Disclaimer : Same as everyone's. I don't own InuYasha. This is my first fanfic so I guess I suck. All right, I did too much talking, read on!

Chapter 1: Venomous Disaster

She was walking alongside the river when it happened. Watching the water from the river rushing past. She did not notice the presence of a snake demon that was approaching her from behind, gliding silently through the blades of grass that hid it from view. It came closer and closer until it was close enough before lunging forward and plunging it's fangs into her arm.

Kagome screamed as she felt fangs several inches long slice her flesh.

"Where's Kagome? She said she'll be going for a short walk!" said an impatient voice. "Calm down InuYasha, she should be here any minute now," Miroku answered. They were in a clearing near the outskirts of the village and were waiting for Kagome so they could set off on their search for more Shikon shards.

But a certain hanyou was starting to get impatient. Feh! That girl is always late he thought. At that moment, Kagome's scream tore the air and his blood ran cold. "Kagome!" InuYasha yelled before running in the direction of her scent.

"Hey! Wait for us!" Miroku bellowed, but InuYasha was already long gone. "Hurry up!" Sango cried jumping on to Kirara. He immediately jumped behind her pulling Shippo with him. Kirara took off in the direction of the river.

What the heck happened? he thought as he ran through the forest. I just hope she's not hurt .He finally reached the river to find Kagome lying by the river bank and a snake demon close by.

InuYasha leapt toward the snake demon but it evaded him and tried to bite his shoulder. He dodged the attack easily enough. Before it could attempt another attack, he killed it by slicing it apart with his claws. Then, he turned to Kagome.

"Kagome?" but he got no response. He smelled blood and noticed she two wounds on her arm where the demon had bitten her and that she was unconscious. He also smelt something else. With growing horror, he realized what it was. Poison! I have to get her to Kaede.

Kirara landed a few feet away. Without hesitation, Miroku and Sango leapt down and ran toward him. "What happened?" Miroku half yelled the moment he reached InuYasha "Kagome's been poisoned" InuYasha answered exasperatedly, I have to get her to Kaede"

He picked her up and as fast as he could, headed toward the village "Come on! We need to follow him!" Sango yelled "I'm coming, I'm coming!" Miroku snapped. As Kirara leapt into the air once more, he felt a timid tugging on his sleeve. He looked down to see Shippo's frightened face.

"Will Kagome be okay?" "Don't worry Shippo, she'll be all right." Miroku said, trying to be reassuring but not sounding convincing himself. He watched the treetops sweep past below them, hoping that no further misfortune would befall Kagome.

Curse that mass of scales thought InuYasha furiously Maybe I should follow her next time to make sure she won't get hurt. But,a sudden thought came to him, what if there isn't a next time? No! Kagome can't die. It's my fault for not protecting her if she dies.
He was waiting outside Kaede's hut, sitting opposite Sango and Miroku. Shippo was leaning against aboulder between the pair, glancing anxiously at the door every few seconds.

Everyone else was staring intently at the ground, not saying a word to each other. The tension in the air was reaching to an unbearable limit. Then finally, after what seemed like days, Kaede stepped out of the hut.

A/N : There, now you've finished reading, you can submit reviews saying how bad I am at writting. The chappie is a bit short I guess. But, seriously, how do you find it?