Lucy, Hermione, and Kagome

AN: Sorry in advance, will be badmouthing towards InuYasha, Ron Weasley, and Natsu Dragneel. I had to make it to where these three girls became great friends to one another.

Push from Fate

Lady Countryrose

Ch.1

Three different women from three different worlds, met up by a clearing by the lake to have some tea. Each one of them, sitting around a tree stump between the three. Sipping from a cup in their hands.

They met by chance. Similar in every way, even their own relationships with those around them. Just plain scary. All of them have the same big brown eyes, except for their hair. Blonde, brown, and black. Every one of them was beautiful, intelligent, and independent.

They knew each other's pasts, at least enough to know where they came from. One a mage, a witch, and another a priestess. But each one of them wields magic in their own ways. Celestial, Holy, and universal. Either taught by a mother, living history, or school.

The raven-haired woman sighed. "I guess we should each lay out our pictures and tell each one of us about this dense male."

The three women sighed but did what one of them had asked.

The blonde smiled, "Since you've brought it up, Kagome. You could go first."

"Thanks, Lucy." Kagome glared at the picture before her. A male with white hair, gold eyes, and dog-like ears that blend with his hair. "InuYasha, half-demon. In love with a dead woman, whom he had confused me with her on a few occasions. I met him while he while tied to a tree, bad mouthing me. But ended up saving my life from a different demon." She glanced towards the brown-haired woman. "Your turn, Hermione."

Hermione places her own picture of a man with ginger hair and blue eyes. "Ronald Weasley, wizard. Hero worshiping of a common friend, but hates to be in his shadow. Met him at school, bad mouthing me because I was smart. He ended up saving me from a troll."

Lucy sighed before placing her own picture of a man with pink hair and dark eyes. "Natsu Dragneel, Dragon Slayer. Haunted by his past, either by his dragon father or people that left him behind. Met him while walking through a port, causing a ruckus. Saved me from becoming a slave."

Hermione glanced at each of them. "This seems hard," she glanced at the other two. "I know we've met a couple of times before. Talking about our pasts and how we got our magic and everything. But why does it seem too hard to talk about these guys?"

Kagome grumbled, "Because they're clueless and dense men. Not really seeing what's in front of them." She took a sip of her tea. "I know when I saw InuYasha; after getting to know him well, he seemed to have a kind heart. But when he found out that Kikyo was brought back from the dead." She glanced down into her cup. "He wouldn't see me for me. Always sneaking off to see her, without telling me that he wants her more than me."

Lucy giggled, "That sounds similar to me. Natsu wouldn't look at me, other than a friend because he still had feelings for a girl that was believed to be dead. But she was in another dimension and found her way home." She glanced down into her own cup, sighing. "He hangs out with her more than me. Unless we're out on a job or something."

Hermione leaned into her hand, while her elbow was on the stump. "Ron kissed another girl in front of me. Because she worshiped him after his first game…" She glared into her cup. "Made me sick every time I saw him drooling for her."

Kagome pushed the pictures off to the side. "Alright, I think we're done talking about them." She glanced around with a small smile. "If you had to choose, who would like to see yourself with?"

Lucy blushed, turning her eyes towards the lake. "Would this be the good guy or bad guy sort of thing. Or just any guy for whatever reason?"

Hermione glanced up with her brown eyes flashed with wanting knowledge. "Let's make this fun. Any guy for whatever reason sounds good to me." She glanced around seeing surprised looks from the other two. "I mean, I would like to stop playing safe for the time being. I think we should at least be honest with ourselves."

Kagome blushed, "Wow." She shook her head. "I think we're soul sisters. We seem to live the same lives, at least for the most part. Always trying to live life by the rules." She let a giggle to leave her lips. "Alright, why not. Let's allow ourselves this chance to let our minds go free."

Lucy giggled, "Okay." She hummed for a moment before coming up with a name. "If I had to choose, I think I would have chosen Freed Justine a rune mage, who can be a demon." The image in her mind caused shivers to run down her spine. "His intelligence has no bounds."

Hermione blushed, "Professor Severus Snape. My old potions teacher. He was a double agent through the wizarding wars." She glanced away from the other two. "I've always dreamed about his deep baritone voice, calling out page numbers in my head."

Kagome bit her lip for a moment. She glanced down towards her hands. "I'm going to have to say, Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands. InuYasha's half-brother and full dog demon. A graceful warrior." She took a deep breath. "He made killing other demons into a work of dance and his voice. Cold but yet biting with untold knowledge."

"Sounds like we fell in love with men that I would classify as Slytherins."

"What do you mean, Hermione," asked the other two.

"The house of cunning, resourcefulness, and ambition." She bit her lip, knowing that at least her professor was in that house.

"Yeah," Lucy and Kagome smiled, allowing their blushes to show.

Lucy gave a thoughtful look. "What house do you think we would've been in?"

"Gryffindor; courage, chivalry, and determination." Her eyes shining like she knew them well.

"Sounds like me," stated the other two as one.

Kagome coughed to clear her throat. "Do either of you view someone, someone who you could see as your own child? I mean," she smiled softly. "There is this Fox Demon, Shippo. He even looks up to me like I'm his mom."

Lucy gave a heartwarming smile. "I don't know about that. But there is a young Dragon Slayer, who I view as a little sister. Wendy…"

Hermione shook her head, smiling. "I'm Teddy Lupin's Godmother." She took a deep breath. "I guess I've always seen myself more as an aunt than anything else." She then glanced at the other two. "Are any of you at war with anyone? We had finished with defeating with Voldemort, who had claimed to be lord of the wizarding world."

"Naraku," growled Kagome. "A half-demon, who wants to rule the world."

"Zeref," glared Lucy. "An immortal, who made demons."

"Voldemort was an immortal, until my friends and I had killed off whatever made him to be one." Hermione glanced at the other two with heat in her eyes. "He took away my friend's family before he could even remember them."

"Along with your childhood, it seems," stated Lucy with sorrow in her eyes.

Kagome sighed, "And here I thought to go through the time and trying to get homework done was hard."

Hermione giggled, "Trying to do homework and keeping your friend alive. Now that was a challenge," her eyes lit up with memories dancing in her head.

Lucy shook her head. "And I thought learning from my father and his chosen teachers was hard." She gave a smile. "Now I'm glad I never went to school."

"How did we meet again," asked Kagome with a thoughtful look. "I seemed to have forgotten. It just seems like we've known each other for ages."

"I walked through a barrier of some kind," stated Lucy as she thought about it.

"Same here," answered Hermione. "I was out walking near some fields when it happened."

"Yeah," Kagome mumbled. "That was what happened to me too."

The three glanced around, after noticing a shimmer running through the air. While a bit of breeze played with their long hair.

"What's going on," stated Hermione with a bit of edge in her voice.

"I don't know," stated Kagome. "But it feels like the shards that I'm hunting down are getting a lot harder to get." She faced the two again. "Do you think, since you've seen it too. That it means that you might come with me, to help?"

Lucy mumbled, "I don't know." Seeing the shimmer with a pink glow, chasing across the sky above them. "But whatever it is, it doesn't seem friendly."

Hermione leaned across the stump to look at the raven-haired woman. "Aren't you traveling with some people already?"

"Yes, besides InuYasha." Kagome took a deep breath, with a smile gracing her lips. "I'm traveling with four others."

Lucy smiled, "Besides Natsu, there are three others."

Hermione sighed, "I just had two boys. Ron ran off during the middle of our journey. So that only left me with Harry."

The three girls left out a sigh each. Knowing that they had many things in common. A dense male friend that they had each viewed as a love interest. Before something had changed their minds. Each one of them lost in their own minds. Wanting to help Kagome, but not knowing how to do it. Not really knowing if they would be able to pass through the gateway to her world.

While the girls were looking into each other's eyes. A flash of light surrounded them, causing them to cover their eyes. Once the light was dimmed, they were able to see three different figures standing around them. Making each one of the girls to see the figures in disbelief as they see them.

"Professor Dumbledore," gasped Hermione with horror in her eyes. She had not seen the man since he died. The man bowed in agreement.

"Mavis," asked Lucy in wonder. She had seen her around the guild lately. But had not believed that the founder of Fairy Tail would be where she had found her new friends. The small looking girl gave her a toothy grin.

Kagome gave the man before her a thoughtful glare. "Why do you look like InuYasha and Sesshomaru?"

"That's because I'm their father, girl. I'm Tōga," stated the man with long white hair, with pointy ears and the gold smoldering eyes. Standing before her in samurai looking armor.

Hermione glanced at her two friends before facing the other three. "What are you doing here? It's not that we're not pleased or anything, but…?"

Kagome gave a sigh, "It's that it's odd having you here." She glanced around for a moment. "We don't even know why or how we've been able to be here."

Albas laughed, sounding like a Santa Claus kind of laugh. "That would because of us." The three girls gave him a look for him to explain. "It's because of you three need each other when facing…" He glanced at the demon dog with a raised eyebrow. "Naratu?"

Tōga nodded, allowing a sigh to leave his lips. "Yes, the spider half-demon has caused enough for my two sons." He then glanced towards Kagome, allowing his liquid looking gold eyes to glance at her figure. "How're my sons by the way?"

The raven-haired woman growled. "One I travel all the time, who I have to SIT him in order to listen to me at times. A bad mouth, who keeps looking for the next fight." She allowed a hollow chuckle to leave her lips before going on. "While the other likes to show up, just to measure out their fighting styles with one another. But with his cold exterior, he does hold a lot of knowledge behind his cold-hearted eyes."

"I know that I wasn't there for InuYasha because I died right after protecting him and his mother." He gave a sad look towards Kagome. "But I don't know where I went wrong with Sesshomaru?"

Lucy grumbled, "Where do you think you might have lost him?" She saw that she had everyone's attention. "I know Dragon Slayers and they mate one person for life."

The samurai growled, "I can't believe it…" He shook his head, allowing his sorrow to seep through his eyes. "No wonder my eldest hates me… I ran off with another woman, who happened to be my true mate."

Hermione glanced towards Lucy with questions in her eyes, "Mates?"

"It's like soul mates," stated Lucy with a hint of a smile. "It's a great concept if one had found one of their own." A deep sigh left her lips, as sorrow made its way into her eyes. "It can also become a hindrance for those that find love with someone, who doesn't see you as their mate."

"Well," huffed Kagome, as she glanced at the landscape. "I know I'm no one's mate."

"I know that I'm no one's soul mate," glared Hermione. "No one from where I'm from could stand me."

Lucy laid her head down on the stump before her. "Me either."

Mavis gave a knowing smile, as her eyes sparkled. "All of you will," her voice carried out in a sing-song sound.

Hermione's glare didn't soften, it only had gotten harden. "How is that possible? I mean, if people hadn't expected us before, what makes you believe that they will soon?"

"Love is a fickle thing," stated Albas with a knowing look. "It never happens when we want it or with whom we want it with. But it will eventually happen." He gave a chuckle as he glanced towards the lake. "Even with people that we would have never thought about before."

Lucy fell back onto the ground, huffing towards the sky. "Thanks for the riddles and all, but I don't think there is anyone out there that would love me. Not after hearing my last name that is." She glared towards the sky above. "I ran away from marriage contracts because everyone wanted a piece of my families' money."

"And I'm running away from one of my friend's mother, who would love to see me married off to one of her sons." Hermione glared down towards her hands. "I love the family but it's not enough for me to settle down with one of them."

"Between InuYasha and Kouga, there isn't a guy who would be allowed near me." Kagome glanced around with sorrow in her eyes. "Then there is Naraku and Kikyo, who are trying to kill me."

Tōga gave a knowing grin, it wasn't just a normal grin but a smirk. "How about we guarantee you that while you're in Japan, you'll find someone." He saw that two of the girls had glanced towards him with glares. While the one on the ground just huffed at him. "I know you don't trust me. But love is in the air for the three of you and soon."

Lucy pulled herself back into her sitting position to look at the other two girls. Each one of them was looking into each other's eyes. Seeing that they had the same idea running through their minds. "Why not," they stated as one.

"Good," Albas clapped his hands together and rub them. He glanced at the other two that were with him. "So how do we do this?"

"They could find themselves captured. It would allow their men to rescue them," stated the only feminine voice out of the three. She giggled softly, "That is what the best romance books write about."

"WHAT," cried out the three headstrong and independent women. Neither one of them liked that idea one bit.

"Oh sure; let's feed into the notion that females aren't strong enough to fend for themselves," growled Tōga. Crossing his arms over his chest. "I think you're underestimating these women, Mavis."

"I'm not," her whine sounding voice cried out softly. "I just think that we should feed their egos for a bit. Before they realize that these women are capable of fending for themselves. But also need a support from a strong willing man."

"A strong willing man, you say?" Albas glanced at the young child, looking woman with worry. "Not all strong men are willing nor all willing men are strong." The elder wizard shook his head in wonder. "Why not ask for the ones fated desire? Then the said man was made for them."

Tōga nodded, while he arms still crossed. "Yes, mates!" He allowed a sharp toothy grin to show. "The everlasting bonding!" His golden eyes flashed with the knowledge that he seemed to know. "Why don't we make their scents irresistible to the males that are destined for them? Then there is nothing for them to fight against these girls."

"Not everyone is a dog; like you, Tōga." Albas gave the demon a glare before glancing towards the young girl. "What about you, Mavis? What do you think?"

The ever flowing long haired girl smiled. "I think it's a wonderful idea, Albas." She giggled when she saw the man's eyes had nearly popped out. "Why not entice them in something that would please them?"

Hermione turned to the other two females that were facing the same future as her. "Do you have a bad feeling about this, like I am?"

"Yes," voiced the other two.

Tōga chuckled darkly, "Oh this is going to be good." He glanced towards the three girls, as they hovered with one another. "I am going to enjoy how things play out…" Rubbing his hands together, as his eyes flashed red. "I can't wait to see what's going to happen."

Mavis let a very girly sounded giggle to leave her lips. "Oh my," she exclaimed as she glanced towards the demon dog. "You're not being a team player." She shook her head, Mavis crossed her arms. "What thoughts have you got cooking in your brain of yours?"

The only ancient male huffed. "Don't worry your pretty little head of yours, girl." His smirk being pulled from side to side, allowing his fangs to show. "I know that at least both of my sons will at least bite their tongues after this." His eyes glared towards a far off place in his mind's eye.

Kagome groaned, "I have a bad feeling about this." She glanced towards the two others with her. "From what I've known about the brothers. I really don't like the look that their father is giving off."

Lucy glanced towards the young girl that founded her guild. "You're not the only one." She saw the same worried look from the other girls with her. "Mavis has a mind of her own and she'll see it coming true."

"And here I thought that Professor Dumbledore was bad." Hermione glanced around with a couple of tears leaking out of her own brown eyes. "Poor Harry...his whole life was planned out for him."

"So what kind of essence do the girls want in a man," asked Albas with a smirk on his lips.

"Honorable," cried Kagome from her spot. She wanted someone to be honorable, after dealing with InuYasha. She was really looking for someone different than him.

"Adventurous," answered Lucy with her own words. Sure she found adventure with Natsu, but it has been a part of her life for so long. She couldn't see herself without having an adventure.

"Dependable," whispered Hermione with hope. After dealing with Ronald, she wanted someone who would be there. Not just someone who would be part of the ride and not see it all the way through it.

"Passionate," giggled Mavis with hands close to her heart. Her eyes were full of heat. Showing everyone that she wanted the girls to have a heated love. Not just someone to be loved by.

"Possessive," growled out Tōga with a knowing look in his eyes. Granted he's a demon dog, meaning they're very possessive of whoever they view as theirs.

"Protective," glared Albas. After seeing Harry being protective of his friends. He couldn't see any woman not wanted a man to protect them when they were unable to do so.

"Loyal," whimpered the three girls. Hoping for at least that one trait would be different than what they've known. Each of them wanted someone to be loyal to them. Not just another possible downfall from not having it in a relationship. They were looking for forever.

"Trustworthy," stated the three wisen figures before the girls. They wanted someone, who can be trusted with the girl's hearts and for them to lay their trust in them.

The long-dead beings raised hands towards the space behind the girls. "OPEN THE GATES OF SPACE AND TIME!" A massive wing picked up around the three, causing their hair to whip in their faces. "TAKE THESE THREE TO THY ROMANTIC RHYME!"

The three girls had glanced at each other, as they held onto one another. They knew that there was no fighting with the three that had opened the gateway. All they could do was hope that they knew where they were taking them. None of them was ready to face evil head-on, at least at that moment.

The wind had picked up speed, as they were forced into the gateway. Seeing the area around them being blended in purple/blue light. Which told them that magic was surrounding them and they were no longer in control. All they knew was that they were heading to the one place that Kagome had voiced for so long. Feudal Era, Japan.