Chapter 33

Everything was silent when Myouga told them of what happened to the Black Dog Clan. "W-what do you mean that they were all killed?" asked Shippo, frightened. Myouga closed his eyes, "the one that controlled Kagome, killed the entire Black Dog Clan because the demon wanted her. The demon knew that he couldn't get Kagome for she was protected by many of her father's soldiers." "If the demon only wanted her than why kill all of them?" asked Sango, unconsciously petting Kirara. Myouga sighed, "I don't know Sango. I have been wondering about that for a very long time now and nothing has come up for the reason why the demon would kill them all."

"Why does the demon even want Kagome?" Miroku asked, curious more and more about Kagome's past. "From what I'm guessing, it's probably for her powers because when the demon took her, her powers haven't matured yet," said Myouga. "What do you know about the Black Dog Clan anyways Myouga?" asked Inuyasha, clutching Kagome closer to him. Myouga was about to answer until Kagome's soft voice spoke, "the Black Dog Clan was a very powerful and protected clan."

Everyone quickly looked down at Kagome who smiled a small smile at them, "if you all want to know so badly, I can tell you about the Black Dog Clan and about my past if you all like." Shippo ran and stood next to her, "Kagome, you should keep resting. You aren't better yet." She smiled at him and petted him on the head, "don't worry Shippo, I'm fine." He gave her a warily look but nodded anyway.

Kagome sat up, wincing when her wound brought her pain a little, and looked at all of them. She took a breath, "well, where you all want me to start?" Jaken spoke, "well you can tell us about the Black Dog Clan since I have never even heard of them before." Kagome nodded, "well, like I said before, the Black Dog Clan was a very powerful and protected clan. The reason why you have never heard of us is that we tend not to involve ourselves with the outside world. Sure we have some invasions and demons attacking us, but the clan would always fight and protect the members."

"Then what about your past? Why did the demon want you that he killed off the Black Dog Clan?" asked Shippo. This question made Kagome sadly look down at her hands. Inuyasha instantly hit Shippo on the head, "ow! What was that for Inuyasha?" He looked up to see Inuyasha growling at him, "just shut up." Shippo was about to ask why until Kagome spoke ahead of him, "no, it's alright Inuyasha. I was going to tell you anyways." She took a deep breath before she started, "it all started when I was four."

Flashback

The weather was bright and beautiful. The sky didn't have any clouds in sight nor was it too cold or too hot for when the sun beat down, the wind cooled them off. Little four years old Kagome was outside on the training grounds, training with her mother. She was still learning how to use a bow and arrow. "Now Kagome, I want you to focus on the center of the tree and release the arrow okay?" said Kurami, leaning close to her while pointing at the tree's center. Kagome nodded before focusing and releasing the arrow. A small blue light emitted from it, making it sparkle while it flew and landed straight into the center of the tree. Happy that her arrow hit the mark, Kagome happily look at her mother.

Kurami smiled down at her and pat her on the head, "that was excellent Kagome. Just keep practicing and you'll be very strong one day." "Will I be as strong as you mother?" Kagome asked happily. Kurami was about to answer until a voice beat her to it, "you'll be a lot stronger than your mother." Kurami scoffed while they both turned to look at the person, or demon. The demon had long black raven hair with silver eyes. He was wearing clothing's that were similar to Inutaisho's except that his shoulder armor was smaller and his clothes and armor were black with white streaks.

Kagome beamed and ran towards him, dropping her bow and arrows, "daddy!" Inukurai laughed, picking Kagome up and throwing her up in the air, making her laugh. Kurami scolded him, "dear, don't do that to her. You'll hurt her." Catching her after when he threw her up in the air the fifth time, both him and Kagome looked at her, "aw come Kurami, you know I will never hurt her." Kagome giggled, "yeah mommy! Daddy will never hurt me."

"See, even Kagome agrees with me."

Kurami sternly looked at the both of them, back and forth, before crossing her arms in front of her chest, "I doubt that. You hurt her when you were training her." "That's because I need Kagome to learn how to protect herself," Inukurai reasoned. He then wave his hand in the air before Kurami even got to say anything back, "anyways, I was wondering if you let me take her to mother's and father's place." When Kagome heard that, she excitedly starts to bounce in her father's arm, "Grandma! Grandpa! I want to go see them!" She giggled when she couldn't wait to see her grandparents. Kurami glared at him, making him flinch from her scary glare and look away.

Kagome didn't understand why her father did that when her mother gave him the scary look so she decided to copy him and look away too. "You know how I feel when I don't see Kagome near me," said Kurami. Inukurai and Kagome looked at her, giving her the puppy eyes, Kagome's ears lay flat on her head. It took all of Kurami's will power to not fall for those cute puppy stares, especially from her own daughter that is still four. 'I swear she is getting all of his bad habits' thought Kurami. She sighed before grumbling, "alright fine, but I want her back safe and sound alright?"

Inukurai fist pumped in the air, Kagome doing the same thing, though she has no idea what it meant so she just went along. He kissed his wife on the cheek before bolting towards the grandparents place, "don't worry! She'll be fine with me!"

While he was running, Kagome giggled as the wind tickled her face. Inukurai smiled down at her, "hey Kagome, want to run on your own towards grandma and grandpa's house?" She smiled and nodded, "I bet I can run faster than you daddy!" His brighten in happiness when he heard her challenge, "oh yeah, don't forget, daddy is the fastest demon there is." Giggling, she hopped off from her father's arm and ran farther from him, "than I guess I'll be the first to beat you!" Inukurai was shock when he saw her run faster than him, but not until he accepted his own daughters challenge and the both of them started racing each other.

They were both almost there and Kagome was still in the lead. Though Inukurai knew that he could beat her, he decided to let her win. Besides, he wanted to make sure that she doesn't get hurt. Finally getting out of the forest, the both of them made out into a clearing. The clearing contained a very huge waterfall and a small hut next to it. Kagome turned around at her father, "I beat you daddy! I beat you! Now I'm the fastest." Inukurai chuckled as Kagome jumped up and down.

"Now what do we have here? A granddaughter and a son coming to see us."

Inukurai went to hold Kagome's hand before looking at Inumaru and his mother, Honoka. He bowed his head at them, "hello father, and mother." Kagome quickly let go of her father's hand and ran towards her grandparents, "grandma! Grandpa!" Both Inumaru and Honoka laughed as they both picked her up and squash her in a hug between them. Kagome laughed and pretended to need air, "Grandma, Grandpa! I can't breathe! I think I'm going to die." Her father and grandparents laughed, "Now we don't want our granddaughter to die on us. We want to see her all grown up," Honoka giggled.

Kagome smiled before looking at her, "I'll be as beautiful as you and mother one day won't I?" Honoka smiled at her and pat her on the head, "of course." "What about me? Don't you want to be as handsome as me?" Inukurai said, puffing his chest out. Kagome stared at her father, "how can I be handsome daddy? I'm a girl. A girl can't be handsome. They can only be pretty." This made him deflate, "well, I guess that's true, if you want to be handsome like me than you'll have to be a boy." She quickly made a disgusted look before sticking out her tongue at him, "eew! Boys are yucky." Both Inukurai and Inumaru gasped, "What? We aren't yucky."

"Yes they are. They always think that they're stronger than girls."

They all chuckled when she said that, "if boys aren't strong than how can they protect the girls?" asked Inumaru. Kagome thought for a while before answering, "Girls can train and fight too. Just like me!" Giggling, Honoka put Kagome down, "alright now Kagome, go and play with the fish at the waterfall. We'll come and get you once we're finish with grown up talks okay?" She pouted, "aww, but I want to be here with you all. Besides, I can be a grownup also." Honoka was about to reason with her until Inukurai interfered, "it's fine mother, she can stay. Besides, I'll have to tell her something soon about it anyways." Sighing once more, she nodded her head and handed Kagome back to her father.

Once she was in her father's arm, all happy tension quickly disappeared and it became a serious atmosphere. "So son, what news do you bring for us this time?" Inukurai sighed, "Remember the demons that I have been telling you that have been around our borders?" He nodded. "Well, they seem to have increased their number of army." Honoka gasped, "Do you know what they want?" Looking at his mother he nodded, "they all want Kagome. They want her powers." They were silent then. Kagome was confused. Confused why the demons would want her power, so turning to look up at her father, she was about to asking him until she got scared by her father's serious look. She stuttered, her mind not cheerful anymore, "f-father, why do the demons want my powers? My powers are weak while mothers are far more powerful than mine."

Inukurai looked down at his daughter, softening his features a bit "they want your powers because they know that one day, when you are old enough, your powers will become a lot stronger than your mothers." She whimpered, "but why me?" He sighed before shaking his head, "Anyways, from what I know about my men, it would seem they might strike tonight." This made both Honoka and Inumaru's eyes widen in surprise, "but that's so early." He slowly nod his head, "I know, and from what I think, I think their leader wants to kill us, the one whose always protecting Kagome closely, out of the way so he can capture her easily." Kagome's tiny hands fisted her father's clothing before whimpering, "I don't want you to die. I don't want you, mommy, grandma, or grandpa to die."

He sadly held her tightly to him, "I know Kagome, but when there is life, there will always be death. You can't escape from it forever." She softly nodded her head, crying softly for she knew that she is going to lose her entire family and clan in one night. "So what are you going to do?" Inumaru asked, wrapping his arms around Honoka's waist protectively and sadly looking at Kagome. Inukurai shook his head, "I know we won't win, but the clan and I are willing to sacrifice our lives on protecting Kagome." Inumaru nodded his head approvingly of the answer that his son has given him.

"Alright then, we should head back and be ready."

Leaving the clearing, they all ran back to the castle where Kurami patiently yet worriedly waited. Upon arriving back, Kurami was already outside when she has sensed them all come back. Sadly getting out of her father's arms, she ran towards her mother with tears still freely falling, "mommy!" Kurami hugged her tearful daughter. She instantly knew that Inukurai has told their daughter. Looking up, she saw Inukurai looking at both her and Kagome with sadness but the biggest one out of all was the love that he was showing in his eyes.

Still crying, Kagome looked up at her mother, "mommy, I don't want you or anyone else to die." Hugging her daughter closer to her, she too tried not to cry, "Kagome, even if we all do die, you should know that we will always and forever be in your heart. We will watch over you from the sky and stars. Now come on, you said that you're a big girl now. So don't cry anymore okay?" Clutching her mother tighter, Kagome sniffed once more before wiping the left over tears away and looked at her with a sad yet a little happy face.

Kurami softly smile before Inukurai took one of Kagome's hands, "come Kagome, I need to train you and give you something afterwards okay?" Kagome nodded her little head. When they arrived at the training area, her father started training her, using her instincts that he had left her when he left her in the small forest alone in their back yard. It took them a while to finish their training and when Inukurai realize that Kagome will be all right on her own when the clan is to be destroyed, he knows that she will survive on her own.

After when training was done, Kagome was panting really hard. Though, she knew that it will become a lot harder when she has to survive on her own. Kurami walked towards them with something that was covered in a cloth. Kagome stared at it in curiosity yet excitement. "mother, what is that?" Kagome asked while pointing at it. Kurami smiled, before handing it to Inukurai. He took it out of his wife's hand and walked towards Kagome, bend down on one knee, and held it out in front of her.

"Kagome, though you are still so young and yet you have become so powerful, both your mother and I decide to give you a necklace."

He moved the cloth on top aside to reveal a deep blue that has a tint of black on the edges and a little silver inside that made it look star like. Kagome's eyes widen, "its pretty father." He smiled, "this necklace will forever protect you Kagome. When you wear this, just think of us, your family. We'll always be there by your side no matter where we are." She looked up at her father from the necklace, "you promise?" He chuckled, "yes, I promise." Smiling brightly, she jumped and wrapped her small little arms around his neck, hugging him, "thank you daddy!"

After the little gift and training, Kagome decided to have as much fun with everyone as much as possible before the night was to come. She even did one thing that both her father and she have never done. It was to prank both her mother and grandmother with slime but unfortunately it back fired on them because they both knew what they were doing so they both made a prank of their own by having a bucket of slime over the sliding doors. So when both Kagome and her father opened the door to throw slime at them, a huge wishful of slime slimed them both, making both Kurami and Honoka laughed. Kagome and Inukurai both took a bath together, trying to wash the nasty scent of the slime off them because it was overpowering their noses.

So after all of the event happened, time passed by in a blink of an eye and it is already night. Kagome was sitting in one of the rooms with her grandparents and mother while her father was out with the army, leading them. It was quiet for a very long time until it was broken by screams, snarls, and growling. Shaking in fear, Kagome hugged closer to her mother. The screams and growls were so loud that Kagome wanted to block her hearing from it. There were many running footsteps out in the hallway from their room, snarling everywhere. Just when she was about to whimper and have enough of the sound, it stopped.

Everyone's breath instantly stopped. No sound was made throughout the room. They all then started to wonder what has happened. Did they win? Or did they lose? That is, until the door to the room quickly swung open, revealing Inukurai. But there was something wrong. Inumaru, Honoka, and Kurami knew something was off about him. But unfortunately, Kagome forgot to use her senses so she just happily tried to run to him, "father!" Kurami instantly stopped Kagome and hugged her close her. Kagome frowned, confused why her mother wouldn't let her hug her father, "mother? What's wrong? It's father. It's daddy." Kurami quickly shook her head, "that's not your father Kagome."

Inukurai took a step forward, "what do you mean? It is me." Inumaru growled and quickly stood protectively in front of his family, "no. You are not my son. His stench wouldn't smell of our clan's blood!" Kagome flinched from her grandfather's tone. 'Our clan's blood? He has our clan's blood on him' thought Kagome. She took a sniff in the air and knew that her grandfather was right. The man in front of them wasn't her father at all. He was an imposter. Kurami instantly picked up her bow and arrows and pointed it at the Inukurai imposter, "who are you! Reveal yourself now!"

He laughed before his silver eyes started to glow black. "Your right, I'm not Inukurai at all. My name is Fuzen, the demon that wants your daughters' powers!" They all slowly backed away from him, "what did you do to my son?" Honoka exclaimed. Fuzen chuckled and was about to answer until he got slashed from behind. Smelling the scent that she knew, Kagome beamed, "father!" Inukurai was panting, covered in many of the demons' blood that he has slain. Walking towards them, he bends down in front of Kagome and Kurami, "are you both alright?" Kurami nodded, "yes we are, but you aren't." He shook his head, "don't worry, I'll be fine."

Just when Kurami was about to retort, a slash and a thump was heard behind them. Quickly looking, Kagome's eyes widen when she saw her grandmother's body lying down on the ground, dead. An evil chuckle was heard, "that's what you get for having your back turn." Two huge growls were soon heard and then an explosion of two greater demons transforming into their demon forms, "FUZEN! HOW DARE YOU KILL MY MATE!" Inumaru exclaimed. Fuzen evilly chuckled, "your fault for not looking out for her." The three of them fought while being in the tiny and no more roof room.

Quick as a flash, Fuzen somehow quickly killed them while they were in their real form. "Father! Grandfather!" Kagome exclaimed, trying to reach for the both of them. Inukurai was looking at her with half lid eyes before they fully closed. Kurami screamed, "No! INUKURAI!" Furiously looking towards Fuzen, she dangerously glared at him while picking up her bows and arrows. Pushing Kagome little ways behind her, she created a barrier. "No mother! Please! Don't leave me too!" Kagome cried, desperately pleading her mother not to be killed also. Kurami looked at her over her shoulders, "don't forget Kagome. Do not, I mean ever, forget that we will always watch over you. Never take the necklace off." With that said, Kurami started to fight Fuzen by shooting arrows after arrows at him. She knew that her powers will never be enough and hope that Kagome will fully live her life.

When she ran out of arrows, she quickly threw her bow away and started to chant spell after spell. Fuzen dodged all of her arrows as if it was nothing and deflected them as if they were flies. Fast as lightning, he stood in front of Kurami, her widen in shock, "goodbye, Priestess Kurami." Sticking down his sword at her, she fell limp on the ground and the last words that were to leave from her lips was Kagome's name. Looking at all of her families dead body that lay around her, Kagome knew, she knew that she have never had this power inside of her, her family would still be with her now and demons would never have attacked them.

Hearing Fuzens evil chuckle snapped her out of her daze, "your family and clan were going to die sooner or later. And you want to know whose fault it was? It was yours. This whole entire thing is your entire fault. You will only and forever bring bad luck around you. Everywhere you go and try to make friends or family, don't ever forget this, they died because of you. You and your wanted powers." His laugh and the words that he has said echoed throughout her mind, numbing her entire body. 'This is my entire fault? They died because of me?' thought Kagome. Just then, something snapped inside of her, making her see black.

End of Flashback