The End is the Beginning

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stressed Words

Flashbacks

Kagome slowly opened her eyes and stared at the fox that lay beside her. His silver hair was spread around them and mixed with her raven black hair. She smiled and softly rolled off the bed. She glanced at her recently found love and went into her bathroom. Thanking Kami that the bathrooms were soundproof she took a shower and blow-dried her hair. She put her hair in a bun and walked out of the bathroom and into her room. Dressing in a woman's suit, she pulled her nylons on and was thankful that she had the option of skirts.

Pulling on black sandals she opened her hallway door and walked towards the elevator. When the elevator reached her level she decided to go to her office, with a press of the fourteenth button she was on her way. She was happy that she didn't need a secretary, since her office was made of her office and the meeting room. All the other employs had a waiting room and an office. She sat in her comfortable black leather chair and smiled before she pressed a button on her phone.

"Yes, Ms. Higurashi?" Jaken asked.

"Jaken don't be so formal," Kagome scolded.

"Yes, Kagome. What do you need?" He asked.

"Send Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, Sango, Shippo, and Miroku to the meeting room," Kagome said.

"You know Sesshoumaru-sama doesn't take well to orders," Jaken warned.

"Tell him it's important," Kagome said.

"Fine," Jaken agreed. Kagome smiled before she pressed another button on her desk. A small TV popped up from the desk with the image of Koenma on it.

"Lord Koenma, I need to borrow Botan," Kagome stated with a sheepish smile.

"Why?" Koenma suspiciously asked. Kagome smirked as mischief entered her eyes.

"Kurama is in need of clothes because I tore his off during our hot sex," Kagome quickly explained. She watched the pacifier fall from his mouth and smirked when his face turned pure red. Kagome even laughed as he yelled for Botan and began to stutter. Botan appeared on the screen with a cheerful smile.

"Hello Kagome," Botan greeted.

"Can I ask you for a personal favor?" Kagome asked.

"Sure, go ahead," Botan, said since she owed Kagome her life.

"Can you go to Kurama's house and get him a new outfit?" Kagome asked. Botan nodded before her face took on a cat like look. She then disappeared and the screen shut off. Kagome then opened the meeting room doors and decided that she better tell Koenma and the spirit detectives of her plan with the barrier.

Kagome called Koenma's office again and saw that his face was still a little red.

"Come to my meeting room with the spirit detectives as soon as possible," Kagome stated.

"Why?" Koenma asked.

"I have a plan to solve the barrier problems," Kagome said.

"Tell me now!" Koenma excitedly said.

"I'll you when I tell everyone, but I have one question for you," Kagome carefully said.

"What?" Koenma asked in a bit of confusion.

"Why didn't you tell me that he was here?" She calmly asked with her eyes closed. She didn't want to reveal the anger that they held. Koenma's face was no longer flushed with embarrassment, but he was now seriously calm.

"It was my job to make sure that Yoko wouldn't pose as more of a threat," Koenma answered.

"So you thought that keeping us apart and miserable would make it any better?" Kagome yelled at him with anger in her eyes.

"I need assurance that fox wouldn't go on a rampage if his mate got hurt and vice a versa," Koenma tried to defend.

"You are lucky that I am forgiving because if I wasn't I'd be sending you puny ass to Makai just for entertainment," Kagome growled out as her eyes flashed pink. The jewel slightly sparked without any notice.

"Sorry," Koenma squeaked as he hid behind his paperwork.

"Accepted, so be here soon and alert the others," Kagome softly whispered as shut the link.

Kurama slightly opened his eyes when he felt his mates anger rise. He quickly sat up and frowned when he saw she wasn't here. He pushed himself from the bed and looked around the room to find that her scent still lingered slightly. Without caring that he was naked he walked to the door and opened it. He looked down and found a neatly folded stack of clothes with a note. He picked it up and walked back to the room. Reverting back to Suiichi he picked up the note and began to read it.

Suiichi,

Kagome sent me to get you clothes. Didn't want to wake you or walk in on your current condition. Kagome says to meet her in her office.

Botan

Suiichi shook his head and smiled when he thought back to last. He quickly dressed in the button up shirt that was a soft pink and the jeans. He threw the spring jacket that Botan left him and ran out of the room. He could sense exactly where she was at and followed her till he stopped at the door that was surely hers. He felt distress radiating off the room. Yoko fussed about getting into the room. But he could clearly hear Koenma and Kagome talking about.

Kagome looked up from her closed TV link and saw none other than Koenma standing on her desk. He looked like he had terrible news to tell her. Kagome ran a hand through her hair and messed up her bun before Koenma sat down.

"You know that you'll outlive Suiichi," Koenma stated knowing that she knew that.

"But he has Yoko's spirit…hell he is Yoko!" Kagome tried to convince herself.

"Suiichi can take on his original form, but his human body ages," Koenma explained.

"Does that mean anything?" Kagome asked in mock horror.

"He will age and die," Koenma sadly said causing Kagome to go eerily calm.

"What about Yoko?" Kagome asked.

"His soul will be reincarnated along with Suiichi's," Koenma explained.

"So I'll lose both of them?" Kagome asked with an ironic laugh.

"Truthfully, yes."

'When did I fall for his other half?' Kagome thought.

"There's no loophole this time is there?" Kagome calmly asked.

"No, I'm afraid all you can do is watch," Koenma explained.

Kagome turned toward her window and closed her eyes as she let her hand cover the complete yet dormant Shikon no Tama, letting a tear roll down her cheek. She took a deep breath and calmly released it in hopes of not bursting into tears. Koenma silently stood behind her wondering what else could be said.

"I thought that with our mark exchange it would make an impact on one of our lives," Kagome mumbled.

"Normally if it was a normal mating ceremony it would. But you are The Great Miko and adopted sister to the Inu clan of the Western lands," Koenma explained.

"That's it," Kagome whispered in excited glee.

"What?" Koenma asked as he suspiciously eyed her.

"If the Tama could alter the lives of my guardians and friends…then it could alter his life as well," Kagome explained.

"The jewel has been dormant and should remain dormant," Koenma tried to order.

"Listen here. The barrier is failing and so is my love life…so shut up and let me make the decisions since I'm older than you," Kagome said before she stuck her tongue out at him.

Kurama chose to make his presence known since it seemed that the conversation was over. Kagome looked over at him with a warm smile, and what appeared to be the last part of her soul dying in her eyes. He walked over towards her and she stood up and embraced him. Koenma could tell that she was holding onto him for reason known only to the two. Kagome then stepped back and smiled at his garments. She then led them to the meeting room where it looked like everybody was.

"How did you all get in?" Kagome asked.

"Botan opened a portal for us," Inuyasha said with a hint of annoyance.

Kagome nodded and let Koenma go and sit to the left of Yusuke with Botan standing in the shadows. Suiichi sat to her right leaving Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Shippo next. Miroku and Sango sat on her left hand side followed by Koenma, Yusuke, and Hiei. Kagome then motioned for Botan to take a seat next to Shippo. Kagome leaned back in her chair happy that she was the head of the company.

"It seems that we have problem that could change history," Kagome began.

"Who the hell are these Ancients?" Yusuke yelled.

"Do not disrespect my mate," Kurama warned as his eyes flashed gold.

"The barrier between Ningen-kai and Makai is fading," Kagome finished with a peeved gaze.

"Why wasn't this problem known beforehand?" Sesshoumaru asked as his golden eyes landed on a nervous Koenma.

"We thought that our barrier was reacting to the ki levels throughout the year," Koenma tried to excuse.

"Incompetence is not what we need," Shippo warned as his emerald eyes hardened.

"Koenma's stupid and we all know it, the question is how do we fix it?" Yusuke asked as Koenma glared at him.

"It will take a tremendous amount of spiritual ki to fix it since it is quickly fading," Miroku said.

"So what? Is it a dead mans job?" Kuwabara asked.

"It could be," Miroku concluded only to have Sango smack him.

"I could fix," Kagome said. Kurama growled as he looked at Kagome.

"No," Kurama firmly stated.

"What if multiple ki is donated?" Sango asked.

"That might work," Miroku said as he began to think.

"Let's hurry because those demons aren't," Inuyasha mumbled.

They all turned towards the window to see a pale blue barrier. It was barely visible but different types of demons began to pound. The human flesh they could smell drove them to pound harder.

Author's Note: Sorry to leave it there but don't worry. Please Review.