Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forever Yours ❯ Chapter III ( Chapter 3 )

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Forever Yours
III

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/Hiei/
\Youko\
[Yusuke]
(Someone Else)
'Kagome's powers talking to her'

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It was dark out and Kagome was alone in the house with Kage as she sat in the living room with a cup of hot chocolate. Her little girl was sleeping, but she found herself unable to as she sat there watching the storm through the windows. Yusuke had left on one of his missions about two days beforehand, something she smiled about and had packed him a little medical bag for. He had explained some things to her, not everything, but a good portion which allowed her to have less worries about him. She would still worry though, because it was in her nature to worry about everyone else.

Sighing as she once again looked out the window; she rose to her feet and made her way to her little girl’s room. Standing in the doorway, she smiled as she took in her little girl’s soft features. A sad smile appeared on her lips as she thought of the beautiful crimson eyes her little one had, eyes that were so similar to his. Four years had passed since she was forced to return, and still she hadn’t seen him once. The fact that the world was split could mean that he was trapped within the Makai, but at the same time the barrier had been taken down.

After a few moments, she tensed up before her eyes widened. Not far from the house were three familiar auras, and judging by the speed they were approaching and the feel of their energies, they were injured. Quickly she moved to her own room and pulled out her old medical kit as well as a backpack settled in the back of the closet. She made her way to the living room and waited patiently for the small group to arrive. It wasn’t long before Yusuke walked in pretty much supporting Kazuma and about half supporting Kurama. Yusuke himself wasn’t looking too good as his body was covered in gashes and scrapes.

“What in the world have you been fighting?” questioned Kagome as she watched him settle the others on the couch. It startled all of them as they hadn’t realized that she was up and sitting in the dark living room. She shook her head at them as she rose to her feet and moved first to Kazuma. “Go sit down before you fall down Yusuke.”

Surprisingly, Yusuke did as he was told and took a seat next to Kurama’s chair. Both of them watched as Kagome easily cleared their friend of all blood and began taking care of his injuries. One such injury was rather nasty looking and as she sighed softly she pulled out a needle and medical thread and began sewing it shut. As her fingers gently brushed against his skin she allowed small traces of her energy to seep into his skin to help him heal faster.

Next her eyes turned to Kurama and she shook her head at his state. “I’ll need you to remove your shirt so I can look at your wounds.”

Kurama chuckled as he slowly managed to remove his blood soaked shirt from his upper body. “You know, if you wanted to see me shirtless Kagome, you didn’t have to wait till I was injured.”

“You’re lucky you’re injured Kurama, otherwise I’d have to hurt you for that comment,” she murmured softly as she began cleansing his wounds of the blood.

Yusuke had to chuckle at that as he moved to stand up. “I’m gonna get a shower Kags, I promise I won’t be long and it’ll save you from having to clean the blood off of me.”

“Alright, but Kurama won’t take much longer. Are they spending the night, or are you going to try and have them go home?”

“Kuwabara is fine on the couch and Kurama knows where the other spare room is. I’ll be out in a few minutes and you can take care of my injuries then.”

“’Kay Yusu,” a growl and a chuckle were her response as she continued taking care of the kitsune’s wounds.

Amused green eyes looked at her soft features as she applied a salve to his deepest wound. “You call him ‘Yusu’?”

“Hai, it’s an old name I always used to call him and he’s never favored it too much, though he’s never made me stop either. He called me Gome or Kags and I called him Yusu or Suke.” Her eyes had a slight glow to them as she spoke about her past with Yusuke and it made the kitsune wonder if maybe the two had been lovers before. They were really close and he had thought that they could be related, but their scents were too different.

“So you never did answer how long you’ve known Yusuke,” he commented as he waited for her reaction.

It was a soft smile and light laugh as she looked up into his emerald eyes. “And I know that kitsunes all love a good puzzle.”

“And how would you know about kitsunes?” questioned the fox avatar as she finished bandaging him and rose to her feet.

“Let’s just say that I’ve had my experiences with them,” her voice was soft and almost wistful at that. She missed her little boy, her little Shippo.

He paused at her look and decided not to press her for any more information on the subject that night. So he only gave her a nod as she made her way toward the kitchen in order to clean her hands up. “Well I think I’ll go to bed for the night, I’ll see you in the morning.”

Kagome just smiled at him as she made her way to Yusuke’s bedroom to wait for him to get out of the shower. It was only a few minutes later that he walked in clad in only a pair of boxers. It bothered neither of them though as he walked to his dresser and pulled out a pair of sweatpants to put on. “I’m not surprised that you’re in here waiting, but most my wounds are all pretty superficial.”

“Superficial or not, some of them might still need to be looked at.”

“Didn’t say that I was going to stop ya, just said that it’s probably pretty pointless.”

She just giggled at him as she got to work on fixing up all of his injuries as she sat next to him on his bed. He was right and none of the scratches were too bad, but a few did look really nasty. “So what did you fight against that left such wounds on all of you?”

“Just a couple of oni that had some sharp claws and teeth,” he said quietly. “But what I wanna know is why you’re still up when it’s past 1am?”

“I just couldn’t sleep Yusuke; old memories have been keeping me awake.”

“Memories that include Kage’s father? I’d really like to hear about him and how the two of you met.”

Kagome sighed at that as she looked into his eyes but shook her head. “That’s just something that I’m not even ready to think about yet let alone talk about. I’m not saying that I won’t tell you, I’m just saying that I’m not ready.”

He nodded as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a tight hug. “Whenever you’re ready Gome, I’ll wait.”

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It was the next morning that Botan showed up asking for all of the guys to come into the office to give their report. While Yusuke and Kurama had knowledge of Kagome knowing about demons, none of the others knew. Botan most likely would’ve ran straight to Koenma with that information, and then all hell would’ve broken loose when Yusuke stepped in to stop Koenma from trying anything.

Kuwabara was ready rather quickly and somewhat surprised at how well healed he was and how he had been patched up. The last thing he had remembered before passing out was that Kurama was also pretty bad off. He had mentioned it shortly before Botan had arrived and was told that they were taken care of when they had made it to the house. Sensing that the others didn’t want to say too much more at the time he decided it could wait until later.

It only took about twenty minutes to give Koenma their report, and then they were back at the house where breakfast was waiting for them. Kage was helping her mother and was also playing waitress as she carried the plates to everyone before setting her mother’s and her own place at the table. After the food was finished Kuwabara began his questions about what had taken place the night prior.

“I took care of your wounds,” Kagome spoke softly as she looked at the others with a small smile. “I have experience in taking care of injuries because I spent some time as a healer.”

“A healer?” Kuwabara asked.

“I grew up on a shrine and was raised as a miko. There are many people that visit their local shrines for healing because they don’t trust the more modern medicine,” she explained patiently. While it wasn’t the full truth, it wasn’t a lie either.

“So you grew up on a shrine?” questioned Kurama as he looked over to her.

“Hai, I was born and raised in Tokyo.”

“Then how come you’re here in Kyoto?” asked Kuwabara as he also looked toward her.

“I needed to get away and Yusuke offered us his home for as long as I wanted, so it seemed like the perfect situation.” The woman responded softly as she gave a light smile to the aforementioned man. “He showed up right when I needed his help.”

“Is that where you went when you disappeared after the break-up, Urameshi?” the larger man asked as he looked between the two.

“Hai, I also needed some time away, so I went somewhere that I had always been welcome,” he responded with a slight shrug. “When I got there she needed to get away too, so I figured I’d help her out this time.”

“This time?” questioned the kitsune as he also looked between them. “Do you mean that usually Kagome helps you out?”

“More often than not,” he chuckled as he winked at her. “She’s helped me out with a lot of stuff since we were younger. Hell, I’ve known Kagome longer than I’ve known Keiko.”

That had many surprised reactions as they all knew that he had met Keiko when both were about four years old. It meant that he had to have met Kagome when he was still a toddler, but how could that have happened? As far as they all knew Yusuke had been born and grew up right there in Kyoto.

Noticing their surprised looks Kagome giggled once more as she shared a look with Yusuke. “Suffice it to say that our families were always close and that we pretty much grew up together.”

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The boys had left earlier in the day after saying something about going to Genkai’s to train. After they had gone Kagome had readied little Kage and made her way into town to see about getting a job now that she was settled in at Yusuke’s place. She passed by many buildings, but one gave her pause as she felt the energy that emanated from within it. Youki drenched the building, but she also felt human energy within signifying that humans and demons were both inside. Looking up at the sign she felt as her eyes widened exponentially and her feet began leading her within the double doors that served as an entrance.

As soon as she was fully in the building she felt it, the cold, ruthless, all-consuming energy that could only come from one demon she knew. The feeling was so familiar it was almost scary, but the power had also nearly doubled in feeling as her eyes rose to look up through the ceiling and to the higher levels. Her footsteps took her to the receptionist desk and to a young looking woman that she could feel was a demon.

Clearing her throat she gained the attention of the woman and spoke softly so others wouldn’t be able to easily overhear. “I would like to speak with Sesshoumaru-sama, no I don’t have an appointment, just call up and tell him that the miko is here to see him.”

“You want me to call up to his office and simply state ‘the miko is here to see you and has no appointment’?” she questioned with an irritated look on her face. “Get lost.”

Kagome’s eyes flashed in anger before she allowed her energy to spike and she sent a ki into her hand as it hovered before the demon’s face. “Do as I say or Sesshoumaru will need to find a new receptionist…”

The demoness eyed the energy crackling around her hand with fear as she tentatively reached for the phone and dialed the number to the top floor’s secretary. Once she got an answer she relayed the message and waited while it was once again relayed to the demon lord on the top floor. A flare of power shook the building as Kagome ceased the flow of her purification and pulled her daughter to stand behind her and out of view as within moments a silver haired demon in a business suit appeared in front of the desk as he took her in.

“Kagome,” he murmured as he took in her scent to confirm what her eyes were telling him. “It was thought that you were dead.”

A smile touched her lips as she looked into his cool golden eyes which held a hint of confusion. “In a way, I was. The jewel transported and revived me and I’ve been waiting in this time ever since.”

“And the pup?” he asked as he seemed to peer through her and at the child standing calmly behind her.

“My daughter, Kage,” she said softly with a slightly sad smile. “I was returned just in time to not lose her.”

“Come imouto, we shall talk in my office,” he stated as he turned to lead her up into the building. The two girls followed him leaving a terrified demoness at the reception desk.

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Here is chapter three of Forever Yours. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.