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Forgotten Past

Chapter VIII

 

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yuyu Hakusho or Inuyasha. It truly saddens me to say that, but I can not tell a lie... Ok, I could... but I'd be sent to jail for plagiarizing...

 

Author of Forgotten Past: Chrystal-Hearts

 

This is how we mind speak

/Hiei/

\Shuichi\

\Youko\

\Kurama\

(Someone else)

 

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Last Time:

"What was she trained for?" Kuwabara asked.

 

"Becoming a demon exterminator. Her friends helped in her training. The demons tested her endurance and agility while her human friends tested her skill. All of her friends brought with them various varieties of skills. Such as different weaponry. One favored the staff, while another the hiraikotsu. Most all could use a sword, one brought forth the whip, another tested her speed, and one even tested her magic. She's been trained harshly, taught to kill without mercy. Though she's only killed those that she had to. Her powers are strong, I've never truly felt them because they automatically shield themselves when they rise."

 

"So you don't know how powerful she actually is?" Kurama asked.

 

His answer was a smile. "No one does."

 

This Time:

 

It had been a few days since the group had returned. Kagome refused to leave her room, and she wouldn't let anyone in. With the exception of Hiten, Kirara, and Souta. She seemed to be curling into herself and was barely talking. Her eyes were distant and sad, her aura seemed to radiate fear. Souta was beginning to worry about her, so he decided to do something about it. Moving through the living room, he found Hiei with Yusuke. "I need to talk to you Hiei."

 

"What is it?" He asked in a cold tone.

 

"It's Kagome, and I need to talk to you about her."

 

Holding in a sigh, the fire demon followed the boy to his room to talk. "Now what is it?"

 

"Kagome... she's curling in on herself, barely talking, and hardly eating. She's scared."

 

That got the demon's attention. "Of what?"

 

"A past that she never wanted is returning, people she wished to never see again are coming back, and she's scared that you'll hate her for trying to leave it behind and not telling you things. Like the fact that she's a taijiya and a miko."

 

"I do not hate her, though I am angry that she did not see fit to tell me these things."

 

"She was afraid Hiei. To know of her past meant she'd have to relive it to tell you. To do that, she'd have to tell you her reasoning and about all the betrayal she saw. About how badly she was hurt, and about the death that once surrounded her. She's scared of it all, and she doesn't want you to hate her for it."

 

"I wish to speak with her."

 

The boy nodded at that. "I can get you through the barrier." Souta led the demon to Kagome's room and raised his power, surrounding himself and Hiei with it. The trick had them getting through easily. They both saw Kagome lying on the bed, and she appeared asleep. "Wow... she hasn't really slept since the other day. I'll get Hiten and Kirara so you two can talk." He did as he said before disappearing from the room and closing the door.

 

The fire demon moved to sit at the side of the bed. From there he took in the sight of her. Pale skin shown against the dark cloth of her outfit. Rose red lips seemed to be more beautiful than rubies as her raven locks tumbled around her. Appearing like a dark halo surrounding her head. His hand moved and gently pushed a stray strand from her face, before returning to rub along her cheek.

 

Her blue-gray eyes slowly opened and were caught by his crimson. Sapphire tears slowly gathered at the corners of her eyes as she looked at him, and fear clouded her gaze. Pushing herself upright, she flung herself into his arms. "Please, please don't hate me..." The tears were now falling, each one glowing like a magical stone. "I was scared Hiei... Sacred that if I spoke, it'd all return. That the death, would return."

 

"I don't hate you, Koi." He said after a few minutes, while raking his fingers through her hair. "I am merely upset that you never told me your past when I told you mine."

 

The woman's eyes held shame as she looked away. "It hurts to remember that time Hiei." Standing, she moved to her balcony. "Nine years, nine long years I spent there, hunting a demon. No, a hanyou. We hunted for an artifact, a powerful one. Born of many demons and a single priestess. It had the power to grant one wish to whomever held the completed item. In the end, we were betrayed." Tears were falling faster now, dropping with little clinks to the floor. Hiei's eyes widened as he took in the sight of the gems. "I loved him." That had Hiei's full attention. "He told me he felt the same.

 

Kissed me even. But when the final battle came, he switched sides. Telling me it was all a lie." Her eyes dulled to the point where they no longer sparkled at that point. "We were outnumbered and overpowered. Two of my friends died, then my adopted son. So it's not a time I truly like." Sadness simply radiated off of her, and Hiei didn't like it.

 

Standing up, he moved behind her and wrapped her in his arms. "I will wait until you are ready to tell me."

 

"Thank-you." She said as she turned in his arms and allowed her sapphire tears to stain his shirt.

 

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The girls were all sitting in the living room, watching as Souta, Yusuke, and Kuwabara played video games. Even Kagome was in the living room, though she was curled against Hiei and sitting beside Yukina. All of the guys suddenly tensed as an immense feel of youki wrapped around them. It spiked suddenly when they felt it wrap around Kagome. The sudden jolt had Kagome shooting into wakefulness. Her eyes suddenly began to fill with tears as she recognized the energy. Her own power spiked in response.

 

Youki began clouding the room and everyone found it hard to move, with the exception of Kagome. Easily she turned and faced the living room window. With a wave of her hand, it flew wide open. Through the window came two demons. Upon seeing them, Kurama, Hiei, and Botan tensed. The ferry girl quickly dropped into a low bow. "King Sesshoumaru! Lord Shippo!"

 

Kurama quickly joined in the low bow, pushing both Yusuke and Kuwabara into one as well. The girls took this as their cue and bowed as well. Even Hiei bowed slightly. Kagome however, smiled with happy tears threatening to fall. "Ship! Sesshou!" And she ran forward, before anyone could stop her.

 

The demon in white opened his arms and smiled as she collapsed into them. "Kagome."

 

The other demon moved forward and pulled her from his arms, glaring and growling at the tai youkai. "Momma."

 

"My little boy." She said as she hugged him and refused to let go. The others were stunned speechless as the kitsune also refused to let her go. Though she did pull back slightly to look at him. "I'd thought you were dead. I saw it..."

 

"Shh...." Shippo said as he crushed her to himself. "Sesshoumaru brought me back and became my father." The tears came then, the girl being unable to stop the flow any longer. Sapphire fell then, hitting the ground with little clinks. Tear shaped gems forming as they reached it. The two demons noticed the gems as well and Shippo's hold tightened. "Mother... what happened to you?"

 

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They had been summoned here an hour ago. To Koenma's office. Currently they were waiting for the brat to actually get there. The girls and even the two powerful demons were summoned as well. Though Hiei wished to have his mate back, he dare not speak out against the King of Makai. Or his son. Who apparently was also somehow his mate's son. That was slightly confusing, but he'd deal with that later. Because Koenma just popped in in his teenaged form. "Good, you're all here."

 

"Of course we are toddler." Yusuke said in an annoyed voice.

 

"Why have you called us Koenma?" Shippo asked as he kept Kagome against him.

 

"I..." He trailed off as he noticed the kitsune holding Hiei's mate. Shaking his head, he decided to ask later. "I need your help finding a few demons my lords. This young girl seems to know about them."

 

"Momma?" Shippo asked as he looked down at her.

 

Pressing closer to the boy she took in his scent. "Inuyasha, Naraku, and Kikyo are gathering demons to them and sending some into the Ningenkai."

 

That had the inu youkai and the kitsune youkai both growling dangerously. Shippo's hold on the woman in his arms tightened as he refused to let her go. "They'll never get near you. I'll kill the clay bitch and the two half-breeds before they get near you."

 

"Calm down Ship." Kagome said as she reached back and started stroking his tail. She started to hum something and it worked really well on soothing the kitsune. Even the inu calmed at the sound. It made the others in the room tired as well.

 

"What the hell...?"

 

"Sorry." Kagome said as she giggled slightly. Just about everyone shook their heads and looked at her in confusion.

 

"Is that a side effect of everything that occurred?" Sesshoumaru asked as he looked calmly at her.

 

"Hai Sesshou." Kagome nodded as she continued to lean against Shippo and pet his tail.

 

"You know that's an illusion, right momma?"

 

"What do you mean?"

 

The kitsune shook his head at her question. "I mean that I have more than one tail. I actually have seven, but the others are illusioned away."

 

She pouted at that. "Then drop the illusion."

 

"Yes mother." He said as he stepped back from her and chanted something. Soon his spell dropped and he had two fuzzy red ears and seven sleek shiny red tails. "Well?"

 

"You're so adorable!" She said as she immediately began playing with his ears with one and and his tails with the other.

 

"Erhmm..." Koenma cleared his throat, getting her attention. "Will you help us find them?"

 

"Definitely." Shippo said as he gave them a dark smile. His fangs showing perfectly. "If you want them alive, pray you get to them before I do."

 

"You are not going after them by yourself Shippo!" Kagome said sternly.

 

"But momma..." He started.

 

"Shippo Yoshirou Higurashi I forbid you to go after them on your own." She again spoke sternly, this time with a glare though.

 

"It's Taishio now." The kitsune mumbled.

 

She raised a brow at that. "You're my son. If I say so, you're last name becomes Jaganashi like mine."

 

"Jaganashi?" Shippo questioned as his eyes snapped up to meet hers. Finally paying attention to more than the fact it was her, he noticed her stomach that was getting larger, then his attention turned to her scent and his eyes widened. "You're mated?!"

 

"You didn't think I'd remain brooding after an evil traitor did you?" The girl asked with a sniff as she turned from him.

 

"Well... ah..." The kitsune was at a loss for words. When she turned a fierce glare on him, he back behind the tai youkai. "Hide me."

 

"Oh no you don't young man." Kagome said as she grabbed his furry ear and jerked him out. Kurama silently winced, knowing how that felt. "You honestly thought I'd still be pining for Inu-baka... I mean yasha."

 

"Well," he gulped "you always forgave him..."

 

"He killed you, and Miroku and Sango!"

 

"I thought that was Naraku?" Shippo asked.

 

"Same difference." She said heatedly.

 

"So um... who's your mate?" The kitsune asked changing the subject.

 

"Who's scent is covering me?" She tersely asked back.

 

Deciding to find out, both taiyoukai statused demons took a sniff around and looked to the diminutive fire demon. "That's your mate?" Sesshoumaru asked with a raised brow.

 

"Yes onii-san." Kagome said as she looked at the inu youkai.

 

Koenma started sputtering at that, and the others were shocked. Sesshoumaru, however, smiled. That put them into shock once more. "Then I hope he makes you happy, imouto."

 

"He does." The miko said happily.

 

"Would anyone mind telling me how any of this is possible?" Koenma asked, seemingly calm.

 

"Momma used to time travel through the well on her shrine grounds since she was fifteen. A week before she turned sixteen, she returned to us and the well sealed for nine years." Shippo said easily.

 

"After the battle and all the death, I was returned to my sixteenth birthday, still looking sixteen, standing right in front of the God Tree." Kagome said as she closed her eyes tightly.

 

"Anyways, she saved me from the thunder brothers and took me in, eventually becoming my mother... And Sesshoumaru's little sister. He adopted her when they joined forces for the battle. It was during the week he returned to the palace with Rin that our group was attacked and practically destroyed. With us were Lord Kouga and Lady Ayame of the north. They were also killed and revived, and there was Sango and Miroku."

 

"I know those names from somewhere." Keiko spoke up.

 

"You should." Kagome said with a sad smile. "Grandpa always talked about them." Turning back to Shippo, she smiled slightly. "He hid his last name from us."

 

"What do you mean momma?"

 

"His name was Miroku Higurashi... my ancestor. He only told Kaede after making her promise not to tell any of us. So she gave Tsukiyomi his surname."

 

"Wait, you knew your own ancestors?" Kuwabara asked.

 

"Well, hai." She said as she looked at him. "I even helped birth Tsukiyomi. I was at Sango and Miroku's wedding." Her aura saddened immensely while talking about them.

 

"So let me get this straight, you time traveled for ten years and was trapped in the Sengoku Jedai for nine before returning to a week after you last left this era?" Koenma asked as he stared at her.

 

"Hai."

 

"I need you to tell me what all happened while you were in the Fuedal Era then." He said.

 

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