InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Darkest Child ❯ Chapter Ten - A Wolf Demon and a Nightmare ( Chapter 10 )
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By: monkeymary89 
Ah, Koga finally arrives. Seems Inu has some anger issues huh? And yes, NARAKU IS HERE! *sobs and runs away*
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.02.2006 | Updated On: 07.02.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.9K | Visits: 262 | Status: Work In Progress
Ah, Koga finally arrives. Seems Inu has some anger issues huh? And yes, NARAKU IS HERE! *sobs and runs away*
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.02.2006 | Updated On: 07.02.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.9K | Visits: 262 | Status: Work In Progress
A/N Hey guys! This chapter is for Manga Girl again! Hehe, she asked for Drama, so I brought some drama! It gets kinda angsty in this chapter, so get ready! Also, the bad guy is introduced (and no I don't mean Koga :P) So read on and enjoy!
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Kagome woke up Inuyasha, who carried Miroku back to their room since Miroku still hadn’t recovered from Sango’s ‘lesson’ as she so quaintly put it. Sango and Kagome then cornered Rin and tied her to a chair till she calmed down. The two girls, thoroughly tired now, collapsed on the couch. Rin was snoring noisily in the corner.
“Thanks Kagome, that’s a lot harder with only one person. I’m glad I had an extra set of hands.”
Kagome nodded her head, seemingly the only thing that would still listen to her. The rest of her body refused to listen to her commands.
“I can guess. She does wiggle a lot. Is she always like that?” Kagome questioned.
Sango looked at the now sleeping Rin. “No, someone have given her sugar, and I think she’s just extra happy now that she made a new friend.” Sango smiled at Kagome and Kagome returned it. They pulled themselves up and put Rin in bed. After changing they went to their separate beds and set their clocks.
“Night Kagome” Sango said sleepily.
“Night Sango” Kagome said then yawned. They fell asleep almost immediately and didn’t see the silent dark figure jump off the balcony of the room next to them.
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To explain the whole week would take forever and have no real point. The same things happened over and over. Rin acted hyper, and Sesshomaru acted like a politician with an ice-sickle up his ass. He didn’t bring up anything about Kagome being something more
than human. In fact he hardly spoke to her at all. But in all honesty, Sesshomaru didn’t talk to anyone much.
Miroku acted like his usual self, which forced Sango to the end of her rope (which basically ended where it began) and she would beat him senseless with various objects. Inuyasha acted like an insensitive jerk for an extended period of time, forcing Kagome’s vast amount of patience to the breaking point and she would pummel him or scream at him, whichever she felt like doing at the time. Then he would do something nice. It would confuse her and make her forgive him, and then the whole process would start over again.
Everyone was swamped with homework so they never got to do anything with each other except school and homework. Inuyasha was waiting very impatiently for when he would get to play his guitar and hear a certain girl sing. He also wanted to have more time to go out at night.
Kagome was thinking along the same lines. She wanted to sing again. It was one of the few things that made her forget her problems. She had been practicing and was now able to contain her power easily when she sang. She also wanted to train again. She hadn’t done so in a while and could feel the energy building up inside her. If she didn’t let it out soon she was going to crack, but all her free time was spent with her brother Sota.
She had found the perfect place to train. Right behind the dorms was a huge expanse of forest. She knew the forest too. Before her father had died, she had lived near the other side of the forest. The woods went on for miles and gave great coverage. She could train in privacy and she might even be able to find the secret place again. ‘Dad gave me that place when he died. It’s rightfully mine and I’ve never even been there’ Kagome thought idly while doing homework.
The only thing of interest that happened was on Friday afternoon of that week. Kagome was roaming the campus by herself, trying to get to know it better. As she walked through the more populated areas of the campus she began to notice that she was drawing attention to herself. ‘Demons’ she thought nervously. Sesshomaru had been right. The demons at school did sense her power. So many faces looking at her as she passed made Kagome uncomfortable. She decided to go spend some time in the woods. That always tended to calm her down.
Kagome seated herself on the edge of the tree-line and spent her time braiding her hair and listening to the breeze. From her vantage point she could see the side of the dorm and a little bit of the front. She watched people filing into the building, obviously having nothing more to do before nightfall. One particular person caught her eye. He was a male wolf demon, with striking blue eyes and a long brown ponytail. He was walking down the sidewalk with no shirt on and a pair of cutoff denim shorts. She couldn’t help but stare at the obvious display of masculinity.
Before she had the good sense to turn away, Dazzling blue met brown when the wolf demon looked over at Kagome. Kagome sat perfectly still, mortified that she had been caught. “Just keep walking.” She whispered to herself. “Please god, just keep walking.”
And he did keep walking. But instead of heading towards the building, he detoured right for her. Kagome considered running, but threw that option out the window. That would just make her look all the more suspicious. Instead she just continued to braid her hair, pretending that she didn’t see the very large, very manly demon coming right at her.
“Well hello.” A deep voice said. Kagome took a deep breath and looked up. He towered over her, and Kagome’s heart sped up a bit. She still was a little intimidated by demons. She couldn’t help it. Bad habits died hard she supposed. “What’s a pretty little thing like you sitting out here all alone for?”
Kagome tried to smile politely. She didn’t want to seem rude, and he had called her pretty. . .She wasn’t even getting any negative vibes from him. “Hi. My name is Kagome, and I happen to enjoy spending time by myself. Its beautiful out today, isn’t it?”
“My name is Koga.” the demon said, his voice almost a purr. Now that was a funny mental image. A wolf purring. Kagome’s grin became genuine. “And the day was beautiful before.” Koga continued, crouching down in front of Kagome. “But now I would have to say it’s stunning.” He gave her a winning smile, exposing his sharp canines as he did.
Kagome couldn’t help it. She blushed. She had never had attention like this from a male before. Yes, Miroku groped, but that was different. Kagome looked down, and her gaze caught his hands. She saw the claws and her heart sped up again. They reminded her of something but she didn’t know what.
“Come now Kagome, I don’t scare you do I?” Koga asked. He plopped down beside her, very close. Kagome could feel his bare shoulder touch hers and her blush became redder still.
“No, you don’t scare me. I just. . .I’m from the country.” She finished lamely.
Koga was silent, and then, when Kagome was sure he would leave, thinking her a freak, he burst into deep masculine laughter.
“I suppose you’re not used to demons then, are you?” He asked. Kagome just nodded her head. The truth was too complicated anyway.
“Well don’t worry.” Koga said with a devilish grin. “I can protect you from the other idiots that go to this school. I saw you in class the other day, walking around with Inuyasha and his bunch. You really don’t have to hang with trash like him. I’d be happy to keep you company.” Kagome felt an immediate flare of anger when Koga called Inuyasha trash, and it was only intensified when Koga wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
“Alright you-” Kagome began, ready to tell the beast off, but she never got the chance. At that exact moment, Inuyasha leapt down from the tree Kagome was sitting under. He looked murderous.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and couldn’t contain a gasp. He wore a tight wife-beater and tan cargo shorts. He stood with his arms crossed and his silver hair waved gently in the breeze. His honeycomb eyes were hooded and Kagome could see violence lingering in them. He looked . . . Magnificent.
“Hands off her, you filthy wolf.” Inuyasha said, his voice hardly better than a snarl.
Koga stood, and pulled Kagome with him. It was really uncomfortable for Kagome, being hauled up like that, and she made her anger known with a loud “Ow!” Inuyasha looked at her, as if assessing damage. Seeing she wasn’t really hurt, he looked back at Koga.
“Mind your own business, Dog Turd.” Koga snapped. “You shouldn’t involve yourself in things you don’t understand.”
Kagome stood, flabbergasted, as a loud rumbling began in Koga’s chest. It hurt her ears, and Inuyasha obviously heard it because he immediately became more hostile.
“You threatening me, shit face?” Inuyasha growled. He took a step forward. Kagome felt the strangest shift in his aura. It was. . .pulsing?
“No doubt, flea bag. You’re the one you came barging in on me and my woman trying to relax.” Koga ground out, pissed off beyond belief. He bared his fangs and Kagome tried in vain to wiggle from his grip.
Inuyasha stopped mid-step. His face became slack and he looked at Kagome questioningly. “His woman?”
Kagome had been so busy trying to get away from Koga that his comment had totally not registered. When Inuyasha repeated it though, it hit home. ‘Oh helllllll no.’ she thought, fire coursing through her veins.
“This guy is delusional!” Kagome growled, pushing on Koga’s chest, visibly trying to get away. “I just met him!”
That seemed to be enough for Inuyasha because he darted forward, swinging at Koga’s face with a closed fist. Since one of Koga’s hands was already busy holding Kagome, he only just managed to get up his other arm to block Inuyasha’s swing. Still, Inuyasha obviously had some experience because he came right back with the other hand, and Koga was forced to let go of Kagome in order to ward Inuyasha off. That had been Inuyasha’s plan all along.
“Get into the dorm Kagome, and stay with Sesshomaru.” Inuyasha said while circling Koga. Koga had extended his claws, and Kagome was looking at them in horror.
“But Inuyasha! He’s a demon! You can’t-” Inuyasha cut her off.
“Just get inside Kagome! I won’t tell you again!” Koga took Inuyasha’s distraction and charged, claws extended.
Kagome took a few steps back, ready to place a shield around Inuyasha, but he surprised her.
Instead of being rent by Koga’s claws, Inuyasha dodged to the side, grabbed Koga’s arm and used the wolf’s own momentum to throw him to the ground. Koga landed with a groan, but before he could get back up, Inuyasha dropped down and punched him squarely in the face. “Don’t you ever touch Kagome ever again, you hear me?” Inuyasha growled, and leaned back to punch the demon again.
Kagome had seen enough violence in her lifetime. She ran forward and grabbed Inuyasha’s fist. He looked back at her and almost growled. The sound died in his throat when he saw her.
“Get back Kagome, he’s just getting what he deserves.”
“You won Inuyasha.” Kagome said, pulling Inuyasha away from Koga. “You won and he’s on the ground bleeding. Let that be enough. Its not like he hurt me or anything.”
Just the thought of what Koga could have done to Kagome ripped at Inuyasha’s heart. Something close to agony crossed Inuyasha’s face, and Kagome had no idea why. “No Kagome, he needs-”
Inuyasha stopped and looked behind him. Koga had risen to his feet and was backing away. “I’m going this time, dog shit. You better not lay a hand on Kagome. I’ve decided she’s gonna be my mate.” Koga said this with a smirk, wiping the blood away from his lip. Then, without another word, he ran.
Kagome’s mouth dropped open. How could a guy be so cocky when he was running from a fight?
“Dammit, fucking wolf.” Inuyasha muttered. “You’re so stupid wench. You should have just let me kill him.”
Kagome rounded on Inuyasha. Her day had totally gone to shit and now he was calling her stupid? “What, you’d kill him over just touching me? I mean, yeah, he was annoying, and yeah, he was way overstepping his bounds. Still, death seems a bit extreme.” Kagome paused. “Wait, what were you doing in that tree?”
“That’s beside the point!” He yelled. He didn’t want to admit that he had seen Kagome come over, and had been sitting in the tree watching her braid her hair. It had been soothing for some reason. Then the damn wolf had come along and ruined it. He had been forced to restrain himself from killing the damn wolf right away, but when Koga had touched Kagome, Inuyasha had lost it. He couldn’t tell Kagome these things anyway. “Listen bitch, its your fault for flirting with him. It was disgusting. You batting your eyes and blushing. Makes me sick.” He knew he sounded really bad, but he couldn’t control himself at the moment.
Kagome went stock still. She stared at Inuyasha for a moment and then approached him, her stride slow and graceful and deadly. Inuyasha gulped. This could be bad.
“You stupid, senseless BAKA!” Kagome half yelled. “Anyone with eyes would have been able to tell I wasn’t flirting with him. You should have been able to see that since you were obviously STARING!”
“I would never stare at you, bitch.” As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Inuyasha regretted them. ‘Why does my mouth always get me in trouble?’
He had expected her to yell. He had expected her to rave. He had even thought she might hit him.
What he hadn’t expected were the tears. They were silent, and she only let a few fall before turning away, but he had seen them.
‘Well damn’ he thought ‘I never meant to make her cry. I was just trying to protect her for fucks sake!’
That was a lie. He had done it because he was jealous. Jealous that Koga had so easily done what he had wanted to do for a week. Touch Kagome.
Kagome ran from him, and into the dorm. Inuyasha didn’t have the heart to follow her.
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Kagome was laying in bed trying to get to sleep. The day had been shit, and Inuyasha had even seen her cry. She cringed at the memory. She didn’t really want to sleep at all. Being so close to her old home was making her nightmares come back, and she really didn’t want Sango and Rin to see her crying in her sleep. She hated people seeing her so weak. She thought of Inuyasha and shuddered. He had done so much just because Koga had been disrespectful to her. She wondered on the motivation behind his actions. I mean, he had been so cruel to her afterwards. It just didn’t make sense.
Kagome had spoken to Sesshomaru after her encounter. She hadn’t done it by choice really. He had caught her running into the building crying. She’s basically run into him, she was so disoriented. Sesshomaru had grabbed her, and taken her back to the guys’ dorm. He’d set her down and made her tell him the whole thing. He had wrung every possible detail from her. When she was finished Sesshomaru had let out a deep breath, though the stoic expression had never slipped.
“You might not have known it, but you were giving Koga all the wrong signals. Putting your eyes down at his approach was submitting. Wolf youkai would also sense your increased heartbeat, and take it as a sign of excitement or fear. When you said you weren’t afraid, Koga took it for excitement. Your blushes, the way you constantly looked down while you spoke to him. . . If you were a Wolf demon, you would have basically been saying ‘Mate with me’.” Kagome remembered Sesshomaru’s words, and understood Inuyasha’s reaction a little better, but it didn’t make up for how cruel he had been.
‘I hate him.’ Kagome thought to herself. ‘He’s so insensitive.’
It seemed that now that she was fighting it, sleep came more quickly. “Can’t *yawn* sleep.” Just as soon as she said that her eyes fell shut and she was asleep. It was then that the dreams came...
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They were in the woods again. The special woods where daddy kept his special hiding place. She always wanted to go there but daddy said that he made all his weapons there and that it wasn’t safe for her right now, but that when she got older it would be HER secret hiding place.
“Kagome do you wanna try again or do you wanna take a break?” a man said. The 6-year-old Kagome looked up adoringly at her papa. He was a breathtakingly handsome man. He had dark-brown hair that tumbled down into his soft auburn eyes, and a strong lean build. He even had a smile that could melt an iceberg. He was already in his late 30s but could still pass for 20. Women had always chased him, and still did, but he was happily married and wore his wedding rind proudly even when he trained.
Kagome didn’t know any of that though. All she knew was that this was her daddy. The kindest, strongest, funniest, and most caring man in the world. And she loved him more than anything. Kagome loved her mommy too, but it was different. Her daddy was the only one she knew that was even close to being like her, so he could understand things about her that mommy couldn’t.
“I’ll try again papa, but I don’t think I can do it.” Her father bent down to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
“You can do anything Kaggie” he said, using her nickname that always made her smile.
“Okay I’ll try” Kagome turned to look at the plastic plate that her father had propped up on a stump a few feet away.
“Now Kaggie, remember what I taught you, You pick it up just like you would with your hand, except with your mind. Let your mind’s hand reach out and grab the plate”
Little Kagome did exactly as her father had taught her. She visualized her power forming into a hand and going out to pick up the plate. Her tiny little hand reached out in imitation of her mind and she felt it. Just like if she had walked over and picked it up. She could feel the cool smooth plastic surface of the plate, the indentations on the sides, and the slick circular shape. She didn’t really feel it with her hand, so much as she felt it pressing against her mind.. She knew it didn’t make sense, but she was six. Things didn’t have to make sense.
“So you have it Kaggie?” her father asked kindly.
“Uh huh” she muttered softly trying to keep her concentration. “Okay now lift it up to the height of the branch with your yellow hair ribbon on it.” Kagome saw the branch he was talking about and slowly lifted the plate to it. It shook a bit but stayed put, next to the ribbon that was lazily blowing in the wind.
“Good job. Now we’re gonna stop for today. You already have done much more than I expected. You’re amazing my little Kaggie.” Kagome’s father was beaming with pride for his little daughter.
“Aren’t we gonna do miko practice today daddy? That’s what we usually do with the plates.” Kagome remembered her daddy holding the plates up with his own mental powers, and her blowing them up with little bursts of her aura.
Her father frowned and said, “Remember Kaggie, I told you to never use your Seer powers and your Miko powers at the same time. You aren’t ready yet.” Kagome didn’t understand why it would be so hard. Using her powers to move things with her mind was a little difficult, but the miko powers came naturally. Kaggie decided that she wanted her daddy to be really proud of her. She would hold the plate and blow it up with her miko powers all by herself.
She tried to call on her miko powers, and she finally understood why her daddy wanted her to wait. It was if her mind had split in half and each side was fighting for dominance. One side controlled the powers she shared with her daddy, the ones he called Seer powers, while the other was her miko powers. Her father saw her doing this but it was too late.
He took a step toward her but was thrown back by a wall of power. Her power was pulsating around her, flickering like a huge blue flame. Kagome didn’t even notice any of this. As she struggled to use both powers, she faintly heard her father telling her to stop, that she shouldn’t keep trying, that she had pushed too far, but she didn’t want to stop. She wanted to show daddy that she could do it. In fact she wasn’t’ sure if she could stop if she wanted to.
All at once the two conflicting powers stopped fighting each other. But instead of just getting along and letting her use them as she wanted, they seemed to melt into each other. Things happened rather fast after that.
Kagome felt a wave of more miko energy then she had ever used before rush out of her. She felt it as it surged though the connection she had with the plate and exploded in a burst of pink light and bright blue flames. Kagome watched in horror as the tree with the ribbon on its branch began to burn.
With one movement of his arm Kagome’s father caused the water from a nearby stream to shoot through the air and douse the flames. Kagome’s father ran and caught his daughter before she collapsed on the ground. “Kaggie, Kaggie, are you okay Kaggie?” her father asked urgently moving her hair from her face so he could check for injuries.
Kagome’s eyes fluttered open. “I’m fine daddy, just so tired” Kagome looked up shamefully at her father and her eyes widened. “Daddy! You’re bleeding! Did I do that daddy?” Kagome asked desperately.
“No Kaggie, it’s not your fault, but you need to learn to listen to me. You have more power than anyone I’ve ever met. You have more power than even I do. You’re special Kaggie, so you have to be careful. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.”
“Daddy” Kagome said despairingly.
A drop of her father’s blood fell on her arm and suddenly things in the dream changed. It was evening, and there was another fire burning somewhere in front of her. It was her house. It was on fire. And now Kagome was eight, and she was holding her father instead of the other way around. She looked down to the dying man in her arms.
Blood, so much blood. That’s all she could see now. Red blood. And she heard his voice. The voice of the man whom she had never met but she was always running from. The man with no real face. The man with no name. Some called him Naraku, but that wasn’t his real name. He wasn’t a man, nor was he a demon. He was evil. Pure evil. And he wanted Kagome’s soul.
Blood. Her fathers blood. On her hands. And his voice. She had to get out of here or she’d go insane.
“You killed him Kaggie” the voice mocked. The name her father had used so lovingly was like a needle in her heart coming from this monster. “All you do is destroy. Everything you love dies because of you, and sometimes even by your own hand. Leave them Kaggie, leave your so-called friends or they’ll die too”
“Leave me alone, JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!” She was crying now, sobbing actually, and that was exactly what he wanted.
“Oh, poor Kaggie. If you don’t leave them they’ll eventually die because you can’t control your temper” His voice changed to that of her mother, but Kagome knew it was still him. His voice was like hundreds of cockroaches crawling all over her. “Don’t lose your temper with me Kagome. You know what happens when you lose your temper.”
His voice returned to normal, not that you could call that horrible sound normal. “Hah. And if you don’t kill them I will, Kaggie. I will kill them slowly, make them suffer, then make them part of myself, just as I will do with you. The world will be mine, and so will your soul Kaggie.” his mocking laughter rolled through her head. “I might spare you and them if you bow down and pray to me. You will be mine Kaggie, wether you like it or not, so bow down and worship me, and maybe I’ll let your little brother keep his life.”
“Nooooo!” Kagome thrashed, shaking her head in denial.
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Manga Girl - Hehe, yes, Sango did get him good. Oh, I have THREE Johnny Depp posters in my room. One POTC poster, one of just him, and one of him playing CryBaby. If you haven't seen that movie, you're missing out. Hehe, no need to murder over the poster, just dish out some cold hard cash, and I'm sure you'll be able to find one. Not mine though! *hides em* And yes, I can't WAIT for the new POTC movie to come out. He's a freak, but a cool freak. Haha! I knew people would get confused by the MONKEY DANCE in the last chapter. Think of. . .well, have you ever seen Johnny Bravo, the cartoon? He does the monkey dance. Still, swinging from the cieling would be much funnier. Ah, poor Baka-Inu. He never gets to eat his own poptarts. I mourn his loss *nibbles on one of Inu's poptarts* Ahem, anyway, I'm glad you like the story! Please keep reading.
Kaira2828 - The dedication is no problem! I love my reviewers, and they deserve dedications. Anyway, I'm glad you liked the new chapter! I hope you liked this one as well.
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Kagome woke up Inuyasha, who carried Miroku back to their room since Miroku still hadn’t recovered from Sango’s ‘lesson’ as she so quaintly put it. Sango and Kagome then cornered Rin and tied her to a chair till she calmed down. The two girls, thoroughly tired now, collapsed on the couch. Rin was snoring noisily in the corner.
“Thanks Kagome, that’s a lot harder with only one person. I’m glad I had an extra set of hands.”
Kagome nodded her head, seemingly the only thing that would still listen to her. The rest of her body refused to listen to her commands.
“I can guess. She does wiggle a lot. Is she always like that?” Kagome questioned.
Sango looked at the now sleeping Rin. “No, someone have given her sugar, and I think she’s just extra happy now that she made a new friend.” Sango smiled at Kagome and Kagome returned it. They pulled themselves up and put Rin in bed. After changing they went to their separate beds and set their clocks.
“Night Kagome” Sango said sleepily.
“Night Sango” Kagome said then yawned. They fell asleep almost immediately and didn’t see the silent dark figure jump off the balcony of the room next to them.
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To explain the whole week would take forever and have no real point. The same things happened over and over. Rin acted hyper, and Sesshomaru acted like a politician with an ice-sickle up his ass. He didn’t bring up anything about Kagome being something more
than human. In fact he hardly spoke to her at all. But in all honesty, Sesshomaru didn’t talk to anyone much.
Miroku acted like his usual self, which forced Sango to the end of her rope (which basically ended where it began) and she would beat him senseless with various objects. Inuyasha acted like an insensitive jerk for an extended period of time, forcing Kagome’s vast amount of patience to the breaking point and she would pummel him or scream at him, whichever she felt like doing at the time. Then he would do something nice. It would confuse her and make her forgive him, and then the whole process would start over again.
Everyone was swamped with homework so they never got to do anything with each other except school and homework. Inuyasha was waiting very impatiently for when he would get to play his guitar and hear a certain girl sing. He also wanted to have more time to go out at night.
Kagome was thinking along the same lines. She wanted to sing again. It was one of the few things that made her forget her problems. She had been practicing and was now able to contain her power easily when she sang. She also wanted to train again. She hadn’t done so in a while and could feel the energy building up inside her. If she didn’t let it out soon she was going to crack, but all her free time was spent with her brother Sota.
She had found the perfect place to train. Right behind the dorms was a huge expanse of forest. She knew the forest too. Before her father had died, she had lived near the other side of the forest. The woods went on for miles and gave great coverage. She could train in privacy and she might even be able to find the secret place again. ‘Dad gave me that place when he died. It’s rightfully mine and I’ve never even been there’ Kagome thought idly while doing homework.
The only thing of interest that happened was on Friday afternoon of that week. Kagome was roaming the campus by herself, trying to get to know it better. As she walked through the more populated areas of the campus she began to notice that she was drawing attention to herself. ‘Demons’ she thought nervously. Sesshomaru had been right. The demons at school did sense her power. So many faces looking at her as she passed made Kagome uncomfortable. She decided to go spend some time in the woods. That always tended to calm her down.
Kagome seated herself on the edge of the tree-line and spent her time braiding her hair and listening to the breeze. From her vantage point she could see the side of the dorm and a little bit of the front. She watched people filing into the building, obviously having nothing more to do before nightfall. One particular person caught her eye. He was a male wolf demon, with striking blue eyes and a long brown ponytail. He was walking down the sidewalk with no shirt on and a pair of cutoff denim shorts. She couldn’t help but stare at the obvious display of masculinity.
Before she had the good sense to turn away, Dazzling blue met brown when the wolf demon looked over at Kagome. Kagome sat perfectly still, mortified that she had been caught. “Just keep walking.” She whispered to herself. “Please god, just keep walking.”
And he did keep walking. But instead of heading towards the building, he detoured right for her. Kagome considered running, but threw that option out the window. That would just make her look all the more suspicious. Instead she just continued to braid her hair, pretending that she didn’t see the very large, very manly demon coming right at her.
“Well hello.” A deep voice said. Kagome took a deep breath and looked up. He towered over her, and Kagome’s heart sped up a bit. She still was a little intimidated by demons. She couldn’t help it. Bad habits died hard she supposed. “What’s a pretty little thing like you sitting out here all alone for?”
Kagome tried to smile politely. She didn’t want to seem rude, and he had called her pretty. . .She wasn’t even getting any negative vibes from him. “Hi. My name is Kagome, and I happen to enjoy spending time by myself. Its beautiful out today, isn’t it?”
“My name is Koga.” the demon said, his voice almost a purr. Now that was a funny mental image. A wolf purring. Kagome’s grin became genuine. “And the day was beautiful before.” Koga continued, crouching down in front of Kagome. “But now I would have to say it’s stunning.” He gave her a winning smile, exposing his sharp canines as he did.
Kagome couldn’t help it. She blushed. She had never had attention like this from a male before. Yes, Miroku groped, but that was different. Kagome looked down, and her gaze caught his hands. She saw the claws and her heart sped up again. They reminded her of something but she didn’t know what.
“Come now Kagome, I don’t scare you do I?” Koga asked. He plopped down beside her, very close. Kagome could feel his bare shoulder touch hers and her blush became redder still.
“No, you don’t scare me. I just. . .I’m from the country.” She finished lamely.
Koga was silent, and then, when Kagome was sure he would leave, thinking her a freak, he burst into deep masculine laughter.
“I suppose you’re not used to demons then, are you?” He asked. Kagome just nodded her head. The truth was too complicated anyway.
“Well don’t worry.” Koga said with a devilish grin. “I can protect you from the other idiots that go to this school. I saw you in class the other day, walking around with Inuyasha and his bunch. You really don’t have to hang with trash like him. I’d be happy to keep you company.” Kagome felt an immediate flare of anger when Koga called Inuyasha trash, and it was only intensified when Koga wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
“Alright you-” Kagome began, ready to tell the beast off, but she never got the chance. At that exact moment, Inuyasha leapt down from the tree Kagome was sitting under. He looked murderous.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and couldn’t contain a gasp. He wore a tight wife-beater and tan cargo shorts. He stood with his arms crossed and his silver hair waved gently in the breeze. His honeycomb eyes were hooded and Kagome could see violence lingering in them. He looked . . . Magnificent.
“Hands off her, you filthy wolf.” Inuyasha said, his voice hardly better than a snarl.
Koga stood, and pulled Kagome with him. It was really uncomfortable for Kagome, being hauled up like that, and she made her anger known with a loud “Ow!” Inuyasha looked at her, as if assessing damage. Seeing she wasn’t really hurt, he looked back at Koga.
“Mind your own business, Dog Turd.” Koga snapped. “You shouldn’t involve yourself in things you don’t understand.”
Kagome stood, flabbergasted, as a loud rumbling began in Koga’s chest. It hurt her ears, and Inuyasha obviously heard it because he immediately became more hostile.
“You threatening me, shit face?” Inuyasha growled. He took a step forward. Kagome felt the strangest shift in his aura. It was. . .pulsing?
“No doubt, flea bag. You’re the one you came barging in on me and my woman trying to relax.” Koga ground out, pissed off beyond belief. He bared his fangs and Kagome tried in vain to wiggle from his grip.
Inuyasha stopped mid-step. His face became slack and he looked at Kagome questioningly. “His woman?”
Kagome had been so busy trying to get away from Koga that his comment had totally not registered. When Inuyasha repeated it though, it hit home. ‘Oh helllllll no.’ she thought, fire coursing through her veins.
“This guy is delusional!” Kagome growled, pushing on Koga’s chest, visibly trying to get away. “I just met him!”
That seemed to be enough for Inuyasha because he darted forward, swinging at Koga’s face with a closed fist. Since one of Koga’s hands was already busy holding Kagome, he only just managed to get up his other arm to block Inuyasha’s swing. Still, Inuyasha obviously had some experience because he came right back with the other hand, and Koga was forced to let go of Kagome in order to ward Inuyasha off. That had been Inuyasha’s plan all along.
“Get into the dorm Kagome, and stay with Sesshomaru.” Inuyasha said while circling Koga. Koga had extended his claws, and Kagome was looking at them in horror.
“But Inuyasha! He’s a demon! You can’t-” Inuyasha cut her off.
“Just get inside Kagome! I won’t tell you again!” Koga took Inuyasha’s distraction and charged, claws extended.
Kagome took a few steps back, ready to place a shield around Inuyasha, but he surprised her.
Instead of being rent by Koga’s claws, Inuyasha dodged to the side, grabbed Koga’s arm and used the wolf’s own momentum to throw him to the ground. Koga landed with a groan, but before he could get back up, Inuyasha dropped down and punched him squarely in the face. “Don’t you ever touch Kagome ever again, you hear me?” Inuyasha growled, and leaned back to punch the demon again.
Kagome had seen enough violence in her lifetime. She ran forward and grabbed Inuyasha’s fist. He looked back at her and almost growled. The sound died in his throat when he saw her.
“Get back Kagome, he’s just getting what he deserves.”
“You won Inuyasha.” Kagome said, pulling Inuyasha away from Koga. “You won and he’s on the ground bleeding. Let that be enough. Its not like he hurt me or anything.”
Just the thought of what Koga could have done to Kagome ripped at Inuyasha’s heart. Something close to agony crossed Inuyasha’s face, and Kagome had no idea why. “No Kagome, he needs-”
Inuyasha stopped and looked behind him. Koga had risen to his feet and was backing away. “I’m going this time, dog shit. You better not lay a hand on Kagome. I’ve decided she’s gonna be my mate.” Koga said this with a smirk, wiping the blood away from his lip. Then, without another word, he ran.
Kagome’s mouth dropped open. How could a guy be so cocky when he was running from a fight?
“Dammit, fucking wolf.” Inuyasha muttered. “You’re so stupid wench. You should have just let me kill him.”
Kagome rounded on Inuyasha. Her day had totally gone to shit and now he was calling her stupid? “What, you’d kill him over just touching me? I mean, yeah, he was annoying, and yeah, he was way overstepping his bounds. Still, death seems a bit extreme.” Kagome paused. “Wait, what were you doing in that tree?”
“That’s beside the point!” He yelled. He didn’t want to admit that he had seen Kagome come over, and had been sitting in the tree watching her braid her hair. It had been soothing for some reason. Then the damn wolf had come along and ruined it. He had been forced to restrain himself from killing the damn wolf right away, but when Koga had touched Kagome, Inuyasha had lost it. He couldn’t tell Kagome these things anyway. “Listen bitch, its your fault for flirting with him. It was disgusting. You batting your eyes and blushing. Makes me sick.” He knew he sounded really bad, but he couldn’t control himself at the moment.
Kagome went stock still. She stared at Inuyasha for a moment and then approached him, her stride slow and graceful and deadly. Inuyasha gulped. This could be bad.
“You stupid, senseless BAKA!” Kagome half yelled. “Anyone with eyes would have been able to tell I wasn’t flirting with him. You should have been able to see that since you were obviously STARING!”
“I would never stare at you, bitch.” As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Inuyasha regretted them. ‘Why does my mouth always get me in trouble?’
He had expected her to yell. He had expected her to rave. He had even thought she might hit him.
What he hadn’t expected were the tears. They were silent, and she only let a few fall before turning away, but he had seen them.
‘Well damn’ he thought ‘I never meant to make her cry. I was just trying to protect her for fucks sake!’
That was a lie. He had done it because he was jealous. Jealous that Koga had so easily done what he had wanted to do for a week. Touch Kagome.
Kagome ran from him, and into the dorm. Inuyasha didn’t have the heart to follow her.
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Kagome was laying in bed trying to get to sleep. The day had been shit, and Inuyasha had even seen her cry. She cringed at the memory. She didn’t really want to sleep at all. Being so close to her old home was making her nightmares come back, and she really didn’t want Sango and Rin to see her crying in her sleep. She hated people seeing her so weak. She thought of Inuyasha and shuddered. He had done so much just because Koga had been disrespectful to her. She wondered on the motivation behind his actions. I mean, he had been so cruel to her afterwards. It just didn’t make sense.
Kagome had spoken to Sesshomaru after her encounter. She hadn’t done it by choice really. He had caught her running into the building crying. She’s basically run into him, she was so disoriented. Sesshomaru had grabbed her, and taken her back to the guys’ dorm. He’d set her down and made her tell him the whole thing. He had wrung every possible detail from her. When she was finished Sesshomaru had let out a deep breath, though the stoic expression had never slipped.
“You might not have known it, but you were giving Koga all the wrong signals. Putting your eyes down at his approach was submitting. Wolf youkai would also sense your increased heartbeat, and take it as a sign of excitement or fear. When you said you weren’t afraid, Koga took it for excitement. Your blushes, the way you constantly looked down while you spoke to him. . . If you were a Wolf demon, you would have basically been saying ‘Mate with me’.” Kagome remembered Sesshomaru’s words, and understood Inuyasha’s reaction a little better, but it didn’t make up for how cruel he had been.
‘I hate him.’ Kagome thought to herself. ‘He’s so insensitive.’
It seemed that now that she was fighting it, sleep came more quickly. “Can’t *yawn* sleep.” Just as soon as she said that her eyes fell shut and she was asleep. It was then that the dreams came...
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They were in the woods again. The special woods where daddy kept his special hiding place. She always wanted to go there but daddy said that he made all his weapons there and that it wasn’t safe for her right now, but that when she got older it would be HER secret hiding place.
“Kagome do you wanna try again or do you wanna take a break?” a man said. The 6-year-old Kagome looked up adoringly at her papa. He was a breathtakingly handsome man. He had dark-brown hair that tumbled down into his soft auburn eyes, and a strong lean build. He even had a smile that could melt an iceberg. He was already in his late 30s but could still pass for 20. Women had always chased him, and still did, but he was happily married and wore his wedding rind proudly even when he trained.
Kagome didn’t know any of that though. All she knew was that this was her daddy. The kindest, strongest, funniest, and most caring man in the world. And she loved him more than anything. Kagome loved her mommy too, but it was different. Her daddy was the only one she knew that was even close to being like her, so he could understand things about her that mommy couldn’t.
“I’ll try again papa, but I don’t think I can do it.” Her father bent down to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
“You can do anything Kaggie” he said, using her nickname that always made her smile.
“Okay I’ll try” Kagome turned to look at the plastic plate that her father had propped up on a stump a few feet away.
“Now Kaggie, remember what I taught you, You pick it up just like you would with your hand, except with your mind. Let your mind’s hand reach out and grab the plate”
Little Kagome did exactly as her father had taught her. She visualized her power forming into a hand and going out to pick up the plate. Her tiny little hand reached out in imitation of her mind and she felt it. Just like if she had walked over and picked it up. She could feel the cool smooth plastic surface of the plate, the indentations on the sides, and the slick circular shape. She didn’t really feel it with her hand, so much as she felt it pressing against her mind.. She knew it didn’t make sense, but she was six. Things didn’t have to make sense.
“So you have it Kaggie?” her father asked kindly.
“Uh huh” she muttered softly trying to keep her concentration. “Okay now lift it up to the height of the branch with your yellow hair ribbon on it.” Kagome saw the branch he was talking about and slowly lifted the plate to it. It shook a bit but stayed put, next to the ribbon that was lazily blowing in the wind.
“Good job. Now we’re gonna stop for today. You already have done much more than I expected. You’re amazing my little Kaggie.” Kagome’s father was beaming with pride for his little daughter.
“Aren’t we gonna do miko practice today daddy? That’s what we usually do with the plates.” Kagome remembered her daddy holding the plates up with his own mental powers, and her blowing them up with little bursts of her aura.
Her father frowned and said, “Remember Kaggie, I told you to never use your Seer powers and your Miko powers at the same time. You aren’t ready yet.” Kagome didn’t understand why it would be so hard. Using her powers to move things with her mind was a little difficult, but the miko powers came naturally. Kaggie decided that she wanted her daddy to be really proud of her. She would hold the plate and blow it up with her miko powers all by herself.
She tried to call on her miko powers, and she finally understood why her daddy wanted her to wait. It was if her mind had split in half and each side was fighting for dominance. One side controlled the powers she shared with her daddy, the ones he called Seer powers, while the other was her miko powers. Her father saw her doing this but it was too late.
He took a step toward her but was thrown back by a wall of power. Her power was pulsating around her, flickering like a huge blue flame. Kagome didn’t even notice any of this. As she struggled to use both powers, she faintly heard her father telling her to stop, that she shouldn’t keep trying, that she had pushed too far, but she didn’t want to stop. She wanted to show daddy that she could do it. In fact she wasn’t’ sure if she could stop if she wanted to.
All at once the two conflicting powers stopped fighting each other. But instead of just getting along and letting her use them as she wanted, they seemed to melt into each other. Things happened rather fast after that.
Kagome felt a wave of more miko energy then she had ever used before rush out of her. She felt it as it surged though the connection she had with the plate and exploded in a burst of pink light and bright blue flames. Kagome watched in horror as the tree with the ribbon on its branch began to burn.
With one movement of his arm Kagome’s father caused the water from a nearby stream to shoot through the air and douse the flames. Kagome’s father ran and caught his daughter before she collapsed on the ground. “Kaggie, Kaggie, are you okay Kaggie?” her father asked urgently moving her hair from her face so he could check for injuries.
Kagome’s eyes fluttered open. “I’m fine daddy, just so tired” Kagome looked up shamefully at her father and her eyes widened. “Daddy! You’re bleeding! Did I do that daddy?” Kagome asked desperately.
“No Kaggie, it’s not your fault, but you need to learn to listen to me. You have more power than anyone I’ve ever met. You have more power than even I do. You’re special Kaggie, so you have to be careful. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.”
“Daddy” Kagome said despairingly.
A drop of her father’s blood fell on her arm and suddenly things in the dream changed. It was evening, and there was another fire burning somewhere in front of her. It was her house. It was on fire. And now Kagome was eight, and she was holding her father instead of the other way around. She looked down to the dying man in her arms.
Blood, so much blood. That’s all she could see now. Red blood. And she heard his voice. The voice of the man whom she had never met but she was always running from. The man with no real face. The man with no name. Some called him Naraku, but that wasn’t his real name. He wasn’t a man, nor was he a demon. He was evil. Pure evil. And he wanted Kagome’s soul.
Blood. Her fathers blood. On her hands. And his voice. She had to get out of here or she’d go insane.
“You killed him Kaggie” the voice mocked. The name her father had used so lovingly was like a needle in her heart coming from this monster. “All you do is destroy. Everything you love dies because of you, and sometimes even by your own hand. Leave them Kaggie, leave your so-called friends or they’ll die too”
“Leave me alone, JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!” She was crying now, sobbing actually, and that was exactly what he wanted.
“Oh, poor Kaggie. If you don’t leave them they’ll eventually die because you can’t control your temper” His voice changed to that of her mother, but Kagome knew it was still him. His voice was like hundreds of cockroaches crawling all over her. “Don’t lose your temper with me Kagome. You know what happens when you lose your temper.”
His voice returned to normal, not that you could call that horrible sound normal. “Hah. And if you don’t kill them I will, Kaggie. I will kill them slowly, make them suffer, then make them part of myself, just as I will do with you. The world will be mine, and so will your soul Kaggie.” his mocking laughter rolled through her head. “I might spare you and them if you bow down and pray to me. You will be mine Kaggie, wether you like it or not, so bow down and worship me, and maybe I’ll let your little brother keep his life.”
“Nooooo!” Kagome thrashed, shaking her head in denial.
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A/N Such an evil cliffy! I know, I know, I'm horrible. This was originally part of a much longer chapter, but its taking me so long to edit, I wanted to get a chapter up to you guys soon. The next one should come up today, alright? Anway, time for reader review responses!Manga Girl - Hehe, yes, Sango did get him good. Oh, I have THREE Johnny Depp posters in my room. One POTC poster, one of just him, and one of him playing CryBaby. If you haven't seen that movie, you're missing out. Hehe, no need to murder over the poster, just dish out some cold hard cash, and I'm sure you'll be able to find one. Not mine though! *hides em* And yes, I can't WAIT for the new POTC movie to come out. He's a freak, but a cool freak. Haha! I knew people would get confused by the MONKEY DANCE in the last chapter. Think of. . .well, have you ever seen Johnny Bravo, the cartoon? He does the monkey dance. Still, swinging from the cieling would be much funnier. Ah, poor Baka-Inu. He never gets to eat his own poptarts. I mourn his loss *nibbles on one of Inu's poptarts* Ahem, anyway, I'm glad you like the story! Please keep reading.
Kaira2828 - The dedication is no problem! I love my reviewers, and they deserve dedications. Anyway, I'm glad you liked the new chapter! I hope you liked this one as well.