Spell Binding Answers
"Mother. . ." Koikotsu whispered.
"What about your mother?" Inumaru asked softly.
Every one looked upon Koikotsu waiting for an answer, however it never came.
"Oooohhhh, check this out. I found a poem about our parents past." Kira squealed.
Koikotsu, being thankful for the save, jumped on the band wagon. "Really? Read it to us please."
"Okay, but I am warning you all now, it is really, Really, creepy. It seems. . . . .almost familiar."
"How so?" Ashanti asked.
"You will see when I read it. Maybe it is just me but I get the feeling that it is not."
" And so the demon lord wrote this poem, in hopes that his miko would some day catch wind of it and return to him.
Come to me my soul, I call thee, back into my body.
Come to me my soul, I demand to be returned to the one who has spawned me.
Come to me my soul, I urge you to find me. Let us not be separate from the love that we confide in.
Come to me my soul, return me to my former self. Make me whole.
Leave us not in two halves, leave us not in pieces.
Come to me and you will see that not even time, the portal for the well will keep us from being in love or being free."
Every one sat there waiting for more. But none came. Finally it clicked in Hoshitu's head as to why it sounded so familiar to every one.
"Hey, it's not a poem."
"What?" they all asked.
"It's not a poem. It's a spell. It calls to the soul mates and children or parents of those in distress and in need of help. You say the spell if you have holy or demonic powers and your powers shoot out reaching for those it calls for. Your soul knows who to go to in your time of need."
"And you know this how Hoshitu?" Makotchin asked.
"Because it is the same poem that our parents had secretly said when we were but infants so that should we ever be in danger, they are the first to know and respond. Why do you think that every time we're in trouble they automatically know about it. Come on, none of us told Uncle Inuyasha or our father about the fights between Koikotsu and Inuyasha, but yet they always knew. Care to explain that?" Hoshitu finished.
Everyone thought about this for a moment. He was right. How did their parents know when ever they were in trouble?
"Wait, if they know when we are in trouble, then do you think they know we skipped school today?" Makotchin asked suddenly very worried about what his mother would do to him.
Aidan scoffed. "You baka. . ." but that was as far as he got.
"Yes, we know that you skipped school, and we know why as well. Come nephew. As the rest of you, the limo is outside." A cold and angry voice came.
Every one save for Koikotsu cringed. He had sensed his fathers approach and had prepared himself for what was to come.
"As you wish father." Koikotsu answered. Though they were not really related, they had gotten use to Sesshomaru calling them nieces or nephews when he was angry with them. It showed them that though he was angry, he still cared and possibly loved them.
Koikotsu stood and grabbed Sonya's hand and led her out as to save her from his father's wrath, even if it was only a little bit. Hoshitu did the same for Ashanti, as well as Inumaru for Kira. Makotchin, Aidan, and Inuyasha brought up the rear to help protect them all.
"No need to protect young ones. I will not bite you." Sesshomaru informed them, with a sense of pride that his sons listen to their instincts very well.
"Father, we have no way of knowing that for sure and therefore will protect the women of our pack." Hoshitu responded.
Every one stopped and looked at him, his words had been instinctual, but they were not only cold, very proper as well. Sesshomaru gave a small smile to his son, that even reached his eyes causing warmth to fill them. Upon seeing this, Hoshitu relaxed a little and bowed his head in loving submission.
"We're sorry father, we just. . . ." He started.
"Do not speak my son. I know what you all wanted. And we all believe it is not yet time for you to have the truth. But some day, I promise you, all of you. You will bare the knowledge that you so seek."
With that, Sesshomaru opened the door to the limo and allowed every one to step inside.
After a little while of driving they finally arrived at the western castle. They all climbed out, as was instructed, and wandered into the living room where all the other parents were waiting with stern but gentle looks on their faces.
"Koikotsu, Hoshitu, all you had to do was ask my love." Kagome said with a gentle anger as she greeted and hugged them.
"We tried mother, but you always seem like you have just woken from a nightmare when we try to ask. We did not wish to push it any more if there was another way." Koikotsu responded.
"I'm sorry mother." Ashanti apologized with tears in her eyes.
"Shh, dry your eyes child, I am not angry. Hell I'm kinda proud of you." Ayame cooed.
"Hu?" Inumaru asked confused.
Koga laughed at this and explained. "You were all able to lie to us this morning and get away with it undetected. Of course some of it was on our parts with the whole down town comic store thing. But we still should have picked it up. Very evasive if ya ask me and that is a good battle tactic." Koga praised.
"KOGA! DON'T ENCOURAGE THEM!" Sango scolded.
"But why my love, he does have a point." Miroku chided gently.
Sango sighed seeing as how she was losing and hugged her three kids. "Don't ever scare me like that again, understood." Sango said.
"Yes mother." they all responded.
"Feh." Inuyasha said when his father and mother approached him.
"Just like your father in so many ways." Kikyo sighed out.
"Inuyasha, knock off the macho act and give your mother a hug right now! Trust me I know what you're trying to do and it's not going to work. I've all ready been there and done that." Inuyasha scolded his son.
Both Kira and the young Inuyasha gave their mother a hug and told her that they loved her. Young Inuyasha pulled away with a blush before fehing again and walking away to sit on the couch.
"You should all be proud of your children, including you my mate." Sesshomaru stated.
"Why?" Kagome asked with innocence and naivety.
"Because they have worked well to form a pack and did not even know in doing so. You should have seen the shocked look on their faces in what had transpired." Sesshomaru joked as the boys blushed and the girls giggled.
"Oh this sounds good, do tell dear brother." Inuyasha teased while staring at his giggling daughter. Kira immediately giggling and gasped while a light blush spread across her face.
"Well it happened like this. . ."
Flash back
"Wait, if they know when we are in trouble, then do you think they know we skipped school today?" Makotchin asked suddenly very worried about what his mother would do to him.
Aidan scoffed. "You baka. . ." but that was as far as he got.
"Yes, we know that you skipped school, and we know why as well. Come nephew. As the rest of you, the limo is outside." A cold and angry voice came.
"As you wish father." Koikotsu answered.
Koikotsu stood and grabbed Sonya's hand and led her out as to save her from his father's wrath, even if it was only a little bit. Hoshitu did the same for Ashanti, as well as Inumaru for Kira. Makotchin, Aidan, and Inuyasha brought up the rear to help protect them all.
"No need to protect young ones. I will not bite you." Sesshomaru informed them.
"Father, we have no way of knowing that for sure and therefore will protect the women of our pack." Hoshitu responded.
Every one stopped and looked at him, his words had been instinctual, but they were not only cold, very proper as well. Sesshomaru gave a small smile to his son, that even reached his eyes causing warmth to fill them. Upon seeing this, Hoshitu relaxed a little and bowed his head in loving submission.
"We're sorry father, we just. . . ." He started.
"Do not speak my son. I know what you all wanted. And we all believe it is not yet time for you to have the truth. But some day, I promise you, all of you. You will bare the knowledge that you so seek."
End Flash back
All the adult bursted out laughing, while all the children blushed a mad red. It was funny to know that their traits had been passed down so well. However, Hoshitu was amused the least since they started laughing when his father told him of what he had said and how he said it. 'HE'S MOCKING ME!' Hoshitu screamed in his head.
"I FAIL TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL FIND SO DAMN AMUSING!" Hoshitu shouted before taking off to his room and slamming the door shut. This took about three seconds with his demon speed.
The whole room fell silent. Before any one could say anything, Ashanti took off after him.
"Did I do something wrong?" Kikyo asked.
"We laughed at them. But they no not why it is we laugh." Sesshomaru informed her.
"Then enlighten us father because we do not appreciate being your form of entertainment." Koikotsu snapped.
"YOU WILL HOLD YOUR TONGUE." Sesshomaru snapped.
Koikotsu immediately back down. But not without a warning growl.
"You will not use that tone, nor that growl with this Sesshomaru again. I am the father and I will do as I please. I am sorry if you do not like being my source of amusement. Consider it your punishment for skipping school." He snapped back coldly.
Koikotsu, upon hearing his fathers threat loud and clear that he was tredding on thin ice, stopped growling and glaring and just sat down. "As you wish father." was all he said.
"Koikotsu, go to your room please, and take your friends with you okay. I think we all need to cool off. And the reason we were laughing at you all is because we use to be just like you and it is funny to us, to see us in you. But you will not understand this until you know our past lives. And you will not know our past lives until we feel you are ready. Now go." Kagome said firmly.
With that all the children stood and walked upstairs.
"Do you think Hoshitu hates me now?" Sesshomaru asked with fear and worry lacing his voice.
Kagome wrapped her arms around her mate and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek. "Do not worry my lord. He may be angry but he could never hate you. He will get over it eventually. Just give him time okay? Besides why would he hate you when you gave him the perfect reason to be alone with Ashanti." Kagome said with mischief and adoration in her eyes.
"WHAT? YOU BETTER TELL YOUR MUTT TO KEEP HIS FILTHY PAWS OFF MY DAUGHTER!" Koga shouted before thinking. Bad move.
Sesshomaru had Koga in a death grip around his neck before Koga could even blink. "I'd advise you to tell your flee infested, filthy pup, to keep her paws away from my son. . . . however I am not you so I will not say such things and mean them. My son loves your daughter and who am I to interfere with that?" and with that Sesshomaru dropped a coughing Koga.
"I'm sorry man, I didn't mean it. . . .it's just that she is my daughter and to me all males are mutts and they are all filthy. I did not intend for you to take it as you did." Koga apologized.
Sesshomaru nodded not believing Koga for a second.
"Honest Sesshomaru. Look just yesterday we were discussing them becoming mates were we not? I just. . . . .I didn't think she would respond to the call of her soul mate so soon is all."
Sesshomaru's eyes opened a fracture for just a second. Koga was right, yesterday he did not mind. Then that meant he did not know just how strong a call from one's soul mate could be. He had fought off Kagome for a while and lost.
"Hoshitu? It's me, can I come in?" Ashanti asked.
"Go away. I want nothing to do with you."
Ashanti gasped. Before she knew it, tears were streaming down her face. 'Does he mean it? Tell me he did not mean that, oh kami please.' she thought to herself.
Hoshitu could smell her tears, but he refused his beast and refused to respond. "Dammit Ashanti I said go away. Don't you ever listen?"
Tears fell freely now. No restraints. 'So he did mean it. And I had actually thought that Koikotsu had spoken the truth.' "Hai, I will go away." 'And I will never speak to you again, for it will hurt to much to see you happy with someone else.' she thought again. Ashanti turned and started walking away. She got to the middle of the stair case and was about to descend the rest of the way when something caught her attention. The clicking sound of an opening door.
Hoshitu had listened as she walked away, he felt the waves of saddeness, heartache and depression rolling off of her. 'Heartache? Does she care for me so much and a few harsh words would send her into heartache? SHE LOVES ME! OH KAMI WHAT HAVE I DONE! No stop this I will not go to her. She can leave for all I care. Besides, I'm only a halfbreed. What am I going to do? Mother. . .'
"Hoshitu."
"Mother?"
"Yes it is me, I sensed your distress from down here, what is the problem?"
"We're too young mother."
Kagome gave a gentle chuckle at her sons distress. "My love, one thing you will learn very quickly is that love, and a soul's call does not care of age, or if you are ready or not. It only cares of it's goal. And right now that goal is Ashanti. You love her and there fore your soul calls to it's chosen mate. I went through this with your father once. Trust me, she may be a lot like me but she is not me. If you drive her away, she may not come back."
Hoshitu laid there and thought about what his mother said.
"Thank you mother."
Hoshitu stood and opened the door to his room. He peeked his head out and looked down the hall way to his brothers room. He stepped out into the hall and started walking that way.
Ashanti watched him, she hid both her scent and aura so that he would not be mad at her for not being out of sight yet. She watched as he approached his brother's door and knocked lightly.
"Enter." came a smooth voice.
"I can't." Hoshitu called to his brother.
The door opened and his brother stepped out. "What is wrong?"
"I need to speak with Ashanti alone please." Hoshitu asked with his head down.
"Why are you asking me Hoshitu? If she wishes to speak with you then she will, I have no control over her."
"Well can you go in and ask her."
"Nani?. . . ."
They stared at each other for a moment.
"She is not in my room if that is what you are thinking little brother, if you do not believe me please feel free to look for yourself."
Ashanti's heart skipped a beat when she saw the fear that had crossed Hoshitu's face. Her heart now racing, she did not wish him to be afraid or upset, but she did not know what to do."Where is she? Please, oh kami please tell me she is still in this house some where?" Hoshitu said while turning around in circles frantically trying to pick up her scent. He finally picked it up descending the staircase. As he approached it, he saw her sitting there with her head resting on her knees as she allowed more tears to fall. Not giving it a second thought, he walked down, scooped her up into his arms and made a mad dash for his room. He shut the door and jumped on his bed, Ashanti still in his arms and too shocked to protest.
"Ashanti we need to talk." was all he said as he settled down against the backboard and adjusted her in his lap so that they were both comfortable. Ashanti blushed at being in his lap.
"H-hai." was all she could get out.
"I love you."
"NANI!" Ashanti shouted.
Hoshitu chuckled a little. What they did not know was that the rest of the gang was outside their door with their scents and auras hidden and listening in.
"I said, I love you Ashanti. This is why I am affectionate to you one moment, then the next I push you away with cold words. I'm sorry. We are very young, Hell I'm only fifteen, I don't even know how old you are. Or when you were born but despite the fact that you could in fact be a hundred years older than me, we are still very young. I am trying to ignore the urge I get when ever I am around you. And sometimes I can't ignore it so I push you away in hopes to subdue it."
Ashanti now blushing even deeper dared to ask the one question that she was afraid to have answered, because she knew if it was what she thought it was, she too would give into the urge. "W-what urge do you speak of that you must ignore?"
"The demand of my beast."
"What, what d-demand?"
"The demand to take you for my mate. To make love to you. Even now that is my wish. But I want to court you properly if you will allow me. I want this to be right."
"I don't." Ashanti said.
"Nani?"
Ashanti leaned into him and kissed him deeply. Her face now redder than that of a fire truck. "I love you too, Hoshitu." and with that, Hoshitu crashed his lips down on to hers and began to explore her body.
Her breasts were perfect, just right for him. And her curves were in all the right places. He broke the kiss as she began to allow her own hands so roam. A growl of pleasure and satisfaction came from Hoshitu before he spoke.
"You do realize that I am not a full blooded demon right?" he said in panted breaths.
Ashanti slid her hand into his pants after undoing them and began to work her hand over his hard member. "I don't care." she said breathlessly. "Make love to me." Ashanti said in a whisper that even Hoshitu had to strain to hear.
Upon hearing his soon to be mate's request he flipped her over so that she was on the bed and trailed kisses down her neck and up to her ear where he began to nibble. They both dropped their illusion barriers so that they were in their true humanoid forms. "Ashanti." Hoshitu whishpered.
Just then the door busted open and flashes filled the room.
"DAMN YOU KOIKOTSU! I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU!"
"INUMARU YOU'RE DEAD MEAT!" Ashanti yelled after Hoshitu did.
Every one bursted out laughing and took off running. Hide and seek was the game. Let the hunt begin.
Hoshitu straightened himself with a smile on his face and a small blush. He then held out his hand to his mate to be and kissed her knuckles lightly when she placed her hand in his. "Shall we my love?" he asked her.
"I think we shall. Blood sounds like a good selection on the menu tonight, what do you think?" she responded with a smile of her own, only her's was evil.
Hoshitu put on his own evil smile. "Hmm, our siblings blood perhaps?"
"Yes that would be delightful."
And with that they took off.
"Hmm, what was all that about?" Ayame asked when she heard both Hoshitu and Ashanti yell.
Kagome giggled. "Don't worry Ayame, I just get this feeling that if the others had not bursted into our sons room, you and I would probably be. . . ."
Six kids ran by their parents in hopes to get away from the fuming couple upstairs. A polaroid picture landed quite prettily in Kagome's lap.
". . . .in laws." she finished what she had started to say as she looked at the picture of Hoshit laying on top of Ashanti while making out on his bed."
"Let me see." Ayame said.
Kagome handed the picture to Ayame and she fell over laughing and in the process dropping the picture letting Koga see it.
"Why that. . . ."
"Calm yourself, you knew it was going to happen eventually." Ayame said between laughs.
"KOIKOTSU GET YOUR FUCKING ASS BACK HERE NOW!" Hoshitu shouted as he and Ashanti ran through the living room after their siblings.
Every one stared at each other and blinked.
"Didn't we send them to their rooms?"
Every one nodded.
"And didn't we tell them not to come out?" Kagome asked.
Every one nodded and then shrugged it off, this was more amusing to watch than what was on t.v. any ways. So they all stood and walked over to the windows and watched the kids chase each other around and get into fist fights of mock battle.
It had been two weeks since Hoshitu and Ashanti had confessed their love. Now every one watched them like hawks. But he didn't mind. He finally had what he longed for and that was all that mattered. He had his mate. He knew that their parents were aware of the mating, but what surprised him was that they said nothing of it. Right now they were on their way to their grandmothers house to see their grandmother and uncle. It had been almost three months since they last saw them due to spending their summer training and hanging with their friends. The day at the library had gone nicely as well. He had gone back to copy that spell that had been listed as a poem. He wanted it for when he and Ashanti were officially recognized as a mated couple so that he could do this to her and their future pups.
That thought still scared the hell out of him though. Future pups? He was only fifteen. Granted he would be turning sixteen in a weeks time but still. . .Pups? Ah oh well.
The limo arrived and pulled up to the steps where Kagome stepped out first. "Mom, Souta, I'm home." Kagome called. Though she lived with her mate, this would always be home to her.
"Oh Kagome I'm so delighted to see you." Her mother called.
Every one walked into the house. Dinner was ready and waiting on the table.
"Oh mother it looks so great I can't wait to dig in." Kagome praised with watery eyes (she didn't feel like drooling).
"Kagome, what on earth are you talking about? You have chefs at home and you praise my food?"
"Of course grandmama. No one's food will ever compare to that of the mothers cooking. Trust me I know." Hoshitu chimed proudly.
"Oh Hoshitu it's been so long, look at you all grown up. Come here give me a hug."
"Grandma, it's been three months!"
Koikotsu leaned into Hoshitu and whispered. "That is why I kept my mouth shut little brother."
Hoshitu elbowed Koikotsu in the ribs and they both walked up and hugged their grandma.
"We missed you." Koikotsu said.
"Soo. . . . .I hear you both have girlfriends?" their grandmother asked with a sly smile.
Both boys looked at each other and blushed. "Uh. . ."
Kagome and her mother laughed.
"Hey every one. Can I hear PARTY IN THE HOUSE!" Souta called out.
"UNCLE SOUTA!" both boys cried together.
"Sup?"
"Nothing just enduring the tortures of women." Koikotsu said in a mock annoyance.
Every one laughed and sat down to eat.
"Kagome dear, I do have one question for you. Why is it that you still wear the Shikon Jewel around your neck if it is dead?"
"Hum? Oh because I am still it's guardian. Besides I feel naked without it."
Both Hoshitu and Koikotsu shivered at the thought of their mother naked, especially with their father. Yuck.
Dinner had gone nicely and Kagome had finished cleaning up when her mother got a phone call. Kagome could have listened in if she wanted but she didn't because she didn't care. Suddenly the feeling of danger surrounded her. Warning bells, chimes, alarms. . .all were ringing in her head. She immediately went to check on her pups.
When she got to her old room, she saw a elemental demon in the distance, close enough for her youkai eyes to pick up but far enough away to keep cops from detecting them. Not cool. Kagome opened her mind and called out to her mate for help, her house was being set on fire and she knew it. She immediately went outside still in search of her sons. Anger, hatred, and surprise coursed through her veins at the sight before her. Her sons were unconscious on the ground and hog tied.
"WHO DARES HARM WHAT IS MINE!" she bellowed out.
The house was now blazing, and she didn't know what to do, save her sons which were now currently encircled in a ring of fire, or save her mother and brother. Kagome was at a loss, she didn't know what to do. 'Sesshomaru! Help me please my love. Our family!' she called but no response came. 'Why, why is this . . .'
"Hahahahahahaha. What will you do now little miko? We demand that you give us that Shikon Jewel." came a harsh voice.
"You want the jewel? Are you a bunch of idiots!" she screamed. "The jewel has been dead for nearly a millennia and now you want it! I know it is dead because I am the one who wished upon it nearly six hundred years ago!" she screamed. The house now ablaze, screams were being heard from the inside and outside. Her family, all of her family were slowly burning alive. Fire truck engines could be heard, sirens. She could do nothing for now a helicopter hovered over head with a news camera. She could not let them know that she and her children were not human.
Kagome cried, she had lost her family and all she could do was stand there. The shrine house that had just moments ago held a family dinner, now collapsed. 'Mother, Souta. . .I am so sorry, I love you and rest in peace.' A cold chill in the wind whipped around her as she put on her stoic assassin face. She ran over to her sons and untied them. She tried to pick them up but felt the bite of a cold blade through her stomach, and exit out of her back. She looked down to see the sword that had been thrown by the demon from a far distance. It had a spell on it to keep the media from noticing it. 'Dammit he used an illusion spell!' Another blade bit her leg, and another one into her left shoulder from her back. 'There is more than one demon around here, I'm getting hit all over. Well I am not going to sit here any longer and let them kill me!'
Kagome quickly picked up her sons and ran over to the burning well house. She was losing blood quickly but she didn't care. She had to save what was left of her family.
"Come out Lady of the Western Lands. We only wish the Jewel, we have discovered a way to revive and grant us the ability to wish upon it again. Give us the jewel and we will leave you and yours alone. This I swear on my demon honor."
Kagome was enraged by this. 'Oh no. Not so easy.' "What honor? Attacking my family and killing them? To coward to challenge me yourself, or are you so weak?"
After Kagome said that both her sons woke up to find themselves in the bottom of the well.
"Mother? Why do we not fight?" Koikotsu asked.
"Because my love, there is a news crew out there and in the fire you both lost your charms that held the illusion spells. We can not let them see us. Especially you two with your cute little puppy ears." Kagome said as she reached over to pet her son's ears. But before she got there she fell over from loss of blood. That was when they both noticed all the weapons coming from their mother.
"Hoshitu we have to do something! We can't die here it would be dishonor to our father, saying we were weak and that he did not train us properly."
"But he didn't train us properly, we do not live in the feudal era any more it is almost impossible for any one to get the proper training for battle that does not involve guns!"
"Dammit we have TO DO SOMETHING NOW!" As Koikotsu finished his ranting, he began to glow a faint blue color.
"Wait, Koikotsu, you're glowing, this gives me an idea."
"What?"
"The spell, remember the spell, if we say it, it will call to father. And possibly every one else connected or close to father. Kaugra, Kirara, Kohaku, Kanna, Rin, Shippou, Inuyasha, Kikyo, Sango. . ."
"Why are you saying their names?"
"In hopes to reach all of them once I start the spell. We don't know how many are out there."
"Miroku, Father, Koga, Ayame."
"There, now we say the spell."
"I don't know it."
"I will start it, then just let it come to you." Hoshitu said reassuringly.
They both looked at their mother as they pulled the weapons out and watched her heal. A few minutes later after concentrating their holy energy, their mother was healed and coming back into the waking world.
"We must say it now before mother is fully awake other wise she too will hear the call and will go mad to try and save us." Koikotsu stated.
"I agree. Let us begin."
Together they held each other's hands with their mother in between them providing her with support. And they began to glow, one blue the other red (yes I know hoshitu has green stripes but that does not mean anything with it comes to his aura) Together they chanted. Some how they both knew the exact words.
"Come to me my soul, I call thee, back into my body.
Come to me my soul, I demand to be returned to the one who has spawned me.
Come to me my soul, I urge you to find me. Let us not be separate from the love that we confide in.
Come to me my soul, return me to my former self. Make me whole.
Leave us not in two halves, leave us not in pieces.
Come to me and you will see that not even time, the portal for the well will keep us from being in love or being free."
The well began to glow and suddenly they were falling. Kagome was fully awake now and knew immediately what was happening.
"My sons! What have you done?"
"We were trying to call for father to come and help us, that is all mother we only wanted to save you. We're sorry." Hoshitu said as they continued to fall through the pink light.
"Were you using your powers that you have inherited from me?" she asked.
"Yes mother." they both responded.
"Then we are being sent back to the feudal era. You will listen to every word I say when I say it once we are there is that understood."
"Yes mother." they both responded. But could not help but lie a little for they could still smell blood seeping from a wound on their mother that had not yet healed.
They touched down at the bottom of the well and Kagome immediately jumped out, bad idea because no sooner did she exit the well did she find a miko's arrow in her chest, just barely missing her heart.
"You should be dust, why is it that you still stand demon!" the miko hissed.
"BECAUSE YOU STUPID BITCH, I USE TO BE HUMAN ONCE AND I WAS THE GUARDIAN OF THE SHIKON NO TAMA AND I STILL WEAR IT AROUND MY NECK IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME. I WAS A MIKO TOO AND STILL HOLD MY MIKO POWERS THERE FOR MAKING ME IMMUNE!" Kagome yelled.
The miko that had attacked her was taken aback. "Y-your lady Kagome, the one that traveled with a hayou, monk, demon slayer, and two demons. But how you disappeared nearly two hundred years ago?" the miko paled.
'Well now I know how long it's been for Sesshomaru. Stupid prick why did he not come to my aid when I called for him? I will defiantly give him a piece of my mind once I see him. . . .again.' Just as she finished her thought she felt yet another sword enter her body, a demon had some how managed to sneak up on her, probably the miko covering his scent and aura. But why? She slowly turned around and looked at her attacker. She took note of the fact that his eyes widened slightly before narrowing. It was a woman.
"Lady Kagome. It will be my pleasure destroying you, then your mate will bed me, and I see you have brought you half breed pests with you as well. It makes my work all the less." (People if I have lost you, remember in my last story a war between humans and demons broke out so it is still going on just not as bad.)
Kagome brought her hands up and placed them on the deomonesses shoulders and allowed her energy to purify the demon. "Is that all there is, I would have expected better from one who wished to bed my mate." Kagome said to herself. It was then that it hit her. She was surrounded by demons. They were after the miko that now stood two feet away from her and ready to let her arrows fly. She looked down into the well and jumped in, nothing happened. She jumped back out and called for her sons.
Hoshitu and Koikotsu stayed where they were, they wanted to aid their mother but were not sure what to do. They had heard the threat that the demon had made. How did this demon know of their mother? Suddenly their mother jumped back into the well, then back out and called for them. Show time.
"Listen to me my sons, your father and I have trained you well. Make us proud."
"Wait mother what do you. . . . ." Hoshitu started.
Suddenly a hoard of lower class demons jumped out at them, claws, fangs and all bared at them. They wanted the miko but Kagome had decided to protect her. Some one had to end this war of hate between the two. If she could help the Miko, though it would not do much, it would be a start.
Hoshitu and Koikotsu immediately took stance and readied their claws. They put purifying energy into their claws as they attacked.
"DON'T USE YOUR HOLY POWERS SONS IT WILL DRAIN YOU TOO QUICKLY AND THERE ARE MANY MORE THAN WHERE THESE CAME FROM!" Kagome shouted over the hoards.
Both sons reverted to using either poison, or lava to melt their enemies.
Kagome was busy destroying a couple of demons when she saw out of the side of her eyes the demons slowly over taking the miko. Just before they could deal a death blow to the miko, Kagome jumped in the way, taking all of the weapons into her body. She coughed and blood came out of her mouth. She was close to death from such loss of blood.
"My sons, if you can hear me, put up a barrier."
Her sons had heard her and knew what was to come, their mother only did this when the situation was. . . . .life . . . .or. . . . . " NNNNOOOOOOO MOTHER!" Koikotsu yelled as Hoshitu grabbed him and put up a barrier.
Kagome let all of her energy go, and suddenly the whole forest was quiet. Dust and ashes flew every where followed by a loud booming sound from her powers returning to her body. She had felt her mate coming to her and so, had pulled her powers back as to cause no harm to him. After that she looked at her sons. "I love you Koikotsu, and Hoshitu. Tell your father that I love him and to treat you well." and with that Kagome fell over to the ground.
The boys stayed there with the barrier up as they saw their young father come into view. He looked at them and then at the miko that stood over his mates body. Both boys were close to losing their beast, their eyes tented red. He knew as soon as he looked at them that they were his sons. They had to be. The resemblance was to great to even try and question it. The miko was trying to heal Kagome but it wasn't working.
"Dammit, why won't she heal." the miko cried as tears streamed down her face.
"Why do you care? She is a demon." Sesshomaru asked in his stoic voice. He was unable to move. His mate was bleeding to death in front of him and he had no idea what to do about it. Tenseiga had been lost nearly twenty years ago in another battle. And his other sword that he was having crafted that would also bare the name Tenseiga, would not be finished for at least another day.
The miko continued to cry. "Because she saved me. She saved me, oh kami, she gave her life for me."
"Leave us then. Leave with your life and tell all what has transpired for if a human comes within one hundred feet of us meaning threat I will slaughter them and your village."
"Understood milord. Please take care of her and should she live please have her come and see me. I wish to thank her." and with that the strange miko stood and left.
Sesshomaru walked past his sons who only stared at his with indifference. He bent down onto his knees and scooped his mate up into his lap, and he cried. A roar was let out, pain and anguish evident in the voice of one who had let it go.
Hoshitu and Koikotsu both cringed at the sound. Never before had they heard their father so, emotional? Dangerous.
"DAMMIT KAGOME I SENT YOU BACK TO YOUR TIME SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN! Don't you leave me again, don't you dare die on me. THAT IS AN ORDER!" Sesshomaru shouted again. He held her bloodied body in his arms and listened as his mates heart rate slowed to an alarming slow rate. Almost to slow. Any slower and her heart would stop all together, then she would be no more. And all he could do was sit there and cry.
"Father." Koikotsu called once Hoshitu dropped the sheild. A feral growl could be heard coming from their father.
"Father, bite her. Bite your mating mark." Hoshitu finished.
Sesshomaru looked up at his sons. How could he forget? He bent down and began licking her neck clean. A soft moan could be heard coming from their mother, his mate. Even almost in death he still had an affect on her. With this new knowledge he smirked. Once her neck was clean enough for him to see his mating mark, he bit her. Once he had done that he transferred as much of his liquid healing into her as he could from his fangs. Then all they could do was wait. What upset all of them though was that she was not responding, and her heart rate was still slowing down.
All right every one that is the next chapter, sorry I took so long to update. Also I must step away from the computer for a while to get my life back on track, a lot of stuff has come up. So I am handing this story over to Mimi86 for a little while. I feel that just because my life is in chaos does not mean you should be punished as well. So she will write the next few chapters and update for me. It will be her own words. Then if I manage to get my life back on track before the story is finished, I will do the rest. Thanks to mimi for agreeing to do this. Lots of Loves grl. Oh and for those who want another good read, try reading her story called 'temptation' it's awsome and I can't wait to read her next updates. Well that's all for now. Till next time.
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