Chapter one

Inayu

Long ago, in the waring states era of Japan when demons ran rampant and pillaged without worry of their own fate according their deeds. They became rulers over their own kind, the most powerful reveered and honored, and the weak sentenced to wander.

There was a girl, appearing only sixteen, a demon girl, who had searched for her father for sixty years. She knew his name, she knew his brothers name, and her story was one of tragedy and she was easily influenced by others because of this.

"Are you sure you sensed Narakus jewel shard Kagome?" Inuyasha, a white haired half demon asked as a human girl rode on his back as they ran.

"I'm positive." She replied. "Miroku, Sango, you should keep an eye out for Naraku's demons or the poisonous insects."

Both the other humans nodded their heads, a demon slayer and a monk riding on a demon cat.

"I smell something funny." A small fox demon said from Kagome's lap.

"What is it Shippo?" Kagome asked him.

Shippo didn't get to answer because Inuyasha answered for him. "It's Sesshomaru"

The band of friends climbed higher on the hill and as they reached the top they saw what they had dreaded, Naraku was surrounded by demons, around him were his demon incarnations, Kagura and Kanna, the young demon slayer and Sango's brother, Kohaku, and another, a demon girl none of them recognised.

Sesshomaru stood before Naraku, Rin and Joken by his side. Neither of Sesshomarus two swords were drawn.

"What are you doing here, Sesshomaru!?" Inuyasha yelled.

"You would do well to stay out of a fight that doesn't concern you." Sesshomaru replied blatantly.

Kagome was staring at the strange girl at Narakus side. "Inuyasha, that girl has a sacred jewel shard in her shoulder."

They all looked at the girl. Her topaz eyes portrayed nothing, their color was dull, and she looked at nothing in particular at all. Like Kohaku on Naraku's other side.

"Ah, Inuyasha, and Kagome, I see you haven't met my newest companion, Inayu." Naraku's voice resounded through the clearing as if he were everywhere at once. "Doesn't she remind you of yourself Sesshomaru?" Inayu did look like Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha, she had topaz eyes and black hair. She wore a blue kimono with white trees and black pants with had a sword by her side. She had demon ears and her tail curved over her shoulder like Sesshomaru, but her tail was white and black. "Doesn't she, Sesshomaru? Personally I think you're related, when I met her she was searching for her father, she has been for sixty years." Naraku smiled at Sesshomaru's grimace. "Why don't you tell them all your story, Inayu."

"My name is Inayu Kyo. My mothers name was Kiaruna. I had two elder siblings, Shia and Griom, who were half demons by separate fathers. They disliked me because of my full demon blood and never missed the chance to say I was fatherless. They also despised each other, and fought every minute of the day trying to kill the other. When I was seven years old, they seventeen and eighteen, they succeeded and murdered one another. My mother was devastated, and when I was nine my uncle, Kaillou, came for something my mother had promised him. He accidentally killed her in front of me. When he heard my mother say my name he wept to undo what he had done, she had promised to name her fist born full demon child after him in some way. After that I went to live with him and my grandfather Ikiyu." Inayu told them. "Around the time I was sixteen my uncle was called away to a battle, and there he died. Ikiyu followed not long after, leaving me alone."

Sesshomaru moved to draw his sword Tokijin, but halted at the sound of Narakus voice.

"If you draw that sword I will kill her." He said. "If any of you do, I will kill her."

At the sight of this Inuyasha was puzzled, and frustrated. Kagome worried for the girls life.

"Now listen closely, Inayu. I want you to kill Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. "Naraku ordered. "Then the demon slayer and the monk. Leave Kagome to Kanna."

Inayu didn't move. Did he say Sesshomaru?

Naraku used the jewel shard as he had done on Kohaku. Kill Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. Kill the monk and the demon slayer. Kill them!

Inayu hunched over, saying something you could hardly hear. "No." She said it over and over. "No."

Naraku looked furious. "Very well, if you won't do as you're told than you don't deserve the life I gave you." He slashed open her back and the impure light of the sacred jewel shard was seen leaving her from the wound. Another wound, opened itself on her shoulder as she hit the ground limp, unconscious and bleeding.

Sesshomaru ran forward as Naraku departed in his barrier. "We'll do this again sometime soon, won't we Sesshomaru?"

"Damn you Naraku!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Inuyasha, look." Kagome said pointing at Sesshomaru as he knelt by Inayu's side.

Kagome rummaged in her bag and brought out a first aid kit. Running towards Inayu, Miroku and Sango following.

Kagome stood by Sesshomaru staring at him.

"Can you... can you save her?" He asked quietly.

"Possibly, but we'll have to take her back to the village to be sure, "Kagome worked on trying to get the bleeding to stop. "Inuyasha will you..."

"I'll carry her." Sesshomaru insisted.

"What does she mean to you Sesshomaru, why haven't you taken off like you usually do? Or do you want me to kick your butt again?" Inuyasha said smugly.

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha from her work. She had a certain lokk in her eye that made Inuyasha cower. "Sit, boy!"

So they all departed for the village in which a priestess lived, by the name of Kaede. The same place in which another priestess had lived and died after binding Inuyasha to a tree. Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's elder brother, is still worrying about the girl, Inayu, who had refused to take their lives as Naraku had bid her, for he had a horrible feeling that Naraku had been right about the strange girl somehow being related to him or Inuyasha.