Summary: Imagine a world dominated by demons, where all humans are slaves with few exceptions. Such was the way Inuyasha was brought up. Kagome, as we all know, comes from the future. However, this future is much different compared to the world we live in. The demons' power and control of the world has never been stronger. The most incredible detail about the situation is that through out all these thousands of years, there has only been one demon king. To imagine, all this could have been avoided had one person met another. That is what Kagome had to learn, whether she liked it or not. For you see, though this was a time unfit for true love and happiness, those are the very things that were needed to change the world for the better.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or anything associated with Inuyasha the manga, anime and whatever else series. However, I do own this plot and it is solely mine. I do not care if people were to take my ideas into their own stories as I take plagiarism as a type of complement. My work is free for all to take. Though if you somehow piss me off... let us not go that far...

A/N: I appear to have gotten one vote for the decision on whether there should be lemons in this fanfic or not. I should remind people that I would greatly appreciate it if you were to review signed on so that people would not think that I have rigged the votes by my reviews anonymously. However, I would not take the anonymous vote in vain. If there was to be a tie, then the anonymous vote would take into action, either that or 3 anonymous votes would count as one signed-on vote. I think that should be fair for everyone. However, do not register an account with if you feel uncomfortable in doing so. Without any more interruptions, I give you... the next chapter.

Last Chapter: ... "What...do... you... want?" Inuyasha said between breaths. "I don't suppose you know who I am, little brother." The demon in front of him said, in a cold, monotone, voice. This caused everyone in the scene to gasp, even Inuyasha. "What are you talking about?" he asked. "It was because of you that Father died, we're only half brothers... and you will pay for everything! You, you HANYOU!" Inuyasha's eyes narrowed at what he heard. Nobody call him a hanyou and gets away with it.

Faces Of The Heart

Chapter Two:

Inuyasha's Tale

Part two: Proven Worthy

Inuyasha was definitely angry now. It was strange to him though, because deep down, he somehow knew that this demon was telling the truth. But that didn't give him any excuse to attack him... did it? Inuyasha was still thinking over what the new arrival had said when he was struck by realization of a particular part of those words. "What do you mean, "It was because of you that Father died"?" he exhaled, still finding it difficult to breathe. "I mean, how can the king of demons die so suddenly and how did I cause him to die?"

"Baka! Haven't you figured out that Naraku is not your father by now?" The demon raged though still somehow retaining his composure and coolness. "What do you mean Naraku's not my father? Who are you anyways?" Inuyasha choked out as he was finally able to free himself from the demon's grip. "Last time I checked, I had no siblings," he continued, wanting to get the story out before any fighting took place.

"Sesshomaru," answered the imposing demon. "This is no time for talk, we will fight to the death." With that, Sesshomaru drew out one of his blades hanging by his belt. "I will not fight when there is no reason to." The demon prince replied as he turned to walk away. "Then you will die... this just makes my job easier..." again, that monotonous voice retorted as Inuyasha jumped just in time to dodge the assault. "You bastard! Striking when your opponent has his back turned, that's low..." he spat out as he landed six feet away. "What must be done must be done. And I am glad that you consider yourself my opponent. Though if you need more "encouragement" perhaps this will help." As Sesshomaru said this, he extracted his demonic ribbon (anyone know what it's called?) and aimed it straight for Kikyo.

"Kikyo!" Inuyasha roared as he ran as fast as he could but was in vain. Kikyo braced herself knowing that it was useless to try to dodge such an attack as the razor-like ribbon cut through her left arm and returned to Sesshomaru right after. Kikyo screeched in pain, blood ran down her sleeve, as Inuyasha hurried towards her, embracing her. "Are you alright Kikyo?" He inquired, chocking back a tear. "I'm fine Inuyasha. Behind you!" she yelled. Before Inuyasha could turn, the ribbon appeared again though this time, it struck Inuyasha right where his heart is supposed to be.

Silence fell upon everyone as the Demon prince's eyes began to turn red and purplish streaks appeared across his face. "Striking the weak and defenseless. You do not deserve to live Sesshomaru." Inuyasha whispered, barely enough for anyone to hear. In an instant, he appeared behind Sesshomaru and struck two claws right through his chest. Afterwards, he pulled out his hand and threw multiple punches at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru, though surprised by the pain of the first attack, dodged the punches with somewhat difficulty. Truth be told, he was bleeding to death, but he had to avenge the death of his father by what ever means and cost.

Sesshomaru tried, once again, to strike, but had received to many injuries and thus made his moves sloppy and slow. Realizing that this was a time for a retreat, Sesshomaru jumped to flee but Inuyasha was much less than willing to let his opponent live. "Blades Of Blood!" he shouted as multiple red razor blades chased after the retreating figure. The blades hit Sesshomaru dead on and hopes of him coming out alive were slim to none. It was then that everyone saw a black light surrounding Sesshomaru and he vanished without a trace.

By now Inuyasha was back to normal and turned back to his friends. Sango and Miroku placed themselves in front of Kikyo in hopes of protecting her from Inuyasha. The demon prince noticed and looked at his hands with wide eyes. "What have I done?" he asked himself. "Stay back," Miroku said, still thinking that Inuyasha was in his "demon form". "What are you-" He began but stopped. His friends were afraid of him. Inuyasha took a couple of slow steps toward the group as Sango and Miroku got into their battle stances. "Kikyo..." Inuyasha looked at all of them, pleading them with his eyes. "I understand if you guys don't trust me anymore." He stated as he began to turn back.

It was then that Kikyo broke from the group and ran to Inuyasha and embraced him. Seeing this, Sango and Miroku ran to join them knowing that Inuyasha was back to normal. "Let's just go home." Miroku said calmly. This had been a very... interesting day so far.

"Inuyasha!" a scream filled the night air, as peace was no longer there. Inuyasha jumped up from his bed to see what was going on. Looking down his window, he could see the royal palace guards attempting to restrain Sango, catch Kikyo, and beat down Miroku. Without wasting any time, Inuyasha jumped down from his window and addressed the guards. "Is there a problem here?" He asked the demon guard captain. "Naroku (remember, that's what everyone else called Inuyasha), under the orders of King Naraku, you and your servants are to be taken into the reformatory."

Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears, why would Naraku come after him and his friends and order for them to be put to prison. Then something the other day replayed itself in Inuyasha's mind.

FLASH BACK

"Naroku, tell me how is it that you have blood on your hands." The king of demons asked his "son" quietly. Inuyasha told Naraku everything that had happened and was surprised at Naraku's response. "I see... leave now... I have some thinking to do..." with that, Inuyasha excused himself from the room. However, before he was out of earshot, he heard one last thing.

"Shinjengen, do you understand what this means?" Naraku asked his chief counselor. "Yes my lord, we have postponed the matter for Sixteen years now. We must act fact before mutiny rises and people begin to question your orders." The old Demon replied, quite enjoying this for some reason.

"Yes, it has been too long..." followed by an icy-cold laughter.

END FLASH BACK

He couldn't stand it anymore. A peaceful night such as this disturbed by a crooked king who has nothing better to do than to ruin the lives of humans is not something that got on Inuyasha's good side. Without thinking, Inuyasha knocked out the captain of the guards along with a few others. Sango, Kikyo, and Miroku, taking Inuyasha' actions as a cue, began to fight back harder, trying to free themselves. As soon as the last of the sentinels were beaten unconscious, they began to regroup themselves trying to figure out what the best course of action was for them.

"I guess we have nothing else to do now other than to run and hide from Naraku. Then, we can work out a plan to strike back against him. Perhaps, we can even try to recruit others and even mercenaries to aid us in our battle to come." Miroku wisely suggested, being the most collected one among the group. Something different was on Inuyasha's mind though. Miroku had his monk training and Sango had her Demon hunter teachings but Kikyo was unprepared.

"Miroku, Sango, you guys should go look for a hide out for us and set up camp at a safe place. A cave or burrow would be choice for some sort of base. Then, I would try and free some slaves. But what about Kikyo?" Inuyasha asked, voicing out his concern. "What about me?" Kikyo countered, raising an eyebrow. "Look, we all know that you have no defense against Demons were you to be attacked by one. I just don't think it's safe for you to come with us." Inuyasha explained, dreading each word that came out of his mouth and the words that were to come. He knew that he was implying that Kikyo be left somewhere safe and thus be away from him.

It seemed that Kikyo had never thought about things this way. She thought she could count on her friends to protect her, yet she knew that she would just be dragging them down. "What would I do then?" She asked, trying to chock back tears that were threatening to appear.

"I know about a place," Miroku started, as though just waking up from a deep thought. "When I was back in the temple, we were told of a sister temple complex near the most Northern border of the Pale Shade Forest. It is said to be at the foot of Mount Ruby Frost. The point is, Kikyo can stay there for a couple of years to learn the ways of a Miko. Then, we can retrieve her and, if the war were still on at time, we would greatly benefit her skills. What do you think Kikyo?" The monk asked, turning to the young woman.

"Everything is fine except for one thing Miroku," Kikyo started; still think about the matter, "How would I get there? If I'm right, then it's going to take me more than a couple of months to get there." "Not so, Kikyo," Miroku began, taking a pouch that was hanging by his belt. "I can use this powder to contact the sisters there and one of them can come and get you, and give you the initiation. I was saving it for emergencies, so I think this would be an appropriate time."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Kikyo asked, determined to go to this temple and help her friends in the future. "Very well, we shall start right this moment." Replied the monk, opening the small bag.

Blood sickening screams could be heard throughout the starless night. Behind this bellow and all the pain and agony shown by the resonance, one would hear a determination that could lift up mountains. In a sense, that was what Inuyasha was doing. It turned out that the initiation for Kikyo was to include great pain, and Inuyasha, not wanting his friends to get hurt, volunteered himself. There were three stages for the admission trial.

First, Inuyasha's hands were placed inside a manacle, which made his clawed hands useless. After that, Inuyasha was asked to put his cuffed hands into a silver bowl, containing a foul violet acid and keep it there for two hours. Though no external damage appeared, the pain was obvious to those who heard his screams. It was done.

Second, he was to actually lift up an entire mountain and hold it up for two days without any rest, food, drink, etc. Amazingly, Inuyasha was able to accomplish the task and was even strong enough after to scold Miroku for distracting his concentration while he was still at his task. The monk had no explanation other than that his hand was wondering on its own and just couldn't resist Sango's behind.

The final task was for Inuyasha to enter a chamber created by ice. From there, he was not allowed to move on inch or make any noise. He was to endure that capsule for two weeks despite the cold. Once again, he was given no time for rest, break, or anything else. Thanking God that he wasn't a cold-blooded demon, Inuyasha came out in one piece but the only words that he would say were "more food..."

Satisfied by the results, Kikyo was accepted into the temple and she and the experienced Miko were to depart next morning. That night, Inuyasha stayed up the entire time watching over Kikyo. He might never see her again and it troubled him to no end. But there was nothing he could do. His wounds from the trial were healing nicely thanks to Kikyo tending to his injuries. Finally having enough of this, he jumped down from his tree and started to walk into a clearing.

Noticing footsteps behind him, Inuyasha turned around to be confronted face to face the woman that he cared for more than himself. "Kikyo..." Inuyasha began but a finger to his lips quickly silenced that. "Now is not the time for words Inuyasha." Kikyo explained as Inuyasha drew her into his arms, relishing these precious last moments. Feeling her tremble, Inuyasha turned Kikyo around to see her face shining from tears. "What's wrong?" He asked, never liking any of his friends, especially Kikyo, crying.

"It's just that... oh Inuyasha! I might never see you again." Kikyo said between sobs. "Who knows what sort of danger you might be in?" Inuyasha's features softened at that as he placed his forehead on hers. "I vow to you Kikyo, to protect you forever, to always stay alive for you. I promise that we will meet again and I will come and get you." With that, Inuyasha pulled back and knelt in front of Kikyo so that they would be at eye-level.

He then put his right hand into his fire-rat robe and took out a necklace. "Here, I want you to have this." He said, indicating the necklace in his hand. "Inuyasha, is this... are these... and the string..." Kikyo stuttered, not believing what was in front of her. "Yes Kikyo, I made it myself, from my own hair, fangs, and gemstones. (In this story, Demons have a limited amount of gemstones in their eyes)" Take it as a promise, my promise to you. Kikyo opened her mouth to speak, but Inuyasha's finger softly touching her lips stopped that. "Now is not the time for words Kikyo," Inuyasha smirked as he leaned in and placed a soft kiss onto her lips...

The time came for Kikyo to leave the others and each person said their good-byes. Needless to say, her and Inuyasha's last words lasted for quite a while before the Miko interrupted them and beckoned Kikyo depart on their separate ways. After the departure, Inuyasha shed one and only one tear as he promised himself to stay strong for his friends. "Come, we have work to do, the sooner we finish, the sooner we can get back to Kikyo..."

Done! Wow, I feel so proud of myself. I hope Kikyo haters out there aren't mad at me. If you want it that badly, I'll make her and Inuyasha start to hate one another. You guys know what I mean, make her look like a real b!tch. Well, I guess this is the end for now, remember to review your thoughts on this fic and I would appreciate it if they were signed on. Also, remember to vote for whether this should head into lemon territory or stay this way. Just so you guys know, this is a InuKag, MirSan, and SessRin story, might have more parings as the story continues.

S-S signing off...

P.S, Thanks for everyone who reviewed; you guys really give me a lot of encouragements.