A/N: Yes, I'm still alive! Wow... I think it's been at least a year since I've updated. I sort of lost inspiration for this fic actually. But I saw it just lying around, and figured that I should at least finish it. This chapter is shorter than the others, but something is better than nothing at all. Thank you to those who have stuck around with me for so long!

Enjoy!

Kagome woke up the next morning with a bad feeling in her stomach. As a miko, she had learned to trust these instincts and as such, she was jumping at every little sound.

Her mother looked worriedly at her. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing." She mumbled through a mouthful of rice. Wanting to avoid the coming confrontation, she finished off her breakfast and darted out the door. "I'm going now!"

As she walked to school alone (Souta had to leave earlier for some reason or another) she suddenly heard a scampering sound in the bushes in front of her and was immediately on the defensive. Kagome held her breath, creeping silently towards that direction. She jumped forwards with a hand glowing in miko ki and prepared herself for the worst.

She was severely disappointed.

It was only a rabbit. Kagome grumbled under her breath and continued on her way to school. But she still couldn't shake the feeling that she was being followed. The hairs on the back of her neck were tingling uncomfortably so she stayed on guard, fingers clenching and unclenching nervously.

It was at lunch time that it finally revealed itself. A small rustling sound sounded behind her and she whirled around, sending a spiritual arrow in the general direction of the sound. Immediately, she heard a yelp and a sizzling sound.

"Who is it? Come out!" she yelled.

She heard someone grumble irritably. A moment later, a pair of familiar golden eyes peered out of the bushes. It was Inuyasha. The adorable dog ears on his head were flattened comically, and the irritated expression on his face was so similar to what she remembered that she laughed out loud in happiness and relief.

"Inuyasha!" She called happily, tackle hugging him. "I thought you were in America!"

The irritated expression was fading away, being replaced with a cocky smirk as he caught her. "I took the first plane back as soon as I heard. Shippo was nearly wetting himself in happiness."

Kagome pulled back to glare at him. "Don't make fun of Shippo!" She scolded lightly.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever."

Kagome smiled. Sitting down on the grass, she patted the seat next to her and gestured for him to join her. Inuyasha sat crossed-legged, and it was then that she realized how weird it was seeing him in modern clothes. After all, whenever she thought about Inuyasha, she always pictured him with his red fire-rat clothes and his sword by his side. But they were finally reunited and that was all that really mattered.

"So tell me about yourself." Kagome said. "It's been about five-hundred years since you've seen me."

And so he proceeded to tell her about how they tried getting through the well after she vanished, and when they couldn't, they decided to wait throughout the years for her.

"And Sesshoumaru moved us all to America." He grumbled. He had a hat on his head again, after the initial first sight, and she was sure they would have been twitching if they were uncovered. "He said something about how weren't allowed to see you until the well was also sealed on this side, because he didn't want us to meet with our past selves. "

Kagome simply smiled and nodded while eating her lunch. So engrossed were they by their conversation that they didn't notice a figure rushing away from them in the shadow of the trees. The figure had only heard part of their conversation as he was passing by, but it was enough for him to figure out what was going on.

Syaoran barreled through the trees and over the fence until he reached the grassy area where everyone was sitting and eating lunch. His face was solemn and tense and immediately, everyone was alarmed.

"What is it Syaoran?" Sakura asked anxiously.

"I heard Kagome-san talking to someone strange today." Syaoran said in a low voice, eyes darting nervously around. "He said that it was five-hundred years since he's seen her."

"Five hundred years?" Tomoyo wondered. "There's no way a human can live that long."

Kero nodded. "Even Clow didn't last that long. Which means the girl isn't human."

Eriol's face was grave.

"That would mean she's also a demon."