Visit
Gingitsune and Akane walked in silence throught the forest. They were only a few kilometers away from Kaede's village, or better, from Kagome's village, because the old miko died just some months before the kitsune's journey.
The daiyoukai was anxious. How would be the reaction of his friends? Would them recognize him at least? Now, the kitsune was really different: the color of his long auburn hair became silver; he hadn't his little paws and fluffy tail anymore, he had mastered his human form perfectly; his clothes were worthy of the true king who he was and, over them, he wore a bright armor and carried with him a sword attached to his waist. The only thing that remained intact, were his emerald eyes.
His new appearence looked a bit like Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshoumaru. This fact even frightened the young kitsune lord .
Gingitsune tried to remove those thoughts of his mind and keep his head up, but he still was a little afraid inside of himself.
But, what am I scared about? This thought was occupying the lord's mind.
"Are you okay, my lord?" Akane asked, worried with her lord.
"Yes, Akane. This was nothing." The kitsune daiyoukai replied after realizing what was leaving his assistent restless.
At first, the hanyou got scared by the color that took her master's green eyes. When something was bothering him too much, the daiyoukai's eyes turned into bright red. Akane saw that phenomenon a few times, but rarely something took the lord off of his constant good humor
And, by knowing her master very well, the girl didn't like the answer that he gave her. She knew he was lying to reassure her. She tried to question him but, when she opened her mouth, he just repeated the same thing he said before. Annoyed, she crossed her arms and frowned, directing deadly looks to the young youkai. He didn't need to hide everything from her as if trying to protect the innocence of a child, but she knew that she wouldn't get any other answer from her master, explaining why he was acting like that.
x-x-x
"He is the silver kitsune that we have to destroy, right Himekesshou?" A red dragon spoke to the female youkai by his side.
"Yes, Nichi no Ryuen." The blue haired woman replied.
"He doesn't look that strong. I bet that I can kill him without sweating!" The dragon laughed, underestimating his target.
"Idiot, don't make so much noise! He may don't look that dangerous, but this youkai is way more powerful than you can imagine. Leave it all to me, dragon. I know how to capture our target." The lady smiled cruelly, wacthing the daiyoukai and his companion walking up to the village.
x-x-x
Kagome was picking some medicinal herbs while her daughter was playing near. The miko stood up, in order to go to a river, near from where she was, to wash her sweaty face and quench her thirsty.
While she walked to the river, the brunette saw a tall figure with silver hair and dressed in noble clothes emerging from the forest. First, she thought it was Sesshoumaru, but, taking a closer look, she saw it was someone else, another daiyoukai.
The miko got worried. Even with all the power that she got, she coudn't fight against an youkai of that level. She would have to use her intelligence to escape from him, if he decide to attack her.
The youkai was walking on her direction and looking at her. Surely, she was his target.
"Kagome?You've changed nothing!" The youkai greeted, smiling and hugging her then.
"W-who are you?" Kagome asked surprised.
"I should know that you wouldn't recognize me." Ele replied, sighing. "You really don't know who I am, right?"
The woman looked again at the daiyoukai and, this time, she saw the emerald eyes that she was so used to see years ago. Now, she knew who he was.
"Shippou-chan! Is it really you?" She asked thrilled to see how her little kitsune had grown.
"I said that I'd impress you!" Shippou said proudly.
"Shippou-chan?" Akane repeated, trying to hold back a laugh after hearing how the brunette called her master.
"Ah, I forgot that you were here, Akane." Shippou dragged the hanyou to his front and, while he was tugging her lips to make her 'smile', he said: "This is Akane, my assistant and companion."
"Hello, Akane-chan!" Kagome greeted the girl happily, laughing at the kitsune's joke.
"Who are these youkais, mommy?" Yuki asked, hiding herself behind of her mother, scared.
"You don't need to get scared, they are our friends."
x-x-x
"Where are the others?" Shippou asked when he entered the miko's hut.
"Sango and Miroku went to another village to exterminate an youkai and Inuyasha went with them. Rin went to the village with Miroku and Sango's children to buy some things that I asked." Kagome replied, serving tea to the newcomers. "Well, I guess that would be interesting if you tell me what have you been doing during these past six years."
So, Shippou told her what he had done in these years, including the fact tha he's the lord of distant lands and that he was known by the orders by his pseudonym, Gingitsune. Even Akane, who remained oblivious to the conversation at first, started to pay atention on the stories of her master. She realized that he escaped some things that he should have told, but the hanyou remained quiet.
Kagome had the feeling that he was trying to hide something from her, but she prefered to talk about that later. She didn't want to spoil the atmosphere of happiness that had settled there after the arrival of her 'son'.
Was with that happy atmosphere between them that the hours had passed.
x-x-x
"As if I would obey you, Himekesshou. I can kill this kitsune at a glance!" Nichi no Ryuen roared. "Let's see what are you capable to do, lord of the northern lands."
The red dragon was slowly approaching the hut, waiting for the right moment to attack.
x-x-x
"I need to go now, Kagome. I'll visit you on another day." Shippou said to the miko, trying to disguise the sudden concern in his voice. He knew that someone was approaching because of him, and he didn't want to cause trouble to anyone
"Already?" Kagome asked, saddened.
"But onii-san even played with me yet!" The inu hanyou whimpered, holding the sleeve of the youkai's kimono. Her mother explained to her that Shippou was like a son, so Yuki started to see the daiyoukai as an older brother.
"I'll come to play with you on another day, Yuki-chan." The lord replied, petting the girls head.
She left the kitsune and went to her mother, sniffing a little. Shippou waved to the females and called Akane.
He needed to hurry. He coudn't bring problems to the village. If he really had to fight, he would do that away from his friends.
x-x-x
"Gingitsune-sama, why did we leave the village earlier than you had planned?" The neko hanyou asked, she was intrigued by the strange behavior of her master.
"This isn't a good time to explain it. Come on, Akane!" The kitsune rushed his assistant while they crossed the forest.
"You are returning so early, Gingitsune-sama." A squeaky voice sneered from the shadows of the trees.
"Akane, keep away from here." Commanded the daiyoukai, drawing his sword.
Akane moved away from the site with her youkai speed. It was the first time in so long that he whip out his demonic sword, Buredo-en kesshou.
Probably, this is gonna be a bloody battle. Thought the Hanyou.