Summary: …I have and always will be better than you...'; 'Oh how the mighty have fallen' she said looking at the homeless former Taiyoukai in front of her. 'Oh, how the mighty have fallen.'
Chapter One
Kagome walked down the busy streets of Tokyo, groceries in hand. It was a crisp autumn day 5 years after she had decided to leave her friends in the Feudal Era to have a normal life in her era.
She had finally gotten back on the right track on school. After the stress of traveling back and forth through time periods had worn off, and the sadness of leaving her friends behind, she figured that school wasn't as hard as she had thought. She had even gotten a scholarship to go to Tokyo University; she was majoring in Child Psychology.
As she was walking down the street she saw a little boy with a red baseball hat, walking a small puppy, which sent her into a daydream…
FLASHBACK
They approached the clearing that was set to alter their destiny, with Inuyasha at the forefront with his monstrously heavy sword on his shoulder. With Miroku to his left with that five ringed golden staff on his shoulder. Next to him was Kagome holding her bow timidly with a face carved of stone.
To Inuyasha's right was Sango with her huge boomerang of bone slung over her shoulder. Her fire cat Kirara was to her right. The next step they took Kirara changed into her more intimidating form, as Shippo, a young fox kit, jumped from off her shoulder.
With each step they took into the miasma the tension built higher and higher. This time instead of the choking miasma that usually filled the air was gone and replaced with a lighter one that stopped a far range of sight.
Then suddenly Inuyasha stopped and a loud, maniacal laughter filled the air and it seemed to fill the clearing.
"I see the Inuyasha clan has come to make their final stand," said a white pelted baboon coming into sight.
"Naraku!" Inuyasha growled out.
"What? Is the puppy still sore about losing his master?" When he said master a version of Kikyou appeared in the clearing with the help of Kagura's Dance of the Dead. The now reanimated Kikyou took out a bow and arrow and aimed it steadily at Inuyasha's heart. Inuyasha held up his sword with a tad bit of hesitation.
She drew the arrow back and at the last second moved her hand so that by the time Inuyasha realized what was happening it was too late, and the arrow was already shredding through the air making its way for Kagome.
She closed her eyes waiting for the impact of the arrow to kill her. She then heard a clash from in front of her; she opened her eyes to meet the back of the older Inu brother. His hair blew elegantly in the light chilling breeze that took hold of the air around them. Then without a hair being moved out of place he sliced the reanimated Kikyou into half without his or her face ever changing expressions.
"Miko, next time try to defend yourself so I never have to save such a vile thing like you again," He then turned his sword and aimed it at Naraku.
"Prepare to die Naraku." He said as if he could care less about the whole situation.
Naraku chuckled darkly, he then seemed to become more serious. There was a clash of auras as they stood there.
Both of them trying to stare the other into submission.
Their staring match was interrupted when Naraku sent a tentacle out to the Taiyoukai only to have it dodged at the last second, making it too late for Naraku to change its course. Sesshomaru then appeared behind Naraku. He was about to end Naraku's life with one fatal swoop of his Tokijin, when miasma started to come out into his face from the spider on Naraku's back.
Sesshomaru tried to clear it away with his shirt's sleeve, but he soon felt his eyes start to water. Then out of the blue, or should I say purple, came a pink arrow. It zoomed past his ear, which caused minor scorching. He then realized that the air was starting to clear up around him.
Sesshomaru then took this as his last final chance, and jammed it into the spider on his back. He heard Naraku's yell of agony, and then he felt a bloodlust take over. Before he realized what he was doing he had twisted the sword a full 360 degrees. This resulted in a louder scream.
He then decided it was time to pull the sword out of his back, so he pulled it out slowly twisting making sure to grind it on the way out. Then he, quickly, but elegantly, jumped away knowing the huge rush of blood that was surely coming.
Then surely enough it did.
Then with it demons all sorts, size, and shapes exited from their living prison.
Sesshomaru then glanced at the miko.
"Miko should your arrows ever come that close to my person again, I shall not hesitate to break the hand that fires it." He then started to walk away.
"I was just trying to help you," Was her meek reply.
"Never utter such foolishness again. I have never needed help from anyone in my life. To think that I would need it now from someone as lowly as you is a cause for insanity. So listen because I will only say this once: I have and always will be better than you; above you, to think otherwise is nothing but a death wish." He then walked away into the seclusion of the woods.
END FLASHBACK
As she was walking on the sidewalk she took the opportunity to peek to make sure she didn't trip on anything. Then she felt herself walk into something solid. She looked and then realized she had hit a lamp post.
"Stupid lamp post, whose bright idea was it to put it there anyway?" She then realized the little unintended pun she had made and softly chuckled to herself.
Her mother had remarried a few months before she had come back from the Feudal Era. The last time she had been back before then was for her grandfather's funeral. She was moving to a rather large lavish home in Kyoto with a man named Ryan from America. Kagome had met him before and he was nice man, she knew he would take care of her mother.
Her mother had wanted them all to move there together as a family so Souta had readily agreed ready for a change being in high school now. Her cat had left her too; she had been gone so long he had hardly recognized her, so it was for the best.
She had felt compelled to take care of this place, which had given her great memories. But the main reason she had decided to keep this place was because it had been a free place to live.
The shrine had already been paid for long ago, and seeing as it was a shrine the government didn't charge her as much for her utility bills. It also helped her get a huge tax write off.
She slowly but surely climbed the steps to the shrine. Thanks to fighting demons for 3 years she had sleek muscles that made it easy for her to balance the groceries in one hand as she opened the front door. She kicked the door open and walked to her kitchen to put her stuff down.
She then quickly walked back to close and lock the front door.
She put the groceries up and then turned on the TV. She decided she would watch the 12:00 news. Today was the first day of spring break and she intended to enjoy it.
She was about to turn the volume up when the phone rang.
"Hello, Kagome Higurashi speaking," she said into the phone as she picked it up with a sigh.
"Hey Kags It's Eri," the voice on the other end said.
"Hey Eri, what's going on?"
"Well you see we are one short for the club tonight, Yuka has the mumps."
"And that has to do with me because……."
"Well we can't go to the club by ourselves, we'll get drunk and we'll need someone to drive us home. Whatever happened to friends don't let friends drink and drive?"
"Wouldn't you guys just get a cab?"
"We are not big on common sense and you know that."
"True."
"Oh wow, thanks for the faith Kags." At this point Kagome could practically feel Eri rolling her eyes.
"Well if you guys really need me then I'll go."
"Great be ready by 7:15pm, if we get there early we won't have to pay a cover charge."
"Ok, see you then."
"Bye!" Then the line went dead.
Kagome then decided that she wasn't in the mood to watch TV anymore.
"The owner of West Records…." Kagome didn't get to hear the rest because she traded the remote control in for a book.
Soon before she knew it she had finished the book and it was already 5:30. She decided that meant that she would have a long soak in the tub before they went to the club. She got up to get the water running.
When the water was piping hot she let it fill the tub while she added her bubble bath liquid. (AN: I know this part is a little boring and I don't feel like typing it but this is a filler part.)
A crack of lightning went through the sky and then thunder followed soon after it. Kagome jumped a little and then thanked the lord that she had a place to live in and keep herself safe from the rain.
Kagome soon after the scare lowered herself into the tub and relaxed her muscles. No matter how hard she wished she knew that some lightning, thunder, and rain would not stop Eri and Ayumi from the whole club scene tonight. This made her sink deeper into the tub.
'I wonder what everyone in the Feudal Era is doing right now.' She thought to herself.
When she had left them all in the past, both figuratively and literal, everything seemed great for everyone. Inuyasha had gotten what he wanted, to spend the rest of his life with the first person who ever cared for him.
'Who knew Inuyasha could be such a mama's boy?'
Yes, that's right, the Shikon had misconstrued what he meant and brought him his mother back. All the same, he was still happy. Sango and Miroku didn't get together when she had left, in fact Sango started to hit him harder now that he didn't have the 'cursed hand' excuse.
You could still tell there was something there though. By the way Sango jumped a little every time he groped her; even though she knew it was coming. Then the small smile that came just before she hit him. Then the small smile he gave her, before he was on the ground with Sango yelling at him, it was like they were putting up a show for their sakes.
The funny thing about the whole jewel thing was that the myth was wrong, about the Shikon Jewel that is. It didn't grant one wish; it granted the people surrounding its deepest desire. It then voices them out loud in this awe inspiring way, Kagome could even remember what it said.
FLASHBACK
That was it; the whole big battle was over. It hadn't even gone down the way she had expected. No one died; no one was hurt; it had just ended. This was not the way anyone had envisioned it.
Kagome glanced around the clearing as everyone just stared blankly at something as if there was something far away hidden in it. Kagome walked cautiously towards the area where the deceased Naraku laid. She then carefully reached for Naraku's frame afraid that at any moment he would spring back to life and kill her on the spot.
Instead she reached into his shirt pocket and got out the remaining shards. She put them in the bottle with the ones they had acquired, from Kohaku, and Kouga. As soon as she put it in the bottle she looked at the bottle only to see it shaking.
For a split second she thought that Naraku was somehow still alive and was controlling the bottle. That this was all some ruse to get him close to the entire jewel. When she looked over at Naraku's still form he still looked as dead as ever.
Then it happened.
The bottle broke in her hand making shards fly everywhere.
The jewel flew into the air.
It flashed a vibrant shade of pink, and then it seemed to enlarge into a type of apparition. Before them was now the shape of a woman in some type of Miko outfit.
"Thank you for your valiant efforts. My name is Michiko, I was created to stay inside the jewel until people came along that had proven themselves worthy of my presence, and you all have proven yourself as such. I will more than gladly reward you with your deepest desires."
The voice was soft and she looked so out there and mystical, the mist surrounding her made it hard to distinguish any facial features. Still Inuyasha only took a second to register what she was saying before he stepped up.
"I-I want to be a full demon," He said with little hesitation.
"You misunderstand; I will not grant you what you think you want, but only what the heart desires."
With that said she transformed.
The lady seemed to turn into a lightning bolt, and then she rammed herself through the back of each of them. Kagome thought that this was the end; all that work to be killed by someone else. Her fears were unfounded. As soon as the lightning bolt past through her she felt warm inside.
"I see, to the one known as Inuyasha I'll give you what you desire most, the person that loved you first and the most; To the girl known as Sango, the family that your heart bleeds for; To the 'lecher' known as Miroku I leave to you nothing but the power, and strength to get what you desire most. To the little boy known as Shippo, I'll give you what no one here can, and…" She stopped for a brief moment.
"There was someone else here before." Then with that she had disappeared.
A split second later she was back.
"To the miko known as Kagome, I leave to you nothing. There is still more you have yet to do. The only thing I have yet to give all of you is the one thing that rings in all of your hearts. You will soon find out."
She then turned at me and became a lightning bolt once more. Kagome thought that she was going to pass through her like last time but she didn't. Instead she felt something fighting with her body's internal organs, trying to mesh together with something that shouldn't be meshing.
It felt like her heart had stopped. It was getting harder and harder to breathe and before she knew it she was on her knees.
Everyone rushed to her and before any of them could get to her Inuyasha was carrying her to Kaedae's village. When they had gotten there everyone else was close behind on Kirara.
"Inuyasha what are you doing?" He then put her down.
"I was taking you to see Kaedae you didn't look well." He said looking down at her curiously.
"Well-" before she could finish she was cut off by a voice.
"SANGO!" Kagome turned around to see a man and a woman and a little boy they knew as Kohaku running towards Sango.
Sango stood there stunned but when they finally reached her she hugged all of them. Before she knew it she was bawling in their arms as tears slowly streamed down their faces.
"MAMA!" Kagome knew instantly it was Shippo's voice and turned around to see him running to people that looked oddly like him. Kagome knew instantly that was the part Michiko was talking about, the one thing Kagome couldn't give him was a family.
Kagome's heart felt heavy at the thought but stopped when she realized that he was happy and that was all that mattered.
"Well Inuyasha, I think you better go find Kikyou." Kagome said getting a little teary eyed.
"Kagome I don't think that that whack job meant Kikyou. Maybe what she meant was that what I really want is you, and that's why no one is here for me. Maybe we were just meant to be together and-" he was cut off by a soft voice.
"Inuyasha is that you?" He turned around to see a woman with flowing black hair and pale skin. She was wearing a very formal Kimono.
"Mom?" he said uncertainly, and then he rushed her. They hugged for a long while; so long he didn't even hear Kagome.
"I guess not Inuyasha." Kagome looked with saddened eyes and slowly decided to walk away. She took one last look at all the happy people in the clearing and at Miroku smiling acting like the perfect angel around Sango's mom and dad. She gave a small smile and began walking.
She then realized that she had left her backpack in the village. She decided that she should not go back for it, or she would lose her resolve and stay in this time forever. The truth was this wasn't her place and she knew it.
She looked at the well and traced it over with her fingertips, and then she jumped into it. This time instead of the soft, warm blue glow, the glow changed color like the northern lights. Then when the trip was over she knew that she would never have to worry about Inuyasha convincing her to come back with him. She was sure the well was closed for good.
END FLASHBACK
The phone then rang loudlyShe let the machine pick it up.
'Hey Kagome it looks like the club we were thinking of going to isn't open because of all the rain. So we aren't going today.' The sound of Eri's voice was followed with an audible beep.
'I should have known that Eri and Ayumi would have to have the club stop them before they would even think about not going.' Kagome laughed to herself softly and quietly shook her had.
Kagome decided she needed to get out of the tub before she shriveled up like a prune. She dressed in some jeans and a turtle neck sweater, the shade of sapphire. She remembered that she had more books to read in the car and got out her car keys.
She ran outside with her coat on not even bothering to put on a hat. She took out her keys to her Nissan Altima. She then reached in and got out her 'Psychology for Dummies' Book. She turned around after locking the car and bumped into something solid.
'Oh, god I don't remember a brick wall being here. I hope it's not another lamp post.'
She then realized that she had bumped into a person.
"Oh yikes, I'm sorry sir I-" she didn't get to finish because the guy almost fell on her. He looked ratty, homeless even, with nothing but a torn backpack on him aside from clothing. The hair color looked oddly familiar.
She flipped over his unconscious form and gasped…
"Sesshomaru?"…
"'I have and always will be better than you'"; 'Oh how that mighty have fallen' she thought looking at the homeless former Taiyoukai in front of her. 'Oh, how the mighty have fallen.'
END CHAPTER
There you go people the first chapter of Turned Tables: Business Venture. Please leave a review. Thanks. .
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