Past Mistakes and Future Changes

Sesshy's Mistress

Summary: The past is changing and causing distortions in the present. With new changes come new questions, and Usagi and Rei have to figure out what is happening and why. With only Rei's visions to guide them, the two try to figure out what is happening. Instead of answers, their curiosity lands themselves into even more trouble and confusion. IY/SM

Note: This is my second attempt at writing this story.


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"Ow," Usagi moaned as she finally regained control of her body. The time warp had managed to throw both her and her demonic side through a loop. They had become disoriented, but Usagi had regained control of herself before the demonic version could continue to manipulate her. "That was one crazy ride!"

Usagi's legs gave out, and she fell into a heap on a soft patch of warm grass. All around her were the sounds of nature, and though it was peaceful, it was also frightening. Blue eyes inspected her surroundings. Nothing but trees and forest lined the surrounding area.

She wasn't in Tokyo any longer!

Still seated on the ground, she turned to face the direction from which the demon had led her. Even in a daze, that version of herself had managed to climb out of a hole in the ground and stumble a good distance away. Cursing her luck for having more than her fair share of multiple personalities, Usagi crawled to the hole in the ground.

Rocks and wood debris were strewn around the area. It looked like a powerful blast had cleared the opening she had come from. Peeking over the edge, Usagi pouted when no sign of the blue light was present. Letting out a soft whine, she fell on her back and basked in the warm sunlight.

Moments later, the energy of the well flickered back to life. This time it dumped Rei Hino into its bottom before flickering out of existence. A string of curses flew from her mouth and caught Usagi's attention. Rolling to her stomach, Usagi peered over the edge and a bright smile stretched across her features.

"Rei-chan!" Usagi chirped.

"Usagi?" Rei questioned in surprise. She had honestly doubted to find her friend so soon. Yet, the sooner the better. Now she needed to get Usagi in the well, activate that blue light, and get the two of them home immediately! Then she and Usagi were going to have a nice and long chat…

"How did you get here?" Usagi questioned while swinging her legs over the side of the well.

"I followed you, Odango-atama!" Rei growled while stomping her foot. "Just what were you thinking?"

"I wasn't," Usagi answered softly. Her eyes were distant as she listened to the mental tirade her other half was throwing. "I didn't exactly volunteer for this adventure, Rei-chan." She pouted and leaned down to help Rei out of the well. "Someone took control of my body and forced me to come here."

"What?" Rei was at a loss for words and out of breath from climbing out of the well.

Usagi repeated herself once more, but it was still hard for Rei to digest. Given Usagi's strange behavior, it would make sense. Yet, none of them had ever experienced a time when their past lives had taken over and controlled them. "Wait, wait, wait!" Rei waved her hands in the air. "You need to tell me what exactly has been happening lately."

Usagi let out a large sigh before falling into the long tale of her recent experiences with the more demonic side of herself. By the time she was finished, Rei was staring wide eyed and open mouthed at her in clear shock. Usagi waved a hand in front of her friend's face, and when that failed, reached out to pinch her. The result was a smack over the head.

"Ow," Usagi moaned as she rubbed the back of her head. She opened her mouth to comment on the rude behavior, but a shift in the wind caught her attention. The scents of people were coming from not too far away. Considering the scent was growing stronger, she knew instinctually that people were approaching.

"Rei…" Usagi's worried gaze flickered to meet the livid hues of Rei. "I don't know what is worse." Usagi gulped softly. "The fact that I can smell people approaching or that there are people approaching us!"

"You can smell them?" Rei questioned, suddenly uncomfortable with the idea of Usagi being able to smell people. Usagi nodded and turned her head in the direction of the scent. "They're getting closer," she whimpered.

Move it! The voice of her other personality ordered sternly. Even she knew it wasn't a good idea to stick around there if humans were coming their way. Humans and demons are not on good terms in this time, the growl of warning was tinged with anger and the demonic version of herself beat at the door of Usagi's consciousness.

Usagi did not trust the other part of herself, but she would make an exception. She quickly grabbed Rei's hand and ran the opposite direction. Rei was caught off guard and stumbled behind her. They had just managed to break through the brush of the forest when the first human reached the scene.

At the sight of the re-opened well, the human's began to panic. The only one to ever come through the well were Kagome and InuYasha. Since Kagome's permanent return, the well had been sealed. No one and nothing had gone or come through for nearly a year.

"Call Lady Kagome!" One of the men ordered. It didn't take long for word to get back to the village or for InuYasha and the others to learn of the incident.

Rei finally had to dig the heels of her feet into the ground in order to stop Usagi's mad dash to safety. She could not remember a time when Usagi was so fast or so strong. Even with her heels tearing up dirt, Usagi kept pulling, and it hurt. Rei's wrist was screaming in pain from Usagi's tight grip.

"USAGI!" Rei yelled while summoning a bit of flame to her fingers. The fire burned her hand, causing Usagi to instinctively let go and release a yelp of pain.

"Rei," Usagi whined while blowing on her burning hand. The burns were not severe, and she was surprised to see them healing already. Her crystal had NEVER healed her that fast before…

"What was that for?" With her pain now gone, she turned accusing eyes towards Rei.

Rei didn't respond verbally. She merely held up her wrist which was already beginning to bruise. Panicked, Usagi reached forward and used her powers to heal her friend. Guilt and shame consumed her when she realized just how strong she had become since she fully changed.

"Sorry," Usagi mumbled softly.

Don't apologize! The demon ordered with a snap. Never apologize for being strong.

"I didn't!" Usagi defended herself aloud.

"You didn't what?" Rei questioned in confusion. She still rubbed her wrist as she eyed Usagi curiously.

"I-uh-…nothing," Usagi waved the topic away and instead looked around them. They were completely surrounded by trees. "I don't think we're in Tokyo anymore. Are we even in Japan?"

"I have no idea where you brought us," Rei sighed softly as she looked for anything familiar. She could find nothing from their level and moved to climb a tree. If she could get high enough, maybe she could find some sort of land mark?

"I think it is more of when, not where," Usagi commented when she recalled what her other side had said: Humans and demons are not on good terms in this time. At Rei's questioning look, Usagi shrugged and played dumb. It wouldn't do good to let her friend know she was hearing voices. It was bad enough that Usagi was changing physically. Even worse, she was turning into a demon!

InuYasha sighed as he waited for Kagome to mount Kirara. He would normally go alone to inspect a possible demon attack, but considering the well was involved, Kagome insisted. InuYasha had forbidden her to go considering her condition, but after a dozen 'sit' commands, he relented.

Who knew she was so stubborn?

So he helped her balance on Kirara before climbing behind her and wrapping a supportive arm around her swollen stomach. He never knew fear until Kirara took flight and Kagome swayed in his arms. If she fell, even a small distance, it could hurt the pup.

"I'm fine," Kagome reassured him as she laid a hand over his clawed one. "You can relax." Her smile was certain and her eyes glinted in delight. When he realized his grip on her was too tight, he relaxed and whispered an apology into her hair. She laughed softly as Kirara quickly carried them to the well.

All humor left her when she noticed the condition of it. Wood and rocks were tossed throughout the entire area. It looked like they had been blown from the well! How it was possible Kagome did not know. Worry filled her when InuYasha quickly hurried forward once Kirara landed and Kagome was safe on the ground.

His nose was in the air, sniffing for whatever scent remained. He even went so far as to drop to the ground and sniff the surrounding area. Had it not been such a serious time, Kagome would have laughed. Yet, when InuYasha snapped to attention and looked around in suspicion, Kagome wobbled to him quickly.

"What's wrong?" She whispered gently. She did not want to scare the men that still stood nearby. When her hand came to his arm, she was surprised to find him tense. His golden eyes were narrowed as he stared in one direction. "Who was it?"

"One was a demon—wolf," InuYasha stated. "I didn't recognize who."

"There was more than one?" Kagome tried to catch his eyes, but his gaze held steady in that one direction. Only after several minutes of tense silence had passed did he look to her. She had never seen such a look on him. He looked angry, confused, lost, and tired.

"What?" She hadn't meant for her voice to tremble so.

"I smelled you," He responded.

You need to keep moving!

"Shut up," Usagi whispered softly as she mentally glared at her other self. "You are not the boss of me! This is my body! You are just a guest—an unwanted guest—but a guest nonetheless." This time her words came out as an annoyed hiss. "So shut up or get out!"

You're wrong, the demon growled. This is the real you. This other part, it is all her doing!

An image of Setsuna flashed across Usagi's mind.

"You're lying," Usagi denied patiently.

You're wrong…

"What do you mean?" Kagome huffed. "I've been with you all day!"

"It smells like you, only—" InuYasha sniffed the air again. He definitely smelled her. Well, not her exactly, but the scent was close enough. "It is you but it isn't." Why was it so hard to explain things like this? "It is similar, nearly identical."

"Nearly?" Kagome wished she had his nose right then. If she could smell it for herself and understand what she smelled, maybe she would know what he meant.

"It isn't the scent of a full human," InuYasha answered seriously.

Kagome felt her world spin just then. A demon and a part demon that smelled like her were on the loose and possibly responsible for the well. What could it all mean? Turning her head towards the well, Kagome moved forward. InuYasha hovered around her but didn't say anything to stop her.

When she reached the edge, Kagome looked down. None of her family could cross to this time. Her little brother had tried once and failed. So who could have come through? It was only with the power of the jewel that Kagome had made it back and forth during the war with Naraku. It was impossible for the jewel to be responsible; it was gone! So what then and why now?

Her hand caressed her stomach. If it was a new enemy, she would not be able to help. She would be a liability for InuYasha and the others.

"You said the other was a wolf?" Kagome brought her thoughts back to what InuYasha had said. When he nodded, she took a moment to think. "Maybe it was one of Koga's?"

InuYasha shook his head. "I didn't recognize it."

"Maybe he would," Kagome offered. Koga was the leader of the wolf tribe after all. "He was here just the other day. He couldn't have gone far. You should go after him and bring him back!"

"I'm not leaving you like this, especially after this!" He waved his hand over the well.

"Sango and the others are here," Kagome argued pointedly. "I will be fine. You need to find Koga and find out if he knows who we are dealing with first. Then we can worry about the other."

InuYasha huffed but was silent. He had thought something similar; however, he did not want to leave her alone. Kagome was not fit to travel, though. So, he was left with little options. It wouldn't take long to hunt down the wolf. He had been hiding from Ayame who was still adamant about becoming Koga's mate.

"Fine," InuYasha consented. "You are not to leave Sango's side, understand?"

Kagome only nodded but inside she was relieved. Even if Koga did not know this wolf, he'd be the best one to handle the situation. At the least, he could help out if something was wrong.

"Take her back and make sure she gets to Sango safely," InuYasha ordered a group of men standing nearby. Before Kagome could nag him for his tone, he took off to ensure the scent of the two intruders did not circle back to the village. Only when he was certain they had moved away from the village did he begin his hunt for Koga. He had to hurry before the scent had time to fade!


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Short, but I have other stuff that is more important to do. Sorry!

RxR

Sesshy's Mistress