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An Inseparable Bond

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.

 

Summary: What is a miko to do when fate thrusts two troubled demons directly in her path? With her responsibility of reforming the jewel looming over her head, Kagome takes on the nearly impossible challenge that appear in the forms of a silver kitsune and forbidden child. Will the miko be enough to melt the ice around these demons' hearts or will their darkness over cloud her purity?

 

A/N: Ok so I've never done this before but I couldn't resist… it just seemed too much fun to avoid! This fic is going to be a huge pairing bundle of fun *giggles in excitement* that's right… so are you ready for this intense revelation? The pairing is going to be Kagome/Yusuke/Kurama/Hiei/Youko. Doesn't this sound so fun?! I don't know if all of you are as excited as I am but if I completely bomb this, please give me a break ok? This is the first time I'm writing such a huge pairing… not to mention pairing Yusuke with Kagome. So bare with me ok? And please don't tear me apart if this turns out horrendous.

 

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Chapter 1: To be Hunted

 

“SIT!! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! SIIIIIIT!” Kagome yelled, her hands clenched into fists at her sides as she glared angrily down at the hanyou now plastered into the ground.

 

“Why must he invoke her anger?” Miroku sighed, shaking his head.

 

“You'd think he would learn by now…” Sango murmured, no longer feeling pity for their hanyou friend.

 

“Why do you have to be such an insufferable JERK!” Kagome seethed before turning on her heel and stomping off toward Kaede's hut. “The NERVE of him! I swear I'm going to painfully purify all the demon blood from his veins! And believe me, it won't be a pleasant experience!” she yelled the last part, turning to glare daggers at the hanyou slowly pulling himself out of his crater.

 

Sango winced slightly at the multiple threats that fell from the miko's lips. She wasn't surprised though; Inuyasha had stepped over his finely marked boundaries that morning and thoroughly pissed Kagome off. The morning had began as usual; Kaede serving breakfast, Sango and Miroku helping around the village while Inuyasha scouted the surrounding area for danger, and Kagome began her training. If anyone had been counting, Kagome had spent approximately a year and six months since she first began her quest to complete the jewel.

 

After a year of taking the verbal abuse that Inuyasha naturally threw at her, Kagome finally sought out help with her powers. With her determination to strengthen her powers, Kaede and Miroku were able to begin training her. While they rested in Kaede's village, the old miko trained Kagome in gaining control of her powers. She taught her to hide her aura from enemies and use her purification without the primary use of an arrow. She also taught her how to convert her power from purification to healing.

 

While traveling in search of shards, Miroku took control of the miko's training. From the monk, Kagome learned how to create barriers possibly stronger than Naraku's. He taught her how to concentrate her powers and strengthen them through meditation. Along with training her in her powers, Miroku also went as far as to teach the miko the basics of self defense. The only reason he moved on to this training was because Kagome requested it of him.

 

Once she learned everything she could from Miroku, Sango was proud to further Kagome's training and pass along her skills of taijiya fighting. In the long six months that passed, Kagome had transformed from the powerless untrained miko from the future into a deadly warrior. The members of the group were relieved that no matter what type of intense training their miko friend underwent, her personality remained the same as always. No matter how much more lethal she became, she was still the caring, trusting, and forgiving woman that held their traveling group together like glue.

 

Even though Kagome worked so hard to become more of an asset to the group, Inuyasha's attitude unfortunately never changed. He still insisted on irking the poor miko and mocking her whenever he found the opportunity. It was true that he indeed cared for her but that didn't mean he would show it. Everyone knew that Kagome meant more to him than anyone else in the group and that's why none of them understand why the hanyou treated her so cruelly.

 

That cruelty hit the fan and blew through the roof that afternoon. The miko had fallen a little too deep into her meditation and completely forgot her duty to prepare lunch. It had become a routine when they remained in Kaede's village. The older miko would make breakfast for the group and Kagome would cook lunch before Inuyasha took a break from his scouting. Surprisingly over the six months that Kagome was deep in her training, the group still managed to collect quite a large amount of Shikon shards.

 

With so few shards left, Inuyasha refused to let his guard down for even a second. He was always making sure there was no danger near the village. When they traveled, the hanyou wasn't as overprotective since he didn't have to keep an entire village safe. It definitely helped that almost every member of his group was capable of holding their own in battle whereas villagers were sitting ducks. If Naraku sent out an attack on them while they were at Kaede's, Inuyasha wanted to keep the fight as far from the innocent as possible and the only way to accomplish that was to be on nearly constant guard.

 

The hanyou usually took a break to eat around noon and Kagome always had a meal hot and ready for him but this particular day she did not. The irritated, short-fused leader of their group had angrily stomped his way to Kagome before abruptly scaring her right out of her calm meditation with his loud yelling. He threw multiple insults at her, some including how weak she was and others pulling Kikyou into the mix. When he yelled that her incarnation wouldn't make the same mistakes she had, Kagome snapped. The happenings from there on are known and the fuming miko was now trying to return to her peaceful meditation within the calming confines of Kaede's hut.

 

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“I'm not interested.” Youko stated coldly, not even bothering to glance toward his bat demon comrade.

 

Kuronue rolled his eyes. “I don't think you are grasping the concept here Youko. The Shikon No Tama is more powerful than you think. If we were to get our hands on it, every demon within a fifty mile radius will be after what we have.”

 

Kuronue knew that Youko enjoyed stealing things that others desired. Not only did it give them the satisfaction that they possessed something others were after but it also brought forth demons for them to eliminate. With the constant challenge, they're strength would only grow. Both Kuronue and Youko believed in gaining power from working for it and that is one reason the bat demon thought Youko wasn't interested in stealing this particular gem. It was artificial power, tainted power. It was not a power that was earned through training but one that was given, which in turn could easily be taken away.

 

“Find something more worthy of our attention.” Youko commanded. He had heard several brief details about the Shikon No Tama. He knew of its shattered condition and that the guardian was attempting to collect the pieces once more. He was aware of the turmoil that followed in its wake and although he always loved a good challenge, this was not one that interested him enough for him to put effort toward.

 

“I believe it would be wise to listen to the fool.”

 

Kuronue turned a deadly glare toward the new arrival. “No one invited you Hiei.”

 

The hybrid snorted and ignored the irritating bat demon Youko tolerated. “It might be to our advantage that we locate the jewel. I heard two powerful hanyous were battling back and forth over it.”

 

Youko snorted. “Hanyous? Have you gone mad Hiei, they are no match for us.”

 

“Actually they are quite powerful. Naraku and Inuyasha have yet to be defeated by any demon that's attempted to take their lives.” Kuronue piped up.

 

Hiei rolled his eyes but grudgingly nodded in agreement. “I'd like to test these fools.”

 

Youko turned his emotionless golden gaze up to stare at his apparition partner. “You seem quite determined Hiei. They must be unique if they've caught your attention.”

 

“Hn.”

 

“I'll keep the others in line. You two go on after the jewel. Last I heard, one of the hanyous is traveling south with his pack.” Kuronue informed them.

 

A cold smirk spread across Youko's face as he gracefully got to his feet. “Let the hunt begin then.”

 

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Kagome sighed as she turned her bored gaze to the sky. They'd been traveling south for almost a week now and they had yet to find any shards. With all the shards they had, Kagome was surprised Naraku didn't have the rest already. From the looks of it, the miko guessed they had collected nearly half of the sacred jewel. Thinking back to when they had last encountered Naraku, Kagome remembered that he also possessed almost half of the jewel. How many more pieces could still be spread throughout the land?

 

Today, Kagome was bored. Usually they would be ambushed or run into some kind of trouble when they traveled but for the past week, there was nothing. Absolutely no action! No crazy demons playing tricks or trying to trap them, no egotistical demons threatening their lives, and no idiotic demons running at them without a plan in mind. Kagome was beginning to think that since she had completed her training, demons were purposely avoiding them. Six months ago she was still a weak and harmless little miko trying to get by but now everyone was aware that she had incredible powers… and she knew exactly how to use them

 

With more thought Kagome realized that there had in fact been less demon attacks since she started her training. Were demons really smarter than she gave them credit for? Could they sense that the weak guardian of the shattered jewel had finally come into her power and knew it was far too dangerous to even bother confronting her group? The individuals she traveled with were enough to scare away the lowest of demons but it still attracted the stupid ones. Now not even the idiotic ones bothered getting in their way.

 

She wasn't sure why but even though everyone knew of Inuyasha's power; they still played near the fire. She couldn't figure out if demons just enjoyed mocking their kind or being killed by them. But then again, they didn't include Inuyasha as part of their species. They believed that because of his human blood that he was tainted with the weakness that majority of human kind possessed. There were only a rare handful of humans that could stand up to demons and those were monks, taijiya, and mikos. To demons, mortals were practically at the bottom of the food chain, even lower than the cattle humans preyed on.

 

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Youko and Hiei slowed their pace as they sensed the powerful auras just several miles ahead. The scent of the hanyou's group was gradually growing stronger and they knew it was only a matter of time before they caught up to their prey.

 

“What is the plan once we arrive?” Hiei questioned, curious of Youko's train of thought.

 

“Simple; take the shards and kill anyone in our way.” Youko smirked.

 

Hiei gained a smirk of his own. “Fair enough but if the hanyou intervenes, he is mine.”

 

Youko shrugged. “Do what you like, I claim the other hanyou.”

 

Suddenly a powerful dark aura filled the surrounding area, causing both demons to halt their pursuit. Sniffing the air lightly, Youko's tails twitched with excitement. “It would seem that both hanyous will be at the same location soon.”

 

“Just our luck.” Hiei rolled his eyes before taking off, increasing his speed. They didn't need the two hanyous killing each other before they got there. They would not be happy if they arrived only to see there were no hanyous left to fight.

 

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Kagome felt her entire body tense as Naraku's aura clouded over the entire area. She could only feel a few shards so she knew it wasn't the cowardly demon arriving in person but there were probably several puppets headed their way.

 

“Naraku.” Inuyasha growled, his hand resting on Tetsugia.

 

“Puppets.” Kagome corrected him before concentrating on the approaching enemy. From what she could tell, there were six shards all together. The miko groaned. When she had said she was bored, she didn't mean she wanted six of Naraku's puppets to come barreling at them. These things weren't easy to beat and the fact that they were outnumbered made her slightly nervous. “There are six of them, one with a shard each.” she informed the group.

 

“Six?” Miroku muttered.

 

“He must be getting desperate. The shards must be almost completely gathered.” Sango scowled as she prepared herself for battle.

 

Kagome placed her shaking kit on the ground and smiled down at him warmly. “Shippo, stay close to me ok? Whatever you do, don't leave my side and you'll be safe.”

 

“Alright, I'll take two of them.” Inuyasha said, pulling his sword from its sheath.

 

“Sango and I can take one each and Kirara can distract one as best she can.” Miroku stated.

 

Kagome nodded. “Ok then I'll take care of the last one. Try to keep an ear out for me ok? I'll try to locate the shards on them as fast as I can.”

 

Everyone nodded as they felt their enemies approaching. Seconds later, the baboon puppets emerged from the trees before them and began their attack. Sango and Miroku leapt to the sides, luring their opponents away so their companions had room to do their damage. Kirara forcefully gained the attention of one puppet and kept it occupied while two of the puppets darted straight for Kagome. Inuyasha swore under his breath and made to assist the miko but was stopped by the last remaining pawn. He growled up at the Naraku copy and tried to get past once more but failed. There was nothing he could do but hope that Kagome could take on two of Naraku's puppets at once.

 

Kagome quickly threw a barrier around Shippo to keep him safe from harm. She groaned as two of the puppets darted toward her before Inuyasha could stop them. Pushing her purification to her hands, Kagome hoped that Shippo listened and remained where he was. She would have to maneuver around a bit but she could control the distance she put between them. If Shippo relocated himself to far from her, the barrier around him would fade and he would be in danger. “Stay put.” Kagome said to her kit once more before stepping in front of him protectively.

 

Before she could formulate a plan, both demons charged her at once. Moving quickly, she dodged them but remained close enough so that her barrier wouldn't leave Shippo vulnerable. Glaring at the demons, she threw a ball of purification directly at them but both leapt out of the way easily. She sighed as she realized these two weren't going to be pushovers. She shouldn't have been surprised though seeing as they were sent by Naraku.

 

Remembering that the others were counting on her, Kagome paid close attention to the two demons attacking her but tried to locate the shards of the others. She easily spotted the shard in Kirara's opponent but there was nothing anyone could do there until someone was open to take it down. Turning to Sango's attacker, she quickly informed the slayer of the shards location before moving on to Miroku's. Her concentration was broken when one of her opponents landed a hit. She winced slightly but continued on, though more cautious of her foes.

 

“Miroku, left shoulder!” She called out to her monk friend as she watched him struggle under the onslaught of tentacles coming from his adversary. As if that were a cue, both her enemies showered her with their tentacle attacks. Now that she had more to worry about, it would be harder for her to help Inuyasha defeat his puppet. Turning her full attention to the two demons assaulting her with sharp weapons, she realized that she would have to take out one of them before she could help Inuyasha.

 

“Any day now wench!” Inuyasha growled out.

Charging her power into her palms once more, Kagome rushed her opponents, surprising them as she went on the offensive. Without time to dodge her attack this time, Kagome blasted the nearest puppet with her purification. It hit dead on and the demon turned to ash within seconds. Before Kagome could grab the shard from the ground, her other foe attacked again, forcing her to jump away or allow one of those sharp tentacles to pierce through her shoulder. She glared at the demon sourly as it took the shard and used it to enhance his power further.

 

While he was distracted, Kagome quickly turned her gaze to Inuyasha's battle. She located the shard in seconds but before she could yell out to him, she sensed her enemy closing in on her. Turning quickly, Kagome delivered a powerful kick to the puppet's midsection, sending him flying. Averting her attention away from her opponent, Kagome sighed in relief for a moment as she spotted Sango and Miroku finishing off their puppets before together moving onto the one Kirara was distracting. Glancing back to Inuyasha, she gave him the valuable information he'd been waiting to hear.

 

“About time wench!” the hanyou snarled.

 

She also shouted the location of the last shard to Sango before turning back to her enemy only to freeze where she stood. Her eyes widened in fear as she stared at the puppet holding an unconscious Shippo up by his tail. He was clearly not where she'd told him to stay and didn't understand why he'd moved. She was standing just on the boarder of her boundaries and when Shippo moved away in the slightest, her barrier disappeared from around him. Glaring up at the demon angrily, she allowed her purification to gather in her palms once more.

 

“Put Shippo down.” she demanded dangerously.

 

“You are in no position to demand anything miko.” The Naraku puppet chuckled.

 

“You don't know the extent of my powers.” She threatened. Although it was an empty threat, she hoped Naraku would fall for it.

 

“You will not attack me as long as I have your kit.” He stated confidently. Apparently her threat wasn't going to work. Kagome raked her brain for a plan.

 

“Wind scar!”

 

Kagome watched in horror as Inuyasha's deadly attack tore through the ground and charged straight for the last puppet. The miko breathed a sigh of relief as the hanyou's copy leapt out of harms way. She turned an angry glare at Inuyasha as she tried to resist sitting him half way to hell. “What the hell are you doing?! He has Shippo!”

 

“Then put a damn barrier around the runt!” Inuyasha growled before throwing yet another wind scar at their last remaining threat. Kagome wanted to pound her fist into the hanyou's thick skull. Had he forgotten that she wasn't skilled enough to place a barrier around one person and not both when they were so close in proximity!? All the miko could do was watch as the puppet continued to dodge Inuyasha's deadly attacks. Not wanting to take any more chances, Kagome rushed forward and assaulted the demon with physical attacks. She had to keep her punches and kicks controlled though just in case the puppet placed Shippo in the way to protect himself. Finding an opening, she landed a solid punch to his stomach, causing him to stagger back slightly.

 

“You want the kit so bad? Then go get him.” Kagome heard the puppet bark out before throwing the kitsune away from him. The miko had been so focused on her fight that she hadn't realized that the demon was gradually moving closer to a cliff, which is exactly where he threw Shippo. Without hesitating, Kagome leapt off the ground in an effort to catch her kit. Unfortunately, she couldn't reach him and now they were both plummeting to the river at the bottom of the canyon they had fallen from. Kagome could distantly hear her friends calling out to her desperately but it was too late. Kagome and Shippo were falling toward the rapid waters at the base of the cliff.

 

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A/N:

 

Hope the first chapter of my new fic caught your attention! If everything goes as planned, this is going to be a good and long fic and extra fun to write with the exciting pairings! Well that's all my little fingers can take in one day! Until next time, hope everyone has a great week.

 

~*Icyfire*~

 

Next Chapter - Chapter Two: Puzzles