(A/N: I had an epiphany last night and I think I will be changing the love interest over to Ichigo. I love Renji more, but I think it makes more sense this way! Love all of you guys and thank you to everybody for adding this story to their favorites list! Just remember, review are major incentive for me to write faster!)

~Kana~

Chapter 3

School started Monday, and Kagome was surprised to find out she liked the school uniform. It was warmer and didn't have the annoying sailor flap on her back. The skirt was still short, but the shirt was way more comfortable. She even liked the little red tie she had to wear.

She found she wasn't too far behind what they were learning and it was easy to catch up. Uryuu was super intelligent and helped her with her homework after school. He never once asked why she was behind. She appreciated it, but she knew she couldn't keep it from him indefinitely.

Things were getting strange in Karakura town. Kagome started feeling the same tingling feeling in her arms when a demon was nearby. She never once felt a youkai aura, but it was similar, the exact same as the one she purified at the park Saturday. Whenever the feeling drew closer to the house it vanished. It was when that started happening, Kagome also took notice of a few people nearby with high spiritual powers. She already knew her father had high spiritual powers, but she almost dropped her jaw when she felt Uryuu's for the first time.

They were playing a game of checkers in the sitting room when the feeling hit Kagome. She almost excused herself just so she could investigate, but Uryuu excused himself to use the restroom. Shortly later, she felt a spike of spirit energy and the demon-like presence vanished. Less than five minutes passed and Uryuu walked back into the sitting room and their game of checkers resumed.

Kagome lay on her large bed with her history book opened in front of her with her notebook in her lap. She was trying to read ahead and take notes so she could pull herself ahead of the class instead of chugging along behind them. Spending almost an entire year traveling in feudal Japan really took its toll on her school work. Before, she was super smart, always at the top of her class. She never missed a day unless she was so sick she couldn't get out of bed. It still killed her that the school and her girlfriends actually believed the string of lies her grandfather spun on her adventures.

Her first month in Karakura town flew buy faster than she could imagine. She was no longer behind and steadily making her way to the top of her class. Kagome no longer hated living at the large house. Her brother kept her company and treated her well. It was only a few days prior that they got into a conversation about birthday parties. It was then that the two teenagers realized they shared a birthday. If they had the same father, then it was almost guaranteed to have the same mother. Not to mention the fact that they were probably twins.

They tried asking their father about being twins. He just shooed them away and told them yes they were twins and to leave the subject alone. That it wasn't important. Since when did finding your twin classify as NOT important? Uryuu shared a similar angry look before growling and stomping out of the den in a huff.

After learning that they were twins the teenagers set up a date to make a trip to Tokyo to visit the shrine. Uryuu was curious to meet his mother. Kagome talked about her all the time and how she was the most understanding woman in the world and she was a fantastic cook.

Uryuu and Kagome were currently sitting on the train on the way to Tokyo. Uryuu was nervous though he wouldn't admit it and Kagome was excited and happy. She also planned to try to sneak into the well one last time before going back to Karakura.

Kagome grabbed Uryuu's hand the moment the train came to a stop and the doors opened. He tried to pry his hand from hers, but she was surprisingly strong. The first thing Uryuu noticed about Tokyo was the lack of Hollow activity. He figured since the city was larger, they'd have more, but apparently the city was very clean. That or the Shinigami actually did their job well around here. Whoever was in charge of Karakura slacked off because he had to eliminate his fair share of Hollows. The number had only increased since Kagome came into town. He could only assume they sensed her high reiatsu and were attracted to it.

They wound through the streets and finally came to a stop at a large staircase. Kagome's blue eyes were practically glowing with excitement. She released his hand and clapped her hands under her chin. "We're here!"

She took off running up the stairs, surprising Uryuu with her speed. He followed her but at a much slower, reserved pace. When he made it to the top, Kagome had her arms throne around a woman with soft brown eyes and really short hair. Standing beside the woman was a boy no older than ten years old who had the same mirror expression of Kagome's excited one.

Kagome pulled away from her mother and took a step back and pointed behind her where Uryuu stood. Her mother brought her hand up to her mouth and gasped. Uryuu was the splitting image of his father with black hair instead of Ryuken's silver.

Mrs. Higurashi mumbled from behind her hand. "Oh my goodness."

Uryuu shifted on his feel uncomfortably as the woman starred at him. He stuffed his hands in his pockets and continued to meet her brown eyes. So, this was his mother. He could tell where Kagome got some of her looks from. She had the same round face instead of their father's sharp features.

"So, Mom, when were you planning on telling me I had a twin brother?" Kagome asked in her usual sweet, innocent voice."

Mrs. Higurashi turned her head slowly to look at her daughter. "I…" She was saved from answering right away by Souta tugging on the hem of her shirt. She looked down at him.

"He's Kagome's twin? How come I didn't know I had a big brother?"

Realizing she was going to have to answer, her shoulders dropped and the hand covering her mouth followed. "Let's talk over tea, shall we?"

Mrs. Higurashi busied herself in the kitchen making tea. She even pulled out cookies and other small treats and placed them on a platter, rearranging them so they looked just right. Kagome took Uryuu on a tour of the house and was back in the kitchen ready for tea just as her mother finished.

"I met your father when he came to Tokyo for a business trip. They were having a meeting at the hospital and I was working as a daytime nurse at the time. We went on a few dates and one thing led to another and before long I was pregnant. While I was pregnant, strange things started happening. I started seeing ghosts and other, strange creatures. Your father could also see them, only he was different." Her eyes focused on Kagome. "He's the reason I wasn't surprised when you told me about the magic of the well, and about Inuyasha."

Kagome's heart clenched at the sound of his name. His face appeared in her mind and she wanted nothing more than to rub the soft fur of his ear even if it ended up with him scolding her and her retaliating with a nice firm 'sit'.

"He explained things to me. He told me about the creatures with the white masks and the shinigami. That's what I thought Inuyasha was at first, but his outfit is red, and shinigami don't have dog ears. I worried everyday for your safety, but I knew you were just like your father. He had abilities similar to yours that he used to protect me while I was pregnant."

"Can you still see ghosts?" Kagome asked.

She shook her head. "No, we think the only reason I was able to feel and see them was because of you two." Her eyes focused on Uryuu. "You in particular. Your father knew the moment you were born you were just like him."

"Why did you separate us? Why didn't we know about this sooner?" Kagome asked.

Mrs. Higurashi looked across the table at Souta. "Because I met Souta's father while I was pregnant. It was love at first sight. Your father and I never had love, it was just a physical attraction. When you guys were born, we agreed that he would take you, Uryuu, and I would take Kagome. Kagome, you showed no trace of higher than average spiritual power. We kept you a part to keep you and me safe. As long as you had no power you'd be safe. And you were until last year when you fell into the well."

"I didn't fall, I was pulled into the well by Mistress Centipede, and she was after the jewel not me." Kagome explained.

"Jewel?" Uryuu questioned. He'd remained perfectly silent the entire time things were explained. He could even see his father's reason for doing what he did. He actually didn't blame him, he'd probably done the same thing if it happened to him. What he didn't understand was this talk of a well and a jewel. And what did they have to do with Kagome's power?

Kagome turned her blue eyes to her brother. She'd avoiding talking about this because she wasn't sure how to explain anything. How did you tell somebody that for the past year you've been on a epic adventure five hundred years in the past?

"The Shikon no Tama. The Jewel of Four Souls, was buried inside my body. The well here on the shrine grounds is also known as the Bone-Eaters Well. It's where demons' remains were placed when they died, a long time ago. The power of the jewel revived her and she pulled me into the well, with for me and Inuyasha, acted as a time traveling device."

He cocked a brow. "Time travel?"

Kagome nodded. "Yes. When I climbed out of the well when the centipede pulled me in, I found myself in the Sengoku period, five hundred years in the past. It was there that I discovered my power. I am a miko, and a powerful one at that. I have the ability to shoot a sacred arrow that purifies demons, and whatever those black creatures with the masks are-"

"Hollows."

"Whatever. I cleanse their bodies and souls. I am also able to pass through almost every barrier and not be affected by miasma."

"So, that hollow you destroyed when you first showed up in Karakura, you used the bow you bought?"

Kagome nodded. "Yeah. I thought it was a demon at first because it feels similar. There is a difference, but not much of one. What is a hollow?"

It was Uryuu's time to explain. "A hollow is a soul of human that has lost all reasonable thought. They are nothing more than a shell of their former selves always craving souls of other spirits, such as that girl, or the souls of people with spiritual powers such as us."

"Okay, but are their different levels of hollows? With demons, the ones who took human shape were the most powerful while the ones that looked like an animal were the weakest. Are their hollows that look human?"

"I've never seen one that took a human shape. The closest to that are the shinigami." He said the word with hatred and Kagome wondered if there was something else she should know. "They are spirit being that are supposedly in charge of dispatching the hollows."

"Okay…I don't think I've seen any of those before. So, what are you? Are you like a priest or a monk? Because your energy signature feels similar to mine, and everybody in the Sengoku period called me a priestess."

He shook his head. "No, I am a Quincy as is Ryuken. Our powers are similar to yours from what you've told me, only I don't need an actual bow and arrow. I use the reiatsu in the air to form a bow, the same goes for my bow. I can show you, if you'd like."

Kagome's eyes widened and she nodded her head. It would be a good time to show him what she could do. She asked her little brother if she could borrow his short bow and managed to find a stray arrow up in her room.

Uryuu was first to go. He allowed a cross shaped charm fall out of his long sleeve shirt and hang from his wrist. Kagome felt the power in the charm the moment it was exposed. He formed his light blue bow and shot an arrow into the sky.

Kagome was amazed to see his spirit bow and secretly wished she could do that. It would have saved her behind more than once with Inuyasha when she was stupid enough to forget her bow and arrows back at camp when she went in search of a hot spring.

The miko, feeling the need to prove to her brother that she was far from helpless took aim at a target she set up a long time ago to practice her archery. It would be a better show of skill if she had a moving target, but unless a hollow popped out of nowhere, she was out of luck. As she drew the string taunt, she imbued the arrow with enough power the entire arrow glowed light purple/pink. Usually only the tip glowed before firing, but she'd only shot two targets since all of her power was unlocked. She released the arrow. The arrow flared brightly in the sky just before nailing the target dead center. Since the target was an inanimate object, her power fizzled out and did no damage other than leaving a slight scorch mark.

After showing each other their power, they headed back inside where Mrs. Higurashi offered to make an early dinner so the twins had to leave. Over dinner, Kagome started telling Uryuu all about her time in the feudal era and about her the friends she made. She skirted around some of the more dangerous parts for her mother's sake. She always hated hearing that her daughter almost died. She even told her brother how she thought their father acted just like Sesshomaru.

Dinner was over quickly and Uryuu and Kagome found themselves standing at the top of the stairs saying their goodbyes. They learned a lot today, and both of them were glad to have the truth out in the open. They no longer needed to hide the truth from each other, and to hell with their father, Uryuu was going to see if Kagome had the potential to be a Quincy, or if her powers were strictly miko.