Well, here's another update. It goes alone with the last chapter 'cause I wanted to get passed a few things. It took awhile to write so you guys better keep reviewing so I keep updating. For now enjoy my new chapter.

Chapter 6

The Inner Kitsune

(Still in flashback mode:)

Miroku and Kagome instantly swung around and both nearly gasped in shock. There standing behind them was the most beautiful woman they'd ever seen. She was tall with long black hair, trailing to her waist. She had peaceful blue eyes that seemed to draw in your sole. She was dressed in a stunning yellow and white fighting kimono with a sword strapped around her waist and a bow and quiver of arrows settled on her back. She was smiling calmly and Kagome instantly knew who this woman was.

"You're....

"Midoriko," Kagome and Miroku said at the same time, awed by her presence.

She giggled, a sound that instantly calmed their nerves. "Why, yes, I suppose throughout your little adventure you must have heard something about me." She was still smiling sweetly.

"But...but how?" Kagome asked. "I thought you were trapped in the jewel."

"Well that's true....I was. But now I'm free, thanks to you, Kagome."

"Me?" Kagome asked, confused. "What did I do?"

Midoriko laughed. "Kagome, you protected and fought for that jewel when no one else has ever been able to do, not even Kikyo. You single-handedly destroyed an evil that you had been chasing for years, and you did it while keeping the jewel free. You and your sole are so very pure, Kagome, and I thank you for that. Without you, I would not have been able to defeat the evil in that jewel and finally release my spirit." Kagome was stunned, while Miroku looked thoughtful nodding his head in agreement with everything Midoriko was saying. It was true. Kagome really was pure of heart. That's why everyone loved her so much.

Kagome didn't know what to say or how to respond. "Wow, I had no idea I'd done all that much. I guess it just seemed second nature to me; almost as an instinct."

"And you'd be correct there, Kagome," Midoriko agreed. "After all, you wouldn't be my reincarnation for nothing. It seems I picked the right person to-"

"Wait, wait, go back," Kagome interrupted. "What did you just say?"

"Say?" Midoriko frowned. "That it was second nature to you?"

"No, no, that thing about me being your reincarnation."

Midoriko looked troubled. "You mean you didn't know?"

Kagome gasped and looked to Miroku who shrugged his shoulders. "But Midoriko-sama, we were all led to believe that Kagome, here, was Kikyo's reincarnation." Miroku explained.

Midoriko gasped. "Who told you such a ridiculous notion?!" She looked scandalized.

"Well...." Kagome began, looking to Miroku, "first by Kikyo's sister, Kaede, and after that everyone pretty much just went along with it. I mean I look so much like her."

"Now, just hold on a minute! Were these people nuts or what?" Midoriko gasped out laughing. "Were these friends blind, child? You don't look like a thing like that horrid girl."

For a moment Kagome couldn't move. Everyone had always compared her to Kikyo. They'd always said she resembled the dead miko quite a bit. For heaven's sake, Inuyasha always had trouble distinguishing the two. And here this powerful entity of a woman had told her she didn't look a thing like her. Suddenly it dawned on her how ironic that was, causing Kagome to break out in a fit of laughter.

Midoriko watched stunned as the girl suddenly fell over laughing, while Miroku also seemed to find some amusement in this. They watched Kagome until she finally sat back up and wiped the tears of laughter from her eyes. "I'm sorry, Midoriko-sama, I'm just thinking back on the irony of it all, that's all."

"That's quite all right, dear, and don't use formalities, I don't much care for them, now can we get down to business as to why I brought you to here?"

"Yes, please continue, Midoriko," Miroku said respectfully.

"Well, the first reason was that I needed to explain a few things to you about why you suddenly started spouting out new body parts. And yes, you are full youkai; kitsune youkai to be exact."

"Ah, that would explain the ears," Miroku commented.

"Yes," Kagome agreed.

"Now, as to why you became that way, well I made you that way."

"What?" Kagome gasped. "You did this? Why and how are we kitsune? Did you choose what kind of youkai we turned into?"

"Well, to answer your first question, I wanted you two to be able to protect yourselves and those around you. You two have a great destiny coming up in which you will be a vital asset."

"Destiny?" Kagome asked. "What kind of destiny?" Truth be told she was kind of worried. She didn't want to have to deal with any sort of destiny if it meant losing the family she'd so recently rebuilt.

"Well," Midoriko looked pained, "I'm not allowed to tell you that. You must learn what it is on your own, both of you."

Kagome still looked concerned, so Midoriko placed a hand on top of hers. "Don't worry, Kagome, everything will work out in the end. You were destined for greatness and I have no doubt you'll accomplish anything you set your mind to." She smiled reassuringly and Kagome couldn't help but smile back.

"Now in answer to your second question which was if I chose your forms, well the answer is nope; that was purely your hearts acting out your deepest wishes. You see, Kagome, because you are so full of life and compassion, yet contain wisdom, kindness, and power, your emotions portrayed the inner you," she explained patiently. Then she grinned. "You also possess that certain aloofness and mischievous personality that all kitsunes are born with."

"Hm," Kagome whispered thoughtfully, while smiling. What Midoriko spoke was the truth. And she would be lying if she hadn't wondered what it would be like to be a youkai like Shippo; a kitsune in fact. She'd always loved his cleverness. "But Midoriko, what about Miroku? Why did he turn into a kitsune?" she asked finally after pondering these reasons.

"Well, like you, he also contains his fair share of cleverness and smarts, while he is also understanding and calm, also much like a kitsune." Midoriko glanced at Miroku and winked. "He also has that natural charm and sexuality I'm told all kitsunes enjoy."

Kagome and Midoriko laughed and soon Miroku joined in. "Well, Midoriko, now we know why Miroku is such a flirt. His inner youkai had been pushing him the entire time," Kagome joked in a friendly manner, while Miroku smirked playfully.

"Which reminds me, Midoriko-sama," Miroku began when they'd calmed a little bit. Kagome raised an eyebrow, automatically knowing where this was going. She tried to catch him, but it was too late. Miroku had reached over and grabbed Midoriko's hands, holding them gently to his heart. "Would you do me the honor of bearing my child!?"

Midoriko stood stunned before finally realizing what he'd just asked her. She quickly slapped him and stepped away from his searching hands.

Kagome was wondering whether to laugh or cry, for the expression on the older miko's face was almost too much to take in. "Miroku," she finally cried. "You don't have an excuse to ask anyone that anymore!!"

"I know," Miroku grinned impishly. "But she's so beautiful, I was wondering if she'd do it anyway."

"Miroku!" Kagome cried again smacking him in the back of the head, while Midoriko was still blushing bright red.

After a few minutes, Midoriko cleared her throat. Kids these days, she thought. "Well, anyway, shall we get back on topic."

"I think that's a wonderful idea, Mido," Kagome said, casting a look to Miroku to behave. He only held his hands up innocently.

"Mido?"

"Well, yeah," Kagome explained. "We're friends now aren't we?"

"Oh, why yes, Kagome." They smiled at each other before getting back to the situation at hand

"Anyway, now that you two are youkai, there is something else you should know." Kagome and Miroku leaned forward attentively. "Miroku is my brother's reincarnation."

"Your brother's reincarnation!?" They responded together, very shocked.

Midoriko blinked at their reaction. "Well, yes, my brother was a monk while I was a miko. We use to fight youkai together, we made quite the pair. And now we've passed down all our powers to you guys, so you are in a sense brother and sister."

Kagome and Miroku smiled gently at each other, feeling the pull of their emotions through their bond. Miroku reached over and grasped Kagome's hand. "We've already considered each other family, but hearing that we are closer than we realized has made us both very happy."

Midoriko smiled gently. "I'm happy for you. So, I have a few more pieces of information for you. First you must learn how to tap into your youkai powers. You look ningen now because of the strain on your bodies before. It was too much energy to handle and so your bodies reverted back to your less taxing forms. I will teach you how to bring forth these powers and you will still have your ningen forms, should you ever wish to return to Kagome's time or walk among other ," Kagome murmured. "Can we do that now?" she asked excitedly.

"Sure!"

A few minutes later both Kagome and Miroku had learned to tap into their youkai forms anytime they wished to. And now they stood gaping at one another as they had not fully taken the chance to look at the other before they'd passed out earlier.

"Wow, Kagome, you look spectacular!" Miroku exclaimed. And she did. Kagome was now a foot taller than used to be, with long legs and an even taller upper body. She had full breasts and her waist had shrunk a little while her hips widened. The most surprising thing about her new form was that her hair had turned into a startling ice blue hair, hanging past her thighs. It hung loose and straight and there were white streaks woven through her long blue locks. Her bangs lengthened to the length of her hair and fell past her waist also. Her eyes were now a silver-blue and almond shaped. She also had ice blue ears, tipped in white, with three tails, all three the same color blue as her hair, tipped in white. She had a strange teal teardrop on her forehead overlapping a white snow flake, meaning she could control ice and water, and another tear drop next to her eye, which almost looked wet but wouldn't fall. She was now wearing a pure black fighting Kimono, with an ice blue obi tied tightly around her waist. She had teal markings on her cheeks and eyelids, like Sesshomaru, and the fangs and claws just like a youkai. All in all she looked hot.

"Thanks, Miroku," she gazed at him, shocked by his new features. "You look good as a youkai, Miroku." And she was right. He stayed the same height while his body filled out to look more muscular and youkai-like. His hair stayed black, only now there were light purple and blue iridescent streaks in his hair and it was longer, about the length of Koga's, still held back in a ponytail. His eyes turned a deep shade of purple, with silver around the edges. He had claws and fangs and purple markings on his eyes lids and cheeks. The strange thing was Miroku had two other markings on his face. On his left cheek was a green vine, while on his right cheek he wore the kanji for earth, meaning he controls plants and earth.

Once Kagome and Miroku were done analyzing each other's new features and symbols, Midoriko had gone on to explain that now she and her brother's spirit, Miroku's incarnation, would be training the two from now on in their dreams. Therefore, they would train with Sesshou during the day, learning to use various weapons and hand-to-hand combat and also how to put their new youkai senses to use. And during the night they would be learning to control their new powers as well as developing the ability of telepathy and telekinesis, and also improving their ability miko and monk abilities. This continued on until the day that Kagome started thinking it was time to go back to the future. Miroku had decided to follow her and live with her, both taking Shippo and Kirara with them. They would not take Sesshomaru or any of their friends; instead Sesshomaru, Kouga, and Kagura had decided to stay in the Feudal Era and wait 500 years before they would all meet up with each other.

End Flashback:

Which leads us to right now, as Kagome hurried to the well with Miroku at her side and Kirara running beside them with Shippo asleep on her back. They'd already said their goodbyes to their friends at a party the night before and promised to hook up when they reached Kagome's era.

As they approached the well, Kagome got a case of nostalgia, remembering all those times of traveling back and forth between the dimensions; back when she was ningen. As if sensing Kagome's heightened emotions, Miroku grabbed her hand in a comforting manner, as if to tell her he was there and everything was going to be all right.

She smiled back gratefully. "Well, we're here guys, are you ready?" she asked, peering into the well that she hadn't seen in two years.

"Yes," Miroku responded happily. Kirara gave a little mew as she too was ready. Truth be told, he was very excited. Before going here, Kagome had taught Miroku all about her era and what to expect. He was excited to know that he was finally going to experience it for herself. Kagome had also schooled Miroku about the school system as they would be going to college. Kagome was surprised when Miroku eventually learned everything there is to know. He would be able to get into school with her, because of how smart he was.

Picking up Shippo, Kagome grabbed Miroku's hand and Kirara jumped on Kagome's shoulder and together they made the journey back to Kagome's world.

Well I think I'll end it here. The next chapter I will introduce the yu yu gang and we'll finally be getting onto more exciting things. So, you guys read and review and I might post sooner rather than later. Its all up to you guys.

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