Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Feelings for a Fox ❯ Chapter 7

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{/…/= Youko's "talking"}

{*…*= Kurama's "talking"}

Kurama's POV

~~~Chapter 7~~~

"I've already given you your orders, Yusuke!"

"I know but I just wanted to ask why-"

"Yusuke, the thought of what Hiei would do if anything were to happen to Yukina scares us. The thought of what Kagome would do if anything were to happen to Shippou terrifies the shit out of us! WHAT ARE YOU DOING STILL STANDING THERE!?! GET MOVING!!!" Koenma shrieked at us, scattering the papers from his desk in the process of flinging something at Yusuke. We all rushed out of the unstable ruler's office.

Hiei immediately took off, saying only that he'd see us when he got the kid. I was surprised at the koorime's response, but perhaps the mention of Yukina had spurred him into action.

"Well. That was… interesting." I broke the silence.

"Wasn't it though? I do believe that the toddler is terrified of Kagome." Yusuke agreed with me.

"Are you referring to the 'IT'S NOT FAIR! I DON'T WANNA GET FED TO SESSHOMARU!' thing?" Kuwabara laughed. I wonder who Sesshomaru is? The name sounded vaguely familiar, but…

*Hey Youko, do you know who he was talking about?*

/No, but I feel like I should./

*You're useless.*

/Hey! I am not useless! It's not like YOU'RE fairing in better in the information department!/

"Who's Sesshomaru?" our big friend thought to ask. Not having the answer, I ignored him.

I began thinking out loud. "What I want to know is why? What's so important about her that Koenma will immediately assign Hiei to go save her son, and why we were immediately assigned to find out who was behind it?" There's too many questions here, and no one seems to be willing to provide any answers. I notice Yusuke rubbing his head where there was a bright red mark in the shape of Koenma's seal.

"Yeah, right, Kurama. We were assigned to find out who's behind all this. You're just supposed to make sure Kagome doesn't go all psycho and try to save her son herself. Good luck finding her by the way." Hm, he has a point. According to Koenma she didn't show back up at the shrine.

"How's your forehead?"

"It'd feel better if Koenma hadn't had a hissy fit and thrown his stamp at me when I tried to ask him a question instead of immediately rushing out to get myself killed while doing his bidding."

"Hehehe, if anyone had any questions about who owned you before, they're gone now!"

"Shut up!" The two immediately began to argue in the background and I tuned them out to figure out what I should do next. There were just too many question here that I needed answers to. Koenma didn't know where Kagome was. Her family might know but why would they trust me? There is only one other person that I know knows anything about Kagome.

Perhaps it is time to have that chat I've been meaning to have with Mother.

I arrived at home in time to see my mother hanging up the phone. She turned to me as I came through the door.

"Shuuichi, where's Kagome? Her mother just called to tell me that she hasn't come home and she's getting worried."

"She disappeared. She found out her son had been kidnapped. After attacking the guys behind it, she opened a portal in thin air and went through. Now she's gone."

"Oh, I see."

"Mother." I stated patiently, staring at her, waiting for her to start talking. It's a good technique. It's amazing how often it works.

/Are you going to actually tell her about me?/

*I'm not sure. I guess I will if the opportunity presents itself.* Do I really feel that hesitant to introduce my youkai half to my mother?

/You're not a fox, you're a chicken! Bu-cack!/

*Shut up! If I miss important information because of you yapping in the background I'm going to be VERY not happy!*

/Like you can do anything about it!/

*I'm sure I can come up with something.* The benefit to having an extra voice inside your head, is whenever you are using such the silence method of trying to obtain information is there's no possibility that you will get bored waiting for the answer. Also because you are having to verbally spar with the other voice means you tend to have a focused look and people are under the misconception that it is aimed specifically at them. Boy are they wrong.

/What pray tell do you think you could do that would ever affect me, human?/

*Don't make me make us watch Barney!* It was a good solid threat. Youko gave a horrified whimper and backed down.

"The tea is ready. Just sit down, son. I'm sure you have questions after this morning."

"A few," I agree wryly, joining her at the table.

"So what exactly would you like to know darling?" my mother asked me as she calmly folded her hands on the top of the table. Somehow I feel like I've been through this before. Oh wait I have. Just the other night in fact. I decided to lay everything on the table.

"Mother, how do you know Kagome? What was in that bag? Why did you want me to go after her? And what is going on around here?!"

Shiori laughed quietly at me, not seeming surprised or even really concerned at my unusual outburst.

"I suppose that's fair. But where to start exactly?"

"Why not start at the beginning?" I suggested swirling my spoon around in m cup.

"Yes, but which beginning? My beginning, the barrier's beginning, or Kagome's beginning?"

The barrier's beginning? I did not just hear that, right?

"Hm I guess I will start with my beginning, I have a better understanding of that story after all. It will be hard for you to believe, but try not to laugh at me too hard when you first hear what I'm about to tell you." I waited expectantly. She smiled softly at me before her eyes turned inward.

"You see when I was a younger I wasn't like other girls. I didn't understand what it was that set me apart, but as I got older I started changing. Things would happen around me that I would have no control over. Then one day she showed up. Her name was Kagome and she was a very powerful miko. She didn't normally go out of her way to train young girls with powers unless there was a need. And at that point in time there was. As it turned out an evil demon had escaped from the demon world known as the Makai and was stealing the powers of girls with potential by killing them. I was fairly strong, but as yet untrained and as such was the perfect target. She began to train me immediately, with a focus on disguising my powers."

She paused to take a sip and her brow furrowed as she seemed to consider what she was about to say next. Mom is a miko?

"The demon who was loose would steal the powers from young potential mikos by using kitsune energy to trap their souls in a special flower. And Kagome was trying to stop him because he kept killing other girls, but mostly he was boosting his own power to try to attack her."

"You're telling me that some fox demon broke loose from the Makai and was killing off mikos to try and kill off Kagome?"

"Not really. Technically he broke loose from the Makai and was killing of mikos to try to destroy the barrier. It has a lot to do with what's going on now since the bag I gave Kagome held seed of Miko Soul, the plant that is harvested by the demon. And anyways he was a crow not a fox."