Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Haunted Passions ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

Haunted Passions

Chapter I

 

This is a Hiei/Kagome pairing.... almost all of my pairings seem to be between them...

 

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yuyu Hakusho or Inuyasha! I wish I did, but sadly... I don't.

 

Let's talk telepathically!

/Hiei/

(Someone Else)

 

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The group was currently trying to climb a mountain... it was easier said than done. The mountain was covered in snow and ice. There was a demon at the top who held at least a jewel shard. The jewel had been re-shattered, and Inuyasha was very unhappy about it. Problem was, it was the only way to get the damn thing away from Naraku!

 

It was about an hour later that a demon attacked them. It had seven jewel shards. No one noticed that Kikyo had appeared. They barely noticed the fact that she shot at the demon. However the problem was that the arrow and shards pierced Kagome as well. The young miko was standing on the edge of the cliff and was flung backwards, falling off the steep mountain.

 

The others raced to the spot where she had stood, only to see her falling rapidly. Just then, hundreds more demons popped up and they have to battle to get away. The battle would take a while, and by then it'd be too late to save her.

 

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She wanted to scream, but couldn't. The pain in her shoulder was intense. A sacred arrow was lodged there, and she couldn't pull it out at the moment. Seven shards were attached to the steel tip, and that tip was lodged inside her. Therefore, the shards were also inside of her. All of a sudden, she is hit with icy chills and can't breath.

 

Looking around, she notices that she's in water. Barely able to move, she forces herself to the surface. Gasping for breath, she realizes that she's being pulled away from the mountain and south through a river. She barely managed to stay afloat, and it seemed like hours before she arrived on a shore.

 

In the distance, she could see a cave. Slowly, she pulled herself up and... fell back done. Realizing that she wouldn't be walking to said cave, she started crawling. Never did she notice the strong demonic aura that surrounded it. She was too cold, too tired, and bleeding way too much!

 

Though she did notice the fire. In fact, she crawled over to it... with blood still dripping from her wound. Once she got there, she reached for the arrow and pulled it out. It glowed pink before dissolving. The shards fell out and she promptly passed out.

 

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Hiei's POV

 

I felt an aura coming towards me, so I slightly raised my youki to ward them away. They however, didn't take the warning, and continued for my cave. I opened my eyes to see who entered and saw a ningen... one that was covered in blood. I watched as she shivered and slowly crawled towards the fire. After somehow falling onto her back, I noticed the arrow protruding from her shoulder.

 

Her hand slowly reached for it, and I noticed the aura around it. It was a sacred arrow! From a miko! Why would a human be wounded by a miko? The arrow turned pink before vanishing. Seven pink shards fell from her wound before she collapsed on top of them and passed out. Using my jagan I attempt to break into her mind, but am somehow repelled. I look at the girl curiously... no one had ever repelled the jagan before.

 

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Back With The Others... (Normal POV)

 

The shard hunting group looked on as they tried to hurry down the mountain. Kikyo was on Inuyasha's back, as Sango and Miroku flew on Kirara. They had to hurry, they were hoping that Kagome would be okay. Or at least be alive...

 

Upon reaching the bottom, a trek which took ten hours at top speed, they found a river. Sango was distraught at not being able to find her 'sister', but it was Kikyo who consoled her. "She's not dead. If she were, her part of the soul would return to me. She probably landed in the river and was carried down stream."

 

Miroku nodded his agreement. "Lady Kikyo is right. We need to stop and rest for now, for it's already dark. We shall have to continue the search in the morning."

 

"I'll send my soul collectors out to see if they can find her tonight."

 

"Ok." Sango agreed somewhat numbly.

 

"Fine. Rest for now." Inuyasha agreed.

 

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Darkness was all she saw, but slowly light seeped inside. Opening her eyes slightly, she shut them tightly immediately. The light was painful, and it caused her head to throb painfully. Once the throbbing subsided, she tensed. There was a very powerful demonic aura inside the cave with her! How could she have not noticed last night?

 

Her thoughts were going a mile a minute. Pull yourself together! You're still alive, If the demon hasn't killed you already, he can't be that bad? Slowly opening her eyes and looking to her side, she saw a figure that appeared to be asleep. Pushing herself up into a sitting position, she noticed the shards and grabbed them.

 

Attempting to stand did not work, as she simply fell back down in pain. All of her muscles were sore from her fall and she began mumbling. "Stupid cliffs.... stupid purifying arrows... stupid annoying demons that steal shards..."

 

"Where are you going?" Came a deep masculine voice that sent shivers down Kagome's spine.

 

Ever so slowly, Kagome turned to face the demon who's voice sounded so divine. Gulping when her eyes met deep crimson, she also got a somewhat dazed look. "I-I was going to leave."

 

"Who said you could leave?"

 

She was froze to the spot. "I assumed that you wouldn't want me here, youkai-sama." Couldn't hurt to be nice.

 

"Then don't assume things onna."

 

"Kagome."

 

"Huh."

 

"My name's Kagome."

 

"Why should I care?"

 

You could see the vein twitching. "Because I like being called my name."

 

"Do I look like I care, onna?"

 

A very inhuman growl escaped Kagome's throat. "Fine. How about you tell me why you let me stay here?"

 

"You blocked my jagan."

 

Jagan? I know I've heard of that somewhere before... That's when it hit her. Her eyes shot to his forehead. "A third eye..."

 

He smirked at her. "So you know what it is." He more stated than asked.

 

"Not really. I've heard of it though."

 

"Why were injured by a miko's arrow?"

 

"My group was slaying a demon that attacked us. Kikyo shot and purified it, but the arrow struck me and knocked me off the cliff and into the river below."

 

He looked at her in disbelief. "You survived a fall from a cliff."

 

"I don't know, am I dead?" She asked sarcastically before her hand slapped over her mouth and she gulped at his growl. She mumbled something to herself. "If I keep talking like that to him, I probably will be."

 

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The Inu group quickly made their way down stream, hoping that they'd be able to at least find the area she was in. Kikyo's soul collector's hadn't been able to find her, and Inuyasha couldn't even pick up a scent to go on! They knew that she had fallen into the river, but there should be a scent somewhere! She had to have come out at some point, then she would've left a scent behind. At least, if she could still move she would have. They didn't realize that Kagome was swept miles downstream before she was pushed toward the shore by the water. So the group was pretty far away from where she was.

 

"Inuyasha, can you not sense anything?" Miroku asked. He sounded rather doubtful.

 

"Nothing, and the bad thing is that Naraku's probably looking for her too!"

 

"We already know that!" Sango yelled at her.

 

"You all forget that she could be anywhere along the river." Kikyo calmly stated.

 

"That isn't very helpful." Inuyasha complained.

 

"We know that she is alive, and we know that Naraku does not have her."

 

"How do we know that Lady Kikyo?" Miroku asked as he turned toward her.

 

"If Naraku had her, he would flaunt that fact. It would upset everyone within this group, and he would use it to toy with us."

 

"You know, she does have a point." Sango said as she looked thoughtful for a moment. "If he does get his hands on her, we'll know it."

 

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Kagome sat quietly against the cave wall, not wanting to anger the demon even farther. She had already realized that he was a hiyoukai, or fire demon. And she also knew that they had terrible tempers and not a lot of patience. Also, this fire demon happened to be exceptionally powerful from what she could feel. Power simply radiated off of him in waves, especially from his arm and head. Those two spots seemed to hold their own youki. As of yet, she hadn't been able to really get a good look at him. Knowing little about fire demons was really bad for her now, and she was yelling at herself for not listening better when Sango mentioned them once.

 

Snapped from her thoughts by the sound of growling, she focused her attention on the demon in the cave with her. He seemed to be ticked about something, and she winced when his glare turned to her. "Yes?" She asked as she tried not to shy away from him. It wasn't exactly him that she was scared of, it was his anger. She could feel his anger and annoyance. No one knew it, but she was an em-path of sorts.

 

"Hn. Something is coming." When the demon said that, Kagome quickly spread her aura to search for what it was and gasped. Her eyes widened as she started cowering away from the cave entrance. Crawling toward the back, she missed the fire demon's curious look at her frightened act. "Why are you so scared now?"

 

"N-Naraku." Kagome whimpered as she pulled her knees to her chest. The wound in her shoulder and her aching muscles no longer bothering her as thoughts of the evil hanyou ran through her mind. He was out there, near the cave, and searching for her. No longer did the maniac wish to kill her, oh no, it was worse now. What he wanted was to mate with her. Kikyo was no longer his desire, no it was her and she didn't like it. As she felt the energy approaching, she whimpered louder. She could still feel his hands on her, and all the pain she was put through. "Not again..." Were her whispered words as she collapsed from her fear.

 

The fire demon in the cave with her was in a complete state of shock. Images had just flashed through his mind, the girl's shields had dropped and the jagan delved into it. The images had felt so real, it was intense pain. Torture. He looked over at the girl's scared and whimpering form and felt sorry for her. What she had gone through was extremely painful...

 

Flashback

 

Light barely streamed in through the bars of the window as a lone figure lay sleeping on a cot. Rays of the sun cast a cloudy and shadowed look over the girl's porcelain skin, her features lit with the warmth. Chills still wracked her body from the cold breezes that passed around in the dungeon. Kidnapped, she hadn't thought that he'd get her. Inuyasha had always protected her so well, but she guessed that she had been taken before. Sapphire blue eyes slowly fluttered open and groaned at the pain in her body. A chuckle sounded and reverberated through the room, causing the girl to jump up. Managing only to stumble onto her feet, she did a quick scan, but couldn't find anything around her.

 

"My little miko, I am over here." Quickly turning to where the voice sounded from, she saw a shadowed figure. He had long black hair that fell in unbound waves down his back, piercing red eyes that seemed to be the color of blood, and a dark look that promised pain. "I think it's time I make you feel at home."

 

With a dark smile, he grabbed her. Before she could protest, he smacked her, fracturing her jaw. Wincing in pain, she was practically dragged out of the cell and into some sort of torture chamber. He spent hours torturing her, doing things that were exceedingly cruel. Worst of all was when he had paralyzed her. No longer could she move or fight back. Her powers were useless as she had no control over them, and without the use of her limbs she didn't think they'd help anyway. His cold hands ran up and down her sides as they painfully caressed her. He tried teasing her nipples and her neck, but nothing worked. His mouth upturned into an evil smile. Parting her nude thighs, he positioned himself and rammed into her. She would've screamed if she hadn't bitten into her lip to stop the sound. Tears of pain streamed down her face as he continued his forceful pounding.

 

Her blood slowly lubricated her, causing the pain to somewhat lessen. That's why he had kidnapped her, to rape her, to make her hate him, to give her bitterness... he wanted to further taint the jewel. This torture continued for weeks, and she was unable to do a thing. It was close to two months later that she became able to escape. Working with her powers while in so much pain was exceedingly difficult, but she did it. Using a nail that she'd found, she managed to pick the lock. Sneaking from room to room, she searched for the shards that she knew he possessed. Her senses were no use do to the pain, but she still tried. Coming across him outside, she readied herself. When the time was right, she had launched at him and pulled as much purifying power into her hands as was necessary. With that one massive strike, she destroyed most of his body... but she also shattered the jewel. Though it did purify before splitting, and as Naraku fled she fell into blissful darkness.

 

End Of Flashback

 

His mind couldn't believe that she'd suffered through that and still managed to survive. Most humans wouldn't be able to survive that kind of pain and torture without retaining some hatred or bitterness, but he could tell from her aura that she did not. She was still pure, completely pure. Well, minus the whole not being a virgin anymore. Plus, miko are supposed to lose their powers once they lose their virginity. Turning to look at the now passed out girl, he sighed to himself. Something inside himself demanded that he protect her. It was an urge that was too strong to ignore, so he decided that he'd do it. He'd protect the blasted onna... at least until she left his territory.