InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ A Light in the Dark ❯ Big Trouble ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Kurama smiled, he was relieved that she had come to it was clearly a good sign. She had lost a lot of blood for a human. "You've been out for about 3 and a half hours." he said with a soft chuckle. After he had said that she blushed profusely. She was out sleeping in a boy's bed, without the boy of course, being watched over and cared for, while they also looked after her son. She was really embarrassed at that. 'Way to go, Kagome. Now you have to learn where you are, and then we'll see what happens.' she thought.
Then it hit her. She paled. "Ano... Where's Shippo?" she asked cautiously. Yusuke looked at her. "Down stairs in the kitchen eating, why?" he replied. She looked him in the eye with a gleam shining in hers. "What is he eating?" she asked. "Chocolate." he answered, totally confused. "And how much did he have?" she asked softly. "About 2 good pounds." he said cautiously. Kagome's eyes widened. "He had how much of what!?" she shouted as she bolted up right. She jumped out of the bed and made a dash to the room where she felt Shippo, which happened to be the kitchen.
They followed her. "Shippo!? Shippo? Shippo, where are you?" she asked with worry. Then in front of them, on the table was a naked fox kit covered in chocolate with a lamp shade on his head dancing while screaming "Whooohoooo!", "Wheeeeee!", and "Power to the little people!" . She sighed. "Somehow I knew this was gonna happen." she said with her head down. All but Hiei laughed sheepishly, now they understood why she was worried, Shippo was now a hyper psychotic cute maniac.
She walked over to him and picked him up. He was still dancing in her arms. She sighed again and took off the lamp shade. Then Kagome looked at the men behind her with a small smile. "May I ask where the bathroom is?" she asked. They all knew that Shippo had to be washed. He was after all covered in chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate.

Then she noticed that she was no longer wearing her school uniform, but a pair of men’s pajamas. They were plaid with the colors black and green. She blushed a bit. She didn't know that they'd actually treat her wounds and then change her into something more suitable to sleep in. Then again, who would want their bed covered in blood? Then she looked down her shirt only to see if the shikon jewel was still there. She turned crimson, her bra wasn't there, the jewel was untouched, but her bra wasn't.
She looked up at them, her blush still evident. "Ano... who dressed me?" she asked, her voice an octave higher than usual. Yusuke sent a genuine sly smile her way. "Ask them." he said, jerking his thumb towards Kurama and Hiei. Hiei glared at him. "Okay... which one of you changed me?" she asked slowly regaining her composer. She felt at least they would respect her modesty and change her as fast as possible or not look. Hiei looked at her and gruffly said, "Hn. I did."
She nodded to him. "Thank you... but did you have to remove my bra?" she asked softly with a pretty blush on her face. There was silence for a moment before he said in a bored tone, “Yes. It was already ripped beyond repair.” She smiled at him accepting his reason. Then Shippo decided to speak and point his finger in the air in some random direction. "Onward! To the… bath-room?” he said trying out the word, “To make me squeaky clean!"
Kagome giggled softly at him. "Yes, yes. Come on I think I have a pack of crayons and paper in my pack for when you're done. Alright?" her face could be described as the definition of happiness, but her eyes told a different story. She was sad yet happy. She wouldn't let her only child see her pain, they respected her for that. They didn’t know much about her yet they already knew she was suffering from many troubles just from what they had witnessed. And even though it was a whisper earlier the youkai heard her say that she wanted her soul back and she hated feeling incomplete. They were unsure of what she meant, but hoped to find out sooner rather than later. Kurama lead her to the bathroom and went to retrieve her backpack.
"Come on you hyper kit. You know you're not supposed to eat too much chocolate, as punishment no candy for two days." Kagome scolded, wagging her finger in the air to emphasize what she said. When she said no candy he started to whine and get all dramatic. "No candy for two whole days? How will I live? How will I survive? I won't be completely aware of anything. Candy gives me the extra boost I need." and he continued going on for the next five minutes until she figured that he had enough time to exaggerate. So she put a finger to his lips to shush him. "No candy for the next two days. No buts. End of discussion." She said.
‘Nooo. My poor candy. Who will eat you when you feel the need to be eaten by me? How will I go on? Oh well, it's no use... Like they say, mothers know best. And so far Kagome is a great mom. So I guess I should trust her judgment.’
She looked over her shoulder. She had felt eyes staring at her for a while and it was getting a tad bit annoying. When she turned she saw Kurama with her pack and Hiei with a sulky look on his face. Then she put Shippo on a stool next to the bathtub that was filling up with warm water, got up and grabbed her bag from Kurama with a thank you.
With that she turned back to Shippo and started digging in her bag. After half a minute she pulled out a bunch of bathing supplies; a washcloth, a bottle of lemongrass scented shampoo, a bottle of lemongrass scented conditioner, and a bottle of honey body-wash. Then she put her hair into a ponytail with a dark red hair tie.
Kagome then took the bow holding Shippo's hair up, out. His scraggly red hair fell to shoulder length. Then she proceeded to pour a bucket of water on his head and repeated for his tail, making sure she got all of him. Next she took the shampoo and was washing his tail as carefully as possible. It was chocolate coated. The chocolate was coming off and was drifted to the drain in the floor. After she rinsed his tail off and did the same to his hair, while making sure the chocolate went down the drain.
When that was done she applied conditioner to his hair and tail. Then she put some body-wash in his hands and had him wash his body as she washed his back. After 5 minutes she took the conditioner out. Then she rinsed him completely and put him in the bath tub for about 20 minutes letting him splash a bit. After she grabbed a towel from her pack and wrapped it around him as she pulled him out. His hair was still a little wet, but it would air dry.
Kagome then pulled a pair of pajamas from her pack. It was little and mini. Yes, it was hers, but she only wore it in extreme clothing emergencies. It fit Shippo perfectly. It was a dull blue almost gray. It matched her eyes perfectly. They were shorts and a belly shirt, but on Shippo it looked like a pair of pants and a T-shirt.
Hiei and Kurama watched the whole thing. She was perfect for the mothering role, they both thought.
‘Okay I've decided!’ Youko spoke up in Kurama’s mind.
‘Decided what?’ Kurama asked in sheer curiousity.
‘We shall make her our mate. She's strong, pretty, and from what we know, kind.’
‘No, Youko. We will leave her be. I will admit I would love to pursue her as well, but she deserves better than the complications she would have by being with us. Besides If we had any relationship with her other than friendship my fan club would go into a complete frenzy and try to hurt her, or get her to never see us again. And they can be quite a force to reckon with.’
‘Fine. But we can still enjoy eye candy. A nice piece of eye candy.’ he purred.
‘Yes, Youko, we can still enjoy eye candy.’
They would admit that Kagome was pretty. But they wouldn’t allow themselves to fall for her romantically. If anything they looked at her as a younger sister, being that she took in a kit that they knew wasn’t hers. It made them want to claim her as pack, which would place her as sister or cousin anyways. Even if they only knew her for a couple of hours they were already connected to her in some way, and they didn't care, not one bit.

‘What is this onna doing to me? I am the forbidden child, destined for no love, and certainly no mate. I want answers and I want them now... but I think I can wait until the child is out of the way. I'm not a completely heartless bastard... Although she could stop moving her hips like that. It’s as though she’s trying to hypnotize me or put me under a spell.’
Hiei thought to himself. He did not and would not tell anyone else but himself. He did enjoy dressing her even if he did so at extreme speeds.
Kagome turned to see Kirara on Kurama's shoulder with a bandage around her shoulder. Then she looked at both boys and saw them in a daze staring at her. It was a bit unnerving, but she was use to it. So she tossed the matter over her shoulder and went back to the task at hand. She let the tub drain then went on to clean it. Shippo left a few chocolate hand and foot prints as well as smudges on the sides of the tub. She went on scrubbing all the chocolate off the tub until it was nice and shiny. It would be rude to take advantage of their hospitality and show disrespect by leaving a mess. Shippo sat on her shoulder while she was doing this.
After she finished she took out a pack of crayons and some paper out of her pack for the kit. He smiled at her, then hugged her and told her that he was going to draw her pictures to cheer her up, and ran off to Kurama’s bedroom.
She stood up with a sad smile on her face. She had completely forgotten that the boys were there. "My little kit… so naïve and full of innocent joy… thinking he can change past events with pictures." she whispered with a lone tear coming down her face. Only this time it was blue, just like her miko powers. She wiped at away before it even had a chance to fall.

Hiei was confused at why she would be saddened at the fact that Shippo was full of joy, unless she was jealous. He wanted to walk over to and offer her some comfort. Of course he wouldn't do that for the fact his pride wouldn't allow it. When she returned to Earth and was aware of her surroundings she sighed and turned her head grabbing her left arm in a self conscious manner. Now would be the best time to confess to them what they just got themselves into.
First things first, have everybody in one room. She looked up at them. "I think I have some explaining to do. Please get everyone in one room so I don’t have to repeat myself... I don't think I could take it." she said.
Kurama nodded with sympathy knowing her story would be hard to tell if what had occurred was anything to go by. This was the best time to take her to Koenma's so she could explain everything. "We should go see Koenma then. Don't worry nothing bad will happen, I assure you. We wish to help you in any way we can." he said with a smile. She just nodded, with a small smile of her own. Hiei left to get Yusuke, so he could contact Botan.

They were all in Kurama's room waiting for Botan to arrive. Shippo had a feeling of what was happening and decided to wait to draw other pictures for Kagome. So he was in her arms while she ran her fingers through his hair. It was a soothing motion that caused him to relax. Kagome was bringing everything but kept her bow and arrows close at hand, just in case. No one objected, they all knew she was a little nervous and would fight for her and her son's life.
After waiting a few minutes a girl with blue hair, identified as Botan, came through a portal that appeared from mid-air. Kagome stood perfectly still having dealt with these kinds of things before. Shippo though yipped when she came. He wasn't paying attention having relaxed from Kagome’s ministrations, so it was expected.
"Hello boys!" Botan greeted cheerfully. "What made you decide to come see Koenma on your own?" she asked, her voice as cheerful as ever.
Kagome waved a little with a small smile to get her attention. Botan looked over and gapped. She was astonished. "Kagome? The Kagome Higurashi? It is an honor to meet you!" she said and bowed. The guys were totally confused now. Kuwabara was beyond baffled. "We should go now. I wouldn't like to keep you waiting." Botan said with respect to Kagome. Kagome blushed a bit wondering why the blue haired girl known as Botan made a big fuss over her.
Botan opened a portal for them and they went in by twos; Kurama and Hiei, Kuwabara and Yusuke, and last but not least Kagome and Shippo. Botan just transported herself into Koenma's office by her own means.

When they were all there Koenma was stamping papers and didn't notice them come in... until Botan arrived.
"Koenma sir Kagome-sama is here. And she brought a young kitsune youkai friend. A little cutie if you had to ask me." she said.
"Son." Kagome and Shippo corrected at the same time.
Botan looked at them with wide eyes. "H-He's your Son?" she said in a high pitch voice. Kagome nodded with a real smile. "Yes he is. He's my kit." she gloated, raising her chin a bit. Botan smiled at the motherly pride that seemed to glow off of her.
"Well then who's the father?" Botan asked curious. Kagome's smile went down a bit. "I… adopted him. His parents died. And his father was a kind person, even if I did only meet his pelt. He used fox fire to protect us when we were attacked during a battle against the Thunder Brothers. I never met his mother."
"And after a while their younger sister, Souten decided she wanted revenge. She's smart for a little girl her age, I must admit. But Shippo here had her agree to never think of revenge again and forfeited a battle they were having after he found out she was a girl. As a prize he had to give up his crayons. They love to draw." she said.
Koenma was listening and gapped along with Botan. "You m-met the Thunder Bothers? But they've been dead for five hundred years!" Koenma said. "They died at the hands of Inuyasha and his 'wench'." he said with air quotes. "I am NOT his wench! Inuyasha is a traitor! What is it with you men and thinking that I am his wench!? I, Kagome Higurashi, belong to no one!" she screamed in a deadly tone that had Koenma shaking. She turned and huffed.
Now all the guys were waiting for an explanation. How would she be 500 years old if she felt human and looked to still be in her teen years?
"Kagome-sama I am so sorry, I meant no disrespect. But how old are you?" Koenma asked cautiously.
"18... why?" she asked.
"How do you know Inuyasha?"
"He was a friend. A dear, dear friend, who promised to protect me no matter what... and he broke that promise… so I had to break mine." she said with her bangs over her eyes.
"How did you meet him?"
"I fell through a well on my family's shrine to 500 years in the past. Mistress centipede dragged me down. He was the first person I met not trying to kill me, he couldn't because he was bound to a tree at the time, but still he was alive. He tried when I released him though” she murmured the last part. “Then I met Kaede and the villagers. After that I met more youkai. Shippo was the", she counted her fingers," eighth one. The seventh was none other than Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western lands and half brother to Inuyasha." she said.
Koenma and Botan were wide-eyed at the fact that Kagome met Sesshoumaru and lived to tell the tale.
"I suppose you want to know all that happened there. Am I correct?" she asked. All she got were nods to answer her question. She took a deep breath and told them all of what happened to her there, from the very beginning.
"Then after leaving to go find him, I ran in on him with Kikyo, again. And he was going to kill me for the rest of her soul. Then of course I ran... When I made it back to camp they told me to run knowing he’d be beyond control since he didn’t have Tetseiga at his side and transformed, and they told me that they loved me, so they sacrificed themselves for me... they died for me by his hand. I heard their screams as they died. They died because of me... everybody dies because of me. I'm nothing but a cheap reincarnation who does nothing but cause trouble. A stupid reincarnation that tries to fix her mistake... a horrible, horrible mistake." she said, with depression and sorrow dripping off her voice as she finished her tale.
"That's not true." Botan said.
"Yes it is. If it weren't for me Shippo's father would still be alive! If it weren't for me Koga's pack would have never been killed! If it weren't for me a lot of innocent villagers wouldn't be dead right now! If it weren't for me the tajiyas wouldn't be extinct!" she said as blue tears fell from her eyes. To say everybody was shocked was an understatement. It was a wonder they didn’t fall into a comatose state. 'Why are her tears blue?' was going through everybody's head.
They were all giving her sympathy for the burden on her shoulders, with all the deaths being caused by a simple mistake due to her and the jewel and all the promises she thought she had broken, when in truth she didn't break any. They were all surprised that she lived through all that, and didn't have a whole soul. Nobody knew what to say.
"It's okay Okaa-san. If that didn't happen I wouldn't have you. I love you. So don't ever leave me. Okay?" Shippo said as he nuzzled her.
Two more blue tears fell from her eyes as she nodded and allowed a sad smile to grace her lips. "Okay Shippo. I won't ever leave you. I promise." she said, as she hugged him. Kirara mewed in agreement. "I promise you too Kirara." Kagome said and gently scratched under Kirara's chin.
"Well is the jewel whole enough to keep Naraku at bay?" Koenma asked.
Kagome blushed and shook her head. She reached inside the shirt she was wearing and pulled out a broken pink jewel. It glimmered innocently off the chain showing half was missing "I am guardian of these souls. I have to finish my quest to make it whole again." she said with determination.
Everybody was in awe to her sense of duty. "Okay then I will send them to help you." Koenma said.
Yusuke and Kuwabara doubled back with disbelieving looks. "We have to what!?" Yusuke shouted, his disbelief coloring his voice. "You heard me! Now off you go. Good luck." he said. And then they fell through a portal to Kagome's room. Kagome landed on her bed as well as Hiei and Kurama. Yusuke and Kuwabara landed on the floor with a loud thud.

About a minute after Souta opened the door. "Sis you're home! Mom, Kagome's back!" He shouted with joy and tackled his sister. "We missed you Nee-chan. You were gone longer than usual. Mom's making oden tonight for dinner too!" he said cheerfully. Kagome smiled at her younger brother’s antics.
"Okay. Now off, I have things to do you know." she said in a pretend motherly voice and pushed him off only to have Buyo climb on her. She groaned. "Missed you too boys. Now off, you're heavy." she said. Souta started to pout and Buyo looked up innocently. "No. Now out." she said.
"Fine. But I'm telling mom that there are a bunch of boys in your room without her knowing." Souta said and ran with Kagome tailing him out her room. "Why you little- When I get my hands on you you'll be missing something very important to a man!" she threatened. The guys just watched with amusement.
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