Kumerai-sama: Wish me luck, guys! I decided to try something that's, hopefully, different than what others have thought of. Enjoy!

"One of a Kind:
Chapter One;
New Neighbor!"

-- Kagome's POV

Today was going just perfect! I didn't know a single thing we were doing in school, Inuyasha nearly blew his cover; again! And, to top it all off, I was walking home in the rain. Just great! "I don't see what your problem is!" Inuyasha proclaimed.

I felt like hitting him, or saying sit. That would help me for a little while, but it would also intimidate him. I sighed. "Inuyasha, let's make it obvious! We're walking in the rain with no umbrella, I couldn't answer a single question on my test, and to make things worse, you made me embarrass myself, completely, during school." I finished, turning forward, and continuing with the silent treatment. I'm not going into details about what happened; it's too embarrassing to repeat.

We finally made it to the shrine. It felt good to know I could head inside. "Excuse me!" I looked to my right. There was a man with a bright skin tone, long, ebony hair, and amber eyes that resembled a cat. He was wearing a gray trench coat, black jeans, and black boots; that's what I could see anyway. He was holding a black umbrella in one hand, and a package in the other.

"Oh, hi! May I help you?" I asked him.

He smiled, then nodded. "This wouldn't be the Higurashi residence, would it?" He questioned.

"Yeah, why?" I could see Inuyasha ready to draw his sword, growling softly.

"You no need to fret, half breed, I'm not here for much of anything. Let me explain! My name is Chase Young. I just bought the old Remenshi Mansion not far from here. Call me a neighbor if you wish it, but I'm truly here to deliver this to Miss-" He paused, looking at the name on the package. "Kagome Higurashi. I was told how she commonly got sick, so I brought this for her. Could you deliver this for me?" He asked me.

I was surprised when he called Inuyasha a half breed, but accepted the package. "Sure!" I told him.

He got out another umbrella, a white one, and handed it to me. I opened it, feeling better dry. "Just remember that she's to see it first!" He said, placing a piece of paper on package I had out. "Thank you, Miss! Farewell!" With that, Chase took his leave.

Things calmed down when he was out of sight. Still, even! "I'll kill him!" Inuyasha said, charging forward.

"Sit!" As soon as I heard him hit the ground, I spoke again. "We can't! Remember? This is the present! It means that you can't fight people like you did in the feudal era." I reminded him.

"I know that!" He spat at me, getting up, and turning back at me looking as frustrated as ever. "What I don't get is why someone of this time period called me a half breed!" He admitted.

"He has a point!" I thought. It's not everyday you hear Inuyasha being called that; well, at least in my time. "We'll worry about that later! I'm gonna check out what this guy really meant to give me." I told him.

"How do you know it's not what he said it was?" He asked, a bit more calm than before.

I turned from the package. "Three reasons! One: Most people tend to keep herbs and medicine in bags, not packages. Two: He was obviously lying about the herbs. And Three: The guy not only called you a half breed, but also seemed as if he knew me from somewhere." I explained.

I let Inuyasha take all of it in, before allowing him to speak again. "Well, I don't see how, but he seems pretty suspicious! Every time you come back, i may just keep an eye on him, instead. He's hiding something, and I'm gonna find out what!" He promised.

It felt good to know that Inuyasha was off my back for a change, but he had a point! Whoever this Chase Young guy was, or whatever it is he wanted, was strange. It was obvious he wasn't from Tokyo, but I didn't believe he was from Japan either. Korean, Russian, Chinese. Either way, whatever he was really doing, I knew, was way off, and if it involved me, I had to keep my guard up.

I went straight inside with Inuyasha, and went upstairs before anybody could ask any questions. "Well, let's take a look! Maybe we'll be able to get an idea of what this guy wanted." Inuyasha claimed.

I nodded, and tore open the package. Inside was a wooden box with a carvings of a dragon to outline it. The design held lurking shadows surrounding characters (no not ppl) '嘿林.'

"What the hell?! I can't even read it!" Inuyasha claimed.

I looked up at him. "Inuyasha, remember the people from the continent?" I asked. Of course, by continent, I was referring to China. Inuyasha nodded. "A lot of our cultures are from theirs! If I make any bets, if I translate the characters using their language, then we should be able to read what it says." I said.

"Well, hurry up, and translate it!" He was lucky I was just as anxious.

I searched through my Chinese-Japanese dictionary, searching for the characters that were on the box. Pretty soon I found it. "According to this, the characters say: 'Heylin.' I wonder what that is." I claimed, turning back to him.

Inuyasha stared at me, a bit baffled. "Well, your gramps knows somethings about the continent; maybe he'd know!" He suggested. It wasn't a half bad idea.

When dinner came along, I asked grandpa if he knew anything about something called Heylin, and he answered yes. "Well, so you know what it is? I heard about it in school, and I was pretty lost!" I told him.

He laughed up a storm. I didn't like this, because I knew that not only was it big, but it also meant there were several stories to go with it. "Heylin, is what's known as the Chinese force of darkness. It started its reign a little over 1900 years ago! They would verse the people of the Xiaolin, the force of light. Now, of course, each cause has its beginnings, and this was started by the demon called Hannibal Roy. He spent 300 years of pure chaos; the Xiaolin were struggling to hold him back. He was the world's greatest evil. About 300 years after he started, a Xiaolin Monk cursed him, and he was transformed into a sprouted bean, one that was then called: 'Hannibal Roy Bean.' But of course, there are other stories." He claimed.

"Like what?" Inuyasha asked, putting some steak into his mouth; he seemed pretty interested, actually. Grandpa seemed very pleased.

"Well, there were also Heylin Witches, Warlocs, Sorcerers, Sorceresses, not to mention all sorts of warriors. The greatest two legends are probably the best for you two, though." He drank some tea. "Wuya, the most powerful Haylin witch is the first! She was very strong, and had the greatest dark magic a witch could grasp; but of course, sorcery was more powerful than witchcraft and wizardry. Anyway, Grand Master Dashi faced her in the world's first ever Xiaolin Showdown, wagering his Shen Gong Wu, against her dark magic. In the end, Dashi had trapped her in a magical puzzle box, forever!" He finished.

I was surprised, but continued with a theory in mind. "Do you know who the most powerful Sorcerer or Warrior was?" I asked.

"I was just getting there, too!" He exclaimed, happily. "The most powerful Heylin warrior, otherwise known as The Emperor of Darkness, and Master of Evil, and the traitor of the Xioalin: Chase Young." I wasn't that surprised, but assumed only as much. "Chase Young was a great Tai Chi warrior, and he was destined to become the greatest of the Xiaolin, until Hannibal deceived him into believing that his best friend, Guan, was going to kill him to obtain the title for himself. He traded his soul for a potion that would make him young forever, then attacked the temple he trained at. Hannibal wanted Chase to serve him for eternity, but he himself was betrayed when Chase had thrown him into the Yin-Yang world. From that point forward, he was known as the warlord that would conquer the world if he was not stopped." He finished.

"Was he?" Inuyasha asked, just finishing the last bit of food on his plate.

"No one knows. But what does it matter? It's just a legend!" He said.

Inuyasha sighed. "Just curious!" He said.

I nodded at Inuyasha's answer, but stopped to think it over. Chase Young was the name of the man who gave me the box, and it was also the name of the man who ruled all of the Heylin side. It only meant one thing: our neighbor was the Master of Evil!

Kumerai-sama: hope u like the start! i'll try to keep updating!

Miroku: I sure hope that it gets more interesting!

Wuya: And I hope I can step in to kick his ass!

Kumerai-sama: Beat it, witch, you're not in this story! *to everyone else* See ya next time!