Inuyasha: Another Life

I don't own Inuyasha.

What if Kagome was the original guardian of the Shikon Jewel?

What would change? What would remain the same? I will probably butcher the timeline so if you're a die-hard fan you may not like this story.

Chapter 1

A young priestess sat upon a hill overlooking a small village. It was quiet and peaceful. The sky was a brilliant blue and there were a couple of puffy, white, clouds floating around. The sun was bright and dazzling, seeming to warm everything it touched.

The young woman took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She felt so at peace. Despite the times that the people of the village lived in she was glad there were moments when everything was calm and peaceful like now.

"Kagome!" A voice cried out, "What are you doing?"

The priestess identified as Kagome leapt to her feet.

"Lady Kaede! I was just gathering some herbs." Kagome explained to the stout, graying, older priestess that had walked up the hillside that Kagome had been sitting on.

The older priestess shook her head.

"Kagome," she began with a sigh, "you weren't gathering herbs you were sitting on the grass doing nothing."

"I'm sorry," Kagome said while she hung her head, "it' s just so nice out and peaceful. I was just enjoying it a bit. I'll get right back to work."

Kagome bent down and gathered the basket that had been sitting next to her.

Kaede let out a little chuckle.

"Kagome," she began, "it's alright to enjoy what little peace we have but you must always be on guard. There are many evil demons out there not to mention evil men. But enough of that. Shall we work on gathering the herbs together? You still need work on your knowledge of herbs and what they do."

Kagome nodded and the two priestesses got to work.

They weren't working long when they heard a shout from nearby. A man from the village ran toward them waving his hand.

"Lady Kaede, Lady Kagome! You must come quick; some demon exterminators have arrived and they wish to speak with you immediately!"

"Why are they here?" Kaede asked urgently.

"They didn't say, Priestess. Just that they needed to see you as soon as possible." The man explained.

Kaede nodded. She turned to Kagome and gestured for her to follow her.

I wonder what's going on? Kagome wondered.

It was now that Kagome found herself in Kaede's hut with the leader of the demon exterminators.

It was a young woman about her age. She had long brown hair and brown eyes. She was dressed in a leather jumpsuit with a sword at her hip and a giant boomerang, which rested next to her. She had arrived with about five men and was definitely the leader of the bunch.

"First let me apologize for calling you here away from your work, but I have something extremely urgent to discuss with you." The woman explained.

"It is no trouble." Kaede said with a smile. "But perhaps you should tell us your name before we go any further with this serious discussion."

"Of course," the woman said while bowing her head in apology, "My name is Sango. I am the daughter of the village headman of the demon exterminator village."

"I am Kaede and this is my successor, Kagome." Kaede said gesturing to Kagome. Kagome bowed her head in acknowledgement.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Sango said while also bowing her head, "Well, I guess I should start with my story. You see we were called out to exterminate a centipede demon that was causing trouble in some nearby villages."

"Yes, I had sensed some trouble nearby." Kaede said, "But surely you were able to dispatch the demon with ease?"

"That's the thing, we weren't. The demon was way more powerful than it should have been. We were given adequate warning by the villages however and we brought extra men. While fighting the demon it was faster and stronger than other centipede demons we'd faced. Finally we were able to destroy it."

At that moment Sango reached into her clothes and pulled out a round, dark, jewel.

"This came out of the centipede." She said while she handed it to Kaede.

Kaede took the jewel and let out a gasp.

"It can't be!" she exclaimed.

"What is it, Lady Kaede?" Kagome asked. She could tell that Kaede was worried about the little gem.

"This is the Shikon Jewel!" Kaede cried.

Please review. If you dislike it I will not continue. Constructive criticism is welcomed. I will attempt to update once a week.