InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Pure Miko ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

The Pure Miko

 

Chapter 3

 

Kurama stood in front of an apartment building door. He knocked on the door with the ends of his knuckles. He knocked a few times and lowered his hand back down to his side. A man with sleeked black hair immediately opened the door a few moments later.

 

Hey, Kurama.” he said.

 

The man stepped back to let Kurama pass into his home.

 

“Yusuke.” Kurama nodded as he walked in.

 

Hiei passed them going into the room as a small black blur. He appeared solidly at the window seat. He leaned against it and closed his eyes. His Jagon eye was open and glowing purple behind his white bandana.

 

“What's with him?” Yusuke asked Kurama.

 

Hiei was known to be anti-social, but he rarely had his Jagon open so much. The Jagon was used to find and locate something that Hiei could not normally find or see. He often used it to look after his younger half-sister, Yukina. She was a ice maiden from the Demon world that lived peacefully with Genkai, Yusuke's old mentor and teacher. She did not know that Hiei was her older brother, but she continued to look for him even though she had been looking for him for the past several years.

 

“I don't know.” Kurama replied. “He has been acting odd of late.”

 

“Maybe he has been noticing what Koenma is noticing?”

 

“And what is that may I ask?”

 

“Hey Urameshi?” Is Kurama here yet?” a loud yell came from further inside the apartment.

 

“Come on. I'll explain everything to ya'll in the kitchen.”

 

Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama made their way to the small kitchen. Yusuke's apartment was small, but comfy. Yusuke had given up on graduating high school and was now working at a manufacturing business carrying large heavy loads. This of course was not a strain due to the demon blood in his veins. He was descended from the now deceased Demon lord, Raizen. He was extremely powerful in his own right, but he was still cocky like his younger self. He had a right to be Kurama supposed. After all, there were only a few demons out there that could give Yusuke a fighting challenge, and those few mostly lived in the Demon realm. Hiei and himself could fight him and hold their own, but they were above fighting each other unless to test their skills. And that had not happened in a long time! Hiei had last challenged Yusuke only to teach him a lesson, but that was many years ago.

 

Now a days, Yusuke could go to work and then stop off to see his girlfriend, Keiko, at her parents' restaurant that was also her home right above it. Keiko was the reason why Yusuke's apartment was so clean and neat. She comes over to see him on occasion and if she sees his place in a complete mess like a Tornado had just rolled into town, then she would hit him so hard that he could hear his ancestors laughing in his ear (pun intended). Yusuke has always made an effort to make sure his home was clean. He did not want Keiko hitting him that hard again. Yusuke swears that she hits harder than the younger Toguro ever did.

 

The kitchen was very neat and tidy. A few dirty dishes were in the sink and a glass of soda was sitting on the counter.

 

“Hello, Kuwabara.” Kurama greeted the orange-topped man sitting at the kitchen bar in a barstool.

 

“You and shorty sure took your sweet time getting here!” exclaimed Kuwabara.

 

“I apologize, Kuwabara. I was in class.”

 

“Yeah, I don't start until next year.”

 

“I hope you do well.”

 

“What does Koenma need?” Hiei spat out. He had always disliked Prince Koenma of the Spirit world.

 

Kurama looked at Hiei. He held in his emotions, but was surprised at the anger and impatience in his voice.

 

“A few weeks ago there was a small burst of demon energy. It was only a small burst, hardly noticeable, but it was enough to notice the power behind it. A smaller less noticeable demon was there, but it was killed by the other more powerful demon. Koenma then started monitoring the demon energies even if they were an insect demon or a flea demon.”

 

“And what did he find?”

 

“Tons of low class demons in the city. Koenma wants us to find out who is killing them and how the demons are getting in.”

 

“I thought you had quit?” Kurama asked Yusuke.

 

“I'm bored. And I'm curious as to who is killing the lowlifes.”

 

“Hiei?” Kurama asked out of nowhere. Hiei had returned about three months ago from Demon world. He had not explained why he had chosen to return to a world that he despised more than his own existence. If anyone knew how demons were getting into the Human world, Hiei did.

 

“Hn.” Hiei replied in disinterest.

 

Hiei used that sound for many different words. Sometimes it meant `Sure, whatever' or `I don't care.' This instance, however, was definitely taken as `I am not going to tell you. You are not worth my time.' Realizing this was not going anywhere, Kurama turned back to Yusuke.

 

“Where are they being killed?” he asked. The kitsune in him was getting curious at the prospect of a new mystery waiting to be uncovered.

 

“The location of there they are killed is what is worrying Koenma. They are killed in uptown Tokyo.”

 

“What?” Kurama exclaimed. He was in shock. Demons in the downtown slums were a common occurrence because they could semi-blend in with the other human lowlifes, but this? This was almost unnatural.

 

“That's what I said.”

 

Kurama looked at Kuwabara. He couldn't help but think himself slipping. The kitsune in him prided himself on being the best of everything and anything. And yet, this human had the same reaction as he himself. Kurama didn't know what to think if he was perfectly honest. He didn't know if this was a sign that he was getting soft and stupid or if he was just acting more like the humans that he was surrounded by on a daily basis. Youko was once the greatest demon thief known in demon society. He had even once made a deal with the infamous Lord Sesshomaru of the Western Lands in the olden days, back in a time when demons walking into a town and killing someone for looking at him wrong was killed on the spot. Youko remembered the time when humans and demons both roamed the same world freely and without rules and regulations. He could recall killing an enemy without punishment unless that deceased demon had a vengeful cousin or something. A time when he plummeted homes, stole from the rich and kept it all for himself, and killed as he saw fit. Youko even remembered the rumors of a powerful miko that traveled with a group of humans, demons, and a half-breed. It was said they had the completed the once broken Shikon Jewel. Now that was something he wouldn't mind looking at. And not just the Jewel either.

 

Kurama turned to look at Hiei once again. He is hiding something that he is not telling us.

 

“When was the last demon killed?”

 

“Koenma says a few hours ago. Two at the most.”

 

“All right. Here's what we are going to do…”

 

 

 

Kagome sat down at a high standing desk with a sigh. Shippo, Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha had continued the tour of the facility, and Shippo had introduced the other members of the team to her. As they were finishing it up though, a small yet graceful demon appeared close to them. He reported that an important and urgent phone call was waiting for Sesshomaru in his office.

 

Sesshomaru had raced off with an order to Shippo to show Kagome the other three buildings. The orders for Shippo to show Kagome around had not gone unnoticed by Shippo or Inuyasha. Both of them knew what Sesshomaru was trying to do. And this truth made Inuyasha see a slight color of pink in his vision.

 

Kagome had learned that Shippo, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru all had their own separate buildings. Sesshomaru's building was the one that she had first entered into. The building to the right was Inuyasha's. That was the one that had two half-demons in it. This did not surprise her one bit though. It would be natural for Inuyasha to let half-demons work under him. He was one of them after all. And the building to the left was Shippo's. He had complete humans in that one. That was also completely understandable to her once she realized what they all did.

 

Sesshomaru is the president of the company, but Inuyasha and Shippo were right below him.

 

Sesshomaru dealt with all the contracts and competitors. He made all of the big decisions of the company, as was his right as President. He was usually needed to make all the hard contracts go smoothly. His mere presence in a meeting room was usually followed with a contract being signed a half-hour later.

 

Inuyasha is, oddly enough, head of the information department. He received all of the information from the daily rumors and gossip of the other companies to the demons entering the Human world. He was very good at his job from what Kagome could generalize.

 

Shippo was head of the marketing department. He was also the first to go into a meeting. He went into the meeting before Sesshomaru to meet the client and decipher any foul play or difficulties that might arise. He was knowledgeable about the modern day society and the workings of his opponents' mind. His demon side makes him cunning and tricky. Shippo's skills as a Kitsune were perfect with meetings with the other representatives of the competing companies. He was easy to get along with, but showed authority when he needed to. His Kitsune curiosity and social life helped him understand humans and demons of all ages.

 

After Sesshomaru had left, Shippo and Inuyasha had ten showed her the other two buildings. He said that she was bound to be in them at some point or another. He had finally showed her where she was to work when she was not on missions with one of the other team members. She was informed that she would not always work with the same demon teammate until they could gather which one she worked better with and what she really needed in a partner. Before he had left her to work on at his own problems in his own work environment, Shippo had given her a master key to all the doors and locks in the three skyscrapers. Along with his new key to keep up with came a warning to never let anyone know that she had it. She didn't want it stolen for it causes unfathomable problems for them all if it ended up in the wrong hands.

 

Kagome now sat at her expensive desk. She had the lovely job of filing, answering the phone, typing, setting meetings and all that Sesshomaru could think of for her to do. Sesshomaru was in his office with the two huge doors shut tightly. He was still on the phone from what she could deduce. She couldn't actually hear his voice, but he had not made an appearance and Shippo had told her that he was in there when he had left.

 

Kagome sighed again. She was rather annoyed at the looks and whispers that had followed her since she had left the underground base. As the tour of the three skyscrapers continued, the whispers got louder.

 

“Shippo?” Kagome had whispered to him.

 

“Huh?” he had replied.

 

“What are they whispering about?” she had asked in curiosity and annoyance. She didn't like people talking behind her back. She liked being up-front about things, not this she said you said crap.

 

To her surprise, Inuyasha and Shippo had laughed at her question.

 

“They are asking each other about who you are. They don't know how you could have a personal tour from two of the three owners. They want to know what makes you so special.” Inuyasha had replied with a snicker.

 

This was perfect for him. This showed the males that followed Kagome with their eyes that she was off limits to them. As far as he was concerned, Kagome was all ready taken and there was nothing they could do about it. He would have to make sure that it stayed that way.

 

Kagome just couldn't understand it at all. She just happens to know the owners very well. Well enough to give them a hug without losing her job or life. Apparently, she was the first person to get close to them in any way. No one had gotten a personal interview with any of them before. And we weren't going to even talk about the hug thing. That was just impossible.

 

Suddenly, Sesshomaru walked out of his office. He didn't look happy. He wasn't showing his emotions on his face. No, Kagome knew that he was unhappy because of the look in his eyes. His eyes always told her what he was feeling at the moment. And right now his eyes were showing barely contained fury.

 

I wonder what is wrong? Kagome thought.

 

“Come with me. There is a meeting downstairs.”

 

Sesshomaru swept past her. She followed him with slight worry. This had to be bad if he was ignoring her. Ever since they had become fighting and sparing partners, Sesshomaru had never acted like his normal self with her. Of course they still argued much like Inuyasha and she did, but never had he not told her what was bothering him. Well, not immediately any ways.

 

“What's wrong, Sesshomaru?”

 

“Inuyasha.” Sesshomaru replied with one word. He pushed a button that would move them down to the first floor.

 

“What--?”

 

“I will explain what you need to know when we are downstairs.”

 

Sesshomaru didn't say anything more. They walked down the hall, into the conference room, down the second elevator, and walked into the area that held a very big computer. Kagome easily sat down in-between Shippo and Inuyasha while Sesshomaru went to the front of the area. He stood before them in all of his regal beauty.

 

“Spirit world is now aware of our presence.” Sesshomaru said to the silent crowd.

 

Shouts of shock were immediately followed by this news.

 

“What?”

 

“How?”

 

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. The shouts of outrage quickly lowered down to full murmurs.

 

“How did this happen, Lord Sesshomaru?” Sagero asked.

 

“A few weeks ago, Inuyasha left out a little to much demon energy. The Spirit world noticed and had now been fully investigating any and all energy signs.”

 

“What?” Inuyasha yelled. He was not happy. The little energy that he had used should not have been enough for the Spirit world to take notice. He used more than normal, he had to admit, but that did not mean that he used that much.

 

“Yes, and I have been informed that the mission that Shippo was just on was also noticed.”

 

“They now know that the demons that are mysteriously disappearing is happening in uptown Tokyo.” Kagome deduced.

 

“You are correct, Kagome.”

 

“What do you plan to do about this, Sesshomaru?”

 

The demons looked at Lord Sesshomaru with their breaths held. Shippo and Inuyasha didn't move at all. The other demons were wondering if Sesshomaru would correct her on the informal use of his name. The many demons that did not witness the fight between Sagero and Kagome held fear in their eyes. Not that you couldn't blame them for. The last person that had called Sesshomaru by his name and didn't add the title was almost killed. The only reason he had walked out alive was because Inuyasha had said that he needed him for gathering information. He was apparently not the best that he had, but he was better than most at what he did. After that Sesshomaru had informed the demon that if he did not use respect in his presence, then nothing in this world could save his pitiful hide from a painful and excruciating death.

 

Sesshomaru, however, did not even blink.

 

“Oh, no my dear Kagome. You will deal with this.”

 

Kagome was stunned. “What?”

 

“I do not repeat myself, Kagome.”

 

“But—”

 

“You will start to go on your own missions until we know that the Spirit world no longer suspects us.”

 

“What? She can't go out on her own. She needs back up.”

 

“No, Inuyasha.” Kagome responded before Sesshomaru could say anything. “I am the only one that can do this.”

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

“I mean that I am the only one that kill these demons without being detected. I can kill them by only using a small amount of my powers. I won't have the temptation to use my more `useful' talents either.” Kagome explained. She looked pointedly at the swords and daggers that were hidden from her view on some of the demons that were surrounding her.

 

“They will be concentrating on you guys, not me. Which is perfect for me because I can move around more.”

 

“But—” Shippo tried to protest.

 

“No, Shippo. You know that I am right. Besides, I don't need help with demons. You guys should know that by now.”

 

Once Kagome noticed that a few of the demons that were surrounding her gave her looks of nervousness and anger, she quickly reassured them. “Oh, no! That came out wrong! I didn't mean that I would attack you guys. I just meant that I have the skills that are necessary to kill them without using my powers.”

 

“Really? Do you want to back up that statement?” Kumo, a member of her new team, asked. Out of them all, Kumo was known for his ability of hand-to-hand fighting skills. He was able to fight with Shippo for fifteen to thirty minutes before he was beaten.

 

Kagome glanced at Sesshomaru. He nodded to her slightly.

 

Kagome turned back to Kumo. “I would be more than happy to show anyone who wishes to test me.”

 

She looked at Kumo with a challenging look.

 

Good. She is asserting herself into the ranks. She will be equal to Inuyasha and Shippo by the end of the week if she keeps this up. Sesshomaru thought. And, oddly enough, Sagero also thought along the same lines.

 

“Then would you like to spar with me. No powers allowed.”

 

“I would be honored to.” Kagome smiled at him.

 

“Shall we go to a better sparing spot?” she asked.

 

He inclined his head.

 

“Then lead the way.”

 

Kumo looked at Sesshomaru. He nodded and Kumo stood and lead Kagome to a more appropriate area.

 

Kagome followed him. Inuyasha automatically stood up and followed her. He did not look at Sesshomaru as he went. He did not care if he had permission to leave or not. For all he cared, he was allowed to watch after his Kagome without his older half-brother's permission. He didn't care if Sesshomaru wanted her. He had more of a claim over Kagome for he had protected her for far longer than he ever did.

 

Kumo led her to the practice arena with staffs. Staffs rested against each other on the walls. Kagome moved to stand in front of him. Her friends and fellow co-workers stood behind them.

 

Kagome and Kumo bowed to each other before they stood in a defensive stance. They stared at each other.

 

So where will he strike from first? Left or right? Kagome thought.

 

Kumo came at her from the right side. He had his hands raised to neutralize her before she could hit him. He knew what kind of skills she has. She had to be good to survive through Sesshomaru's training and live to tell the tale.

 

Kagome blocked his sidekick with her own palm. She slung his foot around. It landed on the floor on the other side of him. She quickly punched him before he could balance himself. They were moving at an incredibly fast pace. Kumo slammed down on the ground. He moved out of the way as soon as he realized that Kagome was about to jump on him.

 

Holy shit! How is she so fast? Kumo thought. He had no idea that he was going to be beaten so soon. Yes, he knew that he was going to be beaten. He knew this fact and accepted it. However, he was not going to let her win without putting in some effort.

 

Kagome attacked him. She moved her hand up and the other one down so that he didn't get in a low shot. He landed a hit upon her upper right shoulder. A loud pop was heard. Kagome winced slightly. Her popped shoulder did not hinder although. She moved forward with lighting speed that made Sesshomaru proud. Kumo tried to move out of the punch that was coming at him. He didn't make it though. Kagome hit him so hard that he slammed onto the ground with a loud thud. The wind was knocked out of him. Kagome was upon him the second that he landed. She settled one foot on him and leaned forward.

 

“Is that good enough for you?” she asked.

 

This greatly amazed the demons that were surrounding her. When she said this, she did not speak with a tone of being over confident or arrogant. She simply asked if he thought that she was good enough. She actually seemed to care about her opinion of her abilities. Kagome's teammates were steadily starting to learn that she was not what you would expect from a normal human, or miko really. They could all see that she was going to be perfect for them. She was no other that they had ever seen.

 

Kumo looked up at her. Seven no eight minutes tops. That was the amount of time that she defeated me. Oh, she's good.

 

Kumo stared into her sapphire eyes. They were so unlike normal Japanese eyes. But then again, Kagome was not normal now was she? You know what? I think that I can get use to this one.

 

Kumo nodded. “Yes, I think that it is.”

 

“I'm glad!” she replied with a smile.

 

She moved to the side to let him get back on his feet.

 

“Sorry for hitting you so hard.”

 

“Nah, it's okay. I was expecting it to be perfectly honest.”

 

“You were? Why?”

 

“Well, you trained with Lord Sesshomaru. I didn't think that I would win.”

 

Inuyasha snorted. Shippo chuckled.

 

“You got it easy. She could have had you on back in a few seconds. She just didn't want to embarrass you to much that's all.” Inuyasha stated so proudly and perfectly that Kagome simply blushed and didn't try to deny it. It wasn't every day that she got a compliment from Inuyasha. She decided to not mention it though. She knew that he would simply ignore her and do his usual `hn'.

 

“Yeah, your lucky to have hit her at all. Oh, Kagome, your shoulder.” Shippo said. He did not want to refer to her as `mother' until the entire team got the entire story.

 

“Oops! I almost forgot.” Kagome said in surprise.

 

And she really had forgotten about it. She remembered wounds from training with Sesshomaru that made this look like a small cut on her pinky. Kagome could remember one time that she had broken her tailbone and collarbone after a session. She was just glad that she controlled her powers by then or she could have been in a lot of pain then she actually would have been in. She had simply healed it with her miko powers. Granted, it didn't completely heal it. She was sore for a month after that hit. But Kagome was pleased to say that she had knocked Sesshomaru on his ass for that one. Well, he had actually ended up going through four trees before he finally hit the ground, but you get the picture.

 

Kagome grabbed her shoulder and forced it back into place. The shoulder moved back into place with a popping sound.

 

“Yep, that feels better.”

 

Some of the demons around her smiled uneasily. A human could do that without any pain? Who was this chick?

 

Kagome laughed to herself. She could almost see the anime sweat drop coming down off of them. It was hilarious to her.

 

“Lord Sesshomaru!” a demon shouted out in the background.

 

Sesshomaru sighed. Was he ever going to have some peace and quiet to talk to Kagome? He couldn't court her if he was always interrupted. Inuyasha looked at his half-brother in amusement. He had a hunch as to what he was thinking about at the moment. He thought that it was rather funny to him at least. Sesshomaru didn't seem to think so however.

 

“What is it?” Sesshomaru asked with a soft growl.

 

“We have demon running through uptown Tokyo. He keeps randomly sending out demon energy. We don't know what he is doing.”

 

This news immediately caused movement. The demons that happened to be near after the fight moved to there separate areas.

 

“Track his position. I want to know where he is going!” Sesshomaru said.

 

“What is the species?” Shippo asked.

 

“We don't know. He is moving to fast. We can't get a lock on it.”

 

“I'm going to send in—” Inuyasha began.

 

“No, Kagome will take care of this matter.” Sesshomaru commanded, stopping Inuyasha from continuing with his idea of helping Kagome.

 

“But, she—”

 

Sesshomaru gave him a menacing look. Inuyasha shut up.

 

“Where?” Kagome asked.

 

“On main street. Past the old movie theater.”

 

Kagome rushed back to the entrance. She yelled, “Thanks, Daiki! You're the best!”

 

She waved from behind her. She entered the elevator and left.

 

“Wait, hold on a minute! How do you know Kagome for her to know your name?” Inuyasha demanded of Daiki.

 

“I met her a few days ago. I was helping a human from being raped. She showed up to help me.”

 

Inuyasha huffed at him. Shippo laughed out loud.

 

“What are you laughing about?” Inuyasha demanded.

 

“I think that you are forgetting about who we are talking about. This is Kagome after all.”

 

“He has a point.” Sagero said.

 

“What do you know?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“I know that Kagome is the kindest and most caring person that I know. She is strong and independent. You would have to be a idiot to not see that.”

 

Sesshomaru growled. “Do not think that she is available, Sagero.”

 

Sagero looked at him in surprise. “Of course, My Lord!”

 

“Yeah, she's taken.” Inuyasha said in absolute certainty.

 

“Yes, but by who?” Shippo asked.

 

The brothers growled at one another. They couldn't answer that question for sure just yet. And that annoyed them to no end!

 

Sagero looked away. Yes, by whom? Kagome, girl, you are going to have a hard time getting away from those two. I hope you can handle the attention that you are going to get soon because those two aren't going to give up easily. *

 

Sagero knew that he didn't have a chance with her. She was too powerful to be mated to someone that she could beat in a measly fifteen minutes. Oh, yes! He had noticed that she had beaten him in a matter of fifteen minutes. He also knew that she held back during there fight. He didn't know it then, but he knew it now. How couldn't he know? It was so obvious. She had held back with Kumo and he was just below him. And with Inuyasha's obvious bragging and her not denying the fact just proved it to him.

 

Yes, Sagero knew that he didn't have a shot with the miko. He knew all to well that he had no chance in hell with her. That was just a fact of life that he was going to have to accept.

 

 

 

Disclaimer: The anime series that I am using as a fanfiction of my own design does and will never be owned by me. The anime series, Inuyasha, is owned solely by Rumiko Takahashi. Yu-Yu Hakusho is owned solely by Yoshihiro Togashi. These two people, whom have better ideas and imaginations than I ever could, created theses anime series. I hold no clam to them. I have gained nothing besides personal

satisfaction from this fanfiction.

 

* This is so foreshadowing. If you don't know what that means then go look it up. This is just a little note about what you can expect from Inuyasha and Sesshomaru