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Haunted Passions

Chapter XI

 

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 sun had just peaked over the horizon and Kagome found herself not wanting to wake up. Her muscles were still slightly sore from her training last night, and she was having a most wonderful dream. In it, she was curled against Hiei and they were talking about things like two people in love would. Sighing, she slowly allowed her eyes to open and almost gasped. She actually was curled against Hiei! Looking around, she noticed that Shippo was also in her arms and curled against the fire demon.

 

Apparently her movement woke Hiei, as his crimson orbs slowly opened as well. As she tried to move away, his hold around her waist tightened and he buried his face in her hair. "If you try to get up, you'll fall."

 

Nodding slightly, she forced her tensed body to slowly relax. "How did I end up in your arms?"

 

He chuckled, causing her to shiver. "You got out of the springs and dressed last night, but instead of returning to camp you waited for me. You fell asleep there, so I carried you back to camp and simply did not put you down."

 

"How'd Shippo come to join us?"

 

"The kit wished to sleep with you and asked me if he could, so I allowed him to."

 

"If I wake Shippo, are you gonna let us up?"

 

"I may allow the kit to go, but you can stay for now."

 

His statement caused her to giggle. "I'm sure you don't want a lowly ningen like myself sitting in your lap Hiei."

 

Smirking at her, he leaned forward so his lips were close to hers. "Then you are wrong onna." Before she could say anything, he gave her a quick kiss. That action left her stunned, so she didn't realize as he dropped from the tree and set her and Shippo down before returning to his spot.

 

It took a few minutes for the action to settle in her mind, then another few minutes to realize that he had actually done it. Slowly her fingers raised to touch her lips as one thought passed repeatedly through her mind. He kissed me. A slow, yet shy, smile spread across her lips. That means he likes me, right? Sighing internally, she figured she'd speak to Kikyo about it. Looking around, she realized that she didn't see her sister anywhere.

 

Shrugging mentally, she slowly stood and moved to the fire. After making sure that no one but Hiei was awake, she called upon her aura and sent the white part into the embers. A flame immediately began to burn and she giggled to herself. Once she'd done that, she grabbed the water bottles and a pan, and headed for the river. Getting those filled was easy, then she returned and placed the pan over the fire.

 

When the water started boiling, she added the noodles to it. She was making ramen, though she knew Hiei wouldn't eat it. In truth, she didn't really want it either. But she knew that it would but what Inuyasha wanted, and she didn't want to deal with him whining. So she'd make Inuyasha's precious ramen and she'd skip breakfast like she knew Hiei would. Moving over to her son, she gently shook him awake and told him that breakfast was almost ready.

 

Just like she'd figured, Inuyasha appeared the second it was done. Kikyo appeared behind him a few minutes later. Kagome shook her head at how messy the woman's hair looked. That made it easy for anyone who amazingly didn't hear her last night, to figure out just what they had been doing. Waking Sango and Miroku was easily done, and she then served them. Shippo sat with Kirara to eat, as Kikyo sat with her new mate and the other two humans. Kagome merely wandered over to Hiei's tree and relaxed against the trunk.

 

When he noticed that she was finished, the fire demon dropped down from his tree. "Don't you normally offer me some?"

 

The young miko opened her eyes to look at him before closing them once more and patting the spot beside her. "I assumed that, like usual, you would not like to have ramen."

 

The demon took the offered seat and also leaned against the tree. "Why are you not eating then?"

 

She smiled minutely at that. "I don't want ramen either." Taking a chance, she rested her head against his shoulder. The action surprised him, but he made no move to stop her. Subconsciously, she snuggled closer to him. "You're really warm."

 

Her statement was met with a chuckle. "I am a fire demon."

 

"I suppose that could be why." His arm slowly wrapped around her and she nuzzled into his neck.

 

"Why Kagome-sama, I didn't know that you and Hiei-sama were that close."

 

The miko's eyes snapped open to see Miroku looking at them with a lecherous grin. "Why wouldn't we be close? He's nicer to me than you, Sango, or Inuyasha are." Miroku flinched at her accusation, not having expected her to say something like that and backed away. When he was gone, Kagome buried her face into Hiei's chest and tried not to cry. "I didn't mean for that to sound so mean."

 

Hiei attempted to sooth her by running his hands up and down her back as he told her it was ok. "The monk deserved it."

 

The girl in his arms looked up with watery eyes. "No he didn't. He did nothing to deserve being spoken to like that."

 

"With the way he treated you, he does deserve it."

 

"But I'm not worth it." She said as she averted her eyes.

 

"I don't care who told you that" he said as he grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him, " but you are worth it. You are of more value then you allow yourself to think."

 

Kagome shook her head. "With the way I've been treated, it makes me think I am worthless. Even before... what happened, Inuyasha would always compare me to Kikyo and tell me how much prettier or better she is."

 

The fire demon looked over at the other miko, then back to Kagome. "I think that you are better than her."

 

She smiled at that. "Even if you're only saying that, thank you. You've made me feel better." And she hugged him.

 

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It was a few days later, and the training at night had continued. First Hiei would teach her the art of the sword, then he'd push at her endurance, and last he'd show her how to fight. After that, he'd follow her to a nearby water source where they would bathe. Kagome learned quickly that even a cold pond could be nice to bathe in if you were with a fire demon. Hiei would simply heat the water up if it was too cold.

 

They were currently heading south when Kagome stopped. Inuyasha noticed and turned to stare at her. "What is it wench?" He snapped.

 

"I sense two jewel shards. They're approaching quickly." Everyone tensed, and Inuyasha started growling as he took a sniff of the air. When Kagome saw the whirlwind, she relaxed slightly. Miroku, Sango, and Kikyo also relaxed. Hiei wasn't tense, but he was ready to fight if need be.

 

Inuyasha pulled tetsusaiga and moved to stand in front of the group, but was slammed into the ground as the whirlwind knocked him out of the way. A wolf demon with long black hair pulled back into a ponytail and brown fur appeared in front of Kagome. "Hello Kagome."

 

"Kouga." She replied with a slight smile, remembering how he'd believed her. He only distanced himself because she didn't like being touched at the time and she'd freak if he did touch her. "What're you doing here?"

 

"I've come to join your group. Figured mutt-face could use the help."

 

"I don't need your help ya damn flea-bag."

 

Giggling at their antics, Kagome drew their attention. "Will Ginta and Hakkaku be joining as well?"

 

"Hai, and Ayame."

 

The miko's eyes widened. "Ayame...?" Then her eyes glimmered with hope. "You kept your promise?" At his nod, she squealed with joy and hugged him. "Congratulations!" Hiei appeared at her side when she hugged the wolf, and quickly pulled her away. She looked at him in confusion when she turned to him. "Hiei?"

 

"Who's this?"

 

The miko could hear Kikyo giggling, could see Inuyasha's dumbstruck look, and Kouga's curious one. "He's the prince of the wolf demons and my friend Kouga."

 

"So Kagome, who's the pip-squeak?"

 

"Kouga!" Kagome shouted in outrage. "He's not small!"

 

Kouga chuckled at that. "You only say so because you're shorter than he is." His statement earned him a glare from the miko. "What, it's true."

 

/I do not know him, therefore I don't think he should join us./ Hiei said in Kagome's mind.

 

Sighing, Kagome sent him her memories of the wolf demon. By the end, she could hear Hiei growling in his mind, though she didn't know why. (He's mated to Ayame now. Too.)

 

/Fine./

 

"So you don't mind that I wanna travel with you?"

 

"Hell yes I do!" Inuyasha shouted.

 

"Of course I don't mind Kouga." Looking back at the group, she smiled slightly. "We should continue on. At our pace, the other wolves should be able to catch up at some point." Everyone nodded and they started off. Hiei seemed to be debating between walking with her and returning to the trees. (You can trust Kouga. I'll be fine if you want to travel in the trees again.) He gave a slight nod and disappeared. Once he was gone, Kagome turned back to Kouga. "How's Ayame?"

 

"She's doing pretty good. Can't wait to see you though."

 

"So she doesn't care about...?"

 

Kouga looked at her and shook his head. "Why would she? The way I see it, it's mutt-face's fault for not protecting you well enough."

 

The young miko smiled at him. "I should warn you that Inuyasha and Kikyo are mated now."

 

"So that's what I smelt." He took another sniff before he turned to look at her. "Why do you smell like that short demon?"

 

"He's not short." She grumbled.

 

The wolf demon smirked at her. "Of course not, if he was, that'd make you short as well." His joke earned him a glare. "You still haven't answered my question."

 

"I've been spending a lot of time with him and Shippo. Hiei's actually training me to be able to fight and use a sword. Of course, I also spend some time with Kikyo, but since she mated Inuyasha they've been together more."

 

"That's normal." At her questioning look, he explained. "When a demon mates, their instincts go into overdrive for a while afterward. It could last anywhere from days to years. They'll become super protective, won't let any non-related male near their mate, and they'll try to stay by her all the time."

 

"How long ago did you mate with Ayame?"

 

"About a week ago."

 

"Then why aren't you practically attached to her?"

 

Chuckling, the wolf demon shook his head. "She didn't want me to be. My instincts aren't all that bad, but they'll go berserk if she isn't here in a few days."

 

"Oh." Thinking for a moment, she decided that she could ask Kouga. "Can you tell me about fire demons?"

 

The wolf demon smirked at her. "Thinking of taking a mate?"

 

His question caused the miko to blush a deep red. "No! I was just curious about fire demons. I wanna know about ice demons too."

 

"Oh, well then..."

 

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It was the end of the day by the time Kouga's wolves caught up to them. Ginta and Hakkaku were panting when they came to a stop and almost fell over. Giggling, Kagome handed them each a bottle of water. "Thank-you sister." They both said.

 

The miko smiled. "You're welcome boys."

 

"So Kouga got the ok to travel with you?" Hakkaku asked as he finally managed to breathe.

 

"Hai. Inuyasha's not happy about it though."

 

This time, Ginta spoke up. "You know about Ayame too?"

 

"Hai, Kouga told me shortly after he first arrived. I can't wait to see her either." Kouga came over, and Hiei appeared near her a second later. Taking a look at him, she nodded. "I have to go. I need to train now."

 

The wolves nodded and said their good-byes. Right after Kagome grabbed her bag and left, Sango and Miroku started for the hot springs. Inuyasha and Kikyo were already gone. Kouga looked questioningly at them. "You two are mated now?"

 

Sango blushed slightly, and Miroku gained a lecherous grin. "Hai, but we're not married yet."

 

"Kagome didn't mention that."

 

The monk shrugged. "She doesn't know." And with that, the two left.

 

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