When we were Younger

Prologue

Kagome's little arms were bound tight with ropes as she was shoved to the ground, digging her face into the mud as the skies poured down rain. Kagome struggled to her feet as she small demon boy shoved her again.

"Stop it! For kami sake, leave her alone!" Kagome's mother cried, struggling against her own binds. She couldn't help but watch the youngest son of the lord push around her little girl to the ground.

The teenage looking demon punched her across the face. Anger flashed in his eyes as the ungrateful woman ordered his younger brother around.

Kagome turned around and looked at her mother in sorrow. They didn't deserve this, they had done nothing wrong. Kagome's eyes flashed from blue to green as lightening flashed across the sky. "Leave her alone!" Kagome echoed her mother's orders to the eldest son of Inutaisho's. The smallest boy laughed at her and went to strike her again. Kagome's powers bubbled as she fired her miko powers at the boy, catching his cheek and drawing blood.

The boy touched his cheek, looking at his blood that the girl had spilled. His fist lashed out, but Kagome dodged it with speed she shouldn't have possessed. Kagome's eight year old boy trembled with anger and adrenaline. How dare they come into her hut and ask about her father, threatening to kill her mother.

Kagome tried to move the younger boy further away from her mother, creating an opening to attack the other boy.

Kagome's mother guessed her daughters motive, shaking her head. "No don't do it." She whispered, catching Kagome's ears, as well as all the other demons in close radius.

Kagome slammed her eyes shut, hiding them from the lightening that carved into the sky. She hated hiding, but her father had warned her about it showing people her true nature.

Once the lightening flashes were finished she opened her eyes again, showing clear blue eyes.

Sesshoumaru eyes the little girl, there was something not right with her, and she was too smart, too cunning that even his fifteen year old brother was out smarted by her. She looked seven, maybe eight, but she had powers of a miko that had been in training for at least six or seven years. As the lightening flashed he watched her close her eyes, pressing down power that begged to be released.

Kagome for seen another lightening as she closed her eyes again, still not moving, Sesshoumaru used this split second of time to come behind her, gripping her small throat as she grabbed onto his arm and struggled to breathe.

Ashana struggled harder against the hold of her binds as she watched her daughter fight for a breath. "Please leave her be, she's just a little girl." She pleaded to the older son. "She doesn't even know what your looking for-…"

Sesshoumaru smirked at the woman's words. So she did know what they had come here for. Sesshoumaru set the girl down and threw her towards her mother. Kagome landed at her mother's feet gasping for air as her mother got on her knees, dirtying her white kimono further then it had been. Kagome looked up at her mother's face as tears flooded her eyes. "Mama…what do they want?" Kagome said slowly looking at her mother's torn face.

Sesshoumaru's smirk grew. "Yes tell her Ashana, what is it we're here for." He added to the little girls words.

Kagome turned her eyes on the vile boys face. "Shut up you spoiled brat I wasn't talking to you." Kagome yelled across the rumbling thunder. Sesshoumaru frowned and moved towards Kagome.

Faster then Sesshoumaru, Ashana stepped in front of her daughter, eyeing both royal boys. "You will never get your hands on the jewel. Not in a million years will you be able take it, to use its power." Ashana cursed.

Sesshoumaru released poison from his claws. "Are you sure about that Ashana?" he asked before hitting the woman across the face, letting the poison eat at the woman's skin. He watched as the little girl ran over and bent down over her mother. It was such a pity to, the girl really was something. It was too bad they had to leave so soon, he wanted to watch the woman die. "Inuyasha, we're leaving." He orders, leaving and letting his brother hesitate. Slowly he approached the girl and cut her binds off with his claws, disappearing into the night behind his older brother.

Kagome touched her mother's face, the poison burned at her skin as she tried to heal the damage that had been done. Kagome's mother shook her head in response. "Kagome, unbind my arms." She commanded and Kagome obeyed. Ashana put her hands over her chest and called to the jewel, appearing in her hands a small glowing pink ball. With the remaining of her strength she attempted to hand it to Kagome.

Kagome rushed her hands towards her mothers, catching the jewel that fell out of her hands. Kagome released some of her tears. Her mother had had the jewel the whole time, why didn't she just give it to them. She would have been alright then, she would have lived. Kagome studied the small jewel in her hands, why was it so important, why did people have to die over it.

"Kagome-…" her mother choked out. "The jewel contains power that can multiply the power of the person by a hundred. Even a shared of it can multiply power by ten." She tried to explain to her hurt daughter. "Protect it with your life, if it falls into the hands of a demon, they will use it with greed and selfishness, and you must prevent that. You must protect the jewel from everyone because the jewel is pure and cannot be tainted-…"

Kagome nodded and watched her mother's life fade with the storm. Only when her mother's eyes closed with death did Kagome release her tears, crying upon her mother's chest as the last of the rain drops fell for the sky.