Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fire, Ice, Jewels, and Demons ❯ The Shikon no Tama? ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Fire, Ice, Jewels, and Demons

By Eirwen

Chapter 2

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The room was silent, only the soft breathing of everyone was heard, tension causing some to breath harsher. There was a quite uncomfortable silence that lasted, what seemed like minutes, when in reality it was about one complete minute.

Hiei was staring at them with a look of indifference, but he was getting annoyed. They had answered their questions so why didn't they? He just asked a simple question! It was not like he would steal it if it were powerful. He glanced at his sister who was gently smoothing the wrinkles in her kimono.

"Are you going to answer? It's not like I'm going to do anything harmful. We answered your questions." Hiei stated in a monotone even voice. `Maybe, hanging around that hyper active idiot (Jin) and the ice master wasn't so bad if I picked up a few traits from them that help.' Needless to say, he respected Touya much more than Jin when I came to personality; in power he held both in a view of respect.

The girl in the skirt, looked at her companions, they seemed to be communicating with out talking. So they must know each other quite well, Hiei assumed. A final nod and the girl stood and pulled out a necklace.

-*Yukina's Point of view*-

I looked at Hiei-san and wondered where he learned to keep his voice like that? Since I've known him he always has some expression in his voice. Well, he has been around Touya-san and Jin-kun a lot lately. He must have picked it up. They agreed! I can tell this may end up bloodless! Oh, how wonderful.

This girl has pulled out a necklace with what seems a broken jewel. Even I can tell it has energy and I'm not that strong when it comes to things like energy detection. She's introducing herself oh I better pay attention.

"My name is Higurashi Kagome. And this is the . . . Shikon no Tama." Why is she so nervous? I see the Hiei-san doesn't know what it is either.

-Normal POV-

The shikon no tama? Was the only thing that Hiei could think of was where had he heard that name before?

Kagome looked at the demons in surprise they looked utterly confused and looked as if they were waiting to be told what it was or trying to figure out what it was. What demon hadn't heard of it? Even the sparse demons in her time knew of it!

Kaede noticed this as well and then found herself facing to non-harmful, to them at least, demons. "What is that?" the girl that had called herself as `Yukina' asked with the innocence of a child. Hiei nodded while motioning that he was agreeing with the ice demon's question.

Sango looked like she was about to pass out. "Are you saying you've never heard of it?" she still kept her guard up. If they found out they may want it then. Both shook their head, she liked Yukina better since she didn't seem like a fighter. But Hiei was a fighter, she could tell that from years of experience yet there was more to that. She sensed that he had to fight to survive instead of becoming one by choice.

Kagome was hesitating but spoke her voice was slightly gingerly. "It's a jewel created from fighting between a good woman and many demons. There was a fierce battle and the woman used all her power to try and destroy the demons. But one had entangled her and both fought, this jewel that contains the four essences of the soul came out of her and within it they continue to fight. But that is it origin, it can be used for both good and evil.

(AN: I cannot remember what the woman did exactly and title and name? Is that right?)

"This jewel can grant the bearer great power, the entire thing can turn one like Inu-yasha here into either fully human or demon. Even a small portion can double even triple the power of the user. It was whole but an incident involving a crow demon and my arrow shattered it and now we search for it to restore it and keep it away from evil creatures, human and demons alike." Kagome said her voice filled with a slight hint of regret.

Hiei then looked as if he'd been slapped in the face. There was sudden revelation in his eyes. With that look, Miroku, Sango, and Inu-Yasha tensed. "I thought I've heard it mentioned. I didn't know what it did though." He said his voice half its previous tone. Yukina turned to look at Hiei curiously.

"From who did you here it from Hiei-san?" Yukina asked now curious, she was now sitting here body still tired from what ever had happened to them before. Hiei noting the others tense, decided it was better to explain.

"Mukuro, told me about it but never saw it herself, she had heard about it from older demons who had as they said, `Crossed realms.' It was to give great power but most demons were too weak and stupid to control it and fell to it as slaves. And then Kurama, who had in fallen into a trap that send him to another dimension, he said it was very much the same as the ningenkai except there were demons, no makai or reikai. He spent about twenty years there, he had heard about it but spent most of the time trying to get back (which he obviously did). Said he tried to steal it once but met up with a `miko who didn't know her place'. But that was around five hundred years ago… Wait! That means we've…" he couldn't finish it the tone of his voice held surprise, anger, and shock.

Yukina had absorbed it and finished, "..we've crossed dimensions?!"

All the others could do was be shocked and amused as the twins fainted with a THUD!

I Know, I know but this will go somewhere!