Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ First Love ❯ Chapter 16

I want to go to where you are,

clenching my small hands
I want to cry, it was such a beautiful sky
I tried silently wishing on a shooting star
But I won't cry, the wish will go through,

into the beautiful sky...

 

 

First Love

 

Chapter Sixteen

 

 

 

Kagome sat alone in Youko's room for a generous amount of time after the kitsune demon had left. She still felt emotionally drained from her little conversation with the dark demon. She knew one of them had to have died…but she still wished it didn't have to be Akihiro.

 

Now that he was gone, there was an empty feeling inside of her that made her feel depressed. Maybe that empty part of her wouldn't even have been there if she had done something to stop the fighting…maybe then Akihiro would still be here.

 

But she hadn't done anything and that made her all the more frustrated with herself. She would never forgive herself for being weak and not being able to do something for him in return for what he had done for her all the months she had lived with him.

 

She would live with this for the rest of her life and she knew it, whether she forgave herself or not was still up for debate.

 

For now, she would take it day by day and try to heal. Kagome had no intention of staying around the dark demon by alone but she knew she would see a lot of him since she was staying in his friend's room.

 

Standing up, she walked to the door which she didn't lead to the top of the tree and opened the door. After taking a deep breath, she began her long journey down the steps that seemed never ending.

 

When the steps ended Kagome came to yet another door and pushed on it. The light from the sun quickly filled the doorway and Kagome had to squint her eyes before she got used to it. She stepped out of the tree warily, she had not left the tree and so she didn't know what to expect.

 

The door closed silently behind her and she was left to stand-alone and looked at what was around her. Demons that looked mostly like humans yet still had their demon traits were all over the women around them. Some, Kagome recognized, were from Akihiro's estate. She watched as some women tried to get away from their seducers while most of the others strangely enjoyed their attentions. One woman in particular caught Kagome's attention; this one was trying to get away from the male demon that was currently trying to rip her kimono from her body.

 

It was Leiko.

 

Even though Kagome was not on good terms with Leiko and had never been, she still didn't like the fact that the demon was trying to molest her even though Leiko was telling him to stop.

 

Swallowing her fear, Kagome stomped angrily over to them, fists clenched. After a few seconds of standing in front of them fuming, the demon who looked almost catlike finally turned his gaze on her and raised an eyebrow with a smirk.

 

His eyes were large and his pupils were slits, the most catlike thing about him along with his tail.

 

Leiko turned and looked at Kagome, the frightened expression still on her face, mouth hung slightly open.

 

“What the hell do you want?” asked the cat demon harshly.

 

His voice sent a shiver down Kagome's spine and she had to bite her lip to not tremble. She was starting to get second thought about coming over here but she knew she had to help Leiko; it was the right thing to do after all.

 

“What do you think your doing?” asked Kagome quickly, trying not to let her voice crack.

 

The cat demon cracked a smile, letting a fang show as he turned back to Leiko and ran his finger down her face. Leiko winced.

 

“I'm just having a little fun. Why do you ask?” he turned to look back at Kagome. “Are you jealous?”

 

Kagome's eyes widened and she blinked a few times. Jealous? What the hell. “Are you crazy? You're disgusting and you shouldn't treat Leiko like that so let her go!”

 

The cat demon stood up to his full height, and with his muscles flexing, he towered over Kagome while Leiko scrambled to close her kimono, which she held tightly together with her hands. He looked down at her in anger. “Excuse me?”

 

Kagome's tough demeanor fell but she looked him straight in the eye. “Umm…”

 

“Watch yourself Younho.” The voice seemed to come out of thin air and both Kagome and the cat demon turned to see the demon Kagome wanted to avoid at all costs.

 

“Stay out of this Kuronue. I'm going to teach this bitch a very useful lesson.”

 

Kuronue crossed his arms across his chest and shook his head. “You wouldn't want to disrespect one of Youko's guests now would you? I don't think Youko would appreciate that very much…”

 

Younho narrowed his eyes at Kuronue. “What are you talking about bat?”

 

Now it was Kuronue's turn to glare at Younho as he let his arms fall to his sides and walked over to stand close to Younho and was successful at intimidating the cat demon. “Watch your mouth kitty or I'll rip every limb from your body. Now get out of my face.”

 

They stood toe to toe and their glares were not broken until Younho finally backed down and turned, his tail twitching in frustration. “Fuck you Kuronue,” he said and disappeared to the other side of their camp.

 

Kuronue turned to Kagome to ask if she was all right but he was cut off when Kagome quickly walked to the other girl's side and bent down.

 

“Are you alright Leiko?” Kagome asked gently, reaching her hand out to place it on her shoulder but Leiko shrugged it off harshly and turned her gaze on the concerned girl.

 

There were tears in Leiko's eyes and Kagome's heart broke.

 

“Of course I'm not alright you fool! If it wasn't for you, we would never be in this mess!” she spat out. “While you seem to be happy and at home here most of us are being abused and raped! Did you plan to have Akihiro-sama killed just so you can come back to your demon lover?!”

 

Her words cut Kagome to the core and her hand fell limply to her side and she looked down, tears also starting to form in her eyes. She had no idea what had been going on and it hurt Kagome. But what hurt most was that Leiko actually thought she had planned to have Aki killed.

 

Before Kagome could reply to Leiko, Kuronue spoke up. “This women had nothing to do with our raid on the estate. She was brought here like the other women and yourself.”

 

Leiko turned her gaze away from both of them and tried to calm her ragged breathing.

 

“I'm so sorry Leiko…I had no idea that this was happening…please forgive me,” begged Kagome through her tears and bowed low on the ground, forehead touching the dirt floor.

 

Leiko's angry eyes felt horrible to Kagome. “You disgust me!” she said fiercely before she spit at Kagome and then stood up and walked away.

 

Kagome watched the raven-haired girl disappear and buried her face in her hands. I'm so sorry…

 

Kuronue's voice interrupted her thoughts. “It's not safe to wander around alone. Maybe you should go back to Youko's room until he gets back.”

 

She let the bat demon help her up and didn't even care that he walked her all the way to the doorway until the door closed behind her.

 

When Kagome heard the door click shut she let the tears she had been holding down her face and slowly made her way up the steps.

 

I wish I never went with Akihiro.

 

He had been nothing but kind to her and now he was dead and even though Kuronue had said she had nothing to do with their plans she still felt she had a part in the role. All because of the fact she knew Youko.

 

If she had never met either of them she would be back home right now working day and night to help her family and not have to blame herself for Akihiro's death.

 

Reaching the top, Kagome placed her hand on the doorknob and took a deep breath before slowly opening the door.

 

The sight that waited in the room made Kagome's jaw drop.

 

There, standing by the bed, was a shirtless Youko. His muscles taunt and his silver hair covering most of his back. He turned his gaze on her and she gasped before slamming the door in front of her.

 

“I'm so sorry!” apologized Kagome from the other side of the door. She couldn't think of anything else to say and expected him to yell at her since she had not knocked on the door and caught him dressing. She crouched down on the steps and waited for him to say something.

 

“Come in,” called Youko from inside the room and Kagome felt herself shiver as she placed her hand on the doorknob once again and turned it.

 

He still looked the same and Kagome blushed, quickly trying to wipe off the tears as fast as she could while closing the door behind her.

 

She looked up and saw Youko facing her so she lowered her head again, not able to take his intense gaze.

 

The moment Kagome heard Youko approaching her she began to panic inside and she squeezed her eyes shut as she backed up as far as she could until she hit the wall.

 

She could feel the heat from his bare skin and it gave her butterflies in her stomach. She wasn't used to him being so close to her.

 

Kagome opened her eyes and saw him lift a hand and felt it rest on the wall beside her head and soon felt his other clawed hand rest against her face and raised her face until his golden eyes were locked with her wide blue ones, all the while wiping away the tears that had fallen.

 

“Youko-”

 

His lips came down on hers almost gently before she felt him lick her bottom lip causing her to gasp. Taking the opportunity given to him, Youko slipped his tongue into her mouth and deepened the kiss.

 

His body came to press firmly against hers and she could feel the whole length of his body. It made her tremble to know that he could crush her with his arms that were now around her waist and the other deeply woven in her hair but it also aroused her.

 

She had never been kissed in such a way in her entire life. Kagome knew Youko must have thought her to be a horrible kisser but he had no problem taking the lead and helping her.

 

When they finally parted Kagome was panting and Youko gradually turned, his tail brushing against her stomach sending a spark of arousal through her body.

 

“Don't spend a lot of time with Kuronue.” It was more of a command than a request and there was something different about his voice...something more sensual about it. He turned his head slightly in her direction. “If you don't obey me, there will be a consequence.”

 

Kagome's eyes widened when he turned to fully look at her.

 

“Do you understand?” he asked.

 

Before she knew what she was doing, Kagome was rapidly nodding her head and was able to squeak out a “Yes!”

 

“Good.”

 

And with that, he disappeared to the top of the tree.

 

Kagome let her shaky legs give out and she sank to the floor, heart racing. Now that he was gone and she was by herself, she was able to calm her breathing. Placing her hand on her heart, she felt something under her kimono and placed her hands between the folds and pulled out the red rose that she had kept with her the whole time she had been there.

 

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Youko crossed his arms over his chest. Even he himself could not explain what had just occurred or why it had happened.

 

What could have possibly caused him to kiss her? It wasn't like him to lose control. Especially over a human.

 

But this human, he knew, was different in his eyes. There was something about her that drew him to her and he couldn't help himself.

 

Maybe he had done it because she had smelled like Kuronue and with the scent being on her, he couldn't stand it and it had made him angry. So the only solution to that was to cover her in his scent from head to toe. Which he had accomplished successfully.

 

It was for the best after all. She was a human in a very populated male demon place and even though she could probably not smell the full extent of his scent, the other male demons could from a mile away and they wouldn't even chance looking at her.

 

In away it was his way of keeping her safe. She was after all, given to him and what was his was his and he would keep it and no one could take it away from him, not even his friend.

 

He was not good with sharing and he would not try now. He actually did enjoy her scent and her company and he was not willingly going to share it.

 

Youko's childish thoughts made him laugh slightly but soon his childish thoughts were justified when he remembered her enticing body that he found he could no longer resist. She was by no means the skinniest woman he had encountered but her curves were enough to cause him to lose his cool. The way he had kissed her had proved that and he now found himself picturing her in a kimono and looking at him with a lustful gaze and he knew he would be the only one to see it.

 

Glancing down at the door, he realized he would take her into the town where he was well known and get her the kimono he pictured her in.