AZ: Hello everyone. I'm posting this for my friend, Kaged Angel whose birthday is today. Happy birthday Kage!
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Note: This is a Wolf's Rain InuYasha cross over, and the pairings are KagomeKiba. This might seem a little angsty at first, but I hope you like it. Also after the final battle against Naraku.
Summary: Kagome learns she is a wolf, but then the demons after the jewel cause Kagome, Shippo and Sota to flee from their home. Lost, scared and wounded Kagome stumbles upon Kiba and the others after being separated from Sota and saving Toboe and Cheza. Will she find Sota and Paradise as well as love?
Disclaimer- No matter how much I would love to own them, I don't. There, happy now? I also don't own 'Nobody's Home' by Avril Lavigne.
Finding My Paradise Chapter 1- Betrayed, Kagome a ookami and fleeing home
'Song lyrics'
"Speech"
'Thought'
"Wolves talking"
In the Sengoku Jidai-
Kagome's POV
We had done it. We had beaten Naraku! I was so happy because Miroku had his kazaana lifted, and Sango had her revenge for her family and Kohaku back. We completed the Shikon no Tama, and I was its new protector.
Sango had taught me how to use a katana, along with Sesshōmaru who had adopted me as his sister. It was beautiful, with a magnificent sheath with wolves running on it and one howling at the moon. Sesshōmaru had taken me to see Tōtōsai and I personally chose the design. I don't know why I made it with wolves though. I had a feeling that I had to.
Along with the sword I got a wonderful bow and quiver of arrows that magically returned. They didn't break either, and it proved useful when we fought with Naraku. I also had daggers all over my person, which also magically returned to my pockets.
I wore a black tank top with a picture of a bloody katana that said in red lettering, "Playing with swords is fun!" (a/n: I made that shirt up… Mine mwoohahahah). Over that was a black sweatshirt with blue flames emblazoned on it. I wore calf length black pants that had a few pockets on it. That is where I hid my pouch of knives.
My sword was strapped to my waist as well as a short sword that Miroku gave me, in thanks for destroying Naraku. The sheath had red sakura blossoms engraved on it. I could use that too incase I got attacked by demons searching for the jewel.
Meanwhile, it was nighttime and we were sitting around the campfire. Sesshōmaru had gone back to his castle to check on Rin, and I was making ramen for dinner. It was done and I called out, "Dinner!"
Shippō scampered over to me and I gave him a bowl. He smiled and said, "thank you okaa-san!" (How kawaii is that!)
I smiled at him and said, "No problem Shippō-chan," I said.
Sango and Miroku also came over, and I gave them a bowl. Sango thanked me and sat on the right side of me. Miroku said, "Thank you Kagome-sama for this wonderful dinner."
"You're welcome Miro- HENTAI!" I screamed and slapped him. He had a red handprint on his face and said, "It was worth it…"
Sango glowered at him and he said, "Oh Sango do not worry I have only eyes for you." Then she was groped and Miroku got pounded into the dirt once more, and Shippō said, "He never learns… Miroku if you want to keep a girl then don't grope them. At least not in public…" He added as an afterthought.
Miroku looked like this: O.O, then grinned. "Why Shippō I believe you've gained some of my wisdom."
Shippō just looked bored then he said, "No I just have common sense unlike your self."
Sango and I burst into laughter and rolled on the ground while Kirara purred in response.
Suddenly I said, "Hey where's InuYasha?" He hadn't come rushing in for ramen like he always did. 'Did something happen to him?' I wondered, and hoped it didn't.
"I don't know Kagome-chan, maybe he went to scout the area for youkai," said Sango. She looked a little worried.
I put my half-eaten ramen bowl down, then stood up and said, "I'm going to go look for him. Oh and help yourselves. I'm not really hungry."
"Okay, and be careful!" They called.
Still Kagome's POV
I made my way through the wood, randomly calling for InuYasha here and there. I had a concealing spell on me to hide my scent and aura, so that no demons could find me. Then, I heard voices close to where I think the Goshinboku (god tree) was.
I crept over there and hid behind some bushes. What I saw made my heart shatter into a billion pieces.
It was InuYasha and Kikyo, kissing like there was no tomorrow. Then they broke apart and Kikyo said, "InuYasha, now that you have killed Naraku you must come to hell with me."
InuYasha seemed to hesitate, and then Kikyo's supposedly 'serene' look had vanished and turned into an angry scowl. "What, do you want to stay for my reincarnation? Is she better than me?" She had fake tears (literally) coursing down her clay cheeks, then InuYasha said, "Of course not Kagome doesn't mean anything Kikyo, infact the only thing she was good for was the damn jewel shards and the ramen."
At this I felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. 'I… don't mean a thing to him? Not even as a friend… Why InuYasha…'
"InuYasha… I love you so, but it would be so much better if I went to hell with you with my complete soul. Then we can be together forever," said Kikyo, her dead lips turning into a 'smile.'
Then I saw her look towards my direction and she smirked. 'She… She knows I'm here! That bitch…'
InuYasha nodded, and then he kissed her once more. "Of course I will. But first…" He started to kiss her more and what was even more disgusting was at the fact he started to take off her clothes.
'I couldn't tell you,
Why she felt that way
She felt that way every day'
'No… NO NO NO! I can't believe this… I won't let her have my complete soul!' I thought and ran away. As soon as I got to the camp I started to break down, while hurriedly throwing things in my bag. I left some ramen for Sango and Miroku, so that they wouldn't go too hungry.
Sango came up to me with Miroku and Shippō in tow, and saw me crying. Sango ran towards me and said, "Kagome-chan what's wrong?"
Miroku looked concerned while Shippō sat on my shoulder and petted my hair and tried to be comforting.
'I couldn't help her,
I just watched her make the same mistakes again
What's wrong what's wrong now
Too many too many problems
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs'
"I-InuYasha…" I managed to croak out of my throat before more tears came.
"What about InuYasha Kagome-sama?" Asked Miroku soothingly.
"He… He was with Kikyo… She told him to kill me… And he said yes… And then… He started to take her clothes off…" I whispered.
Sango and Miroku looked very shocked before Sango's expression turned to rage and said, "I'll KILL him!" Miroku tried to calm her down while saying, "He's not worth it Sango…"
I finished packing. "Sango-chan, Miroku-sama, I'm going back to the present. I'm taking Shippō-chan with me, but I promise I'll come back… I just can't stay here any more," I said. Tears were still falling down my cheeks.
"Alright Kagome-sama. Please come back soon," said Miroku who was comforting a crying Sango.
"We'll tell Sesshōmaru-sama what happened," he added.
I nodded and grabbed my bag. "I'll be back… I just don't know when."
'She wants to go home,
But nobody's home
It's where she lies
Broken inside
There's no place to go,
No place to go,
To dry her eyes
Broken inside.'
They nodded and Kirara licked my cheek before sitting back beside her mistress. "Good-bye everyone," I said and ran away with Shippo on my shoulder and my pack swinging from my back. (Hey that rhymes!)
I found the well, and the last thing I said before I jumped into the well was,
"You are an asshole InuYasha… And I will never forgive you."
In the Present at the Higurashi Shrine-
Normal POV
Tears falling from her cerulean blue eyes, Kagome sealed the well so that InuYasha could not get in. Shippō hugged her and tried to comfort her. "Thank you Shippō-chan," she said with a watery smile.
She got out of the well and dragged her backpack out. She opened the door and winced at the horrible pollution in the air of her time. 'Lately the air has been getting really bad. In the city there is so much smoke and rumor is that the scientists that had been coming in caused it to be this way. Everyone has been fleeing the city because of all the armed people marching around…' Thought Kagome.
'Open your eyesAnd look outside
Find the reasons why
You've been rejected
And now you can't find
What you've left behind'
She ran inside. 'Some thing isn't right,' she thought. Suddenly her miko senses went off, screaming 'DANGER'. 'MOM! Sota! Grandpa!' She thought frantically.
She opened the door, and screamed bloody murder. Her grandpa was lying, dead, with a pool of blood surrounding him. He had a hole through his chest where his heart should have been.
She ran over, and saw a ugly demon that was gray and had sharp claws. "Stop right there you bastard!" She yelled. "Shippō-chan go hide now!" She hissed. He nodded and ran upstairs.
She saw her mother lying unconscious and bleeding from a deep cut to her stomach. Kagome looked at the demon with rage and anger. "How dare you…"
'Be strong be strong nowToo many too many problems
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs'
The demon laughed. "Aha what's the matter girlie? I killed your grandpa? Oh well, you'll be joining him soon!" He cackled and swiped at her with his long claws.
"You will DIE!" She screamed, and her eyes flashed a silver color before she unsheathed her ookami katana and her short katana and sliced an arm off.
"You little bitch!" He yelled and kicked at her. She jumped up and he missed, but scored a hit with his unsuspecting slash with his other arm. She hissed in rage and with a mighty stroke she sliced right through him, blood dripping off her blades.
The silver faded from her eyes and she ran over to her mother. "Okaa-san! Okaa-san please wake up!" She yelled. She was in fear for her mother and she knew her wound was serious and she wouldn't make it.
Mrs. Higurashi's eyes fluttered briefly before she said, "Kagome… You're here… I'm sorry…"
Kagome shushed her and said, "No, it's not your fault mama. I'm so sorry I wasn't here before… Its my fault…"
'She wants to go home,
But nobody's home
It's where she lies
Broken inside
There's no place to go
No place to go
To dry her eyes
Broken inside'
Mrs. Higurashi grabbed her arm. "No Kagome, don't blame yourself. I… I have to tell you something. You and Sota…"
Kagome started to cry once more as she saw her beloved mother was dying. The color was fading from her face.
"Yes okaa-san?" She said gently.
"You… and Sota are wolves. Not demons, but real wolves. You're wearing a human disguise. You and him must get out of the city before hunters come after you."
Kagome was aghast. "But… How can that be? Wolves died out supposedly centuries ago."
"No Kagome. There are still wolves, but they pretend to be humans to survive. Please… Take Sota and run. Go far away, and search for Paradise… For me and grandpa. Please?" Said Mrs. Higurashi. She started to breathe in heavy gasps of breath.
"Yes okaa-san, I will. But… How can we transform into wolves?" Asked Kagome.
"Just think of yourself as a wolf, and say your name but first say 'Ookami'. Then you will turn into your true form. To be human, just think of yourself as you are now and say, 'Ningen Kagome'. Now, go… My daughter," said Mrs. Higurashi, and her head fell to the side before she breathed no more.
Sobs wracked Kagome's frame, and with trembling fingers she closed her mothers eyes and kissed her forehead, and murmured a prayer for her soul. 'I'm sorry… Mother…'
'Her feelings she hidesThe dreams she can't find
She's losing her mind
She's falling behind
She can't find her place
She's losing her faith
She's falling from grace
She's all over the place…
Yeah…'
She grabbed her pack and threw some food and water in it, and then ran upstairs. She walked to Sota's room and found him hiding under his bed. He saw her and screamed, "KAGOME!" Then immediately started sobbing.
"Kagome… there was a demon and he… killed grandpa and mom made me hide up here!" He cried.
Kagome flinched. "I'm sorry Sota… Mom and Grandpa are dead. Mom told me that we have to leave… And we are wolves Sota… Wolves…" And she explained it to him.
Sota was crying more and said, "O-o-okay Kagome…" She rubbed soothing circles on his back but it did nothing to help her feel better.
"Come on, we have to grab clothes and get out of here," she said. He nodded tearfully and crammed some clothes into a small pack.
"Shippō-chan! We're leaving… And I have something to tell you," said Kagome. He jumped at her and she carried him and walked to her room.
"Momma! You're bleeding! What happened?" He cried. While sniffling she told him what happened. "I'm sorry okaa-san," he said and tried to comfort her once more.
"Thank you Shippō-chan… There I'm done now we have to leave…" She said and said, "Jump in my pack Shippō-chan. I can't carry you in my hands right now."
"Okay 'kaa-san," and he jumped into her snug warm pack where some blankets were. (a/n: the reason Shippo is so calm about this is that since he didn't know them really well he didn't feel the pain of loss as much as Kagome)
She stopped by Sota's room and he walked out. "I-I'm ready, K-Kagome," he said.
Kagome nodded and she grabbed his hand and led him out the house without letting him see the dead corpses of her former mother and grandfather.
"Sota… I'm going to start running now. I'll shrink our packs so that they fit on our wolf backs. "Shippo I'm going to shrink it but I'll make it so it doesn't squish you," and she heard a faint "Hai" in response.
She muttered a quick spell before they were a child's size backpacks. Then she told Sota that they had to change into their wolf forms, and he nodded.
'Okay… Think wolves… I am a wolf… I am a wolf… I am the "Ookami Kagome!" she screamed as she felt herself shrinking and then she closed her eyes before she fell to the ground.
She opened her eyes and blinked. Everything seemed clearer, sharper than what the vision had been for her 'human' eyes. Then she looked over at Sota, who gaped at her.
"What? What's wrong?" She tried to say but it ended up sounding as howls and yips.
"Kagome… You transformed! And you have silver eyes! And your fur is black and bluish, kind of," said Sota.
She rolled her eyes and yipped at him. "Hurry up Sota we have to go!" She urged. Sota said, "I know!" Then a few minutes later an "Ookami Sota!" was heard and her brother turned into a small wolf that was black and had brownish-blue eyes.
"Great now let's go!" She barked frantically as they heard sirens blaring. (a/n: for your info they are in the forest next to the shrine…)
"Okay!" He said and then they started to run, and Kagome looked back at her home mournfully as she was forced to leave the place she had lived her whole life.
But now, the time was to run and then… Find the paradise that her mother told her to find. For she, Kagome was not human any more, and wolf Kagome took her place. And she followed her nose to a distant scent that smelled like… flowers.
'She wants to go home,
But nobody's home
It's where she lies
Broken inside
There's no place to go,
No place to go
To dry her eyes
Broken inside.
She's lost inside, lost inside
Oh oh…
She's lost inside, lost inside
Oh oh oh…'
End of Chapter 1
AZ: I told you it was angsty. Oh well, I hoped you liked it.
Kenny: So please review.
Fiera: No flames!
Usagi: Will accept constructive criticism.
Lamárië: And she will update if she gets at least 5 reviews.
AZ: And happy birthday Kaged Angel! You go girl! Have an awesome birthday and I hope you get what you wanted.