3: The Lost You(from the Finding You series)

Kagome, weeks later, found her self running through the forest, having been plucked up by a demon crow and dropped when she had fried it's foot. The crow, injured, had decided to go after less harmful prey, but that didn't stop an insect demon, Kagome had no idea what it was, only that it had many legs, from going after her.

It was closing in, but Kagome had learned to weave through trees rather gracefully, since she had been in this situation one too many times. Her eyes widened slightly as she felt a familiar demonic aura and smiled. She would be safe now.

Just as the thought crossed her mind, the insect was dead and Hiei stood there, looking at her with blood running down his face.

"Hiei." She breathed, smiling. He frowned.

"How is it you know my name, ningen?" He asked, pointing his sword at her. She rolled her eyes.

"Put that sword away, I'm not going to even try hurting you, not that I would." She said, looking down at herself. "I would meet you while I was looking like a filthy beast, wouldn't I?" She grumbled, crossing her arms.

He still did not lower his weapon. "You're a miko." He said as if it explained everything. She shrugged.

"You won't care about that later on, come on, Hiei, I've really got to get back to the group." Kagome said, turning her back to him.

"You have no fear of me, and you act as if you know me." He said, narrowing his eyes.

"Yeah, not exactly from the same time line. Seriously, can you give me a hand here? Don't look at me all surprised. And no, I wont tell you a thing, because that could change the future, and I rather like how you are, thanks." Kagome said as she began making her way up a steep cliff. "Ugh, stupid bird had to drop me so far away, didn't it? Not that I mind too badly, I found you after all, but still."

Hiei growled. "Do you ever shut up?"

Kagome smiled. "Nervous, that's all. It's not every day I meet you, you know. Well, I guess I meet you more than others." She scratched her head. "Two meetings, past and future, or should I call that you present?" She blushed a little, sitting on the ledge she had made it to for a break. "I'm sorry, I'm Kagome Higurashi, and one day, I'm going to fall in love with you."

Hiei stared at her like she was insane.

She giggled.

"You...are insane." He said, leaping up to where she was. She smiled up at him.

"Maybe, after all, the first time I met you you tried to have your wicked way with me, in an alley no less. Just stole me, right off the street." She said, standing. He glared at her, not trusting her story, but intrigued none the less.

"I doubt this." He said, and she rolled her eyes.

"Ouch. Whatever, you're the one that did it. Anyway, can you pinpoint where an inu hanyou, a kitsune, a nekomata, and two humans are at? I seriously need to get back to them, they're probably worried sick, not that they need to be." Kagome said. Hiei raised a brow at her, he wasn't going to do the work for her, lazy woman. She sighed when she received no answer from him and turned, climbing again.

When she reached the top, he was waiting, arms crossed as he glared down at her. She blushed, pulling herself up over the ledge. "You're kind of a jerk, you know that?" She muttered, brushing off her clothes. "I need a bath...bad." She groaned, frowning. "Could you at least get me to some water?" She paused. "You know what? Never mind, I don't trust you not to peek, pervert."

Hiei sputtered. "What the hell did you just call me?"

Kagome snorted. "You are a pervert, at least, you are in the future." She put her finger to her chin, looking up and thinking. "You know, I take that back, you're not a pervert yet. You totally will become one, but you're not yet, or you would have stayed down there to look up my skirt."

Hiei turned away, arms crossed, slightly blushing. Kagome glared.

"You, Hiei, are definitely a pervert."

"And you, woman, are vulgar." He shot back, and looked at her clothes in distaste. "And a whore."

Kagome visibly bristled. "I'll have you know I'm a virgin, you ass!" She said, crossing her arms. "I can not believe you're the one I fall in love with, honestly!"

Hiei snorted. "You're delusional."

"Don't I wish." She paused, her arms dropping with a sigh, thinking on the future Hiei with a slight blush. "No." She said, causing him to pause, blinking at her as she looked up at she sky. A gust of wind blew, tossing her hair, she used a hand to keep it out of her face as she stared at the sky. "I think I'm really honestly happy that things will turn out that way."

At that moment, Hiei couldn't help but notice how beautiful the woman was beneath all the dirt and grime. His brows furrowed and he could have sworn, for a moment, as she smiled and turned her eyes to him, that she was glowing.