A/N: When Kurama has a conversation in his head with Youko, Youko's words are italic.

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Chapter 2 Kurama, the Mysterious Red-Head

"Wh...where am I?" Kagome woke up dazed and confused. "Owwww!" Kagome felt a big bump on her head. She started to rub her head when she remembered what had happened with Inuyasha, her running into the forest, and that mysterious blueish-white light. She almost started to cry again, but then she mentally reminded herself that she had promised her mom that she would live her life to the fullest and always try to be happy.

'Damn, Kagome, be strong,' she mentally told herself'

She sat up and looked around. The sun was about half-way up. She heard a car zoom by on the other side of some young oak trees. Then she realized were she was. She was in her own time, present Japan!

The young priestess had somehow ended up in Hirogaku Park, about 2 blocks away from the Higurashi Shine! (Sry, I suck at names and such. I even 4got the name of that ancient tree on the Higurashis' property, u know, the one where Kagome 1st meets Inuyasha, and the name of Kagome's school, if it even has a name. If anyone knows, please tell me. I also need the name of Yusuke's school. Thanx!)

"I guess I should start walking home; it'll take 30-some minutes to get there," Kagome muttered to herself, as she stood up and brushed the dirt and grass off of one of her many school uniforms.

Little did she know that there was someone else there in the almost-deserted park.

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She started to walk home, but before she had taken 3 steps... Snap! Kagome heard a noise that sounded very much like a twig snapping, and she didn't do it. She scanned the area, but she couldn't see anyone around.

"Probably just my imagination."

But it wasn't.

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Kagome started to walk again. This time she got about half-a-block closer to her home, when she saw a shadow moving behind her. She started to get the feeling that someone was stalking her, following her home, trying to hurt her and her family, taking over the Higurashi Shrine, ...

"Kagome, stop worrying, will you? You're stronger than that. Nothing's going to be wrong. You're going to go home, and your family's going to welcome you home like they always do when you come home. Everything's going to just fine."

She said this to herself confidently, but inside, she felt far from confident. Living in the Feudal Era had taught her that anything could, and can, happen, especially when you least expect(ed) it... and something that she didn't expect at all was coming right for her...

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Kagome's head started to hurt again. She put her hands around her head, attempting to make the growing pain go away. But this didn't make it go away; it made the pain even bigger.

"Ugh... it's probably just a migraine; it'll go away soon," she managed to grit out through her teeth with much effort, trying to comfort herself, as she continued to walk in the direction of her home.

It was too much pain to bare. 'Ok, this is diffidently not just a migraine anymore,' she thought as thoughts zoomed. She started to sink to the ground.

She was on her knees when see looked up in back of her to see if anyone really had been following her. She thought she saw a blur of red and silver jumping across the roofs of various buildings. The blur got closer to her. Soon, she could see that she wasn't hallucinating. It was too far away to know who (or what, but Kagome didn't want to think about that) it was, but she had an idea who it was.

"I..Inu..ya...sh..sha?" was the last thing she said before she fell completely to the ground and drifted of to dreamland...

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"Ugh," Kagome groaned in her sleep.

A specific inu-hanyou had captured not only her heart but also her dreams. A silver and red blur raced through her mind.

"U..uh..wh..where a..am...I?" she asked for the second time today as she woke up from her little nap.

She saw that she was in a bed in an unfamiliar room. In front of her she saw a desk with a computer sitting on it's maple wood. Right next to the desk was a stool about the height off her waist on which sat a TV. On her left there was a door painted red. To the right of her a window about 3feet wide and 2 feet long with silver drapes that touched the ground of the small room.

'Red. Silver. Inuyasha!', she silently thought. 'I thought I had saw him. The last thing I saw before... before I dosed off. Yeah, that's what happened, I just dosed off from sleepiness, nothing bad happened.'

The crimson red door opened with a creaking sound. A boy who looked to be 16, 17 years old with a hair-color to match the door came in. "Oh, so you're awake! I brought you some food. I hope you're hungry, it's my mom's specialty, udon."

Kagome sat up. "Did he just say udon! How did he know what my favorite food is?" This she accidently said out loud.

"I'm supposing you like udon?", said the red-head. He chuckled lightly. "Good, you'll need some nourishment after that little slumber."

A slight tint of red showed on Kagome's cheeks. She didn't know she had said this out loud. But soon it disappeared. " Who are you? Where am I? What do you want with me? And what did you mean when you said I needed nourishment? What do you plan to do, eat me?" She took a deep breath, as she had asked all of those questions in one breath.

While Kagome was catching her breath, The teenage boy answered her questions.

"My name is Youko Kurama. You are in my room of the small apartment my mother and I share as a home. I want nothing from you, I just found you lying on the sidewalk so I thought you might need help. I brought you here, as it was the first place I could think of, and it was only half a block away from where you lay. The reason why I said you needed nourishment is because you've been asleep for 2 days. And no, I don't want to eat you. Are you satisfied? I'm not going to hurt you in any way, ok, so trust me. Please?"

Kagome just stared at the TV screen, searching her mind, trying to remember what had happened.

"Do you want to watch TV?" Kurama asked as he reached for the remote. Kagome didn't answer, so he turned it on anyways.

'And now, for the latest breaking news. A teenage boy who looks to be about 16 years or older with silver hair, claws, and dog-like ears was spotted just a few hours ago near Hirogaku Park. The boy, who was wearing old-fashioned clothing, was said to be sniffing the ground like a dog. Rumor has it that someone saw him jump onto the roof-top of a jewelry store, giving some people the opinion that this suspicious figure is a robber in disguise. Officials say that there is no record of anyone even close to fitting the description of this creature that looks somewhat like a cross between a human and a dog. Some say that it was just a teenager trying to scare, or amuse, little child, or possibly to get some attention, or could just be a dare from another person. Some people say that he was doing this because of peer-pressure. A handful of people think that someone just reported this to media just to make a commotion. If this is the case, then that person will probably have to pay a fine, and there's also a chance that he will go to jail. Others say "it", whatever it is, was just someone's imagination, which is quite possible, as we have no evidence.'

As Kagome watched, she whispered under her breath "I..Inuyasha... Inuyasha, did you really come her? Did you really come for me?"

Kagome looked as if she was about to break into tears (gosh, she's sensitive). When Kurama saw, slightly puzzled, but more importantly concerned for the girl, he gently said "Maybe we should change channels, ne?" as he did just that.

'...which could cause serious problems for the residents in downtown Kyoto. Now for some local news. A 15-year-old black-haired school-girl was just reported missing today.' On the TV screen was a picture of Kagome. 'Her name is Kagome Higurashi, granddaughter of the owner of Higurashi Shrine. It is assumed that she slipped of in the middle of the ni...'

The lights went off and the screen turned black.

"It must be a power outage..." Kurama said to the still silent Kagome. " Um... just wondering, but does your name happen to be Kagome Higurashi?"

After a while, she opened her mouth slightly, and through her silent sobs, an answer just barely slipped from her mouth.

"Yes, it is." as she tried to wipe her tears, but as a result started crying even harder, for a reason she wasn't even clear on.

Kurama wasn't one to pry. He could see that she wanted a shoulder to cry on, someone to hold her. 'She's more than just the typical high school girl, don't you think?' '...I guess so...' 'What's that supposed to mean?' 'Somehow...she seems... familiar...' 'How so?' 'I... I don't kn...'

"Hey, are you two ok?" a voice from the kitchen called.

"We're fine, Mother." Kurama answered.

"I'll see if I can find any flashlights." she said.

There was a pause, a silent, still moment. Then... Kagome felt something warm wrap around her. Kurama was hugging her!

"K...Kur...rama?" Kagome questioned. He pulled his hands back.

"I'm so sorry Kagome, I don't know what just happened." though he knew exactly what happened. 'Youko! What was that?' '...She...'

The door opened. Kurama's mother came in.

"Hey, I brought some flashlights. Oh, so you're finally awake! My name is Shiori Minamo, I'm Suichii's mom, nice to met you!"

'Suichii Minamo?' Kagome looked at Kurama, puzzled.

Still puzzled, she replied, "Hi, I'm Kagome Higurashi, nice to meet you too!"

Luckily, Shiori hadn't watched the news yet.

Shiori saw the untouched bowl of udon, wondering why the girl hadn't eaten anything yet, so she politely said, "Have you eaten anything yet? I can make you something if you like."

Then Kagome remembered the udon. "No thanks, I'll just eat this.", she answered as she quickly grabbed the bowl of udon and gobbled it up in a few seconds.

Sweatdrops appeared on Kurama and Shiori as they watched Kagome eat.

Another A/N: Yeah, I know, odd way to end a chapter, but I wanted to post it up as soon as possible so... you get the point. I want to thank AlchemistofDarkness, Satsuki9112, mchenryve, Ha-chan, Tsuki-tora, catherine-the-elf, Cute Angel Girl, kitsune'sangelofflames, skittles-chan, and TC for reviewing.Also, thank you, Cute Angel Girl forvote for pairings, but I hope you understand that I can't just choose that from 1 vote. Even though this chapter is mainly Kurama and Kagome, that doesn't mean that the pairing is Kagome/Kurama, so please, vote for a pairing. I really don't have a favorite pairing, so I need your help to decide. I also just realized that you can only take off reviews that aren't signed, so I can't take off the review that I did for myself. I have a little section at the bottom of my profile that tells when I update, or basically anything that has to do with my stories, and sometimes my profile.