Brotherhood of the Fox
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha
Part Three: A Travel Through Time
Kurama stared down at the darkness of the well, a feeling of excitement traveling through him. It had taken him most of the day to get the girl to calm down, and allow him to come along. But it was well worth it, he was finally going to see his brothers again. "So what do I need to do to open the gate?" Kurama asked looking over at the girl questionable.
"All you have to do is hold on to me," Kagome said sitting on the edge of the well, and gesturing for Kurama to do the same. After Kurama was sitting next to her, Kagome grabbed his hand, and together they jumped into the well.
Instead of hitting the ground like before, Kurama felt himself floating before he landed safely on the ground.
"Come on, lets get out of here, the others are waiting," Kagome said beaming joyfully as she grabbed onto some of the vines that hung inside of the well. Following her lead, Kurama began to climb out of the well after her.
When Kurama saw the outside, he was a pleased to see that he was no longer in an old shack, but was outside in a forest. The smell of the unpolluted air filled Kurama's lungs in a sense of peace that he had not felt for a very long time. "I want to thank you again for allowing me to come along," Kurama said as the two teenagers made their way toward the village where Inuyasha was waiting.
"Well it wasn't like I had much of a choice, you would have followed me anyways. So how exactly do you know Inuyasha?" Kagome asked noticing Kurama stiffen slightly at the question.
"That information is sort of personal and I prefer not to explain, but rest assured, I intend to do him no harm," Kurama said halting as his head swung to the left, and his emerald green eyes narrowed. "You can come out of hiding now…Inuyasha," Kurama said as a silver haired boy leapt out of the tree and planted himself protectively in front of Kagome.
Kurama could feel his blood pounding, and his breathing increased at the site of his brother. But his outward appearance remained defensive and intimidating. As much as his heart was longing to race toward Inuyasha, his mind was still cautious. His brother was alive, and the most important thing was to keep it that way, which meant he had to make sure Inuyasha didn't return to the human world where Yusuke and the others were waiting to capture him.
"Who the hell are you?" Inuyasha demanded.
"I'm sorry, my name is Shuuichi Minamino. I am a classmate at Kagome's school," Kurama said bowing in greeting.
"Sure, and I guess you believe I'm going to believe that? Tell me what you are doing here?" Inuyasha demanded.
Kurama looked up at a complete loss of words. There really wasn't anything he could say to explain why he was here, or how he knew about this time era.
"I invited Shuuichi here because of his interest in this time period. You see we are studying this time in my history class, and I thought it would be nice to let him see this place," Kagome explained throwing Kurama a soft smile.
"What the hell are you thinking Kagome? You know you can't just bring anybody back into this time…" Inuyasha tried pointing out.
"And why can't I? Does it make you jealous that I want another guy at my side?" Kagome said smirking as Inuyasha almost fell over.
"You…you brought him here to impress him…but…" Inuyasha stuttered as Kagome shook her head.
"No, I brought Shuuichi here because he has one of the shards," Kagome said growing serious.
"What?" Inuyasha demanded rounding on Kurama who looked just as bewildered as him. "But how did a human get a hold of one of the shards?" Inuyasha questioned.
Kurama fell into a defensive position as Kagome and Inuyasha approached him.
"I want answers, so start talking," Inuyasha demanded.
"I…I can't," Kurama mumbled lowering his arms, and casting his eyes on the ground.
"That's unacceptable. I only allowed you to come with me because I sensed that you were carrying a shard with you. And I was curious on how you knew about Inuyasha," Kagome pointed out.
Kurama's mind raced as he tried to come up with a believable explanation. "Great, I was so intent on seeing my brother, I lost all ration. It was foolish of me to come here without a plan," Kurama mentally thought.
"You'd better start talking soon," Inuyasha threatened.
"The reason why I know about this time period and Inuyasha, is because I'm a part of a team that captures demons who come into the human world," Kurama tried to explain, but he stopped as he noticed the confused looks on Kagome's and Inuyasha's faces.
"Human world, are you trying to say that there is more then one world?" Kagome asked.
"Yes, I'm sure you noticed that in you time that demons do not roam around freely like they do here," Kurama pointed out.
"I'd hardly say demon's roam free here either," Inuyasha said sarcastically.
"But humans and demons coexist in this time," Kurama pointed out knowing that the dog demon could not deny that. "Now as I was saying, in Kagome's time, there are three worlds. The spirit world; the demon world; and the human world," Kurama explained.
"That's ridiculous," Inuyasha growled, "There is no such thing as separate worlds."
"That is true for this time, but ten years from now, a new ruler will create two other worlds, and he will pass a law to make sure demons don't come into the human world. It is why the future humans don't even know of the existence of demons. And to make sure things stay this way, the head of the spirit world has created barriers to seal off the wards between the demon world and human world. But sometimes a demon can still find his way into the human world, and that is where my team comes in. My team is a special team created to protect the humans from demons," Kurama explained.
"And that is all very interesting, but what does that have to do with me?" Inuyasha demanded.
"I have been ordered to capture you, and to take you to the ruler of the spirit world where you will receive your punishment," Kurama said stopping as Inuyasha's sword was pressed firmly against his neck.
"I'd love to see you try, human," Inuyasha said pushing the sword harder against Kurama's flesh.
Kurama's eyes narrowed as he concentrated on the surrounding plant life. Inuyasha may be his brother, but his Youko side didn't take kindly to being threatened.
Kagome watched amazed as seemingly harmless plants wrapped around Inuyasha, and jerked the demon away from Kurama.
Inuyasha growled, cursed, and clawed at the vines that curled around him and pulled him to the ground. Kurama stood, rubbing his neck as his plants securely held the dog demon safely away from him.
"Now, I want you to listen to me carefully, Inuyasha," Kurama said as the plants lifted the demon into a standing position so that the two boys were eye to eye. "I was sent to capture you, but I'm not going to. In fact, I am here to warn you, and give you some advice," Kurama said staring at Inuyasha's golden eyes. "As long as you are here, the spirit detective and his team cannot touch you, but the second you set foot into Kagome's time, they will come after you. There are tools in the future that can tract demons, and they will know the second you come out of the well," Kurama warned.
"So Inuyasha is in no danger as long as he stays here?" Kagome clarified.
"Yes," Kurama said allowing the vines to unravel and release the quiet dog demon.
"Is that all you want human?" Inuyasha said looking at the plants hatefully.
"Yes," Kurama said.
"Good, then that means you can leave," Inuyasha pointed out watching confused as a look of regret crossed Kurama's face.
"Of course, I mean you no harm, I'll be on my way," Kurama said turning around and throwing his brother one last look before he disappeared down the well.
For a moment Inuyasha and Kagome looked over at the well in silence before Kagome slammed her hand against her head. "Damn, I forgot about the shard," Kagome said.
"I'll get him," Inuyasha announced preparing to leap into the well after the boy.
"Sit boy!" Kagome yelled causing the dog demon to go crashing to the ground.
"What the hell?" Inuyasha exclaimed sitting up and rubbing his head.
"You're not stepping a foot inside of my time until I have some time to clarify what Shuuichi said," Kagome said as Inuyasha tried to object. "I can handle this by myself," Kagome stated sitting on the well wall. "I'll be back tomorrow," Kagome said before leaping into the well.
Kagome felt herself floating before she landed at the bottom of the well. "Well, home sweet home," Kagome mumbled climbing out of the wall.
"Shuuichi!" Kagome yelled running out of the shack, and looking for any sign of the red haired boy, but he was nowhere in site.
TBC.
Author's endnote: So sorry about how long it took to update, I had a major author's block, and then I was stuck at boot camp. But I finally know what I want to do with this story, and I actually have a plot! Expect to see an update soon, and please review.