Disclaimer: If you don't know, I do not own Inuyasha or any of it's characters

Hey guys, guess what?....I am officially on the disabled list. I was moving out of my old apartment, and of course this was a second story apartment, and I was going down the stairs, naturally with glass in my hands at the time, when, on the very last step, I had one of my famous and patented Klutz Attacks!!! I fell, the glass came down with me, and now my ankle is...well I'm not really sure and that's what scares me. It's not swollen but I can't bend it one way though my toes are still moving and it hurts like HELL!!! I think I might have ripped a muscle or a tendon or something. That sounds fun. But since I'm now disabled I thought I would use this time to write. Oh, and one more thing. I've written the prologue for a story idea I had, only this prologue contains a lemon. I was wondering if you guys think I should post it not. Tell me you're thoughts!!!!:D!

Dawn and Dusk

"So where are we going?" Kagome asked as Sango led her down another hallway.

"Well, first things first, we're going to go see Dawn." Sango said smiling.

"The Night Phoenix?" Kagome asked.

Sango nodded. "Him and his brother can see into peoples souls. He might be able to tell us what you are."

Miroku and Inutaisho followed them, both grinning.

Sango noticed and a vein popped on her forehead. She turned and glared, "And what are you two smiling so happily about?" she growled.

"Nothing." Miroku said, too quickly.

Sango blinked at him through half closed eyes. "Sure you are."

Kagome giggled.

Dysfunctional family was right.

"Anyway," Sango turned back to Kagome, "Dusk just started his trek through the sky so that means Dawn just came in. He won't be asleep yet, I hope."

Kagome shook her head. "This is like something from a dream. I never could have imagined all this."

"It only gets better." Sango winked. "Being a Goddess is the best. Sure you have duties, like every time there's a war I have to go to the battlefield, and once people realize you're a goddess they begin praying to you and you have to choose to ignore them or help them. And if you help them you have to decide how. It's very frustrating sometimes but honestly I love it!"

Sango climbed them up a large set of circular stairs and came to a large wooden door and knocked.

"Come in." A voice, deep and calm, said.

Sango smiled and opened the door with her eyes on Kagome's face.

Kagome gasped.

Dawn, the Night Phoenix, was a sight to behold. With stars trailing from his long tail feathers and darkness coming from his wings, he looked like something out of a fairy tale. His eyes were pitch black but speckled with stars and his feathers were a dark, very intense, blue, like the night sky itself. Hanging around his neck was a large silver necklace with winking diamonds that would have been extremely gaudy around a human beck yet looked perfect hanging from his graceful neck and laying on his immense chest.

"Woh..." Kagome said quietly as the breath left her body.

"Good morning." the deep voice resonated. Dawn's beak didn't move but his eyes blinked at Kagome. It took her a moment to realize he was communicating with his mind. "Hello Sango. Miroku. Inutaisho. And, you must be Kagome. My brother spoke of you."

Dawn's voice was deep and calm. Very much like a cloudless night when not even the wind stirred the air. It spoke slowly and carefully as if time didn't matter to him.

"G..Good morning." Kagome said bowing deeply, just remembering her manners.

"Stand up." Dawn spoke. "Come closer to me, young one."

Cautiously, as she stared in wonder at the magnificent creature nearly three times her size before her, perched on a large beam with huge pitch black talons, she walked forward having to crane her neck to stare up at him.

Dawn bent down his neck and, when she stopped, placed his head against hers.

A feeling of peace stole over her as she felt Dawn inside her mind and soul. It was not an intrusive feeling, though it should have been. He was very gentle as he probed her past and the depths of her soul and thoughts.

Kagome closed her eyes and enjoyed the process, it was quite interesting. Having someone, who did not judge, see all your shames and doubts laid out bare. He just looked and accepted and it felt right. She reached up and placed a hand on his great neck and felt the soft feathers there. She knew of no human who would have accepted a person after knowing every bitter thought and angry action without a care.

Finally, Dawn leaned back though he kept close enough that Kagome could still touch his neck.

"I see. Such a pure soul you have." As he spoke his eyes, great and awe inspiring, looked into her own. "My brother would like you. As do I." He rubbed his against her neck, not like he was receiving a pet from her, but more like he was petting her. It was nice.

"Can you see the essence of her godhood, Dawn?" Inutaisho asked him politely.

Dawn straighted and Kagome's hold on him fell. He looked at the people gathered before him and shook his magnificent head. "I cannot. Perhaps my brother will see better. He sees more of the humans than I do. So he understands them better." Dawn looked out of the large opening that Kagome just noticed and into the bright sky where his brother flew in the shape of the sun. "Return at sundown and speak to him. Please, pardon me. I must rest."

"Of course." Sango nodded. "Thank you for seeing...." Sango stopped mid-sentence and growled.

Kagome watched as she turned and slapped Miroku square in the face. "Will you stop!" She grumbled.

Kagome giggled and Sango returned her attention back to Dawn who made no move as if he cared. "Thank you for seeing us, Dawn."

"Not at all." he bowed his great head as they left.

"Wow." Kagome said on the way back down. "Did you see him?" she asked pointlessly. "He was...amazing!"

Sango laughed. "I know. He's just breathtaking isn't he?"

"Um..." Kagome looked at Miroku who was walking ahead discussing possible things Kagome could be with Inutaisho, "Why did you slap Miroku?"

Sango snorted. "God of Lechery. He enjoys groping women, it's his hobby I swear. Can an eye on his wandering hands."

"Where shall we go next?" Inutaisho asked her when Sango and Miroku went off. Some human, according to them, had prayed to the both of them wondering if it was wise to go to battle with a neighboring country.

"I'll see you later, don't worry." Sango promised waving bye to her as she and Miroku left the mountain.

"What could possibly be next?" Kagome asked.

"Well, we have all day, quite laterally, and I'm not sure when Inuyasha will be back. So..."

"He's back now." Inuyasha said walking into the entrance hall.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried and ran to him.

"Good morning." he said lifting her in his arms.

"Hello, Inuyasha." Inutaisho greeted. "We've been walking around the palace."

"Oh, yeah?" Inuyasha said setting Kagome back down but leaving an arm around her waist.

"I saw Dawn today." Kagome said still blown away by the great bird. "And I'm returning at sundown to see Dusk."

"Yeah, I like those two. Dusk has a weird sense of humor though." Inuyasha said.

"Inuyasha." Inutaisho said. "Though I hate to say so, you two must go see your mother."

Inuyasha's look darkened and Kagome bit her lip.

"Inuyasha, she is a mortal! She can only bring you pain!"

The memory made her day suddenly bleaker.

"Where would she be?" Kagome asked.

"Kagome." Inuyasha said. "You don't have to do this."

"It's your mother, Inuyasha." Kagome said burying her face in his neck. "I want to get along with her."

Inuyasha wrapped her in his arms.

"Check the waterfall." Inutaisho said. "She likes that area. She says it calms her."

Inuyasha nodded and took Kagome's hand.

The waterfall was a special project of Inuyasha's. The water fell down in three tiers of crystal, shimmering water before joining with the river that ran through the courtyard. It was surrounded by sweet smelling flowers and curtains of vines creating a special haven and when the sun hit the water right, a rainbow burst into being creating an awesome array of colors more breathtaking than the flowers bright blooms.

Izayoi loved to come here and surround herself with her son's beauty and dip her feet in the cool water.

Inuyasha and Kagome came upon her with her legs in the water and her back on the grass looking into the bright blue sky.

Inuyasha didn't want to go and became more surly with every step he took closer to her.

Finally, they stopped, a couple feet away and Kagome nudged Inuyasha and gave him a telling look.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and called out, "Mom."

Izayoi's eyes opened and looked up at them.

It was there for just a second, a quick flash of sadness and pain before it was replaced by anger.

That second was enough to cause Inuyasha a tremendous amount of guilt.

"Mom." he said, much gentler now.

Izayoi sat up and stood.

"What do you want?" her voice was frosty as she dusted off the back of her toga.

Inuyasha released Kagome's hand and walked forward. Wisely, she stayed behind.

"Mom, I'm sorry." he said quietly holding out his hand as if to reach out to her. "I know...." he took a deep breath, "I know what I did hurt you. But please, try to understand."

Izayoi didn't speak but looked deep into the rainbow glistening off the tiny drops in the waterfall.

"Dad told me. How you met."

Izayoi's back stiffened, if it was possible, even more.

"He told me how you were once mortal."

"Then you know." Izayoi turned her head slightly. "I would know best the deceiving hearts of mortal females."

"Kagome's not like that!" Inuyasha protested but it wasn't anywhere near the heated responses he had made before. "Please. Mom, just look at her."

"They are all like that, Inuyasha." Izayoi said all the tension leaving her body at once. She just looked...sad. "I tried so hard to protect you from them and yet..."

"Mom." Inuyasha walked forward and embraced her, cradling her to his chest like she had done so many times when he was young. "They aren't all like that. And, even if they were, you're proof that they can change."

Izayoi bit her lip and lifted her hand to lay on her precious son's arm. He lay his chin on top of her head.

"Please, mom." Inuyasha.

Izayoi shook her head. "Let me think, my darling." she said sadly. "Just let me think."

Kagome sat in her room and pondered. The sun was starting to sink and Kagome knew she had to go to Dawn and Dusk's room again. The others would be waiting for her.

But she couldn't get the story of Izayoi out of her head.

Everyone knew the legends of the gods, one just had to be reminded sometimes. Izayoi, Goddess of Love and once a mortal woman.

Kagome stood up and left.

Inuyasha had left again, the slow change of seasons was hard work for him, so Kagome went up to the top tower on her own.

When she got there, the door was already open and Sango and Miroku were talking inside, with Miroku on the exact opposite side of the room.

"Kagome!" he called out making Sango turn. "Right on time. Dusk should be coming back any minute now.

"Good evening." Dawn said once she entered. "Was your day enjoyable?"

"Yes." Kagome nodded. "There are so many new things here. It's hard to keep them all in my head.

He nodded his head and spread his great wings in what was undeniably a stretch.

"You are thinking so hard, young one. What troubles you?"

Kagome shook her head. "It's nothing much. I can solve it myself."

The bird nodded once and looked out the window.

"My brother comes and it is my turn to fly the skies. Until tomorrow..."

Kagome watched in awe as he poised himself for flight, then threw his body out the window. His wings snapped open spreading darkness in their wake followed by the stars from his tail.

The bright globe that was his brother caught up with his and for one second, their bright and dark lights intertwined then they were separate again and Dawn flew off to bring night to the world.

"It's so sad." Miroku shook his head.

"What is?" Kagome asked.

"Brothers, they are very close and love each other very much, yet the only time they can see and speak to each other is that one second when day fades to night and night brightens to day." Miroku explained.

Kagome had to shade her eyes for the Day Phoenix. His tail was a trail of fire and his wings gave off a bright light Kagome recognized as sun beams. He wore proud and regal gold and rubies in a necklace that was a mirror image of his brothers. His eyes shined white and he brought a certain warmth into the room as he landed on the same spot his brother had just left.

"I'm here!" he called his voice much more jolly though just as rich and deep as Dawn's.

"Hello Dusk." Sango said. "We've brought Kagome as Dawn no doubt told you."

He nodded and his eyes twinkled. "Hello, Kagome. My, you are pretty."

Kagome looked down in embarrassment. "Thank you. You're too kind."

"Nonsense!" he said flapping his wings sending a wave of heat over them. "Dawn tells me you're looking for you're essence, yeah?"

"That's what they tell me." Kagome said.

"Then come here and let me see you!"

Kagome walked forward and Dusk placed his head against hers just as Dawn did.

His look wasn't the calm silky presence like cool water on heated skin like Dawn's was, his was a warmth that spread through her like a warm hot spring on cool flesh.

It was quicker than his brother's but it gave Kagome that same feeling of peace and acceptance.

When he stepped back up Kagome felt like all her worries had been lifted from her shoulders.

"Hmm..." Dusk said turning his head. "Interesting."

"Well?" Sango and Miroku asked at the same time.

"Hope."

"Hope?" Kagome repeated.

Dusk nodded. "The Goddess of Hope and Healing, Kagome."

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BTW, yes I do know that dawn is when the sun comes up and dusk in the opposite. I switched the brothers names on purpose so no one point it out to me like I'm retarded:P! (Though I am) I just think it's cooler with their names switched.

PS: Hey guys!!lol, it just hit me!! The irony of having a fleaas a vassal for a dogdemon!!! Lol, freaking awesome!!!!.... Jeeze...I amretarded...0.o I've seen every episode and read the manga and love writing about it and that irony just hit me....huh...still...HAHAHAHA!!!