Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ True Power ❯ Chapter Five ( Chapter 5 )

True Power

Chapter IV

 

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha or Yuyu Hakusho!

 

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They were relaxing in the park when they felt it. The approach of an oncoming demon. Kagome tensed at the feeling and moved to Souta's side. Shippo sat boredly on the branch of a tree. Nine tails hung down from where he was, letting the two humans know that he was in demon form. A few moments later and an ogre appeared. It had an ominous aura, but it was small. So small that Souta actually began laughing at it. Kagome rolled her eyes at her brother's actions. "It's not nice to laugh at those who are vertically challenged."

 

"But he's only three feet tall!"

 

"Laugh while you're in my belly!" It roared as it charged them.

 

Souta sprang out of the way as Kagome pushed off from the ground and landed balancing on a tree branch. "We were trying to have a nice picnic you know."

 

"I don't care what you were doing human."

 

"Do you care what I was doing?" Asked the kitsune in the tree. The demon looked up at him and his eyes widened in fear. "Cause I was also trying to enjoy the picnic."

 

"M-my lord!" The demon exclaimed as he tripped over himself trying to back up. "F-forgive me for interfering my lord!"

 

"There's the damn thing!" Yusuke exclaimed as he stumbled into the clearing, before noticing that Kagome, Souta, and Shippo were also there.

 

"Koenma's lap dogs!" The demon hissed as he glared at them. "Leave me alone fools." By this time, Hiei, Kurama, and Kuwabara had also arrived.

 

"I leave you alone, and you'll kill ningens." The kitsune in the tree stated. "Sorry, but my mother taught me to protect their kind." He seemingly disappeared from the tree branch and the demon before them all fell into pieces before turning to ash in blue flames.

 

"Isn't that a little overkill Shippo?"

 

The kitsune smirked as he reappeared at her side, a fang glinted in the light. "He interrupted your picnic though."

 

"You're incorrigible." She said as she shook her head at him. His smirk simply widened as he grabbed hold of her and hopped back into his tree. She gave a little sigh as he settled her in his lap. "Our picnic was on the ground Shippo."

 

"Good point." The kitsune commented before the grass grew longer and pushed the picnic blanket up to their level and vines wrapped around Souta and lifted him up beside them. "There, problem solved."

 

"Shippo." The young woman said in a firm tone of voice as she looked at the kitsune who was holding her.

 

"But…"

 

"No buts, put us down."

 

A sigh. "Fine." The plants gently lowered everything to the ground, including Souta as the fox demon jumped down and set the girl on the blanket before returning to his tree. "Meanie."

 

"I heard that Shippo." The woman replied before turning her attention to the guys who had just arrived. "Care to join us?"

 

"I'm afraid we must decline, as we have business to attend to." Kurama said smoothly as he took hold of Yusuke's arm and gave him a slight tug.

 

"As you wish." The girl replied with a slight pout before turning back to her picnic. "I'll see you later then, Yusuke."

 

"Yeah, later." Said man replied as he glared at his redheaded friend.

 

 

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"Mom, do you know what you're doing?" Shippo asked as he looked at Kagome while they still rested within the confines of the park. "This guy you're with, are you sure about it?"

 

"It'll be fine Shippo." The young woman calmly reassured her kit with a soft smile.

 

"But he doesn't know anything about what's going on." The kit pointed out. "He doesn't know that he needs to protect you."

 

Now the girl sent a pout at her little boy as she turned to look directly at him. "I'm fully capable of protecting myself you know."

 

The tall kitsune stood gracefully from his spot and walked toward the seemingly young woman and pulled her into his arms with a deep sigh. "I know that you can mother, but you shouldn't have to. I've seen the things you have, and you shouldn't have had to, none of us should've; but most especially not you. After everything we've seen and had to do, you're still as pure as when we first met; still as innocent. The burden you were giving in the beginning, never should've been yours. You deserve to be who you want to be, not who you're expected to be."

 

Tears filled the miko's eyes as his words caressed her ears and mind. It was something she had longer ago sought and desired, even though she knew it to not be her fate. She could never be normal or even ordinary, but in truth, could she ever go back to being either ever again? Slowly her arms surrounded the man that was holding her as she buried her face into his shoulder. "I accepted the duty Shippo, and I'm fine with it. I would not be who I am today had it not been thrust upon me."

 

Softly the kitsune stroked her hair as she cried. "Let it out momma, I know what you've been through."

 

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"I thought it was your duty to keep youkai out of Ningenkai." Kurama stated as he looked at the toddler sized prince.

 

Koenma merely glared at him darkly at that. "It is my duty, but there are some exceptions that must be made." The last part ended with a sigh as the boy slumped back into his chair.

 

"Exceptions?" Kuwabara asked.

 

"Yes, it means that certain demons must be allowed to cross over. One of these demons happens to be the new king of Makai."

 

"The demon lord thingy that won that one tournament?" Kuwabara questioned.

 

"How is he an exception?" Kurama questioned afterward.

 

Koenma gave a deep sigh as his hands rose to slowly massage his temples. "Have any of you ever heard of the Shikon no Megami?"

 

"The Goddess of Four Souls?" Kurama questioned, his interest completely peaked. Even Hiei stood straighter at the mention of the title and the nod of ascent from the spirit prince. "It was said that a powerful being rose from the ashes of the destroyed lands and came forward and took over the protection of a mythical gem said to bestow power on any who held it."

 

"That's not the right story, but no one knows the true story… except father. He let on that he knew." The princling sighed as he sat up straight. "From what I could dig up, the Goddess was nothing more than a powerful priestess whom bonded with the jewel of four souls, thus obtaining her title."

 

"And what does this story have to do with anything?" Yusuke questioned as he stared at the demi-god.

 

"She is the reason that exceptions must be made. Three hundred years ago she helped my father to create the barrier and separate the worlds. With that help came a price, any being she desired would be allowed free reign of the realms."

 

"And King Enma agreed to this?" Kurama calmly questioned.

 

"Father regards the Goddess as a higher standing being than himself and describes her as all powerful."

 

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The four as well as Botan all appeared in Yusuke's apartment to find the kitsune and Kagome curled up on the couch watching a movie. Said kitsune was in his true form and had his tails wrapped around the young woman whom was absentmindedly stroking said tails. One of the fox's ears twitched at their arrival, but he otherwise remained motionless. It was Kagome who turned to them with a smile and a welcome greeting. "How was your day?"

 

"Strange." Yusuke replied as he sent a glare at the kitsune in his living room.

 

Kagome just shook her head at that. "No fighting." That simple statement made the kitsune pout as he slouched into the couch and grumbled about not being allowed to do anything. Another shake of her head and she returned her attention to the others in the room. "Would you like something to eat?"

 

"Sure." Kuwabara quickly agreed, being rather hungry.

 

"Sounds good." Yusuke also agreed.

 

"Then I guess I'll be going." Shippo commented as he stood, stretched, and returned to his illusioned form. "Fluffy-sama said that he'd need me tonight for something anyways."

 

"Tell him I said hi." Kagome commented offhandedly as she walked toward the now stocked kitchen.

 

A few hours later found Kagome laying alone in her bed as her boyfriend sat out in the living room with several of his friends discussing different things on an old legend; the legend of the shikon actually. It was a legend that she was quite familiar with actually. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

 

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"What do you mean he might be back?!" Shippo demanded as he practically screamed at the two inu youkais in front of him. "But okaa-sama destroyed him! I saw it!"

 

The desperate tone in his voice made the youngest of the dog demons flinched. It had been his job to protect the girl, and he had failed miserably at doing so. Completely failed. It was his fault that she'd been through what she had. The kit was the only one who knew the full extent of the fight, the only one whom knew the true location of the jewel, and he was also the only one who was allowed that information. "We're not sure Shippo."

 

The kitsune looked to the inu in near panic upon hearing his calm tone of voice. "Then what do you know, Inuyasha?"

 

"It's an energy like Naraku's, but not entirely the same. We can tell the energies are related though."

 

"You mean…"

 

"We think that Naraku may have spawned a child while he was alive." The emotionless tone of voice that Sesshoumaru used caused Shippo to freeze completely. "And this energy is a strong one, it will be difficult to stand against."

 

"We can't let her go up against this, she's been through too much as is. I won't let her, not if I can help it. I want her to be safe."

 

"As do we, so we shall try to keep her out of it."

 

"Good." With that one word, the kitsune disappeared from the castle and returned to the Ningenkai.

 

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This is a little short, but I wanted to get an update out. I'm sorry that it's been forever, but so many things have been happening. First is that I've got a sweet boyfriend, second is that I go to an actual school now, and third I'm taking English III, Art II, Trigonometry, and Chemistry lol.

 

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