Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Maboroshi Kage ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )

Maboroshi Kage

Chapter IV

 

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yuyu Hakusho or Inuyasha. If I did, I'd have Hiei playing twister with me right now! **winks**

 

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The two made it on deck, and Kagome was trying to avoid other members of the crew. She didn't think that they liked her very much. Then again, she did nothing and seemed to be well taken care of. Kuronue directed them up to the helm where Hiei was looking off the side of the boat, and Youko was at the wheel. Youko was the first to notice them. "What happened to her dress?"

 

"It's in Hiei's room until I find a way to burn it." Kagome answered.

 

He quirked a brow at her. "You don't like dresses?"

 

"Why would I? They irritate me, and make it difficult to breath when they require a corset."

 

"She changed into the shirt to show me a wound of hers."

 

"She's hurt?" Youko asked, looking over at her.

 

"Not really, it just hasn't healed completely."

 

"It looks like it could open at any moment though." Kuronue decided to say.

 

"What happened?" The fox cocked his head to the side in curiosity.

 

"I was bit by a ryuu youkai."

 

"You never said it was a ryuu!" Kuronue shouted.

 

"Does it matter, I don't exactly like talking about it."

 

"When did it happen?" The fox asked. He could tell that Hiei was also paying attention.

 

"About three weeks ago."

 

"Can I see the wound?"

 

"I guess." She said as she lifted her shirt. Youko had to stifle a gasp at the monstrous injury. It ran from her hip, all the way up to just beneath her breast. The skin was red and slightly swollen. "It's not that bad."

 

"Not that bad?" Youko questioned like she was insane. "It looks like it tried to eat you!"

 

"It wasn't after me... I pushed momma out of the way."

 

"It was after your mother?"

 

"Hai, and it got her in the end. She chanted something as it was trying to swallow her, and now they're trapped in stone. That's why dad decided to move to Kamikaze, he wanted to get away from her memory."

 

"You must be pretty stupid. That or very brave."

 

Kagome looked over at the bat. "What makes you say that?"

 

He smirked at her. "You shoved your mother out of the way of a dragon's attack, getting bitten in the process. You could've died from that." He pointed to her side where the injury still was. "And you came out of hiding on that ship to save your brother. I wouldn't have found you had you not."

 

"I practically raised my brother, and I didn't know what you were going to do to him! Of course I came out!"

 

"You raised your brother?" Youko questioned as he returned to the wheel.

 

"Hai, momma was hardly ever home. Papa's barely home either. It wasn't till about three years ago we had someone that was with us all the time. They had moved us in with our aunt, and she took care of us when mom and dad left."

 

"I just thought of something." Kagome turned to Kuronue when he said that. "If the dragon bit you, is there a mark on your back?"

 

She nodded and turned as she raised the shirt. "It's deeper." And true enough, that one seemed deeper. Kuronue looked like he was about to say something about it, but Kagome shook her head. "I'm a fast healer. Plus Kikyo helped me."

 

"Kikyo?"

 

"She was the priestess of the village I was at."

 

"Couldn't you heal yourself like you healed me?"

 

"Healing you was actually my first attempt at healing anything major. That's why I passed out, it drained me. I'm actually not to sure if I can heal myself."

 

"You've never tried?"

 

"I've never needed to." Kagome said as she shrugged. "Plus, this isn't all that bad."

 

"You are stupid." Youko muttered as he turned back to the wheel. "Why're you up here anyway?"

 

"Dunno, Kuronue offered to bring me up." She walked over to the edge and looked out at the sea. The waves brought a smile to her face, as she did love to watch them. "I love the sea."

 

"Ya know," Kuronue interrupted her. "I don't think you ever told us your last name."

 

She turned to him with a smile. "And I'm not going to."

 

"Why not?"

 

"If I tell you, you'll know who my family are." Was her simple reply as she returned to gazing out at sea.

 

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Sapphire eyes took in their surroundings as she was led from the ship. Kuronue was the one who was taking her to... somewhere. She wasn't quite sure on where yet. One thing she did know, was that there were many pirates here. When a few of them started leering at her, she moved closer to Kuronue. "Where are we?"

 

"Kuroi Tsuki Isle."

 

Her eyes grew large and she moved closer to Kuronue. "Why am I here?"

 

Chuckling at her, he wrapped an arm around her waist. Noticing that the others quit looking at her, she was thankful for it. "The ship's here, so naturally you have to be."

 

Her response was to growl at him. "I mean why are you walking me around the island?"

 

"This is our island. So I'm taking you to Hiei's house."

 

"Oh." Looking around, she noticed a few whore houses and almost gagged at the sight of the girls. Kuronue noticed and looked at her. "They wear too much makeup."

 

He chuckled and nodded his agreement. "I've noticed that you don't wear any."

 

"I hate makeup. Aunt Izayoi hates it too. Then again, she doesn't need it to look beautiful."

 

"You're beautiful without it."

 

Blushing ten different shades of red, she shook her head. "No I'm not, there's no need to lie."

 

"What makes you think I lie?"

 

"If I were, I would've had a suitor by now."

 

"Maybe no one thinks you're old enough." They continued the walk in silence after that. After a few more minutes of walking, they made it to a rather large house. "Here you go."

 

"Do other people live here?" She asked curiously.

 

"Nope, just Hiei."

 

"It's rather large for one person."

 

"I know, but Youko said this was his."

 

"We're quite a ways from the 'town', if you wanna call it that."

 

"I doubt he'll kill you in the middle of the night." Kuronue said as he chuckled. "I gotta go now."

 

Sighing, she nodded. Once Kuronue left, she started exploring the house. Finding a room that had Hiei's clothes in them, she supposed it was his room. Setting the dress and corset she'd been carrying down, she looked around the room. It was rather nice.

 

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Kuronue made it back to Youko and Hiei as the crew just finished moving the treasure from the ship. A trader had just come over to talk to them. "Where's Yusuke?" Youko asked.

 

"He's with his fiance. I'm his first mate Kazuma Kuwabara, and I came in his stead."

 

"He's engaged?" Kuronue asked curiously.

 

"Hai, to the governor's daughter. Lady Keiko."

 

"I heard that his oldest is to be married soon." Youko stated.

 

"She was supposed to be married in three weeks, but now she's not sure if she wants the wedding." Kuwabara stated in a sad tone.

 

"Why not?" Asked the bat.

 

"Her cousin, Lady Higurashi, has disappeared."

 

"Lady Higurashi?" Youko asked curiously. "I've never heard of her."

 

Kuwabara began laughing at that, and the kitsune growled at him. "Apologies sir, but I find it amusing. The young lady is the niece of Governor Yukimura's wife and the queen. Even King Inutaishou is mad about her kidnapping, put up a nice reward for her return alive."

 

"How large of a reward?"

 

"500,000 gold pieces."

 

All three pirates' eyes widened. "What's this girl look like?"

 

"She's young from what I heard, raven black hair, fair skin, and odd eyes."

 

"Odd how?"

 

"Supposed to be an unnatural color. The Lord Higurashi is devastated about her disappearance as well. Heard that he just recently lost his wife, and that boy of his is going crazy worrying about her."

 

Something in Kuronue's mind suddenly clicked. "If I tell you, you'll know who my family are." "I hate makeup. Aunt Izayoi hates it too. Then again, she doesn't need it to look beautiful." Izayoi is queen! Snapping from his thoughts, he turned to the merchant. "When was she kidnapped?" Both Hiei and Youko looked at him weird.

 

"I think about three weeks ago, why?"

 

Kuronue tensed. Fuck, we have the king's niece! "No reason." He shrugged.

 

"I'll be right back, I need to check on the crew." Kuwabara said as he turned and left.

 

Youko turned to the bat now. "What's wrong?"

 

"Nothing, besides we have the king's niece!" He said in a whisper to the two men.

 

Both tensed at that. Youko was the one to speak. "What makes you say that?"

 

"She couldn't tell us her last name, and we were talking on the way to Hiei's. She said something about her Aunt Izayoi, that's the queen's name!"

 

"Well fuck..." Youko said as he looked between the two. "That must also be how she met Prince Inuyasha."

 

"You realize that if they find out we have her, they could come after us, right?"

 

"You do realize that it may not be her." Hiei stated as he joined the conversation.

 

"Why don't you just ask her Hiei?" Youko questioned as he looked at the fire demon.

 

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It was almost night, and Kagome was still in Hiei's room. Sighing, she gave up on him getting there and laid on the bed. She knew it was probably a bad idea, but she did it anyway. The bed was so comfortable, that she fell asleep quickly. Waking only when she heard the door open. Standing in the doorway was Hiei, and he was looking at her with one eyebrow raised. Seemingly asking 'what're you doing?' Kagome giggled nervously. "I got tired of waiting and fell asleep." She pulled herself off the bed, almost falling over in the process.

 

Rolling his eyes, he told her to follow him. Standing up, she grabbed her 'evil' dress that she refused to wear, and followed him down the hall. He opened the door to another room and smirked. "This is your room, Miss Higurashi."

 

Her eyes widened and she paled as she turned to him. "how did you...?"

 

"I didn't, but you just told me."

 

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