A/N I don't own Inuyasha or any of its people.. Sadly ;o

In case you're wondering, I do name my chapters after songs.

Sometimes I'm lucky and both the title and song relate to the story.

But it's usually just the title or just the song.

Anyways, here you go. :D

It was such a beautiful sight. Everything was endless miles of forest and mountain chains. I was standing next to a fresh, clear river where I stooped to cup some water in my hands The taste of pure, crisp liquid cooled off my suddenly sweltering body. It was becoming unbearably hot, making me strip off my jacket and sweats. Why the hell was it so hot?

Suddenly, scorching metal materialized on the side of my hip and branded itself onto my skin. I hissed in pain, suddenly feeling the burn crawl over my flesh. It inched its way across my back and over my stomach. The pain made my knees buckle, and I fell to the floor yanking the metal sword from my side. The glowing blade shined as if newly refurbished and ready. Ready for what?

When the searing hot pain subsided, I stood and touched the area where only seconds before, had been on fire. There was no pain nor blisters, just cool flesh once more. I lifted my shirt to further examine myself when what I saw made my jaw drop. Where I felt the flames was replaced with thin, delicate tattooed lines. It curled and interlaced across my stomach, down my right hip and thigh, then made its' way to my back. It was very beautiful and if you looked closely enough, there were Japanese symbols elegantly interwoven with the cascading curls.

The sword vibrated in my hand and jerked in backwards, bringing me out of my thoughts and causing me to turn my head in the direction it seemed to be pointing to. Someone was residing in the area just beyond those group of trees. Instead of running the opposite way like my mind said, I trusted my gut and walked slowly in the direction where my sword seemed to be magnetized to. Pushing through the thicket of leaves and branches, I found the unknown person I felt inclined to see. He was sitting down and leaning against the thick tree trunk, eyes closed and head tipped down, asleep. Silver hair, for boring gray couldn't describe its' color, fell past his shoulders and hid his face from me, his legs were pulled towards him so he could rest his elbow on his knees. I looked around cautiously and took a few steps closer to see if I could figure out some more about this man.

Those steps seemed to spring him into action, because before I could blink he stood in plain view. I almost gasped when he stepped forward. He was the most beautiful man I've ever seen. His hair drifted in the wind, revealing a face that had two purple stripes marking each cheek and a matching crescent moon on his forehead with pointed ears? His billowing, decorated red and white kimino was tied by a yellow sash and strapped down with armor, also displaying two swords at the side of his hip. What looked like a large, furry boa resided on his right shoulder and its' silky looking fur blew in the wind in rhythm to his hair. All this exotic wear enhanced his apparent stoic features, but nothing made me entranced more than those two liquid gold pools that shimmered in the rays of the setting sun.

Another step broke me out of my trance and focus on his hand reaching for the weapon on his hip. I felt my pulse speed up as he drew his own flashing piece of metal. He pointed it towards my hand which held my sword, and bent forwards slightly causing me to believe this certainly wasn't his first and definitely not his last fight.

I felt awkward standing there, lifting my own sword and pointing it like him but I didn't pull it off with such ease due to the fact that I wasn't used to the weight that came with it. How can I be fighting someone I just met? I thought, panicking as I faced possible death.

He leaned into his attack and I squeezed my eyes shut, standing in the same position hoping for the best. A forceful blast knocked me back a few feet, making me land on my ass hard. When I opened my eyes, he stood further back, sword drawn and eyes narrowed trying to figure out what happened. Scrambling to my feet, I prepared myself for another attack with my eyes open this time, and found myself crossing swords like I've know these moves all my life. He would thrust downwards and I would catch his hit and bring it upwards to shove him away. He would slice diagonally and I would slice horizontally to knock it out the way. I don't know how I was doing what I was doing, but I'm damn glad I was.

It is my sword he wants, but why? I thought, continuing this deadly dance with him. I don't understand how I was moving just as quickly as he was, matching blow for blow.

"Stop! What do you want of me!" I screamed. This caused him to falter, to slightly show a hint of confusion. He stepped back, studied me and drew his hand back preparing to strike me with what I now noticed, were extremely, sharp claws.

Sesshomaru

The sun was setting already. Naraku is dead and gone, now it is my duty to gain control of all the western lands I've inherited. Rin and Jaken were continuing their insistent arguing over who knows what, but it was getting to my nerves. As was many other things that wouldn't normally bother me. Though Naraku is gone, I can't get the feeling that all is well and peace, or what comes close to it, has settled over the lands once more.

Rin's stomach grumbled, but the silly little girl never admitted she was hungry for the sake of keeping us going. It was a long day with no breaks in our walking, so I instructed Jaken to take Rin and feed her. He was going to object until he looked into my face, instead resorting to small mumbles as he pulled Rin along into the deep forest.

This finally gave me some chance for some quiet, where I can plan my next moves. Finally resting against a tree, I speculated over what will become of this journey. The source of my uneasiness had to be found before I can finally head home and continue the title as Lord of the Western Lands.

My head snapped up as I heard movements nearby and a unfamiliar scent. Someone was beyond the trees and near the river. A girl. A human girl at that. But what was a human doing so deep and far into the forest; the nearest village was a couple miles away. There was something emanating from her, she held something in her possession that no human should be able to control, yet alone have. It was an ancient power, so strong. And it was coming near me.

I stood facing my opponent, for once I killed her I would surely come to retain a great power she must have foolishly stumbled upon. Before drawing Toukijin, something odd about this human made me hesitate for a few moments. She wore strange clothes, such of that as Inuyasha's human girl, and possessed physical features that I've never seen before -in neither demon nor human.

She took another step towards me which encouraged me to remove my weapon from its' resting place. The girl looked shocked and frightened which confirmed my theory of her accidentally coming into contact with the powerful blade. Too bad it would be the mistake that would end her life. I bent at my knees and ran towards her, anticipating to slice through her lower abdomen and end it then and there. But no sooner had I started running that I was blasted back a couple yards by the sword. How did some human conjure that up? I tried once more and was even more astounded when she fought back, accurately matching my strikes with her own. And just a couple of seconds ago she was scared to the bone.

Then suddenly, she opened her mouth and spoke words I have never heard uttered amongst these lands. The language was odd and caused even me to step back. So she was a foreigner? Figures with those abnormal looks and dialect that sure wasn't anywhere from around here. How she stumbled into these parts was beyond me. Regardless, I still wanted what she had. I recoiled my hand in order to strike her once with my claws and drop her dead right there. When I slashed downwards, I caught not flesh, but a mass of fog. She tilted her head as if trying to figure this out as well and slowly continued to fade. Damn, there went my chance to retrieve yet another significant blade.

Anastasia

As I thought my vision was fading from being struck down, it was slowly returning with bright light. Forest scenery was replaced with a view of hills and a rising sun. I looked around my bedroom, slowly sitting up and rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.

It was just a dream.

I consoled myself, yawning and stretching while rolling of the window seat. Something clanked on the floor next to my feet, and when I looked down my heart raced. It was the decorated sword, shining and restored just as vividly as I remembered in my dreams. Dreams? It wasn't a dream then? A vision?.. I placed a hand on the bare flesh of my hip and felt the risen skin. Carefully lifting up the shirt, there revealed the delicate, thin lines of a tattoo produced in my dream. I really started panicking now.

What do I do? I thought to myself. If this sword and tattoo are real just as my dream, then.. That man is real, as is his intent to kill me and take this weapon. My heart tripled in beating causing me to become a bit light-headed. I collapsed on my bed and rested my chin on my hand, trying to figure out a plot. There wasn't much to figure since I have no clue what's going on..

A sharp knock on the door made me jump a few feet into the air and turn my head to see my mom step in. "You aren't going to school today. Instead, you and Davie will spend the day here talking about what is it that seems to have gotten you two off on such a bad start."

She came in to hug me, but when I didn't return the favor she simply walked out. My body felt heavy and my mind became horrified at the idea of a whole day trying to hide from him… No, I wasn't going to hide in this house. I wanted to run away, but where? I hardly know our address much less the layout of Tokyo. A bag stuffed with a blanket, money, food and my iPod was all I was going to take with me. I wore some comfortable shorts and t-shirt with tennis shoes and had placed the sword on a strap I made on my hip at least until I could decide on what to do.

I crept out of my room, making as little of noise as I could manage. It was to the hidden shack until I came up with another place. The sliding glass doors that led to the back were just in sight and I practically felt like running to my escape. Hand on the handle, I was there!

"Where are you going, my Kawaii ningyo? I have special plans today."

That voice froze my body, sending chills everywhere. No, no I was there. I'm not done! I turned to find him standing there in a robe, eyeing me and my sword. Please, keep breathing and keep calm. "Such a deadly weapon to be having there, my sweet lady." he said, stepping forward.

I suddenly felt myself grabbing a glass vase on the table and throwing with all my might at him. I was able to escape outside! My heart pumped as I flew across the grounds, running in the direction of my destination. I heard Davies angry shouts, propelling me to move faster. The shack came into view and I almost laughed in relief when I made it inside.

The relief ended when I heard shouts of my name nearby.

He couldn't have been that fast! He was so far back! I thought, feeling flustered. I had no where to go, he was going to find me one way or another. I crawled into the middle of the room, into a clearing in the middle. I hadn't noticed before. There were markings on the ground. I cradled myself. "Please, take me away. Where I belong. Take me away!" I whispered.

Instantly I felt the power rush surge through my veins again, and the lined candles sparked to life. Davies shouts became more faint and the ground became less sturdy. I was being lifted and pulled away, and what should have scared me consoled me as I was getting my wish to be gone. Blackness ate away my vision, and whether dead or alive I was away from him, mom, and the world that passed me by.

Okay, another chapter for my loves.

Sorry it took forever cause who knew school would be so busy. -_-

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