Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fight For Thy Heart ❯ Kagayaki ( Chapter 5 )

Chiisai- Okay, I'm not letting you have anything edible Queenoffanfiction13 made ever again.

DV-WHYNOOOOOOOOT?!?!?!HEYYOUKNOWWHAT?!?!?!ILIKEKITTIES!!!DOYOULI KEKITTIES?!?!HOWCOMEYOU'REALWAYSSOMEANTOME?!WHYISTHESKYBLUE?!?!WHEREDOBABIE SCOMEFROM?!?!?!WHYISYOU'RENOSESOBIG?!?!?!DOYOUHAVEANYSUGAR?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Chiisai- NO I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! `glares at QFF' I swear I'll kill you for this.

QFF- Why? I think she's funny this way!!!

Kagome- well you're all alone there. `watching DV literally bouncing off the walls, though all that can be seen is a black and violet blur,'

Yusuke- God, I never want to see a kitsune on a sugar high ever again.

Botan- What did you put in that drink, Queenie?"

QFF- Sugar, chocolate, sugar, Coke, sugar, Pepsi, sugar, coffee cream, sugar, caffeine pills, sugar, vanilla and sugar

Kurama- You said sugar seven times

QFF- I added a lot of sugar

Everyone except DV & QFF- o.o;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;

DV- ^ ^

QFF- Anywho, the hyped up DV doesn't own anyone outside of her OCs, finally got the Ganko pic up (YAY!) and hopes you enjoy this chapter.

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"Are you almost done, Rin?" I asked as the inu princess hovered over me with a ribbon and a flower clip. I was almost afraid to see what she did to me, since all she said was that `Even you won't recognize yourself!!!'

"Just a sec…" She said, still fussing with my hair and make up. "aaaaaand… Done!" She pulled me out of the bathroom stall and maneuvered me so I was right in front of the mirror. "What do ya think?"

"I look… wow…"

Rin had dressed me in a black triangular skirt that tied at me right hip. It only reached about mid thigh on my right hip, but it covered everything… barely, but still…

She'd also put me in a triangle shaped half top that tied in the back, and was pretty much the same, only it was a dark red color and had a silver design in the middle, almost like an elaborate flower.

My normal sandals had been taken away, and replaced with black Greek styled ones. The silk cords wrapped around my legs and tied right under my knees.

My hair had been pulled back, and done up in an thorough, but sturdy bun sort of thing with a red ribbon weaving it's way in and out, and had a silver flowery clip right above my left ear. (Which had been made to look like a pointed human ears.)

She'd covered my facial markings with a bit of cover up, then painted a silvery lipstick on my lips, and red eye shadow on my eyelids. She then had taken some black eyeliner and gave me an Eye of Horace sort of thing.

I did look good, and she was right about no one being able to recognize me. Not if I covered my scent and altered my eyes and tail a little, anyways. But still, I wasn't used to wearing such provocative clothes… excluding my middle school skirt, of course. And even THAT wasn't as revealing as this!

"Told ya!!!" Rin said triumphantly, there was a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Well, we'd better get going before Ganko tries to sneak off."

"Aren't you going to change?" I asked. Rin was, after all, a well recognized woman in the Makai. And the Western Land was a well-known and exclusive territory.

"Nah," Rin said pushing me towards the door, "I've been pretty safe ever since Papa personally dealt with a kidnapping attempt when I was 200." I flinched, slightly sympathetic for whoever the `kidnapper' was.

"Lady and Gentlemen, introducing the new Kagome!!!!" Rin said as she threw the door open. I stepped out, slightly embarrassed. Kireishi, Ganko and Kurama all stared at me, wide-eyed and unblinking. "Well?!?!?!"

::Ask her where she got that skirt. You'll be needing a few more:: Youko said eagerly to me.

((YOUKO!!!!!!!!!)) I couldn't help it. I giggled as Kurama lectured his… less decent half.

"Well," Kireishi said with a bright smile, "I think she looks nice,"

"The old man would have a heart attack if he could see you now," Ganko snickered. I glared at him half-heartedly.

"Just because Jii-chan is a little old fashion-!"

"Yeah, yeah," Ganko said, waving a hand, "You've given me this lecture before! Now lets get going before some of our competitors see me playing bag boy for a couple of crazy princesses." I rolled my eyes.

"You know, Ganko, It's very possible that you might have to watch Shippo after someone `accidentally' slipped him the twelve boxes of chocolate pocky they snuck past the royal inspectors." Ganko flinched and Kireishi bit back a giggle.

"Are we done threatening cruel and unusual torture yet?!" Rin asked impatiently, "I wanna get some shopping done!!!!!!!!" I shook my head in exasperation. Sometimes I don't know how Sesshomaru and Yakuso did it…

Half an hour later, We were standing at the entrance to a youkai city. Rin's eyes were sparkling in a way that had Kireishi and I exchanging apprehensive glances as the boys glared daggers at the males that were leering at the three of us. The less daring (or the smarter, depending on your view point in the matter.) looked away quickly. No doubt they recognized Kurama from the spirit detectives, and no one was especially eager to mess with Shadow Kitsunes, especially a Commanding Officer of the armies.

"Ooh!!! Look at this!!!" Rin said, grabbing me and Kireishi and pulling us towards a window display, "This is such a cute kimono!!! I bet it would really look good on you, Kireishi!!! And look at those shoes!!! And that Top!! That would really bring out your eyes, Kaggy. Oh!! How much do you think that silver armor goes for?"

"Good Gods, what have we gotten ourselves into," Ganko groaned as he and Kurama trotted over.

::What's his problem?:: Youko asked, unconcerned. I felt the corner of my lip twitch.

You have no problems with being forced to follow three girls on a shopping trip and carry their bags?

::Not if I get to see you try outfits on!!!:: Youko said cheerfully I exchanged amused glances with Kurama.

I'm not sure if I should be flattered or embarrassed. I said playfully.

((I think you'd be less indecisive if you could see some of the images Youko has running through our head.)) I giggled and took his hand. I felt so relaxed playing with and teasing him like this. Even with all the stuff that was happening, with all the stress I've felt recently, all it took was one of the statements I was now so used to hearing from Kurama and Youko to get me laughing and fooling around.

`ggrrr…' Everyone stopped to look at Ganko, who laughed sheepishly.

"Forgot to eat breakfast today…" I rolled my eyes and knocked my fist lightly against his head.

"Baka," I said, "Come on, we'd better stop for lunch if we don't want to spend the next few hours listening to Ganko's whining."

"Hey, you're the cow in the group!!!!" I glared at him. That little-!

"Kagome?" Startled, I turned, not missing Ganko's sigh of relief. Of course he was on guard again when I greeted the distraction.

"Oh, Kaigan! I wasn't expecting to see you here…" How did he always know it was me even when I was in disguise?!?! Kaigan laughed ran a hand through his hair.

"I kind of ruined one of my outfits training, and came down here to have it mended before mother found out and beheaded me for it," he said casually.

"I'm sure Queen Jinzai would be more understanding than that…" I said shaking my head.

"Are you kidding? She threatened to disown me for accidentally breaking some antique vase My great grandmother got from the Amazonian Queen nine hundred years ago!"

"I thought you told her the Kouma Prince did that trying to impress the youngest Kumo Princess?" I said cocking my head.

"Got found out," Kaigan said with a wince. "Not my fondest memory…"

"I could imagine," Ganko cut in coldly. Kaigan frowned at him, and I mentally sighed. Here we go again…

"Ganko. Long time no see. I hear you've been promoted?" Kaigan asked with a cold politeness.

"Leading General," Ganko said shortly.

"Ah. Congratulations," Kaigan said just as shortly, and his voice lacked any emotion that made his praise seem sincere. "Anyways, Why are you here, Kagome? Sneaking away again?"

"Didn't we agree that never happened?" I said, pouting. Kaigan chuckled.

"Yes, just like we agreed that Lady Genkai's favorite fighting kimono must've been lost by a bumbling servant…"

"Hey, THAT one wasn't my fault!!!!! Not completely, anyways."

"I'm sure Genkai wouldn't be very angry with you if she did find out the truth," Kurama said, wrapping one arm around my waist. I mentally sighed when I saw the look Kaigan gave him. Crap…

"Ah, you must be Youko Kurama. I've heard to you," Kaigan said in that forced polite tone. "They say you're one Hell of a thief," Kurama nodded, his eyes tinting gold. Double crap.

"And you're Prince Kaigan, are you not? Ganko has told me about you…"

"Has he?" I was getting more and more uncomfortable with every ice laced word. Mentally sighing, I decided to end this before it escalated into something I really didn't need right now. My decision was finalized when I heard Youko listing all, the places they could go for to get a quick kill. Scary thing was, Kurama was listening.

"Ah, but you two haven't had a formal introduction yet, have you?" I cut in, stopping both males. "Kaigan, this is Kurama, my boyfriend. Kurama, this is Kaigan, a friend of mine from when I was young." I gave both of them a pointed look with their introduction that had them wincing and backing down. Men…

"Anyways, It was nice seeing you again, Kagome. Your team did great in the first match!!! See you around!!!" Kaigan said with a bright smile. "Oh, and nice meeting you, Kurama." And with that he turned and walked away. Youko growled in Kurama's mind.

::He dares turn his back on us? Like we're no threat?! I'll enjoy tearing his spine out and forcing his still beating heart down his throat…:: I visibly winced at the threat.

Oh, no you won't!!! Kaigan is my FRIEND, Youko.

::Hmph!::

Kurama, could you please talk some sense into your other half?

((Actually, I agree with him on this,)) the red head stated, glaring at Kaigan's retreating form. I mentally sighed and took his hand.

Relax. You two are acting like Yusuke or Inuyasha would in this kind of situation. As predicted, Youko stiffened at being compared to our more rash companions. I'm not going to run off with him, okay? He's just a friend I haven't seen in a long time. I gave his hand a gentle squeeze, I'd rather be with you any day.

::See that you don't forget it!!!:: Youko growled possessively.

"Come on," I said out loud, "let's go and- Where's Rin?!" There was an instant of silence as everyone realized the princess had used the tense moment to escape.

"Wait, I think I see her over there!!!" Kireishi said, rushing to catch up with the inu. Ganko took off after her.

"Hey!!! Damn it, don't run off by yourself around here, it could get you killed!!!!" Kurama and I stood there, bemused as the two of them took off. Our amusement grew at the cry of "Hey, watch out, you're gonna hit that-!"

"Oof!!!"

`CRASH!!!' I giggled as Kurama shook his head in exasperated amusement.

"Come on, Ganko can watch Kireishi and Rin is more than capable of looking after herself. I say we go out on our own," I said, tugging at his sleeve. He followed without protest, seemingly locked in a private conversation with his other half.

"So, how about we check out the clothes? I like Makai fashion better than Ningenkai," I said, smiling at the red head next to me. "I promise to let you see everything I try on!!!"

::Really? By any chance will you be shopping for lingerie?:: I sent the spirit kitsune a dry look. He sighed audibly, ::Ah, well. It was worth a shot,::

Hentai,

((He's the one who suggested it, not me,)) Kurama defended himself.

I know, I said, pecking him on the cheek. But you weren't protesting. Kurama gave me an innocent look, but said nothing. I shook my head in exasperation.

The rest of the day was really fun. I shopped for clothes and got Kurama's opinion on them, we took a little walk through a Makai garden, Kurama keeping all the more dangerous plants from attacking, since his floral expertise was greater than mine, and Kurama bought me a beautiful knife, with a promise of teaching me how to use it.

I did see Bukkako in one of the shops, but decided he was there for his brother's petty needs when I saw the piles of fancy kimonos he was buying. Shijin never did his own shopping, preferring to just send his brother. Considering that Bukkako never even looked in our direction, I figured the kimonos were the only reason he was there, not to act as Shijin's spy, and that he either didn't recognize us or didn't care that we were there.

So I was in a really good mood when I remembered a servant had taken a vacation to this area once, and came back branishing a beautiful ring…

"Come on. I've heard of a place nearby from one of the servants. It's supposed to have incredible jewelry. Though I've heard the youkai in charge of the shop is a little strange…"

"Lead the way," Kurama said with a charming smile.

Oh, and Youko?

::Yes?::

No stealing.

::Spoilsport.:: Kurama sighed in exasperation as his other half pouted childishly.

When we arrived at the place, It definitely looked weird. It was a tiny place, a small, one story building that couldn't have had more than two rooms. It was dingy, too, standing out against all the newer looking buildings around it.

::Look at this place! It looks older than the Makai!!!:: Youko said in disgust. ::Are you sure a famous jeweler lives here, Kagome?::

"Well, that's what Sainan said," I frowned at the building, trying to peer through the grime coated window. A little doubtful, I knocked on the door.

"Yes, yes, hold on!!!" A voice inside snapped. The door swung open to reveal a tiny owl-like youkai, with a long beard nearly touching the ground and enormous, thick-rimmed glasses. "Eh? You two, huh? It's about time you got here!!!"

…

"I… beg your pardon?" I asked, a little confused. Kurama turned and frowned sharply at me.

((What?))

I just now remembered this place and decided to come here. And considering no one can read my mind unless I project a thought to them, and you'd feel it the instant someone entered you mind, he should have no idea we were coming.

"Well, don't just stand there looking like fools, you're letting the mosquitoes in!!!" He pushed both of us inside, and we were too confused to argue.

"Excuse me but how-!" I stopped dead in the middle of my question, gaping around me.

All around me were revolving round tables that had jewelry piece after jewelry piece on them, all sparkling under the protective glass that kept wandering hands off of them. This really wasn't surprising, considering this WAS a jeweler, but the room stretched out for a good mile, and a staircase wove around, leading up to another room above us with a glass floor, so I could see even more tables above us. And above that… and above that…

"Well? Don't dawdle, we have very important business to attend to!!!" the owl said, grabbing my arm and pulling me further into the room.

"Do we?" Kurama asked evenly. As a matter of fact, If I haven't known him so long on such an intimate level, I would've missed the agitation he was giving off at not knowing what was going on. And perhaps the fact that the old man was dragging me around like he was.

"Of course!" the old man said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Very important! And naturally I've been waiting so long…"

"What? How long have you been waiting?" I asked, pulling my hand free and resting it on Kurama's arm, still following the elderly youkai as he led us past rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. I was hoping the familiarity would help me cope with the confusion.

"Hm? Oh, let's see… 297 years, 165 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes and 23 seconds." The owl rattled off.

"That's certainly specific." Kurama said, his eyes going a little wider.

::Hell, I was a toddler back then!!! And you two weren't even born!!!::

"Well, yes!!! It's been my job to wait for you ever since my master retired!!!" The old man said grumpily. "And I must say, you two took your sweet time!!! Young people today…"

"Well, excuse me, Mr.…?"

"Hosekisho Kara Idai Yogen. Please just call me Yogen-san,"

"Err, right," I said, blinking, "Yogen-san, how did you know-?"

"That you were coming?" Yogen finished for me. "I told you, I've been waiting for you for almost three hundred years."

"But we didn't even know we'd come here until a few minutes ago," I said, frowning.

"Whether or not you knew wasn't an issue, I knew before you were even born that you'd come to my doorstep someday, and I know why you are here."

"I see…" Kurama said, putting a hand on mine. "Predestination, then,"

"You might say that," Yogen said with a shrug.

"But how do you-!"

"Know you are the right people? My dear, do you honestly believe I wouldn't recognize you souls as soon as you knocked on my door? Besides, It's not like there are many other princesses traveling around with thieves now, are there?"

"No, I suppose not," I said, still a little confused. What could we possibly need from this man? And why did he have the power of future-sight? He was just a jeweler after all, right? Wait a sec-! "How did you-?!"

"Know you were a princess?" He said, finally stopping us as we reached some sort of counter with a door behind it. The old man opened the door and went in, rummaging through some things, and sometimes throwing things out that bounced off the floor and rolled to our feet. Most seemed to be precious stones.

That gets really irritating reeeally fast, I said in a dry tone.

"I told you, I can feel it in your souls that you are the ones destined for the Kagayakis." I was told ahead of time that you'd be a princess and a thief by someone who's never wrong about those sort of things… likes to rub it in, too… so I naturally knew that since your souls were the correct ones-!"

"That we had to be what that person said we were!" I finished, with a slight sigh of relief that Rin's disguise truly was foolproof against other people. Not counting Kaigan, who somehow always could see through my disguises.

"Don't interrupt, Dear, It's rude. Now, where did I put it…"

"What is a Kagayaki?" Kurama asked before I could smack the old man, a slight smile on his face told me he knew what I was planning on doing, too.

You're worst than Sango, I said with a dark glare.

((If we couldn't hurt Kaigan, then we won't allow you to hurt this old man,)) Kurama said in a diplomatic tone.

Hey, that's different! Kaigan was a friend. This guy's just annoying.

"Ah! Here we are… No clue," Kurama and I stared at the old man as he exited the room, a bejeweled key held out proudly before him.

"So, you want to give us something when you don't know what it does?!" I asked incredulously.

"Safety precautions, my dear. Those who knew about it knew so little, it could never make an interesting story. Besides, you two are supposed to figure out what they do. Don't kitsunes have a love for puzzles and secrets and such?"

"Yes," Kurama said with a frown, "But it's usually better to have more knowledge of a puzzle before you start toying with them. Such a careless nature could end your life,"

"Well, then, get more knowledge!!!" the old man said, "Right this way, don't dally about!!!!"

Now can I hit him? I asked the clearly irritated thief.

::Wait until he says something else worth hitting him for,:: Youko said, eyeing the man distastefully, ::Senile old fool…:: I giggled.

"Well, here we go!!!" The old man said, stopping in front of an enormous vault door. He turned the combination and pulled it open, to reveal another door. Kurama and I blinked as he started pressing the risen stones on the door in a particular order. Then, that door opened to reveal another door. Now we sweat dropped as the old man tapped the door in three different places with the key, making it slide down to reveal ANOTHER door.

"Isn't this a bit… excessive?" I questioned as he pulled about ten pegs out of this door, so it crumbled to leave another wall standing firm behind it.

"Can't be too careful!" Yogen said with a sharp nod, putting the key into the lock on this door, and turning it to reveal a small chest with four more locks on it.

::He obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. I could break through all these pathetic security measures in a heartbeat!:: Youko snorted, muttering about petty fools and inadequate precautions. I shook my head as the old owl snapped the last lock off.

"I was starting to think I'd never get to see this… Sei'i? SEI'I!!!!"

"Coming!!!" another voice answered. Into the room stumbled a little neko boy. "Yes, Yogen-sensei?"

"Ah, there you are. Sei'i, Meet the two Kagayaki's holders. I was just about to open this ol' thing," Sei'i blinked, then his eyes widened.

"But, sir! Did you remember to-!" The chest was opened, and a silver light shot at my throat, knocking me to the ground.

"KAGOME!!!!!!" Kurama yelled. In the next instant, a rose was in his hand, and he turned to Yogen again when a gold light shot at his throat. I was afraid at first, but then I realized that the light hadn't done anything to me other than knock me off my feet.

"I'm okay," I called over to Kurama, getting back on my feet and walking over to him, putting on hand on his back and watching him in concern as he got up, too. A quick, reassuring smile told me he was fine, so I decided to do something I'd been wanting to do for quite a while…

`whack!'

"Hey!!!" I glared furiously at the old owl as he rubbed the bump on his head.

"You lousy- what the heck was that?!?!?!"

"The Kagayakis, of course!" Yogen said, protecting his head from more blows as he saw that that wasn't enough of an explanation to calm me down.

"Please, Miss," Sei'i said, grabbing my hand as I lifted it to hit Yogen again. "Allow me to apologize and explain- My master is an incredible jeweler, but he tends to be vague.."

"No kidding," I said dryly.

"My name is Sei'i. I am master Yogen's apprentice." He said with a pleasant smile.

"I'm Kagome," I was still a little wary of these two. What was that light?

"Youko Kurama, and before we begin, can I ask you a question?" Sei'i brightly smiled at Kurama.

"Of course, Kurama-san!"

"Could you remove your hands from my intended mate?"

::Before we remove them FOR him.:: Youko added touchily.

"…Ah! Gomen nasi!!!!!!!" Sei'i said hastily, letting go of my wrist like he'd been burned and stumbling back, bowing and apologizing vigorously. I shook my head and returned my hand to it's former resting place on Kurama's arm, noting the odd feeling I was getting from him now.

"It's alright. Now, our explanation?"

You didn't have to threaten the poor boy like that you know.

((I didn't threaten him!))

::Out loud, anyways,::

The look you were giving him was threat enough. I said wryly.

::We should be the only ones allowed to touch you in such an intimate way.:: Youko firmly stated. I rolled my eyes. Men…

"Of course, Kagome-san. It's about a prophesy handed down in here for the last 10,000 years. There was a great, enormous youkai whose name has been lost to time. (And Yogen's horrid memory, no doubt,) He was a powerful magician and a ruthless killer who no one dared to cross, but everyone found his love of jewels to be odd, to say the least.

"One day, he demanded all the best youkai jewelers come to the castle, to live under his roof. He provided them with food, clothes and shelter, and they in turn, produced magnificent jewelry for him. If one ever displeased him, he'd kill them horribly, and have them replaced.

"But what he didn't see for a while was that his own mate, a beautiful, powerful and kind youkai who was the daughter of a minor lord until she was kidnapped and forced to become his queen, and his best jeweler were becoming quite fond of each other. When he did notice, at first he didn't mind too much. His queen was kinder to him now, and his jeweler produced even more magnificent gems for him.

"Then, he grew suspicious. His queen spent more time with the jeweler than him. Surely they hadn't fallen in love? He watched them carefully for a few days, them being completely unaware of the prying eyes. Although they hadn't so much as kissed, the longing, tender gazes and the lingering hands did not escape the youkai's attention, and he became furious that the lady he loved would refuse her heart to him, and instead give it to a mere common youkai.

"He immediately set out to kill the jeweler, but the queen caught wind of it and, afraid for her lover, quickly left with the jeweler, hoping to find freedom somewhere else.

"Alas, freedom escaped the doomed couple, for the youkai tracked them, intent on taking his fury out on the jeweler and bringing his mate back. Other youkai feared his wrath, and refused to take the desperate couple in. Hunted, with nowhere to go, The two made their way to Hajime," I stiffened at my first incarnation's name.

"The First Miko?" Kurama asked in surprise.

"Who else? Hajime took pity on them, and allowed them to stay with her."

I gasped as a strange power reacted at the name, my feet going out underneath me. I would've hit the ground, if a frantic Kurama hadn't caught me.

"Kagome?!?!?! KAGOME!!!!!!!!"

"She'll be fine," Yogen said, "Now, Hajime-!"

"What happened to her?!?!?!" Kurama demanded, not bothering to hide his anger.

"It will be explained soon, Kurama-san. Rest assured that Kagome-san was not harmed." Sei'i said soothingly. I nodded, waiting for my heart to slow down. The only thing that had startled me was feeling that unfamiliar, foreign power in my body.

"I'm okay. Shock was all," I said, my voice wavering slightly. What was that?! Kurama hesitated, but let me go, turning back to the two jeweler, a hard look on his face.

"Continue." He demanded.

"Yes well, Hajime protected them from all the servants the youkai magician sent to retrieve the queen. It got to the point were the magician decided to attack personally, in the most fearsome battle a youkai has ever waged against a priestess- not counting Midoriko's final battle and the last fight for the Shikon no Tama, of course- and it looked grim for the lovers for quite some time. The magician broke past the miko when her guard was down, and attempted to attack the jeweler, but he and the Queen had a plan.

"The jeweler had created two separate necklaces at the Queens pleading, and when the miko was distracted, she used a part of the miko's magic to create a spell for the necklaces, to ensure that she and her lover could never be separated. Sadly, miko magic is a complex thing, and while the spell worked, It wasn't the way the queen had planned.

"The spell trapped both of the demons in the necklaces, called Kagayakis. Furious at the loss of his revenge and the Queen he desired, the youkai fled before the miko could slay him. The miko was sad about the tragic end of the star crossed lovers, and was going to keep them together in her home, when a prophesy came to her.

"Be warned, Great One, The tale of this demonic pair hath not reached it's end. For they have still a task to face, and troubled hearts to mend. In the time of many years, two more this tyrant shall face, and their fate shall most depend on you, and the next decision you make. For shall they lose this battle, A terrible future will come. The great shall fall, the weak shall suffer, and another lady shall lose her beloved one. For another evil comes, you see, this one greater than the last. And in it's wake shall be destroyed the humans and demons vast. So choose careful, Wise One, what destiny shall befall these lovers? For the decision you make will affect you in life other…"

::And what does this have to do with us?!?!:: Youko demanded stiffly.

Affect you in life other… reincarnation! Shoot, We're the one's the prophesy was talking about!!! The power surged again, and I winced slightly at the oddity of it.

"So, what did Hajime do?" Kurama asked evenly, his grip on my arm tightening. I gave him a curious look.

"She gave the Kagayakis to my master's master, along with the ability to tell who the prophecy spoke of. Then, she sent the Shikon no Tama into the future to enter her reincarnation's body, in hopes of aiding the fight further. The necklaces, and the sense, were passed from Master to apprentice until now." Yogen explained knowledgeably.

"So, we are the ones foretold in the prophecy…" Kurama said softly.

"Yes. And the reason Kagome was so startled-!"

"That power… It's what's supposed to help us, isn't it?!"

"That is the power of the queen from my story. She will be aiding you with it now. And the jewel maker will aid you, Kurama-san." Kurama frowned, touching the gold chain around his neck lightly.

"Well that said, I'm hungry!!!" Yogen said enthusiastically, pushing me and Kurama towards the door, "Don't hesitate to come back if you have any questions. My door's always open. Have fun saving the world!!!" Kurama and I stood there for a while after the door had been closed behind us.

"Well… that was odd."

::To put it lightly.::

"We'd better get back to the hotel. It's starting to get late, and we all have training to do tomorrow." I blinked when Kurama stopped me.

"Aren't you worried? If that prophesy is correct, you could have a bleak future." I smiled gently at Kurama's tone. Was that what was bothering him?

"I'm fine, Kurama. I know you'll protect me from anything. I trust you." I touched his cheek, giving him a serious look. "I will never leave you. And I know to won't leave me, either." Kurama smiled, capturing my hand and pulling me closer.

"True enough…" I rolled my eyes, before Kurama began to kiss me.

It's strange… a whole year, and my heart still races when he does this. Every time, it leaves me craving for him to kiss me again. I could never get tired to this, or of my handsome thief. That, more than anything, was why I believed I couldn't live without him. I needed him too much, I loved him too much,, for me to ever think about abandoning our relationship. And I could tell, by the way he held me and the looks he gave me when we were alone, that he felt the same…

"Do you have to do that in public?"

Ah, the great mood-breaker himself.

"Ganko. I'm going to kill you slowly, convince Sesshomaru to bring you back to life, then force you to serve Kuwabara for the rest of your short, embarrassing life before I kill you again in an even more painful way." I said, glaring at the jerk. Kireishi giggled next to him.

"Yeah, yeah. Are we going back to the hotel? Yakuso says she's buying dinner." I growled.

"Jerk." I sniffed, grabbing Kurama's hand and starting back towards the hotel. I glared at my boyfriend as he started to chuckle, but my glare turned on my as he put his arm around my waist.

Yes, Kurama was the only one for me…

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QFF- `sweat drop.' Hehe… Ganko's really got a thing for interrupting kisses….

DV- `groan'

Shippo- Is she okay? `pokes DV with stick.'

QFF- Caffeine crash.

Kagome- Yikes…

DV- Worse. I'm a Hypoglycemic.

Yusuke- Err… Bless you?

Keiko- It means she has low blood sugar, you baka!!!

DV- I had another pass out thing in school today, and the doctors figured out they're not heat strokes at all, but Hypoglycemia attacks from eating too little. Now I have to follow some stupid diet…

Kagome- Ouch…

DV- `Sigh' And the worst part is…

Everyone- `leans forward, worriedly'

DV- `tearing up' I CAN'T HAVE CAFFEINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone- `anime fall'

Botan- Err… r-right… Well, don't forget to review, people!!!!!!!!

Shippo- Ja ne!!!!!!!!!!