It was late in the after noon. Children were playing in the cement- covered playground, all in various places. Somewhere swinging on the monkey bars, some were playing four square, others were running around madly; except for one little girl. She sat alone, under a maple tree on a hill, quietly watching all the children play.

She sighed, she didn't have any friends, and everyone hated her because she was different. How was she different with her beautiful blue eyes, her ivory skin and her black hair? She had powers she was a miko. She turned her attention down to here blue sundress. It was solid sky blue with short sleeves and a white apron in the front. Two boys, one with red hair, falling around his head wildly and the other with brown hair neatly combed walked over to her,

"What's wrong miko? Think you're to good for us? Think you're better?" The boy with red hair asked, towering over the small girl. The girl looked up,

"I don't think that at all Ryan." She said quietly. "Humph. You stupid girl, you're a good for nothing witch! If it wasn't for the teachers we'd beat you up!" The other boy spoke up.

The girl looked at them and gulped, She quickly stood up and began running, with the boys behind her. "Leave me alone!" The girl shouted back, tears flowing form her eyes. "No!" The boys shouted together.

The girl kicked off her sandals as she ran and began going faster; she ran past the teachers, muttered a quick sorry and continued. She ran out of the gate and turned and ran to the direction of her house, the boys no longer in pursuit of her. As soon as she made it into the park, she settled herself on a swing and began sobbing.

"Why do I have to be different? Why can't I be like everyone else?" The girl asked herself, keeping her eyes on the sand below her. "Why would you want to be like everyone else? You look normal to me anyhow." She heard a boy's voice say behind her. She gasped and turned around.

She looked at him he was... beautiful; He had long silver locks down to his mid-back with bangs touching his brows, honey colored eyes and the cutest ears sitting atop of his head. Kagome smiled, "What's you're name?" She asked the boy; she studied his outfit, long baggy red pants and a shirt to match.

"My name is Inu Yasha, what's yours?" Inu Yasha answered, taking the swing next to the girl. "My name is Kagome." Kagome answered. Inu Yasha carefully cupped her cheek and wiped away her tears. "Don't cry anymore Kagome, please." He said. Kagome blushed; no one had ever been that nice to here except her own family.

"I'll try... but with those mean boys it'll be hard." Kagome sighed, looking at the ground. Inu Yasha dropped his hand from her cheek and grabbed the hand closest to him. "Why did they hurt you?" He asked, "Because I'm a miko and they all hate me because of it." Kagome sighed.

"Oh. I still like you Kagome." Inu Yasha said, squeezing her hand. Kagome looked up ad smiled, "Really?" she asked, "Yes, really." He said smiling. Kagome jumped out of her swing and hugged the boy tightly, whispering countless 'thank yous' to the boy.

Inu Yasha was completely in shock, he had no idea why the girl crying had bothered him so much, he couldn't even remember where he was going or why. He looked at the girl within his arms; she was a little but younger then himself. He was nine while she looked to be about six or seven.

"How old are you Kagome?" He asked looking down at the girl. "I'm six, how old are you Inu Yasha?" She asked still not looking up. "I'm nine." He said proudly. "Wow." Kagome said in awe; which cause Inu Yasha to grin widely. Suddenly, a thought struck Inu Yasha,

"Kagome?" he asked into her hair, "Yes?" "If you want me to I'll protect you from now on." He said softly, Kagome stepped back and looked at the boy, "Are you serious?" Kagome asked, "Yes I am." He said, no later then those words had left his lips, Kagome had grabbed him in another furious hug.

Else where, two adults watched on, both tall and look at about 20. The woman was wearing a black skirt with a black tank top, black boots and a golden ring; the man was wearing black jeans and a red t-shirt. The man was standing behind the black haired woman and sneaked an arm around her waist and pulled her towards him,

"History is flowing as it should. But we should still keep looking." The man whispered into her ear quietly looking at the children. The woman sighed, "I know... we can't give up. We can save them and this world." She spoke, turning around and grabbing the man's hand, "Let's go."

~~~3 hours later~~~
"You're it Inu Yasha!" Kagome shouted as she ran away from Inu Yasha trying to avoid being tagged. "Not for long Kagome!" Inu Yasha said, chasing her in a light jog; if he had wanted to, he could have caught her in less then a second, but he didn't just to see the smiled on her face as they played. He listened to her laugh as she tried to escape him, but she was cornered.

Inu Yasha touched her lightly on her arm, turned around and began to jog off in the other direction. "I'm gonna get you Inu Yasha!" Kagome called to him. "Kagome! Inu Yasha! Come in for a little while!" Kagome's mother called form the kitchen door. They froze in their positions, looked at each other and walked into the house silently. Once they got inside, Kagome lead Inu Yasha into the TV room. They both quickly planted themselves on the floor in front of the TV and turned it on to some random cartoon.

At the end of the day, right at sunset, it was time for Inu Yasha to depart. Kagome clung onto him, begging her mother to let him stay. "Please Momma! Inu Yasha is my only friend! Please let him stay!" Kagome cried.

She clung tighter and tighter around Inu Yasha's torso as her moth kept on trying to pull her away. "I can stay if I can call home." Inu Yasha said quietly. Mrs. Higurashi caught his words and immediately stopped trying to pull Kagome off of him. "All right. Come with me Inu Yasha and we'll call your house since it isn't a school night, you are more then welcomed to stay." She said as she led Inu Yasha and Kagome who still clung onto his arm entered the house.

Once inside, Maemi handed Inu Yasha the phone and he quickly dialed his number. "Momma?" Inu Yasha asked into he receiver, "Yes honey? Inu Yasha where are you? Your late... is everything ok? Where are you? Do you need me to pick you up?" His mother questioned in a worried tone.

"I'm at the Higurashi shrine. Everything's ok, I made a new friend here and I was wondering... I was wondering if I could stay over night here, please momma?" Inu Yasha pleaded. "Well... let me come over there, I'll bring your things but there's no grantee." His mother said firmly. "Ok... Bye Momma." Inu Yasha said sadly, placing the phone back on the stand.

"What did your mother say Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked with a hopeful gleam in her eyes. "She said she'd come by and decide when she gets here basically." Inu Yasha said looking down at Kagome, who now wore a depressed face. Kagome grabbed his hand and led him up to her room.

She released his hand once they got into the room, "Kagome? Is something wrong?" Inu Yasha asked the girl, his heart now full of concern. "Inu Yasha..." She began she turned around on her heel and grabbed him in a another fierce hug, "Never leave me... you're my only friend." She said as she began to cry into his sleeve. "Kagome, don't cry! I'll never leave you I promise!" Inu Yasha swore as he pulled her eve closer to him, rubbing her back and smoothing her hair in a soothing motion.

Suddenly, they head a tapping noise on Kagome's window, immediately Inu Yasha pushed Kagome behind him and faced the window. "What is that?" He whispered as he laid eyes on a shadow black create that was hunched over outside of Kagome's window.

AN: ok, ok, I know I said I wouldn't start another fic until I was done w/ Silver meets black but I couldn't resist! ^^; this WILL be continued. Please review, I love to hear what people think about my writing and any suggestions they have. Also, feel free to AIM me anytime at ss4gtmonica. ~.^ thanks everyone! No flames please, suggestions and constructive criticism are both welcomed.