First try at something like this so I would love to get some input from you guys. If nothing else on ways that I can improve! There will be a bit a few dark turns in chapters two and three so if you do not like that sort of story I HAVE given you a warning. Anyways enough of my chatting hope you all enjoy!

Beneath the Howling Moon: Chapter One: Reconnecting

Kagome sighed as her bright cerealan eyes scanned the vast parts of the forrest on either side of the worn dirt path she now traveled on. It had been a while since she roamed by herself, the most recent time she could think of was after the defeat of Naraku ... almost three years ago now. She more felt than she heard herself sigh, as her mind quickly ventured back in time the memories quickly flooding her.

After the defeat of Narkau, and her wish to bring Kikyou back for Inuyasha, she had needed some alone time. Had at least in her opinion deserved one so with her son in tow she traversed the lands for quite a while. She had been selfish to had done such a thing, but her mind had been too clouded at the time. Plus when the completed jewel had merged with herself, she had needed some time to once more gain control over her amplifying powers without hurting anyone. The new and outragous surge of powers that had coursed through even thinking back on it made her shiver.

She smiled brightly as the images of her son trying to help her learn to manipulate the reckless atributes without finding his own self purified came to her mind. He had been there through it all, even when they had given up and went to spend six months with a line of mikos who were said to have been descendents of Midoriko herself. He had been there with her during the goods and the bads of her training, and though their bond had been strong before it had only seemed to grow during their stay. He had been there when she finally found the control that had never before been there. Had for the first time become the powerful miko everyone had told her she would become, and he had thought her no different or dangerous for it. Her son. He had grown only an inch since her six year excursion in this time period began, which only brought the too frequent thought to her mind. Would she actually be able to fully raise him at this rate?

Once more a sigh dragged itself from her lips, she knew deep down the odds where slim and the last thing she wanted was to allow him to see her die, but what choice did she really have? She could not desert him, and even if she could the passage through time to her own home had quit working some time ago.

Once she had went so far as to confinde in her love turned friend. He had completely understood and even though reluctantly he gave her the information that he was nearing his ninteth year, and it would be another decade before he would be fully mature. He was only half demon.

Knowing that allowing these thoughts to claim her was a bad idea Kagome refocused on the path before her. Stretching out her Reiyouku she made sure no demons had comein the vesenity during her momentary slip of the mind. Finding no hostile auras in close proximity, she chided herself. There were not many threating youkia around any longer at least not since after his defeat. Even those that were, were becoming fewer and far between.

Glancing up at the harsh and vibrant star that decided to make her trip as much of a hell as it could, she knew it would only be another hour or so before her friends' regrowing village would come into sight. Her eyes instantly sparkled it had been last summer at their wedding since she had seen them last, both leaving off soon after to begin rebuilding Sango's fallen village.

With as busy as she had been it would have been longer if it were not for Sango wanting her to be the midwife for her first born child. Giggling at the thought of Miroku wanting his male prodigy she found herself again praying to the Kamis it would be a girl. Kagome was not trying to be mean but her old friend seriously deserved a beautiful daughter that would allow him to fight the 'monks' away. At least then he would know the heart attack he had given so many fathers during their old escapades.

Not being able to help herself at that image, she could not hold the merry chuckle that escaped her lips. She only hoped the child would be born soon so she would be able to be back for the birth of Inuyasha's. That in itself was why she had left her son at Kieada's village, Inuyasha had been a nervous wreck since he had become aware of the scent and as the time grew shorter he was worrying everyone. Her son was the only time his mind actually calmed down, their constant arguements some sort of a relief.

"Sit" she knew he was miles and miles away, but even still she knew he was doing someone to irritate Kikyou which is not at all hard at this point. Her vibrant mood quickly took a turn back into the dark abysis it freqently visited. She still pined over the love that was never meant to be, and it would be her that would bring forth the pup that could have one point been her own.

A lone tear gathered in her eye and was squinted away, though the pain was always there and would be forevermore no longer would she allow tears to be shed over it. Her destiny would not give her the chance for a complete family, much less with a hanyou that had so rapidly captured her teenage heart six years ago. Though as long as she had her son with her that pain never came too often.

Though she did ache to give him a father figure to complete the circle that the two of them had begun forged. It was at least in her mind never going to be. Kagome once more noticed she had lost herself in her own thoughts and growled. Peering back at the path, she repeated her previous process.

It did not take her too long to notice the uncompleted wall of a fotress. A gasp escaped her at the sight of Sango's once barren, burned and blood soaked homeland. In almost a year's time they had constructed their mighty home (using some of the designs of those found in one of Kagome's books), it appeared that others had joined them and many of the same buildings were popping up all over the guarded field.

The great wall that had once been in shambles was nearing completetion only the outermost wall was unfinished. As her Reiyouku picked up on those posed at the tops of the posts she thanked her previous idea to come garbed in her miko attire. Even still a bell was chimed in the distance to signal an oncoming person. She giggled even with the demons becoming less threatening her friends never took a chance.

Kagome stopped yards from the entrance taking in the spring breeze as it not only grasped at her but the young and flourishing buds of the meadow. Kagome envied Sango at that moment in being able to grow up in such an amazing land. She squashed the thoughts of her own home fiver hundred years in the future, not wanting to bring her sadness to her friends attention.

Closing her eyes and alowing the scent of the wildflowers to float to her nostrils, she relaxed. She regretted it instantly. Unprepaired for the slayer's embrace, or the protruding stomach that pushed her from her feet, she found herself like so many times in the past, with a face full of dirt.

"Kagome I am so sorry!" Her friend claimed as she tried to reach over her present condition to help her friend once more find her feet.

"Sango it is not a problem, how are you friend?" Kagome replied not stopping the tears of happiness from flowing as she peeled herself from the ground and returned her friend's embrace.

"Kagome is there something coming between us?" Her friend giggled not being able to fully wrap her arms around the girl she called her sister. Kagome laughed, Miroku had indeed been perfect for Sango her friend no longer held the shadows of the past in her eyes, but those vibrant for the future. Sango calmed herself down enough to answer her friend "I am doing well I am sorry the others are not able to be here but Miroku and Kohaku left earlier today after a claim of a rabid youkia."

"That is fine I will be here for a while, if you still want me to be your midwife. How is ... he by the way?" The last part came out uneasy Kohaku even after being released from Naraku's control had tried numerous times to take his own life blaiming those uncontrolled actions as his own.

"Well of course I do! He is well, and large! The boy is growing like a weed, I say boy but he corrects me everyday that he is now a man. Which is true of course, but more to the point it is still hard but it is becoming easier by the day. I just wish I could find out who this Rin person is that he dreams about." Sango to Kagome's amusement continued to trail off as they made their way to her western designed home.

The single floor house was simple in appearance but peaceful. Not haviing been painted it was still colored by the bright rich red wood it had been built with,large windows covered each side of the building naturally lighting it and bring it into life.

As they walked through the shoji doors she glanced at the large room filled with Sango's immediate touches of warmth. Everything that could fit into a small mouth was either put away or swept from the floor's planks even the weapons where held high off of the ground. Sango as always never was one to uderestimate anything. Kagome admired her friend she would make an excellent mother.

"So what have you been up to sister?" Sango said as soon as they made themselves comfortable on the floor mats.

"I am doing well, busy like always. Between Shippo and Inuyasha's bickering and tormenting ways I do not think I will ever find peace." Kagome smiled, it had been too long since they had caught up.

"I've heard he has been a handful since Kikyou's pregnancy began. How much longer do you think it will last?" Sango replied.

"Oh he has I think if the child is not born soon he will make everyone insane. I am not too sure there have not been many children with only a forth of youki in them, for obvious reasons of course. I am guessing a couple of weeks if I am correct it will have taken eight months of delievery instead of the usual nine to ten for humans."

"Kagome! You should not have come if they needed you."

"Sango you can stop that now, I would not miss this for anything in the world. If it is born earlier than I can get back Kieade will simply help to deliever it." She watched as her friend visibly relaxed.

"I know but I still feel guilt about taking you from them."

"Sango I promise it is fine, plus I needed a break from them." Kagome visibly tensed, something was not right. She immediatly stood releasing her Reiyouku to locate the opponent but she found none. Still something was not right, she felt it like a calling at her very soul.

"Kagome what is wrong?" She glanced at Sango who had a worried hand over her stomach.

"I am not sure, I do not sense anything, but something.. "She trailed off not being able to finish. As she was about to sit once more, she picked up the faint ominous aura. Dread and shock coursed through her. The power the aura contained was incredible, it was both stronger and darker than he had been even with the nearly completed jewel. A cold chill ran down her spine it was coming right at them.

"Kagome my water just broke."

AN:
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