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Okay.. I'm aorry bout the double chappies. My computer said no servers were working when I posted them, it said they weren't even posted!! So.. forgive me!!! I updated as soon as I figured it out kay? Oh and thankie for all the reveiws, I read those first at my email before I checked ff.net.. hee hee..Well on with the story.. read!
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Chapter 13 - Tsukiyo the Goddess
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"Hey stop you knuckleheads!!" Shippou Shouted angriliy at the two humans fighting in front of Kaede's hut. The two were silent for a moment looking at each other, then nodded in agreement. Smirking they both stared at Shippou and tried to grab him to beat him up. The kitsune dodged them, hopping on top of Kuwabara's head. Yusuke punched upwards, but instead of hitting Shippou he hit the other boy square in the nose.
"Hm? Whoops." Yusuke said, not bothering to say sorry.
"Urimeshi!" Kuwabara cried, clutching his nose.
"Don't look at me it's the kid's fault." Yusuke said, but Kuwabara still stared at him. Yusuke looked around noting the kid-fox by the hut's doorway.
"What do you want anyways squirt?" Yusuke called to him. The fox gave him a sour look.
"I have been TRYING to tell you that Kagome and your two youkai friends have been gone since sunrise! But the both of you were to busy fighting to notice!!!" He scolded, shaking his head at how immature they were.
"What?!!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Yes." Miroku said, exiting from the hut, alongside him was Sango holding Kirara.".. and I can't seem to find Inu yasha around either."
"Really?" Shippou chirped, looking up at them.
No one noticed Miroku's hand slowly slip down towards Sango.....
"HENTAI!!!!" She screamed smacking him across the cheek, then kicking him as hard as she could across the dirt outside so that he landed right in front of the remaining Spirit detectives.
"Wow he's good..." Kuwabara stated in awe.
"But could stand to learn how to block the aftershocks.." Yusuke snorted, thinking of Kaiko and how hard SHE slapped him.
Miroku sat up, dusting off his robe. Slightly dazed, he stumbled over to Shippou and Sango who was sending him a dirty look underneath her scarlet blush.
"May I suggest looking for them?" He said.
"Nah.. if Kurama and Hiei wanted us to bother them, they would've told us where they are goin'.." Yusuke said , glaring out at the forest.
The rest agreed in silence and went in to the hut for breakfast with only a few squabbles from the two future boys.
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Kagome leaned against the tree, looking out across the water. She had originally come to the hot springs to bathe.. but when she got here she had suddenly lost the urge to after feeling the youkai auroras watching her and she preferrring to just look out at the water instead. It was so calm and serene.. exactly how she herself wanted to feel. She was tense, tired and worried, and that wouldn't get her anywhere. She needed to remain calm to keep her wits about her.. if she was worried.. even trying to defeat an enemy was sucidal. She took a few deep breaths calming her heart to a steady beating. Before daring to cloud her mind with any thoughts.
First thought:
The spirit detectives.
Koenma had sent them on a special mission to help HER? The way Kurama stated about spirit detectives being to hard to find to lose one was an outstraight lie.. and she knew it. She could tell on his face he wasn't telling the truth.. the whole truth.. what could they be hiding?
Second thought:
Naraku
The enemy that had caused her so much pain.. even more to Kagome now. The way he had tricked her, and caused her so much pain the past few months, had more that enough fueled her rage and power to give her own life to destroy him. For her friends, and all the people he could still hurt.
Third thought:
Her future
Her future... literally. She knew the chances of surviving a one on one battle with Naraku were slim.. no matter how many people were there to help. She couldn't risk her new friends lives on something like this.. It wasn't their battle, they didn't need to get involved!
That brought her back to her first thought. They had to be more reasons why they were here to help her.. but what??
She sighed.
This was driving her crazy.
She raised her wrist, propped on to her elbow, examining it. Ayumi's bracelet hung loosely there.. for her to remember her friends and her family... and all the others counting on her to make it through this and return to them.
Alone.
The ONLY reason why she was plagued with so many doubts and worries was because if she couldn't pull this off by herself... then she wasn't worthy to even be here.. to be the jewel's protector.
At the thought of the jewel, she put a hand to her chest. Under her shirt were the fragments of the jewel they had obtained. Thirteen shards altogehter. Six of them she'd had for a while, the other seven were won yesterday in battle. It was stupid of him. In the first wave each had a shard, and one in each wave after that. Altogether it came to over thirty. Only as soon as the shard was cut free of the youkai body, Naraku's damn wasps took them returning them to their master.
Kagome closed her eyes, reaching her senses out to see how and who's exactly auroras they were. A black one with a tint of green from the top of the tree, on the other side of te hot springs. A red and gold tinted one behind a large boulder not to far off in to the forest. That was Inu yasha. Lastly there was a strong silver and purple aurora from the cherry tree. The very one she was sitting under.
Kagome frowned.
She had never really taken the time to test the level of Kurama's power but, by the extent of how powerful it felt. It was pretty strong. Though for some reason, the silver tinting it was a strong force threatening to dominate the green if given the chance.
Kurama, it seems, has been keeping to many secrets.
Not only that, Hiei had his own mysteries.
Inu yasha hadn't told her the whole story yet on what happened when Naraku attacked her in his form.
She grinned.
Well, it was time for them to come clean!
Kagome leaned back, raising her chin, and looked up through the branches she called,
"Kurama! You can come out now!!"
She lowered her head, pointing at the other's hiding spots when she said there names.
"You too Hiei and Inu yasha!"
She heard leaves rustling and branches creaking under weight. Kurama jumped down in from of her. Hiei jumped, somewhat reluctantly down, walkking over to them. Inu yasha came down the path she herself had taken, slow as well.
When all of them where there, Kagome noticed guilt had gripped them all.
They were all blushing...
Even Hiei!!
Her grin widened at their expense.
"Yes..?" Kurama said, looking at the ground ashamed.
"I wanted to talk to all of you. You guys even were conveintantly waiting for me here."
They all blushed redder, at the joke she couldn't resist.
"See I just wanted to talk to you all of you. It seems all of you are holding back something.. and I'd like to know what they are." She said, frowning.
They all looked up to make sure she wasn't joking.
"What would that be?" Hiei said suscpiciously.
"Well for one... why are you two here to help when all of you are also needed in the future. two.. Inu yasha what is the whole story on Naraku?.... three.. Hiei what are you always hiding from everyone else?.. and four.. Kurama why is your aurora two seperate chi's?"
They all looked at her, as if she was an alien from outer space.
"So?" She chided "Inu yasha you first."
Inu yasha sighed.
"Not much. There is what you told up about what Naraku did, that Shippou didn't know. After you fled to the well Naraku, still in my form, was hit once more by a fire arrow of Kaede's and Shippou's foxfire, before jumping throught the roof. He didn't seem interested in those two.. only you and to make you believe it was really me betraying you. That was when Miroku, Sango, and I arrived as you were about to go through the well. You know the rest.." He said.
Kagome nodded.
"Okay.. Hiei?"
He looked uncomfortable.
"I don't have to say." He said coldly.
Kagome narrowed her eyes, her lips a thin line. They could imagine flames rising behind her.
"Oh yes.. you will."
They all watched her, and Hiei shook his head.
"Fine." Without another word he reached up pulling off his headband, revealing an third eye on his forehead. Kagome twitched, not worried, only surprised.
"Oh... the Dicgon (spelling? pronounciation? Writing this to late at night -_-;) eye? I've read about that in one of Kaede's books.. very useful.." She said, tapping a finger to her chin thoughtfully.
Hiei looked at her with slightly wide eyes, then snorting arrogantly, he set the band back on his forehead.
Kagome turned to Kurama.
"And you?"
"Well... it has to do with my past life.."
"Past life?" Inu yasha asked. Kurama nodded.
"Yes in my incarnation was the legendary Yoko. Only when a heist went wrong and he got injured, he sent his soul to the human world for hiding. My human name is Shuichi Minimono. I prefer Kurama though." He said in reasonable tones.
"Can you become Yoko now?" Kagome curiously asked.
"No.. only with a special spell or potion.. I have very few of it.. so I only use it, when I don't have a choice."
They all nodded, except Hiei.. He already knew the story.
"I see... so last question... why'd you two come here?"
They were both silent. Kurama looked sideways at the water, pursing his lips together. Hiei snorted.
"We might as well tell her Kurama... or she'll just keep badgering us." Hiei said.
Kurama sighed, nodding.
"Alright."
He looked at Kagome, but tried avoiding her eyes.
"Kagome, remeber when Koenma told you about the newest case? The one about the sorceroress Tsukiyo?" He waited for ehr nod to continue, looking more uncomfortable.
"Well... Koenma did some reserch and he found that with several spells and wards put on her she---"
"Your the goddess Kagome, or rather Tsukiyo." Hiei interupted bluntly.
Kagome went wide eyed. Inu yasha was the first to shout.
"WHAT!?!?"
Kurama rubbed his eyes.
"Yes... thats why Koenma sent us here.. to protect the goddess.."
"But isn't she Kikyou's reincarnation?!?" Inu yasha said in confusion.
"Yes, but Urasue, Kagome told us, said that even Kagome's soul was too powerful to be contained by Kikyou herself.." Kurama said.
There was a silence, as they turned to Kagome. Who hadn't spoken one word yet.
Her head was bowed, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
"Kagome?" Inu yasha said, leaning back, just in case she decided to start yelling, in an attempt to save his hearing.
But no loud screams came.
No 'osuwari'.
No crying.
Just a slight laughing escaping her lips.
"Kagome are you alright?" Kurama said, worried for his friend.
Hiei looked at her, his face not totally emotionless for once.
Suddenly a small blue mist became evident around her skin and hair, as she laughed.
The trees swayed in recongnition, as howls and squaking of animals payed their respect to the found goddess. The wind blew gently around them, carring cherry blossoms, so they surrounded the girl in a soft pink bed.
Slowly Kagome, rather Tsukiyo, looked up. Tears shone in her odd bright blue eyes, as her lips were turned up in to a smile.
The three youkai went wide eyed.
She looked.....
...... like a goddess.
"Thank you.. my powers are soon to be returned to me. I can finally fight for my people again. Thank you all for the gift you have given me, I am forever within your debt." She whispered in a soft caressing tone.
There was no response, they were all to stunned.
She laughed again. As she stood up, closing her eyes. Waving her hand above the cherry blossoms. They rose, swirling together until all that was visible was a pink cloud. She gracefully stepped on to it, as it began rising in to the air.
"W-where are you going?" Inu yasha stuttered. She crouched to one knee on the cloud so they could hear her.
"I am going to retrieve my holy swords from the Sakiru mountain. I will return by next sunrise. I will see you all then."
"Why now?!" Inu yasha yelled.
"Kagome, I, knew this was coming, so thats is why she didn't want anyone involved. This is why she took all those percautions. From this point on, thinks will be more dangerous than you can imagine. That is why I must retrieve my swords and other weapons first. I will see you when I return."
She said, then snapping her fingers, the cloud floated quickly from sight.
"What.. is.. going on?" Inu yasha muttered. But Hiei and Kurama just shook there heads.
"We might as well inform the others.." Kurama said.
They nodded, somewhat reluctantly.
"Let's go." Hiei said, as they set down the path.
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Kagome sat on the cloud, staring ahead in silence. The moutains were near, she could see their outlines already in the horizon. Black and white collided and battled across the snowy tops. Her body became stone still.
"Here I come. Here the battle begans. The holy weapons, made by nature's purest materials, the strongest in the world, right ahead. This battle is not going to be easy." She whispered to herself. Touching the bow she brought with her, she cast a spell over her quiver and arrows also, as the wood became enchanted with unbreakable power, her supply of fletched arrows grew, with the strenght of steel.
These were all her weapons she'd use.
"Let's go." She ordered her cloud, as it sped up, whipping her braid, so it trailed after her.
Here I come.
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End.. sorry is that a clift hanger? ::Innocent eyes:: no, couldn't possibly be... oh alright.. I'll just have to update soon. R&R bye!!!
Okay.. I'm aorry bout the double chappies. My computer said no servers were working when I posted them, it said they weren't even posted!! So.. forgive me!!! I updated as soon as I figured it out kay? Oh and thankie for all the reveiws, I read those first at my email before I checked ff.net.. hee hee..Well on with the story.. read!
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Chapter 13 - Tsukiyo the Goddess
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"Hey stop you knuckleheads!!" Shippou Shouted angriliy at the two humans fighting in front of Kaede's hut. The two were silent for a moment looking at each other, then nodded in agreement. Smirking they both stared at Shippou and tried to grab him to beat him up. The kitsune dodged them, hopping on top of Kuwabara's head. Yusuke punched upwards, but instead of hitting Shippou he hit the other boy square in the nose.
"Hm? Whoops." Yusuke said, not bothering to say sorry.
"Urimeshi!" Kuwabara cried, clutching his nose.
"Don't look at me it's the kid's fault." Yusuke said, but Kuwabara still stared at him. Yusuke looked around noting the kid-fox by the hut's doorway.
"What do you want anyways squirt?" Yusuke called to him. The fox gave him a sour look.
"I have been TRYING to tell you that Kagome and your two youkai friends have been gone since sunrise! But the both of you were to busy fighting to notice!!!" He scolded, shaking his head at how immature they were.
"What?!!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Yes." Miroku said, exiting from the hut, alongside him was Sango holding Kirara.".. and I can't seem to find Inu yasha around either."
"Really?" Shippou chirped, looking up at them.
No one noticed Miroku's hand slowly slip down towards Sango.....
"HENTAI!!!!" She screamed smacking him across the cheek, then kicking him as hard as she could across the dirt outside so that he landed right in front of the remaining Spirit detectives.
"Wow he's good..." Kuwabara stated in awe.
"But could stand to learn how to block the aftershocks.." Yusuke snorted, thinking of Kaiko and how hard SHE slapped him.
Miroku sat up, dusting off his robe. Slightly dazed, he stumbled over to Shippou and Sango who was sending him a dirty look underneath her scarlet blush.
"May I suggest looking for them?" He said.
"Nah.. if Kurama and Hiei wanted us to bother them, they would've told us where they are goin'.." Yusuke said , glaring out at the forest.
The rest agreed in silence and went in to the hut for breakfast with only a few squabbles from the two future boys.
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Kagome leaned against the tree, looking out across the water. She had originally come to the hot springs to bathe.. but when she got here she had suddenly lost the urge to after feeling the youkai auroras watching her and she preferrring to just look out at the water instead. It was so calm and serene.. exactly how she herself wanted to feel. She was tense, tired and worried, and that wouldn't get her anywhere. She needed to remain calm to keep her wits about her.. if she was worried.. even trying to defeat an enemy was sucidal. She took a few deep breaths calming her heart to a steady beating. Before daring to cloud her mind with any thoughts.
First thought:
The spirit detectives.
Koenma had sent them on a special mission to help HER? The way Kurama stated about spirit detectives being to hard to find to lose one was an outstraight lie.. and she knew it. She could tell on his face he wasn't telling the truth.. the whole truth.. what could they be hiding?
Second thought:
Naraku
The enemy that had caused her so much pain.. even more to Kagome now. The way he had tricked her, and caused her so much pain the past few months, had more that enough fueled her rage and power to give her own life to destroy him. For her friends, and all the people he could still hurt.
Third thought:
Her future
Her future... literally. She knew the chances of surviving a one on one battle with Naraku were slim.. no matter how many people were there to help. She couldn't risk her new friends lives on something like this.. It wasn't their battle, they didn't need to get involved!
That brought her back to her first thought. They had to be more reasons why they were here to help her.. but what??
She sighed.
This was driving her crazy.
She raised her wrist, propped on to her elbow, examining it. Ayumi's bracelet hung loosely there.. for her to remember her friends and her family... and all the others counting on her to make it through this and return to them.
Alone.
The ONLY reason why she was plagued with so many doubts and worries was because if she couldn't pull this off by herself... then she wasn't worthy to even be here.. to be the jewel's protector.
At the thought of the jewel, she put a hand to her chest. Under her shirt were the fragments of the jewel they had obtained. Thirteen shards altogehter. Six of them she'd had for a while, the other seven were won yesterday in battle. It was stupid of him. In the first wave each had a shard, and one in each wave after that. Altogether it came to over thirty. Only as soon as the shard was cut free of the youkai body, Naraku's damn wasps took them returning them to their master.
Kagome closed her eyes, reaching her senses out to see how and who's exactly auroras they were. A black one with a tint of green from the top of the tree, on the other side of te hot springs. A red and gold tinted one behind a large boulder not to far off in to the forest. That was Inu yasha. Lastly there was a strong silver and purple aurora from the cherry tree. The very one she was sitting under.
Kagome frowned.
She had never really taken the time to test the level of Kurama's power but, by the extent of how powerful it felt. It was pretty strong. Though for some reason, the silver tinting it was a strong force threatening to dominate the green if given the chance.
Kurama, it seems, has been keeping to many secrets.
Not only that, Hiei had his own mysteries.
Inu yasha hadn't told her the whole story yet on what happened when Naraku attacked her in his form.
She grinned.
Well, it was time for them to come clean!
Kagome leaned back, raising her chin, and looked up through the branches she called,
"Kurama! You can come out now!!"
She lowered her head, pointing at the other's hiding spots when she said there names.
"You too Hiei and Inu yasha!"
She heard leaves rustling and branches creaking under weight. Kurama jumped down in from of her. Hiei jumped, somewhat reluctantly down, walkking over to them. Inu yasha came down the path she herself had taken, slow as well.
When all of them where there, Kagome noticed guilt had gripped them all.
They were all blushing...
Even Hiei!!
Her grin widened at their expense.
"Yes..?" Kurama said, looking at the ground ashamed.
"I wanted to talk to all of you. You guys even were conveintantly waiting for me here."
They all blushed redder, at the joke she couldn't resist.
"See I just wanted to talk to you all of you. It seems all of you are holding back something.. and I'd like to know what they are." She said, frowning.
They all looked up to make sure she wasn't joking.
"What would that be?" Hiei said suscpiciously.
"Well for one... why are you two here to help when all of you are also needed in the future. two.. Inu yasha what is the whole story on Naraku?.... three.. Hiei what are you always hiding from everyone else?.. and four.. Kurama why is your aurora two seperate chi's?"
They all looked at her, as if she was an alien from outer space.
"So?" She chided "Inu yasha you first."
Inu yasha sighed.
"Not much. There is what you told up about what Naraku did, that Shippou didn't know. After you fled to the well Naraku, still in my form, was hit once more by a fire arrow of Kaede's and Shippou's foxfire, before jumping throught the roof. He didn't seem interested in those two.. only you and to make you believe it was really me betraying you. That was when Miroku, Sango, and I arrived as you were about to go through the well. You know the rest.." He said.
Kagome nodded.
"Okay.. Hiei?"
He looked uncomfortable.
"I don't have to say." He said coldly.
Kagome narrowed her eyes, her lips a thin line. They could imagine flames rising behind her.
"Oh yes.. you will."
They all watched her, and Hiei shook his head.
"Fine." Without another word he reached up pulling off his headband, revealing an third eye on his forehead. Kagome twitched, not worried, only surprised.
"Oh... the Dicgon (spelling? pronounciation? Writing this to late at night -_-;) eye? I've read about that in one of Kaede's books.. very useful.." She said, tapping a finger to her chin thoughtfully.
Hiei looked at her with slightly wide eyes, then snorting arrogantly, he set the band back on his forehead.
Kagome turned to Kurama.
"And you?"
"Well... it has to do with my past life.."
"Past life?" Inu yasha asked. Kurama nodded.
"Yes in my incarnation was the legendary Yoko. Only when a heist went wrong and he got injured, he sent his soul to the human world for hiding. My human name is Shuichi Minimono. I prefer Kurama though." He said in reasonable tones.
"Can you become Yoko now?" Kagome curiously asked.
"No.. only with a special spell or potion.. I have very few of it.. so I only use it, when I don't have a choice."
They all nodded, except Hiei.. He already knew the story.
"I see... so last question... why'd you two come here?"
They were both silent. Kurama looked sideways at the water, pursing his lips together. Hiei snorted.
"We might as well tell her Kurama... or she'll just keep badgering us." Hiei said.
Kurama sighed, nodding.
"Alright."
He looked at Kagome, but tried avoiding her eyes.
"Kagome, remeber when Koenma told you about the newest case? The one about the sorceroress Tsukiyo?" He waited for ehr nod to continue, looking more uncomfortable.
"Well... Koenma did some reserch and he found that with several spells and wards put on her she---"
"Your the goddess Kagome, or rather Tsukiyo." Hiei interupted bluntly.
Kagome went wide eyed. Inu yasha was the first to shout.
"WHAT!?!?"
Kurama rubbed his eyes.
"Yes... thats why Koenma sent us here.. to protect the goddess.."
"But isn't she Kikyou's reincarnation?!?" Inu yasha said in confusion.
"Yes, but Urasue, Kagome told us, said that even Kagome's soul was too powerful to be contained by Kikyou herself.." Kurama said.
There was a silence, as they turned to Kagome. Who hadn't spoken one word yet.
Her head was bowed, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
"Kagome?" Inu yasha said, leaning back, just in case she decided to start yelling, in an attempt to save his hearing.
But no loud screams came.
No 'osuwari'.
No crying.
Just a slight laughing escaping her lips.
"Kagome are you alright?" Kurama said, worried for his friend.
Hiei looked at her, his face not totally emotionless for once.
Suddenly a small blue mist became evident around her skin and hair, as she laughed.
The trees swayed in recongnition, as howls and squaking of animals payed their respect to the found goddess. The wind blew gently around them, carring cherry blossoms, so they surrounded the girl in a soft pink bed.
Slowly Kagome, rather Tsukiyo, looked up. Tears shone in her odd bright blue eyes, as her lips were turned up in to a smile.
The three youkai went wide eyed.
She looked.....
...... like a goddess.
"Thank you.. my powers are soon to be returned to me. I can finally fight for my people again. Thank you all for the gift you have given me, I am forever within your debt." She whispered in a soft caressing tone.
There was no response, they were all to stunned.
She laughed again. As she stood up, closing her eyes. Waving her hand above the cherry blossoms. They rose, swirling together until all that was visible was a pink cloud. She gracefully stepped on to it, as it began rising in to the air.
"W-where are you going?" Inu yasha stuttered. She crouched to one knee on the cloud so they could hear her.
"I am going to retrieve my holy swords from the Sakiru mountain. I will return by next sunrise. I will see you all then."
"Why now?!" Inu yasha yelled.
"Kagome, I, knew this was coming, so thats is why she didn't want anyone involved. This is why she took all those percautions. From this point on, thinks will be more dangerous than you can imagine. That is why I must retrieve my swords and other weapons first. I will see you when I return."
She said, then snapping her fingers, the cloud floated quickly from sight.
"What.. is.. going on?" Inu yasha muttered. But Hiei and Kurama just shook there heads.
"We might as well inform the others.." Kurama said.
They nodded, somewhat reluctantly.
"Let's go." Hiei said, as they set down the path.
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Kagome sat on the cloud, staring ahead in silence. The moutains were near, she could see their outlines already in the horizon. Black and white collided and battled across the snowy tops. Her body became stone still.
"Here I come. Here the battle begans. The holy weapons, made by nature's purest materials, the strongest in the world, right ahead. This battle is not going to be easy." She whispered to herself. Touching the bow she brought with her, she cast a spell over her quiver and arrows also, as the wood became enchanted with unbreakable power, her supply of fletched arrows grew, with the strenght of steel.
These were all her weapons she'd use.
"Let's go." She ordered her cloud, as it sped up, whipping her braid, so it trailed after her.
Here I come.
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End.. sorry is that a clift hanger? ::Innocent eyes:: no, couldn't possibly be... oh alright.. I'll just have to update soon. R&R bye!!!