Title – Loving a Murderer
Rated – M
Couple – Itachi and Kagome
Genre – Romance/Spiritual
Summary – Kagome has completed the Jewel, the only ones still alive are Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha, deciding that Kikyou would always be first in his heart went to hell with the vengeful corpse leaving Kagome heart broken. Sesshoumaru decides that she would be safer if she held the moon palaces mark adopts her as his younger sister. After thinking about it for awhile she decides her best course of action would be to leave the past behind, literally. Saying her goodbyes she jumps down the well for the last time. However, with her miko powers not at her fullest she finds that her trip home may be delayed or might not happen at all. Akatsuki Leader, Pain finds her wondering outside his base and in a momentary decision decides to let her stay for awhile. What will the others think when they meet Kagome? What will Kagome think when she meets them? What about her family and friends in both the Past and Future? Read and find out.
Key – Key
Flashback Flashback
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
Chapter One
The After Effects of a Gory Battle.
Kagome stared at the spot that both Kikyou and Inuyasha stood in merely a week ago. The look of happiness that his eyes held, they had at one time looked at her with that same happiness. There was only one difference with the looks of happiness, between Kagome and Kikyou, he never truly felt happiness with Kagome, she knew it to. They were long gone now, deep in the depths of hell.
"Kagome, may I talk with you?" She turned to find Sesshoumaru actually 'leaning' against the bone eaters well.
"Won't your clothes get dirty leaning against that?" She asked, watching as he raised an eyebrow.
"Do not concern yourself with this Sesshoumaru's clothes." She laughed as he shifted back to his old self before smiling lightly. Kagome walked up next to him and sitting on the lip of the well.
"What is it that you want to talk about?"
"You, I want to have a blood ceremony with you, making you my official sister, my official 'baby' sister that is."
"Me?"
"That is, if you want to. I personally would be honored to have you carry the markings of the Crescent Moon Palace. It would not only honor me but everyone in the Taisho bloodline." Kagome's eyes started to water up and not trusting her voice she nodded her head and leaned over and captured Sesshoumaru in a tight hug, her black hair falling over her shoulders.
"We will do the ceremony a week from now, so that I may call upon the Lords and Lady's as well as the remaining Taisho's."
"Remaining, I thought you were the last." He shook his head.
"Something Inuyasha didn't know...I have a couple older sisters who like to nag me, I am the Lord merely because I am the oldest male, however... I'm not the oldest child." Kagome's eyes widened a fraction.
"So...how many sisters you got?"
"I have one younger, but she is my real sister, not half. Then I have two older sisters that are twins. The four of us are born from the most powerful Inuyoukai's in history."
"Ego much," She laughed when a light blush appeared and he looked away.
"Not an Ego, its fact. It's also late, enough talk, lets get back to the others." She nodded and followed, sparing on last glance behind her.
Flashback
"I'm sorry Kagome, I love Kikyou." Inuyasha looked away as her eyes began overflowing with tears. He walked up to Kikyou who stood near the god tree and held her close as a portal formed beneath them. Kagome sank to her knees as she was forced to watch her first love get pulled down into the fiery pits of hell.
End Flashback
'Inuyasha...you idiot, I loved you, in a small way...I guess I still do, but not like that, rest in peace...brother.' Kagome looked back in front of her and continued walking through the night back to the hut where her friends sat waiting for her.
Upon arriving she told her friends the news only to be bombarded by questions.
"Congratulations Kagome, when's the ceremony?"
"I humbly congratulate you and ask if we may come and see this ceremony, I believe you mentioned...sisters?" Sesshoumaru looked down at the monk, his right eye twitching slightly in irritation.
"Mooonk..." Miroku looked behind him to see Sango towering over him with her hiraikotsu.
"Lady Sango, surely you didn't think I meant anything impure by that statement. I am merely a humble monk, I would never ACK—" Everyone turned to see Sesshoumaru looking surprisingly...innocent, or trying to at least. Sango lowered her weapon and laughed at the pitiful sight of the bruised monk. Miroku laid against the wall of the hut out cold, his head to the side and a bruise on his cheek. Kagome laughed before picking up his staff and leaning it against the wall next to him.
"He'll never learn, hey, mama?"
"Yes Shippou?"
"We can go...right?"
"I don't know, you'll have to ask Sesshoumaru."
"Sesshoumaru..." Sesshoumaru looked down at the small kit. He gave a curt nod and watched as Shippou jumped up and down in happiness. A big smile spread across his face as he jumped into his mom's arms. Kagome smiled but then frowned as a thought came to mind.
Sesshoumaru was the only one who noticed however as she reverted back to the smile.
-x-x-x-
(1 Week Later)
"And then you will give your blood like those of the Taisho family and drink." Kagome nodded as the green toad in front of her spoke of what she was to do during the ceremony.
She sat in a chair wearing a ceremonial kimono and robe. The inner kimono was white, the second outer kimono was red, the third outer kimono was dark blue and the ceremonial robe that dragged on the floor behind her was golden yellow with silver accents throughout the robe and on the long sleeves that went past her hands, purple crescent moons. All of which were made of the finest silks in Japan.
"Like the one on Sesshoumaru..."
"LADY KAGOME" Kagome jumped at the loud croaking voice of Jaken.
"Sorry...yes?"
"Are you paying attention?"
"Uh...no ~sigh~ I'm sorry Jaken, really, it's just..." Kagome looked down at her hands.
"~sigh~ Milady, if I may. Lord Sesshoumaru has already made Rin his adopted daughter, and now wishes for you to be his adopted sister, by demon standards. It is an honor in itself to have Milord's protection but to be his younger sister gives you not only his protection but his sisters and his mother's." Kagome's head shot up at that.
"His Mother...I thought she was dead." Jaken looked saddened at that but nodded.
"That is true, but that was 149 years, 11 moons and 29 days ago, every 150 years Sesshoumaru is aloud to bring her back. One more day and you will meet Milady, the beloved mistress of the Crescent Moon Palace."
"You must have adored her."
"Well, everyone did, she meant a lot to us all. Then master Inu No Taisho...betrayed her. I don't believe anyone in the palace respected master anymore after that."
"If you don't mind me asking, how did he betray her?"
"That...Lady Kagome is not for me to tell." Jaken said as he pulled her to her feet. He took a pair of silk sandals that were the same golden yellow color as the ceremonial robe she wore. Placing them on the ground before her she slipped her feet in them and took a few steps.
"There beautiful."
"This is the outfit that my mistress wore for the ceremony when master asked her to be his mate. Excuse me milady, Lord Sesshoumaru calls for me. Rin and Shippou are coming and will keep you company." He bowed then left the room.
Kagome looked up at a portrait in the bedroom she was in. It was Sesshoumaru's bedroom actually, hers was next door, and she merely had to get ready for the ceremony here.
The portrait had a, what she thought looked like, young woman. Her hair was long pearly white, though, Kagome couldn't tell how long, her hair was layered, top bangs stopping above her eyes but covering her eyebrows. They parted where a crescent moon that was purple lay, much like Sesshoumaru. Her second layer of bangs lay over her shoulders and went down to her chest. And the rest of her hair was pinned up in two separate pigtails by two golden wing clips.
She wore an inner kimono of silver, the second kimono was golden yellow and an outer kimono that was navy blue and faded into white at the middle and down. On it was purple crescent moons and butterflies of all kinds of colors. Over her shoulders was a fluffy white tail much like Sesshoumaru's. Around her neck was a beautiful pearl necklace with gold plate pendent that had a lotus flower designed into the gold and a beautiful ruby.
She wore little make up aside from the single twin marks on her cheeks in magenta and the crescent moon in purple on her forehead. She had bright ruby red lipstick and dark magenta eye shadow above beautiful silver orbs, but that was all. She had a happy smile and looked like she was laughing at the child in her lap.
On the woman's lap was a little boy who had an adorable smile and wore miniature Sesshoumaru clothes. He held a sword that looked like a miniature Tokijin. He had one of his clawed hands wrapped around her long bangs while the other held the sword. His eyes were actually sparkling.
"Cute."
"I think so too." Kagome jumped and turned around to find Rin and Shippou standing there with little smiles.
"Hey you two."
"Kagome, why doesn't Milord smile like that anymore?"
"I suspect that it's because he saves that smile for his mother and her only." Rin nodded before taking Kagome's hand and pulling her to the bed. Kagome sat down and watched as she ran and took the brush off the counter. Kagome let the girl brush her hair until Jaken came in and called her out.
-x-x-x-
"Wow, I've never been in a room with so many demons that I wasn't trying to kill." Sango said lightheartedly causing Miroku to laugh nervously as a bunch of heads turned to face them.
"Eh...hehe, just ignore her. She was hit on the way here, really, REALLY hard." Everyone looked unconvinced but still looked away. Sango glared at Miroku who just looked relieved to have all of the attention off of them.
Suddenly everyone got silent as their heads turned towards the spiraling staircase that were glistening in pearly white color. Kagome came out with Jaken next to her holding a scroll.
"Eh hum, Welcome members of the Crescent Moon Palace, Lords and Ladies of the Eastern, mid-eastern, Southern, mid-southern, Northern, mid-northern, and mid-western lands, as well as our honored guests. Today we have called you all here to welcome a new member into the Taisho family, into the bloodline of the Crescent Moon Family. We are here to welcome, a hero, a friend, and soon to be family. Allow me to introduce to you, Lady Kagome, she is a Miko known widely for her ability to love anything, weather it be a demon, human, hanyou, miko or forbidden. She is truly one with a heart of gold. She has defeated the horrible hanyou Naraku along with her friends and our Lord Sesshoumaru. She has been given the title Shikon no Miko and the right to hold the title, Shikon no Miko, Princess of the Crescent Moon Palace. Please make her feel welcome, and except her the way she accepts us. Lady Kagome."
"Uh...right." Kagome swiftly and gently took a step forward before bowing and making her way down the stairs. She wasn't nervous or scared. She knew they could smell that kind of stuff. Instead she was simply, calm.
She let go of the railing and made her way through the crowd nodding her head every once in awhile at different demons. She walked up to Sesshoumaru and he introduced her to his three sisters. Two were like he said twins, both with their hair up and bangs layered around their face framing it nicely. They wore different Kimonos though. One had a two layered that was Blue on the inside layer and dark green on the outer layer, the other was orange on the inside layer and red on the outer layer. Both had purple crescent moons decorating the sleeves though. However, neither had a crescent moon on their forehead in purple rather it was light pink. They smiled brightly as they only towered a couple inches over her.
"Why hello dear, my name is Mitsuko and this is my younger sister—" The one with green and blue was interrupted,
"Natsuko, and I'm older, don't let her fool you." by the one in red and orange.
"Ignore them both, which ever one was first it was only by 2 minutes." Sesshoumaru said as he massaged an on coming headache.
"Where is—"
"Outside" The two said before continuing their argument.
"Right, come on Kagome." Kagome nodded.
"It was nice meeting you two."
"You too Kagome," She bowed before following Sesshoumaru outside.
Sitting outside on a white bench in a garden of Casablanca Lilies and Iris's with light blue roses scattering the bushes was a girl that was shorter then her. Her hair was also silver but it was in pigtails with her bangs framing her face and her hair ended at her waist. She wore a two layered kimono, the inner was light yellow, and the outer was dark yellow gold. She held a crescent moon that was bright yellow and silver eyes.
"Kagome, this is—"
"Setsuko. Nice to meet you, care to sit down." Kagome laughed as Sesshoumaru let out an irritated sigh.
"One more person interrupts me and I'll sever their head from their neck."
The girls laughed as he walked back inside to give a speech before the ceremony actually began.
"Mitsuko, Natsuko, Setsuko, they all rhyme at the end."
"Mitsuko is the Light Child, said to lead us when we get lost, though she wont tell you, she still get's lost in brothers castle. Natsuko is the Summer Child, the one who cheers us up when were upset, I've never seen her sad." Setsuko said.
"What about you?" Kagome asked.
"She used to call me her Melody Child, I always had some form of musical instrument in my hand, everyone always smiled when I played. I was her little melody. I liked it when she sang, it was beautiful, you might get to hear her tomorrow."
"I hope I do. Sorry to say that I don't have Ko in my name, I hope I can still be your sister."
"Hehe, lets see, Kagome means, Woven Bamboo. You can be the bonds that hold the family together, the Woven Child, how's that?"
"Hehe, I like it."
"Lady Kagome, Lady Setsuko, it's time for the ceremony, we are waiting for your blood offerings." Jaken said to the duo who nodded. Setsuko took Kagome's hand pulled her through the backdoors of the palace patio and garden. Kagome smiled at her new friend and soon new sister.
-x-x-x-
"I'll go first," Natsuko said as she held her hand over a goblet with a clear liquid that smelt like mixed berries...only, it wasn't.
"No, I'll go first." Mitsuko shoved her sister's hand out of her way.
"I can kill you both and let the blood just fall in at the same time." Sesshoumaru said as he held the goblet beneath their hands.
"Is that a threat Little Sesshy?" Natsuko said as she pinched his cheeks causing Miroku and Sango to stifle their laughs, Shippou fell to the floor holding his stomach as he laughed. This caused Sesshoumaru to groan before glaring heatedly at his sister.
"How many times a day do I have to threaten your lives?" He asked.
"Apparently once more, Sesshy bro," Mitsuko said with smirk.
Natsuko slit her hand and blood droplets fell into the goblet.
"Ha, I beat you."
"Humph, so childish...I would have beaten you if it wasn't for Sesshy poo." She slit her hand and added her blood too, like Sesshoumaru had done. Sesshoumaru growled before leaving his sisters that 'claimed' to be older then he was. He wanted proof. Setsuko acted more mature then they did.
"Brother, we are here." Sesshoumaru smiled slightly as the two made their way to him. Setsuko slit her hand and added her blood, and then Kagome, to everyone's surprise, slipped her hand into her kimono sleeve and pulled out a butterfly knife. She flipped it open then slit her own hand. Sesshoumaru handed the goblet to her once she put the knife back up.
"As you drink this you will feel your body change, this however will only be complete once you have taken in the core blood."
"Core?"
"Our mother, or father."
"You have to wait till tomorrow and then your change will be complete."
Kagome nodded, she took the goblet in her hands and drank the contents.
"Uhg, blood, I feel like a vampire." Sesshoumaru laughed when he remembered the scary story of Dracula she had told Shippou and Rin to get them to eat a strange green vegetable.
"Well...I just drank blood, BLOOD." She whispered so only he could here.
"You have to do it again tomorrow just not as much."
"Humph...eh?" She ran upstairs and into Sesshoumaru's room where a huge mirror stood. She opened her mouth and saw...
"Fangs? I guess this is the change he was talking about." She watched as her hair grew longer, from the middle of her back to the middle of her legs. Her form filled out a little more as she got a little taller to balance it out. Her hair had sliver accents in it and silver tips. Her normal blue eyes were now sparkling blue with...silver specks.
Her breasts were no longer B 32 cup but in fact C 38. She loosened her kimono so that it wasn't so tight anymore. She looked at her finely toned legs and noticed her skin had lightened as if she bathed with goat milk. It looked like the moon was shining on her. Her fingernails were white claws that were shiny. Her hair was no longer wavy but straighter like Sesshoumaru's. On her forehead a crescent moon that had appeared in blue.
She sighed as she walked back down stairs and into the applause.
-x-x-x-
(3 Hours Later In Her Room)
'Soon, I will have to leave.' Kagome thought to herself as she stared up at her ceiling.
~Sigh~
Kagome closed her eyes and climbed under the comforter and sheets on her bed before pulling out a Black book with silver moon on it. She opened it up to the middle before flipping back a few pages.
"Here we are; the young Inu Demon Inuyasha left the Miko from the future for good, as he left with her incarnation, sinking to the depths of hell. The young miko could not cry as she no longer loved him in a romantic way, but how a sister would love a brother; she would miss him, but he had hurt her to many times. She thought of the many fun times they had in the past and the many bad times—"
Kagome had taken to writing since she had come back the second time, her yellow bag that sat next to her was full of different journals, all that looked different. One was red with a tree and well that had a little boy with a dog near by it, then there was a green one with a red fox playing with a blue bow, another was bright pink and dark purple with a silhouette of a woman with a cat at her feet and man, another was white with four wolves playing or sleeping, then one with a miko holding a bow and arrow, another with a baboon holding a spider above it's mouth, and another with the silhouette of a tall man that held a sword protecting two kids, this was her newest journal; she had thought about publishing her journals.
She let her hand guide the pen across the page as she drew a picture on the blank page. It was of her in her ceremonial kimonos and robe with the portrait across from her with Rin and Shippou next to her. As she finished she went back to writing
"—Kagome smiled at the two children that had become so close to her. Her beloved son, and soon to be niece, she knew however that they wouldn't be happy soon, for she would be returning back to her time within the next week or so. Jaken came in and spoke quickly, ushering her into the hallway and to the huge mahogany doors that towered over her. Taking a deep breath she smiled and followed Jaken inside to see many different faces looking up at her with respect.—" Kagome wrote till well past midnight and looked at her watch.
"~yawn~ 3:30 am. Yep, Sleepy time she comes." Kagome said as she fell asleep with her book still open and her pen still in hand.
'As the young miko lay on her bed, she couldn't help but think what would become of those she left behind, and what would become of herself.'
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Me: I hope you enjoyed this. You have no idea how hard it is to make your character write about what you just wrote without coping. Lol, anyways, I will upload soon. Please review if you like it and want me to continue. I have more stories if you want to take a look at them too.
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