chapter 5: the academy

when they arrived at the academy, they went straight to the headmaster's office.

you could imagine kaien's suprised face when 4 vampires came bursting in, one with a woman in his arms.

kagome sighed in relief when she was set down in a sofa. when they had all settled in, she glanced at the man with glasses and said, "im guessing you are the headmaster?"

"yes, i am. my name is kaien cross, headmaster of the cross academy." kaien replied. at his reply, kagome's hand stilled for a brief moment in recognization.

"enough with the introductions. tell us your story." zero said impatiently.

"I am a Shikon Miko." Kagome started. at the mention of Shikon Miko, kaien's eyes narrowed in recognization.

"I'm a guardian of sorts of the Shikon jewel, which hold tremendous power. centuries ago, i- me and my companions fought over the jewel with a spider demon. we almost killed him, but he killed all my companions and bound me to a tree. I was forced to sleep, but, as you can see, you guys have awoken me. thank you again. "

kaien said, "Shikon, you say? where is the jewel right now?"

kagme pursed her lips, and said "it's back where it was. " she then pointed at the lower left of her abdomen. "the jewel was born from inside my body."

kaien asked Kagome in a solemn voice, "what was the name of the spider demon?"

"..Naraku." Kagome said, grimacing at the thought of him. "why do you ask?"

yuki gasped, "Naraku, as in the one who controls the vampire council?"

kagome stilled, "what did you say?" Kagome thought she heard hallucinations.

kaien took over. " Naraku currently is the "king" of the vampire council. he aims to eradicate humans on this earth."

kagome tried to jump up from her seat but failed. she shook with rage and fury.

"you are saying. that Naraku is alive, and wants to,, what, eliminate the human race?" her eyes burned with anger. "after all those sacrifices, he's still alive?!"

she suddenly felt tired, all of a sudden. this was feudal era all over again. she put her face in her hands, trying to keep her anger in check.

"why didn't the vampire hunter association take down Naraku yet?" she asked, her face still cast downward.

in that one question, she felt the cold touch of a blade on her neck. kaien had pulled his sword out and pointed its tip threateningly against her neck. "how do you know the vampire hunter association?"

kagome made no move to pull away from the sword. "you've grown, kaien. do you not remember me?" she grasped the edge of the sword and pulled it towards her. when kaien was pulled to her because of the sudden pull, Kagome tugged his arms and when he bent his head over, she pulled out his hair tie and held it dangling in front of his eyes. his hair spilled over his shoulders.

"you still use this tie?"

kaien face paled as a memory flashed through him. "kagome onee-san? that cant be. she died!"

"I am dead. officially. I faked my death because I did not want to involve the matters of the Shikon jewel with the vampire council. "

rido asked,"what are you guys talking about?"

kaien turned, stone-faced. "she is the founder of the vampire hunter association. I've been,,,acquainted with her before."

"that aside. why aren't they making any moves to stop Naraku?!" Kagome said impatiently.

"Naraku has yet to make any move. we don't have any justification to attack him. if we do so and attack him there is a risk of whole vampire community rebelling at the Kuran family for siding with the humans." kaien said gravely.

"I have to destroy him!" Kagome said, gritting her teeth.

" we will, Kagome-san. we'll help you. but first, i think she needs to rest." Yuki said softly.

kagome looked like she wanted to argue, but backed down.

"she can stay in the night dorm." Kaname said to the headmaster. kaien did not say anything but nodded.

before they could leave the office, kaien called out, "could I speak with Kagome, privately? ill set her down at the dorm later."

kaname hesitated for a moment before he nodded and left the office with the other vampires.

silence filled the room when the other left. kagome remained sitting at the sofa, while kaien stood, facing the window. "why didnt you tell me?" he said with a tight voice.

"im sorry."

"you couldve let me know."

"i know."

"i trusted you!"

"i know."

"i searched for you."

"you were supposed to move on."

".."

silence filled the room again, and kaien was going to angrily retort that she abandoned him cruelly when he felt soft arms encircle waist.

kagome had been slowly walking towards him even though her legs hurt. in the end, she collasped on the ground. "kagome!" kaien urgently bent down to support her.

kagome smiled apologetically. "im sorry kaien.. will you forgive me?"

kaien sobbed internally. his mentor, his strong, fierce kagome looked so fragile.

kaien pulled kagome into his chest and hugged her tightly. "i forgive you. only because you came back."

flashback:

200 years ago-

it was snowing, and kaien cross, a 5 year old was staggering through the snow, beaten and bruised. the town villagers had chased him out, calling him a monster. monster that ate his own brother.

he thought to himself, i wouldnt mind if i die right now, im a monster after all. finally, his legs gave out and he collasped in the snow, but not before he heard a voice and felt warm arms encircle his body.

"inuyasha! we have to help this boy! oh, he looks frozen in cold!"

what a kind person, he thought before he faded into unconsiouness.

present-

they remained hugging each other, until kaien stood up and picked kagome up.

"ill take you to the dorms. the people there will take care of you."

"arigato, kaien."

with that, they left the office and to the night dorms, leaving frozen and bitter memories and replacing them with bright, new ones.

*not a kaien/kag fanfic!

they are more like a family to each other!