Chapter Four: Pain of Death and Fading Away
k-k-l: Hope you enjoy this chapter, the rest of this fic isn't, I repeat, IS NOT a song fic.
Kagome waited patiently outside the village, she was to see her lover today. This happened every time. Mikos weren't to have lovers, it was Kikyo's down fall. But the villagers new different. Kagome, needed to be loved. It would be her down fall not to have someone.
So instead the villagers turned their faces and ignored the fact that their precious Miko was leaving the village to see him.
Some whispered that she loved him for his looks; because he looked like HIM. Other's whispered she loved him for the danger of loving him. Others still could not come up with a reason for this unforgivable love their untainted Miko shared with this youkai.
Kagome sighed softly, her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail. She was wearing her Miko garb, and the armor Sango had made for her. It fit snuggly around her torso, coming down to cover her thighs. A sword was strapped to her waist and a bow rested on her shoulder.
Her chocolate eyes scanned the clearing as she walked towards the forest. Her apprentice was healing some of the village men, so she wasn't needed.
Suddenly the scent of wild roses and thyme hit her and she smiled. "Youko" she whispered softly as she was embraced from behind. The male chuckled. And pulled her into the depth of the woods. "Hai?" he teased gently nuzzling her neck. "Youko calm yourself" came another deep voice, Kagome looked up to see a bat youkai.
"Kuronue-san" she greeted, smiling softly. The bat smiled, "Miko-sama" Kagome sighed as Youko chuckled. "Kuronue-san" she whine, both merely chuckled, as Youko slipped his arms to her waist. Resting his chin on her head, Youko's silvery tail wrapped around her thigh stroking it. Kagome looked at him, he just smiled innocently.
The bat watched the exchange through indigo blue laughing eyes. Swinging a red pendent on a silver chain slowly. His bat hat shading him from the little sun that fell through the tree branches. The leather shirt he wore showed off his pale skin, his body built for the hunt of a thief. His wings were folded behind him, as he leaned against a nearby tree with black clad legs crossed slightly.
Kagome ducked out of Youko's arm, much to the amusement of the bat and the disappointment of the fox. She turned and smiled at him, his silver hair shown, glittering in the sun, in comparison to Kuronue's black raven hair, much like her own.
He wore a white tunic with white hakamas, his tail now switching sadly behind him. His skin was golden tan, and his eyes as molten gold, his silver ears twitched atop his head softly. His hurt expression reminded her of Shippo and her demeanor changed greatly.
Just the thought of the kit made her sad, she and him had been protecting the village from a hoard of rogue demons, Sango and Miroku were back at the slayer's village; so it left only her, her kit and a few measly village males. Shippo had been badly wounded and no matter how she healed him he died.
Youko and Kuronue shared a look they had been gone and month and when they came back the noticed the absents of the kitsune kit with Kagome. Youko walked up to her and wrapped her in his arms. "Love where's the kit?" he asked softly.
He pulled back when Kagome cried softly. "Shippo, oh Shippo" she moaned softly, Kuronue walked forward. "Kagome?" he asked softly, the woman never did this, he could see his friend was at a lost as to what to do to comfort the distressed woman.
"Oh Youko Shippo died, my baby died!" she fell to her knees her hands holding her face as she sobbed softly. Youko growled softly and knelt by her. "Who? When?" he growled softly, thinking of ways to make the killer pain a slow and painful death. "A group of Spider heads, about two and half weeks ago" she said wiping her yes.
Youko growled softly as did Kuronue both had taken a liking to the kit. Youko held her gently as she composed herself. Kuronue stood back softly. "Kagome did you burry him?" he asked softly, Kagome nodded, though it was slightly muffled in Youko's embrace.
Youko looked at his friend wondering why he was asking. "We could-"the bat started but Kagome shook her head. "No, I refuse to put my baby through what Kikyo went through" she said softly. Kuronue's eyes softened slightly. Remembering the undead Miko from Kagome's tales.
Youko stood bringing Kagome with him. "Can we see the grave?" he asked softly, wanting to see the Kit's final resting place. Kagome nodded weakly and pulled away from Youko, smiling at him. Grabbing both male's hands and took off.
The males looked at each other and smirked. Kuronue opened his wings and slipped his hand away from Kagome a fell over head. Youko looked at Kagome and picked her up and took off. "EEp!" Kagome squealed as the Kitsune picked her up.
They followed Kagome's directions to the God Tree. Underneath it was a stone slab, that she had Toutousai grave, with Shippo's name, age, and a small dedication. Youko Set her down and approached it softly, he growled when he came in contact with a barrier. Kagome smiled sheepishly. "I didn't want anything happening to it" she said softly and waved a hand the barrier fell and both bat youkai and Kitsune youkai approached it.
The slab read.
"Shippo Higurashi
Age 7 race Fire Kitsune.
Shippo was abandoned as a kit and taken in by a Miko and her group. The Miko adopted the kit as hers. At the age of 7 he was killed by a group of Spider heads while fighting with his adopted mother."
Youko placed a seed in the ground next to it, slowly green and blue rose vines wrapped around the grave and surrounded ground. He pulled back and Kuronue looked at it. Both looked at Kagome. Confused to see that she was looking off in the other direction, eyes glassed over.
Kagome gripped her bow. "Boys we got company" she said her voice falling back to cold indifference. Kuronue took up a position in the tree branches while Youko hide in the shade. Kagome placed the barrier back around her son's grave and waited.
Sudden a group of Spider heads burst through the clearing. Kagome smirked and Turned her bow and drew back a arrow. Leaving it pointed at the ground before they stopped she lifted it and pointed at the leader. She waited.
Youko growled softly as he held a red rose in his hand. Kuronue holding a slyth connected to a long chain. The spiders stopped and smirked at her. "Well if it isn't the little Miko who lost her kit." They taunted, without warning Kagome released the arrow. It glowed a dark purple blue as it took out half of the spider heads.
The others growled. But halted as Kagome aimed her next arrow at them. "You sealed your fate when you killed my kit" she growled her chocolate eyes darkening to black. Her raven hair whipped around her wildly from her aura flaring out.
She sneered and released the arrow. "Die!" Dropping her bow she unsheathed her katana and rushed into the hoards. Spinning with ease she slashed at the largest spider, the leader. Cutting off his legs she dodged and grinned softly. Her Sword glowed softly with blue sparks flying everywhere.
Youko growled he wanted to help but with her Miko powers flying about he would be purified easily. She dug it into the belly of the beast as let her powers flow through it. She yelped when a spider scratched her back but she held her sword in the leaders gut. Varies webs shot out at her, pinning her down. She snarled.
Youko and Kuronue jumped out, using his rose whip he cut his lover free as she finished off the leader. He and Kuronue took out the miniature spiders. Afterward Kagome sat on the ground breathing heavily. Youko walked up to her He knelt down next to her. "Let me see you back" Kagome looked at him and nodded she turned and pulled the Haori top off. Her armor, had designated from her huge release of Miko powers, always did.
Youko peeled back the remaining clothing and growled softly the wound was deep. Pulling out a seed and as it grew into a flower he gently crushed it in his palms. Tenderly rubbing the crushed plant on the wounds before pulling her haori back on. Kagome smiled and tied it back. "Thank you" Youko nodded and looked for his friend.
Kuronue was inspecting the dead faces. "Kagome aren't these faces form the village?" he asked. Kagome concerned walked over and gasp. "Kari!" Snatching up her bow she took off towards the village. 'Stupid Stupid STUPID! You were to busy with them to remember your village!' she scolded. Forgetting about her back she ran.
Youko and Kuronue looked at each other hesitating only a moment before they followed. When they caught up to her, she was kneeling in front of a burning village. Youko stopped next to her as Kuronue winced slightly.
Kagome cried softly. "Dammit!" she cursed, surprising the thieves slightly, they blinked why was Kagome fading?
Youko walked up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder he pulled her to him. Why was she so light? Looking down he saw her form was disappearing. "Kagome!" She looked up at him sadly. "I guess now that I have nothing to protect the wells making me go back" she said softly.
Youko whined and pulled her to him, growling when his arms went through her. Kuronue tried to reached forward but his hand went through. "I hope to see you again, Youko, Kuronue, 5oo years from now" then she disappeared.
Youko snarled in anger, Kuronue gazed sadly at the spot were the woman had just stood. The only prize that Youko never fully had. He looked at his friend be torn by pain and sighed. This is why he would never love anybody.
Again I hoped you enjoyed this chapter, and hope you will review. Oh and Congratulations to Kage Otome for guessing who it was!