Chapter 4: Kagome's First Mission, The Members of the Clan!

Kagome walked a day out from the village and found a large clearing before taking a meditative position. She did a few hand signs and held the last one, eyes closed. A wave pulsed out from her.

He was just waking when he felt something. He stirred more before dressing and running from his home. Something was calling him.

She was bathing when she felt a pull. She dressed quickly before she took off running. This was something she could not ignore as it was.

An elderly man felt a sensation he had not felt in a long time. The head of his clan was summoning him. He could not resist the pull. He just finished his tea and started to hobble toward the pull. It would take him a few days to get there at this rate, but he was determined to get there.

A pair of orphaned twins felt something so roused from their sleep. They looked around but didn't see anything. They were curious so they went towards were it was stronger. It felt warm to them so they giggled and ran towards it, a smile on their lips and in their eyes.

Kagome felt the first to arrive. It was the twins. Their eyes widened and they sat before the girl that was two years older than they were. They were tired so they curled up in balls and fell asleep near the warm glow she admitted. This was the end of her second day away from Konoha.

The pull was close so he picked up his speed. It was about a mile away. He would be there in no time now. He came into a clearing to see two children chasing butterflies as a third sat in a meditative state, a blue light coming off of her. This is where the pull was strongest so he collapsed panting. He caught his breath and noticed the two children staring down at him.

"Another person arrived," one said. "I wonder when the girl will wake so we can play with her."

"Who knows?" They shrugged and went back to playing .

This was the end of the third day.

She heard laughter so she picked up her pace, coming into a clearing. She saw two children playing and another seemingly meditating. A man stood off to the side, shuurican in hand. It seemed he was training. She looked down to see the two children staring up at her.

"You've arrived as well," one said. "But she still won't wake up. How much longer will it be until she wakes up?"

"I… I don't know," she replied.

"Oh well." And they went back to playing.

This was the end of the fourth day.

A day passed uneventfully. It was at sunset on the sixth day that the old man hobbled into the clearing, a walking stick in hand. At this time he bowed lowly to the girl as she opened her eyes. She looked to the children and they cheered. "Now we can play with her!"

"I have called you all here," Kagome started and the old man rose. "I am Kagome. The Hokage has asked me to find you all and bring you back to Konoha. As it is, I am the head of the Higurashi clan."

"Yamato has died then," the old man said.

"I was the last remaining Higurashi in the village. All the others have died," she stated sadly. "It was my goal to re-establish the clan. With your help, that can be done." She sighed. "The Hokage gave me a week. Tomorrow morning we will head back to Konoha and report to the Hokage. Afterwards we will get you settled into your new home."

"We won't be alone anymore?" The twins asked.

"You will not be alone," Kagome assured and they squealed with joy. "Now rest, we leave early." She pulled a blanket from her bag and the twins cuddled up to her and they went to sleep.

"Uncle has died then," the male mumbled.

"But we have his heir," the old man spoke. "Rest. It will be a long journey tomorrow." The old man laid down and went to sleep.

He sighed and looked to the three children before going to sleep, the female already asleep. This was the end of the sixth day.

It was just before dawn when they had set out. The two children ran around them happily as Kagome led the way. The old man was at the back, the male and female in front of him, not saying a word. They were not expecting an attack so the two children screamed and ran towards the elder as the male and female moved back to protect them. They were never expecting Kagome just to stand there.

"Get over here, Kagome-sama," the female yelled, scared for the head. The next moment the five attacking ninja were trapped in vines and unconscious.

"Let's keep moving," Kagome said as she started walking again. The elderly man ushered the children forward, a smile on his face. At this point the children stuck close to the others, not wishing to get hurt.

They were amazed so ran to catch up. They hadn't heard her utter a single word for her attack. She had their respect if she could handle five enemy nin without having to move from her spot. She was their leader.

By sunset they had reached the gates of Konoha. They had been stopped by the guards but Kagome showed them a scroll and had let them pass. She continued towards the Hokage tower, a few whispers going through everyone. Rumors started to spread about this odd event, but she ignored it and opened the door before heading to the Hokage's office. She knocked and was soon told to enter.

"Hokage-sama, I'm back," she said.

"Good job, Kagome." He looked to the others. "I am Sarutobi, current Hokage of Konoha."

"I am Katsuragi," the male introduced. He had the signature sapphire eyes and raven hair of the Higurashi clan, only his skin was slightly tan from the sun.

"I am Hitoki," the old man said and the Hokage's eyes widened slightly. This man was legend.

"I am Kanna," the female said. Her hair was in a high ponytail and she looked to be in her late teens, early twenties.

"I am Toji," one of the twins greeted. He was a little boy about five or six and had freckles along the bridge of his nose.

"And I am Hanamei," the other twin said. She was a little younger than her brother and had the same freckles.

"Where are your parents?" He asked the twins.

"They died last year. It's only been the two of us," Hanamei answered. He just nodded.

"Kagome will explain the rules to you. Tomorrow Katsuragi and Kanna will see me to determine what class of ninja they will become. That is all."

"Hai, Hokage-sama." They bowed and left.

Kagome assigned them rooms and soon everyone was asleep. She would explain the rules to them later. Right now she would fine clothes for them to wear, all of which that would bear the clan's crest of a red crescent moon.

Author's corner:

This concludes another chapter. The pairing so far is as follows:

Kagome/Itachi: 9

Kagome/Gaara: 6

Kagome/Sasuke: 6

Kagome/Naruto: 2

Kagome/Kiba: 2

Kagome/Shino:1

As it is I had planned it to be one sided with Sasuke. I was also going to pair Hinata up with Naruto. I have something planned with Shino, not to mention his character is a bit hard to portray with Kagome. So as of right now it will be a race between Itachi, Gaara and Kiba. Please vote between those three.

Other pairings to come will be:

Kanna/Kakashi

Hinabe/Toji

Not sure who will be with Katsuragi yet. I will try to bring the other characters in soon as it is. I already have a chapter with Sesshomaru and Gaara and Itachi planned out as it is. Also you will find out why Kakashi is always late to meet his team as well.

Thanks for your support and reviews and sorry for the delay. I will have another chapter up as soon as possible. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.