Things Change…

Well, you guys wanted a sequel, so here she blows. This is going to be a longer story…so yeah…

Summary: Years later, Kagome returns to the feudal era of Japan to apologize for leaving way back when. But sadly, when you're gone for ten years, you find things change, some times, things you never thought would. But…can you fix things?

Disclaimer: pfft, right like I would own Inuyasha.

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A silver, ghostly light filled my room, casting shadows on the walls. Yawning softly, I pushed myself up with great effort. My long dark hair cradled my tired face as I tried to wake myself up just a little more. Taking a deep breath, I reluctantly removed my warm green bed covers from my body and slid my feet to the cool wood floor.

I stretched a bit, eying the window curiously. It was still night, early but not quite morning. So why was it that I had awakened? Was it the moon?

The moon, a spherical goddess that shone cross the sky, her light sparkling deep in the envious sea, equal to that of the sun, but much more mysterious. I sighed shakily. As beautiful as it were, the moon had always disturbed me slightly. Especially the night of the absent moon. The night he would be vulnerable.

I was actually quite surprised at myself. I had long since forgotten my adventures in the feudal era. Well, not forgotten exactly…

I shook my head slightly, a funny smile tracing my features. Sliding my feet into my dark blue slippers, I left the small bedroom of my apartment and stumbled into the bathroom, deciding that if I couldn't sleep I could at least clean myself up…somewhat anyways.

I brushed my raven hair, a grin creeping onto my face. I couldn't help but smile. Today was my twenty fifth birthday. I simply had to be happy…even if it meant remembering that today was also the ten year anniversary of my falling into the well…and the eight year anniversary of the day I left…

I stared in the mirror, dark chocolate eyes reflecting my own, though somehow different. They held anger, pain, love. Nothing I could say I felt at the moment.

Tearing my world weary eyes away from the glass, I entered my moonlit room once more, falling onto my bed in exhaustion.

"Please…just let this day start and end in peace. That's all I want for my birthday."

But unfortunately, it wouldn't be so easy. And I knew that deep down. Sighing, I sat up again, glaring at the calendar hatefully. Of all times, why did today have to be my golden birthday? Knowing my family, they'd make a huge deal out of me, probably even make me stay at the shrine for longer than a day.

I looked up at the ceiling for a moment, finding myself consumed by long lost emotions. I'd kept them bottled up this long…I could handle one more day, right?

Assuring myself of this, I lay back on my bed and fell asleep in an instant.

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"Kagome-sama!"

Moaning softly, I raised a hand to my head, rubbing it tenderly.

"Kagome-sama!" the same voice cried again.

I sighed rather softly, raising myself from the bed once again.

"Mom?" I said aloud, confirming my assumption.

"Kagome-sama? You're still asleep?"

My mother entered my room and I shook my head, yawning softly.

"No ma, I'm awake." I stood and walked over to my vanity, hoping I could at least make myself presentable for my mother. It had been a while since I'd last visited my family at the shrine anyway…

What was I today, twenty five? Geeze…that meant Sota was twenty in a few months. I sighed. Life goes by way too fast.

"You gonna come by the shrine today?" mom asked, sounding hopeful. I groaned mentally. That was by far the last place I wanted to be today… But surprisingly, I nodded. I had to do this, for my mom at least…

It wasn't so much the memory of the well that had hurt me, or of my feudal friends. It was just the dreams of what could have been…and how I'd changed so much that day way back when. Shrugging lazily, I grabbed a backpack I'd kept out the previous night, figuring my mom would want me home for the weekend or whatever.

Just because I was going home didn't mean I'd have to go back to the well…right?

Right.

"Kagome?"

I looked up. My mother had a sort of concerned look creeping onto her face. I shook my head.

"Mom, don't worry about it. It's gonna be fine."

Looking at least slightly relieved, she sighed and turned out the door, motioning for me to follow. Dragging my abnormally large backpack out behind me, I left my apartment reluctantly and hopped in our old mini-van, trying desperately to prepare myself mentally…

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Comment and I'll just have to add more. Well, actually comment if you really would like to find out what Inu and Kik were doing that night, and what really happened. And also what Inuyasha went through after Kagome left…

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