AN: Hey all! This fic is dedicated to the best season of the year, Halloween. The pairings are going to be kept secret! (although, it really isn't hard to guess) Hope ya'll enjoy it! And don't worry, I'll finish it before Halloween. This fic is going to take precedence over my other fic...mainly because I wanna get it done before Halloween.

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She stared at him. Didn't quite know what to expect. Then again, he didn't really quite know what to expect of her either. He'd never met someone like her before. Oh, he'd seen plenty of humans, met plenty of them, and could honestly say he didn't quite care for them. However, he had never seen one like her. Her purity and innocence swirled about her like a shield from the evils of the world, and she stood there, looking at him with wonder, excitement, and curiosity. But not fear. He had installed fear into many a human's heart, and many not-so-human's hearts, but this little...wisp of a girl stood and looked at him as if he were a freakin' butterfly. It just wasn't right.

He contemplated what he should do. On the one hand, he could leave her in this god-forsaken alleyway. She'd try to warn others of his presence. She'd most likely be labeled insane. Surely she wasn't a threat to him or his kind. Could he take the risk of leaving her? He reached out to her mind with his to read her thoughts, only to find that he couldn't.

He couldn't read her mind.

This had never happened to him before. Water slowly dripped out of a pipe somewhere within the alley as he contemplated what to do. Drip. Drip. Drip. Perhaps she was more of a threat than he had initially thought. Perhaps he should just kill her on the spot.

She gave him that look again. Her eyes, how could a mortal have eyes like that? They were chocolate colored, with little flecks of green and gold and something else that currently escaped his vocabulary shimmering within their depths. He tore his gaze from hers.

He could feel the sun fast approaching the horizon. He had to go home, she could wait another night. It wasn't as if he couldn't find her again. She clearly lived in this alleyway, surrounded by filth and rats. She had naught but a blanket, the clothing on her back, and a ratty book bag that once might have been a sunshine-yellow color. He felt no pity towards her. She was human, and that was that. He could not afford to start feeling sentimental towards lesser beings. He turned to go, only stopping when he heard her voice. It proved to be melodious, like the wind chimes his mother used to place outside their home when he was a boy.

When he was human.

"Where are you going? What is your name?" She gazed evenly at him. The wonder was gone, but the curiosity remained. She took a step forward. He hesitated. Should he tell her his name? To do so could prove to be dangerous. It could create a bond between them. Once she knew his name, she would most likely never forget it. It wasn't exactly a common name here in this day, this month, this year, this era. It would create a connection that would never be severed. He wouldn't allow that. Couldn't allow that. It didn't matter. His mind was made up. His heart beat in what suspiciously felt like a thump. He turned back towards her, trapping her gaze with his.

"My name is Sesshoumaru." With those parting words, he turned to leave, once again stopping when he heard her voice.

"I'm Kagome. Kagome Higurashi." She said something else, but he couldn't hear her.

He was already gone.