What if…?
Summary:
What if Kagome hadn't chased Buyo into the shrine sheltering the Bone Eater's Well? What if she had had a party with her friends instead on her fifteenth birthday? What if she had never met Inuyasha and the others? Would they have just gone by and lived through their lives, never meeting one another and Kagome? Or were they really meant to meet, gather up and defeat Naraku?
NOTE: I haven't seen the first episode of the InuYasha series but I have seen glimpses of what happens. So, forgive me if the characters aren't saying what they should or they aren't doing what they should.
Morning came too soon for Kagome. She groaned and dug her head deeper into her sheets, as if doing so, the day would go away.
"Kagome, dear! Breakfast is ready," her mom called from downstairs. She smiled as she remembered what day it was. 'It's my birthday!' she happily remembered. Quickly getting up, she brushed her hair a bit, threw on her robe and headed down the stairs and into the kitchen. As soon as she entered, the song 'Happy Birthday' started to be sang. Kagome laughed as Sota grabbed Buyo's front paws and made him dance along with the song. Her mom smiled and brought out a small cupcake with a single candle. Kagome smiled. "Make a wish, sweetie," her mom cooed. Kagome stared at her 'cake'. 'Hmm…I wish that…I wish that I will somehow find out what I am suppose to do with my life soon enough,' she smiled and blew out the candle. Her family cheered and settled down on the table. Her grandfather closed his eyes and cleared his throat. He pulled out a small blue clothed package from under the table and placed in on his lap.
"Kagome-Chan," he started. Kagome stared at her grandfather. "Here is my present for you. It will be the most useful present any girl could receive in her whole life," Kagome raised an eyebrow in question. He handed his curious granddaughter the package.
"Come on, sis. Open it," Sota chanted as Mrs. Higurashi placed down the plates for their breakfast. Kagome smiled and took off the cloth. It was a simple cardboard box with a lid. Biting her lip, she took off the lid and her eyes widened. "Whatcha get?" Sota asked, stuffing his face. Kagome took out a mummified hand.
"Uh, grandpa?" she asked, uncertain.
"It's a kappa, Kagome. A mummified hand. It shall bring one good luck in all actions and-," Kagome began to zone out of her grandfather's latest story and looked down, smiling. Today was going to be amazing. She was going to go to the mall and use her saved up money to go on a shopping spree with Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi, and probably take pictures at a photo booth. Maybe, if what Eri had said was true, maybe she could hand around Hojo today! She blushed at the thought.
"Oh my!" Mrs. Higurashi gasped, interrupting her father's chanting, "Kagome, dear, today's Friday, and schools about to start." Kagome's head shot up. 'Friday?' she wondered and searched for her birthday on the calendar. Indeed, it was a Friday.
"Aww, man," she groaned. She pushed herself up from the table and rushed upstairs for a lightning fast shower and changed into her uniform. Grabbing her overloaded book bag, she ran downstairs again to finish drinking her juice. Sota dangled a piece of string in front of Buyo's head when suddenly, his head shot up.
"What is it, Buyo?" he asked. Buyo's normally large eyes squinted at something and he jumped off Sota's lap, hissing. "Buyo!" he yelled. Kagome groaned. 'Stupid cat.' "Momma, is the door open?" Sota asked, fearfully.
"I believe so, Sota," her mother began to dry the dishes.
"I'll get him. I'm on my way out anyway," Kagome sighed. She pecked her mother on her cheek, her grandfather on his forehead and ruffled Sota's hair. Finally out, Kagome looked around. "Buyo?" she called out. She thought she heard a faint meow by the back so she followed it. She finally saw a ball of fur licking a paw at the entrance of the shrine. Kagome paused. 'He's not going in there, is he?' she wondered, fearfully. Kagome had gone in there once, when she was little, and could have sworn that she had seen and heard someone evil laughing in the corner. Buyo paused when he caught sight of his owner. "Come here, Buyo," Kagome cooed. Buyo meowed one final time and dove into the partially opened sliding door of the shrine. Kagome groaned and tiptoed to the doors. Peeking in, she saw Buyo at the bottom of the inside stairs of the shrine. 'Sota, you owe me so big for this,' she cursed her young brother. ("Wow, I just got chills," Sota shivered.) Taking a big breath, Kagome opened the doors and looked down. The sunlight lit the dusty shrine and made Kagome feel a bit better. She walked down the stairs and paused at the last one. 'The Bone Eater's well,' she named. The worn and broken down well was sealed with useless sutras from her grandfather and nailed shut by boards across the top. Walking down to the floor, Kagome looked around. No Buyo. "Buyo, get back here," she hissed. She stared at the well, as if expecting something. She suddenly felt drawn to it, by some unnatural force. 'What's going on, here?' she wondered. She was about to take a step when her wrist watch began to beep. Kagome snapped out of her daze and looked down at her watch. "Oh my god, I'm late!" she yelled and shot up the stairs. Giving the well a last glance, she shut the shrine doors and broke into a run. 'I'm sure mom will get Buyo out,' she assured herself as she began to walk down the shrine ground's steps at the entrance. When the shrine doors were closed, Buyo peeked his head out. Meowing lazily, he stepped on the top step and took a nap. Suddenly, he opened a yellow eye as he saw the well start to glow an eerie purple light, barely lighting up the dark room. He shot his head up and peered in precaution at the well. The wood of the well groaned and sudden vines and roots began to cover the well, appearing from the ground as if from nowhere. The well gave another groan, followed by a sigh/ hiss from an unidentified person. The sigh faded and the glowing light disappeared. Freaked out, Buyo shot out of the shrine through a window.
Well, what do you guys think? I know that that's not really what happened at the beginning but at least I tried. Well, review if you would please and give your honest opinions on the first chapter. I'll only continue if I receive at least 7 reviews for the first chapter and I promise to make the following chapter better than the first.