DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Inuyasha!

Kagome was sitting under the gods' tree relaxing in the silence, thinking about her home 500 years in the future.
"It's so different here than at home. Everything here is so peaceful and terrifying all at once. So many youkai killings and being killed, and all for one thing... The Shikon No Tama. I'm only here right now because the Shikon No Tama was in my body ...and then I shattered it into shards."
"Hey, Kagome!" said an all too familiar voice jarring her out of her thoughts and peacefulness. "Hey, Inuyasha." He walked over and scowled, "We're goin' on another shard hunt, and if you need more supplies from your time, get it now.'Cause we're leaving in the morning." He then stalked back to the village.

Later That Day

Kagome, after getting all of her things, came back to the village. "Kagome!" yelled the little kitsune, Shippou. "We just finished preparing our dinner." Kagome entered Kaede's hut to the scene of Sango hitting Miroku over the head with her giant boomerang, Hirikotsu. "Stupid hentai! You'll never learn." Sango sat down and began eating her fish and rice. Miroku, though, was passed out on the floor. Kagome sat down near the fire and ate as well.

"Kagome, did you bring any Ramen?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome looked over at Inuyasha and said, "Yes I do," Inuyasha's ears perked up, "BUUT, Kaede already made us a nice meal so wait until tomorrow." Inuyasha growled and grabbed his fish and rice. He then sat down next to Kagome.

"Thank ye Kagome.'Tis wonderful that ye appreciate my cooking." Kaede said. "Oh, no problem Kaede. Your cooking is delicious, and apparently Inuyasha doesn't appreciate that." Inuyasha scowled at her. "Stupid wench..."

"Inuyasha!" Inuyasha's ears flattened against his head, "SIT BOY!" Inuyasha's face was plastered to the floor in a second. "What the hell was that for wench?" Inuyasha screamed. "You shouldn't insult women, Inuyasha. They can be very sensitive", said Miroku...who finally woke up from his Hentai attack failure on Sango. "Keh. Why the hell should I care? I ain't no stupid wench." scoffed Inuyasha. "SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!" screamed Kagome. "Inuyasha, you're so stupid. Calling Kagome names just isn't right. You should've learned by now." Inuyasha picked Shippou up by the tail. "Shut up runt." He threw Shippou into Kagome's lap and left the hut.

Kagome finished her food and set up her sleeping bag. "Goodnight guys" "Goodnight Kagome!" said everyone as they too settled down for the night.

Meanwhile

"Keh...stupid wench. You always get upset over the tiniest things. Although...I couldn't imagine someone else hurting you. Especially that fleabag Kouga. Mangy Ookami." Inuyasha thought. He was sitting up in his tree thinking until he drifted off into sleep.

The Next Day

The gang headed out right at dawn. They had been traveling, looking for more shards, for most of the day. So, they sat down and took a break and ate. Inuyasha finally got his precious Ramen and everyone else got Kagome's famous "ninja" food. Which is really just food from her time.

After they ate, they decided to just hang around. Although, Inuyasha was a little pissed off. He decided to go sit in a tree not too far away from the others.

"Weak humans. Can't they just keep going? It's not even dark yet and they want to camp here for tonight already." Inuyasha was jarred out of his thoughts when the wind gave way to the scent of grave yard soil and a hint of cherry blossoms. Kikyo. He rushed off to find her.

The rest of the gang saw him jumping away, and instantly knew where he was going. Everyone looked over at Kagome. She looked so sad and heartbroken. "Stupid Inuyasha. Doesn't he see that Kagome loves him?" Thought Miroku and Sango.

Suddenly, Kagome sensed an impure jewel shard coming at them fast from the south...The exact opposite what Inuyasha went to. "Guess we'll have to fight this youkai on our own." thought Kagome. "Hey guys! There's an impure shard heading this way!"
Everyone got into battle positions.

The youkai came into sight and quickly came to the group. "So this is where I sensed the jewel shards! I will devour you and take the shards!" said the strange looking...cat youkai? It was hard to say exactly what it looked like. It was almost a mixture between a giant cheetah and a dragon. More catlike...except it was flying.

The youkai moved with precision as it dodged Hirikotsu, Shippou's fox-fire, and Miroku's sacred sutras. Kagome fired her arrows and managed to nick the youkai's shoulder. 'AAAGGGHH!" yelped the cat-dragon youkai. He then launched an attack on everyone. Firing scales from its tail. Miroku put a barrier around everyone.

What happened next will be etched into everyone's minds for the rest of their lives. Kagome went and tried to shoot an arrow at the youkai, and missed. Then, the youkai darted out, bit Kagome's arm, and shoved a claw right through Kagome's stomach.

"KIIIIYAAAA!" Kagome's blood curdling scream could be heard for miles...just shy of where Inuyasha was. She fell to the ground in a puddle of her own blood.

"KAGOME!" Shouted the group in unison. Sango quickly threw her Hirikotsu at the youkai along with Shippou's fox-fire and Miroku's sutras. The demon was instantly killed.

They ran over to Kagome, who was barely breathing and passed out on the ground.

Later That Night

Inuyasha was heading back to camp when he scented Kagome's blood in the air. He then stepped up his pace. When he reached the camp to see a startling discovery. Kagome was laid out on her sleeping bag, covered in bandages from the waist up. She was panting and sweating. The wound on her stomach obviously wasn't closed because it was still soaked from blood. His hear literally dropped to his feet. Kagome was on the brink of death...and it was all his fault.

Sango and Miroku glared at him from their spots by Kagome.

"What happened to her?"

"While you were off with that hollow shell Kikyo we were back here fighting an extremely fast cheetah-dragon youkai. Kagome was trying to shoot him with her sacred arrows when he lashed out and attacked her. He bit her arm and his claw went through her stomach. And, Inuyasha? IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT YOU TWO-TIMING EXCUSE OF A HANYOU!" Sango yelled at him.

Inuyasha stared wide-eyed at her. He lowered his head as this all sank in. "She's about to die from injuries that could have been prevented if I wouldn't have gone after Kikyo." Inuyasha thought to himself.

The others, after doing all they could to care for Kagome, settled down for the night. On the other hand, Inuyasha was seated next to Kagome. He slowly drifted off into an uneasy sleep. The last thing he remembered was his inner youkai saying "Mate, mate was hurt. It was our fault mate was injured". His dreams were nightmares that would forever scar his mind.

AUTHORS NOTE: Well this is my first FanFic ever and I hope I did a good job! Oh! And for those of you who don't know what some Japanese words mean here are their translations and definitions:

1) Hentai- pervert

2) Youkai- demon

3) Hanyou- half demon - half human half demon

4) Hirikotsu- (literally means) giant boomerrang

5) sutras- sacred papers with spells on them to purify and destroy youkai

I try to update as often as possible but I have school and friends and all that other stuff in life so deal with it if it takes me a week, kay? lol Thanks for reading! Review it too please! ~~AnimeFreak134~~