Eternal Flame by thesesskagrevivalproject

The Well

Info: for the first TWO years of a dog's life, they age 10 years (ratio, 10:1, 10 human years to every dog year), after those two years, the ratio goes down to 4:1. So, in a technical sense, Sessh's "age" is 96. BUT, since he keeps blabbering about being over 200 years old, I'm guessing Rumiko went with the 10:1 ratio. (XD) So, for this story, he's 210; being that he's 21 in "human appearance". (Btw, this is two years after any current happenings in the manga. So yes… Sesshomaru's got both of his arms in the "present". And the Bakusaiga -laughs at the name- BAKASAIGA!

Summer of 2004/1504

June 19th
Demon Calendar: Full Moon 6, Sun Up 19, Year 1,504

Typical. It was all so very typical. Down to InuYasha's yelling, to their protests Sango, Miroku and Shippo gave him. But in the end, she was going to need to go home. She was going to have to go home. She needed to stock up on, god forbid it, ramen. She knew mentioning the need of the food item will stop the yelling, but InuYasha would still be mad because this would put them farther off track from Naraku than they need to be. But to fight Naraku, they would need to be healthy and that required food. Sure, game and all that was absolutely wonderful, but seriously now. She sighed again, as she snuck off. Miroku and Sango having InuYasha distracted for the moment as she made her way into the forest that held the well.

She made it about halfway there before she sensed… her. Her brows furrowed. Why is she here, again? She walked the stretch of length that led into the clearing and stopped. She, being Kikyo, was standing next to the well, looking at it curiously, seemingly not noticing Kagome's arrival. She stayed silent for a few more minutes, and just as she was about to speak, Kikyo's voice met her ears.

"Girl, how does this well work?"

Kagome blinked, she was getting really tired of people rudely addressing her as 'girl', or 'wench' or 'human'. Kagome sighed, "I do not know."

"Lies."

"I know what it does but not how it does it." Kagome rephrased.

Kikyo looked up at her, her face emotionless. "I will take InuYasha to hell with me."

Kagome's eyes narrowed, but she said nothing. Kikyo had turned back to the well again, and then turned away, vanishing into the forest. Kagome raised an eyebrow. That was it? She was up to something, that clay pot, but she wasn't anywhere near by now. Kagome figured it was safe, and she made her way to the well. It sprang to life in front of her and she grinned. Good, no tampering done. She jumped.

Kikyo reappeared only minutes later, seeing the well activate, and the girl jump down. She made her way over to it. "Now I will seal you into that world forever! I don't care about the Jewel anymore, or the fate of this land, just stay where you belong, copy!" And Kikyo placed her hands upon the wooded lip of the well, her dark powers flowing out of her hands and into the wood of the well. The blue magic within swirled and died, and, thinking that the well was dead now, she turned with a grin on her face. I will have InuYasha!

"Present Day" Tokyo

"MAMA! I'M HOME!" called Kagome as she made her way into the house, slipping her shoes off at the door.

Higurashi-san appeared in the threshold and smiled. "Welcome home Kagome! Did you enjoy your travels?"

"Not as much as I'd like." Kagome groaned. "I've come to resupply. I'll be going back in the morning."

"Ah. All right then, shall we go shopping?" Kagome's mother grinned at the prospective outing.

"Yes mama, after a bath, however." Kagome said, walking up to her mother and giving the woman a hug before handing the Yellow backpack to her.

"Of course dear," Higurashi-san watched her daughter disappear up the stairs, and soon the sound of water filled the house.

Half an hour later, Kagome was dressed and heading down stairs, towel around her neck while she waited for her hair to fully dry. Souta came in about this time. "Kags! You're home!"

"I am! And what have I told you about calling me that?" She grinned at her brother.

"Sorry sis," Souta said sheepishly. "Stocking up again?"

"Yep. InuYasha sure loves his ramen." Kagome resisted rolling her eyes at the thought.

"Speaking of, did he come with you?" Souta seemed to look around excitedly.

"Not this time Souta, sorry." She said.

"Awww. I wanted to beat him at video games again." Souta said, vanishing up stairs.

Kagome laughed just as her mother came down the stairs. "Ready?"

"Ready!" Kagome pulled the towel from her shoulders, draped it over the banister of the stairs, and followed her mother out of the house.

500 Years in the Past

"INUYASHA! GIVE ME MY CRAYONS BACK!" Shippo cried, fists flailing as InuYasha held him away by his tail.

"Nah, I don't think I will. What do you need 'em for anyways, runt?" InuYasha gave Shippo a look.

"Kagome gave them to me, give them back!" Shippo flailed again.

"Aren't you getting too big for these childish toys?" InuYasha said, sneering.

"SANGO!" cried Shippo.

She appeared in the door way of the hut they were sitting in, eyes glaring at InuYasha. "Drop him, now." InuYasha, grumbling out obscenities, complied and dropped Shippo to the wooden floor with a dull thump. Sango gave him another stare and InuYasha held the box of crayons to Shippo, who grabbed them and dashed away. Going back to what he was doing, coloring. InuYasha pushed himself to his feet, crossing his arms over his chest and walked out of the hut, passing Sango. "Don't you dare go after her. She'll be back in the morning." He only replied with a grunt and shot off in the opposite direction. Sango sighed, running her hand through her hair.

Miroku took this moment to come up and run his hand over her backend.

WHACK!

"Sango, darling, you know it's the hand! I can't control it!" Miroku said, grinning sheepishly.

"Yeah, sure Miroku. Whatever." She rolled her eyes at the monk, and went to sit against a wall.

"What's bothering you?" Miroku asked, taking a seat against the wall adjacent to hers.

"Who else?"
"Ah."

She sighed again, rubbing her eyes with her hands. "I swear, it's like… a volcano waiting to erupt."

"The relationship between Kagome and InuYasha? I do agree." Miroku nodded.

"I can't watch her fall in love with him, when I know that every time she's gone, he goes running to that dead pot!" Sango groaned.

"I know, my dear, I know." Miroku said.

"And what have I told you about calling me that." She gave him a deadly look.

"My apologies."

"Sure. Whatever, Miroku."

He merely chuckled.

"Present Day" Tokyo

"Oof!" Kagome grunted, setting her signature yellow backpack down. It was stuffed this time, and she meant really stuffed. 'Probably enough ramen to last for three years!' she thought, looking to the bag again. 'But not with InuYasha…' She rolled her eyes as she moved to pick up the bag again. 'Gosh this thing is heavy!' She hoisted it onto her shoulder, and jumped…

The magic swelled and spun around her, and she dropped to the floor of the well. Ah, good old Feudal Japan. She took in the fresh air and sighed. "INUYASHA! I'M BACK!" She exclaimed, and blinked. She figured he'd be waiting at the top, but no one shouted down obscenities, or told her she was late. Fine, I'll do it myself! She hoisted the bag onto her shoulder again, and began to climb the vines.

"OW!"

She exclaimed for the thirtieth time, as she hit the bottom of the well. Okay, maybe not so easy…

"Is there someone down there?" called someone from the top.

Thank god! She thought, happily, "yes, there is! Could you please help me?"

And suddenly, she wasn't the only one in the bottom of the well. Staring at the person who was about to save her, she blinked, "Sess-Sesshomaru!"

He blinked back, "you know me? I've never seen you before."

She blinked, "I travel with your half-brother, InuYasha! I'm Kagome, the miko!"

He rose a delicately shaped eyebrow, "I know no mikos by the name of 'Kagome'. And you speak of my half-brother. How is it that you know him as well?"

She blinked at him. "Just… get me out of here for now, I'll explain." As much as I can, at least…

Sesshomaru merely nodded, taking up the gigantic yellow backpack, and wrapping his arms around her, and jumped, bringing them out of the well, and they landed on the forest floor.

She then noticed something peculiar, he only had one sword. "You don't have Tokijin? Where's Rin and Jaken?"

He gave her an 'are you crazy' look. "I know no-one of the name of 'Rin' either. Again, I ask, how do you know InuYasha?"

"I… travel with him." She raised her eyebrow in confusion.

"I do not think he is able to accomplish that, he is now stuck to a tree, as you can see." Sesshomaru motioned over to the Goshinboku that sat not twenty feet away.

Kagome's eyes widened. There he was, stuck to the tree! Again! That means…

She looked to Sesshomaru, who was short two swords. And then back to InuYasha, who was sleeping, with an arrow in his chest. Then something hot burned against her neck. She pulled out the tiny bottle of Shikon shards. They were shining a violent pink. Ok, there's definitely something wrong here. "Can you tell me what year it is?"

"Excuse me?" he snorted.

"What year is it?" She looked to Sesshomaru, who was armor less, and looking much younger.

"I believe, for you humans, it is the year fourteen-fifty-four," he said.

Her eyes widened.

"I WENT FIFTY YEARS FARTHER THAN I SHOULD HAVE?!"

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