AN: No, I do not own Inuyasha. Might be a slight OOCness to the characters. Unlike what I usually do I do not have other chapters written up and waiting to be posted, I want to know what people think first. Even if there are no reviews I may or may not post again. Who knows?

Chapter One

She was five. Her mother was taking her to a ranch later that day so she could see how things worked because she had become enamored when one of her friends told her they had visited and it was amazing. That, and the little girl had loved horses as soon as she first saw them on T.V. Now she was waiting impatiently in the living room for her mother to finish talking on the phone so they could leave. They were in the car on their way. She was being shown around a ranch by an inu youkai. She was being taken to the stables. They let her into a stall with one of the horses. She was calm, but suddenly something went wrong with the horse and it forced her to the back corner, biting and kicking at her. Then there was a boy, the ranch owner's son. He was eight and he had such gorgeous silver hair and puppy ears. He stood between her and the horse. He made the horse calm down. He helped her get to safety. She hurt so much, but her mother was promising she wouldn't sue, whatever that meant. She was taken to the hospital, and she never saw horses the same way again.

Kagome's eyes fluttered open. Her alarm was going off. Groaning she hit the alarm and got up. She wanted to sleep in, but she still had to go to school. She prepared herself, dressed into her uniform, brushed her hair, and then went downstairs for breakfast. She didn't know why, but dreaming of her past, especially that particular story, always put her in a strange mood. She wasn't her usual happy self for a while and she fell into a silence that no one seemed able to break.

Once she finished breakfast she left for school without a word to anyone. It was the first day of school, which meant she had to get back in the habit of getting up earlier than usual every morning. After she had walked for a while her three friends joined her talking animatedly. However, once they saw the look on her face they fell silent. That's how they arrived at school. That was how they arrived to their first class.

Kagome sat there, staring straight ahead, even as the class started. She went through regulations like everyone else, but she didn't talk. After that they were all told that there was a new student at their school, which caught a lot of attention because they rarely received new students with the exception of the first years. They were told the student was two grades above them and that if they saw him not to make fun of him and be as kind as possible. Then the class progressed and by the end of it Kagome still wasn't out of her mood. That one memory always had a more lasting affect than any of her other bad memories. Mostly because this one kept coming back when she was awake.

Lunch came and still things hadn't changed for her. Her friends left her to her thoughts. Hojo, one of the major hotties of her school, tried to talk to her but he soon left her alone as well. Then someone in jeans and a red shirt was standing beside her. Obviously it was the new student and he didn't have a uniform yet. He stuck out like a sore thumb. Sighing softly she looked up at him to see what he wanted when she saw silver hair, dog-ears, and golden eyes. Blinking she couldn't help but stare as recognition passed across her eyes. Eleven years had past, but she still remembered his name.

He was about to say something when he heard his name pass from her mouth and he blinked once in surprise. How did she know his name? Had someone told her or did she just overhear it? Inuyasha had been coming over because she was alone and everyone was giving her worried glances, which she seemed not to notice. So, figuring he'd go ahead and be a nice guy he had walked over with the intention of introducing himself and start a conversation to see if he could cheer her up. Instead he gets a surprise that she already knows him name.

Confused he sat in the chair across from her, "I'm sorry, but do I know you?" He watched as she blushed lightly and looked down at her food. Then, to his further surprise she nodded and replied that he met her when she was just five. They had only met for a moment, but she never forgot him. He stared at her for a few moments, trying to remember back that far. He was at least three years older, so he would have been eight. He had been working for his father by then at the ranch. They hadn't received many guests that year that just wanted to look around, but she didn't seem to be the kind of person that would come with one of the big groups.

He thought hard, and then suddenly he remembered that mare that suddenly just attacked a little girl. His eyes widened and he sat back in the chair, "Oh." Now he remembered her. His father had been worried the mother would sue, not that he didn't have the money considering they owned a rather successful ranch, and once he was certain she wouldn't promised to pay all the medical bills. His father had done it to, since he took every promise he made seriously. Inuyasha had enherited that trait or he had seen it so much it just became a priority for him.

Kagome nodded when he realized who she was and said, "Now… would you please leave me alone? I don't want any company today." Inuyasha stared at her for a moment before standing up and walking off. She hates me./He must think I'm such a whimp! Inuyasha/Kagome sighed.