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Rose Tinted Glasses

Chapter One

Long dark hair swirled in the wind as Kagome made her way up the long stairs to the temple at the top. She was in awe that a temple could have more than her shrine but glad for the beautiful view as she walked. Yusuke had asked her to stop by which was slightly unusual, they last time she had been called here the boy was in such a state she had stayed for over a week. She only hoped that wasn't the case this time. Worry tinged her sapphire blue eyes as she sped up a little to the temple only to breath in a sigh of relief to see Yusuke smiling, unharmed and waiting for her at the top. In fact Yusuke seemed to be glowing and shining with happiness which made Kagome's heart soar.

"Yusuke! It's been so long!" the Miko greeted with a huge smile and a friendly hug being mindful of the two male demons watching on with caution. It had really been a long time, three months in fact. She had been on back to back missions which had kept her extremely busy. If you looked carefully you could see the exhaustion that radiated from her body. She couldn't remember the last time she had been this tired even with Inuyasha, Prince Koenma was spreading her a little too thin. It wasn't till Kagome collapsed from exhaustion in the Reikai office did her Boss realise how badly he had been treating her.

"Hey Kagome, how have you been?" Yusuke greeted a slight worry marring his handsome face as he took the petite young woman in. Her shoulders were sagged and dark shadowed lined her beautiful eyes. The girl just smiled brightly at him before nodding to Kurama and Hiei.

"I've been alright, it's good to see all of you" she replied as she followed the trio into the temple with tiniest of limps. She had been injured on her last mission and her ankle was still quite tender from where she fell on it. Yusuke's eyes darkened even further as he watched his long time best friend completely unaware of how the other two demons eyes darkened as well at the young woman's injury.

"You are hurt." the dark hybrid stated stoically as he eyed the woman daring her to disagree with him. Kagome's eyes widened slight before a dusty pink blush crossed her cheeks.

"Oh, yeah I simply sprained my ankle on my last job. It's alright if a little sore, it will heal in a couple of days. Thank you." the Miko stated as she sat down on the couch accepting a cup of green tea gratefully from Yukina.

"I have some ointment if you need it Miss Kagome?" Kurama offered smoothly his emerald eyes scanning her body from head to toe as if he was making sure she wasn't injured anywhere else. The miko smiled up at kitsune avatar but declined.

"Anyways, Yusuke you said that there was something that you wanted to tell me. Are you alright?" the woman asked changing the conversation expertly her eyes shining with worry. With this Yusuke's stomach lurched with nausea. How could he explain this to her? How could he tell her without blowing his, Kurama and Hiei's cover? Kagome was his best friend way before he knew any of them, hell he was long-time friends with her before Keiko was ever in the picture. His fists clenched tightly at his sides the warmth of Kurama's leg reassuring him. Taking a deep breath he looked at Kagome with a touch of fear in his eyes.

"Kagome... Er I wanted to tell you that… that I…" Yusuke physically swallowed loudly. "That I'm with Kurama and Hiei… Romantically…" he ended up with a whoosh. Kagome's eyes widened fractionally as she took it in. So much made sense now, the way Kurama and Hiei would always hover over him as if they were protecting him, how Yusuke seemed so much happier and how their aura's seemed to blend so well together in unity.

"Really? I'm so happy that you have found someone or well someone's to care for you Yusuke. You deserve it." Kagome smiled as she took in the three of them in a new light. The Mazoku's jaw dropped slightly in surprise of how accepting his best friend was. He couldn't help the large grin that crossed his face as he leaped across the table and hugged the miko tightly to his chest. Kagome laughed lightly as she patted the man on the back.

"You really don't care" Yusuke mumbled into her hair afraid to let her go and this was all but a dream. In all honestly he thought it was a little weird that she accepted this so easily. Yusuke's eyes met his two lovers who were looking on with content, they could vividly remember the first time they met Kagome Higurashi and how she had earned their respect.

Yusuke stood motionless in front of the fuming woman. Her sapphire eyes were blazing with determination and she shoved the man in his shoulder. The pair stood in the middle of one of the main training fields. Kagome had barged through the temple Kuwabara hot on her heels. The woman had thrown open Yusuke's bedroom door and pulled him out of bed by his ear. Which was a miracle in itself. The man had refused to leave his bedroom. He neither showered nor ate. He refused to train or do anything it was like he was a shell.

"Hit me" she suddenly stated in a bland voice her eyes looking directly into his dull muddy brown ones. Kurama had stiffened and looked over at Kuwabara who watched on as if it was the normal thing. This confused the avatar as Kuwabara was strongly against fighting women. Hiei watched curiously from the tree wondering what the woman had up her sleeve. He could have sworn he had seen her eyes flash pink before going back to vivid sapphire blue.

"Try and hit me Urameshi!" she screamed as she suddenly threw a punch hitting him in the shoulder with a grunt. The man barely moved an inch as he continued to stare ahead with a dead look in his eye.

"No…" Yusuke whispered his voice hoarse with disuse. The girl growled slightly which both demon and avatar found fairly amusing.

"Yusuke, you are going to hit me and you will do it now" Kagome replied in a deadly voice. He fists shaking. She knew this was the only way to get to him and she would be here with him all the night if she had to.

"No" he replied a little louder.

"Hit me"

"No"

"Hit me!"

"No!"

"HIT ME!"

"NO!" the male finally snarled throwing his fist only for the miko to catch it. That seemed to be his breaking point, Yusuke just went livid throwing kicks and punches which Kagome avoided, dodged and blocked until the male detective finally let out an anguished cry and fell to the ground. The miko crouched next to him pulling the male tightly against her chest her hand running through his greasy locks.

"She doesn't deserve your hurt nor your tears my dear friend. You have love surrounding you everywhere you go and nobody can take that away from you. Even if the world fell apart you will at least always have my love, you are my best friend and I am yours. I need you to fight for me now Yusuke Urameshi, fight the darkness and tell it to get lost. No matter what… Love will always find you" the miko whispered quickly wiping away a tear of her own as Yusuke cried into his childhood best friends arms until he fell into a finally peaceful sleep.

"I did have an inkling that something was going on between the three of you" Kagome finally admitted as Yusuke pulled back. The woman bit her lip her mind conflicted if she should finally share her secret with the three men. It would explain why she could understand so easily but the down side could be that Yusuke would be upset that she hadn't told him and Hiei and Kurama may find her a threat.

"Kagome?" Yusuke questioned as he looked deep into the troubled blue eyes he seemed to be able to get lost in. The miko grimaced slightly before she ran a hand through her hair frustrated.

"I need to also tell you something, I need to tell you all something and I believe it's only fair that I tell you" the miko started as she looked nervously back to Kurama and Hiei who were staring at her curiously.

"What is it? Whatever it is Kagome I'm sure it's fine" Yusuke brushed off as he continued to watch the fidgeting girl who just took a deep breath.

"When I was 15 I discovered that I was different, I live on a Shrine and you must understand that I grew up with stories that I thought were all false. It wasn't until my 15th birthday to be exact that I found out how different I was. I was attacked by demon…" Kagome started her hands shaking physically. Yusuke eyes widened as he shot a look to Kurama and Hiei in panic.

"You must be mistaken Miss Kagome, demons are that of legend they do not exist" the red head replied smoothly his eyes calm but cold. Kagome huffed and her own eyes sparkled with anger.

"I know it was demon Kurama, the same way I know that you are an avatar with a kitsune spirit, the same way I know Hiei is a hybrid demon and you Yusuke are a Mazoku" Kagome bit out as she glared at the trio.

"How?" Hiei asked bluntly his hand resting gently on the invisible hilt of his weapon.

"Now before I tell you you must understand that I do not hold the same prejudice as my ancestors. I am born in the modern world and have no reason to hate demons" Kagome edged. Kurama's eyes sparked with intellect as he eyed the Miko more carefully.

"You're a priestess, a miko aren't you?" Yusuke asked his voice with a slightly hard edge as he stared straight ahead at the miko. "It would explain a lot after all, I remember you healing me when we were little. I had fallen off the playground and hurt my arm badly. I was upset and you were upset because I was, I… I remember you glowing blue and then I didn't hurt anymore" Kagome was at a loss, as far as she had known she hadn't know about her powers manifesting at a small age. She was also curious to know how exactly Yusuke knew of Miko's.

"I hadn't realised… It was only when I was attacked by that centipede demon that I knew. I had put my hand out in fear and a bright pink light had shot out of my hand. Turns out it was a purification light that Miko's of old had. There hasn't been a spiritually aware priestess in over 300 years as far as I know" Kagome explained her hands ringing together as her eyes shot to each male. Yusuke seemed to be taking fairly well if not a little angry. She could only assume it was from her not telling him sooner. Kurama looked at her curiously as if she was a puzzle to unwrap. Hiei looked cold. It was like he was ready to kill her if she moved the wrong way. Blue eyes watered slightly as she stood up on shaky legs. All three men flinched causing Kagome's heart to clench at the implication that she would hurt any of the. She bowed low never letting her tears of heartbreak fall.

"I understand that this news can be upsetting and I understand if you would rather I leave you alone. I just couldn't keep it to myself anymore. I do hope you can forgive me for the falsehoods I have told you and that we can get past what I am" the priestess managed to get out before she turn around and walked out of the temple the sliding door giving a slight click as it shut.

"Kagome wait!" Yusuke yelled as he two steps at a time down the stairs following the young priestess.

"What is it Toddler?!" Yusuke growled his temper short. It had been two weeks since he had spoken to Kagome. He had tried calling and even visiting her only to be told that she was on a job at the moment by Kun-Loon Higurashi and wouldn't be back for a while.

"Be quiet Yusuke" Prince Koenma replied in a very quiet strained voice. The young Prince looked like he was going to be physically sick as he looked through the files on his desk. Kurama noted the flashing mirror on his desk which was currently being ignored.

"Whatever… We don't answer to you anymore" Yusuke growled turning on his heel but was halted by a very upset Botan. The young woman's hair was a mess and she had bruises marring her delicate flesh around her wrists.

"Please Yusuke… It's important. I beg of you to not turn down this mission…" the ferry woman pleaded in a morose voice. It struck a cord with all three detectives. They were use to Botan being preppy if slightly annoying. They had never seen the woman so physically upset before.

"What happened?" Kurama asked in a soft voice as he carefully picked up her bruised wrists prodding them expertly to make sure their were no breaks.

"My other detective was on a mission and it went badly. It was only meant to be a intellegance gathering misson but she and Botan were ambushed and captured" Koenma explained his tone filled with worry. If anything happened to Kagome Botan would never forgive him. The young ferry woman and Kagome were like sisters, the best of friends. The had been partnered up together since the start of the Miko's employ with him and the Spirit Realm.