My first fanfiction! This is the first chapter of it's revison, hope you like it.

Little Sister

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Chapter 1: Darkness


It was dark.

Darkness was one of the few things Kagome Himura absolutely despised.

In darkness things could lurk, stalking their prey, they could even kill you. All because of darkness... on the other hand light was safe. You could see things in the light, nothing bad could happen.

Or so she perceived.

In this particular dark night rain fell hard and wind howled for attention, picking up damp leaves and forcing their allegiance.

While this went on and the rain continued its expedition toward the earth the people inside a large black castle went on with their lives oblivious as cracks of lightning shot from the sky.

Two in particular stood out from all else. These two were in a small dungeon room with a heavy steel door locking them in.

Both were merely children, no older than six, yet had serious expressions unfitting of a child. They were dressed in clothing so torn up and so covered in dirt and blood that they were merely rags, barely staying on their grime covered owners.

The two were sitting across from each other, each with their backs to the wall and their feet were so close they were touching.

They could have been mistaken for dead for a moment but one of them, a girl with black hair oily from its lack of wash and soft brown eyes slowly lifted her head.

"We were lucky tonight." She whispered in a hoarse voice."Master Naraku did not keep you that long Kagome. Only two hours." Her eyes were dead as she spoke, nothing in them but an unidentifiable coldness of emotion.

The other girl looked up as lightning flashed and momentarily lit up the ground around her. Blood covered the floor in a thick pool that was only getting larger. Kagome herself was in a similar fashion, her skin barely seen under all the cuts and bruises, bleached in red.

Her hair was black with a blue tint, a few strands appeared reddish as well, though that could have been from her head wound.

And her eyes, a sapphire blue that were speckled with red and red-orange, looked at the other girl with mischief and concentration.

"Yes, a real savior isn't he, Akira." She seethed, now glaring at the girl dubbed Akira as malice entered her eyes as well.

Akira nodded, her state was better than Kagome's. She had few bruises and they seemed to be fading, but there were many blisters on her hands, as if she'd been forced to clean too long or perhaps put her hands inside a fireplace for a minute.

A soft sigh of a noise escaped her, "Imouto what are you doing?" She asked suspiciously.

Kagome looked up at her older sister, almost annoyed. Almost. "Thinking of a way of escape." She muttered and the other girl mumbled about it being useless.

But Kagome had already had an idea in mind for some time.

These handcuffs they wore, one little medal form of resistance that kept them stuck to a cold dungeon wall. It was magically enhanced so they could only be opened by their captor.

However, there was no rule in the book that said anything about it coming back on if you cut off your own hand!

She cracked her knuckles gaining her sister's attention yet again. This time curiosity sparked in her eyes, but she didn't utter a sound as Kagome's eyes sparked and she grabbed a small butcher knife.

She had indeed been waiting for this moment, plotting her next move. For over three months she'd waited, gathering information about where her other siblings were being kept and waiting for him to give her something to eat that would require a knife.

And finally today, it had come and he hadn't taken it away...

Kagome gripped the knife with a ferocity that Akira had seen very few times and she knew then what would happen as she squeezed her eyes shut in time to hear a sickening crack. "Imouto?"

A soft snicker met her ears. "That hurt a lot more than I thought it would." Kagome's voice muttered, and upon opening her eyes Akira was met with the sight of Kagome with her hand regenerating at lightning fast speed.

Kagome looked down at it in stunned silence, she hadn't ben sure it would work... but now...

"I'm free." She whispered, her eyes staring at her hand in disbelief.

Akira's eyes, as large as saucers, blinked at her owlishly and a sense of relief came over her features.

"Cut it off!" She hissed quietly, jutting out her arm as the chains rattled. "Cut it off now!"

Kagome stared at the knife, then at her sister. Could she do it? Could she hurt her? Or was she too weak? Kagome clenched her fists.

If she didn't Naraku would do things far worse to Akira.

She had no choice.

She felt a pain in her chest far greater than when she had done it to herself as she freed her sister.

Who let out a howl and tension immediately appeared in their shoulders. That was way too loud, there was no chance Naraku hadn't heard it.

The two shared a glance as they stood up, "Akako," they muttered before rushing off, Akira following so Kagome could lead the way.

The door opened with a bang as Kagome's too skinny body crashed into it and skidded down the hall, toward the last door.

Kagome once again rammed into a door and managed to plummet face first into a wall when it opened.

Another girl of the same age was crouched in this room, worse for wear than Akira but much better off than Kagome. Her black hair was lightly dusted a reddish tint and she gazed up with childish reddish-brown eyes as she looked at Kagome with dazed uncertainty. "What's going on... Akira? Imouto?"

"No time." Akira mumbled snatching the knife from her fallen sister's grip as little birds raced around the girl's head. Freeing the confused Akako's wrist and jerking at the newly reacquired hand she tapped Kagome lightly.

"Kagome we don't have time." She muttered and her sister looked up at them with a soft nod as she forced her way back to her feet and took off running up a flight of cold stone stair with her other sister's in tow.

This time Kagome decided to kick the door off its hinges and Akira sweat dropped as she ran.

Really where did the girl get her strength? And was it really necessary?

Kagome had once again used her momentum to charge into the room and instead landed on a stunned boy's lap, her head banging against his chest with a dull thump.

Really she couldn't be blamed, all three were terrified of what would happen if Naraku saw them escaping... or worse.

What if he caught one of them?!

Akira headed over to the boy and hauled Kagome off him.

He was the oldest in the room, that was for certain. He looked like he could be seven. He had black hair that had grown out to his shoulders and brave yet kind green eyes.

Next to him sat a mildly surprised girl who appeared to be around the same age as him, she had dark blue eyes filled with wisdom and midnight black hair.

And beside her a third girl sat, her eyes a molten gold color, were glazed over as her head leaned forward allowing her black hair to frame her face in a wild, almost crazy looking, way.

"How did you get out!" The boy asked incredulously.

Akako's face had a gruesome grin on it as she looked at him with glowing eyes. "Akira and Kagome came and cut my arm off! Isn't it great Iwao!"

He just continued giving her a strange look as she said that.

"We need to hurry up and do it again!" Akira said urgently reaching for the nearest girl, who just happened to be the one with gold eyes. Her chain rattled as she pulled away. "Akari... don't you want to be free?" Akira asked hesitantly, they were twins surely Akari would feel the same way she did?

Akari looked up at her with a small smile. "I'm not going to be free, but I'm happy for you." Her eyes filled with tears and she closed them with a light smile on her face. "You three need to go."

The other girl, still unnamed looked at them with hurting eyes, "She's right."

Akari was always right, she'd been born with the gift of sight.

Meaning she could see the future.

"Kukuku!" A male voice suddenly let out a haunting laugh. "I don't know how you did this brats, but I'll get you!" He roared, "You can't escape me! Even if you run from this castle, remember these words! I will find you and drag you back by the hair! No matter where you are! No matter how long it takes, you can never get away!" He started cackling.

Akari's eyes held the cold truth of his words as tears streaked down her face, "Run." She whispered, "You won't live if you take us! I've seen it!" She gestured to herself, Izumi, and Iwao.

"Go now." Izumi agreed once again, "While you still can."

"NO!" Kagome snarled, her face set in deep determination. "I won't leave you behind to suffer!"

"Please Imouto!" Akari pleaded, "We are your downfall. IF you stay even a minute later you'll die." but it was obvious Kagome wasn't moving without them.

"Akako, Akira." Kagome growled, addressing them with the coldest voice either had ever heard. "GO now. Leave this place, I'll free the others and then I'll hold him off for as long as I can."

They looked at Iwao for guidance and found him giving them a concealed nod.

As one the two sister's smacked Kagome upside the head, knocking her unconscious.

Akari reached out a patted her head. "No matter what don't leave Kagome's side. You can't survive without her and she can't survive without you." Her eyes flashed as she looked up at them fiercely. "And no matter what you hear do not look back. Don't hesitate, just get out of here... for us."

"Be careful." Izumi whispered, teary eyed and the two nodded silently crying.

"Make sure you tell Kagome I love her when she wakes up." Iwao growled, giving them a stern but soft look. "The same goes for all of you. Now get out."

Akako picked Kagome up with shaking limbs and they raced through the halls toward the door. "We love you too!" They both cried.

They ran down the hill the castle rested on, across the bridge and they were just crossing the open field when the screams started, mangled bloody screams that made the hair on their arms raise.

"Don't look back! Don't hesitate. Don't look back. Don't hesitate." Akira chanted to herself as they continued running.


Kagome's eyes snapped open as she awoke, breathing heavily.

"Kagome?" A cute little fuzz ball of a kitsune called worriedly. "Are you feeling okay?"

Two and two were put together in her mind as she sent him a fake smile. "I'm fine Shippo, just had a bad dream."

He hopped into her arms as she sat up and caught him, more on reflex than anything else.

"Okay..." He replied back, sending her a happy smile.

"Kagome! Will you make ramen already? I'm hungry!" Inuyasha whined and she smiled when she found he'd already taken out the cups and was giving them a hungry look.

Sitting up she shifted Shippo so he was sitting on her shoulder and walked over to the noodles, beginning the preparations.

"Miroku, Sango." Kagome called, and noticed that Miroku had literally snuck up on Sango while she was asleep.

He was behind her with his arms wrapped around her tightly, pulling his body to his and he even had his face in her hair.

Kagome chuckled. He was going to get himself killed by his 'beloved Sango' one of these days.

"Huh?" Sango groaned reaching up to stretch and unknowingly wrapped her arms around the back of the now fully conscious monk's neck. "But I'm comfortable Kagome..." She muttered, her eyes fluttering open to send a half-hearted glare at her friend.

Kagome couldn't help it she burst out laughing. She had absolutely no idea what position she was in did she!?

"Hmmm, I'm glad to hear that darling. I'd rather not move as well." Miroku murmured closing his eyes as he nuzzled her hair.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Kagome chortled falling to the ground as her best friend's eyes snapped open and her body tensed. Her eyes lowered and she spotted the arms wrapped around her as a tick mark appeared.

Inuyasha's ears twitched from by the fire as he stopped his impatient glaring at the ramen cups to glance up at the rest of the group curiously.

Immediately a large smile crept onto his face as he started chuckling as well. "Monk." Sango said in a dangerously quiet voice as she seethed, her wish for Miroku's death coming off her in waves as she turned in his arms and shoved him away forcefully.

Her hand raised and fear registered in his eyes. Perhaps it hadn't been such a good idea to do that...

"HENTAI!" She screamed slapping him across the face so hard he saw stars.

With that she huffed, tearing herself from his grip, getting up, and brushing herself off. "Kagome please stop laughing!" She complained with a blush as her dearest friend had the time of her life on the ground.

Kagome put her finger up, signaling for one more second. After seven she managed to get back to her feet and stumble back to the fire.

Kagome wafted the air toward her. Yep it was done. She removed the ramen cups and began giving them out... unfortunately as they ate Kagome realized something else.

There was an extra cup. Quickly she grabbed it and gave it to Shippo who had just began to reach for it...

After all he was a growing boy.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha immediately protested as he finished as well. "I should get that extra cup not the twerp!"

"Shippo is not a twerp!" She scolded as a reply.

"I do the fighting! I'm the alpha of this pack therefore that cup is rightfully mine!" He growled back.

Kagome sighed, 'Here we go again.' "Inuyasha, this is a group, not a pack. We don't have an alpha."

"And we all do quite a bit of fighting." Miroku pointed out.

"GRR! Just give me the damn ramen!" Inuyasha growled again, making a grab for them, which was easily avoided when Kagome shouted, "SIT BOY!".

He plummeted into the ground.

"Don't cuss in front of Shippo, Inuyasha!"

He just groaned in reply from his hole.

Sango giggled, and Miroku let out a soft chuckle.

Shippo at this point was stuffing the savory noodles in his mouth afraid Inuyasha would take them and trying not to choke as he laughed at the same time.

By the time Inuyasha emerged from his small crater Shippo had finished them and had began to grin broadly at him, showing off his little teeth.

"Why you...!" Inuyasha trailed off hitting Shippo on his little head.

"Sit boy!" and so he returned to the ground. "Sango, Miroku. Tell Inuyasha I'm going to the castle near here. I heard there's a few nice shopping places there and I'd love to visit. Oh! And if he follows me, I'll S.I.T him till he reaches the earth's core."

They nodded, not fully understanding her talk of the earth's core but figured it wasnt' good.

With that Kagome got up and walked into the forest, it really was beautiful.

You could hear the birds sing and the frogs croak, you could feel the soft caress of the soil between your shoes.

The bees and the hummingbirds pollinated the flowers and Kagome was lucky enough to see it.

She saw squirrels playing tag, or at least that's what it looked like because one kept chasing the other.

And then far too soon it ended as she approached the castle walls.


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HEYLLOOO! Okay so this is the revised version of the first chapter. XD

It should have a lot less mistakes in it as well as a lot more details so I hope you like it! XD

Love Always

~ Niki