Somehow, Kouga and Ayame became tied into their close knot of friends. So much so that they were transferred over to the group's cabins. Ayame move into the girls' cabin while Kouga moved into the boys'. These 6 friends became so tightly woven together, that there were no secrets kept hidden.
Well, almost none.
Except the fact that Sango and Miroku had yet to tell Kagome that they were vampires, just as Kagome hadn't told them that she was the Queen of the werewolves.
But all of that was about to change.
"Well guys, I'm gonna hit the hey," Kagome yawned and said goodnight to the group that was roasting marshmallows around an open fire.(basically the perfect camp scene) Kagome unzipped the door to her tent. After she dressed in her P.J.'s, she snuggled into her sleeping back, trying to rid the slippery interior of its cold feeling. She quickly fell asleep.
Just as she had entered her dreams, Kagome felt herself falling. She opened her eyes to try to get away from the sensation, and found herself again in the temple of queens. Jewelene was there sitting patiently, waiting.
"Hello, Kagome, its been awhile." She said.
"Hey," said Kagome, a little less formally then she had meant.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but something has come up," Jewelene said, getting straight to business. "There is no easy way to say this, but I need you to travel to the Kingdom."
"Kingdom? What Kingdom?" asked Kagome, completely confused.
"The Kingdom that you are to rule," answered Jewelene. "Anyway, you need to go there, I'm afraid that the Kingdom is…on the rocks."
"What's the problem, what's wrong with it?" asked Kagome worried. Great, I'm Queen of this place for hardly 2 weeks and its already in trouble. She thought.
"When my term was up was up, the new generation of wolf came in and started wondering why the kingdom was run by women. Now the whole Kingdom is in heated debate whether the next ruler is to be a man or not." Jewelene said.
"This is the first time this problem has come up? "How long were you Queen?" Kagome wondered.
"I was Queen for more than 200 years, and no this is not the first time we have been in this predicament, but this is the first time the whole Kingdom has split in half, trying to agree on it."
"But you already chose me to be the next ruler, so how can there be any debate that the next ruler should be a man or not?" asked Kagome.
"Well, I took a little longer in choosing the next Queen." Jewelene's eyes were downcast.
"How long?" Kagome eyed her wearily.
"Almost 2 years," answered Jewelene.
Kagome couldn't believe her ears. Two years just trying to pick the next Queen? It was hard to think of what was going on at the Kingdom, without a leader for so long.
"How do I get there?" asked Kagome, ignoring the fact that it was Jewelene's fault that she was in this mess. How many 16 year olds got the weight of a whole Kingdom resting on their shoulders, since the Middle Ages?
"You only have to follow the guides that have been sent to bring you there." She said.
"And they would be?" Kagome asked.
"You mean to tell me that you have become friends with two werewolves and didn't even know it?" Jewelene questioned.
"You mean Ayame and Kouga are werewolves?" Kagome almost fell over at that. "How was I supposed to know?"
"All werewolves have a sort of 6th sense that allows them to distinguish vampires and werewolves and even magical creatures from humans. Try it. Just look at me and concentrate."
So, that's what she did. Kagome looked at her and began to sort of a greenish tint that surrounded Jewelene. It became more visible and looked like a fire that engulfed her.
"What color does a vampire have?" Kagome's curiosity pipped up.
"Theirs is more of a blueish color and magical creatures usually have a red aura, and humans don't have any visible aura" answered Jewelene.
"That will help me a lot in the future." Kagome said, mostly to herself. "Do vampires have the same power?" asked Kagome.
"Yes they do, even if they do not realize it." Jewelene smiled. "I will send you back now, Kagome."
And with that said, Kagome found herself back in her tent, with the sun just rising above the horizon.
Kagome felt rested, even though it seemed like it had only been two seconds since she had fallen asleep. She got up, careful not to wake Sango and Ayame, and dressed.
Kagome sat outside now, watching the sunrise, and thought, Everything is happening so fast, it seems like I just got here and now I've found out that I'm the queen of the werewolves, my boyfriend is a vampire, and that my whole life just turned upside down in the blink of an eye. All of this happening at a camp that I didn't even want to go to.
Kagome brought her knees up to her chest and hugged her arms around her legs. It was too much to ask of a girl who hadn't even turned eighteen.
"Couldn't sleep?" asked Sango.
"Hey! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Kagome said, startled. Sango giggled a little and sat down next to Kagome.
Kagome didn't think it was so funny. She glared over at her best friend, and saw something. There was a blue tint around her friend. Kagome thought the light was playing tricks on her, but she concentrated harder, just to be certain.
Sure enough, Sango had a blue aura that surrounded her.
"Kagome why are you looking at me like that?" Sango said, worried.
"Like what?" Kagome asked.
"Like… never mind," Sango was confused by that look. Kagome had gazed at her in awe, like she had just met her or something.
But I thought that humans didn't have a blue aura. Kagome thought to herself. She would ignore it for the time being. She had too much on her mind to think about Sango's aura. Kagome needed to confess something to her group of friends, and she needed to have a private chat with Ayame and Kouga.
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Kagome and Inuyasha leaned up against a tree, waiting patiently for the others to arrive. It was at night, and they had snuck out of their cabins a while before the others' agreed time to come.
"Are you sure about this Kagome?" asked Inuyasha. "I mean, what if they aren't werewolves and you tell them our secret and they have us sent off in white jackets?"
"Jewelene taught me how to read auras, so I will know if they are my kind or not." Kagome said. "And besides, you wouldn't let them hurt me," she kissed him on the cheek.
Then, they heard some rustling in the bushes. Through the leaves came Sango and Miroku, followed by Ayame and Kouga. They all sat on big boulders and a fallen tree.
"All right everyone," Kagome started, "Your probably wondering why you're here, but I have to check something first. Ayame and Kouga, can you stand up for a second?" they did as they were asked.
Once they obeyed, Kagome concentrated, hard. She saw that both Ayame and Kouga had a green aura surrounding them. This confirmed that they were her kind, and she told them to sit back down.
"I have something to tell you all," Kagome paused, "I am a werewolf," she stuttered, she wanted to state that before she thought she wouldn't be able to get it out. When Kagome felt that she would she added, "The Queen of werewolves,"
There were only two in the group that were surprised: Sango and Miroku.
"Kouga and Ayame, I was told that you were sent here to lead me to the castle?" Kagome said. They nodded.
"Kagome," Sango stared at her wide-eyed. Then her expression changed, her eyes filled with a deep sadness. I can't believe I've kept my secret from her for this long. Kagome has always been so open with me about…well, everything.
"Kagome, I have a confession to make, too." Kagome looked at her.
"I am a… vampire," she said, solemnly, her eyes down cast not want to see her best friend's reaction.
It was Kagome's turn to be surprised. "How…How long have you known?" Kagome asked, hesitantly.
"About a year and a half," Sango said, "I'm so sorry Kagome, everyday I wondered if I should have told you sooner."
"Well since everyone else is telling their secrets, you might as well know that I am a vamp too," Miroku said. It was just pointless keeping that secret from them now anyway.
"Now that we're sharing all this junk, does any one have any thing else to add?" Inuyasha asked.
Everyone shook his or her heads in the negative.
"When do you have to leave, Kagome?" Sango asked still kicking herself for not telling her secret sooner.
Kagome looked to Kouga and Ayame for the answer.
"As soon as possible," Kouga said.
Kagome sighed solemnly. She was leaving her life to go to save some kingdom that she had never even see before. She felt way too gullible.
"I'm coming too," Inuyasha said, and the finality in his voice stated clearly that there was no changing his mind.
"But…" Kagome protested weakly.
"I'm coming with you, there is no way I'm leaving your protection in the hands of two people who we have only known for one week," Inuyasha said.
Kagome smiled a thank you to him. She wanted him to come, that way she wouldn't feel so lonely in this new life she had so suddenly been bitten into. Literally.
"I'm coming too," Sango said.
"No way is this going to ruin your life too, Sango," Kagome said.
"My life was ruined the day my real family was killed." Sango said stubbornly.
"But just think about how Rosa would feel if you were to leave her," Kagome pleaded.
"You know for a fact that she regrets adopting me." Sango said, "And I don't want you to go through this alone."
Kagome's eyes glistened with unshed tears. She embraced Sango so tightly that it was hard to breathe. "Thank you Sango," she sniffled. "If I ever had a sister, she would be exactly like you."
"The same here," they broke the hug, and wiped the tears away.
"Hey, how come I don't get a hug?" Miroku said. Every one rolled their eyes. He still kept his perverted thoughts even in the most serious times. Sango whacked him upside the head.
"We'll leave in at sunrise the day after tomorrow," Ayame said.
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The next day passed slowly. They had all packed the necessary items for the journey before falling asleep.
All of them were informed of the how and where and when. The group would walk for 10 miles until they reached a train station that would take them to San Francisco. From there they would travel by airplane to a port in Brest, France. That part of their travels would take them… 3 days max.
Kagome and Sango would have to contact their parents and say that they had signed up for a 'ski trip' with a different camp. And to get away from the camp, they would show 'letters' from their 'parents' that said that they could leave the camp.
Kouga and Ayame had been given a 10 thousand-dollar credit card that would pay for all the expenses of their journey to the kingdom. It was crazy to think that the four friend's lives, Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku, had changed so rapidly in just 3 weeks. They had yet to discover if the if the change was for the better or not.
Kagome stared around the bare cabin for the final time. She smiled softly as she recalled the sweet memories that had happened there: Sango reuniting with Miroku, Ayame and the other two girls having the best sleepover ever… the list continued.
It was strange to think that three weeks ago, Kagome was just some high school teenager dreading coming to some kiddy camp, and now. She was a Queen. And not just any queen, the Queen of the Werewolves.
Kagome could remember when things were simple, like when all she had to worry about was that test coming on Friday, or homework or Homo (whoops, I mean Hojo) trying to get a date with her…
She could have laughed. She would probably never have too worry about those trivial things again. Now she had to worry about a certain kingdom that was split in two.
"You ready Kagome?" Sango asked.
Kagome sighed and nodded in response, taking one final glance in the cabin room, before firmly closing the door.
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"Are we there yet?" Kagome whined. They had been walking for 3 hours and her feet were killing her.
"We have one more mile to go, Kagome," Ayame answered.
Kagome sighed. She wasn't used to walking this long, and if she tripped again, she would fall asleep on the ground.
She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't notice the rock that poked out of the ground and she tripped: for the umpteenth time of the day.
But once again Inuyasha caught her before she hit dirt.
"Klutz," He smirked, and picked her up.
"Thank you," she said.
Inuyasha bent down in front of her and said, "Get on,"
Kagome gladly accepted the ride. She hopped on and they were off, Kagome riding piggyback style on Inuyasha.
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The gang reached the bus station ten minutes later. Kouga bought the tickets to San Francisco. The ride would be 5 hours long.
This was going to be an interesting start to a very long trip.
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