Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of Sengoku Otogizoushi - InuYasha nor the Dark Hunter series. Inuyasha belongs to Takahashi Rumiko, Shogakukan, Viz Media, ShoPro Entertainment, and Shounen; while the Dark Hunter series belongs to Sherrilyn Kenyon. No profit of any kind is made from this fan-created crossover.
Written For: DudettRin101, for putting the idea for this pairing in my head.

Risking Fate
Moving Forward

I. Letting Go

The portal in the well closed three years ago almost to the day. Kagome still does not know how to feel about it: sad, upset, accepting that a chapter closed, or lost. Perhaps it is all of them and more. She, more than others, knows what wallowing does to a person, so she threw herself into her studies. Just yesterday she graduated top of her class.

Without that distraction, she does not know what to do.

"Kagome, come inside," her mother says, guiding her away from the well.

She allows it knowing she has to look forward to let go.

II. Phone Call

Kagome twirls the cord to keep from screaming in the phone. She takes in a deep breath. "Who are you and how do you know my name?"

The male voice chuckles. "I'm Acheron. I know a lot about you, Kagome. Like your ability to control time."

She wonders if she can squeeze the cord enough to disconnect the call. "I don't know what you're talking about."

He chuckles again. "Sure you don't. I'll be arriving tomorrow in Tokyo to talk. It'll be easier."

She weighs her options before agreeing. Once she hangs up, a foreboding feeling settles in her chest.

III. Acheron

He arrives late the next night as he said. Kagome almost does not see him given the dark color of his clothes. "Higurashi Kagome," he says instead of asking. It unnerves her.

She bows. "And you're... Acheron, right?"

Acheron nods. "I was worried you wouldn't agree to meet me. I guess you still can't resist a good adventure."

Kagome wonders if he has the wrong person, but he knew her on sight. Her bad feeling grows and she looks for an escape. But she swallows her trepidation and says, "Let's talk inside."

IV. Request

Acheron is everything Kagome suspected from his voice: tall, handsome and mysterious. Save for the fact that he is European and carries an aura about him that draws her in.

He fills up her living room with his bulk and black leather, and the dark night adds to this.

She offers him tea and he turns it down. "So, why are you here?" she asks.

"I have a... unique problem in New Orleans."

She puts down her cup to rub her eyes. "Why me?"

He stares at her directly; she feels it through his sunglasses. "Because you control time."

V. Decision

"You said that before," she says. "Why? If I could, I think I'd know about it."

He stretches out. "You traveled through it using the well."

"How did you-"

"Do you think you can handle that answer now?" he says, cutting her off.

Kagome pauses before shaking her head. "It's the well that has that ability."

"Stubborn as always," he says. "Objects don't have that power. People do, however."

"And you think I..." She swallows and looks away.

"Come to New Orleans with me. I can help you use it."

She thinks he will need luck to accomplish that.

These are perfect drabbles: only 100 words. I tried doing my hand at a full-length fic, but kept getting plot holes, so I settled for this because I did want to write this pairing. So, please, don't be afraid to let me know what you think about this.