Chapter 1:
For the last few months of the summer, during the evenings and in the night, Kagome has been training with the Lord of the West, making sure that she will not have to depend on her friends to defend her or fight without her.
"Sesshomaru, with the seasons changing, and the weather beginning to get harsh, why don't you, Rin, and Jaken join with us? I know that Rin may get sick, as she usually does, and with us, more with me, she will be better taken care of, health wise." She was babbling and she knew it, but didn't want to insult the youkai that has been training her.
"This Sesshomaru doesn't need help from mere ningen. But for your protection and to continue your training, we shall." He then proceeds to throw an orb of his youkai at her, which she deftly reflects and throws it back. It's like volleyball, but with powers. She thinks to herself with a small giggle.
They proceed to train her powers to their limits, along with her body. She now can wield a sword, daggers and is very proficient in hand-to-hand. She can't best the demon lord, but she can keep herself and her kit protected. Her powers have grown in the past few months, she can heal almost any wounds, project barriers for lengths of time and manifest weapons with her reki. She knows that she has a long way to go, but she is very proud of herself. Her group thinks that she leaves in the evenings, because Inuyasha had brought Kikyo into the group, but that wasn't the case. Kagome knew that if she stayed in the camp while Kikyo absorbed innocent female soul's, she was liable to kill her and take her own soul back. She still had some feelings that she was working through during her meditation about the half-demon she traveled with, but she couldn't stand her so-called incarnation.
"This Sesshomaru will gather Rin, Jaken and Ah-un and will meet with your pack at dawn. Be prepared, the hanyo will not be pleased." He calls back his orb of power as he speaks. Kagome bows to him in thanks for their training session.
"You taught me about yokai and their ways, especially dogs. He thinks he is the Alpha of our little pack, and he isn't. An Alpha is the one who keeps guard over the pack as the rest, looks out for themselves above themselves and cares for those in their group. I'm more of the Alpha than he is, even if he doesn't see it. He'll bitch and gripe all he wants, but he won't stop me from letting you join, or you from taking the place as Alpha." She wipes the sweat off her brow with a small towel she brought as Sesshomaru nods once, and walks away. Kaagome then gathers her things, the small katana Sesshomaru gifted her when they began training, her reiki infused crescent blades that she bought when she went home last, and the bladed staff-similar to Mirokus but without the rings- and walks the mile and a half back to camp as a cool down. Before she walks into camp, she says a small incantation that makes her blades disappear to everyone but her, meaning she is the only one who know that she has them .When she walks into camp, she is greeted kindly by Miroku and Sango as she settles on her sleeping bag where Shippou was already asleep. She was glared at by the undead miko and Inuyasha just looked between the two females, uncertainty coming off of him in waves.
"Where have you been, Wench?" Inuyasha grumbles, his arm tight around Kikyo, who smirks at her.
"I was out exercising. I need to make sure that I am ready for anything." She says stretching her tight muscles one by one.
"You'll always be weak, Wench. You'll never be as good as Kikyo." He rumbles jumping the two of them into the tree above them. Kagome simply rolls her eyes, goes to change into her pj's, and climbs into her sleeping bag to wrap around her kit, excited for the next morning.