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Enjoy! -Faith

Chapter Two: The Reincarnate

"Can you feel that?" The question from the young woman died in a gasp as the night sky seemed to blow up in a great white light, then slowly disappear. It left the forest in a serene, calming silence. "What was that?" "Hold on I sense something...Sesshomaru..." Just as the man had said it there was the demon coming out into the clearing. "Well, well, look who it is..." Sesshomaru glared at the man then looked to the guy behind him. "I'm not here for your, brother, I'm here for your woman...Kagome." "My woman!" "WHAT!" Inuyasha glared at his older brother whom then turned his attention to the woman coming from the forest with Rin. But, the half-demon dove for Sesshomaru. "SIT BOY!" Just as he reached the man he dropped to the ground with a thud. "You can just attack people, Inuyasha...dolt." Sesshomaru reached for Rin letting her down, just as she hit the floor she ran for the other woman hugging her tightly. "Kagome!" Ayana looked up at her. She was dressed in a realitivly modern school uniform and a bicycle lay just beyond her. "Come." Sesshomaru reached his arms out for her but she clung to the animal. "Come. She's going to take you home." She let go, allowing herself to slip off the horse and into his awaiting arms. "Who is she?" Ayana was clutching his robes, watching Kagome and Rin's reunion sadly and wide eyed. "Inuyasha's woman." "Who...?""I AM NOT HIS WOMAN!" Smiling, Ayana let Sesshomaru go, but his hands lingered a little longer on her waist as she moved for the other woman. "Hi." "Kagome, this is Miss Ayana. She's dangerous and doesn't belong here." Kagome Hagurashi gave the blond girl an odd look, but Ayana held out her hand. "I'm Ayana Blake...you must be Kagome." "Well...yes...Why did he bring you to me?" "He said you would take me home." "Home?" "To America...well, I'm supposed to be in Japan, but I took a detour." "America...well, what year are you from?" "2005." "Me, too Oh, yay! A friend, I'm not alone" Kagome launched herself at Ayana who hissed in pain. "Oh, I'm sorry...are you injured?" "Just sore from..." "I didn't think I was that bad of company, Kagome." "Well, you are, Inuyasha." The two regarded one another darkly, then stuck their tongues out at each other. Ayana blinked once then laughed, they certainly love one another. Inuyasha moved towards Ayana and sniffed her. "It was you..." "Excuse me?" Blushing Ayana took a step back, did she stink? It probably had been a day or two since she'd bathed but...Pouting Ayana looked down, how embarrassing. "It was your power...just now. What are you?" Sesshomaru took a step forward, resting a hand on Ayana's shoulder. "Megami..." "Megami? That's just a legend." "She is...the power, you felt it." "But, a human?" The hand on her shoulder tightened, making her look up at Sesshomaru's face. It was tight, glaring at his younger brother. "Well, I don't care who or what she is, I'm just happy to have someone to talk to." Another friend. Rin. Turning to the small girl Ayana bent down in front of her. Small tears were forming in her brown eyes. "I don't want you to go..." "It'll be ok. I'll always remember you..." "Don't go!"Rin threw herself at Ayana hugging her tightly. "Oh..." With a sad smile she hugged her back tightly, it was a nice adventure, well, most of it. Ayana stood and turned to Sesshomaru. "Thank you for saving me..." She hugged him as well, she heard a small gasp from him and smiled holding him tighter. "I'll miss you," she whispered nuzzling back into the robes as she'd done before. Pulling back she looked up at him, to see him with that questioning look. "What's wrong with you, Sesshomaru? Why do you look so lost?" He closed his eyes and pushed her away lightly. "Go...Rin, lets leave." "But..." "Now." He turned from her and headed back into the forest followed by the running Rin. "Bye, Ayana!" Ayana waved after them sadly. "Bye..."

"So, Ayana, how old you?" "Me? Oh, I'm nineteen, my birthday's in a few weeks...my parents were sad I wasn't going to be home for my birthday." "That's right, what were you doing in Japan in the first place?" "I'm supposed to be studying for the semester there...here." "Studying? Like Kagome?" "I have a feeling Ayana's talking about college. I've still got another year in high school..." "Yeah? Well, what are you doing here then?" "Actually...well...we're in search of these jewel shards," Kagome laughed, "it's kind of hard to explain...I'm a reincarnate of a preistess in this time period. She held the jewel and then it shattered. So...I'm collecting them. Who ever has the jewel can make any wish they want." "That's exciting. Don't you miss home?" "Well, I can go back when I want...well when the portal lets me." "You mean, you don't know when or if you can go home?" "Aaa...no?" "So will I be able to?" "We'll find out." Ayana sighed still tromping along, glancing at the sky. "Why doesn't Sesshomaru like me?" "Him? He doesn't like anything...except Rin, I guess. I still haven't figured that out. But, he seemed to like you enough." "Huh? Oh no, no...he hates me. He glared a lot." "Sesshomaru's a jerk." "Shut up, Inuyasha." "Don't tell me what to do." Ayana heard Kagome growl and laughed. "You two crack me up."

"Aren't we there yet?" "Yeah, it's right over...there!" "You weren't kidding when you said it was a well, were you?" "Nope." The group trotted to the small wooden outline that held a deep hole in it. "Ok, well..." "You're just going to leave, Kagome?" "I can leave when I want!" Ayana blinked, maybe this wasn't a healthy relationship. "It was nice meeting you, Inuyasha. Thanks for helping me get here." "Yeah." The half-demon turned his back crossing his arms over his chest. "Don't worry about him, he'll get over it." Smiling Kagome climbed into the well, and slowly let herself down a small rope ladder. "Come on." Swallowing Ayana followed, just when she thought she was getting to the bottom a bright light shown then darkness invaded. "Here we go!" Ayana hung there on the ladder and watched Kagome disapear.

"Am I back?" Ayana stood at the bottom of the well and yelled upwards a few minutes later. But, to her dismay it was Inuyasha who peired over. "You're still here." "Why aren't I back!" "It didn't want you to." "What didn't?" "The portal...not everyone can go through, you know?" "Well why not! I have things to do and places to go! I'm supposed to be enjoying myself and learning new things! Why am I stuck HERE!" Inuyasha pulled her the rest of the out just to have her pout unhappily. "Something is keeping you here." "Can I ask you something...?" He drew back from her quiet tone looking a little scared and pale. "Umm..." "Why did he call me Megami? What does it mean?" Inuyasha seemed to be relieved at the question and took a seat next to her. "It means goddess." "Goddess? I guess I don't understand." "There's a legend that there was a goddess that blessed the region, she held emence power-beyond anyone. Well, the story says that she fell in love with a demon. The two of them, together, created a sword...it became covented by all. They hid the weapon, never to be found again-along with the two of them. There's a statue in her honor in an old town across the countryside. I saw it once when I was younger...Sesshomaru's right you look like her." "That's a lovely story...when can I go home?" "Your power was amazing...I've never felt anything like that before." Ayana groaned and shook her head. "Why me? Do I have a sign on my head that says 'Ruin My Vacation'?" "No, is there's supposed to be?" Her blue eyes narrowed at him. "You are hopeless. So, Inuyasha, when does Kagome come back?"

"I can still sense her...why isn't she gone?" "Lord Sesshomaru..." He turned his head to see Rin coming from her room rubbing her big eyes. "What is it, Rin?" "I had a bad dream..." Sesshomaru tried not to soften but Rin hugged his leg tightly. "About what?" "Ayana...she was in trouble...someone was trying to take her from us." "She back..." He stopped himself, she wasn't back home, she was still here, taunting him. "Lord Sesshomaru, Ayana's in trouble..." His gold eyes turned to the girl's, that were wide and worried. "Rin, it was only a dream." "Nooo! It was really! She was crying, we have to go!" The girl tugged at his hand, "Rin." "Now, Lord Sesshomaru!"

Ayana hugged her legs close, resting her head on them. The night was dark, the air cool, and the noise of snoring filled her ears. Damn that demon-boy. Sighing she turned her head, why was she here? Was there really a reason? Maybe she'd died in the bus crash, and this was merely a dream between earth and heaven. But, what if she was really there, really in the past, really sitting next to a demon? Closing her eyes she took in a deep breath of air, he was near. ..

Chapter Three: Being Her

Ayana finds herself trying to grasp Megami and what this goddess means to her. Want More? Well, Read It!