InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Adding Spice ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )

Warning: I have decided that there will be character deaths in this story. Don't get scared, it's only a few. Angst is a dish best served cold, and I'm one of those people who like a good bowl of angst-ice cream. I think that sadness makes people appreciate the joy when it comes to it.

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I didn't say all the things that I wanted to say

And you can't take back what you have taken away.

Cause I feel you…

I feel you near me…

 

Plummet- Damaged.

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Chapter Four

 

“Damn it.” The inu-hanyou groaned, “Things just get better don't they?”

 

They were in the middle of town, surrounded by civilians, and Kagura had made an appearance. It seemed to be a habit of hers, showing up in the most crowded places. Sesshoumaru had advised against this, there would be no innocent bystanders when in battle. Inuyasha just hoped that he could manage a fight in a closed space nearby.

 

She blended in with the crowd, the only thing setting her apart were her red eyes. Her smell too, Inuyasha would know her scent anywhere. It was the exact same scent as her maker. Naraku. Just the name brought a growl to his throat. After the Rin incident, they would forever be rivals with the spider.

 

“Yo. Inuyasha,” Kagura laughed scornfully, “What a surprise running into you like this. It's wonderful to see you. Of course, I prefer seeing you broken. Let's get on to that, shall we?”

 

She pulled out her fan, poising it to strike. Inuyasha looked around for a clearing, anywhere that didn't have civilians. He didn't have any luck. Even with his enhanced vision, he couldn't see a place away from people.

 

Inuyasha felt a slight tingling of power forming behind him. He glanced back, at Kikyou. He nodded at her slightly. His pride swelled at how quick she was to react to things. He knew what she was doing, but would she be able to do it in time without Kagura noticing? He would just have to distract her.

 

“What happened to your little master? Hakudoushi, was it? You're normally following him around, obeying his orders.” Inuyasha sneered, “What happened, he let his servant have a day off?”

 

`Take the bait…' Inuyasha thought, `C'mon, reach out and…'

 

Kagura didn't disappoint him. “I am not that child's servant!” She growled out, her hands shaking with rage.

 

Inuyasha nearly laughed when Sango joined in. Usually Sango kept quiet and did what was needed of her, but this time she was going full-frontal. Inuyasha grinned. His humans were so clever.

 

“You aren't his servant?” Sango challenged, “He gives you the most horrible demand, and you comply. Sounds like a slave to me, what about you?”

 

Kagura had brought her fan up forcefully, “I will make you eat your words.” She brought down her fan quickly, “Dance of Blades!”

 

The distraction had bought Kikyou all the time she needed. As soon as Kagura's attack came, Kikyou had a sight and power barrier erected. She had known that they couldn't draw the battle elsewhere, so she created a dome around them. The bystanders would see nothing, and wouldn't be harmed either.

 

Sango brought her boomerang up to shield herself from the attack. She too had known what Kikyou was up to, she felt the power. She was sure that Kagura had felt it too. If she did, why didn't she attack Kikyou to break her concentration?

 

Energy of that magnitude building itself up was hard to ignore. Was it that Kagura wanted the shield up? Sango shook her head. Now was not the time for twenty questions.

 

“How clever.” Kagura grinned, “Unfortunately for you, we expected this little performance.”

 

Kagura brought out a vial of purple dust. She opened the bottle, sprinkled some on her hand, and fanned it in the direction of Inuyasha and Kikyou. Inuyasha brought up his hand to shield from the powder. Kikyou didn't have the reflexes of Inuyasha, so it assaulted her. She started violently coughing.

 

Inuyasha turned to her quickly, “Kikyou!”

 

Kagura laughed maliciously. Inuyasha turned towards Kikyou, wanting to go to her side, but not being able to with Kagura still in battle position. Ayame sensed his distress and picked up Kikyou.

 

“Bring down the barrier, Kikyou.” Ayame pleaded, “We can't get you out while it's up.”

 

Kikyou shook her head, which only brought about more coughs. “No, Kagura will escape.”

 

“Kagura always escapes, just take it down! Now, Kikyou!” Inuyasha told her, though still looking at Kagura. He was worried about his mate. If anything happened to her because he couldn't protect her well enough, he would never forgive himself.

 

Kikyou took the barrier down. Kagura pulled a feather out of her hair and mounted it. “Until next time!”

 

Inuyasha rushed over to Kikyou, and took her from Ayame's arms into his. He felt millions of eyes on his back. “Oh hell…”

 

Sango's head snapped around. Everyone around them had stopped what they were doing and were now staring at them. They had seen them disappear, and Kagura fly away on her feather. Thinking quickly, she started clapping her hands.

 

“We're performers!” She said quickly, “Magicians specializing in illusion. We do random shows.”

 

Ayame jumped and flipped in midair, “So how did we do?”

 

The crowd burst out in applause. Sango and Ayame bowed low. Sango looked towards Inuyasha, “We'll take care of things here, you get Kikyou to the shrine. There's going to be a bit of trouble, so if you can, get us backup.

 

Inuyasha nodded and jumped off, running to the Higurashi Shrine. “Don't worry Kikyou, you'll be fine.” He told her reassuringly. `I hope.'

 

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Hiei jumped from tree to tree, following the inu-hanyou and his precious mate. `Reikai couldn't track down these idiots?' He could see blunders in their plans all over the place. Fighting in full view of the public? What a great move. They were making things easier for him. So far, the hanyou hadn't noticed him, he was concentrating on getting his mate to safety.

 

He wouldn't attack, not without gauging his opponents abilities. Besides, while the dog's mate was in danger, it wouldn't be wise to attack. Inu's were known for their possessiveness. Threatening what was theirs was like asking to be slaughtered. He doubted the dog could do much damage to him, but it wasn't going to underestimate him.

 

Inuyasha ran towards a shrine. Hiei raised an eyebrow at that. He saw a woman run out to meet Inuyasha, helping him carry the injured miko inside.

 

There wasn't much Hiei could do at the moment. So he sat down in the largest tree on the lot. He was sure that he would be seen as a threat once the hanyou sensed him, but he had a job to do.

 

He would investigate this group. He wasn't sure if they were the group he was sent to search for, but they were an unusual alliance. A miko, another human, a hanyou, and a ookami youkai. Who was that other youkai?

 

She was beautiful, but she had a horrible stench. It was obvious that she had control of the wind, but she didn't smell like an elemental normally smelled. He would know, he was around them enough. Himself and his sister both being elementals, and their scents were fine. She controlled the wind… where had he seen something like that before?

 

He searched for Kurama using the Jagan. `Find anything?'

 

`No.' he heard Kurama mentally sigh, `I've been searching all night. Any luck on your part?'

 

`Perhaps.'

 

`What did you find?' Kurama asked, curious.

 

`Two humans, an inu-hanyou, and a ookami youkai.' He told his partner, `Battling a wind elemental in the middle of the city.'

 

`Where are you now?' Kurama asked. `I'll come to you.'

 

`No. The hanyou's mate was injured, they're seeking refuge in a shrine.' Hiei explained. He searched for Kurama's position with the Jagan. `There is a crowd gathering a mile south of where you are now. If you must go anywhere, go there.'

 

`Very well. Stay out of trouble.'

 

`Hn.'

 

Hiei masked his scent and sat in one of the highest branches of the tree. It wasn't long before he heard the woman screaming. He almost felt bad for her, it sounded like she was in a great deal of pain. It reminded him how weak humans are.

 

An hour after that her screams had still not subsided. The other women from the group arrived. Shortly after, the hanyou and a kitsune pup sat underneath the tree. Hiei masked his scent the best he could, and listened to their converstation.

 

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Kurama quickly ran towards the direction Hiei had given him. `Leave it to Hiei to find what we need.' He fought back the urge to sigh. It had taken Hiei a few hours to find what had taken Reikai months to even get an idea about.

 

Hiei was right, there was indeed quite a crowd. They were surrounded two figures he couldn't quite see from his distance. He tried to push through the people, but they were so tightly packed he couldn't really get anywhere.

 

He heard a woman's voice call out, “That's it for today! Now if you'll kindly excuse us, Taijiya-san and I must be on our way…”

 

The crowd started complaining, so the woman said, “Fine, one more trick, and that's it for today! Now, you'll see Taijiya-san get on my back. We're outta here! Sayonara!”

 

He saw a pigtailed redhead jump into the air with another woman on her back. She pulled out a leaf, and in a cloud of smoke, they were gone.

 

That may have fooled others, but it didn't fool Kurama in the least bit. He noticed the pair running off on the sidelines. Rather quickly running, too. The rumor about wolves' speed wasn't a false one.

 

He ran after them, intent on finding out who they were. He got close enough to see them, the woman on the wolf's back looked oddly familiar. Before he could get any closer, a figure clad in white appeared in front of him.

 

“What do you suppose you're doing?” the man asked him bitterly.

 

“Who are you?” Kurama asked.

 

“That is of no concern to you, Kitsune.” He told Kurama in an emotionless tone, “You will explain to me why you were following my girls.”

 

“Your girls?”

 

The man nodded. “I will not repeat myself.”

 

“I am a talent scout interested in their act.” Kurama lied. If they were going to parade themselves as performers, he could work with that.

 

“You dare lie to this Sesshoumaru?” he growled.

 

Kurama's eyes widened. `The Prince of the Dogs?' There were rumors dating back to his days as Youko of this youkai. Nobody dared to challenge him. His power rivaled Kurama's and Hiei's combined, and he was extremely ruthless.

 

Kurama bowed low, “Forgive me, I didn't realize…”

 

“You will not attempt to approach them again.” Sesshoumaru told him, leaving no room for argument. He turned and walked away, confident that Sango and Ayame were at the shrine.

 

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Kagome's group had a bit more luck in finding a suitable battleground, but they were having a bit more difficulty with their adversary.

 

Kagome dodged the puppet's tentacles again. For the length of the battle, the puppet had only been targeting her. Kouga had gathered her in his arms and set her at a safe distance away, and jumped back into battle.

 

Miroku swung his staff at the puppets head, if he could decapitate it, the battle would be theirs. Kohaku threw his scythe in a round-about, cutting off the tentacle aimed towards Kagome's current position. She signaled them for move aside, and she let an arrow fly.

 

The puppet disintegrated, leaving only a wood carving in its place. Kagome wiped her forehead with the back of her hand. Miroku picked up the wooden puppet, breaking it in half. He threw it to the side and walked over to Kagome.

 

“It's funny how he's our rival, and we've never really seen the real him.” She sighed. “It's only those stupid puppet things.”

 

Miroku sat down next to Kagome, throwing his arm around her waist. He hugged her to him gently. He hated seeing her in danger. The only good thing about it was that it motivated him to fight harder. It motivated him to be better, so that he could protect her.

 

She rested her head on his shoulder. Kohaku sat next to her. He grinned and put his head on her shoulder, just as she was to Miroku. He put his arm around he shoulders, so they were in a half-huddle. Kouga laughed and lay on his back in the grass, breathing in the night.

 

“I get so tired of those things,” Miroku said, “We've been fighting them more and more lately.”

 

Kohaku nodded, “How many is that now?”

 

“At least twenty combined.” Kouga answered. He sniffed the air, “Something's coming…”

 

“What is it?” Miroku asked, “Dangerous?”

 

“No.” Kouga shook his head, “It's a damn human.”

 

Sure enough, a young man walked out into the clearing. His black hair was slicked back, and he was wearing a pair of jeans with a blue jacket. “It's a bit late to be having a picnic, isn't it?”

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Inuyasha heard Sango and Ayame enter, but he didn't acknowledge their presence. His ears were matted down to his head, his shoulders drooped. Shippou was in his lap, crying his eyes out. They still hadn't figured out what was wrong with Kikyou. Her coughs were getting more violent by the minute, and now she was hacking up blood.

 

Mrs. Higurashi had forced him out of the room, he wouldn't be able to help with what they were doing. She had told him that there was a way that they could get the poison out of her, but it wouldn't be pleasant. He was outraged when he learned of what they were going to do, but he couldn't tell them no. He had spent a half an hour pounding at her door, demanding to be let in. The noise had woken Shippou, so he gave up on the attempt to get to Kikyou, and took up comforting his son.

 

“How is she?” Sango asked lightly.

 

He sighed, “It isn't looking good. Whatever that powder was, it wasn't good. She breathed in a lot of it. They're trying to purify it out of her… but its…”

 

Kikyou screamed in agony, which caused Shippou to cry harder. Inuyasha felt so helpless. “Damn it.” He whispered. He knew how painful it was for her. She had a foreign substance in her body, and it was trying to fight it off. Her mother and grandfather were in there using all the purifying techniques that they knew of, but it was only making it worse.

 

There was a war going on in Kikyou's body. A war he couldn't help her fight. Inuyasha cursed himself, he couldn't protect her from it. He couldn't take away the pain she was in, and he didn't prevent it from happening.

 

She screamed again. Inuyasha picked up Shippou. “I need to get the pup away from this. If anything happens, come get me.”

 

He walked out with Shippou in his arms, and sat underneath the Goshinboku. He set Shippou in his lap and cradled him to his chest. “She's going to be okay, pup.”

 

“What if she isn't?” Shippou's hiccupped.

 

“Don't talk like that.” Inuyasha growled, then softened his voice after Shippou jumped, “She'll be okay.”

 

“She's hurting…” he hugged Inuyasha the best he could with his tiny arms.

 

“I know.” Inuyasha nodded solemnly.

 

It was silent for a few moments. Shippou was still crying, but it was quieter. His sobs were gentle hiccups. Inuyasha's heart felt like it was tearing in two.

 

“Could you tell me a story?” Shippou asked.

 

“What kind of story?”

 

Shippou shrugged, “Any kind, you choose.”

 

Inuyasha nodded, “Okay. Have you heard the story of how me and mommy met?”

 

“Yeah, a million times. You can tell me again.”

 

Shippou situated himself in Inuyasha's lap comfortably. His father always knew just what to do to make him feel better. And if he said that she was going to be alright, she would be. He trusted his father, but her screams were a bit unnerving. It hurt him every time she screamed, he wanted to take his mind off of it.

 

“Well,” Inuyasha started, “We met in highschool. I didn't have many friends, and I just sort of followed your mother around. I had a crush on her, and I hoped that one day she would notice me. I was lonely, and I guess so was she. We clicked though, spending almost every waking hour together. That's when I meant Aunt Kagome and her friends too.

 

“So finally, I asked your mom to marry me. Your great-grandfather didn't like that at all. He wasn't as kind back then as he is now. He hated demons, and since I was half-demon, we didn't get along. It took a long time, but he gave in and let us wed. We tried to have a baby, but couldn't. So we adopted you, it was the best decision we ever made.”

 

“Yep, you'd be lost without me.” Shippou joked.

 

“You're such a squirt.”

 

“You love me anyway.”

 

“Yeah I do.” Inuyasha nodded.

 

Inuyasha cringed as Kikyou screamed again. Sesshoumaru appeared before them. “Our miko…?”

 

“Kagura doused her with some damn powder, they're trying to get it out of her. It's fuckin' poison.” Inuyasha shook his head hard, “If we don't do something soon, something bad is going to happen to her.”

 

Sesshoumaru nodded, “She will last a few more hours, I will be back in one.” He turned from them and disappeared.

 

 

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Um… I'm sorry that it's been awhile since I've updated! I just got back from vacation in Arizona. The Elfridans tied me down and duct-taped my fingers together so that I could not type anything! Or something along those lines…yeah… that's what happened…

 

 

 

Review Responses:

 

Guyute24- (blush) Happy you like it (smiles widely). As always, thank you for reviewing. Wow, you've reviewed every chapter up to this one. You're so awesome.

 

Shezel- Thank you for reviewing! Yeah, they're so different and all, took me a little bit to come up with the title. It sort of has a double meaning. The one you found out about their characters, and the fact that even the crossover pairings are getting a little bland. Why not spice it up?

 

Usagi the Mage- While Kikyou was still alive, she was a very kind person. Only after being resurrected was she cold and bitter. A lot of people hate Kikyou, which is understandable because of her attitude while she was resurrected. While I don't really like the resurrected Kikyou, I do respect the one that was alive. In order for a certain part in my story to work, I'd have to have them together. I hope you continue reading it to see how it'll play out. No offense taken on the fluff opinion. I'm not quite sure what it is, but the common belief is that it's a tail, so I went with that. Thank you for reviewing.

 

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lost-forgotten-alone- Yep, there aren't too many KurSan's out there. Lol they're kinda like purple elephants. You hear about them, but you never really see one. Or if you do see one, they aren't really all that good. I'm glad that you like this one. Thank you!

 

Easy-Company-506/101- A hanyou rat in prince clothing, hmm. Perhaps you are right, we'll just have to see, won't we? (grins)

 

Lady Lightbulb- Hm. You seem to have a good sense of smell, but the question is who will be meeting who? I hope they keep getting better, and as always thanks for reviewing, even when you have huge stacks of homework.

 

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