I had a dream about this (I was kagome) and I just had to twist it around to make it a story. I know that it isn't normal for kagome to be an assassin but it just fits my story. I promise that this is inu/kag and might get some san/mir in it too if I can fit them in.
Disclaimer: If you really think that I own Inuyasha you are in SERIOUS need of a reality check.
Assassin
Chapter 1
Just an Ordinary Day
"Kagome! Wake up! It's almost nightfall!"
"But Kaede, I just got to sleep."
"Kagome, get up. Now. We need you. You're the only one with strong enough spiritual power to sneak into the youkai's camp. Besides you possess the, the Shikon no Tama."
"The shikono what?"
"The Shikon no tama, the jewel of four souls. I'll explain everything on the way. Now get dressed in this."
Kagome did so quickly. "But, Kaede, these are men's clothes. And they're all black."
"We mikos will work a spell of sleep on the youkai, but you should still be invisible in the dark and able to move quickly, although we'll have the extra power of the Shikon no tama."
"What is the Shikon no tama thing that you're always talking about? What did you mean when you said that you'd put a spell of sleep on the youkai? Why do I have to be invisible in dark and able to move quickly? Kaede, what's going on!? And why are we going to the miko's camp?"
"You know about the battle, don't you?"
"Yes."
"It's finally beginning. Tonight we are going to start it. You are going to start it. The rest of us will put a sleeping spell on the youkai, using the power of your jewel, and you will go into their camp and slit as many of their throats as you can. To answer your question the Shikon no tama, the jewel of four souls, is a powerful pearl-like jewel that resides in your body. Tonight we will get it out of you."
"Why is it in my body Kaede?"
"That is something that you don't need to know."
"But-"
"But nothing. There are some things even you can't know. Forget it!" Kaede's voice was sharp.
They kept walking in silence until they reached the bottom of the hill, where Kaede told kagome to wait.
As Kaede walked away kagome mulled over what she had just learned. "How can I kill anyone, even if it is a monster?" she wondered just before hundreds of thousands of larger then life centipedes, her only phobia, came rushing towards her.
Inuyasha lay awake with his eyes closed, half listening to the conversations going on around him until he heard his brother's voice.
"But Kouga, don't you see?"
His ears perked up at that. Normally his brother, lord of the western lands, son of a great demon, knowing his own importance very well, would never talk to the lowly leader of the wolf tribe. The only thing that they had in common was a mutual disgust for Inuyasha. He and Kouga were rivals, not liking each other from the start. Sesshoumaru despised him for being half human. Inuyasha came to the conclusion that they were talking about him. He tuned out all the other distractions to listen.
"See what, exactly? He's useless."
Inuyasha smirked. They were definitely talking about him.
"Yes, HE is useless, but not what he carries."
"What cargo is it that is so worthwhile, yet I have not seen it?"
"Need you ask? The fang, Tetsusaiga."
Inuyasha's hand instinctively flew to his sword.
"That rusty blade? Sesshoumaru, if you think that is worth having your brother underfoot," Inuyasha let out a slight growl at this comment, "then you need to step down as leader of the western lands."
There was a slight pause then Kouga quickly gasped out, "I didn't mean it!" in a slightly strangled voice then let out a gasp of air as if someone had just dropped a chokehold from his throat.
"If we didn't need every able body, you would be a dead man, Kouga." Came Sesshoumaru's voice. "And his sword may look like a rusty blade now, but in reality it is a fang that once belonged to my father. Once we know the secret of transformation, we'll take it and get rid of my brother and his companions."
"I see." Kouga's voice was different now.
Inuyasha glowered. He remembered his fathers parting words, "My son, never let anyone else get hold of this sword, especially not your brother. It would destroy him." He remembered Sesshoumaru's face when his father had said that. He remembered what his father had said about Sesshoumaru's sword, "This sword is for healing and protection, use it and use it well. You will need it." He remembered what his father had said to both of them, "Children, within sixty years of my death you will need to work together. I see all youkai disappearing unless you do." Then he had died. He remembered how hard he had cried. He remembered seeing tears running silently down Sesshoumaru's face. He remembered the next morning when Sesshoumaru had woken him up and told him to give up Tetsusaiga or leave. He had left. He was still miserable about his fathers death, and had dressed himself in protective clothing, picked up Tetsusaiga, and left. Sesshoumaru hadn't bothered to go after him. He remembered looking up at his ancestral home for the last time as he left. He remembered taking the Shikon no tama from the village. He remembered... no! He wouldn't remember that.
He started to stand up, planning to go confront his brother. Sleepiness overcame that need and he lay back down. He had just enough time before he fell into a dreamless sleep to realize that absolute silence surrounded him.
Kagome screamed. She threw her hand out in desperation, as if hoping that it would get rid of the centipedes. It did. The legs disappeared, and the bodies shriveled up into rice. On top of the pile of grains lay a glowing pink pearl. "The Shikon no tama," Kagome murmured. Then, louder, "I'm never going to eat rice again."
She leaned down and picked up the jewel and felt a tingling of power.
"Very good kagome." Kaede was holding out her hand and kagome quickly dropped the jewel into it. "The sleeping spell is already established. This should strengthen it. Now, do your part."
"But, Kaede, the... the centipedes... the..."
"Do your part Kagome." Kaede pressed a knife into her hand
She nodded and started walking towards the youkai camp, trying to breath steadily. When she got there she stared at all the sleeping bodies. She forced herself to walk towards three grouped around a fire at the edge. "I CAN do this."
The first one she went up to looked human, he was a monk. She knew that she couldn't, no matter how hard she tried, kill a monk, especially such a good looking one. So she moved on to the next one. He looked like a fox. A cute, baby fox. "It's a kid!" she cried.
As she moved on to the next one, she muttered to herself, "I'm not very good at this." Her victim's ears twitched, drawing attention to themselves. Involuntarily she reached up and tweaked them.
His eyes flew open. "Ki...Kikyo!"
Kagome grabbed her knife and pressed it against his throat.
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Disclaimer: If you really think that I own Inuyasha you are in SERIOUS need of a reality check.
Assassin
Chapter 1
Just an Ordinary Day
"Kagome! Wake up! It's almost nightfall!"
"But Kaede, I just got to sleep."
"Kagome, get up. Now. We need you. You're the only one with strong enough spiritual power to sneak into the youkai's camp. Besides you possess the, the Shikon no Tama."
"The shikono what?"
"The Shikon no tama, the jewel of four souls. I'll explain everything on the way. Now get dressed in this."
Kagome did so quickly. "But, Kaede, these are men's clothes. And they're all black."
"We mikos will work a spell of sleep on the youkai, but you should still be invisible in the dark and able to move quickly, although we'll have the extra power of the Shikon no tama."
"What is the Shikon no tama thing that you're always talking about? What did you mean when you said that you'd put a spell of sleep on the youkai? Why do I have to be invisible in dark and able to move quickly? Kaede, what's going on!? And why are we going to the miko's camp?"
"You know about the battle, don't you?"
"Yes."
"It's finally beginning. Tonight we are going to start it. You are going to start it. The rest of us will put a sleeping spell on the youkai, using the power of your jewel, and you will go into their camp and slit as many of their throats as you can. To answer your question the Shikon no tama, the jewel of four souls, is a powerful pearl-like jewel that resides in your body. Tonight we will get it out of you."
"Why is it in my body Kaede?"
"That is something that you don't need to know."
"But-"
"But nothing. There are some things even you can't know. Forget it!" Kaede's voice was sharp.
They kept walking in silence until they reached the bottom of the hill, where Kaede told kagome to wait.
As Kaede walked away kagome mulled over what she had just learned. "How can I kill anyone, even if it is a monster?" she wondered just before hundreds of thousands of larger then life centipedes, her only phobia, came rushing towards her.
Inuyasha lay awake with his eyes closed, half listening to the conversations going on around him until he heard his brother's voice.
"But Kouga, don't you see?"
His ears perked up at that. Normally his brother, lord of the western lands, son of a great demon, knowing his own importance very well, would never talk to the lowly leader of the wolf tribe. The only thing that they had in common was a mutual disgust for Inuyasha. He and Kouga were rivals, not liking each other from the start. Sesshoumaru despised him for being half human. Inuyasha came to the conclusion that they were talking about him. He tuned out all the other distractions to listen.
"See what, exactly? He's useless."
Inuyasha smirked. They were definitely talking about him.
"Yes, HE is useless, but not what he carries."
"What cargo is it that is so worthwhile, yet I have not seen it?"
"Need you ask? The fang, Tetsusaiga."
Inuyasha's hand instinctively flew to his sword.
"That rusty blade? Sesshoumaru, if you think that is worth having your brother underfoot," Inuyasha let out a slight growl at this comment, "then you need to step down as leader of the western lands."
There was a slight pause then Kouga quickly gasped out, "I didn't mean it!" in a slightly strangled voice then let out a gasp of air as if someone had just dropped a chokehold from his throat.
"If we didn't need every able body, you would be a dead man, Kouga." Came Sesshoumaru's voice. "And his sword may look like a rusty blade now, but in reality it is a fang that once belonged to my father. Once we know the secret of transformation, we'll take it and get rid of my brother and his companions."
"I see." Kouga's voice was different now.
Inuyasha glowered. He remembered his fathers parting words, "My son, never let anyone else get hold of this sword, especially not your brother. It would destroy him." He remembered Sesshoumaru's face when his father had said that. He remembered what his father had said about Sesshoumaru's sword, "This sword is for healing and protection, use it and use it well. You will need it." He remembered what his father had said to both of them, "Children, within sixty years of my death you will need to work together. I see all youkai disappearing unless you do." Then he had died. He remembered how hard he had cried. He remembered seeing tears running silently down Sesshoumaru's face. He remembered the next morning when Sesshoumaru had woken him up and told him to give up Tetsusaiga or leave. He had left. He was still miserable about his fathers death, and had dressed himself in protective clothing, picked up Tetsusaiga, and left. Sesshoumaru hadn't bothered to go after him. He remembered looking up at his ancestral home for the last time as he left. He remembered taking the Shikon no tama from the village. He remembered... no! He wouldn't remember that.
He started to stand up, planning to go confront his brother. Sleepiness overcame that need and he lay back down. He had just enough time before he fell into a dreamless sleep to realize that absolute silence surrounded him.
Kagome screamed. She threw her hand out in desperation, as if hoping that it would get rid of the centipedes. It did. The legs disappeared, and the bodies shriveled up into rice. On top of the pile of grains lay a glowing pink pearl. "The Shikon no tama," Kagome murmured. Then, louder, "I'm never going to eat rice again."
She leaned down and picked up the jewel and felt a tingling of power.
"Very good kagome." Kaede was holding out her hand and kagome quickly dropped the jewel into it. "The sleeping spell is already established. This should strengthen it. Now, do your part."
"But, Kaede, the... the centipedes... the..."
"Do your part Kagome." Kaede pressed a knife into her hand
She nodded and started walking towards the youkai camp, trying to breath steadily. When she got there she stared at all the sleeping bodies. She forced herself to walk towards three grouped around a fire at the edge. "I CAN do this."
The first one she went up to looked human, he was a monk. She knew that she couldn't, no matter how hard she tried, kill a monk, especially such a good looking one. So she moved on to the next one. He looked like a fox. A cute, baby fox. "It's a kid!" she cried.
As she moved on to the next one, she muttered to herself, "I'm not very good at this." Her victim's ears twitched, drawing attention to themselves. Involuntarily she reached up and tweaked them.
His eyes flew open. "Ki...Kikyo!"
Kagome grabbed her knife and pressed it against his throat.
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