My Lovely Sin

Taken away from her family at the tender age of two, because her father cheated on her mother, Kagome lives with no memory of the Truesdale family; growing up with Jaden for a few years before her untimely trip down the well. She grows up in the past for about four years before she returns, with more than the majority of Japan thinking she's dead. She goes to Duelist Academy with her close friend, and her past only too willingly returns.

Anime – Yu-Gi-Oh GX/InuYasha

Main Couple – Kagome/Zane

Genre – Romance

Rated – M (Just guess!)

Bishonen'sFoxyMiko: After giving another long wait, I'm starting to feel bad. Right now, still no Internet for my Desktop computer but at least my dad's allowing me to go online with his new (if used) laptop on the condition that I only use the laptop a couple hours at most instead of staying on it all day like before. So far, I'm falling into routine about it's usage but sometimes it sucks that the animes, mangas, or TV shows are out of my reach for some of my fics (can't really continue writing with them out of my reach). Anyways, Hope you guys enjoy this next chapter. -^.^-

Akuma Chibi: So, it took a little while, but here it is! We've gotten back into the story, so expect more updates! I'm actually really looking forward to the next few chapters! I can't think up anything else important that needs to be brought up, so...enjoy this next installment! ^-^''

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Kagome's New Friend

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There were two birds sat on a stone,
Fa, la, la, la, lal de
One flew away and then there was none,
Fa, la, la, la, lal de
And so the poor stone
Was left all alone.
Fa, la, la, la, lal de.

Amaya watched for a few moments as the two just sat playing around the tree.

"I'm sorry..."

Amaya jumped and turned to see a young woman with light brown hair just past her shoulders standing and smiling not to far away from her. She was dressed in a simple dun dress that fell past her knees in red, gray and yellows. "No...It's fine. Who are you?" She wasn't trying to sound rude; she just didn't know who the woman that stood before her was.

"My name is Chowa Yuki, a pleasure to meet you. Again, I'm sorry. My son...had said something weird...about something calling his name." She looked back to the boy, her son, who was laughing with Kagome as they chased one another. "He took off without me, and was already a third of the way up your steps by the time I reached them. I figured...if he was going to climb, he could come up here. Honestly, I'm surprised he made it..."

Amaya smiled, "One second," she left the three and moved to where her mother would be, "Mom, why don't you stay here today."

Fumio poked his head around the corner, "Does that mean no alone time?"

"..." She smiled, "Sorry Fumio...Kagome's busy though, so she won't want to leave."

Curiously, they left the shrine house to see what it was Amaya was talking about, both pausing at the adorable sight before them. Kagome was placing flowers in the smiling boys' hair, occasionally he'd shake his head and they'd watch them fall about them.

"Can I ask what your son's name is?

Chowa smiled, "...Jaden...Jaden Yuki..."

Amaya looked at the carefree child, 'Kagome...it looks like our life will start falling into place soon enough...I can't wait to see what your future will be like...' she thought silently to herself as she, Fumio, her mother and Chowa continued to watch the two kids play about the Goshinboku.

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(2 Months Later)

Amaya sighed in relief as she made it to the last step leading to her childhood home with Chowa not far behind her. Both holding bags full of party favors for a child's party. Since the weather in the city, as well as on the shrine grounds, was getting a little warmer than usual, especially for mid-spring. But that wasn't bothering Amaya or Chowa, not in the least.

Recently she, Fumio and Kagome were able to see Zane for his fifth birthday and allowed to help set up for his party. The young blue-haired boy was very happy to see his mother as well as his precious baby sister on his birthday, and said he couldn't ask for more; his other gifts from family and friends (most from his father's workplace) were mostly ignored in favor of spending time with his mother and sister as much as possible before they had to leave him again. Fumio was also able to play with him and his siblings until sometime after the party was over.

Amaya's parents would've come with her to see their grandson but with them knowing that Syrus' mother would also be there, they decided against it and had Fumio and Amaya take their presents for Zane to him, with hopes of him visiting them someday soon.

Right now, her and Fumio's wedding day was just around the corner; just within a week, but if the weather wasn't in their favor on the big day, Fumio and she would postpone the wedding at a later day.

The wedding wasn't going to be anything huge. Unlike her wedding with Hisao, Amaya's wedding with Fumio was going to be much simpler, with just a few decorations, her father marrying them under the Goshinboku, and only close friends and family would be invited.

And while Fumio would be wearing a rented white and baby blue tux, Amaya would be wearing her mother's white wedding kimono with faded, baby blue hydrangeas embroidered on the sleeves, shoulders, and foot of the kimono with a light, faded blue obi.

The wedding was one of the reasons she was running errands with Chowa, her new friend.

Another was because, just a few months away, Amaya's little girl's fourth birthday was set, with her little Zane and, of course, baby Syrus invited.

The two mothers were around shopping and getting decorations for her toddler's party which was also planned as Jaden, Chowa Yuki's son's third birthday since Kagome and the little boy grew very close since that day they first met.

Over the last two months, the little boy and Amaya's daughter always played together when Chowa had some free time to spend outside the house, allowing the two toddlers to play while the pair of mothers talked. As the two toddlers grew close, so did the mothers.

"Phew, it's awfully warm for mid-spring." Amaya muttered as she made her way to the bench that was set under the shade of the Goshinboku's canopy. After setting her bags on the ground, she took a seat and gave another sigh of relief that she was able to rest under the shade where the breeze felt a lot cooler than in the sun.

As she was putting her hair up to allow the breeze to reach the back of her neck, Chowa also took a seat on the bench with Amaya.

"I know. The weather report said that there's a chance of rain but I'm not too sure since there are times that the meteorologist is wrong." The other woman replied with rueful smile.

The given reply was a laugh of agreement as Amaya, remembered how the meteorologist she usually received a weather report from would make a mistake and she would sometimes get caught in a downpour when it was said to be sunny all day.

The two women enjoyed the silence that came, savoring the cool breeze where they sat before they had to head into the house to hide the party favors where Kagome couldn't reach or find them. But for now, with how much they had been walking around town, buying party favors, setting cake orders to be ready for the wedding and flower deliveries, along with taking the wedding kimono to get dry-cleaned and fitted for the big day.

After another moment more in the comfortable silence, Chowa turned to Amaya, "Hey, Amaya…?" Once she caught the raven-haired mother's attention, she continued, "You had said that once you and Fumio are married that you would take his name, right? Are you planning to change Kagome's last name as well?"

Amaya gave a pause before nodding, "Yeah…after Fumio and I return from our honeymoon and change my last name on my ID, we'll start going through the procedures of changing Kagome's last name from Truesdale to Higurashi." Closing her eyes, she pointed out, "Hisao already has Zane to carry on the Truesdale name…and I want Kagome to start anew before she starts going to daycare or school."

Chowa nodded in understanding, considering that she would've done the same thing if she were to remarry after a divorce. But since her husband was too honest and loyal in their marriage, there was no threat of a divorce or changing family names.

Changing the subject so that her friend won't be so down, Chowa spoke as she stood, "Come on. I'm sure Fumio and your parents' are ready for us to get back to finish up planning the wedding and hiding the party favors for the kids' party."

With an upturn of her lips, Amaya agreed before standing and picking up her bags so the two could head into the house.

There was no use in thinking about the past when she had a new future ready and waiting for her, with a wedding being the only obstacle to go through.

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Kagome and Jaden sat out back, Kagome was waving her hands about in a flying motion, "Chuu! Chuu! Chuu~" She turned and smiled, falling onto Jaden as they both tumbled to the grassy ground laughing.

"Chuu?" Amaya looked curiously to Fumio who smiled and gave a small shrug.

"They've been making all sorts of interesting noises, Chuu, is just one of many." He leaned back and kissed his soon-to-be wife on the lips, gaining a smile from the beautiful woman.

"I see,"

"I've heard that before," Chowa frowned, "My son has said it before,"

Amaya looked to Chowa, "What is it?"

"Oh...I don't know really, I guess he just picked it up one day...I can't really say..."

"Mama!" Kagome ran to Amaya and circled her in a flying motion before her mother caught her around the waist and picked her up, laughing and giggling, Kagome hugged her. "Mama, Jade is my best friend!"

Amaya smiled, "Jade?" She glanced to Chowa who was smiling too; Jaden looked confused, staring up at Amaya and Kagome. "Is that so?"

"Yeah!" She moved in her attempt to be put down and Amaya consented, placing her daughter down on the ground before she ran off with Jaden.

Amaya grinned to Chowa, "Jade...how cute..." The two mothers laughed at the nickname given by an innocent, soon-to-be four years old, girl.

Fumio watched the two women leave before continuing with what he was doing. Watching the two kids, he kept his eyes on both as he worked on an assignment for his boss. He knew well enough that having children was no excuse to ignore his work, but when they were so adorable, how could he not just look up and get lost in their playful antics.

"Fumi-Papa!"

'She's taken up nicknames...Fumi?' He laughed, "Yes little one?"

"Play!"

He glanced down at his paperwork, it was only half done, and he'd still half to set up a presentation for the meeting coming up on Wednesday. 'I have four days to finish, I'll do some more later,' He placed it back in his folder and bag before standing and stretching. Picking the girl up, he held her high and watched her wave her arms high.

"No, no, no!" She laughed, "Play Hide N'go Seeking! Hide N'go Seeking!"

"Hide and seek? Alright, you hide, I'll seek!" He placed her down and watched the two take off in a run. 'What am I supposed to count to...ten seems a little short...twenty?'

"Count a bunch!"

'...how much is a bunch...?' He sighed, and then started a never-ending count to forty before finally going after the two. Kagome should have been easy to find, since she was a bag of giggles on legs. Jaden was notoriously silent during this game, and was incredibly good at hiding, so it was no wonder when he found Kagome smiling and laughing behind a tree a little deeper in the forest behind the shrine. It had been a good thirty minutes and he still hadn't found Jaden. "Jaden? Jaden, you win...come out now, Jaden!"

Kagome giggled cutely from behind him, "He won't come out like that..." She held out a stick that she'd found lying on the ground, then moving closer to a tree, she struck it three times, both listening as it echoed throughout the forest. A rustling of leaves drew Fumio's attention, and he turned to see Jaden poke his head out from behind a tree. "Jaden wins!" She smiled, running up to him and throwing her arms around his waist in a hug.

Fumio let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding at the sight of the boy safely in his line of sight. 'That scared a few years off of me...' he watched the two celebrate Jaden's win, 'And to think...they're not even teens yet...' He shivered at the thought of the trouble they would cause. "Jaden, where did you learn to come out with the tapping of a stick?"

"..." The boy shrugged, "Its how you play...Hide and Seek...quietly."

'So...it's like a mesh between Hide and Seek and the Quiet Game. Nice, cookies to the genius who came up with that one, though, a world wide notice should have been sent out to us who were unaware of the games new modification. I should probably tell Chowa and Amaya before they play...'

Speaking of the woman he loved so dearly, he smiled as she stepped out onto the porch and called them all in for lunch. "Amaya, beautiful..." He called, watching her turn with a faint blush, 'Beautiful...'

"Yes, what is it?" She asked, walking up to him as he gathered his work into his arms.

"Oh, I just wanted to inform you of Jaden and Kagome's upgraded version of Hide and Seek."

"Oh! The Quiet Hide and Seek game!" She smiled, placing her fist on her open palm in a cued motion. "I played that with them yesterday while you were at work. Oh...I forgot to tell you how to draw out Jaden. He's so clever and quiet...I can never find him..."

"I'm just glad Kagome's loud in her hiding."

She laughed, "I said the same thing to Chowa...she get's too nervous playing Hide and Seek with them, so she sits back and watches, keeping her eyes on Jaden all the time." She walked inside with Fumio close behind, "She always knows where he is, so he's never really lost. She was watching him while in the kitchen from the kitchen window while you were playing with them too."

"So she had already known where he was?" Fumio frowned, "She could have helped."

"Fumio!" Amaya scolded playfully, "That's cheating..." She smiled, taking his hand in hers and walking to the kitchen. "What fun would there be if we told you where they were hiding?"

"...mm," He pouted, smiling only when Kagome ran and hid behind his legs, laughing as Jaden ran after her, both circling him before running down the hallway to the living room.

"Kagome~ Jaden~" Amaya called, "Its lunch time, play later!"

The three adults watched the two run back inside with Amaya's parents in tow.

"Mom, dad," Amaya smiled, "Where were you two hiding?"

"Ah, we were going through photo's. Fumio, we haven't gotten the chance to show you our little Amaya growing up. We were just talking about the time you were a feudal princess for a whole month because you didn't want to clean your bedroom. She dressed like one, acted like one, ate like one, walked like one...she just couldn't keep clean like one until she hit her teens." Amaya's mother laughed, "She also couldn't keep out of the rain in those princess outfits. Always running out in the rain and soaking them. I was hard-pressed to give her anymore silk shoes with them always returning dirty and torn up."

Amaya blushed, "Mom, really? I was seven!"

"Eight..." Her father corrected.

"..." She sighed, "Fine...eight...I was still just a kid." She smiled at the memory, despite her slight embarrassment. "I had fun though..."

Fumio smiled, 'Perfect...'

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(One Week Later)

Looking to the sunny day with so few clouds from her room, Amaya sighed with a smile from the feel of the fresh breeze on her face before standing from her window to start getting her makeup done and dawning her wedding dress.

Today was the big day; the day she and Fumio were to get married. It was by luck that the weather turned out great with the temperature not being too cold or too hot and the breeze was just right so Amaya and Fumio didn't have to postpone the wedding.

After she was finished with putting her light makeup on, a knock came to the door.

Knowing who it was, Amaya called out teasingly, "You know that it's bad luck to see the bride before the big event, Fumio!"

Faintly hearing her soon-to-be husband outside give a sound of mock hurt, she nearly giggled as he answered, "Quit being superstitious! Zane's just arrived and wants to see his mama!"

A rush of happiness flooded Amaya's being at hearing that her son had made it, she finished putting on her last earring and called out, "Oh, you can come on in Zane!"

The door then soon opened, and a familiar head of thick blue hair poked into the crack of the doorway before Amaya grinned and stood to greet her son.

The new bride was very happy to see that her son was able to make it to her wedding, especially since she asked her little boy to be the ring bearer for her. And with Kagome being her flower girl, she just wanted to share her day with her and maybe their new stepfather.

Amaya and Zane talked for a while as Amaya started to slip on her kimono from behind the dressing screen in the room, talking about anything and everything to catch up during the separation after the last time they saw each other. During their talk, Zane's happy voice soon turned sour and cold when he started thinking of his little brother's mother.

"She's still trying to fill your shoes at home...still not doing anything to take care of Syrus." Zane's small hands started to form fists, "She tries putting up a front for Papa...but I think Papa's overheard the maids about her never lifting a finger in taking care of Syrus."

The boy's mother paused after getting her obi tied and walked out from behind the screen to kneel and bring her little boy in her arms, feeling him shake in frustration and most likely stress as well.

"I can't stand her...she made you leave and dad's not doing anything! Syrus doesn't deserve to have a mother like her..."

The loving mother continued to hold her eldest and only son, the pain of leaving him with his father, instead of taking him with her to allow him to grow up with his sister, returned to her. If she forgave Hisao and Hisao decided to take in Syrus without bringing his mistress into the mix, Amaya would more than gladly raise Syrus as her own...

But her trust for Hisao, even after trying to make their marriage work and forgive him, was shot and continuing a marriage with one not trusting their spouse ever again wasn't healthy. Of course, separating her children wasn't healthy either but she would make it work by showing her children that she would be there for them both.

That assurance would also be given to little Syrus. Despite that he wasn't her child; it was obvious that the woman, who gave birth to him, was never going to take up her role as a mother seriously and use the child as a means to have access to Hisao's money.

Looking up to his mother, who now looked so beautiful and almost resembling an Empress in white while in her wedding kimono, Zane asked, "Isn't there some way for me and Syrus to come and live with you, Fumio, Kagome, and Grandma and Grandpa, mama? I don't like never being able to see you and Kagome and living with that greedy hag..."

Amaya had to refrain from laughing at the last line that escaped her son's mouth. But she answered Zane all the same, "Zane, sweetie... remember the promise that you gave me when I first left? About taking care of your father for me and always be good to your brother?"

At Zane's nod, Amaya smiled softly, "I want you to continue to do so, even after you've grown into a fine young man during the moments that your father and Syrus may act like they don't need you. Kagome and I may not live at the manor any more but we're still going to continue being your family."

She then gave a soft but loving kiss on Zane's cheek, "No matter how far we are apart...we'll still be with you."

When it looked like Zane was going to say something, a knock came to the door before it opened a bit to reveal Kagome, dressed in a very adorable baby blue kimono and hydrangeas in her hair. A huge smile grew on her face at seeing her mama look so pretty and the sight of her brother being able to make it to their mama's wedding.

After gushing in excitement at how beautiful her mother looked, Kagome's attention turned to her big brother, "Zane! Zane! I want you to meet my new friend!"

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Zane was quickly dragged out of the room by his younger sister, a small smile appearing on his face as he was taken to her room where a boy about her age sat on her bed, a woman similar in look behind him was running a brush through his hair.

"Kagome, oh...this is Zane, right?" He looked at the woman, vaguely recognizing her as someone he'd passed on the way up the stairs to his sisters' birthday party not long ago. The boy too, seemed familiar.

"Yes, Zane, this is Mrs. Chowa!" She ran forward, pulling Zane closer to the two, "This is my best friend, Jaden!"

"It's nice to meet you both," He bowed,

"Oh goodness, you're so well mannered," Chowa smiled, standing up, she patted Jaden on the head, "Don't mess up your clothes, okay." She looked pointedly at him.

He smiled brightly, "Kay!"

Kagome and Zane watched her leave, "Zane," Kagome called, wrapping her arms around his waist, "Will you play with us?"

"Ah..." He looked at his sister, staring at the dress she wore, he had to wonder what kind of playing she wanted to do...in a dress...on their mothers wedding day... "Play what?"

"Hide and seek!"

"Well...okay, but we stay inside!" He said sternly. "Mom won't be pleased if we get dirty."

Jaden laughed, "Mine will be mad."

"Exactly," Zane nodded, he frowned as Kagome's face fell before it brightened back up.

"..." Kagome took off downstairs leaving Jaden and Zane in a curious silence before she returned about five minutes later with a bundle of sheets in her arms. "We can play in here then! Let's build a hideout, no grown ups!" She smiled, "This way, we don't have to worry about anyone taking us away from each other...right?" She looked up at Zane who stared at her in wonder, not sure how he should answer. He was saved by Jaden who pulled a sheet over her, causing her to squeal out in laughter.

"Kagome lets connect the sheet to the chair and bed post!"

"Kay!"

Zane played with the two for about thirty minutes before Amaya walked in; smiling, she turned to Kagome and Zane, "Are you two ready?" She asked, watching them both climb out from beneath the sheets, Jaden close behind.

"Yeah!" Kagome took her mothers hand in hers.

"Wonderful, Zane, could you walk Jaden back to Chowa and then. Go find Grandma; she'll ready the both of you. I have to go get my bouquet."

He nodded and took Jaden's hand.

Amaya smiled, this was truly turning out to be a wonderful day. She walked down the halls and back to her room, grabbing her bouquet, she made her way downstairs, Kagome and Zane were with her mother and both listening carefully to the older woman to make sure they did everything right.

As the evening untangled around her, the knots coming out so cleanly, she made her way out of her house, close friends and family watching her. She had been waiting all day for this, stepping up to her father, Kagome who'd been in front of her now stood behind her next to Chowa, Jaden was standing behind Fumio and his best man, a gentleman she had been introduced to a little while back, his name, she believed, was Kagewaki Hinamorai. Long black hair and brown eyes, Kagome liked him, and Amaya had to admit, he was a pleasant and agreeable kindred soul. Zane stood next to Fumio holding a silk pillow with twin rings.

A couple words passed between her father, to Fumio, then from her father to herself. Vows were exchanged, rings were placed carefully along ring fingers, a kiss was shared...she was happy. The day had been perfect, the night would be even grander, and then their honeymoon...

Amaya sighed, a carefree expression on her lips as she stared out at the darkening sky. She heard muffled murmurs and followed them around the corner towards the front of the house. It was her. Hisao's secretary, standing at the stair steps, pulling a struggling Zane from the party, Hisao was out back talking with Fumio about one thing or another...'Where is Syrus?' She glanced about the yard and saw him lying on his back staring up at the starry veil of night.

"Let go of me!" Zane pulled his arm free from her hold, and Amaya took in the Alcohol induced wobble and off balance stride before the woman moved forward to grab Syrus up off the ground, only for Zane to pick him up and move back a distance from her before she could touch even one strand of the child's light teal blue hair. "Stay away from him! I won't let you touch him...I won't let you..." His words were solid, and Amaya couldn't help the warmth in the whole of her heart that swelled with an abundance of pride for her son's strength at the young age of six.

The woman scoffed, throwing her hair over her shoulder, she toggled tightly to the stone railing of the staircase before clumsily descending; her curses and incoherent murmurs could be heard in the distance as she grew farther away.

"It's going to be alright...I promise!" Zane said in the same tone he'd had earlier, position his baby half-brother in a safer hold in his arms. "I'm still little, Syrus...but I promised Mama that I'd look after both Dad and you...so I'll never let her or anybody else, cause you harm,I promise!"

'That's my boy,' Amaya smiled, watching him hug the youngest child of the Truesdale bloodline.

"I love Mama and Kagome so much...but right now...I need to stay with you and Dad...so I'll do what's needed of me...I'll keep you safe...Syrus..." He looked up at the starry sky with a sad smile, "Because, like Kagome and Mama, you are also my special and important family."

'Zane...' Amaya watched him follow down the steps as Hisao finally appeared to leave with his two boys. 'Oh...my little boy...' She cried silently to herself. 'I wish I could keep you with me...'

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Akuma-Chibi: Hey everyone, hope you enjoyed! The next chapter will be up as soon as possible, please be patient, give reviews where there due! This time, Bishi started, then, like always, we traded after every (–x-x-x-) break. I ended the chapter this time. Please leave reviews! ^_^ ''