Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or IY. This is a Yusuke/Kagome pairing mainly and I want suggestions on any more pairings because I am running on nothing right now.
Note to Sesshoumaru's Goddess: When you say staring the readers, you mean CYOA, right? If you did mean that, I originally did have one...except took it off. It's on though, under the title CYOA: Summer in Tokyo if you want to read it!
The Switch
Chapter Three: Secrets Out
Kagome and Yusuke tried their best to ignore each other, which in all out honesty was harder than it seemed. Yusuke kept on making nervous glances towards Kagome and Kagome would lean back sometimes and study Yusuke, trying to find out what he needed to talk to her about after school. They both were relieved when school finally got out for the day.
Kagome was waiting on the edge of school property and noticed a redhead with strikingly green eyes holding a book, and he seemed to be waiting for somebody as well. He was wearing a pinkish-red school uniform, which Kagome identified as a Meiou High School uniform. That was the high school she really wanted to go to at the moment. Sighing, Kagome waited for Yusuke to exit the school building and talk to her about whatever. When he finally reached Kagome, he motioned for the redhead to come over.
"Kagome, this is Kurama." Yusuke introduced them and they bowed to each other. Yusuke motioned for Kagome to follow him and Kurama towards the park.
'Why are we heading towards the park? Is it really that big of a deal?' Kagome thought and waited for the boys to stop before asking any questions. When they did, Kagome noticed they were in a clearing in the park. The boys turned to face Kagome, both holding serious expressions, though they didn't faze Kagome.
"Kagome, have you ever heard of the Shikon no Tama?" Kurama asked. Kagome nodded innocently.
"Yeah, I'm doing a research report on it with Kuwabara. Why do you ask?" Kagome feigned innocence and she hoped it was working. Why were they asking her about the jewel?
"Well, it just seems to be a bit more than a coincidence." Kurama started, taking a rather large book out of his bag. Kagome eyed the book and saw it's title. 'Myth's and Legends'. They were serious. This wasn't good.
"What do you mean by 'more than a coincidence'? You guys just met me and quite frankly I don't see how..." Kagome stopped when Yusuke looked annoyed at her.
"Just take a look a look at the picture and explain to us why this girl looks exactly like you and why she is wearing your old school uniform." Yusuke demanded and grabbed the book from Kurama's hands. Flipping through the pages, he found the one he wanted and shoved it in Kagome's face. Kagome's heart stopped right then and there.
"Oh no..." Kagome gasped and grabbed the book from Yusuke. "Oh no. Oh no. Oh no." Kagome repeated for over a minute as she stared at the paintings in the book. They were all accurate...too accurate. This wasn't supposed to happen. No one from this era was supposed to find out her secret. She wanted a 'normal' life. The only time she could get that was in this era. Now she didn't even have that. "Where did you get this book?" Kagome asked, her voice hinting at anger. She didn't even tear her eyes away from the book.
"It was...passed down through my family." Kurama explained. "It started with one of my ancestors about 500 years ago." Kagome tried to read Kurama's aura without tearing her eyes away from the book. He seemed human...but there was definitely a youkai deep down in there. A type of fox, though she couldn't be sure.
Kagome tried to take this all in. Yusuke, the number one punk at Sarayashiki Junior High had figured her secret out. One of his friends was part youkai, and now they both wanted to know the truth about her. What should she do? Run away, make up a white lie, or tell them the truth. Kagome debated these things in her head while staring at the painting of her and Kikyou. Whoever did these must have actually known them rather well. Once again, this wasn't good. Now she had no clue on what to do and she felt totally helpless at the moment.
Kagome made her decision right then and there. She bolted. Yusuke and Kurama stood there, blinking for a second before taking off after her. "She's awfully fast." Yusuke grumbled. Kagome taking off only meant one thing...she was the time traveler. Kurama agreed and they picked up the pace. Kagome sped up too.
"Yusuke, do you sense that?" Kurama asked. Yusuke looked at Kurama quizzically and shook his head. "I sense a hanyou, and seems to be heading towards us."
"From what direction?" Yusuke asked, keeping his eyes on Kagome. Kurama narrowed his eyes. Suddenly, a flash of red and silver went right by Kagome, and she was gone. They both stopped their chase. "Seems her friends can travel through time too." Yusuke nodded in agreement.
"Inuyasha." Yusuke muttered.
With Kagome
Kagome blinked a few times, trying to figure out what happened. When she did, she looked up at her 'savior'. "Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed, mildly surprised. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.
"Keh! What were you running from those two weaklings for?" Inuyasha said in his normal arrogant voice. Kagome's smile faltered for a second but she brought it back up.
"It's nothing much. I just sort of panicked and they started to follow me." Kagome waved it off while Inuyasha moved Kagome onto his back (he was holding the back of her blue school uniform). Inuyasha didn't look like he had bought her excuse, but didn't say anything.
"Say, Kagome, what's with your weird clothes? I haven't seen you in that 'seifuki' of yours since you begged me to let you stay!" Inuyasha asked. Kagome's eyes narrowed dangerously and she finally knew what Souta was doing with that Ramen.
"You were spying on me?" Kagome nearly shouted. Inuyasha muttered something that Kagome couldn't hear and stayed silent. "That's it. Why were you spying on me? I can take perfectly good care of myself you know!"
"Keh! I only came to your place a few times. Most of the time though, you were at that damn 'school' thing, so I just went back home!" Kagome sighed in defeat. She really didn't feel like arguing with Inuyasha right now.
They reached Kagome's room and Inuyasha dropped her off. "Inuyasha, why did you come after me?" Kagome asked before Inuyasha left for the feudal era. Inuyasha faced her with a cocky look on his face.
"I could smell the panic on you." Was all Inuyasha said before darting to the well into his own time. Kagome sighed and shut her window. Inuyasha was really one-of-a-kind. Kagome looked down at her arms and gasped. She still had Kurama's book.
"I probably shouldn't have run. I'm going to have to face Yusuke sooner or later. Most likely during science tomorrow." Kagome sighed and put the book down on her desk. Staring at it for a second, Kagome changed her mind and picked the book back up. Seating herself on her bed so that her back was against the wall, she started to read the section on the Shikon no Tama.
"That's funny, the last few pages have been ripped out." Kagome murmured as she came to the 'end' of the legend. It had only just gotten to the part where they finished with Dark Priestess Subaki. Shuddering after thinking about it, Kagome set the book down on her desk and tried to go to sleep. She would finish her homework after dinner.
With Yusuke and Kurama
Kurama nodded to Yusuke. Yusuke knocked on the door to Kagome's house and the door opened to reveal a little boy with black hair and brown eyes. "Is Kagome home? I'm a...friend of hers from school." Yusuke asked the little boy, who nodded.
"KAGOME!" The little boy shouted while heading towards the stairs. "I'll go get her." The little boy walked up the stairs and the boys listened intently. "Kagome! Wake up sleepyhead! Friends of yours from school are here."
"Souta...tell them to come by later." A tired voice yawned.
"They had to have come from a pretty long way. Why don't you go and at least see them?" Souta bribed.
"All right." Souta walked back down the stairs.
"Kagome will be right down." Souta informed them then went back to playing on his Playstation 2. They heard footsteps and then a gasp.
"What are you two doing here?" Kagome asked, here eyes wide.
"Well, for one thing, you kind of took my book." Kurama pointed out. "For another, we know you are the time traveler." Kurama's voice was hushed just in case Souta didn't know. Kagome paled a little but sighed and waved for them to follow her into her room. She motioned for them to sit down, and they did. Yusuke was sitting on the windowsill and Kurama sat on the desk chair, while Kagome sat on the bed.
"How did you figure me out?" Kagome asked. Yusuke explained about how he had felt her aura when she had bumped into him and how he went to Kurama and what happened afterwards, up until the point where they had started talking to Kagome in her bedroom.
"I guess I should explain myself then." Kagome sighed and told them the whole story, most of which they knew thanks to the book. "Umm...the last few pages of the chapter on the Shikon no Tama are missing." Kagome said. Yusuke dug into his pocket and pulled out a few pieces of paper.
"I got them when you took the book from me." Yusuke said. Kagome nodded, her expression a little guilty. "Look, from I can tell, you don't really know the limits of your powers yet. Kurama suggested that I should train you in some areas to make you stronger." Yusuke stared out the window while saying this, a reddish tinge coming to his cheeks, though no one could tell.
Kagome was about to say 'no' but then thought about it. She wouldn't be a burden in the Sengoku Jidai anymore, and she could actually fight. It would be a huge help to her. Then, another thought came to mind.
"Umm...how do you know about aura's and fighting with energy?" Kagome asked. Yusuke and Kurama laughed nervously and looked at each other. Kurama nodded and Yusuke sighed. He told her about being a spirit detective and what had happened ever since he had died. She took this amazingly well.
"Now I know what happened to all of the youkai." Kagome murmured. Yusuke felt stupid revealing his life to an almost complete stranger, and he knew Kagome felt the same way. "Well, I guess I'll have to take you up on your offer." Kagome smiled weakly. She wasn't all that fond of the idea, but it would keep her mind off of the Sengoku Jidai.
"We'll start training after school tomorrow. I'll take you to Genkai's and we'll see what we can do." Yusuke shrugged and headed for the door. Kurama bowed and smiled to Kagome.
"He'll loosen up once you get to know him. I sure hope our friendship lasts." With that, Kurama left Kagome with her thoughts.
Her life would never be normal again. She just knew it. Sighing, Kagome thought about learning how to control her power and how to fight. She blushed a little. Yusuke and Genkai (Yusuke told her about Genkai) would be training her after school and all during the weekends. Yusuke...he reminded her vaguely of Inuyasha. Really, the only similarity between them was the tough-guy act. Yusuke was also really cute...
Kagome mentally slapped herself. She barely knew the guy and she was still really nervous about telling him and Kurama about her life in the Sengoku Jidai. Did she do the right thing? Mulling it around in her head, Kagome smiled. Yes, she did. A feeling in her gut told her so, and she usually trusted that feeling.
The next day
Kagome was following Yusuke to Genkai's temple. "So, who's going to train me?" Kagome tried to make small talk. Yusuke shrugged.
"I guess just me and Genkai. Yukina lives with Genkai so you'll probably make friends with her." Yusuke answered her.
"Yukina is the ice apparition, right?" Kagome asked. Yusuke confirmed her question and they continued on in silence up the stairs to Genkai's temple. "Genkai knows I'm coming I presume."
"Yeah. We wouldn't have offered if we didn't know that Genkai would let you." Kagome soon saw the shrine and a girl with sea-green hair brushing the steps into the shrine. Looking closer, Kagome could tell she had crimson eyes and immediately knew this was Yukina.
"Oh, are you Kagome?" Yukina asked. Kagome smiled genuinely and nodded. "Oh, Master Genkai's out back." Yusuke started heading out there and Kagome waved a small good-bye to Yukina before following.
"So, you must Kagome."
End of Chappie
TYN: WOW! I finished that in less than twenty-four hours! It's a record!
Yusuke: -- big whoop.
TYN: SMILE! This is good!
Yusuke: Just read and review.
TYN: That works too!
Note to Sesshoumaru's Goddess: When you say staring the readers, you mean CYOA, right? If you did mean that, I originally did have one...except took it off. It's on though, under the title CYOA: Summer in Tokyo if you want to read it!
The Switch
Chapter Three: Secrets Out
Kagome and Yusuke tried their best to ignore each other, which in all out honesty was harder than it seemed. Yusuke kept on making nervous glances towards Kagome and Kagome would lean back sometimes and study Yusuke, trying to find out what he needed to talk to her about after school. They both were relieved when school finally got out for the day.
Kagome was waiting on the edge of school property and noticed a redhead with strikingly green eyes holding a book, and he seemed to be waiting for somebody as well. He was wearing a pinkish-red school uniform, which Kagome identified as a Meiou High School uniform. That was the high school she really wanted to go to at the moment. Sighing, Kagome waited for Yusuke to exit the school building and talk to her about whatever. When he finally reached Kagome, he motioned for the redhead to come over.
"Kagome, this is Kurama." Yusuke introduced them and they bowed to each other. Yusuke motioned for Kagome to follow him and Kurama towards the park.
'Why are we heading towards the park? Is it really that big of a deal?' Kagome thought and waited for the boys to stop before asking any questions. When they did, Kagome noticed they were in a clearing in the park. The boys turned to face Kagome, both holding serious expressions, though they didn't faze Kagome.
"Kagome, have you ever heard of the Shikon no Tama?" Kurama asked. Kagome nodded innocently.
"Yeah, I'm doing a research report on it with Kuwabara. Why do you ask?" Kagome feigned innocence and she hoped it was working. Why were they asking her about the jewel?
"Well, it just seems to be a bit more than a coincidence." Kurama started, taking a rather large book out of his bag. Kagome eyed the book and saw it's title. 'Myth's and Legends'. They were serious. This wasn't good.
"What do you mean by 'more than a coincidence'? You guys just met me and quite frankly I don't see how..." Kagome stopped when Yusuke looked annoyed at her.
"Just take a look a look at the picture and explain to us why this girl looks exactly like you and why she is wearing your old school uniform." Yusuke demanded and grabbed the book from Kurama's hands. Flipping through the pages, he found the one he wanted and shoved it in Kagome's face. Kagome's heart stopped right then and there.
"Oh no..." Kagome gasped and grabbed the book from Yusuke. "Oh no. Oh no. Oh no." Kagome repeated for over a minute as she stared at the paintings in the book. They were all accurate...too accurate. This wasn't supposed to happen. No one from this era was supposed to find out her secret. She wanted a 'normal' life. The only time she could get that was in this era. Now she didn't even have that. "Where did you get this book?" Kagome asked, her voice hinting at anger. She didn't even tear her eyes away from the book.
"It was...passed down through my family." Kurama explained. "It started with one of my ancestors about 500 years ago." Kagome tried to read Kurama's aura without tearing her eyes away from the book. He seemed human...but there was definitely a youkai deep down in there. A type of fox, though she couldn't be sure.
Kagome tried to take this all in. Yusuke, the number one punk at Sarayashiki Junior High had figured her secret out. One of his friends was part youkai, and now they both wanted to know the truth about her. What should she do? Run away, make up a white lie, or tell them the truth. Kagome debated these things in her head while staring at the painting of her and Kikyou. Whoever did these must have actually known them rather well. Once again, this wasn't good. Now she had no clue on what to do and she felt totally helpless at the moment.
Kagome made her decision right then and there. She bolted. Yusuke and Kurama stood there, blinking for a second before taking off after her. "She's awfully fast." Yusuke grumbled. Kagome taking off only meant one thing...she was the time traveler. Kurama agreed and they picked up the pace. Kagome sped up too.
"Yusuke, do you sense that?" Kurama asked. Yusuke looked at Kurama quizzically and shook his head. "I sense a hanyou, and seems to be heading towards us."
"From what direction?" Yusuke asked, keeping his eyes on Kagome. Kurama narrowed his eyes. Suddenly, a flash of red and silver went right by Kagome, and she was gone. They both stopped their chase. "Seems her friends can travel through time too." Yusuke nodded in agreement.
"Inuyasha." Yusuke muttered.
With Kagome
Kagome blinked a few times, trying to figure out what happened. When she did, she looked up at her 'savior'. "Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed, mildly surprised. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.
"Keh! What were you running from those two weaklings for?" Inuyasha said in his normal arrogant voice. Kagome's smile faltered for a second but she brought it back up.
"It's nothing much. I just sort of panicked and they started to follow me." Kagome waved it off while Inuyasha moved Kagome onto his back (he was holding the back of her blue school uniform). Inuyasha didn't look like he had bought her excuse, but didn't say anything.
"Say, Kagome, what's with your weird clothes? I haven't seen you in that 'seifuki' of yours since you begged me to let you stay!" Inuyasha asked. Kagome's eyes narrowed dangerously and she finally knew what Souta was doing with that Ramen.
"You were spying on me?" Kagome nearly shouted. Inuyasha muttered something that Kagome couldn't hear and stayed silent. "That's it. Why were you spying on me? I can take perfectly good care of myself you know!"
"Keh! I only came to your place a few times. Most of the time though, you were at that damn 'school' thing, so I just went back home!" Kagome sighed in defeat. She really didn't feel like arguing with Inuyasha right now.
They reached Kagome's room and Inuyasha dropped her off. "Inuyasha, why did you come after me?" Kagome asked before Inuyasha left for the feudal era. Inuyasha faced her with a cocky look on his face.
"I could smell the panic on you." Was all Inuyasha said before darting to the well into his own time. Kagome sighed and shut her window. Inuyasha was really one-of-a-kind. Kagome looked down at her arms and gasped. She still had Kurama's book.
"I probably shouldn't have run. I'm going to have to face Yusuke sooner or later. Most likely during science tomorrow." Kagome sighed and put the book down on her desk. Staring at it for a second, Kagome changed her mind and picked the book back up. Seating herself on her bed so that her back was against the wall, she started to read the section on the Shikon no Tama.
"That's funny, the last few pages have been ripped out." Kagome murmured as she came to the 'end' of the legend. It had only just gotten to the part where they finished with Dark Priestess Subaki. Shuddering after thinking about it, Kagome set the book down on her desk and tried to go to sleep. She would finish her homework after dinner.
With Yusuke and Kurama
Kurama nodded to Yusuke. Yusuke knocked on the door to Kagome's house and the door opened to reveal a little boy with black hair and brown eyes. "Is Kagome home? I'm a...friend of hers from school." Yusuke asked the little boy, who nodded.
"KAGOME!" The little boy shouted while heading towards the stairs. "I'll go get her." The little boy walked up the stairs and the boys listened intently. "Kagome! Wake up sleepyhead! Friends of yours from school are here."
"Souta...tell them to come by later." A tired voice yawned.
"They had to have come from a pretty long way. Why don't you go and at least see them?" Souta bribed.
"All right." Souta walked back down the stairs.
"Kagome will be right down." Souta informed them then went back to playing on his Playstation 2. They heard footsteps and then a gasp.
"What are you two doing here?" Kagome asked, here eyes wide.
"Well, for one thing, you kind of took my book." Kurama pointed out. "For another, we know you are the time traveler." Kurama's voice was hushed just in case Souta didn't know. Kagome paled a little but sighed and waved for them to follow her into her room. She motioned for them to sit down, and they did. Yusuke was sitting on the windowsill and Kurama sat on the desk chair, while Kagome sat on the bed.
"How did you figure me out?" Kagome asked. Yusuke explained about how he had felt her aura when she had bumped into him and how he went to Kurama and what happened afterwards, up until the point where they had started talking to Kagome in her bedroom.
"I guess I should explain myself then." Kagome sighed and told them the whole story, most of which they knew thanks to the book. "Umm...the last few pages of the chapter on the Shikon no Tama are missing." Kagome said. Yusuke dug into his pocket and pulled out a few pieces of paper.
"I got them when you took the book from me." Yusuke said. Kagome nodded, her expression a little guilty. "Look, from I can tell, you don't really know the limits of your powers yet. Kurama suggested that I should train you in some areas to make you stronger." Yusuke stared out the window while saying this, a reddish tinge coming to his cheeks, though no one could tell.
Kagome was about to say 'no' but then thought about it. She wouldn't be a burden in the Sengoku Jidai anymore, and she could actually fight. It would be a huge help to her. Then, another thought came to mind.
"Umm...how do you know about aura's and fighting with energy?" Kagome asked. Yusuke and Kurama laughed nervously and looked at each other. Kurama nodded and Yusuke sighed. He told her about being a spirit detective and what had happened ever since he had died. She took this amazingly well.
"Now I know what happened to all of the youkai." Kagome murmured. Yusuke felt stupid revealing his life to an almost complete stranger, and he knew Kagome felt the same way. "Well, I guess I'll have to take you up on your offer." Kagome smiled weakly. She wasn't all that fond of the idea, but it would keep her mind off of the Sengoku Jidai.
"We'll start training after school tomorrow. I'll take you to Genkai's and we'll see what we can do." Yusuke shrugged and headed for the door. Kurama bowed and smiled to Kagome.
"He'll loosen up once you get to know him. I sure hope our friendship lasts." With that, Kurama left Kagome with her thoughts.
Her life would never be normal again. She just knew it. Sighing, Kagome thought about learning how to control her power and how to fight. She blushed a little. Yusuke and Genkai (Yusuke told her about Genkai) would be training her after school and all during the weekends. Yusuke...he reminded her vaguely of Inuyasha. Really, the only similarity between them was the tough-guy act. Yusuke was also really cute...
Kagome mentally slapped herself. She barely knew the guy and she was still really nervous about telling him and Kurama about her life in the Sengoku Jidai. Did she do the right thing? Mulling it around in her head, Kagome smiled. Yes, she did. A feeling in her gut told her so, and she usually trusted that feeling.
The next day
Kagome was following Yusuke to Genkai's temple. "So, who's going to train me?" Kagome tried to make small talk. Yusuke shrugged.
"I guess just me and Genkai. Yukina lives with Genkai so you'll probably make friends with her." Yusuke answered her.
"Yukina is the ice apparition, right?" Kagome asked. Yusuke confirmed her question and they continued on in silence up the stairs to Genkai's temple. "Genkai knows I'm coming I presume."
"Yeah. We wouldn't have offered if we didn't know that Genkai would let you." Kagome soon saw the shrine and a girl with sea-green hair brushing the steps into the shrine. Looking closer, Kagome could tell she had crimson eyes and immediately knew this was Yukina.
"Oh, are you Kagome?" Yukina asked. Kagome smiled genuinely and nodded. "Oh, Master Genkai's out back." Yusuke started heading out there and Kagome waved a small good-bye to Yukina before following.
"So, you must Kagome."
End of Chappie
TYN: WOW! I finished that in less than twenty-four hours! It's a record!
Yusuke: -- big whoop.
TYN: SMILE! This is good!
Yusuke: Just read and review.
TYN: That works too!