Title: Pure Rukh
Rating: T
DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Magi belongs to Shinobu Ohtaka. Two respected mangaka! I do not own the characters in any way nor the story plot. Only the idea of this fanfiction!
MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: Short chapter. Kill me. Whatever. I had a lot to do this week (still need to take one last final for school and I am officially done with college this semester!). So I apologize a hundred times for the very short chapter. But there is another reason why this chapter is much shorter. It isn't as popular. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy writing it and love it to bits (I am proud of my work), but most of my attention is with Love Hoop at the moment and I am working on Fated Souls (which hasn't been updated in months!). So please bare with me. Who knows, if this chapter gets enough interest, then the next will be longer (way longer).
Good news is though...Kagome meets three new people in this chapter and I have added a bit of humor Sinbad and Kagome moments. So enjoy!
Chapter 10: Morning Greets
Tightening her shut eyes, the miko rolled away from the bright sunlight hitting her face to awaken. When was the last time she had good sleep? After the whole ordeal with Balbadd, she could only blink about two hours at night for sleep before waking up again. She had to be alert, but for some reason, she felt safe and comfortable now.
She refused to wake up and be greeted by the new day. Oh how she missed her warm bed, but then again…she could not complain about the warmth around her now. Who knew a ship's room could be so warm and comfy. Curling slightly closer to the heat, her forehead stopped at a bump against a hard wall.
'Ugh, my nose…,' wanting to move away from the object of her pain, the miko found herself unable to do so. 'Huh?' leaning away, she was slowly brought back to face the wall. Wait? Brought back?
The miko's eyes quickly snapped open to see her vision staring at a bare chest. Chest. Chest? 'Chest!?' Her sights glided upwards and could not help but freeze in her spot at the sight of the purple haired king sleeping soundly and contently right beside her with his arm draped over her waist.
This bastard! Placing her hands on his chest, she tried pushing herself away into freedom only to feel his arm tighten around her waist once more, bringing her closer. Her eyes slowly widened with every inch he got closer to nuzzle his nose into the crook of her neck.
"Oi!" the miko quickly pushed herself away with everything she had inside and dropped down onto the floor. "Sinbad-san! You better wake up!" Getting back onto her feet, she could feel her face heat up at the sight of a shirtless baka-king in front of her. "Sinbad-san!" she shouted again.
"Huh?" hearing the shout echo in the small room, the purple haired king slowly opened his blurry vision, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes before seeing a certain angry miko on the edge of the bed. Wait…angry? Sinbad gave out a confusing blink as he sat up, the blanket coming to drop onto his lap. "Oh, Higurashi-san, ohayo," he sent her a smile.
"Ohayo my butt!" she exclaimed. "What the hell are you doing in my room!?"
He blinked again before looking around the room: "Oh, I forgot I came here."
"You forgot you came here!?" she exclaimed. "You came in here!?" Her hand quickly glowed pink as a tick appeared on her forehead, threatening to pop out while watching the king's hands come up defensively.
"Calm down, Higurashi-san," he grinned nervously. "I can explain…"
"Please do before I send you to the Kamis," her fingers curled in, quickly noticing Sinbad's gulp.
Sinbad scratched the back of his neck, feeling his hair loose from its ponytail: "I came to check on you last night and you were sound asleep, but you were curled up because you were cold."
"So you got into my bed!?" she could not help but feel her eyebrow twitching at his logic.
"Yes."
The miko swallowed her anger momentarily: "You really want to see the Kamis that bad, huh?"
"I did tell you that nights out in the sea can get chilly," he smiled. "Body heat is the best solution."
Kagome pointed over to his chest: "That does not mean to get naked, Baka-King!"
"Eh?" he blinked downwards, seeing his chest fully exposed to the miko. Raising his hand up, he scratched the back of his head: "Oh…"
"Oh!?"
"I have a tendency to remove my clothes before going to bed," he sent her an innocent smile.
Leaning in towards the king, Kagome brought her glowing hand once more: "How about I purify you into the next world?"
Sinbad leaned away from the threat, knowing the miko was not going to forgive him easily for this one. "It is just a habit! I promise!" Opening his eyes from his grin, he lowered his eyelids into a tight observant glare. Locking his gaze into her ocean orbs, he inched closer to the miko: "You know…I wouldn't mind waking up next to you every morning."
Kagome's cheeks heated from the comment before coming to hit him on the side of his head: "Hentai!"
The king rubbed the spot before hearing a light knock on the door. The miko quickly composed herself and straightened her dress before walking over to the entrance. Opening the door, her shoulders slumped upon seeing one of the boat's crew men.
"Yes?" she whispered, her ears catching the sound of moving blankets behind her.
The man bowed slightly before speaking out: "I have come to inform Sinbad-sama and you, my lady, of our arrival to the Kou Empire."
"How much longer?"
Kagome looked over her shoulder, watching the king beginning to place his upper robes and tying them up before grabbing his jewelry.
"We will arrive before sunset, Sinbad-sama."
"Very well. Make sure that preparations are ready for the time we arrive," Sinbad grabbed his rings after watching the man bow once more and leave their presence.
The miko blinked, the words of 'my lady' came into her mind. "Oi….what does he mean 'my lady'?" her eyes lowered into a suspicious glare the moment she turned to face the king.
Sinbad shrugged as he adjusted his hair accessory. "I am afraid to tell you that when we arrive to the Kou Empire, you will not be allowed inside the throne room."
'Is he ignoring my question?' Kagome's eyebrow twitched.
"But don't worry," he smiled. "I have sent word to two of my guests staying in my kingdom to come over to keep you company. They should be arriving before we do."
Blinking again, Kagome closed her eyes, releasing a tired sigh. So much for a relaxing morning. So much had happened and the day had not even reached noon. She just hoped she could swallow the thought of how comfortable it was to be next to him and never recall on the feeling. Kagome shook her head, catching Sinbad's attention.
"Is something the matter, Higurashi-san?"
"Are you sure you want to ask?" she sighed, crossing her arms.
With a light chuckle, Sinbad turned to face the miko before coming to walk past her. Opening the door, Sinbad leaned low until his lips laid near her ear. "Although I did want to keep your warm, I just couldn't bear to know Judal had kissed you."
"W-What!?" Kagome quickly turned around only to see the door closing. The blush had finally been set free upon remembering his words. Did he really…? She had completely forgotten about it…
Dropping her eyes to her feet, she took in a deep breath to come back to her normal hue on her cheeks. The miko placed her palm on the side of her head: 'Calm down, Kagome. No need to think of him as good guy! He just sneaked into your room for Kami's sake! She shook her head once more before coming to stand in front of the small window.
Her cerulean eyes glued onto the vast and empty calm sea. 'The Kou Empire…wonder what kind of people they are…'
Seeing the back of the king, Kagome's body relaxed at the sight of him so focused on the sea ahead. She had given herself distance between him and herself during the morning, hoping that memories of her waking would not make her purify him.
The miko sighed as she made her way towards him. Locking her eyes onto the waves, she could see the small point ahead which she had heard a crew member mention before that the Kou Empire was coming sight. "Is that the Kou Empire?" she questioned.
With a small smile, his eyes continued to be glued onto their destination: "Yes. My two guests that I have requested must be arriving as well."
"Why did you request for guests?" she questioned, blinking in his direction.
Sinbad crossed his arms: "You can never be too cautious when being around the Kou Empire. I am simply taking necessary safety measures."
"For what?" raising an eyebrow, the miko could not help but be curious on this feud. Did Sinbad hate the Kou Empire? "Are they going to attack you or something?"
"Hopefully not," he chuckled. "After the events in Balbadd, I took lead for responsibility, remember? As the Leader of the Seven Seas, I have to be careful on what I say and do."
Taking a small glance to the corner of her eyes, she noticed the calm demeanor on his facial expression. For someone with big responsibilities on his shoulders, he sure was handling it well. In fact, he seemed very confident. Although after having witnessed his Djinn equip, she could not help but remember the power he demonstrated after saving her from Ithnan's capture.
"Are the Kou Empire…that corrupted?" she questioned, turning back her head.
"For the most part," he replied. "I just hope they can take my consideration of leaving Balbadd as a republic."
"Do you think they will agree to those terms?" the miko questioned, hoping that they would. It would only further break Alibaba's heart knowing that everything he had done had still been for nothing. His people did not deserve this. His own pure soul did not need to be pushed closer to the dark side. "Well, I do hope you can convince him, Sinbad-san."
Nodding to her words, Sinbad released a sigh: "Don't worry, I will do everything I can as the Leader of the Seven Seas. I am afraid that you will be left inside the palace until my talk with the Emperor is done. I will have Sharrkhan accompany you for the time being."
"What?" she raised a brow as she turned to face him. "You think I am not capable on being on my own? I will remind you I fought against a Dark Djinn and Judal."
"Do you really want to bring up that black magi?" his own eyebrow rose in question, gliding his eyes to the corner of his eyes. "I don't usually show emotion on how I feel, but I will assure you that I am still angry over him stealing a kiss."
Kagome narrowed her eyes at the king: "jealous much?"
"Of course."
The smile he presented to her almost made her go wide eyed. He said it so bluntly and without any embarrassment behind it. He…was jealous? Parting her lips to release a comeback, she was stopped at the sound of a few crew men coming behind.
"Sinbad-sama," one of the crew men with brown hair bowed, "we will be arriving in a few minutes."
"Good," he nodded to their direction before coming to send a smile over to the miko. "Well then, we should prepare for our arrival. Hm, I think we have some female clothing that you could wear-"
Kagome raised her palm to stop him from going any further: "what I am wearing is just fine."
"But you do know we are going to be in the presence of the Kou Empire."
"If they judge me because of what I am wearing then that is there mistake. They can think all they like," Kagome sighed. "This dress is comfortable anyways."
With a light chuckle, the purple haired king gave her a nod in response: "Very well. I will respect that."
"Respect my privacy, baka!" she glared.
"Are you still angry about that?" he chuckled again. "Nothing happened! I promise you!"
"Says the one who couldn't even remember that he was in my room!" the miko huffed before crossing her arms and turning away from the king. "I just hope your guests aren't as perverted."
Sinbad released a few silent blinks before noticing the miko walking away from his presence: "Eh…? Pervert?" Turning his head to the side, he looked at the crew men: "Am I pervert? Huh? Am I?"
The miko blinked upon setting her eyes at the harbor of the Kou Empire. Nothing but flags elegantly exposing of the Kou symbol in every high place and held in every soldiers' hand. Her cerulean eyes landed ahead, watching Sinbad and a few of his guards walk behind him and down onto the end of the harbor to meet what seemed two of his guests.
Kagome took in their appearance, seeing one with tan skin and white hair holding a grin while crossing his arms wearing white silk with a sword held to his hip. Her attention was drawn over to male beside him. A red head with part of it covering his left eye as he wore heavy silver and black armor. Were these Sinbad's guests?
"Sharrkan! Spartos! I am glad you two have made it here safe and sound!" Sinbad's arms extended out in warm greeting to his guests, earning himself a bow from both of the young men as their palms connected with their fingers intertwined. "I presume the Kou Empire are aware I have arrived?"
"Ready for you," smirked the silver haired male. "They went to go inform the Emperor of your arrival."
"Good to know," smiled Sinbad before blinking behind his shoulder to see the still miko. "Higurashi-san? Are you not coming down?"
The miko blinked again before slowly stepping down the wooden board and seeing Sinbad's offering hand to help her lower to the harbor. With hesitation, the miko slowly placed her hand over his and was brought down in front of the two mysterious men who were at obvious a few inches taller.
"Sharrkan, Spartos, allow me to introduce to you, Higurashi Kagome. She helped greatly at Balbadd and offered her assistance in this travel," Sinbad's fingers held onto the miko's hand, quickly noticed by her.
Taking a glance to her side, she could not help but feel her eyebrow raise in question at his actions. Was he not going to let her hand go? She is already down on her feet! With a low sigh, she knew she could not release such a scold in front of two people she had just met.
"Oh? So you are a warrior?"
The female's eyes were drawn to the voice of the silver haired male, noticing the smirk glued on his lips.
"Somewhat," chuckled Sinbad.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Higurashi-san," Spartos gave the miko a bow of his own with one hand close to his abdomen while the other snaked behind him.
Kagome blushed lightly, not used to such respect and introductions. She nodded back silently before coming to hear Sinbad's voice again.
"Higurashi-san, these two are my guests that stay back at Sindria, my kingdom, Spartos and Sharrkan."
"The pleasure is all mine," she regained her smile and gave the two males a bow of her own.
Sinbad returned his attention over to the two males: "Very well. I should not make the Emperor wait much longer. Spartos, I will have you come with me inside. Sharrkan, keep Higurashi-san company until I am out." The purpled haired king walked past the tan male as he placed his jeweled fingers on his shoulder. With a whisper, Sinbad's eyes narrowed ahead, knowing he had Sharrkan's full attention: "make sure no one gets close to her. I will explain later, but no one in the Kou Empire must speak to her."
Sharrkan raised a brow with curiosity. Who was this girl? His eyes took a small glance over to the miko, seeing her occupied in observing her new surroundings. He gave his king one nod: "You have my word, but you know we can only do so much. We are on enemy territory."
"Just make sure she doesn't do anything that could give away her identity," Sinbad gave Sharrkan one last pat before continuing his walk ahead. With a smile gracing his lips, the king looked over his shoulder, seeing the miko's blinks on his person. "I will be back shortly, Higurashi-san. Don't try to miss me too much."
"Not even a second," she whispered, coming to cross her arms. She released a sigh, hoping the baka-king could at least help Balbadd stand from their fall. She had to hope on Sinbad he knew what the right thing to do was.
"Kagome was it?"
Turning her head to the side, she blinked at the silver haired male as he placed his hands behind his head.
"So? A warrior? That is pretty impressive for a girl," he smirked.
"Huh?" her eyebrow once again. "For a girl? What? Can a girl not fight?"
Sharrkan released a laugh: "That isn't what I meant! Simply that many female warriors and fighters are not know, but are highly valued in this world. Whether it be through swordsmanship or even magic."
"So…you are a swordsman?" she pointed over to the sword resting beside his hip.
"A good one too," he closed his eyes, feeling her attention on him. Of course, she could tell he liked the attention. His eyes opened in blinks after hearing no word from her and noticed he was left staring at the ground. Looking to his right, he blinked again as he saw the black haired female beginning to walk inside the Kou Empire's palace where Sinbad had left off. "Oi!"
Kagome looked around, awed by the big red walls that surrounded the palace away from the commoners. She could see a guard still in every corner as they held onto their weapons. Just how security did this place need? Gold and black details on pillars and doors adorned the palace with the bit of greenery of the garden which she could see was taken care of as if it were glass.
Her attention was drawn over to the male beside her. She could feel his aura radiating calmly. Maybe even confident? She blinked, noticing his own green orbs on her person. The miko released a nervous chuckle: "Ah, gomen…I didn't mean to stare."
"Not at all," he smirked, continuing to walk ahead, "I can't really blame women for staring."
"Great," she whispered, "should I expect Sinbad-san's country to be full of people who are over conceited."
"Huh?" he blinked, lowering his arms from his head. "Wait! What is that supposed to mean!?"
Sharrkan's ears were filled of her light chuckles, blinking as she continued to walk ahead. Raising a brow, the tan male followed suit. "So…who are you exactly if you are warrior? Are you from Balbadd or are you from another country."
"I guess you could say that," she replied, her eyes taking in every detail of the palace.
"Could you actually answer the question?" his eyes lowered in a bored tone.
Kagome released a sigh, finally turning to face the green eyed male: "Let's just say I come from a far…country."
The former prince shrugged: "well, I can't hold you accountable for not wanting to tell me about yourself. We just met."
"Exactly," she smiled, "but you wouldn't believe my story even if I told you."
"Huh?"
His eyes blinked seeing her walk over to a patch of flowers. Wouldn't believe her? What did that mean? Scratching the back of his neck, he released a tired sigh. Sea travel definitely tired him out. His eyes landed ahead where the main throne room was held. He only wished Sinbad would hurry with his business so that he could return for comfortable sleep. The idea of sleeping at the Kou Empire for the next two days did not seem too appealing to him. Even if they did give him the biggest room they could.
"Who are you!?"
Hearing the shouted question, the tan male looked over his shoulder to see a soldier holding a spear running towards him. Sharrkan's eyes narrowed with irritation, knowing that dealing with a Kou soldier was going to be bothersome. He turned around to face the soldier, meeting himself with the spear only a few inches away from his neck. Oh how much he wanted to unsheathe his sword, but that would only show threat to the Kou Empire and Sinbad would have to deal with more than just a talk.
"I said, who are you!?" shouted the soldier.
"Stop interrogating me," glared Sharrkan, scratching the back of his neck. "We are guests and come here with Sinbad - King of Sindria."
"I have not heard of someone coming to visit!"
Sharrkan's eyebrow twitched: "Then that would be a personal problem that not everyone heard the news." With a heavy sigh, he looked over his shoulder: "Oi, Kagome, can you tell this guy-" he blinked. Blinked again. Looking side to side, Sharrkan tried to locate the miko only to see she was nowhere in sight. "Kagome! Kagome!"
"Where is your proof!?" shouted the soldier once again.
"Wait a damn moment! Shit!" glared Sharrkan. "I have to find this girl if not Sinbad will kill me!"
"Hm…," being the curious person that she was, Kagome could not help but be awed the strong and dark aura the whole place held. Yet the place did hold some dim pure lights. Blinking, the miko looked over her shoulder, not expecting to be alone. Did she lose Sharrkan?
'Oh no…did I walk too far into the palace?' Kagome sighed, shaking her head. 'My curiosity…'
Kagome tucked a strand of hair behind her ear before fully turning around to return to Sharrkan. Taking one step forward, she stopped in her tracks at the sound of a cat mewling to her left. A few blinks were given as she stared at the small beige colored cat as it licked its paw.
The miko slowly made her way over to the small cat, seeing it continue to lick away whatever it was bothering him. She tilted her head to the side before squatting down to see his paw with a small wound. Her ears quickly caught the sound of hissing, drawing her attention over to the small mammal.
"I mean no harm," she whispered. Of course gaining the trust of an animal was much harder than a human's. With a low sigh, she took in the features of its beige fur with a tint of black on his paws. 'You look similar to Kirara…,' a smile ghostly appeared on her lips from the memory.
Taking another glance over the paw, she could see blood slowly oozing out once more before coming to be licked up again by the cat itself. A low sigh passed her lips as she came to sit on her knees. The smile continued on, gaining the attention of the cat as her hand gently patted over his head.
"There, there. I won't do anything to you. But would you mind me taking a look over your paw?"
"Nii-sama, it seems that Judal has arrived back from Balbadd," lowering a black feathered fan from the male's lips, his red orbs narrowed slightly as he walked behind his brother. He observed the way his older brother continued to walk, letting his black and red cape flow with each step as he was drowned deep in thought. "He has arrived wounded, nii-sama."
The freckled male stopped in his tracks upon hearing his brother's voice.
"Judal should learn not to underestimate his enemies. I have told him countless times," red eyes opened slightly, setting his view ahead at the outside hallway. "Is he being taken care of?"
"Yes, Kouen-nii-sama. It seems like his magoi is just weakened."
"Koumei, where is the Emperor?"
The younger brother sighed, coming to fan himself as his eyes darted out to the main throne room. "Seems like he is having a talk with Sinbad-sama."
"Sinbad?" Kouen's eyebrow rose, slightly turning his head over his shoulder. "So he has come to the Kou Empire. Interesting."
"He has come to represent the as the King of the Seven Seas," Koumei lowered his fan once more, turning his attention back on the male with red hair. "They must be talking about the treaty between Kou and Balbadd."
Kouen closed his eyes as he continued his path ahead: "Kou will still have Balbadd under their grasp. They cannot gain back the freedom they once had. That is what happens when the ruler is not capable to rule the country out of trouble. Quite pathetic."
"Alright, don't move, okay?"
The general's ears caught sound of a female voice, making him turn his head to the left. Tightening his focus, he noticed the female with long black hair down to her waist wearing a light blue dress with a white sash tied around her hips on her knees while holding cat on her lap. Her fingers lightly grabbing the feline's paw before it was surrounded in a small pink glow.
"Nii-sama?" Koumei blinked, seeing Kouen had completely stopped in his steps and had been caught in something else. Following his line of sight, his eyes landed on the mysterious female controlling the glow around the cat's paw. "What is she doing?"
Kouen's eyes narrowed, catching a small glimpse of the cat's wound slowly closing up. The cat's eyes simply continued to look from his paw over to the female in curiosity. Was she healing him? If anything, he could not feel any magoi around her person. Who was she?
Koumei's attention was quickly taken away from the female and over to his moving brother who was making his way down the small steps that led to the garden. "Nii-sama?" Where was he going?
The general kept his focus on the girl, something drawing him to question her. She had not even called a spell of any sort to heal the small animal. Was she a magician? He was going to get answers. He never walked away from mysteries and he felt this was one that could greatly benefit him.
"There you go," smile Kagome, lowering her glow completely from the cat's paw and returning her hand to pet his head. "All healed up. Doesn't that feel better?"
She chuckled at the small purr: '…you never realize how much you miss something until you see something similar to it.' With a low sigh, her fingers worked on scratching the back of its ears. 'What I would give to see my friends once more…'
The miko jumped slightly as the cat quickly jumped off her lap and scurried away in fear. She blinked, confused on the sudden change in the mammal as it disappeared from her sights. "Ah! Hold on!" Before coming to stand on her feet, the miko froze in place as a shadow overtook her form.
"What are you doing here?"
A chill ran up her spine at the cold tone behind her, slowly making her look over her shoulder to see a male with red hair holding a glare onto her. She could feel three strong auras surrounding him, almost as comparable to Sinbad's aura.
"Who are you?"
His voice caught her off from her observation, finally reacting with a silent blink. She parted her lips slightly to speak only to stop at his voice once more.
"Woman, I will not repeat myself."
The tick on Kagome's forehead twitched. Woman. Oh how much she hated being called a woman. She was going to be careful with her words, but after that slight call, she could not help but want to explode. What was it with the guys in this world?
Kagome stood from her spot and faced the general, her eyes narrowed down in a glare. "I am not 'woman'. I have a name. Kagome; Higurashi Kagome."
A red eyebrow rose in question: "Watch your tongue, woman."
"How about you watch yours?" curling in her fingers into her palm, she tightened her hard glare on his person.
"I won't tolerate such behavior."
"And neither will I," she continued. "Don't think I will be easily intimidated."
MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: Oh! Kagome met Kouen, Sharrkan, and Spartos? Don't worry, next chapter Kouen will be talking to Kagome more and guess who will appear in between their conversation? Just take the wild guess!
Judal will be appearing a bit during their two day stay, so for those thirsty for Judal...he will be back!
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