InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Chaos ❯ Re-Capture ( Chapter 7 )

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Warnings: Strong Language

Re-Capture

 

“You're awake?” Yusuke asked, clearly surprised.

“Well, obviously… Why wouldn't I be?”

Kagome's confusion slowly faded as memories rushed to her mind.

“Never mind… How am I alive?”

The sight of Kagura crying near her was unnerving, but Kagome's mind wouldn't let her focus on that until after she found out what had happened.

“We healed you,” Genkai said simply. “You're lucky that we showed up before you died. Using as much power as you did, it's really a miracle.”

Kagome heard the hidden message in the old psychic's voice and sighed, her eyes downcast.

“I'm not going to apologize for using all the power necessary.”

“You could have ended it quickly with that sword,” Genkai said, surprising the other occupants of the room with her angered tone.

“I couldn't have. It was inside and I wasn't. Had I gone for it, your entire home would be destroyed. But I'm getting really sick of not having my sword with me when I need its power, so I'm going to come up with something.”

“Don't act like the dimwit and go off to do something stupid,” Genkai warned, having sensed Kagome's bitterness.

A small smirk formed when Kagome saw Yusuke's scowl, but she quickly stifled it.

“I don't have enough energy to do anything stupid right now,” she said before her eyes slid shut. “Would you guys mind if I went back to sleep?”

She could hear the occupants leaving the room, and quickly noticed who wasn't. After waiting a while to make sure everyone was out of earshot, she turned her head to Kagura and slowly opened her eyes.

“What's wrong, Kagura? You're not hurt, are you?”

At that, the wind witch was snapped out of her revelry to look up at Kagome, her eyes red in an unusual way.

“I'm not hurt,” she said bitingly. “I'm pissed off.”

At that, Kagome took in the witch's slight trembling and sighed.

“If you'd been on the top of your game, you could've beaten her,” she said offhandedly, making Kagura's eyes widen.

“No, I couldn't. I could've distracted her better, but I can't beat her. And that pisses me off. The strange feelings I'm having because of you are pissing me off even more, though.”

“Strange feelings?”

Kagura glared at the ground, gently rubbing the back of her hand across her watery eyes.

“You almost killed yourself getting in that bitch's way to protect me. I'm an enemy. Humans don't do that for their enemies. Even the most pacifistic demons wouldn't get in the way of that attack. And my confusion's pissing me off.”

“You shouldn't be confused. You're not an enemy, and after what you went through to help me, I don't think you really see yourself as one, either.”

“Being part of that bastard makes me an enemy,” she bit out, her tone so full of self-loathing it was heart-wrenching.

“Kagura, I took that attack to save you. That's not something I'd do for an enemy.”

Upon seeing the skepticism in the woman's eyes, Kagome sat up, hiding her wince at the sudden pain that arose from the wound in her side.

“You saved my life in the castle, I saved your life now. I knew that attack was going to kill me, and I took it anyways to save you. Do you want to know why, Kagura?”

The witch held her breath as Kagome looked at the blood leading to her bed.

“I did it because I didn't want you to die. You got here with severe wounds to begin with, and I didn't want you to die. I felt really strongly about it. I'm not sure what it was, but an instinct told me not to let you die, and my instincts have never been wrong before… I don't know if something changed in you when you saved me in the castle, but in my eyes, you went from being an ally against Naraku to something bigger.”

“And when did I become an `ally against Naraku', exactly?” Kagura asked, her ire rising.

“Well, when you brought us to that stone oni to kill Naraku was a good thing.”

“It was a trap, in which you almost died,” she reminded Kagome.

“You didn't know that. Not your fault that he's had more time to learn the art of scheming. And then, there was when you protected Kohaku. And the time you tried to save Kikyo, even though you denied it. And-”

“I get your point,” Kagura sighed. “So then, I haven't been an enemy for a long time, huh?”

“Not even close,” Kagome said with a smile. “Kagura, I know you don't want to go into it, but I have to ask,” the miko said, her voice strained. “What did Naraku do to you before you escaped? The wounds you had were an awful lot like the ones I had.”

“It hardly matters. Assuming I'm not longer a part of him, then what he did to me to get to that point is worth it.”

“Kagura, you have your heart. I can't imagine him giving it back to you unless he really wanted you to die in pain. I want to know what he did to you, Kagura.”

“What he did to me is the same as what he did to you, but he didn't want anything but screams of pain from me before I died. He got pissed when I didn't give him any.”

Kagome reached slowly outward and gently placed her hand on the witch's trembling shoulders. The trembling stopped as she looked into Kagome's eyes.

“You realize he knows where we are now, right?”

“Yeah… You realize you said `we' right?”

Kagura smirked at that.

“He wants me dead, and your information. `We' is the right word right now.”

“Then we're in it together,” Kagome said with a smile. “I don't want to sound like a sappy human or anything, but I want to be friends with you, considering how few people I have left I can count on.”

“Heh… It seems like you've got plenty, with all the people willing to kill me because they thought I was the one that hurt you.”

“What exactly happened while I was out?” Kagome asked, curious now.

“They got there after you beat her. I was the only one around with youki, so that friend of yours naturally jumped to a conclusion. I do smell like her, after all.”

“You didn't hurt Yusuke, did you?” Kagome asked, surprising Kagura with her honest concern. The surprise quickly left her as she threw back her head in a laugh.

“I was only barely better off than you, Kagome. I don't think I could do anything to him until I got some strength back… Why do I find that so funny?”

“My guess is your heart,” Kagome said, smirking at the confused look on the witch's face. “With your heart comes emotions you've probably never felt.”

“Emotions, huh? Sounds like a pain.”

“Yeah, at times,” Kagome said, her smile fading. “I'll be honest. Emotions can outright suck at times. Demon or not, you're going to be suffering because of it. But more often, they're a good thing. It's what makes us intelligent beings. At least, that's what Miroku told me once.”

“That monk was an interesting one. So they're a double-edged sword, huh?”

“Yeah… Not trying to get girly here, but I loved Inuyasha. That was the reason I was so deadest on fighting Naraku when he hurt him. It's why I came into the castle looking like I did…”

“I'm aware of that, Kagome,” Kagura sighed.

“Well, anyway, back to the original topic. Emotions will be a bad thing at times, but more often than not, they're good. So, we're in this together. That sounds really good. I'm going to get some sleep so my energy comes back, and you should do the same. When we're awake, we'll figure something out.”

 

When the two woke up, a massive flood of power filled their every orifice. They both sat up, smirking.

“So, the wind really is like some kind of generator for anyone with wind youki?”

“Yeah,” Kagura said as she stretched.

“This is incredible. I feel so energetic. Better than when I was training with Yusuke.”

“Oh… That might be my blood doing that,” Kagura said, looking at the door. “I fed you some to heal you faster.”

“Really? Thanks. I'd say that's disturbing, but after the things I've seen, nothing really gets to me.”

“I can tell,” Kagura said as they headed toward the door, Kagome hastily getting dressed before following the witch. And tied to her belt loop was the Tetsusaiga. She was not getting caught without it again.

“Any ideas come to you while you slept?”

“One,” Kagome sighed. “I don't like it, though, so it's out.”

“An idea that has you squeamish? I'm interested, now.”

“Maybe later,” Kagome said as they walked into the temple, where everyone was assembled. Kagome refused to acknowledge the cold, dark feeling of multiple beings watching her as she moved.

“You're up?” Yusuke asked, unable to hide his surprise.

“Yeah. The wound's gone,” she said, lifting her shirt slightly to show where the fatal wound had once been.

“Damn! That youkai blood's no joke with healing!”

“So, did anything happen while I was asleep?”

“Demons have been all over the forest, stalking the grounds,” Kuwabara said, looking at said forest.

“And they're not little wimps, either. There's a lot of power out there,” Yusuke added.

A strange sense of dread suddenly filled Kagome, and she quickly extended her demonic senses. What she found furthered her growing panic.

“Has anyone seen the children?”

“Kohaku was in here for a while. Otherwise, they haven't been inside since you were asleep,” Kurama said, obviously noticing what Kagome was trying to hide.

“Oh… Well, I need to go get some exercise… Be back in a bit,” Kagome said before vanishing, everyone's eyes following her as she left.

“What got into her?” Yusuke asked, thoroughly confused.

Kagura sniffed the air and quickly walked to a table, finding her fan, pristine and as perfect as before Kagehime'd shown up.

“Kohaku said that he fixed it back to perfection. Rather smugly, I might add,” Kurama said as Kagura lifted the fan.

“I'll have to go find him and humble myself, then.”

Kagura quickly walked to the door, and was on the way out when she was stopped.

“The demons are powerful, and they seem well-organized. Make sure Kagome doesn't do anything to reopen any remaining wounds,” Kurama sighed.

“Will do.”

And then, Kagura too was gone…

 

Kagome POV

I walked into the woods, the scent of my children burning my senses. I found the end of the trail in a large clearing, with the three bleeding on the ground.

“Oh, look! The bitch showed up!”

Suddenly, two demons were on either side of the children, who were trembling, though Shippo was also glaring at them.

“Which one of you made them bleed?” I asked, cutting to the chase.

“Oh, that'd be me, sweetness,” the larger and, if appearance was anything to go by, dumber of the two said, a long, jagged blood colored scarlet in his grip.

“How lucky for you, then. I'm not hurt anymore, and I've got energy to burn.”

A cocky smirk formed on his lips as his human appearance vanished. Tanned skin became the color of coal as his ears grew pointed and a large set of fangs formed in his mouth, which was slowly widening into jaws. His green eyes became a deep, dark shade of scarlet as he glared at me.

“You look tasty,” he said, the smirk on his jaw giving me chills.

“Yeah, well, I'm too tough for you to try to eat.”

“Oh? We'll see,” he said as he ambled forward. Of the two, the other was obviously the more dangerous. Everything from his aura to his human disguise screamed it.

Whereas the man lumbering toward me had appeared big and creepy as a human, the other appeared normal. Slightly slanted brown eyes, light, pale-appearing skin, short black hair covering his forehead, and a small, almost weak-looking build made up his disguise. And his youki was filled with horrible, dark, choking bloodthirst and hunger.

“You should've brought those demons with you, little lady. Some stupid hybrid can't do much against two A-Class demons!”

“Tell me, if you wanted me, why'd you bring them out here?” I asked, indicating my trembling children.

“We knew their blood would bring you here. While you were on that hag's property, we couldn't touch you.”

“Well, aren't you just geniuses?” I snapped sarcastically. “What say you let me take them, and I won't kill you?”

At that, the demon threw back his head, shaking with laughter.

“You're going to kill us!? That's hysterical! You barely have any youki! I'm going to teach you a lesson, bitch,” the demon said before lunging.

Quickly, in one fluid motion, I grabbed his wrist and spun. As his hand snapped and the sword fell, I quickly hit the back of his skull with my elbow. He dropped to the ground, unconscious.

“You too?” I asked the other demon, who was watching in amusement.

“I'd rather not have any surprises,” he said before three more demons, more powerful than the one on the ground, appeared.

Quickly, I dodged between them and moved to my children.

“Alright, hurry back to Aunt Genkai's, quickly,” I said to them. The three looked up at me and I smiled encouragingly.

“I'll be right behind you.”

At that, they stood up and took off, their wounds far less serious than the amount of blood I smelled warranted.

“Sorry, but I'm not really in the mood to waste energy on idiots.”

With that, I drew the Tetsusaiga. Its beautiful golden light as it transformed in my hand distracted the demons long enough for me to end both of them with one quick, nearly invisible slice. They fell to the ground in pieces and I quickly followed my children, completely aware of the numerous youki surrounding me. Each youkai had a power that rivaled Naraku's power in the Sengoku Jidai. But that thought comforted me, somehow.

The trees above me shook and I saw Kagura appear, running right next to me.

“Fifteen demons in all. Plans?”

“Well, I don't want to waste too much energy on them. They're strong, but Naraku's stronger now, by far. Do you want majority?”

“I'd be glad to take them,” Kagura said before flicking her fan open.

“Thanks. I need to get the children back.”

With that, I took off, feeling Kagura's aura spreading throughout the entire forest. For a split second, I felt pity for the demons that were now trying to fight her. And then, it was gone…

 

Narrator POV

The children came out of the forest and ran up to the temple. Before they got there, power crackled and sizzled the air and suddenly, a small army of men appeared.

“Who are you?” Shippo asked the biggest one in a shaky voice.

The tall man smiled cruelly at the kit, making him back up to the older boy.

“My name's not important to children who are going to die.”

The older boy stepped in front of the other two, pulling a long blade attached to a chain from under his clothes.

“You won't touch them, you bastard.”

“Such a dirty mouth for such a small kid. Back down and die quietly,” he said before power filled the air. “For disrupting the time stream, you three are sentenced to death!”

A large wave of power launched toward the children only for it to be knocked away inches from them.

In its place was a woman with long, flowing black hair, wielding a massive blade. Long fangs were revealed in a snarl directed toward them.

“Take another attempt at them and I'll kill you,” she bit out, her eyes bleeding red as she glared at the man, who was smirking.

“Oh? And what's a wimpy little demoness going to do to stop me?”

“I suggest you don't try to find out,” Kagome growled threateningly, stepping back so she was close to her children.

“There are fifteen of us and one of you. Step away, bitch, and maybe we won't kill you.”

“Oi! What the hell's going on!?” Yusuke growled, appearing from the woods at a breakneck speed.

“Ah, the detective. Were you aware of these children being here?”

“Yeah. What about it?” he growled.

“They're related to the miko you were supposed to capture a month ago. Where is she!?”

“How the hell would I know?” he growled. “I already told you bastards that she wasn't in the castle.”

“Then how did her filth end up on your radar?”

“What did you call them?” Kagome bit out, suppressing a growl with plenty of effort.

“Filth. It's what they are. A kitsune pup that acted like a son to a stupid, demon-sympathizing whore of a miko that has unstable powers, the brother to a demon-befriending slayer, and someone who treated a dog demon like a father. It's sickening!”

All three children were beginning to cry and Kagome's eyes turned completely scarlet.

“Back away and leave. Now,” she bit out, her voice strained.

“Or what?”

A large twister of youki engulfed the sword in her hands and she stared at the man with an unnervingly unblinking glare.

“Or you'll die where you stand. Your choice.”

“Insolent bitch! You,” he barked, pointing at a group of five more men, “kill them!”

The five moved unhesitatingly and everyone present stared with wide eyes as she swung the blade down. Youki launched forward and the five were instantly destroyed, nothing more than ash as the energy disappeared.

“Now leave, or it's you next.”

“Take that bitch!”

The other nine men charged and suddenly, the Tetsusaiga untransformed. With a growl, Kagome sheathed the blade and lashed out with her claws.

“Get back,” she barked at her children. “Kohaku, take them inside and get Genkai.”

With a nod, the older boy quickly grabbed his siblings and ran toward the temple while Kagome dodged and blocked every attack coming from the nine men.

“Dance of Blades!”

Kagome quickly dove backward as long sickles of youki attacked the men, who weren't fast enough to completely dodge.

“Really, you should leave,” Kagura said, her body tense as she sidled toward Kagome, fan in front of her.

“You're one of that demon's whores!” the leader barked. “Men, take her down!”

The nine formed a circle around the women while the leader walked up to Kagome.

“So, she's one of his bitches. Who're you?”

“I think you said I was a whore of a miko,” Kagome said, growling. “Coming this close was a bad choice.”

Without warning, she raked her claw across his chest, making a spray of blood as he fell backward.

“That's for the insult. It'll be worse if you don't leave.”

“You're the miko!?”

“Yeah, what of it?”

“And you've been hiding here, under the protection of the detective?”

At that, Kagome instantly picked up on the eager suspicion in his tone and suppressed a smirk.

“Yes, but he didn't know who I was. When he got to the castle, I was already a demon, without my miko qi. So I guess coming after me was a real waste of time, huh?”

“Capture her!” the man choked out while one of the men pressed the wound.

Suddenly, a burst of power rammed into Kagome's side, knocking her to the ground next to Kagura, who had apparently been hit by the same thing.

“We're taking you to Reikai, demoness bitches!”

A hand shot into the back of Kagome's skull and slowly, her eyes rolled backward as two of the men lifted her for easy carrying. Which unfortunately dislocated her shoulders, which brought her back to consciousness for a few seconds.

“Genkai… please take care of them…”

She blacked out at a whispered affirmative answer…

 

A/N:

Well, there's chapter 7! Sorry for the long wait. I try to get these out whenever possible, but it's been taking more energy to focus lately on writing, though that in no way means I don't love doing it. That said, I hope you enjoyed! Be sure to review!