InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ An Inseparable Bond ❯ Elemental Hourglass ( Chapter 16 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

 

“Damn BASTARDS!” Kagome growled as she pulled at the vines once more. She was pissed. The team she and her companions were supposed to face trapped her while she was on her walk that morning. The leader, who seemed to possess control over plant life, tied her ankles and wrists and hung her from the highest tree in the deepest part of the forest so no one could hear her calling for assistance.

 

So Kagome was stuck in the middle of the forest, hanging upside down, and very… very irritated. She knew that the match had most likely already started and she'd bet her life that Team Soshi needed her out of the picture so they could attempt to defeat her potential mates. She wasn't sure how they planned to go about it but she did know that she needed to get herself out of this mess and get to that stadium before things got out of hand.

 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Back at the Stadium~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 

Kurama reverted his rose whip to its original form before returning it to its rightful place and stepping off the ring. His fight was short and easy seeing as his opponent possessed fire abilities and thought he couldn't be defeated by a plant. Oh how wrong he was. As the avatar returned to his team, Hiei leapt onto the round battlefield before Yusuke could make his move. The demon with long purple hair immediately stepped forward to face against the hybrid. Hiei glared coldly at the demon as Juri announced the start of the fight. Once he was clear to attack, Hiei sprung forward without hesitation. He did pause in his attack though when he realized his opponent remained where he was, that smirk still on his face.

 

“I wouldn't attack me if I were you.” he said, directing his smirk not only to Hiei but Kurama and Yusuke as well.

 

“And why not.” Hiei growled.

 

“She smelt quite delicious; I can understand why you three are pursuing her.” He murmured, licking his lips.

 

Growls rumbled in their chests as they all held back from tearing this demon and the rest of his team to pieces. “What did you do to her.” Hiei demanded.

 

Instead of using words to answer Hiei's question, the demon's body changed. Before their eyes, the purple haired demon changed into Kagome.

 

“Hiei! This bastard trapped me in his body. Don't let him do the same to you!” She warned before Kagome was gone and the purple demon was standing there once more.

 

“She's a feisty one, very hard to keep locked away and quiet.” the demon chuckled, smirking at the expressions on Hiei, Kurama, and Yusuke's faces. They all looked beyond pissed yet worried at the same time. How were they going to save Kagome? If Hiei attacked this demon, would Kagome get injured as well? If that was the case then he couldn't attack… so how was he going to win? And how did this demon absorb Kagome in the first place? Why couldn't she just use her purification to escape?

 

“Release her.” Hiei snarled, baring his fangs at his opponent that seemed to have the upper hand in this fight.

 

“I'm afraid that's not possible. As long as she's trapped within my body, you cannot attack me.” the demon smirked, taking a step toward Hiei. “If you attack me, it will injure the girl directly. Harm will not befall me until the girl is dead and can take no more damage.”

 

Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama stared at the demon in horror. They had to save Kagome but from the sounds of it, that was near impossible. And if Hiei couldn't attack then that meant this fight was going to be their loss. There was no way Hiei would attack the demon as long as his attacks directly harmed Kagome and not his opponent. So how were they going to get out of this mess? Before anyone could think of what they could do, the purple haired demon sprinted forward, unsheathing his katana and rushing Hiei. The hybrid blocked the attack and pushed him away. All he could do right now was dodge and block, he couldn't counter his attacks. He would have to stall until one of them figured out a way to save Kagome…

 

The fight continued on for what seemed like hours but in reality was only ten minutes max. Hiei was doing his best to remain uninjured but this demon was almost as fast as he was. He sported several wounds and a decently deep stab directly in his torso. He was losing blood quickly but none of them had figured out a way to rescue Kagome and without a plan to do so, Hiei refused to attack. His energy was decreasing and it wouldn't be long before he made a mistake in his movements and received a fatal wound.

 

Just when everyone thought it was over, the doors to the entrance of the arena slammed open and all eyes turned to see what the commotion was about. There stood a short fuming woman that was glaring directly at Team Soshi's leader. Kagome stomped over to her team, anger radiating off her tiny form as she continued to glare daggers at the opposing team. Relief flooded through Hiei, Kurama, Kuwabara, and Yusuke and the hybrid turned a sadistic smirk toward the purple haired demon that was now backing away from him slowly, his hands held up defensively.

 

Before the demon could plead for mercy, Hiei sprang forward and shoved his blade through his opponent's chest. Removing his katana, he flicked the blood from it before returning it to its sheath and turning back to his team. Kurama and Yusuke were hugging the miko tightly and released her once Hiei reached them. The hybrid glared down at her.

 

“You are so reckless.”

 

Kagome rolled her eyes and pulled his into a hug as well. “I'm sorry for worrying you. Those bastards trapped me in the forest while I was on my walk and I didn't want to reveal my powers yet.” she explained as the leader of Team Soshi stepped onto the platform. Her eyes narrowed and she stomped forward to face the demon that trapped her. The green haired demon merely smirked at her as she pulled herself up and moved to stand across from him. Juri announced the fight to begin and Kagome's opponent crossed his arms over his chest in boredom.

 

“What makes you think you can defeat me now when you couldn't before?” he smirked.

 

Kagome glared at him angrily and tried to hold back her anger. “It's slightly difficult to fight off four elemental demons all at once, especially when one is using the surrounding plant life to prevent me from attacking.”

 

The demon shrugged his shoulders. “I could have trapped you without their help.”

 

“Then why didn't you? You're just another cowardly demon trying to push forth for attention.” Kagome spat in disgust.

 

The tall demon snorted but narrowed his eyes slightly. “You know nothing of how the demon mind works human, silence your tongue before I remove it.”

 

“What are you waiting for? So far all you've got are your plants and words you think are threatening.” Kagome mocked.

 

“Don't push him Kagome…” Kurama murmured, growing worried.

 

`There is no need to worry, she's fine.' Youko assured him, though was deeply concentrated on watching the match. Kagome possessed a variety of ways to provoke her opponent and he had yet to witness this one. He's never seen her purposely anger her enemy and was wondering is she knew what she was doing.

 

“Is it really a good idea for her to be pissin him off like that?” Kuwabara questioned warily.

 

“She has a plan.” Hiei mused, also watching her closely.

 

“I sure hope so cause she's really chippin at that guy's ego.” Yusuke muttered.

 

Kagome smirked and mimicked the green haired demon's cross armed posture. “You're all talk; you possess no powers that can be considered a threat toward me.”

 

The leader of the opposing team snarled and lifted his hand up in a quick motion. Before Kagome could jump out of the way, roots pushed from under the platform they were standing on and wrapped around her securely. The demon now smirked and casually stepped toward her with a triumphant glint in his eyes.

 

“What was that you were saying about me not being a threat toward you? You humans are a cowardly race that should be wiped from the planet. Demons should rule all three worlds. You humans are useless.” he spat, stopped directly in front of her and gazing down at her. “I take my last comment back. Humans do have a use; to be our slaves. You are quite attractive, perhaps I won't kill you.” he chuckled.

 

“I can't say I will show you the same mercy.” Kagome snapped. The miko moved so quickly that her opponent didn't even know she'd escaped her confinements until it was too late. Before he could block or counter her attack, she had him in a head lock and snapped his neck just as she had her last opponent.

 

“WOW! And Kagome does it again! Did anyone see how she possible untangled herself so fast?” Koto asked, curious of how the human won the match so quickly and without a scratch on her.

 

Kagome glared down at the defeated green haired demon before turning her narrowed eyes to the last members of his team and then to the crowd. “ANYONE ELSE WANT TO HANG ME UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE HIGHEST DAMN TREE IN THE FOREST?! I'LL BREAK YOUR DAMN NECK TOO!” She snarled out.

 

Kuwabara sweat dropped as Hiei sighed and rolled his eyes and Yusuke and Kurama rushed onto the platform. Kurama dragged her off before any other death threats escaped her lips. They didn't need every demon on the island out for her life, it would make this mission a lot harder to complete. Yusuke remained on the battle field and waited for one of the last elemental demons that he had to face before their team moved on to the next round.

 

Once they were back at Hiei's side, Kagome huffed angrily and glared at the demons in the stands. She was still fuming from being left hanging in the forest. Not only that but she was embarrassed that she hadn't been able to get herself down until Jin happened to hear her swearing as he flew by. He untied her and rushed her to the stadium, explaining that he and his team had been watching the match and overheard that she was missing and decided to help search for her while her team was occupied.

 

Her anger defused when her gaze landed on Jin and Chu, who were grinning and waving toward her. She couldn't help but smile and wave back. Feeling a little more calm, she linked her arms through Hiei and Kurama's and pulled them closer to her. Kurama turned a warm smile down to her before turning his attention back to Yusuke's fight. They weren't too worried about the detective seeing as this team seemed far weaker than they expected.

 

They're only plan that nearly worked to defeat them was their shape shifter member that made them believe he'd absorbed Kagome. They figured everything out once the pissed miko crashed through the doors. That gave Hiei the ok to slaughter the demon that dared to trick him into believing Kagome was in danger. Hiei's wounds hadn't been attended to yet and as Kagome stood beside him, she could smell the coppery scent of his blood. Her nose crinkled and she casually pushed her healing powers into Hiei's body, slowly healing his wounds. No one would notice unless they were paying close attention to them but she was sure everyone's attention was centered on the ass beating Yusuke was giving his opponent.

 

Once Yusuke's match was over, Kuwabara stepped up to fight the last demon. His match wasn't long either and he seemed to actually enjoy himself as he threw around the water demon. Though the big oaf was nearly drowned when his opponent trapped his head in a large bubble of water. He was thankfully able to escape and finish off his fight. After the last match, The Urameshi team was announced the winners and would move onto the next round.

 

Leaving the arena, Kagome grinned when she spotted Jin and Chu waiting outside for them. “Hey guys, thank you so much.”

 

“It was no problem at all little miss.” Jin smiled brightly.

 

“You guys saved her?” Yusuke asked, which received him a punch in the kidney. “What the hell was that for?!”

 

“They helped me, not saved me so shut up.” She growled under her breath.

 

“No need to get feisty again there Shelia, he's just worried.” Chu laughed.

 

Kagome rolled her eyes. “They worry too much.” she grumbled.

 

Jin and Chu chuckled. “You boys have quite a handful there don't cha?” Jin grinned.

 

“No kidding…” Yusuke muttered, rubbing his sore torso.

 

“Nothing we cannot handle.” Kurama smiled.

 

“I sure hope so cause this one's full a energy.” Chu laughed.

 

`She won't be once I'm through with her.' Youko purred.

 

Kurama rolled his eyes and shifted his weight from one foot to the other. Kagome glanced back toward him before turning her attention to Jin and Chu. “Well thank you for you're help guys, we'll see you in the arena.”

 

“Wait, you guys are against us next?” Yusuke asked, growing excited.

 

“Sure am, you that eager for an ass whoopin?” Chu questioned.

 

Yusuke laughed. “We'll see who gets the ass whoopin.”

 

“Men and their pride… we'll see you guys tomorrow ok? Thanks again!” Kagome smiled warmly before dragging Yusuke and Kurama toward the hotel, Hiei and Kuwabara following behind silently.

 

“What's the rush Gome?” Yusuke asked.

 

“Youko's being a pervert again and I'm sure Kurama doesn't want to stand out here with a hard on all night.” Kagome explained, causing the avatar to blush darkly. Did she have to be so blunt about it? He didn't exactly want Yusuke and Hiei knowing about his problems.

 

Kagome dragged them all the way back to the room before collapsing on Yusuke's bed with a sigh. Hiei disappeared back out the door, muttering about retrieving dinner while Kurama made his way into the bathroom for a shower and Kuwabara plopped down on the couch to watch television. The miko opened her eyes when she felt someone lay on top of her and smiled up at Yusuke.

 

“So are you sleeping in my bed tonight?” He smirked.

 

“You slept with me last night.” She pointed out.

 

“Kurama had two nights with you though.” He pouted.

 

Kagome rolled her eyes. “You all placed your claim marks on me… now I have to decide who I mate first. That is going to be a very hard decision. Maybe I should just sleep by myself tonight.”

 

Yusuke groaned and rolled off of her to lie beside her. “Why not just have a foursome. That way you don't have to decide who gets to go first, we'll all go first.” he complained. Yusuke wanted her first but he knew there wasn't much of a possibility of that happening seeing as she met Youko and Hiei far before him. It would only be far if the two demons that waited so long would get her first. And since Kurama was part of Youko, he would probably get her the same time as the kitsune.

 

Kagome rolled her eyes. “It's not that easy Suke…” she murmured.

 

Yusuke sighed. “Well then let me help you decide. I'll go last ok? Youko and Hiei met you before me so it's only fair they get first dibs.”

 

Kagome smiled and rolled over until she was half lying on top of the detective. “Really?”

 

Yusuke nodded. “Really, I don't want to make this any harder for you.”

 

“Well then maybe you can have a second night with me Suke. Consider it thanks for being so considerate.” she smiled warmly before leaning down and kissing him softly.

 

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A/N:

 

That wraps up chapter sixteen! Hope everyone enjoyed. Please R&R, you're guys feedback is what keeps me going. It gives me motivation

 

~*Icyfire*~

 

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