Tale of the last Dragon Master

Disclaimer: I own the idea and Cairi, Airi, Seth, and Anora. Nothing else, especially not InuYasha, Yuyu Hakusho, or dot hackSIGN, and I borrowed Vahn's name from Escaflowne. I also don't own the songs. I will let you know if I do.

Tenshi: Now that that's dealt with, enjoy!

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 or Flashback)

'...'(Thinking privately)

[ ... ] (Cairi talking to her other selves)

... (Sounds)

:: ...:: (Singing)

/ ... / (Actions)

Tale of the last Dragon Master

Chapter Seven: Meet Sesshoumaru, the stoic Youkai Lord!

==Cairi's POV==

'It's so dark, so quiet. What has happened? Where are they? Why can't I sense them? It's to quiet. Vahn? Vahn, where are you?'

=Vahn? Where are you? Why is it so dark? = It was completely empty. There was nothing but her and the Shukumei no tama. She was alone.

'Where are the others?'

[Cairi!] A young girl with white hair and amber eyes runs over to her.

[Airi! Where are Seth, and Anora? Why aren't they here?]

[Calm yourself, Cairi. All of us are here.] A soft masculine voice entered her thoughts. Cairi and Airi turn around, and see a young woman with black hair and gold eyes, and a young man with navy blue hair with light silver streaks and crimson eyes. She sighed with relief, but her expression remained serious.

[Please, warn Tsukasa. Something's wrong.] The others stared at her in shock. Finally, Anora spoke up.

[You mean, take our physical forms?] She and the others were most concerned. Cairi nods at them.

[Yes, Tsukasa must be warned.] The others inside her all bow their heads.

[We shall go warn him. However, Airi must stay here.] Cairi nods in consent, understanding the need to have one of them with her.

[Very well. Go safely you two.] Seth and Anora bow, and disappear.

==InuYasha's POV==

'Why did Kikyou do this to them? The Kikyou I knew wouldn't have done such terrible things.' It had been an hour since the battle with Kikyou, and Kagome had yet to wake up. As for Tsukasa, they couldn't remove the ofudas without Kagome's aid so he was still unconscious.

"Kagome's going to be okay, isn't she?" Shippou looked up at Youko as he asked this question, hoping for an answer from the elder Kitsune. Youko looked down at Shippou for a few moments before answering the question.

"Of course she'll be okay Shippou, she's just tired. The one I'm worried about is Tsukasa. Those ofudas are not good for him." As he said this, he looked over at Tsukasa with concern plainly evident. This only served to anger InuYasha.

"Kagome's the one you should be worried about, baka!" he snapped angrily.

"I am worried about Kagome, but she is exhausted, not in extreme agony." Youko stated coolly, which only served to further irritate InuYasha. He was about to reply when Kagome opened her eyes.

"Kagome, you're awake. I was worried." Youko said while pulling her into a hug.

"I'm sorry for worrying you, Youko." Kagome gently pulls away, looking him in the eyes. Just then, InuYasha starts growling.

'How dare that bastard touch what is mine?!' He was getting angry, very angry, about this contact between Youko...and Kagome.

"InuYasha? Are you okay?" At the sound of Kagome's soft concerned voice, he calmed. He shrugged it off. Kagome smiled at him, and then turned towards Sango.

"Sango, what happened to Tsukasa? Did you get the wards off?" Kagome asked hopefully, watching her friend, only to gasp when Sango shook her head no.

==Kagome's POV==

'They couldn't get the wards off? Oh no, Tsukasa!!' She turned immediately toward the futon behind her. She couldn't help but gasp at what she saw.

"We couldn't remove the wards Kagome." InuYasha said, looking at the young Dragonken sadly. Tsukasa was pale, sweating and gasping from the pain. He was shaking uncontrollably with fever.

'What has Kikyou done to him?! He did nothing to deserve anything like this!!' She moved to Tsukasa's side, and carefully reached towards the ofudas. When she wasn't shocked, she began to remove them. As soon as she removed all of them, she checked on Tsukasa's condition. She noticed that he was beginning to breath easily again, and released a sigh of relief.

'He's alright...' Kagome couldn't help but smile down at her sleeping friend. She began sponging of his face.

'He's going to be okay.' That's when she noticed that Tsukasa was starting to come to. He finally opened his eyes. As he sat up, he looked around at them. As he took note of their concern, he smiled shakily.

=I guess we know the answer to one question. Kagome is definitely in the Storm class. Nice attack, by the way. Most impressive. = He started to stand up when he winced slightly, causing Kagome, Sango, and Youko to shove him back down.

"Tsukasa, you shouldn't be moving yet! The wards were only removed a few minutes ago!" Kagome couldn't believe how careless Tsukasa was being. That's when Vahn spoke up.

=Tsukasa, you should listen to your friends. You know how Cairi would feel if you injured yourself just so you could rescue her sooner. = His voice was heavy with concern. Tsukasa nodded, and lay back down.

=I know, Vahn. I just hate making people worry about me. = He sounded sad and ashamed.

"Well, we're your friends. It is our right to worry about you." Youko said, looking down at him. Sango sat down on his other side. Tsukasa smiled up at them, making them all smile back. Just as he did though, he tensed, and turned his head away from them.

=There's a really powerful Youkai headed our way. His name is Sesshoumaru. = Tsukasa looked really weak just then.

"Why's he here?" InuYasha asked, wanting to get the advantage over his brother. Tsukasa began to close his eyes in concentration.

=He is curious about the new scents in your group. He's also here because of the power surge during Kagome's attack. = He looked really tired suddenly.

"Tsukasa, what's wrong?"

=I'm just tired, Kagome. Nothing a little sleep won't fix. =

"You can't sleep now! Sesshoumaru is really strong! We'll need your help. He already knows you're here. If you don't show yourself, he'll come after you." InuYasha was really mad. He didn't want anyone to miss his victory over Sesshoumaru.

=I never said I would sleep now. I said I would require rest to regain my strength. = Tsukasa sat up, defying the attempts to restrain him. Said attempts halted when he spoke up.

=He's here. = Everyone immediately went outside.

==Sesshoumaru's POV==

'So, my brother's group has grown, how interesting.' Sesshoumaru watched as the group came out of the hut to face him. He saw three beings that he did not recognize. He also noticed that the miko wench was missing.

"Well, little brother, I see you've made a few new friends." The one leaning on the new Kitsune's shoulder bothered him. He couldn't place the scent. The Tenshi Youkai standing beside the Kitsune to help support the stranger also confused him. It smelled like the strange miko that travels with his pathetic brother.

"Who are they?" They were surprised by his confusion.

"I am Youko Kurama. /He points to Kagome/ that is Kagome, she was under a concealing spell to make her look human."

'So the Tenshi Youkai was the miko? What is the other one.'

= Greetings, Sesshoumaru-sama. I am Dragon Mage Tsukasa Shadowstar of the Dragonken. = The stranger bowed his head at the same time.

"You won't get the Tetsusaiga, Sesshoumaru!" The baka, InuYasha yelled.

"I merely came to ascertain the identities of your new companions. I have no desire to spend more time then necessary near you." With that, he turned to leave.

'I wonder if my brother is aware of the true powers of the young Dragonken?'

=He's not. I never told them. I ask that you don't inform anyone of my true potential. =

'I won't, Tsukasa. Farewell.'

==Kagura's POV==

'So not even Sesshoumaru knows what Tsukasa is until informed. They do come from an undiscovered land.' Kagura was in a nearby tree, watching the group as commanded. She watched as they went back into the hut for the night. Kagome and Youko helped the exhausted Dragonken inside.

'I wish I had friends like that.' She thought wistfully. She was startled when someone replied.

=One day you will, Kagura. One day you will. = The voice was not her own.

'I hope their right whoever they are. I hope their right.'

End Chapter Seven.

I'm going to start another fanfic entitled 'Guardian Souls' soon. Please be on the alert.

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