InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Zuiichi Takara ❯ Chapter 9: Curiosity ( Chapter 9 )

A/n: Yeah, it’s been a while hasn’t it. Sorry but everything’s been so busy and hectic lately, I’ve barely had time to eat and sleep none the less write. But anyway, I hope you like this chapter, no matter how---pointless it may seem.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

*Zuiichi Takara*

By: Kage Otome (Shadow Maiden)

Chapter 9: Curiosity

It had been two days since the incident with her dreams. She had calmed slightly, but still refused to sleep. It seemed in her weakened state she couldn’t block the nightmares out. She was almost fully recovered and up to par. Glancing at the sleeping face of Kuronue, she couldn’t help but trace the planes and angles of his face---he really was beautiful. But at the same time she traced the bags under his eyes and noticed that even in his sleep he had worry lines, marring his handsome face. Smoothing them out she purred to soothe his restless mind.

This certainly wasn’t the first time she had a brush with death, and this certainly wasn’t the closest she’d come to dying. Well at least not since---before she met Kuronue. Now it was time for her to hold him, the stress had really gotten to him, she could tell. She didn’t mean to worry him so, but at the same time it felt good to know that he cared so much. It was nice...having someone care for you.

She’d never known that feeling before him.

“You really care about him, don’t you?”

Kagome glanced up startled into the golden-amber eyes of the Inu-Taiyoukai, Sesshoumaru. For a moment, she’d forgotten he was there. That wasn’t like her. Normally she was very aware of her surroundings, too lost in thought and her own worries of Kuronue, she had forgotten about him. She’d let her guard down. Quickly her mask was back in place. Her face neutral, showing nothing, but giving the illusion of hiding nothing.

“What are you talking about?” Her voice was calm and unruffled.

The complete opposite of what she was actually feeling.

Sesshoumaru gestured towards Kuronue with a flick of his wrist.

“You care about him.”

“Perhaps.” Kagome stated.

“Emotions are for the weak.” Sesshoumaru said, voice cold and devoid of feeling. Her eyes narrowed into slits.

“Perhaps it’s those who hide them that are the weakest.”

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Eyeing the kitsune prince in front of her wearily she was unpleasantly surprised to find that it had been he who had been housing them for the past week. She was almost positive he would still be pretty angry at being bested by them. Not to mention they, Kuronue and herself had stolen the Amulet of Inari. He’d no doubt want it back...Sighing softly Kagome figured she could give it back to him, simply because he had saved her life. Or rather had enabled for her life to be saved by slowing down the poison while Kikyo arrived and purified the poison from her bloodstream, allowing her own blood to do the rest.

Or maybe they could make a break for it?

Glancing down at the exhausted Kuronue the thought was immediately squashed. It was obvious he was fatigued, worry still decorated his features. If there were many guards and traps which was likely Kuronue probably wouldn’t have the energy to make it all the way through, at least not without getting injured. Her best chances were to play off the kitsune’s curiosity.

After all---why else would he have saved her?

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He was curious.

It was after all in his nature to be so.

It couldn’t be helped.

Youko wondered what was going through her head. If he had to guess it would have something to do with the koumori laying asleep on the bed, being guarded by her. It was almost as if she expected an attack. He had considered demanding the amulet back--but his mind drifted to other things. Like this group. According to the hanyou, they weren’t normally ‘together’ however due to circumstances out of their control they were ‘traveling’ together. Apparently the hanyou and miko were from the village near Inuyasha’s Forest on the border of Sesshoumaru’s lands and Kohaku the human boy was from the village of Tajiya. Kagome and Kuronue were constant companions it seemed.

But were they more?

By the look she was giving him, and the way he never strayed from her side, he’d bet they were.

Of course, inter-species relationships were often hard for youkai to carry out with, simply because of the differences in culture and customs. There were exceptions like youkai close and similar in breed. Of course even those relationships were hard to pull off, mostly because many youkai preferred to have pure blooded offspring rather then hybrids.

Youko Kurama was curious about them in general. After all they intrigued him. He couldn’t just ignore decades of kitsune instinct and curiosity. Now that would be wrong. Glancing at her, he finally caught her eyes and blue met gold. Introductions were in order.

“It’s a pleasure to see your awake Kagome.” He mentally smirked seeing her bite back a nasty comment, probably at using her name so familiarly.

“And what’s it to you ouji?” Kagome asked her dislike almost tangent.

“It’s always a pleasure to meet such a beautiful woman, especially one with--assets--like yours.” Youko purred.

Narrowing her eyes, Kagome leapt to her feet her tail bristling with fury. Kagome while being under normal circumstances cool and controlled. Unfortunately the poison was still having some---affects on her system. While she was recovered, the side affects would probably last a few days more. She leapt at him, surprising the kitsune, tackling him to the ground, the surprise didn’t last for long before he flipped her and the fight began.
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Kagome didn’t know what it was about this kitsune that was so infruriating...Just---something. He was just as beautiful as the first time she saw him, possibly more so now that he’d cleaned up. But he was just so, so---intolerable! And she hadn’t even been in his presence for more than five minutes.

Youko smirked at the raven-haired beauty, normally he would’ve killed someone for taking such actions against him. But she was so sexy when she was angry. Flashing eyes the violet specks darkening to an almost maroon color. What a beautiful color. Besides, what kind of kitsune would he be if he killed off his latest mystery? Things would be so boring. And a bored kitsune is hazardous to one’s health. Just ask Sesshoumaru. And Kuronue. After all, they’ve been around kitsune's (Youko and Kagome) long enough to see them when their bored...Not a pretty picture.

Kuronue shot up to the sound of something hitting another hard something, swearing and the sight of the two fox’s---well he didn’t know what they were doing. They were half on the ground, and half on the desk, it looked like Kagome was trying to claw his eyes out and the other fox was just well---weird. It was almost as if he were enjoying it. Throwing the fox off her, Kuronue held her back as she attempted to launch herself at the kitsune again. Raising an eyebrow at her in question she huffed and blew a stray strand of hair out of her face in annoyance before turning her back on Youko and walking to the window.

When Kuronue turned around to question Youko, he was gone.

What the hell happened?

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A/n: More of a filler then anything, but the next chapter is when the actual ‘plot’ comes into play. Review!