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Another thing I wanna touch up on is the person who wasn't Jess that reviewed. Please give it up for Hopelessly Hopeful. This Chapter is dedicated to the 2 people who bothered to take 10 seconds from their day to tell me what they think about my story. Thanx to these 2 you are reading chapter 4 of my story.

PS. I'm introducing the Yu Yu cast later as a special treat near the end of this chapter. Chalk it up to my happiness at finally getting reviews I can work w/. Oh, and in my story Kagome is 17yrs old.

Now you are free to read Chapter 4. I hope you like it.

She steadily made her way to the God tree not sure if she would walk away without the tale-tale tear tracks streaming down her face.

'Oh well, that's a chance I have to take. Inuyasha deserves to know that I'm supporting him and his d-decision.' She took in a sharp breath. 'I can't believe this is what he wants, especially after all we've been through together. He told me he cared about me, although I guess now I know why he didn't specify.'

Yep, she would defiantly not make it through the day w/out crying. 'Oh! Come on girl. Don't let the guy in love w/ the creation of the creator of the original Frankenstein make you break down like this!' (A/N Yeah really! Sometimes I wish Kagome would just suck it up and put on her big girl panties. She is what, at least 17 by now.)

She took a deep breath and ventured to let out an, "Inuyasha?"

"Yeah? What do you want wench!" replied Inuyasha. 'He was pissed off enough w/out HER coming to make it worse. If he knew Kagome she would both ask him what happened and sit him when he told her, or she would already know the whole freakin' story and yell at him followed by, surprise, surprise, a sit command. Either situation ended up the same, him hitting the ground face-first and eating the local dirt.'

"I don't need you to tell me what I already know you're going to say so just get your a away from me Kagome!"

"Inuyasha, I just came here to tell you that I support your decision. I promised to give you the jewel already and just because your wish changed doesn't mean my promise changed with it. I care about you as a friend and wanted to let you know I don't see anything wrong w/ yours and Kikyo's wish. I also appreciate the fact that you thought about me and everyone else when making that decision for the wish."

'Now came the part she was nervous about. She didn't know if it was the right thing to do or even the smart thing to do. All she knew was that she had the courage to do it now but didn't know if she could do it later. This would be the ultimate way to let him know that she meant what she said though and if that meant letting him go completely then she was prepared for that.'

"Inuyasha, could you come down here a second?" she questioned hoping that he would oblige. "Pft, what for wench?" he questioned back.

"Inuyasha there is more than one way to get you down here so just do what I ask this once Ok?" She knew it was mean but she didn't know if she would be able to summon the courage up to do this again.

"Fine wench, I'm coming!" 'What the f was she up to?' "I'm here already now what do you want?"

Kagome slowly reached her hands up and grasp the familiar purple beads that bound them together since the beginning of their journey. With as much care as she could muster, she reluctantly removed them from his person and forever freed him of her control.

'He couldn't believe it! She took off the subjugation beads. He was finally free of those kami-awful sit commands. But why would she do that? Shouldn't she be mad or crying right now? He knew she loved him so why was she so calm and accepting?' He took one look at her face and immediately found an answer.

'Omg, she's hiding her tears from me. Why is she hiding? She's never had problems letting me know EXACTLY how she feels about something. Maybe she thinks I don't care about her? But she can't think that! Just because I don't love her doesn't mean she's not my-oh wait! Well, that would do it wouldn't it?'

He mentally sighed. 'She thinks I don't love her so she's trying to adjust. Kami if only she knew. He loved her more than he cared to let anyone know but he also knew she'd be better off with someone else. Of course, he didn't love her romantically, as he knew she did, but more like a sister, ya know, part of the family. He couldn't keep leading her on so he broke it off in a way he hoped she'd understand. She obviously didn't but she was taking it better than he thought.'

He took another look at his best friend. Seeing her now reinforced his belief that she would be able to move on. 'Yeah, that's my tough girl. Kagome I hope you see that your life can only get better once we end this. Naraku, Kikyo, jewel, portal, and all.'

"Feh wench, I hope you know what you just did." He saw her form a small smile. "Yes Inuyasha, I do. I hope you know as well." and with that she turned around with a small amount of pride occupying her heart. 'I did it. I let him go and now he can move on completely w/out me hindering his thoughts. And I didn't even cry! Oh yeah, now I just have to figure out how to move on myself.'

And with a single sigh she was sad again. But life in the feudal era wouldn't be life in the feudal era w/out some sort of 'dark ominous cloud' hovering over her thoughts. That's what made her adventures here important, overcoming obstacles that helped not only her friends but her as well. She had done some considerable maturing over the years. She was smarter, faster, stronger, and pretty much all other adjectives used in Christina Aguilera's song "Fighter." (Ironic ne?)

She sighed again. She would miss Inuyasha dearly but not most of all. No, what she would miss most of all would be those nights when everyone would just sit together and talk as friends did, temporarily forgetting Naraku and other hardships. Those nights that they spent together in the woods would be her fondest memories.

(Yes in the woods. Ya'll know perfectly well Inuyasha never lets his guard down in any villages or other human/demon infested areas.)

She took in a deep breath of the afternoon air and finally began to relax. For the rest of the way back to the village she focused, not on the past, but the possibilities of her future.

You are now being redirected from the feudal era to Koenma's office in present day times. Beware flying objects! Yusuke is very angry. Keep reading to find out why.

"You stupid toddler! I had to break ANOTHER date w/ Keiko just so you could call me in to tell me I have to get TRANSFERRED to another SCHOOL in another CITY just to monitor MINOR ENERGY DISTURBANCES!"

"I-if it makes you feel any better, um, Kuwabara and Kurama and Kurama will be joining you."

"No it does NOT make me feel 'better!' If anything it makes me feel worse! What are you sending us into? If it's just a minor energy disturbance then why are you sending three of us? And why don't you just monitor it yourself you helpless crybaby?"

"Yusuke, I believe we've had this conversation before, DON'T CALL ME A TODDLER! And I'm sending three of you because the energy coming from this disturbance is extremely powerful. So powerful, in fact, that if the person responsible had control of it then they could pose a VERY serious threat to the three worlds. I fear it will only be 'minor' for a short period of time. Besides, this 'disturbance' that you are so dead-set against monitoring happens to be in the same city your younger cousin resides in."

Yusuke let that last bit of information soak in a bit before letting out a very enraged, "WHAAAAAAT! What do you mean! Are you hanging a threat on my BABY COUSIN over my head to get me to do your dirty work for you! What kind of boss are you? Is she really in danger? Why didn't you tell me that was the case earlier? If she is hurt or involved in this in any way then I'm taking it out on whoever caused this and then I'm coming for you're a!"

"Calm down Yusuke! I would never threaten your family and you know that! No, she is not in danger at the present moment but we might have to involve her because you do need a place to stay when you temporarily 'visit' Tokyo. Besides, it's a perfect opportunity for you to visit your family and I didn't tell you earlier because the energy itself was minor and it seems to have grown over time. So now will you do it?

"Only because Kagome might be involved but know this, you owe me BIG time Koenma! Now, you said Kuwabara and Kurama were coming. Good. They are going to help me watch out for her first and foremost, do you hear me?"

"Ok, Yusuke, I understand but please don't take this lightly. This energy has been idle so far but we don't know for how much longer. Botan will keep you updated throughout your mission." Koenma said, thinking he would be speaking for the final time.

"Hey Koenma, what about Hiei? Isn't he supposed to be in on these missions as well?" wondered Yusuke out loud.

"He has some business to take care of first before he can join you 3." vaguely said Koenma. He hoped Yusuke would leave it at that. Hiei had been absolute when he told Koenma he wanted his privacy for this particular solo mission.

"What the he?" mumbled Yusuke. "Ok, well I hoped I could talk to him. If anyone understands protecting family by this type of means he would." 'Dm little shrimp. He would have helped me out and not want to pick it apart. If I know Kurama and Kuwabara then they'll definitely want to know every little detail. Dm that toddler!

"What's got you all down in the dumps Yusuke?" asked a way-too-cheery Botan. "You should turn that frown upside down. (Don't you hate it when people say that?) It's a beautiful day, you could be back in time to catch your date and-""Shut-up Botan!"

"Today is NOT a good day. I just found out I have to transfer to a new school in a new city w/ flower boy and nimrod to 'monitor' some whacked out energy readings and bunk w/ my baby, ok maybe not baby, but little cousin while trying to keep it AWAY from her and she is pretty smart for…well…pretty much anyone! She's right up there with Kurama in that department. The thing I'm worried about is that she is smart, but she's naïve and would trust ANYONE! How do I keep my little cousin out of trouble with THAT kind of combination?"

"Oh! She sounds fun, can I meet her please? I would act completely human."

"Under normal circumstances I would jump at that offer but the thing is, she has some spiritual powers and might find your aura kinda wonky. She might not be used to stuff like this but she's still not afraid to voice her opinions. I'm even worried she might find something off w/ Kurama and Kuwabara."

"Wow! She sounds kinda like you! Ya know, except for the exceptionally smart thing."

"Gee thanks Botan. Could you just get me outta here? You said I might be able to catch my date!"

"Aye, aye sir! I and my portals are at your service!" beamed a very happy Botan. She was beginning to think she would like this mysterious cousin of his.

End chapter 4

FINIALLY!

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