A/N: Here it is; the second chapter in a line of chapters I told you that are coming. Now I've gotten several requests to make the traitors pay for their deeds. Also for any misunderstandings that may have occurred while reading the previous chapter, Kuwabaka does not own the stores that Sango and Hiei went to for her. I may have neglected to mention this sooner, but to help clear things up Kuwabaka and Keiko, are friends of the store owners and managers. Now as not to give away this chapter, here it is chapter ten!
Chapter Ten: Revelations IV: Payback and Weddings
Two Months Later
It had been two months since they had last run into the traitors. Yuka stopped by every now and then to try and get to know everyone better, while the others seemed to distance themselves from her. Kagome smiled as she and Yuka parted ways after a day of fun, rest, and relaxation. She still hadn't met Jin, mainly because he was helping Genkai out at her shrine, while she "negotiated" with Koenma about the others having a permanent stay in the Ningenkai. Kagome hadn't met Genkai, but from what Jin had told them about her type of negotiations, one had to fell sorry for Koenma. It was strange though, Yakumo hadn't shown his face, since the battle with Naraku and Enma was being quite as well. It made everyone a bit nervous, but they still enjoyed their everyday lives. Kagome herself was beginning to show her pregnancy and knew that hers and Yusuke's child would be very strong and caring. Just like the two of them, though he or she wouldn't begin training until they were three or four years old, two at the earliest and five at the latest. They had finally set a date for their wedding, which was in two weeks, around the same time as Yukina and Kurama's wedding. Only theirs would be indoors, instead of outdoors.
'I can't help but wonder if we really should move, but then again I can't just leave mother,' thought Kagome as she went back to her chores. 'Ever since I began to show, Yusuke has been very over protective of me and our unborn child. He insists that I take it easy and not over due it or do anything risky, I can't really blame him though. It's his Toushin instincts and his fatherly instincts that tell him to protect us.'
"Hey Kagome," said Yusuke as he wrapped his arms around her. "How are you two doing? Need anything?"
"Everything's fine Yusuke, we're doing very well, but I could use a bit of fresh air away from the shrine. All of my clothes are barely fitting me anymore, because of this pregnancy, not that I'm complaining about it, but I could use a new wardrobe," said Kagome sweetly to Yusuke giving him her best puppy dog eyes.
"Alright, you win! Just cut it with the puppy dog eyes! I hate it when you do that," said Yusuke with a sigh.
"But you still love me for it, right?" asked Kagome.
"Always, until the end of time itself," said Yusuke as he grabbed her jacket and helped her put it on, then grabbed his own and took the trolley, the others had put it up to help Kagome and Botan down from the shrine, so they wouldn't have to walk on the hundreds of slippery and dangerous steps. "Botan, if anybody asks, Kagome and I went out on a date! Oh, and tell Jin to get his ass over here, so he can meet Yuka!"
"Okay Yusuke, have fun you two!" said Botan as she went to let everyone know.
At the Mall
"So Kagome, what do you want to do first? See the movie or do some shopping?" asked Yusuke curiously.
"Let's see the movie, then we'll go shopping, and then we can get something warm to heat," said Kagome as Yusuke let out a sigh of relief jokingly. "Come on it's not that bad, shopping with me!"
"Really, what about the time you spent over two hundred dollars with just clothes for you and Kikyo? Then there's the time you tried to get me to wear that one outfit that I completely detested, getting you mad at me, then forcing me to apologize in front of everyone before you let me back into bed with you, now what would you call that?" asked Yusuke curiously as Kagome just looked at blankly before giggling.
"Okay, I admit, I can be a bit over zealous at times, but still you had it coming mister!" said Kagome poking her finger into his chest. "Maybe next time or tonight I won't let you into bed for a year!"
"Come on! That is being unfair," said Yusuke as Kagome just giggled at his response.
"You know I'm just joking, I couldn't hold that to you and you know it," said Kagome as they walked over to the movie theatre. "There's nothing good playing!"
"What about that movie you wanted to see? That romance one?" asked Yusuke.
"Kikyo and Inuyasha went and saw that, she told me it was just altered advertising for a dirty movie," said Kagome testily.
"Sorry, I didn't know, Inuyasha didn't say a thing to me about it," said Yusuke.
"That's because at times Inuyasha can have a one track mind," said Kagome.
"You mean to tell me he actually liked it? No wonder he was sleeping on the couch for a week, Kikyo must have been pretty steamed with him," said Yusuke.
"Oh, she was, he wanted to make love with her that night, the same way they did in the movie. The result was that Inuyasha nearly got his 'pride' broken in half," said Kagome with a smirk, as Yusuke caught her subtle hint at her meaning and cringed at the mere thought of that happening to somebody.
"Okay, so how about we just get the shopping done, we go out for something warm to eat, and then we rent a movie or something," said Yusuke as Kagome gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "I'll take that as a yes."
The first store they hit was a lingerie shop, which caused Yusuke to start cracking his knuckles and glaring at anybody who even looked towards Kagome. When they finished their, Yusuke was stuck carrying a very large and thick bag. Their next stop was a clothing store that specified in helping women who were pregnant, whether it was night gowns, everyday clothing, or something formal or casual. Yusuke ended up carrying two bags from there, while Kagome herself glared at all the women staring at Yusuke like he was their dream man. The last store they went to Kagome was trying on clothes for after she gave birth, so she could have something new to wear.
"Well, well, well, what have we here?" asked a young woman with brown hair with a tall ugly orange haired guy.
"None of ya damn business lady, now leave me alone," replied Yusuke testily.
"Oh? And why would I do that? Hmm?" asked the woman.
"I don't know, maybe 'cause I asked nicely?" replied Yusuke.
"Let me think… no," said the woman.
"Fine, keep bugging me, but I'm out of here real soon," said Yusuke.
"Oh, before you paid for what your carrying?" asked the woman.
"Lady I don't know who you, nor do I give a damn, but what I'm carrying right now is bought and paid for already. I have the receipts to prove it, now if your going to accuse me of trying to steal, then you better be prepared to back your accusations up with evidence," said Yusuke angrily.
"My, my, such a short temper. Honey, would you please show this gentleman the proper way to address me?" said the lady.
"You lay one hand on me and I swear I will break your damn arm," said Yusuke as the man just grunted in response and decided to attempt for the bags instead of Yusuke himself. "Go for the bags, and I'll break both your arms, then I'll crack your balls."
The man hesitated as the woman who had been annoying Yusuke decided to make a go for the bags. However she was stopped mid-stride by a slap to the face.
"What the hell do you think your doing lady!" demanded a furious Kagome.
"Just trying to lead this fine looking young man back to my apartment," said the lady.
"Bullshit, Yusuke would never follow the likes of you anywhere!" said Kagome angrily as the woman stepped back in shock as a cruel twisted smile played on her face.
"Well then, if that's his name, you should know, that I was his first," said the lady.
"So you're the bitch Keiko Ukimura, who went behind his back!" snapped Kagome as the woman just paled, seeing her plan fall to pieces.
"I didn't know you were such a good actress, Keiko. You nearly had me fooled with that American Southern accent, why don't you move there, you'd fit right in with that accent of yours," said Yusuke.
"You knew all along, didn't you?" snapped Keiko.
"Yeah, but you see, you don't effect me anymore. I've moved on with my life and have decided to just leave you in the past. I don't love you, I'm not heart broken anymore, and I'm not angry with you anymore, at least not for the reasons that involved us in a relationship anyway. Now I've heard plenty of complaints about what you've been doing to members of the Tantei and their loved ones. Such as Yukina's dress, Sango's dress, and the accusations against Sango," said Yusuke sternly. "Now those I'm mad at you for, but you have Koenma to thank that I didn't hunt you down after the incident with Yukina and make you suffer."
"Why should we thank Koenma?" asked Keiko.
"Because it's his laws, that keep you alive, at least keep you alive when it concerns Youkai. Any with Youkai blood are forbidden to hunt little humans like you Keiko. Youkai like humans, their not all evil and have it for humans, but it's the ones like you that make many of us what to exterminate all of you," said Yusuke as Kagome made mental notes to remember what Yusuke was saying. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to pay for whatever my fiancée wishes to purchase and then we can be on our way."
"But–"
"No buts Keiko, you had your chance and you threw it away. Now if you don't mind and if your finished sweetie, we can buy the items you want and be on our way," said Yusuke as Kagome nodded as they purchased the items and left, leaving a dumbfounded Keiko and Kuwabaka standing in the store.
The Restaurant
"I can't believe you did that to her!" said Kagome giggling as Yusuke chuckled as well.
"I know, I thought for sure I would have snapped and made her suffer," said Yusuke. "But all in all, I'm glad I didn't snap. Because now I get the privilege and honor of eating dinner with a fine and beautiful, not too mention breath taking, young lady."
"Where is she?" asked Kagome jokingly as she pretended to search the restaurant for her.
"I'm hurt Kagome, do you really think I'd do that you?" asked Yusuke in mock hurt and sadness as Kagome just giggled at his actions.
"No, I know you mean me and thank you for the compliment Yusuke. But don't forget I get to have the honor and privilege of eating dinner with a fine and incredibly handsome, not to mention incredibly breath taking, young man," said Kagome.
"Where is he? I'll break his nose," said Yusuke jokingly as Kagome chuckled before kissing Yusuke on the lips. "I guess I'll have to break my own nose then."
That comment caused Kagome to start giggling again as Yusuke just smirked at her. A couple of minutes late their food arrived and they dug in. When they finished the meal, they paid the bill and left for the Higuraishi Shrine, to tell the others about their evening. When they arrived home, everyone had just finished cleaning up after dinner.
"Hey Kagome, Yusuke," said Botan giving her two friends a hug. "Everyone is dieing to know how your evening went."
"Better hope they don't really die or you might have to get a temporary job with Koenma just to escort them to the Reikai for a second chance," said Yusuke jokingly as Botan kicked him. "Alright, I get it, that wasn't funny, I'm sorry!"
"That's better, now into the living room, the children have been put to bed already," said Botan as she led them into the living room. "Now first off, since everyone who wanted to hear about their evening is present, what did you do first?"
"Well we were going to go see a movie, but all they had playing were horror flicks at that so-called Romance Movie," said Kagome as Inuyasha looked at the floor blushing as Kikyo whacked him up side the head. "If you want to know about ask Kikyo and men don't even ask Inuyasha about it. If you and you try and pull what was in that movie on any one of us without our consent, we will break your 'pride' in half!"
"I think they got the picture with Kikyo hitting Inuyasha up side the head Kagome," said Yusuke as the other men just nodded in agreement.
"Okay, now, we decided to skip the movie and went straight to shopping, so I could get some new clothes for during and after the pregnancy. While at the Lingerie Shop, Yusuke would crack his knuckles and give death glares, ones that would make Hiei's death glares look like puppy dog eyes, at any and every male who even looked in my direction, even a few women who try to look me over," said Kagome as she started laughing as did the other girls, while the men kept their mouths shut. "Anyway it was all really flattering and when went to the last store, a brunette with an American Southern accent, being accompanied by a big ugly orange haired guy, started annoying Yusuke. Who can guess what the shocking part was?"
"The ugly one was really a woman?" asked Botan as Miroku seconded her response.
"The brunette was really a man?" asked Kikyo as Inuyasha went green at the thought.
"They were both men and lovers?" asked Ayame with Kouga going green now as he and Inuyasha ran from the house and started puking in the woods.
"They were both women and lovers?" asked Yukina as Kurama and Miroku nearly fell out of theirs eats at that response.
"They were the traitors trying to get under Yusuke's skin, but when they found he was involved with you the brunette tried to make you think that Yusuke was going to be unfaithful. Then she would brag about being his first and Yusuke or you would interrupt her revealing who they are and then a heated discussion would occur. Either the big oaf was left with bodily injuries or they were left where they were looking stupid," said Sango as Kagome and Yusuke looked at her.
When Inuyasha and Kouga finally came back in, they grabbed a bottle of mouth wash and toothpaste, along with a tooth brush and started cleaning their breath and mouth. When they finished they heard Sango's response and then quite.
"Okay, the first response was incorrect; the ugly one really was a guy. The second response was incorrect; the brunette really is a girl. The third response was partially incorrect, only one was a male. The fourth response was partially incorrect, only one was a female. The fifth response was practically right on the money," said Kagome. "Did you two follow us and spy on us tonight!"
"No," said Sango. "It was just a good guess, besides I figured something like that might happen sooner or later."
"Well, good guess, they were both left unharmed, for now. But until somebody gets into contact with Koenma, we have to go by the no hurting humans law at our weddings," said Kagome as a knock broke the silence. "Who's there?"
"King Koenma of the Reikai, Miss Higuraishi," replied Koenma.
"Come in," said Kagome. "What can we do for you?"
"I'm here about your official request for a temporary disbandment of the no hurting human's law at your weddings. I've decided to grant it only to two shrines, this one and Genkai's shrine. The only thing is it's going to be permanent and will last as long as these shrines are up and running and being lived at by any of you or your descendants. That means that if, say Kuwabaka or Keiko, decides to crash your weddings somehow, you would be able to inflict injury upon them legally. You just can't kill them, that is a law that won't be disbanded, but I've also fond a loop hole in these two laws. It says nothing about a Reikan hurting or killing humans to be illegal, but after each of you are mated and/or married, the laws will also extend to Reikan as well," said Koenma as he left, but not before leaving behind the official documents they needed to have at their wedding's to hurt Kuwabaka and Keiko if they somehow decide to crash their wedding's.
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Hiei stood on a tree branch in the Holy Tree looking out across the forest behind the shrine and towards the busy street in front of the shrine. He had a nagging feeling that something was up, that something was wrong, that not all seemed as it was or should. His suspicions were confirmed when he saw a smirking Koenma leave the shrine. Instead of simply opening a portal to the Reikai, he kept on walking, he went down the steps slipping a few times, causing Hiei to smirk, but his smirk soon turned into a full blown scowl of anger and distrust as he saw Koenma meet up with the traitors at the shrine entrance from the street. Moving closer, careful not to be seen, he overheard part of their conversation with one another.
"It's done, are you happy now?" asked Koenma irritably.
"Immensely," replied Keiko. "They won't know what hit them when they attack us on the day we crash their wedding. I'm sure you have an invitation correct?"
"Yes, what about it?" asked Koenma curiously.
"Simple, what day is the wedding, so we can crash it?" asked Kuwabaka.
"Two weeks from now, on Thursday," said Koenma. "You do your part and I will guarantee your protection from the Reikai against Ningen and Youkai alike, along with the inhabitants of the Reikai for your entire family and descendants too."
"Then we are agreed, when they attack us, they will be arrested by the Reikai for attacking us and for holding stolen and counterfeit Reikai documents," said Keiko as Koenma nodded in agreement. "Look at it like this, since Yusuke no longer works for you, he is a free agent and is too dangerous to be left alone or have offspring. If his fiancée is pregnant, just kill her for defying the Reikai and for breaking its laws."
"Very well, I will see you again in two weeks," said Koenma as he simply disappeared into the Reikai and the traitors went about their way.
Rushing back to the shrine he saw the papers in Kagome's hands and snatched them from her lighting them on fire.
"HIEI!" snapped Kagome.
"Koenma is in league with the traitors, I saw them conversing at the shrine entrance from the road. Those documents would have had you killed Kagome, Yusuke arrested, and the rest of us arrested and/or killed too. Move up the wedding date, the traitors know when it is and are planning on crashing it," said Hiei in a tone that left no room for argument or discussion. "Yusuke, it's time to call in all our favors with the Reikai."
"I never wanted to use them, but we have no choice. Botan, you're coming with us, you're a direct descendant of the first Reikan's. This makes you eligible to appoint someone else to rule the Reikai, if we get the other Reikai Governors to help you. Remember the snotty brat that hated Koenma more than I do? Well hell is about to be unleashed upon the Reikai by us," said Yusuke as Botan nodded in understanding.
"Yusuke what are you going to do?" asked Kagome.
"Simple, I'm forcing Koenma off the throne as King of the Reikai. Since he wants to stab me in the back after all I've done for him, then he's going to get what he deserves," said Yusuke smirking.
"Make sure you make it to where he will suffer a long time!" said Kagome.
The Reikai Council Building – The Reikai
Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama, Botan, and Chuu of all people burst through into the full council room, where the Reikan's were whispering about their being Youkai in the building.
"Alright all ye blokes, shut yer traps and listen up! We got an announcement to make!" yelled Chuu into the microphone.
"Why should we listen to you!" yelled one Reikan.
"Because if you don't I will personally come over there and do what I did to Enma!" snapped Yusuke loud enough to cause the entire room to fall quite. "Now who here remembers the Reikan/Youkai War about five hundred years ago?"
"Everyone present remembers that war! We barely won, but not before our kind were severely reduced in number by your kind!" said a Reikan.
"Who started the war?" asked Yusuke.
"The Youkai did, by trying to kill one of our own! Then Enma and Koenma organized us and we retaliated against the Youkai!" said the Reikan.
"What if I told you the Youkai see it as the Reikan attacked one of them and they retaliated? We've both been lied to and it was by Enma's jealousy and hatred of the Youkai that nearly led both races to extinction and the near enslavement of the humans! Tell me who has ruled the Reikai for the past five hundred years with an iron fist?" roared Yusuke angrily.
"ENMA!" called one Reikan.
"YES! HIM AND KOENMA, BOTH! Now Koenma conspires to have me arrested for attacking two humans that would crash my wedding to my human mate! He would then have her killed, because she is carrying my child! If I have to organize the entire Makai against the Koenma I will and there will be a second Youkai/Reikan or Reikan/Youkai War, which ever way you want to say it! But I will not allow Koenma to tell me one thing to my face and mean another thing! He gives me documents that have now been destroyed that would allow me to legally attack these two who would interrupt my mates happiness and my own, but then have me arrested for having so-called stolen and counterfeit documents, along with attacking humans!" yelled Yusuke as the entire room began to talk in murmurs. "I won't stand for it! Tell me, if someone or someone's threatened to ruin your wedding, would you attack them, if necessary, to get them to go and leave you alone!"
"YES! If someone or someone's tried that I on me, I would attack them! I don't know about the rest of you, but it seems to me that the Reikai Government is nothing but a front now! Koenma is the current king and he is more a dictator than a real king! I say we force him from the throne and do as the humans do in some parts of the Ningenkai!" yelled a Reikai as dozens more seconded him in his response. "Now who here has suffered from Enma and Koenma's rule? Who here has even benefited from their rule?"
"I can answer that! My name is Botan, former Navigator of the River of Styx for Enma and Koenma. I am a Reikan just like all of you, but I am also the fiancée of a human! I have been in shunned in my family for as long as I can remember, along with the other females of my family. All we want is to be equal with the Reikan male's and be allowed to live freely and work in any department! I left the Reikai services, because I fell in love and nearly lost him! However now I am threatened with treason against the Reikai, all for standing with my friends and my love! If that is the way of the Reikai, then I must say that I ashamed to be a Reikan! Even the Youkai are better than us, they have a female ruler, who is equal among the four rulers of the Makai! Two of them stand before you this very day! One of them is the brother in-law of the Lord of the Western Lands of the Feudal Era's half-brother, by mating with their adopted sister, whose life is threatened by Koenma himself! Tell me would any of you like to fight Youkai Lord's, especially a Toushin with Youki and Reiki, an Inu Youkai hanyou, Yoko Kurama, the wielder of the Dragon of the Darkness Flame, and all those they fought in the Dark Tournament?" yelled Botan as many Reikan's were now talking loudly with one another.
"I am prepared to start war against the Reikai if need be, but I would rather you just force Koenma off the throne and appoint someone who has done more for the Reikai than Enma and Koenma have in the past millennium!" said Yusuke as the entire room of Reikan cheered their agreement. "Who among the Reikan has done the most for all of you and has been branded by Enma and/or Koenma as committing treason without even doing so?"
"Trima has! She attempted to help Reikan children grow up learning the old ways and the current ways. The ways before Enma's rule, during the time of her ancestor Trema!" said one Reikan. "It was always said that Enma killed Trema and took the throne for himself!"
"Then bring her before me and Botan, direct descendant of one of the first Reikan's!" said Yusuke as the entire room started applauding. "Let this mark the beginning of a new age between the Reikai and the Makai! Let this mark the start of a new era!"
The entire room or rather the entire building started applauding at Yusuke's last statement and Botan just smiled happily at finally getting some recognition.
"But, don't do this for the Youkai or humans! Do this for the Reikan's, both male and female alike! Botan here has told me this is her greatest wish, that she be treated as an equal and that all Reikan's act more like protectors, guides, allies, and friends that they once were to the Youkai and humans so many centuries ago!" yelled Yusuke.
"Miss Botan, I am Kage, it is a pleasure to finally meet you," said Kage. "Many Reikan's have all been moved by your utter defiance of Enma and Koenma, to stick by your friends and loved ones. We have all voted unanimously that you be cleared of all charges and have the full benefits of the Reikai Laws, along with every other Reikan female. As we speak Reikai Special Forces loyal to upholding the law and protecting humans are arresting Koenma on charges of conspiracy to kill humans, conspiracy of fraudulent Law making, and for treason against the Reikai."
"Before I leave, I have one thing to remind all of you! If I find out that you lied to me and did the same thing as Koenma did to me, then I will personally come back and kill every single one of you for being just like Koenma and Enma. Does that sound fair to all of you?" said Yusuke as they all agreed that it would be fair. "You're not as dumb as many are led to believe you are."
So Yusuke and the others watched as Koenma was banished from the Reikai and stripped of all his titles, possessions, except his clothing, and then banished to the Ningenkai.
"After all I did for you Yusuke, this how you repay me!" spat Koenma angrily.
"You should have thought about that, before you decided to go behind my back Koenma! We have a witness that saw you conversing and in alliance with the traitors Koenma," said Yusuke as Koenma's eyes widened and being discovered. "Next time, don't meet them at the shrine and by the way, you're un-invited to the wedding."
Yusuke did the one thing he had always wanted to do to Koenma, which was hit Koenma in the stomach, really hard. Koenma was left gasping for air as Yusuke walked away to a portal that would take him back to the Ningenkai. Waiting for him and the others was Trima (Try-ma), the new ruler of the Reikai.
"Thank you for helping restore the Reikai to its former glory. We are indebted to you Yusuke Urameshi," said Trima sincerely.
"Make an alliance with the rulers of the Makai and we'll call it even ma'am. You just have to deal with the other three, since you already got me," said Yusuke as he went through the portal into the Ningenkai.
"You have the alliance of the Southern Lands as well," said Kurama as he walked through, followed by Chuu, Botan, and Hiei.
Ningenkai – Higuraishi Shrine
"Kagome, I'm back!" called Yusuke as he walked into the house and paled instantly.
Written in red on the wall was a message:
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Dear Yusuke and Tantei,
If you want to see your mates and children alive again, come to the Sarakaishi High School without any weapons. We'll be waiting for you there.
From,
The so-called traitors
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"THOSE BASTARDS!" roared Yusuke as he ran towards the Sarakaishi District.
When the others saw the message, Chuu immediately decided that it was time to get Kuwabaka's sister involved, which meant Kuwabaka was going to be in some major pain. Kurama, Hiei, and Botan all ran after Yusuke as fast as they could, but were not able to catch up, due to his head start. When they arrived Sarakaishi High School, Yusuke, Chuu, Shizuru (Kuwabaka's sis), and Jin were all ready to fight.
"Well it seems you're all here now," said Keiko deviously as she held a knife to Kagome's throat. "One wrong move and I slit her throat and press this button, which means you can say goodbye to your mates and children!"
"Why are you doing this to us? Haven't we suffered enough?" asked Yusuke.
"You mean you don't remember?" asked Keiko as Yusuke shook his head no. "You left for years without even a word and I fell in love with Kazuma here. But when you came back, I was torn between you two. When you proposed to me, I knew then that you just wanted to keep me from anybody else, all to your greedy little self!"
"Of course I did! I loved you Keiko, I was willing to die a third time for you! I got a job, I finished High School early, with honors at that, and at the same time I took care of my ill mother, while still making room for you in my life! I loved you deeply Keiko, I wanted to have a family with you! But you destroyed that Keiko! You went behind my back and slept with him, in our bed! You broke my heart Keiko, after we broke up I took care of my mother, while still trying to fix things between us! I would ignore my job, jus to make you happy, when we got back together I was happy!" said Yusuke as tears were rolling down his face. "But you did it again! You slept with him again and again! You even went as far as to tell me that I was just a disgusting freak! That tore it for me Keiko, you remember don't you when I caught you the first time, I exploded outwards? Well, this time I exploded inwards and nearly killed myself! That's when I decided to try and help my mother as my number one priority!"
"So what, your mother was a disgusting, drunken, whore!" said Keiko. "Don't forget Yusuke that you cheated on me as well!"
"I never did and you know it!" snapped Yusuke.
"But you did, with this little whore here! Now she is going to die!" said Keiko.
"You left me Keiko, whether you remember it or not, you left me! I was civil to you, I was polite to you, but I hated you! I hated you with a fiery passion, so much that I moved my mother and me to another district, where she could rest peacefully and recover! I'll tell you now Keiko, when she died I was devastated, I was all alone then, both my parents were dead, the love of my life I hated so much that it wasn't funny! All I had was my job with Koenma, my friends, and my job at the Higuraishi Shrine to keep me going," said Yusuke with so much hatred in his voice that it shocked Kagome. "I'll tell you now Keiko, I hate you, I loathe you! You aren't the girl I fell in love with all those years ago, somewhere along the way she went away and you took her place! The girl I loved was king, gentle, loving, but was very serious about her friends! She never wanted to see them hurt, even if it was for her! You on the other hand are her exact opposite! I don't love you! I hate you with a passion!"
"You bastard, how could you say those things about me!" snapped Keiko.
"Look at yourself and what your doing, then look me in the eye and tell me this is the Keiko Ukimura I knew from Junior High and part of High School!" said Yusuke sternly.
Keiko looked at herself and remembered all the good times and then looked Yusuke in the eye and said, "It is, just the part that was never shown in public! This is the part of me that hated and loved you at the same time! This is the part of me that will do anything to get her point across, even if it means killing this woman and her unborn child."
"That unborn child is my offspring Keiko! I swear to you if you hurt Kagome or our unborn child, I will personally kill you!" said Yusuke as the venom coated his voice, made Kagome's eyes widen in fear of Yusuke and made her wonder if she did love Yusuke or if it was just infatuation with him. "Now please for the love of all that is good and merciful, please let her go! I can't bear to loose another person I love. I love her Keiko, please let her go!"
Yusuke was now on the ground begging Keiko as tears rolled down his face as he admitted his deepest fears. Kagome herself was scared and wondering about her feelings or Yusuke, but something deep down inside of her, at her very core told her that she did in fact love Yusuke with all her heart and soul.
"No, she dies!" said Keiko as she moved the knife.
"NO!" screamed Yusuke as his eyes widened in fear and anguish as Keiko moved the knife across Kagome's throat.
A split second, that was all it took for Yusuke to sudden charge like there was no tomorrow and grab the knife and pull it away from Kagome's throat, before it cut it open and killed her. A split second was all it took for Yusuke to grab the knife and shattered it with his bare hands and then blast Keiko into the brick wall with his Reiki and Youki simultaneously and cradle Kagome in his arms beg her not to leave him, not to die.
"Please Kagome, don't die, don't leave me," cried Yusuke as Kagome awoke to see Yusuke holding her in his arms and crying.
The sight broke her heart, because she knew she was the reason for him to be crying like he was. Slowly and weakly she lifted a hand to his face and brushed away his tears. That was all it took for Yusuke to hold her tightly against him as he whimpered into her ear his thankfulness that she was still alive and that their unborn child was still alive too.
"Please don't ever scare me like that again Kagome," said Yusuke as Kagome nodded and kissed him passionately on the lips.
When the Reikai officials arrived, it was explained that Keiko Ukimura and Kazuma Kuwabara were holding the mates of Youkai hostage and threatened to kill them. In nearly killing Kagome Higuraishi, Yusuke snapped and blasted Keiko Ukimura, after he took the knife way from her and shattered it with his bare hands. It was deemed a matter that was justified in saving the lives of humans, children, and unborn children, thus no charges were to be brought against Yusuke and there would be no marks on his record for the incident.
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Kuwabaka had been lucky enough to sneak downstairs to where the rest of the hostages were being held, but soon came face to face with his sister. For Kuwabaka it was the scariest thing that could ever happen to him or anybody else.
"So little brother, you thought you and your little slut wife cold get Yusuke and the others back by kidnapping their mates, their children, and then holding them hostage, huh? Well I got news for you baby brother, you are going to find out the true meaning of pain, especially since you're an adult now," said Shizuru as she smirked and began to pummel Kuwabaka and was quick enough to unchain Sango, who joined in the fight of making Kuwabaka pay.
"AAHHH!" screamed Kuwabaka loudly.
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Two Weeks Later – Higuraishi Shrine
Yusuke Urameshi stood at the front of the aisle with Hiei next to him as his best man, while Inuyasha, Kouga, and Shippo were the groom's men. Soon the music started and the bride's maids and flower girls, Sango, Ayame, Kikyo, and Yukina, came down the aisle sprinkling flowers across the floor. Finally came Kagome in a full blown wedding dress, being escorted Kurama down the aisle by Kurama. Yusuke smiled warmly as the best day of his life was at hand, he was finally going to be married to Kagome. They had both agreed that Miroku and Genkai would conduct the ceremony, with Genkai merely as a supervisor for Miroku when he got stuck. When Kurama and Kagome walked up to the alter Kurama handed Kagome off to Yusuke who gladly took her arm in his.
"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to witness the marriage of these two people. Marriage is a sacred union, which should never be taken lightly, between two people who love each other deeply. Who gives this woman away?" said Miroku as Kurama merely raised his hand as Miroku acknowledged him. "They have decided on their own vows for one another, miss, you may go."
"Yusuke, the first time I met you, I thought you were just another guy trying to score with me. I thought you were trying to get into my bed with me and then you'd leave me. I've said some pretty horrible things to you, but that's behind us now. I've even doubted if it was truly love, I felt for you, not the kind between siblings or between a parent and a child, but between two lovers. In the end I found that it is love that I feel for you, I would be honored to be your wife, I love you Yusuke Urameshi," said Kagome as Kagome's mother and a few other women started crying and Miroku motioned for Yusuke to start.
"Kagome, the moment I saw you, I was in love. I had just recently come from a very bitter break up. My mother was ill and I was taking care of her, trying t make her comfortable and happy, yet at the same time I wanted to do the same for you, to make you comfortable, happy, to know that you loved me back, like I loved you. But you wouldn't even give me the time of day, trying to protect yourself from heart break, or just because you thought I would use you. I guess we both put on the tough guy fronts to try and protect ourselves from being hurt like that again. But in the end it didn't matter if I was a tough guy on the outside, it mattered that I just show you unconditional love and faithfulness. We both said some pretty rotten things to each other, but we were able to overcome them together and here we are together and about to be married, I just want, no need you to know, I love you with all my heart Kagome Higuraishi," said Yusuke as a tear fell even from Hiei, who had never heard anything as beautiful as what Yusuke and Kagome had just said to each other.
"Kagome, do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? To love and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good and bad times, as long as you both shall live, 'til death do you part?" asked Miroku.
"I do," replied Kagome.
"Yusuke, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? To love and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good and bad times, as long as you both shall live, 'til death do you part?" asked Miroku.
"I do," replied Yusuke.
"Then by the power invested in me, I hereby pronounce you man and wife! You may kiss the bride," said Miroku as Genkai just smiled at job well done by Miroku.
Yusuke leaned over to Kagome and gently kissed her lips as everyone started cheering, whistling, and clapping. When they pulled apart they were both blushing as they went down aisle outside, where Kagome tossed the bouquet over her head backwards. The one to catch had been Kouga as he blinked in confusion at why everyone was happy for him.
"It means, you're the next to get married Kouga," said Botan as Kouga quickly tossed it out of his hands, where Sango caught it and was congratulated by everyone.
"I'm already married by Youkai standards," said Kouga as he pulled Ayame over to him and gave her a deep passionate kiss. "That's just a sample of what to look forward to later tonight."
Ayame blushed and playfully punched Kouga as Kagome and the rest of the girls, giggled at Ayame's embarrassment. "At least he has guts enough to admit it!" said Ayame with a smirk, causing half the girls to blush.
Kagome just smiled as Yusuke helped her into the waiting limo. Once they were both in they headed off to the airport for their well deserved honeymoon to Hawaii.
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A/N: Well that's it for chapter ten, I hope you all like the ending for the chapter. The beginning and middle of the next chapter can be something to look forward to. I may not have gotten all the weddings I originally planned to do in this chapter, but this just seemed like the perfect place to leave off at for now.
What did you think of this chapter?
What should happen in the next chapter?
What did you think of what happened to the traitors?
So everyone knows, I deliberately left the part about where Kuwabaka gets beat up by Shizuru (his sis) and Sango vague, this lets you imagine what happened to him. Well have fun reading and I'll try and get the next chapter up as soon as possible. Until then have fun reading and please review.
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