Yet again, I've got a new story. I'm annoyed with myself because I keep
writing new stories before I finish the old ones. But still, I hope you
like this one! Have fun!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho. So don't sue me.
A Life Saved Is an Ally Made
By Sesshieluver89
Chapter One- Going Home
"Kagome!" Inuyasha watched in horror as one of Naraku's tentacles headed straight for the young miko. Kagome threw up her hands, fully expecting the deadly impact, when she heard a thud. She looked up to see Sesshoumaru with a hole in his stomach, and a severed tentacle at his feet.
"Se- Sesshoumaru. Why did you do that?"
He turned to look at her, but quickly turned away. "Whether I like the fact or not, you are the only one who can kill the hanyou." He leapt back into the battle, not hearing her reply.
"But I can't channel enough power into one of my arrows," she whispered at the space where he stood a moment ago. Nonetheless, she charged one with as much energy as she could and let it fly. "Die, Naraku!"
He turned at the shout, but was too slow to avoid the projectile headed for his heart. But, the arrow missed its intended area of impact and ended up in his gut. The bottom half of his body was disintegrated, but the upper part of his body remained. Since it was his upper half that held the Shikon, he was able to regenerate himself.
Kagome slumped to the ground, drained of energy. She was on the edge of consciousness when a voice whispered her name. Kagome.
"Who's there?" A ghostly image of a beautiful woman dressed in a miko's clothing with armor appeared in front of her. "Midoriko."
Kagome, you are meant to kill Naraku. You must rise.
"I don't have enough energy to destroy him. I've exhausted my power."
No, you have not. Reach deep within your soul. Your power will reveal itself.
Kagome closed her eyes and felt deep into her spirit. From within herself she saw a large, glowing orb, too large to be exclusively her soul. She tapped into it and felt the power surge through her body. "I can feel it, Midoriko."
Midoriko smiled down at her. Very good, Kagome. Now, focus that power into your hand. Kagome did as she was told and her hand started to glow blue. Now, face Naraku and release it.
"I don't know how."
That energy is part of your soul. Pretend that it is a part that has been defiled and you no longer want it to be a part of you. Sever it from the rest of your soul.
Kagome took the advice and turned to Naraku to release the power that had formed in her hand. She focused on separating the energy and, a second later, it was flying toward Naraku. The hanyou turned from his opponent, Inuyasha, and faced the death that was flying towards him. Everyone stopped fighting to watch the demise of the evil hanyou. He was engulfed by the bright blue light of Kagome's powers and he screamed in pain as all of the youkai within his body emerged and were immediately turned to dust. When the light died down everyone looked to see if he was truly dead. Sesshoumaru, who was closest, walked up to the body that was lying on the ground. Onigumo lay there, gasping for breath.
Kagome approached next and asked, "Onigumo, how are you still alive?"
He managed to get out a weak, "I don't know." Then, he stopped breathing.
Everyone, including Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku, walked up to the two standing near Onigumo's dead body.
"Kagome, thank you for freeing us. We are in your debt," Kagura said.
Kagome smiled and said, "Your welcome. Now, I have to put the Shikon back together." She reached down to Onigumo's corpse and picked up the tainted Shikon jewel. She purified it and then added her shards. When she was done, there was still a small part missing. "We need your shards Kouga," she said to the only wolf in the group. He handed her two pieces of the jewel and she added them to her larger piece. "One piece left."
Everyone turned to Sango and Kohaku. Sango said, "The only thing keeping him alive is that shard, Kagome. I can't take it out. He'll die." Tears welled up in her eyes and Miroku put a comforting and on her shoulder.
Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru and looked at him with pleading eyes. She knew the extent of Tenseiga's power. He could bring Kohaku back to life. He nodded at her and stated, "Remove the shard from his body."
Kagome moved towards Kohaku and he stared at her, petrified. Kagome saw the fear in his eyes and said, "It's okay Kohaku. I'm going to remove the shard from your back. As soon as I do, Sesshoumaru-sama will revive you. Alright?" He was still scared, but he nodded. Kagome quickly removed the shard and Sesshoumaru immediately used Tenseiga to revive him. Kohaku, who had fallen against Kagome when he died, slowly opened his eyes and smiled. Kagome helped him stand up and said, "That wasn't too bad now, was it?"
Her face turned serious and she looked at the incomplete jewel I her hand. "We don't know what will happen when I put this final shard back into the jewel. If I get sent back home, I want you all to know I will miss you so much. And, Sesshoumaru, thank you for saving me." She took a deep breath and fused the last piece into the jewel. It was a few seconds later when Kagome started to fade away. She looked distressed as she whispered, "Goodbye." With that final word, she disappeared.
Kagome's time. Koenma's office
"Alright, Yusuke, settle down." Yusuke, ignoring his child like boss, continued to pound Kuwabara's face into the floor, much to the enjoyment of Hiei. "Yusuke! I said stop!"
Yusuke looked up from his prey and said, "What? I didn't hear you say stop. I only heard you say 'settle down.'"
Koenma sighed and said, "Just listen up. I've got a new assignment for you."
Everyone stopped their bickering and looked up at their boss. Kurama politely asked, "Koenma, what s our assignment?"
A picture appeared on the screen at the front of the room and everyone, except Botan, drew in a sharp breath. A beautiful girl with midnight black hair and dazzling blue-gray eyes was smiling at them from the monitor. "This is Kagome Higurashi. She is the last known miko in existence and guardian of the legendary Shikon no Tama. Your job is to bring her back here so that I can speak to her about your next assignment."
"What's so important about her, toddler?"
"She is more powerful than any of you. You'll need her help on this next assignment. Now, she lives at the Higurashi shrine. Do any of you know where that is?" Kurama nodded. "Good. She arrived back home nearly an hour ago. If she is unwilling to come back here, contact me. Now, go."
Botan opened a portal to a deserted alley near the shrine and they arrived at the shrine a few minutes later (except Hiei, who had run ahead). Everyone stopped at the steps and Yusuke groaned. "What the hell is with all the steps? There are almost as many here as there are at grandma's!"
Everyone else ignored him and started up the steps. When they got to the top they saw Kagome sitting in the middle of the courtyard, crying on her mother's shoulder. Her mother looked up as the reikai tantei approached them, but made no move to greet their visitor. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan stopped to let Kurama talk to the two of them. "Excuse me, but may I please speak to Higurashi Kagome?"
Kagome looked up at her name and her eyes widened when she saw a kitsune before her. She looked past him and saw three others. She also sensed another in the Goshinboku. "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Our boss wishes to speak to you about something. He gave us no further details."
Kagome wiped away her tears and her expression turned serious. "Until I have more details I refuse to see your boss."
Kurama nodded to her and walked back to Yusuke. He whispered something to him and Yusuke called Koenma. "Hey toddler, she doesn't want to come."
Koenma nodded and said, "I figured as much. Tell her it has to do with a youkai named Sesshoumaru."
Kurama's and Hiei's eyes widened. "Koenma, that's the ruler of Makai. What could he possibly have to do with our next assignment?"
"He is your assignment."
Yusuke closed the communicator and walked over to Kagome. "Okay, according to our boss, he wants to talk to you about some youkai named Sesshoumaru."
Kagome's eyes grew large and her mouth fell open. "Sesshoumaru? He's still alive?"
Not as good as I had hoped. But, it's done. Review please!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho. So don't sue me.
A Life Saved Is an Ally Made
By Sesshieluver89
Chapter One- Going Home
"Kagome!" Inuyasha watched in horror as one of Naraku's tentacles headed straight for the young miko. Kagome threw up her hands, fully expecting the deadly impact, when she heard a thud. She looked up to see Sesshoumaru with a hole in his stomach, and a severed tentacle at his feet.
"Se- Sesshoumaru. Why did you do that?"
He turned to look at her, but quickly turned away. "Whether I like the fact or not, you are the only one who can kill the hanyou." He leapt back into the battle, not hearing her reply.
"But I can't channel enough power into one of my arrows," she whispered at the space where he stood a moment ago. Nonetheless, she charged one with as much energy as she could and let it fly. "Die, Naraku!"
He turned at the shout, but was too slow to avoid the projectile headed for his heart. But, the arrow missed its intended area of impact and ended up in his gut. The bottom half of his body was disintegrated, but the upper part of his body remained. Since it was his upper half that held the Shikon, he was able to regenerate himself.
Kagome slumped to the ground, drained of energy. She was on the edge of consciousness when a voice whispered her name. Kagome.
"Who's there?" A ghostly image of a beautiful woman dressed in a miko's clothing with armor appeared in front of her. "Midoriko."
Kagome, you are meant to kill Naraku. You must rise.
"I don't have enough energy to destroy him. I've exhausted my power."
No, you have not. Reach deep within your soul. Your power will reveal itself.
Kagome closed her eyes and felt deep into her spirit. From within herself she saw a large, glowing orb, too large to be exclusively her soul. She tapped into it and felt the power surge through her body. "I can feel it, Midoriko."
Midoriko smiled down at her. Very good, Kagome. Now, focus that power into your hand. Kagome did as she was told and her hand started to glow blue. Now, face Naraku and release it.
"I don't know how."
That energy is part of your soul. Pretend that it is a part that has been defiled and you no longer want it to be a part of you. Sever it from the rest of your soul.
Kagome took the advice and turned to Naraku to release the power that had formed in her hand. She focused on separating the energy and, a second later, it was flying toward Naraku. The hanyou turned from his opponent, Inuyasha, and faced the death that was flying towards him. Everyone stopped fighting to watch the demise of the evil hanyou. He was engulfed by the bright blue light of Kagome's powers and he screamed in pain as all of the youkai within his body emerged and were immediately turned to dust. When the light died down everyone looked to see if he was truly dead. Sesshoumaru, who was closest, walked up to the body that was lying on the ground. Onigumo lay there, gasping for breath.
Kagome approached next and asked, "Onigumo, how are you still alive?"
He managed to get out a weak, "I don't know." Then, he stopped breathing.
Everyone, including Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku, walked up to the two standing near Onigumo's dead body.
"Kagome, thank you for freeing us. We are in your debt," Kagura said.
Kagome smiled and said, "Your welcome. Now, I have to put the Shikon back together." She reached down to Onigumo's corpse and picked up the tainted Shikon jewel. She purified it and then added her shards. When she was done, there was still a small part missing. "We need your shards Kouga," she said to the only wolf in the group. He handed her two pieces of the jewel and she added them to her larger piece. "One piece left."
Everyone turned to Sango and Kohaku. Sango said, "The only thing keeping him alive is that shard, Kagome. I can't take it out. He'll die." Tears welled up in her eyes and Miroku put a comforting and on her shoulder.
Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru and looked at him with pleading eyes. She knew the extent of Tenseiga's power. He could bring Kohaku back to life. He nodded at her and stated, "Remove the shard from his body."
Kagome moved towards Kohaku and he stared at her, petrified. Kagome saw the fear in his eyes and said, "It's okay Kohaku. I'm going to remove the shard from your back. As soon as I do, Sesshoumaru-sama will revive you. Alright?" He was still scared, but he nodded. Kagome quickly removed the shard and Sesshoumaru immediately used Tenseiga to revive him. Kohaku, who had fallen against Kagome when he died, slowly opened his eyes and smiled. Kagome helped him stand up and said, "That wasn't too bad now, was it?"
Her face turned serious and she looked at the incomplete jewel I her hand. "We don't know what will happen when I put this final shard back into the jewel. If I get sent back home, I want you all to know I will miss you so much. And, Sesshoumaru, thank you for saving me." She took a deep breath and fused the last piece into the jewel. It was a few seconds later when Kagome started to fade away. She looked distressed as she whispered, "Goodbye." With that final word, she disappeared.
Kagome's time. Koenma's office
"Alright, Yusuke, settle down." Yusuke, ignoring his child like boss, continued to pound Kuwabara's face into the floor, much to the enjoyment of Hiei. "Yusuke! I said stop!"
Yusuke looked up from his prey and said, "What? I didn't hear you say stop. I only heard you say 'settle down.'"
Koenma sighed and said, "Just listen up. I've got a new assignment for you."
Everyone stopped their bickering and looked up at their boss. Kurama politely asked, "Koenma, what s our assignment?"
A picture appeared on the screen at the front of the room and everyone, except Botan, drew in a sharp breath. A beautiful girl with midnight black hair and dazzling blue-gray eyes was smiling at them from the monitor. "This is Kagome Higurashi. She is the last known miko in existence and guardian of the legendary Shikon no Tama. Your job is to bring her back here so that I can speak to her about your next assignment."
"What's so important about her, toddler?"
"She is more powerful than any of you. You'll need her help on this next assignment. Now, she lives at the Higurashi shrine. Do any of you know where that is?" Kurama nodded. "Good. She arrived back home nearly an hour ago. If she is unwilling to come back here, contact me. Now, go."
Botan opened a portal to a deserted alley near the shrine and they arrived at the shrine a few minutes later (except Hiei, who had run ahead). Everyone stopped at the steps and Yusuke groaned. "What the hell is with all the steps? There are almost as many here as there are at grandma's!"
Everyone else ignored him and started up the steps. When they got to the top they saw Kagome sitting in the middle of the courtyard, crying on her mother's shoulder. Her mother looked up as the reikai tantei approached them, but made no move to greet their visitor. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan stopped to let Kurama talk to the two of them. "Excuse me, but may I please speak to Higurashi Kagome?"
Kagome looked up at her name and her eyes widened when she saw a kitsune before her. She looked past him and saw three others. She also sensed another in the Goshinboku. "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Our boss wishes to speak to you about something. He gave us no further details."
Kagome wiped away her tears and her expression turned serious. "Until I have more details I refuse to see your boss."
Kurama nodded to her and walked back to Yusuke. He whispered something to him and Yusuke called Koenma. "Hey toddler, she doesn't want to come."
Koenma nodded and said, "I figured as much. Tell her it has to do with a youkai named Sesshoumaru."
Kurama's and Hiei's eyes widened. "Koenma, that's the ruler of Makai. What could he possibly have to do with our next assignment?"
"He is your assignment."
Yusuke closed the communicator and walked over to Kagome. "Okay, according to our boss, he wants to talk to you about some youkai named Sesshoumaru."
Kagome's eyes grew large and her mouth fell open. "Sesshoumaru? He's still alive?"
Not as good as I had hoped. But, it's done. Review please!!!