Author's Notes: Well, I've advertised it... You've (hopefully) been waiting for it... here it is, ladies and gents.. Chapter One of the Demon's Reign. From the idiot who brought you other failures such as Shadowfox and Anywhere But Home! Enjoy... Hope you like how different it is from Shadowfox

Disclaimer:... ya'll suck...i dun own InuYasha but I own a flamethrower for you morons who love to flame people for no reason... ((cackles maniacally))

Chapter 1: Decisions

Higurashi Kagome sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, staring out onto the water. It was over,the battle with Naraku, the mission to complete the Shikon no Tama, and the celebrations that followed both. She fingered the finished jewel with slight disdain.

'I sorta wish we hadn't finished the jewel, She thought, almost bitterly, Now what reason do I have to be here?

But the purple orb and silent water didn't give her any answers. They both merely mocked her, giving her only her reflection in return for her questions, showing her how small and helpless she both looked and felt.

A slight rustling in the weeds behind her gave away one of her best friends.

"Kagome-chan... What are you doing sitting out here all alone?" Sango asked. The young youkai taijiya took a place on the log beside Kagome.

"Nothing... just..." Kagome began, the tone of her voice dropping, revealing her fears.

"Wondering what to do, now that we've gathered all the shards?" Sango finished for her sadly, yet questioning.

"Onegai, Sango-chan, tell me what I should do!" Kagome was biting her lip to hold back her tears, "I want to be able to come back and see everyone, but the well will be shut without the jewel, and"

"Kagome-chan," Sango cut her off, as she could see the other-world girl was about to lose it, "What do you want?

"I want... I want me and my whole family to be able to travel through the well, so they can meet all of you, but... that isn't fair to you, Miroku-sama, Shippo-kun, and Inu-Yasha..."

"Kohaku-kun is all I wanted," Sango said happily.

"But, Miroku-sama"

"Hoshi-sama only wanted the Wind Tunnel to disappear," The taijiya interupted again.

"So... speaking of you and Miroku-sama..." Kagome began slyly.

"No... at least not anytime soon!" Sango looked flustered, "How could I! I mean, why should I be thinking about! Why are YOU thinking about THAT kind of thing!"

Kagome smiled, "Just messing with you... But why are you blushing?"
"Kagome-chan!" Sango groaned, but started laughing.

"But still, Shippo-kun and Inu-Yasha.. What do they want?" Kagome changed the subject.

"Shippo-kun only wants to stay with you, Kagome-chan!" Sango answered, "And Inu-Yasha.. well... I don't... really...know..."
"Neither do I..." Kagome heaved a regretful sigh.

"D'you think he still wants to become a full youkai?" Sango asked. Almost timidly, Kagome noted.

"Kagome! There you are!" The aforementioned hanyou snapped, "Everyone's looking for you!"

"Kagome-chan and I were just talking about what to do now," Sango stood and held her hand out to Kagome to help her up.

"Well, Kaede-obaa-san wanted to talk to you," Inu-Yasha said, turning to leave the riverbank. Sango and Kagome followed him reluctantly. Both wishing that they could've finished their conversation.

"Sango-chan..." Kagome looked at the taijiya, "Where's Kohaku-kun?"
"Back in the village," Sango replied, her eyes not leaving the path on which they walked.

The familiar cottages gave away the small town of Edo. Inu-Yasha growled as several children ran around him. Sango and Kagome laughed.

"You should lighten up, Inu-Yasha!" Kagome walked past him, "It's not healthy to scowl all the time."

"Oh, c'mon, Kagome-chan," Sango laughed, also passing the hanyou, "If that were true, he'd be DEAD!" The two girls burst out laughing.

"Feh... Women..." Inu-Yasha scowled.

"Are trecherous vixens, the lot of 'em!" Miroku stormed past, a fresh handprint glowing brightly on one side of his face. He stopped suddenly, as if realizing something. He turned to them, putting one hand behind his head and looking extremely guilty.

"Oh... Hello, all.. Eh heh heh..."

"I told you to wait for me in Kaede's hut, baka!" Inu-Yasha shouted at Miroku, "I never said 'Hey, Miroku, why don'cha go ask those girls over there, 'cuz you've only asked them ELEVEN TIMES ALREADY JUST TODAY!"

Miroku, ignoring the fact that Inu-Yasha had just said what he claimed he hadn't said, turned to Sango. He grasped her hands protectively.

"Sango-chan...We've known each other for a long time..." He leaned in.

Kagome, Inu-Yasha and Shippo found themselves gaping.

"Yes, Hoshi-sama..We have known each other for a while..." Sango leaned in.

Kagome, Inu-Yasha and Shippo: O.o!

Abruptly, Sango jerked back, grabbed his hands and flipped the totally unsuspecting Miroku onto the ground.

"And I thought it was long enough for you to know how to KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!"

"Oh, well... It was worth another shot," Miroku sat up and rubbed his head.

"Kagome smiled. These peopleand demonswere her best friends. She could never leave them. Ever.

"C'mon, you guys! Let's go see what Kaede-sama wanted to talk to us about!" Kagome skipped away. Sango followed her, grinnning.

"Onee-san!" Kohaku ran towards the taijiya.

"Kohaku-kun! C'mon!" She grabbed his arm and the two siblings ran to Kaede's hut.

Author's Notes: So, then... What'cha think? ((crickets chirp))... ((sigh)) ((Sweatdrop)) I didn't think it was quite THAT bad... wait a minute... CRICKETS IN WINTER! KITSUNE!

Kitsune: ((looks up from maiming one of many innocent crickets in jar)) WHAT! ((looks at cricket jar again)) OH, SURE, BLAME YOUR BAD STORY ON THE GUY WITH THE CRICKETS!

DSK: Well, terribly sorry for my idiot muse/OC, but please be merciful to my new little brainchild... and also to its siblings "Anywhere But Home" and "Shadowfox"... "Shadowfox" Is the oldest and its 8th chapter was posted today if ur reading this... which it should be March 15th... oh well... YOU READ IT WHEN YOU READ IT! please review! AND IF YOU FLAME ME, I WILL FLAME YOU BACK! I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE SEND ME BS ABOUT MY STORY AND THEN THEIRS SUCKS JUST AS BAD! dun like my policy! WELL, TOUGH BOOGERS as my math teacher would say... geez i hate geometry... oh well... toodles... the next chapter will come... umm... as soon as I type it... heh heh... peace out til next time! oh and the japanese used: onegai: Please -chan: term of endearment for couples, close female friends (not guys that's kinda weird..) or used for a small girl or younger boy -kun: used for young boy -sama: Lord... Sango calls Miroku hoshi-sama which means "Lord Monk" -onee-san: big sister used by Sota and Kohaku to Sango or Kagome hanyou: if you don't know this, get out. youkai: if you don't know this, leave. Taijiya: i'll give you this one... slackers.. it means Slayer.. so Youkai Taijiya would mean "Demon Slayer" YAY FOR SANGO! Shikon No Tama: If you dunno this, you are hereby stripped of ur privlege to be an InuYasha fan... please leave your otaku-ness behind. thank you and don't miss any cliffs on ur way out of town.. TOODLES, PPL!