Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Fire Within ❯ Boiling Point ( Chapter 9 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

By: Hawaiianhoney2030

*~The Fire Within~*

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho in any way shape or form… though I wish I did ^_^

Let's talk telepathy:

*Youko*

`Hiei'

-Kurama-

`thoughts'

Chapter 9: Boiling Point

Kagome leapt out of bed the next morning in a complete panic. She had forgotten to set an alarm so she could get up and get to Genkai's temple early and when she lazily yawned and glanced at the clock, she nearly screamed when she saw the machine blink 11:17. Hiei woke confused out of his mind as he grumpily watched the miko rush around her room and throw a pair of black sweat pants on along with a dark blue tank top. Where was she off to in such a damn hurry? Was it completely necessary for her to wake him in her panicked rush to suddenly leave?

“What are you dreading over onna.” Hiei demanded, grumpily pulling himself out of her bed.

“Training… noon… completely forgot… idiot!” was all Hiei heard as she continued to dash through her room to finish getting ready.

“Training?”

“I'll explain later! Gotta go!” she said quickly as she rushed over to him, placed a soft kiss on his cheek and dashed out the door. Hiei remained where he stood for several minutes even after the miko left the house. Did she just kiss him? As he thought about it further, Hiei couldn't contain the smirk that spread across his lips. The miko was going to be his; there was no doubt about that.

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Kagome sprinted up the stairs, without bothering to slow her pace. She was thankful of all the torturous training Sango had forced her through; otherwise the little miko would most definitely have been winded and drenched in sweat by now. But in result of her hard work and dedication, she was able to catch her breath within seconds once she reached the top of the steps. Yukina was there awaiting her arrival and smiled once the miko appeared in her line of vision. Motioning for her to follow, the koorime led her to the temple. Following the demon into what seemed to be the living room; Yukina requested that she take a seat.

“Genkai will be out in just a moment. Would you like some tea?”

Kagome smiled and nodded, waiting patiently for the psychic to make her appearance. While waiting for Genkai, Kagome's mind wandered to a certain hybrid that she had kissed goodbye that morning. She hadn't even really meant to, it was just as if it were a habit. She was in a hurry and didn't even think as she placed a kiss on his cheek and left. She wondered what Hiei was thinking… if he even noticed or cared. Her thoughts were quickly cut short when Genkai entered the room and sat across from her silently.

“What exactly have you come here for?” the old woman asked.

“Any further training you can provide me with. Perhaps increasing my fighting skills or my powers if any way possible. I want to be able to use my powers to their full potential.” Kagome explained.

“How did you hear about me? Find my temple no less.”

“Let's just say a little bat told me.” Kagome smiled innocently.

Genkai's eyes narrowed slightly. “You ventured through my demonic forest?”

“I'm sorry… I thought they might be a threat so I had to check it out. The bat mentioned that you taught Yusuke everything he knows so I was hoping you could help me.”

“You know Yusuke?” Yukina asked in surprise as she returned with two cups of peppermint tea.

“Yea, I living at the house Kurama, Hiei and Yusuke share… Koenma recruited me.” Kagome briefly explained after receiving questioning gazed from both women.

“Then I am sure Yusuke warned you of the intensity of my training.” Genkai said as she stood.

“No actually, I haven't gotten the chance to tell him yet.”

“Well then I've just forewarned you. If you cannot handle this first day then do not bother returning.” the old woman stated coldly before she motioned for the miko to follow her outside. Yukina followed behind and took a seat on the porch to watch.

“Drop any barriers you have.” Genkai ordered.

Nodding, Kagome dropped her barriers she kept in place on a regular basis. She kept one up that was for emergencies. If her powers were to ever go out of control, she had a barrier set that would hold her powers from harming anyone around her. She also always kept a weak barrier around her mind. She wasn't stupid… she knew there were demons out there besides Hiei that could manipulate minds.

Kagome was completely caught off guard when Genkai suddenly threw a powerful burst of ki directly at her. From her intense training, Kagome was able to throw a shield up just seconds before the attack hit her. Even though she was able to block the attack, it still pushed her back several feet and took quite a toll on her physically. Since Kagome wasn't sure of just how powerful the attack would be, she had to slam a large amount of energy into the barrier and it took her breath away for a moment.

Genkai shook her head. “I'm impressed by your quick reactions but you are not fighting intelligently. I can sense that your ki has only a certain amount and can drain if you use too much of it at once. To conserve that energy for when you'll really need it, you mustn't use it on pointless barriers to block an attack that you could physically dodge.” she lectured.

Kagome nodded, completely understanding her logic. She was right, her powers did run out if she used them too long throughout the day and she grew weak from the loss of power which left her pretty much defenseless. Kagome sighed. So maybe there were still lots she needed to learn… at least she had surprised the old woman with her agility and quick reactions. She couldn't wait to see Genkai's face when Kagome threw her gymnastic moves into her fighting style. Hopefully that would impress her as well.

“How long are you able to hold up a decent barrier?”

“Uh about an hour I think.” the miko answered.

Genkai shook her head. “That will not due. Once I'm done with you, you'll be able to hold an impenetrable barrier for days.”

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“Maybe we should go search for her. What kind of training did she go to anyway?” Yusuke asked for the fourth time that afternoon.

“We are unsure Yusuke, Kagome did not elaborate on the matter. She will return once she's finished.” Kurama said for the fourth time.

“But what if something happened to her?”

“Shut up detective. The miko is fine.” Hiei snapped, irritated with Yusuke and his over worrying.

“Seriously though guys, who in this time could possibly train Kagome? She's almost as skilled as us in fighting and her ki is stronger than both Kuwabara and mine combined.” Yusuke pointed out.

“Perhaps she stumbled upon Genkai.” Kurama suggested, though not meaningfully. He was just replying in order to silence the detective. Even if Kagome did happen to find Genkai's land, she would have to cross through the forest that Genkai used to train her students. He highly doubted that Kagome actually passed directly through the dangerous forest and by some miracle found Genkai's temple. That was highly unlikely.

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Training had lasted seven hours and it would be dark within the next hour. Kagome thanked Genkai and waved goodbye to Yukina before she quickly made her way back home. Genkai wanted her back the next day at the same time so Kagome planned on taking a nice hot shower to relax her aching muscles then pass out on her comfortable bed. She sure wasn't expecting to be interrogated once she stepped through the front door.

“Where the hell did you go?”

“What took you so long?”

“Explain yourself onna.”

Kagome groaned as she leaned back against the doorframe. “Guys, I'm tired, can I explain later?” she whined, pouting slightly.

“You're a skilled fighter, why would you possibly need training?” Hiei questioned, ignoring her plea to relax.

“I'm nowhere near your guys' expertise. There's so much more that I can learn and now that Genkai is training me, I'll be able to use my powers at their best.”

“Genkai?” Kurama questioned.

“Is training you?” Yusuke finished.

Kagome sighed. “Yes, she felt the amount of power I hold and is disappointed that I have such little control over it.”

“She said you have little control? Youko says you have wonderful control.” Kurama said, speaking for the kitsune that was arguing against Genkai's observation.

“What he saw was only half of what I could do if I have complete control of my powers.” Kagome murmured, ashamed that she didn't even know her own limitations.

“How did you find Genkai's temple in the first place? It's nearly impossible to find.” Yusuke asked.

Kagome rolled her eyes as she prepared herself for their shock once more. “I went straight through Genkai's demonic forest. I felt the demons and thought they might be a threat so I checked it out. I kicked a little bat demon around for a bit and he told me about Genkai and where to find her.”

Yusuke stared at her in surprised. “That place is dangerous!” was all he managed to say.

“Yea yea whatever. Jeez you guys are so uptight. I'm not made of glass you know, I can take care of myself.” Kagome complained before pushing past her three interrogators and storming up to her room.

Yusuke groaned and shook his head at the miko's stubborn attitude. They had just been worried about her; she didn't need to get all defensive about it. Shrugging his shoulders to Hiei and Kurama, Yusuke made his way upstairs and into his room. Koenma had called for a meeting the next morning and he wanted to get as much rest as possible before confronting the irritating child leader.

“I call dibs.” Hiei smirked as he turned and made his way up the stairs as well. Kurama stood confused for a moment before realization hit him. He glared at his hybrid friend's back as he followed him up the stairs. “You had her last night.” he argued.

“And you had her several nights in a row. Go to sleep fox.” Hiei smirked as he pushed open Kagome's door before closing it behind him.

Kurama glared at Kagome's door for a moment before continuing on to his room. He wasn't going to literally fight his friends to merely sleep next to the miko. If Hiei called dibs, then fine. Kurama would be sure to call it tomorrow.

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Kagome managed to wake up on time the next morning. She was able to quietly lift herself from bed, trying her best not to disturb the still sleeping Hiei, and disappear into her closet. With no need to rush, Kagome took her time as she changed and pulled her hair into a high pony tail. Stepping out of her closet, she yelped in surprise when Yusuke came crashing through her door, still in his boxers.

“Yo Hiei! Lets go!” the detective yelled from the door.

The hybrid slowly opened his eyes and glared toward his comrade. “What.”

“Meeting with Koenma! Remember?”

Hiei growled his displeasure as he pushed himself off Kagome's bed and dragged himself to his room to get dressed for the day. Kagome turned a questioning look toward Yusuke when he turned a smile to her.

“We have a meeting with Koenma this morning?”

“Uh… we do… but not you.” he answered.

“What do you mean? I'm part of the team now.”

“Yea but Koenma told us to leave you behind…” he murmured, breaking eye contact with the miko.

Kagome's eyes narrowed as she crossed her arms over her chest. “And why am I to be left behind?!”

“Because Koenma has heard of your training with Genkai. He is aware of the fact that you have training this morning. If you were to come with us, you would surely miss your training.” Kurama explained as he appeared in the doorway.

Yusuke smiled in relief and nodded. “Yea, and believe me… that old hag doesn't like it when your late for training!”

Kagome nodded slowly, accepting their answer for now even though she knew they were lying. Putting a smile on her face, she made her way into the bathroom before closing the door. Yusuke sighed in relief and turned a thankful smile to Kurama.

“Nice timing man…”

“Indeed. Although we are unsure of the true reason Koenma doesn't want Kagome at the meeting today, I'm sure there is a valid reason for his decision.”

“There better be…”

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Dodge left, dive right, back flip, duck, cartwheel right, tumble forward. For the past four hours, Genkai was sharpening Kagome's reactions and defensive fighting. She wasn't allowed to use her powers at all for this drill and if she did, she'd have to start all over again. Kagome was so used to using her powers to throw up barriers when she needed to that it was practically habit to use her barriers to defend herself. Little did she know she was slowly using up her limited supply of energy and would run out of it if she continued using it as she had been. After several mistakes and dozens of bruises, Kagome finally finished the drill without using her powers at all.

But just because she had done it once didn't mean she had learned. So in order to burn this into Kagome's mind, Genkai continued for another hour and a half to be sure Kagome had it perfectly every time. She had to admit that when Kagome began flipping around the courtyard in order to avoid the attacks she was throwing at her. It was quiet impressive and would definitely assist in her fighting skills as well as defensive.

Once the psychic was sure Kagome was out of the habit of using powers as her defense, she immediately moved on to improving her attacks. Kagome was nearly perfect in her hand to hand combat and swordsmanship but when it came to her using her powers to attack, she knew next to nothing. The most she could do was throw a very weak ball of raw energy and Genkai was not pleased to find this.

In the middle of her training, Botan appeared with that happy grin on her face like always. “Genkai!” she giggled happily.

“Is there a particular reason that you are interrupting Kagome's training?” the woman asked sharply, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Yes indeed! Koenma needs to know if you know of any powerful demons or fighters that could join the Spirit Detectives in the new Dark Tournament.” the grim reaper reported.

Genkai sighed. “There is yet another? Why must they enter this time?”

“Because the four kings are battling for ultimate power of Makai. If Spirit Realm wins, then the kings are to remain where they are and not attempt to take over other land.” Botan explained.

“Why do they need another fighter? They already have three.”

“Kuwabara is unable to join this tournament. His sister is in the hospital… she has been diagnosed with lung cancer…” Botan announced sadly, her smile fading for the first time.

“I will get back to you on this matter.” Genkai stated before turning her attention back to Kagome. Botan nodded before quickly disappearing. Kagome stood there in silence for a moment as she stared at Genkai.

“Can… Can I go?” she asked quietly after a moment.

“Absolutely not.” she answered quickly.

“But why not?! I'm skilled enough to match Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei's powers!” Kagome argued.

“I am aware of that but if Koenma wanted you to go, he wouldn't bother looking for a skilled fighter. Not to mention those three hot heads would probably kill us if we allowed you to go.” Genkai stated, remembering that Botan had told her Yusuke, Kurama and Hiei all intended to mate with the miko.

“I'll go in disguise! No one will know it's me! Please Genkai! Pleeeeeease!” Kagome begged, bringing her hands together in a pleading motion as she put on her best puppy dog pout.

Genkai groaned as she shook her head. “They are going to kill me if they find out…” she complained.

Kagome yelped in joy as she ran at the old woman and hugged her tightly. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!” she giggled.

“I'm only allowing you to go if you complete you're training in time so if I was you, I'd start getting my ass in gear.”

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Her second day of training was much longer and harder than her first. Genkai was trying to teach her everything at a much faster rate now that they had a deadline. Even though the dark tournament wasn't until next month, Genkai wanted her more than prepared for what was to come. Battling the kings of Makai wasn't going to be easy if she wasn't ready. By the end of the day, Kagome was nearly finished with her training. She had learned many different types of attacks and also how to conserve her energy for when she really needed it.

When she finally arrived at the house, Kagome had the overwhelming urge to dive into the warm pool. Shrugging her shoulders, she jumped into the pool with her sweaty clothes still on. It felt absolutely amazing and the warm water soothed her sore muscles immensely. She sighed in contentment when the water began to grow warmer, serving to relax her aching muscles further. Turning a thankful smile to the hybrid sitting at the edge of the pool, she slowly made her way over to him.

“So what did Koenma need?” she asked as she waded in the water only a few feet in front of the apparition.

“We have a new mission, but it is far too dangerous for you to tag along.” he announced.

Kagome held back her irritation and instead asked him more about this mission she `wasn't aloud to go on'.

“Do you remember the Dark Tournament that Yusuke explained we attended in the past?”

Kagome nodded innocently.

“There is another one, but this one is going to be more difficult.”

“Why?” she asked, feeling playful as she swam forward and positioned herself between his legs as she rested her arms on his thighs.

Hiei swallowed the lump in his throat as he tried his best to ignore the miko's proximity. “The idiot is unable to join us this time so we must work with a fighter we don't know.”

“I'm sure it'll be fine.” Kagome murmured and smiled.

Hiei nodded slowly as the miko moved away and pulled herself out of the pool. Slowly making her way over to him, she leaned down and gently held his face in her hand. “You worry too much.” she whispered, her lips mere centimeters away from his. Just when he thought she was going to kiss him, she giggled and pulled away. Narrowing his eyes at her, she winked at him before skipping toward the back door. Kagome was only a few feet away from the door when she suddenly found herself pressed against the wall firmly.

“You think you can get away that easily?” Hiei growled, smirking down at the wide eyed miko. Before she could respond, Hiei bent down and pressed his lips against hers. Kagome's eyes fluttered shut as the apparition nibbled on her lower lip and pressed his body against hers. His free hand that wasn't tangled in her soaked hair was trailing down her body until it slid to the small of her back. Pulling her closer to him, Hiei broke the kiss and replaced his lips to her neck.

Kagome was in complete heaven as the hybrid nipped and licked at the sensitive skin of her neck. She had the overwhelming urge to trail her leg up his and securely wrap it around his waist. Once that thought crossed her mind, Hiei pulled her even closer against his body, grinding his hips against hers. Kagome's fogged over mind was able to register the fact that Hiei could probably hear and see her every thought and that only served to turn her on further.

The smell of Kagome's arousal urged Hiei on further. He desperately wanted to throw her down, tear her clothes away and pound into her but he held back as best he could. Instead, he moved both of his hands to her backside and squeezed tightly, earning a groan from the miko as she traced her fingers over his chest. Once he was sure she was distracted, Hiei sunk his fangs into Kagome's neck, directly above Youko's old claim marking.

Kagome ground her teeth together tightly as she felt the slight sting of Hiei's fangs. The pain was gone in seconds and Kagome found herself even more aroused. Kagome wrapped her legs around Hiei's waist as he removed his fangs and pressed his lips against hers firmly. He ground his hips against hers and Kagome held back her moan. Deciding to play with her apparition a little bit, Kagome thought of all the different things he could do to her… and where. Hiei was seeing visuals of both of them in the shower, the pool, her bed, the kitchen counter. The last visual was of him removing her clothes and taking her right there against the wall.

“You are pushing your luck onna…” he growled against her lips, his crimson eyes burning with lust.

Kagome smirked up at him as she moved her hands under his black shirt. “Who says we're actually going to act out any of those?”

Hiei growled and pressed his lips against hers once more just to shut her up. He didn't like it when she teased him… it made him want to teach her a lesson in who was boss… and that could result in someone getting hurt. Deciding that this wasn't the best time to take her, Hiei smirked against her lips as he thought of the perfect way to end the moment.

Kagome gasped in complete surprised when Hiei transferred all of his lust to her. It was overwhelming and made her want to take control of this situation herself. She desperately wanted to push him down, burn away his clothes and straddling his hips until morning. But she felt immense disappointment when Hiei smirked and disappeared before her eyes. She glared into the night as she tried to rid herself of the remaining lust in her system.

`You sick, sneaky bastard…' she growled, knowing he would hear her.

Slowly making her way into the house, she dragged herself up the stairs and toward the bathroom. Without really caring that the door was shut, she pushed it open, stepped inside and shut the door. Turning to see Yusuke, dressed only in a towel, Kagome smirked. The combination of her lust and Hiei's still had its full effect on her and she was immediately turned on when she spotted the nearly naked Yusuke staring at her in questioned.

Without warning, she pushed his against the door and kissed him. Yusuke was surprised for only a moment before he realized the miko was actually kissing him. He returned her kiss full force as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. She could easily feel his arousal through the thin towel that covered the lower half of his body and Kagome couldn't help herself. Pulling away from the kiss slightly, Kagome slowly trailed down Yusuke's jaw to his neck.

Kissing and licking on the way down, she traced her fingers along his muscles as she had done to Hiei but this time she continued until her fingers hooked onto the edge of the towel. Yusuke was in complete bliss at the feel of her lips against his skin and barely noticed that his towel had dropped to the ground. He was brought to attention when Kagome's tongue trailed up his length and nearly caused his knees to buckle.

Yusuke grabbed onto the sink to hold himself up just in case as the miko pulled almost all of him into her mouth. His head fell back against the door as she pushed him in as far as she could before swallowing several times and swirling her tongue around. Yusuke wasn't sure how the miko possibly turned him on so quickly but he soon realized he was close to finish and she didn't seem to be anywhere near stopping. He was pushed over the edge when she grasped the base of him in her hand firmly before pumping him in and out of her mouth.

He was only further aroused when she swallowed every drop before licking her lips and straightening. Pressing her lips against his once more, Yusuke was shocked out of his mind when the door suddenly opened and he was pushed out of the bathroom. The door closed for a moment before opening once more so the miko could throw Yusuke's towel at him before slamming the door shut again. He quickly wrapped the towel around his waist and was about to make his way to his room when a sleepy Kurama peeked his head out of his room.

“What's going on out here?” he yawned. When Yusuke didn't answer and merely stared at the avatar with wide eyes, Kurama's mind finally registered the smell in the air. He also noticed his comrade's state of dress and his unmistakable hard on. Kurama quickly retreated back into his room and slammed the door shut.

*This is absurd! How is it possible that both Hiei and Yusuke get to her before us?!* Youko snarled.

-What do you mean both of them?!- Kurama questioned with wide eyes.

*There were three different arousal scents in that hallway! And Kagome's scent had shifted. That can only mean that little bastard placed a claim mark on her!* Youko growled, angered that they had yet to get any intimate time with the miko but Hiei and Yusuke get some the same night.

-But they haven't gotten her yet Youko, calm down.-

*That's obvious, her innocence is so potent you'd be an idiot not to smell it.* Youko snapped.

-Will you relax Youko? We'll get our chance-

*I say we barge into that bathroom right now and tak-*

-Youko please! The smell of her arousal is doing enough crazy things to me; I don't need visuals of her as well…-

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Kagome rolled out of bed and lazily made her way to the closet. It had taken her quiet some effort to rid herself of the combination of her and Hiei's lust but after a nice ice cold shower, she felt much better. Her time with Yusuke in the bathroom was still fresh in her mind and every time she thought of it, her face would heat up. She was hoping she could wake up extra early and leave before anyone was awake so that she didn't have to actually see Yusuke or Hiei yet.

If the hybrid found out what happened with Yusuke, he probably wasn't going to be very happy. Kagome knew that Hiei's intention was to show her just how much he wanted her but it was so intense that she couldn't stop herself once she was locked in the bathroom with sexy Yusuke. He would probably kidnap her and lock her in his room, throw his lust at her again and see what she would do to him. It took a great amount of strength to actually stop and push Yusuke out of the bathroom… she was ready to go all the way! But she didn't want to just yet… Yusuke wasn't the one she wanted first.

Even though she did love Yusuke now just as much as she loved her other two men, there was one that deserved her first. Youko had been there since the beginning… he claimed her first and never had the chance to mate with her like she had agreed she would. The kitsune had waited long enough and in her mind, he had behaved quiet well. She knew that Youko could take over Kurama's body whenever he pleased so she was impressed to see that Youko remained under control for this long. He had even agreed that it was her decision to chose who she wanted to mate first.

Shaking those thoughts from her mind, Kagome quickly finished getting ready and rushed out the door. Tomorrow was her last day of training if she proved that she had learned everything perfectly today. She was very excited because once she was finished with her training; Genkai was going to teach her spells. Mikos weren't witches but their powers allowed them to perform and cast spells just as witches could and Genkai was certain this power could most definitely help her during the tournament. Not to mention it would help her remain under cover. With the right combination of spells, she could make sure no one knew that the Spirit Detective's mysterious fighter was actually a miko.

Genkai was sure to warn Kagome to do her best to not use her purification for as long as she could. The sooner that her opponents learned that she possessed purification, the sooner they would acquire a way to deflect her powers. So Kagome was ordered to only use her fighting skills and spells to take down her opponents for as long as she could. She was also told not to use her gymnastic maneuvers until she absolutely needed to. That could also be used as an element of surprise.

It took the entire day to pass all of Genkai's tests to be sure she was ready for the next step. Once she had completed the tests, Kagome was told to go home and return at noon the next day to begin her spell training. Kagome happily made her way back to her new home, taking the short cut through Genkai's demon forest and stopping by to say hello to the bat demon she had nearly killed several weeks ago. He was far to afraid of her to even think of injuring her, not to mention his greatest fear, Yusuke, would tear him to pieces if he laid a finger on her.

When the house finally came into view, a smile spread across her face. Tonight, she would reward Youko for his patience. Kagome made her way into the house, keeping her mind blank so Hiei couldn't suspect anything, and smiled toward the guys in the living room. “Hey guys, training was exhausting today, I'm going to sleep. Night.” she announced before heading up the stairs and closing her door. The miko waiting quietly for all three boys to leave the living room. They all thankfully went to their rooms at the same time. Kagome knew that Yusuke fell asleep like a rock but Hiei would wake if he heard her moving around the house. So in order to not disturb the hybrid's sleep, she placed a sound barrier around his room.

Once she was finished, she quietly made her way out of her room and down the hall. Opening the door to Kurama's room and slipping inside, Kagome smirked as her eyes adjusted to the darkness. Kurama seemed to be out cold sleeping with his blanket tangled around his form. Kagome was slightly excited by the fact that not only would she be sleeping with Youko tonight but also Kurama. Slowly making her way toward his bed, she crawled under the blanket and onto the avatar so she was straddling his hips. She held back her laughter as she noticed he was still asleep.

“Youko… I know you're awake…” Kagome whispered, her lips brushing against his ear. She wasn't surprised when she noticed Kurama's body slowly start to change. His crimson hair faded to silver as his body slowly hardened beneath her. Silver fox ears appeared atop his head as a silky soft tail snaked around her waist. His eyes slowly opened to reveal the golden eyes she loved so much. His trademark smirk appeared on his face as he stared up at the miko curiously.

“Why hello love.” he purred, quickly noticing her current position.

“Hello there.” she smiles.

“Is there a particular reason you are here? On top of me in such a suggestive manner?” He asked, amusement clear in his molten eyes.

“Maybe I'm suggesting something.” she smirked.

Youko lifted an eyebrow up at her curiously. “Are you giving me permission to ravish your beautiful body? Because this is not something you joke about love.”

“Does it look like I'm joking?” Kagome whispered as she leaned down and nibbled his ear softly. Kagome suddenly found herself on her back with an incredibly sexy kitsune straddling her hips… and all he had on was his boxers. Kagome was quickly becoming aroused and Youko knew it. His eyes scanned over the thin shirt she wore without a bra and the lacy panties that matched her shirt.

“Are you sure about this Kagome?” he questioned, refusing to continue unless she truly wanted to.

“I loved you first… you were there for me when I was at my worst. I think you've waited long enough to take me as your mate, don't you?”

“Five hundred years over due.” he chuckled softly, staring down at her. “I love you Kagome…” he murmured.

Kagome smiled warmly up at him. “I love you too Youko… I have for a very long time.”

The kitsune smiled and pressed his lips against hers softly as he trailed a claw down the front of her shirt, effectively tearing it in half. Kagome smiled against Youko's lips as she wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him closer.

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Kagome woke the next morning in complete bliss. She felt warm, protected, and loved. Youko's arm was draped over her waist securely and Kagome didn't want to get up. Unfortunately, she had to because of training today. She was going to learn spells today and she didn't want o be late. Sighing, Kagome tried to get up but was surprised when she was pulled back down to the bed.

“Where do you think you're going love?” Youko purred

“I have training this morning.” Kagome giggled, trying to get out of bed once more.

Youko sighed and released her. “Alright my mate…”

Kagome felt her heart soar with joy. “I'll see you when I get back. I love you.” she smiled, and leaned back onto the bed to kiss him goodbye before quickly making her way into her room and getting dressed for training. Once she was ready, she rushed out the door and ran toward Genkai's temple, not noticing how the plants around her parted to clear a path for her so she could move faster.

When she finally reached the top of the stairs, Yukina was there to greet her with a smile like always. Kagome pulled the demoness into a hug before walking with her to the temple. Genkai exited the door and joined Kagome and Yukina in the courtyard. Noticing that the miko was still trying to catch her breath, Genkai rolled her eyes.

“What's the reason you were running late today Kagome?” Yukina asked quietly as they followed the old woman toward an area that was covered in grass.

Kagome blushed and brushed her hair back slightly to show the ice maiden the mating mark that Youko had placed on her last night. The blue haired girl blushed as dark as the miko but smiled. “Who?”

“Youko.”

“How nice, I'm happy for you.” she smiled, linking her arm through Kagome's.

“Thank you.” Kagome grinned.

“Who's next?” Yukina asked curiously. She knew all the latest detail with the miko since they had become best friends. They told each other just about everything and Kagome's love life definitely wasn't something that was left out of their conversations.

“Not sure yet… still thinking about it.” the miko mused.

“So was it both Kurama and Youko… or just Youko?”

“Kinda both.”

“When you two are finished wasting my time with your girl talk, would you both please find a seat.” Genkai snapped.

Kagome leapt to attention, rushing to sit in the grass across from her trainer. Yukina was merely there to witness so took a seat against one of the nearby trees. Once Kagome was seated and waiting patiently, Genkai turned her attention to her. The psychic's eyes narrowed as she stared at the miko for a moment. There was something… different about her… about her surroundings. Not sure what she was noticing, Genkai spread her aura out across the temple grounds to be sure they weren't under attack.

With no sign of an ambush, Genkai turned her gaze back to Kagome who was now alert and searching for danger as well. That's when she noticed it. The grass… it was parted where Kagome was sitting to accommodate her. And the trees, including the particular one Yukina was sitting against, were slowly leaning toward the miko as if trying to touch her. There were only a few reasons the plant life would be acting so strangely… either a kitsune was near or an individual with power over plants.

“Kagome, did anything in particular happen since you were last here?” Genkai asked.

Kagome blushed beet red as she stuttered for a moment before slowly moving her hair to the side to reveal the mark on her neck. “Uh… Me and Youko…and Kurama…”

“I see.” Genkai observed, watching the grass move as Kagome placed a hand on the ground.

“What's wrong?” the miko questioned, growing nervous from the expression on Genkai's face.

“It would seem that you've gained a new power.” she announced.

“What do you mean?” Yukina asked, moving to sit closer, curious of how Kagome could possess other powers aside from her purification.

“Your mating with the avatar has granted you power over plants.” She explained further.

“How do you know?” Kagome asked, confused. She didn't feel any different than she did yesterday. Maybe a little sore in her lower regions but that was to be expected.

“The way the grass and trees react to your presence. See for yourself; place your hand down on the grass.”

Kagome did as she was told and slowly rested her hand on the ground, staring with wide eyes as the grass moved out of her way so she could touch the soil beneath. Youko had power over plants… but how did she possibly gain the same power? Was it because they mated? Kagome thought back on everything Sango taught her about demons. When demons mated, they didn't swap powers or anything of that nature so how did this happen? Was it because she's a miko?

“I don't understand how I got this new power…” Kagome spoke aloud, hoping Genkai could provide her with an answer.

“Never before has a demon mated with a miko. Perhaps this is the outcome of that combination. When you return home, be sure to ask Youko if he feels different but I'm almost positive that your miko powers copied Youko's.”

“So does that mean when she mates with the others she'll gain their powers too?” Yukina asked.

“Most likely.”

“So what does this mean? Is it bad?” Kagome asked, growing worried.

“Depends on how you see it. You have gained a different variety of powers.”

“So that means you're growing stronger!” Yukina grinned.

“But that also means more training.” Kagome whined when she saw Genkai smirk and nod her head.

“Seems we have lots of work to do, let's get started.”

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Kagome groaned as she dragged herself up the stairs and toward her room. She desperately wished she could use her new power over plants to have them assist her up to her room but Genkai ordered her to keep them a secret so she could use them in the tournament without being recognized. Kagome agreed that it was a good idea but as she looked down the hall and saw how terribly far her room was, she felt like falling to the ground and crawling the rest of the way.

Her entire body burned and ached. Every step she took was painful. Genkai had pushed her far past her limits today in an effort to get Kagome's powers completely under control. Even though she hurt so much at the moment, Kagome was happy to know she had learned complete control of her new power and learned a few spells. Too bad she hadn't learned a spell that could carry her to her room…

Kagome placed a hand on the wall to keep her balance as she continued toward her room. The poor miko was so concentrated on reaching her destination that she nearly had a heart attack when Hiei lifted her into his arms and began carrying her to her room. She sighed in relief when he placed her down on the warm blankets and smiled up at him. Instead of returning her smile, Hiei glared down at her.

“What is that hag doing to you that is drained all your energy?” he asked, his eyes narrowing.

“She's teaching me to place my barriers. It's very tiring.” She lied, knowing he wouldn't catch it since she had a strong barrier around her mind at the moment.

“Elaborate.” he growled.

“She has me forming barriers at particular areas. For example if I'm being attacked from above, there is no need to place a barrier completely around myself and waste that energy. Instead, she wants me to form a barrier only above my head.” she explained. It wasn't hard to form the lie since Genkai really had trained her this several days ago. Kagome just hoped Hiei didn't remember how quickly she learned and caught onto things.

Hiei growled softly and glared down at her. “If you are too exhausted to return you are to contact one of us to escort you back. It's dangerous to travel through that forest through the night.”

Kagome rolled her eyes with a smile but nodded nonetheless. “Alright, thank you Hi-” but before she could even finish her sentence, he was already gone. Shrugging her shoulders, Kagome rolled over and buried her face in her pillow.

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Two weeks until they would leave for the dark tournament and the guys were worried about Kagome. They didn't want to leave her at the house all by herself while they were off risking their lives to keep the world safe. They knew she probably wasn't happy about being left out of this fight but they didn't have a choice. There was no way in hell she was going to join the Dark Tournament… it was far too dangerous. And a beautiful woman like her wandering around Makai? Yea, definitely not happening.

Just the thought of other males staring at her boiled Yusuke's blood. Hiei knew he wouldn't be able to hold himself back if some demon even dared to touch her. And Kurama wasn't too worried about her being looked at or touched, he was more worried about what the other demons would think. He didn't care if they looked down on him for mating a human but what he was worried about was how they would take it. Kurama, Yusuke and Hiei had many enemies and he wouldn't doubt that any of them would use Kagome to get to them.

Among the four of them, Kagome was obviously the weakest. This wasn't being judged just because she was female but because she was too trusting and forgiving. It was going to get her killed one day and Kurama wasn't about to let that happen. So keeping Kagome as far away from the tournament as possible was the best they could do.

Hiei didn't like the idea of her staying unprotected in their home and suggested that perhaps she could stay with Genkai and Yukina since they seemed to have grown so close. They had mentioned the idea to Kagome before she left for training that morning and were relieved to find she agreed. She even seemed a little excited about it.

Now that Kagome was taken care of, they had to finish off the last few missions Koenma had thrown at them. Everyday that Kagome went to training, Koenma would call them in for a quick assignment. Today was no different. The demi lord knew of Kagome's training with Genkai and didn't bother putting her on the easy mission that needed to be done before the Spirit Detectives left.

When they arrived at Koenma's office, Kurama was sure to politely request that Kagome not be called out for any missions while they were gone. They didn't want her in any form of danger when they couldn't be there to save her. Koenma agreed and promised to merely have Botan check in on her every once and a while.

After they finished their mission for the day, the three of them stopped by the hospital to check on Kuwabara and his sister. She had been diagnosed with lung cancer about a month ago and Kuwabara refused to leave her side. She was receiving chemo and radiation treatment to shrink the cancer and all they could do was hope she could pull through. Grief filled them when they noticed the once snappy sarcastic woman that was so full of energy was slowly losing her hair.

After visiting with her for a few hours, the three active SD's made their way back home. Hiei was thoroughly irritated with Youko since the kitsune had loudly announced he was the first to have Kagome. Kurama was trying to keep quiet about their night together and hoped that Youko would have kept his mouth shut. Now Hiei knew, even received brief visuals of their intimacy. Yusuke was the only one out of the loop, especially since he couldn't smell Kagome's lack of innocents like Kurama and Hiei could.

When they reached the house the smell of Kagome's scent mixed with Youko was almost like an insulting slap in the face. Hiei only grew more agitated and Kurama blushed darkly, angry with his counterpart for not remaining silent. When Hiei stormed off to his room, Yusuke turned and was in Kurama's face.

“Ok what am I missing that you guys know?” he demanded, glaring up at his friend.

“Uh… we were first…” Kurama said, not bothering to beat around the bush

“WHAT!?!?” Yusuke screeched. Kurama merely nodded and brushed past the irate detective and disappeared into his room.

Yusuke groaned in disappointment. He thought he had her too! That night in the bathroom… he thought she wanted him first! Damnit he was wrong!! She took the kitsune first!

Yusuke took a deep breath to calm himself. He had to admit it made sense that she took Youko first. He had claimed her first, in the past, and waited all this time to have her. That's probably why she took him first, because he deserved it. Now the question was who was next? From the dark blush on Kurama's face, it was obvious that he snagged his chance with the miko as well so only Hiei and himself were left.

Yusuke smirked. It was his turn… he was going to get her second. Hiei didn't know how to be charming so he was sure the hybrid couldn't beat him to the miko unless he knocked him unconscious.

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A/N:

Hope everyone enjoyed! I didn't write the lemons for Youko and Kagome's night because i want to keep it a mystery until later. They'll have a round two, so don't worry. R&R

~*Icyfire*~

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