(A/N: Thanks for your wonderful reviews. For those who asked for a chapter, well here it is. Well Fluffy-sama you'll find out where Sesshoumaru was in this chapter. I hope more people R&R! I'd like to know what you'd think.)

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Chapter 2:

When she woke up she was in a white place. There was no other way to describe it. Everything was white. The floor, if it was a floor, was also white. All you could see was white everywhere, except... there... there was a figure slowly and leisurely walking closer and closer to her.

All you could make out was the figure had long, dark coloured hair, wore ancient looking armour, and he or she held themselves high and proud. Kagome sat up quickly preparing for the pain that was supposed to accompany that action.

'Supposed to' as the key words. Looking down at her skin she couldn't even see the cuts and bruises she had gotten from the battle. Her once bloody body was clean as if she didn't just battle for her own life. Her torn clothes were mended, not a thread out of place.

Looking back up to the figure she could clearly see that it was a female warrior. She had straight long black hair that reached her waist. Her warm, calculating, brown eyes were staring at her intently. Strapped to the left side of her waist were two katana. Her face held a sincere look as she finally stopped in front of Kagome. She wore the traditional white haori and red hakama of a miko but didn't have the bow and quiver of arrows that usually was the preferred weapon.

"Kagome-sama," her voice was angelic, like a soft caress of the wind on her cheek, "I am Midoriko, one of the souls currently residing in the Shikon no Tama. We are currently inside the Shikon no Tama. You have been granted four wishes one for each soul residing in the Shikon. What are your wishes?"

"Wishes..." fresh tears streamed down her face and she buried her face into her lap, "this whole situation started with wishes. If I hadn't walked into their lives... if I hadn't fallen down the well... if I hadn't broken the stupid jewel... if Naraku never existed... they would all be happy. This stupid jewel and I were the cause of their pain." Midoriko's eyes softened at the broken girl in front of her.

"Kagome-sama, this wasn't your fault. You shouldn't mourn over something you had no power to control." Her head shot up and stared Midoriko in the eyes. Such pain and loneliness made the ancient miko gasp.

"You're wrong... I regret for ever coming into their lives! They would have lived happily! If I never fell down the well and if Naraku never was alive, Sango would still have Kohaku and her village, Miroku would never have had to suffer the curse of the kazaana, Kikyou would have never died and would have lived happily with Inuyasha, and Shippo... he was the least deserving of such a death... his parents would have never had to die because of the jewel shard, he would have had the perfect family! I just wish... I wish... that they were all alive again... that they never had to meet me... that Naraku had never, ever existed... and that they lived their lives happily and to their fullest."

"Kagome-sama..." by that time, Kagome had broken down and started to cry non-stop, "your wishes will be granted, but... since wishing at all isn't a pure act but your wishes aren't malicious... you will still have to suffer the consequences, do you accept?"

"I don't care! They never should have died! They should be alive! Sango and Miroku should have married and had children together! Inuyasha and Kikyou should have lived till they were old and grey! I don't care what it takes for them to be alive again! I'll suffer all the consequences by myself if I have to..."

"Very well, your wish has been granted. Their lives would be as if Naraku had never existed. They would have never met you. Kikyou-sama would have never died. Inuyasha-sama never was pinned to a tree. Shippo-san still has his parents. Sango-sama has her village. Kirara-san never dead and still lives with Sango-sama. Miroku-sama and his family never suffered from the kazaana. And finally, all the human's and demon's lives that had been affected by Naraku would all be revived and no one but you, your future family to a certain extent, the kami's and the Shikon would know the truth. This will be history and will forever be repeated."

"Forever be repeated? As in this was how it was destined to turn out..." a sad smile appeared on Kagome's face. The tears had finally stopped as she amended what went wrong in life.

"As for your punishment, you are to serve the deity, King Enma, which will be the future ruler over the realm, Reikai."

"Reikai? Spirit World? What's that?"

"The world is going to be divided into three realms, Reikai, Ningenkai, and Makai. Sesshoumaru-sama and King Enma will be discussing about this in the near future approximately 400 years into the past from the future. The two of them will be ruling over their respected realms."

"So that's why Sesshou-kun had to leave two days prior to our battle..."

"Yes. Also, he will not have met you once we come out of the Shikon it was part of your wish. If you want to you can reacquaint yourself with your former comrades. Be warned though, they may not be as trusting. It would be like the first time you met them and the time will be 55 years back from the current feudal era. I believe though you will have to kill Onigumo for this to succeed and for history to finally be able to get back on course. Oh yeah... back to your punishment..."

Kagome raised a brow and tried to suppress her giggles, "Hey, just because I'm a thousand year old soul doesn't mean I don't get side tracked... ah back to topic... you will serve King Enma-sama. You will have to wait though for the realms to finally set in and divide before you get your first assignment I presume... so just think of this as a break until you're really needed. You can visit and watch over your friends. Oh and for the Shikon... it will be returned to your body and Kikyou-sama's guardianship will be over with a visit from me."

"But how will it be possible for Kikyou and I to be alive at the same time? I am her reincarnation by the way."

"Oh dear... well since you have to serve King Enma-sama anyways for years... Ah ha! I'll give you another soul, a youkai soul, a shadow kitsune to be exact. That way your body will live through the ages as you serve King Enma-sama and you can exist along side Kikyou-sama."

"Okay... Thanks."

"You're welcome. Now let's see about training you..."

"You mean I'm a... a..." Kagome looked down at her hands. The only thing that changed was that she had long sharp claws instead of her petite nails. Something silky smooth brushed the side of her leg. Looking at it was a silky, black fox tail that just reached passed her knees. Her hair stayed the same colour and length but the only difference was it was silkier. She felt it... some thing twitched on the top of her head. No wait... it was two it's... slowly... Kagome's hand reached for the top of her head only to touch something fuzzy. It probably was black. Tracing it to the base, she found out it was connected to her head. "I've got ears..."

"You forgot about a tail too."

"Yeah but... I wasn't expecting fox ears... So how much did my face change since I don't have a mirror... so can't see it."

"Hmm... well your eyes are the same colour, bluish grey, but it has some silver flecks in it. Your cheek bones are higher, your face a bit more slender... but other wise nothing changed. You would look very elegant."

"Would look? What do you mean by that?"

"Well let's just say that you sitting there flat on your bum with your legs spread out in front of you, and you cocking your head to one side asking me a question like a little kit..."

"Okay! Okay I get it already!" Kagome was crimson in the face when Midoriko pointed it out and decided to stand up.

"Well you asked so I answered. Anyways you're staying here until you get training with your demon abilities. Ah... there's your new sensei Kai-sama."

Kai was also a kitsune by the looks of it. He was 6ft 7", a foot taller than Kagome in her demon form. He had long black hair which was held in a low ponytail but his slender face was framed with silver locks. He had a very handsome face and looked to be in his 20's. His eyes though were mostly silver with hints of gold and held a mischievous gleam. On his head were 2 rounded kitsune ears. They were navy blue almost black with the tips silvery white. He had a black tail that had a silvery tip. He wore armour that was similar to Sesshoumaru's but seemed to be a bit heavier and more ancient looking. He was wearing a simple black haori and hakama and also had two swords on his left hip.

"Ah... what a pretty little vixen we have here," Kai walked around the tense Kagome observing her physically and spiritually, "a powerful vixen too."

He walked up to Kagome and held her chin for a closer look at her face, "and such captivating eyes," the demon stepped back to where Midoriko was standing and bowed, "Allow me to introduce myself, I am Kai, a half silver and half shadow kitsune and one of the four spirits of the Shikon no Tama."

"I am Kagome Higurashi." In respect, Kagome bowed back.

"Kai, she will be your pupil as well as mine." This caused the demon to raise an eyebrow.

"She is the current guardian of the Shikon no Tama and has a new soul of a shadow kitsune. She needs you to teach her about her youkai abilities while I teach her how to control her miko abilities from purifying herself."

"Pupil? Hmm..." Kai walked back up to Kagome and whispered into her ear from behind, "I can teach you more than just the ways of a kitsune," his voice was low and seductive hinting something more than innocent lessons. His warm breath tickled the bared patch of skin on her shoulder making her shiver and blush. It didn't help when he started to run his claws up and down her stomach.

"Hentai!" out of reflexes she spun around and slapped him. Being a kitsune and was in a playful mood, Kai rubbed his cheek and gave a cute pout.

"What have I done to deserve such abuse, Kagome-sama?" Kagome just rolled her eyes.

"Men, all they want is sex." In the back, Midoriko was trying to stop her giggles from surfacing.

"Me? What have I done?" Kai cocked his head to the side like a cute little kit.

"Oh I don't know... maybe run your claws up and down my stomach!"

"You must have me mistaken by another good looking kitsune. I swear by my life I did no such thing."

"I don't think it counts when you aren't even alive to begin with," countered Kagome.

"Alright, as amusing as it's been watching you two bicker, we have to train. Also, Kai, please try not to seduce your pupils." Kai disappeared from beside Kagome to reappear beside Midoriko who had a bored expression on her face.

"Can I try to seduce you?" His voice was low and husky while he wrapped an arm around Midoriko's waist and started to stroke her thigh. Sigh

"No. Now remove your arm before I have to remove it for you," with that Midoriko drew one of her two blades from her left hip and held it threateningly towards Kai. Sad chuckles could be heard from the forgotten miko in front of them causing Midoriko to blush and Kai to have a goofy boyish grin.

"You two remind me so much of Miroku-sama and Sango-chan. Miroku would flirt with Sango and any other women he thought or deemed pretty and would occasionally touch their butts, particularly Sango's. And Sango would hit Miroku over the head or give him death threats. But everyone could see that they loved each other dearly." Kagome gave a sad sigh that accompanied her sad smile. "Those were things that always brightened my day. But... because I came along and mess up, they died... Well at least they're alive now... err... not yet but will be once they're born again! I've got to get those two together when I get out of this place." Her sad mood was quickly replaced by a happy scheming temper which caused the two figures to feel uneasy by her rapid mood change.

"So," one again Kai had his lecherous smile, "you heard what she said, you are clearly infatuated with my cunning kitsune charms." He nodded sagely and didn't see the miko turn bright red at his comment.

"So now on to training!" Midoriko tried to change the subject to only be brought back to their love life to the amusement of Kagome.

Three years later - or 552 years into the past from the future

"So Midoriko-chan, has your relationship gone any further with Kai?" Kagome wiggled her eye brow suggestively. This little action caused the ancient miko to blush several shades of red.

"You know that Kai-san and I aren't like that!" fits of giggles was all that came out of Kagome.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah... you've been saying that for three years but I've seen how you two flirt with each other. Giggles You two would have made the cutest couple!"

"And you've been saying that for three years too. Sigh You know your time here is up. You'll have to kill Onigumo to ensure he doesn't figure something more nasty to do than create Naraku. It's been a pleasure teaching you Kagome-chan."

"Yes it has," They didn't have to even turn around to find out who the masculine voice was.

"I've got a question for you guys. Since my stay here in the Shikon, I've only met you two out of the four souls. Why is that?"

"Ah... as you may see, our souls lay dormant in this jewel. We will not appear unless we are summoned by our guardian. Even then it might be hard to get us to surface. The Shikon is a jewel of great power, both pure and evil. We are the 'pure' souls of the Shikon that isn't clouded by the evil, hate and the lust for power. Mind you, no soul is 100 percent pure as no soul is 100 percent evil. Since you had no interest in the 'evil' souls, they were not summoned for your stay."

"Oh... Thanks for the info Mido-chan. Sigh I guess it's really time to go isn't it?"

"Yes. Kagome, we've prepared something for your departure." After Kai said that, he took out the two parcels that he hid behind his back. One of the packages had a silver silk clothe that wrapped around it. The other one had a black silk clothe wrapped around it. "The black one is from me. The silver is from Mido-chan."

"I... uh... I... I don't know what to say... you guys went out of your way to train me and now you're giving me gifts." Her blue eyes were filled with tears of gratitude.

"It was nothing Kagome-chan, we wanted to teach you otherwise Kai-san and I would have nothing to do anyways. Now just put the skills we've taught you to good use and that'll be all the repay we'll need."

"Yea... dry your tears. You know how much I hate it when you cry." Kai knelt down on one knee and gently brushed away the stray tears from Kagome's eyes. In an unexpected motion she had both her sensei in a bone crushing hug.

"Thank you. I'll remember everything you've taught me and I'll put it to good use." They stayed like that for a little while longer before letting go. Midoriko took this time to conjure up a black vortex that would lead Kagome back to the real world.

"Kagome, it time to leave. If you ever need us for advice or anything you will be able to summon us in your dreams. Kagome Higurashi-sama, guardian of the Shikon no Tama, and protector of the world, we bid you a long, happy, joyous life," both Kai and Midoriko bowed towards Kagome which in turn bowed back, "Just a reminder, you still have to kill Onigumo, and I've already talked to Kikyou-sama about the jewel's... uh... destiny." This caused Kagome to raise a brow,

"So you didn't tell her the truth?"

"Well... um..."

"You didn't tell her the truth," Kagome stated.

"Well you know I didn't want her to feel like she was used so... I just told her that the jewel will vanish because she kept it pure for so long and... I told her that in return we will grant her a long happy life with her beloved hanyou."

"Mido-chan... you just told her the wish I made! It was going to happen even if you didn't voice it out!"

"Hehe... but there was no harm from doing so." At this point Midoriko pretty much was hidden behind Kai who watched this event with amusement in his eyes, "Well look at the time, it's time to go! Oh and don't forget your gifts!"

"Fine, fine, but next time I see you two I expect little kits running around this place," Kagome gave a wink and watched the two turn a crimson red before chuckling and headed off to the portal.

"KAGOME!" that whine from Midoriko just caused the small chuckle to turn into alaughing fit just as she stepped out of the portal.