1Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and company. I do however own the plot.

A/N: Now people this is a survival fan fiction. That means you will learn something from reading this if you do indeed read it. So if you don't like to learn things then don't read it but I suggest you do because then you will at least know something if it ever happens to you. Thank you. Now all my information I am getting comes from my Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. So do not sue me for the information. Thank you and enjoy the fan fiction.

Chapter one: The storm

Inuyasha said, "Come on you guys lets hurry I would like to be in some sort of shelter before this storm hits us fully ok."

Kagome said, "We know Inuyasha you have told us a million times already. We are walking as fast as we can. We're not like you alright we are human you know."

Inuyasha looked at her and said, "And I'm tired of your complaining and your excuses. I don't care if you are human wench if we get caught in this storm it won't matter whose human and who isn't we'll all be dead."

Sango said, "It's that bad?"

Inuyasha said, "From the scent of this storm even my idiot brother would be running for a shelter with his tail between his legs. Does that tell you how bad it is going to be?"

Sango said, "Yeah I don't think there has been a storm that's scared demons into hiding. Has there?"

Inuyasha said, "Unfortunately yeah there has been but only once and I don't plan on getting caught in this one alright."

The storm was right on their heels and when Inuyasha turned around and saw what was coming he realized they didn't have time anymore they had to find a place and fast. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and made her get on his back while Sango, Miroku, and Shippou got on Kirara to keep up with Inuyasha's speed.

Once the others were in hearing distance over the wind Inuyasha said, "Hey guys if we get separated find shelter and wait out the storm. When it's over head to Kaede's village and we will meet back there. If neither group returns in a less than a week then they aren't coming back."

Sango said, "Right got it. Wait a week then go about normal business. Destroy Naraku get the rest of the jewel got it."

Inuyasha said, "Exactly one week after storm ends. Don't bother looking for the dead just let them be."

Miroku said, "Got it. Good luck in any case."

Inuyasha nodded and they kept running. He looked back over his shoulder just once and saw how fast this storm was coming at them. It scared him how fast it was coming. He realized that they weren't going to find anything together. Kirara could get up higher and go a lot faster than she was going but she was trying to keep up with Inuyasha and Kagome but if she kept it up then they would all die.

Inuyasha said, "Sango find somewhere to stay. Get Kirara moving I know that cat can move faster than that. Kagome and I will find somewhere ourselves you three just worry about yourselves. We'll meet you at the village."

With that Inuyasha took off into the forest in search of anything. A cave a hut something for them to hide in and wait out the storm. He just hoped that the others were going to be alright. At the moment he had to worry about Kagome and himself. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him even with Kagome on his back. Now all he had to do was out run a storm that looked like it was trying to get them. He stopped just enough to put her down and took off his fire rat robe and wrapped it around Kagome tightly who tried to give it back to him only to have him growl at her.

Inuyasha said, "Damn it Kagome leave it alone. Your human like you said it's harder for you to keep your body temperature up in the freezing cold alright. But I can regulate my temperature for a good three hours before I have a problem so please keep it on alright. This damn storm acts like it has a vendetta or something. It's right on our heels and I don't think I can outrun it for much longer alright. My robe will keep you some what warm alright. Just keep your head down and your face buried so you won't breathe in the frozen air alright."

Kagome said, "Alright. Just don't push yourself too much okay."

Inuyasha said, "Okay now come on get back on so I can run again."

Kagome climbed back up onto his back and Inuyasha ran his fastest to get to a shelter. He had been running for two hours when the storm hit them full force. Inuyasha was freezing already he had to find a shelter soon or he'd freeze and Kagome would die out there. He started to recognize the surroundings as he ran and he passed a waterfall and knew where he was in an instant it wasn't far away.

Inuyasha said, "It won't be long now Kagome I know where we are. There's a hut not far ahead and it will be enough for us to wait out this storm."

Inuyasha thought, there won't be just some warm clothes for us but there will also be some food there if I know her and it will be enough for us to wait out this storm without having to ration it or leave the hut same with the fire wood.

He ran for a little longer when out of nowhere he came across the hut he had been looking for. He ran up to the hut and ran inside it placing Kagome down on the ground and placed the wooden door in its place so it was tightly closed. He also hoped that the one who owned the hut was not caught in this storm but at the village just three miles away.

He went over to the fire pit and started a fire very fast and then turned to Kagome who lay on the floor and hadn't moved from where he placed her. He quickly unwrapped her from his fire rat robe and checked her over.

He said, "Kagome come on I need you to wake up please."

Kagome groaned and said, "Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha said, "Kagome come on open your eyes."

Kagome's eyes fluttered open and she looked at Inuyasha who smiled at her with a huge smile that she actually thought she was dreaming.

He said, "Good I'm glad you're alright now come on sit up and get near the fire it'll keep you warm while I seal up the cracks around the door so it won't let the cold air in."

Kagome did what he said and got near the fire while he sealed off the door from the outside wind. Kagome took the time to look around the hut and noticed it was furnished it wasn't an empty hut that meant that someone would be back sooner or later.

Kagome said, "Inuyasha I don't think we should stay here. What if the owner of this place comes back?"

Inuyasha said, "Don't worry about it Kagome. She won't be back for a while with any luck she's in the village three miles west of here."

Kagome said, "How do you know there's a village three miles from here?"

Inuyasha said, "I used to live in that village well actually in the lords manor there with my mom."

Kagome said, "So you know the person who lives here?"

Inuyasha said, "Yeah I do know her. I used to run here when my uncle or his servants were being assholes to me. She always let me in and let me stay until my mom came to get me or sent for me."

Kagome said, "She sounds nice."

Inuyasha looked at her and said, "I never had a relationship with her Kagome she was 18 when I was 3 so she would be 218 years old now so yeah its nothing. She's 15 years older than me ok. If anything she is more like a mom to me than a girlfriend as you call them."

Kagome said, "How much do you know about her?"

Inuyasha said, "I know a lot about her. My mom filled me in on her."

Kagome said, "How did your mom know so much about her?"

Inuyasha smiled and said, "Well it's easy Amarante, the woman who lives here, is actually my older sister. She's a half demon like me but unlike me she isn't a dog demon like me. Amarante believe it or not is half wolf demon."

Kagome said, "I didn't know you had an older sister."

Inuyasha said, "Neither does Sesshoumaru and he never will because I won't tell him. She's only my sister not his cause my mom was mated to a wolf demon who died shortly after their mating because of my grandfather who hated my mother for having her. After she was born she was sent away to another village to be raised by someone else. See she was royalty half demon or not. My mother was a princess of another village and my grandfather couldn't kill his granddaughter because of it. So he sent her away to be trained as a priestess instead of a princess like my mother. She met my father after Amarante found her. After I was born and we moved to my uncle's manor Amarante moved out here to this hut that she build on her own. She moved out here because she wanted to help my mom with me. She knew that my uncle hated half demons and was prepared for him to throw me out as soon as he saw me. But to her surprise he didn't throw me out but allowed me to stay till I was three when he had my mother punished for her crimes. Her crimes were Amarante and myself so after she died Amarante came to get me and I lived here that's how I know where everything is here I've lived here for most of my life."

Kagome said, "Why did you leave if you loved it here?"

Inuyasha said, "Because Amarante was in danger of being found out by Sesshoumaru so I left to keep her safe. She's the only family I have that actually wants and loves me so why would I want her to hate me. I mean our mother's family, Sesshoumaru, and my nephew hates me so why would I want my sister to hate me too."

Kagome said, "Wait you have a nephew? Whose is it? I don't think Sesshoumaru would have one would he?"

Inuyasha said, "He's Amarante's son and you know who he is."

Kagome said, "Really who would that be?"

Inuyasha said, "Oh he's about 5'7" is 18 has black hair and light blue eyes and oh he's the leader of the wolf demon tribe. Sound familiar."

Kagome said, "Kouga is your nephew? You two hate each other."

Inuyasha said, "Yes and your wrong he hates me. I don't think he knows who I am though or that his mother is even alive though he might remember who I am seeing as how I am the one who took him to the wolf tribe in the first place."

Kagome said, "Why did you take him there?"

Inuyasha said, "When I left Amarante gave him to me saying it wasn't safe for him here because our uncle was close to finding out where she was and she was constantly being attacked by demons and humans so I took him. I couldn't take care of him so I took him to his father and told him that it wasn't safe for him to be with me and his mom wasn't around anymore."

Kagome said, "You told them she was dead. Why would you do that?"

Inuyasha said, "Because I thought she was. When Kouga and I left to go to the tribe I heard my sister scream ok. I thought she'd been killed I didn't find out otherwise until a month after I met you."

Kagome said, "Oh."

Inuyasha said, "Yeah so I can't really be held responsible for that. But I don't know what the hell his problem is with me. I really don't care because either way it's nothing to worry about."

Kagome said, "Maybe you and Kouga should sit down and talk next time he's around."

Inuyasha said, "Yeah but he'll never do it. You know Kouga anything that has to do with me he's totally against."

Kagome said, "He will if I ask him to. He does anything I ask him too remember he has a thing for me."

Inuyasha said, "Yeah I know that. You feeling better?"

Kagome said, "Yeah I am thanks. How long do you think this storm will last?"

Inuyasha said, "Well it could last anywhere from a day to a few months to all winter. You never really know."

Kagome said, "The previous storm like this one had to be scary."

Inuyasha said, "Yeah it was."

Kagome said, "How do you know?"

Inuyasha said, "The last time a storm this bad occurred I was on my own and I got caught in it. Believe it or not that was the one time I owed Sesshoumaru my life. It was also the last time I owed it to him. As much as he says he hates me I think he loves me a little bit. He's always protecting me when I need it the most. If he really hated me as much as he says then I don't think he'd protect me like he does. Right?"