AN:I apologize for taking so long, but I just have SO much idea for this story that I wasn't sure how to continue!!! Oo please forgive me if you do I'll . . . give you a cookie! Yes, a cookie! XD

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Trapped Does Not Call for Dramatics

Kagome climbed out the well and stared at the dark place. It was a room that much she can guess. Youko, Kuronue, and Yusuke jumped out next.

"This is the human world? It's pretty dark," Yusuke said.

Kagome shook her head and walked up the stairs, ignoring the questioning looks she was receiving. To be honest, she's never been on this side of the human world before. Placing her hand on the rusty shouji doors, Kagome swung it open. Her eyes widen in the process. There were large buildings and "mansions".

Immediately, she felt three youkis' aura weakening. Turning around, she stared in amazement as they scrunched their nose in disgust. Even she has to admit that there was a toxic odor around here that she failed to notice earlier when she came here Kikyou. Actually, this whole place seems so different. It doesn't look like the human world at all.

"Ah!"

They turned around to the voice and were surprised to see a mini . . ."Kagome?" Youko questioned.

The little girl held an orange ball with line patterns on it. She looked surprised as she turned from the well house to them again. The little girl who looked like Kagome wore short pants and a cotton white shirt, with strange shoes. Although she resembled Kagome, her hair was cut very short.

"I knew it!" She suddenly exclaim, a grin taking over her expression. "I knew the well was enchanted!" The girl threw the ball over and ran over to them. Kagome felt a sense of dread coming over as the small girl stopped in front of her.

The little girl held out a hand to Kagome, which she hesitantly took. The smaller Kagome-look alike shook it vigorously. "Konnichiwa! My name is Kagome, hime-sama! What's yours'?" She asked, almost too excitedly. She was saying something else, but Kagome can only stare at the little girl in shock.

The girl shrugged when she did not say anything, still too dazed and shock to do anything. She passed her and went to the youkais' with that childish essence of hers'.

My name is Kagome! My name is Kagome! My name is Kagome!

Not sure what to think, Kagome fell forward in a faint.

--

Youko crouched down to Kagome and stared at her face. He shook his head and clicked his tongue. Poor girl, didn't know what hit her . . . Then again, it is quite shocking isn't it? He looked over to the little girl and was surprised she was staring at him . . . directly in his eyes at least. There was familiarity in those eyes as she looked at him.

"Suuichi?" She murmured in a questioning voice.

Youko stared at her surprise, but she shook her head vigorously. From dazed to concern, he can already tell she was a very expressive girl. It was strange because this Kagome was as, what word can he describe Kagome as? . . . oh right, moody.. She did say her name was Kagome; now what are the chances that two Kagomes' who look alike, although one is smaller, would meet?

"Is hime-sama alright?"

He raised an eyebrow at such at the title. Youko smirked at the little girl. "I suppose traveling through dimensions is more difficult than hime-sama imagined," he said.

The little gasped. "Dimensions?" She asked, astonished. Youko smiled and nodded. She turned to Kuronue and Yusuke. "Seriously?" She asked again.

They nodded, still a little uncertain with the small girl's openness. It was strange to see someone come up to them and introduce themselves, openly gawk at them, and trust them. Still . . . Youko would never put it pass Kagome; the tenshi was a bit of a fool. Youko chuckled mentally. That's what makes us so compatible . . .

Shaking his head slightly, he turned to the huge hut that was next to the goshinboku tree. At least I know we're in the right destination . . . It think. Hey, even clever kitsune can second-think themselves at times.

"If it isn't too much trouble Kagome-chan, would you mind letting us stay in your home for a little while . . ." The small girl gave him a calculating stare. Smarter than she appears. "Just until she awakens . . . I promise you, we will leave after that."

"Hai!" She said, grinning.

. . .Not that I can guarantee thieves keep promises.

--

Kuronue stared at the moving pictures in fascination. It was amazing . . . The technology that the humans have created. Looking at the controller in his hand, he pushed a button. It blinked for only a millisecond before something came on. It was two ningens, lip locking, in a passionate embrace that made him feel sick to the stomach. He pushed the button once more. Kuronue's eyes just widened once more. Those were . . . strange-looking characters, with bright coloring and manifested settings'. It was kiddish drawings, but they were moving!

Kuronue gulped as he pushed the button.

He was so startled that he fell on his back from the rocking chair. The explosion caught him off guard.

"Dude, you alright?" Yusuke asked as Kuronue stared upside down at the younger youkai.

The bat youkai blinked before composing himself and standing up. "I'm . . . quite alright, I suppose."

Yusuke laughed at him before giving him a condescending smirk. "Sure . . . jumping on something as harmless as a box . . . I believe you."

Kuronue narrowed his eyes. "The box has amazing powers where it put things under a spell I-"

"Spells?" Kagome, the smaller one, said as she poked her head from the Kich-In. She stared at them oddly. "It's a television Kuronue-san. It can never hurt you . . . believe me, I watch it all the time," she said. There was amusement lacing in her tone.

Kuronue couldn't help but gawk at her, as she grinned in return. Mortified, he turned away from Yusuke's obvious mocking grin. "Urusai . . ." He muttered before turning back to the television.

"It's in the Hoshi District, that the explosion took place. And now, the ambulance . . ."

The smaller Kagome's eyes widen as she hopped over the couch and stared a the television. "Hoshi district . . ." Kuronue turned to the box. She eyed the television with concern. "Oh no . . . That's where the minamino's live . . ."

"The minaminos'? Who are they? A clan?" Yusuke asked.

Kagome turned to them with wide, blue eyes. "Iie . . . Suuichi's family live there; I hope nothing bad happened to them . . ." She said.

"So . . . This Suuichi you speak of is a friend of yours'?" Youko asked, appearing from the stairs. He looked bored as he placed his chin on his palm, resting his elbow on the end of the stairs. Kuronue can only assume that Youko only had the opportunity to tuck Kagome in bed, before her natural inner instincts took over and place a barrier. It must've been disappointing to the kitsune, Kuronue chuckled.

"Hai . . . And I want to see if it's anything bad . . ." She said, looking towards Kuronue with sad eyes. The bat youkai couldn't help but sympathize with her. She was just a child after all. For some reason, he can sense a little of Kagome in her. Then again, Kagome really never gave him much respect AND she did claimed she only gave her name out to those she respect . . . Hmm . . . Should he be helping out THIS little girl who looked too much like Kagome? The Kagome who was so rude, discriminate, and out right ignorant of him?

Ah . . . hell. The girl was an innocent.

"I can take you there if you like," Kuronue offered.

"How ar-Oh . . ." she said staring at his black wings in realization. At least he'll be a little more discreet than Youko about traveling. She grinned and nodded.

As they left, Yusuke and Youko turned to the television. "Anything interesting on?" The kitsune asked lazily.

"Something called Dora, The Explorer," Yusuke mentioned.

--

Kuronue looked down at the sight. It was amazing how the human world advanced so much. He lived in Makai throughout his life, never experienced another world before. His eyes closed in on a building. It was on fire and he watched through clear violet eyes at the mess down below. Humans scattered and surrounded the place. Landing safely away from them, he place Kagome down on the ground. She ran towards the fire and stared in horror.

"There's still a kid inside . . . I say it's the son," one human in yellow and black said. Kuronue supposed that they were the "saviors" of the fire. Very 'dependable', these ningens are. Note the sarcasm. The smaller Kagome's eyes widen as she heard this. Pushing pass the humans, the little girl ran straight into the fire. How befitting; a ningen child just bested in courage over these ah-dults . . .He did heard the smaller version of Kagome said once.

Shaking his head, Kuronue ran with inhuman speed into the fire. He let his youki act as a luminiscent barrier around him to cast the fire away. "Suuichi!" He heard the small girl's cry.

"Kagome . . . What are you doing here?" The boy, or Kuronue's going to assume is Suuichi, croaked through the smoke. Kuronue followed toward the voice and caught Kagome's small torso before she went through the burning fire. Side-stepping another fallen piece of wood, he guided them towards the boy's voice. Kuronue narrowed his eyes, sensing youki radiating off the child.

The small boy had his head down on his knees, crying it seems. "St. . . op t-talking to me," was what Kuronue could make it.

"Suuichi!"

The little boy looked up through tear-stained face and stared right at Kuronue. The bat youkai couldn't help but feel a familiar, yet ancient youki deep within this boy. "Kuronue?" He heard the boy whisper, where Kagome but a ningen, was not able to decipher. The boy's eyes closed as he fell faint on the floor. Was it just Kuronue's imagination or was there a glimpse of amber in those strange green eyes? He wasn't so sure . . . maybe it was the trick of the light.

"Kuronue-san!"

The bat youkai snapped out of his musing as he easily lifted up the two children and made his way through the back, and flew high in the air, back towards the shrine.

--

"So you mean to tell me that we're trapped here?" Kagome asked staring down at the dirt.

"Yes," Youko reponded, "For now at least."

"Wait a minute! Isn't this we're we were supposed to land anyways?" Yusuke asked, from above the well.

She shook her head. "This is the future of ningenkai . . . Although I have been here, this is not my destination," Kagome said.

It didn't matter to her now that Yusuke was confused. It didn't matter to her now that Youko was breathing down her neck. It didn't even matter to her now that she met her counterpart . . . They were trapped and it was all her fault! Kami-sama, why am I here? She questioned herself and her superior.

Kagome started to frustratingly pull her hair, wanting to rip out of her skulp. This so-called punishment Kami gave her was driving her nuts! She groaned in frustration. "Damn it, why is he doing this?" I don't effin' understand Kami! "What kind of drama do you want me to go through?" Because it isn't funny! "I hate this! I hate this!" Just kill me now if that's my fate Kami!

She was roughly turned from the behind. Kagome tensed when her face was placed upon a bare chest. The arms that held her waist tighten. "Calm down . . . You're energy is spiking everywhere," Youko said, "I doubt ningenkai can handle your type of power Kagome."

Kagome visibly relaxed.

"Uh . . . yeah. Kagome, you alright down there? We don't want the world to go into chaos because of psychotic mood swings!" Yusuke exclaimed, "You can do that when your pregnant!"

Almost abruptly, Yusuke flew thirty feet away from the well house from a spiritually electrocuted blast.

--

Yusuke rubbed his shoulder in pain. Damn, this was what his smart ass comment can do. Remind him never to mess with Kagome when she's in one of her dramatic moods again. There was a spike in youki, and Yusuke looked up. Kuronue landed swiftly in the middle of the yard with the younger Kagome and a red-headed boy with youki signatures. Great . . . ningenkai with youkai . . . whoop-dee-doo. What next? A youkai in a ningen's body?

Shaking his head, Yusuke stood up from his sprawled position against the tree. Walking over to Kuronue, Yusuke rolled his shoulder. There a small burn, but she wasn't the type to create a wound so severe. Yeah . . . She was nice . . . Pause . . .Yusuke averted his eyes . . . enough.

"Hey You-"

Yusuke slapped a hand on Kuronue's mouth. The fighter shook his head at Kuronue. "K-Hime-sama and Youko is having there," quoted hands, "Moment."

Kuronue's violet eyes widen in response. He nodded. Yusuke eased his hand away from the bat youkai's lips. "Sou ka . . ." he replied.

Yusuke nodded.

"But this is more important," Kuronue then shouted, "Youko!"

Yusuke shook his head. It was Kuronue's funeral.

--

Youko smoothed Kagome's long hair with his claws in a soothing manner. "Daijoubu . . . None of this is your fault . . . Believe me, no one is blaming you."

She sniffed in his chest. She was trembling on his bare skin, which made him hold back a hiss. What she was doing to him was very . . . pleasurable no matter what the situation was right now. He just had the urge to slip his hand in her hakama and caress her down below her torso, up to her-

"I do-don't know what to do. We're trapped and I don't know how to get back. The w-well w-won't let us return and K-Kami wo-won't listen to me," she sniffed, clenching her hands on the side of his haori. Even through the wet substance of her tears, he can feel her lashes brushing up against his toned muscle. This was longest he's ever held a women without jumping on them. Yet, he knew . . . Kagome was an exception. Yes . . . She is an exception.

"Youko . . ." Did Kagome really had to say his name so . . . so sensually?

Ah hell! He pushed her away and stared in her rich, blue eyes with unhidden emotions. Lust, desperation, adoration, anything to show that he was sexually frustrated over this tenshi-turned-ningen!

"Yo-Youko . . .?" It's probably from the sobs, but he couldn't hold it any longer.

Youko was desperate now. Leaning down, he tried to close in the inches away from their lips. A little more and he can taste those full, flushed, pink lips. Only a litt-

"Youko!"

He tensed, as did Kagome. Kuronue . . . I'll kill him . . .

"Youko Kurama!"

Youko closed his eyes, his body shaking with suppressed anger. Well, as suppressed as it can get. Jumping straight up the well, Youko charged through the well house, breaking the shouji door and going straight for Kuronue. Grabbing the bat youkai by the collar, Youko was ready to punch his socket's out when a small voice stopped him.

"Anou . . . Youko-san?"

Great, it's the smaller version of his interest.

Youko unclasped his hands free of Kuronue's haori and straightened himself. Schooling his face to indifference, he turned to the smaller version of Kagome with her boyish appearance. He smiled, althoigh how forced it may look. "Hai?" He asked, trying to sound pleasant and mannered . . . if only a little.

"Onegai, I heard you can heal . . . Suuichi. He-" She broke down and went on her knees, next to a red-headed boy. Youko finally caught a glimpse of the small boy and his eyes narrowed. Youki . . .

Turning to Kuronue, Youko narrowed his eyes to question the bat youkai. Kuronue merely shrugged. "You are the expert in youki revitalization, so I figured . . ." Kuronue muttered, eyeing the red-headed boy.

Youko sighed, not really sure if this was what he should do. Crouching down next to the smaller version of Kagome, he patted her head affectionately. "Daijoubu . . . I'll take care of him," he smiled at her, this time a little more sincerely. Since when does youkai ever do anything sincerely . . . Youko shook his head. No doubt Kagome's influence. He wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing that she's affecting him this way.

Turning to the red-headed boy, Youko closed his hand and eyes. There was a small golden glow around it before it opened his hands again. A seed was reproduced through his youki. It was part of his clan's techinique. The Kuramas' always had a bit of healing abilities. Putting the seed between his thumb and index finger, he focused a different type of youki to appear around it. There was a bluish light around the seed before it cracked. Letting go, he watched as his plant, or vines constrict around the small body of the ningen.

Now that he noticed the boy, Youko could not help but feel as if the youki was strangely similar.

"Wow, would you look at that? Youko, is he related to you? Your youki is exactly the same!" Yusuke exclaimed.

Youko and Kuronue's eyes widen as they turned abruptly to Yusuke. He stated the most obvious that even the two strongest, smartest thieves couldn't figure out. "What?" Yusuke asked, oblivious, blinking in confusion.

Youko looked away, a little mortified at being bested by intelligence. No . . . It's just that I had a hard time admitting it. There was no way will he ever, yes, ever admit that Yusuke was much more intelligent than he . . .

Back to the child at hand, why did the boy have the exact same youki signature as him?

--

It took him a moment to adjust the feeling in his head. Youko . . . Suuichi . . . We finally merged. It took a lot of youki out of him, but it was finally complete. It took more than two years for Suuichi to come to terms that that he wasn't just a human. It took Youko a long time to convince Suuichi. Now he was thirteen in ningen years, enough time to cope with the fact that he wasn't ningen.

He remembered his youki and ningen energy signal clashing and physically, sparks shot out everywhere. Finally, all he saw was fire . . . his mother screaming for her son from the house. Kurama . . . Kurama, my clan name . . .He sat up and shook his head, trying to put back that piece of Youko deep within his mind once more. Youko and Suuichi formed . . . and not sure what to call himself, he will go by Kurama. Closing his eyes, Kurama tried to connect Youko and Suuichi together as they're memories hit every corner of his mind.

"Suuichi!"

Golden eyes snapped open earning a gasp. Slowly, his eyes reverted back to its original emerald hue. When he spotted the blue-eyed tenshi . . . no, she wasn't a tenshi anymore. She hasn't been for centuries. He smiled at Kagome. Yet, she was still able to keep her name. He was happy with that. The little girl placed a tray of soup and medicine next to him. Kagome sat on the chair and stared at him with concern and curiosity.

"Daijoubu ka Suuichi-kun?" Kagome asked, cautiously.

Warmth wash through him as a sense of nostalgia hit his chest.

"Oi youkai, daijoubu ka?"

He remembered. "Hai, daijoubu Kagome-chan," he muttered . . . feeling odd that he was in such a small body, a weak one to boot. Nonetheless, he was still beautiful. That was Youko's trait he had developed . . . vanity. Yet, his smiles were all Suuichi.

"Of course I am!" Kagome exclaimed, frowning. "It's you I'm worried about baka!"

He chuckled at her expression. Still as expressive as ever, he noticed contently.

Kurama's eyes sharply turned to the door, wary of the youkis' he was feeling. "I-Is there people with you?" He asked, turning to Kagome in confusion, trying to display an innocent facade.

The little girl laughed suddenly, before grinning. "Hai! I'll introduce them!" She ran to the door and he had the urge to stop her before she opened it. What or who tumbled in made him stop breathing. When Kagome opened the door, three youkais' and a human tumbled in. They weren't ordinary people and he recognized each and every one of them.

They stood up and dusted themselves and Kurama finally able to regain his breathe as the woman came up to him with a sheepish smile. When he looked up, he caught her eyes. Youko's spirit separated then and there. The woman's smile dropped as she stared at him with wide eyes. He was able to catch Youko's spirit before it drifted further apart and wrap the spirit of Suuichi tightly around Youko. We're one being now; Stop being selfish kitsune . . .

The woman blinked and shook her head, frowning at him. Kurama then had to force out a smile. "This is hime-sama!!" Kagome introduced the woman. A flicker of memory filled his head. His heart constricted. A memory he never knew he'd remember again resurfaced . . . or was it formed? He wasn't sure anymore.

"This is Youko-san! Kuronue-san! And Yusuke-san!"

He turned to "Youko" and their eyes seem to catch one another, not sure whether to let it go or continue to stay confuse. He was the first to avert his eyes away. Kurama regarded Kuronue next. His comrade, partner, and dead friend stared at him with practice calm. The bat youkai looked at him warily before their eyes met. Flicker of realization struck deep within the bat youkai's eyes before Kurama let out a fleeting smile. Turning to Yusuke, he couldn't help but remember the question that will soon be asked.

"Oi, what is a youkai doing in ningenkai?"

--

Kagome stared down at the empty well and tried to find something, anything for her to transport back. Climbing on the stairs, Kagome jumped down the darken depths, her knees slowly going down towards the ground. As she sat there, Kagome placed her hand on the bottom and concentrated on her spiritual energy. Electrical-like spiritual energy passed through her hand and straight on the ground.

She felt the well immersed in her energy and she felt it surrounding her.

"Kagome!"

She looked up and stared into the eyes of Youko and frowned. "What?" She asked, almost annoyed.

"If you keep this up any longer, you're going to trap yourself in there," Kuronue said as his he peered down at her.

She glared at them. "Urusai! I'm the one that got us trapped into this world; I'll be the one to get us out!" She exclaimed, almost frustrated. There was no way in hell will she let those bakas' fix it. It was her fault, her decision. If she wasn't able to leave, then she might as well make a suitable portal for them to even if it cost her life. . . . Alright, maybe she was being a tad bit too dramatic . . . probably.

Kagome retracted her hand away from the well, but her power refused to dissipate. "Uh . . . Guys . . ." She said trailing off. Looking from the well, Kagome turned to Youko, Kuronue, and Yusuke. With a sheepish smile, Kagome stuck her tongue out childish. "Yeah . . . I think I'm stuck . . ."

Their eyes widen. Who knew Kuronue jesting would be jinxed?

--

Kurama closed his eyes as his head fell on the soft pillow as Kagome, the little one of course, bandaged his arm. There was a spike of spiritual energy. It was pure and Kurama chuckled slightly.

"Somethin' wrong Suuichi?" Kagome asked.

His eyes danced with amusement as he stared into Kagome's blue orbs. He smiled at her innocence. She was only ten after all, not understanding the rise of ki or youki. Yet, that was one of the reasons why he loved her so much. Her innocence he adored so much was still inact.

"Something interesting is going to happen soon," he simply said.

YAY!!! I'M BACK . . . kind of . . . lol ;p