Hey everyone! Welcome to my first fanfic that I actually plan on finishing! Thanks in advance for reading it, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy writing it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. You cannot sue me!

'Oh crap, crap, crap!' Kagome mentally cursed as she walked through the dark woods.

It was a dark and chilly night. Her, Inuyasha and all her friends were in the middle of hunting down a snake demon holding a jewel shard, when it had slithered away in retreat. Knowing Inuyasha, he didn't let it get away so easily. The gang started chasing after it, Inuyasha in the lead and Kagome riding on her bike behind the others.

'How could he forget about me?' She questioned.

Kagome was slowly running out of breath with the others way ahead of her. Trying to catch up on a narrow pathway, her bike accidentally hit on a large broken tree branch, sending her rolling off the path.

When she had the strength to pick herself up, she caught her breath and looked around. The thickness of the woods and the darkness of the night made it hard to see. All she could hear was a faint 'hoot' from an owl nearby. She couldn't remember which way the others were running in, and her ankle was stinging from the fall.

"What do I do now?" She whispered quietly as she sat herself down in a more comfortable position. "I won't be able to go anywhere 'till morning."

The second hoot from the owl startled Kagome, but she just shook it off. She had more important things to think about, like how to get out of here. Her thoughts were interrupted when a nearby branch snapped behind her, and before she could turn around a hand grabbed her shoulder.

She shrieked and pushed the hand away. She turned around to see who it was, but she could only make an outline of a human man. Not knowing if he was friend or foe, she quickly drew out an arrow and aimed it.

"Who are you and what do you want with me!" She yelled out.

"Please, put your arrow down." The man in the shadows asked. "I don't want to hurt you."

"No!" She yelled out, her legs trembling beneath her; her ankle throbbing.

"Miss Kagome, it's extremely urgent that I talk to you!" He took a step forward.

"About what?" She asked, taking a step back, her grip on the arrow tightening as he said her name.

"It's about your father!" He started. "Please, put down your bow and arrow!"

"My what?" Kagome said with widened eyes. There was a short quiet pause as Kagome tried to process what this man had just said. "That's a load of bullshit! My father's been dead for years!" Kagome usually never swore, but when a topic such as this was brought up she couldn't help it.

"Kagome if you'll let me explain -"

"KAGOME!" Both turned their heads towards Inuyasha's voice, and when Kagome glanced back at the man, she saw that he was no longer there. She finally released her hard grip on her arrow and put it back in with the others, just as Inuyasha ran up to her.

"Kagome! Are you alright?" He asked as he grabbed both her shoulders. "What happened!"

"I'm fine, I just tripped over a tree branch with my bike and fell over the edge." She explained, purposely excluding the details about the encounter with the strange man.

"Are you hurt?" He asked in a concerned voice.

She had completely forgotten about her ankle. "My ankle hurts a bit, but it'll be fine."

"Kagome!" They turned their heads to see Miroku, Sango and Shippou on top of Kirara coming near them. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, just got a little sidetracked." She explained.

"That's good, we were so worried." Miroku said with a sigh of relief. "We lost track of the snake demon, so we might as well head back to camp."

Inuyasha picked Kagome up on his back to prevent her from getting lost again, and since her ankle was still hurting. He couldn't help but smell her fear even when she was with him.

'Something must've happened. I'll figure it out.'

I know, I know short chapter. I'll try to make them lengthier.

Viviness