Hey well I doubt this story is any good and I am sorry if it sucks. It is an AU story. If you think I stole this from someone else I didn't. I don't know what to call this story, if you have any ideas please tell me.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha sadly.

Chapter 1- Walking in the rain

Most stories start out as once upon a time, but I am very sorry to say that this story doesn't. I could call this story a fairy tale, but it would be a lie. True, this story does have some components of a fairy tale, like it has the young man destined to fall in love with the young maiden. Yet, still it is not a fairy tale because fairy tales have happy endings and this does not.

There once was a young man. He didn't care about a lot of things anymore, but he had a good conscience and would sometimes help people out if they were in serious trouble. He had once known love and would know love again. All he had to do was let go of the painful sorrow that had overcome him. However, overcoming sorrow is not the easiest thing to do. You must realize that it was not your fault; and each person has a different way of figuring that out.

Now, our young man loved the park. He walked through the park everyday, rain or shine. Yet, somehow that day was different. There was this feeling of suspense in the air. This certain young man had been told by his lost love that you have to do something if there was ever a feeling like that, but thinking about his lost love made him be swept up in a cloud of sadness. He walked along oblivious to the big droplets falling on him that we call rain, oblivious to the heavens crying for him. He was oblivious to everything except for the girl who looked so much like her sitting underneath a tree trying not to get soaked, but failing miserably. He soon found himself staring down at her and she staring back at him. Her eyes held the same gentleness that hers had. He slowly took off his coat and put it around her small shoulders, and she silently mouthed, "Thank you."

"Please, miss, follow me. I'll take you to my home." He said kindly. They stood staring at each other for the longest time before she said, " Alright, there is something about you that I trust." He motioned for her to follow, and her only response to know that she had heard him was the nod that she gave him. He offered his hand to her and she gracefully took it. As she stood up he noticed the cuts and bruises all over her body. He decided to ignore them for now and question her later. Right now she needed a good hot shower and some food.

As they walked back to his apartment, most people would say they looked as if they were in a trance. The truth is that they were not in a trance, only lost in their thoughts. As if someone shook the young man, he woke up from his thoughts long enough to ask her, "If you don't mind me asking. What is your name?"

"My name is Kagome. What might your name be?" Kagome said.

"I'm sorry for not saying earlier, forgive me. My name is Inuyasha," he said. As soon as he finished talking, silence swiftly descended upon them. They walked the rest of the way in their own little world. Kagome thinking about her problems and Inuaysha thinking about how much Kagome looked like her. When they finally made it inside his apartment, Inuyasha spoke up and said, "Kagome, you should probably take a shower. Then we can go out for food later if you want."

"Alright, where might your shower be?" Kagome asked.

"Over there," Inuyasha said while pointing to the room to his right.

"I think I might need some dry clothes before I take a shower." Kagome said softly.

"You're right. Hold on, I think I have some clothes that might fit you," Inuyasha said while exiting the room. He hated to let someone else wear her clothes, but it couldn't be helped, besides she would want me to do this. Picking up the clothes she needed, he slowly made his way back to her. Handing the clothes to her, he said, "Here you go. You should go take a shower. After you are done we should talk."

Kagome smiled and mumbled her thanks while walking to the bathroom. Inuyasha sighed and decided to just sit on the couch and wait for her to finish up. He just couldn't get over their similarities in facial features. He didn't know about the personalities though. Kagome seemed as if she was a soft, quiet person, and she had been a spunky, fiery, and full of life. Awhile later Kagome finally came out of the bathroom and sat down beside him.

"What did you want to talk about?" Kagome asked curious. True she had her own questions, but some of them would probably be answered before she would ask them. Besides, better to let him go first.

"Why were you out in the rain?" he asked.

"I...I don't know. I just found myself there," she answered truthfully.

"Alright, then where do you live?" Inuyasha asked.

"It doesn't matter; I can't go back," she said.

"Oh...why?" he said. A look of horror overcame her.

"My family was murdered, and he yelled something at me when I was running from him. He yelled, I'll be watching you. If you contact the police, I'll kill you. Inuyasha, I was just visiting them like every other weekend. You can't contact the police because he will know." After that was said she burst out into tears. She was crying because her family was murdered; she was crying because she felt lost now.

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