Kagome Higurashi was walking towards the temple with her yellow backpack and all the intention to travel back in time to ancient Japan. Nonetheless, all that she is capable of thinking right now is the life on this side of the well.
"I just can't get it", she sighs into the air as Buyo yawn in the distance clearly uninterested in young adult drama. Yura had called hours before to tell Kagome the most outlandish piece of gossip about Hojo and Ayumi. They had gone to the same college and Kagome knew that Ayumi had a little crush on Hojo since always, but Yuka made it seem like Kagome should be mad or jealous about it all, she had to cut the conversation short by telling her friend that she'll manage to get over it somehow and hung up before any reply came. She just couldn't believe Yuka, Kagome went on like a date or 2 with him but it didn't mean anything, those times when she accepted to go to the movies or to a restaurant were awkward, he was so formal and… well… boring. She was of the idea that love was supposed to be the thing that makes you feel alive, like the time before and the time after didn't matter because you were so caught up with the present or something like that. She had never loved anyone and least of all Hojo, she thought as she jumped in the bone eater's well. True, he was nice and kind, but maybe too nice and kind you know? always giving her gifts but useful ones, not something she really wanted or liked, like he didn't even know her, so she let him down easy years ago. From that picture how could Yuka extrapolate that she wanted him, since he never did in the first place, and why? For the love of God, did she cared.
"Oi!", said Inuyasha, startling her, "quit daydreaming and come out will ya, I'm gettin' old here". Kagome looks up at him with a little annoyance "maybe I do like kindness after all", "what's that?" he replied, "Kaede told me you can live like forever, so a little patience wouldn't hurt you", "keh, let's go wench" was all Inuyasha grunted, taking her backpack for her.
They have heard of a rumor that west from there was a butterfly youkai causing havoc and so they decided to investigate. Inuyasha was a little more on edge than usual so when Kagome mumbled her boy problems and he grunted, she makes a mental note to speak to him as little as possible. A few hours had passed and Inuyasha was still coming to terms with the possibility of seeing arrogant pieces of shit that he had sniffed earlier when a scent hit him like a fat bull youkai. "no" he said almost whispering, "this is not real, she can't… she is…". As Kagome was saying "What's the matter Inuyasha", he flung himself passed her and into the woods. It cannot be, it must be a trick, yes I will fucking rip the head off the fucking idiot that desecrated the remains of her…ahh, but the scent didn't smell like decay or death, it only smelled like a grave and… her. "Lord Inuyasha wait up" said a very small voice, Inuyasha didn't mind him and step onto him. "ouch, master Inuyasha don't go seek Lady Izayoi it's a fake", the flea youkai implored his master and was ignored, then he saw a young woman running after Inuyasha and clung onto her skirt to follow.
In a carriage that was lead by many demon looking things was a beautiful woman with long black hair and a voice very feminine and sweet "Inuyasha" she screams, and he watches a demon several stories tall crushed the carriage and takes Izayoi in his large clawed hand inflicting her pain and almost crushing her too. "He is gonna hurt her," said Kagome, "No he's NOT" scream Inuyasha as he lunged for her, only to be intercepted by the fire of Jacken's staff. Inuyasha took back a step and as he did so, he notices that his brother was there, in front of him. "Sesshomaru" he growled, Sesshomaru answered him in a cold non-emotional way "I've quite missed you too as well, little brother" then he turned to Kagome and say "a mortal how interesting, others would be shamed but you… it suits you. I would think that you have enough of this creatures, or is it a taste like father". Kagome interrupted Sesshomaru by saying "Is that your brother Inuyasha?, he is hurting that lady", Inuyasha didn't take his eyes away from his brother as he replies "she is my mother, but.. she is dead..for years and years", then he spoke directly to Sesshomaru "You know as well as I that my mother died long ago, what do you fucking want?". Sesshomaru looks at him disapprovingly as he recites the clue "Seen yet never seen, protected yet never known by its protector. I seek the tomb of father". Inuyasha growled his response "even if I knew I wouldn't tell fucking bastards like you". "I see" came Sesshomaru's reply, "you leave me no choice, let your mother suffering convince you", Sesshomaru's servant spoke then "Bringing back spirits from the other world is a simple task if you are Lord Sesshomaru, he was even kind enough to give her flesh, yet her own son would deny it, how sad to be mother to one such as you". It can't be… "stop hurting her" screamed Inuyasha as he jumps in the air and cut off the demon's hand, freeing his mother and letting her down easy besides Kagome, "go away with her Kagome", he said. Izayoi took Inuyasha's hands and produce a halo around them that transported them elsewhere, Kagome took notice and take Izayoi's other hand just in time as they disappeared.
They were in a dreamlike land, Izayoi told Inuyasha that they were in a border between worlds but Kagome couldn't move, she watched them embrace and was washed over by a feeling of tenderness but she couldn't move. At one point she saw that the face of Inuyasha's Mother was gone and that she must be an impostor, but she still couldn't move. Only when the thing, the false mother of Inuyasha tried to absorb him inside of her could she move, Kagome couldn't take it, instinctively she summoned her spiritual powers and free herself helping out Inuyasha with his pink, raw, untrained power. "Are you ok Inuyasha?" he is looking ashamed, maybe because his brother fooled him, or half brother maybe since that Sesshomaru guy didn't refer to the lady as OUR mother. "Feh" was Inuyasha's only response. As they went back to the real world, Inuyasha came to realize that the love for her mother made him weak, Sesshomaru played him like a fool to get to the tomb or whatever he wanted, he was fucking pissed. He would kill him if that's the last thing he did, he always knew Sesshomaru would defeat him, but right about now he didn't give a fuck if he died as long as he make the bastard pay for this, she was the only one kind enough, loving enough to want him in her life, to treasure him even and this half family piece of shit tried to use her, her memories and love for his father's tomb, oh someone was going to die alright. At the end of that thought he felt and odd sensation, it was cold and ancient and feral and just when he was about to open the gate inside him that contain it, the flea youkai Myoga appeared, taking him out of it "So the rumors about someone looking for the sword were real, and Sesshomaru of all daiyoukais, Lady take notice the tomb is on the black pearl on the right you must not let Lord Sesshomaru take it". Inuyasha and Kagome were dumbfounded by this revelation, they didn't get it, "and who are you?" said Kagome with confusion, just moments ago she felt an enormous power and when the bug showed up she was underwhelmed, "My name is Myoga, I serve the noble house of master Inuyasha" he said while sucking the blood out of Inuyasha's chest. He slapped him away "this is not the time Myoga I need to find my bastard brother and..", he was interrupted by a monotonal voice that said cruelly "no need, I know where it is now, of all the places for him to hide it" then he took Inuyasha by the neck and lift him off the floor, then he used his powers and took the pupil out of Inuyasha's right eye causing him mild pain but extreme confusion. Inuyasha was on his knees the next moment "and just for this you make that thing pretend to be my mother!, you bastard" he roared as Inuyasha dodge the whip and try and fail to attack Sesshomaru without seeing with one eye.
"At last" said Sesshomaru as he took a minute of silent contemplation at the pearl and open a portal to the tomb taking Jacken through it, "Sire, you must go and prevent that Sesshomaru takes tessaiga" said Myoga, "Keh of course i'm gonna…" was saying Inuyasha when Kagome's voice interrupted him "what do you want an invitation?" she was definitely crazy thought Inuyasha, and she will be in danger maybe it's better if she stays put... but it was too late for she went through the portal and so he followed.
Inside was a mountain size skeleton of a youkai and Myoga explained that Sesshomaru was after a sword inside his father, a sword forged by the fang of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father, a power so great it could kill a thousand in one move. "Lord Inuyasha you must try to pull the sword out, you were always intended to inherit it, claim what's yours" said Myoga as they watched Sesshomaru try and fail to take it out of his resting place. "for all I care he can keep the piece of junk" he said and initiate attack and attack against Sesshomaru without hitting him once. Kagome watched the fight with worry for her friend, she was astounded that any being would use the memory of the mother of an orphan to make him do his bidding, when she was angry she was a force to be reckoned with. "Inuyasha if you can't hit him in his body, hit him in his pride" Kagome yelled. So if I take the fucking sword that he couldn't take out he will be humiliated? of course, he would, the all mighty, true daiyoukai losing yo a hanyou. " I'll do it, if only to see the look on your face", then he stepped closer to the sword,tried and also failed at that task. This wasn't supposed to happen "didn't you say it was my inheritance Myoga, why can't I pull it out?" said Inuyasha while squishing Myoga and returning to fight his brother, who used his poisoned claws to attack that's what happens when you trust someone's word remember? Said his conscience. Kagome jumped from her hiding place to fight with the toad-like servant of Sesshomaru and in the quarrel accidentally placed a hand on the tessaiga drawing it out of place, "oops, it just came out, sorry" Kagome said while they all look at her with astonishment. Sesshomaru forgot about Inuyasha and in an instant stood in front of Kagome asking "who are you?", then he looked at his brother "it's obvious she must die, a human is not supposed to be inside our great and terrible father", then he attacked Kagome with his poison and it was so quick that Inuyasha couldn't do anything and she was dead. No! It's just like my mother, I can't protect anything, I can't… "for the sake of Kagome and my mother I will fight you to the end" he said to Sesshomaru and as he attacked he put all his emotions in the punch and his brother's armor fell into pieces. "you did try to kill me didn't you?" said Kagome to the full Inu. "She's alive" said Inuyasha with relief. "the sword protected her", said Myoga. "Enough!, how could you think with your dirty blood that you are my equal, half breed", said Sesshomaru and began to change into his true demon form, a giant white dog with a crescent moon on his forehead, he ignored Inuyasha and went straight to Kagome. He can't stand that she survived his attack, "Kagome run" said Inuyasha trying to get the attention of Sesshomaru who then caught Inuyasha with his big mouth crushing him, to this, Inuyasha reply by sticking the old sword to Sesshomaru's eye.
"Inuyasha" screamed Kagome "the sword is yours now, you just have to believe in it to release its power, just as I believe in you", WHAT? He thought with a panic, i have never.. "you are a weakling that's why you believe in me, you are only a stupid human girl likely to die in this time" said Inuyasha. I'm a human girl, that's what i am. He's right, he's right, I will die in this time that's not my own. Inuyasha saw that she was almost crying and awkwardly say "hey, stop that, i… you are weak but I am not, I will protect you, Kagome", power and the conquest of it it's only useful if you have someone to protect, something to fight for. Perhaps she can help me, change me… I.. wow this sword feels so powerful, is it me? What is?. Inuyasha plant himself in front of Kagome and held tightly to tessaiga when he felt the blade pulse, what is it? The sword calls me to wield it. At that moment the old rusty sword transformed into a marvelous long and powerful fang, with a swing he jump at Sesshomaru and severed his left hand, demonic form and all. "It was me the one Father chose to hide this sword, maybe I am not so worthless after all, brother". The injured Sesshomaru flew away and Inuyasha went through the portal back home with Kagome and Myoga, as she was riding in his back she was talking with Myoga of his father and tessaiga, but inuyasha's mind was in Kagome, she had made him unlock a secret in himself, when she touched the sword it didn't transformed, and when Sesshomaru touched it tessaiga burned him, just when Inuyasha yield it was when its true power manifested, maybe the girl was useful for more than one thing since she can see the jewel, purify demons and what? Make him powerful? What did she really do? It was certainly not his doing, he was just a disgrace, a mistake.
Kagome check up on him the next days, telling Kaede all about Inuyasha, his bravery and how he saved and promised to protect her, apparently extending said protection indefinitely since he only say it in the moment.. Myoga explain that the sword reacted to Inuyasha's desire to protect humans, just as Inuyasha's father Lord Inu no Taisho wished to keep Inuyasha's human mother Izayoi safe. Inuyasha didn't buy the explanation, when Kagome returned home after the battle he tried Tessaiga and it transformed, he even though that if she didn't come back it wouldn't really be a loss, but then she returned as happy as ever, with all that is happened, i don't know why she hasn't gone home, she is made of tougher stuff than any other human i've ever known. If i see Sesshomaru again… "Keh, hope he dies from his wounds," said Inuyasha. Kagome look at him disapprovingly, "WHAT?" he yell, "he is your brother…" she said and he interrupted her with a growl "he tried to kill YOU!, and me", "yes but he still could change his ways, I mean you tried to kill me too, and I'm not saying that the next time we see him he'll come and hug us, but we shouldn't kill him on sight either","Keh, like You could do anything, you are more trouble than you are worth", "is that so?, I distinctly remember someone telling me that they'll protect me, and you do not protect things without worth do you?" she said with a smile that could be a smirk. He open his mouth and close it, then open it again and close it. "that's what i thought" she said and did the thing that he never in his life could have dare to think a human would do, she kissed him in the cheek, little more than a peck and thanked him. He immediately stod and left, he had to get away from her, from that strange backward woman who didn't think her actions, what if someone saw, what would they say about her, it was the single most indecent act... to kiss someone while being on the open, to kiss HIM, and she was unmarried and a human girl kissing a monster like him, a half breed. He would avoid her… no, better to talk to her and convince her… maybe he could find her a human boy who would like her, she was pretty was she not?. This was stupid and crazy and better to not think about it, yes, as if the thing never happened. He returned to the camp at nightfall and they began to create a routine that made them feel comfortable with each other. That was really the stupidest thing Inuyasha could do because if you listen closely, you can actually hear a layer of defense collapse in his heart.