Just a heads up I'm updating some of these chapters. Every time I come back I notice a new error! T^T

!Oh and for anyone wondering the M rating is NOT for sex scenes. It's because I use a few references both to drugs and strip clubs, along with some crude humor. I wasn't sure if that would pass as T so I moved up the rating.!

-I down own Inuyasha or anything else I may reference.-

Kagome was sitting under the god tree on her family's shrine thinking over the last few months. Her adventure in the past was coming to an end. She could feel it. At least she had Lily here in the present though.

It was about two months ago she met Lily. Kagome was upset after a resent screaming match with Inuyasha. So she had come home and went for a walk to cool her head. She went walking in the woods behind the shrine and stumbled across a house. It was decent size, nothing huge, maybe 3 bedroom. Seemed about the size of her own home. There was beautiful ivy growing on the whole house. Out front there was a Purple Harley near the small trail that must have led to the road.

Kagome knew it's rude to snoop, but she couldn't help her curiosity and circled around to the back of the house to look further. She was startled when she realized on the back porch sat a women reading a book. She was about her own height with brown hair that had silver tips parted in to two pigtails and one silver braided bang on each side of her face. She wore a dark blue tee shirt with jeans and a bandana on her head, it covered the top of her head from view, but the part that surprised me most about her though was her eyes. They were a very familiar gold. A gold color that eerily matched that of Kagome's dog demon companions. As she glanced up at Kagome she was sure she was going to be disemboweled or hear a Sesshomaru like voice telling her off, but all the women did was look at her curiously and give Kagome a shy smile.

'Call me stupid if you want, but I took this as a good sign and went up to introduce myself. Kagome thought to herself as she day dreamed.

"Hello, sorry about just wondering onto your property. *awkward head scratch* I guess curiosity got the best of me. I'm Kagome, I live at the shrine."

She got up and came over to me and with quiet voice said. "That's ok. I'm Lily, It's nice to meet the person that Inuyasha has been whining about."

Kagome had been shocked. It turned out during one of Inuyasha s trips to get her and take her back to the feudal era he had lost his temper and ran off into the forest to cool down and proceeded to run head first into Lily. Literally. They hit each other so hard bother were knocked down and stunned for a moment. When the dizziness faded and the momentary thought of how they were both still conscious after such a hard hit crossing both of their minds. Inuyasha went back to being..well Inuyasha.

(lol flash back in a flash back)

"Watch were you re going! You could get yourself killed that way! You wenches are always getting yourselves in trouble!" Inuyasha stomped around huffing and puffing getting into his rant.

But Lily being Lily is not one for confrontation and even though she knows she didn't do anything. She decided the best course of action to avoid this odd lecture from some random guy in red, would be to apologize. So she did.

"I'm sorry." She said in her quiet way of speaking. Still on the ground watching Inuyasha pace back and forth.

Inuyasha stopped mid rant and looked down at her in confusion. "What?"

"I said I'm sorry." She said looking up at him with large golden eyes eerily similar to his own.

After a few awkward moment of silence were Inuyasha just stared trying to grasp that she actually said she was sorry. Which he had never come across in any of the other females he has traveled with or met. He held out a hand to help her up and mumbled. "I guess maybe we both maybe should have maybe been paying more attention.. maybe."

Apparently ever since Inuyasha had been stopping in and checking on Lily when he came to Kagome s time. Lily explained that they seem to have an odd effect on each other. Inuyasha felt a calming effect around her and she felt less of her shyness and paranoia around him. Lily said she hadn't felt that kind of feeling sense before her parents died.

The girls decided after much talking about their pasts that Lily must be a relation of Inuyasha s. Lily being a dog demon herself, which she was surprised to learn. So it wasn't much of a stretch. So that's how they became good friends. Lily would help Kagome with her homework and studying and Kagome would be the only social interaction Lily would have for most of the week.

Lily had explained she had social problems. Most people made her nervous and slightly uncomfortable so she worked from home. They were too loud for her sensitive hearing and some smelled too awful to her nose. So a home business was the best option. She explained that she was the main designer of a computer system for the Taisho corp. and was in charge of the defense for their systems. Apparently she was a genius when it came to computers and was highly sought after by businesses so she only worked under the code name Ivy to keep her privacy.

She had been a hacker when she was younger to make ends meet. She wasn't proud of it and had turned her life around after offering her services to the large business.

Lily would come over to the shrine from time to time to help Kagome study and observe the way the normal people would interact from our roof. A safe distance according to her.

'My family thinks she s funny and harmless so they ignore her muttering about the odd mating rituals, social mannerisms, and pack structures.'

Kagome laughed to herself as she thought back. She then stood ready to head back to the past and finish what she had started.

It was that very night that I would spend my last night in the feudal era.

Naraku had appeared out of no were with his army of monsters and minions. We were lucky that Sesshomaru s group and Koga s group had merged with ours in the last month to search for the monster that was Naraku. The battle took hours, though to us it felt like days, and most of our group had taken some very serious injuries. It seemed as if the hordes of monsters under his control were endless, but the last blow was struck in the nick of time. After he was dead, (we triple checked this time to make sure) everyone was either cheering or crying with happiness. Somehow we managed to survive the battle most of us thought we would die in.

When I leaned down to pick up the jewel that had caused so many problems and suffering there was a bright flash and I heard my friends yelling my name, but then before I could answer their calls, I was some were else. It was an endless sea of bright white light. Until before me stood a women that I recognized as Midoriko. The legendary priestess that had fought and died protecting the people of her land at her own great cost. She had been trapped with her enemies in the very jewel that now sat in my hand.

"You have done well Kagome. You have worked hard and sacrificed much to save many who you didn't even know. You have the honor of making one wish, but think carefully young one. The jewel can never be fully destroyed for it is energy. Energy can only change forms. So when the wish is made the power that the jewel holds will be housed in you and your connection to this time will be severed." She looked sadly at Kagome as she said the last sentence for she knew ripping her from her new family would be painful for the young priestess who already gave so much.

"So I'll be sent home?" I asked sadly

"I'm afraid so, but I offer you this promise. You will see most of your family again in the future. Ask your friend Lily to assist you. She is a good person and a good friend. Don't forget the new with the old."

I sighed sadly but I had more hope for the future then before. "What do I wish for then if the jewel cannot be destroyed?"

"I cannot tell you what to wish for young one. Follow your heart. What do you think this world needs? What would help bring some peace to this place of war?"

I thought for a long moment before Ihad an idea! "Maybe the world needs a hand? Like maybe someone strong enough to help disputes but who is honorable, good, and kind enough to both humans and demons to be fair and not get power hungry."

Midoriko looked shocked for a moment before a thoughtful look came across her face. "You may be right, but that is a tall order to fill. Who would take such a difficult task?" She seemed lost in thought for a minute until she seemed to have an idea. "I might have an idea on a candidate, but if he agrees you will have to assist on bringing him back to life with me and it won t be easy."

"Back to life?! He's dead?!"

"Yes I'm afraid so but if you give him half the energy from the jewel and you keep the other half. Not only will he be stronger to do this job but it will be easier to protect the jewel s energy from those who would use it for self-gain. But I must warn you, he and you will always be connected and bound to each other for the rest of your lives after it is done. It cannot be taken back once everything is over."

I was shocked! "So this guy that I don't know will always be connected to me? Forever? And I'm assuming he's a demon. So I'll have another overprotective male to deal with?"

"I'm afraid so dear." She said amused. "But it may not be as bad as you think. And they are only protective because they care."

"*Sigh* Alright. So how do we ask him?"

"Like this."

All of a sudden with a wave of her hand there was a portal and out stepped someone I could swear I had met before and then it clicked. Standing looking like he hadn't aged a day was the legendary dog demon Inutashio. The great dog general himself. He was tall with golden eyes, silver hair in a high pony tail, and had jagged purple stripes on each cheek. I was stunned in more ways than one. For one, he is my inu friend s legendary father, and two he is definitely attractive. *Que blushing*

"Hello Touga." Midoriko spoke calmly and with a friendliness that seemed to point to these two knowing each other for quite some time.

He turned his head toward us and looked us over quickly with a look on his face that reminded me of his oldest son before a large smile appeared on his face. Which caused me to stop breathing for a moment. Never had I seen a smile like that on either son!

A smile like that should be illegal.

"Midoriko it has been too long. You look lovely as ever." He said with an eye brow wiggle that reminded me too much of Miroku.

"Not now you flirty dog. I have a job I'd like to offer you. My friend here needs some assistance with a very big job." She said stepping to the side so I couldn't use her as a shield to hide behind anymore.

Seeing Kagome made Touga stop stunned for a moment before coming forward and taking her hand and asking her to bear his children...Just kidding ... He said For such a beautiful women I'd be happy to offer my help." He paused for a moment staring at my very red face before looking at Midoriko with a confused face. "So what is the job anyway?"

*Facepalm* You shouldn't agree to things without asking first you know!"

"You put a Beautiful maiden in front of me. Look how cute she is! How could I resist that?" Touga asked with a pout.

Midoriko only sighed before telling him of my wish.

"That's a big job...so I get to live again and I get connected to the beautiful Kagome for the rest of our lives, but I have to protect/house the jewel and try to keep some level of peace in these lands...but I also get stronger and get Kagome..." Touga pondered rubbing his chin.

"You said Kagome twice." Midoriko pointed out.

"I know. *Perverted smile*"

I just stood blushing nearby unsure of what to say to the very forward man. If it had been the monk I just would have hit him. Luckily Midoiko stepped in.

"You will be temporarily separated from Kagome for a few hundred years if you do agree. She must return to her time, but it will give you time to adjust and get the land under some control." Midoriko said solemnly with a comforting pat to my shoulder.

Touga looked sad for a moment but agreed to the job none the less. He approached me and took my hands. "I will miss you Kagome, but I will do my best on your mission. I will look for you." Touga said with a sincere smile throwing me off for a moment and causing another massive blush.

"Are you ready Kagome?" Midoriko asked

"I think so. This is going to hurt isn't it?" I asked taking a deep breath.

"Oh yea. Just hold on to the jewel and I'll try and make this quick." Midoriko said to the brave priestess before her.

With another bright flash I was back in the field with my friends. They rushed toward me but before they could reach me I started glowing a bright pink and they were pushed back from the power. I began to scream in pain. It hurt so much. I felt like I was being ripped apart. The children Shippo and Rin rushed toward me and held on to me, trying to help the person they came to care so much for. It did help somewhat. I still felt the pain but their comfort made me feel stronger. I could handle this for them.

To their surprise a figure began to appear in front of me. It too seemed to be in pain, but looked like it was reaching for me also to try and comfort me. I passed out after that.

When the brightness faded there stood Touga holding up a limp Kagome. The two children still attached to her legs. The group was stunned but before any explanation could be told. Another flash and there stood a stunned Touga with empty arms and Kagome no were to be found. Then in the stunned silence came a question that shocked everyone even more.

"Rin?" Sesshomaru spoke stepping forward searching for the child he adopted as his own.

Then came Sango's voice "Shippo?" but no answer came. The children were gone along with their Kagome.