Reclaim What Was Lost by Lady Akina

Happy Birthday

Kagome slowly eased herself into the hot spring. Tomorrow was her 17th birthday. 'Two years and Inuyasha still chases after Kikyo.' It didn't hurt Kagome when she thought about it. She finally realized that she would never be Kagome to Inuyasha. She leaned her head back and looked up at the full moon. She couldn't seem to break her gaze. Something about the moon was drawing her in. That was the last thing she remembered before she passed out.

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Kagome woke up the next morning with a pounding headache. "Ugh! Great...Just how I wanted to wake up on my birthday," Kagome walked back to Kaede's village. All the villagers were asleep so she went straight to Kaede's hut. As it came into view, she was attacked my Sango's Hiraikotsu.

"Who are you, demon?" Sango asked as she prepared to throw her weapon again.

"Sango! It's me, Kagome!" Kagome took another step forward.

"Wrong answer. Hiraikotsu!" Sango threw the giant boomerang again.

"Ahhhhh! Inuyasha!" Kagome ducked.

"What is it now, wench?" Inuyasha stepped out of the hut.

"Sango! Please stop!"Kagome dodged. "It really is me! Inuyasha use your nose and tell her who I am!."

Inuyasha sniffed. "It is her Sango. Put your weapon down."

"Fine."

"Thank Kami." Kagome stepped from where she was hiding.

"Ka-Kagome?" Inuyasha looked at her. Her hair had blood red streaks in it and had grown mid-thigh. She had a black tail that looked like the tip was dipped in blood. Two black stripes adorned each cheek and wrist. She had a red crescent moon on her forehead. Inuyasha audibly gasped. "You're the Lady Kagome of the North?"

"Huh?" everyone turned to look at him. Miroku and Shippo watched from the doorway.

"The crescent. It's a sign of royalty. The red crescent belongs to the north, the yellow crescent to the east, purple to the south, and the blue crescent to the west. All royal cardinal families have this symbol," Inuyasha stood staring at Kagome.

"Wait a minute! Are you trying to tell me that I'm the hime of the north?" Again, everyone looked toward Inuyasha.

"Well...Yeah" Kagome just stared.

"I wonder," Kagome whispered to herself then asked, "Inuyasha? Whose the Taiyoukai of the North?"

"Lord Kyoudai."

"Thats my father's name! Kyoudai Hirugashi. I wonder if my mom knew? Hang on...If I'm a full demon...That means...My MOM is a DEMON and SHE DIDN'T TELL ME!!!"

(A/N: Kyoudai means mighty and/or powerful.)

"Ouch! Kagome will you shut up!" Inuyasha held his ears in pain. When he looked up. He found Kagome gone.