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Chapter 1

It was frustrating. Pretending and playing oblivious when she knew what was approaching Earth in the impending future. She knew all too well what was coming, but she was unable to say anything about it. Well, even if she could, there was no way whatsoever that she would be taken seriously. Unless she wanted to get tossed into an insane asylum, she had to keep her mouth shut and go on with her life as if she had no indication about the future terror.

Higurashi Kagome. At seventeen years old, she was known by classmates and friends as a level-headed and logical girl. Despite that, even she had her immature moments. After all, she was still just a teenage girl. Like everyone else, she had her interests and her dislikes. She kept a front up, one that was sturdy enough that no one could ever guess the knowledge she held within her head.

When she was fifteen years old, she became accustomed to death and fighting. She adapted well to her situation there. Not out of free will, but because of her desire for survival. Dying at the maw of a demon or ancient monster creature wasn't the way she wanted to go- in any life.

Her life back then was chaotic and unpredictable. Her grades suffered, as did her relationships with school friends. She spent a whole year of her life pursuing and fixing the mistake she had made in the past.

That jewel. That damned jewel.

The Shikon no Tama had gotten pieced back together, the tedious task pulling together a makeshift group of unlikely companions. At last, once it was back together, she was able to go home- for good.

Or so, she thought.

Fate, on the other hand, had very different plans for her.

She was not able to pick up a normal life.

Fate meddled with her life once more, not even two months following her return to normality. An onslaught of what was to come in the future painted a horrific scene right before her very eyes, leaving her in a state of shock until morning sunrise.

Another war was on the cusp, and she had a place in it. Not that she had a choice. Now that she knew what was coming, she couldn't turn a blind eye to it. That wasn't who she was. If she did, who knew how many more would die.

She knew exactly what she had to do, and she was determined. Nothing could stop her when she set her mind to what she was going to do. She wouldn't surrender. She wouldn't lose.

She had no other option than to find a way to weasel herself into the Galaxy Garrison. It was actually a lot simpler than she originally assumed it would be, but, then again, she had outside help from the last person she ever expected to see again.

A life of secrecy wasn't what all demons pursued. Sesshomaru, once a widely known and feared ruler of the Warring States, held a position within the Garrison. No surprise- it was high-ranking. Why he did, she had no clue. Then again, she never bothered to ask him when he agreed to be her helping hand.

The older half-brother of the half-demon she was once head over heels for granted her the hand she needed. Of course, he didn't do it for nothing in return, but that was beside the point.

He got her in the place she needed to be, more than willing when she explained her new requirement. He had even taken the leisure to assure her that this wasn't something she needed to handle on her own.

Just like back then, when they faced off against Naraku, they would reclaim that title as allies in the looming war on its way to them.

She had never been more happy to have a conversation with Sesshomaru.

A hand landing on her shoulder jolted her from her inner thoughts, and she turned just enough to glance over her shoulder. She knew who it was before she even looked, but she had to pretend otherwise.

"Hey, hey!" Lance draped his arm over her shoulder and tugged her close against him. She could smell his cologne. Though the scent was faint, it was nice. "Whatcha up to? Daydreaming like usge?"

"Pfft," Kagome held back a snicker and flicked her hand a few times. "When do I ever daydream?"

"Literally every single day," Lance laughed at her denial. "You're always staring off into space in your own little world."

"Okay, maybe I'm a bit of a dreamer," she said before slipping out of his grasp. "I just have a lot on my mind all the time."

"Like what?"

She forced a smile and hoped he didn't see through it. "I'm not telling," she said and turned as she started to walk away. After a second, Lance fell into step behind her.

"Aww come on! You can tell me," Lance called after her, and Kagome laughed at his childish whine.

"As much as I would just loooove to tell you, it's not gonna happen," she said, her tone edging on final. Not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't. She looked up at him, and she grinned when he pouted. "Come on, let's go find Hunk and Pidge!"

"Yeah, yeah," Lance said as he followed after her.

She turned her attention forward as she walked, leading the way for Lance to chase after her.

It wouldn't be much longer now.

This happy little life they all had here. It was so close to tumbling apart and getting replaced by the reality of war.

She wished she could tell them.

But she couldn't.

Panda: SOOOOO yeah. I was contemplating heavily on making this. Like… I like the series and all, but I admit I have a love/hate relationship with it. Since the final season finally came out, why not.
Penguin: Voltron: Legendary Defender is one of the shows Panda and I watch together, and we both like it a lot. (But, in saying that, there is a lot we dislike about it, too.)
We don't have a specific pairing in mind for this story or anything, so if there is one you wanna see like let us know.
ALSO I had the worst time trying to shorten the word "Usual." (I went with usge because there are too many spellings!)

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