Well, here I am again and it's an extra long chappie since I haven't updated in a couple days. But just for your information, Kagome finally meets the Spirit Detectives in this long awaited chapter. See how she reacts to her first glance at Kurama, Yusuke, and the others. Thank you to all who have reviewed so far, it means a lot. And in case you haven't noticed I decided to go with a Kag/Kur pairing as that was my original intention. Well, enjoy!!!!!

Disclaimer: I do not Inuyasha or YuYu

Chapter 5

The First Meeting

They have all been living in Kagome's time for close to 6 months now, and have become one big happy family. Miroku and Shippo had adjusted rather well to her time after Kagome had explained the history of her world and the new inventions. Kagome was now 20 years old and a very powerful Miko-Youkai. Miroku was 21 and Shippo was 12 growing up to be a mature young adult. Kirara still watched over and protected Kagome and was also quite content in the future, now that demons weren't coming to attack them, as they would have in the past.

There were, however, some other serious changes that occured causing everyone to bad together to help Kagome. Upon Kagome's return they'd faced yet another tragedy. It seems a few months prier to Kagome's return, her mother and Ji-chan had both been killed while walking down the street to pick up groceries, leaving Sota her only immediate family member. It was a hit and run and so far the police had yet to find any leads as to the motorist's whereabouts. As soon asKagome learned of the situation, she had immediately burst into tears and had gone to retrieve her little brother, who had been sent to live with relatives. After a hurried explanation, Kagome finally weaseled out an excuse to her aunt as to where she'd been, before grabbing Sota and literally running out the door.

So now it was only Kagome, Miroku, Shippo, Sota, and Kirara who lived on the family shrine. Things were just now starting to fall back together again, as Kagome and Sota got over their family's demise. During this tragic time, there was some good news that quickly followed her mother's death. It seems that Sesshomaru managed to track down his two friends and had granted Kagome a nice fat position as Vice-President, right next to him. He'd offered Miroku a job as well, but it seems Miroku was quite content these days, to take over the shrine duties her grand father had left behind in his death. Now he spent most of his days sweeping and taking care of ths shrine while Kagome rushed off to work. Kagome had ealso nrolled Shippo at Sota's school after giving him a crash course on the basics of math, language, spelling, and history. He was now quite the content little boy as he and Sota got along famously and he had his mother's love and Miroku's guidance.

As it was Kagome was late as she ran down the sidewalk hoping that she could still manage to catch the bus; her destination, Sesshomaru.

"Shit!" Kagome cursed while streaking down the walkway. It was pouring down rain and she hadn't thought to bring her larger umbrella, one that would have kept her dry rather than soaked and cold. But, no, sadly she'd opted to bring her smaller one hoping that the rain would cease before she would need it. "Shit shit, shit, Sesshou is going to kill me!" she ranted to herself. "Why, oh why did I let those three talk me into a movie marathon on a Sunday night, knowing full well I would have to get out early to work today?"

She reasoned it wouldn't be so bad. So, she'd be a few minutes late. Sess would ask if she was okay and she would reply that she was fine. And then they'd all drink coffee while discussing the horrible weather. "Sure," she muttered unhappily. "And Sess is a woman." Knowing full well that although they were friends, Sesshou took his jpb seriously. No, he would never fire her, but there were many other punshiments worse than being fired. She mentally shuddered remember the last time he'd 'punishied' her by making her train a full 24 hours with him, without letting her break for food or a shower.

She cursed again and just as she was bending her head to get a better look at her rain-clogged watch, she suddenly found herself pitching forward and colliding with a rough, hard body. "KKYYAA!" she shrieked as she began to fall. She held out her arms protectively in front of her body, hoping it would be enough to protect herself. She closed her eyes waiting for the impact and.....it never came. Instead she was....floating. No, wait, someone had caught her.

"Miss, miss, are you all right?" A soft voice was asking. Kagome opened her eyes groaning. She turned to the man who had caught her expecting to see some older gentleman. Instead what she saw simply took her breath away. Standing there was the most beautiful man she had ever seen. The first thing she noticed were his eyes, a gentle yet vivid emerald green that seemed to hold concern and something else she couldn't identify. The rain washed over his features and ran down his face and Kagome couldn't help but allow her gaze to follow one drop of water that landed right above his upper lip. The second thing she noticed were his long red locks of hair, trailing lightly over his shoulders and down his back. Some of it, his nags, spilled over onto her face as he bent over, his mouth moving. Wait, why was his mouth moving? Oh, he must be speaking again.

"Hey, snap out of it, I didn't hurt you did I?" he was saying when she finally cleared her head.

"Oh. OH! My goodness, I am so sorry," she apologized blushing profusely at the beautiful boy. She became entranced again when the boy only smild and helped her to her feet holding onto her umbrella so she could stand under its comfort.

"It is quite all right, miss, I just hope you're not hurt," he spoke again, while lifting her gently to her feet.

"Oh, no, I'm okay," she assured him as she swayed on her feet a little from her unbalance, the rain making her head spin.

"Wow, hey, take it is, that was a rather nasty hit," he said, catching her elbow lightly and steadying her on her feet.

"Well, maybe I should just sit down," as she said this her head began to spin again and she wobbled drunkenly. She was stunned when he picked her up bridle style.

"Come, why don't we find somewhere to sit so you can acquire your bearings," he suggested.

"Wait, what are you doing," she stammered at being held so closely in the man's arms. "I don't even know you."

The man chuckled but didn't let her go, only tightened his arms in a comforting manner. "I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself. My name is Kurama."

Now why did I tell her that name instead of my ningen name? Kurama asked himself as he walked with the beautiful girl in his arms. I always introduce myself as Suiichi, especially to girls, what is it about her that made me want to tell her my real name?

He let his eyes roam over her features as he walked towards a park where he could keep an eye on her and get out of the drizzle. He had been truthful, she had hit him rather hard, he thought she might have been hurt.

"Oh, well, I'm Kagome. Higurashi, Kagome," she said, blushing slightly.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Kagome. Would you like to come sit at my house for awhile so I can check that lump on your head?" he asked kindly, his eyes peering curiously into her own.

She grinned sheepishly. "No, that's okay, really. I'm a fast healer." He looked unconvinced, but nevertheless he ambled his way over to a park bench and set her down gently underneath a large tree to block out the rain, before sitting next to her.

Kagome opened her mouth to thank him when he unexpectedly brought his head closer to hers. For a moment she wondered what he was doing. "Wha-," she squeaked.

"Ssh," he murmured bringing up one hand to her forehead, gently probing the lump that was slowly forming over her brow. "I'm just making sure you don't have a concussion or something," he spoke gently.

She merely nodded before allowing his hand to come up and rest on top of the lump, while tilting her head to the side. He studied her as he gently touched her wound, his eyes traveling over her features. She was a lovely girl he speculated. She had a flawless face, with wide blue eyes framed in black eyelashes that blinked occasionally. She had white, milky skin that seemed smooth and pure beneath his fingers and small kissable lips that glistened when she licked them nervously. He had to hold back a groan as her pink tongue came out to moisten them again. Yes, she was very attractive indeed, espcially when she was clearly soaked to the bone. He blushed as his eyes lowered to travel over her soft curves, now more prominent because of the rain that clung to her skin and white blouse. He gulped, what was this woman doing to him? He didn't even know her...and yet, he oddly found himself wanting to.

"Well, I think you're okay, but you should probably put some ice on your head to help the lump go down," he said as he drew back slightly, bringing his gaze back to her face. His eyes met hers as she came out of her stupor. She blanched upon realizing she'd been staring at him rather blatantly. He mentally wondered what she was blushing about but let it go.

"Arigato," she whispered as his eyes settle back on her mouth. His thumb began to lightly trace her lip and she noticed his head was still very close to her own.

"No problem," he whispered back in a soft husky tone. He wondered what she would do if he kissed her right now? Sure he was a complete stranger to her, but she was very beautiful and he felt a sort of connection with her. He stared at her before moving very slowly. He watched as her blush rose and her breathing became more erratic but still she did nothing to stop his descent and so he continued onwards towards his desired goal.

"Kurama!" A loud male voice bellowed, breaking the moment and causing Kagome to jump away, blushing heatedly. Kurama cursed to himself before turning to the source of the distraction.

He wasn't surprised to find Kuwabara, Yusuke, and Hiei standing across the street, waiting for the traffic signal. He sighed. There must be another case. Why, oh why did they have to show up now?

"Friends of yours?" the girl's voice echoed from beside him. He lifted his head and caught Kagome's eye. She was smiling at him rather teasingly and he couldn't help but grin back.

"Something like that," he murmured. "Say, would you like to-" he didn't get to finish his sentence as his 'friends' once again interrupted what he was about to say.

"Oi, Kurama, we have to go, Koenma has a....hello who are you?" Yusuke asked as he spotted the pretty girl sitting next to his friend.

"Uh, I'm Kagome," she said smiling a bit. He seemed a bit like Inuyasha. As the thought raced across her mind, she grimaced slightly and her eyes momentarily filled with a sad pain. No one noticed her pain, except for that is a certain kitsune who couldn't help but wonder why she seemed so sad.

"Pretty lady, will you be my girl friend!!" Kuwabara raced forward, kneeling and grabbing her hands in his. Kagome's smile left her face as she froze and stared at the large man. Her face went blank until it analyzed what he'd asked. She stared hard at the man before bursting into laughter.

Kurama caught her as she started to fall off the bench, but she merely continued laughing. Finally she wiped her tears of laughter away and found everyone staring at her in bewilderment. She blushed and then noticed she was in Kurama's arms. She jumped away again. "I'm sorry, it's just I have a friend who acts almost exactly as him," she pointed to Kuwabara. "At least he didn't ask me to bear his child," she murmured to herself, but the others caught her statement.

"You have a friend that asked you to bear his child?" Kurama asked feeling a sort of pain in his heart. Did she already have a mate then?

"Hm, yes, it's true. But Miroku used to do it to all the girls. He still does occasionally but not as much as in the past," she explained feeling the need to comfort her new friend for some reason, although she had no idea why.

"Used to?" Yusuke asked.

"Yes, but," not wanting to give too much of herself away she glanced nervously around. "Lets just say certain events made him change his ways," she finished.

"Enough of this," a rough, harsh voice broke in and Kagome turned to gaze curiously at the little man standing off to the side against a tree, his arms crossed over his chest. He glared coldly at her before speaking again. "We have things to do, so if you are finished here...."

"Oh, yes, of course, Hiei," Kurama said apologetically. "I'm sorry, Kagome-san but we must be going. I hope we can meet again."

She smiled back at him. "Yes, I'd be glad to hang out with you some time and it's just Kagome," she said, happy she'd made some new friends. "By the way, what are your names?" she asked, pointedly of the others as she stood up to leave.

"Well, the bid oaf who asked you to be his girlfriend is Kuwabara, I'm Urameshi, Yusuke, and he's-."

"Wait, Yusuke!" Kagome gasped interrupting him.

"Yes, that's what I said," Yusuke replied somewhat rudely, thinking she had heard of him because of his background. He was stunned when a moment later she rushed into his arms and threw her arms around his neck.

He was stunned and just stood in shock as Kuwabara began laughing, while Kurama looked slightly annoyed and jealous.

"Uh, hello, girl, why are you hugging me?" Yusuke asked, putting some space in-between their bodies.

"You mean to say you don't remember me, Yusuke? It's me Kagome. You know, your older cousin. We used to play together when we were younger before mama moved to the shrine with Ji-chan," she spoke hurriedly.

Yusuke's eyes widened as did everyone else's. "Kagome?!" he cried. He quickly thrust her back into his arms and hugged the breath out of her. Then threw her away. "Kagome, where have you been these past few years? When we learned that Aunt Kun-loon had died they couldn't find you anywhere. What happened?" he asked.

"Um," she began, but was abruptly cut off when a girl with a pink kimono came flying into the area.

Kagome stared at the girl wondering why her aura screamed, 'death', although this girl didn't look like she could hurt a fly.

"Yusuke! Where have you been?! Koenma's getting angry!" she yelled, not noticing the girl standing with the boys.

"Oh, whatever," Yusuke directed his attention to the blue-haired assistant. "Tell that toddler we'll be there in a minute," he growled. He turned back to his cousin who was seriously wondering what her younger cousin had gotten himself into now? He had always been a handful as a child; she wondered how bad he'd gotten now. "Kagome, I'm sorry, but we've really got to go. We'll talk later," he said, frowning slightly.

"Oh, all right," Kagome replied. "Come find me later. Ask your mom, she knows where we live."

We? Yusuke thought, then shrugged thinking she meant her little brother, Sota. Instead he nodded and began following Boton, with Kuwabara right next to him and Hiei a little behind, seemingly lost in thought. As she walked off Kagome noticed Kurama was the only one still standing there. He appeared to be quite shell-shocked and so she smiled softly at him. He came out of his spell as he caught her innocent smile and sent back one of his own, before turning around.

As Kagome walked away she glanced back on more time, when a spike of energy arouse. She turned to see Kurama entering some kind of portal and as it closed behind him. Kagome stood shocked. What was that? That spike. It hadn't felt quite human. In fact it felt.....DEMON?

Kurama was a youkai?

Kagome shook her head. Why hadn't she noticed in when she was talking to him earlier. Could he tell what she was? She'd have to meet up with Yusuke soon and demand that he tell her why his friends felt like youkai.

With a shriek, Kagome noticed she was now an hour late.

"Shimata!!!" she cursed again, before running yet again, this time keeping her head up. She didn't want to have to run into anymore attractive kitsunes. She smiled in spite of herself and that's when she noticed it; it wasn't raining anymore.

Well, what did you guys think? Did you like their meeting? The next chapter Yusuke gets a new case to examine the Sunset Shrine, unknowing that Kagome lived there with her youkai companions. what will happen? Will the cousins both get answers to their questions? And what about Kurama? What will he say when he finds out what she is? Well, in order to read that part you all must review and then I'll think about updating sometime soon.

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