She awoke with a start, her heart beating wildly. Taking a quick look at her surroundings she realized that she was in her room. 'So that was just a dream,' she thought, 'but it seemed so real.' Quietly she climbed out of bed and turned the lamp on. She stood up and
headed for the kitchen. 'I'll just get a glass of water and go back to bed', she thought. She was standing at the sink filling her glass of water when someone grabbed her shoulder. Maya spun around and dropped her glass. It shattered on the floor; making her mother jump
back. "Mom," Maya said with a sigh of relief, "you scared me." Her mother smiled and bent down to help her gather the broken shards of glass. "I heard someone up and came to see who it was", her mother explained. "Oh, I couldn't sleep so I came to get a glass of
water", Maya replied. "When I saw you standing there you where white as a ghost and you were shaking, tell me what's going on", she said quietly. "It's nothing mom, I just had a bad dream that's all", Maya answered. Maya stood up and when to get a towel. When she
returned her mother had already finished picking up the rest of the glass. "If you need me for anything just come and wake me up ok", her mother said. Maya nodded and walked back to her room; tossing the towel away as she walked passed the hamper. She turned the lamp
off and fell on her bed, thinking about how she hadn't even gotten to drink any water. With a sigh she rolled over and let the familiar darkness of sleep claim her. Her alarm clock woke her up at the same time it did every morning; to Maya it seemed as though she had
just closed her eyes. With a tired groan she rolled out of bed. Following her usual morning routine she was ready for school in thirty minutes. "Bye mom", she called out as she walked out the door. Maya turned and walked down the hall to her friend Yumi's apartment.
She knocked on the door and Yumi's father answered the door. "Oh, hello Maya, Yumi will be out in a moment", he said with a smile. As he finished his sentence Yumi walked up behind him. Maya waved at her and Yumi waved back. "Bye dad", she said as she
squeezed passed him. Once they were a fair distance away Yumi turned a questioning gaze to Maya. "You look like you were up all night, what happened?" she asked. Maya sighed. "I had that dream again", she answered. Yumi looked concerned. "Maybe you should
stay home today", she offered. "No, I'll be fine, I'm sure it will go away eventually", Maya said with a false smile. Inside she was truly afraid that she would become an insomniac or something. Yumi didn't say anything; they walked to the city bus in silence. Maya sat on
the bus and stared out the window. The trip to school was short and she was great full. The bus was noisy and crowded; Maya hated it. All through her classes Maya had to fight to stay awake. And even if she did she wasn't paying any attention. 'Maybe I should have
stayed home today', she thought as the teacher called on her to answer a problem on the board. After school she met up with Yumi. "I'm going to walk home ok", Maya said. Yumi rolled her eyes. "I know you hate the bus, but it's faster", she argued. "I didn't say you
couldn't ride it", Maya said with a huff. "Fine, I guess I'll talk to you later", Yumi said as she walked away. Maya watched the bus disappear around the corner before she started walking. Maya was half was home when she passed the alley. It was a place known for
sheltering drug dealers. She didn't know why she stopped but she did. Gazing down the alley she noticed something glowing. Gathering her courage she headed towards it. It looked like a fragment of a jewel. She bent down and reached out to pick it up. As soon as her
hand touched it the alley was filled with a blinding white light. When Maya awoke it was dark outside and she could hear crickets. Looking around she realized that she was in the middle of a forest. 'Oh no, not this again', she thought as fear began to grip her heart.
P.S. I forgot to put this in the first chapter. I do not own Inuyasha. The only character that is mine is Maya.