Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forever Yours ❯ Chapter II ( Chapter 2 )

Forever Yours

II

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Let's talk telepathically!

/Hiei/

\Youko\

[Yusuke]

(Someone Else)

'Kagome's powers talking to her'

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It had been about a week since she had moved in and the people she'd met on the first day seemed to stop by every so often to check on him. The first day they came by after she moved in they seemed very surprised by the way his place looked as well as the fact that there was food in the kitchen; early the next morning they had gone to the grocery store and had picked up quite a bit of food and drink to place in his currently empty kitchen.

Currently she was in the kitchen making dinner and waiting for Yusuke to get home from work while Kage watched a movie in the living room. It was rare when the little girl would actually sit down and watch TV, as she preferred to be outside and playing. Kagome smiled to herself at the thought of how active her little girl could be before she moved to take steaks from the stove. Steak was what Yusuke had requested just before he had left earlier that morning. Speaking of Yusuke she could hear someone at the door just as she pulled the finished food from the heat and placed them onto a plate.

As he walked in she was glad she'd made a few extra as he had at least three other people with him. She noticed a fourth as she reached for more plates from the cabinet. Kage also noticed their guests as she jumped up and ran to the doorway to greet Yusuke in a big hug. “Did you bwing me anyting?”

He just laughed while two of the guests appeared surprised at her presence. “No, but I did bring some more people for you to meet,” he said as he turned to the two women. “This is Botan, my boss' secretary, and Yukina, a friend of my old mentor.”

Kurama looked at Yusuke in approval for that as none of it was exactly a lie, but at the same time none of it was the full truth. Slipping a hand into the bottom of his hair he pulled out a seed and pushed some ki into to turn it into a rose. He noticed the slight tensing of the little girl as well as the woman in the kitchen but ignored it for the time being as he brought the rose out to hold up for the little girl, “I did bring you something, Kage.”

Her eyes sparkled as her body relaxed and she accepted the flower, “it's bewtiful!”

Yukina smiled at the scene and stepped forward to greet the little girl in her friend's arms, “hi Kage, it's nice to meet you.”

Little crimson eyes looked up into her own with a smile as she took in the new female's features. “You're vewy pwetty.”

Yusuke once again chuckled before turning to look into the kitchen, “is dinner ready?”

“Yes, will your friends be joining us?”

The man looked at his friends who all gave an affirmative, except for Botan who didn't seem to really want to. She did stay though, so she could figure out what was going on with Yusuke and the child he held in his arms. He didn't seem to notice, but Kagome did and she was feeling slightly uncomfortable.

Yukina also seemed to notice, but kept most of her attention on the child. Kage was a very sweet girl and the ice maiden liked her very much. Kurama had of course noticed Botan's slight animosity, but he knew the reason as he had already realized that she had feelings for their friend. “Are you enjoying your time in Kyoto, Kage?”

“Uh huh Uncle `Rama, `Uskay took me to a pawk.”

Yukina had to giggle at the little girl's speech, as did Kagome, but Botan didn't seem to find it the least bit cute; though she did keep her comments to herself in order to not anger Yusuke. Kurama also chuckled as he looked at the little girl. “So you enjoy the parks? If it's okay with your mother I could take you to a park with a playground sometime this week.”

Kagome smiled at the offer and gave a slight nod, if Yusuke trusted him, she would too. “It's alright with me, if you have the time Kurama.”

“Perhaps I could join you?” questioned Yukina. “I also enjoy the park and perhaps I could get to know you better.”

“That's fine with me,” said Kurama with a smile.

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Kagome was sitting at the table when a knock sounded on the door and something just seemed to feel wrong as she made her way to the sound. Yusuke was at work and Kurama had picked up Kage to go to the park about an hour ago. A tingle went down her spine and she knew what the problem was, a demon was just outside the door. Stopping just short she was about to ignore it when a blast threw her and the door backwards and into a wall. Her head was killing her as the demon picked her up and jumped from the window. Everything was spinning and the blurring scenery was not helping very much. Slowly her eyes slipped closed as the pain became too much for her to bear.

Yusuke was on a case hunting a demon when he got the call from Koenma that a woman had been kidnapped from his house. With a flurry of curse words he demanded a portal home and for the little prince to get a hold of Kurama and send him to the place as well. The man was very surprised and worried after he received the call and told Yukina he needed to go but that he'd be back and not to take the little girl home.

The two men raced to the house and Kurama quickly picked up a scent trail and took after the demon responsible. Yusuke wasn't far behind as his demon markings began to appear and he became not even a blur. It was an hour before they caught up with the demon responsible and he threw his unconscious passenger to the ground to turn and face them. “It didn't take long to draw you out, Reikai dogs.”

Yusuke cracked his knuckles as he looked at what appeared to be an S class demon. “Let her go and I might spare you.”

The demon merely cackled at them and dove forward. It proved to be more of a challenge than originally thought, and that is what Kagome woke up to. Soft emerald eyes opened to see a battle raging around her with both Yusuke and Kurama as combatants fighting the demon she vaguely remembered as the one that assaulted her door. At the thought her head gave a noticeable throb and she hissed before pushing herself up.

The enemy demon had just shoved the other two away as he cackled merrily, “you two are no match for me. I'll kill you both and then devour that girl.”

“Becoming someone's meal doesn't sound very appealing to me,” said girl commented as the demon whirled to face her. Energy began wrapping around her clenched hand before she smashed it into the demon's cheek causing him to go flying and slam through several trees. Burn marks also appeared from where she mixed traces of her purification in with her spirit energy. “And that was for blasting the door into me.”

“That was amazing Kags!” cheered Yusuke as he looked at her work. Kurama could only nod in agreement as he took a second look at the girl. The other man simply grabbed the downed demon and smiled at her. “Where'd you learn to hit like that?”

She giggled and shook her head. Just like him to always be so accepting of anything she did, he even accepted that she had a child and he didn't know the father. “A friend of mine thought I needed to learn how to better defend myself.”

“Where did you learn your use of energy?” questioned Kurama as he looked into her emerald eyes.

A mysterious smile appeared on her lips as her own glowing eyes looked back into his emerald ones, “if I told you, it wouldn't be a puzzle, Youko.”

Surprise showed clearly in his eyes as she giggled before wincing in pain. “Not to be rude, but my head is killing me.”

An amused smile appeared on Kurama's lips as he moved toward her and parted her hair to look at the wound. There was some blood present but it wasn't anything too bad. “I'll clean this up when we get you back to Yusuke's.”

“Speaking of which,” Yusuke cut in, “can you walk her back while I report in to Koenma about the demon? I don't really wanna explain `Gome to him.”

“Of course Yusuke, we'll pick Yukina and Kage up on our way.”

“Thanks man,” Yusuke said as he opened his communicator to call Botan.

“By the way Yusuke, I like your markings,” Kagome said with a wink as she turned to follow Kurama a bit unsteadily.

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Kage was in a panic as soon as her mom was in range of her senses, and Yukina had to try and calm the now crying child as she tried to race off in the direction that Kurama was in. As soon as her mother was in sight she broke free and raced forward asking if her mommy was okay as well as what happened. Little tears were streaming down her cheeks, but none noticed as they evaporated after falling.

Kagome quickly dropped to her daughter's level and wrapped the little one in her arms as she explained that she was alright and only had a little bump on the head from where a demon attacked their door. The little girl hiccupped a giggle at the image of a big bad demon terrorizing their poor door, and Yukina gasped at the mention of the demon and the fact that the two knew about demons.

“D-did you get h-him back f-fow the d-doow?”

Kagome giggled but nodded before putting her hand to her head in slight pain and wincing. Kurama cut in before the little girl could get any more worried, “we need to get home so we can look at your mommy's head, okay?”

The little girl nodded and Kurama helped Kagome to her feet as he placed an arm around her waist to help steady her. It took about fifteen minutes for the group to make it back to the apartment and Kurama carefully led the girl over to the couch. Yukina followed after setting the little girl down and stretched her hands out to cover the still slightly bleeding wound.

Light blue energy surrounded her hands as they hovered lightly above the woman's head. A cool sensation entered the injury and Kagome had to shiver at the feeling. As soon as the hands were removed and the sensation stopped Kagome noticed that the throbbing pain had also been removed. That had her smiling and looking up at the turquoise haired woman.

“I've felt that power before; you must be an ice maiden.”

The now known ice maiden tensed as the woman said that because of her past history with humans knowing her species. Kurama noticed, but simply nodded at the now not injured girl. “Hai, but when have you felt such power before?”

Kagome paused for a moment to think about her answer before nodding her head to herself. “It was many years ago and a friend took me there in hopes of helping me.”

“You've been to the Makai before?” the kitsune demon asked in curiosity.

“Makai?” she questioned slowly. “Demon world? Where is that?”

Surprise appeared on his face as well as Yukina's at her question, as the ice world was in the demon world. Before either could say anything more Yusuke arrived and walked in to check on how Kagome was doing. Once he was sure that she was okay he told them all about what Koenma said and how he told the Spirit Prince that Kagome was unconscious when they found her and was taken home and healed before waking up.

“Koenma Daioh? As in Lord Enma's son?” questioned Kagome at the very end. When Yusuke nodded his head all she could say was “wow.”

“How is it you know about demons and have been to the ice world and yet don't know about the different worlds?” asked Kurama as he studied her face.

She just shrugged at that. “I never said that I had been to Koorikai, I only mentioned that I was taken to a koorime for healing once before. The woman I met was travelling and did not like her home world; she travelled with a man that was her protector.”

“You met a koorime that travelled with a man?” asked the ice maiden.

“Hai, she did not like men, but he owed her his life and had vowed to protect her. From what she told me, her people had exiled her for something she had done.”

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Things continued somewhat normally after the demon attack, though Kurama noticed that Kagome had placed some kind of paper sutras by the windows and doors. While he didn't experience any adverse effects from the pieces of paper he was sure that they weren't just for show. Somehow he knew that some kind of power was laced within them.

Yusuke just ignored it for the most part, but did mention that Kagome said it made her feel safer since it made her daughter safer. The little girl seemed alright since her mother was healed and hadn't been attacked by any more demons.

Botan seemed to be staying away and was quite upset about something, Kurama knew what, but it appeared that Yusuke was oblivious. So one day when Yusuke was out he approached Kagome about the subject. “So, how long have you known Yusuke?”

The girl just blinked for a moment and then laughed softly, “I guess he didn't tell anyone about me then?”

“Should he have?” questioned the kitsune as he moved closer to her, a hint of gold in his eyes.

She muttered something that sounded very much like `Shippo' before turning to face him with a twinkle in her eye. “We've known each other for a very long time and there is more than just friendship between us.”

The kitsune paused at that before looking into her laughter filled eyes, “a riddle?”

“Perhaps,” she murmured softly as her little girl ran into the kitchen.

The little one stopped at the sight of her mother so close to the guy but then smiled and continued forward. “How awe the cookies, mommy?”

Kagome smiled and pushed Kurama back and lifted her little girl into her arms. “Give them a few more minutes, `kay?”

“Alright mommy!” she squealed happily before looking at Kurama, “my wose isn't doing too well, can you help? Mommy said that you'we a fox that favows natuwe.”

Kurama looked at the woman at that but slowly nodded his head and agreed to follow the child to her room and help out her rose. He was a little surprised to see the variety of plants that were inside the place. Some of the plants were herbs that were very rare and he didn't even have seeds for them. The little girl led him to the vase beside her bed that held the rose he had given her.

He examined it for a few moments before urging some of his ki into it and watching as it returned to full health. Instead of placing it back inside the vase he placed the little rose to her wrist and allowed his ki to change the flower into a bracelet. “Now your rose will never die.”

“So my flower will be like mommy's?” she questioned as she kept her eyes on the pretty rose.

“Your mother has flowers?” questioned the fox.

“Hai, but not all of dem make pwetty bwooms,” she said as she looked up and pointed at the herbs surrounding her room. “Mommy wan out of woom in her woom. At gwanma's house we had a gawden to keep dem in.”

“So all these are your mother's? And she brought them from your grandmother's house?”

“Hai, momma said they made her think of my daddy.”

“Oh, do you see your father often?”

The little girl shook her head sadly, “I nevah met daddy, but mommy said that he would be vewy pwoud of me.”

“I'm sorry, I didn't know that you and your mother lost your father. Do you know when he passed away?” asked Kurama softly as he looked into the girl's crimson eyes.

She smiled and shook her head at him, “daddy didn't die, mommy and daddy wewe fowced apawt and mommy wants to find him.”

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