Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Legendary Feelings and Battles ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

Legendary Feelings and Battles

Chapter II

 

Slowly the group made it back to the shrine. The demons didn't seem to happy about the location, aside from Shippo, though they didn't say anything. Yusuke and Kuwabara complained about shrines having way too many steps, and the possibility of having more than Genkai's temple. Kagome had to suppress a laugh at their antics as she carried her son up the steps. "Demons be gone!"

 

Kagome shook her head and quickly intervened before the sutra hit anyone. Namely one of the demons who could be easily angered. She caught the offuda before turning to her grandfather. "I told you, if there's a demon needing to be purified, I'll handle it."

 

Ji-chan just turned and left while grumbling about granddaughters that hang around with too many demons. Shippo shook his head at the old mans antics. "Think he'll ever learn not to do that?"

 

"Probably not, unless one of the demons he does it to attacks him for it. Of course he'd probably be an idiot and just throw more offudas on it." She sighed and walked up to the house. The guys all followed her. "Mom! We're back, and I brought some friends home!"

 

"Ok dear! Dinner will be ready soon!" Her mother shouted back.

 

Kagome then led the guys up to her room to begin the talk that they wanted to have. Hiei leaned against the wall near the window, Kuwabara plopped down on the floor, Yusuke fell over on the bed beside Kagome and Shippo, and Kurama sat at the chair at her desk. "So what is it you wanna know Yuyu?"

 

"How about how you found out about demons?" He said from his comfortable place on her bed. The others nodded, also wanting an answer to that question.

 

"I was attacked by one and managed to throw it off without knowing how." Her reply was kind of strained. She wasn't sure that she should really tell them about the well, even if it didn't work anymore.

 

"You were attacked?" Kurama questioned as an eyebrow rose. "When?"

 

"Five years ago."

 

"By whom?"

 

"Mistress Centipede."

 

"That would be?"

 

"A centipede demon." The others all growled in frustration, besides Yusuke who knew what she was doing. She smirked inwardly at their growls while Shippo snickered.

 

Yusuke yawned as he pulled Kagome over to him. "Enough with your mind games Kag. I wanna get home and sleep soon."

 

There was a mischievous twinkle in the girl's eyes as she looked at him. "Why Yuyu, you remember!"

 

"Of course. It was the most annoying thing in the world." The teen growled. "I ask you something, and you give me the vaguest and most obvious answers."

 

"You mean she's doing that on purpose?" Kuwabara asked from the floor. Yusuke simply nodded. Kuwabara then noticed something. "Kitty!" He exclaimed as he grabbed up the family cat.

 

"Careful with that cat, he's evil." Warned the fox kit.

 

Kagome laughed. "Shippo, Buyo is not evil."

 

"But he scratched me..." Whined the kit.

 

"Hai, and you were playing roughly with him and he didn't like it."

 

"I'm going to go find Kirara." Shippo said as he jumped up and left the room. Kagome just shook her head at the boy's antics.

 

Kurama cleared his throat, gaining her attention. "Are you ready to tell us how you actually found out about demons?"

 

Smiling a large smile at the guys as she turned to them, she gave her answer. "Nope!"

 

"Why not?" Hiei growled out. He was irritated because he couldn't access her mind with the jagan.

 

"Why should I trust any of you. Yuyu's probably the only one that I might even consider telling because I know he's trustworthy. But you three" she continued as she pointed at them "I don't know about. Besides the fact that Hiei acts like Fluffy, Kurama is a spirit kitsune who I never want to be alone with, "all the guys smirked or snickered at that "and he has high spirit energy. I can even tell that Yuyu is hanyou."

 

Yusuke tensed beside her as he looked sadly into her eyes. "You can tell?"

 

"Hai, I can sense your demon blood."

 

Yusuke sighed as he looked away. His only response being "oh."

 

At that minute, one of the boys walked in. It was Kohaku. His body tensed as he felt the aura coming off of Kurama. Hiei's he didn't notice since the fire demon kept it masked. Yusuke's slight aura bothered him, but his attention remained on the fox as he narrowed his eyes. "Mom said dinner's ready."

 

Kagome stood quickly and walked over to the boy, hugging him as she whispered something into his ear. Looking up at her in surprise, he nodded and smiled slightly as he left. "What was that about?" Yusuke asked from Kagome's bed.

 

"Kohaku doesn't trust demons that he doesn't know. So he doesn't like Kurama, but he didn't notice Hiei since his aura is masked. He also noticed your slight aura." Kagome answered as she staid in the doorway.

 

"He can sense domonic auras?" Kurama asked as he stood up. "Where did he learn?"

 

"His father and older sister taught him." Kagome answered as she turned around. The three with demonic senses could smell the salt and knew she was about to cry. "Come on, it's time to eat. Just stay away from gramps."

 

Leading downstairs, she seated them at the table and had gramps sit at the end away from them. Her mother placed the food on the table and they began eating. Some more politely than others. Michiko laughed at two of her daughter's friends. "I see that you still have no manners Yusuke."

 

The detective blushed and apologized as he slowed down and ate politely. The others of the detective group were amazed that he actually had manners. Kohaku mumbled something about reminding him of Inuyasha as he continued with his own meal. Ms. Higurashi and her father in-law headed for bed about an hour later as the teens sat in the living room.

 

Kagome broke the heavy silence that surrounded them. "So Yusuke, how's your girlfriend?"

 

He looked away from her. "We broke up, about two weeks ago."

 

She sighed as she noticed the others staring at her. A twin tailed cat jumped into her lap, taking the attention off of her. "I take it that you guys aren't going to quit bugging me until I tell you something, aren't you?

 

"Right, so get talking." Yusuke said as he smirked at her.

 

So she told them about the well, how it was closed now, and how she lost most of her second family. Having Kohaku in her lap, she cuddled him when she came to the deaths of her friends... her family. Kirara meowed at her as Shippo nuzzled into her shoulder. Kohaku hid his face in her neck as Souta listened with rapt attention.

 

Flashback

 

They had been traveling for a while now and were close to the western lands when she felt it. "Inuyasha! The shikon is headed this way!"

 

Everyone got into battle stances as Naraku came into view. Hordes of demons stood behind him as his 'children' and Kohaku were at his sides. Even the baby, his heart, was there. It rested within Kana's hands. "It's time for you all to die." He stated with a smirk as his tentacles reached out for his children.

 

Kagura had fled, but Naraku did not care. She would be dealt with when he was finished. The baby and Kana were quickly absorbed as well as his latest creations. Hakudoshi stood proud at his side with Moryomaru right behind him. Kohaku wore an emotionless mask, but Kagome could see it in his eyes.

 

His memories flashed through her mind as she looked into those eyes. He knew and was trying to fight the effects of his shard. At that moment, the demons launched the attack. Kagome turned toward her friends with a smile. "It's time for our final stand. Let me help Kohaku, take care of the demons."

 

Sango had tears in her eyes as she nodded her head and climbed onto her neko companion, ready for battle. Kagome charged the boy, hoping to catch him off guard. He had managed to slice her a few times before she knocked him to the ground. Her hands glowed a pale pink as the jewel floated from his body, purified. The boy turned over to look at her in surprise. "I'm still alive?"

 

"Hai, and now we need to kill Naraku." Kagome stated as she stood and withdrew her bow. Kohaku nodded in grim determination as he stood and took aim at the oncoming demons with his chain scythe.

 

The others were being over run, and quickly. Sango landed with Kirara and threw her bone boomerang into the masses. Inuyasha's windscar could not be used due to not being able to see all of his allies. Miroku looked around and saw the beautiful slayer about to be struck and called out her name. She turned, but could do nothing to block the hit.

 

Bracing herself for the oncoming blow, it never came. Her eyes opened to see a dead demon at her feet, and a proud slayer standing a little ways from her with a chain scythe next to a young priestess. "Kohaku?" She whispered.

 

"Let's slay the demons sis!" He exclaimed as he threw his weapon into the mass, killing dozens with that one blow. Sango smiled a grim yet happy smiled as she turned her eyes back on the battle. An echo of "Hiraikotsu" was heard as her weapon was unleashed.

 

The opposing demons were diminishing in numbers quickly, though Naraku seemed to not care. That's when Kikyo showed up. An evil smile crossed her face as she looked at the evil hanyou. "It is time for you to die Naraku." Calmly, she fired an arrow at his barrier, shattering it just as Inuyasha roared and released his windscar.

 

Koga popped up in time to see the blast, though Naraku deflected it. "Foolish mortals. I can no longer be slain."

 

The battle was harsh and long. Miroku sacrificed himself to save them from the thousands of demons that showed up from no where. His void sucked him up as the poisons continued to course though his veins. Sango had given her life to defend Shippo, Kirara, and a severely injured Kohaku.

 

That was when the evil hanyou got his hands on me. In a split second, Kagura turned on her master. Her heart sprung free from his hands and into her own as she attempted to hack his tentacles away from me. I knew she was there, but not that she would help. I then saw the tentacle he was aiming at her. "Kagura! Flee!" She looked at me and nodded as she disappeared into the sky.

 

Naraku's grip on me tightened as he pulled me against him and reached for my shards. On reflex, I threw a barrier around them. The move accidently sent out a blast of energy that propelled me back into Inuyasha's arms. He set me down as I stood beside him, Kikyo on his other side.

 

Inuyasha ran off to battle the evil hanyou as Kikyo and I tried to hit him with our arrows. Tentacles shot at us, and we couldn't dodge as Naraku held us tightly in them. Inuyasha's choice was made in a split second as he caught my eye. I knew then who he'd chosen, as I had clearly seen his apology.

 

Kikyo was free as Naraku pulled me against his chest. "It seems you have lost to Kikyo yet again little miko. Only this time, it's for good. But don't worry. Since I can't have Kikyo, I'll take you instead. You'll make a good substitute."

 

I smiled coldly at him as I managed to turn in his grasp and look up into his malicious blood red eyes. "I am nothing like Kikyo." Wrapping my arms around his neck, I kissed him deeply. Forcing my ki throughout my body to go into his through that single kiss. As he threw me backwards, he screamed in agony. Purification coursed through his body as he fell to his knees and looked up at me as I shakily stood and walked up to him. "I am no one's replacement."

 

I kissed him again as he tried to resist. This kiss turned the vile half-breed into nothing but ash. Picking up the jewel, she made her wish. Unselfish, yet selfish at the same time. Wishing Kikyo's life back thinking it would end hers was unselfish, but the wish was to bring Inuyasha happiness, and that made it selfish. So Midoriko laid out her punishment.

 

End Of Flashback

 

The detectives listened in silence about the final battle. She left out her wish and the consequences though. She told them how her injuries had caught up with her when they returned to the village. Inuyasha hadn't helped her at all, so she had carried the boys and Kirara back to the village. Kohaku on her back with Shippo in her arms as Kirara sat injured on her shoulder.

 

They arrived and she collapsed just outside Kaede's hut. The men from the village saw and carried them into the hut as someone went to find Lady Kaede. At least, one of the village girls said that that was what happened. "And so I brought the three of them here with me. Kohaku is now my little brother, Shippo's my son, and Kirara is a pet but not a pet."

 

Yusuke and Kuwabara stared at her in shock, Kurama looked extremely curious, and Hiei seemed indifferent. Though he seemed to have more respect for the woman. Souta stared in awe at his sister as she finished, then he hugged her. Which means he also hugged Kohaku and Shippo. "No wonder you never wanted to talk about it before."

 

"I still think the kiss of death was funny." Shippo giggled. "To think, all that time and you only had to kiss him."

 

Kagome laughed at that thought. "Perhaps that's why I never had a boyfriend."

 

Her family laughed with her at that as the boys stood shocked. The nineteen year old girl had never had a boyfriend. Souta finally looked up at her. "Unless you count Houjo."

 

"Or Koga." Kohaku input.

 

"What about Manten?" Shippo asked with a snicker.

 

Kagome growled at him. "My friends made me go out with Houjo, Manten kidnapped and tried to eat me, and Koga simply had a fetish with calling me his woman!"

 

"Ok, so what about the kitsune guy?"

 

"Or Muso?"

 

"Or that bat you saved?"

 

"Bankotsu!"

 

"Or..."

 

"That's enough about the idiots who liked me. The kitsune tried to spell me into his bed, Muso wanted me because I resembled Kikyo, the bad was a pervert, Bankotsu tried to kill me, and no thinking of anyone else."

 

"Wow Kag, are all these guys demons?" Yusuke asked.

 

"All but Houjo. Unless you guys want to say Miroku also liked me since he asked me to bear his child when he first met me!"

 

"Nope, he was in love with Sango." Shippo chirped.

 

Kuwabara had spit out the soda he was drinking. "Someone asked you to bear their child?"

 

"Hai, more than once."

 

"That reminds me, there was Chockyukai. You did agree to become his bride." Shippo laughed at the look of outrage on her face as the four tantai tried to figure out what was so funny.

 

Her aura flared powerfully around her. "That damn pig put one of those stupid enchanted tiaras on me. If you remember, Inuyasha and Miroku did the same thing when it was on them! And I shot him with a spell too!"

 

Suddenly, Yusuke just started laughing. "You were a pig's bride!" He exclaimed as he gasped for breath, which he suddenly found difficult to do when he was smacked so hard that he fell off the couch and landed on his face.

 

"Lets see you laugh now Yuyu!" She turned to Shippo and glared at the kit. "Enough telling stories about the idiots who either tried to rape, kill, kidnap, or force me into something!"

 

Shippo gulped as he nodded. "H-hai momma."

 

Sighing, she sat back down. "Good."

 

"Seems like you had to deal with a lot." Stated Kurama.

 

Kagome sighed wearily, and in that second she seemed almost ancient. "You have no idea." Shippo sighed at the way his mother sounded, but decided not to say anything about it.