Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ By Demon Law ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )

By Demon Law

Chapter IV

 

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

 

Kitsune Tongue

/Hiei mind talk/

\Youko\

|Kuronue|

 

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Kagome had just been entering the gate when she sensed that something was wrong. Trusting her feeling, she hurried to where she felt it was coming from. It took a few minutes, but she got there. What she found was not a sight she had expected to see. Her power swarmed up around her as she stalked toward the three demons who just noticed her. They had dropped Hideaki and Akihiro and quickly backed away from her.

 

The other children arrived and ran to the two boys. Ignoring the feel of four powerful demons approaching, as well as Sesshoumaru's ki, Kagome continued toward the three demons who were still trying to back away from her. Purification danced along her skin as she stared at them. The four powers had arrived, and Sesshoumaru appeared a second later. "What. were. you. doing?" She growled out through clenched teeth.

 

From the corner of her eye, she saw the four demons move toward the demon lord. Her focus, however, remained on the three before her. "Forbidden trash doesn't deserve to live." The demon spat. "And neither does ningen trash."

 

The miko noticed one of the four powerful demons' auras jump slightly at what the demon before her said, and she noticed Rin flinch. That had Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowing. Kagome however, remained calm. "I think people who think like that deserve to die."

 

"Who cares." One of the demons spat at her.

 

A dark smile crossed Kagome's lips then. "You should. I have the power to back up my words." Before anyone could protest, three piles of ash appeared on the ground before her and the demons disappeared.

 

"Rin's not trash, right?" The little human girl asked as she ran up to the miko. Said miko shook her head and moved toward the two boys.

 

Over near the castle, the four new demons were tense. "A miko's here?" Yomi demanded.

 

Sesshoumaru merely smirked. "The miko is part of this Sesshoumaru's pack."

 

Youko turned wide eyes onto the dog demon. "You let a miko join your pack? I mean a human's one thing, but a miko?"

 

Said miko was now making her way toward them with Akihiro in her arms. Hideaki refused to be carried at the moment, proclaiming that he was fine. The small group of children, the fire neko, and miko had heard them. "What's wrong with being a miko?" Rin asked.

 

"Normally miko kill demons. Or anything with demon blood." Kiyoshi answered.

 

"But Kagome-sama doesn't kill demons... so what's wrong with her being miko?"

 

"Rin."

 

"Yes Lord Sesshoumaru?" The little asked as she spun around and bowed.

 

"Enough questions."

 

"Hai my lord." Another bow.

 

"No wonder you let humans be here. They obey everything you say." The goat demon's remark earned him a nasty glare from Kagome and Shiori.

 

"Rin only listens to Momma and Sesshoumaru-sama." Shiori stated while continuing to glare at the goat.

 

Before anyone could say anything else, Sesshoumaru interrupted. "Miko, you will meet this Sesshoumaru in the study in ten minutes." Kagome gave a bow and ushered the children inside. The demon lord then turned to the other demons. "Same for you."

 

"Whatever." Youko said as he turned to go into the palace, followed by the other three.

 

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"I brought you this." Kagome stated as she handed the three kits a silver pelt.

 

"Mommy." They all said with tears in their eyes as they hugged it. Kiyoshi pulled away first and hugged her tightly. "Thanks momma."

 

She responded with a nod before moving to look at Akihiro and Hideaki's wounds. A silvery-blue glow enveloped both hands as she laid them on each boy. Their wounds instantly began to heal. "You ok?"

 

Both boys nodded, before Akihiro moved forward and hugged her. Taking a shot, he closed his eyes and hoped Kiyoshi was right. "Thank you momma."

 

Kagome tensed before hugging him tighter as tears came to her eyes and she started laughing. When they all looked questioningly at her, she smiled. "I've never been with a man and I already have so many children!"

 

When it was conveyed to Shiori and Hideaki, they all started laughing. "So you'll be my mother as well?" Hideaki asked hopefully.

 

"If you want me to be." She managed to get out.

 

"Hai." And he hugged her as well. Then he turned to Akihiro. "Will you teach me kitsune?"

 

The other boy smiled. "Of course!"

 

The miko also smiled as she walked over to her closet. Inside were many kimonos. Looking through them, she picked out a sapphire blue one with pink sakura petals. Moving to the screen that was inside her room, she changed from her miko robes and into the kimono. "I'll come play with you after I meet with Sesshoumaru." Those that understood, nodded. Then she headed for the study.

 

When she reached it, she knocked on the door. "Enter." Opening the door, she quickly moved inside and closed it behind her. Looking around, she noticed the other four demons from outside. "Miko, these are the guests I spoke of."

 

Kagome gave a nod and slight bow to each demon before turning back to the demon lord. Yomi seemed mad about this. "What, does she think she's to good to speak to us?"

 

That earned a glare from said girl. "She doesn't like to speak because it pains her to." The dog lord stated.

 

"Then how does she tell anyone anything?" Kuronue asked.

 

"Everyone that matters understands me." She stated.

 

The sounds drew everyone's attention, and Youko seemed surprised. "You speak kitsune?"

 

"My son, Shippo, taught me."

 

"We are not here to discuss how she learned kitsune." Sesshoumaru stated. "I have information concerning Naraku."

 

Kagome perked up and her full attention moved onto the dog lord. A murderous gleam was in her blue-gray eyes. "What is it?"

 

"You know, some of us don't speak kitsune, speak human." Yomi griped. "I know you can."

 

"Enough." The inu youkai stated. "The hanyou is on the move, and looking for a gem which can increase his power. It's the gem of destiny."

 

Youko turned to him with a brow raised. "I've heard of that. It's said to be near impossible to acquire."

 

"With what I've heard, I'm surprised you've not gone after it yet."

 

The silver kitsune ignored her comment. Sesshoumaru was looking at her though. "Actually, this Sesshoumaru desires them to go after it."

 

"Why? It is very well protected wherever it is." Kuronue stated.

 

"Not from Naraku. The undead priestess is on his side."

 

"Kikyo..." She didn't even try to hold in her wince as she seethed the name. How she hated that priestess. Such hatred and venom laced that single name that the demons all looked at her.

 

Sesshoumaru had a brow raised. "What do you know of her?"

 

Looking up, her eyes met his. The once blue-gray now the color of dark stone. "A lot." Another wince, but she didn't care. Thinking back to it, she finally realized why it hurt to speak. She had ingested miasma during the last battle.

 

"Do you know how she returned from the dead?" Kuronue asked curiously.

 

A cold laugh escaped her at that. "My soul was ripped out for her to live, of course I know." Her hand reached up to massage her throat as she fought away tears of pain.

 

"Your soul?" Sesshoumaru asked.

 

"I'm not going to tell the whole story in human."

 

"You don't have to." Kagome looked over at the fox and cocked her head to the side questioningly. "Hiei can go into your mind and show everyone."

 

Now her gaze moved to the fire demon. "He can?"

 

"Hai." Looking at Hiei, he nodded. "Show us what she's talking about."

 

Kagome felt something brush against her mind and slowly allowed her barriers to drop. Pushing memories of Kikyo to the forefront of her mind, she let them view what she'd seen and been through. First with Kikyo's resurrection, then what had happened when she'd first met Kikyo, all the times the undead miko had tried killing her, and the times she'd saved the life of the undead miko simply because she wanted Inuyasha to be happy.

 

The last image that flowed through was of Kikyo aiming an arrow at Inuyasha. Kagome saw this and moved in front of him, managing to push him out of the way, but taking the arrow instead. It hit her in the side and she fell to her knees, wincing in pain. Pale hands moved up to hold the arrow that protruded from her abdomen, and blue-gray eyes looked into shocked gold as the twang of a bow sounded. The girl moved in time to miss a killing blow, but it still hit her shoulder. Closing her eyes, she concentrated on the pull of her soul. Calling it back to her. Kikyo screamed in pain as her soul collectors picked her up and carried her away.

 

When the memories ended, Sesshoumaru was looking at her with pink tinted eyes. "You didn't even try to kill her."

 

"It would've upset Inuyasha." Her hand was once again massaging her throat.

 

"Who cares what she did, now the undead one's against you and you want us to go after some gem." The goat demon said as he glared at the miko.

 

"This Sesshoumaru thinks we need to research the gem and find out where it is."

 

"It's near Mt. Fuji. There's a cave either at or near the base and supposed to be surrounded by a powerful barrier created by a demon and a miko."

 

"How would you know all of that?" The kitsune asked.

 

"My grandfather told me." Closing her eyes, she thought back to when she was home. Her grandfather had handed her that book. After a moment, she moved to the door and waved a maid over. "Ask Kiyoshi to bring me a book called Fuedal Legends."

 

"Hai my lady." The maid said as she moved to do as told.

 

"Why do you need a book?" Kuronue asked curiously.

 

"You'll see." She managed to say as she winced.

 

A few minutes later, the silver kit came in. He handed her the book. "This one, right momma?"

 

"Hai Kiyoshi." Taking the book from his hands, she pulled him into a hug and kissed his head. "Thank-you!"

 

"You're welcome."

 

"You can go back to the others now." The boy nodded and left. The miko then began rifling through the book. "Aha!" Scanning the page, she began searching for something specific. Closing her eyes, she prepared herself to talk. "There are miko and youkai spells surrounding the cave. A kuromiko could possibly help to break through them, but pure miko would get you through faster." Tears were slowly trailing down her pale skin as she tried to ignore the pain. "There's also getting to the cave itself." Her hand was holding onto her throat tightly now.

 

"What happened to her throat?" Kuronue asked.

 

"Miasma..." She managed to get out before she went into a coughing fit.

 

"Miasma?" Sesshoumaru questioned.

 

"In the last battle... I breathed in a lot of it. I think it burnt my throat."

 

"You shouldn't have breathed it in then." Youko stated.

 

"How did you escape if you inhaled it and had all those wounds?" Sesshoumaru asked as he quirked a brow.

 

"I didn't. I fought till I destroyed the army and the puppet." Tears were once again falling. "I failed him... them."

 

"You can leave miko." Kagome gave a nod to the dog lord before racing from the room.

 

"I've been curious, how did she come to be in your pack?" Youko asked as he stared at the door she left out of.

 

"By demon law."

 

"How so?"

 

"She and the neko were the only surviving member's of my younger half brother's pack. As he was blood related, demon law stated I had to take her in."

 

"And the little human girl?" Yomi asked. "Why'd you take her in, or are you starting to get the same weakness as your father?"

 

The dog lord growled at the goat for that. "She follows me and has no where else to go. Simple as that."

 

"How are we supposed to get this gem?" Kuronue asked, not wanting to watch Yomi get killed.

 

"You will be taking the miko."

 

"And how do we trust she won't purify us?" The annoying goat demon asked.

 

"I doubt she'd purify someone as handsome as I." Youko said with confidence.

 

Sesshoumaru merely raised a brow at him. "Don't try to hurt her, and she won't kill you."

 

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Kiyoshi - Pure

Hikaru - Light/Radiance

Hikari - Light

Akihiro - Bright Scholar

Hideaki - Excellent and Bright

ningen - human

miko - priestess

neko - cat

sama - it means lord or lady... a title of respect added on the end of someone's name

kitsune - fox

inu - dog

youkai - demon