A/N: This is my first attempt at an Inuyasha fanfiction. Please consider this while reading.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from this story, except the plot and Naomi.

Summary: Naomi had the power to see into someone's deepest feelings, but she found one that was full with hatred, full of confusion even. Her goal is to purify this demon. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, fell in love with this human girl. Can this love purify his heart?

Chapter 1: Prologue

His life long hatred has always been his worse regrets. His little brother was a half-breed, his mother a human. He despised humans. They thought demons were just evil beings not meant to live on earth and yet, there was something about this girl, something that is telling him that he can be more than just a demon.

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Naomi has been to the feudal era of Japan many times, as her cousin had, but all she ever learned is that hatred can be a bad thing for people, even demons. She believed that even demons such as Naraku could be purified, as the Shikon Jewel can.

Her cousin Kagome is the reincarnation of the ancient priest Kikyo from the feudal era. She has spiritual powers used to purify the Shikon Jewel. Her arrows can break through any barrier. Naomi knew that Kagome loved the half-demon Inuyasha, but was afraid of what might happen if she expressed her love.

In her many visits to the feudal era, she met a demon named Sesshomaru. It was a weird meet, for she was dying, and she had never seen someone with more hatred and pain in her life. Knowing this, she had a new goal in her life. A goal to change Sesshomaru's life forever.

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Kagome couldn't believe what Sesshomaru had done to Inuyasha. He nearly killed him, and for what? Revenge? Revenge to what? Inuyasha hadn't done anything to him. "I'm gonna kill him," Inuyasha said. "I'm gonna show him that I am not a half breed!"

Kagome sighed. Sesshomaru had warned them that if they interfered with his plans, he would not spare them as he did. She stared at her hands. What happened with her archery? Had she not been a good aimer just a few days ago? "It's no use Inuyasha," she whispered. "Naomi knows about the feudal era. She knows about you and Sesshomaru. But… after all, she's my cousin. Please save her!" Kagome was pleading, begging even. She knew this, but she didn't stop.

Inuyasha didn't reply. He will save this Naomi girl. But she was a mere human, he hated humans… except for maybe Kagome. "Sesshomaru wouldn't harm her," Inuyasha said. "I know him enough to understand that."

Kagome wasn't satisfied. She wanted to know that Naomi was okay. She needed to know.

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Sesshomaru glared at the girl. Her raven black hair and dark, serious eyes stared blankly at him. She was a human, nothing more, nothing less. But she was with that Kagome girl and the half-breed.

"What is wrong with you?" she asked, her voice hard and cold. "Why did you bring me here? What do you want with me? You're a demon outside, but there's something more about you." She closed her eyes, her arms tied up behind her back. She laid on the floor, staring at Sesshomaru, waiting for his reply. Her cloths hanged loosely over the curves of her body. She was a fairly attractive girl, but Sesshomaru wasn't moved. He only feels pity for this young girl, for in another moment she'll be dead.

"You ask too many questions, for a girl," Sesshomaru said, his voice even. "But it's okay, you're going to die in any moment. I'll try to make it harmless." Sesshomaru walked over to the girl, using his left hand to hold up her face. As his right hand was about to slit her throat, the girl opened her eyes and spoke again.

"Don't you think that you have had enough?" she cried. "Mostly everyone's afraid of you now. You were only killing to let people know you are nothing like a human!" Her eyes shone through the moonlight, and Sesshomaru thought he saw a teardrop in them. "Sesshomaru…"

Sesshomaru stared at Naomi. She was a human, and yet she talked too much. But he didn't kill her, he didn't want to kill her. Not yet. "Shut up," he replied. "You disgust me."

"You know I'm right," she said, raising her voice. "You yourself are afraid that your human side will show one day. Admit it! You're a half-breed like your brother!" With a swift movement, Sesshomaru slapped her across the face.

"Don't compare me with my brother," he hissed. "I am nothing like him."

"That's what you say," she whispered, her face stinging. She didn't know it, but her face was turning purple. "But everybody is the same. All of the people on earth, even demons, have feelings. Some wants revenge, and some, like you, wants to prove something." She tilted her head down. "And some falls in love."

Sesshomaru's pupils grew smaller, maybe a little bit more human. He remembered the first time he saw this girl. He met her as he met Rin, and yet maybe, a little bit different.

She was lying on the ground, blocking the path through the forest. He wanted to maneuver around her, but she was bleeding. Maybe he was crazy, but he picked her up and then healed her with his Tenseiga. Sesshomaru's heart stopped then, if he had a heart. The girl, there was something about her, something familiar. He recognized his brother's scent on her and that Kagome girl's scent too. But that wasn't it. Did Naomi remind him of his mother? He hated his mother, for being human, and yet he saved Naomi.

When the girl first woke up, she was still in his arms. The moment she opened her eyes, she knew that the demon that saved her wasn't all that bad, but the demon never admitted it. She followed him on his journeys, even successfully made him smile once. Day by day, Sesshomaru vowed to kill this girl, especially when he found out that she was Kagome's cousin, yet he never did. It was always 'not yet' or he just didn't feel like it. And day by day, the girl fell more and more in love with this demon.

Then one day, Naomi said something stupid, weird, and crazy. She was talking without thinking, talking about Inuyasha, how she pitied him because his parents were dead and he had to put up with his brother. Back then, she didn't know Sesshomaru was Inuyasha's brother, or enemy. She was tortured, sometimes even left alone by Sesshomaru. She was a human, a mistake that Sesshomaru had not taken care of yet. Had he only saved her to be a replacement for the dead Rin?

Back in the present, Naomi smiled at Sesshomaru, a sad smile, but a smile nonetheless. "I love you," she said softly. "Can't you learn to accept the fact that demons can be humans too? Why do you think that your father fell in love with a human?" Sesshomaru frowned, his eyes arched. His father was a powerful demon. He was his idol. How can this girl talk about him so easily without being killed by him?

"I…" Sesshomaru didn't know what to say. How can he explain to a human, or why would he explain to a human, that he's just denying the fact that he is a half-breed? Without another word, Sesshomaru left the little dungeon where he had the human girl locked up.

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Naomi sighed in relief. That's another day that her life was spared. Her cheek hurt a lot, and she knew she was poisoned by that slap. She felt weak. She wanted to purify him. She wanted to… she wanted to do something that even he felt was impossible. She didn't know when she fell in love with a demon, and she knew her cousin would be mad at her, but she knew that she did. The way Sesshomaru smiled when she talked before, the way Sesshomaru listened to her talk… until he found out that Naomi was Kagome's cousin that is.

She remembered how she was talking to Sesshomaru, so careless, not even considering the fact of how he and Inuyasha looked alike. "Hey you know I feel sorry for Inuyasha," she said staring at the night sky. "I mean, he lost his parents when he was little, and now he says he has to put up with his older brother." She wasn't even looking as Sesshomaru's smile turned into a blank expression. From that day on, Sesshomaru had a new point of view towards her and acted as if she was invisible.

However, she still loved how human like he seemed. Before that day, she found out that he was a half demon like his brother. Sesshomaru didn't even try to kill her then. His transformation into a human hardly even shocked Naomi. She only smiled and said to him that his secret was safe with her. She knew that one day he would either kill her, or tell her that he loves her too. And yet, she hardly even cared. She only wanted to be with him.

And when they met Kagome and Inuyasha a week ago, they started fighting. Inuyasha was using his blade, a very strong one too. Sesshomaru was dodging his attacks, while landing a poison claw on him instead. Kagome had thought Naomi was a traitor, or was even kidnapped by Sesshomaru. Kagome started shooting arrows surrounded by a pink aura at Sesshomaru, but her aim was a little off.

After Sesshomaru knocked Inuyasha to the ground, Kagome shot another sacred arrow at Sesshomaru, and Naomi knew it was going to land. She also knew that if it did, Sesshomaru would die. Without thinking, she tackled Sesshomaru to the ground, the arrow missing, and she herself fainting. That was all she can remember besides the fact of how Sesshomaru's face seemed shocked.

Naomi smiled at the fact that Sesshomaru did feel something towards her. "I won't give up on you Sesshomaru," she said loudly, sure that with Sesshomaru's senses he would hear. "You hear me? I love you!" And so it started. Sesshomaru's purification.

End of Chapter 1

A/N: Do you like it so far? I won't continue if I don't get at least 5 reviews. Thanks for reading.