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When the Darkness Takes Over

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Chapter 15

The next morning came soon enough. Hiei and Kurama had stayed during the night trying

to figure out their next move while Kagome had talked to Sesshomaru and Kagura

making plans for her return trip through the well.

By morning everyone woke up to loud bangs and crashes, as well as the clanging of metal

against metal a sound Hiei knew quite well. Swords.

Everyone made their way toward the direction the noise was coming from with the

exception of Kagome who couldn't be found at the moment. Sesshomaru stopped at the

dojo and opened the door ducking in time to avoid being hit by a dark purple energy blast

that came through it.

Kagura's eyes widened in surprise at the sight as she stalked silently over by him and

peeked inside. She turned to look at her mate with questioning eyes then stepped into the

dojo followed by everyone else avoiding being hit by spirit energy attacks.

In the middle of the dojo was Kagome sparring with an unknown opponent to them

dressed in large baggy black pants and a black t-shirt, he had short dark brown hair the

edges uneven and brown eyes narrowed in concentration. The both of them moved

skillfully deflecting each others attacks making it all look like some kind of dance as they

moved round and round. The boy looked to be not that much younger then her.

Kagome said something to the boy which he replied to. What was being said though was

hard to make out as it wasn't a language they could understand though Kurama could

have sworn it sounded a bit like Spanish a language he studied for only a little while.

The two backed away from each other eyes assessing their opponents looking for a

weakness in their swordsmanship style. With a cry the two broke into a run at each other

the swings they made were so fast it was hard to count.

"What just happened?" Rin asked a bit worried looking at the two people who now stood

on the opposite end of each other backs to their opponents.

"How many swings was that?" Kurama asked amazed.

"Twenty from her and thirteen from him." Hiei replied eyes riveted on the two.

They both turned to face each other as tiny cuts suddenly appeared on them which they

ignored. The two circled around each other looking for an opening of some sort. Finding

hers Kagome leapt in silently and swung barely being deflected by the boy. She leapt

back again as they continued to circle around each other. They both lifted their sword up

glowing an odd color, Kagome's pink and blue the boys a dark violent purple.

They swung down sparks coming out from where they met. Kagome deftly shifted her

blade disconnecting hers from his and brought her sword in a swift precise cut stopping

right at the spot at the neck.

She looked deeply into his eyes. "Yield?"

"Do you?" he asked in turn.

Eyes raised questioning she looked down to find his sword pointing at her heart. "Draw

then?"

"Draw." he agreed. They both drew back their swords and carefully sheathed them then

sat on the ground. The boy rested his head on her shoulder and she rested her head on his.

"Good match." he said tiredly.

"Yep, one of the best ones yet." she agreed.

"Now what are you going to do?"

"Beats me." she said yawning. "I need a nap. How about you?"

"Yea you tire me out." he said.

She smacked him half heartedly on the back of the head. "I'm not that bad." she growled.

"Of course not." he snickered.

"I'm to tired to hurt you right now." she sighed falling backwards putting her hands

behind her like a pillow. The boy fell back with his head still on her shoulder.

"Do I get to go with you?"

"We'll talk about this when I'm not so tired. Everyone knows that I agree to anything

when I'm tired just to get them away so we'll wait until I'm more awake to argue."

"Fine with me because I know you won't refuse." he said.

"We shall see. I just might have to hog tie you up before I leave." she said as her eyes

slipped closed.

"You wouldn't dare." he said in reply as his eyes too slipped shut.

"Who's he?" Rin asked curiously looking at the boy resting on Kagome's shoulder.

"No clue." Kagura replied. "Sesshomaru?" he just shook his head.

"Do you think he's her boyfriend?" Rin asked looking sideways at Hiei for his reaction.

To her delight she detected a flash of what looked like jealousy in his crimson eyes.

"I don't think so. At least she has never spoken of one." Kagura said as she moved in

closer to them.

"Well what do you think he is to her then?" Rin asked following Kagura's lead moving

closer to the sleeping two.

Kurama looked questioning to his friend to find him glaring at the sleeping boy a smirk

finding its way onto his lips. 'It would seem he's gotten attached to her.' he thought with

amusement.

Kagura snuck even closer to them wincing as her necklaces bounced off each other.

Instantly the boy was on his feet and standing before the girl looking at everyone through

narrowed eyes before they rested on Sesshomaru. His posture relaxed and he settled back

down and shook the girl gently his eyes shined with love. "Kag-chan wake your lazy butt

up." he said to her.

"Just five more minutes mom I swear." she muttered rolling on her side away from him.

The boy chuckled at her childish antics his eyes dancing happily. "Kag-chan get up or I

will pour ice cold water all over you."

"You wouldn't." she mumbled tiredly cracking open lazy eyes at him.

"Want to try me?" he asked looking down at her with an evil smile on his face.

She stretched very cat like as she sat up. "I'm up I'm up. What's so important that you

had to wake me up before I had even gotten ten minutes of sleep?"

"Over there Kag-chan. We have guests whom I'm sure want some explanations."

"Oh yea." she agreed as she stood up gracefully looking at everyone. "Hope we didn't

wake you all up this morning."

"No we enjoy being woken up to find our friend fighting with someone we don't know

who could have been an enemy." Kagura grouched.

She smiled sheepishly. "I'm fine besides he's the last person who would be an enemy of

mine."

"Hey Kagome is he your boyfriend?" Rin asked her cheerfully looking the boy over. He

seemed to be protective of her if you took the stance he had standing in front of her

braced for anything that might happen.

Kagome looked at the girl in wonder as the boy choked down in laughter.

"What's so funny?" she pouted. "Is he?"

"That would be so wrong." Kagome muttered shaking her head eyes dancing in some

amusement her lips pulled up into a small smile.

"She thinks I'm your..." the boy almost fell over in laughter but Kagome caught him

shaking her head at him.

"And he says I need looking after and that I'm immature." she said in disgust. "Snap out

of it or you will go through the training of hell."

"I've already been through it." he said still laughing.

Shaking her head at him she let him go laughing as he fell onto the ground. He glared up

at her from his position. "Oh Kagome." he said a wicked gleam in his eyes.

Eyes widening in horror she stepped back from him. "Oh come on it was a joke. Haha?"

He just flashed her an evil grin. "Crap." she muttered as she jumped away from him as he

was suddenly on his feet. "Come on don't do it. Please? I already know what a good little

magician you are. You don't have to do that again to me. You know I hate it." she said a

bit desperately.

"Kagome I'm hurt." he said. "It's not to show you though. I'm going to show everyone

else."

"No really they don't need to see it." she said stepping away slowly from him.

He grinned at her as he held his arms before him the dark purple gathering in it.

Muttering another curse she broke into a run and jumped off the side of the practice area

just in time as a purple lightning bolt shot out barely missing her. "Jesus that was close."

she muttered.

"Don't tell me you're scared of me Kagome?" he implored.

"Do you have any idea just how embarrassing that little trick of yours is?" she yelled at

him. "Not only does it make me look weak but it takes forever for it to wear off."

"But I love you even more in that way."

"Just you wait until I get you home." she hissed at him as another lightning bolt struck at

her once again barely missing her.

"Yea, yea I know already." he said taking careful aim then paused. "Fine how about a

new trick? Besides they work real god and you never get hurt from them."

"You won't turn me into a rabbit?"

Everyone sweatdropped.

"Nope. I have an even better idea. I'm sure you'll love it Kag-chan. You told me you

always wanted to try it."

"If you lie you will suffer great consequences."

"Have I ever lied to you?"

She gave a snort of laughter. "Forget I asked that question, but I promise I'm not lying

now. I'm doing one thing you told me about once."

"Fine." she muttered standing still as a lightning bolt that was a lighter shade of purple

hit her.

They watched as her form seemed to shift then with a blast of light there stood a shorter

Kagome then before with small pure white ears resting on top of her shorter styled light

pink hair, wide violet eyes peered at everyone with a single light purple stripe on each

cheek, dressed in a light pink kimono with a long light pink tail twisting behind her

wearing delicate white slippers.

"I'm not a rabbit am I?" she asked a small delicate fang peeking out.

"Wow Kag-chan. You make a cute cat demon." Rin said as she walked around her

examining her.

"When did I ever tell you about a cat demon?"

"That one time you ran into one when you were wandering around with Sango and it

attacked you." the boy answered looking at her with a critical eye.

"Oh yea." she said thoughtfully. She glanced down at herself. "You did pretty good."

"Pretty good?"

"Fine you did awesome but don't let that get to your head we still got to work on your

magic." she replied.

He smiled as he walked closer to her and pet the cat ears.

Her eyes narrowed on him as she gave a soft purr. "Don't do that." she hissed as she gave

another purr.

"Aww I like you better this way." he said laughingly.

"I won't hesitate in hurting you." she said her anger being deminished as he continued

petting the soft ears.

"So who is he Kag-chan?" Kagura asked curiously.

"Dead if he doesn't stop." she said as she continued to purr.

She arched an eyebrow.

"Fine, fine. Meet my brother Souta." Kagome said as her tail wrapped around the boy on

its on accord bringing him closer to her. Smiling at her he continued petting the ears.

"You think she's better like this you should see her as a rabbit. Only bit me once but she

loves having her ears pet."

She glared lazily at him. "Don't tell them that."

He just continued grinning. "Souta meet Sesshomaru, Kagura his mate, Rin their adopted

daughter and Kurama is the tall red head and Hiei is the little firecracker standing next to

him."

"Nice to meet you." he said nodding his head at them not stopping his ministrations to

her ears. "By the way Kagome Hoto stopped by last night. Did he find you?"

"Yes he did, thank you Souta."

"No prob. it's my pleasure helping you out."

"Sucking up to me doesn't mean that I'm going to allow you to come with me."

"Man." he said as he stopped petting her ears.

She quickly pulled away from him and stepped behind Hiei who quirked an eyebrow at

her. "I don't want him touching the ears again." she muttered under her breath.

He just smirked and let her hide behind him.

"Why is he here anyway?" Sesshomaru asked looking at the kid.

"He wants to come with me when I return and wanted to work on some stuff with me.

After all I am his teacher."

"Are you going to allow him to go with you?" he asked her still looking at the boy. He

was amazingly talented with his magic and sword but could he fight if that was taken

from him?

"I don't know if I want him to. It's very dangerous." she said quietly.

"What else does he know?"

"Karate and other hand to hand combat. He can use knives, a whip, and a staff. It seems

that he just prefers a sword and staff."

"What do you usually use Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I use my sword Kurayami (darkness) most of the time or sometimes I use Tetsusaiga."

she said motioning to another sword that was strapped to her hip. "I also use a whip and

small fan. I can handle just about any weapon now though some not as well as others and

I know many hand to hand combat styles. You taught me most of them."

He nodded his head thoughtfully. "He'd be a great asset to you."

"And a terrible pain." she laughed. "By the way when will this spell wear off?"

"Umm..." he ran his hand through his hair nervously. "To tell you the truth I don't

know."

"What?" she shouted resting her head on Hiei's shoulder to glare at him.

Kurama smirked detecting the light pink in the fire demons face.

"It's not that bad. It will wear off sooner or later." he said trying to calm her.

"Hmph." she snorted still resting her head on the demons shoulder.

"Hey Kags what are your plans? Are you going to go through with that one thing?"

"What plan?" Sesshomaru asked his eyes narrowing on her.

"I swear I was going to tell you but it kinda slipped my mind. I got some information not

to long ago that I was planning on looking into but I never got around to it and now with

the news from Hoto I should probably start. Not sure if it's true though." she ran a hand

distractedly through Hiei's hair missing the darker tint to his skin though it wasn't missed

by anyone else.

Souta smirked evilly watching. 'Oh fun. I have a brother-in-law.' he thought happily.

Kurama noticing the boys evil smile decided to talk to him later to find out more about

Kagome. Maybe they could get the two to hook up. Souta's eyes connected with his own

and he winked. 'Did I forget to mention I can read minds?' he asked Kurama silently.

'Yes I think you did.' he said slightly amused.

'Yea I get that from Kagome but I must say I love your plan. I'd love to get them

together. Pay back.'

Kurama smiled slightly. 'Yes it would be amusing wouldn't it.'

'It's amusing already and they aren't even together yet.' he replied amusement laced in

his voice.

Kurama nodded his head watching as Kagome and Hiei began to argue about something

or another that he totally missed out on. The two glared at each other and with a huff

turned their backs to each other.

'I think we have our work ahead of us though.'

Souta shook with silent laughter as he agreed with him.

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So what do you all think of the chappy? Like or no? I thought I should add Souta, just

because I think he's kinda cool and it'd be neat for him to also have abilities and was

able to help her out. Hope ya all liked and remember to r&r or I won't update for a long

time.

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