Okay first and foremost, this is my first story I've ever put up so go easy on me, I feel really good about it! Also, please review and let me know what you think.

Summary.

A mysterious cat demon kidnaps Kagome, claiming she's the only one who can save his mate's soul from being claimed by Kikyo. But what exactly is it she's supposed to be doing? And is Inuyasha going to sit back and watch? Or is Naraku's plan going to unfold just as he thought?

Prologue - A mystery.

Kagome looked up into the sun kissed trees. Behind her, Inuyasha walked with his head held high and his eyes shut; A grumpy walk, induced by the chattering friends following close behind with smiles. Shippo, the child kitsune that he was, was riding on Miroku's shoulder, pointing out the fluttering birds and butterflies that danced in the air. Overall, it was a normal day in the feudal Japan era. With the music of the animals in the nearby forests and the sounds of her friend's happy words, Kagome felt at peace.

"Inuyasha", Shippo called from behind the two. "Why can't you smile like the rest of us and be happy? You always gotta have a scowl on your face."

Kagome turned, just in time to watch Inuyasha's darkly arched eyebrows shoot up and hear his 'humph' that signified he didn't care to answer the kitsune at all. She shook her head and closed her eyes; he always had to be mad about something. It's almost like there's no way to please him at all! She remarked to herself. A little too late she realized that she didn't hear anyone's footsteps anymore. She turned, mouth open in attempt to ask what was going on, and felt a huge muscled arm go around her waist and jerk her hard backwards, into a very muscular body. She shrieked, and Inuyasha immediately called out to her and drew his sword.

"All right, I'll give you one second to get your hands off of her before I turn you into dog food." Inuyasha warned, his growling voice heightening as the arm around Kagome tightened.

"You must be Inuyasha." The demon behind her mumbled slowly. She tried to turn to get a better look at whatever it was, not too concerned, knowing the hanyou would surely save her once again. The best she could get was a look at the arm, which was finely tanned and clawed at the fingers. She felt a chill go down her back as soon as she picked up that there were shards in this demon.

"Inuyasha! This one has a shard!" She called breathlessly. He glanced up to meet her eyes, and she noted a small glitter of panic had taken place in them. Uh-oh.. "It's in his back", She managed to shout to him. The arm was tightening slowly, making her feel as if she'd pass out at any second. However, she didn't want to scare Inuyasha anymore than he already was. She took a deep breath and tried to look around. Miroku, sensing this fight could definitely be a lot trickier than any normal one, immediately grabbed for his beads, only stopping when Sango put a quick hand on his.

"He's surrounded by those bugs of Naraku's, Miroku! Don't-" Her words were cut off as the demon began to laugh.

"What's so funny?!" Inuyasha screamed as he ran for the demon, blade out. But right before he could strike, the demon put Kagome in front of him, like a shield. She screamed Inuyasha's name and he dropped his sword and skidded to a halt right in front of her. She felt his strong hand grab her shoulder and yank it down, not so gently.

"Blades of blood!" He called and, in a move almost too fast for the human eye, he squeezed his nails into his palm and slashed right behind her. The demon was quick though, and jumped away at the last second.

"You won't get her back that easily, Inuyasha. She's needed with me." The voice was cool and smooth, making Kagome that much more scared. She looked back to Inuyasha and her friends, who were all about to attack. Sango jumped on Kilala's back and the cat demon roared loudly, causing the demon behind Kagome to bristle. Miroku grabbed his staff and ran towards Inuyasha, who picked up his sword and growled.

Kagome felt the arm tighten around her again as she was suddenly very high in the air with this demon, who roared back at Kilala and ran. "Inuyasha!" She called. That was the last thing she remembered before the dots in front of her eyes took her over.