InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Stronger Than Yesterday ❯ Chp 3 Dew Drop Inn ( Chapter 3 )

`Who does he think he is? Acting like he owns the world. I should've sat him for that...*gasp*...no, no Kagome. He's not Inuyasha; he is apart of your past now, try not to think of him. Think of other things. Think of food, yes-lovely food. Oden, cake, ice cream. Oh no now I'm hungry. Okay now Kagome think of something else. Think of guys. Yes, guys. Butts, abs, muscles, big feet. Whoa now Kagome get your mind out the gutter.'

Kagome had traveled quite a bit ahead of the group during her ramblings inside her head.

Still the streets were deserted but she could feel demonic auras hiding among the many shops, trees, and some in the sewer. She had been passing a particular antique shop when a wave of extremely familiar energy washed over her.

Stopping, Kagome analyzed the energy. Miko energy. Feeling exceptionally giddy, she entered.

On opening the door, a tinkling of a bell sounded.

The shop was old and musty, and filled with even older dustier merchandise.

Walking amongst the isles she looked at all the different things set up in/on glass cases. She passed up bows and arrows, swords, pots and pottery, paintings, books, armor, and other little trinkets and accessories.

`Interesting, but not worth buying.' she thought to herself as she turned around to leave, but just as she began to walk that same miko, energy started up again.

Slowly turning around she saw the source of the energy. It was a book, surrounded by blue miko energy.

`Hello, what's this?' she thought as she drew nearer to the book.

The book was brown with wrinkled yellow pages. On the cover there were no words, just a carving of a bow and a scabbard of arrows inside of three enter joined triangles. Touching the cover, she jumped back as blue energy rolled up her arm.

"Is there something I could do for you miss?" a wheezy voice asked sounding as old as the merchandise looked.

Turning around she saw that an old wrinkly lady had appeared behind the counter a huge smile plastered onto her old wrinkly face.

"Uh-yes. How much do you want for this book?" Kagome asked pointing to it.

"Hmm, bring it to me. And let me see it." The old lady said in a wheezy voice.

Turning back towards the book Kagome nervously tapped to see if it would shock her again. Seeing that nothing happened she grabbed it and handed it to the old lady.

Holding the book in her hand the old woman began to examine it. "Mmmm hmmmm. Eh hmmm. Uh huh." She mumbled to herself as she looked from the book to Kagome then back to the book. "It's yours," she finally croaked in her raspy voice.

"Huh. Really?" Kagome asked bewilderedly.

"Yeah sure, and while I remember. Complimentary candles of all colors, inscents, chalk, and magic dust. The old woman said shoving the book and an old chest full of things she got from under the counter into Kagome's arms.

"Oh...uh...thanks." Kagome said as she turned to leave. "Hey, can I get one of these free too?" she asked stopping by a wall of Katanas, scythes, and pointy things of the sort.

"No they're ten dollars and up each." The old woman said her big smile again stretching out across her face.

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`Well this is interesting.' Kagome thought as she continued on her way her nose buried in the book. She had left the shop with a lighter wallet than when she entered. She had bought herself a katana and a few other weapons and items.

The book, which had lured her into the store in the first place, was a book about miko powers. It was a book with different spells, potions, and ideas on what a miko can do with her powers besides purifying.

Kagome had been so engrossed in her book that she didn't see where she was going, and wondered straight into a gang of demons.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here boys." A tough looking demon spoke up, obviously the leader.

"It looks to me like a little human lost her way."

But Kagome was too engrossed in her book to pay them any mind, until they started to bother her.

"Oi Wench we're talking to you!" The leader yelled at her, as she passed by, and one of his gooneys grabbed her book.

"What the hell do you want?" she asked angrily as she realized she was standing in the midst of five hoodlum demons.

"Aww we just want to play." One of them said in a childish sounding voice.

"Yeah, and maybe if you play nicely no one will get hurt." Another said, as they began to crowd her, some pulling out knives or extending their claws.

"Oh really!" she said happily clapping her hands. "Are we going to play tag?"

"Uhhh...sure...whatever." the leader demon said uncertainly about the girl's mental help.

"Great! Let me start! TAG! You're it." She yelled as she hit the closest demon in the head, sending him crashing into the pavement.

The others stopped in their tracks to look from their fallen comrade, to the seemingly normal human girl.

"Uh-oh, I don't think he wants to play anymore." Kagome said, all cheerful gone from her voice as she looked at them threateningly.

Looking from their comrade, to Kagome, and then back at each other once more, they all charged at her.

Getting into a crouched position, Kagome jumped over the demon in front of her. Grabbing the back of his collar, she tossed him over her head and slammed him into the ground, but kept a firm grip on his collar. Kicking her foot out behind her, she hit the approaching demon in the stomach, and then slammed the one in her hand onto of him.

The remaining standing demons all surrounded her. Smirking at all of them, she began to get cocky, and paid for it when a sharp pain made its presence known on her thigh. Looking at it, her jaw dropped in shock. One of the demons had slashed it open.

Hearing laughter, she looked up and saw that the demons were laughing at her.

"What's the matter stupid girl, did you get a boo boo?" the leader laughed as they all began to crowd.

The demons laughed even harder when they saw her put her head down, hiding her eyes with her bangs, thinking that she had given up.

"What's that little girl? I didn't quite hear that." One of the demon goons laughed, after hearing her mumble something.

"I said...never...call...me...STUPID!" she yelled as her miko powers flared up, whipping her hair around herself wildly. Raising her head up, the demons, who were already scared shitless, became even more terrified as they saw that her eyes were glowing and her powers were leaking out the corner of them and floating upwards.

"HELP! PLEASE! SOMEONE HELP US!" was the last thing the demon's said before Kagome's fury was unleashed.

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Hiei was the first to arrive at the scene, only to find no traces of demons anywhere, and Kagome sitting down on the ground leaning against the fence, unconscious and with a bloody leg.

Going over to the unconscious girl, he was satisfied to hear her steady breathing. Squatting down beside her, he moved her skirt out of the way so he could examine her wound. Then it happened. As soon as his fingers touched the skin of her thigh, Kagome's eyes snapped open and locked them with Hiei's.

SMACK!

Went the sound of Kagome's hand on Hiei's face, as she slapped the taste out of his mouth.

"A girl can't rest her eyes for 10 minutes without having a guy trying to look up her skirt!" Kagome fumed as she abruptly stood up and stomped away, but not without blushing.

Hiei, who had not moved from his crouched position and had been steadily staring off into space with wide eyes, slowly brought his hand up to feel his stinging cheek.

"You slapped me." He said quietly in disbelief.

"Serves you right for looking up my skirt," she scolded as she healed her cut with her miko powers, and wiped away the blood.

"I was not looking up your skirt girl! I was checking your wound!" Hiei growled out angrily as he stood up.

"Now I remember why I don't drink, it kills brain cells. Why did I even wear this?" Kagome said to herself ignoring Hiei.

"Did you hear me woman?" Hiei yelled again, angry that he was being ignored.

"I heard, alright. Get over yourself firecracker." She said annoyed, as she seemingly pulled on another outfit from behind her back.

She was now wearing a baby blue tube top that reached the top of her belly button. With the words, "I'm an angel" on the front and thewords "but beware!"on the back, and a pair of baby blue, low rise knee length, pants.(This stylish outfit was brought to you by Anime-lavuh. But do not fret for the game continues. Send in those ideas.)

"WHAT HAPPENED?" Yuske yelled as he and everyone else arrived at the scene, only to find Kagome in a different outfit and Hiei glaring angrily at her.

"What was that weird energy?" Kuabawra asked them.

"Oh that was just my miko powers; I had a little run in with some punks, thinking they could bully me around." Kagome explained as she walked over to her discarded book as she braided her hair.

Looking over at Hiei, Kurama gave him a questioning look, as he saw him staring intently at Kagome as she bent over to pick up her book, with more than just anger. Hiei, feeling eyes on him, glanced up and saw Kurama smirking at him. Putting on a scowl, Hiei looked off to the side.

"Are we close yet, Miko?" he scowled at her.

"MY NAME IS KAGOME YOU EVIL SANTA'S ELF FROM HELL! Yeah I said it! K-A-G-O-M-E! KAGOME, OKAY, GET IT STRAIGHT!"

"Kagome, are we close?" Kurama asked politely as he put a restraining hand on Hiei's shoulder and Yuske and Kuabawra laughed in the background.

"Why yes Kurama, we are close, maybe about an hour or so away." She said in a pleasant voice giving him a winning smile.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Hn." Hiei said angrily.

"I don't know what you're angry about, not my fault you can't muster up any manners like fox boy, you annoying midget!"

Kurama, who had been slightly frowning at his nickname, quickly through out a distraction. "Kagome, why don't you go ahead and lead Yuske and Kuabawra to our destination, we'll catch up."

"Ok, but you need to put a leash on the firecracker before he blow up and hurt himself."

Hiei was about to respond, but Kagome had all readily left, clutching onto Yuske's arm as she drug him and Kuabawra along.

Once they were out of sight Kurama turned to Hiei and smirked as he saw him glaring hatefully at the spot the trio had last been seen.

"Don't worry Hiei, Yuske already has Keiko." Kurama told him silently as he went to catch up with the others.

It didn't take long for what Kurama said to sink in. "don't make me kill you fox; I have no infatuation with that girl what so ever." Hiei growled as he also began to walk.

"I didn't say you did, I only said Yuske already has Keiko." Kurama said with smirk.

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In an hour or so, the day had gone and the moon and stars began to make their appearance known. Kagome stopped in front of a large building with loud music coming from it.

"What are we doing here?" Kuabawra asked Kagome as he and the others kept wary eyes on the line of demons outside the building.

"Your relic's in there boys." She said as she pointed to the club.

"You mean we have to stand in line?" Yuske yelled angrily.

"No, I have an invitation." She said as she pulled out another outfit on. This time she was wearing a pair of really baggy black pants with detachable chains looping around them, a black T-shirt with a white bunny on it laughing with the quote "it's funny u think I'm listening" under it. A black knee high 2.5 inch platform combat boots with red & purple flames on the bottom, flames starting out purple and fading into red, a long, almost dragging the ground,black trench coat with red stitching. Her hair, with was down, had dark purple and red streaks running through it.(This Stylish suit was brought to you by Fire Kitsune Goddess. Send in those ideas for the game continues.)

"How do you keep doing that?" Yuske asked loudly.

"An invention of mine. Now come on boys keep close, we don't want to leave anyone outside." Kagome said, not looking at them, as she began to head for the door at the head of the line, but was stopped by a big brutish arm.

Feigning annoyance, Kagome looked into the face of the owner of the arm. What she saw was a big monkey looking demon in a much too small tux.

"Yes?" she asked in an irritated voice.

"Where do you think you're going human?" the brute asked in a deep throaty voice.

"Inside." She said obviously.

"No one gets in unless their on the list, and you're not on it." The brute said getting into her face, and making the spirit detectives edgy.

Putting her hands on her hips, she got into the brute's face herself. "Listen here buddy. I'm on the list. Check for a Kagome Higurashi and guests."

Although sneeringthe brute did as she said, and looked at the clipboard in his hand. "You're not on here girly." The brute said as he finished.

"Oh I believe I am." She said confidently as she shoved the wanted poster she had picked up under his monkey like nose and pointed towards the Spirit Detectives, who were unsure of what to take of the situation.

"Oh pardon me Ms. Higurashi, I seem to have skipped over you name by accident. Enjoy yourself." The brute sneered as he opened the door for her and the Spirit Detectives.

"That's okay; just don't let it happen again." she told him before they entered.

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"That was absolutely brilliant Kagome." Kurama complimented as they all gave thanks and Hiei hned.

"Yes, yes, I'm a genius. But you boys better go on, do your job, and find that relic so I can go to sleep."

"What do you mean by that?" Kuabawra asked for them all.

"Oh, I hope you didn't think I was going to help retrieve the relics. On no, Koenma only asked me to locate, not retrieve. You're all on your own with that little situation." Kagome told them before heading out to the dance floor, where a crowd had accumulated around it.

"Hey come back here!" Yuske yelled after her, but she either ignored him or didn't hear him over the loud music.

"Come on Yuske, she's not going to help." Kurama sighed as they all split up.

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`What's going on here?' Kagome thought as she shoved her way to the front of the crowd.

"Oh Wow!" she said aloud as she saw that the crowd had formed around one breaking dancing demon, and he wasn't bad at it

`Oh he's a cutie too!' she thought when the dancing demon had stood up straight and faced her way.

She began to rock a little too the music and was so engrossed in it that she didn't notice, until he was upon her, that the dancing demon had spotted her.

He stood towering over her giving her a fangy grin. Grabbing her hands, he pulled her onto the dance floor with him.

Letting her go he began to circle her doing a move, a cross between the robot and the snake. As he did this, she found herself rolling the top half of her body counter-clockwise while her hips rolled clockwise.

Coming to a spinning stop in front of her, the DD (Dancing Demon) spread his arms out on either side of her and began to roll his stomach while gradually lowering himself down. When he straightened back up she put her hands out in front of her, palms out, and pushed them out and brought back in repeatedly as she began to pop her back out at a steady speed while also lowering down to the floor. Before she could get up herself, the DD grabbed her hands and hauled her up so fast her feet left the floor, and making her straddle his font. With her arms around his neck and his on her back, the DD began to spin around to the music, her trench coat fanning out around them both.

When they began to slow down, Kagome leapt off and spun away, but was stopped when the DD grabbed her hand. Looking back, she smiled seductively at him before spinning into his embrace, her back against his chest. Without missing a beat, they began to lean back, while rocking their shoulders from side to side. When they leant back as far as they could, she snapped her teeth at him, and began to lean forward in the same fashion.

Standing up straight again, the two stood still as they tried to catch their breath. Then the music changed tempo into something even faster than what they had been dancing to. Dropping down low, Kagome stuck her butt out into the DD and came up slowly, where she and the DD began to roll into each other. The DD leant to the left, so she leant to the right, then they'll switch sides, but they never stopped rolling into each other.

The DD suddenly drop down and slid between her open legs, knees first. After he stood up, Kagome took running start before she slid through his legs on her side, where soon after the DD grabbed her from the floor and hauled her into the air again, onto him, but this time only one leg straddle him, and she was towering over him. This was the position they were in when the music finally ended and applause broke out everywhere.

Breaking apart to either side of the dance floor, they grabbed each other hand in the air and began to bow. After exchanging numbers, the two departed. (I can't help myself, I love dance scenes. I believe there is one or going to one in every fic,I'm writing. So watch out now.)

In the midst of the crowd, someone grabbed Kagome's hand and pulled over to the bar. Thinking it was one of the Spirit Detectives, Kagome let herself be pulled.

"Kagome, it's so good to see you again! Dog turd said you were dead!" The person who grabbed said as he hugged the life out of her.

Pushing the person away Kagome squealed in delight as she saw the unfamiliar face of Kouga. He wore black jeans, with a black muscle shirt, and adorned by a brown leather jacket. His hair was the same, only the ponytail had been lowered, and he had small mustache and goatee.

"Kouga!" Kagome said happily, as she hugged him back, and trying to keep tears from her eyes. "Oh my God! I can't believe you're still alive!"

"You can't believe I'm, still alive? Last, I knew you were human. Kagome it's been 500 years, and you don't look any older. How did you do it?"

"Um, you see I'm, um..." she stuttered trying to come up with an answer.

"Oh it doesn't matter! You finally came back to me, now we can finally become mates and be together forever." Kouga said happily pulling her into a one-sided kiss. She was too busy being stunned.

`500 years and this guy still hasn't given up. Maybe I should consider, he obviously wouldn't object. Inuyasha isn't around, I'm single, and Kouga is a cutie. A desperate, obsessed, stubborn, hard ass, but still a cutie.' Kagome contemplated in her head as Kouga kissed her. `What the hell, let's give it a try.'

"Kouga I..." she began.

"KOUGA!" a shrill voice shrieked angrily.

Pushing away from him, Kagome saw that Kouga's eyes had widened and he had turned as pale as a ghost.

"KOUGA, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" the shrill voice asked as female wolf demon waltzed up to them. She was wearing a bathrobe and slippers, and she wore curlers in her hair and green face cream on her face.

"Who is this Kouga?" Kagome asked angrily.

"This...this is...um...my umm...I don't know. Who are you woman, begone!"

"Oh you don't know who I am huh? Well let's see if you can remember when I get you home." The she wolf snarled as she grabbed the back of Kouga's jacket and began to drag him away.

"RELEASE ME WENCH! BEGONE! LEAVE ME BE! DON'T MAKE ME HURT YOU! I WANT A DIVORCE!" was the sounds of Kouga's yells as he was hauled away, leaving Kagome all on her own at the bar.

"Well that sucks!" she said in a huff as she plopped down on a barstool.

"Can I get you something miss?" the bartender asked.

The vision of dancing around to 80's music on the dining room table with a lampshade on her head, popped through Kagome's mind. "No thanks." She declined.

When the bartender left to deal with another customer, Kagome put her head down on the counter. `Why do I keep finding the jerky boys? Hojo wasn't a jerk, but he was thickheaded, and too eager to please. Inuyasha was a dirty, two timing bastard, who prefers a dead clay pot than me. And now this with Kouga. What's wrong with me? Why can't I find the perfect guy for me? No. I shouldn't find the guy. The guy should find me. Yes, that's it. The perfect guy for me should come up to me and say...'

"Wench, come with me."

SMACK!

"Twice." Hiei said in a quiet angry voice. "Twice you've slapped me in the same day."

"I'm sorry, that time was an accident." She apologized. "So, uh...what can I do you for?"

"We've found the relic, but there's something guarding it, and we can't get to it. So we need you to get it while we detract the guards.

"Oh, Ok." She said happily, as she jumped off the stool and began to follow him.

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Kagome followed Hiei through countless doors and down a myriad of stairs until they finally reached their final destination.

The basement. Where the other Spirit Detectives were fighting water people.

"Where's the relic?" she asked Hiei, before he entered the battle.

"Over on the far wall." He said before he was attacked by a water person.

With everyone busy fighting, Kagome casually strode over to the wall and looked over the bricks until she found one with a round crevice in the middle with the emblem of water inside of it.

"I don't know why none of them couldn't pull this out, it's not like something's going to bite them." She before pulling out the round brick for water.

Once the relic was removed, the hole in which it had resided shot forth a barrage of water so powerful it hit Kagome and blasted her onto the other side of the room.

"AAAAAHHHHHH!" Kagome screamed as she flew past the Spirit Detectives and Water people, and with the relic gone from the wall, the water people all dissolved into puddles on the floor.

`That's why they didn't get it themselves. They knew that was going to happen.' Kagome thought angrily as she stood up, looking like a drowned cat.

"Wow, the wet look. It looks good on you." Yuske said as he clapped and laughed at her, and the rest smirked.

"You bastards!" she screeched before launching herself at them, only to be electrocuted by the collar. `This is not my day.' she thought weakly.

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(From Behind bulletproof glass.)ForestGuardian: I'm so so, sorry for the long wait, it's just I've had this great, Big, HUMONGOUS, writers block on this chapter for the longest, and then there's that thing with my other fic, and my Original masterpiece I've posted on Fictionpress.com, *whew* I've been busy. But I will try for all future updates, to be faster.

ForestGuardian: anyway, to all my reviewers I thank you so much for your reviews. Please continue to do it, because I love them all dearly. SO R&R and help this review addict out.