A/N: (dodges flying fruits, knives, and pitchforks) Aaaaaa……..I'm not dead! I will finish the story! Heeeee!

Starting university was harder than I thought, plus I sort of had a bad case of writer block, not to mention I got exposed to a lot of anime! YES people! More ANIME! One being Naruto! I love that anime, if you don't know about it, download it. It's so good!

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Warnings: Swearing, but it's not like any og us haven't heard it!


Return of the Lost Soul

By: whiterose03 and nekoblue

Chapter 5: On a cloudy day, it's time to play

For some, the dawning of a new day may be a very peaceful experience. However, for some, mornings can bring disasters and it could be a curse. For a young man named Miroku, this was the case.

"HOLY SHIT!"

The curse filtered throughout the living room as Miroku fell off the couch that he somehow from his slumping position in the middle of the night, had been laying down. While this happened, paper flew in every direction, disarraying from its very neat pile where it was settled on the coffee table. These papers were the report that Miroku had been diligently working on the previous day and had somehow fallen asleep while trying to finish them last night.

Miroku took one look around his messy living room before what he had been doing last night came back to him.

"What the hell! This can't be happening. I can't believe I freakin' slept in and didn't finish the report. Lord Kariudo is going to kill me and now I will look even lower in front of his eyes. Why do I have to be such a BAKA!" Miroku yelled out as he kept hitting his head against the wall. He gave a growl, a pathetic growl actually, and started to collect the disarrayed reports.

After he had them in order, he flipped through all of them, seeing as he had about ten minutes until nine to get the report to Lord Kariudo.

"What the hell?" Miroku asked himself with the most shocked expression written all over his face. Now how could he have finished his report when he knew he fell asleep last night?

"It's a miracle! Kami loves me and he knows Sango and I are meant to be together and so while I slept he came and finished the reports for me," Miroku concluded while rubbing his chin. Without taking into consideration the ridiculous thought, he gathered up the papers, got dressed and left to give the forms to Lord Kariudo.

A painful moan escaped the parted lips of Kagome as she woke up that very same morning. She crawled out of the cheap flat futon that she had thought last night was very comfortable, but then again, when you're tired everything is comfortable. As she cracked her back and neck, she looked around the small bedroom looking for a certain item, seeing as it wasn't in her pants.

A look of panic crossed her features before she settled herself down, though that calmness didn't last very long.

"GRAM! HAVE YOU SEEN A PIECE OF RED CLOTH THAT LOOKS LIKE A BANDANA?" She screamed out, rummaging though her sweatshirt.

"What is it?" Gram called back from the living room.

"Uhh don't worry about it………" Kagome called back as she found it nestled underneath her pillow on her futon. She breathed a sigh of relief before she placed the red piece of cloth in the pair of jeans that she was going to wear today. After going through her morning rituals in the small cramped bathroom and having a quick bath with a bucket of cold water (though better than nothing in Kagome's opinion), she dressed herself in a pair of faded blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a hooded white sweatshirt. She double-checked to make sure the red piece of cloth was still nestled in place in her jeans before making her way to the living room and out the door. However, before she could reach the front door she was stopped.

"Dear, where have you been going these past couple of days?" Gram asked from her small kitchen where she was making herself some tea. A guilty look crossed over Kagome's face, but Gram never saw it as Kagome had her back to her. She didn't want to tell Gram where she was, after all she was feeling guilty of what she was doing.

"Well… you know me gram, just going here and there and finding whatever there is for me to do, hehe…" Kagome turned around and gave her gram a very 'I'm not doing anything bad don't worry' kind of smile. Her gram gave her a quizzical look before changing the subject.

"Have you visited the little ones lately? They really miss you, you know?" Gram asked as she walked to her favourite yellow chair and carefully sat down. Kagome quickly went to her side and helped her sit down, which earned her a nice smile and pat from her gram.

"I know, I know, I swear I'll visit them soon. You wouldn't know how much I want to see them right now too, but I'm just a little preoccupied with training and stuff. Tell them that their big sis will come there soon…oh oh and they better not be causing any trouble." That statement only caused her gram to laugh a little. It was true, the children were very dear to Kagome. After all, she was the one who saved each and every one of them from the greater turmoil of society and the dreadful demons. She was their big sis, their protector, and their hope for another day. Gram sat back in her chair with a soft smile spreading on her lips. She looked back at Kagome who poured some tea into a small chipped cup and delivered it to gram.

"Do you need anything else gram before I head on out?"

"An explanation on what you have been up to"

Kagome looked at her gram with a very fake smile. Damn and I thought I got away too. She may be old but her recent memory is still functioning. Crap! What do I tell her without making her get suspicious? "Well gram sorry but can't chit chat ….oh look at the time, gotta go… luv ya babe and don't worry, later." Before gram could even blink Kagome ran out lightning fast, leaving a very confused granny.

"Oh Kagome what have you gotten yourself into now?"


Yousai Academy II – Dojo

Miroku quickly ran to the dojo where Inuyasha would be waiting for their usual training. Of course he usually got his ass kicked, but his big mouth usually provoked that…

Even after the Kazanna was embedded in him, Inuyasha and Sango were the only ones who even dared to play with him. Every other parent kept their kids away from him, fearing that their kids could be sucked in. Well, he started to gain control over his kazanna, thanks to the help of his father and Lord Higurashi. Even now there were still some kids who gave him disgusted looks at times but put up a fake smile to show their "respect" because he was the son of one of the four lords.

And now there was Kagome, a very interesting girl he must say. She actually listened to him and didn't turn him away after seeing and hearing about the situation. Besides she was pretty cool.

Miroku reached the dojo and saw Inuyasha practicing some moves with the kendo stick. A sneaky smile spread over his lips as he put down his purple gym bag and took off his shoes and socks.

"And what are you smiling about pervert? You look like you saw Sango in a bikini or something." Inuyasha crossed his arms while smirking at the now drooling Miroku.

"I can only wish Inu, only wish.." Miroku answered with a mock bow.

"Whatever bouzo! Now let's get started."

The two friends started sparring and completed a couple of rounds. Of course Inuyasha won but in the end Miroku would get the final laugh. The two took a break and went to the benches for a chug of water.

"So Inuyasha, you like Kagome?" It was a very innocent question; however, it caused the hanyou to spit out all his water on the monk. Both looked at one another. One disgusted and dripping wet, the other shocked with such a question. Quickly composing himself, Inuyasha shrugged indifferently as if the question wasn't important.

"Well, I think she's pretty cool and she can kick ass." Miroku said, drying himself off with a towel, though looked at Inuyasha's reaction from the corner of his eyes.

"Keh!" Inuyasha drew out, grumpily looking away and nervously shifting in his seat clearly stating he was uncomfortable with the subject. Seeing the shift, a wide grin spread onto Miroku's face, since he silently got the answer to his question.

"So Inu……….do you like her?" Miroku asked Inuyasha again, hoping he would get a verbal confirmation.

"WHAT! I don't even know her, let alone like her. She's just another girl." Inuyasha yelled out. Miroku shook his head at his stubborn friend's antics.

"Doesn't seem like an ordinary girl to me," Miroku told him. A thoughtful look crossed Inuyasha's face as he got lost in his thought.

'That's true in a sense. She really isn't an ordinary girl. I mean, she's different than any girl I've met and what's the deal with her scar. How did she get it? I know there's more to her, but why do I want to hang out with her? It's not that I like her………because I don't. I'm only hanging around her to find out who she is, because I have to protect the academy. Ya that's it! Though………I wonder who she really is?'


In the Academy Cafeteria………

The sound of laughter and chattering amongst young adults filtered throughout the whole cafeteria. However one table in particular was holding a very interesting conversation. How was it interesting? Well, the topic of the conversation included the "unofficial" new girl in the academy, Kagome.

Kikyo and her friends sat around polishing off what was left of their lunch while dishing out their thoughts about Kagome, though none of which were all too nice.

"Who does the new girl think she is, to do that to you Kikyo!" Yura, a friend of Kikyo and a hair demon with chin length black hair and black eyes, screeched. The demoness was an old friend of Kikyo. She wore seductive clothes that showed a lot of cleavage and she even had a fetish over hair, especially the hair of the two Takesh brothers.

The rest of group agreed with Yura, throwing their own comments of the girl in as well. The trash talking quieted down after a couple of minutes seeing as Kikyo had suddenly became quiet and wasn't adding in her own opinion anymore.

'Why do I feel guilty talking bad about Kagome? I mean, everything was her fault! She started it…right? But………okay I did start it, but I shouldn't feel bad talking trash about her, but I do. Why? I don't really know her, nor do I have any connection to her.'


As Kagome walked into the Academy just after one o'clock that afternoon, she was glad to see Sango waiting for her in the front entrance, seeing as she didn't have to look for anybody she knew.

"So what are we going to do today?" Kagome asked Sango with an indifferent look upon her face as she walked up to her. Sango was wearing a pair of blue jeans with a white tank top. As usual, her hair was up in a ponytail and her pink eye shadow showed off her magenta orbs.

"Hmmm, well there isn't much we could do around here. Let's go find Miroku and Inuyasha and show them that girls can kick ass, though I think Inuyasha already knows that," Sango giggled out. Kagome shook her head at Sango, but followed after her nevertheless.

Sango led Kagome to the dojos explaining to the other that about this time of the day, the two would be there sparring. Kagome just nodded at Sango's explanations and followed Sango, looking around her as she did Once they made it to the dojo, they walked to the one where muffled voices were heard. Sango quietly opened the door and saw both of the boys sitting on the bench, Miroku grinning at Inuyasha as if he was like a kid in a candy shop and Inuyasha was sitting there lost in his thoughts.

"Jeez Inuyasha, you shouldn't think too hard, your brain might get fried." Came a dry voice behind Sango. Both the boys snapped out of what they were doing and turned towards Sango and the voice, which was Kagome.

"Really? Maybe I should listen to you, after all you look like you have experienced that plenty of times." Inuyasha retorted back with a sneer. Before Kagome could snap back at him, Miroku interrupted the fight that would have blown up.

"What would you two fine ladies be doing here? Maybe….Sango my dear, have you come to declare your undying love to me?" Miroku dramatically said on his knees in front of Sango. Sango had the decency to shiver before smacking the kneeling monk.

"No you hentai!" She screeched as Miroku stood up with a grin.

"So you will tell me later in private when no one is around. After all, you haven't denied that you're in love with me." Miroku huskily said to a sputtering Sango.

"Baka!" Was shouted and heard throughout the whole Westwing which was followed by crashes and yells of 'help'.

After ten minutes, silence began settling back in the dojos. In one dojo room, four figures were strewn around the room. In one corner, Miroku sat nursing his head, which was covered in bumps courtesy of Sango. A fuming Sango was found in the opposite corner, along with two smirking people, Kagome and Inuyasha, one being still on the bench and the other still in the doorway.

After Miroku had stopped complaining to Buddha about his head he looked around the room and said two words that not only the four figures were experiencing, but most of the population of the students in the Academy.

"I'm bored," he drawled out. Though the others didn't speak, they all agreed with him. Miroku noticed that no one was going to say anything, so he knew it was up to him.

"Let's go to the cafeteria, maybe people are up to something interesting!" He told them before getting up and making his way to the door beside Kagome. As he left through the door, Kagome shrugged to herself and followed him, with Sango and Inuyasha following after as well.

As they made their way through the Academy to the cafeteria, they could hear the sound of thunder reverting outside. They didn't have to look outside to know that a thunderstorm was occurring now and none of them would be going out for some time.

As they reached the cafeteria, the thought and idea of finding something interesting to do at the cafeteria was gone as they looked at the bored looks from the other people scattered throughout the cafeteria.

They settled themselves down at an empty table, before looking around, though Kagome chose to stare straight ahead of her, not caring what they did.

"KAMI! There isn't anything to do around here!" Miroku whined as others around him agreed when they heard his statement. Kagome gave a sigh as she looked around at the bored faces.

"Why don't you play a game?" Kagome hinted to them. All she received were blank looks.

"Like what?" Sango asked, not knowing any game to play.

'Jeez, these people have no sense of imagination.' Kagome thought as she stared at them.

"Um………what about charades?" She supplied, remembering they loved to play that on rainy days.

"Charades?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes, you do know what charades is, right?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha snorted at her then turned his head.

"Sure do, but we'll have to make the teams mixed, because us guys would cream the girls." A couple of hoots of agreement followed Inuyasha's statement.

Kagome's eyes narrowed at him.

"Trying to mask your male doubt by mixing the teams. You don't have the balls to back up that statement."

"Ya I do, ya wench! We'll have two teams, males versus females, happy?" Inuyasha shouted. Kagome just gave him a triumphant smirk as she settled down.

"Now this might prove to be of amusement." Came a voice behind the group of people that had gathered around the table. A path was cleared and Sesshoumaru, Kagura, Rin, Ken and Kaede were there.

"Shut up Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha told his brother who had made the statement.

"Well, this does sound found. How are we going to plan this?" Kaede asked.

A half an hour later with some arguments and compromises, the game and challenge were finalized. They made their way to the auditorium where the game would begin. It had a stage so it was perfect. The game was divided into three rounds. The first was pictionary, the second was normal charades, where they would silently act out a movie, and the third and final round was a dance/song to a movie in which a person would have to call out the name. If at the end, a tie resulted, they would have a go at normal charades, and the team to guess in the less amount of time wins. Each round, two people from each team were paired together to act out the round. The judges were Ken and Kaede so no cheating would be involved. As the teams settled down, the males on the right and the females on the left, the first round commenced with the boys starting. Two boys that were picked to do the round were named Hiten and Kenshin. Hiten was a lightning demon with long black hair and had a pretty boy look. Kenshin had flaming red hair and a carefree attitude surrounding him.

They both walked up to Ken and Kaede, which handed them a paper. On the paper, it read Shakespeare. They nodded before handing the paper back and made their way onto the stage where a stand with paper and markers were. When Ken told them to start, Kenshin started to make a drawing of what people believed Shakespeare looked like. It was petty good and even some of the girls knew who it was as they were trading knowing glances at one another. All Kenshin received for his effort were blank looks from the boys. Hiten, who was hit by an idea made a dream bubble and in the dream bubble, tried to draw out the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. The males still didn't even know who it was. Kenshin then drew another bubble and put up a stage with a person in costumes, making it look like a theatre. Nope, nothing from the guys. After five minutes, and another bubble, this one from the play Macbeth, their time was up and none of the guys knew who the guy was.

"SHAKESPEARE!" Kenshin and Hiten shouted at them. A look of pure horror crossed the guys' faces, knowing that it would have been an easy win if they knew. Miroku gave a cry seeing as he always quoted from Shakespeare's work and now he couldn't even get this right. As the girls stifled their laughter, the two girls that were picked for the round made their way to the judges. Karu, a tall woman with brown hair and Yura, one of Kikyo's friends, retrieved the paper from Kaede, in which Midoriko was written. The girls gave a smirk before giving the paper back. They were sure that one of their team members would get this, seeing as Midoriko was a famous priestess from a long time ago, and they had learned about her in history, since she was one of the first to oppose Naraku.

As the time started for them, Karu drew a woman in a priestess garb and a bow and arrow. Sango stood up in her seat immediately, all famous priestess filtering through her head before the most famous one plopped into her head.

"Midoriko!" She shouted. Karu and Yura shouted a 'yes.' The female team gave a cheer and started to taunt the males since they were leading. Ken came in front of them quieting them down before the second round began, the girls going first.

This time, Kikyo and Ayame came up and on their paper was "Mission Impossible", an American movie that was quite famous some years back. As they made their way onto the stage, the time started and they both informed their team that the title of the movie consisted of two words. They held up their fingers in a gun position and started shouting, but the girls couldn't get it, though shouts of 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Top Gun' were shouted. Ayame managed to place her finger on her ear making them understand that the first word was going to sound like 'kissing', but when she made the kiss motion they could only get kiss. So before they knew it the five minutes were up and they didn't get it.

The boys cheered though, knowing if they won this, they would be tied. Kouga and Kai made their way on stage after looking at their paper. The time started, and like the girls, Kouga pulled his right hand into a gun shape and with his left hand placed two fingers in his mouth and blowing a silent whistle, letting the guys know that it was a female. Kai, the brain of the duo, supplied to the guys that the movie had four words and then placed his hands in a triangle shape and then pointed to his eye.

Miroku, who knew all action movies that had women with guns or with that fought, went through his head of all the possibilities and when Kai had formed the triangle and the eye, he knew Kai was referring to the 'all seeing eye' in one of his favourite movies, since a certain actress named Angelina was in it and might he say was very, very hot.

"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider!" Miroku shouted as the duo on stage grinned at his correct answer. The guys gave a cheer before taunting the girls.

As they settled themselves for the last round, Miroku and Inuyasha made their way to Ken and Kaede before getting their paper. On it, the Cinderella was sprawled. Inuyasha had a visible tick happening as he thought about having to waltz with Miroku. Miroku just grinned and made his way over to the stage and to the side placing a CD into the sound system from the pile of CDs.

Inuyasha was a little suspicious about Miroku's behaviour and he had the right to be, because instead of soft waltz music echoing around the auditorium, it was 'Baby Got Back'.

"Oh my god, Becky, look at her butt
It is so big
She looks like one of those rap guys girlfriends
Who understands those rap guys
They only talk to her because she looks like a total prostitute, ok?
I mean her butt
It's just so big
I can't believe it's so round
It's just out there
I mean, it's gross
Look, she's just so black

I like big butts and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waste
And a round thing in your face
You get sprung
Wanna pull up front
Cuz you notice that butt was stuffed
Deep in the jeans she's wearing
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring
Oh, baby I wanna get with ya
And take your picture
My homeboys tried to warn me
But with that butt you got
Me so hor-"

Miroku was stopped from continuing by Sango who had made her way on stage knowing that what he was singing was not the one they were given, considering Inuyasha was shaking his head while Miroku was singing and making suggestive movements. Kagura was laughing from where she sat next to Sesshoumaru who had covered his innocent daughter's Rin's ears and eyes.

The rest of the guys were laughing at Miroku and didn't care that they might lose.

After Sango was done beating Miroku, she and a reluctant Kagome made their way over to Ken and Kaede to retrieve their paper. Scrawled on their paper was the movie 'Coyote Ugly.'

"What! No freaking way!" Sango made a mad dash towards a certain hentai. "You….you did this didn't you, you jerk?" She yelled as she strangled Miroku.

Inuyasha was trying his best to help his friend breathe, while Kagome pulled Sango back to the front.

Suddenly, a grinning Sango dragged Kagome onto the stage and to the side where the sound system was. Since nobody could see them, Sango picked the soundtrack of the CD and placed it on the track of Unbelievable by EMF. She gave Kagome her plan on how they would do the steps just like how the girls did it in the movie, and luckily for Sango, Kagome knew the steps since she had watched the movie.

By the sound system was a box of things for this round, which Miroku and Inuyasha had obviously not wanted to use. Sango plucked two cowboy hats from the box since the material was gathered by Kaede who knew the movie the girls and guys were going to get since a pair of real glass slippers were in there. She managed to get Kagome's sweatshirt off, leaving her in her tank top as well as her hair free from being in a bun. She also managed to get her in boots too. Sango did the same and now they both were wearing boots, blue jeans, tank tops and a cowboy hat.

As soon as they were done, Sango pressed play and as the music began to play, they stepped onto the stage and started their dance steps.

You burden me with your questions
You'd have me tell no lies
You're always asking what it's all about
But don't listen to my replies
You say to me I don't talk enough
But when I do I'm a fool
These times I've spent, I've realized
I'm going to shoot through
And leave you

The things, you say
Your purple prose just gives you away
The things, you say
You're unbelievable

You burden me with your problems
By telling me more than mine
I'm always so concerned
With the way you say
You've always go to stop
To think of us being one
Is more than I ever know
But this time, I realize
I'm going to shoot through
And leave you

Seemingly lastless, don't mean
You can ask us
Pushing down the relative
Bringing out your higher self
Think of the fine times
Pushing down the better few
Instead of bringing out the clues
To what the world and everything anger to
Brace yourself with the grace of ease
I know this world ain't what it seems.

What the fuck was that
It's unbelievable

As the song played, Miroku was drooling beside a mesmerized Inuyasha. Inuyasha took in all of Kagome and with his keen eyes, he caught something on Kagome's arm. It was a tattoo! A small slithery dragon tattoo was wrapped around the upper part of her arm.

'Fuck she has a tattoo! That's so hot,' Inuyasha thought as his cheeks tinted a reddish colour. He was broken out of his thoughts as Kikyo excitedly stood up.

"Coyote Ugly!" Kikyo shouted. Sango and Kagome stopped dancing as well as stopped the music and nodded their heads. The girls cheered and rushed Sango and Kagome yelling and laughing as well as taunting the guys for losing.

Inuyasha just looked on as Kagome gave him a taunting smirk, giving her a small grin in return.


The next day was a gloomy day and Sango, Inuyasha, and Miroku were in the far corners of the cafeteria for breakfast.

On the other side of the cafeteria, Kagome silently made her way into the cafeteria and spotted them.

As Inuyasha was eating his breakfast, his nose picked up an alluring and familiar scent.

"Kagome's here!" He said a little too excitedly to the others. Sango quirked up an eyebrow at his excitement, while Miroku gave him a grin.

"Oh, Kagome's here!" He teasingly said to Inuyasha, in which he scowled and growled at Miroku.

"Hey Kagome!" Sango greeted as Kagome came and sat down beside her. Kagome greeted Sango back before the other two greeted her.

In another corner, Kikyo stood by a table and was watching as Kagome made her way to Inuyasha and the others. She was still mad at Kagome, but she had promised her sister not to do anything.

"Have you apologized to Kagome yet?" A voice said from behind her. Kikyo whipped around and turned to face her sister.

"W-well, n-not exactly." Kikyo stuttered out. Kaede gave a stern look at her younger sister before taking her hand and making her way with Kikyo to Kagome.

Once they reached the table, Kaede gave a warm smile and motioned Kagome to her and Kikyo. A suspicious look crossed Kagome's face before she obliged.

"Kagome, Kikyou has something to say to you!" Kaede told her before motioning Kikyo in front of her. Kikyo looked back at her sister giving her a look that clearly stated, 'does it look like I'm four!' before turning to Kagome and taking a deep breath.

"Look Kagome, about what happened a couple of days back, I'm really sorry for all the things I said. I hope we can forgive and forget!" Kikyo said, before holding her hand for Kagome to take. Kagome looked at it before taking it.

"Uhh sure I guess."

"See! Isn't it nice for everyone to just get along?" Kaede asked as she placed her hand on top of their closed hands.

The next thing everyone knew, a bright light had surrounded the three and sent them flying across cafeteria.

'COME TO ME!'


A/N: YES IT'S DONE! It took me forever cause I hate writing filler chapters, but NOW the plot comes in! YES! Hopefully the next update won't take as long as this one!

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