"Naraku! If you take one more step I'll shoot you!" Kagome yelled at Naraku's retreating form. The sound of his laughed filled her ears, that laugh that gave her nightmares. Shooting an arrow just as he went out of sight the laugh sounded into her ears, much closer this time. Looking behind her, Kagome's eyes connected with the blood red pools that belonged to Naraku.
"Little Kagome, look how you have grown. I remember when I first met you in the forest of Inuyasha, but that was almost a year ago. It was a year ago that you decided to join Inuyasha, but in this coming year you will decide to join me. Together we can finish the jewel, we can rule the human and the demon world. Me the king and you my most trusted advisor, maybe even more. I could grant you eternal life, I could take you to places unseen, I could make it worth your while. Join me Kagome, and we shall rule it all!" Naraku's deep, sickeningly syrupy voice held her in a trance for a moment. Everything that he had said was something that she had wanted at at least one point in her life. To live forever, to travel, to be royal. Maybe it wouldn't be so… Bad. Wait! Naraku's bad! I can't let him suck me into all his lies!
Kagome pulled away from the hand Naraku had placed on her shoulder. Turning to stare him in the eyes, Kagome yelled "A life lived by your side, would hardly be a life at all! I will never go with you Naraku." Pulling an arrow from her quiver, she pulled back the string of her bow and fired. The pink that lit her arrow pierced into the darkness that suddenly surrounded her. Naraku's voice echoed around in the neverending dark. "If I cannot have you, I will send you to a place where no one else will have you either. Before anyone will ever find you, you will surely be dead. Good bye, little Kagome."
With that said, Kagome was pulled into spiral of colors. Unlike the well, the steady flow of ancient magic did not envelope her in the soothing way it so often did. This feeling was unnerving, unstable, and undeniably wicked. Even with it's sinister aura, Kagome did not feel the slightest bit scared. It was strange but completely welcome in her mind. The feelings that surrounded her were like being wrapped in a coarse but warm blanket, that agitated and comforted you at the same time.
Kagome floated in the swirling colors for what felt like forever. Just as she was about to start panicking, the light faded away to reveal a dark forest. Being very cautious of her surroundings, Kagome walk around and over the roots of trees that stretched over the grounds with no boundaries. The forest was dark, the only light that came through was that of the moon overhead which filled the forest with an ominous glow.
"Stupid Naraku! Why does he always have to ruin everything? Now I'm stuck here and I have no idea what way to go or how to go home!" Kagome yelled as she punched a tree. She reared back with her hand held tightly to her chest. "Bad idea to punch a tree…" Kagome said as she sat down at the base of the tree. The hard bark dug into her back, but she was too busy to notice.
"Did you say Naraku?" Came a voice from the fog that swarmed the forest. The voice sounded similar to Naraku's deep frightening baritone. The accent however told her the person was clearly not from Japan. Kagome spun around looking for the owner of the wicked voice. A dark shadow could be seen from within the fog. It. Was. Huge! Building up as much bravado as she could, Kagome turned to face the beast. "Yes. Do you know him?" A laugh filled the area, a laugh that sounded like she was being laughed at for her foolishness.
"I do not know him, but he is the leader of legends. The spider that ruled the world, but why is it that you know of such a legend? You are not Hagrid, who are you?" The voice said. Walking forward to get a better look at the dark figure, she gasped at the sight she saw. Before her was a spider the size of a small elephant. The mocking laughter once again filled the area. "Are you afraid of spiders little boy?" Her eye twitched at his words.
"Boy? I'll have you know that I'm a girl, thank you! Are you blind or something?" Kagome shouted at the large spider. To her surprise the spider rumbled out, "Yes, I am blind." Soon after that, Kagome's mind began to work out possible escape planes. So a giant spider that's blind. I think I can do this. Slowly backing up, Kagome watched the ground for things that would make a large snap. Twig, twig, leaves, spi-spider? Looking around, she saw that the clearing was filled with spiders as big as moderately sized dogs. "Leaving so soon? I was hoping you could stay for dinner. My sons and daughters have found fresh meat, and you would not want to make them sad by your leaving, would you?" The accented voice of the giant spider spoke out to her. Does he think I'm going to just roll over and be spider chow? No way! Kagome's grip on her bow grew tighter as she turned tail and ran.
Jumping over roots and winding through the spaced out trees, Kagome pulled an arrow from her quiver. She had no idea if she purifying arrows would work on the spiders, but she silently prayed it would. Stopping, she turned around and aimed for the large group of spiders. Hit the mark…! The arrow glowed a bright pink as it purified a small cluster of them. Turning again, she continued to run. They were catching up to her and she had no way to escape. Just as the spiders were a foot from her heels, a large man… Horse galloped over to her and picked her up into his arms.
Looking up into the face of the centaur, she didn't know if she should thank him or fight back against him. The spiders faded into the distance after a few minutes and the centaur began to speak, "You are quite lucky that I was there to help you. If I had not come, those spiders would have most definitely eaten you." His face looked over twice the size Kagome's, but it wasn't like she wasn't use to seeing creatures that looked different from a normal human. After a long pause, the centaur looked down at the shell shocked girl and gave a small smile. "Are you frightened of me, Kagome Higurashi?" That seemed to bring Kagome back to her senses.
"How do you know me?" Kagome asked, looking slightly frightened. The large centaur slowed his pace until they he was walking at a leisurely pace. "Much like the famous wizards and witches of this world, you are also known to the creatures that reside in this forest. I am not surprised that you came upon an enemy that would know the most about you. Unlike the wizards and witches I mentioned before, you are not known in the same manner as them. They are known as brave heros and makers of legends while you are a mystical warrior and and hero of myths. The one that defeats the evil Spider Lord carrying powers one could only receive from place I am going to bring you. In two years time, you will go and defeat the worst evil to plague your home lands for many years." Everything the forest creature had said made Kagome's head spin. I could not find anything about our battles with Naraku in my era… Maybe everything that I have been searching for is here. I might even be able to find out what the perfect wish is for the Sacred Jewel! Kagome thought to herself with hope burning in her chest.
"Where is it that you are taking me anyway?" Kagome asked, realizing she had been so happy that she didn't even think to ask. The centaur didn't even bother answering her question, because in the distance, Kagome finally saw something that almost made her burst into tears. Sunlight. (It is dark in the forest because of the tree covering them overhead…) Just as the centaur was about one hundred feet from the light that signalled the end of the forest, he stopped. "I will not be leaving this forest with you. Go now to the light. On the other side of this forest you will find the people who will help you prepare for defeating the Spider Lord. Be careful and always stay on your toes, Kagome Higurashi." The centaur said as he lowered the small girl to the ground. Slowly, but not hesitantly, the large creature brought his hand down and touched Kagome's throat and once again said, "Go"
Kagome turned and ran, a hand holding her throat which was pulsating strangely. The light came closer and closer until, at last, Kagome broke through the tree cover and continued to run… Until she hit the side of a house, that is. Cradling her now injured head in her hands, Kagome heard the faint sound of cloth swishing coming closer to her. Looking up to see who or what was coming, Kagome, again, saw something that almost made her want to burst into tears. Actually, there was no almost about it, Kagome burst into tears, lept to her feet and ran at the person that was coming over to her. Even though the person seem to take on a defensive position, Kagome happily jumped on the boy, giving him a tight hug.
"Uh, Harry? Who is that?" A voice said from behind the boy. "I… Don't know. I think this girl just ran out of the forbidden forest, thought. She looks scared out of her mind. Should we take her back with us?" The boy Kagome was holding said. He was gently trying to pry her off, but Kagome was not having it. "No way! You said it yourself, she just ran out of the forbidden forest. That could be a monster for all we know!" Said a boy with bright orange hair who Kagome could just see through her tears.
Releasing her hold on the strange boy, Kagome turned to the redhead. " I am not a monster! I just survived a run-in with giant spiders and a horse man! You don't want to be on my bad side right now." Kagome yelled, only to grab her throat franticly and look to the boy she had been clutching. He had darkish brown hair, round glasses, and a cute, almost childlike face. He looked concerned and confused, whether for his friends or her sanity… Kagome just didn't care anymore. "Are you alright?" A feminine voice asked, and Kagome turned to see a girl with thick, light brown hair, brown eyes, and a uniform just like the others wore but was obviously for girls.
"I… I don't know what he did to me. He touched my throat and now I'm speaking… Scottish? I think I'm going crazy." Kagome said with a frantic yet calm voice. "Actually, you're speaking English." The boy with round glasses told her. Slowly, almost like a you would approach a deer, the girl of the group came up to Kagome and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I think the best course of action would be to take you to our headmaster, Dumbledore. He can help you figure out what to do next, alright?" Kagome nodded her head numbly at the older girl suggestion. As they all walked up towards the castle that was Hogwarts, Kagome was introduced to all of her… "Rescuers?" as Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Along the way, Kagome couldn't help but think, This is it. Naraku when I come for you, and I will come for you, you better be prepared because I can promise you one thing at this point. I promise that when you finally see me again, I will be the last thing you see…
AN: So… What did you think? For those of you who don't know me, I'm o0Lily of the Moon0o, have just started writing and have never done a crossover like this… I don't think I have anyways. Again, this story is dedicated to Sillvog who requested this crossover. Anyways, thanks for stopping by my little shop along your long or short road of life… Okay then, I don't know about myself sometimes. If you want you should go check out my other story, don't step on any lego and like always, review! Review, review, review!
Until Next Time~
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