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This chapter was revised on 7/18/19.

Added 400 words and cleaned up many errors!

Kagome looked down at the well in sadness, trying to feel any kind of magical connection to the old wood. It had been a month since the final battle. Since the defeat of Naraku and her piecing the jewel back together. Her wish for whatever the Kami deemed necessary to happen and her returning home without even a chance at a goodbye.

Midoriko had appeared when the wish was made, and informed her that the Kami had decided to make her the eternal guardian of the Shikon no Tama, because she was the only being to be born completely 'pure' and no miko that came after would ever match her. Kagome wasn't happy to find out that she would live forever, watching as her friends and family died before her eyes and leaving her alone.

Midoriko had attempted to quell her depression before she was able to move on and Kagome appreciated the effort. It didn't work, but the thought was what counted in the end.

For the past month, she had gone to the well everyday just hoping for something to stick out. Looking down into the darkness and hoping to feel a spark of power that she'd gotten used to. Every day she would be disappointed and would return to her bedroom in hopelessness to wallow and wonder about how her friends were after the battle.

The door to the well house was thrown open and Souta ran in, drawing her back into the present. "Hey sis! There's someone at the house for you!" he yelled down the stairs.

She looked up from her perch and nodded. As she followed him back to the house, she found herself hoping that it wasn't any of her ningen friends, or Hojo. He just didn't seem to get the hint that she wasn't interested and had become a nuisance. When you spend time around sexy Daiyoukai on a daily basis, your standards tended to rise, and Hojo was too normal for her. Too boring to pretend to get along with.

When she was near the kitchen, she heard her mother offer their guest some tea.

"Yes, thank you," was the very polite, masculine reply.

Kagome frowned. She didn't recognize the voice. None of the men she knew had a voice like that. Nor the women either, since you could never truly know just based on voice alone.

Rounding the corner, she saw her mother pouring tea for an auburn-haired man. When the man looked up and his eyes met hers, he broke into a large grin, and bolted from his chair, crossing the room at abnormal speeds.

Throwing his arms around her midsection, he yelled with a smile, "Momma!"

She looked into the teal eyes that were shining with obvious happiness. The auburn hair up in a high ponytail that let it flow gracefully down his back. The familiar, mischievous grin.

It couldn't be…..

"Shippo?" she whispered.

He nodded. "I was finally able to come and see you!"

"Huh?" she mumbled still in shock.

Shippo straightened to his full height, towering at least a head and a half over Kagome. He cleared his throat, "Well, Sesshomaru ordered Koga and I not to interfere with your life until you came back for good."

Not only was Shippo here, but so were Sesshomaru and Koga?! Tears came to her eyes.

"What's the matter?!" Shippo panicked, waving his arms around, unsure of what to do to help.

"Are you really here?" she asked, patting his cheek down, marveling at how they'd lost their youthful chub as he'd grown up.

Shippo pulled her into his arms. "Of course I am! We've been waiting to see you for a long time, you know."

Kagome laughed as the tears slowed.

"Are you okay?" her son asked, wiping the tears away.

She nodded. "I'm just so happy! When the Midoriko told me that the Kami had decided to make me immortal, I cried because I didn't want to spend all eternity alone. Now I won't have to!"

Shippo gaped before lifting her in his arms and spinning around. "That's a relief! Momma, we'll be together forever!"

Sesshomaru was a lot different than he was five hundred years ago. He even smiled at her - in a very muted way of course - and returned her embrace. Koga was a little more rambunctious as expected though. He had swept her up into his arms and twirled her around a few times like he used to.

Kagome was happy to see Ayame again, and was even happier to hear that Koga had finally mated the poor girl. That meant that he had finally kept his promise and gave up on pursuing Kagome! And there were children she'd get to meet in the future!

Shippo's mate was a bigger shock! He had mated little Rin. That was surprising because she always thought that Rin would end up with Kohaku as they'd connected more during the hunt for Naraku, and Shippo would be with Souten after their little experience together. But she was happy to find out that the two little ones she had always viewed as her own children, were together, and had such cute kids of their own too! The photos didn't do them any justice!

She was formally adopted as Sesshomaru's sister and was made the Heir to his companies. Her life did a whole one eighty in the span of a single evening and she found herself smiling all the time. She was told about Sango and Miroku's lives together and was shocked to hear that she was their descendant. Though it was pretty cool, she secretly worried that Miroku's perverted tendencies would appear in Souta. She hoped not. He was such a good kid.

With things looking up, her grades in school began rising and her attendance was clean. She could contact any of her old friends any time with a fancy cellphone Sesshomaru had gifted her with. She got to go out with her ningen friends and window shop. She could be a teenager like every other seventeen year old out there.

As she walked home from school one afternoon, she took a shortcut through a park in hopes of catching sight of the local collection of stray cats that liked begging for food. Distantly, she heard a cry for help.

Looking up, she nearly laughed at what she saw. There was a man clutching a tree branch like it was his lifeline, while a small dog was barking at him, attempting to climb said tree.

"Someone help me please! Take that dog away! Do something!" the man wailed.

Kagome gave a low whistle, gaining the dogs attention. The barking ceased as the dog ran over. "You need to be nicer to people. Playing on his fears was mean," she growled in a low tone, knowing that the man couldn't hear her.

The pup whimpered and nodded before turning and high tailing it out of the area before she could say any more.

The man slid down the tree slowly, his obvious fear still affecting him as he looked around to be certain of his safety. "It's gone?" he asked.

"Yes. Are you okay?" Kagome asked, her motherly instincts taking over, even though she was talking to a grown man far bigger than she was.

He sighed as he collapsed to the ground. "Now I am. You are my hero young miss…?"

"Kagome," she supplied.

"Kagome," he nodded. "I have a horrible fear of dogs. I thought visiting my old home would be nice, but as soon as I set foot in the city, a dog found me and chased me!" He sighed once more.

Turning to face her, he smiled. Kagome was nearly blown away by the brightness of his smile. How she had overlooked his good looks was surprising but she quickly shook herself out of it. No need to linger on such things. She had to stop getting lost in thoughts about hot men. It was a problem and a weakness that could be easily exploited.

"My name is Mikage. I'd like to give you something for saving me," he said, the wind blowing his blond hair in front of his face. He held it in place with a hand as he stood. Digging into his pocket, he pulled out a piece of paper and handed it over.

She looked at the writing, finding a set of directions on it.

"I haven't lived in my home in a long time, but I know that it's still in good condition. The servants will always remain there, even if I'm not with them. I never felt like a good master anyway, so I think you'll fit that position better than me," he smiled.

Kagome's brow furrowed. What was he doing?

"I am giving you my home. Just follow those directions and tell the servants that Mikage sent you," he added.

She looked down at the paper and gasped. He was talking about the old shrine that wasn't too far from her family's shrine! He was giving it to her?! A whole shrine?

"Why would you give me a shrine? All I did was shoo a dog away," she pointed out, completely perplexed from what was happening.

Mikage shrugged. "I think you deserve it. Especially after all you've been through."

Kagome blushed when Mikage leaned forward and kissed her forehead. The connection causing a warm feeling to flow through her body from the place of contact and all the way down to her toes. A bright pink light erupted between them, causing Mikage to laugh.

"Well then, young miko Kagome, I shall see you again. Take care of the shrine and all that come with it," he said.

Kagome watched in shock as he walked away. His words just registering in her head.

He called me 'miko'! He knew that I was a miko! But he wasn't a youkai of any sort that I'm familiar with! I'd know if he was a Dai too.

She glanced at the paper in her hands and sighed. She was just given a shrine for saving a strange man from a dog. The man then calling her a miko and walking off like nothing had happened. Could the day get any weirder?

I might as well check it out though.

A/N: Another chapter done!

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