Alright, so I am not the owner of the series InuYasha, or anything that is connected to said series. Now with that out and clear I would like to continue to say that I have been an epic fail when working on long term stories… I know, it isn't hard to figure out.

But with that in mind I am starting this series to try and give you something to enjoy. I will try to keep the updates fluid but I can hardly expect to keep working on this if I get distracted.

Anyways! On with the story!

Fire in Her Eyes

Prologue: Returning Home

She hugged the last of the people that meant the world to her and turned away teary eyed. With a final nod to herself for reassurance she vaulted into the well to be tickled with the magic engulfing her. With a joyful giggle she glanced above herself when her feet touched bottom, seeing crystal clear skies overhead. Grabbing the vines she began the climb to the top, within three feet of the rim a clawed hand dipped into the dark depths to grab her wrist and lift her from the musty well.

Slapping the hanyou playfully she laughed at his mock pain before scolding him with a pointing finger to his nose. "You could have came to the bottom and lifted me out you jerk." He pulled her into his broad chest and wrapped strong arms around her. She could hear him inhaling her scent and she closed her eyes at the gesture. "I missed you too, InuYasha."

"What took so long?" He pulled his face from her hair to give her a stern look. "That fox kit you took in has been driving me insane this whole time!" She laughed turning toward the village, which she figured had blossomed since her last visit. "I mean really, it's not like you'll need any of that fancy schooling in this time."

"Oh stop complaining. At least I came back, do you think it's easy watching your family knowing you aren't going to be coming back?" She muttered. "I don't want to be all sad and that when we get into the village, so tell me happy things. How are you and Kikyo doing?"

"I took her as my mate nearly two years ago, she is currently about to kill me because she is pregnant and her moods are like wildfire." He grumbled. "I hardly sleep in the same bed right now."

"I can imagine." She chuckled hooking her arm into his gaining a pleased look. His eyes dipped to her attire, noting that she was in the formal garb of a miko. "I didn't want to bring anything back with me that could damage the future. Now what about Sango and Miroku?"

"Three children and the monk is still practically humping her leg. They married the summer after you left… their first daughter is named after you." He seen her gasp at the size of the village, many houses had been replaced due to attacks but the majority of the village was new homes and families. "A lot of people came here looking for places to live alongside demons and hanyou's."

"Hanyou's?" She gaped at the children running between huts and parents calling after their vanishing forms. "How many?"

"About seventeen." He leads her toward the original end of Edo where Keade sat out in her garden with a small girl digging at her side in unison. "Lady Keade, you have a visitor." InuYasha watched the tired old woman turn and place her tools in their basket before standing at her hunched height to approach the pair. Kagome bit back the tears forming in her eyes to be strong for her old friend.

"Who are ye with InuYasha?" Keade's bony hands extended to prod the young woman gently. "I think I remember someone with this structure." Keade's blinded eyes widen in understanding her hands pull away before slapping at the woman lightly. "You have been away far too long Lady Kagome." The little girl springs up looking at the miko she adored so long ago.

Her long spindling body clad in silk attire as she moved to hug the former Shikon Miko. "I have missed you dearly Lady Kagome, we all have I tell Shippou every day that you will return to us just as milord does and look now you're here. Lady Keade I must go tell Shippou right away, may I go?" With a nod from the elderly woman the girl runs away, her feet bare, hammering against the packed road.

"I see she hasn't changed much, where is Lord Sesshomaru?" Kagome turned to look at InuYasha.

"He decided that she would be better off here with people learning to work in a village. She agreed willingly to stay here as long as he came to visit once in a while." InuYasha huffed as his arms crossed over his chest. "I wish he didn't keep promises, I can't stand when he is around." Keade coughed holding her arm as she leaned forward. "Lady Keade?"

"I am—"

She collapsed and InuYasha caught her quickly, giving Kagome a frightened look she helped him get her into the hut. She was pale and her breath was weak… Kagome felt tears rubbing her cheeks as she gave InuYasha a downcast look. "She had a heart attack, and I don't know what to do about it here… it takes doctors and expensive operations to save people in my time and they don't always live either…" Kagome motioned InuYasha to get Kikyo and Sango waiting with the elder until they rushed in.

"There is nothing to do now Kagome-chan." Sango pulled the young woman into her as she cried. "Kikyo is her closest relative, so she will set her arrangements out. Come I have dinner cooked at my house, and you can meet your nieces and nephew."

They stood in the light rain watching the pier go up in flames consuming the body of their dear friend. With a hand on the young girls shoulder the miko's walk back to the dark hut. They cook and they eat silently, slipping into their sleeping mats and pulling the blankets up to their chins. Kagome woke before the sun and slipped into a thin over kimono before stepping out onto the dew covered path.

Looking up at the hill to the well Kagome caught the eyes of the Lord of the West, his tall figure framed by the trees behind him. He was before her instantly before touching her cheek softly; rubbing away tears she was unaware of. Leaning close his lips whisper against her cheek, "Your sadness has a bittersweet smell to your scent miko… something that makes this Sesshomaru displeased." He kisses her gently on the bridge of her nose. "Rin has begun to stir; you should be going now miko."

"You could always come around more often and keep me company." She smiles at his vanishing form as Rin steps outside to look into the forest with her. "Come Rin, I am getting hungry."

"Alright miko-sama." Rin bows following her into the hut.

"I am Kagome, and you can either call me that or mama." The girl blushes looking at the coals stirred by the older miko.

"Alright… mama." Shippou comes in to see the woman who raised him for three years kissing her cheek before joining them for the meal. Kagome touches her nose repeatily looking at Shippou who could smell the scent of the demon Lord on her.

Well I finished that just in time to go out to eat with the Boyfriend… man, I'm good!

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