Hey guys, this is my new story. And it is probably going to be a Kuronue/Kagome ficcie, because since most of you voted for a theesome on my other fiction story called Queen of Thieves. So I am going to make that one a Kag.Kur/Yoko, and this one mainly Kuronue/Kagome. So, anyway read the story. There isn't much I can say except that is it based in Feudal Japan, not in Makai. So, I hope you guys enjoy my new ficcie.

Word Of A Thief

Chapter 1

Small Nuisances, Bigger Mysteries

Kagome was peacefully lying in her own bed that night after a long grueling week of traveling all over Feudal Japan in search of the last few Shikon no Tama shards that were scattered by her after a run in with a carrion youkai. She was laying there enjoying the comforts of home, her soft warm blankets cacooning her body and fluffy white pillows protecting her head. Kagome sighed happily and was about to drift into blissful sleep when a loud voice that sounded distinctly like a certain hanyou she knew, broke her delightful peace. She groaned and placed a pillow over her head, attempting to block out his voice and get some sleep.

But a minute later, the pillow was yanked away and Kagome was so startled she fell half way out of her bed. Without even glancing at him she screamed, "osuwari, boy!" before clawing her way back onto her bed.

She was immensely satisfied after hearing the familiar thump and grumblings from the hanyou. "Come on, Kagome, there's trouble at the village. We think its Naraku."

Kagome groaned in dismay. Of all things, she really did not want to deal with Naraku right now. "Come on Inuyasha can't you take care of it?" she mumbled closing her eyes.

"No, wench, now get up you're coming with me!" he shouted.

He began pulling Kagome's small body off her bed as she desperately tried to dig her dainty nails into her comforter. "No, Inuyasha, I'm tired and I want to sleep. I haven't slept in the past four days."

"Inuyasha, do you think it's Naraku or do you know it is?" she asked stubbornly.

Inuyasha glanced down. "Well, no, but the villagers have been reporting strange youkai hanging around. They claimed that while we were gone, two youkai asked about the jewel. It could be some more of Naraku's incarnations."

Noticing the worried tone in his voice, Kagome sighed knowing she wouldn't be getting any sleep that night either. Sitting up, she stretched her arms over her head and then glanced at the hanyou, who stood in the middle of her room, arms crossed in front of his chest. "All right, Inuyasha, I'll go. Just give me a minute to take a shower and get dressed."

"No, wench, let's go now," he demanded. Then under his breath stated, "Kikyo would never have been this lazy."

Kagome gasped at his statement before growing increasingly angry. "Kikyo? Kikyo?! I am not Kikyo! Don't you ever compare me to her again!" she yelled angrily.

For a minute Inuyasha's ears flattened by the loudness of her voice, before he just growled a, "feh!" and turned around. Sighing Kagome decided she did not want to be angry anymore and got up, hurrying into her bathroom without a second glance. She took a quick shower and then braided her long blue-black hair, leaving a wet trail down her back. She walked out to find Inuyasha gone. Shrugging, she figured he was waiting for her by the well, and went to pull on her outfit. Over the three years she'd been in the Feudal Era, she had foregone the sailor outfit after figuring out she looked like a whore, well at least to the people of the time period. So she'd had her mom go out and bye a bunch of modern Kimonos, Haoris, and Hakamas.

Her Kimono was pure black, with silver lining and a silver dragon on the back with giant silver wings which stretched from each of her shoulders. Her Obi was also silver and she carried a dagger on her left side and a silver sword with a black sheath on her right. Yes, over the years Kagome had also learned to fight with a Katana and many of weapons of choice, after running into the Sesshomaru from the future. He's been her friend and confidant during the last year and had eventually adopted her into his family as his sister.

She had told her friends none of this, not knowing how they would react. So, she never used her fighting skills, only her miko skills which had fully developed over the last three years. Sighing once again, Kagome looked in the mirror noticing she'd lost some weight, looking very thin, due to the fact that she was constantly on the go and had no chances to eat a good healthy meal.

Finally she was ready and left out her window, so as not to awaken the household. She quickly crossed over to the well the find Inuyasha impatiently tapping his foot on the ground. "Let's go wench," he said.

Just as he was jumping in the well, Kagome murmured a, "osuwari," and smirked when she saw his body plunging into the depths of the well with a startled yelp.Kagome smirked and chuckled; she was satisfied.

When she reached the other side, she stepped over the cursing Inuyasha and effortlessly jumped out of the well. She proceeded towards the village, speculating on the lastest trouble. Inuyasha had said that it might be Naraku, maybe even new incarnations. If that was the case, they could be in serious trouble. But if Inuyasha was wrong, so help her she would-.

Kagome stopped her musing once she reached the edge of the village. It was quiet and peaceful, not a sound at all. Kagome mentally growled. "Hey, wench, what was that for?" Inuyasha demanded once he caught up with her.

"Inuyasha, osuwari, osuwari osuwari," she whispered it so he would fall but not wake up everybody. "There is nothing wrong here. You drag me out of bed in the middle of the night saying Naraku might be here, but there is nothing. No scent, no miasma, nothing."

"Erg, we-, uh, Kagome, I swear I'm not lying. I know what I felt earlier. He must have left."

Kagome just sighed disappointedly. "Inuyasha, I'm tired and since you found it necessary to drag me here, I will stay the night in the village and tomorrow I am going home to catch up with my family and school work." She walked away leaving Inuyasha in a 6 foot whole and traveled into her specially made hut. The villagers had built it for her, claiming her to be an honorary member of their town and left it for when she stayed there.

Walking in she immediately spotted Shippo laying in the middle of her bed, snoring slightly, his tail curled around his body for warmth. Kagome smiled, not even bothering to change her clothes, and slipped into bed next to her adopted son. Yes, Kagome had also adopted Shippo the demon way. She had his demon blood in her and he had part of her miko blood. His appearance didn't change, but his power sure did. Shippo's attacks were ten times stronger and he'd learned some new ones as well as improving his fox fire.

Kagome had made a significant change in her power and found out that when she wanted to, she could transform into a full-bodied kitsune. A few months ago, Kagome had found a traveling kitsune who turned out to be Shippo's aunt. She had trained both Kagome and Shippo with their powers and as a result, both were quite strong.

Kagome pulled her kit tight against her body and allowed her youkai tail to slip out from behind her spell to wrap protectively around her son. "Mama," he murmured sleepily burrowing into her soft tail. She smiled and was about to drift into sleep when a whisper behind her hut caught her attentions. From just beyond her hut and the entrance of the village, she caught the sounds of two youkai conversing about the jewel and a miko protector. She almost snorted at some of the comments and held back a chuckle when one of them pointed out the crater of Inuyasha. Well, whoever they were they were very cocky, she would give them back. At least one of them sounded sensible.

Kagome controlled her breathing very slowly and allowed herself to calm. She used her senses and found that the youkai were moving directly towards her....and the Shikon no Tama. She wasn't surprised. From their conversation she'd surmised that they were here for the jewel. As if that was a big surprise.

Kagome turned over Shippo now held behind her back in her tail. She glanced at the almost complete Shikon no Tama. And yes, it was almost finished. In a foolish attempt by Naraku, he had attempted to attack Inuyasha on his demon night not knowing that it was a set-up. Naraku barely escaped after a long battle between Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and himself. And once the sun came out, Naraku had become almost over powered. The result was Naraku fleeing accidentally losing his jewel shards. After that finding the other shards came easier as the jewel called out to each other and it wasn't long before the jewel was almost complete. Kagome knew there were only a few pieces left; two in Koug's legs, one in Kohaku's back, and Naraku had about five pieces now.

The group hadn't heard anything from Naraku in months so it was basically a waiting game. The Shikon no Tama, now stayed within her hut, protected by her own barrier which would not let any youkai, good or bad, touch it. It was placed in a Miko energy protected container no demon could break and for that Kagome was glad. The youkai coming for it, would not, could not steal it.

Kagome waited until she heard the silent footfalls tread closer and then stop directly in front of the door. She listened patiently as two voices could be heard. She almost laughed when she picked up the sounds of an argument. She pulled the blanket up over her head and slid down, only allowing her eyes to open half-way as the two figures finally made their way into the room.

"Yoko, I got a bad feeling about this," a voice came, whispering over the silence of the night. "Maybe we should go after this thing another night."

Two figures walked slowly to the edge of a sleeping village and stopped to pear down at the silent city.

"Nonsense, Kuronue. We came for the jewel and that is what we will get. It is said to be guarded by a woman, how hard can it be to steal it from her?"

"Miko, Yoko, she's a miko. Have you forgotten that little issue?" Kuronue pointed out.

Yoko rolled his eyes. "Miko, shmiko, how hard can it be to get past one miko?"

"Famous last words," Kuronue muttered.

"What!?" Yoko hissed from his side and Kuronue held up his hands in defeat.

"So, what's our plan?" Kuronue asked sighing slightly.

"That's more like it, Kuronue. Anyway, the villagers said that the miko didn't actually live here. To be honest most of them had no idea where she lived. They only knew she wouldn't be present this night."

"So, what, you're just planning on walking right in? And how do you really know what they said was the truth? How do you know it wasn't a trap?"

"Would you quit questioning me, for Kami's sake? Kuronue, where has your head gone. At one point you would have been right there with me."

Kuronue sighed. "I am with you, Yoko. You're my best friend and partner," he stated truthfully, before smirking. "Besides I just don't want to see you get fried and purified before you find a mate."

"Oh please," Yoko snorted. "Mate? Ha, I have no need of a mate. Watch out for that hole," he commented off handedly not noticing the unconscious hanyou lying directly at the bottom.

"Oh my," Kuronue commented. "Someone should really fill that up. It could cause a nasty fall. See there is an unfortunate being," Kuronue pointed to the downed Inuyasha, not bothering to notice the smell of hanyou.

"How sad," Yoko replied, before both stepped over the hole and continued onwards. They were now directly in front of a hut where Yoko was sure housed the Shikon. He picked up the scents of two beings, a woman and child, though somehow missed the scents of youkai. Both were sleeping peacefully. Yoko made a motion for Kuronue to follow him and both slipped silently into the room.

Once they were in, Kagome couldn't take her eyes off of them both. Both were extremely attractive, one looked like an elegant cross between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru and was apparently a kitsune. Curious. Kagome struggled not to raise an eyebrow. The other one appeared to be a bat and was also attractive. He was wearing all black and had ties going around his arms. He had black wings and long black hair and on top of his head, he wore a black tattered hat. In his right hand, he was swinging an odd ruby pendant.

Deciding to see how far they would go, she decided to have a little fun. Besides her night was already half over. Who says she couldn't liven it up a bit? She watched as they stepped in and looked around, both their eyes going directly towards the Shikon. Kagome allowed a sigh and stretched her arms above her head, closing her eyes and turning over, struggling not to laugh as they stopped in their tracks.

"Do you think she heard us?" a rough male voice asked. Yoko turned to Kuronue and scoffed.

"Ha, her, a human, hear us?"

Kagome had to cover her mouth to hold in her snort of dismay. Oh, if only they knew. Deciding to play a little bit more. She moaned and rolled back over, allowing the covers to fall away, revealing her upper body. She pulled her tail back and under the covers so they wouldn't notice. Two voices gasped.

Kuronue couldn't help but gaze at her. She was very pretty even for a human. She had long black hair that tumbled over the bed. She had dainty eyelashes and he wished for once she was awake so he could see what color her eyes were. Her arms were long and thin and her face was the face of an angel. "Wow," he breathed before he could stop himself.

"Hmm, she is pretty, I'll give her that," Yoko commented. "Now come on, you can see your girlfriend later."

Kuronue rolled his eyes and made his way over to Yoko who was examining the jewel. A moan caught both their attentions as the female on the bed began emitting small mews, like she was being pleasured. The woman now had Yoko's full attention. "Looks like your woman is dreaming of another man," he smiked to his partner.

On the bed Kagome scoffed as the other tried to deny his attraction. "Oh," she moaned again, tossing her head to the side. She froze as she felt someone come close to her. What was he doing? She began to panic before realizing she was supposed to be asleep and lay still. She was shocked when a moment later the blanket was placed snugly around her body. What was that? She didn't know thieves could be sweet. She wondered which one it was and as he walked away she opened her eyes and caught the backside of the bat demon walking away. If she could, she would have gaped. He was as attractive from the backside as he was he front. And Kagome knew she couldn't pretend anymore. Both of these youkai intrigued her. She wanted to talk to them, to find out why they wanted the jewel, and to find out why exactly the bat had tucked her in. Silently, without alerting the two youkai, she released Shippo from her tail and got up from her bed, moving directly behind the two thieves.

"So, what's up?" Kuronue asked. "Don't you have that thing yet?"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm going," Yoko muttered before reaching for the jewel.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," a voice rang out from behind them, startling them both, causing Yoko to swing around and knock into Kuronue. Turning around both youkai were stunned to see the woman from the bed, apparently fully awake. They were both shocked at what happened next.

So, what did you guys think? Please please please read and review. It would mean so much to me. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed my first chapter. And watch out for the next chapter of Queen of Thieves.

Ja ne

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