AN: Okay, yeah, I wrote the original one, but I couldn't figure out how to make it work, and I rewrote it, new plot, same basic principle, the villian is the same, just you know, doing something different. :D to be honest, I like this one better. And it's written in first person, like the books. Around Ch 4 of the last one, I realized that... Anyways, enjoy!

Chapter 1: News

There was a cold wind accompanying a wild thunderstorm that night, the night before everything changed. I had a little pendant around my neck, the gift my father had given me for my fifteenth birthday. It had come with a note saying that back in the day I would be a true woman now, and that's why he sent me the gift.

See, I hadn't seen my father in eight or nine years, I think. I don't remember much of him, I was really little when he left. I just remember these big blue eyes, the eyes I didn't have… I don't hear from him, and the only thing I've gotten from him since then was this necklace, and a note saying that he would only send me this gift, and nothing more.

I looked down at the little letters etched in the odd metal. I had already tried to figure out what this little pendant was made of, but I couldn't figure it out.

The words actually made sense to me, unlike most Japanese script. I had dyslexia, at least that's what the doctor said. And ADHD, but I could control that most of the time. It had gotten better since I came to the Feudal Era.

The little words on the necklace said, 'The wind shall bring the clouds of thunder, all you pray for will lead you under, the truth lies in destiny, and the betrayals always within family.'

I had always thought that it was an odd thing, a lightning bolt shaped pendant etched in words of impending doom, for a girl's fifteenth birthday. Wouldn't she get a new iPod or phone or something? But he said 'back in the day' and I wondered how far back in the day he'd have to be for a girl to be a woman at fifteen.

I heard footsteps behind me, and I looked and saw Inuyasha coming to sit down next to me. When he was in his famous cross-legged position, he eyed the necklace I was absentmindedly rubbing in between my fingers. "What's that?"

"A birthday present," I replied, looking at the wood flooring beneath me. I looked up and out into the cloudy sky, pouring rain. The porch was dimly lit with the glow of the moon behind the raging clouds, and a couple candles under the cover of the roof.

"From who? And you had a birthday?" Inuyasha seemed to realize he was actually taking an interest in me. As a result, he turned his head away in defiance, like I was used to. "Feh, not that I care."

I smiled, "My father, and I did… It was the day I met you so you didn't miss it."

"You met me on your birthday?" He suddenly turned toward me with his eyes full of curious intent.

"Yep, I did. The biggest birthday present I ever got. The day before, Gramps gave me a water kappa foot or something… It ended up Buyo's present. We always tell him to go eat or play with whatever gift Gramps tries to give us, it's always junk," I smiled at him.

"Wait… Did you say your father? I've never seen him around your home," Inuyasha's eyes narrowed as he tried to place a person in the role of my father.

I nodded, "I did say that, yeah. I don't remember much of him, either. The last time I saw him I was maybe at age five or six. And even then, he only came around a few times a year to check on me, that's what mom says. All I remember is this pair of eyes, electric blue. I don't even know if they were his or not… It's weird. And he's not even Sota's dad, either. My stepfather was Sota's dad, but mom said that he died in an accident a long time ago, when she was still pregnant. Gran died the same year, and so we went to live with Gramps."

Inuyasha cocked his head to the side, "So you don't know your father either…" He said in a sad tone. I had forgotten that he never really knew his father either.

I stood up, and patted him on the back on my way back into the hut. "I'll see you in the morning." I got as far as the door when I turned around, and walked to the edge of the porch. I love thunderstorms, have since I was little. But mom always told me that if I went out there, it would be dangerous for a lot of people. And then she'd let Sota go outside and play with his friends, and I was so jealous. I mean, why would she let him, and not let me?

I felt Inuyasha's eyes on the back of my head, when I stepped off of the porch, and onto the gravel that made up the road, and I walked into the main street, letting the rain hit me.

All of a sudden, Inuyasha shouted from behind me, "Kagome, look out!"

I turned and there was a huge flash of bright white light, a tingling in my senses, and I realized what had happened. I stood for another few seconds before I began to faint, and as everything went black, I felt strong arms wrap around me.

When I came to, the storm had cleared, and there was sunlight streaming through the crack in the doorway. I blinked, and Sango's face swam into view. "You alright, Kagome?"

"Um… Maybe. What happened?" I asked, covering my eyes with my hand.

Sango's voice was filled with worry. "Inuyasha said that you were struck by lightning when you walked out into the storm."

Suddenly, a sharp pain went through my head, and there was something I remembered… I was holding someone's hand, and the same light that I saw last night was surrounding us… If I was struck and electrocuted, what had happened to the person I was with? Did they… die? And why was I able to survive? Was it even a real memory, or something I'd imagined?

I groaned, "My head… it hurts… Is he sure it was lightning?"

Sango sighed, "Yes, we heard the thunder after he shouted for you, so it must have been. What else could it be? And the oddest part is that the bolt was huge, now that I think about it, it was a lot of light coming in through the windows. But you don't have a single mark on your body. Not a one."

"I- I don't? But how? No burns, no anything?" I was shocked, and I looked down at my hands. Sure enough, nothing. I sat up, and the blanket fell off of me. I lifted my shirt to see that there were in fact, no marks that showed that I had been hit at all.

Just then, we heard screams coming from the villagers. "Help! Demons!"

Sango bolted up, and grabbed her armor, "Kagome, get out of here, get Inuyasha and Miroku while I change!"

"Right!" I grabbed my bow and my quiver, and ran out the door. "Inuyasha! Miroku!"

I heard the call of, "I'm already on it!"

We all ran toward the sound, Sango coming out of the hut, in full demon-slayer armor. It was a giant tiger that came after us, with the usual cloud of the demons floating behind it. I sensed a shard of the jewel in his forehead.

"Inuyasha, a shard, in his forehead!" I shouted, knocking an arrow in my bow. I aimed, and then let the arrow fly.

It made a hole in the huge tiger, but it didn't do much else, nothing that mattered.

"Wind Scar!" I heard the call from behind me, and the attack cut the tiger in half, revealing the jewel shard and it fell to the ground. Shippo ran by to pick it up, then handed it to me.

However, there were still the hundreds of demons flying toward us. Miroku appeared in front of us. "Wind Tunnel!" The demons began to be sucked into the void in Miroku's right hand. Of course, as if on cue, the Saimyosho showed themselves. Miroku backed up, closing the wind tunnel, and fell backwards… Into the bone eater's well. I hadn't even realized we'd made it to this clearing.

Sango called out for him, "Miroku!"

Kirara fell from the sky as one of the demons from the cloud came and knocked into her from the side. She fell toward the well as she reverted back into her tiny housecat form, taking Sango with her.

Shippo hopped onto the side of the well, "Sango! Miroku! Kirara!"

The Tetsusaiga swung once more in Inuyasha's hand as he shouted, "Backlash Wave!"

Most of the demons were torn to pieces on the spot, except for a few of Naraku's insects.

"Damn," Inuyasha said, as he watched them fly away. He turned to the well, where our comrades were.

Shippo's eyes were wide with concern and fear, "They're knocked out, I think, they won't answer, and it's too big for Kirara to transform in."

Inuyasha walked over to the well, and as he was leaning over the side, caught Shippo off guard and knocked him in. (I think it was on accident.) But he saw that Miroku and Sango were indeed unconscious, so he jumped in, forgetting that he would travel.

I went to the side of the well, and saw it… Empty? Huh? How did they get through? Oh well…

I jumped into the well, and I landed on Miroku. I hopped up, onto the rope ladder before he could touch me in a place he shouldn't.

It turned out that Inuyasha had already gotten Sango and Kirara out of the well, and as I was climbing out, went to go help Miroku and Shippo.

I noticed Sango was conscious, so I went over to her. "Weird, what do you think happened?"

Sango shrugged, "I don't know. Maybe it was because we fell in first. We were engulfed by the blue light, so I guess it took us with him."

"Maybe…" I considered the thought.

Inuyasha pulled a now-conscious Miroku and Shippo out of the well, and he looked at me. "I guess we should go tell your mother we're all here."

I nodded, "Mom, Sota, Gramps, I'm home… With lots of company!" I shouted as I opened the door to let everyone out, and onto the grounds.

Sota was, as per usual, kicking his soccer ball around outside. "Sis! There's something you should know… Your father's in the kitchen, he says it's urgent you come home with him."

I paled. Father?