InuYasha Fan Fiction / Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Untitled ❯ Kagome ( Chapter 3 )

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Disclaimer: No, I do NOT own Rurouni Kenshin, or Inuyasha. See? Look at the word that's in bold.

And yes, if you didn't notice already, this is copied directly from the manga, 'cept for some stuff which is from the Anime.

YES!!!!!!!!!!! I FINALLY GOT VOLUME 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chapter Three- Kagome

"Neither of them has any more reserves, the next strike will be the last. Life or death. Unless they kill each other."

This had just made Kaoru even more depressed than she already was, and Kagome concentrate harder.

They started racing towards each other, when a partially bald dude came in and yelled at them to stop. Another man came in, and Kenshin revealed him to be Okubo Toshimichi, the chief of Internal Affairs, A.K.A. the most powerful man in Japan.

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"I see. So you are the man behind Saitou Hajime," said Kenshin.

"I'm sorry to resort to such crude methods, but we had to know the extent of your abilities. Will you...talk with me?" Okubo asked.

".....sure," said Kenshin, glaring. "I'd like nothing better."

"Hmph. The best duel I've had in years, and suddenly it's a conversation," said Saitou, picking up his jacket. "We'll have to wait for another opportunity."

"You're lucky."

"You are!" Saitou turned to the one named Kawaji. "Mission report! Himura Kenshin is useless. But Himura Battousai may still have something to offer."

"That man...he's the best spy in the police force, but I never know what that Mibu wolf is thinking." said Kawaji as Saitou walked away.

"I have a carriage waiting outside. Come with us," said Okubo.

"Not a chance," Kenshin scowled. "I'm not alone in this."

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise when Kenshin punched himself, hard, in the face, and blood flowed down from his forehead.

"??? Kenshin?"

"This incident has already involved this one's friends. You will talked with us all here.

"This one"..? "Oh...Yay! Kenshin, you're back!" cried Kaoru, putting Kenshin in a bone crushing hug.

Unfortunately, she just happened to have touched Kenshin right on his wound, and the latter 'oroed' in pain.

"EEEEK! Megumi, hurry!"

"What are you doing idiot?!"

"Gyahaha!"

Kagome and Sango looked at the group with their eyes bugged out. A second ago, it was so serious, but now...

"Lord Okubo...?" asked Kawaji.

"We'll do what he says. We'll need Himura's strength right now...," Okubo answered in reply.

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"I won't waste time with discretion. I'll tell you straight out. Himura...in Kyoto...Shishio plots again," Okubo said.

Kenshin seemed to understand, but....

"That's straight out?! Who the hell's Shishio?!" said Sanosuke.

"Hey, watch your mouth!"

"Shishio Makoto," said Kenshin. Once this one emerged from the shadows to fight as a 'free-striking swordsman' against the Shinsengumi and its allies, Shishio Makoto, another Choushuu revolutionary, lived the role of the 'hitokiri of the shadows.' In other words, he's the successor to 'Hitokiri Battousai.'"

"Battousai's successor...? I've never heard of him!" said the others in unison.

"Mm...he worked in the shadows and is almost completely unknown. Even this one had no direct contact with him. But how could this be? This one heard Shishio died in the Boshin War ten years ago."

"..."

"Ah...so he didn't die after all. He was erased by his comrades.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"A man whose life is a dark secret can be made to disappear into a greater darkness for the good of everyone," explained Kenshin. "It wasn't that hard during that chaotic age."

"We had...no choice at the time," said Okubo. "Shishio Makoto's skill at the sword was as great as yours, but he also had ambitions and greed beyond imagination. His reason for taking on the task of hitokiri was only to let the revolutionary officers feel his power and presence...unlike you, who wished only to fight for your comrades and the weak. Some of the assassinations Shishio commited can never be revealed...if so, the Meiji government would be turned on it's head. If we entered the new age with Shishio alive...he could use that vulnerability to get his hands around the nation's throat."

"So he was killed in the chaos of the Boshin War...wasn't he?"

"Yes. We killed him, we thought. We even had oil poured on him and the body burned. But even with his body engulfed in flames...Shishio Makoto survived. And now he's gathered many battle mongers who crave blood and flesh, and weapon merchants who hate the peaceful times, creating a large army of soldiers...makin the dark streets of Kyoto his base, plotting to trigger a war of vengeance splitting this country in two...split with the secrets of his assassinations. The many troops we sent have been annihilated. You are our last hope. For the people of this country, Himura...please go to Kyoto once again."

"Does that mean you want..Kenshin to assassinate Shishio Makoto?" Kaoru asked quietly.

"...To put it bluntly, yes."

"Of course we don't expect that you'll work for free," said Kawaji. "We'll reward you generously and take care of your allies. Such as...pardoning Megumi Takani of the crime of selling opium."

Megumi slapped her hand on the floor.

"Don't you toy with me," she said furiously. "If I am to be an ingredient in some deal causing Kenshin trouble, I'll take the hangmans noose!"

"This whole thing is because of the Meiji government's dirty deeds. Why should Kenshin wipe your butts...?" Sanosuke added, getting very pissed off."He chose the life of a rurouni, forbidding himself to kill. I can't just sit by while you drag him into your filth!"

"Shut your mouth you ignorant punk! The existence of the Meiji Government rides on this!"

"Then maybe your dirty government should fall! What have you done for the people anyway?!"

Veins started popping up, and the two grabbed each other by the collar.

"Without the Meiji Government, there can be no peace in the land, fool! And keep barking, and I'll have you on a leash!"

"Someday you'll find out the people don't need your government!! So just try it fathead!!"

Yahiko picked at his ear. All this talk about Meiji and government...guess this kid can't get it." Meanwhile, Sanosuke stuck the finger at Kawaji. "But I do get that if things had been different, Kenshin would have been the one being erased. All you care about assassinations is if they benefit you or not. Me, I'd never get mixed up with you."

"Lord Okubo," Kaoru started. "I understand that you need 'Hitokiri Battousai' to help you, but Kenshin is no longer hitokiri. We will never...allow Kenshin to leave for Kyoto."

"Idiots! don't you realize how serious this-!"

"Stop Kawaji."

"Lord Okubo...?"

"We can't expect an answer to such a situation right away. Please think about it over the week. A week from now, on the Western 'May 14th...' I will come back to hear your answer."

"Okubo-san...you've lost weight these past ten years."

"To build a new era is more difficult than to destroy an old one. Sad, but true."

"I'll anticipate a favorable reply."

Okubo left, and the dojo was silent.

"...wait a sec..." said Sanosuke. "Almost forgot, who are you two?" he asked ponting to Kagome and Sango.

"Um...that is...er...I'm...that is...what happened was...well...um...that is...I....um...uh...my name is Kagome Higurashi. This is Sango and her pet cat, Kirara. We were looking for Himura-san.," she said.

"And why were you looking for Kenshin?"

"Well, um, uh...hahaha, it's kinda complicated...."

"?"

Kagome sighed. "Even if I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me."

"And why is that?"

"Well, you see, I'm from the future."

"WHAT?!"

"Well, one day, I was lookin for my cat, Fuyou, and I tried looking around near a well. Something grabbed me and pulled me into the well. The- the thing attacked me and said something about me having the Shikon no Tama."

"The Shikon no Tama?"

"The Shikon no Tama is a jewel that can increase a demon's power immensely."

"Demon?"

"Uh...yeah. I know it's kinda hard to believe, but when the demon centipede woman thingie pulled me into the well, I ended up in the Sengoku Era where there are tons of demons."

"And that's how you got here?"

"Yes."

"But that still doesn't explain how you know about Kenshin."

"Oh, Himura-san?"

"Who else?"

"Um, well my friends, for example Sango and I were fighting this demon named Naraku who had gathered a lot of Shikon shards after it broke apart. He attacked me with a tentacle thingie-ma-bob, and well I don't know how, but somehow I dodged it really quickly. Kaede-san said that it waw probably because someone I was related to was able to do that. Coincidentally, my mom found a photo album of you guys, and Himura-san made after images all over one of the photographs because...I think...Sanosuke was it?..was running away from getting his picture taken or something..."

At that, everyone started laughing, and Sanosuke cowered in fear.

"...you aren't really afraid of cameras...are you?"

Sanosuke was shivering too violently to answer. It just made everyone laugh even harder, and Kagome and Sango joined in.

"HAHA...I can't beleive, HAHA he's HAHAHA afraid.....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sango laughed pounding her fist on the ground.

Kagome laughed hard, and was barely able to continue.

"And...HAHA uh...ahem....I came here, and asked the police where you lived."

"I see, so you came here to see if it was really Kenshin that you got it from?"

"Yeah."

Yahiko's eyes popped out of their sockets. "...wait a sec....if you're related to Kenshin, then that means....wait....YOU GOT MARRIED?!?!?!?!?!"

Sanosuke grinned evilly. " So then who is it Kenshin?"

"Oro?!"

"Hey Kagome, d'you know who it is?"

"It's gotta be me," said Megumi.

Kaoru started fuming. " And where did you ever get THAT idea?!"

"Oh, well he certainly couldn't be in love with you...." Megumi said, fox ears popping up. "OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!!!!"

"Well actually, there's a family tree right here....let's se...uh...oh! Here it is! Uh...whoops, it says Kenji Himura...um, Oh found it! Kenshin Himura and..."

"I'm not telling you."

"Fine! be that way!"

"Oro....."

"Kagome, why don't you tell us a little more about yourself?"

"Huh? Oh, sure!"

"Well, I live with my grandpa, my mother, and my little brother Sota. I go to school where I learn all thsi stuff about Math, Science, you know. There isn't anything really interesting....but after the whole well incident, I ran into the forest, and I found this place where a boy was pinned to tree by an arrow, and covered in vines. Then the villiagers attacked me, because I was next to im, and they captured me and tied me up. Apparantly, I look exactly like a person called Kikyo, Kaede's older sister and they thought I was her reincarnation. They eventually let me go again, when the centipede demon attacked again, and I ran back to the forest, because it was after me. Then the boy pinnedto the tree woke up somhow, and tought I was Kikyo and said some stuff. The centipede bit my leg and took what was apparantly the Shikon no Tama from my leg, and turned in to in ugly, evil looking monster, and attacked the villiage. I had to take the arrow out of Inu-Yasha- that was his name, there was no other choice, and he killed the demon. Then he turned on me and threatened me to give him the Shikon no Tama. Kaede put a rosary on him, and he slams into the ground every time i say 'sit.' Then there was this crow demon that stole the Shikon no Tama, and transformed into a monster. Inu-Yasha told me that Kikyo was a master archer, and if I was her reincarnation, I should be able to hit it. I didn't. Inu-Yasha ripped it to pieces, but it regenerated itself. There was still a leg, and I put it on the arrow, and shot it, and it hit the mark, but it also hit the jewel, and it shattered into pieces, and scattered all over the place. Inu-Yasha and I worked together to find the pieces, and we became friends, made a lot of friends, and also made a lot of enemies, like Naraku. Naraku is our worst enemy, and if he gets the whole Shikon no Tama, he'll be unstoppable!"

"Yeah...but now what are you gonna do now that you're here? You found Kenshin, are you gonna go back now?"

"Um...I dunno..I haven't thought about that yet..."

Everyone fell down Anime style.

"Oh well, now that I'm cought into this mess, I guess I should help. Inu-Yasha and the others can take care of themselves...hopefully," she added.

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"I see, so Kagome has contacted the Battousai, Kanna?" asked Naraku

"Yes."

"And she is about to face Shishio Makoto...this may get interesting....we will join forces with Makoto Shishio and kill Kagome," said Naraku. We will go to Kyoto, Meiji 11 tomorrow, Kagura, Kanna, get ready," ordered Naraku. "Inu-Yasha is as good as dead without Kagome....."

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To be continued...

If this chapter isn't too good, I did this in only a couple hours, because I was desparate, and if I tried to write the whole thing, I wouldn't de up untill past Christmas. Also the next chapter won't be up until Christmas, or even in Febuary, because I'm tryng to get the Legend of Kyoto DVD boxset and I want to use the firefly scene from there...sorry guys! I'll try to update my other fic though...keyword: try.

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