Relatives
Chapter 11
By gamergal20
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.
Major thanks reviewers!
Just a note, I'll be updating a little bit more from now on because school just got out . . yay! That's about it . . . enjoy!
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A small fire flickered a few feet away from Hiei and the still unconscious Kagome. It was quickly became much larger as soon as the small fire apparition glared at it. Afterwards, he turned his attention back to Kagome.
"Did I really do this?" he whispered aloud. His eyes traced every one of the bruises that were visible on her creamy skin. His eyes kept traveling back to the deep gash on her cheek. It had just barely avoided completely going through her cheek and into her mouth. He slightly winced at the thought.
The scary thing was, he couldn't remember a damn thing about it. Did he smirk even once? Did he chuckle or even flat out laugh?
"Stop torturing yourself, Hiei." Kurama stated, sitting down on the opposite side of the fire.
"I'll torture myself whenever I damn well feel like it." he replied coldly.
"Hiei-" he began, but was immediately cut off.
"Just shut the hell up. How would you feel if Botan was seriously hurt and you knew you were the cause of it?" he asked.
"That's the thing; you weren't the cause of it. The man who is the cause of this . . . probably all of this is that bastard Brake." the kitsune said sternly. The fire apparition had obviously, though unintentionally, hit a soft spot by mentioning Botan.
At that moment, Kagome groaned and clenched her hands so hard that they turned white. Her eyes fluttered open and the first thing she saw was Hiei sitting over her. She gasped but stopped when she realized that his eyes were their normal dark shade of red. Not that awful bright red that seemed to be staining everyone's eyes lately.
Hiei glared at Kurama and he quickly took the hint. The kitsune stood up and left the area to give the two some alone time.
"I'm sorry." he said immediately. Kagome took a few moments to register the words.
"What?" she whispered.
"I said I'm sorry." he repeated, turning his head to gaze at the fire once more. Hiei felt his hand being grabbed. He quickly glanced at his hand to see Kagome's hand grasping his own. She was smiling.
"Don't." she stated, smiling weakly. "I'm fine, I know what happened and it sure as hell isn't your fault."
"My blade did this." he muttered, tracing the cut on her face.
She sighed once again and realized she was grasping something in her other hand. She pulled it out from her sleeping bag and brought it to her face. About 10 jewel shards.
"How . . .?" she began.
"Kikyo. She's alive, Inuyasha's alive . . ." Hiei said.
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Flashback
"What the hell do you want? Why aren't you dead, bitch?" Kouga yelled. Kikyo ignored them, knelt next to Kagome and opened her clenched fist. She placed a large chunk of the jewel shard in her palm before reclosing her fist.
"Wha-?" Kuwabara began.
"Inuyasha and I are plotting against Naraku. If you don't believe me, that's fine, but tell Kagome that Inuyasha is not the evil being she met last time. He still cares deeply for her and he needs her help." she stated.
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Kagome stared into the night-sky, dumbfounded.
"They want my help?" she whispered. Hiei nodded reluctantly. He wasn't sure he trusted Kikyo and he knew he didn't trust Inuyasha in the least.
"Then I guess I have no choice." she stated, sitting up. "Where are the others?"
"They're helping out the villagers. I assured them that you would be fine with me. I think Yusuke is liking me less and less since he found out about us." he said. Kagome gave a faint smile.
"Kaede was able to heal most of your wounds." he explained. She nodded and he helped her to her feet.
"Well, Hiei. Are you becoming a gentleman?" she asked, amusement apparent in her voice. He avoided her gaze.
"Hn."
She gave him a smile as he helped her to what was left of the village where the rest of their group was. Yusuke immediately ran to her to ask if she was alright.
"I'm fine, Yusuke." she assured him. He sighed in relief and looked back to the others.
"We found the rest of the villager's bodies. Almost all of the men of the village are dead." the Spirit Detective explained.
"Hiei, maybe you should go see if they need your help while I talk to Yusuke." she asked. He glanced at her in surprise, but it wasn't shown for long.
"Hn." was all he said before approaching the others.
"What'd I do?" he asked worriedly.
"Nothing. Inuyasha's in the area and Hiei would kill him for sure . . . I don't wanna go alone." she said, looking to the ground.
"Are you sure?" he asked, looking around as they began walking in the opposite direction of the remains of the village. "I don't sense anything."
"It's just a nagging feeling. . . I know he's around here somewhere." she explained.
They continued to walk and Kagome often noticed her cousin's guilty gaze travel to what was left of her wounds.
"I'm fine." she said once again. When he tried to reply she spoke again. "And this isn't your fault so don't even think it. And don't forget, I'm a demon now so my wounds heal much faster."
"Kagome!" someone yelled. They whipped their heads to see Inuyasha standing there. Kagome immediately approached him and he threw his arms around her.
"Thank gods you're okay." he whispered. She pushed him away gently and gazed at his face. He looked like the same old Inuyasha. Just dead.
"Inuyasha . . . I need you to tell me what's going on." she said gently.
"No kidding, dog shit. You try to kill her . . . TWICE . . . now you're hugging her like things are back to normal. What the hell's goin' on?" Yusuke shouted. Kagome glared slightly at her cousin, though was slightly thankful the teenage boy hadn't tried to attack Inuyasha like she had expected anyone else to do.
"Does he really need to be here?" he muttered to her. She nodded.
"Don't worry about him, Inuyasha." she assured him. He sighed and sat down on the ground. Kagome sat next to him while Yusuke sat a few feet next to her. This was going to be a long explanation.
"I'm on your side, Kagome. I want you to know that. But, Kikyo's on your side too so you can't hold a grudge against her." he said. Kagome stared at him in surprise.
"I don't hold grudges, Inuyasha." she stated sternly. He continued.
"Ever since I . . . died . . . Kikyo and I have been plotting against Naraku. But when I was a full demon, I had no control over what I was doing . . ." he looked at her with sympathy and she silently urged him to continue. He did.
"Naraku entrusted his jewel shards to Kikyo. About 10 of them. She placed one of them in me so I was able to walk without too much pain. She put some kind of concealment spell on it so Naraku wouldn't notice.
We had planned long ago to give you the rest of the jewel shards so you could go on collecting the rest of them. He's been planning to capture you and turn you against everyone. He just said that 'your powers would be useful'." Inuyasha explained, anger evident in his voice.
"What about that bastard Brake? Where does he come in?" Yusuke asked.
"He's another of Naraku's incarnations. He's able to control people, get them to do anything he wants." the half-demon explained. "Which is everything Naraku wants. The upside is, since Naraku's created so many incarnations, even though he has an amazing ability, he is surprisingly weak. It's to our advantage." he paused again.
"Listen, I gotta get back." Inuyasha stood up.
"I don't understand. You guys really expect me to be able to collect the rest of the jewel shards?" Kagome asked, standing up.
"I know you can. I'll try to come back and see you as often as I can. But listen, when you get all of them, wish for Kikyo and I to be sent to Hell." he told her. And then he left a confused Kagome and Yusuke behind him.
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Kagome and Yusuke started back in silence.
"I can't send them to Hell. They don't deserve it." Kagome whispered.
"Well, what do you wanna do?" Yusuke asked her.
"I don't know. What can I do?" she asked.
"Do what you think is right." he stated wisely. She gazed at him in surprise.
"So much has happened so quickly." she whispered, staring at the setting sun.
"That's life." Yusuke mumbled. "Shit like this just happens. Isn't really any way to prevent it. You just gotta deal with it and move on."
"Wait . . . what if I wish for Kikyo and Inuyasha to live a happy life together? Or for them to just be happy?" she asked him, stopping in her tracks to face him.
"I don't see why not. It's your decision." he replied.
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A/N: I know, stupid, boring, short chapter but hey, I got it out right? Review please! NO FLAMES!
Revised 08/01/04
Chapter 11
By gamergal20
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.
Major thanks reviewers!
Just a note, I'll be updating a little bit more from now on because school just got out . . yay! That's about it . . . enjoy!
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A small fire flickered a few feet away from Hiei and the still unconscious Kagome. It was quickly became much larger as soon as the small fire apparition glared at it. Afterwards, he turned his attention back to Kagome.
"Did I really do this?" he whispered aloud. His eyes traced every one of the bruises that were visible on her creamy skin. His eyes kept traveling back to the deep gash on her cheek. It had just barely avoided completely going through her cheek and into her mouth. He slightly winced at the thought.
The scary thing was, he couldn't remember a damn thing about it. Did he smirk even once? Did he chuckle or even flat out laugh?
"Stop torturing yourself, Hiei." Kurama stated, sitting down on the opposite side of the fire.
"I'll torture myself whenever I damn well feel like it." he replied coldly.
"Hiei-" he began, but was immediately cut off.
"Just shut the hell up. How would you feel if Botan was seriously hurt and you knew you were the cause of it?" he asked.
"That's the thing; you weren't the cause of it. The man who is the cause of this . . . probably all of this is that bastard Brake." the kitsune said sternly. The fire apparition had obviously, though unintentionally, hit a soft spot by mentioning Botan.
At that moment, Kagome groaned and clenched her hands so hard that they turned white. Her eyes fluttered open and the first thing she saw was Hiei sitting over her. She gasped but stopped when she realized that his eyes were their normal dark shade of red. Not that awful bright red that seemed to be staining everyone's eyes lately.
Hiei glared at Kurama and he quickly took the hint. The kitsune stood up and left the area to give the two some alone time.
"I'm sorry." he said immediately. Kagome took a few moments to register the words.
"What?" she whispered.
"I said I'm sorry." he repeated, turning his head to gaze at the fire once more. Hiei felt his hand being grabbed. He quickly glanced at his hand to see Kagome's hand grasping his own. She was smiling.
"Don't." she stated, smiling weakly. "I'm fine, I know what happened and it sure as hell isn't your fault."
"My blade did this." he muttered, tracing the cut on her face.
She sighed once again and realized she was grasping something in her other hand. She pulled it out from her sleeping bag and brought it to her face. About 10 jewel shards.
"How . . .?" she began.
"Kikyo. She's alive, Inuyasha's alive . . ." Hiei said.
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Flashback
"What the hell do you want? Why aren't you dead, bitch?" Kouga yelled. Kikyo ignored them, knelt next to Kagome and opened her clenched fist. She placed a large chunk of the jewel shard in her palm before reclosing her fist.
"Wha-?" Kuwabara began.
"Inuyasha and I are plotting against Naraku. If you don't believe me, that's fine, but tell Kagome that Inuyasha is not the evil being she met last time. He still cares deeply for her and he needs her help." she stated.
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Kagome stared into the night-sky, dumbfounded.
"They want my help?" she whispered. Hiei nodded reluctantly. He wasn't sure he trusted Kikyo and he knew he didn't trust Inuyasha in the least.
"Then I guess I have no choice." she stated, sitting up. "Where are the others?"
"They're helping out the villagers. I assured them that you would be fine with me. I think Yusuke is liking me less and less since he found out about us." he said. Kagome gave a faint smile.
"Kaede was able to heal most of your wounds." he explained. She nodded and he helped her to her feet.
"Well, Hiei. Are you becoming a gentleman?" she asked, amusement apparent in her voice. He avoided her gaze.
"Hn."
She gave him a smile as he helped her to what was left of the village where the rest of their group was. Yusuke immediately ran to her to ask if she was alright.
"I'm fine, Yusuke." she assured him. He sighed in relief and looked back to the others.
"We found the rest of the villager's bodies. Almost all of the men of the village are dead." the Spirit Detective explained.
"Hiei, maybe you should go see if they need your help while I talk to Yusuke." she asked. He glanced at her in surprise, but it wasn't shown for long.
"Hn." was all he said before approaching the others.
"What'd I do?" he asked worriedly.
"Nothing. Inuyasha's in the area and Hiei would kill him for sure . . . I don't wanna go alone." she said, looking to the ground.
"Are you sure?" he asked, looking around as they began walking in the opposite direction of the remains of the village. "I don't sense anything."
"It's just a nagging feeling. . . I know he's around here somewhere." she explained.
They continued to walk and Kagome often noticed her cousin's guilty gaze travel to what was left of her wounds.
"I'm fine." she said once again. When he tried to reply she spoke again. "And this isn't your fault so don't even think it. And don't forget, I'm a demon now so my wounds heal much faster."
"Kagome!" someone yelled. They whipped their heads to see Inuyasha standing there. Kagome immediately approached him and he threw his arms around her.
"Thank gods you're okay." he whispered. She pushed him away gently and gazed at his face. He looked like the same old Inuyasha. Just dead.
"Inuyasha . . . I need you to tell me what's going on." she said gently.
"No kidding, dog shit. You try to kill her . . . TWICE . . . now you're hugging her like things are back to normal. What the hell's goin' on?" Yusuke shouted. Kagome glared slightly at her cousin, though was slightly thankful the teenage boy hadn't tried to attack Inuyasha like she had expected anyone else to do.
"Does he really need to be here?" he muttered to her. She nodded.
"Don't worry about him, Inuyasha." she assured him. He sighed and sat down on the ground. Kagome sat next to him while Yusuke sat a few feet next to her. This was going to be a long explanation.
"I'm on your side, Kagome. I want you to know that. But, Kikyo's on your side too so you can't hold a grudge against her." he said. Kagome stared at him in surprise.
"I don't hold grudges, Inuyasha." she stated sternly. He continued.
"Ever since I . . . died . . . Kikyo and I have been plotting against Naraku. But when I was a full demon, I had no control over what I was doing . . ." he looked at her with sympathy and she silently urged him to continue. He did.
"Naraku entrusted his jewel shards to Kikyo. About 10 of them. She placed one of them in me so I was able to walk without too much pain. She put some kind of concealment spell on it so Naraku wouldn't notice.
We had planned long ago to give you the rest of the jewel shards so you could go on collecting the rest of them. He's been planning to capture you and turn you against everyone. He just said that 'your powers would be useful'." Inuyasha explained, anger evident in his voice.
"What about that bastard Brake? Where does he come in?" Yusuke asked.
"He's another of Naraku's incarnations. He's able to control people, get them to do anything he wants." the half-demon explained. "Which is everything Naraku wants. The upside is, since Naraku's created so many incarnations, even though he has an amazing ability, he is surprisingly weak. It's to our advantage." he paused again.
"Listen, I gotta get back." Inuyasha stood up.
"I don't understand. You guys really expect me to be able to collect the rest of the jewel shards?" Kagome asked, standing up.
"I know you can. I'll try to come back and see you as often as I can. But listen, when you get all of them, wish for Kikyo and I to be sent to Hell." he told her. And then he left a confused Kagome and Yusuke behind him.
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Kagome and Yusuke started back in silence.
"I can't send them to Hell. They don't deserve it." Kagome whispered.
"Well, what do you wanna do?" Yusuke asked her.
"I don't know. What can I do?" she asked.
"Do what you think is right." he stated wisely. She gazed at him in surprise.
"So much has happened so quickly." she whispered, staring at the setting sun.
"That's life." Yusuke mumbled. "Shit like this just happens. Isn't really any way to prevent it. You just gotta deal with it and move on."
"Wait . . . what if I wish for Kikyo and Inuyasha to live a happy life together? Or for them to just be happy?" she asked him, stopping in her tracks to face him.
"I don't see why not. It's your decision." he replied.
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A/N: I know, stupid, boring, short chapter but hey, I got it out right? Review please! NO FLAMES!
Revised 08/01/04