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AN: Okay, after being told that I should post the chapters of this story, I decided to do so, but I won't be posting all six I've written at the same time. Rather, I'm going to just post this first one and the second one for the time being to give you a chance to see if you like it or if you'd want to back out while I work on my other Digimon/InuYasha crossover. But the real stuff won't begin until the next or third chapter, if my mental timeline is correct. I'll need to go back and check...

I'm going to stick with English names. But there will be Japanese terms in this, so don't be surprised. And I might use the Japanese and their English translations interchangeably.

Oh and this is a heads up for those who haven't read my stories before. I tend to get a little big on the descriptions, so you'll most likely find really long descriptions frequently whenever I describe a character, place, or object (though those can sometimes be a touch smaller). So if you readers come across them, don't be surprised or send in complaints, all right?

Hope you all like this and please review, but don't bother if you've nothing good to say! Seriously if you don't like this, then don't bother reading on.

~A Different Frontier~

oO-Waking Up-Oo

Kagome groaned as she opened her eyes to a stark white ceiling. "What happened?" She rasped; her voice hoarse from disuse. "Why the heck do I feel like I've been run over by a hoard of boar demons?" She winced as she tried to sit up.

"Mama?" Said a voice. "You're awake!"

Kagome turned to the source of the voice and found herself looking through sheer lavender fabric to a man that looked like he was in his early twenties standing in the doorway.

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He had fiery hair up tied up in a high ponytail with a turquoise ribbon that hung down to about mid-back. He had a slightly dark-peach complexion, and sparkling emerald eyes that were currently wide in shock. But unlike normal humans, he had slightly long claws as nails; a pair of pointed elfin ears, and a long fox tail the same colour as his hair, but with a cream tip.

He wore a pair of beige cargo pants and a teal muscle shirt with a black vest zipped up halfway over it. He wore only a pair of white socks on his feet.

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Kagome couldn't tell who this man was, but the minute she saw those eyes and the mischievous twinkle within them, she knew. "Shippo...?" she asked hesitantly, fearful of her guess being wrong.

"Mama," Shippo smiled, leaning over and folding her into his arms. But just as Kagome was getting comfortable in her son's arms, he suddenly pulled back. "Wait! I have to tell the others! Wait here, okay, Mama? I'll be right back!"

And with that, he sped off, leaving a cloud of dust and a baffled Kagome. "'Wait here'?" Kagome scoffed. " Does it look like I have anywhere to go? I don't even know where I am!"

But nevertheless, Kagome took this time to observe the room she was placed in.

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The walls of the room were painted a soft periwinkle with a silver vine pattern painted over them. Along the edges of the walls was a line of connected hexagons with sakura flowers inside them painted in a bright white. Photos and portraits of herself, her family (both modern and Feudal), and friends were mounted on the walls.

The ground was covered in fluffy, white carpet with pieces of beautiful rosewood furniture tactfully placed around the room. The wall across from her bed was occupied by two sets of large bow windows. The parts that couldn't be opened were constructed into stained glass mosaics while the parts that could be opened were left the usual clear colour all windows were. A rosewood door stood tall in a corner of her room while another pair stood on the opposite wall. Kagome guess that one led to her closet while the other went to a bathroom.

The bed she was currently sitting in was a circular queen-sized platform bed with a canopy that draped sheer lavender curtains over the sides of the bed. The wood was the same rosewood used for the furniture; the mattress was covered in a pale-amethyst sheet and the pillows and comforter were dressed in the same colour as well. The only difference was that there was a large white inu on the comforter.

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'Whoever designed this place has definitely got good taste…' Kagome mused.

"Kagome-mama!" A voice snapped her out of her thoughts and before she knew it, Kagome was having the air squeezed out of her.

"Air!" Kagome wheezed. "Need...AIR!"

"Oops!" The feminine voice said, pulling away. "Sorry, Kagome-mama," The young woman apologized sheepishly.

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The young woman had black hair that went down to mid-back and was held back with a jeweled comb. She had honey-gold eyes and a fair complexion. There was a magenta stripe on each cheek and over eyes eyelids while an indigo crescent moon sat upon her forehead. She, like Shippo, had claws and elfin ears.

She wore a rose-coloured silk kimono over a white layer underneath and a cream obi. The outer layer being decorated in tiny butterflies and daisies scattered throughout the fabric. A pair of white socks could be seen peeking out from under the hem of the kimono.

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For a moment Kagome couldn't place the young woman's face, until…"Rin?!" Kagome's mouth dropped for a few seconds. "Is that really you?"

Rin giggled, nodding her head.

"What happened?" Kagome asked. "Where am I?"

"In your new home, Little One," a deep baritone voice answered.

Kagome turned to the doorway to find Shippo standing with two demons that look almost alike, save for a few differences. She automatically knew one of them. The one that had spoke, however, she did not.

"Fluffy!" Kagome exclaimed in surprise.

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Sesshomaru hadn't changed much; his appearance was almost the same. The only noticeable differences were that his silvery-white hair now hung to his waist, rather than his ankles like she remembered and his golden eyes were softer and shone brighter.

His attire definitely was shocker; Kagome could never imagine the Lord of the Western lands dressed as he was. He wore a pair of comfortable black pants and a white tunic. He wore only black socks and his height was just an inch or two short of the other demon beside him.

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The demon beside Sesshomaru guffawed, turning Kagome's attention to him. "'Fluffy'? You let her call you that! And you haven't maimed her yet?" He clutched his sides as Sesshomaru's eyebrow twitched.

'Oh that can't be good,' Kagome thought, having seen the near imperceptible movement. 'Who is he, anyway?'

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The other demon had the same silvery-white hair Sesshomaru did, but it was tied up in a high ponytail that hung down to mid-thigh, bangs hanging over his forehead, leaving the middle visible. He had a slightly tanned complexion and the same gold eyes as Sesshomaru. However, instead of the magenta stripes Sesshomaru had, this demon had one jagged azure stripe on each cheek and a crimson stripe over each eyelid.

He wore an outfit similar to Sesshomaru's; a pair of navy pants with a loose grey short-sleeved top. He, too, wore socks.

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"Um, who are you?" Kagome asked bluntly to the demon she didn't recognize.

He waited until he'd finished laughing at Sesshomaru to answer her question. "My name is, Touga, Little One," he answered. "Sesshomaru and InuYasha are my sons."

(AN: InuYasha and Sesshomaru's father's name is never mentioned and is normally given the title of the 'Inu no Taisho', which would technically translate into 'Great Dog General'. And in all the InuYasha FanFics I've read, more often than not, InuYasha's father is called, Touga, so I decided to use that)

Kagome blinked, taking in the information. "EH?!" she squeaked when it sank in. "But you're supposed to be dead!" Kagome blurted out, without thinking. When she did realize just what words had come out of her mouth, she hastily tried to apologize, but was interrupted by a laugh from Touga.

"It's all right, Little One," Touga chuckled. "And as for your questions; all will be revealed in due time."

"Can I just take a bath first?" Kagome asked. "I feel a little grungy."

Sesshomaru nodded to the single door that Kagome had guessed led to the bathroom. "Go in there and clean up. There are clothes for you to wear in there," he gestured to the double doors.

Shippo's eyes widened. "Shouldn't we—"

But just as Kagome was getting out of her bed, she caught sight of her reflection in the vanity mirror.

'Three, Two, One,' the four demons counted down, waiting for the inevitable eruption.

She screamed. "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!"

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The girl looking back at her wasn't the twenty-year-old she'd expected. In her place was the image of a fourteen-year-old girl.

The girl in the mirror had long ebony hair with had a deep-bluish tint hanging down to mid-thigh with a thick lock of on either side of her head being the same silvery-white as Sesshomaru and Touga's hair; instead of the brownish-black it had been. Her sun-kissed complexion had paled to a flawless, stunning ivory exactly like Sesshomaru. And in the place of chocolate-brown eyes were a pair of icy-blue orbs.

Feeling something strange with her teeth, she opened her mouth to find her canine teeth slightly larger than they were. There was a row of small indigo dots under her right eye, each dot increasing to a final indigo crescent moon resting directly at the corner of her right eye. And to top it all off, a pair of small black ears like InuYasha's stood on her head.

(AN: I've decided that she won't have claws 'kay?)

She was clad in a black knee-length nightgown that had a wide scoop-neck, short puffed sleeves and lavender decorating the edges.

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"I told you to tell her," Shippo sighed, shaking his head before going over to his panicking mother. "Mama," the fiery-haired demon said gently, placing his hands on her shoulders, "Mama, please calm down and we'll explain everything."

Listening to her son, the now fourteen-year-old girl walked say down onto bed once more, with Touga on one side, Sesshomaru on the other, and Shippo and Rin at her feet.

Sesshomaru opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off by Rin, who'd gasped. "Wait, we're forgetting someone!" And with that, she'd put her fingers to her mouth and let out a high-pitched whistle, which had them all wincing a little. As Rin had whistled, Shippo had gone over to the door and opened it.

They all heard a small pitter-pattering coming towards Kagome's room and in came Kilala in her miniature form.

"Kilala!" Kagome squealed, picking up the cat demon and cuddling her.

Said cat demon only purred, happy to see the raven-haired girl she remembered from so long ago.

"Imouto," Sesshomaru's smooth voice spoke, getting her attention. "What is the last thing you remember?"

Kagome's brow furrowed as she tried remembering what had happened to her. 'There's a voice…and a light…THE JEWEL!' "I remember making a wish for jewel to disappear forever," Kagome told them all, stroking Kilala's fur.

"Nothing else?" Touga asked this time, ignoring the second question for the time being.

Kagome shook her head in negative.

"Kagome," Touga addressed her, "the wish you made was, indeed, selfless as was needed, but it wasn't enough to rid the world of the jewel."

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, confused.

"The wish you made," Sesshomaru continued, "allowed the spirits within the jewel to rest in peace finally after battling for so long." Here his gold eyes looked straight into her icy ones. "However, something occurred that no one had foreseen."

"What?" Kagome whispered, scared to find out just what would be or had been done to her.

"The disappeared and the souls were put to rest," Touga answered, "However, the power could not disappear. Power can only be born within and transferred, but it cannot be destroyed completely. You could compare it to energy, I suppose. It can be transferred, but never destroyed." He looked at the black-haired girl. "The jewel had come back into the world five hundred years ago through your body, correct?"

The girl turned Hanyou nodded.

"Because the jewel was born inside your body," the elder demon explained, "it is only natural that it would eventually return."

"But that isn't so bad, right?" Kagome asked, looking from one inu to the other. When she saw the looks of grief on their faces as well as those on the faces of her children, Kagome dreaded the answer to her next question. "What else?" she whispered, gripping Kilala a little tighter to her chest.

"In essence, you are now the physical manifestation of the Shikon," Sesshomaru said bluntly to the girl, ignoring her growing expression of horror. "Though the souls no longer exist on this plane, the power of the jewel now resides within you."

"There's something else," Kagome accused. "You're not telling me something!"

"Mama, we brought you here after Sesshomaru and Touga found you in the hospital in a coma," Shippo explained quietly. "Apparently, making a wish in the first place was still selfish no matter what. And because of that, you paid for it."

"H-How?" Kagome stuttered out, in shock. "What happened? Is my family okay?"

Sesshomaru only nodded and tried calming the girl down. "Because you made the wish, despite the selfless reason behind it, the souls within the jewel took something that you valued the most above everything else, even your friends."

"My family?" Kagome whispered. "But you just said—"

"And he is telling the truth," Touga interjected. "You family is alive and well, but…you no longer exist in their lives. Kagome Higurashi does not exist."

"Then how—" the raven-haired girl tried speaking, but was cut off.

"We've been searching for you ever since you were born," Rin explained. "We didn't know, of course, when you were going to be born, but we knew it had be somewhere near the well, so we stuck around. We watched you grow up and get taken down the well, only to end up like this. After that last time, the Higurashis found you in the shed, unconscious and had you taken to the hospital. Luckily, we had some contacts there and they let us know about you and let us bring you here."

Kagome gave the older Inu a small smile and nodded, still in Sesshomaru's embrace. Just then, she remembered something. "You said I was close to dying," Kagome spoke, "how did I survive?"

"I adopted you into our family," Touga said simply.

"What?" Kagome squeaked. "But how? Wouldn't my powers have interfered or something?"

"They did, to some extent," Touga rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "It's curious, only your features, and most likely your senses, were affected. You even smell as you did before the transformation; you don't have the scent of a half-demon. Although you look like one."

"In other words, you look like a half-demon with possible demonic capabilities, but you should still be human," Sesshomaru explained. "However, as we've never encountered a problem like this, we do not much more than that."

Kagome looked down at her hands and concentrated. Her new family looked at the newly transformed girl curiously and watched as her face lit up when she saw the familiar lavender glow highlighting the appendage.

"Well," Shippo spoke up, "that answers that question!"

And they all laughed.

Japanese Terminology (AN: I may not use all of these terms in the story, and I'll most likely end up using the Japanese term with its English meaning interchangeably. But they key below is just in case I end up using any of the terms below):

Sakura- Cherry Blossom

Inu- Dog

Priestess- Priestess

Imouto- Little Sister

Youkai- Demon

Hanyou- Half Demon

Kitsune- Fox Demon

Well, I hope this was okay!

Adieu,

TsukiyoTenshi