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Haunted Passions

Chapter XIII

 

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)

'Kagome's powers talking to her'

 

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It had been about a week after Kouga appeared that Ayame showed up. The red headed she-wolf practically leapt into her mate's arms and kissed him passionately the moment she reached him. From where she stood, Kagome smiled happily for them. Though her smile seemed to be rather tired. Her training was starting to take it's toll on her. As it was, she was barely sleeping. Training would take a few hours after they settled down for the night, then they'd bathe together and normally relax for a little while, and then she'd get out and practice using her ki until Hiei decided to return to camp. Normally he'd be carrying her, as she was usually too tired to return on her own.

 

She was snapped from her thoughts as she was pulled into a large hug. "I've missed you Kagome!"

 

"I missed you too Ayame." The young miko said softly as she returned the embrace.

 

"How have you been?" Then she took a sniff at the girl and her eyes widened. "Why do you smell like a male demon?"

 

The younger girl giggled at that question. "There's someone else traveling with our group, and I owe him my life. He and I have been spending a lot of time together."

 

"Who gives a fuck what's happening with you! Get a fucking move on!"

 

You could just see her eyebrow twitch as she struggled with herself. "I give up." Turning to Inuyasha, she gave a positively evil smile. "Sit boy." There was a loud thud, and Sango and Miroku's eyes all widened in shock at what she had done. "Go on without me. I'm positive we can easily catch up."

 

The group nodded, including a shocked Inuyasha, and they left. Ayame and Kouga were attempting to stifle their laughter at the scene, and the she-wolf was finding a difficult time of doing so. "I haven't seen you do that since..." Kouga started before he changed what he was going to say. " For a long time."

 

Shrugging, she smiled slightly at them. "I guess I just haven't been like myself for a long time."

 

"Well it's about time you're back then!" Ayame exclaimed with a giggle. After a moment, she looked the girl over. "I wanna meet this man that has his scent almost all over you."

 

"Ok, let me see if I can call him down." (Hiei. Will you come down here?)

 

/Hn. Not now./

 

Mentally pouting, she asked him (why not?)

 

Of course, he mentally rolled his eyes at her. /I'm following the rest of the group to see what they're talking about./

 

(Fine.) Opening her eyes, she looked at the two curious wolf demons. "He's following the rest of the group. I guess they're talking about something."

 

"How do you know that?" Ayame asked as she cocked her head to the side.

 

Kouga chuckled at his mate's action before speaking as well. "I've been curious about how you two seem to talk without speaking."

 

The young miko giggled at them. "Hiei is a tele-path."

 

"Hiei?" Ayame questioned before her eyes widened. "You travel with the forbidden child?"

 

Kagome merely giggled again. "Hai! And I owe him my life."

 

The she-wolf could only shake her head at that. "Wow... I've heard of him, and he's supposed to be cold, ruthless, and heartless."

 

"I suppose he can be cold at times, and he is ruthless. He's not heartless towards me or Shippo though, in fact..." She started as she blushed slightly.

 

"What is it?" Ayame asked with a smile.

 

"H-he's... courting me." Her voice was quiet as her blush darkened.

 

At her words though, all the wolves' eyes widened in surprise. Some in shock. Ginta made it out of his shock first. "That's wonderful nee-san!"

 

"Not really." The young miko said again, just as quietly.

 

Ayame seemed surprised by that. "Why isn't it?"

 

"I just... don't see how he could want me. I mean... no one should." Since she was looking at the ground, they were surprised when she looked up. Her eyes were glistening with unshed tears. "I'm not worth anyone's time. I'm just a weak copy."

 

Ok, her words really upset the wolves. Ayame's eyes narrowed, and what she did probably wasn't the best thing. Snap!! Kagome's eyes then widened as she lifted her hand to her stinging cheek. Kouga appeared to be frozen in shock. No one thought the red headed she-wolf would've hit the girl. "Snap out of it and quit listening to that asshole of a hanyou! You are much better than he claims you to be. Especially if you can win the attentions of a supposedly heartless killer!"

 

Tears fell unrestrained down pale flesh as the girl threw herself at Ayame. The she-wolf's arms wrapped around the girl and she motioned for the malewolves to leave. The female ones could stay. Shippo was also at her side because he smelled his mother's tears. After Ayame assured him that the girl was fine, he reluctantly agreed to allow them a chance to talk. Kirara, though, refused to leave.

 

After about fifteen minutes of crying, her sobs slowly turned to hiccups. Watery blue eyes then looked up at sad green. "Th-thank y-you Ayame."

 

The red head nodded. "Now I want to know why you believed all of that."

 

The young miko looked down, not wanting to say. However, she started talking when Ayame gave her a warning growl. "Inuyasha... if you're told something enough times, you start to believe it."

 

The she-wolf growled at that. "Well Inuyasha is an ass and doesn't deserve your thought. So ignore him."

 

"Just tell me something." When the other woman nodded for the girl to continue, she spoke in an almost broken voice. "Why does he hate me?"

 

Ayame's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

 

"Ever since... it happened, he's treated me like I'm a disease or something. Like I'm an unwanted person, wasted flesh. Why? Why does he hate me so much? He knows I was raped, or does he not believe even Kikyo?" Ayame winced at the question. Indeed, she knew the reason. Though she highly doubted Kagome would like to remember about it. And there was only one way to fix the problem, and the miko was sure to want to... Problem was, the she-wolf doubted she'd want to do the solution. It was because of her silence that Kagome spoke again. This time her voice was desperate. "You know the reason, don't you?"

 

With one last sigh, she nodded. The girl would not like her answer, but she needed to be told. Deserved to know the reason why her first love was now thought to hate her. "I don't think that Inuyasha hates you, perse."

 

"Then why does he..." Her words were cut off when the other woman covered her mouth with a hand.

 

"You know how strong an inu's sense of smell is, right?" At her nod, the wolf continued. "When you... umm... I'll say rut with someone, their smell will stick to you." Now Kagome's head was cocked to the side in both confusion and curiosity. The she-wolf sighed once again. "To get to the point, you still carry Naraku's scent."

 

The miko's eyes widened in shock and she shook her head in the negative. "No! I-I washed after... It's not possible!"

 

Ayame quickly grabbed the hyperventilating girl as she tried to get up. "Calm down and let me explain." She said in a soothing voice as she rubbed circles on the girl's back. Kagome's breathing slowly calmed and she nodded. "I know you more than likely scrubbed your skin raw to get the half-breed's smell off, but it's on you... to be more precise, in you."

 

"In... me?" Kagome questioned, confused.

 

Now the she-wolf was thinking that she must be insane. Here she was, about to discuss a very sensitive topic with an extremely sensitive woman. It was official, she was insane. "Naraku... spilled his seed in you, so you still carry his scent in your womb..." The girl now looked close to panicking. "It's one way for demons to umm... mark what's theirs. It's a good way to warn other demons away from attempting to take and possibly rape a girl, because there's only one way to get rid of the scent."

 

Now Kagome was once again hyperventilating. "D-does th-that m-mean H-Hiei c-can sm-smell it?"

 

Ayame shook her head. "It works best for animal demons. Only if it's recent can all demons catch the scent, unless of course he's been really close to your abdomen or umm... lower. Then he could smell it. Most animal demons will be able to smell it though, as we have an exceptionally strong sense of smell."

 

"S-so y-your s-saying th-that I-Inuyasha h-hates me b-bec-cause I c-carry N-Naraku's sc-scent?"

 

"Hai, or at least pretends to hate you. My guess is that he can't stand the scent."

 

"H-how d-do I g-get r-rid of it?"

 

"You change it." Ayame said as she looked away, at the ground.

 

"Ch-change it? Wh-what do y-you m-mean?"

 

Ayame winced. "Naraku's scent it within you, there's no way to get it out... but you can change it. See, if a woman is with one man and they do that, she'll carry his scent unless she goes with another man. Then the scent changes to the second man's."

 

I have to have... with someone to get rid of the scent.... Ok, she was panicking. Unless I do, the other in the group will never be the same towards me! B-but I can't. "Wh-why can't. "Wh-why didn't Shippo tell me?"

 

The she-wolf sighed and held onto the girl tighter. "It is possible he didn't know."

 

"B-but he curls up..."

 

"I know, but he may not realize what he's smelling. He is, after-all, still a pup." Sighing, she looked at the girl's blue eyes swirling in confusion. "I want to talk to you about something."

 

"Wh-what is i-it?"

 

"I want to talk to you about... mating."

 

"W-what!?"

 

Ayame closed her eyes. "Not actual bonding mating, but the act of mating or rutting. I know you're afraid of it, and I want to help put some of your fears to rest."

 

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The group had settled down and it was starting to get pretty late. Neither the she-wolf, nor the young miko had showed up yet. Amazingly, Shippo was being calm and sitting near Hiei, who was in a tree. Kouga was also relatively calm, though he had a mating mark on Ayame. So he'd been able to tell if she was in danger, and if she wasn't Kagome wasn't. Hiei wasn't worried either. It was a few nights ago that he discussed it with Kagome, and she agreed. He had opened a permanent mental link between them. If she needed him, she'd be able to call for him from wherever and he'd be there quickly. Not to mention the courting mark would let him know if she was in danger. There was also the fact he could open the jagan and check on her, and that he could focus his youki and call her to him through the mark. So in his opinion, she was perfectly safe.

 

"Inuyasha, do you think Kagome's alright?" I bet your all wondering who's being the annoying one now. Well it's not Shippo.

 

It's "Sango, you need to relax. I'm sure Lady Kagome is perfectly fine." The monk said as he pulled the slayer closer to him.

 

"She is." Said a female voice as Ayame walked into the clearing. Ignoring the questions from the three she didn't want to talk to, she looked at Shippo, then found Hiei. "She said she'd wait for you near the spring." With a nod, the apparition disappeared. Smiling, Ayame moved over to her mate and ignored Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango as they asked what happened.

 

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I just want everyone to know that their reviews are very much appreciated. They tell me how much each of you enjoy my stories. I also want to let you know that it means a lot to me that you have taken an interest in this particular story. Haunted Passions happens to be my own favorite. I've been working extra hard to try and make this fan fiction be perfect. I've already messed up on Crimson Rose, but I hope this one continues without a problem. I've been taking things slowly, or at least trying to.

 

I would also like to say that most of my inspiration to write comes from the stories I read or have read. Possibly even reading currently. I especially am inspired by madmiko and Ryukotsusei's stories. I would also like to thank madmiko for leaving such lovely words about my chapters. It is very much appreciated, and that a great author like you takes the time to read my stories is heart warming to me. I absolutely love all of your stories! I find them quite inspiring. Considering that we do somewhat talk, I hope that I can call you my friend.

 

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