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Yawning, I stretched and sat up. Slowly, I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and started to wake up. My room was somewhat lit by the sun's rays, but not really. Today was Saturday, and I planned on enjoying this day of rest. My adoptive brother, Yusuke, had promised me that he was going to take me to explore the city.
"Get up Terry." I heard Yusuke say as he stood in the door way of my room. "Atsuko isn't awake yet and I want to get out of here before she wakes up and starts hugging me again."
"Can't we just lock her in her room?" I asked him as I stood up.
"Not a bad idea. Keiko would probably kill me though. Plus she'd make a racket until we let her out."
"True." I sighed. "Why did I have to get adopted by a drunk?"
"Just lucky. Now hurry up." Yusuke said as he turned and left the room.
Following his advice, I got dressed quickly. Just as I was putting my socks on, there was a knock at the door. It was Yusuke's friends; Kurama, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Keiko. All of them were really nice, except for Kurama. He seemed to dislike me for some strange reason. I don't know why, I must have done something that he didn't like.
I got up and made my way out to the living room.
"Hi Terry." Keiko smiled.
"Hey guys." I smiled back.
"Ready to go?" Yusuke questioned.
"Of course."
"Alright, let's get out of this place!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Shut up stupid." Yusuke growled angrily. "Atsuko hasn't woken up yet."
We made our way out of the apartment and walked toward the center of Tokyo. I used to live in the United States before I was adopted. My family had been killed in a car accident. Our SUV collided with another SUV and a sixteen wheeler. Six people were involved in the crash. Two came out alive; I was in a coma, while the driver of the other SUV, a drunk driver, was fine. Ever since, I've had nightmares about it.
Atsuko had adopted me, why I have yet to figure out. I was sent to live with her and Yusuke here in Tokyo. Yusuke is good friend and an even better brother; he was always there for me. It seemed as if he was always there when I was having a nightmare. He'd wake me up and hug me until I got back to sleep.
What was strange about the nightmares was that I didn't know why they frightened me so much. They weren't about the accident, at least the ones I've been having recently. These nightmares seemed to have a demonic feel, as if I was in a world controlled by demons.
In every dream, there is a strange man with silverish white hair and some sort of armor. He had a purple crescent moon on his forehead and purple lines on the side of his face. What made him even weirder was the fact that he seemed to try and get closer to me. Every time, I would push him away but he would keep trying to get to me.
The second half of the dream was really weird. There was a woman with long silver hair and what looked like fox ears and a tail. She was screaming at me, but I couldn't make out what she was saying. Then she seemed to start chanting and blue smoke surrounded me. About then, I usually woke up screaming.
I haven't told Yusuke about it, but I did tell Shizuru, Kuwabara's older sister. The two of us have really gotten along well. She's kind of like a big sister to me. So far, she's really the only person, besides Yusuke, that I trust to tell those types of things to.
"So are you going to try some sushi?" Keiko asked me.
"No thanks, raw fish doesn't sound very appetizing." I laughed.
Suddenly, three strange men jumped in front of us. Yusuke and the other guys pushed Keiko and me behind them. The men all had a bluish tint to their skin. Their eyes were all pink and they seemed to be very proud of themselves because they were grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh Inari will be proud of us." The one that appeared to be the leader said to the others.
"Yes she will." One of the others said.
"Who the hell are you?" Yusuke interrupted them.
"We are the Kitsune, we serve Inari." The leader smiled, bowing a little.
"Why are you here?" Kuwabara growled.
"To take back the bastard princess." The leader pointed at me.
"What?" I managed to whisper.
"You will not take her." Kurama's voice seemed to be commanding them.
"Who are you? Son of the King?" The leader mocked him.
"Youko Kurama." Kurama glared at them. "Leave her be. Otherwise you will have a hell of a lot more to face than just Yusuke."
"Of course, of course." All three bowed and hurried away.
Once they were gone, Yusuke dragged me toward the edge of the city. I was practically running to keep up. The others were all following. We reached a temple like place. Inside the outer walls was a huge courtyard and a house. Yusuke led me inside the house and closed the door behind us.
"Why are you here Yusuke?" Some woman called out.
I turned around to see an elderly woman with pink hair and a red gi. She was walking rapidly toward us. Shizuru stood behind the woman.
"There were some demons trying to get Terry," Yusuke pointed at me.
"Yeah, they called her a princess." Kuwabara added. "Kurama, do you know those guys?"
"No." Kurama answered shortly before leaving.
"Humph." Hiei left as well.
"Why don't you two go outside and make sure they didn't follow you." The woman suggested.
"But-" Yusuke tried to protest.
"Yeah, go." Shizuru pushed both of them out.
"Do you remember me?" The old woman asked, pulling me to sit.
"No, I don't even know what is going on." I replied, a little freaked out.
"The rumors must be true." The old woman sighed. "Inari did take your soul but it was reincarnated."
"What are talking about Genkai?" Keiko questioned. "Inari was the one that those creeps were working for."
"Inari was the mate of the King of Demons."
"What does that have to do with me?" I looked at her like she was nuts.
"Terry, if that is the name you're going by. There is danger lurking. Inari will try and kill you at all costs."
"What does she want? And why does it have anything to do with me?"
"Fifty years ago I competed in a demon tournament. There were three of us on the original team, myself, Toguro, and Kyoko. Kyoko was the Princess of Demon world and the Lady of the Western Lands. Kyoko's stepmother, Inari, hated her because she was the heir to throne instead of her son. Seventeen years ago, Inari captured Kyoko and stole her soul, sentencing it to wander the human realm for eternity. It is possible that you are her incarnation."
"All of that stuff you said is impossible. There are no such things as demons."
With that, a little toad thing walked into the room. He had huge yellow eyes and he looked at me intently with them.
"I have heard that you found Kyoko." He squawked at Genkai.
"It is possible." Genkai replied, looking at me. "I will tell you if we have in a few moments." Genkai ushered the little toad out of the room before turning back to me.
"Please show me your left shoulder."
"What do you mean?"
"Pull part of your shirt off so your left shoulder is visible."
I did as she said. Slowly, she traced the outline of a slight discoloration on my shoulder. It wasn't a big deal, but Genkai seemed to think that it was very important. Suddenly, she sank a fingernail into it. Pain shot through my entire body and I found myself on the other side of the room.
"What did you do?" Keiko and Shizuru had stood up.
"That is where Kyoko's mating mark is." Genkai said to me. "If you have any doubts then the only person who can settle them is your mate."
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I stood outside the house. What Genkai had said was still running through my mind. What does she mean my mate? And who the hell was that toad guy? I hope this is a dream; it's too weird to be real life. I mean demons? They're myths. And who is this Kyoko person? I know I'm not her, but why does it seem like Genkai is right?
I sighed before looking up at the stars. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw someone watching me. When I looked back, I didn't see anyone.
That's weird. I thought as I looked at the spot. Oh well… I might as well get to bed.
A/N: And there is chapter 1. Don't worry, Sesshomaru will be back for the next chapter. Chapter 2 should be out by May 1.