Hello faithful readers! You know who you are! Out there... -looks out-…... Anywhoooo. New chapter. You'll like it much better then the rest. You know how I know? Cause I got a beta! YAY! So here's to black fire light! -lifts glass of apple juice-. Also for those that really do like Kagome fics, or even bleach, she has a pretty good story on her pages( there called the cycles of souls and the darkest priestess). I havent seen the hitman reborn anime yet so I cant tell if those are good lol. Anyways enjoy the new chapter! I doubt I have to remind you to review haha.
Kagome was being hung; literally. The blood was pooling to her head as she swung slightly by the rope. Having changed into the traditional miko outfit, the thick rope wrapped tightly around her red clad legs. Her drooping yellow bag sat on the ground where it had fallen. She sighed. Her voice had gone hoarse from calling for help. She knew she needed to get down soon or she would pass out. Her bow hung around her back and most of the arrows had fallen from the quiver. All except the one she held in her hand. She didn't know how this could happen. It was all Mugen's fault. It's always his fault. So really should she have been surprised when three men came towards her? No, because the situation could get worse. And did certainly seemed it would. She wouldn't be surprised if it started raining. She awkwardly nocked her arrow towards one of the men. She knew this trap was obviously done for humans rather then animals.
"Don't come any closer!" They seemed to look at each other before glancing back at Kagome. All three men were dressed in shapeless black outfits with white masks. Two of them watched as one stepped closer to the hanging girl.
"It's not her."
"No, it can't be."
"Check." The closest one whipped his head back as to quiet the men. He watched her before taking a cautions step towards her.
"Grab her," The man ran up the tree and cut the rope as the two caught the now screaming Kagome. She wiggled in the man's arms as one bagged her head. Oh yeah, this was all Mugen's fault.
Of course, Kagome didn't have any papers to pass through the border. She was from the future and she'd never needed it with Inuyasha. Neither did her companions. It had been almost a week since they had seen Shippo and headed north, only to be stopped. It was a border patrol place, stopping every single person, not letting anyone through. Shippo should have warned her of this. Or her three other companions should have at least told her.
"I don't know if we should buy these you guys. . ." Kagome spoke up as the man sold them fake papers. Mugen scoffed at her caution as they all pulled their money together for the purchase of the papers. Only to be captured at the gates. They kindly took Kagome away from the rowdy group, seeing that she was a priestess and was not fighting like Mugen and Jin. The aforementioned were fighting tooth and nail, taking down plenty of guards while Kagome sighed and stood silently in the background, working at the knot that held her hands. She glanced at the men who were "guarding her" as they ran to subdue Mugen. She quickly loosened the bonds and fell into the shadows with a giggle. She doubted they would get killed but she would still help her companions. Maybe if they had not caused such a commotion they could have escaped, but now they would all be guarded like crazy.
Watching from the background, she saw them as they untied Mugen and gave him instructions. He stretched and started to run, leaving behind the tied up Jin and Fuu, who watched him wearily. She caught up to him pretty quickly as he grinned at her.
"Smart, to escape when I was fighting. Wish Fuu was as smart." Kagome smiled back as she jogged besides him.
"So what's the plan?" Mugen pointed to the make-shift bag that was tied around his head.
"Deliver this head," Kagome stopped in her tracks, her face whitening. He stopped as well with a eye brow raised.
"That's a head! Gross!" She tried not to stare or think about the scent she'd started to notice. He shrugged and started to jog again. She followed. Their jog was quiet and disturbed only by Mugen's frequent need to stop and wait for her to catch up. It was around that time when it happened. Her being captured, that is…as well as Mugen.
She woke up drowsily to the feeling of being carried on someone's back. This was happening too frequently. She was sure that sooner or later she would have brain damage. As Kagome shook her head, she tried to lift herself and look around. Her body seemed to be roughly held by one of the men who she saw earlier. She had been thrown over his shoulder, her head towards his back.
"Hey what's the big idea, put me down!" she screeched, causing the man holding her to slightly jump.
"Please Miko, just relax you will be fine. We would never harm one of the few Miko's left." She huffed.
"Well then put me down!" The man had stopped and looked at the other two masked men. At the nod of one, he placed her on her feet. She put her hands on her hips and glared at the men.
"That's no way to treat a lady."
"Psh, you're no lady," She heard from a grumbling Mugen. She glanced to see that aside from his ankles he was fully tied. His eye was blackened, his cheek was starting to swell and his lip was bleeding. Concern overcame her as she came up to him and lightly touched his cheek. His cheek bone was most likely broken. She bit her lower lip before turning back to the men, fuming.
"How dare you do this to my friend! What nerve!"
" Hey bitch, I'm not a child. I don't need you defending me," Mugen grumbled. Kagome ignored him. She turned to one of the men holding her bag, nodding to him.
"Let me have my bag so I can treat him,"
"Hey listen to me, damn it. I don't need any treatment, women," Mugen spoke up again, only to be ignored once again. The obvious leader stepped up.
"That won't be necessary, he will be punished soon enough."
"What did he do to you guys?" The man seemed to puff his chest as he spoke again.
"He is a dog for that corrupt government and their lackeys. He and all the other samurai's are easily bought and have no honor!" He roared as the other two nodded.
"Oh, but hiding in the forest and attacking a defenseless women and outnumbering one fighter is honorable?" Mugen stated, earning a hard stare from the leader. Kagome smiled smuggly. It was the end of the discussion as the other knocked out Mugen to the protest of Kagome.
"Please Miko, just be calm and quiet and they'll let you go," the man holding her pleaded.
"Especially if you are the one Leader's ancestors talked about. . ." She became quiet, waiting for them to finally arrive at their secret hideout.
"You don't think he got lost do you?" Fuu asked Jin as they sat in the cool jail cell waiting. Jin was quiet knowing Mugen probably was. Fuu turned to look at him, her bonded hand reaching for his. She laid her hand over his and squeezed, catching his attention. He turned towards her, noticing how her round brown eyes seemed to fill to the brim with tears.
"You don't think he would abandon us do you?" She bit down on her lip as Jin turned away again. She knew her asking was pointless, but she did it anyways.
"You don't think he would have been captured by those men in the forest do you?" She asked, turning away from him but not removing her hand. She felt like he would know the answers. He was smart and wise; he could see a way out of the predicament.
"Where do you think Kagome is?"
"If she is smart, she would have slipped through the gates during the fighting."
"Do you think she would abandon us like that though?" The seconds ticked by as she stared at his stoic face. He finally turned towards her, his glasses slipping slightly down his thin nose.
"No."
Fuu smiled and laughed. "Then we have some hope, ne?" He nodded and let the tips of his lips lift slightly.
"It seems that way."
"Hey Jin, do you like Kagome," He turned towards her, not seeing the light stain of pink in her cheeks thanks to little lighting in the room.
"She is interesting, why?"
"I like her and I think Mugen likes her. So I was hoping she would stay a while longer. But what if she finds who she needs too?"
"Everything comes to an end Fuu, just like our journey,"
"I guess… But what if I don't want it to end?"
"Do you not want to find the sunflower samurai?"
"No I do... I just… You guys are like my family though. Jin I…" She turned away from Jin as she tried to control her beating heart. She wanted to ask him to stay. Forever. She couldn't though. He didn't push her to finish her sentence.
"It's her!"
"It's really her!"
"The famous Miko!"
"I thought she would be more beautiful…"
"Fool! She is as beautiful as the Lady described her!" Kagome's cheeks burned as the men who had taken her, removed their masked with astonished looks. The clear leader of the whole clan, which she learned were Tengo priest warriors, looked oddly familiar. He towered over her, his hair a dark brown that gleamed copper under the light, his face was chiseled, and his lips thin as was his nose. The most unusual had to be his eyes, they were large and a deep blue, a color she'd seen only on one person. He smirked at her as she inspected him. He bowed and looked up, replacing the smirk with a stoic look.
"Ah dear Miko. It is a pleasure." That's when she thought her eyes would bulge out of their sockets. His large hand came to a rest on her bottom, slightly rubbing. She brought her hand up and slapped him.
"Pervert!" That was when she spotted his hand. There laid the exact beads that Miroku wore. She knew those eyes were familiar. Her jaw dropped as he leered at her.
"You must be Kagome. My name is Akio. The descendant of a monk you may have known to be named Miroku. That is why we had to check your lower back. To see if the mark Sango had described as a butterfly was upon you." He pulled her hand up and kissed it. Her mouth still agape, she could only watch as he asked her, "Dear Kagome, would you do me the honor of bearing me a child?"
She could feel consciousness leaving her and the floor coming closer to her face.
