Chapter 1

The Destined Child

Kagome giggled as she ran toward the ancient well house. She threw the sliding door open and scurried inside. She silently closed them but left enough room to peak outside to see her friend, Kiwako, looking for her. It was her seventh birthday and her friends decided to play hide-n-seek. Kiwako, being the unfortunate one of the group, lost at rock-papers-scissors and so forth had to be the seeker.

Kagome giggled to herself on how clever she was. She knew her friends were terrified of the well house. Her grandpa filled their heads with demons and witches living in the well that will suck out the eyeballs and eat them for their meal because they entered without permission. She knew that was a bunch of baloney because her grandpa would keep changing the story every time she asked about the well. Anyways she was no scardy cat! If any of those bunch of uglies try to do anything, she'll give them a piece of her mind, her fist and probably a good kick in the shins to boost, too.

She put her hand over her mouth to keep from bursting out laughing. Kiwako finally found all seven of their friends but not she, the fabulous madam Kagome, extraordinaire! She looked at them as they huddled close to each other as they look towards the well. Her eyes were tearing now that they started to shake like a bunch of wet cats.

So preoccupied on her fun she didn't noticed the malicious aura coming out of the old well. She didn't hear the woman with centipede legs crawling up the well or the natural body armor of centipede's body clanking together with each movement. She didn't feel the malicious threat of the predator's very presence enveloped the very room. Kagome only knew that her fun only mattered at that moment.

Kagome giggled a little. Maybe she was having too much fun. Watching them huddle together, shacking made her feel guilty. She's going to open the door and say tada! Then she's going to sprint to the safe point and WIN! Kagome grabbed the side of the papered door but was stop when something slimy and smelly fell on her right arm. She looked at it and it was yellow, thick and nasty.

"EW!" she exclaimed as turned away from the door to get it off her and on to the floor. As she did she noticed a huge presence coming out of the well. It looked like a giant bug. She followed the giant bug like body to above her where the bug like body has turned to a woman's body. But the woman's body was not that as her mothers, this one had four arms. She then looked directly at the face of the one who possessed this hideous body. She was hovering above her, her arms wide open in a crouched position, ready to pounce.

She stared in shock, eyes dilated. The woman looked at her, with a huge grin as her slimy yellow saliva drooled down from her mouth to the floor, her hair fell over her face. She could stare at the sight in front of her. Then she saw something pink and long dart out her mouth and wiped the drool off her face, her tongue.

Her body reacted on its own and backed away and before she could scream, the monster pounced and grabbed her, two arms grabbed her around the waist while the other two grabbed hold of each arms separately. She pulled her into the well before she could blink. Kagome could only stare at the sight before her. She saw the ground of the well getting closer and closer. She closed her eyes, waiting for the pain to come.

A minute pass but there was no pain or the feeling of soft dirt. She opened her eyes and found herself in a deep blue ocean like scene, her clothes and hair floated around her gently. But she found herself able to breathe though. Something caught her eye. She turned and looked at it. It was a tiny sparkling star. She stared at it, hypnotized. Then millions of them appeared, also floating around the deep blue.

'So pretty,' is the only thing that she could think of.

"Little girl," the creature hissed gaining her attention. "Give it to me!" Kagome looked confused, clearly having no idea what she's talking about. "Give me that power you possess! I have never seen such great power in my whole life! Such great power couldn't possibly belong to such a puny human wench like you. It should belong to a great demon such as I. SO GIVE IT TO ME, LITTLE GIRL!" she yelled the part out and opened her mouth wide enough to swallow her whole.

Kagome could only stare at the large gap of rows of teeth coming towards her. A mixture of terror and anger filled her. How dare this creature disturb her fun ON HER BIRTHDAY! Out of anger she used all her strength to get her left arm free.

"GET AWAY FROM ME, UGLY!" Kagome yelled as she let her had fly down towards the face of her captor. As she did a shining bright light came out as her hand came in contact with the creatures face. The smell of burning meat came in contact to Kagome's nose as she stared in disbelief on what just happened.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" screamed the evil thing. She let go of Kagome to hold her left side of the face. Kagome looked on as the demon disappeared from her side, into the darkness of the dark ocean blue.

Kagome then looked down as she floated wondering what to do now. Then a small bright light appeared in front of her. Her eyes widened as the light grew brighter as she floated closer to it. Then before she knew it the bright light engulfed her.

She blinked once then twice, then she looked around. Wood. Four walls of wood is what she sees. Then it snapped into her mind. She's in the well! She excitedly jumped up from her crouched position and looks up.

"Huh?" she said out loud. She wiped her eyes just to make sure what she saw was real. She looked up once more. The well house roof was gone. She stood there in wonderment on how the roof of the well house disappeared. She snapped back into reality.

"HEY!" she yelled, hoping to get somebodies attention. Nobody came. "HEEEEEEEY! YOU GUUUYS! MAAAAMAAAAA! PAAAAAAAPAAAAAAAAAAA!" she screamed. She waited five minutes but nobody came. She looked around desperately for a way out. Then she noticed the vines.

She ran towards them, to look at them closer just to see if their real. She was reassured they were real when she touched them. She started to feel them up to see their strength. Her papa is a wilderness man and had made sure to teach her everything he knew. She pulled and tagged just to make sure of their strength. She beamed and let go of them. She pounced on them and started to pull herself up. She remembered what her father told on having a strong grip and to be careful with her breathing. She pulled herself up with strength she mastered up and a skill the was even impressive for a professional rock climber, which was saying a lot for a seven year old.

"UUUGH!" she grunted as she pulled herself over the lid of the well, with a little leg coming up to support her. She struggled and even slid a little back inside. She held her grip and stilled. Her face turned red. Her hands shook, no longer being able to support. Face turning a suffocating purple. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply and with the strength that she was able master up she flanged herself over and onto the ground. She summersaulted three times before she came into a stop with her head between her knees.

"Ooowww~!" she moaned softly, as she brought her hands to the top of her head. She looked up to find that instead of the old wooden well house, the stone floor, or her house there was a forest. Her eyes widened as she stared at the trees and field that sparkled as the sunlight hit them.

"Pretty," she said out loud. She was mesmerized by the natural beauty that she forgot all about on what just occurred. Not even on TV did the forest look like this.

"Enjoying the view, little wench?" a raspy voice came behind her, snapping her out of her trance. Kagome stilled and turned her body slowly to come face to face to non-other Mistress Centipede. She was in the same position as the last time they came face to face but this time one side of her face was half melted off. Her skin dissolved, leaving her muscles to be seen and her eye popping out of its socket. Kagome turned her body so much that she ended up on her back with her arms to hold her up. She stared in horror at her face.

'Did-did I do that!' she thought to herself. Feeling afraid know, not just the creature but also herself. She knew not that she could do that.

"Do you see?" hissed the horrendous monster. She touched the side of her tortured face gently, not to hurt further as it already is. "Do you see what you did to me, you little bitch! You WILL pay for this!" She yelled this as she flung her giant body to petite one that just laid their like a frightened rabbit. She stopped when she was inches away from Kagome's face. Kagome felt the breath of her captor on her face, it stank like rotten flesh. Mistress Centipede smiled evilly as she felt the little girls fear rolling off of her body. Delicious. The mixture of her power mixed with fear was the most wonderful smell she has ever experienced. She had to taste her.

Kagome shivered as a long tongue slithered out to lick the side of her face to circle around her face.

"Hehehe. Little human wench," she giggled out. Her tongue slithered back to where it belonged. Kagome's eyes dilated out of fear. "Now you will see the true meaning of fear. FROM MY BELLY~!" she screeched out. Her jaw opened wide, rows of monstrous teeth grew by three inches. Kagome felt a little light build up from her belly, like when she burned her face. Her fingers twitched, ready to release this power that this thing wanted so badly.

"Hehehe. Bullying a human child now. How low have you fallen, Mistress Centipede?" asked a new voice. Both Mistress Centipede and Kagome looked towards the voice. Mistress Centipede felt anger as once again she was interrupted from her meal while Kagome felt relieved that someone has come to help her, her power died down. There sitting a huge tree branch that has looped out from the ground was pale skinned boy with shoulder length white hair and pupiless purple eyes. He wore a traditional white outfit. He had a Naginata resting on his right shoulder. He rested his head on his hand which he supported his arm on his knee. He smirked at them.

Mistress Centipede grabbed the side of Kagome head, protecting her ticket to power.

"What do you want son of Naraku?" she harshly mocked him as she knew that he was no son but a pawn in Naraku's plot to corrupt this world. She wanted to smile when she saw him frown at the comment, but knew she tread on dangerous grounds. Especially when you tangled with this specific demon of Naraku's brood. "Do you wish to stop me? Do you want this child? You cannot have her! I have found her, so her power rightfully belongs to me!"

Kagome whimpered as she felt long talons dig into her skull.

"Pfft," he snorted. "As if I would waste my time and energy on such a thing. If you are so desperate enough for power that you would eat a human child, be my guest. I will not disturb you. But do not a make a pig out yourself as you do." He's eye glint evilly as he looked at Kagome, who only stared in horror at him. She could not believe this. He is actually going to let her be eaten.

"Now where were we?" asked Mistress Centipede sarcastically. Kagome started to shake, her tough act from before disappeared. Now this time she froze, not being able to think as Mistress Centipede opened he mouth wide to once again devour her. As she got closer and closer flashes of her father and her pregnant mother come to her mind telling her how brave and strong she was at different times in her small lifetime.

She once again felt the fluttering butterfly wings of her power in her belly. This time summoned them up more power to it. The creature mouth was now an inch away from her face. The fear in her eyes turned to anger. First this demon stole her from her home and brought her to this different world she does not know about. Secondly she wants to eat her so she can have this power she supposedly possessed. Thirdly this jerk doesn't even care that she is about to be eaten. Finally IT'S HER FRIGGIN BIRTHDAY AND SHE JUST RUINED IT!

"AAH!" she closed her eyes and yelled out as she brought her arms up towards the chest of the villainess. A white glow engulfed the demon. The light was so bright that the demon sitting in the sidelines had to bring up his sleeve to protect his eyes from it.

"WHAT!" screamed Mistress Centipede in shock that this child was able to summon up this type of power even though she was inexperienced. She thought even though she had this power she wouldn't be able to master it up! She turned her body upwards to retreat but it was too late, the white glow engulfed her making her freeze from its purifying pressure on her demonic body.

"NOOOOO! THIS CAN"T BE HAPPENING TO ME!" she screamed out as her still glowing white body dissolved in pure white butterflies that flew into the air leaving a beautiful trail of purifying power. Kagome just laid there and stared. This was one weird birthday she thought to herself.

She slowly got up and turned her body towards the boy demon. Who in turned stared at her with widened eyes. After a minute of just staring at each other he brought his hand up to tap his chin and smirked.

"Interesting," was all he said.

On the other side of the well

Kiwako and the other children still huddled together in fear as they stared at the well. As what seemed forever Kiwako swallowed her fear in a big gulp, put on a face of shacking confidence and sprinted towards the well house. Her friends yelling for her in encouragement.

'Kagome if you're in there I'm so am totally kicking your butt!' she thought to herself in anger.

She got to the door and didn't even think twice to swing it open.

"HA!" she yelled in side in confidence, proud of herself that she was able to come face to face of her fears. "I finally got you Kagome! Now come to meet your maker!"

But then no one answered her. She stood there confused. She was so sure that Kagome would be there. She went in even further; she stopped at the edge of the staircase to squint down to see better in the dark. She turned her head from left to right. Something shining in the dark near the well caught her eye. She ran down the stairs towards it. She bent down to pick it and brushed the dirt off of it. She stared in shock at the item. It was Kagome's black and blue bracelet that she gave her a long time ago for being best friends. Hers was black and pink.

She knew something was wrong since she promised she never takes it off and Kagome never breaks a promise.

"MS. HIGURASHI! !" she yelled for the parents of her best friend as she sprinted out of there, scaring her friends.

After she ran out of sight of her friends they turned to look at each other then at the well house. Something jumped in front of the doorway with glowing eyes looking at them. The courtyard was filled with screams of terror and the children dashed off to catch up with their friend.

Buyo, the Higurashi's household cat only licked his fur after watching them run off.

A/N:

Hey everybody! Sorry that it took me awhile to put this chapter up. I'm also sorry to the ones I told them that I will put this chapter up the week I told I will but never did. Well the reason is that I left town to visit my grandparent for the week and my aunt and uncle were house sitting and one of my cousins was using my computer. One day it thunder stormed here and the electricity went off while they were using the computer and the whole chapter got deleted so I had to write this by memory. The original was 4,000 words. Then when I got to the middle of writing this one I got sick with the flu and wasn't able to get out of bed for a whole week. Augh! It was horrible. I'm sorry again to those who were waiting for this chapter to put up!

I want to say thank you to those who read the prologue and gave very encouraging reviews and very special thanks to LovelyLadyMarMar for giving me encouraging words.

And another thing I want to apologize is for my AWFUL grammar in the prologue. I just barely noticed it and I'll make sure I'll go back and edit it!

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