Author's note: You guys are going to hate me for this, but that ok… hope you enjoy.
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******* Chapter 2 *******
Kagome woke refreshed and feeling renewed. A feeling she hadn't had since leaving the Past and if felt wonderful. She could feel her energy amplified by the demons that were at the temple and couldn't help the urge to send her energy out and feel each in turn.
The first she came in contact was, of course, Amaya. The little girl's energy quickly allowed Kagome's energy to wrap her in a peacefully embrace. The next energy she found was that of Kurama's. Their two souls seem to swirl with uncertainty, but within a couple minutes they had relax some. They allowed her energy to mingle, just a bit mind you, with theirs. The third one was Yukina's, who surprised her with her warm, trusting greeting. The ice demon, allowed Kagome's energy to swirl around hers. Then, Kagome found Yusuke's and Keiko's energies. Yusuke greeted her with reserve, though Keiko's seem to spike with friendship.
She smiled. She couldn't help it. Finally, she had found somewhere where she was truly happy.
******* A Few Days Later *******
Amaya sat next to Yusuke, fully absorbed in the game they were playing. Kuwabara, who had stopped by yesterday to spend the weekend with them, sat just behind them. Every once in awhile, Kuwabara would give Amaya a hint that would cause Yusuke to curse as his characters hit points dropped.
Kagome couldn't help but smile. Her daughter seemed to be adjusting well to her new environment. Yusuke, Kagome noticed, had taken a particular care to make sure Amaya always had something to do. Kurama had stared teaching Amaya the different herbs, and their uses, which were in the garden, well Yukina made sure they were all fed and taken care of.
"I'm going to go mediate. Will you guys be ok?" Kagome announced, as she stood.
"Ok." Amaya's simple reply came, though she didn't look up from her game. Kaogme smiled, and headed towards the training field.
Kagome sat cross-legged in the center of the field, her hands resting on her knees. Taking three deep, cleansing breathes, she allowed herself drive into herself, sinking deeper into mediation.
It always surprised her to find that the jewel, though no longer apart of her body, was still apart of her. She could still analyze and direct the power as she did her own. It was considerably harder yes, but she was still capable of it.
Kurama stood close to the temple as he watched the priestess mediate. Youko didn't trust, didn't want her around here. Shuichi however, thought differently. He liked her, even craved her. They did agree on one thing though; she was not at all what she seemed. She was hiding something, but not lying to anyone as far as Youko could tell. She would redirect.
That's why he was watching her now. He was waiting for her to slip, to make a mistake and prove Youko right. Shuichi thought the demon was wrong.
He watched her closely and his eyes widen at what he saw. Pink flames licked at the priestess skin, wrapping around her like a second skin. The flames seemed to continue to grow, the longer she mediated, there seemed to be no end to her power.
What he couldn't understand is why he couldn't feel the endless power. Don't get him wrong, yes; he could feel her power, just not all of it. It made no sense him.
After watching for several more minutes, he decided there was nothing else to see. After all, he could not bring himself to reach his energy out towards hers. He didn't want to chance purification.
He turned, heading back inside. The door closed behind him… and everything went dark as something wrapped around his eyes, mouth, and body.
******* At the border of the Worlds *******
His third eye glowed darkly beneath his bandana and his frown darkened. "How…?" His red eyes widened, as his Jagan found a deep, dark aura that surrounded Genkia's temple.
The Jagan glowed and his heart skipped a beat. Inside the black aura his eye, could find bits of holy energy fighting back. There was no denying that the holy energy was beginning to become overwhelmed.
For the first time in 500 hundred years he was scared he wouldn't be fast enough.
******* Inside the temple *******
Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Amaya struggled against the webs that bounded them. They watched as the door slid open and several large, black spiders entered the room, dragging Kurama behind them.
Kuwabara's muffled scream sounded as one of the spider's started crawling up his legs, its fang dripping with poison.
"That's enough my pet." A silk voice sounded throughout out the room, echoing off the walls. A man appeared then. He was elegant looking. His long black hair fell in waves behind him that nearly touched the ground. His pale skin was flawless beneath the baboon pelt he wore and his eyes shone like fresh spilt blood.
He moved so he was standing in front of Amaya. Ignoring, the muffle protest of the others in the room, he reached out and gently stroked her face. "You look just like your mother… though I can see much of your father in you too." He quickly withdrew his hand as sparks leaped from Amaya's skin, burning his hand.
The demon looked at his palm. "Perhaps you have more of your mother in you?" Then he was gone.
Amaya glared at her bonds. She could hear the others struggling to get out.
"To use your fire, Amaya, you must concentrate. You must push the holy part of your energy to back of your mind while pulling your flame forward."
She remembered the words her mother had spoken often to her. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, just like she had seen her mother do and then concentrate on her flame, trying to draw it forward.
It seemed like forever before she opened her eyes again, but when she did, her eyes had swirled with red, and flames danced around her person as she freed herself from her prison. In a quick movement, before the spiders could over come their fear of the fire, she slashed her claws down Yusuke prison, freeing him.
She smiled. Yusuke would help her, they all would.
******* Training field *******
Kagome was still deep in her mediation, but wasn't completely blind to the outside world. She could feel her energy becoming more potent and dangerous. The barrier, her energy threw up a barrier and she could feel it being poked and prodded. She could hear it snapping angrily and she could feel the Shikon tremble, half in fear and half in excitement.
Knowing there was trouble, she navigated her way back quickly through the halls of her energy, trying to reach the surface. As she got closer to the surface, she could smell the stench of poison in the air.
She broke through the surface of energy and her eyes snapped open. She was greeted by eyes the color of blood and she froze. His face was only a foot away from her, nearly brushing her barrier.
"I'm so glad you remember me, priestess." He smiled almost caringly. "You don't have any idea at how much I'm missed you these past 500 years." He stood to his full height before holding his hand out. "May I?"
Snapping out of her stupor, Kagome rose to her feet without help. "What do you want Naraku? Why are you here?" Her voice steady as she spoke and her eyes held a defiant light.
Naraku smiled and dropped his hand. He looked at her for several seconds before speaking. "The Jewel of Four Souls and, of course you, that is once I kill that pest demon of yours." He reached his hand up; the barrier snapped with energy but did not stop his hand as he rested on her cheek.
"How?" Her eyes widened with shock as his hand rested on her cheek. "How can you…?" She backed away. If her powers didn't work on him, she was powerless and valuable.
Naraku chuckled. "Don't get me wrong, I does sting a bit, but otherwise your power is pointless. After that final battle, you hadn't destroyed like you thought… I like thought. I stead I discovered this unique little gift." He paused and stared at her before he smiled darkly. "Holy energy has no effort on me for the most part. Why do you think it went extinct 500 year ago?"
"You monster!"
"I know."
******* Inside the Temple *******
"Kuwabara take Amaya and find the girls. Me and Kurama will head outside." Yusuke ordered as he rushed out the door, Kurama hard on his heels.
"Right." Kuwabara turned to where Amaya had been standing only to find her gone. "Shit!" He rushed down the hall. He looked for the small girl as well as Yukina and Keiko.
It didn't take him long to find where Yukina and Keiko were. He quickly disposed of the spiders outside Keiko's room; the door was a solid sheet of ice. "Yukina! Keiko! You girls ok in there?" Kuwabara hollered through the ice.
"Kazuma? Is that you?" Yukina's voice sounded from the other side.
"Ya. It's safe now. Can you let me in?" The human watched as the ice that covered the door began to recede until he was able to open it. Kuwabara slid open the door and was greeted by Yukina.
Her eyes glowed with any ice light. "Kazuma, what happened?"
He shook his head. "Don't know for sure. Are you safe? How's Keiko?"
"I'm fine Kuwabara. Thanks." Keiko was wrapped in a blanket. "Where's everyone else? Where are Kagome and Amaya?"
Kuwabara sighed. "Kagome was outside and Amaya was suppose to be with me, but I think she followed Yusuke. Now, that I know you girls are safe I'll going to go help." He gestured towards the door. "Just seal this back up after I leave. Ok?"
He's sense screamed at him to hurry, to move faster. He could barely feel any holy power at all from the temple ground and that scared him. He knew he was getting close though; the forest was starting to thin out.
A scream reached his ears. It was a bloodcurdling scream of fear. He saw nothing but red for a moment, it was a child's scream.
He leaped out of the trees and on to the battlefield. He could see one of Naraku's puppets battling with the others and one tentacle was aimed for a small child. The reaction was quicker then the race to the temple, he knew. It took him maybe a millisecond, before he was standing in front of the child, the tentacle burnt to ash.
The others knew nothing about these puppets, but he did. He knew the quickest way to insure its destruction was to destroy the body that sat upon the withering mass of tentacles. Moving with only the speed he possessed, he sliced the puppet in half.
The puppet's massive body dissolved into nothing as a small wooden figure, with a single hair wrapped around it, fell to the ground. But, he wasn't done yet. His ruby eyes swept over the destroyed training field, until his eyes landed on a black and purple swirling mass.
"Hiei, wait!"
He paused and Kurama's voice. "What?" He all but growled out.
"You can't go in there. That's nothing but pure poison, you'll die."
Hiei whipped around grabbing Kurama by the collar of his shirt, drawing him close to his face. "Is the Priestess Kagome in there or not?" The Jagan, who had long since burned through the bandanna glared down at the avatar.
"How do you know her?" Kurama was surprised. But it was Amaya who answered Hiei's question.
"Mama." Amaya looked at Hiei, then pointed at the poisonous mass. "Mama."
Hiei nodded at her, before turning back to Kurama. "If a hair on her head is harmed, it'll be your head." His was gone in a burst of speed.
******* Inside the swirling Mass *******
Kagome knelt, her energy almost drained. Between purifying the miasma and turning to keep the jewel under control, she was draining. With Naraku so close, the evil within the jewel strengthened, trying to break its guardian.
"How much can you handle, Priestess? How much before your massive supply of energy is spent?" Naraku cooed in Kagome's ear, before drawing his tongue along her earlobe. "Hmmm… delicious."
She trembled and withdrew; she couldn't find the energy to do much more. "Leave me alone." Her words were strong, but her voice was weak.
Naraku chuckled. "Now why would I do that?" He taunted.
"Because she asked nicely." Another voice interrupted. "Or because I'll make you. Take your pick, it make no difference to me." Hiei stepped into through the poison, and standing close to Kagome.
"Well, well, well… what do we have here? Why if it isn't the imiko? What a pleasant surprise." Naraku stepped back. "Come to save the day have you?"
"Hn." Hiei's energy spiked, and black flames licked at his skin. Continuing to let his energy raise, the miasma start to become aflame.
Naraku's eyes narrowed at the flame. "Very well. You have won this battle, but the war is far from over. We will meet again." With a burst of miasma, he was gone.
Hiei knelt next to Kagome, resting his hand on her shoulder. "Are you ok?"
Kagome looked up into his ruby red eyes and couldn't help the tears that gathered in her eyes. "It's you." She threw herself into his chest, burying her face into his tank top. "God, how I missed you," she all but whispered, as bathed in his scent.
"I know, I've missed you too." He wrapped his arms around her and held her. He didn't even care when the flames disappeared and everyone came running over. He just held her, and let her cry herself to sleep.
"Mama?" The child's voice caused him to look up.
"She will be fine. She's just tired." He reassured. "Are you ok?" Hiei could see she had a scratch on one of her cheeks.
She nodded before reaching into Kagome's back pocket. She pulled out a folded piece of paper. Unfolding it, she looked it over before pointing. "Daddy." Then showed Hiei the picture.
It was a picture taken 500 years ago beneath the God Tree. A much younger Hiei stood in it, his arm wrapped around Kagome's waist possessively as she leaned into him. They both look happy, almost carefree.
Hiei nodded. "Yes. But what is your name?" He stared at the little girl warmly.
"I'm Amaya, Daddy." Then she hugged him and placed a kiss on his cheek.
The End
Author's note: Yes I know… I'm evil… I might continue it might not… who knows. Though you are luck to have this. My son turned the computer off on me when I was done and before I had a chance to save… but thanks to Words recovery program I didn't have to type it all over. Yay! See ya!
