Disclaimer: no i do not own inuyasha or any of the characters either.

Summary: its was just one of those days that kagome got tired of being the damsel in distress

And thought of maybe, what if maybe she trained her body to protect herself and her friends?

But what if she cant protect her heart from a ruthless mercenary? Ban/kagome fanfic.

A/N: hey everyone its shexiisuli, this is my very first fanfic and I really do love the pairing of kagome and bankotsu. I hope you enjoy the story and review letting me know what you think of it and thank you all if you do. You're my inspiration. Also I don't own inuyasha rumiko takahashi and viz does.

-thinking-

"talking"

"YELLING"

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Night had fallen in the feudal era and the infamous inuyasha gang had settled into a camp for the night. As everyone began into slumber, there was one that did not think of doing the same; for slumber was the last thing on her mind. Kagome laid onto her sleeping bag while watching the fire burn into the wood that have been gathered for it. She laid there on her side deep in thought as the fire was dieing down slowly.

- I love all of my friends…but I cant help but feel like a burden to them…..I feel so week at times of seeing them all fight and in the end im always the one having to be rescued- thought kagome as her caramel eyes started to water. She looked around and saw sango sleeping peacefully leaning against a tree with kirara on her lap snoring lightly. Kagome felt a bit of envy hit her heart. Sango was a female but a very strong one at that.

Sango was hardly a damsel in distress unlike kagome. There was only about 5 to 6 times that sango had to be rescued for what kagome could recall. Oh, how kagome wished she could fight like her friends do but no…she had to be the weak one in the gang, well except for shippo but he was only a child. Kagome sighed heavily, suddenly it hit her.

-sango wasn't born knowing how to fight…. She was training hard to be the warrior she is now- Thought kagome with much understanding.

If she trained herself she would be strong like her friends but she knew it would take her a while to master her miko powers. She didn't care she just wanted to stop being the one in the way, the one always being captured. Kagome stood up slyly with her fist closed and arms close to her chest.

- that's it! I will train myself to become better!- she thought as she walked slowly into the forest.

Morning came along with the sun shinning upon sleeping hanyou who blocked his eyes from the sun. he opened his eyes again and let his golden eyes a just to the rays of the sun. he peaked down from his branch still noticing that everyone was still asleep. He put his hands behind his head and laid back; closing his eyes.

But wait a minute, he shot back up and looked down at his gang again and he saw kagome's sleeping bag empty only with shippo snoring loudly. Inuyasha started to get a little concerned with a swift leap of the branch he landed on the ground. How could he have not noticed that kagome left?

- oh….now I remember. I have seen kikyou the night before.- he felt guilty for always running to his dead priestess.

He knew it hurt kagome yet he couldn't stop running into kikyou's arms everytime he sensed her near or even saw one of her soul collectors. He then realized that that's why kagome left. Maybe because she caught him with kikyou yet again.

Inuyasha put his palm to his forehead looking terrible. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard one of his companions stirred, he then turned and saw that it was the perverted monk. He looked at inuyasha then at kagome's sleeping bag. He closed his eyes and said: " another late night run that will hurt kagome's heart once more?"

Miroku said this with much anger in his voice but tried very hard to keep his anger hidden. He hated when inuyasha would do this to kagome but what killed him the most was that kagome was so kind hearted to accept him back with open arms.

Inuyasha was about to answer back when sango had awoken as well. She gave a little stretch and looked at the two men she had come to know so well. She then saw the tense between them.

" Miroku? Inuyasha? Whats going on?" sango asked curiously. Miroku looked at inuyasha telling him with just eye contact that he was the one to tell sango for kagome's disappearance. Inuyasha sighed deeply and looked down at the solid ground in shame.

"kagome disappeared sometime last night……." inuyasha spoke softly.

" what? But….but why?" sango said with much hurt in her voice already knowing what inuyasha was about to say.

"I believe….kagome saw me with kikyou…..the other night…" inuyasha finished still not looking up at his two companions. Sango face went from hurt to anger. She clutched her fist tightly as she started to tremble.

"INUYASHA! WHY MOST YOU ALWAYS DO THIS?!" yelled sango as she walked up to inuyasha trying to give him a good beat down but someone held her wrist. She turned and saw that it was miroku. He looked at her and she back at him. She just sighed and walked away.

Miroku turns back to look at inuyasha and opened his mouth to speak.

"inuyasha maybe you should retrieve kagome before anything comes to happen to her."

Inuyasha nodded and began his way in search of the miko from the future. He felt horrible for always doing this to the teenage girl but he just couldn't stay away from his true love, kikyou. He did though; love kagome but not the way he knew she'd want him to. He shook his had rapidly and looked at his opened hand in front of him.

He could never choose between kagome and kikyou, kagome has stood by his side through thick and thin, yet he and kikyou had been through so much together. They both were dear to him but kagome more as his best friend. Yes, he had to admit it..kagome was and is his best friend. He closed is fist tightly, looking straight ahead; he thought about the first place to look for her and that's through the well to her time.

"kagome….I will bring you back her to me….to us"

With that last thought inuyasha bounded towards the forest where the well was located.

Kagome had awoken to the blue jay birds chirping with the sun shinning brightly in the sky. She rubbed her eyes and gave a quick stretch. She stood up and looked around her surroundings.

"where am I?" she asked more to herself than to anyone else.

"oh….I forgot…I had left the camp behind"

She dusted off her clothes from any dirt that upon them. She looked around yet again deciding in which way to go. She had a look of determination in her caramel brown orbs but replaced it with sadness. She felt bad leaving everyone behind without saying a word to them before going away.

"they're going to be fine kagome…its not like you'll be gone for a long time.." she thought to herself.

She turned right and made her way through the forest in order to find a comfortable yet safe spot to concentrate at her task at hand.

A/N: well this is the first chapter but im still gonna make an ending so pls review and thanks alot if you do
i gladly appreciate it

p.s. also tell me what you think so far?.