---Deceased Romance With New Revelations---
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho
Okay, this one has been edited too. Joy. I don't know how much has changed so far, but I can tell you that if you read chapter 1 again, it was probably quite a lot.
Chapter 2: The Heart of Discussion"Yusuke?" she asked hesitantly.
He could recognize that voice now, come to think about it. Wait a minute, it couldn't be! That's…
"Kagome?"
She stepped out of the shadows to see that it was indeed, her. The only thing that seemed out of place was her traditional red and white miko garbs. But didn't mikos die out 500 years ago, the very last one guarding the Shikon no Tama just simply 'disappeared'.
To Hiei, he saw something suspicious about her aura. He took a cautious step forward, silently comtemplating if he should do anything at all.
"Yeah, it's me...Yusuke? What are you doing up here? Who are the other 3?" Kagome raised an eyebrow, gesturing to the 3 others around him.
"Hn" He just left her at it. If the guy trusted her, then Hiei guessed that she was safe. Out of habit though, he muscules stayed tense and ready for anything that could happen.
"My friends" Yusuke grinned. At first, he thought he could play the innocent act, but he had many questions. It just wouldn't work, so he resorted to the confrontation, "What was that all about?" He countered, "I'll only tell you mine if you tell me yours"
Kagome's eyes went dull for a moment, worrying Yusuke, "...Kagome...?"
"Oh!" Kagome snapped out of her momentary daze, "Could you ask before you try and enter my mind please?" She smiled dutifully, "It just brings back bad memories"
"Whatever" Hiei shook off, sinking a bit deeper into the shadows.
"Tell me! It could be important! Your life may be in danger because of it!" Yusuke demanded, but honestly didn't want to force anything out of her.
"No Yusuke, you've got secrets too, we all do, and I'm sure..." There was a second of hesitation, "...I'm sure that it would hardly make a difference if I told you anyways..."
"It would make a big difference!" Yusuke countered, shaking his head.
Trying to ignore him, Kagome took out a maple leaf and ripped it in half. Unexpectedly, a smoke erupted from where the leaf had been torn, and a split second later, when it cleared as they waved away the fog, she was gone.
"We've got to tell this to Koenma" Kurama softly suggested to Yusuke, because he seemed a tad bit distressed about what had just occured.
"Right…let's report my cousin"
"Cousin?" There was no reply.
But it wasn't a rhetorical question, and Kurama wanted to know more...cousin?
Koenma's office
"…Yes and the demon said something about giving him an item, and addressed her as the 'high priestess'" Yusuke finished, sighing warily, "Now are we done here?"
"She was pretty…" Kuwabara said, "Do you think she'll be my girlfriend?"
"Idiot! You're not going out with my cousin!" He sunk deeper into the chair he was sitting on, "Besides...I honestly don't think she'd want to go out with anybody...no offense to you, of course" Yusuke snorted defiantly.
"Hey!"
"Hm… high priestess, ne?" Koenma's eyes went wide, "But that's not possible!"
"What is it Koenma?" Kurama asked politely.
"The high priestess disappeared 500 years ago, defeating a hanyou named Naraku, he said there was a new evil out to get her. Supposedly, she's supposed to be alive at this time of day" He tried to explain, while still being at least half logical, "She has the item called she Shikon no Tama. She's pretty strong and knows a lot of tricks! I heard she was a bit short tempered though, but that was only if you did something very despicible"
"… That's my cousin…" Yusuke muttered, shocked that she was this 'high priestess' person.
"They say that in Sengoku-Jidai, having her just say hi to you would be considered an honor and they said that whomever's house she stayed at would be blessed by her...how would you call it? Blessed by her happiness or something of that sort...oh Yusuke! You've got to introduce me to her!"
"See, that's the problem, she took out a leaf and ripped it in half and this smoke came out, and when it disappeared, she was gone" Yusuke was annoyed.
He had to bring his cousin over to meet the toddler.
Joy.
"Ahh…that's ancient magic, where's the leaf? Could I possibly see it?"
"It's still on the roof of my cousin's house-"
"I have the leaf!" Kuwabara reported.
"You're finally helpful for once" Yusuke said, smirking.
"What's that supposed to mean?" He retorted, glaring at Yusuke, "I try to be helpful as much as I can. Sometimes, there's just nothing to help with" Kuwabara shot back nonchantly.
"Anyways…" Koenma took the leaf and examined it. He took out a magnifying glass and peered down at the microscopic kanji writing, "She's gone inside her room, right beneath you at that point"
Everyone stared at the prince incredously. Hiei looked at Koenma in disgust and disbelief.
"I've got to meet her right now!" He exclaimed, "Botan! Form a portal at the Higurashi shrine, most coveniently, to Kagome Higurashi's room"
Everyone just stared at the ranting prince's outburst. They had never seen him in a state of mind like that before. Of course, everyone was curious about her and Yusuke just wanted some clear explanations starting from the beginning.
I mean, 500 years ago, and Kagome. Come on. 500 years? There was definetely something suspicious about that.
"When we open the portal, drag her in" Koenma ordered.
About a Couple Seconds Later…
Kagome stood there in his office, still in her garbs with a bow in her hand that she had apparently picked up quickly from her ring.
If looks could kill, all the occupants would've probably withered onto the floor hours ago.
"Who are you, what do you want here?" She asked quite coldy. The room only had a door, and no windows. There was no possible way to tell where you were, so she had to be cautious.
"I'm Koenma, ruler of the spirit world, it is an honor to meet you high priestess" he bowed respectfully.
"Uhh… you may stand?" Kagome said uncertainly, some stress released from her muscules. She took a look at her surroundings. And her eyes locked with the spirit detectives, "So, you're a spirit detective, ne, Yusuke?"
"What! How'd you know?"
"Erm…pretty obvious, spirit world, you're in the office…" She rolled her eyes, sighing. Had her cousin grown to be that much of an idiot while she was gone? Only two years and his mind had been polluted with the Sprit World ways?
No offense, that thought was only meant as a joke.
"Lady Kagome, may you give me the honor to see the Shikon no Tama?" Koenma asked excitedly, very hopeful about the prospect of seeing the jewel up close.
All this commotion was gathering attention.
The nearest Spirit World workers seemed to slowly pile by the door, attracting more every minute because of the many people gathering around the entranceway.
"Sure… for a little while only though"They gasped in awe as she pulled out the jewel and carefully handed it to Koenma, the round jewel flashing at every movement..
"Milady, I'm sure you need some safekeeping for this-"
"I'm fine protecting it, thank you" She snapped her fingers and it went around her neck again...back to its original owner.
"How did you survive for 500 years?" a ferry girl from the crowd asked. Murmurs of agreement erupted, all wanting to know the same answer.
To the side, Yusuke listened intently, waiting for her answer along with Kurama and the others.
"I'm sorry, but that is for me to know and for you to find out some other time" Kagome smiled kindlyat her, a faraway look in her eyes. Someday...
The men in the crowed blushed at her, for some odd reason thinking that she was smiling at them.
"Now that you've dragged me here for no reason, I have to leave again. Maybe I'll visit again, when you guys aren't so pushy. I'll think about telling you something about me you want to know, but I have to think about it...It's a hard decision"
Kurama nodded slowly, understanding her feelings and what she was trying to get through to their heads.
The room filled with that eerie pulse again, then finally stopped. It was that same type of ancient leaf again. Ripping it, Kagome slowly became engulfed in smoke once again, disappearing to her originated destination.
They all stared, some in shock, and some in mild awe.
"Wow…it doesn't even seem like my cousin, my baby cousin isn't like this" Yusuke paled. So popular yet...so kind and...nice? Such a bland word to describe it, Yusuke...
"I met her! Yes! She even spoke to me!" Koenma screamed excitedly, as if he had just woke up from a deep sleep.
The ferry girl that Kagome talked to before yelled out, "She actually said something to me! My day just got better" She grinned, waving around a stack of papers, then skipping off down the hall back to her office.
Kurama stared at the crowd of fains exasperatedly.
"...She looked at us…" The men sighed dreamily. A small smile rested on their lips and the crowd started to part like cattle.
"This is worse than my fan club at school, it's like there's one for her in all three realms…" Kurama commented, 'Now that I think of it, that would be very painful' He now had a sympathetic view of her.
The seemingly hyper Koenma was jumping around hooting, "Father will be so jealous!"
A screen appeared on from of his desk, "What'd you say?" King Enma appeared on the screen, "I could hear you all the way from over here at my meeting"
"The high priestess, Kagome talked to me! She was just here a moment ago!" Koenma exploded the news out, blabbering excitedly.
King Enma oh so politely cut his son off in near rage, "What? She was here and you didn't tell me? You're going to be in here tomorrow, doing paperwork non-stop as your punishment!"
In the background, there were low murmurs about their conversation, some sighs, some gasps, and some choking. ...Don't ask.
Kurama had no idea how to respond to this whole, unfolding ordeal.
Crazy, ne? My point that I'm trying to make is that she's known everywhere and is extremeley popular. Mou...editing this late at night is making me exhausted...
Sayonara,
Tenshi-Battosai