Disclaim: I do not own any of the Inu Yasha characters, although I wish I could own Sesshy!

AN: Kagome has more power and control in my fic, so expect the unexpected. Also there are new friends that are my characters. This is about a couple years after Sess found Rin, so she's about nine, Shippou's ten, and Kag's 17. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for reading!

Chapter 1 Sesshoumaru's Ignited Curiosity and Empress Nyako

In the Eastern Lands on a beautiful day, a little girl walks out of a huge castle, tip-toeing so no one will hear her leave. She got past the guards and out into the forest, searching for the most beautiful flowers for her lord.

"Rin hopes Lord Sesshoumaru doesn't get mad at Rin for leaving the castle again. Jaken will probably go through the wall again." Giggled the little nine-year-old girl.

Rin was picking flowers when a dragon youkai saw her and decided it was lunchtime. He growled and Rin turned frightened eyes toward the youkai. As the youkai started forward Rin took off, not knowing where she was going and hoping her Lord Sesshoumaru would save her.

BACK AT THE CASTLE

"Lord Sesshoumaru!" Screamed Jaken. "Rin is missing!"

"WWHATT!" Growled Sesshoumaru. "Why did you not watch her!"

Sesshoumaru caught Jaken by the throat and sent him into the wall. Sesshoumaru then took off out of the castle, following Rin's scent.

MEANWHILE AT KAEDE'S VILLAGE

"Wench! Why do you have to go home for some stupid tests? We have jewel shards to find that you broke!" Yelled Inu Yasha.

That was the last straw and Kagome saw red. She attacked him with a battle cry, trying to choke the life out of him. Miroku pulled Kagome off of Inu Yasha; while Inu Yasha was recovering from the shock of Kagome attacking him and the surprising strength she had when trying to strangle him.

"Inu Yasha! Stop throwing that in my face! I know my responsibilities and I intend to fix my mistakes without you repeating that over and over!" Raged Kagome. "Now I'm going home and if you follow me, and if you follow me, I promise you'll be sorry. I swear I'll purify your ears off!" With that Kagome got her bad and walked out of the hut to the bone eaters well.

"What…just happened?" Asked Miroku.

"I don't know." Answered Inu Yasha.

"I think, Inu Yasha, that you pushed Kagome too far this time." Said Sango.

BACK WITH KAGOME

'Oooo! That Inu Yasha! He is getting on my last nerve!' Thought Kagome as she stomped to the well. 'He makes me want to cut off his…what's that? A youkai? And it's coming straight here!'

"Kagome! Help Rin!" Screamed Rin.

"Oh my Kami! Rin! I'm coming!" Panicked Kagome.

Kagome ran to Rin and clutched her in her arms while putting up a barrier that kept the dragon youkai out. Rin bawled her eyes out as Kagome thought of what to do next.

"Give me the child miko, and I'll let you live!" Growled the beast.

"Never!" Cried Kagome. "Leave before it's too late for you, beast!"

"What are you going to do little miko? You do not have that much power from what I can sense. You are nothing but a weak little human. Weak women are always the tastiest." Replied the dragon youkai as he licked his lips.

Being called weak enraged Kagome. She felt her powers growling, like a force in the middle of her body spreading to the rest of her limbs. She started to glow a bright pink light with swirls of blue and purple-like flames. Her power didn't hurt Rin, but the beast could feel the power building. He attacked before she could unleash her power, but it was too late. Her palm faced him with her eyes silver, glowing with her power.

"I'm sorry…" Whispered Kagome with regret for having to take another life. With those last words a beam of light shot out of her palm and disintegrated the youkai into dust.

Kagome looked down at Sesshoumaru's charge wondering where he was.

"Rin, where is Sesshoumaru?" Questioned Kagome.

"Rin ran into the forest away from Jaken to pick flowers. Dragon youkai chased Rin all the way here. Lord Sesshoumaru is probably…on…his…way…" Answered Rin looking behind Kagome.

"Rin. What have I told you about running off from Jaken. You are lucky that you are safe." Scolded Sesshoumaru.

"Kagome saved Rin and protected Rin. Kagome would never let anything happen to Rin." Said Rin with glee on her face. Her two favorite people were standing right in front of her.

"Miko…" Started Sesshoumaru.

"Kagome." Corrected Kagome.

"What?" Questioned Sesshoumaru.

"My name. It's Kagome. I'd appreciate it if you used it instead of miko, girl, woman, wench, bitch, etc." Answered Kagome.

"I will do this since you have saved my ward, correct?" Sesshoumaru questioned with an arched eyebrow.

"Yes. I would do anything to help Rin. She is like my own." Replied Kagome.

"Why do you speak of my ward like you know her?" Sesshoumaru asked suspiciously.

"Kagome and Rin write letters to each other." Answered Rin.

"Rin, how come I did not know about this?" Asked Sesshoumaru as he continued to stare at the miko.

"You never asked." Was Rin's answer as Sesshoumaru sighed, mentally sweat dropping.

"Mi…Kagome. I am in your debt for saving my charge." Said Sesshoumaru bowing slightly.

"Don't worry about it." Said Kagome. "Although you could bring Rin to Kaede's once in a while to play with Shippou…" Suggested Kagome slyly.

"Very well. I will bring her once a week to visit your kit for a…play date." Sesshoumaru said. "And don't worry, I will not fight with the hanyou." With that Sesshoumaru started walking away.

"Bye Kagome! Rin will see you next week!" Rin said as she hugged Kagome.

"Bye sweetie." Whispered Kagome. "I'll miss you, be good for Sesshoumaru."

After Sesshoumaru's departure, Kagome finished her journey to the well and went to her future.

5 DAYS LATER AT THE WESTERN LANDS

"Rin. Let me see those letters from Kagome." Demanded Sesshoumaru, but in a softer tone that was saved for only Rin.

"Why, Lord Sesshoumaru?" Questioned Rin.

"I am curious about this Kagome you are so fond of." Answered Sesshoumaru.

Rin handed Sesshoumaru the letters and he began to read:

My dearest Rin,

How are you, honey? Is Sesshoumaru treating you well? I thought it'd be nice if I sent you a letter. We could become pen pals, who are people that write letters back and forth to each other. Anyways…right now my friends and I are journeying to find some more shards. We ran into another youkai, but an old friend named Jinenji helped. He's a hanyou like Inu Yasha, except a lot nicer. I was injured from that battle, but I didn't really mention it to the others. I helped them then later treated the gash on my side. The weird thing that happened is that it healed in one day. I think my powers are growing. Anyways…have you made any new friends? I hope you've been studying with those books I sent. Shippou misses you and hopes to see you again soon. I miss you and love you so much, my darling. Have a great week and I wish to hear from you soon.

Love always,

Kagome

Sesshoumaru sat stunned from the loving and affectionate note that he had just read. She spoke like Rin was her own daughter.

'Who are you?' Questioned Sesshoumaru as he looked out his window.

"When has Kagome been sending these letters?" Asked Sesshoumaru.

"About a couple months ago when we saw her in that village with her friends." Answered Rin.

"Rin, it's getting late. Go get ready for bed." Sesshoumaru ordered.

As Rin ran off, Sesshoumaru pondered the mystery of the real Kagome. N one was ever kind to Rin like Kagome was. The humans were all scared to come close to her in case the Taiyoukai got mad, and the youkais despised humans minus the very few who were close to Sesshoumaru like the Southern Lord, Kisho and his mate, Reita.

'I shall have to ponder this enigma later.' Thought Sesshoumaru as he once again returned his gaze to the letter.

IN THE FUTURE

Kagome was sitting under the God-tree thinking about Rin and Sesshoumaru. Why did he treat her so well and take care of her when he was supposed to hate humans? And why was she never afraid of him and felt like she knew him before? Why did he bring so many questions to her mind? As she thought of all her unanswered questions, she walked to the house and into her room. Laying on her pillow Kagome drifted off to sleep with thoughts of the Lord of the Western Lands.

KAGOME'S DREAM

"Child, open your eyes. Come on. Don't be frightened. I will not harm you. Come, my daughter." Spoke the mysterious voice.

Kagome opened her eyes to notice that she was in a beautiful world. There were so many flowers in the field that she was standing in. Colors of every kind surrounded her, while a pond with koi fish swam about. A woman with hair, as dark as Kagome's, stood before her in a dress of pure white. Kagome looked down at herself and saw that she too was in the same dress. It was a strapless dress with gold trim and lace that was flowing to the bottom of the dress. She had a gold bracelet on with an amethyst crescent moon on it and a spot missing for another jewel. The woman looked like an older version of Kagome, but she had silvery blue strands through her dark hair, her eyes were silver and blue, and she had a pink crescent moon on her forehead, like Sesshoumaru's with a rose thorough it.

"Kagome, my beautiful daughter. Do you know who I am? Asked the breath-taking woman.

"No, should I?" Questioned Kagome.

"I am your mother. The woman who gave birth to you is your mother as well, but I am your true mother. When we were attacked many years ago, I put your soul into her growing child. You were not safe with me at the time, my darling." Answered the woman. " I am Empress Nyako. Queen of the inu-miko gods. And you, my dear, are a princess. Your father was Emperor Toshiro, a great go and the love of my life. He passed on trying to save us. Gods can die, but only by two things: passing on to be reborn, or being killed by a certain sword. The Tagashi. Daughter, you were never the reincarnation of that awful human bitch, Kikyo. You were born to become something great. You see, we used to rule the earth with peace and tranquility. The evil hanyou, Naraku wiped out most of our people with the Tagashi. The Tetsuiga was made to protect you and the Shamashi which you shall soon receive, are the swords that you will need to destroy the Tagashi."

Nyako looked at her daughter for any reaction. When she received none, she continued on. "Another thing I must discuss is the Jewel of four souls. The legend of Midoriko is incorrect. The jewel was created by the inu-miko gods. It is true that it consists of four souls, one being your father's. The other three will have to be discovered on your own."

"Whoa, wait a minute. Time out! You're saying that I'm not human? Get out of town!" Laughed Kagome.

"Kagome! This is not laughing matter! I'm serious!" Yelled her mother with flushed cheeks from anger. "Now, you shall receive your true form soon and may hide your identity until you desire. Be careful of your friend Inu Yasha. Kikyo has put him under an incantation spell. You will be put through many trials to see if you are worthy enough to become the new guardian of earth. There are a few gods in hiding from Naraku, and the counsel is one of them. Complete the jewel and defeat Naraku, and your reward will come in the end."

"I remember you vaguely. And I feel I know you. Why do you come to me now?" Asked Kagome, coming to accept her new changes.

"I have been sworn not to come to you until this time. You will be turning eighteen soon, in human years, and will transform then. You will also get a great surprise for your birthday. I must go, but that bracelet you wear will be with you when you wake up. When you complete the jewel put it in the empty spot next to the amethyst. Goodbye, my lovely daughter. And say hello to your kit and Rin for me. I love you, Kagome." Said her mother as she faded into nothing.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"Wha? What time is it? 10:30! Shit! I need to get back to the feudal era!" Panicked Kagome. She looked at her wrist and found the bracelet. ' I guess it was real.' Thought Kagome.

Kagome packed her big yellow backpack and gathered her things, yelling a goodbye as she left for the well house. She jumped into the well, feeling the magic as she was sent to the past. She climbed the rope ladder that she brought with her a long time ago. When she got over the railing, she saw someone she didn't expect to see.

"Sota!"

TBC…

How do you like my story so far? I know that a lot of my stories are kind of the same, but I've been really into Kagome changing type of thing. I've been writing this story for a while now, I just haven't had the time to post it. Most of it is written out for like the first four chapters. The next chapter should be much longer. I hope you enjoyed it! Please Review! Thanks!

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