Prologue

"The sky is not as empty as you might think," The mother's face looked longingly up into the brilliant night sky. Only a few stars could be seen in the city glow. "There are galaxies, with billions of stars. There are millions of worlds out there." Her arms reached out on either side of her to hug her children, but was shocked to find they were not there. Panicked eyes softened when she remembered it was just herself that managed to come down here. She hugged herself feeling the bite of the cold against her thin nightgown.

She was talking to herself again, picturing a time when she would be with her children again. Living in a one-room apartment in a bustling city, the adjustment was a big one. She knew nothing of how to live like these people. She did not need to eat, but she did need to pay for the roof over her head. It was a hard life on Earth and a very lonely one…

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"Where is she auntie?" Bright inquisitive eyes glimmered brightly with curiosity.

Their aunt looked nothing like their mother. Where their mother was slim and proportionate, their aunt was shapeless and bulky, but looks didn't matter when their aunt was concerned. To them, she would always be there for them, caring, a bit stern and offering comfort.

A bit tentatively she answered, "She's fallen. Sometimes," she nudged the youngest girl playfully, "a gust of wind blows an angel from her cloud and she falls down to Earth."

Both of the girls' eyes widened. "Down…" she pointed downwards, "there?"

The older one asked, "Why? Why does that happen?"

Her aunt smiled, with a mysterious shrug. "It's fate."

The older one abruptly stood up. "You're lying! There is no such thing as fate. Mama said so, and I believe her!" She stormed off leaving her younger sister with her aunt.

The aunt turned pale. The oldest one was perceptive and already so rebellious. She would figure it out in no time. "Kagome, you're going to be a troublesome one," she murmured.

The younger sister caught on. "Kagome, going to be trouble?" She stumbled through the words with uncertainty.

The older woman laughed. "Yes Rin, Kagome going to be trouble."

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10 years later, they would find the two little princesses gone. Without any signs of a struggle, they were said to have committed suicide, but others knew differently. Their aunt knew this day would come, but instead of mourning their passage, she wished them luck in their search. For she knew there was a hidden, small hole in an area forbidden for any to trespass- on the royal grounds. Few knew about it and none dared to attempt something so foolish. Being caught would mean the worst punishment imaginable, and if one actually succeeded in going through, they would not be able to return by themselves. But, alas, it was what the sisters had resolved to do and with both of them determined, it was only a matter of time, before it was to be done.

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Setting his briefcase down, he shuffled papers so they were all aligned along the sides and put them into the case. One managed to escape his grasp and a second too late, it flew in the wind. He snapped his briefcase shut and ran after the paper. His father would be very angry if any one of the important papers went missing. He imagined he looked quite ridiculous, a most accomplished man running down streets to catch a single piece of paper…almost like a little boy trying to capture a butterfly.

The paper was blown into a narrow alleyway and into a dumpster. A brown gooey substance was stuck to it and he wiped it off with his bare hands. Reading it, he groaned. He went to all this trouble for the most insignificant piece of paper. Sesshoumaru, it read, please pick up the groceries.

Loud moaning was heard farther down the alley and he, in a mood for exploration, took the opportunity to satisfy his own curiosity. Walking down the lane, he wrinkled his nose at smells he had never smelled before and did not think he would want to again. He finally reached the cause of the noise. Two girls, both looking dazed. The older was staring at him fiercely, while the younger was attached to the older girl's leg, fearful.

His golden eyes followed the direction of the ground.

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"Are we there yet, Kagome?" Rin said with a whimper.

Kagome grunted in response, too tired to answer, carrying the weight of both of them and the pressure of wind underneath their feet, at the speed they were going. She couldn't see anything below her but more clouds and a piece of grey. They were going to arrive soon.

She spoke, fighting the wind. "Hold on to me tight." Her sister didn't seem to hear her, but she knew she had heard, because she tightened her hold slightly. "Please." She gritted out. She did not want to alarm her easily frightened sister that they were not going to have a pleasant landing.

Reluctantly, her sister gripped her anxiously waiting. Without warning they could see the whole city and the buildings got closer, and closer…

They crashed hard onto the hard pavement, thick with grime. Although the older sister had tried her best to soften the landing and bracing herself, it was not enough. They landed, their bodies thrown against the ground and both their heads crunching into the pavement. For the last few conscious seconds of the older sister, she knew they were going to lose their memory and with the last of her strength, pushed a necklace into her sister's hand she had been already wearing. The last thing she saw was a hazy picture of a beautiful man, picking up something from the dumpster. She gave him a crooked smile. She hoped he would take care of both of them- He looked the type…and she drifted off into unconsciousness.

She awoke minutes later with no memory, not one recollection. All she knew was that she had to protect the scared little girl beside her and in her gut feeling she knew it was her sister. Using the brick wall behind her, she found her footing and faced the astonished man, the most amazing man she had ever seen, or rather the first, but her face was stone, showing her intent of protecting her kin with whatever she had to.

His golden eyes followed the direction of the ground.

With a quick swish of his hair, he had turned, walking in the opposite direction he had been going, not a feeling of remorse in him and dropping the useless piece of paper in a silent fit of wasted time.

When the man was out of sight, she let tears squeeze out of her eyes making their way down her face. She crouched down to face her sister who was feeling the same way she did. With a bit of anger she vented, "I actually thought he was going to help us." She was so lost.

She wiped her sister's tears away and asked herself. "Who are we?"

As if in an answer, her sister's hand opened, presenting a necklace with a name engraved on it. It was a flicker of hope, if anything. "You're name is Rin," she said happily.

Rin grinned excitedly. "Kagome," she pointed to the necklace around her older sister's neck.

The older sister unclasped her necklace from her neck and took a closer look. "So I am." She grinned and they spent the next hour inspecting their clothes, looking for another clue at where they came from.

It was dark and Kagome tore of her sweater to cover Rin who was sleeping soundly. They would have to find a more suitable living place tomorrow. She tried to sleep, but something was bugging her badly. She walked for a bit around the disgusting alley, looking for the object in the dark. She picked up a stained piece of paper and pocketed it smiling. 'So his name is Sesshoumaru…'