Summary:
They were afraid of her, all of them. She was no longer the Kagome they knew so they turned their back on her, well of except Shippo of course. She was powerful and dangerous and felt betrayed. So she escaped to her world with her adopted son to her time, for good. Hoping to try and live a normal life but will things change when she gets a letter from a strange school, delivered by owl?!
The Change.
It happened on her 18th birthday. Or to be more correct, the night before her 18th birthday, in her dreams.
DREAM
"Wha--? Where am I?" Kagome thought as she looked around. One minute she was in this terrible place where Inuyasha was telling her she would never be as strong or as beautiful as Kikyo and now she was in this beautiful meadow filled with flowers of every color imaginable, sakura trees that gave off the sweetest scent, and a quiet trickling stream that sparkled in the sunlight. But what shocked her more than the scenery itself was the woman sitting by the stream. She was absolutely beautiful. She had long raven hair that glistened in the sun, big chocolate eyes, a tiny mouth with ruby red lips, and most porcelain skin that one would think she was only a china doll.
At first Kagome didn't think the woman noticed her so she was trying to sneak away, feeling as if she were intruding, when the beautiful woman spoke.
"Don't leave just yet, Kagome." The woman practically whispered as she gracefully stood and walked toward her. It were as if she was gliding to her rather than walking.
"Wha--? H-how do you k-know my name?" Kagome asked, her gray-blue eyes widening immensely. Wondering how this woman, this woman who could make any goddess green with envy, this woman who held much too much wisdom in her eyes and be the age she appeared, could possibly know her, an ordinary school girls name.
"Oh, I know many things about you my dear." The woman said with a kind but knowing smile. A secret held in her wisdom filled eyes.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, growing curious.
"Well it would only make sense for a great-great grandmother to know her great-great granddaughters name, of course."
"What! My great-great grandmother?! Why here? Why now? Who are you?"
"My name is Midoriko and as I said I am your great-great grandmother. Now there is no time for silly questions! There is much that you need to know!"
"How about just one silly question?" Kagome asked innocently while drawing a little circle in the ground with her foot.
Midoriko sighed and rolled her eyes. "Yes, child what is it?"
"If you're my great-great grandmother does that mean I'm not really Kikyo's reincarnation?!" Kagome asked with hope in her eyes.
"What! Now that is a silly question! Of course you're not!" Midoriko laughed. It was the sweetest sounf Kagome had ever heard. Like the tinkling of a bell. Kagome listened in content until Midoriko's little laughing fit was over.
"Just because you look like someone my dear and may have similar powers does NOT mean you are their reincarnation. Besides you are much more powerful than her so how could you possibly be her reincarnation. Such a silly thought."
"Me? More powerful than her? Yeah that's a laugh." Kagome snorted. "Everyone knows I'll never be as powerful as her. I just get in the way all the time." Kagome said dejectedly.
"You may not be right now young one but you will be. Let me tell you something. You have a greater destiny than this. Being used by than hanyou as a shard detector! Why is makes me furious. My own great-great granddaughter who is to be even more powerful than I, being used as a measly shard detector!"
"What! More powerful--?"
"No don't interrupt I'm on a roll here. Kagome you're not just an ordinary girl with some spiritual powers! You were chosen the day you were born as the ultimate protector of the sacred jewel! A great amount of power was placed in you that would not be awoken until you're 18th birthday."
"But that's tomorrow!" Kagome exclaimed, terrified now.
"Yes we have a lot of work to do but only if you wish to. This is your choice Kagome, to take the responsibility of being the sacred jewel protector, forever." Midoriko said seriously.
Kagome looked thoughtful for a moment. Thinking back to all the times she was always in the way, everyone always had to protect her or tell her to hide until the battle was over. Her friends always worrying about her, Inuyasha comparing her to Kikyo all the time. Inuyasha.
"I want to do it. I'm ready." She said with determination in her eyes. Her mind was made up. "But I have a question first, about the forever part, how would that be possible?"
"Well you would become a youkai of course. Well a mix of a priestess and a youkai. Quite a deadly combination I might say." Midoriko answered with a certain sparkle in her eye.
"Hm alright sounds good to me!" Kagome said more enthusiastic now.
"Wonderful! Now here's the fun part! You get to chose what kind of youkai you wish to be."
Kagome didn't hesitate with her answer at all. She had thought about this multiple times before.
"A kitsune." Kagome answered confidently.
"Interesting choice though not surprising. You of course would want to be the same species as your son. But what kind of kitsune. Shippo is a fire kitsune but what would you like to be?"
"I don't know, surprise me?"
"I was hoping you would say that" Midoriko squealed in a very un-Midoriko like way.
A bright light enveloped Kagome and she started the journey of her true destiny.
END DREAM (sorry I know that was so long! / )
Kagome woke up the next morning and rushed to the mirror. Sure enough, staring back at her was not the 18 year old human miko, but a full fledge miko-kitsune youkai. She laughed at turned in circles to check out her new appearance.
Midoriko decided to turn her into a crystal kitsune, which didn't even exist anymore! Her mid-back length raven hair grew down to her knees and turned a beautiful silver-white color than shined in no matter what like and absolutely sparkled in the sunlight. Her ears grew pointed, her human nails were replaced by dangerous looking claws. Her skin was slightly tanner than it had originally been which just made her hair stand out more. She grew white markings on her cheeks wrists and waist. Complimented by her tan complexion. A marking on her forehead which was a white backwards crescent moon with a blue tear drop coming top point of the moon. And her eyes, they turned a brilliant cerulean blue, so deep one could easily get lost in.
Not only did her appearance change though. She was stronger now too. A lot stronger, her strength could easily win against someone like Sesshoumaru. In reality she was only sleeping one night but in her dream she was there for months training vigorously everyday, learning new powers both youkai and miko. She was no longer the little weakling of the group. She couldn't wait to get back to her friends.