Note: I...do...not...own...Inuyasha...or...Harry...Potter....

New Life and Discoveries

Koga and Sesshoumaru stared appalled at the empty field. Sesshoumaru was never the one to show emotions, but after finally finding a way to elongate Rin's life, and getting her torn away from him, Sesshoumaru's inner feelings finally surfaced. With Rin gone, Sesshoumaru finally realized what she really meant to him. He loved her, as a father loved a child. He loved her, and he never had a chance to tell her he cared. Sesshoumaru's eyes glazed over, crimson slowly bleeding into his eyes.

It was all because of that dead bitch!!

He swung his blood red gaze towards the dead miko, who stood stock still, frozen in place with surprise at the events. Koga took one look at Sesshoumaru and promptly fled. It was never good to remain in the same vicinity as a youkai gone into rage. One would be dead in seconds. Too bad the miko wasn't fast enough to realize this. With one bound and one deadly swipe, Kikyo was once again, returned to the realm of the dead.

With no prey in sight, the crimson from Sesshoumaru's eyes slowly dissipated. When his thoughts cleared, Sesshoumaru rummaged through his memories. He knew of one person who remained that had spent time with Kagome and her group.

Kaede.

He sped off towards the edge of Inuyasha's forest and arrived at her hut. Without hesitation, he lifted the flap and step in. Kaede greeted him with a bow.

"What do ye require, Sesshoumaru-sama? I notice that ye have returned from the battle. If ye not mind me asking, is all well? Where are Inuyasha and the others?"

Sesshoumaru stared at her. With calming breaths, he relayed the events, including the shattering of the jewel and the disappearances of everybody excluding himself and Koga. Kaede stared at him in shock.

"This does not bode well..."

Sesshoumaru normally would have remained calm, but after realizing his mistake, he couldn't bear not seeing Rin. Kaede studied him for a moment, than promptly explained. She told him about Kagome and the well, how she was really a miko from the future. She explained the meaning of the light and what happened. With that done, Sesshoumaru exited the room, his mind in turmoil. The last explanation sent his mind whirling.

"With the wish that Kagome made, she unknowingly linked all of you to her. Her wish had included everybody in the group, and when that one person's wish was made, they were disconnected from her. The Jewel shattering in her hands probably killed her and sent her back to the present, since one can't die in the past when one is born in the future. The Jewel's wish was also unfulfilled, meaning the people who hadn't made their wish were most likely sent to the future with her.

Sesshoumaru stared at her.

"Are you saying that Rin is in the future?"

Kaede nodded.

"500 years in the future, to be exact."

The last sentence rang in his mind. So be it. He would wait. He would let nothing prevent him from seeing Rin again. He, Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands, would keep his vow to find Rin 500 years from now. Nothing was going to get in his way from seeing her. Nothing. He was going to find her...

Present day, 500 years from the Sengoku Jidai

Inuyasha watched as Kikyo's arrow struck the Jewel dead center. His eyes widened with shock as the Jewel was shattered. He watched as the shards flew in all directions, approximately half embedding itself in Kagome's body.

"No...."

Then, he felt a familiar tug, much like the sensation he got when he went through the well to Kagome's time. The tendrils of light connecting him to Kagome flared, making him clench his eyes in pain from the blinding light. When Inuyasha opened them again, he found that he wasn't in the Sengoku Jidai anymore. What used to be the battlefield of the last fight against Naraku, it was now the courtyard over laying the Goshinboku tree.

The tree itself was burning with a brilliant pink light. In front of Inuyasha's astonished eyes, he watched as Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Shippou and Rin materialized from the tree into view to be laid gently at the roots.

Where was Kagome?

Inuyasha spied her immediately when the tree pulsed suddenly, making him squint. Miroku and Sango were staring at her confused while Shippou and Rin were making a distinct impression of a fish. Kirara was tense, the muscles lining her back were coiling up as if she was readying for battle. They all still shown with a dim pink light, as if the wish had weakened.

Kagome had appeared, but she seemed somehow distant, as if she wasn't quite there. A vision, half in and half out of the living world. She was in the embrace of the Goshinboku tree, hanging limp from the cradle of the wish's pink light, which was still as bright as it was before. Tendrils still connected her to the group, but they were weak. Kagome's life-blood was flowing from the numerous wounds inflicted by the jewel shards, dripping and glowing a dim pink, which was being absorbed by the roots of the Goshinboku tree.

Inuyasha could smell it: the scent of death. It was small, but it was there. The scent was growing stronger and stronger. Kagome was dying. The vision was slowing fading from the edges. Her soul was melding into the Goshinboku tree.

Kirara screeched, and launched up the tree. She dug her claws in, hanging to dear life onto Kagome's slowly fading vision, effectively halting her soul from departing the living world. She then gave a firm yowl, sounding very much like a command. As if on cue, the tree started glowing with a bluish light. It collected into a large blue orb, trailing pink wisps. With a jolt, the soul rammed into Kagome, barely missing Kirara. The wish flared into life; the sudden pulse flaring through the connecting tendrils.

Inuyasha could feel the power and the squirming sensation of life that was coming from the tendrils of pink light. Time froze. Nothing was moving, nothing was taking a breath. All eyes in the courtyard were on Kagome.

The pink light was swirling strongly around her now. Power pulsed through the tendrils, sending shudders down their bodies. Eyes widened as Kagome's unconscious wish was granted. They could hear her voice echoing in their minds.

"Give me the power to unite all good, drive the bad away, to strengthen my friends, and to give hope to those who are ready to give up..."

Her numerous wounds closed up. The shards that were embedded deep in Kagome's body rose to adorn her skin, just barely visible. Her unruly hair lengthened, growing past her shoulder. Wings burst from her shoulder blades while her tailbone elongated. The feathers were an uncommon red and gold. Red and Black scales covered her tail, which lay coiled limply at her feet. Ears became pointed while fingernails grew to resemble golden claws. An interesting marking adorned Kagome. On the backside of her neck and shoulders, red scales patterned her skin.

With the transformation complete, the pink light flashed one more time, laying Kagome down at the group's feet. The flash traveled down the tendrils to clash violently with the group's separate auras. When the resulting light dwindled and eventually disappeared, Kagome's eyes flicked open.

She could see them. The auras. The powers. The magic that each individual possessed. She could see. She could see them change, see the auras flicker and differ from before. She watched as Sango's ears moved up to adorn the top of her head as a pair of cream furred cat ears, a jewel shard making itself know between her eyes. She watched as Miroku suddenly jerk, a black furred tail now twitching from behind him and a jewel shard surfacing on his right palm where his Kazaana used to be. She watched as Inuyasha shudder, a jagged maroon stripe adorn his cheeks and his wrists and a jewel shard appearing on his back where neck met shoulders. She watched as Shippou stare at his left palm when the jewel shard surfaced and a leaf imprinted itself on his forehead. She heard Rin clench her eyes shut and scream for Sesshoumaru when a shard made itself know in the hollow of her collarbone. She watched Kirara retract her claws from her clothing. Where the black diamond print of her forehead used to be, she saw the jewel glisten slightly.

'Kagome.'

She stared hard at Kirara. The jewel shard imbedded in her forehead shone dimly.

"Huh?"

'It's Kirara.'

Kagome's eyes widened.

"Since when can you speak?!"

Inuyasha and the others were staring strangely at Kagome and Kirara, trying hard to follow the conversation. All they heard though, were a bunch of mews and purrs coming from Kirara followed by Kagome speaking.

'Mmm, I think with the Jewel shard's help.'

"You mean the Jewel shard makes it so we can understand you? Why can't the others?" Kagome asked, gesturing towards the others. They nodded in agreement. Kirara turned her head in their direction. The jewel shard flashed.

'Oh, I can. I just chose to speak with you first.'

"Huh? Why?" Kagome wondered. Kirara looked amused when Inuyasha's eyes nearly popped out. The rest of the group were haven't difficulty believing it as well.

'Your wish has changed our group. I've presumed that it has given us each a new ability that is channeled through the shards. You have more, since you have hold of a multitude of shards.'

Kirara jumped onto Kagome's shoulder and batted at the base of her wings.

'It seems you are half phoenix youkai, by the looks of your wing feathers. It also seems you are half dragon youkai, by the looks of your tail and the markings on your neck and shoulders.'

Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango simply stared at Kagome when Kirara stated this. It seemed that Kirara suddenly knew a lot of information about certain topics.

Although she didn't know for sure, Kagome had a hunch that phoenix and dragon youkai got a lot of respect because they were so powerful. A combination, like herself, would be extremely strong and magical. She had heard of myths and legends about the phoenix and dragons in her time.

Kirara jumped down from Kagome's shoulder and strolled towards Inuyasha.

'From the smell of things, it seems you are no longer hanyou, Inuyasha. You are full youkai.'

Kirara turned towards Sango and Miroku, purring happily.

'I welcome you to the honorable realm of being a neko. Since you were humans, I'll be teaching you the skills of the nekos.'

Kagome looked puzzled.

"How did they become youkai as well? I'm sure they didn't wish to be one."

Kirara meowed in agreement, launching into explanation.

'Kagome's wish unconsciously linked her to everybody else. After one made their wish, they were disconnected, that's why Sesshoumaru and Koga didn't come as well. Kikyo's arrow shattered the jewel again, except it was in the middle of a pure wish. The shards were blown in all directions, and since you guys had some essence of the jewel on you, they were attracted to you. That's why you have jewels embedded in your body, Kagome especially. Since she was so close to the jewel when it shattered, it wounded her severely, enough to kill her. Kagome was originally born in this world, so it wouldn't make sense if she died in the past. Her pure wish made it so she was sent back to her time for a second chance. You guys were still linked to her by the wish, so as an after effect, the wish also dragged you to her time as well.'

Kirara paused for breath. Miroku took this opportunity to ask her a question.

"Why are we youkai then? And how is Inuyasha a full demon?"

Kirara gave him an irritated glance.

'I was getting to that. As I was saying, I'm sure you all heard Kagome's inner desire. The jewel then offered her the strongest combinations of both magic and physical attributes, which would be a phoenix and dragon. The jewel also interpreted her wish for her friends to be stronger by changing them into youkai. You and Sango were changed into nekos since their personality best fitted a neko. Inuyasha just became a full youkai.'

Kirara stopped and tilted her head.

'Hmm, if I'm correct, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou and I didn't get our wish yet. Since the jewel was shattered and only half are with us, it tried to grant our wish. I'm thinking it will take a while, but the wish will be granted. Not automatically because the jewel doesn't have enough power. It compensated by giving each of us an ability that is channeled though the jewel.'

Shippou and Rin stared, mouths gaping and tails twitching in confusion. Inuyasha was having a bit of a difficulty trying to sort out all the information. Sango just blinked in confusion. Miroku had actually behaved himself. It wasn't that hard since he was also having trouble absorbing all the changes. The only one who had understood was Kagome. Smiling, she started towards the house.

"Come on guys! You can check your new selves out, inside my house. I don't think our neighbors know that youkai exist anymore. I would love to see their expressions when they see your tails though!"

Laughing, Kagome shooed the group inside.

Yah...just a tad bit extreme there...oh well....it's gonna tie it. I promise!!

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