Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Protector ❯ Back Down the Rabbit Hole! ( Chapter 7 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

By: Tijiya

Kurama Pov

The next morning I packed some things into my bag, kissed my mother on the cheek and promised that I'd be back as soon as possible. I got there right when Yuske and Kuwabara did. “Great timing.” Yusuke yawned. He was not a morning person. We went up the steps and knocked on the shrine's door. We heard some rustling and the sound of someone falling over something.

“Come in! It's unlocked!” Kagome yelled on the other side of the door. When we opened the door we saw Kagome tangled up with Hiei in a blanket. A little fox was running around them seemingly trying to find a way to untangle them. “Ah Hiei, that was my leg!” she yelled.

“How the heck did you guys get into that mess?” Yusuke laughed.

“Well I was bringing this blanket upstairs, it's quite heavy, well Hiei happened to come in the room and I ran into him. The fact that he,” she pointed to the fox. “Is running in circles, isn't helping. Though it is funny.” She giggled. She looked back at the blanket and looked as if she were considering bursting it into flames. “A little help?” she asked.

It took no time at all with us all helping, to get them out of the tangled mess. She folded the blanket, flopped it on the couch, and glared at it. “Stupid blanket.” She muttered under her breath. She turned to us. “So you all ready?” she asked, we nodded in response. “Good, let me get my pack and we'll be off!” she said cheerily, though to me that cheer wasn't wholehearted. It was as if she wanted to cover up all of the bad things that happened to her with a mask. That would only prove to make it worse.

The little fox came up to me and looked as if knowing something. I bent down and pet the fox. “Oh, that's Yokaru. He's a Shadow Kistiune; he poses no threat to you as long as you pose no threat to me.” She said casually. “You guys coming or not?” she called behind her. We hurried to the door as to not get left behind. She put her bag down and sat in front of the god tree, much like Midoriko had done in my dream. The blade at my side pulsed. Was I supposed to protect her? Her eyes snapped open.

“What did you just do?” Yusuke asked in his gruff voice. Se glared at him.

“There's only one rule for you and me to get along, never sound like that again.” She stated with anger in her eyes and voice. Yusuke stepped back from her and nodded his agreement. “Good, I know where Naraku is.” She announced.

“Where?” we asked in unison. She smirked.

“Not here.” She said at last. “But I know where he is though.” Yusuke gave her a funny look.

“But you just said you don't know where he is.” Yuuske reminded her.

“He's not here, but he's somewhere else.” She explained. We were all confused. Although Hiei looked like he knew just what she was talking about. She held her hands up and something flew in her hands. In her right was a red staff that had a black dragon holding a rose at the top. In her left hand was a sword that had a white rose on its sheath and written in kanji on the hilt was Forbidden One.

This confused me, is she a forbidden child? The sword at my side, Kijonta, pulsed again. She tied the sword at her hip, she was wearing the same outfit as yesterday except it was white with a black sash, her hair stayed down and the necklace was still around her neck. She put her bag back on and headed toward an old well house. What is she doing?

“Hurry up or you're going to get left behind!” she called. She opened up the door to it and went down the stairs. She looked thoughtful for a moment.

“Are we going down that?” Kuwabara asked. She grinned then pushed him in. “Ahhhh! Kaaag!” he yelled then he disappeared.

“We are going to jump down there, that's where Naraku is. It seems that the well is letting anyone through now.” She pondered. Yusuke jumped in next followed by Hiei, I jumped in next and she was last. She must have been making sure no one got left behind.

I jumped out of the old well to see a forest, what just happened? We heard a yelp. “Gahhh! Ow!” she growled. I manipulated the vines to wrap around Kagome and lift her out. She had an amazed look on her face. “What the?” the vines retreated after setting her on the ground. She looked at us suspiciously. “I'm not even going ask.” She sighed.

“What did ya yelp for?” Yusuke asked.

“Huh? Oh that, uh just I started to heat up again. It's getting rather annoying changing from hot to cold, not to mention uncomfortable.” She explained.

“Where are we?” Kuwabara asked.

“We are in the Feudal Era.” She responded.

“Wait, you're the girl from the books!” Kuwabara and Yusuke exclaimed at the same time. She nodded. She looked around her.

Plink.

“This is where it all happened.” She said. “Well, let's go shall we.” she said and started off. Kagome and Hiei were in front with Yokaru on her shoulder, Kuwabara and Yusuke were in the middle talking about some random thing or other, and I was in the back. We had been walking a while when she stopped.

Two wolf demons came running into the clearing. “Sister!” they called.

“Ginta, Hakkaku!” she smiled.

“How are you? Are you hurt?” Hiten asked.

“Who are they?” Ginta asked ready to protect her. We were thinking along the same lines.

“Oh Hakkaku, Ginta, meet Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei. Guys this is Hakkaku and Ginta, Kouga's friends and remainder of their pack.” She introduced, she turned to them.

“What are you guys doing here anyway?” she asked.

“Kouga said that if anything were to happen to him that we would protect you.” Hakkaku explained. She smiled at them sadly.

“Besides we have nothing better to do anyway, the wolf tribe of the eastern lands took over the den.” Ginta admitted.

“They were too strong.” Hakkaku finished.

“You guys can travel with us.” She smiled.

“Thanks sister!” they smiled.

“Why do they call you sister?” Kuwabara asked.

“Kouga had `claimed' that I was his woman when we first met, he didn't think that lately though, we were just friends but I guess that they're used to calling me sister.” She explained. The two wolf demons nodded.

We started up again, Kagome with Yokaru on her shoulder, Hiei, and I were in the front, Yusuke and Hakkaku were in the middle, and Kuwabara and Ginta were in the back. Kagome has more stamina than any woman I've known, she hadn't fallen behind or stopped. She had asked if we wanted to stop but we had said no.

It was now getting dark. “We should settle down for the night, is here okay?” she asked. We all nodded and set up camp while Kagome made dinner. Hakkaku and Ginta had caught some deer, she cooked that up with some ramen. She then called us over to eat, we all ate in silence then settled down to sleep for the night.

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Tijiya: What do you all think so far?

Yusuke: It's not…half bad actually.

Tijiya: -Grins- Hey! That's the first compliment you've given me! -Jumps for joy-.

Kagome: I can't wait to see what happens next.

Tijiya: Thanks Kagome.

Hiei: -growls but says nothing-

Tijiya: You so hate the way I portray you don't ya?

Hiei: *><

Kagome: Tijiya doesn't own Inuyasha or Yu-Yu-Hakusho.

Tijiya: Please R&R! Flame if you wish, I will take it all in stride.