InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome, Born of Fire ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 6 )

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Kagome, Born of Fire
By: Demonsaya

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Everything got really quiet for a minute, then the earth began to shake. Kouga and his father froze and his father disappeared into the house, throwing the door shut.

Slowly, Kouga turned, his eyes wide with fear.

There, standing, or rather, floating not three feet away from him was a girl with auburn hair and bright green eyes. There were leaves surrounding her, and a huge crack in the earth beneath her feet. Slowly, the leaves fell to the ground and the girl lowered as well, touching it lightly. She looked at him and smiled brightly.

“Hello.” She said, then walked straight up to him, wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed a firm kiss to his lips.

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Chapter 5

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Kouga really only had two options in this circumstance. He could be completely reasonable and have a freak out session that a girl randomly appeared behind him and started making out with him, or he could respond like any normal hot blooded male, sit back, and enjoy it.

Not a hard choice.

After all, it wasn't often that an opportunity like this presented itself.

So, he simply rested his hands on her hips and kissed her back until the girl pulled back smacking her lips. “Pleasure to meet you.” He rasped, licking his lips.

The words had barely left his lips when the girl crumpled, collapsing into his arms. The wolf demon looked back towards his house and idly wondered if he should take her in there. No, he wouldn't allow his father to take responsibility. This girl had appeared before him.

So then WHERE?

An obvious response hit him so hard in the face he would have spun. With a grumble of annoyance, he grabbed the emerald ring, slipping it on his finger while juggling the unconscious girl. Then he scooped her up onto his back and headed towards his work place. Hopefully, his boss would have some interesting advice.

Or at least would help him bear this beautiful burden.

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Kagome blinked a bit, pausing at the sudden feeling of vertigo. She felt a gentle hand steady her and she glanced towards Inuyasha, a serious expression on her face. “Ayame has awoken.” She said calmly, quietly to her keeper.

“Naraku?” He asked, his expression worried. The girl seemed unsteady. Her skin had gone pale and slightly clammy.

“She's not scared, whoever it is, she seems to think she's in good hands.” Kagome closed her eyes, trying to center herself, and felt gentle hands supporting her. With a thankful smile, she touched one gently, drawing from his strength a bit. “Thank you, Master.” She said softly, opening her eyes to look up at him.

Inuyasha swallowed hard seeing the grateful expression on her face. He could feel the warmth of her skin through the clothing and her hand holding his in place. For a moment, he let himself forget that she was an elemental, allowing him to loose himself in her deep blue eyes. Kikyou obviously had no idea what she was talking about. Kagome was nothing like her, they looked nothing alike. But everything about Kagome screamed for him to kiss her and hold her to him forever. After all, as long as no one tried to summon the jewel, there was no need for her to ever leave, right?

Then she'd stay with him forever.

That caused a feeling of cold to settle into the pit of his stomach. That's right, she'd stay, she'd stay because she COULDN'T leave. That wasn't what he wanted. And she would never want to stay with him.

Kagome noticed the rather subdued expression on the normally passionately irritable boy's face and frowned slightly. “What's wrong?”

“Nothin.” He muttered, then glanced towards Kagome. “You think you can find your sister?”

She nodded, seeing that there was a wall up once again. No longer did he wear the unguarded expression he'd worn earlier, when they'd been beside the fountain inside the mall. There was no wildly reckless smile on his face. In fact, right now, he looked a lot like his brother, Sesshoumaru. She frowned slightly and closed her eyes, but she was distracted by the boy beside her. She forced herself to focus and felt her powers draining quickly. Part of the problem with being the daughter of fire was that your powers sometimes burned hot, but when they did, they burned too fast as well. “East...” She said, feeling weak.

He noticed her skin had paled further and cupped a hand under her elbow in concern. “Are you okay?” He asked softly, watching as she turned her eyes towards him once again. He saw a strange emotion swimming in them and felt a blush rising to his cheeks. Her eyes showed everything, but it was like it was in a different language. He could see she was feeling something, but he didn't have a clue what.

There was concern on his features, and a faint blush on his cheeks. Slowly, she nodded in response to his question and found that she wasn't lying. His gentle contact with her elbow was allowing his strength to flow into her. She hated admitting it, but she was still exceptionally weak from fighting the seal, trying to keep it closed, trying to keep the lighter from creating a spark. Yet now she realized she had been an idiot. After all, the person she'd been fighting, the one who had always been hovering on the boundary between passion and fury, who always felt like raw, misguided anger, seemed now, since she'd met him to be someone who simply had no goal, no purpose, and given such, he'd gone from borderline violent to amazingly gentle.

The hanyou watched as her color quickly returned and he slowly took his hand away, looking towards her. “Let's go, maybe we can find her.”

She smiled towards him and nodded. “Thank you.”

The pair began walking down the street, Inuyasha barely a step behind the lovely young elemental.

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Kagura felt a slight sap at her power and her eyes widened. Ayame had appeared. She struggled to keep her balance but failed, falling to her knees, scraping them on the concrete. She was so weak. She refused to touch her summoner, which meant her powers weren't regenerating.

Yet, she had to continuously use them to track her sisters, to tell him where they were located, which was draining her powers to the point of no return. That didn't matter so much, though. After all, if she died, her sisters would simply return to their housings and sleep. She would go peacefully, would simply fade from existence. Like dust on the wind.

“Kagura?” Naraku turned towards her, arching an eyebrow.

He didn't know that she would die soon without energy. She wouldn't tell him either. “Nothing, master. Ayame has awoken. It's common for a slight power drain when one of us awakens. I haven't located Sango yet. I believe she is not in the hands of a demon, however.”

He smiled sinisterly, and she shivered. “Good...”



Upon entering the lobby, he saw his boss standing by the front desk, wearing a rather irate expression. On the tall chair he was standing beside was a small, somewhat dirty young girl, who was eating an ice cream cone, and looking up at Sesshoumaru with an almost worshipful expression.

That right there, almost caused Kouga to march right out of the hotel, still carrying the beautiful girl in his arms. He didn't care how many more weird looks he got, it had to be better than the verbal spanking he'd get for seeing his boss like that.

“Kouga.”

He cringed, hearing the icy demon's voice. Slowly he turned. “Hiya, boss.” He said, shakily. “Um, I need some help...” He shifted the girl in his arms and smiled a bit sheepishly. “Know anything about this kinda thing?”

Sesshoumaru scowled, almost snapping at the boy to take his little girlfriend home before he felt the magic radiating off the girl's body. “Shit. I see you found one of the Elementals.” He gestured for the wolf to follow him and moved swiftly to his office. “Bring her in.” The little girl followed, still eating her ice cream rather cheerfully.

“Adopt a human?” Kouga joked weakly, after the door was closed behind him.

The demon growled deeply. “I can't get her to stop following me.” He complained, half-glaring at her, but there wasn't much heat in his expression. “She doesn't speak.” He moved towards his desk and sat down so gracefully it was disgusting. “Set the elemental on the couch, Kouga and have a seat.” He sounded almost weary. Two well manicured hands rose and began massaging his temples.

“Elemental?” Kouga asked, depositing the red-head carefully, trying not to wake her.

“One of four, evidentially. By any chance did she appear surrounded by leaves or rock?”

“How the hell'd you know that?” The wolf-demon sat in one of the comfortable leather chairs in front of the desk, resting his chin in his palm.

“Because my brother happened across one as well. His was surrounded by flames. A fire elemental. Yours is Earth.” He picked up the phone and dialed a number. “Start a seal for Earth. Yes, she's here right now...Bring him with you.” He hung up, looking at Kouga once again. “The only other one which has awoken is Air, who unfortunately appears to be in the hands of one of your instructors. Naraku.”

Suddenly, the office door burst open, startling everyone save Sesshoumaru. Kagome practically flew in and was beside the couch, checking on her sister quietly. Inuyasha strolled in afterwards. “Oh, hi, Kouga.” He said calmly, looking towards the girl who was leaning over the elemental on the couch. “This is Kagome.”

“Looks a bit like Kikyou doesn't she?”

Both dog demons snorted. Inuyasha looked towards him, a half-smirk on his face. “Trust me, she's nothing like Kikyou.”

“You bought her some suitable clothing?” Sesshoumaru asked, tilting his head to the side.

The hanyou flopped down into the chair, then caught sight of the dingy looking girl across the room. He looked towards his brother and arched an eyebrow. “Who's the kid?”

“...”

Inuyasha shrugged, glancing back towards the girl who had been his nearly constant companion for almost three days. “How is she, Kagome?”

“Power surge from being summoned. She's stronger than I was at this point.” She fixed Kouga with an intense stare. “You carried her here?”

Kouga felt an uncomfortable flush cover his face. “Yeah, how else would I have gotten her here?”

She nodded in approval. “Good. Physical contact with the summoner raises her spiritual energy quicker than being in the same room.”

Inuyasha frowned. “I didn't know that...”

“Neither did I.” Sesshoumaru said, arching an eyebrow.

“There are...other things that work if there is an extended period away from the one who's summoned you...” Kagome paused, a faint blush on her face. “But that has never been necessary. Elementals gain some energy from being in the same room, and we do regenerate faster than if the summoner was in a different room. As long as we don't over exert our energy then that is enough.”

Other things? Inuyasha noticed how she didn't embellish on what the 'other things' were. From the faint blush on her face, he could guess what those 'other things' were. It caused all kinds of inappropriate thoughts to flicker through his head in quick succession and he quickly looked away, lowering his head. The girl was tending to the other elemental and he sighed, resting his chin in his hands, trying to take his mind off her previous comment. “So...” He coughed a bit. “All that's left is water, right?”

“It would appear so. Miroku was supposed to be doing research on that while you two were out, but evidentially the Kitsune that was supposed to be holding onto Kagome's housing arrived and interrupted him a bit.”

Inuyasha frowned slightly, glancing back towards the elemental. Then, he looked towards Kouga. “Kagome said that Ayame felt safe when she was summoned. She say anything?”

Kouga flushed from his neck clear to his hair line. “In a manner of speaking...” He said, coughing slightly. “Whys yours feel so muted?” He asked, leaning back in the chair and put his hands behind his neck. “And whys she dressed like a human?”

“So she would blend in better. Naraku is trying to obtain something called the shikon no tama and he has to summon it using all four elementals. He has one. I'm not sure how he would obtain the other's now that they've been summoned.” Sesshoumaru glanced towards Kagome's back

“If he obtains our housings, he can...resummon us.” Kagome said evenly. “If he can't find our housing, he would have to kill our summoner and use one of the elementals to locate our housings.” She frowned. “His favorite seems to be killing the previous summoner, or whoever holds the housing.”

Sesshoumaru frowned, arching an eyebrow. “How does he...manage this?”

A slightly sad expression crossed Kagome's face. “He likes to tear their hearts out.” She said evenly. “He does it to those who have no connection to the housings as well. Especially if they get in between him and something he wants.”

Inuyasha, who'd spent far more time with the elemental than anyone else the past few days, noticed the slightly melancholy expression on her face and frowned a bit. He sighed and decided he would ask her about it later. Now wasn't a good time with Kouga and his brother present.

Miroku and a boy with orange-red hair entered the office and Miroku glanced towards the couch, holding up a piece of paper. “Something to make it harder to pin her as an elemental.” He said, and lifting the girl's hair, he laid it against her neck, where it created a strange tattoo. He waved at Kagome, then moved towards a couch on the far side of the room. “Everyone, this is Shippou, the one who originally held Kagome's housing.

Kagome looked at the young boy and smiled gently. “Hello, Shippou.”

Inuyasha just kind of looked away, wearing a slightly crabby expression. “What the hell does he want?”

Shippou glared at Inuyasha, then walked towards Kagome. “Kagome, you have to come back with me. My dad is furious with me and he just wont calm down until he sees that you're safe.”

Kagome looked at the boy and slowly stood, resting a hand on his orange hair. “I'm afraid I can't, Shippou. Explain to your father that where I am is safe and that if I were to go with you, it would put your family in unnecessary danger.” She paused, glancing towards Inuyasha. “Besides I was summoned by Inuyasha, and as you well know, must remain at his side until the jewel is summoned.”

The kitsune glared at Inuyasha. “If I resummon you then you can come back with me, right?”

“I could.” She admitted. She watched as the kitsune marched towards the hanyou and held his hand out. But I doubt that Inuyasha will let it go easily.

“Gimme back my lighter.” Shippou ordered evenly.

Inuyasha snorted. “Why the hell should I?”

“Because you're not responsible enough to deal with the responsibility of being the summoner of a elemental!” The younger demon growled in irritation. “You're too immature.”

Inuyasha slowly stood, towering a good bit over the demon. “And you're mature enough to deal with the responsibility of protecting your whole family from a demon that would rip every one of their hearts out until he found you with it, and then he'd kill you as well?”

Shippou paled, backing up a step. “What?!”

“Shippou...” Kagome said gently. “Naraku has Kagura. It's only a matter of time until he comes after Ayame and myself as well.” She turned the Kitsune towards her and looked him in the eyes. “I appreciate what you are trying to do for me, but I am safest where I am right now.”

The fox grudgingly nodded. “Fine, if it's what you want, Kagome...” He said evenly, but looked back at Inuyasha with a distrusting expression. “But I'm going to stay too, just to make sure this lug doesn't hurt you or misuse your power.”

The hanyou growled, while the other's in the room had a healthy laugh at his expense.

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Kagome was laying on his bed, her expression melancholy. He knew she thought he was sleeping. He wanted her to. He kept his eyes mostly shut, peering at her through his eye lashes. Inuyasha had an inkling that she was thinking of someone she'd known once before. A long time ago. Probably back when she was last summoned.

He watched her for a long time, pretending to sleep, but when she finally turned her face into his pillow and the scent of salt began filling the room, he couldn't pretend anymore. Quietly, he walked over, sitting on the edge of the bed and smiled a bit when she jumped startled.

Kagome looked up at him, finding a gentle smile and mildly concerned eyes looking down at her. Her breath caught in her throat and she bit her lip. “Sorry, did I wake you?”

“Naw.” He shook his head. “I was thinking...” He paused, looking towards her. “You knew someone Naraku killed before, didn't you...someone who wasn't involved with your housing...”

She paled slightly, hiding her face a bit. “Two, actually...” She said softly. “One...was my brother, he was old when it happened, he'd lived a long life after I'd been sealed into my housing...”

“Brother? Was he an elemental as well?”

She shook her head. “No...Elementals were always someone with a great deal of power that agreed to be sealed to protect something. Sango, Ayame, and Kagura aren't really related to me directly. Souta...” Her voice cracked. “Souta was human, like me. He was just a boy when I was sealed.” She shook her head.

Inuyasha could see that it was hurting her to think about it. Yet, morbid curiosity got the best of him. “Who was the other?” He asked softly, stroking her hair back from her forehead.

“Don't ask me that!” She whispered fiercely. She looked away but not before he saw the fresh tears in her eyes. Imagine her surprise when two firm hands caught her face and something warm and rough ran across the path her tears had taken down her face. She realized the hanyou was licking up her tears and blushed darkly.

“Then I'll ask something else I've been wondering about...” He pulled back, looking into her eyes, brushing her hair from her face and tangling his hands in it. “What are the 'other things'?” He teased lightly. He watched as the blush covered her face and smiled.

She looked away, flushed dark. “Sexual contact with someone who loves you and whom you love increases an elementals energy as well.” She said in a mono tonal fashion.

His eyes widened at the answer. He had expected her to get flushed and simply brain him or give him a mental slap. Her honest answer caused a small smile to tilt up his lips. An honest smile. It appeared that the girl didn't detest him as it had seemed at first. The memories of his first few days here caused him to look away from her. “Do you still wish I wasn't your summoner?” He asked evenly. “If...if you're not happy...I can call Shippou and let him-”

“I'm fine, Master.” She said softly, glancing away.

He looked towards her, wide eyed. “Kagome?”

She looked towards him slowly. “The impressions I received from you when I was inside the lighter are completely different from the one's I receive when I am with you. It is as though you have a purpose, a direction. Something to vent your frustrations at.” She lowered her gaze, blushing slightly. “Besides, you are very kind to me.” She felt his hands on either side of her face, lifting her face once again.

Inuyasha searched her eyes and found she was telling him the truth. He leaned slowly down towards her, running his fingers gently across her cheeks, careful not to scratch her with his claws. He ran his tongue over his lips, hesitating for only a moment before sealing her lips with his. This, he fully expected to get hit for, but once again, the elemental surprised him.

Her lips softened beneath his and he felt her hand rest lightly against his cheek as well. He growled deep in the back of his throat, pulling back to look at her and saw her looking back at him with a trusting expression. As he leaned towards her again, she whispered something that startled him.

“You don't taste like cigarettes...” She said softly.

He blinked, pulling back, looking at her with a perplexed expression. “So?”

“You didn't smoke a single one while we were together today...” She added.

He shrugged. “I quit.” He said evenly, looking down at her, arching an eyebrow. “Why?”

A small smile turned up the corner of her lips. “No reason...” She said softly. She lightly stroked his face and closed her eyes in invitation.

He didn't refuse.

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