Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Stay Gone ❯ Happenings ( Chapter 3 )

Gomen for the wait! I had exams, I got sick, I had to got get an allergy test, and… you get the point. Here is the chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Happenings

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I wonder where Higurashi is…

Kurama had been busy all week. He had been overseeing the dig and keeping his senses alert to every sound, smell, and aura that was close. It was non-stop work. He even had to do Koenma's work when he was asleep!

The diggers were working fervently and had few breaks. Kurama had seen hard task makers before, but Higurashi topped them all! Even Kuwabara dropped his woman's code of honor and started calling her names along with the rest of the group.

Kurama, on the other hand, had never done such. He had never seen or been near her long enough to know what the others were talking about.

Youki was all over camp, but it didn't seem like its source was malevolent. He couldn't be sure if the youkai was Higurashi since he could never get close enough to her. Every time he came within a 15-meter radius of her, she would leave the area. He was sure that Higurashi was avoiding him!

Kurama sighed. Most of the time he couldn't get away from the female populace. But when the time came when he had to be around one, he couldn't.

And what was really taxing him was the fact that the youki's source seemed to be male and really young.

Overall, it was frustrating Kurama to no end! His fox instincts were screaming to take action and figure out this bothersome puzzle.

But he couldn't, it would disobey orders; so he threw himself into his work, in hopes of muffling his urges.

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Kurama was about to enter the office building to get some data, when Higurashi ran into him… literally. Her ever-present books and papers tumbled out of her arms and fell on the dust road.

"Oh Higurashi! I'm so sorry, I didn't see you!" Kurama stooped down to get the dirty books and files.

"Quite alright," she snapped. "I didn't see you either." She kneeled down to help him.

Kurama grinned at her, but stopped at her glare. "I am sorry, Higurashi. Is there anything I could do?"

"Well, first off, you could call me Kagome." She caught Kurama's confused look. "I hate being called anything other than my given name."

"Ok… Kagome."

Kagome smiled briefly. Kurama had to resist the urge to gasp. That smile totally changed her countenance and made her look like an innocent angel instead of the Ice Queen.

He smiled back. "Where are you going?"

Her grin was gone and her stony face was back, but her voice was slightly warmer as she spoke, "I'm going for a walk in the woods. I need to map the area for more possible dig locations."

Kurama nodded his head in agreement, but didn't believe her. Most likely, she just wanted to breathe, away from the insults. "Enjoy it while you can. If you do find a spot to dig, all of the greenery will be removed." Youko was cringing at that statement. If she dug there, there would be fewer plants, and fewer plants meant fewer resources of energy.

"I know, but I need to do my job," she said with a sigh. She then mumbled under human hearing, "No matter what the cost, and no matter how I feel."

Kurama heard this and was puzzled. She wouldn't be saying this if she were a youkai. At least not one that was power-hungry and looking for a jewel.

Kagome gathered up her supplies and stood up. "I need to check up on my son. Good-bye."

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The woods were howling like a pack of starving wolves. Trees were reaching out with their branches to grab the unwary. The moon was barely a sliver in the sky, giving only a small amount of light to those outside.

"Looks like there's going to be a storm tonight, eh, Kurama?" inquired Yusuke.

"Yes, it seems like it. But I'm not quite sure."

"Oh? Why?"

"Youko doesn't smell any water or charge in the air that would indicate a storm."

"Really? Then why is everything… eerie like?"

"I don't know. Maybe something or someone is disturbing the area. It would be best if everyone stayed inside right now."

"Right," he agreed as Kurama reached for his jacket. "Hey, where are you going? Didn't say that we should stay inside?"

"I need to find Kagome."

"Who?"

"Higurashi."

"Why go look for her? She's the most cold-hearted woman alive! Leave her out there and maybe something will get rid of her for us."

"I'm worried. That's all."

Knowing that Kurama wouldn't be persuaded, Yusuke threw his hands up in the air. "Fine, go out there; you'll be sorry once you interrupt her private time."

Kurama grinned at that statement. "I'm prepared for that."

"Whatever."

Kurama was about to open the door. "Keep an eye out." The door opened and a blast of wind came in.

'This isn't a natural wind,' Youko muttered. 'Something must be behind it.'

The hairs on the back of Kurama's neck were standing up on end. 'You don't know how much I agree with you on that.'

Kurama headed out of the camp toward the woods. The air was blowing crazily and the trees were black shadows.

Kurama peered at the trees. Through the branches, a muted, blue, glow flickered slightly.

'What was that?'

'We're about to find out.'

Kurama trudged into the woods. His arms around his body in an attempt to keep his jacket from flying away in the inky night.

Kurama followed the blue. He couldn't say it was a light, or a glow, it was more like a mist. A blue mist with a phosphorus glow was leading him to its source.

The black silhouettes of the trees created an eerie feeling within him. It felt like the mist didn't like him, it didn't want his presence. But at the same time, he felt a comfort coming from the mist, like a warm embrace surrounding him. It was creating a confused feeling inside of him.

'Get us out of here,' whispered Youko. 'I feel like I'm about to lose my mind!'

'I know what you mean, but at the same time I don't.'

'Stop speaking in riddles and just leave!'

'I can't, we still have to find Kagome.'

Ahead of him, Kurama could see an opening in the woods. It was where the mist seemed brightest.

He was a few feet away from the hollow, when he saw her. Kagome was meditating. Her legs were crossed, her eyes were closed, and she had her hands out in the typical Buddha fashion. But what really got him was that she was hovering two meters up in the air!

Kurama stood slack jawed. As he gazed at her, he vaguely noticed that a blue aura surrounded her. It was the same color as the mist.

Hesitantly, Kurama stepped out of the tree line. "Kagome?" he questioned.

He took a few more steps. "Can you hear me?" Kagome was still immobile.

"Kagome?" he questioned again, this time with an urgent note in his voice.

He sensed a presence. Turning his head to its location, he just barely managed to glimpse a blurred creature rushing towards Kagome at top speed.

Without thinking, Kurama ran, extended his arm, and knocked her out of its way.

Kurama hissed and withdrew his hand as soon as he knocked her away. He took a quick look at it and saw it was an angry red color.

Not wasting anymore time, Kurama took out his whip.

Kagome's eyes snapped open as the sensation of falling caught up to her. What the… Her eyes landed on Kurama.

"What in the world do you think your doing?!" she screamed.

Kurama seemed to be holding a very large and spiky vine in his hand and was standing in a defensive posture.

"What are you, deaf? Answer me, you idiot! Why in the world would you just knock me…?" Kagome trailed off. Standing in front of Kurama was a salivating youkai.

But, youkai are dead! One can't be here! She scrambled for her bow. Kurama is just a human, he can't defend himself! Especially with Tarzan's swinging vine!

Kagome had just managed to grab her bow when the youkai charged Kurama. Amazingly, he dodged. I guess I have to give him some credit, she thought grudgingly. But he still doesn't know how to handle a youkai.

Kagome had nocked her arrow and was about to shoot, when Kurama used his "Vine".

He brought it back in a whip like fashion, and hit the youkai right between the eyes. The youkai immediately was cut in two and landed on the ground with a soft thud.

Kagome still had her bow drawn when Kurama turned to face her.

"Are you going to put that down? I really don't want to go to the hospital with a puncture wound," he stated calmly.

After defeating the youkai, Kurama turned around to a surprising sight. Kagome was in a defensive position with a bow in her hands. A glowing, blue bow…

Of course, being Kurama, he replied coolly, "Are you going to put that down? I really don't want to go to the hospital with a puncture wound."

Kagome didn't even twitch, she was as still as a statue and didn't look like she was going to be moving anytime soon. Kurama was slightly worried that she would let go of the string without even realizing it. Thus, the puncture wound comment.

Kurama brought out his hand to make a calming gesture, when a sharp pain went up his arm. Looking down at his hand, he saw a nice shiny red coming from his palm. He dimly remembered being burnt when he was pushing her out of the way.

What type of youkai uses a bow? More importantly, what type of youkai has energy that burns your skin when you touch it?

His sudden movement brought Kagome to her senses.

"Are you hurt?" she cried as she rushed up to him. "Did the youkai hurt you?" She grabbed his hand and looked down at it. She muttered, "Where did you get this from? That youkai didn't seem to have any poison or fire abilities."

"I think I got it from you," Kurama interrupted.

She jerked her head up to his face. "How could you? You're a human. Only youkai would be damaged by my energy. And when damaged, they would disintegrate."

Youko shuddered. 'If a youkai touches her power, he disintegrates?!'

"I don't understand," whispered Kurama. "I shouldn't be hurt if I was a human, yet if I was a youkai, I would disappear."

Kagome nodded her head before she looked at his palm. It needed to have some type of salve on it. "Come on, we need to get something on this." Kagome picked up her bow, which she had thrown to the ground in her haste, and grabbed Kurama's upper arm. "And you need to tell me how you defeated that thing without getting a scratch."

"I would also like to have a few questions answered," Kurama replied wryly. "I want to know what…"

"Later," she snapped, bringing back Higurashi. "We'll answer the questions when we get some shelter; it looks like it is going to rain." She dragged him away from camp. "I know a place not far from here. It's an old, abandoned hut of some sort."

"Lead the way."

"Don't worry about that."

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Youkai- Japanese Demon; doesn't translate correctly

Miko- Priestess of the Shinto Religion, has magical powers; sometimes called a sorceress; doesn't translate properly

Haori- The "shirt" usually worn by men during the Feudal Era of Japan; it is the outer most of the layers in the outfit.

Makai- Youkai world; only used in Yu-Yu Hakusho

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Reviewers:

SilverKnight7- sorry, no voting. The set pair is Kag/Kur, so don't worry.

Aka Bara- Sorry Bara. I think that Sango would never go to the future at all. And I feel sorry for Miroku. He is always tossed aside in YYH and Inu cross overs

Fire Elfglow- Was that sarcasm? I'm not sure. But yeah, there's supposed to be a lot of suspense in this!

Ai Higeki- good question. I will answer that later.

Hittokiri-Tenshi Kenshin's Grl- I'm keeping it up! Yay! Go me!

Dark_lil_Hiei- Are you happy that I updated? I'll try to go a little faster, but it's somewhat hard when you have my writing process.

Amethyst- I love your stories! Keep up the good work in those!

Rosie13- Kuwabara isn't that big of an Idiot in the YYH series. I was watching Yu Yu Hakusho the movie a while ago and I realized some things. 1)Hiei talked! He didn't say "Hn" all the time! And he was actually joking around. 2) Kurama wasn't calm and collected the whole time. 3) Yusuke didn't yell at Koenma AT ALL! 4) Kuwabara actually thought of a plan to save Yusuke's butt! (this is besides the fact that he crashed into a Cliffside right after he did that)

Mooneyoukai- do you think that idea is that original? I mean, I was thinking about having this as an AU Kagome and Sesshomaru fic.

InuKitsuneMiko- yes this is a Kag/Kur fic. I put it on the Summary if you didn't see. And PS, I'm a girl. Just so you know!

Dark Huntress- Are you happy now? I updated!

Caladriel- Oh yes, cliffies. I love them, so expect some more.