This is the new fan fiction that Maki Tokayami and I (Kyoumi) are writing. I am going to do the odd chapters, like chapter one, chapter three, chapter five, and so on, and Maki will do the other chapters. The even numbers. I am very excited about this fanfic, because neither of us are exactly sure where this thing is going to go, besides the ending chapters. Yup. I doubt that this will just keep going on forever and ever and ever, but it might get really close. Now that I think I've babbled on enough, I think I'm going to start the chapter.

Chapter One

Kagome pulled up her backpack and handed it to InuYasha, who grabbed it and pulled it out of the well. It was heavier than usual, seeing as she had so much homework, and she had a lot of supplies for the group, including InuYasha's instant ramen. Kagome grabbed onto the vines growing inside the well and pulled herself up, slowly climbing as InuYasha waited for her to get out of the well.

"Could you go any slower?" InuYasha asked sarcastically as Kagome reached the top of the well, gripping the edge of the wood and pulling herself up with a grunt. She glared at InuYasha.

"Well, sorry. I can't be expected to keep up with you, InuYasha," Kagome said, tapping a couple fingers on the rim of the well as she kept herself there, on the edge of it. She put a leg over the side of the well and rolled over the side, landing hard on her butt on the grass. Even though InuYasha was his normal self, she still liked coming back to the Feudal Era. She smiled and stood up, following InuYasha as he lugged the obese backpack back to Kaede's hut.

Kagome stopped as they passed the Sacred Tree, and she stood to look at it. InuYasha soon noticed that she stopped and growled. "What are you doing, wench? Let's get back!" InuYasha yelled, glaring at Kagome. She sighed and looked at InuYasha with anger in her eyes.

"Sit," Kagome said, turning back to the tree.

"What was that for, woman!" InuYasha yelled from his place on the ground, having a hard time looking at her from his position.

"Don't call me wench, all right?" Kagome said, walking up to the sacred tree and putting a hand on it. This is where all of the things seem to start and end. I met InuYasha here, and Kikyo died not to far away... Who knows? Maybe another person's adventures will start here? Kagome thought, smiling to herself.

"Kagome!" InuYasha whined. Kagome turned to InuYasha and smiled. He looked angry, but sort of cute at the same time, like an impatient puppy. Her hand didn't leave the tree though, and InuYasha was starting to think that he would have to drag her back by force. He would probably get a million sits for it, but he wanted to get going.

Kagome was suddenly jolted out of her thoughts by a bird screeching in the sky. It was a very large bird, and Kagome wondered what it was. She looked carefully and saw brown and gold feathers on the bird, and could tell it was a certain type of eagle. But where did it come from?

"It's a demon," InuYasha said, watching as the bird moved in the sky to avoid arrows that were being shot at it.

"It hasn't done anything, though, has it? Why are people shooting at it?" Kagome asked.

"Food? I don't smell any animal or human blood on it," InuYasha commented, watching the bird fly. Suddenly an arrow went through the bird's leg and one hit it in the side of the stomach. Kagome gasped and looked at InuYasha.

"Oh no! They just shot it!" Kagome said, receiving a glance from InuYasha.

"Who cares?" InuYasha said, starting to walk back to the village. "It's probably dead now, anyway."

"Well, we can at least give it a proper burial..." Kagome whined, making InuYasha stop. He sighed.

"Fine. But make it quick." Kagome squealed, glad that InuYasha had agreed to do this, and got on his back. He suddenly ran, his legs moving like no one's could, speeding through the trees and making everything a blur. He followed the scent of the demon and could smell it's blood very well now. It was easy to follow.

InuYasha slowed once the scent of the bird demon was near and Kagome got off his back and followed him as he walked through the thick forest.

"I don't see how anything could fall through here, it's so thick!" Kagome said as she looked around, searching for any blood. InuYasha seemed sure, though, and kept walking.

InuYasha turned and stopped, and Kagome looked around him and gasped. In front of them wasn't a bird demon, but a regular looking demon, in human form. Her hair was short and a golden brown color, and it flowed around her head, going up higher in the back and growing out longer in the front. Her claws were sharper than InuYasha's, and she even had sharp toenails, like a bird. Her pointed ears hid a little bit behind her hair, and her clothes were black, and the attire looked a lot like one of the first demons that Kagome met, Yura of the Hair. The demon's breasts were fairly large, and the 'V' that was in her clothes went down to almost reach her belly button, and her skirt was almost half the size of Kagome's! Either she was a prostitute, or she didn't have any other clothes.

Kagome looked at the demon and InuYasha simply said, "She's still breathing."

"We should bring her back with us. Maybe we can help her," Kagome said, walking over to the demon and looking at her wounds. There was an arrow in her left side and in her right leg. InuYasha walked over to her and picked her up, watching out for the arrows. He started to walk back through the forest with the backpack over his shoulder.

"You're gonna have to walk. I'll keep with you, all right?" InuYasha said as he walked back through the forest, heading back through Kaede's village. Kagome nodded and made a noise of agreement.

- - -

Kaede gave Kagome some potions to put over the demon's wound and Kagome moved the temporary bandage to put the herbs on her leg and in her stomach. Surprisingly, both places that the arrows hit were bare skin. InuYasha went outside to do whatever he was going to do, maybe go find Shippo, and Kagome stayed to take care of the demon.

Kagome finished tending to the wounds and put more permanent bandages on the demon's injuries. Soon after that the demon groaned and opened eyes that were a light gold color.

"Where... am I?" the demon asked.

Kagome smiled and looked at the demon with shining eyes. "You're in Priestess Kaede's hut, and I am Kagome. I tended to your wounds," Kagome said brightly.

The demon looked Kagome in the eyes and sent a shiver down her spine. Kagome had never seen eyes like that. She'd seen looks close to that, InuYasha's when she first met him, but these eyes were void of any brightness, shine or life. What she did see in the eyes were permanent fear and loneliness, and a look that seemed to show that she'd been betrayed...

Eyes told a lot about a person, though, this person you couldn't possibly guess what happened... Maybe she lost her parents and were very close to them? Or she lost someone she loved desperately?

"Thank you," the demon said as she slowly sat up, wincing a bit at the tenderness of the wounds. She looked at Kagome again and then at the floor, trying to avoid any more eye contact. "I am Tori."

Kagome smiled again, trying to forget about those eyes, and said, "It's nice to meet you, Tori!" The demon nodded in reply.

Tori got up and started to walk towards the door, and just before Kagome said something, Tori stopped. "I need to leave now... Sorry for causing you trouble."

"Wait!" Kagome said, walking over to the demon. This was the first time she had really seen the demon standing up. She was shorter than herself by about an inch or two, and seemed very small. Though, her breasts still looked big for her. "Can't you stay here for a while?" Kagome waited patiently for her answer.

Tori stood there, looking out the door of the hut. Suddenly she answered, "I guess it would be all right." She blinked emotionlessly and then looked down at the floor.

"Then I'll show you around the village!" Kagome said, grabbing Tori's hand and dragging her out the door.

Kagome gave Tori the grand tour, and soon met Shippo along the way. Kagome introduced the two and Tori knelt down and gave the first smile that Kagome had seen from her.

"You're very cute," Tori said calmly. Shippo blushed a little bit and smiled, closing his eyes and turning his face up at her.

Shippo glanced at Kagome and shifted to face her more and asked, "Did you bring any more ninja food?" Tori was obviously confused about this, but looked down at the ground, trying to figure out what ninja food could possibly be.

"Yes, I did, Shippo. InuYasha put my backpack in Kaede's hut, but wait until after dinner to have some," Kagome said, smiling and walking forward a bit. She looked back at Tori. "Come on! I still have to show you more of the village, and maybe we'll find InuYasha."

Kagome led Tori through the town with Shippo walking by her side, talking about how InuYasha did a couple mean things to him while Kagome was gone. This proved to confuse Tori more, but she didn't ask about it.

Soon InuYasha could be seen through a small crowd, his white hair making him stand out anywhere. InuYasha walked towards Kagome and then looked at Tori. "That's the demon we found in the forest," InuYasha said as he looked Tori in the eyes, though she looked away.

i No, it's my mother/i Kagome thought as she noticed how stupid InuYasha's comment was. "Yes. Her name is Tori," Kagome said, smiling a little bit.

"She's not very talkative," Shippo said, bouncing over to InuYasha.

"That's a relief. You're loud enough for all of us," InuYasha said, earning some angry yelling from the fox demon.

"Where are Sango and Miroku?" Kagome asked InuYasha.

"They're coming back today. They were trying to find any rumors on Jewel Shards," InuYasha said, folding his arms. "Keh. I don't think they'll find any."

"Jewel Shards?" Tori asked softly, looking up from the ground for once and around the small group.

"Yeah... Haven't you heard of them?" Kagome asked.

Tori shook her head. "I'm from the continent..."

"Oh. Well, the Shikon Jewel gives great power to demons if they get it... Though I broke it with an arrow and now we have to search for the different shards. Just one shard can give a demon much power," Kagome explained. Tori nodded and looked back down at the ground, but her eyes seemed to wander, looking at the tree line too.

"Speak of the devil. I can smell Miroku and Sango coming. They'll be here in a couple minutes," InuYasha said. Tori looked at the half demon and then over to the road. Soon enough she did see two people coming around the bend, though she wasn't sure if they were the people Kagome and InuYasha were talking about... But they were, of course, or else there would be no reason to bring them to your attention.

Sango and Miroku walked over to them and greeted everyone.

"Ah, who is this beautiful woman?" Miroku asked, bowing down to Tori.

"That's Tori," Kagome said. Before she could explain that Tori was a demon Miroku had already started his usual proposition.

Grasping Tori's hands in his own, causing Tori to stare at his hands, Miroku asked, "Would you bear my children?" Tori suddenly looked up and slowly backed away, tripping on her own feet and falling on the ground.

"Miroku!" Sango said before hitting him over the head with her Hiriakotsu. He rubbed the lump on his head and Shippo glared at him while Kagome helped Tori up. She wrung her hands together and looked at the ground, not paying attention to what the others said.

- - -

That night Kagome changed Tori's bandages and Tori listened to what everyone had to say, sitting in a corner. The group would sit and talk, eating a nice meal that Kagome made for them.

Kagome walked over to Tori with a cup of instant ramen in her hands. She handed it to Tori and she muttered a thanks, and started to eat the food. About half way through the ramen she heard screaming and stood up, going outside after the others left the hut. Being a bird, her she could clearly make out the demon in the fields.

"InuYasha! Let's go!" Kagome said, grabbing a bow and arrow and running to go fight the demon.

Tori sighed. "Even away from home it isn't safe."

There you go! The first chapter! It isn't a funny fanfic, and not knowing what you're going to write makes it harder to do. But Maki will come up with her chapter in a bit, so be patient!

- Kyoumi