Someone take this computer away from me. Imma crazy woman with an idea and it's destroying me.

Seriously, make it stop.

Kagome's chapter has finally come, yay! No, I wanna get this done as quickly as you do. Hiccup's big scene next chapter is already dancing on my fingertips. But, this needs to happen. It reveals stuff. Important stuff. Kinda, maybe. Probably.

It took me for-freaking-ever to write this chapter. A nice change from the three previous ones, but still. Oh my gosh, this was just plain obnoxious. Was tempted to get rid of it, but I wanted Mama!Kagome moments, so I trudged through it all. I hope you're all happy.

(I am not saying it this time, get used to it~)

This chapter has Inuyasha, mentions of Harry Potter, and the brief appearance of Hiccup.


Kagome huffed, blowing a flyaway strand of hair from her face. Her attendants, having been graciously give the honor of tending to their Lady, nervously tittered at her pout. The immortal twenty-two year old just wanted to visit her brother, but no, she had to sit for an entire hour in order to look like a 'proper lady'.

The Mistress of Life just knew Harrick would laugh hysterically at that. Hell, Inuyasha would laugh at that. She almost wished the hanyou was with her. He would cause enough chaos that Sesshomaru and Inukimi wouldn't be able to pressure her into this.

She had long come to terms with the fact her first love decided to stay in Hell with Kikyo when the Master and Mistress had started knocking around. Others, like Sesshomaru, Shippo, and Kagura, were more than happy to return to life with the condition of swearing fidelity to the kind former miko. Harrick's condition of course.

It was saddening when Harrick revealed to her that she could not revive humans, only her more long living family members. He mentioned balance and fate, but they both had a strong distaste for that word. As such, precious family members, Rin, Kohaku, Sango, Miroku, Souta, Mama, and Kaede, were left behind to live in their personal paradise.

With her brother at her side, she was able to check up on them once a year, on All Hallows Eve. The barriers between the living and the dead were thin enough then that Harrick could summon dozens of ghosts to interact with their loved ones for just the night. It made eternal life so much easier for Kagome.

She did notice, however, that other than the first All Hallows Eve, her brother never summoned anyone.

She worried about the older man.

"My Lady?"

"Oh, what is it?" Kagome tried to turn her head to the attendant that spoke up. The other youkai tugged on her hair, stopping her immediately. Satisfied with the fact she wasn't moving and messing up all of her hard work, the youkai continued to twist her hair into an elaborate design.

The youkai who spoke was seated near the door, her face to the floor. "Young Master Shippo is at the door, my Lady."

"Let him in then." Kagome waved her hand in the speaking youkai's direction, wincing as the hairdresser pulled harshly on her inky locks.

"B-but my Lady! You are not yet decent!" The youkai tried to protest, blushing brightly.

Kagome did not see what was wrong with the way she was dressed. She had on a five layer pink with white accent kimono. Her unmentionables were all covered. She was even wearing socks. Let's not even begin on her sailor outfit that she used to travel around it during her adventure. What could possibly be so scandalous?

"Your kimono, My Lady." The hairdresser enlightened blandly.

"Hm?" Kagome questioned with a furrow forming on her brow. Taking great care not to move her head as she did so, the former miko glanced down at herself.

While she was dressed in a pink kimono, accented with a white nature scene, she was not as modestly covered as she had thought. In fact, with her bored slouch and her four layers hanging around her shoulders barely covering her modesty, she looked much like a brothel mistress.

The moment that thought registered, the Lady of the House burst into body shaking laughter.

This scene was what Shippo walked in on. He quickly took in his mother's disarray and her flustered attendant as well as the hairdresser who was glaring at her hysterical Lady.

"Did I miss a joke?" He mused aloud. Hearing her son, Kagome quickly gathered herself, quieting her boisterous laugh to an unstoppable giggle.

"The Lady Kagome just started laughing when I informed her that her kimono was loose, Young Master." The hairdresser clarified. Still mystified, but undeniably happy at his mother's giggles, Shippo quietly waved the two attendants out of the room. With an annoyed huff, the hairdresser marched out, her fellow attendant pausing long enough to formally bow to her superiors before scurrying after the other.

He waited in silence as Kagome's giggles slowly got softer. By the time her laughter was completely gone, the kitsune had been standing before her for ten minutes.

"I haven't seen you laugh that hard in a long time, Okaa-sama." Shippo revealed, smiling as she grinned up at him.

"Come down here, Shippo-chan." Kagome ordered, spreading her arms wide. All too happily, the youkai fell into her arms. She gathered him close to her chest and ran her fingers through his loose hair. "Is there something you wanted, my son?" She hummed into his shoulder.

"I can't just be here to visit you, Okaa-sama?" Shippo teased, slightly pulling away from the Lady of the House. Kagome retaliated by pinching his ribs. "I give, I give." He laughed, pushing himself up fully to sit sieza in front of her. "My siblings and I have been talking, Okaa-sama." His voice was serious, the amusement that was present only a moment ago completely gone.

Kagome straightened up immediately. "Shippo…?"

"You have been so distracted lately, Okaa-sama. We're getting worried about you. All of us are." Shippo tried to explain.

"I am fine." Kagome tried to reassure her solemn son.

"No, Okaa-sama, no, you are not." Shippo stated. He knew his mother, she was definitely not alright, no matter what she said otherwise. "You keep getting distracted and you got cut by Sesshomaru-sama yesterday during your spar. You haven't been hit by Lord Fluffy in eight thousand years, Okaa-sama!"

Kagome winced as Shippo explained his concerns, raising his voice as his worry escalated. "I am just worried about Harrick." Kagome attempted.

"I know that your heart is pure and feel concern about your brother, Kagome, but this goes beyond that. How can we, those who are tasked with your wellbeing, help if you don't confide in us?" Shippo pleaded with the woman who raised him. She was stubborn, this he knew all too well, but maybe he could get her to crack.

Kagome hesitated with telling her family about what had been on her mind. She hadn't even told Harrick yet, though she had no doubt he knew either way. He was as intuned with this world as she was. They were the balance.

Instead, she looked to the side, out a nearby window. From her vantage point, she could see the training fields where two of her children were teaching less experienced demons that kept appearing in this world how their powers worked. From where she was, she couldn't see where her other children were, but she knew that Shiori would be tending to the barrier by now while Kanna sat with her two main advisors.

She didn't want the peace that her family had experienced since they entered this world to leave. She wanted them to always be this happy.

With a sigh, she turned back to the patiently waiting kitsune. "The world is shifting, Shippo."

"Shifting?" he repeated, his head tilted in confusion.

"Yes. Just like the world shifted when I was born. Just the like world shifted when Harrick was born. Something is going to happen. Shippo, this peace is coming to an end."

Two years later, Kagome returned home with a young brunette boy with sad eyes.

Shippo remembered their conversation.

Shippo watched his new brother.

Shippo, and his family, were preparing for a new age.

It was nearly time for them to step out of the darkness and into the cruel light.


What the hell happened to this chapter? I wanted a light and fluffy interaction between mother and son, with a brother/uncle interruption. But noooo, prophecies stole the entire show. What the actual hell man.

Just like I said, this chapter is a lot shorter than all of the rest. And nothing was regretted. Just think of it as an intermission, some background knowledge about Kagome and her decision to adopt Hiccup. It wasn't as random as it first appeared. (Bullshit reasons are bullshit)

Now, I say nearly and close and all those words, but these beings have been alive for millions/billions of years. As such, the shifting will take course over about a thousand years. (Vikings were active during the 9th Century and Rise of the Guardians is based in the 21st Century. That's a lot of time to make up for.) For those familiar with Inuyasha, the timeline for Harrick and Kagome will be explained at a later date. Cause that shit gets confusing. (I might throw in Yu Yu Hakusho to make it make more sense. Just for the time line shit, though. And maybe some minor characters, like the fox girl. Shippo needs a mate and Kagome needs some grandchildren, afterall.)

This will be stated once. Pairings will be all over the damn place. Cause, why the hell would immortal beings have just one 'True Love'? Zeus didn't do that. Aphrodite didn't do that. Hell, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father didn't do that! As such, pairings will be everywhere. There will be PitchxHarrick, EmilyxKagome, JackxHiccup, HiccupxJack, (JackxEveryone, if we wanna be honest here.), MeridaxRapunzel, Past!EugenexRapunzel, SesshomaruxKagome, TO NAME A FEW. There will be more, some of these might not even be touched upon. Either way, pairings are everywhere and will be light. Like kisses and flirting light. Cause, let's be honest, I know jackshit about relationships and mushy loving time.

Hiccup returns next chapter, yay! Plus, we finally get to know what Harrick and Kagome have been up to these past few years since taking in the Dragon Trainer. (And Hiccup finally gets his damn name, is anyone else happy about that?!)