Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or Sekirei; those rights belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sakurako Gokurakuin respectively. I'm not receiving any monetary reward for writing this, and I don't expect any. I'm writing this for my own entertainment as well as to entertain the people who will bother to read this.

Summary: "I already know what it's like to be torn apart from the one you love forever, and so I'll join this game and win in order to make sure that this doesn't happen to anyone else." Kagome stated, looking into the silent man's eyes. Compassion and determination burned in her eyes. "We will win this competition so that we can ascend together!"

Warning(s): This story contains blood, character death, extreme violence, offensive language, explicit sexual themes, use of alcohol, etc.

I knew he had made his decision long before he did, but even until the end I had held onto the hope that he would prove me wrong. He had done it so many times before – proving me wrong, so much so that I had even believed for a time that he was going to choose me in the end. But it wasn't to be I suppose.

The first time we met I had thought of him as nothing but a half-demon with a chip on his shoulder, but as I spent time with him. I was able to see that he was much more than that; he had become so much more.

He became my best friend, my protector, and my first love.

Through my journey with him, I was able to experience more than I ever would have if I never fell down the old well on my family's property. With him by my side, I was able to make new friends, and discover who I really was.

It was painful, I will not lie, but in a way it was necessary.

Every heartbreak, every tear, was needed in order for me to fulfill my destiny.

It had made me the woman that I am today.

As he laid a gentle kiss against my brow, and my vision became obscured by my tears as light illuminated the darkness we had been lost in, I knew that my feudal fairytale had come to an end.

When Inuyasha was ripped from my arms, and I was thrust back into my own time…I didn't have the courage to tell him with words about how I really felt.

In the end all I could say was "Thank you for everything InuYasha."

What I hadn't known at that time was that when one door was closed to me, another had opened. The only thing that was left for me to do was take the chance and walk through.

Everything began on that night…the night that I met you.

Taking a step out into the courtyard of her family's shrine, Higurashi Kagome tilted her head back and took in a deep breath before exhaling gently. A warm smile burst to life on her face as she took in her surroundings, and the fond memories that every place on her family's property brought to her mind. Brushing her hair behind her ear as the breeze ruffled her wavy tresses, the blue-eyed Japanese girl glancing over towards the well house where four years ago, she had started her adventure five-hundred years in the past in order to piece together the Shikon no Tama.

It took her only a few moments to reach it, and she slid the door to the side. Sunlight poured down into the room and her eyes then landed on the Bone-Eater's Well. The portal that once took her from this time, into her country's past. Going down the steps, the 19-year-old ran her fingers along the smooth edges of the lifeless well, which used to practically glow with magic.

Closing her eyes, she asked for her friends to have a good life and to watch over her as she moved on with her own. And as if they heard her, an unknown weight seemed to be lifted off of her shoulders for the first in three years since the well had closed off her path to the past permanently after the Shikon no Tama disappeared.

Once upon a time, she had wished for the well to re-open so she could go back to the half-demon she had loved and live the rest of her life by his side, regardless of the fact that he didn't want her romantically. When it was apparent that it would never happen, the teenager had been inconsolable for months before one morning she woke up and realize that she needed to stop.

Her friends in the past wouldn't want her to waste her life away crying, because life wasn't going the way she wanted. After everything she has witnessed during her travels with the Inutachi; it should be very clear to her that life was in no way fair. In order to honor the memories of her friends and loved ones, she would need to make sure that she moved on towards the future with her head held high and achieve happiness for herself.

After the personal intervention, Kagome seemed to do a complete 180 in how she approached life. To the people who had come to know the pretty but solemn young woman, they were dazzled by the beautiful and vivacious young woman who replaced her halfway through her first year in high school.

No longer did she stick to herself; she made plenty of acquaintances and even some very good friends. She no longer just left to go home after the school bell rang, she went and joined different organizations such as the Kyūdō club, the Student Council, the Track team, the Cooking Club, and even the Shōgi club.

It had taken a bit of convincing in order to get her permission to take on so many extracurricular activities, but using the sicknesses that had supposedly been plaguing her during her entire last middle school year as her reason to make the most of her high school years. She had managed to gain enough sympathy to be allowed to participate in them all.

With her head held up high, Kagome made her way through high school and enjoyed the life she was being allowed to live, despite it not being what she had wanted at first. Now, here she stood ready to go to her chosen university in order to start the next chapter of her life. Closing the door to the well house, she moved to where her family was standing near the Goshinboku. Spring had come and the ancient tree was blooming with beautiful snow white cherry blossoms as it did every year since she had decided to live her life to the fullest.

Reaching a hand out, she watched with stormy blue eyes as a single petal landed gently in the center of her palm. Puckering her lips, she blew the petal off of her hand and watched as the breeze took it away. A gentle smile bloomed on her face as she continued to watch it as it lifted up into the sky and out of her line of sight.

"Neechan!" her brother's voice broke through the moment, causing her to snap her head in his direction.

The 12-year-old Junior High school student had really grown from that little boy that once regarded a certain dog-eared hanyō as his hero. He had started taking kendo lessons, and from what she had been told by her mother and seen at the tournaments she had been able to attend. Souta was becoming skilled for someone of his age, and this was gaining quite a lot of admirers in his class. This was especially true about his female classmates.

Standing next to their mother, he was a few inches taller than her and was gaining a muscular build from his constant physical training. He was wearing the navy blue gakuran that was required from his school. The color went well with his dark blue eyes, which both of them had inherited from their father and it flattered his toned biceps he was getting from his kendo lessons. All in all, her little twerp of a brother was beating girls off of him with a stick, and even more so about the time he is in high school.

Next to him stood her mother and grandfather, the latter was blowing his nose into a handkerchief dramatically. Her mother was by his side, patting him comfortingly on the back. Kagome could only smile fondly at her grandfather, who seemed to be affected the most about her departure from her childhood home. After all the time she had left to go into the past, her mother had no worries of her safety beyond the basic concerns she would always hold for her children. Having her daughter leave the shrine in the same time period was easy for her. Because, at least while in the present, if her mother ever wanted to get into contact with her, then she could call at any time she wanted to talk.

After a few moments, her gaze drifted once more to the Goshinboku. It had been there with her since as long as she could remember, and she would miss seeing it whenever she woke up and looked outside.

'Until next time, please continue to watch over my family…' Kagome prayed wistfully, as she came to a stop in front of her family. Smiling brightly, it just a few hours, she would be taking her first steps towards her first year in college.

Minutes later, the Higurashi family (minus Buyo) made their way down the steps of the stairs. As Kagome got further and further away from her shrine, she felt her shiver go down her spine as a gust of wind caused her hair to fly about her. Stopping, she turned to look back towards her home and couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

The feeling that coursed through her was familiar, and she couldn't stop the grin the blossomed on her face. She was glad that she got her message across.

"Oi Neechan! Let's go!" the slightly deeper voice of her brother reached her ears, causing her to blink. Turning to look down at her family, she raised a hand to rub the back of her head at the looks they were sending her. Her mother in particular, who looked slightly concerned. Seeing that, she shook her head and smiled at them. Kagome turned her back towards the shrine and continued forward.

Unknown to her, there was an adventure set before her that would test her and everything she believed. And while things may get difficult, if she manages to persevere then she would be able to achieve the one thing the young miko has always desired: the ability to be with someone who loves her for her.

A Miko's Wagtails

[Prologue]: Another Calling

Placing the box down in the corner of her new apartment with a sigh, Kagome stood up and wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand. Smiling at the place she would be calling home for the rest of her university career, she rub her hands against her denim shorts before placing both of her hands onto her hips. Moving towards the table in the small kitchen, she picked up the water bottle and took a greedy gulp of the filtered water.

It had been a few hours since she, with the help of ex-roommate and her boyfriend, had moved into her new complex. After a year of various part-time jobs that she took to help pay her college tuition, she managed to scrape up enough money to buy her own place. Tapping her shoulder gently with her fist, she walked outside of her apartment and waved goodbye to her roommate and boyfriend before they drove off.

Placing her hands back on her hips, Kagome turned to look back into her apartment at the various boxes. It was going to take a while before she would be able to relax; she had a lot of work ahead of her. "Maybe I should've asked for help with all this too…well no use worrying about it." Bending down, she picked up one of the boxes with a little difficulty, but easily enough. Shuffling down the short hallway, she pushed the door to her room open with her foot before moving in.

Setting the box down by the wall next to the bed, she got to work.

Hours passed and the sun had already gone beneath the horizon as nightfall began to swoop in. Stepping out of the shower, Kagome wrapped a fluffy blue towel around her body. Wrapping her hair into a bun in the back of her head, she slipped her feet into her slippers. Blowing her hair out of her face with a puff of air, she walked out into the hallway and down the hall into the living room.

Heading straight for the refrigerator in the kitchen, Kagome opened it and pulled out an ice-cold bottle of water. Unscrewing the cap, she leaned her head back as she chugged the water greedily. Turning slightly to look at the finished apartment, she pulled the bottle away from her mouth as she sighed. While it had taken a lot less time than she had thought, it was still some hard work. As if to back up this statement, a thunderous gurgling sound erupted from her stomach.

Bringing a hand up to her stomach, the former guardian of the Shikon no Tama chuckled, "Well I guess that's the cue for me to get something in there, then I can call mom to let her know that I've settled in."

Screwing the cap back onto the water bottle, she opened the refrigerator and set it down beside the half-opened pack she had. Glancing around at the other contents of the refrigerator, she frowned.

"Hmmm…I have some ramen, but I don't feel like having that tonight…great." Kagome mumbled, obviously put off by the lack of diversity in her food options.

Closing the door, she placed her hands on her hips as she moved towards her room. Pushing open the door, she walked towards her dresser draw. Quickly, she pulled on some underwear, a white t-shirt, some denim shorts, and long socks. Moving over towards the door, she pulled her large grey hoodie off of the coat hanger on the wall next to the front door. Slipping her room keys into the pocket of her hoodie along with her cellphone and wallet, she slipped her feet into some tennis shoes as she stepped out into the night air.

Thankfully it was spring and so the air wasn't cold enough to warrant sweat pants. Locking the door behind her, she slipped her keys back into her pocket before moving towards the stairs that led downstairs. Hopping down the stairs, she came down onto the concrete leading away from the apartment complex. The further she walked away from her apartment, the more noise that began to reach her ears as she got closer to the busier parts of the city nightlife. Interlacing her fingers together behind her head, she turned her gaze upward towards the night sky as she whistled.

Her blue eyes sparkled happily as she took in the beautiful stars that seemed to glitter in the night sky; she could remember a time when she had envied her friends in the past as they were free to look upon the stars in the sky. Before MBI had showed up on the scene, there had only been few places near Tokyo where the view of the sky wasn't obscured by pollution. While she didn't much trust the powerful organization, she couldn't lie about how grateful she was to them for at least giving her back the night sky that she had missed.

"Sesshōmaru-sama still thinks that something isn't right about them, and warned me to not become too involved with them until he got more information…" she muttered, thinking of the high strung daiyōkai that had showed up at her dorm one day, and dragged her to his mansion. It had been a shock to her that someone from the past had managed to live this long, but when she remembered who she was talking about, Kagome wondered why she hadn't just expected it.

At the beginning of her journey, Sesshōmaru had been a formidable opponent and by the end he was nigh impossible to defeat, especially after he regained his arm and came into possession of Bakusaiga. If any of her demonic companions had the best chance survive, it would be Sesshōmaru. Thankfully, she was able to find out that a lot more of her friends had managed to survive, like Kōga and even Tōtōsai. Shippō was also another who has survived, though sadly he was overseas handling some business for Sesshōmaru so she hadn't seen him personally herself.

"I've received some emails from him, but I haven't been able to talk to him over the phone or even a video chat…I hope whatever Sesshōmaru-sama has him doing isn't too dangerous." Kagome said concern clear on her face.

Yes, the little Kitsune that she used to carry around and take care of was apparently all grown up (he even had a mate!) but still she couldn't help but worry about him.

Brushing her bangs from her face, she released a huff as she then crossed her arms underneath her chest. She was going to have to get a meeting with Sesshōmaru and figure out just what was going on. The sound of her stomach demanding food is what broke her from her train of thought. Resting a hand on her stomach, she pouted, "I really need to get something to eat."

Thankfully she was right down the street from the convenience store. Quickly going in, she got some ingredients that would allow her to make a small meal to tide her over till her grocery run tomorrow, and a small pint of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream before coming out. Holding the bag in one hand, she walked down the street humming with a bounce in her step at the thought of her treat to come after her meager meal.

During the first half of her first year in Tokyo University, having ice cream was a luxury when she had to work to pay for everything that she needed. When Sesshōmaru had tracked her down, he had informed her quite bluntly that all of her financial problems would now be his problem, and that she already had an allowance saved up for her before handing her a black credit card. Her jaw had hit the ground when she had seen the amount that was in her "Allowance" and had to try very hard not to faint.

Of course, she had no intention of splurging as she had come to appreciate the privilege of working for and saving her money to pay for things herself. But it didn't hurt to have some back up money, especially for those times when she decided shopping therapy was in order or one of her rare girl's night outs with her college friends.

"Speaking of, didn't Ayumi-chan suggest going to a host club next time?" she wondered out loud, swinging her plastic bag back and forth as she walked. The closer she got to her apartment, the less the sounds of the city reached her ears. Giggling, the blue-eyed girl remembered the excitement that her friends obviously felt at the idea of spending time with some pretty boys to spend their hard-earned money on.

Kagome, herself couldn't say that she didn't want to try it at least once.

She would always love Inuyasha, but the fact was that she was never going to be able to be with him. During high school she had even dated a few guys, but they never lasted long. The only one that had was with one of her old junior high classmates, Oosumi Orihiko, whom had also been her first. But in the end, the two of them eventually started to grow apart as they were getting ready to graduate and move on towards their futures. Much to the surprise of many, the two of them had ended on good terms as they were both too mature to make a large production out of their breakup.

Even now the two of them were friends and classmates in Tokyo U, though they only had about two classes together.

A smile blossomed on her face as she saw her apartment complex two blocks away. Soon she would be home and would be able to "feed the beast" so to speak. Coming to a crosswalk, she was about to continue when she heard a pained yelp. Hearing the sound, she snapped her head in the direction of the noise and saw that it led down a small pathway that lead down to the local park.

Blinking in confusion, the corners of her lips curled down into a frown. Not even thinking of what she could possibly be getting herself into, the former made her way towards the sounds. Adrenaline pumping into her veins, as she fell back into a familiar mindset that she hadn't needed for four years now. Memories of coming to other rescues (most of the time it being her needing the rescuing, but that wasn't the point!) and the need to help others that was instilled in her, flowed into her mind.

It didn't take long for Kagome to make it to the source of the sound (those years on the track team had to be good for something right?), and she couldn't help the anger that sprang up inside of her at the sight.

Standing there in the park was a group of boys, most likely in high school delinquents (if their obviously rule violating modifications to their uniform said anything) and in the center of them was a younger looking boy, who had a bruise on his cheek. Blue eyes flashed dangerously, as she clenched her fists by her side. The boy in the middle held a hand to his cheek while glaring spitefully at the boys surrounding him as he grit his teeth.

"How many times do I have to tell you Tanigawa? You're not going to get any money out of me, so you should just give up!" the boy's messy tawny tresses grew messier with how fast he shook his head in denial of what was obviously a shake down for money.

Of course, this didn't seem to go over well with his aggressors. A male, seemingly older than the others with him, stepped forward with his hands shoved into the pockets of his jeans. The smug grin on his face served nothing more than to piss Kagome off.

How someone, who obviously needs help to bully one kid, could feel so proud of themselves would always remain a mystery to her.

"Ah, see that's where you're wrong Mikogami-sama…you see, we've noticed that you have what we want and need – money, and quite a lot of it." This Tanigawa stated, while placing a hand on the boy's shoulder and seemed to be squeezing it quite hard if the wince the caramel-eyed boy gave at his touch said anything. Leaning in, the man's beady eyes stared deeply into the narrowed orbs of what is supposed to be his victim. He turned his body slightly and gestured towards the other four boys around them with a hand.

"Unlike you, we are a little short on cash and seeing as how much you seem to have…it would only be right if you gave us more, after all, you can never know what would happen if you didn't right?" Tanigawa prompted, as his eyes and stance grew more threatening towards the end of his tirade.

For a moment, the boy he questioned froze and that was when Kagome decided that she needed to interfere.

"Get away from him!" She shouted angrily, stomping her way towards them (her plastic bag left forgotten by the wall).

The boys all jumped, obviously having not noticed her presence until she had announced it in her rage. Her hands were clenched in fists and she grit her teeth as she glared at them all. All of them had their eyes on her, though some with less than wanted reactions. Tanigawa in particular seemed to be eyeing her legs and other assets more than anything else.

Kagome knew that she was attractive (after being told so many times by others, she had come to accept it), her legs and bust having always been a point of envy with some of her female classmates since junior high. And usually she would feel flattered when guys would comment on them on dates, but unfortunately this wasn't a date and these guys were jerks. But them looking at her like she was a piece of meat wasn't the issue here!

Turning her attention to the boy, she allowed concern to show on her face.

"Are you alright?" she asked, and the incredulous look she received from the boy didn't bother her in the least. It was something that she was quite used to, after all this wasn't the first time that she had come to someone else's defense.

The tawny-haired teen nodded once before turning his attention towards the guys surrounding him. Kagome's frown deepened and she made her decision. Making her way through the boys, she came to stand in front of 'Mikogami', blocking Tanigawa's view of him. She placed her hand on her hips, and scowled at all of them in disgust.

"I've seen some sad things in my day, but to think that a group of guys would be pushing around a kid all the while trying to extort him for money is pretty pathetic." She started off, not caring much at the surprised and angered glares and scowls she was receiving. Leaning forward, she caused Tanigawa to back up at her sudden move and smirked.

"All of you need to just run off now and leave this kid alone." Kagome began when suddenly a hand grabbed the front of her hoodie, and she found herself lifted up off the ground. A nervous cry of 'Junichi' left the mouth of one of the younger men, as the older male sneered at the black-haired girl.

"Who do you think you're talking to bitch?!" he bellowed as he stared down into the girl's face, which much to his displeasure, only how unimpressed she seemed with the entire situation. The fear that he wanted to see on her face was absent, and that only served to piss him off even more.

Snorting, Kagome turned her nose up at him as she glared at him from the corner of her eyes.

"I've seen and dealt with scary, so this little act that you're putting on is nothing but a joke to me…" she started as she brought her hand up to latch onto the wrist of the hand holding her up. Tightening her hand on his wrist painfully, she landed on her feet as the dark-haired thug was forced to release her. Slipping into the stance she was taught during her self-defense lessons with an instructor on her free weekends. Her legs were spread shoulder's length apart with her right foot placed slightly behind her left. One of her palms was open and facing them, while her other hand was balled up in a fist against her left side.

"If you want to try me then go ahead, but don't cry when this doesn't end the way that you want", Kagome stated as she turned the back of her hand towards them and tilted her fingers towards herself in the classic "come get some" gesture.

Tanigawa Junichi wasn't amused in the least, and it seemed that this was the final straw for him as well as some of the pawns that he had managed to drag into his little gang. His beady eyes widened and he snarled at the audacious woman before him. If there was anything that he hated, it was a woman who didn't know her place and it was obvious that this girl in front of him was definitely one of those women who believed themselves to be on the same level as men.

The bitch had the gall to ignore him to glance back at Mikogami at the corner of her eye, "You should probably run right now, I'll hold them off." Much to his surprise, the rich boy honestly looked hesitant in doing so, but whatever he had seen in her eyes had convinced him. Not seconds later, the boy had taken off into the park, and she turned back to look at him with a raise eyebrow.

"Well I don't have all day, if you're going to do something than do it." She laughed, raising an eyebrow at him.

Memories of a woman just like this one, who always believed herself over him flashed through his mind. Clenching his fist, he raised it and rushed towards her with a roar, "You little bitch! I'm going to put you in your place and shut that little mouth of yours!"

Something flashed through her blue eyes, as he came closer and his mind cackled with glee. Finally it seemed like this slut was going to take him seriously! Just as he was about to land a blow on her, a black blur slid in front of her and it was only as another more solid blur smashed into the side of his face causing him to fly back into a nearby wall that he realized what happened.

Groaning out in pain, he brought a hand up to the left side of his face and opened his eyes. His vision was a little off and he was seeing double of everything, but his vision was clear enough to notice the new presence that was among them and most likely the one who put him in this position.

It was a man; that much he could tell completely clothed in black though the front hung open to show a muscled chest. Ash blond hair shined under the pale moon that hung in the sky above them, and caused the pale orange scarf that was wrapped around his neck. Piercing grey eyes stared down at him from out of a handsome face from beneath furrowed brows, while his lips were turned down in a displeased frown. In his hand was a sheathed blade, and it didn't take long for Junichi to put things together.

But before he could articulate his words, the man's lips parted, "I would advise that you stay where you are."

Jumping slightly at the threatening tone, the dark-haired male gritted his teeth as the pain in his cheek intensified. Pressing his hands to his cheek, he cursed before turning his burning glare onto the mysterious man in front of him.

Where the hell had he come from? What was he doing here? And most importantly, why the hell had he attacked him?!

"Usually I would've just passed by and ignored what was going on as this would have nothing to do with me, but unfortunately for you that wasn't the case tonight." The ash blond stated frankly, as he then slid the sheathed sword into the belt that hung lazily on his hips. Junichi dropped his hands from his cheek and glared, locking his eyes with the man's apathetic gaze. Humiliation-fueled anger were the main feelings that raged through his body, as he cursed this man and the girl for making a fool of out him in front of his followers.

His nail bit into the skin of his palm, "Who the hell are you?!" Junichi demanded.

Not bothering to answer his question, the man turned his back towards them, his long orange scarf trailing down his back. "Don't ignore me!" the defeated thug yelled out towards the man, but the man only continued forward. Junichi was going to once again try to get the man's attention, but his followers who recovered quickly enough had grabbed him by the arm.

"Come on Tanigawa, that guy has a sword! Let it go and let's get out of here!" one said, as the two others helped him up to his feet. He protested, but they would hear none of it. As he was being dragged away, his beady eyes turned back to the two people that had humiliated him in front of his followers and acted as if they were above him!

The girl and the man seemed to be caught in their own little world, staring at each other and completely ignoring him. And that damned Mikogami was probably mocking him from wherever he had run off to. Clenching his fists, he swore to himself that he would get all three of them back, even if it were the last thing that he did!

Kagome was surprised to say the least.

She had been expecting a fight and had been very ready to give it to the bullies, but what she didn't expect was for someone to swoop in and defend her from Tanigawa's punch. Staring up into the stormy grey eyes of her savior, she couldn't help the flush developing on her face or the way her heart seemed to speed up as she took in all of him.

Having been around and acquainted with demons, who beat out almost all of the humans she had ever met in the looks department; Sesshōmaru taking the prize of the most beautiful. There was something about this man that called out to her, and if the intense way he stared at her had anything to say; it must be the same for him! She then remembered the way she had dressed for going to the convenience store and blushed.

To think she would meet a handsome guy looking like a ragamuffin!

"U-Uh um…" she stammered, standing straight from her earlier stance as fidgeted under his gaze.

Obviously having sensed the nervousness welling up inside of her, the corner of the man's lip curled up into a smirk. Seeing the expression, Kagome's blushed darkened and she forced herself to try and calm down. Cursing herself for this sudden lack of her cool in front of this guy, she shook her head and allowed a smile to form on her face.

"Uh, thanks for helping me out there…I was pretty sure that I could probably knock out two or three of them, but this actually worked out better than my plan probably would've." Kagome stated, very thankful for the man's help.

While she had been doing well in her self-defense training, it wasn't like she was Wonder Woman. She had been planning on knocking out the main aggressor and run off like the boy she had helped, but this worked out with less chance of things going wrong; for her that was.

Nodding, the grey-eyed man glanced from her over to where Mikogami had left, before turning his gaze back to her. In his eyes, Kagome swore that he had made some kind of decision then in there as he rested his arm along the hilt of his blade.

"It was no problem, I couldn't nor would I have ever allowed them to attack you." He confessed.

Blinking in shock, she tilted her head slightly, not realizing that she was giving off the impression of a confused puppy. "What do you mean?" Kagome asked, honestly curious, and seriously questioning why her heart seemed to beat rapidly as the man slowly came closer to her. She clenched her hands together and pressed them against her chest. Her body began to tremble as the man brought his hand up to caress her face.

At any other time, Kagome would've slapped or even punched a guy that would try to touch her so familiarly.

'…But something about him, something about him is calling out to me!' she thought, as her skin seemed to grow hot at his touch. A gasp flew from her lips as a strong but gentle hand grasped her chin and tilted her head backwards. Heated blue and grey locked, and the ash blond man slowly leaned forward.

"Because you are my Ashikabi, from this day on…Sekirei #05, Mutsu is yours forever."

With that, they locked lips and a pair of pale orange 'wings' sprouted from his back.

It was only later when the two got back to Kagome's apartment that a questioned slipped from her lips.

"What is a Sekirei?"

End of Prologue

Well this is the start of my InuYasha/Sekirei crossover; hopefully it was alright. I've come to realize that due to fanfiction, my view of canon Kagome's character is a bit distorted, but thanks to the InuYasha wiki it should be alright. Plus since my Kagome doesn't have the happy ending in the Feudal Era with Inuyasha, it shouldn't be hard to think that she would move on in her own era and go through a few changes.

Other InuYasha characters will be making appearances in the story, though only one other will actually be an Ashikabi. The pairing that I've set for Kagome is pretty much her with a small Harem of male Sekirei; as there have only been four male Sekirei (I count Homura) that have been shown in canon, I've decided to make three OC male Sekirei and used the Sekirei wiki heavily in order to make my OCs fit the world. I am hopeful that those three will work out and not immediately be rejected by the fans of Sekirei.

I had noticed that there aren't any crossovers between these two series and that was a major factor in why I decided to go ahead and type it up. Well hopefully with this, there will be more people out there who will try out this crossover.

This chapter by itself was quite long, the longest I've managed to type so far as well. I will be trying to keep this length persistently throughout the course of the story, and so it might take a bit of time to get the chapters done since I have other responsibilities to take care of.

Well, at the moment all I can say is that I hope that you enjoyed the chapter enough to stick around.

Skjálf Frost-Born