Someday by FOOCHA

Prologue: Sesshoumaru?!

Authors Note Here's my latest fic that was a big hit on fanfiction.net, so I hope you enjoy this too ^_^ Taiyoukai in Tokyo will also be updated soon!

Disclaimer- I do not own InuYasha or the song I use in this fic

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Higurashi Kagome, sighed heavily as she approached the well house. She dragged her feet and made an attempt to shift the weight of her heavy backpack. Why, oh, WHY did she always have to pack so much stuff? (1) Stupid school work, for most students, their final year of High School was supposed to be a breeze! But then again...

She sighed once more.

Most girls weren't plagued with constant 'illnessess', which translated into going through an old well 500 years into the past. They weren't traveling with a temperamental hanyou, a hentai monk with a cursed hand, a taijya who hit said monk and wanted revenge for her dead brother. Not to mention the cutest kitsune to ever live, and all to collect shards of the Shikon no Tama.

And most girls hadn't been the ones to accidentally shatter the jewel in the first place.

No girls, of course, except her.

She was beginning to think she was Fate's favorite punching bag.

Kagome reached out and slid open the door to the well house, slowing descending down the stairs, her gaze fixed onto the well. For the past 4 years now, she'd been traveling back and forth into the Feudal Era of Japan to collect the shards of the jewel and she and her friends seemed no closer to completing their mission now then they had when they had just begun all those years ago. She oftened wondered if Naraku was just toying with them, playing with them as a cat did with a mouse until it finally got bored.

And then it killed it mercilessly.

Kagome shuddered at the very thought.

At other times, she felt that the final battle was approaching far too fast for her liking. And she and her friends would soon have to face the despicable hanyou Naraku, their lives would be at a serious risk.And although none of them spoke of it, they doubted they would be able to make it out of the battle alive. After all, Naraku did hold most of the Shikon shards, giving his already imense power a boost.

Not exactly the most uplifting of thoughts.

Kagome swung her right leg over the edge of the well, careful not to snag her short green skirt on the edges.

"Here I go... again." She said, a small smile creeping onto her face as she pushed herself into the well, her eyes closing slightly as she was engulfed in blue light. No matter how many times she traveled back in time, she never really got used to the feeling... almost like flying...

She landed harder then usual on the hard dirt ground on the base of the well.

At least, until she landed it felt like flying.

Kagome pushed herself up to her feet, and dusted the dirt off herself and looked up at the clear blue sky. She waited at the base of the well for a moment, knowing that usually, InuYasha would appear suddenly to help her out, yelling at her for being late -even though she wasn't-, or Shippou would wait excitedly to ask what she had brought him.

Nobody.

"InuYasha?" She called raising her voice, she waited patiently for a few moments.

Still... nothing.

Maybe they were at the village?

Or, she thought with a heartfelt sigh, maybe InuYasha was off visiting Kikyou again...

Kikyo...would she forever only be...'just a reincarnation' of the dead priestess...nothing more then-

She shook her head, freeing such thoughts from her mind and looked around, reaching out for a vine and taking a firm hold on the vine. With the added weight from her backpack, she painfully began to slowly but surely, pull herself out of the well.

"INUYASHA?" She called, louder this time. She pushed herself away from the well and looked around, a slight frown appearing on her face. Something seemed... different... was it just her... or were there less trees? And more flowers and brush...

How strange...

Kagome took a final glance at the old well behind her and then began to walk towards the village. It was unusually quiet right now, even uncomfortably so. Almost as if something... was hiding in the trees, watching...waiting for the opportune moment to attack...

Kagome sighed, she really was getting paranoid. With good reason of course, after all, she and her friends were constantly being attacked by demons on an almost daily basis, it was understandable that she grew a little paranoid. She really needed to-

A loud roar of a demon reached her ears and she immediately dropped her bag and spun towards her right, her heart pounding in her chest.

Were InuYasha and her friends fighting a demon right now?

She bolted in the direction she had heard the demon roar, panic surging through her. Even though she didn't think she'd be much of a help during a fight -after all it was usually HER getting rescued- if any over her friends got hurt, and she hadn't been there to help in any way possible, she would never forgive herself.

The roar of the demon was getting louder.

Alright, my paranoia is definitely justifiable, that thing sounds big,she thought a slight wave of panic coming over her. She hesitantly picked up her pace, after all, only a fool rushed into a dangerous situation with out thinking things through clearly.

THAT position, was solely reserved for the temperamental-jerk-of-a-hanyou-who-never-listened-to-her AKA InuYasha, well, he wasn't a fool...just...very rash.

And selfish, and annoying, not to mention that-

Kagome shook her head, now was not the time to begin ranting in her mind about InuYashas faults, and although they were plentiful, there were also many good qualities as well...

Her pace quickened yet again, those were the qualities she admired. Just as she admired all of her friends.

Now was not the time to be afraid, or ranting.

She had to get to her friends.

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Kagome rushed through a thicket of trees, her heart pounding her chest, her breathing short and panicked. Images flashed through her mind of her friends battling a horrific demon - and this one certainly sounded horrific indeed -, she was even more concerned that she didn't hear them yelling. Usually InuYasha would be mouthing off several insults at the demon, or Sango would be yelling at Miroku for being the pervert he was at an inappropriate time.

The shouts of her companions were not heard, and she knew that she was close enough to be able to hear them.

It made her fear for the worst.

She ran through a bush, not caring that its sharp twigs cut her exposed legs.

She gasped as she saw the battle that was ensuing.

A massive neko youkai, with huge bulging muscles and even larger fangs stood menacingly snarling at her. No, not at her, in front of her.

In front of her stood a helpless child, around five or so years old, she guessed considering the child's height. She didn't really get a good look at the child, and she certainly didn't look long enough to discern that the child had a rather...unusual hair color.

"Get out of the way!" She cried reaching a hand out and shoving the child to the side, just as the neko's massive paw came crashing down, right where the child had been standing. The neko growled menacingly and glared at Kagome hatefully with large shocking green eyes.

Crap... Kagome thought. Now it appeared that the youkai wanted HER dead, at least the kid will be alright...

Those thoughts were cut off when the neko took another swat at her, Kagome diving to the right, landing on the ground hard, but grateful she had managed to dodge the neko yet again.

SHIT! If only I hadn't left my bow by the well with my bag! Kagome thought looking around furiously for something, anything, to use as a weapon.

And there it was.

A bow, with a single arrow in a quiver, lying right by the stinking rotting corpse of what had once most likely been a human samurai. She dove towards the fallen weapon and grabbed the bow and the arrow. Rolling away just as sharp claws nearly grazed her back. Kagome quickly got to her feet, barely noticing as she cut her thigh on a rather sharp rock.

I have one chance...She thought, as with shaking hands she notched the arrow, and drawing the string back, pointed it towards the neko.

Aiming for right between its massive forest green eyes.

Please work, please work... She silently prayed as the neko shifted its stance, so it was directly facing her, as if daring her to hurt it, with a puny 'mortal' arrow.

Kagome's entire body began to tingle, a light feeling that sent a rush of emotion and power through her body and pooled directly into the arrow.

She let the arrow fly, the neko's eyes widened in shock as a bright pink wave of power, compacted into the previously harmless arrow came flying towards it.

The neko youkai never stood a chance.

It let out an agonizing cry as the purifying arrow hit it directly in the forehead, and in a blinding flash of pink and white light, the neko disappeared.

Kagome's eyes widened in shock and she slowly lowered her bow.

Her arrows... had never done... something like THAT before...

But before she could ponder this phenomenon, a cold, young voice - containing a hint of anger and amusement - spoke from behind her.

"Although that was amusing, I could have handled that myself." The cold voice said. Kagome froze instantly, all thoughts of her arrow thrown to the wind.

She knew that voice... but it sounded... different. The voice she knew never betrayed any emotions... and it was MUCH deeper...

Kagome slowly turned around to face the 'helpless child' behind her. Her jaw dropped as she took in the appearance of the child.

Just past shoulder length silver/white hair, narrowed golden eyes, two maroon stripes on each cheek, and a blue crescent moon that adorned the child's forehead.

There was no mistaking the stoic expression...or the beautiful face, that as he matured would only grow more beautiful...more devastatingly perfect.

"SESSHOUMARU!"

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Authors Note- Really quick before I forget!

(1) Based on my own experience, I was looking over my junior year schedule, and realized senior year shall be hell on earth -.- And I'm gonna do Dance Team that year if it kills me. I'm upping the amount I dance to about 20 hours a week, who else agrees that I'm insane?

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