InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Believe in the Unbelievable ❯ Immence Pain, Great Confusion ( Chapter 5 )

*~Believe in the Unbelievable~*

 

 

I still don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho!! Even though I wish I did! = ( Oh well! Hope you enjoy the chapter! ^_^ I LOVE YOU HIEI!!!!

 

*Chapter 5: Immense Pain, Great Confusion*

 

The next morning, Kagome woke groggily as her alarm clock blazed in her ear. She shut it off before jumping in the shower. Once she was finished, she got into her uniform and fixed her hair. She looked in the mirror and stopped. Her hand traveled up to gently touch her lips. Images of the night before and that wonderful kiss filled her mind. They hadn't said a word to each other about what happened, but Kagome didn't blame him. She wasn't exactly sure of what happened either. Kagome cleared her mind and kissed Kirara on the forehead before exiting her room and heading down the stairs. Once again she found Hiei waiting for her at the door. Wordlessly, they both exited the house. Just as the shrine steps came into view, a large boomerang flew at them from nowhere. They easily dodged and Kagome could have sworn that it looked like the Hiraikotsu. She searched for their attacker when a tall, slender woman dressed as a taijiya revealed herself from the shadows. Tears threatened to fall as Kagome dropped to her knees.

 

“Sango…you're alive…” she sobbed.

 

The woman now identified as Sango threw her large weapon again and Hiei pulled Kagome out of its range.

 

`Baka, pull yourself together. That's not the Sango you know. She's being controlled.' Hiei growled into Kagome's mind as he set her down on her feet.

 

Kagome's orange eyes changed crimson. “Naraku! You sick bastard, where are you!” Kagome yelled angrily.

 

His sinister laugh filled the shrine grounds as the evil hanyou made himself present. “Hello my miko, are you glad to see your friend?” He laughed.

 

“What is the meaning of this?! Sango's dead, how is she here?! What do you want!” she growled furiously.

 

“You see, my precious miko, after you disappeared I was going to kill your friends, but I found a better use for them.” He smirked.

 

“Use?! So you enslaved them just as you did with Kohaku?! You twisted fuck, I'm going to tear you to pieces.” She snarled as she advanced forward, her eyes blood red.

 

“You could do that, but then you wouldn't know what I'm really after.” Kagome stopped and glared at him, “Explain.”

 

“You see, yes I do want the Shikon, and I will get it, but there is another precious artifact I am searching for. It is known as The Four Dragon Crystals. These four crystals when combined form The Heart of the Dragon. Four individuals hold these powerful crystals, but don't know it. I already have one.” He lifted his hand to reveal a shimmering golden crystal.

 

“This is The Golden Crystal of Life and it happened to belong to the current king of Makai.”

 

“Sesshoumaru… I'll never let you get your filthy hands on those crystals!” he growled as the puppet and Sango began to fade.

 

“We'll see, miko, we'll see.”

 

“No! Sango! Come back!” she cried as she once again fell to her knees, her eyes shining orange.

 

Hiei growled in the direction Naraku disappeared to. He looked down at Kagome in sympathy. `Kago…' he was cut off when she suddenly stood and threw herself at him, sobbing uncontrollably into his chest. Hiei slowly wrapped his arms around her, soothing the sad miko. She soon stopped crying and Hiei realized she fell asleep in his arms. He smiled slightly before carrying her to her room and gently laying her in bed. He went to stand but was pulled back down to Kagome. She seemed to have a death grip around his neck and no matter what he did, he couldn't get her to let go. He finally gave up and lay in the bed next to her. He found himself oddly sleepy and comfortable as his arm snaked its way over Kagome's waist. He sent a quick message to Kurama, telling him they wouldn't be in school that day, before pulling Kagome flush against his chest and slowly falling asleep.

 

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`Fox, the miko and I aren't going today.' Hiei's voice echoed in Kurama's mind. He tuned to the now impatient Yusuke with a smirk on his face.

 

“They aren't coming today. We'll stop by after school to check on them.”

 

“Whatever, lets get going.” Yusuke huffed.

 

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“I have a job for you little one.” Naraku smirked. His plan was working perfectly. Kagome is weak emotionally now that she knows her friends are alive but just out of reach. He smiled to himself, `If that's how bad she gets by just seeing her best friend, imagine how defenseless she will be when she sees her son.'

 

“Yes master?” a small demon appeared at his feet.

 

“You are to make Kagome take a bite of this. Do not get caught to the plan will be ruined.”

 

“Yes master.” The tiny demon then disappeared into the shadows.

 

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Kagome awoke felling warm and protected. She opened her eyes and realized she was back in her room. Something tightened around her waist and she looked down. An arm was holding her tightly. She turned her head to see a peaceful sleeping Hiei. She blushed intensely when she realized her body was pulled flush against his. Kagome smiled, he looked so cute in his sleep when he wasn't glaring or scowling at anyone. She quietly pulled herself up into a sitting position, and then tried to get out of bed only to be pulled back against Hiei's chest. He growled quietly before silence filled the room once more. Kagome slowly moved his arm and sat up before getting off the bed. She stood there for a moment before tiptoeing toward the door. Kagome heard the sound of movement behind her and turned. Hiei was still sleeping soundly. A sigh of relief escaped her lips as she turned back toward the door. She suddenly felt something wrapping around her waist and turned around again. Kagome's eyes changed green with brown specks as she stared at the black dragon that was hovering over Hiei. Its long tail was wrapped around her midsection and it slowly began to pull her back to the bed. It pulled her down onto the mattress and wrapped its body around Kagome, its head resting on her chest. The dragon began to purr and Kagome looked at it in confusion. She attempted to get up but once the dragon growled, Kagome stopped. She turned to Hiei, not wanting to wake him, but she had to.

 

“Hiei” she whispered

 

He was still sound asleep.

 

`Hiei, wake up! There's a dragon wrapped around me!'

 

His eyes shot open and he looked at Kagome in surprise. He saw the dragon and his face contorted in paralyzed shock and confusion.

 

“Are you going to help me or not?”

 

Hiei snapped back to reality and realized the binding on his arm was gone. He grabbed the bandage from under the blankets and pulled the dragon back onto his arm and wrapped it tightly.

 

“That's your dragon? Why wouldn't it let me out of bed?!”

 

`It likes you.'

 

Kagome blushed, “It likes me? Well that doesn't explain why it didn't let me go.”

 

 

`It didn't want you to leave.' He answered before getting out of the bed.

 

“Wait, why were you sleeping in my bed with me?” she asked as she grabbed his arm.

 

“Because you fell asleep crying after Sango left and I carried you up to your room. I put you in bed but you wouldn't let go of me, so I laid there.”

 

“Oh…sorry.” She whispered, a blush covering her face again.

 

`Don't be' Hiei's voice echoed in her mind even after he left the room. She sat there and looked at the door in surprise.

 

`So…he didn't mind sleeping with me? Maybe Yukina's right, maybe I do have a chance with him.' Kagome's eyes turned golden as she skipped down the stairs to see Kurama, Yusuke, and Kwa.

 

“Hey guys, what are you doing here?” Kagome smiled.

 

“Well you're in a happy mood, why didn't you and Hiei go to school today?” Yusuke smirk.

 

“Because...because…” she stuttered as tears began to trail down her cheeks again. Kurama stepped forward and Kagome dropped to her knees, her head in her hands as her body shook with sobs. Kurama kneeled down and hugged her as she cried. Her crying soon subsided and Kurama pulled away.

 

“Kagome, where's Hiei?”

 

“I'm not sure.” She answered, her head down with her bang covering her eyes.

 

“Can you tell us what happened?” Kurama asked, rubbing her back in a soothing gesture.

 

“Naraku…he lied…Sango is still alive. He enslaved her just like he did with Kohaku. He said he's after The Four Dragon Crystals.” she said, her head still down.

 

Kurama's eyes widened “Kagome, you have to tell me. Does Naraku have any crystals yet?”

 

“Yes, the Golden Crystal of Life.”

 

“Who did he get it from?”

 

“Sesshoumaru...why? What do you know about these crystals?” her red, puffy orange eyes met Kurama's.

 

“They are very powerful. Now I know how he has control over Sango. The Golden Crystal of Life has the power to control people. That is its only known power but we know there are more. There are also three other crystals, The Black Crystal of Darkness, The White Crystal of Purity, and The Silver Crystal of Healing. They all have individual powers, but when fused together; they create The Heart of the Dragon. This powerful crystal has the ability to grant two wishes, it would mean the end of this world if it fell into the wrong hands.”

 

Kagome growled, “We have to go see Sesshoumaru. We need to find out when and how Naraku got his crystal.”

 

The front door opened to reveal Hiei, “There is no need for that.”

 

“Why?” Yusuke asked.

 

Hiei rolled his eyes, “I already went. From what he told me, Naraku took it from him a year after Kagome disappeared from the feudal era. He said that Naraku had some kind of ruby that painfully ripped that crystal from his chest.”

 

“We need to find the other crystals before he does.” Kurama said.

 

“I'm going to Genkai's. I need to be able to control my powers completely before I can face Naraku again. He is much stronger than he was 500 years ago.” Kagome said emotionlessly as she walked back up the stairs. The guys looked at eachother in worry. Kagome cam down 5 minutes later in her taijiya outfit with her hair tied in a high ponytail. Her eyes held no emotion in their orange state as she silently walked past the gang and out the door.

 

`Kimiko, meet me at Genkai's' she sent her untrained miko friend as she made her way to the stairs.

 

“Kagome! Hey! Wait!” Yusuke's voice drifted to her ears. She stopped and turned to see all four of them standing behind her.

 

“We're going with you Kagome. You aren't alone in this.” Kurama smiled.

 

“No. I will not put you guys in danger. This is my fight.”

 

“No. This isn't only your fight. This is our fight. We are a team, we all fight together.” Yusuke stated.

 

“We're going with you whether you like it or not onna.” Hiei snorted.

 

Kagome smiled, teary eyed, as she gave them all a group hug. “Well, if you guys are in on this, you better get training.” She smiled at them, her eyes changing violet as they traveled to Hiei.

 

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When they reached the temple Yusuke and Kuwabara sighed in annoyance.

 

“Damn stairs, why are there so many!?” Yusuke grumbled in frustration.

 

“Hey guys! Kagome…that was you who told me to come here right?” Kimiko asked as she walked up to the gang.

 

“Yea, sorry if I scared you. I forgot to tell you I have telepathy.” She smiled sheepishly as Kwa hugged Kimiko.

 

“Hello my princess!” Kwa greeted.

 

“Hey Kwa” she laughed.

 

They all walked up the stairs to see Genkai waiting there.

 

“About time you got here, I thought you'd come soon.” She said, motioning them into the temple. They entered the living room to see Yukina setting tea out for them.

 

“Hey Kina! How've you been?” Kagome hugged her.

 

“Fine, thanks” she smiled.

 

“You done yet? I'd like to get on with this.” Genkai said impatiently.

 

“Yea…sorry.” Kagome murmured as she sat down, her eyes turning amethyst.

 

“So, what do you need?”

 

“I need you to help me control my demon powers and balance them with my purification. In order to defeat Naraku, I need to be completely trained in all my abilities.”

 

“Alright, and you?” she asked looking at Kimiko.

 

“Oh…I need training in my miko powers.” She answered quietly.

 

“Alright, in order for me to train you, you must stay here. Yukina will show you to your rooms, and I'm sure you want to stay too. So the two idiots room together, Kurama and Kimiko, and Hiei and Kagome.”

 

“But I want to room with my beloved Kimiko!” Kwa complained.

 

“Silence! You are to room with whom I paired you with.” She said before walking toward the door. “I want Kagome outside in ten minutes.” She said over her shoulder, then walked out the door.

 

Yukina showed them to their rooms and after Hiei walked into their room; Kagome pulled Yukina on the side.

 

“Why is Hiei paired with me?!”

 

“Because Kurama asked Genkai to room you together.” She smiled innocently before walking into her own room.

 

Kagome sighed. When did he even have the time to ask her!? She walked into the room with another heavy sigh. Hiei was sitting comfortably on the bed and Kagome went over to the window. She looked into the forest in deep thought. Suddenly a small fur ball became visible in the distance. A loud gasp escaped Kagome's lips before she jumped out the window. Before she could even step into the forest, Hiei appeared in front of her.

 

“Where are you going.” He demanded.

 

“I swear I saw Shippo running in the forest. I have to see if its him.” She said before pushing past him and running off. Hiei growled in frustration before following the clueless miko. As Kagome ran, her eyes flashed between yellow and silver. Suddenly something collided with her, knocking her down. She looked up to see her son hugging her tightly.

 

“Kagome!” he yelled in excitement.

 

“Shippo! How did you find me? Oh I missed you my baby!” she cried into his fur.

 

“I missed you too mama. Who is that?” Kagome turned around to see Hiei glaring at Shippo.

 

“That's Hiei; he's a friend of mine. How did you survive for so long?”

 

“Oh mommy! It was so scary! I missed you so much!”

 

Hiei glared at the kit. Why was he avoiding Kagome's questions? There was something up with that fox.

 

“Mommy, I'm so hungry. I found this fruit, but I don't know how it tastes. You know I only like sweet fruit, could you taste it for me?” he asked innocently.

 

“Of course hunny.” She smiled and before Hiei could slap the fruit away, she took a large bite. The fox smirked evilly as the fruit rolled from her hand down to the ground. He laughed as her knees gave and she dropped to the ground. Before she hit the floor, Hiei caught her and she groggily looked at her adopted son.

 

“Shippo, how could you?” she asked weakly. He blew her a kiss before running off into the deep forest.

 

Kagome fell unconscious and her breathing became shallow. Hiei ran as fast as he could back to the temple. One he was back inside, he hurried to Yukina.

 

“What happened? Hurry, lay her in your bed.” She ordered while she ran to get Genkai.

 

Hiei laid her down gently and Yukina and Genkai came rushing into the room.

 

“Tell me exactly what happened.”

 

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It was dark…everywhere. Nothing was visible as Kagome walked forward.

 

“Where am I? Hello!” she called.

 

“Kagome, it is nice to see you again.”

 

Kagome turned to see Midoriko smiling at her.

 

“Midoriko? What happened? Where am I?”

 

“You are in the jewel. Now that you know of the Four Dragon Crystals, I have more to tell you. The holders of these crystals do not know they hold them. You, Kagome are one of those holders.”

 

Kagome stared at Midoriko in awe. “Really? How do I know which crystal I hold?”

 

“You have the White Crystal of Purity. Naraku found out you held one of the crystals and sent Shippo to have you eat the Weakening Fruit.” Midoriko explained.

 

“The Weakening Fruit?” Kagome's eyes shifted to brown.

 

“Yes, Naraku created this fruit to weaken your powers completely. He knows you are too powerful for him to steal your crystal.”

 

“So I'm powerful enough to fight off his power to steal my crystal? He needed to weaken me to steal it.”

 

“Yes. Now that the explaining is over, we must train.”

 

“Train? For what?”

 

“You must learn how to use your crystals power.” She explained as the darkness disappeared. The mikos suddenly found themselves in a beautiful meadow.

 

“Let's begin.”

 

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Genkai looked Kagome over physically. “There aren't any wounds, but it seems the fruit she ate is weakening her. It's draining her power.”

 

“What do we do?” Yukina asked, worried about her friend.

 

“All we can do is wait and hope she can fight this on her own.” Genkai sighed as she left the room. Yukina looked down at her friend in worry.

 

“Hiei, watch over her please. I'll be back later to check on her.” She said before leaving the room and shutting the door.

 

Hiei sat down next to the miko that captured his heart. He pulled her into his lap and cradled her to his chest lovingly.

 

“This is my fault. I should have reacted faster. I'm sorry Kagome. Please fight this.” He whispered in her hair, hugging her tightly.

 

“I love you, please don't die.”

 

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Just like the training before, Midoriko cast a time barrier. That was three months ago, now Kagome had finally completed her training. She learned the crystals five abilities, and how to combine its power with hers to enhance it. The crystal gave her the ability feel and see the crystals, painlessly remove them, make herself invisible, allow her to turn into any animal, and enter someone's body and control their actions, as well as destroy them at the same time.

 

“Now that you've completed your training, you need to get rid of that fruit you ate.” Midoriko smiled before unexpectingly punching Kagome hard in the stomach.

 

Kagome flew into a sitting position and ran to the open window. She bent over and threw up the fruit outside. She wiped her mouth and stood, she walked into the bathroom connected to their room. Hiei heard the water running and assumed she was brushing her teeth. The water turned off and Kagome walked out calmly. She walked over to the bed and lay down.

 

`Are you alright?' Hiei's voice drifted alone her mind.

 

She turned to him and smiled. `Yes, I'm fine, just a little worn out. You would never guess what Midoriko told me.' She laughed slightly.

 

`What?'

 

`She told me I was the holder of the White Crystal of Purity. Naraku had Shippo give me the fruit to weaken me. I'm powerful enough to fight off his ruby he uses to steal the crystal, so he needed to weaken me. Anyway, I now have new powers and…' Kagome suddenly stopped and looked at Hiei. She closed her eyes as her hands reached up to hold his face gently.

 

`Kago...'

 

`Shh.'

 

She opened her eyes and smiled at Hiei.

 

`You have the Black Crystal of Darkness.'

 

Hiei looked down at her in surprise.

 

`I have to remove it…'

 

He gazed at her warily as she moved to sit in his lap facing him. `Don't worry, it won't hurt.' She reassured him as her hands traveled down to his chest. She closed her eyes and her hands began to glow green. Hiei's eyes widened when her hands suddenly disappeared into his body. Comforting warmth flooded his body as he felt her pulling something. It loosened before releasing completely and Kagome slowly pulled her hands from within her chest. The warmth left once her hands were completely removed and a small black crystal shined brightly in her hands. The green glow dissipated and the crystal suddenly shot into Kagome's body. She grabbed her chest painfully as it placed itself in her chest next to the white crystal. A black hue surrounded Kagome's body before subsiding and falling into unconsciousness on the bed.

 

`Kagome!'

 

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“Why am I here again? Midoriko? Did you bring me here? Do I need more training?” Kagome called out.

 

“Yes Kagome, now you need to master the Black Crystal of Darkness.”

 

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Kagome awoke slowly and opened her eyes. She was sitting up? She turned her head to see Hiei sleeping behind her and she realized she was in his lap, with his arms wrapped around her. As quietly as she could, she removed his arms and began getting up when he suddenly growled and pulled her back.

 

“Go to sleep, you need your rest.” He growled as he sat her back in his lap. She blushed beet red before relaxing and shifting in his lap to get comfy.

 

`Stop moving onna.' He growled, trying to keeping his emotions in check, she had no idea what that squirming was doing to him.

 

`Sorry.' She whispered before drifting back to sleep.

 

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Naraku swore under his breath.

 

“That damn miko! Why does she always ruin my plans! She got the fruit out of her system. How am I going to get the Shikon, crystal, and her all to myself?!” he growled as he thought of how this could work.

 

“Monk!” he yelled.

 

“Yes master.” A tall man in purple robes kneeled before him.

 

“I am going to create a tear in the barrier; I want you to bring Kagome here. Do not get killed and make sure no one follows.” He ordered.

 

“Yes master, I will be prepared for the attack.”

 

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Kagome awoke the next morning and smiled. She was still in Hiei's arms. It felt so…right. Kagome yawned and stretched before turning to see crimson orbs staring at her intently.

 

`Good morning' she smiled.

 

`What happened last night' he demanded.

 

`Midoriko has to train me each time a crystal enters my body. Now there is only one more crystal to look for.' Kagome gained the power to control weather, stop motion, manipulate time, feel emotions, and create dimensions. She now held both the black and white crystals and they both enhanced her power by ten folds. Now all she needed to do was gain complete control over her demonic powers.

 

Kagome got out of bed and washed her face in the bathroom. She fixed her hair, and then went into the living room, Hiei following close behind.

 

“Kagome! You're alright! Oh thank goodness!” Yukina pulled the miko into a tight hug.

 

“I'm ok Yukina, where's Genkai?”

 

“She's outside.” The ice maiden smiled.

 

Kagome walked outside to see Genkai training Kimiko. They stopped and turned to Kagome.

 

“Hey Kags! Guess what? I've already learned how to create barriers! I have one around me right now! Cool huh?” Kimiko laughed.

 

“That's wonderful!” Kagome smiled.

 

“Take a break; I need to start Kagome's training.” Genkai ordered.

 

Kimiko nodded before walking into the temple.

 

“I want you to close your eyes and concentrate on an emotion. Any emotion, it does not matter, but concentrate on the emotion and its color.” She ordered as she turned to Kagome.

 

Kagome nodded and closed her eyes. She concentrated on the golden color her eyes turn when she is happy. She concentrated hard and soon power flowed through her veins. Her body took on a golden shine as she changed. Her hair gained golden streaks, her eyes changed to a soft joyful golden, and her outfit changed to a long black and golden fighting kimono.

 

“So what power do I have?” Kagome questioned.

 

“Look deep within your heart, you will find it.”

 

Kagome closed her eyes once more and the temple grounds became quiet. Hiei and Genkai watched as she slowly lifted her hand and a large boulder began to lift off the ground. She opened her eyes and it dropped.

 

“You must train in each of your forms. Let us start with this one.”

 

The rest of the day, Kagome and Genkai trained together. In that short time, Kagome mastered her happy, concerned, and sad forms. Happiness was telekinesis, concern was thunder, and sadness was ice. It was almost midnight and the gang was going to school the nest day to continue their mission. Kagome groggily walked into her room and jumped into bed. She got comfortable and sighed in content. Hiei walked in several minutes later and sat himself on the window sill. Kagome growled at him disapprovingly before using her power to lift him off the window sill and into bed, where she smiled happily and wrapped her arms around him. She buried her face in his chest before falling into a peaceful sleep.

 

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The next morning Hiei woke up alone in bed. He got dressed into his school uniform and left the room. He was surprised to see Kagome waiting for him at the door, a huge smile on her face.

 

`What's got you in such a good mood onna?'

 

`I had a good sleep.'

 

They went outside to see the others waiting for them by the steps. They all walked in a comfortable silence to school. As they walked, Kagome explained everything that happened and that there was only one more crystal to find. Once they reached the school, Kurama and Kagome went to their class while the others to theirs. At lunch, they sat at their usual table and scanned the people in the cafeteria. Kagome found a few and made note, so she could get rid of them after school. Soon the bell rang and Kagome and Hiei went to their class. After, they went to their lockers and promised to meet outside. Kagome grabbed her books and began walking out when a boy walked up to her. Kagome looked at him and almost screamed. It was Hojo! The guy who couldn't take a hint!

 

“Hey Kagome! I heard you transferred over here so I did too, have to make sure you stay healthy.” He smiled, winking at her.

 

“Yea…healthy…” she sighed, still walking toward the front door that would lead her outside.

 

“So, I was wondering…if you're not busy, if you wanted to…” Hojo was cut off when Hiei suddenly appeared, glaring daggers at him.

 

“She's busy.” He growled as he grabbed her arm and pulled her to the group.

 

“Thanks Hiei, I swear! Hojo is so clueless sometimes.” She huffed.

 

Yusuke's communicator began ringing and he flipped it open. “Yusuke, Koenma wants to know if you finished your mission at the school yet.” Botan's cheerful voice drifted to their ears.

 

“Yea, we got rid of the last of them. Why?”

 

“Because we think we've located Naraku's castle. Go somewhere private so I can make a portal.” She smiled before the screen went blank.

 

They went behind the school and a portal appeared in front of them. When they walked through, they found themselves somewhere deep in the Makai. Yusuke got directions from Botan and they began traveling east. They had been walking for hours when they came to a river. Kagome had a bad feeling and looked the area over carefully. There was no sign of danger but she knew there was something wrong.

 

`Do you sense anything?' Kagome asked Hiei warily.

 

`No, why?' he asked, using his jagan to scan the vicinity.

 

`No, never mind. Must be my imagination.'

 

The gang crossed the river and continued walking. Suddenly Kagome fell to her knees, clenching her chest in pain.

 

“Kagome! What's wrong?” Yusuke asked, looking for any injuries.

 

“Kikyou…she must be here…she's…trying to steal the rest of my soul.” She panted out. Her breathing was becoming shallow and her heart was slowing. Hiei growled before picking her up and running back in the direction they came. The others followed and Yusuke called Botan for a portal. As they ran, the portal came into view. Hiei was out of sight so he must have already gone through. On the other side, they landed non to gently on Genkai's temple grounds. They ran in to see Kagome lying on the couch gasping for breath. She was able to fight off Kikyou, but it drained a lot of her strength. She took one last breath before standing on weak legs. Hiei went to help her, but she swatted his hands away.

 

“I am very capable of standing on my own.” She growled stubbornly.

 

She began walking shakily toward the room, running her hand along the wall for support. Hiei followed to see her collapse on their bed with a sigh. He rolled his eyes as she curled up in the blankets and hugged his pillow to her chest. Kagome smiled into his pillow, taking in his wonderful rain forest scent. The last thing she heard was Hiei walking into the bathroom and the shower running before she fell asleep.

 

The next morning Kagome woke to an ice cold waterfall dropped upon her body. She leapt out of bed and glared at Hiei and Genkai, who were smirking at her discomfort.

 

“You could have just shaken me or something!” she growled.

 

“We tried.” Hiei snorted.

 

“You told us five more minutes.” Genkai scoffed.

 

“Oh…sorry, when is training?”

 

“Now, so get dressed.” Genkai replied before walking out the door.

 

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It took eight hours of hard work to finally complete her training. Kagome, dirty and covered in sweat, tiredly walked into her room and straight into the bathroom. She was so tired and out of it, she didn't realize Hiei was brushing his teeth until after she had taken off her taijiya uniform. Hiei stared at Kagome, only in her bra and lacy underwear, in surprise. Kagome stared at him, wide eyed, before screaming and pushing him out of the bathroom and slamming the door.

 

Hiei stood there and stared at the door for several minutes before a smirk slowly appeared on his face.

 

`Damn she has a nice body'

 

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Kagome, now completely relaxed, walked out of the steam filled bathroom and into their dark room. Her eyes quickly adjusted and she made her way to the bed. She got comfortable and smiled when Hiei's sleeping form instinctively draped an arm over her waist. She soon fell asleep, an evil smirk playing across her lips. She was going to get him back for staring at her earlier.

 

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In the middle of the night, a bright white glow filled their room. Unnoticed by the sleeping demons, Kagome was slowly changing into her permanent and final form.

 

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Hiei woke to see a changed Kagome sleeping peacefully next to him. Her hair had red tips like in her anger form, there was a symbol for each of her powers tattooed in various places on her body, and she also seemed to fill out her pajamas a little more to Hiei's delight. He reached out to touch water symbol on her cheek and her eyes fluttered open. She gazed at him in question and he tilted his head in the direction of the full length mirror. Kagome jumped out of bed, wide awake now, and gasped at her reflection. Her hair was midnight black with red tips, there was the symbol for `purity' tattooed on her forehead, and she had the symbols of each element tattooed on both her ankles, her wrists, one above her right breast, one on each cheek, one above her waist line, one on the side of her neck, and three on the small of her back. She also realized her breasts and ass got bigger. She smiled at her final form and turned to Hiei. He was staring at her dreamily. She rolled her eyes before casually walking out of the room, throwing an extra swing into her hips just to tease him.

 

Hiei growled quietly as she left. `Damn vixen, trying to tease me. Hn!'

 

Kagome entered the living room, Hiei not far behind, to see Yusuke yelling into his communicator.

 

“Botan! What's happening?! Answer me!” he yelled.

 

“There's a rip in the barrier! I'll make you guys a portal; you have to stop the demons!” The screen went blank and a portal appeared. They all rushed through and were being attacked before the portal could even close. As Kagome was fighting, she saw purple and black from the corner of her eye. She turned just in time to block Miroku's attack with her sword.

 

“Miroku! Please! I know you're in there! Please stop! It's me, Kagome!” she yelled, tears streaming down her cheeks.

 

He just glared at her and continued attacking. She looked over at Yusuke and Kwa. They weren't holding up so well, they were both sporting various injuries. Kurama and Hiei weren't doing much better either. They weren't affected by their wounds but there were too many demons. Kagome pushed Miroku back and froze the motion of all the attacking demons. Frozen in place, the guys finished off the demons. Kagome turned to Miroku to find him gone. She didn't have to wait long because he soon came running at her from nowhere.

 

`Why isn't he frozen like the rest? It must be one of the crystals powers.'

 

In the middle of their fighting, Kagome yelped and her eyes turned crimson. She pulled her black Hiraikotsu off her charm bracelet and whacked the monk over the head, rendering him unconscious.

 

“Hentai!” she growled under her breath when realization suddenly hit her like a brick wall. Her eyes turned golden as she turned to the gang with a smirk.

 

“I know how to get my friends back.”

 

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A/N

 

So that's the end of this chapter! I'm sorry it took so long to update but I had to catch up in school. Hope you liked it! So Kagome figured out how to get her friends back…have you figured it out yet? No? Oh well! Sorry, you'll have to wait till the next chapter! Sorry this one was so short; I'll try to make the next one longer. ^_^ so now I can tell you the pairings, and here are the eye color emotions if you don't remember them ^^

 

Hiei/Kagome

Kurama/Botan

Yusuke/Keiko

Inuyasha/Yukina

Kuwabara/Kimiko

Sango/Miroku

 

* Scarlet/red - anger; rage

* Golden - overwhelming joy, happiness, excitement

* Blue - neutral, normal

* Orange - sadness, sorrow, guilt

* Green - curiosity

* Brown - confusion

* Silver - fear, terror, pain

* Pink - playful

* Violet - love, passion, arousal

* Amethyst - embarrassment

* Yellow - concern, worry

 

R&R! I'll update soon!

 

Next Chapter- Chapter 6: Old Habits Never Die