Author's Note: Hey, I know I said I didn't want to start another story until I finished War Eternal but...yeah. I know, sad. But yeah.
Summary: Kagome defeated Naraku but at the cost of being alone in the world. Midoriko offers her a chance to start over again. Taking it, she is reborn as Naruto's twin sister. Both Naruto and Kagome are junchiriki, each hosting half of the Nine-Tails. Treated as outcasts, they only have each other to rely on. What does fate hold in store for these two? Will they be able to unite all junchiriki?
Rating: M
Genres: Action/Adventure, Romance, some Hurt/Comfort
World So Cold
Beginning
3rd Point of View, Omniscient
Kagome stares at Midoriko, pondering her offer. Looking at the corpses of her beloved friends, people she considered family, Kagome's decision is made. Holding Shippo's unconscious and injured form to her chest with Kirara sitting on her shoulder, Kagome nods. "I accept your offer. There's nothing left here for me anyway. Not in the future since Naraku killed my family right in front of me to taunt me and get me to train with him. I still haven't figured out why he wanted me to train with him though. There's nothing left in the past besides Kirara and Shippo and I'm taking them with me." Kagome bows her head, trying to hold her tears in. "Besides, even if I tried to live in the modern era, I wouldn't fit in. I'm a relic of the past considering I'm not just the Shikon No Tama's eternal guardian but I'm also a yokai now that the jewel has merged with me." Midoriko smiles sadly.
"Good child. I'm sorry for all the pain you have had to endure. But, it will help you in the future." Midoriko says softly. "Now, in the world you're going to, you will be reborn. You will be needed to save the world."
"Again?" Kagome asks with a wry smile. Midoriko nods.
"Now, are you ready?" Kagome looks back.
"Just let me say my final goodbyes and I'll be ready. It won't take long."
Two young children, a boy and a girl of about three, walk the street alone. They stop at a small shop that sells food. "Excuse us, may we order something?" Kagome asks, her voice soft yet clear.
"Why of cour—" An older woman says, stopping abruptly when she sees who asked. "Oh, um sorry. We're full right now." She says. Kagome's eyes narrow minutely as she stares at the woman and the shop with a single customer inside. There were still plenty of empty seats, more than enough for her and her brother Naruto to sit in. Kagome smiles apologetically and bows.
"I'm sorry. Forgive me, I did not realize." Standing up, Kagome looks at Naruto. "Come on Naru, let's go home." Naruto nods and follows Kagome, gripping her hand like a vice at the whispered words coming from the spectators.
"Those freaks of nature, who the hell do they think they are asking if they could eat at Old Lady's Emiko's." Someone in the crowd sneers.
"Yeah. It's almost as if they think that they're fit to eat with us when they can't even be considered an animal, much less a human being," Another man jeers.
"Really, I don't know why Lord Hokage puts up with such abominations living in our village! They're likely to slaughter us in our sleep!" One woman rants to her husband as she pushes her children behind as the two pass. Everyone in the crowd murmurs their agreement.
'It's okay Naruto. At least it's not them throwing rocks or physically assaulting us in other ways again. Besides, we're almost home,' Kagome whispers softly in his mind. Naruto nods. Kagome slightly breathes a sigh of relief as she spots their shared apartment. Entering the place and closing the door as calmly and quickly as possible without seeming like she was panicking, Kagome slumps against it.
"This always happens Gome-nee. Why?" Naruto asks, tears and pain in his eyes. Kagome smiles sadly. She hugs him.
"Because to them, we're different and that means that they can't trust us. To them, it makes us dangerous and something to be feared." Naruto buries his face into the crook of her neck, bawling.
"Still, it's not fair! We don't do anything to them and they hurt us whether it's physically or verbally! Why? Why do they have to be so cruel?" Naruto sobs out through the stream of tears. "It hurts so much. I just want to scream and yell, lash out at something to make it go away." He whispers brokenly. Kagome sighs, remembering how she was treated when she was a child back in her old world as well as now.
"They don't understand us. And for humans, when people don't understand something, they tend to perceive it as a threat." Kagome murmurs, squeezing him a little tighter as tears begin to fall. "But it's okay. It'll be okay as long as we have each other. Together, we're strong." Kagome pulls back, smiling at him. "I guess I'll have to sneak out again later to get us some meat. I suppose we'll just have to eat some ramen for now." Naruto nods, wiping his tears away.
"Here, this should be enough meat for a week even with your appetite Naru," Kagome teases. Naruto pouts, sticking his tongue out at her.
"Meanie! I'm a growing boy!" Kagome chuckles and ruffles his hair.
"So you are," She says, looking at the time. Picking up his smaller frame, she carries him to their bed. Kirara mews in greeting as Shippo turns over, snoring softly. Kagome smiles. "It's time to go to bed Naruto."
Author's Note: Well, here's the first chapter. Short I know but it builds up. Couldn't sleep so I ended up writing.
Also, I plan on writing another crossover with the same basic idea of Kagome and Naruto being twins, but in that one, Naruto will be a female.
Word count: 1,066
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