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Chapter 1

He waited patiently on a hill over looking a dirt road. Trees lined it on both sides. The armor that ran across his right arm and the breastplate on his chestglisten in the sun's light as his ears twitched back and forth, searching for a sound. His nose sniffed the scents of the warm autumn air. Nothing. He became frustrated with each passing second as the thing he was searching for couldn't be found. His fist clenched, his patience began to dwindle away. A brisk wind passed him carrying the scent he had been looking for. He smirked.

The sudden sound of rustling leaves caught his attention. His hand flew to the sword that rested on his hip. A familiar scent brushed passed his nose and he relaxed though his hand still rested on his sword.

"Inuyasha you should learn to relax." A figure said as it walked out of the brush.

"Maybe you should learn not to sneak up on people." Inuyasha replied. He looked back down at the road to find the location of where the scent came from. "I take it, Kouga, that since you came to bother me that you caught the scent as well?"

Kouga nodded." Yeah. The human convoy should be here soon." he walked over to where Inuyasha stood. "I'm actually surprised your half demon nose caught the scent from this far away." Kouga voice held a slight tone of dislike for Inuyasha.

Inuyasha growled lowly. "Kouga, I maybe a half demon but I can easily kill you." He threatened his hand tighting around his sword. Kouga hand grasped his own sword.

The two stared at each other, waiting for the other to make his move. They ran several scenarios of what could happen in the fight in their minds. The mistakes they could make or the number of times they would get hit. The amount of strength and agility it would take to gain the upper hand. Over and over they thought about how the battle would go and how the consequences of their moves would affect it.

As they thought about this they didn't notice that another figure had joined them with a knife aimed at both of them. The figure threw his arm forward, flinging the two knives at the two. Sensing danger their demonic instincts quickly took over and the two jumped out of the way.

"You know I'm surprised that the two of you didn't notice I was here." The figure spoke. "If I had been a human I could have killed you two before you would've even noticed that I was here." The figure walked out of the brush with a staff in his hand.

"Miroku you are human remember?" Inuyasha said pointing out the obvious.

He nodded. "True, but I'm on your side remember?"

"Good thing you are two otherwise you'd already be dead." Kouga said as he took his hand off his sword.

The sound of clattering armor drew their attention to the dirt road. They saw that there were two lines of human footman walking along each side of ten wagons carrying several boxes and crates full of supplies, each being pulled by two horses. A row of archers walked behind them with notched arrows in their bows. The three smiled at the stupidity of them. Thinking that wearing armor was going to protect them from their claws, fangs, and a very sharp staff.

"I think it's time to get to work." Inuyasha said. He jumped off the hill, with Miroku and Kouga behind him.

The wind blew quickly passed him as he soared down. He flexed his clawed hands tightlycausing them to snap and crack. He could feel his heart began to pick up its pace as the anticipation of battle passed through his mind. His muscles tensed. He could feel the urge to cut through human flesh pulsate through his veins. He got his wish.

A clawed hand ripped open an unsuspecting footman's armored back. Blood splattered all over Inuyasha as he jumped above the dying footman and came down on another one, thrusting his hand through his chest.

Five footmen drew their swords and charged him. Recklessly they slashed at him giving him the easy chance of dodging them. He tore through their bodies as they made stupid mistakes that cost them their lives.

Grabbing one of the soldiers's swinging arms he twisted the arm in direction it was not supposed to go and shoved the blade into his chest. He turned to look at the archers and found them aiming their arrows at him. Using the footman as a shield he ran toward them. Their arrows pieced the footman's body, but didn't have enough strength to go through it. As he drew closer the archers started to panic and shot wildly. Their arrows were now going in erratic paths. Some completely off target. Some of the archers dropped their bows and ran.

Inuyasha threw the body at the archers when he got close enough before tearing into them. He cut and slashed the archers into mangled figures that hardly looked human. Blood poured out onto the ground through open wounds. The ground became a pool of red. Red like the way his demonic blood wanted it.

Kouga kicked one of the footmen's head causing it whiplash, hard. The footmen dropped where he stood. Kouga turned around kicking another footman into a wagon. A piece of the wagon protruded out from the soldier's heart. He ran toward another footman, dodged the blade that came at him, and kicked the footman's nose into his brain. He then picked up the soldier's sword and cut the throat out of another one. Blood spewed out onto his unarmored skin. His clothes turned into a tinted brown and red.

He continued to slash through the remaining footman and two archers in his way, blood spayed onto him like rain. In only a few seconds he slashed down every soldier in his way. He chucked the sword aside to and checked on Miroku and Inuyasha. Seeing only that Inuyasha was finished with his number, but Miroku only had a few left.

Miroku threw his knives into the heart of two footmen. He ran toward the remaining four, blocking the sword slashes with his staff and pierced one of them through the stomach with the end of it. The other three came at him again. Two of them slashing at the same time, but he ducked and stabbed another in the neck.

He moved to the left dodging another slash. As he dodged the slash he smacked the footman in the head with his staff, and then stabbing him in the back.

He finished the last of the soldier that was around him, delivering a knife into his heart. He looked at Kouga and Inuyasha to find them done as well. He saw that both were covered in blood, but he knew well enough that the blood was not theirs. The two often had a habit of going over board and liked to have blood everywhere. Usually causing blood to splatter all over them. Just one of the many reasons he was glad to be on their side.

"Since you two are done butchering what do you say we get these supplies back home?" He said as he walked toward the wagons. He searched through the supplies only looking for those things of great worth since they had so few hands to carry the supplies home. As he searched through the boxes and crates he found something interesting. "Hey you two get over here and look at this!"

"What is it?" Inuyasha asked as he walked up to him. Inuyasha shook his head like a dog attempting to get the wet blood out of his hair.

Kouga's eye twitched as some of the blood splattered onto his face. He attempted to sock Inuyasha in the face, but Inuyasha ducked and leaped toward Miroku. He growled and jumped after him.

Miroku picked up the object and found it to be a pink orb. "No idea but it looks pretty valuable." Miroku suddenly felt a weird feeling shoot through him. He looked down at the orb and felt something radiate off it, but then it disappeared. "You two feel that?"

"Feel what?" Kouga replied wiping the drying blood off his face.

"Never mind" He mumbled. I could've sworn I felt some kind of energy pulsate off this. He shook his head. I've got to be imagining things. He put the orb into a crate along with several different items and put it under his arm. "Let's find some more stuff and get out of here. There is going to be a patrol coming through here soon."

The three searched through the remaining wagons, packing in whatever was important. After they packed everything they tore up whatever was left to make sure if the forgot anything important that it didn't fall back into human hands.

"Let's go." Miroku said as he ran away. The other two following him.

An hour later

Four knights, six footmen, and two figures walked up to the dirt road.

The two figures looked at the battlefield in horror. They couldn't believe the amount of blood that covered the ground. They walked toward some of the less mangled bodies to see if anyone was alive, but they knew it was futile with that much carnage. They turned to look at the wagons.

"Go check out the wagons. See what's missing." One of the figures said, pointing to the footmen. "Sango, who do you think did this?"

"Kagome I really don't know. I hope that we don't find out." Sango replied. She walked toward the wagons with Kagome following her.

"Ma'am! The orb is gone!" One of the footmen yelled caring an empty crate. The two girls gasped.

"The king is not going to like this." Kagome spoke to herself. She and the entire patrol took off and headed toward to the kingdom.

Scene Change

"Miroku why did you pack women's clothing?" Inuyasha asked, holding up a women's dress. "Are you a cross dresser or are you living another life you haven't told us about?"

The three sat in a little hut inside the Western Kingdom rummaging through the stolen supplies, deciding what to give to the king and what to keep for themselves.

Miroku nodded his head. "I was going to give the dress to my future wife." He replied causing Inuyasha to scoff.

"Are you planning on having her be the size of a toothpick?" He looked at the dress. "Cause only a toothpick could fit into this dress. Not only that, but since you're such a pervert you'll never be able to hold onto a woman unless you stop." Miroku just shrugged.

"At least he's shown that he's interested in women." Kouga butted in, with intent to get Inuyasha angry.

Inuyasha glared at him. "What exactly is that supposed to mean?"

"I mean that I've never seen you show any interest in women. You haven't ever tried to flirt with one. At least that I've seen." Kouga said causing Miroku to raise a suspicious eyebrow at him.

Miroku nodded. "I agree. I don't believe I've ever seen you with a woman."

Inuyasha jumped up in anger. "Just because I've never been with a woman you assume I'm gay!' He yelled. His fist clenched tightly. "Well if you need to know I'm not gay!" He all but screamed into their ears.

"How do we know that?" Kouga asked.

Inuyasha growled angrily. "Whatever. Believe what you want. At least I don't treat women like they're a buffet line." He stormed out of the hut but not before knocking the two in the head. Loosening a couple teeth. "I'm not gay!" He yelled before walking into the forest.

Miroku rubbed the soar spot on his head. "Did he have to hit so hard?"

"Pathetic human. You should learn how to take pain." Kouga said as if he didn't even feel it even though there was a constant throb beating through his head. The comment caused Miroku to smack him with his staff. "Ow! What are you doing you stupid monk!"

"Now who should learn to take pain?" Miroku said laughing. Kouga mumbled something that sounded like "I'm going to kill you" but Miroku ignored it. "What do you think this orb is?" He decided to change the subject before he died.

Kouga shrugged. "Beats the heck out of me. Why don't we crack it open and see if there is anything inside?"

Miroku shook his head. "This thing might hold considerable value and to break it could ruin it." Kouga rolled his eyes. "Not only that but I think that there is some kind of power inside this orb."

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"I mean that when I picked it up that I sensed something in it." Kouga raised an eyebrow. "It was only there for a second then it was gone. I don't know what it is." Miroku closed his eyes. He tried to remember the feeling but was having a hard time. Well that and Kouga was poking his head to try to get his attention. "Do you mind? I'm trying to concentrate here."

"Why don't we just get Kanna to identify it?" Kouga suggested.

Miroku nodded. "Right. Let's go."

The two walked into Kanna's hut with the orb in tow.

"Lady Kanna? We have a human orb we need you to identify." Miroku said.

Kanna walked toward the two. "Set it onto the floor." Miroku did as he was told, and he set the orb down. Kanna walked up to it and scanned it with her mirror. The Orb suddenly pulsated and she was pushed backwards.

"Lady Kanna you all right?" Kouga asked.

"Yes, but the orb is shielded. It will take me some time to break it. When I do though I shall contact you."

"Okay Lady Kanna." Miroku said. He walked out the door along with Kouga.

Scene Change

Kagome quickly walked through the white hallways of the King's castle. She didn't know how he was going to react and she hoped that he wouldn't be angry. Especially at her since she was the one delivering the message. She pushed opened the iron doors of the king's throne room and walked up to his throne.

"Ah Lady Kagome. What is you are here for?" He inquired.

"Milord I'm afraid I have some bad news to deliver. The orb is gone. The demons stole it. They slaughtered the convoy guarding it and took it." She said.

His eyes widened. "Did you say that they captured the orb?" Kagome nodded. "We must get that orb back no matter the cost!" He yelled. His fist slammed into the arm of his throne causing Kagome to jump. "Lady Kagome I want you Sango and her brother, Kohaku, to sneak into the Western Lands tomorrow at dawn and get that orb back!"

Kagome shook her head. "Milord that is suicide. You can't expect the three of us come back alive do you? We'll be out numbered by to many demons to count." She protested.

"Lady Kagome that is an order from your king. You must obey it or you will be hung." The king stared at her with anger in his eyes.

Kagome nearly took a step back. She had known the king for years and he thought of her as a daughter. Not only that but he had never hung or threatened to hang anyone before. Nor had she seen the anger that was welling up in his eyes. He never even killed a traitor and now he was willing to hang somebody he was close to just because she didn't want to go onto a suicide mission. What had happened to the king? Now she had no choice but to go.

"Milord, if I may ask. Why is the orb so important that you will send your servants into a place of uncertain death?"

"Lady Kagome you know that we have been in a war with the demons for over 100 years." Kagome nodded. "You also know that a priestess's energy is extremely effective against demons." She nodded again, but didn't know what that had to do with the orb. "Well we have been working on a way to harness a priestess's energy into an object that would, when touched by a demon, explode. Releasing purifying energy that would kill the demon that touched and any around it."

Kagome eyes widened. "I see milord. This is an important task. We will do it with no objections."

The king nodded. "Go now."

Kagome bowed and walked out of the throne room somewhat disturbed about the information she had just received. She didn't know why but she had a feeling that something wasn't right about what the king was doing. Not only that, but she had forgotten to ask what happened to the priestesses when they gave up their energy. She had a feeling that it was bad when they did.

Sango awaited Kagome outside the castle walls, since only the people that the king trusted could enter the castle to talk privately. "What did the king say?" She asked as Kagome came out of the castle.

"You, me, and your brother Kohaku are to leave for the Western Lands at dawn." She said sadly.

"What!" Sango yelled. "That's suicide!"

Kagome smiled sadly. "That's what I told him, but he said unless we do that we will be hanged." She watched Sango's fist clench. "I know how you feel but there is nothing we can do. We should prepare and later tonight have our maybe last girl's night out."

Nightfall

Inuyasha angrily trudged through the black forest. Scolding himself for making the stupid mistake of forgetting the night was the night of the new moon. "I can't believe I forgot about this. I can't even find my way back home without my sense of smell." He said to himself. As he walked the sound of a bustling town caught the attention of his human ears. He walked toward the sound hoping that it was his home, but as he walked out of the forest he found it was a human town. He was about to turn back when something caught his eye. He saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

He didn't know what it was, but he felt a weird feeling towards the girl. What's wrong with me? She's human. He didn't know why but he got a sudden urge to follow her, even though his mind said not to his heart pushed him after her.

Kagome had absolutely no idea where she was or where Sango was. All she knew was that they had walked into a crowd of people and then Sango suddenly disappeared. She wasn't worried about her after all Sango was a demon slayer, but she on the other hand was just an unarmed high archer of the army who anybody had an advantage over when at close range not to mention unarmed.

As she walked through the crowd of people she had a sudden wave of uneasiness and she could feel her body go on alert as if someone was following her. She looked behind her, but found know one following her. That still didn't put the feeling to rest. Even though it was against her better judgment she continued to look for Sango, but the feeling grew stronger the deeper she got into the crowd of people. She picked up her pace and desperately tried to find Sango or the path home. Looking behind her she found a man following her. She did the only thing she could think of. She ran. The man quickly walked after her.

She looked back again and found the guy still going after, and her she picked up her pace. She ran as fast as she could for several minutes until she was confident she lost him. Slowing down to a walk she decided to walk home and meet Sango in the morning. She was confident that she had lost him, yet she still continued to look over her shoulder. As she rounded a corner she ran into somebody's chest.

"Sorry." She said apologetically to the man. The man looked down at her, smiled evilly her causing her to take a step back.

"Thanks for stopping her." A voice appeared behind her. She looked back to find the guy who was following her behind her.

"No problem." The guy looked up and down her body as if it was an object. "I can see why you followed her. She's really nice."

Kagome looked at the two in horror. She looked at the two guys and found that they were cutting her off from going anywhere.

The two took a step forward causing her to shrink to the wall. They continued to step forward until they were in arms length of her. As one of them tried to touch her, but her body reacted on instinct kicking him were it hurts. The guy fell over and she used the chance to escape or would've if the other guy hadn't caught her.

"You're not going anywhere. Especially not after that." The statement caused Kagome to struggle and scream. The guy had a hard time controlling her as she furiously tried to escape. The adrenaline pumped through her veins but the guy had too much strength on her. He also had her in way that I made it hard for her to move. The guy put his hand on her jaw so that she couldn't open it without hurting herself.

"You are going to pay for that you little witch." The other man said as he struggled to get to his feet. The fear in Kagome's eyes was clearly visible as she tried to get loose. It seemed to grow every passing moment. The guy pulled his arm back and punched her in her stomach, hard enough for her to nearly black out. The guy was about to hit her again but something hit his head causing him to stop. He looked behind him. "Who threw that?"

"I did." Kagome turned her eyes to look at a black haired Inuyasha. "You should let her go especially since she doesn't deserve anything your were about to do to her."

"Stay out of this you little whelp. Mind your own business!" The man yelled.

"I'm afraid this is my business. Now let her go right now. I won't say it again." He threatened, anger flooding his voice.

"Whatever kid. It's your funeral."

The man ran at Inuyasha taking several swings at him. He easily dodged each swing, frustrating the man. The man became frantic with his punches. So much so that he over swung giving Inuyasha an easy knock out hit to the stomach.

Inuyasha looked at the other man daring him to go at him. The man obliged. He took several swings at Inuyasha but on one swing grabbed the man' arm and twisted it in a way that it was not meant to go causing the bone to snap. The man laid down in agony over his broken arm. Inuyasha walked over to Kagome who was now on the ground staring at him.

"You okay?" All he got was a nod. He offered his hand to her and she gratefully took it. "Do you know how to get home?" She nodded. "Will you be okay on your own?"

She shook her head. He sighed. "Do you know where you live?"

"Just follow me." She said quietly. Inuyasha began to follow her.

He looked at her and found that she wore the badge of a high archer across her left arm. How the heck did a high archer of the army get caught off guard by a couple of mere thugs? He wondered. Pulling up beside her he looked at her face, noticing that she had beautiful eyes causing him to take pause in his step.

He then continued to follow her until he saw that they came to pathway that led to a small wooden house. As they neared the house he grabbed her arm causing her to look at him. "Hey are you sure that you're alright?" He said a little tougher than he wanted.

She scowled at him. "Would you be alright if somebody walked up to you and tried to do who knows what to you?" She yelled. Inuyasha took a step back from her sudden outburst.

"Well I would've fought back!" He replied.

"How can you fight back when you're pinned to some guy while the other is hitting you in the stomach!" She screamed with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Hey wait. Don't cry." Inuyasha said as he saw the tears fill her eyes. He felt regret about the things he said. He didn't mean it. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry. Come on let's just get you inside." He really hated it when girls cry. Lucky for him Kagome obliged.

"I'm sorry for my outburst." Kagome quietly said as she got to her door. "I should've been thanking you instead of yelling at you. I'm sorry." She bowed her head at him as a sign if forgiveness.

He tilted her chin up to him. "You have nothing that needs forgiving." He let her chin go. "You going to be alright?"

"Yeah."

The two sat in silence for a few seconds before Inuyasha broke it. "I should probably get going." He turned to walk away, but Kagome grabbed his arm.

"Wait. Don't go. I could use some company." She let his arm go and he stared into her eyes. They were begging him to stay.

Inuyasha fought a three sided battle. His mind telling him to go to stay away, but his heart telling him to stay while the girl's eyes begged him to stay. He fought the battle while looking into her eyes, and found that as he did he no longer heard his mind telling him no. "Okay, I'll stay." The girl smiled at him. "One question though. How do you know that you can trust me?"

"I can see it in your eyes. Something in them tells me that you won't do anything to me. And that I can trust you." She said as she continued to stare in his eyes for a few seconds. She then turned away from him. "Come on let's get something to eat." She stepped aside to let Inuyasha in before going in herself, the door closing gently behind her.

I apologize if this is going to fast I'm just not full of ideas right now. Please review and constructive criticism is appreciated.