Killer

Disclaimer- I don't own anything from Inuyasha.

Hey everyone. Here is another new story that I wrote. I hope you like it. I have to say, it is different than the others I have written, so I am sorry if it isn't good. Please review and tell me what you think. Thank you!

Chapter One- Monsters

A little girl no older than three ran down the street of the village, her parents following right behind her. Her mother smiled as she watched her little girl laugh and play. She had shoulder length, midnight black hair and chocolate brown eyes. She looked more like her mother who had long raven black hair and stormy grey eyes. Her father had dark brown hair and chestnut brown eyes. Their daughter was their pride and joy. "Be careful sweetie!" her mother called.

"Yes mommy!" their daughter called back with a giggle. Just then she sensed something strange coming near the village. Her mother sensed it a few minutes later.

"Oh no." Her mother whispered. Her husband turned to her.

"Kikyo, dear, what's wrong?" he asked his wife. Kikyo began to run forward.

"Kagome!" she screamed at her daughter. Kagome turned just in time to see a figure with long black hair, dressed in a strange white outfit land in front of her mother. "Demon." Kikyo seethed. The demon laughed and before anyone could blink, Kikyo's heart had a hole through it. Kagome's eyes widened in fear and tears formed in them.

"MOMMY!" she screamed. The demon then began to attack the other villagers. Kagome just stood there, frozen in fear. She just looked at her mother's unmoving body. The buildings around her burned to the ground, but Kagome didn't even notice until one of the buildings collapsed and a piece of wood pierced through her left leg. She screamed in agony as she fell to the ground. The smoke made it hard to breathe and clouded her vision. When she looked up, she saw the demon hovering over her. Its eyes were vacant like a black void, no emotion what so ever. It kneeled down in front of her and raised its claws. Kagome cried and waited for her death to come, but she didn't want it to end yet. Her breathing was rugged and she knew she would probably die. The demon laughed at her.

"Stupid human." He said as he stood and went to leave. Kagome growled and grabbed its ankle.

"Monster!" she screamed, before burning its ankle with her spiritual powers. The demon screamed in pain and rage. It raised its hand and burned her over the eyes with a strange poison. The demon's blood red eyes began to glint with victory. With that, the demon vanished. The last thing Kagome saw were two amber eyes looking at her before all was black.

I shot up from her bed in cold sweat, my hand griping my chest. It has been a long time since I dreamed of that day. The day I lost everything I held dear. The day I was afraid to remember but forbidden to forget. A woman with long black hair and blue eyes came into the room. "Kagome are you alright?"

"Yes Lady Midoriki, I'm fine." I replied. Midoriki came over and smoothed out my tangled black hair.

"Kagome, I love you like a daughter. You can tell me anything, you know." Midoriki said quietly. I smiled. After I had blacked out that day, I had woken up in Midoriki's hut, two weeks later. After hearing my story, she took me into her care. It has been fourteen years since then. I still have the scar from where the wood had pierced my ankle and the burns across my eyes. Midoriki said it was a miracle that I could still see. Which it was.

However, what Midoriki didn't know was I had gained a new way of seeing. I didn't just see with my eyes anymore. I saw with my spiritual powers and through the vibrations I felt through my feet or the sounds I heard. I smiled at the woman before me. "I know that Lady Midoriki, but I don't want to trouble you any more than I already have. I mean, you took me in when I had nowhere else to go, taught me how to control my spiritual powers, and have given me so much on top of that."

"Kagome..." she started. I giggled and hugged Midoriki.

"Thank you for everything." I said with a smile. I stood up, and stretched. "I'm going to go into town today, if that's alright?"

"Of course it is, just don't forget-" Midoriki started.

"My bow and arrows." I finished, having heard it a hundred times. Midoriki chuckled at the girl before her. I grabbed my weapon and began to head down the dirt trail that would take me to the village. "Bye Lady Midoriki!"

Third Person POV - Midoriki

Midoriki waved at Kagome. Then she just stood and watched as Kagome walked away. She still couldn't believe that after such a traumatic event that Kagome was able to be so cheerful. In the years that she raised the young woman, Kagome had become everything to Midoriki. A small smile appeared on her face. She new one day the woman would leave to live her life. When that day came she knew she'd be heartbroken. Just then she sensed them... demons. She pulled out her bow and arrows, getting ready for a fight.

First Person POV – Kagome

I continued down the dirt road that would take me to the village. However something didn't feel right. I had a sinking suspicion that something was terribly wrong. Lady Midoriki had said that when I got that feeling it normally meant trouble. But what could have happened? That's when I noticed the black smoke rising up from where the village was. I took off in a sprint to the hill that over looked the village. The closer I got I heard the screams of the villagers. When I reached the top of the hill my eyes widened. For there before me was the village being burned to the ground and demons attacking the people. Eating or ripping them to shreds without a thought or care. MY hand tightened on my bow. Without a second thought I rushed down into the village to help, my long black hair blowing in my face. Unlike a normal person I always ran into danger not away from it.

I ran into the heart of the village, which is where the most demons were. The smoke made it hard to breathe. It made my lungs and throat feel like they were burning. It also blurred my vision. This didn't stop me from fighting. When I ran out of arrows I transferred my spiritual powers to my hands and began to cut up the demons. Just then I felt an aura I recognized but before I could react my shoulder was cut badly, fatally. That's when I saw him, the monster from fourteen years ago. He just walked away and left me there, like the rest of the villagers, to die. I fell to the ground in pain. Not that it would matter much since I was about to die. "Monster." I said before falling unconscious.

Elsewhere (Different POV)

I was running through the forest, returning from a hunt when the strong scent of death reached my nose. This wasn't the first time I picked up on the scent, but something made me decide to investigate. Whatever it was I didn't know, but I did know I must have lost my mind. I ran in the direction of the scent, and it lead me to the edge of the forest. I froze right there. The last time I entered a human village it turned out horribly. However this one smelled of death, I didn't smell any life at all. Going against my better judgment I went out of the forest.

When my eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight, I saw a burned down village with dead corpses littered everywhere. And they weren't just human, there were demons too. I walked around looking at the damage that had been done. I had only seen something like this once before, from this close that is. A growl erupted from my throat. All this mindless killing had to stop! But as long as Naraku was alive, that was never going to happen. Just then I heard the faint breathing of someone nearby. Someone was still alive? How could someone survive this? Searching through the thousands of bodies I found a human woman lying in the center of the village, surrounded by hundreds of dead demons. She had a fatal wound on her shoulder that reeked of Naraku. So he had decided to kill this one himself. Glancing around one more time I growled. I turned to leave but for some reason my body wouldn't move. I couldn't just leave the woman here to die. A part of me told me to help her. To save this weak little human! With a heavy sigh I picked her up bridal style, and disappeared into the forest.

Kagome's POV

My body felt heavy, like it was made of stone instead of flesh and bone. My eyelids felt just as heavy. Something wasn't right though. I was in pain. I thought I died in the village, I shouldn't be in pain. The afterlife shouldn't be painful. Should it? Slowly, almost hesitantly I opened my eyes. I saw the green light of the sun shining through the leaves above me and realized I was in the forest. How on earth did I get here? I noticed that I was lying on a bed made of moss and vines. My hand shot to my shoulder. That monster had fatally wounded me! I was bleeding to death! I was... I looked at the wound and saw that it was now just a scar. Four claw marks going down the front and back of my shoulder. But how was it a scar? I should have died or at the very least been dying now.

No human could survive from a wound like that! I was no exception. How did it turn into a scar? I know for a fact I should have died from that. To make sure I wasn't dreaming I pinched myself. Ow! Okay, so it's not a dream. Then how did I survive?

Just then I sensed something coming towards me at a fast pace. Another demon! No... something was different about this one. It's aura didn't match that of a demon. Then, it suddenly jumped out from the trees. It had long silver hair, amber-gold eyes, and two dog ears atop of its head. Just what was this thing? Memories of what happened came flooding back to me as I sat there. Everyone had died, except me. Just like the last time. Why was I the sole survivor? Why did everyone else have to die? I tried to hold back my tears, but failed. It moved until it knelt in front of me. The thing before me looked at me in confusion. Like it had never seen tears before.

It leaned forward and I tensed, waiting for my death. Surely this thing wanted me dead. Why would it care about an orphan human girl anyways? Instead of killing me like I thought it would, it began to lick my tears away. This thing was licking me! When it pulled back I saw the sorrow in its eyes. Demons never cared what happened to humans nowadays, so why did this thing? That's when it occurred to me. This thing before me had a heart, unlike most demons, this thing actually cared. Before I could stop myself I reached forward to stroke its cheek but it was gone in a blink of the eye. "WAIT!" I called after it, but it was already gone. I couldn't sense its aura anymore. Glancing down I saw a bag of food and my weapon. Tears formed in my eyes when I realized that whatever that thing was, it had saved me from the village. It had taken care of me. My heart leapt at the thought. Ever since I was little the only person who took care of me was Lady Midoriki. No one else thought it was important enough.

Standing on shaky legs I began to try and find the thing that had helped me. I had to know who or what it was. I had to thank it for what it did for me. After about an hour I heard what sounded like footsteps. In my weakened condition I knew that I wouldn't be able to fight it if they were demons, so I hid behind a tree, my bow ready in case I need it. Suddenly there was a twin tail cat demon in front of me, growling. I was so scared that I reacted before I could stop myself and I shot an arrow. I did miss and my arrow got stuck in the trunk of a tree. "Whoa! Calm down!" a male voice said. I looked up to see a male dressed in purple robes, with black hair pulled into a ponytail at the nape of his neck, and violet eyes. Next to him stood a woman in a black battle outfit with pink armour, long brown hair pulled into a high ponytail, and brown eyes.

"We aren't going to hurt you." The woman said as she knelt in front of me. She moved a couple of stray strands of hair from my face. I looked at them confused. When she started to pull her arm away I caught it, startling the girl. The cat growled. "It's alright Kirara, she's not going to hurt me."

"You're a demon slayer." I stated, making both the male and the female look at me confused. With my free hand I touched the ground. "And you're a monk."

"That's... interesting." The monk said to what I did. No one had ever used the word interesting for my gift before. Most thought I was a freak for it. That's why Lady Midoriki was the only person I trusted. She accepted me with all my quirks. The female smiled at me.

"What's your name?" she asked. I looked at her.

"Kagome." I answered. My body still felt weak and I felt myself slipping from the conscious world.

"I'm Sango." She introduced. "And this is Miroku and Kirara." I nodded to acknowledge that I understood. Sango noticed the bag of food I had. When she looked up at me she noticed the scar on my shoulder. "What happened to you?"

"Nothing you need to concern yourself with." I replied, trying to stand up. My ankle has always been a weak point for me, and in my weakened state it may it even more difficult. "I need to go."

"Don't force yourself Kagome." Miroku stated. My vision began to black out again.

"I have a monster to hunt down." I said, finally getting to my feet. I began to walk away. No idea where I was going. I mean how was I supposed to find a monster I had only seen twice?

"Kagome, you can't travel alone." Miroku started. "Why don't you come with us, we're hunting down an evil demon ourselves. Maybe while we search you'll find this monster you're looking for." I couldn't believe my ears. They actually wanted me to come with them? I looked back at them.

"You want me to come with you? You don't care?" I asked in a weak voice. Sango and Miroku smiled at me.

"Of course not." They both replied. I smiled at them before all my strength left me and I collapsed to the ground. "Kagome!"

Other POV

I was running through the forest to where I had left the woman. It was a hiding spot that no one could get to unless they knew where it was. It had a barrier to protect it. Clutched in my hand was a bag of food and herbs for her wounds. The closer I got I could hear her ragged breathing. She was awake, and panicking. I came out from the tree line and saw the fear in confusion in her eyes as she looked at me. Why wasn't there disgust like when everyone else looked at me? Suddenly tears filled her eyes and it pulled at my heart. I knelt in front of her and leaned in. She tensed obviously bracing herself for something. Her eyes widened in surprise when I began to lick her tears away.

Though it was a stupid thing to feel, I felt sorrow for the girl. Why I cared so much about one girl I didn't know. But I knew what she was going through. Watching the people you love being torn away from you. She had lost everyone in her entire village! In one day! I couldn't help but feel sorrow for the young woman before me. I had to admit though she was beautiful. Her chocolate brown eyes were the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. That's when I noticed her hand was reaching up to touch my face. No way in hell! I quickly took off into the forest. "WAIT!" I heard her scream after me. That was the first time I heard her voice. But I didn't stop running. How could I be so stupid as to get so close to that human!

Humans were the ones who took her away from me! From my family! There was no way that human would be any different. That thought caused me to cringe. Why couldn't I think ill of that woman? I didn't know anything about her! As I ran I looked at the small piece of ribbon I held in my hand. It was covered in her scent. The beautiful scent of lavender. It had fallen from her hair when I had first found her. I kept it because somehow her scent was calming to me. I loved it. I slowed my pace as I came closer to a giant castle like building. "The Young Master has returned!" A guard called. Next thing I knew a man with long silver hair, purple marks on his face, amber-gold eyes, and pointed ears appeared and looked at me in relief.

"Inuyasha, where have you been?" he asked me. I just passed by him and walked through the gate into the courtyard of the building. He followed me. "Inuyasha."

"I was out." I replied, my voice hoarse. Only because of the scar across my neck, and from disuse. I hated talking to people. Why couldn't they just leave me alone? My thoughts flashed back to the woman and I couldn't stop the guilt that had bubbled up inside me. I really shouldn't have left her alone in the forest. In her weakened state she would be an easy target for demons or bandits. Damn it! Why did I care so much about one human woman that I didn't know! With a growl of frustration I stormed into the building past a woman who looked exactly like me.

"Nii-sama?" she asked in confusion. I ignored her and went right into my room. The woman flashed through my mind again. Why couldn't I stop thinking about her? Just who was that girl?

Kagome's POV

I slowly opened my eyes to find that I was inside a burrow under a tree. There was a wet cloth on my forehead. From the corner of my eye I saw the flickering light of a fire. Slowly I stood up and walked outside to find Sango, Miroku, and Kilala. They all looked up at me relieved. "Kagome!" Sango cried happily before hugging me. I blinked in confusion.

"Where are we?" I asked. Miroku smiled as he continued to stir the stew that was over the fire.

"We're at our makeshift camp which is right off the dirt road." He explained. Sango sat back down and put the stew into bowls and handed one to me. I nodded my thanks. "Kagome, what were you doing in the forest?"

"I was escaping from my village... searching for help." I somewhat lied. I was searching for help but not because my village was attacked. I already knew everyone was dead. They looked at me confused. "It was attacked by demons... I'm the only survivor..."

"Oh, Kagome." Sango gasped before hugging me around the shoulders. "That must have been the worst thing in the world to see." My mind flashed back to the thing that had been with me in the forest. The thing that had saved me. I wanted to see it again. For some reason without it here I didn't feel safe. Just why had it helped me? I wanted to know who and what it was.

"Are you guys sure it's alright for me to come with you?" I asked still unsure. They smiled at me Kagome.

"Of course it is, Kagome." Sango replied hugging me a little tighter, trying not to hurt my shoulder. I smiled and leaned into her embrace.

"Thank you." I said before eating the food. I still couldn't stop thinking of that beautiful thing that I had seen and the sorrow I had seen its eyes. I wanted to see it again. I really hope I could... I just wanted to but I didn't know why. I wonder where it had run off to...

Well there you have it. The first chapter of my new story. I really wanted to post this one. I had actually wanted to post it awhile ago but decided against it. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and I would really like some feedback. So please tell me what you think.

P.S. I will be updating my story 'I Love You, Maybe' shortly so please just be patient. I know I haven't updated it in forever. And I am sorry!