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Play Date

She felt restless. The itch for a fight was incessant, to feel her fists connect with the flesh of another, to feel her power amplified by the adrenaline coursing through her as she sensed the fear of another. She had to get out. The Shikon Miko in all her glory could only remain caged for so long. The violence of the darkened streets called to her. It had been so long since she had shown herself. She heard rumors that some thought she was dead. Well it was time to put those rumors to rest and show those who dared to talk shit about her because they thought she was gone, that she was still alive and ready to kick some ass.

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"Okay, about Kagome Higurashi, from what I've dug up she doesn't belong to any gang. She lived on the east side with her mother and brother after her father died leaving them in debt up to their eyeballs." Kagura stated. "But it seems when her grandfather died he had finally forgiven her mother for marrying someone he didn't approve of and left his estate and funds to her, allowing them to move from the slums to have a better life here." She finished sarcastically. "What a fucking Cinderella story."

"Oh and get this, she has miko powers." Kikyo laughed as she toyed with her earring. "But they're so weak I almost couldn't detect them!"

Sesshoumaru never once opened his eyes, or gave any indication that he acknowledged what the two females said. Finally he spoke. "Her brother."

InuYasha took this time to speak. "He's doing well with his training, seems he already knew some really good tricks and had intermediate skills to build on. They are not things most people learn on their own, so someone had to have taught him up until now but he won't say who he learned it from. His intuition is pretty sharp for a human. Surprisingly he is really good with a Morning Star, so he and Sango's brother are getting on great with their own little tag team thing."

They all sat in the dark main room of their hangout. It was a loft they had all purchased together and had remodeled when they began the Hell Inu and the Lethal Ladies. Anyone belonging to the gang was free to come and go as they pleased, but few others were privileged enough to see the inside unless they weren't meant to leave in one piece. As a whole it was about two and a half stories. The top half was split in two as the personal quarters of Sesshoumaru and Kagura. Though this fact was not to be misconstrued, they were in no way having relations. Their rooms were completely separated, and they each had their own bathroom.

The others two floors were divided into a training area and housing. As well as a common room. All in all this was their domain, smack dab in the middle of their turf.

"Ano…Sesshoumaru?" Kagura said.

Sesshomaru never moved so she continued anyway.

"It seems that the Shikon Miko has come to our side of town to stir up trouble."

Sesshoumaru's eye's opened a fraction to glare at her for stopping her explanation.

"Isn't she supposed to be dead?" InuYasha asked.

"Apparently not, our informants say she doesn't particularly start mess, but seems to purposely instigate others into fighting her. She flaunts that damn armband everywhere she goes and challenges anyone who dares step to her wrong, even when she is on their turf!"

Finally Sesshoumaru spoke. "You keep saying 'she'. What about her followers?"

"She is alone."

"Then what is the problem? Find her and fix it."

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This was the release she needed. The club was thick with tension that permeated her very being. She danced to the hard bass filled beats, hips swaying seductively. She was in her usual ensemble only tonight's colors consisted of black and fuchsia. Her armband caught the light audaciously. She could hear whispers of her name, well actually her title since no one knew her real name and it was times like these that even she forgot it herself. Since her arrival one had yet to try her, they were all wary of her sudden appearance and previous victories.

The Shikon Miko felt the sudden change in the vibe of the room. A group had just entered, causing many of those in the club to slink away into the darkest shadows, on edge. From their auras she could tell there were a few youkai, a hanyou, and a couple humans. Whispers of Hell Inu and Lethal Ladies caused her to smirk. Still she continued her dance nonchalantly.

Kagura saw the Shikon Miko on the dance floor and glared at the armband she brandished. She motioned for Kikyo and Sango to follow her onto the floor. Kagura purposefully bumped into the miko and pressed her aura into hers. The Shikon Miko never missed a beat in her dance; instead she allowed her aura to pulse and press back against Kagura's.

"You're excused." The miko said.

Kagura flipped out her fan, and a breeze began to stir in the room. The Shikon miko merely glanced back over her shoulder at the wind demoness as her clothes and hair billowed gracefully. She could feel the agitation of the youkai, and it caused her adrenaline to flow, still she restrained herself from striking.

She took in her surroundings. The wind demoness she knew to be Kagura Tempest was the leader of the Lethal Ladies. The miko and the human with her were her lieutenants, Kikyo Sato and Sango Miyagi. An inuyoukai by the name of Sesshoumaru Taisho, leader of the Hell Inu, had entered with them along with his half brother and lieutenant, InuYasha Taisho, and his girlfriend Yura Kuroki trailing along behind him. They settled in a booth towards the back and watched as Kagura and her lackeys began to circle her.

The buzz of conversation throughout the club had quieted making the music the only sound. The Shikon Miko felt the build up of energy before Kagura attacked and easily dodged. The wind controlled by the youkai cut through the club like knives. Yet the miko never turned to truly acknowledge but still avoided the attacks with room to spare.

The next time Kagura lifted her fan to attack the Shikon Miko was already there, knocking the fan from her grasp and backhanded her across the face, her striking hand laced with miko energy that ricocheted painfully through the demoness and left an imprint on her cheek. She felt the human come at her from behind and twisted out of the way as the girl was about to strike and caught her arm. A swift hard twist dislocated her shoulder and the Shikon Miko hit her in the solar plexus, causing her to lose consciousness.

Suddenly she was restrained by miko powers similar to her own and turned to look at Kikyo.

"You can't fight miko powers as you would a youkai because they are part of you too." Kikyo said triumphantly.

The Shikon miko looked down at the glowing pink restraints that bound her upper body. She had just enough leeway to grab the cord of energy to give it an experimental tug. She smirked.

Kikyo faltered slightly, she couldn't see the Shikon Miko's eyes behind those damn sunglasses she always wore but clearly saw the smirk on her face and wondered what she could possibly be up to.

"Is that what these are? A manifestation of miko powers?" the Shikon Miko asked. "Because I thought it was merely a little toy for a little girl. But if you think you are such a grand miko, let us see if you truly have the strength to bear the weight." The air in the club began to crackle with energy. The Shikon Miko glowed with ethereal beauty as her body was outlined in a pink glow and tendrils of energy rose from her form. Although her eyes were covered one could easily see the glow from them behind the dark shades. She gripped the cord and forced her energy into it and back towards Kikyo where she held the other end.

Kikyo didn't last for more than a moment before she tried to let go of the restraints.

"Oh no my dear it's much too late for that now." The Shikon Miko laughed. She continued to pour her energy through the cord and into Kikyo. Kikyo began to scream as her body began to glow in the same light as the Shikon Miko. She broke out into a sweat and fell to the floor in convulsions as the power consumed her. The restraints had long ago faded away but it was now the Shikon Miko that held her, instead of the other way around. InuYasha stood from his seat in the back claws ready to attack, but a barrier blocked him from helping Kikyo.

Finally the Shikon Miko pulled her energy back into herself and sighed. "Well kids that was awfully fun. Let's set up another play date for some other time, ne?" with that the Shikon Miko took her leave with her back boldly turned completely on them daring one of them to attack again.

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Sesshoumaru ignored the annoying voice of his girlfriend in his ear and watched as the Shikon Miko left, noting that her blasé exit seemed oddly familiar.