Ch3
Yoko watched as Shippou asked her questions, and she answered. By the time their conversation was over, he had learned of Inuyasha's betrayal, and he knew the name of the other woman. 'Kikyo, that name sounds familiar? Where have I heard it before? (I'm going to find a way to work my crap theory in here, even if it kills me!!! Or I could just make a whole fic dedicated to them. You decide) oh well, I'll think about it later. I have THINGS to do now.' "So, this Inuyasha person gave you up for another? Sounds like something a human would do."
Kagome looked over at the new voice, she had forgotten he was there, "In case you haven't noticed, I'm human."
"You're different."
"And what's so different about me?"
"You are the keeper of the sacred jewel, are you not?"
Kagome tensed, 'how did he know about that? Ok, stupid question, he's a demon, of course he knows about the jewel. Well, I might as well find out what I can about before making a judgment. After all, most looks are deceiving, but people do deserve a chance.' "I don't think I caught your name. I'm Kagome." She bowed, but not too low, just enough to show some respect. (in other words, it wasn't a you're-better-than-I-and-I-am-aware- of-it bow, but a I-want-to-be-nice,-and-not-look-like-an-ass-hole sort of thing.)
'So, she wants to change the subject. Mistake number one, girl, showing the enemy a weakness.' he thought as he smirked to himself, "I'm Yoko." He too bowed, but not low enough to show respect. (like a forced thing, to show that he wasn't 'unfriendly'). He finally got a good look at the girl before him. She was a head or so shorter than he, was wearing ridiculously indecent cloths, it consisted of a green skirt, a whit top with a bit of green on the end of the sleeves and top of the outline, and a red tie thing. She had semi-long black hair, and bluish-brown eyes. Of everything about her, it was the eyes that caught Yoko's attention. Never in his life had he seen anything like it.
Kagome was looking him over as well. He was taller than her, had long whitish silver hair, little silver ears on top of his head, and gold eyes. 'Like Inuyasha.' She thought. But then, she took a closer look at his eyes, they were cold. Almost as though he had shut the world out. (I'm big on the eyes thing. They say that the eyes are the window to the soul, and that is how to find one's true intentions.) 'It's almost like Inuyasha, but too cold. Kind of looks like Inuyasha and SesshouMaru put together.' She thought, as she smiled at the thought of the head-strong henyou, and the regal Taiyoukia as one person.
Shippou had been watching the two adults as they stared at each other. 'Grown-ups are weird. They just look at each other. At least Kagome looks happy. Maybe Yoko is confused. I can help him understand.' "Kikyo is Kagome's former incarnation."
Yoko looked down at the kit that had broken the little spell they had both been under. (not a literal spell, just the way they were looking into each other's eyes.) "Explain kit." The small kit had re-ignited the older fox's curiosity.
"Kagome is Kikyo's reincarnation. A long time ago, a witch name Urasue brought Kikyo back, but Kagome had her soul. So now Kikyo lives off of the hate she has for Inuyasha, and the souls of dead women."
"And Inuyasha chose this woman over Kagome?"
Shippou nodded, "Yeah, although I don't know why. She's tried to kill him many times, Kagome too. I think it's because Inuyasha's stupid." Kagome almost laughed at that statement. While Yoko sat down to ponder how much sense it made. 'He chose a dead shell of his former lover, that hates him, over this girl. But he's fully aware that she dose not love him. Foolish pup. Obviously clings to past too much.'
~*~*~*~
Keade and Kirara were the first to back to the hut. (I haven't forgotten about everyone else.) The were surprised to find it empty, and Kirara quickly identified the scent of a fox demon (other than Shippou). Sango and Miroku returned soon after, and found the arrow in the dirt that Shippou had left them. The group put two and two together, and sped off in the direction of the arrow. The site that greeted them was a strange one indeed. Kagome was sitting, seemingly peacefully, with a demon that resembled Inuyasha, to an extent, who seemed to far gone in thought to notice their arrival. Shippou looked up from drawing stick-figures in the ground, and smiled at the site of them.
He got up and ran over to them, "Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Keade!!! You found my arrow! HI! But Kagome and me are fine."
Miroku was the first to react, "Shippou, who is your friend?"
"Don't you remember Kagome? It's only been a few minutes that you've been gone."
"I meant your other friend, Shippou."
"Oh, that's Yoko. He said he wouldn't hurt us, so I think it's safe."
Yoko spared them a glance, and went back to thinking, 'oh great, the girl's friends are here. No doubt to take her away. No matter, just because she isn't here, doesn't mean there's no way of seeing her. After all, there is no wall surrounding that village, and that small group seems to be the only bit of protection.'
Sango walked over to Kagome, who was also thinking, 'If Inuyasha chose Kikyo, I think that would make us enemies. but he's my friend. He tried to kill you' whispered a little voice in her head (not Yoko). 'So did Sango, and Miroku, and even Keade thought of me as an enemy on first site. And what of this new person. Yoko hasn't been mean to Shippou, or me. It's because he wants the jewel. You know it as well as I. He could've taken it when I was sleeping if he did. Are you so sure of that?'
Her musings were interrupted by the friendly voice of Sango, "Kagome? Hello?"
"Oh, hi Sango, how are you?" Kagome asked with her cheery tone.
"I'm fine. You do know that there's a demon over there, right?"
"Yeah, that's Yoko."
Miroku walked up to the two girls, "On a first name basis, now? You must move fast, Kagome-sama."
"What do you mean?"
Sango hit Miroku over the head with her Hirakotsu (sp?) "HENTAI!"
Yoko's thoughts were disrupted by all this, and he let out a low growl, one that only Shippou and Kirara could hear. Kirara growled back, gaining everyone's attention. "What do you want?"
Keade spoke with her most serious voice, "I could ask the same of you. Sending the weed to attack my village."
They looked at Yoko to see his response. "Did anyone get killed by my plant?"
"No, but ye kidnapped Kagome."
Kagome joined in the conversation, "Kidnapped me? I don't think he kidnapped me, besides, if he kidnapped me, why would he have promised not to harm me or Shippou?"
They all (except Yoko, and Shippou) looked at her wide eyed. Sango was the first to find her voice, "He actually promised you?" Kagome nodded, "Do you know what that means?" She shook her head, "A fox is bound by their word. That's what makes a fox's promise so rare. It's amazing that you got one."
'Hn. Amazing indeed. What in the seven Hells was I thinking? At least I didn't do anything stupid, like promise to protect them. Back to what I was thinking about, that power she showed was obviously not trained, so it should still be raw. Good.' "Kagome, I need to talk to you. In private." Yoko said as he got up and started to walk away.
Kagome followed "What?"
"I noticed your power. I shall help you train it."
"How do you have experience with miko powers?"
"Kagome, you have raw power. Every being is borne with it, but you have more than the average person. But right now, that power is raw. It hasn't been trained in any particular way. That is a rarity, because that means that you can use attacks done by other species."
"So you're going to train me some fox techniques?"
"Yes."
"But then, wouldn't I only be able to use that kind of attack?"
"No, because you are physically able, doesn't mean that you are restricted in that way. The first thing I'm going to teach you is easy to make and control, but wielding it would be hard."
"What is it?"
"The Rose Whip." (I bet you saw that coming.)
Yoko watched as Shippou asked her questions, and she answered. By the time their conversation was over, he had learned of Inuyasha's betrayal, and he knew the name of the other woman. 'Kikyo, that name sounds familiar? Where have I heard it before? (I'm going to find a way to work my crap theory in here, even if it kills me!!! Or I could just make a whole fic dedicated to them. You decide) oh well, I'll think about it later. I have THINGS to do now.' "So, this Inuyasha person gave you up for another? Sounds like something a human would do."
Kagome looked over at the new voice, she had forgotten he was there, "In case you haven't noticed, I'm human."
"You're different."
"And what's so different about me?"
"You are the keeper of the sacred jewel, are you not?"
Kagome tensed, 'how did he know about that? Ok, stupid question, he's a demon, of course he knows about the jewel. Well, I might as well find out what I can about before making a judgment. After all, most looks are deceiving, but people do deserve a chance.' "I don't think I caught your name. I'm Kagome." She bowed, but not too low, just enough to show some respect. (in other words, it wasn't a you're-better-than-I-and-I-am-aware- of-it bow, but a I-want-to-be-nice,-and-not-look-like-an-ass-hole sort of thing.)
'So, she wants to change the subject. Mistake number one, girl, showing the enemy a weakness.' he thought as he smirked to himself, "I'm Yoko." He too bowed, but not low enough to show respect. (like a forced thing, to show that he wasn't 'unfriendly'). He finally got a good look at the girl before him. She was a head or so shorter than he, was wearing ridiculously indecent cloths, it consisted of a green skirt, a whit top with a bit of green on the end of the sleeves and top of the outline, and a red tie thing. She had semi-long black hair, and bluish-brown eyes. Of everything about her, it was the eyes that caught Yoko's attention. Never in his life had he seen anything like it.
Kagome was looking him over as well. He was taller than her, had long whitish silver hair, little silver ears on top of his head, and gold eyes. 'Like Inuyasha.' She thought. But then, she took a closer look at his eyes, they were cold. Almost as though he had shut the world out. (I'm big on the eyes thing. They say that the eyes are the window to the soul, and that is how to find one's true intentions.) 'It's almost like Inuyasha, but too cold. Kind of looks like Inuyasha and SesshouMaru put together.' She thought, as she smiled at the thought of the head-strong henyou, and the regal Taiyoukia as one person.
Shippou had been watching the two adults as they stared at each other. 'Grown-ups are weird. They just look at each other. At least Kagome looks happy. Maybe Yoko is confused. I can help him understand.' "Kikyo is Kagome's former incarnation."
Yoko looked down at the kit that had broken the little spell they had both been under. (not a literal spell, just the way they were looking into each other's eyes.) "Explain kit." The small kit had re-ignited the older fox's curiosity.
"Kagome is Kikyo's reincarnation. A long time ago, a witch name Urasue brought Kikyo back, but Kagome had her soul. So now Kikyo lives off of the hate she has for Inuyasha, and the souls of dead women."
"And Inuyasha chose this woman over Kagome?"
Shippou nodded, "Yeah, although I don't know why. She's tried to kill him many times, Kagome too. I think it's because Inuyasha's stupid." Kagome almost laughed at that statement. While Yoko sat down to ponder how much sense it made. 'He chose a dead shell of his former lover, that hates him, over this girl. But he's fully aware that she dose not love him. Foolish pup. Obviously clings to past too much.'
~*~*~*~
Keade and Kirara were the first to back to the hut. (I haven't forgotten about everyone else.) The were surprised to find it empty, and Kirara quickly identified the scent of a fox demon (other than Shippou). Sango and Miroku returned soon after, and found the arrow in the dirt that Shippou had left them. The group put two and two together, and sped off in the direction of the arrow. The site that greeted them was a strange one indeed. Kagome was sitting, seemingly peacefully, with a demon that resembled Inuyasha, to an extent, who seemed to far gone in thought to notice their arrival. Shippou looked up from drawing stick-figures in the ground, and smiled at the site of them.
He got up and ran over to them, "Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Keade!!! You found my arrow! HI! But Kagome and me are fine."
Miroku was the first to react, "Shippou, who is your friend?"
"Don't you remember Kagome? It's only been a few minutes that you've been gone."
"I meant your other friend, Shippou."
"Oh, that's Yoko. He said he wouldn't hurt us, so I think it's safe."
Yoko spared them a glance, and went back to thinking, 'oh great, the girl's friends are here. No doubt to take her away. No matter, just because she isn't here, doesn't mean there's no way of seeing her. After all, there is no wall surrounding that village, and that small group seems to be the only bit of protection.'
Sango walked over to Kagome, who was also thinking, 'If Inuyasha chose Kikyo, I think that would make us enemies. but he's my friend. He tried to kill you' whispered a little voice in her head (not Yoko). 'So did Sango, and Miroku, and even Keade thought of me as an enemy on first site. And what of this new person. Yoko hasn't been mean to Shippou, or me. It's because he wants the jewel. You know it as well as I. He could've taken it when I was sleeping if he did. Are you so sure of that?'
Her musings were interrupted by the friendly voice of Sango, "Kagome? Hello?"
"Oh, hi Sango, how are you?" Kagome asked with her cheery tone.
"I'm fine. You do know that there's a demon over there, right?"
"Yeah, that's Yoko."
Miroku walked up to the two girls, "On a first name basis, now? You must move fast, Kagome-sama."
"What do you mean?"
Sango hit Miroku over the head with her Hirakotsu (sp?) "HENTAI!"
Yoko's thoughts were disrupted by all this, and he let out a low growl, one that only Shippou and Kirara could hear. Kirara growled back, gaining everyone's attention. "What do you want?"
Keade spoke with her most serious voice, "I could ask the same of you. Sending the weed to attack my village."
They looked at Yoko to see his response. "Did anyone get killed by my plant?"
"No, but ye kidnapped Kagome."
Kagome joined in the conversation, "Kidnapped me? I don't think he kidnapped me, besides, if he kidnapped me, why would he have promised not to harm me or Shippou?"
They all (except Yoko, and Shippou) looked at her wide eyed. Sango was the first to find her voice, "He actually promised you?" Kagome nodded, "Do you know what that means?" She shook her head, "A fox is bound by their word. That's what makes a fox's promise so rare. It's amazing that you got one."
'Hn. Amazing indeed. What in the seven Hells was I thinking? At least I didn't do anything stupid, like promise to protect them. Back to what I was thinking about, that power she showed was obviously not trained, so it should still be raw. Good.' "Kagome, I need to talk to you. In private." Yoko said as he got up and started to walk away.
Kagome followed "What?"
"I noticed your power. I shall help you train it."
"How do you have experience with miko powers?"
"Kagome, you have raw power. Every being is borne with it, but you have more than the average person. But right now, that power is raw. It hasn't been trained in any particular way. That is a rarity, because that means that you can use attacks done by other species."
"So you're going to train me some fox techniques?"
"Yes."
"But then, wouldn't I only be able to use that kind of attack?"
"No, because you are physically able, doesn't mean that you are restricted in that way. The first thing I'm going to teach you is easy to make and control, but wielding it would be hard."
"What is it?"
"The Rose Whip." (I bet you saw that coming.)