Alternate Lives
Inuyasha and RK Crossover. Ooh . . . Fun
Silver: Hi everyone this is my fic!
Golden: yeah thats what you always say...Admit it, I help to..
Silver: *locking her other half into closet* Don't mind her...
Kenshin: Silver-dono, what are you doing to Golden-dono?
Silver: Heh *sweatdrops* Nothing Kenshin...Hey, would you do me a favor and find someone to do the disclaimer for me?
Kenshin: Of course Silver-dono. SANO! DO THE DISCLAIMER!
Sano: (from far, far away in a time long ago..Er..I mean) NO! Get someone else to. I'm BUSY!
Silver: *blushes* SANO! DON'T BE UCKY!
Kenshin: *growls* INUYASHA YOU LAZY BUM! You do the disclaimers or I'll tell Kouga that Kagome is in love with him but too scared to say anything.
Inuyasha: *growls*Bastard!
Kagome: *hides from Kouga who is looking for her again* Do it Inuyasha! Hurry!
Inuyasha: *sighs* Fine, Silver Hanyou1 has not, does not, and probably will never own any of us (thank KAMI!) And isn't making money offa this. She says she doesn't own any little thing unless you don't know what the hell it is..Then its her. The thingy later came from her own twisted mind..And thats a dog collar. Gotta run! *grabs Kagome and runs away screaming*
Silver: Darn it! Foiled again! Please welcome Alish, my muse for the night...Hope you like ths story...Oh INU-Yaaaaaasha!
Chapter One: How They Met, How They Learned, How They Became Who They Are.
Kagome Higurashi tossed her long raven hair over her shoulder as she headed toward the school. It was her first day, only first week in this town. 'City,' she corrected herself. Tokyo was a city, indeed. She scowled at the school uniform. Green and white, it was prim and proper. Thankfully she had made some . . . Modifications. The pleated skirt was slit and held together with safety pins, the shirt torn and ragged, her dainty little loafers had been exchanged for big black army style boots. The scarf thing was tied around her upper leg, looking somewhat like a tourniquet. In leeway of the scarf she wore a choker, looking like a spiked dog collar, and a heavy black rose and sword pendant. Rings littered her fingers, and a silver arm band graced her right arm, giving off the impression of an amazon. The over all look Kagome gave off screamed, "Bad ass rebel."
Sighing, Kagome chewed at a short, black painted nail as she headed up to the office, passing boys and girls. Hearing one such girl squeal in delight into a....a CELL PHONE?! Gods how she hated unneeded cell phones...and girls who squeal in delight into unneeded cell phones. Kagome grimaced and innocently knocked the cell phone out of the girl's hand and stepped on it, "Oh dear...Looks like I broke it....Hmm. Pity, isn't it?" With a dangerous grin tossed at the shocked girl, Kagome stalked gracefully, a very amazing feat, into the school and passed the doors. Whispers and looks passed to and fro in front of her clearing her path, and behind closing her passage like a wound. She grinned to herself, a feral looking grin that bespoke a wild heart and mind, amused that the children scared so easily.
Kagome entered the main office and lounged against the counter, and called out in a falsely sweet voice, "Oh hard-working office girls, please help me..." she trailed off and found no one in the area, with a curse she slipped over the counter and peered around. Finding no one, she shrugged and opened a file cabinet and looked for her name....Hanako...Hene....Higara...Higurashi! 'There we go...Now what class do I have first? Oh..SHIT! I hate math. Fuck ....What's the guy's name anyway? Mr. Omi Takatori? What the hell?! Is this an episode of Weiss Kruez or something?! Jeez...Oh..Wait...I read it wrong...heh. Mr. Omi Takatari. Oh...I was worried for a second. Whoops, someone is coming!' With a graceful jump, Kagome landed on the counter and slid off again, before walking calmly out of the office, and heading in the direction of the class rooms.
After a moment of wandering around she realized, with a deadly scowl, that she had no idea where she was going, and absently punched a locker, thus scaring a small group senseless. They yelped and ran, all Kagome reacted to was someone saying, "Shit...New girl! Run and get them Sanaki!"
Kagome blinked, 'Them? Who the hell is 'them?' With a neglecting shrug she continued on her scouting trip of the school, leaving a mild sense of mayhem and chaos behind her. As she reached the doors leading outside, she noticed a group of people walking up behind her. Scowling to herself, she hurried out the doors and onto the school lawn. The group followed her still. Finally, with a disgusted sigh, Kagome darted around the corner of the school and waited for the odd people to give chase, when they rounded the corner she stepped on front of them and planted her hands on her hips and glared them down before she spoke.
"Who the hell are you people and what do you want with me?"
The nameless group did their best to stop, and ended up in a heap of tangled limbs. Cursing could be heard as they separated themselves from each other. When all was said and done there was a rather large group. Kagome blinked once before her eyebrow raised in a silent question. The...Leader? Stepped forward, "Who the hell are you, eh new girl?"
Kagome scoffed, "What the hell kinda question is that ya old geezer?"
"Geezer?! Watch who you're talking too ugly."
Kagome grinned, "Who me? Damn right I'm ugly. But no where as bad off as you are."
The rest of the people started laughing before a red headed boy stepped forward, "You would not be so forward if you knew who we were, that you would not."
Again Kagome arched an elegant brow and smirked, "I don't care if you're Drug Lords, you don't scare me. Now what the fuck do you want and why the hell are you following me?"
A beautiful young girl stepped forward, "We needed to know if you're friend of foe. But we should introduce ourselves first." With that she nailed the red headed guy, who had an interesting X shaped scar on his left cheek, in the gut and smiled sweetly, before the first guy, with amazing silver hair and eyes the color of molten gold spoke, "My name is Inuyasha. We don't do last names around here. This little group of ours is the Samurai Demons. This one here is my brother. Shesshomaru, next to him is Aoshi, behind Aoshi is Misao. On Misao's right is Yahiko, who has Tsabaume on his arm. To the left of Misao are Shippo and his girl Kirara. On the other side of Kirara is Sango who is trying to keep Miroku's hand off her ass. In front of Shesshomaru is Rin. That is Koga and Rika. The rooster head and the fox are Sano, whose full name is Sanosuke, and Megumi. Soujirou and Aya are the last of the group. Those two right there. Anymore questions?"
Kagome blinked several times trying to take it all in.
"Uh yeah...Who the hell is the red head and the chick?"
Inuyasha grimaced, "The red head is Kenshin and she is Kaoru. Now do you have any more questions?"
"Yep. What the hell do you want with me?"
Kaoru answered her, "Like I said, we need to know if you're friend or foe. And if you're not a foe I was thinking maybe you'd like to join our ga...group. New kids are put through hell unless someone takes 'em in. Ya see?"
Kagome blinked before bursting into giggles, "Thats really rich." her giggles continue, "You're a goddamn fucking gang. Oh GOD! I thought I got away from all that when I left home and the Sakura Blades behind. Ahh hell. Sure, why the hell not? Got nothing better ta do and I can guess already this a dull school. So, clue me in. Whatcha looking for in a new 'member'?"
Inuyasha blinked, totally unprepared for what he heard. The Sakura Blades were famous. Or infamous as it may be. Their leader, a girl who went by the name of Onyx Nightshade, was respected by all...Until she up and left the Sakura Blades. The reason was never clear to anyone short of the actual members.
Kagome waved her hand in front of Inuyasha's face, "Hey! Earth to dog boy, come in dog boy..."
Koga laughed, "Hey Rika, if I wasn't dating you I'd make her my woman."
Kagome sweetly smiled before giving Koga the finger, "Shut up wolfy."
Rika laughed, "I like her! Inuyasha we have got to get her in. She is too perfect."
Inuyasha grinned, "Not until I know her connection to the Sakura Blades. I don't wanna have someone out to kill me. Well, at least not one of them. They're fuckin' deadly."
Kagome sighed, "You're getting into dangerous waters little boy. You sure you wanna know?"
Muttered consent slid through the group and Kagome sighed again, "Fine. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I was once known as Onyx Nightshade, leader of the infamous Sakura Blades. Until my brother's life was threatened. I have lost both mother and father to previous crimes. Only this time, it was a member of the Sakura Blades who swore to take his life. So I told them I was out if the gang I had started was going to turn into a seething pool of backstabbing bitches who don't know their places. So I told Gramps to get ready to move and here I am. The infamous Onyx Nightshade who turned her back on the Sakura Blades."
Stunned silence met her announcement before Shippo asked, "Why didn't you take the girl out?"
"Because those aren't the values I gave to my girls. We don't do that. Or we didn't. The new leader is the girl who wanted my brother's life, she calls herself Opel Daisy. Dumb name if you ask me. But anyway her values are 'You are your own best friend and your best friend deserves the best so kill anyone who gets in your way.' Mine were, and are, a lot different. She didn't need to die so I didn't kill her. Besides, some of the other girls were starting to think the same way, so I just left."
Shippo looked humbled by her words, spoken in a way that bespoke a great tenderness. Kirara spoke up then, "What are your morals? What were the standards that you upheld?"
Kenshin nodded, "Yes...You speak as if your morals and ideals were...excuse me, are, greatly different then that of the new Sakura Blades leader."
Shesshomaru interrupted "As interested as we are in hearing this, and believe me we are and we will get this information, we need to go to our classes. We would normally skip but Kagome, or should I call you Onyx, is here on her first day and we need to show her the ropes. So shall we go and establish to the school that this is our newest member and she is not to be touched?"
Inuyasha nodded, "Yeah. Come on kids lets go."
Kagome silently followed before Kaoru turned around and thoughtfully asked, "Hey Kagome, which class are you in?"
"Huh? Oh...I'm in class 4-A. Math first with Mr. Takatari..."
Kenshin smiled at her, "Then you share a class with me, Kaoru, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Sano, that you do."
"Well at least I'm not alone then. Hey, how old is everyone if I can ask? And, um...what relationships do you all have?"
Sango grinned, "The relationship part would take quite a while to explain, cause its really rather complicated, but I can tell you our ages. Well all of us in your class and Koga, Misao, and Soujirou are all 16. Shesshomaru, Aoshi and Megumi are 17. And Yahiko, Tsabaume, Shippo, Kirara, Rin, Rika, and Aya are all 15."
Kagome exploded, "You've got 15 year old kids in a gang?! Are you people crazy? They're all 15! FIFTEEN! That's way too young to be in a gang! Have you people lost it or something?!"
Inuyasha snorted, "You, the infamous Onyx Nightshade who started her gang at age 10, is chewing us out cause they're 15?"
Kagome stomped up to Inuyasha, "The only reason we were so young was cause our parents were in gangs and I started it when my dad was murdered. But I wouldn't let my brother be in a gang until he is at least 18. You're all way too young. All of you."
Shesshomaru raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You yourself are only 16, yet you scold us on being too young. I find this interesting."
Kagome growled, "What the hell happened to each of you? What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you that could possibly persuade you into starting a gang?"
Inuyasha, "Simple. When my mom died."
"How did she die?"
"She was in a car accident right outside my house."
Kagome pointed at Shesshomaru, "You."
"When my father died in the army."
Kagome pointed then at Aoshi, "When my last gang died."
"How?"
"Car crash."
Misao was the next target, "When Aoshi lost his mind and beat up my granddad, who is Aoshi's master."
"Did he recover?"
"Yeah..."
Yahiko was the next to find Kagome's finger pointed at him, "Uh..When my mom died from cancer."
Tsabaume was next, "Oh! When a gang corned me and beat me up when I didn't have any money."
"Did you get raped?"
"Oh! No."
Shippo was next, "When my mom and dad died at a robbery."
Kirara answered without Kagome having pointed to her, "When my mom and dad left me at my aunt's place and never came back."
"Sango?"
"Well...When my brother almost died from a mugging."
"Miroku?"
"I believe that would be the day my father died from a curse placed on my family."
Rin balked when Kagome's finger found her, "Um...When my mom died from an OD."
Koga almost growled when Kagome's finger found him, "When my cousin died after he found out he had AIDS."
Rika answered next, "When Koga got really depressed and thought about killing himself."
"Did he actually attempt it?"
"Well..No."
"Sano?"
Sano shrugged and turned his head away, "Not gonna say it."
Kaoru stomped on his foot, "SHIT! Hey little missy what the hell do you think you're doing?!"
"Answer her damn question Sano!"
"Fine! It was when my uncle died in a battle, okay? Never knew my parents, and he was the closest thing I had."
Megumi laid a hang on Sano's arm and answered next, "The worst thing that has ever happened to me was when I found out the Opium I was forced to make was what had killed one of Sano's friends."
"Opium? Forced?"
"On threat."
"Did they ever hurt you?"
"Well..No."
"Right... You. Soujirou."
"When my father beat me and my mother intervened telling him I wasn't worth the effort, the same night they left."
"Aya?"
"When my brother died. He was shot in a drive by."
"Kenshin?"
"I think the worst thing would be the first life I took."
"Kaoru?"
"When my father died. Killed by one of his students."
Kagome nodded, "Well some of you have had it kinda rough."
Inuyasha yelled, "Kinda?! What the hell? What could possibly be worse?"
Kagome met his eyes, "What could be worse is what happened to me."
Sano snorted, "Yeah right. Like anything could be worse then some of the stuff that has happened to us."
"Wanna hear me prove you wrong?"
"Try it."
"Fine....I was 10. My father's best friend was watching me while he and my mom were out to dinner. That man raped me. And was at it again, for oh...God...the 5th time when my parents came in the door. My dad yanked him off of me. It was Yoji, my father's best friend who killed him and maimed my mom. That night was also the night I lost my blood innocence. When he killed my father I was horrified and angry, but when he started to beat my mom and try to undress her my anger flared and I grabbed the bloody knife out of my father's chest and slit that man's throat. My mother was a bleeding mess and told me to call Ran. So I called Ran. Ran took us to the hospital. Only Yoji's wife found us. She beat me. Told me it was my fault my mother was dying, and that it was my fault that my father was dead because I was a little whore. She said it would be my fault too if my brother, who was 4, turned out dead or a bad child. The next day was the day I found out my grandmother had died from a heart attack, which Yoji's wife also told me was my fault. That was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. Well Sano, I think I just proved you wrong."
The horrified and shocked silence that followed was broken when Kagome turned and walked towards the school as the bell rang. The rest looked at her, pity, horror, shock, sorrow and an emotion that looked like fear upon their faces.
Through each person's mind different ran thoughts as they all hurried to catch up and get to class. Inuyasha stared, eyes filled with horror and pity as he thought, 'No wonder... She has had it rough. Wonder how long it was till she stopped blaming herself for her father's death...If she ever has. And her mom's too...Wonder how she died. And shit...She must feel responsible for her brother. We're gonna have to do something for that girl.'
Shesshomaru's were different, as he only felt an intense disgust for the people who committed those crimes and a small sense of pity, 'An asset to be assured to have such strength. I have the feeling we'll have to get to the bottom of her and fix some things before long though.'
Aoshi, known as the Ice Block (A/N: Yes...he still is a seemingly emotionless guy...SEEMINGLY! Ha! We'll melt him yet...), had a brief flash of intense pity, 'All things suffered have a reason. I'm sure we'll find out why before long.'
Misao was almost in tears as she struggled with pity as much as she struggled to keep up with Aoshi, 'That poor girl! Oh...I know! We'll get the girls to take her out to make her feel better! Ha!'
Yahiko and Tsabaume shared the same thoughts as they entered their class room of 3-A though Yahiko spoke aloud for them both, "What happened was terrible, but I know we can't change the past. We'll just have to make the future better for her..."
Kirara hung on Shippo as they nodded in agreement with Yahiko, tears evident in the eyes of Kirara, Rika, Aya and Rin. They were all luckily in the same class.
Meanwhile in class 4-B Soujirou, Koga, and Misao sat together when Soujirou spoke out, "Its so sad what happened to Miss Kagome. She was right when she said she has it harder then us. From the way she spoke of her brother I'd guess that her mother died not long after that night happened. Maybe a year or so. She sounds like she's raised the young boy as his mother. He was four at the time so that means he will be 10 now. So young. Yet it's the same age that Kagome was when she suffered such trials."
Koga nodded, his family was like a wolf pack...seeing as they were wolf demons, so family was important to him, "She has almost no family. That has to be hard. I feel bad for her...I guess we'll have to be her family then, won't we?"
Misao nodded, "We will...And have to be careful of how she feels and stuff."
In class 4-A as Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha, Sano, Kenshin, and Kaoru walked into class they noticed the absence of Kagome. They went to the back and made sure to save a seat for her, Kaoru placing it on her left, Sango's right, in front of Inuyasha and behind Kenshin, leaving Miroku to sit on Sango's left and Sano to sit on Kaoru's right. Sango spoke quietly for a moment, "I don't know about you guys but even if she doesn't join us or whatever we're gonna have to take care of her. She is probably pretty vulnerable. She looks kinda wild which will mean she needs to be tamed. So I'm gonna be her friend no matter what."
The others silently agreed when they heard the door slide open. In walked Kagome, holding a note. She haded it to the teacher. Mr. Takatari looked at Kagome's appearance before looking out at the class. He saw Kenshin point to the empty seat behind him. Mr. Takatari nodded before announcing to the class, "Well it looks like we have a new student. Her name is Higurashi Kagome. Kagome, would you care to tell us anything about yourself?"
She looked at him and tilted her head, "Nah. I'm good. Thanks all the same."
"Well, I'm sorry but I'm sure we'd all like to hear a little about you. Seeing as you're bold enough to change the school uniform so drastically."
Kagome shrugged, "Prim and proper don't suit me. Never has. You could ask my old friends back in Kyoto. I'm sure all of the Sakura's would be more then happy to describe to you how I use to dress. And of course I'm sure with a few words I could have every student in this building dancing my tune and doing as I say."
Takatari raised a brow, "Somehow I doubt that. We have some very strong willed people here."
Kagome grinned, "Oh really. Well teach, seeing as you're a young man I'm sure I could even get you to shaking in your boots. Want me to prove it?"
He grinned haughtily at Kagome, convinced he had her beat, "Yes. If you can."
Kagome laughed, "Right. Okay then. As you all know my name is Higurashi Kagome. Back in Kyoto I was known as Onyx Nightshade, leader of the infamous Sakura Blades. Gang leader at ten, and co-leader to my dad's gang by 11. Led both my mom's and dad's separate gangs by the time I was 12. In my dad's, who called themselves the Black Dragons, I was called Catalyst. In my mom's, who called themselves the Dark Storms I was known as Lightning. I merged The Dark Storms and The Black Dragons when I was 13, and renamed them The Storm Dragons. From there I appointed a new leader and devoted myself to the Sakura Blades. Which, under my rule, was the biggest and baddest gang in Japan. And we were only 13."
The room was deadly silent and Takatari was deathly pale, when she spoke next, "Now do you believe me?"
Mr. Takatari nodded, "Y..yes. Now if you'd please take a seat behind Mr. Himura we can begin class."
Kagome shrugged and walked over to her seat before something occurred to her and she spoke up again, "Oh...And if any of you plan on making a name for yourself by taking me out, don't bother. I willingly left the Sakura Blades but that doesn't mean I'll take shit from anyone."
With that she sat down. The class was deathly still before Kagome sighed, "Oh lighten up. You don't give me problems and you won't have problems, okay? Now stop being such babies and get on with the damn class."
Setting her head down on her arms Kagome, for all appearances, dozed off right there in class. Even Inuyasha was amazed. They had a though school system and people just didn't do that. Not even he did that and he knew he was the most bad ass guy. Though he could no longer claim the title of THE bad ass, he was still one of the bad-assed kids.
Kenshin looked over his shoulder at Kagome and noticed her eyes were open. Sango and Kaoru glanced at each other over Kagome's head and Kaoru sent a note over to Sango. When Sango opened it, she saw a relatively short note, it read:
Sango,
We should get the gang together and just skip out on school. Kagome doesn't seem like she wants to deal. We'll just tell the teach that we're getting her outta here. No questions asked. We'll have HIM tell the rest that we have permission To get out of here. Kay??
Sango nodded and quickly wrote back:
Yeah, lets get her out of here. She looks depressed. And I know the guys don't wanna be here anyway, so its not like it's gonna be a big deal with them. And what with Kagome's reputation and all I'm sure the teach won't have a problem. What do you think Miroku?
She passed it to Miroku who read the conversation thus far and replied in kind:
I'm sure we can get away with it. Kagome won't mind and I know the rest of the gang couldn't care less. We'll have to get the teach to call the other classes and excuse them. Maybe with a little help from Kagome's reputation? But anyway, I say if we're gonna do it, lets do it in this class because we have the advantage of this guy being young enough and scared enough not to argue. C'mon. Lets get on with it, right Kenshin?
Kenshin was unsurprised when he received the note and read quickly before adding his reply. They'd done this so many times they all knew exactly how to reply and what to expect. Kenshin wrote quickly:
I think that's a perfect idea. Maybe get something to eat, or something like that. Go out, spend some time, and some money, and just get to relax and lighten up. Thats a good idea, that it is, right Sano?
Sano read the note and grinned, he loved it when the girls got devious. It sounded like they'd have fun. Oh yes...Fun, fun, fun...So he wrote quickly to end it all:
Okay, lets get to it!! Who'll "convince" the teach to let us go and to call the others? Any bright ideas Inuyasha??
Inuyasha read the note, and grinned in spite of himself, oh was this ever fun. He jotted down his reply:
Simple, I go up to the teach, tell him Kagome is getting angry, tell him to call 4-B, 3-A and 5-C to get the lovely children out of class. We'll hop into our cars and get outta here! Sound good Kagome? If you don't wanna all you gotta do is say "Hell no, now shut up." So what do you say? If the class sees you leave with us I'm sure they'll get the picture and spread the word. So, what do you think?
Kagome was startled when the note landed on her desk. She opened it up and read it. Sounded like a good idea to her, so she penned a reply and opted that when she was done she'd hand it to Kaoru, who'd hand it to Sango, who'd hand it to Miroku, who'd hand it to Kenshin, who'd hand it to Sano, who'd hand it to Inuyasha:
Okay. Lets go. I think I'll glare at people and slam my hands and all that fun stuff. Sound good? Good. Lets get the HELL OUT OF HERE!
She passed it over to Kaoru who followed the pattern and before long Inuyasha had convinced Mr. Takatari to let them out, and to call their friends. Within 10 minutes they were in the parking lot of the school. Kagome took a deep breath and expelled it. Life was good...sometimes. Shippo gave a whoop and Kirara laughed at his antics. Yahiko grinned and Tsabaume giggled. Megumi was already on Sano's arm, and Aoshi held Misao so she wouldn't bound all over the place. Rin moved next to Shesshomaru and the rest of the gang were laughing over some joke or another. Kagome slung her bag up higher on her shoulder and cleared her throat, "Ahem...So children, what the hell is your plan? Or do you even have one?"
Inuyasha looked up, and replied intelligently, "Uhh....."
Kagome sighed, "C'mon. Lets go to my place. I'm positive that you'll like it."
She tucked her hands into her self made pockets and made her way down the sidewalk. Miroku stared for a moment, "He..Hey! Kagome, we do have rides ya know!"
Kagome tossed a wicked grin over her shoulder, "So do I." she pointed to a black Jag with a blood red nightshade on the hood and flames on the sides. She grinned at the shocked expressions, "What? Don't you know that though it is illegally made I am the richest girl in Japan. I had to make some money off all the work I did. A good job pays good money and I had a killer job. So, I have killer money."
She sauntered over to her car, "Load up and prepare to fall out. Don't string to close together but make sure you don't lose sight of me, okay?"
Inuyasha blinked. The Jag was a shit load sweeter then the SUV's he and his gang owned. They each owned an SUV that had a sword painted on it that was thrust through a D. But they often shared rides to cut down on gas money and because it was just easier.
He hopped into his, followed by Kaoru, Kenshin, Yahiko and Tsabaume. Sano got into his with Megumi, Koga, and Rika. Aoshi drove Misao, Soujirou and Aya, and Shesshomaru drove Rin. Saitou and Tae were out of town so they had no need for a ride. (Saitou is 17 and so is Tae)
They followed Kagome, though not too closely as she had directed, but they all kept her in sight. When she turned right and pulled up to a gate they all paused. She punched in some numbers into the little key pad and the gate swung open.
When they drove up to the house Inuyasha felt his jaw drop. The place was HUGE!
Kagome stepped out of her car and grabbed her bag before shutting the door. The Samurai Demons all climbed out of the various cars and stood staring when they heard a door slam and a young voice scream, "KAGOME!"
Kagome looked up a mere second before her younger brother slammed into her full force. She held her own and laughed, "Hey there squirt! Settling in nice?"
"Yeah! The room is great! I only got here about two hours ago. The maids are really nice, they made ODEN!"
"Oden? Real oden? Real, real oden? Kami bless them!"
Kaoru walked forward with Sango, Misao and the rest of the girls.
Misao asked, "Who is this?"
Kagome beamed and slung her arm around the boy's shoulders, "This is my younger brother Sota. I sent for him yesterday after I was sure that the estate was secure. Mom and dad used to use this as a summer estate when we were younger. Part of the property is the shrine which my gramps tended before he had to come to Kyoto when my mom died. I made sure this wasn't sold. When he heard we were coming back he was so happy. So I sold our four estates in Kyoto and a couple country estates and we moved here. We still have one much smaller estate that is up in the mountains for either winter activities or summer ones. Its really rather lovely."
By then Sota was convinced he had shared his sister more then long enough and demanded her attention again, "Kagome! They said you wouldn't be home until sometime around 4:00....Its only 10:30...Did you skip to see me, and who are these guys? What do they want?"
Kagome laughed, "I know I shouldn't skip but I left for a number of reasons. One, because I knew you were coming, two because I don't like school....Three, because my new friends asked if I wanted to. These are my new friends, Sota. Dog boy there is Inuyasha, that's Kenshin and Kaoru, Shesshomaru and Rin, Koga and Rika, Soujirou and Aya, Yahiko and Tsabaume, Shippo and Kirara, Sango and Miroku, Megumi and Sano, Aoshi and Misao...You guys this is my baby brother, Sota."
Sota waved at them absently before grabbing Kagome's hand and pulling her into the house, "Why did you wait a whole week before you'd let me come? You made me stay with those dumb body guards and they wouldn't let me do anything fun!" As Sota continued to complain and question his sister, Kagome waved them all in. She spoke to her brother, "Okay hun, listen up. You will have me all day tomorrow, and my friends won't, and YOU need to finish un packing and setting up the rest of your room. So get to work, 'cause I know you've already eaten. I can tell. So go on, scoot."
Sota grumbled but complied. As he left the entrance hall Kagome smiled fondly at her brother's retreating back before turning to her guests, "So, anyone hungry?"
Sano, Yahiko, Shippo, Koga and Inuyasha shot their hands up immediately. Kagome laughed, "What about the rest of you?"
Shesshomaru glared at his brother, "A snack wouldn't hurt. My brother and his friends just might eat you out of house and home though."
With a giggle Kagome winked, "Well that's alright. I hope you all don't mind eating in the kitchen. We haven't quite set up the dining room...My brother and I normally eat in the kitchen anyway. Never felt it needed to have a fancy dining room. Not like we'd ever use it. But lets grab a snack then head down stairs."
Kagome led the group into the kitchen and Yahiko blurted out, "This isn't a kitchen! It's a restaurant! Look at this! Its huge! Its more then a restaurant, it's a gourmet restaurant...Its....It's a home to all the greatest chefs. This is insane..."
Kagome grinned, "Not the greatest...Just some people who worked for my mom and dad. They decided not to leave me and Sota high and dry, so they stuck with us. But they make killer anything. So, what do you want? Anything your heart desires."
A moment later a maid came up with a note pad, "What should I tell them to make you?" She looked at Kenshin, obviously expecting him to start, "Oh...Um...Could I please have some miso soup?"
Kaoru smiled, "A strawberry malt would be wonderful."
Yahiko and Shippo said at the same time, "Death-by-chocolate!"
Kirara ordered a hot fudge sundae to share with Tsabaume.
Sano wanted two cheese burgers, french fries, a malt and a banana split.
Shesshomaru and Rin opted to share a big chocolate malt, and Koga and Rika wanted shrimp. Soujirou requested some wonton soup (he had it when he visited someone over in Hong Kong and fell in love with it!), Megumi wanted some chocolate chunk cookies. Sango, Miroku and Kagome all wanted oden, and Inuyasha ordered, "Instant Ramen!"
Kagome fell over, "What?!"
Inuyasha blinked, "Instant Ramen. You know...Noodles, vegetables, meat....more noodles, broth. Lots of broth."
"I know what it is dog boy, I'm questioning your sanity! You could have anything, and you choose a fattening, disgusting, slimy, greasy, nasty thing like instant ramen? What is wrong with you?!"
"Hey! I resent that!"
Before Kagome could say anything about the 'dog boy' comment, Inuyasha continued, "Ramen is not fattening, disgusting, slimy, greasy, or nasty! Its really good!"
Again Kagome felt inclined to fall down, and Kenshin knelt next to her, "Don't worry. He likes it so much because...Well. I'm not sure."
Miroku gave it a shot, "Maybe because it fits his personality so well?"
Sango shook her head, "No...even scalding instant....ramen....can be nicer then Inuyasha."
Yahiko grinned, "Maybe he likes ramen because its like his choice in women, I mean...Look at Kikyo. Nasty, slimy, ugly...Fits perfectly!"
Tsabaume covered her mouth, trying not to laugh as Inuyasha's face got decidedly more red. Shippo had a go, "No..I think he likes ramen cause its all he CAN get...he can't even get a girl anymore."
Kirara laughed and tried her hand, "Hey! I think I got it! He likes Ramen so much because those perfect teeth of his are fake and the only thing he can eat is noodles."
Kaoru fell down, laughing, "I...I think its because that's the only 'hot' thing he can get his hands on."
Sano argued with Megumi over the fact that it was cheap and everyone knew that Inuyasha was a cheap-skate. Megumi was convinced that he ate so much ramen to gain some weight...that he had the exact opposite outlook on his body as an anorexic did.
Koga figured it was because Inuyasha was too much of a dog turd to go out and get real meat, and Rika was positive it was because he was afraid to buy real food.
Aya said philosophically, "What you eat is what you are...So if your food is cheap then so are you!"
Soujirou gaped, "Aya! I didn't know you could be so...mean! I love it! But, no...I'm sure Inuyasha only eats Ramen because it's the only thing that's not too complicated for him to understand what is in it.
Inuyasha was on the bursting point when Rin spoke up, "Maybe he likes it because he has no sense of taste. I mean look at his clothes. No guy who can taste food would dress all in red, right?"
Kagome shrugged before Shesshomaru answered the question, "Inuyasha likes Instant ramen so much because it's the only thing he can make. He can't figure out how to make anything else."
Kagome giggled, "I see! Well then...I've learned something today, never let Inuyasha in a kitchen! Right."
Moments later a cart wheeled up with all of their food. After tucking in and finishing it all off, with people constantly eating from everyone else's dishes, Kagome led her guests down the hall to an elevator. She took them down two stories to her basement. Upon the doors opening Kagome was bombarded with gasps and exclamations of surprise.
Sango hugged Kagome, "Oh my god! Kagome this is beautiful! Oh, oh! Hey! Idea! If Kagome joins we can use this as our base instead of Shesshomaru and Inuyasha's house!"
Kagome laughed. She had recently had this redone for her own personal enjoyment. The main room was painted in a dark red with lush black carpet that spanned the whole basement. In this room were couches, chairs, a bar, lights and of course a TV, VCR and DVD player along with the customary CD and MP3 players. In the back right hand corner was a computer station. Kagome could hack but the real hacker was her little brother. She used his intelligence sometimes.
She waved them down the stairs, "Should I give you the tour?"
Misao nodded, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Pretty please, pretty please!"
Kagome grinned, "Someone is excited. C'mon."
Leading them out of the Red Rec. Room, Kagome took her guests to her Black Room. The walls were painted black, and black lights lit the room. This was more of the private, personal, relaxing one-on-one kind of room. Kagome jokingly called it her make out room. There were no real couches, just heavy, heavy lush black carpet, and tons of pillows. Connected to the Black Room was the Blue Room. Dark blue walls accented by light blue couches, pale baby blue pillows and two go-go dancer's stages, lit from the bottom by electric blue lights. The room had regular lights but also it had multi-blue lights.
She smiled at Inuyasha and Shesshomaru as she introduced the next room, "This one is my favorite. Mainly because its made for fun and partly because of the color. Welcome to," she opened the doors to a silver room, "My Silver Room."
Silver walls, silver hangings, silver poles on silver stages....the room shined. There were several couches and a couple bars. TVs, PCs, Stages....The room was the all time idea of fun. There was a balcony for, "VIP, Ladies and Gents. That is where you'd get to sit if I ever throw a party. The VIP balcony also leads straight into the Black Room. It also leads to my more business type room. The Gold Room. Though it isn't gold. Can't stand the color. No, the Gold Room is very mellow. Blues and greens...some light purples. If you have calm colors you lull the other side into a calm feeling. And then you'll get the better side of the deal. And then it leads out side and to my personal elevator that'll take me up to my room. So what do you think?"
Kenshin was grinning at Kaoru, and Shesshomaru answered for them all, "I think it'll need a name aside from HQ, don't you?"
Kagome grinned, "Welcome to Club NightShade. The hot spot for the hot shots." Rin and Tsabaume laughed, "You should work for an AD agency. That sounded really AD agency like...."
Kagome replied, to the amusement of all, with another corny saying, "Hell..If you got it, flaunt it."
The Samurai Demons spread out and checked out passages, exits, surveillance and anything else that would be useful.
Kagome sat back, already knowing the place inside out, upside down and every other way you could think of. A thought occurred to her and she waved her friends to her, "I have an idea...What do you say we actually open this up as a club. Club NightShade...We can check out the other local gangs and see if we can use any of them, see if we should make alliances, see who we should stay away and at the same time establish this area as your turf and me as a member. I can open up the door there, see? And get some of my body guards to be bouncers while the others are moving around in here to keep it safe. I know my body guards Eri and Yuka are both cute and they're kick ass bar tenders. And then Me, Kaoru, Misao, Sango and Megumi can do some entertainment. Tsabaume, Kirara, Rin, Aya and Rika can just hang with you boys. Keep 'em safe like. And they can be our look outs. If any guy gets too rough and its too loud they'll let you know." Kagome's mind was working over time, "And you boys not only will make it clear that this is your turf but you can make it clear we're your gang members. That way...I think it'll work. Gotta find some place for Sota to be. Don't want him hurt or to get involved. But I'll worry about that later. Alright ladies and gents, lets get to work...I mean, you guys agree don't you?"
Inuyasha looked at her blankly before grinning, "Kami am I glad we have you. You idiot. You've got some good ideas. Alright gang!" he raised his voice, "Lets get to work!"
Kagome grinned, she was gonna have so much fun causing so much trouble!
Hours later, the club was looking good. Kagome had gotten some of her body guards and everyone watched in amazement as the small girl bullied the big strong men and the dangerously beautiful women into doing what she wanted. Shesshomaru started forward in fear when Kagome had her hands planted on her hips and was roundly scolding the scariest man any of them had ever seen. The man was large, extremely strong, and looked mad...Not to mention fully capable of snapping the girls neck with one hand. Instead of being afraid she was scolding him on being 'too stubborn' and for following her around. Instead of her death, as everyone had readied themselves for, small Kagome got nothing more then a sigh and a, "Lady, must I?" She scowled, "Yes you do. You can't follow me when I'm on stage and you have to act like a clubber. Which means you can't be all protective on me. Oh don't give me that look. I know, I know...You've been taking care of me since the day I was born Omi-nii-chan, but you're just gonna have to accept the whole plan. Okay? If anyone give me trouble you and Inuyasha's gang can beat them senseless, and you can take me away to my room. Deal?"
The large man, Omi, sighed, "Fine Kag-chan. But if someone so much as touches you I'll kill them."
Kagome slapped him arm and growled, "I told you before, no murder! Its not legal...and you can't break anymore laws."
He looked ready to go on a killing spree when Kagome defused his temper with a hug and a smile, "You're the best you know that, right Omi-nii-chan?"
The man melted.
Kouga started, "How'd you do that? He was...and then....killing.....Evil. That was amazing!"
Kenshin sighed, "Kouga, you're linguistic prowess amazes me. Do us all a favor..Don't speak."
Kagome giggled, "You guys are so mean to each other....Its so cute!" She rushed over and hugged both Kenshin and Kouga before darting off again and calling for her brother.
Inuyasha blinked once...twice...and a third time, "What the hell was that?"
Inuyasha and RK Crossover. Ooh . . . Fun
Silver: Hi everyone this is my fic!
Golden: yeah thats what you always say...Admit it, I help to..
Silver: *locking her other half into closet* Don't mind her...
Kenshin: Silver-dono, what are you doing to Golden-dono?
Silver: Heh *sweatdrops* Nothing Kenshin...Hey, would you do me a favor and find someone to do the disclaimer for me?
Kenshin: Of course Silver-dono. SANO! DO THE DISCLAIMER!
Sano: (from far, far away in a time long ago..Er..I mean) NO! Get someone else to. I'm BUSY!
Silver: *blushes* SANO! DON'T BE UCKY!
Kenshin: *growls* INUYASHA YOU LAZY BUM! You do the disclaimers or I'll tell Kouga that Kagome is in love with him but too scared to say anything.
Inuyasha: *growls*Bastard!
Kagome: *hides from Kouga who is looking for her again* Do it Inuyasha! Hurry!
Inuyasha: *sighs* Fine, Silver Hanyou1 has not, does not, and probably will never own any of us (thank KAMI!) And isn't making money offa this. She says she doesn't own any little thing unless you don't know what the hell it is..Then its her. The thingy later came from her own twisted mind..And thats a dog collar. Gotta run! *grabs Kagome and runs away screaming*
Silver: Darn it! Foiled again! Please welcome Alish, my muse for the night...Hope you like ths story...Oh INU-Yaaaaaasha!
Chapter One: How They Met, How They Learned, How They Became Who They Are.
Kagome Higurashi tossed her long raven hair over her shoulder as she headed toward the school. It was her first day, only first week in this town. 'City,' she corrected herself. Tokyo was a city, indeed. She scowled at the school uniform. Green and white, it was prim and proper. Thankfully she had made some . . . Modifications. The pleated skirt was slit and held together with safety pins, the shirt torn and ragged, her dainty little loafers had been exchanged for big black army style boots. The scarf thing was tied around her upper leg, looking somewhat like a tourniquet. In leeway of the scarf she wore a choker, looking like a spiked dog collar, and a heavy black rose and sword pendant. Rings littered her fingers, and a silver arm band graced her right arm, giving off the impression of an amazon. The over all look Kagome gave off screamed, "Bad ass rebel."
Sighing, Kagome chewed at a short, black painted nail as she headed up to the office, passing boys and girls. Hearing one such girl squeal in delight into a....a CELL PHONE?! Gods how she hated unneeded cell phones...and girls who squeal in delight into unneeded cell phones. Kagome grimaced and innocently knocked the cell phone out of the girl's hand and stepped on it, "Oh dear...Looks like I broke it....Hmm. Pity, isn't it?" With a dangerous grin tossed at the shocked girl, Kagome stalked gracefully, a very amazing feat, into the school and passed the doors. Whispers and looks passed to and fro in front of her clearing her path, and behind closing her passage like a wound. She grinned to herself, a feral looking grin that bespoke a wild heart and mind, amused that the children scared so easily.
Kagome entered the main office and lounged against the counter, and called out in a falsely sweet voice, "Oh hard-working office girls, please help me..." she trailed off and found no one in the area, with a curse she slipped over the counter and peered around. Finding no one, she shrugged and opened a file cabinet and looked for her name....Hanako...Hene....Higara...Higurashi! 'There we go...Now what class do I have first? Oh..SHIT! I hate math. Fuck ....What's the guy's name anyway? Mr. Omi Takatori? What the hell?! Is this an episode of Weiss Kruez or something?! Jeez...Oh..Wait...I read it wrong...heh. Mr. Omi Takatari. Oh...I was worried for a second. Whoops, someone is coming!' With a graceful jump, Kagome landed on the counter and slid off again, before walking calmly out of the office, and heading in the direction of the class rooms.
After a moment of wandering around she realized, with a deadly scowl, that she had no idea where she was going, and absently punched a locker, thus scaring a small group senseless. They yelped and ran, all Kagome reacted to was someone saying, "Shit...New girl! Run and get them Sanaki!"
Kagome blinked, 'Them? Who the hell is 'them?' With a neglecting shrug she continued on her scouting trip of the school, leaving a mild sense of mayhem and chaos behind her. As she reached the doors leading outside, she noticed a group of people walking up behind her. Scowling to herself, she hurried out the doors and onto the school lawn. The group followed her still. Finally, with a disgusted sigh, Kagome darted around the corner of the school and waited for the odd people to give chase, when they rounded the corner she stepped on front of them and planted her hands on her hips and glared them down before she spoke.
"Who the hell are you people and what do you want with me?"
The nameless group did their best to stop, and ended up in a heap of tangled limbs. Cursing could be heard as they separated themselves from each other. When all was said and done there was a rather large group. Kagome blinked once before her eyebrow raised in a silent question. The...Leader? Stepped forward, "Who the hell are you, eh new girl?"
Kagome scoffed, "What the hell kinda question is that ya old geezer?"
"Geezer?! Watch who you're talking too ugly."
Kagome grinned, "Who me? Damn right I'm ugly. But no where as bad off as you are."
The rest of the people started laughing before a red headed boy stepped forward, "You would not be so forward if you knew who we were, that you would not."
Again Kagome arched an elegant brow and smirked, "I don't care if you're Drug Lords, you don't scare me. Now what the fuck do you want and why the hell are you following me?"
A beautiful young girl stepped forward, "We needed to know if you're friend of foe. But we should introduce ourselves first." With that she nailed the red headed guy, who had an interesting X shaped scar on his left cheek, in the gut and smiled sweetly, before the first guy, with amazing silver hair and eyes the color of molten gold spoke, "My name is Inuyasha. We don't do last names around here. This little group of ours is the Samurai Demons. This one here is my brother. Shesshomaru, next to him is Aoshi, behind Aoshi is Misao. On Misao's right is Yahiko, who has Tsabaume on his arm. To the left of Misao are Shippo and his girl Kirara. On the other side of Kirara is Sango who is trying to keep Miroku's hand off her ass. In front of Shesshomaru is Rin. That is Koga and Rika. The rooster head and the fox are Sano, whose full name is Sanosuke, and Megumi. Soujirou and Aya are the last of the group. Those two right there. Anymore questions?"
Kagome blinked several times trying to take it all in.
"Uh yeah...Who the hell is the red head and the chick?"
Inuyasha grimaced, "The red head is Kenshin and she is Kaoru. Now do you have any more questions?"
"Yep. What the hell do you want with me?"
Kaoru answered her, "Like I said, we need to know if you're friend or foe. And if you're not a foe I was thinking maybe you'd like to join our ga...group. New kids are put through hell unless someone takes 'em in. Ya see?"
Kagome blinked before bursting into giggles, "Thats really rich." her giggles continue, "You're a goddamn fucking gang. Oh GOD! I thought I got away from all that when I left home and the Sakura Blades behind. Ahh hell. Sure, why the hell not? Got nothing better ta do and I can guess already this a dull school. So, clue me in. Whatcha looking for in a new 'member'?"
Inuyasha blinked, totally unprepared for what he heard. The Sakura Blades were famous. Or infamous as it may be. Their leader, a girl who went by the name of Onyx Nightshade, was respected by all...Until she up and left the Sakura Blades. The reason was never clear to anyone short of the actual members.
Kagome waved her hand in front of Inuyasha's face, "Hey! Earth to dog boy, come in dog boy..."
Koga laughed, "Hey Rika, if I wasn't dating you I'd make her my woman."
Kagome sweetly smiled before giving Koga the finger, "Shut up wolfy."
Rika laughed, "I like her! Inuyasha we have got to get her in. She is too perfect."
Inuyasha grinned, "Not until I know her connection to the Sakura Blades. I don't wanna have someone out to kill me. Well, at least not one of them. They're fuckin' deadly."
Kagome sighed, "You're getting into dangerous waters little boy. You sure you wanna know?"
Muttered consent slid through the group and Kagome sighed again, "Fine. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I was once known as Onyx Nightshade, leader of the infamous Sakura Blades. Until my brother's life was threatened. I have lost both mother and father to previous crimes. Only this time, it was a member of the Sakura Blades who swore to take his life. So I told them I was out if the gang I had started was going to turn into a seething pool of backstabbing bitches who don't know their places. So I told Gramps to get ready to move and here I am. The infamous Onyx Nightshade who turned her back on the Sakura Blades."
Stunned silence met her announcement before Shippo asked, "Why didn't you take the girl out?"
"Because those aren't the values I gave to my girls. We don't do that. Or we didn't. The new leader is the girl who wanted my brother's life, she calls herself Opel Daisy. Dumb name if you ask me. But anyway her values are 'You are your own best friend and your best friend deserves the best so kill anyone who gets in your way.' Mine were, and are, a lot different. She didn't need to die so I didn't kill her. Besides, some of the other girls were starting to think the same way, so I just left."
Shippo looked humbled by her words, spoken in a way that bespoke a great tenderness. Kirara spoke up then, "What are your morals? What were the standards that you upheld?"
Kenshin nodded, "Yes...You speak as if your morals and ideals were...excuse me, are, greatly different then that of the new Sakura Blades leader."
Shesshomaru interrupted "As interested as we are in hearing this, and believe me we are and we will get this information, we need to go to our classes. We would normally skip but Kagome, or should I call you Onyx, is here on her first day and we need to show her the ropes. So shall we go and establish to the school that this is our newest member and she is not to be touched?"
Inuyasha nodded, "Yeah. Come on kids lets go."
Kagome silently followed before Kaoru turned around and thoughtfully asked, "Hey Kagome, which class are you in?"
"Huh? Oh...I'm in class 4-A. Math first with Mr. Takatari..."
Kenshin smiled at her, "Then you share a class with me, Kaoru, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Sano, that you do."
"Well at least I'm not alone then. Hey, how old is everyone if I can ask? And, um...what relationships do you all have?"
Sango grinned, "The relationship part would take quite a while to explain, cause its really rather complicated, but I can tell you our ages. Well all of us in your class and Koga, Misao, and Soujirou are all 16. Shesshomaru, Aoshi and Megumi are 17. And Yahiko, Tsabaume, Shippo, Kirara, Rin, Rika, and Aya are all 15."
Kagome exploded, "You've got 15 year old kids in a gang?! Are you people crazy? They're all 15! FIFTEEN! That's way too young to be in a gang! Have you people lost it or something?!"
Inuyasha snorted, "You, the infamous Onyx Nightshade who started her gang at age 10, is chewing us out cause they're 15?"
Kagome stomped up to Inuyasha, "The only reason we were so young was cause our parents were in gangs and I started it when my dad was murdered. But I wouldn't let my brother be in a gang until he is at least 18. You're all way too young. All of you."
Shesshomaru raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You yourself are only 16, yet you scold us on being too young. I find this interesting."
Kagome growled, "What the hell happened to each of you? What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you that could possibly persuade you into starting a gang?"
Inuyasha, "Simple. When my mom died."
"How did she die?"
"She was in a car accident right outside my house."
Kagome pointed at Shesshomaru, "You."
"When my father died in the army."
Kagome pointed then at Aoshi, "When my last gang died."
"How?"
"Car crash."
Misao was the next target, "When Aoshi lost his mind and beat up my granddad, who is Aoshi's master."
"Did he recover?"
"Yeah..."
Yahiko was the next to find Kagome's finger pointed at him, "Uh..When my mom died from cancer."
Tsabaume was next, "Oh! When a gang corned me and beat me up when I didn't have any money."
"Did you get raped?"
"Oh! No."
Shippo was next, "When my mom and dad died at a robbery."
Kirara answered without Kagome having pointed to her, "When my mom and dad left me at my aunt's place and never came back."
"Sango?"
"Well...When my brother almost died from a mugging."
"Miroku?"
"I believe that would be the day my father died from a curse placed on my family."
Rin balked when Kagome's finger found her, "Um...When my mom died from an OD."
Koga almost growled when Kagome's finger found him, "When my cousin died after he found out he had AIDS."
Rika answered next, "When Koga got really depressed and thought about killing himself."
"Did he actually attempt it?"
"Well..No."
"Sano?"
Sano shrugged and turned his head away, "Not gonna say it."
Kaoru stomped on his foot, "SHIT! Hey little missy what the hell do you think you're doing?!"
"Answer her damn question Sano!"
"Fine! It was when my uncle died in a battle, okay? Never knew my parents, and he was the closest thing I had."
Megumi laid a hang on Sano's arm and answered next, "The worst thing that has ever happened to me was when I found out the Opium I was forced to make was what had killed one of Sano's friends."
"Opium? Forced?"
"On threat."
"Did they ever hurt you?"
"Well..No."
"Right... You. Soujirou."
"When my father beat me and my mother intervened telling him I wasn't worth the effort, the same night they left."
"Aya?"
"When my brother died. He was shot in a drive by."
"Kenshin?"
"I think the worst thing would be the first life I took."
"Kaoru?"
"When my father died. Killed by one of his students."
Kagome nodded, "Well some of you have had it kinda rough."
Inuyasha yelled, "Kinda?! What the hell? What could possibly be worse?"
Kagome met his eyes, "What could be worse is what happened to me."
Sano snorted, "Yeah right. Like anything could be worse then some of the stuff that has happened to us."
"Wanna hear me prove you wrong?"
"Try it."
"Fine....I was 10. My father's best friend was watching me while he and my mom were out to dinner. That man raped me. And was at it again, for oh...God...the 5th time when my parents came in the door. My dad yanked him off of me. It was Yoji, my father's best friend who killed him and maimed my mom. That night was also the night I lost my blood innocence. When he killed my father I was horrified and angry, but when he started to beat my mom and try to undress her my anger flared and I grabbed the bloody knife out of my father's chest and slit that man's throat. My mother was a bleeding mess and told me to call Ran. So I called Ran. Ran took us to the hospital. Only Yoji's wife found us. She beat me. Told me it was my fault my mother was dying, and that it was my fault that my father was dead because I was a little whore. She said it would be my fault too if my brother, who was 4, turned out dead or a bad child. The next day was the day I found out my grandmother had died from a heart attack, which Yoji's wife also told me was my fault. That was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. Well Sano, I think I just proved you wrong."
The horrified and shocked silence that followed was broken when Kagome turned and walked towards the school as the bell rang. The rest looked at her, pity, horror, shock, sorrow and an emotion that looked like fear upon their faces.
Through each person's mind different ran thoughts as they all hurried to catch up and get to class. Inuyasha stared, eyes filled with horror and pity as he thought, 'No wonder... She has had it rough. Wonder how long it was till she stopped blaming herself for her father's death...If she ever has. And her mom's too...Wonder how she died. And shit...She must feel responsible for her brother. We're gonna have to do something for that girl.'
Shesshomaru's were different, as he only felt an intense disgust for the people who committed those crimes and a small sense of pity, 'An asset to be assured to have such strength. I have the feeling we'll have to get to the bottom of her and fix some things before long though.'
Aoshi, known as the Ice Block (A/N: Yes...he still is a seemingly emotionless guy...SEEMINGLY! Ha! We'll melt him yet...), had a brief flash of intense pity, 'All things suffered have a reason. I'm sure we'll find out why before long.'
Misao was almost in tears as she struggled with pity as much as she struggled to keep up with Aoshi, 'That poor girl! Oh...I know! We'll get the girls to take her out to make her feel better! Ha!'
Yahiko and Tsabaume shared the same thoughts as they entered their class room of 3-A though Yahiko spoke aloud for them both, "What happened was terrible, but I know we can't change the past. We'll just have to make the future better for her..."
Kirara hung on Shippo as they nodded in agreement with Yahiko, tears evident in the eyes of Kirara, Rika, Aya and Rin. They were all luckily in the same class.
Meanwhile in class 4-B Soujirou, Koga, and Misao sat together when Soujirou spoke out, "Its so sad what happened to Miss Kagome. She was right when she said she has it harder then us. From the way she spoke of her brother I'd guess that her mother died not long after that night happened. Maybe a year or so. She sounds like she's raised the young boy as his mother. He was four at the time so that means he will be 10 now. So young. Yet it's the same age that Kagome was when she suffered such trials."
Koga nodded, his family was like a wolf pack...seeing as they were wolf demons, so family was important to him, "She has almost no family. That has to be hard. I feel bad for her...I guess we'll have to be her family then, won't we?"
Misao nodded, "We will...And have to be careful of how she feels and stuff."
In class 4-A as Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha, Sano, Kenshin, and Kaoru walked into class they noticed the absence of Kagome. They went to the back and made sure to save a seat for her, Kaoru placing it on her left, Sango's right, in front of Inuyasha and behind Kenshin, leaving Miroku to sit on Sango's left and Sano to sit on Kaoru's right. Sango spoke quietly for a moment, "I don't know about you guys but even if she doesn't join us or whatever we're gonna have to take care of her. She is probably pretty vulnerable. She looks kinda wild which will mean she needs to be tamed. So I'm gonna be her friend no matter what."
The others silently agreed when they heard the door slide open. In walked Kagome, holding a note. She haded it to the teacher. Mr. Takatari looked at Kagome's appearance before looking out at the class. He saw Kenshin point to the empty seat behind him. Mr. Takatari nodded before announcing to the class, "Well it looks like we have a new student. Her name is Higurashi Kagome. Kagome, would you care to tell us anything about yourself?"
She looked at him and tilted her head, "Nah. I'm good. Thanks all the same."
"Well, I'm sorry but I'm sure we'd all like to hear a little about you. Seeing as you're bold enough to change the school uniform so drastically."
Kagome shrugged, "Prim and proper don't suit me. Never has. You could ask my old friends back in Kyoto. I'm sure all of the Sakura's would be more then happy to describe to you how I use to dress. And of course I'm sure with a few words I could have every student in this building dancing my tune and doing as I say."
Takatari raised a brow, "Somehow I doubt that. We have some very strong willed people here."
Kagome grinned, "Oh really. Well teach, seeing as you're a young man I'm sure I could even get you to shaking in your boots. Want me to prove it?"
He grinned haughtily at Kagome, convinced he had her beat, "Yes. If you can."
Kagome laughed, "Right. Okay then. As you all know my name is Higurashi Kagome. Back in Kyoto I was known as Onyx Nightshade, leader of the infamous Sakura Blades. Gang leader at ten, and co-leader to my dad's gang by 11. Led both my mom's and dad's separate gangs by the time I was 12. In my dad's, who called themselves the Black Dragons, I was called Catalyst. In my mom's, who called themselves the Dark Storms I was known as Lightning. I merged The Dark Storms and The Black Dragons when I was 13, and renamed them The Storm Dragons. From there I appointed a new leader and devoted myself to the Sakura Blades. Which, under my rule, was the biggest and baddest gang in Japan. And we were only 13."
The room was deadly silent and Takatari was deathly pale, when she spoke next, "Now do you believe me?"
Mr. Takatari nodded, "Y..yes. Now if you'd please take a seat behind Mr. Himura we can begin class."
Kagome shrugged and walked over to her seat before something occurred to her and she spoke up again, "Oh...And if any of you plan on making a name for yourself by taking me out, don't bother. I willingly left the Sakura Blades but that doesn't mean I'll take shit from anyone."
With that she sat down. The class was deathly still before Kagome sighed, "Oh lighten up. You don't give me problems and you won't have problems, okay? Now stop being such babies and get on with the damn class."
Setting her head down on her arms Kagome, for all appearances, dozed off right there in class. Even Inuyasha was amazed. They had a though school system and people just didn't do that. Not even he did that and he knew he was the most bad ass guy. Though he could no longer claim the title of THE bad ass, he was still one of the bad-assed kids.
Kenshin looked over his shoulder at Kagome and noticed her eyes were open. Sango and Kaoru glanced at each other over Kagome's head and Kaoru sent a note over to Sango. When Sango opened it, she saw a relatively short note, it read:
Sango,
We should get the gang together and just skip out on school. Kagome doesn't seem like she wants to deal. We'll just tell the teach that we're getting her outta here. No questions asked. We'll have HIM tell the rest that we have permission To get out of here. Kay??
Sango nodded and quickly wrote back:
Yeah, lets get her out of here. She looks depressed. And I know the guys don't wanna be here anyway, so its not like it's gonna be a big deal with them. And what with Kagome's reputation and all I'm sure the teach won't have a problem. What do you think Miroku?
She passed it to Miroku who read the conversation thus far and replied in kind:
I'm sure we can get away with it. Kagome won't mind and I know the rest of the gang couldn't care less. We'll have to get the teach to call the other classes and excuse them. Maybe with a little help from Kagome's reputation? But anyway, I say if we're gonna do it, lets do it in this class because we have the advantage of this guy being young enough and scared enough not to argue. C'mon. Lets get on with it, right Kenshin?
Kenshin was unsurprised when he received the note and read quickly before adding his reply. They'd done this so many times they all knew exactly how to reply and what to expect. Kenshin wrote quickly:
I think that's a perfect idea. Maybe get something to eat, or something like that. Go out, spend some time, and some money, and just get to relax and lighten up. Thats a good idea, that it is, right Sano?
Sano read the note and grinned, he loved it when the girls got devious. It sounded like they'd have fun. Oh yes...Fun, fun, fun...So he wrote quickly to end it all:
Okay, lets get to it!! Who'll "convince" the teach to let us go and to call the others? Any bright ideas Inuyasha??
Inuyasha read the note, and grinned in spite of himself, oh was this ever fun. He jotted down his reply:
Simple, I go up to the teach, tell him Kagome is getting angry, tell him to call 4-B, 3-A and 5-C to get the lovely children out of class. We'll hop into our cars and get outta here! Sound good Kagome? If you don't wanna all you gotta do is say "Hell no, now shut up." So what do you say? If the class sees you leave with us I'm sure they'll get the picture and spread the word. So, what do you think?
Kagome was startled when the note landed on her desk. She opened it up and read it. Sounded like a good idea to her, so she penned a reply and opted that when she was done she'd hand it to Kaoru, who'd hand it to Sango, who'd hand it to Miroku, who'd hand it to Kenshin, who'd hand it to Sano, who'd hand it to Inuyasha:
Okay. Lets go. I think I'll glare at people and slam my hands and all that fun stuff. Sound good? Good. Lets get the HELL OUT OF HERE!
She passed it over to Kaoru who followed the pattern and before long Inuyasha had convinced Mr. Takatari to let them out, and to call their friends. Within 10 minutes they were in the parking lot of the school. Kagome took a deep breath and expelled it. Life was good...sometimes. Shippo gave a whoop and Kirara laughed at his antics. Yahiko grinned and Tsabaume giggled. Megumi was already on Sano's arm, and Aoshi held Misao so she wouldn't bound all over the place. Rin moved next to Shesshomaru and the rest of the gang were laughing over some joke or another. Kagome slung her bag up higher on her shoulder and cleared her throat, "Ahem...So children, what the hell is your plan? Or do you even have one?"
Inuyasha looked up, and replied intelligently, "Uhh....."
Kagome sighed, "C'mon. Lets go to my place. I'm positive that you'll like it."
She tucked her hands into her self made pockets and made her way down the sidewalk. Miroku stared for a moment, "He..Hey! Kagome, we do have rides ya know!"
Kagome tossed a wicked grin over her shoulder, "So do I." she pointed to a black Jag with a blood red nightshade on the hood and flames on the sides. She grinned at the shocked expressions, "What? Don't you know that though it is illegally made I am the richest girl in Japan. I had to make some money off all the work I did. A good job pays good money and I had a killer job. So, I have killer money."
She sauntered over to her car, "Load up and prepare to fall out. Don't string to close together but make sure you don't lose sight of me, okay?"
Inuyasha blinked. The Jag was a shit load sweeter then the SUV's he and his gang owned. They each owned an SUV that had a sword painted on it that was thrust through a D. But they often shared rides to cut down on gas money and because it was just easier.
He hopped into his, followed by Kaoru, Kenshin, Yahiko and Tsabaume. Sano got into his with Megumi, Koga, and Rika. Aoshi drove Misao, Soujirou and Aya, and Shesshomaru drove Rin. Saitou and Tae were out of town so they had no need for a ride. (Saitou is 17 and so is Tae)
They followed Kagome, though not too closely as she had directed, but they all kept her in sight. When she turned right and pulled up to a gate they all paused. She punched in some numbers into the little key pad and the gate swung open.
When they drove up to the house Inuyasha felt his jaw drop. The place was HUGE!
Kagome stepped out of her car and grabbed her bag before shutting the door. The Samurai Demons all climbed out of the various cars and stood staring when they heard a door slam and a young voice scream, "KAGOME!"
Kagome looked up a mere second before her younger brother slammed into her full force. She held her own and laughed, "Hey there squirt! Settling in nice?"
"Yeah! The room is great! I only got here about two hours ago. The maids are really nice, they made ODEN!"
"Oden? Real oden? Real, real oden? Kami bless them!"
Kaoru walked forward with Sango, Misao and the rest of the girls.
Misao asked, "Who is this?"
Kagome beamed and slung her arm around the boy's shoulders, "This is my younger brother Sota. I sent for him yesterday after I was sure that the estate was secure. Mom and dad used to use this as a summer estate when we were younger. Part of the property is the shrine which my gramps tended before he had to come to Kyoto when my mom died. I made sure this wasn't sold. When he heard we were coming back he was so happy. So I sold our four estates in Kyoto and a couple country estates and we moved here. We still have one much smaller estate that is up in the mountains for either winter activities or summer ones. Its really rather lovely."
By then Sota was convinced he had shared his sister more then long enough and demanded her attention again, "Kagome! They said you wouldn't be home until sometime around 4:00....Its only 10:30...Did you skip to see me, and who are these guys? What do they want?"
Kagome laughed, "I know I shouldn't skip but I left for a number of reasons. One, because I knew you were coming, two because I don't like school....Three, because my new friends asked if I wanted to. These are my new friends, Sota. Dog boy there is Inuyasha, that's Kenshin and Kaoru, Shesshomaru and Rin, Koga and Rika, Soujirou and Aya, Yahiko and Tsabaume, Shippo and Kirara, Sango and Miroku, Megumi and Sano, Aoshi and Misao...You guys this is my baby brother, Sota."
Sota waved at them absently before grabbing Kagome's hand and pulling her into the house, "Why did you wait a whole week before you'd let me come? You made me stay with those dumb body guards and they wouldn't let me do anything fun!" As Sota continued to complain and question his sister, Kagome waved them all in. She spoke to her brother, "Okay hun, listen up. You will have me all day tomorrow, and my friends won't, and YOU need to finish un packing and setting up the rest of your room. So get to work, 'cause I know you've already eaten. I can tell. So go on, scoot."
Sota grumbled but complied. As he left the entrance hall Kagome smiled fondly at her brother's retreating back before turning to her guests, "So, anyone hungry?"
Sano, Yahiko, Shippo, Koga and Inuyasha shot their hands up immediately. Kagome laughed, "What about the rest of you?"
Shesshomaru glared at his brother, "A snack wouldn't hurt. My brother and his friends just might eat you out of house and home though."
With a giggle Kagome winked, "Well that's alright. I hope you all don't mind eating in the kitchen. We haven't quite set up the dining room...My brother and I normally eat in the kitchen anyway. Never felt it needed to have a fancy dining room. Not like we'd ever use it. But lets grab a snack then head down stairs."
Kagome led the group into the kitchen and Yahiko blurted out, "This isn't a kitchen! It's a restaurant! Look at this! Its huge! Its more then a restaurant, it's a gourmet restaurant...Its....It's a home to all the greatest chefs. This is insane..."
Kagome grinned, "Not the greatest...Just some people who worked for my mom and dad. They decided not to leave me and Sota high and dry, so they stuck with us. But they make killer anything. So, what do you want? Anything your heart desires."
A moment later a maid came up with a note pad, "What should I tell them to make you?" She looked at Kenshin, obviously expecting him to start, "Oh...Um...Could I please have some miso soup?"
Kaoru smiled, "A strawberry malt would be wonderful."
Yahiko and Shippo said at the same time, "Death-by-chocolate!"
Kirara ordered a hot fudge sundae to share with Tsabaume.
Sano wanted two cheese burgers, french fries, a malt and a banana split.
Shesshomaru and Rin opted to share a big chocolate malt, and Koga and Rika wanted shrimp. Soujirou requested some wonton soup (he had it when he visited someone over in Hong Kong and fell in love with it!), Megumi wanted some chocolate chunk cookies. Sango, Miroku and Kagome all wanted oden, and Inuyasha ordered, "Instant Ramen!"
Kagome fell over, "What?!"
Inuyasha blinked, "Instant Ramen. You know...Noodles, vegetables, meat....more noodles, broth. Lots of broth."
"I know what it is dog boy, I'm questioning your sanity! You could have anything, and you choose a fattening, disgusting, slimy, greasy, nasty thing like instant ramen? What is wrong with you?!"
"Hey! I resent that!"
Before Kagome could say anything about the 'dog boy' comment, Inuyasha continued, "Ramen is not fattening, disgusting, slimy, greasy, or nasty! Its really good!"
Again Kagome felt inclined to fall down, and Kenshin knelt next to her, "Don't worry. He likes it so much because...Well. I'm not sure."
Miroku gave it a shot, "Maybe because it fits his personality so well?"
Sango shook her head, "No...even scalding instant....ramen....can be nicer then Inuyasha."
Yahiko grinned, "Maybe he likes ramen because its like his choice in women, I mean...Look at Kikyo. Nasty, slimy, ugly...Fits perfectly!"
Tsabaume covered her mouth, trying not to laugh as Inuyasha's face got decidedly more red. Shippo had a go, "No..I think he likes ramen cause its all he CAN get...he can't even get a girl anymore."
Kirara laughed and tried her hand, "Hey! I think I got it! He likes Ramen so much because those perfect teeth of his are fake and the only thing he can eat is noodles."
Kaoru fell down, laughing, "I...I think its because that's the only 'hot' thing he can get his hands on."
Sano argued with Megumi over the fact that it was cheap and everyone knew that Inuyasha was a cheap-skate. Megumi was convinced that he ate so much ramen to gain some weight...that he had the exact opposite outlook on his body as an anorexic did.
Koga figured it was because Inuyasha was too much of a dog turd to go out and get real meat, and Rika was positive it was because he was afraid to buy real food.
Aya said philosophically, "What you eat is what you are...So if your food is cheap then so are you!"
Soujirou gaped, "Aya! I didn't know you could be so...mean! I love it! But, no...I'm sure Inuyasha only eats Ramen because it's the only thing that's not too complicated for him to understand what is in it.
Inuyasha was on the bursting point when Rin spoke up, "Maybe he likes it because he has no sense of taste. I mean look at his clothes. No guy who can taste food would dress all in red, right?"
Kagome shrugged before Shesshomaru answered the question, "Inuyasha likes Instant ramen so much because it's the only thing he can make. He can't figure out how to make anything else."
Kagome giggled, "I see! Well then...I've learned something today, never let Inuyasha in a kitchen! Right."
Moments later a cart wheeled up with all of their food. After tucking in and finishing it all off, with people constantly eating from everyone else's dishes, Kagome led her guests down the hall to an elevator. She took them down two stories to her basement. Upon the doors opening Kagome was bombarded with gasps and exclamations of surprise.
Sango hugged Kagome, "Oh my god! Kagome this is beautiful! Oh, oh! Hey! Idea! If Kagome joins we can use this as our base instead of Shesshomaru and Inuyasha's house!"
Kagome laughed. She had recently had this redone for her own personal enjoyment. The main room was painted in a dark red with lush black carpet that spanned the whole basement. In this room were couches, chairs, a bar, lights and of course a TV, VCR and DVD player along with the customary CD and MP3 players. In the back right hand corner was a computer station. Kagome could hack but the real hacker was her little brother. She used his intelligence sometimes.
She waved them down the stairs, "Should I give you the tour?"
Misao nodded, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Pretty please, pretty please!"
Kagome grinned, "Someone is excited. C'mon."
Leading them out of the Red Rec. Room, Kagome took her guests to her Black Room. The walls were painted black, and black lights lit the room. This was more of the private, personal, relaxing one-on-one kind of room. Kagome jokingly called it her make out room. There were no real couches, just heavy, heavy lush black carpet, and tons of pillows. Connected to the Black Room was the Blue Room. Dark blue walls accented by light blue couches, pale baby blue pillows and two go-go dancer's stages, lit from the bottom by electric blue lights. The room had regular lights but also it had multi-blue lights.
She smiled at Inuyasha and Shesshomaru as she introduced the next room, "This one is my favorite. Mainly because its made for fun and partly because of the color. Welcome to," she opened the doors to a silver room, "My Silver Room."
Silver walls, silver hangings, silver poles on silver stages....the room shined. There were several couches and a couple bars. TVs, PCs, Stages....The room was the all time idea of fun. There was a balcony for, "VIP, Ladies and Gents. That is where you'd get to sit if I ever throw a party. The VIP balcony also leads straight into the Black Room. It also leads to my more business type room. The Gold Room. Though it isn't gold. Can't stand the color. No, the Gold Room is very mellow. Blues and greens...some light purples. If you have calm colors you lull the other side into a calm feeling. And then you'll get the better side of the deal. And then it leads out side and to my personal elevator that'll take me up to my room. So what do you think?"
Kenshin was grinning at Kaoru, and Shesshomaru answered for them all, "I think it'll need a name aside from HQ, don't you?"
Kagome grinned, "Welcome to Club NightShade. The hot spot for the hot shots." Rin and Tsabaume laughed, "You should work for an AD agency. That sounded really AD agency like...."
Kagome replied, to the amusement of all, with another corny saying, "Hell..If you got it, flaunt it."
The Samurai Demons spread out and checked out passages, exits, surveillance and anything else that would be useful.
Kagome sat back, already knowing the place inside out, upside down and every other way you could think of. A thought occurred to her and she waved her friends to her, "I have an idea...What do you say we actually open this up as a club. Club NightShade...We can check out the other local gangs and see if we can use any of them, see if we should make alliances, see who we should stay away and at the same time establish this area as your turf and me as a member. I can open up the door there, see? And get some of my body guards to be bouncers while the others are moving around in here to keep it safe. I know my body guards Eri and Yuka are both cute and they're kick ass bar tenders. And then Me, Kaoru, Misao, Sango and Megumi can do some entertainment. Tsabaume, Kirara, Rin, Aya and Rika can just hang with you boys. Keep 'em safe like. And they can be our look outs. If any guy gets too rough and its too loud they'll let you know." Kagome's mind was working over time, "And you boys not only will make it clear that this is your turf but you can make it clear we're your gang members. That way...I think it'll work. Gotta find some place for Sota to be. Don't want him hurt or to get involved. But I'll worry about that later. Alright ladies and gents, lets get to work...I mean, you guys agree don't you?"
Inuyasha looked at her blankly before grinning, "Kami am I glad we have you. You idiot. You've got some good ideas. Alright gang!" he raised his voice, "Lets get to work!"
Kagome grinned, she was gonna have so much fun causing so much trouble!
Hours later, the club was looking good. Kagome had gotten some of her body guards and everyone watched in amazement as the small girl bullied the big strong men and the dangerously beautiful women into doing what she wanted. Shesshomaru started forward in fear when Kagome had her hands planted on her hips and was roundly scolding the scariest man any of them had ever seen. The man was large, extremely strong, and looked mad...Not to mention fully capable of snapping the girls neck with one hand. Instead of being afraid she was scolding him on being 'too stubborn' and for following her around. Instead of her death, as everyone had readied themselves for, small Kagome got nothing more then a sigh and a, "Lady, must I?" She scowled, "Yes you do. You can't follow me when I'm on stage and you have to act like a clubber. Which means you can't be all protective on me. Oh don't give me that look. I know, I know...You've been taking care of me since the day I was born Omi-nii-chan, but you're just gonna have to accept the whole plan. Okay? If anyone give me trouble you and Inuyasha's gang can beat them senseless, and you can take me away to my room. Deal?"
The large man, Omi, sighed, "Fine Kag-chan. But if someone so much as touches you I'll kill them."
Kagome slapped him arm and growled, "I told you before, no murder! Its not legal...and you can't break anymore laws."
He looked ready to go on a killing spree when Kagome defused his temper with a hug and a smile, "You're the best you know that, right Omi-nii-chan?"
The man melted.
Kouga started, "How'd you do that? He was...and then....killing.....Evil. That was amazing!"
Kenshin sighed, "Kouga, you're linguistic prowess amazes me. Do us all a favor..Don't speak."
Kagome giggled, "You guys are so mean to each other....Its so cute!" She rushed over and hugged both Kenshin and Kouga before darting off again and calling for her brother.
Inuyasha blinked once...twice...and a third time, "What the hell was that?"