Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Haunted Passions ❯ Chapter Seventeen ( Chapter 17 )

Haunted Passions

Chapter XVII

 

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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The family all stood before the well, as Souta tossed several bags down it. Kagome would, hopefully, be able to get them out once she reached the other side. The young man then handed her a rolled up something. She looked at it before looking back at him. He just smiled. "You always said you needed a ladder on that side."

 

Now she smiled as well as she hugged him tightly. "I'll be back, I promise." He nodded, and they all watched as she jumped into the well. Once on the other side, she climbed out and attached the ladder. Smiling, she climbed back down and set to the task of getting the bags up. It wasn't long before Kouga, Ginta, Hakkaku, Kirara, and Shippo all appeared to help her. "Hello boys." Her smile was soft and gentle, and they were all reminded of how she used to be.

 

"We're glad you're back." Kouga said with a smile of his own. "Mutt-face is driving everyone crazy."

 

Kagome just giggled at him. "Is Hiei back from whatever he had to do?"

 

"Nope, the pip-squeak's still gone."

 

"Kouga!" She huffed as she looked at the tall wolf. "He's not small! All of you youkai seem to be large, he's the only normal one."

 

A playful smile crossed the wolf's lips as he looked at the young miko. "Is that so? Well I suppose I am rather large. Just ask Ayame."

 

Now her face was burning red and the wolf demon was laughing. Turning a glare on him, she smirked evilly. "Ok fine, Hiei is short compared to most demons... but I bet he's larger than most in other ways." Her suggestive tone had the others looking at her in shock. Then they all began laughing as they walked back to the village. The group had their own hut to stay in, but it wasn't large enough to include the wolves. They'd leave the stuff at Kaede's, then Kagome would go to the wolf camp. At least until Hiei returned.

 

 

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A certain fire demon was still waiting for what he'd wanted. First he'd gone to get a courting gift, then he'd gone to retrieve a present for her birthday. The first gift was finally done, but now he had to wait for the second. So now he sat, in a cave, near a volcano, waiting for a lazy old man to finish what he wanted. He was getting rather annoyed, because he had hoped to be there when Kagome returned, but he highly doubted he would be.

 

 

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"Did you bring me anything momma?"

 

The young miko smiled as she looked at her son, her kit. "Of course I did. I brought something for almost everyone."

 

"You did?" Kouga asked as he took a seat next to her.

 

"Hai! Even something for Hiei... I just didn't know what to get for Jaken or Sesshomaru."

 

"The pip-squeak might not like you getting gifts for everyone."

 

With a huff that sounded like 'he's not a pip-squeak', she corrected him. "They are not gifts. Hiei's is a gift, the rest are not. What I brought for Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku are the same things I've always brought. And you're like my brother now, so it's not a gift for you. Ginta and Hakkaku have always seen me as their sister, so that's not gifts either. And Ayame is my friend. Friends tend to give things to each other... but I suppose things for Shippo and the three other children are gifts. Mainly ways of keeping them occupied or quiet though."

 

"I suppose."

 

"Can I have my present now momma?" Shippo asked excitedly.

 

"I suppose you can have one." She said as she pulled out an orange toy.

 

"What is it?" The kit asked as he looked at it.

 

"A dart gun." Pulling out a pack of darts, she loaded it and aimed at a tree. Firing, they watched as the dart smacked into it. "The dart's Styrofoam, so if you hit someone it shouldn't hurt. It may sting a little... it could also stick to them since it's rubber."

 

An evil and mischievous gleam appeared in the kit's eyes as he thought of what he'd do with it, and who he'd shoot. "Thanks momma."

 

Kagome giggled as she noticed the gleam, and allowed her kit to run off. Looking to the side, she spotted Kirara. "Please keep an eye on him." The kitten sized feline meowed and followed after the kit.

 

"So Kagome, wanna go bathe?" Ayame asked as she walked up to them.

 

The miko blinked for a second before catching her meaning. When she said 'wanna go bathe', she meant 'wanna go talk away from the men'. "Alright." Standing up, she walked over to her book bag and pulled out her bathing supplies.

 

It didn't take long for them to reach the spring, strip, and slip in. Both girls gave sighs of pleasure as the warm water swirled around their muscles. It took a few minutes before the red headed she-wolf spoke. "There is something different about you, what is it?"

 

"I finally know how I feel about Hiei..."

 

"And?" Ayame prompted.

 

Kagome merely smiled at her. "And it makes me happy to finally know."

 

"I meant, how much do you care for him?"

 

"A lot."

 

"How much is a lot?"

 

"Very much." Ayame sighed in annoyance as the miko giggled. "What's wrong Ayame?"

 

"You won't give me a straight answer."

 

"Perhaps I wish to give it to him first."

 

"Come on, tell me..." The she-wolf pouted as she looked at the miko with sad eyes. Green eyes, so like Shippo's.

 

"Fine..." Kagome gave in with a sigh. "Remember how I used to feel towards Inuyasha?"

 

"Hai."

 

"What I felt for him... pales in comparison to how I feel for Hiei. I think I'd be lost if I were to lose him. I... I um..."

 

"You what?"

 

"I want to show him how much I love him. Actually, I'm already planning to do so."

 

"When?"

 

"That... I'm not too sure about."

 

"I know... do it on your birthday!" At Kagome's questioning look, the she-wolf explained that Shippo told her about it. He had also told the other wolves, Kikyo, and reminded the other three that it was coming up. "So why not do something special then. He'd never expect you to!"

 

"Hai, that's a good idea." Leaning over, she hugged her with a smile. "Thanks Ayame..."

 

The she-wolf noticed how sad she looked suddenly. "What is it?"

 

"What if he decides he doesn't want me?" Old fears were resurfacing. Fears that she hadn't had since Inuyasha broke her, since her so called friends had broke her.

 

Ayame giggled. "Only an idiot wouldn't want someone as great as you... take Inuyasha for example. He's a major idiot!" That made the miko giggle, but she didn't look convinced. "Has he given you some sort of gift yet?"

 

"No."

 

"If he does and he calls it a courtship gift, it means he really wants you as his mate. So he could've left to get that."

 

"Possibly."

 

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He was finally on his way back. The man had annoyed him with how long it took. Now he was a day late returning to the village, and Kagome was probably already there. Hopefully nothing had happened to her, and he reminded himself that she normally staid with the group and without him before he came along. That didn't matter to him though, he didn't trust the inu hanyou, or the two humans. Sighing, he tried to hurry faster.

 

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The wolf pack, including Kagome, Shippo, and Kirara, were currently laying out in the grass. It was quite soft and very comfortable. They all tensed at feeling a powerful demonic aura approaching them, but relaxed when Kagome stated that it was only Sesshomaru. A few moments later, he landed in the clearing with two boys and Rin on Au Un. Jaken was hanging off the poor dragon's tail. "These are this Sesshomaru's pups. Yoshirou and Isamu. You already know Rin."

 

Kagome nodded and smiled. "Hello."

 

"Kagome nee-san!" Rin exclaimed as she came up and hugged the older girl. "Rin hasn't seen you in a long time!"

 

The miko looked the eleven year old girl over and her smile widened. "It has been years! I can't believe how big you've gotten."

 

"Come see Rin's little brothers!" The little girl exclaimed excitedly as she pulled her over to the two boys.

 

"You must be older." Kagome said as she smiled at Yoshirou. When he gave her a questioning look, she giggled and pointed at his crescent symbol. "It passes down to the oldest heir."

 

"How do you know that?" Isamu questioned her.

 

"I asked Myoga about it once. He told me it was the symbol for the house of the west, and I wanted to know why Inuyasha didn't have it."

 

Shippo came over at that moment. "Hello Rin." He then looked at the two inus. "You're going to be my new friends, right?"

 

The two both looked at their father who gave them a slight nod. "We can be." Yoshirou answered.

 

The kit rolled his eyes at their response and pulled them to where he was. Rin followed behind and they all watched as he pulled out crayons and coloring books. Kagome smiled at the sight before returning her attention to the demon lord and bowing. "Lord Sesshomaru."

 

"Miko." He stated as he gave a nod. Then he turned and moved to rest on nearest tree. He was, for the most part, ignored. Which suited him fine as no one came over to bother him.

 

The children were playing as Kagome decided it was time to leave to the village. After informing Ayame and Kouga, she walked toward Kaede's to change into her miko robes so she could attend to some of her duties. A few minutes later and she was ready. She went to find Kaede and began helping the older miko. After a bit, they began seeing to the sick and injured. One of the 'sick' happened to be Sango.

 

She had come complaining about her stomach aching... a lot. Kaede looked her over as Kagome saw to a different villager, who also happened to be pregnant. However, the villager had only come for a check up. Which was easily handled as Kagome used her powers to check their health. Once she sent that woman on her way, she moved to the now distraught Sango and a grim Kaede. "What's wrong?"

 

"Sango will lose the baby." Kaede said sadly. "And I fear she won't be able to have any more."

 

Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath. All that passed through her mind was the thought that she could probably help her old friend. Memories of how Sango had treated her flashed through her mind, but she pushed them away. Slowly her eyes opened and they held bright silver flecks. Looking closely as Sango's aura, she saw the problem. Pulling on her healing power, she moved toward the slayer. A dark blue glow surrounded her hands as Sango looked up at her in shock. Taking one more step, Kagome moved her hands over top of the slayer's abdomen. It wasn't long before Sango's pain started easing away.

 

When the glow receded into the young miko's skin, her silver flecks also dwindled. Sango was still staring at her in shock. "Y-you helped me...?" The young miko gave a nod. "Why?"

 

"We used to be friends." Kagome said as she sighed and looked away. "And I knew I could do it. I can't condemn the innocent child to death because you dislike me."

 

She turned to leave, but Sango stopped her. "Can I speak to her alone for a moment Kaede?"

 

"I will not be far." The old miko said with a nod as she moved to leave the hut.

 

"What is it Sango?" Kagome asked.

 

"I.. I want to apologize... I pushed you away and didn't believe you. I wasn't that nice..." Her eyes were closed. "I didn't believe you, but I never believed what Inuyasha said. I thought, perhaps, that you had met someone else that helped you and you weren't telling us the truth about it. And I felt terrible about what happened to you. I kept thinking that maybe if I'd taught you to be... to be a slayer, that maybe you could've stopped him. Miroku feels that if he could've been able to teach you better control of your powers, that you wouldn't have been taken. That day that he said that you were able to sleep with Naraku and not him, he was upset. The wind tunnel had spread and he knew his life was slowly leaving him and he wanted an heir."

 

Kagome could see her tears and pulled her close. "It's ok, I forgive you Sango." Her fingers were slowly combing through the older girl's hair as she spoke. "I understand. It was hard to believe that I could do that when I'd never been able to do anything like it before."

 

Sango continued to cry as she returned the miko's embrace. Miroku came in a few minutes later to see Kagome cooing to his lover. "What's wrong?" Kagome waved him over and explained what happened. Miroku said that he too was sorry and that Sango was telling the truth. That he felt everything was his fault. And that he had merely hoped there was something else to the way she escaped so he didn't feel as bad.

 

Kagome explained to him that she understood and opened her arms to allow him in as well. He gladly came into her arms and hugged them both as he thanked them both. It was a while later, after they calmed down, that Kagome asked them about the day they were riding Kirara. "Sango was feeling ill and couldn't walk. I had to ride to keep her on, and we couldn't get Inuyasha off. He said it was too hot to run and that he was to tired."

 

"Perhaps you should have shoved him off then." She said with a giggle.

 

The two others laughed at that as Kagome smiled amusedly. "If we ride on her again, we'll be sure to shove him off."

 

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I got stuck on part of it, and had to write part of other stories. And now I thank the people who reviewed and/or read the previous chapter.