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Chapter 8: of a dragon, a miko and demons.

Once Kagome finished cooking she gave both Shippo and Someiryu a bowl and picks up her own. "so what do you do around here Someiryu?" Shippo asks, the dragon glances at him before replying, "i usually spend my days travelling finding different scrolls and books or I write down any new information that I can find." he says picking up the chopsticks and trying the food, his eyes widening slightly before he continues eating.

"ehh? Isn't that boring? I mean, while you live a long time doesn't it get lonely?" Shippo asks making Someiryu stiffen slightly. "I hardly notice it." the young dragon replies curtly. "don't be like that Someiryu, everyone gets lonely eventually." Kagome says giving him a bright smile, the dragon just avoids her gaze pushing down a blush caused by her smile.

"say... would you like to join our little group of two?" Kagome asked revering to her and Shippo. "w-what?" Someiryu exclaims with a shocked look on his face, upon realizing what he did his face became impassive once more, but his eyes were still slightly widened.

"well, think about it, we could help you gather new 'information' and you can help us with the jewel, you could also gather information about the jewel from face to face experience and help find away to destroy it." Kagome tells him, Shippo nodding enthusiastically.

Someiryu looks at them hesitating before he speaks. "i'm sure there are other, older even, dragons out there." he says avoiding their gaze. Noticing his slight hesitation Kagome narrows her eyes and frowns slightly before smiling again. "why not you?" she asks simply, gaining a slightly confused look from Shippo before his eyes widen in realization.

"the... the marking on my face shows that i'm a vessel, and i'm being hunted among by kind, which is why I hide in lakes like this one... I don't know exactly what happened but one night I woke up and found someone in my families cave, this was two hundred summers ago when I visited them, I walked up to them asking who they were and next thing I knew they turned to into a shadow and said 'what a perfect vessel' and entered my body through my mouth, I was forced to swallow and fainted, when I woke up I had this marking and my parent's explained it to me before disowning me, they had told me I was now the vessel of the black western dragon Fafnir(from Norse mythology). Since that day i've hidden in hiding, being possesed, controlled or holding the spirit of something evil unless guarding an object is something frowned upon my kind, so far i have survived." Someiryu tells them silently, not knowing why he had told them this.

"so?" Shippo asks and the dragon looks at him like he's crazy. "it'll put you in danger!" he nearly shouts and the just grin sheepishly. "Someiryu, we guard the SHIKON jewel/shards, we are always in danger and being hunted, i'm also a rarity among mikos for associating with demons, i don't thing having a dragon who is the vessel of an evil dragon is going to be a drastic change." Kagome tells him, both her and Shippo grinning ear to ear.

"so, how about it? Will you be our partner?" she asks again, holding out her hand to him, a bright smile on her face. Slightly shocked by the speech, Someiryu hesitates before taking her hand, a smile showing in his eyes as his face remain impassive.

"Yay! Can i call you Ryu-nii?" Shippo asks happy for having a new friend. Someiryu looks at the kitsune before softly saying "if you want to." a smile tugging at his lips, making Kagome giggle.

"well then, tomorrow, we'll help you safe guard this place and then we'll get going, OK?" Kagome asks standing up. "no need, i'll meet you outside." Someiryu says, Kagome and Shippo nod and head towards the place pointed out by Someiryu of where they could stay.

The following day found Kagome and Shippo outside as they wait for Someiryu to arrive, not even ten minutes later they see the water turning into stairs heading to the cave, Someiryu walking up the steps.

Unlike before he is now wearing his hair in a high ponytail and wearing black hakama and haori with small red flames on the edges. His tail is had disappeared and he was carrying a small black bag made from dragon hide.

Once he reached dry land the water returned to normal and the entrance to the cave disappeared, the black lily had also sunk down and was were the cave entrance had once been.

"that's so cool!" Shippo exclaims, he had watched the display with interest. Kagome looked at her son and raised an eyebrow. "your disguise, Yorokobi." she tells him and he blushes before activating it. "yes mother." he says making Aoimoi giggle.

"for now let's head to mount Fuji, after we collected the water we'll head back to the castle and inform them of our progress. Hopefully we won't encounter much trouble on the way," Aoimoi decides, and turns to Someiryu before saying "Also, while we are travelling and not inside the western palace or alone could you please call us Aoimoi and Yorokobi." Someiryu nods and the three start walking, their destination at a days walk.


I don't own the story of Fanfir it is something i found on wikipedia.