It wasn't really long, before Kagome got herself into a shit load of trouble. Trouble, in the form of a marauding band of bandits, who though she'd make a nice, easy target.

Now, we know Kagome Higurashi, perhaps better than we'd like to, all thing considering. I, for one, would sleep easier at night, knowing that a clumsy, accident-prone fifteen year old is not five hundred years in the past, mucking around with the stuff I have a test on in a week. But, this is not the point.

Knowing Kagome like we do, we know that the only real weapons she can use with any kind of accuracy are her bow and arrows.

We also know that, take these away, and her miko powers are practically non-existent.

By now, even people who have never heard of Kagome Higurashi can tell that there is a definite problem here.

Again, Kagome found herself running away. Even with her new, untapped, jyaki, she wasn't that much of a fighter, even if she knew how to use it in the first place.

'Damn youkai body should of come with a instruction manual…'

The bandits were gaining. Almost unconsciously, Kagome shifted into her true youkai form, which was more suited to the chase: a tiny fox.

The bandits followed her to the forest. Using this new form, Kagome slipped between the roots of an ancient, gnarled tree. Shivering, listening to the men search for her, she drifted off to uneasy sleep.

Later, she wasn't sure how much later, she was started awake by someone picking her up. Immediately, her eyes shot open but it was too dark to see anything.

Maybe it was her imagination, but she could swear that she caught a glimpse of silvery moonlight dancing behind her…almost like water…or hair…silky, beautiful hair…

She sniffed the air cautiously. Ignoring the forest-ey smells around her, she could tell her captor-slash-rescuer was male, a youkai, and though she wasn't sure why, she smelled canine.

Canines, and a sharp, musky scent, that was vaguely familiar.

The fact that this mysterious stranger hadn't done anything threatening- yet- calmed Kagome. She relaxed enough to take her humanoid form.

Slowly, her eyes closed, as the even stride of the man lulled her back to peaceful oblivion.