Thin Line between Hate and Love

Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot

Hate. Love. Prosperity. Growth. Death. These are all parts of life, human life. Mine is a little different from that. No. Cross that, a lot different. My life is a life of a miko, THE SHIKON MIKO. Well that's all about purity and balance and non violence, you may say. Ironically that's the opposite. In my twenty- one years of life, I have experienced: blood, violence, death, betrayal, and confusion. I HAVE, of course, known love in my earlier years, 15 to be exact. Three years ago was when my life started. That was when my life ended as well .I was sixteen years old when my heart was both broken into pieces and glued together. I was eighteen years when I, forever lost my heart.

Past

"Momma, Momma, can I go take a bath with you and Sango. InuYasha is being mean to me and will probably hurt me if you're gone," Shippo sniffled .

"Sure Shipps come along with us as long as you don't interfere in our talking," Kagome smiled as she got her old, yellow backpack.

"That must be a magic back pack or something, it has everything and anything in it," Mirouku muttered as he and Inu sat back in front of the fire. InuYasha still angry from an earlier confrontation with Kagome huffed and closed his eyes. Leaning back he rested his head back against a tree and grumbled, "Well, they ain't no princesses , they don't gotta shine and shimmer all their moments."

"Shut up! I'm tired of your stinking arrogance and hygiene deficiencies, so if you have something to say have a bath first. It will probably your first one in the last couple of YEARS," Kagome shouted as pulled Sango to the nearby hot spring.

"Wow, Kagome, harsh. I mean Inu doesn't smell all that bad," Sango blushed as she got dragged along. Shippo frowned at this.

"And you would know how?" Kagome questioned. She had noticed this for few weeks now. Sango would always stand up for InuYasha. It wasn't like she was crushing on him or anything. Right? She knew Kagome was head over heels in love with InuYasha.

"It's nothing, come on you ride on him every day. I f he smelt that bad wouldn't you refuse to?" Sango asked with a bit of jealousy. Kagome still confused, shrugged her shoulders and said, "I guess, but it's still disgusting." After that moment their conversation drifted away from InuYasha and to our more famous friend, Naraku. Let's just say was no more awkward moments after that.

"Come on Kagome, let's get out, I am getting all prune like," Sango grinned as she got out of the spring.

"Uhh, Sango what is that on your neck? Did you and Mirouku get together finally?" Kagome questioned, blushing. Sango flushed to her bones, staying quiet for a couple seconds then said," No Kagome. Kirara just scratched me the other day." Shippo, still confused by the nature of the girls asked, "Momma, why would Mirouku- sama give Sango -chan that mark." Both girls flushed and shook their heads gesturing they didn't silently walked back to camp.

"Hey Wench, get our dinner ready!" InuYasha snarled as he set back down against the tree.

"Inu, stop being mean, I'll make dinner tonight," Sango hissed out as she got out the cooking pan.

"Seriously guys, we've got only a couple of days before our war with Naraku. What are we going to do? We need some plan, some base, something." Kagome miserably spat out.

"And what, even if we have a plan what are you going to do? You are a spineless brat that needs to get stronger." InuYasha mocked as he chowed down his ramen. Every one gasped. There tears streaming down Kagome's face. Her face turned a bright tomato color. She didn't say a word; she just turned and ran into the woods. Sango turned, about to follow, when InuYasha stopped her by grabbing her arm.

"Leave her, she will come back. Don't waste your breathe on her."

"But….."

"What I said was true."

"No."

That Night

"Wow the stars, the trees, the clouds; they are all so beautiful." Kagome whispered as she sat beneath a blooming cherry blossom tree. She knew she had to get back to camp sometime soon.

"You know this is the perfect spot to fall in love right?" a mocking voice asked from behind. Kagome surprised looked over her shoulder to see who it was. To her shock, it was none other Naraku. He was not in his baboon outfit; instead he wore a plain white kimono with a pair of black hakama pants.

"Kukuku, so my young girl is wondering about the beauties in the world. Soon, soon you will find beauty and power within yourself. Fear not I am not here to kill you." Naraku said his face still in the mocking grin.

"Then why are you here? For a moment you didn't sound like my enemy, as if you didn't want to kill me and take the jewel."Kagome whispered, her face set in a firm stoic position.

"Why would I want the jewel if you my girl, is stronger than the creator of the Shikon?" Naraku asked with his hair covering his eyes. Kagome being in her own daze of confusion , did not her him properly.

"What?" Kagome questioned, frustrated that everyone seemed to keep a secret from her.

"I said I think it is time you go back to your camp." Naraku subtly (Can you imagine that) suggested. Kagome nodded and got up. Naraku turned getting ready to disappear, when all of a sudden Kagome stuttered loudly, "Wait a minute, I mean know this is stupid and all, but I have something for you. I meant it to you last Chr.. December, but I did not know how to contact you." Naraku's eyes widened a bit. What was this girl planning?

"Why?" It was the only thing he could ask, while still playing his game. Even if he had fifty more questions in his head, he would have to wait.

"I don't know, you … I just know." She said as she looked inside her old backpack and pulled out a yellow package. He looked at it, and then smirked at her.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Open it, and find out." Kagome said as she took a step away and looked at him expectantly.

He opened it slowly by neatly slicing the paper wrapping and then pulled a box out of the package.

"Wow. I have never seen anyone open paper wrapping so neatly. If it was InuYasha, he would have wildly slashed it open." Kagome said.

"Hm. We might both be hanyous but don't confuse that filthy weakling with me. Even his mannerisms are disgusting." Naraku said before opening the box. It was a silver ring that had a large ruby spider on the top and had little designs drawn into its band.

"It's so pretty, it reminded me of you." Kagome said, her eyes twinkling.

"Yes. I must say so myself that you shave outdone yourself. Thank You. It is very beautiful, but I must ask you this again. Why? "Naraku smiled as he sensed that there was no spells cast on the ring.

"I guess I just thought it matched your personality very well." Kagome murmured as a blush tinged her face.

"Now, let's get you back to your camp. It's very dangerous for you to stay here alone." Naraku said in a dangerously low voice.

"Here let me carry you. I will drop you in front of InuYasha's forest. That way they won't sense me." Naraku suggested. Kagome had so many conflicting emotions that she just nodded. Come on she was just a hormonal teen after all. Picking her up, he disappeared into the shadows.

"Farewell Kagome, for I shall see you on a later day." Naraku said as he dropped kagome of in front of the forest.

"Bye." She simply stated as turned and ran out of sight.

"It seems we have already bonded quite a bit," Naraku chuckled into the air.

"Now, let the games begin."

Kagome back at the Camp

As she got to the camp, she noticed something weird. InuYasha wasn't perched onto his usual tree. Maybe he had gone to see Kikyo again. Kagome sighed as the pain sank into her heart. Maybe she should give up on InuYasha; he was never going to be hers completely. She turned to look for Sango, but she wasn't in her tent. Instead she found Mirouku staring of at the nothing, depressed.

"Hey, what's wrong and where is Sango?" Kagome asked.

"Hey Kags. Go to the nearest spring. You have to find this out on your own." Mirouku breathed the last part out.

"Okay thanks Mirouku" Kagome said and twirled around. Why was Sango at the spring? She had already taken a bath.

As she got nearer, she heard weird noises, they were almost animalistic. As she got even closer, she saw InuYasha pumping in and out of Sango. Her whole mind stopped. Her heart stopped, but instead of running and crying, she turned and screamed, screamed for her life. She screamed in rage. She screamed in hate. She screamed as she found a piece of herself that she had never seen before. It was a part of her that wanted to kill. InuYasha and Sango looked up surprised. InuYasha smirked as Sango started to cry.

"Kagome, I..I really meant to tell you." Sango stuttered as she expected a sad broken Kagome. Well that was not what she got, she got a totally power absorbed enraged miko. InuYasha still smirked; he really did think Kagome was weak. The miko suddenly smirked and looked into the forest. She stuck her hand out in front of her and a demon flew towards her from the forest. It was male crow demon and it looked scared. She picked it up it, still smirking and kissed it. InuYasha started laughing, "Well if that is pay back. I don't care that you just kissed an ugly assed demon. Really, Kagome when will learn that I really don't care for you."Sango did not share the humor. She knew something was wrong with her now ex- best friend and sister.

The poor crow demon abruptly started screaming as he turned into a pile of dust. Kagome looked up, she now had an inhumane grin on her face and her eyes were magenta.

"Mmmh. Never thought this day would come. I have come to announce that I will no longer participate in killing Naraku; he has given up claim of the jewel. In fact he is now my ally and also you guys no longer have anything to do with the jewel or I," Kagome said grinning, "So please keep on living. " InuYasha looked up, all signs of humor gone from. There was another emotion on his face.

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I have some of it written out! I will update this week again!

I know Naraku is O.C but remember he has something up his sleeves