Chapter 1

[My mind has been bugging me for quite some time to write an Inuyasha fanfic... .; So... yeah! DISCLAIMER: I own nothing of Inuyasha and all
the material from that anime belongs to its creators and owners.]

A tall figure stood on a cliff, overlooking the green fields that lay before him; bathed in the sickly pale moonlight in the night. A moderate wind blew up the Cliffside and reached off into the sky. The figure wore blood red pants that were slack on the legs but were cuffed at the bottom, just above the joint of the leg and the foot. A loose-fitting blood red jacket draped over his upper body, with slashes at the elbow level; revealing the white long-sleeved shirt underneath. The boy sighed, letting the wind wail around him and feeling his long silver hair fly almost freely behind him. His dog-like ears twitched and he turned around quickly, focusing his yellow eyes on an elderly woman.

"Inuyasha," Called out the old woman. "Is something troubling ye?"

Inuyasha wrinkled his nose, looking back towards the fields. "Nothing that concerns you, old woman."

"It is about Sesshoumaru, isn't it?" She asked quite calmly, not a fault in her voice.

"I said I don't want to talk about it, Kaede!" Snapped Inuyasha; anger rising underneath his skin.

"I do not come to frustrate ye." Continued Kaede. "I know how ye feels about your brother. We do know that he is searching for your death. Though there is a contradictory situation... which are ye, Inuyasha? The villain or the savior?"

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, glaring down at the fields and squares of water that was used for the crops; keeping silent.

Kaede sighed and started walking back towards the village. "I suggest that ye has plenty of rest tonight. You, Kagome and your allies have but a long journey ahead of ye."

Inuyasha muttered under his breath and sat down, arms crossed as he glared down in deep thought. "Damn you, Sesshoumaru... you bastard... damn you..."

The next morning brought clear blue skies and a nice warm summer breeze in its wake. Kagome stood outside in her usual type of outfit: a skirt, which was cherry red and a white long-sleeved button-up shirt that had a loose collar at the neck.

She tapped her foot impatiently on the ground and looked around, her long black hair sitting past her shoulders. "Where is he? Inuyasha! Inuyasha, where are you? Ugh! He's always late!"

"Don't get your knickers in a knot!" Growled Inuyasha from a rooftop, laying on his side and his head resting on his propped up arm. "I've been right here, watching you whine for the past fifteen minutes."

Kagome narrowed her chocolate brown eyes and turned her head away. "Sit boy!"

The beaded necklace around Inuyasha's neck glowed a pinkish hue and he went crashing through the roof of the house he was laying on, also earning a scream in the process. He walked out of the house, slamming the door open and growled.

"What was that for?!" He yelled, feeling his face starting to hurt.

"Let's go, Inuyasha! We still have other shards of the jewel to find!" Answered Kagome, ignoring his yelling.

"PERVERT!" There was a slap and Miroku fell flat on his face.

He sat back up on his knees and rubbed the back of his head almost shamefully. "It was an accident! I swear!"

Sango turned away from Miroku, arms crossed and an embarrassed expression on her facial features. "Yeah! Right! Like your hand happened to grope my rear!"

Shippou made a face. "That's gross! I swear you are going to scar me for life!"

Kagome sighed. "Okay, if we're done arguing for now, I think we better get going if we're going to find more shards."

After a few more... minor disputes, the group left the small village and set off down a forest path; taking basically a random direction of where they would be going to find more shards.

Elsewhere, quite a far distance away from where the group was, Sesshoumaru sat in a large room of his castle-like living area and looked at the sword that lay before him. The blade caught his reflection and beamed it back at him. The same yellow piecing stare, the same odd markings on his face, the navy crescent moon on the center of his forehead and the solemn look on his face with the silver bangs of his hair just above his eyes.

"Lord Sesshoumaru!" Called out a small voice as a little green frog-like bird creature hopped into the room, holding a long wooden staff.

Sesshoumaru shifted his yellow-eyed gaze to Jaken. "What is it this time..."

"Lord Sesshoumaru! Rin was getting some water from a well outside and she found this... human or some creature outside, completely injured! What shall we do, my lord?"

Sesshoumaru only turned his attention back to the sword. "Just get rid of it... kill it."

"Right, my lord." Said Jaken as he ran back to the side yard.

By the stone well outside, a lone teenage girl was sitting on the grass, leaning her back against it, her head tilted back to she gazed at the sky. Her bright silver-blue eyes seemed almost empty and emotionless as they flickered slightly, moving from each moving object in the sky; clouds to birds or insects. Long black hair with silver tips draped over shoulders and chest, and silver furry feline ears instead of human ears sticking out from the strands of her hair. Her face had dark blue star marking covered her right cheek on her face and a thin fresh line on the left side of her cheek, dripping warm blood down that side of her color-drained face little by little.

Jaken raised his staff and pointed it at the girl, preparing to kill her from his master's orders when he heard someone on the balcony. Sesshoumaru stood there, with Rin and he looked down upon the yard. Jaken returned his attention to the target and swung at the staff at her, aiming for the throat. The feline girl jumped up and landed on her feet on the edges of the well, looking down at Jaken with no expression and almost emotionless eyes; her silver tail twitching very slightly.

"Well, I suppose you want to die fighting, hm?" asked Jaken.

Sesshoumaru covered Rin's eyes and shifted his own gaze towards the injured being. He caught an odd scent in the air and it was radiating from the girl, as well with the mix of blood. He growled, narrowing his eyes more.

"A feline... a feline demon..." he said out loud, earning the full attention of Jaken.

"What?! A demon? But... but I couldn't even identify it!" Complained Jaken.

Sesshoumaru sniffed distastefully and started heading back inside, leading Rin. "Chain it up and lock it in an isolated and windowless room... I'll deal with this one later..."

Chains lashed out from random directions and bound the feline girl completely, disabling her to move with exception of walking; as she was led inside. She kept her gaze towards the ground, glancing at the short green creatures, which looked quite alike to Jaken, pull her through a dark hallway by the chains. She was led into a dark windowless room and kneeled alone in the dark, with her bright silver-blue eyes glowing slightly. After an hour or two, the wooden door creaked open and the creatures returned, each holding candles with Jaken and Sesshoumaru right behind them.

Sesshoumaru looked down at the feline girl, narrowing his eyes in disgust. "Answer me this. What the hell are you doing here... trespassing in my land..."

She looked up at Sesshoumaru and spoke in a very quite voice, almost inaudible. "I... I don't know... don't know where I am..."

Keeping his solemn expression, Sesshoumaru pursued with more interrogation. "Though I shouldn't waste my time with the likes of you... I am Sesshoumaru, a full fledged demon who can rip your flesh into shreds whenever I see fit... now, who are you and where the bloody hells did you come from..."

"Tairei... I am called Tairei, Lord Sesshoumaru." She answered quietly, lowering her gaze to the ground.

There was silence for a moment then Jaken spoke him, hitting the bottom of his staff on the floor. "Answer Lord Sesshoumaru when he talks to you! He asked where you came from, wretch!"

There was yet another moment of silence, the girl refused to speak.

Sesshoumaru crossed his arms. "From what I can understand... the scent of your blood clearly identifies you as a feline... a cat demon, nonetheless. Though I find that quite strange since I have not seen any around, and I despise the fact that you will not answer the question of where you came from. Or do you not know..."

There was a nod from the cat girl demon.

"Then I'll put you to a test... if you can last during battle with me, then I'll consider sparing your life... unchain her." Ordered Sesshoumaru as he shifted his gaze to the small creatures. "Now."

The creatures jumped slightly and pulled the chains away, setting the candles on the floor around the room and left. Sesshoumaru started off the battle with little warning, slashing at Tairei with his claws. Tairei jumped back, more of her badly torn clothing being ripped even more, revealing her bare right shoulder.

"Impressive..." Purred Sesshoumaru. "You are quick, but I am quicker."

He ran at Tairei as a blur and gave her a sharp punch in the jaw, sending her backwards into a wall; right through it to the outside. He walked to the broken wall and looked down at Tairei, watching her get up and hold the side of her face. He thought for a moment longer and smirked.

"This gives me such an interesting idea... when hunting for mice, use a cat... when hunting for mutts, use a cat as bait... Inuyasha's fate will be sealed by my poison claws." He said to himself, thinking more into his plan. "Full fledged demons are more cunning than half breeds... Inuyasha will find that out soon and it will be the last thought before he dies..."

[Meow... there's chapter one o_O; I couldn't really think up a character so I just made details from the top of my head. How do you like it? ^^; And note... I've only seen six episodes of Inuyasha but I have a vague idea who most, if not all the characters are.]