"What are we doing here?" Sango asked her. Kagome had a look of utter confusion written on her face.
"What do you mean Sango?" Kagome paused and looked around. "Wait a minute. Where are we? I wasn't here before." Kagome said.
The girls were looking around for the answers when a third face appeared. It was the face of a beautiful woman in priestess robes and a staff in her hand.
"Hello Kagome, Sango." the woman said. "I have been expecting you for some time. I am the priestess Midoriko."
"What?! How can that be? You're dead!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Yes, I am dead, yet so are both of you." Midoriko said.
"What?!" Sango and Kagome said in unison.
"Yes, that blast you delivered to Naraku not only killed him, but everyone around you as well." Midoriko explained.
"But what about Inuyasha and Kirara?" Kagome asked in horror.
"Kirara has chosen to stay with me. I have missed her dearly over these past centuries. As for Inuyasha, he has chosen to stay with the undead priestess, Kikyou." Midoriko said.
"What blast? I don't remember. All I know is that one minute I am being flung across the courtyard and the next minute I'm dead." Sango said with bewilderment crossing her features.
"I see. Well I guess you should know, you both are not going to stay dead long as there are things in Kagome's time that you both need to attend to." the elder priestess replied.
"Like what?" Kagome asked.
"I cannot tell you now for it would jeopardize the whole mission. All I can tell you is that you should begin your training right away." Midoriko said.
"What about the sacred jewel? Did we destroy it?" Kagome asked.
"No. It was made whole again and half was placed in your body and half in Sango's body. I trust it will be fully protected there?" Midoriko asked.
"Okay. So where do we go from here? Sango doesn't belong in the future does she?"
Kagome asked unsure.
"She does. And as for where you are going from here, you are going to the place where you first started Kagome." Midoriko said.
"Which would be...where?" Kagome asked.
"Goodbye priestess and demon slayer. May you complete your mission successfully." Midoriko said without answering Kagome's question.
Immediately, Sango and Kagome were transported through a blue light. After a few moments of feeling like they were both going to hurl, they landed on their feet at the bottome of a well. Kagome looked up to see which time they were in.
"We're in my time!" Kagome exclaimed in happiness. Sango looked up as well to find a roof had been placed overhead. They both climbed the roof ladder out into the small well house. Exiting the door, they found a boy of about thirteen to be running towards them.
"Kagome!" the boy said as he latched onto his older sister's waist.
"Souta! How I've missed you so much!" Kagome squealed, hugging her brother as well. They finally broke apart and turned to Sango who was staring in surprise to find how much they looked alike.
"Oh sorry Sango. This is my little brother Souta." Kagome said with obvious pride.
"Nice to meet you Souta." Sango said bowing her head. He reminded her so much of her own little brother, Kohaku.
"Come on, let's go inside for some nice air conditioning." Kagome suggested. Sango and Souta nodded as they made their way into the house. Sango was confused as to what 'air conditioning' was but shrugged it off as she followed her friend.
"Mom! Guess who's home?" No more had to be said as Mrs. Higurashi ran into the front hall where her daughter stood and gave her a bone-crushing hug.
"Oh Kagome. How I've missed you so much! How was it? Are you okay?" the caring mother asked.
"I'm alright Mom. I just brought a friend to stay for a while. Can she?" Kagome pleaded.
"Yes of course she can. Hello you can call me mom as well if you like." Mrs. Higurashi offered. "What is your name?"
Sango mentally chuckled. Even before Mrs. Higurashi knew her name, she was already offering to be her mother and welcome her into the house. What a wonderful mother Kagome had.
"My name is Sango." The demon slayer replied.
"What a beautiful name Sango!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed. "How long will you both be staying then?"
"Oh well, I guess we will be staying forever." Kagome said with sadness noted in her voice. "Our mission is over and Inuyasha is dead." No tears were visible on her face, but her surreal blue eyes spoke lengths.
"Oh dear. Kagome, are you all right?" the mother asked.
"Yes I am Mom." Kagome's face brightened. "So, I guess that means Sango gets to go to school too?"
"Of course it does dear. Sango needs new clothes to fit in as well, don't you Sango? Do you know how to read as well?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
"Yes, I was educated among the nobles." Sango replied shyly.
"Alright then! Let's go shopping!" Kagome exclaimed with happiness etched on her face.
Two hours later-
"Oh, I'm so tired." Kagome moaned as she carried bags of clothes into the house.
Sango had never seen so many clothes in her life for just one person. All these clothes were for her! The skirts and shorts in this time were horrendous and she felt immodest wearing them in public. Instead, she had chosen more pants than anything, except for the few skirts that Kagome had insisted she get.
Now it was time to find a place where Sango could have her own room for privacy purposes. She was given the spacious guestroom with a twin sized bed and a set of drawers. It had one window in which you could sit on the ledge and it had deep red walls. The blanket on her bed was also a deep red color and the furniture was all black mahogany.
"So how do you like your room Sango?" Mrs Higurashi asked her new daughter after she had settled in.
"It's beautiful...Mom. I love the colors." Sango replied hesitantly.
"Well tomorrow you have school. Lay out some clothes you can wear." Mrs. Higurashi advised.
"Do I have to wear the same skirt Kagome has worn so many times?" Sango asked, praying it would be no.
"Oh no dear. Kagome must not have told you. She transferred schools awhile back because she missed too many days and they were going to expel her. I enrolled her into this one instead; tomorrow is her first day too. Don't worry, they don't have uniforms there." Mrs. Higurashi replied, relieving Sango of her skirt fears. "Now off to bed" Sango nodded her head and walked to Kagome's room down the hall.
"Kagome?" Sango called out, knocking on her sister's door.
"Come in," a sleepy voice replied.
Sango entered the pink room to find Kagome in her bed and reading a book about the Shikon jewel.
"Aren't you glad our rooms are so close?" Kagome asked no longer sleepy.
"Yes I am. I'm not familiar with your world so you can help with all of this." Sango said
"Sure thing Sango. You've always been a sister to me so now I can return the favor." Kagome said grateful she had a new friend and sister to share her troubles.
"The feeling is mutual." Sango replied pleased. "Well I better go to bed if I want to be rested enough. Goodnight Kagome." Sango walked across the hall to her room.
Dark thoughts filled the demon slayer's mind as she finally remembered what all had happened to her. She thought of Miroku and how he had opened her heart to new things and surroundings. No one could ever take his place, ever.
Looking around in the dark, she made a vow. Never again was she to fall in love with anyone. She couldn't do that to Miroku by falling in love with someone else and forget him. No, she would train more and control her new found strength to demonlish anyone who decided to take another's life for pleasure.
She turned off the lamp as Kagome said and was amazed at how developed Kagome's world was. Sango snuggled deep into the comfy covers and fell into a deep slumber.
