Chapter 1

Heroism

The day was bright and beautiful, though the blond trudging down the sidewalk wasn't paying attention to the sun or the nice day. Why you ask? Well currently the blond was agonizing over the face that none of the Host Club members were available to go with him to the commoners market. A pout tugged at his lips as he paused at the corner. He watched the light with a sullen expression. Well on the upside this gave him a chance to think of new themes for the Host Club. A sigh escaped Tamaki's pouted lips, Haruhi had sounded angry on the phone. Maybe he should get something for her as an apology? He didn't want his precious daughter mad at him! He began walking once more as the light turned green. Maybe he'd find something really amazing today.

Something was off and Kagome couldn't quite figure out what is was. After the last battle she'd been out of it, not really noticing anything around her. She'd just recently noticed that there was a strange aura following her. But then again no one had blamed her for being out of it.

Except for everyone that died in the battle

Kagome blinked, a little shocked that a thought like that had actually entered her mind. She wasn't usually that pessimistic. Besides, she'd done everything she could have in that battle, there was nothing she could have done.

Other than using the jewel

Sota glanced up at his sister as they stopped to wait for the crosswalk light to turn green. She looked worried about something but she also looked a little dazed. Sota bit on his bottom lip nervously, something was wrong he just knew it.

The demon sitting on top of the building above them smirked, he was in. He could taste the flavor of her mind, it was a dark yet sweet flavor. She could be easily manipulated, easily killed. Once she was dead he would be able to steal the jewel from her fast cooling corpse. And of course there would be no one to point a finger at him, because she'd be the one doing the killing. He'd waited patiently for over four hundred years for this moment. He'd been waiting since the day he'd watched Inuyasha and the others die in the fight with Naraku. This plan was perfect, all he had to do was wait until she was in her time after Inuyasha and the others were dead. The plan was pretty simple, all he had to do was 'whisper' in her mind that it was her fault that the others were dead and she would be better off the same. Another smirk pulled at his lips and amusement twinkled in the depths of his dark eyes. Time to set the plan into motion, he only had until the crosswalk turned green.

Face it, you were supposed to die. Not them.

Kagome froze up a little at the thought entered her mind and swirled around a little. She felt a familiar stab of guilt and pain in her chest. She'd been trying not to think thoughts like that for the past few months, though sometimes they slipped through. But the thought was sort of true. If she'd taken the chance to destroy the jewel, Naraku, and in the process herself they wouldn't have died. She'd taken one second to hesitate and that was all the time Naraku need to shove his tentacles through Sango, Miroku, and Shippo's chests. She felt tears sting at the back of her eyes, but she blinked a few times and the feeling disappeared. There was no way to bring them back, what was done was done.

The jewel can make it right, all it needs is a sacrifice....

A frown pulled at her lips as the thought occurred to her. The jewel could make it right, but what kind of sacrifice would it need. She didn't need to think about that for too long, of course it would need a life. And the only life that it would want would be hers. Her eyes drifted out into the street, where cars and buses rushed by. She could feel her face becoming a cold mask, all she had to do was step out into the street and the jewel would have it's sacrifice, then Inuyasha and the others would get another chance at life. She took a shaky step forward, toward the street. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Sota reach out to grab her hand, presumably to hold her but, but it didn't really register in her mind. The only thought in her mind was bringing back the four people that she'd been too much of a coward to save. She looked left then right, and took a few more steps toward the street. If she stepped out too soon the bus that she saw coming would see her and have time to stop. She could vaguely hear Sota yelling in the back ground but her mind wasn't registering anything but the bus. She took a deep breath and took a step into the road, but time the driver saw here it would be too late.

Goodbye little Miko

"KAGOME!"

Tamaki was pulled out of his inner musings by the shout. He frowned as he pushed himself thought the crowd. He could see a little boy clinging to an older, female version of himself. She was probably his sister or something. She looked as if she was in a trance. He watched as she shook of the little boys hands and stepped into the road. It only took a few moments for him to spot the bus but once he did he was already moving.

"Someone help!!!" the little boy screamed, terror seeping into every crevices of his voice.

Kagome turned slightly to glance over at Sota as his scream pierced through her mind. It made her pause for a moment. Why was she standing in the middle of the street? Why was Sota screaming like that? Everything seemed to move in slow motion as she glanced around. It was at that moment that she spotted the bus. She could feel all of her muscles lock up as she realized that she was never going to be able to move out of the way and it was too late for the driver to stop.

Oh god, I'm going to die

Suddenly the world seemed to speed up all at once. Kagome could feel a few tears lake down her face. At least she'd be seeing Inuyasha and the others soon. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact of the bus and a fraction of a second later she felt it. The only thing that bothered her was that it came from the wrong side.

Tamaki pushed the girl out of the way of the bus with enough force to send both of them sprawling in the next lane. Two fractions of a second later the bus rumbled by and the light turned red. Tamaki lay on the pavement for a few seconds, dazed by the impact. Next to him the girl groaned and began to sit up. He glanced over at her just as she turned her blue-ish black eyes upon him. He was startled for a moment, her eyes seemed so wise yet sad. He couldn't help but wonder what she'd seen in her life to give her such eyes. He moved to sit up, a question rising on his lips. He wanted to ask a thousand questions at once. Why did she look so sad? Why was she standing in front of the bus? Who was she? Had she tried to commit suicide? All of the questions died on his lips the moment he sat up. A his of pain escaped his lips as he clutched his left arm as a flash of white hot pain ripped through the limb. He pulled back his hand, which was now coated in some sort of warm liquid. The girl gasped, her eyes on his arm. He followed her eyes and winced as he saw the blood pouring out of the shallow wound on his forearm.

"Oh god, come on. Let's get out of the road and I'll bandage that up." the girl said, her eyes a little panicked.

She helped Tamaki to his feet and they walked back to the side of the road. By now there was a crowd of onlookers. Tamaki noticed that the little boy was staring at him in open mouthed awe. As they got closer to the crowd many voices were heard.

"Should I call nine-one-one?"

"Miss what were you thinking?"

"He's a hero!"

"Kagome, are you okay?"

"Can I get the blonds number?"

The girl pushed Tamaki into a sitting position on the curb. He watched with quizzical eyes as she pulled her backpack off and began to rummage through it. After a few moments she pulled out a first aid kit. Tamaki could feel his brows raising but said nothing. He knew that Haruhi kept a first aid kit with her, maybe all commoners had them. He was so lost in his thoughts that he barely noticed Kagome pushing his sleeve up farther, but he did notice when she placed the cotton ball soaked in peroxide on the cut. He let out a hiss and jerked away a little. He saw her wince but she held onto his arm and began to dab at the cut again.

"I'm sorry, I didn't warn you that it may sting, she said, her eyes not leaving her work.

"No, it's fine," Tamaki said quietly. His purple eyes were on her hands as she cleaned the wound. "You just surprised me, that's all.' he added with a large smile.

It only took a few minutes to clean the wound and then she was wrapping a gauze bandaged around it. She glanced up at Tamaki and gave a nervous smile, then glanced back down at her work.

"I'm Tamaki by the way," he said, in a vain attempt to ease her nerves. She glanced up at him and he gave her his best gentlemen smile. She stared up at him for a moment then finished bandaging his arm.

"I'm Kagome," she said with a small smile. She rose to her feet and held out a hand to help Tamaki up.

"Well it's nice to meet you Kagome-hime," Tamaki said, adding the 'hime' to the end of her name out of habit. He noticed the blush that rose on her cheeks and couldn't help but smile again.

"I have to go now, but thank you for helping me," Kagome said, picking up her bang and bowed to him. He nodded and smiled, he also watched as Kagome and her brother disappeared around the next corner.

On top of the building the demon shook with anger. Curse that blond human, he'd foiled one of his greatest plans! So be it, he'd have another shot and the Miko. And now he hand another chip against her. He watched as the blond picked up his bag and turned down the opposite street. A nasty smile pulled at his lips. He only needed to modify his plan slightly to get to her, her and that interfering human. It was all possible because the Miko was too stupid that a demon'd had a hand in her little 'accident' today.

"Kagome," Sota started, glancing up at his sister. She looked troubled but in a different way than before . Her eyes glanced down at him and he frowned. "What happened back there?" he asked, staring up at her hopefully.

Her eyes seemed to narrow as she glanced away. She was silent for a minute and he was beginning to think she wasn't going to answer.

"A demon," she said quietly her voice fulled with a tint of anger and fear. "Somehow it influenced me but don't worry, it will not happen again." she said, turning a confidant smile to her brother.

She had the feeling that this was just the beginning and things were about to get a whole lot worse.

Alright, this is a fic that someone requested and I'm sure as hell going to write it to the best of my ability. The pairing, in basic form, is going to be Tamaki and Kagome. I may add a love triangle but I'm not sure at the moment. I hope everyone likes it, as well as who I wrote it for. I'm working on the next chapter right now and should have it done soon.

See you soon,

~Sailor Emerald