InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Edge of Heaven ❯ Level 9 ( Chapter 9 )

© 2005 Devon Masterson

What is mine is mine and what is R. Takahashi is hers I just write here and for nothing at that;p

 

Edge of Heaven

By Devon Masterson-Bond

Level Nine

 

 

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Everyone stared intently at Richard. This was stupid but he would play along. “I have been having dreams about Inu Yasha and his birthday.” Kagome flushed. “I can only remember bits and pieces of it.”

 

“That was last time I saw everyone alive,” Shi walked over to the window. “I am not sure exactly what happened, Inu Yasha made me stay behind. The next day Kaede and I went looking for everyone and we discovered Miroku, Sango, and Inu Yasha's bodies along with Sesshomaru and Naraku. It must have been some sort of battle royal.” He turned to Kagome. “I thought you were dead too, but when Kaede did not sense the Shikon jewel anywhere we knew you went back to your time. After that I waited for you to show up.”

 

Richard crossed his arms. “Okay that's fine and good, but what does this have to do with us?”

 

“I believe you are the reincarnation of Inu Yasha,” Shi replied. He looked at everyone in the room. “All of you are reincarnations; Kirby is Miroku's reincarnation, and you,” he pointed to Kelly, “look just like Sango.”

 

“That explains the dreams,” Kirby mused.

 

“What dreams?” Richard crossed his arms and stared at his twin intently.

 

“I told you about it the before where I am the monk and I am chasing after women.” Kirby waited for a light of recognition in Richards eyes then sighed. “If you'd listen to me more often then we would not be in this mess.” He turned to Kagome and looked sympathetic. “Kagome, I pity you having to be stuck with him for the rest of your life.”

 

“She should pity me for having to share a gene pool with you,” Richard snapped.

 

“Ok children let's stay focused here,” Shi replied.

 

“Shippo what happened after everyone…died?” Kagome asked.

 

Shi sighed. “When you and the others didn't come back, Kaede and I went looking for you and we found the battle field…” he sentence trailed. Grief washed over him for a moment. It had been five hundred years. He should be over it by now. “We buried everyone and returned to the village. We sent out search parties for you, Kagome, but they all came back empty handed so we figured you succeeded in completing the Shikon jewel and went back home. Several years went by and Kaede died, once she was gone I left as well. The villagers were getting restless with having me around now that I started to look like an adult so I went off by myself.”

 

“I see,” Kagome ran her fingers through her hair as she absorbed the information.

 

“Now there are only a handful of us left,” she sighed. “I'm one of the only demons left in Tokyo.”

 

The dark haired girl shook her head. He had to be mistaken. “That can't be, Richard…” her sentence trailed as she looked towards Richard's shaking head

 

“Kirb and I are metamorphs. We've never seen an upper level demon until our so called friend revealed himself today.” Rich shot Shi a look. He could kill something. The situation was just getting worse and worse, next thing they knew they would all be locked in some sort of deadly mortal combat against some larger than life villain.

 

“With the government and the packs regulating everyone so closely, I had to protect myself,” he argued explained.

 

“He does have a point,” Kirby replied.

 

“Whose side are you on?” Rich growled.

 

“Mine,” Kirby answered then looked towards Kagome. “We're metamorphs. With the exception of Shi, demons of today are low level creatures. They do not speak or take human form.”

 

“Then what are metamorphs?” Kelly asked. Kagome smirked slightly to let her know she was wondering the same thing. She was glad that she was not the only one in the dark here.

 

“Metamorphs are humans with their demon heritage intact,” Shi explained. “Demons that mated with humans descendants 10 generations down the road. Of these already rare births one in ten is a metamorph. If two metamorphs mate then all children are metamorphs and if a metamorph and a normal human mate, then it is a fifty-fifty chance; like Kirby and Rich. Their mother was a human.

 

“So you can also see the potential problem on our hands.” Kirby motioned towards Kagome. The other packs are going to be after Rich and Kagome, well my niece or nephew. A half demon would be great asset in power struggles; at least that is how they will be thinking.”

 

“Something else for David to get on my ass for, wonderful,” Rich groaned.

 

Kagome's hands balled into fists as her face flushed. What she would not give for subjugation beads to help tame that mouth! “I've deal with worse,” she said bravely. Leave it to karma to get her goals in order with a spice of adventure (the whole damn can). “Have you come across anybody else, Shi?”

 

“Jaken,” Shi rolled his eyes at the thought of the annoying imp. He could still hear him squawking about finding his precious Lord Sesshomaru from his last visit. Jaken was part of the reason he decided to break it off with Rin in the first place. There had to be a reason that she was still alive and he was pretty sure it had little to do with being him for the rest of eternity. He shook his head to clear out the darker thoughts, they were still friends. He would have to make do with that. “I found him about six years ago when I found Rin.”

 

“Rin was a little girl when I last saw her. How is she still alive?”

 

“She's an adult now,” Shi answered.

 

“Wait a minute,” Rich sat up. “Rin? Rin your roommate Rin?”

 

“Rin who's scent is still all over you Rin?” Kirby added grinning knowingly.

 

Violet eyes narrowed at their mirror image. “Will you lay off, perv?” Rich snapped. “This is not the time for your dumbass jokes and innuendos.”

 

Kirby's eyes widened slightly. He was only trying to lighten the stifling mood. “You're right. I am going to outside while the adults talk.” He stood to his feet.

 

“Did you have to be so hard on him?” Kagome asked rounding on Rich.

 

“Though he was wrong, that was harsh, Rich. Cut Kirb some slack. We call can't be neurotic like you under stress.” Shi shook his head. “And I can fight my own battles by the way.”

 

“Whatever. Try living with that lech the rest of your life,” Rich argued. “I am not neurotic.”

 

“You're an asshole,” Kelly corrected. “He's your twin.”

 

Rich folded his arms. “Look, Chicky, if anyone else needs a clue it would be you. When you're crying in the morning because you let him pop your cherry and he won't return your call or he's with someone else you will remember I warned you.”

 

Kelly's face burned. “Chicky!?” She jumped to her feet top tackle him when Shi caught her in his arms.

 

“We're on the same team,” Shi replied trying to calm her down. “With your memories resurfacing and Kagome's pregnancy we can not fight amongst ourselves.” He looked toward the object of offense. “Rich, take a walk.”

 

Rich looked at Shi as though he were crazy but left anyway. There was more he needed to know and everything was getting out of hand. He hadn't snapped this badly in quite some time. “Fine.”

 

“Kagome, why don't you….” Shi's sentence trailed. The dark haired girl was gone. “Where could she…?” his thought was cut off when he heard Richard growl. For someone who had no emotional attachments he was quite protective of Kagome. “Inu Yasha's personality is coming out. Better get out there and break this one up too.”

 

9-9-9

 

Kirby walked into the small shrine and looked around the old well in interest. He rubbed his tender palm as several indistinguishable memories swirled in his mind. This place triggered them for some reason. He felt drawn to it besides history. “You're not going to tell me your secrets are you?” he asked mostly to himself. “Well at least in my past I am an only child. It's depressing to know your own twin hates your guts.”

 

“He maybe an asshole, but I don't think he hates you,” Kagome replied walking inside the shrine. She step forward hesitantly, her last memories of the place were less than pleasant and she had been avoiding the well. It was a blessing and a curse; it allowed her to know Inu Yasha and the others, but it took them away from her as well. “He just doesn't have tact. Inu Yasha was like that in the beginning and some days he was worse than when I first met him.”

 

“You shouldn't be here,” Kirby replied. “He may get the wrong idea.”

 

Kagome shook her head. “I hardly know Richard and he does not tell me what to do.”

 

Kirby smiled. She had moxy, he liked that. “True, but your scent tells us all we need to know. You are my brother's mate and like me you are stuck with him.”

 

“Inu Yasha is….was my mate. Richard is just his reincarnation. Just like I am Kikyo's reincarnation. We are all different.”

 

“He likes you though; he just doesn't know how to deal with that. Most ladies confuse him for me and he gets smacked around a lot or propositioned. While that is funny some days, lately it has been getting rather old and he has absolutely no respect for me. Ah, I live a charmed life to be sure.” He sighed then grinned. “You like him too. Once you're through grieving you'll see it.”

 

“I would rather talk about something else. I am supposed to be cheering you up,” Kagome painted a smile on her face. She did not even want to think about how twisted real life had become for her.

 

“A smile from a beautiful lady always warms my heart.”

 

“You actually get somewhere with those lines?” she asked chuckling. They were quite cheesy, but she can imagine a few well placed looks and lines could get a guy far. Kirby was not exactly the elephant man. He and Rich were gorgeous. Of course she was feeling herself drawn to the asshole and not the slightest bit by the charmer. Why was that?

 

“Kirby?” Rich growled as he entered the shrine.

 

“It told you he may get the wrong idea,” Kirby reminded her. He stood in front of Kagome. His hand was killing him and now his brother was acting like some sort of possessive jerk. “Rich, we were just talking so calm down.”

 

“I'm sure.” Rich took a step forward and eyed his brother carefully. The situation seemed kosher, but he could not put anything passed his twin. “Don't give me a reason, Kirby.”

 

Shi and Kelly rushed into the shrine. “Rich calm down,” he yelled then fell short.

 

“I am calm.” He rolled his eyes, but his voice still had an edge to it. “Why do I….” A purple slight burst through Kagome's chest and filled the room. By instinct the others shielded their eyes from the brilliance.

 

“What was that energy?” Kelly asked once it dissipated.

 

“I think it the Shikon Jewel,” Kagome answered. She rubbed her chest gingerly. So the jewel did go back into her body.

 

“Well don't do that again. I like having my retinas,” Rich snapped sarcastically. There was something wrong and he did not like it. He felt almost as though he was in danger.

 

“It's not like I did it on purpose, jerk…”

 

“Kirby!” Shi called out. He rushed towards the metamorph's body. Richard's eyes widened as he felt his insides drop. All teasing and insults aside this was not something he ever wanted to face.

 

 

To be continued…

 

AN: Thanks for all those who did not give up on this story! See ya' next chapter

© 2005 Devon Masterson

What is mine is mine and what is R. Takahashi is hers I just write here and for nothing at that;p