Title: A Different Life

Genre: Romance, Adventure, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort

Rating: T for Teen and Up

Pairings: Kurama x Kagome, Yusuke x Keiko, Kuwabara x Yukina, a bit of Hiei crushing on Kagome

Summary: What if Kagome never traveled in time to the Feudal Era? What if the bone-eater's well was just an old well on her family shrine? What would her life be like if she is Yusuke Urameshi's cousin? What would her adventures be like with him? Only time can tell as she also spends her time with a different fox demon.

Hi guys. For a very long time, I always wondered what things would be like for Kagome had she been a character in the Yu Yu Hakusho series instead of the InuYasha series. This story will be close to the original anime with my own plot twists, so if I have any parts copying from the old series, don't hesitate top let me know and how I can reword some of the lines. For now, enjoy!

Chapter 1

Different

It had been a normal day in the Human World. Fourteen year old Kagome Higurashi is just finishing up with running errands for her school when she comes across something familiar, or rather someone who should be attending school himself. Letting out an annoyed sigh, Kagome approaches her troublesome cousin. "Yusuke, shouldn't you be in school like you're supposed to?"

Yusuke Urameshi, also a fourteen year old who attends Sarayashiki Jr. High, sends his typical glare to his cousin who in turn returns a glare just as sharp. "FYI, I did feel like going to school. But everyone still decide to be total assholes."

"You know that does not excuse your behavior."

Yusuke then breaks eye contact. "Whatever, Kagome."

That behavior of his is really going to get him into deep, boiling water someday. Not accepting his attitude, Kagome gives him a hard slap across his face, making sure it stung worse than a bee's sting. "Don't whatever me!"

Then she points in the direction back toward Sarayashiki, a firm expression across her face. "Now you better get your rear back to school or I'll kick it there myself."

The slap still stings, Yusuke mumbles as he holds his throbbing cheek. "I swear your slaps are just as hard as Keiko's." Keiko Yukimura is a girl that attends Yusuke's school and had been a childhood friend of the two cousins. When he had started to have an attitude and become a pervert, the two girls would do whatever they can to shape him up, but Yusuke never changes, no matter how much of a beating he gets from them.

Without another word, Kagome gives him a look that clearly said "Move it". Seeing the new expression caused a shiver to creep up his spine. Whenever she gives him the look, Yusuke knows the message depending on the current situation.

In order to save his skin, Yusuke turns to head back to his school and Kagome continues on her way to finish the errands. Though aware that he should have kept going straight but deciding to turn and take a detour instead, Kagome shakes her head as a small grin forms on her face. He may be very troublesome, but Yusuke is her cousin, her family, so she loves him as one.

Just when she finishes delivering a get-well gift for a sick student from her class and is on her usual route to report back to her school, Kagome heard something in the distance that caused her to freeze in her tracks; the unmistakable sound of tires screeching on the road, trying to stop. That sound was too close to where she last saw Yusuke. At the thought, she felt her stomach drop and her heart race as she runs off in the direction her cousin had gone.

By the time she arrives at the scene, Kagome could feel her heart shatter at the sight of Yusuke collapsed on the road, not moving, not a single breath left him. Her mind was telling her, demanding her, to ask what had happened. But she just stood there, frozen in place as the tears formed in her eyes.

Once the ambulance had arrived and gathered up Yusuke's body onto a gourney, one of the medics noticed how Kagome kept her eyes on Yusuke. "Miss," the medic says to her, finally snatching Kagome's attention away from Yusuke's dead form and to him, "are you related to him?"

First she just nods her head. "Yes, he's my cousin."

"Could you come with us to the hospital and we'll tell you what you need to know." the medic offered her to ride with them as they take Yusuke and a small boy who appears fazed from what had happened a moment ago before she came to the scene.

Kagome just nods her head, jumps into the back of the ambulance, the medic closing the doors shut before getting into the drivers side. During the ride to the hospital Kagome couldn't stop shaking as the fear of what she'll find out of what had happened to Yusuke, her cell phone clutched tightly in her hands. She had already sent text messages to her mom and Aunt Atsuko, telling them that something has happened to Yusuke and that she promises to tell them exactly what she finds out.

An hour and a half later, Kagome waits outside the room her cousin is being examined in, trying to calm herself and her racing hear down. Kagome had been lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear someone walk up to her. "What's a pretty thing like you doing in a gloomy place like this?"

Glancing up briefly, Kagome saw it was a teenage boy, perhaps older than her by one year, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes, dressed in scrubs, thinking that he must be a volunteer. But with that attitude of his, sounds like he was made into a volunteer at the hospital when he prefers to do other stuff.

Currently too upset and worried about Yusuke, Kagome just ignores the boy, her eyes set on her phone, thinking over how she'll share whatever news she receives to her mom and aunt. Not getting a word from her, the boy growls under his breath. "Hey! I asked you a question. Surely you've been told to listen to people when they are talking to you."

"Sorry, I'm just not in a talking mood." Kagome says simply, trying not to have her voice break.

"That doesn't matter. It's rude if you don't listen to someone who spoke to you."

"Please, just leave me alone. I'm already really upset."

The boy didn't want to deal with her attitude since he wanted to know why she's here. But since she just ignored him, the boy is just about to raise his hand to slap her when someone else grabs his wrist firmly.

Turning to glare at the one who interfered, Kagome looks up in curiosity and is left speechless at the newcomer. This newcomer also appeared to be older than her by one year, beautiful bright green eyes, long red hair with two forlocks on his shoulders while the rest went down his back. She at once recognizes the uniform the other boy is wearing, he attends Meiou High school. "What do you want?" the brunette asks, no more like demands in the way a bad boy biker does.

"Didn't you hear her? She wants to be alone." the newcomer says, a glare intensifying in his eyes.

"Look, all I did was ask her a question and she didn't answer. I was going to leave her alone once she answered but she just keeps avoiding answering me." brunette points out.

"Well maybe she doesn't want to talk. It's better if you just leave her be, not force a word out of her."

Breaking his grip on him as he frees his wrist, the guy mumbles a "Whatever" and leaves the two, shoving his hands into his pockets.

Once he was gone, the other boy turns to face Kagome, his face a lot more calm as he says gently. "Are you ok?"

Now it was just the two of them outside Yusuke's room, Kagome at first nods. "Yes, thank you for stopping him."

"No problem." Then the boy looks to the empty seat beside her on the couch, silently asking her with just his eyes if he could join her. Nodding just once, Kagome could feel her cheeks turn pink as he sits next to her on the couch. His eyes still on her as she kept hers on her phone, the boy says, "If you're too upset to talk about it, you don't have to. But can you answer me this?"

Turning her attention to him, Kagome nods. "Has someone you know been through an accident?" he asks.

With what she's managed to put together within a few minutes since leaving the scene, Kagome nods. "My cousin saved a small boy from getting hit by a speeding car."

"Do you think he'll make it?" At the thought after seeing his condition, she shakes her head as she tries to keep the tears back. To know the bad news, the boy looks away, sadness forming in his own eyes. "I see. I'm sorry about your loss."

She may have just met him, but he's really kept her company during this very hard time. Without even thinking or realizing what she's doing, Kagome sets her head on the boy's shoulder, surprising both him and herself. But right now that didn't matter since she can already feel a sense of comfort as long as she's with him.

Edit: to the guest that gave me the tip about my summary, thanks. Hopefully that helps attract more attention to this story.