Hime-chan: Welcome to another installment of a Thief's Heart! In the next chapter after this one, Kagome and Souta are gonna battle, so if the fighting scene sucks, please don't yell at me. There chapter will be some Yusei/Kagome fluff before the battle. I doubt my description will be great, but oh well. ONWARD WITH THE STORY!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Yugioh 5Ds or Inuyasha.

P.S. I see some people are confused about the height thing between Souta and Kagome, so I will explain. Because of Souta's nameless illness, his height was affected, making him barely taller than Kagome. So, when he went to the dark side, his illness was cured and he became his true height, which is quite a bit taller than Kagome.

I would also like to give a shout out to Foxluna. I was thinking of doing something like that, but it was an idea. Her review made me want to do it for sure. So, thank you, reader of this story! I also read her message on her profile and I totally agree that homophobia is wrong-o! My close cousin is gay and it pisses me off when people are assholes to him because of that. On with the story!

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Yusei, Luna, Leo, Martha (who was holding Kirara), Trudge, Akiza, Jack, and Martha's three boys were almost back to Martha's house when Souta appeared in front of him, the passed out Kagome in his arms, snuggling slightly into his chest.

"Kagome!" they shouted, except for Martha, Trudge, Jack, and the little boys. "I believe she belongs to this rag-tag group," Souta told them as he held out Kagome's sleeping form. "What did you do to her?" Yusei demanded as he walked up to him to take Kagome. Souta glared at him as he took the passed out teenage girl, "Don't get your panties in a twist. She's fine."

"You sound just like your father," Martha said as she looked up at him. Souta scoffed at that before turning away. "Take care of her, will ya? It wouldn't be as entertaining if I defeated her when she wasn't at her best," he told them before disappearing. In Yusei's arms, Kagome shifted a bit while mumbling, "No, Ta-kun..."

"Martha, who was that?" Jack asked the question that was on everyone's mind. The older woman sighed before turning to them. "That was Souta Higurashi; Kagome's younger twin brother," Martha stated. The twins and Yusei blinked, remembering that Kagome talked about him at Blister's place.

"But I thought he was recovering in the hospital...?" Leo asked. Martha shook her head. "His body failed and he died a few days ago," came a new female voice. Everyone turned to see the mother of the Higurashi twins. She had her arms around her center, as if holding herself together as she stood in front of the group. "Come inside, I shall explain more there," she told them as she began walking back to the house with Martha, her close childhood friend, and Kirara in her arms.

When all the Signers plus Leo and Mina and Trudge and Martha were seated around the table in the house, Nodoka Higurashi walked back into the room having placed Kagome in a bed upstairs with Blister watching over her. She sat next to Martha and began explaining the situation with her two children.

"Firstly, you should know that my family and also the family of my late husband are descendants of the People of the Stars, who I am sure you have heard of. In truth, we were the last two remaining lines of the people. When my twins were born, the seals like they both have on their foreheads now had appeared. I then received a vision of-" Nodoka was cut off.

"Wait a minute, you honestly think I believe this mumbo-jumbo stuff?" Trudge interrupted. The mother in the room sent a glare his way with her now silver eyes. "Silence, officer. Unless I let Kirara here make you into a scratching post," she threatened as Kirara hopped onto the table and hissed at Trudge. The officer remembered the cat's larger form and piped down.

"As I was saying, I received a vision of my children fighting each other in the future the day they were born. My daughter bore the seal of the Crimson Dragon and was its priestess, while my son bore the seal of the Earthbound Immortals and was their priest. The vision ended before I could see the victor of the battle. In our attempts to prevent such a thing, my husband and I sealed away their natural powers in hopes that they would never do battle. But Fate had other plans. Kagome's seal was weakened immensely when she turned 15 and Souta developed an incurable disease at 12.

"And then Kagome meet you Signers. That is what allowed the seal of the Crimson Dragon to reappear and for her to become its priestess. And then when Souta died, the Earthbound Immortals laid full claim to him and he became their priest. So now, the two shall fight each other just like in the vision I had 18 years ago, while the Signers of both sides fight as well," Nodoka explained.

"Oh, Nodoka, was that why you reacted so violently when Kagome showed her powers to you? The poor girl was traumatized to use them in your presence ever again. She wouldn't even talk to you for a year," Martha asked her friend, who was like a younger sister. Akiza gasped silently and put a hand over her mouth, thinking of how her and Kagome were alike with that bit of information.

"I never meant to harm her, she's my little girl. But I was so frightened of what would happen and, I-I just wanted to keep her safe," the mother sniffled tears beginning to run down her cheeks. "She acts like everything is back to normal with us, the way we joke around constantly and seem to utterly adore each other; but I still see the hesitance and fear in her eyes. She doesn't trust me completely and it kills me to see my own daughter look at me with those emotions," Nodoka sobbed as she buried her face into her hands.

Akiza placed a hand on the older Higurashi woman's shoulder, trying to comfort her. A voice cleared from the direction of the doorway. Everyone turned to see a red haired boy with green eyes and a girl with dark brown hair and eyes. "Uh, hey Miss H, you called?" the boy asked, feeling a bit awkward with the situation.

Nodoka whipped the tears from her eyes and smiled at the two. "Shippo, did you bring what I asked for?" she asked the boy. Shippo nodded and jabbed a thumb towards the main door. "It's outside on my runner. Want me to bring it in?" he asked. The mother nodded and then Shippo walked away to get the mystery item.

"So, how is Kaggy? I heard she meet up with Souta," the girl asked, concern lacing every word. The mother of the the soon-to-be-battling twins smiled softly at the girl. "She's asleep, but I know seeing her will calm your nerves, Rin. Go check on your older sister and relieve Blister of his duty," she told the teenager. Rin bowed slightly to her before running up the stairs. "Rin? The same girl from the band Kagome was in?" Leo asked. "She's your daughter too?" Luna asked.

"Nah. Rin is an orphan we accepted into our home when she was about seven and my twins were nine. Kagome walked in from the rain one day with a little girl on her back. She couldn't remember anything besides her first name, so we took her in and she became part of the family," Nodoka answered as they heard Blister walk downstairs.

"Hey Shippo. It's been a while," he greeted the red head from earlier. "Sure has, buddy," the kitsune responded before he walked into the doorway, a large chest on his shoulder. "Where you want it, Miss H?" he asked Kagome's mom. "By the door is fine, Shippo. Go and make sure Rin isn't crying. You know how emotional she gets with Kagome," Nodoka answered. Shippo nodded and set the chest down. He walked over to the stairs and then stopped. "What's up?" Blister asked.

"I can't go up there," Shippo answered as he took a step back in caution. "And why not?" Jack asked in his regular tone. "Because Kagome's priestess powers are at an unsafe level for me to be in the same house, let alone the same room," Shippo answered. "What are you talking about?" Yusei asked.

Suddenly, a loud thud came from upstairs followed by a strangled cry. Then there was a crash followed by a shout of Kagome's name. Yusei, Akiza, Jack, and Nodoka were going up the stairs in a matter of seconds and heading towards the room that held Kagome.

Yusei slammed the door open and the four piled into the room. Rin stood by the wall, cradling a bloodied hand with shards of a vase, water, flowers, and an overturned chair by her feet. She stared worriedly at the bed Kagome was in as tears prickled the corners of her eyes. Kagome was tossing and turning, withering in pain as tears poured out of her closed eyes and rolled down her cheeks while cries escaped her throat. Crimson red energy wrapped around her form and would lash out around her wildly.

Nodoka told Jack to take Rin and leave. Jack grabbed Rin's wrist that wasn't bloody and dragged her out of the room and down the stairs to her boyfriend, Shippo, who comforted her. Back upstairs, Nodoka began explaining the situation. "We need to be very cautious about this; her body is adjusting to her newly released, and immense, powers. The process is very painful and her powers will lash out at anyone who they do not want near their host. We just need to keep it contained long enough for Kagome to conquer it for herself," the mother in the room explained. The two teenagers nodded before all three of them cautiously began making there way to Kagome. Yusei headed to Kagome's right side, Akiza headed to Kagome's left side, and Kagome's mom went straight forward to the end of the bed.

Akiza's powers began to react to Kagome's and the two clashed briefly before Akiza took a step back in surprise. Nodoka tried to reach her as well, but the powers especially didn't want her close. From her sealing them or for reacting violently when Kagome first showed her powers, she didn't know. The power lashed out at Yusei, yet he held firm and kept moving towards Kagome. The power tried a bit harder for a few seconds before weakening and then eventually only flicking him once in a while as he knelt next to Kagome's bed side.

Yusei grabbed her hand and Kagome calmed down enough to open her tear filled eyes. They were a crimson red while her pupils were a glowing white. "Y-Yusei," she whispered out as her eyes flashed blue for a moment. Another wave of pain rolled through her body and she winced, closing her eyes as a few more tears escaped and a whine passed through her mouth. Her eyes opened up again, still blue, and she looked at the man she had fallen in love with. "S-sorry you have to see me like this," she managed out as she squeezed his hand in her's, her eyes flashing red and white for a second.

Yusei shook his head and said, "I'm always there for the ones I care about. I'll be here if you need me, Kagome." Kagome weakly smiled at him before turning her head away in a wince, her eyes closed in pain. "Ahh~!" she hoarsely whined in pain.

Akiza and Nodoka, who were watching the whole time, decided to leave the two alone. They saw that Yusei could handle it. They walked out and closed the door behind them. Akiza smiled to herself as she walked back downstairs behind Kagome's mother. Sure, she liked Yusei for a while because he helped her with her own powers and allowed her to feel accepted, but she knew it wasn't meant to be. He would just be a great friend and someone to rely on. And even though her and Kagome used to be rivals in a sense, she was glad that someone like her was with Yusei. They would make a nice couple...

Nodoka sighed. So, Kagome is in love with one of the Signers, eh? Seems like all the great priestesses of the Crimson Dragon had a romantic relationship with a Signer. Kikyou had the half demon Signer, Inuyasha, and Midoriko had the demon lord Signer, Sesshomaru. Seems Kagome would be the priestess in love with a human.

Kairi, the little girl who was so fond of Kagome and visa-versa, walked up to Akiza. "Is Kagome-chan alright?" she asked. Akiza nodded. "Yusei is taking care of her," the red haired teenager answered. Kairi smiled at that. "You want to play with me? I was gonna ask Leo and Luna to play with me, but you can too!" she told Akiza. The Black Rose was happily surprised that the little girl wanted her to play with her. She accepted, as did the twins, and they played a bit with the little girl, no older then five.

Nodoka, Shippo, Rin, and Martha began looking through the stuff in the large chest for the armor and equipment that had been passed down from priestess to priestess since Midoriko's time. It hadn't rusted and it repaired itself either when the current priestess was completely healed or when a new one was born after the old one died. (There is never more then one priestess of the Crimson Dragon at any one time. Kinda like the Avatar (The Last Airbender) thing accept they aren't past lives.)

"Wait, Rin. When did you get into Satellite? Last I heard, you were in New Domino," Blister asked from his spot at the table. "Oh, well. I have a boat that I have when I want to take Rin on a night on the town in New Domino. She came here with Sango and Ayame about an hour ago," Shippo answered. Blister nodded and stated, "That explains where the cat went."

Jack sat in a chair in the corner, thinking deeply about something. Trudge tried to subtly woo Mina, who kept rejecting him, yet secretly enjoyed every minute of it.

…... Upstairs with the Couple

Yusei watched the girl he knew he loved fight back her own powers. He flinched back a bit in surprise when Kagome's power flicked him right over the yellow mark on his face. A small giggle was heard and Yusei looked down at Kagome, who was trying not to smile with a slight blush on her face. The current Duel Monsters Champion raised an eyebrow at her, a small smirk on his face.

"You should have seen your face, it was priceless," Kagome giggled out with a big smile on her lips. Yusei rolled his eyes, but looked straight back at his love when she moaned. Kagome's face was turned a bit away from him and with a deep blush on her cheeks as she panted lightly. The male duelist froze up a bit at the sight, some dirty thoughts sneaking into his mind. A small blush spread across his face as he glanced away from her face to down the bed. His blush just deepened as he caught sight of her chest moving up and down with each pant while her skirt was bunched up some, exposing more skin than before. It didn't help that her legs were slightly spread apart either.

Kagome, feeling extremely hot, wiggled a bit to try to air herself out, yet that didn't help. She let out a deep sigh and shifted into a sitting position to take her ripped jacket off. After tossing it off the bed carelessly, she glanced over at Yusei. His cheeks were red and he wasn't looking at her, his head turned slightly away. Was something wrong?

"Yusei, are you o-o-okay?" she began to ask but another wave of pain made her moan the last word as she laid back down. Yusei blushed a bit more before shaking his head. "I-I'm fine," he stuttered. Kagome blinked. Yusei stuttering? What?

"You sure? You're stuttering," she panted lightly as she put her hand on his cheek so he looked at her. Yusei blushed an even darker color and avoided her now blue eyes. Kagome pouted at him and said his name as another wave went through her. "Y-Yusei~!" she moaned.

Yusei's eyes snapped to her and Kagome began to blush from the intensity of it. Not even a split second had passed before his lips crushed hers in a dominating kiss. This time, Kagome moaned in pleasure instead of pain as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Yusei put a hand on her waist while the other arm provided support so he didn't squish her between himself and the mattress.

Unnoticed to either of them, the crimson red power retreated back into the girl as they kissed. Being hormonal teenagers, tongue soon entered the picture as the kiss became more passionate. After a few more minutes and the need for oxygen was at its greatest, they separated, panting heavily. Kagome blushed a dark shade as she noticed their position.

Yusei was over her while he straddled her a bit below her hips. Her skirt was even more bunched up and with her legs still spread a bit, it showed some of her blue panties. Yusei smirked at her blush before he began kissing her neck. Kagome blushed a bit more and moaned quietly, turning her head to expose more neck to her 'tormentor'.

He bit lightly where her neck meet her shoulder and she moaned a bit louder. A shudder ran through her body as he soothed the small bite with his tongue. Yusei chuckled a bit before whispering huskily in her ear, "I see you like that." Kagome blushed even darker and managed to nod slightly.

Yusei chuckled again before he sat up and got off of his girlfriend. He wasn't going to take advantage of her situation and sleep with her, especially since the final show down was the next day. He would wait until both of them were ready. Kagome sighed quietly in disappointment before she sat up and smiled at her boyfriend. He was going to be a gentleman and wait until she was ready; that was good, yet she was still a bit horny.

Kagome then jumped off the bed in excitement when she realized she had final beat her powers into submission. She gave a cheer before glomping Yusei, who caught her with ease. "Yay! I'm finally have control and total access to my powers!" she exclaimed in happiness.

After a moment in each others embrace, Kagome ran out of the room and towards the stairs, so excited to tell everyone the good news. Yusei smiled before following after her.

Kagome jumped down the flight of stairs and tackled Shippo to the ground, who was standing with his back to her. "Hi everyone! I'm all better!" Kagome cried happily before jumping up and hugging Rin. The two then spun around in a circle, laughing. Shippo sat up from his spot on the floor, rubbing his forehead yet smiling at the pair.

"That's great Kagome-chan!" Kairi exclaimed. Kagome let Rin go and scooped the little girl into her arms. Kairi giggled as Kagome swung her around. Kairi was set on the ground and then both of the twins tackled Kagome. The priestess caught them and swung them around a bit too. "I'm so glad you're okay, Gome!" they shouted. Kagome laughed before setting them down and smiling brightly at them.

"Me too!" she giggled before she hugged Akiza. The Black Rose's eyes widened in surprise before she hugged her back. The two separated a bit and Kagome smiled widely at her. "I know we aren't real close, and hey, we tried to basically kill each other before. But I hope we can become great friends," Kagome told her, causing Akiza to once again be stunned at her actions.

The red head nodded and smiled back at Kagome. Then Kagome turned to her mother and smiled softly. "Hey, mom, sorry my powers, you know, rejected you," the daughter apologized a bit awkwardly. What were you supposed to say to your mom after that? Hey, I still don't completely trust you and my powers think you're a complete and utter bitch? Yeah, that wouldn't work to well...

"It's all right, sweetie. I understand," Nodoka said with a sad smile on her face. Kagome awkwardly gave her a hug before she was back by Rin's side. Blister put his hand on her head and ruffled her hair a bit. "Had us all worried there for a moment, kid," he told her as she smiled up at him. "Sorry for making you worry Blister," Kagome apologized.

Yusei was now back the stairs and soon him and Kagome were side by side, as if they was a gravitational pull between them. The couple stayed by each other causing most of the people, besides the kids and Jack, to smile at the cuteness of it.

"We should make plans for how we are taking down the Dark Signers now that everyone's here," Jack stated as he leaned back in his chair a bit. Everyone agreed and soon, all the Signers and the Crimson Dragon's Priestess and Trudge and Mina were around the table in the dinning room making battle plans.

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It was late that night and everyone was asleep for the big day tomorrow. The final showdown between good and evil. Kagome had consulted her two used to be priestesses duel spirits, who offered advice and certain techniques in battle. Kagome was silently watching Midoriko demonstrate a move up on the roof when Yusei arrived.

Kagome glanced at him for a moment before looking back to her teacher, who was only visible to her. Yusei sat next to her and took her stare as a thoughtful one at the stars. "You nervous?" he asked her, causing Midoriko to pause as Kagome turned to the holder of her affections. She smiled at the pair before departing, Kikyou having already left when Yusei first arrived.

"Yeah, I mean, I have to fight my own little twin brother for the sake of the world. I-I don't know what to think about the situation," Kagome confessed as she leaned against her boyfriend's shoulder, causing him to wrap his arm around her in an embrace.

Kagome took in the calming yet strong scent of her boyfriend. It had hints of motor oil, fresh rain, and a musky, manly smell that was purely Yusei. She loved it and it left her feeling relaxed and protected. Yusei on the other hand was taking in the smell of her scent. Cinnamon and apple blossoms, as well as some motor oil of her own, washed over him as the two sat in a calm silence. Kagome's scent made him loosen up and let his emotions out, especially the ones that made him crazy in love with the girl in his arms.

Kagome turned and looked at Yusei with a smile. "Thanks for being here, with me," she thanked, blushing lightly. Yusei smirked at her as he leaned in a bit closer to her pink face. "I'll always be there for you, no matter what," he promised before they shared a kiss full of their passion and love for one another.

The kiss ended after the need for oxygen became too great, leaving both sides panting lightly. Kagome looked up at her boyfriend from beneath her lashes, a smile on her lips. "I think I'm in love with you, Yusei Fudo, King of Games and Signer," she confessed, causing Yusei to smile a smile that took Kagome's breath away.

"And I have fallen madly in love with you, my Ying-Yang Angel, my Queen, and my priestess, Kagome Higurashi," he confessed before kissing her again. This one was even greater than the one they just shared.

The two stayed together on the roof for a few more minutes before Yusei took a yawning Kagome inside for some rest. Tomorrow was a big day... One that would change the world.

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End of that chapter! Yeah, this one was pretty short compared to 1-3, but I really didn't want to ruin it with a fight scene right afterwards. Besides, I think 5 will be super long, and with all the other stories I have popping around in my head, this might take a while, so sorry if I don't update this story. Love you all! Except for flamers!