As promised! I welcome you all to a recent world I created in the midst of all of my crazy ideas called Tamashi No Gemu! (Roughly translated meaning "Soul Games". If this is wrong PLEASE let me know so I can change it!) And there wasn't enough room to make this clear, but I also have Tenchi Muyo crossed in as well, if you didn't know by reading my story "Through Time". So, go check that out as well :) Lol Hope you guys like my new story! Please R&R! Happy reading! Oh yeah, and none of these characters belong to me, blah, blah, you guys already know this! ;)
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Chapter One
"Accepted"
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"Kagome!" Mrs. Higurashi called her daughter from downstairs.
"Yes, mom?"
"Could you come down here, please? There's some mail here for you. It's from Shikon University!" Mrs. Higurashi tossed the rest of the mail aside and held the University's letter firm between her fingers. Kagome, her father and her son Sota were beside her in the family room in an instant.
"What are you waiting for, mom? Open it up!" Sota urged.
"Kagome is the one going back to school, she should open it." Mrs. Higurashi passed the letter to Kagome.
"Hurry, child!" Grandpa was restless and jumped out of his skin when Buyo meowed and rubbed against his leg. He picked the fat cat up and handed it to Sota. "You being accepted into this University will make our ancestors proud. You as a young priestess should develop your powers, work hard and become sole proprietor of the Jewel of Four Souls and protect it from the evils of the world." His hands were clasped together and hopeful tears ran down his cheeks.
"Why you waited and wasted two years at a normal university I will never know but now is the chance for you to make up for that lost time." He added with a cross of his arms.
"It wasn't a waste of time, Gramps. Couldn't I just enjoy college as a normal person before giving in to your peer pressure for needing more responsibility?" Kagome popped a vein and dropped her shoulders. "You might be worse than Sango." She said of her best friend. Sango was already attending the University and had tried to convince Kagome plenty of times to apply. Kagome finally gave in and put in an application once her sophomore year at Tokyo U was complete.
"Now that I think about it, Gramps, you're sorta living through Kagome. You pushed her hard enough and now she's giving in." Sota pointed out.
Grandpa was offended and went drop-jawed at Sota's accusation. "I'm doing no such thing!" He lied.
Kagome took a deep breath. "Alright, you two." She silenced them. Here goes nothing. She thought. She broke the seal on the back of the envelop and carefully pulled out the letter. Her pure brown eyes slowly read over each word and her body seemed to relax after reading the first three sentences. "What do ya know? I got in."
Grandpa jumped for joy and took the family cat from Sota's hands and danced around the family room.
"Congrats, sis!" Sota stood beside her to get a better look at the letter.
"How wonderful, Kagome! We'll go out tonight to celebrate." Mrs. Higurashi hugged her daughter. "You choose the restaurant?"
"Sure." Kagome agreed.
"Now, Kagome, when you leave, don't come back until you're sole proprietor of the jewel, you hear me?" Grandpa put Buyo down and pointd in his granddaughter's direction.
"You're crazy! I'm coming home on all of my breaks, Grandpa. You won't get rid of me that easily." Kagome jogged back upstairs with a nap on her mind. She had been able to hold a job over the past two years and this week, waitressing had beat her up more than usual. "I guess I should tell Sango." She reached for her cell phone sitting on her nightstand as she lay down on top of her fluffy comforter.
"On second thought, she'll be visiting next week. I'll just surprise her with the news then." Kagome put her phone back down and turned her back towards the wall and closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.
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"Hello, Mrs. Higurashi. How are you?" Sango greeted Kagome's mother with a hug.
"Sango, dear. I'm well. How are you?"
"I'm just the same." She bent down to pick up her demon feline Kilala, who was sitting patiently by her side, which Mrs. Higurashi pet with a smile. "This is my good friend Misao Makimachi. She attends the University with me." Sango introduced her friend.
Mrs. Higurashi smiled at the petite girl and noticed her long braid as she bowed slightly to her. "Very nice to meet you, Misao."
"Likewise." Misao's big turquoise eyes were warm and innocent, as was her smile.
"Kagome is upstairs in her room. She just got home from work not too long ago." Mrs. Higurashi gestured the girls inside and closed the front door behind them.
Sango slightly bowed. "Thank you." She and Misao walked up the stairs and headed towards Kagome's room. Before she could knock, Kagome's door opened and Sango became face-to-face with her raven-haired best friend.
Kagome's eyes widened. "Sango! You're here!" She grabbed her up into a tight hug.
"Haha, yeah! This is Misao. Misao, Kagome." Sango said once she and Kagome released one another.
"Misao! Nice to finally meet you."
Misao accepted Kagome's friendly hug. "Same to you."
"You guys can wait in my room. I'll go get us some sodas and snacks and we can talk." Kagome got their snack preferences and ran to the kitchen.
Sango took a seat on the foot of Kagome's bed and Misao sat in the desk chair.
"Say, Sango, Kagome kind of resembles Kikyo, don't you think?" Misao asked, fiddling with the end of her long braid.
Sango scrunched her nose and shook her head. "No way. Kagome's much prettier." She waved her hand and sat her shoulder bag on the floor near her feet.
"That still doesn't mean they don't resemble each other. But, you're right." Misao shrugged and pulled her cell phone from her own shoulder bag as it vibrated on her lap. She checked it and a light blush crept across her face.
"Who is that?" Sango inquired.
Misao perked up. "Uh, nobody."
"Come on, Misao. It's Aoshi, isn't it?" Sango smirked.
Misao blushed even harder but a smile crept onto her face. "Y-yeah, it's him."
"What did he say?"
"I just told him that I hope he was having a nice summer. He replied and said 'Same to you. Can't wait to see you when the new semester starts.'"
"He said that?" Sango asked in disbelief. "I knew he liked you. But, he's so...emotionless." She chuckled. "No wonder he and Sesshomaru are best friends. They're one in the same."
"Aoshi isn't emotionless, he just appears to be. He's actually a real sweetheart behind closed doors."
"I'll believe it when I see it."
"Believe what?" Kagome came into the room with Kilala trailing in behind her. She placed the snacks on her work desk and handed Sango and Misao their sodas and grabbed one for herself. She took a seat beside Sango on the bed and popped a cookie into her mouth as Kilala got comfortable between her and Sango on the comforter.
"That an emotionless guy can be a sweetheart behind closed doors."
"I think it's possible." Kagome shrugged.
Misao stuck her tongue out at Sango and got an eye roll in return. "That's neither here nor there." Sango tuned to Kagome, folding her right let up on the bed. "So, did you get an answer yet?"
"What is this answer you speak of?" Kagome toyed with her.
"Come on, Kagome. I wanna know." Sango whined.
"Alright, alright." Kagome handed Sango a letter from her nightstand and watched as she went crazy while reading it over.
"You've been accepted!"
"Really?" Misao asked.
"Yeah! Now you'll be going to school with us! Are you excited?"
Kagome giggled. "Probably not as excited as you are."
"You're really gonna love it there, Kagome. It's a little dangerous from time-to-time, but other than that, it's really cool. We'll have so much fun together." Sango fantasized.
"I hope you're right. I get to pick my classes a week before I come out. So now I'm waiting for a little more information to come in the mail. When are you leaving to go back?"
"A week before. I already have my classes picked out for the fall quarter. I just want to make sure I'm all settled in. Plus I have to work around then as well."
"What about you, Misao?" Kagome wondered.
"I'll be leaving around the same time. Have you given it any thought?"
Kagome shook her head and got up to put a few cookies on her napkin. "Not really. Probably three days before my classes start. This would be my first time "leaving the country" so I'll try to spend as much time with my family before I go." She used air quotes.
Shikon University was located on an off island of Japan called Feudal Island. To those who weren't truly knowledgeable of the school, which was almost all of Japan, it was something like a boarding school. Feudal Island was a place in which humans with special powers and demons alike could walk around in society without really being fearful of one another. Demons could walk around freely without worrying who saw their true form. For the most part, everyone got along. Feudal Island's population was a mediocre amount of about 50,000 people. The island itself was a little like its own country.
"I can understand that. I know they'll miss you a great deal." Sango commented.
"And me them." Kagome agreed. "Although, it seems like my grandpa can't wait for me to go. He was almost as bad as you when it came to peer pressuring me into applying." She gave a soft sigh and Sango giggled. "But, at any rate, I guess this will be a pretty good experience for me."
"It will be." Sango reassured her. "Hey, Misao and I were going to hang out at the mall for a couple hours. I know you worked today, but would you like to come?" She offered.
"I am sort of pooped, but why not? I could use a few things."
Their trip to the mall was successful and by the end of the day, Kagome was more than tired. She soaked in the bath for about an hour and started to doze off to sleep. It wasn't until Sota interrupted her private time that she abandoned the lukewarm water to trade it for the warmer water of a quick shower then the comfort of her bed. Before going to sleep she checked her phone. There was a text from Sango letting her know that she and Misao made it back to her father's place safely. Kaome texted back a quick okay and turned over on her stomach to sleep. Unbeknownst to her, Buyo was hiding under her work desk and he casually walked over and leapt onto her bed.
Kagome let out a low "oof" and sighed as her fat feline made himself comfortable on her back. "Buyo, what do you think I'm getting myself into?" She asked him. He yawned a meow and lied his head down as he curled up. "You're right. Probably a heap of trouble. But on the plus side I will be developing and getting more in tune with my spiritual powers. Some good has to come out of this some way." She sighed once again and opened her eyes to the stars she could see through her window curtains. "Well, I'll just see how this turns out in a few weeks." She slowly closed her eyes and quickly found sleep.