Flashback
"Kagome!", yelled Sango, "He's on your ri-!", she never had the chance to finish the sentence because at that moment Hakudoshi had struck her with his naginata (a naginata is the japanese word for a "pole weapon" Hakudoshi uses it from Entei's previous master Rengokuki, samurai use it traditinally in Japan).
Kagome gasped and quickly turned to her right, there, lay her greatest foe. Naraku. "Kukuku," he laughed cruelly, "It appears that your comrades strength is waning quickly miko."
Kagome risked a glance to the direction of her friends. Koga was now battling Kagura fiercely but Kagome could tell by the numerous cuts on his body that he was losing a lot of blood, which also meant he was slowing down.
Inuyasha was fighting Moryomaru and was losing.
Sango and Miroku were working together to finish off Hakudoshi but he had the advantage with Entei and with all the saimyosho around he couldn't use to Wind Scar.
Sesshomaru was battling Byakuya (he's a character that's going to appear later guys, check him out at Wikipedia.) and Kohaku but with Byakuya's immense power he simply got the better of Sesshomaru each time while Kohaku kept Sesshomaru leaping away each time to avoid his blade.
Without warning a tentacle came out and lashed at Kagome.
"Oof!" gasped Kagome as she hit the ground, painfully.
She turned around at Naraku and gathered her bow and arrows, watching Naraku the entire time warily.
"Kukuku." laughed Naraku, "You have no idea how much you look like Kikyo at this instant Kagome."
Hate surged up in Kagome, "Well that's just to be expected don't you think?" she hissed furious.
Naraku opened his mouth to awser but Kagome never got a chance to hear what he had to say because she had released her bow and the arrow turned pink as it hit the mark square on this chest.
He was dead.
Simultaneously all of Naraku's incarnations crumbled in dust while Kohaku dropped down, dead.
"NO!" screamed Sango as she saw this. She ran to him and cupped his face into her hands pleading for him to wake up, all the while sobbing.
Miroku opened the flap of material that covered his hand and wheeped for joy to discover that the dreaded hell hole was no longer there.
Koga and Inuyasha collapsed on the ground exhausted after his fight with Kagura.
Sesshomaru just stood there looking at Kagome with a strange look in his eyes.
All of a sudden, in all of her glory in the middle of the bloody battlefield stood Midoriko.
"Child,"she said kindly, looking at the shocked and filthy Kagome."The jewel of the Four Souls has finally been completed and so has your time in this era."
Silence met her words.
"N-no." stammered Kagome
"You were here to complete the Shikon No Tama only." stated Midoriko gently, but firmly. "It is your time now to return to your time and to complete your other journey there."
Before Kagome could ask what she meant Sesshomaru interrupted her, "I shall assist her with this journey for this is a great importance for the youkai society in the future."
"As will I." said rasped Kouga hobbling up beside Sesshomaru."It shall be my way of thanking Kagome for the vengeance of my tribe to Kagura."
"I will too!" cried a voice.
Everyone turned to look at Shippo. Who looked back stubbornly at them.
Midoriko smiled slightly she bent to her knees so she could look at the young fox demon at his face. "Yes, you shall." she remarked quietly. "By that time you will be all grown up and ready to protect your mother won't you?"
Shippo puffed out his chest and nodded proudly.
Sesshomaru and Koga rolled their eyes at this at the same time which made Kagome and Sango to burst out giggling.
"Listen to me well the four of you." Midoriko said in a stern voice.
Everyone perked up interested.
"All four of you will end up together at the same school, I cannot tell you now but shortly after you arrive your mother will give you news that may change your life for the better or for the worse." Here, she broke off to smile reassuringly to Kagome, who now looked a bit scared. "You must act calmly and agree with it-no matter how great the pain is. After you have settled you shall find the curse and fight a fearsome creature for he threatens all living creatures for all he craves for is hunger."
She looked at Koga, Sesshomaru, Shippo and finally Kagome who was trembling slightly.
"But for now you shall have to say your good-byes." she added gently before fading away.
Kagome turned to face everybody.
Silence fell.
"Well," said Miroku,the first to break the silence, his voice cracking slightly, "I guess this is goodbye."
Kagome nodded mutely before she turned to look at Sango who had her eyes shaded with her bangs. Without warning she hugged Kagome fiercely and sobbed, "I-I'm going to miss you Kagome."
"Me too." said Kagome softly looking at Sango sadly.
Inuyasha cleared his throat.
Kagome turned to look at him smiling sadly.
"Good-bye" said Inuyasha softly, though his voice remained strong his eyes told a different story.
All of a sudden it hit Kagome what was happening. Tears started to well up in Kagome's eyes as she remembered all the fun times she and the group had together. Miroku feeling her and Sango's butts, Sango beating up Miroku, Shippo enthusiastically licking all the sweets that Kagome brought for him back from her time. All the times she and Sango had bathed together. And Inuyasha, Inuyasha had always protected Kagome. In the thick and thing Kagome knew she could always depend on him to be there. They had all been there for each other. Kagome couldn't even count all the battles that they had fought to get to this day, and now that they day they finally killed Naraku she had expected them all to live safely and happily ever after. But now it didn't look as if that was going to be happening. 'At least.' though Kagome bitterly, 'not to me'.
Before she could say anything to reassure the others that everything would be fine, she disappeared.
Inuyasha looked at the spot of where Kagome used to be and weeped his anguish.
::::::::::Present Day Tokyo::::::::::
Kagome looked up to see the roof of the shrine and broke down.
After a while she quieted down and made herself presentable before she walked back to the house.
When she opened the door she saw her mother talking to a handsome stranger dressed all in black.
'I wonder if this is the change Midoriko was talking about?" thought Kagome curiously.
Kagome's mother saw her as soon as she stepped into the threshold. "Ah, Kagome!" she said smiling warmly, "This is a pleasant surprise, please sit with us."
Kagome nodded mutely took off her shoes and backpack by the entrance and went to sit down between her mother and the stranger.
As soon as she sat she could feel the man's eyes burning into the side of her face, she looked at him quizzically and started.
His aura was extremely powerful for a human. But it didn't stop there. His clothes were black, his skind was pale but not fleshy. His eyes were so dark she felt like as if she would be sucked into them any moment and even though he was not smiling at all she could feel that he was equally startled with her.
Kagome's mother cleared her throat and broke the staring contest between the handsome stranger and Kagome.
"Kagome this is Mr. Akito Sohma, he and I were just discussing about your future." she said smiling at Kagome.
Kagome got a nasty feeling that this was not just about "blessings" for her very frequent illnesses that Grandpa made up so she could miss school.
"Oh?" said Kagome politely, trying desperately to ignore the gnawing feeling at the pit of her stomach.
"Yes, uhh your school has decided that it would be best to transfer to another school as it appears that you have missed most of the year, and are unable to finish the year." continued her mother happily.
Kagome stared blankly at her for a moment before the fact registered to her that she would be switching school because she was not going to be able to pass her grade!?!
Before she could totally freak out she remembered Midoriko to take everything calmly and accept it because that was where her Fate lay.
But why did it have to be so humiliating?
Kagome closed her eyes while she composed herself.
"So which school will I be going to?" asked Kagome curiously/reluctuantly.
"Kaibara High School. It's an excellent school and Mr. Sohma who is a man that specializes in transfering people such as yourself kagome and he has convinced me that it will help you with your grades." said her mother.
"Yes I am sure that it will help Kagome with her studies to her numerous absences." said the man speaking for the first time. His voice was smooth and graceful yet it still reminded Kagome of a wild beast.
Kagome nodded dutifully and asked trying to keep the curiousity out of her voice, "I'm extremely grateful for this chance to regain time on my academic studies." she said her voice cracking in the middle of the sentence, "Please excuse me but I am not feeling very well."
And with that she walked up to her room where she stayed for a very long time.
::::::::::Next Day outside of Kaibara High School::::::::::
"Well I guess this is it." muttered Kagome as she nervously straightened out her new navy blue and white school sailor uniform.
Kagome walked into the office to request a tour guide to show her her classes becaue honestly, who can manage a whole day with no friends and no directions in this huge school?
"Oh, you must be the new student Kagome Higurashi." said the secretary as she smiled at Kagome.
Kagome smiled back and said yes, "Please may I request a tour guide?" she asked smiling nervously.
"Well someone is already here for you." said the secretary sounding surprised, "I believe he volunteered himself for you."
"Do you know where he is?" asked Kagome.
The secretary smiled again, "He's right behind you."
Kagome turned around to meet a pair of serene brown eyes.
"Hello." said the boy with absolutely no emotion in his voice. "I'm Hatsuharu, Haru for short."
He held out his hand for her to shake and Kagome shyly took it.
Kagome looked up to study him and she saw a boy wearing punk jewelry with the school's standard black and white boy's uniform.
"My name's Kagome." said Kagome.
"Well Kagome, it's time to take you to your first class of the day." said Haru looking absolutely monotonous.
Kagome was suddenly struck with a thought that she had to laugh.
Haru stopped in his tracks to go any further in the hallway and turned to look back quizzically at Kagome.
Which made her laugh even harder at the expression on his face.
"Forgive me." gasped Kagome, as she struggled to regain her breathing after laughing so hard, "It's just that you remind me so much of a.." she broke in midsentence giggling again.
"What do I remind you of?" asked Haru looking intruiged now.
Kagome regarded him suspiciously for a moment. "Do you promise not to hate me or laugh at me?" she asked her tone suggesting that if he didn't great pain would befall him.
Haru nodded and waited for her awnser.
"You remind me of..." Kagome paused to build the suspense and burst out " A cow!" she stopped there and waited grinning for his reaction.
Which was not what she expected.
Instead of laughing it off and telling her that she was being silly. His face registered surprise.
"Sorry, I wasn't, I didn't mean to insult you in any way Haru." said an embarassed Kagome.
'Gawd, he probably thinks your a really snobby girl Kagome!' thought Kagome, scolding herself.
She sighed and waited for him to say something.
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Sesshomaru
Koga
Akito
Haru
Kyo
Yuki
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Lady Misaki