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When the Darkness Takes Over ForestSprite Chapter 18
He entered the park to find a dark figure sitting on a bench separated from everyone with a small cat by her side. The person reached out to pet the cat as she gave a small chuckle when it pounced on her.
He walked toward them and sat next to the person. "I figured I'd find you here." "What do you want?" she asked her eyes flickered over to him.
"Come back." he said simply.
"I have no reason to go back. Kagura has made it known she doesn't want me there. After all I am a danger." she replied turning her attention back to the cat holding a line of string before her teasing her.
"She was angry." "Don't patronize me. She knew what she was saying. She has always felt that way even if she considered me a friend and she has finally said it. Good for her." "You know she doesn't really feel like that." "Sesshomaru I'm not stupid. One of my so called gifts I have is to know what one is feeling. She meant every word of it." she stood up picking up the cat holding her gently in her arms, her back to him.
"Where are you going?" "To my place of current residence. Since no one knows me there and I'm the only one in that area I'm not a danger to anyone." she answered her voice bitter and angry.
"You are being stupid." he growled at her.
She looked at him her eyes blazing angrily. "I know exactly how I am being. Do you have any idea how hard it was when I had to cut all ties off with anyone and everyone I knew?
Do you know who was supposed to be next on my list?" He didn't answer her.
"You, Kagura and Rin. That's right. I was going to leave you guys anyway without you knowing but you guys were like my real family because I didn't have one of my own. I came here and I found out what I already knew. So now I'm cutting ties with you and next is Koga and then the kits." she tossed her head back angrily as she looked to the skies. "Damn you Naraku. Are you happy you asshole? I'm leaving everyone behind. I have no one now. Are you happy?" His eyes softened on her tormented face. "Come home with me Kagome." he said softly.
"I have no home." she said bitterly as she walked away heading towards her car. She stopped by the drivers side as she looked back at him. "I think I better understand why you were the way you were when I first met you Sesshomaru." she murmured softly as she opened up the door allowing Kirara to jump off her shoulder and into the passengers seat as she slid behind the wheel.
Sesshomaru watched as she carefully drove out of the park cautious of any nearby children. "That didn't go well." a voice said.
He looked up to see Kurama in the tree over the bench she had been sitting in along with Hiei.
"Hn." Hiei said.
Kurama leapt down to stand by Sesshomaru's side. "Now what? In most cases I could have asked Koenma for more information but if either me or Hiei return we will be put into jail for failing to follow through on Koenma's orders." "Not much to worry about as of now. He is sending others to hunt after her." Hiei said.
Both of the demons turned their attention to him. "How did you hear of this?" Kurama asked.
"Hn. Hoto." was all he said.
Sesshomaru looked thoughtful for a minute. "It would seem I'm going to have to go to makai and see to this meeting that Hoto has been bugging Kagome about to get me too." "How trustworthy is this Hoto guy?" Kurama asked.
"About as trustworthy as a rat." a new voice interrupted.
They looked to find Souta with the two small kits in his arms. He jumped from his perch a couple of trees away and joined them setting the two younger children down next to him. "Have you been able to track down your mom yet Daisuka?" he asked the blue haired one.
"Almost." was his answer. "Her mind is a whirl of emotion and it's hard to get past right now. She seems even more jumpier then usual." "How much do you know about Hoto?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Kagome has never really trusted him but she was the only one she can work with right now and the fact that he keeps trying to court her doesn't make me like him any better." Souta replied angrily. "Look I know what you're all thinking. I can sense your feelings like Kagome can and you're angry at her. I am too but she has her reasons for what she does. At this point and time if any of her enemies knew anyone she cared about they'd just use them against her. She can't afford that right now so she cut ties with people. If they really care about her they will fix those ties again when she returns." he said looking at Sesshomaru mostly.
She continued driving not even paying attention to where it was she was going. She just felt like driving but soon she found herself in familiar territory. Genkai.
She stopped at the bottom of the many steps and looked thoughtfully up towards the shrine that lay up ahead. Stepping out of her car she picked Kirara up and setting her on her shoulder she began the tiresome trek up. About halfway up someone came tumbling down the steps almost knocking her back. Thanks to all her training though she was able to brace herself and grab the person to prevent them from falling down any further. She looked at the person she held with only one hand with all her strength trying not to let him go back down to find it was Yusuke.
She shook him gently trying to rouse the injured boy. "Yusuke." she said sternly.
"Damn demon." he muttered as he began to come too spitting out blood.
"What demon Yusuke?" "Came demanding for the demon miko and started to rampage when we didn't know what he was talking about." "It's ok Yusuke. Is Genkai up there?" "Yea the old lady and Botan, Keiko, Yukina and Kuwabara. He was trying to hurt them. I can't let him do that." "No of course you couldn't but now I'm here. I'll take care of it. Rest Yusuke." she said as she gently laid him on the ground.
He drifted into unconsciousness.
Her eyes began to glow an angry red as she looked up at the shrine and an angry red color began to swirl around her. Her hair grew out a bit and two red streaks appeared in it. On her forehead was the symbol for fire and her eyes were their crimson color. Attached to each side of her hip was a sword and hanging from her belt was a small fan and two small daggers. She stood in all her demon glory.
Kirara transformed before her and she leapt effortlessly onto her back and they traveled up the shrine steps much faster just in time to see the ugliest demon she had ever seen in her entire life advance on a scared Keiko.
The demon was a huge toad like thing covered in warts. It was hideous.
She picked out one of her daggers and channeled some of her powers into it and let it fly at the demon glowing a soft pink, blue and red color. It sliced through the demon bringing a howl of pain from him. He turned away from Keiko to her. "Ah the demon miko." he stated when he turned to face her. "Give me you jewel shards." "Not on your life asshole." she replied as she unsheathed tetsusaiga ready to face him.
Shippo cocked his head thoughtfully. "If you were an angry demon miko where would you be?" he asked with a small smile.
"Umm I'd be somewhere where there is a fight." Daisuka answered.
"Ding ding. We have a winner. Now let us a think of a place that is like that." his smile growing into a grin.
Daisuka looked down to the ground as he tried to figure out the answer then lifted his head up to his brother. "Grandma's." he replied excitedly. "She'd go to Genkai's." he laughed happily as he grabbed his brother and spun around. Shippo couldn't help but let a small laugh escape. "So?" he asked looking at the four people that stood before him.
"What makes you think she'd be there?" Kurama asked curiously.
Daisuka snickered. "She's somewhat predictable if you've known her for awhile."
She skidded back, thrusting the sword before her to stop herself. She growled at him and spat blood to the side. "Who is it you work for?" she asked him. "It's either Koenma or Naraku. Which one is it?" "What does it matter? Just know that I'm your executioner." She glared at him. "I don't think you get it demon." she spat out angrily. "I need to know who sent you so that when I'm done with you I can go hunt the bastard down." "You won't be able to defeat me wench, but if you're so eager to know it was Koenma." Her eyes glowed an eerie red color and her hair blew around her in a non existent wind.
The skies above her darkened angrily and lightning crackled around them.
The others looked at her in amazement from their spots near the shrine doors. "Genkai what is wrong with Kagome?" Yukina demanded of the older woman worried about her.
"It seems Koenma has done something very stupid and has pushed her to her limits. That fool has signed our death warrants. In her anger she can kill us all and not even realize what it was she did."
"That fool dares to try and take what is rightfully mine and he sends a dumbass power hungry demon after me that won't even give him the jewel shards?" she hissed as a ball of red light appeared in her hands, it grew larger and larger the more her anger built.
"You shall all suffer for your stupidity." she growled angrily. "No one ever tries to take what is rightfully mine nor do they hurt those that I know. It's a death wish and buddy you just made the largest wish of all that I'm about to grant to you." The demon looked at her his ugly features twisting into that of fear and horror as the amount of her energy kept growing and growing. "Any last words?" she asked him.
"No, please don't kill me. I was only doing my job." he cried out.
"Not the words I was looking for but oh well. Don't worry it's not all that bad in hell, I promise. Dragons Fire Breath." she shouted letting loose the ball of energy.
The demon let loose a cry of pain before it turned into ashes.
"The world is a better place without the likes of you." she said spitting off to the side.
"Kagome are you ok?" Yukina cried out as she made her way towards her. The others were right behind her.
"I'll be fine." Kagome muttered sidestepping Yukina's helping hands. "I don't need help.
Go help Yusuke if you feel you have to help someone so much. You'll find him on the steps about half the way down." "You are stronger grand daughter." Genkai said looking at her carefully.
"Of course." she growled out angrily. "My power will keep growing and growing. You didn't even see twenty percent of it." "How much of it did we see?" Keiko asked curiously.
"Fourteen percent of it." she muttered before she went over to a tree and easily perched herself in a large branch of it. She stood tall and looked around the surrounding area.
"Kagome?" She ignored the voice. They were coming. She could feel them closing in on her. She grabbed tetsusaiga readying it. They were getting closer and closer now. Almost on top of her.
"Get out of here now all of you. Go into the house or something but get away from me right now or I won't be able to fight properly trying to protect you." she growled.
They looked at her oddly. "Do it now." she barked sharply.
Nodding somewhat weirded out Keiko helped Yusuke who was now awake stumble inside with Yukina, Botan and an injured Kuwabara behind them. Genkai looked at her.
"What are you doing granddaughter?" she asked her.
"Whatever I have to do I will be doing." was her reply.
"Do not do anything foolish Kagome." "No I still have a journey to make then what happens after that will happen." she felt them nearing. "I'd appreciate it if you'd go back into the house. I have something's to take care of." "Who is it Kagome?" "That foolish person that everyone thinks is a ruler." she replied angrily her eyes flashing darkly. "I will teach him not to mess with me." Genkai looked toward her and the house. "Good luck Kagome." she said and walked away. "Not that I need any." she muttered in reply. Her eyes narrowed as fifteen demons appeared before her. "To what do I owe this pleasure?" she asked in a low growl.
"We come to kill you." was all one of them said. "Is that all? I think you'll be needing more luck then me." with that said she launched herself into attack.
"We're almost there." Souta said as he drove the car.
"Why are we taking this stupid thing anyway? We can travel faster relying on ourselves." Shippo whined.
"We would be noticed Shippo and humankind still isn't ready for any of this. Hell sometimes I wonder if I'm even ready for this." Souta said as he took a left turn.
"You're different. You're Kagome's younger sibling so that would make you stronger then most." Daisuka said wisely.
"What makes you think that?" "Kagome just has that way." Shippo replied for his brother looking anxiously out the window.
"What do you two know that I don't?" Souta asked glancing back at them in the rearview mirror.
"You do seem jumpy." Kurama agreed.
"Nothing." the two muttered at the same time.
"Kit." Sesshomaru demanded.
"Why do you have to ask me and not Daisuka?" Shippo murmured ignoring the demand.
Hiei ignored them all.
"Just tell us Shippo. We know that you two know something. It might help us out when we arrive." "She's in her form right now and she's very angry." Daisuka said.
"Is that all?" "No there are others with her right now." Shippo said next.
"And they would be?" "Some of Koenma's bounty hunters." Daisuka said speaking again.
"What is he thinking?" Kurama wondered softly to himself. "Seems he's very serious about getting his hands on the jewel." "Good luck for him. Mom won't let any one get a hold of it as long as it is in her care. It is her responsibility and she won't give up." Shippo said.
"We're here." Souta said as he pulled up to the shrine steps. "Good let's get going." Shippo and Daisuka said at the same time as they jumped out of the car and ran up the steps.
Everyone else followed right behind. When they reached the top what they saw was almost enough to make the two younger kits and Souta turn a little green.
There was Kagome in all her demon glory with her hand through one of her opponents face. She growled at it as she kicked the demons side and drew her hand back out sending it flying. "Fiery Rain." she shouted throwing a red ball of energy above another demons head that came down like rain. Wherever the 'rain' touched it would burn a hole through the skin bringing a cry from the demon. Another demon lay on the ground or what was left of it. Half of it looked like it was eaten away at. Not far from it lay another one with all of its limbs torn off and thrown aside carelessly screeching in pain and anger.
A gleaming fang shown as she smirked at the remaining nine standing demons. "I give you two choices. You can die as well or you can leave and never bother me again. It's really your choice. Choose wisely though because it can lead to your demise." "You bitch." a short bald looking demon cried out enraged. "You killed my brother." "His intention was to kill me so I killed him." she said with a shrug. "If you want I can help you on your way back to your brother if that is what you desire." she quickly shot out a blue energy ball that blasted right through his stomach. He fell right where he stood lifelessly.
"Have you made up your minds yet? If you want to keep fighting I don't mind I need to work off some anger anyways." "You little wretch." "I've heard many names before but I don't think wretch was one of them." she brought her sword before her as the remaining eight jumped at her. "I take it you wish to fight then? So be it." she sliced the first demon in half before he even drew back his own sword and with a couple quick cuts he fell to the ground in pieces. She spun to her left to meet the blade of another opponent, blocking it then sliding it free she cut him across his blade arm from his elbow to his shoulder in a deep large gash.
She moved so quickly and was able to dispose of them very fast. As she was on her last two she was about to blow one into oblivion when all of a sudden she faltered. She blinked slowly and looked down numbly to find the other demon had come up behind her and shoved his blade through her back side in her shoulder. She gave a small cough and spit up blood. "Bastard." she murmured as she reached behind her to draw the blade out with a grimace her eyes never leaving the cocky expression of the ugly toad demon that had done this to her. The other demon she had been ready to kill quickly was up and kicked her sending her flying. "Not so tough now are you?" it cooed smirking.
She struggled to a standing position bleeding at a dangerous level. She rocked unsteadily on her feet her crimson eyes narrowed on him. "Give us what you have of the Shikon no Tama and we might make this easy on you." She gave a short harsh sounding laugh that held no amusement. "Do you even plan on giving it to Koenma? No I didn't think so. As long as the jewel is in my possession you will never be able to have it except when you pry it away from me when I die." "If that is how you want it." the demon smirked. The both of them attacked her at once sending her crashing into a large tree and through it. She hit the ground and rolled a bit before coming to a stop. She once again struggled to stand. "I will not let you have the jewel." she ground out. "You are only making this harder on yourself." the toad demon cackled as he calmly walked over to her and punched her in the stomach. She doubled over in pain coughing and spitting out blood. The other demon kicked her in the side once again knocking her to the ground.
Her struggles to stand were getting harder and harder. Her narrowed eyes never left the two ugly demons. A light pink color flowed around her body, her long hair flew wildly around her due to her energy. The toad demon reached down to pull her up only to give a cry of pain as the pink light jumped onto him eating away at his skin. The other demon looked at him with horror as he slowly turned to dust.
"You witch." he hissed looking at the badly injured demoness.
"No." she calmly said as she got into a kneeling position her hands held out before her.
"Miko." she sent a blast his way and watched as he too turned to dust.
She then tipped to the side drained of energy.
They watched in amazement as she had fought. Her skill was absolutely amazing and she was so powerful. Shippo and Daisuka gave an angry growl when they watched the demon come up behind her and shove the blade through her ready to go fight but only to be held back by Souta and Sesshomaru.
"Not wise." Souta murmured as he pointed to a slight shimmer that he saw.
"A barrier." Daisuka said in awe.
"A miko one. You would have been purified if you ran into that thing." Souta explained.
"She's injured though and needs help." Shippo cried out trying to free himself so he could get to his mother. He didn't care that she had planned on leaving him behind she was his mother and that was all that mattered to him. She was his family. "Please let me go." he begged a tear fell down his face. "Kaa-san." he cried out in horror as she was kicked through a tree and struggled to stand.
"Kaa-san." Daisuka echoed as she was punched in the stomach painfully and began to cough out blood. "They're hurting her. Why isn't she using all her power?" Shippo gave a small whimper. "Kaa-san." he whispered silently.
Daisuka closed his eyes in concentration as he focused on his mom. He shuddered at her pain but continued trying to get through to her. He finally found what he was looking for.
Her power.
He gave a small gasp at what he encountered. "She can't tap into it because it's being bound by something." "Could it be her wounds that aren't letting her get to it?" Shippo asked his brother.
"I don't know. Maybe." he said unsure.
"It's not that." Souta murmured.
They all looked at him curiously. "She's very badly wounded and I don't mean just physically but mentally as well. She's so badly injured that she can't get to all of her power. It's blocking her off from it because she might hurt herself or those around her I'm not sure but she can't fully access it until she is in better control of her emotions." "That makes sense." Kurama murmured wincing as she was kicked to the ground and this time when she hit the ground she stayed down.
"Why won't she let anyone help her?" Shippo murmured.
"She doesn't think there is anyone out there that will help her." Sesshomaru replied.
They all watched as she finally finished off the last two demons and tipped dangerously to the ground. Her barrier fell and instantly surprisingly to almost everyones surprise Hiei was at her side and caught her before she hit the ground. He cradled her gently in his arms as he set her on the ground lightly.
From Genkai's house Yukina, Genkai, Botan and the rest came out as well. Yusuke looked to be steaming mad. "What's wrong with you?" Souta asked.
"She sealed us inside the house so all we could do was watch. Is she suicidal or something?" "Hardly." Shippo said.
"Watch how you talk about my mom." Daisuka growled as he and Shippo moved over to Hiei and Kagome cuddling against her. They hugged her and placed small kisses on her face shaking her gently trying to wake her up. "Is anyone injured?" Yukina asked looking around her.
"You did a fine job on Yusuke, Yukina but I think Kagome needs help." Keiko said looking at the unconscious girl in the arms of the fire demon.
Yukina hesitantly made her way towards the girl and knelt next to her. "Kagome will you let me heal you this time?" she asked softly.
She watched in surprise as the girls eyes flickered open making her jump back a bit in surprise. She gently but firmly moved the two kits off of her and struggling painfully she stood up pushing away helping hands. "I don't need help." she spat out turning her backs to everyone missing some of the sad and pain filled faces that watched. She bent down to the ground and picked up two of her daggers that had fallen out when she'd been tossed across the forest. She brought them up, inspecting them then with a small sigh she put them back on her belt. Her arms crossed before her giving her a thoughtful pose. She finally turned back to look at them her eyes on the six that had tracked her all the way to Genkai's. "Why are you here?" she asked.
"Kaa-san please come home again." Shippo and Daisuka said at the same time.
She looked at them carefully and shook her head in the negative. "Kagome onee-chan." Souta said quietly looking at her sadly his words filled with love. She didn't even so much as twitch. "I take it you want me to return home as well?" she let out a small laugh. "You guys don't get it do you?" she shook her head. "No of course you don't. Let me put this in a way you can all understand. I'm not going anywhere with you. I'm not going home and I won't be suckered by any emotional displays. Kirara." she yelled. The small cat stepped out from behind a tree and as she walked closer to Kagome she began to transform. Kagome ran to the cat and jumped onto her glaring at anyone that might make a move to stop her from leaving. As the cat began to run Sesshomaru could have sworn he saw tears streaming down her face.
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sorry for the late update guys. hope you all forgive me but I don't have a working internet so I had to use my parents. pleez r&r ForestSprite
When the Darkness Takes Over ForestSprite Chapter 18
He entered the park to find a dark figure sitting on a bench separated from everyone with a small cat by her side. The person reached out to pet the cat as she gave a small chuckle when it pounced on her.
He walked toward them and sat next to the person. "I figured I'd find you here." "What do you want?" she asked her eyes flickered over to him.
"Come back." he said simply.
"I have no reason to go back. Kagura has made it known she doesn't want me there. After all I am a danger." she replied turning her attention back to the cat holding a line of string before her teasing her.
"She was angry." "Don't patronize me. She knew what she was saying. She has always felt that way even if she considered me a friend and she has finally said it. Good for her." "You know she doesn't really feel like that." "Sesshomaru I'm not stupid. One of my so called gifts I have is to know what one is feeling. She meant every word of it." she stood up picking up the cat holding her gently in her arms, her back to him.
"Where are you going?" "To my place of current residence. Since no one knows me there and I'm the only one in that area I'm not a danger to anyone." she answered her voice bitter and angry.
"You are being stupid." he growled at her.
She looked at him her eyes blazing angrily. "I know exactly how I am being. Do you have any idea how hard it was when I had to cut all ties off with anyone and everyone I knew?
Do you know who was supposed to be next on my list?" He didn't answer her.
"You, Kagura and Rin. That's right. I was going to leave you guys anyway without you knowing but you guys were like my real family because I didn't have one of my own. I came here and I found out what I already knew. So now I'm cutting ties with you and next is Koga and then the kits." she tossed her head back angrily as she looked to the skies. "Damn you Naraku. Are you happy you asshole? I'm leaving everyone behind. I have no one now. Are you happy?" His eyes softened on her tormented face. "Come home with me Kagome." he said softly.
"I have no home." she said bitterly as she walked away heading towards her car. She stopped by the drivers side as she looked back at him. "I think I better understand why you were the way you were when I first met you Sesshomaru." she murmured softly as she opened up the door allowing Kirara to jump off her shoulder and into the passengers seat as she slid behind the wheel.
Sesshomaru watched as she carefully drove out of the park cautious of any nearby children. "That didn't go well." a voice said.
He looked up to see Kurama in the tree over the bench she had been sitting in along with Hiei.
"Hn." Hiei said.
Kurama leapt down to stand by Sesshomaru's side. "Now what? In most cases I could have asked Koenma for more information but if either me or Hiei return we will be put into jail for failing to follow through on Koenma's orders." "Not much to worry about as of now. He is sending others to hunt after her." Hiei said.
Both of the demons turned their attention to him. "How did you hear of this?" Kurama asked.
"Hn. Hoto." was all he said.
Sesshomaru looked thoughtful for a minute. "It would seem I'm going to have to go to makai and see to this meeting that Hoto has been bugging Kagome about to get me too." "How trustworthy is this Hoto guy?" Kurama asked.
"About as trustworthy as a rat." a new voice interrupted.
They looked to find Souta with the two small kits in his arms. He jumped from his perch a couple of trees away and joined them setting the two younger children down next to him. "Have you been able to track down your mom yet Daisuka?" he asked the blue haired one.
"Almost." was his answer. "Her mind is a whirl of emotion and it's hard to get past right now. She seems even more jumpier then usual." "How much do you know about Hoto?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Kagome has never really trusted him but she was the only one she can work with right now and the fact that he keeps trying to court her doesn't make me like him any better." Souta replied angrily. "Look I know what you're all thinking. I can sense your feelings like Kagome can and you're angry at her. I am too but she has her reasons for what she does. At this point and time if any of her enemies knew anyone she cared about they'd just use them against her. She can't afford that right now so she cut ties with people. If they really care about her they will fix those ties again when she returns." he said looking at Sesshomaru mostly.
She continued driving not even paying attention to where it was she was going. She just felt like driving but soon she found herself in familiar territory. Genkai.
She stopped at the bottom of the many steps and looked thoughtfully up towards the shrine that lay up ahead. Stepping out of her car she picked Kirara up and setting her on her shoulder she began the tiresome trek up. About halfway up someone came tumbling down the steps almost knocking her back. Thanks to all her training though she was able to brace herself and grab the person to prevent them from falling down any further. She looked at the person she held with only one hand with all her strength trying not to let him go back down to find it was Yusuke.
She shook him gently trying to rouse the injured boy. "Yusuke." she said sternly.
"Damn demon." he muttered as he began to come too spitting out blood.
"What demon Yusuke?" "Came demanding for the demon miko and started to rampage when we didn't know what he was talking about." "It's ok Yusuke. Is Genkai up there?" "Yea the old lady and Botan, Keiko, Yukina and Kuwabara. He was trying to hurt them. I can't let him do that." "No of course you couldn't but now I'm here. I'll take care of it. Rest Yusuke." she said as she gently laid him on the ground.
He drifted into unconsciousness.
Her eyes began to glow an angry red as she looked up at the shrine and an angry red color began to swirl around her. Her hair grew out a bit and two red streaks appeared in it. On her forehead was the symbol for fire and her eyes were their crimson color. Attached to each side of her hip was a sword and hanging from her belt was a small fan and two small daggers. She stood in all her demon glory.
Kirara transformed before her and she leapt effortlessly onto her back and they traveled up the shrine steps much faster just in time to see the ugliest demon she had ever seen in her entire life advance on a scared Keiko.
The demon was a huge toad like thing covered in warts. It was hideous.
She picked out one of her daggers and channeled some of her powers into it and let it fly at the demon glowing a soft pink, blue and red color. It sliced through the demon bringing a howl of pain from him. He turned away from Keiko to her. "Ah the demon miko." he stated when he turned to face her. "Give me you jewel shards." "Not on your life asshole." she replied as she unsheathed tetsusaiga ready to face him.
Shippo cocked his head thoughtfully. "If you were an angry demon miko where would you be?" he asked with a small smile.
"Umm I'd be somewhere where there is a fight." Daisuka answered.
"Ding ding. We have a winner. Now let us a think of a place that is like that." his smile growing into a grin.
Daisuka looked down to the ground as he tried to figure out the answer then lifted his head up to his brother. "Grandma's." he replied excitedly. "She'd go to Genkai's." he laughed happily as he grabbed his brother and spun around. Shippo couldn't help but let a small laugh escape. "So?" he asked looking at the four people that stood before him.
"What makes you think she'd be there?" Kurama asked curiously.
Daisuka snickered. "She's somewhat predictable if you've known her for awhile."
She skidded back, thrusting the sword before her to stop herself. She growled at him and spat blood to the side. "Who is it you work for?" she asked him. "It's either Koenma or Naraku. Which one is it?" "What does it matter? Just know that I'm your executioner." She glared at him. "I don't think you get it demon." she spat out angrily. "I need to know who sent you so that when I'm done with you I can go hunt the bastard down." "You won't be able to defeat me wench, but if you're so eager to know it was Koenma." Her eyes glowed an eerie red color and her hair blew around her in a non existent wind.
The skies above her darkened angrily and lightning crackled around them.
The others looked at her in amazement from their spots near the shrine doors. "Genkai what is wrong with Kagome?" Yukina demanded of the older woman worried about her.
"It seems Koenma has done something very stupid and has pushed her to her limits. That fool has signed our death warrants. In her anger she can kill us all and not even realize what it was she did."
"That fool dares to try and take what is rightfully mine and he sends a dumbass power hungry demon after me that won't even give him the jewel shards?" she hissed as a ball of red light appeared in her hands, it grew larger and larger the more her anger built.
"You shall all suffer for your stupidity." she growled angrily. "No one ever tries to take what is rightfully mine nor do they hurt those that I know. It's a death wish and buddy you just made the largest wish of all that I'm about to grant to you." The demon looked at her his ugly features twisting into that of fear and horror as the amount of her energy kept growing and growing. "Any last words?" she asked him.
"No, please don't kill me. I was only doing my job." he cried out.
"Not the words I was looking for but oh well. Don't worry it's not all that bad in hell, I promise. Dragons Fire Breath." she shouted letting loose the ball of energy.
The demon let loose a cry of pain before it turned into ashes.
"The world is a better place without the likes of you." she said spitting off to the side.
"Kagome are you ok?" Yukina cried out as she made her way towards her. The others were right behind her.
"I'll be fine." Kagome muttered sidestepping Yukina's helping hands. "I don't need help.
Go help Yusuke if you feel you have to help someone so much. You'll find him on the steps about half the way down." "You are stronger grand daughter." Genkai said looking at her carefully.
"Of course." she growled out angrily. "My power will keep growing and growing. You didn't even see twenty percent of it." "How much of it did we see?" Keiko asked curiously.
"Fourteen percent of it." she muttered before she went over to a tree and easily perched herself in a large branch of it. She stood tall and looked around the surrounding area.
"Kagome?" She ignored the voice. They were coming. She could feel them closing in on her. She grabbed tetsusaiga readying it. They were getting closer and closer now. Almost on top of her.
"Get out of here now all of you. Go into the house or something but get away from me right now or I won't be able to fight properly trying to protect you." she growled.
They looked at her oddly. "Do it now." she barked sharply.
Nodding somewhat weirded out Keiko helped Yusuke who was now awake stumble inside with Yukina, Botan and an injured Kuwabara behind them. Genkai looked at her.
"What are you doing granddaughter?" she asked her.
"Whatever I have to do I will be doing." was her reply.
"Do not do anything foolish Kagome." "No I still have a journey to make then what happens after that will happen." she felt them nearing. "I'd appreciate it if you'd go back into the house. I have something's to take care of." "Who is it Kagome?" "That foolish person that everyone thinks is a ruler." she replied angrily her eyes flashing darkly. "I will teach him not to mess with me." Genkai looked toward her and the house. "Good luck Kagome." she said and walked away. "Not that I need any." she muttered in reply. Her eyes narrowed as fifteen demons appeared before her. "To what do I owe this pleasure?" she asked in a low growl.
"We come to kill you." was all one of them said. "Is that all? I think you'll be needing more luck then me." with that said she launched herself into attack.
"We're almost there." Souta said as he drove the car.
"Why are we taking this stupid thing anyway? We can travel faster relying on ourselves." Shippo whined.
"We would be noticed Shippo and humankind still isn't ready for any of this. Hell sometimes I wonder if I'm even ready for this." Souta said as he took a left turn.
"You're different. You're Kagome's younger sibling so that would make you stronger then most." Daisuka said wisely.
"What makes you think that?" "Kagome just has that way." Shippo replied for his brother looking anxiously out the window.
"What do you two know that I don't?" Souta asked glancing back at them in the rearview mirror.
"You do seem jumpy." Kurama agreed.
"Nothing." the two muttered at the same time.
"Kit." Sesshomaru demanded.
"Why do you have to ask me and not Daisuka?" Shippo murmured ignoring the demand.
Hiei ignored them all.
"Just tell us Shippo. We know that you two know something. It might help us out when we arrive." "She's in her form right now and she's very angry." Daisuka said.
"Is that all?" "No there are others with her right now." Shippo said next.
"And they would be?" "Some of Koenma's bounty hunters." Daisuka said speaking again.
"What is he thinking?" Kurama wondered softly to himself. "Seems he's very serious about getting his hands on the jewel." "Good luck for him. Mom won't let any one get a hold of it as long as it is in her care. It is her responsibility and she won't give up." Shippo said.
"We're here." Souta said as he pulled up to the shrine steps. "Good let's get going." Shippo and Daisuka said at the same time as they jumped out of the car and ran up the steps.
Everyone else followed right behind. When they reached the top what they saw was almost enough to make the two younger kits and Souta turn a little green.
There was Kagome in all her demon glory with her hand through one of her opponents face. She growled at it as she kicked the demons side and drew her hand back out sending it flying. "Fiery Rain." she shouted throwing a red ball of energy above another demons head that came down like rain. Wherever the 'rain' touched it would burn a hole through the skin bringing a cry from the demon. Another demon lay on the ground or what was left of it. Half of it looked like it was eaten away at. Not far from it lay another one with all of its limbs torn off and thrown aside carelessly screeching in pain and anger.
A gleaming fang shown as she smirked at the remaining nine standing demons. "I give you two choices. You can die as well or you can leave and never bother me again. It's really your choice. Choose wisely though because it can lead to your demise." "You bitch." a short bald looking demon cried out enraged. "You killed my brother." "His intention was to kill me so I killed him." she said with a shrug. "If you want I can help you on your way back to your brother if that is what you desire." she quickly shot out a blue energy ball that blasted right through his stomach. He fell right where he stood lifelessly.
"Have you made up your minds yet? If you want to keep fighting I don't mind I need to work off some anger anyways." "You little wretch." "I've heard many names before but I don't think wretch was one of them." she brought her sword before her as the remaining eight jumped at her. "I take it you wish to fight then? So be it." she sliced the first demon in half before he even drew back his own sword and with a couple quick cuts he fell to the ground in pieces. She spun to her left to meet the blade of another opponent, blocking it then sliding it free she cut him across his blade arm from his elbow to his shoulder in a deep large gash.
She moved so quickly and was able to dispose of them very fast. As she was on her last two she was about to blow one into oblivion when all of a sudden she faltered. She blinked slowly and looked down numbly to find the other demon had come up behind her and shoved his blade through her back side in her shoulder. She gave a small cough and spit up blood. "Bastard." she murmured as she reached behind her to draw the blade out with a grimace her eyes never leaving the cocky expression of the ugly toad demon that had done this to her. The other demon she had been ready to kill quickly was up and kicked her sending her flying. "Not so tough now are you?" it cooed smirking.
She struggled to a standing position bleeding at a dangerous level. She rocked unsteadily on her feet her crimson eyes narrowed on him. "Give us what you have of the Shikon no Tama and we might make this easy on you." She gave a short harsh sounding laugh that held no amusement. "Do you even plan on giving it to Koenma? No I didn't think so. As long as the jewel is in my possession you will never be able to have it except when you pry it away from me when I die." "If that is how you want it." the demon smirked. The both of them attacked her at once sending her crashing into a large tree and through it. She hit the ground and rolled a bit before coming to a stop. She once again struggled to stand. "I will not let you have the jewel." she ground out. "You are only making this harder on yourself." the toad demon cackled as he calmly walked over to her and punched her in the stomach. She doubled over in pain coughing and spitting out blood. The other demon kicked her in the side once again knocking her to the ground.
Her struggles to stand were getting harder and harder. Her narrowed eyes never left the two ugly demons. A light pink color flowed around her body, her long hair flew wildly around her due to her energy. The toad demon reached down to pull her up only to give a cry of pain as the pink light jumped onto him eating away at his skin. The other demon looked at him with horror as he slowly turned to dust.
"You witch." he hissed looking at the badly injured demoness.
"No." she calmly said as she got into a kneeling position her hands held out before her.
"Miko." she sent a blast his way and watched as he too turned to dust.
She then tipped to the side drained of energy.
They watched in amazement as she had fought. Her skill was absolutely amazing and she was so powerful. Shippo and Daisuka gave an angry growl when they watched the demon come up behind her and shove the blade through her ready to go fight but only to be held back by Souta and Sesshomaru.
"Not wise." Souta murmured as he pointed to a slight shimmer that he saw.
"A barrier." Daisuka said in awe.
"A miko one. You would have been purified if you ran into that thing." Souta explained.
"She's injured though and needs help." Shippo cried out trying to free himself so he could get to his mother. He didn't care that she had planned on leaving him behind she was his mother and that was all that mattered to him. She was his family. "Please let me go." he begged a tear fell down his face. "Kaa-san." he cried out in horror as she was kicked through a tree and struggled to stand.
"Kaa-san." Daisuka echoed as she was punched in the stomach painfully and began to cough out blood. "They're hurting her. Why isn't she using all her power?" Shippo gave a small whimper. "Kaa-san." he whispered silently.
Daisuka closed his eyes in concentration as he focused on his mom. He shuddered at her pain but continued trying to get through to her. He finally found what he was looking for.
Her power.
He gave a small gasp at what he encountered. "She can't tap into it because it's being bound by something." "Could it be her wounds that aren't letting her get to it?" Shippo asked his brother.
"I don't know. Maybe." he said unsure.
"It's not that." Souta murmured.
They all looked at him curiously. "She's very badly wounded and I don't mean just physically but mentally as well. She's so badly injured that she can't get to all of her power. It's blocking her off from it because she might hurt herself or those around her I'm not sure but she can't fully access it until she is in better control of her emotions." "That makes sense." Kurama murmured wincing as she was kicked to the ground and this time when she hit the ground she stayed down.
"Why won't she let anyone help her?" Shippo murmured.
"She doesn't think there is anyone out there that will help her." Sesshomaru replied.
They all watched as she finally finished off the last two demons and tipped dangerously to the ground. Her barrier fell and instantly surprisingly to almost everyones surprise Hiei was at her side and caught her before she hit the ground. He cradled her gently in his arms as he set her on the ground lightly.
From Genkai's house Yukina, Genkai, Botan and the rest came out as well. Yusuke looked to be steaming mad. "What's wrong with you?" Souta asked.
"She sealed us inside the house so all we could do was watch. Is she suicidal or something?" "Hardly." Shippo said.
"Watch how you talk about my mom." Daisuka growled as he and Shippo moved over to Hiei and Kagome cuddling against her. They hugged her and placed small kisses on her face shaking her gently trying to wake her up. "Is anyone injured?" Yukina asked looking around her.
"You did a fine job on Yusuke, Yukina but I think Kagome needs help." Keiko said looking at the unconscious girl in the arms of the fire demon.
Yukina hesitantly made her way towards the girl and knelt next to her. "Kagome will you let me heal you this time?" she asked softly.
She watched in surprise as the girls eyes flickered open making her jump back a bit in surprise. She gently but firmly moved the two kits off of her and struggling painfully she stood up pushing away helping hands. "I don't need help." she spat out turning her backs to everyone missing some of the sad and pain filled faces that watched. She bent down to the ground and picked up two of her daggers that had fallen out when she'd been tossed across the forest. She brought them up, inspecting them then with a small sigh she put them back on her belt. Her arms crossed before her giving her a thoughtful pose. She finally turned back to look at them her eyes on the six that had tracked her all the way to Genkai's. "Why are you here?" she asked.
"Kaa-san please come home again." Shippo and Daisuka said at the same time.
She looked at them carefully and shook her head in the negative. "Kagome onee-chan." Souta said quietly looking at her sadly his words filled with love. She didn't even so much as twitch. "I take it you want me to return home as well?" she let out a small laugh. "You guys don't get it do you?" she shook her head. "No of course you don't. Let me put this in a way you can all understand. I'm not going anywhere with you. I'm not going home and I won't be suckered by any emotional displays. Kirara." she yelled. The small cat stepped out from behind a tree and as she walked closer to Kagome she began to transform. Kagome ran to the cat and jumped onto her glaring at anyone that might make a move to stop her from leaving. As the cat began to run Sesshomaru could have sworn he saw tears streaming down her face.
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sorry for the late update guys. hope you all forgive me but I don't have a working internet so I had to use my parents. pleez r&r ForestSprite