Ch. 1 Saying Goodbye to the Past

Miko's and Mage's

It was finally over the jewel was completed and Naraku was dead and they were all alive battered, beaten, and bruised but alive and she was eternally grateful that she had not lost any of her adopted family. She surveyed as Koga's wolves tended to their injured leader who had gotten some nasty injuries in battle with the wind witch Kagura, Inuyasha was tending to an alive again Kikyo, and Sango was fussing over and injured but ecstatic Miroku. Lastly she looked to the Lord of the west and her adopted Children Rin and Shippo though Sesshomaru and she weren't in love or anything she still decided to adopt the little girl as her own. Surprisingly Sesshomaru didn't mind as she was "The only female this Sesshomaru can even mildly tolerate being around for more than a few minutes" in his words. Shortly after she adopted Rin, Sesshomaru surprised her a few months later by formally adopting her into the Silver Inu clan as his younger sister. He respected and cherished her just as all her other friends did and it wouldn't due for any youkai not to respect someone he respected after all.

Flashback: She surprised herself and the stoic youkai lord by pouncing on him and hugging him for all he was worth and then she did something she would never forget he smiled though it was barely a raising of the lips it was still there. Her smile brightened tenfold after that and he had left everyone there speechless though Inuyasha's reaction was the funniest his eyes had bugged out of there sockets and his jaw was practically on the floor. Flashback End

Now she smiled brightly if not tiredly after all she had been through that at the taiyoukai she considered her older brother. Though he did not smile back she could tell in his eyes that he was happy as well to be rid of the nuisance known as Naraku. Another surprising thing that had happened Sesshomaru had also at the same time he adopted her recognized Inuyasha fully as his brother and as such Inuyasha was now the heir to the western lands until he took a mate (not likely). She knew though that as she did not have long left with all of them she could feel the pull of the well already calling her home at most she would have one more day with all of them before being forcefully pulled back to her own world.

She was saddened by the thought but she knew she would see at least Sesshomaru in her time when she got back and she knew that Sesshomaru would keep Inuyasha, Shippo, and Kirara alive so they could see her again. And as they trudged back to the village so Kaede could tend to some of their wounds her smile became less saddened true she would never see Miroku or Sango again, but she would not be alone. As she clutched the now complete jewel around her neck before she fell asleep she wondered what her future would hold now that Naraku was gone.

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The next Day was solemn as the shard hunters gathered for the last time they would all be together to say good bye to their dear friend they knew she had to leave though even no they and she did not want her to go. She bid them all farewell with watery smiles even hugging Sesshomaru's little imp Jaken who blushed and stuttered about annoying stupid wenches which earned him a rock to the head courteousy of Sesshomaru. And as she prepared to go home for the last time she gave one last wave before disappearing in a flash of pale blue light.

When the light receded she was at the bottom of the well staring up at the celling of the well house and she was suddenly so glad to be home that she jumped out of the well using the strength she had built up while training with Sesshomaru. Though a hard task master Sesshomaru was a good teacher and knew how to get the best results with the least amount of time in short Kagome didn't have an ounce of fat on her. He along with Kaede and Kikyo who she now thought of as her sister instead of her love rival had also taught her how to better use her powers and she was eternally grateful for he even gave her a sword he had forged from his own fang. Sango's gift had been light youkai bone armor, from Kaede spelled prayer beads, and a set of enchanted miko robes from Kikyo, from Miroku enchanted sutras he blessed himself, from Shippo and Rin a neckless with beautifully carved flowers on it.

From Inuyasha a ring made from one of his fangs with intricately carved swirls encircling a blue crescent moon to remind her that she would always be a member of the house of the moon then from everyone a bracelet with charms that could shrink or increase in size with a little bit of her miko powers. There was a staff for Miroku, A boomerang for Sango, a replica of Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha bow and arrows from Kaede and Kikyo, and of course her sword from Sesshomaru could be shrunk and put on the chain as well. Then there were her armor and miko robes which could also be shrunk and turned into charms that could be put on the necklace as too.

She came back from the to the present and ran towards her house with a brilliant smile on her face and hugged her family as they came to greet her at the sound of her voice and as she told them the news she thought she couldn't have a better life.

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After her and her family got over their hugging fest they sat down in the living room with cups of hot tea courteousy of Mana Kagome's mother she told them all that had happened. They were happy to finally have her back with them for good though they knew she would still have to protect the jewel that hung around her neck they were glad they would be able to be there more for her than they had been while she was collecting the shards. Her mother also informed Kagome that they would be moving and a friend of the family would be taking care of the shrine figuring after all Kagome had been through she could use a change of scenery. Also Kagome's old school would no longer accept her because of all her absences due to her shard hunting, so she would be going to a new school that accepted her despite her grades as long as got tutoring on the side.

Her new High School was an A ranked school as was Souta's Elementary school she was sad to be leaving her friends at her old school, but agreed with her mother that a change of scenery would be nice. Her new schools name was Tomoeda High School and her brother's was Tomoeda Elementary she hoped she would make friends quickly. They would be moving in a week so she had gotten home just in time so she threw herself into the packing with fervor eager to get on with her life and possibly start finding her youkai friends. She could now sense the youkai in her time where before their concealment spells had hidden them from her she could now she their aura's shining like beacons.

The only reason she could sense them was because Sesshomaru had trained her to be able to see through many different types of youkai concealment spells so she was to put it lightly well versed. It was a good thing she had put a powerful miko concealment spell on the Shikon No Tama so no one but a Taiyoukai could sense it she also had her miko powers tightly reigned in so no youkai could sense them.

Soon a week had passed and they were on a train to their new house and since they weren't able to afford a car an old friend of her mother's with children her and her brother's own ages would be meeting them to take them to their new house. Her mom's friend's name is Fujitaka Kinomoto they went to high school together and kept in touch after that, but lost touch shortly after Fujitaka's wife Nadeshiko died. She heard that he was a very kind man that loved his kids very much Sakura his youngest was her brother's age while Toya his oldest was her age and went to the same schools as she and her brother did.

The train ride to her new home went by fast because she was so excited to see it as her mother was the one to have seen it so far. Finally after an hour on the train they were getting off a Tomoeda Station and looking for her mother's friend and soon spotted him in front of his car. He was tall about six feet with kind brown eyes and short light brown hair he wore glasses. He greeted them kindly and welcomed them to Tomoeda as they piled into his car the ride to their new home was filled with chatter her mother and him catching up and Mr. Kinomoto telling them about his children.

When they arrived it took her a moment to take in her new home it was beautiful just the right size for their family and had a backyard full of blossoming cherry tree's it felt like home already,

She went inside and looked around quickly before heading upstairs and immediately claiming the room with a bathroom attached to it, and Souta claimed the room right next door. With that they got to unpacking they needed to at least get the essentials unpacked tonight before bed they had their first day of school tomorrow. By the end of the day Kagome was tired she had managed to get all of her things unpacked into her room and she was pleased to note that the color of the walls suited her they were a light sky blue. She heard her mother calling telling her it was time for dinner a tiredly made her way downstairs for dinner then crashed as soon as her head hit the pillow.

The next day Kagome groaned as she was awoken abruptly by her alarm clock which took a trip across the room courteousy of Kagome's fist. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and stretched with a load yawn she really wasn't a morning person and right now she was running on auto pilot not really realizing what she did but doing it out of habit. She stumbled her way down the stairs and mumbled a good morning to her mother, brother, and grandfather before a bowl of oatmeal was placed in front of her. She wondered what her first day of school would be like she knew she might meet Mr. Kinomoto's son today, but aside from that she did not know what type of people she would meet.

She grabbed her lunch from her mom and kissed her on the check before grabbing her school bag and walking out the door she wasn't worried about being late she woke up early for that specific reason. On the way she admired the yards of many of her neighbors many of them had blossoming Sakura trees in their yards which made the air smell very nice. After about 30 minutes she reached her school and was in aww for a moment her new school was bigger than her old one though not by much and gave off a homey feeling. She had a feeling she was going to get along well with everyone here and make a lot of new friends the prospect of which excited her. She made her way to the office and spoke to the lady telling her she was a new student and needed her schedule the lady was very nice, as she exited the office she looked down at her schedule and began heading to her homeroom.

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Toya Kinomoto was very stressed this morning because Nakuru was back again for the New Year after going back to England over the summer he just knew this year was going to be a headache. His best friend Yukito was giving him sympathetic looks as Nakuru glomped him and he tried not to lose his temper on the bright side there was a new student coming today. She for he knew that the new student was a she was the eldest child of his father's high school friend and he wondered what she was like he remembered meeting her once when he was little.

A tiny, shy little thing shorter than him with deep blue eyes she was a really timid and hid behind her mother through most of the visit. He wondered how much she had grown since he last saw her when they were kids well he would find out soon.

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She was slightly nervous though she didn't show it on her face one thing she had learned from Sesshomaru that she was extremely grateful for was learning to blank her face of emotions. Nobody could tell what she was thinking then and she liked to think it gave her a mysterious air about her, her sensei Sesshomaru would probably laugh at her thoughts if he could read them right now. She heard her sensei call her so she took a deep breath and entered the classroom "Miss Higurashi, please introduce yourself" "Hello my name is Kagome Higurashi it's a pleasure to meet all of you and I hope we can all be friends." When she was done introducing herself the teacher directed her to a seat that was open by a silver haired boy named Yukito Tsukishiro she sensed something odd about him like he had two personalities in one body. She also sensed that he had great magical powers though he wasn't as strong as her and the boy next to him also had great magical powers as well, hmm Kagome thought looks like this school year is going to be more interesting than she thought.

Toya knew something was odd about Higurashi from the moment he saw her he just couldn't figure out what it was he didn't sense any magical power from her yet he just got this odd feeling that she was more than she seemed. He watched as she talked to those around her who were asking her question none stop with a frown on his face Yuki noticed and asked him about it he just shrugged it off. Nakuru came over and asked if he sensed something strange about the new student as well he just nodded and continued to frown at the back of her head.

Meanwhile at the elementary school…

Souta Higurashi was just as nervous and tense as his sister was about being introduced to his new class mates his new teacher Terada-Sensei called him into the classroom and he entered it. He stood in front of the class and bowed before introducing himself "hello my name is Souta Higurashi it's nice to meet you all I hope you'll take care of me." Now then there is an open seat near Miss Daidouji, Miss Daidouji please raise your hand he headed for the hand that was raised. As he got closer he noticed the girl he was to sit next to was really cute and blushed before sitting down the girl got his attention "Welcome to the class" she said and he nodded his thanks not trusting his mouth at the moment. At lunch time the girl next to him who he learned was named Tomoyo Daidouji asked if he would like to join her and her friends at lunch he took the offer and met all of her close friends.

Back at the high school…

Kagome sensed someone watching her and noticed the same boy Yukito was talking to earlier was glaring at her she wondered if he hated her on sight or something a sweat dropped she really didn't want to make enemies on the first day. Mentally she started panicking outwardly she was as calm as ever she felt the boys gaze on her throughout the day it made her really uncomfortable. At lunch she decided to eat out side when Tsukishiro-san decided to invite her to eat lunch with them and they were going to eat lunch with Toya's sister at the elementary school.

They reached the fence that divided the two schools and them, as Toya (as she had learned his name was) and Tsukishiro-san talked for a bit she took the opportunity to jump over the fence while they were still talking. When they looked back she had to hold back her laughter and couldn't help but call back to them "come on slow pokes, we don't have all day" that got them moving again. They made their way to a grove of trees that provided shade where they saw a group of students that included her brother, two more boys, and four more girls. She raised her eyebrow at her brother who was sitting next to a dark haired, dark eyed girl and he blushed scarlet. She was introduced Toya's sister and her friends she sensed that the boy Syaoran Li had magical power though not as powerful as Toya's or Tsukishiro-san's. The black haired boy named Eriol Hiragizawa had more than both of them, the one that surprised her the most was Toya's sister Sakura she had more than even Hiragizawa-san had.

She sensed that none of them were hostile and in fact had aura's that radiated kindness even if the boy Syaoran had a slight stubbornness to his aura. She would have to be careful then and not get them mixed up in the whole jewel thing after all they might be powerful but they could not handle high level youkai and besides they were too young to experience such things. Especially Hiragizawa for she sensed he was also a reincarnation like her, he out of all of them deserved a somewhat normal life. Which reminded her she had to start looking for a job maybe they had a shrine around here that could use a priestess to help look after it?

She went home and decided that she would research local shrines and check them out tomorrow after school to see if they needed any help, see if she could get a job there and maybe see if the school had an archery club after all she couldn't grow lax in her skills. She also needed to find a gym so she could keep in shape because if Sesshomaru eventually found her in this era and he found out she had gone lax she would have hell to pay. No she definitely didn't not want to find out what he would do to her if that happened, so she threw herself into finding a place to work and a gym to train at.

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Author's Notes: Alright the first chapter is done I hope you like it. The idea for this story came to me after re-watching the second half of the stars series and I wondered what would happen if I combined Inuyasha with Cardcaptor Sakura in the Modern Era this is the result. As always only my OC's belong to me. Ja Ne!