AN: Hey guys, it's kyuuka-kit, starting another story! Yeah, I know I'm doing 'Stealing Four Souls and a Few Hearts' right now, but my muses hit me with inspiration...literally! They took a clipboard with their idea on it and hit me in the head with it! I like this idea better than my other story, but I will be updating both regularly...hopefully. I'll take turns updating each story, to make it fair, ok?

Disclaimer: This will be the only time in this story I will be disclaiming my rights of Inuyasha and gang. I have not rights to them, Rumiko Takahashi does. In all my other chapters, I will say 'refer to chapter 1' or something.

A Mistake Gone Right

Chapter 1: The First Mistake

Lord Inuyasha walked down the village of Tenka with his best friend and cousin, Lord Miroku. They were traveling to the kingdom of Yamakaji to meet some princess or something. Inuyasha hadn't wanted to go, but his father ordered him to, so he didn't really have a choice. Miroku was busy talking Inuyasha's ear off about all the beautiful ladies in the village and each of their good traits, but it was annoying Inuyasha to no end. After listening to Miroku's blabber-mouth for over an hour, he wanted him to shut up.

"Miroku, will you just st-" Inuyasha started but something, or rather someone caught his interest. He caught sight of someone sitting against a building. She looked to be about his age, probably a year or two younger. Her peasant clothes were tattered, torn, and dirty and the rest of her body seemed to be in the same state, with bruises, cuts, and dirt covering her face and arms. Although her long raven hair was messy and dirty it still looked like it could be silky-soft if she groomed it properly. Her chocolate brown eyes stood out the most against her grimy clothes and face. She was slowly eating a small piece of bread (and by small I mean as small as a cracker). She looked as if she hadn't eaten in days. She looked up at him curiously. Then slowly, she gave him a small beautiful smile.

Miroku stopped and turned around when he noticed Inuyasha had stopped walking. Inuyasha was staring at something off to the side.

"Inuyasha, are you coming?" Miroku questioned, not bothering to follow his line of sight. Inuyasha looked at him.

"Yeah, I'm coming, monk!" he stated as he walked up next to his friend. He turned back to look at the girl, but she was nowhere to be seen. Inuyasha shrugged; maybe he'd see her again sometime. 'Yeah right, what are the chances of that?' he thought as they continued down the street. Little did he know, his chances were very high.

----Kagome's POV----

She was slowly eating a piece of bread. It had been the first time she had eaten in four or five days, so she was cherishing every minute of it. She had stolen it from a man walking down the street. She knew it wasn't a very smart thing to do, but hey, she was hungry. She stopped eating when she sensed someone staring at her. She looked up and saw a man with long, silver hair and dog ears on top. He had to be at least part youkai. He had on very elegant clothes, which meant he was probably a royal. But the most interesting thing about him was his golden amber eyes. She slowly smiled at him, as she did with most everybody. When she noticed he looked away, she got up and ran off. As handsome as she thought he was, if anyone, let alone a royal, spotted her with stolen food, she'd be in big trouble. No way was she getting in trouble today. She stole a glance back and bumped into someone. 'Oh no!' she thought as she recognized the man she had stolen from earlier.

"You! You were the one who stole my food, you bitch!" he yelled as he slapped her. Kagome stumbled backwards into an alley without losing her balance. "You better give back what you stole or I'm going to make you wish you had never been born, bitch!" he shouted, stepping into the alley and picking her up by the front of her shirt.

"I-I don't h-have i-it!" Kagome stuttered. His eyes widened and he dropped her on the ground. She landed wrong and felt pain sear through her ankle. She glanced down and paled at the sight. It was at a very awkward angle and it made her nauseous seeing it literally bent out of shape.

"Where is it!?" the man shouted, causing Kagome to look up at him.

"I-I ate i-it" she mumbled. His eyes widened more, if possible, as he pulled her up by her wrist and forced her to look in his face by holding her chin with his other hand.

"You better be able to pay for it, bitch! And if you can't, I'll make you pay!" he threatened, breathing in Kagome's face. His breath reeked of alcohol. 'Oh Kami, this is even worse than I thought!' she thought and mentally kicked herself for stealing from a drunk.

"I-I d-don't have a-any mo-money," she mumbled, trying to look away. When he heard this he dropped her once again and she landed hard on her back. 'Oh Kami, this hurts,' she thought as pain raced through her body. He kicked her in the stomach and she groaned in pain. He kept kicking, hitting, and beating her until she thought she was going to die. 'This is it, this is the end,' she thought as he picked her up by her hair.

"This will teach you to steal from me again!" he said as he threw her against the concrete. Blackness threatened to take over her vision. She closed her eyes and the last thing she heard before succumbing to the blackness was "What the hell do you think you're doing, you bastard!?"

----Inuyasha's POV----

Inuyasha and Miroku were walking along the street when suddenly, Inuyasha froze. Miroku stopped walking when he saw Inuyasha start sniffing. He turned to his cousin.

"What is it, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.

"Blood, human blood," was all he said before speeding off.

"Wait for me!" Miroku yelled as he chased after his hanyou friend.

Inuyasha reached an alley and saw a man throw someone against the concrete ground. He studied the prone form and realized it was the girl he saw earlier. "What the hell do you think you're doing, you bastard!?" he yelled as he stepped into the alley. The man turned around and scoffed.

"I'm beating this thieving bitch, what does it look like I'm doing?" he asked. Inuyasha growled.

"Leave her alone!" he growled out.

"And just what are you going to do if I don't?" he smirked. This pissed Inuyasha off to no end.

"I'm going to kill you, of course," he replied as if the man should have known this already.

"I'd like to see you try!" challenged the man as he got into a fighting stance. Inuyasha took his own stance before lunging at the man. He punched him square in the jaw, causing it to break. He jumped back to his spot and smirked. The man looked horrified.

"Care to try again?" Inuyasha questioned. The man just shook his head and ran away as if the devil was on his heels. Inuyasha looked back at his retreating back and also saw Miroku standing against the wall.

"Honestly, Inuyasha, must you get into fights every where we go?" Miroku sighed.

"Feh! I just saved this girl's life! I hope," he added as an afterthought as he walked over to the girl. "Oi monk, get over here!" he commanded, kneeling next to the prone girl. Miroku complied and kneeled on the other side of the girl. He looked over her. She had some pretty bad wounds. She had a large bleeding gash on her forehead, bruises on her wrist and neck, a broken ankle, and other various injuries. He checked her pulse. It seemed to be normal.

"She should be fine after her wounds heal," stated Miroku, looking at Inuyasha. Inuyasha nodded, indicating he understood. "What should we do with her?" asked Miroku. Inuyasha thought for a minute.

"Let's bring her with us and check in at the nearest inn. I want to at least make sure she starts healing properly before we continue our journey," suggested Inuyasha. Miroku nodded in agreement. Inuyasha scooped up the girl in her arms, bridal style and stood up, Miroku following suit. He started walking down the street with Miroku following him. He looked down at the unconscious girl in his arms. She looked so calm and peaceful despite her wounds. He couldn't help but wonder what her name was. It had to be a pretty name since she was a pretty girl. He saw the entrance to the inn and turned to it and waited for Miroku to open the door. Miroku walked ahead and held open the door for Inuyasha. After the hanyou had gone through, he followed. He walked up to the counter. There was an old woman behind it, looking through a book.

"Hey, can you help us?" Inuyasha asked, breaking her thoughts as she looked up at him.

"Welcome to my inn, how may I help ye?" the woman asked.

"We need a room to stay in, please," Miroku cut in before Inuyasha had a chance to respond. The woman nodded and walked out from behind the counter.

"I'm Kaede, follow me please," she stated as she began walking briskly down a hall. They followed after her and stopped when the woman opened a door. "This will be your room. Go ahead, make yourselves comfortable," she said, motioning for them to enter. They did and Inuyasha placed the girl on the bed. But before he had a chance to walk away, the girl grabbed a handful of his hair.

"So...soft..." she mumbled in her blissful slumber. Inuyasha's face turned slightly pink as he tried to no avail to get his hair out of her grasp. He came up with an idea and quickly put his hand in hers to replace his hair. It worked and his hair was free. Unfortunately his hand was not as lucky. Inuyasha sighed and sat down on the bed next to the girl who was clutching his hand. Miroku walked over and smiled.

"Kaede said if we needed anything to get her," he said while trying to stifle his laughter. Inuyasha wanted to punch him, but unfortunately his hand was being held by the sleeping girl. "She's pretty," stated Miroku, getting a strange glint in his eyes.

"Don't even think about it, lecher!" growled Inuyasha. Miroku quickly backed off.

"Think about what? I have no idea what you're talking about!" Miroku said, feigning innocence. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and looked back down at the girl. He couldn't help but agree with Miroku. She was pretty, no, she was gorgeous! If she just had a fresh pair of clothes and a bath, she'd easily be the prettiest girl Inuyasha had ever seen.

"Monk, go see if Kaede has any clothes that might fit this girl," ordered Inuyasha. Miroku nodded and left, leaving Inuyasha with the girl. Her eyes fluttered open and she glanced lazily around the room.

"Where am I?" she whispered, not expecting a response since she hadn't seen the hanyou sitting on the edge of her bed.

"You're at an inn. Miroku and I brought you here. You were pretty beat up when I found you," he explained. Kagome's eyes widened as she remembered what happened before she passed out. The man had been beating her when she heard a voice that seemed to calm her. She looked at the man sitting before her. He had silver hair and little dog ears. She resisted the urge to reach up and touch them and looked at his eyes. They were a beautiful amber color. Then she remembered that this was the guy she had seen in the street before she ran into the man.

"You're the guy I saw," she said weakly. Inuyasha nodded. "What's your name?" she asked him.

"Inuyasha Akai," he answered. "And what is yours, might I ask?"

"I'm Kagome, Kagome Higurashi," she answered, smiling.

"I'm please to meet you, Kagome," he said smiling back.

"Are you a royal?" she wondered out loud before she could stop herself. Inuyasha chuckled. This girl was pretty straight-forward.

"Yes, I'm a royal," he answered. Kagome's eyes somewhat saddened at his statement and he was about to ask her what was wrong when Miroku came through the door, a bundle in his hands.

"Inuyasha, Kaede managed to find some clothes and she also gave us some bandages and remedies and such," Miroku informed Inuyasha. Inuyasha stood up and that's when Kagome realized she had been holding his hand. She quickly released it and slightly blushed. Inuyasha took the bundle from Miroku and placed it on the bed. Miroku saw her and smiled.

"My name is Miroku, and what, my lovely lady, is yours?" he asked in his sweetest voice.

"K-Kagome," she replied, blushing more. Nobody had ever called her a lovely lady before.

"Well, Kagome," he started, walking up to her bed and grabbing her hands in his, "I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Kagome nodded, "And what would that be?"

Miroku inhaled deeply and asked, "Would you like to bear my child?" He was rewarded with a slap from Kagome and a hit in the head from Inuyasha.

"I told you not to do that, Miroku!" Inuyasha growled.

"I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist!" he stated while rubbing the bump on his head.

"Serves you right, you lech!" Miroku only sighed and sat down against a wall. Inuyasha turned to Kagome.

"Miroku got you some clothes and bandages. We need to dress your wounds," he explained. Kagome blushed furiously.

"And who's going to dress my wounds?" she asked.

Inuyasha gulped. He hadn't thought of that. Miroku or him couldn't because...well...they were guys and they would have to take off Kagome's shirt. Inuyasha blushed at the thought but shook it off.

"I'll be right back," he stated before walking out the door, leaving a confused Kagome behind. He returned a few minutes later, though, with Kaede in tow. Kaede walked over to Kagome's bed and studied the girl. She then turned to the two guys.

"Will you two leave while I dress her wounds?" she asked. They complied, leaving Kaede with Kagome. "My name is Kaede and what might yours be, child?" she asked while organizing the bandages and assorted medicines.

"Kagome," she replied simply. Kaede came back over with bandages, a washcloth, and a bottle of something in her hands.

"It's nice to meet ye, Kagome. In order to dress your wounds, I'm going to have to remove your shirt, is that okay?" she asked putting the bandages, washcloth, and bottle on the nightstand next to the bed. Kagome nodded and sat up so Kaede could pull it off without hassle. Kaede slipped the shirt off of her and put it at the foot of the bed, next to the bundle of clean clothes. She then picked up the washcloth and bottle and poured some of the bottle's contents onto the washcloth.

"Now, this will sting, but it disinfects the wounds," she said and looked at Kagome. Kagome gulped but nodded and braced herself for the pain.

"AAAAAAAHHHH!!!" Kagome yelled as the washcloth was dabbed over her wounds. The door flew open and revealed a startled hanyou.

"What's the matter!?" he shouted and then saw Kagome. He blushed, as did she and was rooted to the spot.

"Inuyasha, do not come in until I tell ye to do so!" ordered Kaede and Inuyasha quickly left, closing the door behind him. Kagome was sure her cheeks were bright red but at least that had taken her mind off the pain. Kaede finished cleaning her wounds and picked up the bandages. She wrapped up her wounds and began mixing some of the medicines on another table on the other side of the room. She finished and poured it into a cup.

"Here, drink this, child. Ye will be drowsy, but it helps heal the wounds," she explained as she handed the cup to Kagome. Kagome downed the whole thing, despite the putrid taste. Her eyes immediately began to close as she fell back down on the bed, dropping the cup on the floor and falling into a blissful sleep involving her rescuer. Her last conscious thought was that she had made a mistake by stealing from that man...but it was a mistake gone right.

AN: Well, it's 4:50 in the morning and I've been up all night. Funny, I'm not really that tired. ::shrugs:: oh well. Please read my other story Stealing Four Souls and a Few Hearts. If you wanna email me, it's red dragon522hotmail.com with an underscore after 'red'. Or if you have AIM, my screen name is CapnCalicoJack74. Well that's all for now, catch ya later!