--Present--
Kagome smiled sweetly at her family, letting her fingers run over the cashmere of the sweater that lay in her lap. She had turned seventeen today- and with tacit consent Inuyasha had let her come home to spend time with her family. Still, she was anxious to return to her friends.
However, as she began to turn away, her grandfather stopped her with a hand on her arm. "Kagome..." he paused, as if he couldn't quite believe he was saying what he was. "I was digging through my old scrolls the other day, and happened across this. It was written by one of our ancestors, a great monk, and I believe you should have it."
Politely, she refrained from rolling her eyes as she took the old parchment. Regardless, once she got to her room she opened it, and as she sat down she began to read.
Once upon a time there lived a lonely hanyou; a half-demon who was scorned for his tainted blood. His life was cruel- he lost his family, he lived alone, and his love betrayed him. He was bespelled for half a century, barely left to dream in peace.
But one day, his enchantment was broken...
A/N: Look familiar? This was inspired by/ is the sister chapter to Chapter 88: Legends.