Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Betrothed Mating ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

 

The two woke early the next day, and Kagome found a few berries for them to eat for breakfast before she woke Shippo. They set off in the direction Hina had appeared from. Kagome still had her bow and arrows so she could hopefully protect all of them. Kagome suddenly stopped after a few hours of walking. She sensed something, and it was coming at them fast.

 

She told Hina and Shippo to hide in the brush with her and watched as a wounded demon burst through the clearing. At Hina's gasp and the demon's looks, Kagome guess who it was. "Get back here you filthy monster!" Came shouts from behind him as more men burst into the clearing.

 

They were aiming arrows at him when Kagome came into the clearing. "Stop this!" She commanded as she stood in front of the now kneeling demon. He was holding his wounded shoulder and breathing heavily. They all looked at her oddly. "I am a priestess and I refuse to allow you to harm this man!"

 

"He is a demon and needs to be destroyed!" The villagers cried out. "I doubt you're a real priestess, no priestess would help a youkai, kill her!" They all yelled.

 

That was the last straw! A shimmering silver barrier came to life around them and stopped all the arrows, swords, and spears from hitting them. "I am the Shikon Priestess and this demon has done nothing wrong. You will cease your attacks on him or I will purify you, human or not!"

 

The humans all gulped and ran away from the now growling miko. The barrier fell when she knew that they were gone. Hina and Shippo came running towards them. "Hotaro, are you ok?" Hina questioned as she held the fire demon.

 

Kagome turned to the demon and dropped to her knees in front of him. He flinched away from her knowing that she could purify him in a second. "Are you ok?" She asked quietly as she looked him over. Hina also looked him over and noticed the deep wound. She tried healing it, but didn't have the energy.

 

"Can you heal it momma?" Shippo asked as he looked at the fire demon.

 

"I can try." Kagome said as she closed her eyes and concentrated. A silverish blue light erupted from her hands as she placed them over his wounded shoulder. The glow spread throughout his body as it completely healed him. Kagome gasped as she collapsed onto the guy. He caught her and looked at Hina.

 

"Friend of yours?"

 

Hina smiled. "Hai, and this is her adoptive son Shippo." She gestured to the little fox kit.

 

"Let's find a place to make camp." Hotaro suggested as he picked up the exhausted and passed out girl. The little kit had jumped onto his shoulder and was looking down at the girl. "How did you meet the girl?"

 

"She helped me avenge my father's death. I tried to steal her shards of the jewel, but she didn't care. I wanted them to be strong enough to take on the thunder brothers, but I wasn't. I got her kidnapped too, and yet she still didn't care. Just smiled and took care of me." Shippo said with awe in his voice.

 

"That is something."

 

Shippo smiled. "That's nothing. Our friends have all tried to kill, kidnap, or steal from her. Inuyasha attacked her to get the Shikon before Kaede put a subduing necklace on him that Kagome uses, Miroku first tried to kidnap her, then stole from her, then tried to kill us, and Sango was tricked into trying to kill us. Then she stole from Inuyasha to get her brother back but was tricked and injured badly, but Kagome refused to let her leave the group." He took a big breath.

 

Hotaro chuckled at the little kit. "She sounds like an amazing woman."

 

"She is." Shippo nodded.

 

"What are your friends?"

 

"Well, Inuyasha is an inu-hanyou, Miroku is a lecherous monk, Sango's a tajiya, and her companion a nekomata. We travel with them but we have a few other friends. The wolf prince Koga is in love with her though she's in love with Inu-baka. He loves her and her incarnation Kikyo."

 

"How is it she's here if her incarnation walks the land?" asked Hotaro.

 

"An evil witch stole momma's soul to revive Kikyo, but she managed to call most of it back. Kikyo is made of graveyard soil and clay, not to mention her ashes. She uses the souls of dead women to stay among the living."

 

They continued on for a little while, Hina started listening to their tales. They made camp a little while later and Shippo finished off with their last battle, the one that Kagome shielded him from.

 

They all awoke the next morning to the feel of a strong demon heading towards them. Kagome moaned and turned in her sleep before shooting up. Telling Shippo to hurry and get up before telling their new friends the same. Explaining that Naraku was looking for her and that they all needed to hide.

 

Upon finding a cave, Kagome created a barrier. It'd keep them from being sensed at least. Hotaro decided that they'd all need to eat and slipped out of the barrier to hunt and gather some firewood. He returned about two hours later with a deer. Kagome set about cooking it and telling Hina to relax and not help.

 

Shippo giggled at the pair. It was that night he asked Kagome about the demon adoption. She smiled and agreed to it. They bonded as mother and son that night and Kagome seemed to think he'd be able to pass through the well now.

 

They had been traveling together for two weeks and knew each other very well. Kagome hadn't been able to sense any of her friends anywhere near them, and that's when the attack came. Naraku was after her and her shards. Knowing who it was that was attacking them, Hotaro told the girls to get to safety.

 

Neither wanted to but did as they were told. Kagome started firing arrows off at their enemy when she felt them. Her friends were approaching. A smile played across her lips as she watched the fire demon fight on. She noticed a tentacle aimed at his heart and fired an arrow destroying it as her friends burst into the clearing.

 

They assessed the situation and began their attack on Naraku, ignoring the fire demon. Kagome continued her assault with her arrows until she felt a demonic aura approaching her. Instantly throwing up a barrier around herself, Hina, and Shippo, she turned to face the new demon. It was Hakudoshi.

 

He hissed in pain as he met her barrier, but he could not break it. Out of nowhere a fireball shot forth and stopped his attacks. While Kagome's friends fought against Naraku, Hotaro came to take on the incarnation.

 

Kagome kept her barrier up as they watched the apparition battle the boy. Hotaro managed to destroy most of his body, but the boy erected a barrier and escaped as he sent a final blast at the fire demon. Kagome quickly extended her barrier around him and blocked the attack.

 

"Thank-you Kagome." He said as he turned to her.

 

She smiled at him. "You're welcome." She turned back to her friends and fired an arrow at Naraku. Noticing that his incarnation was gone, he too disappeared.

 

"Kagome!" Came a shout as Sango threw herself at the miko just as she dropped the barrier. Kagome hugged her back tightly. "We were so worried about you!"

 

"Kagome-sama, are you ok?"

 

"Wench, where the hell have you been?"

 

"Sit!" Kagome turned to look at the hanyou. "Why do you care where I was? You left to protect Kikyo! I protected myself and Shippo! Hina saved my life! I protected her and saved Hotaro who then protected us! You have no right to talk to me when you chose to save the corpse over me!"

 

Hotaro and Shippo both started laughing at the look Inuyasha was giving her. He seemed completely stunned by her outburst. Hina however merely looked amused. "I think you've been around Hotaro too long. It would seem you've gained his way with explosive words."

 

Kagome turned a mischievous smile to the small ice demon. "Would you four like to travel with us?"

 

Hotaro started laughing harder at her question as the others looked at her questioningly. Miroku was the first to speak. "Four? I only see two people."

 

"Hina carries twins, Hiei and Yukina. So there are four." Kagome said with a smile that Hina wished to take from her.

 

"If the father is that fire demon that means the children are forbidden." Sango said as she stepped next to her friend.

 

Hotaro and Hina tensed as they looked at the slayer warily. Kagome however turned to her friend. "Your point?"

 

Sango shrugged. "Don't have one, I was simply asking. Should Hina ride Kirara since she's pregnant?"

 

Kagome laughed at her friend. "I'm not sure, but how about she will if she tires."

 

"Sounds good, let's get moving." Miroku suggested.

 

The two new members of the group looked at each other before smiling. It seemed that the slayer had no problem with them having children together, or the fact that they were demons.