Independent? HELL YEAH!

Summary: "Don't dwell in the past, live in the future."

Crossover: Saiunkoku Monogatari/Inuyasha

Pairing: Kagome/?

Rating: M

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Chapter One

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Kagome smiled bitterly, as she picked up the shikon no tama. The battle had taken so long, but in the end they won. They had won at a price though, because everyone was now dead. No one made it out alive.

"I guess I wasn't strong enough to protect you guys..." Kagome whispered looking at the bloodied shikon that was in her hands. She had went threw lots of training to get ready for this battle. It wasn't enough it seemed, and she hated that fact. They all went threw so much to get as strong as they were and it wasn't enough.

"It's not fair!" Kagome whispered out, tears in her eyes which she wouldn't let fall. She was trying to be strong. They all had known what could happen in the battle...but she did think they all would make it out alive.

'Such a naive thought' Kagome told herself mentally, as she looked up at the darkening sky.

"Life isn't fair miko." A voice behind her said, making her jump. She had let her guard down because the battle was over, something she was taught not to do, but did anyway.

Turning around she looked into gold eyes, the same eyes of one of her beloved friends, "Sesshomaru..." Kagome murmured, looking up to his battered form. So someone had survived.

"Miko...It is time this Sesshomaru left." He looked down at the girl who was covered in blood before him.

Picking herself she stood shakily, her body ached and blood was seeping through her clothes. He twin swords laid by her feet, abandoned some time during the fight with Naraku. She smiles soft at him, "Thank You for being here, fighting Naraku I mean." She was thankful for that, she knew he hated Inuyasha.

"No thanks is needed Miko..." Sesshomaru told her, setting a clawed hand on her cheek, "This Sesshomaru is glade he got to know you..." He turned around to leave but paused, "May you live a life with peace now."

Kagome and Sesshomaru had gotten close something none of her friends understood, they weren't friends persay, but they cared for one another. She had went to him to learn to fight since no one in her group wanted to teach her, or they were to busy training themselves.

At the time Sesshomaru didn't want to teach her. He had said it was a wast of time, but she proved to him that she was willing to do anything to fight. She wanted to protect the ones she loved. It took two months for him to finally agree, after she hurt herself with her own sword, for him to agree to teach her.

Inuyasha was less than thrilled when this happened, she didn't care though. She was gonna learn to fight even if he didn't like it. This was her choice and she made it.

But...its not like any of that mattered now anyway. They were all dead now..

Kagome slowly walked around the battle field, which used to be Keade's village, and took in all the damage. There were bodies of the villagers laying everywhere, the huts were almost all burnt down, not a living soul in site. The farming fields were ripped up and carts overturned, as well as dead animals everywhere.

Kagome slowly walked to the river, and looked down at her reflection. Her hair had fallen mostly out of her bun so it hung loose, and ended at her lower thigh. Her black fighting kimono had rips and tears in random places. Blood was splattered in her hair, on her arms, legs, and on her face.

Kagome's vision started to blur as her legs finally gave in next to the river bank, looking to the sky, she was the white flacks of snow start to fall over the village.

'...Is this how you felt Kikyo...lonely and abandoned...' these were her last thoughts as darkness consumed her.

Kagome slowly opened her eyes her body hurt, and she could tell she had a fever. She put her hand on her forehead to feel a wet cloth, looking around the room Kagome found herself in a bed, and not having a clue where she was.

Sitting up Kagome looked around the room, it was like similar to what some of the feudal lords of feudal era lived in. As Kagome started to get out of the bed, a gasp sounded in the room.

"No, you mustn't get out of bed yet your wounds aren't healed yet, and you still have a fever." A girl a little younger than herself instructed. The only thing Kagome really noticed about t he girls features where here eyes. They had such emotion in them. Kind of how her eyes were when she was innocent.

"Who are you?" Kagome asked, as she was pushed back into the bed by the young girl.

Smiling the girl said, "My name is Shurei Ko and we found you wounded in the forest just out of town."

Kagome nodded in understanding, "...My name is Kagome...Kagome Higarashi, and you have my thanks." After these words were said, Kagome fell back into a blissful sleep.

"How in the visitor doing, my lady." Sieran asked as he entered the room with Shoko, Shurei's father.

"She woke up briefly, she said her name was Kagome Higarashi. That is all I got before she drifted back to sleep." Shurei told them, as she dampened the cloth again and placed it back on Kagome's forehead.

"Hmmm." was the only thing she got in response from he father, while Sieran remained quiet. The gril was a mystery to them. They had never seen her before, and she wore starange clothing, that was ripped and was covered in blood.

"But whoever gave her these wounds wanted her dead." Shurei explained standing, up from her kneeling position by the bed.

"And the other thing was she was clutching this in her hand the whole time." Shurei held up a round pick jewel the size of a large marble.

Yuki Note: This is getting posted again..like I promised it would. My next check i am buying the siries..since my first season disspeared...I think someone stoll it...so yeah. I have to rebuy it! Then I will be working on new chapters...soon.