Change by decentofthemoon

Preface

The feudal era of Japan was harsh yet beautiful times. The luscious forests, the graceful waterfalls were counters by the ruthless demons and death. In that time a hero rose, a hero from the future.

Her name was Kagome Higurashi. Pulled into the feudal era at the age of sixteen only to find she was the reincarnation of a priestess. From her body the sacred jewel was ripped, a jewel that would bring ultimate power to it's holder and change the future that she knew and loved.

The jewel was shattered by her arrow on accident and she had hunted down the shards, fought demons and left her home for four years now. The jewel was still incomplete and once fun loving, caring Kagome was replaced with a darker, quite Kagome.

Just weeks before she had returned to her families home only to find that her mother, brother and grandfather were in a car crash and that she was now alone in the world. She had cried herself to sleep and stayed in the empty home for a week before making up her mind to return to the feudal era, for good.

So now she stood at the bone eater's well, the very well that transported her from the future to the feudal era and back. She had tears in her eyes as she worked her magic and sealed it closed, never to return to her home time again.

It was late, after midnight but before three. She knew that her companions wouldn't be awake so she walked into the forest and sat by a small waterfall.

Her companions. A group of people who had banded together to form a twisted family and bring down the evil lord Naraku.

Shippo, a fox demon whom she had adopted as a son. Miroku, the perverted monk with a cursed wind tunnel in his hand. Sango, the demon slayer she had taken in as a sister. Kilala, Sango's pet fire cat. Kaede, the old priestess who taught her all she knew. Miyoga, a flea demon that always had advice for them. And InuYasha, a half breed demon that wanted the jewel to bring back his dead lover Kikyo.

Along her travels her and her companions had made many enemies, from InuYasha's brother to a lethal band of seven.

Naraku, their greatest enemy. He was bent on having the jewel for himself and becoming an evil dictator and ruler. His wind sorceress Kagura, who helped him get jewel shards. Sesshomaru, InuYasha's full blooded demon brother who was the lord of the west. And, Kagome's most personal enemy, Kikyo.

She was the reincarnation of Kikyo and she hated it. Kikyo wanted revenge on InuYasha but she loved him and wanted to bring her to hell with him. She had tried to kill Kagome many times, stolen her jewel shards and yet InuYasha stilled loved her and she still loved InuYasha.

But she was nothing but reincarnation of his one love to him. There would never be a her and InuYasha and she had given up on that a long time ago.

She continued to stare into the water and let a few tears slip down her cheeks. To her surprise her son had woken up to her scent and ran to her, hugging her tightly as she rocked him back to sleep.

She sat there for a good half an hour in silence, with Shippo in her lap. She knew that she had to figure out what she was going to do now and then she heard a twig snap and she stiffened, knowing who it was.