Disclaimer: The characters of Inuyasha are owned by Rumiko Takahashi, but this story belongs to me.
Chapter Six: Girl Meets Hanyou
September 30th
Kikyo reached out towards Kagome, her fingers resting on the opposite side of the glass. She gasped as she saw a silver and red blur behind the girl. Before she could open her mouth to warn Kikyo of the presence, a demon was peering at her over the other girl's shoulder to stare at her. His eyes were golden and full of curiosity. Kagome slowly stretched her hand out. Her fingers rested on the cold glass.
Then the jewel began to glow brighter. The cold glass melted away, and Kagome felt the warm fingertips of Kikyo. Suddenly there was a tug, deep inside her belly, that pulled her through the mirror. First her hand, then her head, soon her whole body was surrounded by water.
Kagome began to panic! She hadn't taken a breath to hold since she had no idea she would pulled underwater while in the middle of her own bedroom. She would have screamed if she had the air in her lungs. Wildly Kagome began to thrash around, her legs kicking desperately. Her lungs burned.
Which way is up? Am I floating? Am I sinking? I'm going to die! I'm going to DIE! Darkness began to creep into her vision.
Something grabbed her arm and pulled. Once she broke the surface she began to gasp for air. Her chest hurt and her entire body was trembling. She thanked every higher being she knew of for being alive as she fell towards the grass. Air never tasted so good as for those first few breaths she took.
After she began to finally catch her breath she pushed her wet hair out of her eyes. Golden eyes stared at her with more intensity than Kagome had ever seen before. Then he began to sniff her hair and arms. Then he growled.
"Who are you?" he demanded, eyes narrowing dangerously.
He's GROWLING! At me! He's growling at me! He has FANGS! Suddenly the dream became even more of a nightmare as Kagome wondered if this boy had saved her just to kill her.
"WHO ARE YOU?"
"My… my name is Kagome. Kagome Higurashi." Slowly stood up, using the tree nearest her to steady herself, as she introduced herself. "And you don't have to be so rude, you know, Inuyasha" she added crossly.
"What did you do with Kikyo, wench? And how do you know my name?"
"K….Kikyo told me…."
Inuyasha flexed his claws and snarled.
