InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Forbidden Kagome ❯ Chapter 6

Howdy, y’all! How are ya? If any of you are confused by the disclaimers at the top of the chapters, it’s because I have been writing these stories for www.mediaminer.org, and I didn’t feel like changing them. Too much hassle, ya know? Anyways, I’d like to thank you all for reviewing, especially those of you who have added this story to your story alert list. That makes me all warm and fuzzy inside, mainly because I think my writing stinks. Like usual, I am proven wrong, and I thank you for that.

P.S. I do not own anything in this fic, except for my own crazy schemes. Unfortunately, that does not include characters from Inuyasha OR Yu Yu Hakusho.

P.P.S. This will be the last chapter to vote for the fate of Souta’s heart. Choose wisely. Oh, and have someone picked out for Kurama, too.

P.P.P.S. - blah - Kagome + blah + Souta * blah * Kurama = blah = Hiei
(All of this is for telepathy!)

Enjoy, yay-ith!!

Last Time
After a couple seconds, Souta appeared beside his sister, staring in wonder. Kagome laughed at the shock on his face. She pointed at him, still smirking.
“Your clothes are backwards and inside out…”
This Time

Souta merely shrugged. “It’s better than being naked, right? Besides, you’re used to this. I’m not, remember?” he asked, accusingly.

Kagome simply smiled, causing a beautiful landscape to form around them. Souta gaped at the paradise, wondering where it came from. With a small giggle, Kagome pulled on her brother’s sleeve, making him sit down beside her. “Souta, close your mouth, or I’ll close it for you.”

Souta shut his mouth with a snap and focused on his sister. “Kagome, where did all this come from? It was just white a second ago.”

“This,” stated Kagome, waving her hand in a sweeping motion, “is my mindscape. I can bend it to my will, bring others in and out, and change it to fit my mood. In time, I will teach you to do this, if Genkai-sensai doesn’t get to it first.” She got up and stretched, moaning and groaning. “Now, about being able to smell a lie…”

Souta perked up, excited about the topic now at hand. “Yeah, about that. Who taught you how to do it? Inuyasha?”

A bitter laugh escaped his sister’s throat. “Do you think that that hanyou could ever possibly teach me something?! He is as worthless as the pot of dirt that he so loves. No Souta, he did not teach me. I was taught by none other than Midoriko herself. And believe you me, it wasn’t easy.”

“When did she teach you?”

“Last night, after Mom’s training. Enough questions.” Kagome sat down in front of the excited boy, grinning at his enthusiasm. “First, I want you to clear your mind.”

“Kagome,” he whined, “that sounds like meditation. That’s boring!”

Kagome rolled her eyes and huffed. “Well, I only know one way to teach it, and that’s the way it was taught to me. So shut up and deal.” Souta grumbled something about bossy sisters and cleared his mind. “Good. Now, I want you focus on the smells around you. What do you smell?”

Eyes closed, Souta lightly sniffed the air before answering. “I smell fir trees, oak trees, rose bushes, daisies, and you.”

Kagome nodded. “Very good. I’m about to tell a truth and a lie. I want you to try and notice the slight change in scent when I lie, okay? And if possible, tell me which was which?” At Souta’s nod, she smiled. “Souta, my name is Kagome. I have always known that I’m a Forbidden Child.”

Frowning slightly, Souta opened his mouth to answer. “Kagome, I couldn’t tell the difference. Did I do something wrong?”

Kagome’s smile grew wider. “No Souta, you didn’t. The sentence about me always knowing about being Forbidden was a lie, just so you know. I was hoping that you wouldn’t need to go through the long process, but I see that we’re going to have to.”

Souta’s eyes flew open. “What do you mean, ‘the long process?’” Kagome sighed.

“The long process,” she explained, “is where I say a long series of truths, and at the end, a very big lie. That way, you can tell the difference between the smell of truth, and the smell of a lie. You with me so far?” He nodded. “Good. Now, clear your mind again. Ready?” At his nod, she grinned. “My first crush was a human boy named Hojo. When I was 15, I was pulled through our well into the past. While there, I freed an inu-hanyou who then tried to kill me. Kaede put a subduing necklace on him, and I chose the word ‘sit’ to punish him. Later, I met a kitsune kit named Shippo, who tried to rob me. I forgave him and eventually adopted him. I met Sango next…”

“That one! That’s the lie!” exclaimed Souta, his eyes flying open to stare at her in wonder.

“Very good Souta. Think you can do it again?”

He shrugged. “I can try…”

Kagome nodded. “That’s all I ask. I travel 500 years into the past. I am secretly mated to Sesshomaru, Inuyasha’s half-brother.”

“No you’re not. That’s a lie,” he said, glaring at his sister.

“Which part? The part where I’m mated, or the part where it’s to Inuyasha’s half-brother?”

“The mated part. Your scent changed so much with that one, it would be impossible to miss it. What else you got?”

Kagome raised an eyebrow before grinning. “Alright, let’s give you a challenge. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I am responsible for the shattering of the Jewel. Everyone I know hates me.”

“Kagome, you are not responsible, and not everyone hates you. Those were both lies, although, they were really hard to detect. It’s almost like you truly believe them...”

Kagome jumped up, smiling. “Congratulations, little brother, you have just learned how to smell a lie. Use the ability well.”

Souta gaped at her. “Are you serious? That was it?! What a rip-off! I thought that it would take longer than that. There has got to be more to it. Maybe you left something out. Are you sure that’s all?”

Kagome laughed and hit her brother on the head. “Yes, I’m sure that’s all. It really is that easy. However, it took longer than you think. It’s almost time to wake up. The train is ten minutes away from the station.”

Nodding, Souta closed his eyes and disappeared from Kagome’s view, letting her know that he was waking up. She stood there a little longer, enjoying the peaceful scenery, knowing it would be a while before she could truly enjoy it again. With a sigh, she closed her eyes as the paradise faded away.

~*~*~*~In The Real World ~*~*~*~

Feeling someone gently shaking her shoulder, she slowly opened her eyes and let out a yawn. Lifting her head from her brother’s shoulder, she gave him a grin before her stoic mask fell into place. Souta watched with interest, but kept quiet, much to Kagome’s relief.

- I know you’re curious. Don’t worry. I’ll teach you how to do this in time, I promise.-

+ I’ll hold you to that. But it’s not just that. I want to know why you decided to learn it, too. Grab your bags and let’s go. We’re here. +

- Yes Mom. - she said, causing Souta to glare at her and growl. That only served to make her start laughing. Several people behind them jumped at the sudden noise from the silent passengers, causing her to laugh harder. Souta just rolled his eyes and pushed her onto the platform.

“Hey! Watch where you’re going, jerk-face!” a voice ground out. Kagome looked up and smiled.

~*~ With Yusuke, a few hours ago ~*~

“Dimwit, you and Kuwabara go to the train station to pick up Souta and Kagome. And no dawdling! Their train comes in at noon, so don’t be late. If you are late, and I’ll know if you are, it’ll be 500 push-ups each, and twenty laps around the property. That includes the stairs,” said Genkai with a frown.

Yusuke glared at her, but let the ‘dimwit’ comment slide for now. Kuwabara just nodded his head, having already planned to be at the station half an hour early anyway. Unused to this unusual behavior from his team mates, Kurama raised an eyebrow. Hiei merely looked out of the window he was currently occupying, pretending to ignore them all.

“Genkai, which train station will they be coming in at?” asked Yukina.

Genkai gently smiled at her, knowing that Yukina was helping out the young men by asking the station’s name, which she had purposely left out. “They will be coming in at Para Station, about an hours drive from here.”

“What?!” shouted Yusuke. “An hours drive?! Why didn’t you tell us that sooner? Now we only have half an hour to get there! You’re trying to kill me, I knew it! I just knew it! Of all the people – ”

“Um, Yusuke,” Kuwabara said quietly, “you do remember that Genkai’s clock is fast, and your watch is still busted, right? We actually have three hours to get there, and be half an hour early. So chill out.” The whole group was shocked into silence. Never before had Kuwabara said something intelligent without immediately saying something stupid to ruin the effect. Sighing in relief, Yusuke grinned.

“All righty, then. I guess that means I have a chance to hang out with Keiko before the grueling torture starts. Come on Kuwabara, let’s go.” Yusuke pulled out a cell phone and dialed his girlfriend’s number while walking out the door, his tall friend right behind him. Kurama and Yukina watched them leave while Genkai went to turn on all of her testing equipment, so she could determine whether or not it still functioned properly or not. Hiei disappeared again, but no one noticed.

Reaching the bottom of the temple stairs, Yusuke got out the keys to his dark green convertible and unlocked the doors, glaring at Kuwabara when he was getting ready to leap over the door and land in the seat.

“Don’t even think about it,” he growled. Kuwabara just grinned and opened the door, settling into the passenger seat. Yusuke rolled his eyes, started the car, put his foot down and off they went.

Twenty minutes later, Yusuke pulled up to Keiko’s house and Kuwabara leapt from the car, pale and shaking. “Land,” he cried, bowing down and kissing the ground, “sweet, safe, wonderful, precious land!” Yusuke merely rolled his eyes and began walking up to the door.

Before he could knock, it swung open to reveal his girlfriend, standing with her purse and ready to go. “Hi Yusuke! Hi Kuwabara. You guys ready to go?” The two boys grinned and nodded. Yusuke offered his hand to her, making her giggle and Kuwabara roll his eyes. Yusuke hit him in the arm and laughed, causing Keiko to giggle again. “So, what are we going to do Yusuke?”

Said punk looked over at his best friend and shrugged. Looking back at his girlfriend, he noticed a park and grinned. “I’ve got a great idea. That park is having a carnival, right?” Keiko looked behind her, then back at her boyfriend before slowly nodding. Yusuke grinned like a two year old eating chocolate and getting caught. “Well, then, let’s go there. After that, you want to come with us to pick up my cousins from Para Station?”

She was bewildered. She didn’t know he had cousins and told him as much, drawing a bark of laughter from the other boy. The sharp sound made the lovebirds turn to him with raised eyebrows.

“Keiko,” he said with a grin, “you’re in the same boat as the rest of the gang. They’re coming for training at Genkai’s temple. Apparently, Genkai owes a friend, who just happens to be Yusuke’s grandpa, a big favor. And that's where the rest of us come in. You see, his cousins just found out that they’re demons, so Genkai wants all of us to help train them.”

“Oh,” she said quietly, gently nodding her head. “Well, I would love to go with you guys to pick them up. But for now, can we go to the carnival, seeing as how there won’t be much more time to spend with you? I’d like to get the most of it while I can.”

Yusuke nodded and, hands intertwined, led his girl to the park while Kuwabara followed behind. For three hours, the three of them went on rides, ate cotton candy, and played the games. When Kuwabara mentioned that it was time to go, Yusuke was carrying a giant pink rabbit, a small horse plushy, a stuffed bouquet of roses, a green squeaky alien, three blue balloons, and a giant bag of cotton candy. Keiko had her purse and a large orange bear, and Kuwabara had everything else. (Sorry, I don’t go to carnivals a lot, so I don’t know what kind of prizes they have. Make it up in your own head. Enjoy the scene!!)

When they got to the car, they threw everything into the trunk and drove off to the train station. After finding a parking space, Kuwabara once again jumped out and started hugging the ground for dear life. Yusuke rolled his eyes and looked at Keiko, only to start laughing and trying to peel her hands from the door handle. Only with the threat of a crowbar did her hands come unglued. She glared at her boyfriend.

"Yusuke, why can't you ever follow the speed limit?! You could have gotten us killed!" she fumed.

He shrugged and grinned. "At least we're her in one piece, right? Hey Kuwabara, how long until the train comes in?"

The red-headed giant looked at his watch. "About five minutes. Let's head over to the platform."

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Really sorry about this everyone, but I have to go to work now. I’ll try and update as soon as possible, I promise. Starting next chapter, Souta’s Love Poll will close, and Kurama’s will open. Remember, the candidates must be female, and they may not have any familial relations to him. Read, review, and above all, enjoy!!!