Hey guy's! FYI, theres a small crossover omake at the bottom.

Just thought you'd like to know.

ALSO! Thanks for the support so far~, i really appreciate it.

This chapter was rather...Long...And more Higurashi History! I feel like i should Put an AU in the summary, because i just know this is somehow going to deviate from the original story at some points.

Because...The story of Higurashi Akane

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"...Welcome back, my lord." was all I said the next morning. Seeing as he didn't have anything new, and that mortal arm was missing along with it's jewel, I can only conclude that Sesshomaru did not manage to get the Tetsusaiga. In fact, he came back with his armor shattered, a bleeding wound on his face, and small traces of spiritual power on him. Who could have done this? After all, Sesshomaru had hundreds of years of fighting experience, not to mention his heightened senses would have alerted him of any near by miko's. So why didn't he eliminate the miko first? Even if she wasn't that powerful, doesn't mean she wouldn't be a hindrance when he fought- what with her trying to kill him.

But, he was hit. Thus, he didn't go for the miko first, and judging by how lively this spiritual power still is, the miko is still alive.

How curious.

"Oh? Did your brother have a miko with him?" I questioned, analyzing the residue on him. Now, him being a demon lord and living hundreds of years already, he was most likely very good at hiding his expressions when he wanted to be. But even if he could hide his expressions, he couldn't hide that small flare in his youkai at my question.

Very curious indeed.

"...Nh, he did in fact have a miko with him." he stated after a bit. His eye's trailing over the edge of the campsite, most likely scanning for idiotic demons that got close. His nose scrunched up when he sniffed the air, probably smelling my small pack of demons that I was working with.

And I was right when he stared at me expectantly, wanting me to explain exactly why he was smelling other demons in here.

My answer was a small shrug. "You left me here with nothing to do, so I had to go and find my own entertainment."

He hummed in answer. He then reached inside of his kimono and pulled out my small pouch of shards. Smiling, I stepped closer and slipped the necklace from around his neck, and onto my own. Blinking as they were a bit tainted from being around a demon for so long, bringing my hand up to it and purifying out the taint. "Now where do we go, my lord?" I questioned. He seemed to think for a moment, eyes briefly flickering towards his ruined armor in thought.

"You shall see." was all he said before turning to leave.

Tilting my head to the side, I wondered where we could be going. Maybe to fix his armor? I thought, walking over to A-Un- while taking down my barrier- and getting on. "Hurry Jaken." I commented when the imp didn't seem to have noticed us leaving, he seemed preoccupied with a small mound of flesh that was left over from one of the demons.

"Hm? AH! W-WAIT FOR ME MY LORD!"

Such a strange frog.

Day's passed by after that, I was a little concerned about what happened the night Sesshomaru left to face his brother. At some point during the night, my power was draining from me, and I have no idea as to why that was. It was almost like that time when I collapsed, but this time it didn't hurt, it was just uncomfortable.

I didn't like it.

Not to mention Sesshomaru was sending me strange looks every now and then. I thought about asking him, but decided against it. He would tell me if I was somehow bothering him in any way, and I wasn't going to pry it out of him, I wasn't that curious.

During one of those day's, he left me with Jaken and A-Un for company. I think I had more fun napping with the dragon, then I did watching Jaken try and find something to eat. Although, it was funny when the imp tried to get his staff back from me, he was held off by my foot as he tried to reach for his staff. He gave up rather quickly and sulked.

What a child.

Thankfully, Sesshomaru came back earlier than expected. Thus, we were on the road again, and I had asked if he was still looking for an arm, he responded with a small yes. But, he decided on not using a mortal one again, he didn't say why, but I think it had something to do with that baboon.

"...My lord?" I asked as flew today.

"Hn?"

"Do you want me to take care of that thing?" I asked, pointing to the demon that had been following us for some time now. He looked behind us, an annoyed air about him, before looking forwards again. "I shall take that as a 'yes'." I stated, turning on the saddle so I was facing backwards, grabbing the bow and arrow that Sesshomaru had acquired for me at some point in time. Knocking the arrow, I channeled some power into it and aimed. I am proud to say that my aim has gotten better over the years, but I still couldn't hit the mark.

I was close though, so ha!

Letting loose the arrow, I watched as it soared through the air, bursting with power halfway, before lodging into the demons eye. Said demon let out a ungodly screech of pain, flailing before falling to the ground. It dissolved not even a foot into falling.

"...I was aiming for it's forehead." I muttered in irritation. Sighing, I turned back to face the front, and noticed that Sesshomaru was staring at me. What is he starring for? I thought, tilting my head to the side in question. "My lord? Is something the matter?"

He didn't answer right away, he instead stared at my bow and arrow, thinking.

"Does anyone else in your family practice Kyudo?" he questioned, disregarding my own.

He's actually asking me about my family for once? I thought in surprise, my eyebrows shooting up before answering. "Ah, uh, yes. My grandfather and late father practiced it, but Kyudo was mostly for the Miko's in our family. It was so miko's would be safer when it came to combat, they would have a chance to get away when the adversary is charging at them."

He cocked a brow at this.

"Miko's are rare in my family- the Higurashi- line." I explained, noticing that I had apparently never told him about this. "Father and grandfather told me that our family was cursed long ago by a powerful spirit. In fact, I was told that these black eyes are a product of said curse." I said, pointing to my eyes. I usually tell people that they were rare genes in the family, which is somewhat true, but they were pretty much cursed eyes. Why do I say this you ask? Well, who the hell say's: 'Oh my eye's? yeah their the product of some ancient curse from a long time ago. cool, right?'. yeah, no. saying it's a gene thing is much easier to explain. Sesshomaru seemed interested in this story, and seeing as we had nothing to do as we flew, I decided to tell him the tale. "Father said that once, hundreds of years ago when mortals were few and demons plenty, that our family use to have a healthy amount of miko's and monk's, and each one was powerful in their own right in some way or another. Be it barrier's, spiritual power, fighting, or exorcism.

My ancestor, named Akane, was one of the most talented miko's in our family ever to exist even if she was only sixteen at the time. She could do it all, and was a master at weaponry. No demon or bandit could beat her. She was kind, gentle, and willing to give second chances. She was also very strange, her behavior was said to be very inappropriate for that time..." I trailed off, thinking on how my father said the girl didn't like being looked down upon by anyone. Shrugging, I continued, "Despite that everyone loved her.

One day, Akane had taken the task of clearing out a demon nest. But not just any demon nest, it was a dragons nest. Yes, she had gotten out alive, and yes, she managed to beat the dragons even when odds were not in her favor, but she was mortally wounded. Dragging herself to shelter, she refused to die, determined to not leave her family, but she could not stop the bleeding. She laid there, her blue eye's hard and unwavering in accepting that she would die by such a thing so early in her life. It was then that a great dog demon came across her. Even mortally wounded, Akane did not back down from the demon, instead she picked up her sword and pointed it at him, if she was going to hell then she would take the beast with her.

But the demon did not attack her.

Instead, the dog demon was engulfed in light and when Akane again opened her eye's, she was met with a young demon lord. The young lord seemed no older then nineteen years, he had tanned skin with blue stripes under amber eye's, and long flowing white hair. He wore a fine kimono, sturdy looking armor, and a pelt of fur with a sword strapped to his side. Now, we do not know why this next part happened, and it seemed Akane herself never knew why, but the young lord had helped her.

For day's the demon would come back to where Akane had made shelter, bringing food for her to eat, tending to her wounds, and making sure she still lived. The two became acquainted and did not seem to care that one was human and one was a demon.

Day's turned to week's, and week's to months, and during that time Akane had fallen in love with the demon. Sadly, she never told the demon of her feelings, she was a miko after all, she was sworn to eliminate demons for the good of the people, not fall in love with them. She decided that she could no longer see the demon, and so, she left when she felt able enough.

She never returned to that place. Day's later, it was sworn that the villagers heard a howl through the night.

Years passed before Akane had again seen the demon, and by this time she was eighteen and married to a branch leader, having twin boys.

She had been commissioned to help a small farming village to protect them from a demon that had been terrorizing them for some time now. They were easy enough for her, and it stayed like that for a few night's, until one particular full moon night she heard the sounds of a battle. She was not worried, for she felt it was far from the village, and that there was a massive amount of spiritual energy fighting off the seemingly powerful youkai.

That was, until she seemed to recognize that youkai signature.

She ran towards the two, not believing in that it could be him. But it was, because when she arrived, there he was, the young lord that had helped her when she was at deaths door. He looked the same as the day she last saw him, but this time it seemed that the demon was now close to deaths door, for he was facing a holy being. A young, but beautiful goddess. It was when she saw the young lord stumble a bit, and the goddess sending a killing blow towards him, that Akane acted. She ran in front of the demon, throwing up her most powerful barrier, and shielded them from the blast.

Akane would not stand to see the one she loves die right in front of her when she could save him, even if she was married it was to a man she did not love. Not like she did the young lord.

The goddess was enraged that a mortal- a miko at that- had sided with a demon, thus she attacked the two of them. But it was not to be as she was defeated by the two, and as her life dwindled she put a curse into Akane for the sacrilege she made. Akane's eyes had started to leak blood, her beautiful blue eyes transforming into a sinister black as proof of her betrayal.

'With the last of my dying breath, I curse you miko, with eyes that will tell all of what you have done! I curse your bloodline and all of it's descendents, stripping your once proud clan of it's miko's and their powers, to bring out the blood lust of the demons you chose! For your females and their children, and their childrens childrens, to forever be brought misfortune until the last of your accursed blood dies!'

And with that, the goddess shot one last attack and hit the exhausted Akane in the chest before disappearing.

The wound was fatal, and not even the demon lord could do anything to prevent her from dying this time. And as she laid there, in the arms of the young demon, she had but one regret.

The regret of not telling the youkai who was holding her, on how she felt. So with the last of her strength, she told the demon how she had fallen in love with him. How she still loved him, even if she was bonded with another, and that she would find him again in the next life, and if not that then in hell.

And with that, Akane had closed her eye's one last time, never to awaken again.

The goddess' curse spoke true, for generations after that night, the Miko's in the Higurashi clan started to dwindle down, made by the fact that birthing females were starting to become nonexistent. If females were birthed, then they would live up until they were thirty years of age before they died, either of sudden disease or an accident. Some are actually lucky enough to die of old age, but those are rare and in between, you have a better chance at wishing for immortality then dying of old age. If the female had spiritual power's, then they would die within the time span between fifteen to twenty-four. And only powerful priestess's who were said to have inherited her powers would be burdened with the cursed eyes...you are more likely to die even younger if you have the cursed eyes.

Thus to prevent our women from dying too early, they are trained in Kyudo so much that they have it down to an art. You have less of a chance dying if your farther away from your targets range." I said, finishing the story. We had landed halfway through the story, deciding to let A-Un walk so he doesn't get too tired by using so much of his youkai. I found it strange when I saw Sesshomaru's eye's widen when I mentioned the young demon lord, maybe it was because it was a dog demon? I thought, thinking thats probably why he reacted. "You know, there was a rumor in my clan that Midoriko, the creator of the Shikon no Tama, was apart of my clan. It wasn't only because she died young and was a powerful priestess that we though that, but it was also because she had a mark."

"A mark?" he questioned curiously.

"Yes, a mark, Higurashi priestess's have marks on their foreheads to show they have spiritual power." I said, bringing my hand up and pulling my bangs back to show him my own mark. My mark looked like a blood red compass, with the inside of the circle hollow. I waited a few seconds for Sesshomaru to finish studying it before dropping my hand. "Each priestess has their own unique mark, Midoriko had a flower mark on her forehead, Akane was said to have a diamond, and rumors has it that the priestess that protected the Shikon no Tama also had a mark on her forehead, but no one knew if it was true or not. So, she could have been from my clan, she did die fairly young after all, and she was a powerful priestess who specialized in Kyudo..." I said trailing off, wondering if she was apart of my clan or not. Before continuing my explanation, "It use to be that every Higurashi born female had a mark on their forehead, as visible as the next, but somewhere down the line the mark only shows on those who have power. And even then you could only see it so clearly depending on how strong you are." I sighed. It was a pity that my clan had to put up with so much misfortune, and all because of an idiotic girls heart. Because of her, Kagome might die early.

Ah, how I wish I could go back in time and kill Akane before she even goes against the goddess.

"The woman still have them even if they don't have power, but you have to get really close to be able to see it since it's practically invisible. It's a bit darker on a normal priestess, but still very hard to notice unless your actively looking for it."

"Interesting, so the women in your clan are already marked from birth to show what clan they are from." he muttered, his lips pursed slightly in thought about what I've told him so far. I huffed in amusement, gaining his attention. He quirk at brow at me, silently asking me what was funny.

"The males are also marked, my lord, just not on their foreheads." I informed him, I then moved my hand over my heart. "They are marked over their hearts, and act no different then the woman's marks. My little brother, Souta, has a faint spider lily mark on his chest, but it was visible enough to see he had a good amount of power in him. Grandfather had been trying to get Souta into being a monk ever since he saw it, but Souta just doesn't seem interested. My father had a crescent moon with a star in it, and my grand father has a sun, but it's barely visible since he doesn't really have...spiritual power."

"Hn." he hummed, thinking on this for a moment and probably filtering out what he doesn't need when he heard this story. His brows then furrowed in confusion as he glanced at me from the corner of his eye. "The curse, what did she mean by the blood lust?"

"Oh, that? Well you know how I am, no?" I asked, gaining a nod from him. "Yes, well, very few people in my clan has gone through their life without having this trait. The blood lust talked about is exactly as it sounds, after that night, it is said that our clan became very blood thirsty, it drives us to do thing that mortals view as monstrous. It also lead to some very early deaths because it makes you want to destroy something or see blood, doesn't matter who or where it came from, as long as we see it. After the first few generations that had this, they found a way to control it better. We are now taught to direct the blood lust into drive for protecting the ones we love, and or do something mind numbing that will last until your blood lust is calmed down. It was dubbed the Higurashi 'code'." I said, snorting at the name, shrugging my shoulder's.

"you are born with this then?"

"Yes. But the blood lust doesn't actually wake up until our sixth year. Unluckily mine and my fathers hit earlier then it should have. His was at four, his parents were unprepared for it, thus he killed quite a few before grandfather found out and taught him the code. Thankfully because it happened early to my father, he knew what to do when I was four and it hit me, so I didn't kill as much as my father did, but I did grasp the code a lot quicker then he did." I paused in thought, "That's actually where I learn how to torture, father taught me his 'Hobby', which was torture. He said that as long as we didn't kill too much, then we were fine, and that as I got older it would be easier to handle so I wouldn't feel the need to do so as much." He gave me a look, "It was never said that we couldn't torture to relieve the blood lust, and we had plenty of people to practice on thanks to a friend of my fathers." I pointed out.

"...I take it your sister doesn't have it then." he stated more then asked, making me look at him in wonder.

"No, she doesn't, she didn't show any of the signs." I said, blinking. "How did you know that?"

He looked at me, seeming to debate about something, before opening his mouth. "She did not sound like she had it, from your story's about her." oh, I forgot I told him about Kagome. Nodding I furrowed my brows in worry.

"I should hope that Souta doesn't have it..." I sighed, imagining what Souta would be like if he did have the curse.

Souta sneezed, spilling his food all over the table. "AW MAN!" he whined as Emiko giggled.

"...your family seems to have quite the burden." Sesshomaru commented. I chuckled lightly, knowing how true that statement was.

Ba-Dump

I frowned, as I felt something wrong happening to me again. Sesshomaru noticed right away, his eyes narrowing as we stopped.

"Kaname, your power is receding again." he stated.

I blinked, biting my lip at how un-comfortable it was to have your power being drained from you, not knowing as to why that was happening.

Earlier elsewhere

Kagome really had to wonder if this was karma for kicking Inuyasha in between his legs, then doing 'Sit' commands to Inuyasha as much as she could when she had come back from the other side of the well a few days ago. The ass deserved it though. She thought as she observed the eel like soul collectors bind her to the tree. She tested out what she could do and found that she couldn't move. Oh, thats just great, why am I always getting captured? Onee-sama would be so disappointed if she saw me right now. Kagome thought with a huff. She could actually reach her sisters knife this time, but it wouldn't do much to these spirit like things around her.

"You cannot move." Kagome lifted her head to stare at the woman who did this to her, kikyo just stared back at Kagome. "Even if you scream, you wont be heard." then, as an afterthought, she added, "You wont be visible to Inuyasha's eyes."

Why did she have to bring Inuyasha into this?

"I won't let you interfere."

Kagome's eyebrow twitched, "KIKYO DO YOU INTEND TO KILL INUYASHA!? DO YOU HATE HIM THAT MUCH!?" she yelled, angry at what the priestess was inferring. She saw the miko frown at her.

"Inuyasha...wants me to die..." she said slowly.

"YOU'RE WRONG! HOW THE HELL CAN YOU DIE IF YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD?!" she snapped at her, kikyo just frowned more at her, not seeming to like how Kagome pointed out how she was dead. "Besides! Inuyasha is still in love with you, so why would he want you to 'Die' again?!" she huffed, before thinking, Jeez, what am I doing, going to such lengths to explain this to her anyway? Honestly, how idiotic can she get if she can't see how the hanyou still love's her.

For a brief moment, Kagome felt her ring and necklace get warm, and a soft chuckle resound in her head. It was then that the two girls heard a sound, both turning to see that it was Inuyasha.

Kagome watched, seeing how Inuyasha's attention was on kikyo and didn't even bother to look in her direction. Either kikyo was telling the truth about Inuyasha not being able to see her, or Inuyasha was too focused on Kikyo.

Kagome deadpaned when she looked back at kikyo, because now the dead priestess had a look of innocence, as if she hadn't just insinuated that she was going to kill Inuyasha.

"OI!" Kagome yelled out, "Inuyasha!" but the demon didn't seem to have heard her, Damn, he really cant hear or see me. She thought, clicking her tongue.

"S-So it really was you, huh." Inuyasha said softly, "The one collecting dead women's souls..." he said sadly, looking at the soul collectors floating around kikyo. Said girl stayed silent, glaring at him, Inuyasha took a step forward while kikyo took one back. "Why...?"

"This...imitation body made with bones and earth, cannot move well unless it is filled with souls." kikyo explained, before glaring at him even more. "Inuyasha, you find me repulsive don't you? My hatred for you drives me, and I continue to live in this world wearing the sous of the dead."

...Wow...And onee-sama thought soap operas were the only place girls could be dramatic. Kagome thought, feeling bad about how this was probably affecting Inuyasha.

"Y-You-! YOU DAMN FOOL! YOU MAY HATE ME, BUT...I...!" Inuyasha yelled, clenching his fists, before quickly marching up to her, Kagome had the urge to cover her ears. She didn't want to hear what he said next, but her arms were pinned. "THERE HASN'T BEEN A SINGLE DAY WHERE I'VE FORGOTTEN YOU!" he declared, clenching where his heart was as if it pained him that kikyo thought that.

Shock went through Kagome, and she didn't understand why. I knew...that he still liked her...but actually hearing it... she thought, a pang in her chest made itself known, and she didn't understand why. Her mind going back a few days ago, where Inuyasha had said he wanted her by his side. Kagome's fists clenched, biting her bottom lip, as frustration welled up inside of her. Then what the fuck was that about?! What the hell did he mean, 'I want you by my side'?! She mentally ranted, another painful throb beating in her chest before glaring at the hanyou.

"No matter what sort of appearance you have," Inuyasha continued, not knowing of the third person there. "I don't think I could ever hate you, of be repulsed by you."

"..." kikyo didn't have much to say to that, her eyes softening, "Do you...really mean that...?" Then the two got closer, kikyo reaching up to caress his face. "You don't find it dreadful? Even though, right now, I could kill you with this hand?"

Kagome's eyes widened at that, she could be mad at him later for being unclear, right now she had to save her friend! "INUYASHA! GET-...ha?" she said, starring. Apparently kikyo wasn't going to hurt him, instead she fucking kissed him. …..EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH? Kagome thought in bewilderment, this had to be the most bipolar woman she had ever met. She was worried for nothing.

Inuyasha looks shocked as well, but didn't seem to have minded the kiss. "Ah...uhm..."

"When I was alive, I had wanted to do this." kikyo explained.

Kagome zoned out, that pang in her heart seemed to have grown. W-what the hell...? she thought, feeling her eyes starting to water, they...really love each other. She thought, wondering why she was even still there. Why had she gone after Inuyasha when it's clear that he loves kikyo, and that she honestly had no place there.

"Kagome," an eleven year old Kaname said, gaining Kagome's attention. "Remember this, men- Besides out father, Souta and grandfather- are such horrible beings. I don't ever want you to fall in love with some boy just because you think he's your prince charming."

"Eh~? Why?" Kagome said, pouting because she wanted to find true love, just like in the movies. Kaname just gave her a small smile.

"Because, true love doesn't exist Kagome. No one is perfect, no one is without flaws,and since I know you will fall for someone one day, I am telling you this." Kaname then poked Kagome over her heart, "Never give them your heart, give them your affection, your attention if you like, but never your heart."

Kagome blinked up at her, frowning as she tilted her head down to look at her heart. "But...why? Mama said that if you love someone, then love them with all your heart." she countered, because her mother had loved their father with all her heart- despite the rest of the Higurashi's disapproval of her-and look at them now. They were married, happy, and had children.

"That's because Mama fell in love with father, who would never do anything to hurt her, because he gave his heart to her first, after making sure she was the one for him." Kaname explained. She then leaned down so the two sisters foreheads were touching, and looked into Kagome's eyes. "I don't want you to give your heart to a boy before you're sure he is the one, because if you do and he's not, then you'll experience the worst pain imaginable. And I don't want you or Souta to go through with."

Kagome bit her lip, "what pain?" she asked quietly, as if scared that mentioning it will make her feel it.

"The pain of a broken heart, the pain of not being able to love someone else as much as you did to the one you gave your heart to. In time, you'll be able to get it back, but in that time, it will hurt so much. So please, Kagome, don't give your heart to someone that will hurt you. Let me meet them first, let me see if they will protect you. Because I will only approve of someone who will protect you with their very soul if they have to, making sure you are physically, mentally, and emotionally fine. Someone who will love you with all their heart, not daring to look at- let alone think of- another woman, someone who will make you happy."

"...I promise!" Kagome said, determined since she didn't want to see her sister sad. Kaname had looked so close to tears as she explained this to her, and this made Kagome determined to make sure she fell in love with the right person. "Neh, nee-chan?" Kagome said, making Kaname look at her. "Do you love Kuro with all your heart?"

Kaname just smiled, "No, I don't."

"Eeeeeh? But aren't you two going to get married?"

Kaname chuckled, "Kagome, it's an arranged marriage, I didn't choose Kuro, nor did he choose me." she explained, before a fond smile and a small blush spread across her face. "But, I think I am getting close to giving him my heart. I think...he may be my one...He had already declared that he loved me, and I know he meant it when he said he would hunt down other possible rivals and kill them if that's what it took to be with me." she giggled, remembering when he had declared such a thing, "I just want to make sure though."

Kagome just nodded, she never did understand her sister some times, but if Kuro would be willing to do such a thing for her sister, then Kagome approved.

She never would have thought about how far Kuro would actually be willing to go for her sister.

Kagome remembered what her sister had told her so long ago, blinking back the tears that were threatening to spill over. She shook her head, wondering if that was the feeling her sister was talking about, before mentally scoffing. Yeah right! T-Theres no way I gave Inuyasha my heart! I've only know him for a few months! She thought stubbornly, gulping when she saw Inuyasha and kikyo were hugging now. I-It took Kaname-nee-chan a few years before she decided that she somewhat liked Kuro more than just friends! Nee-chan never even told Kuro either before she disappeared... she thought, seeming to try and convince herself of something. ….Ah, jeez, I can't watch this anymore... she thought, turning her head. She only turned back when she noticed something was going on, blinking she yelped when the ground seemed to be sucking them in! "W-WHAT?! HEY! INUYASHA! DAMMIT DON'T YOU NOTICE WHAT HAPPENING UNDERNEATH YOU?! YOU'RE BEING DRAGGED INTO THE GROUND STUPID!"

But Inuyasha still couldn't hear her, so Kagome turned towards kikyo.

"STOP IT KIKYO!"

She was ignored.

Growling, Kagome thought of what to do, before an idea came to mind. "KIKYO! YOUR HATRED OF INUYASHA IS MISPLACED! FIFTY YEARS AGO, YOU FELL INTO A TRAP. THERES THIS GUY WHO MADE YOU HATE EACHOTHER!" that seemed to get her attention, "That guy is name Naraku! He's your real enemy! Therefore..." she trailed off when kikyo turned her head towards her. Did she understand? Kagome thought, before kikyo lifted her hand and pointed at her.

"Shut up."

And then Kagome was slammed into the tree behind her with enough force that the wood splintered. To say Kagome was terrified was an understatement, she couldn't move, her powers didn't seem strong enough to work, Inuyasha was deaf to her, and kikyo seemed to have some type of grudge against her.

And just as that happened, the soul collectors around Kagome dissolved. Kikyo looked startled by this, before fear showed on her face as she looked next to Kagome. Said girl followed her line of sight, and gasped at seeing the woman from before standing next to her. Arms crossed, a glared being sent towards the dead priestess, and an air of murder around her.

"Oh? If it isn't the filth from before." the woman stated, tilting her head to the side as she looked kikyo up and down. "I see you still live, oh, but wait," she said, moving her hand up to her mouth as if in surprise. Mocking her. "you aren't alive, now are you? No, you're just the shell of a once powerful and respected miko, who isn't even that since that body of yours is made up of dirt and stolen grave soil." she mocked, taking slow deliberative steps towards her. "You aren't even 'Kikyo', now are you?"

"What are you talking about!" kikyo snapped, glaring at the woman, "I am ki-"

"No. you aren't." the spirit cut in, a dangerous edge to her voice that demanded for the priestess to shut up. "You are nothing but dirt and stolen bones, those priestess robes were another as 'kikyo's were burned long ago, the souls in you are stolen, the identity you have was stolen, the soul that give you power is stolen. A soul that was already reincarnated, so you have no right to have it even of you were kikyo." she continued, practically snarling at the end. She quickly moved and grabbed kikyo by the throat and squeezed. It was then that she noticed kikyo trying to run by going to hell, that earned a cruel smirk. "trying to run are we?" she said, a chuckle escaping her as she jerked kikyo up by her hair. "You can go back to being nothing once you give back what isn't yours." she stated, before pulsing energy through kikyo, cracking the hold she had on the souls.

"LET INUYASHA GO! HANDS OFF HIM!" Kagome shouted when she saw kikyo still had a hand on Inuyasha, especially since the purifying power traveled through the dead priestess and hit Inuyasha. At her yell, something seemed to break inside of kikyo, thus releasing the souls inside of her.

Kikyo, grew desperate, commanding some of the collectors to attack Kagome. This made the spirit let go and appear in front of the downed girl, killing the collectors.

"WENCH!" the woman snarled, as kikyo used this chance to speed up the process of dragging Inuyasha and herself to hell.

"WAKE UP INUYASHA/HALF-BREED!" they both yelled, one in annoyance that the hanyou wasn't fucking moving, while the other in terror that her friend was being dragged to hell. The spirit was just about to shock the hanyou, when said male looked up. His eyes cleared of the fog before he noticed that Kagome was endangered, not seeing the spirit protecting her, as he ran towards her while drawing out his sword.

The spirit had no shame as she reveled in the shocked heart broken expression kikyo gave at what Inuyasha did. "That-" she said, gaining kikyo's attention. "Is another thing that is not yours."

"What are you doing in a place like this?" Inuyasha asked as he helped Kagome up.

"What am I doing?" she asked in bewilderment. The spirit just ignored them, deciding to check up on Kagome's back, using a bit of power to heal what she could. She honestly didn't care about all this teen drama, or she wouldn't have if it didn't involve Kagome.

Once the priestess was gone, Kagome started to angrily march away from Inuyasha, the spirit following to make sure she was alright.

Kagome ignored Inuyasha, instead focusing on the spirit beside her. She looked her up and down, having a clue as to who she was. So, ever so hesitantly, she spoke. "K-Kaname...-Nee-chan?" she asked slowly, her hope evident in her voice. After all, who else did she know who had black eyes?

The spirit- or Kaname- smiled, nodding her head and softly caressing Kagome's face, even if she couldn't feel the girl since she was but a soul, it was the thought that counted.

"N-Nee-chan!" Kagome stuttered, trying to hold back tears as she wanted have an answer to her next question. "W-Why are y-you see t-through? A-Are you dead?!"

Kaname chuckled, shaking her head. "No, I am not dead Kagome. I am but a shard of Kaname's soul, I cannot answer your questions, that privilege belongs to the main body. And seeing as you are in danger no more, I cannot stay." she said softly, seeing the distressed expression on Kagome, she sighed. "Don't worry, I'll always be with you, I did promise to protect you after all."

Then Kaname was gone. Leaving a very emotional Kagome behind, only for those emotions to worsen when Inuyasha tried to talk to her.

crossover with Hoozuki no Reitetsu Omake:

If Kaname went to hell.

"Bring in the next sinner!"

Grand red doors opened, and two ogres escorted a young woman in a white kimono towards the great king Enma. As he waited for the woman to arrive in front of him, he took a lance down at her file and balked. The amount of people she's killed and tortured easily broke the record of anyone else. And even more horrifying -then the ways listed on how she did it- was when she had started. Four?! W-Who starts sinning at the age of four?! He thought, just as the ogres arrived. He noticed that they didn't shove her to her knees like they usually should have, instead the woman- girl really since she was only eighteen- neatly knelt down. A small smile on her lips, as she calmly observed everything.

King Enma has had Higurashi's here before, for hundreds of years they have all come down to hell because of that curse put on them. He was the one who had Judged Higurashi Akane after all, and had honestly thought her punishment was unjust. All her life she had done good, helping people and doing her priestess duty's, but when she had died protecting a demon, she had been sent to hell.

Luckily, a representative of heaven had come to take Akane to heaven before Enma had to decide where to put the poor girl. Thus she was whisked away to wait for reincarnation, but he remembered her parting words:

"Good bye, Lord Enma, Lord Hozuki, It was a pleasure to meet you. I should hope I am to be reincarnated and see my lord again."

And each and every Higurashi miko had gone through here was only because of that curse, and each one had tried to stop with the blood lust or keep it to a minimum. Other then that, they were fairly decent people, if you looked past the curse and possessiveness. So, he had always given them light judgments. Don't get him wrong, some of them deserved to be here, but most were fine.

In fact, it was almost about a decade ago where one Higurashi Takeshi had come through here after a fatal car crash killed him. The only reason he wasn't here being tortured was because Hozuki had recruited him since they had been under staff at the time in Avici hell, and he was more then qualified to work there.

He still shivers every time he meet's the mans (now Demon) eyes.

Yet, here was another Higurashi, that mans daughter who, by the looks of it, inherited the black eyes.

"Higurashi Kaname," he said, straightening up and staring down at the girl, only to get a disinterested look back. He gulped, the girl had the same nerve wreaking gaze as her father did, then pointed his mallet (Fan?) at her. "you are here for the crimes of the slaughter of over 120+ people, along with the torture of over 90 others in your eighteen years of life! You have found humor from others suffering, and knowingly killed innocents during your frenzy stage! How do you plea?!" he stated.

It was silent as Kaname studied him, tilting her head to the side a bit, before straightening up. "I did what had to be done." was her answer, shocking the king and everyone else. "The majority of those people had wrong my family in one form or another. I had to teach them a lesson, they had to be eliminated if they didn't. They would have endangered my cute little imouto, along with the rest of my family. I couldn't have that, now could I? Especially since Kagome doesn't have the blood lust." her smile was still in place, not at all bothered by the things she has done. "And those bandits, they were trying to hurt my village, they have heard of what happens to those who have tried, so they brought it upon themselves. The lord abandoned the village and left them for dead, and only came back to try to take me as an unwilling bride, and embellish money from the villages. That was self defense. And later, the new lord sent lackey's to take innocent women from their home, I gave a warning, they did not heed. Also self defense." she paused, her mouth quirking upwards. "Unless you wanted me to be defiled."

They flinched at that.

She chuckled, "I know what I have done, I understood what I just did when I first killed when I was four." she said casually, "Thus I knew I would be ending up in hell. I will not deny that my way of..." she trailed off, thinking of a word. "Educating...people is scorned upon. But I do not regret it." she finished.

There was silence. The ogres next to her gulped, looking up at their king, then to Hoozuki who was starring at Kaname.

Enma cleared his throat, "Very well, Higurashi Kaname, for your crimes I sentences you t-BWURGH?!" he started, only to be interrupted by a giant metal club hitting him square in the face, knocking him out of his chair and face planting the floor.

Three sets of eyes looked towards the assistant, Hoozuki, who had thrown it.

"H-Hoozuki-sama?" the demon on the left asked nervously, wanting to know why his superior just did that.

Said man ignored the demon, walking up to Kaname and knelt down in front of her. "Higurashi-san, I would like to offer you an alternative to your punishment."

"...Oh?" she hummed, starring the demon straight in the eyes. "What kind of offer...?"

"Hoozuki, Hoozuki Katsuo." he introduced before continuing. "We are currently understaffed, thanks to a few ogres leaving without notice to find their calling," he said, annoyance written all over him. "Thus, a few positions are opened. I have seen your file myself and seen that your talents would have gone to waste if you were sent to one of the hell's, not to mention I find it hard to believe that you would let others torture you, resulting in harmed staff. Am I correct?" he questioned, to which she nodded at. Kaname would have fought tooth and nail, probably killed a few as well. He hummed, nodding his head, "I thought so. Thus, to avoid such paperwork and casualty's ("WHY ARE THE CASUALTY'S SECOND PRIORITY?!","he's more worried about the paperwork..."), I offer you a position as a torture demon. You are more then qualified, and I know you will be able to fill in the lost positions since your father has done the same, and your spiritual power will be useful when we must 'motivate' the lazier employees."

She blinked, "My father works as a demon?"

He nodded, "He is quite talented."

She thought on it, before smiling and nodding. "I accept. This seems like an enjoyable thing to do, it will be a pleasure working with you, Hoozuki-sama." she said, standing up and bowing respectfully.

Thus, the start of Kaname's demonic life.