Chapter 12- Painful Memories and New Appearances

Once darkness had claimed Kagome she was lost within the thick darkness that was her mind. She was drifting in the thickness of it all and was completely lost. Nothing seemed real and every time she seemed to be close to the end, close to the light it was taken away from her. Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity Kagome stopped. She stood still in the darkness as she watched a light figure approach her. Kagome squinted her eyes, tring to see past the bright light and instead look at the person within it. Soon her eyes widened as out of the light her great grandmother stepped out. She looked as young as she had remembered her, as young as she had looked the first time she had seen her. Her grandmother slowly approached her only to cause Kagome to cry.

"Why? Why now? Why me?" she cried out. However, Kagome's grandmother simply walked over to her crying form and held her for the first time in a long time.

"Why?" all Kagome was could manage to say.

"Because, it's your destiny my dear and I know you know this is right."

"Why me?! Why did you all have to die?!"

"It was our time, you must understand that. Now, take your true form, take what is rightfully yours."

"But what if her finds me?! What if he kills me too?" Kagome asked finally letting her true fears out. He grandmother only smiled and shook her head.

"He can not touch you, not when you're so strong and loved by the one who was destined to love you."

"What do you mean?"

"Along time ago you and Inuyasha were in love, you married and were about to live a normal, happy life. That's when he interfered, he tried to gain the thrown through our deaths and although we did indeed die our legacy lives on. You will take back what he tried to take and we will watch, and rest as you are once again blessed with the life you so rightfully deserve."

"Grandmother, I…I wish that I could speak to all of you but I know that I can't and that my time is running out. I'll take what I own and I will live as you wish. However, may I ask you one last request?" questioned Kagome finally gaining a hold of her self and able to deal with what was going on around her.

"Anything."

"Tell my mother and father that I love them very much and tell Souta that I'm sorry I couldn't save him."

"They know dear, they know." And with that her great grand mother disappeared as the once surrounding light engulfed Kagome. In that instant Kagome could feel her self changing. She could feel a new wave of power as it all hit her at once. Soon the darkness returned and Kagome could no longer feel the pain and loneliness she once felt, all she could feel was the presence of her family behind her and the love she knew she felt for him, for her Inuyasha.

Inuyasha had been keeping watch over the girl very carefully. Anyone who dared approach him or her was sure to have there tears run dry. He couldn't take it. At first she looked as if she was in a blissful sleep until she suddenly started to cry. This simply frustrated him further and soon he fell asleep as well. How ever when he could no longer smell her tears and feel a powerful demonic aura rising he woke. His head shot toward the girl who had some how claimed his heart and caused his eyes to widen. There before him, Kagome's sleeping form was changing. Her hair grew in length as a bit of silver came out. Her nails and teeth turned into fangs and razor sharp talons. Yet the girl would not wake. 'Please, wake up.' Thought Inuyasha franticly, hoping that his wish would come true. Suddenly, Kagome jumped up and looked around franticly.

"Kagome!" exclaimed Inuyasha as he turned to her and pulled her into a tight hug. Kagome shocked and afraid had no idea how to react. In one hand she had no idea where she was or how she got there while on the other she was glad that he was finally holding her. After several seconds of silence Kagome finally pulled away and truned to him.

"Where am I?"

"In my room, what happened? Are you alright?" he asked while once again looking over her new form.

"Yea, why wouldn't I be?" she asked. That's when she remembered the feeling, the surgae of power that had gone through her body then disappeared. Kagome stood up and headed for the nearest bath room, leaving Inuyasha sitting on the bed in confusion. When she ran in Kagome quickly locked the door and turned around slowly, all the while thinking. 'Please don't let it be true, don't let it be..' but as soon as she saw her reflection she freaked.

"Holy Shit!" she scram causing Inuyasha to run toward the door and Sesshomaru and Rin to appear.

"Kagome! Are you okay?!"

"What's going on?!"

"Little brother, what have you done?"

"Nothing, it's Kagome."

"I'm fine, really. I just need to be alone for a while." She responded hoping that everyone would just calm down and she'd soon be able to get out of there. Once Sesshomaru and Rin left the room Kagome send Inuyasha for some water then made a run for it. She ran for the nearest exit and hopped that some where in this maze she'd be able to find a sanctuary though little did she know that he was right behind her.