Hello! I thought to mention that I hopefully will seriously stick to this story! If I don't, I do believe my friend will hurt me...A lot. If I don't. She's already done so many times. .. Well, R&R please! I need positive re-enforcement to continue writing...And if anyone has any ideas for things in future chapters, feel free to tell me. I don't mind constructive critisism and Ideas. And if I use an idea you gave me, I'll be sure to give credit!

Enjoy!

Shiori

"NO!! INUYASHA!!" Kagome screamed as she watched him fall, one of Naraku's squirming tentacles piercing his chest. She dragged herself on the ground toward him as she heard Naraku laugh evilly and tear the tentacle back out. More blood poured out of Inuyasha as he gasped in pain and rolled onto his back to look up at the woman he saved.

"K-kagome…" he spoke, coughing a little as blood started to pool in his mouth. He could feel his death coming closer.

"I'm here Inuyasha…Why'd you do that?! You didn't have to jump in the way! You didn't have to save me!!" she all but cried to him, laying her head just below the bloody wound.

"I had to save you Kagome…" he coughed a little more, blood slipping from between his lips and dripping down his chin slightly, "I WANTED to…I'll always care about you Kagome…ALWAYS…"

More tears welled up in Kagome's eyes as the information processed in her brain. As the war raged on, no one noticed the two on the ground. "I'll always care about you too Inuyasha…but right now, we have to take care of these wounds. You'll be okay Inuyasha. I'll make sure of it."

He laughed a bit at her words, but soon regretted it as he started coughing horribly, more of the red fluid coming out. He was surrounded in a puddle of his own blood. He knew that Kagome was just trying to make herself feel better about this. He knew what was coming.

"It's…okay Kagome…I'll always watch over you…Just know that I'll always be here…" And he gasped as he sucked in his last breath, smiling as he saw his best friend above him just before he closed his eyes.

"INUYASHA! NO! DON'T DIE ON ME! INUYASHAAAAAAAAA!!" She cried as she shook his body, trying to get him to respond.

Sango heard the screaming and ran over to Kagome, slaying demons as she ran. "Kagome, what's wro…Oh god….Inuyasha…he isn't…no…" she fell next to his body as well, hugging Kagome.

'If only I was more powerful…Inuyasha wouldn't have had to protect me…If I was more powerful, he'd still be alive!' Kagome thought as she wrapped her arms around Sango.

Kagome gripped her tightly as she screamed her pain into Sango's chest. But then, rather quickly, the screaming stopped, and Kagome gripped Sango's shoulders tightly. She pushed her away at arms length, and Sango was scared at what she saw.

Kagome's eyes were glowing blood red, and her hair started moving around her. Slowly, her entire body began glowing blue, with swirls of pink. She stood up, leaving Sango on the ground, and turned in the direction Naraku was in.

She raised her hands, and they started to glow bright pink. As she spoke, her voice seemed not of this world. It seemed to be coming from the god's themselves.

"Naraku! This ends NOW!" Her whole body began glowing brighter and brighter, and the swirls started moving faster. No one knew where the power was coming from, but everyone was in awe at power her small body held.

She was lifted off the ground by an unknown source of energy, and she flew towards Naraku, gathering a ball of energy in her hand as she came closer to him. Naraku seemed terrified as the small body with much body hurdled towards him, striking him in the heart with her hand. It tore his heart out, along with the Shikon Jewel.

As he screamed, his body slowly disintegrated, leaving nothing but the jewel where he once stood. All of his minion demons disappeared as well, leaving the fighters in an empty field. Slowly, Kagome came back down to the ground, but as the light disappeared, Many changes in Kagome's appearance became noticeable to those in the field.

Her hair was no longer black, but now a light forest green and it reached the back of her knees. Her eyes were no longer brown, but now an blue-purple color. One dark green lightening bolt shaped marking donned each cheek, and on her forehead was a blood red crescent moon, exactly like Sesshomaru's, only facing the other direction.

Sango gasped as she realized what has happened. 'Kagome's a … demon?! How did that happen?!'

Kagome was wondering the same thing. She looked to the ground, and seeing the jewel, she picked it up. As soon as she did though, she blacked out, and collapsed on the ground. All the people left in the field ran to her.

"Where am I?' she asked herself in her head.

"Well, you're in the jewel Kagome."

Kagome's head whipped around to the voice, and she gasped as she saw the person standing about 10 feet away from her.

"Midoriko? I thought you were dead!"

Midoriko laughed a bit at the reaction she got from the young miko.

"I technically have never died. I've been trapped in this Jewel, you see, in a never ending battle with the demons I also trapped when I locked my soul in here." she said to Kagome, "I will never be able to die. but my soul will still be put into heaven, and I will remain there, and it's all thanks to you."

Kagome looked dumbfounded. "Me? What did I do?" Midoriko laughed. "You defeated Naraku of course! And because of that, you also defeated the demons in the jewel for me, finishing my last duty in the living world, and because you made the ultimately pure wish."

'Wish? When did I do that?' she asked herself. Then she decided to voice it. Midoriko just stared at her for a minute. "You don't remember? You wished you were more powerful so you could protect yourself so that you wouldn't have to have others come into harm's way to save you." 'Ohhhhh……That wish…'

"But how did that wish come true? Nothing has happened to me." Kagome said to Midoriko.

Midoriko gave her a strange look. "You haven't noticed yet? Oh dear." Suddenly, a full length mirror popped up in front of Kagome, startling her slightly, but not half as much as what she saw in it. "Is that ME?!" Midoriko smiled at her surprise, and replied, "Yes, it is. You wished for Power. Your miko powers on top of this makes you EASILY more powerful than most individuals in the world. Of course, how you use it is entirely up to you. I'd hope that you'd use it to better the world though. I rather like the thought of a peaceful world."

Kagome nodded, the shock wearing off at her words. 'I'm THAT powerful? Wow…I could even kick Sesshomaru's ass!' she giggled at her thoughts. "But how am I going to learn how to use my new skills?" she asked Midoriko, and was a bit scared at the smirk that planted itself on the older miko. "You see, that's where I have already gone ahead and made arrangements for you."

Kagome paled. "I don't think I like where this is going…" Midoriko laughed, "Oh, it's fine. You'll be training with many masters in many weapons and types of skills. You will be gone for a while though…But, it's best that you go and master everything you can now. It should only take a few years… and now that you're a demon, you have all the time in the world!"

Kagome thought about it for a while, and thought it might be the best to get away for a while. It's going to be a difficult adjustment to get used to her new skills as a demon, and not to mention the fact that she'll have to control her anger or risk loosing her mind to her inner beast, much like Inuyasha did when he got really mad. 'Inuyasha…' she sighed sadly. But she steeled herself knowing that she just had to get over it. He's gone, and nothing can bring him back. 'And maybe all this training will get my mind off of him…' She nodded at Midoriko, "Okay. How do I get there?"

"Its up in the mountains, but since it's a very long and difficult journey, I have someone coming to where you all currently are to get you and bring you there. And don't worry. Everything will be okay…"

As Midoriko said that, the world Kagome was in started to spin, and then blacked out, and she opened her eyes to people hovering over her.

"Kagome…are you okay?" Sango asked. Kagome sat up and nodded her head as the group slowly loosened their circle around her. She looked between them, and on the edge of the clearing stood Sesshomaru, who was staring at her intently from where he stood. He was also part of the battle against Naraku.

'Why is he looking at me like that?' she wondered to herself as she stood up and brushed the dirt off her pants. Not talking to the others, she walked over to Inuyasha's body, and smiled sadly. 'You're in a better place now 'Yasha. At least you are. This is just the beginning for me…Goodbye my friend.' She bent down, and pressed a small kiss to his forehead. Miroku stood next to her, a little bloodied up, but looking okay otherwise.

"We plan on burying him now. Do you want to stay for it, or will it be too much for you Lady Kagome?" Kagome looked up at him and shook her head. "I am leaving in a little while. I cannot stay, and I don't believe I'll be back for a long time."

Miroku nodded sadly. "I wish you well Kagome. Please come back to us in the future. I do not believe Sango will be able to handle it if her best friend is gone from her forever."

Kagome looked at him, "I know Miroku. Thank you for everything. But someone is coming for me soon, and I cannot guarantee when I'll return." She hugged him, and then spotted a man standing on the edge of the clearing near Sesshomaru.

He had short, spiky, shocking red hair and bright glowing green eyes. He looked to be about Sesshomaru's height. He had a small flame on his forehead and a red slash over one eye.

"Sorry Miroku, I believe I'm supposed to follow him. Tell Sango I love her, and goodbye. I can't bear to say it to her myself right now." and with that, she jogged to the man. He nodded, and then turned into the forest, Kagome following behind him.

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