Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sweet Temptation ❯ Fighter ( Chapter 3 )

Sweet Temptation

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho… Unfortunately

 

Chapter 3: Fighter

 

Kagome pulled the last knot tight before stepping back to examine her work. Nodding to herself, she slung her quiver of arrows over her shoulder, grabbed her bow and walked back to a tree with somewhat low branches. Stepping onto the lowest branch, she pulled herself up into the tree. She positioned herself so that she was stable on a thick branch where she could clearly see the bait.

 

Pulling an arrow from her quiver, she notched it onto her bow and took aim. Everything was set. Alexis was safe within the barrier and hidden in the tree base, the traps were set, and her pack sat on the exact spot where she buried her jewel shards. Demons could feel the power of the shards, but they couldn't pin point their exact locations, not like she could. They could not see and sense them to the extent that she could. The shards would most likely remained unfound not matter what happened to her.

 

Right now she had to clear her mind. Her goal was to rid of the danger…the threat. If anything did happen to Kagome, then the protective barrier that kept Alexis safe would disappear and she could not allow that to happen. Concentrating on the task at hand, Kagome prepared herself for the demons' arrival. Any second now the demons would enter the surrounding area and all she could hope for was that her plan worked.

 

“It's somewhere close, I can feel it.” She heard a raspy voice announce to her left.

 

Taking a deep, even breath, Kagome kept her aim where she needed it to be. Suddenly there was a snapping sound and the miko smirked. She watched as the demons slowly fell into her multiple traps. One stepped into the vine she had tied from one tree to another near it. Once he pulling his foot up to take another step, pulling the vine along with his foot, it snapped and wrapped around his ankle before pulling him against a tree. His eyes widened in shock as he looked down toward his stomach to see an arrow shoved through, the arrow head just barely pushing completely through the skin.

 

Kagome had broken the arrow in half and jammed the wooden part into the bark of the tree that one demon would be thrown into. That's one down, four to go. The next unfortunate demon happened to be the one she had set her aim for. This particular demon, which happened to look like a ram from the horns on his head, stepped into the net that was triggered once he was positioned in the middle. While the demon struggled to claw his way out, Kagome let her arrow fly, purifying him before he even complete escaped.

 

After that, there were two other snapping sounds. One, that first had Kagome breathing a sigh of relief, and the other somewhat painful. Kagome pushed the branch off of her legs with great effort as she examined her situation. The first snapping sound had been another demon getting trapped. This one, a snake demon, was currently hanging upside down but his ankle from a tree. The second snapping was the branch she had been sitting on being broken and her falling to the ground below, the large branch landing on her midsection.

 

She had successfully taken out two of the demons and one was occupied, but she had failed in terminating the remaining two who were now glaring down at her. At the corner of her eye, she saw her bow and without another thought quickly reached for it. What she received was a sharp kick to the stomach and her bow being broken in half. Glaring up at the two remaining threats, Kagome searched for their shards. The first, a bear demon, had his shard in his throat. The second, a tiger, had hers in her left thigh.

 

The bear demon growled down at her and grabbed the front of her shirt before lifting her up and off the ground. “Where are the jewel shards?” he snarled.

 

“I don't have any shards and even if I did, I wouldn't give them to you.” Kagome snapped. The bear bared his teeth at her before throwing her to the ground. Kagome grunted in pain. Her ribs hurt and she figured she probably broke some of them but she had to concentrate is she wanted to live. Gritting her teeth together tightly, she pushed herself off the ground and formed a bow and arrow out of her purification energy. Glaring angrily at the bear, she easily shot him down and watched him turn to ash.

 

Turning her icy glare to the tiger, Kagome formed another arrow and aimed for her. She let her arrow fly but before it hit her, she disappeared. She cursed under her breath. The tiger demon must be using the shard to increase her speed. If that was so then it would be almost impossible for her to shoot the tiger unless she predicted where she would move. Kagome concentrated hard on where the shard was going and realized she was merely circling her. Taking aim, Kagome waited for the right moment.

 

“KAGOME!!!” Just as the miko was going to release her arrow, she heard Alexis's cry. But it was too late. Kagome cried out in agony as the snake demon sunk his teeth into the skin of her forearm. She could feel his poison burning into her blood stream before he even removed his fangs from her flesh. Kagome fell to her knees, her weapons disappearing.

 

“No!! Kagome, please get up! NO!!” she could hear Alexis shouting as she pounded against the barrier she was trapped behind. But there was nothing she could do, she couldn't move. It took all the strength she had to stay conscious so she could keep the protective barrier around the kit. Just as she felt she couldn't fight any longer, she heard a cry of pain and turned her head slightly to see the snake fall. Several moments later, the tiger demon was taken out and the last thing Kagome saw was a demon with silver hair and golden eyes kneeing at her side.

 

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The pain was so unbearable that it pulled Kagome from her peaceful sleep. She woke hissing in pain as she instinctively tried to sit up. A pair of hands on her shoulders held her down where she lay and she immediately panicked. Her eyes flung open in fear only to see the demon that had saved her. At least she thought he saved her. He was the last thing she saw before going unconscious and she was sure that he had killed the demons that were attacking her.

 

She stared at him as he concentrated on something. Another sharp pain shot through her midsection and she figured he was probably wrapping her ribs so they could heal correctly. Biting her lower lip to keep from screaming from the pain, she lifted her arm to cover her eyes and felt a slight resistance. Looking over her arm, there was a bandage wrapped around her upper arm as well. Then she remembered the poison. How was she alive?

 

“Kagome! You're awake!” Said miko looked to where the voice came from to see Alexis running toward her, tears streaming down her cheeks. She fell to Kagome's side and wrapped her arms around her neck in a tight hug. “I was so worried Kagome… I thought you weren't going to make it…” Alexis sobbed.

 

“Yea…same here. So how did I make it?” she whispered, looking toward the demon wrapping her ribs when she heard a slight chuckle.

 

“Uncle saved us! He killed those demons and came to our rescue!” Alexis smiled happily.

 

“Uncle?” Kagome's gaze averted from the grinning kit to the handsome demon healing her. “You're Youko? Alexis's uncle?” she asked, shocked.

 

His reply was a small nod, though he didn't look up at her from his work. Kagome felt her heart begin to quicken as she stared at the kitsune. He was certainly very good looking, just as Alexis had said. Nicely built body, perfect hair, silky looking tail, and almost irresistible ears. They twitched every now and then, one facing their direction to listen to their conversation.

 

“Told you Uncle Youko was handsome.” Alexis whispered in Kagome's ear and she averted her gaze from the older kitsune, her cheeks cherry red.

 

“How am I still alive? That snake poisoned me.” Kagome stated, trying to calm her racing heart.

 

“Uncle Youko sucked out the venom, and now he's bandaging up your ribs cause he said you fractures some. He said that you'll be fine in about a week.” Alexis explained, taking Kagome's hand and rubbing her cheek against her palm.

 

“So does your uncle talk? Or is he mute and communicates through telepathy or something?” Kagome questioned, getting irritated with his silence.

 

“I talk; I just like to concentrate when at work, if you don't mind.” Kagome's entire body froze at the sound of his voice. It was silky smooth, but husky and strong. At her sudden silence and stillness, he turned his gaze to her and Kagome felt her heart pounded even faster now. His eyes were incredibly beautiful. They were a molten gold color with hints of sliver. A cocky smirk spread across his face and Kagome pulled herself from her daze. She glared at him before turning her head away with a snort.

 

Youko rolled his eyes and went back to his work while Alexis went to get Kagome some water. “You've been out for several hours. Alexis was very worried about you.”

 

“Lucky thing you came along then.” Kagome mumbled, refusing to look back toward the kitsune.

 

“If I hadn't come when I did, you both would be dead and the shards would be theirs.” He snorted

 

Kagome's eyes widened as she shot up into a sitting position before crying out in pain and falling back once more. Tears trailed down her cheeks as she bite her lower lip and clenched her fists together to ride out the pain and wait for it to pass.

 

“The shards are safe, now will you stop moving? You're only making your injuries worst.” Youko growled softly, tightening the last of the bandages.

 

“But my shards… I … I buried them…” Kagome panted out, trying not to take deep breaths. It hurt too much to breathe… to move. How she wished she was in her time where there were antibiotics that could numb her pain.

 

“Alexis dug them up and retrieved them for you.” He answered just as the kit walked back into the room. Speaking of a room…where was she? Kagome took a look around to determine where she was exactly. The ceiling looked like solid rock, the walls as well. The room seemed bear besides the bed she only now realized she was lying on and a large chest at the foot of the bed. What surprised Kagome was that it was an actual bed. It had a wooden frame and many layers of blankets so that it was comfortable.

 

The top layer was a smooth sheet. It looked quite expensive and figure it was probably made of fine silk. Kagome rolled her eyes. What did she expect; this was the home of one of the greatest thieves in all of feudal Japan. To her right was a wide pathway that she figured led to the main room, but in front of her was a narrow pathway. Kagome stared at it in confusion when she caught a glimpse of what looked to be steam rolling at the ceiling just at the entrance.

 

“There is a hot spring in that room. You are welcome you use it whenever you like once you can stand.” Youko's voice drifted to her ears as he moved to sit near her head. She turned her confused gaze up to him when he smiled and reached down to help her sit up slightly. Alexis put the cup of water to Kagome's lips and tipped it slowly until the entire cup was empty. Youko gently laid her back down before standing and turning toward the door.

 

Kagome yawned and looked down at Alexis with a smile. For some reason everything was getting blurry…and she felt extremely tired. Her body began to numb and soon she couldn't feel anymore of her pain. What was happening to her? Was there something in that water?

 

“Come Lexi, Kagome needs her sleep.” Kagome felt Alexis move to kiss her on the cheek before hopping off the bed and following her uncle. It wasn't long after that Kagome fell asleep.

 

“Will that medicine really heal Kagome faster?” Alexis asked quietly once they entered the main room.

 

“Yes, it numbs her pain as well but it does make her dizzy. It is said that the body repairs itself in sleep, which is why I mixed a touch of sleep powder with the medicine. Kagome seems stubborn… we'll have to keep a close eye on her.”

 

“Probably, Kagome doesn't like looking weak and she looked like she really wanted to get to the spring.” Alexis giggled.

 

“You know this miko quite well…” he thought to himself aloud, his gaze drifting in the direction his room was located; where the miko was resting in his bed.

 

“Kagome saved me uncle; she saved me and brought me to you. She's very different from the other humans and mikos…”

 

“I can see that, a normal miko or human would have left you for dead or killed you. I'm glad you're alright. Where is Sakura?” Youko asked, wondering why his niece was wandering around without her mother in the first place.

 

“Mo…mommy and daddy were killed…just a month ago…” she muttered under her breath, tears gathering in her eyes.

 

Youko stared at the kit in disbelief. His sister was dead? His grief soon turned to confusion as he saw Alexis squeeze her eyes shut and clench her tiny hands into tight fists. She looked as if she were concentrating really hard on something.

 

“Lexi…what are you doing?”

 

She didn't answer for several minutes, but once she opened her eyes, she looked happy. She smiled up at her uncle. “Kagome told me that the dead can hear our thoughts… So she said that whenever I feel like I miss her so much its unbearable that I should concentrate really hard and tell mommy how much I love and miss her.”

 

Youko smiled softly and pulled his niece into a tight hug, his gaze directed toward where the miko rested. She really was something else… Alexis was probably beyond depressed by the thought of losing her parents but this miko was able to calm the kit and even tell her how to make herself feel better.

 

“Kagome seems very nice, yet she didn't look to be very happy when she woke, despite her pain.” Youko observed

 

“She's just being cautious. Kagome is very trusting but she was making sure that you weren't a threat to anyone for my safety. Kagome is really protective… and a really good story teller! She told me all the stories about her and her traveling group and how they're all working to collect the jewel shards and piece it back together!”

 

Youko's eyebrow lifted. “Oh really? She wouldn't happen to travel with a hanyou, taijiya, monk, and kitsune kit would she?”

 

“Yea! How'd you know?!”

 

“Lets just say they're group is talked about quite frequently among demons…”

 

“Let Alexis go now and I might consider not turning you to dust.” Both kitsunes looked toward the doorway that led to Youko's room to see Kagome leaning against the wall with a bow and arrow made of her purification aimed at Youko.

 

“Kagome! You have to go lay back down!” Alexis said frantically.

 

“Alexis, get away from him. This is a trap; it must be Naraku's doing.” She glared at Youko with pure hatred.

 

“It's not a trap Kagome, this is uncle Youko, he saved us remember? He bandaged your ribs cause they were cracked and sucked out the poison from your blood.” Alexis argued, confused as to what was wrong with Kagome.

 

“You don't know if that is actually your uncle Alexis! This is the kind of trick Naraku pulls! He uses the ones you love against you! He could be a new detachment from that sick hanyou, can probably shape shift or something…” Kagome drifted off as she glared angrily at Youko, her eyes somehow shifting from their chocolate brown color to a blood red.

 

Alexis and Youko stared at the miko in shock and confusion. Pulling himself out of his stupor, Youko made quick work of controlling the surrounding plants. Before Kagome could even react or understand what was happening, vines wrapped around her wrists and ankles, securing her in place and successfully making her purification disappear. Kagome's head dropped in defeat, her bangs covering her eyes as her body shook. Tears could be seen falling from her face and landing on the ground below her.

 

“Kagome… It's really Youko… This is him, it's no trick.” Alexis said softly, slowly making her way over to the crying miko tied up by her uncle's vines.

 

“How do you know Alexis… how…?” She whispered, her voice breaking as she continued to shake.

 

“Because he knows only what uncle would know, and he has the power that mommy told me he had. He has the power over plants.” Alexis explained.

 

“How can you be so sure? He tried to put me to sleep so he could steal the shards…” Kagome said accusingly, still not lifting her head.

 

“Kagome… What's wrong with you? What happened?” Alexis asked, tears gathering in her eyes as she turned to her uncle. “What's wrong with her? Did the medicine have some kind of side effect?” she asked, trying to hold back her tears.

 

Youko shook his head. “There is no side effect to it, it's all natural herbs.”

 

“Midoriko… she came to me in my sleep… she told me Naraku found out the truth about me…” Kagome said quietly

 

“Do you mean about your time?” Alexis asked quickly, getting worried.

 

“Yes… she said he found the well and went to my time. He killed them… my family…” Kagome cried, finally lifting her eyes to meet with Alexis's. What they saw shocked them further. Her eyes were no longer red, now they were a deep blue color filled with grief and sorrow. Tears streaming down her cheeks, she closed her eyes as she continued to sob.

 

“Uncle… let her go… please.” Alexis asked quietly. The vines loosened and Kagome fell to the ground, remaining there as she cried over her loss. Alexis ran over to Kagome and hugged her tightly. Youko watched as the now blue eyed miko frantically hugged the kit as if she were all she had left. He wasn't sure how she possibly woke from the dose he had given her but he would figure that out later. What he was curious about was what they meant when they said her `time'.

 

The miko soon fell asleep and Youko carried her back to his room. He gently placed her in his bed once more and checked her injuries before moving to sit in a chair next to the bed. Alexis was curled up on the miko's stomach, holding one of her hands in both of her small ones as she stroked Kagome's palm in a comforting manner. Youko watched as Alexis calmed the sleeping miko and waited until she was in a deep sleep before beginning his questioning.

 

“You probably want to know about what we were talking about huh?” Alexis asked quietly before he even had a chance to say anything. He merely nodded. “Kagome is from the future. She's the guardian of the Shikon No Tama and the miko that shattered the jewel in the first place. Her, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippo are all working together to gather the jewel shards so the jewel can be whole again. Kagome wants to make a pure wish so it will vanish forever.”

 

“She can time travel?” he asked curiously, looking toward the miko sleeping soundly in his bed.

 

“No, there's a well that she uses to go back and forth between her time and this time. From what she said earlier, it sounds like Naraku somehow found out that she's from the future and went there to find her and ended up killing her family.” She explained sadly.

 

“Anyone can travel through this well? If so then she should have been more cautious.”

 

“They didn't really understand who exactly could travel through. Kagome could go through, but not if she didn't have any jewel shards with her, but Inuyasha could go through without shards.”

 

“Why were her eyes shifting colors? Is that normal for her?” Youko asked, thinking about her eyes changing from brown to red then to blue just moments ago.

 

“That's never happened before, it was pretty cool though.” Alexis grinned, hoping to lighten the mood slightly.

 

“My eyes change color according to my mood. Midoriko said she needed to unleash my power's full potential and apparently eye color shifting is part of the package.” Kagome said quietly, slowly opening her eyes and staring at the ceiling.

 

Alexis hugged the miko around the neck tightly. “Are you ok now Kagome?”

 

“Yea… for now.” Kagome turned to look up at Youko with orange tinted eyes. “I apologize for almost attacking you… I kinda went overboard a little.”

 

“No harm done, I appreciate that you are so willing to protect my niece. I am relieved to know she was in safe hands in my absence.” He smiled thankfully.

 

Kagome smiled slightly and Youko watched in complete fascination as a golden color slowly leaked into the orange color of her eyes. It was like mixing paints… the colors swirl around each other before finally settling for one particular color. Or as if the color was injected into her eye. It was so amazing that Youko couldn't seem to pull his gaze away. Her eye colors were linked to her emotions… so what did golden mean? What did orange signify? It was quite obvious what red stood for… Anger or maybe hatred. Could be both. The red color could just be any angry emotion in general.

 

“So what other colors do your eyes change to? We saw gold, red, and blue so far!” Alexis said in excitement.

 

“I'm not sure, all I no is that there are colors for anger, sadness, love, happiness, fear, confusion, curiosity, embarrassment, and playful.” The miko explained, trying to get more comfortable.

 

“So does one emotion cover all the similar emotions? Like we already know red is for anger but do your eyes turn red for any type of angry emotion? Like rage, irritation, or frustration?” Alexis asked, surprising both Kagome and Youko with her intelligent question.

 

“Midoriko said that depending on the how severe the emotion is, the darker my eye color will be. So for example, rage would probably be blood red, irritation or frustration isn't as strong so would be a light red color, not as dark.”

 

“What about when you're not really feeling any emotion? Like do you have a neutral color that your eyes always go back to??” Alexis asked, so interested in this new discovery.

 

“I'm pretty sure my eyes will settle with the color of my happy mood.” Kagome answered, ruffling the kit's hair.

 

Youko rolled his eyes, “Lexi, why don't you join me in the living room. Let Kagome rest for a bit.” He suggested.

 

Alexis nodded and leapt off the bed before dashing into the main room. Youko followed behind her, stopping at the doorway. “You're going to rest this time right? Not attempt to kill me again?” Youko smirked at the glare she sent him, a pink color swirling with the gold of her eyes.

 

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Kagome woke to the feeling of someone sitting on the bed she was resting on. Slowly opening her eyes, she blushed slightly when she saw Youko lifting her shirt slightly to check her ribs. Looking away to hide her blush and her eyes that probably gave her away completely, she noticed a tray of food on the ground next to the bed.

 

“Your ribs seem to be healing nicely; you should be able to move without pain within the next few days. If you wanted to, you could stand on your own now, though it would hurt to breath.”

 

“It hurts to breath all the time.” Kagome glared up at him with pink eyes and specks of red, trying not to breathe deeply. Holding her breath and squeezing her eyes shut, she slowly pushed herself to sit up and lean against the wall at the head of the bed. Letting out her breath slowly, she opened her eyes to see Youko smirking at her, looking as if he were trying to hold back laughter.

 

“What do you find so damn entertaining about this?!” Kagome snapped at him, her eyes shifting to a bright red.

 

“You look pathetic.” Youko chuckled softly.

 

Kagome gathered a small amount of purification into her hands and was about to zap the cocky demon when she suddenly found her hands tied to the posts of the bed. Confused, she stared at the vines tied around her wrists with brownish red orbs before turning to glare at Youko once more. “You just wait until I'm healed; I'm going to beat the living crap out of your kitsune.”

 

Youko chuckled as he reached down and set the tray on her lap. “Oh? Is that a threat?”

 

“No, it's a promi…” Kagome's sentence was cut off when Youko shoved an apple in her mouth. Youko smirked at the miko as he moved closer to her. Kagome's heart began pounding in her chest. She was mad at him… at least she wanted to be. She wanted to be pissed, but there was something about him that Kagome just couldn't stay mad at.

 

“I must say… you look quite delicious.” He purred before sinking his teeth into the other end of the apple, biting off quite a large piece. Kagome swore her heart skipped a beat when he winked at her and left the room. Once he was out of sight, the vines around her wrists disappeared and Kagome pulled the apple from her mouth. She stared at the part Youko had bitten into before placing it on her tray.

 

“Stupid, seductive, tricky kitsune. When I get my hands on him…oh he's dead.” Kagome muttered to herself angrily as she ate her meal.

 

The same smirk still plastered on his face, Youko gracefully sat near the fire he had made for dinner and served himself. Alexis trotted over to sit next to him. Feeling eyes on him, Youko slowly turned his attention to his niece, who was smirking up at him.

 

“What?”

 

“Kagome's single you know. No mate, no boyfriend, nothing.” The kit grinned innocently.

 

Youko glared down at her playfully. “And what makes you think I'm interested in Kagome?”

 

“She's pretty, smart, and strong; all the perfect qualities for a perfect mate. Not to mention she's different.”

 

“You're quite observant aren't you?” Youko chuckled.

 

“You would be surprised. So are you going to mate Kagome?” she asked innocently.

 

Youko nearly choked on his food before he turned to stare at his niece in horror. “Youko Kurama does not mate; I rut then leave and find another more worth my time.”

 

Alexis snorted as she turned back to her food. “Well then don't plan on getting with Kagome. She has more morals than that.”

 

Youko rolled his eyes. “Lexi, have you not learned yet that kitsunes are masters at seduction?”

 

“Doesn't matter how much of your power you use on Kagome, it won't work.”

 

“You want to bet on that?” Youko smirked, knowing the kit would back out now.

 

“Sure, Kagome and I get all of the jewel shards you have if I win the bet.” She said with a wide grin.

 

Youko's eyes narrowed as he stared at Lexi. The jewel shards he had collected were his most prized possession. They brought him battles to increase his fighting and strength. That didn't matter though, because he wasn't going to loose them. “Alright, and if I get Kagome in bed with me… you have to hand over all the shards she has.”

 

Alexis smirked. “Deal.”

 

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A/N:

 

And that wraps up chapter three! Hope you all enjoyed it. It's a little short, and I apologize for that but I'm trying to get as many chapters in this fic as possible. I want at least maybe ten chapters. I also have another fic idea forming. This one is going to be really long, like maybe twenty chapters ^_^ oh how exciting. Anyway, R&R and Happy Thanks Giving ^_^

 

Icyfire

 

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