"Mom, I've had enough of him. Inuyasha can just be so stubborn, and every single day I fall more and more out of love with him." Kagome said as she sat at the kitchen table with her mother.
"Kagome, if he's not treating you right, then he doesn't deserve you. You are the most beautiful talented girl I know, and you need someone who will treat you like a queen." Satomi said to her now 19 year old daughter.
"It's not that simple though Mom. I mean, I still love him like a brother. But if I try and talk to a guy he gets all jealous again. I just don't know what to do. He's not in love with anyone, not since Kikyo died again." Kagome remembered that day vividly.
It was the day before they defeted Naraku. Kikyo had come to bring Inuyasha to hell with her. Inuyasha had tried to put it calmly that he had to stay, but she wouldn't have it. She had gone off seeking Naraku, to help her to control Inuyasha to go with her. Naraku convinced Kikyo to help defeat us, but she had failed him. Naraku killed her gruesomely and then came after us. The next day he was in his weakened form, not knowing we would be there so soon. It was still a very long and difficult battle, but we managed to defeat him.
Unfortunately, the jewel was once again shattered. But not by my arrow, but by a sword of some kind. It looked somewhat like soounga, but we knew that was impossible. It had been sent to the netherworld, and it could never come back without the company of it's master.
"Kagome? Kagome, are you alright?" Satomi asked as she waved a hand in front of Kagome's face. Kagome snapped back into reality.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking. Well, I better get going. I don't want to keep everyone waiting on me." Kagome grabbed her new pink and white backpack, and after saying her goodbye's to her family went to the well house. She stared down into it.
"To think, four years ago was the first time I went through you. Sometimes I think sometimes that I was never meant to go to the feudal era. There's just nothing left for me there." Kagome sighed and jumped down. She was enveloped in the beautiful pink light and landed gracefully on the other end. She sensed an unfarmiliar aura in the air.
She slowly crawled up the sides of the well and looked around. Inuyasha wasn't there like he usually was. She decided that he must have gotten tired of waiting and went back to Kaede's village. Kagome started the walk towards the village and slowly came upon it. It looked as if none of her friends were here.
"Kaede? Are you there?" Kagome asked as she knocked on the outside of the old woman's hut. She heard some suffling inside and then Kaede walked out.
"Hello Kagome. Would ye join me for some tea?" She inquired. Kagome nodded her head and followed the considerably shorter priestess inside.
"Kaede, do you know where my friends are? I havn't seen them anywhere." Kagome was beginning to wonder if they were alright.
"Ah yes, they went to hunt for the jewel shards. They thought that you weren't coming back, so they decided that they would come back in two weeks time to see if you were back. They just left three days ago." Kaede explained. Kagome was furious. She had only been gone two weeks. Sure it was more time than usual, but she needed it after that battle.
"I see. Thank you Kaede. I think I'm going to go find some myself." Without waiting for Kaede's responce Kagome jumped up and went on her mission.
'Fine, if they went on their own to find jewel shards then I'll go find some myself. Besides, I know how to protect myself.'
Little did she know that there were some very powerful demons lurking around.
"Oh my gosh, I can't believe I didn't sense one jewel shard today." Kagome said as she began to make camp. She was headed Westward, and had spent most of the day trying to find something. She could sense that her 'group' had traveled South. Kagome wasn't really in the mood to be humiliated so she decided to make a point that she was just as important and could do things for herself.
"Oh well, there's always tomorrow. I did travel about 5 miles today on my own. I wonder what that old woman said was true. . ." Kagome pondered as she made a fire.
Earlier that day Kagome had passed through a town and saw an old woman just staring at her. When Kagome asked what was wrong, the old woman had told her of an old fable.
'If you're heading West I suggest you go to the river of Zion. It holds mystical powers that will be able to turn a powerful priestess into a demon.' The old woman said coming closer.
'I'm not really interested in that, but thanks anyways.' Kagome was getting a little creeped out now, and was ready to be on her way.
'You will be. And you had better get there soon, the river is going to dry up in two days. Another five miles from here is where it is. If you drink the water at sunset with a drop of demon blood, you will become that sort of demon. Trust me, you will want to become a demon Kagome.' The last sentence had sparked Kagome's interest.
'Wait, how did you know my name?' She asked in wonder.
'I am a sooth sayer. I know what's in store for you in the future. Become a demon Kagome, great things will come of it.' With that the old woman had walked away, disapearing in the slight haze the village held.
The old woman had scared Kagome a little bit, but she decided that she would try it anyways. What harm could come of it? It's not like it would kill her, and besides she was going that direction anyways. There was only one problem. . .
"Where am I going to get demon blood?" She pondered and thought over her options. She could get Kouga, but she really didn't want to be a wolf, or he would be after her even more. Then there was Sesshomaru, but she didn't think he would draw his own blood for a human. Sure they had become somewhat 'friends', but she was still a human.
Well, she could at least try. She sat down and began to focus on the things around her. It was faint, but his aura was still there. She decided that she needed to find him, so she packed up her things and began her treck towards the aura.
After about three hours straight of walking she had finally seen him. There was their little group in a clearing in the woods. She purposly stepped on some twigs to alert him she was there, so he didn't overreact.
"Miko, what are you doing here?" He asked as he stood up.
"Hello Lord Sesshomaru," she bowed in respect. "I wish to ask of you something important." He nodded signaling she should continue.
"I wish to become a demon. There is a river not too far away from here, where if a powerful priestess drinks the water and a drop of the desired demon's blood she would transform. I have grown significantly in my abilities and wish to become a demon." She ended. She hated talking like that, but it was neccesary to stay on his good side. He smiled at her slightly.
"Hmmmm, what will this Sesshomaru recieve in return?" She mentally cursed herself for not thinking of that sooner.
"What is it you wish my lord?" His eyes glowed in satisfaction.
