Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, nor do I own Devil May Cry
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This idea popped into my head, and I just decided to write about it. If y'all are wondering where the second and so on chapters of my other stories are… Well, I'm wondering where my darn reviews are. Can't write if I don't got encouragement or ideas. Sometimes those two tie into eachother you know?
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Three years.
It had been three years since Kagome had been 'fallen' into hell.
Three years since she'd been turned into a devil, and three years since she met 'him'. Been trained by 'him'.
Who's he you ask? A son of Sparda… He'd given her the weapon she would use, and trained her to be his successor, for she had the power to escape hell. She had something he didn't… Purity.
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"So… I'm so glad this is still here… I hope mother is still well, I hope I haven't worried them too much…"
Slowly walking up the stairs to her family's shrine, Kagome Higurashi smoothed her purple coat over her new clothes, sighing softly and frowning just so. Of course her family would be worried about her, and it was silly to think otherwise. Still, she was back now, and if she had anything to say about it then she would be with her family for a long time.
Clearing her thoughts as she cleared the stairs, she arrived to find her grandfather sweeping the steps. With a small smile, she dashed towards him and engulfed him in a hug, surprising the old man into dropping his broom.
"K-K-Kagome!"
The mans shout brought out her mother and younger brother, who at the sight of her quickly joined in on the hug, all tears and calls of her name. It was comforting really that they still loved her after so long probably thinking her dead.
While her sensei would have abruptly pushed them away, she hugged them tighter, tears falling from her own face as she welcomed and was welcomed by her family. "I missed you all… Boy, do I have a tale for you guys."
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It had been three weeks since she had returned to her family, and after many medical visits by the family doctor she had been cleared for school. Of course, she had been taught such things as well by her sensei in hell, so she actually found herself to be ahead of her class in all her classes. PE among them was the easiest.
Currently she was getting ready for school, her weapon slung over her shoulder in a carrying cloth so she wouldn't be arrested for carrying a sword, specially onto school grounds.
However, before she could actually leave for school, her younger brother Sota called out to her from the old well house on the property, claiming that the family fat cat Buyo was in there, yet he couldn't find the cat. Strange, but she'd dealt with stranger.
"Here kitty kitty kitty. Where are you Buyo?"
Blinking in surprise, a strange scratching noise from the well caught her attention, turning to it to find the wooden top rattling, the scratching coming from it. Strange, Buyo had never been strong enough to shake such heavy seeming wood before.
Putting her weapon at her side and taking it from the holding cloth, Kagome approached the well cautiously, Sota coming closer in case something happened. He wanted to see his big sister in action!
Of course, as soon as Sota got to close, the wood burst and multiple hands shot out, grabbing for him. Not today.
Kagome pushed her brother out of the way before he could be grabbed, getting grabbed herself in exchange, eyes wide as she was pulled into the well with a bright blue glow. "Kagome! Aw man, not again!" The boy promptly scrambled out of the well house, shouting that Kagome had been stolen away into the well.
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Kagome struggled against the hold of the demon holding her. It was unlike any demon she'd fought while in hell, and its grip was strong, what with so many hands. "Let go of me you demon!" Kagome struggled more, managing to get a hand free, though not enough to use her sword. No matter, there were other ways to repel demons.
With a flash of pink and the smell of burned flesh, the demon holding her let her go with a hiss, it's face missing most of its flesh as Kagome flashed it with her holy powers, dropping heavily onto the ground again, the skin of her own hand missing from the surge of her holy powers clashing with her devil body.
Groaning as she got up, she quickly escaped the bottom of the well with a single jump, sitting on the edge and looking down as the skin of her hand regenerated slowly.
This is how village men found her, or how she found them. Trying to sneak up on her was not a good idea, specially in broad daylight. "Who are you?" She asked, putting a hand to her weapon in response to seeing them with bows and pitchforks, as if such things would do anything to her.
"We'll ask the questions here, though we don't… r-really have any, Come with us!"
Scoffing, Kagome got up off the well land stretched. Maybe they knew where she was… It definitely wasn't her time period, if anything. The air was too fresh.
"Fine. I'll come, but the moment one of those arrows fly… You'll wish you hadn't angered me."
Slinging her weapon over her shoulder, Kagome followed the men, who took up a loose formation around her as they lead her to a village on the outskirts of the forest, a fairly old looking one at that. Well, it seemed some form of magic had transported her to the past, and by the looks of things, quite far back.
It was nice to know these things right off the bat, or at least accept the possibility. Expect the unexpected and all that.
Arriving in the village, part of her escort left, presumably to find someone with more authority, though she certainly wasn't expecting an old woman with an eye patch.
"My, girl, be ye a Kitsune?" She asked, right off the bat without even blinking. Okay she blinked, but that was more of a bodily need than her doing so cause of her question.
"No. I am not a Kitsune, I assure you."
Looking over the girl, the old woman took grasp of Kagome's chin and moved her head about, getting a good look in at her face, releasing her shortly after when Kagome scowled at her. "Ye claim not to be a Kitsune, yet ye bare such resemblance to my elder sister."
Scoffing and puffing her cheeks a bit, Kagome looked quite affronted at such a claim, "I assure you, I am not your sister. Most definitely not your elder."
Shaking her head, the woman soothed her, or at least attempted to, "You misunderstand. You bare remarkable resemblance to my deceased sister Kikyo, who died some 50 years ago."
This made Kagome think. She was born with remarkable powers, and apparently a resemblance to a long dead priestess, if she were to guess at a profession. "Perhaps I am her reincarnation? Such things are not unheard of after all."
Humming, the old woman nodded, before gazing upon Kagome again, looking at her clothing and the weapon she carried. "If ye be not a Kitsune as you say, and mayhaps be the reincarnation of my dear sister, are ye of noble birth? Your clothing would suggest such, if a bit unladylike."
Shaking her head this time, Kagome rebuffed that as well, "No, I'm not of noble birth. However, I was recently in the presence of someone who was, and they have been training me in the art of combat for the last three years. Still, I am not a noble, let alone of noble birth."
Nodding her head, the woman sighed softly, "In any case, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kaede, the priestess of this village. I welcome ye, and pray ye bare us no ill will. The men say they found you by the Bone Eaters Well, near the tree of Inuyasha."
Thinking back, Kagome blinked before giving a nod, "Yes, I did come out at a well. I was dragged there by a demon, a centipede of some sort. As well, I do remember seeing a boy of some kind, had the cutest dog ears."
Seeming to ignore the last bit of the girls response, Kaede nodded her head once more, "Yes, that is Inuyasha. He is bound to the tree, and has been for fifty years, after he tried to steal the Jewel of Four Souls, striking down my elder sister in the process." Raising an eyebrow, Kagome gave a nod of her own and held her sword to her hip, "Ignoring that for now… I suggest you get your men inside. The demon what brought me here is still around."
That said, Kagome turned and stalked off, much to the protest of the villagers, though Kaede waved them off. If the girl wanted to leave, she obviously had the skill to protect herself. And that sword… She sensed an insanely strong demonic presence from it.
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As she walked back into the forest in search of the demon that brought her here, Kagome was thinking about the story she'd been told, of how the boy pinned to the tree had struck down Kaede's elder sister. It sounded like something that would normally anger her, but the boy, Inuyasha… Seeing him pinned to the tree, she couldn't help but think he looked sad.
Reaching the clearing with the well and the tree, Kagome moved towards the latter, examining the boy pinned their by an old arrow. It was amazing the thing hadn't deteriorated much in fifty years, having only minor wear and tear from the weather. "It's hard to believe someone who looks so sad could be a killer…"
Reaching forward, the moment she touched the boys cheek his eyes snapped open, making her jump back, hand on her sword.
"Taken up the sword now Kikyo? Really, that outfit looks ridiculous on you."
Eye twitching, Kagome lashed out, whacking the boy atop the head with the sheath of her blade. "Ow! The hell wench?!"
"My Name is Kagome. I am not Kikyo, and luckily for you too. If I had been her, as I am now… I would take your life for real. Now talk, I want to hear your side of how this Kikyo died."
Inuyasha was silent for a while, silently taking in the scent of the strange girl before him, getting a feel for her. "Y-you're really not her, are you…" It wasn't a question, but Kagome still tapped him on the shoulder with the end of her sword's sheath and responded anyway. "No. I am my own person, even if I may be her reincarnation."
Enjoying how the boy pinned to the tree ignored the reincarnation bit, and went on with his part of the story, Kagome stood and listened intently. From what she was hearing, Inuyasha's part of the story was the polar opposite of Kaede's, and that was the problem. "The stories don't match. You say she betrayed you, well Kaede says you betrayed Kikyo."
The boy seemed to think on it too, and Kagome sighed, before turning and walking towards the well, taking a seat once more on its rim.
"It seems to me, that someone pitted you two against each other for a reason. The Jewel seems to be the crux of it all though. Do you have any idea who would want to do such a thing, and who could fool you two so thoroughly as to pull it off?"
Shaking his head, Inuyasha growled at the mere thought of something like that happening. The thought that someone could pit him against Kikyo so easily… Come to think of it she did look injured when she had pinned him to the tree…
He blinked in surprise when a slender hand cupped his cheek, eyes widening as Kagome put her face inches from his. "I'm going to release you. But make no mistake, should you fall out of line, or attack someone I don't tell you to, I'm going to kill you. No two ways about it. I'll finish what this Kikyo person obviously didn't want to finish."
The look in the girls eyes made him believe every word of it, and the way she held herself and that weapon of hers…
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Inuyasha sat in Kaede's hut with Kagome and aforementioned old woman, tugging at a necklace that had been put on him by the aged miko as a protective measure. It was a subjugation charm, and Kagome had keyed it to a really annoying word. Sit. Ugh!
"Stop tugging at it. Trust me, it is better than any magic I learned while training. Or would you prefer a collar and a leash? Trust me, you wouldn't want to tug at any collar I put on you. They explode."
Instantly Inuyasha's hand came away from his new accessory, sweating a bit at both the threat, and how cooly the girl had said it. "Feh… Don't see why we're just waiting here… Didn't you say there was a demon about? You sure you're strong enough to fight it off without my help?"
"Trust me. The moment the beast shows itself, it will be dead forth with. It will pay for stranding me in this place. No offense."
"None taken child. I find it hard to believe that ye be from the future, but who am I to question one who carries such an immensely powerful demonic blade?" Kaede replied, sipping some tea.
"I told you, it's a devils arm. A weapon created from the soul of an incredibly powerful devil. There is no blade its equal."
Nodding her head, Kaede sighed softly, putting her tea down. "Could I ask again why ye thought prudent to release Inuyasha from the bounds of the tree my sister pinned him to?"
"Your stories don't match, and something within them doesn't add up. Neither of them would have turned on each other just like that. People in love just don't do it."
Inuyasha sputtered at the love comment, face flushed, but a look from Kagome quickly cooled him down and made him quiet down as well. What did he do to deserve this?
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Sorry, really sorry for such a short chapter, but I REALLY can't get into the swing of writing again. It's soooo damn hard…
