Chapter 18

Revelations to Please and Anger.

"There is a demon to the left of us." Kikyou drawled, her voice emotionless as she inclined her head to the side. The others stopped to look at her, most with looks of annoyance and disdain. She still wasn't welcome among the group, but that didn't seem to bother in the slightest. Then again it was Kikyou.

"It gotta jewel shard?" InuYasha asked, his arms crossed as he looked over the woman he called mate. Her stomach was stretched with new life, and a large part of him felt proud to see her swelling so well with his seed.

"No. It doesn't." Kagome answered, ignoring the look Kikyou sent her. She didn't want to waste time. They weren't much farther from Sesshomaru's mother, which they were that much closer to figuring out more about this curse.

As it was, Kagome had to lie to get this far. She told InuYasha that Sesshomaru's mother had a few shards and they needed to go to her to collect. InuYasha jumped on it, even as he was upset that Kagome was continuing to have dreams with Sesshomaru. She blushed as she lost of the dream they had a few days ago. She could barely look at titan without blushing, and every time she did he gave her a wicked dog grin that spoke of how proud of himself he was. The arrogant bastard. She could barely even think without dirty thoughts popping into her head, and the entire time he was patting himself on his back.

"It does not matter if the demon has a shard or not. You are a miko, it is your duty to protect the people." Kikyou preached to Kagome as if the younger miko was a child asking a stupid question. Kagome growled under her breath, grinding her teeth in anger. Does Kikyou really not know what she was saying? Or did she just not care?

"You do realize we have demons in this group right?" Kagome asked, motioning to the others. She caught herself about to point to Titan, but stoped just in time. That was an explosion she didn't feel like dealing with at the moment. InuYasha would go up in flames to know that Sesshomaru has been here this entire time. Especially once the half demon realized he had hunted and fed his older brother.

Kikyou just blinked at Kagome, silently asking what was Kagome's point and the younger miko threw up her hands in frustration. "InuYasha has yokai blood in him. That means your baby will have it as well, or did you forget about that?"

Kikyou scoffed with a roll of her eyes. "A miko with any power who is properly trained can fix that easily. Simply purify the demon out of the child."

"W-what?" InuYasha stammered, his eyes wide and filled with hurt. Did that mean the child was barely even his? He had thought Kikyou had gotten past this. Not once had she mentioned what she had done, or that she still wasn't okay with his half demon status.

"Did you really think I would birth anything with yokai blood, InuYasha?" Kikyou asked, her cold eyes now on the red clad hanyou. "I am a powerful miko. What would others think?"

"Why the hell does it matter what they think?" Kagome yelled, her temper getting the best of her. How dare Kikyou do something like that to InuYasha. It was easy to see just how hurt InuYasha was, and Kagome couldn't stand it. One of her friends had been betrayed, and she wouldn't stand for it.

"You may parade yourself as a demon's whore, but I will do no such thing." Kikyou reprimanded and it took every Kagome had not to launch herself at the woman in front of her. She had to remind herself that Kikyou was pregnant and no matter what, that was InuYasha's child.

Titan on the other hand had no problem with attacking. With a snarl he leapt at the woman, attempting to sink his fangs into her arm and teach her a lesson for insulting his intended. How ever his teeth never met flesh. InuYasha jumped in between him and the dead miko, and Kagome had wrapped her arms around his neck, whispering words in his ears to call him down. The brothers eyes met, and they growl at one another, each warning the other to stay back.

"Well this is a sight to see." Another voice jumped in and they all looked up to see a woman floating on a cloud.

Hair as white as Sesshomaru's was a give away, but Kagome had never expected his mother to be so beautiful. She looked to be only a few years older than herself, and Kagome wondered if there was even an ugly demon in Sesshomaru's family. Their genetics were magnificent. Another set of golden eyes, paired with a small strip at the corner to bring the color out even farther. A fur surrounded her shoulders and Kagome idly wondered what happened to Sesshomaru's/ He had it in the dream world, but not now. She wanted to touch it, just like how he….. not the time.

With a blush Kagome bowed towards the woman. "Lady Satori."

"Let me look at you." The demon replied, bringing her cloud to the ground. It disappeared with a poof as Satori's feet touched the earth just in front of Kagome. A clawed and polished hand reached out, grabbing Kagome's chin and turning her face from side to side. Sesshomaru growled in annoyance, but Satori ignored him, focusing instead on Kagome's cerulean blue eyes.

"Wise eyes full of an old soul." Satori whispered, her amber eyes glittering in excitement as she looked at the miko. "You will do quite nicely."

"Of course my soul is wise." Kikyou mumbled as she petted one of her glowing worms. Satori looked towards her with narrow eyes.

"You are a fool." Satori snapped, looking back towards Kagome. "So much pain." She stated thoughtfully, cocking her head as she looked over the living miko once again. "Scarred by words and. Torn by greed. No. This soul is not yours dead miko." Satori declared, turning to look at Kikyou who was fuming. "You have carelessly harmed a soul far bigger than yours ever would be. You will be punished when the time comes. I do not foresee the kami having mercy."

"May I ask what you are speaking of? Part of Kagome's soul was taken from her so Kikyou can live. Kagome is Kikyou's reincarnation." Miroku asked, taking a step forward, confusion marring his face as he looked towards Sango and then Satori again. It was clear they were all curious as to what the older. Demon was saying.

Satori let out a barking laugh, her eyes that of mischief. She was going to enjoy knocking down the dead one. "Kikyou's soul is Kikyou's soul. The same goes for Kagome's as well. No, the dead miko is far inferior to you, little priestess." The demon said, running a few fingers through a confused Kagome's dark hair. "Kikyou's soul is still considered an adolescent. An infant compared to that of Kagome. It has many more reincarnations before it will be considered mature. Kagome's however…"

"That of a kami." Another voice added, and Miroku promptly fell over the moment his eyes looked up. Sango immediately set her boomerang on him, making sure the hentai wouldn't be getting up anytime soon.

"Wakanda." Satori drawled, her eyes no where near as friendly as they once were. Though her eyes were narrowed, Kagome could still tell that these two women care for one another. However, that thought was quickly pushed away as the young woman's eyes fell to the very reason Miroku fainted with a happy smile on his face.

She couldn't stop staring at the very large breast that hardly had any covering. So many thoughts flew through her mind, and all of the concerned this strange woman's breast. Were they real? How did she get that skimpy top to stay in place? Why the hell did she…

"Want to touch them?" Wakanda asked, a large smile on her face as Kagome eeped and looked away. Her face was tomato red, and they all swore they could see steam coming out of her ears. There was no way she was going to touch that woman in any way. Not even a hug.

Kagome cleared her throat. They seriously needed to move back to the conversation. "Kami?" She asked, still not looking at the woman.

"Yes. Kami. You hold the soul of a Kami." Wakanda answered and Kikyou scoffed, causing everyone to look at her.

"Kami don't die."

"No. They don't." Wakanda agreed. "However, they can sacrifice their life for whatever reason. And their souls need somewhere to go." Kikyou's own face was beginning to redden, but for a much different reason that Kagome's.

"Then does that make Kagome a Kami?" InuYasha asked, looking at Kagome in a way he never had before. Kagome shivered and stepped closer to Sesshomaru, much to Satori's delight.

"My soul may have been an ant at one time, does that mean I am now? No. Kagome's soul is just a soul. Though it may be from a Kami, it takes form of whatever body is needing a soul. Bug, animal, human, demon. It matters not." Wakanda replied, looking at her nails. She was really only interested in the miko Sesshomaru was interested in. She's like to get her in a room all by themselves and have a girl to girl talk.

"But Kikyou stole part of Kagome's soul." Sango added, and they all looked to wakanda again. This was all new information they hadn't known about. Kagome wasn't sure how she felt about this revelation, but she was going to use this opportunity to learn as much as possible.

Wakanda shrugged her shoulders and Satori looked thoughtful. "It is not possible to split a soul." Satori thoughtfully answered, her eyes narrowed as she went through all of the options before her. "It is possible… Kikyou's soul hitched a ride on Kagome's. Kikyou is a greedy thing, and her soul would be as well. What better way to prove that, than by stealing power from a soul of the kami."

"Enough!" Kikyou yelled, her cheeks flushed in anger. Her soul collectors were flying violently around her and her fist were clenched tightly. "Are we not here for the shards. Let us retrieve them so we can move on."

Satori looked to Kagome, her face impassive as the little miko blushed. The female demon was able to see exactly what Kagome had done, and she nodded. She would play along for now. "Yes, Kagome and Titan, you may ride for me. The other use your firecat. The dead one will stay though. I will not have my halls stench of death."

"Wait a damn minute!" InuYasha bellowed, stomping after Satori who was already floating in the air with Kagome and Titan at her side.

"If you do not like it, stay with her." Satori replied, not even bothering to look at the hanyou. She would not allow such a person in her home.

"Kagome?" InuYasha called, and Kagome looked down at him sadly.

"You knew things like this would happen InuYasha. You just refuse to see it. We can't go against what Lady Satori says. This is her home. Like she said, you can stay with Kikyou if you want, or you can come with us." Kagome uttered, her blue eyes showing how much she pitied InuYasha, and the half demon gruffed, not liking that sight. He turned his back on them going to Kikyou so he could protect her and their child. He didn't understand why everyone was turning against him.

"Now." Satori started as they raised farther and farther to the sky. "When we arrive, I wish to bathe. You will join me Kagome."

Kirara roared in happiness as she went higher than they ever had before. Miroku and Sango were holding of for dear life with Shippo and Rin between them. They weren't have very much fun, especially as they were engulfed in clouds. Kagome could feel the moisture on her skin as the continued to rise. For a minute she worried about how high they were going until finally they broke through the clouds and she gasped.

Before her was a floating castle. She had never seen anything quite as beautiful ad she wondered if for a moment she was dreaming. She could live here for eternity and never tire of the views.

"Its not a spectacular as the west, but it has its advantages." Satori humbled said after watching Kagome's reaction. She smirked and leaned into Kagome, whispering only loud enough for the miko and her son to hear. "I want to hear all about your buddy relationship with my son."

She could have sworn Sesshomaru blushed just as much as Kagome did.

…CBCH…

We finally get to met Satori. I will have one more chapter with Satori and Wakanda, and then we will move one to the next thing. So next chapter will contain the bath scene with Kagome and Satori, and a few others things.

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