Back in the Feudal Era…
Inuyasha and Kagome were peacefully (finally) eating a nutritious breakfast of ramen and chocolate (Kagome was being menstrual again). Inuyasha knew it was extremely wise to stay away from Kagome (she's a real bear in the morning). A strange wind made the fire flicker against the cold grayness of early morning. "Well," said Kagome in a half grumble, "We'd better get going—we can't stay in one place too long, we'll attract demons like flies." Inuyasha nodded reluctantly, giving up all hope of killing that strange tall girl (Very territorial—like a dog or something). Suddenly, the already overcast morning became darker, and almost too late, Kagome screamed, "Bad aura! Bad, bad aura!" Kagome coughed, her face growing red with the effort of breathing—the smothering effects of the aura were overwhelming her extra sensitive senses (shut up!). Inuyasha, oblivious to Kagome's inner struggle, started glancing around nervously, scanning the trees for any signs of danger. The sky become utterly black, as huge bat-like wings blotted out the sun, swooping over them with deadly grace. Inuyasha's strange prediction of something bad to come had suddenly come true. So true. A/N: And, yes, I will someday become a corny novelist.
The dragon screamed its fury as it swooped around, its attention drawn to the tiny specks on the ground. Speaking of specks on the ground, Inuyasha was strangely calm throughout the whole display of power. "The dragon was huge." Is an extreme understatement. This thing was ginormous. Framed against the sun, Kagome could see that it was approximately the size of Sesshomaru's true form. Times 2. Not counting wings. It's deep black hide shone with strange red magic. "Kagome." Inuyasha said quietly. "How come you didn't see this coming?" Kagome shivered and said, "I…I don't know…Maybe it can shield itself against my powers!"
The gigantic figure was mere feet from the couple, helpless on the ground. Suddenly, it drew itself back upwards, skimming Inuyasha's cloak. The claws had cut through the fire rat fur like butter.
"I-its playing with us!" stuttered Kagome. Inuyasha, who had been staring at the creature the whole time, said suddenly, "Hey! There was something…on its back." Red eyes flashed in the sun as the dragon came down for a second attack, but this time it had friends. Smaller dragons that shone green in the sunlight flanked the black one, forming a circular pattern around Kagome and Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't wait for them to land, though; he struck a green one with the Wind Scar. Time seemed to stop as the dragon caught the energy produced by the Scar in its hand and threw it back at Inuyasha. He lay helpless on the ground as they landed.
A man that seemed to detach himself from the gigantic figure that was the dragon dropped to the ground without a noise. He had glowing red eyes, much like those of the dragon. He seemed to be made out of a shadow, but more solid and real than any shadow could ever be. Swiftly, he darted towards Kagome, who was choking from the added auras of the other dragons. Inuyasha, though he was almost out cold, coughed and made an attempt to protect kagome. Blood trickled out of the corners of his mouth from the effort. Kagome's forehead took on a golden glow as her brow furrowed in concentration. The man was nearly there. She sighed. Closer. Weakly she said, "Do not fear, they will com"—she was cut off as the man raced by her, grabbed her waist, and leaping almost 20 feet into the air, landed on the back of a small green dragon. On cue, Kagome fainted. The dragons lifted easily into the air, and flew a few feet. A word of power was uttered, and the dragons, Kagome, and the shadowed figure disappeared into a rip in the very sky itself…
Inuyasha had one thing to say to all this, and "Shit" worked rather nicely.
Present time:
Two thousand miles away and across time, in an algebra class full of geniuses, Emily slept. The kid sitting next to her poked her with a pencil in a kind attempt to wake her before the teacher noticed. Suddenly, after about three pokes, Emily's eyes flew open. They seemed to take on an eerie yellow glow. The kid practically jumped out of his chair in fright. The glow faded, Emily's eyes returning to normal. Suddenly… "WHAT THE FUCK!" Emily screamed, clutching her head. It felt like it was splitting in half, her heart pounded in her ears from the pain. "GOD DA—WHAT THE—MOTHER FU—SHI!" she yelled. The teacher raised one eyebrow as everyone gaped at her, openmouthed. The teacher was speechless. At first she thought this child was misbehaving, but thought differently when Emily collapsed onto the floor clutching her head and moaning.
Emily wakened about half an hour later in the nurse's office.
Inuyasha felt his demon blood boiling and grabbed the tesusaiga to calm himself down. He could smell the demon blood in him, and knew if he didn't do something fast he would go crazy. He felt so helpless, lying there on the ground like an idiot! Kagome could be dead by now! He didn't know how long he'd been out of it, the dragons could be miles away…
Kagome's head hurt. It was splitting with pain, and for a moment she couldn't remember what had happened. She was quickly reminded though, as she realized she was 300 feet in the air, the only thing keeping her from plunging to an untimely death was her kidnapper's left arm, and she couldn't exactly say she trusted him… It took her a few moments to realize that she was, in fact, riding the back of a two-ton mystical dragon. "EEP!" she said, remembering too late that her kidnapper now knew she was awake. She looked fearfully up at his masked face; the only part of his entire body showing were his eerily red eyes. He glanced down at her briefly, boredom showing in his eyes. His lack of respect infuriated her to an inexplicable degree. Moments before, she didn't want him to notice her, but now, she wanted him to be afraid of her, it was ridiculous! Briefly forgetting her predicament, she struggled as much as she could until he was forced to loosen his grip. She suddenly went limp (a skill she didn't remember having) and slipped out of his arms and onto one of the dragon's wings. She stood up, noticing the man a few yards away, climbing towards her. She was desperately looking for an escape route (though there was none 300 ft in the air), when the dragon suddenly took another huge flap of its wings, unknowingly throwing her violently off of it. She plunged towards the earth, facing the sky. The last thing she saw before she blacked out was the man diving valiantly off the dragon, plummeting towards her.
Kagome's eyes fluttered open half an hour later, to be immediately closed again. The soft candlelight hurt her sensitive eyes. She reopened them to find herself in a small green room. It only had one door, a bed (to which she was occupying) a table and a couple of chairs. "Well he made it really easy for me to escape!" She said as she stretched and got up. Then all of the sudden she heard a voice…
The man suddenly emerged from the darkness. "You, fair maiden, you have been chosen to be lady of the dragons. I will make you mine and together we will rule as lord and lady." He said, reminding her of Kouga, who always spoke confidently. Kagome was speechless for a few moments, trying to get her mind around the fact that he had kidnapped her for the sole reason that her skirt was short. How could he possibly know her? "What!" She yelled, her cheeks growing red and her arms involuntarily crossing over her chest. "You are a very strong and beautiful miko, Kagome. I need you by my side. There is no other human worthy of this position." He explained, his voice barely changing its tone. She gasped. "You're human!" "Yes, of course, what did you think I was?" he said, his voice taking on a tone of amusement. "I…I…err…" Kagome stuttered. He laughed; his laugh was surprisingly smooth. Kagome was infuriated. She choose that moment to try to rush to the door in the small room and open it, but was intercepted by the man, he grabbed her waist and set her down like a misbehaving child, his face not changing once. Damn. She though, breathing heavily. "It wouldn't have worked anyway." He said casually. "What do you mean?" she said, not really wanting to know. As a reply, he opened the door in a sarcastically gentlemanly gesture, revealing a white, blank nothingness that stretched on and on forever, or could've extended three inches for all Kagome knew—the point was, Kagome had a feeling that if she stepped out there, she would have become nothingness, too. Just would've been…gone. Why did he save me, then? Kagome thought. "If you're not going to let me kill myself, then could you at least tell me where we are and when I'll get out? Where is Inuyasha? What are you going to do with me now that you have me? Couldn't you have just found Kikyo and grabbed her? Do you know who Kikyo is? If you do then why don't you answer me!" While she bombarded the man with questions, he stood staring off into space, concentrating on something far away. The man drew his gaze to Kagome, and she noticed his eyes were suddenly changed to a clear blue color. "Who is this Inuyasha you speak of?" She shook her head and said, "Why are your eyes blue? They were red before!" She's so straightforward He thought I think she's worthy… "My eyes turn red when I'm using my magic." He answered simply. Kagome frowned, remembering the girl's eyes had changed color, too. She had sent a desperation message to the girl, trusting her with her very salvation. "Now answer me." He said flatly, staring at her. "Who is this Inuyasha? The boy you were traveling with?" "How did you know I was traveling with him?" Kagome, asked, startled. Did this mean he had been spying on her? Even as she took a bath! She gathered her composure, not letting him see her weakness, her moment of fear. "Yes." She replied proudly. "I see." He said. There was a long silence, which Kagome instinctively broke. "Where am I?" She questioned, finally noticing the small but well-furnished room she was in. It was elegant and tasteful, the rugs and furniture alone must've cost a fortune.
"This is the realm of my mind" the man said, gesturing to their surroundings. "You mean I'm in your head?" Kagome asked. "No." he said. "You're in a dimension I created and rule. I control gravity," He said, floating up to the ceiling, "I control the air" he said casually, closing his fist. Kagome suddenly couldn't breathe, but could again as he opened his fist. "But, perhaps, most importantly, I control you," He said, his eyes beginning to sparkle red, a powerful force pulling her uncomfortably close to him. The red faded, a surprised look coming over his face. She…she almost resisted me! That's impossible! "EEEEEEEEEK! LET ME GO YOU LECHER! YOU'RE WORSE THAN MIROKU!" Kagome yelled right in his ear causing him to cringe and stick his finger in his ear to make sure he wasn't deaf. "Well maybe Miroku is a little worse." Kagome muttered to herself as an after thought when he let go of her and plugged his ears. He cleared his throat and shifted awkwardly, his eyes fading back to blue. He shook his head, opened the door and stepped out into the whiteness, being engulfed in it. He closed his eyes and frowned, then disappeared. Kagome was left speechless and alone, shivering in the cold as the candle blew out by a strange wind that closed the door with a bang. I forgot to ask him his name. Kagome thought, suddenly terribly lonely. I could go crazy imprisoned in here; which is probably what he means to do. Kagome thought.
