Healing Hearts

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho. If I did then I think I would get to watch them more often. And I would always carry around Sesshomaru's white thing. And have roses from Kurama and make Hiei beat people up for me. But none of this is happening so obviously….

Author Note: I would like to say that, personally, I don't really like Kikyou. However, she's a good person in this story and is going to end up with Inu. If you don't like it don't read it. If you do then… yay I guess. Also, it'll probably take a few, (like maybe five), chapters to get to Yusuke and the others. And if I spell things wrong sorry in advance. I should probably stop babbling now… right… review please.

Summary: Kay… Inu and gang have been shard hunting for three years. Inu has a half sister he never knew and Sesshomaru isn't that bad after all, just scarily practical some times. Kagome passed High school and is going to meet a few cousins' she didn't know existed and learn some unexpected things about the one she did. New relationships are formed and with the help of Inu's sis Kagome is able to make some allies out of people no one expected. (Yay for vagueness and sucky summaries!)

Chapter one: First Meeting

The day was ending like any other for the inu-gang. The sun was going down, they were setting up camp, and Kagome and Inuyasha were arguing.

"I told you, I haven't felt any shards! I don't think there are any left besides Koga's!" Kagome yelled at eh angry hanyou. "Why would I lie about it!"

"Maybe because you're getting lazy, wench. You're obviously not trying hard enough." Inuyasha snapped back, realizing a second to late his mistake.

"SIT BOY!"

As the hanyou became re-acquainted with his good friend ground Kagome took a deep breath and explained her reasoning in a relatively calm voice. "We have a little less than half the jewel Inuyasha. We know Naraku already had some shards before he had gotten that big chunk so we just have to assume Koga has the last of the loose shards, otherwise we would have heard about them by now."

"Feh, why didn't you just say that in the first place?" Inuyasha asked, gulping when he saw Kagome's midnight blue eyes flash with anger.

"I am sorry." A clear, if somewhat cold, voice said from behind Kagome. When Kagome turned she saw Kikyou, the woman she had once though she was the reincarnation of. She remembered the time when they had both used their miko power's together to protect Inuyasha and the others from a miasma Naraku had used to distract them while the coward fled. The girls had used so mush power they had passed out and, while unconscious, had been visited by the spirit of the priestess Midoroki. Midoroki had explained that Kikyou's soul had been carried back in the jewel so that she would have a chance to redeem herself, and while part of her soul was in the clay-body Kikyou, the rest was still trapped in the jewel and couldn't be released until it was completed, and only then, when her soul was back, could Kikyou actually be alive again. She also explained that the reason Kagome looked and seemed so similar was because both of them were decedents of Midoroki herself and since Kagome had held the jewel and Kikyou's soul for so long some of the traits stuck. Like caring for Inuyasha Kagome thought wryly, though she now thought of the rash hanyou as more of an over-protective big brother than anything else now. After waking and telling everyone and also being able to tell them that Midoroki said that Kagome was a new spirit and therefore not the reincarnation of anyone, Kagome had finally felt truly and completely herself for the first time in three years. She was also able to face her feelings and found that, while she cared deeply for him, she didn't really love Inuyasha, and because of this, she was fully able to give Inuyasha and Kikyou her blessings and try her hardest to make sure they got another chance. They deserve it, Kagome thought staring into the ice-blue eyes of Kikyou. someday, I'll see those eyes full of the warmth they were meant to hold.

"Sorry about what?" Kagome asked, waking herself from her thoughts. Kikyou looked down before answering. "I am sorry because it is my fault Naraku has such a large part of the jewel." Kikyou said, still looking at the ground.

"Forget it Kikyou," Kagome said, walking over and giving the girls shoulder a quick squeeze. "What'd done is done, besides, no one blames you for it."After all, Kagome added silently to herself, If I was brought back with only half my soul remembering what I thought was my lover's betrayal I'd be pretty pissed too

Kikyou glanced up and gave Kagome one of her rare smiles before going over to help finish setting up camp. Kagome went over and began preparing dinner (ramen of course) which the others ate when they were finished. As Kagome ate Shippo sat besides her and told her about the squirrels in one of the oaks that surrounded the clearing who had been throwing acorns at him and his plans for revenge. Glancing over at her adopted kit, with his face flushed with anticipation, his red hair untidy and his green eyes bright, Kagome smiled at how much he had grown over the past three years both physically, since he had started out barely reaching her knee and now the tip of his head reached her nose, and emotionally, since he no longer ran away from everything and could hold his own in most situations. Though, listening to him plot his revenge, she was happy he hadn't grown too much.

"Hey mom, what's that smell? It smell's kinda like Sesshomaru only different." Shippo said, stopping in his plotting. Hearing this, Kikyou came to stand besides them, handing Kagome her bow and arrows and readying her own, while Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha all stood around them, weapons out and ready, and Kirara transformed, growling low in her throat.

"Sorry," an amused voice said from the trees, "didn't mean to startle you. I saw your fire and wanted to know if I could share camp." A young woman stepped from behind the trees, holding her hands out to show she was unarmed though she had a slightly curved sword hanging at her waist. She wore dark green hakama's (A/N: that's the pants right? I can never remember…) and a tight, high collar, light green kimono like top with long bell sleeves patterned with light blue butterflies that left her stomach bare. Chin length black hair with silvery highlights fluttered around her face and to thin braids hung from either side of her face, falling to her waist. Still with her hands out she stepped slowly forward, golden eyes dancing with amusement and silver dog ears twitching slightly at the top of her head. "Hello," she continued in her warm, slightly husky voice. "My name is Makaya, mind if I share camp with you?"

Authors note: okay, that is the first chapter. I have three done but I have to type them up and I don't think I'll bother to do that if I don't get any reviews. There is more info about this story on my profile page (mixed in with the babbling somewhere) so check it out if you want. Review please! I'm going on a trip, I'll be back in a week, you have till then otherwise I won't even bother with it. Even if its criticism, its okay, no one here argues so I'll take out my pent up frustration on flamers instead. Go on REVIEW! (I think I've said that like three times already) okay then bye.

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