DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi / the television series are produced by Sunrise.

When the jewel disappeared from existence, the miko disappeared as well, leaving the group dumbfounded and frantic. They had shouted her name as they looked around for any signs of her, but to no avail. They spent months searching the forest, looking for anything that proved she was still in their time. Eventually, the oni taiji settled down in Kaede's village and married the lecherous monk who couldn't keep his hands off of her behind. They took over caring for the young kit in the absence of their miko friend, along with the oni taiji's younger brother.

After some time, the daiyōkai tolerated them, allowing them to take in Rin as well so she could learn to live among humans. He would visit when he had a chance, and would sit with Rin as she told him about her day. He would also venture out to where the well had been, to see if he could smell any traces of the miko who piqued his interest before she disappeared into thin air. His inner beast wanting her over anyone else, refusing to claim anyone as a mate if he there was even a slight change he would find her once again. She had proved herself strong enough, and worthy enough to him, without realizing she had even done so.

As they grew older Kohaku and Rin became close, practically joined at the hip doing everything together. When they were old enough, Sango was ecstatic to hear that her brother intended on proposing to Rin. She thought they were adorable together and she was happy he could finally have peace and be happy himself. The pair eventually had a daughter that was a spitting image of Rin, whom they named Kagome in memory of the miko who helped save their lives multiple times. They had her train to be the priestess to take over when Kaede passed away, and cherished every moment they had with her.

The hanyō had stayed behind with the dead priestess until she had passed away, then he wandered the lands aimlessly. Occasionally, he would go back to Kaede's village to see if the well would reappear and it was all just some cruel joke and the miko would come out and tell her sorry she had worried everybody so much. His heart grew heavier each time he had seen neither the well, nor the ningen onna who he missed dearly.

The wolf yōkai had gone home to his tribe of the East, where he would eventually get over his love for Kagome. He kept his promise to marry Ayame, who was the granddaughter of the North tribe's leader, and combined their small tribes together. They would go on to strengthen their tribes and making them bigger. They had two kids, one girl who had Ayame's eyes and Kōga's hair, and a boy who had Ayame's hair and Kōga's eyes.

Years began to fly by, and the human lives began to wither away, not meant to last forever in this world. Soon, the daiyōkai was visiting the tombstones of the oni taiji and the monk with an older Kohaku and Rin, their daughter practically all grown up. The kit was no longer a kit anymore, but a young strapping fox yōkai that wept at the graves of his dearest friends. He no longer found happiness staying in Kaede's village after Kaede, Miroku, and Sango had passed away. So he did the unthinkable and asked the daiyōkai if he could stay with him, he would pull his weight around the estate however he needed to.

The surprised daiyōkai agreed, knowing that the young yōkai needed guidance from another demon now. The daiyōkai took in the young fox yōkai and taught him how to wield a blade properly and how to defend himself. All the while, in the back of the young yōkai's mind was hope that he would live long enough to see the miko in the future where she returned. He remembered that she had said humans had taken over and that demons weren't out in the open as they were now. He hoped to be able to see the wonders that the humans would build, and his heart ached to see her, hear her laugh, and be held in her arms again.

~~~~Kagome in the Present~~~~

It had been a year and a half since the well closed up and spit her back out in her time, and her heart broke just a bit more every time she walked by the sacred well or the sacred tree. When she mustered up the courage to go back to school, that's all she focused on. She focused on all of her work, pouring herself into her academics, anything to keep her mind off of the fact she couldn't go back where she wanted to be. She was about to start her second year in high school, and she always dreaded history class. She dreaded it because she knew more about the feudal era history than she cared to share, having lived through it herself.

This year, they were going to explore the feudal era in more depth now that a new history book had come out. When the book landed on her desk, all she could do was blankly stare at it with her eyes practically falling out of their sockets. There on her desk, written on the cover was the title, The Miko Who Traveled From the Future, and the only indication of a name for the author was an elegant letter S. Opening the front cover, on the inside was an inscription that read: To Kagome, thank you for wandering into my life, and the lives of everyone you touched. You are missed. Sincerely, S.

There was no picture of whom the book was about, but she knew it was to and about her, and her heart skipped a beat. She knew that demons lived longer than humans, but did that really mean some of those she knew in her travels to the past were still alive? Her mind was racing a million miles a minute, thinking of the possibilities of finding someone from her past. It had never occurred to her until now that any of them could have been alive, and it was enough to give her the determination she would need to find out.

"Alright class, we will be learning a lot from this book about things that happened in the feudal era. We will be retracing the steps of a young girl who was pulled back in time from the modern era, and relive the battles and hardships she endured." the gruff voice of her teacher echoed through the room, "Each week there will be an assignment regarding the chapter or chapters we read through in that week, and there will be tests periodically to make sure you guys are actually reading and learning. We will start off slow, so this week I want you to read through the first chapter. I'll give you the assignment tomorrow."

With that, everyone simultaneously opened their books and began reading. She tentatively turned to the first page of the chapter and began to read as well. It felt weird to her, reading of how she fell into the sacred well at her family's shrine because a demon pulled her in. It was like she was experiencing déjà vu, revisiting a memory from the distant past that only seemed further now. Soon the bell for school to be over rang and everyone put away their things, shuffling out of the classroom and filling the halls.

As she began to walk home, her friends Eri, Yuka and Ayumi joined her. They had all noticed how distant she became in the last year and a half, and they were going to try to do something about it. The trio stood in front of their best friend with serious faces staring at her as she blinked back at them.

"Kagome, you need to have a day to yourself. You need to relax and take some time away from school. You need a girls night!" Eri declared, hands on her hips.

Before Kagome could retort, Ayumi cut her off, "We aren't taking no for an answer, spend some time with your best friends instead of your books. We can go out to eat or watch a movie. Please?"

Biting her lip tentatively as she looked from the new book and back to her friends, Kagome replied, "Can I at least get to change out of the school uniform before we go do anything?"

The trio squealed their delight, nodding as they walked her back to the family shrine. Once they made it to the bottom of the steps that lead to the shrine, her best friends said they would go home and change as well and be back in an hour. Kagome trudged up the stairs solemnly, debating if she should try to weasel her way out of it but ultimately feeling guilty for not having spent time with her friends. They had always been there for her, through everything, and she realized she was being unfair to them by not spending more time with them when she could.

She raced up the stairs to her room, leaving her book bag on the chair to her desk as she turned to her closet. Looking through her clothes, she decided to pull out a yellow dress that dropped below her knees, and a light blue cardigan to go with it. Quickly, she changed out of her school uniform and into her dress before gathering her raven tresses and tying then up in a loose pony tail. She picked up a necklace with a red pendant off of her desk and slipped it on, it was a gift from her mother shortly after she returned from the feudal era for good.

With one last look at herself in the mirror, she bounded back down the stairs as she heard knocks on the front door.

~~~~Somewhere in Tokyo~~~~

In a dark office of a 25-story above ground, 10-story below ground building, a deep voice echoed into a phone, "Sir, we may have finally located her. We sent scouts to all of the schools that are using your newly published book, and just got word back about a sighting. They watched her as she went home, she lives at a shrine that her grandfather owns, with her grandfather, mother and younger brother. It looks promising."

"Hnn. I will look into it myself to confirm." a quiet, authoritative voice came through the other side of the phone followed by a click, signalling the call was ended.

Rubbing his temples, the man stared at the papers strewn across his desk. They had been looking for her for years, waiting and hoping that they could find her. Being this close sent his nerves on edge, they would finally be able to see her once again. Though he was wed to another, it still put a smile upon his face to be able to see her bright smile once again. Standing up, he walked out of his office and knocked on the door next to his before walking in.

Sitting behind the desk was a kitsune with his long, fiery red hair pulled up in a pony tail. He wore the same blue ribbon he did when he was a young kit, though his outfit more modern. Dressed in dark blue jeans, a teal v-neck shirt, and no shoes, the kitsune looked as though he hadn't changed much over the past 500 years. The kitsune looked up with his emerald green eyes to acknowledge his visitor, a questioning look dancing across his face.

"Any news Kōga?" Shippo inquired, not wanting to get his hopes up just yet.

With a soft smirk, Kōga replied, "Sesshōmaru is personally going to look into the lead one of my men brought to my attention. He's never gone to check things himself, so it looks like this could be very promising kid. Why don't you head on into your room and get some rest? You've worked as hard as the rest of us have."

"Rest? You think I can get any sleep knowing we could possibly be seeing her again after all these years! I've waited for this day pretty much my whole life, I haven't even thought of what I'm going to say to her. So much has happened since she last saw us.." Shippo was rambling, Kōga knew by now that he did this whenever he was nervous.

Smiling, Kōga shook his head, "Just be yourself man, she'll be shocked to see how you've grown but she'll remember you. We'll have ample time to spend with her and catch up. Why don't you make her something?"

"That's not a bad idea! Thank you Kōga." Shippo returned the smile.

Looking at the watch on his wrist, Kōga frowned, "I should get back before Ayame jumps to conclusions. See you tomorrow kid!"

that, the yōkai left the kitsune alone in his office as he closed the door behind him. For once since he was younger, the kitsune let himself have high hopes. He knew the daiyōkai didn't follow up on leads unless they seemed extremely promising, not wanting to waste his time otherwise. The kitsune set about writing a journal, a sort of story book about everything that happened since she had last seen them all. He included everything about the oni taiji's marriage with the monk and how they raised her brother and rin, as well as the daiyōkai taking him in and helping him become stronger.

A/N: Hey guys! Welcome to the next chapter(: I hope you guys enjoyed it! Things are starting to get a bit interesting ;thinkingemoji; I'm excited to see where this story ends up, I'm kind of just winging it as the time comes to update chapters. I hope you guys don't mind(: anywho! don't stay silent readers! I enjoy hearing from you guys.