Rin's stricken with an illness that brings Kagome and Sesshomaru together. Kagome has been in the medieval times to stay over the last couple of years, and things with Inuyasha are like they always are. Maturity and insight can do a lot to a person.

After purifying the Shikon Jewel, Kagome wishes for Inuyasha and Kikyo to have second chance, leaving her alone. Sango and Miroku are planning their wedding, so feeling like a third wheel she wanders off, right into the Western Lands!