A Twist of Fate Ch. 1

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Disclaimer: I only own my character, not the series Inuysaha. It makes me sad.

AN: I hate Kikyou with a passion of a thousand suns, so I?m really sorry if you like her because there will be tons of bashing. The usual pairs; Inu/Kag and Mir/San. Kind of Sess/Rin, but since she?s still a kid, not a lot of fluff moments there. It might end up being Sess/Kagura, but who knows with my cookyness. Please R&R, you can flame if you want, hopefully you won?t feel the need to. The title might change too, I don?t know how I feel about it, so yea. I hope you enjoy!


Twist of Fate
Chapter 1: A Dream


She watched calmly as the flames swirled around her in their heated fury causing death and destruction. A sudden pain flowed through her body, combined with her scream of torment. ?Die foul beast!? Echoed around her.
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She woke gasping for air, and taking in her surroundings. Cool metal, bland looking chairs met her inquiring gaze. No sign of flame, or a voice of hatred around her. Leaning back against her seat, and turning her gaze to look out her window she sighed with relief. The clouds flew by in a blur to her, still living in her dream. She still felt the pain that flooded her body, clouding everything around her. ?It was just a dream, just another dream. The fourth one in a row.? The young girl sighed softly to herself in defeat. Giving into the exhaustion overwhelming her.

~~~~~~~ A few hours later ~~~~~~~~~~

The first time in hours the 16 year-old stepped onto solid ground. Timidly walking to claim her luggage, picking up her small suitcase and continued towards the exit. All her life she lived in this city, but it never seemed like home, at least not anymore. ?I?ve been gone for a whole year. I don?t belong here anymore, do I? Where do I belong then?? The bus she boarded rolled to a stop a few blocks away from her destination. Suitcase in hand she walked to a food stand, hungrier than she would like to admit.

Once again heading down the street she didn?t notice the young boy whose arms were full of strange (not to mention odd) health remedies heading straight for her.

BANG! The aforementioned health remedies, suitcase and her dinner ended up strewn all around the sidewalk. Hazel eyes looked longingly at her dinner, then at whom she had unceremoniously crashed into. ?Oh, yea it?s Hojo. Wonder if he?s gotten over his little crush yet.? Her eyes were suddenly met with kind, chocolate eyes.

?Keaira? Is that really you? Oh wow! I haven?t seen you in ages!? Hojo greeted her kindly while helping her up and handing her the suitcase.

?Hello Hojo.? Keaira greeted warmly with a smile. ?He?s not the brightest crayon in the box, but he sure is the nicest.? ?What?s with all the remedies?? She asked curiously, handing him some that she picked up for him. His smile somehow got even brighter. ?They?re for Kagome. Her illnesses have gotten more frequent these past few months. I hope these can be of some help. Sorry about your dinner.? She smiled at him again. ?Guess he hasn?t. Poor guy.?

?No big. Any way, I should be on my way. It was nice to see you again Hojo.? She started to walk again, only to be stopped by the sound of name. She turned to face him again, waiting for him to add on.

?Are you heading to the Shrine?? He waited as she nodded her head once. ?I?ll walk with you, if that?s ok. I haven?t seen Kagome in awhile, and I?m getting really worried about her.? He smiled shyly at her.

?Of course Hojo, I would welcome the company.? She smiled at him again, and they began the short walk to the Higurashi Shrine.


The first thing that Keaira noticed was that the shrine hadn?t changed at all, and it was a very comforting notion for her. Taking in the unchanged scenery, she lost herself her memories.

~ Flashback ~

Two giggling girls ran around the shrine grounds in pure joy. A new member to their family was coming home today, and they had made everything perfect him. The two girls even made a name sign for his door, telling everyone that this was ?Baby Souta?s Room.? Of course it was a piece of paper with scrawlings in magic markers, but it was their first gift to the boy.

?I can?t believe we got a little brother!? A squeal of excitement came from a young girl with raven black hair, and chestnut colored eyes. They squealed in excitement again, dancing around the shrine grounds.

~ End Flashback ~

Before she knew it they were in front of the door, knocking. ?I got it!? A young boys yell was heard from inside, and the door flung open. Souta?s chocolate eyes grew large as he saw the young woman standing in the doorway. A smile flew to his face, and he hugged the girl around the waist tightly. ?Keaira your back!? He yelled in excitement.

?Souta, what?s going on?? Mrs. Higurashi asked before she saw the young woman in the doorway. ?Keaira, welcome home!? She said warmly, coming over to join the hug. She let go of Keaira to look at the boy next to her. ?Oh, hello Hojo.? She smiled at him, suddenly remembering that they were outside, she invited them in. Sitting down on the couch they sat in a moment of silence.

?Is Kagome feeling well today? I was hoping to visit her.? Hojo spoke up, hope filling his voice. Mrs. Higurashi looked sadly at the boy for a moment.

?I?m sorry Hojo, but Kagome is extremely ill today, and contagious. I?m afraid she won?t be able to have any visitors for awhile.? She grew quiet, contemplating something that seemed it could be a risk to her. ?Well since you came all this way why don?t you join us for dinner? Souta can entertain you while I prepare, and Keaira, you can go clean up if you want.? Keaira nodded.

?Thank you.? Keaira said quietly heading up the stairs.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Awhile later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Keaira stood in front of the God tree, as if waiting for it to judge her. She dressed in her favorite pair of flared, faded jeans that were decorated with rhinestones wrapped around her right leg. She wore a corset top, that was mainly a bright, satin blue with intricate phoenix designs on it, the sides, and straps a satin black, matching her black ballet flats matching perfectly.

Keaira gazed worriedly at the God tree; she hadn?t sensed Kagome anywhere in the vicinity of her home. ?What could it mean? Is she dying? Please, don?t take her too.? A tear snuck its way down her cheek, betraying her every will not to.

?Keaira?? A concerned voice behind her startled her. Turning swiftly, while wiping away her tear, to face the voice.

?Hojo, you startled me.?

?I?m sorry, I didn?t mean to. I was just seeing if you?re alright.?

?Of course I am silly!? She tried to convince him.

?You seem so sad, and lost Keaira. Are you sure you wouldn?t like to talk about anything?? Hojo asked, concerned as always. Her hazel eyes met his chocolate brown, and she nodded her head, and smiled brightly.

?I?m perfect Hojo! Thank you for your concern though. I appreciate it.? He nodded with a bright smile of his own. He looked as if he were about to say something when a bright, blue light caught their attention.

AN: I hope you liked it!!

[Little Green Miko]

O.o;; Just so you know...Kikyou's kinda...gone...Takahashi killed her off for good a couple months ago.