Kagome sat on the couch, listening attentively to Kurama's explanation of the three worlds. She took it all in stride, seeming like none of it was too surprising to her.

The Detectives had been told not to assume anything. Koenma had said that his father was not sure of the extent of her miko abilities or her reaction to youkai. The team was urged to be on guard, in case the Shikon Miko had decided to eradicate the youkai members of the team.

The Detectives, though all had been warned not to assume anything, were all shocked at how wrong they were. Yuusuke had thought she would be ugly; Kuwabara had thought she would try to attack Kurama and Hiei, and he didn't want to hit a girl; Kurama had thought she would not understand the situation, or at least not care about it; and Hiei had thought she would be a worthless human onna who had somehow fooled everyone at Rekai into thinking she had power.

The Shikon Miko oozed power almost from every pore. Though no normal human would be able to notice anything unusual about her, it was obvious to the spiritually aware (such as Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama). Her beauty and gracefulness gained Yuusuke's immediate attention. Her selfless attitude endeared her to Kurama and Kuwabara almost instantly. Her excessive amount of power at such a young age, with so little training, increased Hiei's tolerance of her slightly.

Kurama had told her that about 250 years ago the world was split into three different worlds. One was made for the youkai; one was made for the humans; and one was for the gods to watch over both and keep both safe from each other's influence. The demons soon learned of flaws with the barrier keeping the worlds separate. They used the flaws to start trafficking humans. Females were the most sought after, especially mikos. Very few mikos escaped being kidnapped and taken to be sold in the demon world, even fewer mikos survived in the ningenkai to adulthood, as demons would break through the barrier only to kill humans, especially females, and especially mikos. The mikos slowly died out, and it was nearly impossible to find a true miko today. Kurama explained that Kagome was an exception to the rule. She was the reincarnation of a powerful miko, Kikyou, and also her five times great aunt. Kagome interrupted at this fact, denying that Kikyou's only sibling never had children.

Kurama explained that Kikyou's sister, Kaede, had had a daughter. Before Kaede had become a miko, before Kikyou had died, their parents had arranged a marriage of convenience for their younger daughter. Thinking that their eldest would be the pride of the family, they had no need for their youngest and planned to marry her off. Once Kikyou died, Kaede had to step in as the village miko, yet still had to obey her parents' wishes, and marry. The daughter born of the marriage was Kotoko. Kotoko had run away when she was twelve. She had wanted a normal life, and to marry as a normal person would. She did not want to be tied to a village with no chance at true happiness. Kaede understood Kotoko's decision, and never tried to follow her. Her understanding had led to the dissolution of her marriage. Kotoko denied her spiritual powers, and so they lay dormant within her and her children, for generations.

Kurama told Kagome that when she was born, the Shikon no Tama was inside her body infusing her with its power, and hiding itself so that she would not have the same fate as so many other mikos who had died at the hands of blood thirsty demons. It was inside her body, only because she was the reincarnation of Kikyou (which she told him she already knew). The Shikon no Tama was an inanimate object that could transcend both space and time. It had powers that even the gods themselves did not have. It knew all that had happened, since the time of its creation. The Shikon had awoken in her when it was time. It had called to the demon in the past when it was time. It knew Kagome's future and was determined to fulfill its destiny through her. The Shikon was not gone, as Kagome had thought; it was still inside her.

Kurama explained that the Tama had anchored itself to her soul and this is why the Detectives were sent. King Enma was hoping there was a way to release the anchor. He wanted the Shikon no Tama locked up in the relative safety that the Rekai could provide; but King Enma did not want to lock away a power such as the Shikon Miko. The Jewel itself, he didn't mind locking away; but Enma wanted the Shikon Miko to work for his son, on his Spirit Detective team.

Kurama asked for Kagome to accompany himself and his team to the Rekai to speak to their boss and his father. He apologized, because he wasn't sure how long she would be gone; though he informed her it would be at least a month, depending on how things went. Kagome accepted, but asked for a moment to speak to her family and for her to grab a few things.

The Detectives waited outside while Kagome got ready. After thirty minutes, Kagome emerged from her house in jeans and a plain pink t-shirt with sneakers, a bow and arrow set, and a large yellow back pack, stuffed to the brim. Hiei snickered, Kurama smirked, and Yuusuke and Kuwabara burst out laughing at the back pack. It was old and tattered. It was stained with blood and kami only knows what else.

"Onna, it seems as if you need a new pack."

"First off: My name is Ka-Go-Me! Kagome. Learn it. Second: this back pack has got me through the feudal era, I'm sure it can withstand a little, supposedly well-meaning, trip to meet the gods."

"Shorty! She sure told you!" Kuwabara was clutching his stomach he was laughing so hard.

Hiei hit Kuwabara in the back of the head, effectively shutting him up and knocking him down. Hiei grabbed the hilt of his sword. Kurama pulled out his communicator to call Botan for a portal.

"Onna, if you were not my team's responsibility, I would have killed you for speaking to me like that. If you do it again, I cannot guarantee you will live."

Kagome growled and glared at Hiei.

"Listen up, I've dealt with a lot of demons, and most were taller than you, and some were scarier than you!" Kagome put her hand on her bow.

Kurama stepped in between the two and smiled at Kagome.

"Hiei does not normally get along well with others, especially humans."

"That's putting it mildly," Kagome snorted. "Actually, I know lots of youkai like that…that doesn't make it okay though!"

"Shall we? Botan has arrived with the portal." Kurama held out his arm for Kagome; Kagome was still fuming as they stepped through the portal.

"Hiei, I think you've found your match." Yuusuke said and jumped into the portal before Hiei could retaliate. Kuwabara laughed even more and followed Yuusuke.

"The Shikon Miko is nothing but a nuisance."

Hiei scowled and ran off, leaving Botan staring after him.