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 Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:12 pm
Fandom: YuYu Hakusho/Inuyasha
Rating: PG-13/15
Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance
Warning: Language/Violence
Summary: Just when you think things couldn't get worse, they do. When you think you're done with that life, you're not. Just when things seem to be going your way, they don't. Little do they know, this is just the beggining.
Chapter One
The Formal
A young woman sighed and tapped her pencil on the top of her desk. Her gaze wandered to the blinking clock that changed ever so slowly…agonizingly. She bit back a growl as her gaze returned to her paper. She could swear that the clock had read 5:57 for the past hour! Wait…her gaze shifted to the clock in alarm. She only had a few minuets to get ready! Her cerulean orbs widened as she jumped out of her chair, knocking it over in the process, and over to her closet. A faint knock was heard followed by her younger brother’s voice.
“Are you ready yet?” he questioned the young Miko, who was currently buried in her closet.
“Just give me a minuet!” she called back and found the dress she had been looking for with a triumphant call of “Yes!” It was a deep blue that complimented her eyes wonderfully. The sleeves on it were split and a slit ran up the side of the dress from the bottom to the center of her thigh. It had a semi-low v-neck and sparkled with black sparkles. She slid it on, the soft material molded to her small form perfectly. She threw her discarded shirt over the alarm clock not wanting to look at the time worried that time would now fly too fast. She went over to the bathroom that connected to her room and put her long raven, blue tinted hair up in a bun with five inches of hair left down to fan over her neck. She wasn’t one to wear a whole lot of make-up. She put on a bit of eye shadow and lip gloss since it was a formal she was going to. She was going to a school formal, new students who were going to join in the semester were welcome to join. Her mother suggested she go to become acquainted with one of those she’d be attending school with. Well, it gave her a break from Feudal Era. A much needed break. Kagome Higurashi did enjoy traveling back and forth from her era to the Feudal Era. She felt as if she had a second family back there, although there was one major rock that she tended to stumble over constantly. The rock being Inuyasha. She shook her head as she slipped on black heels; this wasn’t the time to be thinking of the arrogant hanyou. When she stood up her eyes widened a fraction. She could slay a youkai ten times larger than herself, yet she couldn’t walk in heels. There had to be something wrong there. Deciding it was safe enough, she removed her shirt to uncover the clock. As soon as she did she wished she hadn’t. She was going to be late! The clock blinked 6:06 so innocently as if mocking her. She took off her heels and dashed down the stairs since she wasn’t going to risk breaking her ankle from running in them. She made a dash out of the door, shoes still in hand, leaving behind a blinking younger brother and chuckling mother. Her feet froze on the cold ground and the wind nipped at her exposed skin. Kagome berated herself for forgetting her jacket. This fact alone motivated her to run quicker so she made it to the school before she froze her a** off. Just as she finished her last thought the school came into view. She stopped and hid behind a tree while putting on her shoes and catching her breath. Each intake froze her throat and lungs due to the cold air. She maneuvered her hands around her hair trying to make herself look presentable and straightened out her dress before heading to the school. Butterflies decided to have a party in her stomach as she came closer. She didn’t know anyone who went here, yet she was here. Why oh why did she let her mother convince her to go? Taking a deep breath she entered the gymnasium where music could be heard along with the chatter of teenagers. Kagome had never felt so out of place…wait, scratch that she had. After all, walking around in Feudal Japan wearing modern clothing had pretty much made her feel out of place. Well, in any case she still felt out of place as she looked around.
‘Well, a new school may not be such a bad idea. After all, I think my class mates have probably started thinking me a walking ghost after all of the illnesses they think I had gotten. Maybe a fresh start is just what I need,’ she thought optimistically. ‘Then in a few months everyone here will start thinking the same thing.’ Her shoulders dropped. Would it be possible to convince her mother to let her be home schooled? ‘I’ll just become a wall flower, no one will notice anyway.’ She made her way to the far back of the gymnasium unaware of two pairs of eyes watching her movements. A sophomore came up to Kagome and tapped her on the shoulder causing her to turn around.
“Hi, I'm Sugoiya Kayla,” the girl smiled and held out her hand. Kagome shook it and returned with her own smile.
“I'm Higurashi Kagome, it’s nice to meet you.”
“I just thought that I should warn you going over there may not be the best of ideas,” Kayla said gravely. Her smile was diminished.
“Why ever not?” Kagome questioned with a raised eyebrow.
“Those two are the punks of the school,” she motioned to two young men in the corner seemingly talking.
“Maybe they’re just misunderstood.”
“Misunderstood? Them? No, they make themselves very clear. They’re quite strong and the worst bullies in any school. I just thought I should warn you.”
“Thank you for the warning, but I’ll take my chances,” Kagome smiled and continued walking to her destination. Kayla shrugged and went off to her own friends not wanting to be involved should anything happen. She sat in one of the hard back chairs and glanced over to the two bullies. His orange hair was similar to the Elvis style and his eyes were dark brown, almost black. He was clad in blue dress pants and a white button down shirt. He looked down at the second boy worriedly. He had black slicked back hair that gave him a punkish look and chocolate brown eyes that she reckoned would be stunning had they not been full of anguish. He was clad in black dress pants and a dark, forest green button down shirt. But there was something about them, something odd. She stretched her senses out a bit and let her aura wrap around them. She saw their surprised expressions and stifled a giggle. The taller young man was 100 percent human, except for the fact that he had incredible spirit energy. She moved her gaze when his shifted to her form. When she felt his gaze leave her she saw him whisper something to his companion. Letting her aura wrap around the second young man, since directing her gaze away made her break her concentration. Her eyes widened and a gasp escaped her lips. He had demonic energy, it was clear to her that he was a hanyou. Though, that’s not what really surprised her. It was the amount of power he had, it was incredible! She hadn’t felt anything like it, not even from Lord Sesshomaru, Naraku, or even Inuyasha! Yet here was this boy, no man, with power that surpassed Naraku who contained half of the Shikon no Tama in his possession making him ten times stronger. This time both heads jerked towards her. She let out a small squeak, they had sensed her energy surround them! She smiled nervously and turned her gaze to the dancing that was currently going on. Her nerves were on edge. Luckily she was smart enough to conceal the Shikon Kakerra she possessed. She mentally berated herself for the second time that night. How could she be so foolish to act on a whim? On top of all of that she was going to attend school with a dangerous hanyou and a potentially dangerous human! There had to be someone up there that hated her. The music ended and the DJ changed it from the normal quickened pace to a slower pace.
I used to wonder if there was someone
Out there that would understand what I go through
I can't tell my friends for they wouldn't understand
They'll never know what it's like
Even though each day I live in shadows
Is there someone that will understand me
Kagome watched as the first few teens came out and started dancing as more followed in their lead. Dresses swirled around the female’s legs and the males had their arms wrapped securely around the women they were dancing with. Kagome smiled slightly as an image of Inuyasha in black dress pants and a red dress shirt dancing with her on the new moon flashed through her mind. But it was darkened when the image of her was replaced with Kikyo, the better of the two to the hanyou. A forlorn sigh escaped her lips as she became engrossed in the lyrics.
I just want someone to understand
So I can let it all out
And possibly find common ground
I don't want to be alone
But I am everyday no matter what I do
I don't want to hide it
I don't want to lie
But it's something that they just wouldn't understand
Looking over at Kagome, Yusuke Urameshi became entranced. His gaze locked on her small form. This did not go unnoticed by his friend, and partner, Kazuma Kuwabara. He remembered the powerful surge of energy surround himself and Yusuke. Odd, she seemed so normal, yet she had an incredible amount of energy. It was unlike anything he had ever felt before, it was so…pure. He couldn’t feel any of her energy at the moment though; he suspected that she must know how to conceal it.
I'm beginning to have my doubts of finding someone
I feel like I'll walk alone the rest of my days
But when I caught your eye
Something in me sparked
A whole new light a whole new hope
And to the light I reached out
Hoping to find
Someone who understands
“How could all of that power come from her?” Kuwabara wondered aloud. Without turning to Kuwabara, Yusuke spoke.
“I'm not certain, but she’s strong. Whoever she is. Maybe Kurama might know more about this, I can’t pinpoint what type of energy surrounds her. It’s too pure to be youkai energy, way too pure.” Kuwabara nodded his agreement. Youkai energy was tainted even if they had the purest of intentions. It was natural and there was nothing that could be done about it.
I just want someone to understand
So I can let it all out
And possibly find common ground
I don't want to be alone
But I am everyday no matter what I do
I don't want to hide it
I don't want to lie
But it's something that they just wouldn't understand
Kagome found herself finding parts of the song she could relate to. She recognized the singers immediately, she had their Cd’s. They were quite famous among both the young and old generations. Akira Togashi and Maya Takahashi. Their voices blended beautifully as if they were born to sing together. Harmony, something she wished she could find with someone. Doubtful that would happen when she was still going after a hanyou that wouldn’t look twice at her.
At first I was afraid that you'd turn on me
If I ever told you the truth
So I kept it in not wanting you to freak out
No matter how much it tore me inside
You knew and told me it's okay
You told me that I could trust you
You said that you'd never stand away
Now that you're here
Kagome didn’t notice someone approaching until a shadow fell over her. She snapped her head up in surprise; she looked into the chocolate gaze of the young man she had seen only moments before. He held out a hand to her then spoke.
“Would you care to dance?” he asked. One dance couldn’t do any harm.
“Sure,” she smiled, took his hand, stood, and let him lead her to the dance floor. She placed her hands on his broad shoulders and he her waist. Then they began moving to the soft beat of the music.
I just want someone to understand
So I can let it all out
and possibly find common ground
I don't want to be alone
But I am everyday no matter what I do
I don't want to hide it
I don't want to lie
But it's something that they just wouldn't understand
Yusuke knew that she must be one of the new arrivals to their school since he didn’t remember seeing her the days that he actually bothered coming. Her cerulean eyes were soft, yet they seemed sad, aged, and held much wisdom for a young woman her age. It was as if she’d seen things most people could only imagine.
“Are you new to this school?” he asked. A soft smile passed her lips.
“Yeah, I’ll be attending Monday,” she replied. Silence fell between the two as they danced before Kagome spoke again, “My name is Higurashi Kagome.”
“Urameshi Yusuke.”
When you opened up to me and told me your story
I found that we were alike
Different yet similar
Quests we go on each day, yet did not have a choice
Different yet alike
I told you the whole story no parts cut out
Tears coursed down my cheeks
In sadness and in fear
I didn't want you to leave
Knowing that you're now here
You put your arms around me
And told me that I'm no longer alone
Silence lapsed between the two once more. Kagome had to wonder why he seemed so saddened. His eyes told a story of anguish….betrayal. She wondered what could make such a look in his eyes. It reminded her of the way Inuyasha looked when Kikyo was brought back to life as dirt, clay, and bones claiming he had betrayed her. Life is heartbreak, but this seemed to go so much deeper than that.
I just want someone to understand
So I can let it all out
And possibly find common ground
I don't want to be alone
But I am everyday no matter what I do
I don't want to hide it
I don't want to lie
But it's something that they just wouldn't understand
Her half-lidded gaze moved around the room unknowingly. Everyone seemed so happy, oblivious to what had to happen in the past so they could lead the lives they lead now. Suppose the past was changed in a major way, everything she saw now would be gone. Replaced with a picture of devastation and torment. That’s why she was so careful when she traveled back and forth, she didn’t want to disturb the present time. It was just fine the way it is. She knew the risks of going there, but she did. She had a job to do…although Kikyo could probably do a much better job. Kagome forced all negative thoughts into a file in her mind for her to ponder later. Right now was supposed to be an enjoyable time. Not one of deep reflection! She slid her eyes closed welcoming the warmth from the male in front of her. It actually felt nice to be held knowing that the male that the hands belonged to wasn’t going to kill you. Too bad the feeling couldn’t last forever. She’d probably never talk to the young man again once school started. It was a large place; she didn’t even know what grade he was in. Although, if she had to guess, he might be a sophomore or junior. He didn’t look that much older than her. She was a sophomore; she was surprised that she wasn’t held back. For that she was entirely grateful!
I don't want to let you go.
I just want you to understand.
I don't want to let you down.
I don't want to hurt you.
I just wanted,
I just needed,
Someone like you.
When the song ended they walked off of the dance floor as a quick song picked up. After hanging around half an hour more talking to Yusuke, she said that she should head home. When she thought no one was looking she took off her heels and rubbed her sore ankles.
“Now I know why Sango wears flat bottomed boots,” she groaned. Looking around once more, knowing it was getting colder by the second, she took off with her shoes still in hand wanting to get home before she froze. Or before her feet went numb. She didn’t like the idea of either very much.
Yusuke stepped out from behind the tree watching the retreating Miko. He wondered why in the world she removed her shoes, but it made sense once she took off running. He almost felt compelled to follow her. To find out more about her than just her name and the fact that her energy is incredible, but he held back. He’d probably see her again. He just had to be patient and let fate guide them together again. If that didn’t work then he’d give fate a little…push. He’d see her again, one way or another.
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:13 pm
Chapter Two
Break Up
An alarm clock went off buzzing annoyingly. A lump under dark blue covers simply shifted before settling down again. The buzzing continued showing no sign of stopping. The lump groaned in annoyance. A hand came out from the warmth of the blanket feeling around for the annoying contraption that she wished to shut up. Finally she felt the hunk of metal and pushed various buttons, looking for the one to shut it off. Finally the buzzing stopped and the hand fell limp as she started to drift back off to dream land. A young boy with short black hair and mischievous brown eyes, tip toed into the room looking at the lump. He poked it twice earning an annoyed grunt. He poked it again, this time earning a slap of the hand. He withdrew the abused appendage and glared at the lump that was his sister.
“Are you planning to wake up sometime before the end of the year?” he asked. The lump shifted a bit, but didn’t come out from under the covers.
“No,” came the sleepy reply. Souta simply blinked before looking to the end of the bed as a grin spread across his face.
Grandfather was downstairs sweeping the steps of the shrine, despite the fact that it was rather cold. He smiled to passersby, who would incline their heads in recognition. Silence fell on the shrine, something that was rather welcomed. Although, it wasn’t to last when a loud shriek ran through the area. He looked to the shrine and mentally counted down.
‘5…4…3…2…’
“Souta!” Kagome’s voice tore through the air shrilly.
“Hm, I must be getting slow in my old age,” he muttered and continued sweeping the steps. It wasn’t unusual for Souta and Kagome to quarrel, in fact it was becoming a daily occurrence. When she was home anyway.
Souta thundered down the stairs quickly followed by his angered sister. He ran behind Kun-loon knowing Kagome wouldn’t attack him when she was watching.
“Good morning you two,” she smiled warmly. Kagome returned the smile and settled for sitting at the table instead of strangling her younger brother. She inhaled the smell of pancakes, sausage, and egg. Souta jumped into a chair across from Kagome and began devouring his breakfast as if it would be his last meal. Rolling her eyes, Kagome began to eat her own breakfast.
“Do either of you have any plans for today?” Kun-loon questioned.
“Going to Koruso’s,” Souta said around a mouthful of pancakes.
“I'm going to have to go shopping today since I'm going to return to Feudal Japan in a few days,” Kagome replied then took a bite of egg.
“Are you going with anyone?” Kun-loon just had to ask.
“Nope, probably better that way though.” Kagome stood and cleaned up her place then ran upstairs to get dressed since she was clad in only shorts and a large shirt. Not to mention her hair resembled a rat’s nest. After a shower she dug through her closet and pulled on a pair of black jeans and a long sleeved white shirt with a black kitty on it wearing a Santa hat. In bold red letters beneath the kitty read ‘Mewy Christmas’. Kagome brushed her hair and darted out the door with a quick kiss to her mother, shoes once again in her hands. She yanked them on outside remembering that she wasn’t in a rush today. She could take the time to stop and smell the roses if she so desired. At least she remembered to grab her jacket this time. Pulling it on, she made her way to her desired destination. A small smile spread across her lips relishing in the wonder that is known as silence. When she was with her companions silence was a rarity, she didn’t mind the ever busy chatter of her friends, but sometimes she just needed silence. Her walk ended sooner than she would have liked when she came upon the mall. Bracing herself for the noise inside she walked in and immediately began her search for the store she needed. The bell rang as she entered the store that was known as ‘Feudal Desires’. Kagome knew where to go and what to look for. She purchased four everyday travel Kimonos, had three kimonos altered to fight in, and two formal kimono’s. She had purchased one for Sango; she thought that the Youkai slayer would like it. With her bags, she walked out of the store then went upstairs to the store she knew carried quivers made originally for cosplay. They were sturdy and durable, the real thing although no one knew that she wasn’t going to use it for cosplay. Soon enough she had gotten all she needed and headed out of the mall to the store where she’d be able to purchase medical supplies and food. The young Miko groaned a bit as she carried all of the heavy bags after her shopping was through.
“Okay, I’ll pack all of this stuff tonight, go to school tomorrow then return after school,” she noted to herself quietly. She was cutting through the park so as to not receive odd looks at her ‘agenda’. “Oh, and make sure that mom is the one who makes up the excuse. I don’t want anyone to think I’ve gotten the ‘Inuyasha Disease’ …” she grumbled not doubting for a moment that her grandfather would think of something such as that. Little did her grandfather know she suffered that one whenever she went to Feudal Japan! A laugh escaped her. She stopped and looked up at the sky with a small smile. Her eyes fluttered closed as she basked in the sun. Her eyes snapped open when something landed on her forehead. Taking it in her hand she looked at it in confusion. “A blue feather?” she cocked an eyebrow. Shrugging she placed it in one of her bags and continued on her way home. She would not have been so curious had the feather been smaller, but it was quite large.
‘It must have come from a relatively large bird!’ she thought. Kagome could have sworn she heard a small keening noise from above. Shaking her head, thinking she was hearing things, she quickened her pace. Once out of the park she couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. She didn’t know what was in there, but she didn’t want to find out! Kagome smiled at her mother as she walked inside.
“How did your shopping go? Did you get everything you need?” Kun-loon asked.
“Yes,” Kagome replied then went upstairs to put everything in her new bag. She left out a sky blue kimono that had a white feather design on it. She planned on wearing it tomorrow. On her desk, folded neatly, was her new school uniform. It was blue, the skirt was much longer than her previous one, and it had a yellow neck tie. “Well,” she said as she lifted it in examination. “It’s much more modest than my last one,” she laughed aloud. Placing it back on her desk folded, she made her way over to her bed. No longer was her room pink, she had grown out of it since being in Feudal Japan. The bed had a dark blue comforter and a black ruffle. Her curtains were white with beautiful forest green designs on it. Her walls were painted a creamy white with the same green designs on it just like her curtains. Kagome liked it; she thought it suited her perfectly. She flopped onto her bed and flexed her toes. She didn’t want to be expelled from her new school, but yet she had to search for the Shards of the Shikon no Tama.
‘Although Kikyo could probably do a much better job,’ she thought sourly. ‘Why do I keep returning?’ An image of why popped into her head. ‘Shippo…’ If she left then she would be leaving him behind. She was very protective of the young orphaned Kitsune she thought of as a son. He always knew how to cheer her up, although sometimes that would result in getting thwacked by Inuyasha. ‘I couldn’t possibly leave him behind, but that’s his home. My home is here; my school and family are here. The only reason I have to go back is because of the shards…’ her thoughts turned sour once more. Buyo was the one to shake her out of her thoughts. He meowed loudly demanding attention. She smiled and ran her hand through his soft fur. He settled down on the bed purring as she continued to pet him.
“Heh, you always come around just in time,” she said to Buyo who simply meowed in return. Buyo’s amber gaze shifted to something on the ground. He jumped down and batted at it with his white paw. For a fat cat, he could react quickly. “What is it Buyo?” Kagome asked as she knelt down next to him. She saw what he was fascinated in and took it before he could carry it off. The thing in question was the large blue feather. Kagome placed it on a shelf of her bookcase that Buyo couldn’t get to and sat next to him. He seemed rather happy that she started petting him again since he started purring loudly once more. A smile slipped across her face.
“When in doubt….pet a cat!” she laughed. Buyo rolled on his side, she sighed deeply. Glancing over to her bed, the side of a box was visible. Emotions flashed through her cerulean colored eyes. Shaking her head, Kagome smiled once more. “No, I will not dwell on any of the bad things right now. I'm home, I'm going to a new school, I have much to be happy about! But…I just hope that Yusuke and his friend Kuwabara prove to be allies, not enemies. I have no need for anymore,” Kagome said aloud. “With my luck,” she laughed. “They’ll try something just before I return to the past!” For some reason she found her predicament rather funny, she wasn’t sure why, but she did.
I.N.N.E.R.D.E.M.O.N.S
Yusuke gazed out of his bedroom window. He spotted something blue fly in the sky towards his window, it seemed to be shrinking by the second. Puu flew in through the window and landed on the bed while calling out his namesake.
“Hey Puu,” Yusuke pet the now small spirit beasts head. “Where have you been?” Puu simply keened in reply and nuzzled his hand, earning a small smile from the Mazuko. Puu could assume the form of a large, blue phoenix since Yusuke’s youkai blood had been awakened. But only when Puu was around him was when he would be able to assume a smaller form. When he had first acquired Puu, Yusuke had wanted nothing to do with him. He was a small, fuzzy, blue thing that resembled a squashed penguin. Yusuke didn’t like him all that much because he didn’t want to be seen as a softie, which is what Puu had been portraying at the time. Puu could be as mysterious as Yusuke. Yusuke went over to the bed and lay down while lacing his hands behind his head. Puu curled up next to him contentedly. He lay there looking up at the ceiling for a long while thinking. He was no longer a Spirit Detective; he had been relieved of his duties by King Yama. Of course he was also hunted by the Rekai just because of his bloodline. After serving all of those years with the Rekai they didn’t trust him when they found out that he was a hanyou! At least Koenma trusted him; he didn’t want to see Yusuke dead for the third time.
‘Doesn’t his father know by now that I'm one of the good guys?’ Yusuke thought with a small growl. As if being hunted by the Rekai wasn’t enough, Keiko had also broken it off! He closed his eyes as he remembered what had happened that day.
Yusuke sat patiently on a park bench waiting for Keiko. For once he was on time for their date! He wanted to reassure her that everything was going to be all right; since he no longer worked for the Rekai it’d be easier to make their dates. Of course there would be the occasional Youkai that would escape the barrier and attempt to destroy him, but that wasn’t important right now. His thoughts were set on the love of his life. Keiko is the reason that he’s still walking around. Without her, he’d have stayed dead. His sensitive hearing picked up her soft footsteps. He stood and turned his cocky grin in place. Keiko didn’t return his grin with a smile. His grin quickly fell as he walked up to her knowing that something was wrong.
“What’s going on Keiko?” he questioned. She refused to look at him. “Did something happen?”
“Yes, something did happen,” she said quietly. Yusuke’s shoulders dropped thinking that something happened to her family. “Yusuke, you are the best thing that ever happened to me. But, you’ve changed.”
“Look, I know that I seem a bit different, but it’s still me.”
“You’re now a hanyou right?”
“Yeah, what’s this about?” he cocked an eyebrow.
“I just…I can’t have a relationship with someone that has youkai blood in them. If we had children…they’d be hunted because of their blood! I can’t do this, I just can’t. I want a normal relationship with a normal man, that just can’t happen between us,” she whispered and turned her back to him.
“Keiko, you know I would protect you within an inch of my life!” he exclaimed desperately.
“You can’t always be there, I'm sorry Yusuke. I just can’t do this, good bye,” she then ran from him. Yusuke reached a hand out as if to stop her, but let it fall back to his side as he dropped his head dejectedly. Never in his life had he thought that Keiko would do something like that. Just because he was a hanyou she didn’t want to be with him. As everything Keiko had said settled into his mind, he stared at the place she had previously been. When everything, at last, sunk in he sat on the bench and put his head into his hands. He was shaken by her harsh words, he didn’t know if she had meant them to come out like that, but that’s the way they came. His childhood friend, his girlfriend, the one he loved…gone. She knew him better than anyone, but left all because of his heritage. He sat there until rain started to pour from the heavens, but even then did he stay until it started to drench the youth.
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:19 pm
Chapter Three
Sarayashiki High
Wearing her new school uniform, Kagome walked down the stairs. Souta was already finishing off his breakfast of Frosted Flakes. She walked over to the cabinet, grabbed a bowl and glass, and placed them on the table before grabbing a box of Cheerios and the milk. She filled up her bowl with the cereal and milk then poured orange juice in her glass before digging into her breakfast.
“Nervous?” Souta asked as he put his bowl in the sink to wash.
“A bit,” she replied around a mouthful of Cheerios. “I'm going to return to the past after school,” she added as an after thought.
“Aww, but you haven’t been here all that long!” Souta protested.
“You know I have responsibilities there.” she looked at her younger brother.
“I know, I just wish you could stay here longer than a week or so at a time.” Kagome downed her orange juice and practically inhaled the rest of her breakfast and placed them in the sink.
“I know you do,” she said quietly. They both grabbed their shoes and bags then headed out the door for school after saying good-bye to their mother. After dropping Souta off Kagome made her way to her new school, she just knew that her grades were going to suffer and she’d be expelled! A groan passed her lips as she rubbed her temples thinking of the reason why her grades suffered.
‘Now I find out that Youkai reside in my era as well!’ she thought. No matter where she went, the shards would never be safe. Kagome paused and looked out at the school grounds, teens headed inside while talking a mile a minute. She smiled, so what if she wasn’t really normal? She could act like it for a day. Heading inside she proceeded to the front desk to get her schedule. Her steps quickened when she realized that she only had three minutes to find the front desk and get her schedule! Someone latched onto her arm spinning her around from the momentum. Kagome opened her mouth, ready to scold the person who dare stall her when a laugh erupted from the male who relinquished his hold on her.
“What is so…” Kagome didn’t finish her sentence when she saw Yusuke standing next to her.
“I think ‘funny’ is the word you’re looking for,” he grinned. Kagome placed her hands on her hips.
“Ha ha ha,” she drawled. “So, why did you stop me?” she asked.
“You’re looking for the front desk right?” he countered her question with one of his own.
“Yes,” she replied.
“Thought so,” he murmured. “You’re going the wrong way,” Yusuke pointed out.
“Oh,” was her oh so brilliant reply. She rubbed the back of her neck.
“I’ll show you where it is,” he said.
“Thanks,” Kagome smiled and followed him. Looking him over, Kagome noticed that instead of the required blue, Yusuke wore a green uniform. Not only did he look rebellious, he acted like it too. Upon retrieving her schedule, he showed her to her first class then they departed ways. She’d see him in the next period though; they had a few periods together. Lunch finally rolled around, Kagome scanned the lunchroom for the familiar dark haired teen, but didn’t find him. She walked out of the doors that lead to the school grounds. She had wanted to ask Yusuke if he wanted to join her outside, but since she was unable to locate him it seemed she’d be eating alone. Kagome was thankful that the chill wind, which had blown through the previous night, had settled down.
“Right here right now!” a voice bellowed followed by a good natured laugh.
“I think that something got knocked loose in there!”
“Hey!” Kagome looked over to the oak tree to find Yusuke and Kuwabara arguing, Yusuke looked as if he was enjoying it! Yusuke side-stepped as Kuwabara threw a punch at him, Yusuke counter attacked with a knee to the gut. He soon found himself locked in a head lock courtesy of Kuwabara. Both were grinning, that’s when they noticed they had an audience, who was trying not to laugh. Kuwabara, noticing his friend’s attention was solely on the girl, suddenly released Yusuke letting him fall to the ground in a heap. Kagome bit her bottom lip in an attempt to keep her laughter to keep from spilling out. Yusuke pulled himself and crossed his arms trying to keep what little dignity he had left. After a face plant like that, because he had been distracted, there wasn’t much left to save. Kagome remembered back when Kayla had warned her about the two bullies of the school. Sure, they looked punkish, but beyond that they acted like normal teenage boys wrestling around with each other.
“Hey Kagome,” Yusuke greeted, His cocky grin reminded her faintly of a certain hanyou.
“Hey,” she replied. Kuwabara, since she was distracted by Yusuke, took that moment to discern her aura. A pink aura emitted from the young woman, but it wasn’t normal spirit energy. It was holy, no…not holy…pure! He had thought that they had been mistaken about her aura when they first met her, but this proved it. Her energy was pure, inside and out. Suddenly the aura flared out for a moment before reeling back in, however the sudden burst sent Kuwabara and Yusuke stumbling backwards. Yusuke’s enhance hearing picked up the sound of screams, a youkai was attacking. Kagome glanced at the clock with a small sigh of frustration. With a small smile she turned and ran inside dumping her untouched food in the trash on her way.
“What is it Urameshi?” Kuwabara questioned as he looked at Kagome’s retreating back.
“Youkai,” he replied simply. Both young men ran off the school grounds to where the attack was taking place. “Damn, there are too many people around!” Yusuke cursed. The youkai was a large oni. Kuwabara started to run at it, when he ran between its legs he summoned his spirit swords and slashed at its legs, called his energy back, and kept on running. Yusuke ran at the large thing, jumped up, and gave it a nice kick in the gut. The youkai growled and chased after them, unknowingly doing just what they want. Once all three were out of sight the oni was greeted with a Rei Gun blast. It roared in pain and anger then slashed blindly at the two. Yusuke jumped over the large clawed hand that came swiping at him and Kuwabara ducked. Yusuke backed up as Kuwabara ran over to the back of the oni. Both readied their attacks, when they were about to strike Kuwabara was knocked into a tree. The large hand of the oni collided with Yusuke in that moment of distraction. His vision swam, three oni were now in the clearing each of varying color.
‘Isn’t this perfect,’ he thought sourly as he stood. Kuwabara groaned and rubbed the back of his head.
“It seems this isn’t going to be so easy,” he muttered.
“Well that just means we’re going to have to kick it up a notch!” Yusuke grinned at the aspect of a good fight. Kuwabara nodded and summoned his double spirit swords. When the oni thought it would be funny to try and squash them like ants is when it became rather frustrating. Instead of concentrating on killing them, they had to worry about being squashed! If there was one more person to help then each youkai would be distracted by one of them. ‘It wouldn’t be so hard!’ Yusuke thought bitterly. One thing he hated about oni was they loved to travel in packs to make it harder for those trying to kill them. As if reading his thoughts, someone ran between the green youkai’s legs. The sound of a bow being strung reached his ears before the sound of it flying through the air became known.
“What are you two dopes standing around for?” the woman bit out. “Deal with the other two!” Once arrows became useless, the woman resorted to using a katana. Blood splattered everywhere when Kuwabara cut the blue oni’s right leg sending it tumbling to the ground. Jumping onto it, Kuwabara drove his swords through its back. One down, two to go. Yusuke’s was the next down after a Rei-gun blast to the forehead. Lastly was the green oni, neither had paid any attention to how she killed it. She sat on the ground near them panting. They were able to get a good look at her. Her long black hair was pulled into a high ponytail and her cerulean blue orbs were currently hidden from view under her thick eyelashes. She wore an outfit that certainly raised suspicion. It was a black bodysuit with forest green trimming around the neck. Her armor was the same forest green and was trimmed with red reminding the teens of Christmas. Covering the lower part of her face was a silver mask of sorts that was held in place with the same red fabric her sash was made out of. Around her neck was a silver chain with a small blue feather, about the size of Yusuke’s thumb, on the end of it. She drew a knee up and placed a hand on it while placing her katana to the side next to her discarded bow and arrows. Yusuke tried to place her aura, but for some reason it came as a mixed signal not giving him any idea as to who or what she was. Before either could ask her anything she stood and went over to the green oni and picked something up. Both felt a strong wave of power before it seemingly vanished from thin air.
“Who the hell are you?” Yusuke asked gruffly. The woman turned to him with a small laugh.
“Wouldn’t you like to know?” she teased before turning around once more. “Look, I just came because I didn’t feel like seeing you two flattened like pancakes.”
“Hey!” both men shouted.
“Oni youkai aren’t stupid and I'm not saying you two are either. You’re just lucky that help came to deal with the third oni,” she sighed. The woman turned to them and looked at them in thought. She started to pull something from a hidden pocket in her sash causing both men to stand on guard. “Relax,” she put up a hand as she pulled out a small flute on a chain. “If you ever find yourself in a fix like this again, just blow into this flute. It won’t sound like anything to you, but I will come and assist you wherever you may be,” she said and handed Yusuke the flute. “It only reacts to the touch of a youkai, so only then will it work.”
“Why are you giving me this?” Yusuke questioned. He was also curious about how she knew he was a youkai!
“Just as I said, I’ll come and help. I don’t doubt that you’d be able to handle youkai, but think of it as a last resort it you will,” she winked and took off avoiding any further questions.
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Through the sea of black, a red headed young man was visible walking along the crowded sidewalk. His emerald eyes were calculating to anyone who would look into them, looking past that you would see wisdom that only comes with age. He seemed normal enough, but if you knew him you’d know otherwise. Shuichi Minaminow is no ordinary teenage boy, although that is the façade he encourages throughout a daily basis. He, along with the other Rekai Tantei, were released from their duties as Rekai Tantei. A five hundred year old spirit Kitsune had taken up residence within him before his birth. Shuichi is the lenient human soul, Youko is the spirit kitsune soul. They merged halfway creating Kurama. He was a sweet boy who works hard and is concerned for his mother’s well-being. Yet, in battle, he has an eerie calm and would kill without a second thought if the time called for it. To some adults, he seems older than he really is….they don’t know how close to the truth they are. He walked into a bookstore casually not really placing what seemed to draw him to come.
‘Face it, you’re as bored as I am,’ Youko, the spirit kitsune, grumbled. Kurama pointedly ignored Youko as he continued to look among the shelves of books. He walked toward the back of the store; a few old books cluttered the shelves. ‘They look to be almost as old as I am. Don’t start…’ Youko warned his counterparts, his tail twitching in annoyance. Kurama kneeled down, knowing that Youko wasn’t entirely happy about being ignored, and barely touched an old book when a jolt ran through him. He fell back onto his rump. ‘What the hell was that?’
'I don't know, but the energy wasn't demonic,' Youko commented, deep in thought. Kurama reached for the book again, this time being able to pick it up without any problems. Youko's energy rose in his confusion, threatening to take over the teenager and get a good look at the book himself.
'Youko,' Kurama warned. 'This isn't the time nor the place,' he scolded. The kitsune was forced to squash his curiosity as Kurama paied for the book and left the store. He stopped momentarily and brushed the dust off of the cover. In bold, golden cursive writing the title shone bright as day.
‘A Feudal Fairy Tale’
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As soon as she arrived home, Kagome quickly changed into her sky blue kimono and sapphire obi. She grabbed her backpack and headed downstairs.
“Returning to the Feudal Era already?” Kun-loon questioned.
“Yeah,” Kagome replied with a lopsided smile. “If I don’t return soon then Inuyasha will be here to drag me back.”
“Are you certain you have everything?”
“Yes, I packed last night after double checking everything.”
“All right then, return to us soon.” Kun-loon embraced her daughter.
“I will,” Kagome said. She headed out the door, after slipping her shoes on, and headed to the well house. Inside of which, held the Bone Eaters well. Looking back briefly, she closed the door to the well house and jumped inside of the Bone Eaters well letting the blue light engulf her. When the light vanished, Kagome was no longer to be seen.
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