Katreal- Dude… you reviewed the last chapter less then an hour after I posted it… creepy. But I'm still happy about that. It's got to be some sort of record or something. Anyways, thank you for the review, and the chocolate. ::is eating said chocolate:: n.n ::happyness:: By the way, I'm glad that you found Yusuke being sat as funny as I did. Just so you know, Inuyasha isn't the only one with a reincarnation. Kikyo will have one too (although she won't be as… bitchy… as Kikyo was.) So two people will be able to sit him by the time the story ends. I hope that you find this chapter just as amusing as the other one.
Disclaimer- I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha. Don't sue me. I don't even own money. ::tear::
Ch7
Kagome and Yusuke glared at the door, wishing it was SesshouMaru, until Koenma cleared his throat to get their attention. "So," he said as Kagome blinked at him, "as you may or may not have realized, I am Koenma." The child ruler blinked at the face Kagome was making at him, "What?"
"S-sorry…" Kagome managed to say before bursting out into laughter, "But you're just a kid! I expected some kind of giant or something, but look at you!" She walked over to Koenma, and pinched his cheek, "You're so cute!" Seeing his boss being treated like the child that he looked like, Yusuke also burst out laughing.
Koenma batted Kagome's hand away and glared at them, "Will you two stop laughing?! I may look like a toddler, but I'm far from it. Now, there's business to get to, if you don't mind. I still need to know about the girl, and make a file on her."
Kagome smiled, "Is that all?"
"Yes, that's all," Hiei said, "Now stop messing around and tell him who you are so that I can get away from you."
"Oh come on," Kagome pouted, "you haven't even known me for that long. Do you really want to be rid of me?"
Hiei glared at her, "Yes."
Kagome sighed, "Ok, fine. What do you need to know about me?"
Taking out a pen and paper to get the information down on, Koenma answered, "Let's start with your name."
"My name is Kagome Higurashi."
"Ok, Kagome Higur- wait a second. Did you just say Higurashi?!"
Kagome nodded, "Hai."
Koenma put down his pen, jumped out of his chair, and scrambled over to the door in front of his office, "Ogre!" he called out.
A blue ogre, clad in a loincloth, ran up to the toddler, "Y-yes sir? I'm sorry I took so long in the bathroom sir, it'll never happen again!"
"I don't care, just get me the Higurashi file!" The ogre nodded, and ran off to do as he was told. A minute or two later, the ogre came running back to Koenma's office, handed his boss the file, then took up his post next to the ruler's desk. Koenma took the file and went back to his desk. Opening the manila folder, Koenma read over the papers inside, and his eyes widened, "That's impossible!"
"What is?" Botan asked, voicing the question of almost everyone else in the room.
Koenma looked up at everyone, "There's no way that you're Kagome Higurashi. It says here that she was a human, who had a habit of disappearing off of our radar for weeks, and sometimes months, at a time before being gone completely around the time her family was killed."
"What the Hell do you mean 'disappeared off our radar'?" Yusuke asked.
"I mean she wasn't in Ningenkai, Reikai, or Makai."
Kagome laughed nervously, "Well, there's a long story behind that…"
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SesshouMaru walked out of Koenma's office, and opened a portal to go back to his castle. Upon exiting the portal, he was confronted by Shippo. "So," the kitsune smiled, "can I go see her now?"
"Yes, you can go see her. Just know that, while you are with her, you are her bodyguard, not her son. And you're are representing my family at the same time. Therefore, if I hear that you are doing anything stupid, I shall be sure to replace you with someone more suitable for the job."
"Ah, SesshouMaru, what makes you think that I'd do anything stupid?"
"Because I know you, kit." That said, SesshouMaru left to have a talk with the two demon slayers, and the monk. After all, they were bound to run off to see Kagome when the found out that Shippo was aloud to go talk to her and they weren't.
Shippo smiled brightly, and walked through the portal that SesshouMaru had left open for him. He arrived in front of the door to Koenma's office in time to hear Kagome laugh nervously and say something about a long story. Not wanting to waist anymore time, he walked through the door.
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Kurama could tell that Koenma wanted to know just where it was that Kagome had been for so long, and he that the child ruler would probably take interest in the Shikon no Tama. He was about to say something when the door opened, and another fox walked through the door, and launched himself at Kagome. The former thief would've tried to intercept the other kitsune before it got to Kagome, but Kurama was easily able to recognize who it was, and decided that there was no threat.
Yusuke and Kuwabara, however, did not know who this demon was, and pried him away from Kagome. The fox smirked before slipping out of their grasp, and latching onto Kagome again. "Kagome, it's so good to see you again!"
"Shippo, is that you?" Kagome asked, recognizing the scent of her adopted son. When Shippo smiled at her, Kagome smiled back and hugged him, "Shippo! I'm so sorry for having to leave you! I really missed you! How've you been? It must've been hard all alone! I'm so sorry!"
Shippo chuckled a bit, "Don't worry about it, Kagome. I wasn't alone. After you left, I was raised by SesshouMaru."
Kagome hugged him even tighter, "That must've been worse than being alone!"
Shippo couldn't help but laugh at that statement, "No, it was fine. Rin was around for a while, and we had some great times."
"It must've been horrible when she died," Kagome said softly, letting go of Shippo.
Shippo smiled a bit, and released Kagome, "Actually, it wasn't as bad as you think. To tell you the truth, I still get to talk to her sometimes."
"What? How?"
"You see, Rin decided not to reincarnate after she died. Instead, she became a ferry girl."
"Rin," Koenma said, "would've gone to another body, but she wanted to stay a spirit, so I hired her, so-to-speak." He looked Shippo over before speaking, "I'm guessing that you're the one SesshouMaru sent?"
Shippo nodded, "Yes, I am."
Yusuke glared at Shippo, "You mean to tell me that that basterd thinks that you'd be more capable of protecting her then I am?"
Shippo laughed, "You're just like I remember him, you know that? So, why do you hate SesshouMaru so much, anyways?"
"Because he's an annoying basterd, that's why," Yusuke crossed his arms.
"Yep. Just like I remember him."
Kuwabara blinked, "Remember who?"
"Oh, no one."
Koenma sighed, "Well, if there's already a file on you, then that's different. I'm going to need some time to get everything ready so that the file we do have can be updated properly. Hiei, you're to watch over Kagome until that time."
"Get the detective to do it," Hiei glared at Koenma.
Kagome smiled, "I'm not that bad, Hiei."
"Besides," Shippo smirked, "it's not like he'd be of any use." Hiei's glare moved from Koenma to Shippo.
"You know," Kagome said, "I really don't need to be protected. I'm just fine on my own, thank you very much."
Kurama sighed, "Kagome and Shippo can stay with me. That way, she'll be protected and she'll get to see her brother."
"You mean Souta's still alive?!" Kagome asked.
"Yes, he's been living with me and my mother since the day that you're family was… attacked."
"I thought that Naraku had killed everyone… he never mentioned that he left Souta alive…" Kagome growled, "I'm going to have to kick his ass for not telling me."
Hiei watched the girl with interest as something in her pocket seemed to glow dark purple as she growled. It wasn't long before Kagome noticed, and pulled out a little gem, that seemed to be broken in half. The fire apparition recognized what it was easily. 'The Shikon no Tama seems to be reacting with her anger.'
"Is that what I think it is?" Koenma asked, staring at the small half-sphere.
Kurama sighed, "Yes, it is."
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Naraku stopped typing when he felt a slight burning sensation from the pouch that he had put his half of the Shikon in. Taking out said half, Naraku was surprised to see that it was glowing bright pink. 'What the Hell is going on? Could it be trying to purify me? No, that doesn't make any sense. If it wanted to be in pure hands, the jewel would've gone to Kagome as we had originally planned. Speaking of Kagome, I suppose that her half might also be acting oddly. I suppose it would be wise to check… not that I'm looking forward to seeing her again or anything…'
The jewel half's glow died down some, and Naraku decided that he would have to deal with it a bit later, and that it would be more productive to finish what he was doing, and finish giving himself a new life in this odd world.
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"You what?!" Kagome asked, her surprise making her forget about Naraku for the moment.
Koenma stood up on his desk, in an attempt to be eye level with Kagome, "I'm going to have to ask you to hand the Shikon no Tama over to me. You're obviously not fit to care for it, if the negative energy it was giving off a moment ago was anything to go by, therefore it must remain here."
"But it's not Kagome's fault that the jewel's impure!" Shippo glared at Koenma. "I've seen Kagome purify jewel shards simply by touching them. It might just take her a little bit longer to do it because this piece is a lot bigger then any of the shards that she purified."
"By shards," Botan asked nervously, "you don't mean 'shards' as in the jewel was broken, right?"
Kagome sighed, "Yes, he dose. The jewel was broken around five hundred and three years ago."
"But there's no substantial information on the jewel being broken! In fact, the only reason that we know it's not just a fairy tail is because you're holding it," Botan stated.
"That's because it wasn't known to still be around," Shippo explained. "You see, the jewel came into existence a long time before Reikai was created. In it's time, the jewel had been passed around until it came into the hands of a miko, who ended up dieing. That miko died, and was reincarnated as Kagome."
"Impossible," Koenma crossed his arms. "Kagome Higurashi would've had to of been borne centuries before she was."
Kagome sighed, "No, Shippo's telling the truth. You see, I brought the jewel back in time, and then… it broke."
"I it broke, then, how come you didn't just put it back together?" Kuwabara asked.
Kagome looked down at her chunk of the jewel as she thought about how to tell them about her search for the shards without having to go too in depth. "The jewel shattered into many pieces, and those pieces scattered all throughout Japan. My friends and I searched for it, as did many evil youkai, and humans. As far as I know, it's now in three parts. My chunk, Naraku's chunk, and Kouga should have two shards."
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After the news about his mate-to-be, Kouga had stopped wandering the countryside in his search for Naraku. He ended up uniting all of the wolf-tribes in Japan and became their leader. After the realms split he had became the Lord of the Northern Lands of Makai. As time went by, he grudgingly took Ayame to be his mate like he had promised to do so long ago. Even though she could tell that part of his heart still belonged to Kagome, Ayame loved Kouga and bore him two sons and a daughter.
Chisaii ran through the halls of the Northern Keep, intent on talking to her father. As she ran, she failed to notice the person that was walking in the opposite direction, and ran into them. "Sorry," she said as she stood up.
The other person laughed as he stood up, "Don't worry about it. What are you doing, running around like that?"
"I'm going to talk to dad, Uncle Ginta," she smiled brightly at the wolf in front of her, "I saw something really cool earlier, and wanted him to know about it."
Ginta smiled back at the girl in front of him. She was about the same height as her mother was, and had her father's ice blue eyes, brown fur, and long ponytail, but her hair was as red as her mother's. "Well, I guess you should go tell him, ne?"
Chisaii nodded happily, "Hai!" As she turned around and ran off, she called over her shoulder, "Bye, Uncle Ginta!" It didn't take her long to get to her destination, and she soon found herself smiling at her father.
"Chisaii, what are you doing here? I thought that you left to get your brothers gifts for their birthday," Kouga smiled at his youngest child, and tried not to let her notice his concern.
Moments before she had showed up, Kouga had been staring down at the shards in his legs. The one on his left shin was glowing dark purple, and the one on the right was bright pink. Since they had never reacted like that before, he was both curious, and slightly frightened, about the odd occurrence.
"I did, father, but I saw something in the woods to the West." Kouga rose an eyebrow, and Chisaii continued her story, "I saw the new Spirit Detectives trained, and decided to watch them for a little while. But this black ball thing showed up, and people came out."
"People?" Kouga repeated.
The other wolf nodded, "Yeah. One of them was a girl, and the other one was a guy. They both had black hair, but the girl's was more blackish-blue then the guy's. And the way she smelt… it reminded me of the stories you used to tell about the human, Kagome."
Kouga's eyes widened slightly, "Tell me, Chisaii, did the man seem to have an evil aura around him?" She nodded. "And the girl, she didn't happen to have the scent of the Western Lord on her in any way, did she?"
Chisaii took a moment to think, and compare the scents of the girl, and the way SesshouMaru had smelt when she had first met him. After a short while, she nodded, "The girl smelt like she could be related to him, but she didn't seem to be a full demon. She had to be a half demon at most."
"I see…" Kouga smiled brightly, "Then there's a chance that it was really her. Thank you for telling me, Chisaii. Please, tell your mother that I'll be back soon. There's something that I have to take care of."
Chisaii watched her father run off at speeds she had never seen him use before. 'Why doesn't he have time to tell her himself?' Chisaii thought as she left to find her mother and relay her father's message.
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Ayame smiled at her two sons as they spared. She remembered how happy she and Kouga were when they found out that she was pregnant with twins. Kouga had seemed to get even more excited when he found out that they were both boys. Yami, who looked just like his father, was borne only minutes before Hikari, who seemed to resemble his mother. Their birthday was coming up soon, and Ayame had a sneaking suspicion that Kouga was going to give each of them a jewel shard as a gift. Ever since Kagome and Naraku disappeared, Ayame had never really found out all the details on what happened, Kouga was the only one with any part of the Shikon no Tama.
'I wonder who'll take over his throne when he dies,' Ayame's smile faltered at the thought of her sons fighting each other to gain to control of the North. 'Yami would be too compassionate, but Hikari would be too cruel. It would be a tough decision, but Kouga would be able to make the right one. I just hope that the brother that doesn't rule won't hold a grudge. I don't know what I'd do if I knew that my sons were after each other's lives.'
"Hey, Mom," Ayame was brought out of her thoughts by her daughter's voice.
She smiled, "Yes, Chisaii?"
"I've been trying to get your attention for a couple of minutes now. Are you alright?"
"Of course I am, dear. I was just thinking about what your father's going to do about your brothers. You know that they've been getting more and more competitive. It worries me sometimes."
Chisaii nodded, "Yeah, I know. But don't worry, they're pretty much equals at everything. Speaking of Dad, he wanted me to tell you something."
"Oh?" Ayame blinked in surprise, "What could he want you to tell me that he couldn't tell me himself?"
"Well, he told me to tell you that he had something to take of, and that he'll be back soon. Then he ran off."
Ayame smiled, "Oh, I see. Why don't you go make sure that everything's ready for your brothers' birthday party, ok?"
"Ok!" Chisaii smiled and ran off.
'I wonder what Kouga had to do…' Ayame looked back at her sons, and noticed that Hikari had faked being seriously hurt again. Yami let his guard down for a moment to make sure that his brother was alright, which allowed Hikari to get in a good hit. 'He's probably going to make sure that the other three Lords will be present at the party. After all, this is the year that Kouga's going to tell them which one will take over after he dies. It would be a shame if the other Lords didn't bother to show up. Although, why he doesn't trust a messenger to send out invitations I'll never know.'
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Yusuke sighed for the umpteenth time as he took a seat next to Kuwabara on the couch in Koenma's office. The toddler, and Kagome, had been auguring for hours on whether, or not, the jewel would be kept in Reikai, or with the girl. So far, Kagome seemed to winning since, about half-way through their argument, she began to act more aggressive. It actually scared Yusuke a bit, since she seemed to be acting the same way he dose when he's talking to a teacher at school.
"It'll be safer here!" Koenma tried to keep from yelling at the stubborn girl in front of him. Sure he could always have Yusuke forcibly take the jewel from her, but from the look in her eyes, he wasn't so sure if that would be a wise course of action.
Kagome glared at Koenma and crossed her arms over her chest, "Feh, yeah right! The only thing that it'll be here, is easy prey for a damn thief you stupid toddler!"
"At least I wouldn't break it!"
"I had no damn choice but to break it!" Kagome growled, "It was either break the stupid jewel, or watch some stupid kid be eaten by a stupid demon, SO GET OFF MY CASE ABOUT IT ALREADY!!!"
As Kagome and Koenma continued to argue with each other, Shippo looked over at Kurama, "Out of curiosity… where's the Tetsuiga?"
"You mean the sword that she had?" Hiei asked, before Kurama could answer. Shippo nodded. "It's back in Ningenkai. We took it there with the girl, and she didn't bother to bring it here."
"Oh… let's just hope that she doesn't lose control of her demon blood then," Shippo smiled, silently hoping that she didn't go berserk without the blade around to help her revert to normal. 'After all… if a henyou had a hard time with the blood, just imagine how hard it would be for a human like Kagome.'
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Souta sighed as he stared at the well he had seen his sister jump into so many times before. That well, and the God Tree, were the only two things to survive the attack staged by Naraku. Souta found himself at that well quite often, hoping to see his sister climb out of and complain about Inuyasha not letting her bath in warm water, or Miroku's lecherous ways. But she never came out. It wasn't as though Souta had ever deluded himself into thinking that she actually would, but that didn't mean that it didn't upset him.
The young boy turned around to leave, and bumped into Kohaku. The ghost smiled at him, "Long time no see, ne?"
Souta stood up, and dusted himself off before talking, "Yeah, I guess. But I've busy with school and stuff, you know."
"Well, I have something important to tell you," Kohaku's smile widened, "about Kagome."
(I'm not sure if that's a good place to end the chapter or not… but it seems to work so yeah. Until next time, bah-bye n.n)
