Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Heart of Ice ❯ Demons at Sarayashiki Junior High ( Chapter 2 )
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A/N: Konnichi-wa! Again, if you have any questions, comments, etc., feel free to email me or review! (^__^) I…I don’t…own Inuyasha. (-_-) Ya happy?
‘…’ thoughts
“…” speech
<…> telepathy
^…^ Yoko
Chapter 2: Demons at Sarayashiki Junior High
(Onegai! If you know the correct spelling to Yusuke’s school, tell me! ^__^)
A brown haired girl stormed up to a group of bullies picking on a small girl in front of the school. Her blue uniform fluttered gently in the wind. Brown eyes blazed in anger.
“Just what do you think you’re doing! Stop picking on people!” Kaeko shouted at the group of boys. They turned and leered at her.
“Hey girl, it’s none of your business. Unless, you want to have some fun.” One of the guys said. “I can show you a good time.” He smirked suggestively.
“PERVERT! I wouldn’t touch you, you pig!” Kaeko raised her hand and slapped him across the face. The girl ran away. The guy who had spoken stumbled backwards slightly at the impact, his face turning stormy with anger.
“You’ll pay for that bitch!” Kaeko’s eyes widened as he gripped her hands in a steel hold. A small squeak of pain escaped her lips. The guys around them laughed as their leader hurt Kaeko. Their laughter stopped abruptly. The leader’s eyes glazed, and his hands grew lax. Kaeko opened her eyes when the pain stopped and gaped. The boys were gone. A layer of what looked suspiciously like ash lay on the ground where the boys had been moments before. Kaeko stood frozen in temporary shock.
“Kaeko! What are you doing? Hello? Earth to Kaeko?” Kaeko snapped out of her trance when the black-haired guy waved a hand in front of her face.
“Huh? Yusuke?” Kaeko reached out her hand and stopped his hand. His gaze fell on the bruises covering her wrists.
“What the hell happened to your hands!”
“Come on. The bell’s going to ring soon; I’ll tell you as we walk.” Kaeko pulled Yusuke along with her as she explained what happened and how the bullies just disappeared. They sat down. Yusuke’s face scrunched in a look of utter confusion.
A few minutes later, Suichi Minamino (Yoko Kurama) walked in with Hiei in tow. The slightly shorter fire apparition glared at everyone who met his eyes. They sat down near Yusuke. Kurama turned to face Yusuke.
“Yusuke, did you sense the demon aura’s around the school a little while ago.” Kurama whispered quietly to the spirit detective. Yusuke shook his head; he’d been too preoccupied with Kaeko. “Their youki just disappeared.” Another puzzled look crossed Yusuke’s face. Kuwabara ambled into the room and sat down just as the bell rang.
“Sit down class. Open your history books to your reading assignment last night on page 555. We will be studying…” Before he could finish, the door flung open. A slender, black-haired girl walked into the room. Everyone in the class tried to see her face as her back was turned to them. The teacher took in the girl’s attire with barely masked disgust. She mumbled under her breath. “Another delinquent, as if I don’t have enough.” The teacher caught the girl’s look and froze, her blood running cold at the shifting colors in the girl’s eyes. When she looked again, they were a dead black. “Class we have a new student. Higurashi Kagome. Please tell us a little about yourself.” Kagome fixed the teacher with a deadpan look.
“I have nothing to say.”
“Miss Higurashi, watch your attitude.” The teacher, Yamamoto-sensei, was beginning to get annoyed. “Take your seat by Yusuke and Hiei.” He chuckled to himself. ‘No one can withstand those two.’ Kagome drifted over to her seat, barely glancing at the staring boys. Her long black hair swayed with her slightest movements.
The spirit detective gang stared at the vision of beauty sitting near them.
‘She’s gorgeous.’ ‘^Make her our mate. Someone with her beauty belongs to us. Take her now.^’ ‘Yoko, I’m not mating with her just because she’s beautiful.’ Kurama’s eyes flashed from green to golden for a moment.
<Hn. Having problems fox?>
<^Help me convince Kurama to mate with the girl, and I’ll share her with you.^>
<Hn. She’s just a lowly ningen.>
“As I was saying, we will be learning about the Sengoku Jidai. Yusuke, what are the other names for this time period?” ‘That delinquent won’t know the answer. No one else will know it either! Mwahaha…::cough::’
“How should I know?” Yusuke replied flippantly. The teacher gazed at Yusuke with a smug grin.
“I see you don’t know the answer Yusuke. Does anyone know the answer?” The teacher continued to speak without waiting for an answer. He had asked the question because he knew no one would know the answer. “No? Well, in that case, everyone will write a five-hundred word essay due tomorrow…”
“The Sengoku Jidai is also known as the Warring States Era or the Feudal Era.” A female voice cut clearly through the teacher’s smug speech. Yamamoto-sensei looked at Kagome with his mouth slightly agape. Knowledge of that era was rarely known among students. A few seconds later, the teacher regained his composure.
“That is right Kagome.” Yamamoto said grudgingly. “Your assignment is cancelled.” Sighs of relief flooded the room. “During this era, a fairly well-known legend developed. It is known as the legend of the Shikon-no-tama. Kagome, as you seem to have decided you already know everything and do not need to listen, tell us about the legend.”
“The Shikon-no-tama was a powerful jewel that was created by the miko Midoriko. Midoriko had the power to purify the souls of demons. In one case, she was unable to defeat the demon and purify his soul. In order to keep the demon from escaping, Midoriko expelled her soul from her body, as well as the demon’s soul from its body and so created the jewel. Midoriko’s fight with the demons is still preserved in rock in a cave in the demon exterminator’s village. Within the jewel, demons and priestess still battle for dominance; when a completely pure soul touches the jewel, it is purified. However, if a tainted soul touches it, the jewel becomes tainted as well. Demons and humans alike strive to gain the jewel for its powers. A long time ago, the jewel was entrusted into the hands of the miko Kikyou by the demon exterminators. Kikyou soon befriended a hanyou by the name of Inuyasha. They fell in love (blah!) and planned to use the jewel for the hanyou to turn human, so they could live happily together without the burden of the jewel.”
Kagome paused in her story to see how the teacher was responding to this. Yamamoto was clearly stunned.
“Around the time Kikyou met Inuyasha, she had also met Onigumo, an injured thief. As the miko aided the thief, he began to develop feelings for the miko. Onigumo offered his body to demons and became Naraku. As Naraku, his love for Kikyou was buried beneath other things. Naraku tricked Inuyasha and Kikyou into believing that they had betrayed each other. Naraku injured Kikyou. Kikyou pinned Inuyasha to the Goshimboku in an enchanted sleep for fifty years. Kikyou died after putting him into what she thought would be an eternal sleep. Fifty years after this, a girl appeared and freed the hanyou from his sleep. Upon the accidental shattering of the jewel by the girl, they teamed up to find all the shards. Soon they joined forces with a small kitsune youkai, a houshi, and a taijiya, as well as her fire neko youkai. In the end, all died except for the girl, who disappeared, and the hanyou. This is the legend of the Shikon-no-tama.”
All through her speech, Kagome’s face had remained still. Not a sign of emotion was visible. Before the teacher could say a word, the bell rang. Everyone scurried out the door.
Kurama gazed at Kagome. The way she told parts of the story in present tense and parts in past made it seem as if she was part of the legend.
Hiei glared at the girl. How was it possible for someone, other than himself, to remain so impassive?
~~~~~~~After school club.~~~~~~~
“Today we are doing a combination of activities. We will be practicing the activities we have been working on for the past month. Archery, hand to hand combat, and weapons.” (Kaeko isn’t there.) “Yusuke and Kuwabara, lead the students in hand to hand. Kurama and Hiei, lead the students in weapons. Ohkawa, lead the students in archery. Each station will rotate. Begin.” The few students that were in the club scrambled to the archery field. They didn’t want to have to fight against Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, or Hiei. “Kagome, I want you to fight each of these four, so I can judge your skills.” Kagome only nodded. “Kuwabara first.”
Kuwabara stepped up. Upon hearing the teacher’s announcement, the handful of students gathered around where Kagome stood. ‘It’s against my code to fight a girl.’
“If you don’t fight girls, then you don’t have to.” Kagome whispered at the red-headed boy, who gaped in surprise. (Just because Kagome’s like ice on the outside, doesn’t mean she’s lost her compassion and personality. It’s just buried inside.)
“I have my honor to uphold.” Kuwabara murmured back as he wondered if she really had read his mind.
“If you insist.” Kagome watched as Kuwabara punched. She fell to the floor in a heap. Kuwabara’s eyes were wide as saucers.
‘How in the hells did she fall when Kuwabara’s hand just brushed it?!’
‘Interesting. She was able to calculate Kuwabara’s punch and make it look like it hit.’
‘Hn.’
“Kagome. Are you alright?” The teacher knelt by the girl.
“Hm? I’m fine.” Kagome sat up. As she stood, Kurama caught a glimpse of her eyes. They were shifting colors.
<Hiei. Are you there?>
<Hn.>
<Did you see that? Her eyes flashed different colors.>
Before Hiei could reply, a scream tore through his mind. He clutched his head and doubled over.
“Hiei! What’s wrong?” Yusuke ran over to the apparition.
“Yukina.”
At the same time that Hiei heard the shout, Kagome heard it. Kagome dashed away from the teacher and the group.
“Come on you guys, let’s follow her.” Yusuke and the gang dashed after the girl.
A/N: What is Kagome? Is she still a miko? Is she more? Did Kuwabara’s punch really hit her or did she truly avoid it as the gang thinks? Where is Kagome going, and how did the scream have anything to do with Yukina? Find out in the next chapter.
Please review!
‘…’ thoughts
“…” speech
<…> telepathy
^…^ Yoko
Chapter 2: Demons at Sarayashiki Junior High
(Onegai! If you know the correct spelling to Yusuke’s school, tell me! ^__^)
A brown haired girl stormed up to a group of bullies picking on a small girl in front of the school. Her blue uniform fluttered gently in the wind. Brown eyes blazed in anger.
“Just what do you think you’re doing! Stop picking on people!” Kaeko shouted at the group of boys. They turned and leered at her.
“Hey girl, it’s none of your business. Unless, you want to have some fun.” One of the guys said. “I can show you a good time.” He smirked suggestively.
“PERVERT! I wouldn’t touch you, you pig!” Kaeko raised her hand and slapped him across the face. The girl ran away. The guy who had spoken stumbled backwards slightly at the impact, his face turning stormy with anger.
“You’ll pay for that bitch!” Kaeko’s eyes widened as he gripped her hands in a steel hold. A small squeak of pain escaped her lips. The guys around them laughed as their leader hurt Kaeko. Their laughter stopped abruptly. The leader’s eyes glazed, and his hands grew lax. Kaeko opened her eyes when the pain stopped and gaped. The boys were gone. A layer of what looked suspiciously like ash lay on the ground where the boys had been moments before. Kaeko stood frozen in temporary shock.
“Kaeko! What are you doing? Hello? Earth to Kaeko?” Kaeko snapped out of her trance when the black-haired guy waved a hand in front of her face.
“Huh? Yusuke?” Kaeko reached out her hand and stopped his hand. His gaze fell on the bruises covering her wrists.
“What the hell happened to your hands!”
“Come on. The bell’s going to ring soon; I’ll tell you as we walk.” Kaeko pulled Yusuke along with her as she explained what happened and how the bullies just disappeared. They sat down. Yusuke’s face scrunched in a look of utter confusion.
A few minutes later, Suichi Minamino (Yoko Kurama) walked in with Hiei in tow. The slightly shorter fire apparition glared at everyone who met his eyes. They sat down near Yusuke. Kurama turned to face Yusuke.
“Yusuke, did you sense the demon aura’s around the school a little while ago.” Kurama whispered quietly to the spirit detective. Yusuke shook his head; he’d been too preoccupied with Kaeko. “Their youki just disappeared.” Another puzzled look crossed Yusuke’s face. Kuwabara ambled into the room and sat down just as the bell rang.
“Sit down class. Open your history books to your reading assignment last night on page 555. We will be studying…” Before he could finish, the door flung open. A slender, black-haired girl walked into the room. Everyone in the class tried to see her face as her back was turned to them. The teacher took in the girl’s attire with barely masked disgust. She mumbled under her breath. “Another delinquent, as if I don’t have enough.” The teacher caught the girl’s look and froze, her blood running cold at the shifting colors in the girl’s eyes. When she looked again, they were a dead black. “Class we have a new student. Higurashi Kagome. Please tell us a little about yourself.” Kagome fixed the teacher with a deadpan look.
“I have nothing to say.”
“Miss Higurashi, watch your attitude.” The teacher, Yamamoto-sensei, was beginning to get annoyed. “Take your seat by Yusuke and Hiei.” He chuckled to himself. ‘No one can withstand those two.’ Kagome drifted over to her seat, barely glancing at the staring boys. Her long black hair swayed with her slightest movements.
The spirit detective gang stared at the vision of beauty sitting near them.
‘She’s gorgeous.’ ‘^Make her our mate. Someone with her beauty belongs to us. Take her now.^’ ‘Yoko, I’m not mating with her just because she’s beautiful.’ Kurama’s eyes flashed from green to golden for a moment.
<Hn. Having problems fox?>
<^Help me convince Kurama to mate with the girl, and I’ll share her with you.^>
<Hn. She’s just a lowly ningen.>
“As I was saying, we will be learning about the Sengoku Jidai. Yusuke, what are the other names for this time period?” ‘That delinquent won’t know the answer. No one else will know it either! Mwahaha…::cough::’
“How should I know?” Yusuke replied flippantly. The teacher gazed at Yusuke with a smug grin.
“I see you don’t know the answer Yusuke. Does anyone know the answer?” The teacher continued to speak without waiting for an answer. He had asked the question because he knew no one would know the answer. “No? Well, in that case, everyone will write a five-hundred word essay due tomorrow…”
“The Sengoku Jidai is also known as the Warring States Era or the Feudal Era.” A female voice cut clearly through the teacher’s smug speech. Yamamoto-sensei looked at Kagome with his mouth slightly agape. Knowledge of that era was rarely known among students. A few seconds later, the teacher regained his composure.
“That is right Kagome.” Yamamoto said grudgingly. “Your assignment is cancelled.” Sighs of relief flooded the room. “During this era, a fairly well-known legend developed. It is known as the legend of the Shikon-no-tama. Kagome, as you seem to have decided you already know everything and do not need to listen, tell us about the legend.”
“The Shikon-no-tama was a powerful jewel that was created by the miko Midoriko. Midoriko had the power to purify the souls of demons. In one case, she was unable to defeat the demon and purify his soul. In order to keep the demon from escaping, Midoriko expelled her soul from her body, as well as the demon’s soul from its body and so created the jewel. Midoriko’s fight with the demons is still preserved in rock in a cave in the demon exterminator’s village. Within the jewel, demons and priestess still battle for dominance; when a completely pure soul touches the jewel, it is purified. However, if a tainted soul touches it, the jewel becomes tainted as well. Demons and humans alike strive to gain the jewel for its powers. A long time ago, the jewel was entrusted into the hands of the miko Kikyou by the demon exterminators. Kikyou soon befriended a hanyou by the name of Inuyasha. They fell in love (blah!) and planned to use the jewel for the hanyou to turn human, so they could live happily together without the burden of the jewel.”
Kagome paused in her story to see how the teacher was responding to this. Yamamoto was clearly stunned.
“Around the time Kikyou met Inuyasha, she had also met Onigumo, an injured thief. As the miko aided the thief, he began to develop feelings for the miko. Onigumo offered his body to demons and became Naraku. As Naraku, his love for Kikyou was buried beneath other things. Naraku tricked Inuyasha and Kikyou into believing that they had betrayed each other. Naraku injured Kikyou. Kikyou pinned Inuyasha to the Goshimboku in an enchanted sleep for fifty years. Kikyou died after putting him into what she thought would be an eternal sleep. Fifty years after this, a girl appeared and freed the hanyou from his sleep. Upon the accidental shattering of the jewel by the girl, they teamed up to find all the shards. Soon they joined forces with a small kitsune youkai, a houshi, and a taijiya, as well as her fire neko youkai. In the end, all died except for the girl, who disappeared, and the hanyou. This is the legend of the Shikon-no-tama.”
All through her speech, Kagome’s face had remained still. Not a sign of emotion was visible. Before the teacher could say a word, the bell rang. Everyone scurried out the door.
Kurama gazed at Kagome. The way she told parts of the story in present tense and parts in past made it seem as if she was part of the legend.
Hiei glared at the girl. How was it possible for someone, other than himself, to remain so impassive?
~~~~~~~After school club.~~~~~~~
“Today we are doing a combination of activities. We will be practicing the activities we have been working on for the past month. Archery, hand to hand combat, and weapons.” (Kaeko isn’t there.) “Yusuke and Kuwabara, lead the students in hand to hand. Kurama and Hiei, lead the students in weapons. Ohkawa, lead the students in archery. Each station will rotate. Begin.” The few students that were in the club scrambled to the archery field. They didn’t want to have to fight against Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, or Hiei. “Kagome, I want you to fight each of these four, so I can judge your skills.” Kagome only nodded. “Kuwabara first.”
Kuwabara stepped up. Upon hearing the teacher’s announcement, the handful of students gathered around where Kagome stood. ‘It’s against my code to fight a girl.’
“If you don’t fight girls, then you don’t have to.” Kagome whispered at the red-headed boy, who gaped in surprise. (Just because Kagome’s like ice on the outside, doesn’t mean she’s lost her compassion and personality. It’s just buried inside.)
“I have my honor to uphold.” Kuwabara murmured back as he wondered if she really had read his mind.
“If you insist.” Kagome watched as Kuwabara punched. She fell to the floor in a heap. Kuwabara’s eyes were wide as saucers.
‘How in the hells did she fall when Kuwabara’s hand just brushed it?!’
‘Interesting. She was able to calculate Kuwabara’s punch and make it look like it hit.’
‘Hn.’
“Kagome. Are you alright?” The teacher knelt by the girl.
“Hm? I’m fine.” Kagome sat up. As she stood, Kurama caught a glimpse of her eyes. They were shifting colors.
<Hiei. Are you there?>
<Hn.>
<Did you see that? Her eyes flashed different colors.>
Before Hiei could reply, a scream tore through his mind. He clutched his head and doubled over.
“Hiei! What’s wrong?” Yusuke ran over to the apparition.
“Yukina.”
At the same time that Hiei heard the shout, Kagome heard it. Kagome dashed away from the teacher and the group.
“Come on you guys, let’s follow her.” Yusuke and the gang dashed after the girl.
A/N: What is Kagome? Is she still a miko? Is she more? Did Kuwabara’s punch really hit her or did she truly avoid it as the gang thinks? Where is Kagome going, and how did the scream have anything to do with Yukina? Find out in the next chapter.
Please review!