Why Me

Ch. 1 One Journey Ends Another Begins

Kagome stood on the battlefield bloody and tired, but triumphant and as she looked at her friends she gave them a watery smile for she knew that she may never see them again after today. Shippo and Rin who she had adopted as her own had tears in their eyes they were trying vainly not to shed, as did Sango and Miroku, Inuyasha was as arrogant as ever though his eyes showed that he would miss her too. And her teacher was as always his stoic self though she knew he would miss her as well they had grown rather close over the time she spent as his student and he taught her much just as she taught him much. Finally her eyes turned to the now pure jewel resting in her open palm and she closed her eyes in preparation for the wish she knew she had to make.

She wished with all her heart that all those affected by the jewel find peace and happiness and that the souls trapped within the jewel be set free into the afterlife like they should have been. She opened her eyes to the blue light she was so familiar with surrounding her, but did not expect as a little bundle collided with her just before she was sucked back to her own time.

When she awoke the first thing she noticed was the blue sky above her where she sat in the well the second was the small bundle in her arms that gave a slight moan as she shifted her position. Immediately she checked her adopted son over for any injuries and was relived to only find a large bump on his head that was smaller than the ones he usually received from Inuyasha. Satisfied that her son was safe she gathered her power in her legs like Sesshomaru had taught her and leapt out of the well lading somewhat ungracefully a foot or so away from the well.

She looked around and was shocked to see the forest look so different the trees were smaller and the path she was used to being so worn was hardly there, she turned in the direction of what would have been the Goshinboku only to have her suspicions confirmed they were even farther in the past then before. For there before her was the Goshinboku, but not the one she remembered from her childhood nor the one she was used to seeing in the feudal era no this Goshinboku was much younger and didn't have the scar from Kikyo's arrow. By her calculations because of her knowledge of tree growth she knew the she was at least 200 years before Kikyo pinned Inuyasha to the tree. She also knew there was no way back for her or Shippo because the jewel was gone she could feel it, and with the jewel gone the well no longer worked because it no longer had a power source.

She sighed which meant that she would have adjust to life in this era she was fairly certain she could do that with the knowledge Kaede, Kikyo, and Sesshomaru had given her she could. Shippo would have to disguise himself as human if he wanted to stay with her, but that shouldn't be a problem so long as they didn't come across and really powerful youkai or miko's. If she made a concealment charm from Shippo's and her power combined they would only have to worry about really powerful youkai because with her miko power in the charm other miko's wouldn't suspect a thing. Especially if she claimed him as her son what miko would give their child a trinket that could do them harm accept a dark miko and other miko's would be able to tell she was no such thing.

With a plan in mind she felt a lot better about the future she was sadden that she would likely never see her family again, but at least she was alive and hey she might even get to see a baby Inuyasha or meet the famous Inu No Taisho. Just the thought of a chibi Inuyasha had her nearly squealing with girlish glee and of course there was the Inu No Taisho she had wanted to meet the youkai who sired two of her best friends since she had made friends with his eldest son.

She was brought out of her musings by Shippo starting to awaken in her arms as she rested on one of the Goshinboku's roots where she had perched herself after her shocking discovery. Shippo looked really guilty after she had explained what happened to them, but she assured him that it was alright and a t least they had each other and were not all alone. He dried his tears and nodded and she stood up with him in her arms heading for the cave she knew was near where Edo would be eventually built. After all it was beginning to get dark and though she was a powerful miko and she was suppressing her aura and scent right now she did not want to risk becoming some youkai's dinner.

|End Chapter|

Author's Notes: sorry this chapter was so short but I really just wanted to introduce the story and then dig right in to the adventure!

All Character's except my OC's belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

Ja Ne!