A/N: I'm glad you liked the last chapter! This chapter is quite long cuz I have a lotta thing to tell ya about the new twist the story is taking.
I hope you like this chapter!
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Between Lust and Love
Chapter 19: Kikyou's past
Two days had passed since Miroku had found Kohaku by the river. His wounds had finally healed and he was know watching a training match between Kagome and Sango, Miroku was sitting by his side.
Kagome jumped back landing gracefully on her feet, ending her attack and sweating a little bit, Sango was with her knees on the floor breathing hard. Kagome had found that her strength had increased with her new powers and that made fighting against Sango easier. She looked at the sheathed katana in her waist sighting 'I didn't even get a chance to use it...'. The katana (samurai sword) had being a present from Sesshoumaru, since Kagome had mastered the use of the bow she was now ready to use a katana. Noticing her sigh Sango got angry and yelled:
"Hey don't sigh at me like that! It's not easy to put up with your new youkai powers Kagome!!" Kagome smirked at her, somehow her new strength had made her confidence grow a lot.
She huskily responded "Then why don't you ask your little brother to help you!" As on cue Kohaku stood up and went to her sister's side, he lean over her and said "Rest a little bit I'll handle this." Sango shook her head "She's too strong." Kohaku smiled at her and answered back "Trust me." Kagome smiled with triumph she had wanted to fight against Kohaku for quite a long time now, and this was the perfect opportunity.
"I wont' go easy on you just because you're a kid, Kohaku-kun!" she exclaimed, since when had fighting become so fun?
"I hope you don't Kagome-san!" he answered back, this made Kagome's blood boil her fighting spirit rising a little. Kohaku stepped forward and took his chained-oz from his waist, rotating it in a circling motion by his side, he looked seriously at Kagome "Are you ready?" Kagome only nodded before attacking with her claws. Inuyasha had taught her how to use the Sankon Tessou and she had become very keen of it. She tried to rip him apart but Kohaku was just too fast, then she tried a direct hit to his stomach, but the boy jumped up to a tree branch.
Before Kagome could launch at him again a dark cloud appeared around her 'Poison.' She thought but after breathing it she winced in disgust 'It... stinks!!' she screamed in her head. Her eyes started getting watering because of the stench.
Miroku watched with awe as he saw how Kagome tried to escape the fetid smell 'Knowing Kagome is a inu-youkai Kohaku used a stank bomb to neutralize her momentously. Very clever.' he thought. Kagome fell to the ground trying to catch her breath, then a purple hue formed around her and a strange wind started blowing the smell away, Kagome could breath again. Kohaku fell down of the tree branch, Kagome was about to attack him but he was still too fast and was now over the kneeling Kagome with his katana over her throat. Kagome gasped, stopping her movements and sweating. Finally Kohaku declared "You're dead. I win."
Kagome gulped before falling to the ground sighting. Sango went to her brother's side and congratulate him "That was awesome Kohaku!" she exclaimed hugging her brother affectionately, she then turned to Kagome "Kohaku won Kagome." Rubbing it over the inu-youkai's face. Kagome sighed and went straight to Kohaku shaking his hand "I'm impressed!" she said smiling. Kohaku shook back "Thanks Kagome-san!" in that moment someone appeared from the forest.
"Arg! What's that stench!?" Kagome recognized the voice "Hi InuYasha!" from out of the dark forest came InuYasha with a basket full of herbs in his hands, right behind him came Tomoe she was trying not to smell the reek putting her hand over her noise.
"Greetings Kagome-sama." Bowed politely Tomoe at the sight of her mistress, Inuyasha gave a mere "hey" Kagome asked "So you found the herbs you were looking for?" InuYasha snorted "Feh! It's being two days since we try to find them but we still need one in particular." Tomoe nodded at the statement. Kagome added "And what are you looking for?"
InuYasha scratched his head muttering "Anou... what was it again.... Kousai...Gou....hum...." he scratched his head again.
Tomoe intervened "Goujonkai seeds."
InuYasha exclaimed "Sou da! (that's it!) Thanks Tomoe." Tomoe bowed at him.
Kagome thought for a moment "Hum they sound familiar... come let's check the library." With that they felt Sango, Miroku and Kohaku and went straight to the library.
While opening the door Kagome called out happily "Hello dear!" Sesshoumaru was sitting in his usual chair, reading some books about war, as usual. He looked at his mate and smiled. Kagome let InuYasha in Tomoe had decided to stay outside. Suddenly the smile on Sesshoumaru's face vanished "We're here to look for information about a seed, do you remember where I left that book I was reading a week ago?" He thought for a moment and then said "It's over the top shelf." And sank back into his book. Kagome sighed, she still didn't understand why Sesshoumaru hide his emotions from everyone but her.
She moved the ladder and climbed it, she scanned the many books and declared "Found it." She took it in her hands and put it over the large table, she searched the pages and scanned the many words written she finally said "Here it is Goujonkai seeds.... Can be found in Mount Kizuna." InuYasha nodded "Then I need to go to that mountain to find them. Can you tell me where it is?" Then out of no where Sesshoumaru's voice rang "Is a three-day journey to the North-East from here." InuYasha nodded and said "I'll go pack some food then."
Kagome frowned "Are you going on your own InuYasha?" suddenly worried about the hanyou. He nodded "Yes it'll be faster if I travel alone." With that he left Kagome alone with Sesshoumaru "Thanks for the help Kagome!" she smiled at him, and after he was gone she moved closer to her mate, putting her hands over his shoulders massaging them a little.
"A lot of work?" he sighed in affirmation. She giggled when she felt him relax at her touch and putting his book down on his lap. He took one of her hands and kissed it gently "You're so beautiful you know?" he whispered, Kagome giggled and said "Thank you my Lord." In a quick unexpected movement he took her by the waist pulling her to his side, she was now sitting in the arm of the chair, his head nesting on her lap, she stroke his silky hair lovingly. "Aishitteru Kagome..." (I love you) he whispered, she smiled and answered "I love you too Sesshoumaru." He moved his head looking at her intently in the eyes and kissed her passionately, after they broke apart he hugged her desperately, Kagome gasped. "What is it?" she asked.
Jaken then came running into the room "MY LORD IT'S URGENT!!" Kagome looked surprisingly at the taiyoukai, had he sensed something? He let go of her and stood up telling her "Stay here." He followed Jaken to the dining room, letting Kagome alone in the library in utter confusion. But she wouldn't let this be it.
She followed them to the dining room.
(Meanwhile...)
They were silently walking. He entered the kitchen and searched the many barrels of food, putting some in a small sack and searching for more. She watched him silently, her red eyes scanning his moves, she had heard the conversation in the library. Somehow she didn't feel right when he declared he would go alone.
She felt worried.
She opened her mouth to say something but shut it again. Why would he listen to her? He stopped and said "Speak." She gasped her eyes widen, he had his back to her not looking at her. She mustered her courage and said in a tiny voice "You're planning on going on your own." He nodded, she stayed silent for a moment before saying "I.... I could..." she muttered but he chuckled "You don't need to come Tomoe, it will probably be a very dangerous journey." She quieted again.
A long pause.
"But I wish to..." InuYasha gasped and turned around looking at her soft eyes shining with life "I wish to help you in this journey... InuYasha..." His eyes widen at the statement, but smiled neither less and nodded "Very well..." Tomoe smiled happily and helped him finish the preparations for the journey to Mount Kizuna.
Sango caught Kagome on her way to the dining room "Kagome, Lord Sesshoumaru asked me to prevent you from coming inside. What's happening?" Kagome growled, her mate had planed this "That's what I'm trying to find out, please Sango-chan let me go through!" she asked in a pleading way. Sango thought it for a moment before agreeing and moving aside so she can go to the dining hall, "Arigatou." Said Kagome rushing into the dining room.
Jaken was startled "My lady, what are you doing rushing into a meeting like this?" Kagome then scanned the room, there was Sesshoumaru sitting in his usual corner looking intently at Kagome with a glimpse of displease in his eyes, and to his right was a female youkai with long red hair and green eyes, a flower over her head. Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome and told her in a monotonous voice "Come my mate, let me introduce to you Ayame-san, she's the new leader of the wolf tribe." Kagome skipped when the memories of Kouga and the wolf tribe flew into her head.
Ayame's eyes shone with anger suddenly, but kept her emotions under control "Dozo yoroshiku (I'm pleased to meet you), Kagome-sama." She bowed her head slightly. Kagome nodded and sat down next to her mate , Sesshoumaru started again "Ayame-san was telling me about a dark evil force approaching the region." Kagome looked interested at Ayame, who nodded and added "Hai. Ojiisan (grandfather) told me he could feel a strange evil energy emerging from the South of this lands. He ordered me to communicate this to the Lord of the Western Lands." Sesshoumaru nodded and then said "Do you have any idea of the meaning of this energy?"
Ayame's eyes darken when she whispered her words "Miko." Kagome gasped "That's the only thing ojiisan told me, that this was the doing of the legendary miko clan." Then someone burst in "Miko!? You mean the dark miko?!" Kohaku ran towards the wolf-youkai who stood up rapidly. Out in the corridor Sango called out to his brother "Kohaku, what are you doing, you can't go in there!!" she appeared in the door and stopped at the death glare of Sesshoumaru.
"What is the meaning of this disruption?" his cold icy-voice made Sango blood freeze for a moment. But Kohaku didn't show fear at all.
"Tell me more, where is she going? Tell me!" he exclaimed not caring about Sesshoumaru's glare. Ayame gulped. Kagome intervened quickly before Sesshoumaru lost all of his patience with the boy.
"Kohaku-kun please, if you want to hear this conversation, I suggest you calm down and sit with us." Kohaku lowered his head in frustration, Sesshoumaru eyed Kagome in approval, she then said to Sango.
"You can stay too Sango." Sango nodded and lead Kohaku to the far end of the table where they sat down next to each other. Then when they were all set Kagome looked intently at Ayame.
"I don't understand, are you aware that I'm the only miko left?" Ayame winced and nodded. Kagome continued "If you know my origins then you also know that it's impossible that there's still any miko alive other than me." Ayame nodded again, Kagome frowned "Then what makes you think she's a miko and not a youkai?" Kohaku whispered "I've seeing her... she looks human, she doesn't have a youki... she must be human!" Sesshoumaru nodded, Kagome frowned again, Ayame added "Ojiisan told me to come to this lands because he knew of another living miko. When I heard that the miko had become the Western Lord's mate I thought you would know something about this strange miko..."
"Her name is Kikyou..." whispered Kohaku, Sango next to him put a hand over his shoulder, he continued "She was the one who destroyed the Taiji village, I saw her, and she said she was Kikyou the dark miko."
Kagome's eyes widen and suddenly she couldn't breath, she was choking. Sesshoumaru caught her by the waist calling her out "Kagome! What's wrong?!" he shook her violently, then a purple hue encircled Kagome's body, her vision became white and she could no longer hear her mate calling her. Memories passed her mind.
Flash Back
Kagome was six years old, she was playing in the garden and some kids were calling her names and punching her. Kagome cried out and fell to the ground. When they were about to hit her again she heard a voice scream "Leave her alone you bullies!!" and after that the kids had ran away with big bumps in there heads.
"Here." The child, who was a girl lend a hand to Kagome, she took it and stood up.
"Arigatou..." she started, the girl smiled at her and said "I'm Kikyou! What's your name?" Kagome looked at her for a moment before answering "Kagome." Kikyou smiled at her again and said "Kagome, would you be my friend?"
Little Kagome could see the pain and sorrow in her eyes, she gave her the brightest smile she could muster "Hai, Kikyou-chan!"
Again another memory, Kagome was nine, she was crying. Her mother came by her side "Kagome-chan why are you crying?"
"Kikyou-chan told me to stay away from her. She doesn't want to be my friend anymore!!" she cried again putting her soaked face in her hands. Her mother came in front of her, her sad eyes shinning with sorrow for her little one, little Kagome didn't understand what was truly happening.
"Kagome-chan... it's not that Kikyou-chan doesn't want to be your friend anymore..." she whispered putting her hand over the little girl's head, Kagome stopped crying and tried to hold her tears, listening to her mother.
"Kagome-chan... Kikyou-chan is leaving."
"Le-leaving? But... but why?" came Kagome's worried questions.
"She's now 10 and her father has accord that she will be training in the mountains." Her mother said sadly to her child, Kagome felt like crying again.
"Then next year I'll be going too ne?" she asked hoping to see her friend soon, her mother shook her head. Kagome asked out of confusion "Then why does she have to go, mama?"
"Every 50 years, the village needs to send a young maid to the sacred mountains so she can have the proper training to become the leader of our clan, Kikyou, she's the proper age and is the daughter of the chef." Kagome listened to her mother "Kikyou said those things because she doesn't want to hurt you with her departure." Kagome stood up "I don't care if she will be gone... I .... I want to see her!!" she ran to Kikyou's house.
It was empty.
She asked the other kids if they had seeing her, but they didn't.
Later after that, 7 years later, Kagome was told that Kikyou had disappeared and couldn't be found, since that day she had become the leader of the village.
Two years after that the village was destroyed and Kagome had become a slave, forgetting about her lost friend.
End of Flash Back
The purple hue disappear, and Kagome was crying in the arms of her mate "I saw her... she was my friend... How could I've forgotten about Kikyou?" Sesshoumaru looked worryingly at her "What did you see?" Kagome sighed and sat down again, she felt dizzy "Kikyou, she disappeared when she started training in the mountains, I never saw her again."
Kohaku said "That evil woman, she killed my parents and friends, I must avenge them at any cost. Miss please tell me where I can find her!" Sango shook him slightly "Kohaku, there's no need to rush things."
"The taiji is right." Said Sesshoumaru, the Ayame exclaimed "Plus she's head to his direction." Kagome asked surprised "What?! She's coming to the palace?" Ayame sighed "If she wasn't then why would I be warning you?" Sesshoumaru growled at her sly comment but still kept silence. Kagome then clasped her hands together "Why is she coming? What happen to her?... Kikyou..."
Kohaku burst in anger "I will not wait here!" he stood up "I'll go to her, it took me 3 years to find her, I won't sit down in a palace now that I know her exact location!" Sango stood up as well "You're not...!!!" but was cut off by Kagome standing up.
"Kagome-chan?" she asked confused. Kagome walked towards Kohaku and said "I'll go with you." They all stayed silent, Sesshoumaru then intervened "I shall go too, my lands are in danger and I do not wish you to get hurt." He stood up and put a gentle hand over her shoulder. Kohaku nodded.
Sango was about to say something but Sesshoumaru cut her "You will stay here to protect the palace." Sango shook her head violently in denial "No! I won't Kohaku go alone!" Sesshoumaru was about to take her by the throat for her insolence but Kagome stepped in "Sango, please you need to stay here with Miroku-sama. Please protect Rin, I beg you."
Sighting Sango had agreed.
In two days they will go on the journey to find the dark miko.
Revenge. Concern. Protection.
Which would decide over Kikyou's fate?
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(lame ending --U)
A/N: GOD!! I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEING WRITING THIS FOREVER!!! So you liked it?
Well to answer some of the questions:
First: Kikyou and InuYasha do not know each other in this story, I think they won't even get to meet.
Second: As I told you in chapter 5 Slumbering Power Hidden Concern I'm not using Naraku in this story instead Kikyou will be the villain of the story.
Third: No is a particle that shows possession between two nouns. Now that you ask I think the sentence "Kohaku no baka" is wrong since an insult can't be someone's possession, but I know that in most fanfics this "..... no baka" is used quite frequently. I'm sorry if it's a wrong use of the "no". While for "Shikon no Tama" it does show possession because it's translation is "The Jewel of Four Souls".
Thanks again for reading!!
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