InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destined Souls, Part I, The Diary ❯ Missing ( Chapter 1 )

The Diary

By: NoLabel

Chapter One: Missing

"Well, I'd better stop writing. My hand's killin' me." Kagome Higurashi, a reincarnated miko, closed her most secret possession and placed her pen on top of it. Her diary was the only way that she could keep her thoughts straight. If anyone at school got a hold of it, they'd know of Kagome's trips to the feudal age of Japan and of her VERY secret crush, Inuyasha. And she'd DIE before that would happen.

Kagome sighed, contemplating what Inuyasha would say to chew her out for being so long to return. She knew Shippo, Sango, and of course, that lecher, Miroku would love to have Kagome back, but Inuyasha would just act like it's no big deal, but he'd be upset that she was late, as usual.

"Kagome! Supper!" Mrs. Higurashi called up the stairs.

"Coming!" Kagome responded. "Now, to place it in a safe spot......... Ah, that'll do." She smiled as she spied her drawer in her desk. Luckily, her mother let her buy the only locking desk in the store. And Kagome never let the key out of her sight or reach. She wore it right by her huge Shikon no Tama shard on her necklace. That was her other precious object. Not only would she be in trouble with the demons in the Warring States Era, but she'd be in deep boiling water with a certain hanyou.

Kagome placed her diary in her desk, locked the drawer, and headed down to dinner.

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"Ah, thanks, Mom! That was a great supper!" Sota exclaimed, rubbing his belly and wiping his mouth. He turned to Kagome with an excited look. "So, sis, when you goin' back to the feudal times?"

Kagome gave him a suspicious look. "Why do you wanna know? You're not goin' with me, if that's what you're thinking!" She glared at her brother, whose face had fallen when Kagome figured out his plan.

`Darn it,' Sota thought. `And I was hoping to help out Kagome and Inuyasha in their search. Why does she always gotta keep him to herself? He's my hero, too!' At least, that's what he thought Inuyasha was to Kagome. How wrong he was. If only he could read that diary of Kagome's.........

"Mom, may I be excused? I have to pack for tomorrow." Kagome was granted permission, and headed toward her room. Before she touched her doorknob, she felt a really strange aura coming from her room. She hesitated, but shook off the weird vibes and continued to enter her room. `Just my imagination.'

Suddenly, Kagome collapsed in a heap on her bedroom floor. Gramps heard the commotion upstairs, and started for his granddaughter's room. When he got there, Kagome was no where in sight.

"Kagome? Kagome, where are you?" Gramps started to shout throughout the shrine, fearing the worst for his grandchild. He was so concerned he didn't even notice the rest of his family coming up behind him.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Mrs. Higurashi had a very scared expression printed into her face. "Why are you calling for Kagome? Wasn't she in her room?"

Gramps shook his head. "I heard a thump from her room, so I went to check on her, but when I got there, her door and window were open, and she wasn't there. I searched throughout the house, but she wasn't anywhere to be found." Gramps suddenly broke out in tears. "If only I'd been quicker to get to her room, I might have been able to see what happened to her!" He sobbed, a little over-dramatically, to say the least, and went to his own room to change into his priest ensemble.

Sota stared after his grandfather in disbelief. Gone? Kagome was gone? No where to be found? He started to gaze around their home, searching for any clue of Kagome's whereabouts. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. He was really freaking out by then.

Teaser: Kagome woke up, a pounding headache throbbing. She looked around in complete darkness, wondering where she was. "I-Is anyone there?" she called meekly.