Sorry it took me so long to update. I've been busy with research papers
(due the last week of school) and getting ready for high school (which
seems like it's going to suck). I'm going into IB and I just found out
that I need (they requested it) to take a summer refresher course in
Algebra I because I didn't get a "solid A." If I don't take this course I
could fall behind next year. I've also got an art course I've had to get
all the paperwork for . I've also been planning my vacation! So I'm
SORRY that it took so long.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu or YuYu.
Troubled Love
By Sesshieluver89
Chapter Four- Histories of the Cousins
Kagome's cousin was up at six in the morning and decided that he didn't want to wake anyone up. So, he went to go take his shower in Kagome's bathroom.
He walked down the hall to Kagome's room and stopped to yawn and stretch. In the middle of his yawn he heard a sneeze come from his cousin's room. He opened the door and poked his head in to find Kagome sitting up sneezing. A large fox was beside her, watching.
"What the hell? When did you get here Kag?"
She looked up and said, "Yusuke! What are you doing in my room?"
"Uh... I was gonna take a shower in your bathroom so that I didn't wake anyone up," he said.
As he was talking, someone yawned and sat up next to Kagome. "What's going on? Where's all that noise coming from?"
"Kag! You're sleeping with a guy? Does your mom know about this?" Yusuke asked.
Kuronue blinked and looked at Yusuke. "Who are you?"
"Yusuke. Who the hell are you?"
"Yusuke! Don't be so rude! And to answer your earlier question, yes, my mom knows about everyone in this room."
"And have you noticed that he has wings? And that there's a giant fox sitting next to you?" Then he noticed Shippou. "Hey! That kid has a tail!"
Kagome laughed lightly and said, "I guess I have some explaining to do, huh?"
"First, who the hell is that youkai?" Yusuke asked pointing at Kuronue. He then realized his mistake and his hand flew to his mouth.
Kagome gasped at what he said. "How do you know about youkai?"
Yusuke sighed, knowing there was no way he could escape an explanation. "I'll explain my story after I hear all about yours. Deal?"
Kagome nodded. "Deal."
"Now, who the hell are these youkai?" Yusuke asked, indicating Kuronue, Youko, and the still sleeping Shippou.
"This is Kuronue and that's Shippou. That's Youko and he was just about to take on his humanoid form. Weren't you Youko?"
Youko nodded and the same white light from the night before enveloped him. When it died down, they saw him standing there in his humanoid form.
"Holy shit! That's Youko Kurama!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Baka, I already told you that. Now do you want to hear my story or not?"
"Yeah. But I think my friends should here it too. They are part of my story and two of them are youkai."
"Umm... okay. But it's too early now. I'm going back to sleep."
"You are due for a session with me this morning Kagome. Get up now," Youko said.
"But Youko, I've been through a lot lately. I want a break."
He gave her a stern look and said, "Kagome..."
She sighed. "Fine, I'm getting up." She stood and started to gather everything for her shower. "Everyone has to get out now. Buh bye." She pushed them out of the door and slammed it in their faces.
"You pissed her off Youko. It wouldn't have killed you or her to miss one session," Kuronue said.
"We can't have her slacking, and besides she's the only on who's able to give me a challenge. I want to spar and only Kagome can satisfy my high standards."
"What about me? I'm just as strong as her," Kuronue said.
Youko looked at him and said, "No you're not."
Kuronue glared at him and replied, "Kagome's right. You are a jackass."
Kagome opened the door then, wrapped in a towel, and said, "You better run Kuronue. You know Youko doesn't take insults very well."
Kuronue glanced at Youko and the kitsune sent his partner a glare. Kuronue's eyes widened and he darted inside the room and slammed the door. Kagome gave a small squeak and said, "Kuronue! What are you doing?"
Kuronue pointed an accusing finger at the door. "He gave me the 'I am going to kill you' glare! I had to take cover somewhere!"
"You're such a baby. You know he's not really going to kill you. You're his best friend. There's no way he'd kill you just for calling him a jackass, which, by the way, is true a lot of the time."
A shout of "I heard that!" was heard through the door.
Kagome laughed and then said to Kuronue, "I'm going to change. If you follow me, you will pay."
"Would it be worth it?" Kagome's mouth fell open and she stared at Kuronue. She was about to yell at him when he grinned and said, "Just kidding."
"You should have been born a kitsune and Youko should have been the bat. You like to joke and play around way more than him." After she said that she turned and disappeared into her walk-in closet. A few minutes later she emerged in a blue T-shirt and baggy black jeans. "Dammit, I've gained weight. These used to be bigger on me."
"Maybe it's muscle, because you're not fat."
She gave him a brilliant smile. "Thanks. That makes me feel better." She went to look out the window and spotted Youko sitting in the Goshinboku. "I guess I had better get out there."
"I'll come too." Then he nodded toward Shippou. "What about him?"
Kagome sat on the edge of the bed and gently shook the kit. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Kagome. Kagome asked him if he wanted to come watch her spar with Youko or go back to sleep. He popped up and said, "I want to watch you!"
Kagome smiled and told him to hop on her shoulder. "First, let's get some breakfast. I'm starving!"
After breakfast
Kagome, Kuronue, Yusuke, and Shippou walked outside and moved towards the Goshinoku. Youko stood and motioned for Kagome to move to the center of the courtyard. They stood five feet apart from each other and Kagome slipped into a defensive stance just as Youko charged. She threw her arms up to block his punch and they jumped away from each other. This continued on for an hour before they stopped.
"That was pretty good. I'm actually kind of tired," Kagome said.
"Wow 'Kaa-san! That was great!"
"Thanks Shippou-chan. Hey Yusuke, what time is it?"
"Um... it's around seven. Why?"
"I've got to go back to the castle," she said to Youko. "Akuma is probably worried sick by now. I've also got to get my weapons. I don't like going so long without them."
"I'll come with you Kagome," Kuronue said.
"Okay." She turned to the others. "We'll be back in a little while. Have fun while we're gone."
They walked into the mini shrine and jumped into the murky depths of the well. They arrived back in the Sengoku Jidai and raced towards the castle. When they arrived they found Akuma sniffing around the grounds anxiously. His ears pricked forward at their approach and he let forth a small roar of happiness.
"Hey Akuma. How have you been?" The dragon glared at her and she laughed softly. "Worried?" He nodded at her and she apologized. "Sorry. I completely forgot to ask if you wanted to come." He glared at her again, but accepted the apology.
Kuronue said, "Maybe we should get your weapons and go. We wouldn't want to keep everyone waiting."
They went up to Kagome's room and she walked over to her walk-in closet. She opened the door and moved to the back wall. She pushed aside a rack of formal kimonos to reveal a door with a high amount of magical energy surrounding it. She laid one finger on the door and the energy immediately dispersed. She turned the knob and entered a small armory. Kagome went to the opposite wall and took her two swords, Ketsusaiga and Kenseiga, and strapped them to her waist. She went around the room collecting the other weapons that Midoriko gave her. During her training, Midoriko had explained to Kagome that her Hiraikotsu, bow, quiver of arrows, and staff could all shrink down to the size of a ring to be placed on a necklace.
"Okay, I'm ready to go. But before we go back to my time, we need to tell Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku how long we'll be gone," Kagome said.
"Fine, let's go." Kuronue grinned. "Bet I can beat you to the village."
His friend and partner snorted and said, "You wish."
"Confident in our abilities are we?" She smirked. "Then how about we make this a little more interesting?"
"Okay. What did you have in mind?" Kagome asked.
"If I win, you have to do whatever I want for a month, and I also get a kiss," Kuronue said, smirking.
Kagome stared at him for a second before saying, "Fine. But if I win, you have to do whatever I want for two months."
"That's not fair! I only said a month!"
"Yeah, but I also have to kiss you."
Kuronue opened his mouth to reply, but couldn't think of anything to say. He quickly closed his mouth and glared at Kagome. She smiled and said, "Ready, set, go!"
They both raced off with Kuronue in the lead by a few feet. Kagome saw this and slowly started to catch up. At the edge of Inuyasha's forest they were neck and neck. But slowly, Kuronue started to pull out in front of Kagome. Kuronue passed the first hut, winning their race.
"Ha! I win. You owe me a kiss," Kuronue said.
Kagome sighed and leaned in to gently place her lips on his. Kuronue took advantage of the opportunity, and deepened the kiss. Inuyasha chose this time to come out of Kaede's hut. He growled when he saw them and promptly moved them apart. They were both panting and Kagome's lips were slightly swollen.
Inuyasha stepped in front of Kagome and growled loudly at Kuronue. "Stay away from my Kagome."
"She's not yours, halfbreed. I will not stay away from her unless she wishes it."
Inuyasha growled again and turned to Kagome. "Tell him to stay away from you."
"Are you crazy? Kuronue is my best friend. I don't know what I would do without him. And besides, I lost that bet fair and square. I owed him a kiss."
"A bet? That's why you were kissing him?"
"Well duh. Why else?"
At this moment Akuma decided to show up and saw Inuyasha really close to Kagome. He transformed into his larger form and roared at Inuyasha, who just stared at him. Akuma was around ten feet tall with a fifteen foot wingspan. Black scales glistened in the sunlight and he stretched his leathery wings. His red eyes warned Inuyasha to step away from his mistress or else. Of course Inuyasha, being the idiot, stood his ground. Akuma was about to attack when Kagome spoke up. "It's alright Akuma. Inuyasha won't hurt me."
Just then Sango and Miroku appeared, drawn out by Akuma's roar. Sango was about to throw Hiraikotsu when Akuma changed back to his small form (which is as big as Kirara transformed) and ran over to Kagome. "Kagome-chan, who is that?"
Kagome looked up at them and said, "This is Akuma. He was a gift from Midoriko and is a powerful ally."
"Oh. Well, what brings you here? I thought you were visiting your family," Sango said.
"I had to go back to the castle to get Akuma and my weapons. Oh, and we came back to the village to tell you guys that we'll be in my time for a month."
"A month? There's no way in hell you're staying for that long, wench!"
"Calm down Inuyasha. You guys can come and stay with us for the month."
"Are you sure Kagome-sama?"
"Of course! We'll find room for everyone!" Kuronue snorted and Kagome glared at him. "Something wrong Kuronue?"
"Nothing at all. Just ready to get back to your time. I think it's time to find your cousin's friends so that you can explain your stories. I'm curious as to how your cousin knows about youkai."
"Kagome-sama, how could a relative from your time know about youkai? If I remember correctly, you said there were no youkai there."
"That's what I thought. But he recognized Kuronue as a youkai, so there must be some somewhere."
"In that case we'll come with you Kagome-chan. Besides, I've wanted to see your era for a while now."
"Okay, well let's go." Kagome, Kuronue, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Akuma headed off towards the well. Kagome and Kuronue jumped in first, followed by Akuma and Kirara. Miroku jumped in with Sango next, and Inuyasha went last.
When they arrived in Kagome's time they walked out of the well house and saw Yusuke talking to some guys, one of which was staring with wide eyes at Youko. Youko then spotted them and came to complain to Kagome. "That fox with the red hair won't stop staring at me. Make him stop. And ask him how his aura and scent are so similar to mine."
"Ask him yourself. I'm not some servant of yours you jerk." She walked up to her cousin and asked who the other guys were.
"This is Kurama, the short guy is Hiei, and this idiot is Kuwabara. Keiko and Botan will be here in a few minutes," Yusuke said.
She smiled at them and said, "Hello. It's nice to meet you." She noticed Youko glaring at Kurama. "Um... Kurama, could you tell me how your aura is so similar to Youko's? Your scent is too."
Yusuke intervened and said, "He'll explain after you tell us your story."
"What about your other two friends? Shouldn't we wait for them?"
"Oh yeah. I guess we should."
As he was talking, two girls appeared on the shrine grounds. One of them had shoulder length brown hair and chocolate colored eyes. The other had bright blue hair and pink eyes. They spotted Yusuke and ran up to him. The brown haired girl asked, "Why did you want us to come here Yusuke?"
"Well, Kag here was about to tell us an interesting story about how she knows about youkai and how Youko Kurama is here."
"But how could she know about them? The ones that escape to the Ningenkai never come around this area," Botan said.
"Well turn to your right and take a look Botan."
She turned and her eyes widened as she saw Youko, Kuronue, Inuyasha, Shippou, Akuma, and Kirara. She then realized that the Youko she was looking at was the original, since Kurama was standing next to her. "Oh my! That's the original Youko Kurama! But how is that possible? His soul resides within Kurama."
That sentence caught Kagome's attention and her head whipped up. "What did you say?"
Botan looked startled at the intensity in her voice and replied, "Just like I said. Youko's soul is currently in Kurama's body."
"That's impossible. Youko is still very much alive and with his soul. We would know if he didn't have it."
"But Youko Kurama died while on the run. He can't be here. That must be an imposter," Botan said.
Kagome's anger flared and she said, "He is not an imposter. I have lived with him for two years. I would know if it wasn't him. Kuronue would too."
Kuronue and Youko moved to stand beside Kagome. Kuronue wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned in to whisper into her ear. "Calm down. We know he's alive. It doesn't matter what she says. There's no way he's a fake." She started to calm down and he gave her a quick peck on the cheek and released her. She blushed as Inuyasha started to growl. Everyone looked at him and he stopped.
"So Kag, should we go inside now? We've got to go soon and we need to hear an explanation."
"You need to? Why?"
"Well..uh.. My boss wants to here all about you," Yusuke said.
"And he knows about me how?"
"The idiot told him we were busy today and he wanted to know what was so important that I would neglect my job even more than usual. Guess what happened then."
"Kuwabara told him that I know about youkai and he got really interested."
"Yep."
"Why does your boss know about them? And since when do you have a job?"
"I'll explain later. Now can we go inside?"
"Sure." She, Kuronue, and Youko spun around and walked to the house. Yusuke and the reikai tantei and everyone from the Sengoku Jidai followed behind them. They went into the living room where Souta was playing video games. He almost dropped the controller when he saw everyone enter.
"Whoa sis! Who are they?" He pointed to Sango, Miroku, Akuma, Kirara, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama, Botan, and Keiko.
Kagome introduced everyone to her brother and they all found places to sit down. "Okay Yusuke. Who's first? Me or you?"
"You."
"Okay." She then launched into the story about her trips to the past and all that had happened to her over the years. When she was done, everyone who was hearing of her experiences for the first time was staring at her. "Any questions?"
Kurama said, "How did you come to have the Shikon no Tama inside of your body?"
"I'm actually not Kikyo's reincarnation like everyone thought. I'm the reincarnation of Midoriko herself. The jewel was passed onto me because I had what was left of her soul. The jewel wanted to be near it. At least, that's Midoriko's conclusion. Any more questions?"
Nobody answered so Yusuke said, "Guess not. So it's my turn." He told Kagome about his death and becoming a spirit detective and about all that had occurred in his adventures. "So, any questions for me?"
Kagome said, "Yeah. Why didn't the Reikai just make room for you? Why go through the trouble of bringing you back to life?"
"I don't know. Ask Botan."
"Well, we had been sensing suppressed energy from Yusuke for years. We thought that if we brought him back to life then his powers would awaken and he would be powerful enough to become the spirit detective of Earth."
"Oh. Okay." She looked at her watch, which read ten o'clock. "Hey you guys, if you're going to stay here for the month you're going to need some clothes," she said to her feudal friends.
She looked at each of them and noticed that Sango was about her size. "Sango-chan, you can wear my clothes to the mall so we can get you your own." She looked at Youko and Kuronue next and said, "You two could probably wear my dad's old clothes. Inuyasha and Miroku, you can borrow some of Yusuke's."
"What? Kag, you can't just give my clothes away."
"I just did."
Kagome went and got some clothes for Youko and Kuronue and told them to go in her room (one in the closet and one in the bathroom). When they came out she inspected them and deemed them hot.
She and Sango went in her room when they left while Yusuke took Inuyasha and Miroku into the guest room. "Well Sango-chan, I think you would look good in this," Kagome said, holding up a jean mini skirt. "I think this shirt will do." She emerged from her closet holding a black shirt with a silver phoenix wrapping around it.
"Aren't they a little small?"
"Nope. They're supposed to be like this. Now go change into them. I want to see how you look."
Sango walked into the bathroom and Kagome went back into the closet. She changed into a pink skirt that ruffled out at the bottom with a black bow that tied around the waist. She wore a pink tube top with black writing that said, "Think Pink."
When she came out of the closet, Sango was waiting for her. "Wow, Sango- chan! You look great!"
"Thanks. You do too."
"Let's go get the guys so we can go shopping!"
"Why do I get the feeling the guys are going to hate this?"
"Because they will. Men hate to shop. But, it's their job to carry all of our bags, so they have to come."
They went downstairs to find everyone waiting and Kagome said, "Let's shop!"
Look how long the chapter is! I'm so happy! It's almost eight pages! WOOHOO!
Okay, I actually did some review responses, but I had trouble doing responses for each individual reviewer. So, I put you guys in groups (and I still had trouble). If I left you out I'm really sorry!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Inu or YuYu.
Troubled Love
By Sesshieluver89
Chapter Four- Histories of the Cousins
Kagome's cousin was up at six in the morning and decided that he didn't want to wake anyone up. So, he went to go take his shower in Kagome's bathroom.
He walked down the hall to Kagome's room and stopped to yawn and stretch. In the middle of his yawn he heard a sneeze come from his cousin's room. He opened the door and poked his head in to find Kagome sitting up sneezing. A large fox was beside her, watching.
"What the hell? When did you get here Kag?"
She looked up and said, "Yusuke! What are you doing in my room?"
"Uh... I was gonna take a shower in your bathroom so that I didn't wake anyone up," he said.
As he was talking, someone yawned and sat up next to Kagome. "What's going on? Where's all that noise coming from?"
"Kag! You're sleeping with a guy? Does your mom know about this?" Yusuke asked.
Kuronue blinked and looked at Yusuke. "Who are you?"
"Yusuke. Who the hell are you?"
"Yusuke! Don't be so rude! And to answer your earlier question, yes, my mom knows about everyone in this room."
"And have you noticed that he has wings? And that there's a giant fox sitting next to you?" Then he noticed Shippou. "Hey! That kid has a tail!"
Kagome laughed lightly and said, "I guess I have some explaining to do, huh?"
"First, who the hell is that youkai?" Yusuke asked pointing at Kuronue. He then realized his mistake and his hand flew to his mouth.
Kagome gasped at what he said. "How do you know about youkai?"
Yusuke sighed, knowing there was no way he could escape an explanation. "I'll explain my story after I hear all about yours. Deal?"
Kagome nodded. "Deal."
"Now, who the hell are these youkai?" Yusuke asked, indicating Kuronue, Youko, and the still sleeping Shippou.
"This is Kuronue and that's Shippou. That's Youko and he was just about to take on his humanoid form. Weren't you Youko?"
Youko nodded and the same white light from the night before enveloped him. When it died down, they saw him standing there in his humanoid form.
"Holy shit! That's Youko Kurama!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Baka, I already told you that. Now do you want to hear my story or not?"
"Yeah. But I think my friends should here it too. They are part of my story and two of them are youkai."
"Umm... okay. But it's too early now. I'm going back to sleep."
"You are due for a session with me this morning Kagome. Get up now," Youko said.
"But Youko, I've been through a lot lately. I want a break."
He gave her a stern look and said, "Kagome..."
She sighed. "Fine, I'm getting up." She stood and started to gather everything for her shower. "Everyone has to get out now. Buh bye." She pushed them out of the door and slammed it in their faces.
"You pissed her off Youko. It wouldn't have killed you or her to miss one session," Kuronue said.
"We can't have her slacking, and besides she's the only on who's able to give me a challenge. I want to spar and only Kagome can satisfy my high standards."
"What about me? I'm just as strong as her," Kuronue said.
Youko looked at him and said, "No you're not."
Kuronue glared at him and replied, "Kagome's right. You are a jackass."
Kagome opened the door then, wrapped in a towel, and said, "You better run Kuronue. You know Youko doesn't take insults very well."
Kuronue glanced at Youko and the kitsune sent his partner a glare. Kuronue's eyes widened and he darted inside the room and slammed the door. Kagome gave a small squeak and said, "Kuronue! What are you doing?"
Kuronue pointed an accusing finger at the door. "He gave me the 'I am going to kill you' glare! I had to take cover somewhere!"
"You're such a baby. You know he's not really going to kill you. You're his best friend. There's no way he'd kill you just for calling him a jackass, which, by the way, is true a lot of the time."
A shout of "I heard that!" was heard through the door.
Kagome laughed and then said to Kuronue, "I'm going to change. If you follow me, you will pay."
"Would it be worth it?" Kagome's mouth fell open and she stared at Kuronue. She was about to yell at him when he grinned and said, "Just kidding."
"You should have been born a kitsune and Youko should have been the bat. You like to joke and play around way more than him." After she said that she turned and disappeared into her walk-in closet. A few minutes later she emerged in a blue T-shirt and baggy black jeans. "Dammit, I've gained weight. These used to be bigger on me."
"Maybe it's muscle, because you're not fat."
She gave him a brilliant smile. "Thanks. That makes me feel better." She went to look out the window and spotted Youko sitting in the Goshinboku. "I guess I had better get out there."
"I'll come too." Then he nodded toward Shippou. "What about him?"
Kagome sat on the edge of the bed and gently shook the kit. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Kagome. Kagome asked him if he wanted to come watch her spar with Youko or go back to sleep. He popped up and said, "I want to watch you!"
Kagome smiled and told him to hop on her shoulder. "First, let's get some breakfast. I'm starving!"
After breakfast
Kagome, Kuronue, Yusuke, and Shippou walked outside and moved towards the Goshinoku. Youko stood and motioned for Kagome to move to the center of the courtyard. They stood five feet apart from each other and Kagome slipped into a defensive stance just as Youko charged. She threw her arms up to block his punch and they jumped away from each other. This continued on for an hour before they stopped.
"That was pretty good. I'm actually kind of tired," Kagome said.
"Wow 'Kaa-san! That was great!"
"Thanks Shippou-chan. Hey Yusuke, what time is it?"
"Um... it's around seven. Why?"
"I've got to go back to the castle," she said to Youko. "Akuma is probably worried sick by now. I've also got to get my weapons. I don't like going so long without them."
"I'll come with you Kagome," Kuronue said.
"Okay." She turned to the others. "We'll be back in a little while. Have fun while we're gone."
They walked into the mini shrine and jumped into the murky depths of the well. They arrived back in the Sengoku Jidai and raced towards the castle. When they arrived they found Akuma sniffing around the grounds anxiously. His ears pricked forward at their approach and he let forth a small roar of happiness.
"Hey Akuma. How have you been?" The dragon glared at her and she laughed softly. "Worried?" He nodded at her and she apologized. "Sorry. I completely forgot to ask if you wanted to come." He glared at her again, but accepted the apology.
Kuronue said, "Maybe we should get your weapons and go. We wouldn't want to keep everyone waiting."
They went up to Kagome's room and she walked over to her walk-in closet. She opened the door and moved to the back wall. She pushed aside a rack of formal kimonos to reveal a door with a high amount of magical energy surrounding it. She laid one finger on the door and the energy immediately dispersed. She turned the knob and entered a small armory. Kagome went to the opposite wall and took her two swords, Ketsusaiga and Kenseiga, and strapped them to her waist. She went around the room collecting the other weapons that Midoriko gave her. During her training, Midoriko had explained to Kagome that her Hiraikotsu, bow, quiver of arrows, and staff could all shrink down to the size of a ring to be placed on a necklace.
"Okay, I'm ready to go. But before we go back to my time, we need to tell Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku how long we'll be gone," Kagome said.
"Fine, let's go." Kuronue grinned. "Bet I can beat you to the village."
His friend and partner snorted and said, "You wish."
"Confident in our abilities are we?" She smirked. "Then how about we make this a little more interesting?"
"Okay. What did you have in mind?" Kagome asked.
"If I win, you have to do whatever I want for a month, and I also get a kiss," Kuronue said, smirking.
Kagome stared at him for a second before saying, "Fine. But if I win, you have to do whatever I want for two months."
"That's not fair! I only said a month!"
"Yeah, but I also have to kiss you."
Kuronue opened his mouth to reply, but couldn't think of anything to say. He quickly closed his mouth and glared at Kagome. She smiled and said, "Ready, set, go!"
They both raced off with Kuronue in the lead by a few feet. Kagome saw this and slowly started to catch up. At the edge of Inuyasha's forest they were neck and neck. But slowly, Kuronue started to pull out in front of Kagome. Kuronue passed the first hut, winning their race.
"Ha! I win. You owe me a kiss," Kuronue said.
Kagome sighed and leaned in to gently place her lips on his. Kuronue took advantage of the opportunity, and deepened the kiss. Inuyasha chose this time to come out of Kaede's hut. He growled when he saw them and promptly moved them apart. They were both panting and Kagome's lips were slightly swollen.
Inuyasha stepped in front of Kagome and growled loudly at Kuronue. "Stay away from my Kagome."
"She's not yours, halfbreed. I will not stay away from her unless she wishes it."
Inuyasha growled again and turned to Kagome. "Tell him to stay away from you."
"Are you crazy? Kuronue is my best friend. I don't know what I would do without him. And besides, I lost that bet fair and square. I owed him a kiss."
"A bet? That's why you were kissing him?"
"Well duh. Why else?"
At this moment Akuma decided to show up and saw Inuyasha really close to Kagome. He transformed into his larger form and roared at Inuyasha, who just stared at him. Akuma was around ten feet tall with a fifteen foot wingspan. Black scales glistened in the sunlight and he stretched his leathery wings. His red eyes warned Inuyasha to step away from his mistress or else. Of course Inuyasha, being the idiot, stood his ground. Akuma was about to attack when Kagome spoke up. "It's alright Akuma. Inuyasha won't hurt me."
Just then Sango and Miroku appeared, drawn out by Akuma's roar. Sango was about to throw Hiraikotsu when Akuma changed back to his small form (which is as big as Kirara transformed) and ran over to Kagome. "Kagome-chan, who is that?"
Kagome looked up at them and said, "This is Akuma. He was a gift from Midoriko and is a powerful ally."
"Oh. Well, what brings you here? I thought you were visiting your family," Sango said.
"I had to go back to the castle to get Akuma and my weapons. Oh, and we came back to the village to tell you guys that we'll be in my time for a month."
"A month? There's no way in hell you're staying for that long, wench!"
"Calm down Inuyasha. You guys can come and stay with us for the month."
"Are you sure Kagome-sama?"
"Of course! We'll find room for everyone!" Kuronue snorted and Kagome glared at him. "Something wrong Kuronue?"
"Nothing at all. Just ready to get back to your time. I think it's time to find your cousin's friends so that you can explain your stories. I'm curious as to how your cousin knows about youkai."
"Kagome-sama, how could a relative from your time know about youkai? If I remember correctly, you said there were no youkai there."
"That's what I thought. But he recognized Kuronue as a youkai, so there must be some somewhere."
"In that case we'll come with you Kagome-chan. Besides, I've wanted to see your era for a while now."
"Okay, well let's go." Kagome, Kuronue, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Akuma headed off towards the well. Kagome and Kuronue jumped in first, followed by Akuma and Kirara. Miroku jumped in with Sango next, and Inuyasha went last.
When they arrived in Kagome's time they walked out of the well house and saw Yusuke talking to some guys, one of which was staring with wide eyes at Youko. Youko then spotted them and came to complain to Kagome. "That fox with the red hair won't stop staring at me. Make him stop. And ask him how his aura and scent are so similar to mine."
"Ask him yourself. I'm not some servant of yours you jerk." She walked up to her cousin and asked who the other guys were.
"This is Kurama, the short guy is Hiei, and this idiot is Kuwabara. Keiko and Botan will be here in a few minutes," Yusuke said.
She smiled at them and said, "Hello. It's nice to meet you." She noticed Youko glaring at Kurama. "Um... Kurama, could you tell me how your aura is so similar to Youko's? Your scent is too."
Yusuke intervened and said, "He'll explain after you tell us your story."
"What about your other two friends? Shouldn't we wait for them?"
"Oh yeah. I guess we should."
As he was talking, two girls appeared on the shrine grounds. One of them had shoulder length brown hair and chocolate colored eyes. The other had bright blue hair and pink eyes. They spotted Yusuke and ran up to him. The brown haired girl asked, "Why did you want us to come here Yusuke?"
"Well, Kag here was about to tell us an interesting story about how she knows about youkai and how Youko Kurama is here."
"But how could she know about them? The ones that escape to the Ningenkai never come around this area," Botan said.
"Well turn to your right and take a look Botan."
She turned and her eyes widened as she saw Youko, Kuronue, Inuyasha, Shippou, Akuma, and Kirara. She then realized that the Youko she was looking at was the original, since Kurama was standing next to her. "Oh my! That's the original Youko Kurama! But how is that possible? His soul resides within Kurama."
That sentence caught Kagome's attention and her head whipped up. "What did you say?"
Botan looked startled at the intensity in her voice and replied, "Just like I said. Youko's soul is currently in Kurama's body."
"That's impossible. Youko is still very much alive and with his soul. We would know if he didn't have it."
"But Youko Kurama died while on the run. He can't be here. That must be an imposter," Botan said.
Kagome's anger flared and she said, "He is not an imposter. I have lived with him for two years. I would know if it wasn't him. Kuronue would too."
Kuronue and Youko moved to stand beside Kagome. Kuronue wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned in to whisper into her ear. "Calm down. We know he's alive. It doesn't matter what she says. There's no way he's a fake." She started to calm down and he gave her a quick peck on the cheek and released her. She blushed as Inuyasha started to growl. Everyone looked at him and he stopped.
"So Kag, should we go inside now? We've got to go soon and we need to hear an explanation."
"You need to? Why?"
"Well..uh.. My boss wants to here all about you," Yusuke said.
"And he knows about me how?"
"The idiot told him we were busy today and he wanted to know what was so important that I would neglect my job even more than usual. Guess what happened then."
"Kuwabara told him that I know about youkai and he got really interested."
"Yep."
"Why does your boss know about them? And since when do you have a job?"
"I'll explain later. Now can we go inside?"
"Sure." She, Kuronue, and Youko spun around and walked to the house. Yusuke and the reikai tantei and everyone from the Sengoku Jidai followed behind them. They went into the living room where Souta was playing video games. He almost dropped the controller when he saw everyone enter.
"Whoa sis! Who are they?" He pointed to Sango, Miroku, Akuma, Kirara, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama, Botan, and Keiko.
Kagome introduced everyone to her brother and they all found places to sit down. "Okay Yusuke. Who's first? Me or you?"
"You."
"Okay." She then launched into the story about her trips to the past and all that had happened to her over the years. When she was done, everyone who was hearing of her experiences for the first time was staring at her. "Any questions?"
Kurama said, "How did you come to have the Shikon no Tama inside of your body?"
"I'm actually not Kikyo's reincarnation like everyone thought. I'm the reincarnation of Midoriko herself. The jewel was passed onto me because I had what was left of her soul. The jewel wanted to be near it. At least, that's Midoriko's conclusion. Any more questions?"
Nobody answered so Yusuke said, "Guess not. So it's my turn." He told Kagome about his death and becoming a spirit detective and about all that had occurred in his adventures. "So, any questions for me?"
Kagome said, "Yeah. Why didn't the Reikai just make room for you? Why go through the trouble of bringing you back to life?"
"I don't know. Ask Botan."
"Well, we had been sensing suppressed energy from Yusuke for years. We thought that if we brought him back to life then his powers would awaken and he would be powerful enough to become the spirit detective of Earth."
"Oh. Okay." She looked at her watch, which read ten o'clock. "Hey you guys, if you're going to stay here for the month you're going to need some clothes," she said to her feudal friends.
She looked at each of them and noticed that Sango was about her size. "Sango-chan, you can wear my clothes to the mall so we can get you your own." She looked at Youko and Kuronue next and said, "You two could probably wear my dad's old clothes. Inuyasha and Miroku, you can borrow some of Yusuke's."
"What? Kag, you can't just give my clothes away."
"I just did."
Kagome went and got some clothes for Youko and Kuronue and told them to go in her room (one in the closet and one in the bathroom). When they came out she inspected them and deemed them hot.
She and Sango went in her room when they left while Yusuke took Inuyasha and Miroku into the guest room. "Well Sango-chan, I think you would look good in this," Kagome said, holding up a jean mini skirt. "I think this shirt will do." She emerged from her closet holding a black shirt with a silver phoenix wrapping around it.
"Aren't they a little small?"
"Nope. They're supposed to be like this. Now go change into them. I want to see how you look."
Sango walked into the bathroom and Kagome went back into the closet. She changed into a pink skirt that ruffled out at the bottom with a black bow that tied around the waist. She wore a pink tube top with black writing that said, "Think Pink."
When she came out of the closet, Sango was waiting for her. "Wow, Sango- chan! You look great!"
"Thanks. You do too."
"Let's go get the guys so we can go shopping!"
"Why do I get the feeling the guys are going to hate this?"
"Because they will. Men hate to shop. But, it's their job to carry all of our bags, so they have to come."
They went downstairs to find everyone waiting and Kagome said, "Let's shop!"
Look how long the chapter is! I'm so happy! It's almost eight pages! WOOHOO!
Okay, I actually did some review responses, but I had trouble doing responses for each individual reviewer. So, I put you guys in groups (and I still had trouble). If I left you out I'm really sorry!
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SilverKitsune-hime: Guess you know who her cousin is now, huh? Thanks for reviewing!
BookwormRose296: Thanks for another long review! I'm not sure yet if Kuronue will be in Kagome's time, but Kurama will, meaning Youko will be too.
Blood RoseOTDemon: That's one of the reasons I'm writing this story. I love Kagome/Kuronue pairings, but I've only found one so far. And last time I checked, it only had one chapter. BTW, thanks for reviewing.