Tainted Love

Chapter One

A/N: I'm back! I don't have much to say, other than that this is my first non-one shot fan fiction, so I guess I'll get straight to it.

Disclaimer: I don't own ANY aspect of Harry Potter or Inuyasha. I do not make money off my stories.

The sun was just beginning to peak over Tokyo, Japan's impressive skyline. Very few people were up at this hour. To Kagome, that's what made this sunrise so special. That she was one of the very few people that got to enjoy it.

Kagome had lived a mostly lonely life. She didn't mind. As a matter of fact, she kind of liked it that way. Not much noise, not much stress, mostly just her, her mother, her grandfather, and her brother, Souta. That was the way Kagome liked it. Sure, she had a boyfriend every now and then. Plus, her friend Sango (who'd moved away a few years ago) called every weekend. Sometimes, she'd come to Kagome's family shrine for a week or so during summer vacation. Other than that, Kagome didn't interact with other people too much…

With the exception of LCO…

But then again, she didn't have to deal with them too often either…

A few hours later…

"Good morning, Kagome!" called Mrs. Higurashi from the kitchen.

"G'mornin' Mom," yawned Kagome as she sauntered in to the room.

Mrs. Higurashi laughed. "My, someone's tired this morning! Maybe you should stop getting up so early!"

"Don't be ridiculous, Mom," Kagome muttered as she sat down at the table. "What's for breakfast?"

"Eggs and toast," Mrs. Higurashi replied as she set a plate down in front of her daughter. "Eat up!"

Kagome nodded and ate her food as Mrs. Higurashi sat across the table from her. "Why don't you go hang out with some friends today? It's a beautiful Saturday, and you really shouldn't waste it!"

Kagome sighed. She'd gone through this conversation with her mom a million times. Kagome didn't mind that she didn't have that many friends. It suited her just fine. But Mrs. Higurashi seemed to think it was bad for her health or something like that. She just didn't understand.

"It's fine Mom," Kagome reassured her mother. "I was just going to go for a walk and see a movie or something. I'll be okay."

"Kagome-"

"It's fine, Mom," Kagome repeated.

Kagome's mother hesitated. "All right," she said finally.

"Good. Because I'm going no matter what you say. I'm not a child anymore, Mother."

Kagome finished her breakfast as she and her mother sat there in an uncomfortable silence. Not that the little spat they had was abnormal, but all the same…

"Kagome!" cried the shaky voice of her grandfather. "There's some man at the door. He says he wants to see you."

"Coming!" cried Kagome, eager to get away from her mother.

Kagome slowly walked into the entrance hall. She wondered who in the world would come see her. It couldn't be Hojo… she thought. I made it clear we were through…

But when Kagome saw who was really at the door, she would've traded him for Hojo in a heartbeat.

"You're Higurashi Kagome, correct?" asked the man at the door. He wore a dark sunglasses and black suit with an emblem embedded on it. An emblem that visited Kagome in her worst nightmares.

"I know why you're here," whispered Kagome, "and the answer is no."

The man raised his eyebrow. "You have no choice. It's in the contract your father signed."

Kagome's grandfather was officially confused. "What's going on here?"

"It's a man from the LCO," whispered Kagome.

"LCO?"

Kagome did her best not to roll her eyes. Honestly, her grandfather's memory was getting worse by the second. "LCO stands for Legendary Council Organization. Father worked for them."

The moment he understood, Kagome's grandfather was outraged. "You think you can take my granddaughter away after what you've done to nearly everyone else in my family? Think again!"

The official at the door seemed unconcerned by the old man's tantrum. "It's all in the contract your son-in-law signed, Tanaka-sama. It stated that he and all of his immediate family that inherited Midoriko-sama's power would oblige to their task when summoned."

"Oh, yes, how could I forget that? It did so much good to my-"

"Grandfather!" Kagome cried, cutting him off. She then turned the LCO representative. "I'll go," she whispered.

The man nodded. "That's better. Let's go then." He turned to leave.

"Wait!" shouted Kagome, a little louder than she had intended. "I have to get my things!"

But the official shook his head. "We must leave now, Higurashi-san. Everything you need will be given to you at the base."

"Kagome!" her grandfather cried. There was an obvious pleading tone in his voice.

Kagome simply bowed her head. "I'm sorry grandfather," she mumbled, "but if I stay, they will simply take me away by force. And then they may hurt you and Mother. I could never let that happen." Feeling as though there were shackles around her wrists and an iron ball around her ankles, Kagome followed the agent away from her home. She wondered if she would ever see it again.

A/N: Confused? I'd be surprised if you weren't.

Don't worry it will all fall into place soon. I realize that last part was confusing beyond all measure, but it will clear up when I update this story. I was just getting sick of my writers block and threw something down so I could post and let you know I'm not dead. (Hope it wasn't that horrible.) I'm also using that as my excuse as to why the chapter is so short. (They get longer… hopefully…)

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