Important: The real world is the world we live in, where Inuyasha is a TV show. Inuyasha reality is the world where Inuyasha resides.

Real world

She sits at the desk. It has been a month since Cassiel disappeared. She sighs and brushes her brown hair from her eyes. Wondering and hoping Cassiel is all right wherever she is. Not many girls disappear from this city, at least none she knows. Perhaps Cassiel ran off. Yes, that must be it. She can't be Dea...

"Inari! What are you daydreaming about now?" Snaps the Math Teacher.

Jumping she yelps…" Nothing Mrs. Rose"

"Always nothing with you! Let me tell you Ms. Jones, if you don't stop dreaming about 'Nothing' that's exactly what you're going to be" Mrs. Rose shouted.

"Yes Ma'am" Replied Inari. Her eyes blazed with anger and indignation. "I can start paying attention so that I can have a rewarding carrier like yours right?"

"Are you being disrespectful!" asked Mrs. Rose her voice dripping with malice.

"No Mrs. Whatever gave you that completely correct idea?" sneered Inari

"That's what I- young lady go see the principal this instant!" commanded the teacher

"That's the best suggestion you've had all morning... Ma'am" quipped Inari as she glided out of the room.

Principals Office

"That's the fourth time TODAY you've been sent to my office! I'm going to have to send you home. You are suspended until further notice." shouted the Principal. His short stature was made even smaller as he paced about the room. His greasy black hair slicked back into a shaggy ponytail. His round face blotched with anger. 'He looks like a pig...' thought Inari to herself. She didn't say it out loud (she's brave but not stupid!)

"Now march your insolent behind out of here!" screeched the principal. 'Now he's a squealing pig' Inari muttered in her mind.

She picked up her backpack and left the grounds. She began walking home. It was only 11:00 am. Her aunt was going to kill her. She had been sent home once already this week.

"There goes my T.V. privileges... and my ability to go outside before college." She was talking to herself again...

It took her 30 minutes to get home. She passed by the lovely park, bursting with life. She was in no hurry. It felt good to be free of the teachers, and the stares of people.

All her life she had never belonged. She was bright, but didn't flaunt it. Inari had never been dainty like the other girls. Her grace came from power. Her spirit was stronger. 'Lets face it... I don't belong here. I don't belong here at all.' Inari thought.

When she got home, no one was around. They were at work... typical. She made herself a sandwich and plopped down on the couch. She turned on her favorite show.

"Help!" the scream came

"What the fuck!" Inari whipped around looking out the windows and trying to find its source.

"Help!" The cream returned

Inari ran from room to room and looked for where it came from.

"Inari Help Me!"

"Help? I don't know how! Who are you! How the hell do you know my name?" she cried, scared and disturbed.

'Maybe someone's playing a joke. I'll kick their asses..' she was trying to stay calm.

"Go outside... You have to HELP me!"

"Cassiel?" Inari knew she recognized the voice.

"CASSIEL! WHERE ARE YOU?" Inari called. No answer came. 'Ok go outside'

She opened the door and went through.

Inuyasha reality

Cassiel sat on a stone. She missed her friends, her life in her time. But she didn't want to go back. 'Never' she thought to herself. She was never happy there. No one understood her. No one but her friend, Inari. They had met the first day of high school. Inari had been in her science class. She was scary at first, but when Cassiel had talked to her, it was friendship at first joke.

"Inari" she sighed to herself. Oh how she wished Inari where here!.

Cassiel could still remember coming to this place when the strange pink light had appeared.

"I hate pink.." she mused to herself. But pink had brought her destiny.

"Help me Inari. Even though your not here. Give me strength to deal with these idiots" Cassiel said as she thought of Inuyasha.

"Man he's a dumbass" she said. Not wanting to admit she cared... just a little.

"Help me Inari"

Back at Inari's

Inari roamed around the backyard. "Go outside" she mimicked. Outside for what? Bah! She couldn't see anything.. She turned to go back in. The light reflected of a stone.

Inari edged closer... She picked it up... It glowed. "Cool!" she said and lifted it up to the light. Bu-bum her heart began to thud bu-bum what was going on?

She tried to drop the stone... It wouldn't go. Her hand held it tighter bu-bum what the?...

"Mistress of the stone of time" a sweet voice called

"Mistress? I'm not a mistress of anything.." Inari was thinking sluggishly. She felt like she was sleeping.

"Mistress, Priestess... It is time to protect what you swore you would protect until time met it's end" the voice said calmly.

" Protect?" Inari thought

Flash Back

The Fire was consuming her! The pain... He..He was laughing! NO! I can't let him kill the world! I can't let him win! NOOOO!

"I swear to you... by every God and Goddess that once lived and shall live. By the powers of Light and Dark. By the soul in me. By the elements that still hold power. I will protect this world from Him. I swear it upon Time!"

The fire was too much. The smoke. She couldn't breathe. Have to stay awake... have to stop him...

Blackness overtook her.

Back to Inari

"Promise?" Inari murmured. She opened her eyes and stretched. The grass felt great and the wind kissed her face it was a good da...

"Grass?" Inari sat upright. She looked around. The trees toward above her dark, and unknown. The ground was course and the flowers where unknown to her. She had no idea where she was.

"Well Fuck."