Reincarnation Chapter 1, an inuyasha fanfic

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, the crew, or Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru… /drools

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Okay. I am going to put this at the beginning of every chapter except the one after chapter two. I would call it chapter three, but I already have one. So the one with the notes on it is the one I won't put this on because… it's a bunch of notes! Don't assume that everything written here happens in every chapter. Because it doesn't Also, as my Algebra II teacher said last year, 'When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me." As she said 'ass', 'you', and 'me', she pointed to the words inside the word 'assume'. Assume. Cool huh? Learn something new everyday! Now, go tell your folks. Then, come back and read. Then R&R.

Arigatou- thank-you (might be spelled arigato, but it's the same thing)
Hai- yes
Hanyou- half demon or half breed ((We call my friend this. She's half Caucasian and half Mexican. She wanted us to I swear. She calls herself a hanyou all the time. Sad isn't it)
Houshi- something along the lines of Buddhist monk (Miroku)
Iie- no
Kami- God or the equivalent thereof
Kawaii- cute
Kitsune- fox demon I do believe
Miko- priestess
Oi- something I made up or I heard from somewhere. I use it to get someone's attention. I've been recently told that it really does mean something.
Osuwari- sit
Owari- something like 'Bye!' I think. I really don't know for sure.
Tensuaiga- Sesshomaru's sword
Tetsuaiga- Inuyasha's sword
Youkai- demon

Italicized words means the person is thinking to themselves in their own heads or something needs to be emphasized.
'Words written in these' means the person is speaking to someone else in their heads. Confusing I know, but you'll know it when you see it.
"Words written in these" means… Do I really need to explain this one?

I do not know what the future is like. I am purely guessing so no harping, okay? I am also guessing on what Kaede looked like when she was young. I've only seen her when she was young one time and that's right after Kikyou seals Inuyasha to a tree and then died. I'm sorry if I'm wrong. Just try to be nice as you yell at me, okay? Also, just because it says y'all somewhere doesn't mean they are in Texas. I am in Texas and the word y'all is something I say all the time. 'Kay?

I am very sorry if I have misspelled anything in Japanese, like names or the words above. I know 'ou' makes a long o sound. Like Shippo should probably be Shippou since Kikyou and Kouga follow that rule. But, I did Kouga like that from the very beginning and Kikyou became a sudden habit. Everyone else I saw it first as I have spelled it. If I have defined anything wrong, please tell me. It's not considered a flame if I ask for it. I promise. And if I've misspelled anything in English and you catch it let me know. I am a real big spelling and grammar freak. It's… Never mind. Also, my friend helped me write this. So anything wrong or stupid is her fault. wink wink And the cursing. That's all hers too. With that being said…

"Kagome! No!" Inuyasha's worst nightmare was coming true as he stood there: Kagome was dying. So many things had gone wrong: Kikyou's information, his brother's loss of the Tensuaiga, Miroku's air void was useless now. And that was only the beginning…

Flashback One Year - - - - -

"It's the only way," Kikyou concluded. "I almost have the exact day. If we can get Kouga and his clan and Sesshomaru to help, we should be fine." Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, Sango, Kirara, Miroku, Kaede, and Kikyou were sitting in Kaede's sitting room, discussing Naraku's demise.
"But what if Kouga and Sesshomaru won't help?" Miroku asked. "There's no reason for them to"
"Kouga will do almost anything Kagome asks of him," Kikyou stated coolly.
"You want me to lead him on!" Kagome nearly shouted.
Inuyasha growled. "If it's just for show, I'll allow it"
"No one was asking for your permission," Kagome spat.
"And Sesshomaru has reasons for hating Naraku that he will not openly discuss," Kikyou continued. "No one would believe it anyways"
"It is the child," Kaede answered the unspoken question. Everyone stared at her in confusion. What child? Sesshomaru wasn't even mated yet! everyone thought at the same time. "The human child that follows him around all the time."
"You mean Rin."
"Yes Kagome. Rin was taken hostage by Naraku about two days ago. Sesshomaru is not very happy about it. Correct, oneesan?" Kaede asked. Kikyou openly bristled at being called sister. Although it was a true statement, Kikyou still found it hard to cope after all these years. She nodded once and looked at the others in the room.

- Flash Forward Two Months - - - - -

"My shards! Are you crazy! I need those Kagome!" Kouga was arguing with Kagome right outside his den opening. His pack was watching intently. About ten minutes ago, one of his beta wolves announced that Inuyasha was on his way up the mountain. Kouga met him outside, then watched as Inuyasha set Kagome down and walked until he was almost out of sight. Then, Kagome began to tell him their plan.
"Please Kouga? It's the only way to defeat Naraku," she pleaded with the wolf youkai. She knew he wanted the shards. She also knew he wanted to please her so she would leave Inuyasha and join him. "For me?" That was the clincher. Kouga's gaze fell to Kagome's feet, and his ears drooped.
"Okay. But not until we attack," he said, snapping his head up to look at Kagome. "I keep them until we attack"
"You'll help us fight then?" Kagome asked hopefully.
"Of course I will! My whole pack will be there." He gestured to his pack with his arm, causing everyone inside to snap to attention. "You let us know when and where, and we'll be there. By your side." Kouga took Kagome's hands in his own as he said this.
Inuyasha was not happy. He hadn't expected Kagome to play along quite this much. Of course, Kouga was putty in her hands now, but that didn't stop Inuyasha's growl. But, just as he promised, he didn't move until Kagome turned to him. That was her signal that she wanted to leave. She had turned so he started walking toward her. She turned around again so he paused, thinking she forgot something.
Then he smelt the fear and surprise, and saw Kouga's arms around Kagome. "Oi! Wolf! Quit that!" Inuyasha shouted as he began to run toward the pair. "Kouga! Let her go or I'll slice you in two!" Tetsuaiga was pulled from its sheath as Inuyasha ran to the pair. Kouga ignored the hanyou. And Kagome for the most part. He was kissing her and that's all that mattered. She'll be my mate soon enough, Kouga thought. At the last second, he jumped away from Kagome as Inuyasha as he swung the Tetsuaiga.
"Kouga you bastard! I never heard Kagome say you could kiss her," Inuyasha growled. He pushed Kagome behind him with his left hand while his right held the Tetsuaiga, still pointed at Kouga. "And I certainly never did."
Kouga paused to sniff the air. "You haven't claimed her." Kagome blushed fiercely at the conversation the two were having with her right there. Inuyasha, on the other hand, growled his response.
"Not yet I haven't." With that, he scooped Kagome onto his back and jumped off the side of the mountain. Kagome didn't say anything until they were back on flat ground again.
"Inuyasha?" she asked timidly. He turned an ear toward her. "What did you mean back there? With Kouga."
"Nothing," he snarled in response. His voice softened slowly. "Let's just get back home so we can plot how to get my brother to help us."

- Flash Forward Three Months - - - - -

Sesshomaru heard them coming before Jaken said anything. The doors to his eating chambers were thrown open as the toad-like youkai servant ran forth, then fell to his hands and knees. "Forgive me Sesshomaru-sama! But Inu- I mean the hanyou and his wench are approaching" "I know," Sesshomaru answered. Jaken went silent at the words. His head almost snapped up, but then he realized just how quiet it was in the palace.
"Sesshomaru-sama?" Jaken asked timidly, slowly. "Do you know where Rin has gone?" As he asked the question, he risked looking into Sesshomaru's face. The reaction was quick, but the cover up was faster. For the briefest second, Sesshomaru's eyes flashed a demonic red and his fist clenched.
"Hai. But don't say anything else." Sesshomaru stood and walked out of the room. Jaken followed as Sesshomaru opened the front doors and stood on the doorstep. It was then that Jaken saw just why Sesshomaru already knew Inuyasha and Kagome were on their way: they were about ten yards away from the door. "Come on. I don't have all day to waste on you two," he called to them.
They froze. "We have a proposition for you," Kagome called back. Sesshomaru noticed the kitsune in the girl's arms. He was shaking. As well he should be, Sesshomaru thought to himself. Inuyasha stood with his arms crossed, growling beside Kagome. "We have come to ask for your help Sesshomaru." As they began walking again, Jaken joined his master on the doorstep. No one said anything until there was only a yard or two between them. "Can we talk?" she asked.
"About what?" Sesshomaru asked in his emotionless tone.
"Rin."
Sesshomaru's eyes flashed at the name. What do they know of her? he wondered to himself. His eyes narrowed, now their usual amber color, as he asked the silent question: What do you know?
"So it's true," Inuyasha scoffed. "The great Lord Sesshomaru has gone soft! Over a ningen girl!" Inuyasha's face twisted into a smirk.
"Osuwari." Sesshomaru and Jaken watched as Inuyasha fell face first into the ground before them. "We did not come here to fight with you," Kagome continued. "As I said before, we need your help. Can we go inside? Or must we stand in the blistering heat all afternoon"
Though he hated the thought of letting the group come into his home, Sesshomaru wanted to know what they knew. Turing with a snarl, he walked into his palace and into the main meeting hall. As he sat at the head of the room, he gestured where each person was to sit with his eyes. Jaken took a seat beside his master when Sesshomaru asked him to silently. Shippo opted to stay in Kagome's lap. Sesshomaru allowed it. "What do you know?" asked an emotionless Sesshomaru.
Kagome knelt onto the pillow Sesshomaru had silently asked her to. Shippo was still shaking in her arms so she tightened her hold of him slightly. "I'll start at the beginning," Kagome said as Inuyasha walked into the meeting hall now that the effects of her spell had worn off. Everyone listened while Kagome told about the meeting with Kikyou, Kouga's recruitment, and what little she knew of Rin. "It was Kikyou and Kaede who told us," Kagome said, concluding her thoughts on Rin.
"You know she's in league with Naraku, right?" Sesshomaru asked. "The older, dead Miko?" Inuyasha snarled at his words.
Kagome answered in his stead. "Yes, but Kikyou will betray Naraku. We know she will," she said confidently.
"Let me get this straight. We'll use the Houshi's air void, the exterminator's hiraikotsai, the wolf's pack, the hanyou's sword, your Miko arrows, the other Miko's word, and me. What of the cat and the kitsune?" he asked, eyeing Shippo in Kagome's arms. "Will they be helping"
"Shippo is too young. He could be hurt," Kagome said, defensively tightening her hold around the kit. "We'll leave him with Kaede until we return. As for Kirara, she'll circle over head until she is needed. She'll fight, you can be sure of that. We'll need her help. Mainly, for you, we'll need Tensuaiga. Its healing powers may decide the battle in favor of us"
"What do you have to say Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked.
"What is there to say?" Inuyasha asked. "Kagome explained everything. All that's left is for you to agree or disagree so I can leave"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome scolded.
"No, he's right wench," Sesshomaru said. He ignored their growls at the word. "I'll join you, if only to retrieve what is mine."
Sesshomaru stood then, silently saying that the meeting was over. "Arigatou," Kagome said with a bow. Inuyasha growled and stalked to the front door.

- Flash Forward Five Months - - - - -

Kouga nodded. "Did you hear that?" he called to the pack in the den behind him. "We attack next month!" The den was filled with cheers.

"Took you long enough," Sesshomaru growled. "I'll be there. You can be sure that Inuyasha. No one takes from me."

- End Flashback - - - - -

A/N: Okay. I wrote this, found MAJOR mistakes, and re-did it. Okay? Oh well. There's not much you can do about it now. The mistakes are mainly spelling, grammatical, Inuyasha, and stupid not merging with my Microsoft Works so I have to redo everything manually almost. And I cannot for the life of me figure out how to center one or two lines without centering the whole damn story. Yeah. I know I'm stupid. Leave me alone. Thankies. Oh, and in case you were wondering, I'm not crazy! My therapists say me and my other twelve personalities are doing just fine now. You know, each one of us has a therapist. One for Bob, Joe, Sue, Choctor Jr., Kacy, KC, Kouga (yes, I stole the name from Inuyasha, but only the name!), Michelle, Lollipop, Hyatt, Kassandra, and Pyro. And of course me, Ashley. We get to go see all of them next week! JK! JK! We really don't… /shifty eyes