Hello all, welcome to Child of Fate. I have been meaning to upload this for a while, but live in a place where internet isn't available... But I am moving soon so I thought I may as well do this now :] Hope you all enjoy this prologue and feel free to review and send your ideas in, I always love new insight.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Inuyasha.

Prologue:

One fateful night, in the village hidden in the leaves, a fox demon with nine tails appeared. This demon was so large that when his tails lashed out, landslides and fires would erupt in it's wake.

The clans of Konoha came together to defeat the beast, but it was one shinobi that raised up to seal the beast away. He was known as the Fourth Hokage; the champion of the village. In saving the village, he sacrificed his own life for his people. He was not the only one though, Konoha's clans suffered major losses and many died that night.

Our story begins with a woman, close to death, about to change the fate of the world on this night.

The air was thick with smoke and the sounds of screaming people. Fire licked at crumbling buildings and dirt coated the air, making a lone woman cough as she ran through the crumbling parts of town.

The woman, with hair of black and eyes of brown, jumped across the roofs of buildings that were still intact as fast as she could, clutching her stomach in pain. Despite the painful gash across her chest and stomach, she had a mission and a determination to finish it.

The woman fled from the battlefield behind her where people lay about either in pain or suffering worse fates, trying to be fixed by healers. Instead, she headed towards the only shrine in Konoha, because there lay her most special treasure. One she needed to protect.

As her feet hit the ground in front of the shrine, she stumbled to her knees and winced as blood rose up and came out of her mouth in coughs.

"Midoriko."

Her brown eyes looked up to see a man standing there. He was dressed in all black with a navy blue utility vest strapped over him. Long silver hair fell past his hips. On his face sat a white mask in the form of a dogs face. It had red markings on the cheeks and a blue crescent moon on the forehead. This mask signalled his position as an ANBU Black Ops and was supposed to keep his identity a secret, but Midoriko knew this man. Once her enemy, but now her friend.

"Sesshomaru..." She mumbled. "How is she?"

Sesshomaru let the woman stand on her own, knowing she was too stubborn for help. "As best as she can be. She has been crying but eventually fell asleep."

Midoriko nodded and slowly walked forward, hobbling towards the well house of the shrine where her treasure lay. Sesshomaru followed on her heels.

Inside the well house was dusty and smelled of old wood, but that didn't concern her. What took her attention was the cradle situated on top of the old sealed up well. Midoriko rushed forward and looked inside. She almost sobbed in relief.

Laying inside was a perfect little baby girl. Only a month old now. Her face was small and chubby and she knew behind those closed eyelids were a brilliant blue colour, a symbol of her long passed father. On the top of her head was tufts of black hair like Midoriko's own.

"Kagome..."

The babe was slowly lifted into her mothers arms and cradled against her bleeding chest. Midoriko sighed and sat on a stair. She wished she could stare at the girl forever, but Midoriko wasn't long for this world, and she still had something to do.

"I'm sorry I have to leave you child, but I will leave you with a gift, it's the least I can do." She murmured and reached up to her neck, snapping a necklace off of herself. In her hand lay a milky pink jewel in the shape of a pearl.

Sesshomaru shifted behind her. "Lady Midoriko... Is that...?"

"The Shikon no Tama? Yes."

"I thought it was incomplete. Only three souls reside in the jewel."

Midoriko gave him a sad smile. "Not for long. I will seal my soul within the jewel as well, with all of my powers too, and pass it down to Kagome. With this given to her, she will inherit all of the power and chakra of those inside the jewel." She looked at the jewel that had been passed down through her family for generations. The strongest men and women in each generation had sealed their chakra and knowledge within the jewel to be passed down to someone within the Higurashi clan. Only four souls could power the jewel, and Midoriko's would be the last to complete it. She would hand over all of her power, and the power of the ones before her, to her daughter.

"Sesshomaru, this jewel holds miraculous power, but it can also be a curse. She will have more chakra than she will know what to deal with. I need someone to take her when I'm gone... To help raise her on a pure path-"

"Say no more." Sesshomaru mumbled. "Your child will be safe within my clan."

Midoriko nodded and whispered, "I thank you."

The beautiful woman turned her attention back to her sleeping baby and the jewel in her palm. Midoriko set Kagome back into her basket and swaddled her in blankets. She then raised the jewel to her lips and closed her teary eyes tightly.

"Shikon no Tama. Soul Sealing Jutsu." She whispered and pressed her mouth to the jewel. Midoriko's body began to shine. It shone so bright that even people across the town of Konoha swore another fire had started.

Midoriko's body slowly grew weaker and weaker as her energy and chakra was drained into the jewel. When she was completely sapped dry, she opened her eyes and looked down at the jewel. It shone a bright white and soft purple. Midoriko gripped it tightly as she dragged herself to her daughter. She looked down at her sleeping face and finally let the tears fall down her face.

"I'm sorry my baby, my sweet little bird. Mama has to leave you now. You may feel alone, and you may be confused as you grow into a beautiful young woman... But just know Mama loves you. And she will forever be with you, inside of your mind and heart." She whispered as she pressed the Shikon no Tama to Kagome's forehead. The baby whimpered and opened her blue eyes to look up at her mother.

"Shikon no Tama. Soul Release Jutsu."

The jewel exploded in colour. Lights of blue, purple, pink, red shone out of the jewel pressed to the babies forehead. The lights shot out of the jewel and swam through the room before aiming for the child and sinking into her skin. The lights continued to shoot into the baby like arrows in a brilliant display before slowly dying down. Midoriko stared in wonder. Between her fingers, the jewel was dull and black and as soon as she lifted it to inspect it, it crumbled into ash and drifted away. Midoriko looked down at Kagome, who's body was glowing in soft white light. It was a success. Midoriko smiled softly and reached for her child, but was stopped as her body was wracked with violent coughs.

Midoriko fell, only to be caught by Sesshomau who lowered her to the ground. Midoriko grabbed onto him desperately as she wheezed. "Take care of her. Don't tell her of the jewel... J-Just teach her... People will want her p-power... Protect h-her..." She whispered. Sesshomaru nodded and lay her down and closed her eyes for her. "Shh. Sleep."

Midoriko coughed until her body stopped shaking, her breath slowed and her face relaxed from it's scrunched up position. With her last breath, a whisp of purple light floated from her mouth and floated to Kagome, going into her forehead.

The baby began to sob as she lay there, not understanding all the commotion and the new tingling feeling in her skin. Sesshomaru stood, lifting Midoriko's dead body with him in one arm and grabbing Kagome's basket with the other. He turned and left the shrine, the one that no one would return to for many, many years.

As he left, he caught a look at the sobbing babies eyes and sighed. What had he gotten himself into? Within this small child's finger was enough power to obliterate a village... And he had to help her hone that power.

Midoriko, I hope you knew what you were doing.