Mending a broken heart
Chapter 4: Sweetheart
A/N: Thank you for being so patient with me! I know a lot of you have been waiting for the next chapter to come out for a long time!
The immense surge in power had immediately set of the alarms in Reikai. Even the SD knew something was amiss without their communicators calling them.
As they stumbled through the portal into Reikai, they could see George running to and from Koenma's office frantically.
"There has been a break through into the Ningenkai," They all shared bored looks. "Several S class demons have slipped into the Ningenkai and have started attacking humans."
Several photos popped up on the screens.
"It seems as if each one has an affinity for eating humans and draining them of their life source. It is imperative that you detain them from doing so before they have a chance to cause too much damage."
They nodded curtly.
"It also seems that these demons have amassed an army of lower class demons and are seeking out humans with high spirit energy."
"So we're bait," Yusuke grumbled. "Isn't that just fucking wonderful."
"Well, it seems like we're just going to have to kill them before they kill us." They turned to Shuichi. His eyes were tinted gold and his voice had lowered.
"Botan will take you to the place where the demons were last spotted."
Botan quickly opened a portal for them and ushered them through.
"Well," Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei turned at the sound of Youko's deep baritone voice. Their eyes widened a fraction of an inch to see him standing there in all of his kistune glory. "This should be fun."
It didn't take long for the SD to attract the youkai to them, but they had underestimated just how many lower class demons the five S class demons had gathered for their cause. Only two of the five S class demons remained, but it seemed that they had no interest in returning to the Makai or dying.
"You'd think they would have given up by now." Yusuke ground out as he shot another youkai with his spirit gun.
"I do not mind their stupidity." Youko's smooth baritone intoned, his rose whip slicing through one of the many lower youkai that surrounded them.
Yusuke merely shrugged as he shot another demon with his spirit gun.
"Urameshi that one was mine!" Kuwabara yelled even though he knew it was pointless.
"You're just too slow you big oaf."
"Why I outta,"
"Perhaps it would be best to save this conversation for a later time," Youko said with a bit of an edge lacing his voice.
'Hn.' Hiei agreed with a swipe of his katana at several youkai.
Yusuke and Kuwabara shared a look but said nothing.
Youko felt their eyes on his him, but he didn't care.
He didn't need to explain himself to them.
"Rose Whip!" Youko cried, grinning in a feral manner as watched the blood of the demons he had just killed paint the ground red.
It soothed his raging soul to kill, especially around this time of the year when he had to keep the memories of her so tightly locked away.
He hadn't talked about her in over five hundred years, and even on the anniversary of her death, he felt no need to share her with anyone else.
Just as he was about to attack several of the lower class demons guarding the S class demon, Youko stilled immediately.
It was brief.
Just the remnants on the gentle breeze, but he would know that scent anywhere.
It had haunted him.
Too many memories lingered with that scent that licked the flames of remembrance long after everything else had faded and ceased to be.
It was a scent he thought he would never smell again, which meant…
Mid-attack he back flipped and retreated before catching his footing, heading off in the opposite direction.
"What the hell?" Yusuke all but yelled at the avatar as the horde of demons moved in.
"I've got to go," was the gruff response that met their ears as he sped off.
"We're in the middle of a mission!" Yusuke's shout fell on deaf ears as the kitsune disappeared from sight, leaving the three other detectives to fight.
'Fox,' Hiei growled dangerously.
'I thought you liked killing.' He teased.
'Hn,'
Youko severed the link between them and continued on his way.
While he agreed that after five hundred years a few more minutes wouldn't hurt, he didn't want to waste another second.
He couldn't chance it.
Youko willed his legs to move faster.
'Youko' Shuichi groused angrily watching the city becoming nothing but a blur. 'What are you doing?'
'Reuniting with someone who was supposedly dead.'
Kagome was acutely aware of the sound of the respirator and heart monitor as she lay immobile on the bed.
Sleep still held her in its warm embrace, but she was desperately fighting the sedatives to clear the haze that engulfed her.
She wondered if she had been out long.
The trip to the hospital was a blur.
Wisps of blurred faces and snippets of reassuring words was all she could recall.
After a few minutes, she was finally able to keep her eyes open.
Bleary eyed and disoriented she let the dull light wash over her irises.
She noted, with a small smile, that a vase of her favorite flower was set on her bedside table and several balloons were tied to the stand.
Pain rolled through her in waves as she maneuvered herself into a sitting position.
The pain was immediately forgotten when she felt a very strong aura headed toward her and at a quick pace.
Due to the sedatives, she was unable to get a proper reading on the aura.
She wondered if it was perhaps someone she knew. She didn't have much time to ponder that thought as before the sound of her door banging open jerked Kagome from her position.
She winced again slightly from the sudden movement, but her attention was drawn to the figure in the doorway.
The light from the hallway obscured her view, but from the silhouette she could tell the figure was quite tall.
Squinting slightly to clear her hazy vision she could make out amber eyes and long white locks as he came toward her.
She watched him in silent fascination as he brought a clawed hand up to her cheek and gently caressed it.
A small smile pulled at the corner of her lips.
He had caused her so much pain, but she loved him. She couldn't help but love him.
She instinctively leaned into his palm and closed her eyes, letting him cradle her head in his hand.
"Sweetheart," He breathed, his voice nothing more than a gentle whisper.
Kagome's eyes snapped open upon hearing the word, but she did not move from her position.
She was surprised but did not try to move away from his gentle embrace. Finally, she conceded and let her head lull back into his hand content that he was there.
"My sweetheart."
A/N: Okay, so I am technically a day late but as promised I have updated Mending a broken heart. I know a lot of you have been waiting for Kagome to make an appearance. Well, ta da! Anyway, I hope that the next update will be sooner. Keep your fingers crossed.