A/N: So I have not uploaded a new story in years. I have been working on this story for months and figured out that if I complete the story before I upload, I'll actually get something done. For once. In my life. 3
I don't have Word, so I used WordPad; there's going to be errors, just a heads up. : There are OCs down the line in this story by the way.
And fun fact! When I began this, I didn't have a plot. I had an outline, mostly. But regradless, if this seems like it's all over the place, my bad. .
And on another side note, I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could actually write a story and finish it with 100k of words. Which explains why this story is a little bit all over the place...
Disclaimer: Characters from Inuyasha, belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Characters that are OCs, however, are mine.
Edit: This is merely for my amusement. Yes, it's a fic where Kagome is a demon, so if you're put off by that, then don't read. It's as simple as that. So please, stop bringing me down. :3
Enjoy~
The Other Side
Chapter 1
The Mess
Kagome grumbled her way to the well after fighting with Inuyasha to allow her to go to her time for a few days. Honestly, it wasn't like she was going to abandon him just like that. Inuyasha sure has a lot of issues, she thought as she neared the well. She was brought out of her thoughts with a voice of distress.
It was a child's voice—that much Kagome understood. "Kagome!" She whirled around to see Rin running at her with full force but running behind her were a good ten demons' eager for a meal. Rin tackled Kagome's legs, throwing her off balance before she grabbed her bow.
She got into her stance as the demons skidded to a halt, sensing the danger immediately. "Who are you? Why protect such a delicious prize?" He was clearly the leader; he easily towered over Kagome, who glared at the male with hatred. He eyed her, then the small child behind her legs, then back to her. He smirked at her. "I'll let the child slide if you take her place."
Rin was terrified. She had to leave Jaken, who probably was freaking out once he noticed she was missing. Jaken had simply turned his back to her for a split second but really, that was all it took before Rin ran. She clung to Kagome like she was her lifeline; she was if Rin was truthful to herself. She trusted Kagome as much as she trusted Lord Sesshomaru to protect her. She silently pleaded to the Gods to send her lord to help.
"Over my dead body," Kagome said, releasing one of her arrows, instantly killing one of his crew members. The leader turned to his dead comrade, then to the woman in front of him. He snarled at her before launching himself at her. Kagome threw up a barrier as quick as possible around Rin and flung herself to the side. Rin was left in the barrier; the male flinched backwards when he made contact with it. "Ha, you chose the wrong person to mess with, dipshit!"
He growled, his hand waving as two more lackeys ganged around Kagome. She barely seemed to notice them as the leader grinned at her stupidity. His joy lasted a mere three seconds before they too vanished into ash. Just who was this woman? "I see, well then, let us see how you handle this. Men! Get her!" His body begin to glow purple before his inner beast seemed to take over.
Kagome's eyes widened; the only people she's seen allow their beast to take over were Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Her heart skipped a beat as adrenaline kicked in. She felt her body pulse; her powers begged her to allow them to protect her. She watched in slow motion as the demons aimed their weapons and themselves at her person.
She took a deep breath as her powers surged. Her light came off of her in waves; killing them in the process. She heard their screams before everything was quiet and she fell to the ground. "Kagome!" Rin called to her in panic. "Please get up! Lord Sesshomaru can't get to us!" Sesshomaru was in the area? Kagome didn't feel him whatsoever. Was she that drained? What happened?
She slowly regained some of her power as she looked around to see what she had done and gasped. Her holy powers had destroyed the area that they were in. Her eyes landed on the well as her eyes watered. The well was obliterated. What had she done? "No..."
"Kagome, please! Lord Sesshomaru can help us! You have to drop the barriers!"
Barriers? There should only be one; the one around Rin. Kagome finally locked eyes with Rin's scared ones. Kagome looked at her barrier around the small child; it was still intact and was the only part of the ground that was still green. Her gaze slowly looked around her; she saw Sesshomaru and the imp a good fifty feet away from both of them. They were trapped on the other side of another barrier.
She willed the barriers to fall; Rin's barrier disappeared instantly but the larger one did not. Rin brightened when she saw her lord but sprinted to Kagome, who looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her whole. She checked to see if anything was wrong with her and when she found out that Kagome was fine, she hugged the woman.
Kagome was momentarily scared but then wrapped her arms around the child. Rin was safe, that was all that matter at the moment. "Are you okay?" What happened to her voice? It didn't sound like her at all. Rin noticed the change as well before her eyes widened. Her jaw dropped a little at the sight. Rin brought her hand up to Kagome's face, tracing something. "Something on my face?"
Rin could only nod before she turned her attention to her lord; his eyes were narrowed on the woman. "The markings are the same..." she whispered.
"Markings? What markings?" Kagome reached to touch her face and felt that nothing was wrong. What was Rin talking about? For that matter, why was his highness glaring at her like he wanted her dead? Was that the reason why her barrier wouldn't drop-because it thought she was still in danger?
The child didn't answer; Kagome was nerved at that point. Rin continued to stare at Kagome before she gasped. "They disappeared!" she half yelled, half whispered. Kagome let go of her and willed herself to stand.
The next thing she did was stagger to the well, which meant she walked out of her barrier. It dropped when she was no longer in it. She landed next to the pile of wood, picking one by one up with shaky hands. Why did her power kill the well?
Rin blinked then flew to Lord Sesshomaru, who stilled when she connected with his legs. "I was so scared," she said as Jaken tried to pry her off of him.
"Rin, you stupid girl, who told you to run off like that? I'm surprised nothing killed you," Jaken scolded her as Rin hiccupped. Oh crap, he made her cry. His lord's boot knocked him out. He fell to the ground with a thud.
Rin looked over to Kagome, who was still sitting. "Lord Sesshomaru, will Kagome be okay?" she questioned with a longing look.
"Let's go," he said, walking away. Rin hesitated; she didn't want to leave Kagome alone. Rin looked in the direction of her lord then back to Kagome. She followed her heart and went to Kagome. Sesshomaru paused at this. For once, Rin didn't listen.
"Kagome?" she asked in a small voice. She knelt down next to her softly before she was startled. Kagome was crying. She had never seen Kagome cry. Kagome was one of the strongest people she knew. "W-What's wrong? Can I help?"
It's gone; I'm trapped. I can never go home, Kagome thought sadly. I guess Inuyasha's wish to have me stay came true. What am I gonna do? What was she going to do? Even the aura around the well was gone. She didn't feel anything. She was numb. There was a sadness that admitted out of her that even insects felt.
"Lord Sesshomaru, can we help Kagome?" Rin didn't even look to her lord with her question. She knew he was curious as to why she went to Kagome instead of him. One of the reasons why he stayed where he was.
Reviews are welcomed. Cover art, I made; I'm working on making a different cover art for this story but for now, this one works too. xD