Demonic Changes by Mistress Fluffy

Chapter One

Prologue

There was a legend, handed down generation to generation--in youkai circles and human circles alike--that a human priestess was to be the one that was going to tie the most powerful race, Youkai, and the weakest race, Human, together--forever. This Human Priestess was to face many hardships but with touch--may it be innocent or not--she will turn into a most powerful being. There were only two before this Human that have become this--and survived.

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Chapter 1-Changes Happen For The Better

A rag-tag group of people walked silently through a forest abundant with sounds. One person in particular, a female human, was avidly watching the small critters and humming birds buzz around--she seemed happy in her world but things do change. And as the saying goes, "change happens as fast as a fleeting second."

"Is everything all right?" Another woman slowed her pace to be able to walk in tow with the other female. This one had an oddly large boomerang strapped to her back, which she was comfortable with; her kimono was simple, soft pastel colors but a skin tight outfit could be seen, that is if you looked closely enough.

"Sango-Chan," the female (who was previously lost in her own world) spoke in a soft, flowing voice. "Everything's fine, I am just, I don't know how to put it. In waiting for something." She turned her head somewhat to stare at her friend, her naïve cerulean orbs shiny with her raven tresses almost magically floating about her. Her clothes were of a different place, possibly a different time; it was a Japanese schoolgirl's outfit/uniform--the forest green and pearly white slightly blending in with her surroundings.

"Kagome, just don't lag behind, okay?" Sango-Chan said concern shining in her dark chocolate orbs. "I wouldn't like it if anything happened to you." She softly squeezed the petite girl's shoulder as a form of reassurance.

"Okay Sango, I'll be careful. I promise," Kagome's hand responded by patting her friends' hand. As Sango sped up to stand beside a human male Buddhist monk, Kagome slowly drifted in her own world once again--paying no attention to things around her. Her mind worked busily as she thought of a song by one of her favorite artists, That's The Way It Is by Celine Dion.

{...Love comes to those who believe it...and that's the way it is, that's the way it is.}

'I believe in love with my entire being and yet the only love I have is of friends and family. Why does no one love me for something more then just a good-hearted friend, sister, or daughter? Why not for a lover? Or a wife? Why just a friend or family member?' Her thoughts wondered from time to time but it always ended up in this particular spot, love. She felt lonely but didn't share her thoughts or feelings, it would just complicate things--at least that was her reasoning.

"Oi, wench do you feel any Shikon Shards?" An irritated voice yelled at the young woman, she seemed used to it, barely flinching. She raised her jewels to him in an annoyed fashion, flashing a small smile before speaking.

"InuYasha, I would tell you if I felt anything. So that means no, I haven't felt anything since the last battle." She stopped as soon as she said that, she had the strangest idea that something was wrong but dismissed the idea. She started walking her fellow travelers following close behind her--InuYasha being right in front. A little before dusk a chill ran down Kagome's spin, signaling both a demon and a powerful one at that.

'I have felt this power before, but where? And from who?' The others in the group noticed her sudden halt, a small male fox yokai jumped unto Kagome's shoulder.

"What's the matter Kagome?" His small voice shook with concern, his impossibly large green orbs glittered in the afternoon sun. He looked no more than three but he was yokai so that could very well mean ten or more, his clothes were as simple as that of Sango.

"I feel a powerful demonic aura coming at us at an incredible speed Shippo Kun," she took him from her shoulder to hug his small child-like frame. "I have felt his aura before but I cannot remember from where."

"Sesshomaru," All heads turned towards the once angry half demon, InuYasha, his voice was serious. He clutched and un-clutched his fist, irritating the flesh there with his deadly claws, his almost dog like ears that were perched atop his crown swiveled with each new sound, and his clothes blew in a wind that had kicked up moments before. Reopening his golden orbs, he spoke in a solemn voice, frightening the others. "It's been awhile since we were last bothered by him so that's why you," he pointed towards Kagome, "wasn't able to know his aura."

"But what would he want with us?" The Buddhist monk spoke in an equally serious voice. His violet orbs glanced at all his comrades before resting on the obvious leader, InuYasha. The monks' robes rustled softly in the wind, the blacks and purples blending in with another, his short dark hair tied in a low tail also moved slightly.

"How the hell am I suppose' to know Miroku!"

"There is no need for cursing," Kagome scolded, she didn't want to hear that from Shippo's mouth. She looked at him as almost an adopted son.

"Shut up Wench," his orbs flashed dangerously, "I don't have to--!" He was interrupted by a person--or rather yokai--that flew into the clearing that the group was currently next to, he glanced at the new comer before using colorful language. "What the hell do you want?" His voice had an angry edge to it that would have cut through the yokai if it had been a low level one, that is if the yokai HAD been a low level but he wasn't.

Kagome glanced at the new comer as she ducked behind a solid old Oak for protection, that yokai was the cause of the feeling she had. It had truly been awhile since she had laid eyes on the yokai that was her leader's older half-brother. When she first saw him, when it was just InuYasha and she; she thought he was a female but upon a closer look, it was a male and a very beautiful male. He had the poise of deadly fighter that had trained his whole life for just that stance but he had a face an angel, a fallen angel. His pristine clothing almost blended in with his moonlit hair and pale face but his orbs--something Kagome loved more than anything--were a blazing honey, or rather sun. She didn't know how to explain the look or color this Sesshomaru's eyes were only that if you didn't look at them you would never know but then you couldn't look at them to long because she believed that you would be blinded.

"How utterly lovely," his chilling voice cut through all of the groups' defenses. "The Hanyou and his rag-tag group wondering unto my territory." InuYasha growled as his older half brother spoke, "Now how should I deal with you? Give me the Tetsusaiga and I shall let you leave my lands." He didn't mention not killing them, Kagome took note of this but she really didn't care. She just didn't want to be seen by him--hiding behind the tree was her best bet as far as she thought.

"Go fuck off!" InuYasha yelled, his left hand going to the sword slung on his waist. "You isn't getting' my sword!" Sesshomaru disregarded his comments before scanning the group.

"So you have lost your woman and that kit?" He wondered aloud before wickedly smirking, "Or maybe your woman is too afraid of this Sesshomaru to be with you. How pathetic, you cannot even get yourself a suitable woman. But then again, you are a half breed," He sneered. Kagome jumped from her crouching position to run in front of her group, to stand even in front of InuYasha--her supposed protector.

"I am NOT his 'woman!'" She yelled, hurting all yokai (or half yokai) sensitive hearing as a result. Everyone took notice that she did not defend InuYasha, he noticed as well.

"You hide behind a human female? And I thought you couldn't get any lower, you did something that no one else has done before--proved me wrong." He glanced briefly at Kagome before looking, down, at InuYasha. InuYasha responded by pulling her behind him and getting in his usual rough fighting stance.

"Shut up Ass-hole and just fight!" InuYasha lunged for his older half brother, to which he stepped aside, making InuYasha ram into a tree--face first.

Sesshomaru conjured up his acid whip and used it repeatedly on InuYasha's back, creating long narrow marks on his Red Fire Rat coat. As he was going in for another blow, InuYasha jumped up into the air to nose dive towards his opponent--who hadn't expected this. But at the last second, he dodged the assault by jumping to the side, but due to the momentum InuYasha jumped to the ground and towards Sesshomaru with a kick--hitting him square in the chest.

Pushed back with the force of the blow, Sesshomaru was thrown into a tree knocking it down. He stood up after a millisecond passed and sped towards his rival with his demonic sword, Tokijin, pointed outward, towards InuYasha's heart. But, for once, InuYasha saw the move and jumped aside, flipping backwards to lunged himself toward his rival again. Sesshomaru did the same at a distance--each having the same thought as the other:

'This blow could end it all!'

But as they came closer to each other, an explosion blew them apart. Sesshomaru was blown towards Kagome who had made Shippo go up a large tree; InuYasha was blown towards Sango and Miroku--the former discreetly holding unto the latter's robes. When each person collided with the other person or couple, an evil laugh could be heard from the sky. Sesshomaru, recovering quickly, turned his head towards the sound before springing up.

"Did I interrupt something?" An obvious wind yokai asked from atop her floating feather, her crimson orbs glinting evilly. "I have a message and since I don't like to wait--I had to do something." She turned her gaze towards Sesshomaru and the still laying Kagome. "Oh, I didn't know you finally found yourself a rutting partner Sesshomaru Sama," she turned her gaze back to Sesshomaru's slightly confused one. InuYasha, who at the time was getting up from the tangle of limbs stared behind his older half-brother in amazement--staring at Kagome, or what had been Kagome.