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Chapter Three: A Selfish Wish # 1

"Stupid jerk!" Kagome fummed, "The nerve of that punk to criticize me!"

She slammed the front door opened and then closed. After chucking her shoes against the wall she stormed into the kitchen, startling her family and making Buyo hiss.

"Ka...Kagome, are you alright?" her mother asked hesitantly.

"Fine." She sat at the table and grabbed her food, "Stop staring at me you dumb twit!"

Buyo hissed again and Kagome swatted the fat cat away.

"Hey! Be nice to Buyo!" souta protested.

"Shut up, brat." Kagome snapped. Souta stared at her wide eyed. His sister had never yelled at him like that before.

"Kagome! I'm shocked! I understand you're going through a rough time but, " Kagome cut her off.

"You understand nothing!" she screamed and threw her full bowl of rice across the room, "No one understands anything!"

"Kagome, stop yelling at your mother!" her grandfather cut in. He had kept quiet long enough.

"Leave me alone!" she stormed out of the kitchen, leaving her family stunned where they sat.

She went back up to her completely decimated room and sat down to think. Part of her was telling her to calm down, while another part, a stronger part, wes telling her to stay angry. She cursed and began clearing off her bed. Maybe a good night's sleep would help with the pain and confusion of the day's events. Maybe there was a logical reason for Inuyasha's behavior. A little voice inside her head told her that the only logical thing was to hate him. That seemed to make enough sense for her as she drifted off to sleep.

"Shippo, what are you doing here?" Souten looked him over carefully. She had never expected to see him again, "Are you here for a rematch?"

"No, no, I was just in the area and thought I'd stop in to see how you were doing." Shippo said softly, almost sad and Souten picked up on it.

"What's wrong? You're not acting like yourself." she frowned when tears formed in the little kitsune's eyes, "It's that bad?"

"Kagome went home and left me behind. I was hoping she'd take me with her, but she didn't and she didn't say goodbye to me either." Shippo pouted, "It's all Inuyasha's fault. He lied to Kagome and broke her heart."

"Stupid hanyou. I knew he was too good for her." Souten looked away, "What about the others you were with? The monk and the youkai exterminator. What happened to them?"

"They went home."

"They didn't want you either?"

"Sango wanted to be alone and I couldn't be with Miroku and see him so sad over Kagome's departure."

"The monk loved Kagome? I thought he loved Sango?"

Shippo shrugged and looked down at his feet.

"Can I stay here with you for a little while? I don't have any place to stay that won't remind me of Kagome."

"You want to stay here?" Souten was surprised. Shippo nodded and the little thunder youkai pondered over the idea. She scratched her chin before nodding.

"You can, but you have to help out with chores and stuff."

"Oh, thank you, Souten! I'll do everything to help out!" Shippo smiled. It was his first true smile since she had left.

Kagome awoke around nine. The moon's rays were just creeping in through the window. She sat up when she could have swore she saw a shadow leap to the Goshinboku. It was definitely too small and too fast to be Inuyasha and Kagome knew the well had been sealed. It was unlikely that Kikyo could unseal it. That made Kagome curious. Quietly and stealthly she climbed from her bed and descended the stairs. She slipped her shoes on and opened the door. The night's chilly breeze brushed past her, but she was not cold.

There was something out there. Something strong and ominous feeling. Kagome was unafraid. She walked up to the Goshinboku and stared up at it's mighty branches. A pair of crimson eyes gazed down at her and scowled. He did not like the aura radiating off the human. He knew it should be pure, he could tell she was a miko, but this girl's aura was darker.

"Get down here before I blast you out that tree." she commanded him. He would not take that lightly. His eyes watched her as she seemed to contemplate something and that's when he noticed the dark purple jewel around her neck. The thing made him more cautious. It seemed most of the girl's dark aura came from that object alone, "Are you deaf or something? No, that can't be possible. Youkai are supposed to have great hearing. Perhaps you're dumb then?"

That got his attention. He leapt down to the ground before her and unsheathed his katana in one gracefully motion. Kagome didn't flinch.

"Onna, I should ask you if you are stupid." he glared angrily at the girl who offended him.

"You could, but it's unlikely I'll say yes to your question." Kagome shot back, "Why are you on my property? You are not allowed here."

"Hn."

She narrowed her eyes and met his glare. The voice inside her head urged her to fight with him, but she held back.

"Just go before I kill you. I don't want to waste my energy on you." Kagome smirked. She was liking this aggressive side of her. It was starting to feel natural.

"That's amusing. You must be stupid to try provoking me."

Kagome raised a shield of her energy as he attacked and deflected him back a few feet. Kagome amused herself. She was unaware she could do such a thing and it had happened as if it was a normal thing. She smirked at the youkai who shook off the slight daze he felt after being pushed back. There was still a bit of pure energy in the attack, but it felt oddly demonic. He backed away. He needed to get some answers and he doubted she would give him any. He needed to seek out his teammates and pay a little visit to Koenma.

Kagome pouted as the youkai took off as a blurr into the darkness of night. She was still excited about her new found defense shield and would have loved to have fought longer to see what else she could do.

"I guess I could take a walk. See if anything comes up." Kagome stretched her arms over her head and the little voice inside her head spoke up. Kagome grasped the jewel and looked at it, "An unselfish wish will purify the jewel and destroy it. A selfish wish on the other hand, would only make the jewel more powerful. I think I have an idea of what to wish for now."

She smirked as she thought of how Inuyasha would react if he could see what she was about to do. She closed her eyes and made the wish. The jewel granted the selfish request and then turned black.

"Where am I? I thought I was dead?"

"I needed protection." Kagome spoke up, "And you two were the first to come to mind. Welcome back, Hiten, Manten."

"You, you're that wench that was with Inuyasha!" Hiten turned his angry red eyes on Kagome and stopped, "You have the complete jewel."

"Of course I do, stupid. How else would I have been able to bring you and your brother back to life?" Kagome laughed, "And give your brother hair too I might add."

"It's perfect!" Manten cried as he stroked his long, thick black hair. Kagome smiled at his delight.

"Where is that fool Inuyasha?" Hiten asked and Kagome scowled.

"In the past with that whore Kikyo." Kagome snapped back, "I'll explain everything, but for now just stay by me and protect me for the time being. Trust me I can make it worth you while."

"I must say, Kagome, you have much more fire than when we last met. I like this much better." Hiten stated and Kagome smiled.

"Come along you two. There is much to be done and it starts with some more modern day clothes and a bit of an explaination on this era as well." Kagome motioned for them to follow her.

The trio had made their way into the city. The brothers eyed everything in the surrounding area while Kagome gave her little explainations. They were getting ready to enter a store when Kagome stopped. She searched around for the energy she felt. When she stopped her eye met with a red-haired boy with bright green eyes. Kagome mentally noted to be wary of the boy. He was a lot stronger than he looked.

They entered the store and looked around for clothing. Kagome snagged what she wanted and what she felt the brothers would look good in. She smirked again and motioned for the brothers to come closer to her. She whispered into Manten's ear and he nodded with a grin. Electricty formed in his mouth and he sent a small blast into the middle of the store. The explosion startled everyone around them, giving the trio enough time to make a hasty escape.

"Shall we?" Hiten formed a large cloud under their feet and lifted them into the sky. No one seemed to notice, except the one red-headed boy still standing where Kagome had last seen him. She glanced at him only once more as they streaked off into the night sky.

A/N: I don't know where I get these ideas from.