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Kagome hummed softly as she made her way down the busy streets of the city, she had just gotten off from her part time job and was now headed back to her home. Today had been like most and she was completely exhausted, she couldn't wait to get home.

Thankfully her work was not far from her apartment building, but it still took some time to reach her home. Sighing in relief when she reached the building, she began to make her way up to her unit, but stopped when she heard her name being called, turning in the direction of the person that way calling her she smiled as she noted that it was the apartment manager.

"Good evening, is there anything wrong?" she questioned when the middle aged woman got close enough to hear her.

The apartment manager waved her hand in a dismissive motion as she tried to catch her breath. After a few moments, she smiled at Kagome. "Nothing is wrong dear" she started "I just wanted to give you this package. It came from you earlier this day." she added while extending her hand which held a medium sized package.

Kagome's eyes widened in surprise as she took the package. "Thank you" she stated softly. The apartment manager nodded and bid her goodbye before going back in the direction she had come from. Once she was alone, Kagome glanced down at the package. She had forgotten that she had ordered anything, excitement filled her being as she studied the brown package.

Smiling, she tightened her hold on it and continued towards her unit. Her previous exhaustion forgotten, she now wanted nothing more than to open the package. Within moments she found herself standing in front of the door to her unit. Rearranging her hold on the package, she began to dig through her purse with her free hand. After a few moments of searching, her smile widened as she pulled out the object she had been searching for. The keys to her apartment.

Opening the door, she quickly made her way inside. Slipping off her shoes she made her way into her small kitchen and placed the package and her purse on to the counters. Humming softly to herself, she began to search through the drawers to find the box cutter she would need to open the package.

"Meow~"

She jumped in surprise at the sudden noise. Turning around she glanced down and chuckled softly as her old feline, Buyo, looked up at her with impatience. "Hold on Buyo, I will get your food in a moment, just let me look for something". The old feline huffed and laid down where he was currently sitting. Kagome shook her head in amusement and continued with her previous task.

"Ah!" she exclaimed when finding what she had been looking for. Pulling the box cutter out of the drawer she made her way to the spot where the package was. Carefully she began to open the package, until all that was left was a shoe box of sorts. Seeing that she would no longer need the box cutter she set it on the surface of the counter and opened the box. When the top was pulled back she gasped lightly in surprise.

It was the doll she had ordered. Pulling it gently out of the box, she studied it once more, the photos of the doll really did it not justice. Gently she traced the markings on the dolls face with the tip of her finger. "Beautiful" she whispered softly. Although the doll looked fierce, it felt as though it would break into a million pieces if she put any slight pressure on it.

"Meow~"

Blinking, Kagome glanced away from the doll and towards Buyo, she chuckled softly at the look of impatience the feline gave off. "Alright, Alright Buyo I'll get your dinner" sighing softly she made her way towards the living room and placed the doll on an empty bookshelf. "Be good" she murmured to it. Shaking her head at her own ridiculous behavior-she made her way back into the kitchen to get her cat food.

Once his food was put into the dish and said dish was placed on the ground. Kagome glanced at the clock on the wall and frowned. It was getting late into the night, she wasn't hungry, and still had work from school to do. Mind made up, she went to her bedroom and grabbed her assignments from her bag. Deciding to do her work in the living room this evening she went into the room and settled onto the large couch that rested on the far side of the room.

Completely settled, she opened her notebook that held her assignments and began to work on them.

Kagome rubbed her eyes as they began to sting, sighing softly she placed her now completed assignments to the side of where she sat. Glancing at the nearest clock, she yawned when she noted at how late it was. Stretching her hands above her head, she closed her notebook and rose from her seated position.

Bending down to gather her supplies, she frowned and her eyes narrowed. Glancing at the bookshelf on the other side of the room, her brow furrowed. Gathering her supplies, she stared at the bookshelf. After a few moments she shook her head and sighed softly. "I must be seeing things." she mumbled. She could have sworn that she had seen movement on and around the book shelf. Yet aside from the doll and her collection of books, nothing was amiss. Maybe I'm just overworking myself she thought.

Deciding that this meant it was time for her to settle in for the night. Kagome walked past the bookshelf and towards her bedroom. Placing her notebook and other school supplies in their correct place, Kagome gathered her pajamas and made her way into the bathroom. After taking and quick shower and preparing herself for bed, Kagome made her way into her room, turning off the lights she made her way into her bed.

Within moments the days exhaustion began to take it's toll and she felt herself drift into slumber.

Cold...

That was the first thing Kagome acknowledged. It was very cold. Shivering, she decided that it would be best to get up and close the window so this cold would leave. She frowned at that thought, it hadn't been cold when she had fallen asleep. No, it had been warm and she was sure her window had been closed.

Opening her eyes, a slight gasp escaped her lips. The sight that met her gaze was not what she had been expecting. Instead of her usual ceiling, the open cloudy night sky was what she saw . Her brow furrowed. 'strange' she thought. It was then that she acknowledged something else. Instead of her bed sheets, her hands were touching something soft, and rather moist. 'Snow...' she thought.

"What's going on?" she whispered softly. Shaking her head, she pushed herself up. Shivering as the cold winter wind whipped at her exposed skin. She began to walk.

She had no clue where she was going, or where it would lead her to, but she needed to go in this direction. She continued to walk for what seemed like hours, her legs were beginning to lose feeling after being whipped by the wind and snow for so long. The hill she was currently walking up was steep, which left her sighing in relief when she reached the top.

Her eyes widened as she noted that there was two figures not that far in the distance. It seemed that there was two males, one seemed older than the other. Both seemed regal, she stopped as she watched them, not daring to move forward. One male, the one that seemed older, stood further up the hill, near the ledge of it.

She couldn't see much of him, since his back was towards her, but she could see that he was tall. He seemed have spiked armor on, and long gray/silver hair that was tied into a ponytail, He also had a two tailed boa type object resting on his back.

Her gaze drifted towards the other male, the one closer to her. He was shorter than the first male, but still tall. As she studied his person, she couldn't help but think that something seemed familiar about him. Or at the very least, the way he dressed.

She was to far to hear what they were saying to one another, but it seemed serious. She stiffened, as the wind began to pick up. She frowned, this wind felt different than the normal wind. Looking forward her eyes widened and she gasped in surprise. The strong winds were coming from the direction of the older and taller male. In a blink of the eye, the older and taller male was gone and in it's place was giant canine

Fear filled her being as she gazed at the creature with wide eyes. It seemed elegant and frightening all at the same time. Her vision began to become blurry as she continued to watch the creature. As the scene before her faded, she heard a deep voice speak.

"...Sesshoumaru"

Kagome gasped as she awoke, her heart beating rapidly she glanced around her dark room. It had been a dream. How was she able to feel so much if it had just been a dream? Sighing softly she ran her fingers through her thick locks. That was the most vivid dream she had ever had, she still felt shaken-the emotions the dream produced from her were still strong.

Feeling that her throat was dry, she rose from her bed and made her way through the living room and towards the kitchen. She quickly went through the procedure of getting a small glass of water. After drinking it she placed the glass into the sink and began to make her way back to her bedroom.

Stopping In the middle of the living room, she frowned and her gaze drifted towards the bookshelf. Walking towards it she stopped when in front of it and carefully studied the doll that rested on one of the shelves. "Strange" she whispered as she looked into it's sharp golden gaze "I thought I had put you in a different position".

Taking a step back, she shook her head and chuckled dryly. "Then again, clearly I have lost my mind" Turning, she once again started back towards her room. Maybe she had been overworking herself lately. She nodded, Yes that was it. A break would soon be needed.