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Unlikely Realizations of Love

Prologue

Everything was calm and cool, demons resting without anyone rushing about. But someone was not sleeping in the night. Suddenly, a bright purple light illuminated the woods, bouncing off trees and creating shadows. But then it disappeared just as quickly as it had appeared; seeming as if it were almost never there. Kagome smiled in satisfaction, looking at her piece of work with pride.

"There, your arm is healed now! And it is as good as before. Take a look."

A small boy with ruffled brown hair slowly opened his cinnamon eyes and hesitantly looked at his right hand. His eyes grew wide in astonishment as he found his arm was no longer bleeding nor covered in blood. Less then a minute ago, before the miko Kagome had found him, his arm was drenched in blood and fiercely wounded. Before, he had feared that it might have fallen off without quick treatment.

"Wow, y-you are really as powerful as everyone says you are miko."

Kagome forced a small smile. "Thank you, I'm flattered. But seeing you smile is all that thanks I need." She replied. The young boy stood up off the ground, hugged Kagome, and then ran off toward the direction in which Kagome thought was the village. Kagome turned to her companions and her smile grew slightly bigger.

"Should we continue on our way then?" she asked. Her companions, consisting of the monk Miroku, the demon slayer Sango and her two tailed Kirara, little Shippo the kitsune, and half-demon Inuyasha, nodded in agreement and started to head deeper into the forest.

The young boy that Kagome had helped stared after them as they disappeared from his sight. Slowly, he whispered, "Well, how did I do?"

"Excellent," said a deep and masculine voice from behind him. "She did not even notice who you really were. The Miko may be too kind hearted for her good. We did well today… now let us head back to Master before he becomes impatient." The voice continued, but then touched the little boy's shoulder and suddenly they both disappeared into the darkness.

'Three years, three years and they still cannot call me by my name. Why? Is it too much to ask for to be called by my real name?' Kagome pondered, and walked with Sango behind Inuyasha and Miroku. 'Why is it so damn hard to call me just Kagome?' she continued, looked at the path before her feet with the look of frustration crossing her features.

Fast paced foot steps echoed the halls as Lord Sesshomaru of the Western Lands walked through them, his thoughts wondering from the rumors he had heard about the powerful miko, and to the situation he was in. He also found himself contemplating how her powers and strengths could be of use to him, but then something else bugged him in his mind. Naraku; Lord Sesshomaru had tried on numerous occasions to kill the damn hanyou himself, but he had always in one way or another, lost to him in battle. Either Naraku would flee in a whirlpool of strong miasma or someone would interfere in the battle and would help him escape.

His thoughts wondered back to the young miko Kagome as he turned a corner of the hall to make his way to his study. He could not help but let an emotion slip from his façade and show in his eyes. He would never admit it out loud but he felt that for a human, highly educated, and head strong, not to mention skilled with spiritual powers, that she was indeed powerful. Although she was not a warrior like the demon exterminator who had lost her entire family in the hands of Naraku, Kagome had this unusual grace to her movements that said that she could be an unmatched warrior if she wanted to be.

Sesshomaru remembered the first time that he had ever met the young miko Kagome, was the same time he had tried to kill her when Inuyasha retrieved their father's fang. He had thought her to be of no use at all due to the fact that she was a mortal human, but when neither he nor Inuyasha could pull the Tetsuaiga out of its place in the stone, it was she who effortlessly did so.

Sesshomaru opened the doors to his study and sat down on his chair near his desk where a pile of half read scrolls laid. He looked over at the large window that oversaw the enormous garden, where young Rin was currently picking different colored flowers and running around with Jaken close behind her.

Jaken had asked him many times over and over again why on earth he had saved Rin's life from death when she had been attacked by Lord Kouga's wolves. Sesshomaru usually just ignored Jaken, but sometimes he did question himself about that. To tell the truth, he could not explain to Jaken why he had saved Rin because he himself did not know. Now that he actually allowed himself to think of the unknown reason of why he saved Rin, the young girl reminded him of the miko once more.

Rin had the same pure and untainted soul that Kagome possessed, and in both of their eyes you could see brightness and life glowing, secretly telling you to live on. All the humans he had ever encountered were terrified of all demons, small and big, it did not matter the size or how 'cute' they happened to be. Everyone was that way…except for Rin and Kagome…they were different.

Perhaps that is the reason why he saved Rin, because she had reminded him… of Kagome. Kagome was…much different from other humans that he had come across. While they were afraid to stand up for themselves and what they believed, Kagome was not. Sesshomaru admired her stubbornness and pride, and saw why Naraku wanted to eliminate her so badly. Not only was she strong and fearless; she resembled light and hope, both for everyone around her…and herself.

She might be the only one in the world who even had a chance to defeat Naraku now that the dead miko Kikyo had joined forces with that deceitful creature of hell. However, Kagome could not defeat Naraku all by herself and she definitely could not do it with only the help of his hanyou brother, Inuyasha.

Sesshomaru blinked a few times before he growled low in his throat, 'Why in the seven hells do I even care what happens to my damn brother's wench?' He stood up from his chair in his study and walked out of the room as he thought again, 'Is she really my brother's wench? She has been traveling with him for three years now and he has not marked her as his own.'

Lately, the Taiyoukai had found that his dreams had been invaded by images of the young priestess and he had even saved her in them once. There was not a night that went by that he did not either think about her or saw her in his dreams. He growled louder this time as he entered the garden, 'Why do I care!'

"Jaken," he said coldly as he eyed Rin climbing a tree to get some apples.

The ugly toad scrambled to his masters feet. "Y-yes my lord?" he asked as he looked up at his Lord Sesshomaru's expressionless face.

"Take care of Rin in my absence and do not allow her to be hurt in any way. Do I make myself clear?"

Jaken gulped loudly at the well heard threat, "W-where will you be going my lord?"

"That is none of your concern, Jaken. Just do as I say," said Sesshomaru as he slowly lifted himself from the ground and into the air. Soon, he figured out his way and headed southeast, his thoughts elsewhere as his charge watched him.

Three years have now passed since Inuyasha and Kagome first began their quest for the Shikon no Tama and aside from Naraku, a new enemy will make their appearance and turn their world into turmoil.

So…how did you like the prologue? Please tell me anything you want in your review but try to be nice, k? Any suggestions, feel free to tell me. . starting with chapter 1 they will be longer than three pages, trust me. I just wanted to see if you liked it or not. It will get a lot more interesting as it goes along. Oh yeah, almost forgot, PLEASE REVIEW