DISCLAIMER = I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters except for Nami because she is my twin.

I know these first chapters aren't very good, but please bare with me. This is only the prologue, so the actual story should be much better. Please review just remember to be polite. Constructive criticism is appreciated.

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Inuyasha was sitting outside the door sulking as it opened and someone walked out. He turned around expecting to see Kaede, but was surprised to see someone about fifty years younger. The girl had short brown hair framing her red fox ears, which were usually covered by the scarf she had been wearing. She was average in height for her age, which Inuyasha would assume is about twelve years, but she was insanely thin. At first glance she could easily be mistaken for a young boy especially with the dirty rags she was wearing. "Kaede-san said you saved me, and that I should thank you." The girls meek way of talking was so unlike the way she had screamed before that at first Inuyasha was surprised, but his shock became annoyance.

"You could sound a bit happier you know. I could have left you out there to die and you act like I have my sword to your throat." Inuyasha expected her to act even more meekly, but he was greatly mistake.

"I didn't ask you to save me. The person who did this is just going to keep coming back until he kills me." Nami's brown eyes flashed a deep red as she glared at the inu hanyou. Deciding it wouldn't get him anywhere to make her an enemy Inuyasha changed the subject.

"So who are you, and what were you doing in that forest?" Inuyasha noticed that the girls eyes returned to her normal shade of brown when he asked her that.

"My name is Nami, and not that it's any of your business, I was looking for this." She slowly opened her hand as it was still in a lot of pain to show him the jewel shard.

Inuyasha stared at the tiny jewels shard lying in the palm of her hand. "What does a little girl like you want with a shard of the sacred jewel?"

"I'll have you know that I am fifteen years old, and I have my reasons for keeping this jewel shard. I see no reason to explain them to you." Nami closed her hand and stood up. The hand was pressed against her injured side as she staggered through the village. When she was passing the last home she collapsed. Inuyasha slowly walked up behind her.

"Even if you are fifteen you should not be walking around by yourself with a jewel shard. You are obviously an easy target for many demons." Inuyasha looked down at her injured side as he spoke to her. Helping her stand he tried to lead her back to Kaede's home, but she refused.

"I've been alone my entire life. Even if I had someone else with me it wouldn't matter. He is determined to get me; the jewel shard means nothing to him." Gathering what little strength she still had Nami scampered away from Inuyasha, and out of the village.

"Stubborn bitch. Still, it isn't safe for her to be out there by herself." Deciding to watch over her for a while Inuyasha follows her outside the village.