DISCLAIMER DO NOT OWN INUYASHA

Amelia stopped reading when she heard knock on the door.

"It's me Zoe. What are you doing awake it's like 6:00 in the morning?"

"Reading." She said putting the book down and stretching. Zoe climbed on the bed and sat next to Amelia.

"What's wrong had a bad dream?" Amelia leaned her head on to Zoe's lap and sighed. Zoe began playing with her hair knowing that her friend like when people played with her hair. Amelia hair was short and curly when she didn't straighten it.

"The dream was weird, I think it was a nightmare but then it felt like a memory. I don't know."

"Do you think its memories from the accident?" Zoe whispered.

"No, it was weird. I was this woman and I was running away from something and then I ran into a river and then I drowned"

"Mel, I don't know it sounds like a nightmare to me"

"Yeah now that I think about it does sound like a nightmare. Zoe I found this book at the library and it's really strange. The woman, well the character in the story looks a lot like me. Look." She then moved the book from her lap and flipped to the page where the painting of the woman was.

"She was also in my dream." Zoe took the book from her and began looking at the painting.

"Wow she's beautiful but how does she- wow she does look like you but she's Asian and the hair. Wow she looks kind of like some fairy or some other worldly creature. She's beautiful, but not as beautiful as me" she said flipping her long thick blond braid to her back.

"Yeah whatever, but don't you think the resemblance is strange? How can the author make an image of me when they never saw me?"

"Well Mel maybe it's just a coincidence the girl is clearly Japanese or something and the time period is way different look there is a date on the very right corner."

"Hmmm you're right but you know it probably doesn't mean anything. This is a fictional character. Probably the author was just trying to make it seem more realistic. You know?" Amelia leaned back on the bedpost and sigh. This book was just getting to her and plus she was tired. It was all in her imagination.

"Wow the book doesn't even say who wrote it and it doesn't have barcodes. Are you sure it's from the library?"

"Well I'm not sure, it was kind of just there sticking out of the shelves. "

"Hmmm weird probably someone tried to put it back but failed at putting it back." Zoe began flipping through the pages and skimming the pages.

"Are those blood stains?"

"Oh yeah the book cut me."

"Wow that looks like a lot of blood. Where did it cut you?"

"Um this one" she said showing her the bandaged finger.

"Oh ok good you cleaned it up."

"No duh Zoe I was going to just let it bleed" she said sneering at her friend. Zoe paid no mind to the look and began looking at the book again.

"Hmm interesting there are some very vivid images. Take a look at this." Leaning the book towards Amelia the image was of the woman again she was playing some kind of instrument in a garden of some sort. In the background there were lotus flowers.

"Wow whoever painted this is really good it almost look like a photograph."

"Yeah it does hmm there is an excerpt at the bottom." And like the lotus that brings peace so shall she.

"Hmm makes no sense" Zoe said

"Yeah it doesn't must be one of those poems that we have to read in ancient Asian literature. Which reminds me don't we have a paper due for that class?"

"Shit your right. I haven't even started. Did you?"

"Kind of I already have my poem and already wrote up the first five pages."

"What you mean you got that far! Why didn't you tell me?"

"Well I thought that you already had started. I didn't know it was my job to remind you."

"Right, Sheesh now I have to cancel with Eric. Bummer I hate that class if it wasn't part of general requirement I would have never taken it." Zoe closed the book and placed it on the counter.

"You know you should go to sleep. We have a long day ahead of us." She said as she got up from the bed.

"Yeah you're right I am tired. Thanks Zoe."

"No problem that's what friends do." Then she was gone. Amelia took one more glance at the book before and then turned off the light.

Amelia woke up to her alarm. Feeling a little groggy she looked at the time it was 7:50am. Amelia pulled the sheets off and headed to bathroom inside her room. It was a good thing they didn't share or she would have always been late to school. Amelia went through the process of getting ready quickly and then headed to the kitchen where surprisingly Zoe was sitting drinking a cup of tea.

"Wow Zoë you're awake and ready before me. What happen did the world tip off its axis?"

"No silly, I wanted to leave early because I want to pick up Eric. Especially since I won't be able to hang out with him for a while." She said while taking a bite of the slightly burnt toast on her plate.

"Seriously you're in love with the poor boy. Does he even know?"

"Of course not dumb dumb. I am not in love with him he's too young. I'm like six years older than him." She said blushing.

"Right since when did that ever stop you?" Amelia said taking a bite out of an apple.

"Listen Mel I am not going to jail because I was dating a minor. I'm not that crazy. Any way what about you and that friend of yours what's his name? Umm oh yeah Christian was it?" she said nudging Amelia on the side.

"Quit Zoe you know damn straight that me and him are not like that. Especially since he is gay." Amelia said taking a sip of her own cup of tea.

"Really wow I totally have been telling everybody that you guys were secretly dating"

"Sheesh sometimes Zoe you really do act like a bimbo."

"Hey that hurt anyways I'm heading off call me if you need a ride." Zoe put on her white coat and left. Amelia sighed and headed back to her room to get her bag .unknowingly she put the book in her bag and left.

After her three hour class Amelia headed towards the library so she can finish up her paper. When she bumped into someone.

"Oh I am soooo sorry." She said bending down to help him pick up the paper that had fallen all over the floor.

"Oh it's ok. I wasn't watching where I was going so- Amelia?"

"Professor Ookami?"

"Wow it's really you? Look at you, you look so different." Amelia blushed.

"Oh of c-course, m-my hair I- I cut it."

"Why it looked so much better long." He said reaching out and touching her short hair.

"I-I h-had to it m-made me look c-childish." She said more flustered now that he was touching her.

"No I will have to disagree I think it made you look more beautiful. But you still look beautiful now it's just… never mind. How are you I haven't heard from you ever since… since?" He said standing up with the now neatly stack papers in hand.

"U-um well I've been doing great. I attend school here and live with my friend." she said staring into his soul reading brown eyes.

"W-what are you doing here?"

"Um I hope you don't mind will you just follow me to the office. I need to put these down." He said gesturing to the stack of papers.

"Of course" with that said they walked towards the office. Once they got in and he had put the papers down he took a seat and gestured her to sit across from him. Amelia was so flustered she nearly tripped over before she took a seat. She felt like she was sixteen again.

"Well let's catch up." He said smiling at her. Amelia couldn't help but blush.

"So how long have you been here?" Amelia asked curious as to why he was here instead of back at home.

"Well I've been here for a couple of months. I'm here with a group of foreign exchange students. It's been great but I'm going to leave in a few weeks."

"Wow that soon huh. Well we should find time to hang out and catch up."

"Yes we should how about tonight we can have dinner. We can meet up. There is this place that I've been wanted to try for weeks. It's called the "Fox Café" heard it has the best deserts. I know how much of sweet tooth you have." He smiled at her warmly.

"Right, just give me the directions and then we can meet up." She smiled she was surprise that she wasn't stuttering but she realized that she had gotten over the whole first meeting jitter. He pulled out a piece of paper and scribbled down the directions and handed it to her.

"I also wrote my number. We should keep in contact, it's been too long." He had a distant look on his face but it disappeared and was replaced by a dazzlingly smile . Amelia couldn't help but be mesmerized.

"Right so see you tonight at 8. I have some paper work to do." He got up and began shuffling through the papers he brought in. Amelia stood there for a moment and then quickly left the room. She couldn't' believe it the man that she has been crushing over for years had just asked her out on a date. She remembered how she used to fantasies about him during class when she was in high school. How she would eagerly follow him without hesitation. But it also brought back those bad memories the time before and during the accident. She remembered that time so clearly it was also the reason why she had to leave and go as far away as she could. She let out a sad sigh and then headed towards the library so she can start working on her paper.

When Amelia came home she found Zoe lying on the couch watching TV while eating a bowl of grapes.

"Hey Zoe, whatcha watching?" she said plunking herself next to the blonde.

"Mm matching msome mmy mhow. Lost in paradise."

"You mean that ridicules show sheesh Zoe you really are a bimbo. Wait how was your little rendezvous with your boy toy.

"For the last time Mel he isn't my boy toy, and it was okay since I only just picked him up and dropped him off at school." Zoe was sitting up now and no longer staring at the TV.

"I saw him today." Amelia said

"Saw who?"

"Ookami."

"You mean that guy you told me about. The guy that was the reason you left."

"No Zoe I left not because of him. I left because I had to. I didn't belong and it was just uncomfortable there especially because I felt like an alien there."

"Mel you have your reasons. So what did you do when you saw him?"

"Well I kind of knocked into him and made him drop all the papers. So then I helped him and he invited to have dinner with him tonight."

"What? What time are you suppose to meet him?"

"At 8"

"WHAT? OH MY GOD! IT'S like 6:30!"

"So I'll just wash up and get dressed later."

"No idiot unless you want to look like a loser. Come on girl you need to be more excited about this. The guy you've been crushing over for years just asked you out!"

"Well it isn't really a date it's more like a catching up kind of thing"

"So it's still a date. Now go in the bathroom and shower while I go and pick an outfit then I will do your hair and makeup."

"Zoe you know I don't like wearing makeup it's so unnecessary."

"Well girl if you want to get this man then you got to work it. NOW GO!" Zoe pushed her friend to the bathroom and shut the door while she turned around and began digging through her closet for a nice outfit. When Amelia came out of the shower Zoe already had the blow dryer and flattener ready.

"Now all you have to do is put on the dress and get your butt here so I can fix you up kay." Amelia nodded and with no protest put on the dress and shoes and sat down.

"Now I am only going to enhance your natural beauty I don't need to add things because you already have it. Now stay still." Amelia gulped and let Zoe do what she does best. After excoriating forty five minutes of hair and make up Amelia was finally done.

"Now you can look at my masterpiece." Zoe said stepping away, allowing Amelia to see the mirror.

"Wow! You really are good!" Amelia short hair was tied up into a neat bun on top of her head with loose curly strands dangling on her face. Her make up complimented her natural skin tone and also enhanced it. She wore a light sheen of lip gloss that made her full lips even fuller and kissable. She looked a lot like the woman in the painting. Amelia eyes were a light caramel green color but it popped out more because of the light eye shadow.

"Zoe you did a great job but I have to ask did you purposely made me look more like the woman in the painting?"

"A little just a little." Zoe said smirking deviously at her friend.

"Right, I better hurry up and leave before I'm late."

"Yeah, by the way after he sees you he might just want to shag you and then ask you to be his girlfriend because he won't be able to control himself." Zoe winked then ducked as a pillow was thrown at her.

"I am too young to be getting married!" there was a loud bang indicating she had left. Zoe let out a sigh of relief and smiled.