Demons in the Darkness
Chapter II
Kagome and InuYasha arrived in Britain with out much fuss both of them hated traveling by human ways Kagome preferred to fly with the transparent wings that grow out of her back or by riding upon Kirara and InuYasha would have run all the way, if he knew the way. But Kagome would have too get use too these ways she would be posing as a human witch for a full school year, she's exchanging with a Gryffindor student.
'It must be a house or something, like back in Shinsei Na Shikon Miko, but the houses there are named for the elements Mizu, Kaze, Kiji, Tsuchi. I use to belong to Kaze house, got into lots of trouble, it's not easy living as hanten, and with the Shikon Jewel, trouble is bound to follow you.' thought Kagome as she walked up to the Leaky Cauldron with Kirara on her shoulder InuYasha was sitting in his usual way on the roof of the Cauldron. Dressed in a long wine red hooded coat with black pants and shirt underneath, her now black hair blowing in the wind partly tucked behind her rounded human ears and her brown eyes hidden under sunglasses. Kagome quietly entered the Cauldron pondering the false name Takahashi registered her under, Kyoko Takahashi.
"Ah! Miss Takahashi, right on time." Announced the innkeeper letting everyone in the Cauldron know that the daughter of the great Hiroshi Takahashi was staying in his inn. Kagome almost died of embarrassment right where she stood from the stares and whispers coming from the people she nearly cursed her hanten hearing.
"That is the daughter of Hiroshi Takahashi, the very same man who killed Lord Bishamon sixty years ago." Whispered an elderly lady to her friend.
"Yes, and they say he is so powerful You-Know-Who wouldn't't fight him." said the second lady. Kagome was started to get nervous with all the stares and whispers and thought she should have used the name Kagome Higurashi but then she would have to worry about people thinking she's the Japanese Demon Exterminator not some famous mans daughter.
'What is it with these people? Surely they must have famous people of there own they can bother?' thought Kagome angrily that the innkeeper announced her name like she's royalty or something.
"This way please?" Spoke the innkeeper finely, Kagome was shown to her room at the very end of the hall she thanked the innkeeper and leaned on the door the second she shut it.
"Thanks Takahashi, attention I don't need." Kagome looked around her room her truck, books, and broom were sitting neatly in the corner by the window. She sneered at the broom, dreadful things they were hard and painful to ride on for long periods of time, now wings or demon cat that was the way to travel comfy, and enjoyable. Kagome opened the window for InuYasha to jump in when he pleased but he was enjoying himself with all the new sights and scents of London. Kagome opened her truck hidden behind her cloths were her katana the Katana No Seigi, with a white and gold handle with a solid oak sheath with Katana No Seigi engraved in the blade, and bow and arrows. Kagome being totally beat slipped into her P.J's and slipped into the covers of her bed and went strait to sleep.
Kagome awoke early the next morning, she would have rather stayed in bed but she had too many things to do InuYasha was sitting on the roof asleep she thought she better not wake him. She dressed herself in royal blue cargo paints and a wine red sweeter and went downstairs for breakfast with Kirara on her shoulder as always. It was rather full this morning no one from last night, children mostly and hopefully no one would recognise her last name she sat at a table in the far end of the inn with any luck no one would bother her and begin to ask questions. She didn't have to wait long for the waitress to approach her.
"What can I get for you Miss Takahashi?" asked the waitress
"What ever the special is and a fresh fish for Kirara here." said Kagome.
"Right away Miss." said the waitress hurrying away, in no time Kagome and Kirara were finishing their breakfast when a large bushy harried man approached them.
"Kyoko Takahashi?" the man asked
"Can I help you Mr…." Kagome tailed on
"Call me Hagrid." Said the man siting down.
"Professor Dumbledore sent me to help yer with yer things for school." Said Hagrid with a big smile
"Oh wonderful, I had no idea where to go." Said Kagome getting up, "Shall we be off then?" Kagome was eager to get out of there. Hagrid took Kagome to Diagon Ally with InuYasha following on the rooftops, Kagome got her robes and other things she would need thankfully Hagrid had things of his own to get, leaving Kagome enough time to get her special items and InuYasha something to eat.
Kagome and Hagrid returned to the Cauldron it was completely empty only one person sat in the vary end table eating a large portion of beef. He wore a long black cloak; the Asian man appeared to be in his mid forties, greying hair and cold, dead brown eyes, killers' eyes his face was stern and unforgiving with a large scar on the left side. Meldrick the Merciless they call him, a Demon Exterminator like Kagome the only difference is he will kill any demon he comes across and if a human is possessed by a demon, too bad for them, he will kill the person to drive out the demon. Kagome could smell the fresh demon upon him he hadn't even bothered to wash off the spats of blood that splattered his coat. Kagome thanked Hagrid for helping her then went to her room hoping never to see Meldrick again, it didn't take InuYasha long to come into her room. The next day Hagrid took Kagome to the train station to help her find, platform 9¾, Dumbledore gave him strict instructions to get Kagome to the platform and make sure she caught the train.
Kagome sat in a compartment alone with her nose a book and Kirara chasing around a ball on the ground Kagome hadn't seen InuYasha sense they left she left the train station she hoped he didn't get lost, suddenly a image of InuYasha tarring up a forest looking for the train popped into her mind. But right now she was starving Kagome didn't want to wait for someone to come by selling food she wanted it now!
"Hold down the fort Kirara, I'm going to find something to eat." Placing her book on her spot Kagome left her demon cat in a compartment alone on a train full of young human witches and wizards, While Kagome was looking around the train the compartment door flew open and a young eleven-year-old blond blue eyes student popped her head in the door.
"Cute!!!" shrieked the girl, "Hi there cutesy what's your name?" the young girl began to approach Kirara foolishly, and Kirara flattened her ears backing away from the girl hissing
"Now don't be so rude." Said the girl childishly Kirara batted at the girl with her paw hoping to frighten her off. Kirara was going to scratch her girls arm up when Harry, Hermione, and Ron poked here heads in the door to see if the compartment was free.
"Is this your compartment?" asked Ron
"No I was just walking by." The young girl hurried out of the room blushing furiously. Hermione shook her head and sat down next to Kagome's things
"Hermione you can't just sit down like that." Said Ron,
"Oh, I'm sure whoever is in here wont mind." Hermione scuffed at Ron's comment, Hermione picked up Kagome's book and started looking threw it trying to read the Japanese letters.
"Hermione, you can't just look threw someone's book with out asking." Said Harry worried the owner of the book would come back and might be a teacher.
"Oh, you worry too much Harry who ever owns this won't even know I've touched it." Said Hermione, Suddenly Kirara jumped up and scratched Hermione's hand. Forcing her to drop the book
"Ouch," Kirara jumped on the book and hissed at Hermione, "That cat attacked me!" said Hermione never expecting the cat to attack her
"Of course she did, your lucky she didn't take out your eyes going threw my things like that." Said Kagome standing at the doorway with a small sandwich in her hand, Kagome picked up her book and sat down with Kirara jumping on her lap. These new comers smelt rather nice, almost no trace of hatred in them the first boy smelt musty almost and extremely happy not your regular happy but like his life was getting better Kagome couldn't be sure. The next boy smelt like a home cooked meal and a hint of fear in his scent, then the girl. She didn't smell like any of the children on the train Kagome could easily make out the scent of old books and magic but there was something hidden in there, something she couldn't make out.
"Do you mind if we join you?" asked the Musty smelling boy; Kagome looked up from her book.
"If you must." Kagome was angry at the rudeness of the girl going threw her things as if she had a right.
"I'm Hermione Granger; this is Ron Weasley and Harry Potter." Said Hermione
"Kyoko Takahashi." No one announced her name when she spoke it, and she was thankful for it in so many ways.
"You're the new exchange student from Japan aren't you?" asked Hermione
"Yup, all the way from Shinsei Na Shikon Miko." Kagome barely tolerating the girl
"Wow," said Harry trying to act like he knew what is meant.
"It means Sacred Four Souls Priestess." Said Kagome,
"Funny name for a School." Said Ron; Kagome glared at Ron for insulting her School,
"Ron." Harry jabbed Ron in the ribs for his mistake.
"Not if you know the story behind it." spat Kagome
"Why is the School called Sacred Four Souls Priestess?" asked Harry wanting to know.
"A thousand years ago there was a powerful Priestess born from the souls of courage, love, wisdom, and friendship, the world's most powerful priestess they say. She was locked in a battle with powerful demons for seven days and nights. She managed to purify all the demons but one when the demon locked her in it's jaws a jewel came out of her heart sealing hers and the demons soul inside and encasing the seen of there deaths in stone. It is said that if the jewel falls into any hands besides that of its protector its evil powers take hold of the person driving him mad only the hands of a powerful Priestess, its chosen protector can purify it bringing out the goodness." Spoke Kagome, Ron was going to say something but Harry jabbed him again.
"Where is the jewel now?" asked Harry intrigued by the story
"Well, the Shikon jewel was purified by Hanten Priestess and her Hanyou lover 500 years ago." When she mentioned Hanten, Hermione gasped lightly like she knew the name, which puzzled Kagome.
"Do you know the name Hermione?" asked Harry who had noticed her reaction to the name.
"No." Hermione said quickly looking out the window. Harry could tell Hermione knew the name but didn't understand why she lied about it, but quickly dismissed it.
"What dose Hanten meen, is it some sort of special title?" asked Harry, extremely interested by the tail
"No, it's Japanese, it meens half angel. Surely you must know of demons and angels?" questioned Kagome, trying to act like she didn't already know the answer.
"No, demons only live in Japan." Stated Ron, Kagome was almost ready to smack him for his stupidity.
"Lesser demons do, the more powerful ones travel to the east, being the fact they can take human form, one is on this very train and you wouldn't even know it until it started killing people that is, if she did that sort of thing." Kagome said, Ron started to get nervous.
"Surely if a demon was on this train, the teachers could kill it." said Ron nervously, Kagome simply shook her head.
"But there is a demon on this train." Said Kagome enjoying playing with Ron. Harry, Ron, and Hermione began getting nervous
"Only the powers of a Priestess, demon, angel, or weapon blessed by a priestess can kill a demon. Your magic would only slow it down if it were a lesser demon." Kagome spoke with wisdom of many years before her.
"What's the difference between an Angel and a Demon?" asked Hermione who had been rather quiet.
"Your average demon is very violent, they would massacre an entire village at the drop of a hat, and would consider you three a delicious snack, there is the odd demon that just wants to be left alone and never hurt anyone. The Angel is the opposite of the demon it would help a village like cure a sickness or something, but there is your odd angel that would kill you just for looking at it funny." Kagome went back to her book leaving the trio with their thoughts, she didn't know why she told them so much maybe she want to be their friend, several hours would pass before the door would open again and three boys stood there. A blond boy that Kagome was sure dyed his hair with two big dumb looking boys behind him, Kagome continued reading her book ignoring the boys she could tell by there scents she wouldn't like them.
"Hello Potter, they let you three back in huh, honestly the class of Hogwarts is diminishing every year." Said Malfoy trying to act like he was some kind of hot shot.
"Watch it Malfoy." Threatened Harry
"I'm so scarred." Teased Malfoy
"You must be the new exchange student from Japan, do you know you're hanging out with trash." Spat Malfoy, Harry, Ron, and Hermione had planed to show Malfoy just how many hexes trash knew, Kagome simply continued to ignore him like he never even entered the room.
"Answer me!" Malfoy yelled slamming his hand in Kagome's open book; with inhuman speed Kagome slammed the book shut trapping Malfoy's hand and began twisting the book counter clockwise.
"It's not vary wise to anger someone who is a third degree black-belt in Karate; it's not good for ones heath." With a quick yank Kagome brought Malfoy to his knees, "Now apologise to these fine people, or I'll break every bone in your hand." Threatened Kagome narrowing her eyes.
"You wouldn't." whimpered Malfoy
"Care to find out? Because I'm very eager to try." Said Kagome calmly with a sinister smile.
"You'd be expelled." Said Malfoy with a slight bit of his confidence regained
"Oh yes, and I would be glad to tell every teacher that you think the class of Hogwarts has diminished by allowing certain students in and your stunt with my book can be considered hostile, then I could argue, I was merely defending myself. So do you wish to go running to the teachers and lose any respect your sorry hide might have, or apologise and try to regain whatever amount of respect you have left? The choice is yours?" Started Kagome light squeezing the book. Malfoy swallowed nervously, Kagome face never wavered she still looked calm and collected like she knew what she was doing.
"I apologise for calling you thrash." Said Malfoy defeated, Kagome smiled.
"Good doggie, now run along with your little friends." Said Kagome in a childish voice, Kagome released Malfoy's hand he jumped up holding his sore wrist and ran out of the compartment. Kagome went back to reading her book like nothing ever happened.
"That was bloody brilliant." Said Ron
"How did you know he would brake?" asked Harry who was very impressed by Kagome and a little frightened.
"Dogs like Malfoy are easily trained, if you just know how." Kagome said without even looking away from her book.
"Would you have done it?" asked Hermione, very calmly like Kagome.
"Break his hand?" Kagome asked, Hermione nodded in agreement, Kagome looked up from her book and smiled a half smile.
"Nope."
"You bluffed?" stated the surprised Harry and Ron
"You'd be surprised on how often bluffing works." Kagome smiled wickedly and went back to her book. Ron and Harry talked amongst each other while Hermione quietly watch Kagome.
'I know her from somewhere, her voice, actions, body movements are so familiar.' Thought Hermione, "What are you reading?" Hermione asked, Kagome looked up turning her book over so Hermione could see.
"Ancient Japanese Legends."
"Surely you don't believe in those fairytales." Stated Hermione, even in the world of magic there were some tails Hermione couldn't believe, Kagome quietly growled at Hermione.
'These humans are so foolish I'll never know how they live so close minded.' Kagome's patients
was wearing thin
"Every legend is based originally on some sort of fact. Take the legend of Merlin for example, in the muggle world he's just a myth, but in our world he was a real person, so how can you know for sure that a myth today wasn't a fact back when it was created." Kagome knew something about myths she was in one for crying out loud. Hermione never thought of it like that she had the feeling she would get along famously with Kagome.
End chapter
Well want do you think like it, love it, or hate it? May I remind you I barely know anything about the potter world so for those die hard know everything potter fans please be nice.