Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love's Choices ❯ The Lady of Japan ( Chapter 19 )

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Summary: You love more than one person, but who do you choose? Kagome has always loved Inuyasha, but on a visit to her old friend she meets Hiei. Falling for him over the duration of the stay, but who does she choose, her new love Hiei or her first love Inuyasha? And Inuyasha has his own choice to make, the dead Kikyo or the living Kagome? Everyone seems to have their own choices to make! But when they make their choices, will it be too late?

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yuyu Hakusho or Inuyasha! I wish I did, but sadly... I don't.

Let's talk telepathy
//Hiei//
\\Kurama\\
--Yusuke--
((Someone else))

It would be some time before everything fell back into place and both humans and demons would be able to adjust to the new circumstances. In the heart of Tokyo, the Higure Shrine was the one thing that was protecting people. The barrier which encased it kept all with ill intent from entering, which included some of the more cruel humans as well. With the new turn with the barrier, those who were thought would attack did no such thing.

When the world finally settled after a month of the Kekkai falling, the Goshinboku raised its own barrier around the sacred grounds, making it so that none would be able to sense it unless they were in need of shelter or already knew of it. The sacred tree did this in order to protect; as the lands were slowly changing all around them. The people that were taking shelter on the lands were also slowly being changed.

Kagome made her way around the little make-shift village that had been set up for all of the people to live on after the arrival of Koenma, Botan, and George. The three of them shared a three room hut, each having their own room within. The other humans each built the hut that they wanted, managing to come together in order to help each other do so. Since they were still fearful of demons at the time, they set up their little mini-village behind the shrine and a little ways into the woods.

Kagome and Miroku had also set up little housing places next to the house. These buildings were made for the people they were training with spiritual energy. One could either choose to be priest or monk; the females only had the choice of priestess though. All of the people, including the demons, had helped with the construction of those.

It was soon after that the people had come asking for food. It was then decided that the people needed to learn to retrieve their own food and cook it as they would no longer have the luxury of store bought meals. Many protested, but the families with children were all willing to try it. In this way, Sango took out any of the men who wished to hunt, while Kaede, Miroku, and Kagome gathered any willing woman and instructed them on how to prepare such meals.

Everything seemed to be slowly falling into place as things continued at this pace. It was within two months that a group of people arrived that were wielding slayer weapons. Sango burst into tears upon hearing that her descendants and the descendants of the village she reformed had kept up with the old traditions and that hers were the ones in charge of their village. In fact, the slayers even lived in an old fashioned village, wishing to remain closer to the old ways. It made the change so much easier for them to be without the items of this time period.

It was then that the group informed them that this would be the site of a second village and they were all there to be trainers, and that soon a few families would be moving here as well. The group then stated that anyone found worthy by standards of the village head would be trained by them, be it human, demon, or half-demon. The Shikon miko nodded at that as she smiled at them, glad that they held no prejudice. She informed the group that she would look into viable candidates and find those that would be best suited, as well as start the men on building living quarters for their new arrivals.

This was how things would hopefully continue, as Kagome slowly walked through the people in their huts, looking for those without taint or ill will toward demon kind. Yuka and Yume were among the ones she had picked out, as well as Hojo, though she was if-y on him. It seemed like he was not completely over the attacks from the rogue youkai that crossed over the fallen barrier and kept them stuck in his families’ store.

Kurama continually left the shrine, as well as Hiei, to go to gather information on what was happening outside of their barrier. Rinku was always left at the shrine, though Touya, Jin, and Chu would sometimes go out as well. Rinku was not happy about it, but understood why the others were so worried. Some of the more powerful lords were rumored to be out and about among the rest of the demons and they seemed as if they were searching for something.

Kagome kept him with the rest of the children though, deciding that he needed to be able to have some fun. When he argued that he needed to train, the priestess cut a deal with him; he could train with the slayers in order to learn more styles, but only if he would have some fun with the other children. He readily agreed upon the training statement and easily went to where the other children were. At first they were shy around him, but they quickly got over it as he started showing them some of what he could do with his yo-yos.

One of the little girls stepped forward then and started showing him that she could control some miko ki. It was soon explained that she was among the first to tap into her dormant spiritual powers and that Lady Kaede was teaching her how to control them. That was when she pulled Rin over and said that she trained with her as well since Rin knew more about their powers than she did. Rin smiled and demonstrated that she could form a sphere of power in her hand, it was pink and something that her mother had taught her; though she said it wasn’t very useful yet as she couldn’t hold it long or keep much energy in it.

“I’ve heard many stories and rumors about mikos, is it true that they can heal any would with a single touch?” asked Rinku as he looked at the two in training.

“Momma said that she’s gonna study with Yukina and Rei so that she can learn and teach us,” Rin chirped happily.

“I also heard that miko kill demons on sight, so why are the miko here so different?”

The little girl looked sadly at the others before sighing, “It’s a long story and it happened a long time ago. Momma knew demons before she knew about her powers, and Kaede-sama knew that not all demons were completely evil, so they decided not to kill any unless they held ill intent.”

“So normal miko kill demons on sight?” asked the other little girl.

Rin thought on that for a moment before shaking her head no, “it was only because of the way that most priestesses were trained that they killed youkai. Most grew up being told that all demons were bad, and so they got it stuck in their heads. I’m different because I grew up with the people of my village beating me, and it was a demon that took me in and treated me fairly and with kindness.”

And so it went with questions about the past coming from the other children while Rin diligently tried to answer. It was amusing at first until she became overwhelmed with questions and decided that they needed to go have fun instead. The animals of her mother’s quickly joined them as they ran off to have some fun.

Time seemed to be passing slowly for the group as they waited for things to settle. It had been two years since the barrier had fallen and a few of their spiritually aware people were able to stand against demons. Most of the girls could all shoot arrows imbued with miko ki, and a few could even create barriers, though not very big ones. Kuwabara and Shizuru were also doing really well with their spiritual training, as Miroku had decided it would be helpful for them to know. Both siblings were also being trained to become taijiya, at Kagome’s request. Kuwabara was proving to be very proficient with his sword, since that was what Sango’s training focused on.

Training with the apprentices was going surprisingly well as a few of them were going out on slaying missions, though they were accompanied with a priestess in training since they needed to learn demon fighting as well. The demons who were friends were very useful when it came to training, but they could only do so much to test their powers. When it came to miko training, what they needed was a hanyou, as they could be hit with a powerful ki blast and simply revert back to their human form.

A mission was currently out to scout the once great city of Tokyo; they were looking for any human or demon life that needed help. Anyone that was in need of healing or protecting was to be brought back to the shrine for attention. A young miko was within the group, one that was quite proficient at sensing dark emotions and/or intentions. Anything that was dark would send shivers through her body, allowing her to know who she could and could not trust. Her training became a priority upon learning that information, and she quickly progressed to being a good shot with a bow while she could barely channel energy through her body for a physical attack.

A healing class had also been started with Rei and Yukina being the teachers. Kagome had quickly picked up on the art and assisted with what the miko needed to learn, though they were not the only ones that attended the class. Some women showed up in order to learn how to use herbal remedies to heal, which was assisted teaching with Kaede and Kagome. There were a select few humans that were found to possess energy meant especially for healing, and so they were trained as well.

The humans that lived around the property were also adapting nicely, at least the ones who really tried were. Some of them seemed to want to be pains as they insisted they were too good to be living as they were. Kagome had decided that they needed to be separated from those who were doing well and moved them away from the little mini-village and into their own smaller group. They were checked on every now and then, but nothing was provided for them like they had demanded it be.

Currently though, the scout party was just nearing where the mall used to be when they came across an injured little boy. It was easy to tell that the boy was a demon, and so the priestess approached first. Slowly her hand outstretched and touched the boy who immediately woke with pure red eyes and glared at them all. The slayers all tensed up, but the miko shook her head no as she felt no ill will from the boy. “I am Ami and I mean you no harm.”

The boy still hissed at her, and so she slowly pulled him against her body and began rocking him and she gently stroked through his bloody and matted hair. It was a good fifteen minutes before the boy’s eyes calmed to a pure golden color and he looked up at the priestess with scared yet innocent eyes. “Do you know where my mommy is?”

“Your mommy? What does she look like sweetie?”

“L-like me. She has silver hair and gold eyes, and s-she was badly injured. She was protecting me from lots of demons that eat children… W-we ended up separated from our clan and my daddy died in battle before I was born… Can you please find her?” Little tears were beginning to form in his eyes as he looked pleadingly at the woman before him.

After gently shushing him, she looked to the others. “You heard the description, five of you set out and look for this boy’s mother.”

Within moments a few of the group had split off and set out on their task, the others all took protective positions around the priestess and their new charge. Ami slowly tried to work the knots out of the little boy’s hair in a soothing manner. It was some time before the others returned and their news brought a fresh wave of tears from the little boy. Ami easily stood with the little boy in her arms as she nodded to the others. Their search was not yet over and they wouldn’t stop until they reached their destination. Their mission was to make it to the middle of the old city and return with any survivors.

News spread quickly of the young demon child that Ami had returned with, and came to the shrine house to see him. As they all surrounded him, he began to shake with fright, at least until the feel of a soothing aura approached. It was Kagome, and she gently retrieved the boy from Ami’s arms as she came forward. “It looks like you could use a nice bath, but first, may I know your name? Mine is Kagome.”

“Daddy wanted me to be named Akihiroushiryu, but mommy just calls me Aki for short.”

“Well Aki, let’s get you that bath so we can see how handsome you are.” The little boy blushed but nodded as he looked up at the woman with awe.

Kagome easily made her way away from the gathered crowd as they humbly parted for her to make her way. Heading toward a nearby spring, she gently set the boy down and helped him to undress. Once the clothes were off it was easy to see how torn they really were. Next was seeing the slowing healing wounds on the little boy. All but one was healing nicely, though it was not something she wanted to see on the poor little boy.

Stretching out her hands, she gently allowed them to glide over all his wounds, allowing them to heal under her soft touch. The little boy’s eyes filled with yet more awe as he looked at his now flawless flesh. “How did you do that?”

“Would you like to learn? It’s called healing and you use your energy to do it.”

“Can my energy heal? Can it heal everyone?”

“Yes.”

“Even the hurt humans?”

“Yes, if properly trained.”

“Will you train me? I don’t want any more people to die!” Tears were once again gathering in the little boy’s eyes as he looked up at her pleadingly.

With a gentle smile the woman nodded and easily shushed the boy as she began to cleanse him. By the time she was done, she gently lifted him from the water and wrapped him in a towel. “Now little one, are you hungry?” At his nod, she smiled and made her way to her home. Since she was mated and even had children of her own, she had built her own hut, though it was more of a manor. As she passed by one of the villagers, she asked for the men to hunt some meat for the night. The woman nodded and quickly made her way to the hunters.

Kagome made it to her home in no time and soon began sifting through Shippo’s clothes to find something for Aki to wear. After dressing him, she led him to one of the spare rooms that she had had built. After letting him know that he could stay there, she said she’d give him a little time to himself if he wanted, but he shook his head no and clung to her leg. With a smile, she lifted the little boy into her arms.

“Have you found her yet?” questioned a male voice as he called out to many others.

“Over here me lord!” yelled another voice. The male quickly made his way over and saw a bloodied body of an inuyoukai. “No sign of the kid, but there’s a lot of blood and the smell of children eating demon.”

“Keep looking, I’ll get her to lord stick-up-his-ass.”

“A new one?” asked Hiei as he stepped into his home. His mate was in the kitchen preparing a meal of meat and fruits.

Kagome turned with a smile as the little boy sitting on the counter shrank back a little. “His name is Akihiroushiryu and he was found wounded in the city today, his mother was also found, dead.”

Pleading eyes looked at the fire apparition and all he could do was sigh. “Fine, you may keep him.”

Running to him, she hugged him close and kissed him deeply. By the time she pulled away she was completely out of breath. “Thank-you.”

“Kagome?” the little boy asked as she turned to him. “Is he your mate?"

She turned back to the little boy and gave a smile and a nod, "his name is Hiei."

"Does he help protect the humans too? Can he heal them like you're gonna teach me to?"

Hiei rolled his eyes at the insatiable questions that children had and moved to grab a piece of fruit. The miko just smiled but answered his questions, "he does protect us, but he doesn't heal. His sister does though."

"Can I meet her? Will she help teach me to stop death?" Little tears were building in his eyes as he looked at her in a pleading manner.

"Yukina will help anyone willing to try," and she took him into her arms and held him close.

At that moment a little girl ran inside and was soon followed by two boys and another girl.. One was Shippo the second girl was Rin and the other looked like a mix between Hiei and Kagome. He had red eyes, but her dark hair. The little girl had violet eyes with long black-blue hair and white bangs. "Mommy! Is it true they found another child in the city?"

Kagome nodded as she turned to them and the boy in her arms looked at them shyly. "This is Aki and he'll be staying with us for now."

The next morning and Ami was about to set out with another group but Kagome stopped them as she met them at the edge of the barrier. "I have a new mission for you for the day"

"What is it Kagome-sama?" questioned the younger miko as she bowed her head, the group of slayers behind her all kneeled as they, in a way, thought of her as their ruler. Without her they would all be dead.

"You are all well trained and I wish for you to track the monsters that killed the boy's mother and exterminate them. Only a vile creature would prey on children and we should get rid of them before they kill any more."

The slayers all nodded agreement while Ami just looked into her eyes. "Should we bring back any survivors we find?"

"If there are survivors return with them immediately for treatment. I fear the condition of any that would be with them."

"We will do our best," Ami said as she led her group from the grounds and out into the war torn city. Her senses led them farther than they had been before and they moved faster than usual to make it there in hopes of saving any victims the monsters had found today. They made it in time to see two more children of demonic origin and even one little human. All were female and they were shaking as what appeared to be the leader stepped toward them.

Ami's eyes took in the group before her as she decided who was to be left alive among the group. Seven appeared un-dangerous and their state of dress lead her to believe they were slaves as they were female and appeared to be frightened. The young miko quickly pointed this out and gave out her orders for attack and defense.

Across the way another group had come upon the resting place and were glaring at the people before them. One was a woman who nearly sobbed in depression at seeing her son was not present. They were the men that attacked the two. Before any of them could make a move though, a shining pink arrow flew from the trees and struck the lead demon in the chest. He screamed in pure agony as his body turned to ash.

Mere moments later and a woman landed before the children and a barrier came to life around them, "now!"

Humans descended from trees and the hidden group watched as they killed all of the demons with unrivaled skill. They knew this style of fighting and were surprised to see it executed here. The demonesses in rags were captured by a few of the humans and pushed away from the other demons there. It did not take long for the demons to fall, even though they were decently powerful.

The human with the barrier then turned her eyes to where they were hidden. "Show yourselves, I know you are there."

The woman was the first to exit the trees as she rushed forward to the barrier and looked at the children, "was there a boy here? Was he already killed?" Tears streamed down her face as she looked at the children and a demon with dog ears followed her and pulled her to her feet and away from the woman.

Behind them were a lot more demons and Ami came to the conclusion that it was a pack. Before she could speak further one of the slayers stepped to her side, "but I saw your body, you were dead!"

The demon with purple stripes on his face turned a glare on the man as his hand reached for his sword. The dog eared demon tightened his grip on the woman, but Ami just turned to him. "Do you mean Aki's mother?"

At the boy's name the female broke free of the man's hold and rushed to the barrier, easily passing through it as Ami allowed her. "Did you find my son, is he okay?"

The demons were all tensed but the miko smiled at them, "your son is safe with my lady at the moment. She and her mate took him in at the news of your death, but I must question how you still live?"

"My lord saved me from my fate with his sword," there was a growl at her words but she ignored it, this woman knew where her son was! "Can you take me to Aki?"

"I can lead you there, but only after I can see the rest of your pack. I can not lead those with ill intentions into our home."

"Are you sure about this Ami?" asked one of the slayers as he stepped forward. "The lady said to return immediately with any survivors and we have retained the ones that live."

"This is Aki's mother, I will not deny her her child! My lady would agree with my decision!"

"This lady, is she the one that trained all of you?" asked the one with dog ears.

Ami answered them, "she is our savior and has protected us these many years. You will meet her if your pack passes my inspection."

"What is required?" this demon seemed to radiate power, the miko noticed as she turned to face him. Nothing about him seemed evil, but at the same time she had the feeling he would kill to protect all that was his.

"I just need to sense them, but they must all be within thirty feet."

He nodded and opened his mouth giving a howl that had some of the slayers covering their ears. It wasn't long before many more demons appeared and the priestess could tell they were mostly inu. After a quick aura inspection she okayed them to return to their home.

Aki's mother followed closely to the miko so she could be sure to stay on track. As they walked she also carried one of the three children. Ami had one of the demon children in her arms and a female slayer cuddled the smallest in hers. The smallest they could tell was a kitsune youkai and she looked barely a year old.

The group moved quick and made it to the barrier where they stopped momentarily so Ami could turn to the followers. "There are humans and demons beyond the barrier, if you disturb our peace we will eliminate you. Our lady has worked hard to protect us and we will kill you if you try anything."

And they entered the barrier only to be met with many more slayers at the ready and with weapons poised. One word from the priestess leading them and the group relaxed before parting to allow them entry. It wasn't long before they were met with a sight that two of them were far from expecting to see. It was Kagome and she was dressed in priestess robes. As her eyes met theirs they lit up and she rushed forward. "Inuyasha! Sesshoumaru!"

"Kagome?" asked Inuyasha as his arms returned the embrace. He caught the scent of someone else on her and stiffened in surprise. "You mated?"

At that moment she was pulled from his embrace and Hiei stood with his own arms around her, growling. "Calm down Hiei, these are my friends!"

"It seems as though much has happened miko," said Sesshoumaru as he stepped forward. "But before discussion takes place this Sesshoumaru wishes his pack returned to him."

"Your pack?" she asked as she looked at Ami who had led them here.

"He means Aki, apparently he revived his mother." As she spoke she motioned to the woman holding a human child. "We met them at the enemy's camp and they returned with us after I checked all of their auras."

A smile lit in Kagome's eyes as she faced the upset woman. "He'll be so happy to know you're alive!" Summoning one of the villagers closer she asked the man to fetch the little boy from his lessons.

"Lessons?" it was the demon known as Aki's mother that questioned.

"I mentioned learning to heal and he was very interested that he demanded to attend one of the lessons today. He wishes to keep as many people from dying as he can."

"That's my boy," she whispered with proud tears forming in her eyes. "My name is Kari."

"I am Kagome and the leader of this village," she looked at the rest of the demons and smiled. "If you're looking for a place to stay and don't mind humans you are welcome to stay here. You can make your own village a little ways away if you wish; our barrier covers a good amount of land."

"Wait, you're the lady they keep talking about? And who the hell is that guy?" demanded Inuyasha as he looked at her.

"This is my mate, Hiei; and yes, I'm the lady of these lands."

A moment later and the villager returned with Aki who upon noticing his mother jumped from his arms and ran forward to leap into hers. "Mommy!!!"

"Oh my little boy," the woman soothed as her tears began to fall. "I was so worried."

The little boy sniffled before smiling a little, "I'm okay, Ami-san found me yesterday and Kagome-sama took me in! They said I was safe here and all the people have been really nice and all the children want to play with me!"

"That's wonderful," she said as she hugged him close.

"We will stay here for the time being since we have permission," stated the demon lord as he looked around his pack. The fall of the barrier had changed them all as humans attacked them and fellow demons started wars. "Where can we stay for now?"

"There are trees a little off and a clearing within them. It's only a few miles off but it's large enough to house all of you. If you like, the children may go into the village to play. There are plenty of other children that would love more playmates."

Things seemed to pass slowly as the new group of demons got used to things and decided to stay. Inuyasha had told Kagome of his decision and how Kikyo was with the other half of their pack that was searching for a place to settle; he was to go find them the following morning and bring them here. He also officially met Hiei and the two got along as best they could since Hiei knew that this was the man that his female had once loved.

Things were going well for the village with the new demons, but they had decided to build something more elaborate than mere huts. The demons began recreating the fallen western palace on the land they were given, including the garden that was in the center of the palace. Some of the men from the village went to their campsite and offered help in return for help with the hunting which was agreed upon although the demons would do fine without human aide.

Rin decided to remain with Kagome even though she often went to visit Sesshoumaru; that was made easier when the village surrounding his castle expanded to mix with their own. His men actually tore down some of their huts and began helping to build decent looking homes. All of the men would get together and take down two or three huts at a time and start building new, better ones. Soon their village became known throughout the new lands, but many feared to approach because of the army that protected it. Slayers fought alongside demons and mikos to protect all that sought sanctuary; this brought people in need of help to their village causing it to grow more.

Soon the people grew used to how things were and everything was once again back to how they were centuries ago. Kagome was the leader of it all, but she shared with Sesshoumaru who was once lord of all the lands they stood on. They came to an arrangement where they would rule jointly as he had more experience but she had the loyalty of all of the people. Things had turned out quite well and they would continue to get better. Love had made all of the choices.

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