Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Greatest Treasure Of All ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

The Greatest Treasure Of All

Chapter I

 

Disclaimer: I do NOTown Yuyu Hakusho or Inuyasha! Though I do own my imagination, which was used to think up the story line.

 

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Branches whipped at her face and arms as she tried to run from the demons that were chasing after her. Rain pounded against her face as she suddenly stumbled on some roots. No one was there this time, no one could help her. Inuyasha was knocked unconscious and hidden out of sight, as it was his human night. Shippo stood guard around him, and Kagome had to lead the demons away. They had come for her anyways, and she wasn't going to let them get Inuyasha. They had already gotten through Sango and Miroku.

 

Now she was lost in the forest, running as far and as fast as she could. The rain pelted her flesh so hard that it left welts, gashes from the demons were all viewable from several feet away. Blood dripped down her arm as she forced herself to run farther. The demons were still behind her, and her body ached. But she did not want to die. Spotting a cave in the distance, she changed direction toward it. A barrier surrounded the entrance, but the injured woman didn't sense it or feel a thing.

 

Once inside, she moved toward the back of the cave. There she spotted a large silver blob. Moving closer to it, she found it was actually a silver fox. One that was apparently injured. Not only that, but by miko ki. Figuring that she had to help him, she set to work trying to pull the arrows out. There were three in his body. One in his shoulder, one in his abdomen, and one in his lower back. Her hands reached to grab them, and she received shocks as she tried to pull them out. Tightening her grip and using more strength, she tried again. This time the arrow disintegrated as she managed to remove it. She then moved on to the next two arrows.

 

When she had them removed, she began tearing the bottom of her wet skirt into strips. She also tore a few strips from the bottom of her shirt. The way she saw it, they were ruined anyways. Using the strips, she bandaged the animal's body up. Upon finishing her self proclaimed chore, she realized how cold she was. I shouldn't stay in these wet clothes. Not realizing that the animal was actually a demon in his animal form, she stripped her shirt and skirt off. On the chance that someone found them, she left her undergarments on. Since she was so cold though, she curled up against the fox. It's soft fur keeping her warm, as well as her body heat.

 

Sleep came quickly to the wounded woman. her eyes closing almost immediately. As soon as she was out, her powers rose to encase her body. It was an attempt to help her heal faster, and it was a subconscious act. And since she was touching the kitsune, her powers also traveled into his body. Helping him to heal.

 

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Youko slowly opened his eyes when a new scent assaulted his nose. It held a strong smell of cinnamon to it. The way it lingered told him that the source had been there for a while. With this information, he slowly raised his head to look around. He found a girl curled against his side, clad in barely anything. Only enough to hide her treasures. His golden eyes drank in the sight of her delicious body as she shifted, giving him the perfect view. The only flaw on her skin being the scar on her abdomen. But after another sniff of the air, the scent of blood filled his nose. And it seemed there was quite a bit, not all of it his either.

 

Looking the woman beside him over once more, he spotted some dried blood on her arm. Managing to raise himself up, he shifted her so he could see her back. It was covered in blood. Now he noticed that there was even some blood caked in her hair. Hearing her breathing rate climb slightly, he shifted back onto his stomach and laid his head down on his front paws. Figuring it would startle her to curl up to a fox and wake up to a demon. She was ningen after all.

 

Blue-gray eyes slowly fluttered open as she felt herself shift slightly. A hiss of pain escaped her rose red lips as she tried to move her shoulder a certain way. Memories of the previous night returned to her, and she remembered her injury. Rolling onto her stomach, she slowly pushed herself up onto all fours. With a slight wince, she pushed herself back into a sitting position. Then she looked over at her kitsune companion and giggled.

 

"You have golden eyes too!" His head cocked to the side slightly in silent question, and she giggled again. Looking him over, she noticed a little blood on her make-shift bandages. "I'm going to look at your wounds." Her words were gentle as she reached for the strips of cloth that Youko just noticed were wrapped around him.

 

He realized that she had to have bandaged him sometime last night. She also had to have removed the arrows that he couldn't. Since they were filled with miko ki, they burnt his hand whenever he tried to touch them. Her nimble fingers went to work on the strips of cloth as he lay there thinking. When they were all off, she gently ran her hand through his silky silver fur.

 

"It looks like you're all healed." Her voice was soft once again, and sounded happy at the news. Her delicate hand continued stroking his soft fur and moved up to his silky ears. She giggled when he began to purr. "So you like that, huh?" He gave a nod. "Do you want me to continue?" Another nod. "Then will you show me a place to bathe so I can be clean?" Another nod as he stood and nudged her up.

 

She followed him through the cave and to the very back where there was a hidden hot spring. With a delighted squeal, she shed her undergarments and dove into the hot water. The warmth soothed her aching muscles, helping her to further relax. Her eyes closed in contentment as she allowed some of the dried blood to peel away from her back. After a few minutes, she opened her eyes and looked around. Spotting some herbal shampoo and soap, she gathered it so she could wash.

 

Lathering her hair and body, she gave a happy sigh when she felt most of the blood begin to leave. When she rinsed everything off, there was still some blood in her hair, so she washed it again. Then again. Finally! She felt clean! And it felt good! Looking around, she found that the fox was missing. A few minutes later, and he returned with a towel and a kimono. Kagome's eyes sparkled happily as she looked at him. He sat down at the edge of the pool. Moving to his side, she cupped some water into her hands and began washing out the blood that still lingered.

 

The kitsune once again purred as she stroked her fingers gently through his silver fur. Once that was finished, she stood and climbed out of the spring, wrapping the towel around her and drying off. Then she quickly pulled the kimono on. Kneeling down next to the fox, she began toweling him off too. Said fox was really enjoying all of the attention. He was purring again as well.

 

It wasn't long after that that they returned to the main part of the cave, near the entrance. Kagome sighed as she fingered the violet obi. She thought it matched the beautiful silver kimono. They won't be able to find me if I stay here. The rain washed away my scent. Another sigh and she looked at the beautiful kitsune. "I have to leave." It's attention turned to her as it cocked it's head to the side. "I need to find my friends."

 

Going over to him, she kissed his nose and gave him a smile. "Now be careful and stay away from miko... Unless it's Edo." Moving to the cave entrance, she waved and left. Walking through the barrier that she didn't even realize was there. It was a few hours later that she managed to find her group. Or rather, be found. Inuyasha was yelling at her, as usual, Shippo was crying, and the other two were waiting for their turns to yell.

 

When everything finally died down, Kagome told Shippo of the kitsune she had met. His eyes widened in shock as she described him. "That's a silver kitsune! They're really powerful. They control plants. If it was attacked by a miko, then it probably had to revert to it's animal form."

 

"So it was a demon?" Kagome asked uncertainly. He nodded and she blanched. "I think it was a he, and I kinda bathed in front of him."

 

"You're lucky that he probably couldn't take a human form then. Silver kitsune are a very sexual breed. They even feed off of the energy."

 

"Let's not tell Inuyasha about this." The girl said as she looked over at the furious inu.

 

"Agreed." Shippo said as he too looked at him.

 

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I hope you like this. It's the story of how the greatest thief and the purest being met. Well, sorta. Anyways, I hope you enjoy!