Second Evil

Disclaimer: This is my first fan fic I'm ever writing, so i apologize beforehand for any crudity of this work. Inu Yasha and all characters concerning him are not mine, yet the newer chars that show up here are my own induvidual characters (most of them don't have standard Japanese names).

Chapter 1: Back to the Age Again

It has been only a month since Naraku has been defeated. It was a long and drawn out battle, with both sides taking wounds and deaths, but Inu Yasha and his group were sucessful in eliminating the threat once and for all. Miroku was spared his life as the wind tunnel that once threatened to consume him was now gone. It was close, but Sango got Kohaku back (namely because Sesshomaru used the Tensaiga on him when the shard sustaining his life was removed). Sesshomaru saved Rin and Jaken from Naraku's clutches, as he had taken them to try and have Sesshomaru battle Inu Yasha. Kouga of the wolf tribe finally avenged the death of many of his minions by killing Kagura, the offspring of Naraku that had killed said wolf demons. Basically, life was as it was before the jewel ever arrived.

But, the Jewel of Four Souls was not finished being restored just yet. The sacred gem was only two-thirds complete, meaning demons were running around out there with shards in their heads. Kagome, Inu Yasha, and Shippo continued to search out the remaining shards. Sango and Miroku didn't continue the journey, but did say that they will help if they ever are needed before they went their seperate ways (after Miroku made one final grope on Sango's ass, resulting in him recovering in Kaede's hut with a coma).

Tokyo, Japan 2000

"Kagome, wake up. Wake up, wake up, wake up." A tired Kagome looked at the clock on her night table, fighting her drooping eyes open enough to read the time. 8:00 A.M. She knew that it was Sota trying to get her up, and on a SATURDAY no less.

"Sota, why you tryin' to get me up this early in the mornin'?" she mumbled into the pillow, sleep starting to creep its way over her body again. She had fallen asleep late last night, trying to copy down notes for the classes she missed at school. Again.

"Inu Yasha's here," her younger brother replied. That woke her up as if she were splashed with cold water. If he was here, that meant another rumor of a Shikon shard had reached his ears. And that meant that she would be gone for the next couple of weeks as they search for it. This is the third time since Naraku's death that she had to leave her time. Just when you thought it was safe to return to the importaint world.

She even saw him, his amber yellow eyes and flowing silver hair were easily visible through her window. Kagome yawned as she got out of bed, her pajamas still on her. Sota left the room immediately, knowing she would get mad if he stuck around while she dressed. "May as well wait for me at the door, Inu Yasha."

Inu Yasha growled slightly. "I'm just making sure that you are actually getting ready this time, rather than stalling like you did last week."

"Either get away from my window or else I'll say 'it'." He got that message rather quick. He decided it would be safer to wait by the well, or else he'd be having a very colorful chat with the ground below. 'You'd think he'd know by now not to keep doing that. It has been about three years since we did first meet,' she thought to herself. She took out her school uniform and started putting it on. As she prepared to leave her room, she saw a photograph laying on her desk that she had rarely looked at before. It was a picture of five girls, all in junior high uniforms. Kagome was in the middle of the picture, with her three friend all around in different poses. The fifth student had blonde hair rather than the black or brown hair of the other four, her bluish-grey eyes shining happily in the photograph with a smile that matched all the others. She seemed out of place in the photo for a simple reason, she was a foreigner. Came from a rather horrible place in another country.

Kagome remembered that picture well. It was taken four years ago, all of them had been best friends for a while then. The foreigner, though, was only with them for a year. She had a hard time adjusting to life in Tokyo before she had met Kagome. After a rather rough start, for the girl couldn't speak japanese very well back then, the two were as inseperable as the rest of Kagome's friends. 'Jena, you have no clue how much you have been missed since then.' she thought silently to herself, then erased the image from her mind's eye. It just brougth bad memories, for the photo was shot before the girl's family was killed that evening. That was exactly four years ago to date. Kagome left her room, took her bag, and headed for the well.

"What kept you, wrech." Inu Yasha had no clue how bad a mood she was in, and now regreted it as a 'SIT' was heard at the Higurashi Shrine, followed shortly by a chain of bitch, shit, fuck, and the like all directed towards the ground that a certain hanyou's face was currently in. 'You'd think, after three years, she wouldn't need to use that fucking word on me.' He was so wrapped up in his conversation with the dirt that he didn't notice a scent of sadness eminating from Kagome. As soon as he was able to move again, they both jumped through the well. When they looked up, they were back in feudal Japan. First order of business was simple, get the kitsune and see if Miroku will tag along. Shippo found them before they made it to Kaede's village. From him, they learned that Miroku left town when Inu-Yasha disappeared to Kagome's time, something about finding Sango. After the small chat with Kaede, Inu-Yasha led the way to where he heard a shard may be.

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Hows that for my first chapter ever? I really would like some feedback on this, but don't ask about the significance of the photo. You'll find out soon enough. Second chapter will show up whether i get feedback or not. It may even come sooner than i think it will.