Title: Rebirth

Author: landofthekwt

Rating: G

Universe: Canon

Pairing: References to Inuyasha/Kikyou (Implied Inuyasha/Kagome)

Genre: Darkfic

Warning: Reference to Character Death

Summary: The Jewel and Kikyou reawaken prior to Kagome's birth

She awakes alone in the dark. In her mind she is aware of the murmurings just under the surface The noise has been there so long that she no longer heard it. Now it is deafening. Still she welcomes them as forgotten friends. There are many new voices that joined the chorus. Gradually she realizes that she is now part of the chorus. Her voice is now just one of many.

She is lost and disoriented. She seems to floating in a sea of blood and fluids. There is no indication of where she is.

Her last memories flood back to her. She had died trying to hug her beloved as he hung on Goshinboku pinned in eternal sleep by her arrow. Her sister had been told to burn the jewel with her body to remove it from the earth. She had made one last wish on the jewel to end the fighting and breathed her last. Her goal had been to banish the jewel from the world and follow after her beloved in death.

A voice disturbed her thoughts. It was a sweet and pleasing voice. It called to her.

"Ready yourself, Kikyou. I have heard your wish and I are prepared to grant it."

Kikyou froze. She instinctively knew the source of the voice even thought she had never heard it before. This was impossible. The jewel was gone forever. How could it speak to her?

" Kikyou, I have sensed your lingering affection for Inuyasha. I will grant your wish and bring you back to him."

Her worst nightmares were being realized. The Jewel had returned to the World. Worse still it knew of her desire to be with Inuyasha. That should never happen. Inuyasha had betrayed her and caused her death. She had followed after him so that she would never have to face him again.

She attempted to fight the Jewel. The Jewel must never be allowed to return to the world.

But in the end her resistance was futile.

" Sleep now, Miko, when you awake you will meet your beloved."

If she had a voice, she would have screamed. She felt herself and all of the voices been submerged within a greater soul.

"Move toward the light." urged the Jewel. "Today is a new day for your soul. It is the day when all of your wishes come true."

Her cogent thoughts were of Inuyasha as he hung on the Tree. If only they had not died, they could have been happy together.

The baby emerged into the world. The doctor gazed at it and announced. " It is a girl, Mrs. Higurashi."

Without hesitation the mother whispered "We will call her Kagome."