Summary: Kagome, a sweet and caring girl who was destined to fall into the past at the young age of 15, is now a cadet at the Galaxy Garrison. Without warning, she's swept up in a new adventure with a new team. Her docile nature is shed away and is replaced by a trained warrior. Inherently strong and a formidable force to be reckoned with, she's not what her appearance makes her out to be.

Pairing: Undecided.

Disclaimer: I do not own either series. Each belongs to their rightful owners.

Prologue

She snuck a quick glance over her shoulder to make sure no one was around before she opened the door to her room, quickly shuffling inside with an object awkwardly hidden in her uniform. She slammed the door behind her. Right as it shut, a small lump on her bed wiggled a bit before a furry head poked its way out from under the covers. The silver bell fixed to a pink collar jingled a bit as she moved.

"Mew!"

Kirara clambered free and pounded towards her on small feet, sitting down once she got a few paces away from the miko.

"Thanks for being patient until I got back," Kagome said as she pulled the item given to her earlier out from her uniform. She went to the far corner of her room and retrieved a bowl hidden in the closet. She opened the bag and filled the bowl with what was inside- cat food.

There was a knock on her door seconds later, and she jumped. She nearly spilled the dry bits everywhere on the floor, but she caught the bowl before it tipped out of her hands. She was about to hide it again before she realized who was on the other side of her door, the aura becoming familiar quickly. She sighed and set the bowl down so the twin-tailed feline could eat.

She hid the bag in her closet and went to the door, opening it a crack and waving the person inside. "Geeze, Shiro, you scared me!" she whined.

"Sorry," he said apologetically as he shut the door behind him. "You ran off so quickly, but there's something you need to know." He quickly spotted the strange cat in the small girl's care and he smiled.

"What is it?" Kagome asked. "Is something wrong?"

"No, but you need to know I won't be able to keep getting the food for Kirara. Do you have a solution for when I leave for the Kerberos Mission?"

Kagome frowned and glanced over her shoulder. "I'll manage…" she mumbled, thinking her options over. "If I need to, I'll just sneak out and get it myself. No biggie."

"Don't go getting in trouble," he cautioned. "You already have a hard enough time keeping her hidden during the day."

"Kirara is well-behaved," she responded with a shrug. "She knows to hide if she hears the door opening."

Animals in the barracks were forbidden, and she had no different permissions than the other cadets. It was just that she was stubborn and refused to listen. Shiro had caught Kirara one morning when she broke free to explore. Instead of making her find a new home for her, he agreed to keep it a secret just as long as she kept her hidden better.

Since that day, they had become familiar with each other.

"She's a strange cat," he said, and Kagome nervously nodded in response.

She wanted to tell him that she wasn't a common house cat, but that wouldn't hold up well. It was one thing to have a cat on Garrison Property, but it was another thing having a demon cat on Garrison Property.

"Does… does she have two tails?" he asked, finally taking notice of her strangest feature.

"Mutation!" Kagome fired off right away. "Kirara's just got a… a mutation. Makes her more special."

"You're horrible at lying," Shiro responded with a dry tone, "but, I get the feeling the actual answer is one I don't want to know, so I'll let it slide."

"You probably don't," Kagome said, nodding her head to confirm those words of his. "Best to not question it."

"It feels like that phrase works for you, too," he muttered then. "You're a strange girl."

"Yup," she said, nodding yet again to confirm those words. "Don't ask questions you aren't prepared to hear the answer to."

Bright blue eyes stared up at him, and he sighed. Before he stepped away, he stopped himself and reached into his pocket. Kagome watched, curious, as he pulled out a pink feather toy.

"Here," he said, holding it out and placing it in her small palm. "I figured she could use a toy, as well."

A small smile brightened up her face, the small smile soon blooming into a large, cheeky grin. "You didn't have to," she said, flicking the toy as she watched the feather sway. "Oh, hey! It even matches her collar!"

"I know," he said, smiling at her happy nature, "but I wanted to."

"Thank you, Takashi," Kagome said, holding the toy at her side as she smiled up at him. "I'll see you around, okay?"

"Yeah," he said as he made for the door. "Make sure you keep her out of sight."

"'Kay~!"

She was honestly stunned to hear the news. That the Kerberos Mission ended in an error, and that all aboard were declared dead. It didn't feel right to her. Something seemed off, in her heart and mind. However, she had no right to call them out on it.

She settled down on the floor of her room, the pink feather toy Shiro gave her in her hand. She flicked it to and fro, watching blankly as Kirara leaped higher and higher to catch it. Kagome let her claim her foe. Kirara tore it from her hands and trotted away with it in her mouth. The twin-tailed cat settled down a few paces away and held the toy prisoner as she chewed on and licked at the feather.

Kagome turned her attention away from her and trailed a hand up her chest until her fingers were met by a cool, smooth surface. She pulled on a metal chain, tugging the bauble that hung on it up until it was securely in her grip.

The pink stone glistened even in her dark room, and she could feel as her frown got imprinted even deeper into her face.

This wasn't the first time she's lost a friend, but for some reason, it felt so strange. Maybe it was because this time there was nothing to back up the claim. There was no body, no blood, nothing to prove what was claimed.

She sighed and let the jewel fall from her grip, it falling back against her chest. Her hands fixed the straps of her tank top and she rested her head against the side of her bed.

Her behind started to hurt the longer she sat like that, and she soon pushed herself back up onto her feet. She fixed her shorts back into place and crawled into bed, letting her head rest on her pillow. Before long, Kirara came to join her, curling up against her chest and falling asleep not long after.

C.R: Ending it here.

Some info:
Kagome is 17 during this chapter. She's 18 when everything kicks into motion.

Pairing is undecided. Open to all suggestions.

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