Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Feelings for a Fox ❯ Chapter 15

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{/…/= Youko's "talking"}

{*…*= Kurama's "talking"}

Kurama's POV

~~~Chapter 15~~~

"Good!" she beamed at me. I uneasily wondered what was in store for me. "Now I'm going to go change and have a quick word with Koenma. When I get back we can eat and leave. Rin would you please go grab us something? I hate to traipse through Hell on an empty stomach."

"At least through the layer that bitch is in," Rin agreed with her. "Burgers sound good?" We all voiced our agreement, and they smiled.

"Wonderful! So about 15 minutes?" Kagome gave a distracted glance around, not really seeming to care whether we agreed or not.

"Righty-o!" Rin agreed cheerfully. With a final smile for us, Kagome left the room.

We all turned to stare at the girl in black who was straddling the counter top.

"Well I guess I better get going," she announced. As soon as Rin spoke she braced her hands the counter and shifted her weight forward, raising her body until she flipped upright into a standing position at the edge. She allowed her momentum to carry her forward and she gracefully dived off the side. Before any of us could move to catch her she fell into the shadow at the bottom and disappeared.

We all stared.

/That's a nifty trick./ Youko commented.

*I'll say.* I agreed with him in amazement.

"So…" I broke the silence, "now what?"

"I dunno."

"Does anyone understand what the hell is going on?"

"Nope."

I ran my tongue over my teeth as I considered this. "Ok then." As long as I'm not the only one then I'm strangely comfortable with that thought.

"I don't get it… How can she be Kagome's grandmother? She's younger looking than Kagome!" Kuwabara demanded, rubbing the back of his head.

"No one knows, just forget it," Yusuke suggested, kicking back in his chair. "We have officially reached the twilight zone. We've seen some weird shit, but this is just… weird."

"What a brilliant deduction. Did you come up with that one all by yourself?" Hiei muttered sarcastically. He seemed much more like himself now that he was beginning to recover from the kit's presence. Also with the absence of the females, we were all able to pretend that everything was almost normal. Well as normal as everything typically was for us. Heh, yeah… normal. I roll my eyes at that thought.

It didn't seem like fifteen minutes had passed when Rin suddenly walked through the wall behind us, startling Yusuke and Kuwabara enough to knock them out of their chairs. She was singing a strange song under her breath.

"Sheesh, you guys are so edgy. Relax, I don't bite… Unless you beg me to!" the dark girl gave us an impish grin and deposited the paper bags onto the table. "Where's Kagome?" She went back to humming softly to herself.

"I'm right here," Kagome's voice preceded her entrance. When she walked into the room, I stared.

My lady wore a white haori with black hakamas. She had a bow and a quiver of arrows slung over her shoulder, and her hair was pulled over her shoulder in a loose ponytail. However the thing that really prevented her outfit from falling under the category of 'traditional' were the slits in the sides of her pants. There were two long triangles of material missing, exposing a creamy expanse of her hip and legs. Along her left snaked a black dragon, that wound around her leg.

So I was right. That was a Mark of the Black Dragon on her. Or is it the Crest? That was a bit confusing…I realized where I was staring and I tore my eyes away. When I glanced back at the others I realized where their eyes were locked on her body. I couldn't prevent the dangerous growl that rumbled through my body when I noticed them ogling my mate.

/Bastards! MINE! You can't look at her like that!/

I swear if even one of them asks her for a closer look at her tattoo I will rip off their head.

"Kurama? Are you ok?" I blinked, and the red clouding my vision began to recede. Kagome was looking up at me with concerned storm-blue eyes. The guys were all staring at me in surprise, except for Hiei who gave me a knowing look. Rin was watching me with a strange expression, but I couldn't make out what she was thinking. I flushed as I realized just how close to losing control I had been. For some reason that seems to have started happening a lot more since I met Kagome than it has in my entire existence.

"Whatever, let's EAT!" Rin announced, diving into a nearby bag. Her hips were swaying to the song that she kept coming back to. We all raised an eyebrow when she started singing out loud.

"Be a man! You must be swift as a coursing river! With all the force of a great typhoon! With all the strength of a raging fire! Mysterious as the dark side of the Moooooon!" Kagome's strange relative then plopped herself down into the unsuspecting lap of our Jaganshi, wrapping her arm behind the back of his neck. Then she pretended to be holding a microphone to her mouth and allowed her voice to slip into a breathy southern accent. "Tell me sugar, do you consider yourself as mysterious as the dark side of the moon?" She didn't give him a chance to answer. " Didn't think so."

"Oh some minion of absolute evil you are," Kagome scoffed. "Disney songs?" Rin straightened up and wagged her finger at the miko.

"Are you saying I don't know what evil is? I know what evil is and Disney is EVIL!"

"Disney is aimed at children Rin," Kagome pointed out, laying her bow and arrow on the counter top.

"Puh-lease!" Rin rolled her eyes, "They have gorgeous unnaturally proportioned princesses that will give children an unhealthy view of what they should look like. The princes that they have? Yeah, I sure as hell wouldn't settle for one of them! But that's what girls look for in guys! Some handsome guy on a big white horse to come along and sweep them off their feet. Little girls that watch that shit don't have any other criteria for their princes. They don't care that he might be a necrophiliac, like Snow White's man. They don't care that he's too stupid to recognize her after she saved him like the Little Mermaid's prince. And quite frankly if some cute and fuzzy lil' critter comes up and starts talking to you, you know it's got to be a demon! How can you possibly say Disney is not evil? I can keep going if you're not convinced," she announced, crossing her arms under her chest in a huff.

"Never mind. And stop molesting the fire demon at the table."

I glanced over at Hiei when she said this. His face was red and he was staring at the girl who had planted herself in his lap with a trapped sort of expression. I managed to change my laugh into a cough at the last minute when I saw poor Hiei, but as usual the remaining members of our team were not so considerate. Rin turned around to see what Kagome was speaking about and seemed to realize that she was still sitting on our unfortunate friend.

"Oh you poor thing! I think I've traumatized him for life! And- Hey! Is that natural?" Whatever else she was planning on asking him was derailed by her sudden desire to run her hands through his hair and tug on the white star. "Ooooh! Pettable! What's your name?"

"Hiei," he snapped at her jerking his head back in an attempt to dislodge her hand.

"Pettable Hiei!" she happily crooned, continuing to run her hands through his hair, despite his protests and admittedly inventive threats.

"Rin, come get some caffeine," Kagome cut in.

"Dr. Pepper?!" the dark girl was immediately distracted. She bounced up and was on the other side of the kitchen with a speed that rivaled the fire demon's. Even I couldn't contain my laughter this time around. The two joined us at the table with some sodas. Kagome smiled weakly at us and her enthusiastic relative didn't even seem to notice since she was now focused on her food and nothing else. I am reminded of the way Kagome was when she ate lunch with us and found herself with some oden. I look pointedly at Kagome and she seems to understand what I am thinking since she mock glares at me before dismissively tossing her head.

We all descend upon the hapless beef patties and bread. Immediately a fight breaks out among my more volatile companions. While they are thus distracted I grab a burger and start eating, doing some zoning out of my own. After all, the quicker we get finished eating, the quicker I get my mate-to-be alone. I smile.

/She bears our mark. Until she officially denies us we have the ability to do everything in our power to convince her to accept us./

*I wonder if she knows that?*

/Who cares? She's ours and we are going to get her. And it's going to be fun./

*Indeed.* My eyes trail over her body and I notice her staring at me with a wary expression. I allow my smile to widen. She seems to understand the challenge as she glares at me once more before tilting her chin in an answering challenge.

*/Let the games begin./* Youko and I think at the same time.

~~~

Finally that's over thank Kami. I thought I'd never get Kagome alone.

We are now in Hell. After we finished eating, Kagome grabbed her arrows and opened a portal in the barrier to the Makai. Then Rin opened a portal right behind that one that opened to where we are now. Passing through two portals in one step was … interesting. Remind me never to do it again.

I look around in interest. Hm… blackened red sky. Don't ask how that's possible, rest assured it is. Barren gray and red terrain. Craggy rocks and hills. No plants and not a lot of wildlife to speak of. Not unless you count those fanged dinosaur-esque monsters running around in the distance. …It's ok I suppose.

/Stop admiring the scenery and make a move, human!/ Youko snapped at me.

*Can't you keep it in your pants for five seconds?* I growl back at him.

/Keep it in my pants?! I can't even get it OUT of my pants with you in charge! Move over and I'll show you how it's done boy./

I ignore him.

"They've got to be around here somewhere," Kagome was muttering to herself.

"Kagome."

"Huh? What is it?" she answered distractedly.

"Tell me something. That drug that Shippou was given… why exactly were you so mad? All I could tell it did was make him really hyper. And if Rin is indication that's fairly typical of anyone in your family."

"She is a bit of a handful," Kagome smiled before she grew serious. "The hyperness was just a side effect of what the drug really does, Kurama." She bit her lip. "How do I explain this?"

"There's a potion that is sometimes used by hanyous that allows them to reach their greatest potential in battle. It works by reversing the development of their human body. So basically it makes the human half so weak that the youkai blood will sense the danger and take over. The drug that was given to my son, is one of the primary ingredients of the potion of past life. It's not the one that reverses the physical form, thankfully, but it's the ingredient that allows for a quick transition for hanyous into demonic form, permitting them to make the change without the demon instincts overwhelming their mind and driving them insane."

"I'm familiar with the potion you speak of, but I'm not sure I quite follow."

"Ellywick, the drug used on Shippou, reinforces the body's cells so that a demonic being can summon a greater amount of you-ki with relative safety. That means that Shippou's hyperactivity was actually a result of his spike in you-ki. To put it in slightly oversimplified terms, used on a demon it will have the effect that a mixture of caffeine and steroids would on a human. The Ellywick itself isn't especially dangerous if it's not used constantly. However it was given to my son by Karasu. And the only reason for Karasu to want my son's energy to peak would be if he were planning on stealing it. The method he uses for stealing energy is to torture his victim to death."

Kagome's voice had grown tighter, and her face was a frozen mask as she spoke the last bit. Her attention was a thousand miles away on what she was planning on doing to Karasu when she got her hands on him. I realized this wasn't what she need to be doing right now. She needed to be distracted before her powers-

Fuck!

Her hair began to float up. The dust at her feet swirled as her powers began to build around her. Her eyes were unfocused, and her hands clenched into fists. Her knuckles were white. I had a moment to panic as I realized what she could do to me without even realizing it.

/Hey do something! If she loses control she might accidentally purify us!/

I didn't think she actually would but there was no reason to take chances. We had to distract her one way. And there was one way that I was sure would work. A silvery mist crept over my body. I felt my hair grow longer. My bones subtly shifting within my body, growing, making me taller, and stronger. My hands lengthened into claws. I knew what I would see if I were looking in a mirror right now. Youko.

Moving quickly so that she couldn't gather anymore of her powers I slid behind her and wrapped our arms tightly around her body. Before she could begin to struggle I allowed a rumbling purr to vibrate through the both us. That backed her off from her powers but it didn't completely snap her out of it. I lowered my head and nipped her in exactly the same spot where the mark was on the other side of neck. She gasped. Getting closer. I allowed my hands to slide up over her rib cage, until they were just brushing the underside of her breasts. I smiled against her throat when I felt her heartbeat picking up speed, even through the thick material. She lost her grip on the energy she gathered and it receded back within her.

I had accomplished what I was trying for but now that I had my hands on her I realized I didn't feel like letting go just yet. I transformed back into my human form. I allowed my hands to slide a little higher, and then slid them back down again before she could protest. She turned her head towards me, and I'm fairly certain she was planning on commenting on that, but I never gave her the chance. Before she could say a word I captured her lips with my own. She tried to speak but when she opened her mouth I took the opportunity to slide my tongue in her mouth. She moaned in response, and melted back against me. I gave a low growl of approval, and tried to pull her even tighter against me.

"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KAGOME?! LET HER GO DEMON!"