Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Beginnning ❯ Normal Is Vastly Overrated ( Chapter 1 )

 

They had been discussing the idea of Genkai's granddaughter when the portal first appeared it was rather startling mostly because of the person that emerged first and the difference in its coloring. She didn't even bother to look around at those in the room before she held her hand out at the portal. It glowed with a light blue color as it stopped the shrinking it had started when she exited it. She watched with un-amused eyes as her enormously entertained grandmamma emerged from the portal followed by her daughter.

 

“I'll be right back I want to check on your barrier, Grandmamma” and then she was gone out the door two balls of light, shaped like foxes, bounding beside her. Genkai rolled her eyes as Yukina giggled at her mother's protectiveness. It was merely minutes later when she sauntered back in the door and dismissed the two glowing foxes at her side.

 

“Next time you want me do you a favor grandmamma; have my Angel remind me of this moment.” She said as she dropped tiredly onto one of her grandmother's sparse furnishings. Yukina giggled as the rest of the detectives seemed to awaken from their trance at the sound of her mother's voice.

 

“I wouldn't have to if you would only keep a better eye on her” Kagome bristled from her spot on the couch.

 

“You're barriers were a wreck and I left her in your protection after that last accident. I thought she would be better here with you but I see you've been at your schemes again haven't you? You told me I couldn't rescue her when they were hurting her, to let these boys get her and I did so don't start with me. I'm exhausted enough from clearing out that damned forest of yours as it is!” she was flushed from her argument with her grandmother, her eyes glowing darkly as her rage became more and more apparent. Yukina worriedly bit her lip as she watched her family argue amongst themselves paying no attention to their watchful company. They were both attempting to stare each other down when Genkai turned and left the room. Kagome sighed and laid back down her body language reading weary depression. Yukina watched with worried eyes as Kurama and Hiei both examined her mother warily while Yusuke seemed to take offence at her mother's very presence. Kazuma however appeared as if he'd gone into a trance at the sight of herself. She really wished he'd understand the fact she didn't like him that way. No her heart fell a few hundred years ago on a cute little fox trailing behind her mother, but now wasn't the time for such memories. It seemed as if Yusuke was going to get himself in trouble with her mother. She bit her lip worriedly.

 

“Hey! She's that girl that beat us up in the park!” Kagome tiredly glanced over at the males and saw they were indeed the boys she played with at the park. She allowed a smirk to play upon her lips even as her little snow angel worried her lips. She wanted to roll her eyes at the girl. It wasn't as if she'd hurt them again, after all they were her team mates now and that meant she only wanted to play. She fluidly stood back up even with her lack of any impressive height she was a sight to behold when she wished, and when she was feeling particularly mischievous she was exceptionally exquisite.

 

“Yes I am, but you did say you wanted to play, silly little detective, and I did heal you wounds afterwards. So your animosity is unappreciated.” She felt perverse delight at his scowl, a child-like emotion of teasing that her son had tried bring back out since the accident. She rubbed her hand over her stomach at the thought. Yukina caught her movement and gave her sympathetic look, though she didn't seem to notice.

 

“Yeah well ya could have just not caused them and to begin with, wench.” Her eyes glowed slightly showing her fury, even as she stalked towards him, her body held taunt. Her fingers twitched and created several small orbs of power. One was a baby blue color with a faint red hue seeping through, another acidic green with yellow, and the last her pure pink with the faint purple color inside. She grinned sadistically, as she juggled them in the air, not noticing her daughter's horrified look or merely ignoring it. She knew what they were.

 

“If I really had wanted to hurt you silly little toushin, I would have used these.” she tossed the blue one at a shadow and watched in delight as the shadow writhed in pain before erupting in flames. Her eyes twinkled before she blew the dead shadow a kiss causing its body to purify on the spot.

 

“That was a shadow demon, midlevel, spying on Grandmamma. One might wonder why the prince would allow a traitorous demon to spy for him but…” she shrugged, her eyes sparkling darkly. “I do so love my orbs they tell me so much. That one was made of two elements spirit energy and fire. Upon touching my prey it paralyzes them with the spirit energy and transfers all relevant information to me before allowing the contained power of fire to decimate the prey. So silly little boy if I had wanted you dead it'd wouldn't have taken much movement at all” She was tapping her fingers lightly on her hip and smiling happily; radiating the pleasure the kill had given her. The other two orbs just floated around her.

 

“She created this technique all by herself too, without the powers the sh…” Kagome was there in seconds draped across Yukina's back, purring quietly in her ear that they were not to know just yet. Yukina sighed and nodded. Kagome nuzzled her cheek affectionately before she tossed the other two up into the air and caught them. Then she allowed it to sink into her hand before it disappeared totally under her skin. She winced as her body began to reabsorb the different combinations, before shaking herself and humming a low pure clear note that caused every imbalance in her aura to disperse. She felt her smile fade away for a second at that, her eyes darkening as she thought of the past. Then she shook her head determined not to drown in past sorrows.

 

“Mom, your miko powers were binding something but I couldn't tell just what. It was like a big jumble but there was some kind of innate intelligence in it.” Kagome smiled at her astute daughter and called the orb back out. As she cupped the orb she carefully took it over to her daughter, who watched as her mother allowed part of the binding to peel away and the purple color drip out. Kagome was careful to keep it in her hands knowing since it was her powers she wouldn't be harmed by it, but everything else would.

 

“Yes my miko powers are the binding because they are the only thing strong enough to bind the mixture of power on the inside. Originally it was only my youkai energy trapped inside and bound but as I used each of the others the different energies combined to form a volatile mixture. The liquid in my hands should it touch anyone else would kill them, if it touches the floor it will act like acid. The mixture designed itself to kill its target in the most effective but painful way. I was a little shocked at first. I really thought some of the elements would cancel each of out, unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case. They work like a storage system and work in layers. If I was to truly utilize this orb it would kill in layers but only using the ones most effective, so because of the spirit energy in each of them though small in most. It detects the victim's race and then if it was perhaps a water youkai it won't use its natural element of water but will use lightning because it is much more painful for a youkai to die by an opposing element. That's why this orb is so deadly; it turns your greatest advantage into a weakness. I haven't used it though, because there has only been one being who was so pure evil that I would want to. I only hope that what's to come little one doesn't call for it” She rebound the orb as it began to intensify and get larger with her feelings. She then again allowed it to rejoin the others inside her body. She was unable to keep a wince from crossing her face when it reentered the Shikon no Tama.

 

“I do believe that both you and Yukina said that one of your orbs had miko energy and youkai energy? How is that possible if I may ask?” he asked his eyes sharp as he watched her eyes narrow for a split second before they were hidden behind a mask. That was all it had taken to remove her from the memories that had been about to swamp her.

 

"Perhaps it would be best to introduce ourselves first then I might consider telling you what is you wish. After all if I'm to be your new teammate I do need to know your names, otherwise the rather embarrassing nicknames I pick out will be used." she turned towards them allowing her eyes to dance mischievously. She had the eyes of a kitsune, full of mischief and something slightly darker, but that was expected considering she was Genkai's granddaughter and somehow Yukina's mother? Kurama decided he should go first considering, Yusuke was just staring at her trying to figure out how the hell she had made those orbs, Kuwabara was drooling, and Hiei didn't talk unless necessary.

 

“I am Kurama Minamino; the motionless one who seems lost in thought for one of the first times I've ever seen is Yusuke Urimeshi” a loud `hey!' was heard at that. “The one who can't seem to stop drooling is Kazuma Kuwabara and our silent teammate is…” he was cut off by none other than Hiei himself.

 

“Hiei” Kurama was surprised until he realized that Yukina considered this woman her mother therefore Hiei needed more info on her. The easiest way at the moment was her seemingly trusting nature. She nodded and grabbed Yukina's hands, her silver-blue eyes twinkling.

 

“Well then Kazuma stop staring at my daughter, she's not open for relationships. She's been betrothed for about one hundred and twenty years.” Yukina jerked looking at her mother wide eyed.

 

“I am?” Kagome laughed her eyes twinkling with mischief.

 

“Of course, do you remember little snow angel when you ran away for the last and final time? I still need to talk to you about that little one. Anyways I sent Shippo after you and you managed to convince him to let you continue your quest. Well after that year I started to get several requests for your hand, it seems you caught many eyes little miss. I refused all until your betrothed asked and since I knew you'd been in love with him since you met practically I agreed only if when he asked you, you said yes.” Yukina stared at her then jumped up and began to squeeze her mother as she danced ecstatically. Kagome laughed her eyes still twinkling with her mischief as she turned back to the shocked boys.

 

“In case you haven't picked up on it yet I'm Kagome Higurashi. And your question tree-hugger it isn't nearly as simple I'm afraid. I was born a miko but as I got older certain youkai traits were passed into me. Thus enabling me to use my own youkai energy, later in life certain blood was infused into my being changing me into what I am now classified as.” She glanced at her daughter who knew the full story of what she was. She had told the Reikai to classify her as an immortal, it would make things simpler on them, but what she was, was much more complicated than that.

 

“And just what are you classified as wench?” she shot the original detective a dark look. Her eyes were flashing and glowing as she stared at him.

 

“That toushin is none of your business.” She turned her back on him and looked at her daughter her gaze swiftly turning into one of contemplation as she regarded her.

 

“She's an immortal under Reikai's standard but that's far too simple to describe an anomaly like Kagome.” Genkai stated as she entered the room again earning a black look from her granddaughter before she was promptly ignored.

 

“Now come little one since you've done your evil deed, and I've answered the tree lovers question, let's go out and have a little fun. Oh I know. Want to go to my club? Your betrothed might show up and you haven't been in a while.” She stated already knowing just what the woman would say, just as she always did. Yukina bit her lip while Genkai gave her this thoroughly disapproving look for which she received a one finger salute.

 

“Well for your son he certainly doesn't have any your traits personality wise, he seems to have picked them all up from that dog you used to hang around with.” Kagome's eyes flashed and they saw Genkai's cheek begin to bleed, as if a cut had been drawn up her skin.

 

“Wait Yukina's betrothed to her own brother?” Kagome rolled her eyes before shooting the dumb detective a dark look.

 

“Of course not; they have no common blood. She means one of my other adopted children. Now Grandmamma, Shippo is my son by all three laws.” Her blues eyes were dark with fury at the woman she called her grandmother before a twinkle of spiteful mischief over took the dark rage. “I don't care if you disapprove of him. I objected to of my grandfather and you still fucked him didn't you?” she danced out of reach when Genkai went to hit her. Her eyes were dancing as her grandmother almost lost control. The others couldn't believe this girl was their new teammate.

 

“Don't lose control, Grandmamma. Your body wouldn't keep you alive if you did so. And they won't revive you again. We both know this and now your former teammates know this.” Genkai's face became guarded as she regarded her granddaughter. “Yes grandmamma, I did recognize your ki at the Dark Tournament. I was with my nephew before we left. To us the competition was weak. Even that husband you just had to have, you know had you and mother not forbidden me I would have ripped his head from his shoulders for threatening my son. You really should have let me kill him; it would have saved you a lot of trouble.” Her voice was passionate but it was her eyes that told them she spoke nothing but the truth. Yukina drifted worriedly over to her mother, nervously fluttering about her just as she'd done as a child. Kagome waited though for her grandmother to speak and refute her even as she gently sent Yukina a look that made her settle down on the couch.

 

“I know what you speak is true but still even you have limits, Kagome. You may no longer be bound by your past lives but even you are bound by fate…” she was interrupted by Kagome's chuckle.

 

“My fate grandmamma was to die in the final battle with Naraku. Both of us were to in a meaningless effort to gain the jewel lose our lives and die. He did die but I lived, Fate my dear friend was wrong and now my fate is now up to me. I have joined the prince's team at your request, grandmother, now I will take my leave. Snow Angel, you want to hit the club with me? I need to relax before I destroy something.” She called over her shoulder as she walked away. She laughed as Yukina blushed and shook her head no sadly.

 

“You're going to corrupt her, Kagome.” Kagome burst out laughing and had to sit back down upon the couch to keep from falling over. She glanced at her grandmother incredulously.

 

“A miko corrupt a youkai grandmamma? I doubt that would happen in a retrograde blue moon eclipse. So why can't you go little one? Though I would have thought that the temptation of Shippo would have been enough on any day of the week personally considering how attached you two were before you ran. Which reminds me, little snow angel, you have been tricking me for quite some time.” She settled a level and agitated gaze on her daughter.

 

“Whatever are you talking about mother of mine?” Yukina replied in sly smooth tones that sounded nothing like the innocent ice youkai they'd been housing.

 

“Oh you know very well the stunt you and Shippo have been pulling on me for the past five hundred years……” The others yells interrupted her causing her to glare at them.

 

“What?” she asked agitated.

 

“You're over five hundred years old?!” Yusuke shouted disbelievingly. She glared at him as if to say `duh'.

 

“Of course, now where was I? Oh where whenever I go to take him to his non-combative classes you appear and distract me with something to do with healing. Then when it was time for the classes that would have taught you to defend yourself and to fight he would appear and distract me with some new illusion or technique he'd perfected or created. When I finally realized what was going on you started to sneak away more but I got Shippo he did learn all I required but you my darling little one ran away. I know why of course…” Kagome grimaced as the cell phone she carried concealed rang. She listened to the ringer for a second before deciding to answer it. She gave Yukina a hand sign that made Yukina bite her lip and watch a bit more closely then she would have otherwise.

 

“Yes” her voice was cold, clipped, and harsh as she answered the phone. Yukina watched her with unveiled eyes. The boys however were gathered in the corner discussing what they had learned so far. Though they kept their ears trained on their newest teammate wondering just why she was joining them.

 

“Thank you for informing me. I'll be there soon and have whoever was supposed to be on duty there too.” She hung up and turned to her daughter.

 

“I have to return home for now, it seems the demoness assigned to keep watch over Shippo has lost track of him. I'll see you on the morrow.” She kissed her daughters forehead and disappeared in a shower of sparks. Yukina looked at that spot for a second before quickly leaving for her room, worry obviously shining in her eyes.

 

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