Hello! I'm Wise White Dragon. You may have read my Rurouni Kenshin fic, The Trouble Between Brothers and Boyfriends. This is my first Inuyasha fic, and I hope you enjoy it. I may not be able to update as often as I would like, and maybe you won't like my writing style, but what can I say! I'm doing this on my own time, and I don't have a lot of that. If you have read my previous fic, then you probably know about...DundundunDUN! UNRELATED BLABBERINGS OF THE AUTHOR! YAY!

So anyhow, my older brother is visiting from his college. Its nice having him around again, I suppose. Except that he STILL is way too overprotective. For example yesterday, a very good guy friend of mine (We've been best friends since we were kids!) came to stay the night. Unfortuantely, my brother went, umm, to OVERPROTECTIVE MODE and decided to innterrogate him. He followed him all over the house, and every time he came within 5 feet of me, my brother would growl in warning. Finally, I managed to rescue him, but it wasn't easy; I finally had to sic my younger sister on my brother to get him to leave my friend alone. My sister and I usually have fights, but once the Lazy Troll (are official name for our brother) we have a temporary peace treaty and unite against him. But beleive me, he is one of the most honorable guys out there. He always has defended us and taken care of us. But he's also a very mischevious prankster and good at fighting. (He and I were in Taekwondo, but he also takes Ju Jitsu, and Hikado.) But we still love him, even if he is a brat sometimes.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or any of his memorable friends. (sob)

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(a few years later from when Kagome first met Inuyasha)

The villagers screamed in terror as the huge snake-demon descended upon there homes. Putrid acid shot from its mouth, devouring everything it touched. The great forked toungue lashed at the air, and it hissed in rage. Winding its glittering black coils, it spread out its hood when suddenly a sacred arrow streaked towards its face. It quickly dodged it, suprised and angry. Its red eyes widened, then narrowed as it caught sight of thegirl. "YOU WENCH!" it hissed angrily. "HOW DARE YOU INTEFER?" Roaring, it lunged towards her, jaws open wide to swallow. However it never got another chance as a second arrow tore straight through it, splitting it in half. With a horrible shriek, the body dissipated into the sky. The girl lowered her bow and sighed. She looked about 18 years, though it was hard to tell by the way her very aura seemed much older. Her long dark hair flowed down her back, and she wore the outfit of a Miko, or priestess. Her eyes were wise and gentle, but at the same time, there was deep sorrowbeneath them, as if she had seen many things she did not want to recall. Several thankful villagers crowded around her, shouting their thanks. "But just who are you? One of the younger boys asked. The girl gave an amused smile, though her face remained serious. "Who am I indeed?" she murmered. Turning she began to leave, shouldering her bow. But the boy was persistent and followed closely behind. "So, um, miss? what's your name?" the girl continued for a few steps then stopped. The boy did likewise, waiting patiently for a reply. The girl looked up for a moment, then continued to walk. "My name...is Kagome." She soon vanished into the mists around the village. The boy gazed curiously after her before rejoining his family.

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It had beena year since Inuyasha had last seen Kagome. A year since any of them had seen her. She had remained elusive from them, using her priestess powers to mask herself, to hide from them. Why? "It was my fault." Inuyasha seethed to himself. Over the time he had been without Kagome, he had changed. Never again would he take her for granted, would he take anyone for granted. Not since that evening she had dissappeared...

(flashback a year previously)

Inuyasha waited by the well, growling to himself. Damn that girl! Where was she? She had been gone a few days now. She hadn't even bothered top check up on them as a week went past. If she didn't come soon, then he was going to have to go and get her. Suddenly his ear perked up. Someone was coming through the underbrush. He quickly turned to face the intruder, who stepped out from the shadows. "Kikyo!" Inuyasha gasped in suprise. The dead Miko came up close to him, stroking his face. "I came to tell you, Inuyasha. Naraku is on the move and so I will set out again.Right after I do this." she pulled Inuyasha's lips to hers, and Inuyasha accepted.Though Inuyasha nor Kikyo noticed, someone came out of the well, saw them, and quickly hid behind a nearby tree. Soon afterward, Kikyo gently released him and disappeared into the night. Inuyasha stood in deep contemplation. "Kikyo...I love you, and only you." Meanwhile behind the tree, Kagome clutched her heart, tears rolling down her face in silence. First her family, and now this...She loved Inuyasha deeply, but he would never return it... she shook the tears from her eyes and dissapeared into the woods, away from him, leaving behind her backpack and all the luggage she had been carrying. Branches slapped at her face and arms, and thorns left little cuts all over her skin. She didn't care where she was going, she had to get away. Finally she reached a small glade where adeepriver crossed through. sobbing she threw herself beside it, wishing the hurt away. After all that happened to her the past week, it was too much. She had hoped for consolement, for comfort, but instead found nothing but pain. She looked at her reflection and sighed. what was she expecting anyway? She was just a plain old school girl, following foolish dreams, falling in love... She stayed there all night, looking at her face. Finally as morning broke, she stood up, the tears gone. No more. She had nothing left. She touched her shoulder and realised she still had her bow. She didn't want to go back,ever. She leaped into the water and followed the current away.

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Inuyasha caught the sound of something crashing through the underbrush behind him, away from him. And then he caught the scent. He quickly leaped toward the sound when something bright yello caught his eye. It was Kagome's backpack, with some other bags too. Forgetting about the sound, he focused hisattention on the site. Kagome's scent was here too, as well as the scent of her tears. Kagome..did you see? Suddenly he groaned to himself. The things he had said...Oh crap. Kagome! he turned to go when a newspaper fell out from the bulging backpack. Curiously he picked it up.

His blood froze.

Ther in big bold headlines were the words, HIGURASHI TRAGEDY! CAR ACCIDENT! ASSAILANT STILL UNCAPTURED! Numb, he tried to read most of the words. It was difficult because some of the charachters were diferent, but the story unfolded. The Higurashi family was involved in a horrible accident on their wasy home from a movie. Kagome was the only survivor since she had been at home at the time. He sat down in shock, dazedly rereading the newspaper. Kagome's entire family, gone...

Memories flew through his mind, and his soul was filled with sorrow and anger at whoever had been stupid enough to do this to the Higurashi family. Suddenly he stood up. That was why Kagome was gone for so long, Thats why she hadn't checked back, and that's why she had come back was to them, so they could help her, comfort her. They werethe only thing she had left..."KAGOME!" Inuyasha howled then quickly began to follow her. "I'm sorry! Please Kagome!" but there was no answer. He rushed out into a glade, there beside the water was the last of her scent. "She must have jumped in... He couldn't smell her anymore... Had she commited suicide? No! She couldn't...she was loved..."

"Oh really?" a voice in his mind jeered. "And how have you ever shown that, dog-boy? Let's see. You treated her like trash even though she stayed with you. You've never rsaid a nice thing to her, so...how exactly does she know?" "SHUT UP!" Inuyasha roared back, but he knew what the voice said was true. When had he ever treated her the way she should have been treated, that she desevred to be treated? He shook his head and began to follow downstream, praying she was alive.

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Kagome pulled herself out of the river, half frozen to death. She had hoped that by doing so, Inuyasha would lose her scent, not to mention... she had half wondered if she would die... She grasped the tree roots that hung drooping into the water and hauled herself fully out before cuddling into the hollow. She cried tears of pain, as she wrapped her arms around her knees. She had nothing, she was nothing. She entered the deep darkness of despair and wept bitterly. Everyone had deserted her, she had no one...

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Ha ha! good beginning and please don't be mad that her family was killed! I really love her family, its just that I needed her to have a reason to live in the feudal era and not go back. But trust me, Its not that simple. I can't update soon, Im working on some of my other stories too. Just enjoy it while it lasts. Okay, I'll see you later! Sayonara