Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha

It was a terrible scene. Fire blazing everywhere. People's desperate screams as they burned to a crisp.

The daughter of the lord ran for her life, dodging through burning wood, trying not to set herself on fire. She was unfortunatley still in the temple, and couldn't find her way out through the smoke. As she was running, a banner suddenly fell right in front of her. The woman stopped in panic and looked around despretley, looking for a way out.

There was none.

She started to scream for help, but her cries were overcome by the roar of the fire. The woman coughed when she screamed, inhaling a load of smoke. She fell to her knees, gasping for breath. No one was coming to save her. She'd be dead, swallowed by the fire, in no time.

"Please, help," she tried to shout. It only came out as a bit above a squeak. So she did the only thing that she thought was sensible. Crawl. She dragged herself around the area she was in, but it was surrounded by a ring of fire. The smoke burned her eyes and swelled her lungs. She finally fell to the ground, ready to give up. But suddenly, she felt a strong hand grasp her arm tightly.

"Don't give up now," a harsh,male's voice demanded. She nodded weakly, but still felt the urge to close her eyes. Before she did, all she saw was a figure with long hair as brilliant as snow.

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When she woke up, she found herself in a forest clearing. Right beside her she saw that same man. The man noticed her eyes were focused on him, so he looked at her. There was silence for a few minutes.

"Thank you," the woman said finally. "Thank you for saving me. I was sure that I was going to die. Thank you."

The man merely looked at her with tense golden eyes. He started to walk away without answering to her.

"Wait!" she cried, getting up and grabbing his arms before he left. "Please, could you at least tell me your name? My name is Izayoi."

"Inu-Tashiou." With that, the man ran off with incredible speed. Izayoi knew for sure now that he was a demon. But there was something about him...

"Inu-Tashiou..."

This is my version of how Izayoi and Inu-Tashiou met. I might do another part to this...maybe...tell me what you think