Konnichiwa! It's nice to meet you all again seeing how this is my third chapter in this series. I hope you've enjoyed it so far, and I will update fairly often until summer comes because I personally don't have any internet. So let's cross our fingers and hope I can continue to update weekly or at least monthly! Thanks to everyone who's reviewed my work, I feel greatly honored. My other stories have gotten so much popularity, that this one feels a bit neglected. People have given Red Haired Violet Eyed Stranger so many faves and review, at least in my view, that it's unbelievable!! *_*

I'm sorry if I cannot honor you with your name, but to everyone who has faved and reviewed this story, I can't say anything other than thank you sooooo much! Oh and I'll be nice to Kuwabara because he's not that horrible or ugly!

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I love it all

I truly do

Your gentle caresses

And warm eyes too

The way you hold me

Like a precious jewel

That may shatter

This you do

It makes me smile

And I feel gentleness

That I fear will grow into tenderness

Until I am deeply and truly in love with you

My only question is whether you still love me too…-me

"I thought you couldn't make it Kagome!" Yusuke shouted

"Well I got home at the last minute, and I'm glad I did!" She replied more quietly but with just as much enthusiasm.

Kagome took her time to peer over Yusuke, which was quite a feat with her size, and studied his friends. There was an orange/brownish haired dude who didn't look particularly smart but in a way seemed to remind her of Jinenji. He had a rough face and small eyes, but he seemed to not be able to stop grinning. Yusuke looked the same, his hair was gelled back and he was wearing a black top with blue jeans. He was laughing loudly for no real apparent reason. The next person was about eleven inches shorter than her, and he had dark hair with a bright white burst in the middle, apparently his hair was able to defy gravity. He had pretty red eyes that had a guarded look to them. The last guy had long red hair and bright green eyes. He reminded her of…Youko? Upon meeting his eyes she saw them widen and she recognized him? She surely would have remembered someone who looked like that…

Taking a quick look at the girls she grinned. The first one she saw was about as tall as the red-eyed man just a bit taller, and she had turquoise hair. Her eyes were a shade lighter than the man's, they were probably related. The next one had blue hair and magenta eyes that seemed to sparkle. She looked warily at Kagome as if she didn't trust or like her. After her was a tall woman with longish brown hair. She had a look to her that was at once tough and lazy. The look reminded her of the carrot top's, maybe they were related as well. After her was…Keiko?! The Keiko?! Yusuke's crush/girlfriend Keiko?! She was about two inches taller than Kagome, all the girls except for the turquoise haired girl, with deep brown hair that was cut in a bob. Her eyes were as brown as healthy soil, and Kagome could see that she was a bit worried. As a matter of fact all the girls seemed to staring at her quite oddly like she was guilty of something…when it finally clicked.

Leaning over and standing on her tiptoes she whispered in his ear," Did you tell them who I am?"

Yusuke looked over at her sheepishly. Kagome mentally sighed as she saw his look. She understood that Keiko thought she was Yusuke's secret flame or something! Trying to contain her laughter so that it only showed in her eyes she grinned and bowed to Yusuke's friends, "Hello, my name is Kagome Higurashi and the evil monster to my right is my brother, though I'm pretty sure you all already know him more than I do."

She saw Keiko physically sag in relief when she said that and she nearly sagged as well. It was good to know that she had gone off on a good start. Suddenly the red head guy spoke, and she turned around.

"Hello Miss. Kagome. My name is Shuichi Minamino-"

"Wait, Minamino, the Minamino?!" she asked. Shuichi mentally flinched, he was hoping to whatever kami there was that this girl wasn't one of his many fan girls. "Poor you, apparently your supposed to be uber-hot. How are the fan girls?" she asked laughing. Shuichi blushed at her statement and question. Kagome couldn't' help but tease him, Yuka, Eri, and Ayame talked about him all the time, and it was funny!

"Yes Kagome he is that Minamino. Shorty there is Hiei, Ugly is Kazuma Kuwabara, Shizuru Kuwabara, Yukina, Boton, and Keiko Yukimura," Yusuke introduced them pointing his finger as he intro'd. Kagome smiled and bowed once more.

"Let's go, I brought my mom's van," Kagome said cheerily.

"Oh, that reminds me, how is your mom?" Yusuke asked her.

"She's fine, but she's moving to England with Souta and Jii-chan so she can study at the college. We're going to stay at the shrine thanks to the city."

"Huh, how come I didn't hear about that?" Yusuke shouted befuddled as they walked to the van, everyone else was listening to the sibling's conversation on where they were staying.

"Apparently Mom thought you wouldn't want to come if you knew."

"Of course I would've come! It's my new home now!" Yusuke boasted puffing his chest making everyone laugh. "By the way, do you still have that weird fox hanging around with you? What happened to your garden?" he teased knowing how she would take it.

"He's not weird! Just…oh do shut up," Kagome snapped taking the bait, "my garden is perfectly fine, let's hope you don't get lost in it again, ne?" she said glaring at him.

"Ha, Urameshi got lost in a little garden!" Kuwabara laughed hysterically.

"I did not get lost! It ain't even a garden; it's more like a freakin' forest stupid!" Yusuke countered while blushing a bit at the memory of getting lost on the little mountain in Kagome's garden he stepped over and hit Kuwabara.

Shuichi had been quietly listening and was intrigued about the talk about Kagome's garden, exactly how big was it? And what was it like at the place they would be living in? A quiet, "Minamino-san, are you okay?" Looking over at Yusuke's younger sister he gave her a smile, "Yes I am quite fine, why?"

Kagome looked away, "Well, I've been holding the door open for about five minutes." Turning a bit pink he got in the car. Hiei had to be teased, blackmailed, and forced in, and when they finally got going they were going. Kagome wasn't a bad driver per say, just very fast and well, reckless. Each turn was a hazard, and each red light made them fear that the seatbelts would come loose. They were driving that way for about half an hour when suddenly they stopped at the gate of a large shrine. Kagome opened the door, turned to them and gave a quick, "Welcome hooooommee!" before opening the gate. There was an inch thick concrete wall surrounding the base of the mountain, and the gate was tall but very light weight and strong. It opened without a creak, and they stepped inside one at a time as the gate locked on them with a small snap. There was an amazing difference between outside the gate to inside the gate.

There was a strong see-through barrier over the mountain that prevented the pollution of the outside world to break in to the sanctuary. The air was clean and pure, no pollution or anything harmful, just sweet air. The inside of the wall had long purple vines on it that were sporting bluish purple trumpet-like flowers. The trees were tall and shady, but didn't cast the entire ground in shade. There was a small worn stone path that winded through the land, and ahead he could see a small stream that the path bridged over with a small moon and star carved fence to keep people from falling over. The ground was covered in patches of green with the occasional patch of white snow. Everywhere there was nature, it surrounded them, and was in them, they breathed it in. All of them felt the relaxing healing air of the shrine.

"Well, this is my home. Any questions anybody?" Kagome asked smiling at their relaxed faces.

"Higurashi-san how'd this happen? It's so…amazing," Suuichi breathed.

"Well, it's a shrine. We have a sacred tennyo feather and hagromo up on the top. This places nickname is Sanctuary, because it's a haven for endangered flora and fauna. I'm the shrine's miko so it's traditionally my job to take care of this place seeing how my grandfather can't. This is my home, and I love it!" Kagome smiled happily.

"It's only plants and animals, I don't see the big deal," Kazuma shouted. Kurama was about to scold him for being rude and insulting when Kagome laughed.

"Lots of people don't. There are often people who simply don't care for the world around us, but I do. You and I are nothing but animals Kazuma-san; we are part of a chain in which we aren't on the top of. The plants have the ability to feed us, clothe us, and heal us, the same with animals," Kagome explained not losing her cheer at all. Suuichi stared at her wonderingly; it wasn't often that a human would feel that way about the earth.

Suddenly Yusuke spoke up as they crossed the small wooden bridge, "You shouldn't insult this place, it doesn't like it Stupid."

"What, you've gone mad! As if this place would understand!" Kuwabara laughed when suddenly an owl swooped over his head. Yukina started laughing at the irony. The bushes started to rustle as they got deeper in. Tensing the way they had taught themselves to, they jumped when Kagome started laughing.

"Kyuubi-yan come out!" she shouted at the bushes, everyone thinking she had lost her mind until out tumbled a little orange fox with a red cross on it's back. It licked its paw and turned away as if it had fallen on purpose. Suddenly it stood and walked over to Kagome's side and looked up at her. It was the size of a rabbit with nine tails? The SD looked at it with suspicion. As if daring them to do something as Kagome scooped him up he released a small flare of jyaki (kind of like a spiritual force for demons). Their eyes widened and then closed as they stared at the little fox Kagome cradled.

The rest of the walk was silent, not uncomfortably so though. Hiei stared at the little fox suspiciously, while every one else walked in content silence when the stairs to the shrine ground came into view.

"Are we supposed to climb that?" Keiko asked paling.

"Yep," Yusuke nodded, "I had to climb up and down about twenty five times once when I ticked Kagome off."

"It's your fault, who pokes a cut? Tell me, who sticks their finger into a five inch cut?" Kagome grumbled. Boton looked at him as if he had lost his mind.

"It ain't my fault; I just wanted to see if it was alright."

"Yusuke, you don't poke a cut, much less stick your finger into one," Keiko scolded.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever"

Kuwabara chose to run up and possibly tackle it all at once, he watched as everyone else walked up pass him. Shizuru was walking up a bit stiffly, while Boton was sweating buckets. Yukina and Hiei were fine, while Yusuke was struggling with Keiko on his back. "Damn Keiko, did you gain a few pounds or something?"

"How dare you!"

"Higurashi-san, are you all right?" Suuichi asked. She was pale and sweating a bit which would've been unexpected to her, but her stomach was cut and her leg was sliced from a previous battle. Turning to look at him she frowned, "Please don't call me by my last name or san. It makes me twitch, so just call me Kagome."

Nodding his head, they made their way up, Kurama being the first to do so. He was a bit surprised at the modest shrine ground and house. Considering how well kept the mountain seemed to be, he thought the shrine itself would've been made out of marble. The house was about two stories tall, with a small herb garden to the side. A couple of feet away from the opening was a huge tree that gave off an odd aura. It wasn't bad; on the contrary, it was relaxing.

"So, what do you think Minamino-san?" Kagome asked.

"It's small, and modest. Looks very comfortable," he told her, enjoying the way her face brightened up as he complimented her home.

"Well, its home now and headquarters!" Yusuke shouted charging into the yard with a screaming Keiko on his back. Hiding a small chuckle Suuichi followed with Kagome by his side, his gaze drifting over to her every once in a while. As if sensing his gaze she looked back at him and smiled with just a tint of red in her cheeks.

Kagome walked forward, but because she was looking at the man next to her she promptly bumped into Yusuke. Giving an annoyed growl, she turned to him and was about to ask him what in the world was wrong when she saw his face.

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Youko sighed. It had been over five hours since Kagome had left and he was bored. It was as if the little miko had taken all of the light away now that she was gone. He turned towards the taijiya, "Is it always like this when she leaves?"

Sango nodded, Youko had barged in two hours ago demanding to know about Kagome, refusing to tell him anything until she saw the bandages put on by none other than Kagome herself. "Yes, Kagome is like the moon. All is shining and bright even through the dark with her here, when she leaves it doesn't shine, but barely twinkle."

Youko got up and walked out of the old hut. He stepped over to the well that she had disappeared into and looked down. It was just an ordinary well, old and dried up. Even though he had known her for barely a day, he was missing her a bit.

"Get away from there you annoying kitsune," Inuyasha growled as he came out of the forest. Standing his ground Youko refused to budge for the annoyed hanyou. Inuyasha twitched and kept on going, knowing the high bred fox would move out of the way of a hanyou like him. Surprisingly he didn't, the damn kitsune simply stood there looking down at the well.

Walking up to the well Inuyasha gave him an annoyed glare as he jumped in. The stupid girl just had to go home, and without even telling him! He expected to just go through the bottom and meet the familiar blue spirit that allowed him to pass through, but unfortunately no go. He met the ground with a surprised, "Aaagh!" as he was lightly zapped. Like when you've been rubbing your feet against carpet for an hour and then touched someone. It was exactly like that, except the shock was coming into his feet. So as he was being shocked he was laughing at the same time.

Youko smiled as he looked down at the crazy hanyou. He was laughing and screaming at the same time…it was so funny.

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Yusuke was staring at….a purple version of him?! It had his expression, his eyes, everything! And, in its huge tubby hands was a note. He was still gaping at if when Kagome read the note aloud

Dear Yusuke and Kagome, and whoever else there may be,

Welcome to out humble home! Souta, Jii-chan and I have already left to England by now. I know I should have told you in person but I didn't want to ruin such a happy occasion. I left extra money in Kagome and your bank account, Yusuke, and if there is any extra money you need don't hesitate to call me. Be careful, and watch out for each other, Yusuke I'm counting on you to take care of Kagome, and Kagome make sure Yusuke stays out of trouble.

I'm sorry I can't stay until he calls or writes Kagome. I know I promised but Yusuke and his pals can stay with you now, Yay! Take care of each other and you'll all be fine.

Love,

Your Mother

There was a moment of silence when a sudden, "What the hell is that thing?!"

"Obviously it's you fool," Hiei sneered.

Kagome smiled. It was just like her mother to remember him. It had been so long. There was one little part she didn't read though, her mother told her to keep checking. "Kagome, are you all right?" a concerned voice asked, looking up she saw Suuichi. She smiled and told him she was fine. He nodded, though he still looked unconvinced, oh well, it was dinnertime now!

AFTER DINNER

Kagome sighed as she looked up at the stars. Suuichi had been very kind to her, and she found herself quickly liking him. Kazuma was kind, and actually really funny. Hiei…was quiet, but she could tell he was actually really nice. She pulled her feet up while wrapping her arms around them as she rested her head against her knees. A sudden thump next to her nearly made her jump up. Looking to her left where the thump had come from, she saw Suuichi. They sat in comfortable silence, basking in the other's presence.

A soft thump on his shoulder made Suuichi jump, he looked to the left to see a small puff of midnight resting on his shoulder. A bit nervous at her forwardness he poked her head, she gave a small groan. 'She's…asleep?!' he thought to himself. Looking at her face he smiled. She looked so peaceful, like an angel. Unable to bear her uncomfortable position, he settled her onto his lap. Blushing a bit at their intimate position, he thanked the kami that everyone else had fallen asleep.

Picking her up, he went back inside. Suuichi couldn't help but notice how she cuddled up to him as she was scooped up. Settling her onto the bed he stepped away, only to fall on his face. Looking back he realized she had a death grip on his shirt. Gently as not to hurt her, he pried her fingers off of his shirt. He stepped away slowly, as if he didn't want to leave. Slowly he closed the door as if savoring the last sight of her as the door closed.

A FEW HOURS LATER

"Kagome, be good. I'll call you before coming back." Kagome sighed as she woke up in the middle of the night. "I remember every time the sun went down… The feeling of Isolation, Despair, Terror…" She slowly walked back upstairs to her room, unaware of two emerald and gold eyes that were watching her as she softly wept while she was checking her mail. As if she couldn't even stand anymore, her feet buckled underneath her. She curled up and buried her face in her knees sobbing as she wrapped her arms around herself.

Slowly two arms wrapped around her, and lifted her up. Whoever had picked her up resettled her on the bed. Kagome closed her eyes, sealing off her tears as she simply took comfort from whoever was holding her. As she simply took comfort she was unaware of who exactly it was who was gently holding her.

MORNING

Suuichi closed his eyes tighter as the morning light penetrated the room. There was something warm and very soft on his side. He held onto it tighter when it pressed up against him and let out a soft sigh. It gave a content sigh and snuggled closer. His eyes snapped open. Kagome was turned towards him, her arms coming around his back as she pressed her face into his chest. His arms were wrapped around her small waist and upper back.

Knowing the consequences to waking her up, he painstakingly he untwined his arms from around her. His fingertips slowly snagged on the bottom of her nightgown as if he didn't want to stop contact with her in any way. He stood up and stretched, he let a small smile sweep his face as he saw he spread her arms out to look for him and then whimper as she gave up and curled around herself.

Suuichi started downstairs after he had dressed and gotten ready, he might as well watch the news while he waited.

Yusuke drooled. Coming from downstairs was the smell of bacon…and noodles! Walking like a demented man, he followed his nose into the kitchen to see Kagome flipping pancakes.

Slowly he snuck towards one of the chocolate muffins; he was going to get away with it! She didn't notice, she didn't –"Yusuke," a voice threatened. Taking a quick look around for any enemies, but after seeing only Kagome testing the noodles, he took another step. "Yusuke…" the voice threatened. He checked again…nobody, unless…no, she hadn't turned around.

He took another step," Yusuke, one more step, and you'll have to make forty rounds this time." It was Kagome! He looked at the petite female that was supposed to be his younger sister in surprise. She was still turned around and adding salt to the noodles.

"How, you couldn't even see me?!" he shouted, his eyes spinning in confusion.

"Sisterly intuition," she told him without looking back.

"Sisterly tuition my-"

"Bacon for breakfast!" Kazuma shouted happily. Kagome finally turned back and gave a happy smile in his direction. She was getting a compliment before they even ate! It was the first time ever, that was, not from Sango or anyone who had been around when she lost her temper!

Suuichi felt a twinge a jealousy at the look she gave Kuwabara. She never looked at him like that!

~Augh, do you have to wake me up so early with your annoying emotions?!~ a deep baritone groaned annoyed.

'I apologize Youko, just some unexpected emotions'

~Did we get to the Detective's home yet? ~ Youko sighed

'Yes we did, as a matter of fact we've met his sister already as well' Youko took a peak through Suuichi's eyes and promptly fell silent.

'Youko? Youko, you there?' the avatar mentally asked. Shaking his head he went up to Kagome to get his breakfast. He was shocked as Youko surged forward as if to grab her, preparing to pull him back, he was surprised when Youko had already retreated. He seemed to be feeding off the little spark he had taken from her, as if treasuring the little piece of pure energy he had taken from her.

They ate their breakfast cheerily, arguing and laughing at nothing in particular. Kagome mentally sighed. She had to get back to Inuyasha, and check on Youko…. How was she supposed to do that?! Kagome was now pacing near the well and decided that she wouldn't be gone for long. So making sure no one was watching, she made a break for the well house only to freeze when she heard a loud, "And where do you think you are going?"

'Oh shit…"

"H-hi…Hiei."

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So how was this chapter? I'm really enjoying writing this story, and am considering stopping writing my many one-shots. I really want people to enjoy this fic, but I think they like my one-shots lots more… oh well, let's see if I do put any up eh?

Kagome calls Kuwabara by his first name while Kurama will be called Suuichi until Kagome finds out who he is. I actually wanted to have Kagome and Youko develop a relationship first…but it seems as if Kagome and Kurama are actually developing faster. Well, I wonder when the next chappie will come up, but until then, hope me good luck!

~Tsuki no Tennyo