Chapter 4: The Marauders
Hermioen and Kagome froze. They were caught! They took a nervous glance at the boys, hoping so much that they hadn't been caught. But, Lady Luck was out for a break, so they were in deep shit. They smiled at them and waved their hands as the Marauders gave them a scared, yet angry look.
"I knew someone was in there!" Remus yelled, shaking his fist at James. "What did I tell you!? You thought I was off today!? God, James, get a life!"
"It's not my fault that 2 young, beatiful ladies were in the bookstore at the same time as us. If I did know, I wouldn't be here, doofus!" James yelled, hitting Remus on the head.
Kagome looked to Hermione with a scared look, but then got an idea. 'We can't tell them where we're from. It'll screw the space time continum.' The what? Hermione thought. 'It's the system that keeps everything going. It's the same thing as if two people in the same place can't have the same soul. Another words, if someone from this time servivied to out time, and was brought here, they would literally disappear!'
"Do what are you 2 doing here?" Sirius asked.
"Well, you see--" Hermione started nervously.
"Late last night we came over here to study and read. We feel asleep in there, and we just woke up! I can't believe we even feel asleep, can you?" Kagome looked to Hermione and winked. Hermione go the catch and smiled.
"Ya, we almost never fall asleep while studying. And the dream we had, it was even scarier!" Hermione said with a shiver. By then, Kagome wanted to laugh.
"But..." Remus was about to say, when Peter hit him over the mouth.
"Just believe him. We're all going to be in trouble, so what's the use?" Peter whispered to Remus. Remus shrugged and nodded. Sirius looked to them nodded, too.
"So, just to be a curious little mouse here--" Peter was about to start. 'More like rat.' He heard in his mind. He shrieked and turned to James. "Someone has telekenetic powers... Their reading my mind! I can feel it!" By then, Kagome was shivering. Stupid rats and their high sences!
"Come one, Peter. Who has telekenetic powers around here?" 'I do.' James heard in his mind. Hermione shot Kagome a glare, who was whistling. 'I know what you did last summar, James Potter.' The voice echoes. "You're right. Someone does have telekenetic powers." James said wryly.
Hermione turned to Kagome and glared. "Hey! Stop doing that to them! You're freaking them out! Stop it this instance!" Hermione yelled. All of the Marauders looked from Hermione then to Kagome.
"Hey, innocent until proven guilty. I intend to use that movtive right now, thank you very much." Kagome stated, leaning against the wall. "After all, if I could use telekenetic powers, I would sputtering very, very private and secretive information about every one of you." Kagome then grinned and looked to Hermione. "Prove to me that I have telekinetic powers."
"Shikon no Tama, Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Sango-chan, Koga, Miko, Fuedal Japan!" Hermione said with a smirk. Kagome's grin faded as she advanced towards Hermione.
Kagome's eyes twitched as she looked Hermione in the eye. "Hey! Those things and people are part of my past, stop telling those nitwits over there about my damn past!" Kagome yelled.
Hermione just smiled. "The list goes on, too. You've already told me the WHOLE story. Remember that day in the office? When I complimented the lace in every freackin' place?" Hermione asked, her eyebrow raising. Kagome's eyes were twitching.
"If you're not careful, I'll make you touch my wand again!" Kagome yelled as Hermione's smirk faded. Kagome looked back tot he Marauders, who had confussion in their eyes. "Is anyone lost in the conversation, yet?"
"I know I am." James muttered, as he looked to Hermione. Hermione smiled and slowly, her mind was almost willing to cry. It's Harry's dad! She was thinking. He's alive! He's alive! 'Don't get your hopes up. This isn't the real world. It's just a portal through time. It's not the real thing to us.' Kagome reminded her.
"Well, that's just to bad. So, I'll be going to the castle now--" Kagome was saying, starting to walk to castle, but Remus caught her by the waist.
"How much of our minds did you read?" Moony asked, Kagome raising an eyebrow. She smiled and patted Remus on the head. She kneeled to his ear and giggled. "How much shouldn't I know?" And she retracted.
Sirius looked at her wrly, like everyone else. "But don't worry. I intend to be a good girl while I'm in Hogwarts. To bad I promised myself that, huh, though?" Kagome muttered. She turned to Hermione and smiled. "So, you wanna go back or some fun here first with some friends?"
Hermione grinned and nugded her shoulder. "There's no hurting with having fun, now is there?" Kagome grinned back and smiled at the Marauders. "Now, just to wonder, what are you people doing here?"
They all started to mumble and shake their heads, looking from one to another. Kagome looked over to Hermione. "I tink dey aure vary confuoosed." Kagome and Hermione laughed. She winked to Hermione. 'If we use our real names, they might remember us into the future. Things of a pen name for the time being!' "Hello, my name is Amayawa Satashi. Most of my friends back home call me Maya." She smiled and them and turned to Hermione.
"And I'm Drucilla LaWine. But everyone calls me by my middle name, Kate. Please to meet all you. What are your names?" Hermione asked, raising her eyebrow slightly.
"Well, I'm James. That's Sirius. The quiet one is Peter. And the one who has so many doubts he could write a book about them, is Remus." James says with a giant smile. Kagome gave a small chuckle.
"Nice to meet you lovely." Sirius states, taking Kagome's hand and kissing it. Kagome gives a bored laugh and looked into Sirius's face as he looks back to her. She smiles, but shakes her head.
"Spare me the flattery, Snuffles. The innocent faze wears off around this time. You're charm and dark completion are going to miss it very deeply." Kagome said as she smirked. They all gave her quizful looks, and stared at Sirius to see what his reply would be.
"Snuffles?" All the Marauders asked at once. Kagome turned to Hermione, who had a frightful look.
"Ya, it's the name of a dog in my neighborhood in Japan. He was such a cute dog, unfortunatly he kept on trying to pulverize my cat, Buyo, so Snuffles had to be disposed of. Down to the shelter he went. I still miss him on some days. His messy, dark fur still lingers on my sweaters." Kagome got a dazzy look and sighed. "To bad he died before anyone would adopt him. He was such a sweat dog."
"And what's this have to do with Sirius?" Peter asked quietly. That's when Kagome grinned and ruffled Peter's hair.
"Because dogs always act alike, Peter. Know that. Memorize that line." Kagome then burt out laughing and looked to Hermione. Hermione had a red face and was shaking.
"Amayawa Kagome Satashi! That is very unkind! Don't tell Peter that Sirius acts like a dog!" Kagome then gave Hermione a puppy dog a look and shuffted into Peter.
"But Drucilla Kate LaWine, I'm only stating the truth... After all..." She then grinned at Sirius and winked. "How would you act when no when is looking, Sirius?"
Sirius glared at Kagome and then sighed rather loudly. Kagome grinned once more and walked over to Hermione. 'Loosen up. If they get detentions on a regular basis, then we can, too, Miss LaWine.' Hermione heard in her head. Hermione rolled her eyes and hit Kagome on the arm. "I hate you, you bitch." Hermione stated, looked into Kagome's eyes. Kagome nodded.
"Well, me and Kate are leaving. I'll be seeing you two at school! Ta, ta, boys!" Kagome smirked as she held Hermione's hand tightly and put her hands towards the Marauders' direction. In seconds, they disappeared and all of them were blasted backwards.
~*~In Hogwarts~*~
Kagome relaxed as she appeared inside in the Room of Requirment. She then saw that everything in there was to look like a real dojo. Kagome smiled as she looked around. Just like the other one, she thought. But this one was covered in black paint and padding. Gray curtains were covering the windows, and she sighed deeply. "Hey, Hermione, open your eyes. And you can leave if you want. I'm just going to fight for a bit." Hermione openned her eyes and studied the surroundings in the room. She shook her head and walked towards the door.
As Hermione openned the door, she looked over her shoulder. "There's more to life than fighting. Forget the past and move on." Hermione said as she closed the door. Kagome sighed and a tear rolled down her face.
"I'm sorry, Hermione, but the scars of the of my past fuedal life just erase from my mind and body. I'm also sorry that fighting is taking over my life; I just want to prove to myself that I actually can beat that dog-- yes, I want to prove to myself that I can beat him like he always beat me." Kagome stated. She sighed frustratidly and walked over to the closet. There, she found some old-fashioned Japanese traveling clothes. She changed into them, putting the jewel around her neck.
She sighed and reached for a bow on a rack. Putting a quiver of arrows over her shoulder, she set up a target for her archery practice. Soon, she was over 25 feet away from the target. She aimed the arrow, and let it fly free. Perfect bull's eyes...
~*~With the Marauders~*~
They walk down the hall towards the Gryffindor tower. Remus rubbed his head while Sirius shook his head. "That Maya is something else." Remus muttered as she rounded a corner.
"All I can say is this: she'd be good at doing bribes." James said, grinned. Sirius wacked him on the head and looked to Peter.
"What do you of her Peter?" Sirius asked, trying to ignore James' sulking. "Do you have a good bad comment about this 'Amayawa Satashi' who is a telekenetic?"
"I don't know what to make of her. Ask someone who cares..." Peter mumbled. He rounded another corner and all of them fell over. They looked to the girl who ran them over and they all gave her weird looks. "Kate!? What are you doing here?"
"I'm trying to find Dumbledore! He's the only one Maya listens to! Now, if you don't mind, if I don't find him, I'm going to kill the bitch of woman!" Hermione yelled, walking over them. James gave her a quizful look.
"Where is she?" Remus asked. Hermione shot him glare that perfectly said "don't help her!" but Remus didn't listen. "Where is she, damnit!? Let us at least help!"
"No! I don't want you to be killed! Her energies will most likely expand into every corner in the room and tear it all apart!" Hermione said, slapping them away from her. She stood up, dusted off, and starting walking the halls. She had a grim look on her face as she looked around every corner for Dumbledore. But still, right behind her, the Marauders followed.
"Just show us where she is." Sirius said, now gripping her wrist--hard. Hermione stopped and turned around. She slapped his arm off of her, and then his face. Everyone around her stopped and stared. She finally gave a stiff nod.
"Follow me, and don't say anything once you've entered the room. If she even looks mad, irritated, or annoyed, say something extremly nice. Suck up and flatter her as best as you can. If she says you're taking it to far, hide. Or better yet, run." Hermione stated, retracing her steps into the Room of Requirment. When she knocked on the door. There was a roar. "It's me, Maya. Kate. If you don't open it, you know what I'm going to tell you. I'm going to shout to the world how much Inuyasha broke your heart." Soon, the door flashed open to show Kagome with blodied hands, and targets shattered into splintered wood, swords broken into 2, and several dumbies with dents. They all gave her wide eyes and Kagome sneered at them and resumed at wacking her sword at a dumbie.
"What the hell do you want, Kate!? You know I'm very agitating when I'm fighting. Even if I am fighting, it doesn't calm me down in the slightest bit." Kagome smirked at the head of the dumbie's head rolled onto the floor. "My blood spill won't satisfy me until HIS blood is poured over all over Kikyo's dead, corspe body!" Kagome yelled as she crashed her sword into the middle of dumbie's body. It split into 2 and she smirked. "Now, what do you kind boys want?"
"We want you to calm down, Maya. If you don't, I'll make Snappy come into here." Hermione stated, and Kagome started to laugh. All of the Marauders looked at weirdly.
"Snappy!?" Kagome chocked out. "On the contrary! He's not like himself these days, Kate. None of us are. Me, you, Marauders, Dumbledore, everyone. Everyone around you is most likely to be dead where we use to be. You know it, and little Remus is the only one who lives for it." Kagome slightly smiled. "To bad no one in the room is to good as riddles. But I for one already know that Kate knows what I'm talking about. Because first James would disappear, then Sirius. To bad little Peter doesn't know about Tom Riddle, huh, Kate? To bad Remus would be left all alone, huh? To bad everyone, even in my fuckin' life, dies so quickly!" Kagome yelled she then threw her sword to the wall and picked up another quiver of arrows. She aimed her arrow and let her miko energies fly into it. The arrow glowed as it hit the target. "To bad they can't regenerate when they break."
"Is something wrong with her?" Peter asked in a scared voice.
"No, she's just remember her past. She had a terrible past, and now, seeing you 4 together and best friends, it must bring back her memories. They weren't very fond memories of her life, either. Almost half of her life was spent fighting for her life." Hermione said, taking small steps towards Kagome. "Kagome-chan, what would Sango say if she saw you like this? What would Shippo say if he was alive? What would Miroku say?" Hermioen asked, she enclosed her arms around her.
"They-they-they'd b-b-b-be sad and angry at Inuyasha. And then Shippo would want me to sit him, and then Sango would hit Inuyasha over the head with her boomerang. Miroku would even hit Inuyasha over the head with his staff, Shippo would even insult him for me." Kagome laughed as her legs fell limp. Her knees gave out and she fell into Hermione's arms. "A-and Rin-chan would just cry..." Kagome slightly smiled and fell unconscious and everyone else rushed to her.
"That's it, Kagome; fall sleep so no one will get hurt." Hermione said, trying to pick her up. "Can someone please pick her up? I can't carry her all the way there!"
"I'll take her." Sirius said, pulled Kagome into his arms. He picked her up bridal style and he followed everyone out of the door. Hermione turned to them and smile.
"I appriciate everyone's care for Maya, but since Sirius is carrying her, me, him, and Maya need to go to the Headmaster's office." Hermione said, tugging Sirius's sleeve. "And don't ask any questions about it! We just need to talk about some special matters at hand. Don't worry about a thing!" And she zoomed off before either of them could even ask a question about it.
Sirius followed Hermione with Kagome in his arms. Sirius looked to Kagome's limp body to study her more closely. Her hands felt very rigid and hard. He could tell from her palm that she had most likely been fisting her hand to tight or that she gripped something to hard because there was dried blood on her fingertips and on the lines of her palm. "Kate, what did Maya do to herself?"
"She was trying to prove to herself that she's as strong as her abuser who she use to love." Hermione said, taking a turn to the gargoyle. "Do you know the password to the Headmaster's office?"
"I've been in his office to say it in my sleep." Sirius said, grinning. He called out the password to the gargoyle and then it began to twinde to the top. Stairs appeared beside the statue and Kagome and Sirius climbed them to see Dumbledore's office.
"Professor Dumbledore? Professor Dumbledore? Are you in here?" Hermione called out. She looked all around and finally saw him coming down the stairs from the right hand side.
"Mr. Black? Who is this that you have brought with you?" Dumbledore asked in his husky voice. Hermione really wasn't that surprised at his appearance. After all, he was about 150 in her time. Minus that be Harry's father's age at death, add 15, due the fact James is 15 at this time, and minus Harry's age, then you've got the age of Dumbledore. So, what was it?
"Hello, Professor Dumledore." Hermione said, nodding. "I need to talk to you about me and my friend, Amayawa, here." Hermione said, looking towards Sirius. "Thanks for the hel, Sirius. I'm sorry you have to leave, but I really do have to speak with Professor--"
"Don't worry." Sirius said, giving a small smile and setting Kagome down on a chair. Kagome then started to squirm in the chair and was starting to wake. "Meet us in the common room when your done with your conversation." He then walked out with the gargoyle swirving to the bottom.
"Is there something you wish to tell me?" Dumbledore asked. Hermione nodded.
"My friend and I were sent back in time to here through a mirror the Marauders bewitched. I don't why they did, but my friend and I at the moment really need to get back. It's just the start of term in Hogwarts where we are from--" Hermione began.
"I thought I was your teacher, not your friend..." Kagome as she rubbed her eyes. "How can you make me feel so guilty, Kate?"
"You can stop with the nicknames, Kagome. We're with Dumbledore from the past right now." Just then, Kagome's hand stopped in midair and Kagome looked to Dumbledore.
"Oh, look, I'm traveling through time once again." Kagome remarked sarcastically. She just then changed back into her regualar self, her sky- blue stormy eyes turning into a gray-blue. "Great, I'm getting weaker. And I'm in a good mood to hurt someone, too." She muttered.
"From what I have heard from...?" Dumble began.
"Hermione Granger." Hermione said with a smile.
"From what I have heard from Miss Granger, the both of you have traveled to the past." Both of them nodded. "I am very aware that when a person travels through time, the person is either pulled back into time by the object that sent them into the time period, or the person can go back on their own free will. Of course, on most a events, the wizard or witch who has cast the spell most likely puts a charm on the object for the person to not be able to go back on their own free will." Kagome gave a short, fustrated sigh. "So, if you 2 wish to go back, you will have to wait."
"For how long?" Hermione asked.
"It could be in a matter of weeks, or maybe even months." Kagome slightly tensed and turned to him.
"But I'm not a witch. I use to travel through time with a magical jewel that allowed me to travel to the Fuedal Age of Japan. So, if I went there, then came back, and the amount of time I spent there was spent in my time, will that have the same affects as within this castle?" Kagome asked steadly, choosing her words carefully.
"This was wizard magic that the caster used, not purification magic. So, naturally, when the spell acknowledges for both of you to go back, it should be within just seconds of when you were transported to this time period." Dumbledore said. Hermione and Kagome both nodded.
"Just to know, what will we be doing in the meantime?" Hermione asked.
"Blend in, of course. You will each be taking classes with the other students--" Dumble was saying without finishing. Kagome then immediatly shot up, shaking her head.
"But, sir! There's just a couple of problems: In the future, I'm not a students; I'm a professor! I'm the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in Hermione's 6th year. I've never been to a magical school, so I have no idea what I'll be doing. Sure, I have a wand, but the best thing I've done to magic is shooting purificational energy into weapons!" Kagome yelled out to him.
"Well, then, you must be sorted." Dumbledore said, looking to the sorting hat. It sat on the top left shelf, plain and just a bit newer looking. Hermione nodded as well as Kagome.
Dumbledore reached for the hat and then placed it onto Kagome's head. "Let's see now." The Sorting Hat said almost suddenly. "A dark past, wanting to be reveiled, but very secret. A twisted sort of fate. Knowledge few have, a very kind heart, and accepts all she knows and meets. Courage is not one of your strong points, but I can see it in your mind: you've stood up to enemies far more powerful, and always come back alive. You have the courage of a true Gryffindor, I see. The mind of Ravenclaw and intellegence of one, too. At times, you can be as cunning as Slytherin himself, but not as kind as you are of Hufflepuff. So where should I put you?" The Sorting Hat droned on. Kagome was almost tempted to go back to sleep, but then the Sorting Hat gave its answer: "Gryffindor!"
I thought this was suppose to be quick, she thought. She sighed and took the hat off. She advanced towards Hermione. With every step she took, she became younger and younger until she was 15. She turned to Dumbledore and and smiled. "I guess until next time, Professor Dumbledore. Good-bye, Professor."
"Try not to get into any trouble, Hermione and Kagome." Dumbledore said with a wink.
"Ask me no question, and I tell no lies." She called over her shoulder. Hermione grinned at Kagome and they exited the room.
As they stepped off the gargoyle, the 2 girls ran into someone. "Who the hell!?" Kagome yelled.
"Oh, it's the Marauders." Hermione said with a smirk as James tried to give them an innocent smile. "What are you 4 doing here? Here to escort 2 beautiful, young ladies to their common rooms?"
"Fat chance." James murmured and Kagome glared at him. James, once again, gave an innocent. Remus laughed and looked from James to Kagome.
"How id you know what he said? I could barely even hear him." Peter asked. Kagome smiled. She winked at him and slightly shook her head.
"Peter, Peter, Peter. Dear Peter... If I told you, you might start acting like I'm glass." Kagome said, putting her arms into her sleeves. "Now, if you don't mind, I want to go back to the Room of Requirment. I want to change into tranditional clothings of my kind."
"And that is?" James asked with a cocky grin. Hermione hit him over the head and rolled her eyes.
"Miko garbs. Really baggy red pants and a white shirt with a wide-open sleeves. They're very comfortable, and I use to twear them when I was your age." Just then Kagome's eyes widened at what she said.
" 'When you were our age?' "Sirius questioned. Kagome turned to him with a guilty look and smiled. Slowly, she nodded.
"Don't you even dare tell them your age, either, Maya!" Hermione hissed. "The most I'll allow you to do is change for them."
"What about my other powers?" Kagome asked, raising an eyebrow. "Can I let them touch my wand?" Hermione's eyes widened and glared at her. Kagome just gave a shining smile.
"If you dare!" Hermione stuttered. "Last I touched your damn wand, my arm was going to fall off!" Kagome then put her hand over Hermione's mouth and nodded.
"That's why I want someone to touch it."
"You're a devil." James said with a snort. Kagome looked to him and put her hand over his arm. She smiled and looked him into the eyes.
"Oh, but you what I'm going to do when no one's watching? I'm going to do what an enemy would have loved to do, but unfortunatally he was to thick to know it." She leaned into his ear, stopping everyone. Hermione was even trying to find out what she was saying. When she pulled away, she patted his arm and smiled. "Do we have an understanding?"
"Yes, ma'am." James said quickly. Kagome patted him again. and turned to Hermione.
"What did you tell him!?" Hermione hissed. Kagome gave an innocent look and thne hid behind Peter.
"Help me, Peter! The witch wants to kill me!" Peter laughed and pulled Kagome away from her.
"Sorry, Maya. Kate is your problem." Peter said quietly. Kagome gave soft sobs and then light punched Hermione.
"You are so evil, you damn magical people! Pick on the older one, why don't you!? You are so cruel, damnit!" Kagome said, crossing her arms. She looked to Hermione and sighed. Kagome leaned into Hermione's ear. "My powers, their getting weaker. I'm going to have to put down this appearance for a bit." Hermione gave a scared nod and look to the Marauders. "Errrr... In Japan, I was kidnapped a couple fo times in my life." Kagome said out of the blue. All fo them turned to her. "And then they taught me serveral things, some even cast special spells on me. One person taught me to change my shape and form, or in your words, a Metamorphagus." Kagome said with a sigh. "And right now, my powers are growing a little weak, so I'm going to have to change to my regular form for a few minutes. After that, I'm going back to my 15 year old self..."
"People kidnapped you?" Sirius asked in a skeptical voice. Kagome just nodded. "Why, exactly?"
"Go look it up in the library. It should be there, right, Kate?" Hermione nodded. Kagome smiled and then turned to them. "But it seems the only one who actually even comes close to reading a book every day is Remus. He's the one who made prefect last year."
"He did?" Hermione asked. Kagome nodded.
"Lily Evans prefect last year, too." Kagome said. Hermione half gasped.
"Who told you that stuff?" Peter asked. Kagome winked and knocked on his head. "Oh, ya."
Kagome then slowly changed into a 24 year old. Her hair grew longer and her eyes grew darker. "Well, as soon as I get into the common room, I'm going to practice my magic. If anyone wants to meet a demon--"
"Don't you dare him back!" Hermioen hissed. Kagome gave a nervous smile.
"Ok, I'm not going to bring INUYASHA--"
"You're abuser!?" Hermione half yelled. Kagome smirked.
"I was going to lock him into the Room of Requirment. It would be fun to watch him quirm and die in the Magical World." Kagome said with no doubts.
"Like I said before, you're a devil." James said as he stepped into the Gryffindor common room. Kagome sat on a rug and playing with her fingers. James glanced at her. "What are you?"
"Thinking of what funs I'll be doing tonight. Since a gypsy once put a spell on my to never sleep, so I always find something to do. I usually perfect my miko powers. Maybe I'll even kill someone today..." Kagome took a looked to the animals some people left in the cages. "Some people might get suspiscous, though..."
"Uh, ya think?" Hermione asked sarcastically. "I'll stay up with you. You boys can go to bed. Me and Maya need some down time, anyway."
"I'm almost never tired." Remus commented. "I'll stay with you, just as long as you don't kill me." Damnit, Kagome thought. I really wanted to be alone...
"Fine with me." Kagome murmured. As soon as everyone had left, Kagome looked to Remus. "So you're the werewolf?"
"Ya..." He said cautiously.
"Don't freak him out, Maya. Just meditate, or help me with my charms." Kagome gave a pout, but nodded. She looked to the top of the common room.
"Hey, Remus? Give a description of any person on your mind, maybe even a made-up person. I want to see how close I can get." Kagome said, looking to Remus. He gave a look that said he was thinking.
"Long red hair, emerald green eyes, pure white skin." Remus muttered. He turned to Kagome as she was morphing. In seconds, Kagome had bight, flaming red hair with green emerald. Her skin was ivory white and looked almost sickly.
"Now that you mention it, this looks like someone I use to know..." Kagome muttered, studying herself. "But he had his hair tied back, and he was much, much shorter."
Remus's gave a big sigh. Kagome transformed into her 15 year old self and sat down next to him. "Hey, Remus? What would you call someone who's not a witch attends a magical school?"
Remus looked to her with a weird gaze. Hermione rolled her eyes and sat on the other side of Remus. "Don't answer that, Remus. If you do, Maya might take it a bit personally."
"You mean she's not a witch?" Remus asked.
"Nice, Kate! Real nice!" Kagome said sarcastically
"Then what are you?" Remus asked, looking to Kagome. Kagome looked to Hermione with pleading eyes.
"Can I tell him!? Please, Kate, please!?" Kagome said, begging with puppy eyes. Finally, Hermione nodded. Kagome smiled. "In Japanese history, there were holy beings who were magical. These magical beings, Monks and Priestesses, had purification powers. I, as you can tell, are one of the very last of them in our modern era." Kagome said smiling. "And people envied me for my powers. Some people would kidnap me and then teach me things in the most horrible ways. They would hope that I would join their forces, but Inuyasha would always come to my rescue." Kagome then got ahold of pillow from the couch. "Kate, can I rip this pillow?"
"I'm not going to repair it, Maya." Hermione said, looking at Kagome. Kagome muttered something no one could hear.
Kagoem just smiled and stood. "Then I'll be on my way. No one wants to rescue me from a make-believe faerie tale, do they?" She gave a slight yawn and looked to the one last time. "I'm going to the library, Kate. I'll be in the restricted section."
"You can't go in there!" Hermione yelled. Just then, Kagome morphed into a another woman with long brown hair and peircing green eyes.
"Now I'm a parent concerned about the literary status of of our school book system. Care to come? I could say you're my daughter and you desperatly need a book." Just then Kagome turned to Remus. "Moony..."
Hermione immeditatly caught on and shook her head. Kagome pouted and turned into her regular self-- a 24 year old. "Find, then. I'm going to train by myself. If you need any hep, just yell. And you might want to borrow the Marauders' Map when you get lost, too. It always helps." Kagome winked and stepped out of the common room. Hermione stepped to the edge of the painting, and looked out.
"Great, she took the senic route." Hermione muttered.
~*~End of Chapter~*~
Hermioen and Kagome froze. They were caught! They took a nervous glance at the boys, hoping so much that they hadn't been caught. But, Lady Luck was out for a break, so they were in deep shit. They smiled at them and waved their hands as the Marauders gave them a scared, yet angry look.
"I knew someone was in there!" Remus yelled, shaking his fist at James. "What did I tell you!? You thought I was off today!? God, James, get a life!"
"It's not my fault that 2 young, beatiful ladies were in the bookstore at the same time as us. If I did know, I wouldn't be here, doofus!" James yelled, hitting Remus on the head.
Kagome looked to Hermione with a scared look, but then got an idea. 'We can't tell them where we're from. It'll screw the space time continum.' The what? Hermione thought. 'It's the system that keeps everything going. It's the same thing as if two people in the same place can't have the same soul. Another words, if someone from this time servivied to out time, and was brought here, they would literally disappear!'
"Do what are you 2 doing here?" Sirius asked.
"Well, you see--" Hermione started nervously.
"Late last night we came over here to study and read. We feel asleep in there, and we just woke up! I can't believe we even feel asleep, can you?" Kagome looked to Hermione and winked. Hermione go the catch and smiled.
"Ya, we almost never fall asleep while studying. And the dream we had, it was even scarier!" Hermione said with a shiver. By then, Kagome wanted to laugh.
"But..." Remus was about to say, when Peter hit him over the mouth.
"Just believe him. We're all going to be in trouble, so what's the use?" Peter whispered to Remus. Remus shrugged and nodded. Sirius looked to them nodded, too.
"So, just to be a curious little mouse here--" Peter was about to start. 'More like rat.' He heard in his mind. He shrieked and turned to James. "Someone has telekenetic powers... Their reading my mind! I can feel it!" By then, Kagome was shivering. Stupid rats and their high sences!
"Come one, Peter. Who has telekenetic powers around here?" 'I do.' James heard in his mind. Hermione shot Kagome a glare, who was whistling. 'I know what you did last summar, James Potter.' The voice echoes. "You're right. Someone does have telekenetic powers." James said wryly.
Hermione turned to Kagome and glared. "Hey! Stop doing that to them! You're freaking them out! Stop it this instance!" Hermione yelled. All of the Marauders looked from Hermione then to Kagome.
"Hey, innocent until proven guilty. I intend to use that movtive right now, thank you very much." Kagome stated, leaning against the wall. "After all, if I could use telekenetic powers, I would sputtering very, very private and secretive information about every one of you." Kagome then grinned and looked to Hermione. "Prove to me that I have telekinetic powers."
"Shikon no Tama, Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Sango-chan, Koga, Miko, Fuedal Japan!" Hermione said with a smirk. Kagome's grin faded as she advanced towards Hermione.
Kagome's eyes twitched as she looked Hermione in the eye. "Hey! Those things and people are part of my past, stop telling those nitwits over there about my damn past!" Kagome yelled.
Hermione just smiled. "The list goes on, too. You've already told me the WHOLE story. Remember that day in the office? When I complimented the lace in every freackin' place?" Hermione asked, her eyebrow raising. Kagome's eyes were twitching.
"If you're not careful, I'll make you touch my wand again!" Kagome yelled as Hermione's smirk faded. Kagome looked back tot he Marauders, who had confussion in their eyes. "Is anyone lost in the conversation, yet?"
"I know I am." James muttered, as he looked to Hermione. Hermione smiled and slowly, her mind was almost willing to cry. It's Harry's dad! She was thinking. He's alive! He's alive! 'Don't get your hopes up. This isn't the real world. It's just a portal through time. It's not the real thing to us.' Kagome reminded her.
"Well, that's just to bad. So, I'll be going to the castle now--" Kagome was saying, starting to walk to castle, but Remus caught her by the waist.
"How much of our minds did you read?" Moony asked, Kagome raising an eyebrow. She smiled and patted Remus on the head. She kneeled to his ear and giggled. "How much shouldn't I know?" And she retracted.
Sirius looked at her wrly, like everyone else. "But don't worry. I intend to be a good girl while I'm in Hogwarts. To bad I promised myself that, huh, though?" Kagome muttered. She turned to Hermione and smiled. "So, you wanna go back or some fun here first with some friends?"
Hermione grinned and nugded her shoulder. "There's no hurting with having fun, now is there?" Kagome grinned back and smiled at the Marauders. "Now, just to wonder, what are you people doing here?"
They all started to mumble and shake their heads, looking from one to another. Kagome looked over to Hermione. "I tink dey aure vary confuoosed." Kagome and Hermione laughed. She winked to Hermione. 'If we use our real names, they might remember us into the future. Things of a pen name for the time being!' "Hello, my name is Amayawa Satashi. Most of my friends back home call me Maya." She smiled and them and turned to Hermione.
"And I'm Drucilla LaWine. But everyone calls me by my middle name, Kate. Please to meet all you. What are your names?" Hermione asked, raising her eyebrow slightly.
"Well, I'm James. That's Sirius. The quiet one is Peter. And the one who has so many doubts he could write a book about them, is Remus." James says with a giant smile. Kagome gave a small chuckle.
"Nice to meet you lovely." Sirius states, taking Kagome's hand and kissing it. Kagome gives a bored laugh and looked into Sirius's face as he looks back to her. She smiles, but shakes her head.
"Spare me the flattery, Snuffles. The innocent faze wears off around this time. You're charm and dark completion are going to miss it very deeply." Kagome said as she smirked. They all gave her quizful looks, and stared at Sirius to see what his reply would be.
"Snuffles?" All the Marauders asked at once. Kagome turned to Hermione, who had a frightful look.
"Ya, it's the name of a dog in my neighborhood in Japan. He was such a cute dog, unfortunatly he kept on trying to pulverize my cat, Buyo, so Snuffles had to be disposed of. Down to the shelter he went. I still miss him on some days. His messy, dark fur still lingers on my sweaters." Kagome got a dazzy look and sighed. "To bad he died before anyone would adopt him. He was such a sweat dog."
"And what's this have to do with Sirius?" Peter asked quietly. That's when Kagome grinned and ruffled Peter's hair.
"Because dogs always act alike, Peter. Know that. Memorize that line." Kagome then burt out laughing and looked to Hermione. Hermione had a red face and was shaking.
"Amayawa Kagome Satashi! That is very unkind! Don't tell Peter that Sirius acts like a dog!" Kagome then gave Hermione a puppy dog a look and shuffted into Peter.
"But Drucilla Kate LaWine, I'm only stating the truth... After all..." She then grinned at Sirius and winked. "How would you act when no when is looking, Sirius?"
Sirius glared at Kagome and then sighed rather loudly. Kagome grinned once more and walked over to Hermione. 'Loosen up. If they get detentions on a regular basis, then we can, too, Miss LaWine.' Hermione heard in her head. Hermione rolled her eyes and hit Kagome on the arm. "I hate you, you bitch." Hermione stated, looked into Kagome's eyes. Kagome nodded.
"Well, me and Kate are leaving. I'll be seeing you two at school! Ta, ta, boys!" Kagome smirked as she held Hermione's hand tightly and put her hands towards the Marauders' direction. In seconds, they disappeared and all of them were blasted backwards.
~*~In Hogwarts~*~
Kagome relaxed as she appeared inside in the Room of Requirment. She then saw that everything in there was to look like a real dojo. Kagome smiled as she looked around. Just like the other one, she thought. But this one was covered in black paint and padding. Gray curtains were covering the windows, and she sighed deeply. "Hey, Hermione, open your eyes. And you can leave if you want. I'm just going to fight for a bit." Hermione openned her eyes and studied the surroundings in the room. She shook her head and walked towards the door.
As Hermione openned the door, she looked over her shoulder. "There's more to life than fighting. Forget the past and move on." Hermione said as she closed the door. Kagome sighed and a tear rolled down her face.
"I'm sorry, Hermione, but the scars of the of my past fuedal life just erase from my mind and body. I'm also sorry that fighting is taking over my life; I just want to prove to myself that I actually can beat that dog-- yes, I want to prove to myself that I can beat him like he always beat me." Kagome stated. She sighed frustratidly and walked over to the closet. There, she found some old-fashioned Japanese traveling clothes. She changed into them, putting the jewel around her neck.
She sighed and reached for a bow on a rack. Putting a quiver of arrows over her shoulder, she set up a target for her archery practice. Soon, she was over 25 feet away from the target. She aimed the arrow, and let it fly free. Perfect bull's eyes...
~*~With the Marauders~*~
They walk down the hall towards the Gryffindor tower. Remus rubbed his head while Sirius shook his head. "That Maya is something else." Remus muttered as she rounded a corner.
"All I can say is this: she'd be good at doing bribes." James said, grinned. Sirius wacked him on the head and looked to Peter.
"What do you of her Peter?" Sirius asked, trying to ignore James' sulking. "Do you have a good bad comment about this 'Amayawa Satashi' who is a telekenetic?"
"I don't know what to make of her. Ask someone who cares..." Peter mumbled. He rounded another corner and all of them fell over. They looked to the girl who ran them over and they all gave her weird looks. "Kate!? What are you doing here?"
"I'm trying to find Dumbledore! He's the only one Maya listens to! Now, if you don't mind, if I don't find him, I'm going to kill the bitch of woman!" Hermione yelled, walking over them. James gave her a quizful look.
"Where is she?" Remus asked. Hermione shot him glare that perfectly said "don't help her!" but Remus didn't listen. "Where is she, damnit!? Let us at least help!"
"No! I don't want you to be killed! Her energies will most likely expand into every corner in the room and tear it all apart!" Hermione said, slapping them away from her. She stood up, dusted off, and starting walking the halls. She had a grim look on her face as she looked around every corner for Dumbledore. But still, right behind her, the Marauders followed.
"Just show us where she is." Sirius said, now gripping her wrist--hard. Hermione stopped and turned around. She slapped his arm off of her, and then his face. Everyone around her stopped and stared. She finally gave a stiff nod.
"Follow me, and don't say anything once you've entered the room. If she even looks mad, irritated, or annoyed, say something extremly nice. Suck up and flatter her as best as you can. If she says you're taking it to far, hide. Or better yet, run." Hermione stated, retracing her steps into the Room of Requirment. When she knocked on the door. There was a roar. "It's me, Maya. Kate. If you don't open it, you know what I'm going to tell you. I'm going to shout to the world how much Inuyasha broke your heart." Soon, the door flashed open to show Kagome with blodied hands, and targets shattered into splintered wood, swords broken into 2, and several dumbies with dents. They all gave her wide eyes and Kagome sneered at them and resumed at wacking her sword at a dumbie.
"What the hell do you want, Kate!? You know I'm very agitating when I'm fighting. Even if I am fighting, it doesn't calm me down in the slightest bit." Kagome smirked at the head of the dumbie's head rolled onto the floor. "My blood spill won't satisfy me until HIS blood is poured over all over Kikyo's dead, corspe body!" Kagome yelled as she crashed her sword into the middle of dumbie's body. It split into 2 and she smirked. "Now, what do you kind boys want?"
"We want you to calm down, Maya. If you don't, I'll make Snappy come into here." Hermione stated, and Kagome started to laugh. All of the Marauders looked at weirdly.
"Snappy!?" Kagome chocked out. "On the contrary! He's not like himself these days, Kate. None of us are. Me, you, Marauders, Dumbledore, everyone. Everyone around you is most likely to be dead where we use to be. You know it, and little Remus is the only one who lives for it." Kagome slightly smiled. "To bad no one in the room is to good as riddles. But I for one already know that Kate knows what I'm talking about. Because first James would disappear, then Sirius. To bad little Peter doesn't know about Tom Riddle, huh, Kate? To bad Remus would be left all alone, huh? To bad everyone, even in my fuckin' life, dies so quickly!" Kagome yelled she then threw her sword to the wall and picked up another quiver of arrows. She aimed her arrow and let her miko energies fly into it. The arrow glowed as it hit the target. "To bad they can't regenerate when they break."
"Is something wrong with her?" Peter asked in a scared voice.
"No, she's just remember her past. She had a terrible past, and now, seeing you 4 together and best friends, it must bring back her memories. They weren't very fond memories of her life, either. Almost half of her life was spent fighting for her life." Hermione said, taking small steps towards Kagome. "Kagome-chan, what would Sango say if she saw you like this? What would Shippo say if he was alive? What would Miroku say?" Hermioen asked, she enclosed her arms around her.
"They-they-they'd b-b-b-be sad and angry at Inuyasha. And then Shippo would want me to sit him, and then Sango would hit Inuyasha over the head with her boomerang. Miroku would even hit Inuyasha over the head with his staff, Shippo would even insult him for me." Kagome laughed as her legs fell limp. Her knees gave out and she fell into Hermione's arms. "A-and Rin-chan would just cry..." Kagome slightly smiled and fell unconscious and everyone else rushed to her.
"That's it, Kagome; fall sleep so no one will get hurt." Hermione said, trying to pick her up. "Can someone please pick her up? I can't carry her all the way there!"
"I'll take her." Sirius said, pulled Kagome into his arms. He picked her up bridal style and he followed everyone out of the door. Hermione turned to them and smile.
"I appriciate everyone's care for Maya, but since Sirius is carrying her, me, him, and Maya need to go to the Headmaster's office." Hermione said, tugging Sirius's sleeve. "And don't ask any questions about it! We just need to talk about some special matters at hand. Don't worry about a thing!" And she zoomed off before either of them could even ask a question about it.
Sirius followed Hermione with Kagome in his arms. Sirius looked to Kagome's limp body to study her more closely. Her hands felt very rigid and hard. He could tell from her palm that she had most likely been fisting her hand to tight or that she gripped something to hard because there was dried blood on her fingertips and on the lines of her palm. "Kate, what did Maya do to herself?"
"She was trying to prove to herself that she's as strong as her abuser who she use to love." Hermione said, taking a turn to the gargoyle. "Do you know the password to the Headmaster's office?"
"I've been in his office to say it in my sleep." Sirius said, grinning. He called out the password to the gargoyle and then it began to twinde to the top. Stairs appeared beside the statue and Kagome and Sirius climbed them to see Dumbledore's office.
"Professor Dumbledore? Professor Dumbledore? Are you in here?" Hermione called out. She looked all around and finally saw him coming down the stairs from the right hand side.
"Mr. Black? Who is this that you have brought with you?" Dumbledore asked in his husky voice. Hermione really wasn't that surprised at his appearance. After all, he was about 150 in her time. Minus that be Harry's father's age at death, add 15, due the fact James is 15 at this time, and minus Harry's age, then you've got the age of Dumbledore. So, what was it?
"Hello, Professor Dumledore." Hermione said, nodding. "I need to talk to you about me and my friend, Amayawa, here." Hermione said, looking towards Sirius. "Thanks for the hel, Sirius. I'm sorry you have to leave, but I really do have to speak with Professor--"
"Don't worry." Sirius said, giving a small smile and setting Kagome down on a chair. Kagome then started to squirm in the chair and was starting to wake. "Meet us in the common room when your done with your conversation." He then walked out with the gargoyle swirving to the bottom.
"Is there something you wish to tell me?" Dumbledore asked. Hermione nodded.
"My friend and I were sent back in time to here through a mirror the Marauders bewitched. I don't why they did, but my friend and I at the moment really need to get back. It's just the start of term in Hogwarts where we are from--" Hermione began.
"I thought I was your teacher, not your friend..." Kagome as she rubbed her eyes. "How can you make me feel so guilty, Kate?"
"You can stop with the nicknames, Kagome. We're with Dumbledore from the past right now." Just then, Kagome's hand stopped in midair and Kagome looked to Dumbledore.
"Oh, look, I'm traveling through time once again." Kagome remarked sarcastically. She just then changed back into her regualar self, her sky- blue stormy eyes turning into a gray-blue. "Great, I'm getting weaker. And I'm in a good mood to hurt someone, too." She muttered.
"From what I have heard from...?" Dumble began.
"Hermione Granger." Hermione said with a smile.
"From what I have heard from Miss Granger, the both of you have traveled to the past." Both of them nodded. "I am very aware that when a person travels through time, the person is either pulled back into time by the object that sent them into the time period, or the person can go back on their own free will. Of course, on most a events, the wizard or witch who has cast the spell most likely puts a charm on the object for the person to not be able to go back on their own free will." Kagome gave a short, fustrated sigh. "So, if you 2 wish to go back, you will have to wait."
"For how long?" Hermione asked.
"It could be in a matter of weeks, or maybe even months." Kagome slightly tensed and turned to him.
"But I'm not a witch. I use to travel through time with a magical jewel that allowed me to travel to the Fuedal Age of Japan. So, if I went there, then came back, and the amount of time I spent there was spent in my time, will that have the same affects as within this castle?" Kagome asked steadly, choosing her words carefully.
"This was wizard magic that the caster used, not purification magic. So, naturally, when the spell acknowledges for both of you to go back, it should be within just seconds of when you were transported to this time period." Dumbledore said. Hermione and Kagome both nodded.
"Just to know, what will we be doing in the meantime?" Hermione asked.
"Blend in, of course. You will each be taking classes with the other students--" Dumble was saying without finishing. Kagome then immediatly shot up, shaking her head.
"But, sir! There's just a couple of problems: In the future, I'm not a students; I'm a professor! I'm the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in Hermione's 6th year. I've never been to a magical school, so I have no idea what I'll be doing. Sure, I have a wand, but the best thing I've done to magic is shooting purificational energy into weapons!" Kagome yelled out to him.
"Well, then, you must be sorted." Dumbledore said, looking to the sorting hat. It sat on the top left shelf, plain and just a bit newer looking. Hermione nodded as well as Kagome.
Dumbledore reached for the hat and then placed it onto Kagome's head. "Let's see now." The Sorting Hat said almost suddenly. "A dark past, wanting to be reveiled, but very secret. A twisted sort of fate. Knowledge few have, a very kind heart, and accepts all she knows and meets. Courage is not one of your strong points, but I can see it in your mind: you've stood up to enemies far more powerful, and always come back alive. You have the courage of a true Gryffindor, I see. The mind of Ravenclaw and intellegence of one, too. At times, you can be as cunning as Slytherin himself, but not as kind as you are of Hufflepuff. So where should I put you?" The Sorting Hat droned on. Kagome was almost tempted to go back to sleep, but then the Sorting Hat gave its answer: "Gryffindor!"
I thought this was suppose to be quick, she thought. She sighed and took the hat off. She advanced towards Hermione. With every step she took, she became younger and younger until she was 15. She turned to Dumbledore and and smiled. "I guess until next time, Professor Dumbledore. Good-bye, Professor."
"Try not to get into any trouble, Hermione and Kagome." Dumbledore said with a wink.
"Ask me no question, and I tell no lies." She called over her shoulder. Hermione grinned at Kagome and they exited the room.
As they stepped off the gargoyle, the 2 girls ran into someone. "Who the hell!?" Kagome yelled.
"Oh, it's the Marauders." Hermione said with a smirk as James tried to give them an innocent smile. "What are you 4 doing here? Here to escort 2 beautiful, young ladies to their common rooms?"
"Fat chance." James murmured and Kagome glared at him. James, once again, gave an innocent. Remus laughed and looked from James to Kagome.
"How id you know what he said? I could barely even hear him." Peter asked. Kagome smiled. She winked at him and slightly shook her head.
"Peter, Peter, Peter. Dear Peter... If I told you, you might start acting like I'm glass." Kagome said, putting her arms into her sleeves. "Now, if you don't mind, I want to go back to the Room of Requirment. I want to change into tranditional clothings of my kind."
"And that is?" James asked with a cocky grin. Hermione hit him over the head and rolled her eyes.
"Miko garbs. Really baggy red pants and a white shirt with a wide-open sleeves. They're very comfortable, and I use to twear them when I was your age." Just then Kagome's eyes widened at what she said.
" 'When you were our age?' "Sirius questioned. Kagome turned to him with a guilty look and smiled. Slowly, she nodded.
"Don't you even dare tell them your age, either, Maya!" Hermione hissed. "The most I'll allow you to do is change for them."
"What about my other powers?" Kagome asked, raising an eyebrow. "Can I let them touch my wand?" Hermione's eyes widened and glared at her. Kagome just gave a shining smile.
"If you dare!" Hermione stuttered. "Last I touched your damn wand, my arm was going to fall off!" Kagome then put her hand over Hermione's mouth and nodded.
"That's why I want someone to touch it."
"You're a devil." James said with a snort. Kagome looked to him and put her hand over his arm. She smiled and looked him into the eyes.
"Oh, but you what I'm going to do when no one's watching? I'm going to do what an enemy would have loved to do, but unfortunatally he was to thick to know it." She leaned into his ear, stopping everyone. Hermione was even trying to find out what she was saying. When she pulled away, she patted his arm and smiled. "Do we have an understanding?"
"Yes, ma'am." James said quickly. Kagome patted him again. and turned to Hermione.
"What did you tell him!?" Hermione hissed. Kagome gave an innocent look and thne hid behind Peter.
"Help me, Peter! The witch wants to kill me!" Peter laughed and pulled Kagome away from her.
"Sorry, Maya. Kate is your problem." Peter said quietly. Kagome gave soft sobs and then light punched Hermione.
"You are so evil, you damn magical people! Pick on the older one, why don't you!? You are so cruel, damnit!" Kagome said, crossing her arms. She looked to Hermione and sighed. Kagome leaned into Hermione's ear. "My powers, their getting weaker. I'm going to have to put down this appearance for a bit." Hermione gave a scared nod and look to the Marauders. "Errrr... In Japan, I was kidnapped a couple fo times in my life." Kagome said out of the blue. All fo them turned to her. "And then they taught me serveral things, some even cast special spells on me. One person taught me to change my shape and form, or in your words, a Metamorphagus." Kagome said with a sigh. "And right now, my powers are growing a little weak, so I'm going to have to change to my regular form for a few minutes. After that, I'm going back to my 15 year old self..."
"People kidnapped you?" Sirius asked in a skeptical voice. Kagome just nodded. "Why, exactly?"
"Go look it up in the library. It should be there, right, Kate?" Hermione nodded. Kagome smiled and then turned to them. "But it seems the only one who actually even comes close to reading a book every day is Remus. He's the one who made prefect last year."
"He did?" Hermione asked. Kagome nodded.
"Lily Evans prefect last year, too." Kagome said. Hermione half gasped.
"Who told you that stuff?" Peter asked. Kagome winked and knocked on his head. "Oh, ya."
Kagome then slowly changed into a 24 year old. Her hair grew longer and her eyes grew darker. "Well, as soon as I get into the common room, I'm going to practice my magic. If anyone wants to meet a demon--"
"Don't you dare him back!" Hermioen hissed. Kagome gave a nervous smile.
"Ok, I'm not going to bring INUYASHA--"
"You're abuser!?" Hermione half yelled. Kagome smirked.
"I was going to lock him into the Room of Requirment. It would be fun to watch him quirm and die in the Magical World." Kagome said with no doubts.
"Like I said before, you're a devil." James said as he stepped into the Gryffindor common room. Kagome sat on a rug and playing with her fingers. James glanced at her. "What are you?"
"Thinking of what funs I'll be doing tonight. Since a gypsy once put a spell on my to never sleep, so I always find something to do. I usually perfect my miko powers. Maybe I'll even kill someone today..." Kagome took a looked to the animals some people left in the cages. "Some people might get suspiscous, though..."
"Uh, ya think?" Hermione asked sarcastically. "I'll stay up with you. You boys can go to bed. Me and Maya need some down time, anyway."
"I'm almost never tired." Remus commented. "I'll stay with you, just as long as you don't kill me." Damnit, Kagome thought. I really wanted to be alone...
"Fine with me." Kagome murmured. As soon as everyone had left, Kagome looked to Remus. "So you're the werewolf?"
"Ya..." He said cautiously.
"Don't freak him out, Maya. Just meditate, or help me with my charms." Kagome gave a pout, but nodded. She looked to the top of the common room.
"Hey, Remus? Give a description of any person on your mind, maybe even a made-up person. I want to see how close I can get." Kagome said, looking to Remus. He gave a look that said he was thinking.
"Long red hair, emerald green eyes, pure white skin." Remus muttered. He turned to Kagome as she was morphing. In seconds, Kagome had bight, flaming red hair with green emerald. Her skin was ivory white and looked almost sickly.
"Now that you mention it, this looks like someone I use to know..." Kagome muttered, studying herself. "But he had his hair tied back, and he was much, much shorter."
Remus's gave a big sigh. Kagome transformed into her 15 year old self and sat down next to him. "Hey, Remus? What would you call someone who's not a witch attends a magical school?"
Remus looked to her with a weird gaze. Hermione rolled her eyes and sat on the other side of Remus. "Don't answer that, Remus. If you do, Maya might take it a bit personally."
"You mean she's not a witch?" Remus asked.
"Nice, Kate! Real nice!" Kagome said sarcastically
"Then what are you?" Remus asked, looking to Kagome. Kagome looked to Hermione with pleading eyes.
"Can I tell him!? Please, Kate, please!?" Kagome said, begging with puppy eyes. Finally, Hermione nodded. Kagome smiled. "In Japanese history, there were holy beings who were magical. These magical beings, Monks and Priestesses, had purification powers. I, as you can tell, are one of the very last of them in our modern era." Kagome said smiling. "And people envied me for my powers. Some people would kidnap me and then teach me things in the most horrible ways. They would hope that I would join their forces, but Inuyasha would always come to my rescue." Kagome then got ahold of pillow from the couch. "Kate, can I rip this pillow?"
"I'm not going to repair it, Maya." Hermione said, looking at Kagome. Kagome muttered something no one could hear.
Kagoem just smiled and stood. "Then I'll be on my way. No one wants to rescue me from a make-believe faerie tale, do they?" She gave a slight yawn and looked to the one last time. "I'm going to the library, Kate. I'll be in the restricted section."
"You can't go in there!" Hermione yelled. Just then, Kagome morphed into a another woman with long brown hair and peircing green eyes.
"Now I'm a parent concerned about the literary status of of our school book system. Care to come? I could say you're my daughter and you desperatly need a book." Just then Kagome turned to Remus. "Moony..."
Hermione immeditatly caught on and shook her head. Kagome pouted and turned into her regular self-- a 24 year old. "Find, then. I'm going to train by myself. If you need any hep, just yell. And you might want to borrow the Marauders' Map when you get lost, too. It always helps." Kagome winked and stepped out of the common room. Hermione stepped to the edge of the painting, and looked out.
"Great, she took the senic route." Hermione muttered.
~*~End of Chapter~*~