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Title: Love's Lies
Chapter Three: Coincidence?

The next day Kagome woke up early again, the only difference was that it was on purpose this time. She hoped to run into demon-boy (as she affectionately decided to call him in her mind once it finally clicked that he was a demon for her) though she would rather kill herself than call him that to his face because then she most likely wouldn't be seeing him ever again. Yes, she had only officially known him for a day, but it took only a minute to get a crush on someone. And yet again, she would rather die than admit that she had a crush on the guy she set her friend up with to anyone other than herself.

But, he wasn't on the train. She would've known if he stepped on the train… Ahh yes, putting all those three years of searching out auras to good use: to find the person she had a crush on. But only because the thief still had her locket. Stupid thieves that stole mementos. Then again, wasn't that how she always made her special friends? She pondered that question for a moment as she prepared to get off at her stop.

'There was Inuyasha; he never stole from me... Wait, no… He did. Shippou didn-.. Nope, my little kitsune did as well. Miroku? Hah, like I could ever forget that! Well then I guess only Sango didn't… Wait... Did she? Hmm... Nope, she stole from Inuyasha, not me! No wonder I like Sango the best!'

Once again, her heart was heavy with thoughts of the life she was forced to leave behind. Perhaps, her life would've been better if she had only reached out to Sango, Shippou, Inuyasha, or even Miroku, instead of grabbing Souta. Perhaps, she would've found somebody in the Sengoku Jidai. 'Heh even that would've been taken from me there. Miko can't be with anyone. At least here, no one will know of me as miko. only Kagome... But even as Kagome, love eludes me… Why?'

She stopped walking as she realized that she went to school on the day the college was closed. Cursing her wandering mind, she headed off for the library instead. Only to walk right into the back of a demon. Waking up too early has definitely cursed her day so far.

"Watch where you're going next time, retard!" the person she walked into shouted at her, as her 'lower assets' collided with the pavement.

"Well maybe if you weren't an idiot you would've noticed me and moved!" she snapped back, before wincing. Just like her to lose her temper, and snap at a demon that she hadn't even looked at yet. But, when the demon looked back at her, she really wished he hadn't.

"Well, well. If it isn't Miss High-and-Mighty," Yusuke teased her as he held out a hand to help her up.

Kagome ignored his helping hand, and got up herself, "That's Queen High-and-Mighty to you." She began to dust herself off and make sure she didn't damage anything when she fell, only to feel something that didn't belong on her ass. "You pervert!"

"Oww.. Damn, you slap hard!" Yusuke moaned to himself as he nursed his new red hand-print on his cheek.

Kagome huffed angrily at him as she crossed her arms, "Maybe next time you'll remember to not feel me up! I swear the nerve of youkai sometimes!" They both froze at her mumbled statement. Kagome gasped, and covered her mouth, as Yusuke's shock quickly became suspicion. "I… I have to go!" Kagome quickly ran away from him, and lost herself in the crowd.

"So, more to the puzzle of Kagome," Yusuke muttered to himself as he headed back towards Kurama's house.

"Youko have existed throughout the centuries. They are kitsune gifted with nine tails and ancient magic. Ancient magic, pssh… It's called youki, you stupid book. They used their magic to disguise themselves as any animal, and could live for hundreds of years. Really now? Jeez, this book is so… so… human.

"Anyway… Out of the history of youko, there is one that is known throughout the world. The youko known as Kurama. Well no duh… Kurama, instead of following his brethren, and being a quiet passing thing in this world, used his abilities to become a master thief. Seems like it's a trend these days… Demons being thieves, and stealing peoples' mementos… After a couple hundred of years of pulling thefts alone, he was finally famous enough to join together a band of youkai thieves. But they became bloodthirsty on their thefts, leaving none alive. They were demons…"

"Books on youkai and youko don't tell the truth, you know?" a silky, feminine voice said from behind the reading Kagome. She jumped, startled, and squeaked as she turn around so fast that she hit the person next to the woman in the face with the book she had just been reading. Or, who she thought was a woman, at least.

"Damnit, woman! What is your fascination with hitting me?" Yusuke shouted as he clutched his nose, "I swear if you've broken my nose, I'll make you pay my hospital bill!"

"Like you would be smart enough to go to a hospital to have your face fixed," Kagome glared at him as she picked up her fallen book. "And look, you messed up the book I was reading. Jeez, can't your head do something right?"

"So, Yusuke. Is this the girl you wanted me to help?" the effeminate guy asked. Tall, slender, long red hair… It wa a wonder he didn't have a boyfr-... Whoops, she meant girlfriend. Though with how close Yusuke had been standing to him, they could have pulled it off. However, the thought of Yusuke batting for the home team didn't sit too well with her.

"Yeah, this is the hellion that needs help with her college work," Yusuke smirked at her. "Meet Kagome. Kagome, meet Kur-..Shuuichi. Your ex-boyfriend's step-brother. Have fun you two!" Yusuke waved to them as he walked off towards the entrance.

"Wait! How'd you know?" Kagome asked.

"I'm a detective. It's my job to know people," Yusuke replied as he looked over his shoulder at before flashing a smile at her.