Chapter 2: Hundreds of years later…
The ancient Japanese village was no longer even a memory. It had been replaced by a small traditional Japanese home. It's new owner had just turned eighteen and moved out from her parents.
"Yes! I can't wait!" Kagome squealed gleefully. She was watching her furniture being moved into her new residence. She had been attracted to the property because of the amount of land it included, almost an acre, an unheard of amount in Japan. Evidently the land had been preserved because of an old legend. A great warrior had taken his life here and the workers were afraid to disturb his resting place. That was were any semblance of verisimilitude ended. The legend also stated that the warrior was part demon. Kagome wasn't worried about some stuffy old legend. She was going to do whatever she wanted with the land. She was already scheming about what she was going to do as the last of her possessions were brought in.
"Alright, that looks like the last of it. Thanks guys!" Kagome shouted with a broad wave of her hand towards the moving men.
Later that night after she was finished unpacking her boxes, Kagome was completely exhausted. As she lay down to go to sleep she felt someone or something calling to her. It seemed to want her to go outside. She was to tired to even notice this, and soon was asleep.
The next day awake and (almost) restored, Kagome woke to see the morning light streaming in through her bedroom window. She yawned and went down to fix something to eat.
"Its so different now that I'm alone in the world." Kagome thought to herself as she fried some tofu and warmed leftover miso soup. "I wonder what fate has in store for me." As soon as she said this she felt a strong emotion, sadness, tinged with regret. It wasn't her own, but more the aura coming off the house. Overcome by these feeling she felt a presence. It seemed to be trying to show her something.
Maybe the legend really is true, then again, maybe I'm just going crazy. Kagome muttered to herself. She shrugged off the strange feelings and continued her day. They didn't bother her anymore that day.
The next week, after getting her life settled again and going to work, (she worked as a business consultant) Kagome decided she wanted to start a garden. Her mother had had one and she had always liked the beautiful change of pace that the garden provided. As she was digging, in the front yard for the bed of lilies she felt her trowel hit something hard.
"What could that be? Oh, right, a rock." Kagome asked rhetorically, and went to dig it out. What she removed from the soil shocked her deeply. It was an ancient katana. What happened next was even more startling though. As she held the sword in both of her hands it started to emit a red light. Her hands started to glow a deep pink and a brilliant flash was produced. She was knocked off her feet and unconscious. A few minutes later, when she came to she saw an impossible sight. A young man's outline was rapidly becoming visible. As it finished fazing in, the man took a few seconds to evaluate the situation. His gaze stopped abruptly when he saw Kagome's form lying on the ground.
"Ki…Kikyo…?" Was his response as he ran over to her prone form. His rate of movement could only be considered inhuman, which was due to his demon blood. He picked her up bridal style, and lost himself in thought. I am in heaven! Am I in hell!
"AHHHH! Get away from me you pervert!" Kagome screamed and slapped him across the face. He was thrown several hundred feet by the explosion of purified energy.
"Ki…Kikyo, why did you do that? I thought you would be happy. We're together at last. And what's with those weird clothes they-" Inuyasha spoke before being rudely interrupted by Kagome.
"What? My names Kagome! Besides coming from you that's pretty funny. I'm not the one who came out of a sword that's been sitting in the ground for hundreds of years. And he has the nerve to say MY clothes are out of date. HMMPH! Speaking of which, how did you do that?" Kagome queried curiosity momentarily overcoming caution.
"How should I know, bitch!" Inuyasha demanded angrily.
"Bitch? How dare you call me that! What have I ever done to deserve being called that?" She screamed into his face and Inuyasha backed away in fear, of the woman who had laid him low so easily, furious at him. He decided to cover his agitation, with bravado.
"Keh, if you aren't Kikyo why should I care about your feelings? I'm leaving. I don't need anyone. I let my guard down and it only got me hurt. I won't make the same mistake again." With this he strode into the distance.
Kagome was stunned by this sudden turn of events. She was in shock. Taking the sword inside with her, she tried to convince herself that it was all a very strange dream.