Sorry about my 2 month lateness... I have been busy with work (which i have now quit) and school (which is almost over) Hope you enjoy! oh... and i do not own Inuyasha or Tsubasa Chronicles :)

Through the Gate

Chapter 1: RELATIONSHIPS GONE AWRY

Ever since the death of her mother and her grandfather, the life of Kagome Taisho had changed dramatically, for better and for worse… but mostly for worse. When it comes to the good changes, Kagome had lived a prosperous life as the village priestess in the feudal era. Her spiritual abilities had increased drastically since then and she also had some training in the art of the sword by one of the village men. In the short year that had passed, she had even learned to make her bow and arrows appear and disappear at will, so she would never bear the burden of carrying them around or forgetting them in her hut when she needed them the most. It had seemed that she had mastered all the techniques of a great priestess, and then some… though she had still had problems with conjuring up her own barriers, but that was only a minor setback.

The bad changes… now that was a different story all together. Kagome's beloved brother, Souta, had learned to despise his own sister, pushing the blame of their family's death onto her already heavy shoulders. Only month ago had he made the decision to leave the village to marry a woman, Hitomi, and hadn't been seen since. Kagome had only just given up the thought of his return.

The life of romance had also gone awry. The relationship between Sango and Miroku never lasted more than a few more weeks. The idiotic monk had abandoned Sango and their three children to discover his true destiny 'travelling across different worlds,' though, of course, no one in the village believed him. Sango, heartbroken, remained in denial that he would someday come back into her arms once again, saying that the only reason he wanted to leave was to get away with his typical womanizing attitude without a Hiraikotsu being tossed towards his head. But the most shocking change of all was how awful the relationship between the priestess and the half demon was holding up.

"Kagome! What the hell is your problem?" Inuyasha yelled, his face almost as red as his crimson haori.

"What's my problem? My problem is you, Inuyasha!" Kagome screeched, pointing her finger at her once loveable hanyo.

"How the hell am I your problem? Ever since your damn brother left, all you've done is bitch at me for random shit that doesn't even have anything to do with me!"

This wasn't just a typical Inuyasha – Kagome fight that they usually had any other day. It was intense. Yells and screams could be heard across the village if someone listened hard enough.

"Everything has got something to do with you! It's always you! It's always your fault that something always happens to us! You are always criticizing everything I do, you get into constant fights with the first person who looks at you funny, and whenever Naraku attacks, you somehow manage to blow the place up!"

"Well you're not perfect either, wench. Just because you're a so called holy priestess, you act like you're all pure and innocent! You can give up this stupid act because it's not working. Everyone knows that you are an insufferable little BITCH!" Inuyasha growled.

"You're lucky I took off that god-damn rosary, Inuyasha, or I would have sat you into oblivion. And if that's how you really feel, than FINE!"Kagome yelled, bursting out of the hut in tears. "You won't have to tolerate my presence anymore!"

Inuyasha stared at the empty doorway where his wife… no, she ended their marriage… where Kagome had stood, knowing he had gone too far. If only he could tell her that he still loved her and that he was only trying to prevent the vile Naraku from tearing them apart like he did with he and Kikyo.

Kagome entered Sango's hut, eyed flooded with tears.

"Another fight?" Sango asked, not bothering to look at her broken down friend.

"…"

"So… Why are you crying? Isn't this what you wanted?"

"I know…" Kagome said, taking a seat. "But why does this have to be so hard?"

"You knew it would be when you made this decision. You said that it was the only way to protect him, and now you have to pay the consequences, no matter how much it hurts," Sango explained

"STUPID NARAKU! WHY DOES HE ALWAYS HAVE TO FUCK UP MY LIFE?" Kagome exclaimed.

"He messed up everyone's life, Kagome. There's nothing we can do about that now," Sango said calmly.

Kagome wiped the tears from her eyes. "How the hell do you manage to stay so- huh?"

"Kagome, what's wrong?"

"Something's coming."

Kagome rushed out of the hut and ran as fast as she could to the source of the disturbance in the field, only to be stopped in her tracks by the sight of a giant, silvery-blue orb coming out of the sky. What the hell is that thing? And why does it possess so much… power? Kagome thought. She continued to run. A strong power had appeared out of nowhere and she needed to find out what it was. As she got closer to the center of the field, she noticed four strange figures and a small white-bun standing there, acting completely normal, as if they hadn't just fallen out of the sky.

"Who- Who are you and why are you here?" Kagome demanded.

"Now, is that any way to talk to poor helpless strangers?" The tall, blonde one asked jokingly. "My name is Fai D. Flourite, this one here is Syaoran-kun, the lovely young lady is Sakura-hime and the one giving me the evil glare is Kuro-rin!" He said grinning.

"IT'S KUROGANE-CHAN, YOU MORON!" Kurogane yelled, on cue.

"And Mokona is Mokona!" The small white-bun exclaimed. Kagome, confused as ever, couldn't help but laugh at the adorability of the fluffy creature that had jumped into her arms, snuggling into her chest.

"Well…uh… I'm Kagome Taish- I mean, Higurashi. Why don't you all come rest in one of our huts? You look like you could use some rest."

"So, may I ask why the four of you are travelling?" Sango asked, though not able to keep her eyes off of Mokona. The six of them (seven if you count Mokona, though no one ever seems to) were sitting in Kagome's hut, resting in front of the fire. Inuyasha had obviously run off somewhere after the enormous brawl.

"We're writing a book of legends from different countries," Syaoran quickly stated… though he was too quick.

"Seriously? A book? Okay, I may not be the brightest girl in the world but I know a lie when I see one. Let me guess. Fai is the author, you are his assistant, Sakura is his younger sister and Kurogane is… uh…" Kagome said cockily.

"Kuro-puu isn't important!" Fai said with a giant smile, ignoring Kurogane's dirty looks. "How did you figure us out?"

"It wasn't that difficult. It was written all over your faces," Kagome giggled. "What are you really looking for?"

"Something important to Sakura-hime," Syaoran said vaguely. Kagome looked at him wanting a better answer… so he gave it to her. "It's feathers that hold all of her memories. They hold great power and if they fall into the wrong hands…"

"We definitely don't want that to happen," Sango added. "There aren't any feathers here, are there? We honestly don't want any more trouble here."

"Well… we don't know yet. Mokona-chan, can you feel any magic around here?" Syaoran asked.

The small Mokona concentrated hard. It was only a few seconds often when its eyes grew large and a funny Mekkyo! Noise came out of its mouth. "I feel a really strong presence! But I don't know if it's a feather."

"There are no feathers in this world," Kagome said plainly. "I would have sensed a change in the area's balance."

"How can you tell?" Sakura asked.

"I'm a priestess. It's my job to know."

"Does that mean we can leave now?" Kurogane asked bluntly. "The sooner we leave, the sooner I can get back to my world."

"I guess so," Syaoran replied. "There's no need for us to stay if there's no feather."

"We really appreciate your hospitality Kagome-chan. And you as well Sango-chan," Fai said, making his way to the door with the rest of the group.

"Wait!" Kagome yelled, standing up and grasping onto Fai's hand. Both Kagome and Fai froze in their spots, unable to help themselves from staring deeply into each other's eyes, as if in a trance. Fai was the first to break the momentary silence.

"What is it?" He asked, confused at what had just happened.

"Take me with you!"

"Are you sure you want to do this Kagome?" Sango asked.

"Yes, Sango. Travelling the country wouldn't be enough to keep Naraku away from the three of us. I need to travel to different worlds, then maybe he'll leave everyone else alone!"

"That's not the main reason, is it? Yes, you're worried about us, but the real reason you're leaving is that you're afraid to die," Sango explained. "Right?"

"Okay, yes! I'm scared as hell! I've never been so afraid of something in my life! I can't win against him so running is the only way. Besides, he's only after me, so I won't be the only safe one."

"I understand Kagome."

"Hey, if you two girls are done, Kagome has a wish to make," Kurogane interrupted. Kagome walked up to the travelers, looking very confused.

"A wish? What wish?"

"To travel worlds. You didn't think you'd do it for free, did you?

Kagome stared blankly at Kurogane, who just sighed in return. "White-bun, call Yuuko-san."

"Whose Yuuko?" Kagome asked, still very confused with the little information she had been given.

"The dimensional witch," Fai responded. "She grants your wishes, but you have to pay a price of equal value in return."

Fai finished speaking and a ball of pale-pink light shot from the jewel on Mokona's forehead, projecting the image of a tall, pale woman in the sky.

"Hello Moko-chan. What can I do for you?" Yuuko asked.

"Our new friend here has a wish for you," Fai said, with his usual large smile, showing the witch the nervous Kagome.

"Uh, hi Yuuko," Kagome began. "I'm-"

"I know who you are, Kagome-chan. And your wish. You wish to travel across worlds with the others in order to run from the one who has been after you for several years. I can grant this wish… for a price," Yuuko explained.

"Anything!" Kagome said, desperately. "Whatever it takes!"

"Giving up 'anything' is a risky price, and should never be done so easily… but if that is what you want, then your price shall be the memories of your younger brother."

"Kagome, don't do it. It's not worth it!" Kagome turned around to see a figure of white and crimson standing behind her. "The memories of your brother are all you have left of him! Don't give them up!" Inuyasha yelled, though he needn't.

"Why do you even care? He abandoned me, Inuyasha! He said that he never wanted to see me again, so he left. He blames me for their deaths and I can't live with that," Kagome yelled back. "So I'll do it. To get rid of those memories, of Naraku, and of YOU!"

"Your payment will be received in the next world. You are now able to travel with them," Yuuko said, interrupting the argument, and disappearing from the sky.

"Thank you, Yuuko."

"Fine Kagome! Just get up and leave. Not that I expected any different from you, wench! Have fun travelling with her, guys," Inuyasha shouted, now directing himself to Syaoran, Sakura, Fai and Kurogane. "It can be a real pain in the ass." And with that, Inuyasha ran off, away from the village and into the forest. Kagome dropped to the ground, trying not to shed another tear, though she was failing dramatically. Sango, being the great friend she was, immediately went to her side. The rest of the group only stood there, not knowing how to react and trying to make sense of what had just taken place.

"I'm fine Sango. Thank you," Kagome wept. "I guess I should get my things together."

Not even an hour later, Kagome stepped out of her hut in her typical middle school uniform (that somehow still fit) with her old yellow backpack, already to go.

"You better have something to protect yourself with in that backpack of yours," Kurogane commented gruffly. "It'll be a rough trip and we can't be there to save your butt every five minutes."

"Nope… I don't!" Kagome replied cheerfully, holding out her left hand forming the bow of Mt. Azura, which was used many a time in previous battles. "But will this work?"

The travelers watched her in disbelief as it disappeared into thin air. Great… Another magician. Kurogane thought.

"Mokona, let's go," Syaoran commanded. Mokona rose into the air, sprouting long, white wings that appeared much too large for his tiny body. An oddly designed circle appeared under their feet and a flow of blue magic, similar to the orb from earlier, surrounded in waves. Kagome waved goodbye to Sango and looked over to the forest. Inuyasha stood there, staring at her. Kagome, not wanting to look at him, turned to face her new companions. The group then disappeared from the feudal era, and made their way to a new world.

AN: So wat do you think so far? The travellers must think kags is a nut job after witnessing a fight with inu! Anyways, where will this journey take Kagome? And what will the new world have in store for her? What was that awkward moment between her and Fai? Will update as soon as possible. Reviews are welcomed and encouraged!