A/N: Well here we are people! What you've all been waiting for! Here is where the original story line starts!


Chapter 18

Cracks and splinters were heard in the otherwise silent room. The soft glow that had illuminated the space began to fade and another loud crack echoed like thunder before the crystal shattered. Shards flew and littered the ground and the walls before they dissipated from sight as if they were never there.

Long raven locks curled across the ground and an audible gasp came from the released form of the priestess. She could hear panicked voices gurgling in her ears and she groaned. She heard footsteps and a muffled curse of surprise.

"K-Kagome, you're alive!"

Who was making so much noise? Kagome finally looked up and saw the slightly wavering form of… what was the kid's name again? He was big now. She shook her head of the fog and made to stand up.

"G-get the President, Kagome's been found!"

A sudden rush of memories came back to her and she acted without thought, knocking the kid out and rushing to knock out whoever else was making a run for it. She made it just before his hand reached the knob. Kagome sighed and got ready to drag the unconscious body back the whatever room she'd been in.

After sitting them up against the wall, she stripped the kid of his hoodie and slipped into it, zipping it all the way up. She tucked her hair into the back and slowly crept her way out of the Association.


Kagome ducked into a small café and found a seat in a booth. She let out a relieved sigh and scanned the area. A waitress walked up to her and offered her a drink but she refused and continued listening to the teenage chatter around her.

"Oh my god, did you see the Night Class today? They were beautiful!"

"Aidou-senpai looked at me!"

"I wish we didn't have prefects stopping us from trying to say hi!"

"Ugh, yeah, especially Yuki, she thinks she so special just because Kaname-senpai pays attention to her."

"Don't forget Zero! His glare scares me!"

Kagome's heart skipped a beat and she was reminded of the boy who was still waiting for her. Guilt swallowed her and she looked over at her right shoulder, her hand coming up to feel the smooth skin underneath. There should have been a scar. She was pulled out of her musings when the table she'd been listening to got up.

"We should head back now. The Academy's always so strict on curfew."

Kagome perked up. The Academy, as in the one Kaien wanted to build? The raven-haired woman discreetly rose from her place and followed behind the trio. When they arrived she saw the familiar sight of silver hair and her heart banged against her ribcage. He looked so much older… just how long had she been healing?


A/N: Yeah, it's just her not so elaborated escape and her gathering info. So a filler chapter in all honesty, lol. Again, thank you to all those who read and reviewed! I want to thank specifically thank NightlyRowenTree though, even though you have nothing else to say but "thanks for the update" you still reviewed and that warms my heart. Seriously though, if you reply in another language I can just google translate it. Now, it may not always be correctly translated, but I'll get the gist of it, promise! Also, once more for the people in the back! This is now on track with the original time line.

A note to some questions and or requests: Sorry, Kagome was NOT rescued, lol. She's a big girl. I'm also iffy on bringing in any Inuyasha characters. I may or may not borrow the idea that there are barriers separating the worlds from each other, and that may or may not be the reason why Kagome is all alone.