Kagome the Inuyokai

Chapter 1

A/N: On a recommendation, I have changed the title from 'Kagome, an Inuyoukai', not only have I found the proper spelling of 'yokai' but it was brought to my attention that the title did not make sense. I am fully rewriting this story and reposting it, I have tried just editing it but I cannot make it work and trying to do so just gave me a headache, so I am just going to redo it, the story will be essentially the same though with differences which make the story better.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha! This goes for the whole Story!

Kagome stood over the battlefield, bow in hand, as the wind whipped her hair around her face. Naraku's miasma was clearing and a refreshing breeze was beginning to take it's place. She smiled, it was over, Naraku was dead. Killed by the combined efforts of herself and her friends. After three long years, Naraku was finally dead.

She hefted her bag to her shoulders and walked down the hill she had made her attacks from, looking sadly at the destruction all around her, searching for her friends, she could sense they were alive though in need of various degrees of healing.

First she found Sango, who's most serious wound was a broken arm, she smiled when she saw Kagome, "Its over Kagome finally my village can rest in peace." Kagome nodded, as she knelt by the slayer, glad she had gained control over her powers as well as expanding them, her hands glowed pink as she set Sango's arm and started the bone to mend before she wrapped bandages around the arm with a splint to keep it in place.

She smiled at Sango and stood up, the next of her friends she found was Koga, who was thankfully unconscious, she really was not in the mood for his flirtations. Other than a nasty bump on the head he didn't seem to be in bad shape so she moved on to the next friend who found her, Miroku.

The monk limped towards her leaning heavily on his staff and looking wistfully at his right palm, with Shippou on his shoulder. She guided him to sit next to Sango before examining the reason he was limping, she smirked it turned out to be only a sprained ankle. He also had many cuts along his arms and legs, though none seemed very serious. She watched as Kirara curled into Sango's lap and smiled at the four of them before she set out to find Inuyasha.

She found him near the center of the battlefield, a hole in his stomach as well as his shoulder. Not to mention many other cuts all over his body but he breathed, his hand clutching tightly to the Tetsusaiga. Kagome sighed and sat next to him, picking up the Shikon no Tama as she did, purifying it at her touch.

She put it in the little jar with the rest of the shards. Only one shard remained, Kohaku's shard and Kagome was confident she could remove it without taking the boy's life.

As she sat there waiting for Inuyasha to wake, she removed a dagger from her bag. The blade itself gleamed as if polished and there was an inuyokai carved into the blade. On the handle there was another Inuyokai wrapped around the pommel, which seemed to be a large sapphire. The eyes of the Inuyokai on the handle looked like rubies and the little claws were gold. The actual handle for holding it was a dark leather. Kagome found the dagger beautiful, and would have appreciated it more if it had come to her another way.

Shippou came over to her, "Kagome, thats a pretty dagger where did you find it?" Kagome sighed, "Kikyo gave it to me after she cut me with it." Shippou looked confused, "but I do not smell blood on you at all that belongs to you."

"That is because it was a very shallow cut and I healed it nearly immediately after I was cut," Kagome responded, "right after Kikyo forced me to kill her." Shippou nodded, "Did she tell you why she cut you?" Kagome shook her head, "she only said something about Inuyasha not being allowed to have either one of us now." Shippou shrugged, "can never get a straight answer out of her even she when is about to die."

Kagome nodded as she put the dagger back in her bag. Inuyasha groaned and opened his eyes, "Ugh, is it over?"

"Yes Inuyasha, Naraku is dead," Kagome responded with a slight smile on her face. Inuyasha sat up and looked around, "How is everyone?" Kagome sighed, "Kouga, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and Kirara are fine, I am sorry there was one casualty."

"Who didn't make it Kagome," he asked. She took a deep breath before answering, "I was forced to kill Kikyo and destroy her." Inuyasha's eyes went wide, but he said nothing and waited for her to explain what had happened.

"Kikyo came up behind me with a dagger without me noticing and cut me with it, once she did so she yelped as if struck and dropped the dagger to the ground, as I turned around she had started coming at me with an arrow to strike me down," Kagome explained, "I think she wanted to die Inuyasha, I think she was ready to leave this world."

Inuyasha nodded, saddened, when suddenly a burst of wind came out of no where and suddenly standing in front of them was Sesshomaru. Inuyasha struggled to stand up but Sesshomaru glared at him, "I did not come to fight you this day, hanyou, so do not rise," Inuyasha still continued to attempt to rise, even though he knew Sesshomaru had not come there to fight.

Kagome stood up lightly brushing her legs off, "What do you need Sesshomaru-Sama?" He turned his gaze to the miko who addressed him, "An item was stolen from my palace of great importance to me by the undead miko, I tracked her scent to this battlefield though she is no where to be found."

"I killed her, what item did she steal from you Sesshomaru-Sama," Kagome asked. Inuyasha growled as he finally made it to his feet. Sesshomaru ignored Inuyasha since Kagome seemed to be interested in helping him find what was stolen, "It was an intricate dagger with an inuyokai on the blade and handle." Kagome smiled with a nod, "Yes I have the dagger, give me a second to bring it out," she leaned over her bag and pulled it out.

Inuyasha watched all this silently, he really didn't want to fight Sesshomaru right now and since as soon as the dagger was returned to him he would leave there seemed no need to even draw Tetsusaiga. Kagome started to hand him the dagger, he gently took it from her and examined, and growled in frustration when he noticed the change of the position of the inuyokai on the blade, "who did the dagger cut," Sesshomaru asked, though he had a feeling he knew.

Kagome sighed, "Kikyo cut me with it before I was able to kill her." Sesshomaru sighed, "May I see the area she cut?" Kagome nodded, and moved her hair from the side of her neck, as Sesshomaru moved closer to her, Inuyasha growled in warning, which the Inuyokai simply ignored. In the area where Kagome had been cut was a small silver crescent moon, "it is as I thought," and he handed the dagger back to a very confused Kagome.

"I thought you wanted the dagger returned Sesshomaru-Sama," she asked. "The dagger does not belong to me any longer, it belongs to you, Kagome-san, your blood is the first blood to ever touch that blade since it was forged, this Sesshomaru is honor bound to tell you what the dagger will do to you," he explained, "you will be transformed into a full blooded inuyokai."

Kagome stared at him dumbfounded, "What?" Sesshomaru continued, "It will be necessary for you to come with me while you transform so you may learn the ways of our kind." Kagome pursed her lips before she responded. "How long before this happens," Kagome asked.

"The transformation process will take approximately one complete moon cycle." Inuyasha interrupted them, "She is not going with you you bastard." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at Inuyasha, "that is not your choice hanyou, but hers." Kagome looked at the dagger in her hands, "is there a way to reverse the effects." Sesshomaru shook his head slightly, "there is not." Kagome sighed as she quickly came to a decision, "then I will go with you so I may learn."

Inuyasha was dumbstruck, not only had he lost Kikyou but he was losing Kagome as well. Not to mention the fact that once she transformed she would not need his protection any longer as an inuyokai, "Please don't go Kagome, we will find a way to change this." Kagome put a hand on his arm, "I will return Inuyasha." He nodded to her and didn't say any more, walking away slowly and leaning against a tree.

Sango, Miroku, and Kirara saw the commotion and came over to find out what was going on. Kagome smiled at them sadly, "Guys I am going to have to go with Sesshomaru, because Kikyo cut me with a certain dagger which will transform me into an inuyokai."

They gaped at her, Sango gained her composure first, "How long will you be gone Kagome?" Kagome shrugged, "I do not know however the transformation apparently will take about one moon cycle, and I need to learn my new heritage." Sesshomaru watched her interact with her pack, the fact that she was loyal was a great quality with Kagome he did not like the idea of having humans in his palace, though it seemed she would miss them greatly, and if he wished to gain her trust fully she would want to see her friends, "this Sesshomaru would have no problem with your pack visiting you in 14 days Kagome-san, after you have settled in at the palace."

Kagome's eyes lit up as she heard this, "Thank you Sesshomaru-Sama." He nodded to her, "it would be best if we leave as soon as possible, say your goodbyes and we will be on our way." She bowed politely to him and he walked a few feet away from the group, still watching them intently.

Kagome hugged Sango, "I will miss you Sango, don't be too hard on Miroku while I am away and don't be getting married until I can be there." Sango smiled warmly at the woman who had become like a sister to her, "of course not Kagome, I will miss you though."

Kagome let Sango go and hugged Miroku, catching his hand before he groped her, "I will miss you Miroku, don't be chasing after any other women remember you will be a married man as soon as I can be there for your wedding." He grinned, "of course Kagome, I will be the soul of propriety." She laughed at him before she released him from the hug.

Shippou jumped into her arms, "Can I go with you Kagome, I promise I won't get in anyone's way." She looked over to Sesshomaru questioningly, he nodded and she smiled, "You can come with me then Shippou," the kitsune quickly climbed to her shoulder as she walked over to where Inuyasha stood, "I am going to miss you Inuyasha, and you guys can visit me in a week, it isn't that long."

He pulled her into a hug, with his usual, "feh."

Once Inuyasha released her, she walked over to Sesshomaru as her pack watched, "may I ask one more favor before you take me to your palace?" He lifted an eyebrow in question. She smiled and asked, "I need to see my family and to do that I must travel threw the bone-eaters well to get there."

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes, "what do you mean?" Kagome sighed, "I am not from this time and the well is how I travel between the two times. Lately the well's power has been fading, and it is capable of transporting me about two more times, though more than that would be risky. I simply want to go visit my family one last time. I had long ago decided I wanted to stay in this time and I simply want to say good bye, I do not know how the well will react after I am transformed."

Sesshomaru thought about this for a second, "this Sesshomaru must insist you do not take long, though it is agreeable." Kagome smiled at him, "thank you," she went and picked up her bag before walking back over to him with Shippou on her shoulder, "I am ready to go."

Sesshomaru nodded, and placed his arm around her waist before forming his spirit cloud under their feet and lifting them into the air, and flying in the direction of the bone-eater's well.