Hello again! For the story to flow easier, I'm going to say that during the time they were in Kagome's era, everyone met Koenma. Ok? Great! Glad you understand!

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Chapter Eight- The Truth

"What? Why not?" Kurama looked at her with concern filling his eyes and she shook her head in a hopeless manner.

"I don't know. I tried to get through about ten different times," Kagome said through her tears. She sniffed and continued, "I don't know what to do. If I can't get back, then the jewel can't be completed."

Suddenly, Mrs. Minamino came to the door and said, "Why don't you three come inside so that you don't have to stand in the doorway."

"Thank you Mrs. Minamino, but I have to go find someone," Kagome said.

Kurama said, "Kagome, I'm coming with you. I think that Koenma might be able to find some answers for you."

"Shuichi, I don't want you staying out to late, alright? Now, you two have fun. Oh, Hiei, are you going with them?"

He nodded. When they stepped outside and closed the door behind them, Kagome asked, "Should we get Yusuke too?"

"No. It's best not to worry him."

The three walked into an alley and Kurama opened a portal to Koenma's office. When they arrived they noticed that several ogres were running in and out of the office with stacks of papers and books piled up over their heads.

Kagome walked up to Koenma's desk and tried to see over the stacks of papers on his desk. Although she couldn't see him, Kagome could hear Koenma muttering things like, "I'm so dead," and "She's going to kill me."

"Koenma." As soon as she spoke, Koenma jumped and all of the papers fell to the ground, making a huge mess.

"Heh heh. Kagome. How nice to see you."

"Is there a problem?"

Koenma looked her over and saw that her eyes were puffy from crying and he said, "I assume you already know what it is."

She nodded. "Do you know what happened?"

"Yes, I do. I happened to tune into the events in the feudal era just as it was happening."

"Well? What happened?"

"I was getting to that. It seems that Kikyo placed a spell on the well." He turned to the ogre standing near his desk. "Play back the tape for Kagome to see."

The screen flickered on and a picture of Kikyo in front of the well appeared. She started to talk as her hand moved to the well. The well glowed for a moment and then died down. Kikyo laughed and said, "You can no longer interfere, girl. I will have Inuyasha and there is nothing you can do about it." The screen blacked out and Kagome stared in shock.

As soon as she snapped out of it, she asked, "How the hell is Kikyou still alive? Inuyasha said that he killed her."

Koenma started to look through the papers again as he answered, "We don't know. As soon as we find a way to re-open the well, we'll look into it. But for now, the well's seal is our main priority."

"Would you like some help looking through all of this information, Koenma?" He nodded and Kagome picked up a large, black book with gold lettering. Kurama picked up a stack of papers and even Hiei grabbed a small pile.

A few minutes later, Botan came in and looked around the room in confusion. "Oh, what's going on here?"

Everyone was too busy to answer her questions, so Kagome said, "Well sealed...need to find way to unseal it."

"Do you need help looking through all of this?"

Kagome nodded. "Thanks Botan."

Everyone went back to searching and two hours later, Hiei said, "I found something." Everyone lifted their heads to look at him and he handed the book he was looking at to Kagome.

She glanced over the page he indicated and smiled. "I think you've got something here, Hiei." She yawned. "We'll try it tomorrow, but I'm going to sleep now." She marked the page and then stood and walked to the sofa on the other side of the room. She curled up into a ball and a minute later her breathing evened out, indicating she had fallen asleep.

Kurama sighed. "I guess I had better get home." He glanced at Kagome. "I'll take her home with me and call her mother. I don't think she knows that Kagome isn't in the past." He walked over to Kagome and picked her up. Botan opened a portal and Kurama, still holding Kagome, stepped through with Hiei following close behind. They appeared in the alley by Kurama's house and they walked up to the house. Hiei opened the door and immediately took up his place on the window sill. Mrs. Minamino was sitting on the couch with a worried look on her face.

As soon as she saw her son enter the room she sighed in relief. "Shuichi, where have you been for the past two hours?" Then she noticed Kagome in his arms. "Oh my. What happened?"

Kurama chuckled lightly and said, "She fell asleep."

They watched as Kagome shivered and snuggled closer to his chest. She took a long breath and smiled. "Onii-san."

Mrs. Minamino looked startled and said in a questioning voice, "Onii-san?"

Hiei snorted in amusement at Kurama's predicament and the kitsune glared at him. "Fox, you should tell her the truth now. You know that if she doesn't accept you as you truly are, you now have someone you can turn to," he said, nodding at Kagome.

Kurama sighed and sat down in a chair. He shifted Kagome into a more comfortable position and turned to his mother. "Mother, I have something to tell you."

"Alright, honey. But before you start, you should know that nothing you could possibly say will cause me to reject you."

"We'll see how you feel after you hear the truth."

After Kurama's explanation

Mrs. Minamino was staring in shock at her son and he was looking at the floor solemnly. "Mother, I'm sorry."

"Sorry? Sorry for what? You couldn't control what happened. Youko chose you for a reason, and I will not hold that against you."

His head whipped up and he stared at her in surprise. "You don't hate me?"

Her eyes softened and she shook her head. "You're my son, Shuichi. No matter what, I could never hate you."

Kurama glanced down at the girl in his arms and said, "She told her son that one time. He had just broken a vase and she was angry. He started to cry and asked if she hated him. The look on her face when he asked that told everyone that she could never hate him. If that wasn't proof enough, then the emotion in her voice when she was reassuring him was."

"Son? This girl has a son?"

From the window, Hiei said, "Adopted."

"Oh. Shuichi, may I see Youko?"

Kurama looked uneasy before nodding and saying, "Okay." He looked at Hiei. "Do not let him leave the house." He stood up and laid Kagome in the chair. Walking upstairs to his room, he grabbed a small bottle and took a swig of it. After putting the cork back in it, he walked downstairs and told his mother that it would be a few minutes before he could change. They had been waiting for a while when the room was suddenly covered in a mist with lightning cracking every few seconds. A minute later, the room cleared up and in the center of the room stood Youko Kurama.

The first thing Mrs. Minamino noticed was the fact that he had the cutest ears ever. She was instantly in front of him, rubbing his ears. He started to purr until a giggle ruined the cute moment. The two of them turned to Kagome, who was now sitting cross legged in the chair watching them.

"I didn't know that you liked your ears rubbed, Onii-san," she said in a teasing voice. "Do you like your tail pet too?"

He growled playfully at her and stalked towards her. She squeaked and jumped behind the chair just as Youko dashed at it. He quickly recovered and then walked around the chair to see Kagome laughing nervously. He was bending over to grab her when her hand shot out and started to stroke his tail. His eyes closed and he started to purr again.

"I knew it! You do like having someone pet your tail!"

One eye opened and then closed again in contentment. "Yes I do."

Kagome suddenly realized that they were at Kurama's house and she looked at Mrs. Minamino. "So, you decided to tell her the truth?" He nodded, eyes still closed. "What brought about this change of heart?"

"You."

Mrs. Minamino and Kagome looked at him in question and he sighed. "When we created the bond back then, it appeared on Kurama here. He knew that if his mother were to hate and reject him, he could turn to you. Hiei pointed this out to him and convinced him to tell her."

"What do you mean by 'bond?'" They both held out their hands to reveal the roses imprinted on their skin. "What are those?"

"These marks connect us. Youko and I, in order to become siblings by blood, performed a ritual that involved the use of our blood. What we had to do was slit our hands and place them together so that the blood would mix. Our blood fused with the other's and it became natural to our bodies. Since we now share blood, we are siblings," Kagome said, throwing an arm over Youko's shoulders.

"So, in a way, you are my daughter?"

"You could say that, I suppose."

Suddenly a pounding on the door shattered the moment of silence and all heads jerked to the door. Mrs. Minamino rushed to the door and quickly opened it. Yusuke stood on the other side, looking distraught. "Hey, Mrs. Minamino. Have you see- Kagome! There you are! Your mom has been worried!"

"What time is it?"

"Eleven. Why?"

"No wonder she's been worried! Wait a sec, how'd she know I wasn't in the past?"

"She found your backpack. She said you never leave without it," he said matter-of-factly.

"I guess I had better get going then." She gave Youko a peck on the cheek. "See you later Onii-san!"

Yusuke just noticed Youko for the first time and said, "Kurama, you're not still drinking that stuff, are you?"

"Just this one time since the tournament."

"Why'd you use it now? There hasn't been a major attack since it ended, so there's no reason for you to fight."

"Shuichi's mother wished to see me."

"Oh, so he decided to tell her?"

Kagome rolled her eyes, "Obviously. There's a six-foot something demon with fox ears and a tail standing in her living room. Do you think she would be this calm if he hadn't?"

"Guess you're right. Come on Kag. I'll take you home," Yusuke said.

They both headed to the door when Mrs. Minamino stopped Kagome. "Kagome, I would like to thank you."

"For what?"

"If it weren't for you, I would never have known the truth."

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