This is my first attempt at romance so don't be too hard on me. I don't own anything but the plot, Alice and Steven. Please don't sue me. And if you did you wouldn't get much. Please R&R! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Chapter 1
Flashback

It was a bright sunny day and Inu-yasha was walking along a beach. It had been two weeks since the boat crash that had stranded him, Kagome and four others on this deserted island. They had made camp and there was a lot of game to hunt. The four other people were called Sakura, Li, Alice, and Steven.

His mind was buzzing with thoughts of Kagome. That fair Kagome. He had almost told her how he felt but before he could say it the mast had fallen, killing Kikyo a second time. It was a horrible night. Inu-yasha had invited Kagome up to his cabin to tell her he loved her. It was in the middle of a big storm and the ship was being tossed around like a leaf in a gale.

Waves were breaking on the boat and the water was dripping into the decks below. It looked like it was raining inside. He remembered he had held her hand and led her up through the stairways and dogged desks and other items that were crashing around the halls that had two inches of water on the floors.

They had stumbled into his room and landed on his bed, which was nothing more than a pile of wet blankets. They didn't know that the jealous Kikyo was following them. Kagome and Inu-yasha fell on the bed laughing and looked up at the ceiling.

"Kagome," Inu-yasha said looking into her eyes, "I."

Just then the door burst open and Kikyo stood in the doorway. She had a dagger in each hand.

"Inu-yasha!" she yelled as she threw a dagger that hit him in the side and dug deep into him. Kagome screamed. Inu-yasha looked down at his side in shock and disbelief. All that was visible was the handle of the dagger. The rest had sunk into his flesh. Blood was spilling out of the wound.

"Kikyo, why?" Inu-yasha gasped.

"You don't love me like you said you did fifty years ago. Instead you like Kagome!" Kikyo yelled.

"You tried to kill me, you hated me. I tried but you kept on hating me. I gave up on you!" Inu-yasha yelled, getting up despite the pain in his side. Kikyo seemed to fly across the room and shoved Inu-yasha into a wall. Inu-yasha tried to move but before he knew what had happened Kikyo was holding a dagger to his throat.

Inu-yasha was starting to feel dizzy and sick. Slowly, he pulled out the dagger form his side. The blade had turned black and was streaked with his blood. Kikyo let out a high, shrill laugh.

"How do you like my cursed blade?" she asked menacingly.

"No!" Kagome screamed as she ran towards them. Before she could get close two of Kikyo's spirit dragons tied her up. She fell to the ground where the water level had risen four inches. Without thinking Inu-yasha slashed at Kikyo. Kikyo lost her balance and fell backwards.

The warning bell went off. Amidst the whine of the bell Inu- yasha heard a groan and snap as the mast fell through the roof. Inu-yasha had to shield his eyes from the pieces of wood. When he looked up Kikyo was dead, the mast had crushed her.

Slightly shaken, Inu-yasha got up and went over to Kagome. "Are you alright?" he asked.

She nodded, "We better get on a life boat. This ship is sinking," Kagome replied. They ran up to the deck and hopped into a lifeboat with the four other people.

When they got in the ocean they started to sail away from the ship. Inu-yasha felt dizzy and he blacked out.

"Inu-yasha," Kagome's voice called to him getting his attention. He had been standing on the beach staring into space. "Inu- yasha," Kagome said again as she splashed in the surf, running towards him.

"Yes," Inu-yasha replied. He was still looking out to sea at Kikyo's grave. Even though she did try to kill him he still felt sorry for her. She was the first person he had ever loved. He would have given up being a half-demon for her.

"Inu-yasha," Kagome yelled in his ear, "Listen to me!"

"What? Kagome don't yell, you startled me," replied Inu-yasha after jumping two feet into the air.
"Well if you had been listening then I wouldn't have to yell in your ear," Kagome said.

"Well what's wrong with zoning out, looking at the ocean?"

"You have been acting weird lately. Ever since the wreck, Kikyo dying after trying to kill you."
"Well it was dramatic and my wound hasn't fully healed." Inu- yasha replied.

"You were about to tell me something when she burst in, what was it?" Kagome asked. Inu-yasha was about to reply when he was interrupted.

"Hey, Kagome, Inu-yasha, I've been looking all over for you," Alice yelled. She was a fair distance down the beach but they could still hear her.

"I'll tell you later," Inu-yasha said as he started to walk towards Alice. Kagome followed.

When they reached Alice she was scanning the horizon. "Steven has gone off to find Sakura and Li," Alice informed them. "They've run off together again. I told them that they could do anything they wanted after they did their share of the work."

When they got back they found Steven, Sakura, and Li cooking a stew. "We found four rabbits and decided to stew them," Steven explained, "Sakura is a good cook."

"Well I have found a grove of coconut trees and brought eight back. I have also walked around the island and I think that it is about twelve miles long and four miles wide. There is also a network of caves." Alice informed them with an 'I was doing my job' tone in her voice.

"Alice you shouldn't be so snobbish," said Steven.

"Well all the work is done so I am going to explore during the afternoon," Alice stated.