Hello everyone! First of all, I would like to say my apologies for being away for so long.. It's already been an year! I told myself to at least update after 5 months but time already passed by so fast. And summer break is already here! I will try to make this chapter as long as I can to make up the lost time.. T.T

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Two Peas in a Pod

Chapter 2

"Don't let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you."

After the rain died down, Kagome wandered around, very much confused.

"Just where the heck am I?" She muttered under her breath.

But she soon came across a beautiful meadow, the grass still glistening from the rain. She looked around in awe as her eyes landed on the big tree in the middle of this pasture.

Making her way towards this oddly familiar tree, she slowly put her small hand on it as she approached it. Kagome gasped as she felt a shock and instantly pulled her hand back. Rubbing her hand to ease the pain, the miko brought her hand once again towards the thick bark.

Curiosity killed the cat, my dear Kagome.

But this time, it didn't shock her. It actually had an aura this time which felt soothing and welcoming to her soul.

When suddenly a voice appeared in her head,

"Miko! Reach for my-"

His voice was cut short by a snarl then his face disappeared from her view.

She could feel her fingers slipping from the rim. "No, don't let me go.." She cried in pain and anguish. "DON'T LET ME GO!"

Her fingers slipped.

Kagome gasped as she reacted in a more violent manner, making her tumble away from the roots. Falling on her butt, she couldn't even feel the pain as the memories once again, flooded her mind.

She snarled in pain, surprising herself from this barbaric sound but the memories swirled around her head once more before vanishing.

She gasped in gulps of air as sweat dropped from her temples.

"Well damn." She said. "If this happens every time I get my memories back, I prefer I skip them."

But she was confused and curious. 'But what was that? Those were my memories right? And who was that? That white haired-?'

She was interrupted from her thoughts as she felt a malicious and evil presence behind her. She whirled around and was greeted by a man with black hair and pale skin. She felt goosebumps crawling on her skin as she went into a battle stance she was so familiar with oddly but dismissed it.

The man chuckled and raised his hands up as if mocking her. "I come here as no threat little one. I am just merely curious of how you got here."

Kagome narrowed her eyes and kept her stance stiff. "That is none of your business, I assure you."

He raised an eyebrow at her vocabulary and said, "Your name at least?"

She hesitated. "My name.. ? I.." She was confused. "Kagome.. Higurashi.."

"Interesting." He looked at her up and down, as if sizing her up. "Will you come with me? You have no where else to be with, am I correct?"

She hesitated longer this time. "Why should I?"

"I could make you stronger than everyone else in this world. You would be recognized by everyone and you will earn yourself a name." He said while smirking.

Kagome was about to answer when flashes of pictures once again invaded her mind.

"You weakling. How can you even call yourself a miko? You're a disgrace to this bloodline."

"Are you even trying? Do you want to get us killed?"

"Get stronger and maybe I will acknowledge you as my lover."

The pain was easier to sustain this time as she murmured, "Stronger.. I want to protect.. and make him acknowledge me.."

Orochimaru's smirk got wider. "Yesss, I will make you stronger. Follow me, Kagome."

Her eyes slowly met his and nodded.

Orochimaru instructed Kabuto, his underling who was 13 years old, to show Kagome to her room.

They were walking alongside each other quietly until Kabuto stopped and whirled around to meet Kagome. She widened her eyes at the fast spin as she gasped when he pushed her against the wall.

Kagome was surprised to see the intense anger in his eyes as he bit out, "Who the hell are you to steal him away from me?"

She became stiff in his hold as he continued to rant to her. "I could see the look in my master's eyes and you act as if it's nothing! You arrogant, little-!"

The small girl glared at the silver haired boy as she said calmly, "Get your hands off me."

He widened his eyes slightly but recovered as he narrowed his eyes at her. "I won't lose to you, you stupid eight year old."

Kagome's eyes twitched. "Just show me to my room."

He grudgingly agreed and led her to her room.

Kagome stepped in and shut the door in his face, not caring about her lack of manners.

She stumbled and fell on her bed and exhausted by all the sudden events that suddenly happened, she fell asleep almost immediately.

"Ku ku ku.. Let the games begin.." A voice laced with malice murmured in the dark.

This wasn't actually that long.. Rather this is kinda short.. It's okay though! Another chapter coming up in 2 weeks?

6/2/2015