A/N: I couldn't help myself. I was truly inspired to write this! The prompt totally goes to YoukaiYume on Deviantart and Tumblr, though. She is amazing if you haven't seen any of her work.

This will also be a perfect drabble series after this prologue. I hope you enjoy!

DISLCAIMER: I DO NOT own Inuyasha or any of its characters. They all belong to Takahashi Rumiko, and the idea belongs to YoukaiYume. So without further delay, here you are.

To Chance Fate Prologue

There was a crash of broken clay. Shards littered the floor and blood splattered the walls. A group of five men stood in front of a doorway as a raging inferno burned behind them. A young woman, who appeared to be in her mid twenties, stood in front of a small group of children. Her azure eyes shone something fierce, and she bared her teeth at the intruders' as long obsidian hair fell around them.

The eldest child, about twelve, crouched closest to the woman protecting them. Wide brown eyes stared up at her.

"Kagome-sama…"

"Hush Rin," She didn't look back, but Rin imagined her eyes were burning, "I will distract them and you will take the others and leave."

Rin shook her head violently and dark brown locks flew at the motion. "No, I won't leave you!"

The apprentice miko stared at the back of Kagome's head. The blue eyed woman finally turned her head, but only to look at her out of the corner of her eye. In a forceful voice, she ordered, "You will leave, and get as far away from here as possible. Take the others and travel to Sango's village. Please, Rin."

Rin froze a moment, never had she heard Kagome use that tone of voice with her before. It was spoken vehemently and desperately. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears, but she forced her body to move.

"Yes, Kagome-sama."

Kagome smiled gently at her and reached behind to softly pat her on the head. Her face then turned stony as she again faced the bandits. Her stance changed and she readied her bow and arrows.

"When I shoot, run."

Then it was fired. The man shot, let out an enraged scream, "ARGH, you bitch!"

The children rushed to the door and Kagome rushed the man who made a grab for a young boy. She hit him hard with her bow and he stumbled. A grunt came from him and he grabbed a handful Kagome's hair.

"You wench, I'll teach you-"

Kagome quickly swung her leg and nailed him in between the legs. Rin shooed the children out of the door and into the forest. She looked back to see Kagome get backhanded by the man who had an arrow protruding from his left shoulder. Her eyes widened in horror as Kagome flew a few feet and hit a wooden beam. As she lay prone on the ground another bandit walked up to her and kicked her in the side. He grabbed her by the hair and brought her close to his face. Rin couldn't make out what he said, but a flash of fear ran across Kagome's face before it was replaced by loathing and resolve. The man holding Kagome thrust his hand out and ripped her haori open. Rin gasped and she brought shaky hands to cover her mouth. Blue met brown and blue widened for a second before they turned angry and she screamed.

"RUN!"

The small girl blinked and turned and ran as fast as her legs could carry her. The last image she saw of her caretaker was of her spitting in the man's face, before she was slammed to the ground.

Rin ran, she ran as fast as she could. She had no idea where the other children were and she hoped that they were able to find the main road to Sango's village. Fear gripped her heart, but not for herself. Kagome-sama. Rin ran far from Edo and finally she collapsed on the cold, hard forest floor. Her breath was ragged as she lay there crying. Tears leaked from her eyes and heart-wrenching pain and guilt gripped her heart. The last thing she saw was the black plumes of smoke rising in the distance.

Encrusted, chocolate brown eyes slowly cracked open as the light from the sun blinded her. She felt warm and safe. Rin clenched her hand beneath her to sit up, but instead of a handful of dirt, she got a handful of silky soft fluff. She snapped her head back so quick, she almost caused herself whiplash.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" Why was he here, and why was she not back in the village…immediately she sprang up from her seated position and flung herself onto the daiyoukai.

He couldn't make sense of her hysterical blubbering nor the near shouting her voice was reaching. What he did make out was "village," "attack," "bandits" and "Kagome-sama." The scent of her tears permeated the air around them and irritated his sensitive nose. Sesshomaru slowly stood and gave her a look. She quieted immediately but the tears still fell in rivulets down her cherubic face.

The pleading and the utter lifelessness in her usually bright brown eyes, coupled with the fat droplets of her tears broke his resolve. He turned in the direction of Edo and began to walk. With her silent pleas and the incessant pulling of his sleeve, Sesshomaru took to flying to get there faster.

The utter carnage and destruction before him surprised Sesshomaru. Bodies sprawled everywhere, huts were burned down and crops were crushed. The scent of blood saturated the air and seeped into his very bones. Then he smelt it, the sweet scent of the miko who had been watching over Rin. He leisurely walked over to a half burned down hut, and the stench of blood mixed with the stench of bodily fluids made his nose scrunch minutely in disgust. The miko however, was not there.

Beside him, Rin stopped and gasped, and then ran to the bottom of the shrine steps. She quickly began to climb to the top of the stairs. Sesshomaru was too late to spare her from the sight. The twelve year old girl fell to her knees and a sob ripped through her chest. There Kagome lay naked, her battered and broken body displayed in front of the shrine. Ultimate humiliation. The defilement of a holy being on holy ground. The audacity of these bandits, it infuriated Sesshomaru. Such dishonor needed to be punished.

The heart-breaking sound of Rin's cries urged him to draw Tenseiga. Though he knew it would not work, he had to, for Rin. After a long minute he sheathed his sword. Out of respect, he shed his haori and covered the deceased woman. He backed away from her corpse and stood in front of Rin.

"We leave."

She looked up and her dirtied face held tear tracks. Rin tried to take a deep breath, but it hitched in her throat and a sob tore from her. She nodded weakly and Sesshomaru allowed her to bury her face in his chest as they flew away.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed. This is kind of sacred ground for me because SessKag is my OTP. I just love them so much! please R&R! I don't bite, promise!