Kagome blushed, Kurama looked surprised. " You go first," he said.

She nodded. " It's…my secret…" she said quietly. " And about the Jewel."

He raised an eyebrow, though his heart was pounding. Yoko was listening closely.

" You see," she said, " The year after you vanished, it came to my fifteenth birthday. Buyo went into the well house, and Sota was scared to go get her because of the stories of the well house. So I went to get her. I did find her, and she shot past me up the steps. All of a sudden, this thing came up from the sealed well and pulled me in with her."

" I fell through what felt like space and time. She was called Mistress Centipede, as I later found out. She told me to give her the Sacred Jewel. I had no idea about what was going on. I shouted for her to leave me alone and pushed away from her. A blinding pink light came from my palm and then I landed on the bottom of the well."

Kurama nodded, in indicating he was understanding everything so far.

" I climbed out and found no Shrine. The well was now in the middle of the woods. I had no idea where I was. Stupidly, I called for my mother, Sota, and grandpa, even though I knew in my heart that they would not answer me. I was not at home. I wandered through the forest and came upon a boy. He had long silvery white hair and doggy ears. He was sleeping, pinned to a tree. I couldn't resist and had to touch them! So kawaii! He didn't wake up. So I left. And came upon a village, not far from the forest. The villagers caught me and tied me up. They didn't trust me. Then I realised I was in Sengoku Jidai Era."

Kurama raised an eyebrow.

" It's true!" she insisted, " And the Lady of the Village was surprised by me. It turned out that I looked almost exactly like her older sister, who had died fifty years ago. The villagers called me Lady Kagome. So I told her of the demon that attacked me and how she said something about a Jewel. She was shocked, but then…the demon attacked the village again! She was looking for me! So I ran to the Forest of Inuyasha, as I found out it was called. I was cornered by the boy on the tree. Somehow, he awoke and I was stuck to tree with him. The only way I could live, was to free him by taking the arrow out of him. I did. The demon got me, and caused a jewel to fly out from my body. The boy (known as Inuyasha), killed the demon and wanted the Jewel. I didn't give it to him. The Lady of the Village, put an enchanted rosary on him and when I say 'sit' he falls down, so he cannot get the Jewel."

" Not long after meeting him, I shattered the Jewel by accident and together, we had to set out to recreate it. Along the way, we met friends and foes. Now the Jewel is back together. I had learned so much. One I thing I learned, is that I am the reincarnation of the miko that pinned Inuyasha to the tree. She was the former protector of the Jewel of Four Souls and when she was killed unexpectedly, she had it burned with her body. Therefore, as her reincarnation, it was inside my body. Now I am a miko. That's how I summoned that sword, the other night. That is why I have the Jewel. I am it's protector. It was my miko powers that told me that you and Hiei were demons."

She fell silent. Kurama was stunned. His Kagome, his best friend, was a reincarnated miko. Protector of the Jewel that had vanished five hundred years ago.

" That is an interesting story," he said, " But mine is just as strange. Listen well. Hiei and I were a team, an evil one. We wanted to kill Yusuke, who, at the time was our enemy. He defeated us and sent us to the Spirit Realm. Soon after, he had another Mission. He had to go to the Spirit Realm and kill these 'Saint Beats' although they were the exact opposite of Saints. Hiei and I went to help them, to clean our slates in the Spirit World. We became friends, a powerful team. We are to this day. That is why I left. I had to fight them. Then, we became one team, that was out to destroy evil."

Kagome nodded. Before, she could say anything though, Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara themselves flew into the room.

Kagome and Kurama both stood up and shouted " WERE YOU ALL LISTENING IN?"

" Yes!" Yusuke shouted, " So that was your big secret?" he shot at Kagome.

" Hai! And you wouldn't know it if you didn't eavesdrop on other people's conversations!"

" How the hell did you get into my house?" Kurama shouted.

" Easy," Hiei answered, " You left the front door open."

Kurama and Kagome sweat dropped.

" Shoot…." Kurama muttered.

Kagome sat back down, breathing heavily. Yes, she was almost sure Yusuke was related in some, odd, strange way to Inuyasha. Both were rude and selfish. Kurama also sat down as well as the uninvited guests.

" Now," Kagome said, " I do not understand about this mission thing. There's something you're not telling me."

Kurama smiled. " You're good. Yes, there is something else. Care to tell her Yusuke?"

He nodded. " I died and now I'm back as a Spirit Detective. This is my second chance at life," he smiled proudly.

" Well that explains that," she muttered. " So you left for four years because of your job?"

" Yeah. We're back for a break."

" That's it? So you'll leave again when you're called for another mission?"

He nodded.

She sighed. ' I have it easy, compared to them,' she thought. Instead she asked Kurama " I don't get how you and Hiei could have been evil though. You were always so kind."

" It is something I would rather not talk about," he answered.

" It is my past."

" Very well." She smiled.

" I just can't believe you're a miko," Yusuke piped up.

" Neither could I," Kagome admitted, " At first I didn't believe it. Eventually, though, I accepted my Destiny."

There was a silence.

'She's changed so much,'Yoko whispered in Kurama's mind.

' Yes.'

'Are you going to tell her about me? What we are?'

' Yeah…should I now?'

Before Yoko could answer, Hiei asked " Kurama, aren't you going to tell her…" He trailed off.

Kurama gulped.

" Tell me what?"

Hiei stood up, obviously pleased with himself, and dragged Yusuke and Kuwabara out of the room, shutting the door tightly behind them.

" Tell me what?" she repeated.

" My story only makes sense if you know this," Kurama replied, " I am not just any demon."

" No?"

" I'm a kitsune…I have another form. Have you never wondered why my nickname is 'Kurama'?"

"Not really," Kagome answered truthfully, " How could I? You haven't been here for four years."

" No but still…My demon form is YokoKurama.He's called Yoko Kurama and so my nickname is Kurama. We call him Yoko."

" Oh…Hello Yoko!" she said cheerfully.

Kurama stared at her, shocked at how she took the news. " I…I thought you'd be surprised…" he stammered.

" I am," she replied, " But I'm around demons so much, I know they have so many surprises that it didn't come as a super huge shock. Just a small one."

He mumbled something that sounded like 'Oh…' before saying

" Yoko says hello Lady Kagome."

Her eyes flared a little bit. " Do not call me 'Lady'," she said, " I hate it. 'Kagome' is perfectly fine."

Kurama nodded. Abruptly, she stood. " I'm going to get the others," Kagome told Kurama, " I have a question."

She went to the kitchen door and opened it. She called their names and told them to come. She sat back down.

" Yeah?" Yusuke asked as he sat on a chair.

" Well," she said, " I'm leaving tomorrow at dawn so I was wondering if anyone would like to come with me?"

" Leaving for where?" Kuwabara asked dumbly.

" Oh, to the Sengoku Jidai. You can come if you want. Inuyasha said no, but I can do whatever I want. We'll just argue over it and I'll win in the end so no big deal. My friends there, besides Inuyasha, will surely be very civil."

" Sure!" Yusuke shouted, " That'd be awesome! Koenma will never find me there!"

" I agree with Urameshi!" Kuwabara shouted, jumping up, knocking his chair over.

" Hn."

" Take that as a yes," Yusuke whispered to Kagome, " He doesn't take much."

" How about you Kurama?" Kagome asked with a smile.

" I'd love to."

" Great!" she cried, " We'll stay for, oh, how does a week sound, unless we have a reason to leave before then?"

" TERRIFIC!" Yusuke shouted, " I will have a whole freaking week without Koenma and Botan on back about some stupid missions! YES!"

Kagome sweat dropped. " Then pack your stuff. Don't worry about food, I'll bring some and there's plenty there. Bring your weapons," she said, " We'll likely be battling a demon or two at some point. Meet at my place tomorrow at dawn."

The Next Morning

Kagome woke up early. She grabbed her backpack and threw some paper in for Shippo. Her arrow's were already there. Food. Extra raman since Inuyasha ate it so quickly, rice was already there…she didn't need to bring a whole lot. She actually had what she needed.

She dressed in her black skirt and white blouse again and slipped the Shikon no Tama over her neck for all to see. She no longer needed to hide it from her friends.

She put more food out for Buyo and locked the front door. She waited at the top of the steps to the Shrine. Shortly, her friends came into view, Yusuke with the biggest grin imaginable on his face from getting away from work.

" Follow me," she said, leading them to the well house.

" How do we get there?" Kuwabara asked.

" Through the well," Kagome replied. " Now usually, you either need a connection to me or Inuyasha to get through, or a shard of the Sacred Jewel. Somehow, some demons can get through the well, so one of you should try without me. If one can get through by them self, then you all should. Hiei, you try. Jump down and if a pink light engulfs you, it worked. You'll end up on the other side so then jump out and wait okay?"

He merely nodded and jumped down. Just as Kagome had said, the pink light swallowed him and he was gone.

" That's it?" Yusuke said in disbelief, " That takes us to the Sengoku Jidai Era?"

She nodded.

Without another word, he jumped down and was followed by Kuwabara. Kurama went next and last was Kagome.