Tale of the last Dragon Master

Disclaimer: I own the idea and Cairi, Airi, Seth, and Anora.
Nothing else

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Summary: In the Feudal Era, Kagome comes across a strangely
dressed young man named Tsukasa, who claims to be one of the
last Dragon Mages. He's looking for another member of his race,
a Dragon Master named Cairi Lightstar. While he travels with
them, Kagome transforms. Into what, you ask? You'll just have to
find out...

Pairings:
Youko/Kagome/Hiei
Kikyou/Hojo
Sango/Miroku
Yusuke/Keiko
Kuwabara/Yukina
Tsukasa/Cairi

=...=(Telepathy)
"..."(Talking)
-...-(Language of the Dragonken)
#...# (Spells)
'...'(Thinking privately)
... (Sounds)
/ ... / (Actions)

Tale of the last Dragon Master
Chapter Four: Meet Youko Kurama, the great Kitsune thief!

==InuYasha's POV==
Kagome's staring into the mirror Tsukasa made for her, in awe of her celestial wings.
'She's so beautiful. Like a goddess.'

"Whoa, Kagome. I didn't know that a Youkai could look so
heavenly. Astonishing." Miroku comments, awed.

'Damn that monk. Kagome's mine and mine alone!'

=I am glad that I was correct in believing you to be a Tenshi
Youkai. You are very beautiful, Kagome-sama.=

"Kagome-sama? Why call me that, Tsukasa?" Kagome asks in confusion.

=You are a Taiyoukai, my friend. That is why I referred to you
as Kagome-sama.=

"Kagome, would you do me the favor of bearing my children?"
(Three guesses who said that. Author's notes are in (these). )
Miroku asked, grabbing her hands. Sango immediately sprang into action, bashing over the head with Hiraikotsu.

"Hentai..." She mutters to herself. InuYasha however, growled deeply.

'How dare he think of touching Kagome, she's mine! '

"InuYasha, what's wrong?" Kagome asked him, her eyes darkening with concern.

'Her eyes, they're so...beautiful.'
"It's nothing, Kagome. Let's get going, we've got shards to
find!" InuYasha looks over at the rest of the group.

"We also need to find the place where Cairi has been sealed,
InuYasha. We promised Tsukasa we'd help him." Miroku reminds me.
BAM!

"OW!!! Dammit Miroku! What was that for?!" Miroku had whacked InuYasha on the head with his staff.

=I'm glad that you remembered, Miroku. I hope you don't mind me
asking if we could go rescue Cairi and gather shards along the
way?=

==Kagome's POV==
'Tsukasa must be really worried about Cairi. He must really care
about her.'
"I think that's just fine, Tsukasa. We usually just wander
aimlessly from village to village anyway." Tsukasa looks happier than they have ever seen him.

=Thank you, my friends.= Then Tsukasa smiles at us for the first time, and I see why Subaru was so concerned.

'He really is a gentle, kind person at heart.'

=I will lead you to the place where Cairi is sealed. You may
ask for a break at any time you choose.= Vahn states, patiently waiting for them to get ready.

"Tsukasa, where is Subaru? I haven't seen her for a while now."
Sango asks, perplexed. That's when Tsukasa, who'd been turning to answer her, tensed up with fear and turned toward the nearby trees.

=There's a Youkai watching us.= Fear and anxiety were obvious in his mind-voice.

"Are you certain, Tsukasa? I don't sense a malevolent aura." Miroku stated, looking in the same direction as Tsukasa, who nods.

=I didn't say it was planning to attack us, I said it was
watching us. It's a Kitsune, and he is staring at Kagome.=

Rustle. The bushes part, and out steps a handsome silver
Kitsune with golden eyes. (NO DROOLING!!) He steps into the
clearing and looks over the group, before pausing on Kagome.

"Who are you? What are you doing spying on us?"
'And why do you keep staring at me?'

"My name is Youko Kurama. I'm on a mission that involves him
/he points to Tsukasa/ so I've been watching him." Sango notices that as Youko speaks, Tsukasa starts to back out of the clearing towards the village, keeping his eyes fixed on Youko the whole time.

==Youko's POV==
'I've found him; he's the one that Hanyou has me looking for. I
wonder what Naraku wants with him?' As soon as Youko finished the thought, Tsukasa turned and ran away.

"Tsukasa!! What are you doing?" Kagome called after him. Tsukasa doesn't answer instead he just keeps running.

'I can't let him escape!' Youko summons his vine whip, and running forward, strikes Tsukasa with it. It cuts Tsukasa's side and he begins bleeding.

"AAAAGH!" Tsukasa falls to the ground when the rose whip swipes his feet out from under him.

"You will not escape me, the great Youko Kurama!" (Full of himself, isn't he?) He then begins tying Tsukasa up. He then turns towards the stunned friends.
"Now I must be going. Farewell." He turns back to Tsukasa, and notices Shippou standing between them, trying to protect Tsukasa.

=Shippou, what are you doing? Get out of the way!=
Youko looks up in surprise at Tsukasa, whom he determined is the source of the mind-voice.

"NO!! I won't let him take you Tsukasa! You're my friend, and
friends don't leave one another!"
"You won't take my friend! I won't let you!" Shippou states defiantly, glaring up at the older Kitsune.

"You would have been wise to follow your friend's advice, kit." Youko states calmly, as he looks down at Shippou. Youko then slashes at Shippou with his rose whip.

=NO!!!= Tsukasa pushes Shippou out of the way and takes the hit himself.

"TSUKASA!! Are you okay?" Shippou asks, concerned for his friend.

=I-I'll be fine...Shippou. I can handle this. Go free the others.=
Shippou runs of to free the others from the binding magic Youko had used to trap them.

"Brave, aren't you, Tsukasa? Loyal too. You care more about
them then you do about yourself."

=That's right, Youko Kurama. I refuse to let you hurt them just
so you can take me to Naraku.= As he tells Youko this, Tsukasa's eyes begin to glow a deep blue color. The ground begins to shake, and Tsukasa begins floating in the air taking his friends with him. The ground shoots up and pummels Youko until he can't fight anymore. Then everything is put back on the ground, including Tsukasa and his friends.

"Ow...that hurts. Now, why did you try to capture Tsukasa? He
hasn't done anything wrong." Kagome sits down next to Youko and begins to treat his wounds.

"You mean...he isn't terrorizing the four lands?"

"No, of course not. He's helping us find the Shikon shards
while we look for a friend of his."

'Naraku...lied to me?' Then, most confusing of all, Tsukasa sits next to him and places his hand on him.
"What are you doing?" Youko starts to sit up.

=Lie down and try to relax. You don't need to worry. I'm going
to heal you.= Tsukasa's hand glows with gentle green light, which flows over the injured body of Youko Kurama, healing the damage as it goes.

"Why did you...?" He stares at Tsukasa in confusion.

=Because you are not evil, you were only doing what you
believed was right. I think we could work together, Youko
Kurama.=

'Am I so easily forgiven, even after what I did?'

=There is nothing to forgive, my friend.=

"Friend? You call me 'friend'?"

"We all do, Youko. We know now that Naraku deceived you. We
would like you to come with us and help out on our quest."

=Please, Youko? Please help us find my friend, and fight Naraku.= His eyes were so gentle and sincere Youko couldn't help but smile.

"I accept this offer, Tsukasa. I will work with you and your
friends."

End Chapter Four.
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