Second Meeting
Kagome's POV
'Where does Grandpa get all this junk' I thought as I started putting all the boxes back in the shed. It had taken two hours to clear it this morning and another four hours to organize and sort through everything. Now it all had to be reloaded and organized. Souta had left after a brief visit with Mom and Grandpa. Mom had to run to the store and Grandpa was preparing for a guest that runs another shrine, everything else was left to me. We had started around five in the morning and it was almost one. I had five more boxes to bring in and then I would be done. Around eight hours just to organize a stinky old shed. To think in a few years the shrine would be mine and I would have to do everything without any help, not much to look forward to. The good thing is that it would be like being with Miroku, Sango, Inu Yasha and Shippo again. I missed them all, I even miss Koga. I paused, why did I even think of Inu Yasha, if it weren't for him I could still visit my beloved friends. If it weren't for Inu Yasha, Miroku and Sango might have had a family and been happy. They had disserved to be happy, after all the battles and all the despair. I sighed as the last box was put in its proper space.
I looked to the house, the house were so much had happened. I thought of how old gramps was starting to look, it scared me a little to think that in just a matter of time I might have to say goodbye to someone else I love. My loved living at the shrine, but she had a friend on the other side of Japan. Her friend had opened a bakery and wanted her to come and live with her so that they could run it together. Mom said that she would when the time was right, she often talked about her friends grandkids and how happy they seemed to make everyone. I know that mom wants me to get married and raise kids of my own, but I don't think I can ever have a relationship with someone normal. Yesterday and helped, it is really nice to hear that I'm not the only abnormal person out there. Maybe someday I can have healthy relationship with someone, but that is a long way off. Souta loved hearing the old stories and had at one time had looked up to Inu Yasha, but he had no interest in managing the shrine. He is twenty-five and has a veterinarian degree, right now though he is a professional soccer player. I laughed silently when I remembered how mom would tell him he should be a doctor; he always said that he would be a pro-soccer player. Mom was happy with his choice to become a veterinarian; it was close to being a doctor. Souta was leaving for the United States tomorrow; it would most likely be over six months until we see him again.
I looked over to see Kirara sleeping on the porch spot where Buyo had at one time spent his days napping. Buyo had died seven years ago; it had been tough on everybody. He had never been a pet, Buyo had always been one of the family and he was well missed. Having Kirara there to snuggle on your lap really helped all of us to deal with Buyo's death. It seemed like death had become a friend, so many people have died so closely together. 'I'm going to be the one that needs to see a psychologist instead of all my patients. I should stop thinking about all of the deaths that I have seen. I have something that so many people would love to have; I have the knowledge that the afterlife is in fact real. How can I have reason to be upset when I know that everyone I love has gone to a truly better place. I should take my own advice and let go, wait till it is time to see them again.' Thoughts just ran through my head, all because of Yusuke. It's not his fault, but hearing his story and then sharing mine just brought up all of these memories that I am just starting to get over. I have to see if I can find anyone else, he did mention having friends and meeting other psychics. Starting Monday I will have to start probing every area that I can to find some others like me. Time to sweep all seven hundred sixty four stairs, that alone should take five or six hours. Sweeping stairs is a tedious chore, but it somehow always seems to take my mind off of things. That is probably the reason as to when I save for times when I start to feel sorry for myself.
Yusuke's POV
'Of all days to have to spend with Genkai and the rest of the group, why does it have to be today? I just met Kagome, a girl who just may have gone through more than I ever have and she happens to be my shrink. Fate has an even worse sense of humor than me, which is saying quite a lot.' I sighed loudly, which earned me a very cold glare from the old lady. She wanted all of us to come with her to some old shrine. The only weird thing about the shrine is that it is supposed to have some holy power that shouldn't be there. The family that lives there has no special gifts, and we're supposed to find out where the power is coming from.
Genkai stops and I see a set of stairs almost larger than Genkai's. My luck just seems to really suck, lately. I put my head down and started climbing, wondering why the shrine could feel so familiar.
My head shot up and the look on my face must have surprised everyone for they all stopped and looked at me.
"What is it, dimwit." Genkai asked, as I started jogging up the steps until I reached the figure that was sweeping the steps. Everyone started following me, and I could almost feel Hiei's annoyance. The figure tensed and ran up to the shrine, with surprising speed.
I stopped at the last stair with everyone right on my heels. When I stopped I saw a Kagome kneeled over a sutra praying her right hand went over it and a huge amount of sacred energy was released. A huge barrier came forth and surrounded the shrine, pushing all of us back a few steps before it was no longer visible. I couldn't see the barrier, but I could feel it and it was even more powerful than I could have imagined.
"Genkai is that you?" An old mans voice rang out, I looked and saw a short old geezer walking over to us. He appeared to be having a little difficulty reaching us. "Kagome, take the barrier away." She looked at the old man as if her were crazy, but she lifted her hand and then placed it on the sutra right away. The barrier disappeared immediately, Kagome looked at us and then her eyes landed on me and she smirked slightly for only an instant.
'Just maybe this day is going to be okay after all.' That was the thought that went through my head before I heard a huge explosion and saw Kagome turn and run towards it. 'Or maybe this is not going to be such a great day after all.' I started running after her with Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei right on my tail. I stopped at the end of a clearing located behind the shrine, Kagome was fighting one of the ugliest demons I have ever seen. I was about to us my spirit gun to help her, when she sent a blast of holy power right at the ugly thing. The demon fell into a pile of ash, she turned to look at us and smiled.
"Hello Yusuke, these must be your friends Kurama, Kuwabara and Hiei." She said with a smirk, I received some ugly glares from Hiei and Kuwabara and Kurama was looking straight at Kagome with a weird look on his face. 'Yep, today really is going to be a very long day, just how the hell am I supposed to explain all of this to everyone.' Today is not my day.