"Kimiko, tell me again. Please?" asked a young girl of 7 years. She sat in a field of flowers, her only compainion being a dainty dog whos features were simply to human to be real.

"Kagome, child, I have told you the story twice this week. Surly there are other things you would rather hear."

Kagome, who had been making a flower crown stopped and looked at the dog. Tilting her head in a very canine way, she said, "But it's my favorite! Why would I want to hear another. Oh, Kimiko, I know that look!". Giggling the little girl laid down on the soft grass and closed her eyes. "I like to pretend I'm the girl in the story. I like to think that one day I'll find a handsome price like the one in your story!"

Kimiko simply stood from her position by the girl and trotted over to her head. "Kagoma-chan, I've told you before, it's not just a story." Plopping down in her new spot she looked at the doll-like child laying in the grass with a far too human expression.

"Kimiko, who do you look at me like that? Do I have food in my teeth?" Taking a finger she began poking at her teeth, trying to find food that wasn't there.

"Ne, Kagome-chan, you have no food in your teeth. Ay! Stop before hurt your gums scrubbing like that!" Kimiko stood once again and began trotting back to the village.

Scrambling up from her position Kagome skipped to where the animal had stopped to wait for her.

"Ne, Kimiko, will you tell me the story tonight then? Pleaseeee?"

"Child, please do not make that face. Ay, we will see."

"Yay" the little girl cried as she skipped the rest of the way to the village.

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That night the little girl got her wish as she lay in her tiny cot listening to the soothing voice of Kimiko tell the story she longed to hear.

"....the young woman then transformed into a beautiful goddess before their very eyes. The prince, frozen in awe, simply stared at the maiden who seconds before only had homely features at best...."

Kimiko watched as the girl drifted of to sleep halfway through the story. Heaving a heavy sigh she got up from the girl's bed and made her way out of the window and into the forest surrounding the village. Once deep into the woods she began to change, paws being replace with feet and hands, arms and legs elongating and face changing into a human shape. Streaching stiff muscles she she looked up into the creasent moon, which beared striking resemblance to the make on her forhead.

"I know you're there, my mate, come out and join me for we do not have much time." She spoke into the night.

Slowly a tall figure came out from the shadows, his long black-blue hair shining in the moonlight. "My mate, it has been to long since you we last in this one's embrace." he spoke softly, his voice speaking of the love he had for the now woman.

"Ay, I have not meant to stay away so long. Kagome has had many restless nights." Kimiko said as she moved to join the man. Once there his arms went around her naked body and held her close.

"Ne, I have missed the feel of your skin on mine. Let us have this moment before we speak of more impersonal matters." he said as he lips made a trail down the woman's neck until he reached the small mark near her collar bone.

"Mate, you have good ideas." she whispered softly as his lips met hers in a soft kiss.

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More than an hour later the moon looked down upon the tightly embraced lovers as the woman laid her head on the mans chest, his arms going around her body.

"How much longer until the girl will begin to show her changes more openly?" the man asked as his fingers softly trailed down the woman's back.

"They have already begun. Ay, mate, if you continue we will never get a chance to speak before the sun rises" she said teasingly, taking his traveling fingers in her own and pressing their joined hands to her chest, right above her heart.

"She already has begun to start, I fear. Her hair is starting to lighten up and her grace is becoming very noticable. My mate, I fear I have made a terrible mistake. I never knew this would happen, I figured his fear would be much smaller. But this?" Slowly the woman disengaged herself from her mate and sat up, looping her arms around her raised knees and hugging them to herself. "The villagers already think her strange. When she was younger it was cute to hear her speak to dogs like she can hear them, but she is aging and it has become aparent that she still thinks she can hear and talk to them."

"But she can, can she not mate. They are starting to talk, I'm sure. What with their insane fear of demons and anything unhuman. Ne, when do you think it will become undeniable that she is anything but human?" the man asked sitting up and rubbing small comforting circles on his mate's back.

"When she is grown I believe. Ay, but truthfully I'm not sure. While I may have cast the curse, I am not sure how it will turn out. But of this I am sure, Kagome will become an inu-youkai. How long it will take, I'm not sure. What will happen when it does, once again I am not sure. But her scent is undinable the one of a hanyou. Two years ago I could only smell and very small amout of youkai in her. The change is apparent and I fear I cannot return to your arms permently until she changes. Ay, mate, what is going to happen when it does? He whole village fear demons more than anything else there is. The only thing stronger than their fear is their hatred. They will kill her when they notice what is happening. I must not let that happen. She is meant for something, I feel it deep within my soul. Because it is my curse, it is my responsibility to insure everything plays along the way the Kami's want it."

"My mate, all I ask for is for you to be able to smile once again. That is what I truly desire to see before I die. Ne, ne, I do not plan to die soon, don't fear." he said as he saw her expression at his words. "I plan to live a long life with you by my side and hopefully a few pups too." he said winking.

"Ay, you know exactly what I need to hear, my beloved. Kiss me once more before I have to head back." she said as she lifted her head to meet his as his lips descended on hers once more, laying back with her mate following behind as they once again entertwined their bodies.

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A/N

This is my first Inuyasha story so I'm hoping it turns out to be a good one.

It's AU so most of it wont match what happened in the anime and manga. The next chapter will be mostly in Kagome's POV and it will jump about 13 years into the future by the end. This chapter was more of a background story and hopefully it set up the rest of the story. Sesshomaru should appear within the nest two chapters so dont worry!

Also, I do not own Inuyasha, even though I wish I did!

Please review and let me know what you think!