Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Changed Miko ❯ The Test ( Chapter 2 )

I wanted to thank baka kitsune and deafening silence for picking up on my 'tense' mistake. I was tired when I wrote that first chapter and my brain kind of went backwards on me. I fixed it though!

 

 

 

 

 

Kagome had long ago learned how to put up barriers that guarded both her scent and her energy, finding both necessary while traveling in the Feudal Era. She had made it a habit to keep them up at all times, even when she was in her own era. Kagome had come to this decision one day a year or so back when she had felt the presence of a demon in her time. Upon feeling that familiar presence, Kagome had started taking more time observing others and found that there were more demons around than she ever would have guessed otherwise.

 

Now, she was thankful to have learned that lesson. It was going to make this little `test' of hers all the easier…and more amusing.

 

She really didn't want to do it for simple amusement though. Kagome was honestly intrigued by the group and wanted to see what their reactions would be. She knew how demons reacted to her energy, and oddly enough, her scent, back in the Sengoku Jidai and she was truly curious as to whether or not they would recognize it at all. The priestess knew they would identify her spiritual energy because of the amount the group possessed.

 

What Kagome really wanted to know, was whether or not they would pick up on, and react to, her holy powers. She had learned through her last history course in high school that the line of powerful miko was thought to be long since deceased, having ended with Kikyou. Sure, there were a few more generations of monks and miko to come up through the ages, but none nearly as formidable as Kikyou had been; and none, she was told, that could even hold a candle to the power that resided in her.

 

Kagome shook her head to clear her momentary minute of self-introspection and re-focused on the task at hand. She looked ahead of her to assure that her intended `prey' was still walking towards her. She smiled inwardly at her choice of terminology and nodded in satisfaction to see that the entire group was still carrying on, none the wiser.

 

She resumed her pace and replaced the headphones on her ears, seeming to once again become lost in the music. Kagome felt her breathe hitch in her chest slightly as she neared the ever-closer group. From afar, she hadn't really been able to make out the individual features of the young men, but now she was close enough to them that she was glad her scent was hidden, for she was sure that the demon members would have been able to easily pick up on what was currently running through her mind.

 

Especially as she eyed the two in the back of the group…which happened to be the two she should be most afraid of.

 

As she continued her walk, she readied herself to drop her barriers and as she got closer to them, the group of four parted to let her pass. Once she was in the middle of the group, she dropped all of her barriers for a fraction of a second and then recovered them.

 

She heard a collective intake of breathe and felt the four stop dead in their tracks, which proved to her that they had at least picked up on something from her. She kept the pace she had set and made her way to the bus stop at the corner of the block. Kagome had only stood there for a matter of seconds, though to her it felt like hours, before the bus pulled to a stop and allowed her to board.

 

As her foot made connection with the first of three steps, she heard a voice from the sidewalk.

 

“Hey Urameshi! What in the hell was that?”

 

Kagome had to stifle a small chuckle when she glanced out the window towards the sidewalk as she took her seat. All four were still standing stock still, though the redhead seemed to have taken a step in the direction she had left. She could hear them talking, and bickering, about what exactly they had felt through the open window next to her seat before the bus was in motion.

 

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The group had kept up a leisurely pace of walking so it wasn't slowed by their normal banter. As they continued to walk, the two in the lead, Yusuke and Kuwabara, had noticed a young woman walking in their direction. She seemed to be lost in her own little world, so the two moved to either side of the sidewalk to let her pass, trusting the demons behind them to follow suit.

 

As the four fell away to let the young woman pass, they all felt a sudden jolt of power. It was gone as quickly as it had come, leaving them all to wonder if they had truly felt it to begin with. They all stood frozen in their places at the unfamiliar feeling. Every member of the group had felt large amounts of spiritual power, especially in their continual dealings with Koenma. After all, he was the prince of Reikai! However, nothing could have prepared any of them for the feeling that radiated around the group.

 

Kuwabara, of course, was the first to verbally acknowledge that something was odd in his less than tactful way. “Hey Urameshi! What in the hell was that?” He asked in his overly loud, and obnoxious, voice that startled the remaining group members out of their trances.

 

Instead of slugging the baka for being so incredibly loud, Yusuke found that he was completely astounded. He knew that his own spiritual energy and that of Kuwabara were extremely strong, but the aura that had touched him was so much more! It left him speechless for once, which did not go unnoticed by the others.

 

While the humans were discussing the energy they had felt, the demons were pondering over something much more interesting. Sure, the sheer amount of energy that poured off of that girl was numbing. Not only did she possess unusually high spirit energy, but she had an enormous amount of holy powers that had not been known of in centuries!

 

And while the depths and complexities of her powers were definitely something to be pondered over, Kurama and Hiei were struggling over her scent. They had both noticed the power that had rippled throughout the girls' aura, but it was even more pronounced in her scent. She smelled of lavender and vanilla that teased their senses. That soothing fragrance was overlapped with power, innocence and purity.

 

The purity was the most intriguing part of the smell that could only ever be that girl. It was strong, true and untainted. Such purity was not known to exist anywhere, but they had felt it pour off that woman's body in a wave that left them both weak.

 

`Did she do that on purpose? I wonder?' Kurama thought, knowing Hiei would pick it up.

 

`Hn. I don't know'

 

`Of course she did! Didn't you feel it Red? She dropped all of her barriers at once and then put them into place before we could even blink! She knew there were demons among our group! Youko said, almost purring in the minds of the two. He was beyond pleased to know that there was someone in this era capable of that kind of power. He had thought all miko of that strength to have been dead long ago.

 

`It would seem that the fox is correct.'

 

`How is it possible for a girl no older than us to do that? Her power exceeds anything I have ever experienced, she was able to completely hide from us until she wished us to know of her, and she had released her scent from its barriers as well as her powers, knowing there were demons to pick it up?'

 

`She did all that and then some Red. She has the humans confused over her spiritual powers alone. They don't know of her holy powers, because they have never been privileged to feel such a thing.'

 

`Too bad she left in such a hurry and we were unable to stop her. I would be most interested to find out more about her.'

 

`You and me both Red. Aside from all that power, she was damn fine looking! I wonder if her powers seep into everything she does?'

 

`Fox, I really do not need to hear thoughts such as those.' Hiei shook his head and closed the mind link to his partner. He hated to admit it, but the fox had voiced some of his own thoughts.

 

Kurama felt the link close and sighed. He was completely intrigued by what had just happened and was intent on staying in that very vicinity. He knew she would be back again and he intended to be prepared. Plans were already starting to form in his head of hiding his own youki and scent and simply waiting.

 

Little did he know, Hiei had come to the same decision and was currently eyeing a nearby tree in which to wait for her return. That girl had been brave to show herself to unknown demonic presences and he wondered if she would be that brave again when approached.

 

“Do you guys have any idea what that was about? Did all of that energy come from that one girl?” Yusuke asked, for once his normally crude, demanding attitude forgotten. He knew that he had Keiko and he was pretty sure he loved her, but that woman was just…amazing to him. He had never felt power like that before, and it humbled him.

 

“Yeah! I think she was even stronger than Koenma! Not to mention pretty…almost prettier than my lovely Yukina.” Kuwabara stated with stars already forming in his eyes, completely unaware of the barely audible growl that came from Hiei at the mention of his sister.

 

“I honestly do not know. I myself have never felt anything like it; however, Youko seemed to at least recognize that kind of power, so it is possible she could be a miko.” Kurama voiced, unsure as to whether or not either Yusuke or Kuwabara had paid attention to the history teacher when he had covered this subject in school.

 

Yusuke proved to be smarter than he thought while Kuwabara was standing in a daze, dreaming over beautiful females. “I thought the miko line died out a long time ago! How is it possible that she is one?”

 

“Hn. So you do pay attention at times detective.” Hiei stated, almost allowing a hint of amusement to pass through.

 

“I don't know that either Yusuke, but I do plan to wait right here for awhile to see if she passes by again. I would be most interested to find out more about her.” Kurama stated all of this in his usual, soft voice, even though it betrayed the excitement he could feel welling up inside of him at the prospect of a very, `ahem', interesting puzzle to solve.

 

Yusuke and Kuwabara just nodded and Hiei remained quiet. He should have known that the fox wouldn't pass up something like this and resigned himself to the fact that he would be spending more time with Kurama this evening. The fire apparition enjoyed the presence of the fox for the most part, but right now Hiei was seriously wishing he could be left alone for the evening.

 

With a punch to the shoulder, Yusuke woke Kuwabara up from his daydreaming. “Well then, we will be on our way. Call me if you find out anything more, Kurama.” And with that, the humans disappeared leaving the remaining members of the group alone with their thoughts.