Izayoi was now 16 years of age, her long silver black hair pulled back into a loose ponytail. She was given her fathers red fire rat clothes. Once while she was playing out by the bone eaters well she accidentally fell in and ended up on the other side in her mothers time. Souta her uncle was thankfully nearby and heard the noise. He came rushing in hoping to see his older sister or Inuyasha. All he saw though was a little girl that was the perfect mix of both Kagome and Inuyasha. Souta helped the girl out of the well and brought her into the house to show his mom.

Mrs. Higurashi, "Oh my and who are you little girl?"

Izayoi, "Um my name is Izayoi who are you?"

Mrs. Higurashi said, "I'm Kagome's mother."

Izayoi stated, "My mother was named Kagome and my father was Inuyasha but they both died but my uncle Sesshomouru saved me!"

Mrs. Higurashi nodded but started to cry when she heard that her daughter and her son in law was dead.

But that was so long ago she had grown so much since then. She also inherited her fathers sword the Tetsusaiga. She was gifted with the powers of a demon and the powers of a miko and few believed she was powerful considering she was so petite and fragile looking. Unfortunately along with all the gifts from her parents she had the responsibility of the Skikon No Tama which could not be destroyed. The only way to be rid of it for good was to use it for a completely pure and good intended wish.

Just outside her room was her best friend in the whole world Kohaku he was always there for her. Just like the time so long ago when she was out swimming and her foot got caught in between two rocks and broke. He was there to help her get unstuck and to find Kaede to set the bones right so it'd heal properly.

Izayoi lifted her amber gaze up to the door and watched Kohaku enter the room. He was muscular from so much hard manual labor he did and had the most startling violet eyes like his father. He had his mothers hair though short and brown. He asked impatiently, "So are you done yet? I mean come on you've been in here for hours!"

Izayoi laughed at his impatience and replied, "Yes I'm done now what is it you wanted to show me?" Kohaku jumped up off of Izayoi's bed, grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the room. They passed Miroku and Sango Kohaku's parents and his little sister Sakai.

Finally they reached a small open area in the woods. Izayoi looked curious as to why they were way out here. Kohaku looked nervously around the forest, gulped and begin to stutter, "Um Izayoi you know how we've been the best of friends for so long ever since birth practically?" Izayoi nodded so Kohaku continued, "Well the festival of Ai is coming up you know the festival where we go every year to make fun of the couples who dance together?" Izayoi nodded once again wondering where Kohaku was going with this. "Well ummm... I'd like to go with you this year..."

Izayoi started to laugh and said, "We always go silly that's honestly what you wanted to tell me?" She continued to giggle.

Kohaku answered, "No I mean as an actual couple... Not just go to make fun of them." Izayoi's giggling stopped and she looked at him. The only thing she could think of was this was her best friend in mayhem Kohaku somebody who didn't just go around and say stuff like that.

Izayoi finally spoke, "I guess we could I mean it's not the time of the month when I become so sure why not?" Kohaku let out a big sigh of relief and quickly hugged Izayoi. When he stepped back both he and Izayoi were blushing various shades of red.

A few short weeks later on the night of the festival couples began to arrive. Sesshomouru arrived with Rin, Sango arrived with Miroku, and finally the last couple to arrive was Izayoi and Kohaku. Izayoi's hair was pulled back and up with chopsticks and her normal attire of the red fire rat out fit was replaced with a pale pinkish red kimono. When they entered everyone's head turned towards them. Sango whispered to Miroku, "Oh my! They look exactly like Kagome and Inuyasha did when they were together." Miroku nodded.

Izayoi was dancing with Kohaku when a tall buxom woman walked over. She had jet black hair that was shoulder length and wore a very short kimono that revealed more than it covered. She spoke into Kohaku's ear, "Come on dance with a real woman not some little puppy half breed." Kohaku ignored the woman and Izayoi snarled at the woman.

She rested her head on Kohaku's shoulder and everyone continued to dance.

Izayoi suddenly stopped her very acute hearing picking up the sounds of yelling and crying. She looked at Kohaku who understood what the look on Izayoi's face meant. He leapt onto her back and she ran to where the noise was coming from. There were 4 people standing in front of her and Kohaku.

The first one snarled, "Heh looks like we've got ourselves a half breed!"

Another added, "This smells like a quick kill!"

One of the Girls stated, "This is the spawn of the people who killed our father!"

Izayoi stood back and watched as the 4 wolf yukai's began to attack. She pulled out the Tetsusaiga and began to slash at them. Kohaku had found a pitchfork and began to stab at them as well.

The last girl who had pale purplish black hair and blue eyes said, "This little half breed is fond of the human grab him and lets go we can kill him later and her will to live will finally be broken so we can kill her easily." The others nodded, knocked Kohaku in the head until he was unconscious and left.

Izayoi stare at the retreating wolfs and howled up at the moon. She left back to her house. She changed back into her fire rat outfit, then left to retrieve Kohaku.

Kohaku awoke with a throbbing headache, he tried to stand but soon realized he couldn't he was tied to the wall. Looking around he saw the four wolves and there was another wolf with them. This wolf looked older than them she must have been their mother. Kohaku quickly began to think of what he could do to try and escape but finally gave thinking it best he wait for the arrival of Izayoi.

Izayoi leaned down to the ground sniffing around for Kohaku's scent. She found and took off running towards the soon to be dead wolfs. She entered the den and saw that the pathetic wolfs lay sleeping at the entrance. She took her clawed hand and sliced them to ribbons. Inside closer to the back of the cave lay Kohaku and another five wolfs. The four from earlier and most likely their leader. Izayoi freed Kohaku and took out her sword impaling the first wolf, the second, the third, and the fourth. She looked at the other wolf, the female leader and punched her skull in with her bare fist. She led Kohaku out of the den and into the clearing.

Kohaku leaned down and quickly kissed Izayoi stepping back he asked, "Will you marry me?"

Izayoi stood dumbfounded but nodded. Kohaku laughed and pulled Izayoi towards him into a hug. He then lay down on the grass bringing Izayoi with him. She giggled and snuggled close to him.

The next morning Izayoi awoke with a start and looked around for Kohaku. It was not like him to just leave with out informing someone where he was going. She sniffed around but only smelled the sweet grass. She was confused his scent should be here. She looked around and realized she wasn't in the clearing she had fallen asleep in. She was in the clearing where Kohaku asked her to go with him to the festival of Ai. Something was wrong.

She walked towards the village and saw nothing but a desolate wasteland. This was not right what had happened? Suddenly she saw something move nearby. She went over there and saw a small child cowering. The girl had brown black hair and grey eyes. Izayoi leaned down and asked, "Um Can you tell me where I am?"

The girl replied meekly, "This is the afterlife."

Izayoi looked shocked, "Really, you mean where the dead go right?"

The girl nodded and ran off. So Izayoi thought I must be dead... but that's not right I was just alive and with Kohaku. Izayoi looked around and saw more people she ran towards them. The people scattered away from her and were screaming in terror. There was one man who did not flee. She walked over to him and asked, "Can you tell me why I am here? I do not believe I am supposed to be here." The man nodded and motioned for her to follow him.

She followed him until the reached a big house once she was inside the man said, "You do not remember anything about how you got here?" Izayoi shook her head no. The man continued, "Well you are a special case. You as a young child were killed but brought back by your uncle than shortly after you died again because when you were little you almost drowned to death I believe all you remember from that is the broken foot." Izayoi nodded, "Well you actually died then but Kohaku's calling out to you brought you back to the world of the living. Then just recently Kohaku was taken by wolfs. You got there to late and they had killed Kohaku already. You out of pure sadness and anger was engulfed by the full demon in you. Then killed every wolf demon shortly after you returned with Kohaku's dead body to your home village where you told Sango and Miroku who cried. Not being able to deal with their tears you used the Shikon No Tama and begged to take the place of Kohaku. The Shikon Jewel finally worked and you came here while Kohaku went there." Izayoi sat there a thoughtful look on her face.

She nodded and asked, "Is there anyway for me to return to the living?" The man shook his head no.

He then added, "You were destined to do what you did Kohaku will become a great warrior who will marry a foreign princess and bear many children. But you were meant to die and come here you're to powerful to exist in the other world. You will become the almighty goddess here. But I think you can go see your parents they have been waiting for you to cross over." Izayoi looked around blinking back tears of sadness. She stood and left the house.

Just outside stood her mother and father. Kagome gasped and ran forward to embrace her daughter. Inuyasha followed and watched his daughter. Izayoi said, "Hi um I really don't know what to say I've never had to deal with a situation like this."

Kagome laughed and asked, "So how are you sweetie I couldn't wait for you to come here your father is happy too even if he is being miserable." Inuyasha looked the other way and snorted.

Izayoi asked, "So what do I do know?"

Inuyasha said, "Keh I've been doing a whole lot of nothing for almost sixteen years there's nothing to do here!" Izayoi nodded and let out a big yawn.

Kagome looked worried and asked, "Oh you're probably really exhausted it's always difficult crossing over." Izayoi nodded and was led into a big bedroom with a comfortable bed. Izayoi lay down and soon was sleeping.

"Izayoi... Izayoi... Wake up!" Izayoi opened her eyes and saw she was laying with Kohaku again.

Izayoi asked, "What happened first I was laying with you then I woke up in the afterlife and now I'm here with you again!"

Kohaku clarified, "You saved my life and did die the only reason you came back was because the whole time you were dead I kept calling for you to come back to me. You promised to marry me and I would have died with out you." Izayoi nodded and a big smile broke across her face. The Shikon jewel was finally gone, she met her parents, and she was back in the arms of her loved one. She leaned closer to Kohaku and kissed him deeply not caring if the world crumbled around them.