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I could not help her, but I knew someone who could.
'Hello, Lady Suzume'
'You dareset foot on my land, Dog demon!'
Saiki
She may not look it, but she's actually happy to see me, trust me.
She didn't look all that dangerous, dearest Lady Suzume, but looks can be deceiving. She was old, ancient yet she didn't look a day over thirty, a petite little thing, only her eyes –wise beyond anything I have ever seen before- betrayed her age. She is themost powerful witch around, and she know it. I knew from experience that you shouldn't make her angry. Sadly, Dog demons alwaysmade her angry. Especially dog demons who came by unannounced. Not that I could blame her for it.
The Miko, Kagome Higurashi,shivered weakly in my arms, she didn't have much time. I adjusted my grip on her, she was cold. I saw Suzumes' eyes zone in on her, yet she didn't comment.
'Don't be like that Lady witch, I'm sorry for dropping in unannounced but-'
'Sorry, your sorry? Sorry isn't going to cut it Dog Demon! I was very clear in saying that I never wanted to see anyof your kind ever again!'
'I know that but-'
'Leave, Saiki' Her voice was softer now.
'I can't do that Lady Suzume, I need your help'
'I'm done helping your kind, or anyone for that matter'
'Just listen for a minute, I-'
'No, I'm done'
I hate to go there but…
'The West will not be pleased if you refuse to help me, Lady witch'
'How dare you threaten me, Dog Demon!' She spat 'Dog demon' like it was the foulest of curses.
'You have to help me, she doesn't have much longer' I hated how pleading my voice sounded.
'Did you become attached to you food, Saiki, surely your father taught you better than that' she drawled.
'She's my responsibility'
'Exactly, yours, Saiki-'
Whatever she else she said I'll never know 'cause the miko bend over and let out a bloodcurdling scream. Damnit!the dam broke so to speak, all her spiritual power was released. She was writhing in agony. Her powers twirled around me like a tornado. At this rate she would die.
Suzume
Saiki's miko is out of control, she will kill him and herself if nothing is done. I felt a smile playing on my lips, how will he get out of this one I wonder? I inconspicuously released some of my own magic to read her power signature. She certainly is powerful, way more powerful than her age should allow, but there is chaos in her aura. I can't read her very well. She is in great pain, that much is clear. Her illness is affecting her magical core, her magic isn't much like that of a miko anymore, it feels darker, l like mine. A high scream from the miko brought me back to the present, I watched the scene unfold. The miko was still screaming and releasing power. It shouldn't be much longer until even Saiki's defence breaks. Maybe I should interfere. My magic is flaring up, it's uneasy. I focused on what was amiss. The air was heavy withKi. Saiki seems to try to calm her, but she is to far gone. His Youki blends with her magic, instead of fighting it. It must be his healer blood that makes that possible, yet his power is too comfortable with the miko, that's not natural. Why isn't she killing him? this much celestial power, even as tainted as hers should easily kill him, but it doesn't.
Why? The miko is crying now, softly and her magic is trying to force Saiki to heal her. He can't though. What is this kinship between them? She seems at ease in his arms and her kind never is. I mumbled a spell under my breath. The blurriness of her aura was lifted. The results were interesting to say the least, I have never seen a bond quite like it… and what is that? Ah,of course, a sacred jewel priestess.
Saiki
She is trying to make me heal her, but I can't, why can't I heal her? She is silent now, unmoving, almost like she's dead. That scares me so much more than her wailing in pain.
I was so focused on Kagome Higurashi that I didn't notice dear Lady Suzume approaching me. I startled when she grabbed my shoulder and I growled to her defensively.
'Oh quit your pathetic growling Saiki, follow me.'
What?
Third person pov
The witch ushered the demon and the priestess inside her cabin. She dragged Saiki to a corner where a futon was laid out and made him put Kagome down. Saiki looked bewildered but wisely stayed silent. The witch started chanting in an ancient tongue that the Dog-Demon had never heard before. With wild hand movements she summoned numerous bottles with strange substances to her. Saiki had to duck down a few times to avoid getting hit. The dark power in the air was tangible. The witch had never stopped chanting and at the same time she started throwing seemingly random bottles in a caldron. The stench was horrible. Saiki was growing worried that whatever she was making would not be a medicine but more like some kind of poison. He never dared to say something though. The witch muttered to herself as she worked. Kagome, who had been silent until that moment began trashing around and wailing again.
'Do something!' Saiki shouted rather hysterically. The dark witch didn't even spare him a glance as she lit an ominously green fire. The unidentified substance that Suzume was making started boiling impossibly fast. The smell got even more unbearable for our poor Dog-demons' nose, he had to cover it with his hands. The concoction started giving of orange smoke. Suzume made swiping hand movements above the caldron and sang something in a harsh language. Saiki was reminded why the witch before him was the most notorious witch in the land. His instincts told him to get far away from the woman, that she was to strong. He pressed himself to the wall on the opposite side of the room. The witch ended her singing with a high note, and then unblinkingly cut her wrist and added her blood to the concoction.
The witch calmly wiped of her hands with a towel and turned her back to the potion, something Saiki thought was a rather brave (read: stupid) move. 'it needs to calm down for about fifteen minutes now' the witch stated primly.
Her sharp eyes rested on Saiki, she narrowed them suspiciously. She slowly walked towards Saiki and when they were almost chest to chest she whispered coldly 'What exactly is your relationship with the sacred jewel priestess, Saiki?'.
'the what?'
´Don't play dumb with me, you've got to know who she is!´
'What are you talking about?'
The witch sighed in annoyance and glared at Saiki. 'Let me spell it out for you' she growled. 'That priestess you just saved? That's the sacred jewel keeper! You know, as in the only miko with any noteworthy power what so ever?'
Saiki showed himself from his best side and stared at her, looking confused.
'She's that strong, really?'
Suzume rolled her eyes, 'Oh please, she's nothing compared to me of course, but she is rather strong, for thatkind' she drawled. 'And you, dog-demon' she continued 'are now bound to her'.
Saiki's eyes grew impossibly large 'I'm what?' he squeaked. His eyes shot to the door, and he was about to make a serious attempt to stand up and run when Lady Suzume's hand grabbed his arm. 'Grow up' she growled softly. Saiki sat back down unwillingly.
'Now before you interrupted me so rudely I was saying: you are bound to her, and she to you. Her magic is in sync with yours.'
'What does that mean, exactly?'
Suzume clicked her tongue in irritation.
'It means that you have made yourself a powerful ally, or a dangerous enemy'
'I see.'
'You and her will be a great team, in battle, or she could prove to be fatal to you, you need to keep her with you, Saiki. To keep an eye on her, she must not turn on you. She can heal you, she made her Ki compatible with yours in an attempt to save herself. This means that you two can work together without poisoning each other. This also means you can't easily hurt her. Can your pathetic brain see the graveness of the situation, dog-demon?'
'Yes, but-' the rest of what he said was ignored by the witch as she stood up, filled a cup with her curious potion and walked up to the softly crying Kagome and dragged her to a half-sitting position. She force-feeds her the potion until Saiki is ready to step in because she's choking her half to death and then places the miko back on the ground. Saiki noted that Kagome's aura had stabilised itself already.
'This will get the remaining poison out of her system, and place her in a healing sleep for a few days, until she is out of danger' the witch stated.
Saiki picked up the girl, knowing that Lady Suzume wouldn't care for their company for much longer.
'thank you' he said to her with earnest.
'Keep her in sight, Saiki. You don't want to make that one an other enemy of the West'
Saiki nodded at her and walked out of the cabin.
He turned for one more time and smiled at the witch saying,
'It was nice seeing you, Grandmother'
To which the witch rewards him with a 'get the hell of my property' and a very small smile.
A/N:well that's it for today people! I hope you enjoyed reading that chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it.
I'm sorry, the contest is closed. As I predicted NO-ONE ever saw Suzume's real identity coming, can't say I'm surprised ;D. Sigh, I like Suzume just as much as Saiki, that is probably because of some things that I have seen happening in the future of AI.
You should all understand that this is a AU story, and you will find that Naraku has awfully little to do with it.
Oh, on another note: this is a Kagome/Sesshomaru fanfiction, not a Kagome/OC one, just in case you were wondering. I just like inventing characters and I needed some (a lot actually) that don't exist in Canon.
As always, watch your step on the way out and leave a review, comment, quote, love-letter, recipe, poem, life-story, song, death-threat or anything else you might want to share in the review-book.
