 7: 10.
"Shit!" she said out loud. She was going to be late for school. Kida jumped out of bed and grabbed a towel, heading for a shower.
Sesshoumaru stirred in his sleep. The dawn was breaking in the east, and a new day was upon the people of Feudal Japan once more. 'Damn that dream', he thought. Just the memory of it stirred desire in him. A mere mortal. A dream one at that. He felt ashamed just thinking about it. Yet, deep inside, he wondered at this dream girl. He couldn't even remember her name. 'Ah, well', he thought. 'A dream is only a dream'. He sat up and dressed for his day. He could hear Rin padding across the hall outside his door. Soon she would find him awake. He might as well venture out now; he already knew he would not have time today to think about his Dream Girl. Sesshoumaru opened the door to his room and stepped out into the hall.
Chapter 1: The First Meeting
Kida dried her hair with her towel. She didn't have time to blow-dry it this morning. Damn alarm clock! Why didn't it wake her up? She quickly got dressed into her green school uniform and brushed her hair. Her makeup took longer, and she almost forgot to put on her necklace.
The necklace was a family heirloom, passed down to her from her mother. It was really old. And really plain, but she liked wearing it anyway. It was a plain, silver locket in the shape of a heart. On the front was a carving of a diamond, or something. Kida and her mom didn't quite know what it was. On the back were some words, but Kida couldn't read it because it was so old and faded.
Kida grabbed her pack and ran out of the house and down the street toward the school. She was so late it wasn't even funny. If she got another detention for tardiness, her mom was going to take away her cell phone. Not that Kida would perish without it, but it was very handy.
Kida entered the schoolyard. It was empty, except for a few stragglers that were having the same problem as she was, and the kids who cut class. She ran across the Quad and into the building where her homeroom was.
She ran down the hall. The bell had rung ten minutes ago and her teacher, Mr. Runo, was very strict on being tardy. Kida barely noticed were she was going until she knocked straight into someone else and landed on her bum, her books strewn across the hallway.
"Oh! I am so sorry!" said a familiar voice in apology. Kida looked up to see her long time friend, Kagome.
"Hey Kagome! When did you get back? I heard you had hypothermia." Kida said.
"Yeah, well, I'm better now." Answered Kagome. "I got back this morning."
"Really? Cool!" Kida looked at her watch. "Well, now I'm even later."
"Me too." Kagome responded. "See you after school?"
Kida thought for a moment, and then replied, "Sure! Meet me in the Quad, okay?"
"Okay." Answered Kagome. They said their salutations and departed.
Kida looked around the schoolyard for Kagome. She had been waiting for five minutes and was already impatient. 'Mom always says that's one of my worst qualities.' She thought to herself. She looked up to see Kagome running toward her from the B-building.
"Sorry!" she gasped. "Houjou kept me."
"Oh. I see." Kida laughed. The relationship between her friend and Houjou was always a speculating romance. It was clear that Houjou liked Kagome, but Kagome didn't seem to notice. How could she not? Houjou was the most popular, cutest, nicest, most wanted guy in school. Then again, Kagome was never in school much anymore. Only for tests and things like that. Her illnesses kept her down. Kida surveyed her friend. 'Kagome looks healthy. In fact, she looks over healthy. Whoa! That totally made no sense!' Kida thought.
"Hey." Kida said, breaking the silence, "I still have your CD at my house. You want to come over and get it?"
Kagome thought for a second, and then responded. "No, I really got to get home. Bring it by my house and drop it off with my mom when you're done with it. I don't really need it just yet."
"Sure." Kida answered. She felt that feeling in her stomach again. Like she and Kagome were "drifting" apart. They weren't as good of friends as they used to be. Sure, that sounded selfish, because Kagome was sick all the time, but still, she wanted her friend back.
Kida sighed. "Is something wrong, Kida?" Kagome questioned.
"Huh? Oh, no. Nothing's wrong. I'm fine." Said Kida.
Kagome kept looking at her. "Really! I'm fine!" Kida protested. By then, they were at Kida's house.
"I'll bring the CD over later, okay?" Kida asked.
"Sure. I'll be home until six." Kagome answered.
"See you then!" Kida shouted back as she headed up the stairs to her house. At the top, she stopped and turned around. She watched as Kagome headed around the corner. Heaving a sigh, Kida shouldered her backpack and headed inside.
Kida left her house at 5:45 that night. It was cold, but not freezing. Still, she wished she had worn jeans rather than the short black skirt she had chosen to wear. Then again, she knew she looked good in the skirt, especially with the red tank top. A breeze kicked up, and the cool air hit her. Kida drew her black kimono over her small body. She liked wearing the kimono rather than a normal jacket. Her mother said it wasn't traditional, but Kida's mom didn't really keep up with the normal styles. Although, no one else was wearing kimonos as coats, but she didn't really care. She liked it. And she remembered in her repetitive dream that she was wearing a black kimono.
'Geez!" She thought. 'I can remember what I was wearing but I can't remember his stupid name? I must be such a wack-job.'
Of course, in the dream her hair had been down, but Kida didn't like her hair down. It was too long, and she wanted to cut it off. Her mother wouldn't let her. It was straight, midnight black, and went down to mid-back. It was up in a ponytail now.
Kida looked at the street sign. She was about six blocks away from Kagome's house. She wanted to catch Kagome before she left. Kida checked to be sure the CD was in her backpack. After all, it was her motive for going over there. Yes, returning the CD was a perfect excuse for stalking someone.
'I can't believe I'm going to do this!' Kida thought to herself. 'What reason do I have to follow my best friend around like she's a criminal?'
"God, I'm paranoid!" Kida stopped for a moment; shocked she had just shouted that to the world. Some people across the street stared at her. Kida bowed her head and walked around the corner, her face a perfect hue of passion pink.
Kida walked up the stairs to Kagome's door. There must have been a MILLION of those damn steps! She was quite out of breath after she reached the top. She checked her watch. 6:06.
"Shit!" she said. "She's probably gone already." 'Oh, well..." she thought, 'Might as well return this CD while I'm here."
Kida walked to the door and knocked. Kagome's little brother, Souta, answered it. Kida gave him the CD and he promised to give it to Kagome. Kida thanked him, and proceeded to leave. She was just to the top of the stairs when she heard a grinding sound behind her. Kida spun around in time to see Kagome disappear into that old shrine in the yard.
'What?' Kida thought. 'But Souta said she was gone! What is going on?' Kida ran to the hut and peered inside.
"What the-?" she exclaimed, and pushed the door open all the way, flooding light from the moon down into the deep gorge in the middle of the hut. Kida could see a box-like structure down in the depths.
'Is that a well?' she thought. She peered closer. 'It is!'
Kida glanced around. 'Where's Kagome?' She scanned the room again. Maybe her eyes just weren't used to the darkness. As her eyes adjusted, she realized that Kagome really wasn't there.
'That is so weird!' Kida thought. 'Where did she go? It's like...like she just...disappeared!' Kida shook her head. 'I'm talking crazy. Maybe Kagome didn't come in here.' But she was so sure Kagome had. 'Oh well.' She thought, and turned to leave.
Kida stopped at the door. 'But where did Kagome go?' she wondered. She crept back down into the shrine until she was right by the well, looking down into it. She leaned over the side of the well. Her necklace was hanging over the side of the well, and she grabbed it, not wanting anything to happen to it.
'What could happen to it?' she thought. 'What is with me today? I'm totally tweaking about nothing!'
She leaned forward again, looking into the dark. "Kagome?" she called. No answer, though she didn't really expect one. Kida suddenly felt a tug at her neck. She looked down and saw her necklace dangling over the well again. Wait! It wasn't just dangling! It was...pulling?
"What the-?" Kida said. Her necklace was actually straining against her neck, wanting to go into the well. Kida was shaking now. This was just too freaky for her. The necklace suddenly gave an extra hard tug, and the chain broke. Her necklace fell into the dark. Kida lunged at it, trying to grab it before it was out of her reach.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed as she fell head first into the well. She landed with a thump.
"Whoa!" she said out loud. "I am so glad no one saw that." She searched the ground, and found her necklace. She stared at it. It seemed to be glowing. Kida shook her head. None of this could be happening. It all had a reasonable explanation. Her necklace, the glowing, and the whole Kagome situation.
'Or maybe I'm just dreaming. That's it! I'm asleep! None of this is real. I mean, it can't be real, can it?'
Kida looked up, out of the well. "Is that...the sky?" she pondered. 'But, the well was inside, wasn't it?'
Suddenly, Kida saw a head pop up above her. A girl, with black hair and black eyes, and...
"Kagome!" Kida shouted.
"Kida?" Kagome questioned, though it sounded more like she was puzzling it herself rather than asking for reassurance. Another head popped up. This one was of a boy, and one Kida did not know.
He had silver-white hair and amber eyes. This mystery man jumped down next to her at the bottom of the well. He was tall and wearing a red kimono. He had a sword at his hip, and Kida wondered why.
'Maybe it's a new fad. One I certainly don't favor. Who would want guys running around with swords?'
"Who the hell are you?" asked the boy. Kida was taken aback. 'How rude!' she thought. She looked this guy up and down. 'Who the hell does he think he is? I don't even know him! Why the hell is he- Whoa! Are those...ears?' Kida stared in wonder at the strange ears sprouting from the top of his head. They looked like animal ears.
"What are you staring at, wench?" asked the, umm, man? Kida looked away, blushing. When she looked up again, Kagome was standing next to her, offering her hand to help Kida up. Kida graciously took it and stood up. The man was about 3 inches taller than her. And, now that Kida could see him, very hot!
Kagome laughed. "I know," she said. "The ears, right?" Kida looked at her. 'How did she know?'
Kagome answered the unspoken question. "They were the first things I noticed too. Don't you just wanna touch them?" Kida blushed. She did want to touch them, strange as it was.
"Umm...Kagome, where am I? What is going on, and who is he?" Kida asked, pointing to the guy.
Kagome laughed again. "I think you mean 'what is he', and I'll explain everything at Kaede's hut. Inuyasha, could you get us out of here?"
The man suddenly grabbed Kida by the waist. "Hey! Get off!" she shouted
"Kida, he's just gonna get us out." Kagome reassured her. The guy took a jump, and then set them down outside the well.
Kida looked around. They seemed to be in a clearing, surrounded by a wood. It was actually quite nice. Kida had never been camping before, so she had never been out in nature quite like this before.
Kagome grabbed her arm, and let her into the woods. They emerged in a village. Kida was aghast! This village looked just like one she had seen in a textbook for history! Kagome had a lot of explaining to do. The latter led Kida to a hut, just outside the village. When they entered, it took Kida a few moments to absorb the scene.
An old woman in a red skirt and white top was stirring a pot of something in the middle of the room, over an ancient fireplace. When she looked up to see who had entered, Kida noted that she wore an eye patch over her left eye.
To the right of the lady, Kida saw a man leaning against the wall. He was gorgeous! He was wearing a black and purple robe, and had a golden staff. His black hair was cut short right over his eyes.
Next to him stood a woman, with long black hair. She was wearing a pink and white kimono, with a green skirt apron over it. Behind her was an oversized boomerang.
Kida turned back to Kagome. Her friend was hugging a little boy...no, a little fox-boy? He had the tail and ears of a fox, but was wearing clothes, and looked just like a little boy.
Kagome looked up and noticed the look on her friend's face. She laughed. "Okay introductions, and then I'll explain everything." Kagome pointed to the old lady. "This is Kaede...and that's Miroku," she pointed to the dark-haired man. "And that's Sango, and this little kitsune is Shippou." Kagome named the lady with the boomerang and the fox boy.
The man in red gave a little cough. Kagome was taken aback. "Oh, and this is Inuyasha."
"Thank you." Said the man, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"No problem." Answered Kagome.
Kida was still confused. "Kagome, would you mind telling me what the hell is going on now?"
"Okay," Kagome replied. "Sit down and I'll tell you everything." Kida sat down next to the fire, and Kagome told her the whole story, starting at her 15th birthday...a year and a half ago.
(A/N. God! I hope that wasn't too bad. I've never tried to make a fan fiction before. Please review! Oh, and I'm looking for a good proofreader...or two...who will look over my chapters, check them for spelling and such, and give me some good suggestions. Just leave your email in a review! Chapter two should be up soon!
Shippou: Yay! I was in the story!
Kagome: That's right Shippou.
KidaChan: You're so cute! I couldn't leave you out. You're my darling.
Sesshoumaru: I thought I was your darling.
KidaChan: You are. You're just not precious like Shippou.
Shippou: KidaChan, Sesshoumaru is looking at me scary-like.)