Kagome hung suspended a foot above the concrete floor of the collapsed building. Her heart pounded in her ears, and it became harder and harder to breathe. Her training had taught her to be prepared for anything, anything that involved not being held by the throat by your enemy… they had left what to do in these delicate situations out of the manual. She debated kicking, then biting, then begging for her life. She had no clue what this Demon would do to her; they all had their own way of dealing with human kind. Some got their rocks off torturing their prey while others just beheaded as soon as they reached flesh. The most dangerous ones were the ones that tried to turn humans into them. That was only dangerous for those not immune, but it was not a way to go out…

The Dog was just looking her over it seemed. His claws still dug into her neck and his long fangs were still bared. She knew from experience what those teeth and claws could do. Not many survived an attack. She felt her hope slip away.

Her eyes finally made their way back to his stark gold ones. She was amazed at their clarity and the level of intelligence they seemed to have. She supposed it had something to do with his Dog Demon genes… They were as of yet, the smartest known of the Demon race. That did not mean they did not enjoy a good human thrashing… She just prayed it would be fast and painless.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" His low growl sent shivers up her spine. She was surprised, not many Demons spoke to humans as far as she knew. She had always supposed that the higher level Demon had kept their ability to communicate, but she had never first hand seen them communicate. She had heard stories, but this was new.

"I was testing out my new gun…" She supposed it didn't matter if she lied. There was no point in trying to sugar coat the whole thing, he would kill her anyways. He looked away long enough to scan the gun and then looked back at her. She noticed how long and perfectly white his hair was. It was so amazing these things came from humans…

"Bitch... Did you really think that pathetic thing could take me down?" He snarled.

Damn. He thought she was after him. Now she knew she would be Demon food. There was no hope now, unless by some sort of miracle, Sango noticed the tracking beacon by now and saw it was not moving… But that was a fools dream.

"No, I was about to pull the trigger on your bovine buddy down there before you sliced his throat."

He seemed to take that in for a moment, but his hard look never changed. She knew that he could hear her heart pounding in her chest. She also knew he was in full control.

"Where did you come from?"

She thought that was strange. The Demon's never really cared before. Any that they caught or killed never questioned anything. They only wanted to wipe out those humans who they saw right then and there. They didn't seem to have the cognitive ability to assume there were more humans out there somewhere. This one on the other hand, knew that there were more people out there somewhere.

"I took an oath to never tell and Demon where the rest are."

"I don't think you understand bitch, I could care less about your and your damn oath. I'm tired of you and your damn human pack trying to blow my ass up with your pathetic little bombs."

His grip had tightened all during his little rant. Oh she made him mad.

"What should we do? Sit around and wait for you to kill us?"

He growled deep in his throat. She noticed just how close he sounded to a real dog.

She looked at him and really started to notice the finer details. He was covered in dirt from earlier fight. His ears sat on top of his head, just like a real dog, which is something she had never seen before. He looked very lean, skinny almost as though he was malnourished. This made her wonder if he was an outcast of some sort. That would explain his attack on the cow. Then, if others of his kind are after him, what had he done to them.

"Just kill me if that's what you want to do."

The look he gave her gave her a start. For second, she thought she was surprise in those demonic eyes. He loosened his grip and she fell to the floor and lay trying to catch her breath. He stood over her still and for a moment, she really thought about not doing it.

She slowly reached into her belt, and pulled out a small syringe. In it, a small amount of concoction of chemicals that would knock this demon on its ass. She hid it well… all she needed was for him to give her an opening…

The door behind them swung open and two figures burst through. Kagome took this as her opening and sunk the needle into the Demon's leg. Instantly, the Demon whirred back around on her and knocked her to the floor. Her head exploded with pain and it cracked against the concrete. She looked toward the door and saw the figures and knew it was Sango and Miroku that had come to her rescue.

Then, she noticed that the Demon still stood.

"What in the hell are you?" She whispered. No Demon has ever been able to resist the effects of the sedative mixture Keade had conjured up for worse case scenario.

He heard her, and he turned and looked down and Sango released a gas that put anyone to sleep. Kagome of course didn't have a mask, so soon she began to feel the effects. The Demon did too, and he feel to his knees. His body fought the gas, but eventually his body grew really heavy and he fell to his hands. He made a pitiful strike at the two Demon Slayers, but he missed. Kagome felt very heavy as well and closed her eyes slowly and remembered feeling remorse for the Dog that was curled up in front of her.

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"Kagome?"

Kagome heard her mother's voice through the fog in her head. This was not the first time that she had been knocked out by the sedative that they developed in a gas form, but it still left her groggy for a day or so. She only remembered bits and pieces of the Demon, Sango, and Miroku. Something had happened, but she couldn't remember what, that she meant to tell her superiors. She thought Sango and Miroku probably had cut the Demon's head off as soon as they reached it. It made her slightly sad…

Then again, she knew he probably had meant to kill her eventually. Maybe he had been one of those who liked to hear the screams of a dying human. Although she had been trained to react then ask questions, it had been hard to act when she was around that Demon. Something about the way he looked and acted made no sense to her. It was something…

The sedative! She had given his a full does of the special sedative that Keade had invented that only affected Demon. She didn't know the actually mechanics of it, but something in the Demon's blood bind to the particles in the Demon sedative, but the Demon she met today didn't act like anything had been injected into him. Maybe they had developed some kind of new resistant strand…

Virus and bacteria are known to have high standard rates of mutation, so maybe the mutations affected their hosts in such a way that they changed their genetic make-up completely. Things swirled around in Kagome's head while her mother talked in the distance to what she presumed was Keade.

"Momma?"

She felt a cool hand rest on her forehead.

"Honey, how are you feeling?"

"Sick."

"I know… You got a large amount in your lungs. Sango said to tell you she was sorry."

"Tell her that it's ok, she saved my life."

Like always, when she mentioned anything about what her life entailed, her mother sucked in her breath and quickly changed the subject. Kagome never understood how her mother never got used to visiting her daughter in the hospital unit.

"Well, I have to go look for your brother now…"

Kagome nodded her head and then thought to ask.

"Hey, did Sango and Miroku mention the Demon today?"

"Oh, yeah, they said they brought it back to the infirmary. There is something strange about it, and they wanted Keade to check it out."

Kagome once again nodded her head and lay back down onto the hard white mattress. She didn't know why her heart started beating faster thinking about the Demon and his golden eyes.

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A day later, Kagome was up and running about the human strong hold known as The Well. They had named it The Well as a symbolic meaning of the fact that they will someday rise out of the ground and renew life, just as water is brought up from a well. She herself thought it was a stupid idea, but she was very young when they had the naming of the shelter.

She knew some of the history to the Demon population that now ran the world. Her mother told her stories about life before the invasion. Kagome liked to think that sometime in her future, she would be able to see the things that her mother had described. Tall buildings that now lay in ruin, cars than ran on gasoline, houses that were not under ground, and a carefree lifestyle that did not include waking up everyday wondering if you were going to die. It would have been nice.

Instead of growing up watching movies and going to a school and getting a job working as a doctor or lawyer, Kagome was born into a world that had really gone to hell. She was taken into the Exterminator program at the age of five, and now has become one of the top five Exterminators.

She had a reason to want to be the best. Everyone knew she was the daughter of the person who helped create the Demon race, and she had to fight claw and tooth to rise above that lineage. It had been hard, but she was the best long range shooter of the class. Sango was the best close hand fighter, having mastered the sword. Miroku was very stealthy; he could sneak around any enemy. They all had their own special talent, and they all were used for them. The thing that made Demons fear them the most is that they were all immune.

No matter how much Demon blood, spit, and gore they had on themselves or in themselves, they would stay human. After a few years, Demons discerned between humans that could be infected, and those that couldn't. It was a major break through to them, at least they knew who was going to be easier to defeat. That had been the upper class Demon, the lesser still attacked anyone and anything that looked or smelled human.

Keade's lab was the lowest level of The Well, for safety reasons and if they were taken over it was their most important room. This was where Keade made all her important break throughs.

"Keade?" Kagome knocked on the lab door, and entered after noticing no one was in there. She looked around the room and noticed that the lab assistants were not in any of the back rooms either.

Perfect.

A special room had been built in the back that was strong enough to hold the Demon race. They had to have some holding cell to study those who they did not kill. There, in the very last cell, the white haired Demon sat in a corner. His long hair fell over his arms as he sat with his head on his crossed arms. She didn't know if he was awake or not. It was dangerous to be here alone, since they really didn't know if the cell bars would hold a rampaging Demon.

"Hello?" She called out to him. His ears flickered toward her.

"I hoped I would never have to smell your horrible stench ever again, but you disappointed me horribly." He said as he raised his head and looked at her with a hateful look on his face. She knew that he would be angry, they all were. Some were too stupid to realize they were stuck in a cage, and bashed their heads in and bled out. The ones who could comprehend that they were stuck, could also think of ways to get out. He seemed to be intelligent, which scared her.

Then she got back to why she came in here in the first place.

"What are you?"

"What?"

"I said what are you. That shot I gave you, it should have knocked you flat on your ass, but you didn't even take notice. It attaches to proteins in the Demon body and it shuts them down. It has no effect on people, and it seemed to have that same effect on you."

He rolled to his feet in a graceful manner. She still was surprised to see how level headed and calculated his movements were. She had only ever had to deal with the lesser Demon that didn't have to calm exterior of this Demon.

"I asked you Demon…"

She barely got the last syllable of Demon out when she felt the same clawed hand wrap around her neck. She had gotten to close to the bars… Stupid mistake.

"My name isn't Demon, bitch. My name is Inuyasha and you're a fool to think these pathetic bars will hold me in."

True to his word, he broke the bars like paper. She was still in shock when he let her go to drop to the ground before he stooped and picked her up again, this time in his arms. Then, he started to run.

Oh shit, she knew he was making a run for it, and was going to use her as a bullet shield. This was not good. Might as well try to calm him down.

"Kagome, my name is Kagome and I would really appreciate it if you would let me down…"

"Shut it."

By now, they had already encountered people, who he had shoved out of his way. This surprised Kagome even more. He should have already shredded everyone in this place, herself included. It seemed his only motive was getting out of this place alive. What was he?

"Hey… um… you can let me down now…"

"Shut up wench, you're not going anywhere."

The doors of the hallway flashed by. They were in the hospital wing, which was where Kagome had came from and a quick way to the outside. She wondered if he really knew where he was going or if he was just that lucky. It didn't matter though. She hoped that no one tried to stop him. He smashed those bars like they were aluminum foil. She could only imagine what he could do to a human skull.

She could feel his muscles rippling around her. She could feel the raw strength that his body held. Science was amazing if it could create something as perfect as this…

Perfectly a pain in her ass. She sighed loudly when he found the right passageway. His even smirked which irked her more.

"This is it isn't it?" he asked her.

She nodded yes, and then thought it best to try now and get out of this predicament.

"So… are you going to let me go now?" She made her most cow-eyed look to try and make him feel pity on her… but it only worked on humans obviously when he ignored her. He glanced around and put his nose into the air and took a big whiff. She wondered exactly what all he could smell. It always fascinated her how advanced the Demon senses were compared to hers.

He leapt up the corridor that led to the ladder to the surface. She winced as he slammed her into the ladder as he started up the pipe. He cleared it in a few jumps, and a few bangs against the ladder much to Kagome's distain. At the top of the ladder, he grew frustrated to know that he needed a security code to escape. She knew he would eventually break out and destroy the hatch and everyone would be open to attack.

"Here…"

Kagome punched in her code and the door beeped and opened. The Demon looked at her strangely, but kept on going. He leaped over rubble piles and she felt like she was going to fall. He held her in his arms for a long time, but eventually he stopped and dropped her. She landed hard and glared at him.

"What in the hell was that for!"

"You are heavy."

"You know what! This is so stupid! I don't need to be running all over the country it's dangerous, and besides the least you can do is let me go since I let you out."

"Trust me, wench, if I let you go now, you would be toast by morning without all your little guns and specialty bullets. You're a good ten miles from your home and its getting dark. Demons will be on the prowl."

Kagome felt helpless. She knew he was right. There was no way she could make it back. Then the thought that staying with this reckless guy might be just as, if not more, dangerous that walking back. What did he want with her?

"Why did you bring me with you?"

"You're a three bar, which means you are immune."

"Oh."

That made absolutely no sense to her. What would her immunity have to do with anything?

"Let's go." He kneeled down and offered his back to her. Kagome stood and pondered whether or not to climb on. He looked back at her, obviously annoyed by her. She sighed and gave in. She knew there was that possibility that he was dangerous, but from what she had already seen, he was not going to hurt her. He was different than any Demon she had ever seen. He was… more intelligent. Maybe he was one of the high level Demon that did not bother people. That would not make sense though, why would he attack one of his own…

The Demon named Inuyasha leaped through the air, clearing at least twenty feet per leap. Kagome felt like she was flying. It was awkward at first, he had to get used to her weight, and landed hard a few times at first. She also noticed he cursed… a lot. He ran for a very long time. They passed ruins and rivers. Old buildings make silhouettes against the horizon. They looked like giant backs of dying beast. Kagome knew the light was fading, and began to grow weary. Demons of the night would be coming out soon. They were all lesser Demons. Their philosophies, if any, was attack then ask questions later. They would probably attack them both, even if this Inuyasha character was one of their own kind.

Soon, it was dark out, and Kagome held tighter onto Inuyasha's back. He suddenly changed direction and made his way to a small patch of trees. He stopped once he reached they cover, and started to walk but still held her on his back. They came across an old rusty door that was attached to what looked like a run down shack. This must be where he lives…

"You can get off now…" His voice came sharp against the silence that she had become accustom to. She slid off his back and waited on his next instruction. He opened the door and stepped in, but let it cracked for her. Once she stepped in, he closed the door and locked it. Now she was stuck…

He then went and flipped a switch and the room lit up. Her eyes hurt from the sudden change in light.

"Where are we?" She asked.

"My place. Outside of old Tokyo. We are about twenty miles from the human hide out."

"Thanks…" She moved around the room, noticing that the stairs in the corner went downward.

"What's down there?"

"Nothing."

Kagome rolled her eyes. She looked around more, and noticed just how untidy the little shack was. Cloths laid everywhere. Then for the first time she noticed that there was light. Demons did not have any interest in light and electricity. She had been told that all electrical units had been shut down shortly after the takeover. This meant that humans didn't know everything about Demons and their habits.

Shit. This wasn't any good news…

"So… Um… Is their by chance a shower?"

"There is a river outside…"

"Oh."

He sat in a chair next to what she thought was a fireplace, and watched her. She grew self conscious. What did he want with her?

"So are you going to tell me why you drug me all the way out here, twenty miles from the nearest humans?"

He snorted and grinned.

"You're going to help me take down Naraku."

"……who?"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and stood and went down the stairs. A minute later, he came back up carrying a blanket and pillow. He threw them to her and pointed at a couch. Then he sat against a wall and watcher her some more. Kagome sighed for what seemed like the millionth time that day and laid down and pulled the blanket to her chin. The Demon reached up and turned off the light and even in the darkness, Kagome could feel Demonic eyes watching her all night.