Chapter 1- The Dog in the Tree

A little girl ran through the woods, trying not to cry. She appeared to be about ten years old, not yet a teenager and too young to know the hate that she felt. She stumbled, but was able to catch herself before she fell on her face.

"Darn it," she cursed. "Why did you have to die!" she yelled at the trees. They swished in return to her yelling.

She collapsed at the bottom of a rather large oak tree. She hugged her knees to her chest as sobs racked her body. "Why did you all leave me? I can't live without you mom and dad. Big brother, why didn't you leave me and run? You didn't have to die in order for me to live!"

She screamed again, raising her head to the trees once more. This time, a flash of blue and silver caught her eye. She stood up and tried to get a better look at whatever was in the trees.

'It is a good thing I know how to climb trees. All those time mom told me it was unladylike. Bah!' she thought to herself.

She reached a large branch and lifted her head to come face to face with a dog demon, dressed in a blue kimono. She squeaked and almost fell out of the tree.

She took a second look and realized that the demon was asleep. She also realized that he had a pair of cute dog-ears resting on top of his silver hair. The girl reached out her hand and tweaked one of the ears.

"They're so soft! I wonder why he hasn't woken up yet?" She lifted up one of his eyelids and gasped when she saw the color.

His eyes were a striking gold color. They did not seem to respond to her waving hand. "He looks so hungry and sad. He must have lost his family too."

The girl bit her bottom lip trying to decide what to do. "I got it! I will stay here and help you until you feel better!"

Strengthening her resolve, she scurried down the tree and ran off to find some food for the sleeping dog demon.

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Four years later.

A teenage girl screamed as the centipede demon chased her through the field. "What are you? What am I doing here! I am going to be late for school!"

She stumbled and fell in front of a large tree. "This looks like Goshinboku! But, much smaller." She stood up and gasped as she found the young boy on the tree.

"Oh my!" He was beautiful! His silver hair fanned out around him, giving him and angelic look. The sunrays shone through the trees. She went up to him and found an arrow pinning him to the tree. She tentatively reached out and touched it. It flashed purple and disintegrated.

The arrow disappeared and the boy started moving around. He opened his eyes and his golden gaze landed on the girl in front of him. He looked surprised at first, then his face turned stony.

"So Kikyou! Come back to kill me properly! Ha!"

The girl on the ground stood up angrily and yelled at him. "Excuse you! For your information my name isn't Kikyou, its Kagome! Ka-go-me!"

Just then, the centipede demon crashed through the trees and headed for the girl. She screamed and closed her eyes, waiting for the pain of death. But it never came.

She opened her eyes to find the boy fighting off the demon with his hands. It was then that she noticed the dog-ears twitching on top of his head.

"Wait, dog-ears! I must be hallucinating! He can't have dog ears!" Kagome stared and the boy killed the centipede.

He turned around, looking at the girl with pure hatred. Kagome didn't flinch as she stood up and faced him. "What is your name?"

The boy was so surprised at the question that it took him a minute to finally answer. "Inuyasha."

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The young teenager walked through the forest that had become like home. She had a handful full of food as she walked up to the oak tree. She put the food in the basket and pulled it up to the appropriate branch.

She tied off the rope and climbed up after the food. She settled herself on the branch and turned to the dog demon. She nearly fell out of the tree when instead of a peaceful face, she saw two angry gold eyes glare at her.

"Who the hell are you? What are you doing?" he shot at her. The girl got over her shock quickly enough and straightened her back.

She snorted. "My name is Miyako and I am taking care of you. You have been asleep for quite awhile. Here, have some food." Miyaku held out her hand and it was filled with berries and several herbs.

The boy blinked and stared at her hand. "You, you aren't scared of me?"

Miyako snorted again. "Why would I be afraid of you? You have been asleep for at least four years. What is your name?"

"Four years? What about . . ." he trailed off, thinking hard about something. "You haven't seen anyone else around here have you?"

Miyako shook her head. "I have learned these woods like the back of my hand since I have nothing better to do. No one has been in this part save the few demons that pass through. Now, I will ask you again. What is your name?"

He raised his head. "Inuchien. Why do you care?"

Miyako smiled. "I don't have anyone else to be with and you were the only thing within twenty miles that hasn't tried to bite my head off, shower me with pity, or shoved food down my throat. You must be hungry. Please eat."

She stuck her hand out again. Inuchien glanced at her hand and snatched some berries. He sniffed at them and popped them into his mouth. "Why are you all alone?"

Miyako stiffened. She coughed gently and turned her head away. "Let's make a deal, alright?" She continued without waiting for his answer, "I won't ask you questions about your past and you don't ask me about mine."

She turned her gaze back to Inuchien. He nodded and devoured the rest of her food. Miyako smiled and said, "Oh great! Now I have to get more food!" she grumbled, but it lacked the irritation. "Don't run off while I am gone please! I haven't talked to anyone in a long time!"

Miyako giggled and jumped out of the tree, landing with perfect grace. Inuchien stared after her and shrugged. "Keh, whatever!"

A/N: Hello! Here is a story that I hope you will enjoy! Please no hurtful flames and I apologize ahead of time for the crapped up scene of when Kagome met Inuyasha. I have never seen the first few episodes, so I have no idea what really happened. I have followed much of the rest of the series so other details should be more accurate. Thank you for your time and make sure you read the A/Ns! I usually don't write them unless they have extremely important info. So, review please and make me feel all warm and fuzzy! I might just put up another chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any characters involved with the show. I do, however, own Miyako and Inuchien. This disclaimer covers the entirety of this fic.