Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Greatest Treasure Of All ❯ Chapter Three ( Chapter 3 )

The Greatest Treasure Of All

Chapter III

 

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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Lightning danced across the sky as the shard hunting group tried to find shelter. There were no villages nearby, and no abandoned huts either. Then Inuyasha started sniffing the air, and began growling. "What's wrong?"

 

Looking to the miko, he glared. "Those three demons from the other day are around here. And there's more of them."

 

Quickly spreading her senses, Kagome located them. Feeling the earth around them, she found it to be a large cave. At least ten other men were inside. All demons. Turning to the direction she sensed them, she made up her mind. "We can head that way, there's a cave not too far off. Maybe a mile or so."

 

"No. I refuse."

 

"Do you know who they are Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked calmly.

 

"I've met two of them once, and one of them twice." She answered.

 

"And who are they?" Sango asked.

 

"Youko Kurama, Kuronue, and Yomi." She answered simply.

 

"The kitsune thief and his right hand thieves?" Miroku asked in amazement. "Perhaps we should look elsewhere for shelter."

 

"You're afraid of fellow thieves?" Sango asked as she turned toward him.

 

"My dear, Youko Kurama is no ordinary thief. He's a kitsune bandit known as the King of Thieves. He's also known for being as cold hearted and ruthless as Lord Sesshoumaru, if not more so."

 

"He seemed rather nice when I met him." Kagome mentioned off handedly. "He was quite kind as a matter of fact."

 

"Are we talking about the same silver kitsune?"

 

"I believe we are." She said with a slight shrug. "I don't think there are many silver kitsunes named Youko Kurama."

 

"If this is the King of Thieves, I agree that we should seek shelter elsewhere." Sango said with a hint of fear.

 

Kagome quickly conceded and dropped back to speak with the slayer as they continued on. "What's wrong Sango?"

 

"I've heard of Youko. There were many tales about the 'King of Thieves' in my village. He seduces women into his bed and has his way with them, but only for a night. Then he sends them away and never sees them again. He's a dangerous demon. None of the women were ever allowed to go after him."

 

"He never tried anything with me." Kagome said calmly. "But I suppose he was injured both times… sorta."

 

"What do you mean sorta?"

 

"The first time, I curled against him for warmth while he was in his animal form. I spent the night in the cave because it was raining. When I woke up, he was already awake and completely healed."

 

"What happened?" The slayer asked urgently.

 

"I could tell he understood me, and I asked him some things. Mainly if he liked that I was petting him. That was after I told him I was just taking his bandages off to check his wounds. And then I asked if he knew where I could bathe and he took me to a hidden spring in the cave. So I stripped from what I had on and got in."

 

"And he didn't try anything?" Sango asked, sounding amazed.

 

"Nope, and I even slept in just my bra and underwear." That had her looking amazed. "When I got out, he was there with the kimono I was wearing and a towel. I told Shippo about him after you all yelled at me, and we agreed not to tell Inuyasha."

 

"That was a very wise decision." Sango said as she looked up at the hanyou. "But you still could have told me."

 

"I guess I forgot about it really. It's not like it was of great importance."

 

"And the second time you met him?"

 

"I was going to bathe with Shippo and found him and some of his men injured. I helped Yomi as much as I could, but he'll still be blind for some time. I helped the other demons there as well. Including Kuronue, who was a pain, and Youko himself who could barely stay conscious for a moment."

 

"What happened to them?"

 

"They're thieves." The miko said with a shrug. "They walked into a trap."

 

"And you just helped the infamous band of thieves and left?" The slayer questioned with something akin to awe on her face.

 

"Yes." Kagome said simply as they continued walking.

 

"You do realize how much a miracle that is, right?"

 

"Not really." The younger girl said as she shrugged.

 

Sango laughed at that and shook her head. "You are very lucky Kagome."

 

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"That miko was trained." Yomi said as the three sat in their cave. The rest of their group scattered around it.

 

"I think we saw that when she started using demon slayer moves with traces of her ki." Kuronue said as he glared at the goat demon.

 

"Enough you two." Youko said as he appeared to be in thought. "Could you feel the power coming from the gem around her neck?"

 

"You'd have to be useless at sensing to not." Yomi replied. "I could feel the concentration of energy was a sphere."

 

"Are we going after it?" Kuronue asked as he looked up at the kitsune.

 

"No, at least not yet. We'll wait until someone completes it before going after it."

 

"Sounds good." Yomi said as he leaned back against the wall.

 

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The group was steadily making their way to the nearest village. It had been two days since the rain stopped. The group walked for nearly three hours trying to find some semblance of shelter. The entire group was completely soaked when they finally made it to the small cave. Kagome had been careful to make sure the others stayed warm enough. Even making Inuyasha take a blanket. They all had to change, which was easy for Kagome, Sango, and Shippo. Kagome lent some clothes to Sango and pulled out an outfit she had gotten for the kit. They then threw blankets at the two boys and told them to use those.

 

"How much" achoo "farther?" Kagome asked as they made their way steadily.

 

"Another hour, now quit whining wench." Inuyasha said as he continued to walk along the front of the group.

 

"Inuyasha, sit boy." The woman said as she glared at him. "My name is Kagome. It's not that hard to remember."

 

"Wench!" He growled as the spell finally released him. "You better stop doing that."

 

"Quit aggravating me then!" The girl practically screamed at him. "I'm not feeling well, and I'd appreciate it if you quit acting immature."

 

"Keh! It's not my fault that you're so weak you caught a cold." He said as he turned his head away. "Kikyo would never be so weak."

 

"Inuyasha…" Kagome said, her voice sounding calm. "Sit boy." The words were whispered, but they carried to everyone clearly. The inu hanyou slammed into the ground so hard that he was knocked unconscious. "I'm going home." And she turned, walking away from the group.

 

Shippo seemed torn between following her and remained to yell at Inuyasha. Miroku helped out by taking hold of his arm and shaking his head. "Give her some time alone."

 

"Alright." He said with a sigh as he turned to glare at Inuyasha, before an evil smile overtook his face and he started laughing to himself in his mind.

 

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"Stupid Inuyasha. Always comparing me to Kikyo." The girl grumbled as she ambled through the trees. Achoo! "Evil weather. Evil rain. Evil cold." She continued on, not really paying attention to anything. Which is precisely why she ran into a demon. A low class, but still a demon.

 

"Mmm… A tasty human for me to eat." The demon was tall and ugly. It's skin was a greyish looking color that grossed most ningen out.

 

"Ew." The girl said as she looked up at him. "Has anyone ever told you how ugly you were?" That caused the demon to growl as she stood up with a nervous laugh. "Ah… bye." And she took off, the demon not far behind. The demon was rather swift for being as big as he was. Which is why it managed to get an attack on her. "EEP!"

 

Luckily for her, someone else happened to be nearby. A curious bat actually. He had heard the semi-scream and decided to figure out what it was. He came across the girl lying on her stomach as blood covered her back. She slowly lifted herself up on shaking arms and turned to the laughing demon. The moment the bat saw his face, he recognized her. It was the girl who had bandaged him and the other thieves up after their botched heist. "Foolish ningen, you can never outrun me!"

 

The girl closed her eyes as the demon moved to deal her the final blow, opening them only when she heard the oni's scream. A bat youkai stood in front of her with a smirk and a chain scythe. "I suggest you leave this ningen alone."

 

"Kuronue?" Kagome asked as she finally recognized him.

 

The oni's eyes widened as he looked at the bat in pure terror. "F-forgive me Kuronue-sama… I didn't know that she was yours."

 

This was the one time that Kagome kept her mouth shut on the her belonging to someone. Besides, now was not the time to correct the oni. "I'm afraid I can't let you go. Can't have people think we're going soft." The demon said with a smirk before his chain scythe beheaded the oni. He then turned to the girl. "You should be more careful."

 

"I was upset and caught off guard." She said with a slight blush. Achoo!

 

"Are you ill?" The demon asked as he sniffed the air. His sense of smell was not strong, but it was strong enough to detect that she was in fact sick.

 

"Maybe a little." The girl responded with a slightly tired smile. Blood was still dripping down her back as she stood there. Her eyes were beginning to blur, and she finally gave into the darkness.

 

Kuronue shook his head and moved over to the girl, gently lifting her into his arms and moving through the trees. He'd take her back to the hideout, and once there he would take her to Youko.

 

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"Where in the hell did that wench go?" Inuyasha demanded as he looked at the others.

 

"She went home." Sango said calmly. "And it was because of your mouth, so leave her be."

 

"I will not. We have jewel shards to find." The hanyou said as he glared at the others. Shippo snickered at that. "And what do you find so amusing runt?"

 

"This." The kit said as he released his spinning top, knocking Inuyasha onto his stomach, then pulled out a statue and a spell scroll, quickly placing both on the hanyou.

 

"Let me out of this right now you little runt!" Inuyasha yelled as he tried to get up. The statue was on his back and kept him from moving.

 

"I think another spell is needed." The kit said as he placed a scroll on the inu's mouth. "Ah… Silence."

 

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"Kuronue-sama, why do you carry a ningen onna?" One of the demons asked as he entered the cave.

 

"Kuronue-sama…"

 

"SIlence." The bat demon commanded as he made his way to Youko's part of the cave. The demons quickly parted for him as he glared at them all. Soon he found himself in the silver kitsune's room. "Youko."

 

"What is it Kuronue?"

 

"I have a surprise to show you."

 

Since kitsune are curious, that statement easily got the kitsune to appear before him. "A ningen?" He questioned before taking a closer look and allowing his eyes to shine in recognition. "Kagome." He said as he quickly took her form from the bat and set her on his bed. Turning her so he could see her back by tearing the ruined kimono from her body. "What did this?"

 

"A low level oni, but it's dead now. I came across her in the forest, a little ways away." The bat said as he looked at the girl. "She is also ill."

 

The kitsune nodded to that. "Hai, she has a fever."

 

"I was curious as to why she was alone."

 

"She did tell me that she had friends to find the first time I met her, and considering she had a kit with her the second time I assume she had found them."

 

"Perhaps a fight amongst the group then?" The bat suggested.

 

"We won't know until she wakes up." The silver haired demon said as he quickly treated her wounds and placed a cover over her.

 

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She was dreaming, she had to be. Her body was lying a very soft surface, and she was covered with something very warm. Finally deciding to open her eyes, she found herself to be lying on her stomach in some sort of cave on a nice furry bed. "Fur?" She questioned as she slowly pushed herself up. When the air hit her skin, she quickly realized her unclothed state. "Great, I'm naked and have no clue where I am." Looking around the room slowly, she found a simple white kimono with a silver obi. Shrugging, she stood quickly and pulled it on.

 

When she decided to study her surroundings, she found that there were jewels all over the place. She saw the most beautiful jade necklace. Since no one was around, she let her fingers glide over the beautiful gems. They felt so smooth, she had never really seen jade this close before. None of her jewelry was actually real, and yet she was now surrounded by jewels. True, they were beautiful, but she held no interest in taking any of them. Her eyes then shifted to a simple silver bracelet. Her fingers trailed over it and she gasped as she realized something. "Not silver, white gold."

 

"I'm curious, how do you know that?" Asked a deep voice from the doorway.

 

The girl turned quickly to see who was there, only to wince in pain as her wound didn't like the action. She was surprised at who she saw. "Youko?"

 

"Who else were you expecting?"

 

"I wasn't sure who to expect. The last thing I really remember was speaking to Kuronue."

 

"Yes, he brought you to our hideout when you fainted." The kitsune said as he looked over the treasures in the room. "We were curious why you were alone."

 

"I was going home." The girl said as she looked down. "I got into a fight with someone in my group and I left without thinking."

 

"Now about my question." When she looked up, seemingly confused, he continued. "How do you know that the bracelet's white gold and not silver?"

 

"It looks more white than it does silver. Plus the shine. I've seen something of white gold before." The girl said as she looked at the item in question.

 

"Out of all the treasure in here, and you like a simple bracelet?" The kitsune asked curiously.

 

"All the items are beautiful, but I don't want any of them."

 

"And why is that?"

 

"None of them are mine." She said simply.

 

"You are strange for a ningen."

 

She giggled as she turned to him, her eyes sparkling with amusement as she did so. "I get that quite often." She smiled at him as thought for a moment. "How long have I been here?"

 

"A week actually." The kitsune said. "Your fever kept going up. How is it you got so ill?"

 

"The friend I fought with, well he refused to let our group find the nearest shelter and had us walk through hours of rain to find shelter in a cave that was barely big enough to hold all of us."

 

"It seems that this friend is not a good one." The kitsune said as he raised a brow at her.

 

"He's just a jerk." She mumbled as she closed her eyes in sadness.

 

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Here's yet another chapter for you to read. I hope that you enjoy it! And now, I thank all those who reviewed and/or read this story. Oh and I may be making this story a Youko/Kagome/Kuronue story, then it'll turn to Kagome/Kurama when the future is shown, then I might add Hiei into the mix.