DISCLAIMER: The following is a work of fiction. I do not in any way, own these characters. Please don't SUE me! Inuyasha Copyrighted by rightful owners, Final Fantasy copyrite Squaresoft and whoever else. Whatever.

AUTHORS NOTE: This is my FIRST attempt at a fanfic. Please be reasonable, I'm doing my best.

Chapter 1

He just missed the squirrel when he landed. He immediately was back in the air, his long strides, matching the length of a football field.

"Damn! She'll be back any minute, and I'm not there waiting!" he complained. "What the HELL!"

Grandpa, I'm leaving now!" she yelled. "I don't know how long I'll be gone this time!"

"Alright Kagome," Her grandpa called back.

"OH! and DON'T let Souta into my room!"

"Oh, Kagome, do you have your First Aid Kit?" rang a voice from somewhere beyond view.

"Yes mom.." she said halfheartedly.

Then she jumped into the Bone Eater's Well, the magical well, located within the family shrine, that is her portal to the Feudal Era. The Feudal Era is a time in the past...where demons roamed the plains, and humans were kept in tiny villages doing all they could to survive against their environment, and the demons. The familiarity of the floating sensation and the sparkling light surrounded her as she descended into the Well.
I hope Inuyasha is waiting for me, she thought. I don't want to have to wait...

When he arrived at the Bone Eater's Well, Inuyasha found a very irritated Kagome. "What the HELL!"

"And just where the hell have YOU been?" Kagome yelled, pink-faced at Inuyasha when he arrived. "I've been waiting here for twenty minutes you ungrateful hanyou! You were supposed to be waiting for me HERE!"

"Well...I...was..." the hanyou stammered. "Hey! is that Ramen? Give it here woman!"

As he lunged at her, she let out a sigh. When will he learn? she thought to herself. "SIT BOY!"

"Wha..?" he exclaimed as the necklace that bound Inuyasha to Kagome's word glowed.

The ground resounded with a loud THUMP, which scared off the surrounding animals.

Inuyasha began flinching, his face in the ground.

"Let that be a lesson to you!" she yelled at him, slightly dumbfounded.

Inuyasha jumped to his feet.

"HEY! What the hell was that for!" he yelled as he brushed dirt off of his red kimono. "All I wanted was the Ramen!"

"Inuyasha, when will you learn to be gentle with women?" said a voice from behind them.

"Shut up Monk, I wasn't aware that touching Sango's ass was being gentle." he retorted as he pointed an accusing finger at Miroku.

"Ah, but I'm delicate to the touch, am I not my dear Sango?" he said as he reached to touch her buttocks.

"YIIIIIIEEEE!" she yelped at the touch, her face contorted to that of anger, that only a woman who has been violated can pull off.

Suddenly a smack, louder than the cry of a hundred wolves howling simultaneously rushed through the air.

"Ouch, that looked like it hurt," Shippo pointed out as he jumped off of Sango's shoulder to stand beside Kirrara. "Sango, I think you really hurt him" he said as he ran over to Kagome.

"Hey you guys," she said through muffled laughter, as Shippo sifted through her pack and pulled out Potato Chips.

"Hey Inuyasha, look what I have!" He taunted the hanyou. He opened the bag, and Inuyasha's ear twitched in their direction.

"Why you little runt!" he turned to pound Shippo on the head, but Miroku, who had recovered from a rather pleasant fantasy world, stopped him.

"No Inuyasha, stop...something's coming."

"Hmm...?" he asked as he stopped trying to get the chips from shippo. He turned around and perked his ears in the direction Miroku was hinting at. He then sniffed the air. "It doesn't smell like a Demon.."

"Well that's good news," Sango said, relaxing.

"No, It doesn't smell human either, it's not like anything i've smelt before...not even a hanyou.."

Kagome suddenly had a fearful look on her face. "W-wha-what are you insinuating Inuyasha?"

"I don't know, but it reeks of human AND demon blood," he said as he put a hand on Tesusaiga's hilt. "And it's headed towards the village.

"It's.." Miroku stammered, and started to shake his head violently. "Full of so much hatred, the very thought of it chills me to the bone, even from this distance." He quickly glanced at Sango. "But, if someone were to keep me warm, I'd protect them in return." He threw his arm over Sango's shoulders. "How does that sound?" he added with a sly wink.

Sango sighed. "You become more lecherous every day Miroku." she replied while moving out of Miroku's grasp. "Kirrara, keep Miroku warm. I'm sure you would do a far better job than me." she added with a smirk.

"Meow!" Kirrara gleefully added. Then, suddenly, in a whirl of flames, she grew to ten times her former size. "RAWR!" she pronounced when she was done.

Miroku, who had backed up a few paces as soon as Sango said it, had formed a nervous sweat drop on his brow. "Erm..on second thought, I think I'll be warm enough." he stepped back another couple steps.

"Oh no, I insist Miroku. Kirrara?" she mused. Kirrara instantaneously joined in the fun, circling around Miroku like a hawk on a dead raccoon.

"Stop playing around damnit!" It's headed towards Kaede's village, and we need to stop it NOW! So, if you're quite done let's get going." Inuyasha exploded with impatience, and quickly ran off.

"Let's go," Kagome agreed, and ran off after Inuyasha. Miroku ran quickly after her, Shippo hopped on Miroku's shoulders.

"You know, if you were more gentle..." the little Kitsune teased.

"Will you humans hurry up already?" Inuyasha was perched in a tree not twenty feet away, bored. "Kagome does this thing possess a jewel shard?" he asked without even looking at her. He yawns from apparent boredom, and shippo throws a rock at him as they pass by.

"Will you hurry up hanyou?" Shippo squeaked, and ran to Kagome for cover.

"I'm gonna thwap you good, you ingrate! Back away from Kagome if you're so tough, Kitsune!" he yelled as he leapt down and smacked Shippo on the noggin.

"SIT BOY!" Kagome yelled at him, with closed eyes. "You're the one in such a hurry. Oh, and no, it doesn't have a jewel shard." she added without making sure he was all right.

"Lady Kaede!" a man yelled after the old priestess. "Where are you going?"

"Aye, young man, ye not worry yourself, tis nothing. I'm just out for a walk. Inuyasha and company shall return soon, if they return while I'm away will thou tell them I'm out for a stroll?"

"Uh, sure Lady Kaede." he said and bowed low as she passed by. But all the while he didn't notice the worry on the old lady's face.

A dark presence approaches the village. I hope Kagome and Inuyasha will return in time to fend it off. She sighed. Well, well, here they are, she said to herself as they emerged from the trees, with Inuyasha fuming. "Kagome!"

"Look it's Lady Kaede," Sango pointed out, and cast a warning glance at Miroku who was obviously deep in thought.

He looked at her briefly and said rather defensively, "What is it Sango? Surely you trust me?" He turned over to see Kirrara had turned back to her normal size, so as not to alert the villagers of her ability.

Miroku pulled Inuyasha back from the group, as the ladies talked about stuff. "Inuyasha, at its speed it wont be here for a couple days. What's really going on here?" Miroku stared Inuyasha down, not showing how scared he was of him. He knew that Inuyasha could kill him on the spot.

"I want to be here when it arrives. That's all," he said slowly, obviously lying.

"Inuya--" Miroku started.

"Lay off Monk!" Inuyasha cut him off through gritted teeth. "It's just as I said, and nothing more, got it?" he jumped over to join the others, leaving Miroku shaking in his robes, deep in thought. Hmm, maybe it's nothing. Maybe he's just nervous.

"Lord Sesshomaru! Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken screamed after Sesshomaru and Rin, who had left him behind while he pulled a thorn out of his foot. "Wait for me Lord Sesshomaru!"

Jaken, if you don't hurry up, Inuyasha might get to this New Power before us. If he does, and it has a jewel shard, He could use it on the Tessaiga and become stronger. Then I'd have to work to get it from him." he said to Jaken while still walking forward, not looking back. "Besides, I could use a real challenge, Naraku is hiding himself again, and I have to have some fun somehow."

The group approached a hill. At the top of the hill, Rin stopped, aghast. "Lord Sesshomaru what happened here?" she asked him, tears beginning to form in the corners of her eyes. "Who would destroy a village like this?" She turned away from the rubble and moved so that Jaken could see.

"Oh my, Lord Sesshomaru do you think it's the New Power?" he asked once he saw the burning carnage.

"It would seem that the New Power doesn't like Humans or Demons. The fact that it destroyed this place without so much as stopping makes the hunt all worth the while," he said, keeping his calm, expressionless composure.

"Come Rin." he said and jumped down the hill. He landed with such grace matched only by a kirin.

Rin followed him, and Jaken still stared at the burnt village, his mouth wide open. after some time, he noticed that Sesshomaru and Rin were walking around the rubble.

"Wait for me Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken yelled to them, knowing he wouldn't wait. He started down the hill, and tripped. He tumbled down the hill about a hundred feet, and landed face first in the dirt. Rin who had turned around to see where he was when he yelled, started to laugh, and Sesshomaru turned to see what the commotion was.

"How insignificant," he said, and walked on.

END CHAPTER 1

DISCLAIMER: The preceding is a work of fiction. I do not in any way, own these characters. Please don't SUE me! Inuyasha Copyrighted by rightful owners, Final Fantasy copyrite Squaresoft and whoever else. Whatever.

TRANSLATIONS:

KIRIN: a unicorn, basically
HANYOU: a half-demon; such as Inuyasha, or Naraku
KITSUNE: a fox demon; like Shippo

AUTHORS NOTE: "New Power" and "it" are the same thing. You should know that, but if you don't that clarifies it :) - This took me about 4 hours of thought, typing, and proofreading to complete. Another HOUR for Emailing it to myself from my laptop to my PC, then having to redo all of the formatting. The email wouldn't accept my formatting :(