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So as not to confuse you I'm going to tell you this now. Shippo is Red and Daisuka is Blue. That is there codenames so no one can find out their real names. The spirit detective group knows them as Blue and Red because in there meeting that's what they were calling each other so that's what they know them as. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Hope you don't get confused.

When the Darkness Takes Over

ForestSprite

Chapter 8

The gang neared Genkai's home to find the energy concentration the strongest there. The closer they got the more they could hear noises, mainly someone yelling angrily. "God damn it. What do you think you're doing to them? I'm going to kill you."

Another surge of energy could be felt at the same time a loud painful yell came. "You bitch." a coarse voice yelled out.

"I hear that one a lot." a cold voice said in reply.

They were now at Genkai's place and stopped in surprise at the mass of demons that were there. They looked around frantically for the `old lady' in the crowd of demons. In the midst of the fight a blast of blue color came blasting ripping at the demons. Yells and cries could be heard in the battle. Inhuman screeches and howls of pain.

"That's for hurting her." the cold voice said. Soon then the ring of metal was heard as the unmistakable sound of someone drawing a blade began to cut at the demons. "Stay away from them. She's only protecting the young ones." the voice said angrily. "God damn it I said stay away." suddenly a blue light filled the area blinding everyone.

When they could look again they saw no demons at all. There was in fact nothing to show that they had stood there minutes before. In the middle of the yard was a pink bubble that must have been shielding something. In moments it was down and they saw a prone form on the ground with three familiar figures surrounding it.

Standing not far away a figure in black cloak stood holding a bloody sword in front of the shadowy figure. In a simple motion it was sheathed and the person pulled back the hood to reveal a girl.

She was quite beautiful. Her long black hair flowed down reaching to her ankles with dark blue streaks through it. Her eyes were slightly slanted and a royal blue, two navy blue ears sat on the top of her head and on her forehead was two crossed swords with two slashes on each of her cheeks. Her body was mature and a long black tail with a blue tip protruded from her.

She was the one that was the source of the energy? Impossible if she was then Koenma would have asked her a long time ago to join the group. How could someone not notice a person with that much energy. Yusuke thought quietly to himself looking at the fox demon before him.

She's powerful but who is she? She seems familiar. Kurama thought looking at the dark figure who stood in a defensive position.

Kuwabara gave her a measuring glance. She didn't mean them harm in fact it seemed she hadn't even sensed their presence yet as she had her attention focused elsewhere.

"Show yourself." she spoke in her cold voice.

A chuckle was heard that made the boy Red shiver in fear. "Naraku." he mouthed quietly as he hid behind the large fire cat.

The girls eyes narrowed. "Don't you know how to stay dead?" she asked angrily.

"That's no way to talk to me my love." from the shadows stepped a man in a baboon pelt.

"What's with the my love crap? The only thing I'd love to do is kill you once and for all." she held her hands in front of her like she was holding a bow and soon one materialized an arrow strung and ready to be shot. She pulled it back carefully.

"Is that any way to treat your soon to be mate?" he asked chuckling again.

She made a small gagging face at this. "Mate? Excuse me? I don't think so. What do you want you ass?"

"What else besides the Shikon no Tama and you of course." he said.

"Wrong answer. Any last words?" she asked looking at him. "Nope? Didn't think so." she let the arrow fly watching as a pink glow surrounded it and it hit sinking deep into the skin of the baboon thingy.

He let out an inhuman cry as he turned to dust leaving behind a stick that then snapped in half.

"I don't believe that coward. It was another fucking puppet. He's really beginning to piss me off." she said darkly as the bow disappeared from sight and she unsheathed the sword again looking in the direction where the four were standing. She raised it in front of her offensively. "What do you want now?" she asked coolly. "Want to try to blow me away again?"

As she was speaking to them the three figures helped up the now conscious person as they walked over to stand behind her. "Shit" she muttered to herself as she chanted a quick incantation under her breathe. They felt her energy level recede almost to the point of what a weak demon would carry.

She smirked at the spirit detectives a gleaming fang from her mouth flashing. She turned to look at the three approaching figures two kids and a seemingly old lady whom she walked to. A foot away from her she bowed "Lady Genkai. I hope you are well?" she asked. "I didn't think I'd be gone so long or I would have been here sooner."

Genkai looked at her carefully. The girl had come to her not long ago with the two kitsunes and the fire cat asking for some training just to put some of her powers under control but there was something different about her. She had always known there was something weird about that girl and she thought she might have finally figured it out. "They were sent after you weren't they?" she asked her.

The girl only bowed her head slightly in shame.

"You did not tell me you were in trouble."

"It didn't concern you. You had enough to worry about. I've been fighting them for along time now. It doesn't matter."

"Hmm....Go to your human form." Genkai ordered.

The girl looked up startled. "My human form Lady Genkai? Surely you are mistaken I do not have a human form."

Genkai looked at her hard. "You do too. Do not lie to me granddaughter."

"How...? Never mind. Knew it wouldn't last long anyway." the girl said muttering another incantation under her breathe.

Before their eyes appeared the stormy eyed, raven haired girl they had troubles with.

"You." Yusuke said.

"Yes me. What do you want?" the girl said not even looking at him but at Genkai.

"What the hell is going on here?" Yusuke asked. "She." he said pointing at Genkai "called you granddaughter."

"Yes she did. How smart of you to notice. Anyone got a doggy treat. She's not my real grandma really but my god mother but it doesn't hurt to call her grandma. I see her more then any of my other relatives or I used to see her the most."

"Kagome." Genkai said carefully. "You've been gone so long and then your mom said you left...."

"For everyone's safety. I had mom tell everyone that I no longer lived here. That I left. Look at what happened to you. Imagine it happening to ordinary people that can't protect themselves from this kind of evil." she said pointedly. "I got to get going." she said warily turning away from her grandma. "Daisuka you got the meeting set up then?" she asked the small blue kitsune that stood by her side ready to leave.

"Yes I do mom."

"OK ready to go my kits?" she asked leaping gracefully onto the large firecat. The one called Daisuka jumped next to her and the other one too was jumping to her but was intercepted by Yusuke who caught him by the tail.

"Momma!" he cried.

Kagome's eyes glowed an eerie light as she looked at how he held her son. "Put Shippo down this instant if you value your life boy." she slid off the cats back to stand by it's side her eyes glowing a slight crimson light and the air around her swirled a blood red.

She began to mutter another incantation as she hung her head back in a silent scream of pain. A flash of blinding red surrounded her and when she reappeared she was in a different form again. Her hair was raven black that held red streaks in it pulled back in a high ponytail. Her eyes were a crimson color and on her forehead was the symbol for fire with a ball of flames behind it. She wore tight fitting black clothes and black army boots. Strapped to her sides were two swords and she had daggers strapped to her ankles and her arms. She was a lethal beauty and they looked at her in awe.

She turned the blood red eyes to Yusuke who still held Shippo. "I warned you boy. Put him down now."

"Do it now you idiot. Put the fox down." Hiei said looking at her carefully. "She can blow you into obliviation if you don't and I don't think even Koenma would be able to bring you back to life."

"Listen to your friend." she said fiery eyes still on Yusuke.

He looked carefully at Hiei who was still looking at her to Kurama who nodded his head, to Kuwabara and Genkai who also nodded their heads. Sighing he set the kit down who bounded into the girl arms who wrapped gentle arms around him hugging him tight to her.

"Come kit we're going home now." she said moving to go back onto the cat's back.

Genkai stepped forward to her granddaughter looking at her thoughtfully. "This is your true form isn't it? Not that fox one."

She nodded her head. "It was after all just a disguise." she replied.

"Do you have it then?" Genkai asked speaking again. "I didn't believe in that story but if you are what I think you are then it must be true."

Kagome gave a bitter laugh. "Yes I am and of course I have it with me. Can't let it get away from me and ruin others lives like it has mine. See me? I'm this way because of it."

She settled onto the cat's back the two kids on her lap. "Maybe if I return safely I'll be able to tell you my story Genkai. I didn't like lying to you, you know but it was necessary. I hope you'll be able to forgive me someday." the cat rose as it bounded off but they could hear the girls voice as she spoke to the children.

"I want you to find an old friend of mommys and stay with him. I'm going to back to face my past. Literally."

End chappy

So who's this old friend of Kagome's? I'll bet you're also wondering about from a chapters back I think it was when Daisuka and Shippo were talking about some guy they were trying to contact. I'll let you know now that the two aren't the same person. The person they're looking for and the one she want's them to find are different people. Can you guess who they are though? hehehe anyway hope you enjoyed pleez r&r

Next chapter should be coming soon ForestSprite should be almost done with it so be patient remember i'm just the messenger

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