New Beginnings

Prologue

She ran through the forest as fast as she could, her red and white kimono ripped and flying around her, hearing the angry shouts begin to fade form behind her. She reached a clearing where the sacred tree stood. They had found out her secret. They betrayed her. The villagers didn't understand that she was in love and that no matter what, that love would conquer all, including time. It had done so in the past, she knew. The dreams she had were more real than life itself sometimes. And they were always the same; she was searching for him; the love of her life. She stood, waiting for him. And like always, he appeared, jumping down from the tree and landing in front of her.

"What happened?" he asked in the gruff voice she loved.

"The villagers found out about us and chased me from the village. They also said they were going to kill you." The girl replied sadly. He grabbed her and held her to him.

"I won't let anything happen to you and we've come to far to let them tear us apart again."

"I know but I'm still afraid." she said into his red haori. But their reunion was cut short.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the hanyou mutt and his miko, sorry ex-miko bitch." A dark voice uttered behind the girl. The boy pushed the girl behind him, "Who are you and what do you want?"

"Ku...ku...ku..., me? I am of no real concern to you. All I want is the Shikon no Tama," said a man with long dark hair, evil eyes and with a sick smile planted on his face he continued, "you really shouldn't be worried about me, you should worry about her." the man pointed to a woman dressed in red and white miko garb with her bow and arrow notched.

"Come out you worthless excuse for a miko!" the woman screamed.

The girl came out from behind her protector's back.

"What's your problem?" the girl asked, anger lacing her voice.

The woman shook with with fury, "He's a half-breed! You have forsaken your sacred duty! You have forsaken your people and for what? A freak!"

The girl stepped in front of the boy, " He is not a freak! He is the most beautiful person with the most pure soul I have ever met! And I love him!" the girl screamed with confidence.

The woman sneered, "You're just a girl! You don't know the meaning of love! He doesn't love you! He's only after the Shikon no Tama!" The girl merely glared at the woman, "He loves me and I love him and nothing you do or say will ever change that!"

"We'll see about that!" the woman shrieked and released her arrow at the girl.

"NOOOOO!!" The boy jumped in front of the girl; the arrow piercing his heart. The girl screamed and ran over to her lover and knelt beside him, "No...no...no please!" He looked up at her, "I'll find you again and we will win. Don't cry Kagome." He lifted his clawed hand to her face and brushed away her tears, "I will find you again. Just remember, I love you." His hand fell and his body went limp. Kagome felt his life leave from him. She screamed, tears running down her face. She didn't know how many times she had watched him die but no matter what, it always hurt the same. The woman and man laughed. Kagome looked up at them, anger flaming in her deep blue eyes.

"You won't get the Shikon no Tama. This isn't over." She smiled a sad smile and looked down at the boy, "InuYasha, I'm coning for you." Kagome looked up and grabbed the dagger that she kept with her. She placed the point to her heart.

"You wouldn't!" the woman screamed. Kagome smiled, "I told you I loved him and he loved me. I would do anything for him. Something, Kikyo you know nothing about." Kikyo began to run towards Kagome but was held back, "Naraku let me go!"

"No, we will find her again."

Kagome smiled, "Catch me if you can." She looked down at the lifeless body of InuYasha, "I love you, InuYasha." She whispered and drove the dagger into her heart, stopping it and releasing her soul back into the circle of reincarnation to find her love.

The world changed physically but its ideals didn't. The world was still segregated, although the wars that were fought in the past stayed there, the world still wasn't the picture of peace that it should have been. In a world where two races refuse to coexist, a hanyou, a half-breed is the most open defiance of the unwritten law between youkai and humans. Each race lives in separate communities and even separate cities. For a human punishment was being sent to live amongst youkai, be it prison or high school. For a youkai it was being sent to live amongst humans always in distance of an ever watchful miko or priest. For hanyous though far and between, either was fell. Not fitting in anywhere was the cursed fate of all hanyous. Wherever they were they were constantly ridiculed and outcast. So many donned human disguises and lived amongst humans since humans were less apt to discover their secret.

For years that is how the world worked. Until a few brave souls decided to change it. This is the story of those who believed in one world, one people. These five young people saw the wrongs of the world and set out to right them; changing the world as we know it.

A/N Dun…dun…dun...yeah so that's the very serious prologue. Now the question is, is the story going to be serious or is this all a big hoax? I don't know. You will have to read it and find out for yourself. Oh yeah I don't own InuYasha...sorry

If you want to critique go ahead. If you don't like it then screw you hippie and your mother doesn't love you. If you do like it I would love to hear about it. Have fun, be safe….you know in case you go somewhere.

"Take…luck! If you have it, take it, care for it." Brian Reagan

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