A/N regarding spoilers: Almost every chap will have a spoiler due to my reading the manga long before watching the anime. -sweatdrops- So if you don't want spoilers I'm sorry. Some things that you may be confused about due to the anime having yet created a 3rd season; I apologize if a spoiler bomb has been dropped. I know Seiren isn't that old in the manga, but there isn't that much information on her so I play with her age. Lol As always thank you so much for your input, I love hearing what you have to say. Still trying to determine between Zero or Aidou. Though someone did suggest a threesome…

Zero: -glares at Aiduo- Hell no.

Kagome: -nosebleed-

Aidou: -watching Kagome's nose with bloodlust-


Kagome had little to no money. She wasn't as rich as her grandfather, but she did know how to have fun especially after spending so long in the past where there were no such things as video games nor malls. Being dirt poor Kagome hatched an ingenious plan on this fine Saturday. She hadn't gotten to go to any classes since she arrived on Friday evening, but soon she'd be starting up the week. The early riser padded over towards the door next to her guest room, wearing a black sweater and a green skirt. "Yuuki," she called out and rapping on the door with her knuckles.

"Mmh?" Kagome heard from inside. Of course Yuuki loved sleeping in on weekends, Kagome was trying her hardest to get used to sleeping in. She was so used to waking up at the crack of dawn and hunting for shards.

"You better get dressed Yuuki! Kaname wants you," Kagome lied knowing that would get Yuuki hopping out of the bed. True enough she could hear Yuuki jump out of bed and her feet pad around as she scrambled for suitable clothes that were reserved and cute at the same time. Really that girl was as easy to read as a comic book.

Kagome snickered and walked over towards Zero's room. She opened it just a crack to peek in on the bundled form sleeping on the bed, covers wrapped over him like a cocoon with just his silver white hair peeking out from underneath. Kagome tiptoed her quietest towards him, hands raised up ready to jump on the bed and scare the bajeezus out of him. Just as she was about to pounce like a lion upon a gazelle he growled out, "Do it and you're dead meat." Kagome took a moment to think over that, she knew Zero would follow through on his threat… was aggravating him so early on a Saturday morning really worth incurring his wrath?

You betcha.

Kagome lifted off from the polished floor and jumped onto the bed landing square on his back. "Wake up! It's a beautiful Saturday morning!" She was practically singing like a robin.

She tugged on the blankets and he tugged right back. It was too frigging early in the morning to be doing this. He'd forgotten how much energy she had and it was discomforting to say the least because he knew she could be bubbly for hours. A lot like Yuuki. "Exactly! I need to sleep!"

"Well that's great," Kagome rolled over off of Zero and lay on the pillow right next to him. The warmth emitted from her body dispelling the cold side of his bed. Zero was glaring at her through the curtain of silver hair. His room had no light in it except the light coming through from the hallway for his curtains blocked out most of the sun. "Yuuki and I are going out for a girl's day so I just wanted you to know that you can relax today." She stretched out, throwing her arms above her head so they bumped into the headboard. Zero couldn't help his eyes trailing over her, but quickly meeting her face after she yawned. Sure he had mixed feelings about Yuuki, he was attracted to her, but sometimes he did see her like a little sister. Didn't mean he hadn't scoped out a few girls, though most of them were hardly worth looking at with brains the size of a peanut squealing over that night class. Kagome was someone he used to fight with all the time as a child when playing tag. She would smack him so hard and shout out that he was it and he'd trap her in a tree making sure she got stuck by inching backwards into a notch in a tree. She would team up with Ichiru and tell him to jump on Zero whenever he was close to getting her. A lot of his childhood bruises had been from her because they'd fought rolling on the ground like dogs over the most trivial of matters when Yaguri would visit her family shrine. Yaguri would have to pull Zero while her mother and Ichiru would have to pull her away. Nothing had changed except for puberty, which made situations extremely awkward now with Kagome a blossomed into a full blown hottie.

Zero pulled the covers closer to him trying to hide the fact that he was only wearing boxers, though he knew that wouldn't matter to Kagome because sometimes she'd stayed the night at his house and she'd practically seen him in everything… Stupid tomboy. "So?"

Kagome tugged the covers down to glimpse his bare chest and his face flushed as he pulled the covers right back up, turning over on his side with a huff with his back to her. Kagome's eyes widened. Was her Zero actually bashful? "So, with us away you and Yaguri can play," Kagome said rolling her eyes as if it were obvious. She butted heads with him and he pushed his forehead right back, his hands keeping the blankets tight around him as they pushed back and forth until finally Kagome suddenly moved to sit up making Zero clash onto the pillow she'd been lying on. "I know you probably haven't spent a day with your father figure… I'm sure he'd like it." Zero rolled back over to narrow his eyes at her. Something was up. When Kagome was giving him the puppy eyes and acting all innocent that meant something was always afoot. Just why did she want him gone?

"What're you planning?" He asked accusingly.

"I don't know what you mean," Kagome said with false naivety, two of her fingers dancing their way over his cloth covered shoulder to flick at one of his long strands of hair. She got up from his bed and rested a hand on the arch of her back to get some kinks out. It was so nice to sleep on a bed and not the hard earth. Zero's eyes traveled catching sight of her mid-drift and he burrowed even deeper in his covers to block out the tempting sight. He had to begrudgingly admit to himself that he was attracted to her. She leaned down and gave a brief kiss to his forehead that made his eyes shoot open. "See you later Zero," she chirped as she left his room and shut the door leaving him in darkness. His hand slid up to touch the wet spot on his forehead and he griped over how his pillow now smelled like flowers... though he didn't move from that side of the bed.


Kaname was lying in bed; he'd just gotten his homework done and was ready to sleep, shutting his curtains as closed as he could. He hated waking so early. His mind flickered back to his long lost friend he'd never expected to see again and he instantly recalled how they first met.

There they were. Easy prey swimming around in the hot spring. If he was quiet enough all he'd have to do is creep up closer without even disturbing her or her companion and take a nip of their blood. Distract just one of them to lead away down the stream from her friend. She'd be so shocked she wouldn't know what hit her and then he'd just have to erase her memories. He was too sweet a monster when it came to drinking blood. He traveled by himself, liking it that way. He did sense something though, a strong demonic presence nearby though not too close. He pushed through the leaves as quietly as a mute mouse. Almost as if she sensed him she tilted her head. It didn't make sense though for her to sense him; he was more than sure that she was the weaker of the two women. She immediately looked aggravated. "Inuyasha sit boy!" And just a ways away he could hear with his sharp hearing the plummeting of something large into the earth.

Suddenly that demonic presence was running towards them Things were no longer making sense as the girl jumped up from the hotspring and grabbed a bow and arrow upon realizing it wasn't the half demon she knew. She wasn't shy anymore and didn't grab the towel to keep herself from anyone's eyes. Doing such actions could put one in danger. The girl beside her did likewise and grabbed a giant boomerang. He came out of the bushes pointedly staring at them; the stronger looking of the two dropped her boomerang upon seeing him and just became ticked at a man peeking on them. The weaker one though, she kept her bow and arrow up. "Sango he's a demon," she said her skin glowing pink underneath. Now it made sense. She was a priestess. Before he could bolt or do anything a half demon came into view with a toddler fox demon piggybacking on a human man. And a cat that displayed demonic traits sat on the man's shoulder.

"Yo! Get your ass away from them," snarled the half demon. At once Kaname was curious.

Sango threw her boomerang at Miroku whose eyes wouldn't leave her chest. "Pervert," she grumbled.

Kagome's blue eyes met his amber brown ones. "Don't hurt him Inuyasha. I don't think he means us harm…"

"I'm just hungry," he stated with a shrug of his shoulders deciding that maybe getting some actual food in him might stymie off some of the blood lust. She nodded her head and eased over towards her towel sliding it around her before tossing Sango one. Her eyes flickered over to Inuyasha who'd been watching her with odd fascination and she shouted out with a huge flustered face, "SIT BOY!"

At that moment Ichijou came in the room, dressed in his pajamas, with a clipboard in his hand for Kaname to sign for something. Kaname shook his thoughts away as he reached out to sign for a new shipment of tablets. Everything had to go through him. "You look like youw ere thinking hard," murmured Ichijou as Kaname slid the pen back onto the clipboard.

"Just thinking about my old friend," he said with a shrug of his shoulders as he walked over to his bed ready to retire.

Ichijou's eyes looked a little sorrowful, which was very odd concerning his disposition. "She seems happy Kaname-sempai," he murmured. Ichijou had been informed of Kagome and Kaname's friendship. Only he and Seiren knew, but Seiren had been there for half of the memories that were shifting around in Kaname's head.

He nodded his head as Ichijou shut the door behind him and left Kaname to his peace and quiet. "It seems so," whispered the pureblood prince not quite liking that one word that left so much unanswered. His thoughts trailed back to more memories not knowing that at that moment, as she fixed Yuuki's hair in the bathroom, Kagome was thinking about the past as well.

Kagome sat at the fire dressed in the oddest attire Kaname had ever seen. It showed so much leg and the other companions didn't bat an eyelash at her peculiar dress. She poured the contents of the pot, the contents having come from a strange package, into a bowl for everyone heaping a bit more in his than the others. Her kindness flattered him, he wasn't used to priestesses being kind to his people much less demons. "So what are you Kaname?" Kagome asked as she ate at her rah-men. He tentatively sniffed at the ramen before bravely trying it and he found that he enjoyed it, but he took his time eating eat unlike the sloppy half demon who was basically inhaling his meal.

Kaname tilted his head thinking whether or not to answer her. He reminded her a bit of Sesshomaru, incredibly quiet, but when he spoke it was with purpose. "A vampyre."

Her eyes suddenly lit up with a weird light of knowledge. "Oh! Wow! I didn't think you guys existed," she stated. She was right to think so, where demons of this age walked around out in the open vampires still kept to themselves and made sure no one knew of their kind. They were a race of their own and didn't need to be involved in the petty wars of humans and demons.

"Vampyre?" Sango questioned. She was a demon slayer and yet she didn't know about this race.

"You don't like the sun," chirped Kagome shocking Kaname. It was true they could walk in the sun, but it weakened them.

He cast a critical eye at the human. "How much do you know about my kind?" Kaname inquired as he nibbled at his noodles. They were satisfying his hunger for food, but they weren't exactly the nutrients that he needed as a vampire.

"Well, what I know might not be true. It's just things I've heard from… where I live." Her eyes widened a bit as she realized what he'd probably meant when he'd told them that he was hungry. "You need blood to survive." The others froze in their movements of eating, all eyes on Kaname. Rather than tell a lie he simply said, "It's true."

"Do you necessarily need to kill when you drink?" He shook his head. Kagome's brows bent a bit as she thought over this. She bit her lip as she contemplated this. She knew there weren't always black and white, sometimes there were gray areas. Inuyasha was proof enough for she knew a lot of full demons ate human beings entirely since she'd been the main target of their hunger quite a couple of times. What was a bit of blood to being devoured? She didn't want to be rude and force him to starve, but she didn't like the idea of giving blood. Then again, she was the perfect option for a vampire. She was a priestess. Her body rejuvenated quickly, not as quick as a demon's but still pretty quick. She locked eyes with this guy and felt that he was much like Sesshomaru. A loner who upheld honor, but could be a monster if desired. "Well… if you promise not to kill me…" Kaname's eyes widened at the open offer. He was in no way going to refuse it, but he'd never had a human of all things offer without fearing him or wanting something in return.

"Oh hell no Kagome!"

"Inuyasha, I want you to stay and watch if anything goes wrong."

"Kagome-"

"Inuyasha… I trust him." She didn't know why she was trusting him like this, just something about him. Her eyes questioned him for assurance.

"I promise no harm," he vowed placing his hand on over his chest.


Kagome was towing ahead in the lead with her hand gripping onto Yuuki's delicate wrist. Everything about that girl was delicate, half the time Kagome thought Yuuki was meant to be a princess with how breakable she appeared. "What're we doing heading towards the night dorms? Are you sure Kaname-sempai wants to speak with us. Most of the vampires should be sleeping and it would be rude-"

"Oh Yuuki I'm dirt poor," exclaimed Kagome as she came to the door and straightened out her skirt. She was proud of Yuuki for wearing a cute skirt and a blouse with a headband in her mousy brown hair. She looked adorable and innocent. Perfect vampire bait to ensnare a lonely vampire, thought Kagome smugly. She was ready to hatch operation 'See if Kaname Has the Hots for My Cousin.' "Kaname doesn't really want us, but I'm sure he wants to see you." She shrugged her shoulders. "And I'm curious."

Against Yuuki's protesting, mostly by hauling her inside, Kagome forced Yuuki into the moon dorm with an impish chuckle. It was silent and empty, quiet enough for the dead. Yuuki glanced around and nervously crept back towards the door, "Well, it looks like they're not awake."

Kagome caught her by the arm and dragged her towards the couch. As soon as they were seated on the plump cushions Kagome's smile increased tenfold. The priestess saw this as a way to see how she could help bring Yuuki and Kaname together. She crossed her ankles and leaned back against the couch as if she were about to see a most interesting show. "They'll be out in a second," Kagome stated assuredly. It was time to bring the fish a swimming. She flared out her priestess energy a bit, and just as expected, the troops ran out as if preparing for battle. They scattered out into the halls in their pajamas with their powers ready to be unleashed from the huge amount of energy they felt, which had only been a small bit for Kagome. She was still trying to reign in her powers, there weren't that many skilled priestesses in this time as there were in the past. However, upon entering the stairwell the vampires found only Yuuki and Kagome reclining quite comfortably on the couch. Yuuki blinked for a moment until she figured out what Kagome did. She smacked her so-called cousin in the back of the head and Kagome giggled as Yuuki pouted in her seat.

Aidou glared about ready to defend Kaname if he had to, ice already coating his hand. Surely the two girls were unaware of the impending danger in the room and couldn't sense the power that was most definitely planning on attacking their mighty pureblood Kaname. Kain stood protectively in front of Ruka, Shiki had his blood whip already out of his finger and Rima was standing there in pigtailed glory glancing around for any signs of peril. Ichijou had his blade ready, but he didn't look in the least bit intimidating with his cheery disposition. The pureblood prince was just shuffling out of his room, not in the least bit phased by the amount of energy they felt. He knew that energy anywhere. Kaname leaned against the banister of the stairwell and looked down accusingly at Kagome. "Did you need to do that Kagome?"

"It got you out here without me needing to get up," she said with a yawn. Her face perked up and she pointed at Yuuki sitting beside her, "And look! Yuuki's here to ask you something?" She pasted a smile on her face as she lied. Yuuki blushed a bright red crimson and sank into the couch wondering what Kagome was planning.

"You," exclaimed Aidou waving a pointed finger at Kagome. "That was you!"

"Pretty impressive," commented Rima blinking wide eyes.

Ruka stood even straighter and huffed crossing her arms over her chest quite peeved. "Kaname-sama has no time for such foolish…"

Ruka's voice trailed off as Kaname made his way down the stairs towards the two girls, his eyes only for Yuuki. Aidou was still irked, his hands were waving in fists in the air at how she'd forced a pureblood vampire to come out of his room and attend to her needs. It should've been quite the reversal, or better yet she shouldn't have any interaction with their great Kaname for none were worthy of him. "How dare you make Kaname come down here!"

Kagome was already up on the defense, patting Kaname's shoulder to signal that she had this as she made her way up the stairs. Aidou's eye twitched at how easily she'd come to touch Kaname. "Aidou-chan-"

"Who are you calling chan?" And he was mildly curious how she knew his name. It meant she'd been talking about him to some extent. Then again, he'd been talking about her as well.

"Aidou," she said deciding to be less formal and treat him like she treated anyone she knew. She placed her hands on her hips.

Seeing the signal that hell was about to break loose, as any woman knows when they see another woman's hands on their hips, and too tired to deal with it, Rima yawned, "I'm going back to bed." Rima pulled out a piece of pocky and offered it to Shiki. He leaned over and bit it, nodding his head in agreement as they shuffled away. Ruka gazed down through hurtful eyes at Kaname as he sat down beside Yuuki, she was pulled away by Kain though. They shared a brief glance and she was surprised to find that his eyes were as distraught as her own. Ruka was too focused on her own feelings though to notice that Kain was also struggling with caring for one who cared for another, but she leaned on him as they walked away with her thoughts lost in her own world with Kain's hand around her shoulder guiding her back. Ichijou leaned against the wall ready to watch this one. Seiren made herself appear gone, but really she was lurking off somewhere in the shadows as Kaname's bodyguard.

"Do you know what Kaname is thinking every second of every day?" She piped. Ichijou didn't sheath his sword wondering if he'd need to use it to protect Aidou. He really didn't think the golden haired vampire could take this woman on. She reeked of confidence.

Aidou's brows bent. He'd never been faced with a woman who argued with him like this aside from relatives like Ruka. "No, but-"

"Did he ask you to follow him around?" Kagome rolled her eyes waiting for Aidou to realize he wasn't the manager of Kaname's life and affairs. If they were friends and Kaname wanted Aidou to tell them he didn't want to see Yuuki than surely he wouldn't have trailed towards her.

"Not exactly-"

"Then butt out," she said moving to cross her arms over her chest bringing to sight that she was wearing a very tight sweater.

She marched away, not knowing where she was going, but knowing she wanted to leave Kaname and Yuuki some time alone together. Rather than have peace accompany her walk she was being followed by Aidou. Ichijou had chuckled his way back towards his room as soon as he'd seen Aidou follow after Kagome, his sword sheathed. "Just who do you think you are? How do you know Kaname?" His voice was a harsh whisper not wanting to wake up the other students.

Kagome glanced over her shoulder and glared at him however Aidou wasn't deterred from this, he kept on prancing after her until they reached the end of the hall where another stairwell was. And she'd thought that female blond vampire had looked jealous, this guy practically radiated unease. Does he have a crush on Kaname or something? The light bulb went off as she turned back around; they were at the top of the stairwell that led to the laundry room. They could faintly hear the thumping sounds of the machines down below. "You have a crush on Kaname!"

"Do not," rebuffed Aidou as his cheeks flushed.

She poked him in the chest indignantly. "Do too!"

He slammed both of his hands on either side of her trapping her in front of him. Rather than answer this subject and go about like a child he skipped straight to one of the largest questions in the forefront of his mind about this woman. Through hooded blue eyes he stared her down. "What are you?"

And Kagome actually answered one of his questions as she held up a hand in between them, not liking the close proximity but very much used to it after having so many demons and humans alike always getting in her space. She let out a small flow of energy, letting pink energy dance across her fingers like a misty cloud. Her secret was bound to get out anyway, so why not show one of the vampires and see how they reacted to it? "I'm a priestess."

He scoffed at that. He was a genius, not a simpleton. "You're not an ordinary priestess. No priestess has that much power-"

"I'm the Shikon Priestess," she cut in.

So that's where she fit in. Aidou was a boy genius, he had delved into many a book to keep up with his smarts to impress his father. He'd read of the Shikon Priestess from the Feudal Era. She'd fought in the great war between demons, it was the time when the vampires had finally arisen out of the shadows to be present in the world and Kaname had helped lead them to such an action. That whole moment had been the discovery of their race. Though they were keeping it secret now, after the humans had turned on them and the demons in the past, it had still been a huge stepping stone for demons hadn't even known of their existence. That's how she knows Kaname, thought Aidou in astonishment. This little human was in the greatest war of our history five hundred years ago! His brow wrinkled though in confusion. Priestesses, even powerful ones, shouldn't live so long. "How are you five hundred years old?"

Kagome full out began laughing, a sweet tinkling noise as she leaned her head back against the wall. Aidou frowned wondering if she was laughing at him. "You think I'm… ha!" After a few more giggles she patted his cheek not knowing why she was answering him and not telling him to shove it up where the sun didn't shine and mind his own business. "I traveled through time." At the blank look on his 'superior' face she couldn't refrain from a chuckle. "So what can you do?" She asked, eyes finally taking in his features with how close they were. Did this guy have no sense of personal space?

"What do you me-"

"You're a noble vampire," she said with a nod of her head.

It was odd how things didn't click so quickly for the genius vampire. He blamed it on her priestess powers affecting him in such close vicinity... though he had no idea if that was true or not. "Oh! You mean what's my power." She nodded. She hadn't pinned him for the brightest vampire, but he certainly was proving himself to her to be a bit on the dim side. She would've guessed that he was bad around girls, but that couldn't be the case after that little display the other day with the rabid fan girls.

Aidou cheered up a bit now that the topic was on him, though he raised a brow as haughtily as he could with a charming boyish smile on his face. He leaned in a bit so his forehead was tilted and an inch from her own. His breath was but a promised whisper; after all he had a reputation to maintain. "Why should I answer you little priestess?"

Kagome was used to guys outrageously claiming she was their woman, demeaning her with yells and taunts, groping her buns, and chasing after her with medical supplies. The only time she could recall someone trying to charm her like this was the first time she'd met Miroku. Her face was pink, there was no hiding a rush of the blood from a vampire. She looked up at him defiantly through sooty eyelashes. "Because promiscuous vampire-" His brows raised to his hairline at that insult. "It's only fitting since I answered you. As Kaname's friend I didn't have to," she said with a teasing tone to remind him that she was a close acquaintance of their head vampire.

He also wondered a bit on the scared side if Kaname would punish him for cornering her and making her answer him. He didn't exactly want to thank about that. Aidou was still embarrassed about that water pail fiasco when he had made the mistake of biting Yuuki. "I'm not promiscuous," he muttered.

Kagome gave a sarcastic huff at that. "Says the guy who pleases fan girls." He cut her a look that said 'You're pushing my buttons, actually you're beating on them.' However, she was right. With a sigh he unleashed a little bit of his powers.

It was suddenly colder around Kagome and she looked on either side of her to see his hands coated in frost as ice trailed down the wall behind her. "Oh! That's amazing," she exclaimed looking at the ice. He watched her face light up with intrigue as she reached over and touched the ice to make sure it was real. Then one of her warm hands rose up to trail on his own and feel the cool touch beneath it. Frost coated the tips of her fingers from trailing it along his skin. Aidou had to admit that it wasn't a bad feeling. The awe on her face gave his ego quite the boost. His eyes skimmed from her face to the creamy neck that was on full display where fresh blood was pumping beneath such smooth looking skin. Kagome had such a sweet smell about her, he wondered if she tasted as delicious. He'd never tasted a priestess before.


He'd drunk his fill and had treated her as gently as he could. Never had someone offered their blood to him that was a human. But he figured she already know about him. He contemplated erasing her memories, but the others had mentioned something about her that had made him rethink that. Apparently she was incredibly foreign, which he'd guessed anyway, but he'd heard the little boy say she was from the future. If she was truly from there than making her an ally would be a good thing. He hadn't lived for so many centuries because he was lucky. He could possibly wheedle out information from her if he stuck around that would prove beneficial to his survival in the centuries ahead.

He hadn't even been given the chance to lap at her neck for her wounds to heal when Kagome was immediately taken into Inuyasha's arms who tilted her neck glancing at the spot that was rapidly disappearing into her skin. It glowed a faint pink healing faster than what Kaname had expected, but then again she'd tasted so pure he knew she was powerful. He watched the duo with faint interest out of the corner of his eye, allowing them the belief of privacy. The half demon's claws grazed her neck gently and Kaname could hear her heartbeat pick up. So that was the relationship between the two. They were in love. He'd tasted it in her blood that she cared for the half demon, that she would do almost anything for him no matter how much he irritated her. Seeing them together though told him that this relationship wasn't entirely one sided.

Kaname licked his ruby lips clean and thought over this new bit of information. He'd never considered taking a mate, bed partners after the thousands of years he'd lived, but never was a woman worthy to be wedded. Now that he saw couples who genuinely cared for each other, he was mildly interested in the thought of matrimony. In the vampire community people paired off for monetary purposes and power. It was always so. He'd rarely seen a vampire couple that was completely in love, there might be some feelings there, but there was never anything deeper. A few couples were the exceptions, but some of them rose to hate the other after so many centuries of living or one of the two would be killed and the mourning would take the life of the other. This rose the question, could there be a woman out there in the vampire world made for him? One that could love him whom he could love. One to trust on when most vampire's couldn't trust their spouses for fear they'd let things slip up. He had to believe it if a lowly half demon could have such with a human. He would have to look into this.

Kaname's thoughts filtered back from his memories to the one he'd found. The one woman that he'd found himself in love with. They'd sat there in a short silence, but his mind had flickered over the memory in a matter of seconds. Yuuki's nerves were focused solely in her legs as they swung back and forth on the seat next to Kaname. She rose skittish eyes up along his body only to find his shirt was unbuttoned up at the top revealing his nicely sculpted chest underneath. Her hands told her to reach out and touch what was pretty, but her mind tampered down those wants. Why was she having a harder time keeping herself restrained? A hue of pink adorned the canvas of her face and she ducked her head to hide the embarrassment. No doubt he'd noticed. Kaname never missed a detail. "Kaname-sama, I'm sorry for bothering you. I don't really have a question to ask-"

"I knew as much," he said casually slipping his arm around her shoulders and pulling her close to his side. It felt so unbelievably nice leaning against him. They were truly alone with the exception of Seiren, but by now she knew when to give him privacy. Kagome's face was beat red as she caught the faint whiffs of him, he smelled of clean clothes and cinnamon. Underneath those two smells was the definite musky scent of raw male. It was as heady to her as a batch of chocolate brownies. "I've missed you Yuuki. It seems that Kagome is keeping you entertained." He knew it was small talk, but he wanted to ease her worries. He'd be lying though if he said he didn't have fun watching her. Yuuki was always entertaining to watch with her little reactions that were so easy to read. She was beautiful and sweet where vampire women were independent and more often than not cruel. Yuuki was an innocent that he was drawn too, and at the same time she could be a stubborn one.

Yuuki laughed under her breath for once and shook her head against Kaname's chest. "That's one way of putting it. Kagome's always been that way."

"Improper and bossy," stated Kaname making Yuuki squeak with laughter. She quickly covered her mouth. She wasn't used to talking to Kaname informally. She knew she wasn't meant for him, she was far below his station and she was human. She wasn't even sure that vampires could take on human lovers. Her cheeks brightened at the thought. Her heart was traitorous to her common sense.

Kaname tilted her chin upwards, gazing briefly at those plump lips he often thought about sampling. "Don't be shy around me Yuuki. What happened to my babbling brook?" When she'd been younger she'd prattled on and on beside him. He'd walk alongside her as she, a girl of twelve, spoke over this and that clutching onto his arm through the market place. Thinking back to those days Yuuki missed being younger and carefree. She'd known at that age she loved him as she did now, but at the time she'd thought she was too young to date. And now that she was of age she knew well her place was below him and she couldn't date him if she wished it.

"She grew up," Yuuki murmured quietly. She looked up into his rich brown eyes knowing that she'd be caught like them like she'd been ten years ago. They were so inviting and captivating. He always looked so sad, but this time he graced her with the faintest of smiles. She wished that one day she'd see him really smile again. He always seemed... lonely. Like an abandoned puppy waiting for someone to claim him.

Kaname ran a hand through her hair that slid down and went to cup her chin. He leaned forward so that his breath tickled her skin. Her heart skipped a beat in her chest and there it was. A smile. She could see it through the dark mahogany colored shaggy hair that trailed around his face. How was she to know it was because he could hear her heart beating in anticipation when he'd neared her? Though she never admitted it aloud, her body betrayed her to him all the time and he relished every moment. Even if it was a quiet acknowledgement for him that she cared for him, it felt like she'd declared herself to him with every nervous gesture and faint blush. The licking of her lips made his hunger for her increase. He slowly glanced over her, taking his time to peruse her form in a manner that made Yuuki smack his arm. That was the Yuuki he remembered. He refrained himself from breaking out into a smile as he said in his deep voice, "I can see that, you've grown up beautifully." The insinuation made her face really flush as his thumb brushed over her cheek.

Oh, she wanted to speak to him as Kagome spoke to guys… They were alone. Why couldn't she let something lapse out now? Even though she feared letting her guard down just one time would make her want to keep it down, she allowed herself one moment to speak openly with him. Yuuki took a deep breath for courage before she reached up to touch his hand that held her face and laced her fingers over it. "Kaname-sama shouldn't say such things. I'm a human."

"You are Yuuki," he protested. It pained him not to be able to tell her so many things. Kaname knew that when he brought her over he'd have to tell her another lie to keep her even safer… but that was so far away from now. He was bittersweet over the day he'd have to sink his fangs into that supple skin and turn her. For one it would bring her to know that he was her intended and they could be together, possibly diminish that shy air about her a bit that he adored. It was his secret pleasure to watch the blood flood to her face over him. But he knew if he freed her there would be many complications, she would be sought after by the council as a pureblood princess. Others would want to take her from him. And it wasn't a safe world… not for his line of blood. He had to get rid of a few obstacles before he set her free.

Yuuki reached out to hesitantly touch Kaname's mouth where she knew the fangs were hidden. She was being so forward that she could feel her heart beating rapidly in her chest. How had she been able to so openly touch him when she was younger? He was so perfect when he actually smiled. Kaname pretended that it was her lips that were ghosting over his own. "Kaname-sama is always my Kaname-sama… you're so sad." Her smile drooped at the flash of pain in his eyes. How was she to know it was because he longed for her? She pulled her hands away upon realizing how close they were. Yuuki abruptly stood up and bowed to Kaname. "I'm sorry, I have to go." Kaname watched as she ran up the stairs in search of Kagome, her little skirt flouncing up tauntingly as she ascended with creamy legs moving underneath. He didn't know whether to thank Kagome for this visit or punish her for bringing such a tempting morsel before him. Kaname reclined in the couch, his head leaning back on the edge of the top as he sighed. He was ready for this long game of chess to be over. He wanted to claim his queen.

Kaname was staying on with them, deciding to help them with their plight for a bit. For a while he'd slept in the daytime and caught up with them at night, but one day as he'd decided to settle down for a short nap in the shade of a tree, Kagome approached him with an umbrella that they'd been selling in one of the villages they'd passed through. And from then on out he conserved his energy in the night and traveled in the day with an umbrella. Of course he'd drink a bit of blood every once in a while from Kagome, finding that it oddly enough strengthened him.

On the eighth day of traveling with them he had his first taste of bloodshed and watching them fight as a huge bull demon, one that appeared like a Minotaur, charged at them with shards in his horns. Kagome could see what the others couldn't. He watched as she relied on Inuyasha to defeat the monster and protect her while she protected Shippo within the confines of a barrier. Miroku unleashed his wind tunnel to make the bull slip and fall while Sango deflected some giant bee demons that were flying in the sky with her giant boomerang. She tripped in the process and couldn't get up with her leg stuck in a hole in the ground. Kagome had thrown a barrier at her to keep her safe. She really was stretching her powers out and it was quite the trial.

As Inuyasha sent a wave from his sword at the Minotaur he vanquished it and began to dig around for the jewels, completely unaware of a being coming out of the woods for him. Kaname raised his hand and flicked his wrist shattering the beast into a million pieces. Kagome dropped her barrier from around Sango and threw one barrier over Kaname as bees charged for Kaname upon noticing that he wasn't just a bystander. As soon as they bounced off Inuyasha sent another thrust of his sword scattering them away.

"Those damn things are annoying," growled out Inuyasha.

"My sentiments exactly," mumbled Miroku as he wrapped his beads around his hand. Kaname came over and offered a hand to Sango helping her up from where she'd tripped. Kagome held Shippo in her arms as she walked over towards Inuyasha and held his hand to purify the jewel. Their fingertips lingered and Kaname found himself longing more and more for someone to share that with. He knew whomever she was had to be out there. A part of him wanted to wander away from the group and search, but the other part stated that he had to be here.

His mind wandered to his descendants, Haruka and Juri who were both unmarried. They reminded him much of Inuyasha and Kagome, always feuding and ignoring each other at social events, well Juri was always ignoring Haruka who was trying to win her over. They had an arranged marriage that had yet been set because Juri claimed she wasn't ready when really she was taking her time out of spite on Haruka. They were just a few thousand years old, many years shy of him, and yet he'd kept closest to them in his family than anything. He silently wondered what a child from those two would be like if it was a girl. Arranged marriages did provide some love as he thought over Juri and Haruka for though Juri openly denied her feelings towards him, Kaname knew she loved Haruka despite her protests.

It was at that moment that Kaname decided if he couldn't find a bride of his own than he'd have to rely on others to help him with his search for a woman worthy of falling in love with.

Seiren appeared before Kaname silently questioning him with her eyes if he was ready to retire. He yawned and rose from the couch and began to head up the stairs.


"What're you two doing?" Aidou sprang away from Kagome and she would've inched away from him but the ice kept her stuck to the wall. Yuuki's eyes were wide and accusing. She automatically feared the worst that Aidou had cornered Kagome.

"Aidou," Kagome growled out accusingly as if he'd planned for that to happen. The pureblood couldn't stop the laugh from bubbling up.

Yuuki looked so defensive over Kagome. "You better not have tried drinking her blood Aidou!"

Aidou wiped the tears from his eyes and grinned, "I don't know if I could drink her blood even if I wanted to." He didn't know of any vampires who'd tried a priestess- Oh, he knew some who tried the priestesses at shrines, but none who'd tried one with actual powers like her's. He wondered if her blood would be a poison killing him or would it be heavenly and pure as her profession. He imagined that if he could drink from her that it would be quite a heady taste in his mouth to be enjoyed."Besides, she obviously has bad taste in men so she probably tastes as bad."

Kagome wiggled against the ice that attached her back to the wall. She sent Aidou a seething look. "I swear if you don't free me I'll purify you into ashes." Aidou sighed at Kagome ruining his fun and reached out to touch the wall making the ice disappear. Kagome straightened up her clothes and primly stood straighter as she huffed off with Yuuki. Aidou leaned against the wall realizing that he now had a new target that he wanted to play with. Yuuki was loud and a blushing maiden, this woman was fiery and actually responded to his teasing. "I wonder what her blood type is," he murmured absentmindedly as he headed for his room.


Kaname watched through a parted curtain as Yuuki and Kagome headed away from the moon dorm. He smiled to himself watching Yuuki jump on Kagome's back with her little skirt riding up as quite the temptation. Yuuki was squealing as Kagome spun around to make her dizzy, laughingly as she settled back on her steady feet and proceeded to give Yuuki a piggyback. Kagome would keep his little princess safe, she always kept her friends safe. And she made friends quickly, giving them the benefit of the doubt upon meeting them. Then again, her instincts were rarely wrong. He could trust on her to rely on that for Yuuki's sake.

Kaname was dressed in a suit of armor. He'd been missing from their pack for a few months, but as soon as he'd heard the demon Sesshomaru was aligning himself with them to end this war with the dreaded Naraku, Kaname felt himself obliged to pull away from his own work within his vampire world.

Kaname would've rather met up with them under better circumstances, perhaps with Kagome teasing him over the fact that he was useless without his servants when it came to darning his clothes. If he'd come peacefully to see them than Miroku would no doubt have taken him into town to draw out more beauties, thus making Sango beat both of them with her boomerang, and Inuyasha would gripe about wasting time while Shippo would beg Kaname for a sweet that he carried around in his pocket just for the fox demon. Kirara would no doubt rub against his leg in welcome. Kaname missed the teasing laughter between him and his friends, but things had taken a turn for the worst and sadly war was what returned him to them.

Naraku was a pest and Kaname knew that if the raging half demon wasn't stopped he would become a problem to the vampires as well. Kaname wielded his sword ready for the onslaught. He had the eastern bank of soldiers and Sesshomaru had the western. Kagome would cut through the middle with Inuyasha while they cleared out a path for them. Sango and Miroku would carry up the side flanks, planning on coming out of the forests with other humans from demon villages and powerful priests and priestesses. About a mile back from the war zone was a village that served as their encampment where tents had sprouted for medical treatments should someone become injured in the battle. Monks and priestesses kept a vigil over it using barriers to keep out those not on their side.

Kaname shared a look with Kagome and she nodded back at him, a small sword of her own strapped to her leg. She no longer wore the clothes of her people, but adorned what looked to be a slayer outfit much like Sango's. Her eyes were hardened with bloodshed and war. She was just as ready for this to be over as the others were. Seiren shifted from her spot in between Kagome and Kaname. She'd been brought with Kaname, since she was appointed his body guard by the council who'd lectured him on not having someone to watch after him even though it was his life to live. This little thing was only a few hundred years old, but so far she'd proven herself more than adequate. She hadn't become quick friends with Kagome, but she was warming up to her. Then again, Seiren was still young and hadn't had much interaction with humans aside from food.

"Ready," called out Kaname to his eastern side, it was a vampire army. When he'd made the call for them to help there had been quite a debate over it for to help fight would mean to reveal themselves to the world. He told his followers that it had been too long they'd hidden in the showers and they should embrace their lives and live among the humans as the demons did. That they had a stake in this world as much as the other races did and he wouldn't allow them to have all of the glory. The stirring speech had brought about many of his people. He raised his sword. They could already see the wave of demons heading for them. "ATTACK!"


Kagome and Yuuki had been walking along the school grounds together, arm looped with arm, after Kagome had complained Yuuki was getting fatter which had earned her a friendly slap to the butt after Yuuki had slid off. The two girls were unaware that they were being stalked for they were caught up in a conversation regarding how Zero's hair came to be his own hair color. Kagome vowed he had some demon blood in him and Yuuki vowed he was born evil so it had seeped out whitening his hair. Lo and behold three vampire hunters, one happily retired, were following them.

Yaguri and Zero glared at Headmaster Cross for dragging them along after the two women. Their location was behind a group of trees. "You've yet to answer my question," Yaguri growled out as he lit up a cigarette. Zero and he had been training this morning until Kaien had told them that he needed them to help him with something of dire importance. That importance had led them trailing after these two teenage women wondering just what the hell Kaien needed them for. Zero leaned against a tree watching the two. He was happy that Yuuki had someone to talk to aside from Sayori, especially someone who knew about vampires. It was a friendship where there didn't have to be any secrets. He did wonder though how long it would be until Yuuki unleashed Sayori and Kagome upon each other and became a trio of gabbing friends. He feared that day. Two annoying girls was enough, but two annoying girls and Kagome was even scarier.

Kaien beamed at the sight of Kagome plucking off her shoes beside Yuuki and they dipped their feet into the pool of water. "Don't they look so cute? Like they really are family," he cooed.

Zero and Yaguri's eyes narrowed and Zero snarled out, "Headmaster."

"Oh alright, alright. The Vampire Hunter's League needs you two to set up a meeting with Kagome's mom," shrugged the headmaster.

Yaguri hit Kaien upside the head. "If that was all why didn't you say so?"

"Because I would've never gotten you two to come with me," he said all teary eyed. Yaguri tapped his cigarette and shook his head as they emerged from the trees and headed towards the girls who were wading ankle deep in the water. Kagome turned around and waved delightedly. "Yaguri!" He threw a hand up in salutation as the three men neared the two girls. Yuuki sat in the grass with the cool water tickling her aching feet watching with interest as Kagome jumped onto Yaguri hugging him tightly. She always was so warm when greeting people. Yuuki locked eyes with Zero and he rolled his eyes at Kagome and then made a gagging face. She giggled. Everyone seemed much lighter now and it was having a great affect on Yuuki.

Kagome pulled away as Yaguri addressed her. "Kagome when do you think we could meet with your mother?"

Kagome raised a knowing brow. "Oh, we as in just you or we as in you and Zero." Yaguri glanced away from Kagome knowing that look anywhere. She'd had notions about him and her widowed mother for years and it seemed nothing had diminished those dreams of hooking the two up.

"Zero and myself," he responded not wanting to be awkward and showing up by himself. Zero raised his brows but bit his cheek to keep in the laughter. No matter how much his sensei may deny it, Zero knew without a doubt that Yaguri did have a soft spot for Kagome's mother. The young vampire glanced at Kagome briefly, his eyes lighting up her's and Yuuki's necks for a moment both of them pulsing. He was getting hungry, he'd tried to last as long as he could without drinking from Yuuki, but it was proving to be difficult. The beast within him wondered what Kagome would taste like. He shook his head of hair trying to get rid of those thoughts. He had to have more control! Her voice swung his eyes back up to her shining face and all of a sudden he was reminded of that kiss this morning. He could practically still feel the touch of her lips on his head as if it were etched into his forehead. He averted his gaze swinging it to the water.

"Well, I'll call her, but she should be free Tuesday or Wednesday evening," said Kagome as she sank down to sit beside Yuuki. Zero was tired of standing with the sun beating down on him so he padded over to sit beside them too. Every day it was becoming harder and harder to bear the rays of the sun and keep up, which was why he needed blood.

Cross cleared his throat. "There is another matter to address… which class are you going to be in?" The three students and Yaguri were shocked that Kagome was being given an option.

"I don't get it Kaien, I'm not a vampire," stated Kagome.

"But you're not entirely human either," he said with a shrug of his shoulders. He sincerely hoped that maybe Kagome could be the bridge between the two since she was in the middle. Then again, he feared that perhaps her being in the middle was worse for she didn't fit in on either side. He would have to see how things went with her attending this school. Kagome glanced at Yuuki and Zero before looking up at Yaguri and Kaien. "Could you give us a moment please?" The two adults nodded their heads and walked away to a comfortable spot underneath the tree to leave the three teens together.

"Why do you want to discuss it?" Yuuki asked.

"You're my best friends and you're pretty much family," she replied.

They all were silent for a moment weighing the pros and cons before bright energy ball Yuuki spoke up. "I think you should be in the night class! Just think of it. You could make friends in both classes by being in the night class and at the same time hanging out with us! Maybe some of the vampires would begin to be friendlier to the humans." Yuuki may not have been Cross's legitimate daughter, but she was so much like him that it was shocking. An evil look passed over Yuuki's features as her eyes zoned in on Kagome and said with an impish snicker that would've made any wicked demon proud, "Besides, I think Aidou likes you."

Kagome scooted away from Yuuki suddenly fearful of the girl planning on leaving her with that prick in a room together. "Stop thinking whatever it is you're thinking Yuuki. Evil doesn't suit you," said Kagome hiding behind Zero.

Zero rolled his eyes, he was agitated with this conversation. Why would anyone want to be peaceful to vampires was beyond him. If anything Kagome should be threatened by their existence since she was a priestess, but he knew Kagome was the complete one eighty of what she should've been. Yuuki reached out and poked Zero's shoulder before informing Kagome, "'Stupid vampires. I don't see why she'd like being stuck with them' is what he's thinking right now." Zero swatted her hand away which caused a little fight between the two hitting each other's hands.

Kagome covered her mouth to hide her laughter. "Zero what do you think?"

"As long as you promise to come back and keep her out of my hair-"

"HEY!" He rubbed the smack on his head from Yuuki.

"Then I see no problem in it. You can pretty much hurt any of them." She knew what they were both thinking though and she was thinking it too. With her being in the night class she would miss them even if it was just a class that kept them separated. Kagome's mind was already made up. She knew where she'd have the best chance to exert her studies over herself aside from regular studies. She also wasn't entirely sure she'd fit in with humans anymore aside from just a handful of people. Kagome leaned out and hugged onto Yuuki and Zero both, making the trio tumble backwards into the grass with Zero groaning at so much weight cutting off his air supply. "Zero you and Yuuki can see me off. I promise I won't forget you too. I'll visit every day, probably at lunch! And maybe you can start back up sparring with me every day."

"I'll try not to kick your ass," he vowed with a wide smirk as the girls picked themselves up after him.

"And you can help teach me how to cook," piped up Yuuki throwing in another way that could bring them together more.

"And Zero can teach us how to study math," said Kagome before realizing what she said. Both Kagome and Yuuki glowered at the thoughts of studying math, they both needed the help since they sucked at math, but they really didn't want it. Yuuki's best subject was literature, she could read like there was no tomorrow. And Kagome's was history having experienced most of it. Math was their kryptonite.

"Have you decided?" Cross called from his spot next to Yaguri.

"Please say you have," cried Yaguri who was tired of hearing Cross ramble on about how Yuuki had made forts with Kagome as a kid.

"Yeah, Kagome and I are quitting school because we hate math," shouted Yuuki making Kaien go into crocodile tears at how his two girls wanted to throw away their education when they had someone who loved them so much and would tutor them if they'd let him.


Kaname tossed a tablet into his wine glass of water and watched as it let out all of the tastes of blood. He swirled around the little cup in his hand, looking through it at the rays of the light as the sun began to set on that Monday. It was time for the vampires to come out for class.

He'd spent most of the weekend trying to keep out the last of the sorrowful memories from the past, but now they were coming back to him against his wishes. He remembered the last time he'd seen his little friend on the battlefield. He'd been injured and he'd left for one of the medical tents in their encampment. He'd drunk the blood of at least three humans, trying to heal quickly, making sure not to kill them. But she'd come in there, had bandaged up his gaping wounds knowing that he'd taken the brunt of a blow for her Miroku and her when they'd been cornered. He would've been able to heal on his own but it had been quite a blast of power meant to kill Kagome and Miroku and so the wounds ran deep. Kagome had laid hands on him trying to heal as much as she could.

"I will find my own sweet girl to tend to me," he stated trying to make Kagome laugh even when now wasn't the time for laughing. Seiren waited outside of the tent, not too far away should he need her.

"You better, Sango and I are getting tired of tending to your wounds," she grumbled, her hair was tied back out of her face and she was ready to sit down, but she knew they needed to get back out there. She'd been one of the causes of this war, she had her hand in it, so she needed to have her hand in ending it.

"Kagome, are you going to stay and live with Inuyasha?"

"I'd like to," she said with a painful look in her eyes. "Even if I can't live forever."

"But what if you could?" He asked making Kagome pause in her bandaging and look with wide eyes up at him. Her eyes questioned if he meant it and he nodded. "I could make you immortal so you could live just as long beside him." Kagome looked down at the bandages in her hand thinking briefly over the option given to her. She had so few options, but she knew this was an honor for Kaname to be offering it to her. She knew his take on vampires creating servants.

She shook her head. "No. We'll find our own way to be together, but thank you Kaname."

"Headstrong human."

"Prissy vampire," she jibbed back good naturedly. Kagome did two things no other vampire would do compared to his new friends, she hit him and insulted him. Kagome punched him in the shoulder very lightly. "You need to watch your ass out there pretty boy." He rubbed his arm in mock pain before chuckling as he got up after she'd tied his bandage in place.

"You shouldn't even be fighting Kagome," he stated. He'd watched for this past month when he'd returned, he'd helped plan strategies, but he'd watched his human friends fearful that after this war he would never see them again because of their short lives. While watching them he'd noticed far more than he should have.

Kagome reached over for a towel to wipe her forehead with. She dipped it in a bowl of water to pat her sweaty face. "Of course I should-"

"You're pregnant," he stated. Kagome dropped the cloth in her hands. She'd been wondering if she was but hadn't been able to confirm it yet.

"No," she protested. "Wouldn't Inuyasha know?"

"He's a half demon, his senses extend to smell, sight, sound, touch, and taste. Full demons sense when they've impregnated their mate," versed Kaname as he gave her one more lesson in demons. He'd taught Kagome so much about vampires and demons.

Kagome bit her lips, something that she did often when she was nervous. He could feel the tension radiating off of her now that she knew for sure she was pregnant and her hands automatically came to rest on her stomach. "Please don't tell him until this war is over. I need to finish this," she said with the hint of begging in her voice. Kaname understood why she wanted to see this through and lay all to rest. And now he knew she'd probably fight even harder knowing that she did indeed have a baby on the way. There was no mistaking the smile that ebbed its way on her face from finding out she was pregnant. He could feel the joy pulsing in the aura around her. He was a bit envious of her, she loved someone and now had a life that would be coming into the world solely dependent on her. Kaname pulled out his sword ready to go back to fighting. He had to survive this so he could have what she had.

Kaname ruffled her head of hair and smiled down at Kagome. "I won't tell if you promise to keep yourself safe little mother." She nodded her head. There was no doubt in his mind that the safest part of her body she'd protect would be her stomach now.

A knock at the door pulled Kaname out of his thoughts and Ichijou popped his head in through the door. "Kaname-sama it's almost time for us to head out for classes." Kaname nodded his head and drained the cup. He reached out and dressed for class.

As Kaname left his room he whispered quietly under his breath thinking back to the smiling face she'd had when she'd seen him again after so long, "How is it you can smile now my friend? After what happened to you."

As Kaname came down the stairs he didn't notice how the night class had frozen up in the room, unmoving. His thoughts were stuck on the past when he looked up to find Kagome standing there with a night class uniform on. Yuuki stood next to her, grasping onto Kagome's arm like the many times she'd grasped onto Kaname's. Yuuki seemed to have a great affection for Yuuki and seemed to be there for support. It made Kaname momentarily wish he was Kagome if only to have Yuuki grabbing onto him. "Kagome will be part of the night class from now on since she's… different," Yuuki explained with a bright smile.

Zero stood on the other side of Kagome and was giving the room a sweeping glare that didn't leave a single vampire out. "Headmaster Cross warns if any should drink her blood against her wishes you'll be kicked out of the school immediately. I warn if any of you should so much as hurt her I'll kill you before she gets the chance." And there hung the threat which brought on more questions. How could she kill them? Was she a vampire hunter too? Only Seiren, Kaname, Aidou, and Ichijou knew the truth.

A corner of Aidou's lips tugged up in a grin as he thought, Let the games begin priestess.