Chapter 1: What the future holds
It had been 15 years since Naraku had been defeated. The warring states era managed to erase all record of the epic battle from history, but the few people who survived told the stories still. It was a magnificent battle of good v evil, involving a hanyou and a youkai, apparently brothers. Since the battle with Naraku, Inu Yasha often visited his old home, along with Kagome. He had chosen to go to back to Kagome's time. It was a miracle that they could still transcend time, because the Shikon no Tama had long since disappeared. After 10 years of denying one another, Sango and Miroku were married. But strangely enough, Sango still refused to bear Miroku's child. So instead, they took to raising Shippou, who was now a bratty and punkish teenage youkai. On this particular visit, Inu Yasha and Kagome went to pay their respects to Kikyou and Kaede. Kikyou had given her life to let Kagome live during the final battle with Naraku, and Kaede had died of old age a few years ago. They left flowers, and paid their respects, and were ready to go to Sango's. Watching from the forest was a small, toad-like youkai, who was rather timid and shook a lot. It was Jaken. Jaken was now an old youkai, having spent most of his short life span serving Sesshomaru. He ran to tell his master that he had seen Inu Yasha, who he hadn't seen since the demise of Naraku. "Sesshomaru-sama! Sesshomaru-samaaaaa!", Jaken was out of sorts, screaming at Sesshomaru. "Jaken. Why are you running? There is nothing left in this forest to scare even a worthless being as yourself.", Sesshomaru mused, though peculiarly light-hearted. "Sesshomaru-sama, Inu Yasha is back from the future, and he has the human with him!" Sesshomaru contemplated going to greet them. Though they weren't one the best of terms, Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru had come to the understanding that they were brothers, like it or not. And Sesshomaru never really had any qualms over Kagome herself, only for the fact that his brother had lowered his youkai pride for her. But now that Rin had been with him all these years, he couldn't help but understand a little better the emotions behind it. Just as he was ready to leave, Rin appeared from behind a tree. "Sesshomaru-sama, where are you going? Take me with you, you know how much I hate staying here alone with Jaken-sama. He smells weird, and shakes like an addict. Besides, I miss you when you go". Rin had all the elegance of a willow tree in the wind, and she spoke softly, but with compassion. She had grown beautiful in those years with Sesshomaru, dressed like a doll. A "country" girl at 19, she had more good looks than the ladies taken in by the Prince. It was hard to believe she was practically raised by Sesshomaru, for the extreme between them was undeniable. Or was it? "Fine, you may come. But don't follow too slowly or I shall leave you. Jaken, stay here." Sesshomaru set off, Rin practically floating behind him.
It had been 15 years since Naraku had been defeated. The warring states era managed to erase all record of the epic battle from history, but the few people who survived told the stories still. It was a magnificent battle of good v evil, involving a hanyou and a youkai, apparently brothers. Since the battle with Naraku, Inu Yasha often visited his old home, along with Kagome. He had chosen to go to back to Kagome's time. It was a miracle that they could still transcend time, because the Shikon no Tama had long since disappeared. After 10 years of denying one another, Sango and Miroku were married. But strangely enough, Sango still refused to bear Miroku's child. So instead, they took to raising Shippou, who was now a bratty and punkish teenage youkai. On this particular visit, Inu Yasha and Kagome went to pay their respects to Kikyou and Kaede. Kikyou had given her life to let Kagome live during the final battle with Naraku, and Kaede had died of old age a few years ago. They left flowers, and paid their respects, and were ready to go to Sango's. Watching from the forest was a small, toad-like youkai, who was rather timid and shook a lot. It was Jaken. Jaken was now an old youkai, having spent most of his short life span serving Sesshomaru. He ran to tell his master that he had seen Inu Yasha, who he hadn't seen since the demise of Naraku. "Sesshomaru-sama! Sesshomaru-samaaaaa!", Jaken was out of sorts, screaming at Sesshomaru. "Jaken. Why are you running? There is nothing left in this forest to scare even a worthless being as yourself.", Sesshomaru mused, though peculiarly light-hearted. "Sesshomaru-sama, Inu Yasha is back from the future, and he has the human with him!" Sesshomaru contemplated going to greet them. Though they weren't one the best of terms, Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru had come to the understanding that they were brothers, like it or not. And Sesshomaru never really had any qualms over Kagome herself, only for the fact that his brother had lowered his youkai pride for her. But now that Rin had been with him all these years, he couldn't help but understand a little better the emotions behind it. Just as he was ready to leave, Rin appeared from behind a tree. "Sesshomaru-sama, where are you going? Take me with you, you know how much I hate staying here alone with Jaken-sama. He smells weird, and shakes like an addict. Besides, I miss you when you go". Rin had all the elegance of a willow tree in the wind, and she spoke softly, but with compassion. She had grown beautiful in those years with Sesshomaru, dressed like a doll. A "country" girl at 19, she had more good looks than the ladies taken in by the Prince. It was hard to believe she was practically raised by Sesshomaru, for the extreme between them was undeniable. Or was it? "Fine, you may come. But don't follow too slowly or I shall leave you. Jaken, stay here." Sesshomaru set off, Rin practically floating behind him.