InuYasha and Kagome: The Power of Love

Hey everyone! This is my first Fan Fiction piece, and I decided to make it InuYasha because I've been getting really into anime lately. Yay! Please read and review, but no flames for now at least! This story is PG-13 just to be on the safe side…it probably won't change into R, but I'm really not sure. Now for the story!

Prologue: The Almost Complete Shikon Jewel

"Feh! I hate this weak human form!" A boy dressed in red robes remarked. The boy had long black hair and mysterious, dark eyes.

"InuYasha, you know as well as the rest of us that you have to accept your human form and let us rest for the night until you become a half-demon once again." A monk of about the same age scolded InuYasha and closed his eyes, preparing to meditate. The monk also had black hair, though HIS was pulled back into a short ponytail.

"I can't wait until I have the whole Shikon Jewel, though. Then I can become a full-fledged demon and I'll never have to deal with THIS wretched body again!" The one called InuYasha said, scowling at his human self.

"Yes, I can't BELIEVE that the Shikon Jewel's almost complete!" A pretty girl smiled happily. "I mean, Kohaku has one, Koga's got two, we've captured three, and..."

"Naraku's got almost all the rest." InuYasha frowned, interrupting her. "I swear, when I get to his castle, I'll KILL him in an instant!" He thought for a minute and said, "Besides, Sango, there ARE still a couple more out there, in the possession of unknown demons or humans."

The girl called Sango looked skeptical. She turned on InuYasha, waving her raven hair as she did so. Turning her soft brown eyes to the half-demon, she asked, "How do you know that?"

"I know the Jewel of Four Souls better than anyone else here. When I saw it last, I could tell there were definitely eight shards missing from it- three from us, one from Kohaku, and two from that darn wolf Koga. That leaves two that are still out there."

"Well, aren't you just Mr. Know It All…" Sango muttered. Still, she looked satisfied and thus said, "I'm going to bed. Good night!" She joined a young girl who was already asleep and laid down on the mat next to her.

The gang was staying in a beautiful mansion on the outskirts of a quaint little town. They'd been allowed to stay at the palace for tonight because Miroku, the monk, had, in his usual custom, flirted with the pretty widow who owned the castle. His rubbing her buttocks and asking her very private questions had obviously charmed the woman. Thus, she'd let the friends stay in the castle! Now, however, Miroku had a fresh, red handprint on his face, courtesy of Sango. Sango and Miroku had a sort of "tough love" affection for each other, though neither would truly confess that. Miroku was way too flirtatious and overbearing, while Sango was independent and headstrong. Their relationship was basically going nowhere!

Back to the feudal era again…

A very young fox demon named Shippo leaped onto InuYasha's shoulder. "So, InuYasha, now that it's just us guys, how far have you gone with Kagome?"

"Wh…WHAT!" InuYasha yelled. Making a giant fist, he punched Shippo and slammed him into the ground, screaming, "NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN!" Even when InuYasha was a human, he could always bully and tease the young kitsune.

Shippo whimpered and cried, running over to where Miroku sat. The monk closed his eyes and decided to join Shippo in pissing InuYasha off. "It's obvious in InuYasha's manner, Shippo, that he has merely kissed Kagome. He's never gone farther. Really, InuYasha, you should act more affectionately towards your woman and not push her so hard. Like I do to fair Sango."

"What, so I can flirt with everything I see!" InuYasha yelled, jumping up. "I mean it, when I turn back into a half demon—MIROKU, are you even listening to me? Miroku!" He turned around and saw what Miroku was now staring at.

Sango had awakened and was walking calmly towards them. She bent down towards Miroku, smiling sweetly. In a flash, her smile was gone, and she was screaming, "I-AM-NOT- YOUR-WOMAN!" With every word, she slapped him hard. Regaining control over herself, Sango sat down next to InuYasha, who was now also sitting and smirking at Miroku. Everyone stopped talking and thought.

InuYasha glanced at the one girl who was sleeping in the corner, Kagome. He gazed at her raven black hair, her closed, yet fierce when open, eyes, her strange school uniform. He looked up at the roof and then back at her, thinking, "Do I really push Kagome too hard? She does always look so tired…But I need to finish the completion of the Shikon Jewel! After all, do I love Kagome or my demon powers more? And…what about Kikyo? I loved Kikyo more passionately than anyone I've ever loved…but do I still love her? Once, we defeat Naraku and complete the Shikon Jewel, will Kagome decide to go back to her own time forever? What will Kikyo do? Kikyo…Kagome…I do want to be with you, but I just don't know what demon form I'll choose. My dream has always been to become a full demon, but now…UGH! Love makes everything so much more complicated. I wish I'd never met either Kikyo or…" His thoughts were interrupted by a sudden itch on his neck. His arm went right to the itch and pulled down a tiny flea. "Well, well, if it isn't Myoga! Did you run away because you were afraid that I can't protect you in this form?"

"Oh, Master InuYasha…there's no TIME for that now!" Myoga yelped, while InuYasha smirked. "Everyone, quickly, gather around me!" Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Sango's cat, Kirara, obeyed the order without question.

"Naraku is coming!" Myoga announced. "He wants Kagome's three shards!"

"How do YOU know? You wouldn't get close to Naraku under ANY conditions!" InuYasha frowned, but now a hint of concern was visible on his face. Myoga was usually correct about his hypotheses.

"I saw him in the bushes, instructing Kohaku on what to do!" Kohaku was Sango's brother, possessed by the evil demon Naraku, who kept him alive with a single Jewel shard. At his name, Sango winced and shed a tear. Miroku noticed this and rubbed her in a very private place. In return, he received a cold glare.

Miroku stood up. "Better safe than sorry. InuYasha…you should take Kagome into the forest at the back of this palace…or, better yet…back to her own time. Don't come back until dawn, and not till Kagome wakes. Sango, Kirara, Shippo and I can probably hold Naraku off until then…it's only a few hours."

"Aw, why do I have to help fight Naraku?" Shippo cried. "I am just a little kid, ya know!"

While bending over to pick Kagome up, InuYasha surprisingly consented. "You're right, Shippo. You can come with me and Kagome…and you can fight the wolves for us, if they come and attack us. And other demons, too!"

Shippo jumped back, clearly afraid of leaving the palace. "N…n…no, that's all right, InuYasha, now that I think about it. I'll help to fight Naraku…I'll be totally fine." He shivered nervously.

Sango quickly went to change into her exterminating suit, and came back just as fast. InuYasha waited for her, holding Kagome in his arms. The 15-year-old girl stirred, but did not wake up. When Sango returned to the group, InuYasha went to the door, ready to leave. "You all better stay in one piece." He growled, though he truly was concerned for their welfare. With that, he opened the back door and left the palace.

No sooner had he done so than a loud rumbling was heard. "This is it, Sango." Miroku said, holding his staff upright. The exterminator nodded and got ready to throw her Hiraikotsu. Suddenly, the front wall collapsed, revealing Naraku in his suit. Behind him stood Kohaku. The villainous demon instantly saw Miroku and Sango, giving them an evil smile. He simply followed with one short, but chilling, sentence.

"Give me the Shikon shards or perish."

YAY! I'm finally done with the prologue! You guys don't know how big of an accomplishment that is for me. I know…it was probably boring, wasn't it? But I promise: it'll get better. Soon, this story will have romance, drama, action, adventure, suspense, humor…whatever genre you like it's going to get! If you could, please write in your review what you felt about the length. I don't know if it's too long, too short, or just right…So PLEASE R&R! NO FLAMES THIS TIME It's only my first Anime Spiral piece!

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