disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. *tear* I wish I did. But I don't though, Rumiko Takahashi does, he's all hers. *tear* *sob* *smile* Oh well at least he's in good hands. We can't always get what we want
Guardian Princess By Forbidden Elf
Chapter 2: Revelations
The grip of his finger's on her upper arm tightened, causing blood to well to the surface. "Kikyou, what are you doing here?" His voice was soft, but full of menace. The blood drained from her face, and her eye's took on the glint of fear. "I'm here to help," she said quietly. "We told you that you couldn't come on this mission," he stated harshly.
Releasing her with a careless flick of his wrist, Inuyasha turned and walked back to the fire taking a seat again. With a glance at each other Sango and Miroku also resumed their seats, which they'd left when Inuyasha had pulled the figure into view.
Sango leaned forward, head on her hands, staring at the ground. Miroku looked from Kikyou to Inuyasha, then back again, before settling on Sango as the object of his gaze. With a heavy sigh Sango sat up, and said calmly, "I guess we are stuck with her for now."
"This ought to be fun especially after last time," murmured Miroku. His mouth closing with a click at the glare Kikyou managed to send his way. Rolling her eye's Sango continued, "Now then all we need to do is come up with a course of action." Inuyasha looked up from the fire stating bluntly, "Find, capture, question, kill, retrieve. What's so difficult about that."
Sango sighed, "And if that doesn't work, the Guardian's famous for being deadly, having killed men at least twice her size." She paused as if debating if she should keep going, "Your father is the only one ever to survive, and even then, I think he only survived because she didn't want to kill him."
Miroku sighed getting comfortable, leaning back on his bed roll. Kikyou sat there her face smooth and calm. As she watched Inuyasha after Sango's speech. Thus she saw when his eye's narrowed. But as he opened his mouth to reply she said softly, "I must agree with Sango, it sounds like there's another part to the story. Truly the Guardian's always portrayed as being deadly and to be able to just get away like that…"
She flushed when they all stared at her. Miroku, deciding that that had gone on long enough cleared his throat, saying "I'm sorry Inuyasha but they're right. That plan doesn't have the greatest likely hood of working. We need to think about something that has a higher chance of succeeding."
Inuyasha was frowning but conceded saying, "Feh, whatever." His arms crossed over his chest he leaned against the bags stacked behind him.
Sango shook her head whispering quietly to herself, "If your listening up there help us, I doubt Kagome will give up the jewel without a fight."
His golden eye's widened, sitting up and turning to Sango, Inuyasha asked confused, "What did you say?" She sat up straighter in alarm. Shifting her weight nervously under all three's gaze and flushed with worry, she quickly replied, "Nothing, nothing at all."
"I heard you, whose Kagome. And why would she have a jewe…l." As Inuyasha said it aloud it dawned on him. "The Guardian, that's who Kagome is, isn't it." Sango just looked away, not responding.
Miroku, scratched the back of his head thoughtfully. Wondering aloud he said, "You must have met her when you took that walk, you didn't know her before. So, that was the only chance. Since she supposedly she never leaves the valley."
"No I don't." Rang a voice from outside the circle, They all turned quickly to face in the direction the voice seemed to come from. The forest suddenly seemed unnaturally loud, as their senses went on high alert.
Then Inuyasha's senses picked up the sound of movement in the tree tops, and he shifted his gaze there. While at the same time rose to his feet. "Don't bother hanyou, I'm coming down," came the voice again, though seemingly from a different direction. It had a humored lilt to it, as if she thought something was funny.
A growl rumbled in his throat when all at once he could make out her scent. Which previously he couldn't sense, but now realized lay thick all around them. Soon after a gentle rustling reached his ears which swiveled on his head to face the sound, before the rest of his body followed suit.
From the underbrush stepped a young girl, her lithe body, moving with a deadly grace. Her long ebony hair was twisted into a complex braid that fell past her waist. She had a small heart shaped face with large almond shaped eye's and a full mouth. The darkness cast her face into shadow, hiding her other features, though despite the lack of light her cobalt eye's seemed to glow.
As she walked towards them her lips twisted into a graceful smile. "You know Sango, I appreciate how famous I seem to be, but I could hardly have killed everybody that's ever entered the valley, now could I. If I had how would anybody have ever heard of me in the first place." She came to a halt next to Sango. "Of course that was only in the beginning that they got away."
She sat down gracefully, staring at the fire face solemn. Without looking up she said, "You can sit down hanyou." His eye's narrowed as he slowly sat back down, his finger's hovering over his swords hilt. Though his golden eye's had started to burn, reflecting his thoughts.
"Relax, I'm not a threat to you at the moment. I told Sango I wouldn't kill you because you're amusing." "And what makes you think I was worried for my life?" he demanded, his voice angry. She smiled again, "Especially you Miroku, that's your name right?" She asked ignoring Inuyasha.
Miroku, who'd been staring at her openly, jumped upon hearing his name and said smoothly, "Yes, it is fair lady. And may one so lowly as myself beg the honor of knowing yours." Kikyou, and Inuyasha gaped at him, and how he managed to say that with a straight face, while Sango just silently took Hiraikotsu and hit him over the head. "God Miroku, your such an idiot," shouted Inuyasha, making Miroku flinch clutching his head even tighter. Stifling a laugh, she said, "My name's Kagome, though you already know that."
Sango smiled sheepishly saying, "You didn't say I couldn't tell, though it was an accident when I said it." And looked like she was going to say more when, suddenly Kikyou stood up. Walking around the fire to stand beside Kagome. To the other's surprise, and not worrying about dirt getting on her white battle suit, she dropped to her knee's and reaching out grasped the silver amulet that hung around Kagome's neck.
Silently she stared at it one finger tracing the design. Before her face alight with wonder, she looked up, "Your Kagome," she whispered. "Well thanks for stating the obvious," said Inuyasha scathingly. "Shut up," said Sango staring at Kikyou waiting for her to continue.
"The Kagome, the daughter of Emperor Hiei and his wife Sakura Higurashi." Slowly Kagome nodded her head, "Yes." Kikyou smiled, "Amazing, you're the lost princess, or rather that's what history calls you." "How did you realize…" Kikyou grinned proud of herself, "Before I entered training to be a priestess, I worked in the palace library, and their I read a book all about you, as well as you family history. Inside it showed the family insignia, the mystery of the lost princess was always my favorite, so I remembered the crest."
She paused thinking before adding, "You are aware that your entire family line has died out, except obviously for you. A new family has taken power over the last several hundred years."
Kagome smiled sadly, "I knew it would, I was shown a glimpse of the future, and all that would occur of great importance over the period of time I would be…waiting. I saw the empire fall in that horrible massacre and the Yoshida's gain power years after."
She glanced at Inuyasha for a moment, who was leaning back against the tree all but asleep, before retuning her gaze to Kikyou who was still sitting on the ground next to her. "I even saw long before then, the murder of my twin sister, Kikyou, whom I believe you are named after." Kikyou nodded slowly, "Yes, I'm named after her."
"Do you have any idea how important you are," murmured Sango, "Your entire family is gone, and as the soul survivor your life is one of the most precious, of nearly us all."
Miroku also stood up moving towards Kagome, a mischievous grin crossed his face before being replaced with a self sacrificing expression. "Lady Kagome, having considered the facts, I do believe you need to continue you blood line and thus, I offer my services in that process." Kagome stared at him for a moment before laughing. "What?' he asked, "I was serious!" "Miroku just shut up," growled Inuyasha. "Move Houshi," commanded Sango pointing to his vacated seat on the other side of the fire, by Inuyasha.
"Anyway," said Sango, "It's quite incredible to actually know that one of history's most famous mysteries is answered by a famous legend." Kikyou and Miroku, nodded in agreement. Miroku, though had edged slowly around the fire and was sitting next to Sango. Though not for long when she hit him, screaming, "Hentai!" at the top of her lungs. Affectively knocking him out.
"Okay I'm tired of this, you two are both crazy, you know every single person who carried Higurashi blood was killed by that warlord Naraku. So she can't be the Kagome Higurashi." Said Inuyasha loudly when things had calmed down. "Actually, Naraku, couldn't have killed all of Higurashi blood," commented Kagome, "Especially seeing how I'm still here and the fact that he didn't kill himself did he?" "What!?" Exclaimed all four listener's.
Well, I guess that's not really a cliff hanger, hmm…oh well, I hate those anyway. I bet you thought Inuyasha had caught Kagome at first. That would have been just too predictable. If you don't like Kikyou, I'm sorry, but I'm not so mean as to bash someone. Anyways I doubt she's really that bad, I mean, all she has for a soul is hate and revenge, that can't give you a very good outlook on life. Don't you think? Any way's she's not going to be a bad person. Check out my other stories if you would, I'd appreciate it. I think that's it so talk to you with the next chapter.
Forbidden Elf