Dislcamer: I do not own Batman Beyond OR Inuyasha.

AN: This story as a whole is gonna be darker than the others, so just to be safe it's rated M. And updates are going to be slow with the chapters, same goes with the other stories. Taking care of a baby is harder than it looks, and finals are coming up (looks to partner in crime) Good luck with those!

Blue eyes stared up the stairs, lips setting into a small frown at the darkened, ominous sky above her. The feeling of an oncoming, nasty storm overwhelmed her. Thunder and lightning roared loudly.

The uneasy feeling in her stomach worsened. 'Something's not right here...'

A young woman about the age of seventeen started jogging up the steps to her family's shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Blue-black hair was cut short in a bob, practical for fighting demons after a certain artifact she protected: the jewel of four souls.

Years ago her father had left her family, to protect them from his enemies.

Ironically, he didn't expect his daughter to fall down the well in the back of his secret wife's family shrine, into a time that was 539 years in the past...

Which just happened to be filled with blood thirsty, power hungry demons of any and all kinds of varieties...all of which had set their sights on the little treasure she was just so lucky to be born with...

The quest for the jewel was over though, and now she was finally getting her grades back up to where she wanted them to be.

Unfortunately, today was different - something in her gut had told her to leave school and come home early. The uncomfortable feeling bubbled, nipping at her, telling her that something evil, something horrible was going to happen...

Halfway up the stairs, a small, two-tailed cat ran down to greet her.

Both worry and confusion entered the myriad of emotions at the sight of the harried feline, tails twitching sporadically as red eyes bored into her intensely. "Kirara, what's wrong?" The little kitten like creature turned and ran back up the stairs, sharp blue eyes widening as they followed.

There was smoke - and a lot of it...

Gut clenching panic succumbed her as she ran up the rest of the stairs and found several of the buildings on fire; including her home and the private shrine that housed an ancient sword called the Tetsusaiga.

Firefighters were working hard to douse the flames but they were burning too hot and too fast. 'Where is daddy? Usually he comes flying to the rescue when something like this happens!'

A weak cough from behind her interrupted her thoughts. 'Momma!'

On a stretcher laid her mother, an oxygen mask over her pale, but soot-covered face. "Kagome," she said breathlessly, "They...they took the Tetsusaiga...I tried to stop them..." the older woman struggled to get out.

Fear clawed at her throat, and she swallowed thickly. Tears pricked at her eyes at the sight of the woman who birthed her, who nurtured and raised her to become who she was now. "Shhh momma, you need to rest and get better," Kagome said, grasping her mother's hand lightly.

Her mother slowly shook her head, brown eyes sparking with determination; a familiar feature that had passed on to her daughter. "G-get that sword back..." she breathed out hoarsely, her lungs already failing her.

Kagome bit her lip harshly, pushing the sob that threatened to break out. "Oh Momma..." she breathed out agonizingly, already beginning to realize the inevitable.

Her mother squeezed her daughter's hand as hard as she could manage; to comfort her, to tell her it'll all be okay, no matter what happened. "Your father... he's working things out with your godfather as we speak-" she broke off suddenly, coughing harshly.

Without thinking Kagome let some healing energy flow from her body, causing her hand to glow a faint blue.

"Kagome, no... it's too late for me... and I don't want to risk you getting caught," her mother pleaded as her lips were turning a faint, almost indiscernible blue. Kagome opened her mouth to argue, but nodded her head in defeat against her mothers wishes.

Her mother fought to continue, to speak her piece after the gental scolding she gave her daughter. "You...and Souta...have a place to stay...while you get that sword back..."

Kagome could only shake her head, against what was happening, against the reality of the situation. "What about you?" she asked, even though in the very back of her mind, she already knew the answer.

Her mother gave her a beautiful, yet sad smile. "Ohh...my beautiful girl...you've made me so proud, you know that?"

Kagome couldn't help but return to her a watery smile, nodding sadly.

Her mother reached out, to cradle her daughter's face, for one last time... "I love you, you and Souta. Tell him that..." she requested softly.

Kagome's lips trembled as she laid her hand over her mother's, squeezing gently. "I will... Oh Momma, I love you - I love you so much..." she whispered, almost desperately. "Thank you, for everything..."

It brought a brighter smile to the woman's face, and her eyes fluttered close, the features smoothing over as the words gave her peace. "Don't worry about me... tell your father, I love him..." And with that, she took her last breath.

Tears burned at Kagome's eyes, finally spilling over as a strong yet comforting hand was laid across her shoulder. She turned to the person and hugged him tightly; sobbing out only one word.

"Daddy..."