Kagome's life as an Inu Hanyou miko
Chapter 2
Hey guys I got a lot of support for this story so I wanted to take the time to thank all of you for your reviews! And also to fallingyuki, no Kagome is not exactly Kikyo's reincarnation, but she does have Kikyo's soul in her body or she did before the jewel was ripped out of her. Kikyo's soul was trapped in the jewel after she died as a fallen miko so she was technically in Kagome's body when she was born, therefore Kagome does possess some of her abilities. But she is actually going to be Midoriko's reincarnation in this story instead. And in this story hanyou's reach maturity around the same speed as a human does. Well anyways on with the story! I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA!
Everyone was seated around her in Kaede's hut staring at her with varying degrees of shock. So a little round jewel came out of her body what was the big deal? And they had called it the Shikon no tama. All she could think was "what the hell is that?" But so far no one had told her anything, instead opting to just stare at her. Or in Inuyasha's case glare at her like she had taken something that he wanted. Impatience coursed through her and she gritted her teeth in irritation. "Well? Are you just going to stare at me all day? Or are you going to tell me what this is?" She asked holding up the jewel for emphasis.
Surprisingly enough it was Inuyasha who jumped to his feet and pointed an accusing finger at her. "YOU! If you have the jewel than that means that you killed Kikyo!" He shouted in open rage.
She rolled her eyes and looked pointedly away from him to stare at Touga instead. "Is he slow in the head or something? Because I am pretty sure that I told him that I was born a little over fifty years ago. After Kikyo died!" She turned back to Inuyasha and scowled.
Before they could go at it again Kaede broke the tension in the room by asking a question that all of them apparently wanted the answer to. "But how did ye get that child? It was burned with my sister's body over fifty years ago when she died. The only way that ye could have it is if ye were her reincarnation."
"But that is not possible as there was not enough time between Kikyo's death, and Kagome's birth. Reincarnation takes at least a century at earliest." Touga stated as he sent her a calculating look. "That would mean that it is more than likely that she is Midoriko's reincarnation."
Kagome's brows furrowed in confusion. "Who is Midoriko?"
"She was the miko who created the Shikon no tama by taking the souls of countless demons and combining them with hers before she thrust them out of her body. That is how the Shikon no tama was created." Touga answered her easily.
"But wouldn't that mean that her soul is this thing? Then that should also mean that I cannot be her reincarnation as her soul is trapped in the Shikon." Kagome stated uncertainly. It did not make sense to her in the least but she was not exactly old and wise as Touga, and Kaede were. Perhaps they knew something that she did not?
"Yes that would normally be true. But Midoriko was always one to plan ahead for every possible outcome. So I would not put it past her to have separated a part of her soul at the last moment so that she could ensure that a part of her would be reborn to combat the Shikon's power." Touga mused aloud with an intrigued look on his face.
Now she was even more confused than ever. If that was true wouldn't that mean that she would be drastically weaker than Midoriko herself? "But that would mean that I am weaker than her right? So how could I fight something that she, at her full strength could not? It just does not make sense."
Everyone minus Inuyasha turned to Kaede when she started speaking again. "Not necessarily Kagome. For you see, the Shikon has been protected by numerous powerful mikos over the centuries since it was created. And when they died their souls were most likely trapped inside of it as a result. And since it was born in your body it would be fair to guess that you inherited a portion of their power, and abilities as well. That would mean that you must have inherited some of my elder sister's power as well. That should make up the difference between you, and your incarnation Midoriko."
She looked down and fingered the small round orb in her hands thoughtfully. "So that makes taking care of it my responsibility. And how the hell am I supposed to do that when I haven't received proper training as a miko? Hell where would I even go to learn? Every human village that I step into is hostile towards me at best! This is bullshit!" She finished getting angry at the gods for their repeated abandonment of her. "And no one even told me what this piece of shit does anyways?!" She added as an afterthought.
"Language Kagome!" Touga chastised her sternly. "And as for what it does, think of it as a well spring of power for any lucky youkai, or human to get their hands on. It would increase their power to tremendous levels without any training. So a weak demon could in fact take over the world if he could gain its power. It is also said to grant the wish of the one who holds it."
"Sounds like bullshit to me. At least the last part." Kagome said despite the scathing look she received for her language. "I may not be that wise but it sounds like a story made to make humans, and youkai desire it. But when has stories of an object granting wishes ever turned out to be true?"
Inuyasha jumped up to his feet and shoved his face into hers heatedly. "And who the hell made you the expert on ancient and powerful artifacts wench?! Kikyo told me that it did grant wishes and I believe her when she said that! And she was obviously smarter then you so you should just shut it already!" A warning growl from his father had him moving back to give her some space, even though it did nothing to stop his yammering. "I think that we should find someone who can actually guard the damn thing! Or better yet I should just use it to become a full youkai!"
"Inuyasha sit down and quiet yourself before I punish you for your repeated dismissals of my commands." Touga growled out with red bleeding into his eyes. Once Inuyasha had backed off albeit reluctantly he turned to Kaede, and Kagome. "Perhaps Kaede can at least teach you the basics of reiki control. After that you will accompany Inuyasha, and I on our travels."
Silver eyes lowered into dangerous slits at the commanding tone. "And since when did you order me around? As I have already said I am not a member of your pack even if you seem to think I am. So stop trying to assert dominance over me already!" She growled out lowly. Something about him made her youki run wild like it never had before and she was worried that her youkai blood would overtake her as it liked to do when she was emotionally charged, or hurt. And from the looks on Touga, and Kaede's faces they could sense her struggles to contain control over herself.
A large comforting hand came to rest on her delicate shoulder and she turned slightly red eyes over her shoulder to lock onto concerned gold. "Calm yourself Kagome." His voice was low and non-threatening in his effort to keep her from going full youkai on them.
She took a deep breath and steeled herself before pushing her youki back safely into the depths of her body. This male was going to be the death of her already. No one had ever forced her youkai to breaking point so fast besides her father. That was not something that she wanted to think about so she pushed the thoughts from her head for another time. "I wouldn't have to calm myself if you would stop riling me up you prick." She rasped out her voice sounding scratchy. "As for staying here you can count me out. I don't stay in human villages any longer then I can help it. For obvious reasons."
Everyone went silent at the end of that statement even Inuyasha surprisingly enough. Touga was looking at her sympathetically, like he could understand her hesitance. And even stranger was when his youki brushed against hers comfortingly as he finally began speaking. "You will not be harmed Kagome. Neither I, nor Kaede will allow it I assure you. And it would be beneficial for you to be here. At least until you learn some control over your power."
Sensing that she truly had no choice in the matter she sighed and turned away dejectedly. "Whatever." She muttered before she slumped against the wall and fell into a fitful sleep. What a day...
"You want me to wield a bow?" Kagome stared down at said weapon like it had attacked her. "What is wrong with using my claws?"
Kaede sighed and rubbed a hand over her remaining eye exasperated. "It is easier to channel reiki into a weapon Kagome. That is why ye must use a bow, as I do not have a reiki blade." She gestured with her hand towards the target at the other end of the field.
Swiftly notching an arrow and lining it up at a target as Kaede had instructed her, she fired it at said target. A small amount of reiki coated her arrow as it shot towards the target and hit the bulls' eye dead center. At least she was a decent marksman... "See? I told you that I am not an all-powerful miko. That display of reiki was downright pathetic!"
Kaede waltzed over to her and carefully scrutinized her. "That is to be expected Kagome. Learning to channel reiki at will is the most difficult aspect of training to be a miko. It took my sister years to learn how to control her power completely. And your arrow was still more powerful than any that I have generated. Now try it again." She ordered before she wandered over to where Touga had suddenly appeared at the edge of the field.
A deep scowl crossed her face as she angrily spun to the target and notched another arrow. She lined it up on her target and released it in a slightly brighter shower of pink that made the target start smoking when it hit. "Stupid smug Daiyoukai!" She muttered as she fired another arrow with a much greater amount of reiki surrounding it. She quickly notched and released another, then another, and another until all of the targets she hit were exploding on impact. And when she ran out of targets she started aiming at the trees and blowing those up too. The clearing was repeatedly lit up with flashes of pink light as she took all of her anger out on her surroundings.
"Perhaps this is a good outlet for all that hanyou aggression?" Touga's deep baritone interrupted her when she had run out of arrows.
She spun on him in anger and growled low in her throat. "I wouldn't have to release my anger at all if it weren't for you, and your son!" She spat venomously.
"Oh? But are you not happy for some company? Even if it is with a cost?" He asked her knowingly.
She stopped short remembering the thought she had had before she had run into him the night they met. She had been wishing for someone to spend time with. But did she want companionship in the form of a powerful Daiyoukai, and his arrogant hanyou son? If she did that would mean that she had formally integrated herself into their pack by considering them as her pack mates. Was she ready for that? Pictures of her siblings, and mother flashed through her head. She had been alone since they had passed. Could she really allow someone else to take their places? Would Touga try to do that?
"I do not wish to replace any of your deceased kin Kagome." Touga answered her, having apparently figured what she was thinking from her fluctuating youki. "I only wish for you to become a part of my pack. And would that not be better than facing an eternity alone?"
Yes she supposed it was better than being alone for the rest of her long life. "A part of your pack... What will your alpha bitch have to say about that?" Because surely as the Western Lord he had one.
"I do not have a mate, or a wife. My older son Sesshomaru used to act as my beta when I was gone, but after a dispute between us he left the shiro. So there is no beta, or alpha bitch for you to worry about right now."
Her beast purred at the news of his status as an available male. Of course she had known that he was not mated as his aura did not indicate such, but she had not known that he was unmarried as well. She flushed at her beast's reaction and turned away in embarrassment. "Fine. But you better not go all alpha male all over me just because I am the only female in the pack." She huffed.
"I cannot promise you that. But I can promise to treat you well, and provide for you as an alpha should."
She started when he put his hand on her back and coated her in his scent again. Why did he keep doing that? A deep warning growl built up low in her chest and forced its way between clenched teeth until he finally removed his hand from her person. Her instincts were going haywire yet she couldn't understand why. This being a direct effect of being raised by her human mother who had no knowledge of how to teach any of her siblings, or herself how to understand their youkai instincts. "Why do you keep rubbing your scent all over me?"
He looked surprised at her question for a moment like he had not been expecting such a thing from her. "I was scent marking you so that other youkai would know that you are pack. How is it that you do not know what I was doing?"
"My siblings and I were raised by my mother who was human. And of course a human would not have the knowledge of youkai instincts so she couldn't teach us how to interpret our instincts the proper way. Certain things are easy enough to learn on your own, but others are more difficult to understand."
He nodded in understanding before something occurred to him. "What about your father? As a youkai he should have been more than capable of teaching his pups how to understand their instincts."
"My father played no part in raising us." She muttered bitterly.
"But instinct would have forced him to take responsibility for his pups. And as an Inu he should have been very pack oriented."
"Yeah well maybe with his mate, but not with some human woman that he didn't care about."
"He has a mate...who is not your mother? The mother of his pups is not his mate? And you were all born after he had taken a mate?" His voice had an odd pitch of disbelief, and anger to it. His body was tight and muscles were clenched and rigid.
"Yes that is what I said isn't it?" She could understand his anger, for a mate was sacred and one did not take a female other than their mate to bed. To do so was beyond sinful, it was just plain rage inspiring. And inus were even stricter in their devotion to their mates. She guessed her father was just a selfish, disgusting bastard.
"And I suppose that explains why you are wondering about on your own when you are barely past maturity." He added as an afterthought.
"Right again."
"I hope that I get to meet your father one day so that I may set him in his place, and teach him how a proper inu behaves himself." He breathed in deeply to relax himself and combat his anger. When he had finally managed to regain himself he regarded her closely. "I guess that means that I will have to teach you how to better understand your instincts at some point. Better late than never yes?" He actually looked excited to teach her something.
"Yeah I guess..." She mumbled completely unaware of what had gotten him so excited. If she had to make a guess he was just plain weird. Sexy as hell, and smelled wonderful, but still undeniably weird. For what Inu Daiyoukai would take an unbloodied pack mate? But she would not refuse it anymore, hell even if she had wanted to run deep down she had probably wanted him to chase her. Why was that? Was it truly the fact that she was tired of being alone that dictated her less then feeble struggles against him? Or was it something else entirely? Well it wasn't like she didn't have time to figure it out. She did have a couple thousand years to figure it out.
Inuyasha was furious. That wench had the Shikon no tama and not him! And worse was the fact that his father had shown more interest in her than him! Hell his father had warmed up to her even more quickly than he had his mother! Just thinking about it was making him more furious by the minute. With a loud growl he shot to his feet and ignored Kaede's form as he pushed his way past her out the door and towards the wench's scent. If he had looked back to Kaede's hut before disappearing into the trees he would have seen her run out with a beaded necklace in her hands. As it was all he could think about was the wench and how much she was pissing him off! He flashed through the trees towards the river where he knew she was, thankful that he could not scent his father close by. That would only complicate what he wanted to do if he had to contend with his all-powerful father as well.
The sound of rushing water filled his ears as he slowed and stepped out onto the dirt path that led to the bridge. She was there standing and staring at her reflection with a faraway look in her eyes. A painful stabbing sensation assaulted his chest at the deep seeded sorrow that was there in her gaze. But he couldn't turn back now. He pushed away all feelings of guilt, or remorse and threw himself at her with his claws bared.
She whirled around in surprise before she ducked down just in time to avoid being raked in half by his claws.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing?" She shouted angrily as she crouched defensively and bared her claws in warning.
He landed in a matching crouch and bared his teeth at her threateningly. "Just give me the Shikon wench! If you do that then I don't have to hurt you! But if you don't then I will kill you to take it!" Deep down inside he knew that he most likely wouldn't be able to kill her but he had to make her think that he meant it. He pushed his youki into his claws and lunged for her again, only to miss when she spun around at blinding speed and raked his back with her claws.
They separated and she looked at his blood coating her claws with obvious remorse. She visibly pushed that away and snarled at him violently. "If you want a fight you got one Inuyasha! And surprise surprise I have already drawn your blood!" She mocked him by waving her blood coated claws for him to see.
She stopped mocking him and disappeared before his very eyes and he barely had time to avoid a swipe from her claws that would have raked straight down his spine. Her claws bit into his shoulder instead and he took the chance to kick out at her chest. The force sent her flying back where she settled into a crouch and he sprinted towards her hunched over form. "Just give me the Shikon and we can stop fighting wench!" He growled as he swiped at her with his claws. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!"
She kicked out at his feet and ducked underneath him as he went flying over her. "Not happening Inuyasha! So you better just get over it!" She shouted as wisps of shadow surrounded her claws as she charged towards him.
He barely dodged her claws shuddering as the shadows still reached out towards him. That attack was dangerous and he needed to avoid it. That would be easier said than done if she wasn't so damn fast! Hell the wench could give Sesshomaru a run for his money! "Then you leave me with no choice wench! If I have to kill you to take it then so be it!"
Dual explosions in youki had his head snapping up in the direction of the village. "Damn!" He growled as he flashed from the clearing he was in towards where he could feel his pup and Kagome fighting. A quick scan of the area of the village alerted him to the fact that Kaede was nearing the two and would reach them around the same time he did. He just hoped that they made it before the two were seriously injured.
The smell of fresh blood assaulted his nose as snarls and growls assaulted his ears. A second later he shot through the brush that blocked his view of the combatants. He could see Kaede crouched at the opposite end of the bridge with a kotodama in her hands. She was obviously channeling reiki into it but for what he was unsure. But that was all taken in through his peripheral vision. What he was really focused on was Inuyasha's bloodied form. As strong as he was, he was still not fast enough to keep up with Kagome. And Kagome had obviously developed her fighting style based on her superior speed, and flexibility, to combat larger and stronger opponents. She was a thinker and it showed in the fact that while she was injured, it was not as bad as Inuyasha was. But if his youngest pup got a hold of her he could overpower her physically. But it looked as if that would not happen as he felt a burst of reiki a second before a burst of light shot out and wrapped around Inuyasha's neck. A second later he heard Kaede shout.
"Kagome say the word to subdue his soul!"
A look of confusion crossed Kagome's face before she noticed the glowing necklace now hanging around Inuyasha's neck. The look of confusion turned into a look of sick glee a second before she shouted. "Osuwari!"
Inuyasha crashed through the bridge and into the river below with a startled cry of "stupid wench". A loud splash was heard a second later.
Touga ignored Kagome's laugh of pure glee and dashed into the water to save his youngest pup from drowning. Thankfully the water wasn't that deep and he found Inuyasha fairly easily and hefted him out of the water with some effort. Damn that kotodama made his son heavy! No wonder Inuyasha couldn't fight it when it slammed him through the bridge. He jumped up and onto the bridge with his sputtering pup in hand. "Would you two mind explaining what started this?" He said with a gesture at the damaged, and bloodstained bridge.
"Ask your son." Kagome forced out over her giggles.
Gold eyes glanced down heatedly at his son who was sulking on the ground next to him. "Inuyasha..." Touga growled out warningly.
"Keh! I attacked the wench! I wanted the Shikon so I attacked her to get it! There are you happy now old man!?"
Inuyasha turned away from his father with a look of anger, and disappointment, and perhaps a little bit of fear. He did attack a pack mate after all despite his father's warnings.
Touga's eyes bled red even the gold disappearing until a demonic blue took its' place. A low dangerous growl built deep in his chest. "I warned you about what would happen if you attacked her Inuyasha! Yet you still defy me and my status as alpha by doing exactly the opposite of what I commanded!"
"Well why the hell do you care so much about the wench anyways!? It's like you care about her more than you do me and I'm your son!" Inuyasha shot back with jealousy coating every words.
"He is right you know... Maybe you should treat him a little bit better than you have been. I mean he is your blood and I am not." Kagome agreed much to Inuyasha's shock.
"Keh who asked you wench?!" Inuyasha huffed but it was obvious that his anger at her had dissipated somewhat.
"I don't need you to ask me for my opinion Inuboy, I will just give it whether you like it or not. And you should probably try to stop being so rude or else I will you know what you." She giggled at the murderous look he sent her.
"Oh hell no! Who the hell put that thing on me anyways?!"
"Kaede did. But that is besides the point Inuyasha! What matters is that you disobeyed me and attacked a pack mate! As one who has been taught to understand their instincts you should have known better!" Touga chastised him angrily.
"What about the wench?! She attacked me as viciously as I attacked her!" Inuyasha argued back his anger building up inside him again.
"Kagome was not raised by her father Inuyasha! She does not understand her instincts the same way that you do! She has not had anyone to teach her like you have! And besides she did not initiate this fight!" He clenched his pup's kimono and hefted him into the air until they were nose to nose. "I was lenient with you before Inuyasha and look at where that got me. You still disobeyed me. Now I have no choice but to show you who is alpha so that you can be reminded of your place." He ignored the frightened whimper from his son and turned to Kagome. "You will go and have Kaede treat your injuries."
She rolled her silver eyes and turned towards the older miko. "Like I need to be told! Come on Obaachan."
He watched until the two women had disappeared from sight before he dragged his son into the forest. His son knew better then to struggle and incite his anger even more and for that he was grateful. He definitely did not need to be angered even further today. After a few moments he entered a small clearing and tossed Inuyasha into the center of it. "I have always treated you with love have I not Inuyasha?" He asked his son's crouched form as he circled around him in a predatory fashion.
Rather than make any sort of sarcastic comment like he may have wanted to Inuyasha answered quickly. "Yes."
"And I have always taught you to be respectful have I not?"
"Yes."
He stopped in front of his son and stared him down. "Then why do you disrespect me? Why do you deliberately go against what I tell you to do? Have I been to kind in letting you have your freedom?"
"No but-"
"No. No buts Inuyasha. You know as well as any male inu the price of disobeying your alpha. I did not punish you as I should have when you were a pup because of your mother. I am somewhat to blame for not punishing you as I should have but that does not excuse your actions. For you knew what the price would be as you matured and grew into an adult." He flashed forward before Inuyasha could respond and raised his fist to strike. A flash of Izayoi's beautiful face almost made him stop but he steeled himself and slammed his fist into Inuyasha's face sending him flying into the dirt. She would not approve but then again she did not understand the way a youkai thought, the way they learned. His love for her had prevented him from disciplining Inuyasha the way he should have. That could continue no longer now that he had found a female to bind himself to. It would only entice his pup to challenge her as well, and that could lead to his death should he attack her once they were bound. That thought gave him the strength to keep going. Inuyasha had barely scrambled to his feet before he slammed his fist into his face again. The force had Inuyasha's body snapping backward into the dirt where he lay stunned for a moment. His cheek was already swelling and he could tell that even with his son's fast healing there would be a bruise for days to come.
Inuyasha forced himself up and glared at his father's patiently waiting form. "You never answered my question old man! Why do you care about the wench so much?" He spat on the ground as he forced himself to his feet. Only to feel a fist smash into his chest and send him flying to the forest floor once more.
Touga loomed over his youngest pup's dazed form. "Your instincts should have already told you why Inuyasha. Though Kagome is probably not aware of why."
Inuyasha's golden eyes widened and he stared at his father in disbelief. "That's why you scent marked the wench?! You see her as a potential mate?"
"Life mate." He corrected strongly. There was no doubt about it as his beast reacted so strongly to her. A youkai always knew when they had found their life mate, or soul mate as some would call it. The hot fiery scent of denial permeated the air around them from Inuyasha.
"No way! I thought mother was your life mate! How could you throw her away for some hanyou wench!"
"If Izayoi was my life mate then I would have been able to bind myself to her Inuyasha. But I was not, because despite how much I loved her she was not truly meant for me. If she had been then she would still be here." He watched as his son processed his words before slumping down in anguish.
"Go to your wench then old man and leave me be." Inuyasha growled out brokenly.
Touga hesitated in leaving his son alone, but he knew that Inuyasha needed it. So with a quick scan of the surrounding area to make sure it was safe he turned and left his son to his thoughts. It hurt, he was sure of that, but he was also sure that one day Inuyasha would understand. He just hoped that it was sooner rather than later as he had a feeling that this dominance thing may not be entirely over.
Kagome shifted as Kaede finished bandaging her wounds. Not that she needed it but she didn't feel like arguing it too much. She'd be healed by tomorrow morning at the latest and then she could just shred the bandages herself. She reached over for the worn blue kimono and slid it over her shoulders as Kaede moved away to stir the stew she had prepared for their evening meal. She had just fastened her sash when Touga pushed aside the reed door and entered the hut. "Where's Inuyasha?"
His golden eyes met her silver and he sat down close to her. "He needed some time to himself to think. I am sure that he will be returning shortly."
"You didn't beat him too badly did you?"
"Not nearly as badly as I used to punish Sesshomaru when he was a pup." He answered her. "He used to be unable to move for days when I was finished. Then again Sesshomaru is a full youkai, and he is as stubborn as his mother."
"Huh... I hope that I never have to meet either of them." She said dismissively.
"Well I hate to inform you that one day you will have to. They are pack after all, and a new pack mate must be introduced at some point." He looked like he wasn't looking forward to it either.
"Bad relationship with her? Or him?" She asked after she stifled her laughs.
"Both. But Inukimi especially." He grimaced at the name.
She laughed out loud at that and after a moment he joined in despite himself. Well if he was as nervous about the meeting then she would look forward to watching him squirm during said meeting. At least her new life inside of a pack was shaping up to be anything but dull.
Hey guys how do you like it so far? Hope I answered some of your questions in this chapter. Anyways R&R and let me know what you think!
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