Summary: Naraku has been defeated and the Shinko no Tama is once again whole and pure and in the care of Kikiyo who by the power of the jewel was given back her immortal soul. Inuyasha has a choice and he chooses Kikiyo. Heartbroke Kagome returns to her time, it's been two years since she has been to Feudal Japan and the power of the well has been sealed but lately her dreams have turned into nightmares of the past, could she go back? Should she go back?

Authors note: Just a peddle in a sea of Inuyasha stones...er...stories.

Antiquity's Rune

Chapter One: Into Feudal Japan

The silver moon rose high above The Higurashi Shrine to cast it's light upon the courtyard of white snow; brown eyes gazed from the window to watch as small flecks of white slowly fell from the night sky to join it's brethren on the ground. Slowly the gaze shifted to look upon The Bo-Shin-Boku, it's leaves had began to fall and lay scattered among the snow from the wind. Turning the brown eyes moved to the clock,

"Two am..."

Her voice was quite and strained; the last few weeks nights had become an unwelcome part in her life, where sleep would claim her and then the nightmares would begin. It had been a while since she last had a dream of feudal japan and the events that took place there but now for the last few weeks everynight was the same, she was in the past, running from something that terrorfied her, bodies littered the ground, bodies of her forgot friends, a black monster would raise from the ground before her. Shifting she turned back to the window, she didn't want to think of it and tonight she had vowed that sleep would have claim her restless mind. It had been two years since the death fo Naraku and her return to her time...and...Inuyasha's decision. With a soft huff she turned from the window and it seemed for that moment things slowed, her hair caught in a wind that should have never exsisted in her room and out of the corner of her eye she say it, the vague image of Inuyasha impaled on the tree. Gasping she spun around, her hands reaching for her window to whip the open, gripping the ledge tightly she leaned outwards, her brown eyes widening as she stared at the tree...there was nothing there. With a small moan she collasped to the floor her hands gripping the soft carpet tightly,

"Why...Why is this happening...? I have to know..."

Her hands formed fists as she gripped the carpet harder and with a soft sight she slowly let her fingers unfold against it, her voice quite in the cool night,

"I have to go back..."

The thought of returning to feudal Japan wasn't a pleasant one, she wanted to put it behind her, wanted to move on from things that just wasn't meant to be. Clenching her jaw she moved to her feet, her brown eyes staring out the window at the Bo-Shin-Boku; resolved she turned away and quickly began packing her things, removing her pj's she replaced them with a knee length black skirt and a short sleeved black top with a sailor collar and a red bow on the front. This was her new school uniform of her highschool soon, pulling on knee high socks she looked around the roomf or her shoes and frowned softly and dropped to her knees to dig underneath her bed to pull out a pair of sneakers. They were almost never worn but in feudal japan they would make for much better traveling then her school shoes. Slipping on the black sneakers she moved out of her room and down the hallway in a quite fashion has to not wake anyone; once in the kitchen she quickly packed some food and moved to the front door. Stepping outside and into the cold she shivered slightly and ran towards a small new shrine/dojo that had been built next to the house.

Stepping inside she looked around and quickly snatched up her bow and quiver, she had been taking archer and had become quite good at it. Moving to the wall she reached up and pulled down a her dark brown Bokken from the wall and looked at it with a soft frown, in the last year or so she had taken up Kenjutsu at a neighbouring Shrine. She wasn't sure about taking the bokken but it could be useful. With a sigh she returned back outside, her brown gaze moving towards the shrine where the Bone Gobbling Well rested and quickly she moved to it, sliding the door open and moving inside,

"I thought you'd come here."

Twirling around she stared at her Grandfather who stood near the well,

"Grandfather! I ...I was just..."

Turning slightly to look at his Granddaughter the old man nodded,

"I know, I have been wondering when you would show up...The well has been alive for a few weeks now."

Frowning softly she moved down the steps to stand beside her grandfather,

"It has?...but why?"

Placing his old hands against the edge of the well he closed his eyes slightly and then reopened them to look at her with a small smile,

"It's been waiting for you..."

She shifted uneasily and moved the backpack to her left shoulder as she bit her lip as her grandfather moved to place a hand on her arm,

"Everyone has a destiny...and...this is yours."

She wasn't sure what to say, maybe she wanted to scream, she was tired of destiny, tired of japan, tired of the past. Slowly she nodded and leaned towards her grandfather to place a kiss on his forehead,

"I'll be back soon."

And with those words she placed her hand on the edge of the well and jumped. She would feel the magic pulling at her, pulling her down into the past.

At the edge of the well her grandfather moved to wipe a tear from his eye as he turned away from the well,

"No my granddaughter...you won't."

I'm Kagome, I'm 18 and in highschool, I study history, do Archer and Kenjutsu. I've been to Feudal Japan before and now, two years later it's calling me back...I'm not sure if it's right to go or not, but i have to find out...if this is my Destiny.

Terms:

Bokken- A wooden Japanese Sword about the size of a Katana.

Kenjutsu- A Classic Japanese martial art with the objective to teach the efficient use of the Japanese Sword in combat.