A/N)-Current ages of the characters: (Note: As more characters come into the story, I will be adding their ages)

Kagome- 17

Inuyasha-18

Summary-

AU- Kagome and Inuyasha were separated 7 years ago. They are now in high school. Inuyasha's old girlfriend Kikyo was killed in the separation, so what happens when long lost friends meet once again? Will they still be grieving, or will they get past this tragedy? Rated for language and future lemons. Inu/Kag


Seven Years After


Chapter One: Before the Storm

Seven years before

It was the heat of the day, around noon or one. The waves were brushing the shore, white horses showing further out in the body of water with the crashing waves. At the shore, however, it was just a calm movement. There were people all along the beach, families, friends, children, elders. All kinds of people. Three children in particular were sitting only a few feet away from the damp line of the sand. They were sitting in a sort of triangle; the male was closer to one of the females, however, more than the other.

The male of the group was around ten years old. He was skinny, but fit all the same. His muscles seemed to have just recently started developing. He had long silver hair that reached the small of his back, forelocks that reached his collarbone, and bangs that ended just so that they wouldn't cover his eyes. He had intense amber eyes, abnormal, but all the same, beautiful. His parted and grinning lips revealed pearly white, slightly elongated canine teeth. One would definitely notice them as different from human teeth. Set atop his head were a pair of furry silver pup ears. They twitched every which way, picking up every little sound. Adorable would be the only way to describe them. His fingers were crowned with long claws, again, noticeable as not human. At the moment, all he wore was a pair of red swimming trunks. He was sitting cross-legged and was listening/talking to the two girls with a bright smile on his face.

The cute little boy was an Inu Hanyo, named Inuyasha. His mother was a human, named Izayoi, and his father was the well known great dog demon, Inutaisho. His parents owned a computer corporation of some sort. The heir to this company was both him and his half brother, Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru a full demon, and ten years older than Inuyasha and if both of Inuyasha's parents were to come to early ends, Sesshomaru would take over the company. That is to say, if Inuyasha was still a minor if that happened. Sesshomaru was living in a different state, unknown to Inuyasha in the country.

Hanyo's weren't accepted easily in the current state of the world, but there were a few that would accept them. The two girls that were now keeping him company were included in that group.

The girl Inuyasha was sitting close to, knee to knee, was named Kikyo. Kikyo was about nine years old, and was skinny, without much of a womanly figure at this age, but was beginning to develop. She didn't have much muscle, but wasn't without strength. She had dark chocolate eyes that seemed to glint in the sunlight. Whether the glint was cheery or cold, one couldn't tell. She had long raven hair that reached the middle of her back, and flowed freely. Her features were sharp, and somewhat cold, amazing for this age. Kikyo had the blood of a priestess flowing through her veins, from her mother's side, and had a priest's blood as well from her father. They both owned a shrine in this state of California, and it was extremely successful. She wore a two piece swim suit, the top white, and the bottoms red. She also sat cross-legged, next to the hanyou, facing the third child of the group.

The third, and last of the group, was another girl, nine years young, and had the brightest, most adorable smile a person could wish to see from someone as innocent as she. Her features were soft, but unlike Kikyo, her figure was not yet developed. She had dark blue eyes, rimmed black, and raven black hair, that in the sunlight glinted with a dark blue hue. She wore a blue one piece suit that hugged her small body, and she sat cross-legged like the others. Her name was Kagome Higurashi, and she was also human.

Her mother was human, but she had never heard or seen of her father, so her ancestry wasn't complete in her mind. Her mother was one of the most successful doctors in the world, therefore providing Kagome with as much wealth as her two friends. She owned a huge medical center in Tennessee. Her mother was also in control of a shrine, in the same state as the medical center, but it was run more by her grandfather, rather than her mother.


Said mother was further away from the shoreline, about thirty feet, and sitting on her beach towel, watching the children. She was glad her little Kagome had those two as friends. The other girl she wasn't sure of, but the boy seemed to be sweet.

The trio had known each other for a very long time. The first two to meet were Kagome and Kikyo. They met each other in their neighborhood, and instantly became friends. They were both five at the time. Later, Kagome met Inuyasha, at the beach during the evening. Inuyasha had not yet made friends in his new home, and it was quite difficult to, given the fact he was a Hanyou. Kagome, however, couldn't have cared less if he were half demon, half human. Then, a few days after that, Inuyasha met Kikyo, and as did Kagome and him, they became friends. Kagome and Kikyo became something of sisters. They told each other everything, and comforted each other.

Kikyo and Inuyasha became close. In something of the same way, so did Kagome and Inuyasha. Kagome was always there for him when he needed someone with him. She was always a shoulder to cry on, a friend to console with, and a person to yell at. Kikyo's and Inuyasha's relationship was almost exactly the same. Except, she wasn't ever a shoulder to cry on, or a person to console with.

At the age of nine, Inuyasha asked Kikyo to become his girlfriend, and she accepted. Later in the year, Kikyo grew cold towards Kagome, for no reason at all. When Kikyo had reached her first menstrual cycle, she was just under eight and a half years old. Inuyasha had not yet reached his first heat, so it basically had no affect on him. All it meant was that she was a bit moody. She was very snappy towards Kagome. Kagome, however, was there for her first time, to comfort her, as well as Inuyasha, since he needed comfort too. But that we will go into later.

Nowadays, Kikyo was merely friendly to Kagome, not really thinking of her as her friend anymore. She was merely friendly with her for Inuyasha's sake. Inuyasha was still satisfied with Kikyo as his girlfriend and Kagome as his best friend. Although, to him, there was only just barely a difference. He just felt only a little stronger for Kikyo than he did Kagome.


Meanwhile, Kagome had gotten up and sauntered over to her mother, leaving Inuyasha and Kikyo to talk. She sat down next to her mother and pulled a camera from a knapsack on the ground.

Inuyasha had stood, holding Kikyo's hand, and led her to the shoreline, letting both sets of feet be washed over by the water. Inuyasha stopped and turned to Kikyo, eyes locked with hers, both of his hands now gripping both of hers.

Kagome quickly drew the camera up to eye level, zoomed in, and waited. She was suppressing a fit of giggles and smiling widely. She knew what was going to happen. Anybody could see it coming.

Inuyasha leaned down, closed his eyes, and pressed his lips gently against Kikyo's.

Fortunately for Kagome Inuyasha wasn't paying attention to any sounds around him, so she could snap as many shots as she wished. Once the two had broken the kiss, leaving Kagome with more than enough pictures, she dropped the camera, rolled onto her back and broke into a fit of laughter. After a moment or two of trying to calm herself down, she got a grip and sat up. Kagome gave the camera to her mother, asking her to develop the pictures, and then ran off to meet her friends.

She took Inuyasha by the arm, and pulled him further into the water. Inuyasha let go of one of Kikyo's hands to follow Kagome, which in turn meant he still had a grip on Kikyo's other hand, dragging her along with them. The rest of the day was spent in the water, swimming, splashing; just having fun.


After a little while, around five in the evening, Kagome's mother's supervising eye looked suspiciously at the sky. She had previously left them for an hour, to go get the pictures in the camera developed. The sun was going down, the air was getting colder, and the sky was covered in dark ominous clouds. There was a big storm coming. How big, she didn't know, but it wouldn't be something one would want to be caught in. She called the children out of the water, had them wrapped in their big fluffy towels, and set off for home. The kids were all getting slightly cold, from being wet, and the decreasing temperature was affecting them as well.

Mrs. Higurashi gave Kagome three copies of the pictures she'd taken, intending that she gave them to her friends. The other two looked curiously to Kagome, wondering what it was she'd been given. Kagome gave one to Kikyo first, then one to Inuyasha, with a wide smile on her face. They both looked at her questioningly and she just nodded towards the pictures.

Inuyasha's reaction was a deep blush and a sweat drop. He smiled and almost laughed at it. He never heard her taking pictures. 'Sneaky wench…' He put the picture in his pocket, wanting to keep it. He looked over to Kagome, who was smirking; extremelysatisfied with herself. He just shook his head and looked down at his feet, smiling

Kikyo, however, was not at all thrilled, or amused at the picture. Her hand curled around it and she crumpled it up. She wore a glare on her face that said, 'Say one thing, Kagome. One. Single. Thing.' Kagome just looked away from Kikyo, looking ahead of her at her slowly approaching neighborhood.

They all walked behind Kagome's mother, huddled together, walking closely. Kikyo was getting slightly irritated at how close Kagome was to Inuyasha. Kikyo, however, was being paranoid; Kagome wasn't too close for comfort at all. She glared at the ground traveling beneath her feet and huffed. Neither Inuyasha nor Kagome took notice to her attitude, so they continued on. The group quickly reached their Cul de Sac. The houses were practically mansions. At least seven of them were in the area. Kikyo's came up first, and she stomped up to the entrance, opening the door and disappearing into her home without a goodbye, or explanation to her attitude.

Inuyasha quirked an eyebrow at his girlfriend's strange behavior. He looked to Kagome for any help, or some sort of explanation, but Kagome just shrugged, looking back ahead. She had no idea herself.

When they reached Inuyasha's house, Kagome and her mother said their goodbye's. Kagome gave him a hug before he went up to his own doorstep, and disappeared into his mansion. Mrs. Higurashi and her daughter quickly made their way to their home afterward.


For some unknown reason to Kagome, her mother told her to pack her clothes. Her mother had gotten a call stating that a hurricane was coming. The hurricane was supposed to be enormous, and their neighborhood would be in its path. Kagome, however, didn't know this. So she obeyed her mother, and they both left an hour later to the airport and out of Kagome's hometown.
Three hours later, Inuyasha and his family were preparing to go to their own basement, to hold out on the storm. Inuyasha desperately wanted to go to Kikyo and Kagome, to make sure both of his loved ones were safe. However his parents insisted on staying in the basement. They'd locked the door anyway, so he couldn't get out even if he tried. His family and their servants were all in the basement.
Kikyo was in somewhat of the same predicament. She was in her house, packing her things to bring downstairs to the basement, and the storm was approaching. She brought down a suitcase and went back up to fetch the others. Her family, as well as their servants were all in the basement.
The hurricane was now upon them. Inuyasha had a terrifying feeling crawling up his spine. He had started to panic. All he could think about was Kagome and Kikyo. 'Where are they? Are they safe? Please be okay… Kagome… Kikyo…'

He wrung his hands and took a defensive position in the corner of the basement, covering his neck with his hands laced behind them, and his face to his knees. Tears were brimming his eyes. There was something wrong. He couldn't sense Kagome's presence any longer. His eyes screwed shut as the hurricane smashed over the houses of his Cul de Sac. He remained there in that position, being unmoved. He was sitting in the corner of the basement, away from everyone else. After a while, he fell into the dark abyss of unconciousness.

Kikyo was hurrying down the stairs to the basement when it hit. The mansion was being torn to pieces, the debris flieing relentles


sly around the area. Kikyo was practically picked up off the ground from the high winds. She let out a scream as she struck with debris. She went out cold in only a matter of seconds after impact. The last thought that ran through her mind was a cry of desperation, but something she couldn't manage to say it aloud.

'Inuyasha…'


Kagome woke on the plane with a start. Her heart was racing wildly, and her heartbeat was the only thing she could hear for a few seconds. She was scared out of her wits. Something had happened. Something very bad had happened…


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