A/N: *SPOILER ALERT* Yeah, there's a spoiler in here hinting about Cross Kaien's age, for you see I got addicted to the manga before the anime. This is for a Sexykitsune-hine out there, I have a plot line that should get us by. Fufufu! Kagome will either be paired with Aidou or Zero. Kaname and Yuuki together FTW... along with another surprise couple that I will reveal later. ^_^ Rating to be determined later.

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Vampire Knight nor Inuyasha... however I shamelessly own a night students cosplay... -struts stuff while looking for an Aidou cosplayer to pounce-

Kagome wanted a new start and going to her current school wasn't going to help with every reminder of her past there. And on top of that her teachers had already amde assumptions about her being sick all the time that they expected her to fall over so they made her pace herself when taking tests. Even her friends treated her like Hojo, she was a fragile flower to them that needed their care and so they often carried her bags or gave her medicines. She needed a new place to be normal now that her expeditions to the past were over with.

So after discussing it with her mother she'd decided to actually use her family advantages for once. Her mother may have been a Higurashi by marriage, but she'd been a Cross by birth. Mrs. Higurashi called her dearest relative and it took mere minutes before he was exclaiming such joys at having Kagome attend his school. He was overzealous in his want for Kagome to spend more time with his dear beloved adopted daughter and son, Yuuki and Zero. Kagome face palmed as she heard Kaien's excited voice over the phone. Kaien Cross was really weird sometimes, but it was a nice weird. It was the irony with him being so old that he was the most childish person Kagome knew to ever have existed. Her mother would often point out that she believed Kagome's cheerful optimism came from his genetics.

The cab pulled up and actually drove through the tall wrought iron fences that were open for once for the public. Normally they wouldn't be opened so, but not many knew that the headmaster was expecting a visitor. They didn't know… at least until five minutes before Kagome came pulling in because Yuuki spilled the beans by accident as she and Zero were walking away from the day classes. "That's what your mind has been on this whole time?" Yori asked her friend wondering why she'd looked dazed all through class. It would've been easier said that it was just a normal thing for Yuuki to look dazed in class when she was so tired.

"Yeah, she's my… relative of sorts," Yuuki didn't know exactly what relation the girl was to Kaien and scratched the back of her head awkwardly. It was odd, but sometimes even her adopted father had secrets that he kept from the others. Yuuki considered Kagome a close cousin, but Headmaster Cross had always been vague on how he was related to the young girl. "But truth is, I haven't seen her in ages." Then again, what Yuuki did remember was a little exuberant little girl who'd done her best to play with Yuuki and protect her from playground bullies. They'd lost connection after middle school when Kagome had regrettably gone to a different high school. Yuuki's life was consumed with being a guardian so she wasn't able to make time for Kagome and when she had tried it had appeared that Kagome's life was busy as well. She was off time traveling. They'd had to rely on a few short phone calls to talk and what little time that had been was relieving. Though to be honest Yuuki felt she should've tried keeping in touch better. She'd never forgotten Kagome though. Those bright blue eyes and that mess of raven hair was hard to forget, especially with her go to attitude.

"I have," said Zero with a shrug of his shoulders. He seemed excited, if that was a word you could actually use with Zero. "She's an old friend of mine," he said with a small lift of the lips in what could've been a smile, you just didn't know because you rarely saw one on his face. Yori raised a brow at that comment. It was rare to ever catch Zero in a good mood; in fact, had she not just witnessed a good mood at that moment she wouldn't even suspect him of being able to have a good mood.

"I never asked how you knew her," said Yuuki glancing at her friend curiously.

"Yaguri would drag me to her family's shrine plenty of times to bless… Artifacts," he supplied rather than using the word 'weapons' in front of Yori. Yuuki was smart enough to catch on. They were lucky at that moment that Yori was called by someone to help her with a math problem while they were standing outside. The duo walked briskly beside each other hoping to beat the fans to the moon dorms. "We were good friends. But she surprised us about a year ago," admitted Zero as he shoved his hands into his pockets, keeping his long strides going even with Yuuki running beside him to keep up. "Even though I was with you and Kaien I got word from Sensei Yaguri that she'd come back to him for training." He paused in his walking as they made it towards the entrance of the moon dorms. His light lavender eyes flashed at Yuuki with obvious meaning. "Intense combat training to fight."

Yuuki's hair brushed along her face as she tilted it in fearful curiosity. "Vampires?" Yuuki asked fearing that her childhood acquaintance had turned into a vampire hunter like Zero. One vampire hunter with obvious distaste towards the nocturnal humans was enough for Yuuki to handle, she didn't know if she could handle Kagome loathing vampires as well. The silver haired boy shook his head.

"Just as powerful. Demons," he answered her just as a cab pulled into their line of sight. The day class students had hurdled towards the night dorms by now so they hadn't noticed the new disturbance due to the guardians not being in place. In fact, they were taking advantage of Yuuki and Zero being distracted to inch even closer to the moon dorms.

At that moment a knee sock coated leg with brown loafers stepped out from the cab and out came Kagome wearing, of all things, a short green skirt and a white blouse. Very much out of place in this proper establishment she appeared as an outsider. Her long black hair tousled about in the wind as she stepped out of the cab that had already been paid for her by her lovely relative Kaien. Kagome slung a yellow book bag over her shoulders and then carried a military duffel bag of her personal items. When her bright blue eyes looked up and locked on Yuuki and Zero she froze. The cab was driving away by the time one of the trio finally made a motion of some sort. She felt her heart swell with joy at the sight of her friends whom she'd missed. It was so nice to have friends who dealt with the abnormal like herself.

As the doors opened for the night class to come out it was a strange squealing girl that Aidou noticed outside of the crowd of fans. She was shouting out, "YUUKI! ZERO!" Kagome had launched herself onto Yuuki. The brunette was giggling as she wrapped her arms around the girl who was only an inch taller than her. Yuuki briefly thought how nice it was not to be towered over by someone. And then Kagome tackled Zero with a huge hug, though he was a full ten inches taller than her she still knocked him off balance. You could've cut the thickening oppressive silence with a knife. Tension hung in the air like a heady cloud, though none of it came from Zero. All of the fan girls, and even the extravagant night class, had frozen upon seeing the strange girl hugging Zero like a long lost friend. It was just unsightly and unbelievable. But what cried out that the apocalypse was near was when Zero returned her hug and ruffled her head good-naturedly. That almost never happened! In fact, some girls could count on one hand the number of times that Zero had been pleasant towards someone. They felt like they were seeing something from the Twilight Zone.

Kagome pulled away and beamed at Zero. He'd certainly sprouted up into a handsome guy. His bright silver strands of hair seemed to shine white sometimes in the light. Often times she'd wondered if he had a bit of demon in him with the unnatural hair and eye colors. Yuuki was something else entirely. Kagome never could feel Yuuki's aura, it was obscure to her like it was being hidden away. It made being Yuuki's friend so much easier though because around Yuuki she felt normal.

"Missed you too loud mouth," he murmured. Zero let go of her and realized they were being stared at. He also needed to get to his job. Kagome wasn't oblivious and knew they were causing a scene, but she relished seeing people she knew in her life. People who had a strange life like her own. She could connect with them unlike how she could ever connect with any other teenagers her age because they would believe her tales as she would believe theirs. She felt the prickle on the back of her neck and knew why immediately. She'd known since she was a child visiting Headmaster Cross that vampires existed. It was from his side of the family that she could sense things so strongly.

When the fan girls had finally recovered from their shock they turned their attention back upon the vampires with renewed fervor. Kagome glanced at the people causing all of the noise with distaste. "How am I supposed to get any peace and quiet here with them squawking?" Kagome asked Yuuki and Zero who were relieved someone felt the same way they did. Just as Zero was about to head over towards the group Kagome grabbed his arm and shook her head. Her back straightened, her plump chest accentuated by this move, and she merely said, "Allow me." Yuuki was surprised if not thrilled that someone was going to try their hand at disciplining this group other than Zero and herself. Her mind flashed back to Kagome and her on the playground once more when bullies came to them. Normally Yuuki didn't care for violence, but she was ready to see her childhood friend once more strike fear into the hearts of many... that and it would be something to laugh at. Kagome walked with determination along the cobblestones. Her eyes were set on their goal. If there was something Kagome knew how to do best it was to command the attention of the noisiest and most ungrateful person on earth, and he was a half demon, so she knew if she could handle Inuyasha in the past than she could handle this measly crowd of about fifty girls. They had nothing on Naraku.

Kagome wormed her way through the milling crowd that took a vague interest in her. Some of them wondered if she was a student from another school who'd heard rumors of the beauty of the night class and also wanted to see them. The priestess glanced around, worming he way through the crowd. "SHUT UP!" Kagome shouted out as loud as she could and everyone went silent as Kagome marched herself up to the front. "Stand in a line. Now." Reluctantly all of the fans from the day class went about getting in order as if Kagome had been Zero herself. There was just something commanding about her that stated not to cross her. She had the commanding voice of a leader in the military.

Aidou having seen what appeared to be a new student decided she would make a great addition to his collection of fans. He turned towards her and did his signature, "Bang!" She was mere inches away from his finger that was pointed right at her face. The girl didn't faint; she didn't even squeal or blush at Aidou's action. It perplexed him to no end. Instead Kagome rolled her eyes, her hands reached up and pushed his finger away, the other fans were gasping at someone actually having the audacity to touch Aidou.

"Seriously? Keep your finger out of people's faces. You could poke someone's eye out," she complained, arms crossing over her abundant chest. Kain had to cover his laugh with a cough at the shocked expression on his cousin's face.

Aidou looked at Kagome as if he'd swallowed a frog in his throat before he began waving his arms around. "Do you not know who I am? I'm Aidou!" His mouth flapped in utter horror at this woman. There were fan clubs devoted to him and she was treating him as if he were an ordinary person!

"And I'm Kagome," she said with a shrug of her shoulders. She actually reached out and shook his balled up fist, in an awkward and stiff handshake, before letting go in a fluid move and walking right past him as if he were a normal human. Kagome's eyes lit up at another familiar face that she'd never thought she'd see in the future. Kagome walked over to Kaname and gave a little bow, one that Sesshomaru would've been proud of had he seen it. Kaname's brow arched at finding Kagome hereof all places, but her attire the last time he'd seen her had been exactly the same... though when he'd met her the attire had seemed so entirely scandalous at the time. He'd never known though that it would actually be proper attire in the future. Kaname gave her a quick glance surmising that this little friend of his had always belonged to this time period. It was nice to finally place a time to Kagome, she'd always been nothing but a curiosity to him. Besides, her being from this time would explain for the many odd things she'd said to him the first time he'd met her.

When they'd last parted they'd been on friendly terms, they'd made such a quick and strong friendship that it wasn't odd entirely at how Kagome said to him casually, "It's a pleasure to see you again Kaname." Her bright blue eyes shined up at him. "I didn't think I'd run into you again, but here we are. Do you still remember me?" She asked it hesitantly, her real meaning shining clear through her words. She wanted to know if he would still be her friend in the future, though nothing at all had happened to severe the bonds of their friendship in the past. In fact, he'd joined in on their fighting against Naraku and considered her one of his closest friends for she knew him from battle. If you could share blood on a battlefield your friendship was pretty much cemented and there was no way you'd forget one who'd fought alongside you… or saved your life for that matter.

Kaname did something that made Ruka freeze where she stood. She wasn't the only vampire in the group to watch with a bit of interested shock. Kaname, pureblood vampire prince, reached out and patted that human on the head like a person would pat the head of a kitten. "But of course. I could never forget you Kagome," he said quietly in that even voice of his. Kagome had known him hundreds of years ago when he was a bit quieter, she could feel that his aura was stressed from something… but he actually seemed happier than he had been those many years ago. He didn't seem alone anymore. She smiled knowing where that feeling probably came from, deciding that she would figure out who the lucky girl was on her own. "I hope we can speak again later Kagome." Kagome nodded her head at that and waved bye to Kaname as she walked back over towards the speechless Zero and an admiring Yuuki who wanted nothing more than to have the guts like Kagome to speak to Kaname like that.

Kagome spun around and pointed at Aidou with an amused face, calling out, "Bang!" The golden haired vampire glared at her finger with indifference, noting that a few boys in the day class crowd were actually snickering at her display and making comments on how cute they thought she was. It was like a slap to him to know she was unaffected by him and was mocking him with that charming little pose his fans adored. Aidou spun on his heel and walked away, following the rest of the night class, trying desperately not to admit to himself that he thought she was cute as well since obviously she didn't have any good taste in men. She was friends with Zero and had been unaffected by his charms so that should scream out how badly her taste was.

"How do you know Kaname-sempai?" Yuuki asked as she walked alongside Kagome towards Kaien Cross's house on campus. No doubt he wanted to see Kagome. Zero was carrying Kagome's bags over his shoulder as easily as he could carry one book. He was silent though after seeing her exchange with Kaname of all people. Kagome shrugged her shoulders, "I met him a long time ago. He's a good friend." She would explain to Yuuki later everything, but catching sight of the eyes Yuuki cast to the ground Kagome spoke up to add, "Just a friend. I have no interest whatsoever in vampires." Yuuki blushed at the outright hint that Kagome already knew she had a crush on the vampire. Though Zero should've been happier at the thought of Kagome refusing Kaname he found himself a little dissatisfied that she didn't like vampires. Kagome swayed back and forth to bump shoulders with both of the guardians of the school. "When did you become a vampire Zero?" She kept on walking not noticing how Yuuki and Zero stopped in their tracks to pointedly stare at her. Kagome gave them a look of disbelief. "Did you forget what I am?"

The duo looked at each other before they both exchanged a sly smile when they remembered Kagome's certain abilities, Zero and Yuki's thoughts were mirroring each others at that moment and Kagome wondered what she'd just gotten herself into. She took a step back like a doe scenting the wolves nearby as Yuuki trailed after Kagome with saucer wide puppy dog eyes. "You know, you should be a guardian," sang the brunette. Kagome could see what Yuuki was concocting a mile away.

Her answer was as blunt as the pointed look she gave them. "No."

Yuuki tugged on Kagome's arm and said in a whiney voice that could only be loved by family members, "Oh pleeeeeeeeeeease Kagome-chan! Just think it over." Yuuki was playing the cousin card so well to get what she wanted. Three school guardians would definitely be a huge help and they could switch out between the three of them so they could all get rest. "How about we cook together tonight like old times and catch up?" Yuuki knew for a fact that Kagome was always in the best mood cooking so she'd thrown that in there to get her warmed up. Zero could feel his stomach grumbling at the thought of Kagome's cooking. Many a time he and his brother had smelt her cooking from where they were playing with Sota while Yaguri received blessings on his weapons. And he wouldn't mind in the least if she helped them out with the night patrols. She'd already pissed off most of the night class and he knew if she was dangerous to demons than she was just as dangerous to vampires.

Kagome reached out and linked fingers with Yuuki much like they had as children. As a child Kagome had been the only one that Yuuki had been able to play with, being brought by every once in a while. Their childhood memories were enough to make them have developed a strong bond.

Kaname kept to himself how he knew that girl. He didn't give anyone an explanation, then again, everyone in the night class tittered wanting to know but no one had voiced out their questioning thoughts. Half of them were taking bets that she was a blood donor to Kaname in case he couldn't take the tablets.

Due to Kagome's friendly situation with Kaname she didn't gain fans though in some of the night class members. Ruka was one of those people with whom she'd brought about any loss of favor she could've gained. Then again, there was probably close to nil favor Kagome could've racked up with Ruka considering she didn't take it to make friends with the humans. "She's vile and despicable," exclaimed Ruka watching as Aidou was hastily scribbling a portrait of Kagome in his anger. Ruka lifted up the drawing and drawled out, "What's this? A crush."

Aidou waved his arms about and jerked away the drawing from Ruka. To be honest he had doodled her out of anger,but the drawing had turned out if anything beautiful. He just couldn't get her bright blue eyes out of his head. They were a shade lighter than his own. And those plump lips or that aura that seemed to hover about her. He knew he wanted her. As insufferable as he thought she was with that first impression he knew that he didn't want to be denied her presence and would probably try it his all to get under his skin. Aidou was unsure just how he wanted her though. As a snack? A friend?... More? "I do not," Aidou huffed looking away lest he be found out for his obvious attraction.

Ruka blew out a stream of air. "I can't believe that girl..." And then as an afterthought she turned to look at Kaname curiously. Her little hip jutted out attractively as one booted heel stuck out with a hand on her hip. Ruka was worried what this girl might be to him. Oh Ruka knew to worry over what Yuuki might be to Kaname, but where Yuuki was meek and just a small threat this other girl looked confident and radiated sureness. Nothing was more challenging in rivalry for affections than a contender who knew her worth and walked with an air that was hard to diminish. "How do you know her Kaname-sama?" And Ruka was the one to timidly ask her vampire prince. She admired him, she cared for him, and even loved him though she didn't know him as well as she would've liked. She prayed for this girl to just be an acquaintance with little standing to Kaname. If this girl knew Kaname a shorter time than Ruka than all would be well.

Kaname tilted his head and thought over his words carefully, wondering if they'd hold any implication to his plans. Wit Kagome in his line of sight now he had decided to add her to the chessboard as a piece that could very well prove a large asset in protecting the piece he was wanting to keep safe. When Kaname realized they would actually better his plans to admit the truth he addressed the rest of the night class, not even looking up from his book, and said flippantly as if he were discussing the weather, "Oh, I met her… five hundred years ago, when she was human." And Kaname continued reading while letting what he'd just said hang in the air shocking the rest of the class. Ruka knew instantly that she couldn't be friends with Kagome no matter what for she knew she would always be jealous and wonder just what sort of friendship the two had.

"H-how? I don't understand," admitted Ruka. She'd scented that girl and she smelled positively human. She reeked normalcy. "How can that vile-"

"I wouldn't use such words around Kagome…" Kaname's voice trailed off as he remembered the half demon calling Kagome a 'wench' on several occasions which had always sent him plummeting to the earth. He licked his finger and turned the page that he'd been reading. "She's as powerful as I am. Her temper is her only fault. Trust me, I've seen it," warned the elder vampire, glancing briefly from his book to Ruka with honest eyes, and then spoke no more on this girl even when the others began questioning what she was. They'd always heard tales of other beings than vampires, but they had never had reason to believe those tales until now. And so Kagome became their mystery for Kaname wouldn't let up any more information. And to those who rivaled for Kaname's attentions Kagome became a rival and something to be feared, for if Kaname said that she was as powerful as he it meant certain doom should she be trifled with. It also made them question how Kaname had met her and how close were they? The whole vampire class were confused now as to how to treat her, they couldn't treat her like they did those fan girl screaming humans for she wasn't one according to Kaname, she was powerful, but she wasn't a vampire. Aidou was going to treat her the same no matter what, he was still a little put out by how she'd acted towards him… or how she didn't act towards him.

She should've known what was to be expected. She should've run for cover and hidden underneath the kitchen table armed witha butcher knife for protection... but she couldn't help it for she knew she'd missed him too. Yuuki had completely bypassed her adopted father to dart for the bathroom and Zero had left to deposit Kagome's stuff in the guest bedroom that would be her own until she was sorted into a dorm room.

Kaien Cross was squeezing the life out of her, but Kagome was equally returning the hug. "I'm so glad you're back," he murmured against her black tresses. Kagome nodded and murmured how happy she was to be around him. Kaien pulled away to hold her at arms length. He gave her a sad look, one that reflected that he knew what she was going through. "I'm sorry that you're going to miss them." Kagome's eyes briefly teared up as she threw herself into his arms and burrowed her head in his neck smelling fried fish and cleaning products. She could barely contain the little laugh that escaped from her lips knowing that Kaien smelled everything like her mom. It came so easy talking to Kaien, he'd always been there in her life like the father figure she'd never had. Her father's grandfather had remained around the shrine watching after her, her mother, and Sota, but there had always been that empty space where her father should've been. Luckily, Kaien had filled in that gap, though the young looking adult was a far cry from her real father. "Are you over him?"

She feebly nodded her head against his shoulder. "I am. I didn't want to leave them though," she admitted as he pat her back knowing how hard it had been for her to leave the past. He had a hard enough time living in the present as time slipped past him so quickly. That was something that Kagome had inherited from him, they'd each had a power dealing with time that had changed their lives. Kaien couldn't age and he seemed immortal. Kagome had been in the past for a total of three years and couldn't age while time traveling for time in the past didn't affect her, a time shield erected itself around her preventing her from changing in the past, however now that Kagome was back in her time she wondered if she would resume growing up now. There was no telling with Kaien's genetics running through her, heck her mom looked in her early thirties if not late twenties and Kagome knew for a fact that her mother was fifty-three. For all Kagome knew the time traveling and her inability to be frozen in the past could be from his genetics and not because she'd carried the jewel. Kagome didn't doubt that theory one bit.

Kagome pulled away from Kaien and beamed up at him in that easy manner she'd developed from spending time with him and Yuuki. "I'm ready to start a new life grandfather."

A/N: Coming up next! what're Kaname's memories of Kagome? What do Yuuki and Kagome do for bonding time? And whose stalking the two girls? Tune in next time!