Discovering Life

Dedication / Info

I would like to dedicate this story to BelleDayNight, she had inspired me to write my story based on her story "Treasure Buried Deep Within" It's an awesome story. Thank you so much Belle for letting me base some of my ideas off of yours.

Also on another note, I do not know much about archeologists and history, so I have done a lot of research, so please do not get mad if something sounds off or is incorrect.

Thank you,
Lindsey

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story really. YuYu Hakusho and Inuyasha don't belong to me at all.

Chapter 1: How Soon Can It Come?

Kurama stepped onto the first step of the plane. Slowly walking up step by step he thought about what it would mean to leave Japan, it felt like he was leaving his life behind. 'My mother, friends, work, everything' he thought, he was starting a new beginning, something different. 'I could be anyone new, not my old self'. Taking his bags, this had consisted of just a carry on, and a backpack. Since his other stuff was located at the back of the plane, He got into the ripped seat, which so happened to be next to the pilot. He glanced to the pilot and studied him. Watched how he moved, hopefully he knew how to fly a plane well.

The man, well... he wasn't like a normal person, he was a scrawny man, and somewhat older looking. He wore dirtier clothing, which was ripped, a stain on the front, and smelled as if he hasn't had a descent shower in a long time.

Buckling his seatbelt, Kurama placed the rest of his stuff under the seat, and the little area he had in front of him. Kurama watched as the man fiddled with the knobs, switches, and levers trying to start the plane, eventually after a few times at the controls the engine started up.

The plane circled the area they were to take off from. Getting into the spot, Kurama prayed that he would at least make the plane up into the air. Hearing the engine starting up he prepared himself for take off. Kurama gripped the side of his chair, the plane started moving faster and faster, he had then started to feel himself being pushed back into the chair because of the pressure. They were taking off The small plane raced into the sky, leaving Japan behind, and showing the Sahara desert in the front, 'This is a new place for Kurama Minamino, 22 year old college student' He thought gracing his face with a small smile as he watched the clouds pass him by.

He watched the sky for a moment more before settling back into his not so comfortable seat, closing his eyes was the last thing he did before falling asleep.

Some time later, Kurama woke to see the thousands of miles ahead of him. He took a long moment to study the hilly wasteland. The plane hadn't crashed yet, so that was a good sign. 'Thank the heavens Youko has been sleeping all this time, I don't think I would be able to put up with him.' Kurama thought.

'Whatever, you should talk. You're the human that I have to put up with, that's annoying in its self.'

'Speak of the devil.'

'Yeah whatever' Youko replied obviously angry at something.

'Cheer up Youko, no more missions, there will most likely be a puzzle' Kurama reasoned with the demon.

When the fox demon failed to respond Kurama gave a small smile happy that he had made the great Youko quiet for once.

He started thinking about the trip he was making; well he would call it a trip. His professor for one of his classes; "World History for the Advanced: Legends" had thought that he would be good for an internship. He had thought about it for a long time until he finally came to the conclusion that both he and Youko would take this new experience on. 'I almost regret letting my professor choose my mentor' Kurama contemplated. His professor had thought that since he was pulling top grades, that he should be placed with a top mentor. He had chosen one of his past students that had studied under him for sometime.

After going to college Kurama would find himself thinking about the old times, when he would do missions with his friends. Even though it was dangerous it was still entertaining.

When he had worked as spirit detectives, sure they would fight a demon here, or do some kind of retrieving, that is if the baby was stupid enough to leave the vault open. That soon got boring after a while. Everyone moved on with their lives, Kuwabara, he was a veterinarian somewhere, since he took a liking to "kittens". 'The surprising thing was that he passed all his classes with A's', which was a very difficult area to go into. Yusuke, well he tried many different things, anything from being a bus-boy to a gardener. The last he heard about him, he was a security guard somewhere in London. Hiei, well, no-one really knows what he is up to, not a soul ever really knew much about him.

That was the old life, the life where things didn't matter all that much, when school work was just something that you did on a daily basis, and chores, or in our case, jobs or missions. Sure they were important, but wasn't the future more so?

Looking back to the window, all in it was an endless ocean of deep golden colored sand that caked the earth. Taking his eyes off of the window Kurama glanced to the pilot, he seemed to be in a deep concentration, or that he fell asleep with his eyes open. Deciding that he should do something before he would completely go out of his mind, Kurama reached into his bag to grab a yellow folder with all my information in it. Air plane tickets, passport, and the information on where to go, simple things like that. Flipping it open to a page Kurama glanced across the clean white paper at the black typing.

The information said that he was supposed to meet a Miss Kagome Higurashi when he would arrive. The information that was given on her by his professor wasn't much; all he knew was the basic information, that she was an archeologist, quite a famous one. No-one ever really saw her, and that she had a very small team of people with her, he had been told by his professor that she had taken his class before, she was the only one to get straight A+'s in his class, which was amazing, when himself was working so hard and just got an A. 'Funny, the people in my class think I am too smart for that class. I wonder what the other students would have said about her' He thought.

After getting the name of his new mentor he has went to every bookstore to find out anything that he could about her. There was almost no personal information about her, there was the basic information, about what things she had discovered, or what types of digs she had worked on. There was nothing ever about her actual private life. He had even visited Koenma to try to get some information when the bookstores had failed, but Koenma had mentioned to him that since 'technically' he could not give him anything since he was not a spirit detective anymore.

That ended that trip.

At one point later he had found out she would speak at a convention. He had at the last minute decided to go and listen to her lecture maybe even greet her. She had never shown up though, it was odd he could never find anything really about her.

Kurama snapped out of his thoughts and glanced at the page. The city that he was supposed to meet her in was Shibam, Its one of the least populated cities.

'I wonder if there are beautiful girls. You think so? I think so. Actually I know so' Youko said confidently. 'There is just something so exotic about this, I love exotic women'.

'No Youko we will not be looking for women, we are here to study and to actually learn something' Kurama replied flipping to the next page reading something about the town.

'Why bother, I already know everything'

'Okay how large is the Sahara desert?' Kurama countered.

'Umm it's... It's big that's what it is, it's a large area of sand.'

'Yes, but not the answer I am looking for, over 3 million square miles.'

'That's big' Youko replied, astonished

'Yes Youko it's big, now can you leave me in peace and quiet for the rest of my life?' Kurama replied, obviously annoyed by this point of the conversation. It was like a daily baby sitting job with Youko, it didn't help that they would be away from fighting for a while.

'Hell naw I'm having too much fun here.'

'Youko...' Kurama warned, he was not in a good mood, and did not want Youko to ruin what was left of his patience.

'Fine fine, don't have to be so rude, just wait till next time when you want a girl and you have no clue how to get her, then you will be begging for my advice.'

'Yes whatever Youko'

The connection was lost and Kurama once again looked out of the window only to notice that he could see the tops of buildings. There weren't that many where they were. Only about a couple hundred homes, and a long road for planes to land, nothing fancy, maybe a bar, a large main market, a few other stores, that would have been it though.

The plane's speed slowly decreased, as did the altitude. Closer and closer they got to the ground, and the slower it became to reach it. It seemed so far, but still it wasn't. Then Kurama felt it, his body moving forward with the pressure of the plane hitting its target with the ground, the brakes coming on slowing the plane even more so. He glanced out the window once more, only to notice a dirt road that they had landed on. 'Thank goodness our pilot is a decent flyer' Kurama glanced once more to the pilot 'even though he doesn't look the part' he finished his thought.

The plane turned around and slowly glided to where they would make their stop. Soon enough they had come to a final stop and the pilot got out of his seat and left Kurama sitting in his chair. He quickly stuffed what he had in his hands into the bag in front of him. Kurama unbuckled his seat belt and grabbed his two bags that he took on with him. Walking to the back of the plane Kurama got his small suitcase and took the stairs leading outside.

Finally making his way down to the ground Kurama glanced up to see the pilot walking to a small store, he guessed it would be for something to drink before making his way back to wherever. Kurama followed the man his shoes crossing the sandy dirt on the ground, making footprints behind him, once he reached him Kurama tapped on his shoulder to gain his attention.

"Would you have any clue to where a Miss Higurashi would be before you depart?" Kurama asked. 'He looks like he has been here a couple of times' he thought; by the way he was talking to the people around he had to have been. Maybe he has talked to her before, so he had to give it a shot.

"Ohhh you mean Kagome? She is a sweet lady; I talked to her three weeks ago. She stays west of here... or is it east? Damn I get so confused between those two directions ha ha ha" he laughed enthusiastically.

'I wonder how he was able to get here then' Kurama thought, it was miracle they had even got here in the first place, well considering the pilot that had flew them.

"I think I was told that she would be coming into town today to pick up a young man, that's what she told me, anyway she said was stupid for doing this, and that the jackass she gets to boss around will work so hard that they will wish they never came, or something along then lines of that." The man looked at his watch in surprise "Well I'm sorry young man, I must head off, and I need to head to the states next." He tipped his worn dusty hat to Kurama then fled for his plane.

"That was pleasant to know" Kurama paused "well I guess I should remain here." Kurama said looking to the shop that was more like a bar. He turned around and faced the west, or was it east. Kurama just shook his head lightly and pulled his things into the makeshift bar "I think I really need a drink after that flight" he said more to his self. Walking into the place he took a seat on the stool in front of the bar counter.

When the man behind the table asked him Kurama gave an order for anything strong. He needed something bad. Once receiving his glass he glanced at it for a moment before taking a swig of it, the hot burn flowing down his throat.

"I can't wait for this adventure to start". He replied, taking another swig of the strong alcoholic drink, getting a few odd stares from the people who looked to be locals.