Chapter 1

I, kagome Higarashi am now 20 it had been 5 years since the well has closed….

5 years since we had beat Naraku and the good guys won….

It's been 5 years since I've seen my friends, my son Shippo and… and Koga.

It's been 5 years since realizing that what I felt for Inuyasha was nothing but admiration for him saving me and his loyalty to his friends and to her, Kikyo. At first I hated her because I thought that Inuyasha was meant for me but that all changed.

More importantly it has been 5 years and 364 days since I've realized that I love Koga… and now I will never have the chance to tell him, never having thought about it but when the well closed and I realized that I would never be able to see him again my heart broke into a million pieces. There are nights where I dream of him and some day dreams, his baby blue eyes, his slick black hair, that sexy wolfy grin and his godly body. He was always so confident in himself bring me flowers, little gifts and proclaiming his love literally from the top of a cliff. It's very hard to forget about Koga, how every time he invades my thoughts a chill runs through me.

When the well had closed I had cried and screamed, begging the well to open and everyday that it didn't my heart broke more and more. But I pulled myself out of it because I have a mama, a little brother, a grandpa and friends here that worried for me. They saved me from my darkest point and I couldn't be more thankful. It's because of them I am not alone and I live with the thoughts of my friends who would want me to continue on, to be happy.

Now I'm in University studying history on a full scholarship, living with my 3 best friends in an apartment we share close to campus. Currently sitting on the couch with my coffee looking around out the window my thoughts go back to Koga and sighs.

I miss him.

"Hey Kagome?" breaking out of my thoughts I look over at Ayumi, Eri and Yuka.

"Yeah, what's up?" I look back at them and then my sketch book besides me, there was a wolf with sad eyes staring back at me. This wolf was Koga, it was the first time he had let me see him in his true form, on the night of a crescent moon at midnight. He was beautiful, a large black wolf with a shimmer of silver to his coat but what got me was that even in wolf form his eyes were still a beautiful baby blue looking deep into my soul and when he howled all of my insides woken with a shiver to my core. I believe that was the moment I fell in love with him, it was a week before the final battle. I wanted to tell him but when I had the chance to tell him, the words didn't wanna come out of my mouth. It's like they were stuck so instead we hugged and he kissed my cheek before running off.

"Kagome, hello Earth to Kagome. So what do you think, wanna go with us?" Yuka asked.

"Sorry.. What were you saying?" Man, he is always popping into my head when I should be paying attention.

"We asked if you wanted to come with us to get tattoos? There is a shop downtown called Howling to the Midnight Moon and want to go check it out. Are you in, maybe you can get one of your drawings tattooed on. It would be way cool!" Ayumi cheered with excitement.

"Um sure, that sounds nice actually why don't we go check it out!" They all cheered and before we know it we were on the train. It was a very quiet ride, sometimes the quiet scares me cause my thoughts wander into the past… and it hurts. You would think as time passes it would be easier but it's not, their faces are still fresh in my mind, the way they smell and talk. I miss them.

The train came to a stop and we got off, walked a little ways before coming to the front of the shop. It looked beautiful, the outside was stone gray with vines and roses on the outside, on the sign there was a little wolf howling at a crescent moon. Just that sight brought tears to my eyes that threatened to fall. I was in awe of the place and I could hear my friends felt the same as I did, by the ohs and aws coming from them.

But what surprised me most was for a slight second I felt a pulse of yokai, is that even possible? I thought they were all gone, my mind is playing tricks on me. I shook the feeling off and followed my friends into the shop.

"Hello, welcome to Howling to the Midnight Moon what can we do for ya?" The man in the front spoke he seemed so familiar and I couldn't place it. He looked us over and as he stopped at me I could see he too was confused. Maybe he was the yokai I felt, but still that's impossible he looks too looks human.

Yuka was first to speak. "Hi! Yeah we would all like a tattoo done. I would like a butterfly on my ankle."

Eri was next "And I would like a heart on my wrist with the words love hard." the man continued to nod his head.

"Um I don't know what I want yet. But maybe a flower or something cute."Ayuki said sounding so unsure of herself.

"And you?" he said looking at me like he was still trying to figure me out.

"Well I think I might want the most complex one." Holding up a picture from my sketch book, it was a wolf paw print but inside of the paw print was a wolf with soulful blue eyes. The man took the picture and ran his hand over it, he looked up at her with realization in his eye and chuckled like he knew something I didn't.

He looked up and said "Yeah sure we can get this done, we got just the right artist for you." He gave me back my picture and called out "Hey boss, I got a woman who needs your magic touch!"

We hear shouting from the back and I froze hearing his voice. It can't be.. How is it possible. I thought he was gone forever. "Yeah ok! I'm coming, give me a minute!" As he stepped out from the back my heart stopped before beating at an amazing speed, I couldn't believe my eyes he was really there in front of me. My hand twitches begging to reach out to touch him to make sure I wasn't dreaming again.

At this point he looks at the man who I'm assuming is Ginta or Hakakku, nodding at him. Then scans over my friends who currently were looking through magazines before his gaze stops at me. His mouth opens slightly and he closes his eyes, shaking his head before he opens them staring at me dead in the eye. I blink trying to wake up from this dream if it is one, which if it is I don't wanna wake up.

His mouth opens again and I watch his lips open and close before words come out. "Ka...Kagome? Is that really you?" It came out as barely a whisper with his voice breaking up.

I'm pretty sure I had tears in my eyes, only to be conformed by the one that slides down my cheek and drops down my face. "Koga, it's really you. It's really me." I could hardly push the words out.

"Kagome!" Was all I heard before my world went black.