Okay, so...here's the imperfect beginning, please tell me if I've made any grammar mistakes or something. Oh, right; I don't own Inuyasha. If you think I do then you've got problems. The first chapter's kinda short, but the future chapters will be longer. That said...R&R, please!
Wounded
"SIT BOY!" Kagome's furious scream, accentuated by Inuyasha's ground-shaking plunge, caused a nearby flock of birds to fly away. Miroku shook his head sympathetically and Sango just blinked.
"Would you stop comparing me to Kikyo?! I'm not her, so stop acting like I should be!" with that Kagome turned and stalked heatedly into the forest.
Inuyasha groaned and climbed out of his hole, watching her go with a confused and angry expression. "Owww...why's she have to overreact so much?! It was a compliment!"
Miroku sighed and patted the hanyous shoulder and said sagely, "She doesn't apprecaite being compared to Kikyo."
Sango rolled her eyes. "Obviously..." she muttered under her breath, frowning at the lecherous monk.
"Argh! That insensitive jerk! Why does he have to be so...so...argh!" Kagome grumbled as she continued her rampage through the forest. She gripped her pack tightly, using the unfeeling bag as a stress reliever, and kept walking for several minutes before she realized that she was lost.
Kagome spun around, peering intently through the rapidly darkening woods. "Uh...uho. Inuyasha? Miroku? Sango? Shippo? Can anyone hear me?!"
She stiffened and grabbed her bow when the sound of something crashing through the forest caught her attention. Whatever was making the sound, it was coming her way fast. Kagome dropped her bag and started to grab and arrow, but she stopped when she heard...crying?
"Uh...hello? Is someone there?" The crying came closer, and a moment later a young girl emerged from the forest. She had long black hair and was wearing a checkered kimono, and her dirty face was streaked with tears. Kagome instantly dropped her bow and went to the girl. "Are you ok?"
The girl sniffled and wiped her eyes. "P-please help me! M-my lord is h-hurt! I...I think he might d-die!" she started sobbing anew.
Kagome grabbed her bow and took the little girl's hand. "Sh, it's ok," she said comfortingly. "Take me to your lord, I'll help him."
The child's eyes widened hopefully and she managed a tiny smile. "Th-thank you! He's this way..." Kagome followed the girl into the woods, unaware of what to expect.
"Where the hell's Kagome?!" Inuyasha snarled as he sniffed the air. "I don't smell her around here anywhere!"
Miroku glanced up at the now-dark sky. "I'm not sure, but I doubt she's in any danger. I haven't sensed any demonic aurous for several days."
"She just needs some time to cool down." Sango said calmly and she poked the fire.
Shippo jumped onto Sango's shoulder and glared at Inuyasha. "Yeah, 'cause Inuyasha was an idiot and said that Kikyo could shoot better than-ow!"
Inuyasha whacked the fox demon on the head and growled, "Shut up, twerp! It's not my fault she's so sensitive!"
Sango sighed, amazed at the hanyou's continuing lack of sense. "You know, Inuyasha, you should be more considerate of Kagome's feelings. If you were a bit kinder, she wouldn't be hurt so much."
Inuyasha just crossed his arms and turned away. "Feh!"
"So what's your name?" Kagome asked the little girl as they continued through the forest.
The tear-streaked, dirty face looked up the the miko with a shy smile. "I am Rin. What is your name?"
"I'm Kagome. How far away is your lord, Rin?"
"He's not far, Kagome-chan."
Kagome nodded and continued to follow Rin thoughtfully. Why is a little girl out here so far with her lord? she wondered. And how did he get hurt? Were they attacked by a demon, maybe?
"Here he is, Kagome-chan!" the two girls came into a small clearing with clear signs of a battle. Kagome gasped as she saw the severed head of a huge spider demon lying in a pool of dark blood. There was more blood spattered all along the forest floor, and several trees lay knocked over on the ground. "Here! Lord Sesshomaru, I brought help!"
Kagome froze and looked past the demon head, where a very tall and very white figure lay propped up against a rock. She blinked and looked first at Rin, then at the demon lord, then back at Rin. "Ses...Sesshomaru?!"
