Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Stepping Away from the Past ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Stepping away from the past

Updated: 6/7/04

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Earlier in the day their favorite ferry girl pushed the two demon members of Yu-Yu gang out of a swirly portal. They landed gracefully side by side. Botan her usual chirpy self volunteered to fly off and scout out the area, not wanting to be detoured from the case they ignored her, she took it as a yes.

They were supposed to find a powerful miko to help them on an upcoming mission. Koenma said there was something extremely special about this miko and that she would be an interesting ally. Kurama had no idea how they were going to go about finding the miko. He thought Botan might know so he turned around to ask her. It was then he noticed Botan had not come back yet, and it had been a good ten minutes, his youkai instincts kicked in screaming at him to find what was his and protect it. He used Youko's speed and practically flew through the dense underbrush.

When Kurama arrived on the scene he found a girl kneeling, about to be killed by a spider youkai, and stringing an arrow, she looked like she was about to loose consciousness. Another glance told him Botan was fanned out on the ground unconscious. He rushed to Botan's side while Hiei was left to kill the youkai, attacking the human.

Hiei disposed of the youkai quickly with his sword, reducing the oaf to fairly good-sized chunks. He then used his exceptional speed to appear next to the raven-haired woman, his sudden appearance cause her ebony locks to flutter around her. She seemed to understand he was there, even though her eyes were unfocused, he didn't need his sharp sight to pick up the slight swaying her body did unconsciously to stay upright.

But his excellent eyesight did pick up the gash on her thigh where the youkai had injected her with its poison. The human woman swayed toward him and gripped his forearm for support, while he starred at her passively. She had been trying to fight unconsciousness and he could tell she would lose the battle within minutes.

As a last ditch attempt to stay awake her warm chocolate eyes fluttered open and locked onto his crimson orbs. Her eyes focused for a second, and she mumbled incoherently, `she feels safe?! You've got to be kidding me! Stupid onna… `, But her eyes went cloudy again. She was out cold a second later. He picked her up and carried her comatose body bridal style over to where Kurama had Botan pulled into his lap.

Kurama held Botan close to him, running his fingers through her hair sadly. Her chest and arms her bruised and there was a pretty horrid looking gash running down her chest, she would soon die; even with Kurama's healing plants.

Kurama barley realized Hiei was standing beside him. The woman Hiei brought was placed beside him. He didn't even look up; he could use his other senses. He tried to keep his eyes from tearing, but it became harder by the moment. He wanted to cry. He never cried. Not when genkai had died. Not when his father had died. But for Botan he had always exhibited strange feelings. For Botan anything was possible, he would do anything for her, but he couldn't give her life.

He did notice when Hiei disappeared and came back with a bit of water in his palms. He splashed the water in the other woman's face and waited for her to wake up.

Kagome's eyes fluttered open and wondered where she was. She groaned and sat up, blinking her eyes multiple times, it seemed her body or rather her miko powers were neutralizing it. Her head was still fuzzy, but her eyes had cleared up enough to let her see quite a bit. She looked up, slightly surprised by the intense sunlight that flooded into her sensitive orbs.

When the sunlight faded a bit she let out an "eep" of surprise. She saw two demons sitting next to her. Well more like felt their demonic auras and saw two gorgeous men. She focuses a bit more and saw one of them was holding the girl. She starred at the limp girl that was sitting in the demon's lap and gasped. `Her chest!' she forgot about everything and reached up to help her.

The red haired demon clutching her growled, but she paid no heed. "Put her down quickly, I can help." Her words came out a little colder than she wanted to but she new they did not have time for pleasantries. Kurama put down Botan; he respected something about this raven-haired girl. Hiei raised an eyebrow when he saw Kurama act so submissively. `To a human?'

She fumbled with her hands, she was still under the poison's effects and her limbs seemed heavier and more awkward than usual. She placed her hands over Botan's chest like Kaede had taught her. She focused her miko energy and concentrated her thoughts on Botan's wounds and seeing them heal.

A pink light blinded them all for a second and when it receded they saw Botan with no injuries, only rips in her clothes and blood where gashes and bruises used to lie. The raven-haired girl was breathing heavily and on the verge of collapsing.

Hiei caught her easily and placed her next to a tree, telling her to rest. She did not even bother to argue and instead fell into a deep, rejuvenating slumber. Kurama gingerly picked the now perfectly healthy Botan up and placed her next to the other girl.

They looked at the slumbering girls and wondered about them. Hiei pointed at the raven-haired girl and pointed out bluntly, "that one. She is dressed like you, she is not from here."

Kurama, who was quite used to this now decided to ask the question that had been plaguing his mind since the healing, "I know, she also has miko powers, do you think she could be...?"

"Yes. When they wake up we will ask."

With that Hiei jumped up into a tree and waited for them to awaken.