Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Haunted Passions ❯ Chapter Ten ( Chapter 10 )

Haunted Passions

Chapter X

 

Here's chapter ten, enjoy!

 

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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Barriers once again lifted around her mind, and the jagan returned to Hiei's control. Looking up at him, she realized that he'd seen everything. Her aura was still wrapping around her, and it again spoke to her. Your fire lies with him. Those words had her looking at him. It took her a few minutes before she understood. He treated her like she was normal, like everyone else. Even protected her. With him, she could become more like her old self. In fact, Shippo had told her that she was starting to return that way.

 

Looking back at him, she finds him looking intently at her. Blushing, she looks back at the ground to hide it. "You saw, didn't you?" He gave a nod as his answer. "You won't tell anyone about the voice, will you?"

 

Rolling his eyes, he turned to jump into the tree. "I have no reason to tell anyone."

 

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The next morning, everyone awoke to the smell of breakfast. Kagome was up and making food, which had Inuyasha confused. "I thought you were injured wench."

 

Kagome rolled her eyes at him, but spoke calmly. "I am capable of healing myself."

 

He snorted at her. "Yeah right." He mumbled as he walked back over to his tree.

 

The young miko merely ignored him, just like she usually did. Once the food was done, she handed it out. Giving Hiei's to him last, then serving herself. She took a seat next to her son, and ate slowly. When everyone was finished, they all set out. This time, however, Kikyo walked with Inuyasha at the front, Sango and Miroku walked in the middle, while Shippo, Kirara, and Kagome walked toward the back. Shippo was rather bored though, so Kagome suggested he play with Kirara while they walk. This left her alone in the back, as the others were all ahead of her now.

 

Deciding to use the time she had, she let out small amounts of energy to mess with. Since it was a rather hot day, she used her pink energy to make wind circulate around her. The cool wind felt wonderful against her heated skin. Deciding that she was thirsty, she pulled her blue energy into her hand and concentrated. Slowly the energy turned into a cool liquid. Holding her hand to her lips, she drank it. Giggling happily, she pulled on her purple energy and allowed it to swirl around her.

 

Amazement shone on her features as the ground evened out beneath her feet. Rocks sank into the ground so she wouldn't trip on them, and twigs moved out of her way. Pulling the white energy into her hands, she summoned fire. The white crackled slightly before bleeding crimson. The white enveloped her skin and allowed the fire to spread over it. Now that she had that, she needed to figure out how to stop it from spreading. Glaring at it didn't work, as it only burned brighter and seemed to spread faster. Growling to herself, she pulled on her blue energy and turned it to water. Moving the water onto her arm, she managed to put out the fire before anyone noticed.

 

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Two Weeks Later

 

The group had managed to collect at least a dozen more jewel shards. Hiei was a major help with this, as he could easily take out just about all of the demons. He and Kagome had been getting closer. They'd talk more about different things, and now knew a lot about each other. Kikyo and Inuyasha had also gotten closer, as they planned soon. At least that's what Inuyasha told everyone.

 

It was currently night, and Kagome was preparing the group's dinner. With Kikyo's help, they had gotten Inuyasha to go out hunting. So she was happily making venison instead of ramen or something else from her time. Hiei, of course, was waiting up in a tree for the food to be finished. When it was, he'd drop down and eat beside Kagome while they talked. They were steadily growing closer. The closer they got, the more Kagome started to act a little like her old self.

 

Already her eyes held a slight sparkle, and she was slowly starting to gain her fiery attitude back. Hiei seemed to like her attitude. In fact, it was a turn on. He liked that she'd probably stand up against him if she returned to normal. Though what seemed odd that she was started to return to how everyone said she used to be because he and her were starting to get closer. That was what was puzzling him.

 

Later that night as he was preparing for bed, she approached him. She seemed to be a little shy for some reason and wouldn't look up at him. "What is it?"

 

"Will.... will you train me with the sword?" Her voice was hopeful as she asked, and she still refused to look up at him.

 

He was slightly shocked. That was not what he was expecting. Looking at her, he noticed that her aura radiated her hopefulness. It seemed to be coming under her control slowly now that she knew how to tame it. Studying her form, he found that she could possibly be able to wield a sword. "If I say yes, I will not go easy on you."

 

Her head shot up and his body froze at the look in her eyes. They were sparkling, and there appeared to be silver flecks floating in them. This caused her eyes to look like unheated sapphires, a most beautiful gem. "I understand, and I'm willing to work as hard as I can to learn. I've wanted to for so long, but Sango refused saying I wasn't good enough and that there wasn't enough time."

 

With the way her eyes sparkled, there was simply no possible way that he could deny her. So, he didn't. He agreed to teach her, starting the next night. The smile that she gave him almost made him melt as it had touched her eyes and they sparkled even more. "I will also train you in hand-to-hand so you have other options on defending yourself. That means I'll be putting you under hard physical training that'll test your endurance and strength."

 

Smiling happily she nodded. "Thank-you!" Her arms wrapped around him in a hug that he wasn't expecting. Upon realizing what she'd done, she backed away with her head down while blushing. "G-gomen Hiei." Quickly returning to her son, she settled herself for sleep.

 

Th next morning, she was one of the first to wake. Kikyo had actually gotten up before her and was currently working on making the morning meal. Stretching and yawning, Kagome made her way over to her 'sister'. "Good-morning Kagome."

 

"Morning Kikyo." Kagome said as she looked around. "Where'd Shippo go?"

 

"He's playing with Kirara near the river."

 

"Oh. Well I've been wondering, are you and Inuyasha really mating soon?" The question caused Kikyo to tense, not sure on how to answer. Noticing this, Kagome smiled and hugged her. "I'm over him Kikyo, and I just want the two of you to be happy."

 

The older miko turned to her with a small smile and hugged her back. "I know Kagome, I'm just afraid that you'll be upset about it."

 

"So when's the mating?"

 

"Tonight." A slight blush appeared on the older woman's cheeks.

 

At seeing the blush, the younger miko began giggling. "I'll be training with Hiei tonight."

 

Seemingly surprised, Kikyo looked up at her. "You actually got the guts together to ask him?" For saying that she received a glare and a 'hmmf'. "What?"

 

"You don't think I have the guts to ask someone a simple question?"

 

"I know you're starting to like him."

 

"I... I am not." Kagome argued with a blush staining her cheeks. At the moment, she figured she could rival Kikyo's hakama in color.

 

"You're so not good at lying... or hiding things." Her words received a growl, causing Kikyo to start laughing. "At least you're starting to act more like your old self... though that could be a bad thing."

 

"How so?" Crossing her arms, she glared down at her friend.

 

"You used to have a nasty temper." Kikyo answered as she stuck her tongue out. Now Kagome was pouting, causing Kikyo to start laughing. "Well you did."

 

"I suppose my temper wasn't to nice."

 

"Wasn't to nice? You got mad at Inu for saying he wanted ramen instead of what you made, and you sat him about twenty times." They both broke into giggles at that. Their giggles ended up waking everyone up, and they all looked at them. Kagome immediately stopped and blushed slightly as she returned to where she had been sleeping, so she could gather her supplies to bathe. She hadn't been able to the previous night, and she wished to now.

 

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A few days journey from them was Kouga and his wolves. They were on the way to meet up with the group so that they could join together. True, he did know about what happened to Kagome at Naraku's hands, but he still cared for her. He knew that she wasn't lying when she said it was rape, but the way she reacted to him when he touched her and called her his woman made him distance himself from her. Afraid that he'd do something to scare her.

 

He hadn't told her yet, but he started caring for her as a mate less and less, and now thought of her as a sister. In fact, he had just recently kept his promise and mated Ayame. Said she wolf would be meeting up with him at the group. She had returned to her pack in the north to gather her own wolves. Of course her wolves would only be the furry kind, and Kouga was only bringing Ginta and Hakkaku. Though he too was bringing furry wolves.

 

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Later that night, Kagome was just getting ready to relax for a bit when Hiei dropped down from his tree. "Time to train."

 

Nodding, Kagome quickly rose to her feet and followed him off to a clearing he'd chosen earlier. It was a nice little clearing, and once there she was given a wooden katana. Hiei then taught her stances and katas. Once she learned those, he'd train her to battle with it. After about two hours of training with the wooden sword, he trained started her other training. He'd build her endurance with running, push-ups, sit-ups, and other things. Then he'd teach her fighting stances and moves.

 

By the time her training was finished, she was tired. Of course, she was also covered in sweat. It was because of that that she headed to a hot springs. Upon reaching them, she quickly divested herself of her clothing and lowered her soar body within the steaming waters. The sensation of the water soothing her muscles had her sighing in pleasure.

 

Closing her eyes, she relaxed back against the smooth rocks. However, her eyes snapped open when she heard movement. Turning around she saw Hiei. Said demon froze as he hadn't realized that she was there. "You're getting better at masking your presence."

 

The miko nodded as she smiled faintly. Looking around, she quickly made a decision as he started to leave. "Would you like to bathe with me?" At the astonished look she got she turned a deep shade of red and looked down. "I meant that the spring is big enough for both of us, and it appears that you'd like to bathe as well."

 

"You want to share the spring?"

 

"Hai." Her words were spoken lowly, almost like a whisper. But he still heard them.

 

"Are you sure?"

 

Moving her eyes to meet his, she nodded. "Hai. It will be faster if we do.... and I trust you."

 

Her statement had his eyes widening in shock and surprise. A few moments later, however, he was undressing. Kagome averted her eyes to look down into the water as he did so. Though it was slightly tempting to peak, and she doubted that he'd mind to much if she did. Feeling the waters shift near her almost had her looking up, but she managed to remain facing the water. "You can look now."

 

Raising her head, she noticed that he was submerged in the water near her, but not too close. Her eyes also noticed that she could see his toned chest that was slightly above the water. Kagome herself was submerged up to her shoulders. The knowledge that they were both naked and he was that close to her, caused her body to start trembling. It's not that she was scared, it's just that she was... ok, she was afraid. But not of him. Just of their close (and nude) proximity.

 

Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, she forced herself to once again relax. She knew he wouldn't try anything. After-all, she was nothing but a weak ningen. Even if he did like ningen that way, his honor would not allow him to try anything. Unlike Naraku, Hiei did have honor. With these thoughts firmly in mind, she reached for her shampoo. Turning her back to the demon, she raised her body slightly and began washing her hair. Once it was lathered, she took a deep breath and dove beneath the water to wash it out.

 

When she surfaced, Hiei was looking at her oddly. Looking down, she squeaked and dropped lower in the water, causing the demon near her to chuckle. The miko's face turned bright red as she shut her eyes tight, hoping that this was just some dream. After five minutes and not waking up, she opened her eyes to find that it truly was not a dream. However, Hiei's eyes were now closed and he appeared to be relaxing in the warm water.

 

Internally sighing, she reached for her conditioner and applied it to her hair. Making sure she was still turned from him, she dunked beneath the water again to rinse out the conditioner. Quickly rising, she dropped back to where her chest was covered and turned to face the still relaxing Hiei. Ok, so far so good. She thought as she now reached for her body wash. Opening the bottle, she poured a generous amount into her hand before closing the cap and putting it back on the rocks. Once again turning her back to the demon, she rose and washed her chest and stomach off. Next she washed her legs, then her face.

 

Now came the reason why she liked to bathe with either Sango or Shippo. After rinsing off the lather that was on her body, she turned to look at Hiei. Closing her eyes, she moved her hair so that it sat on her shoulder and gently tapped Hiei's arm. His eyes slowly opened to look at her questioningly. "Umm.... Could you... wash my back for me? Please?" Her face once again turned bright red.

 

The fire demon raised a brow at her, but nodded his ascent. So she handed him her body wash and turned so her back was facing him and raised from the water so he could wash it. She didn't realize it, but her scent was driving Hiei mad at the moment. Mainly because he knew they were both naked. His beast was demanding that he take what she offered, and he had to fight because he knew she hadn't offered intentionally.

 

Of course he was surprised when she asked him to help her wash. He hadn't been expecting it, but he supposed she couldn't quite reach to wash her own back. He also supposed he could do it as a way to pay for the view she had given him just a bit earlier. Though she didn't know it, he had enjoyed the view. It was while he was helping her that they heard a pleasured scream.

 

Kagome had turned even redder as she looked in the direction it had come from. Hiei seemed slightly shocked from it. "I didn't know Kikyo could be that loud."

 

"Hn."

 

Since they had been traveling together and he'd been spending most of his time with her, she'd managed to understand what he meant. "Kikyo told me that her and Inuyasha were mating tonight."

 

"Hn."

 

Now Kagome giggled as Hiei moved away from her. Lowering back into the water, she let it wash the soap away on it's own. "Thanks for helping me Hiei."

 

"Hn. Your welcome."

 

A smile slowly overtook her features as she looked at him. It meant a lot that said that, as she knew that he was usually not one for manners. Biting her lip, she looked back over at her shampoo and conditioner. "Umm... Hiei?"

 

"Hn?"

 

"Can I umm.... wash your hair for you?" He'd definitely not been expecting that. Noting that she appeared nervous, but also slightly hopeful, he allowed her to do so. When he gave an affirmative nod, she moved so she was behind him, but not pressed against his back. "Can you get your hair wet for me?" Another nod, and he quickly dipped his head into the water. Kagome almost giggled when he surfaced. His hair, which normally stood in peaks, was soaking wet and falling into his face. Practically plastered to his head.

 

Grabbing the first bottle, she poured some of the liquid into her hand and began massaging it into his hair. Using her blunt nails, she massaged the shampoo into his scalp. If the slight purr he was giving off was anything to go by, Kagome would have to assume that he was enjoying the treatment. Soon though, she was done with that. When she stopped her ministrations, he actually growled at her. The action caused her to giggle. "Why'd you stop?"

 

"It's time to rinse the shampoo out. Then I'll put the conditioner in." With a nod, he closed his eyes and dipped his hair under. Kagome smiled as she ran her fingers through it to get the soap out. Once done, Hiei sat back up, more than ready for her to be massaging the next thing in. He never realized that having someone wash your hair would or could feel this good.

 

The miko smiled at the way he acted. She was glad that he liked what she was doing, because she enjoyed washing his hair. The fact that he even let her made her feel somewhat special. She was sure that not many people were capable of getting this close to him. So the fact that he got into the springs with her was probably something special. Especially since he seemed to be vulnerable at the moment. "Will you be bathing after every training session?"

 

His question confused her for a moment, and she grew curious of the reason why he asked. "If there's a place to bathe, then hai."

 

Hiei closed kept his eyes closed, enjoying the feel of her fingers threading through his hair and massaging his scalp. "Would you mind if I joined you then?"

 

That question totally shocked her, though she didn't stop her ministrations. Then she realized the reason he wanted to and almost giggled. He enjoyed her washing his hair so much that he wanted to continue bathing with her. With that thought, she carefully tried to figure out what her response would be. "I suppose you could."

 

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