Final Serenade
By: DeathNoteMaker
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or Fushigi Yuugi; those rights belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Yuu Watase respectively. I do however own this fanfic, my ideas, and OCs.
Category: Crossover
Anime(s)/Manga(s): InuYasha/Fushigi Yuugi
Pairing(s): This will most likely end up with Kagome having a Male harem, because I really can't see her ending up with just one of the hot men in this series! I will try to make this harem form in a believable way though. XD Yuuki Miaka/Souta Higurashi/ Hongo Yui, etc.
Rating: T+ to M
Warning(s): Language, Violence, Lemons, Gore, etc.
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, etc.
Summary: Higurashi Kagome was through with High School, and with the well closed, she had gotten used to the idea of having to live a normal life. After becoming the priestess of her family shrine, much to the approval of her grandfather, she was sure that her life of adventure is over. She never knew that the gods had another journey already for her, and how this time she would gain not only excitement and wonder, but love as well. One day Kagome is handed a book while inside the library by two girls called The Universe of the Four Gods, and she finds herself whisked into the world of this book. Becoming the priestess of the god Suzaku, and she is charged with the duty of finding all seven of her Celestial Warriors. With this new adventure ahead of her, will she finally get what she always desired since her trips to the Feudal Era?
A/N: Yay! I am here with the second chapter of Final Serenade! XD I am so happy that you all like this new fic of mine! I hoped that you all would. As you can see we are still on the first book, and only getting started. 8D I am planning on breaking up the chapters so I would update things sooner rather than long chapters with slow updates. So I hope that you enjoy this chapter as well.
Book I: Priestess
Chapter Two: The Boy With The Demon Star, And The Priestess Of Suzaku
Sitting on top of a cart, Kagome looked around at all the people that were contained in this caravan. It had been about 4 hours since she had arrived here in the book, and she had hitched a ride with this group. They were coincidentally on their way to the capital city of Hong-Nan or Konan. Running a hand through her bangs, she couldn't help but let a smile form on her face. Once again she was on a journey, which had the fate of a world in the balance. A normal person would never have wanted to go through something like this again.
'But then again, I am not exactly normal am I?'
Releasing a yawn into the air, she stretched her arms above her head. After a few more minutes, she turned around to face the front, and blue eyes lit up in excitement. She would soon reach the city, and that is when she would start her task. ''Though there is one problem…' Scratching the back of her head, she remembered that she didn't exactly understand how she was going to prove she was the priestess. 'Crap! I should've asked Midoriko about that, and now I am stumped.' Trying to think of a way she could prove it, she didn't expect the image of that young man to pop into her head.
Pounding her palm lightly with her fist, she had an epiphany. 'I will have to find that guy since I don't know anyone else here in this world.' Soon they were passing through the gates to the city, and Kagome decided that this was as far as she was going on the cart. Jumping down from the cart with ease, she thanked the couple, who gave her a ride before walking into the city elegantly. Practically prowling through the streets, Kagome couldn't help but compare her surroundings to those of a movie set.
Being as she had recently watched The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, she could see where they had gotten inspiration to write this book. Making her way through the crowds, she ignored all the staring that she received. She knew of course why this was, and it was because of her school uniform. While she had a lot of room in the uniform when she first received it, the top now stuck to her and showed her lithe and curvy shape. Her skirt was a little below mid-thigh, which guaranteed that if an unexpected windstorm occurred, someone was going to get a show. Something she wasn't exactly happy about either.
Weaving through the crowds, she allowed herself to take in the scenery and admiring the culture around her. Then she saw blue form the corner of her eye, and her head snapped in the color's direction. In the middle of the ongoing flow of people, she saw the young man from before. 'THAT'S HIM!!' Trying to make her way through the crowd, she couldn't help but notice that everyone seemed to be preparing for something.
'Is there a festival going on? Everyone seems to be so busy.'
Running her fingers through her loose tresses, she allowed the small peaceful breeze to play with the long strands. "Who's that!?!" Suddenly she was aware of all the stares that she was receiving. "Such strange clothes!!" Crossing her arms, she glanced over at the little gaggle of women that were staring at her. Instantly they all looked away with a sniff making her roll her eyes. 'Really these women have nothing better to do than criticize my wardrobe?'
Then she remembered she was supposed to be catching up with that guy. Looking into the place where she last saw him, she was dismayed to find out that he had disappeared. Sighing, she slapped her forehead and she shook her head in exasperation. It seemed that she would have to look for him, and the only good thing is she knew he was in this city. "Alright Kagome, let's find ourselves this demon star boy." Walking with determination in her graceful stride, she didn't notice the man watching her from a stand with a calculating eye.
Glancing down at her watch, the Shikon Miko couldn't help but sigh for the umpteenth time that day. It had been three hours since she had last seen the boy, and yet she hadn't seen him again since. After she couldn't find him herself, she decided to ask some of the people in town. Some of them were helpful while others -especially men, gawked or leered at her. Right now she was eating a few meat buns that she had bought from a vendor. Midoriko it seems had given her some money that would help her buy things here in this world.
'It's a good thing I had it too, otherwise I would've had to resort to stealing…'
Finishing the last meat bun quickly, she licked her fingers to get the lingering taste while glancing around. She had noticed that a lot of people were staring at her, and had pretty much gotten used to it. After all, the same thing had happened to her after she had begun to take the role of a Miko more seriously. But now wasn't the time for those thoughts, and she walked over to an old man she saw who sat on a stool. Coming to a stop in front of the old man, she smiled brightly.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for a boy with blue hair and has the character for Demon on his forehead." For a second it seemed as if the man was going to reply, but then he brought a hand up to his ear. "Huh! Wha!? Looking for Koi with lemon on a boar's head? I can't understand a word yer sayin'!" Controlling the small twitch that developed at the corner of her mouth, Kagome shook her head and then bowed respectfully.
"Never mind, thank you for your time."
Running off, she didn't notice the same man watching her every move with a malicious smirk.
After asking several more people, she sighed in defeat. "I can't find him anywhere!" Groaning, she massaged her temples as she continued through the crowd, ignoring the eyes that were boring into her body. 'I will have to check into an Inn or something if I can't find him…' So deep in her thoughts, she didn't notice a man walk up to her until a hand fell onto her shoulder. Tilting her head up, she saw a semi-handsome guy grinning at her.
"I happened to notice you're alone…me too! Wanna go to the carnival with me?"
Staring at him with wide eyes, Kagome raised an eyebrow questioningly. 'Am I being picked up?' Moving forward so his hand fell from her shoulder, she looked at him with a glare. "I'm sorry but I am going to have to say no to your request." As she moved to leave, the man held out a hand to her. "Wait a minute! I heard that you were looking for someone!" Coming to a halt, Kagome turned around and looked at him clearly.
From what she read from his aura, he was up to something. 'But he may really know where this guy is…besides if he tries anything then I will beat them half to death.' Deciding that she didn't have anything else to lose, so she accepted his help. "Fine lead the way." Ignoring the smug smirk on the man's face, but kept her narrowed eyes on his back. She felt that she had just made a mistake.
Bringing a hand up to her head, she massaged her temples once again because of the growing headache.
Right then and there, Kagome really wanted to slap herself. Narrowing her eyes on the four men surrounding her, she clenched her fists. It seemed that someone was going to get their ass whooped. 'And it is not going to be me.' One of the guys looked at her with an awed look on his face. "Wow! You've brought us a strange girl this time." The guy she had came with stood with his friends, and smirked cruelly. "Exotic looking isn't she? We'll get a good price for not only her clothes, but her herself!"
What really pissed me off was the guy who was openly leering at her. "I heard that foreign women taste different!" Sighing, she ran a hand through her hair while glaring lethally at the one who lured her here. "So I was right, you were lying to me…" Trying to subdue her urge to knock all of their heads off, she didn't notice one of the guys leaning in. "It's your fault for being so naïve!" Just as he was about to lift the side of her skirt, a fist flew and knocked him back.
The other three men moved back at the glare that she sent them all. "So you want a piece of me is that it!?" Dark flames of righteous fury seemed to swallow her frame as she stepped towards them. "YOU WANTED A PIECE OF ME SO COME AND GET IT!" Dashing towards them with the speed of a torpedo, she clothes lined the one whom brought her here, making it difficult for him to breathe. Running towards the other two, she punched them in their solar plexuses, and then stomped them in the nuts. Unseen to her, on the roof of one of the buildings, a familiar blunette was watching the proceedings in fascination and not only a few winces.
He didn't think that the young woman had it in her!
With one final kick she sent three of them careening into the wall, and brought her leg back down in a fluid motion. Wiping away the slight sheen of sweat from her forehead, she signed. "Well that is that." Turning to walk away, she didn't notice the first guy she took down grabbing onto her ankle. Falling over onto the ground she was shocked to see him still conscious. Bringing her foot back to ram it into his face, she was surprised to see a rock hit him in the back of the neck and he fell unconscious.
Getting up from the ground, Kagome looked up and brought up a hand to block her eyes from the sunlight. Her blue eyes widened as she took in the image of her 'savior'.
'It's him!'
Jumping down from the roof, the young man came to a stop right in front of her. "I am surprised that it was you they were talking about, I thought for sure it was one of your friends from the description of your outfit…" An almost lecherous grin spread on his face as he stared down at her long legs. "Though I have to admit that you look much better in them than the others." Scowling at him, Kagome narrowed her eyes. "Enough of the flirting, I have been looking for you."
Pointing towards himself, Kagome nodded. "Why exactly are you looking for me?" Crossing her arms, Kagome looked away and placed her hands on her hips. "Well I don't exactly know where I am right now, and you are the only one whom I know is you…so I decided instead of wandering alone and in risk of something like this happening…" She motioned towards the unconscious guys, "I thought it would be better that I at least stay with someone I am acquainted with."
Sputtering in surprise, he took a step back he pointed towards her. "You can't just decide something like that!" Raising an eyebrow in question, Kagome tapped her foot on the ground. "Oh, I can't? Who said?" Turning his head away from her, he couldn't help but snort.
"There is absolutely no way that I am just going to allow you to stay with me."
'I can't believe that I am just allowing her to stay with me!'
Standing there watching the festival right next to him was our favorite Miko, who was smirking smugly at the time. The festival seemed to be in full swing, and according to some of the other people in the crowd, the emperor of Hong-Nan was supposed to be within the parade. Watching the cherry festivities, Kagome couldn't help but see all the happiness around her. 'This emperor must be an amazing ruler if his people love him this much…' Just when she was about to let herself in enjoy the happenings herself, she noticed a little girl fall in front of an extravagant carriage.
One of the guards in the front yelled at the boy, making him freeze in his place in fear. Suddenly he lifted the spear that was in his hand, and he was intent on stabbing the child. Gritting her teeth, she ran out towards the little boy and grabbed the spear with one hand. Sneering up at the shocked man, she didn't notice that she caused the parade to be halted. "How dare you raise a weapon against a child!?" Tamahome who stood on the sidelines with the other people gapped in disbelief.
What was this woman thinking going against one of the Imperial guards!?
Kagome turned towards the small child, and she helped him up. "Are you alright little one?" Getting a nod, she smiled and patted him on the head. "Go and find your mother, and stick close to her alright?" With a smile the little boy ran off into towards his mother, whom wrapped him in her arms. Turning back towards the guard, fury was clear on her feature.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO CONDEMN A CHILD TO DEATH BECAUSE HE HAD FELL IN FRONT OF A CARRIAGE!?!"
Not used to a woman making a fool of him, not to mention having the audacity to yell at him. The man wrenched his spear back and grabbed her arm. "HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT YOU WENCH!" After that, all Kagome could see was red as she and the man yelled at each other. One of the other soldiers came, and grabbed her other arm. Roughly he lifted her up making her yelp in pain. Tamahome felt rage shoot through his veins, and the symbol for demon shown on his head with a bright red light.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!"
Unknown to all of them, a man in the carriage was watching the proceedings with interest.
Dashing forward, Tamahome kicked both of the guards away from Kagome and swung her up into his arms. "Wow, I knew you were going to be trouble, but I didn't think you would cause this much chaos." Looking over at the guards whom were glaring at them murderously, while clutching their pained stomachs. Huffing, Kagome turned her head to the side. "It's not my fault that they were going to do something as despicable as killing a child!"
The hilarity of the situation hit Tamahome, and he couldn't help but admire her obvious passion for her own values. "I'm Xong Gui-Siu, but you can call me by my nickname Tamahome." Wide blue eyes stared at him in shock, and a light blush spread across her face. She felt so safe in his arms, and it had been a long time since a man has held her in a protective way like this. 'After all with becoming the Shikon Miko, many men have decided that I hadn't needed much protection with my powers.' Giving him a warm smile, she noticed the blush on his face making her laugh gently.
"My name is Kagome Higurashi, and it seems that you have save me three times now…I don't have any money to give you, but I could give you some kind of reward as long as it's appropriate."
Grinning at her, he couldn't help but release a small chuckle. "Don't worry I won't expect anything like that, but just in case I am not able to…I'll claim my reward now." Leaning towards her, he pressed his lips onto her forehead gently.
Kagome's eyes widened in shock, as she couldn't believe what he just did. 'Though it was really nice…' Her heartbeat sped up, and a pink blush overtook her cheeks. Blue eyes seemed to glow as her powers were working into overtime, and usually this would scare her. There is never a time when she was not in control of her powers, but it was something about this man that just…
Instantly a red glow began to erupt from her body making everyone around her be momentarily blinded. The young man despite the heat coming from the young woman, held onto her tightly. Besides, he didn't think he would be able to let her go even if her wanted to. Crimson filled his vision before he began seeing flashes of him and the young woman in all of them, he and her were in intimate positions. Positions he never dreamed he would one day participate in with a woman, since he had never considered settling down. Desire coursed through his veins, and he never noticed the symbol on his forehead shining brighter than it ever had.
'W-What is this feeling?'
Visions of blue eyes filled with desire and something else indescribable were all that he knew before everything went black.
After the final battle against Naraku, everything just didn't turn out the way that she thought it would. If anyone had ask her what she would do after defeating Naraku, her younger self would have immediately said being with her long time crush then first love Inuyasha. The Inu hanyou with a large chip on his shoulder and an even bigger temper…and yet now she could see how much of an optimist she was. Now she could see clearly that there was no way that the two of them could have been together after all the drama with Kikyo.
She could admit that she was jealous, but whom wouldn't when your first love was still stuck on the woman that betrayed him –wither by manipulation or not.
In the end, they had both decided that it would be better for them to just stay brother and sister, if not best friends. And for Kagome, that was better than nothing at all.
"Oh Inuyasha…"
The feeling of a hand brushing her bangs from her face disturbed her rest. Slowly opening her eyes, she stared straight into a pair of concerned teal orbs. "Hey, are you okay?" Nodding, she sat up with his help and smiled. "Yes, I am fine…though…" Looking around with a raised eyebrow, she stared at him questioningly. "I am wondering why exactly are we inside of a dungeon?"
A sigh fell from Tamahome's lips, which momentarily captivated her attention until he spoke. "After we blacked out, I am guessing that we were thrown inside of the Palace dungeon." Understanding the situation, the Miko couldn't help but sigh. If only she had tried to handle the situation with decorum, then maybe they wouldn't be in their current situation. But at that she shook her head, her behavior was understandable! No one had the right to hit or try to kill a child.
"So who is this Inuyasha guy?"
Coming out of her thoughts, she looked at Tamahome who sat back against the wall questioningly. "You had said that name right before you woke up." Making an O shape with her mouth in silence, she looked over at the wall. "It was someone I knew a long time ago, but he isn't anywhere in my reach now." Silence hung heavily around them, but the young man broke it once again. "So where are you from anyway, and what was that light that was coming out of your body?"
Lifting an eyebrow at him, she shrugged. "I am not sure myself, about where I came from…all I can say is that my homeland is far away from here." Teal and azure were locked in a heated gaze for a long moment, and then Tamahome sighed while looking away. Sitting down in traditional seiza style, she couldn't help but chuckle. 'Giving vague answers is much better than blurting out the truth about being from another world…It is better to keep that information to myself until it is necessary to reveal it.'
Running a hand through her bangs, she sighed before getting onto her feet unsteadily. 'It seems that my ki is still out of whack from whatever that was earlier…' Just as she was about to fall strong arms wrapped around her waist keeping her from hitting the ground. Looking up at her three-time savior, she sent him a small grin. "Sorry about that." The concerned look on that handsome face made her mouth go dry, and forced her to lick her lips on reflex.
Turning her head away with a blush, she reached down into her pocket for something that may help her. Kagome's eyes widened as she found a pack of gum in the skirt pocket. 'Wow! I had been looking for that pack…trust me to lose it in my school uniform.' Opening the pack, she slid one piece of gum out and unwrapped it. Popping it into her mouth, she allowed the juices in her mouth to heal the temporary case of dryness.
Humming in happiness of the strawberry flavor, she didn't notice the curious looks she was receiving from Tamahome and the guard that had just walked up. "OI! WHAT DID YOU JUST STICK IN YOUR MOUTH!? OUT WITH IT!" Giving the man a blank stare, she began to blow a bubble and watched in fascination as both men back away from her as if she was summoning a demon. "WWWOOOOOAHHHHH! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?!" Smirking mentally, she walked forward with an innocently curious expression on her face while the bubble grew steadily bigger.
Like she guessed, the guard began to back away even further. Once she was close to the cell bars, she brought a finger up to the side of the bubble and poked it. POP! To the Miko's amusement, the man fainted and after she wiped the bits of gum from her face, she swiped the keys from the unconscious man. As soon as she turned around towards Tamahome, she found herself with a face full of a sparkly-eyed martial artist.
"HE PASSED OUT! WAY TO GO!!"
Shaking her head at his enthusiasm, Kagome grabbed the pack of gum and took out 5 pieces. Grasping Tamahome's right hand, she placed them gently into his palm. "There you can have some." For a second, the handsome young man held up the pieces as if they were a gift from the Gods. Bringing a hand up to her mouth to muffle her giggles she couldn't help but find his behavior cute. It was almost the same reaction that Inuyasha had to Ramen.
"Hopefully that will allow you to make some money in the marketplace once we get of here as a payment for your help."
Walking off, she didn't notice the look that she received from the blue-haired man.
As they walked, Tamahome watched as Kagome looked around the palace in awe. He too thought it was a beautiful place, but he couldn't fully enjoy it as his thoughts were too occupied on the woman by his side. From what he had seen, she had to be at least a year or two older than him. Just from her features, body, and then very air around him made him feel like he was a child talking to an adult. There just seemed to be something about her that said she was mentally far ahead of him in the maturity department.
Yes, she could still act childishly -if what happened in the marketplace was anything, but he knew that she has seemed to have more experience than him. "Tamahome, this bird is Suzaku correct?" Turning in the direction she was looking in, his eyes landed on the massive golden statue of a phoenix in the middle of a small shrine. "Uh huh, that is our God Suzaku…the other kingdoms have their own Gods to worship…theirs are Seiryuu, Byakko, and Genbu." Unseen to him, a pungent smell drifted into Kagome's nose, which caused her stomach to growl.
'Urg…did the energy from those meat buns run out already?'
Holding a hand to her stomach, her feet dragged her towards the smell leaving Tamahome behind continuing his lecture on the Kingdoms and their Gods.
"But that's not important…we have to get out of here before we are caught…"
Teal eyes widened in disbelief, and a large sweat drop formed on his forehead.
"She's gone."
Rubbing her stomach in satisfaction, Kagome –now with her mind cleared from the desire for food, finally realized that she had lost Tamahome. Slapping her forehead, she berated herself for her actions. What kind of Miko was she? "Well I will have to go look for him, I am not leaving without him." Turning around, she didn't expect to run into a hard chest and almost fall back if it hadn't been for the arms holding her up. "Are you injured?"
Glancing up, blue connected with honey brown eyes. If beautiful Youkai hadn't surrounded Kagome for most of her life, she wouldn't have known that this man was a man. 'I can almost say that he would give Sesshoumaru a run for his money.' Smiling brightly towards the extremely handsome male, she bowed. "I am just fine…" Looking around she noticed that no guards were around, and so she sighed in relief.
"I'm sorry but I have to go."
Just as she was turning around, one question stopped her in her tracks.
"So you're the girl that they capture yesterday right?"
Stiffening, Kagome wondered wither she would have to render this man unconscious. But thankfully her mind was rest assured at his next words. "Don't worry! The guards won't hear about you from me!" Releasing a sigh, she looked at him from over her shoulder with a large smile. "Thank you, I appreciate it…but I have to hurry up and find my companion before I leave." Moving to go again, she was stopped when a hand grasped her wrists.
Peering at the man questioningly, she couldn't help but tilt her head. "Is there something you wanted?" Grinning widely, the man nodded. "Since you can't find this companion of yours, maybe I could help you…after all I know the entire layout of the palace." Thinking for a second, she couldn't deny that she was curious, plus the help to find Tamahome was tempting. 'But I could get this man into a lot of trouble with the Emperor…'
Deciding to go along with the man, she couldn't help but feel something in his aura that was similar to Tamahome's.
'What is this energy source coming from both this man and Tamahome, that is causing me to get similar readings from them both?'
Throwing these thoughts to the back of her mind, she couldn't help but wonder if things were about to become more complicated.
'Well counting on my luck…that is exactly what is going to happen.'
End of Book I, Chapter 2!
Yay! I seem to be getting these chapters done quickly neh? But I will tell you this, once I get to about Book 5 things may or may not slow up. After all I only have Volumes 1, 2, and 4 to help guide me along in the chapters. Cause while I am sticking to the plot, I am changing things. Many of you are probably surprised at the speed I am coming out with these anyway, but hey I am happy that you all are enjoy the story. The next chapter should be out soon!
Once again, the pairing is shrouded in mystery. The way my mind is now, an attempted realistic harem shall be the pairing. XD I just couldn't resist.
I know that some of you are probably curious about the school uniform right? Well it is a connection that she has with the one who is going to become the Priestess of Seiryuu. Also what better way to prove that she is from a different world than the school uniform? Yeah I could make her come there in jeans or something, but it is kind of nostalgic for her. When she was going to the Feudal Era, she wore her Junior High uniform. Now for old time sake, she decided to wear her High School uniform. Besides it being a connection to who the Priestess of Seiryuu is, there really isn't that much importance. She isn't going to be wearing after she is instated as the priestess of Suzaku. I have another outfit in mind for her, which was hinted at in the previous chapter.
Okay fans of Persona 3! I am in the middle of planning a Female Protagonist fic! Ever since I saw the previews and pictures from Portable, I have had this story idea in mind! Damn them for bringing this out on PSP, they do this right after a bitch sells her PSP! Ain't that a bitch!? XD I hope that you will all look forward to that!
Anyway, I'll see you guys at the next chapter!
Ja ne,
DNM
Next Chapter: Book I, Chapter Three: The Priestess Of Suzaku (Continued), And The Seven Constellations Of Suzaku!
