InuYasha, he was a half demon, no doubt about that, but he was alone in the world. His father, a very powerful dog demon, was killed in a fight to save his mother. His mother, a young beautiful princess, had died when he was around the age of 7. She had died of sickness. His brother, Sesshomaru, had a deep loathing of him. He didn't know why. Maybe it was because of his father.

He lived in the woods not far from a small village. His family had had a small hut and that's where he was staying. He had long moonlit white hair. He wore a robe of the fire rat. A gift, inheritance if you may, from his father. He also had a tiny shell if lip gloss. He was raised to always do the right thing. Even if after words the person ran screaming, yelling 'Demon! Demon!'

He was broke out of his thoughts as a whimper reached his fluffy dog ears. He thought nothing of it. A lot of animals made that sound. The whimper was followed by a fearful cry. Deciding he might as well do something, since he was board, he went to the sound. When he reached the sound there was a small girl pressed against the base of a tree. She held her shirt closed. It seemed to have been ripped open. Surrounding her were 3 men. They smelt of sex and booze.

The men reached for her, but she flinched away. InuYasha decoded that enough was enough. He jumped down in front of the girl. The men looked at him with challenge in their eyes. Well, until they saw the ears, at least. Their eyes widened in fear and they ran off.

"Keh, not much of a challenge now are they?" He turned to look at the girl. She had soft brown eyes. Like a deer. And her hair was coal-black. Her lips were rose-pink and she had soft glow on her skin. She smelled of fear. Bending down he came face to face with her."You ok, wench?" Suddenly she jumped on him. He was surprised. Not one of the people he had saved, ever, had hugged him.

She sobbed on his shoulder. Her arms were around his neck and her face in his chest. After a moment she went limp in his arms. Looking down he found her passed out. Not knowing what to do, he took her to his small hut. There was a pile of animal furs in the corner. Walking over to it he placed her there gently. She would probably leave in the morning, but for now he liked the company.

He went to the corner, away from the girl, and sat down. Leaning against the wall he fell into a light sleep. When he woke that morning the girl was gone. He sighed, this always happened. Though he never took them to his own hut. As he was getting ready to leave and find breakfast, the scent of cherry blossoms and fresh meat assaulted him.

He turned to the door way to see the young girl come in. She had a bruise on her cheek, but she still smiled at him. He tilted his head to the side confused. Wasn't she going to run screaming?

"Good morning. I caught some food for you," she held out the basked. He leaned down and sniffed it. There were 3 rabbits, eggs, and herbs."Do you have a pot?"

"Oh um yeah, it's around here somewhere," he went to the corner and mover some things."Ah ha! Here," he handed her the pot. She smiled and started a fire.

"I hope I'm not bothering you, but could you go down to the stream and get some water?" He nodded quickly and left. He was nervous as hell! He had never had anyone in home, especially not a girl! He was told he would never find a mate. Suddenly he stopped. What the hell was he thinking! She was probably trying to say thank you or something. Getting back to his hut, after getting the water, he saw her making the eggs.

"I'm sorry for making you do that. This is your home after all. I'm just a visitor," she smiled at him again. The bruise, he noticed, seemed to get bigger.

"Do you want me to take care of that bruise?" She looked down and placed a hand on her cheek. InuYasha noticed that her clothes, though still ripped, were tied shut.

"Did they...did they r-rape me?" She started crying. He didn't know why but he felt a sudden wave of protection over her. He wanted to make those damn tears go away. He suddenly picked her up and took her to the furs. She was confused and stayed perfectly still. He leaned down and sniffed her belly. She was untouched. That made his blood boil. He had a scene of pride and claim.

"Your-your untouched," she felt a wave of happiness.

She grabbed him and pulled him down to her, "Thank you," she whispered. He blushed and pulled away. The girl got up and went to the pot. She put it over the fire and started making rabbit stew. She was suddenly pulled into a hard chest.

"Hold still," he ran his tongue across her cheek and over her bruise. She gasped. The pain was slowly fading. When he was done he released her. She smiled up shyly at him.

"Thank you, again. Oh," she looked at him with wide eyes, filled with curiosity, "What's your name? I never caught it." He looked at her. Why would she want to know his name?

"InuYasha, and you are?"

"Kagome."