A/N: Alright I know I have another story going on right now but soooo many stories have been popping up in my head especially when I draw, which is how this story came to be. I hope you enjoy the story, oh and if I ever get to it I'll post up my drawings up on dokuga where you can find my stories as well!
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or any of its characters.
Chapter 1: To The West!
Jakken left the castle as fast as his little toad feet could take him. His destination being none other than the Forest of InuYasha,"She is our last hope, even though she is nothing but a filthy human wench." He grumbled to himself,"But I will go to the ends of the Earth to find help for Lord Sesshomaru." he squawked with admiration shinning in his bulbous yellow eyes.
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Kagome reached to InuYasha as he heaved her up into the tree they were currently occupying. InuYasha reluctantly handed over a cup of ramen to her as they sat in companionable silence. Since the destruction of Naraku, InuYasha and Kagome had come to terms with their relationship. After many awkward attempts at love and romance they had come to the conclusion that maybe the future they had once seen together was wrong. It seemed that without evil demons and constant kidnapping Kagome and InuYasha didn't have much else going for them. It was because of the fact that they had to take so much care of each other that they had felt the feelings that they felt back then. Now...well now it was...well weird. So now they came to the conclusion that the love they felt for each other was not the love of lovers but of siblings.
Sango and Miroku, on the other hand, did love each other and had gotten married shortly after Naraku's defeat. Together they took in Kohaku and helped him recover from the terrible crimes he had committed under Naraku's influence. InuYasha had taken up officially training Shippo until it was time to send him to a Kitsune School. It was saddening to know that little Shippo would embark on his own adventure with new friends when the time came for him to leave, but everyone knew he would return to them. They were family after all, and what kind of son would Shippo be to not visit his own mother! When InuYasha wasn't training Shippo, he was patrolling the village or helping Kaede with errands. As for Kagome, she had taken up training to become a miko. It had been decided that she would take the responsibly of being the village miko when Kaede passed. After hunting for jewel shards, fighting evil hoards of demons, and having to defend herself from potential threats on a daily basis it was safe to say she was well trained in the field of a warrior miko. Too bad she lacked in the basics that every other miko was familiar with.
It took a little over a year to find out that the well allowed access to the future for a limited time, that time being a mere two days. Kagome giggled at the memory that flooded to her mind at the thought. She and InuYasha had taken turns jumping in and out of the well for days to figure out how much time the well was open. After two months of jumping they were finally able to confirm that the well only opened for the last two days of the month. After so much jumping it was safe to say that Kagome had the legs of a track star.
Kagome swung her legs happily as a gentle breeze swept through the forest. It was a normal day, just like any other day and they didn't expect it to be any different from the rest. Too bad they weren't normal people, and normal days involved complete and total chaos to be unleashed upon their already hectic lives.
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"InuYasha! Lady Kagome! There are demons in the village and they demand the presence of Lady Kagome!" shouted a villager frantically as he approached the treeline.
The two turned to each other and nodded. Kagome climbed onto InuYasha's back without a second thought, before they sped of through the trees and into the village.
Just as InuYasha's clawed feet touched the ground a rather loud growl resonated from deep within his chest. He shoved Kagome behind him in a protective manner before unleashing Tetsusaiga from its rusty sheath. "Alright where's the bastard!" hissed InuYasha.
Jaken scurried forward from the rather large group of demons that were there to escort Jakken and hopefully soon with company. "Oh it's terrible L-Lord Sesshomaru he- he- he-"
"Out with it already!" shouted InuYasha.
"Lord Sesshmaru has fallen ill!" he shouted dramatically,"We have searched and hired the best healers in Japan b-but all are too fearful of their fate should they f-fail! Please, oh please, this humble Jakken begs that the m-miko come to the palace of the west!" Jakken had thrown himself at Kagome's feet and was sobbing uncontrollably.
Kagome opened her mouth to speak but InuYasha beat her to it,"There ain't no way I'm letting you take Kagome to heal that bastard! He had it comin' to him anyways!" InuYasha said as he picked up a blubbering Jakken from the collar of his brown haori.
"B-But the miko is our last hope!" he squawked as he thrashed about violently,"Please! Why not view it as the f-favor for helping in the demise of Naraku."
InuYasha and Jakken continued to argue back and forth while Kagome began to contemplate the new offer. Glancing at InuYasha for a minute then at Jakken she finally threw two miko charged rocks at their heads."Would you guys stop fighting for a sec! Geez! Look InuYasha he was asking me not you, so this is a decision for me make." she growled, then changing to a more serious tone she walked towards the two. "It's time for you to stop fighting my battles for me InuYasha. I think that this is a battle I should face head on..." she said as she carefully removed Jakken from InuYasha's deadly grasp.
"No. Look Kagome, Sesshomaru is a taiyoukai and I know for a fact that he'll make it through it. Don't like to admit it, but that damned dog is too strong to die from something as dumb as an illness...Plus I'm gonna be the one that kills him not some stupid disease." he proclaimed.
"Specifically why I think I should go! He's a taiyoukai, I don't think he's supposed to get sick! It must be pretty serious, I'm going." she said in a stern voice. She looked down at a teary eyed Jakken,"I'll be right back I just have to get my supplies." she turned to InuYasha expecting him to carry her back to her hut, but obviously he had other plans.
"I ain't takin ya!" he huffed and turned his back on her. She growled in irritation and grabbed InuYasha by his ear and dragged him a little farther away from everyone. "What the hell d-"
"Look InuYasha I don't want to go to see that egotistical, jerk either, but we do owe him for helping during the battle with Naraku. Its the least we could do. If I can't heal him then oh well I'll just come home and continue life, plus if he were to die who do you think is going to have to step up and run the Western lands for him!" she growled in his ear.
InuYasha looked away,"I don't care what they say I ain't steppin up to deal with all the political shit!" he retorted.
"Exactly! Which would mean that the other lords would have a big stupid war to see who gets his lands! And frankly, InuYasha, that's not what we need after we just freed the world of Naraku." she said glaring at him. "Look I'm doing this for you, stop being stubborn and let me go!" Kagome stepped back and smiled lightheartedly,"Plus...I'm a big girl I can handle myself."
InuYasha sighed in defeat and let Kagome climb onto his back. "I'll be right back!" she shouted behind her as they descended into the air jumping from treetop to treetop.
Once they landed in front of Kaede's hut Kagome sprinted inside and gathered whatever material she thought would be helpful along the way. She dug out her good ol' yellow monstrosity of a backpack and dusted it off. She packed in random items from the small vanity that InuYasha had built for her, stating that all her crap was just lying around and making the place look a wreck. She finally placed the herbs at the very top and carefully clipped it shut. bending over she wrung her arms into the straps and somehow managed to lift the giant pack without toppling over.
After giving a quick farewell to Kaede, Kagome stepped out of the hut and was met with the sight of an orange fur ball hurling towards her. Kagome laughed as she caught Shippo and cradled him in her arms lovingly. "Can I come? Please, please, please!" he begged with large watery eyes.
"I'm sorry hun, but I don't want you to catch whatever Sesshomaru has." she said sweetly.
"But mommm!" he whined.
"Shippo." she said sternly, he turned his back to her, and she sighed,"I won't be gone for long so don't worry okay. I'll just be a couple of days, or a few weeks if its bad, I promise." she knelt down to his height and held out her pinky.
"Promise?" he said over his shoulder.
Kagome smiled,"Promise." they shook pinkies and hugged.
"Kagome, I want you to take Kirara." said Sango holding out Kirara in her palms.
"Really, why?" she asked.
"Because even though we traveled with Sesshomaru for a while I still don't really trust him so..." she placed Kirara in her arms,"Here, just in case you need to leave suddenly." they both smiled and hugged. She turned to Miroku and Kohaku and gave them both a hug and a slap for Miroku, would he ever learn?
With that Kagome hopped onto InuYasha's back,"Thanks Sango! Bye everyone!" she shouted from above.
"Damn woman, what the hell are you carryin' in there?" he grunted as he jumped from another rock.
Kagome huffed,"I brought necessities! Still don't know how to treat a lady yet, now do you?"
InuYasha rolled his eyes,"That's cause the only ladies I know don't act like ladies!" he said with a glance in her direction, grinning he continued," Ladies don't run around killing demons and shoutin' crap at the top of their lungs."
Kagome growled and punched him on the head, causing them to slightly lean towards the left,"I am too a lady!" she said angrily.
"...just provin' my point..." he huffed under his breath as he rubbed his sore head.
When they arrived Kagome put Kirara down and watched as the little kitten was engulfed in flames and transformed into a her true form. InuYasha walked up to her and awkwardly gave her a hug. "I'll come check on you every two or three days, k." she hugged him back and nodded.
Kagome and Kirara walked up to Jaken ready to go, Kagome turned and gave InuYasha a final wave before she climbed onto Kirara. Once she was safely secured, Jakken mounted Ah Un. Once everyone was in the air Jakken advanced to the front of the group of demons.
"To the West!" he hollered. Kagome turned and watched as InuYasha became nothing but a red dot.
'To the West...' she thought worriedly...maybe she shouldn't have made such a rash decision...
A/N: Aaaaaand that was chapter one! I hope you enjoyed! RR please, its a writers nourishment! c: