I really shouldn't be posting a new story when I haven't updated TWTCU in so long,. but no worries, I'm not in anyway giving up on it, I know exactly what I want to happen in the chapter, just don't know how to write it down. Guh, any who, this is my new story, I have at least 15 others that will most definitely never make it, cause I write 10 chapters, lose inspiration, then delete it.

Oh well.

Only doing this once so listen up:
I don't, in any shape or form; own Inuyasha, but, if I were ever to find its rights lyin' around i'd snatch them XD

Trusting Betrayal.

Chapter 1 [Coming Home]

I grinned wildly when I realized I wasn't much further from my village now. It had been a week since I had left home along side several other girls my age. We had left so we could go the neighboring village since many rumors were that a miko of high standards had stopped to rest at the neighboring village; taking this chance several of the girls in my village including me went to train there a while. And after walking for an entire day, we were nearly home.

"My parents are going to be so proud of me!" Yuka exclaimed, walking next to me.

"Well of course they'll be," Houjou commented; a boy from the neighboring village who had both accompanied us to and from our journey back and fourth of my village and his village.

"Thanks Houjou for coming, I was scared that us girls would have to walk alone, you know how dangerous it is; especially since Naraku's rebellion is making way all across the country." I shook my head in disappointment.

"No problem ladies. And yeah, it's such a shame. Naraku's already taken over all three regions; all that's left is the west," Houjou sighed as he pushed a few tree branches back for us to walk past, we all mumbled our gratitude before continuing the conversation.

"The west will come down, no doubt. But unlike the other regions it will try to fight back at the very least," I snorted un-lady like; causing Yuka to elbow me in the side. "What? It's true! The north was taken first because they're the weakest, not to mention they gave in the second they were bribed with gold and such, once the other regions heard; all of them willingly gave, not only their pride but, also their people to that scum-sucking toad. The west however won't give into greed, but, they will fall knowing they did all that they could." I finished.

"Stop being a pessimist, can't you be more optimistic?" Yuka sighed in frustration.

"Big words won't get you any where, now will they, Yuka?" I retorted. Yuka and I are on a tolerating level right now. Before we left the village we hated each other but, over the week we've begun tolerating one another, key word being; tolerating.

"How about we spend the rest of the journey is silence?" Ayumi suggested, finally speaking. I nodded solemnly before looking ahead and noticing we were finally in our village. I raised an eyebrow on how silent it was.

"Where is everyone?" Eri asked speaking our exact thoughts.

"We told them we'd be back in a week… maybe they're going to surprise us?" Yuka shrugged, heading towards her family's hut. I rolled my eyes at the thought of a 'surprise', knowing my grandpa; he'd die of heart attack if there was to be a surprise.

"Before I make my leave, I'll see to it that you have all reunited with your families," Houjou stated nodding afterwards. I sent him a smile which he returned; I then looked back and noticed Yuka walking curiously and worriedly out of her family's hut. Ayumi instantly ran over to see what was wrong.

"Their not in there, nor are our belongings…" My eyes widened, a thousand thoughts rushed through my head. I didn't waste any time as I ran towards my own family's hut. I gulped nervously before I closed my eyes and pushed aside the bamboo weave; entering the hut.

"Mom, Souta, Gramps?" I called out just as my eyes shot open. There was nothing left in my house, the walls had been smashed, the futons were scattered. I stifled a cry as I walked out.

"Their not there," I informed.

"This is terrible, what could have happened?" Houjou thought aloud as he shook his head. "Let me use my horn, I'll see whether there's anyone left, there had to be at least one person," Houjou said as he held the horn up to his mouth with great caution (according to him, it was a family heirloom, but, I don't doubt that, everything seems to be a Houjou family heirloom, no offence to the Houjou family.) We immediately covered our ears seconds before he blew it, it was ear splitting.

"No luck." Yuka frowned when n one came into the clearing, we all sighed, not sure what to do. I was scared as ell as to where my mother, brother and grandfather were, I had a hunch, but, I was scared too scared to voice it.

"You girls might as well come back to my village with me, the village folk would take you in, no problem," Houjou assured with his toothy grin.

"Thank you Houjou, we have no other choice but to agree, Ayumi smiled sadly.

"That's all well and good, but, how do you expect us to leave like this, even if I never see my family again; I want to know who or what did this," I cried out in anguish. "I can't –no, I won't leave until I find out."

"We've all suffered the same amount as you, but, we can't dawdle in the past, we have to continue our lives" Ayumi sighed.

"Just ignore her, she just wants to make herself look like the 'good-guy' and us the bad," Yuka snorted. I glared at her, wanting to rip her hair right out of her empty skull, but, instead I ignored her and turned around to walk the opposite direction of Houjou's village.

"It doesn't matter, what you think or say, I'm doing it my way," I declared.

"You can't go on your own," Houjou said firmly.

"I can and, I will. I refuse to give up on my family, I know they didn't die, they're alive."

"Kagome, just come with us," Eri pleaded. I shook my head, I had already made my decision and, I was always told I was stubborn; a bonus. I sucked in a breath before standing straight and walking off.

Little did I know; I was never going to see them again.

First chapter!
woohoo!
Maybe I should finish T.W.T.C.U. before I started this...

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