Kagome sobs harshly as she drops to her knees. The training had prepaid them slightly, but not for something like this. What had happened after she had made the wish? Had Sango and Miroku made it? Did they get to live happily? What about Inuyasha and Sesshomaru? Surely Sesshomaru went to get Rin back from Kaede. But how did Shippo get to the bad side? Was she the reason? Was her sudden absents hurt him to that point of hurting the people they fought so hard to protect? Kagome holds her chest tightly as she cries, not caring if others heard her. "I'm sorry," she mutters staring at her hand still spotted with Shippo's blood. "I hurt him. I hurt Shippo." She begins going into hysterics. "Shippo, I'm so sorry."
The others, however, were focused on All Might and Izuku at the other end of the center. As the noise dies from the students and pros, the only sound left was Kagome's sobs. Uraraka is the first to notice, the sight crushing her. Without thinking, Uraraka rushes over to her friend, confusing the people that were standing beside her. She didn't know what had happened, but she didn't what Kagome going through it on her own. The cries got louder by the moment as if she was pleading with someone to right a wrong. Uraraka kneels next to her, pulling the upset girl into her arms. "They're gone, Kagome," she tries to soothe. "Everyone is safe."
"They took him," Kagome cries into her shoulder, not daring to look at the others coming around them. "They have Shippo!" In the heat of emotion, Kagome forgets her filter. "I left him all alone and now they have him!" Uraraka sheds a few tears herself. The overwhelming amount of despair coming from Kagome made her own heartache. "And I did nothing but hurt him."
Leaving the USJ that day had everyone asking the same questions. How did the villains know about the training with All Might? And who was Shippo?
Kagome woke up in Recovery Girl's office with a migraine. Groggily sitting up, she groans and tries to remember what had happened. "Oh, you're awake," the kind voice of Recovery Girl rings. "How do you feel?"
"My head hurts but that's about all," Kagome replies as she rubs her eyes.
"Good," the elder woman smiles. "That means you're well enough to answer some questions about what happened at the USJ." Kagome looks at her confused. "About a person named Shippo, my dear." The girl's expression immediately turns sour, looking away from the pro. Recovery Girl sighs before grabbing whoever was outside the door. All Might and Nezu step inside, serious auras around them.
"Miss Higurashi," the Principle starts. "We need to discuss what happened at the USJ and how you know a villain of that power."
"So you mean he made a name for himself in that community?" she asks softly.
"We have full reason to believe that he is connected to All for One, Kagome," All Might states. "What do you know about him and his quirk?"
"Do you want to unbelievable truth or understandable lie?" she glares, something in her was shot down and this wasn't the usually sweet student in his class.
"The truth," Nezu smiles. "The more we know on him, the more prepaid we can be." Kagome looks at her hand again, tears filling her vision quickly. The blood was still there, taunting her as Naraku had done.
"You are both aware I can only harm people to an extent, never to the point of burning or making them bleed, correct?" The two nod. "That being said, I made Shippo scream in pain and start bleeding from the burn I gave him from just grabbing his-" she starts hiccuping from crying as she grabs her own neck with her hand. "His n-neck."
"I see that you care for this person," Nezu says as he pats her other hand.
"He isn't human," Kagome says quickly. "He's a Kitsune. A full blood youkai." The males glance at each other for a split second before letting her continue. "And I'm a Miko."
The students of Class 1-A were giving a few days off after the attack, getting to recover before training hard for the next event. Mama Higurashi was at the school as soon as she got word that Kagome had woken up. She was told not to worry by Recovery Girl. "She might not feel like herself for a little bit, but I'm sure she'll spring back before you know it." The ride home was silent. Kagome to upset to speak and her mother understanding that she needs space. The moment they got home, Kagome said nothing to her brother and ran to her room, locking the door behind her. A muffled scream echoes through the house moments later as Kagome continues her cries for Shippo. The name strikes a bell for the family, feeling oddly familiar yet from a long time ago.
Kagome calms herself down enough to change and shower before fully hiding away in her room. She reminisces in her memories of the other era, remembering the last battle and everyone that fought next to her. How it all started with trying to find her cat. She remembered everything. "The scroll," she whispers to herself. She had nearly forgotten its existence at the bottom of her trusty yellow bag. Kagome grabs her bag as soon as she gets into her room, pulling everything out to find the scroll her mother had given her. The scroll wasn't there much to Kagome distress. "Mama had given it to me when she thought I was ready. Maybe this Mama still has it and has yet to deem me ready," she mutters to herself hopefully. "That means I'm just going to have to wait then." A ding from her phone breaks her attention away from her thoughts, surprising the girl.
Unknown: If you're still up for the demonstration, I'm at the park.
Kagome smiles softly, realizing that she had given her number to Todoroki but he had yet to message her until now. Quickly putting the contact in, she sends a reply back.
That would be great, I'll be there in a moment!
Anything to get her mind off things right now. Todoroki just happened to know exactly what she needed. "Mama, I'll be back in a little bit!" she yells as she runs out the door before anyone could question her. Yes, it was a complete 180 from her mood in the car and when she had first gotten home. Kagome runs there, finding it the best way to release her tension until she saw Todoroki. Getting to the tree she was under, she finds her friend in casual clothes leaning against the tree looking at his phone patiently. "I see you managed to escape again," she smiles softly at him as she pulls his attention to her. He nods in response and heads over to a more secluded area. Kagome catches up to walk beside him. "So how are we going to hide the fact that we are using our quirks in public?"
"Put one of your barriers up, of course," he says calmly. He had seen how she had used her quirk to make a bubble around the bomb during their first training exercise with All Might but didn't want to admit that he wants to see it first hand. Kagome nods this time as they come to a stop in a clearing, putting up a barrier around them. Todoroki's cold expression stays the same but there is a sudden spark in his eyes as he sees the shimmering pick barrier.
"Ok, your turn," she smiles at him more. Todoroki takes a step with his right foot, making a path of ice that ends under Kagome's feet, causing her to slip and try to keep her balance as she laughs. "Have you tried making it snow? Or like a blizzard?" she asks as she gains her balance again and skates across the ice. He shrugs, clear that he hadn't tried but has thought about it at least once. "Make a small storm in your hand." Nodding, Todoroki puts his right hand out with his palm up and tries to make the ice into tinier parts than his usual massive spikes. A flurry of snow dances in his hand for a moment before he loses it.
"That's a start at least." Kagome's eyes widen in amazement as she shivers slightly. It was getting rather cold in the barrier.
"You're amazing Todoroki," she praises. A light blush adores Todoroki's cheeks as well as a small flame in his hair. Both leave as quickly as they come, however, making Kagome miss it completely.
The falling days before school were boring for everyone. Kagome had unlimited time to think about her old friends and her new friends. But how would she be able to handle seeing Shippo again? Are the others here, too? Many hours are spent just remembering her favorite memories with everyone in her old group of friends. Her old family. Izuku had come by one of the days to make sure she was ok but that was the extent of any contact.
The first day back had everyone excited but scared at the same time. Aizawa was more than likely not healed from all the injuries he had gotten from fighting both Shiguraki and the other villains. Sitting down in their usual seats, Kagome smiles sweetly at Todoroki as she normally does when she sees him. Expecting someone else to substitute for Aizawa, the students gasp and nearly scowl their teacher for being here when he should be resting.
"I'll be fine," he states before looking at some papers. "You have more important things to worry about. Like the upcoming Sports Festival. Use this event to get noticed by some of the Pros that will be watching." Aizawa then continues on with the day's lessons and before anyone knew it, it was the end of the day and time to leave.
"You mean the festival that gets broadcasted all over the world?" Kagome starts to ask herself. Wanting to fully understand the event, she losses herself in her thoughts. She could use this to get the attention of the youkai around and maybe find her old friends and tell them about Shippo. "Are any of them Pros is the question," she sighs before Katsuki yells for "extras" to move out of the way. Kagome takes this moment to grab her things and see what was happening. "Stop being so damn rude, Bakugo," Kagome snaps at him as she pushes past him and straight into a male with light purple hair.
"Oh it's you," he states. Kagome blushes slightly as she smiles at him and takes a small step back.
"You know this trash?" Katsuki glares.
"The only thing trash here is your damn attitude, Bakugo," Kagome glares back before fully greeting the male in front of her. "But I never got to thank you properly for saving me the other day."
"Don't worry about it," he says calmly. "I won't be there to save you in the Sports Festival, so remember that." Kagome laughs softly.
"I look forward to competing against you," Kagome says as she offers her hand to him. "May the best Hero win." The male takes her hand and shakes it without hesitation. "So, can I get your name now or am I just going have to keep calling you my mysterious hero?" The two classes go quiet at the last few words of her's. She had called someone class 1-B considered more of a villain a hero. Her hero nonetheless.
"Shinso, Hitoshi," he answers after a moment. "And you miss damsel?"
"I'm Higurashi, Kagome," she laughs softly as they both let go of the others hand. Katsuki shoves past the two in a worse mood than usual and makes his way home.
"I expect the best from the class that was victorious against a villain attack, ok damsel?" Hitoshi smiles slightly, ignoring the explosive blonde. "Don't embarrass us out there."
Everyone then leaves the area to go home for the day, most getting started on training immediately. As soon as Kagome had gotten back to her shrine, she changes into her workout clothes and heads deep into the small wood area her family owns.
"Two weeks to train up for the festival, huh?" Kagome smiles to herself as she stretches. "This is going to be so fun."
