InuYasha Fan Fiction / Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ concrete angel ❯ chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

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Concrete Angel!
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(Summery)
She had been betrayed by her own kind. Tortured and abused at home. Her only salvation, her sanctuary was the past...well used to be the past. She kept a secret from the rest since the day she fell down the well. Letting her walls down she saw what the world, her world could be. Now the man she loved has been with another behind her back. She is sick a tired of it all an now...she's hell bent on revenge. To kill the people who dare came close or killed what was hers an to kill the man who she once loved. However, how will she be able to when new a destiny is unraveled? Come along an follow me in the eyes of Kagome aka concrete angel.
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Small note: I do not own inuyasha nor do I own naruto or whatever song I may use in the story...damn how many times do I have to say this.
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(Chapter 9: of my new alliances, just tonight… Nothing more)

(Last Time)

" a castle...it looks like no one has been master of it for years...yet servants still work there...I overheard one talking about them waiting for their mistress another said your name " Penelope said
"So...what is this to me?" Kagome asked putting her clothing on
"You have a castle now," Penelope screamed
"Shhh...How far away from here" Kagome said zipping her boots up
"Hmmm if we leave now we can be there and back before day break,” Penelope said
"Lets go...if it's indeed mine...you and your people are welcome to stay there" Kagome said
"Thank you very much," Penelope said as she led the way to the castle.
"So...Penelope. Tell me about your self," Kagome said
"Well you see" Penelope began

(Now)

(3 weeks from last time)

Kagome and the group were now staying in a village near the northern lands that was near the spine. The village itself was well kept up better than the ones she had been in. the village wasn't large or highly populated. She guessed that played a role in why the village was still nice and clean. The smell of fresh baking bread and roasting meat was the first to hit your faces when you entered the village. Most villages of this day had the pungent smell of cow manurer and musk. The homes were made of wood, not sticks and mud like the ones in Edo village. The people here kept to themselves and were very friendly. Only one thing could explain this kind of a village in this day an age...a lord with an iron tight fist that didn't like chaos in his home or lands.

Now standing outside of a pub near the square of the village stood our group. There was a small crowd forming near the square where a stage was set up. The villagers talked in hushed whispered as they waited for something to happen. The group looked on in wonder of what was about to take place here.

"I wonder if someone is going to perform some music" sakura asked aloud
"Nah...There would have been more of a fuss...its way to quiet" naruto said
"Then maybe...the lord has come and is announcing some news" miroku suggested
"...or there about to hang some innocent people" kagome hissed, all eyes darted her way. She nodded her head to the stage. Turning back naruto, saskue and sakura stared wide eye at the sight before them.

A man in a general uniform who was on horse back brought in hands tied behind their backs linking to the next three figures. His face was concealed behind a dark blue and white mask. He had broad shoulders and from the looks of it was 5'0 sitting on the horse. Maybe 5'8 or so when he was standing on the ground. The three figures were moved on stage. Two of the figures were tall and had broad shoulders...males with their heads covered with a black bag. The third figure stood in the middle. Short with a slender figure, but somewhat curvy...a woman. Her head was also covered with a black bag, but her hair was too long not to be seen so the amber red tresses flew in the light breeze.

"These three have been committed in the killing of the lords’ son and has been given the sentence of death” the man on horseback suddenly said, the crowd gasped loudly. Kagome hissed silently at the lie. She had seen everything. The headman’s son had tried to kill the three people for no reason. They were only trying to protect themselves.

"We have to help them" kagome said remembering her words once again
"Kagome...we can't there going to be killed for killing" miroku said
"They are innocent...they were only protecting themselves" kagome hissed looking at the three on stage.
"They killed for sakes sake kagome" sango yelled
"For there own life’s" kagome yelled back
"Wench...we don't need your weak ass bringing anymore trouble to us" inuyasha hissed, kagome gritted her teeth clenching her hands trying not to tell the hanyou off.
" Kagome..What do you feel" sakura asked, kagome closed her eyes reaching for the auras of the three.
" I feel...I feel...purity" kagome finally said
" They killed kagome...let justice be" miroku said
" Justice... you called being killed because the headman’s son wanted to kill you justice" kagome shot back narrowing her eyes under her shades...the sky seem to darken.
" Kagome...do what you think is right" naruto said
" I think we should help them" saskue said finally, all eyes were on him
" If you feel confident in your decision then go with it, don't back down" saskue said explaining himself
" I agree" shippo piped in...Kagome looked at them all smiling
" Get out of here...I’ll find you" kagome said then took off looking for something to help her help them.

( The group )

" Damn it all...lets go" inuyasha hissed, his eyes kept changing from dull golden to red as he walked.
" Let’s get as faraway as we can" sango said shaking her head. Even though kagome was her best friend, too many weird things were being discovered about her that they all should have known from the start.
" Hai lets go" miroku said, his hand twitching. It had been nearly 3 months since he had stopped his perverted ways. He hoped that sango noticed.

' Damn wench...something isn't right about her...she doesn't seem as weak minded as I had thought her to be...kikyou needs to know this ' inuyasha thought

(With kagome )

Kagome ran around the back on the pub to come face to face with three horses. Two were jet black while the third was a Champaign color. The name Arabian Stallion came to her mind as she looked at the horses. Not even trying to question how they got all the way over here, she mounted the back of one of the black horses. Looking or her back she saw a long bow with a quiver filled with arrows. Leaning over she picked them up and tied the quiver to her back. Looking at the other two horses she quickly took their reigns in her hands. When everything was set, she peered around the corner to see the three already has nooses around their necks. Shuffling quickly she launched an arrow within the bow. Stringing it back she let it fly in the air cutting threw all the three ropes that held them to the stage. They looked confused for a moment before they saw kagome waving for them to come to her. Not taking a chance the three people jump from the stage into a clear area and ran behind the pub. Kagome cut the ropes that held their wrist together. One of the males picked up the female and climbed on the other black horse while the lone male hopped onto the other. Not even saying a word, they all rode out of the village like bats out of Hades.

" Come back here " the general shouted at the retreating figures of the three and kagome. Non of them listened.

( Ways out of the village )

Kagome had leaded the three to her castle in the he thicket of the spine. Every now and then, she would look over her shoulder at them to see if they wanted to stop or leave. They spoke non, but kept on riding. She took it as thanks. The silence was not one of comfort and kagome didn't like this very much.

"You know. You can speak, I’m not Turing you in to anyone "kagome said, they looked startled for a moment, but the woman spoke.
"Thank you milady...we...were leaders of a gang and out death...it would have sent chaos threw out the lands...we were tried without any fair deal because we run a gang" the woman spoke
"What are your names” kagome asked
"Mine is lira...this is José and this is lance...as you can tell were not from your lands, were from Moscow " lira said, kagome nodded her head taking in their skin colors and voices.
"Were are you taking us " one of the men spoke, the one known as José
"To my castle...were not to far from it” kagome said seeing that the trees starting to thin out.
"We are in your dept” lira said
"No...I do however need some help...I’m in search for alliances...will you become mine" kagome asked
"yes, yes we would be honored to. What do you need help with" lira asked
"I need some people who can fight...defenders for my castle and if I shall ever go into battle " kagome said
"we would be of great help to you then” lair said
"yes, my gang is one of the largest in the lands” lira said
"yes...we'll talk more of this when you are feed and rested we'll talk in my library " kagome said, they all nodded.

a few moments later, the mountain came into view. at least 100 feet up the mountain rested kagome's castle. the castle it's self wasn't hidden nor was it surrounded by large gates like most. the castle had a strong barrier around it that only allowed certain people in or people who were with kagome. kagome was confused at first, but now she didn't ask or wanted to know why it worked that way.

the castle it's self was three story’s tall with no towers. the stone used to constructed it was made of a gray stone that was of fine grain and from Spain. the stone was only 5 inches in length. the windows were stained glass that went from floor to roof in every room in the front. on the side, the windows had bars in front of them and were plain except for the dark creamy curtains that were placed on the inside of the home. if you looked just off to the side of the castle, you could see that a waterfall had been formed from time right next to the castle. the waterfall fell 200 feet until it finally hit the river that turned into water fall to fall another 200 or so feet until it hit a lake.

to the opposite side of the waterfall lake was two gardens. one garden was a garden of different fruits. apple trees, budou bushes and trees. kiwi fruit grew wildly threw out the garden as well. some shrubs with strawberries grew also. some benches under trees could be seen from where they were standing. a few more feet off you could make out the roof of a stable in a green field off the fruit garden.

the second garden was a feast for the eyes. colors upon colors could be viewed from the windows. sakura trees bloomed wildly in the garden. sunflowers were here and there just for the color. spring flowers bloomed as well. how they were blooming in the fall and winter times was beyond kagome's abilities to comprehend. cherry blossoms bloomed as well (umm quick question...are cherry blossoms and sakura trees similar or the same...if so my bad for putting them in here like this) red and green bushes lined the way to a sitting area. in the middle of the circular sitting area, there was a small koi pond build up from the ground with red brick all around it. the brick must have been verily old because there were green vines sprouting here and there on the containment wall. around the koi pond were patches of lush green grass with large tall oak trees that would be ideal for climbing. if you could have seen the back of the castle, you would have seen nothing but a green wall. the whole back and both sides of the castle were covered in ivy. the front was beginning to sprout little vines.

the castle over all was an age-old beauty that kagome wouldn't change a thing about.

turning her head to look at the other she nearly laughed at the look, they gave the old castle. she knew that looked because she did it when she first saw the castle.

"come on, lets get you guys settled in” kagome said trotting her horse to the front of the castle were she was meet by a staff of 10.

(2 weeks later, I hope I’m not moving this along to fast for you people)

kagome sat that the campfire picking at it with a stick she found next to her. she sighed loudly as she watched the sparks in the flames. everyone was either sleep or gone to train. for once inuyasha had stayed an what look to be sleeping in the tree at the far end of camp. with each passing night kagome, become more and more aware of what inuyasha intentions were. she wanted no part of them nor did she want her friends to be in the middle of it. she need a way out...an escape. looking around quickly to make sure everyone there was sleep kagome quickly wrote a note saying she need to get away for a while and that she would be back in a few days.

sticking the note in the tree kagome walked a littlies distance before she was meeting by ember ' the black horse she stools '. ember was like a breath of fresh air when riding if you were angry. out of the three horses ember was the fastest and the smartest.

"hey, there pretty girl” kagome whispered leaning over to her ears. grabbing an apple from her pack, she held it out in front of ember to munch down on.

"kagome-sama...kagome-sama " a strong voice yelled, she recognized it immediately
"yes José” kagome said
"come with me please” José said riding upon the Champaign colored stallion named Mira...Mira lets just say was a jokester like José and had a mind of her very own.

following swiftly behind José she was just about to yell at him what he wanted, but was faced with it when she entered a clearing. upon horseback in a pattern on boy, girl, boy, girl was 10 rows of five people each. all looking at her with hopeful eyes.

"José what’s all this " kagome whispered coming to a stop besides him.
"this kagome-sama is your army...I know its small, but we can work on the number issue later,” José said
"give her time to think,” a voice said emerging from the shadows that was owned by lance
"they are willing to be in this army” kagome asked timidly
"hai” the group all shouted at once, kagome smiled

"well then....I hope I have enough rooms back at the castle for you all...lance please escort these fine people back to the castle and get them settled in as best you can" kagome said, with a swift nod lance began grouping everyone together when a burst of light came at kagome only to stop right in front of her face. many of the people were about to attack then kagome spoke.

"she is of no harm to us” kagome said, extending her hands the small pixy demon flew to her hand to sit.

" news Penelope" kagome asked
" yes my mistress" Penelope said looking around, the young queen terrified of something, kagome could only guess
" the darkness eh, " kagome asked
" it lurks in the darkness, at night, best to look in the shadows of the spine, beware of your own, the magic is even too much evil for us pixy folks," Penelope hissed, kagome dismissed it with a nod

kagome took a quick moment to think her words over...a hidden message maybe within what was spoken perhaps. it had to be. she would figure it out later.

' so the coward is in the shadows of the night now, something must be of amiss for him to hide' kagome thought
' something is amiss in the air, I can feel it as I breath and I can taste it'

" how goes you family" kagome said changing the subject.
"My gran-gran is doing much better, her and me thank you," Penelope said giving a bow
"Rise little one, it was of no thought, a simple spell, now is that all" kagome asked, by now Penelope was flying around her

"No...trust no one but few, there is still some good left, allies shall become enemies while others will betray you, enemies will become alliances where enemies before your time shall turn to the light" Penelope said, flying over to kagomes ear she whispered

" the person who was the closet to you has now joined the darkness, do not rely on said person, this is if you haven't already known or noticed, my ears hear much, trust not who you know, there’s one who shall have a heart of ice, he, and he alone can be your only helper in the battle after the evil is defeated, evil shall be concurred, but with its defeat comes stronger evil to take its place, its a cycle of out life, let him help you kagome, let him help you " Penelope said before taking off into the forest, but before she disappeared completely she stopped short and turned around to look at kagome.

"Beware of the spine, let not your eyes be fooled” she said then was gone from sight.
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Lurking in the shadows stood four figures.

"Lord Sesshoumaru she is...very different from any human I’ve seen" one of the figures spoke
"You all will see how different she is at our next meeting" sesshoumaru said
"What affairs do you hold with the human, I hope them pure" another spoke in a hiss
"What I do in my own time is my business" sesshoumaru said with a smirk, the others gave a small gasp

"In three weeks from now we will meet her, until then go back to you own lands" sesshoumaru said turning his back to the others, walking away.

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'I wonder what he is up to ' kagome thought

Looking around the area kagome motioned for José and two other equestrians to come. Climbing back on her horse she led them to one place magic was not evil, but pure...where it all started.

"Follow me to the lake” kagome yelled, on horse back she rides like a leaf on the wind during a twister. Time was closing up. She needed to get the magic in the power before ' he ' or ' it ' did.

(Well that is all...this looks like a nice place to stop at don't you think....
No stop don't throw that at me * dodges a rotten tomato * okay, okay I’ll keep going...just don't hurt me)
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It had been little over a week since the group had seen kagome. Reading her not made them wonder if everything was fine with the miko from the future. The one that worried the most was miroku. Even though miroku wouldn't say it, he knew that kagome had made a nice cozy special place in his heart for her. He put up no protest. The special place was more of...a care than anything. Its wasn't sisterly love he felt for her nor was it love as in a lover. He knew he held some lust for the miko. What man in their right mind didn't? Miroku sighed once more, as he looked sango over. Sango was his type, but...she wasn't feisty nor was she someone who would take care of you when you were sick or down in the dumps, as kagome would put it. She was...she was different and deserved much better than the monk with a cursed hand would couldn't keep his hands to himself. He had stopped groping woman and asking them to bear his children. In the begging he fooled himself into thinking, he did this for her to see that h had changed. When she hadn’t taken the bait, he stops believing his reasons in doing so. Miroku knew one thing was for certain...his life would be a lonely one if he kept sitting here pinning away.

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Kagome sighed as she walked in the back of her group. She had returned that morning to find everyone there getting on his or her nerves and miroku looking very...depressed. She wondered what was wrong with their beloved perverted monk. Every now and then, she would steal a glance at him. She would find in in a confused daze or looking at his hand...the hand that held his curse. The hand that was covered with his special beads. The hand that would eventually end his life. She sighed out a whimper. His eyes quickly meet hers searching for a problem. When he saw non-he threw her a smile and turned his head. She glared at him. Something else wasn't right about him.
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"Miroku would you please join me...I need to talk to you" kagome's voice suddenly ripped threw the quiet camp. He looked startled for a moment, but nodded his head.
"Hell no your not going anywhere alone with that monk" inuyasha yelled, his dull golden eyes glowed with anger at kagome
"I won't let him do anything I don't want him too" kagome said and before inuyasha could get a word in her and miroku both were gone.
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Kagome and miroku both sat in a clearing not to close to camp. They sat with their backs to each other just gazing into the sky at the starless night. The dark clouds billowed in the sky passing over the moon to leave them in the darkness for a couple of seconds. Then was replaced with the warm glow from the moon and the feel of it on their bodies.

"Kagome…what would you liked to know" miroku asked, kagome turned around until she was sitting next to him facing the way he was looking.
"What’s wrong...you don't seem yourself" kagome said, miroku fidgeted
"Nothing is wrong kagome-sama, what makes you think that" miroku asked
"Don’t pull that one on me monk...its not your hand, what is it" kagome asked, miroku sighed
"Kagome...kagome I’m afraid I’m alone in the dark this time around" miroku said, kagome looked confused
"I mean...there isn't a woman out there for me and...I tried to get sango's attention by not asking other woman to bear my children or groping anyone in three month...three months and she still won't notice me...I thought I was doing it for her at first but...but now I don't know why I stopped" miroku said, kagome listen trying to understand.
"Your afraid of being alone houshii" kagome asked, he nodded his head
"You know...when you sit down and think about it...were not that different" kagome said, now it was miroku's turn to be confused
"I mean...were both afraid of being alone...afraid of never finding love...just plain lonely when you get down to it" kagome whispered, miroku looked up to see tears glistening down her face. Bringing his hand up he whipped them away. He felt warmth on his hand and realized kagome was holding it.

Kagome turned her head towards miroku to see what he was doing. She didn't know what was going on neither did she care. She was just here in the arms of another who cared about her, but knew did not love her like that. She didn't care. She just wanted to feel needed by someone. Miroku was showing her this right now. His calloused fingers ran threw her hair as his arms wrapped around the little miko. Her body shivered on the contact of heat. Miroku stared down at her as she stared up to him. Their lips meet in a kiss.

It didn't matter. Right now two people who were unloved were showing their love towards each other. In the morning, it wouldn't matter, but...but just for one night, tonight they would be the center of their attentions. Tonight they would sleep together under the stars. Star gazing sleepers. Their kiss burned in forsaken as the light of the moon was once again replaced with shadows.

(End Chapter)

Ohh another chapter and I’ve defiantly left you on the edge...yeah this is a sess/kag fic but who ever said that it could only be sess/kag. Mir/kag will be interwoven in the story until I find a person for miroku to fall in love with. Kagome and miroku didn't have sex or anything like that, there just making out...you know kissing and cuddling. Anyway, I hope you like that little dramatic approach in the story. Chapter 10 will be out before next Friday I promise. Thank you all for your reviews.