My Heart Is In The West by wolfYLady

The Begining

It was the middle of the night when Kagome crept away from the small village: Edo; where her friends were resting for the night, hopefully unaware of her absence. The moon was full, showering the land in silver helping Kagome see as she walked through the forest that had been named after her dear friend Inuyasha from when he had been pinned to the god-tree.

They had a tough few days battling both Naraku and his “children”. Sango had been stabbed in the shoulder, a broken rib while her other ribs were bruised or cracked and her protector Kirara was covered in some cuts. Miroku had also been hurt with three bruised ribs and many scrapes and bruises covering his body while he was also recovering from the intake of Naraku's poisonous bugs. Shippo was fine other then a few scrapes and bruises having stayed hidden under the roots of a tree. Kagome herself had some bruises and cuts, but out of all of them Inuyasha’s injures were the worst. Inuyasha had been stabbed twice once in the shoulder and the gut while also having two broken ribs and was covered in bruises and cuts.

Kagome had healed her friends the best she could but Inuyasha refused to let her heal him, and so now she was wondering the woods looking for the stubborn hanyou.

In the two years Kagome had been traveling in the past she had worked endlessly to perfecting her miko abilities with the help of Kaede, Miroku and scrolls in the future. She could heal (not fully), create barriers (that could only stay up for 5 to 10 minutes depending on size), and hold her power in her hands without using a bow as a conductor for her powers but she could only use purifing arrows. Kagome was now equal to Kikyo (in power not training) but Inuyasha had yet to notice as he continued to compare her to the undead woman. It hurt her, slowly killing the love she had for him while also breaking the very thing that housed it; her heart.

The journey had changed Kagome. She still held that innocence that illuminated her cerulean blue eyes, but she wasn’t as naïve as she once had been. She knew that she was on almost every demon’s hit list but still she thought of them as equals never looking down on them for what they were, because it didn’t matter to her. She cherished all life and thought all this worlds creations precious, that’s why she tried never to take life unless she had to.

Within their travels Kagome had adopted Shippo. She had gone through a ceremony that made him hers in all ways but birth, it had been hard but worth it. He had her blood within his veins which caused him to change both physically and in his genetic makeup. His hair was now a black cherry red color instead of flaming orange, his eyes were not blue then green while still holding their teal coloring; he no longer had fox feet but still had his fluffy tail that was a shade or two lighter than his hair. While he had inherited these things (including smelling a little like her) from her, he was still a full youkai, Kagome acquired a sharper sense of smell, hearing, sight as well as his life span. Shippo loved that he would never lose her. But now with her blood he was immune to her powers and other priests and mikos powers.

Thinking about her son made Kagome smile, but she needed to focus on finding Inuyasha. With a shake of her head she continued on her way through the forest.

In the two years Kagome had stopped wearing her old middle school uniform and stuck to wearing a long black haori that looked more like a kimono on her with a v-neck, it stopped inches above her knees, while a silk blue obi wrapped around her torso, defining her waist, while she also wore black leggings underneath, on her feet she wore black flats with a white ribbon that tied around her ankles. Her breasts were slightly large but not overly large and her hips were still small though her legs were long and toned. Her skin was pale with a light tan from all the days spent outside. Her long raven hair cascaded down her back in waves while her bangs hung just above her eyes that were a beautiful cerulean blue.

Within the miko’s hands was a black compound recurve bow, one she had gotten from her time. It was black with white ribbon grip where her hand would be. On her back she wore a quiver full of titanium arrows stronger then the wood ones she used to have.

“Inuyasha~,” a female voice purred causing Kagome to freeze. She instantly hid her aura and she searched for the voice that spoke her friend's name.

Peaking over a nearby bush Kagome’s eyes burned with tears as her anger boiled over at the scene before her.

Kikyo’s soul stealing snakes were fly around the outside of the clearing their glowing bodies causing the clearing to glow a magical blue. In the middle of the clearing was Inuyasha and Kikyo. Inuyasha's back was facing her while he had Kikya pinned to a tree. His red haori lied forgotten on the ground, his shoulders and torso still wrapped in blood stained bandages. His tanned body was pressed against Kikyo’s as his hands stripped her of her clothing. Kikyo was moaning loudly wrapping her half naked body around Inuyasha's as his hands moved over her flesh. But unlike the sounds that Kikyo was making she did not look pleased and from across the clearing the two miko's eyes met.

Kikyo smirked, her grey eyes finding Kagome’s which made Kagome growl. It had always been a game to the undead miko, something that made Kagome angry. Kikyo gave a cry as her naked arms wrapped around the silver haired hanyou’s shoulder and his head holding him as he nipped at her neck with a groan.

Kagome couldn’t fight her tears as she watched in disgust as the man she loved made the undead miko cry out in pleasure. In her anger and sarrow she stepped out from her hiding place. “How could you Inuyasha! After everything I’ve done for you! I left my family to be here with you!” She cried; her tears make a silver trail down her cheeks created by the light of the moon.

Inuyasha turned to her his chest only covered by the bandages that she had used to wrap his wounds. His honey gold colored eyes were wide as they looked at her. “K-Kagome?” his voice was soft, filled with wonder and surprise.

“Is that all you can say!” She roared, her tears burned just as her anger did within her. “I can’t believe you would do this to be!” She turned away not wanting to look at him or the still naked woman that was leaning against the tree with that 'I win' smirk.

“Kagome! Wait! It’s not what you think!” Inuyasha cried as he chased after her. 

She kept walking. She was sick of listening to him and his lies. “Leave me alone I’m sick of listening,” she tried to sound strong but her words came out in a broken whisper. "All I've ever done is listen!"

“Kagome listen to me!” he grabbed her arm roughly forcing her to turn towards him. When he had her facing him he continued. “It’s not what it looks like,”

This pushed Kagome over the edge. “Not what it looks like!! Because it looked a lot like you were going to FUCK HER BRAINS OUT!!!” She yelled loudly knowing it would hurt his ears while she stepped away from his touch.

His ears were pinned to his head and his eyes filled with regret and sorrow. “No,”

“Don’t lie to me! I’m sick of this I gave up everything so that I could stay in this time! I’m sick of you lying to me!!” Her tears burned, blurring her vision as she verbally lashed out at him. “You said you loved me! ME! I’m sick of you leaving me to be with her! She’s dead! I’m no youkai but even I think she smells bad! If you want to be with her, fine, but don’t expect me to be waiting for you when you’re done with her,” She finished with a growl.

"Kagome, please," his voice came out in a broken plead.

She was done. She was sick of him and sick of him playing with her heart. “Goodbye Inuyasha.” She growled as she walked away, tears slowly falling from her eyes.

~*.*~*.*~

Inuyasha could barely stand as he watched the woman he loved walk away from him. He fell to his knees his head within his hands clinching his hair. It wasn’t what it looked like. He had thought Kikyo was Kagome! He had found her tonight so as to tell her that he no longer wanted to be with her but with Kagome. Kagome was the one he loved, he wanted to be free of his promise to protect her so he could give himself fully and completely. He loved her, he would do anything for her, he had nearly died for her several times. He wanted her as his mate but to do that he needed to be freed from the vow he made to Kikyo. For when Kikyo, even though still dead, came back to "life" his vow had reapeared, as long as that vow still exsisted he couldn't be with another being.

“Inuyasha~” Kikyo cooed as she approached the silver haired hanyou, her naked body outlined by the light of the moon while her straight hair fell to hide her back side as it went to her lower thigh.

Her plan had worked perfectly. She had used a spell disguising her as that pathetic girl to lure Inuyasha to her. He followed her without question, taking her hand as she led him to the clearing they had been in moments again. She had planed to take him to hell with her but to both her surprise and pleasure the little bitch had stumbled onto them and seeing her pain only made this even better. But leave it to that little bitch to ruin it for her. She had no desire to give Inuyasha his freedom, if she couldn't have him than that bitch couldn't either.

Now still disguised as the young girl Kagome made her way to Inuyasha to continue with her plan.

She wrapped her arms around him while pressing her breasts into his back. “Come on Inuyasha~” she purred hoping to distract him and once more think that she was Kagome. She began to resite a spell, one that would put him in a trance so she could take him to hell. She needed to send him to hell, she had been promised that if she sent Inuyasha to hell she could once more go to heaven and rest in peace. And she was going to have her peace. Inuyasha was nothing but a hopeless idiot in love and would no doubt welcome her as his love seeing as she looked just like her in his eyes. Once she sent Inuyasha to hell she would once more be welcomed into heaven and her sins would be forgotten.

“Kagome?” the bitches name rolled off his lips as a soft hoping whisper. He was clearly heartbroken and when he leaned into her, rubbing her arm, he was seeking comfort.

“Yes it’s me Inuyasha,” she lied easily. Soon she would be free unlike this bastard.

Inuyasha turned about to take Kagome in his arms when once more he saw it. Dark grey… Dark gray eyes…Kagome’s were a gleaming cerulean blue… This wasn’t Kagome this was Kikyo…She was to blame for Kagome leaving him. Unlike earlier when he had brushed it off as his vow reminding him that he can't be with her, he knew now that this wasn't her. For his Kagome had just walked away from him, most likely never to return to him.

Without Tetsusaiga his eyes bleed red as he looked at the being that had forced his choosen mate to leave his side. He looked at her, his honey eyes now cobalt blue while the whites were now blood red, lining his upper jaw were two matching jagged violet lines; one on each cheek.

He smirked evilly letting his enlarged fangs to spill over his bottom lip while cracking his knuckles while the moon gleam off his sharp claws.

“You will pay,” he snarled.

“Inuyasha! Wait it’s me! Kagome!” Kikyo cried as she stepped away from him. This wasn’t supposed to happen!

“You are not my Kagome! Because of you my Kagome has left me!!” he roared before charging at her with his claws, her screams music to his ears.

This wasn’t supposed to happen… with that Kikyo was nothing but dirt the souls she stole exploding from her to go to their place among the dead. She was once more dead; the piece of Kagome’s soul that she stole zoomed through the trees to once more be with its owner.

After Inuyasha killed Kikyo he sank to his knees cradling his head in his hands.

This wasn’t supposed to happen…

~o.O~O.o~

Kagome ran blindly, her tears having blurred her vision, when she suddenly tripped. Even after two years she was still clumsy. She was tired and wanted nothing more then to sleep, to escape her heartache through sleep. She just laid there, broken, on a bed of grass. She laid there, in a daze, not asleep but not fully awake, when a voice woke her.

“MAMA!!!” a voice cried. Kagome would know that voice anywhere and weakly sat up, her arm holding her up. He rushed to her burying himself within her arms that had opened to accept him. The force had nearly knocked Kagome backwards.

“Mama!” Shippo sobbed, his clawed hands gripped her kimono; ripping into the fabric.

At seeing how shaken her kit was Kagome forgot about her heartache so she could console her crying kit. “What is it Shippo? Why are you crying sweetie?” she asked rubbing small soothing circles on his back. In order to help calm her kit Kagome allowed a small amount of her reiki to enter him; quickly helping the kit calm down. It was a treat that many youkai mother's used, using their own energy to enter their child, it was a form of comfort because the child is always with their mother and when the scent of the mother didn't calm them they used a more forcefully way while still being gentle to tell the child that they were with their mother; their protector. 

 “I-I woke up and you weren’t there,” he whimpered between sobs with tears still falling down his cheeks. “I-I thought you had left me!!” he wailed.

Kagome laughed lightly as she held him that much closer to her. “That’s it? Oh sweetie I would never leave you!” She laughed before showering his damp face with kisses which caused him to laugh. She needed to get away, and just out of the corner of her eye she could see the well. Might as well go now, she could really use her mother right now.

“I’m going to go through the well, would you like to come with me?” she asked with a small smile. She meant it, she would never leave him, she would fight every demon, human, or god, no one would separate her from her baby.

“Yes,” though his voice was happy and he was looking forward to going through the well, he was already falling fast asleep within the warm arms of his mother, in her arms he was safe; no one could hurt him.

“Lets go,” She said aloud only for her son to be fast asleep in her arms. She smiled down at him before getting up slowly so as not to wake him.

She made her way over there with a light smile. She quickly sat on the ledge of the well, her legs dangling above the depths of the old well. She took her time though, she got this feeling that something was going to happen but she couldn’t figure out if it was a good or bad thing as she looked to the stars above. Each star sparkling like a diamond within the dark depths of the universe.

With a shaky breathe to calm herself she pushed off the well, her body was engulfed by the shadows of the well before a burst of light surrounds both her and her kit. Instead of the warm mix of blue that normally appeared when she entered the well, they were consumed by swirls of different shades of purple. The air here was hot with a cool breeze that swirled around Kagome giving her the sensation of falling and falling quickly. Kagome’s hold on Shippo only tighten, as fear of what was going to happen filled her. As a mother her major concern was her son, who was sleeping straight through everything.

There is no need to worry my daughter,” the soft voice seemed to be everywhere yet nowhere. It was warm and welcoming, yet calming and excited.

“What’s going on?” Kagome asked looking around for the owner of the voice. She didn't like this all though a feeling in her gut told her that nothing bad was going to happen, her heart still quickened and the hair on the back of her neck stood up.

“You’re going to the time you were meant to be in. The gods made a mistake and this is their way of fixing it,” the voice trailed off before Kagome could ask what she meant. “Oh I’m so proud of you my daughter! You’ve become such a strong and beautiful young woman! Oh it seems my time is up but don’t worry I’ll explain everything in time! Stay strong and follow your heart my child!” and with that the warm happy voice faded into the swirls of purple.

“Wait! What’s happening!?” she cried hoping the voice would answer but it never did as the light lightened and she was floating before being gently set to the grass covered ground. She looked around only to not be sitting in the bottom of the Honekui no Ido, like she expected, but instead in a small clearing.

The clearing was small with trees surrounding it like a barrier as if wanting to keep the outside world from finding this beautiful place. The grass was a bright vibrant green with glowing wild flowers that spotted the whole clearing. Running through the clearing was a small stream, the sound of its trickling water blending in with the song the crickets played and the fireflies danced to.

“Shippo we’re no longer in Sengoku Jidai,” she whispered as she looked at the beauty surrounding her.

Kagome looked up hoping to find the one thing that time could not change. And looking at the man in the moon Kagome fell asleep both emotional and mental exhausted.

~o.O~O.o~

The soft singing of birds softly stirs Kagome from her already light sleep. The sun was just barely peaking above the mountain tops causing Kagome to wake but she kept her eyes closed. She didn’t want to wake up, but the higher the sun rose into the sky the harder it was to try and sleep.

With a groan Kagome opened her eyes but had to shield them as soon as she opened them with her hand from the blazing sun that worked to warm the earth. After a minute Kagome’s eyes adjusted to the light and she was once more able to see where she was.

It took her a moment to remember what had happen. She had gone down the well only to end up in another time, but what time she knew not. But looking down at her son she smiled, it did not matter where in time she was as long as she still had him she could find the bright side of things.

~o.O~O.o~

Inutaisho sighed inwardly as he looked at his son. He was but a little shorter then him but in a few years he might even grow to be taller then him. The young boy had taken after his mother in many ways but looked more like him in many ways. His hair was straight with silver white coloring; his eyes were cold darkening the light color of his molten gold eyes. That’s what really bothered Inutaisho; his son was cold exactly like his mother. He had always tried to spend more time with his son to hopefully lessen the coldness that draped him.

Once more the mighty tai-youkai sighed inwardly. His son would be coming of age soon and like his father and his father before him, he took his son on patrol of his land that would one day be his son’s. He only wished the boy would show more emotion.

Sesshomaru seemed to wear an almost complete, emotionless mask yet the strong emotions would sometimes find their selves within his eyes. On that face he had demonic marking, upon his forehead was a blue crescent moon that was the symbol of the west naming him heir, on his cheeks he had two maroon stripes on either side of his face while thin magenta stripes marked his eyelids. He wore white hakama with a matching white haori with a pale purple lotus design on the shoulders and bottom of his sleeves; on his feet he wore black boots. Over his clothing he wore armor with an obi that held it and a sword to his body, the armor was black with a spiked pauldron that covered his left shoulder while hanging off his other shoulder was a mokomoko which acted much like a tail.

He was handsome like most highly powerful youkai breeds, he looked to be about 18 or close to it but as a youkai he was far older then that yet he still was not old enough to perform the tasks of a youkai lord but come his upcoming celebration he would be old enough and sure enough many would want him to mate right away.

They were nearing the Goshinboku tree when an unusual scent drifted into Inutaisho’s nose. It was a very pleasant scent but one Inutaisho didn’t know; purity clung to the scent meaning that the owner was most likely one of spiritual power. Though Inutaisho had nothing against those with reiki or humans he felt a strong urge to go find the owner, and he was never one to go against his instinct.

He followed it and his son followed him, he smiled inwardly at seeing the curiosity in his son’s eyes and the questioning raise of his eyebrows.

~o.O~O.o~

Kagome had her reiki spread out to tell her of any danger that they might be faced with. At the moment she was smiling as her son played around while also putting a show on as he showed her all his “new” tricks. She was happy to spend time with him and not have to worry about being attacked or jewel shards.

Thinking of that she remembered that when she had woken the shards she wore around her neck where gone yet she was not worried, she knew that somehow the jewel once more rested within her side, she wasn’t going to ask how but instead thanked the gods for returning it to her somehow. She feared if she asked the jewel would once more be taken from her and more innocent people would die.

Then just within the area that Kagome had allowed her aura to range was a spike of power. She pulled her reiki to her as youki rubbed up against her. She was stiff as she stood her bow in hand as she knocked an arrow.

Shippo noticed that something was wrong the moment he sensed that his mother's aura changed. He was intuned to her as she was to him, unlike other demons, kitsunes are extremly close to their mothers. As small children they were extremly vulnerable, more so than other demons, many die in the first few months of life and there are very few of them seeing as some demons like to eat and hunt kitsunes. Even other far more powerful kitsunes hunted other kitsunes so as to wear their fur and show off their power. Shippo ran over to Kagome quickly, and clung for dear life to her. He looked around for whatever danger his mother had sensed.

There were two youki signals both of them strong, one being far stronger than the other but both stronger then her. She looked down at her son a little worried about weather or not the youkai would want to fight, she didn’t stand a chance against them but if it came to it she would protect her son. Looking closely at the approaching youki she noticed something slightly disturbing she had felt that youki, it was weaker then she remembered it being but it was his.

~o.O~O.o~

InuTaisho was surprised when he saw her. She was clearly beautiful, but he had never seen a woman dressed like that other than maybe a prostitute. She wore a short kimono that’s neck line came down to show some cleavage of her lovely breasts, it stopped inches above her knees, her legs were covered by skin tight pants, while a silk blue obi wrapped around her torso, defining her small waist and the flare of her hips. On her feet she wore black fighting shoes with a white ribbon that tied around her ankles. Her legs were long and toned, seeming to go on for miles. Her skin was pale with a light tan. Her long raven hair cascaded down her back in waves while her bangs hung just above her eyes that were a beautiful cerulean blue that resembled the gleam of a blade.

She was in a defensive stance with a, what looked like a misshappened, black bow in hand along with an arrow, both of which Inutaisho had never seen. But most surprising was the small kitsune tike that clung to her leg. Taking a deep breathe he could smell that the woman was mother to the kit but yet he could still smell that this woman was pure…Very interesting…

~o.O~O.o~

Finally seeing the youkai that held such strong youki Kagome was speechless. Her eyes widen as she took in the sight of a young Sesshomaru and living Inutaisho.

Sesshomaru wore clothing almost exactly the same to the ones she knew him to wear in his future. The difference was the sash and haori unlike the normal red he wore this one had slightly different shades of lavender with a lotus patter on the sleeves and shoulders while the sash was a soft blue with a white designs danced on the fabric. It was strange to see him; he wasn’t as emotionless as he was in…the future?

Thinking of that made her head slightly hurt but seeing as there was no well this made this time her present so that made everything else the future.

Inutaisho was gorgeous, god-like to be truthful, they both were but he had this ageless look to him. His facial features were strong and masculine, navy blue lined each of his cheeks in a single jagged line, and like Sesshomaru a thin crimson line marked his eyelids. His eyes were a warm molten honey gold, they didn’t hide emotion yet they didn’t reveal too much. He wore white hakama and haori but on the left shoulder of the haori you could barely see navy blue strips though it was hard to see as most of his body was covered in spiked armor. Tying his two swords to his waist was a red sash with navy blue at the bottom while on his back was another sword. Then like Sesshomaru he wore a mokomoko but his, he wore like a cape and the bottom was split in two and on his feet he wore black boots. He was very attractive.

Even though she knew who they were didn’t mean she would back down if they wished to fight. “What do you want?” she demanded. “Me and my son have done nothing wrong Inutaisho-sama,” she was very nervous and unsure why they were here of all places when she was, damn her luck!

~o.O~O.o~

Sesshomaru growled at being ignored by the human woman. He didn’t know why it bothered him but it did, and before he could stop it a soft growl rumbled in his chest.

The woman was surprisingly beautiful…for a human. But there was something different about this one, the stench of death didn’t taint her oddly pleasant scent of crisp rain and black raspberries, it was a sweet yet refreshing smell. Even more strange was the little fox that clung to the woman he looked much like her.

The little fox had black cherry red hair that was a little darker then his buff-ball of a tail. He was short reaching the girl’s knee. He’s green blue eye were large and fearful as they looked at Sesshomaru, they seemed to glow against his pale skin. He wore blue hakama along with a lighter blue haori with white leave designs on it while also wearing an orange fox fur vest.

~o.O~O.o~

“Please do not harm my daughter,” a soft voice whispered in InuTaisho’s ear. Inutaisho was surprised to recognize this voice as his old friend Midoriko. The voice was soft and pleading. “She is confused; she has no idea where she and her kit are. Please take in my daughter and train her, she can help you. You are the only one that can help. Please old friend I beg you… help me protect my daughter,” she begged.

Midoriko did not have to beg; she had always been a good friend and ally; it had been a shame that she had to die. “How can she help me?” he asked her curious of the being that turned out to be the daughter of his dear friend of course he would take her in and train her, he owed Midoriko that much if not more for all the things she had done for him.

“She knows things that no other would, she knows of things that are going to happen in the future. It is up to her if she wishes to tell you the story of how she came to be here. Please my friend will you take in my daughter?”

“Of course,” he mentally smirked as he talked with the spirit that seemed to house her spirit within her daughter’s body which in itself was strange but the strange things in his life were slowly becoming normal.

“Thank you my friend you have just gained a very loyal ally,” He could see her smiling even if he couldn’t see her actually smiling. Then she disappeared within her daughter.

“Miko you are to come with me,” Inutaisho told her not expecting her to yell at him.

“I have a name which you would know had you asked!” she snarled. “Just because I am a miko does not mean that you can call me by my status my lord,” she finished with a growl. Her eyes had darkened to a cobalt blue the white tainted pink while small fangs poked out from her lush pink lips.

Inutaisho could only smirk, he liked this girl, with her around life sure wouldn’t be boring. “My apologizes mi’ lady and what is you name may I ask?” He asked politely.

She didn't say a word choosing to glare at him instead.

“I am Lord Inu no Taisho and this is my son prince Sesshomaru,” He told her with a slight bow of his head that she returned.

She bowed her head slightly in recognition but stood her ground.

She had manners, not good ones, but manners none the less.

“Now if you would come with me I wish to train you, I can tell you still have untapped power bottled up within you,”

"No,"

wolfYLady: Hope you liked it and I look forward to hearing what you have to say about it.

 

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