Sorry that last chapter was so short!!! This one will be longer I promise!

A Chance Encounter

Kun-loon spent the whole rest of the day online looking at houses for sale in Forks. There was one that was on the border of town and was more secluded in the trees. It would only be a ten minute drive to school for the kids. Fortunately for her, she saved the inheritance she got in her fathers will, the money she received from her husbands life insurance when he died, the money they made from the shrine in the past two years, and her personal savings. She always said if she could have a power it would be the power of super saving. All of this added up to a couple million dollars in American money. Her father had had more money than he let on. So that his daughter and grandkids could have a better life after he passed on.

She purchased the house online, then went to a car dealership website to look at cars for herself and Kagome. She emailed the owner and made an appointment for them to look at cars right when they arrived. She then booked plane tickets for the following day. It was supposed to be the only day of the week that was going to be overcast. She wasn't so stupid as to think no one would notice their sparkling skin.

"Kagome? Sota? How's the packing going?" She asked. They realized they didn't need to shout. They all had enhanced hearing capabilities.

"Great mom!" She heard Sota say.

"Ugh I don't have anything to pack! I don't have any clothes, mama. I need to do some serious shopping when we get to America." Kagome said and Kun-loon just shook her head. Kagome had the opposite of saving powers.

Speaking of powers, Kagome discovered that she still had her miko powers. She was nervous that she might have lost them so she went out back and shot one of her arrows and was pleased when she saw it light up a brilliant pink and the target turn to ash. Thank Kami. She thought and headed back inside.

That night, they were in the kitchen when Kagome mentioned something that had been bothering her a lot lately.

"Am I the only one who's throat is absolutely burning?" She asked

"No I've felt the same way!" Sota said and Kun-loon nodded in agreement.

"You know we haven't eaten anything today at all." Kagome said while going into the fridge and pulling out a couple steaks. They did not look appealing but then she caught a whiff of something wonderful. She pulled her mouth to the raw steak and sucked out what little blood was left in it. "Oh my goodness. I can't believe I just did that." She said with a grimace.

"Well I guess we know what our appetite is going to be like from now on." Kun-loon said.

"Blood? That's sick!" Sota said. "But where are we supposed to get blood? I'm not about to go killing people. Hey I bet that's what those things were trying to do to us! Drink our blood!"

"So were like…vampires? But those are just make believe." Kagome said.

"Yeah and so are youkai and a well that can travel 500 years into the past." Sota said

"Ok point taken. But how come we didn't burn up in the sun today?" She asked skeptically.

"We can ask all these questions to Dr. Cullen." Kun-loon said.

"But what if you're wrong? And he's not like us at all?" Sota asked.

"That's just a risk we have to take." She answered him.

"How about we get back to the problem at hand…I'm starving." Kagome said. "I say we go into the forest and do a little hunting." Kun-loon and Sota nodded in agreement. And so they set out to hunt.

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They arrived back home just before the sun came up. They decided to shower before getting dressed for their trip to America. When Kagome went into the bathroom she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and was taken aback for a second. Her eyes were now a lighter silver than they were before. I guess they get darker in color the thirstier we are…hmm. She thought before getting in the shower.

After her shower she got dressed. She knew she would have to cover up as much as possible just incase the sun decided to come out. So she put on her True Religion jeans and a long sleeve, blue shirt with silver swirly designs on it. She slipped on a pair of silver ballet flats. She then put on the white gold crescent moon earrings that Sesshoumaru gave her as a gift for taking care of Rin so many times and put a little bit of shiny light pink lip gloss on to add the final touch. She left her hair down in its natural wavy style to the middle of her back and her bangs swept to the side. Satisfied, she easily carried her luggage downstairs to wait for the taxi.

Her mom came down in a pair of gray dress pants, black heeled boots, and a long sleeve emerald colored shirt. Sota came down in dark jeans, a white band t-shirt and a black dress jacket, and white sneakers.

"Wow, Sota. Don't you look grown up." Kagome teased.

"Shut up." Sota grumbled. Just then the taxi pulled up in front of the house.

"Ok kids lets go!" Kun-loon said excitedly.

They carried their luggage out to the taxi and the driver hurriedly took it for them and put it in the trunk. Blushing and stuttering the whole time. He held the door for them and shakily got into the front. Sota was snickering the whole time and was whacked behind the head by Kagome. It made a louder sound than a normal human hitting another human should have and Kun-loon glared at her. Kagome grinned sheepishly. They arrived at the airport in a half hour and the driver unloaded their luggage onto a cart.

"Thank you so much, sir." Kun-loon said to the blushing man and handed him the cab fair plus a generous tip. They then made their way into the airport.

"Hey, mama. I forgot to ask, what's going to happen to the shrine?" Kagome asked

"Oh I sold it to the city of Tokyo. It's going to become a landmark. It's the oldest and holiest building in the city. I got a very good sum of money for it. I never have to work! You and your brother don't really have to either. But! You're still going to school." She added at the look of hope on her children's faces. And they groaned. "Oh come on it won't be that bad. And besides. You'll be in the same school. When I was enrolling you, they suggested that Sota be moved up from the eighth grade to ninth grade because he did so well in school."

"Ugh great. Well we have like two hours before our plane takes off so I'm going to go look in some shops." Kagome said before dashing off.

"Oh my children." Kun-loon

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Kagome was browsing in the shops when she felt an extremely powerful youkai aura. She was instantly alert and followed the aura to a small café. What she saw made her eyes bug out. She blinked, rubbed her eyes, shook her head, but the image would not go away. She couldn't believe she didn't recognize this aura. Sitting at a table in the café was the one and only Lord Sesshoumaru, typing away on a Blackberry. She stared at him for half a second and he looked up and looked directly into her eyes. She saw his eyes narrow for less than half a second before widening in realization. She walked up to his table and sat down across from him. He had not changed at all since she saw him 500 years ago. Only now he was in a business suit instead of his feudal Lords outfit and he had a concealment placed over his markings and fluffy tail.

"Well well, Lord Sesshoumaru. How nice to see you again. You haven't changed one bit." She said with a smile.

"And you, miko. Although I cannot say the same about your appearance." He said, quirking an eyebrow. "You smell quite different as well. It is not your usual sakura blossom scent. This new one is tinged with a strong, sweet coldness. It burns my nose a bit." He said. Kagome's jaw dropped.

"Wow that is the longest sentence I have ever heard you say!" She said and he rolled his eyes. "And I look and smell like this because my family and I were attacked and turned into vampires."

"You cannot stay out of trouble can you?" He asked

"Nope! So where is Shippo? Rin? Sango and Miroku? What happened to everyone?" She asked, sadness hinting in her eyes.

"Sango and Miroku were human, miko. They are long dead now. I adopted Rin as my own and through a bonding ceremony, she was changed into a hanyou. She is still alive. And now mated to that pup of yours. He should be here shortly." he said.

"Oh my god! My son is mated!! He's alive! He's coming?!" She asked all in one breath. Just as she finished her sentence she felt another strong demonic aura behind her. She turned around and tears would have filled her eyes if it was possible. "Shippo!"

"Okaa-san?" He asked and threw his arms around her. He looked like a man in his twenties. His hair was to his shoulders and held in a braid. He was just a tad shorter than Sesshoumaru and was lean with muscle. His emerald eyes still twinkled mischievously. "You look different. And smell different…kinda bad no offence."

"Oh Shippo! Look at you! You're grown up! I knew you'd become big and strong! I look different because I was turned into a vampire. Along with my mother and brother." She said. While still hugging her son.

"Okaa-san…you're…crushing me." Shippo gasped.

"Oh I'm sorry! One of the side effects. He he." She said rubbing her head sheepishly. "So how come you two are here?"

"We are flying to Australia to do business there." Sesshoumaru said. "And you?"

"We're moving to America. There's a doctor there that we think can give us some answers." She said. Just then she heard her flight being called. "Oh no! I have to go now. But I am so happy you are alive and well. Shippo I love you and give my love to Rin as well." She said while hugging her son. "Goodbye Sesshoumaru."

"Goodbye, Kagome. And I like your earrings." He said while patting her head and Kagome laughed.

"Yeah they were given to me by this know-it-all demon lord." She said laughing. She hugged each other them one last time before turning and walking toward her plane.

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Kagome took a seat next to her brother in first class when she arrived. Her mother was engrossed in her magazine.

"Jeez what took you so long?" Sota asked.

"Just ran into some old friends." Kagome said and Sota shrugged. She looked out the window and wondered what her new life in America would bring her.

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My goodness that was pretty long! I hope it makes up for the last short chapter!!

~Anelle