InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Lost the Real Dream ❯ Faith and Trust ( Chapter 12 )

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Even though she was no longer inside the stadium, jeers, taunts and the announcer’s voice were still heard. The bloodthirsty sounds were no longer deafening and all around her, but now had a muffled quality. It allowed her to think she was somewhere farther away in her mind. A time when she was younger and still had her mother, grandfather and little Souta. Summer days spent underneath the calming Goshinboku. A time and place where there were no demons, no anxiety, no sadness, no missing past.

How she desperately wished she could go back to those days!

Kagome pulled her legs closer to her chest and buried her face in them. While she knew there was something different about her little stepbrother and his friends, she never expected anything like this. Nothing so cruel and painful and…abnormal! Her shoulders shook from repressed tears and sobs as the fear she experienced before still lingered. How could it ever fully go away when no matter what she did every fiber of her being was on alert? No to mention, her little brother and his friends were fighting for their lives.

And like a coward, she had run away. Instead of sticking around to see what would happen and shout out encouragement to them, she ran. She just wasn’t cut out for that kind of life, even when something deep inside her told her she was.

“What are you doing out here? I expected you to be inside cheering on your brother.”

A cold shiver ran up her spine at hearing that familiar sinister voice. Kagome resisted the urge to curl in on herself more, and opted to look up at him. Out of everyone there, he knew the most about her. He was her only link to herself.

“Wh, why did you bring me here?” she cursed herself for her stutter. If only she wasn’t on edge as much as she was, she wouldn’t have.

He looked down on her condescendingly, as if she was nothing more than a stupid child. “I told you when I gave you the invitation, to help you remember. This was something you needed to see to believe. Would you have believed me if I started talking about demons?”

Kagome shook her head, “No. Because they’re nothing more than fairy tales and legends.”

If it was possible, his look became even haughtier. “Oh really? How sure are you about that after seeing the people inside the stadium?”

“If demons exist, then why do humans not know about their existence?”

Naraku sat down next to her, and she turned her head away at the smell. This was the first time he had been close enough for her to smell him, and she wished she never had. He smelled of time and poison.

“There are different realms for the inhabitants of the world,” he began, and she missed the malicious smirk that passed across his face. “The world you normally reside in is the Human World, and is mainly filled with humans and their stupid animals. Beneath the Human Realm is the Demon Realm. That is where I’ve lived for centuries, along with the rest of the demonic populace. Above them both is the Spirit Realm, where souls go after the body has died to be judged.”

Kagome turned back to look at him in time to see his normal calm face, enraptured by the story. Different realms? Centuries? Her blue eyes held confusion and awe, “You’ve lived for centuries? How did you get into the Human World? How did we meet? How did my brother get involved in this?”

He chuckled, and that familiar cold chill crawled up her spine. “All in good time, Kagome. But I have lived for centuries. I’m able to cross between the realms because of my…unique…heritage. As for your ‘brother,’ he’s a demon as well. The famed youko known as Kurama. As the youko, he was killed and to save himself, he sent his soul into the human world where it occupied a human fetus without a soul. Thus, Shuichi was born.”

Kagome looked back down at her knees, her eyes and entire countenance revealing her hurt. Her only little brother had kept such a large secret from her. Didn’t he trust her enough to tell her about his demonic origins? She chuckled bitterly and shook her head. With how she had overreacted and ran at just seeing demons, she wouldn’t have told herself something like that either. However, it got her to thinking about his friends…and Yusuke.

“And Shu-… Kurama’s friends, they’re demons, too?”

He sighed and shook his head, “Not all of them. Hiei is an actual demon, while Yusuke and Kuwabara are humans with high spiritual awareness. They all work for the Spirit World’s Junior Ruler, which is how they were dragged into this.”

The more that was revealed, and the more she thought on it all, the more is made sense. The supernatural feelings that she picked up from them all, the unforgiving mercilessness that flowed from both her brother and Hiei, the missions they went on, the talking toddler on the videotape…

She looked over at Naraku once again, turning away only when she caught glimpses of the crimson eyes that filled most of her dreams. “You said the ‘Junior Ruler’ of Reikai… Is it by any chance, a male toddler?”

Surprise flitted across his face for barely a second. He was not expecting her to know that and made him wonder just what else she knew. “Yes, that’s his main form.”

It all finally made sense. All of it. She wanted to be angry with them for keeping such large secrets from them, but she couldn’t. They were all such dear friends to her, and she couldn’t fault them for it. Who in their right mind would believe in demons, different realms, and toddlers that ruled over the dead? Naraku had been right -- it was something she needed to see in order to believe.

Naraku watched the emotions appear and disappear across her face. It was one trait of hers that appeared never to go away. Even if she was betrayed and left for dead, she would never be able to hide her emotions. When she changed to understanding forgiveness, he knew his first plan had not been a success. But it also wasn’t a complete failure. He had planted the seed of mistrust towards her new friends in her. It would help him succeeded in his second and final plan. After so many centuries, he would finally get what he desired.

“Are you ready to go back in and confront them?”

She nodded, knowing she needed to. Just as if she knew she would never forgive herself if she ran back to the Human World, she also wouldn’t be able to if she didn’t give them a chance to explain why they never said anything to her.

“Yeah, their match should be over with soon… I’ll need to talk to them anyways since I’ll be staying in the same room as them, right?”

He nodded in return and watched her head back into the stadium. Before the tournament ended and the week was up, he would have what he wanted… No, what he needed. He had waited for five-hundred years and nothing was going to keep him from his goal.



Kurama and Hiei tensed as they heard someone approaching them. In their current condition, along with the condition Yusuke and Hiei were in, they would not be able to hold off an adversary. Both Kuwabara and Yusuke were too weak and too drained of energy to sense or hear the approach of the figure, and at the moment only Hiei was able to take any action. Kurama was holding up Yusuke as he was too weak to stand on his own. His fight with Chuu had taken everything out of him.

The only thing that kept Hiei from springing into the action was that the footsteps were far too dainty and loud for a fighter, and that they sounded familiar. As they walked ahead further and the figure continued towards them, they could finally make out who it was. Kagome was walking towards them, suitcase in hand, and looking as if she had been through the most distressing day of her life.

“Oneesan,” Kurama said softly, catching the attention of Yusuke and Kuwabara.

“What is she doing here?” Kuwabara asked the question that was on all of their minds.

They had not spent much time with her over the past two months and they wished they had now. Instead of focusing on training the entire time, they wished they had spent a few more moments with her so they would have been able to talk her out of coming. Or so that they could have known she was even coming. What business did she have at the tournament of darkness for demons?

She stopped before them and looked Kurama and Yusuke in the eyes. Though she understood why they kept so many things from her, it didn’t mean it didn’t hurt. It felt like a slap in the face to know they didn’t trust her enough to tell her themselves.

“Oh shit,” Yusuke mumbled underneath his breath. They all had to agree with his sentiments.

“I’m glad all of you are all right. I didn’t know any of you could fight like that, I guess I should have had a little more faith in you all,” she looked down at the ground then, not wanting to see how badly they all were hurt, and the exhaustion that rolled off of them all.

“Oneesan,” Kurama began, feeling desperate to explain for the first time in his life, “please let me explain-…”

Kagome held up her hand to stop him from speaking more. Everyone held their breath, waiting to see how she would react. “Don’t worry, I already know everything I need to.”

Hiei shifted, boredom becoming evident on his face. As much as he loved seeing his teammates fidget under the weight of her words, he wanted to get back to their room and rest. It wasn’t as if he was close to her or anything, so he couldn’t really care what she had to say. Unless it was about her past and her lacking aura.

Kuwabara, on the other hand, glanced away from Kagome, opting to stare at the floor instead. He had done a lot of things in his past that he felt bad over, but he had never felt this guilty before. Kagome had been nothing but nice and accepting of him and his ways, and he betrayed it by keeping a secret that big from her. Perhaps it would have been better for him to tell her bits of the truth before it came to this.

Kurama and Yusuke were feeling the worst. Kurama because she was his beloved older sister who he loved as much as his mother. Now, she knew his darkest and most well-kept secret, and it terrified him. Having the soul of a kitsune made him yearn for her affection and praise, and now, it was likely to be taken from him because he omitted the truth. Yusuke was feeling much the same way because he did care about her. He loved how kind and caring she was, along with the fact that she accepted him for who he was. She didn’t get upset if he skipped school or pushed his teasing too far.

They were dreading her next words, she knew that much. It made Kagome feel better because if they were feeling guilty, then it meant they only kept it from her because they were afraid of how she would react.

She took a deep breath, and began talking again, “While I wish you all would have told me, I’m glad I finally know. Everything that’s happened since we met makes so much sense now that I feel stupid for not realizing it sooner.” She smiled brightly, catching them all off-guard, “Next time you guys get involved in something this dangerous or go on another mission, please let me know…”

Kurama, Yusuke and Kuwabara heaved a collective sigh. It was always a good sign when they didn’t go running off screaming about demons and lack of trust.

“Don’t worry oneesan… We’ll be sure to tell you everything from now on.”



Reviewer Responses:

yusukekuramasgirl: We'll just have to wait and see if her powers will end up taking over or not. I can't say or else I'll ruin the story! But yeah, in another chapter or two, so many people will be feeling sorry for what I'm going to do to Kagome. Also, thanks for reviewing!

LadyNorth76: The pairings are Inuyasha/Kikyou, Miroku/Sango, Kurama/Keiko, and Yusuke/Kagome. Thanks for reviewing!

DarkHeartedSins: I'm glad to know you love this story! I hope I didn't make you wait too long for this chapter, and if I did, I'm sorry. I hope you continue to enjoy this story and thanks for reviewing!

SKnFS: I'm glad to know I made that scene between Kagome and Kaede and Inuyaska believable. I wanted them to be worried, but also let her do her own thing. But, of course, they are plotting something to keep her out of trouble. I hope it's becoming clearer and clearer what Naraku is doing and planning on doing and it will be coming to a head soon. Updates? Ooohh, I'll have to go check out to see if you put up some new ones that I can squee over. And thank you for the wonderful review.