Danger in a Kiss
Summary: Kagome is cursed, and she can't help but feel the sudden rush of hatred towards the old witch who placed the damn curse on her. "Should you ever be kissed in true love, your power will destroy the one who placed that kiss upon your lips..."
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho/InuYasha
Genre: Romance/Drama
Rated: M for Mature Content
Pairing: Kagome/Hiei
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Hiei stepped up to the black cat and crouched down, looking it over curiously before turning his eyes onto the demo he'd only moments ago killed. It was a mere flick of his blade that had done away with the weak demon, and yet...it was still a demon. "Why was it chasing after you...?" He asked, turning his eyes onto the cat.
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'What does he want me to say!? I'm a cat, it's not like he can understand me...'
'But I can hear you.'
Kagome jumped and scrambled backwards, not sure what to make of the invasion of the voice in her head. "You can hear me?"
"Tch...You clearly misunderstood me. I don't speak cat, but I can hear your thoughts...somehow..."
Kagome looked into his red eyes, they were familiar, not quite as cruel as Naraku's, but the same deadly crimson as the Spider hanyou's. 'Then...will you help me?'
"I'm not really the helping type."
'I don't believe you...you saved my life only moments ago. Please...I was cursed by a witch...I was turned into a cat! Please, help me find another way to break this curse! I will die on my own, let me stay by your side until I can break this curse...please!'
"Do what you want, I will not hinder you...nor will I aid you. However, I doubt you can keep up with me..."
Kagome watched him jump up high into the tree and lay back against the bark. She looked curiously at her claws and then back up at the tree. "Just watch me...I can get up there too...and I will keep up with you, my survival depends on it." She extended her claws and started up the tree as quickly as she could, though, not as nimble as her new friend, but quick enough. She was worn out though by the time she reached the same branch he was on. Hopping carefully into his lap, she jumped before he could grab her, and landed deftly on the branch a good foot away from him. The cold look in his eyes was clearly from being stepped on, but she chose instead to ignore it. 'Do you have a name?'
"...Hiei."
'I see...my name is Kagome. I live at the Sunset Shrine not too far from here.'
"Maybe you should return to your shrine then."
'I don't think that's a good idea. Until I get my body back, I can't return. Besides, I had originally been thinking that I shouldn't leave the place where I had been changed into a cat. I don't foresee anything changing anytime soon, maybe I should just stay put until I find a way back into my body. That was what I was thinking...but nothing will change if I don't do something, and I don't wish to remain a cat forever.'
Kagome stopped talking to Hiei, her mind running off to her fight with the witch, the yelling which had ensued, the curse not even moments after. She had really messed up this time. She wanted to go home, really, she did, but she couldn't even communicate with her family. Kagome turned her blue eyes onto the demon behind her and sighed, 'Not like I really have much of a choice though, I owe him my life, and to be perfectly honest, I can't live alone anyways, I'd be killed in a matter of minutes.' She turned away and laid down, glancing up at the moon for a moment before closing her eyes and letting sleep claim her.
Hiei who heard her thoughts clearly, kept silent as he listened to her silent conversation with herself. When she finally stopped, she closed her eyes and sleep took her consciousness. Hiei turned and looked up at the night sky before turning back to look at Kagome. Red eyes watching over her sleeping form until they too closed and succumbed to the notion of sleep.
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Hiei woke to the sound of footsteps and turned to see Kurama walking towards him. Looking around, he took note of the sun peeking over the trees.
"How surprising, Hiei. You normally are much more aware of your surroundings. Could it be that you truly were asleep?" The sound of teasing could be heard in the fox's inquiry.
"What do you want, fox?"
"I was sent to get you, Koenma wants a word with all of us."
"Am I supposed to run when he whistles?"
"I'm assuming you are referring to the nature of a dog coming to its masters beck and call? I hardly think the term of phrase is befitting of your situation, Hiei. Surely you've come to enjoy these missions to some extent, yes?"
Hiei glared, but didn't argue the implication. "Fine," he stood and walked towards the still sleeping cat, lifting it carefully without waking the feline, he vanished from Kurama's sight before reappearing beside him.
"Hiei..." Kurama gave his short friend a curious look, "why do you have a cat?"
That glare only intensified at the question he was asked. "Call for a portal, Kurama."
An awkward laugh followed the clearly underlined threat in the simple statement. He pulled his compact out and had Botan make a portal for the two of them. It would be an interesting meeting, he was certain. Kurama only hoped he'd find out the mystery of Hiei's new pet by the end of the meeting.
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NEXT CHAPTER:
"She's human?!" The loud voice shook that sleeping feline awake, "How the hell did you come across a catgirl, Hiei? Oh, if I think about it, that announcer, Koto...she was also a cat girl, right?"
"Incorrect, Yusuke..."
Kagome looked confused as she spared a glance in the direction of the boy who'd yelled and woken her from her peaceful slumber in Hiei's arms, turning her eyes from him to the red head currently speaking.
"Koto was a fox demon, similar to Youko...only red."
"Same thing, she's got a tail..." Yusuke muttered. "This honestly looks nothing like a cat girl, though...you sure she's human, Hiei? You aren't trying to pull my leg, are you?"
"...idiot..."
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