Chapter 6

The scenery was beautiful, as Kagome looked at the distant mountains with clouds all around them. She could see fields of flowers and the surrounding forests, she felt Shippo adjust his position upon her shoulder and could feel Ronin relax behind her. She smiled and wondered how the Phoenix demon could not always be relaxed.

"It's beautiful out here, I just wish that there was more scenery like this where I'm from. It saddens me that this will all one day be gone," Kagome said letting a little information slip.

Ronin looked at her with questioning eyes and confusion. "Why would you say that Lady Kagome?"

"Well… where I'm from we don't have fields like this except for in a few areas. Usually all you see are tall buildings that reach the sky and paved roads. There is pollution in the air and artificial lights everywhere, all this you see will be gone," She explained sadly.

"What do you mean my Lady? Where exactly is your village?" asked Ronin becoming more confused with certain words she had said that he didn't recognize.

Kagome paused for a few minutes letting the silence fill between them as she thought if it was wise to disclose her origins to him. She shrugged in indifference, what could it hurt?

"Ronin," she started as she stopped to face him. Shippo jumped down and sat next to her feet. "My village isn't in this time nor dimension. See, I am from five hundred years in the future. I travel between here and my time by a old well called 'the Bone Eaters Well'."

Ronin stilled and stared at her as if she was crazy, he couldn't believe what he was hearing and wondered if it is even possible. "That can't be…"

Kagome sighed. "I too thought the same thing until I was pulled through the well to this time. In my time there is no such thing as demons and they are only myths passed down in families not even knowing that were once real."

Ronin clenched his jaw to the point of pain. "That is absurd! If there are no demons in the future than what happened to them?"

Kagome looked at him sadly before she shook her head. "I don't know Ronin. I was hoping while I'm here for my training I could figure it out but so far I haven't thought of anything nor did I find anything either."

"Why should I believe you in this? This sounds to farfetched," Ronin stated with an angry undertone.

"Look you don't have to believe me but I ask you this… how than do I have foreign clothing and have things that you don't find in this time?" Kagome questioned sensibly. "There's also my way of speaking."

Looking at her as he was trying to come up with a logical answer but none came to him, knowing she had a point he kept his mouth shut. He thought on what she said and wondered that there was truly a way to time travel and if so than could he possibly go back in time and save his people from the fate they suffered. He watched Kagome shake her head as if she knew what he was thinking and he frowned.

"Why shake your head my Lady?"

"I think I have a feeling in what you are thinking Ronin and I will tell you this… it doesn't work that way. I too would like to use the well to go back in time to change things but what has happened is what is meant to be," Replied Kagome in a emotional whisper.

Ronin raised a brow. "Than tell me why it is that you are here in this time if you cant travel back in time?"

Kagome sighed. "I don't know why I'm here, but I have a feeling that I'm here for a reason. I'm guessing there is something I must do and I haven't the slightest clue in what it is."

Ronin smile and knew that she spoke the truth. "Than allow me to help you find your purpose here," he said kindly. But he had a feeling he might know what her purpose might be.

Kagome smiled at him with kindness and a love she held for all creatures, she bent down and picked Shippo up. "Come, I would like to get farther before night falls."

Ronin nodded and knew that she just accepted his help even though she didn't say one word to him about it. Looking at her as they started to walk, he wondered if there were more people like her in future in which she spoke of. But he truly didn't want the future to come if there were no demons at all, what could happen to them to be just myths and stories. Kagome on the other hand was wondering the same thing he was yet she didn't have the answers, she hoped that she could find a way to prevent the disappearance of all demons no matter if they were good or bad. No race deserved to be wiped out and told to be just as myths.

The day grew more hotter out in the open fields and Kagome finds herself becoming dizzy from the heat, she started to perspire. Her breathing became restricted as her limbs took a new weight to them, feet dragging she finally came to a stop.

"I need to rest a bit," she wheezed.

Ronin looked at her as she walked to the shade under a tree. Noticing how pale she was made him worry. "You're not looking well."

Kagome laughed lightly at him for stating the obvious. "I can see that Ronin. I'm just dehydrated, Shippo get me my water bottle out of the pack."

Shippo ran to where she dropped her huge pack and dug through it, once he found what he was looking for he ran to her and gave her the clear container filled with liquid.

"Here you go mama. Will you be ok?" Shippo said as he sat next to her.

Kagome twisted the top off the bottle and took a deep drink before she answered him. "Yes Shippo I will be alright."

Watching her, Ronin thought of her journey so far and wondered why she was taking this lonely route but he didn't want to pry so he settled himself into asking her about her skills.

"So tell me Lady Kagome, what training are you looking for to train in?" he asked.

Looking up at him she smiled. "I want to train in my miko powers so I can get in control of them. I never knew I was a miko until I came here so I haven't the slightest clue on how to fully use them yet."

Ronin inclined his head at her answer. "Have you any training in any weapons?"

Face scrunched up in thought. "Well I perfected archery but I think I would like to learn something else in case I have no other choice but to go into close combat."

Ronin smiled at that. "I see and may I ask what weapon you would prefer to learn how to wield?"

"The sword. I have in my pack twin blades that I would love to learn how to use," she replied.

"Ah, nothings better then a sword. If you would like I can teach you the basics?" Ronin offered.

Kagome smiled brightly. "That would be wonderful! When can you teach me?"

Ronin laughed loudly at her enthusiasm. "Right now if you are well enough. I have a feeling that we will be here for a while."

He saw her nod in agreement. So they started the hour of basic sword play with sticks. What they didn't know was that they were being watched by a evil being who was planning on attacking them very soon.


Inuyasha looked out upon the river that they stopped by for a brief break. He didn't like this waiting around but he really had no choice but too since he was with humans. The one this he was happy about though was that Kikyo was with them now and things have been looking up. They found two more jewel shard and now on the trail of a third. Looking at his group from the tree he was perched in he wondered why he just didn't think of having Kikyo come to there group two weeks ago when they finally accepted that Kagome wasn't coming back. He looked down at the bottom of the tree where his love was sitting, meditating.

"Hey Inuyasha!" he heard Sango yell.

Without looking at her he growled. "What?"

"Ask your clay pot if we are actually going in the right direction," Sango growled back.

Inuyasha snarled. He knew that they didn't like Kikyo but she was all they had, he wondered why they were so up set about it instead of happy that could now get somewhere with the damned jewel shards.

"Don't call her that!"

Jumping down from his perch and landing near Kikyo. Sango's brow twitched in irritation when she saw the 'clay pot' they dubbed her get up and placed a calming hand on the half demons arm. Inuyasha visibly calmed down and Kikyo turned to face Sango.

"Yes we are on the path to the next jewel shard. But please next time just ask me directly," Kikyo said with an unearthly calm.

Inuyasha began to gloat mentally and he smirked. Than he stiffened when a familiar scent hit his sensitive nose making him growl with annoyance. There a few yards away came Sesshoumaru with his grace and emotionless posture.

"What do you want Sesshoumaru?" he barked out.

Sesshoumaru lifted an elegant brow. "Is that any way to treat your loving brother?" he mocked with no humor.

Unsheathing his sword he placed himself in front of Kikyo protectively, smirking and itching for a fight. "Loving? There is nothing loving about a block of ice like you!"

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes when his gaze landed on the dead walking corpse behind his brother. "I see that you have replaced the living miko with the dead one. Seriously half breed can you be any more disgusting?"

"Leave Kikyo out of this!" Inuyasha leapt into the air with the Tetsusaiga recklessly over head.

Smirking, Sesshoumaru unsheathed his sword and blocks his barbaric attack. "Still lacking in skill I see."

Inuyasha jumped back away from his hated half older brother he bared his fangs. "Still have the sick shoved up your ass I take it." he spat.

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at him, he wasn't about to take insults from the mutt but he wasn't here to fight. "I'm not here to fight you dear little brother."

Inuyasha snorted. "Than what are you here for?"

"I just came to see how you are fairing without Lady Kagome. But I can see now that you don't rally care about the female in your pack," he tonelessly replied. Smirking when he saw not only Inuyasha stiffen but the walking dead corpse as well.

"What?" Inuyasha growled angrily. "Kagome is back in her own time!"

Raising a brow at the mutts statement when he unknowingly let slip that the miko wasn't from this time. "It appears there is much that you don't know brother, maybe you should ask your walking corpse more about it. She seems to know that the miko is here and her kit is with her as well." With that Sesshoumaru left.

Inuyasha stared at his retreating back, he was confused and hurt. Was Sesshoumaru telling the truth? He turned towards Kikyo. "Is it true Kikyo? Is Kagome truly here and not in her time like we thought she was?"

Kikyo looked at him with a expressionless mask, yet deep down inside she was smoldering with anger. She should have killed the demon before he had a chance to say one word about her reincarnation to any of them, but knowing that what's been done can not be helped now.

"He tells the truth Inuyasha. Kagome has been here all along and yes I knew about it," she replied coolly.

Feeling the hurt and anger swell up inside of him he looked at her with new eyes, he never thought that Kikyo would actually do this. Not the Kikyo he knew. He wanted to howl out in pain and betrayal but knew that it really wasn't his place to and he began to feel ashamed. Defeated even.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he whispered with hurt.

"I only did it to save you from the hurt that you are going through now," she began with a little bit of deceit. "If I remember correctly she left you and the others."

Ears pinned to his head as he heard her explanation, he wanted to just look away from her and not look at her ever again but his love for her wouldn't allow him to do so. But still he worried about Kagome even if she was nothing more than his friend. It dawned on him that for the past three weeks she has been on her own unprotected and in constant danger making him fearful now.

"I know. But why?"

This time Kikyo lifted a elegant brow. "I can think of a reason Inuyasha. But I do not think that is the only reason, do not ask me what for I can not answer that. Her reasons are her own."

He thought about everything that has happened and knew that Kikyo had a point about her leaving them on her own free will, yet he couldn't truly be angry with her but it still hurt like hell. He turned to the others who were unusually quiet throughout the whole scene and looked at them with determination.

"We have to find her. She is in danger out there by herself and the gods know that the wench cant protect herself worth shit," growling with anger as he foolishly pushed aside reason preferring the thoughtless way.

Miroku and Sango were hurt but they knew that Kagome left them for a reason, either to protect them or because she knew that they wouldn't let her do what needed to be done. Either way they didn't have a choice in the matter at hand.


Out of the reach of his brothers senses, Sesshoumaru watches the group with amusement. He watched how his half brother tortured himself on the information that he had given them but what made him even more amused is that a small part that he seemed to forgot to mention to the idiot half breed.

"How can you find her Inuyasha when she had hidden her self from all beings by sent and aura?"

/This will be very pleasing and interesting/ his beast purred in satisfaction.

He smirked. "Indeed."


Kagome's breathing was heavy as she pulled her sword out of the corpse of a unknown demon that had attacked her and her companions. Wiping the sweat off her forehead as she looked towards the figure Ronin who was flicking his hand to fling the blood off his claws with much disgust present on his face. If she had the energy she would had giggled at the sight but given the situation and the experience now wasn't really the time. For the first couple of weeks into there journey went smoothly but now it seems that they haven't been able to rest for all the demons that has been attacking them for the past month.

"Damn it that was the fourth one today," grumbled the irritated Phoenix demon as his feathers were ruffled, Literally. "What the hell has been going on for the past month? We shouldn't have had this much trouble."

Shippo poked his head out from behind the tree he was hiding behind to see if it was safe to come out. "Mama?"

Looking towards him when he addressed her she smiled wearily. "It's ok Shippo it's safe."

Running to her and jumping into her arms as Ronin neared they settled in to a slow walk as they continued on there path even if they were only getting away from the battle field that they were force into so that the dead demons wouldn't attract more demons for them to have problems with. When they were enough distance way for comfort they settled them selves down under a tree for the shade.

"That was tiring," sighed Kagome as she sat down nearly collapsing with exhaustion.

Looking at her with a smirk but with pride too he spoke in concerns now where he would have just kept his mouth shut. "I would like to know why all of a sudden we are being attacked by demons when the first two weeks of the journey went smoothly. This is irritating!" Growling with ire he plopped down ungracefully.

Looking down at her hands nervously Kagome wondered the same thing, there could be a number of reasons but she can only think of two right now that made a lot of sense. Yet she wondered if she should voice them. "I'm not sure Ronin but it is making me feel uneasy."

Of course while thinking on about filling Ronin in on the small bit of information on what it might be for the demons attacking them her son took that choice away from her. Pulling onto her arm forcing her to look at him with questioning eyes he asked her about one of the reasons she was thinking.

"Mama, do you think that it might be because of the Shikon Jewel shards that you have?"

That got Ronin's attention quicker then anything in his life, he furrowed his brows as he looked at the woman before him that he silently pledged his life to. "Shikon Jewel shards? You mean 'The' Shikon Jewel?"

"Yes Ronin, that is what I had said. The Shikon Jewel shards, are you becoming deaf?" Shippo said smartly.

Ronin disregarded what the fox kit said about becoming deaf and focused his thoughts on the main point of the conversation. He stared at his Lady Miko for answers but knew that he wouldn't get anything out of her if he didn't ask, he figured that out a long while ago.

"You have shards of the Shikon Jewel? Why?" he asked in a tone that needed an answer.

"Well… you see… I uh," stumbled the young miko before she sighed. "I'm sorry Ronin for keeping this from you but I didn't really know for sure to trust you with this but now I see I have no choice in the matter."

Ronin narrowed his eyes as he leaned forward towards his Lady. "Please continue my Lady."

Pausing for a second to gage his mood she started to tell him. "You remember me telling you about my time?" Ronin nodded in confusion but kept quiet. "Well the reason why I was pulled into the well and into this time is because of the Shikon Jewel. It was hidden inside my body and I have the scar to prove it if you don't believe me, see after I freed Inuyasha from the tree this bird demon that looked like a crow had stolen it from me. Being that Inuyasha and I fought it earlier we wounded it by amputating it's leg, in the beginning I never shot a bow in my life so I didn't do too good but I finally got the idea to tie the amputated appendage to an arrow because it was trying to go back to its demon owner. By doing what I did my arrow hit the demon turning it to ash and resulting in the jewel getting hit and shattering it into shards."

"And that is one of the reasons mama comes back and forth between her time and ours so she can collect the shards and return the jewel back to its original form because she is the only one that can sense them other then the other scary miko," Shippo added with much pride.

Blinking once than twice before he really said anything. "So you're the Shikon Miko?" Kagome nodded seriously. He thought for a moment and groaned. "Ah shit."

Narrowing her eyes she hissed. "Watch your…" She was cut off.

"I'm going to kill him! Why that damned over grown butt sniffing bastard dog! Knowing that idiot he's probably sitting on a cloud howling in laughter while I get the shock of my life! When I see him I'm going to kill him!" Ronin growled in irritation. "Wait I cant he's already dead…. The hell with it when I see him next I'm going to kick his ass!"

Blinking in confusion Kagome looked at him as if he lost his mind, ok maybe he did loose his mind but still she'd like to know who he wanted to kill even though she didn't like his language.

"Uh Ronin…" she hesitated but got his attention nonetheless. "Who are you wanting to kill? Because you sound none to pleased with him."

The only thing she heard out of his mouth was one word and that was a name. "Toga…" he growled menacingly.

Kagome looked at her friend in confusion. 'Toga? Who's Toga?' she mentally asked watching Ronin growl, grumble and pouted like a child.


AN: Well I hope you all liked the story so far because I can tell you that it's just starting to get more fun! But I wish you all would write a few reviews to tell me what you think about it. Heh. I hope that I made it interesting for you! ^_^