I don't own Inuyasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. But I do own any characters not created by Takahashi-sama.

Piecing Together Broken Hearts

Chapter 1

An Unexpected Acquaintance

It was crisp outside on the afternoon of Halloween. Inuyasha Sakahashi was striding through the cold late autumn air, the collar of his trench coat up, obscuring his face. He was in a bad mood. Most people knew that when Inuyasha was in a bad mood, it was in one's best interest to stay away. He was striding at full speed ahead, going by the route that lead to his apartment, looking at the ground. He was taken by surprise when the small, lean frame of a woman toppled onto him.

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Kagome Higurashi was heading to a Halloween party. All of her fellow college sophomores were heading to the night club called "Dancer's Haven". She was meeting her boyfriend, Koga Matsumata, and her best friend, Sango Tanakon, and her boyfriend, Miroku Retsumaru, so it was sort of a double date.

Kagome had started to wonder whether she really loved her boyfriend.

It didn't matter anyway. She was meeting him at the club no matter how she thought of him. Tonight at least she would find out.

Kagome was in a jam of pedestrian traffic. Then she saw an alleyway that wasn't jammed at all. She took the shortcut.

There was no traffic at all. Actually, there wasn't a living soul in the alley. The silence actually gave Kagome the feel that something was watching her.

Then she heard footsteps. They came in a rhythm, echoing off the walls of the alley.

Then more than one pair of feet started thumping their own rhythm.

Kagome started to walk faster. The footsteps behind her also quickened their pace.

She kept on speeding up until she broke into a run.

Then fate frowned at her.

The lady had twisted her ankle.

"Oh great." Kagome thought. She couldn't believe her luck.

She stood up and started limping away.

Her pursuers were catching up. She kept on limping.

The men stalking her finally caught up.

"Hey pretty lady." One said. "Wanna come to my place."

"I'd rather burn in hell than come with you." Kagome retorted.

"Ooh. Feisty." Another man said. "I like my women feisty."

"Then you'll end up with a knuckle sandwich."

Kagome was distressed. The men had surrounded her, not letting a single space for her to escape. Well if they wouldn't make a path, she'd have to make one herself.

"You sure you don't wanna come to my apartment?" The one in front of Kagome asked.

Kagome punched him smack dab in the face and tried to run.

She failed. The men pursuing her caught up.

The punch she had landed hadn't done anything but anger the men surrounding her.

"What the hell! I think I've changed my mind about you. You're not worth it." He shoved her.

"How DARE you!" Kagome shouted.

"Oh, I shoved you so what ya gonna do about it." He shoved her again

She was trapped. The men weren't surrounding her anymore, but stood behind their leader. It didn't matter though. Her ankle prevented any chance of escape.

"How about a little more." She couldn't do anything, so she kept silent, knowing what would happen next. He shoved her again, and this time she stumbled and lost her balance. She started her tumble to the gravelly blacktop below her.

She awaited the impact. She waited for the pain in her hands and backside telling her that she had scraped her hands and bruised her butt. But instead, she felt hitting the body of another person.

But apparently, the person behind her had expected her to fall onto him just as much as she had expected him to break her fall. They had started to fall.

Yet somehow he managed to hold not only his own weight, but hers as well.

"I expect you are the ones responsible for this!" he growled.

"We're very sorry Mr. Sakahashi, we didn't see you approaching. We wouldn't have pushed her if we knew she would land on you." The man who pushed her said.

"It wasn't US who pushed her, it was YOU!" The other man spoke up.

"It doesn't matter! You fools didn't stop him, so you're to blame too! I hope this doesn't happen again. I do NOT appreciate surprises like this!" the Mr. Sakahashi yelled.

"Please forgive us."

"Heh! Like I would just brush this of so easily! Now apologize to the lady and SCRAM!!!"

"We're sorry!!!" the men practically yelped as they ran for it.

"Now about you." Mr. Sakahashi said looking down at Kagome. Kagome was instantly pierced by his pools of gold for eyes. She instantly forgot how to breathe, let alone the name of her savior. And his hair, this beautiful shade of silver, almost platinum. She returned to earth remembering the incident that had just occurred. "I'm very sorry. I didn't think there was anyone behind me."

"Keh. It wasn't like you fell on me on purpose. Those fools pushed you." Her chocolate eyes were mesmerizing. "But I would appreciate it if you would get off me."

Kagome immediately stepped back from the toned man. She winced. Nothing could change the fact that her ankle was sprained.

The man immediately bent down and looked at her right foot. It was swollen. She wouldn't be able to walk without help, or else she'd make her ankle worse.

"Your ankle's sprained. Well, those idiots sure beat up on you all right." He muttered.

"It wasn't them who sprained my ankle; I sprained it while trying to run away from them."

"Well, that doesn't change the fact that their stalking you caused the injury."

"That's true." She shrugged.

"Well, you can't walk by yourself. It'd actually better if you didn't even walk at all." He lifted her up off the ground and started walking, carrying her in his arms bridal-style. "Where do live?" he asked exasperatedly.

Kagome was surprised by the sudden act. He smelt like mint and pine. It was the perfect combination. She was so entranced by his scent that it took her a moment to process what he had said.

"Dancer's Haven." She answered.

"You live at the club?" He asked, confused, yet amused.

"Sure my dad's the owner. No, I don't. That's where I want you to take me."

"I object! I'm taking you home. You can't be at a club with the state of your ankle."

"Yes, I can! It's none of your business where I go." Kagome was becoming irritated. "Besides, I have friends that are going to meet me there, anyway."

"Fine, but no dancing."

"I can agree to those terms."

"To Dancer's Haven."

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Author's note: Thanks so much for reading the first chapter of my first Fanfic, "Piecing Together Broken Hearts"! I hope you liked the first chapter. Please review. The second chapter will be out soon!