Prologue:
(Sesshomaru)
My life has never been easy. Being the heir to the Western Lands and the son of my father, Inu no Taisho came with individual difficulties that weigh upon my shoulders no matter what I do. There have already been things that I must do that I didn't want to do. But being a ruler means my happiness doesn't matter as much as the safety of my subjects and the safety of keeping my family's rule safe and with me and any heirs I produce.
But there were a few things that my title and position gave me leeway to do that no one could say anything about, no matter how much they disagree with what I do and how I do it. The first being the fact that I did not have to constantly sit at a desk in my home and tend to nothing but paperwork, granted that doesn't mean that there are no times when I must return to the Western Palace to tend to such paperwork. As the Lord of the Western lands, it is up to me to make sure the lands are safe for my people and that none of the other Lords are trying to encroach upon my domain.
The second thing that I get to do is: I am allowed to kill as many worthless fools as I desire, especially if I believe that they are a danger to my lands… But even with those two perks of who I am, there are many days I wonder if it is worth it.
I just want to be free without this leash.
(Kagome)
I don't pretend to know the challenges we're facing. There are plenty of times where I'm not afraid to admit that I'm scared that I will never be able to go home to my time and stay where I am safer than my everyday life here in the feudal era of Japan with InuYasha and everyone else… but I'm also very worried that by the time I am done with putting the jewel back together that my time will have moved ahead too far for me to be able to catch up. I'm worried that the title of being the Shikon Miko will end up being the only thing people know me as instead of my name, or that a few will only ever know me as Kikyo's reincarnation. What am I doing? Do I really belong in either world? These foolish people have no clue what becomes of the world that they think they know. Not even the demons here now.
I just wish I could find someone to help me feel at home.