Here is my new fic that was created out of an idea that would not leave me alone! I know, I know, I have two other fics to finish writing, but, like I said, I had to get this idea out of my head.

It's mostly InuYasha, but maybe I should cross it over with other shows. If you have any comments or suggestions, please review and tell me!

Anything in italics are flashbacks or dreams.

Anything in normal writing is the actual story.

Anything in bold are song lyrics or voice overs.

Enjoy!


Oh, hello there. I didn't see you. Why don't you wander over here and take a seat? There, that's good.

I believe that curiosity led you here, correct?

Ah, curiosity is such a wonderful thing. It is extremely wonderful. Curiosity leads to wonders and mystery. But, it can also be dangerous. Very dangerous.

No one knows what curiosity really is. Sure, curiosity is usually described as a feeling that everyone feels now and then when they want to know something more. It's when they want to have more knowledge than they already have.

But many people – they don't know what it really is. It's one of life's many unanswered questions.

Yes, unanswered questions are much like curiosity. No one knows where they come from or why they are really unsolved. Surely, there must be some answer to every question, even those questions like, "Why do we exist?" and "What is the meaning of life?"

But sometimes, questions are supposed to remain unanswered. It allows the human mind to develop answers in all forms: mysterious, bizarre and whatnot. It allows the human mind to become curious.

Curious. Curiosity.

There's that word again.

Curiosity.

You know, curiosity is a part of every living thing. Without curiosity, one is not living. Curiosity is a part of living.

But, curiosity, like I said earlier, can be a dangerous thing. It's dangerous to play with. Especially, if you're playing curiosity with your rivals…

The story I'm going to tell you is about a young girl named Anya Tekli, a girl of only sixteen, who played a game of curiosity. She played it with her rivals, not the smartest choice in the world…

Especially when her rivals included Stavros Alcazar, one of the most frightening demons that she knows of.

Stavros Alcazar had the power to control the mind of anyone he chose. If he took over your mind, he could make you do anything he wished. The only way to defeat him was to over power him – to hope you were strong enough to break free of his control.

When she played curiosity with Alcazar, as many people called him, she paid for it…just like everyone else does with they decide to tango with Alcazar.

So, why don't you get comfy and relaxed and I will tell you the story of Anya Tekli, the dangerous teenager who decided to tango with the demon from Hell, Stavros Alcazar…