Inuforlyf

The Hunt
December 29, 2008

Summary: Kagome and Kikyou's mother is gone, kidnapped. Their father hears this and asks three Inu youkai, his friends, to look for the lady of their village. However, a deal is made. For the youkai to look for his wife, one of the sons of the eldest youkai must wed with one of the two daughters, who are Miko. Miko are known to purify the demons and hold nearly no nice feelings for the youkai kind. Unfortunately they learn a secret that can very well ruin their life if they are to mate with a demon. Hearing they must wed with one the run, thus beginning the hunt.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. This is Fanfiction


Previously:

She then felt her back shudder and she fell on to her back. She tried to rise back up but the pain was too much for her and she laid there staring into the dark, too much in pain to try and sleep.

--8—

"Shippo's not back Lord Sesshomaru, what is Rin to do?"

"You shall stay with me and once we encounter him again you will go with him." Rin gave him a great nod and smiled.

--8—

Her sister wasn't here, her father was having a conversation with the enemy and the only person she had thought she was able to trust turned her into this… well she thought it was him.

She saw red before she fell into another sleep.

Now:

"Are you heading to sleep?" Onigumo asked his guest.

"I suppose I must, my sons have grown and are off searching for their mates. I myself grow tired of this day." Onigumo nodded.

"I shall wait for someone's return. If I know my daughters, both cannot last in the wilderness on their own. They are too much of a child. Once hungry, they'll return home"

"From my short time here, I worry you may be wrong. The youngest seemed to have a quick temper but it was quite apparent that she had the mind of a woodland animal." He chuckled. "The eldest seems to be the level headed one, and would make sure the two can survive easily. Together, it seems the two can work just fine in the forest, however separate the girls will most likely fall." Onigumo stared at the old demon with dulled eyes.

"I fear they may be too stubborn to come back home, but I can't let my hopes go." Onigumo said solemnly. The old demon nodded and began he's way to his given quarters. He stopped mid-step.

"What was that?" The girls' father listened to the silence.

"What?"

"Why is it so quiet, you must have workers here?"

"Yes, I do, however they are humans and must be asleep."

"I do not hear breathing beside yours and my own." Onigumo stood from his seat and ran to the servants' quarters only to encounter shadows and fallen bodies. He turned to run only to run into a shadow demon. Shouting out in pain as jaws bit his shoulder, Onigumo fell to the ground staring up at the haunting eyes staring back at him. A flash of green appeared and the shadow demons vanished. Onigumo struggled to turn to see his savoir. "Does your home have no security?" Inu no Taisho bent down.

"Those shadow demons never roam together, Naraku must have gotten to them. You're hurt." He examined the wound. "It's grave and you are losing a lot of blood but I am not a healer so I do not know what to do."

"Just promise me you'll watch over my family."

"You say that as if… alright." The smell of death was heavy on Onigumo.

"Always protect them in any way you can." Onigumo let out a shout as he began to transform back into the demon he was born as. Before the full transition began, Inu no Taisho ended Onigumo's pain with his sword. Onigumo's head rolled away and Inu no Taisho stood covered with blood thinking about his next step.

--8—

Shipp was lost. He was confused and out of the village, lost. All he had to do was get some water. Upon reaching a well, he saw a tree. It was not a sakura tree as all the other trees were in the village. So being a child, naturally curious, he walked towards it ending up in the forest outside of the village. He turned to go back only to see more forest. His fox powers acted up again and showed him the way out without his consent and now he couldn't go back in. So now Shippo was lost in the forest. It was time for adventure. He will find his way home and come back with help to get Rin home, Shippo climbed up on a tree, first I shall take a nap.

--8—

Kagome watched as the sun began to rise. The pain had died down to a numbing feeling. The sun was up and lighted the cave with brightness. She heard a groan and a shuffle. "Kagome? Kagome!" Someone called.

"Sango? Is that you?"

"YES! Where are- oh!" Kagome tilted her head to see Sango staring at her. Sango's back was to Kagome but she twisted herself to see what was behind her and it was Kagome! "Do you know where the monk went?"

"It makes me glad that the fair Sango has asked for me." Sango rolled her eyes and turned her head back to its normal place to see Miroku leaning against a boulder. "If we get something sharp and clean, we'll have 3 meals a day based on demon bear meat."

"Is demon meat sanitary?" Kagome asked.

"Your holy powers should cancel them. I, on the other hand, have only my immune system to have to take out the powers in the meat." Sango said. Kagome tried to sit up.

"Sango I'm not moving." The warrior quickly turned to see Kagome just laying there.

"Well try to get up."

"I am trying! Nothing is happening!" Sango quickly ran to Kagome's side, Miroku followed suit.

"What happened?"

"I haven't moved since I first laid here. I didn't think it was a problem, I thought I was just tired!" Kagome answered. Miroku bent to look her over. He pressed her in the side and she didn't flinch.

"Did you feel that?" She shook her head. Sango gasped.

"Kirara, I need you to carry Kagome. We need to get you to a healer."

--8—

Kobiyashi was returning from a visit he just had with the Northern Lord. He had been running all night and day. Kobiyashi faltered in his step when he saw a cave however he didn't stop. He decided he'll travel with Kouga. "Nothing is happening!" That made Kobiyashi freeze in his tracks. A maiden was shouting. He ran back to the cave and stood near the opening. A flash of flames caught his eyes, he quickly looked in and saw a man and a woman holding something then carrying it onto the source of heat.

"We must get to the closest village!" Said the woman. They placed what they were carrying so preciously onto a fire cat. Kobiyashi sniffed the air once more. There was another human woman; he assumed the cargo was she.

--8—

Miroku was a fast runner, he was able to run alongside Kirara, however Kagome didn't notice much, she fell asleep a few minutes back. Sango sat directly behind Kagome with her arms on either side; she wouldn't forgive herself if anything happened to mother. "Do you have any idea on how far the next village is?"

"We should be coming up on one within a moment." Miroku answered. As he did a picture of a village below the hill they were standing on appeared.

"Grab my hand and stay fast." Sango shouted.

"What?" In a second Sango latched on to Miroku's hand and they were soaring through the air. "Stop being nervous, your perspiration might make my hand slip." Miroku looked up, Sango's hair flew towards the south as the wind blew, the sun graced her face with a glow only true beauties could have possessed. All uncertainty Miroku held disappeared at the sight.

"Have you gotten something in your eye?"

"Excuse me." Miroku looked away and watched as the village came closer and the cat began to lower its self.

"You may let go now." Miroku released Sango's hand and kept his gaze away from her, in fear she would see his now rosy cheeks.

"Demon! You are not welcomed here! Be gone from us!" A few village farmers had stopped working to greet the group.

"Please, you are mistaken."

"A monk at the will of the demon! Let us destroy them all for the monk must no longer be holy!" Said a man whose head was at a loss for hair.

"No please. We come to ask for help! Kirara wouldn't hurt anyone; she's more like a guardian then a demon!
Sango shouted above the angry mobs disagreements. "My friend, she's sick, we only ask for a healer."

"And why should we provide you with a healer?"

"If anything we should kill you now so your demon won't come for us later!"

Kirara bared her fangs and the mob shuddered in fear, "Harmless? I think not!"

"Please!" Miroku tried to reason with the man, "There's nothing we want more then to just leave this village and go on our way but she really needs medical attention!"

"Get them, men!" Kirara was ready to attack. The men backed away once again "Stand down Kirara!" The cat demon lowered her offensive stance. "It won't do us any good if we try and fight back. Stay still and make sure Kagome is not harmed." Sango slid off Kirara's back being cautious of Kagome's head, which was lying on her chest with Kagome neatly laying on Kirara's back, Sango walked to Miroku's side.

"Why do you want to attack us when we have done nothing wrong?" Miroku told the men. "I can dispel this village of any demon's wanting to attack your homes and we can work the fields!"

"What is going on here?" A small hefty man came through the crowd; it was as if the mob parted to give way to the loud voice. "What has caused such a commotion in my village?"

"These people have come to disrupt the peace with their demon beast!" The bold man told him. The small man was adorned in a rich robe and gold with silver dressing his fingers. He must have been the head. The villagers were deprived of such rich clothing and jewelry.

"Travelers, why have you decided to up my village to cause chaos?"

"WE came here only to ask for help-"

"I find that hard to believe since you came with such a beast at your feet." The man ended Miroku's explanation. "Take them into custody but keep that demon away from this village." The mob quickly moved to seize the two and made a line to block the stationed demon.

--8--

Shippo ran from a village with a loaf of bread tight in his hand. The people of the village had a lot of meat deprived pets that sat Shippo as a nice breakfast. The little kit had not slept for 48 hours since he left his home with Rin to leaving the hidden town away from Rin. This loaf of bread was going to be the only thing he ate in a while, that was until a big dog, from the village he just left, jumped on him and began chewing on the bread as an appetizer. "Fox Fire!" Shippo shouted and with a yelp from the dog, it jumped off with drool connected to the loaf of bread.

Shippo released it and ran off. He ran so much he didn't know how far he had gone until he saw a man that he scared the wits out of him.

--8--

Kobiyashi stood behind a tree trunk as the entire scene played out. The men had taken the monk and female away however the girl on the cat stayed hidden and still. He was just about to show his presences to the large fire cat demon when a small fox stumbled into view. The kit gasped and… smirks, his job just became easier. He would kill the boy and his life of reign would be over. The fox kit ran towards the sleeping girl.. Kobiyashi felt a shift in the wind and realized the girl was awakening. Kobiyashi jumped to attack the fox and little Shippo bumped into the cat demon. That bump threw the girl off balance and she came rolling down. The cat quickly turned and in its paw did the girl land.

Kobiyashi could now see her face. Although adorned in men's clothing, Kobiyashi knew from her scent that she was female and now her angel kissed eyes widened when they fell upon the young fox's face. Her small lips were slightly ajar and her narrow nose seemed to act as if a line of symmetry was on her face. "Who are you?" The girl's voice was strong but feminine with a feel of velvet to her words.

"Disregard the young fox and go about your day." … said but the girl did not move, she did not even turn her head to show recognition of him speaking.

"What is your name?" She asked.

"Shippo, he's coming after me." Shippo said and Kobiyashi cursed. There was no way to get on the girl's good side now.

"Go about your way human."

"Back off demon! Why have you been following me?"

How had she known? Kobiyashi wondered. He then felt her power. It lay quiet and in slumber. Yes, she was a miko, he realized but that was not the power lying deep within her. There was something else. There was something that she was hiding. "Curiosity won the best of me." He explained, "Now allow me to rid you of the nuisance hiding behind the palms of your pet."

"Kirara is more than a pet, she is more like family and regarding Shippo, I cannot allow you to take him. He is frightened of you meaning, you must be someone to be feared and avoided." Kagome said. "Shippo what does he want?"

"He's been trying to kill me since a long time."

"The girl's eyes narrowed and the cat moved into a defensive stance, the girl glared at Kobiyashi. "You look as scary as you sound. Please leave Shippo alone."

"I am his legal guardian."

"Doubt that."

"Release him."

"Back off fox." … snarled. "I don't think you understand who and what I am."

"Hm, black foxes, have healing skills, the tear drop represents power and agility, your voice and appearance, obviously means you are nobility."

"You've studied demon breeds?" Kobiyashi questioned. The girl answered with a question of her own.

"Who are you and what do you want with Shippo?"

"I am Lord Kobiyashi of the Fox Clan in the north. My business with the kit does not concern you."

"Well, Kobiyashi," Kobiyashi twitched at his name without its title. "Shippo's business is my business especially when someone is trying to kill him. And if you are from the Northern Lands, why are you so far from home?"

"I was sent on a mission by the Northern Lord to dispose of young Shippo."

"And what did Shippo ever do to deserve to die?"

"He was born." And with a snarl Lord Kobiyashi came running towards Kirara to kill Shippo. Kagome's eyes widened and then closed waiting for impact, all she could do at the moment was lay there and pray for Shippo's safety. Her promise to Christine rang true and blue in her mind. She opened her eyes when she felt nothing. Kobiyashi stalked the three, going around in a circle about a meter away.

"Do not think this is over, little miko." He said, "I will return for him, you cannot protect him at all times; you are simply human." He ran off with Kagome lying in Kirara's paws wondering what had just happened.

"Lady, did you just save me?"

"Kagome."

"What's a Kagome?" Shippo asked coming from beneath Kirara. "My name is Kagome, Shippo. Do you know a Christine?" Shippo came around and Kagome saw him nodding. "Who was she to you?" She continued to ask.

"She took care of me and the other orphans back in the village I was staying in. How do you know her?"

"She told me to take care of you because she can't anymore."

"Why not? Is she dead?"

Kagome stared into his eyes. They were green as grass but as clear as the purity stream. "Yes she is, but before she died, she told me to watch over you. That was her last wish; she must have really cared for you."

Shippo sat at her feet so she couldn't see him anymore, "Kagome why do you smell like that?"

"Smell like what?" Kagome asked trying her best not to take it as an insult.

"You smell like the woman Lord Sesshomaru was looking for." Her breathing froze in the air.

"Were you with him?" She asked.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru followed your scent into a hidden village with a lot of Sakura trees."

Kagome mentally cursed, Sesshomaru was getting closer, and they had to move. "Kirara, do you think you can put me on your back?" She was answered with a growl like meow. "Shippo, can you help?" It took some time but soon Kagome was laying stomach down on Kirara's back. This way Kagome could see most of what Kirara saw. "Come up, Shippo. We're going to find Miroku and Sango, screw who ever tries to stop us." After Kagome's declaration, Kirara flew up and Kagome's resolution dimmed in strength. She was wobbly on Kirara's back and the fear of falling was strong. With a strong prayer, Kagome looked for her two companions from a bird's eye view.


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