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.::Prologue::.
"Kagome, child how about you go out and play?" said Keade as she sorted the herbs they picked earlier.
"Are you sure?" asked Kagome as she cocked her head.
"Hai, your lessons are done for today."
"Okay, I'll be outside Keade." she said over her shoulder as she walked through the door. Keade watched as she went out the door and shook her head. "poor child never wants to play much," she looks down at her herbs "at least not since her parents died." she whispered.
Kagome walked outside and looked around the village, she being quiet for a five year old, didn't really play that much with the other children of the village. Kagome decided to go to a meadow not to far from there. She walked along the rice fields and saw how many flowers the meadow had, she decided to pick some flowers for Keade.
Meanwhile a little boy walked into Keade's hut along with a older man who appeared to be of noble birth.
"Are you the priestess Keade?" he asked in a deep voice.
"Hai, what business do you have hear?"
"I was told to bring him to you, by lady Izayoi and lord Inutashio." he said as he pushed the little boy infront of him.
"What has happened to them?"
"That is none of your concern, but if you must know they were killed and the whereabouts of his brother are unknown, so we were to bring him here."
"I see, so he is supposed to remain here with me."
"Hai"
"Very well then."
"I'll be taking my leave now."
"Does he have any belongings?"
"Only this." he said as he handed her a sword. "He inherited it from his father." she nodded her head and set the sword aside. With a bow of the head he left. The little boy stood there with his head bowed, his bangs hiding his face, his little silver doggy ears drooped.
"Well child what are you standing there for, come and sit down." she gestured with a pat of the ground next to her. 'Such a sad child.' she thought as he stood there making no movement what so ever.
"My name is Keade, what's yours?" he was silent for a few minutes. She sighed thinking that child might just not want to talk, but then again Kagome was the same way after her parents died.
"Inuyasha" he whispered
"huh?" asked Keade thinking she hadn't heard correctly.
"Inuyasha, my name is Inuyasha." he said a bit louder lifting his head slightly.
"Well, Inuyasha, how old are you?" she asked in a soft voice.
"Six"
"Well, Inuyasha would you like something to eat?" he shook his head no.
"How about you go and play outside with some of the village children."
"Okay" he said in a soft whisper and headed out the door. He walked out the door with his eye's looking at the ground not looking where he was going and he bumped into something or rather someone.
"Well, well, well, look at what we have hear boys." he heard a older boy say. He looked up and saw a group of teenage boys infront of him. He felt one of them pull on his left ear. He howled in pain.
"What are you doing here half-breed? You don't belong here go home!" he heard a short black haired boy say. He felt someone hit him on the back sending him to the ground, making him hit his head on a rock cutting a gash across his forehead.
Kagome was walking back when she saw a small group of village boys beating up a small boy, they were about to kick him in the side when she stepped in front of the boy.
"What are you doing?! Leave him alone!"she yelled.
"This doesn't concern you, get out of the way!" a brown haired boy yelled.
"No, go away!"
"Unless you want to get hurt little girl I suggest you go!" she narrowed her eyes.
"Make me" she taunted
"Very well then" and with that he slapped her. She held her hand on her face were the boy slapped, no tears came to her eyes, she might be five, but she's no coward contrary to popular belief. Inuyasha felt a huge burst of energy come from the girl that stood before him. 'Not good!' he thought. Kagome sent a purifying beam at the boys and grabbed Inuyasha's hand.
"Come on!" she ordered and led him to the meadow she was at earlier.
Chibi Glossary
Hai - Yes
chibi - small