If you're just starting this story I want you to know, I'm currently reconstructing some things and will be fixing any errors I've made in the past. I'm doing this because I've come to a wall in my progress and I fear the only way to fix that is to go back and recreate the story in order to give it more meaning to myself. Enjoy the new updated first chapter! thanks for reading.

Disclaimer: sadly I don't own Inu or the gang…not saying that I don't want to…but you get the point!

CHAPTER ONE: 3163 South St.

"Hurry up!" Sango whispered breathlessly to her best friend, she wondered again at how she'd gotten herself into this situation. That went back to four years ago. Now they where at it again, for what seemed like the millionth time. Sango glanced around herself taking in her surroundings. They were outside the biggest house in Oak Valley, stealing from the richest people in town. Sango couldn't say she didn't like it, but it was always the same. First they'd find the richest family in town and then take a week to scope them out get used to their routine and get blueprints for the house. As soon as they were done here they would move on to another town, in another state, and never look back. She just hoped they didn't screw it up. Seeing as Kagome was trying to be cool and work a new angle. Sango wasn't too fond of Kagome's nack for trying new techniques. That wasn't the only thing she didn't like though, the fake identities and the name changes drove her nuts. After all who wanted to be Ami Cask? How dumb could you get?

After three years of doing this Sango had become bored with it but Kagome had a love for the game. She'd only known Kagome for four years, and had only been in the B&E business for three. It was Kagome who'd taken her to her first robery, and Kagome who'd taught her how to pick locks. Kagome who was the leader and Kagome who she followed. Kagome who was so over-confident with her new trick. A little explaination at every house Kagome would come up with a new technique or a new approach. She didn't stay the same for long. By the time Sango had figured out her pattern Kagome would change, and that was one of the only things that kept Sango excited. And even a bit paranoid.

This time Kagome's tactic was to act like amateurs and that was why Sango was in such a hurry. She didn't like the idea, and even with the few high tech mods they kept she was nervous. When Kagome wanted to do something her way that was the way she did it. Just like the time before they had scoped out the house and watched the people for a routine, they had even used the local library to research their security system. So maybe they weren't doing it exactly like amateurs but it was close enough. They didn't even know for sure if Kagome could hack the system, or even if Kagome could keep the backup system from going off.

Kagome looked down at her laptop working feverishly on finding the code to bypass the locks. Her fingers raced across the keys in desperation as her face scrunched up in a frown. "I'm almost there, just hush." Kagome's now black hair fell over her shoulder as she adverted her eyes back to the task at hand. Yea, they had had to dye their hair blonde for the last run in. It was actually quite becoming on Kagome, though Sango didn't like her's as much and was glad to have her dark hair back. Kagome pushed her dark tresses back over her shoulder as Sango paced. Kagome grunted lightly as she came to another block, her face lit up by the changing colors on the screen. First blue then black and then green then back to blue then red.

Glancing up Kagome took note of Sango's pacing. "Cut it out, you know that bothers me." Sango stopped in her tracks, and silently mimicked Kagome's words to her back. The computer hummed in progress and Kagome snapped her fingers in exhaltation. It only took a few more seconds before the soft hum changed into a small beep and the screen turned green. Access Granted.

Silently, as if she'd been practicing this entrance all night, Kagome opened the door and entered. The dark void of the foyer seemed to swallow the girls whole as they entered their black hair and running suits blending perfectly with the shadowed walls. Kagome took a moment to regain her senses and then looked about finally able to see the contures in the furniture around her.

Closing the door behind her as quietly as possible Sango came up and stood next to Kagome. After hacking into the library computers 3 days ago Kagome had found a nice blueprint of this house and had spent hours memorizing it. "Left." Kagome took off with no hesitation the picture of the blueprint of the house stitched into her mind. Kagome led the way to a set of stairs and made her way up them one at a time to avoid any noises. She glanced around as she went up, she placed her hand gently on the banister, then pulled it away. She knew her gloved hands wouldn't leave prints but they could leave fibers. And now days CSI could trace that crap, she couldn't afford to be caught.

Finally reaching a landing at the top, Kagome walked all the way down the hall way then went through the door on the right. She stopped at the entrance noticing a light under the door to her left. Someone was awake. She pointed and made sure Sango understood what she was signifying before she stepped through the door on her right. The room was huge, it was twice the size of her old home, the entire house, not just one room. Her eyes roamed the room looking around for any sign of movement. Her eyes registered nothing, so she continued on. Walking over to the dresser Kagome spotted something at Sango's feet. Sango stopped as well looking in the direction of the sudden movement.

She noticed a black cat walking past her and out the door it's movment silky and smooth. Kagome gave Sango a 'that was close' look and then continued on. She walked to the dresser and opened the jewelry box. They'd spent a good portion of their planning debating on where the jewel that they were looking for was. This was the room they'd decidedwas this one. Hopefully they were right. Kagome sighed graciously, she was hoping it wasn't one that played music. Then suddenly a small beeping noise reached Kagome's ears and she realized that an alarm was going off.

It was rigged and now they were going to get caught. "Damn!" With that one curse they both took off out the door, and made their way down the stairs. Sango stopped when she heard a scrambling noise coming from up the stairs. "GO!" Kagome pushed her toward the foyer.

Then Kagome heard the faint sound of the cocking of a gun, a 12 gage shotgun to be exact, and then with the soft click of the trigger a bullet went flying. It struck its mark just inches from Kagome's head. In the wall where her head had been just seconds before was now a battered bit of drywall that had cracked around the hole that now occupied that space. Kagome looked back for a second, having in the spur of the moment forgotten all of her training she stopped and caught a slight glimpse of the man at the top of the stairs. He was tall and Kagome couldn't really tell which member of the family he was but he was the one with the gun and the reason why she turned upon meeting his eyes and ran out the door with Sango right in front of her. The gun went off again. And then again, and then Kagome went down, they were about halfway to the end of the yard when Kagome dropped, she'd been hit.

Gasping in shock and pain Kagome fell to the ground. She hit the dirt and grass with enough force to send her rolling. "Sango!" Sango stopped and turned to her friend lying wounded on the ground. Racing back she went to Kagome's side, panic was in her eyes as she looked Kagome over.

With a glance towards the house Kagome grunted, "I'll be okay;" She reached out for Sango, "just…I need help up."

"Where were you hit?" Sango asked but as she placed her hand around her friend to hold her up she felt the slickness under her fingers. Kagome let out a gasp and even as Sango was forcing her up she doubled over in pain, "I-it doesn't matter." Kagome pushed herself to move, the pain becoming more and more intense. The bullet had seared her side making the pain turn from a shocked discomfort to a screaming pound. They made it to the road and as quickly as possible, and Kagome realized just how long the driveway was. Quietly and quickly they ran to the grave yard a block away their planned hiding spot incase anything went wrong. Which it had done just that. Kagome had fooled around and now was going to have to pay for that mistake, in more ways than one.

A/N: sorry to end it there but i have to go! I'll update asap! have a nice weekend!