Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters, all rights go to Rumiko Takahashi. I also do not make any profit from writing, it's just fun.

So this is my first actually posted up story, and it's a little different than my usual stories. No constructive criticism please ^_^; I'm really just doing this for fun. I hope you all enjoy! Also, please comment! Comments fuel my passion to write!

Chapter 1,
Encounter

Have you ever laughed at the saying, "If you love something, set it free"? Ever thought, I love her too much to be without her...? Ever had the feeling if you lost that person, you would die? Want to hold onto them forever whether they like it or not? This one selfish feeling is how our story begins...

Once upon a time, there was a merry little girl. She laughed, and giggled, ran through fields of flowers and warmed all the town's peoples hearts. She would help with chores, bring cookies to grandpa, and pick dandelions for her mother. She was their little angel, she was their Kagome.
Every thing was wonderful in the Shikon no tama Village, children ran through the dirt roads, playing
"Demon Slayer". And the elders would farm, sew, tend to the animals, all without one tiny ounce of regret. In this rare village, everyone was happy. Well, almost everyone.

Up on the highest hill, in the most beautiful but forbidden part of the forest near the village lived a hanyou. Even though he was only half demon, he was very powerful, and very rich. He rarely frequented the village, even though he owned the land it was built on. In fact, he owned everything in, on, under, and around the Shikon no tama Villiage. But he hated humans, many wondered why he hadn't come and slaughtered them all years ago. And for that reason the people feared him, they had a heavy debt to him for letting them reside in their lovely homes, but would sooner take their own lives than invite him into their houses.

Some people believed it was his human mother's love of this tiny town that kept him from touching it, but no one could know for sure.. Gladly, not many people had actually ever even seen Inuyasha, many years would pass before he would even take a second glance at the village. And not many people believed they would ever see him... or at least they hoped they wouldn't.
So of coarse, on the most loveliest day of the year, a bright, sunny summer day. Inuyasha decided to pay a visit.

"Huff...huff..huff!" a young boy panted, running hastily towards the village. "....asha is coming!".
The towns people all stopped what they were doing and looked up, what was that they heard?
"Master Inuyasha is COMING!!", the boy called out again, straining the last word as he was almost out of breath. Immediately the town was a fluster, mother's grabbed their children, fathers hurried their families inside, doors were locked, shutters were slammed closed. This was the routine action to take when the coming of their master was announced. For not only did people fear the hanyou, they feared the power the young man had over them all, and they feared for their lives.

Kagome's mother frantically scrambled through the crowd of people, "Kagome?! KAGOME!?!". No sound can compare to the frightened cry of a mother missing her child.

The village was dead silent, it was as if no one had ever lived there before. The only signs of life were the unfinished laundry hanging to dry, the children's toys laying astray on the road, and the soft worried sounds of the animals safe in their shelters. Inuyasha's light running feet could barley be heard as he entered the now ghost town. "Smart humans...", he chuckled between gritted teeth, as he padded down the main road. "They know who to fear." He continued to walk down the path until he came to the end. And at the very end sat a small house, with an even smaller shrine beside it. He stood and stared at the house, wondering what drew him here every few years...? He could remember bits and pieces of his childhood, many had this house in them...and his mother.

"What are you doing in front of my house mister?", Inuyasha flinched at the sudden noise, reacting defensively he felt one of his claws cut into flesh. And the sent of human blood filled his sensitive nose. "Owww!" a soft little girl's voice tickled his dog ears, "Why'd you do that mister?!". Inuyasha turned around and stepped back to see a little girl with raven black hair and intriguingly curious brown eyes. He also noticed the small cut on her cheek. Looking down at his now bloody claw he smiled viciously. "Little girl, little girl, what are you doing out here?", He sing song-ed in a horribly cruel voice, "Don't you know it's dangerous...?". Kagome looked up at him wide eyed, but her expression didn't change. Her eyes didn't show fear or horror, just the same curiosity and bewilderment.

"I herd Inuyasha was coming so I went to find the purrtiest flowers for him!" Kagome held up her tiny hands to show him an even tinier bouquet of dandelions, vibrating a gorgeous yellow in the summer light.
"You stupid girl, those are weeds." Inuyasha ripped the flowers from her small hands and, amused, crushed them easily. He was surprised that the girl didn't even seem to noticed the blood trickling down the side of her cheek, it must hurt right? The cut was quite deep... But nothing could surprise him more than what happened next. The little girl ran up to him and kicked him as hard as she could in his shin.

"YOU KILLED THEM!!" Kagome was thoroughly outraged by the stranger's sudden act of violence towards her flowery friends. "You Stupid Dummy-Head!!". She had started to punch Inuyasha in the leg as hard as she could. He didn't know what to make of her... all that he knew was that she amused him. He suddenly felt like life held some interest, that everyday didn't have to be the dreadful bore he had lived in since he could remember. This small girl suddenly engulfed his mind. Why bring HIM flowers? Why had she picked dandelions? Where they special to her in some way? Killed them? Did she think plants were alive? What was her name? Where were her parents?.... He decided to start with the easiest one. Ignoring that she was still lightly pummelling his leg he not-so-gently picked her up. "Oooww.." She complained as he handled her too roughly. Holding her out at arm's length and eye level he asked her the question he had to know the answer to.

"What is your name, child?".

"Kagome." She answered in total innocents without hesitation.

"And what is my name?", he asked next, eyeing her down and tightening his grip.
She didn't try to get away, she didn't even flinch.

"Master Inuyasha.". Inuyasha shuddered as a tingle of pleasure ran down his spine. What was it about this mere human girl calling him "master" that just pleased him so much? As their eyes met and Inuyasha really saw Kagome for the first time, he realized she was incredibly beautiful. She had the face of an angel, and the voice of a siren. Even in her raggish peasant clothes and covered in little smudges of dirt from picking weeds, she shone like a jewel shard. Why hadn't he noticed all this before? Even the blood that ran down her cheek seemed more and more alluring, and he had to repress the urge to lick it off. Like a motherly dog would clean the wound of a little puppy. But don't be fooled, the hatred he felt towards humans was still there. Even now he felt the urg to hurt her, kagome, this small, delicate child.

He felt his grip tighten, his claws dug ever so lightly into the soft skin under her clothes. "Ah!" She whispered quietly, obviously she was feeling great pain. But she just wouldn't let it show. Instead of a demon gripping her with razor sharp claws she acted as if she had just accidentally burned her finger, or some other only slightly painful act. Kagome looked up into Inuyasha's eyes with her great big chocolate brown ones. "Why are you hurting me?". He was taken aback, only a child so innocent could ask so bluntly.
"Because you are human." He answered, humouring her. "And I am not." He couldn't meet her eyes as he said this, the words were so true they hurt him.

"So?" she replied. Pushing away his hands she fell to the ground and started to pick the crushed flowers out of the dirt.

"I don't mind.". Her care-free eyes met his again as she took his hand and placed the broken flowers in it. "I love you!".

Inuyasha knew what she meant, with her 8 year old vocabulary. She meant she didn't care, that she loved everything and everyone. No matter the race. He felt his heart ache for the first time in a hundred years. But he didn't know what to do, how to act. "Shut up, stupid girl." He replied, sneering down at her cruelly. "Carefully choose your words, or I might just kill you next time." He started to walk off.
"Next time?" Kagome called out after him, with the tiniest hint of hopefulness in her musical voice.

"I'm coming back for you tomorrow. Your mine now. Be ready when the sun appears over those mountains." He pointed east without looking back.
"But!" Kagome called after him, "I wanna stay with mommy and grandpa! And brother and all the other towns peoples!". For the first time since he had met her, she sounded like she was going to cry.
Inuyasha didn't respond. He just kept walking. As the towns people emerged from their houses when all seemed safe. They all began to weep, for they knew, Master Inuyasha's words were final.

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