A.N: Alright guys, many of you asked whether this was going to be a canon fic or not. I had to actually google that word up and no, that does not mean I'm stupid. It just means that I'm too lazy to actually open a dictionary to look up the word. I still didn't get it so let me just assure you, that this will follow some of the events and will take twists and turns because I'm just awesome that way. And yes, Naraku will be present in this story because he's my favourite bad guy, next to Vegeta.

And for the second question, no, the part involving Seshoumaru and Kagome as children was not the backstory or the background. Honestly, people, I wrote 27 chapters...No way in hell was that a background setting. Let's just say I completed half the story and the rest of the half is now going to be written. There is going to be a time skip because I am in lve with Seshoumaru myself. His angst as a child after Kagome will be shown in flashbacks or blah blah, whatever. You know live in the moment.

Now, I hope you're happy with this author's note. Onwards to Kagome, now shall we!

Year 1997

"Here Bouyo. Breakfast."

Kagome's grandfather howled in dismay as his gift to his grandaughter was delicately devoured by the cat. Her mother laughed and patter the old man on the head. With a cheery smile, she handed Kagome her breakfast, "Hurry up, or you'll be late for school."

"Hey, Mom?"

"Yes, dear?" Her mother hummed, while sipping her morning tea.

"Why don't I feel any different now that I've turned fifteen?"

Mrs. Higurashi laughed, "It'll set in soon enough."

"Hm," Her daughter mused thoughfully, swallowing her breakfast and then rushing off to get dressed. Grandfather ignored her as he squeezed Bouyo, demanding his newt back.

Kagome quickly dressed and checked herself in the mirror, blinking, "Fifteen years, hm? I don't feel old." Closing her bedroom door, she yelled, "Souta, come on! We'll be late again!"

Her brother yelled a muffled reply from downstairs and Kagome followed the sound of his voice. Her ten year brother had a miserable look on his face, "Gramps was bullying Bouyo again, and he ran into the wellhouse. I have to take bouyo to show and tell today. Now what?"

Kagome tapped her foot impatiently, "So, go get him."

Souta looked at her and then at the creepy wellhouse, "You go. You're older than me."

His sister stared at him with a dry look, "I'm older so I go in the wellhouse?"

He nodded, stubbornly.

Kagome considered refusing him, but then sighed. Whatever. Dropping her bag on the steps, she ran towards the small building and pushed open the door.

"Bouyo! Here kitty kitty! Here Bouyo!"

There was silence and then a tiny plainative meow. Cringing at the amount of dust, Kagome walked inside, groping for the light switch. Why did this shrine even have a well house if they were so afraid of it? Sighing, she shook her head. One dead body, and all of a sudden the wellhouse was haunted. The sheer stupidity of people.

Then again, she frowned lightly, as she recalled her mother forbiding her from entering this small building/shack. Gee, who knew her mother could be so superstitious. A rumbling made her blink and she looked around. Then again, a mother's instinct's were supposed to be super sensitive, right?

"Hey, um, Souta," She called out uneasily. Her brother peeked from the doorway, "Yeah?"

Kagome immediately forgot her uneasiness and gave him a dry look, "Oh, yeah. My hero." He blushed and shifted to stand in the doorway, "Sorry. Did you find Bouyo yet?"

"Does it look like I found him? I mean, do you see me holding him?"

Her brother stared at her and answered slowly, "So, I take it you haven't found him?"

She rolled her eyes. What a genius! "Why don't you help me look for him. It'll be quicker that way."

The ten year shook his head stubbornly, "Nu-Uh. It's scary down there. What if something jumps put and kills me." His raven haired sister gave him an incredulous look, "And you still sent me down here? I'm missing the love here, brother."

He scratched his head, and shuffled his feet, putting on his puupy dog eyes routine, "Come on. Pleeaase!"

She sighed and rolled her eyes heavenward, "Whatever." Geez, the things you did for love. She finally found the light switch and was dismayed when it didn't work. Growling, she peered into the darkness, and called out, "You're going to have to ask Mom for a torch, Souta!"

"But she'll ask me why I need it and I'll get in trouble!"

Kagome grit her teeth, pulling back her hair from her face, and yelling, "You want to find the cat or not!"

Souta muttered something and then left. Breathing a sigh of relief, she turned around to stumble over something. When that 'something' hissed, she cried, triumphantly, "Found you!"

As she leant down to pick up the disgruntled cat, the light from the doorway reflected upon something pale. Peering closely, she took a startled step back when she realized what it was.

"Wha-?"

It was a human hand.

Scared and frigtened, she grabbed at Bouyo and tried to make her legs move. Her eyes widened when Souta arrived with the torch and shone it down, revealing a sneering woman, or whatever it was. Her lower body was like that of an insect. A centipede. Naked, with hair streaming down to cover her chest, she displayed her sharp teeth in vicious grin. Kagome took one look at her and let loose a shrill scream. Souta yelled when he the woman/monster.

"Kagome! Run!"

Obeying him, she turned around, but stumbled when her foot was grabbed. Acid breath clouded her senses as the thing crowed in delight, "I don't think, so. Give me the Shikon no Tama."

"T-he what?"

The thing clawed at her face, drawing blood, and hissing, angrily, "Don't think me stupid, you filthy human! I know you have it."

Kagome tried to pull away from her, but those vicious eyes terrified her senseless.

"Kagome! Hold on! I'm coming!"

On hearing that, Kagome's eyes widened and she gritted her teeth. She couldn't let Souta come down. Scared, angry, and her desparate, she started fighting back. "Souta! Stay back. Get some help!"

Her brother paused, indecisiveness warring in his eyes. Part of him wanted to run to his sister's aid and the other half knew that he would be useless. This was all his fault. If only he hadn't asked her to go look for Bouyo! Coming to a decision, he turned on his heel and rushed out, yelling for his mother.

Sighing in relief that he had listened to her, Kagome bit the creature and spat out when bitter blood pooled in her mouth. The thing howled in outrage, and lifted the girl up by her forearms, her eyes gleaming dangerously. Kagome screamed as something inside her bubbled. Hot and cold, she grabbed the thing's shoulders. The vicious look turned into one of surprise and horror as pink light exploded out of Kagome. Her eyes met those of her horrifed mother, as she tumbled into the well, only to be enveloped by a blue light.

A.N: I know this is a bit different but you know, it's been so long since I watched this show, and I wanted to put my on touch to this.