Becoming Higurashi
Jessylane318
When no blow came, Kagome opened her eyes to see a pair of dark pants standing in front of her. Looking up, she traced the baggy black slacks, the awful green vest, and the familiar gray hair.
"Kakashi…" she whispered softly.
He didn't turn around.
"You're hurt," he said lowly, she could hear the growl in his voice.
"That was fast," said Kanna dryly. "I imagined Raiken would give you more trouble then that. I suppose I overestimated him."
"And you are?"
"An old friend," said the girl with a crystal like smile.
The girl jumped back, but Kakashi did not move forward to meet her. Kagome looked over to see a small dog nudging her legs carefully.
"Pakkun," the ninja said softly.
"Can you walk?" asked the creature in a surprising deep voice.
"I'm not sure," she said slowly, looking down at her untouched legs. Her shirt, which had been ripped earlier by Kanna's sword, was now soaked with blood that was dripping onto her legs.
She felt nauseous just looking at it.
The dog let out a worried bark and began to sniff.
"There's no poison," said the creature. Its eyes glanced curiously at her neck, widening at the jewel. "You're the-"
"You won't defeat me," said the child in a crazed fury. Kakashi jumped forward to meet her, kunai and sword clashing with a deadly accuracy. "You damned dogs!"
Kagome attempted to stand, holding the tree on one side and her stomach in the other. It hurt to move, to breathe, to think clearly... The world was beginning to develop odd hues that made her fall on the ground.
The dog whined pitifully.
"Priestess, you have to leave."
She stared at him oddly, lightheaded.
Kakashi and Kanna moved through the woods faster then her tired eyes could track. They jumped between trees and disappeared even as they met.
"Priestess!" barked the dog, catching her attention again. "You need to leave!"
"I can't," she muttered finally. "I can't stand, too much blood."
The dog growled at her and her hazy mind remembered the sound.
"Then heal yourself!"
She blinked. How had she forgotten that?
Reaching within, she pulled the energy to the surface, it poured through her body and she could feel the blood coagulate. The dog gave a grateful bark and she let the energy recede. She was left feeling incredibly heavy—tired.
"We need to get you away from her," said the dog desperately. "That's Kanna the White."
"No," she replied softly. "She's Kanna of the Mirrors."
She saw the child the child falter and Kakashi pressed on that weakness noisily.
"Maybe once," said Pakkun darkly. "She's a spirit that traverses the realms without constraint. She possesses children until they hit adolescence, and then she disposes of them."
"This isn't right," said the priestess bleary-eyed. "She was always emotionless."
The dog grabbed her shirt and pulled her roughly. She let out a small, painful shout, when three ninja stars embedded where she had been only a moment before.
"I was nothing once!" shouted the child. "I was a puppet, and I gave up those shackles, I helped you!"
Kagome stared as the muddy brown hair faded to white.
"I was free!" screamed the little girl, hollow black eyes filled with so much pain. Kagome wondered how she didn't see it before. "You stole my midnight skies! You stole my future!"
Kagome struggled to her feet, ignoring the pain as the wound on her stomach reopened.
"Kanna," she said softly, stumbling forward towards the battle. She ignored Pakkun and Kakashi as they tried to stop her. "I wanted everyone to be happy."
"Well you failed!" shouted the child angrily.
"I'm sorry," she said softly, taking another shaky step forward. The child was quivering with pent up rage, and she offered her sincerest smile. "I hadn't meant for you to suffer."
"How dare you!"
She blinked and Kanna was in front of her. Then there was a swift pain, unbearable and harsh as the beautiful blade slid into her gut. Kagome leaned on it, accepting its penance for all of her wrongs. She carried forward and pulled the girl to her, blood seeping from her lips.
"Be free," she whispered, letting her priestess powers caress them both. The mirror child let out an ear-shattering scream and her eyes rolled back into her head. The sword sparkled and disappeared in a burst of light.
She coughed weakly and collapsed.
Warm arms caught her before she hit the ground.
"Kagome!"
She looked up into the mismatched eyes, smiling slightly despite the terrified expression.
"K-k-kakaaaa..." she could feel her lips quavering as his hands began to glow. Something wet splattered against her cheek, but she couldn't think clear enough to understand it. "Your really pretty…"
He made a noise that sounded something darker then a laugh.
He was saying something, it seemed urgent, but she couldn't find the energy to stay awake. Her eyes closed and she stumbled into the darkness.
