One version of the beginning...
He saw her, sitting under a tree alone. She looked no older than 14, yet she was sitting in a kimono far nicer than the Uchiha clan could ever afford. Other children and adults milled around, yet any time one came close to her, she would watch them unnervingly till they back off.
He could sense her anger, feel the shields she'd put around herself. For some reason, he could also sense her loneliness.
How interesting.
She could feel someone attempting to approach her again. She could sense his aura coming closer though she couldn't see him, like he was moving in stealth. Then she focused…
She could feel his need to protect, to guard and watch over, but it was slightly muddled with a darkness in him. But the kindness shone out like a small light in the dark.
So instead of trying to make this person back off, she waited.
When he appeared before her suddenly, she didn't scream or flinch. Kagome simply met his eyes and said:
"Hi."
