Well, I know I have unfinished stories, but I've had like three different plots running around in my head and I wanted to write 1 chapter for each of them to see how they pan out. To be honest I have more than three, but this one hit me because I want a good Yusuke/Kagome pairing

Disclaimer: I don't own anything at all.

Hope you all enjoy it!

"Kagome, run!" Her mother's frantic voice yelled at her. "Hide!" the woman exclaimed, her voice filled with fear. The young girl wanted to refuse, but the look in the older woman's eyes made her run. She jumped out of her window, ignoring the pain that shot through her legs and ran into the well house on her family's shrine.

Blue eyes were wide with fear as she searched for a hiding place, finally finding one and whimpering when she heard gunshots and the screams of her mother, grandfather and her brother. "Burn the place to the ground!" A voice shouted as it neared the well house. Kagome curled further into the corner she hid in behind the stacks of boxes as she heard the door slide open.

"Kai! Come on, we have the go! I can hear sirens!" A different voice shouted from outside.

A frustrated grunt came from the man identified as Kai. The door shut and the girl squeezed her eyes shut. The door slid open once again minutes later and she whimpered. "There's someone in here!" an unfamiliar voice called out. The sound of footsteps neared her hiding spot and boxes were pulled away. Wide, fear-filled blue eyes looked at the police officer that was revealed. "It's okay, you're safe," the male placated the young girl.

"Yuna! Gaito! In here," he called out once again and two other police officers rushed in. It was a man and a woman. The woman, Yuna, gasped, "who is she?" she asked, coming closer to the shivering girl. Kagome looked between the three people in front of her, swallowing thickly as she took the hand the woman extended to her. "Let's get her to the station," the first officer stated.

*A couple hours later*

"Kagome Higurashi, age 17, sex female, blue eyes, black hair, found in the well house on her shrine, her family was murdered and the shrine holding the dead bodies was burnt down" the man sighed as he typed his report. "Yuna, did you find out if she had any other family?" he asked. The woman nodded, "Yes, Shizuru and Kazuma Kuwabara, they're her cousins, sir," she said. "Contact them, this girl needs to rest with people she finds familiar," he ordered. The male's eyes drifted to the corner where the quiet girl sat with her knees drawn up to her chest, blue eyes almost empty. "Captain, she seems to be catatonic and unresponsive," Yuna drawled on cautiously as he approached the girl, "I know Yuna, but can you blame her, in one night her family was killed and she would have been too if she weren't hiding in that well," he said and sat next to the girl. A large, warm hand placed itself on the girl's arm which drew her out of her thoughts. Kagome stared at the man, blue eyes meeting warm brown, "I'm Toga," he introduced calmly, opening a palm for her to shake.

Her eyes darted between his hand and his face before slowly placing her small hand in his large one, "Kagome," she said. He, of course, knew her name but let her introduce herself anyway. "It was smart of you to hide," he stated and she shook her head, "it was a coward's move, I am not a coward I- " she trailed off, she almost gave away her most important secret. She had been traveling back and forth between the present and the past for over 2 years now. She'd seen scarier things than a couple of thugs with some fire. She had survived worse things like torture from an evil hanyou and she had the scars on her body to prove that.

She'd been trapped in the present for about a week, Inuyasha had sent her through after rescuing her and he had Miroku put some sort of spell on the well so that she couldn't come back through. She had the shards with her, but with the seal on the well she wouldn't be able to get back to them to even let them know what happened. There was no getting back to that time for her and if he ever came looking for her he would only find the shambles of her childhood home. Toga watched the girl have some sort of inner argument with herself and frowned slightly, "it was smart, Kagome, you'd have been dead just like your family," he said. Kagome snapped out of her thoughts. They were dead. All of them. She was alone now.

*At Kuwabara's House*

Shizuru numbly put the phone back on its receiver, walking into her brother's room. Loud snores filled the room and the woman growled and grabbed a pillow, hitting him with it repeatedly until he woke up.

"Damnit Shizuru! Why'd you wake me up!?" he yelled groggily, sitting up and rubbing his eyes, opening them to glare at his sister, he stopped halfway when he saw that she was crying. "We've gotta get to the police station in Tokyo to pick up our cousin, Kagome, I'll explain on the way," she said and left the room immediately. Kuwabara rubbed his eyes, yawning as he rolled out of bed and pulled on some pants and a shirt. Why was his cousin at the police station?

The ride to the station was that of a numb one as Shizuru explained everything that happened. Kagome was the only survivor of the attack on Higurashi shrine. "Now Kazuma, you're going have to be less of an idiot around her, we're all she has and we're practically strangers…you're spirit detective business also remains a secret and your friends need to watch themselves…I don't want that shrimp anywhere near Kagome, Kurama is fine…Yusuke….well he's a danger no matter what but you won't be able to keep him away," Shizuru said and Kuwabara nodded. He was mostly in agreement, though he was sure Hiei would not go near her as he wasn't a huge fan of humans. He tolerates Yusuke, but hates him – the feeling is mutual on that, stupid shrimp.

Shizuru had pulled up to the station and both of them got out of the car. It was a tragedy really, they hadn't seen Kagome for a year as she wasn't present on the holidays they spent together. Something about being sick a lot. Which Kuwabara always thought was bogus because Kagome was always super healthy, she never even got chicken pox when they were kids. The two walked into the station and instantly their eyes dropped to the girl sitting with the officer. That was definitely Kagome, but something was different about her, she had tanner skin and a wise look on her features as if she'd seen and been through a lot.

"Kazuma!" the girl spoke up as soon as her blue eyes landed on her both of her cousins, she got up and threw her arms around the taller male, her small form shaking even as he hugged her back. He felt bad for her, he really did. "Come on, let's get you home," he said as he walked out of the station with her while Shizuru stayed back to talk to the officer.

"How bad was it?" she asked quietly, Toga shook his head, "they were shot and then the shrine was burned down, there is nothing left of it except for the wellhouse where we found Kagome hiding behind some boxes. She's been through a lot, but she seems strong," he responded. The chestnut haired female nodded and thanked him again before leaving.

*The Next Morning*

Kagome couldn't sleep, a makeshift bed was in the corner of the living room, of course she'd slept on worse like the ground in demon infested forests. She'd gotten up early, showered and put on the clothes Shizuru loaned her, they were a little bigger than her, but she'd deal with them. She even began making everyone on breakfast, she felt like she should thank them somehow for taking her in.

"So your cousin is living with you now?" Yusuke's voice was on the other line of the receiver as Kuwabara shut his door, "yeah…it's pretty bad, I'm supposed to take her out shopping for clothes while Shizuru cleans up the basement to turn into a bedroom for her…maybe you could bring Keiko and meet her, Keiko might be able to help her better than I can when it comes to shopping for girl clothes," he said.

"For sure dude, Keiko's been wanting to do some shopping anyway…how are you going to hide our job from her, Botan tends to just pop up whenever," the question had him stumped, honestly. He didn't know how they'd keep it hidden from her, he didn't want to – he and Kagome were close, he hated having to lie to her. But she wouldn't understand, right? 'Oh yeah by the way Kagome, demons are real and I work with them and I hunt for the ruler of spirit world.' Yeah, she would think he was nuts.

A wonderful smell drifted across his nose and he hung up on Yusuke after giving him a time to meet them, walking downstairs to see Kagome in the kitchen, plating the last of the pancakes and cutting up fruit for them.

"Aw Kags, you didn't have to do this, you know?" he said as he sat down, "I know, but I just wanted to thank you guys for taking me in and such, I could have figured things out on my own," she said as she handed him a plate.

"Nonsense, we're happy to have you here. After breakfast we'll be meeting up with Urameshi and his girl to shop for clothes and stuff for your room," he stated. Kagome nodded, "I need clothes and eventually my grandfather's lawyer is going to stop by later this week to go over his will and estate," she said with a sigh. Then she had to plan some sort of ceremony for all three of her dead family members. She didn't know how she was going to make it through that.

Within little time breakfast was finished and Kagome washed the dishes before Shizuru took them to the mall to meet up with Yusuke and Keiko. Kagome was never afraid to meet new people, but she remembered that Urameshi was some sort of rival to Kuwabara, so that would be interesting. Blue hues were met with a boy in a white t-shirt and blue jeans with slicked back hair arguing with a light brown-haired girl.

"Jesus Keiko, how many times are you going to yell at me over this!? I'm sorry I'm not a better boyfriend, sometimes I'm busy saving the world to remember trivial dates like going to the movies," the boy had growled out and Kagome's eyebrows shot up slightly. Saving the world? Kuwabara cleared his throat and rushed over to the two, "Urameshi, you idiot…" he growled out lowly before turning to face his cousin. Yusuke couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't know what he had been picturing, but this certainly wasn't it. In his head Kuwabara's cousin would have probably been more like a twin. But this raven-haired, blue-eyed beauty. Jesus.

"Keiko, Urameshi this is my cousin Kagome," the oaf introduced the three of them with a grin on his face. Kagome smiled politely and waved, "so you're that rival Kazuma was always going on and on about, and it's wonderful to meet you Keiko," she said happily. The four of them were getting ready to walk into the mall when someone clearing their throat behind them stopped them. The miko turned around to see a red-haired boy and a short male with black hair and red eyes. She felt herself internally shiver at the sight of red eyes. That one was definitely a demon and she fought to keep her spiritual energy in check so she didn't purify him right in front of Kazuma and Yusuke. But it seemed they knew them.

"Kurama, short-stuff, this is kind of bad timing…I've got my cousin here and all," Kuwabara said quietly, both Kurama and Hiei looked over at the female he pointed at. That was Kuwabara's cousin?

'Hiei, she's a miko,' Kurama said and the hybrid nodded in affirmation, there was a slight holy energy surrounding her despite how much she was holding back. He was curious as to how Kuwabara hadn't sensed it yet given his level of spiritual awareness. "Koenma sent us, there's a couple demons who got through the barrier and they have a thing for children's souls," Kurama spoke in low tones. Yusuke groaned loudly and Kuwabara had turned to tell Kagome they'd be back, but she wasn't there. "Where'd Kagome go?" he asked and Keiko pointed in the direction of the woods, "she took off running that way while you guys were talking," she said.

Of course, it was in the direction of the demons.

Kagome could sense it, the youki permeating the woods close to her cousin and his friends. This was the first time she'd been able to really sense youkai here in the present era. Well that and her cousins friends or coworkers, whatever they were to him. She didn't have a physical bow and arrow with her, but before all of this had happened she'd been training in her dreams with Midoriko. Whom she was actually the reincarnation of, not Kikyo. During that training she'd learned how to channel and form her energy into a weapon if need be.

Well, now she'd be able to put that training to use. The miko got closer and closer to the area, blue eyes landing on the three demons that were stalking the area. God, their youki was massive and it made her ill. She could sense the evil in their aura. Okay training, don't fail me now.

"okay wise guys, drop the kids," she spoke up, betraying the nervousness she felt as they all turned to face her. One had three eyes, another had a horn and the last one looked the most normal and seemed to be the ring leader. A sick smirk tugged at his features as his eyes trailed up and down her form, why did all demons have to be so damn creepy?

"What are you going to do about it, princess, scream? I like it when girls scream," the one with three eyes had said and Kagome let her energy crackle around her fingertips. In an instant she let her energy take form of a bow and arrow. The leader instantly took a step back as his eyes widened. A miko. How was one still alive in this time?

The female shot the first energy arrow, landing right in the forehead of the three-eyed demon. The demon burst into ash before he could even scream. A second arrow landed in the chest of the horned demon moments later. Kagome got closer to the leader of them all, "any smart comments you'd like to make?" she asked, but the demon was still frozen in surprise.

Kuwabara and the guys had just arrived to watch Kagome place her hands on the demon, her skin holding a faint pink glow. 'She's trained…powerful,' Kurama stated, green eyes staring intently at the 3 piles of ash surrounding the girl. Yusuke couldn't take his eyes off of her, how had she been able to do that? And so effortlessly. This was something that would have to be reported to Koenma, but he didn't want to report it.

"K-Kagome?" Kuwabara was the first one to speak, watching his cousin's back stiffen and the pink glow around her faded away as she turned to face him. Her eyes were downcast, unable to look at him as he took a step closer to her.

No other words were said until another voice popped into the clearing, "Kagome-sama?"

There it is, the first chapter!

Until next time...