AN- Wow… I'm so sorry that I haven't been working on this. The only explanation I have is I had a lot of personal issues and now I'm in college with a 4.0 GPA that I would like to keep. I am fixing these chapters up because frankly… they suck! So this is just a touch up. Sorry it's not an update. Most of my writing will probably be done over summer break or when I don't really have anything else to do… like now. ^_^ If you want to see more of this story please go to my profile and vote for the story you like best (summaries for other stories in profile).

Disclaimer- I swear there's no captive Inuyasha anywhere! *yelling and scratching comes from closet* I've got rats!

*Inuyasha gets out of the closet* What the hell's wrong with you bitch!? Locking me in a closet!? Really!?

*somewhat looking surprised but mainly disappointed, turns to the cop.* That's not even my closet. Plus, do you really think that I, a weak human, could overpower him, a hanyou?

*cop thinks for a moment* True, you're off the hook for now. *turns and leaves*

The point in this is that I don't own Inuyasha, just temporarily kidnapped him.

Now to the story! =^_^=

A New Start

Chapter 1- Prologue

It was dark, too dark to see clearly. It smells of something rotten; rotten meat or even rotting human flesh. The place was even moving. This is what seven year old Kagome Higurashi woke up to. Kagome is the daughter of one of the most powerful rulers in Japan, Lord Aki Higurashi, and his mate Lady Sierra Higurashi. Kagome was trained at a young age to control, or have some control over, her miko powers she gained from her mother. She was also taught basic fighting skills and how to use and control the youaki powers she gained from her father. Yes, you read correctly, Kagome's father was a demon making Kagome a hanyou; an inu hanyou.

Kagome woke with a start when the carriage she was in went over a large bump in the road. The frightened seven year old looked around her surroundings and, thanks to her superior hanyou senses and a hole in one of the walls, she was able to see everything in the cramped area. She whimpered quietly and tucked her legs under her chin.

The carriage suddenly stopped and two men appeared when the carriage was opened. The man on the right reached out and grabbed her wrists then pulled her ear to his mouth to hiss, "Don't give us any trouble half breed. That is if you don't want to end up like your mother when she tried to save you,"

Kagome whimpered but growled when the other man tried to take her somewhere. Then the man slapped her across the face, forcing her head to the side.

"You will be quiet bitch!" The man yelled.

"Don't you dare call me a bitch! Only my mate can do that!"

He slapped her again. "Wanna bet bitch!?"

"You idiot! Don't leave a mark! The master said for her to be as unharmed as possible with the exception of the force to get her away from her mother! She's separated now so there's no reason to harm her unless you have a death wish!" The man holding Kagome yelled.

"Fine, then let's get her to him as quick as possible before she ticks me off. I don't see what Lord Naraku would want with a filthy hanyou anyway."

"I don't know but I don't care either. Just help me get her inside,"

They dragged her through what seemed to be a maze of hallways to a room with two large doors blocking their entry. Once inside the room, Kagome was amazed at the shear opulence of the room. It was a huge room with a gigantic rug in the center, busts lining the room, tapestries hanging on the walls, and a throne on the other side of the room. All the busts and tapestries were of the same person who is currently sitting in the throne; Naraku.

'General Naraku! Thank kami it's him! I thought I was a goner but he will definitely save me,' Kagome thought optimistically, even though something in her gut told her that she should run and he isn't to be trusted. Naraku was one of Lord Higurashi's most loyal and trusted generals. However, Kagome's mother never left her alone with him and now that her parents are gone he is her only hope.

"Ah, Kagome, you're finally here," Naraku said with slight enjoyment in his voice.

"General Naraku! It's horrible! My parents were killed and I was dragged here by these mean people! Thank kami you're here to save me," Kagome said hopefully.

"I am afraid that you're sadly mistaken as to the reason why I'm here. I'm the one who had your parents killed and sent for you. I'm not here to save you,"

Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing. One of the most trusted of her father had betrayed them.

"You are only here because I'm a bit more merciful towards children. Instead of being killed you will be put in the slave trade I run and will be there until you're twenty." He grinned evilly. "She is to be put through as a regular house slave for six years then she is to be trained as a pleasure slave until she's twenty." Naraku directed the men holding Kagome.

"What will happen to me when I'm twenty?" Kagome asked in a quivering voice.

He smirked. "If you are still a virgin on the night of your twentieth birthday, then I will take your innocence and kill you afterward unless I like you enough to keep you as my personal toy. If you are deflowered then I might keep you alive, but that depends on how I'm feeling that day."

The men dragged Kagome back to the cart and as they did she could hear Naraku's maniacal laughter. Tears began to weld up in her eyes but she refused to let them fall. They threw her into the back of the cart again and locked the doors. After a few moments, the cart started down the path. Kagome's life was limited now to only about thirteen more years, for a hanyou or youaki that's just getting out of childhood; Just old enough to mate but still extremely young. They live to be hundreds of years old.

As Kagome sat there, trying to hold back her tears, she realized something and she couldn't hold her tears anymore.

She was traveling on the path to her certain death.

An- Again I am sorry for not writing in so long but it couldn't be helped. Please take my poll to see your favorite story put up! Thank you for your patience. (=^_^=)