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From the Heart

Chapter 1

Sakura's cousin and a long vacation

With Team 7

"Sakura, why did you drag us out here this early?" wined Naruto rubbing sleep from his eyes. The sun was still rising in the east and all of team 7 was standing at the gate even their sensei Kakashi was standing there carefully watching his team.

"Because Naruto it's a long way to my cousin's house and I would like to be there before nightfall. The boat ride itself is 8 hours long," said Sakura glaring angrily at the blond ninja. It was excessively too early for this.

"Would you like to tell us about your cousin?" asked Kakashi trying to break the raising tension.

"Well I haven't seen her since we were little and I don't know much about her. To tell the truth the only reason I want to visit was because I got a letter from my aunt, her mom saying that she might need the company while the rest of the family went on a 4 week vacation," said Sakura thoughtfully.

"How about her name and where she lives," asked Kakashi.

"Well her name is Kagome Higurashi, her mother is my mother's sister, and she lives on a shrine with her mother, brother, and grandfather," said Sakura scratching her head trying to remember. "It was said in the letter that she as been really sick for the past year and a half ever since her 15th birthday."

"Shrine? You mean were monks and priestesses used to live?" asked Naruto perking up a bit. His tired blue eyes were staring at her to answer.

"I think so, but people with holy power have been long died."

"Don't you think we should be going if the trip is so long?" asked Sasuke from his position of leaning on the wall near the rest of the group.

"Lee told me he wanted to see me off, but I guess it was too early," signed Sakura. She bent down and picked up her pink travel bag. She turned to the rest of the group and watched them pick up theirs. Sasuke's was pitch black, Naruto's was bright orange.

'I guess they are their favorite colors just like mine,' thought Sakura. She turned to Kakashi to see his was silver.

'Maybe from his days has an ANBU.' Team 7 turned to walk out of the gates.

"Sakura!" Sakura turned to see who had called her name. She saw Rock Lee, her boyfriend run towards her fast.

"I didn't think you would make it Lee. It is extremely early."

"I told you I would make, nothing could stop my power of youth," stated Rock Lee proudly. He was doing one of his famous poses.

"I'm glad you could make it Lee, but we have to be going we're running behind," said Sakura has she leaned up to kiss him on his cheek. She then turned and walked through the gates. She took off to the harbor with the rest of team 7 behind her. It would take three and half-hours to get there, so she didn't get to see the bright red, beaming face of Rock Lee.

With Kagome - In the past

"Kagome we just got more shards there is no way your going back now!" yelled a silver hair half-demon. Kagome just ignored Inuyasha and kept on walking in the direction of the well.

"KAGOME!! Do you hear me you can not, will not go back through the well today when we just got started gathering more shards," shouted Inuyasha to the black haired miko from his position on the tree branch.

"Inuyasha try to understand, my mom said that something was going to happen today and that I would have to get back. Just let me go and I will be back as soon as I can. My mother would not have me come back unless it was truly important," said Kagome calmly trying not to have to use violence to get her way.

"No way, you are not going back I will carry you back if I have to."

"Inuyasha if you will not listen to reason then maybe this...SIT." Inuyasha fell face first from his branch into the dirt. The ground just gained one more Inuyasha shaped hole. Kagome walked into the clearing containing her ticket to the future, the well. She sat down on the lip of the well to adjust her yellow backpack on her shoulder.

"KAGOME!" Kagome jumped down just as Inuyasha made his way into the clearing.

The Future - Still with Kagome

Kagome made her way up the ladder that was added to aid in her time traveling. When she got to the top, she dropped her book bag and turned towards the well. She muttered under her breath a spell she learned from her teachings with Midoriko and closed the well. Midoriko had been teaching her to control her miko powers for the past 9 months in her sleep. It was going to help her with her up coming battles and to help protect her and the others. Sesshomaru himself joined the group about 4 months ago and started to teach her swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat. He also worked on her speed and endurance. This all was to make up for her saving Rin on more the one little occasion when Jaken was not able to do his job. Sango helped too with larger weapon, demon slaying, and surprisingly the art of ninjas. Kaede helped her with her aim when working with the bow and the boring work of meditating. Though meditating was dead boring it helped her control the flow of her powers and to help keep calm in deadly situations.

Kagome turned back around after she made sure she did her work well and made up the stairs hauling her backpack. She fished for her keys and slid open the front door to her house.

"Mom," called Kagome as she looked around the house. It was quiet and that was something she did not like. She dropped her pack by the stairs and walked into the kitchen. She looked around again, maybe trying to see her mother cooking dinner but it was empty. Then she spotted a note on the counter.

Dear Kagome,

Hi, there honey, this may come as a shock to you but as you might have notice, we, your brother, grandfather, and I are not at home. We are out, going to the Americas for a full month on a vacation. I wanted to tell you in person, but you were in such a rush to get to the past I couldn't find time. I did not want to be lonely so I asked your cousin Sakura so come and stay with you. They, her team and she will be here by 8 pm today. This is why I wanted you to be back on this day to let you know. I thought you might like some time off from Inuyasha and the dangers of the demons in the past and it just fell into place from there. I hope you don't mind.

Love,

You're Mother

Kagome wanted to jump out of her skin, time off from Inuyasha, time off from Inuyasha, it was a dream come true. A whole month without Inuyasha breathing down her back.

"Yes! Holy Cow, YES! Time off from that half-demon, time off from Inuyasha," shouted Kagome there was no one to hear so why not shout.

"Wait my cousin Sakura? Oooh, the pink haired cousin from along ago. I haven't seen her in many years. Wait another question...her team?"

'What did she do...wait that's it she lived in Konoha the ninja village. I wonder if she will teach me anything while she's here.' Kagome looked at the clock to check the time. 5 pm, three hours before they got here. Kagome ran out of the kitchen picked up her bag and ran into her bedroom. She stuffed the yellow heap into her closet and walked into the connecting bathroom with a change of clothes. There was no way her cousin was going to see her after so long, dirty and in her school outfit. Why she will still wear that thing was a mystery, she did have miko outfits, and a demon slayers outfit from Sango, even a few kimonos. Kagome turned on the hot water and poured in the bubble bath, a relaxing bath would be heaven on her tired body.

45 minutes in the bath would almost make her skin get crinkly but Kagome got out just in time. She blow dried her hair and changed into one of her many kimonos. They were sometimes random and but always special gifts. This one was midnight black with sapphire blue petals across the bottom and left shoulder. The sash was also sapphire blue. The blue color was said to remind everyone of her new eye color. The eye color was a gift from the brother bonding of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. The other gifts from the bonding were that she was a little faster and that for one reason or another she could smell and hear everyone and everything better. It took her quite sometime to get use to the new abilities, but in the end, it became very useful. She became more like a dog but no demon.

After getting dressed, she headed down stairs to do some cleaning then cooking when it was closer to eight.

With Team 7

It was 5:30 and team 7 was just getting off the boat. They had changed into some more normal clothing on the ship so as not to get attention when they hit land again. Sasuke was the only one not to change since his were normal clothes; he just removed his holster and headband. Naruto changed into a black shirt with an orange fox on the back, he wore plain, but flexible jeans, and he too removed his holster and headband. Sakura was in a white shirt and pink skirt; she had put her pink hair in a tight ponytail and hoped it wouldn't cause stares. Like the others before her, she had lost the headband and holster. Kakashi-sensei was the last to come out. He was wearing a green shirt and black pants. He had used a genjutsu to make his sharingan eye match the color of his other one. His holster and headband were no where to be seen.

After getting off the boat, they made their way over to the taxi waiting to take them to the Higurashi Shrine.

With Kagome

It was 7:45 when she heard the doorbell ring. She carefully put down the pot of hot ramen and went to see who was there. When she answered the door, she saw her pink haired cousin, a blond haired teen, a handsome black haired teen, and a silvered haired adult.

'Wow. Silver hair I wonder if he's just old or was born with it. Though can't say much since my cousin's is pink,' thought Kagome when she saw the silver hair.

"Hi Kags long time no see," said Sakura when Kagome answered the door.

"Hey it has been long," answered Kagome hugging her cousin. "Is this your team?" she asked looking at everyone else when they broke off from the hug.

"Yep, I would like you to meet my teammate Sasuke, and this is Kakashi-sensei," she said pointing to the black hair one and the silver hair one.

"And I'm Naruto and I'm going to be Hokage," shouted Naruto happily.

"Well I'm Sakura's cousin, Kagome nice to meet you all. Here why not come in the ramen is almost done then we can have dinner," said Kagome moving out of their way and back into the kitchen. "Just put your things by the stairs I'll show you guys to your rooms after dinner. You can let down the genjutsu its safe inside; also you can wear your normal clothes on the grounds."

"Wait how do you know about genjutsu?" asked Sakura following her cousin into the kitchen when she had put down her bag.

"I'll tell you all later right now let's have ramen," said Kagome pouring the noodles.

"Ramen!!" shouted Naruto running into the kitchen; he grabbed a bowl, and made a mad dash to the table, wolfing the stuff down along the way.

"Wow," said Kagome in awe as she watched the whole scene. "He's crazier then Inuyasha when it comes to that stuff."

"Naruto watch your manners around my cousin," said Sakura keeping a close eye on the blond head. 'If you do some thing like again I will pound you'

"It's ok I've seen weirder things," said Kagome handing a bowl to Kakashi.

"Thank you," he said walking over to join Naruto.

"Still Kags he has no manners," said Sakura taking a bowl from Kagome.

"Sakura with my history a few missing manners are not going to hurt me in anyway."

"What is your history?" asked Sasuke taking a bowl.

"I'll tell you everything later, only if you promise to teach me a few things well you are here."

"Teach you a few things?" asked Sakura when Kagome sat down with the last bowl.

"Yea, you all come from a ninja village so there as to be some things you can teach me. Now we will finish this later right now lets all eat," said Kagome taking a bite out of the noodles.

"Seconds?" asked Naruto with a puppy face.

'Man he looks like a kid, but he's so cute,' thought Kagome as she stared at Naruto. 'He's like another Shippo and that fact that he has a fox spirit is a little weird. What happened to him?' "Sure just be careful the pot is still hot."

Everyone ate their dinners in silence after that. With Naruto's help they finish the whole pot. Naruto went in fourths. Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi only had seconds and Kagome came in second with eating three whole bowls. (Wow that's a lot of ramen. How much did Kagome make?)

"You guys can go sit down, let me just put this stuff in the sink. I will wash them in the morning it's to late now," said Kagome taking up all the bowls from the table.

"Sakura what does your cousin do? She shouldn't know about the genjutsu," asked Kakashi when they were sitting on the couch.

"I don't know but I would like to find out," said Sakura trying to think of a reason.

"I know because my miko powers let me sense abnormal energies whether in one's aura or on one's person. Of course I can sense things not even having to a person but plants, animals, or other creatures," stated Kagome walking in to the room not at all surprised that they didn't hear her come in.

"Miko powers? You can't be a miko the last one lived over 500 years ago in the feudal era," countered Sakura remembering some thing she read in a book.

"You won't understand everything unless I start from the beginning, but in return I want the training and to know the reason why Naruto as a fox spirit in him," said Kagome taking a seat next to Sasuke. Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi were sitting on the one directly in front of them with Naruto in the middle. She had a very serious tone in her voice and the look in her eyes made for no questions.

Kakashi was the first to recover from the shock that took hold of everyone when she brought up Kyuubi.

"Ummm sure, I guess it won't hurt as long as you promise to keep that fact a secret."

"Trust me I can keep secrets. Mine after all is pretty big itself, so I ask you to keep it a secret too."

"You have my word," said Kakashi leaning back against the couch again.

"Mine too," said Sasuke.

"Don't worry Kags you have my word too," said Sakura.

"You have mine too Kagome if you just promise you won't hate me for it," said Naruto hanging his down trying not to look at her.

"Naruto I could never hate you so just be like your normal self," said Kagome patting his head with a smile on her face. "Ok so who's first?"