Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Old Friends in Old & New Places ❯ The First Battle ( Chapter 4 )

BKB: Hello, people, here's the fourth chapter. I see that not many people liked the last chapter. One of the reasons that I had that, was because, do you really think Youko would let Kagome be Shippo's mom, if she was weak, and only protected herself? No, he most likely wouldn't, that is why I needed a battle to happen. But it gets even more awkward in this chapter. So I wont be surprised if no one really likes this chapter…

If you have any comments or questions, please email me and I will send my answers ASAP. If you have any ideas for pairings, please let me know in a review or an email, just know that Kurama and Kagome are going to be paired up. To the one girl that keeps asking when Hiei's going to be in, wait for about three or four chapters from this one, that's when he comes into the story. I'm not neglecting him; he just doesn't fit into the story until later. Thank you for the reviews, now please read this chapter and review again!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and Yu Yu Hakusho, if I did, then Kurama would be the main character, and Sniper wouldn't have to die!! * Shakes WXR * Why couldn't Hiei just knock him out?? Hiei killed one of my bishies!!! TT

Everyone jumped to action, as Naraku's minions attacked, well everyone except Kagome, she went to Shippo, to protect him. She fired arrows left and right, but it was hard to defend Shippo and herself with just a long ranged weapon.

Youko pulled out a rose and transformed it into the infamous rose whip, and killed the youkai that came at him. Ever so gracefully he sliced some youkai's heads off, sometimes their tails, and some were unfortunate enough to get chopped in little tiny pieces.

Kurounue got out his sythes, and did the same, but he seemed to notice Kagome's delema with only having the bow and arrows, so he went over to help protect Shippo. Between the two of them, they were doing alright, so Kirara joined to lend a hand, or paw.

Miroku hit youkai left and right with his staff, and pulled out a few ofudas, in the mix as well.

Sango was using her hiraikotsu and her katana to attack youkai both far and near. It was a bit hard however, because she wasn't used to using it.

Inuyasha had the tetsaiga out and was slashing at youkai with no real plan. Though he wanted to use the wind scar, he didn't know where everyone was, so it would be dangerous, and ingure or kill the wrong person.

None of them had much of a plan except t defend themselves, or in Kagome's and Kurounue's case, protect Shippo. They just continued to fight the enemy youkai.

A few minutes later Kagome was out of arrows, and didn't have any other weapons to use, plus she didn't know any others. It wasn't soon after that, that she was nearly being pulled apart by the youkai, blood pouring everywhere.

"Okaa-san!!!" Shippo yelled franticly, and tried to jump to her, only to be pulled back by Kirara.

"Let me go!!! Okaa-san is in trouble!!" Shippo yelled franticly, and ripped himself from Kirara's grasp only to be pulled back by Kurounue.

"Stay here, they're after her," Kurounue said, because almost every enemy youkai in the area was heading towards Kagome.

"But I need to help her!!" Shippo cried.

"Argghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Kagome's voice was heard, screaming, which only seemed to frighten Shippo more.

"I don't want to loose another okaa-san!!" Shippo cried, tears falling, as the sent of Kagome's blood filled his nose.

Kurounue then realized how important this Kagome girl was to the kit, and made a fast decision.

"Stay here, I'll go and get her," Kurounue commanded Shippo, who just nodded, tears pouring down his face.

Kurounue ran straight into the cloud of youkai, amazed at how no one else seemed to have noticed that Kagome was dieing, besides himself, Shippo, and Kirara. Kurounue sliced and chopped his way through the various youkai, until he reached Kagome, who was in very bad shape. She had been able to put up a bit of a fight against the numerous youkai, and her holy powers helped her some, but she wasn't able to keep them at bay for long. Kurounue got the youkai off of her, and picked her up, and it seemed she was conscious enough to recognize him.

"Wh-what about Shippo?" she asked weakly, barely able to open her eyes.

"He's fine, but he wouldn't be on the inside if something happened to you it seems," Kurounue answered, but she never heard, she was unconscious before he finished the first syllable.

Kurounue tried to get them both out of there alive, but it was getting harder by the second, so he decided to try to call for some help.

Youko? Youko hurry up and answer me, NOW, Kurounue sent out to Youko.

What? Where are you? You were last with Shippo, now both you and that obnoxious loud mouth girl are gone, Youko answered.

We're in the middle of the all these damn youkai, and I cant get us out, she's unconscious, and has lost a lot of blood, Kuounue answered.

Very well then, I'll have you both out of there in a second, Youko sighed, and no sooner than he said it, helped arrived, in the form of plants.

They began to form a path, and killed the youkai in the way of that path, and Kurounue followed the path without hesitation, and he was soon back where the others where, but no one except Youko seemed to notice their absence.

"WIND SCAR!!" Inuyasha yelled, and then all the enemy youkai were dead.

"If you could do that, then why didn't you do that before?" Youko asked mocking Inuyasha.

"Everyone else was in the way!!" Inuyasha gritted out between growls.

"If you were paying so much attention to your teammates, then why was Kurounue the one to get her out of the crowd of youkai?" Youko asked coldly, pissed off at both Inuyasha and Kurounue, Inuyasha for not paying enough attention to the ningen woman, and at Kurounue for going and rescuing the girl.

"What? Kagome is fine, right?" Inuyasha said, just realizing that the sent of Kagome's blood was thick in the air.

"She was fine, but right now she's in bad shape, I don't know much about healing for ningens, but she needs a healer, right now," Kurounue said, putting a stop to the new fight that was bound to happen.

It was then that Inuyasha noticed the unconscious Kagome in Kurounue's arms. She had many wounds, the worst one seemed to be a cut in her side that his fist could fit into. Inuyasha started panicking; Kagome was seriously injured, and needed help, fast. Miroku saw Inuyasha's panic and thought this would be a good time to intervene.

"Inuyasha take Kagome to Kaede-sama, she should be able to help her much more than we can," Miroku suggested, and Inuyasha nodded.

"Hand Kagome over, Kurounue, right?" Inuyasha ordered.

"No, moving her too much could make her wounds worse," Kurounue sighed, wondering how he got himself into these kind of situations.

"Then how do you expect us to get her to a place that has someone who could help?" Inuyasha demanded, panic clear in his voice.

"Lead the way, and I'll follow you," Kurounue said calmly.

"Fine then, this way, keep up," Inuyasha said turning to go.

"I'll go with you!" Shippo cried, latching onto Inuyasha's shoulder.

"Shippo, stay here with us, Kagome doesn't need to worry about you at a time like this, she needs to focus on healing," Sango said softly, holding Shippo in her arms.

"Alright," Shippo said, and began to rest.

"I'll stay with them, for the moment. Hurry up and go," Youko said.

Inuyasha and Kurounue ran off in the direction of Kaede's village. Neither of them talked, they just ran, on and on through the forest.

It was near dawn by the time they reached the village. Inuyasha lead Kurounue straight to a hut in the middle of the village, and was near a shrine. Inuyasha held the shade (not sure what that kind of door they have are called) open for Kurounue, and then went to get Kaede. Kurounue didn't put Kagome down, for he didn't want to pick her back up, if she needed to be moved.

Inuyasha came back with an elderly looking woman, who had a patch over one of her eyes. She looked shocked at the sight of Kagome, and told Kurounue where to put her, then asked both of the guys to leave.

A few hours later the sun was up fully, and glaring down on Kurounue, as he stood near the hut waiting for the old woman to come out. When she did, Inuyasha got to her first.

"How's Kagome?" Inuyasha asked franticly.

"She is fine, ye need not worry. But ye better not disturb her, for she needs her rest," the old woman answered.

"Ok," Inuyasha replied relieved that Kagome was all right.

"Who are ye?" the woman asked Kurounue.

"I am Kurounue, and I take it you are Kaede?" Kurounue replied.

"Aye. I thank you for helping Kagome in her time of need," Kaede said.

"Your welcome," Kurounue replied, and then walked into the hut to sit and wait, for he needed to talk to Kagome.

At dusk, Kagome's eyes fluttered open, and filled with the pain she was feeling. She was able to glance around, and see Kurounue.

"Where am I?" she asked.

"At Kaede's hut."

"Thank you for saving me."

"It was nothing."

"Where is everyone else?"

"They are on their way, Inuyasha and I went ahead to get you here faster."

"Ok."

A few minutes of silence.

"Why did you take Shippo in?"

"It just sort of happened. I let Shippo come with Inuyasha and myself, and soon enough he started calling me okaa-san. I had no reason not to let him, so I let him call me that."

"Your biological children will be lucky to have a mother like you, and Shippo was lucky to have found you as well," Kurounue murmured, then left.

"Wh-What?" Kagome asked surprised, then she smiled and closed her eyes, knowing she had made a new ally, and she slowly fell asleep.