Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Evolution ❯ Majesty ( Prologue )

Evolution

 

Summary: When Youko Kurama and Kuronue discover Kagome Higurashi, they're not sure what to think. When Kagome Higurashi meets Youko Kurama and Kuronue, she's mystified and almost scared. But they discover that, like all things, emotions evolve-and theirs is no exception. Youko/Kagome/Kuronue threesome yaoi IYYH

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There are many legends and myths told of a demon falling for a human, even a miko, with each and every one of them ending tragically. Youko Kurama has never believed one of them. Kuronue sees them as an amusement and ponders why a youkai would even think about falling for a human. Kagome Higurashi has listened to each one with despair and wished there were a way to find a happier ending. Youko Kurama has been a firm believer that for happy endings to exist, you had to make them. Kuronue thinks that there is no such thing as a happy ending.

 

There are many stories and tales of what could of have been, had there been no hate between races and species. Youko Kurama has always thought that things are the way they are and there is no changing it. Kagome Higurashi was always told that every being had the same origin, and were all to be treated with equality. Kuronue was taught that youkai will forever be the stronger species and humans are too weak to overcome them.

 

A long, long time ago, when Kagome Higurashi was young and naïve, she believed that youkai were a thing of legends that old people from five hundred years ago had made up to pass the time. She believed that there were only the humans and the five kingdoms, and that all that really mattered in the immediate future was getting into a prestigious highschool. Now, Kagome Higurashi is nineteen, Guardian of the Shikon, and cautious of anything anyone might say.

 

All his life, Youko Kurama believed you had to make your own way or die behind and alone. If anyone stood in your path of life, they should be removed from that path and should they die, it only meant they were too weak to make it. Now Youko Kurama is the King of Thieves, and his very name strikes fear in the hearts of hundreds. Kuronue was cast out, left to die alone. He lived and became stronger, and left his clan behind. Now he lives by hurting the world before it can hurt him. All three of them were entirely different people, with entirely different beliefs and views, and already, they were on the path to greatness, whether the path was a good one…or something completely different.

 

What Kagome Higurashi didn't realize was that some fairy tales told late at night to scare you and make you come home are meant to be believed, are meant to be heeded. What Youko Kurama didn't realize was that even if you do make your own way, the path of life that you carve isn't always meant to be stained with blood and that perhaps it is meant instead to be walked with someone beside you. What Kuronue didn't know is that not everyone will hurt you, and that often relationships of any kind will cause grief somewhere, to someone, even if that person is not you.

 

And this is where the story of the two great and terrible youkai Youko Kurama and Kuronue and the kind priestess Kagome Higurashi begins.

 

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It was raining. The group of shard hunters were on what was obviously a well traveled road. Unfortunately, it was a long road, and no village was in sight.

 

“ Inuyasha! We have to stop! We can hardly see you ahead of us!” Kagome cried. Indeed, the rain was coming down so hard, the group could barely spot their leader, the hanyou Inuyasha. Not only that, a heavy mist had fallen, swirling as high as their waists. Poor Shippo had to ride on Kagome's shoulder. The humans of the group had become so battered by the rain that they had taken what little shelter they could under their umbrella like hats. It really was unfortunate for them that they had to travel in Japan's rainy season.

 

At hearing the young girl's shout, Inuyasha turned to look behind him with half hearted concern. He felt a bit guilty at taking in his companion's appearances. All of them looked like a bunch of drowned rats, though he was sure he looked no better. Water had long since clogged his ears, making it a bit difficult to hear beyond the beating rain. Shippo, being a demon not yet fully developed, did not have senses that could compare to the hanyou, and Inuyasha knew if he was having some trouble, his comrades must, along with Shippo, have been struggling in the harsh weather. Blinking at the sky, Inuyasha knew the rain was not going to stop any time soon. He sighed.

 

“ Alright then! Let's go into the forest to shelter ourselves from the rain a bit,” he called back. Everyone seemed to sag in relief at his decision. The group started forward again, though this time, they cut through the forest in a narrow opening. They walked deeper into the dense forest, and as the trees grew thicker, they began to shelter them a little bit more from the rain. Grouping together under a large tree, they set their packs down on the tree's roots to prevent them from getting dirty. Then Kagome pulled out some dry blankets for them to sit on. First she doubled them up before she rested them on the ground, so the wetness wouldn't soak in so quickly. The group then sat down, resting their sore legs.

 

“ Man, it's raining so hard…” Kagome said, sighing a bit. Sango made noise of agreement.

 

“ Unh, it is. It's a shame, we won't be able to eat anything, at least, not cooked,” she replied.

 

“ We should just be happy we are able to rest. We will have to resume our journey after the rain stops,” Miroku said. Shippo yawned.

 

“ Whatever. I'm gonna take a nap,” he said. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

 

“ So tired already? You really are a runt,” Inuyasha sneered. Shippo just ignored the hanyou.

 

“ Inuyasha, don't pick on Shippo,” Kagome said exasperatedly. Inuyasha just snorted and crossed his arms. They all sat quietly with each other, listening to Shippo's soft snores, before Sango and Miroku slowly drifted off as well. Inuyasha was pretending to be sleeping while he recuperated his strength. However, Kagome couldn't sit still. The wetness had long since seeped into the blanket, and it's cold, wet fuzziness positively irritated Kagome's skin revealed by her shorts. The rain still came down on their heads and caught in their eyelashes, even beneath what little shelter the trees had to offer. Kagome couldn't understand how the others could sleep. She sighed.

 

“ I'm just not cut out for this,” she mumbled. Inuyasha cracked open an eye, glaring at her.

 

“ If you want to move so badly, go take a walk. We won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Just don't lose the jewel,” Inuyasha said. Kagome smiled gratefully.

 

“ Thanks Inuyasha,” she said. Standing up, Kagome walked further into the forest, and further away from companions.

 

The forest was dark, since the clouds blocked the sun. Rain poured through the leaves and branches, and Kagome shivered as they hit her skin. She blinked several times to get water drops out of her lashes and she sneezed, sending droplets everywhere. In the forest, the thick mist was lower, but now it was getting denser, and remained by her calves.

 

Almost twenty minutes later, Kagome came across a clearing. It was small, and a large tree had fallen across it. But what caught the young girl's attention was the glistening, four tailed silver fox. Kagome's eyes almost popped out of her head and she ducked behind a tree. The fox was sleeping, at least it appeared to be. It was curled so that its nose was buried in a tail, while the other three tails had been flicked over the body to shield it from the rain. The ears on its elegant head twitched every time a drop happened to hit one, creating a smile on Kagome's face. As Kagome studied the creature, it slowly cracked open an eye, then the other. It stood slowly, painting an image of majestic beauty. The fox was by far larger than any Kagome had ever seen. It was perhaps as big as Kirara in her battle form, possibly larger. The four tails trailed gracefully behind the fox as it raised its head to sniff the air. Then Kagome realized something. All around the fox, there was no mist. It didn't even come within a foot of the obvious demon. It seemed to be lowest around him, and as it moved farther away, it rose. Kagome looked down at her feet, and an involuntary shiver went down her spine as she watched the mist curl around her ankles. A foreboding feeling entered her stomach, and she knew at once what the mist within the forest was. Youki. The fox was obviously a youkai. The youkai who was generating all the misty youki. But what Kagome really wanted to know was how no one realized what the mist was. Kagome swallowed and looked up…

 

And was completely blown away by what she saw. There, in place of the demon fox, stood a tall, elegant fox youkai. He was definitely taller than Sesshoumaru, perhaps reaching seven feet. He had long, silver hair that cascaded down his back, reaching a bit past his waist. His tail was of the same silver, glistening in the rain. Great fox ears stood erected on the youkai's head, moving about slowly. Kagome was positive he could hear her breathing, even over the rain. The youkai was dressed in a white toga and pants, along with white shoes of some sort. He stuck out in his all white attire. Yet Kagome knew that if this youkai didn't want to be seen, he wouldn't. Then the miko spotted his eyes. They were narrowed slightly, and were somewhere caught between amber and gold. Kagome couldn't help but compare the fox to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. Whereas Sesshoumaru had platinum hair, and Inuyasha a snowy white, this demon had silver hair. Inuyasha had amber eyes, and Sesshoumaru's were several shades brighter, almost like the sun, in color and intensity. But this demon's eyes weren't quite amber, not quite gold. They were perhaps darker than Sesshoumaru's eyes, but brighter than Inuyasha's. Where Inuyasha had tanned skin, and Sesshoumaru pale, this youkai was somewhere caught in between. He held his head in a regal way, with a strong jaw and high cheekbones. He had the face of an aristocrat. Kagome's heart thudded painfully in her chest at the sheer beauty alone of the great youkai. As his eyes slowly scanned the area, Kagome's heart suddenly stopped when his eyes connected with hers.

 

There was only one time when Kagome had feelings of this intensity, and that was when Sesshoumaru made eye contact with her. She almost wondered if it was a silver haired, golden eyed, canine demon tradition to invoke such feelings in human women. Kagome's knees weakened, and she clutched the tree to help her stay upright. The same intensity that Sesshoumaru had was easily matched by this youkai, and Kagome suddenly felt very nervous. Even so, his eyes were very entrancing. It was as if suddenly the only thing that existed was him. She was dimly aware of his youki brushing up against her, brushing against her aura and her body. Kagome was almost drowning in his energy that he exhibited, was almost being swallowed. Her fingers were twitching weakly, and she couldn't take her eyes away from his. ` No Inuyasha to protect me this time…' she thought distantly. Kagome could only keep staring. Then, in the distance, Kagome heard something.

 

“ Mama! Let's go!” she heard Shippo say. As Kagome came back into focus, she realized it had stopped raining. She wondered how long she had been there, but then she heard Shippo's voice again. It was all Kagome could do to tear her eyes away from the fox and run away. She looked behind her once to glimpse the beautiful youkai one last time. He was gone.

 

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Youko Kurama had been resting peacefully when the human woman had stumbled upon him. He had known previously that there were intruders, but they weren't disturbing him or his forest, so he thought it best to let them pass peacefully. Youko only began to become wary when he felt someone approaching. He felt eyes watching him for a time when he decided to see who had dared to intrude on his privacy. And found it was a mere human woman. She had raven hair and sapphire eyes, and peachy skin. Her legs were long, the column of her throat slender. And her hands were tiny. She was beautiful, for a human at least. He had seen better in female youkai. As Youko let his youki curl around her, testing her, he watched her look at his youki. A dawning seem to come over her face, and when she looked back up, Youko was in his humanoid form. He pretended to search the area, pretended to find her heavy breathing and her thudding heart, before he looked into her eyes.

 

It was then that Youko decided that her true beauty rested in her eyes. They were quite expressive, and were among the prettiest of blues he had ever witnessed. As he studied, he noticed her shell shocked expression, saw her fingers clutching at the tree for support. He inwardly smirked. He was so good at invoking such reactions. Youko slowly began to surround his youki around the girl, testing her, wanting to see how much of him she could take. He was surprised to find she could withstand much of his youki. It was only when she heard the call of her child that she fled, and even then, it took two calls for her to regain her bearings. ` Well, there's my moment of entertainment for the decade.' Youko thought. Still, he had to ponder the reason for her and her companion's trespassing of his forest. After all, everyone knew that this forest belonged to the infamous Youko Kurama, and to trespass could mean death by his hands.

 

Youko sighed. There really was no use. It wasn't like he was going to see the girl again anyway. She would probably get killed by some youkai on the way to wherever she was going.