Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Family ties ❯ Home. ( Chapter 1 )

DISCLAIMER: I forgot to put one of these in my last chapter. But I don't own anything but the story plot line that I'm working on. So thank you for reading!

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*Youko think *

~Kurama think~

/Hiei think/

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Her plane arrived at the airport, little after ten o'clock am. It had been centuries since she last stepped foot onto Japanese soil. It was a painful happiness that she had now. She would see her family after so long. But to them it had been but four years. She had been everywhere and nowhere at once. Her heart never left Japan, only her mind and body.

 

She had seen the world, and was glad that she was home. She walked though the airport carrying her luggage and stepped outside into Tokyo. Her coming home would be a surprise to her family. That's how she wanted it.

 

Her vibrant blue eyes scanned the road for a taxi, and there she found one. Running to it she had the man open the trunk and set her things in it while she climbed into the back seat. She waited patiently for him to return to the front drivers seat.

 

"Where too lady?" The man was tired, she could tell that from the sound of his voice. She would give him an extra large tip today.

 

"The sunset shrine please." And with that, they were off to her home.

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The drive was a pleasant and quiet one. They reached her childhood home in about thirty minuets. She handed him money and told him to keep the change. She picked up her luggage and started her walk up the shrine steps. She noticed a boy about nineteen she guessed sweeping at the top of them.

`Did gramps need help around the shrine so bad that they hired someone to help?'

 

As she reached the top of the steps she set down her bags and looked to the young man.

 

"Excuse me, but could you tell me if the Higurashi family still lives here?"

 

The young man turned around and smiled warmly at her. "Yes they do. I'm Souta Higurashi; may I help you?"

 

Kagome stared at him with wide blue eyes filled to the brim with tears. "….Souta?"

 

"Yes ma'am?"

 

She ran to him and enveloped the much taller boy in an embrace. "Oh Souta, don't you remember me?" She looked up at him, tears spilling down her face.

 

He looked down at the woman holding onto his waist for dear life. "….Kagome?…It can't be you….you've been gone for four years…..we…we were sure that the well had sealed and you….you….died in the past."

 

The young man held onto his older sister and for once, acted like the child he once was and he fell to his knees crying. They stayed like that for a long while, until gramps came and looked at the sight before him. "Excuse me ma'am, why is my grandson holding onto you and crying?"

 

Kagome looked up at him and smiled a sad smile. "Because gramps. I'm home."

 

He looked down at the young woman, his eyes watering up. "It's about time young lady."

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Kagome made her way with her brother and grandfather to the house. Her in-between them, as though if they left her side, she would vanish into thin air. She didn't know what was in store for her when she reached her childhood home. But it would change the plans she had hoped to live out.

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The group sat there, they were at Yuusuke's aunts' house. They would be staying for a while. Yuusuke had been living there for some time now. His aunt needed help around the shrine, what with the disappearance of Kagome four years ago. They added onto the house just for him, sure they could have let him stay in the missing girls' room, but even he was uncomfortable with that idea.

 

Along with his room they added several others, for when his friends stayed the night; and like it had been, the past week and a half. They helped out around the shrine as well; putting new wood down, washing the floors, and in return they lived, ate, and trained there. For some odd reason, demon attacks just seemed to slow down to a minimum lately.

 

Yuusuke sat lazily on the couch while Kuwabara sat on the floor playing the cat, Buuyo. Kurama was in the kitchen helping Mrs. Higurashi cook lunch for them all. It was a strange sight, a woman in her 50s and a young man in his mid 20s helping out. What made it strange was that from behind, Kurama looked like a girl. He had on an apron, and a bandanna to keep his hair from his face. He was a very good-looking man, but looked rather silly in those cloths.

 

Just as Kurama finished slicing the carrots someone yelled from the front of the house.

 

"Mamma! Mamma!" It was a woman crying out, desperate in her attempt to find the elder woman.

 

Just as such a young woman ran through the house calling out to the elder Higurashi woman. Mrs. Higurashi went to the kitchen doorway tears threatening to spill from her warm honey colored eyes. The boys all came to doorways leading to the hallway and looked at the beautiful young woman crying out for her mother. Her hair was down to her thighs, her eyes a sapphire blue that shone like no other jewel in the world, she was a full figured woman and the air around her was so pure that all took her to be an angel.

 

They were brought back from their thoughts by non-other then the person she was calling too.

 

"Kagome…?…..Kagome! Is that my Kagome!?"

 

Just then the woman, now known as Kagome ran down the hallway and into the open awaiting arms of her mother. Both were crying by now and all the males, excluding Souta and gramps, were shocked. Was this the girl that had been missing for four years?

 

Both women cried, and soon all the males were in the hallway.

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Kagome hadn't seen her mother in so long; and now here they were, embracing like if they let go, they would wake up, and it be another dream.

 

"Mamma….I've missed you so much…..” she cried into her mothers shirt and the older woman held onto her for dear life.

 

“Kagome, my little girl. She's finally home.”

 

They stayed like that for a few moments before they parted and looked at one another. Kagome noticed the gray starting to take over in her mothers' once dark brown hair. She seemed to be aging gracefully. She began to wish that she would one-day age as gracefully as her mother; but she knew that until she found the way to break the curse of the jewel, she would stay forever young.

 

Mrs. Higurashi looked at her daughter. Her eyes had changed, and her hair was much longer. But other then that, her daughter was the same as four years ago, to the day, that she left down the well to complete her mission. Not a single bit of age had touched her skin. Her eyes though, yes blue, but they held so much suffering, wisdom, and happiness. What had her daughter gone though to make her so grown up?

 

Kagome whispered into her ear “I'll tell you everything, just not right now. I promise.”

 

Both women stood, trails of salt stuck to their cheeks. Kagome smiled. She smiled her first, true, happy smile in over 500 years. She was home.

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The guys looked on this scene with their hearts filling with hope. Yuusuke stepped forward.

“Kagie?”

 

Kagome's eyes widened. “Yuusie?”

 

The cousins embraced and laughed at the long lost nicknames. She was filled to the brim with happiness. She never thought she would be seeing her cousin so soon. But here Yuusuke stood.

 

Yuusuke draped his arm over her shoulder and turned her around to face the guys. She took all their appearances in and their auras.

 

“This is Kuwabara.” A young man, around Yuusuke's age smiled like a goof ball and waved. He wasn't Japanese, maybe born in Japan, but his parents weren't Japanese. He had bright orange hair, and caring eyes. Bad fashion sense though. A white button up shirt with a pink tee shirt under it, with white pants and socks. His aura held slight power, but not enough to really think about.

 

“And this is Kurama. I'm not sure where Hiei is, but you'll know `em when ya see `em.” The one named Kurama was very pleasant to look at. He had beautiful red hair, and piercing green eyes, his smile warmed her soul. He seemed to be much stronger, maybe as much as Shippo was before they all disappeared. But his appearance made her giggle some and forget all about that until later. He was wearing her yellow apron, and her matching bandanna.

 

They all looked at her oddly and when she finally got air back into her lungs she smiled at Kurama. “Well I'm glad my apron and bandanna fit you, Kurama was it?”

 

Kurama looked down at his attire and blushed slightly, causing everyone in the hallway to laugh somewhat at his expense. Then he started to laugh as well. They continued like this for a short moment and then all went about their duties.

 

Kurama took up finishing up the lunch for everyone while Mrs. Higurashi and her daughter Kagome could go up to her old bedroom and look around, putting things up.

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Kagome stepped into her old room. Everything was exactly as she left it so long ago. Not a thing out of place. She set her bags down and flopped down onto her bed, dust coming from it. She sat up sneezing a few good times before her mother walked in. She closed the door behind her.

 

“Oh mamma.” She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them like she once did so long ago. “I'm not sure how to tell you this. But….though you haven't seen me in four years….I haven't seen you in over 500.”

 

The elder woman looked at her child in amazement. She knew Kagome was bound to do great things, but she never knew that something like this would transpire. She sat down on her daughters' bed and rubbed her arms soothingly.

 

“You've been alone for so long…..haven't you?”

 

Kagome nodded her head.

 

“Why didn't you come home four years ago?”

 

Kagome shrugged. “I forgot the year I went down the well, and I knew that if I showed up before I disappeared then history would be messed up. I took it upon myself that all in the history books remained the same. It's the only reason I gave my ruling of Japan so long ago. Because the Japanese dynasty would need to start soon. I had to fake my death mamma. I had to. I was the protector of Japan for almost 300 years. I hand picked the first ruler and I have him instructions. He followed them to the tee. That's how I protected the history of Japan. I died. Then made sure things happened…..I delivered so many people into deaths hands because of that. But it had to be done. The history books needed to stay the same.”

 

The elder woman looked at her daughter. Disbelief written on her face. Her daughter held so much on her shoulders for so long; and now she has finally come home to be normal. But even that wont last, she knew that. Her daughter was a great ruler, a wonderful daughter, and held so many lives in her hands that she didn't even know. So many people counted on her, and she was still growing up as far as she was concerned.

 

“How did it begin?”

 

Kagome told her mother of the day the shinkon jewel dissolved into her body, how she died for a brief moment and when she took her first breath of air, the power of the jewel coursed through her veins.

“That's why my eye color has changed.”

 

Her mother nodded in understanding. She would finish her story in time. But as of right now they both could smell the food being cooked downstairs by the lovely Kurama.

 

“Tell me mamma, how long have they been staying here? And did you know the aura of that Kurama guy is powerful?”

 

Her mother looked at her daughter and smiled “They've been here for about two weeks, and I don't know what your talking about with Kurama's aura. He's a really nice young man. Only one of the four whom stay here that knows anything about cooking a decent meal.”

 

Both women laughed.

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*I know her. *

 

~Know who?~

 

*That girl…..I just don't remember from where *

 

~She's just an average girl Youko~

 

*No. She's not. I can smell the age of time on her. Like if she were a demon, but there's so much pure energy that she can't be a demon *

 

~…..~

 

*Fine. Don't believe me. But when we find out what's so special about her and it turns out that she is a time traveler or something of the like. I'm going to tell you I told you so. *

 

~So be it Youko~

 

Kurama continued to make the food, trying to ward off the headache he just knew was coming. Just then Yuusuke walked into the kitchen and plopped down onto the counter next to Kurama.

 

“Tell me something Kurama. Did, Kagome seem…..I don't know…..really powerful to you, just now?”

 

Kurama looked up from the pan to Yuusuke briefly before returning his attention back to the food. “Well I could feel so much pure energy just radiating off her body like she was overflowing with power. But in this day and age….it just doesn't seem right. But she has been gone for what, four years now? She could have honed her skills and become a miko, if you will….”

 

Yuusuke nodded, making a mental note to ask her about this later. “The thing that is kinda scary is….she hasn't aged a day sense last I saw her. That was right before she turned nineteen.”

 

“That is rather odd Yuusuke. Get me a bowl please.”

 

Yuusuke got down from the counter and opened a door and took out a large bowl, giving it to Kurama. “Maybe we can ask the toddler about it next mission.”

 

“Yuusuke, we haven't been called in for a mission in over two weeks. Isn't that why we're here helping out your aunt and grandfather?”

 

“That's true.” Yuusuke rubbed the back of his head thinking “well……I guess we'll just wait then, it doesn't seem like he's a demon or anything right? I mean. Sure she hasn't aged a bit, but women are coming up with all sorts of things to keep them young looking. Right?”

 

Kurama nodded and pored the fried rice into a bowl and took the final piece of tonkatsu+ out of the hot oil.

 

“Set the table will you? I'll go upstairs and get Mrs. Higurashi and Miss Kagome.”

 

Yuusuke gripped some but got out seven plates and such for lunch, setting the table.

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Kurama reached the door that held Kagome and her mother inside and was about to knock when Kagome spoke again.

 

“It hurts sometimes mamma….I can feel the shinkon in my veins. Is it the curse, or maybe I just don't use my power quick enough. What do you think mamma?”

 

“Well. I'm not sure what to think. You best ask your grandpa. He knows about the legends of the Shinkon no Tama. And maybe a cleansing of the shrine would do you some good. Ne?”

 

*THE SHINKON NO TAMA?! THAT'S WHERE I REMEMBER HER! *

 

~STOP YELLING! You're giving me a migraine. Now tell me calmly where you know Miss Kagome from~

 

*500 years ago, there was a girl and the Shinkon no Tama resurfaced. It was rumored that she broke the jewel and such. Well her journey took her four years. She made a wish on the jewel and everyone hurt by a hanyou named Naraku was brought back to life. But she made that wish to see her best friend happy I believe and the jewel cursed her because in a way she was gaining something. So the jewel gave her never-ending life. *

 

~How is never-ending life a punishment?~

 

*She would see all of her friends and loved ones die. And if I remember correctly she reined along side Lord Sesshomaru for a while, then I think once the gods split the worlds she ruled all of Japan for a few hundred years. I can remember Sesshomaru keeping tabs on someone. I believe it was she. *

 

~I understand now. But that must mean she's as old as you Youko……~

 

*I told ya sooooo. *

 

~Just shut up~

 

Kurama knocked on the door and waited for an answer.

 

“Yes?”

 

Kagome was the one whom spoke. “Come in.”

 

He opened the door some and looked at what them smiling warmly. “Lunch is ready.”

 

“Thank you Kurama. We'll be down shortly. I just need to get out of my traveling cloths.”

 

Kurama nodded and opened the door for Mrs. Higurashi to step though. Then Kurama gave Kagome a warm smile and closed the door letting her get dressed in peace.

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A few minuets later Kagome came down dressed in a simple short blue and pink kimono with her long hair up in a bun held there by chopsticks. Barely any hair was left hanging in her face, just a small clump to her left side.

 

The guys looked at her with longing eyes; Yuusuke had never seen Kagome wear a traditional kimono unless it was for a festival. Needless to say, he was surprised.

 

She gave them all a warm smile and sat down at the table next to her brother and Kurama. As she picked up her chopsticks to eat there was a knock at the front door. Setting down her chopsticks Kagome was the first one up.

 

“Don't worry, I'll get it.”

 

Kagome went down the hallway and to the front door quickly opening it. “Ye-”

 

Before Kagome could finish the word the silver haired man wan on the ground groveling at her feet. “My Lady!”

 

Kagome blinked a few times and didn't notice that Yuusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama were behind her.

 

“Excuse me? Do I know you?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/N: Yes short. I know. But I wanted to get this down on paper, or pixels I guess you could say….okay, bad joke. But I would just like to thank those that reviewed my first chapter; and let you know, I'm not giving away the pairing as of yet. I have a fairly good idea of who will be with whom. But that is for me to know and you guys to read. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! I want to make a good fic here.