I do not own Inuyasha or the idea. I'm just having some fun.


Beauty and the Beast

Remember the first dance we shared?
Recall the night you melted my ugliness away?
The night you left with a kiss so kind
Only a scent of beauty left behind

Ah, Dear friend I remember the Night
The moon and the dreams we shared
Your trembling paw in my hand
Dreaming of that Northern Land
Touching me with a kiss of a beast.

I know my dreams are made of you
Of you and only for you
Your ocean pulls me under
Your voice tears me asunder
Love me before the last petal falls

As a world without a glance
Of ocean's fair expanse
Such the world would be
If no love did flow in thee
But as my heart is occupied
Your love to me now has to die
Forgive me, I need more then what you can offer me

Didn't you hear the tale
Where happily ever after was to kiss a frog?
Don't you know this tale
In which all I ever wanted
I'll never have
For who could ever learn to love a beast?

However cold the wind and rain
I'll be there to ease up your pain
However cruel the mirrors of sin
Remember, Beauty is found within.

Forever shall the wolf in me desire the sheep in you…

Prologue

Kagome walked away from the Bone Eaters well, brushing off her legs as she did so to get the moss and all the dirt from the bottom of the well off of her bare legs. A huge yellow backpack hung from her left shoulder as she trudged through the dewy grass of the morning, staring at her shoes as she made her way toward her bike that was leaning against an old, old tree. With a deep sigh she placed her bag upon the basket behind her seat and lifted her face up toward the morning sky, white fluffy clouds slowly made their way toward the north as a light breeze caressed them gently. Lifting her leg to straddle the bike she turned it in the direction where she heard cattle and a soft whimper of a child. Placing her foot upon the left peddle she took off, smiling all the way.

Kagome Higurashi was from modern day Tokyo, a sophomore in High School. Her family owned a shrine and was the caretakers of the building. Kagome had wandered into the shrine where the Bone Eaters' well and was literally drug into it by a demon that feasted upon young maidens. That was the day she knew that the well was a gateway back into the past of Feudal Japan, where she had met the half-demon, Inuyasha and was then forced to help find the jewel shards of a Shinkon Jewel that was embedded in Kagome's left side. A huge crow demon had tried to steal the jewel, but Kagome had blown it up by using a sacred arrow, but while doing so she had also destroyed the jewel and the entire thing had become shards and had shot clear across the country. Now she returns to the Feudal era to help Inuyasha and her friends find the remaining jewel shards.

Kagome screamed as she hit a hole in the middle of the small road she had taken to get to the village, whimpering softly as she tried to regain her balance. As she headed toward the entrance, a boy with long white hair wearing a red kimono stood before it, his arms crossed over his chest as he stared at her with a snarl on his face. Kagome smiled happily when she noticed the boy and waved wildly as she got closer, slowing down to stop by his side only to see a look of distaste upon his face.

"What's the matter, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, brushing back her bangs as she glanced at him.

His golden eyes darkened slightly.

"You said you weren't going to leave…" He said, obviously disappointed.

"Well, I kind of had to…" She said, crossing her arms in defense.

"Oh? I didn't tell you it was okay for you to leave." He growled.

"What, are you my father now and I have to get your permission to leave?" She asked, raising a brow in a challenging manner.

Inuyasha accepted the challenge, his eyes darkening.

"Yes." He replied.

"Yes to what? Yes to you being my father or yes to me having to ask for your permission?" She asked.

"Yes to you having to get my permission." He said, grabbing her by the arm, tugging her off of the bike. Crying out she reached out to smack his hand away from her arm but lost balance and fell into him instead. Catching her quickly, Inuyasha glared downward at her as he reached to grasp her hair firmly, looking down into her eyes as he pulled her closer.

"I need to know where you are going so then I can be sure you are safe…" He said in a softer tone. She blinked in shock as she looked up at him, her light brown eyes shifting to one of his golden eyes to the other. He was still holding her; his right hand had a hold of the back of her hair at the nape of her neck, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable but didn't complain. They exchanged glances at each other for a moment before he let her go. Having a sense of loss, Kagome quickly wrapped her arms around him, pulling herself closer to him, practically begging him to hold her once again.

Inuyasha's eyes widened with surprise as he felt himself being clung to by her, his cheeks darkening as he wrapped his arms around her, holding her closely. Kagome seemed to like this reaction for she had smothered her face into his chest as she was pulled closer. She then glanced up at him and smiled sweetly up at him.

"Thank you for caring for me and being worried, Inuyasha…" She whispered.

He blushed more.

"D-Don't worry about it, Kagome." He said, quickly looking away.

She smiled and began to pull away when she heard a little cry, quickly looking behind her to see a very excited little boy run at her at full speed, a puffy orange fox tail trailing behind him as he held his hands upward toward her.

"Kagome!!!" Shippo cried out happily.

Laughing, she knelt down to catch the little fox demon running at her and pulled him close into a soft embrace.

"Hello Shippo!" She said happily.

The little fox demon nuzzled her cheek with his.

"I missed you Kagome!! I'm so happy you returned! Inuyasha hadn't stopped looking at the well at all until now." He said as if it were very obvious.

Inuyasha blushed more, then quickly hid his embarrassment by getting angry and quickly striking the young fox demon over the head with his fist.

"Shut up!!" Inuyasha scolded.

Gasping in shock Kagome quickly glared at Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha!! What was that for?!" Shippo cried.

"Stop telling lies about me, little twerp!" He threatened.

Shippo and Inuyasha glared at each other, growling and arguing, Kagome quickly losing interest and turned to see Sango and Miroku heading their way. With a warm smile Sango waved as she came closer, Kirara at her feet. Miroku, with a slight smirk upon his lips, placed his hand on Sango's shoulder as they came closer. Ignoring the heated argument between the two demons, the humans engaged themselves in a conversation.

"I'm happy to see you back, Kagome. We were starting to wonder when you were going to come back." Sango said as she looked over her shoulder at the monk with a curious look in her hazel eyes. Miroku, ignoring the glance he had gotten from the demon slayer beside him, simply smiled happily at Kagome.

"Yes, Happy your back. It was getting annoying with Inuyasha whining and pouting like a little kid constantly, pacing back and forth around the well…" Miroku said, loud enough for Inuyasha to hear, which he did, for a fist headed right toward Miroku's face. The monk then fell over, laying there rubbing his now swelling cheek in dismay.

"I can't even tell her how worried you were?" He whined.

"Shut up you lecherous monk." Inuyasha growled, then returning to the already heated argument concerning a little fox demon.
Sighing with annoyance Kagome smacked Inuyasha's arm.

"Ouch, damn it, Kagome, what the hell was that for?!" He screamed at her.

"Stop being such a retard!! You embraced me the moment I came back and now you're getting angry over our friends telling me how much you care? I'm not stupid, Inuyasha, I can see it." She said, dropping Shippo as she placed her hands on her hips.

Sango quickly stepped away from Kagome and Inuyasha, keeping a safe distance as Miroku scrambled to his feet, knowing what would soon happen.

Growling, Inuyasha's white ears flattened against his head as he put a finger in front of Kagome's face as if he were scolding a child.

"Shut up, you don't know shit!" He growled.

"Oh? I don't huh?" Kagome said dangerously as she brought her hands into fists.

"No! You're nothing but an idiot!" He said, smirking as he crossed his arms over his chest. He was winning, he was sure of it.

"Inuyasha…" She said, her voice trembling.

Inuyasha's ears tweaked slightly, "Hmm?"

"SIT BOY!!!!" She screamed.

And with that, Inuyasha was then forced to his face and shoved into the ground with amazing force because of the prayer beads around his neck. Crying out, Inuyasha laid there, his arms and legs twitching in shock as he whimpered. Kagome, obviously winning the argument, quickly picked up Shippo and walked away from the mini crater created over Inuyasha's sit command, and walked toward Kaede's hut. Miroku shook his head at the injured dog demon, thinking it rather pathetic as he then slowly turned to follow Kagome, Sango and Kirara to Kaede's.


Yeah.. Thanks for reading this so far.. It's just the prologue. Working on the first chapter, thank you for reading it. Review and tell me what you think, I appreciate it!

Lyric: "Beauty and the Beast" by Nightwish