Disclaimer: Damn. I own none of the characters. I wanna own Sesshomaru! Who cares about the others! I want Sesshomaru! Sesshomaru! Come to me! (Sniff sniff.)

Author's note: Thank you to everyone that reviewed to me! I really appreciate it. The rest of the story will be in Kagome's point of view, but I'll let you know when, or if, I feel like going back to Sesshomaru and Kagome. I feel better knowing this is going on better than I thought! Yay!!!

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One thing I forgot to mention! Italics will be Kagome's thoughts. So read on and enjoy!

Chapter 1. The Jewel Shard

I never should've went back into the well back to this time. (A/N: I'm skipping over Kagome explaining to Sesshomaru about her going back and forth in time. Just to make a long story shorter.). But I just couldn't leave Inuyasha's side. I had to be with him.

Everything was just as I left it when I came back. Miroku was still hitting on Sango, and failing to succeed on wooing her. And Inuyasha was beating up Shippo for something he did or said again. I smiled as I looked at my friends hoping that moments like these would be plentiful.

"KAGOME!!!" Shippo squealed as he saw me. He ran past Inuyasha and jumped in my arms. I ruffled his hair a little bit.

Inuyasha looked at me. We had an argument about something I don't even remember anymore, and I had left for home. He still looked like he didn't care whether or not he cared about me.

Don't kid yourself like that, Inuyasha. I know you were worried. No need to put up an act.

"Well, you're back." He said. "Now we can start looking for jewel shards."

Always acting like a jerk to hide your true feelings. Why don't you just show them?

I walked into Kaede's hut to find Miroku with a giant lump on his head. He tried hitting on Sango again. Once I entered, Kilala jumped into my arms. Miroku and Sango looked up.

"It's nice to see that you're with us again Kagome," Miroku said in greeting.

"Kilala is happy to see you too." Sango added.

That night, we had somewhat of a party. It was one of those rare times where everyone was happy. Even Sango had actually smiled really for the first time. I don't know why we even partied, but I guess it doesn't really matter.

Later, that night became one that I will never forget. Everyone lay sleeping. Something had awakened me. It was the presence of a jewel shard, and it was coming closer. Quickly, I woke up Inuyasha and the others.

"Inuyasha wake up! Sango! Miroku! Shippo! There's a jewel shard coming this way!"

"Where?" Inuyasha asked. "From which direction?"

"From the north! There's more than just one."

Without another word, we quickly got up and went in the direction of the jewel shards. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo jumped on Kilala, and Inuyasha put me on his back. We ran as fast as we could.

We ran into Naraku. He wasn't wearing his baboon cloak, and he smirked at us as he held the nearly whole jewel. Kagura was with him. She looked like she didn't want to be there but had no choice.

"Naraku." Inuyasha said.

"And Kagura." Miroku chimed in.

"Well well." Naraku said. "Inuyasha. Aren't you and your friends happy to see me? It's been a while, hasn't it?"

"What do you want from us?" Sango demanded.

"You mean it's not obvious? I want your jewel shards. The shards you have are the only ones that I need for the jewel to become whole."

"We won't let you have them!" I said. "No matter what!"

"Is that a challenge?"

Naraku laughed as he watched us tense and prepare to fight him. Shippo gripped on to Kilala tighter. Without warning, Kagura conjured up the winds and shot them at us. As we dodged her attack, Shippo fell off Kilala and landed on the ground. He tried to make a run for it, but Kagura caught him by the tail.

"Hand over your jewel shards," Kagura said, "or we'll kill the kid."

Shippo! Try to escape! Please try to escape!

We shook in anger. It was either give Naraku the shards we worked so hard to get or watch as our friend dies.

"Kagome," he said, "give him the shards. We've got no choice."

You'd never forgive yourself if anything happened to him. That's why you're surrendering so easily.

"All right." I said as I took the jewel shards from around my neck. "The shards are yours. Here."

I put them in Naraku's hand. He laughed.

"Finally." He said. "I have all of the jewel shards in my possession. Kagura, our work here, is done."

They didn't let Shippo go. Those bastards still had him as they walked into the forest!

"What are you doing?!" Miroku shouted. "Let him go!"

Naraku only laughed as he and Kagura walked on.

Damn those bastards! Damn them! I swear I will kill them when I see them again!

"We're going after them!" Inuyasha said.

Hang on Shippo! We'll save you no matter what it takes.

Well, how was that? It was kind of a filler for later chapters, but they will get better! I promise Chapter 2 will be way better than this! Believe me! Now, all you have to do is review! Please? Pretty please?