Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all of its characters are the property of Rumiko Takahashi.

A/N: I own only the idea of this fanfiction and the plot within nothing else. I make no profit off of this story and merely do it for fun.


Recap of where we left off:

Everyone stared after him eyes wide and mouths gaped. Never before had Sesshomaru recognized Inuyasha's status that came with being his Father's son. They had all sort of accepted that Sesshomaru wanted nothing to do with Inuyasha or give him what was his right by birth. Slowly all coming out of the stupor they began to follow the ever confusing Western Lord and his charge. Koga lifted Kagome carefully into his arms and caught up with the rest. He had been the only one to pay little attention to what had transpired between the brothers his thought too consumed with Kagome. His beast was still raging within him demanding vengeance on those who had hurt her.

"Mate hurt…." His inner beast seethed causing his blood to boil.

"Yes." He responded simply knowing if he ignored his beast now it would do no good only causing more frustration for them both.

"Kill Naraku for hurting mate." His beast demanded causing him to close his eyes fighting back the anger.

"Yes…. Yes we will."


Kagome P.O.V.

"My head…"

"Kami it hurts. My whole body... everything hurts..."

"Where am I though? Ah! No... No. Never mind I should definitely not open my eyes yet, that just makes it worse. Ugh! It is so bright in here…."

"In here? Where the heck is here? What happened? Ah man I should really get up and figure out where I am and where is everyone else? Inuyasha... Koga... Shippo? Naraku! The Darkness! Kami! Where is my son!"

With the rush of scattered memories of running for her life in the forest suddenly rushing back to her, Kagome instantly shot up, her eyes snapping open. She instantly flinched and had to grip the blanket beneath her the best that she could to keep from swaying and falling back as her vision swam. Slowly moving to drape her legs over the edge of the bed Kagome rubbed her temples, her body hunched over as she tried to fight back the feeling of sickness. Her stomach ached and rumbled like she hadn't eaten in weeks and now was making her feel awful. Slowly she stood and squinted, her eyes still sensitive to the light as she looked around.

"Shippo?" She hoarsely called out her throat so sore the noise was barely above a whisper. "Ugh what is going on?" She thought to herself frustrated and began looking around the room for evidence of where she might be. Kagome was a bit surprised once she took in her surroundings. She had become so used to blank walls and simple mats on the floor, in small huts for the places they often stayed. The grandeur of the room she was in was a bit shocking. Obviously she was in the home of someone wealthy for the feudal era. There was an actual plush pillow mattress bed instead of a rolled mat, beautiful paintings on the walls as well as a mirror where there was a small table set up with a wash bowl, a screen for changing behind that had small hand painted Sakura blossoms on it and a large dark wood armoire. Things she was definitely not used to seeing in their travels.

Moving slowly she made her way to the wash bowl and instantly dipped her hands in and leaned down to splash her face with water. Once noting the water was fresh and clean she began to scoop it in her hands to drink. She was too confused and her mouth was too dry to care about the fact that she was drinking from a wash bowl. Kagome drank as much water as her stomach would allow. It cooled her burning throat and even helped the ache in her stomach ease a little. It wasn't until her lungs burned from a lack of air that she stopped. Gasping and taking slow breathes she gripped the edges of the table noting how her whole body shook just slightly as if she had just finished running 20 miles with no break.

"Man what happened to me?" She questioned once again, still confused on why she felt so different and her body ached in pain. Suddenly her brows pulled together in a frown as she stared down at her thumb.

"What the…" She whispered staring at her perfectly shaped nail that came to a point like a claw. "Was I in a coma or something? How did my nails get so long and what nut job filed them into points? They kinda look like claws now…" The situation was becoming more and more peculiar and Kagome was quickly becoming angry with her lack of answers and still worried about her friends and kit. Finally she noticed something odd in the mirror in front of her. Lowering her hands and focusing she froze. For just a second she had thought maybe she mistook a small window as a mirror because what she saw was not her own reflection. Who was the demon looking at her with the startled expression? It didn't take long for her to realize though she had indeed been right the first time. It was a mirror but not what she thought should be her reflection in it. She reached up and gently touched the now magenta stripes on her cheeks running her fingers along them her breathing low and shallow as she remained in shock. Looking into her now intense sapphire blue eyes that had sun bursts of the gold that matched both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's eye color in them, slowly tears began to well up. Her control was slowly slipping as her emotions went all over the place.

"What is this?" She whispered in panic and leaned down to splash more water on her face and she rubbed roughly at her new marking in desperation. Part of her thought it might just be some weird joke like the markings could be paint. When she did nothing but make her cheeks rosy she began to breathe quickly. Looking around the room frantically she saw near the dressing screen that there was another mirror only it was full length. Quickly she rushed over to take in her full appearance. Her eyes widened in horror and with shaking hands she slowly undid the knot that held the silk robe she was wearing closed and let it slip to the floor. She didn't even think to consider how the garment was not one of her own and that she had obviously at some point been undressed and redressed by someone else.

What she saw caused her very softly to choke out a sob of horror and wonder and she raised her hand to cover her mouth and muffle the noise. Her skin was much fairer than what she remembered it to be after years of running around in the sun getting tan. She also noticed how toned she was. Sure she had always been healthy and had even gained some muscle in their travels but this was different. Her skin was soft and perfect but the muscle underneath felt hard like rock. Even the slightest tensing of muscle revealed all new definition to her form. She felt stronger than she ever had, even while feeling sick and tired. Her new marking were also not just on her cheeks. Two matching magenta stripes on each side started on her back near her shoulder blades and ran down wrapping around her sides and ending in points on her abdomen. Magenta strips also wrapped around her wrist and she took note of the blue crescent moon on her neck below her right ear. Her hair which once was down to the middle of her back now hung to the back of her thighs and the color was similar to that of a Raven. Over and over she turned in front of the mirror taking in all of the changes.

"How could this happen?" She thought more confused than ever. Finally regaining her composure she swiped the tears from her cheeks and picked up her robe. She was determined to get the answers she needed. So after tying her robe closed and swallowing her fear she made her way out of the room. "Hopefully whoever brought me here is a friend. It doesn't feel like I am a prisoner or anything." She thought to herself as she walked down the hall quietly as possible. Kagome took note of how quiet everything was but she seemed to be able to hear odd things now. Every once in a while she could pick up the sound of someone walking somewhere else in the castle, or an unidentified noise from the forest outside. After only a few minutes of walking aimlessly and seeing no one did she stop her eyes widening. She could hear them, all of her friends somewhere else in the castle.

"This food is delicious thank you Sesshomaru." She heard Sango say and began to quickly try and make her way in the direction she heard their voices coming from.

"I hope Mama wakes up soon." At the sound of her son's voice something snapped within Kagome and she began to run. She ran faster than she ever had, so fast that everything around her blurred. Nothing else mattered to her in that moment than to have Shippo in her arms and make sure that he was safe. So she ran as hard as she could barely taking note of her new found speed. Instinct took over as she continued to follow the sound of her companion's voices, something wild bloomed within her and her eyes bled red desperate to have her kit with her. Panic slowly seeping in with every second it took for her to make her way through the maze of the castle. Anyone or anything that tried to get in her way at that moment she would tear to shreds with her bare hands.

"There!" She thought to herself finally zeroing in on the closed screen knowing the others were behind it. She could hear all of their voices crystal clear but she only had Shippo in mind. She was so focused that she didn't hear the faint whisper of a certain Wolf Demon saying her name as if he knew she was coming. Silence fell as she slid the door open harshly and in a split second she made her way across the room rushing over to Shippo and scooping him up into her arms, crushing him against her chest in a desperate hug.

"Mama!" Kagome barely heard Shippo cry out over the thundering of her own heart. Cutting her hug short she held Shippo out in front of her as she began to look him over and suddenly not even considering what an odd thing it was to do she brought him close and began to sniff him. Her newly gained demon instincts taking over to make sure her son was in good health and uninjured. Shippo giggled and squirmed in her grasp but he did not complain about her strange antics.

"Uh Kags?" Inuyasha spoke up startling her so much she whipped around fangs barred, pulling Shippo close to her chest protectively. Everyone in the room seemed shocked as they starred at their friend whose eyes were still tinged red and was looking at all of them like she couldn't recognize them. Sango moved like she was going to take a step closer and in turn Kagome backed away. Before Sango could move Sesshomaru raised a hand in front of her to stop her.

"I think it would be best for everyone to keep their distance and let Lady Kagome calm down before we do anything. She has yet to learn to control her beast and there is nothing more dangerous that I have found than a full-fledged mother Demon who is frightened and feels that her child's life is threatened. She has been through much, so I suggest we just give her a moment with her kit to calm down." Sesshomaru said calmly though he watched Kagome carefully as if he thought she would attack at any second. Everyone nodded their heads in understanding though and fell silent watching her carefully.

Kagome stood frozen her eyes shifting quickly between all of them as if she couldn't determine whether or not any of them were a threat. The silence was broken after a few moments by Shippo.

"Mama?"

At the sound of his voice she looked down to the kit in her arms who was staring up at her worriedly. Reaching up he placed a hand on her cheek as a sign of comfort and she let her eyes close as she hugged him tightly burying her nose in his hair and allowing his scent to calm her. When she opened her eyes again they returned to normal and she looked to her friends confused.

"What's happening to me?" She asked trying to put on a brave face and keep her voice from shaking. It was clear she was not ok to everyone there. Not that any of them could blame her with all that she had been through. She watched as all of her friends looked at one another clearly unsure of what to say or who should say it.

"Uh Kagome… we should all probably sit down there is a lot we have to talk about." Sango finally said and everyone nodded their heads in agreement and began to sit back down at the table. Everyone except Koga sat down; he instead stood staring at Kagome with a mixture of emotions flitting across his expression. Slowly he made his way over to her as if still unsure of what she might do. Kagome didn't move though and just stood watching as he made his way over to her. As if deciding that she wasn't going to attack him, or maybe he just didn't care, Koga closed the distance between them and wrapped his arms around her pulling her close.

Kagome wasn't sure why it felt so right to be held by him at that moment. Her mind was too exhausted to really care either, all she knew was that it felt safe. His scent enveloped Shippo and hers and she snuggled deeper into his embrace not caring that they had an audience. Something about the Wolf Demon's aura, the feeling of his strong arms around her eased her nerves and made her feel like everything was going to be alright. So for the moment she just enjoyed the warm embrace while she could, content now that her son was with her as well.

"I am so glad you are ok Kagome." She heard Koga whisper and she couldn't help but frown and step back.

"I am not ok. I am very, very far from ok. And someone needs to start explaining to me what the hell happened. The last thing I remember was Naraku showing up and running from…" She took another step back looking unsure of what exactly she should say she was running from. Shaking her head she gestured at herself with one hand, the other still holding onto Shippo. "What is this!? What happened to me? I feel so different… everything is… too much. All the noise, all of the smells, even the light… Everything hurts my head and makes me feel like I am going to vomit. I can't get a grip on my emotions either. Since I have woken up everything has made me feel like I am on the verge of losing it, like I am losing control of myself." Tears were welling up in her eyes as she became more and more upset. She was becoming so frantic she didn't realize she was tightening her grip on Shippo until he began to squirm.

"Mama you're squishing me… it hurts." He complained and Kagome choked back a horrified sob realizing she was hurting her son and she carefully set him down so he could stand next to her. When she looked back up her friends could see the fear, confusion, and desperation she felt by looking into her eyes.


Koga P.O.V.

He sensed her coming before she came through the door. Her scent flooding the area and her aura pulsing with the storm of emotions she was experiencing. He could tell Sesshomaru and Inuyasha sensed her as well. Both looking serious and sitting still as statues. She was approaching quickly and none of them exactly knew what would be the best thing to do. Not that they had to worry about it long as she came crashing into the room and in a blink had Shippo in her arms.

They had all watched the reunion between the two nervous and fascinated. Kagome had always had wonderful motherly instincts but seeing her already acting as an Inu-Youkai caring for her child was amazing. Koga couldn't help but picture her with wolf pups though he quickly shook his head ridding himself of the image knowing it was no time for fantasies. He had no idea what to do though. He had been worried sick the whole time Kagome was asleep and going through her transformation. He had barely eaten or slept. When he wasn't worrying about Kagome he was thinking about how he needed to find and kill Naraku for all the damage that he had done.

Here she stood now though seemingly in good health and he couldn't help but take in her new appearance. "Just as beautiful as she has always been." He thought to himself. Yes there were changes that came with Kagome now being full youkai but she was still Kagome. Koga was so wrapped up in his own thoughts he hadn't noticed everyone else had taken their seats back at the table. Kagome was now staring at him and it only took a few seconds of him staring into her sapphire blue eyes before he made his way over and wrapped his arms around her. He didn't care who was watching all he wanted to do was comfort the woman he cared for.

He hadn't expected his comment about her well-being to upset her so much but after her rant he understood. He couldn't imagine what it would be like to wake up one day and suddenly be something completely different.

"I know, I didn't mean anything by it Kagome. I just meant I am glad you are alive, that Naraku didn't… I know it's a lot. I can't imagine what you are going through. I think I can speak for everyone when I say we are just glad that you are here with us right now." Everyone nodded their heads in agreement with his comment. Even Sesshomaru offered a single nod of his head showing he too was happy with her presence among them. "I know you have a lot of questions but you must be starving so let's all just sit down and we will try to answer everything we can." With that Koga made his way back to the table and pulled out a chair offering it to Kagome who sat down without hesitation and even smiled when Shippo climbed onto her lap resting comfortably against her. Quickly a few servants went to work to set up the table for Kagome filling her plate with food and getting her something to drink. It wasn't until all the servants had left that Sesshomaru finally spoke.

"Kagome what is the last thing you remember?" He ask quietly looking at her intently.

"I was running in the forest. I had just left the group, there was something following me… In the darkness I don't know what it was I didn't see it. It had glowing purple eyes, they were the only thing I could see in the darkness. I could feel it hunting me... and I knew I couldn't out run it but I had to try. I only stopped because my chest hurt. It felt like I was on fire, I couldn't breathe or even think. It felt like my heart was being torn from my chest and then everything just went black…" Kagome spoke with her gaze on the table her brows pulled together in a frown clearly frustrated that she couldn't remember anything else. Koga reached over and took her hand in his, giving it a small squeeze hoping it would offer some small comfort.

"You should try eating a little Kagome. It will likely make you feel a little better. You were out for 3 days; your body needs the fuel." He said pushing her plate closer to her. He could tell that she didn't feel like eating but was satisfied when she began to take small bites. Everyone gave her a moment to eat noticing how once she started she happily ate all on her plate. "She must have been starving." Koga thought to himself.

"What… Am… am I a demon? I mean I look, I have similar features to Sesshomaru…" She said quietly again her head bowed as if she felt foolish for having to ask.

"Yes, you are now Inu-Youkai ." Sesshomaru said in his matter of fact tone.

"Am I a half demon like Inuyasha?" She asked looking more confused now than before.

"No you are full youkai."

"But how? I don't understand…" It was clear that Kagome was again struggling with her own emotions.

"Kagome, when Rin and I found you in the forest you were, for lack of better term, dead. You were just an empty shell. Naraku and Kagura had already fled with the jewel shards that you carried. Thankfully not all of them were lost as the others informed me that Kikyo was caring some of them as well. It seemed you were the focus of all of Naraku's attention that night. I tried to use Tenseiga to revive you but it wouldn't work. Your soul was no longer complete, it was shattered with large pieces missing, so there was nothing for the Netherworld beings to take and nothing for Tenseiga to heal. We believe Naraku used some sort of old curse to steal your Riki, though what for we aren't sure. All we know is that he wasn't able to obtain your Riki, as it returned to Kikyo who you will notice is now very much alive." At this Koga watched as Kagome looked over to Kikyo a mixture of emotions swirling in her eyes. He couldn't be sure but for a moment he saw the shock, then what he couldn't only describe as irratation and finally resolve. The smallest hint of a smile graced her features as she found some happiness knowing Kikyo now truely had her life back. Kikyo seeming almost ashamed stared into her lap the whole time as if she couldn't bring herself to meet Kagome's gaze.

"Myoga was the one who told this Sesshomaru that the only chance we had of saving you was to share my own demon blood with you in the hopes that it would fill the void from the loss of your Riki and effectively turn you youkai. The chances that you would actually survive the transformation were very small but Myoga believed you to be strong enough and he was right."

For a long while no one said anything giving Kagome the time to process what she had just learned. The longer she was silent the more worried Koga grew. No one knew how Kagome was going to react to the news that she was now a demon. After a few minutes she finally looked around the table her eyes shifting between all of them.


Kagome P.O.V.

"I am guessing that there is no way to reverse this so that I could just be human again is there?" She said trying to offer small humor to the situation but everyone could see the sliver of hope she had that there might be a chance.

"I'm afraid not Lady Kagome." Myoga spoke up making his presence known as he hopped onto the table where everyone could see. "Even if there was some way for us to get the missing pieces of your soul to return them to you. It would kill Lady Kikyo, despite your past history I think we can all agree her death is not something any of us wish for now." Kagome nodded her head agreeing. Even though they all were going through some emotional trials with each other she did not want to sacrifice Kikyo's life just so she could be human once again. "There is also no known way of removing your youkai. Without being able to do so, if your Riki was returned to you… Your soul and body would destroy itself. Your Riki would be fighting to purify your youkai. There is no telling what would happen to you but it is my guess that you would not be so lucky to survive the process. It's a miracle that you were even able to survive the transformation and that your body didn't reject the youkai blood. You must understand everything you are going through it is unknown territory. There is no documented history of any ever successfully making the transformation like you have. It will be a learning process for us all." With that Myoga fell silent and everyone watched as Kagome let the weight of his words sink in.

'This can't be happening, this feels like some kind of bizarre dream. It's too unreal…' Kagome thought to herself as she stared down at her hands unable to look into the sympathetic gazes of her friends. "So… I am a full-fledged demon now… You turned me into an Inu-Youkai." She finally looked up at Sesshomaru and everyone could see she was trying to wrap her head around exactly what it all meant.

"Yes you are now Inu-Youkai just as I am. I will help train you to learn your abilities as a demon as well as how to control your inner beast as I am sure you have been struggling with it since you woke up. You will also need to learn the responsibilities that you now hold." Sesshomaru said in an even tone clearly less gentle as the others but still being remarkably calm.

"Wait responsibilities? What do you mean by that?" Kagome staring at him confused.

She watched as Sesshomaru sighed and was actually surprised to see what she thought was worry in his gaze. 'Is he actually worried about me right now?' She wondered what more could they possibly have to tell her that could make the situation any more crazy than it already was.

"Kagome when I shared my blood with you it did not simply turn you into a demon. You are now of mine and Inuyasha's bloodline… The same blood that courses through our veins now runs through yours. You are, for lack of better term, like our sister… our family. You are of royal blood…" He was speaking slowly the whole time maintaining eye contact with Kagome. It helped little as she started to feel like there was rock in her stomach. "You are now Lady of the West. With this title come certain responsibilities." Reality dawned on her then as she looked back and forth from Sesshomaru and Inuyasha who could not keep her gaze and instead kept looking down.

"Sister… I'm your friggin sister?!" Her voice cracked and she looked straight at Inuyasha when she asked.

"Sort of it is complicated…" Sesshomaru started to speak but was soon interrupted.

"Wait why do I have responsibilities. Inuyasha is your half-brother and by birth right has claim to some of the Western lands and he hasn't had to do anything. Doesn't he have more of a right or obligation than I do?" It was easy to see she was frustrated and no one could really blame her.

"We all have responsibilities, Inuyasha included. Because of my past hatred for my brother, I allowed him to ignore his duties as a ruler of the West taking them on myself due to pride and selfishness." It was clear Sesshomaru was losing his patients but was trying his best to explain the situation. "I no longer hold this hate for my brother though. It is time that he has returned to claim his birth right and to assume his position as a ruler of the West under me. Because I was the first born I am Lord of this land and to be frank assume the most responsibility. As he is our Father's son and my half-brother he is to help me rule these lands. Unfortunately, for you because my blood in running through your veins as we speak, you too claim the title as Lady of the West as I am not married and we have no other direct family ties. You must understand Kagome I did not want this for you but I did in the moment what I thought was best to save your life. I will help you as much as I can so please try to stay calm."

'This… this is insane. Why is this happening? What am I going to tell my family back home?' Just then a look of horror crossed Kagome's features and everyone became very worried.

"Kagome?" She barely heard Sango through the thundering of her own heart.

"I'm a demon now… I'm no longer a Miko. What if I can't go home?" She finally looked up to see the reflected look of shock on everyone's faces. It was clear none of them had thought of this.

"Kagome I…" Inuyasha finally spoke but fell short. Kagome could feel the tears running down her face and her anger flared as once again she saw the pity in everyone's eyes.

"What if I can never see them again? What if you can't travel through the well anymore either Inuyasha? What are they going to think happened to me?" She closed her eyes then trying to gain some sense of control over her emotions. Her entire world was changing so fast she could barely keep up. It wasn't supposed to be like this.

"I want to go to the well. I have to see… I have to know, now. Take me home..."


Well that is it for this chapter. I hope that you guys enjoyed it. I know I briefly addressed the issue of the groups jewel shards as I forgot about it in the last chapter. Sorry if the solution seems a bit rushed. My bad. Please let me know what you all think. I am also SO SO SO SO SO SO sorry for the near 2 year wait for another post. I hope to have the next chapter out soon.

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