A/N: FULL DISCLAIMER

AND TRIGGER WARNING:

This story is rated "M" because it contains acts of sexual assault, violence, rape, self harm, and consensual sexual situations. If any of these things are a trigger for you or you are easily offended, I highly suggest a different story. Reader discretion is advised.

If you do wish to continue, I have placed an [*] at the beginning and end of each section involving acts of sexual violence should you wish to skip those parts.

I do not own InuYasha.

Prologue

She could feel the wind in her face as she sprinted through the schoolyard. A giggle escaped her lips as Koga called out to her. "Hey, Kagome! Wait up!" Long ebony hair swooshed over her shoulder as her head turned to face the young wolf demon chasing her.

"Nah nah nah nah nah! You can't catch me!" She taunted him. Turning her head back to face forward, Kagome's dark eyes locked with the most beautiful color of amber she had ever seen. Unable to stop herself in time, she collided with the young boy who had those eyes, sending him shooting back into a tree and hitting his head. "Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry! Are you ok?" Kagome asked the new little boy. She thought the teacher had said his name was InuYasha, but she wasn't sure.

His amber eyes looked up at her, hurt and anger obviously present. "You idiot! Why don't you watch where you're going next time?" The young half-demon child shouted at her.

Feeling defensive, Kagome clenched her fists at her side. "Hey, it's not like I meant to push you! I said I was sorry!" She shouted back just as Koga reached her.

"Hey, dog-breath, leave Kagome alone!" Koga yelled in the face of the boy with the cute dog ears on top of his long, silver locks of hair.

InuYasha turned to face the boy shouting at him. "What's it to you, ya stinkin' wolf?"

"Kagome's my friend, that's what!" Koga screamed.

Kagome stood between the two demon boys who were revving up for a fight. "Hey, you two, don't fight! It was an accident." She stepped over to InuYasha. A sudden urge to touch those ears of his shook within her. With wonder in her eyes, she reached up and stroked them both in her tiny hands.

InuYasha stared at the young girl as her hands came up to touch him. He didn't know why he didn't stop her as she invaded his personal space to touch his ears of all things. But when she touched him, he instantly felt calmer. A wave of soothing energy flooded his body and he felt a small smile play across his lips. "Ka-Kagome, huh? I guess that's kind of a pretty name..." he said softly.

Her hands stopped their movement as she looked once again into those golden orbs of his. "Th-thanks." She mumbled, nervously. She brought her hands back down to her sides. "I really am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Keh, you're just a human girl. You couldn't hurt me." The smile on his face was teasing, playful.

She shrugged. "Still, I'm sorry. I-InuYasha, was it?" She asked him.

"Yeah."

"Nice to meet you." Kagome smiled brightly at the boy.

"Yeah, sure." He said sarcastically, though he smiled back at her.