New beginnings and old tales
Chapter 2: Frozen in Fire
Authors' note: I'm sorry I haven't been able to update lately, I had the writer's block and I have the flu so I 'm home all week! So, expect more chapters coming your way for all my stories! On with the story!
I groaned as my head throbbed with a dull ache. I groaned and sat up as recent events bowled over me. Unwanted tears rolled down my face as I gathered my stuff. I squeaked when I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Where do you think you are going, Kagome?" A smirk played across Kuronue's face. I looked around for Shippou but I couldn't place him anywhere.
My mom must be worried sick about me. I sighed.
A curious look masked his face but he held his questions to himself. Youko decided to appear with Shippou who looked hilarious carrying multiple fish in his paws as he beamed.
"Kaa-san! Look, I caught us fish." Shippou happily replied. I smiled and ruffled his hair as he plopped down next to a fire and tried to cook them.
"I'm taking Shippou to my mother's house. Would you two like to come? It would make my mom happy to hear I'm traveling with demons again." I pouted with puppy dog eyes.
Youko sighed and nodded. Kuronue just grinned at us.
"So, where does your mother live?" Kuronue asked as we walked down the well-beaten path to the bone eater's well. I grinned and pointed to the well as we approached. They just ogled me as I smiled.
"Kagome, are you feeling okay? I mean you just said your mom lived in a well?" Youko asked slowly as if I was dumb.
"Just fine thank you, and no, I did not say my mom lived in a well. You will just have to see when we get there." I just smiled back.
I climbed onto the lip of the well and looked back to them.
"You guys coming?" with a coy look on my face I let go of the side and jumped in as they shouted and tried to grab me until a blue light absorbed me and I disappeared. I landed on the ground with a sigh and pulled myself up the ladder and was happy I traded my school uniform for my pair of jeans.
I saw a blue light as I waited for them. Shippou giggled as he jumped up to me.
"Kaa-san, you should have seen their faces. They…"he was cut off as an angry group of youkai arrived.
"Kagome, why did you do that? You gave me a heart attack." Kuronue growled. Youko just looked calm, as they became level with us.
"I did that because I use to do that to Inuyasha because we'd argue about whenever I could come home. But, I must warn you that once we leave this building that the smell will be horrid. Inuyasha …"I sighed, "Inuyasha use to tell me that all the time."
Kuronue shut his mouth after hearing my depleted tone. Souta was running up the steps from his school bus.
"Nee-Chan! You're home! Who are they? Why does he have a wicked cool tail?" Souta barraged us with questions as he pointed to Youko's tail.
"Yes, I'm home. They are Kuronue and Youko Kurama. Go tell mom that I'm home." I laughing told him. He nodded and ran off towards the house. Grandpa was sweeping the porch with his broom and smiled at Shippou and I until he saw the others. I could have only guessed what would happen next.
"Demons, be gone!" He shouted sending sacras all over them.
"Jii-san, stop that! They're helping me!" I puffed irritably at him. We walked inside as Kuronue laughed about the sacras that were stuck to Youko's tail. He tried to grab one while his tail flicked very annoyed. Buyo flicked at his tail and Youko just picked him by the nape of his neck and growled at him. I told him that he couldn't kill my cat. Mom was cooking in the kitchen as we sat down. She hurried over to me and hugged me and exclaimed about my growth. She did something I forgot to Youko about as she rushed over and took the sacras out of his tail petting it softly. His face became a tomato red and all Kuronue and I could do was laugh.
"Your tail is beautiful. I 'm sorry we haven't been introduced. I am Kagome's mother but you can call me mum. Kagome, who are the handsome fellows? Are they friends of yours?" She said grinning like, well, like a fox.
"Mom, this is Youko and this is Kuronue. Gomen, I forgot to warn you that she likes animalistic demons because of well the ears and tails." I said not knowing my vague expression told past tales.
"How's the village, kagome?" my mother asked as she changed the subject.
My face darkened and she read my expression all too knowingly. She crouched beside and hugged to tell me everything would be fine. She sighed thinking that she made the subject even worse. But, a thought in my head told me otherwise as we sat down to dinner and explained my life to Youko and Kuronue.
Yahh! Second chappy!