Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and co.

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"So, how old are you Shippo?" Kagome asked as he and she walked down the hill toward her village.

"I don't know." He replied. He looked at the ground and frowned.

"I'm sorry. Hey, I'll say you're…seven. You have quite a lot of hair for a two week old pup." She said ruffling his hair.

"I'm two weeks old?" he asked eagerly.

Kagome blinked and sighed. She looked up at the sky and smiled. "No. I was just guessing." She said gently.

"Alright then, I'm seven." He agreed happily.

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"Nice to meet you Shippo. So you're going to accompany us?" Sango asked.

"Yes." Shippo shyly replied.

"We gotta kill these so called 'Thunder Beasts' for Shippo. His father, the kitsune god, was killed by them." Kagome said as she ruffled the kitsunes' hair as he sat in her arms.

"This will be a nice addition to our company. Do you think we can do it with just three people?" Sango asked.

Kagome shook her finger in front on her face. "No, four." She corrected.

"What do you mean?" Sango asked.

"You'll see when we set off in two days." Kagome said slyly.

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That night Kagome sat in front of the wall of her room in the castle of Sango's fathers' realm.

Her head flinched whenever she heard and felt the slightest movement. She felt the window slam open but didn't turn to look at the source. A wind blew through and picked at her loosely braided hair. She slowly grabbed for the sword on the ground that she had placed next to herself for protection. Why am I stuck in her fathers' house, surrounded by youkai and humans alike? I'm wanted by every being and I have no one to protect me. Damn. I wish Inuyasha were here, she thought.

She looked over at the window to find a blood covered white rose. She quickly pulled the sword out of the sheath and ran over to the window. She rolled up her red hakama and pulled off her haori so she was only wearing a tight black tank top. She quickly put her foot to the window sill and looked around with the sword hanging at her side, hidden by the curtains.

There was a glowing coming from the farthest wall and the wall burst out making rubble hit her in the face.

There stood…nothing?!

"What the hell?" she asked herself. She quickly shuffled over to where the gigantic hole was and looked out at the field where several black birds were picking at the grass. She quickly grabbed for the mask that Sango had placed on her nightstand and put it over her mouth. It was black and had a golden design of a bow and arrow on either side of the breathing holes. She had to wear this because the air was toxic outside in the halls. They put miasma out there every night to keep away the youkai whom where dying to slaughter the youkai taijiya family and the priestess staying there. There came a pain in her shoulder as a dagger shot out from the open window and went through the back of her. Three of the them, all targeted at her. She turned and blocked them with the blade. Her wound was arterial and it stained the white curtains. She ran back to the window and looked around. She tried to sense any youkai's youki but nothing-again! "This is getting old." She said angrily. She quickly ran out into the hall ad toward Sango's and Kohaku's room. She kicked the door open and collapsed onto the floor.

"Kagome!" Sango cried as she heard the crash. She ran over and turned her friend over so she could look at her.

"I was…ambushed…sort of…and they got me." Kagome panted. She grabbed her best friends' night gown and hoisted herself up so she was sitting her friends arm. She grabbed her stomach as blood seeped through her tank top. Sango looked and sucked in a sharp breath.

Kagome stood up with the help of the wall and started to walk back to her room. She entered the demolished room and pulled her bow and arrow out from under her bed. She quickly limped over to the window and climbed out. Her wounds would've started healing with her superhuman powers but she was dangerously pushing herself. She ran onto the field and closed her eyes. She lifted her foot and kicked at the space to her right. She struck a solid form knocking it back a few yards. The youkai's form flickered into view and tried to squirm away. She quickly put an arrow to her bow and shot it at the youkai, killing it in an instant. A shard flew out of it.

She picked it up and frowned. "This is what I get for my job? One measly little shard?" she asked herself as she nursed her shoulder with her other hand. She slid the shard into the pocket of her hakama.

"Kagome! Are you alright?" Sango asked as she came running down the hill toward the miko.

She took one look at the arterial gash at her side and automatically pushed her brother back up the slope to get the doctor of the castle.

Sango came to her friends' side and put her hand on her un-bleeding shoulder.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"I'm fine. I can handle this. My energy was wasted for just one shard! What a waste of my time." She said. She pounded her fists in the ground and looked at her bloody hand.

Just then Kohaku came down the hill with the sleepy doctor following.

She quickly bandaged up Kagome's arm and stumbled back up the hill with not even a word of concern toward any of them.

"She must be behind it." Kagome muttered.

Sango poked her in the cheek. "Don't make accusations you can't back up." She said in a humorous tone.

Kagome perked up as she heard a twig snap. She quickly ran over, ignoring the pain in her leg her the small dagger had pierced, and as quick as a monkey, climbed up the tree, re-stringing her bow and looking over the forest.

Nothing…

"Damn." She murmured.

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"The smell of blood." Shippo whispered.

He jumped up, nearly falling into the fire-pit of Kaede's hut.

"Who's blood child?" Kaede asked as she watched over the kitsunes' every move.

"Kagome mama." He said.

Kaede choked on the tea she was sipping and looked at the kitsune with wide eyes. "M_mama?" Kaede blinked. "Did she agree tot hat?"

"She was as kind as a mother to me when she took me in and offered me a home." He replied, settling down again as he started to talk about how great Kagome was.

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Well…I would like some suggestions because I sort of came at a writers block at how to start their journey. I wanted something interesting to happen before they left and well…here it id!

Please review and stay tuned for the long awaited Part 2!!!

Chapter:

*Part 2: Beginning*

Preview:

"When are we leaving?" Inuyasha angrily called.

"Just a minute alright?" Kagome called back as she changed into her miko outfit. The day was cold so she had to wear a yukata over her hakama so she wasn't cold. She had her white haori on but also black robes, like the kuromikos' robes. 

"Are you ready Shippo?" Kagome asked the small kitsune whom was on her shoulder.

"Yes Kagome-mama." He replied happily.

"Let's go Sango!"