InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Expect the Unexpected: An Important Life Lesson ❯ A Stranger in Our Midst ( Chapter 1 )

This is a fic dedicated to Brianna, who has a major thing for Sesshy so I'm writing a lemony fic just for her haha. I'll put myself in later probably but right now its all her. Thanks and enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Brianna sighed as she walked over to the luggage claim area. It had been a long flight, and she had slept through most of it. She liked flying, it relaxed her to the point of passing out in her seat and probably drooling on the shoulder of the person next to her, who had glared pointedly at her while they were leaving the plane. She waited impatiently, tapping her foot loudly while waiting for her suitcase to show. All the luggage looked the same, and she gave none of them a second glance. She saw a bright flash of color and quickly snatched it off the conveyor belt. Of all colors, why did Renee have to buy me a HOT PINK suitcase? she mentally complained while walking to where a large group of people were congesting the way to the exit. Someone very large roughly pushed past her, and she almost fell if not for the railing next to her.

 

“Thanks a lot, asshole!!!” she yelled after him. She received a few dirty looks from English-speaking individuals, but paid them no heed as she herself pushed past the crowd into the bright sunlight. She squinted her eyes as she tried to adjust to the difference in lighting. Finally she could see, and she took the time to look around at the beautiful city of Tokyo. There were tall buildings as far as the eye could see, and colorful advertisements flashing everywhere. She knew her motel was supposed to be around here somewhere, so she started walking in a randomly chosen direction. She wasn't afraid that she didn't have the slightest idea where she was going, she was tough and street smart enough to protect herself from anyone that would bring her harm.

 

She had been walking for quite some time, and was becoming very weary, when she saw a small house with a large open yard. According to her studies, this was a shrine, where one would make offerings to the gods or buy various charms and trinkets. As she got closer she saw a young boy running around chasing a very obese feline and yelling in Japanese. She had learned the language years ago, so she could speak it as fluently as she did English.

 

“Buyo, Buyo, get back here!!!! Give back Gramp's protection scroll!!!” he yelled, before noticing the new arrival at the gates. He stopped in his tracks to look at her. He had never seen anyone so angelic-looking before. The young woman had a very pale complexion and shoulder length hair with paleness that could rival that of the moon and amazing curls. She stood about 5'8” in height and underneath the long black sleeves of her shirt and through her jeans he could see well-defined muscles that just barely showed. She held herself in a manner that indicated that she was not to be pushed around and that she could easily dispatch of anyone that dared get on her bad side. He blushed deeply as she caught him staring at her before running toward her and bowing deeply, mostly for the reason of trying to catch his breath.

 

“Welcome to Higurashi Shrine. I am Souta Higurashi. Please feel free to look around, and if you have any questions I can go get Gramps. He's the one in charge here.”

 

“Oh, well, thank you,” Brianna said. “Do you have a place I can rest for a bit? I had a reservation at a hotel somewhere near the airport, but I can't seem to find it. I would really appreciate it.”

 

“Well, I could ask Mama if you could come in the house and relax for awhile, but only if you help me catch Buyo once you're rested up,” Souta stated with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

 

Brianna sighed. Man even the kids here learn young, but he's so cute, and so was the cat. Oh well, I suppose it's the least I could do in return for their help. She nodded her agreement and almost jumped out of her skin as Souta grabbed her hand and practically dragged her to the house.

 

“Mama! Mama!” Souta shouted as they walked in through the front door.

 

“In here, Souta,” they heard a feminine voice call out.

 

Souta pulled her around a corner and they arrived in the kitchen, where a middle aged woman was washing dishes. She turned around after finishing drying a dish and smiled at them.

 

“Souta, don't be rude. Introduce me to our guest.”

 

“Ummmmmm……..,” Souta mumbled. “I kinda don't know her name. Sorry Mama”

 

“Oh that's all right. I'm Brianna McNemar,” Brianna told them, bowing clumsily as she was still holding her suitcase.

 

“And I am Tora Higurashi,” the woman replied, bowing back in a graceful manner that made Brianna blush. She felt a little nervous meeting people for the first time.

 

“She wants to know if she can rest her for a while. She got lost and she's gonna help me find Buyo!”

 

“Of course. You may stay here as long as you like. If you want to, you are allowed to remain here for the duration of your stay. You can put your things in my daughter's room. She's away on a trip, and she only comes back home every so often to restock her supplies. She's always so busy traveling and helping people, it seems to be second nature to her. But listen to my rambling on, you must be exhausted. Give me your suitcase and I'll put it up in Kagome's room while you go sit down in the living room and watch television or something. I'm sure Souta will try to get you to play video games with him, but don't feel obligated to him. He needs to find something better to do with his time.”

 

Brianna just stared at her. Man, this lady talks as much as MY mom! She suddenly remembered her manners.

 

“Oh, thank you very much for your hospitality. It is a very generous offer. I hope you'll allow me to help out around the shrine while I'm here.”

 

She gave her suitcase to Tora and walked to where she believed the living room to be, where Souta was already blasting enemies in video games. She sat on the couch and watched him for a while. Finally he shut the game off and switched the game disks in the console, which she immediately recognized as an XBox 360.

 

“Hey I'm about to play Halo 3. Do you want to play?” Souta asked her with a hopeful grin. Brianna gave him a blank stare before a wide grin slowly grew across her face.

 

“Are you kidding, dude?! Halo 3 is by far the best game ever made in the history of gaming!”

 

“So I'll take that as a `yes'.” Souta handed her a controller and soon both were deeply involved in the fast paced first person shooter.

 

****** 3 hours later (sorry I'm lazy and not THAT big of a gamer yet)******

 

“HA! I gotcha you sorry son-of-a-bitch! That's what you get for stealing my invisibility and killing the rest of my team!” Brianna screamed at the television, and was so involved in brutally murdering the other team in cold blood that she never noticed Tora standing in the doorway with a barely concealed look of shock on her face. Tora delicately cleared her throat and Brianna froze in her seat and pivoted slowly to face the older woman.

 

“Hey! You said you were gonna help me find Buyo! Lets go!” Souta grabbed her hand and dragged her quickly out the door and away from the offended woman. They ran around a corner of the house before Souta dissolved into giggles. Brianna stared at him curiously and he quickly sobered up enough to explain to her that his mother had never come across a woman that cussed as easily as Brianna had a few moments ago. A mortified look came upon her face and she gasped.

 

“Oh, no! I have to go back and apologize!” she said worriedly.

 

“Don't worry, she'll get over it. My sister is always giving her shocks. Right now just help me find the cat, okay?” Brianna nodded and they split up to search for the fat feline. She walked around the shrine, calling the cat's name. She stopped by a very tall tree that compelled her to stop and look at it. I wonder why I get such a strange feeling from this tree. It doesn't seem to be any different from the other trees except for the fact that it is much bigger, therefore, much older. Obviously there is a lot of history held within it. Such a shame there is a scar on the front of it that lessens its beauty. Just beyond the tree was a small building. She walked up to it and heard muffled noises coming from the inside. She slowly opened the door and slid quietly inside. It was very dark, so she opened the door the rest of the way. Enough light filtered in for her to see the steps before her, leading down to what appeared to be a very old well. She walked down the steps and stopped before the well. She looked down but couldn't really see anything.

 

“Buyo, are you down there?” She saw a ladder leaning on the inside and that concluded her idea that the well was dry. She was debating on whether or not to climb down and see if the cat was there when she stepped to the side and heard a loud screech as she stepped on said cats tail. The noise startled her and she quickly backed up, forgetting about the well. She backed into the side of it and lost her balance. She flailed her arms in a sad attempt to stay up, but despite her efforts she felt herself falling into the old well.

 

“Oh Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttt!!!!!!” she screamed. THIS was going to be painful.

 

 

 

Any reviews are welcome. Just let me know what I'm doing right or wrong and I'll fix it. Chapter 2 will be up soon! Thanks all!

 

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