I'm Yours

by redangel2463

What if Kagome was born in the Feudal Era? In fact, what if Kagome and Kikyo were sisters? And what if, Kagome met Inuyasha at the same time he met Kikyo? Would Kagome and Inuyasha still fall in love? Or will Kikyo have other ideas? And what about Naraku? Follow Kagome's journey when her big sister Kikyo is given the duty of guarding the Shikon no Tama. (Re-edited February 2016)

1. Big Changes

I'm Yours

Hi everybody!

This is something that's been in my head for a long time. The big 'what if' question: What if Kagome was born in the Feudal Era? What would change? What would be the same? etc. Well here's how I think it would go.

A few things to know:

This fic mainly follows the events of episodes 147 and 148 and then some of the Inuyasha series.

I do some manipulation so that a few of our favorite Inuyasha characters are in the time Kikyo is charged with the Jewel. (Because I wanna and I can.)

...That's pretty much it. So let's get this show on the road.

Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Inuyasha and all that comes with it. Not me. So no suing, otay?

Chapter One: Big Changes

"Hmm," a young woman dressed in an off white yukata with green vine patterns and a dark green obi, murmured as she looked around the forest floor. "I could have sworn I saw them here before," she mumbled to herself.

The young woman's name is Kagome, who lives in a small village with her family.

At a glance, some might say she was just an ordinary girl. But to the trained eye, you could see that Kagome was indeed very special. Not just by her outside beauty, although she would deny such a thing, but for the kind and loving sprit Kagome held inside of her.

In fact, it was because of her inner beauty that she was here now.

'Mika's coughing is getting worse. I know that medicinal herb is around here somewhere,' Kagome thought to herself as she looked though some nearby bushes and finally spotted what she was looking for. "Found it," she cheered, seeing large patch of the healing herb she was looking for. "This is more than Mika needs, but at least I can take extra just in case it happens again," she said while she picked the herbs and placed them in the basket that she had brought with her.

"You should really stop talking to yourself," a voice said from behind Kagome, obviously startling her.

Kagome glared at the person once she recognized him, "Souta!" she screeched, as she smacked her little brother's arm. "You frightened the life out of me."

Souta rubbed his sore arm, "Yeesh, Kagome. You should know better than to come out here if you're that easily startled. What if I was a demon?" he pointed out.

This made his older sister raise a brow, "I have yet to meet a demon who voiced their concerns for my sanity," she stated as she continued to gather the herbs.

It took a moment for her little brother realized what she was doing, "Oh, you came here to get that healing herb for Mika, right?"

Kagome nodded as she finished gathering the last of the herb she desired. "None of the other remedies are strong enough for her illness, but this will defiantly work," she said with certainty. "What are you doing out here anyway?" Kagome asked her brother curiously

Souta gave a knowing smirk, "Mother sent me to find you. A friend of yours came into the village today."

"A friend of mine?" Kagome questioned before realizing who Souta was referring to. "Oh you mean her," she said excited while brother nodded yes, "Why didn't you say something sooner? Let's go."

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The ogre demon roared in fury, "WHERE DID YOU GO?" he roared out into the trees, searching for his prey with his one and only eye. "WHERE ARE YOU HALF DEMON?"

"Right here!" the half demon named Inuyasha taunted from above the ogre. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" he yelled his attack, as he struck the ogre demon with his claws and sliced him in half.

Inuyasha landed on the ground and admired his work on the ogre as he cracked his knuckles. "That'll teach you," he said cockily to the corpse, "No one calls me a half demon and gets away with it."

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Kagome and Souta hurried back into the village, which was more lively today thanks to the guests that have arrived.

"Hello Kagome," a young woman, only a little older than Kagome, greeted while carrying a very large boomerang weapon on her back. This young woman came with the group of village visitors and also happened to be the only female of the group.

"Sango," Kagome squealed in delight before the two women embraced in greeting. "It's been so long. How are you?" she pulled back from their hug and asked excitingly, since she hadn't seen her friend for some time.

"I've been doing well. Just killing down demons and scaring off men, you know the usual," the young demon slayer teased, making Kagome chuckle.

Sango was a fully trained demon slayer in a faraway village. The people she travelled with were other demon slayers from her village, including her father and brother. The slayers only traveled when there was a very strong demons in the area or if there was a request to kill one.

That's how Kagome and Sango met when they were younger. A pack of strong demons were terrorizing the area which led to the demon slayer's assistance. Back then, Sango was already a promising demon slayer. Even better than most of the men. However her actions made other children wary of becoming her friend since she led a very unusual life style.

All children, except for Kagome.

She had admired Sango's abilities and praised them after witnessing her fighting and slayer skills. Sango wasn't used to that reaction outside of her own village and began talking to Kagome for the remainder of the slayer's visit. After that, the two girls became best friends.

"Hi Sango," Souta greeted the slayer, "Is Kohaku here too?" he asked, wanting to see Sango's brother who was around the same age as him.

The slayer nodded, "I believe he's at the inn with our father."

Souta nodded and began to run to the inn, "See you at home," he yelled to his sister.

Kagome rolled her eyes at her brother's urgency but was distracted by a sudden noise coming off Sango's shoulder. "Hello Kilala," Kagome greeted as she scratched the demon fire cat under her chin, making her purr. Kagome absolutely adored the demon cat, no matter how much her older sister told her to be weary of the creature.

"What are those?" Sango asked gesturing to the herbs in Kagome's basket.

"Oh, their some medicinal herbs for a girl in the village," Kagome explained, "I need to take them to her parents."

The two girls began to walk to the little girl's home, "You're still studying to be a healer?" Sango asked curiously.

Kagome nodded, "Yes. It's one of the things I actually enjoyed learning during my father's training."

Sango pouted, knowing that this subject was a sore one.

Kagome's father was the late priest of the village. He had trained his two eldest children in holy powers and purification. But after some time, he only seemed to focus his teachings on his first born child, Kikyo. Leaving Kagome feeling a bit like a failure since she didn't live up to the priestess hood standards.

"You're just as skilled in your holy powers as Kikyo," Sango commented to her friend. "You could be a priestess if you wanted too."

Kagome shook her head, "My father thought differently. He said I was too...'soft' for living that kind of life."

Sango frowned at her friend's words, "That's not a bad thing," she said in honesty, "I mean you are kinder then most but you're not a fool either, Kagome. You just like knowing a person or being before judging them."

Kilala meowed as she hopped onto Kagome's shoulder and rubbed her side into her neck. Kagome couldn't help but smile at Kilala's attention. When she'd first seen the two tailed demon cat, she cooed over how adorable she was, while others were hesitant of her race.

The fact that Kilala loved Kagome instantly told Sango that Kagome was a unique person.

"That reminds me," Sango said suddenly, "Do you have any idea of when your sister will be back?"

Kagome looked at Sango suspiciously, "Kikyo? She went to a neighboring village with Kaede to help with a demon problem."

"Kaede too?" the slayer asked amazed. Kaede was still a child, and had plenty of time before learning to be a priestess.

"Kikyo says she's ready," Kagome explained the reason for Kaede going, "What do you need my big sister for?"

Sango hesitated, "It's demon slayer business. But from what I understand, you'll probably hear about it soon enough."

Before Kagome could question her further, they had reached Mika's family home. Kagome gave the herbs to Mika's parents and instructed them on how to use them. "In a few days' time, Mika will be running around with the other children just like before," she assured them afterwards.

"We're very grateful, my lady," Mika's mother said in appreciation.

"How much do we owe you?" Mika's father's asked, wanting to repay her kindness.

Kagome shook her head, "Nothing. All I want is for Mika to get better."

Mika's parents smiled at the young woman, "Again we thank you," said Mika's father.

Kagome and Sango waved goodbye to the family before heading back to Kagome's home.

"So did I miss anything interesting since my last visit?" Sango asked, wanting to desperately change the subject.

It had worked since Kagome gave a sheepish look before answering, "Well, I did get a visit from Akitoki Hojo...again."

The slayer gave a look of shocked disbelief, "Kagome, that's the third time!"

"I know!" Kagome responded just as distraught, "I don't know how many times it'll take before he understands that when I said 'no I won't marry you', I meant no."

Sango shrugged, "Would it be so bad to be married to a nobleman?" she asked, not seeing the big deal. Hojo was a bit on the ordinary side, but he was a good man.

Kagome shook her head, "What's the point of getting married if I don't love him?"

"Well, most girls would say it's because he has money," Sango stated, "But since it's you and me, I say that you're right. There is no point."

Kagome nodded, grateful that she had someone who understood her feelings.

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Before Inuyasha knew it, he was running from two ogre demons who were ripping the woods apart chasing him.

"YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY HALF DEMON!" the first ogre yelled.

"WE'LL AVENGE OUR OLDER BROTHER," claimed the second ogre.

Inuyasha hid behind a nearby tree, while holding his recently injured shoulder. Blood had already began to soak his robe of the fire rat. 'Damn it,' he cursed in his mind, 'Didn't know that stupid ogre had brothers.'

"FOUND YOU," the second ogre said triumphantly, when he found Inuyasha's hiding spot. Inuyasha quickly dodged the ogre's attempted attack. "YOU WON'T ESCAPE!"

"That's what you think!" Inuyasha taunted as he dipped his claws into his wound, "Blades of Blood!" he yelled out his attack and aimed it at the aggressive ogre, blinding his only eye.

"YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS HALF DEMON!" the first ogre declared.

Finally having enough of these ogre demons, Inuyasha used his Iron Reaver Soul Stealer attack and killed the ogres so that they could join their brother in the afterlife.

Once the demons were dead, Inuyasha gripped his wounded arm, 'How did I let these weaklings get to me?' he thought infuriated with himself, 'I need to get stronger...Way stronger.'

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"Kagome," Kun-lun sweetly called out to her daughter, a few hours passed sun down.

The young woman groaned as she awoke, "Mama," Kagome said sleepily while rubbing her eyes, "What's going on?"

Kun-lun smiled amused at her daughter's antics, "I just thought you'd like to know that your sisters are back."

Kagome was now fully awake. 'They're back,' she thought happily before turning over to her to see her younger brother still sleeping, "Souta. Souta, wake up" she said waking the boy up, who looked annoyed, "Kikyo and Kaede are back."

This made Souta's eyes widened in excitement, "They're home!"

The two siblings rushed out the door of their family's hut and ran into the village. They were greeted by their fellow villagers, that were still awake, whom they respectfully greeted back. It wasn't long till they found their sisters.

"Kikyo, Kaede," Kagome greeted cheerfully and embraced her older sister. Kikyo gave a warm smile as she hugged her sister back.

Kikyo was the eldest sibling among the four of them. Only a year older than Kagome. Being so close in age, the two young woman had been inseparable growing up. Of course, that all changed when their father decided to train them in their spiritual powers. Both girls had shown great promise in being great priestess, however, their father sensed that Kagome was too compassionate for a priestess. So he only finished training Kikyo, who seemed fit for the life style.

This didn't change Kikyo and Kagome's sisterly bond. Only that Kikyo had certain obligations that she needed to fulfill.

"Welcome back," Souta greeted his oldest and youngest sisters.

Kaede smiled at her little brother.

Just like their older siblings, they were also close in age.

Unlike his sisters, Souta hadn't shown any sign of having spiritual powers, but he didn't seem to mind it much.

Kun-lun walked over to her four children adoringly. "Welcome home," she greeted her returning daughters, grateful that they've come back unharmed. "We're you able to fulfill the village's request?" she asked her oldest daughter.

Kikyo nodded to her mother, "Yes. The demons didn't cause much trouble. And a nearby priestess named Tsubaki was able to aid me in the purification," she answered in a neutral tone.

Kun-lun nodded, her smile faltering slightly at her daughter's mild coldness. In her youth, Kun-lun knew what the life of being a priest or priestess brought: obligation and danger. But that didn't stop her from falling in love with their village priest. He was a stern man but a loving husband and eventually father after having their four beautiful children.

It was when her husband had died from a demon attack, that's when Kun-lun began to see the changes in her eldest daughter. Kikyo had become less like her carefree self, quickly trying to become more mature to fulfill her duties as the village priestess. Kun-lun told Kikyo to not be so hasty in making such a hard life decision, but her daughter had said that her mind was made up.

"So you killed the demons?" Souta asked Kikyo in astonishment. He loved hearing about his sister's adventures, just like their father used to tell them all the time.

Kikyo smiled at Souta and nodded before telling him of her trial at the neighboring village.

The family began walking back to their hut. Kun-lun and Souta were listening to Kikyo, while Kagome and Kaede were lingering behind them.

Kagome was the only one who seemed to notice the distraught look on her little sister's face. "Did something happen today, Kaede?" she whispered to her with curiousness and worry.

Kaede was hesitant to speak, "It was that priestess Tsubaki."

"Tsubaki?" Kagome questioned, before remembering that Tsubaki was a priestess that visited the village before. She didn't socialize much with the woman, but Kagome's skin crawled whenever she was nearby.

"Before we left, Tsubaki had cursed Kikyo," Kaede finished.

Kagome's eyes widened, "Cursed? What kind of curse?"

"For her demise," Kaede explained still whispering, "She said that Kikyo must not fall in love otherwise she will suffer an unnatural death," she quoted.

The curse made Kagome sick to her stomach. 'I knew there was something off about that priestess,' she thought to herself, not understanding why this Tsubaki woman would want to curse her sister in such a way. "Why didn't Kikyo tell us?" Kagome asked in concern.

Kaede sighed in sadness, "She told me not to worry since she was sure she would never fall in love."

Kaede's words made Kagome feel sicker. 'A life without love...That's horrible,' she thought to herself. Their mother had told them hers and father's story about how they met and fell in love. She taught her children that when they find love they need to cherish it and follow their hearts. Which made what Kikyo suggested hard to swallow, 'I wouldn't want that for myself, let alone my sister.'

"You should know," Kun-lun said, catching all her children's attention. "The demon slayers wish to speak with you," she told Kikyo.

The priestess looked her mother curiously, "Did they say why?"

Kun-lun shook her head no, "Only that it was of the upmost importance."

This made Kikyo wary.

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Kikyo met with the leader of the demon slayer village, who happened to be Sango's father. He gave a brief explanation of how much they need her help before gesturing to someone to give her the item they brought.

"This is the Shikon no Tama," the lead demon slayer stated, "It's a Jewel that possesses great power to those who hold it."

"I can tell," Kikyo said feeling the massive aura of the Jewel.

"It's in grave importance that this Jewel doesn't fall into the wrong hands or have it be corrupted. Which is why we wish for you to keep the Jewel and keep it purified," the lead demon slayer explained, "If a demon were to sense the Shikon no Tama's power and get its hands on it, it'll cause great danger to this world...Will you do this task?" he asked, almost begging.

The selfish part of Kikyo wanted to ask how long she needed to keep the Jewel safe but deep down she knew the answer. The Shikon Jewel's aura was so strong that demons would want to claim it to become stronger in power.

This task was for life.

Any hope that Kikyo had of living a normal life was now gone.

Kikyo bowed, internally reluctant, to the slayers before answering, "I will."

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"The Shikon no Tama," Kagome repeated what Sango had told her the next morning, as they hung up the laundry on the cloths line, "What's that?"

"It's a very powerful jewel," Sango answered, "According to my father, whoever possesses the Shikon will be infused with immense power. Whether they're demon or human."

Kagome shuddered at the thought, "How does such a thing exist?"

Sango looked at her friend surprised, "I haven't told you this story before?" she asked, making Kagome shake her head no, "The Jewel had come into existence during the Heian Period by the battle of the great priestess Midoriko, whom was able to seize the souls of yōkai and purify them with the stability of the four souls within her heart. Some say that she was as powerful as a hundred samurai and could purify ten demons at once."

Kagome was astonished by this, 'Not even Kikyo is that powerful.'

"The final army of demons she faced was what created the Jewel," Sango continued, "Midoriko fought for seven days and seven nights, and realized that she would be unable to defeat the demons. Right before she could be devoured by them, Midoriko seized the spirit of the demons and bound it within her own. Killing herself and the demons. All that remained behind was the Shikon Jewel, which burst from Midoriko's chest as she binded their spirits together."

"So, Midoriko and the demons just disappeared?" Kagome asked in confusion.

Sango shook her head, "Not from what the slayers say. According to our elders, inside of the Shikon Jewel Midoriko's soul and the souls of the demons are still fighting. The state of this battle is influenced by the person who possesses the Jewel."

Realization came over Kagome, "That's why you're giving it to Kikyo," Kagome concluded in understanding, "If the Shikon Jewel is pure, then Midoriko's soul would be winning the battle."

"Exactly," Sango said proud of her friend for catching on so fast.

Kagome couldn't help but feel sad for Midoriko. Her soul was trapped and unable to pass on, forever battling against a terrible enemy.

It was such a terrible fate.

"Is there...is there a way to set the souls free into the afterlife?" Kagome asked hesitantly.

Sango didn't know why the question surprised her, but she did in fact know a way. "Well from what the elders know, if the Shikon Jewel is possessed by a human it can grant wishes. If the wish was considered 'pure' enough, the Jewel will simply vanish from existence."

Kagome frowned, 'A pure enough wish, huh? It must be a truly selfless to free two strong souls like that...Does such a thing even exist?'

Unknown to the two young woman, Kikyo had listened to their conversation, while staying hidden behind her family's hut. 'A pure enough wish,' she repeated what the slayer had said, 'Perhaps one day I'll find one.'

The slayers left the village later that day, leaving the Shikon no Tama in Kikyo's hands.

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Saying that life had changed in the village over the past few months, would be putting things mildly.

Demons all over could feel the presence of the Shikon Jewel and wanted to greedily possess it for themselves. There were even a few humans who wanted the Jewel as well.

Kikyo fought off every threat. And although she didn't show it, she was growing tired.

Kagome feared for her sister, but Kikyo kept telling her not to worry.

Which of course had the opposite effect.

Today, Kikyo and Kagome walked around the village streets, chatting about what they'd hoped mother would make for them tonight. That's when they passed the merchant who sold beauty regiments. Many of the village girls their age crowded the table, covering their lips and cheeks with bright red and pink colored rouges.

"Don't you want to color your lips and cheeks too?" Kikyo asked her sister.

Kagome shook her head with disinterest, "Now why would I do that?"

"To attract a husband maybe," Kikyo teased, having heard of the Akitoki incident from their mother and brother.

This made Kagome blush, "N-no. Why would I need to attract a husband that way? When I fall in love, I want him to be attracted to me the way I am," she stated with her mind set.

Kikyo gave an adoring smile to Kagome's words. Her sister's dreams were something to truly be respected. "Well, that won't be a problem. There are plenty of young men in our village who have confessed their admiration for your natural beauty on more than one occasion," she continued to tease her sibling.

"Oh, and they haven't for you," Kagome pointed out, since many of the young men in the village have approached Kikyo often as well. "You have just as many admirers as I do." Kikyo's smile faltered which didn't go unnoticed by her sister. "Kaede told me about what happened on your trip," she finally admitted, "About the curse Tsubaki placed on you."

"No need to worry, Kagome," Kikyo interrupted to assure her, "If there's one thing I know, it's that I will never fall in love," she said the exact words she had told Kaede.

"But Kikyo, that's wrong," Kagome told her sister, "Why would you want to live a life that way? Father found a way to have a wife and family. That means you can too."

Kikyo shook her head, "Kagome, I don't have that luxury," she argued. 'Not anymore,' she thought bitterly to herself. "For a woman to remain a priestess. she must devout herself to the life entirely. That means, I can't be married or have a family." Kagome frowned and became teary eyed, making Kikyo feel guilty. "Which is why you need to marry and have lots of children for me to help spoil," she teased, trying to lighten the mood.

In many ways, Kikyo envied her sister for being able to lead a life she never could. 'Doesn't she realize how lucky she is?' Kikyo wondered.

Kagome gave a small chuckle, but still wished that Kikyo would change her mind about this decision. 'You can have happiness too, Kikyo. If only you'll allow it.'

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A few days later, Kagome was in the front of her family's hut, looking into the forest. It was getting close to sunset and Kikyo hadn't returned yet from scouting the edge of the village. 'I told her she should have brought some village men with her.'

"I'm worried for her too," Kun-lun admitted as she exited the hut to stand next to Kagome, and began to gaze at the forest.

Kagome turned to her mother with just as concerned expression, "What if something happened to her?"

Souta and Kaede came out of the hut.

"When is sister Kikyo coming back?" Kaede asked them.

"Yeah," said Souta, "She should have been back before meal time."

Kun-lun looked to the forest anxiously. 'Where are you Kikyo?'

"I'm going to go look for her," Kagome told her family, already heading in the direction of the forest.

"Kagome no," Kaede begged her, "A demon could be out there."

"That's our sister," Souta said, agreeing with Kagome, "We need to go after her."

Kun-lun sighed at her children's stubbornness, "Hold on," she said and went inside to retrieve an item, "Take this just in case," she said while handing a small dagger to Kagome. "I'll stay here just in case Kikyo comes back."

Kagome took the knife and hid it inside her kimono. "Thank you, Mama. Let's go you two," she told Souta and Kaede, who followed loyally behind her. Kagome looked at the sky and cursed under her breath, 'We better find Kikyo soon. It's about to rain.'

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'Damn it,' Inuyasha cursed in his mind as he ran through a forest that he didn't recognize. 'It's almost sun down and tonight's 'the' night.'

Suddenly, a flash of purifying light shined through the trees, making the half demon stop in his tracks.

"What the hell?" he questioned before the strong scent of blood hit his nose. 'What's going on over there?' he thought to himself as he ran in that direction.

Inuyasha jumped into the highest tree branches to stay out of sight. A trick he had picked up when he was a child, since not many people think to look up. He jumped from branch to branch until he came across the source of the blood scented smell.

A young woman was standing in front of a slain demon. The bow in her hand and arrow in the demon clearly pointed out that she was the one that killed it.

'But by the smell of her blood, I'd say that demon got a few bits of her too,' Inuyasha thought as he looked at the young woman's wounded state.

Suddenly, a pulse from Inuyasha's body caused him to let out a startled breath. 'Damn it. It's happening,' he cursed as his half demon form transformed into a mere human mortal. Inuyasha hated the nights he became human. He was vulnerable and weak. 'And now I got this woman with a bow and arrow that likes to kill demons.'

Sensing that she was being watched, Kikyo looked into the tree that Inuyasha was hiding. It had just started to rain, making it difficult for her to see exactly who was there. "How long do you plan on hiding?" she inquired, looking at Inuyasha's hiding spot. "Are you after the Shikon Jewel too?" she asked, too tired and wounded to think straight.

Inuyasha raised a brow, "Shikon Jewel?" he replied to her, "Never heard of it."

Kikyo glared, hoping that the hidden man was telling the truth. "If you don't want it, then never mind. If you value your life, then you'll stay away," she warned before turning away, wanting to head home.

However, Kikyo's injuries were too severe, especially the one on her side. She fell to her knees in agony and passed out onto the forest floor.

Seeing her fall, Inuyasha jumped down from the tree to kneel down next to Kikyo's body. Even without his advanced demon senses, he could tell this woman was a priestess. 'A tough one too,' he thought.

"Kikyo!" a group of people yelled in union.

Inuyasha gasped as he looked over and saw a small group close by. 'Don't let anyone ever see you like this, sweetheart. Never,' his mother's voice echoed into his mind as he ran to hide from the people.

"Kikyo!" Souta and Kaede yelled together as they searched the woods.

Kagome searched frantically until she finally spotted her older sister on the forest floor, "I found her!" she called out to her younger siblings.

The closer they got to their sister, the more they saw the color red on the ground.

Kikyo's blood was seeping to the forest floor.

"She's hurt," Kagome said to her siblings in alarm and turned the unconscious Kikyo on to her back to examine her injuries. A majority of them were just scrapes and bruises, but there was one wound on her side that needed immediate attention. "Kikyo wake up," Kagome shook her sister gently.

Her sister didn't answer.

"What do we do?" Souta asked in a panic.

"She's hurt really badly," Kaede stated just as upset.

Kagome looked at her siblings and tried to speak as calmingly as possible, "You two run back and get help. The village is too far for me to carry her alone," she ordered.

Souta and Kaede reluctantly nodded as they ran as fast as they could back to their village.

As soon as they were gone, Kagome quickly ripped off a sleeve from her kimono to make emergency bandages. It took some maneuvering but she managed to bind Kikyo's wound with the torn kimono sleeve. But the bleeding wasn't going to stop without any stitching. 'I've got to get her home,' Kagome thought desperately.

Inuyasha stayed hidden as he watched, the other woman tend to the priestess. Even in the dark, he could tell they looked a lot alike. 'Are those two related?' he wondered.

"Kikyo please wake up," Kagome urged, patting her sister's face.

The priestess groaned, as she tried to regain consciousness, "K-Kag-ome," she mumbled before falling back unconscious.

Kagome shook her head in a panic, "No Kikyo you have to stay awake," she begged, almost in tears. Though it was hard to tell because of the rain. 'Please someone help us,' she prayed.

That's when Kagome felt it.

A presence was close by.

Real close.

Without even realizing it, Kagome's lightly tapped holy senses could feel someone was nearby.

Kagome looked up and turned her gaze upward, "Hello?" Kagome called out into the trees, "Is someone there?" she asked right where Inuyasha was hiding.

'Damn it,' Inuyasha swore before turning to leave.

"Wait," Kagome pleaded when she heard movement, making Inuyasha stop and turn around. "Please, my sister's hurt and I need help getting her to our village. I can't get her there by myself...Please," she begged to the person she'd yet to see.

Inuyasha's survival instincts were screaming for him to run. However, his human heart was telling him to stay and help. 'Damn my human night,' Inuaysha complained to himself as he came out of hiding.

Kagome saw a men dressed in red come out of the shadows and made his way towards her. "Oh thank you so much," Kagome said in gratitude, as Inuyasha lifted the wounded Kikyo in his arms.

"Keh," Inuyasha muttered in slight annoyance, "Which way's your village?" he asked, wanting to get this over and done with as quickly as possible.

"This way," she said gesturing as they both ran in her pointed direction.

Inuyasha effortlessly carried an unconscious Kikyo all the way to the village, with Kagome following at his side.

"Here," Kagome said pointing to the direction of her family's hut, "We have to."

"Lady Kagome," a few village men called out, interrupting her.

"Kagome," Souta called out while running to his sister, "I got help."

"Good job, Souta," Kagome praised.

The village men saw Kikyo injured in Inuyasha's arms, "What has happened to Lady Kikyo?" questioned one of the men.

"Later," Kagome argued, "She needs medical attention. Take her to my house immediately," she ordered.

"Yes, my lady," one of the men said gathering Kikyo and taking her to her hut. The rest of the men and Souta followed suit.

This gave Kagome a moment to breath, "Thank you so much. What's your," she began to ask the man who helped her but quickly realized that he was gone. "...name?" she finished the question in disappointment.

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After a few hours, Kikyo had regained consciousness. Kagome and Kun-lun managed to disinfect and bind the priestess wounds properly.

"Mother? Kagome?...I'm home?" Kikyo questioned in confusion, seeing her worried mother and siblings around her. "How?"

"We found you," Kaede answered.

"You were hurt very badly," Souta said, glad that his sister was awake. "But Kagome was able to bind and sew the wound up.

Kikyo nodded feeling the recently closed wound on her side. Luckily, Kagome had herbs to numb the pain. "So...he decided not to kill me," Kikyo muttered, thinking about the man in the forest.

This made Kagome tilt her head, "He?" she questioned before remembering the man who helped her. "Oh, you mean the man in the forest."

Kikyo turned her gaze to her sister, "You saw him?"

"Yes," Kagome answered, "He helped me save your life...I wish I got his name," she said in regret.

Even without one, Kikyo thanked the man in her mind.

Wherever he was.

Kagome was also thinking about the mysterious man. Her thoughts drifted to the man's face. He looked young, maybe even her age. 'But there was something about him that was...different,' she thought to herself.

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The rain had finally stopped, as Inuyasha got comfortable in a high tree branch. Not to sleep though.

He never slept on this night.

But Inuyasha's human body was tired, 'Stupid girl asking me for a favor,' he muttered to himself.

Although a small part of him hoped that her sister was alright.

"What did the villagers call them?" he tried to remember. That one girl's name was easy to remember since it was so odd. "Kagome...Why would someone name their kid after that stupid game?" Inuyasha asked a little amused.

"It's here," Inuyasha suddenly heard someone hiss from above the tree tops. It looked like a half slain demon, since the thing didn't have any legs. Whatever it was, the demon was too busy looking for something to even notice him. "The Shikon Jewel," it continued to hiss, "I must find it. I must increase my demonic powers. I must find it before this body fails me."

Inuyasha's eyes widened in realization, "The Shikon Jewel, huh...Increase demonic power," he repeated with a smirk. "Now that's something to look into." His mind drifted to the priestess who mentioned the Jewel, "That woman said something about a jewel...That means she must have it. What was her name?...Kikyo."

That's the end of the first chapter. This is the first time I've tried staying true to Kikyo's real personality. And it's the first time I've done Sango too. I hope I stayed true to their characters. So what do you think? Next time: Kagome and Inuyasha meet again. And familiar fox demon comes out to play.

Till Then My Readers