Lucky Penny
Summary – Playing a game of poker with Faith and Destiny can be a dangerous task, especially when they control the hands. Two souls, thrown into a world of twists and turns, take their chance in this game against the gods. With so many out to kill the young and talented duo, childhood friends Kagome and Kurama must fight their way through the trials in hopes of making it out alive.
Rated – M (Excessive Violence) (Excessive Sexual Themes) (Excessive Language) (Excessive Blood and Gore) (RAPE)
Disclaimer: Do you really have to ask? No I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or InuYasha. The prophecy below however, I made that up, pretty well if I do say so myself.
I finally got the AGES sorted out.
Right now, starting from the beginning to where we are now...
Kagome: (3) (5) (7) (8) (10) (12) (13) and (15)
Kurama: (4) (6) (8) (9) (11) (13) (14) and (16)
Souta: (2) (4) (5) (7) (9) (10) and (12)
Junko: (5) (6) (8) (10) (11) and (13)
Kimi: (8) (10) (12) (13) and (15)
Minami: (10) and (12)
WARNING: This fic will get dark closer to the end...real...dark. Like...
Black, like...
Black as night, black as pitch, blacker then the foulest witch.
Yeah, that kind of dark.
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Chapter Ten – Dodging Destiny.
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Eons ago, a prophecy was made that foretold the future of a single soul.
A female immortal would be placed among the human world, memories erased and body remade until the time of her rebirth.
And so the prophecy goes,
Into the grotto of the
Spring of the peachblossom
Invite the Immortal one.
She who is born on the night of the Beast
Will be tested for the right of her Immortal name,
Redemption
6.6.6
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Kagome smiled as she handed a purple bottle to the female client before her. It had been two years since they left Genkai's. They had lived in the forest while training and doing small jobs, saving up enough money, they rented out a shop that was two stories. The top was where they slept and the bottom was where they worked.
They had decided to open up a Holistic Healing shop; Kurama making therapy treatments that sold like crazy and Kagome working behind the counter and phone. They had managed to save up quite a sum of money over the two years, still managing their training after work.
"Now you said your son received a second degree burn. Apply the crushed Black Locust directly on the affected skin every two hours. This will promote an aesthetical healing of the skin. The calming effect eases pains caused by light and medium burns. If you need anything else or any help please ask and we will do our best to answer any questions." Kagome said after taking the money and placing it in the cash register. The woman nodded and said a quick 'thank you' before rushing out. Kurama came in with a box of what appeared to be Wild Strawberry's,
"Hey, what's all of that for?" Kagome asked, pointing at the box in hand. Kurama looked down then back at her.
"Strawberry juice is recommended in treating liver disorders such as hepatitis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. It is best if the juice is consumed on an empty stomach, 3 cups a day. The juice stimulates liver activity and encourages the renewal of hepatic cells and tissue. I'm making a medicine with it." Kagome nodded.
"Would it kill you to make a strawberry pie?" He rolled his eyes and tossed her a Strawberry, which she gladly caught, taking a bite out of it. "Mm, tasty. So what are—" Her head snapped towards the window, it had only been for a moment but she knew she had felt an evil aura.
"Kurama..." He looked up as he placed the strawberries in a bucket of cold water then placed the cold water in the freezer. It would preserve them until they got back.
"Hold on, let me grab our last order and we will drop it off on the way. It's on the way anyways." He said, referring to the aura they had felt. She nodded and untied the blue apron around her and placed it on the chair behind the counter. She was wearing a light blue tank top and a pair of dark blue flare jeans. White tinny shoes and a white Hoodie with a red happy bunny cross bone skulls and black sleeves was pulled on as she tossed the flip-flops she had been wearing behind the counter with her apron.
She pulled her stainless steel chopsticks from before out of a drawer and placed them in her waist length hair in an intricate twist, two curled bangs on both sides of her face were kept loose.
"Ready?" Kurama asked. She strapped a Storm Trooper Knuckle Dagger to her leg and pulled her jeans over it.
"Yeah, flip the sign." He nodded and flipped the open sign to close as she grabbed the keys and locked up.
"Alright, you got this guy's address?"
He showed her the box with the delivery address and they took off.
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Souta smiled at his best friends silly antics. He was at her house and they were waiting for her father to get home. Her mother was lying sick in bed and they were watching over her.
-Knock-Knock-Knock-
"Hey Minami-Chan..." She nodded, having heard the door. She stood up and he followed her to the door. When she opened it his eyes widened.
"Nee-Chan?" Minami looked between the two in surprise.
"Souta? What are you doing here?" Kagome asked, holding the box in her hands.
"I'm helping Minami-Chan around the house and with her mother until...he gets home." He pointed behind Kagome and Kurama.
"Huh?" The two turned and watched as a stressed out man walked up to them.
"Sir." Kagome bowed with Kurama.
"Yes?"
"You had this ordered. It has instructions inside, read them carefully." Kagome said.
He nodded thankfully and took the box.
"We have to go, you take care Souta." Souta frowned slightly but nodded anyway, Kagome looked at him and smiled. She walked up and gave him a hug which he returned before saying goodbye and running off in a slow pace until out of sight. Once out of viewing sight the two sped up to where the flicker of an evil aura had been.
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"You okay Kagome?" Kurama asked as he looked at the girl next to him. She had been silent since they left Minami's house.
"Yeah, I'm fine. We are almost there though, so keep your guard up." He nodded, understanding that she wanted to change the subject.
They ran a few more miles before stopping in front of a cave.
"It's still lingering here, slightly but...in there. Come on!" She said as she took off into the cave.
"Kagome, wait up." He ran up next to her as they made their way farther into the cave until they came across a...
"...what is this?" Kagome walked up to what looked like a glowing blue net. Kurama reached his hand out to stop her but she had already walked through it.
"Kagome, you've never seen the movie CUBE, have you!" She gave a sheepish smile and laughed slightly.
"You're talking about when the glowing net thing chased that chased the guy and cut him up into tiny squares, right."
"Do you even need to ask?" He placed his hand carefully on the net and was surprised when all he felt was a weird tingling.
"Hurry up, Kurama." He looked up and saw that Kagome was already a good thirty feet ahead of him.
"Impatient." He sighed and followed after her, walking through the net thing and making his way quickly to her side. They ran for what seemed like forever through the black void.
Finally they saw the opening and ran out of the cave.
"Whoa! Who redecorated reality? This looks like doomsday." She looked around at the dying or already dead trees, the red, purple and grey sky, black was outlining the horizon. "So, you think we could open shop here?" Kurama hit her in the arm playfully causing her to laugh before they continued forward, both unaware of the eyes following them, or...multiple eyes following them.
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"Sister has made it to the world of demons, all shall fall into place, endue time."
"Soon...soon sister will join us...soon..."
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Kagome felt eyes on her suddenly but before she could say anything they were attacked from four directions by black shadowy figures.
"Kagome!" Kurama called as he tossed her a small charm which upon being engulfed in her energy transformed into her bow, arrows and quiver which she placed over her head and shoulder.
Too close to actually use the bow and arrows she grabbed her dagger placed her fingers through the stainless steel knuckle hilt before letting her bow shrink and placing it in her pocket.
"Do you see this Kurama? They think they can beat us." Kagome said, a smirk forming on her lips.
"I needed a good warm up anyways." Kurama flicked his hair from his face and formed his signature rose whip.
"Let's play." Kagome said as she dashed towards the closest demon and punched it in the face sending it flying into a nearby swamp. Kurama flicked his wrist and she rolled her eyes as he wiped out the remaining three demons.
"Show off."
He smirked and turned the whip back into a rose. She smiled lightly when he held it out to her.
"If that was a welcoming committee, I have to wonder what the neighborhood will be like." She said, taking the rose and looking at the mess they had caused.
"More are coming; we should take our leave before we do find out how the neighborhood is. Personally, I'm not looking forward to an ambush."
"Scared?" She teased him playfully, smiling as she hopped into a nearby tree and took off.
'Give into the chase Red, play with her.'Youko said.
'Play with her?'
'Yeah, catch her.'
He thought for a second before smirking and following after her, jumping branch to branch.
He could hear her laugher, fueling him to catch her more rapidly.
"AH!" His eyes widened at her surprised yell and he sped up and ran up to her just in time to see her dodge a claw from what looked like an inhumanly large raccoon or something.
"Hey there little one, I didn't mean to frighten you, could you let me go?" Kagome asked kindly.
"Kagome, I don't think that's why it's attacking you."
"Really, then why?"
"Your human, I think we have managed to find a place where only demons reside."
"Well, that makes sense." She jumped and did a round house kick, sending the raccoon demon into a tree, successfully knocking it out.
"I think you go too easy on them." He said as he wrapped his arms around her. "By the way, I caught you." Her eyes widened and she turned to face him, pouting slightly.
"That is not fair and you know it." She said. He lend forward, his eyes flashed gold.
"Life's not fair, I want my prize." He said before claiming her lips in a passionate kiss, her cheeks flushing.
When he pulled away his eyes flashed back to green and he kissed her sweetly once more.
"H-hey, st-stop that. We need to find a place to stay that won't be crawling with...demons." She turned away from a smiling Kurama, her heart was racing and her face heated. She took off at an even pace and suddenly felt the aura from earlier, the evil aura.
'It's...that way.' She turned slightly and continued when it disappeared again. 'Is it leading me?'
"Kurama, let's find somewhere to stay for the night." He nodded and they took off in search, finally coming to a quiet clearing that had heavy coverage and was a challenge in itself to get inside.
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"How much longer...?"
"It is uncertain."
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Red eyes stared down the intruders and glared fiercely at them. The shadowed figure that went with these eyes did nothing but watch them before falling into a light sleep, seemingly satisfied that they were no threat to him.
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Me: Hope you enjoy. Now that I'm home and now that all of these big holidays are over I will be updating my stories a lot quicker from now. Check out my latest stories, including Weakness my newest crossover that is staring Kagome and Vegeta as the main couple. Yes, that's right, it a Dragon Ball Z/InuYasha crossover.
Miroku: It will be staring our lovely Kagome and my precious Sango, (Moves hand down backside) as well as-SLAP-
Sango: MIROKU!
Goku: Vegeta will be another Main character, as well Raditz, Zarbon, Bardock, Frieza and ME! YAY!
Me: Bulma is still a little sore that she isn't going to be paired up with Vegeta.