The Beginning

A young girl sat looking over a cliff as she fought back tears. 'What am I going to do now?' She thought as the wind whipped her silvery white hair about her face. Her beautiful golden eyes could no longer hold back the tears that fought their way to the surface. She had lost the only family she had ever known. "Mom, what am I going to do now?" She asked loudly as the tears flowed down her cheeks at an alarming rate.

The girls name was Crystal. She was a shy, compassionate, and sensitive girl who would do anything for anyone. Her mother died in a car accident a few weeks ago leaving her alone in a vast world of uncertainty. Her mother was the only family that she had. She had an uncle, and grandmother, but they had turned her mother away when they found out that she was pregnant with a hanyou's child.

Her father died, before she was born, in a battle with a demon called Naraku. His name was Inuyasha. He was the younger brother of Sesshomoru the Lord of the Western Lands in feudal Japan. The two brothers had not gotten along well together. They have tried to kill each other several times. Inuyasha was a hanyou, which makes him weaker then his brother Sesshomaru who is a full demon. In the end, Sesshomoru and InuYasha fought side by side to defeat Naraku. After it has all been said and done Inuyasha died of his injuries.

Afterwards: Kagome, Crystal mother, left the Feudal era after Inuyasha had died. She said good-bye to her friends in a fit of tears and lift through the bone eater's well. The bone eater's well was how her mother and father were able to go between the Modern and Feudal eras. As she reached the modern era she turned to look at the shrine and disappeared in the night. Kagome knew that she would not be welcomed in the Higurashi family again. She left Japan and headed for the United States where she found a job as a secretary in huge computer corporation.

Kagome was surprised when she realized that her newborn daughter was a hanyou like her father only with his demon markings on her face. The purple markings, silvery hair, golden eyes, and pointed dog-ears made her different from anyone around her. After seeing that her daughter was a hanyou instead of binging a forth demon, Kagome decided to home school her. It was to protect her from the people who knew nothing about hanyou's and those that would hurt her or try to kill her.

Since Crystal's father was a hanyou and her mother was a miko, she had grown to be a very powerful creature. Crystal trained with her trainer night and day. In doing so she had become even more powerful then before. Crystal learned to control her demon half better then her father could.

"Crystal," a voice called from the house near by.

"Yes," Crystal called back as she stood up from her spot on the cliff and speeding to meet the person who called out to her.

Crystal stopped to look at a woman in her thirties standing by what was once a home she shared with her mother. Now at the age of 16 she had lost her mother and her home. Her life had come crashing down all around her. Now Crystal did not know where she was going to do or where she was going. She lost her mother and had no family to speak of. "Get your things ready we," the 30-year-old women said knocking Crystal back to reality.

"Where, am I going?" Crystal asked sadly.

"We were able to locate your family in Tokyo Japan." The woman said as a matter of fact. "And then we can get rid of people like you."

That comment hit her right in the heart. " What do you mean, 'People like me'," Crystal asked angrily. She wished she could punch her lights out but her training and compassion hold her back. 'What right does she have saying something like that to me. I am not a freak, am I?'

The woman answered, "People around here don't want a half breed walking these streets." It sounds like she had a lot pride when she said that. Crystal looked at her as she sniffed the air, 'what was that scent?' then she realized it was anger mixed in with udder hate in directed toward Crystal herself.

A week later,

Crystal was sitting at a bench in an airport in Tokyo. The airport was busy with all the people around her running to and fro.

"Are you, Crystal?" A voice said from behind her. Turning Crystal saw a young man in his 20's. He was wearing a blue t-shirt and pear of blue jeans. His eyes wore a soft expression. His eyes were a soft brown, which seemed to know everything that surrounded them. "I am your uncle Souta." He said when she nodded.

He seems nice enough but deep down she wondered if the family would accept her. 'She knew that her mother's family turned her away when they found out that she had chosen to marry the Hanyou Inuyasha. They were okay to have Inuyasha as her best friend but to have him, as a son in law was a different story. The only two people happy with the union were Inuyasha, her mother, and their friends. So the family disowned Kagome and she went to live in the Feudal era with Inuyasha and their friends. A few months' later Inuyasha and her mother were expecting a new addition to the family. InuYasha and Kagome were going to wait until after they defeated Naraku to tell their friends of the coming addition. They never got a chance to tell them. Then the terrible day came when Inuyasha died leaving behind Kagome and an unborn pup, as Inuyasha lovingly called it.

"We better get going," Souta said as he picked up some of the Crystal's bags.

Crystal wished that she could just run and hide from the events that unfolded before her. "Souta, will I be accepted into the family." She asked with tears, "I mean they did not want my father in the family. Why would they want me?"

Souta looked at Crystal with tears in his deep brown eyes. "Grandpa died a few years back so he really doesn't have a say in the matter. Mom well it is a dishonor to have a hanyou living in the shrine with us. She has a room ready for you not that you will be using it much. She will be sending to a demon boarding school. I think," Souta, said thoughtfully, "she has your mother's old room ready for you."

An hour had passed as they drove into the shrine's driveway. While surveying the area around her, Crystal took in the beautiful sights that lay before her. She saw the ancient Japanese style house that loomed over her. The soft colors ran into each other like a rainbow in the middle of the sky. 'This is where my mom lived when she grew up!' She thought in awe. In the middle of the yard was a tree with a fence around it. "What is so important about the tree with the fence around it?" Crystal asked with surprise in her voice.

"That is the sacred tree. Over five hundred years ago your mother broke the spell over your father by pulling out the arrow that held him to the tree. Your mother was pulled into the well by the a caterpillar demon in search of the Seijouun Tama Jewel." Souta said with a sad sigh. "That was the start of her adventure in the Feudal era."

"Ya, Mom, told me about that." She said while fighting back tears.

"Well, here we are," Souta, said looking over at Crystal with a smile.

The car came to a stop as Crystal saw an older woman run outside of the ancient shrine house. The woman looked to be in her sixties. She looked a lot like her own mother but older. Her black hair was pulled back in a bun at the top of her head. 'Who is that?' Crystal asked herself as she watched the older woman run toward the passenger side of the car.

"Who are you?" Crystal asked the woman as the woman opened the door for her. Crystal studied the older woman. She had on an apron, blue shirt and a blue flowered skirt. She could not help but to like the older woman. Crystal thought that she was the kindest person she had ever met. In the woman's eyes she wore a loving expression that seemed to penetrate Crystal's very being. Crystal couldn't help but to smile at the woman. The woman smiled back with ease.

The woman looked at her with a forced smile. "Why, I am your grandmother, Crystal." The woman helped Crystal out of the car. "Let me help you with your things, Crystal."

"I am fine." Crystal said as she reached over the front seat for her backpack. The purple and silver backpack seemed to be bulging out of its seams. The most important things were sealed away in that bag. Most importantly is the Seijouun Tama (jewel of four souls) safely tucked away in a gold and silver box that was once made of wood. Once Kagome, Crystal's mother, placed the jewel into the box, the box turned from wood to gold with silver dog in lays on the lid and sides. The jewel was sought after by all the demons on earth. The demons sought the jewel to become more powerful then they truly are. In Crystal's father's case he wanted to become a full demon so that he could become stronger and accepted. He never got the chance to use the jewel. Because of this Crystal had put a barrier on the box to prevent anyone, except herself and mother, from touching the box. It was her mother's and her job to guard the Shikon un Tama.

After taking the baggage out of the trunk of Souta's car. Crystal followed her grandmother into the house. Everywhere she looked Crystal saw the evidence of the place being a shrine. On the walls she saw ancient weapons and drawings of various artifacts from the past. On one wall she saw pictures of the family. The pictures were mainly that of Souta growing up but some were that of her grandmother and great-grandfather while growing up. Not one picture of her mother was on the wall. Crystal held back tears when she realized that there was no place for her in this dark world. It seemed that her mother was only a distant memory in a vast world.

"Souta, will you show Crystal to her room. It's Kagome's room. It is better that she has that room." Grandmother said as she ran into the kitchen. "I have dinner ready, so come down as soon as you see the room."

Crystal followed Souta as he picked up her bags and went up the stairs. "Here's your room." Souta said as he pointed to the door at the top of the stairs. Souta walked up to the door and walked in. Turning to Crystal he said. "The bathroom is to the right door, the closet is the left."

"I have a private bathroom." Crystal said in awe. I can't believe it she thought as she looked around the room. The walls were painted in soft oranges, yellows, pinks and reds. It reminded her of the sunsets back in the United States. In one corner she saw a bed with a soft green mixed in with some reds. The dresser matched the bedroom walls perfectly. "I could live in this room," Crystal exclaimed, as she looked in a far off coroner she. There stood a beautiful glass desk, with some books lying on top. Crystal walked over to the desk to see the books. One book was her mother's dairy and another read photo album.

"Kagome liked to take pictures of her friends in the Feudal Era." Souta said as he walked up to her. He reached for the album and thumbed through it. "Here, it is," he exclaimed when he pointed to a picture of a dog-eared young man with long silver hair and a smirk on his face. His eyes were gold and almost cat like. He wore a red kimono with his arms folded into the sleeves. At his side was what looked to be a battered sword, and around his neck he wore beads of black and white." That," Souta said "Is your father Inuyasha. You look just like him. He was hot-tempered, courageous, and most of all very protective of your mother. She had a lot of faith in him."

Crystal studied the picture a little longer and then turned to a different picture. Her mother was in the picture holding a demon of some sort. He was reddish in color, looked young and curious in a way. Standing in the middle Crystal saw a young woman in a black and red outfit that fit her like a glove. On the girl's shoulder was a beautiful looking two-tailed cat. A young man stood next to the girl. He wore a monk's robe of black and purple with a staff in his right hand. His left was covered with cloth. Sitting on the ground with his legs crossed and arms folded in the sleeves of his komodo.

"Who are these people?" Crystal asked pointing at the various people in the picture.

"I don't know who they are. I never met them. Just Inuyasha. He and Kagome were the only ones that could go through the well." Souta said sadly. "We better go down stairs and eat." With that Souta lift the room.

That night Crystal went back to her room to put her things away. She went over to her backpack and took out the small silver and gold box out and placed it on the dresser. She then took out her schoolbooks, which she no longer needed because she had finished school a year ago since she was home schooled and finished early. "Do you need any help unpacking," Grandmother asked as she walked in the room with a few towels in her hand.

Crystal nodded her head thinking that it would help to get to know her. "Grandmother, why are there no pictures of my mother on the wall with the other family pictures?" Crystal asked with the look of sadness in her eyes. The thought of her mother being a distant memory cut away at her heart.

"It is against the code of the priest and priestess to marry a demon. Weather full or hanyou." Her grandmother answered. Her grandmother said those words like that of a politician.

Crystal found it hard to fight back the tears that forced their way to the surface. Her heart broke even more, she had no place in this house nor the their lives. "Then I am truly not wanted here." She said that while looking deep into her grandmother's eyes. "That is true isn't?"

"Yes, we are going against the sacred laws of the priesthood." Her grandmother retorted.

"Well then I will leave and find my own place in this world. I am not wanted because my father was a hanyou and so am I. I am not allowed to live in this world maybe I should go back to the world where my mother was the happiest." Crystal said with a sadness in her voice as she walked of to the dresser and took the silver and gold box. "I will leave and you will not need to look upon my face again."