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Well, this is my second fanfic I've decided to post on here, so I appreciate very much those of you giving it a chance :)
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She collapsed to her knees before the grave stone in front of her. Her tears she had been holding back for so long, were now uncontrollably pouring out. She had tried so hard to stay strong, for her mom, Souta, and gramps, but it was a heavier weight than her small shoulders could bear. She brought her hands up to her face and was now letting out pitiful squeaks with each sob. She missed him so much, and she wasn't sure what to do anymore. Her mother had gone into a horrible depression, Gramps could barely get out of bed without assistance, let alone take care of the family, and Souta was still young. So that left only her, Kagome, to step up to the plate. Her father had been gone for almost a year now, and this was the first time she had come to see him since the burial. She put her hand on the cool stone in front of her and brought her head down as more tears began to fall.

"Oh papa, I miss you, I miss you so much. Everything is falling apart with you gone..." She whispered.

"Momma is too depressed to get a job, and our savings are almost all gone. I applied at that little store down the road from our house…You know the one that sells those little sour candies Souta likes? They need someone to bag groceries and clean up…" Kagome took a deep breath and wiped the tears from her face and carried on.

"I have an interview tomorrow… I hope I get the job." She closed her eyes and imagined her father listening to her, as if he were still alive.

"I'm so sorry it took me so long to come see you…I just wanted to be strong, like you, for our family. I don't know how you did it papa…We are all lost without you. "

A cool breeze hit Kagome and it sent shivers down her spine. She looked up and noticed it was getting later and knew she should be heading home soon. The sun was beginning to set and she did not want to be walking around alone in the dark. She had went shopping after school, to get some things for the house, when she walked by the cemetery. She had stood there, staring, debating if she should go to see him, and now her first visit to her father's grave had to be cut short…
"I should probably go back home now…I love you papa…"

She slowly stood up and turned her back towards his grave stone. She threw her yellow bag over her shoulder and began walking away with a few more tears escaping. She kept her eyes to the ground, because she didn't want anyone to see her crying. She wasn't really sure why she was so ashamed of it; odds are anyone here is mourning a loved one as well. She supposed it was because she had to step up and take care of her family, so showing weakness was something she couldn't allow herself to do. She had to be strong for them, and do all the things her father made seem so easy. He really was amazing, and thinking about it now, she felt as if she had taken all he had really done for granted. He worked 2 jobs and somehow managed to make time for them as well…
Kagome was so deep in thought that she hadn't noticed she drifted off the path, so when she collided into something firm, and warm, she was caught completely off guard.

"What the…? Watch where you're going, wench!"

Kagome brought her head up and was immediately stunned by this man's strange golden eyes. She took a step back and noticed that he had long silver hair, which was just as intriguing as his eyes, but that wasn't caught her attention most. No, what surprised her most about this strange man was the pair of dog ears that sat on the top of his head. Her eyes grew wide and she had the sudden urge to reach out and grab them.

"K-Kikyo?" She heard him say. She brought her gaze back down to his and noticed his eyes were full of longing... for her. He reached his hand out to her and Kagome felt panic begin to set in. His hand was getting closer to her face and his gaze had fallen to her lips. Once she saw him begin to lean in she slapped his hand away. He stood there, shocked.
"Don't touch you touch me, CREEP!" she screamed and ran passed him.

"WAIT! I'm sorry! I just thought….you were someone else." He yelled after her. Kagome stopped. Had he lost someone too? She heard footsteps coming up behind her and prepared herself to run, in case he did something creepy again.

"I didn't mean to freak you out…" She heard him say behind her.

If she resembled this person he is mourning, could she really blame him for acting that? She was sure if she saw someone who resembled her dad, she wouldn't know what to do…

"This Kikyo…was she…someone you lost?" Kagome asked. Her back was still to this strange man, but she could feel the sadness radiating from him.

"Yeah….she is."

"I, I lost someone close to me too, recently. I'm terribly sorry for you…"

"I don't need your pity alright. I'm doing just fine without her." He snapped. Kagome was surprised by his sudden mood change.

"You don't need to pretend to be okay, feeling sad after losing someone is completely normal." She said and turned around

"Keh, well I don't know if you noticed, but I'm not exactly normal" He said while bringing his arm up to point at the two ears on top of his head. Kagome held back a giggle as she saw them twitch slightly.

"I'm a half demon. I don't get all sentimental like you humans do."

Kagome stared at him in awe. A demon? What was a demon doing in this town? Demons were banished to their own city a long time ago. Kagome remembered learning in history class that they had once lived together, but resentment began to build and soon their society had become segregated. This had only caused more hatred and anger towards the 2 species and after the fighting, killing, raping, and kidnapping became unbearable; the head of the demons, and the prime minister of Japan decided it would be best to just have two separate civilizations. They had come to a truce and if either of their kind stepped onto the other land, they had the right to kill them without question.

"What are you doing here? You do realize if you are caught you will be killed, right?"

The hanyou crossed his arms and glared down at her.

"Didn't ya hear a word I said, wench. I'm a half demon. That makes me half human, which means as long as I don't cause any trouble, they can't kick me out."

Half demon? A human and demon had a child and he is the result? Kagome didn't realize that was possible. She hadn't seen any real demons in her life time, but she had seen pictures in school, and they didn't look like they could even reproduce with a human.

"Is it even possible for demons and humans…too…do that?" Kagome felt herself blush.

"Only DaiYoukai have the ability to mate with a human, because they have a human form." He explained.

Kagome had learned about DaiYoukai in school, they were extremely powerful demons, and there were only a few. That means one of his parents must have been of importance in the Demon city, so why was here in our human city?

"How come you choose to stay here with us humans?" She blurted out. She knew it was none of her business, but her curiosity and her mouth got the better of her. He crossed his arms again and looked away.

"I don't exactly fit in there." She looked up at the ears on top of his head and was a little baffled. There's no way he fit in better here, he looked more demon than he did human with those ears!

"You mean, you fit in here?" She saw one of his ears twitch again.

"Keh, yeah right. Humans are just easier to deal with than Demons are."

Kagome felt bad for him, he didn't really belong anywhere. Since demons and humans hated each other so much, he must have gotten a lot of crap throughout his life. She looked past him and saw that the sun was beginning to set. She had to head home, it would be dark by the time she got there now. She would like to think her mother was worried about her, but she probably hadn't even left her bed yet today. Kagome sighed.

"It was nice to meet you, but I have to be getting back home." She said and turned around. She probably seemed a little rude but she had to get home.

"hey wait a second wench! You don't think you are walking home alone in the dark, do ya?"

She really hated that he kept calling her wench. She had a name ya know, but it was nice that he was willing to walk her home. She had just met him, so she was a little leery about him seeing where she lived.

"My name isn't Wench, its Kagome. And I appreciate your offer but I'll be fine." She said and continued walking. She didn't get far before she collided into someone again. She looked up and her eyes immediately locked with the gold amber of his.

"Listen wench, its dangerous to be walking around the city alone at dark, especially for a woman. You're crazy if you think I'm going to have that on my conscience."

Again with the wench. Kagome felt her eyebrow twitch.

"No you listen, dog boy." She saw his eyes widen as she poked him in the chest.

"I can handle myself just fine. If you think I'm just going to let some creep have his way with me in a dark alley, YOUR the crazy one!" The half demon standing in front of her glared into her furious brown eyes.

"Don't flatter yourself, you're not pretty enough for someone to want to touch you. I was more worried about you getting mugged or somethin'." He knew he was lighting a fire in her right now, but he was damned if he was going to let her walk alone. He knew better than anyone how low a human with the wrong intentions could stoop.

"Wow, aren't you just so freaking SWEET." She said stomping her foot onto his. He yelped in pain and preceded to grab his foot.

"Crazy wench!" He grumbled under his breath when she walked past him. She gave him nothing more then a "Hmph" and stuck her nose in the air as she continued walking.

She had gone about a block when she got an uneasy feeling. She could feel a pair of eyes staring at her back and could hear the quiet footsteps trailing not far behind her. Her heart began slamming against her chest and she quickened her pace, but so did the person behind her. Oh crap. She began to regret not letting the half demon walk her home. If anyone could handle some creep following her, it would be someone with demon blood coursing through his veins. Kagome broke out into a small sprint now, she had to find a way to lose this creep. Should she turn around and see if that demon was still at the cemetary? Would he be willing to help after she stomped on his foot? It's not like he didn't deserve it, he was being anything but nice to her. Kagome turned down a street and hid behind a building. She saw the silhouette of someone run right by her, and she heaved a big sigh.

"that was a close one..." She said out loud as she peaked around the corner. She felt a hand on her shoulder and let out a loud scream. She quickly turned around and smacked the stranger.

"Ow! Whadya do that for!" The half demon said while rubbing his now red cheek.

"Were you the one following me this whole time?" Kagome yelled out in frustration. He got her all worried and scared, and for nothing!

"Well duh. What did you think I was a mugger?" He mocked. Her hand was in a fist and he saw her eyebrow twitch furiously. He let himself smirk as her watched her on the brink of an explosion.

"What was I supposed to think?! You got me all freaked out earlier talking about muggers and what not."

He stifled a small laugh. This girl was something else, and he enjoyed igniting her temper the way he was.

"Just let me walk you home, will ya wench." He had crossed his arms again.

Kagome had never met such a stubborn individual before in her life. This guy just wouldn't give up! She sighed.

"Only if you will stop calling me wench and start calling me by my name, Kagome. Got it, dog boy?"

"Keh, fine. I won't call you wench, but you can't call me dog boy either, understand?" She didn't even know his name, what did he expect? Especially when he went throwing insults at her..

"Fine. But I'll have to know your name then." She said and started walking, this time aware that HE was the one following her. He never gave his name and they walked in absolute silence. She wondered if he actually thought this was worth it. Still though, she was grateful to have someone looking after her this time. The sun had finally set and the only light they had was the from the street lights. What a night this turned out to be. Why was this guy so set on walking her home anyway? She would be lucky if after she cooked dinner there would be enough time for her to do homework before bed. All thanks to him.

He was relieved that she finally let him walk her home. Damn wench was more stubborn than he anticipated. Anyone else probably would have jumped on the chance to let some strong half demon walk her home. What was her problem anyway? He knew that he should have just let her walk home on her own, but something in his gut was telling he needed to get to know this girl a little better. Since he was half dog demon his instincts tended to play a big role in his actions. Besides, he did enjoy making her mad. It gave him some entertainment.

"Well this my house." She said and turned around. They were at the bottom of a large flight of stairs.

"Thanks for walking me home!" She said and turned around.

"Inuyasha." She turned back around and cocked her head at him.

"What?"

"My name is Inuyasha." He said looking away from her. She smiled. So he decided to give her his name after all.

"Inuyasha huh? I like it."

"Heh." Was all he said. He was hopeless.

"Well, thanks again, Inuyasha." And she began up the stairs. She wondered if she would ever see him again and part of her wanted to turn around and ask. She never did though, she didn't want him to get the wrong impression or anything, and he infuriated her on more then one level. Why was she even considering seeing him again? There was just something about him though, something that made her want to know more. She walked through the doors of her home and immediately went into the kitchen. She had to get started on dinner so she could start on her homework. She was going to have a long night.

Inuyasha was walking away with his hands above his head, trying to figure what it was about Kagome that made him want to see her again. He sure as hell didn't think she was pretty or nothin', and she was almost as stubborn as he was, and that was annoying. Even though he had his fun with her and found it amusing how easily she got mad at him, he didn't think that was enough for him to want to see her again. He thought of when he first saw her, and how much she reminding him of Kikyo. It had put into a daze and he almost freaked the damn girl out. It was strange how much she resembled her. It must be because of that, because of how much she looks like Kikyo.

"Keh." He said out loud to himself. She may look like her but she didn't act like her. Kikyo was a lot more lady like and respectful. She would have never talked to him the way Kagome did. Whatever the reason was, he knew he had to see Kagome again, and he would.