Chapter 1: A Stroll

*sigh* 'Finally, today's paperwork is done.'

I leaned back in my plush chair to gaze at my silent office. I tried to enjoy it, but I started to fidget, getting bored quickly. This silence is boring me. I got off my chair and turned to my teenager self.

'A walk in the human world wouldn't bother anything.'

I slipped through a portal to come out of an alley way in Tokyo. I walked out to the side walk to enjoy the surrounding, the busy people and the cars.

An hour passed when I passed through a park, gaining a lot of looks by my usual attire, and was heading through a nice suburban neighborhood. That's when I felt it.

I looked to the side to see a tori next to me. The area from this tori and to the top of the stair case and beyond was …. Holy ground. It was said that gods can relax and recharge in such places, but those were getting fewer and fewer. To have found an active one in Tokyo, it was amazing. I took my first step on the stair case. I can feel its affect already.

'I do need to relax every now and then.'

I got to the top huffing a bit. It may not be as long as Genkai's stairs, but damn, that's a lot of stairs. I straightened and took a glance around. There was a modest 2-story house, a shed that connects to the house, what looks to be another shed, and a powerful old cherry tree.

Everything here feels so pure, even the sky seems to be clear from the pollution of the city. Suddenly, my head whiplashed to the direction a teenage girl in traditional miko garbs, but the pants are blue. She seems to be 16 and very powerful.

'So she isn't a fake. I wonder if she can sense my energy.'

I sent a bit of my energy to her. The only indication that she felt it was that her blue eyes widened and looked at me. I smiled and walked to her. I got a good look at her. She was pretty.

She had Blackish-dark blue hair falling down to her bottom in a high pony-tail. She had deep blue eyes that have seen too much for this era but was covered very well from everyday people. Her nose was small and upturned and petite faint red lips. She also has high cheek bones, making her look like a doll.

I got close to her at arm's length. She didn't back up or was stiff as a board, as most were with my presence other than Yusuke and the other spirit detectives.

'She knows that I am powerful, but doesn't back away. I can't tell if that is stupid or brave.'

"Hello, may I help you sir?"

My smile grew. "Yes, I would like to ask the history of this shrine."

She smiled too though. Though, I can see the suspicion in her eyes.

"Yes, I see. Would you like a tour of the grounds, along with the history of the shrine?"

"Yes, that would be wonderful."

We walked around the shrine grounds with her telling the story of The Shikon Jewel and the half-demon's sad love story to the scar on a large cherry tree, the tree of ages.

It had been about an hour since the beginning of the tour. A bit ago, we exchanged names. She relaxed immensely. Her smiles were a bit brighter.

Kagome was an interesting teen. She was a trained miko. She confronted me about being a god a bit ago. Although I told her about my status, she didn't change her domineer towards me. I was thankful for that, the only other person who did that was Yusuke, though he is rude about it.

Now we are sitting on a bench under the God tree for dango and tea. I felt recharged fully 15 minutes ago, but I don't want to leave just yet. I wanted to get to know Kagome, but duty has called, at least by now.

I sighed and stood. I turned to look at Kagome. She looked at me in understanding and smiled.

"Duty calls, eh? Will you come back?"

I was a bit taken bake by that question but nodded.

"I will be back here as often as I can. This shrine is very peaceful. I would defiantly come back."

Her smile brightened.

"Thank you. You are my first friend in a while, so it's nice to know you will come back."

My smile dimmed a bit, but kept it up for a promise of return. I left, via portal. As I sat down and let down my teenager form go, I thought about Kagome and her parting words.

"You are my first friend in a while …"

I called for the blue ogre, named George, and requested for the file for 'Kagome Higurashi'. He questioned me, and I yelled it was none of his business and to just get the file.

I stared at the cover of her file on my desk. It was thick, unlike other files I have seen, even Yusuke's. I opened it and started to read.

My expressions changed through reading her 'life'. It was fine, quite normal, until she turned 15. I was shocked, horrified, saddened, furious, and more.

I read through her adventures. The first emotions flitted across my face as I read. I stopped reading after she was forced back to her own time when the jewel was completed and fused with her half-soul. It still concerned me that she only has ½ a soul. Luckily, it was large enough to sustain her life, but it was excruciating painful to have your soul split for about a year and a half.

She must have gotten so use to it over that time since she didn't seem to be in pain from reading her aura. I made me sad and proud of her.

Though, I am surprised that she didn't turn out like Hiei with as much, though different, pain as she did. Still smiling as though she didn't experienced it.

I decided right then, while doing paperwork that piled since I left, that I would see her a often as I can and help her as much as I can.

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Awesome! First crossover between InuYasha and Yu Yu Hakusho! XD

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