Now, Mira was odd looking, she had her mother's small frame, gentle curves, small hands with long fingers, and the almond shape eyes that ran in her mother's family, but on the other side, she had the creamy skin, bright red hair, and brilliant green eyes that ran on her father's side. She was a perfect blend of her Irish and Japanese bloodline. She stood there, her arms outstretched in front of her mother's little temple, and stared at the sight before her. Oh how she desperately wanted to go home now. The screeching howls of the rather large creature made the hair on the back of her neck stand up.

Mira stood there, her arms stretched out, as if that could protect the building from the monstrous beast in front of her. She swallowed hard as she tried to decide what she should do. The intelligent thing would be to get in the temple and go home. She wondered if this was all some crazy dream, if she had actually fallen asleep on accident, and would wake up any minute. That had to be the answer, cause anything else was completely ridiculous, and more importantly, impossible. She bit her lip and took one step backwards, then two, but large red eyes turning to stare at her kept her from moving any farther. Clearly only the large beast noticed her, because the two riding on its shoulder were staring at the one that called himself Inuyasha. Apparently that guy knew how to piss someone off. Mira bit her lip and didn't move, wondering if she could make it the last couple of feet inside before a large arm reached out and cut her in half. She was willing to bet she could do it. Then she'd wake up and be safe and sound. Perfect plan.

"What are you doing here Sesshomaru?"She heard the one that called himself Inuyasha speak, and she turned her attention to the taller man, and his midget creature making their way off the giant monster.

"I've come to the temple, of course, can't you feel the presence surrounding this place?"He answered, giving a bit of a laugh,"Or are your half breed senses dulling on me brother?"

"No, I know that."Inuyasha spat back,"But it ain't the temple, there's a demon here, and I'm sure it's got a shard of the jewel, so get lost,"

Mira looked back at the place her mother so treasured and then back towards the road. There were trees to cover her, but only slightly. She could see them, and wondered if this stranger that the one called Inuyasha was speaking to, was talking about her mother's treasure. Yeah, she had to be dreaming. This was insanity. She took a deep breath and frowned, and slowly moved from the temple and back to the others, since this was her dream, she had control, and she could clear the air. Something her mother loved and valued could not be anything evil, as she knew, from her father, that her mother was one of the kindest, most loving person that ever existed. She stopped near the girl, the one called Kagome and looked at her for a moment, then back to the other two. She frowned as she watched them talk back and forth, arguing over where the energy was coming from.

"Stop talking."She snapped, causing both to take pause and look at her, and she heard the girl called Kagome gasp lightly.

"You take in more misfits, brother, it's almost sad really."The older one spoke, as he watched the girl,"And who are you to tell me to stop talking?"

"I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to tell you right now, that temple isn't bad, and it isn't demonic, and since you're part of my imagination, I can tell you, find somewhere else to bother, this is mine."She said, crossing her arms over her chest,"Also, because you're in my mind, and not real, that's why I can tell you to stop talking."

"Uh, idiot, we're not made up."Inuyasha said, giving her a blank stare,"What's wrong with your head anyway?"

"Excuse you?"Mira said, scowling just slightly,"You obviously have to be made up, because this is all way to screwed up to be real, besides, how else would my mother's temple be here, if it wasn't some insane dream, explain that."

"Maybe you should do the explaining,"Sesshomaru said, with a sigh,"This temple belongs to a demoness, she is keeper of the dead."

"Keeper of the dead?"Mira said, blinking, as she turned her attention to the other one, who was looking more impatient with her then the one named Inuyasha was,"What are you even talking about anyway?"

"Shinda, Keeper of the Dead,"He answered her, rolling his eyes lightly,"This is her temple, and other evils are drawn to it, because of her power."

"No, you're wrong, again, my dream, my rules."Mira said, shaking her head,"You're all full of it, and I'm going home, I'm going to wake up, and prove it, just you watch."

"Well, if you really believe that, wake up already."Inuyasha said with a huff,"At least you'll stop sounding half crazy."

"It's not me that sounds half crazy, or did you miss your rant earlier about demons, which aren't real, and have never been real."Mira hissed, crossing her arms over her chest. She took a deep breath and looked back towards the temple,"Why do you guys want in that temple anyway?"

"I don't,"Inuyasha corrected,"I'm just here to kill the demon that's been drawn by it."

"That is none of your business, girl."Sesshomaru answered, before looking at Inuyasha,"You are a fool to think that the demons drawn to this place are the issue, you should look to the one that protects these grounds."

"What do you care, why don't you just get out of here, and let me do what I gotta do."

"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you, little brother."

"Yeah well, I don't exactly accept help from you, Sesshomaru."

Mira didn't stay still to hear the rest of the conversation, instead, she turned on her heel and started back towards the place her mother treasured so. She tried not to let this all shake her up a bit, though she was still certain she was only dreaming. She looked back and then down at her feet. She still had that shard of jewel, and she was going home. She was done talking to imaginary creatures. She was done feeling like a mad person. She was going to wake up, and apologize to her father, like she had planned before. She wasn't going to play into this dream anymore. Nope. She started up the steps, glancing back to see the monstrous creature was watching her again, as was the shorter funny looking creature. Neither had moved, though one called Sesshomaru had, he was coming in the same direction. She swallowed hard, and pushed the door open, turning her attention once more to her mother's temple.

She looked around for a moment, and then reached into her pocket, digging the little jewel out, before slowly walking farther into the temple. She took a deep breath, trying to think. There were two doors, one that led to a statue of what her father had always said was a goddess, that was used for prayer, and the other lead to a small pool, that had been explained to her, that her mother believed held magical properties, to heal. Mira bit her lip as she tried to decide which door she should take, which one would wake her up. She had watched the Matrix, and this felt oddly like choosing the red or blue pill. She frowned at herself, and shook her head, she wasn't Neo, and this wasn't the same. She was just being paranoid. Pick the wrong door and never wake up, yeah, not likely. Taking a deep breath, Mira decided maybe the pool would be the best shot. Magical right, clearly that would be what she needed to wake up.

"You search for something here as well?"A voice rang out, causing Mira to suddenly remember the one called Sesshomaru had been heading this way as well.

"Just planning on waking up, is all, kinda getting bored with this insanity."Mira muttered an answer as she started towards the door that would lead into the pool room, the pool with magical healing properties, the pool that even after her mother had died, her father had taken careful care of, cleaning and refreshing the water, always making sure it was full.

"When will you realize that you're not dreaming, halfling."Sesshomaru spoke, sounding amused, his eyes giving away that amusement when Mira turned and looked at him.

"Halfling, and what is that suppose to mean anyway?"Mira grumbled, arching an eyebrow at him,"Is that a racial joke?"

"It's a statement towards what you are."He corrected,"No jest towards it, though, your mere existence is such, as you're fairly unworthy of your blood."

"Oh, well aren't you just a bundle of joy."Mira said, looking a bit confused, unworthy of her blood, what did he mean by that, she wasn't good enough to be of Japanese descent? That was just rude.

There was a sound that stirred behind them, and Mira paused for a moment. She wondered what that was, who else could possibly be in here? She was pretty sure her dream couldn't be stranger, who else could possibly show up for this party? She slowly turned, watching as the door that lead into the prayer room was slowly opened, and Mira waited, curious now, as to what would happen next. She was still pretty offended by this Sesshomaru's comment that she wasn't worthy, what did he know about her anyway? She was smart, she had fairly alright looks, she could cook, and was fairly versed in good literature, as well as the world of politics and law. She had done pretty good for being only twenty-two years old. A figure emerged from within the room, making themselves known to herself and the one that was standing slightly behind her. Mira felt her heart stop, and her eyes go wide at what stood before her, and she choked out a small sound. She'd seen this woman before, in pictures her father kept around on the mantle, in photo albums that she had looked through her whole life when she thought of her mother. The figure, beautiful and elegant, as she moved towards them, a small sad smile on her face, was her mother, and Mira was suddenly very dizzy.

"M-mom?"Mira whimpered, before the feeling of being dizzy overtook her, and everything went black, her mind swimming in the shock at who she had just been looking at as she slumped to the ground.