PROLOGUE

Naraku has been destroyed at long last, Miroku's right hand was sealed, Sango had to make the hardest decision of her life. She chose to put her little brother, Kohaku to his rest. Shippo was happy now the way he was. Kagome could still sense the jewel shards, but still knew that she might never be able to go on with Inuyasha, even though Kikyo was put to rest, she knew that she might not be able to heal the wounds that she had caused him. It seemed that their journey was over... but how wrong they all where... but how could they know that an even greater threat was just lingering around the corner...

(I am sooooo bad at this! This is my first fanfiction so please don't hurt me! I am soooooo sorry!)

CHAPTER ONE

"Oh, shoot!" Kagome said breathlessly, as she ran to the bathroom to brush her hair. "I'm gonna be late!" she quickly picked up the brush and ran it through her raven black hair. She quickly finished and ran back to her room, she opened the door and rushed over to her desk. She quickly picked up the Shikon no Tama and put the necklace on and covered up the jewel. Though there was no need to anymore, now that Naraku was gone.

She rushed down the steps, she was too wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't see the cat sleeping five steps ahead of her. She only noticed Byou when she was stepping down on the step in front of him. She tried to stop her momentum from going forward, but only to find it too late.

She fell forward as she stepped on Byou's tail (the cat screeched).

Thud

"Ouch!" Kagome said as she hit the carpet floor, hard. 'I could be wrong but I think god just punished me for letting them wait.' She stood up and felt her arm, she grumbled, it was already starting to swell.

"Oh well, I've got other things on my mine," she quickly apologized to Byou, said bye to her mom as she ran past the kitchen, then ran out of the house. She looked at the sacred tree and felt so relaxed as she stared back at it. Then she turned and ran into the well house (ALLY- can't remember what it is called. I'm so sorry! Don't hurt me!) Kagome quickly jumped into the well that would teleport her to feudal Japan. Where her friends where awaiting her.

' Inuyasha's gonna give me a whole buncha crap for being late.' Kagome sighed as she thought of the argument they would find themselves in.

She stepped out of the well and prepared herself for the lecture she was about to endure.

Woah! Look at that sunset!' Kagome thought as she looked at the sun starting to fall behind the trees. 'Wow this would be such a romantic moment...' she thought of InuYasha and how she had to tell him soon that she loved him. She started walking toward Kiade's village with her thoughts consuming her.

"Hey! What took you so long?"

Kagome turned around only to face InuYasha staring at her from the tree. She felt her cheeks redden due (i think i spelled it right...)to her previous thoughts, "Well! I want an explanation!"

'Yeah, hi to you too...' Kagome thought a little bummed, 'He's been acting strange since Naraku's death... When he had to kill ... her...' Kagome thought about that moment... She felt bad that Kikyo, even to her death, said she hated InuYasha.

"Kagome!"

Kagome was pulled out of her thoughts, InuYasha was now in front of her.

"Yes?" She said simply.

"Don't 'Yes?' me! I said, where have you been!" Now she was getting annoyed.

"Well excuse me! Just because you asked does that mean I have to tell you! Maybe I don't want to tell you!" She couldn't stop the anger/disappointment from escaping her mouth.

"As a matter-of-fact, yes! You do have to tell me!"

'God, he's so stubborn!' Kagome thought, while glaring him down.

"WELL GUESS WHAT! I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU EVEN IF YOU DID ASK NICELY!"

"TELL ME!"

"NO!"

"YES!"

"NO!"

"YES!"

"NO!"

"YES!"

"NO!"

"YES!"

"INUYASHA!"

"CRAP--"

"SIT!"

Inuyasha's face immediately hit the groun, the rest of his body also followed suit. "Why you..." he started to say, but Kagome was already storming off to find the rest of her companions.'I'm really not making anything smoother sitting him like that...' She felt guilt and turned around. InuYasha was still in his "sit" position. She walked back over to him and held her hand out.

"Give me your hand," she said, InuYasha looked up at her, and Kagome thought for a split second that he almost grinned at her, but that moment vanished.

"Do you really think I want help from a wench like you?" he said half teasingly. Though Kagome thought he was serious, and she got mad.

"WHY YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE--! GOD YOUR SUCH A JERK! SIT BOY!" Then she turned and stormed off, with InuYasha speechless and in his "sit" position. As Kagome mumbled to her self she didn't notice the yellow eyes stareding at her from the nearest bushes. It's eyes where glued to her neck,the thing smiled evily when it saw the sacred jewel on Kagome's gold chain.

"That girl has almost the whole jewel..."she took a quik look at the hanyu far behind, and smiled, "I should tell Master about this," it whispered with the sneer on her face.She then dissapeared with speeds far greater Kouga's even with the his jewel shards. She made caution while trying to stay out of the hanyu's sight. Then she was gone.

InuYasha finally made his way back to the village as the sun dissapeared behind the trees. He turned around,"...So, the last jewel shard is in the hands of a demon, eh?" his golden eyes trailed over the out line of the trees with the sun had just sunk behind. "Feh, that jewel is as good as ours." He turned and continued to walk to the village.

(WELL THATS THE END OF THE 1stCHAPTER! SORRY IF IT WASN'T ALL THAT LONG! PLZ REVIEW! I'M LOOKING FOWARD TO ALL YOUR WONDERFUL IDEAS! SPECIAL THANKS TO MY BEST FRIENDS... KAITLIN, CLAIRE, AND EMILY! ALSO MY FAVORITE COUSIN IN THE WHOLE WORLD, CHRISTINA! I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!)