Chapter 2 - Home
Kagome scowled at the thought of her curse. The only benefit it parlayed at the moment was allowing her to see her family again. She sat across the street from her shrine, shrouded by the shade of the overgrown oak tree above her. She waited eagerly for her past-future self to jump in the well. Today marked the last time she would jump into the well. Beyond today was the end of the war for her. These next fifteen months would mark her last days as a mortal. Kagome smirked as the Kagome from 500 years ago, and yet from the very time now, skipped out of her house with a large pack on her back.
Kagome smiled and began to step up the shrine steps, careful to hide her aura until 'Kagome' was officially gone. When the powerful swell of icy magic erupted from the well house Kagome continued up the steps. She opened the door with apprehension, but quickly flooded out the feeling of fear. This was her Family, they would accept her. She swallowed as she stepped into the home.
"Oh, Kagome dear, did you forget something?" tears filled her eyes at the sound of her mother's caring voice and the love it held.
"Mom… It's so good to see you again." She swept her mother up in a nearly bone shattering hug and cried softly on her mothers shoulder.
"I've missed you so much; it's only been a few minutes for you, but for me… it's been a very long time… nearly… five hundred years." Kagome paused and pulled back from her mother.
"Mom, I'm back for good now." The smile that came from her mother's shaking form was one of the most welcoming things Kagome had ever seen. Her mother pulled her back into her embrace, whispering soft somethings into her ear, allowing her to grieve for her losses and cherish what she had kept and gained. As the day turned into night, Kagome reveled in the feeling of her family once more.
The very next morning, Sesshomaru had called her and brought up conflict she knew she'd have to address soon.
"Kagome, you have a week at the most to spend with your family, at the end of that week we must address this. I'll schedule your flight to England, but you need to cut off from your family to ensure their safety." Kagome closed her eyes and let out a shaky breath.
"Understood; Ill talk to them about it today." Kagome promptly shut the phone, ending the call, and treaded into the kitchen to begin preparing breakfast for her family. At seven AM, as she was placing the food out for her family, her phone rang again.
"Yes?" The other side remained silent for nearly twenty seconds.
"Kagome Higurashi?" Kagome recognized the voice and scowled.
"Albus: how can I help you?" The old man chuckled through the line.
"Direct to the point as always, I've been informed that you'll be in London nest week. Have you reconsidered?" Kagome glanced at the stairs as she heard someone descending them and confirmed it.
"I'll be there." She shut her phone again and smiled as her brother entered dressed in a baggy grey t-shirt and a pair of black sweat pants.
"Good morning Souta." He jumped in surprise at seeing her before remembering what had occurred the day before.
"I thought it was a dream." He smiled as he jumped into the chair closest to her.
"So what happened over there?" Kagome nearly stilled, the memories coming back.
"It's a very long story Souta. I'm not the same person I was yesterday. At least not to you." Souta raised his eyebrow in a very Sesshomaru like manner, and she sighed.
"Souta, in exactly fifteen months after "I" turn seventeen, the war on the other side of the well will end." He stared at her in confusion.
"You said it was over." Kagome sighed.
"Souta, I'm five hundred years older than I was yesterday when I left and jumped into the well. When I jumped into the well again, it closed, forever. I was trapped over there. When the war ended, I became immortal." She waited for his response.
"That's so cool!" Kagome scoffed. "You would think so! I-" she hesitated to tell him. She swallowed; she couldn't tell him what it meant. She would never even consider it. He watched her and waited for her to continue, but she changed it around.
"I have to admit it's pretty cool. In fact, I've been all over the world, and I have a stock of gifts for you!" She pulled out her phone and called the magical bank owner of Japan.
"Hello! How may I help you Higurashi-sama?" Kagome chuckled.
"Oh cut it out! I told you it's just Kagome! I was hoping you could deliver that box of goods I have in my account to my house. The one with Souta's name on it!" There was a shuffle and a jingle of keys and she heard a grunt.
"Of course, Kagome, I have it right now." Kagome hung up the phone and heard a knock on her door. She turned to Souta and raised an eyebrow.
"Well? Aren't you going to answer the door?" He sprinted to the door and opened it, to see a big chest with his name inscribed on it. On top of that one was another smaller one. Kagome picked up the smaller one and carted it to the kitchen, just as her mother came down.
"Good morning mom! Look what I got!" Souta bragged as he pulled the rather large chest to the living room. Kagome chuckled to herself and pulled a small box out of her box. She handed it to her mom.
"It's for you." Her mom opened the box with delicate hands and stared in wonder. Inside the box was an authentic silver necklace from Ireland that had a delicate chain and a colorful stone pendant that held a small amount of Kagome's aura- not that her mom would know that. Her mother gasped.
"It's lovely." Kagome nodded and pulled it from her fingers. She took it and placed it on her mother's neck as the stone was glowing and spinning. "This will keep you safe when I'm gone." Her mother looked at her in question. "If I ever have to go somewhere." Kagome clarified.
"Where's Jii-chan?" Kagome pulled out a cluster of scrolls, ancient protection charms, and offudas made by Miroku and herself. As if he were summoned, he hobbled into the house and sat for breakfast. Kagome smiled.
"Here you go Jii-chan! I got these for you during my travels." She didn't bother telling him that she had been all over the world for five hundred years, no, that wouldn't have been necessary. She sat down with all three of them and enjoyed breakfast.