Second Fanfiction. Flames and suggestions welcome, because I'm a horrible writer and needs advice.

HEY GUYS! I decided to get off my lazy butt! It's been waaay past 2 days, but I had to post these when none of my family members were home so I wouldn't get caught :D. By the way, I'm changing the ages to more reasonable ones. I'm also changing most the story, so if you guys don't like it let me know xD.

Kagome : 20

Shigure : 22

Hatori and Ayame : 21

And now…

Let the new improved Tohru's Cousin from the Fuedal Era! Begin!

Prologue.

KAGOME POV

It was raining. Hard.

Kagome stood in the midst of it, staring up at the sky, unblinking.

'Was it my fault?' she wondered, as if hoping the sky would have the answer for her. It just kept raining.

'Maybe… maybe if I hadn't wanted to go home so often, I could have prevented this!'

As she lowered her head to face the image before her, she didn't want to believe. What she saw, was nothing.

Miroku was nowhere to be found. Or rather, there was no more Miroku period. His kazaana had become too big and had sucked him up. Tears finally reached their way to Kagome's eyes, and she remembered what he said just the day before.

"Kagome-sama, may I ask you a question? I am not sure you will know the answer, though."

"Yes, of course Miroku-sama. What is it?"

"Do you.." Miroku gulped," Do you think we will be able to destroy Naraku anytime soon?"

Kagome was silent for a few minutes. Then she closed her eyes. "I'm sorry, Miroku-sama. I do not know."

Miroku nodded. "Yes, I didn't think you would. It's just.."

"Just what?" Kagome inquired.

"I just.. want to live. I don't want to be cursed like this. I want to live a normal life and be able to be happy with Sango, and I know that Sango's happy I could die right then and there. However, is it selfish to wish that I want to be the one who causes her happiness? Is that too much to ask?" he said with tears threatening to come out.

"Oh, Miroku-sama. Of course that is not selfish. Humans are naturally supposed to want to live. If you feel like that, then you're strong, Miroku-sama. The will to live is one of the strongest things I've ever seen."

Miroku only closed his eyes. "Yes, I do so want to live. Very much so."

Kagome bit her lip and clenched her fists. It only seemed ironic to her that the kazaana would act like this the day after Miroku had confessed that.

And to make matters even better, Sango, Shippo, and even Inuyasha was not here. A fact that saddened her very much.

All of them had given their lives to try and stop Miroku's kazaana, but none had succeeded, and they were pulled in with Miroku.

She had been gone for 3 hours in her time, needing to bandage her leg after tripping down a hill. Inuyasha had agreed, and Kagome suspected it was because he was worried that her leg was seriously injured. However, Inuyasha was strict about coming back the same day, and Kagome agreed.

Kagome had meant to only bandage her knee and come back, but her mom insisted on knowing everything that had happened while away, so she complied. However, when she finally went back to the gang, she saw the four of them struggling with the kazaana.

She ran as fast as she could to try and rescue them, she really did. She sprinted harder than she ever had before, crying out their names. Tears escaped from her eyes as she ran. Time seemed to speed up as she continued to run to her friends.

Inuyasha looked at her, and smiled. It was a sad smile, saying goodbye. Then Sango. Shippo, although Kagome knew he was scared, he smiled and nodded to himself, as if proud. Miroku's eyes looked apologetic and horrified. He looked at Kagome as if saying sorry a million times. Kagome knew he didn't want the others to interfere, but Miroku couldn't move. Only stare at his hands and at his friends trying to save his life.

Kagome tried to run faster. However, they were just too far away for her to reach in time, and they were all sucked in.

Those 3 hours determined the fate of her friends and her love.

Kagome's knees buckled as the events kept playing themselves over and over in her head. She finally gave in the need to cry.

"I'm sorry," Kagome sobbed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.."

It seemed like those were the only words she would ever say again. Her heartbreaking cries echoed throughout the area, and the rain continued to fall.