Hey everyone! So I really like the way this is going to turn out so far and things are really going to start picking up! Be prepared for one long adventure! I'm not sure how long this story is going to be, so please, do not ask me yet. When we get further on down the road I will let you know!

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Kouga walked along the sidewalk on his way home. It had been a long, and in his opinion, boring evening. He was not into football, that was for sure, and the fact that he had to sit there and support one of his biggest athletic rivals in the school was more than he could handle. Sure, Kouga, had school spirit just like anyone, but he strongly disliked anything that had to do with the cocky Inuyasha.

"Stupid mutt," Kouga smirked. He was aware that he was different from the world he lived in. He was a wolf demon, and not only that but he was a prince and a leader for his tribe. True, demons were scarcely heard of in this world, but they still existed, and they were still very real. They had just found a way to blend in more distinctly. He was living proof of that, as were his companions. Ginta, Hakkaku, and even though she annoyed him, Ayame were all wolf demons. They all were part of a family, a tribe, and that bond was stronger than anything Kouga had ever found.

A cool breeze danced on his face and the wolf demon closed his eyes, trying to clear his thoughts. He had a soccer match tomorrow and he needed to get home and rest so his performance would be top notch.

"Hey Kouga, wait up!"

The wolf demon turned around to see Ginta and Hakkaku running after him. He stopped his trek home, and looked at his two comrades and fellow wolf demons with a raised brow.

"You were moving so fast we weren't sure if we'd catch you at first," said Ginta as he struggled for air.

"Why did you leave so quickly after the game, Kouga?" Hakkaku asked.

Kouga rolled his eyes, "In case you two scatterbrains have already forgotten, we have a soccer match tomorrow."

"Of course we didn't forget…um…."

Kouga sighed, some things would never change. He honestly wasn't sure how Ginta and Hakkaku would get along without him pointing them in the right direction.

Kouga suddenly stopped. He turned his gaze up to the sky. "Do you guys sense that?" he asked his two companions.

"What's wrong Kouga?" asked Ginta. He and Hakkaku looked up into the night sky.

"Look!" cried Hakkaku. The young wolf demon pointed to two streaks of light that played across the sky and floated down towards the earth. "Are those shooting stars?"

"No," muttered Kouga, he could sense something. Whatever it was it was powerful and it was coming from those shards of light. Before he could think twice about it, Kouga took off at lightning speed, following the two falling orbs as they made their way to the ground. He heard his companions cry out for him to wait, but there was no time.

He dashed off into the night. He loved running; the feel of the wind against his skin and his hair excited him. He felt powerful, he felt alive. Maybe that was one of the reasons he loved soccer so much. It was a sport that required great speed, skill, agility, and strength. But, at the same time, you had to rely on your teammates to pull through with a victory. He felt a brotherly bond with is fellow soccer players, who were mainly other young wolf demons such as him.

Once again he focused on the direction he was taking. The young wolf demon noticed that the two streaks of light were starting to fade and die as they descended. His heart was pounding with the thrill of this little adventure and his curiosity was killing him. About a hundred yards later, he was at his destination. He stopped as the two "shooting stars" suddenly fizzled out and dropped to the ground in front of him. They landed on the ground with a plop. His eyes stared at two tiny, shiny objects that lay on the ground in front of him. His senses were not mistaken; whatever they were they were powerful. Gently he knelt down and picked the two fragments up in his hands, examining them closely. Suddenly his eyes widened in realization.

"Kouga!" cried Ginta and Hakkaku. They ran up to him, clearly out of breath from their efforts to catch up.

"What's in your hand?" asked Hakkaku.

Kouga turned to them and showed them the tiny objects. Their eyes widened in surprise. "Is that what I think it is?" asked Hakkaku.

"But how?" asked Ginta.

"Sacred jewel shards," smirked Kouga triumphantly, "and I know just what to do with them."

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It was Monday and Inuyasha walked along the empty hallway of his school. He had arrived early that day, being unable to sleep much the night before, and hoping to catch Kaede before e went to class. He stopped in front of the window and looked down onto the front lawn of the campus. Slowly, students were beginning to file in towards the building, but it would still be a few minutes before the hallways were filled.

Inuyasha glanced at his reflection in the perfectly polished window. He smirked. Looks in this world could be very deceiving. Here he was, a half-demon, blending in with humans. It was not unusual nowadays. Demons had learned how to make their way in the world, just as everyone else had. They had hardly faded into myth and legend, as most humans ignorantly thought. Many in the student body were demons, but it was also a fact that needed to be kept secret. The world today had no room for "freaks" in society. Besides, with his school uniform on, Inuyasha looked every inch the typical Academy High School student. His wore khaki pants, a baby blue button down shirt, and navy jacket with the school's emblem over his chest. Top it all of with a tie and brown dress shoes, and Inuyasha looked just like any other male member of the student body. That is with the exception of his hair, a part of his demonic heritage, but no one seemed to question it too much based on the colors that most teenagers died their hair these days.

Inuyasha sighed. It was frustrating trying to fit in sometimes and act totally human, but so far so good. He was lucky enough to have met Miroku and Sango, the only two people in the school actually understood the world that he lived in. Well them and now that girl…

Immediately he was annoyed. He let his fingers touch the subjugation beads that hung at his neck. He frowned at them instantly, feeling his temper begin to rise. Why did Kaede give him these stupid things anyway? That girl now had control over him, and Inuyasha hated feeling out of control more tan anything. He would rather die than be humiliated from being "sat" to death. That stupid girl was taking advantage of him, subjugating him whenever she had the chance. He glared. She had better not try it during school and stay out of his way today. He didn't even want to look at her. Her face was so similar…but they were so different…Kikyo… no I won't think about that, not now.

Immediately, the half demon pulled out of his thoughts. If he had to work with that girl and protect her then he would, but it didn't mean he had to get along with her or like her. All that mattered was getting the jewel shards back and defeating Naraku. Only then would part of him feel at peace.

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Kagome groaned inwardly. Why was her cheerleading captain so ruthless? Was it really necessary to practice cheers for almost three hours after school? She had math homework to do and on top of that she still had to go to Kaede at the archery range after this and begin training. The old woman insisted that Kagome learn to defend herself properly if she was going to help Inuyasha and the others hunt down jewel shards. Kagome frowned. This whole situation was her fault anyways; if only she had not shattered the jewel into so many pieces then this wouldn't be a problem! She shook her head. It was her fault for causing all of this and she was determined to fix it, whatever the costs may be.

"Okay girls, that's all for today! Let's get cleaned up and head out!" cried the squad captain.

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An hour later, Kagome made her way to the girl's locker room. She immediately stepped into the shower and let the warm water wash away her sweat. It was nice to be able to shower off right away and change into fresh clothes. When she was done she dried herself off and dressed. Gathering her things in her book bag, Kagome headed out the door and into the hallway.

Almost immediately she noticed that Inuyasha was waiting for her. She found herself startled at this, and almost blushed. She approached him timidly, noticing his glare. Inuyasha did not look happy with her, not one bit. Her eyes slowly made their way to the subjugation beads around his neck. She smirked, inwardly; knowing that no matter how rude he was to her she would now and forever have the upper hand. Then again, this was probably the reason he glared at her this very moment.

"Inuyasha, can I help you?"

"Feh, don't think I came here to talk to you," he snapped.

Kagome frowned, "Fine, then what are you here for?"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "You need someone to protect you when you walk home. If another demon attacks, you'll be dead quicker than you can blink."

Kagome glared at him. "I am quite capable of taking care of myself you know!"

"Keh, you're a sitting duck now with that jewel shard in your possession." Kagome's hand instantly flew to the small glass vial she wore around her neck that contained the shard they had found. "Demons will be attracted to you instantly, now come on!" Inuyasha grabbed her hand roughly and started to pull her outside the building.

Kagome struggled against him and shrieked. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Taking you home," said Inuyasha.

"I can walk by myself, I don't need you!"

"Whatever, you stupid girl," retorted Inuyasha.

"SIT!" screamed Kagome.

Immediately, Inuyasha dove, face first, to the ground with a small cry of pain. "Ka-Go-Me! How many times do I have to tell you that I have a name?" she yelled.

Inuyasha groaned and struggled to control his temper. He was supposed to protect her not kill her, right? A deep growl escaped his throat as he attempted to stand. However, he was forcefully pushed back down when a foot came crashing down on the back of his head.

"Alright that's it!" cursed Inuyasha as he stood. He turned to glare at the girl, but instead a quick sniff of the air forced him to turn around. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, "Kouga."

The wolf prince grinned, "Well mutt, it looks line you finally realized your place."

Inuyasha's amber eyes flashed at him. If it wasn't for the fact that they were on school grounds, he would have pummeled the wolf demon into the ground instantly. "What the hell do you want?"

Kouga smirked, "Why would I want anything with you, mutt? I just came over to see the lovely creature that is a startling contrast to your filthy appearance." The wolf demon slyly walked over to Kagome and grabbed her hand, kissing it lightly. The girl immediately felt a small blush rising in her cheeks. "Kouga, and may I say how nice it is to meet you."

""Kagome," muttered the slightly embarrassed girl.

Inuyasha felt something snap inside of him. Kouga was too close to her. And to top it all off, something was different about the wolf. He couldn't pinpoint what it was exactly, but at the sight of him kissing the girl's hand, Inuyasha cringed. He immediately stepped between Kouga and the girl. "Back off," snarled Inuyasha.

Kouga raised and eyebrow, "Why should I? She doesn't seem to have any interest in you mutt face. Why I think just a second ago, she was struggling to get away from you."

"What makes you think she wants to hang out with you?" growled Inuyasha as he raised his hand into Kouga's face. Five sharp claws gleamed brightly.

However, Kouga only grinned more, "Whatever, mutt, you don't scare me! Besides, you're no match for me anyways."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha demanded.

"It means what it means!" retorted Kouga.

"Prove it then!" declared Inuyasha.

Kagome, who had been sitting back, watching at this point, suddenly intervened. The minute Kouga had come up to her she had felt different, kind of funny, like she was being drawn to him. As the two young men bickered back and forth, she found herself staring at Kouga intently. Then she saw them: two jewel shards were embedded in his body, one in each leg. Immediately, she jerked on Inuyasha's shirt, yanking him towards her.

"What the hell?" Inuyasha snarled.

"Inuyasha, he has two jewel shards, one in each leg," she whispered fiercely.

Kouga's keen hearing picked up on what she said, "So Inuyasha, you have a jewel shard detector, this is very interesting."

Inuyasha growled and quickly grabbed the wolf by his shirt collar, lifting the demon into the air. "Where the hell did you get those, wolf?"

Kouga glared, "None of your business, mutt!"

"Inuyasha put him down," said Kagome.

Not wishing to be "sat", Inuyasha reluctantly obeyed. "Hand over the jewel shards, wolf, if you value your life."

"As if I would give them to you!" laughed Kouga.

"Kouga," said Kagome sweetly. "It would be awfully helpful if you would give us your jewel shards. Please you have to understand, we're trying to collect them all…"

Kouga grinned, "You ask so nicely, Kagome, but I am afraid that in this case it's finder's keepers. I'm not giving these shards up. But perhaps there is something you can do that might persuade me a little bit."

"What is that?" asked Kagome.

Kouga grabbed her hand gently. "Perhaps if you would allow me to escort you to a party this Friday after the game…"

Inuyasha's temper flared. That stupid wolf had his hands all over her and was trying to bribe her and ask her out? "Back off wolf!" cried Inuyasha as he grabbed her hands and started pulling her away.

"I'm sorry Kouga, but it was nice to meet you!" said Kagome.

Inuyasha had practically dragged her several yards before he stopped and turned around facing her. "Why are you apologizing to him? He's nothing but a mangy wolf!"

"A wolf?" asked Kagome. "He's a demon! That's why he had those jewel shards! Inuyasha, why didn't you take them back?"

Inuyasha snorted, "He's a wolf but he's not evil. I can't make a big scene at school like that so we'll just have to let him be right now. Although with him carrying those shards around, demons will be coming after him too. This is just great! That stupid idiot! Doesn't he know anything about the Shikon Jewel?"

"He didn't seem that bad," said Kagome softly.

Inuyasha blinked in surprise, "Do you like him or something?"

"What? No, I just met him today, how could I like him?" asked a shocked Kagome. Why did Inuyasha care anyways? He acted like she was the scum of the earth.

"Whatever like, I care what you do, come on," he said once more as he began to walk towards her home.

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