Chapter 1
"I'm going okaa-san! Dewa mata kondo," Kagome spoke to her mother.
"Be careful honey!"
Kagome was now an 15 year old girl who had found out a mysterious well that brought her back in time. There she had met Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kaede, and others who were not quite human.
"What took you so long?" said the annoyed hanyou.
"I got held back Inuyasha and good to see you too I suppose. Hey...where's Sango?"
"She went to do something. She'll be back though soon Kagome-chan," The little fox demon answered.
"Yeah, said to follow some new demon that Kirara sensed. Humph, not that it matters as long as it doesn't cross our paths. If it does all I have to do is kill it," Inuyasha said with closed eyes not seeing that there was an anger mark on Kagome.
"Eh, Kagome, calm down, he didn't mean it...," Miroku tried but failed miserably.
"SIT! SIT! Sit! How can you be so insensitive! You don't know who that demon is do you! What if it's as strong as Sesshomaru? Baka, you don't know how the demon will be!" Kagome kept on screaming on him until Kaede finally came out and stopped them.
"Thou must now fight 'gainst thou selves. We have too many great enemies amongst ourselves to do that. Now come in."
Kagome and Inuyasha sent glares at each other before following Kaede and Miroku inside the hut. Once inside, the old miko spoke of the demon that had just appeared in the forest not far from the village.
"Kirara, come on let's fly up," Sango said to her companion.
Kirara growled softly and shot up to the sky, allowing her human friend to ride on her and having an aerial view of the forest. The sun was setting, but so far she detected no traces of the kitsune. Minutes later Kirara growled again and took Sango down to the farthest part of the forest from the village where she shrunk down to be regular sized. "Is this where you sense them, girl?" Kirara purred softly as to answer and led Sango to a waterfall where they hid as Sango noticed Sesshomaru was there. 'What is this supposed to be and why is Inuyasha's half brother here?'
"Nice to see you could come."
"Feh, what have you called me here for, Sesshoumaru?"
"Who are you and why are you here kitsune?"
"I am Youko Kurama, as for why I am here; it's nothing that should worry you. As to why you called me here."
"Have you heard of the Shikon no tama? It's a jewel that was shattered by a miko not of this world who is a companion of my pitiful younger hanyou brother, Inuyasha."
"Ah yes, the jewel of the four souls, a powerful gem to possess; that is to youkais such as ourselves to use. And what of it and miko you say that is not of this world?"
"Yes, she comes from another time period, her name is Kagome."
"So desu ka? But how does this tie in your presence?"
"I wish for your assistance in distracting her, a monk, a demon slayer and a young kitsune away from Inuyasha. That will be all."
"As, soo desu ka, you want to battle that hanyou without distractions is that it? Heh, you know I've done things harder than this especially if one of them comes right to me."
Sesshoumaru glares alittle, but nevertheless gives an answer, "Very well, just be careful not to underestimate them. They are stronger than you think, Kitsune." Then he merges in the shadows and is gone. Youko laughs softly as he thinks of the so called miko, and then disappears along with Sesshoumaru.
"Kirara, come on. We have to warn the others." Instead of purring a response, Kirara growls lowly and transforms to her full wildcat form. "What's wrong Kirara?"
"Only that you're not going to be able to go back to your friends, taiji," a voice said as it came from behind.
"Youkai!" Sango said a flare, "Who are you and what were you doing with Sesshoumaru!"
"Why if you were listening, you should know shouldn't you? I am Youko Kurama, as for why I'm helping the Inu, you could guess." Youko said; bored.
Sango, flickered with anger, flinched but called out her weapon," Hiraikotsu! Kirara let's go!"
Youko called out his rose whip and easily dodged the boomerang. "I don't' think so my sweet. Rose whip lash." The attack hit Kirara and Sango was thrown off from her and to a tree.
"Ngh, Hiraikotsu!" Sango attacked again and brought the time to go to Kirara, but Youko knew and had vines block the owner and youkai. "Kirara!" The wildcat growled and nipped at the vines, but soon she got tangled in them leaving Sango and the fox.
"If you want the cat free, all you have to do is come with me; otherwise she will suffer with you."
"Why would you let Kirara go, kitsune?"
"I have my reasons, now how about you rest?"
"Never," Sango said with hatred eyes.
"You don't' have a choice, rose whip."
Sango falls to the ground in pain and lays there as Kirara calls out to her trying to break free of her restraints.
Youko picks her up bridal style and releases Kirara while telling her to go back to Inuyasha to tell him they will be next. They disappear and Kirara quickly runs towards the village.
"Shouldn't Sango be back by now?" Kagome asks.
"She shouldn't have taken so long, Inuyasha do you think we should go look for her?" the young Shippo states.
"Feh, she's probably coming back now, but I guess. Something doesn't feel right." Inuyasha says as he sniffs the air.
"Inuyasha, look, there's Kirara!"
When Kirara shrinks down, all of them notice that Sango wasn't with her. "Kirara, where's Sango?" Kagome asks.
Kirara only meows and points to the way of the forest. "I think she's trying to tell us that Sango's been captured," said the monk.
"Ye must be careful, for it could be a trap."
"Kaede, when did you come out you hag?"
"Inuyasha, osuwari!"
"I came out a few minutes ago, Inuyasha."
"Ow! Grr, we'll go in the morning to look for her, humph."
'I wonder who this demon is,' Kagome thought as they all went inside to prepare for the next day.
