AN: I only got 4 reviews T_T Anyways, I decided that since the prologue
was kind of confusing and short, I'd put up the next chapter and hope that
people will review. Please Review.
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CH: 1 A New Friend
A lone figure walked through an open field. It was a rather odd sight if anyone had been there to witness it. Though that area was quite beautiful it was not the type of place for a person to travel by themselves.
The figure was difficult to distinguish for its form was shielded by a dark blue cloak with a hood. If one were to look close enough they would be able to see the almost glowing dark violet eyes that were blank lost in thought.
Kagome sniffed the air. 'Stupid wolf youkai. Those fools are actually trying to surround me.' Kagome was surprised that any youkai was foolish enough to attack her. Her dark cloak was made of a fine blue velvet that she was sure any band of lowly youkai would want nothing more than to take and sell.
She knew that this was not the best place to be to think, but she knew that few traveled in the area and she needed a quiet place to think. Obvious the group of wolf youkai bandits had another thing in mind. She just continued walking, till one of the youkai landed in her path. "Give us everything you have and we might go easy on you."
Kagome rolled her eyes. She had smelled them coming a mile away and they thought they were a match for her. She sighed, and her hands went to the hilts of the two swords at her hips. "I suggest you get out of my way. I don't wish to have to hurt any of you." Kagome truly did hate to shed blood when it wasn't necessary. Unfortunately these youkai had decided to make it necessary.
"A woman?" The youkai questioned after hearing her voice, then he laughed. "A worthless female believes that she can defeat us." Kagome felt her chest contract at being called worthless, but pushed back the bad memories that threatened to surface. "Perhaps we'll take more than your money and cloak."
Two of the wolves from her side and two from behind attacked her. Kagome easily dodged all their attacks and disposed of the youkai with her swords. This only caused to anger the leader. He lunged at her but Kagome moved to the side and elbowed him in the back. He rolled over only to see a sword point at his throat. "I suggest you leave."
Kagome put her swords back and those left of the youkai pack ran off. She was about to continue her seemingly never ending travel when she heard a cry for help. "Don't they ever learn?"
Kagome ran in the direction the wolf youkai had gone. When she came upon the scene she saw two dead kitsune and a little kitsune kit cowering against a rock. "I thought I told you to leave." The youkai turned to Kagome and tried to run, but she knew they would just go and torment someone else. "You failed to defeat me so you felt that you would take it out on some kitsune family!" Kagome ran toward the youkai pack and slashed through each of them. She them walked up to the little kitsune.
"Please don't hurt me." He tried to cower behind the rock.
"I'm not going to hurt you and neither will they." She crouched down after resheathing her swords. "Is there anywhere I can take you where you'll be safe?" Kagome asked the little kit.
He shook his head. "I only had my parents and now their...their.." He began to cry. Kagome tired to console the little kit.
"Shh...it's okay." She gathered him in her arms and rocked him back and forth.
"Can I travel with you?" He asked in between sobs.
"I don't think that would be best. There are many people who would like nothing more than to see me dead." Kagome said and she kept the overflowing list of names out of her mind.
"How come? You seem nice to me."
"Yeah well, most of them don't want to kill me because of my personality, just what I am. The others want me gone because I'm nice to those they don't think I should be nice to."
"Like who?"
"Like youkai and ningen." Kagome said in a quiet voice.
"But then who would you be with if not youkai or ningen."
Kagome smirked at the kit's naiveté. "I'm part kami." The kit just gaped at her.
"You must be really strong. Can I stay with you please?" The kit looked up at her hopefully.
Kagome sighed. 'I never could say no to children.' "Okay, but only until we find you a better family."
"Yay!" The kit hugged her. "I'm Shippou. What's your name?"
"I'm Kagome." Kagome stood with Shippou in her arms and began her travel again. She ignored the small pain in her chest, a sign of foreboding. 'Something big is coming, but I don't know what. It doesn't feel good.'
"Are you okay Kagome?" Shippou looked up at the girl who had gone silent.
"Hai, I'm fine."
"Umm...Kagome? I was wondering. What do you look like?" Kagome then remembered that the entire time she had her hood pulled on. She pulled it back and saw Shippou smile. "You're really pretty." Shippou looked into Kagome's big violet eyes that he thought looked really friendly. He didn't understand why anyone would want to hurt her.
They continued walking till the sun was almost setting. Kagome sniffed out a hotspring and set up a camp near it. She told Shippou to stay put and set up a barrier to protect him while she went hunting.
When she got back with a rabbit she cleaned and cooked it for the two of them. Shippou talked about how glad he was to have met her and about some other random things while they ate. Kagome threw the bones in the fire she had built so that no scavengers would come and bother them.
"Hey Shippou, I'm going to go take a bath okay?"
"Can I come with you?"
"Umm...next time, I sort of want to think right now." Shippou nodded and began tot make himself a small bed of leaves.
'What a perfect time for this.' Kagome thought as she felt the beginning signs of her heat. 'All this will do is call a whole bunch of male youkai to me and I definitely do not want to mate with them. It could also put Shippou in danger since a male around a female in heat can get pretty violent.'
Kagome took of her cloak and hung it on a low tree branch. She then pulled off the skirt and tight top that she wore under it. As she stepped into the warm water of the spring she let out a content purr. 'I definitely needed this.'
After getting over the initial feeling of euphoria the warm water gave her as it loosened all her tight muscles, Kagome concentrated on the feeling she had gotten earlier. 'Something really evil is coming. I wonder if the stupid kami will be able to handle it. Bunch of jerks will probably come to me asking for help if the problem is too big. Like always they'll just toss me aside when the task is over.'
*flashback*
The smell of death was everywhere. It seemed stained in the earth and in the air, but those in the area didn't have time to think about it. Kagome was desperately trying to stay alive in this battle. She shouldn't have been there, but she was forced to help her family. 'Some family.' She thought. All she knew of family was people that yelled and hit because she shouldn't have existed.
Then she saw her father fall out of the corner of her eye. She ran over to him as did her two brothers. They had both turned to look at their father's killer and with an unspoken agreement fought together to destroy him. The worst evil the world had ever seen, Itami.
However, although she was greatly responsible for the victory she was cast out form their society once again. The battle was over and they no longer needed her. She decided to leave home then. Ryuuicha had tried to stop her from leaving. Kamui had just tried to hit her, like he had done so many times before to knock some sense into her.
*end flashback*
Kagome knew that she would always remember Ryuuichi fondly. He was her favorite little brother. But then again she had never gotten to know her other little brother very well. Fate did not seem to want them together.
Kagome shook her head to rid herself of the bad memories. She also sighed as she caught a whiff of two male demons. One was coming quickly towards, but the other confused her. He was closer, but seemed to only be standing there, watching. 'Well, better get dressed. Don't want to have to fight in the nude.'
Kagome got out of the comforting water and pulled on her skirt and top. Just as she was going to grab her cloak, the youkai that had been running towards her finally came into the clearing. The youkai was the same height as her and covered in dark red scales. 'Definitely a snake youkai and not worthy of being a mate.'
"My what a pretty little thing you are. And in heat too. It must be my lucky day." The snake youkai hissed to her.
"A weak youkai like you is in no way worthy of being my mate." Kagome responded.
With that said the youkai lunged at her trying to pin her to the ground. Her scent was driving him mad and he would try to take her no matter what. Kagome easily dodged the attacks and spun around slicing his throat in the process. With the youkai dead she went back to the spring to wash her claws. Kagome wished she could find someone strong enough to beat her in a fight, but it just seemed not to be. She had promised herself a long time ago that since love seemed impossible for a person like her that she would mate with the first youkai to defeat her in battle. Fortunately or unfortunately she had yet to be defeated.
Kagome stood and tensed when she felt the other youkai who had been watching her come into the clearing. "What do you want?"
"You to get off my lands."
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Sesshoumaru was supposedly patrolling his lands, but was just walking around lost in thought. He had just received the Western Lands as his inheritance, as his father had just passed on. However, he was incredibly disturbed by the fact that he had all this land to protect and yet his father had given him a worthless healing sword.
His pathetic hanyou half-brother had been given a sword that brought great destruction, but it was useless in his hands. 'Why would father do something like this?'
Sesshoumaru's thoughts were cut short when he picked up a scent of youkai nearby. He growled. Maybe a little blood shed would ease him. He ran in the direction of the scent. When he was within sight his eyes widened at what he found. A beautiful female youkai bathing in a hot spring. 'Did I just think beautiful?' Try as he might he couldn't take his eyes off her. He took in every aspect of her person.
His eyes wandered form her long hair that shimmered in the waning light. Her bright violet eyes seemingly lost in thought. His eyes then went further down her neck and the curve of her shoulder. In the back of his mind he registered that fact that she seemed unmated. A small amount of cleavage was visible before the rest of her was hidden beneath the water. He took a whiff of her scent and found it laced with the spicy and intoxicating scent of a female in heat.
He couldn't help, but feel himself become aroused. First by the sight of her and then the scent which made his youkai senses go haywire. He was about to approach when he smelt another youkai coming. He held back a growl, but then it was all forgotten when he saw her get out of the water.
He took the opportunity to see the rest of her. He came to two conclusions, one, that she indeed had a well endowed and toned body. And two, that his pants were not nearly loose enough. Even after she had dressed her top hugged her curves and her skirt had two slits on either side showing off her shapely legs.
He watched as she disposed of the weak snake youkai. Though an easy kill he was impressed by her grace. 'As Lord of the Western Lands, I will be hard pressed to take a mate. No doubt the other lords will demand it. Perhaps I should beat them to it.' Sesshoumaru found his thoughts were indeed getting a bit strange. 'It's just her heat.' He tried to rationalize what he was feeling. 'I have to get her off my lands.'
Sesshoumaru jumped from his perch in a nearby tree and landed in the clearing Kagome stood in. "What do you want?" Sesshoumaru heard her demand without turning around.
'How dare this wench speak in such a demanding tone to the Lord of the Western Lands.' He held back a small growl. "You to get off my lands."
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Okay gonna end the chapter there. Please review. I crave reviews.
Thank you Queen of the Storms, Inukamisahi, KinOfDragons, and Liz for reviewing.
CH: 1 A New Friend
A lone figure walked through an open field. It was a rather odd sight if anyone had been there to witness it. Though that area was quite beautiful it was not the type of place for a person to travel by themselves.
The figure was difficult to distinguish for its form was shielded by a dark blue cloak with a hood. If one were to look close enough they would be able to see the almost glowing dark violet eyes that were blank lost in thought.
Kagome sniffed the air. 'Stupid wolf youkai. Those fools are actually trying to surround me.' Kagome was surprised that any youkai was foolish enough to attack her. Her dark cloak was made of a fine blue velvet that she was sure any band of lowly youkai would want nothing more than to take and sell.
She knew that this was not the best place to be to think, but she knew that few traveled in the area and she needed a quiet place to think. Obvious the group of wolf youkai bandits had another thing in mind. She just continued walking, till one of the youkai landed in her path. "Give us everything you have and we might go easy on you."
Kagome rolled her eyes. She had smelled them coming a mile away and they thought they were a match for her. She sighed, and her hands went to the hilts of the two swords at her hips. "I suggest you get out of my way. I don't wish to have to hurt any of you." Kagome truly did hate to shed blood when it wasn't necessary. Unfortunately these youkai had decided to make it necessary.
"A woman?" The youkai questioned after hearing her voice, then he laughed. "A worthless female believes that she can defeat us." Kagome felt her chest contract at being called worthless, but pushed back the bad memories that threatened to surface. "Perhaps we'll take more than your money and cloak."
Two of the wolves from her side and two from behind attacked her. Kagome easily dodged all their attacks and disposed of the youkai with her swords. This only caused to anger the leader. He lunged at her but Kagome moved to the side and elbowed him in the back. He rolled over only to see a sword point at his throat. "I suggest you leave."
Kagome put her swords back and those left of the youkai pack ran off. She was about to continue her seemingly never ending travel when she heard a cry for help. "Don't they ever learn?"
Kagome ran in the direction the wolf youkai had gone. When she came upon the scene she saw two dead kitsune and a little kitsune kit cowering against a rock. "I thought I told you to leave." The youkai turned to Kagome and tried to run, but she knew they would just go and torment someone else. "You failed to defeat me so you felt that you would take it out on some kitsune family!" Kagome ran toward the youkai pack and slashed through each of them. She them walked up to the little kitsune.
"Please don't hurt me." He tried to cower behind the rock.
"I'm not going to hurt you and neither will they." She crouched down after resheathing her swords. "Is there anywhere I can take you where you'll be safe?" Kagome asked the little kit.
He shook his head. "I only had my parents and now their...their.." He began to cry. Kagome tired to console the little kit.
"Shh...it's okay." She gathered him in her arms and rocked him back and forth.
"Can I travel with you?" He asked in between sobs.
"I don't think that would be best. There are many people who would like nothing more than to see me dead." Kagome said and she kept the overflowing list of names out of her mind.
"How come? You seem nice to me."
"Yeah well, most of them don't want to kill me because of my personality, just what I am. The others want me gone because I'm nice to those they don't think I should be nice to."
"Like who?"
"Like youkai and ningen." Kagome said in a quiet voice.
"But then who would you be with if not youkai or ningen."
Kagome smirked at the kit's naiveté. "I'm part kami." The kit just gaped at her.
"You must be really strong. Can I stay with you please?" The kit looked up at her hopefully.
Kagome sighed. 'I never could say no to children.' "Okay, but only until we find you a better family."
"Yay!" The kit hugged her. "I'm Shippou. What's your name?"
"I'm Kagome." Kagome stood with Shippou in her arms and began her travel again. She ignored the small pain in her chest, a sign of foreboding. 'Something big is coming, but I don't know what. It doesn't feel good.'
"Are you okay Kagome?" Shippou looked up at the girl who had gone silent.
"Hai, I'm fine."
"Umm...Kagome? I was wondering. What do you look like?" Kagome then remembered that the entire time she had her hood pulled on. She pulled it back and saw Shippou smile. "You're really pretty." Shippou looked into Kagome's big violet eyes that he thought looked really friendly. He didn't understand why anyone would want to hurt her.
They continued walking till the sun was almost setting. Kagome sniffed out a hotspring and set up a camp near it. She told Shippou to stay put and set up a barrier to protect him while she went hunting.
When she got back with a rabbit she cleaned and cooked it for the two of them. Shippou talked about how glad he was to have met her and about some other random things while they ate. Kagome threw the bones in the fire she had built so that no scavengers would come and bother them.
"Hey Shippou, I'm going to go take a bath okay?"
"Can I come with you?"
"Umm...next time, I sort of want to think right now." Shippou nodded and began tot make himself a small bed of leaves.
'What a perfect time for this.' Kagome thought as she felt the beginning signs of her heat. 'All this will do is call a whole bunch of male youkai to me and I definitely do not want to mate with them. It could also put Shippou in danger since a male around a female in heat can get pretty violent.'
Kagome took of her cloak and hung it on a low tree branch. She then pulled off the skirt and tight top that she wore under it. As she stepped into the warm water of the spring she let out a content purr. 'I definitely needed this.'
After getting over the initial feeling of euphoria the warm water gave her as it loosened all her tight muscles, Kagome concentrated on the feeling she had gotten earlier. 'Something really evil is coming. I wonder if the stupid kami will be able to handle it. Bunch of jerks will probably come to me asking for help if the problem is too big. Like always they'll just toss me aside when the task is over.'
*flashback*
The smell of death was everywhere. It seemed stained in the earth and in the air, but those in the area didn't have time to think about it. Kagome was desperately trying to stay alive in this battle. She shouldn't have been there, but she was forced to help her family. 'Some family.' She thought. All she knew of family was people that yelled and hit because she shouldn't have existed.
Then she saw her father fall out of the corner of her eye. She ran over to him as did her two brothers. They had both turned to look at their father's killer and with an unspoken agreement fought together to destroy him. The worst evil the world had ever seen, Itami.
However, although she was greatly responsible for the victory she was cast out form their society once again. The battle was over and they no longer needed her. She decided to leave home then. Ryuuicha had tried to stop her from leaving. Kamui had just tried to hit her, like he had done so many times before to knock some sense into her.
*end flashback*
Kagome knew that she would always remember Ryuuichi fondly. He was her favorite little brother. But then again she had never gotten to know her other little brother very well. Fate did not seem to want them together.
Kagome shook her head to rid herself of the bad memories. She also sighed as she caught a whiff of two male demons. One was coming quickly towards, but the other confused her. He was closer, but seemed to only be standing there, watching. 'Well, better get dressed. Don't want to have to fight in the nude.'
Kagome got out of the comforting water and pulled on her skirt and top. Just as she was going to grab her cloak, the youkai that had been running towards her finally came into the clearing. The youkai was the same height as her and covered in dark red scales. 'Definitely a snake youkai and not worthy of being a mate.'
"My what a pretty little thing you are. And in heat too. It must be my lucky day." The snake youkai hissed to her.
"A weak youkai like you is in no way worthy of being my mate." Kagome responded.
With that said the youkai lunged at her trying to pin her to the ground. Her scent was driving him mad and he would try to take her no matter what. Kagome easily dodged the attacks and spun around slicing his throat in the process. With the youkai dead she went back to the spring to wash her claws. Kagome wished she could find someone strong enough to beat her in a fight, but it just seemed not to be. She had promised herself a long time ago that since love seemed impossible for a person like her that she would mate with the first youkai to defeat her in battle. Fortunately or unfortunately she had yet to be defeated.
Kagome stood and tensed when she felt the other youkai who had been watching her come into the clearing. "What do you want?"
"You to get off my lands."
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Sesshoumaru was supposedly patrolling his lands, but was just walking around lost in thought. He had just received the Western Lands as his inheritance, as his father had just passed on. However, he was incredibly disturbed by the fact that he had all this land to protect and yet his father had given him a worthless healing sword.
His pathetic hanyou half-brother had been given a sword that brought great destruction, but it was useless in his hands. 'Why would father do something like this?'
Sesshoumaru's thoughts were cut short when he picked up a scent of youkai nearby. He growled. Maybe a little blood shed would ease him. He ran in the direction of the scent. When he was within sight his eyes widened at what he found. A beautiful female youkai bathing in a hot spring. 'Did I just think beautiful?' Try as he might he couldn't take his eyes off her. He took in every aspect of her person.
His eyes wandered form her long hair that shimmered in the waning light. Her bright violet eyes seemingly lost in thought. His eyes then went further down her neck and the curve of her shoulder. In the back of his mind he registered that fact that she seemed unmated. A small amount of cleavage was visible before the rest of her was hidden beneath the water. He took a whiff of her scent and found it laced with the spicy and intoxicating scent of a female in heat.
He couldn't help, but feel himself become aroused. First by the sight of her and then the scent which made his youkai senses go haywire. He was about to approach when he smelt another youkai coming. He held back a growl, but then it was all forgotten when he saw her get out of the water.
He took the opportunity to see the rest of her. He came to two conclusions, one, that she indeed had a well endowed and toned body. And two, that his pants were not nearly loose enough. Even after she had dressed her top hugged her curves and her skirt had two slits on either side showing off her shapely legs.
He watched as she disposed of the weak snake youkai. Though an easy kill he was impressed by her grace. 'As Lord of the Western Lands, I will be hard pressed to take a mate. No doubt the other lords will demand it. Perhaps I should beat them to it.' Sesshoumaru found his thoughts were indeed getting a bit strange. 'It's just her heat.' He tried to rationalize what he was feeling. 'I have to get her off my lands.'
Sesshoumaru jumped from his perch in a nearby tree and landed in the clearing Kagome stood in. "What do you want?" Sesshoumaru heard her demand without turning around.
'How dare this wench speak in such a demanding tone to the Lord of the Western Lands.' He held back a small growl. "You to get off my lands."
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Okay gonna end the chapter there. Please review. I crave reviews.