Chapter.1-New people, New places, New changes

Kagome watched in sadness as Inuyasha made his wish on the complete shikoun(sp) no tama...the jewel glowed and sent out one shockwave, drawing in the dead priestess.In the end, Kagome knew Inuyasha was going to choose Kikyo...but she was too stupid and just let it happen....her heart broke the moment he mumbled his wish....to bring his first love back to life..... his wish was granted ,however, he'd have to leave kagome.....but Inuyasha planned to leave her without guilt or regret.......

"Please...dont go Inuyasha,"Kagome whispered to the baka hanyou. "I'm sorry Kagome, but I have made my decision...i've chosen kikyo...go home to your time and be happy,"Inuyasha responded in a nice tone. Kagome's tears flowed down as his words hit her ears.She looked up to see Inuyasha hugging a very alive Kikyo.

Kagome began running off in a direction...not knowing what else to do, she let her tears fall all out...she'd been such a fool for ever thinking Inuyasha could love her....all he ever did was break her heart, and she was tired of it.Kagome ran for a few hours, long after her tears stopped falling, and stopped at a lake. She collapsed on the ground and calmed her intense breathing.Kagome suddenly heard the bushes rattle and she jumped up to see who or what it was.

There stood a small child she'd never seen before and an ugly green toad she came to recognize as Jaken, lord Sesshomaru's pitiful servant."where is Inuyasha, wench?"Jaken barked out.Kagome sat up and yelled fiercely,"YOU STUPID TOAD!!!!!!!IM NOT A WENCH AND I AM NOT INUYASHA'S KEEPER!!!!!!GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!"

The small child jumped in surprise, but Jaken ran off yelling something about a demon.Kagome walked over to the scared child and bent down on one knee, almost matching her height.The pain from running so long shot through her when she bent her knee, but she ignored it."I'm sorry...I didn't mean to scare you......what's your name?""Rin's name is Rin,"she responded hesitantly."you're Kagome-neechan, right?" Kagome nodded.

Rin grabbed her hand and gave a slight tug. "come back to the castle with me, please.....lord Sesshomaru won't mind having you there if I want you there." Kagome's face took on a pale look as she thought about the 'Ice Prince' Rin was talking about.How did such a sweet child end up with him?? "I.....dont know about that....Sesshomaru doesn't like me at all."Rin looked up at the saddened miko as new tears came down. "Why is Kagome-neechan crying?" Kagome sniffed and responded,"Inuyasha chose Kikyo over me....and now I'm on my own...and I dont have Inuyasha anymore...Sesshomaru reminds me of Inuyasha.......seeing him would only bring more pain." Rin had heard little of Sesshomaru's younger brother, but she knew he was the cause of Sesshomaru's loss of his left arm, henceforth, causing her to already dislike the younger brother of her lord.

The two golden eyes watched carefully, he'd seen everything that went on....and he was quite interested in the scene of affection between the small child and Inuyasha's wench, however, a loud roar interrupted everything.

A huge golden dog, much like when Sesshomaru transforms, jumped from within the woods at the two girls. Kagome and Rin were paralyzed from fear...The Inu leapt, and Kagome instinctively pushed Rin away, getting bitten in the stomach.Rin screamed in fear for Kagome. Sesshomaru jumped out when the dog braced itself to attack again, and used Tokiejin to attack the Inu, however, Rin was there, so he only sliced the Inu's neck open. He roared in pain and disappeared in a poof of dark purple smoke.The Inu Youkai's blood splattered all over Kagome, but Rin remained clean.Kagome coughed as she swallowed a bit of the blood.(That Youkai is what you call a golden Youkai...Very few left in existence.It is told that if you drink a golden Inu's blood, then you shall become a Golden Inu, Neko, dragon, etc. and live forever, unless you are killed by a demon of the same species.)

Rin ran over to Sesshomaru and hugged his leg."Rin was so scared Milord.....but Rin knew that you would come ...and Rin has found Kagome-neechan...But she is hurt.....Can Kagome-neechan stay with Rin?" Sesshomaru looked down at the small child. Her eyes were pleading him to say yes.'All the years of living with this human have caused me to go soft...'he thought.

"I suppose she can stay, as long as you keep her out of the way." Rin squealed happily and froze. She bowed and said happily,"Thank you....Milord." Sesshomaru turned back to the miko on the ground."Don't try anything stupid,onna.You are now responsible for Rin.You will provide her with anything she needs,Understood?"Sesshomaru stated coldly.

Kagome stared at Sesshomaru for a moment, then responded sleepily,"...uh huh...I..I...I don't feel...too well....." Sesshomaru looked down at the miko and noticed that on her stomach was a puncture hole where the dog's fang had stuck in.But there was only one puncture hole instead of the normal 4...That Inu had purposely stuck only one fang in.....but why??Before Sesshomaru could respond, Kagome fell into a state of unconsciousness.......everything went black......

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When Kagome awoke, she found herself in a large bedroom.She was covered by a few layers of matching silver silk sheets and laid on a queen-sized bed.The walls were made of light blue marble, outlined in dark blue.There were 3 doors.

(sorry if you don't understand this...) Kagome slowly opened one and it led her to a balcony that overlooked much of the Western lands...It was still dark outside.Kagome closed the door and walked over to another.This one led her to a large hot spring....There were 4 waterfalls, each smaller than the previous. They dumped into one another, constantly causing the water to flow gently.The waterfalls could also be sat under, for meditation, which was why there were rocks for one to sit on under each waterfall.There were also stairs leading to each waterfall, beginners needing to go to the smallest and sit under it, until they could stand the pressure of a larger waterfall, then they would go on to the next and do the same thing.(The waterfalls are all pretty big, ok? The smallest is 15 feet tall....and the largest is about 40ft. And the room is very big, ok)The largest waterfall dumped into the spring, a slightly smaller one dumped into a smaller spring that created the third largest waterfall, etc.(The same for the others, except for size. And that means there are also 4 springs.)A few water and plant fairies wandered around, the water ones cleaning the water while the plant ones took care of the sakura trees scattered about the room. Kagome picked her mouth up off and the floor and closed the door, a small smile plastered on her face.

Kagome walked over to the last door and opened it.It was another bedroom.The sheets were gold and there was a gold comforter atop the sheets.But there was a person in the bed...Kagome got closer and froze when she saw two golden eyes watching her from the bed.....It was Sesshomaru ... and he was awake too.He sat up in bed, exposing a well-built chest.Kagome held back a gasp at what she saw."What are you doing in here,"Sesshomaru asked coldly. Kagome responded carefully,"I was just seeing what was behind each door in my room.....I didn't know this door led to your bedroom....gomen ne.....Lord Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru asked cooly,"How is your wound?" For a moment, Kagome didn't know what he was talking about....then she remembered."It feels fine....I can't even feel it anymore..." "Good, then you can go see Rin." Just as he said that, a man walked in and said,"Kagome....if you'd come with me, I'll escort you to Rin's room."Kagome nodded and followed him, eager to get away from Sesshomaru.

This man had long hair exactly like Sesshomaru's, but his bangs were darker silver than the rest of his hair. He had a few black streaks all through his hair. His body was much like Sesshomaru's, only he wore a completely black kimono that drooped low and exposed his chest slightly. There was a light black outline of a dragon on the back.He had a long fluffy tail that touched the floor slightly and matched his haircolor---the tip was dark silver and there were black streaks through it as well.

Kagome followed the man past several doors and hallways."What's your name?" The man turned and smiled "My name is Rama, but I like to be called Vishnu, which is my middle name."Kagome nodded and responded,"Are you one of Sesshomaru's servants?" Vishnu stopped and looked at Kagome."How about we take a walk instead of going to Rin's room....you can get a kimono that will soak up all the blood....and no, I'm not Sesshomaru's servant....I'm more of an un-needed body guard...In my opinion, Lord Sesshomaru can take care of himself.And you need to change into a clean kimono...The one you have on is inapproiate and covered in blood."

Ineed, Kagome was still in her bloody school uniform. Why hadn't he ordered a servant to change her into new one's when they'd bandaged her wound?(I know I didn't mention it, but her wound was bandaged by a servant, and she could tell it was because she could feel the bandages on her body, ok?)

Kagome blushed when she realized Vishnu was talking about her period--she simply nodded yes."Then we shall take a bath and then get dressed.We'll groom eachother and then talk." Kagome was shocked "You mean we're taking one together and we're going to wash eachother?" Vishnu nodded and asked,"Is that a problem?" Kagome's face flushed redder and she held the features of anger on her face."YES THAT IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A BATH WITH A MAN I DON'T EVEN KNOW!!!!!!"

Vishnu covered his ears in pain and said,"OK......You take a bath in your spring and I'll take a bath in my spring then......oh and when I offered to help you take a bath, that was a form of respect...not some perverted stunt to see your body." Kagome nodded and started walking back to her room.Vishnu walked the other way to the spring in his room.

Kagome arrived at her spring and stripped her bloody uniform off. She wished she had her bag now, but it was at Keadae's hut.A few pink fairies swam over and began to wash her hair.She wanted to climb the stairs and sit under the smallest waterfall to meditate, but she figured she didn't have time. She really needed it ,too. Her miko powers needed to be worked on.After about 30 minutes of soaking, Kagome decided to get out. She panicked when she noticed she'd forgotten to ask for clean clothes-the absorbant ones anyway-.....but she did have a towel.

Kagome walked into her room, but Sesshomaru was standing by the door with a kimono in his arms.Kagome blushed.Sesshomaru walked up to her and handed her the kimono.She took it, set it on her bed and turned back to him.Vishnu had just finished his bath, and had asked Sesshomaru to give Kagome an absorbant kimono, because he had to train a bit.Sesshomaru agreed only because Vishnu was his friend, had it been anyone else, he'd tell them to do it themselves.The scent of her heat hit his nose and he closed his eyes."Don't you know how to knock,"Kagome asked angrily."This is my home,and you are merely a guest. I can do whatever I want to." Kagome's anger grew and she yelled,"But what if I were naked when you came in?" "Why would I care? I have no intentions to look at a humans body."Kagome rolled her eyes and mumbled,"Sheesh..You are just as stubborn as Inuyasha."

Sesshomaru grabbed Kagome's arms and slammed her to the wall.He held her arms down to her waist and brought his face close to hers."Never compare me to that worthless hanyou, wench!"Kagome yelled,"YOU STUPID BAKA!!!!!!!! IM NOT A WENCH!!!!MY NAME HAPPENS TO BE KAGOME.....KA-GO-ME!!!TRY USING IT FOR ONCE!!!!!!!!"

For some strange reason, Kagome's anger excited Sesshomaru and he pressed his lips upon hers forcefully.This surprised both Sesshomaru and Kagome.Sesshomaru was even more surprised when Kagome kissed back. They explored each others mouth and Kagome's towel slid off her still wet body.Sesshomaru released Kagome's arms and slid his hands up to her breasts,however, a knock on the door interrupted them. Sesshomaru snapped out of his trance and released Kagome."This never happened,"Sesshomaru whispered."It was all a big mistake, got it?" Kagome nodded,still in a daze, and Sesshomaru went into his room. "Are you dressed yet, Kagome,"came Vishnu's voice. Kagome responded gently,"Almost...I'll be out in a minute."

Kagome put on the kimono Sesshomaru had supplied for her. It was a very simple kimono. It was lime green with a dark green phoenix on the front and a black sash.Kagome sprayed perfume, which she found on a desk, to hide Sesshomaru's scent, then sprayed herself.She walked out and saw Vishnu in the same attire, only this time he wore white instead of black. Vishnu was quiet for a moment as the strong scent of perfume hit his nose."C'mon Kagome, we're going to take a walk in the forest...I'm going to teach you what you need to know...uh....I'll explain when we get outside, because you might not like what I tell you...ok? And next time, don't use so much perfume...my nose can't take it."

Kagome nodded and followed Vishnu outside, thankful he didn't smell Sesshomaru at all.Then she remembered something, could demons tell if you were kissed by your breath?Kagome then heard the giggles of a child.Curious, she asked,"Where's all that giggling coming from?There shouldn't be any children awake...or this close to Sesshomaru's castle, I think...Kagome went off track and headed that way, but Vishnu stayed put.He called out boredly to Kagome,"I'll wait here...That giggling belongs to a human, and she'll run away in fear of me."

Kagome nodded and continued on.She reached the field where Rin usually played and saw a small girl in the middle with a basket full of blue and red flowers.There was a firecat there, too. It was snow white and long haired.Kagome laughed quietly when the firecat jumped on the childs head and stole the hairtie that held her hair in a ponytail.She had long chestnut brown hair about Rin's length.She wore a blue kimono that wasn't put together very well, signalizing she was poor...or homeless....

Kagome walked up to the girl, but the moment the firecat noticed her, she hissed and transformed, standing in between her and the child. The girl, on the other hand, stood up off the ground and walked around the protective cat.She had sterling blue eyes, just like Kagome's...The girl was almost identicle to Kagome when she was younger, except for the haircolor. "Hello....Who are you?My name is Kagome."

The girl smiled and said happily,"My name is Shay-Linh. I'm sorry for the way Kyora acted...She's really been protective of me lately.Probably because she has babies. Having babies really makes a mother protective."Her voice was so sweet sounding, like honey. Kagome smiled at the little girl as she pet the cat to calm her down. "Why are you so close to Sesshomaru-sama's castle?Aren't you scared?What village do you live in?"

"Umm...I just came here to get Kyora.Her babies were crying cause they were hungry...No, I'm not really scared...And I don't live in any village.Mine was destroyed, and all the villagers became food for that demon...Only I escaped, because of Kyora...Even my parents were killed..." Shay-Linh responded sadly."I'm sorry...When did this happen?"

"About 3 days ago..." Kagome thought for a moment, then asked,"Where do you stay now?"Shay-Linh tapped her finger on her chin in thought."We live in the woods at an old abandoned hut...We get attacked a lot, but Kyora always protects me from those demons." Kagome wanted so much to help the girl, but Sesshomaru wouldn't approve of, yet another ningen in his home...But she would beg and do whatever he said if Shay-Linh could stay.

"Shay-Linh?" She looked up into Kagome's eyes and listened. "How would you like to live in Sesshomaru's castle?"Shay-Linh's eyes widened."That would be incredible!!But wouldn't Lord Sesshomaru say no?And would Kyora be able to stay also?"Kyora transformed back to her normal size and leapt on Shay-Linh's shoulder."I live there...I'll beg him, but if he says 'no', then maybe I could come live with you and help you ...I'd keep you company."

Shay-Linh's eyes sparkled with happiness and she responded happily,"Either idea is really great!!!I'd have a friend to hang out with then!!Ohhh!!Thankyou!!"Kagome giggled and smiled at Shay-Linh."I have to go now, but I'll come right back to this spot later, ok?Come back in...about 4 days, right at sunrise.I'll have the news by then." Shay-Linh nodded and pulled out a blue flower."Here.Please don't forget about me...You're my first friend since my village was destroyed." "Don't worry, I won't forget about you, Shay-chan."Kagome took the flower and waved goodbye. She put the flower on her ear and headed back towards Vishnu.

She got back to find him in the same spot she'd left him. "Who was it?" Kagome looked at him and smiled."A lost child."Was all she said before they started walking again, the same silence as before taking over.

When they reached the woods, Vishnu led Kagome down a path.The sun still hadn't come up yet, however,Kagome was able to see....She could see in the dark. It was wierd, but Kagome just ignored it.

They came to a huge, flat, clearing. Kagome stopped and said in annoyance,"OK...We've gone far enough...Can you just tell me now?" Vishnu looked Kagome in the eyes and, with a sigh, nodded.They sat down in the middle of the field, Vishnu took a deep breath and began...

OK end of 1st chapter....god, it takes a long time to write one chapter.....anyways, i hope you like my story so far...and if u dont, dont flame me because I don't take those too well.

bye bye .

sesshomaru:C'mon Ghost, hurry up and write another chapter!!!I wanna hear what happens to Kagome......

Ghost:Well you just gotta wait until I feel like creating a new chapter...I never knew you to be one to whine about it anyway.

Sess::............I DO NOT WHINE!!!!NEVER HAVE AND NEVER PLAN TO!THIS SESSHOMARU GETS WHATEVER HE DESIRES.

Ghost::grins evilly::oh and what are you going to do about it, mutt-face?

Ghost and Sessou-kun engage in battle, but Ghost beats him.