Disclaimer: Again, I do not in ANY way own Inu Yasha or the characters in the story (except for the ones I've made up). This is a fabrication of my imagination so don't be angry if it doesn't follow the storyline that much.
Kagome practically fell over at the mention of another girl's name. How many girls has this boy had in his lifetime anyway?! He was infuriating! There were times Kagome questioned why she even cared about him anyway. "He's nothing but a two-timer," she thought, "no, I take that back… three timer…"
Inu Yasha looked over at the blank expression on Kagome's face, "Ka… Kagome? Are you alright?"
"… Eh…"
The demon exterminator leaned forward and waved her hand frantically in front of her companion's face. "Uh, Kagome-san," spoke Sango, "is everything ok?"
Kagome's eye twitched a few times before she could answer her friend, "I'm fine Sango… just fine." The girl regained her composure within a matter of seconds and sat up facing Inu Yasha once more. Her hands had moved from his lap to her own this time, "Continue Inu Yasha, tell us about this old girlfriend of yours."
Inu Yasha blinked a few times as his ears moved back and forth atop his head, "Girl… girlfriend?"
"Come now Inu Yasha, don't be shy. It's okay if this Akemi girl was your girlfriend, you can tell us," the lecherous monk nudged the hanyou as if he were implying something that only the two of them knew about.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU LECH! AKEMI WASN'T MY GIRLFRIEND!" yelled Inu Yasha.
"Oh, then what was she?" asked Shippo.
"Well I'd tell you all if you stop… JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS!"
Kagome, Sango, and Miroku looked on wide-eyed and curious. Miroku inched closer to Sango as if asking for protection from the demon exterminator, whose skills would be greatly needed should Inu Yasha decide to go crazy and suddenly attack the monk. Kagome sat in silence. She chided herself for doubting Inu Yasha. She had grown so used to him talking about his "ex" love Kikyou that she now thought that any woman he mentioned must have been some sort of former lover. Though not all former lovers came back from the dead to cast their revenge upon the world like Kikyou did, but she was an extreme case. The others stared at Kagome as she mumbled incoherently to herself and furrowed her brow as if she was thinking hard about something. Inu Yasha was confused most of all because every now and then she'd glance up at him before going back to her ranting.
"Uh.. Kagome? Are you done yet cuz I'd like to finish the story that you were so interested in hearing."
"Hrm? Oh, yes… aheh, I'm sorry Inu Yasha, you can continue."
"As I was saying…"
"Father! You must stop fighting! You can't keep this up!" screamed the young kitsune as she knelt by her father's side.
"I… I must keep going," proclaimed the wounded man, "I cannot let Naraku claim these Shikon shards."
The man held out his hand to reveal four sparkling jewel fragments. He handed them to his daughter's shaky hands, "You must run as far away as you can. Do not allow Naraku to complete the Shikon no Tama!"
His gentle brown eyes pleaded with the young girl as his sandy brown hair whipped violently around his face. For now the pair was concealed within the confines of the forest, but Naraku was on the hunt and he would soon find them. The battle-scarred man pushed his daughter away from him, "Get away now! Please honor your father's dying wish." The girl's intense green eyes sparkled with the tears that were forming within them. She began to back away slowly, not really wanting to leave knowing that her father would soon meet his end. Her father jumped back into battle against the deranged Naraku. He had shifted back into his true form, a fox, once again. The lithe figure dashed about the man covered in baboon's fur. The swift fox successfully dodged many of the harmful attacks.
"Give me the shards Tsuyo and perhaps I'll let you live longer!"
"Never Naraku! I may be a youkai but I'd never help you!"
"Then perhaps if I told you that I'd let your precious daughter live. Would that be enough to convince you to HAND OVER THE SHARDS!"
Naraku's patience grew thin as he charged at the lone warrior upon the field. The girl could only watch in horror as her father tried desperately to attack the crazed demon. His eyes gazed back at the forest for a moment where he saw his daughter, still watching the battle.
Daughter… get out of here!
The female kitsune nodded farewell to her father as she turned on her heel to leave. As she made her way through the underbrush she heard something uttered from Naraku's mouth that caught her attention.
"Tsuyo! Would you rather have a filthy hanyou get the shards of the jewel?!"
"At least it wouldn't be you… at least with a 'filthy' hanyou there is still a chance that the jewel wouldn't be tainted with hate. And at least a hanyou with the shards has a chance at defeating you!"
The fox attacked viciously at Naraku. "HA! That insolent puppy is nothing compared to me. Though he HAS been a thorn in my side from the first day I've heard his name. No matter now though," Naraku's attention had shifted back to Tsuyo, "I will deal with you first!"
Naraku dispelled his miasma attack upon the youkai. Within moments the only thing the girl could hear was a pitiful yelp that came from her father. But she couldn't help but think about what Naraku had said before that about a hanyou who had been bothersome to Naraku, one of dog descent no less. There was only one hanyou that the girl knew of that would cause so much trouble.
Could it be… Inu Yasha!
She raced off through the forest leaving the sounds of the battle behind her. Her mind was focused on one thought only, to find Inu Yasha!