Hey this is Chibes if you haven't noticed I've taken over this story for Emidra and this is the first chapter I've written for it. I promise not to deviate from Emidra's writing style too much. On with the story…

-Hiei Mind Talking- (the slashes don't want to work)
:Flashback:
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'Thoughts'
"Speaking"
youkai--demon

Hanyou--half demon

Baba--grandmother (old lady)

-san--an honorific, most common, meaning: Mr., Mrs., Miss

Inu-nii-san--literal Doggy Brother, Souta's nickname for InuYasha

Onna--woman

-dono--an honorific, super formal and super respectful

Yusuke ran into the room after hearing the feminine scream. Glaring at the three males he made his way to Kagome and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder the sheets he retrieved still on the floor where he dropped them. "What's wrong, Kagome?"

She sighed her body relaxing at Yusuke's comforting aura, "Nothing, I guess I was surprised to see all these guys 'particularly the two youkai' here. Sorry if I startled you."

Yusuke nodded, "These are my friends Kuwabara, Hiei and this is…"

Kurama smoothly cut in, "My name's Minamino Shuichi."

Kagome smiled slightly easing her body up against the pillow, "Sorry about the mess, Yusuke."

Yusuke waved it away, "What the hell happened to you?"

Kagome's eyes filled up with tears at the reminder. 'Well I can't tell him that a hanyou did it. He'd think I was crazy and I doubt the whole I fell down the shrine steps would pass. I wonder if he knows his friends are youkai?' Yusuke panicked at the sight of tears, "You don't have to tell me, now."

-Fox, tell the detective that I'm checking to see if I can track the youkai whose aura is emanating from the gashes.- Kurama gave him a small nod before the hybrid walked out of the room before using his Jagen in hopes to find a lingering presence of the demon in question. Kagome sat up suddenly then moaned as pain wracked her petite form. 'Memo to me: moving brings pain.' Yusuke cursed softly, "Don't move; you're still hurt, baka."

Kagome smiled, "Really? I never would have guessed, but seriously, I need to call my family and let them know I'm alright."

She shifted slightly trying to ignore the blood soaked sheets, "But, they can wait, what have you been up to these past three years?"

Kurama wisely left the room under the pretense of retrieving the dropped sheets, bringing Kuwabara with him. Yusuke explained how he lost Keiko his grief etching lines on his face as he struggled not to cry. Kagome used the bed as leverage and walked slowly towards Yusuke, her hands reaching out to smooth away the wrinkles. "Yusuke, I understand why you feel so bad. You feel like you failed in protecting her from those 'thugs' that attacked you guys. But remember that she wouldn't want you to be sad or shed tears nor would she want you to embrace the pain your feeling now. I'm sure she would rather have you smile in her memory and live your life to the fullest."()

Yusuke looked at her amazed, "How is it that you always know how to make me feel better?"

Kagome sighed sadly, "Because I can relate, not quite the same circumstances but the guilt of what I could have done differently in the past still lingers and knowing that my actions caused so much suffering."

Kagome ran her hand along his slicked back hair. When the phone rang and Yusuke got up to answer it after setting the miko down on the chair previously occupied by Kurama. The miko watched as Yusuke left the room to talk to the person on the phone in privacy while Kurama walked in. Kagome spoke up, "So, does Yusuke know you're a demon, Minamino-san?"

He looked at her surprised, "Yes, but how do you know about youkai?"

Kagome had a melancholy smile on her face as she placed a hand over the gashes along her left side, "I trust what I say will be held in confidence." He nodded and listened as she continued, "When I was fifteen a hanyou saved my life from a centipede demon. But, what happened to Kuwabara?"

Kurama smiled, "I simply suggested that you might be hungry when you awoke so he is now going to Wacdonalds and buying some food for us."

Kagome winced when a loud bellow shook the house, "WHO THE HELL IS THIS INUYASHA? SOUTA, ANSWER ME DAMNIT!"

Kagome flinched at the name but stood back up her hand grasping her side, her other hand grasping the wall to support her frame as she walked towards Yusuke's voice. "Yusuke, Can I please talk to my brother, please?"

Yusuke gruffly handed over the phone but stood near her his arms supporting her body and she released the wall and picked up the phone, "Souta, is he there?"

!With Souta!

Souta looked at the hanyou in question before nodding, "Yeah, Sis, and he looks depressed."

!At Yusuke's house!

Kagome sighed 'I might regret this but here goes' "Hey Souta can you explain to him how to use a phone and put him on? Don't tell him where I'm at; just say I'm at a friend's."

!At the Higurashi Shrine!

Souta turned to the hanyou whose ears were drooped in his misery, "Hey, Inu-nii-san, Kagome wants to talk to you. You speak into the bottom part and you listen through the top part. She's at a friend's house."

InuYasha nodded and picked up the phone, "Kagome?" 'Better not annoy her by calling her wench'

!With Kagome! (I'm staying over on this side the ! are a little annoying after a while)

Kagome's voice came through the earpiece, "What is it, dog-boy?"

InuYasha hackles rose and he forgot his earlier promise to himself, "Wench, why aren't you at camp and why was your blood everywhere? How many times have I told you not to wonder away when I'm not at camp!"

Kagome chuckled, a surprisingly bitter sound from the normally cheery girl, "Please don't tell me you don't remember what happened when you were with Kikyou?"

InuYasha flinched, "What the hell are you talking about, I was with Kikyou trying to make her feel better all night when I left her this morning you were gone and the scent of your blood was all around the well"

Kagome lowered her voice so that Yusuke could hear, "You mean you don't remember trying to kill me?"

The hanyou paled before his defenses kicked in, "Keh, why would I want to kill you? I promised to protect you."

Kagome ran her hand holding her side through her hair, "I seem to recall someone's words saying my kindheartedness would get me killed one of these days, but I guess I was never good at listening to people so I'm going to forgive you, please don't make me regret it."

Yusuke's grip around the miko tightened as he heard what the girl said, 'Make her regret forgiving someone? She would never even think of regretting forgiving someone. What did this bastard do to her?'

:Flashback:

A ten year old Yusuke looked up at the girl who was currently in the Goshinboku crying about what a boy named Houjo said to her. "Why the hell do you forgive him when you know he's going to do it again?"

The girl's red and puffy face peered over the branch she was in, "Simple, my daddy always told me you can regret many things one thing you should never regret is forgiving people. If you can't forgive you will live a lonely and sad life. Besides it's harder to make friends if you don't look for the good."

Yusuke snorted, "You sound like some old baba."

Kagome laughed and hopped from the tree, "Really, can some old baba play tag?"

The two then began a rousing game of tag stopping only when Atsuko came by to pick up the protesting Yusuke.

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Kagome hung up the phone breaking Yusuke out of his reverie. He was going to question her but her soft whisper heaven word stopped him, "Dad, I remember what you said but this is so hard."

He grunted softly and picked Kagome up, "We should get Kurama to check you wound again to make sure it's not infecting."

Kagome nodded and settled in his arms. "Sorry for the trouble, I ruined your sheets and I dirty your uniform."

He scoffed, "Doesn't matter the sheets needed to be trashed anyway and this isn't the first time I've gotten blood on this uniform."

Kagome smiled, "Yes, I've heard of your 'reputation' I wonder what they would say if they knew you were afraid of my grandpa?"

He snorted, "The old man's crazy, attacking innocent children."

She placed a hand on his chest, "Don't change for anyone, Yusuke. I don't know what I would do if I came back and you had. But, I have a question who's Kurama?"

Yusuke stumbled, 'Shit, I forgot she doesn't know Kurama's name.' "It's Shuichi's nickname."

Kurama walked out at the last part, "Yes Kurama is a nickname of mine, but I prefer, at school, to be called Shuichi."

The kitsune smiled mischievously when he noticed the girl in the detective's arms, "Perhaps you would like some privacy until you are ready to have your bandages changed."

Yusuke glared, "What the hell are you insinuating, Kurama!"

Kagome started laughing her hand going to her injured side. "Ahh, don't make me laugh." 'So kitsune of him. Even Shippo gotten to that age and Miroku isn't helping any.'

Yusuke looked at the girl in his arms before depositing her on his freshly changed bed. He retreated to a corner of the room to keep an eye on Kurama not liking the fact they were whispering to each other. Kuwabara arrived in the room in time to see Kagome shed her shirt leaving her clad in a sports bra and the bandages around her midsection. He blushed, "Kurama, stop with that freaky kitsune demon seduction thing."

Yusuke whacked him, "Shut up, Kuwabara."

Kuwabara groaned holding on to his head when Kagome spoke to him, "Kuwabara-san, he wasn't using what you call 'freaky kitsune demon seduction thing.' He was merely checking my side for infections."

Kuwabara turned towards the girl surprised at the respect she showed him. "Hey Kagome, will you go out with me?"

Kagome blinked as Yusuke punched him, "I told you she deserves better then you."

Her next words caused everyone to freeze, "Um, Kuwabara-san, how about we go out once and we take it from there?"

Yusuke gaped at the girl hiding his hurt at that statement. Kagome sent him a smile, "Perhaps a group outing to the movies when I feel better."

Kurama leaned in to whisper to Kagome, "You know that Yusuke cares about you."

Kagome sent him a 'duh' look, "Of course we're friends."

Kurama chuckled, "I don't mean like that."

Her nose crinkled in trying to figure what he meant. When Hiei came in through the window, -I couldn't find the source of the aura. What'd you figure out fox?-

'She knows about demons and she correctly guessed I was a demon. But her only question was if Yusuke knew.'

Hiei turned to the girl who was watching him intently while Yusuke was trying to distract her while hissing to the youkai, "Damn it, Hiei, how hard is it to use the fucking door."

Hiei ignored the detective to face the girl his hand resting on his sword, "Onna, how do you know that the fox and I were demons."

Yusuke nearly fell over, "What the fuck, Hiei. Why'd you go and say that!"

Kagome sighed, "Sorry, Yusuke. But, Hiei-san, how could I not know about youkai? I have had enough dealings with demons to know how their auras feel."

Yusuke gaped at her his mouth opening and closing uselessly. The beeping in his pants brought him out of that stupor. He flipped open the compact and growled, "What do you want!"

Koenma's voice could be heard from the other side, "Yusuke, I'm not in the mood. Is Kagome-dono there?"

They all turn to face her and she shrugged, "Don't ask me."

The detective glared at Prince, "What the hell do you want with her!"

"She isn't supposed to be here."

Kagome gestured to Yusuke to pass over the compact which he did reluctantly, "Hello, I was wondering, who are you?"

Koenma fixed his posture and announced, "I'm Koenma, Prince of Reikai and you, little lady, were not supposed to return until you finished your task of destroying Naraku and fixing the jewel"

She raised an eyebrow, "So you wanted me to stay there and let InuYasha kill me? It doesn't matter because I'm returning as soon as I can."

He began sucking on his pacifier furiously, "What do you mean he tried to kill you! Well, we need you to stay alive and finish this mission then after that you need to come back I want you to work for me. A miko on the team will make the work a lot easier on my detectives. Yusuke, you and the others are going with her when she leaves. She'll fill you in on her mission."

He disconnected and Kagome smiled nervously, "Yeah, um, surprise?"

My first chapter, what do you think? This is my first time I've done this so be overly kind and gentle when you review

()I got what Kagome says from this Spanish poem that's printed inside the programs for funerals in Santa Teresa's Funeario (sp) in Peñuelas PR.

Hasta Luego

Cuando tenga que dejarte por un corto tiempo, por favor no te entristezcas ni derrames lágrimas ni te abraces a tu pena a través de los años. Por el contrario, empieza de nuevo con valentía y con una sonrisa por mi memoria y en mi nombre, vive tu vida y haz todas las cosas igual que antes. No alimentes tu soledad con días vacíos sino que llena cada honra de manera útil. Extiende tu mano para confortar y dar ánimo y a cambio yo te confortaré y te tendré cerca de mí; y nunca tengas miedo de morir por que yo estaré esperándote en el cielo.

Translation (FYI)

Until we meet again.

I need to leave you for a short time, please don't get sad or shed tears nor embrace your pain throughout the years. Instead, start your life anew with valor and with a smile for my memory and in my name, live your life and do everything like you did before. Don't build upon your loneliness with empty days, instead fill each hour in a utile manner. Extend your hand to provide comfort and give encouragement and in turn I will comfort you and I will have you near me; and never fear dying because I will be waiting for you in heaven.

(...) Umm, with the flashback lets say Houjo's liked her since they were little and you know how little boys are when they like a girl…