Author Note: I DO NOT OWN Inuyasha, or Naruto. Thank you to the AMAZING creators though!
This takes places before the Great Ninja War(Shippuden time though), and before Naraku was defeated. About mid-series for both of them.
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Her heart was racing as she ran through the burning temple. Wanting to scream for her comrades, but she knew she'd give away her position as well as theirs. They were clearly outnumbered. As she rounded a corner, she realized the only way out was either back to the beasts that were chasing her, or through the burning door. Bursting through it, she collapsed into a courtyard, and immediately noticed a giant centipede demon rising, ready to strike her. Sango jumped to her feet, and threw Hirakotsu - it perfectly sliced the demon down the length of its body, and returned to her hand as if she called it. Really just many many years of practice. Her eyes quickly scanned the courtyard for Kirara, or anyone for that matter, but no sign.
She jolted back into the opposing side of the courtyard, and continued running blindly down a hallway. Her nerves were now the highest they could be, realizing she was completely separated from her friends.
As she turned a corner, and ran down a hallway - the wall bursted open and she was slammed into the opposing wall. Whatever it was slammed her to the ground in a dimly lit room. Sango instantly recognized the squeals as a demon, and quickly grabbed her small dagger plunging it deep into the chest of the demon. It stopped moving for a moment, and finally her eyes adjusting to see a lizard demon, that also resembled a man staring angrily at her. It spat up some blood, and spit, oozing it onto her face. Grabbing her arms, it pinned her down to the ground, pressing all of its body weight onto her. It looked at her menacingly - was it somehow smiling?
The beast shrieked in glee as Sango was realizing she was completely pinned under it. Tears started to flow from her eyes, realizing this was probably it.
I'll see you all soon... she thought, the images of her village and family flashing through her mind. Realizing she was about to meet the same fate as them. About to be killed by some disgusting demon.
"Release..." A smooth confident voice commanded, breaking her fear. The demon obeyed, and slinked off into the darkness. Sango took no chance and sat up quickly, withdrawing her sword and holding it up in a blind defense.
"You all are really testing my patience..." The voice spoke again, her eyes meet the black eyes of a young man. Probably about her age - he had long black hair, a stern jawline, olive skin, and was dressed in the attire of a High Priest. He floated towards her, slowly.
Sango fell back onto her butt, her hands shaking, "Who are you, and why the hell are you attacking us?!" She screamed out.
A small smile appeared on the cynical face, "Revenge...and fun mostly. You humans are fun to watch. The way you scream out in agony..worry over each other. It's all so fun. I really am after that mutt...or should I say was after him". He let out a chuckle, that erupted more anger in her.
"What the hell are you saying!?" Sango exclaimed, Was? Did he kill Inuyasha? What about the others?!
He smiled again, "for you my dear, I think death is too easy of a punishment. You're the last of that demon-slaying village correct? So...how about banishment from this world?"
"Wh- Banish me from this world?" Sango repeated, lowering her shaking sword slightly.
"Simple minded disgusting sack of skin...well you're rather attractive I may note. But, pretty faces do not entice me, my dear. I'll clean this world of you foolish mortals, and sending a disgusting slayer away will only aid me in my quest. Goodbye, dear Sango" He rose his hands, and started to laugh menacingly. His hands started to glow a deep purple, catching Sango off guard making her almost freeze.
"How do you know my na-" Her attention shifted to the floor underneath her illuminating the same purple, a symbol appeared beneath her. Was this all planned?
Before she could react, or even say her last words, the room around her started to slowly disappear. She was paralyzed watching everything around her slowly fade to black.
Finally the last thing she could see, was his eyes that had now turned a fearsome crimson-red, and the last thing she heard was his laugh.
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She awoke in the dark, her head immediately throbbing. Sitting up, she realized she was covered in blood, dew, and mud. Examining her surroundings she could tell she was on a forest floor, and it was nighttime. Her body was sore, every joint ached.
Looking over, she saw Hirakotsu and her sword. She grabbed both, sheathing the sword, and using Hirakotsu to stand up and stabilize her. Sango slowly examined the forest more, "How did I get here? Where is everyone?"
She made her way slowly through the forest, using Hirakotsu as a crutch. After what felt like hours, and probably was, she managed to find a small babbling creek, and cave - this would have to be home for the night. She cleaned herself off the best she could, ignited a fire, and laid back down to rest.
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She awoke to the sound of voices, and quickly sat up rushing to the sound of the voices. Once she saw two figures, she hid behind a tree to try and listen, and assess who they were.
"Uhm...why are you trying to spy on us?" A male spoke, causing Sango to jump and whip around the tree. In the process she unsheathed her sword, and held it up in another blind defense.
"I wasn't spying... I-"
"Oh! So its gonna be like that?!" The blonde haired boy exclaimed, a smile emerged on his whiskered face, "You're a pretty terrible ninja!"
He made some handsigns, alarming Sango, and suddenly 5 more of him appeared, "What the hell! WHAT ARE YOU?!" She almost screamed dropping her sword.
All the blonde boys raised an eyebrow, and looked to each other, "Uhhh...aren't you a ninja?"
"N-No!" Sango exclaimed, and pressed her back against the tree.
Suddenly they all disappeared, and the real boy was sitting on the ground rubbing his head, "What the hell Sakura!"
"Naruto you idiot look at her! She's scared, and obviously hurt!" A pink haired female appeared behind him, her fist clenched, and finally her features softened as she made eye contact with Sango.
"We're not going to hurt you, if you don't hurt us.." She said, placing both hands up in a friendly manner. Sango nodded her head, picking her sword up and sheathing it, the pink haired girl smiled lightly, "I'm Sakura...and thi-"
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" The boy exclaimed jumping up, his demeanor changing completely. A giant smile was on his face, hand outstretched to Sango. She blinked a few times, and reached out and grabbed it to shake.
"I'm Sango...Where am I? Are you a demon? Is that how you're able to make copies?" She asked, looking to the two Ninjas.
"Demons?" Naruto questioned, "No, were Ninja of the Hidden Leaf!" He breathed - pointing to the symbol on his headband.
"Hidden Leaf? Where am I exactly?"
"You're in the Land of Fire...what Village are you from?" Sakura asked, "I've never seen a weapon like that before.." She pointed at Hirakotsu.
"I'm from Yokai Taijiya...my village was destroyed by demons. Coincidentally, we were a Village full of demon-slayers..." Sango spoke softly.
"Well obviously not that great if your village got destroyed.." Naruto huffed.
Sango glared at him, "You know nothing of what happened!"
Suddenly, the boy was flying away from the two girls, the pink haired girls fist extended and a irritated expression on her face, "You're so insensitive sometimes Naruto! Ignore him. But I've never heard of your village before. What land are you from?"
Sango blinked, and shook her head, "I thought..I'm so confused, I'm sorry. I have no idea how I got here...I awoke on the forest floor last night. All I remember is being with my friends, we were going to a temple to help them...then I was here.."
Sakura had a concerned look on her face, "Look..I cant make any promises. But if you're promising to not try anything, we will take you back to our village, and maybe we can help you recover your memory - at the least make sure you're safe and out of the woods".
Sango nodded, and felt her stomach grumble, "Uhm...do you have any food?"
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It took the trio a half a day to arrive at their village called Konohagakure. It was huge, unlike anything Sango had seen before. The construction was so different from any village back home. Everyone's clothes were so untraditional, and they all seemed so comfortable and happy. Were they not worried about any demons?
She was led to a giant building that was near the back of the village to meet some 'Hokage'. Sango couold feel everyone's eyes on her, the stranger of the town. She decided to not make eye contact, she was in complete unfamiliar territory, and essentially at their mercy. So it'd be better to play it safe.
They walked into a room, dubbed an 'Office, and she saw a large-breasted, stern faced, blonde haired woman sitting behind a desk.
Sango was in her own thoughts, as she looked around the room. Everything was so different, there were even pictures hanging on the walls - she had seen these from Kagome before.
"Sango, is it?"
Her name snapped her back into reality, "y-yes".
"You don't remember how you got here?"
Sango shook her head no, "I just remember being with my comrades...and then I awoke on the forest floor and ran into Naruto and Sakura".
Tsunade stared at her, Sango felt like her eyes were piercing straight through her.
"I trust the judgement of these two, if they felt comfortable enough to bring you here - I welcome you to Konoha. You may stay as long as you need to recover yourself, and your memory. We do have Shinobi here that can help you with that. But, because of the weapons you carry, and your memory loss, and unknown past. I will have someone accompanying you around the village".
Sango nodded, and clutched the strap to Hirakotsu, "T-Thank you".
"Shikamaru, enter!" Tsunade commanded.
Sango turned to see a man - probably close to her age - enter the room. He had black hair, that was tied back, taller than her, wearing some kind of green jacket she had seen a few times around the village. He wore the expression of bored and serious at the same time.
"This is Sango, you will be her escort at all times during her stay here," He nodded, and turned to face her.
"Nice to meet you Sango, I'm Shikamaru obviously," He commented.
Sango felt her face go red, he was rather handsome, she bowed "Nice to meet you as well"
He raised an eyebrow, and sighed, "Well..if we're all done here. It's kinda late and I was about to grab dinner. You hungry Sango?"
She nodded, and looked to Tsunade, "Alright you two, go ahead. As for you Naruto and Sakura, I need you to debrief with me".
Shikamaru and Sango left the office, and he took her to some small ramen shop. The guy behind the bar was very friendly to both of them, and chatted with Shikamaru some. He must be a regular here, or everyone here is friendly.
"So...tell me about yourself," Shikamaru said breaking the silence.
Sango slurped some of the delicious warm liquid from the bowl, and looked to him, "Uhm...I come from a Demon-Slaying village, I-I really don't know what to say. I'm sorry. This is all so weird to me..."
He stared at the young demon-slayer, her black hair, face, and outfit dirty. She was rather attractive, but Shikamaru of course had no interest in women. Or if he did, he was great at not showing it.
"I can't blame you...from what I heard outside the door. You've had a pretty weird past day. Don't feel pressured to talk. If you want to just eat, that fine".
Sango blinked a few times, and smiled, and continued to finish her meal.
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After eating, he brought her to an Inn, leading her to her room.
"Here," He slide back the door, "You'll be staying here. The Inn's bathhouse is down that hallway to the right, I'll be in the room right next to you. So if you need anything, feel free to get me. It's honestly a drag, because I don't live that far from here...but Hokages orders..." He yawned, and started to walk to his room.
"Thank you Shikamaru," Sango commented, he turned around and gave a small smile then disappeared into his room.
Sango entered her room, taking the supplied robes, and headed off down to the bathhouse. It was going to be a well-needed, and appreciated bath.