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The Complicated Life of a Kitsune Turned Miko

Chapter 12

firefox369

-----Kagome (One Month Later)-----

I walked down the familiar city streets and stopped in front of a familiar estate. It was cold out, the harsh winter wind making my fur fly in all different directions. It had been a long time since I last walked this route, and it had been a month since I last saw Tohru and the Sohmas. I found myself missing them sometimes, but was usually too busy to think about them for very long.

-We should leave soon. Our 'friends' will catch up to us if we don't.-

I continued to make my way down the street when a siren caught my ears. Glancing behind me, I saw the pest control workers. I sighed and ran. I tore towards the alleyway, racing between people's legs and around strollers before making it safely inside. There was a flash of light and I appeared in my human form, my once black fighting Kimono now a silvery white to show my purity. Looking around with my deep, blue eyes, I noticed that there was no way out. I had entered a dead end. Sighing, I gave up and waited for the workers to come into the alley, furiously trying to come up with an excuse for the way I was dressed.

They never came.

Relaxing a tiny bit, I was about to walk out of the alley when I heard footsteps coming my way. They sounded familiar... Where did I last hear them? Then it clicked. Shigure. I glared at the ground, trying to think of a way out of the predicament I had gotten myself into. The footsteps suddenly stopped and I heard them turning around, going in the opposite direction.

'Huh?"

That's wierd...

"It's been a while, Kagome" Naraku's voice mused from behind me and I forced myself to stay calm. I turned around and met his cold gaze with my own.

"What do you want from me now?"

"Nothing really, only to see if we can come up with some type of... truce..."

"Like I ever will with the likes of you."

"Oh, that hurt, Kagome."

"Good. That was the point."

"Stingy lately, aren't we my little miko..." he chuckled, walking closer and cupping my chin in his hand. "I'll have to do something about that later."

"And what exactly do you plan on doing to me now?" I questioned and his face lowered, his hair falling over his shoulders and mixing with my own.

"Nothing" he replied, stepping away, "Although I'm tempted to."

"You never seize to disgust me, Naraku" I replied nonchalantly and he gave a small smile.

"You've learned to keep your composure, I see. That will make things more fun for me."

"Enough. What was the truce you were talking about earlier?"

"Join me, and I'll allow your little friends to live a little while longer."

I scoffed, turning around and beginning to take my leave. "You're going to end up killing them anyway so I find no point in your deal."

"Even if I give the mutt a slow and torturous death?" he questioned and I froze in place, tensing.

"He's still going to die though, now, isn't he?" I questioned and Naraku smiled that disgustingly dark smile of his.

"Of course he is."

"I won't accept this stupid deal of yours. Its idiotic and planned out poorly."

"The old Kagome would have joined me the moment she heard that someone was in danger" he sighed, "I think I liked her better."

"Boo hoo, I'm crushed. Now go away."

"How rude you've gotten" he chuckled, melting into the shadows. When his presence had left completely, I relaxed and released a sigh before squatting and rubbing my temples. How much time did I have before he would make his move on the Sohmas...? Would he summon all those demons again? Was I strong enough to defeat him...? I shook my head and shoved all those thoughts from my mind. I wouldn't think about it. I would be able to sense it when it started, so I wouldn't worry.

-----Shigure-----

I set down my pen and lifted up my masterpiece, staring at it while swelling with pride. It was the first novel that I had written that I was positive everyone would love. Of course, I thought that everyone would like my other ones but apparently there was a mistake in my judgement. This one, though... I had a reeeeeaaallly good feeling about this one.

There was a knock on the door and Tohru walked in with a pot of tea and a tea cup. She walked over to me and set it down beside me on the table.

"You've been working unusually hard lately, Shigure-sama" she commented and my pride swelled even more.

"Of course! I just had the most brilliant idea when I was about to continue my other story and I completely forgot about the old one and started writing the new one! I have to finish it before I completely forget what'll happen. Would you like to read it?"

"I would love to" she replied, but rather hesitantly, and I handed her what I already finished before starting to work on the last few chapters of the novel. Tohru sat a few feet away and read until Kyo came in. He noticed Tohru reading and grew curious.

"What're you reading?" he questioned.

"Shigure-sama's newest novel" she replied and Kyo raced over, ripping it from her hands.

"Don't read it, it's life-threatening!" he shouted and I pouted. I opened my mouth to speak but Tohru beat me to it.

"It's really very good, Kyo, you should try and read it" she stated and Kyo glared at me. I smiled and he flinched, glancing back at Tohru.

"Fine..." he sighed and sat down, not able to ignore her gaze. I smiled in victory and contined to write, happy with Kyo's defeat. After a while Kyo dropped the pages on the table, looking at me in shock.

"Are you finished already?" I questioned, amazed, and he numbly shook his head.

"Wh-what it this...?" he asked and I cocked my head to the side.

"It's the novel I wrote."

"It's... it's actually good" he mumbled, looking arund with wide eyes, "Or maybe I've finally grown perverted and I find things that I hated before good... no... I don't want to think that..."

'Am I really that bad...?'

---Kagome---

I was back in my fox form and wandering around the forest, debating whether to train more or go check on Shigure to see how he was doing. Naraku's threat was bothering me a lot more than I had thought it would, and the thought of all of the Sohmas and Tohru dead had shaken me up pretty badly. Running wasn't an option, he would only go through with his plan and then chase after me. Going back tot he Sohmas would only be walking in to Naraku's trap, but staying here meant not knowing when he would strike and the possibilty of not making it in time to save them. I stopped my pacing and sat down, looking at the sky with my blue orbs. None of three options I had come up with were very appealing and were all 'heads you win, tails I lose' type of situations. Huh. Naraku had me stumped this time.

'Perhaps you should just go and check ont hem every once in a while, but try not to get caught doing so' Midoriko suggested and I scowled.

'Lot of good that's going to do me, Naraku could still come when I'm not there to watch over them.'

Then watch over them the entire time.

'That wouldn't work either, though!'

So Naraku knows your weakness, it shouldn't matter.

'They'll get in the way.'

They'll get in the way either way so it doesn't matter.

...Why hadn't I thought of that? Stupid brain wasn't working at it's best today. Deciding to listen to Midoriko, I stood back up and began to trot back to the Sohma estate, fluffy black tail swishing around behind me. The past month had been hard, I had been training non-stop with Midoriko giving me all of these instructions. I had also lost all of my childish fears in the process. My fear of Naraku? Completely disappeared, does't exist any more and never will again. Hopefully. I had also encountered Inuyasha once. I wasn't an idiot this time and fought back. Only got out with a slash on my arm, but he got out with half his leg purified. Yep, I got lucky.

I reached the Sohma estate and stopped, hiding in the nearby bushes as I listened hard for the noises inside the house. The sound of a pen on paper, the rustling of clothing and the crinkling of paper, the breathing of three people in a room. On the other side of the house I heard the sound of pages being flipped and the scribbles of a pencil. Homework.

Tug. Tug. I glared a hole in the ground. This couldn't be happening.

Tug.

Okay, maybe it was. Turning away from the house, I only ran a few steps before there was a huge flash of light and a 'poof', along with a puff of smoke, and I was back in my humanoid form. I sighed, knowing that the people in the house would have been able to haer it, and decided to just run as fast as I could, moving swiftly and stealthily though the trees. I skidded to a halt when I felt the presence of an all too familiar hanyou and I gathered my ki, getting ready for the fight ahead. A flash of red and silver, the drawing of a blade, the clashing of metal against metal, and the fight began.

The dagger in my hand snapped in half and I jumped back just as Tetsusaiga smashed against the ground where I once stood. My body automatically went in to it's defensive stance and I watched all of Inuyasha's movements carefully, waiting for an opening. Knowing Inuyasha, it wouldnt be too hard. Then again, he never got much training.

"Give me the jewel" he snarled, blue pupils staring straight in to my eyes and I hopped back, seeing an opening. I was about to go on the offensive and strike but he quickly recovered, not giving me a chance to.

"No, give it up, Inuyasha!" I grunted as I blocked his attack with another dagger. This one didn't snap. I released the ki that I had built up and he flew into a tree, the impact making the tree snap in half and he fell to the ground.

"Wench!" he snarled and I began to build up my ki again, running staright towards him. He was weak right now, the sword on the ground behind me. If he wanted it he would have to get past me first. I noticed the flexing of his claws and I dug my foot into the ground, pushing off to the right just as he attacked with his Blades of Blood. I then pushed off the ground again and lunged straigh towards him. He shot to his feet and hopped in the air, grabbing the testusaiga before disappearing into the trees for the third time.

"Coward" I whispered and I turned around to make my way back tot he Sohma house when I saw Shigure standing there. I swore under my breath. I knew I shouldn't have come. I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!

"Ka...gome...?" he asked and I turned spun around, racing in to the woods. Had to get away. Why? I had no clue, it was one of those spur of the moment ideas that I would regret later on. He ran after me and I forced myself to run faster, completely forgetting about the fact that I would have gotten away easier if I didn't leave a trail of snapped twigs in my wake. I heard him chasing after me and I felt myself starting to tire because one: I had ran to the battle sight, two: I had fough, three: I had used ki, and four: I was still running. He grabbed my arm and skidded to a halt, making me ricochet back in to him.

"Let me go" I panted.

"Why?"

"He might see."

"Does it look like I care?"

"He'll kill you."

"Your point?"

"Let go..."

"No."

"Let go" I warned again but he ignored it.

"No."

"Shigure."

"Yes?"

"Let go."

"No" he laughed and I sighed, giving up. It was hopeless. "Not until you apologize."

"For what?!"

"Leaving me alone with no clue about where you were and how you're doing!" he replied and I scowled.

"No."

"Why not?"

"I don't feel like it for one, and I will not apologize for wanting to be left alone for a while for another reason."

"So mean..." he sighed.

"Let go of me."

"No."

"Mutt."

"Vixen."

"That word should be considered illegal when it's coming out of your mouth" I growled, glaring at him.

"Vixen" he stated again and I tried to yank my arm out of his hold. Nope. Wouldn't let go quite yet.

"Perverted author... let go of me before I scream sexual harrassment. When people see it's you they won't hesitate to believe me."

"Unless I make a run for it before they get here."

"Or I could just knock you out and run after I scream it."

"You wouldn't do that, would you?"

"I would, now let go."

"At least promise to visit without hiding in the shadows the entire time" he sighed and I slowly nodded.

"I'll promise to that" I replied, though a little hesitantly. He let go and I turned around to look at him for a moment before racing off deeper in to the woods and farther away from human civilization.