Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ By Demon Law ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

By Demon Law

Chapter I

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yuyu Hakusho.

 

Kitsune Tongue

 

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Blood flowed everywhere as the girl looked around her. Blue-gray eyes leaked liquid sadness as she looked at the battlefield. Her love, was dead. Her son, was dead. Her sister, was dead. Her brother, was dead. All that was left, was an injured neko. Said neko had cream colored fur with black tipped tails and paws. A black diamond stood on her forehead as well. The girl herself was covered in blood and injuries. Blood seeped from wounds unknown even as she refused to move. The image of their final moments replayed through her mind continuously.

 

A meow finally pulled her from her self induced hiding. From within her mind she came, seeing the young neko trying to move towards her, to help her. Moving quickly, the girl was at the neko's side in an instant. Pulling the now crimson kitten into her lap, the girl withheld a sob at the sight. Standing, the girl went to the nearest water source and began cleaning the neko of all the blood. Some of it was their enemies, some their friends, and even some was the neko's own.

 

Tears began to flow as blue-gray eyes took in the sight of the neko's wound. Five long, deep gashes went from her side to her stomach. The girl could do nothing though. She was not a trained healer, but still she refused to lose another. Taking the hem of her shirt into her hands, she ripped it into strips. In her mind, her clothes were unimportant. She knew her mother would understand. All that was left, was enough material to cover her breasts. The shirt reached to underneath. Soaking the material into the water, she managed to get most of the blood out.

 

Then she looked around the river, trying to find herbs she knew would be around it. Upon finding them she smiled slightly and returned to the kitten. Turning the herbs into a sticky paste, she quickly applied to the bleeding wounds. Then she set about wrapping them. Once she got them finished, she looked for more injuries. Finding some on the two tails, she ripped strips from the bottom of her skirt. Soaking those in the water to get out the blood, she rung them out and quickly set about wrapping the injuries she just found.

 

By the time she was finished with the now sleeping neko, her dress was more than indecent for this time. Though she didn't care. The shirt hung to just below her breasts, but was enough to cover her bra. Her skirt was barely enough to cover her rear. Her onyx hair was saturated in blood, her body still bleeding, but she did not care. Picking the neko up, she cradled it to her form and returned to the gruesome battle site. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath before setting the neko down in a clean spot.

 

Picking an arrow up from the ground, she began purifying demon carcasses. After a few hours, all that was left were her friends' bodies and the vast amounts of blood. Her own still slowly adding to it. Moving to a few trees, she relaxed. The neko soon came to join her. A sigh escaped the girl lips as she looked at her friends. "What am I going to do? I want to bury them, but not here."

 

"Meow." The neko stated as she stood and transformed into her larger form.

 

"Are you sure Kirara? You're pretty badly hurt."

 

"Meow." The neko said as she nodded.

 

Thinking of a village not far away, Kagome came up with an idea. She began helping the neko get the hanyou, the monk, and the slayer onto her back. She herself would carry her son, her kit. They also managed to get hiraikotsu strapped to her back. Slowly they made their way into the nearest village. Apparently there was a miko there, as she came quickly with her bow in hand. The blue-gray eyed girl smiled. "Please help. I-I want my friends cremated..." Tears were slowly welling into her eyes and she fell to her knees. Kirara softly nuzzled her hair.

 

The miko went into action and called for the villagers to help. They unloaded her friends and were given orders to prepare them. The miko softly took the kit from the girl's arms and handed him to another villager. Hiraikotsu was unstrapped from Kirara and took three men to carry it to a hut. "What is your name?"

 

Looking up into the face of the kind looking miko, she stopped her tears. "I am Kagome, the Shikon Miko."

 

The other miko gasped as she quickly ordered someone to help the girl into her hut. Once there, she began looking over the numerous wounds. One of the village women who was assisting her also gasped. The girl was covered in injuries. There were claw marks and gashes all over her body. They were amazed that the girl was still awake, let alone alive. They started working and it took them an hour to treat all of her wounds. Kirara sat next to her the entire time.

 

The miko had given her something to help with dreamless sleep, so Kagome woke a few hours after that. Looking around she noticed she was in a hut, her eyes then moved to the neko next to her. Her memories returned then, showing her what had happened before she came to this village. "I'm glad you're awake." Turning her head, she saw the village miko had entered the hut. She appeared to be in her ceremonial robes. "It is time to light the pyres."

 

Kagome nodded and stood shakily, pulling Kirara into her arms. They then started heading outside, following the village miko to where there friends will be turned to ash. So they stood there, and watched as the fires took over the bodies of their friends, their loved ones. When the fires died, Kagome asked for the urns so she could take them to where they should be buried. Her voice was barely a whisper, and she seemed pained to talk.

 

The next morning, the two set out. The miko managed to pull Sango's hiraikotsu onto her back and stay upright, Inuyasha's haori was pulled over her, covering what her ruined uniform did not. Sango's black cat-suit and pink armor were stored in her pack that had a few bandages and some food. Miroku's glove and beads were also in it. Shippo's top and other magic tricks were stored in there as well.

 

A monk's staff was held in her hand as she sat Kirara on her shoulder. Her bow and arrow strapped to her back as Sango's sword and Tetsusaiga were strapped to her waist. Though she had no idea where she was going, she continued walking. Shikon shards hung around her neck, glittering a beautiful pink. It was nearly the whole jewel. Only three shards were missing. One from Kohaku's back and two from Kouga's legs.

 

Thinking on it, she decided that she'd find a way to save Kohaku. She'd do it for Sango. With these thoughts in mind, she decided that she'd train to become stronger. Strong enough to take down Naraku and avenge her friends' deaths.

 

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The scent of blood filled the air as the silver inu approached the scene. Blood covered the ground and small remnants of demon flesh littered the forest floor. The scent of death hung heavily around the area, and it was mixed with the scent of his half-brother's pack. With his heightened abilities, he could tell that a good portion of the blood was Inuyasha's. It made him curious as to what happened here.

 

The scent of the pack seemed to move toward a nearby village, and the scent of death moved with them. Moving toward the village, he decided to find out what became of the hanyou's pack. He was not long before he reached the village, and a miko raced out with an arrow strung taunt against her bow. When she noticed his crescent moon, she lowered her weapon and bowed her head. "Lord Sesshoumaru."

 

"I am looking for a pack. Three humans, two demons, and one hanyou."

 

The miko tensed as she gained a sad look. "Hai... What was left of the pack left three days ago. The young miko took with her the ashes of her friends. Wounds littered her body and I'm not positive if she will be able to survive."

 

That surprised him. "What of the hanyou of the pack?"

 

"Dead my lord. He was burned on the funeral pyres four nights ago after I bandaged the young miko. The two humans and fox kit were cremated as well."

 

"Which way did the girl head?" Sesshoumaru asked as he inwardly growled. He wanted to know what happened to Inuyasha and the pack.

 

"She headed north my lord." The miko responded with a bow.

 

Sesshoumaru gave a curt nod and turned to leave. Deciding to find the girl not, he followed her old scent. In his mind, he was questioning himself. No matter how much he despised his half-brother, demon law states that he take in any pack that's left after the hanyou dies. Right now he was questioning whether he should accept demon law, or if he should leave the girl. Finally he decided he'd take the ningen in. But only because he wished to keep to demonic traditions.

 

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Kagome was slowly taking herself deeper into the darkened forest. She could feel youki humming all around her. Demons surrounded her on all sides, but none seemed to want to approach her. Deciding that was a good thing, she stopped to rest. Blood seeped from beneath the bandages on her body, and she needed to change them. It had been five days since she left the village. With her luck, she ended up falling into a river with Kirara because she lost her balance with hiraikotsu on her back. That ended up bringing her here.

 

A slight rustling was heard, and it caused Kagome to look over to the bushes. Two silver balls rolled out of it. A second later, two heads popped up and looked at her in panic. "A miko..." The bigger silver blob said.

 

Just then another demon crashed into the clearing they were in. The bigger silver blob stood and Kagome recognized it as a kitsune. The large demon looked at the children and showed fangs. "So my meal has finally tired out."

 

"Don't touch them." The soft voice floated over to the demon just as he was about to kill the kits.

 

The demon just laughed at her as the kitsune boy turned to look at her in surprise and the smaller one simply looked up at her. "And what will you do, human, if I devour them then come for you?"

 

Her eyes hardened. "I will kill you before you touch either child."

 

"I doubt that." The demon said as he moved to grab the boy.

 

True to her word, Kagome grabbed her bow and drew an arrow. It was fired and a pink energy wrapped around it as it soared right for the demon. Noticing the rise in power, he turned and screamed as his body was purified. A slight whimper drew the miko's attention to the smaller blob of silver that she assumed was also a kitsune. Dropping her bow, she quickly moved to the 'blobs' side. Turning it over, she could see the slash across the child's chest. A slight growling had her looking over at the boy. He was trembling and she could sense his fear. Her hand moved to his clenched fists and he looked up at her. Smiling softly she told him, "it's alright. I'm just treating her wounds."

 

"Promise?" The little boy asked.

 

"Hai. I promise." Blue-gray eyes softened and the kit nodded. Turning her attention back to the smaller kit, she noticed that Kirara had brought her pack to her. "Thanks Kirara." The boy noticed her slight wince as she spoke. She pulled the cloths from the small kit and began cleaning and wrapping the wound. She was happy that the small kit had hakama on. Once she was done, she placed the ruined haori back on the small kit. Then she turned to the larger one. "I'm Kagome."

 

"I'm Kiyoshi." He then motioned to the smaller kit. "That's my little sister Hikari." His gaze saddened as he looked at the little one that Kagome now knew to be female.

 

"What's wrong?"

 

"S-she has a twin... His name's Hikaru and we got separated."

 

Nodding, Kagome quickly stood and picked up her bow and supplies. She managed to strap hiraikotsu on her back and scooped the injured kit into her arms. Kirara quickly transformed and Kagome helped the slightly stunned Kiyoshi onto the neko's back. They hurried into the forest and Kirara quickly found another kitsune's scent. The neko suddenly stopped, and Kagome expanded her aura. She could feel the kitsune nearby, and could feel it's life slowly slipping away. "Wait here with Kirara and your sister."

 

Kiyoshi nodded, too terrified of what he'd find. He could smell the blood from where he was. Kagome hurried to where she felt the kitsune and gasped. Hurriedly, she moved to his side. He was in his true form and his silver coat ((at least she assumed it to be silver)) was colored crimson. The kit growled as she neared him. Amazingly, she found she could understand him. "Stay back."

 

"It's ok Hikaru."

 

The golden eyed fox kit looked at her strangely. "How do you know my name?"

 

"Kiyoshi told me. He and your sister are with Kirara, I didn't want them seeing you like this." Kagome could feel his energy weakening and moved to his side. She started cleaning his wound with her water bottle, then she stitched up his would and wrapped it in bandages. Carefully she raised the kit into her arms and headed back to the small group.

 

Upon reaching them, she noticed that Hikari, the little female kitsune, was awake and crying in Kiyoshi's arms. Kiyoshi noticed her approach and looked up. "Is he ok?"

 

She nodded. "Hai. He simply passed out." Kagome was getting slightly irritated that it hurt to use her voice. Then she had another thought. I can understand kitsune and it's mainly noises, so maybe I can duplicate them. With that thought in mind, she attempted to. "Can you understand me?"

 

The two other kitsune seemed shocked. The older one answered her. "Hai. Where did you learn kitsune speak?"

 

Tears slowly formed as she closed her eyes tight. "I had a son. Adopted. He was a red kitsune."

 

"You take in kitsune?"

 

"I have before... He died, six days ago."

 

"W-will you take care of us?" The kit asked as he looked up with hope filled golden eyes.

 

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Well, how is it? I thought Kagome being able to speak kitsune would be interesting... though it is a canine language... for the most part. But Kirara will be able to understand it. Well, leave reviews to let me know what you think! Ja ne!