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But don't you wish I had told u how this story would end?

Yes. I should tell you how Kagome and Inuyasha would finally meet.

But, nah… I change my mind…

Maybe I should… no, I think I'll just tell you… that… Inuyasha & Kagome will live happily ever after?

Yes, I know what y'all thinking 'if she has nothing better to tell, then why is she making us read this?' well too bad you already wasted 30 seconds of your life reading this crap.

Concrete Rose

Chapter 4 Ayame

Kagome rushed about the kitchen tent. Everywhere, everybody was busy. Kagome had never been here before and sort of marveled at the sight. She had never knew how busy everybody can get; running this way and that; taking this ingredient and putting it here: taking that cutlery and using it there. Kagome's kitchen at home is never this busy or this big or this hot and stuffy, but for some reason, Kagome felt like this is the place where she belongs.

Night has just fallen. And the kitchen cooks were getting a bit nervous about something. And unable to stand the tenseness and having no idea what's causing it, Kagome walked out through the beige, flapping door and walk out into the night sky, full of stars.

"Hi!" Kagome, in desperate need of conversation, said, smiling, to a sweet-looking girl with auburn pigtails. Who was sitting by her self, looking sort of depressed.

"Oh… hi," she said with her eyebrows raised. "Um… My name is Ayame. And- and I'm a wolf demon…" she said quite unsure.

"Oh, you are? I'm Kagome, I'm a girl that fetches the fish you guys are cooking."

"Oh! I always wonder how we get so much fish…" the auburn-hair girl said looking at her hands, which was covered in many cuts, and half of them still bleeding and shinning red. She seemed unaware of what she did.

But Kagome gasped. Ayame, suddenly realizing, shoved her hands in the pocket of her shirt, and looked around at the tent filled field and the moonless sky. Leaning on the tent pole, looking anywhere but at Kagome.

"Ayame! What happen to you?" Kagome was feeling like an over- protective mother, but her new friend cannot have so much uncountable cuts, not without tell her what happened! But her mind jumped instantly to abuse.

"Ayame! Tell me what happened to you! Why were you so reluctant to tell me about your being a demon? Do people here treat you unkindly? Is it because of your demon blood? But you should be proud of your demon blood, Ayame! Ayame! Answer me!"

"OK! Ok, I will just give me a chance will you? Sheesh! Are you done now? I know you're just worried about me. But can we sit down on something and then talk about this?" Ayame looked at Kagome. Kagome sighed and nodded.

Finally, they agreed that the flat rock beside the kitchen tent was a good place to sit and talk.

"Ok, as you know, I'm a wolf demon. And as a wolf demon, especially if you're a girl, you must be married off, arranged, I mean, to bond one clan with another. I am a daughter of a clan leader. And it also happens that my clan is the one with most lands, compared to the other clans in the east. We also have thousands of people from different tribes. My tribe is also well known for having beautiful women. Well anyway, I was supposed to marry a wolf by the name of Koga, prince of the Northern Mountains. He is handsome, yes, but a player; a bachelor; someone who would say you're beautiful just to taste you in bed. And when he is tried of you, he will throw you in the dirt like you're nothing. I don't want to marry him. But marrying him would mean a joining of two very powerful tribes and my tribe would also have a piece of Koga's land. I was extremely unhappy with the decision. So during the feast before the marriage, I ran away. I ran as swift as my wolf legs would carry me. My legs had never failed me, and it didn't that time, either. And I came here. And I've been working here ever since." Ayame breathed out a sigh.

"But, Ayame, you still haven't told me why you keep getting so much scratches… is it because the other people treat you poorly because of your demon blood?" Kagome asked as soothing as she could.

"Well… not really. It's just that de- scaling the fish … well it gives me all these cuts. But I'm not complaining because I like it here. If people start hating on me, I might just be kicked out. And what will I do for a living?"

"Ayame, I'm a priestess, I know when I'm being lied to. You and I both know the reason the people here are treating you this way is because of your demon heritage. Don't lie to yourself, you know that you don't deserve - " she never got the chance to finish, for at that minute, a thunderous crash disturbed the already busy atmosphere. The work around them stopped as if their source of energy was cut by scissors, and was replaced by an atmosphere of confusion, shouts, and everyone running around. Someone even shouted 'It's here!'

Kagome looked at Ayame. So, everyone knew something like this would happen. Everyone except me. But before she could ask Ayame anything, a mob of running, people came and they lost each other in the crowd.

When the crowd of people finally spread apart, Kagome found herself beside a part of wooden palisade surrounding the army grounds. The only difference was that this part was torn down, and all around it, was just dust. Standing there was a sender … demon (Kagome could tell by his demonic aura). Then, by the torches' fire, Kagome saw silver.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried out, but instantly regretted it, for the demon looked at her. Then the dust and smoke cleared, and there, in the middle of the splintered wood from the palisade, was a surprisingly beautiful young man. He had white hair up to his waist. No, way past his waist. And he had purple markings on each side of his cheeks, and a crescent moon marking on his forehead. Although he was not Inuyasha, he had silvery hair just like him that showed that he was somehow related to him. A name came suddenly to her mind.

Sesshamoru.

Sesshamoru was Inuyasha's half- brother, connected by father. Inuyasha has always said he hated him. Because his father had always portrayed him as a perfect example of demonic pride. But his wife had been a mortal. One of Kagome's 7 beautiful aunts. And, to her horror, her aunt had been slain in his arms. Just before the birth of her first child.

"How dare you call me that half - bred? That disgrace of demon blood? Your error should be paid with you life!" and with that, he moved forward with amazing, deadly speed. Just as Kagome was about to scream her lungs out, he was cut off suddenly with a flying boomerang.

"Kagome run!" Sango hollered above her. And she dodged as Sesshamoru threw a blast of energy at her.

So taking Sango's advice, she ran for it.

Looking back, she saw Sango throwing the boomerang again and again and again. But she kept on missing. That demon! He is making a sport out of her!

"Lilly!"

Kagome turned. A man was loading something into this barrel.

"Don't just stand there, Lilly! Help me!" Oh, it really was him that had spoken to her. But how the hell did he know her name? Fake name that is.

So, she went and she helped him put amazingly heavy small bag into the barrel. Through it, Kagome sworn she had heard 'damn this stupid body!' but she could be sure.

By this time, there was pure confusion around Her and the man she was helping. Though Kagome was pretty terrified with her encounter of Inuyasha's older brother, she just couldn't help but stop what she was doing in order to look around. But she hardly observed anything when the man's snappish tone brought her down to earth.

"Lilly! If you don't hurry, our friend Sango will get killed!" oh so he knows Sango, too. And with that he put the last bag of 'stuff' in the barrel and tried to push it, but couldn't so Kagome helped him. What kind of stuff is in there strong enough to kill someone like Sesshoumaru? Kagome was about to ask the man when he lit it and it basted off like a firecracker.

Miasma.

That's what was in the bags. Sango! What if it harmed her! But, to Kagome's relief, Sango jumped out of the miasma cloud. Weak, bloodstained, but ok. And a trail of thinning miasma, leading away, told her that Sesshoumaru turned out ok, too. Not that she cares.

But someone did get hurt. Someone took the miasma as a diversion and fired an arrow.

Right in the man's chest

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