First off, I just want to say THANK YOU to both Moon-Goddess-Lee, and inugirl504 for helping me with ideas!

Permanent Disclaimer: I will say this once, and only once, for the remainder of this story. I do not now, nor will I ever own Inuyasha, or make a profit off of this fanfiction. It is purely for fun and entertainment purposes only…Though I do own this plot and any OCs that I add... Now that, that's over, ON WITH THE STORY!...

P.S. Please R&R (^~^).

Prologue

'Run…..Faster…..Faster….Gotta run faster…..Can't stop…'

A young woman of twenty ran through the woods, repeating this to herself, in order to ignore her aching legs, stinging arms, throbbing cheeks, and the pain of the wound in her side which was bleeding profusely. She was bloody and bruised, from the branches hitting her, the occasional fall, and her run-in with the bandit, which was currently chasing her -hence the running.

He had caught her while she was walking in-between villages, and decided that she would make a good 'bed mate'. When she disagreed, he tried to beat her into submission. After a few hard hits, she had started fighting back. This enraged the bandit even more, so he took out a dagger and stabbed her in her left side. After falling to the ground in pain and shock, she had finally gotten the chance she had waited for. Kicking him in his 'manly bits', she scrambled onto her feet and took off running. However, before she got too far, she heard him get up and give chase.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are." Her would-be captor taunted behind her. "Come now, it'll only hurt for a bit. Then you'll be dead." He laughed menacingly.

The girl shivered in fright and disgust. Determined to escape, she picked up her pace. Seeing a large rock formation to her right, she headed towards it, hoping it would provide at least some cover. As she approached it, she sighed in relief when she saw a small crack in the rocks that was partially covered with greenery.

'C'mon, just a few more feet. You can do it, Kagome. Almost….there!'

The girl, Kagome, slid into the crack and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was in fact, a small cave. She was also happy to see that it was a lot bigger on the inside than it seemed. She scurried towards the back of the cave as quickly and quietly as she could. Kagome held her breath, until she heard her assailant run past her hiding spot.

Letting her air out in a rush, Kagome sat there panting for a second, trying to catch her breath as she used her hand to apply pressure to her side, in order to stop the bleeding. Looking around the cave, she noticed that it was large enough that she would easily be able to walk around upright, and it seemed to be at least fifteen feet deep, and ten feet wide. It looked like it had previously been used by an animal, seeing as it had bedding and old animal bones scattered around. This didn't bother Kagome at all, having stayed in many caves just like this one, while with her group of friends. She just hoped that nothing was using it at the moment, because she would be a sitting duck, in that case.

As her adrenaline rush disappeared, her injuries and exhaustion started to make themselves known even more, so she drug herself over to the bedding. She could still feel her life-blood draining from her wounds, but at that moment she was too tired to even think of doing anything about it. She barely managed to reach it before passing out, having reached her body's limit. As she fell, she was vaguely aware of the crimson pool growing on the bedding below her.

'I'm gonna die here.' Was her last thought.

A/N: I know it's short, but it's a prologue… it's not supposed to be long lol… Don't worry though. The rest of the chapters will be longer, although each of them will be varied in length.

Also, i will be updating this story once a month.