I've never done something like this before. I mean, write and post fanfiction, yes, write and post a fanfiction told in poetry form, no. So this is going to be something new for me. I was reading this fic called "Breakaway" by PolarBlue, and I kind of got inspired to write my own fic told in poetry form. I mean, like I said, I've never done something like this before, so I thought it'd be interesting to see just what I could do with it. I had already had the idea that I use for this fic in my mind and I had actually started writing it down on paper before I decided to do something in poetry. But then I decided to just take what I already had and convert it to poetry instead, I figured I already had to idea, so I might as well use it.

Now, it wasn't just that one fic I read that got the idea in my head to write something in poetry format, it was also this book I read called "Identical" by Ellen Hopkins and it just blew my freaking mind. I mean, I don't want to give anything away to anyone who hasn't read it, but when I got to one part, I was just like, "No fucking way!" Kind of like I was when I was reading a volume of Shugo Chara and found out that Nadeshiko is actually Nagihiko in er, "drag," if you will. Anyway, it's a book worth checking out if you haven't already.

So anyway, as I've already mentioned, this fic will be told in poetry format. Now usually, I'd say I'm pretty good at writing poetry, but since I've never ever ever written a story in poetry format before, I'm not sure if I'm any good at stuff like this. So, I'll try my best and just hope it turns out at least half-way decent. But above all, I'm just gonna try to have, er, fun with this.

Things you should know about this fic up front:

It's rated T for the moment for language, 'cause seriously, everyone has to know by now that "fuck" is definitely a word InuYasha would say if he were real. But that could change if I decide to go with a certain idea of mine.

It's not going to be a lemon, though I can see how you might get that idea from my last sentence.

It's going to be told from Kagome and InuYasha's POVs.

I'll probably switch off every other chapter. For example, this chapter is told from Kagome's POV, next chapter is from InuYasha's POV, third chapter is told from Kagome's POV, fourth is told from InuYasha, you get the point. That's just for the moment, anyway; it could change if necessary.

Since they never mention Kagome's father in the series, - at least, I don't think they do - I've decided that, for this fic anyway, he's dead.

As with most of my other recent fics, I'm going to have a song of the day and a quote of the day. Don't ask why, it's just something I enjoy including.

Since I'm really into this and seeing what I can do with it, I'll probably be putting a lot of my time and energy into this one fic and, consequentially, neglecting my other fics for the moment.

Currently, I don't plan on including Kikyou. At. All. I hate her. Period. End of story. Close the door. Shut the book. Whatever. I hate her. I've never hated anyone as much as I hate her. I mean, I kind of hate geometry as much as I hate her, but I've never hated any fictional character or real person as much as I hate her. I've been through her story a million and five times, both on my own and with other people, and I get it, okay? She has every reason to be a total bitch, at the beginning when she first gets brought back, anyway. But... I'm sorry, first impressions are everything and the first episode I ever saw with her in it was the one where she tries to drag InuYasha to hell with her and makes Kagome watch, and as funny as the end of that episode is - "What was I doing when you saw me?" funniest shit ever. - I came out of it hating her guts. Pulling a move like that is damn near unforgivable. Ah, I'm just ranting about her now; if you wanna talk about it or just rag on her some, just PM me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

I'm also kind of iffy on Hojo and Sesshoumaru. I mean, I'm a Sesshoumaru fan, but I just don't know if he's going to make an appearance in this fic. Hojo, on the other hand... I'm not a fan. I once wrote a fic - that never made it onto this website - where I had all the characters rag on him and call him a girl and stuff. I was thirteen when I wrote it, but rereading it still makes me laugh sometimes.

And I guess that's all for now. Well, all I can think of, anyway. If there's more you should know, I'll be sure to let you know.

Song of The Day 9/5/11: "Tell Her." ~Jesse McCartney~

Quote of The Day 9/5/11: "The only time you have wasted, is the time it took you to read this."

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. If I did, every single issue of the manga would have been made into anime from the get-go. Oh, and the last chapter of the manga wouldn't have been slaughtered when it was officially translated into english... Just saying.

Kagome:

A brutal battle with a horde of demons

Left Miroku,

Sango,

InuYasha,

Shippou,

And even Kirara

Seriously injured.

InuYasha was mostly healed by now,

Aside from a wound on his chest,

But that was almost healed as well.

We were at Kaede's now.

It was dawn and everyone else was still sleeping

But I was awake.

Wide wide awake.

I had been up half the night

Thinking

Thinking

Thinking.

About the battle that left my friends like this.

We'd been walking around

Trying to pick up a lead

On anything

Naraku,

A shard,

Even Kikyou.

Anything.

When InuYasha stopped dead in his tracks

And let out a growl.

"I smell blood. Human blood. Lots of it."

Kirara transformed after Sango changed

And Miroku,

Shippou,

And Sango

Jumped on her.

I climbed up onto InuYasha's back

And pressed my thighs to his sides,

Secured my hands onto his shoulders

And felt my heart skip a beat

As he wrapped his hands around my thighs

To keep me securely in place.

Then we were off,

Flying through the forest

In the direction he indicated.

The wind was blowing in my face has always been

A feeling I enjoy,

Even when we're going into battle.

Too soon, we landed in a village

So cold that it didn't take a nose like InuYasha's

To realize there'd been a massacre there.

We stood for a second,

The wind blowing around us,

Storm clouds gathering over-head.

"It's coming from that direction." InuYasha announced.

So we walked.

And we walked.

And we walked.

Until I felt a prickle in my aura,

A stirring in my soul

And let out a gasp.

"A Shard of the Shikon no Tama!"

"I knew it! No way something does this much damage without one." InuYasha grumbled,

Cracking his knuckles.

We hadn't seen any bodies yet,

But that was just as bad as seeing them everywhere.

We came to a hill that over-looked a clearing

And gasped at what we saw

Down below.

There were ugly green demons

Sitting around a huge fire.

Just gehind the fire was a bigger one

With a Shikon shard shinning in its thick neck.

All around them

There were human bodies

And discarded bones.

Looking closely,

We could all see the demons were

Eating

Eating

Eating

The people of the deserted village

Only it wasn't deserted...

"Those sick fucking bastards!" InuYasha spat from my side.

I looked over at him.

He was

Shaking

Shaking

Shaking

With anger,

Disgust,

And sadness.

"Let's go." Sango said, gripping her Hiraikotsu.

"Wait." InuYasha said, surprising us all.

He was usually the one

To charge in without thought.

"They're ruthless and they've tasted human blood;

There's no telling what they might do

If they got their hands on you guys.

So be careful and keep your distance.

I'll take out their boss. And you two," He turned

To Sango and Miroku.

"Whatever you do,

Keep Kagome safe." They nodded at him

And hopped on Kirara once again.

InuYasha grabbed me by the waist

And jumped off the hill

Down towards the demons.

"Please be careful, Kagome." He whispered in my ear

Right before we landed.

"You, too."

And then the battle began.

The big demon -

Their boss -

Came out and got in the middle of everything

Ordered the others to kill us;

He'd take care of InuYasha.

But it wasn't so easy

For us nor them.

They got in a couple of good shots

Nearly taking out Shippou

And Miroku's left arm off.

One even bit Sango

And she was poisoned,

But fought on.

InuYasha finally killed the boss

When he took aim at me

And I was out of arrows;

He used the adamant barrage.

The rest of the demons vanished

As the Shikon Shard

Fell to the ground.

Breathless, I walked over and

Picked it up.

Purifying ir and dropping it into my jar.

Injured and battered

We made it back to Kaede's

Where she fixed everyone up

And gave us a place to sleep.

Now it was morning

And I'd barely slept all night.

I was tired

And dirty

And sore

And worried

And confused.

Standing up carefully,

I walked over to InuYasha.

He was shirtless

And on his back,

His chest tightly wrapped.

"InuYasha?" I whispered,

Kneeling down near him.

Man, I wasted a lot of time formatting everything just to my liking on word-pad, but when I try and do it here, it won't keep it that way. Total bummer.

Anyway, I know, that's not a great place to end things, it doesn't feel like the end of a chapter, but the next part of this scene is in InuYasha's POV, so it's the next chapter. So was it good? I was kind of iffy at the beginning, but by the end, I really felt like I was getting into the rhythm of things. Could you tell?

Also, my older brother has this girlfriend that my mother just does not like for various reasons that I won't get into right now, and I myself am kind of iffy on her, as is everyone else. She slightly irritates me, something I let slip right in front of her by mistake. But anyway, she's coming over not this Saturday, but the Saturday after - so the 17th - and I wanted to ask her some more questions so I've made a list for Interrogation Part 2, if you will. If you've got siblings or kids with a boyfriend or girlfriend or a boyfriend or girlfriend of your own or whatever, what are some of the questions that get asked when your family and/or friends are first getting to know them? I'm not too worried about crossing any lines - I already asked her if we were going to see her and my older brother on an episode of "Deadly Women sometime in the future - so any questions at all that you can suggest I add to the list, to ask her when she comes over again, will probably get asked, unless they've already been asked. Thanks!

So, let me know what you think.

Peace out,

~Hisa-Ai~