Summary: Not everything stays as it should. Sometimes someone has to put their life on the line to save many. Thats what she was ready to do -- to sacrifice her life to save the world.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Inuyasha.

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"No!"

"Kagome, I told you to go hide. Now do as I say!"

"But I need to protect you kaa-san."

She sighed and picked up her daughter. She hit a pressure point in her neck to make her pass out. Looking towards the black fog coming their direction, she started to run in the opposite direction. "Kami let me get my precious little one to safety before my time comes," she pleaded hoping someone would take mercy on Kagome.

After scanning her surroundings, she recognized the area. She veered right and headed to a cave she knew was close. She jumped from tree to tree and came to the cave opening. She walked in and set Kagome down. "I'm sorry sweetheart, I love you." She bit back a sob and placed a barrier around Kagome. When she was sure it wouldn't break, she ran off towards the black fog.

A couple minutes later Kagome woke up in a panic. She looked around for her mother but didn't see her. She thought she could feel her all around her but then she noticed it was just her mother's energy that made up the barrier she was in. After fully waking, she tried to calm down but she couldn't. After a few minutes she grew more restless and decided to break the barrier to save her mother. She put a hand out to that barrier and pored some of her energy into it. "I'm coming Kaa-san," she said fiercely and started to run.

A scream caught her attention. 'That's in that direction of kaa-san…' Fearing for her mother she sped up. What she saw was not something a five-year-old should ever have to see. There was a demon who had a tentacle in her fathers stomach and was stalking towards her mother. The demon grabbed hold of her mother and continued to cut her until --

"Kaa-san!"

Kagome jumped out of bed and looked around panting. Fear washed over her and she began to shiver. Spreading her aura to make sure everything was how she left it, she slowly sat down. She tried to calm her erratic breathing. She had thought she was done with those nightmares. She hadn't dreamt of her mother in a long time. The memory plagued her and would never let her forget she had failed to save her mother. It was because of her that she had vowed to not let any harm come to those who got close to her.

She raised her hands to her head and slowly stared to unravel the cloth that covered her head. Bit by bit her face began to show. Creamy white skin was being revealed until the cloth was fully removed.

If anyone had seen her they would have seen the most beautiful eyes they had ever seen. They had an outer ring the color of silver that faded into a rich brown and ended in amber. All in all, they were striking. Upon further observation one could see two scares marring her skin. They stared at the inside of her eyes and ran along the side of her nose. It looked as though she had cried so much that it caused her to scar.

Slowly standing again, she made her way to the shower to try and sort through her thoughts. She walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower and adjusting it to the temperature she found soothing. She took her bottoms off first then her top. She then started to undo the cloth that bound her chest. She stepped into the hot shower and began to wash herself. She leaned her head against the wall and let the water pelt her body.

Thoughts of that night filled her mind. They were thoughts she had hoped to forget. The look on her mothers face when the tentacle went through her heart was too much. When the demon was done with her mother he turned towards her. That was when she snapped. An immense wave of heat hit her as she began to glow. All she could see was white. After that she didn't remember anything. When she woke up she couldn't see anything. A man named Sarutobi was there and took care of her. He told her the stuff she couldn't remember. He had seen everything. She knew he hadn't told her everything but she didn't want to know everything…

Pushing those thoughts away, Kagome began to wash herself and then stepped out of the shower. She dried herself and got dressed in her usual attire. She walked out of the bathroom and sat in a chair. Sighing she began to wrap her head again. When she finished wrapping her head she went into the kitchen. She poured a glass of water and quickly made some toast to eat.

'I suppose it's time for me to leave,' she thought. She then left and walked to the gates of Konoha where she was told her escorts would be.

She took her time walking through the village trying to get use to the feel of everything. When she came upon the gates, she stopped and waited at the 'I wonder who Sarutobi is sending…'

Sensing a demon approach, she quickly dropped into a familiar defensive stance. 'How could I have not noticed it sooner?'

The demon continued in her direction. She then noticed that there were 3 other people with the demon. They didn't feel malicious in any way. And now that she noticed it, she felt that there was another aura enveloping the demon's. It was like they were emitting from the same person. 'How can this be… two different auras coming from the same person?'

Spreading her aura, she sent it towards the demon. She tried to figure out how they came from the same person.

And in that moment when she was not on guard, a kunai soared through the air towards her.

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A/N: Well this is it for chapter 2. I hope you like it. And as for the pairings, I'm not sure who it will be. It all depends on where the story goes. Thank you to those who reviewed. I really appreciate it.