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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?

 

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Chapter 11: Dangerous Encounters

 

“Finally found her I see.” Yusuke grinned.

 

“Indeed.” Kurama nodded as he moved to sit on one of the beds in the living room.

 

“Where did you go?” Hiei asked, though it sounded far more like a demand.

 

“I went to meet Kikyou.” she answered.

 

“I remember you tellin us about her. She's your crazy incarnation right?” Yusuke asked.

 

“Yes.” She replied simply.

 

“But she failed to inform you that Kikyou possesses half of her soul.” Hiei added, glaring at the miko that was giving vague details. If her incarnation was still alive and still planned to steal the rest of her soul, then everyone on the team needed to know of the potential danger.

 

“Say what?! How are you still alive?” Kuwabara asked, staring at her in shock.

 

“I'm not sure… I think the jewel may have something to do with it but Kikyou remains alive because she feeds off the souls of dead woman. She needs these souls to sustain her physical body.” she explained.

 

“So she's the other miko that's in the tournament?” Yusuke asked.

 

“Apparently so and she seems to be another threat that we must take care of. She wants to wipe out the entire demon race once she wins the tournament.” Kurama said.

 

“Shit, so we've got a demon that wants to make a tunnel between the human and demon realms which will destroy the human realm and we've got some psycho miko that wants to destroy Makai? Wonderful.” Yusuke scoffed.

 

“You guys don't have to worry about Kikyou; I'll be taking care of her.” Kagome stated as she moved to sit on the bed next to the one Kurama was sitting on.

 

“No you will not.” Hiei said, glaring at her once more.

 

“Yes I will. She's too powerful for Kuwabara and she'll kill you, Yusuke, and Kurama with a mere flick of her wrist. I'm the only one strong enough and capable of fighting her.” Kagome argued.

 

“She's right Hiei, she's the only one that stands a chance against her. I don't really wanna find out what purification feels like…” Yusuke said, agreeing with the miko.

 

“Hn.” Hiei turned his glare back out the window as he crossed his arms over his chest.

 

Kagome sighed and stood from the bed. Making her way over to the sulking hybrid, she linked her arm through his and rested her head on his shoulder. “I know you're worried about me Hiei but I refuse to let you, Kurama, or Yusuke fight her. I couldn't handle losing any of you…” she murmured.

 

Hiei remained silent but she could feel the tension in his muscles relax and she knew she'd convinced him she was right. Smiling, she leaned up and kissed his cheek softly before returning to the bed. Realizing that everyone except Hiei was now staring at her, she rolled her eyes.

 

“It still surprises me that you're so close to Hiei.” Yusuke chuckled.

 

“Yea, the shrimp has such a terrible attitude we were sure he'd never find a girlfriend.” Kuwabara teased.

 

Kagome blushed slightly as she averted her gaze. “Well it's getting late, I think I'm going to bed…” she murmured as she stood. Turning her gaze to the three doors, she glanced toward Kurama. “Which room is mine?”

 

“Any one you want, Hiei and I will choose after you've chosen yours.” Kurama smiled.

 

“Hey! Who said you and Hiei get the other two rooms?!” Yusuke complained.

 

“Simple; Hiei and I called dibs.” Kurama explained, turning his smile to Yusuke.

 

“When?!”

 

“Dibs on one room.” Hiei suddenly announced.

 

“I call dibs on the last remaining room.” Kurama said quickly after Hiei had spoken.

 

Kagome laughed. “It isn't wise to argue against Hiei and Youko, they're been close friends since before I even met them. Since Youko is now part of Kurama, I'm sure things are still the same as they used to be in the past. Not even I would want them to double team against me.”

 

`Double team on the vixen… what a magnificent idea…' Youko purred.

 

Kurama rolled his eyes. “I would hurry to your room Kagome; Youko is turning your words upside down as we speak.” Kurama warned and chuckled at the dark blush that formed on the miko's cheeks. She quickly grabbed her bag and dashed into one of the rooms randomly before shutting the door.

 

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“Yusuke… wake up, we're going to be late…” Kagome murmured, gazing down at the sleeping detective.

 

He was still sound asleep and they only had a half an hour to get to the stadium for their fight or they were going to be disqualified.

 

“Yusuke, wake up! We have to go.” she said a little louder, leaning down to shake him slightly.

 

“NOT THE KITTEN!” Kuwabara yelled, suddenly shooting off his bed as he woke up from a nightmare. His loud and abrupt yell startled Kagome so much that she lost her balance and ended up falling onto Yusuke's bed… on top of the detective. Of course, now he woke up.

 

“How I would love to wake up like this every morning…” Yusuke smirked up at the blushing miko before she scrambled off of him and nearly fell over the couch.

 

“Shut up and get ready! We're going to be late!” she yelled, trying to hide her blush.

 

“Whatever you say Kagome.” He laughed and winked at her before disappearing into the bathroom.

 

“Am I missing something here?” Kuwabara asked, completely confused and still half asleep.

 

“No, hurry up and get ready or we're going to be late for our match.” Kagome murmured as Kurama exited his room and smiled toward her.

 

“You're in a positive mood this morning.” He commented sarcastically.

 

“Be quiet before I take out my frustration on you.” she muttered under her breath as she made her way toward the door, positive that it was silent enough for him not to hear. She was wrong.

 

“As long as it involves a bed and no clothes, you can take out any frustration on me that you desire.” Kagome didn't need to turn around and look at Kurama to see his eyes were golden, the change in his voice was proof enough that the kitsune had pushed forward enough to speak his mind.

 

“Maybe later Youko.” she rolled her eyes and left the room, not surprised that she felt Hiei following behind her. She waited for the hybrid to lead the way to where they had to go before following behind him. She could sense his amusement rolling off his aura in waves and she was gradually growing more irritated by the second. “What do you find so damn funny?”

 

“That all of us, aside from Kuwabara, are after such a stubborn miko.” he stated, amusement clear in his voice.

 

Kagome nearly froze. Did he seriously just say that not only Youko and Kurama but he and Yusuke were after her affection as well? She blushed slightly as she stared at the hybrid's back as he continued to lead the way. She always knew she liked him as much as she liked Youko but she never thought he could like her back… Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt someone slap her ass and she immediately turned to glare at Yusuke. “DON'T make me kill you before this tournament is over!” she threatened.

 

Yusuke chuckled. “Sorry, I just can't control myself; you've got such a nice ass.”

 

She turned away from him in order to hide her blush as her hands clenched into fists and she glared at the large doors before them. They were just waiting for the doors to open and the match to begin. According to rumors she'd heard around the hotel, Yusuke and his team had torn the last stadium apart and a new one needed to be built. This one seemed pretty new but must have copied the old stadium because everyone but her knew they needed to wait for the doors to open before they could enter.

 

With her senses on high alert, Kagome wasn't startled when Kurama came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist to comfort her. She smiled slightly and leaned back against him while they waited for the doors to open. Once they heard Juri announce their team, the doors began to open and everyone began making their way into the stadium. Kagome frowned as she heard the crowd booing their arrival and demanding that the humans and traitors be killed. Apparently her team wasn't liked very much.

 

Glancing across the large ring, Kagome examined the team they were to fight against. Team Kouin consisted of five tall male demons. She was slightly disappointed to see that all of them were some type of reptile demon and possessed very low demonic ki. This first match wasn't going to be hard at all. She'd hoped that this would be at least a little challenging. It didn't matter though because they weren't here to have fun, they were here to keep the human and demon realms safe. They were on a mission… not to mention that once they got to the next round, the matches were bound to be more challenging anyway.

 

“Team captains; please agree on the terms for this match!” Koto announced from her seat in the stands.

 

Yusuke made his way to the center of the ring to meet with the leader of Team Kouin. They spoke for only a moment before Yusuke turned to Juri. “One on One.” Yusuke said before lazily making his way back to his team.

 

“It's settled then! This will be a one on one match! First team to achieve three wins will move on to the next round!” Juri announced with a bright smile. “Teams, please choose your first fighter!”

 

Yusuke glanced toward the ring in boredom. “So who wants to win first?”

 

Kuwabara grinned and pulled himself onto the ring and to the center. “Kuwabara from Team Urameshi and Katen from Team Kouin! Let the fight begin!”

 

The fight was short and not very entertaining to watch. Kuwabara was facing a toad demon with the same ability that the toad Kagome and Inuyasha had faced in the past had. His power was useless seeing as Kuwabara could use his Spirit sword to cut right through the bubble before it could drain any power from him. With one sloppy swipe of his sword, Kuwabara won the fight and was skipping his way back to his teammates with a smug grin on his face despite the insults the crowd was yelling.

 

“That was so easy guys; we'll be done in no time!” Kuwabara grinned.

 

“Next fighters please!” Koto said through the microphone impatiently.

 

Kagome smiled and stepped toward the ring. She heard Kurama and Yusuke call after her to be careful before she heard Hiei's voice in her mind, demanding that she not screw around and get herself killed. She rolled her eyes and waved them off as she pulled herself onto the ring and smiled toward Juri. The fish demon grinned back as they waited for Team Kouin to choose their fighter. Finally, a snake demon slithered its way toward them.

 

“Alrighty, it looks like it'll be Hebi from Team Kouin and Kagome from Team Urameshi! Let the fight begin!” Juri announced before backing away to the edge of the ring. She'd learned from the last tournament that she shouldn't stay too close to the fighters since she didn't know what kind of powers they had.

 

Deciding to keep her miko powers a secret from the tournament for now, Kagome dropped into a defensive stance that Sango had drilled into her mind when she'd been training her. The snake narrowed its beady eyes on her and hissed softly before darting toward her with speed that was far greater than a mere humans. Unfortunately for the snake, he wasn't aware that she could keep track of his movements and was surprised when his opponent effortlessly dodged his swift attack. He was about to attack her once more when a loud angry demand rumbled through the entire stadium, halting the fight.

 

“STOP THIS FIGHT RIGHT NOW DAMNIT!”

 

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A/N:

 

Ouch! Hate to end all the excitement here buuuuuut I couldn't help it. So who's so pissed about the current fight? Hmmm who knows… actually, I'm sure that majority of you have already figured it out but for those of you who haven't, I love surprising people SO you'll just have to wait till the next update… don't kill me please, I promise it wont take long!

 

~*Icyfire*~

 

Next Chapter - Chapter Twelve: Unshed Tears of Pleasure and Pain