Playing with Fire: CHAINED
Summary: After the finale battle against Naraku, Kagome and Kilala are thrown back to her time, but not her home, it would seem the Shikon Jewel has other plans. Now, lost in a forest Kagome wanders around until finally passing out due to exhaustion and hunger. When she wakes up a week later she finds herself in the hands of a fire spirit and its owner Hao Asakura, who happened to come across her while taking a walk with his faithful companion, Opacho. Finding himself unable to walk away from her since a certain Jewel seemed to find amusement in his suffering. Chained mentally against his will to a girl he's never met before. What will become of the 15 year old girl? How will they break the hold each other have over one another? What of her friends in the past? What will her cousin Anna, think when she see's Kagome with Hao? How is Kagome connected to the Tao family? And how could she have known so many Shamans and had no idea that they were, in fact, Shamans? Read and Review.
Disclaimer: I in no way own either InuYasha or Shaman King.
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Flashback
Flashback
Telepathy
-Hao-
\Kagome\
-Shikon-
Thinking
'Thinking'
Chapter One
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The Final Battle
Kagome stared at her surroundings; a cut above her eye trickled blood down her face, on her back was four claw marks, four large gashes, shock clearly visible on her features, her clothes were obviously tattered and she was out of arrows, now depending on the sword her adoptive brother Sesshoumaru had given her. Forged from his own fang by the swords smith Toutousai himself. She cut a demons head off and made sure no more were near before checking on the others.
Looking to her left she saw Kilala protecting Shippou from attacking tentacles that belonged to Naraku. He was also using his foxfire to keep them away from Kilala, his bow, having been cut, lay forgotten on the ground. Both were starting to weaken as more tentacles shot towards them.
On her right Sango and Miroku fought back to back, sweat beads sliding down Miroku's face do to the Saimyosho insects he'd sucked in with his wind tunnel. He seemed to be holding his own. Sango on the other hand had a gash in her left leg. Still, she fought against the on coming demons.
In front of her were InuYasha, Kikyou and Kouga. Kikyou fired arrows at pretty much anything that moved and glanced her way. She 'accidentally' fired one at her earlier only for it to be cut down in its path by none other then Sesshoumaru who sent a cold look at Kikyou; Inuyasha hadn't even noticed. Sense then Sesshoumaru had been fighting along side of her.
Kouga fought against Kagura who was a bloody mess, literally. Her hair was a mess and three claw gashes were cut through her kimono and through her stomach, blood dripping down into the puddle of blood she was on her knee in.
Ayame being pregnant was currently with Kaede, Rin and little Souten who they came across not even a week ago covered in injuries. She had also wanted to fight but Shippou had immediately turned her down, handing her colors and telling her to entertain herself.
Hakaku and Ginta were fighting Kanna and trying to retrieve the infant Akago that lay in her arms.
She looked back to the demons only to see them retreat. She looked over at Sesshoumaru who wore a frown.
"Why have they backed away?" Kagome asked in an uneasy voice. The others still were fighting. Sesshoumaru was about to respond when a horde of demons attacked him leaving Kagome to fight on her own. Hakudoshi landed in front of her and in all truth she had no desire to kill this child. He moved forward and took off in a sprint with his Naginata in his hands.
"Hakudoshi, don't do this!" He paused and stared her down before speaking.
"Why should I trust you? My own creator abandoned me." He spoke coldly.
"I can't kill you Hakudoshi, I can protect you though. Please, don't make me have to kill you." He eyed her, examining her movements, her eyes, trying to detect any hints of a lie, none, there was none.
"Then protect me." He charged straight at her and in fear she closed her eyes as his Naginata found its way next to her head above her shoulder. Opening her eyes she saw him smirking in front of her, looking behind she saw the Naginata embedded in a demons head. Shivers ran down her spine as he pulled his weapon back.
"Thank you." He gave a curt nod before helping Sesshoumaru who was holding a demon with his newly restored arm as he drove his sword through the top of the demons skull until the hilt hit the head then pulled it back out before throwing the body down on the bloody battle field.
Kagome looked toward Naraku before pushing her miko energy into her sword, it was smaller then Tokijin but perfect for her. It had a nice sapphire blue sheath that had a silver/black dragon engraved around it. The hilt was the same blue only on one side was the elemental signs for water and earth and on the other side fire and air. The part of the blade that connected with the hilt had the same sign on both sides, 'Spirit'. The blade was a thick yet thin, heavy yet light, hard yet soft, it was…perfectly balanced.
She closed her eyes and thought about the recent dreams she had. The training she went through with Midoriko. Her eyes opened and a pink glow caught everyone attention as they stopped fighting to watch. Naraku stared at her in confusion before smirking to himself when her part of the jewel floated in plain sight. She opened her mouth a started to chant, everyone listened as her words seemed to echo all around them.
"Spirit of the Earth, carry me.
Spirit of the Earth, carry me home.
Spirit of the Earth, Carry me home to myself.
Spirit of the Wind, carry me.
Spirit of the Wind, carry me home.
Spirit of the Wind, carry me home to myself.
Spirit of the Water, carry me.
Spirit of the Water, carry me home.
Spirit of the Water, Carry me home to myself.
Spirit of the Fire, carry me.
Spirit of the Fire, carry me home.
Spirit of the Fire, carry me home to myself." Her eyes changed with her words, each color representing an element, from pink to green from green to white from white to blue from blue to red and then to pink again. Suddenly, in a burst of energy, everything was still, no one moved, no one breathed, no one spoke; fear engulfed them as a pink light shot out in many directions, purifying demons of all sizes that held any bad intent towards them.
Hakudoshi stood next to Sesshoumaru in concealed amazement, though they were snapped out of it when they heard a cry from Inuyasha, turning in time to witness Kikyou getting...purified. Kagome didn't even cringe at his cry, she placed a barrier around Naraku and in small quantities she pushed her energy inside the small space and they watched as he screamed and recoiled in pain, his tentacles thrashing everywhere.
Suddenly it stopped, Naraku lay on the ground in sever pain as he watched her walk up to him and bend to take the jewel. He struggled to lift his hand and grasp the jewel around her neck. His hand got a few inches in the air before falling back. Kagome looked at him with pity, she felt bad for doing this. Holding his part of the jewel, now he couldn't regenerate.
"Naraku, you have lost, do you submit?" He stared at her, coldly glaring as he nodded and cringed as she brought her sword down only to hear a cry of pain from Miroku. They both turned to see him holding his hand and pushing Sango back who only ran to him. Naraku laughed painfully as his body sank into the ground below them, disappearing until he got another chance at the jewel. Kagome turned back and pushed her miko energy into the ground around her only to hear that annoying laugh of his.
"Ku ku ku, little miko, I shall be back when you least expect it. I will watch you suffer." With that his voice faded away and everyone turned back to Miroku.
"SANGO, GET BACK!" He yelled as he tried to keep his wind tunnel at bay. She shook her head no.
"I've already lost Kohaku, I can't lose you." She shocked him when she wrapped her arms around him and whispered so that only he and a select few could hear.
"I love you Miroku, I always have, and I always will, because I will always be by your side, even in death. If you die, then I will die...with you, please...Miroku, hold me." Kagome watched as tears formed in her eyes as Miroku's arms wrapped around Sango.
Black wind swirled around them. An empty void of nothingness appeared and with all her might she stood her ground to watch as her brother and sister were taken away to an eternal sleep in darkness. A single tear fell from her eyes as she fell to her knees and stared at the spot Miroku and Sango once stood at. Hakudoshi's Naginata fell to the ground next to her as he placed a hand on her shoulder in an attempt to console her. She placed her hand on the Naginata and grasped it tightly before speaking calmly.
"The final battle will be held at a later time. Naraku escaped, Sango and Miroku are dead and I'm going back home, the jewel will come with me." They stared at her, unable to speak. She put the jewel together and a bright blue light surrounded her causing everyone to jump in surprise. Kilala ran forward to her and Hakudoshi let go of her shoulder in surprise as he stepped back. Kilala landed in her lap as the light engulfed both her and Kagome now; the two disappeared in a flash as everyone stared in silence before Shippou's crying brought them back to reality.
"Shippou, Hakudoshi, come, we will leave and retrieve Rin and Souten before leaving to this Sesshoumaru's castle. Your mother is back in her time, we will meet with her soon enough...hopefully."
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500 years in the future...
Kagome stood in the middle of a strange forest. Exotic flowers covered the green foliage that surrounded her. Kilala was on her shoulder; her sword was back in its sheath and strapped to her back. Hakudoshi's Naginata was at her side still held in her hand as she moved a hanging vine out of her face with the tip of the blade.
"Well...we might be in my time, but this isn't my home. That I know for sure." Kagome said softly.
"Mew?"
"I'm not sure, Gah—" Kagome moved her hand to the middle of her back and felt blood covering a large portion of her body due to the four gashes. She fell to her knees once more, pain searing through her body; Kilala had a few cuts too and a sprained paw. She picked Kilala up and ignored the throbbing pain as she stood and walked through the darkening forest, never stopping for a break, never resting, just walking.
Night came only too soon, Kilala was asleep on her shoulder, and blood now covered Kagome's legs, dripping down to her feet. She kept walking, her head was pounding and she was getting dizzy.
Two days had passed and Kagome finally collapsed; Kilala transformed and lay down on the forest ground with Kagome's head resting on her side. The Naginata she had been using to help her walk now lay at her side, the Shikon glowed a bright pink as it lay in front of the frail Miko. Both fell into a deep sleep, Kagome completely oblivious to the approaching group of strong people, as well as the small puddle of blood she now laid in. Her wound was red and num to her, and her dizziness hadn't helped her much either.
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"We will stop here." A 15 year old boy told those around him, who, surprisingly stopped without question. He had long dark brown hair that went past his back and dark amber brown eyes. He had a somewhat inviting yet evil aura surrounding him, a light beige poncho whipped around his feet, the only thing truly visible were his red block like shoes that were strapped to black ankle boots, a couple red pant straps that had yellow stars running along them and 2 and a half inch round red earrings that had one big yellow star on them. His hands and the rest of his body were hidden away beneath the thin yet warm fabric.
A little black child stood about a foot tall sat on his shoulder. She had an orange hair band holding her black hair up in an afro. She had three gold rings around her neck and three gold rings around both of her ankles. An orange poncho was on her as well; it ended right above her ankles. Adorable eyes stared down at those that followed so readily.
"Opacho...lets go for a walk before we settle down for sleep." The 15 year old boy said to the little girl who stood on his shoulder.
"Hai, Hao-Sama." Opacho said sweetly as she hopped down from his shoulder and started to walk, or...bounce beside him as he headed farther into the forest that they were in.
It was odd that it was so quiet in the forest, but then, considering who Opacho was traveling with it wasn't really all that surprising. Opacho stopped when she heard the sound of growling.
"Hao-Sama, what is that?" Hao stopped to see what had spooked his little friend. He sent his furyoku throughout the forest to scare off what ever was frightening the little girl. This only served to make the creature growl louder. Curious, he followed the growling into a clearing where he saw the most beautiful sight he'd ever seen in his life.
A girl with black hair cascaded around her lay against a large white animal with demonic red eyes; it seemed to be the one growling. She wore a tattered green skirt and torn white shirt with a red ribbon, much like Anna's school uniform. What made her beautiful though, was the color contrasting with her moon kissed skin, the deep red liquid that slid from above her eye, the blood that covered a majority of her long legs. Since she was lying on her side he could clearly see the four gashes on her back, Anna paled in comparison to this beauty that lay in front of him.
"Hao-Sama, what are you going to do to her?" Opacho had been staring curiously at the girl in front of them.
"Leave them be, her pet seems to have things under control." He turned to leave with Opacho only to have something pull him to the ground by the wrist. The two looked down to his wrist to see a silver glowing chain connecting both Hao and the unknown girl to each other. He watched from his position on the forest ground as the chain glowed brightly before disappearing.
"Opacho is confused, Hao-Sama, what was that?"
"Opacho, gather her weapons." Hao said calmly as he picked himself up off the ground. Opacho looked confused as she looked around for the weapons, she ran forward once she saw the weapons Hao was referring to.
Hao walked towards the large animal, which at the sight of the chains, had stopped growling at them. He bent down to pick her up then stood with her in his arms bridal style. A pair of black gloves visible now, the same red block like covering on them. He watched the cat stand up and, to his surprise, shrink in size, then turning to him and the girl, the cat jumped forward and landed lightly in the girls' tummy before curling up and falling into a light sleep.
"Are you ready to head back Opacho?"
"Opacho is ready Hao-Sama."
With that said He left back to their campsite, upon their arrival three girls walked up to them.
"Hao-Sama," A girl with blue hair that went past her hips and dark blue eyes said as two other girls followed behind her. "Who is this, a stray?" She asked, flicking a cigarette to the side. She wore a black tube top and a short pair of blue jean shorts with a black belt and white buckle. She had knee high black boots with a red block on both of them like Hao's, and the same gloves he wore. Three green berets were in her hair, two in an X shape and the other straight beneath them.
"Not so much a stray, as she is a lost treasure, Kanna." He said as he walked towards the camp fire and placed her and the cat gently on the ground.
"Macchi, would you be so kind, as to clean and dress this girls wounds." Hao asked the girl on the left of Kanna, she had reddish/orange hair in spiky high pigtails, if let down it would only go to her shoulders. She wore a short sleeved white shirt with black overalls that stopped just above her knees, a pair of purple fingerless gloves, and white and black shoes with red shoelaces and a skull on the front of them. She had a light brown carrier bag around her waist and a broom in her hand, a doll with a pumpkin head hung from her side.
"Will do Hao-Sama," She said with a smile as she bowed before pulling a first aid kit from her pouch and getting to work on the girl in front of her.
"I think it's time that we turn in Opacho; Mari, will you put her to bed?" The third girl that stood on Kanna's right bowed silently before taking the weapons from Opacho and then her hand before leading her away. She had long waist length blonde hair pulled into high pigtails that were tied up with black ribbons that had white lace at the ends. She wore a black witch's dress that had white tips at the ends of the dresses black spikes. White stockings with white lace at the top that came above her thighs, a black ribbon tied around her ankle and black silver buckle shoes. She had a doll in her hands. It was scarecrowish with light brown yarn hair and one eye hanging off the face, a gun held tightly in its hand and a little boy's suit adorning its body.
Hao let out a sigh as he sat down with one arm on his bent leg. He stared at the flames, silently contemplating what to do with his 'treasure'.
"Humph." Hao looked towards his left where the annoyed Kanna once stood; he watched her walk away from Macchi, the girl, the cat which had found its way in his lap, and himself. He gave small smirk before turning his gaze back to the dancing flames.
'Things are getting interesting.' Without realizing it, his hand moved to the cat in his lap as he petted the cat's fur.
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