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SOFT SIDED

Chapter 1

The sky was cloudless and the perfect shade of blue. The sun shone brightly, making her dark hair shine more than ever. Everything was calm and the day appeared to be sheer perfection. Not everything is as it appears though.

Kagome stopped walking and looked around at her surroundings with disgust. A week ago she would have thought that a day like this was as beautiful as they came. A week ago she would be walking around in a group of friends, smiling and laughing. But who cares about a week ago? Kagome sure the hell didn't.

She wished it would rain, the darkness suiting her mood. The brightness and cheeriness the day was giving off was enough to make her insides turn. Looking towards the sky with the hope of a storm heading her way, she sighed, realizing that there wasn't even a wisp of a cloud in the sky.

She moved to sit with her back against the trunk of the nearest tree, enjoying the dark coolness the leaves above were providing her. Leaning her head back, she began to let her mind roam free, an action she immediately regretted. Images of Inuyasha and his wench flooded her mind as soon as she let her guard down. Feeling the anger begin to rise within, she set her jaw and blocked all images of his face from her mind. She would not let that asshole hurt her again.

Deciding not to chance his face flashing in her mind again, she stood, brushing off her black jeans and equally black tank top. Kagome had ditched her school outfit months ago. She preferred this outfit. Her black boots were easy to walk in and the tank- top kept her cool. Her baggy jeans made it much easier to use her new- found miko powers in. She had issues keeping her skirt down when she had to defend herself. Looking down at her attire, she began to think back to that day, the day she finally realized how much power her body housed.

FLASHBACK

"You will not survive miko!"

Kagome had been captured by a strange demon she had never seen before. It stood before her like a god and called herself Leona. The creature had four arms and long black hair. It reminded her of the character Sheeva from her little brother's Mortal Kombat game.

She stood trembling with her back against the wall. Inside her head, she new without a doubt that Inuyasha would not come for her this time. Just the thought of him and why he was not coming made her blood boil. Her shaking ceased instantly and she hung her head, letting her bangs cover her eyes. His face lingered in her mind a little longer, giving her the last bit of fuel she needed.

"I will not die here," she muttered just loud enough for the demon to hear. Leona began to laugh, and continued to do so until Kagome's head snapped up. Her eyes were no longer the soft brown that they were just moments ago. They had changed into a cold, steely blue. The sudden change in her made Leona involuntarily shudder.

As she stood against the wall, she felt something within her stir, something strangely familiar. She began to get a tingling sensation all throughout her body, but knew not what it was at first. Realization struck as soon as she saw the fearful look in the demon's eyes. Kagome began to glow an eerie shade of purple as her hair simultaneously began swirling madly around her. Her hand shot out from her side, a deep purple seeping from her palm. The demon tried to flee, but was turned to ash as soon as Kagome's purification blast made contact.

END FLASHBACK

She gazed at her hand with a smirk playing at her lips. Since that day, she could purify anything on contact. She could even occasionally purify demons without any contact. She'd only done it twice, both in life or death situations, but impressive none the less.

She moved away from the tree she had chosen to lean against during her little flashback. She had rested to long already. She needed to keep moving. Him catching up was not something she wanted.