Reflection of Gold
Sango366
Summary: As the legend goes, in order for one to obtain full immortality and power, they must first seek out and complete the famous Shikon No Tama. However, after completing the shattered jewel, one must acquire massive amounts of pure energy to bring its power into full affect. The Inu-gang, after years of traveling together, is put up against their toughest obstacle yet as each individual member is challenged and put up against their own personal struggle. Inu x Kag pairing.
The sun peaked its head around the surrounding trees sending streams of sunlight into the room of a young teenaged girl. She squeezed her already shut eyes tighter and rolled over grumbling, her long raven hair falling onto her face.
"Kagome!" a voice called from downstairs, "It's time to wake up!"
The young girl stood up from her bed and opened her brown eyes then stretched. She looked at the clock on the side of her bed and screamed. She slept in over a half an hour late! She quickly grabbed her clothes and ran into the bathroom turning on the water. Ten minutes later she dashed down the stairs and kissed her family goodbye before heading out the door.
It was a beautiful autumn morning, the trees displaying a splash of orange, red, and yellow blotches illuminated in the morning light.
The girl known as Kagome flew down the streets franticly trying to get to her school on time. At the age of seventeen she appeared as a normal teenaged girl just trying to get through the remainder of the school year, but in fact she was quite different.
Kagome lived on a small shrine in Japan where the Bone Eaters Well resided in a cabin like hut. Two years ago she had fallen down the well while trying to retrieve her lost cat and ended up 500 years ago in Feudal Japan.
While trying to find a way to get home, she came across a young hanyou pinned to a tree with a sacred arrow. Kagome pulled the arrow out of his chest setting him free from the spell.
The priestess of the nearby village, Kaede, concluded that Kagome was the reincarnation of the miko, Kikyo, who had died 50 years before.
Kagome had shattered the shards of the famous Shikon Jewel shortly after her arrival. Two years had passed and she continued to search for the remaining shards with the hanyou, Inuyasha and her friends, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.
Today was one of the few days that she was in her own era for most of the time she was in the feudal era trying to find the shards.
Kagome skidded to a halt in front of her school just as the bell rang announcing the start of the day.
"Almost" Kagome muttered between breaths. She dragged her feet up the front steps and entered the building her head hanging low.
Soon enough the school day ended and Kagome walked down the front steps taking in a deep breath of the crisp air. Her three friends Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi ran up to her.
"You were quiet today Kagome," Yuka exclaimed walking next to her friend.
"Yeah, you're usually more talkative," Eri added.
"What's wrong?" Ayumi said adding to the comments.
Kagome quickly straightened up smiling warmly, "Nothing at all!" She waved her hand defensively in front of her. Her friends had once again been right that something was bothering her. Before leaving the feudal era she had gotten into a fight with the protective hanyou.
FLASHBACK
Kagome ran out of the forest running straight towards the well hoping no one would notice her.
"Hold it!" a voice called from the other side of the trees.
Inuyasha jumped in front of Kagome and stood there with his arms crossed, "Where do you think you're going?" He questioned an eyebrow raised.
"I'm going home," Kagome spat trough clenched teeth.
"Who said you could go home?" Kagome rolled her eyes, Inuyasha never let her do anything.
"I can go home when I want to," Kagome walked past the hanyou towards the well.
Inuyasha once again jumped in front of her his expression changing from questioning to angry, "You are not going home!"
"Yes I am!"
"No you're not!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes and SIT!" Inuyasha's face came crashing down into the ground as Kagome quickly ran to the well jumping in, "Jerk!"
END FLASHBACK
Inuyasha and Kagome always fought but every time she felt guilty like the whole fight was her fault.
Her face returned to its previous seldom look as she looked down at the ground. Why did she always feel so guilty? Why didn't Inuyasha feel guilty? In fact though the hanyou did feel guilty, even though he didn't show it.