A/N: Hey all! Another new story because I love Inuyasha and Akatsuki no Yona so of course I had to make a crossover! Chapters will follow along with the story of the manga starting from the Awa arc in Akatsuki no Yona and will be my spin on things if Kagome was magically transported to that world.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Akatsuki no Yona. I want to make it clear that I in no way mean to plagiarize, especially Mizuho Kusanagi's Akatsuki no Yona as I will be using the manga's actual plot as a base and integrating Kagome's character into it, adding new material.


Chapter 2

"The scale of Hakuryuu?"

Everyone in the camp paused in their chores. Kija gave a stuttered, "W-what?"

Hak gave him a deadpan stare asking, "What are you doing, selling off your scales?"

"Who the hell would do such a thing?!" Kija responded immediately.

Jae-Ha grabbed the pink colored scale from Yoon's fingers thoughtfully remarking, "So if we eat this, will we become stubborn like him? Or will our right hands become huge like his?"

The tick of annoyance grew bigger on Kija's temple as he yelled an indignant, "Hey!"

Yoon cut in informatively stating, "In fact, it's supposed to be a scale that fulfills love."

Hak and Jae-Ha instantly burst into raucous laughter at Kija's expense.

Hak questioned, "Oh? So where are those pink scales?"

Jae-Ha simultaneously said, "I see. Your scales can fulfill love, huh?" as he began attempting to peel off the white scales covering Kija's hand.

Kija yelled furiously, "Stop picking at it! That hurts!"

He continued addressing Yoon, "This stuff about the Hakuryuu scale is nonsense! Running a deceitful scam using the name of the Holy Dragon is the greatest of insolence! How could you buy something like that, Yoon?!"

Yoon looked at him blandly, "As if I would. It was given to me as a freebie when I bought two bags of salt."

Kija looked appalled, "A freebie?! That's even more suspicious!"

"It just means they're making love charms modelled after the four dragons, right?" Kagome tried to placate Kija as she walked by carrying a basket of laundry.

"This kind of thing is something girls ought to have. Something like, 'it fulfills love,' sounds cute, doesn't it?" Jae-Ha said while shooting Kagome his 'charming look,' to little effect of course as Kagome merely rolled her eyes.

The green dragon turned to catch the princess' attention as she entered the clearing also holding a basket of laundry, "Ah, Yona. Come here for a second."

Yoon answered Kagome's earlier question belatedly, "No, it's not a love charm. It's supposed to be… a so-called love potion."

Jae-Ha was just about to place the scale in Yona's cupped palms, but pulled it away sharply at Yoon's words.

Yona looked at him curiously. "What? Did you have something just now?"

Jae-Ha smiled deceptively saying, "Sorry, my mistake."

Yona didn't give his odd actions another thought and left to finish the laundry she was about to do with Kagome before he stopped her. Kagome made sure to give the womanizer a sharp look before leaving with Yona. Hak sidled up to his side giving him a knowing side glare as well.

Jae-Ha feigned ignorance, "What's the matter, Hak?"

"Don't play dumb. You nabbed that just now, didn't you?" Hak stated more than asked.

Kija chimed in, "That is right. Also, what is a love potion?"

The other two men looked at him blankly. Jae-Ha turned to Yoon to let the boy explain it instead.

Dutifully, Yoon replied, "Here are the buyer reviews. 'The guy I liked instantly returned my feelings when I made him drink this love potion! I recommended it to my friends, too!' (Anonymous, 18 years old)."

Jae-Ha cheerily said, "That is a love potion, Kija!"

Kija only glared angrily. "So why a Hakuryuu scale?!"

No one answered him, but Hak commented offhandedly, "To think this country had such a drug."

Jae-Ha pondered, "Speaking of all this, it's possible a Ryokuryuu scale is selling somewhere, too."

Yoon seemed to be considering his own ideas saying more to himself, "I'm interested in whether it's just a drug, a poison or an aphrodisiac. But if I do it right, it might fetch a high price. So I'll hold onto it until I get the chance. Give it back." He held his hand out expectantly.

Jae-Ha said with his same smiling façade, "That's right."

Kija agreed easily, "We will not need to worry if Yoon has it."

However, when Jae-Ha placed his fist over Yoon's waiting hand, he failed to release the scale.

Hak and Kija flanked the ladies' man.

"Hurry up and open your hand."

Jae-Ha said unconvincingly, "Well, this might be a narcotic. Let me check it out."

"We got that, so open your hand!" Hak and Kija tried to pry open Jae-Ha's hand insistently.

"No. Hak, could you go do the laundry?" Jae-Ha questioned in a poor attempt to distract the two.

"I knew it was dangerous with you! I will keep it!" Kija yelled.

"Enough already! Your man-filled fight is getting annoying!" Yoon huffed with a tell-tale tick of irritation.

Jae-Ha suddenly exploded screaming, "But! We got our hands on something that seems interesting! Only an idiot wouldn't use it!"

Hak stated dryly, "Now his true intentions come out."

"Do not be rude," Kija admonished.

Jae-Ha cooled down some asking Kija, "You don't want to give it a try?"

Kija steadfastly answered, "I do not want to use it. It is foolish."

Jae-Ha suddenly invaded his personal space, whispering in his ear, "You don't want to use it even a little bit… with your beloved master?"

Kija's face flushed red immediately and he stammered, "Wha?!"

"You don't want to hug her with that arm of yours with all your might?" Jae-Ha taunted.

Kija was completely affronted bringing both hands to his face in utter shame of even thinking of such things.

Yoon commented in the background, "If Kija's arm did that with all its might, Yona's back would snap."

"I do not have such impure thoughts about the princess!" Kija insisted.

"Are you saying you have none at all?" Jae-Ha questioned doubtfully.

"Of course! The princess is the Sacred One who rules the Four Dragons! Having those kinds of wicked thoughts is a sin!"

"Without their abilities, the dragons are just human beings. Of course, Yona is also just a mere human being. Who can stop themselves from falling in love?" Jae-Ha asked rhetorically.

Yoon responded, "What you're saying is plausible, but you're a fiend the instant you use a love potion to do it."

"It's a plaything we can use to kill time. But I'll give it to Hak if he needs it," Jae-Ha goaded earning only an, "Idiot!" from the former general.

Yoon interrupted, "We don't know what it's made of so don't give it to anyone to drink."

Completely ignoring the cautionary advice, Jae-Ha asked lightly, "Well then, shall we taste test it?"

Before Yoon could stop him, Jae-Ha licked the pink scale.

"Hm. It's sweet. Like sugar candy," the dragon stated.

Yoon whipped out a notebook and a pen asking, "How is it?"

Silence.

"I feel nothing in particular," Jae-Ha said waving his hand dismissively, "It's a scam―"


Leaving the boys to their bantering and roughhousing, Kagome and Yona went to wash the dirty laundry in a nearby stream. Shin-Ah followed them, an ever-present, silent vigil. The two girls conversed in small talk as they did the day's chore efficiently, occasional feminine giggles echoed in the surrounding air and created a very peaceful atmosphere.

Kagome turned to the princess asking curiously, "So how long have you been practicing archery, Yona?"

Yona smiled and replied, "Oh not so long. Just a little while after Hak and I started 'traveling' together."

Kagome's eyebrows rose into her bangs, "Really? You're very good for someone so new to it!"

Yona's cheeks turned a light pink at the compliment saying, "Thank you, Kagome, but I'm really not that good yet. I practice every day but I feel like I'm still not improving fast enough."

"'Fast enough'?" Kagome questioned confused.

Yona's expression became determined as she nodded and said, "I need to become stronger, so I won't have to rely on the protection of Hak and the others anymore. If I wasn't so weak and helpless back then… maybe I would have been able to save him."

Kagome didn't ask who she was referring to. She had a good enough idea. The priestess looked at Yona with an expression of complete empathy.

"Yona, I don't know what hardships you have experienced since before we met, but I'm sure that none of it is anything that you should bare the sole responsibility for. And as far as Hak and the others, well you really don't need to worry about them. They're full grown men, capable of making their own decisions in life. They've pledged their lives to you because they wanted to, and I think they would probably be hurt if they knew that you felt like you couldn't rely on them for strength. Isn't that right, Shin-Ah?"

The blue dragon nodded his head emphatically bringing a smile to Yona's face.

"Now, that's not to say I'm against a girl learning to defend herself. Especially when you're travelling with someone like Jae-Ha! So if you want, I can help you with your archery. I'm not exactly master status, but I've got a fair amount of experience under my belt." Kagome winked at her conspiratorially.

Yona blinked in surprise then smiling replied eagerly, "Yes, I would greatly appreciate your guidance!"

Shin-Ah silently wondered who exactly Kagome was that she was proficient in archery as well as swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat. Looking at the happy-go-lucky smile currently adorning her face, it was hard to imagine the bubbly young woman as a real threat though.


Jae-Ha jerked forward with a soft grunt. He groaned holding a hand to his head seemingly in pain before he fell to the ground. Kija rushed to his side thinking the scale was poison after all.

"Hang in there! Yoon is getting an antidote now…"

He trailed off as suddenly Jae-Ha's eyes opened and the green dragon took Kija's shocked face into his hands.

"I hate laws… chains… the four dragons…" Jae-Ha murmured softly.

Kija was even more confused as Jae-Ha maneuvered the two so Jae-Ha hovered on top.

"What? Hey," Kija said.

Jae-Ha continued his rant mindlessly, "So I should hate you, too. Yet… for some reason, your existence is stirring my heart."

Kija lost it yelling frantically, "YOON! WE GOT TO JAE-HA TOO LATE!"

Yoon remarked dryly, "It's alright. He's no more a goner than usual," taking notes of the side effects unconcernedly.

"Kija, Jae-Ha is under the influence of the love potion right now. Do what you can and be careful."

"What?! Hold on a minute!" Kija shouted from underneath Jae-Ha who was disturbingly attempting to kiss him.

Finally having enough, Kija swiped at Jae-Ha with his dragon's claw. Unfortunately he missed as the green dragon jumped gracefully out of harm's way. Jae-Ha seemed to charge at Kija who was ready for the drugged man this time, but Jae-Ha bypassed the white dragon completely.

Jae-Ha smirked over his shoulder, "It's real. I'll be taking it now."

Hak, who had gone back to doing laundry after losing interest, stood to attention now saying, "That bastard's true colors are back!"

Yoon took note of Jae-Ha's quick recovery.

"Hurry! The princess is over there! After him!"

Jae-Ha somehow managed to nab a cup of water, dissolving the scale in it. "Teasing youngsters is a privilege of those who are older," he said in a sing-song voice to no one in particular.

Jumping down from his perch in a tree, he spotted his prey.

"Yona, dear~"

Yona whipped around startled.

"Aren't you thirsty?" He asked holding the cup of love potion up innocently.

"Ah! Jae-Ha?! Watch out!" Yona called out to him, eyes wide.

An arrow flew from the bow in her hands right for his head. With his enhanced reflexes though, he of course dodged it easily. However, he accidently stepped into a pit in the ground and the love potion went flying from his hand. He could only watch helplessly as the potion splashed right onto the unsuspecting Kagome who had been standing just to the side of the princess. The dark-haired girl gasped in surprise as she was doused in the liquid, undoubtedly swallowing some of it in her shock. Shin-Ah instinctively rushed to catch her as she swayed unsteadily. She stared into his masked face starry-eyed and only Jae-Ha knew what that meant.

Yoon, Kija and Hak came barreling into the clearing fully prepared to separate Jae-Ha and the princess with any force necessary. They were not however, prepared to separate Shin-Ah and Kagome. They were all frozen in shock as Kagome's hands rose to grasp the mask covering the blue dragon's face, Shin-Ah still too stunned to realize what was about to happen and stop her. His mask dropped to the floor forgotten and gold met blue. Even with her potion-muddled brain, Kagome could feel a sort of pressure attempting to bear down on her. It wasn't exactly uncomfortable, but at the same time she could tell that something was happening. The flash of color was like a bolt of lightning effectively breaking Shin-Ah out of his shock and causing him to squeeze his eyes shut tightly. Kagome made a small noise of disapproval as she cupped his cheeks gently.

"Shin-Ah. Your eyes are beautiful. Show me them, won't you?" Her soft, lyrical voice was tempting in its gentle pleading, yet he continued to keep his eyes closed.

"You won't hurt me, Shin-Ah," she stated assuming that that was what he was concerned about. "Open your eyes?"

He felt as the soft pads of her thumbs brushed lightly over the lids of his eyes, trying to coax them into lifting. Later, when he thought back on it, he wouldn't be able to recall what it was exactly that persuaded him to open his eyes. Maybe it was her tender prodding. Maybe it was just that he wanted to let go for once in his life. Whatever the reason, he didn't regret it. As he gazed deeply into the blue depths of Kagome's eyes, a blindingly bright smile blossomed on her lips. The second his mask had been removed Hak, Kija and Jae-Ha had started to intervene lest Shin-Ah inadvertently do something he would never forgive himself for, but now they all stood like statues too stunned to move. Shin-Ah didn't have his mask on. His eyes were open. He was looking directly at Kagome. And she wasn't in pain. In fact, she seemed to be far from it. How long had all of them tried to convince him that he should embrace his gift, learn to control it instead of suppressing it endlessly? Even Princess Yona couldn't get through to him, or maybe she was the least likely person that he would risk it on considering how the dragon's blood within him compelled him to protect her above all else. The moment was ruined when Jae-Ha surged forward suddenly grabbing Shin-Ah's face turning it towards himself only to be disappointed as the blue dragon shut his eyes immediately.

Jae-Ha shook him melodramatically whining, "Shin-Ah! How can you show Kagome your beautiful eyes, but refuse to show me?!"

Kagome brought a dainty hand to her head as she came out of the love potion-induced haze. Everything that had happened since Jae-Ha accidentally spilled that cup of water on her was all a bit fuzzy. Yona hurried to her side, a hand on her shoulder comfortingly.

"Are you alright, Kagome? Yoon!" Yona called.

Already approaching the two, Yoon checked her over saying, "It looks like you'll be okay now. The effects of the love potion have worn off."

"Eh?! Love potion?!" She questioned in surprise.

Yoon replied, "Yeah. It's being passed off as a 'Hakuryuu scale' that can make anyone fall in love with the first person they see after ingesting it."

Kija interrupted here, "That horrid concoction is nothing but a disgusting misuse of the noble name of a Holy Dragon!"

Tuning out the rest of Kija's ranting, Yoon made sure that Kagome really was okay and was satisfied with her health so they all made their way back to the campsite. The next day, when Kija was off apologizing profusely to Yona for some reason that Kagome didn't know, with Hak watching on of course, and Jae-Ha was making himself scarce for some reason that Kagome also didn't know and Yoon was busy making breakfast, Kagome wandered over to where Shin-Ah sat quietly by himself. Even Ao was missing from his usual spot on the dragon's shoulder. She sat next to him and noticed as he seemed to tense up in response. Knowing that it wasn't meant to be insulting, she didn't pay it any mind and just continued to sit next to him silently.

Surprisingly it was Shin-Ah who spoke first with a single word, "How?"

She looked at him curiously, head cocked to the side. "Hm?"

He paused unsure of himself, then elaborated, "How did you look at my eyes and not…"

He trailed off, but she got the gist of what he was trying to ask. The three dragons had never actually explained in detail their powers, but Jae-Ha's and Kija's were pretty self-explanatory and Shin-Ah's… well that she had just kind of figured out from context clues. The ever-present mask, Jae-Ha's almost-desperate attempt to get a glimpse of his eyes, and other things Kagome had picked up in the short amount of time she had been traveling with them. She didn't know what he expected to happen when he made eye contact with someone, but it must not have been good. Now that she thought about it, she did feel that weird pressure. It was hard to put it into words though. It had just felt other. Like a slight force maybe or a tingling at the edges of her awareness. Her spiritual awareness that is. To any normal human being it probably wouldn't have felt like anything, or maybe it would have felt like a whole hell of a something. It was hard to say whether or not Shin-Ah was simply underestimating his own control or he really was causing her pain that her spiritual powers had simply nullified before she could actually feel any duress.

Clearing her head of her inner musings, she replied honestly, "I don't know. But, I'd like to find out if that's okay with you…" She trailed off in an unspoken question.

He looked at her through his mask steadily in a way that let her know this was a hard decision for him. Then finally, he nodded.

Kagome smiled and clapped her hands together happily saying, "Oh good! I promise we'll definitely figure out how your power works!" Here her expression became softer, "You'll never have to hurt anyone with those wonderful eyes of yours again, Shin-Ah... Unless of course, you want to! Maybe that'd help keep Jae-Ha in line!" She teased lightly.

If Kagome was able to see his eyes, she'd see them widen briefly before he shook his head vigorously causing her to let loose a boisterous laugh. His innocence was just too cute sometimes. Kagome couldn't help but marvel at how kind a soul he was, even though she reckoned he'd probably had a rough life before meeting the princess.

"Well might as well start now, right? Lay 'em on me!" Kagome commanded excitedly.

Shin-Ah shook his head vigorously again leaning away from the eager young woman's reaching hands. One of his hands was held out to keep her back and the other was keeping his mask securely on his face. All the while, Kagome was egged him on to take it off with a goofy smile plastered over her face.


A/N: Hope you all enjoyed! I've kinda been obsessing with this manga/anime lately, plus my other ongoing story's not getting a lot of love, so updates should be fairly often with this one. Depends on the feedback I get so review/favorite/follow if you want more!