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'The Moonlit Stone'

By MelMia123 of FanFiction

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Legal Mumbo-jumbo: All rights reserved to the creators of the Inuyasha manga and anime series. All original characters and plot lines of the creation are copy written by the writers, publicist, directors, and producers. Certain names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of this author's imagination or are used fictionously, and any resemblance to actual person, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. No part of this story, nor the author of this idea, receive any money from this project as it was created for the sole purpose of entertainment and review under the Fair Use Act.

Acknowledgments: The author of this story extends her deepest gratitude to her readers from all around the world. You are the motivation and reason why this story was created. Because this story is for you, the author wishes you to provide any feedback you have on making this the best project for the author. In addition the author wishes to thank the internet for providing a mass result of resources to improve facts used, also Microsoft Word for the use of the program from which to type legibly so the author doesn't have to use chicken-scratch handwriting to display to the readers.

The author also acknowledges having taken personal liberties with the timing of actual events depicted within this fictional plot.

Story Introduction: Catalina Lockhart. Beautiful. Educated. Troubled. After a horrible crash landing, she finds herself in the feudal times of Japan. Worst of all, a powerful demon lord makes off with her only hope of returning home! Between nightmares of her past, greedy demons, and illegible notes, Cat must overcome it all and more in order to get her reality back in control, before she loses her sanity. Will it be all for not? Will a new beginning be an option?

Authors Blather: *Spoiler Included* Hello Readers! Just letting you all know, this is my SECOND Fanfiction tale so I hope you all enjoy, also, my second attempt at this story (don't ask why, it just is...). Just a heads up, this is a Sesshomaru and OC pairing. Yes, I would like to emphasis that I LOVE Sesshomaru-Sama. Just the thought of his character is enticing to say the least! Though I have read a lot of his pairings, my favorite would have to the SeshxKag, even though I do believe she should stay with Inuyasha. However, something always told me that maybe, Sesshomaru deserves someone else. I know some may say Kagura, *SPOILER STARTS* but that never went anywhere since she passed *SPOILER ENDS* I want this to be a continuation of the series from where the story ends, shortly after the final defeat of Naraku, and I understand adding a new character is complicating, but I want to incorporate this new persona to a point where my readers could feel rapport for the new additions, and in order to that, I will try to incorporate history tid-bits, to help better understand her 'current' situations. I want you, my readers, to fall in love/hate/pity/praise/etc. with this character, just as you have fallen for the others, and with that, I want you to fall in love with THEIR story. I, as the Author of 'The Moonlit Stone', will not speak much before and after these posted chapters, because I want this to be a constant flow of the story. I will try to insert as much history between the lines, in which then, is when the real story can begin. Until then, enjoy the tale of a demon lord and a human girl.

On another note, I strive on follows, favorites, and reviews (constructive and demeaning), so please, I beg in the corner of my cell, give them to me. I need them to feed my fragile soul. Anything helps. I will try to update every so often, but I will not promise it will take little time. I have much plotted out for these characters, so I must wish you bear with me. This story is not my only baby, but please enjoy. Also, please excuse any poor attempts at translations. I don't know Japanese, but instead I use a translator. If it's wrong, let me know. I do this more in the beginning so I don't have to keep saying "he said in Japanese", or "she said in English". It may be annoying, but at least you learn a little and get more feel to Cats perspective.

Dedicated to my beloved readers

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'Prologue'

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Location: Kyoto, Japan (Edge of Western territory). Near end of the winter season. Midnight.

The air was chilled within the darkest, and deepest, reaches of a massive forest near a small village currently named Kyoto of Japan. Mountains in the far off distance of the horizon stood with a thick layer of snow that covered the rocky grounds. Just as the frost covered the lands, it too, floated in the atmosphere. The thick gray sky loomed over the earth with a mass of full clouds, threatening the lands of more flakes to come. No sun shone as the blanket of clouds restricted the light sun-rays from caressing the below habitat, and dry icicles glistened from within the mountain caves that housed many fierce beasts, which currently was undergoing a deep sleep of hibernation to ensure its own survival given the circumstances.

It was winter in this moment of time and place, and was a peaceful one at that.

The nearby villagers of Kyoto were currently in their own huts, surrounded by their family, friends, and warmth of a nice inner fire and a hearty meal for dinner. Laughter could be heard from outside some of these homes while others were quiet in preparation for their bedtime. Yes the village was at peace, and the people who reside in these small huts, were quite content with their situations. However, since the defeat of the horrible demon named Naraku, many other demons have been lurking for power, but because they reside on the western territory, they truly believe their great Lord is, no doubt, watching and protecting them from a distance. They knew he was a demon, but as long as their lives didn't cross his path, there was no risk, and it was nice knowing if another demon did, it would be one less worry. Yes, they were protected and since the hanyou death, no further incidents have occurred, and they were grateful.

However, that may be for the village, many miles away from the safety of the town, there was a campsite that was surrounded by three beings. One of which was a small child, roughly seven years of age, a small green creature, presuming an imp demon, and a large, two-headed dragon-like creature.

Their Lord was away for the moment, and the current guardians of the child were these two inhuman creatures resting by the fire, but the child did not mind in the least. In fact, she was happily skipping around a clearance portion of the dense forest without a care. Her outfit consisted of a two-layered kimono, patterned with shapes of different hues of royal blue, split-toe socks, and zori sandals to protect her from the frozen elements below. The imp and dragon watched her from the distance as she became preoccupied with her own delight. The green one pondered on the child's reasons, 'wasn't that idiot hanyou supposed to be her caretaker?'

She loved the snow and a smile struck her features as she concocted a mischievous plan to involve her companions in her play. She bent down and scooped up a decent amount of the cold and frozen powder with her back towards her friends. The imp noticed this and began to question the child's mysterious actions in his mind, and called out to her, "Rin-chan, Sesshomaru-sama would not like you wandering off so far from the pack!"

"Be right there, Jaken-sama," the child smiled as she compacted the substance into an oblong sphere. As she turned around, with her hands behind her back, she began to head back to the camp.

"Rin-chan..." the imp asked warily, "what is it you have behind your back?"

Her toothy grin spread across her child-like features that would warm any heart who saw, but the imp knew this façade. She was up to something, and he felt she would soon show him what it was.

"A DEMON!" she hollered, while she pointed in a part of the forest that required the imp to face away from her, a snowball safe in her other hand behind her back. As expected, he jumped up in the spot he stood, aiming his staff of two heads in the direction of the assumed problem. The next thing he knew was a soft, cold pound behind his head. She got him... Again.

He turned back towards the child, who stood with a face of accomplishment. "RIN! You insufferable child! What if it was a real demon?! Haven't you heard of the boy who cried wol-umph." Before he could finish the word, another snowball got him square in the mouth.

She was having a blast, despite the imp's antics, and laughed till she fell to the snowy floor, from the scene of her friend choking down the frozen ammo.

Once he dusted off the offending debris and composed himself, he leered at his fellow ward, but in the corner of his eye, he spotted something behind Rin, near the tree line. As his vision cleared more, he saw it. A pair of large glowing-red eyes directed towards the child.

"A d-d-d-DEMON!" he pointed aggressively behind the child.

It burst through the trees with intent to hunt as Rin stood, her chuckle dying down. "Yeah, right, Jaken-sama. Like I'd fall for that."

The imp ran passed the child, as she gave him a questionable look, "Jaken?"

He stood in between Rin and the demon, staff on the offence, just as the dragon creature stood. "Stay behind me!" The imp ordered.

As she turned around, she saw that he was indeed not lying about there being a demon behind her, and it was currently charging straight for them. "Jaken-sama, what is it?" she panicked.

It took a moment for the imps view to identify what sort of trouble charge their way, but once his mind confirmed, his beak slowly opened to utter a barely noticeable, "a fire-rat demon..."

The girls' eyes widened with realization. "But, Jaken-sama, your staff only-"

"I know," he interrupted, "I'm going to need you to run on my call. Ah-Un and I will take care of it."

She nodded in understanding. This was not the first time they encountered a demon without Lord Sesshomaru-sama, but this time was different. It was a fire-rat!

The beast was enclosing on them fast on its four strong legs, its sharp yellow fangs stained with blood from a previous encounter. Obviously, its hunger still unsatisfied.

"Ready..." The imp sounded.

The nearer it got, the more ready the trio prepared for their part. The dragon named Ah-Un stood next to his imp companion, ready to blast a lightning bolt at the opponent. The imp stood with the staff, the carving of the man's head directed towards the beast. The child prepared to run into the forest away from the battle, just as soon as the order would be made.

The fire-rat beast charged at its fullest speed, its feet thrumming against the frozen ground, making the earth rumble with every impact. It was getting close, and in a moment later, the imp yelled the command, "NOW!"

In a split second, the child ran straight into the snow covered forest, the only aid to her sight was the fires yellow dim that radiated against the exposed parts of the trees. Her feet sunk into deeper parts of the snow where it was hard to tell the depth, making it harder to run. Behind her, she could hear the tell-tell signs of Ah-Un's thunderbolt lightning, and Jaken staff releasing a furry of fire, simultaneously. A moment later, she could hear the roar of the beast. Rin stopped in her tracks to take a moment to look behind her. It sounded like they won, but before she could get her hopes up, she heard the beasts roar again, followed by Ah-Un's cry of pain.

"Oh, no. They're hurt!" She whimpered. Something was wrong, and the thrumming of the ground increased, indicating something was getting near. Her eyes caught a rustle of bushes as cracks of branches echoed in the forest. It was coming for her!

Her eyes widened once the beast was sighted, and her heart pounded. She began to run as fast as she could with all her might, lifting the kimono for more flexibility.

"Please! Someone! Anyone! Help!" She cried between strides as the fire-rat demon came closer to his next meal.

As the child continued running, a sound of thunder echoed through the forest, followed by a flash of light that illuminated the thick clouds above. She did not know what was going on, but did not want to look back and see that creature so close to her being. After a few seconds of this phenomenon, a loud crash was heard, followed by the wail of a particular fire-rat demon, and she could no longer hear the presence of a monster behind her.

She did not want to risk it, but she took a chance to look behind her as she was running. To her dismay, she could not properly see anything, because just as she turned her neck, she tripped over an exposed root and landed in the softness of a patch of thick snow.

She shut her eyes, waiting for the beast to finally catch and devour her, but it never came. Hesitantly, she opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.

In the distance, she saw the demon dead and pinned to a tree by something she had never laid eyes upon before. She took a moment to attempt to identify her savior, but even unconsciously making her way towards the scene, this... this thing was unknown to her. It was hard to describe, even staring at it for a while. Smoke was pouring up from this contraption along with pieces of it scattered around the forest floor. A part if it was clear and she could see through it, but from her perspective, it was hard to make out what was inside. The machine was propped up by a part of the tree that also impaled the beast. It looked as though the branch protruded the vessel through the clear part, as smoke billowed out of the cracks.

The child tried to get a better view by climbing up the tree in between the beast and the machine. As the smoke cleared, the clear part of the machine became more visual, and the child could now see the contents.

Her eyes widened once they laid upon something she did not expect.

There, lying unconscious in the machine, was a woman, and she was hurt. Apparently, the branch, that impaled both the creature and the machine, had split and one end stabbed her savior on the side of her stomach.

Rin gasped at this new finding and attempted to wake the woman, but her hands could not reach her, due to some form of a clear, hard, barrier that was part of this foreign contraption, so she banged on it with her fist, in an attempt to wake this unconscious woman, who was her rescuer.

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