K, REALLY short chapter, but I just wanted to give you guys some insight into little Miyuki.

All characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi 'cept for Miyuki. That little madness is all me :3

Chapter 21

Miyuki watched as Sesshomaru followed the miko home. She couldn't help but feel simply hurt like hell. He explained to her that it had been nearly a century since he'd seen her, and that he needed time to get over the shock. But she wasn't stupid. She saw the way Kagome raced to him when he left the table back at the club. She saw the fear and the worry in her face. And she felt the pain when Kagome ran away from them.

She did feel bad, terribly. But it was just a difficult situation. She didn't want to hurt her friend, but Kagome had to understand that her and Sesshomaru would have never been able to work. A human, legitimately mating a Daiyoukai? It was unheard of. She knew about Sesshomaru's father's transgressions. She was aware of the damage it cost the west. Then again, she couldn't expect Kagome to understand the gravity of their problem. And plus…she still loved Sesshomaru.

She turned and walked back to her dormitory, then suddenly realized she wasn't masked any more. They would see her demonic features and ask questions. She quickly thought of an idea. Cosplay! No one would suspect it if she said she had gone to a cosplay party. Everyone in Japan did it. She quickened her steps and ran into her dorm.

"Heeeeyy, Kuri! Sweet get-up! What's it for?" asked her roommate when she walked in.

"Oh, just a party I went to," she lied.

"Awesome detail, it almost looks real. You have to tell me where you got it from," she pressed.

"Yeah, no problem. In the morning though, I'm dead beat tired," she lied again, yawning. Her roommate nodded and went back to her late-night studying. Miyuki slipped into the bathroom and braced herself on the sink. She picked up her head and stared into the mirror, seeing someone she hadn't seen in years.

She tried to force herself to remember who had taken her and where she had been for the past 80 something years. She had only been in Tokyo for what, two years now? She remembered being in a shelter until she came across this great couple, that offered her to stay with them. They pretty much became like parents to her and she moved with them here. But anything before that, is just blank.

She growled in frustration and sat on the toilet, trying to asses herself. Though she had been in existence for the past century, her parents death was one of her last memories. She pushed out the image of seeing their bloodied, lifeless bodies and tried to remember them while they were still alive. Then her thoughts went back to Sesshomaru, one of the only people that truly made her happy. He was down to earth and kind. Even though so many years having gone by, it was clear that some things have changed…but he was still her Sesshomaru…her mate.

She came out of the bathroom when she sensed her friend fall asleep and she threw some small things into a bag. She realized that she'd be just disappearing, dropping everything without a word, so she decided to leave a note.

Dear Mom and Dad,

Thanks for everything you have done for me. But it's time I make my own life and start new. I suddenly remembered some things about my past and I need to find my answers. I love you guys, but please allow me to do this. You guys were so great to me; please never forget how much I love you.

~Kuri

She left the note on her bed and left her dorm when she saw the sun start to rise. She didn't know where life was going to take her, or how it would turn out, but she was ready to start living again.