InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Not the Only One ❯ A matter of miko ( Chapter 13 )

 

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Know the lingo!

Nani: what

Arigato: thanks

Neko: cat

Taijiya: demon exterminator

Hai: yes

Miko-sama: priestess, plus the -sama indicates respect, though in Yoko's case, he is mocking Kagome.

Kami: God

Ano: umm

 

Chapter 13

A matter of miko

 

When Kagome opened her eyes to blackness again, it was like re-living a nightmare. But just as the cold sweat had broke out on her skin, she realised she was staring up at the familiar wooden ceiling of Kaede's hut. Kagome's fingers closed around the squishy softness of her sleeping bag and she let out a thankful sigh.

That's right…Inuyasha saved me. He must have carried me back here…

“Kagome?”

It was a slight whisper, but it still made the miko's heart murmur. Kagome turned on her side to see Inuyasha sitting with his back against the wall, his amber eyes glowing softly in the dark. Kagome looked away from him for a moment to pick out the others lying around the hut, sleeping peacefully. Shippo was cuddled into Kirara, Sango was sleeping a safe distance away from Miroku and Kaede was as usual, snoring softly on her back.

Kagome turned her gaze back to Inuyasha, who was now scooting across to sit beside her. She got up gradually, her bones tweaking a little.

“How're you feeling?” Inuyasha's voice dropped to a whisper as he placed on hand on her back to support her up.

“I'm fine. Did you remember the shards?”

“Keh! Sometimes I think you worry about them more than I do,” the hanyou remarked, fumbling in the folds of his clothing before producing the sparkling chinks of shikon.

“I didn't think that was possible,” Kagome quipped, accepting the shards,

“But it would have been a shame for us to go through that hassle for you to leave them behind,”

Inuyasha looked at her incredulously for a moment, before snapping,

“Hassle? You call dying hassle?”

Kagome averted her eyes from his own burning ones as she fused the shards with the chunk on her necklace.

“What's done is done, neh?”

Inuyasha opened his mouth to retaliate, but Kagome just laid a finger on his lips.

“Shh, let's not wake the others,”

Inuyasha swallowed, the feather like touch of warmth on his lips reminding him how he had saved the miko's life. She looked at him questioningly, her hair tousled and spilling down her face, her eyes delicate with sleep. His eyes drifted down to her mouth, and he saw she was sucking her bottom lip.

“Inuyasha?”

The hanyou pulled his eyes back to hers, embarrassed, as she brought her hand to his forehead.

“Are you feeling ok? You look flushed…I hoped you didn't catch anything…”

Inuyasha leaned into her touch, allowing her to fuss. He felt tiredness wash over him, and he wanted nothing more than to lie with her, and feel the heat of her skin against his…

Inuyasha's ears twitched suddenly, and he was pulled from his thoughts by a high pitched trill.

Startled, Inuyasha caught the darkening of Kagome's eyes. She looked away, biting her lip as she let her hand drop to her side. She carefully turned over and slipped back beneath her covers.

“Kagome?” Inuyasha asked, slightly taken aback by her sudden coldness. Then he recognised what the noise was- Kikyo's soul catchers! And Kagome…she realised before me!

“Oi!” Inuyasha nudged Kagome's back, “I thought you were saying I was sick?”

Without moving a muscle, Kagome replied, “Seems I was wrong. Everything's perfectly normal,”

Inuyasha flinched at her words, not quite knowing what she was implying, but feeling the sting of it anyway. The soul catchers called again, and the hanyou saw the miko's shoulders stiffen.

“Kagome,” Inuyasha lay on his side, facing the girl's back, “I'm not going anywhere,”

“Nani?” Kagome opened her eyes, surprised. She turned and looked at the hanyou lying alongside her and frowned. “Why?”

Inuyasha blinked.

“What do you mean, why? `Cos I don't want to!”

Kagome turned on her stomach, resting her head on her arm as she tucked her hand under her pillow, taking comfort in the cold side. She stared him out, but Inuyasha simply lay on his back, closing his eyes as if closing the matter.

Kagome watched him speechless as he ignored a further trill, his ear only slightly twitching. When he didn't budge, Kagome stretched out, taking his nearest hand in hers. At first he didn't respond- her fingers were simply clasped in his. Then slowly, Inuyasha laced his fingers through hers, and they fell asleep entwined.

 

 

Yoko stirred, the faint hammering on metal making his large ears twitch in rhythm. The kitsune uncurled himself with a yawn, pushing aside the worn blanket from his body.

“Ah, you're awake. It's nearly done,”

The old man inhaled sharply, his cheeks ballooning. Yoko cursed, dodging out the way as the flames erupted from Totosai's mouth, engulfing the small necklace positioned on the jagged rock.

Yoko waved the smoke out of his vision as he joined the old man. As the grey mist cleared, the kitsune could make out the piece of silver on the rock, shaped as it was in the form of a rose. Its petals were uncurling like the smoke surrounding it, and it was the colour of blood.

“Neh, old man- I said a silver kitsune rose- this one is red!”

“Watch,”

Yoko blinked as the metal began to cool to an amber coloured hue, the exact tone of his eyes. As it slowly lost its heat Yoko realised it was a white flower. The opal petals were trimmed in silver, and the pendent was attached to a fine silver chain.

“It's perfect,” Yoko breathed, reaching down to touch it. It was still warm, and as he picked it up and dusted it off, he looked at the old man “But does it work?”

Totosai shrugged.

“I don't know. I only used your strand of hair and the one of hers you gave me, so only you and she shall feel the connection,”

“Does it work either way?” asked Yoko, dangling the chain from his elegant fingers, “For example, if I was to put it on, would she know my feelings?”

Totosai lazily put a finger in his ear, “Who knows? I've only done this once before, on request of your mother. I'd never heard of it before, but it worked with you, didn't it?”

“I guess,” Yoko sighed, “Though I never wore her necklace myself, I know when she had it on she could tell if I was getting up to mischief…though I didn't realise it was the necklace when I was younger…”

The kitsune smiled sadly, swinging the chain to and fro, “That would have saved me a lot of bother if I had figured out how she could always tell…”

“Troublesome kit, weren't you? Why, I remember the day you-”

“I better get going,” Yoko interrupted swiftly, “I want to see this girl this morning, in case she is leaving today,”

“I can't believe you fell for a human,” Totosai chuckled, “What's her name? Maybe I know her,”

“I haven't fallen for anyone, old man. I am simply protecting her…because she is always in a lot of danger. I doubt very much you would know her,”

“Always in danger, eh? Sounds exactly like-”

“Arigato again, old man! Don't take that plant anymore than two times a day, or you'll be getting fire from somewhere other than your mouth!”

 

 

“You sure you can walk ok, Kagome-chan? I'll get Kirara to carry you if it hurts,”

“Sango-chan, I'm fine! A few bruises and bumps, but that's it!”

The two girls walked compatibly arm in arm over the bridge. The small fire neko played around their ankles, and occasionally made them trip during their stroll.

“So, he didn't go last night? Why do think that was?”

Kagome chewed her lip as she considered her answer, playing with a strand of hair. Sango had immediately fussed when she had found out what had happened, and Kaede was concerned too. Shippo, thankfully, was knocked out due to the helping of the birth of twins the day before. Inuyasha had gone with Miroku to catch some fresh fish for breakfast, but seeing as how neither girl was hungry, they had gone for a walk to talk.

“I honestly don't know…I mean, I suppose it's not the first time he's held back because I was injured…”

Sango's eyes softened as the girls seated themselves cross legged on the lush green grass.

“Maybe it wasn't because you were injured, Kagome-chan. Maybe it was because he really didn't want to go,”

Kagome looked at her friend, doubt clouding her eyes.

“You really think that, Sango-chan?”

The taijiya looked away, making noises to Kirara, who bounded over to them playfully. Kagome sighed a little, knowing her friend couldn't answer the question either. But it had been playing on her mind since she had woken- had Inuyasha really wanted to see Kikyo, but held back for her sake? Or was he speaking the truth, and didn't want to see her that night?

“Kirara?” Sango's change in tone pulled Kagome back to the present. The small fire neko was yowling, her yellow fur on end.

Kagome felt it before she saw him- that pulse of youki, deadly yet mysteriously alluring.

“Yoko?”

Sango turned at Kagome's voice, gasping when she saw who was approaching them. She had of course heard of the kitsune bandit, and her natural instincts put her on guard. Sango knew Kagome liked him, but was wary of him too. She fingered the hard curve of her Hiraikotsu, ready to spring and attack. But the silver kitsune seemed impartial to her stance. He didn't even seem to acknowledge the large bone she was clasping, simply smiling at her before sitting cross legged in front of Kagome, as if he had been invited. Sango was speechless.

 

 

“Kagome,” Yoko sat gracefully in front of her, his silver hair billowing around him like a cloak settling on his shoulders.

“Yoko?” Kagome darted a look at the stupefied Sango before meeting the golden globes of the kitsune.

“I have something for you,” Yoko said softly, holding out his hand to take hers,

“Will you come with me for a moment?”

Kagome looked helplessly at Sango, who simply looked as if she might be knocked down by the breeze.

“W-well, what is it?” Kagome stammered, her mind blank.

What would he have to give me? And why not in front of Sango?

“It's a surprise,” Yoko winked, before motioning to Sango, “I'm sure your friend will let me borrow you for a few moments,”

“Ano…not just now, Yoko…”

“Why not?”

The kitsune glanced from one girl to the other, and gaining no response, stood up. He grasped Kagome's hand and pulled her up in one fluid motion. Unfortunately the miko hadn't been ready for this movement, and as a result her already aching joints caused her to gasp in pain.

“Kagome-chan!” Sango scrambled up quickly, putting her arm around the girl's waist and shooting Yoko a look, “Are you alright?”

Kagome's eyes were closed, her teeth gritted as her muscles began to relax again from Yoko's sudden pull.

“Kagome?”

The kitsune's concerned voice made her open her eyes.

“Aii!” Kagome jumped back from the kitsune's face, which had been nose to nose with hers.

Yoko shook his head, bemused, then looked at the taijiya currently staring him out.

“What happened to her?”

Sango raised her eyebrows, “That's for Kagome-chan to tell you,”

“Alright then,” Yoko strode forward, waving his hand in front of Kagome's eyes,

“I'm going to pick you up now, alright? Will I give you a moment for that to sink in?”

“Shut up and just do it,” Kagome retorted.

Yoko smirked, sweeping her into his arms bridal style.

“We won't be long, taijiya. Good luck killing all those nasty youkai,”

“Yoko, move it,”

“Hai, miko-sama,”

The kitsune was about to walk off when a yowling caught his attention. He looked down to see the fire neko in front of him, hissing.

“Ah, my dear Kirara. It's been a while, neh?”

Kagome looked at the kitsune in disbelief. “How do you know Kirara?”

Yoko smirked down at the fire neko who was now hissing what only he and Sango could understand.

“Quite, my dear neko, but you have to understand I have to put business before pleasure. I was all set for round two myself, but then…”

There was a thump on the grass as Sango fell over.

“You…and Kirara?!?” Kagome spluttered, her eyes wide and her mouth gaping.

“Ah, don't worry. I was in my kitsune form,”

Kagome blinked.

“You say that like it makes it alright!!!”

 

 

Unable to think of what else to say, Kagome let Yoko carry her to a more secluded spot, behind a cluster of trees just bordering on the forest of Inuyasha. He set her down gently on the ground, before lowering himself cross legged in front of her, resting his chin daintily on top of his clasped fingers.

“So, tell me. Why are you in pain?”

“Ano…” Kagome let her fingers trail over the grass, “Me and Inuyasha got involved in a fight with a cobra youkai...”

Yoko frowned, “Was this last night?”

I knew it! That's what the feeling was…

“And you were injured?” Yoko pressed.

Kagome chewed her lip, “Yeah…I kinda…got swallowed…”

Yoko blinked.

“You…kind of got swallowed? How can you kind of get swallowed?”

Yoko's voice was rising above his normal soft pitch, and Kagome winced.

“Ano…well…”

“Kagome,” Yoko warned, tilting her chin so she was looking him directly in the eyes.

The miko gaze faltered, focusing her look elsewhere and ending up instead on his lips.

Yoko has such nice lips. They look so soft…hell, I know they are!

It only took Yoko a few seconds to realise where Kagome was diverting her attention to.

Well…this can work both ways, I suppose…

Yoko moved quickly, bringing his lips down on Kagome's before she had time to register they'd even moved. He pulled her carefully into his lap, cradling her back with his knees as his hands supported either side of her face. Kagome let out a small moan against his mouth, as his tongue playfully tangled with hers.

Perfect…now…

Holding Kagome's chin with one perfectly poised finger, Yoko slipped his other hand into the folds of his silky attire and drew out the necklace. Just as he felt Kagome move to pull away, he clamped his mouth down around her tongue, slowly and intoxicatingly sucking up and down in a smooth motion.

Kagome let out a little mewl of pleasure, and while she was distracted Yoko fastened the chain around her neck.

 

 

I should really pull away now…damn, why does he have to be so good?

Kagome had been embarrassed at first that Yoko had cottoned on to where she had been staring, but she didn't regret it when he kissed her. She felt the guilt build up in the pit of her stomach though, her mind still in turmoil at Inuyasha's actions the night before. Just when she had gone to move though, Yoko had trapped her tongue with his mouth, and had slowly begun to suck on it. Kagome felt the feeling in her stomach fire up into desire, and as the high coursed through her veins the miko felt the need building up further down her body.

Kagome gasped into Yoko's mouth as she felt nimble fingers slowly slide up her leg, past her thigh, leaving scorching trails on her skin. Kagome was about to pull away when Yoko reached her underwear, and traced the outline of her groin. It felt as if her hold body was holding its breath…Kagome could feel every hair on her skin and the tingling on her leg was making her feel even hotter. Yoko released her tongue, dragging her bottom lip out as he began to caress her most private part through her underwear.

Oh my kami…

Kagome latched her arms around his neck, breaking from the kiss and pressing her chin on his shoulder as he began to move faster, causing the sweet friction to make Kagome's body ache like never before. She pushed against him, begging for more but at the same time wanting to pull away. Yoko's other hand now skilfully began to unbutton her shirt, and Kagome couldn't help but let out a cry, “Yoko!”

There was a flicker of power, a familiar signature of someone, and it doused Kagome like a bucket of ice cold water.

Her eyes flew open at the sudden familiar presence, Yoko's silver mane caressing her cheek as she looked beyond them into the forest. A familiar red and white clad miko was watching.

Kagome froze. All the heat escaped her body in one moment- Yoko immediately stopped his exploration of her body accordingly, feeling her tense under his fingers. He didn't need the necklace to feel her desire disappear- the fear was coming off her in droves.

“Kagome? What is it?”

He raised her from his shoulder, but she continued to fix her shocked gaze into the distance. Yoko turned, the scent soon hitting him.

“Kikyo!”

 

 

Damn…she always spoils Kagome's fun, neh? Hope this longer chappy made up for my lack of updating! (And I know the brush off wasn't as big as I made it out to be…my muse is fickle like that!)

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