AN: I do not own Inuyasha, the story and characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
The sky darkened as the sun set behind the mountains, it was another day for Kagome Higurashi an 18 year old girl with raven black hair and amber brown eyes, she was currently in Feudal Era Japan with her friend Inuyasha a half demon with silver hair and dog ears.
Things were not always like this for Kagome, it all started when she was 15, she ended up falling down a well in the temple near her home and somehow found herself in Feudal Era Japan. She later discovered that it was because of the Shikon no Tama, The Jewel of Four Souls, that allowed her to travel back and forth between Feudal Japan and Present Day Tokyo. Kagome's adventure started after falling in the well and then shooting the Shikon no Tama by accident causing it to shatter into a hundred shards.
Kagome's ally through all of this was Inuyasha and they also had a common enemy, Naraku, a raven haired, crimson eyed half demon who collected a majority of the shards and tainted them, along their travels Kagome and Inuyasha met Shippo, a fox demon who is a little useless, Miroku a lecherous womanizing monk with the Wind Tunnel, and Sango, a Demon Hunter from a village destroyed by Naraku.
Kagome sighed as she walked to where Inuyasha was, it has been 3 years since they started traveling together and over time she developed feelings for Inuyasha although she never had the courage to admit it, she decided today would be the day she would confront him about her feelings, she promised herself that no matter what his reaction was she would carry on with her own life, if he returned her emotions she would be highly overjoyed.
Kagome approached Inuyasha and looked at him with her gentle eyes. "Inuyasha, I need to tell you something." Kagome said.
Inuyasha looked back at Kagome. "What is it you wench?" Inuyasha asked as he looked around, making sure Naraku was not close by.
"Inuyasha, I love you!" Kagome shouted, she didn't mean for it to be that loud but she kept it held in for 2 years now, she had a right to say it.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha sighed. "Look... you may look like Kikyo... But you will never be her, my heart belongs to her, and her alone." Inuyasha said with a confident tone in his voice.
Kagome at the moment was obviously upset but expected this answer. "Why is she so important!? Can't you move on already you stupid dog!?" Kagome shouted, her heart filling with sadness and anger, how dare he simply say that she looks like Kikyo, it was not fair to her one bit.
"Kagome, what the hell has gotten into you!?" Inuyasha shouted. "It's not my fault that Kikyo is better than you at times!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kagome glanced back at Inuyasha, anger and now a small amount of hate filling her eyes. "Sit!" She shouted and instantly Inuyasha was on the ground. "I am leaving, and don't you dare come looking for me!" Kagome said, anger being obvious in her voice.
Kagome ran quickly to the well and as she got closer to it small hairs on the back of her neck stood up but Kagome shrugged it off as her bad mood, what actually was causing it was that the Sacred Jewel was becoming tainted from Kagome's dark emotions, she was mad, upset, and a little jealous, why couldn't Inuyasha get over Kikyo, why did she always have to be second best was all that was on Kagome's mind.
Just then a dark Miasma filled the air and Naraku appeared, his raven black hair and crimson eyes almost alluring, he had in his possession at least 90 percent of the Jewel and Kagome had the other 10 percent.
"Naraku! Give me one good reason not to purify you right now!" Kagome said, tears in her eyes as she looked at Naraku.
"Now, now my dear Miko, I would not want to upset that pretty face of yours anymore than it already is." Naraku said, his voice a seductive and calm tone.
"Spit it out Naraku what do you want?" Kagome asked pulling out an arrow and steadying her aim at Naraku.
"Now, I am sure you believe I want the other part of the jewel however, I have seen what that cruel half demon has done to you, comparing you to Kikyo, who is no more than a living clay doll." Naraku said as he looked at Kagome. "However you do seem to bear a heavy resemblance to her don't you?"
Kagome grimaced in anger as she pulled the arrow back. "Shut up!" She shouted at Naraku.
"Must be painful to be compared to her." Naraku said as he looked at Kagome.
"Stop it..." Kagome said as tears fell from her eyes, she had begun to cry, she despised only being a clone of Kikyo, she wanted to be seen as herself.
Naraku smirked as he looked at the crying priestess. "Cheer up Miko, it is a sign of weakness to cry in battle." Naraku said as he looked at her.
Kagome wiped the tears from her eyes, the jewel becoming further tainted by Naraku's presence and Kagome's growing anger and hatred. "I wish I didn't look like Kikyo at all!" Kagome shouted.
Naraku grinned. "Miko, you do not need to sound so mad." Naraku said.
Kagome glared at him. "What would you know!?" She shouted. "You never loved anyone! You have never been compared to anyone!"
"Your accusations pain me so." He said as he looked at Kagome, he walked closer to her. "I do indeed care greatly for someone." Naraku said as he looked into Kagome's eyes.
"Like you have a heart!" Kagome shouted as she stepped back and tripped over a tree branch, falling on her back she sat up quickly.
"Dearest Miko, I do wish you would stop with the assumptions." He said as he leaned down to her level and looked deeper into her eyes.
"Why should I? You are just a cruel devil..." Kagome said as she looked back into Naraku's crimson eyes.
"I am sure you would like to think so, but not all devils are cruel." Naraku said as he then leaned in closer to Kagome.
Kagome began to blush as Naraku got closer, his demonic aura made her feel sick but something stopped her from moving away. "What do you me-" Kagome was cut off mid sentence when she felt warm lips touching hers, Naraku was kissing her, how could he do such a thing Kagome wondered but his lips were as soft as silk and warm, she ended up returning the kiss, her eyes closed she imagined Inuyasha and then pulled away.
"Well Miko, you certainly seemed to enjoy that." Naraku said as he looked at Kagome.
Kagome's blushing face turned into an angry scowl as she slapped Naraku across the face and stood up, turning away from the half demon. "Why did you do that?" She asked and turned around, but to her surprise Naraku was gone.
{Well, Chapter 1 complete, I hope anyone who reads it likes it, and I hope to receive good reviews and constructive criticism, Thanks for reading!}
