My Best Friends Brother

Summary: Yoh has a best friend...okay, so that's no shock, everyone has a best friend...but his is not who you think. Her name is Kagome, and she was the friend who had him coming to Japan. Kagome Higurashi was the childhood friend his parents hadn't approved of, and when she's noticed by Hao as Yoh's one real weakness, will he be able to save her, or will she be lost to the fires of passion lit by the older twin brother he's never known.

Anime/Manga: Shaman King/InuYasha

Pairing: Kagome/Hao

Genre: Romance/Angst

Rated: M for Mature Content

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T "READ" THE "MANGA"!

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"-o what do you think Souta?"

The baby wasn't paying attention to Kagome as she rattled off her earlier discussion with the girls at school about the Koropokkuru's and their reaction to them.

It was almost eight o'clock as she made her way up to the top of the gravesite to where a tall hill sat. She was close to it when a rather frightened yell snapped her out of her earlier recap.

"WAHHHHHHHHH~!"

'...what was that? No, better question, who was that? The 'what' was clearly a scream...very clearly.' She picked up the baby from the stroller and, rather than running from the scream like any normal person would, she ran towards it.

None the wiser of the person running away the other direction as they passed one another on either side of a wood built hut that sat perched on the hilltop. In fact, the only one to realize this would be the boy who stood before Kagome.

"...Yoh..."

The smiling boy looked up from where he was laughing with his ghost friends and stared in wonder at the person who called out his name. "...ah...! Kagome!"

"YOH!"

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Yeah, so a scream, an hour and a long talk later; both were sitting back to back listening to music with the ghosts around them drinking and partying it up.

"So you have been living here with your brother all alone?"

"Mm...yeah...pretty much."

"Why didn't you come back to Izumo?"

"Well, don't get me wrong. I thought about it, I would have gone back...but, I couldn't bring myself to go back. Kino basically told me and my mom to get lost, and so we did."

Yoh frowned, "Grandpa would have let you stay...Anna would have gone ballistic if she knew what Grandma did."

"Don't tell her. Anna has always looked up to Kino, and for good reasons. She's an amazing woman, and has done many amazing things in her life...she just...never liked me, for whatever reason. Oh, Yoh..." She lifted her baby brother and placed him in Yoh's lap. The boy looked down and smiled at the baby. "This is Souta,"

"Hi there," he waved with a small laugh. "His eyes aren't anywhere near me."

"No, he likes to watch the spirits. It's not just you he ignores though; he ignores me a lot too, but only when we are outside."

Yoh laughed at that. "So he's spiritually aware?"

"Oh yeah, his babysitters are Shikigami. I have to go to school, so they stay and take care of him while I'm away."

"Haha, Grandpa would be proud of you...you were always so much better at summoning the Shikigami than I was, he really liked you. I remember, he was really upset when you and your mom left. He said, 'another one gone' and sighed."

"Another one gone?"

"Yeah, another talented Shaman. He seemed to think you lost interest in shamanism."

"On the contrary, I still do my training! Oh, perhaps I could coax you into joining me on my morning jogs?"

He gave a small chuckle and shook his head, "Not really my thing, Kagome. You know me."

"Yeah, but that was like...five years ago...surely you've manned up over that time span."

"Nope, I'm quite happy to say that I have not manned up. I will tell you, I want to be Shaman King, but no, I do not want to go out and exercise. I like to just relax, take in the sights. You know...watching the scenery is more than enough for me."

"If Anna heard that-"

"She'd kill me! I know..." He sighed, and then smiled widely. "Thankfully, Anna isn't here!"

'...yet, I'm sure that will last long. She'll be coming, sooner or later.' She smiled, "I guess you're right. I should be getting home though, so I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Ah, hopefully! I live over there at the old Hot Spring Motel."

"...that one that was shut down because of the massacre that took the lives of the previous family and left them to haunt the hot springs? Funbari Springs?"

Yoh grinned, "That's the one!"

"Yeah, I live nearby it...I'll come see you then. What school will you be attending?"

"Mm...Shinra Private Academy, where do you go?"

"Shinra Private Academy."

"..." Yoh looked at her curiously, "Serious?"

"Yep." She stood and took her brother from his arms, smiling at him as she did before turning her eyes to Yoh. "I'm glad you're here, Yoh. I missed you, I miss Anna too, but I can wait."

"...wait?"

Kagome laughed and started off towards the stairs, "I'll see you tomorrow at school, Yoh!"

"Ah, right! Bai-bai~!"

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Kagome arrived back to the stroller and was pleased to find it untouched and the flowers she'd bought earlier still there. She buckled her brother back up and started back for the house. Souta was already starting to fall asleep; it wouldn't be long till he was out cold.

Ten minutes later found her at home and laying her brother down to change his diaper and clothes before putting him in the crib beside her own bed. She made her way outside and placed flowers in the hold where she removed the old ones. She did this every Wednesday, as it usually took five days and the flowers were dead, she figured this way Souta could take in some sights in the middle of the week too and not just on the weekends.

Getting down on her knees before the grave, she smiled sadly, "I'll be going to bed soon, mom...I just thought I should let you know, I ran into Yoh a while ago. I am sure Anna will follow soon, but all the same, I was happy to see him. He'll be attending the same school too! It's been forever since we've gotten to hang out. I will still take care of Souta, though, let's be honest, the Shikigami do a better job at that than I do, but I will be seeing him more often now. I feel the Shaman Fights are drawing near, and I can feel something else is coming too. Please continue to watch over Souta and I...good night mom."

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Me: Here is chapter two, I hope you all like it!