Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Revenge ❯ Chapter Six ( Chapter 6 )

What is happening? Does anyone know? And what will happen to Ryuujin? Will anything, or will he be safe?

 

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Shippo and Souta were in her room in an instant. Shippo could smell her blood and woke Souta before they took off. Upon seeing Kagome shaking and crying in Hiei's arms, they jumped onto the bed and hugged her. "What's wrong momma?"

 

"Naraku..." She whispered as she looked at him. "Muso..."

 

 

"No..." Shippo said as he hugged her closer to himself. Souta looked scared, at least he did until he noticed the mark.

 

"What's that sis?" He asked as he pointed to it.

 

Feelings her shoulder, her eyes widened as she turned toward Hiei. "It's a courting mark. Demons place them on the woman they want to mate with."

 

Souta smiled at Hiei. "So that means I'll have a cool brother in-law after all!"

 

"And I get a daddy!" Shippo squealed as he hugged his mom, then Hiei. The move surprised the fire demon for a few moments as he looked at the kit.

 

Kagome giggled at his surprise. "If Hiei does want me, then I guess you do."

 

Shippo looked at her suddenly, remembering why he was there. He looked her over quickly before noticing her arms. "What happened there momma?"

 

Sapphire eyes became filled with near terror as she looked down at her own arm. "My dream... no, it was a nightmare. Naraku was torturing me... then it became real." Scared blue eyes looked into worried emerald green as she spoke the next part. "Then it became real. Muso appeared and told me he was watching me as he dug his claws into my arms."

 

Shippo was completely stiff as he heard those words. "I thought Naraku reabsorbed Muso though?"

 

Souta appeared to be in deep thought. "He got rid of his human heart when he was in Mt. Hakurei, right? So maybe he released Muso when he did that."

 

Kagome's eyes widened at her brother's words and she curled closer into Hiei's embrace. "I never thought of that. It is possible, because Akago said he didn't harbor any of the feelings that the heart did."

 

Crying snapped them from their stupor, and had Kagome getting up quickly to retrieve her baby from the bassinet she had. It was the traditional family bassinet, she used it since she hadn't had a chance to get a new one before the boy was born. Picking him up, she moved back to the bed. Souta averted his eyes as she opened her nightgown and allowed her son to feed.

 

"So what're we gonna do about Muso?" Shippo asked.

 

Hiei merely sat there, letting them think on it. He had no idea who this Muso was, so he'd wait to make a suggest until he had some information. The miko was currently thinking on what to do. She knew that there were three different worlds, and that gave her an idea. Turning to the demon behind her, she looked questioningly at him. To this, he raised a brow in question at her. "What is it?"

 

"Do you know of a way we could get into Demon World?"

 

"Why?"

 

"I wish to see Lord Sesshomaru. I know he has to be alive still, and I assume he'd be in the western lands. If Muso truly is alive, then he would know."

 

Hiei thought on it for a moment. "Sesshomaru does still live and is still lord of the west, however he is also know for hating humans and he doesn't like to be disturbed."

 

"I am an exception to the hating all humans part. He told me so himself."

 

"Then we will have Botan open a portal for us."

 

Kagome nodded and looked at the two boys in her room. "To bed. You need to be up early and ready to face demons."

 

"Hai." They said at the same time and scrambled back to their rooms.

 

"They're coming with us?" He asked questioningly.

 

"Of course." She said as if it was obvious. "On the chance that Muso is alive, I refuse to let them out of my sight."

 

Hiei nodded his understanding. If it was Yukina that might be in danger, he'd do the same thing. "We should return to sleep as well, but first I'll take care of these wounds."

 

Before Kagome could do anything, he started licking the puncture wounds. They slowly healed, but the action was making Kagome's eyes haze over. Ryuujin was still feeding, but he appeared to be asleep again. Once the claw marks were healed, Kagome returned her son to his bassinet and curled up against Hiei. Hoping that no more nightmares would come.

 

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The next morning, Kagome woke to find Hiei missing. When she stood, she also found her son was missing. Ok Kagome, don't panic! Hiei probably has him. With that thought, she took off to find Hiei. Relief flooded through her as she found she was right. Hiei did in fact have their son. "Why are you up so early?"

 

The fire demon turned to look at her with a slight smile on his face. "Ryuujin woke early." His eyes turned back to the child, and Kagome could see the warmth in his normally cold gaze. "Get ready and wake the other two. Botan will be up soon and she'll make a portal for us then."

 

Kagome nodded and headed upstairs to wake her brother and eldest son. Once that was accomplished, she told them to get ready. Then she headed to her own room and sifted through her clothing. On the off chance that Inuyasha and his mate were there, she refused to wear miko robes. Instead, she searched for something Sango and Sesshomaru had given her.

 

The box she searched for lay at the back of the closet. From it, she pulled a slayer uniform. Slipping from her night clothes, she pulled the black cat suit on over her body. Silently, she was amazed that it still fit. What amazed her more, was the fact that her stomach was once again flat. Must be the work of the jewel. Next she pulled on a black kimono that had golden stars patterned onto it.

 

Moving back to the closet, she pulled out her old backpack and placed her armor into it. Then she moved to her jewelry box and pulled out three different things. First was a bracelet that had little images of different weapons hanging off of it. During the final battle, she had forgotten about it since she wasn't all that great with some of the weapons. Now, however, she knew exactly how to use them.

 

There was also a necklace that held a purple crescent moon on it. This would symbolize her connection to Sesshomaru. Last was another necklace. It was a silver chain that held a little pink sphere. Giggling to herself, she pulled it on. It was a representation of the Shikon no Tama and held a small amount of energy. If someone got ahold of it and tried using it for something bad, it'd give them a nasty little shock. If the one who carried it tried using it for good, it could possibly help them. It really depended on what the person was asking of it.

 

The necklace was also a way of throwing people off. The truth was that she was now the jewel, so it's powers could only be used through her. The drawback for those who wanted to use that power, was that she had complete control of it. So if she refused to let them use it, they wouldn't be able to. So she wore this fake necklace with a happy smile, as it made everyone think that it was the jewel, and not her.

 

Then another thought struck her. Hiei didn't know that she was the jewel.... In truth, she didn't think he really knew about the jewel. With that thought, she grabbed her backpack and headed back downstairs. Once she reached the kitchen, she found that Yusuke and Kurama were also in there and Yukina was making breakfast. Looking to the fire demon, she sighed. "I need to tell you something before we leave for Demon World."

 

That got the two others attention as well, but she ignored them. "What is it?"

 

Sighing to herself, she decided she'd let everyone know. But she'd change things a little. She'd tell them that the bauble around her neck was the jewel and keep her secret to herself for the time being. Before she could say anything, Botan, Shippo, and Souta walked into the kitchen. "I need to tell you about the Shikon."

 

That got everyone's attention. Only Yusuke seemed confused unlike the rest of them. Kurama was the one who spoke up. "How do you know of the jewel of four souls? It disappeared five hundred years ago."

 

Keiko, who had heard what the kitsune had said, came in whistling to herself, causing Kagome to start giggling. "Keiko knows how I know." That got everyone looking at the girl who was now wearing an innocent expression. That caused Shippo and Souta to start laughing. "I hold the Shikon." Kagome stated, effectively bringing everyone's attention back onto her.

 

"How is that?" Kurama asked curiously.

 

With a mischievous smile, she moved her hand and wrapped it around the pink gem that hung around her neck. "Simple, it's right here." When the kitsune saw what she was holding, his eyes almost popped out. "I needed to warn you that I am it's guardian and that demons might come after us for it."

 

"Someone mind filling me in on what this Shikon thing is?"

 

"It's the Shikon no Tama, also known as the jewel of four souls. It is said to have disappeared five centuries ago along with a young miko who carried it. It was originally burned with the last guardian, but another girl popped up who housed the jewel within her body. The jewel can give power to it's holder, and grant a wish to anyone who holds the jewel in it's entirety."

 

"Four."

 

"What?" Kurama asked as he looked from Yusuke to Kagome.

 

"The Shikon grants four wishes. One for each soul. And the girl who 'popped' up as you say, fell into a well that transported her from her time and into the past. The warring states era to be precise, and it was Mistress Centipede who ripped the jewel from her body. She also happened to be the previous guardian's reincarnation."

 

"You're saying you time traveled then?" Yusuke asked, finally understanding what was going on.

 

"Hai."

 

"Then you're the one who shattered the jewel?" Kurama asked.

 

To that, Kagome glared. "It was an accident you know. I was trying to get it back from a carrion crow."

 

"So you're tellin us so we know we might get attacked for it?" Yusuke asked.

 

"Yeah... us?" she asked as she turned to look at Hiei.

 

"The fox and the detective wish to come with us."

 

Thinking for a moment, Kagome shrugged. "Whatever, just don't make Sesshomaru mad."

 

"Why don't you leave the jewel here then... or better yet, give it to the Reikai to hold? They'll come after it if they learn you have it." Yusuke stated.

 

"They can try to take the jewel from me, but they will fail. The jewel is my responsibility, and I won't allow anyone else to bear that burden." Determination showed in her eyes as she stated that. While she thought of herself as weak, a small piece of her mind told her otherwise. She had power, she only continued to think of herself as weak because she had no control. Her power was raw and untamed. Her potential was still untapped.

 

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