A/N: I heard somewhere that the day Kagome went into the well the first time was also her first day of 9th grade. Therefore, I am making it seem like now she is in tenth grade.

Note to InuyashaLuvr222 – Kikyou can be spelled Kikyo or Kikyou. Because Kikyou means "Chinese bellflower" and that is the meaning as determined by the kanji. Viz spelled it as Kikyo, but like Shippou or Sesshoumaru, it can be spelled with an additional u. I use the u because I am used to reading it that way. (I go to ear-tweak a LOT.)

Chapter 4: Miko Kagome

Kagome walked to her school. However, it wasn't her old middle school, today was going to be her first day in High School. She had traded her old uniform for the high school one, a blue pleated skirt and a blue shirt with a light blue ribbon instead of a red one. For some reason, Kagome thought blue helped her figure. Hmmm…wait until Inuyasha catches me in this…

"Kagome-chan!" Eri cried, running up to her, with Yuka and Ayumi in tow.

"Hi, guys!" Kagome replied waving to them.

"Where were you yesterday?" Yuka asked, "I mean, you weren't here on your birthday? We're you sick or something?"

"Um, yeah. I was…I had a cold." Thank you, pre made excuses.

"Wow. That's got to suck. So did your violent boyfriend at least come over? I mean, didn't he care last time you were sick?" Eri asked.

Kagome smiled. "Actually, he didn't know I was sick, he came over to celebrate my birthday."

All three gasped. Ayumi cried, "I knew it!"

Yuka's eyes held curiosity. "What did he give you?"

Something more than you know. "I told you he's not the present type. And there's the fact that he didn't have any money…"

"So…He gave you nothing?" Eri asked.

"He gave me flowers!" Kagome cried.

Her friends squealed. "Flowers!" Ayumi jumped for joy. "The symbol of love!"

"Oh my god, that is so sweet, Kagome-chan! I'm jealous!" Yuka confessed.

Yeah…it would be great…if he wasn't still thinking about Kikyou. "I guess it was sweet…"

Eri knew that look in her eyes. "Oh, you're still not sure if he's over his ex?"

"Yeah," Kagome said. "I mean, with this, it seems like he only likes me, and other times, he seems to only like her. It's so confusing…"

There was a silence. Yuka tried to cheer her up. "Come on, try and cheer up. Our new Japanese teacher is great! Instead of learning about boring old verbs, we're reading old Japanese legends!"

"The last one was from the Sengoku Jidai." Eri said. "It was all about mikos, youkai, oni, and stuff. Real interesting."

Hmmm…the Sengoku Jidai…maybe they'll be a few things in there that I'll recognize…Kagome thought with a smile.

"Yeah, it's too bad you were sick and missed yesterday's lesson. She made us write the definitions of all those imaginary things. It was the most interesting lesson ever! Today, we actually get to read some of these legends!"

Kagome smirked as she walked to her school. Legends from the Sengoku Jidai eh? Well, this should be interesting. Who knows? Maybe I'll find Inuyasha in there? Laughing to herself, she walked up the steps of her new high school.

As Kagome and her friends walked into homeroom, they saw a young looking woman standing in front of her class. "There she is!" Eri whispered. "She's the cool one!"

As Kagome took her seat, she took a look at the teacher. She did look cool. She was young, looking to be in her twenties. Her hair was cut short, like Yuka's, and she wore all black. This look, though rigid, gave her a different air than the other teachers. There was no other word for her. She was cool.

"Good morning class." She said.

Her class responded. "Good morning,Suzakwa-sam."

"Good morning, good morning."she said. "Okay, today we're going to continue with our legends unit. You all read through the definitions of terms used in the books yesterday, so let's have a little review. Uh…Yuka, can you tell me the definition of a youkai?"

Yuka nodded and stood up. "A youkai was once considered as a being with evil power in the Sengoku Jidai. They were usually considered as monsters, such as oni, but sometimes were defined as mononoke, or beings that looked like humans, but were really animal spirits."

Their teacher nodded. "Good. But though five hundred years ago, we thought youkai existed, we now know this not to be true. When thinking of this in real life, large and violent animals were sometimes called youkai, while humans who were called mononoke were usually hermits, people of incredible strength, or ones that were disfigured."

Kagome was careful to hide her snort. Riiight. She definitely doesn't know what she's talking about. Since when was Inuyasha disfigured?

"Okay!" Their teacher said. "Today we are studying a well known tale from the Sengoku Jidai. It is a tale of adventure, drama, and epic romance. And, I might add, that someone in this room might find this tale very interesting. Please turn to page 26."

There was a flutter of movement as the class opened their books called Japanese Folklore from the Sengoku Jidai. Kagome turned to the page and then stopped, stared, and gasped. The story was called, The Tale of Miko Kagome. It was then that Kagome noticed everyone staring at her.

"Uh…" She replied. Wait a minute…why am I in a history book?

Miss Suzakwa smiled. "I suppose you didn't know your namesake then, Higurashi ."

Kagome looked down at the book. Next to the story was a picture of the supposed "Miko Kagome". Kagome had to keep from laughing, since the picture didn't look anything like her. After all, since when did she go around wearing outfits that made her look like some sort of weird nun? And, with a twinge of envy, Kagome noticed that the girl in the drawing had a bigger bust line.

"Well, class, get started." Miss Suzakwa said.

Eri leaned over and whispered to Kagome. "Wow. Why didn't you tell us you were named after a miko?"

"I didn't know." Kagome said, and jumped into reading her story.

The Tale of Miko Kagome

500 years ago, Japan was in the midst of strife. Wars between lords were rampant, and people feared disease and attack from youkai. They began looking to mikos and monks to keep them safe.

There is a tale about one famous miko, who was famous mainly because, as the story says, she came from another world. One day, she appeared in a village around the area of present day Tokyo.

In that village was Goshinboku, a sacred tree, to which was bound the hanyou Inuyasha. This hanyou was bound by the previous miko in the village, who had been killed, supposedly, by wounds inflicted by Inuyasha.

When Miko Kagome saw the pathetic hanyou. She pitied him, and so broke the spell set on him. When Miko Kagome first laid eyes upon Inuyasha, the seeds of romance were sown.

And so, for a year, Inuyasha and Miko Kagome traveled together around the land, killing off any youkai that got in their way. During this period, it is said that the hanyou also fell deeply in love with the Miko, and wished in his heart he could have the courage to ask her to be his bride.

After this time, all information on Miko Kagome is lost. But there are four supported theories to what happened to her after this. The first one is that she was killed in a battle with a great youkai. Another is that she returned to the world that she came from. By some it is said that she and Inuyasha parted, and she became a traveling miko until the end of her days. The last, and the happiest, is that she and Inuyasha defeated the great youkai, and they retired from their life and they were married.

Wham!

Everyone looked around to see what that sound was. They turned around, and Kagome had fallen off her chair. She was in total shock of the last sentence. "Higurashi?" Her teacher asked.

"Sorry, a little tired." Kagome replied, getting back into her seat. Once the laughter had calmed down, she re-read the sentence. They retired from their life and they were married…

She took a few deep breaths. Okay, this story may have left out a lot and gotten a few things wrong but…MARRIED! INUYASHA AND ME! WHERE THE HELL DO THEY GET THIS FROM!

Eri leaned in and whispered to her. "Hey, isn't your boyfriend called Inuyasha?"

Oh crap. Need an excuse… "Oh yeah, it's just a nickname. I think he heard this legend before so he decided it would be fitting."

"Neat!" Eri said, returning to her book.

Kagome sighed. That was close…She returned to her book and re-read the legend. Seeds of romance were sown when I first saw him? As if! I couldn't stand him when I first saw him! And what about…when it said he fell in love with me as the year went on. Is that true?

Her heart pounded fast in her chest as she looked at the last sentence. Could that really happen? I mean, its one of four possibilities, but its still a 25 chance, right? But…the most likely one there is I go back to my own world…but would I really come here and try to forget all about Inuyasha and the Sengoku Jidai?

A voice in her brain said, If he picked Kikyou.

She sighed. I know, I know…If he picked Kikyou, I think I would come back here and never see him again…but what about Sango, Miroku, and Shippou? Would I just leave them behind as well? I couldn't face Inuyasha if I somehow told him how I feel and he just blew me off for Kikyou.

She closed her eyes. I know he loves Kikyou, and she loves him. Well, I think she does. She stopped that nasty habit of trying to kill him. But…

She longingly thought of that last sentence. At least this puts some hope in me, hope like I never felt before…

She pictured the flowers in her head. And with those flowers…maybe…yes maybe…I dream for what I never could dream before…

Maybe…its possible…that Inuyasha…likes me.

A/N: Sorry for not updating in so long. Every place we stayed at either had no wireless or you had to pay...and we're cheap. THANK THE LORD FOR THIS HOTEL WITH FREE WIRELESS! WAHOO! (Oh yeah, I might not get my baby back until thursday, so I might not be able to update because I don't think there is any wireless around my new house.)