Episode One: Enter Kikyo and Kagome: The Doppelganger Duo

"Stay right here", said the sliver-haired boy dressed in white stepping in between the raven-haired girl and the snake demon trying to attack her. "I'll protect you."

The girl's heart swelled after hearing the strange boy's words and felt somewhat safe…before the snake demon begin to attack. The boy was fast, oh-so fast, and strong and tackled the snake demon to the ground with claws glowing green and covered in poison and sprayed the snake with his poison. Then the boy ripped the snake's head from its body in one fluent motion, which put the girl at awe.

Just who is he? She thought to herself but then was startled as the boy, now covered in rich snake's blood, made his way back to the girl. He licked the blood from his hands and extended it towards the girl.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

The girl looked up at the boy in white. His silver hair was as long as hers and he was as pale as her. He had identical purple stripes on both cheeks and his wrists and a blue crescent moon mark on his forehead. But, oh, his eyes were jaw-dropping ambers with compassion and wonder. Not knowing the girl was trembling in fear; the boy kneels down to one knee and brushed the girl's raven lock away from her eyes.

"Little Girl", he whispered, "You're safe now."

The girl, filled with fear and joy, leaped and wrapped her arms around the boy's neck. "Thank you!" She cried. "Thank you so much!"

The boy was shocked and hesitated hugging the girl back.

The girl pulled away and smiled at the boy, despite the tears that were running down her face. "Thank you for saving my life."

The boy didn't say anything. Instead, he turned around and walked away from the girl.

"My name is Kagome", she called out to the boy. "Please, let us meet again."

The boy then stopped. "Soon", he said, and then continues to walk into the foggy woods…

Kikyo was running for her life. She was out of arrows and had no idea what to do to defend herself from the enemy but to run. And so, she did. But she knew she couldn't run away forever. Her enemy was a half demon that wanted her life and he was coming for her fast. She was able to stun the demon before running away, but he recovered almost instantly.

"You can't run forever, Priestess!" the demon shouted from behind. "I'll soak my claws with your blood."

'Not good' thought Kikyo. 'This is totally not good.'

The half demon, soaring through the woods like a red blur had leaped above the priestess and landed in front of her path, making her bump right into him. She let out a shriek as the boy glare down at her. His golden eyes twinkle in excitement. He will finally kill the priestess that was going after him. He raised his clawed hand, ready to swipe at the girl's beautiful face until he received a huge force against the back of his head, blacking him out as he toppled over. Kikyo moved away just in time to dodge the fallen hanyou and smiled when she saw a familiar face similar to her own.

"Kagome!" Kikyo exclalimed.

Violet eyes met brown as the girls embraced each other.

Kikyo Mikage, the holy priestess from the Mikage Village. She is loved and trusted in her village and has the most beauty. Her raven hair, often looks dark brown in the sunlight, was in a loose ponytail. She was pale for a human, but with her aristocratic features, it's hard to tell that she's from a village and not a princess in her red and white priestess uniform.

Kagome Higurashi, however, is much different from her best friend. Kagome is a vampire, adopted by a werewolf clan in the Mikage Mountains. Like her counterpart, she holds beauty but in a childish manner. She is two years younger than Kikyo. Unlike being pale, Kagome has color in her skin. Her raven hair looks almost midnight blue in the sunlight. Unless wearing clothes that would cover one's body, Kagome wore a black hood that covers up to mid-shoulders, a black skimpy skirt down to mid-thighs, and knee-high boots.

"Thank goodness you came", Kikyo said as she releases her friend. "I thought I was a goner."

"I can't leave you alone for a moment, can I?" Kagome giggled before looking down at the unconscious hanyou. "So…who is he?"

"Inuyasha."

"Inu-who?" Kagome asked.

Kikyo rolled her eyes. "Inuyasha."

"Bakayasha?"

Kikyo sighed. "The hanyou that was terrorizing the village last month."

"Oh!" Kagome squats down looked at the boy. She ran hair fingers through his white tresses. 'He's really cute when he's not being a fool' she thought. 'Such a shame we have to kill him.' "What a waste…"

"He might be cute", Kikyo said, "but I cannot allow him to live after what he did."

"I understand." With that, Kagome lift the boy onto her shoulders. "Well, off we go."

Inuyasha woke up with a start. He last remembers chasing after a miko, getting ready to kill her. Now he is tied to a wooden stake surrounded by villagers at awe. Inuyasha struggles but he couldn't break free. He's not weak, though. Why couldn't he break free?

The crowd parted as two girls approached him, the miko he was chasing and an oddly dressed girl with a similar face. They both were beautiful, no doubt, but what did they want with him?

"Inuyasha", the miko announced, getting his attention, "you have come to this village a month ago, killing three families, two of our livestock, and raped a little girl."

Kagome flinched at the last part, which was noticeable by the hanyou.

"Your punishment is death by burning", Kikyo continue, "but since you are a hanyou, I will let your soul roam around here. You will never experience Heaven or Hell."

Inuyasha feh'd. "Fine by me. I don't want to live in this crummy world anyway."

"You have no shame, you worthless half-breed", Kagome growled, shocking both her best friend and the hanyou with her outburst. "You're a half-breed. You could be doing something with your life, but instead, raiding villages and raping girls. I cannot stand half-breeds like you."

Kikyo gently touched her friend's shoulders. "Kagome…"

"He burns tonight. No further questions." With that, Kagome turned on her heels and left the crowd.

Kikyo looked up at the sky. It was still morning. Then she smirked as she looked at the hanyou. "Kagome is being generous. You have until tonight to think about what you've done." Kikyo also turned away and ran after her friend.

Inuyasha looked at the females at awe. 'They are…different.'

Kikyo was able to catch up with Kagome at the stream. Kagome had her hood up, staring at the water current in silence. Kikyo sat quietly next to Kagome, staring up at the sky.

"You were nice to him", Kikyo snickered. "You gave him til night and its still morning."

Kagome huffed. "Not everyone can be as demented as you, Kikyo."

"True, but you gave him more time because he's a half-breed, correct?"

Kagome shrugged.

"You feel for him, because he is similar to you."

"As if that's the case", Kagome sneered. "I'm better than Bakayasha or whatever his name is. I have full control and I have morals, unlike him." Kagome crossed her arms. "His race isn't the case."

"But you've just told on yourself", Kikyo snickered.

Upon realizing what she just said, Kagome tugged her hood over her face to prevent Kikyo from looking. Kikyo pulled her friend into her arms and held her tightly. "I do understand how you feel, Kagome. It's not fair to you and the other half-breed that are doing good for human and your kind." She gently removed the hood from Kagome's child-like face. "I understand he should be punished and treated like every other demon we catch. You went easy on him. Why not go easier?"

Kagome pondered on her friend's words. 'He is a reckless hanyou after all. He still should be taught a lesson.'

"Plus", Kikyo added with a wink, "He's cute. We don't get many of them often."

Kagome's cheeks tainted pink. "You know, I think you are the one making me soft, Kikyo." She then sighs. "Well, I'll see if he is willing to help us Demon Hunt instead or look after the village while we are gone."

"That would be wonderful!" Kikyo squeezed her best friend, making Kagome frail her arms about.

"Damn it, Kikyo! You're hugs with be the death of me!"

Kikyo let go of her friend and laughed. Soon, Kagome join in the laughter.

Inuyasha was bored out of his mind. All he did was watch the villagers go about their day, ignoring him. He often made scary faces to scare off the children, but the children weren't afraid of him because he was tied up. It was late afternoon, almost time for him to be executed. 'Man…can't this day go any slower?' he thought. It wasn't until he saw both girls, Kagome being the odd one and Kikyo the priestess, approached him once more. Kagome seem to be in a better mood than this morning.

"What?" Inuyasha barked, trying to get a rise out of the odd one. "Gonna kill me early?"

Kagome glared at him. "No."

"No?" he asked, dumbfounded.

"No", Kikyo said. "Instead, we're going to make you live…under a few circumstances." She then nudged Kagome's arm to make her speak.

Kagome cleared her throat before she began. "Since you are a half-breed, you are less of a threat to common demons and villages, though I cannot forgive you for rape and murder. So, instead of killing you, you will be indebt to us for you survival."

"Fuck that!" Inuyasha shouted, loud enough for the nearby villagers to hear. "I ain't going to serve two bitches to survive. I rather die than to do that." It was a lie, but he didn't want to seem weak in front of the two girls.

"Well, you don't have a fucking choice", Kagome smirked then turned to her friend. "Kikyo, will you do the honors?"

Kikyo nodded and pulled out a beaded necklace from her breast pocket. Summoning a faint white aura to surround the necklace, the beads shot out towards the hanyou, making a necklace around his neck. Inuyasha watched in awe at the priestess' power but stopped.

"What the hell is it?" He yelled.

Both girls squatted in front of the hanyou. "It's a Subdued necklace." Kikyo explained. "It keeps you in check if you do something stupid."

"We just say one word and you'll suffer", Kagome added.

"We just need to think of a good word to subdue him, though", Kikyo whispered to Kagome.

"I thought you've already had a word", Kagome snapped back.

Kikyo sighed and stood up. "A good one…what's a good word." After a moment of thinking, she thought of one. "I know! Sit boy!"

Inuyasha flinched…but nothing happened.

Kagome then groaned. "That was stupid. What made you think of that?"

Kikyo blushed and twiddle her fingers around. "Well, he is a dog demon and so…I thought using a dog command would work. Heh!"

Kagome glared at her friend. "And I thought you were the smart one." She then turned her attention to Inuyasha, whom was laughing at their fail attempt to subdue him. "We need a better word to let him know we mean business."

"Uhh…Dog Boy?" Kikyo asked.

Nothing.

Kagome groaned. 'This is sooo annoying…' Kagome looked at the laughing boy. 'Annoying? No, too long. But he is…but what is a good command for the fool. Maybe 'Fool'? Nah…it has to be something that'll label him. An insult…Freak? Baka? Asshole… Wait!'

"You guys can't do anything right!" Inuyasha laugh with tears in his eyes from laughing so hard. "You guys are a bunch of-"

DUMBASS!

The necklace glowed and Inuyasha's body crashed to the ground, breaking him from the wooden stake. After the dust cleared, Inuyasha was struggling to get up.

"Why you…" He growled.

Kagome smirked. "We got a word. Now you have to obey us."

"It's better than dying, Inuyasha", Kikyo said in a sweet tone. "You could be useful."

"Like hell I will!" Inuyasha sat up and tried to take off the necklace. It wouldn't come off. "I will NOT work for you two bitches at all. Take this stupid thing off!"

Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha, you dumbass."

Once again, Inuyasha crashed to the ground. Kikyo jumped for joy.

"This calls for a celebration!" Kikyo announced.

"Sweet" Kagome said with a smile. "Food and drinks. I am totally there."

Inuyasha, now in a mini crater, struggles to get up. "Why…me?" he whined.