Chapter One

Nightmare

Fear, she could feel it course through her entire being. Her heart pounded against her chest, her breath came in sharp intakes. She pushed her legs to their limit to escape her predator, who was catching up with ease. She refused to look back fearful that he would be right there. When was the last time that she was this afraid? What caused her to fear this…youkai so much? Was it the lustful look in his golden orbs? Or was it the terrifying grin that split across his face once he spotted her? Or maybe it was a combination of them both. Whatever the cause it did not matter at the present time, all that mattered was not being caught. She could feel the hard, slippery ground beneath her bare feet as the rain poured down upon the two. She spotted a forest ahead and decided to try and loose him in there unaware that it would only give him quite the advantage. She ducked under branches and avoided various plants, various parts of her body getting scratched in the process. Suddenly she could not hear his footsteps at all. She stopped, everything became eerily silent. She leaned on a tree for support as she attempted to catch her breath, her cerulean orbs scanning the area for her pursuer. Her raven locks stuck to her face and neck due to the rain, she tucked a stray strand behind her ear.

"H-he's gone," she sighed in relief.

"Am I?" she snapped her head up to look straight into glowing golden orbs. Her back was to the tree, his arms on either side of her. She was trapped, how did he manage to appear there without her knowledge? She attempted to flatten herself to the tree more than she already was. "Why so scared liebling?" She could tell that he was taunting her, if his grin was anything to go by.

"Leave me alone!" she cried out and attempted to push him away. He caught her wrists and pinned her against the tree once more. He bent his head down, his hot breath washing over her ear as he spoke.

"Now, why would I do that?" he whispered huskily sending shivers down her spine. She shut her eyes tightly and struggled against his grip. "Do not fret liebling, I do not wish to harm you."

"Somehow, I really doubt that," she spat. A deep chuckle came from the male in front of her that terrified her more than before.

"You will be mine Kagome, you will be mine."

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Kagome shot up in bed, sweat glistening on her entire body. She looked around her room shakily relived to know that she wasn't in some forest.

"Thank god, it was only a dream," she sighed. Never had she had a dream so vivid before. The rain, the ground, him, they all felt so real. Kagome shook her head and passed it off as the aftermath of being in the Feudal Era too often. One was bound to have a nightmare like that after going through what she has….right? "I'm not going to worry about it. It was only a dream, nothing more than that." She said before getting out of bed and stretching. She heard the familiar sound of Souta running down the stairs for whatever reason, it was a Saturday so who knew what her younger brother was up to now. Kagome had managed to sleep until eleven, but wasn't exactly complaining. She made her own way down the stairs only to see her mother reading something at the table, her brows were furrowed.

"Good morning Kagome," Willow turned to smile at her daughter.

"Morning mom," Kagome returned her smile with one of her own. "What are you reading?" she questioned.

"Oh this? It's a letter; it seems that we're going to have a couple of guests over today."

"We are? Who?" Kagome didn't like the unreadable emotion that her mother suddenly displayed.

"Just someone," Willow replied before folding the letter and walking off.

"Is it just me or is mom acting odd?" Souta asked.

"Something's up, I just don't know what." Kagome shrugged. "So, what are you up to today?"

"Hm, not much really. I'm going to Kuruso's in a few, you?"

"Probably just going to enjoy the day while I can," she replied. "Probably find out who the 'guests' mom was talking about are."

"Well, have fun. See ya later Kagome!" Souta said before running out the door. Kagome sat down and looked at the envelope her mother had forgotten. She glanced at the return address with mild confusion.

"Charles Xavier? I wonder who he is," she tilted her head in thought. His name hinted at the possibility that he might be American. She placed the envelope back on the table deciding not to worry about it. "I wonder if he is the one who's coming today. At least mom has normal guests."

A few hours later found Kagome in her room flipping through a magazine while listening to 'Trapt'. She wore blue shorts that came to mid-thigh and a white shirt with a pink heart on it that showed her mid-drift. She turned the page and glanced up when she heard the door bell ring.

'That must be mom's guests,' she thought before returning to her magazine. She gasped when she felt three strong aura's enter the house. They weren't human either; hopefully it hadn't been easy for them to get past her barrier. If they were youkai then they wouldn't even be in the house, they would have been stopped short at the barrier. But they were definitely not human. She walked over and turned down her stereo choosing instead to eavesdrop on the conversation. She silently crept over to the stairs and looked down. She could see her mother sitting on one couch with a female sitting on the opposite one. She looked to be an African. Her hair was white as new fallen snow, but she looked a few years younger than her mother. She wore a simple purple skirt that tied at her side and a white shirt. Kagome examined the male in the wheelchair next. His aura out of the three was the strongest and most defined. Looks could obviously be quite deceiving seeing as he looked the oldest out of them all, yet held so much power. He wore a simple suit and tie, he was currently talking with her mother. Off to the side leaning against the wall was the gruffest looking. He was obviously no stranger to work and has seen much. His short black hair seemed to stick up in two places where a pair of ears would be if he had them. He wore a black shirt and blue jeans. Obviously he was not one you'd want to mess with. He spoke after the elder man, it made her wonder what they were saying. Kagome crept closer so as to hear better.

"-me, she's…not she isn't," Willow shook her head. The old man said something in English that she couldn't understand, but it soon became clear to her that the woman and man that were also there were to translate.

"Willow, your daughter has great power that should be trained. I understand that not all parents want to believe this, but she is a mutant," the African female spoke gently.

'A mutant? What in the world is that?' Kagome thought. The wolfish looking male sniffed the air tenderly before turning to the stairs causing her to let out a small squeak and back up.

"It seems we're not alone," he grunted both in English and Japanese.

"Come on out dear, this conversation is about you," Willow said. Kagome cautiously stood up and went down the stairs wondering if she was in trouble or not.

"Mom, who are these people?" Kagome whispered eyeing the strangers warily.

"This man here is Charles Xavier and his colleagues Ororo and Logan. He runs a school for the gifted and….and is requesting that you go to get a handle on your powers," Willow explained as calmly as possible.

"I heard something about a mutant…what is that?" she asked Ororo.

"A mutant is a human who has special powers," Ororo replied.

"You think I'm a mutant?"

"Yes." Kagome paused for a moment.

"Is that what you are?"

"Yes."

"Why are you asking me to come though?"

"We take in all mutants who wish to get a better handle over their powers," she smiled.

"How did you find out where I was and that I even had powers?" Kagome was not going to leave any rock unturned. She heard Charles speak half wishing that she could understand him.

"I use Cerebro to find new mutants, it can detect them anywhere in the world Japan being no exception," Logan relayed the information to her.

"Must be some piece of work," Kagome muttered.

'I'm not a mutant, yet it picked up my energy and took it as mutant energy. Or maybe the two aren't so different. Oi, I don't know!' she thought.

"Where is this school?"

"In New York," Logan replied.

"So I would be going to America. If I did agree you do know that there would be a language barrier right?"

"That's already been taken care of," Logan said and held up a black earpiece of sorts. "This will be useful as you learn the language."

"Mother," Kagome said while turning to Willow who had been rather quiet during the conversation. "This could be good for me; I never seem to have very much control over my powers. If something should happen I want to be able at least be useful when protecting anyone." Willow looked into her daughters eyes; she saw so much determination to step out from Kikyo's shadow. If she said no then that would only be holding Kagome back from being someone great and that's not what she wanted to do.

"Whatever you decide Kagome, just be safe," she whispered.

"Don't worry mom, I will," Kagome said before turning back to the others. "All right, I will accept your proposition."

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Tijiya: Yeah, yeah, I know your all like: 'Not another story!'. But hear me out -again-! I have become interested in Fuzzyshipping, as I have rightfuly dubbed it. -I think- Well anyway, I hope that you enjoy yet another one of my works. At least it's a different crossover this time! Different parring too!

Inuyasha (c) Rumiko Takahashi

X-men: Evolution (c) Marvel

If I owned them do you really think I'd be writing this? Also, X-men: Evolution would have never been taken off air!

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Dictionairy:

German

Liebling: Darling

Japanese

Youkai: Demon