Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, never will, if I did I would have never let the anime stop, but I don't own it okay I don't make any money from this, don't sue me please, I'm poor...XD.

A.N. Hello my lovely readers, Some of you might realize that I don't wright meny of these so pay attention. Yes I updated my stories and finished up the last one, Yes I know their are meny more kinks to work out which I will do at a later date but I got a bunch...I would like to believe any ways. Ask question I will answer, wright comments I will read them, I don't really matter. Will be starting the next set of one shots that will lead up the the third story soon. It's going to be good, at least I hope so, this is a composite of my favorit anime after all.

The time: midnight. The place: The Higurashi, Sunset Shrine. Tone: quiet...too quiet. Kagome was at cram school tonight. She is 18 now and has to catch up to finish her high school education. She spent the last three years traveling so she couldn't exactly concentrate on her schooling, understandable once you take into an account that the place she was traveling was 500 years in the past. But, Kagome was a bright child could have easily juggled a double life, if she didn't have to defeat a malicious mutated half-demon bent on destroying the world. If that were not enough on her plate the fates decide to through in a couple of love triangles to drive her to the edge of sanity.

Kagome's in love with Inuyasha a half demon-dog, Inuyasha is in love with his first love Kikyo a priestess, but has some feelings for Kagome (also a priestess, the reincarnation of Kikyo ). Kikyo is the dead brought back to life how feeds off the souls of newly dead women and the hatred she died with. A portion of Kagome's soul and the souls of many other newly dead maidens keep her "alive" so she can see the end of Naraku. Kikyo seemingly hates Kagome and wishes for her death, while Kagome feels sorry for Kikyo at having her life end so terrible and to be forced back among the living even. Every time Kagome see's Inuyasha and Kikyo together she feels a piece of her is dying.

Then there is Koga the leader of a Mountain tribe of former man-eating wolves. When he learned of Kagome's ability to see the shards of the shikon jewel, (a desired jewel that is hunted by many humans and demons another think Kagome has to deal with), and of her kind, selfless, and courageous heart he declared that he had to have her for his own. Too bad for him Kagome did not love him and could not except his heart, much like how Inuyasha could never truly love her the way she wished to be loved. While he would never give up on her one day loving him, a female wolf by the name of Ayame, princess to another mountain tribe of wolves, is intended to be his mate, yet he refused to remember the promise he gave her that day may years again on the night of the full moon and a rainbow, a lunar rainbow.

Kagome was walk up the stairs of her family shrine, in deep thought about her feelings for every one she knew in the past. Almost all the people in her group had a reason to hunt the Jewel shards and/or infamous half-demon Naraku.

Miroku a good-natured, but perverted Monk, had a family curse put on them because of Naraku, all the male descendants were to die from a hell hole in the palm of their right hand, a hole that will suck in everything and eventually him as well. He has to kill Naraku to remove the curse from his family.

Sango one of two remaining demon slayers from her village still alive. Naraku killed her entire family and kept her younger brother Kohaku as an unwilling puppet to use against her.

Kirara the two tail cat demon (with only a beast form that grows large and small) faithful companion of Sango.

Inuyasha/Kikyo had been pit against each other. Naraku had them betray each other by using his shape shifting ability to fool them. In the end Kikyo died hating Inuyasha, and Inuyasha got sealed to the Goshinboku (The sacred god tree) what she though would be forever, but Kagome came along and release him 50 years later, (being Kikyo's reincarnation gave her the ability to do this).

After the first year Kikyo started to travel with them. At first it wasn't easy to coup with the undead priestess but the longer she stayed with them the more she became like the old Kikyo. Apparently when Kikyo was around Kagome it was as if she was alive again like they where sharing her soul allowing Kikyo to move forward with time like normal humans do, she aged like normal people, cried, laughed, and even would eat food. When all animosity was gone between the two Kikyo started to help Kagome with her untrained miko power.

Kaede, the younger sister of Kikyo (now an old woman), confirmed this when she said this was because she was closer to her former soul. It was weird sense of logic but it made its own sense, Kikyo had always show more emotion in the past when she was around Kagome. I'm just glad that I got to know that she was a kinder person before all this happened, now I don't feel so bad about being her reincarnation. Thought Kagome stepping up the last step to the shrine.

Walking up to Goshinboku a sense of peace washed over her, a cool breeze swept her dark locks over her shoulder tickling the side of her face. She thought of the member of her group that didn't really have to be there.

Shippo, he's a young fox humanoid demon he was the first to join the group after being orphaned, his father had been killed over the jewel shards, Kagome always felt guilty about that. Shippo took a liking to Kagome and Inuyasha and joined them after they avenged his fathers death, Kagome couldn't abandon the orphan, he could be killed if left on his own.

Sigh* if only I could tell him how much he means to me, if only he wouldn't out live me by hundreds of years. Before the day I must leave or die I he will be my son even if no one would every consider it to be true, even if I can never tell him how I truly feel. I wouldn't want my inevitable death to cause him the pain of losing another parent.

Walking away from Goshinboku Kagome started toward the house she lived in with her Grandpa, Mother, and little brother when she wasn't in the past. Tomorrow is my birthday, I'll be officially 18 and it will be exactly three years. I need to get some sleep so I can't get back tomorrow. Thought Kagome falling on her bed.

*Dream sequence*

"YOUR LATE!" came a shout.

'Sorry Midoriko-sensai cram school ended late tonight' said Kagome in a deep bow.

*sigh* "Its okay Kagome-chan and enough with that sensai junk you know very well that you have already learned more than I could have ever taught you. Besides you surpassed my abilities last year, if anything I should call you sensai now but I don't have a need to learn any more so I will not be doing that anytime soon." came the smiling voice of the famous Midoriko of the Shikon-no-tama, the last part ending in a light humorous tone.

Sitting comfortably on top of the grassy hill of the dream-scape Midoriko motioned for Kagome to join her. She was quite for a moment just staring off into the distance, then startled Kagome with a question.

"Kagome tomorrow is your birthday isn't it?"

'hmm? Ya it is...why?'

"Well I have a favor to ask, since I think that you have grown enough to handle this, you might be the only one that I could trust with this task" said Midoriko with a thoughtful voice.

Both curious and nervous as to what would be so important to get Midoriko in such a solum mood, Kagome asked carefully ' Ummmm...what do you need of me Midoriko-sama?'

*sighing inwardly*, she may just be a bit too respectful for her own good, *chuckle* as long as she doesn't get upset. "Kagome, I'm tired for so long I have been trapped in the jewel, and I'm not the only one whose tired the demons are too...you must understand that even demons get tired of endless battle, so we came to an agreement along time ago while we were still embedded in your unknowing stomach. Your pure soul gave us a peace we had never felt before, a peace we might find again in the afterlife. After being forcibly ripped from you that peace was also forcibly ripped from us, and the pain only gets worse with the evil that Naraku strain on the jewel."

Giving Kagome a moment to absorb that information before continuing. "Kagome I could have asked you this before but I didn't think it was right to ask someone so young and untrained like you where..."

'MIDORIKO!' Kagome yelled.

*sigh* she doesn't normally beat around the bush like this 'Okay I don't mean to be disrespectful or anything but could you please tell what it is you need before I wake up." she said with a nervous smile at yelling a Midoriko.

Midoriko softly smiled at Kagome that got to the point, "Kagome I want you to become the Jewel."

The look and Kagome's face would have made her laugh if the statement hadn't been so serious. Dumbfounded Kagome asked 'What?'

"Kagome like I said we are tired we wish to move on to the after life, what I'm asking is that you take on our essence and become a living jewel so that we may rest"

'Well I would love to help you and all but what will that do to me? And since I don't have the whole jewel it's not like can eat it with my spaghetti.'

"The jewel will steadily loose its power as you gain it but Kagome I need you to brace yourself, the transformation will rip away your mortality, more than likely it will be VERY painful but you will become the jewel in the sense of the power it holds, and before you ask you can't grant wishes the jewel never could, all it did was give people the power to grant their own wishes... it was a common myth that caused a lot of pain for people."

'Soooo I'll become...' Kagome trailed off.

"Immortal...you wont die of old age at least, its the same immortality granted to demons. If you do die you are reincarnated with your memories in-tacked you can travel to the plains of the Hell and Heaven and earth at a whim. Think of it as being the bridge between the worlds."

'Midoriko I don't think I could do that its too much power, I would see my friends and family grow old and die it would hurt so much, too much to do that'

*sigh* has she been listening at all.

"Kagome have you not been listening to me, YOU could travel between the worlds, if anything you could help your friend and family find a good place in the afterlife and even visit them when ever you wanted, their would be no pain of loss for you in the least. NONE, EVER!"

'oh' came Kagome's lame response.

'okay that sounds cool and all but how am I going to learn how to control the power that I gain from this transformation?'

"Well Kagome I suggest that you go to Sesshomaru..." Kagome cut her off

'WHAT have you gone NUTS from being trapped in the jewel for so long, Sesshomaru hates everyone involved with Inuyasha, and news flash he is at very least my best friend, I can't go up to him and ask him to help train me, he has to hate me and I don't even have anything to give him in return.'

"Kagome be reasonable, Sesshomaru is the ONLY one that could even begin to train you to use not only your other worldly powers dew to his own experience in that area, but your new demon powers as well!" Midoriko said sternly at her outburst."

'Demon powers?' came Kagome's quite question.

"Yes demon power 3/4ths of the jewel is made up of demon spirits after all"

'What are they?'

"Well there is a Shadow Dog Demon, a Silver Spirit Fox Demon, and a Fire/Ice Cat demon hybrid. All of which Sesshomaru has had time dealing with, he is the ruler of the west and he knows how to train all Kay-nine Demons, and he has enough experience with Felines to know how to train you there as well. So no more belly aching okay I know your not one to complain so don't start now."

'okay' pouted Kagome

*sigh* 'take DEEP breaths DEEP breaths got to calm down.' Thought Midoriko

'well is their anything else I should know' said Kagome.

"Well a couple...since our souls will be released with your transformation the jewel will become powerless it will fade from existence in time…which means you wont be able to time travel any more...Kagome I'm sorry but you wont be able to see your family again for five hundred years. You can say a good bye briefly in their sleep and explain to them, but be quick the clock will soon strike 12:00 marking your 18th, the time of your transformation, and your transportation back to the past."

'Mom...Grandpa...Souta...I will see you again some day but too create balance in the jewel I can not see you for 500 years but I will see you again...don't worry...I will be okay I will find you when the time is right' Kagome's voice echoed through the dream realms to all her loved ones (a trick she learned two years ago).

'Good Bye for now' was a whisper before she was gone.